The Sentinel Leader. (Sentinel, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 1912 Page: 1 of 6
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The Sentinel Leader.
eighth year, no
sentinel, oklahoma, friday, march 15, 1912
one dollar a year
Oklahoma
State Bank
The bank that gives satisfactory service.
Our deposits are guaranteed by the
State Guaranty Fund.
C. H. Griffith, Pres.
E. F. Dunlap, V. Pres.
J. R. DeBusk, Cashier.
TWO MINUTE TITLE TALKS
NO. 47
OUR EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE.
7Tie Frank E. Penn Abstract Company has one of the best equipped offices and
Oklahoma l7' T l,(ni "HS .°r(SearCllinf ljnd ,i,les ,0 be fn the state of
p «. « V .^lful ,ndecd ,f °ur ff'lties te surpassed anywhere, ex.
Bonded Abstractor. Neat,
Prompt, Accurate Work.
PATRIOTIC PRO- SOUTH POLE IS
GRAM IS GIVEN SURELY FOUND
PARADES AND FEATURES A NORWEGIAN AND ENG-
OF SUNDAY AT THE j LISHMAN CLAIMING
MEXICAN CITY. THE HONORS.
"The People's Depository"
Speeches Are Made A Considerable Gab
Frank £. Penn Abstract Co., Cordell, Okla.
ILLUSTRATED
LECTURES
A treat in store for all. ~
Methodist Church
Tuesday and Wednes-
day Nights, March 19,
and 20. The prices to
suit the times. . . .
Children 5c;
Adults 10c.
Demonstration is Orderly and
Everyone Seems Now
to Favor Peace.
City of Mexico, March 10.—A
gigantic testimonial of patriotism
and of confidence in the existing
Antarctic Region Has Recent-
ly Been Visited by Oth-
er Explorers.
CREDIT FOR AMUNDSEN.
Christiana, Norway, March 7.
A cablegram has been received
„„„„„ , . . ;t wtuiegram nas Deen received
here- si^d by the Amundsen
Two lectures. Tuesday, 19th, 8 p. m.—The Nativity of
Christ: The Passion; The Resurrection. Over sixty slides,
besides songs. Wednesday, 20th, 8. p. m.—Dante's Infer-
no; The Classic of the Ages. Views by Dore colored, very
costly and plain. For the beneft of the Methodist Church, nation. still another gave as-
By the generosity of ROBERT HODGSON, Pastor at Cordell, surance that the lives and prop-
————erty of foreigners were safe at.
zens of the capital today in the
form of a parade and the mass
ing of the people in front of the
National Palace, from the balco-
ny of which President Madero
delivered several stirring ad-
The demonstration was
orderly in the extreme, every
man seemingly being imbued
with the spirit of the occasion—
peace for the republic through
maintenance of the constituted
government.
Although apparently not i
manifesto of approval of the per
sonnel of the administration,
there has not been seen in the
capital such an outpouring of
the people of all classes since the
triumphal entry of Madero last
June. Every grade of society,
from the sandal-shod laborer to
the the frock-coated business
man and office-holder, was to be
seen in the many divisons of the
marchers.
There were few vivas for Ma
dero, but many "deaths" for
Orozcoandfor Vasques Gomez.
The sentiment expressed by the
hundreds of banners to be seen
was fidelity toward and support
of the organized government.
The president hung for three
| hours over the railing of the cen-
tral balcony of the palace, listen-
ing to impassioned speeches de-
livered by orators of the move-
ment from the top of a conven-
ient bus or from any point of
vantage available. Occasionally
he responded briefly and his ef-
forts were always rewarded with
respectful attention, followed by
wild applause. He was visibly
moved by the excitement and
with gratification.
One speaker said he brought
"a message from the whole peo-
ple that they would turn their
influence toward the good of the
nation." Still another gave as
party, announcing their discovery
of the South Pole.
High Cost of Living in 1789
Here is a copy of an old price
list of articles on sale in New
York City in 1789. The high
cost of living today makes some
of these articles seem wondrous-
ly cheap; while others would be
dear, even now. Compare the
whole table with present prices
S and note the differences:
Superfine flour, $5.50 per bar-
rel.
