The Hobart Republican. (Hobart, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 25, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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THE HOBART REPUBLICAN.
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HOBART, KIOWA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1911.
NUMBER 14.
LESSEES BUY
SCHOOL LANDS
All Tenants on Eleven Tract* Sold Hid
In Same at Appraised Valuation
—Little Intereat Manifested.
Tho sales department of the school
department of tbo stato, represented by
Judge R. E. Woods as sales manner, to.
gether with the othor members of his
force put on the salo of the following
described school land adjacent to Ho-
bart, Saturday.
Tho lirst trad of land offered for sale
was the west halt of the southwest
quarter section .'14, township 7, rango 18,
D. A. Scott as lessee, which was ap-
praised ht 120,000 and the improvments
at $1315. This and all other tracts
offered for sale was sold to the :les eo,
ho being the only person bidding.
The second tract offered for sale was
the northeast quarter section 32-7-18 ap-
praised at 98,000 with improvments
valued at 88,000, sold to lessee J, M.
Mask.
Tho third tract offered was purchased
by James M. Shelby the lessee, the same
boing the northwest quarter 32-7-18, the
land appraised at $0,000 and improv-
ments at $3097.50,
Tho fourth tract offered was purchas-
ed by Burr A. Rickey, the same being
the southwest quarter 32 7 18 with an
appraised value of $5,000 and improv-
ments valued at $6,015.75.
The lifth tract offered for salo was th>'
southeast quarter 32-7-18, owned by W.
E. Gentry, the appraised value of the
land was 87500 and the improvements at
$58U7, with additional improvments
valued at 8110 added, making a
total of 86247 for improvments.
The sixth tract offered was the E.
Estos land tho northwest 33-7-18, ap-
praised at 83500 with improvments
valued at 84221.
The seventh tract offered was the
west half of tho southeast 33-7-18 owned
by J. L. Burke, with an appraisment of
#3200 and a valuation for the improv-
ments of 82900 with additionol improv-
ments amounting to 8535 or a total
value of improvments of 83135.00.
Tho eighth tract of land offered for sale
was the lease owned by J. D. Morse be-
ing the northeast qr. section 31-7-18 the
land valued at 84000 and the improve-
ments valued at (1100.
The ninth tract to be offered for sale
by the sale department was that owned
by T. M. Senter, with a valuation on the
land of $t 000 and improvements valued
at 813100.
The tenth piece of land ofered was
the lease owned by S. T. Combs, the
fair grounds, this land was valued at
$10,000 and the improvements thereon
at $8,000.
The eleventh and last piece of land
offered for sale and sold was the south
east quarter 31-7-18 with a valuation of
$6000 and the improvements valued at
87363.05, with A. B. Wey as tho lessee.
As above stated the lessee purchased
in each instance the land that he had
leased, and at the appraised value, there
b3ing no person that qualitied to bid
upon any of this land.
The total appraised value of this land
was 881,200 all of which goes to the
state and the appraisment on their im-
provements of this laud amounted to
the sum of 868,225.30.
All the lnnd included in this sale was
land lying close in and adjacent to Ho-
bart and is very valuable.
"A DECEIVER EXPOSED"
A fair sized audience, composed most-
ly of those in sympathy with the
principles for which tho Woman's
Christian Tempernnoe Union stands,
trathered at the South Methodist Church
Friday night to hear Miss Hollister, a
representative of the National Union.
Miss Hollister does not study to
supply the demand for division or amuse-
ment. She does not seek the empty
notoriety of a popular entertainer, Her
work is rather educational. Along this
line she deals with the popular fallacies
concerning the physical effects of
Alcoholic drinks. She does not rely
upon the use of invictive on the one
hand, nor upon an appeal to sentiment
on the other to win the ca«e, but upon
the cold facts of science.
She has the happy faculty of know-
ing what to say, where to begin, how to
proceed and whea to stop. She shows
how alcohol makes a beast of a man by
first paralyzing part of the brain which
differentiates man from the beasts, and
in which the conscience and the will re-
side.
For the purpose of meeting the condi-
tions which confront us in dealing with
the liquor question Miss Hollister's talk
was exceptionally fine.
STATE'S CONTENTION
IN THE FRISBIE CASE
Two Propositions Were Submitted to
the Court by the Prosecution
Both Were Refused.
There were two propositions put up to
the court in the case of State vs. Kris*
bie. The tirst contention of Jthe State
was that the Court continue tho case
for two days and let thorn servo a list of
the witnesses on Krisbie.
This tho Court refused.
