Foss Enterprise. (Foss, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, May 22, 1908 Page: 1 of 4
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FOSS ENTERPRISE.
Seventh Year.
Foss, Oklahoma, Friday, May 22.1908.
Number 28.
VERY UNIQUE
methods of securing a satisfac-
tory supply of wa'.er and avoid-
ing devastating floods, was to
[provide, as it were, extensive
Is the Governors' Meeting In si)on«esatthehead^atersof the
, streams, also to preserve the
Nation S Capital. sponges already in existense.
f , These sponges are, of course,
The Meeting Has No Precedent t',reet - Whore 'he ,v'il"r "beds
But Great Good Will Be I have bee" d?nuded of 're"; the
[torrential rains, instead of being
the Result. absorbed, rush down the valleys
and gulches in destroying floods,
BALL GAMES:w"'^ "
(Warrants outstanding
| for the years 1900 and
A Series of Brilliant Games) 1907 $172.26)'
' Warrants issued fur the
Have Been Played. years 1007-1903 904.86
; RURAL DOTS!
Foss VVallups the Shire'won
Nine and Puts the Fixin's
to the Clinton Boys.
Total, SI, 137.12
Warrants Xo. 228 to 247
paid off with interest, £335.38
Wa&hita Gleanings.
A good rain is much needed in
this locality.
A series of meetings com*
away the score stood 10 to 2 with | Shows, fakirs, peddlers
and license
t
There were forty-four govern - 1 leaving the water sheds arid and
ors of states in Washington last j unproductive. The problem was
week. Such an assemblage is i too great for the commission ap-
unique in the history of the coun-^ pointed by the government to
try. The states for the moment 16olve, and because of this fact,
are without their heads. These'and because of constitutional 10 on the right side of the score
heads are centered in the East limitations, this remarkable.con- eard. The county sea; boys
Room of the White House, and vention has been assembled. came confident of victory,
centralization, for a moment at - _ boasting cf the "great things"
east, is a fact. And by the way, Should Sign Your Name. they had done inc;dentally
centralization is beginning to be J That we may observe and looking for "eky scrapers." They j
looked upon as a necessity. For i maintain the policy of this papei i didn't find many--of course they •
a hundred years the government j we are compelled to announce, were usej to them at Oor-iell I
has been integrating and for sev-; in the future all communications but they iyarnej a feW things!
enty yearp of that period, this in- j coming to this office for publica- j about the national game. Cly-1
tegration has been accelerated by j tion must bear the signature of fjier did some star pitching for
steam and electricity until now it j the writer. We cannot take the( j^oss and Teeters weilded the big
is bound east, west, north and j responsibility of the publication stick like Ted himself.
south by wires and railroads, to of communications which in any!
ay nothing of waterwaysand in- | degree reflect upon others. So I
terdependent business interests j far as we are aware the Enter-
of such stupendous proportions j prise is at peace with the world
menced at Valley View Saturday
night.
The Cordell Blues came over j WV1"1| Mr. Smith ie preparing a nice
Friday, the 8th, to add another} TOTAL MONIES RECEIVED program for the last day of his
9calp to their belt, but when the j From city taxes $402.00 j school.
smoke (and dust) had cleared i 1*011 *ax 171.00 j Charley Hunt of Cordell is rus-
ticating in this vicinity this week.
f>2.o0'
"500 PC^°°^ at Valley View
18 91 c*08ec* Friday at 4 o'clock when
Warrants yet outstand-
ing and not paid
foss vs. clinton
i Clinton came up Sunday, May
i lOdi, with their crowd of ener-
Fines..
Miscellaneous .
| their teacher, Mrs. Cordelia Wil-
Total, S07U.41 ! Hams, took her departure for
Disbursements for war- ; Arapaho. It was then the pat-
rants paid off 335.38 rons took charge of the school
I house and in a very short time
Balance on Bank <&>44.03 j jjie rooni wa8 handsomely decor-
Most of the last half of the 19(^7 i *t«d and by lamplight the house
taxes are not yet paid into the I was filled with an appreciative
county and when same is paid in audience that listened to the pro-
June there will be about 8200.00 ; gram arranged by the ladies in
1907 taxes to the credit of Foss, just 24 hours, and every ono
Should this estimate bo correct, spoke in high praiso of the man-
and with what money there is | ner in which they were enter-
now in the Bank to pay off war- i tained.
golic rooters thinking they had a j rante, there would yet ie $250.00j A (,ui9i We-Jding took place at
walk-over. "They came, they | af outstanding warrants unpaid. Kdwardeville in the home of Mr.
saw they went home rich in. There is now money on hands BaUl<,, in which Cu..!ey LaRuo
knowledge of how Foss does | to pay oft city warrant, from No. I am, Willio Balue were married.
