The Hobart Republican. (Hobart, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1907 Page: 1 of 8
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THE HOBART REPUBLICAN.
VOLUME 5.
HOBART, KIOWA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1907.
NUMBER 29.
WORST STORM
OF THE YEAR
Kiowa County Visited Sunday Night
by Terriffic Wind, Hail and
Rain—Heavy Lamage.
A terrific hail, wind and rain storm
visited Kiowa county Sunday night,
destroying growing crops, unroofing
outhouses and doing other damRge of a
more or less serious nature.
The path of the hail storm was to the
northeast of Hobart, where report says
the cotton crop was entirely destroyed
over a large area.
In Hobart the velocity of the wind
was such as to blow out window panes
and in two cases on West Fourth street
twisted small houses from their founda-
tions.
Below is a partial list of the damage
that came to the notice of the Republi-
can man in his rounds:
Judge's stand at fair grounds blown
away entirely.
Red barn on South Jefferson front
blown down.
Christian churoh, brick arch in main
entrance demolished, leaving building in
dangerous condition.
Presbyterian church, flue blown off.
South school building] partially £un-
roofed.
Hundreds of other places in the city
can be found where the damage was
slight.
The storm came on about three a. m.
Monday and many excited citizens
-dressed and sought shelter in storm
caves:
Seven years ago last night, was the
anniversary of the Galveston horror.
West Speaks.
Charley West, of Enid, democratic
■candidate for attorney-general spoke to
a fair sized crowd in the city last night.
He dwelled at length on his ability to
All the office and repeatedly asked the
people to believe him. He did not ex-
plain, however, why he is entitled to
that $7,500 and failed to answer any of
the questions put to the voters here a
Jew nights preceeding him by the pres-
ent Attorney-General Cromwell.
HOBART RECEIVES
FIRST 1907 COTTON
E. C. Montgomery Brings In First
Bale Followed Closely By W. H.
Brewer of Mountain Park.
Those who predicted a late cotton
crop had their views badly shattered
when E. C. Montgomery, a farmer near
Roosevelt drove in Thursday with the
first bale of 1907 cotton, opening the
season three days earlier than in 1906.
Mr. Montgomery had his load on the
streets at 4 o'clock and at 9:30 W. H.
Brewer, who resides 7 miles east of
Mountain Park drove in with a load.
On Saturday, Sept. 8, 1906 J. A. Coult-
er marketed the first bale of the season
in Hobart, receiving for his bale the
neat sum of 892.25 as a premium in ad-
dition to free ginning.
As published in the Republican yes-
terday a handsome premium for the
first three bales had been raised. Of
this sum Mr. Montgomery receives 8100
and Mr. Brewer 875, and the lucky per-
son bringing in the third will receive
835 in addition to the price of the cot-
ton.
The Farmers gin tired up this morn-
ing and ginned the cotton, which was
auctioneed off this afternoon to the
highest bidder. Louis Slaner, buyer for
the Dixie purchased the cotton, paying
13 1-2 cents for the first and 13 1-4 for
the second.
Mr. Montgomery has seven hundred
acres and his bale was picked from
about forty acres. Mr. Brewer has but
f<0 acres and plucked his from that
patch.
A Compliment from Home.
From Walnut Valley Times
Lafayette Knowles has been nominat-
ed as county judge of Kiowa county of
which Hobart is the county seat. This
will rejoice a groat many friends here
that he has been found worthy the con-
fidence of the people in his new home to
this great degree. The county judge in
Oklahoma has wider jurisdiction and
the position is of far greater importance
than that of probate judge in Kansas.
There is no discount on Knowle s intel-
lect. his reading and his ability in his
pmft-anou. We. his old-time friends.are
expecting only good reports from him in
this new honor.
' PUBLIC
SCHOOLS OPEN
Superintendent Rule Starts Prelimi-
nary Work in Advance of Opening
Day—The Teachers.
The preliminary work of opening the
Hobart public schools for the 1907-08
terms commenced in earnest Friday
morning.
Sohool in reality does not open until
Mondny morning but Prof. Rule thought
it advisable to call the teachers and pu-
pils together in advance and outline tho
plan of organizing, and acting on his ad-
vise, Friday morning found the full
corps of teachers in their respective
rooms and long before the hour of nine
o'clock hundreds of happy, well-dressed
boys and girls wended their way to the
different schools of the city, where they
were classified and assigned to the
various rooms; given a list of books and
permitted to return home until Monday
morning, when, what promises to be the
most successful term of school in the
history of the city will commence. The
attendance this year is expected
break all former records and at this
early date is impossible to form an au
thentic estimate, but should the Repub-
lican venture a guess we would place
the enrollment at about 1,500.
