The Guymon Herald. (Guymon, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1909 Page: 4 of 8
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If You Want
Some
Bargains
In
Wearing Apparel
Wait Until
January 16 to 23, 1909
It will be
for you at
ready
The Big Store
Stmuiie/v hSnu-
THE>-QLl/A L ITY-SrORt£'
Guymon, Oklahoma
Taft'* t quipm, in fur Mm- ■< > Mon of Mr Bryan and the upheaval
THE HERALD.
Entered at the roBtofflce a I Guymon,
Oklahoma, as second clan* mail matter.
BY WARREN ZIMMIHMW.
$1.50 PER YEAH IX ADVANCE
THI'BHIIAY. JAM AltV II. lixtll.
The Hansford Headlight, the now
paper at Hansford, Texas, reached
this office Monday. It Ih published
by B. S. Hale and Ih a hummer for
an Initial number. Here's lookln' ut
you, doe.
Uncle John Shields, the new editor
of the new paper. The Farmers'
Voice, published at Hooker, was in
town last week distributing sample
copies of that paper. In n mighty
conspicuous spot I'ncle John contri-
buted n little advertising space to
the editor of this paper, but as we
couldn't figure out to our satisfaction
whether Uncle John meant it for a
roast for us or a self-inflicted boqu.t
we will take It for granted that we
didn't miss the nail head
very far in our little article of .l-
monition, ami incid-'iitally mention
that the lirst issue of the Voice w as a
pretty good efTort.
Scott's
Emulsion
of Cod Liver Oil with Hypo-
phosphites should always be
kept in the house for the
following reasons: -
First— Because, if any member
of the family has a hard cold,
it will cure it. -w
Second -Because, if the chil-
dren are delicate and sickly, it
will make them strong and well.
77i/rJ-Because, if the father
or mother is losing flesh and
becoming thin and emaciated,
it will build them up and give
them flesh and strength.
Fourth— Because it is the
standard remedy in all throat
and lung affections.
No household should be with-
out it.
Bent Munlock out of the fullness of
a ripe experience advises: Don't let
any man play you for a sucker. Turn
over a new leaf, take a pledge, make
a vow that from now you will not
permit anybody to play you for a
sucker. lhiy at home. Patronize
home men. Stay with the men that
you know are honest and decent and
square. There is money 111 it. Don't
invest In stocks or bonds or "certifi-
cates" or life Insurance sold hy
some irresponsible stranger without
consulting your banker about it.
To the farmers of Texas County.
Attempts have been made and ure
still being made to prejudice the
farmers against Guymon by circulat-
ing a report, particularly on the
north flats, that Guymon merchants
are lighting the farmers' mill at this
place, and It Is no more than right
to let the people know that the peo-
ple who are circulating the report
are deliberately misrepresenting the
facts In the case. The merchants of
the town are making n unanimous I amlnatlon for conductors,
pull for the upbuilding of the mill | structors certificate for
gree team, Instituted Guymon En-
campment No. Hi, I. O. O. P., on
Wednesday night, January ti, with
about i.'.', members.
The Hutchinson boys brought their
regalia, and at 10 p. in. a splendid
supper of almost everything was
served to the entire crowd, and a
most enjoyable time was spent.
The following are the officers for
the ensuing year: J. R. Wharton, ('.
I'.; K. K. Jackson, 11. P.; G. L.
Hanegan, S. \V.; 11. F. Ridgeway, J.
W.; W. T. Youtsler, Scribe; D. I).
Branaman, treasurer; M. t\ McClu-
ney, guide; 1st watch. A. J,. Wright;
2nd watch. Dr. Davidson: ,'!rd watch.
Sol Klrby; 4th watch, llarrv Clark;
Tom Beckwith. I. 8.; I'. J. Warren.
<). S.: C. A. Nash, F. G. T ; 1). B.
Bradford, S. G. T.
Teachers' Ktamilintion.