, thi"S8- Byway of consolation. 258 to 263 and part payment of j ^nher particular* w. failed to
yet unmarried (to our sorrow) 'and enSouraSement t0 lhe : 364. Those holding these city learn.
ing team wo would suggest that warrants, will please present
1 A largo crowd attended the
Tuesday
We want this condition to con-
tinue and that it may do so our
friends will please save us the
embarrassment of refusing to
We are
as to make imperative action of
all in the interest of the largest
number, p necessity. Never be-
fore in the history of the nation
lias the President conferred with | publish such articles.
the Governors of the States in a
[body. Only five Governors,those | but our own cat and
f Texas, Massachusetts
ia, Oregon and Californi
bsent. Each Governor—„ -&-■
fnomte.l three conferees, repre- i We are always thankful for ' ' ^
... ii • i- e tlemen.
seating universities and large j communications of a proper na-
•jsiness ess x-iations interested j ture and our friends will find no
rTthe subject of the preservation I difficulty in distinguishing be-,1 le e ar ^ or CSl
of the natural resources of the'tween this and the kind we men-
country. The historic East Room
<>f the White House is trans-
I13.U1UDC ! out v.Jv.1 wn. u uuu tiiaivc , ... \ 1POA *11 I (- T\ i
j 11,1 - -i , , a score of seven to one with the U-.amo for oavment to W .1 O'-1 aur.m
, Geor-1 us all the family and neighbor- . dim, iur pjnmn m w. o. u- , . PiniW* r
it I. , | . , * t best team in western part of the Hara as we wish to ston interest
ia, were! hood trouble in which we care to , , 1 , s ow.>iuu iop in«resi nio'it
haa an- indulge. | state is not a bad record. They on same. W. J. O'Hara, u
I , , i r i c 1 play good ball and do it like gen- City Treasurer of Foss. A grand old family
it lilfc
Allen's throw to second
and field catch bv Evans were
formed into a conference cham-
ber. Two mammoth maps of the
_Clty_
Communicated.
May 20, 190S.
To the Enterprise: I am a
subscriber to your paper, and I
all
grand old family reunion
wj.s held at the home 0/ Mr. anft
Mr^. J. L. Phillips May l(3th, it
being their 50th wedding anni-
versary. There were present of
thair children It. 11. Phillips and
foss vs. elk city
tion above. Saturday afternoon, the lGth, the j ]^e jt 0I1 account of its being an i f , « , , r„ A((
Those who are not our regular! Foss team went to Elk City to | ilonie print unci I think that ev- o p pf.,!.116 aim' or
correspondents or have not made! play at the opening of the Elk j orybody ought to tako it a^ the''T ^ pf.,.1!"" , WJ 1. °
arrangements to become such j Park, Ii was a h' tly contepted 1 editor is a young man just started 1 j"; .^rf o'll- ^l'<> F irrv'T \V ptiil-
ountry haye been provided to! will please make these arrange- j game throughout, both sidos do-Lut jn bu.-iness. I noticedf in a-sh e arn.. . ni -
assist the various speakers in > ments at once and lei us furnishing splendid work. The game j |ast week's is.jU0 that the ''0 k
heir illustrations. Hand-coloTed J you with supplies before sending t was called in the ninth inning on j . Items" came out over an-
ransparenfies are also to be us'.Ml i in communications. account of rain, the s or * stand-| other nom de plume, "The Oa!-
or st,> ropti'an effects. The; _ ^ ing a tie, two for each side.
White house, for the time, wasj Shall VVe Celebrate? next day Fops lost to Ell
losed to the public, and attend- j Will Foss celebrate July 4th? score standing 0 to 2.
ce at the sessions i* restricted ; Judging from our past record we! Foss vs. BUTLER
.o those invited. This was in-'shall. It m:<y be somewhat early
iespensable on account of the! hut the land of celebration that
The
-the,
Trc i
limited capacity of the East
Bloom.
