The Hooker Advance. (Hooker, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, October 11, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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THE HOOKER ADVANCE.
The Best Paper, Circulated Among the Best People, in the Best Town on Earth
Volume 9
HOOKER. TEXAS COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 11, 1912
Number 36
ROAMING AROUND
Look again, if it happrnkd
you will. find it herk
all sizes' and prices at
See Norbury & Irvin for farm
loans,
Claud Henderson was a conuty seat
visitor Friday.
Heaters
Rose's.
Judge Crow was here Monday tak-
ing final proofs.
Buy a season bath ticket. Five
baths for $1.00 Fessler Brothers.
William Edens was looking after
legal matters in justice court here
Monday.
Fresh car of rock salt just received,
which we will sell for 65c per cwt. B.
S. Neff.
Today you can write the date 10-11-
12. When will you be able to do
this again?
Buster Brown shoes, Dr. Sawyer
shoes, big shoe6, little shoes, all
kinds of shoes at Rose's.
J. F. Newsom, F. Hiner Dale and
R. S. Cox came up from Guymon
Monday night with Senator Owen.
Mrs. O. L. Moody visited her sister,
Mrs. Anderson, near Lorena, a few
days the latter part of the week.
Dr. Harrison of Optima was a trade
day visitor Monday and put in the
time distributing Bull Moose dope.
During this month we will continue
to give Premium Tickets on all col-
lections received. C. F. Rose.
Charlie Williams and Albert Baker
went to Minneola and Bucklin, Kan-
sas. Friday night where they spent a
few days on business.
Headquarters for pop, milkshakes,
cider, lemonade, also candies, cigars
and peanuts, at Major's place, be-
tween Hiebert's brick and Dixon's
meat market.
"Theobaldi is without exception the
greatest interpreter of Paganini, Ole
Bull and Noise music in the World."
— Liepziger Tageblatt (Liepzig, Ger-
many.)
E. J. Albright and C. A. Hereford
went to Tucumcari, New Mexico, Sun-
day as witnesses in a law suit going
on down there. They returned yes-
terday morning.
It will soon be time to put up your
heating stoves. Dont waste fuel
with the common kind but buy the
"Original Round Oak." the best
heater on the market. C. F. Rose.
To Exchange:—4 Acres of laud in
Baker Bros, addition to Hooker,
good house and barn. windmill,
chicken house, fenced and cross
fenced. Will trade for land near
Hooker. F. C. Liebman.
Mrs. E. J. Baxter and Miss Eva
left Sunday for Athens, Ohio, where
they will visit a couple of months with
Mrs. Baxter's son, Dr. T. L. Baxter,
who leaves next spring for Germany
to resume the study of medicine.
For Sale:- We have in the vioinity
of Hooker a new piano and a new
player piano which we will sell ai a
bargain for cash or a good short
time note, rather than to reship them.
Address, Schumann Piano Co.,
Hutchinson, Kansas.
John W. Morgan and his brother-1
in-law, David B. Morgan, arrived
Sunday from Boward. Kansas, to at-
tend to business matters and look
over the country. John owns a good
farm north of town and his brother-in-
law seems well pleased with the looks
of things down here.
Aron Classen dropped in Friday
from Newton, Kassas. to look after
his farm and business matters and
viBit his daughter, Mrs. Win. Edens,
Want farm loans. Apply to Norbury j
&Irvin.
J. F. Pontius was in Liberal on
business this week.
Have your lumber bills figured at
the Big Jo Lumber Co.
County Clerk Burch visited rela-
tives near Hooker over Sunday.
Always a fresh and up-to-date line
of cigars at Fessler Brothers.
Candidates were thicker in Hooker
this week than fiddlers in Hel—ena,
Arkansas.
For a good shave by experienced
barbers, go to Fessler Bros, barber
shop.
We have a good assortment of
John Deere and Velie Buggies and
Spring Wagons. C. F. Rose.
J. O. Tucker of Guymon was here
Saturday looking ever the political
situation and meeting a few of tbe
voters.
D. B. Almond and O. J. Wilkins
went to Texhoma Friday to help the
Hooker boys play ball and take in
the fair.
Read "Their Yesterdays'' by
Harold Bell Wright, his latest and
best novel. For sale by O. J. Wil-
kins.