The next teachers' examination
will be held at Guymon high school
building. January 28. 2! and 110.
All teachers who Intend to take ex-
iiud In-
Reading
On the exultation of th*-lr victory,
republicans >houll temper tb«-:r , u-
th miami with the thought that their
i not Mi
The
good fortune Ilea i
m< rely partisan *u.
Cfcolc* of national 1
republicans might I
Millie candidate oth.
H. Taft, but in th«*i
would ba\e been It
patty and to (he nan
f William H. Taft
fortunate lor ever) bo
to tb> welfare >.f tb
No*, that *,m< elect
the tituation and ti
Slewed With 1 "kit yiel
of partisanship.
The last lampaig!
of many intelligent men. «nd a
in the affairs of rtii* country. On the
side of wealth and commeri had
grown up a banditti whose exaction*
bad enraged law abiding citizens, and
hoae defiance of juatiie had in-
aurfe in
in their
p. The
i with
William
ig there
to the
election
as pwftlUrl)
i truly de\oteU
I'nited State*
n ha* pa* «'d
man may be
H| to the blur
■
| of a changing administration might
I hate defeated bis every effort to
carry out his platform pledges. The
| adnilnn-trat ..,n of Mr. Taft cannot
•■. * ape full and immediate responsi-
bility Some democrats ate fearful
i hat in the n<**t campaign their party
will (>« without a lite issue. If the
1 democratic party will stand as the
tatsmaster „i ttie republican | art>
in demanding that the Taft poM lea
••e ixtried out. it may win if the re-
pubihans should prove recreant, and
will have rendered immeasurable
en ice to the couutry if ita insistence
- ho* Id l«e helpful in compelling the
I . 1 ' • , .111 > to hold up t li>-
hands of William H Tatt. who will
. t his own muster.
lu becoming a state, Oklahoma
east loose truni itg mooring in storui
m l ^rife A< quaint -d with the
I \1 undetreloped resources, the peo-
ple had been led to believe that
You May
Need It
Ask your doctor about the
wisdom of your keeping Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral in the house,
ready for colds, coughs, croup,
bronchitis. If he says it's all
right, then get a bottle of it
at once. Why not show a
little foresight in such matters?
Early treatment, early cure.
A
W# publish <
JL
r formul««
ijers
W• urgt j©• to
Muuii y«*ur
Aottor
Many
when the whole trouble ii due to
a boy it called dull and stupid,
a lazy
lutehood would be merely a rubbing
lined the popular mind to the mi - wonderful lamp of Aladdin.
taken belief that all wealth and "d 'hat every*here the MHh would
pleasure were the produet of wrong P"' showered with dazzling riches.
doing. On the other side, unacrupu- instead they were beaot upon every
lou^ (tern,|.- u.t. .... t i P||I' by tii> malignant genii of politt-
I • ,i*l II.. * .t. • |„ I, t. t.,>. .1 . \p. .11. n, *. there was uproar ami liver. We firmly believe your own doc-
and revolutlonarj extremes In pro- turmoil vh re then *-i,..uid wi been tor will tell you that an occasional dose
of Aycr'a Pills will do such boys a great
nan.li's Oi wealth. < '..ut III, I.. I growth i-'"i ' ""Mi. i where there should ha\ • deal of good. They keep the liver active,
of this (lass opposition, or the ab- been progress. The term "solid
solute ascend-hey of wealth, or the | south." is no longer one of praise.
absolute dominance of w hat has >these later days it means merely
been called the laboring element. | 'hat prejudice stands in the way of
separately or together, threat ned , • man's being mentally and political-
the stability of our institutions. The •>' independent. The "solid north"
task was not one of draw ing lines ; contains Just as much foolish Intoler-
antl it la a great institution for the | Circle examination, and special exani-
henont of the town and the farmers inations will please be on hand
alike. Tiie following statement Saturday, January 30. Those wish-
ought to satisfy everybody concerned
that the reports circulated are un-
true:—
"Guymon. Oklahoma, Jan. 7, l!>0fi.