After the court refused to postpone
the henring for two days, the state in-
sisted that the court should order a re-
assignment of the cauBO for either a day
of the present torm, or some subsequent
term, and that in the meantime the
defondant should he ordered held in
the custody of the sheriff pending such
further henring. The state's conten-
tion is based upon the following stat
ute, towit:
"In all cases where a jury are dis-
charged or prevented from giving a
verdict, by reason of an acoident or
other cause, except where the defen-
dant is discharged from the indictment
during the progress of the trial, or after
the cause is submitted to them, the
cause may be again tried at the same
or another term, as the court may di-
rect."
It is upon the court's refusal to grant
this request and its order discharging
the defendant from custody; that the
state is appealing to the criminal court
of appeals.
SHERIFF CRITICISED FOR
THE ERfiOB OF ANOTHER
At the preliminary trial of Frank
Frisbie on tho 28th day of April, held
before Col, Andrews, justice of the
peace, of Mountain View, and at which
time Frisbie was bound over to await
the action of the district court, without
bail, there has been considerable criti-
cism of Sheriff Daniel because he did
not lock Frisbie in the jail cells.
This criticism was especially strong,
and even bitter, in and around Moun-
tain View, and considerable complaint
was heard on the streets of Hobart in
this matter.
Now, it is not the province of the Re-
publican to make excuses for any offi-
cial who fails to do his duty, but we do
feel that it is our duty to publish mat-
ters as they are and as we find them.
For this reason we want to state that so
far as the sheriff's office is concerned it
has never at any time received a com-
mitment or any other mandate to placo
Frisbie in jail, or even take charge of
him since his preliminary trial.
We are informed that it was the duty
of Col. Andrews, the justice of the
peace who bound him over to await the
action of the district court, to have is-
sued a commitment, but this was not
done. Frisbie came here of his own vo-
lition, after his preliminary, and re-
mained in the jail building.
It seems to us if there is any blame
for Frisbie's not having been placed in
jail, it was the fault of the trial court
in not issuing a commitment.
It is always easy to find fault.
OANK BOARD
FIGHTS BACK
Suit* Against Nineteen National* Filed
in District Courts Wednesday
Kifht Have Settled.
Suits totaling approximately $30,000
wore brought by tho state banking
hoard Wednesday against former state
bank* that have recently nationalized,
in an effort to force the payment of the
one per cent assessment made on March
2, last, for the purpose of replenishing
the state guaranty fund. Suits against
fourteen other banks will bo tilled today
the papers already having been prepar-
ed.
The suits were instituted in tho dis-
trict courts in the counties in which the
various banks, that have refused posi-
tively to pay the assessment, are located
by the law Hrm of Stuart, Gilbert «fe
Cruce, which has been employed by the
state banking bonrd.
Originally it was planned to bring
uit against forty-one banks, but a num-
ber of thom, totaling, it is said, as many
as eight, either paid the assessment or
made definite promises to do so. The
names of other banks that paid or made
positive promises to pay at once were
not available Wednesday night.
J. C. McClelland of the stato banking
board says eight state banks thus far
have refused to pay the assessment, and
suits will bo instituted against them.
In addition, there are throe institu-
tions that changed from state to national
banks just previous to tho assessment,
that have defied tho banking board to
collect. A test suit will be brought
against one of them,
Tho State Banking Board has brought
suit against the following banking insti-
tutions that have changed from state to
national banks, to compel the payment
of assessments alleged to have been due
at the time such change was made:
First Nat Bank, Collinsville, $850.25.
Farmers'Nat Bank, Cordell, $911.46.
Cordell Nat Bank, 81,731.
State Nat Bank, Cordell, $1,002.79.
Oklahoma Nat Bank, Clinton, $1,002.
First Nat Bank, Elk City, $4,145.30.
First Nat Bank, Eldorado, 81,107.56.
First Nat Bank, Harrah, 8376 08.
Lawton Nat bank, Lawton, $2,446.89.
First Nat Bank, Muldrow, 8184.34.
First Nat Bank, Olustee, $1,033.40.
First Nat Bank, Sayre, $2,233.43.
Farmers' Nat Bank, Salisaw, 81,018.
Beckham County Nat Bank, Sayre,
STATE DISPENSARY
OPERATES AS LOSS
Oklahoma City, May 19—The re-
port on the Oklahoma dispensary cover-
ing the time between March 30, 1910,
and March 31, 1911, has been completed
by the office of state examiner and
inspector. According to the recapitula-
tion receipts from all sources amount to
$114,364.14, Total disbursements are
899,607.65.
