The Hobart Republican. (Hobart, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1909 Page: 4 of 8
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ANENT, BLUE SET
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A man will not hold out who lives
an Auto gait on a Wheelbarrow salary.
Save a part of your earnings.
The City Bank pays 4 per cent on
Savings Account
THE CITY STATE BANK
D. S. WOLFINGER, CASHIER
A GOOD BANK IN A GOOD TOWN
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Howdy. Hisaontx*, have you bought
• crude oil burner ooatract, with tb«
world as your lerritoiy, *11 fenced, and
thousands of suckers ax your custom-
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If not, you're behind the time* in Ho-
bart Most everyone elne has entered
the game, and rumor* of a fortune made
in a day, are rife.
Not specifically knowing the nature
of bow the bargaining and aelling of
these contracts are made, the Republi-
can is not in a position to say it it a
graft, but to a man up a tree, it ia afore
gone conclusion, that someone ia going
to feel the stinger.
Up-to-date those who have been un-
suspectingly taken in have kept mum.
One man, formerly a poor collection
clerk in a local law office, is reputed to
have cleaned up 97,500 from selling
crude oil burner contracts in sixty days.
Another person—name not divulged—
ia said to have pocketed <35,000 in cold
cash from this source in four months.
Still another man, clerk in a railroad
office, took *J00 of the company's money
with which to buy a contract When
cornered, he acknowledged taking the
coin, but promised to pay it back, when
he landed "a sale. He has not re-
turned the money and rumora of his ar-
rest hsve been hinted at *
The Republican came in contact with
two farmers recently, who traded a line
farm for one of these contracts, wsnt
broke trying to make a stake, and were
returning to Texas to start anew—broke
flat—and generally son on the world.
Yet they flatly refused to divulge the
business methods of the concern.
Here in Hobsrt, Saturday, a repre-
sentative of this paper, located a travel-
ing man—also broke—seeking alms to
secure railroad transportation to an-
other point up state, where he had the
promise of a "job." Said he surrender-
ed a fine position to work the crude oil
burner contract business.
There are 10,000 idle actors in New
York waiting to "elevate" the American
drama.
Now every one knows why Eliot
omitted the Bible. He is starting a new
religion.
It in alright for Los Angeles to c
pel baby carriagea to carry lights at
night, but what are babies doing out ao
R. C. SIMMONS
AUCTIONEER
Now located in Hobart and prepared to conduct your general farm and
stock sales and sell merchandise at auction. Service the best Terms
the loweat. Satisfaction guaranteed or no pay. Call Phone 406 for dates
and terms.
The Department of Commerce and
Labor announcea that we have coal
enough to last 7,330 years. Say, who'a
"waf"
Say, by the way, what has become of
Kiowa county's poor farm, purchssed by
the former board of county commission-
ers?
Refined oil has advanced a cent a gal-
lon. Waa'nt there a report in the
pers thattecently John D. Rockefeller
bad celebrated his seventieth birthday
by giving 110,000,000 for education.
THE HOBART REPUBLICAN
(Boecaiior to Mt. View Republican)
BENEDICT A RALSTON, Owners
Rot Bxhkdict Editor
A W. Ralston Business Mgr.
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THURSDAY. AUGUST 26, 1909.
LIGHTING THE CHURCH
Light has always been more or less of
a mystery, and since the birth of hu-
manity it has been held a symbol, a visi-
ble feign of that spiritual and omnipo-
tent power which has been worshipped
since the primitive.
Always light has had a wonderful re-
ligious influence. One of the very earli-
est religions centered about the worship
of fire, liaal was the God of Sun; the
Chaldeans prayed to the stars; the
Children of Isreal were led out of Egypt
by a pillar of fire; the Romans built the
Temple of the Sun; the Wise Men of
the East followed the guiding star to
the Light of the World; and tho Aztecs
and Incas made human sacrifices to
their fiery god of the Sun.
Light has a magnetic power of attrac-
tion, it has A special power to awaken
and invoke the good in man, and the
church has not been slow to take ad-
vantage of this fact.