Following is a list of teachers:
EMERSON SCHOOL
First grade, M. E. Dyer; 2d, Nettie
Moss and Hazel Thayer; 3d Lulu Leon
ard; 4th, Ada T. Elter; 5th, Clara Brook;
6th Florence Chapman; 7th L. M. Thay
er; Miss Pettus kindergarten.
HIGH SCHOOL
Principal, R. M. Caldwell; Ida Van
Patten, mathematics and history; S. M.
Robinson, science; Roy Wolfinger, En-
glish and German.
EUGENE FIELD SCHOOL
1st Miss Lillian Wilkie; 2d Miss Mc-
Quie and Miss Shelton; 3d Miss Lenau;
4th Miss Turnbull; 5th Miss Ragan; 6th
Miss Collins; 7th Miss Coleman; 8th C.
M. Stapp, principal. Misses Alford and
Ryan kindergarten and musical super-
visor. J. M. Rule, superintendent.
IS HIGH TIME FOR
GITY TO GET BUSY
Citizens Overlooking Important Duty
of Making a Greater Hobart—Must
Work or Take Back Seat.
IMPORTANT PROPOSITION OP
Individual Efforts Required on the
Part of all—County Fair- Factor-
ies, Railroads and Mills.
CONNER ADDS STRENGTH
TO COSTER COUNTY TICKET
Republican Candidates in Northern
County Pleased with Kiowa's
Prosecuting 'Attorney.
Tho following unsolicited letter was
received by the Editor of the Republi-
can Saturday, which is more than grati-
fying to the hundreds of supporters of
Tom Conner:
Custer City, Okla., Sept. 5, 1907
Editor Republican,
Dear Sir:—Thos. W. Conner, nominee
for district judge, has been campaigning
this county this week. He is meeting
with good crowds, good attention and
good encouragement every where. He
is making many votes wherever he goes.
Yesterday both ho and his opponent
spoke at a picnic at Osecola. Conner
completely captured the crowd. Many
I came up to him and assured him of their
support and everywhere the expressions
could be heard, the best speech we have
heard today or in this county.
The organization of this county feels
that Mr. Conner is doing, not only a
great deal of good for himself but the
entire ticket as well. In fact we feel
that he is the most effective campaign
orator who has been in Custer county.
We desire to assure the people of Kio-
wa that Tom Conner will carry this
county by a big majority and we hope
to see his home county also stay with
him. Truly yours,
C. O. LEEKA,
Nominee for County Attorney.
Conner will be elected beyond a doubt.
He will carry Blaine county by 900 ma
jority and Custer by 300.
Mast Account For Mail.
Postmaster C. S. Gillette has instruc-
tions from the postal department, that
commencing at midnight on October
12th and ending on midnight October
19th he must weigh and count every
piece and article of mail sent out from
his office, which is required of all the
offices in the country to furnish data to
the department. October is chosen as
month of the year that will best rep-
resent the average business of the twelve
months of the year.
MORE PRAISE
FOR OKLAHOMA
J. Edgar Clifford, Press Agent for Cir-
cus Bewildered at the Marvelous
Progress of the New State.
HE GALLS IT "WONDERFUL"
Alsolncidentlly Speaks a Good Word
for the Newspapers and Towns
Which he Visited.
Is Hobart, the Queen City of the
the southwest prairies to stand still,
retrograde of go forward and make the
metropolis of the western portion of the
state? This question is squarely pre
sented to us today. Will we heed it?
Our citizens are entirely overlookiig
the fact that we have a city that re-
quires our immediate attention tending
to the future welfare and development.
Are we going to allow Hobart to take a
back seat in favor of some one of the
smaller surrounding towns? Every town
within a radius of 50 miles is a strong
rival of Hobart's, and these enterprising
little cities, for such they are, are striv-
ing strenuously to make those places
more desirable in which to live.
City building is not a problem solved
in a day or worked out by any single in-
dividual, but on the other hand it is a
question of united efforts. "In union
there is strength."
To accomplish the work of making a
greater Hobart it will require a feeling
of good will and hearty co-operation and
a long, strong pull together.