The report however, shows that there
is a total of $5,001.46, of which 8960.76
was afterward paid in by the former
bookkeeper, leaving an actual shortage
of $4,040.70. Included in this is
voucher for $2,000 drawn by the former
superintendent of the dispensary on a
voucher which stated tbat the money
was to be used for prohibition enforce-
ment work, but what disposition was
made of it, is not shown by the records
from which the report was compiled.
It is shown that three justices of the
peace in Oklahoma county were paid
$1,550 during the year for issuing search
warrants. The net assets, including
cash, liquor, furniture, etc., on March
31, is given as $27,961.22. Considering
that there was $50,000 set aside by the
state for inaugurating the dispensary
and conducting the department, and
deducting the 827,964.22, as assets
shown, the dispensary as a venture has
lost the state a little over $22,000.
JUNE 18T0Z5
I'ndor Aurpices Clumber of Commerce
Fifteen High-Ham* Attractions
Speakers of National Repute.
PEACE PACT
NOW SIGNED
Agreement Dratted and Sutd>ncribed to
in S me Room Where Diaz, and
Taft Met Two YcarH Ago.
Temple Nat Bank, Temple, $192.88.
First Nat Bank, Wellston, $745.
First Nat Bank, Hobart, $834.19.
Producers' Nat Bank, Nowata, 81,014.
Exchange Nat Bank,Okmulgee,81,386.
Suits have also been prepared and will
be tiled against the following banks:
People's State Nat Bank, Custer City.
City Nat Bank, Guymon.
People's Nat Bank, Kingfisher.
Lenapah Nat Bank, Lenapah.
First Nat Bank, Lahoma.
First Nat Bank, Skiatook.
First Nat Bank, Still well.
Bartlesville Nat Bank.
First Nat Bank, Hydro.
Citizens' State Nat Bank, Kingfisher.
Commercial Nat Bank, Nowata.
First Nat Bank, Tarleton.
Oklahoma Nat Bank, Tulsa.
National B*nk of Commerce, Tulsa.
MAY FLOOD IMPERIAL VALLEY
The Colorodo River Breaks Through
the Bee River Levee.
The 1 million dollar dam just com-
pleted by the United States govern-
ment in Mexico to control the waters of
the Colorado River has been rendered
practically useless by a break in the
Bee River levee above it. A torrent is
rushing through the 900 foot gap in the
levee and the river is rising alarmingly.
It is feared the entire lower Imperial
Valley will be flooded and the great
irrigation systems established there at
enormous cost will be ruined.
June 18th to 25th. Fix tho dates
firmly on your mind, for during this
week occurs the annual Hobart Chnu-
tauqua, given this year under tho
auspicos of tho Chamber of Commerce,
through an existing contract with the
Southwestern Lyceum Bureau. Tho
list of talent includes fifteen high-class
attractions, and one speaker of national
prominemte.
The Chautauqua is to bs held in the
Baptist tabarnaclo where every con
venience is possible from the elements,
and comfort insured to tho patrons.
Taking tho program as temporarily
arranged tho sessions open Sunday
afternoon with a special program, by
the Orphean Male Quartet appropriate
of the occasion. At night Strickland
W. (JilUlan, humorist, poet and author
of tWe world wide phrase "Off agin, on
agin, gone agin — Finnigan."
Second day—Afternoon. Dr. John Mer-
itte Driver, author and pastor in one
of his famous lectures, "America Fac-
ing the Far East," "Young America
aud llis Mission," "Jefferson D«vi-:
the Man," and others. Night. Col. G.
A. Gearhnrt, lecturer, of^whoiu the
press over tho country speaks so highly.
Third day -Afternoon. Everett Kemp,
the leader among Chautauqua attrac-
tions in his interpretive recitals. Night.
Ralph Parlette, t he orator of good cheer
editor and entertainer. Oue qf the
best numbers of the week.
Fourth day—\fternoi>n. H, W
Sears, "The Taffy Man," and who has
a mission in the world, principally to en-
tertain. Night. Lee Francis Lybarger,
not an entertainer, but an orator. He
speaks only to enlighten, to persuade
and to reform.
Fifth day—Afternoon. W. Powell
Hale, impersonator, in a tine lino of
repertoire including miscellanous and
monologue subjects. Ni^ht. Grace
Hall Riheldaffer, an American soprano
of much charm of personality and with
wondrous art cultivated alike in its
vocal and dramatic power her delivery
eminently pleasing and satisfying, with
a voice of pure beautiful and vibrant
quality and wonderful range. In every
respect she is a delightful singer, with
a cosmopolitan facility for languages
which renders her articulation of the
various unusually exoellent.