Recently the greatest care has been
taken in planning for the illumination
of churches. It has been demonstrated
that sharp points of light shining di-
rectly into the eyes of the congregation
are responsible for most of the sleepi-
ness of those present, even more so than
the prosiness of the speaker. Sharp
points of light are very fatiguing to the
eyes and outraged nature insists on the
lids being closed to prevent actual in-
jury to the sensitive nerves, and with
the eyes closed it is but a short step to
dreamland. Modern churches are be-
ing, scientifically illuminated both by
direct and indirect lighting. The new
low candle-power lamps with ground
glass globes are now used most exten-
sively for direct illumination both be-
cause of the <)uality of light, which is
very near to actual sunshine, and be-
cause the new metal filament lamps give
nearly three times as much light.
In the "eye comfort" system of indi-
rect light the higher power lamps are
used and concealed so that the rays of
light are thrown upon the walls and
ceiling to be diffused and reflected
about the room. In this system the
lamps are all hidden and not a single
sharp point of light can be found to tire
the e?60;
There are baity churchmen and
clergymen who are following the ex
ample of the business places in regard
to electric signs and exterior lighting.
Many of the largest churches are at-
tractively illuminated both inside and
out with handsome illuminated crosses
topping the lofty steeples, the tower
well lighted and the entrances hand-
somely decorated with electric lights.
On one of the streets of Denver, Colo,
there is the large illuminated sign of
the Broadway Theatre, and a little way
above it is still a larger sign bearing the
name of the Trinity Methodist Church,
thus the church outreaches the call of
the theatre. Large and beautiful cross-
es of light stand out each night from
the towers of hundreds of ohurches, and
high over every church in the land
should be a cross of golden light against
the night sky and above every church
door should be the cheering illuminated
sign of welcome.
Within ten months the people of Okla-
homa are called upon to pay two full
years taxes or approximately forty mil-
lion dollars. It will be remembered
that early in the last legislature a bill
was passed extending the time for pay-
ing the first half of the 1909 taxes from
January to the third Monday in April
of the present year. The last half pay-
able in June, thus compelling a full years
tax payment within three months.
Then the legislature changed the time
for payment with in three months.
Then the legislasure changed the time
for payment of the taxes annually, mak-
ingjthe entire year's taxes payable on
October 15 and becoming delinquent on
February 1. The people of Oklahoma
must pay twenty million dollars taxes
anaually to defray the expenses of the
democratic administration.
As we said betore, the Republican is
not the paper to pass judgment upon
this scheme without first knowing the
details and inside workings, but we do
know that this scheme should be in-
vestigated by the federal authorities.
From the best source of information,
The Republican finds that at least
875,000 have been sent out of Kiowa
county, in money orders, to the pro-
motors of this scheme, and not a hun-
dred burners sold in the county.
This county is not the only place in
the state Where the burner business is
being worked overtime. From our ex-
change list we find the entire west half
of the state being thoroughly canvassed
Every person buying a contract
which appears to sell for any price
ranging from 1300 to 88,000, is made a
member of the company, whose head-
quarters seem to be in El Reno, and the
purchaser of the contract, is supposed to
"get busy" and sell a contract to some
other party, thus making an endless
chain, with the United States as an un
limited field.
. Farmers, business men, politicians,
and in fact, the business seems to be
contagious to all classes.
Fortunes are not made so easy in
day, in this age of competition.
Kiowa county ia at least one place in
the state, where the prohibition law ia
rigidly enforced. Fire convictions for
violators of the boose law the first three
days of thia week ia a pretty good
record.
That Kiowa county ia a prolific coun-
try in more waya than one, ia fully sub-
stantiated in the report of the 8tate
Board of Health for the montha of April
May, June and July, when 149 births
in this county and only
A good place for people of
Rooeeveltian type to locate, eh?
The seventh annual anniversary num-
ber of the Thomas Tribune, has reached
our exchange table, and it is one of the
prettiest pieces of printing, in the way
of a souvenir number, we have ever bad
the pleasure of examining. Bronson &
Nichols the publishers are to be con-
gratulated on their efforts. The citi-
zens of Thomas and Custer county will
be highly benefitted with the publica-
tion, as it will be untold value to that
portion of the state, in the way of an ad-
vertisement.