Common flour, $5 per barrel.
Muscovado sugar, 6 1-4 to 8 2-3
cents a pound.
Loaf sugar, 15 cents a pound.
Butter, 7 to 8 cents a pound.
Lard, 8 cents a pound.
Coffee, 32 cents a pound.
Chocolate 13 cents a pound.
Hyson tea, $1.50 a pound.
Segun tea, 79 cents a pound.
Bohea tea, 30 cents a pound.
Windward Island rum, 50cents
a gallon.
Country rum, 32 cents per gal-
lon.
Ham, 7 cents a pound.
Beef, 3 1-2 cents a pound.
Carolina tobbacco, 3 1-2 to 5 th^ hands of Mexicans.
cents a pound. °r02C0 wlU never re*ch Tor-
Virginia tobbacco, 4 to 5 cents fe0n'«1 ,tj6 °Fmi0n °f a mem_
a pound. ; ber of Madero's cabinet. Three
Two-pound loaf of wheat bread J;Uometers of railroad track have
6 cents. been removed by the National
Rye loaf, (1 lb. 8 oz.), 3 cents. railways near Santa Rosalia, sev
Men's boots, $6.
Women's shoes, $1.50.
Beaver hat, $8.
Black skin breeches, and strip-
ed silk vests, $3 each.
Cloth for suits, $4.75.
Tavern breakfast, 25 cents;
diyner,
enty miles south of Chihuahua,
and the rails carried away. Be-
tween there and Torreon he will
find from 3,000 to 5,000 Federals,
well supported by artillery, bar-
ring his progress.
For Rent or Sale.
34 cents; supper, 25
cents- Store building in Sentinel cost-
A single bed in a tavern cost ing $1,250, with warehouse $250,
25 cents; a double 31 cents. (total $1,500. Will sell for low
Roast chickens at taverns were price of $700.-J. E. Hoydar,
34 cents each. Hobart, Okla. 2-16,4t
Champagne, $1 25 a. bottle,
Maderia and claret $1, port and List Your Property
sherry, 75cents.-McCall'sMaga- , , , . , —,
zine. for sale or trade with Knie & completes the circle with hardly
Brown, Cordell, Oklahoma. tf1 any perceptible rise or fall. If an
Wanted at Once: m observation is taken for the sec-
£Kfl non no n r r i ™ i°°S g00se eggs for sa,e- ond day> at the same spot, and
$50,000.(X) worth of farm loans.oOcts for setting of six.-Mrs. H. difference of declination of sun
™V° 2,s- H'gginbotharo, Rural 2, Senti- in its north or south path corre-
& Brown, Cordell, Oklahoma, tf nel. 3-15,2tp | spends with this observation of
CREDIT FOR SCOTT.
Wellington, N. Z., March 7.-
Capt. Amundsen, the Norwegian
explorer, it is declared here,
cables that Capt. Scott, British
explorer, reached the South Pole.
Christiana, Norway, March, 7.
-The Times correspondent here
received the following message:
Hobart, Tasmania, Thursday,
March 7, 1912.-Pole attained,
14th to 17th, December, 1911.
All well. Roald Amundsen,
"Lyon Amundsen."
London, March 7.—Analyzing
the somewhat brief cable to hand,
announcing Capt. Amundsen's
attainment of the South Pole,
one from previous experience
would assum^that the journey
was done wiL.0,extreme rapidity
and under very favorable circum-
stances as regards the weather.
Capt. Amundsen has attained
the geographical South Pole, the
long-sought spot, and that has
finished record-breaking as far as
the ends of the earth are con-
cerned. Assuming that the lati-
tude of Amundsen's winter quar-
ters was 74 degrees 44 minutes,
this place was named Bay of
Whales by me on my expedition
and was formerly known as Bal
loon Bight. If Amundsen did
fifteen miles a day and reached
the South Pole on Dec. 14, he
would have started south about
the beginning of November, but
it is more likely that he did not
travel at that rate, especially for
the first hundred or two odd
miles, so we may assume that he
started for the pole about the be
ginning of October.