Sixth day—Afternoon. Farmers' day
with D. Ward King, the attraction and
good roads without money. D. Ward
King is in a class by himself; no man
before him ever treated the road problem
as he does. The road laws of six states
have been changed to conform with his
ideas of proper construction, repair and
maintenance. Night. Attraction not
fixed, but is to be some man of national
prominence according to contract. Due
announcement to be made as soon as
possible.
Suventh day—Afternoon. The Star
Male Quartet and Marie Robinson,
reader, in characteristic programs. A
novel entertainment in itself. Night.
Edward Amher9t Ott, the purposeful
orator, who has visited Hobart in the
past, and will be one of the feature at-
tractions of the week.
The entire week offers a feast of at-
tractions, full of wealth to the mind,
which will take the cares from the body
and give seven full days of genuine en-
joyment. Ttie committee in charge will
soon offer season tickets for sale. Be
prepared to take your share. From the
brief outline of the talent secured for
Hobart this year, it is thought that
the coming Chautauqua will prove the
best ever held here, and set a standard
for the years to come. Considerable ex-
pense is attached to the movement, and
only by a hearty co operation can the
venture be made to pay. Fall in be-
hind the committee and boost the
Chautauqua.
SCHOOL LAND SALE
In the same room where Pros. Taft
and Pres. Diaz, met in international
handshaking two years ago, whore the
portrait of Pres. Taft in silent solitude
looked down upon tho peace commis-
sioners, the portrait of Diaz, which once
hnng beside tho Taft picture, having
long since been removed, the document,
known as the peace agreement, was
formally drafted and signt d by both tho
represenativos of the Diaz government
and the insurreetos.
The agreement is virtually the same
as the demands made by Mudoro last
November, and is as follows:
1. That Pres. Diaz has manifested
his resolution to resign tho presidency
of the republic before the end of the
present month, and
2. That bona tide news is at hand
that Vice-Pros. Corral will also resign
within the same period, and
3. That by the administration of law
Minister of Foreign Relations LaBarra
will assume for the interim tho power
of executive of tho nation, and will call
a general election according ,to the
terms of the constitution, and
4. That the new goverment will
study the conditions of public opinion
in the actuality to satisfy these condi-
tions with the provisions of the consti-
tution, and will come to an agreement
conducive to indemnifying the losses di-
rectly caused by the revolution. In
view of tho previous considerations both
parties have agreed to formulate the
following agreement:
"From today on, hostilities between
government forces and those of the rev-
olution shall cease, these forces to bo
dismissed in proportion as in each state
the necessary steps are taken to
establish and guarantoe tranquility and
public order.
"As soon as possible, the reconstruc-
tion or repair of telegraph and railway
lines hitherto interrupted shall ba
begun.
'•Agreed to and signed in duplicate by:
"Senor Don Francsco S. Carbalal,
"Don Francisco Vasquez Gomez,
"Don Francisco Madero.
"Don Jose Maria Pino Suarez."
This will end the war in Mexico.
Saturday morning, at nine o'clock,
judge R. E. Wood, superintendent of
sales; G. W. Blackard, cashier; Fred A.
Speakman, auctioneer, and L. T. Bab-
cock, record clerk, as representatives of
the school land department of the state,
will begin the sale of the school land ad-
jacent to Hobart,
These gentlemen have been here be-
fore and assisted in the former sales at
this place, and by their congeniality
made a host of friends.
We are glad they are with us again,
believe that under their supervision ev-
ery man wil get his just deserts.
FRIENDLY ACTION
TO BE ADVANCED
Early Decision on School Land
By Supreme Court Desired
Consultation Held
Kfforts are being made to have the fa-
mous "friondly suit" regarding tho pref-
erence right of school land lesseea ad-
vanced on tho dockot of the stats su-
preme court in order to assure an early
hearing and determination of the mat-
ter. It is understood that the state's
attorneys will ask the court to advanee
the case, aud the lessees' attorneys will
join in this request.
The suit was originally tiled in the su-
perior court of Logan county about two
years ago by W. L. llayden of Kiowa
county.
Uudor the enabling act lossees are
given a preference right to the school
lands leased by them, but under the
state law providing for the sale of the
land no one may purchase more than 160
acres.
It was claimed by llayden that the
enabling act gave tho lessees the rights
to buy all the land held under lease, re-
gardless of how many acres might be so
held.