At present there is no effort on the
part of the Chamber of Commere or by
any individual citizen to encourage in-
dustries of any kind, whatsoever, or to
assist what industries we already have.
In fact Hobart is dormant. Shall we
remain so?
Hobart is situated in the very heart of
the richest agricultural section of the
southwest. Crops can be raised in this
section, where all others fail. We are
not dependent upon any one product for
our prosperity. The grain crop this year
was a partial failure, but take it on
the other hand, Kiowa county will be
blessed with the largest cotton crop in
her history. The ground where wheat
was a failure was promptly put in cotton
and corn, so in reality our crops are up
to standard, minus the work of seed
wheat and the expense incident to plant-
ing and the present high price of cotton
will more than offset the shortage of
wheat and oats. Nothing has been lost.
The farmers make the country—they
have made the country, and it is now up
to the residents of Hobart to make the
city. We are doing nothing towards
this end and except within our own
borders we will soon be unknown to the
outside world. The farmers are learn-
ing of other markets, where they go and
sell their products. Hobart is losing
what is justly her own, and the fact is
attributable to this alone. We are not
doing our duty.
Every proposition submitted to the
Chamber of Commerce has been given
careful attention. It i9 impossible for
the Chamber of Commerce to accom-
plish everything without assistance
from the citizens and business men.
They need the co-operation of the citi-
zens. Time and time agai n mass meet-
ings have been called by the Chamber
of Commerce only to meet with a turn-
out too small to make a quorum to
transact business. Their every move
has been criticized by a few ignorant
nonenties with a cry of graft, while
these same important (?) personages
would not contribute a dollar toward
the welfare of the city.
A Republican man called on the sec-
retary of tho Chamber of Commerce,
John Dickson, this morning and in the
interview following, Mr. Dickson had
this to say:
I would suggest that we get busy.
If something is not done and at once, in-
sofar as I am concerned, I will hand in
my resignation and am through. It is
impossible to attempt to build on a sand
foundation.
"At the present time we have propo-
sitions for a cotton mill, two railroads,
alfalfa mill and numerous other valu-
able enterprises could be induced to
come here if given encouragement. The
outside world is ignorant of what we! farmers and
Says J. Edgar Clifford, general press
agent for the Sells-Floto shows, whioh
exhibited in Hobart a few woeks ago, in
writing to the editor of the Republican
"I'm often sorry I am only a circus
press agent.
"0'course I wouldn't chango places
with anybody who work^ in the city and
I don't long to 'go back o the desk,' of
an afternoon newspaA 't what I
really long to be sometime - _ .ot-
er of nublicity for the great 1, ^ *a& em
pire which reaches from the Mississippi
to the Pacific ocean and from the Gulf
of Mexico to the Canadian border.
Most of this territory is what we know
as tho great West, but still some or it is
the little-known southwest, and more of
it is the prosperous, palpitating norfh
west.
"I have beon over nearly all of it with
the I ig Sells-Floto shows this year and
it would require quite serious reflection
before I could decide what section of all
this territory is the best. This much I
know—the Sells-Floto shows will have a
season of prosperity far in excess of
their most extravagant anticipations
and they are established as the great
circus of the west."
Then after enumerating many of the
advantages of the Great West Mr. Clif-
ford continues:
"But greater things than all these
have come to tho Indian Territory and
Oklahoma within fifteen years. You
cant possibly understand this prosperity
until you have seen it, wal"ed through
it, as it were, and actually laid your
hands upon it.
"These things the big Sells-Fl oto
shows have done and in the laying on of
the hands they have carried off much of
the results of this prosperity. In going
over the new state the places which
stand out the most strongly in the lime-
light are Enid, El Reno, Oklahoma City,
Muskogee, Tulsa, Sapulpa, Guthrie,
Chickasha and Hobart. Each one is a
real metropolitan cosmopolis, far ahead
of cities of the same class in the oast, [in
every respect. You never saw so many
newspapers nor so many good ones in
towns of this size in all your life.
"Places you would think couldn't sup-
port one newspaper have three or four -
and the best of it is all are making mon-
ey. They are not handled by 'ye country
editor, either, but by real, live, up-to-
date newspaper men who know news
when they see it and know how to play
it up when they get it. They are not
afraid of a press agent either, and they
don't reach for the chloroform bottle, as
they welcome him. They are sure'of
themselves, yoir see, and they are willing
he should tell his little story knowing
full well they will separate the wheat
from the chaff in the end. They^like
circus stories immensely, if they are
good, and they are fond of pictures, too.