For Farm Loans See
J. A. HYNDMAN
You make your mortgage to me, payable in iry office in Hobart,
and get the money the day you sigh the papers.
The deposed Shah of Persia
be all 'kinda of a coward.
The extreme hot weather ia injuring
the cotton crop to a certain extent.
We agree with those persona that it ia
hard to get around Preaident Taft.
Galveston went on theory that a stitch
in her sea wall in time may save her
Jerome and Thaw have held many a
long conversation lately. Are they try-
ing to discover which one is crazy?
The faet that the untrammeled Will-
iam H. Taft ia President ia gradually
filtering^own into the heada of a great
The gradual increase in the railroad
receipts of Kiowa county, is one of the
best indications of proaperity. Month
by month, and year by year the earnings
of the Hobart stations climb upwards.
Arch M'Gill, editor of the Democratic
Wapanucka Press, serveB notice of the
present democratic party in control of
the state affair will not be excused by
the tax payers of this state. M'Gill
says that there are too many sinecures
under the present administration and he
wants the number of fooices cut down
to fit the needs of the people.
HOBART, Jan. 1,1980-Ths laat load
of dirt waa hauled onto the court house
square this morning. The commission-
ers haven't moved the earth in the
square since Christmaa, and the people
are beginning to believe the improve-
ment will be permanent.
James A. Harris, treasurer of the re-
publican state committee, has takes
charge of affairs as acting state chair*
a during Chairman Joe Norria tem*
porary absence from Oklahoma. Mr.
Harris will devote all the time necessary
to management of party affairs coming
to Guthrie frequently to keep in touch,
with conditions and to hold conferences
with party leaders. He is thoroughly
conversant with pending conditions and
will do all in his power to bring party
ROOSEVELT KILLS AN ELEPHANT
NAIROBI, Aug. 23—Roosevelt hunt-
ing in Konya, has killed his first ele-
phant, a big bull.
Named Diatrict Agent
Master James Tuttle, 11 years of age,
and who for the past three years ha
been the representative of the Saturday
Evening Post, has just been advised of
his appointment as district agent for
this section of the state.
In the future "Jimmy" will have
charge of appointing representatives,
and other business pertaining to the
interests of the publication.
Who dares to say Hobart hssn't
public drinking fountain?
It is the current report that in Tulsa
there are three saloons, or joints, that
are running all the time, openly, because
the owners were granted immunity by
Governor Haskell during the time of
his trial in Tulsa, following which he
was indicted for Muskogee townlot
frauds. Is this true? It is also true that
these joint owners refuse positively and
openly to close their places because of
the fact that they were granted im-
munity.
A decided deficiency is shown in the
official report made by the state board
of public affairs and the state board of
prison control on penitentiary finanees.
While there is remaining 66,913.27 of the
prison maintenance fund of the past fis-
cal year, there are outstanding claims
against it amounting to 823,900. Ad-
justers recommend that 83,118 be paid
on salaries and 8813.86 on contracts to
firms in McAlester, where the peniten-
Therefore, {tiary is located. The remainder will be
between the third Monday in April, 1909.1 presented to the next legislature as a
and the first day of February, 1910. forty ! deficiency, with interest. It is also
million dollars in taxes must be r&id by shown that warrants issued and claims
the people of Oklahosaa or their prop-
erty be subject to sale for taxes.
j pending against the penitentiary con-
struction fund, to date, total 895,000.
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WE BUY
L. D. Sautbine
Grain Co.
WE SELL
Wholesale dealers in Grain, Hay,
Seed and Grain Bags. In the mar-
ket for Alfalfa Hay and Oats, offer-
ing the nighest price that has ever
been paid on this market. Also re-
present some of the largest mills in
Texas instructing us to buy them
the good wheat when it has to move.
Bring in your samples and get prices.
L. D. SAUTBINE GRAIN CO,
OFFICE AND ELEVATOR S. JEFFERSON AND FIFTH STREES
Hobart, - - - Oklahoma
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