In tho Logan oounty court Judge Joel
M. Sandlin, thou superior judge, hold in
favor of the lessees, declaring that the
lease to tho lands is a vested right,
that tho state cannot place a limit on
tho amount to be purchased, and that
the lessees cannot bo deprived of their
pieference right without cotnpensation.
Tho matter has been in tho supreme
court since last March.
MISS A. E. LANE
HIGHLY HONORED
Was Selected te Make Address at Ded-
ication of the $100,000 School
Building at Chickasha.
SIX LECTURES FOR
MODERN FARMERS
Chamber of Commerce Will Furnish
Good Coal Place for the Two Days'
Meeting to Be Held Here.
NEWLIN CASE AFFIRMED
The Criminal Court of Appeals has
just affirmed the decision of the County
Court of Kiowa in the case of the State
vs. L. A. Newlin, who was charged, tried
and convicted for selling whiskey.
To is case was filed October 13, 1909,
and was tried before J. S. Carpenter,
acting as Special Judge, in which the
jury rendered a verdict against the de-
fendant and assessed his punishment at
six months in the county jail and a fine
of $500.
The sustaining of this decision means
that Mr. Newlin will have to put in six
months on the county roads and pay
into the county treasury the sum of
$500.
The A. & M. College management
have determined to give to a number of
counties of the state that made an effort
to secure the "Farmers Short Course" a
series of six lectures.
Kiowa county, will get the benefit of
the two days lectures. It is now up to
the farmers to make this effort on the
part of the agriculture board a success.
The Chamber of Commerce will fur-
nish free of charge for this two days
course of lectures a good cool place and
all the other necessary conveniences to
make this course a success.
This meeting will be held on the 10 and
11 day of July, and we certainly hope to
have every wide a wake up-to date
farmer in this county at these lectures.
It is an erroneous idea in farmers to
think that they can not learn auything
from coming to hear these lectures.
Just the subjects that will be discussed
at these lectures we can not give you at
this time but we believe that they will
be announced later and in time for
every farmer in this county to know
just what they will be.
Every lecture will be of vital im-
portance to you and you can not afford
to miss it.
The state is yearly spending large
sums of money for the benefit of the
farmers, and the most practicle way for
you to get the benefit of this money that
you are paying for the maintenance of
these agricultural school is to go to hear
these Btate lectuers. It is absolutely
impossible for the farmers of the
various counties of the state to go to
Stillwater to take a short course, bu;
you can come to hear this course o
lectures.
Remember the date July 10 and 11.
In the selection of Miss A. E. Lane.
Kiowa county's superintendent of pub-
lic instruction, out of all the lady su-
perintendents in the state, to make an
address at the dedication of the $100,000
building erected at Chickasha for the
education of young womanhood, was an
honor of which Kiowa county feels espe-
cially proud.
Miss Lane was the only lady to ad-
dress the large audience. She thrilled
them with her many pictures of the ad-
vantages now offered to the young
women of the state and nation, picturing
them, as only Miss Lane can, in every
walk and avenue of life from childhood
to mature womanhood,
Miss Lane is always at her best when
addressing a large audience and has
the happy faculty of being able to speak
without notes or manuscript. She boob
captures her hearers with her ready
reasoning and word piotures, as was the
case at Chickasha, and kept them spell-
bound from the beginning to the close
of her address, and at its conclusion hun-
dreds of people crowded around her and
congratulated her upon the splendid
address.
We hope to be able at a later date to
give onr readers the entire address of
Miss Lane at that meeting.
"BOOTLEGGER WORSE
THAN HORSETHIEF"
Missouri has spent $500 for a state
song. Next to adopting a state flower,
buying a state song is one of the most
important things there is.
Of the Two the Horsethief Is Least
Dangerous to Lives, Peace and
Morals of People, Says Judge.
"Of the two the horsethief is the least
dangerous to the lives and character ®f
the people and the peace and good order
of society."
The above statement was made by
Judge Furman in his opinion handed,
down in the Blaine county liquor case
when an effort was made to get J udge
Ferguson off the bench. The state-
ment that a bootlegger is more danger-
ou's to a community than a horsethief is
correct. The horsethief steals a horse
and gets out of the country. The boot-
legger like a deadly viper, remains in
4he country and strikes when and where
he is least expected. Of all the deprav-
ed, contemptible creatures by which
sooietv is cursed, the bootlegger is 'the
monk loathsome.—Watonga Republican.
Bank Sign.
The First National Bank are remov-
ing their electric sign from the building
formerly occupied by them at the cor-
ner of third and main street to their
present location, corner of fourth acd
main.
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