While these newspaper makers have
their hands and their heads full of busi-
ness are never too busy to greet you in
warm western style, and in the end if
the people don't hear about your show,
it i«n't their fault."
LARGE CROWD
AT MITCHELL
REGISTRATION
VERY LIGHT
Republican County Candidates Receive S ven Hundred and Sixty-Six Qualify
Department Called Out.
The fire department made a run to
south Hobart Saturday evening, to the
residence of Sol Erdwurm, where a lamp
had been overturned. The blaze was
extinguished without damage before the
arrival of the hose wagon.
National Firemen's Meeting.
Republican Special
Oklahoma City, Okla., Sept. 5.—Fire
fighters from all over the country are
among the delegates to the National
Firemen's convention, which held its
first business session here today. The
convention will continue through Fri- **• Johnston & Son, J. L Burke, while
day and Saturday. j Reuben (iuihl, John T. Wilson and Ho-
bart Mill A Elevator Co.. gave each 81.
Ovation at South End School
House Wednesday Evening.
Hundreds of farmers greeted the re-
publican oounty candidates at Mitchell
school house Wednesday night. The
spacious building was packed and many
stood on the outside to hear the
local issues discussed.
George Zink, candidate for represen-
tative; L:ife Knowles for county judge;
L. H. Weatherby for state senator and
Geo. Penn briefly addressed tho meet-
ing.
At the close of the speeches tho entire
throng crowded around the candidates
and democrats and republicans prom-
ised them their support.
As the party was leaving for their
homes oheer for victory of tho grand
old ; arly rang out on the night air.
BAPTIST CONVENTION
Sunday Schools Show Marked Increase
Over Preceeding Year.
A convention of the Baptist Sunday
schools of Kiowa county was held Thurs-
day in the Baptist church of this city.
The 1906 convention was attended by
six schools, and the convention just clos-
ing was represented by ten, showing a
growth of four in the county. The new
ones being Lone Wolf, Hobart, Rocky
and Deep Rod.
Messengers as follows were chosen:—,
—. Burns, Lone Wolf; J. W. Stradley,
Deep Red; D. S. Wolfinger, Miss Lena
Jacquart, J. L. West, Hobart and J. S.
W iley, Rocky.
Out of town visitors of note attending
were Elder McKenzie, Rev. Riddle and
Rev. Corbin.
At tho closing session addresses were
made by Burns, Wolfinger, McKenzie
and Riddle.
for Coming Election—Mrs. A. A.
Cronk, Only Lady on Books.
There was no rush of voters to the
city hall last night, during the few re-
maining hours tho registration books
remained open, and Mr. Kerr placed less
than a dozen names on the books after
tho supper hour.
Tho registration does not noar come
up to tho expectation of either demo-
crats or republicans, falling off 84 from
tho registration for tho city election in
tho spring.
Under the recent ruling permitting
ladies to exercise tho right of suffrage
on all school questions and allowing
them to vote for county superintendent
was not taken advantuge of, Mrs. A. A.
Cronk being the only woman to register.
Tho total registration by wards is as
follows:
First ward 226
Second ward 183
Third ward 160
Fourth ward 197
Total 766
Heretofore ut all registeration the sec-
ond ward led in point of numbers, but
this timo shows it in third place.
A Republican man was present at the
closing hour and to a question to City
Clerk Kerr in regard to the small regis-
tration said:
"I attribute the small registration to
the fact that the people have been bored
to death by candidates and politicians
and have lost interest in the coming
election,"
Old Timer Was Here.
Otto A. Elliott of Springfield, 111.,
was in the city Saturday. Mr. Elliott
was a pioneer of Hobart, and left this
city about two years ago.
HANDSOME PREMIUM
FOR FIRST DALE
Who Will Market First 1907 Cotton-
List of Donors for Fleecy
Staple $212—Prize.
Below will be found a list of those giv-
ing on the premium for the first bale of
1907 cotton, whioh is expected to be
brought in a few days. Last year the
first bale was received in Hobart Sept.
10.
Those who donated 85 were as follows:
Sol Erdwurm, City Nat'l bank, Farmers
& Merchants bank, First National bank.
Hobart National bank, A. F. Hooper,
Slaner Bros., W. T. Funderburk, Johns-
ton Bros. «fc Simon, Gresham &, Payne,A.