There is no indication in the
cable whether Amundsen follow
ed the other route of my expedi
tion in reaching the mountains
that guard the approach to the
pole. It may be possible that he
found a new route, and an easier
one, up to the plateau, which lies
about 900 to 1,100 feet above the
sea level. He may have had good
weather.
The words of the cablegram,
"Pole attained, Dec. 14 to 17,"
evidently means that on reaching
the geographical pole, so that no
uncertainty should exist as to his
exact position, he waited three
days, taking noon observations
so as to accurately determine his
position.
The advantage of taking three
days of continuous observations
at the pole are as follows:
Assuming that an explorer took
a noon observation of altitude of
the sun and found that he was at
j the pole, a degree of uncertainty
would still exist, because of the
slow movement of the sun, which
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the day before and it does this
for the third day* he may safely
assume that this position is ac-
curate.
A flying snap shot is not as re-
liable as a continuous series of ob-
servations. If he were using a
theodolite, undoubtedly the most
accurate instrument, there is no
doubt that he could ascertain the
position of the pole to one mile.
If Capt. Amundsen left the
pole on Dec. 17, he would very
likely, with a fair wind behind
him, return to winter quarters in
about forty-five days.—Dallas
News.
OFFICIAL DRAWS $3,400.
Muskogee Official Has Held
Job Since Roosevelt's
First Term.
Muskogee, Okla.,—The highest
salary paid to any woman post-
master in the United States, re-
ceived by Miss Alice Roberston,
postmaster at Muskogee. Her
pay is $3,400 a year.
Mrs. Robertson is the only
woman in charge of a postoffice
of the first class, and is the only
woman member of the National
Association of Postmasters of
the first class, and is a member
of its committee on Topics to be
discussed at its next session.
A package lately received by
Robertson was addressed
"To Uncle Sam's Best Girl."
Miss Robertson is a shrewd capa-
ble business woman, and by her
idvestments has accumulated a
comfortable fortune.
Woman's suffrage is abhorrent
to Miss Robertson, though no
woman has more capably assert-
ed her rights. "The exchange of
a woman's privileges for a man's
rights," said Miss Robertson, "is
too much like bartering the birth-
right for a mess of pottage."
Miss Robertson was born in
Indian Territory, her father hav-
ing been a widely known mis-
sionary to the Creek Iudians in
early days. She comes of old
Puritan stock, from the Winthrop
and Edwards families, and her
grandfather was Rev. Dr. Wor-
cester, once imprisoned in Geor-
gia for refusing to relinquish his
work among the Cherokee In-
dians.
Andrew Jackson refused to
order his release when the State
Supreme Court of Georgia defied
the decision of the United States
Supreme Court, the latter hold-
ing that the missionary was il-
legally imprisoned.
Dr. Worcester cams to Indian
Territory in the 'Thirties, and
completed his translation of the
Bible into the Cherokee language.
Miss Robertson's father trans-
lated the Bible into the Creek
language.
At the death of her father,
thirty years ago, Miss Robertson
felt called ubon to coninue his
educational work among the
Creeks, and entered resolutely
upon her task. She raised funds
for the erection of school build-
ings, and devoted herself par-
ticularly to the condition of the
Cherokee girls.
She was so successful that she
was invited many times to speak
in Eastern States in behalf of
Indian Education.
Theodore Roosevlt, long before
he was President, heard her
speak at the Mohawk Indian
conferance, and was so pleased
that he introduced himself to Miss
Robertson, and when president
he remembered her by appoint-
ing her postmaster at Muskogee.
He appointed her a second time,
and wrote: "I renominated you
as a matter of conrse, because I
feel that you are just the type
of good citizen whom I want in
the pubic service.''
Announcement.
Spring is here and you will be
interested in beautifying the
cemetery. If you need monu-
ments I want to figure with you.
We set them and guarantee
our work.—W. I. Lowe. Agent
Cheyenne Marble Works, of
Weatherford, Okla. 3-8-2t
Alfalfa Hay for Sale.
I have good and bright alfalfa
hay at my place 6 miles west of
Sentinel.—J. M. Sewell.
3-8,2tP
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Inglish, G. L. The Sentinel Leader. (Sentinel, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 1912, newspaper, March 15, 1912; Sentinel, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc272603/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.