"To Whom it May Concern: —
ing to take state examination, please
come the same day. Subjects for
the latter are as follows: Book-
keeping, orthography, reading, writ-
ing. arithmetic, elementary algebra.
ance. Commercial enterprise has
broken the "solid north" more rapid-
ly than it has the "solid south." The
coun'.ry was told that Oklahoma
was part of the "solid south.''
Democrats and republicans joined
together and repudiated the asser-
tion. William H. Taft, more than
the republican party, was responsible
for what happened in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma at one bound became a
pait of the living nation.
A> a politically doubtful state,
Oklahoma will hereafter be a battle
ground, and a factor in the national
contests. It will be safe from the
stagnation of ' solid" politics, and
■ lose enough to insure the overthrow
of any party in control of state af-
fairs, should any party be dishonest.
In their storm and danger, the peo-
ple of Oklahoma sailed th. ir ship by
the I. aeon in the Taft lighthouse.—
Frederick S. Barde in Sturm's Maga-
zine.
of demarkatlon, but one of readjust-
ment. and making thereby a common
Mound on which all houest men, rid
or poor, could stand.
There was suspicion that howevM
s iicere might be the motives of Mr.
Bryan, his temperamental bent would
Impel him to move along lines not al-
together free of class prejudice. Tn>*
■ more the people learned of Mr 1'ufi
■ they felt he would compel
obedience from everybody; that
he would be master of the
household, and If necessary.
soundly thrash every l>oy on th.• farm
to silence a family quarrel. An
amusing thing about the earlier
candldacy of Mr. Taft was th* im-
patience of many persons to see him
do or s y something spi'i-tic"1 r\ As
I the days passed w ithout his blowing
a trumpet in the street or his bo-inn^
a drum In the market place, there
j was actual chargin and dlsappolnt-
| nient among a number of honest
citizens who began gravply to doubt
that Mr. Taft was a man of any
c otisiderable capacity or strength.
His sanity and his impcrturahle
manner in all things began wearing
upon the nerves of these same citi-
zens. They stole away separately to
gaze upon him, and found thai he
was too big to say or do small
things. These citizens smiled at
their former stupidity, and that'*
when the tide turned strongly
toward Mr. Taft.
The state of Oklahoma stands In
admirable relation to William H.
Taft, and the things Mr. Taft stands
for. The personal relation is close.
When Mr. Taft's candidacy was new.
Oklahoma gave him substantial aid.
The "interests" were determined, if
possible, that he should not be nomi-
nated. and sought early to turn Okla-
homa's fourteen votes against him.
What Mr. Taft needed to give sub-
stance to his organization was not
"friendly" delegations, but dele-
gations pledged to go to Chicago and
vote for him until the janitor should
close the convention hall. Oklahoma
republican politicians were almost
unanimously of the opinion that the
state's delegation should not be In-
structed for any man. as this would
leave the state free to trade and traf- . .
lie—for what? — patronage. The first L*?*nP/lln*ry I1Jr"t!in' ,°nly the
congressional district convention in " manipulators In conven-
■ M«di br tb* J. C. Ajrar Oe., Lowell, Mm#.—
t'AKK HALE.
Saturday. Jauuary 16. In electric
light office, for the beuefit of M. E.
church, South. We solicit your
1 atronage.
The I'rimury Will Remain.
Its use in the last two campaigns
in Oklahoma has won for the pri-
mary system of nomination such ap-
proval as insures its permanancy in
the state. Kighteen years of the
convention plan has made the profes-
sional po.itici.ni reluctant to surren-
der the positive advantages of
"putting through the slate" by sharp
practices, or by schemes In which
the individual voter was ignored.