E. Rick ley & Co., F. M. Miller, Bolon
Bros., E. E. Andrews, Lyon & Mathews
hardware, Lyon & Mathews lumber, J.S.
Mayfield Lumber Co., Stephenson &
Browne Lumber Co., Jones Bro?., II. C.
Wey & Son, Hobart Ice Co., William*
Commission Co., Western Oklahoma
gins, Hobart Cotton Oil Co., and W. D.
Trueblood.
The following are those who donated
82.50: Moores & Caudill, F. D. Taylor,
Huie *S: Hazlewood, E. Elterman. W. B.
Armstrong, Barker Grocery Co., Orcutt
Billiard parlor, Hobart Light k Power
Co., R. J. Lovett, L. I). Sautbine, 8tar
Market, Racket store, Arcade bar, Wal
dorf bar, E. E. Williams, McDonald A
Foley, Manhattan restaurant, John L.
Upton, N. Snyder, Calvin Proctor, G. R.
Davis, Brown Commission Co., D. C.
Clark, A. E. Fritsche, Love Bros., Geo.
Alexander, E. E. Harrell, Henry Schaf
er, J. King and Turner Jfc Co.
The 82 subscriptions were Anderson &
Myler, R. A. Harding, Lovelace A Wil-
liams.
Among the 81.50 subscriptions are II.
SNOW IN INDIANA.
Republican Special
Fort Wayne, Ind., Sept. 10.—The first
snow of the season fell hero last night
and this morning, covering the ground.
Police Court.
Ed Harvey was fined the customary
81 and costs in polioe court Monday
morning for imbibing too freely.
CAMPAIGNING IN
CUSTER COUNTY
Thomas W. Conner Receives Ovation
Wherever He Speaks- Confident
of Being Elected.
Republican nominee for district judge,
Thomas W. Conner is campaigning in
Custer county this week, and every
place ho has spoken ho has been given a
rousing reoeption and ovation.
Monday night he spoke in Arapaho to
a packed house. Wednesday ho was ac-
corded a like reception in Custer City.
He has made seven speeches this week
and today will delivered three more.
RAILROAD CONTRACTS
FOR 100-MILE 6RADE
Republican Special
Guthrie, Okla., Sept. 8.—The contract
has !>eon let for 100 miles of grading on
the Denver & Gulf, northwest from Tex-
homa, in Beaver county, toward Denver,
Colo. The company, which was char-
tered last spring, expects to build from
Denver to Snyder, Okla., passing
through Beaver county and the Texas
Panhandle country. Notice has been
tiled with the Territorial Secretary
Charles 11. Filson, increasing tho capi-
tal stock to 810,000,000. All the depot
and station grounds at Texhoma will be
constructed on the Texas side of the
boundary line.
Northwest from Beaver county the
road will strike La Junta, Colo., toward
Denver. Southwest from Texhoma
after crossing the Panhandle country,
the road will strike Hobart, Okla., in
Kiowa county, and already a proposi-
tion has lieen made to tho Hobart Com-
mercial club, relative to a bonus for the
road.
HUNTERS RETURN
would encourage them 1 The Republican and the
Deuj >crat' Hobart Sportsmen Spend Week
have here and our wonderful resources. | toward raising a lietter breed of live | will give to each of the first two winners
"We could, very easily without a great stork. It would be a week of jollifica- one years subscription to the daily .while
effort give a county fair in Hobart I tion and entertainment for the people of the Weekly Chief will be sent to three
sometime during the month of October. [ Kiowa county. It would help us in | carrying off the first prizes. The above
' at which time we could award prizes for numerous ways. donations amount to 8212. the farmer
A near-philosopher say* cold feet are (the best stock and farm pixducts. Say All this can be easily done, but we hringing in tbe first bale to receive f 100.
not as dangerous as hot heads. But. the fair would last a week it would , should not stop here but set to work to ■ and the second to receive 87.x anJ tbe
that wdl depend upon whether cold feet bring thousands of people to the city. | inject new life into the city and do ! third $37. The above amounts are in
attacks one in the middle of the back. ' It would arouse the interest of the' things." ' addition to the newspaper subscriptions.
Roger Mills County.
org.- Medley. G. C. Beale,
In
N. E.
Medlock and A. W. Ralston returned
Thursday morning from a weeks outing
in Roger Mills county, where they had
been hunting prairie chicken*. They
were suoeessful in tagging quite a num-
l> r a number and report a pleasant
trip.
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