The conference is in line with
the policy of Presiuent l-ir>esevelt
k reference to p,afe-guarding
Foss can and will afford requires j defeated Butler
Home time. Wo have everything
that is needed for a first clacfs
! celebration—a magnificent park
! and enterprising business men
In an uninteresting jrame
many scores on each side
on the Foss
rn o n d Wednesday
Our boys saw that they
Well &ir, it is a sorry
"Acorn" that won't sprout, and
a sorry sprout that won't make a
tree. The old adage, ''Tall oaks
from little acorns grow," has
proven true in this case, .lust
grow on, Oak Tree, and let your
afternoon, j branches spread out' over the
had an i community, and not shade
with ;
Foss
dia- I
Ind economising the natural re-1 vrho will guarantee the success
fcources of the country There is of such an undertaking. The
Vio doubt that this nation began people expect Foss to celo'>rate,
Its career with the most splendid! and ve suggest that a meeting <.!'
lirimony ever enjoyed by peo- the eii:/.ens be called to dce.de
-a patrimony so rich and so| the matter and make the nt-ces-
diensive as to stagger, like time
:*rv arrangements,
ni^ >ac''. thu in.jjgina i_>r.. JJut
-«vi : no means infinite. For
ea; careful :;n I prudent states-
and writers i.ave se n the
H^ssity of preservation and
^Biomy. Poachers and marau-
M of various sorts have «p-
r^pi iated these natural resour-
■> and have taken billions of
pilars of the nation's wealth,
oone'hing'must be done prompt-
{ B) stop this practice £
School Meeting Postponed.
The annual school meeting is
postponed by the Williams' Bill
till the fourth Tuesday in July.
This bill further provides that
this yvr that three school direc-
tors shall be elected, a direct>r
for three years, a cleric for two
years and a treasurer for ono
year. The present school officers
.nd'if W*H tiu'ir IJ,X'^hions until tl.e
easy victory and made no effort
to play good ball. In this series
of games it has been conclusively
shown that Foss has a team su-
perior to any in south-western
Oklahoma.
Increases In Strength.
Each passing week brings re-
ports of the increasing strength
of the Great Commoner and of
the certainty of his a: iln being-
placed ai the head of ths great
democratic party. With Taft as
th<° republican nominee and Bry-
an a; tae head of tneuni'ed dem-
ocracy there will be witnessed
such a political bat'le as die na-
tion has never before teen.
| lips and family of Vailoy View,
Mrs. Alice Phillips and daughter,
also their nephews O. C. Phillips
and family of Page, Washita
county, and Mark, Fred and Noel
Phillips, Every one seemed very
happy on this unusual occasion
and the day was spent with mu •
sic and talks of early days and
all along the steps of time to the
present. A dinner was spread at
high noon consisting of all of the
onolgood thing to eat imaginable.
and
Late in the afternoon the guests
departed, Wishing the old ciuple
many happy returns of the day.
Edna Earl.
or two families, not only mc
mine and my son John, but all
items. Our neighborhood has
one of thos :■ gad-abouts. It lias
been at work some. It has got
its tale a growing a little. I be-j Canute Route 2.
| lievo that it would bo a cood idea ; Y/e are havin - some
j to do them like tney did in olden ! warmest weather of 1h
[times with the swine. Just round
thefn up and t un thtem into the
| river and let them, choke them-
1 selves to ceath o.i \v.\t r. Well.
good lucii to
family,
again.
bo ion
Your
.n't rpr)Si
until I
with p
HiG
nit for vii
and
omc!
i on,
N. E. Walk pit
in Ridge Sunda
Joe Yandiver,
°y Peckenpau
e ol
year.
at Pumj
the
Jim Wil-
;h went
and
Ciiy Saturdi
L. P. M<
Le bae-
mt^oi
usine
in Ar*
OfSiMe recover the stolen prop* j fourth, Tu ,-sday iri .'uiy, but they jULY 4th MASS MEET1MS
I will not have power to employ
rty.
A Correction.
In our mention last week of the
drove of one hundred and fifty
hogs that were brought in from
apuno
Will Wyatt went down to II.>-
b^rt to work Inst week.
The Dunkards have been hold-
i ing a met ting at Edwardsville.
Will Baird <.f Wirfield, Kat sns,
This conference owe3 its origin teac '1Prh''11 n< ■,,ta' n("
, #..rt to lho Inland Waterwaysi j"to eon'™*'
t . . . their term of c !!:ce.
otr.mission. This comnuss.on,
en ti r
beyond
the nc rth we stated that they were' visited relatives the first of the
There will be a mass meeting bought by A. D. Hurley. Mr. week.
at the hall next Monday night for! Dipple bju. ht thefct hog8 an l js
the purpose of arranging for h gtm wantine more< Mr> Dipp)e
pjkinted by the President,found j Editor Olmstcad of the Butler Fourth of July celebration at this is a rustler «uid ahv:fys pays' the
m one of the most efficient1 Herald, was in town Wednesday.1 place. Be sure and come.
highest market price.
:s. T. E. Fo 'stor v.sited h
husband at Got *b' last week.
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Darnell, E. E. Foss Enterprise. (Foss, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, May 22, 1908, newspaper, May 22, 1908; Foss, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc270550/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.