The convention plan enabled the
politicians nnd the party bosses to
screen themselves from public view ;
the primary system was found to be
a turning on of the light. While
there may lie truth In the criticism
that the present primary system in
Oklahoma gives to the candidate
who is a good advertiser an advant-
age over a rival who may be a better
man, but less resourceful, yet the
fact that success depends upon
publicity and a wide acquaintance
with the voters is in itself a de-
sirable departure from the "gum
shoe" methods of convention days.
It would be a mistake, however,
to believe that all men who have
been engaged in politics, even pro-
fessionally, in Oklahoma are opposed
to the primary system.
Ing
mill
busini
tlon
" X..WI.1 II .,IM> > oncern: — ; mg, arithmetic, elementary algebra
' '" the matter of reports concern- descriptive geography, english gram-
<. differences between the Farmers' mar. composition, I". 8. history, civil
II in Guymon nnd the Guymon i government. Oklahoma history, Okla-
ns men. I offer this explana- ' homu constitution, general history
(•or a while some differences I algebra, physlologv-hvgiene. stlmii-
I existed, particularly last spring and lants nnd narcotics, agriculture In-
I part Of the summer. A partial ad- eluding horticulture and stock
| just men t was made some months ago feeding, domestic science, physics
ii d"T,'ron"ls "<> October j theory and practice, plane geometry
t h':1 ween Guymon busl- | advanced geometry, advanced phy-
psychology, history
| ness men and the mill owners wert
I satisfactorily adjusted and I hereby
state In a spirit of perfect fairnes's
I to nil parties concerned that all husi-
, ness men of Guymon are pulling for
the general good nnd best interests
of our mill."
"Signed: F. M. HOVER.
"President and Manager of Mill."
phy
of educa-
ltr. tlnyes Home.
I Dr. R. B. Hayes returned yesterday
afternoon from Indiana, where he has
j be, ii tor the post few months. He is
I looking in the very best of health,
and if his physical condition is up
to his appearance we will put him
up against any pugilist In the land
But getting away from nonsense, we
are pleased to see Dr. Hayes return to
Guymon. He is a mighty fine fellow
I and a benefit to a community. He
stood it as long as he could in the
j east, nnd just naturally got so sick he
| had to come back to Guymon. He
| promises to never, never leave here
again, and we will take him at his
word nnd receive him again into
full fellowship, kill the fatted calf
and make merry.
—nd this ailvcrlivmrnt. together with njmr
<■< paper in which it appcart. yuur adUrcu and
four colli io cover pottage an J we will tend
«u • "Complete Handy Alia* of the WurkL"
I SCOTT & BOWNE. 409 Petri Si, New York
I. O. O. F. Installation.
Grand Patriarch J. C. Monforte of
Chandler. Oklahoma, assisted hy H.
Ii. Green, C. O. Chnppcn and A1
Hanson of Hutchinson. Kansas, De-
slcs,
tlon.
People need not expect me to be
in my office on Saturday, the 30th.
as I will be at the school building.
Very respect full v.
GEO. T. PAYNE
County Superintendent.
Checking Up the Yards.
Frank E. Meek, accampanled by
President McGregor of the Big Jo
Lumber company, is down the road
this week (becking up the several
yards belonging to the company.
Frank will act in the capacity of
auditor of the several yards of the
company and will make n cracker
jack at the business. We will in-
form the managers of the yards up
and down the line in his territory
that when they see old "Big Jo"
coming down the pike the best thing
to do under the circumstances is to
nave all things in readiness.
H. M. Stonebraker was a pleasant
caller at this office the last of the
week. He just dropped ill to tell us
that the deal we mentioned last week
between the Stonebraker-Zea Cattle
company and Rockefeller as having
fallen through with, went with other
parties in central Texas. Rockefel-
ler's coin doesn't look any better to
H. M. than anyone elses.
the I'nited States to elect delegates to
the Chicago convention was held at
Coalgate last February, and it named
men who pledged themselves to Wil-
liam H. Taft. In turn the other dis-
trict conventions were held, nnd their
delegates were instructed for Taft,
the political ringster in every in
stance being Intimidated by the
demand of the people that the dele-
gates be instructed. The "Original
Taft men" In Oklahoma, after all,
were the fellows at the grass roots.
Mr. Taft never impressed himself
more strongly upon thinking repub-
licans in Oklahoma than he did when
he came here in August. 1907, and
fearlessly criticised the proposed
state constitution. What he said
privately at that time bound to him
i number of men whose loyalty
ould never be shaken. They saw a
flash of his character they never for-
got. At the time Mr. Taft was in-
vited to come to Oklahoma and speak
on the constitution, republicans were
of the opinion that they would op-
pose themselves in their platform
to its adoption, and told Mr. Taft
of their opposition to the document.
Later, the party straddled in its
platform, and became n coward. Mr.
Taft, however, knew nothing of this
running to cover, and came to Okla-
homa to speak sincerely and honestly
what he thought about the proposed
constitution. A number of republi-
cans closely connected with the cam-
paign management were appalled
when they learned what Mr. Taft
would say in his speech. A delega-
tion called upon hint and made
known the party's position, dropping
the suggestion that there would be
no protest if Mr. Taft would forget
to say anything against the constitu-
tion. In his fine manner, Mr. Taft
made it known that he never know-
ingly told falsehoods. If he should
speak on the constitution, he would
speak honestly or not at all. There
was no compromising with a man
like that, and Mr. Taft spoke accord-
ing to his own heart and conscience.
Much has been said about the
Roosevelt policies being Mr. Bryan's
policies, and Mr. Bryan's policies be-
ing Mr. Roosevelt's policies, and of
Mr. Taft's policies being the policies
of both President Roosevelt and Mr.
Bryan. The policies of Mr. Taft are
the expression of a quickened and
enlightened public conscience, se-
curely grasped by a strong mind.
They are what any intelligent man
should be able to see, and what
every honest, patriotic citizen should
wish to stand for. Mr. Bryen be-
lieves in them. President Roosevelt
believes in them. The republican
party is now irrevocably pledged to
them, and should be held responsi-
ble for their enforcement. The elec-
tions were pleased with results. The
minority was as badly whipped as
the voters themselves were betrayed,
and could only hope that next time
the minority would be in the
majority.
The primary system, as against
the old convention plan, has the en-
dorsement of the present chairman
of the republican state committee
Joseph E. Norris, though the primary
system in Oklahoma is the creation
of the democratic party.
"I am unqualified for the primary
idea, ' says Chairman Norris. "The
present Oklahoma law should be
changed to insure to each voter his
rifcht to a free choice of his candi-
date for nomination. While it may-
be true that the present primary-
system takes party machinery out of
the hands of a few and places it in
the hands of the many, and makes
it harder for the professional politi-
cian to control party organization,
yet the fact that every voter has the
opportunity, free and untrammeled,
to go to the polls and express his
choice, not only for candidates to
be nominated, but for the persons
upon whom the success of his party's
organization and his party's success
depends, makes every citizen feel
that he has direct personal influence
in public affairs. Anything that will
lead the honest voter from indif-
ference to activity is wholesome.
"The right kind of men do not
fear that the wish of the majority
of the people will be against good
government and against the best men
aspiring to office. The primary-
system give® legs opportunity for
he schemer who plays politics for
the spoils only, because it is difficu't
to deceive all the people, though easy
to U,t together a few men in eacf,
county for the purpose of controlling
party organization for selfish par-
po*es. *
"Front the sentiment expressed In
the newspapers of the slate, from
personal letters and from personal
contact with republicans all over
Oklahoma. I feel sure that the renuli-
icans of Oklahoma at this tint? are
in better shape than ever before
to meet their opponents. ]n my
opinion the strongest reason for (his
condition is the fact that the present
?a^y,i)rK?ni7'ation was f^e'ed by the
individual republican voters who ex-
pressed themselves at the polls on
primary election day. They got an
organization from the grass roots."
Call In time at EWALD &
HOBBLE'S and leave orders for
fancy ice cream, fruit cream nut
cream or cream filled in natural
rinds of oranges, lemons or bananas
and tied with ribbon,
39tf. EWALD & HOBBLE. '
A dance was given in the opera
bouse Tuesday night.
I have land or town lots for sato
or trade. if.
D. D. BRANAMAN.
You can make your dates for Col.
Patterson, the auctioneer, at tho
Herald office. He cries sales any-
where, at right prlcer. tf
County Treasurer Flanagan re-
ceived a telegram last night that his
mother was dangerously ill. He
left for his old home in Missouri last
night, to be at her bedside.
Ladies who dislike the rainy and
snowy weather with the attendant
trouble of rubbers always slipping
off in the mud, should see our ex-
cellent line of ladies' boots.
LATHAM DRY GOODS CO.
The ladles of the Methodist
church of Liberal have some good re-
ceipt books on sale at the drug store
of Layman Savage. They will bo
pleased to have you call and examine
them.
W. W. Willard nnd Rev. J. C. Adel,
a couple of good citizens of Optima,
were in Guymon between trains
Tuesday on business. These gentle-
men have recently entered the real
estate busiuess and the Herald sup-
plied them with a big lot of legal
blanks necessary In work of that
kind. We trust their visits will be
numerous.
8tate of Ohio, City of Toledo, )
) i>-
Lucas County. )
Frank J. r*heny makf oath that he Is
senior partner of the Arm of F. J. CHE-
NKY & CO., doing business In the city of
Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and
that s.iiil firm will pay ONK Ht.'NDREI)
I MULLAHS for each and every case of
Oitarrh that cannot tie cured by tho
use of Ilall's Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 6th day of December,
A. 1>. ls 6.
„ , A. W. OI.RASON,
?ea .) Notary Public.
Hall s Catarrh Cure Is taken internally,
an.t acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Stud for
testimonials free.
_ F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
^Take Hall's Family Pills for constlpa-
Just for Fun.
Pick her up tenderly,
Lift her with care;
Replace all the hairpins
And combs in her hair;
The rollers rolled sideways
As quick as a wink,
And—my! but the floor is hard
Down at the rink!
When a young man sits in the
parlor talking nonsense to his best
girl—that's capital. But when he
has to stay in of evenings after
they're married, that's labor.—Asper-
mont (Texas) star.
A girl and a second baseman picked
up each other's suit case on a train.
The exchange was not so disastrous,
for she got a ball suit and he a ball
gown.—Menominee (Michigan) Jour-
nal.
A Seneca (Kansas) paper is still
explaining the writeup of a marriage
in which the reporter said the brido
and groom had been "chums since
childhood." nnd the printer made it
read "chumps since childhood."
*\ Manhattan woman with under-
sized Bhoes pinching her feet, an
overlaci'd corset gripping her waist
and a whalebone collar gouging her
neck, went to Topeka Monday to have
n good time! —Manhattan (Kansas)
Mercury.
"I have designed a house," said a
young married woman of our town
to an architect, "and I want you to
pass judgment on it." After study-
ing the sketch a minute, the archi-
tect remarked, with no effort to
soften the hluntness of his speech:
"This ain't a design. This is an
accident."
A party of friends were jollying
Marie about her sweetheart, when
one said: "Oh, I think he Is a weak-
kneed chap, anyhow." "Well, you
just don't know him as well as I do;
he ain't a bit weak-kneed," and then
she blushed, and they all wondered If
she sat on him.—Englewood (Illi-
nois) Times.
A Nebraska politician who was on
board a train that was wrecked savs
that when the shock came one of
the passengers was pitched over
several seats just in time to re-
ceive the contents of the water cool-
er. which tipped over and soaked his
clothing. A highly-excited passenger
rushed up to him and told him to
keep cool. "Go away," said the wet
man. I am the coolest, man In the
car. I have Just had two buckets of
ice water emptied down my back."
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