W. A. Vol berg arrived Monday
from Muscatine, Iowa, to spend some
time looking after his farm northeast
of town.
J. E. Mitchell of Guymon visited
relatives near Tyrone over Sunday
and stopped off at Hooker a little
while on his way home Monday.
Wanted:—A girl for general house
work, good wages and home for riyht
party. Apply at once to W. C. Crow
at Guymon or at this office.
Walter Gillispie, who is attending
the P. A. I. at Goodwell, spent Sun-
day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
B. F. Gillispie, on route 3.
J. D. Bell returned Sunday from
Terre Haute and other points of In-
diana where he has visited about six
weeks. He reports a pleasant trip
and looks the part.
Mrs. A. F. Regier arrived the lat-
ter part of the week from Moundridge,
Kansas, for a few weeks visit at the
home of her parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Cornehen, on Route 5.
J. M. Livesay returned Saturday
from Muskogee where he attended the
annual meeting of Grand ' lodge of
Odd Fellows. He reports a big lime
while over there.
Pay off that small loan and get
more money. I can make you a
larger loan and give you 7 years
time. See me for farm loans.—Har-
vey Cox.
"Theobaldi played to a closely
packed audience iast evening. His
technique is unrivaled and his tone
pictures cannot be excelled. The ap-
plause was deafening, as it always is
when the "Wizard" plays."—L'Opin-
ione (Rome, Italy.)
Our local base ball fans seem to
run principally to "bngs" since the
world series started The games are
all played over as soon as the daily
papers arrive, and the emlryo Ty j
Cobbs wax loud and eloquent in their j
"explanationings."
Fred W. Ferk was at AppleWm |
Friday and attended the Elkins-
Castleberry debate that night. I
He reports a large crowd and much int- j
I erest manifested in the battle of words
that was waged between the two
preachers.
Col. J. M Dashiell. R S. Cox and
J. L Gilson. the advertising com-
mittee of the Guymon fair, were here
Wednesday putting out advertising
and left an ad with us which you will
find on tbe back page. They were on
their way to Liberal to secure some
of the attractions now going on up
there.
I Am
I know not whence I came,
I know not whether I go:
But the fact stands clear that I am here
In this world of pleasure and woe.
And out of the mist and murk '
Another truth shines plain —
It is in my power each day and hour
To add to its joy or its pain.
I know that the earth exists;
It is none of my business why,
I cannot find out what it's all about;
I would not waste time to try.
My life is a brief, brief thing,
I am here for a little space,
And while I stay I would like, if I may,
To brighten and better the place.
The trouble, I think, with us all
Is the lack of a high conceit.
If each man thought he was sent to this
spot
To make it a bit more sweet,
How soon we could gladden the world,
How easily right all wrong,
If nobody shirked, and each one worked
To help his fellows along!
Cease wondering why you came—
Stop looking for faults and flaws;
Rise up today in your pride and say,
'T am part of the First Great Cause!
However full the world,
There is room for an earnest man.
It had need of me, or I would not be—
I am here to strengthen the plan."
—Copyright. 1918. bj American-Journal-Examiner.
'Paper Railroad' Head Im-
prisoned
While he was seated in the United
States courtroom in Kansas City,
Kan., yesterday afternoon, whence he
had com# to answer to a contempt
charge, H. Leone Miller of Salina,
Kas., president of the Winnipeg, Sa-
lina & Gulf Railway Company, a.
projected railroad, was arrested on a
charge of using the mails to defraud.
J. H. Harrison, United States mar-
Senator Owen Addresses a
Large Crowd
Not-with-standing the fact that a
show was going on in Hooker Mon-
day night, Senator Robert L. Owen
addressed one of the largest
audiences in the Norbury hall that
has gathered to hear a political
speech during this campaign. The
Senator has a remarkably easy flow of
language, a commanding personality,
an excellent use of grammar and a
line of thought that shows a thorough
shal, made the arrest. .... , . . j ,
education coup ed with a great deal
The railroad president was arraig- v *
The Morning After
Oh, the sport awakes as the morn-
ing breaks, with a head like a load of!
brick; and his eyes are red in his
aching head, and his poor old stom-
ach's sick. His mouth is furred and
he thinks some bird—a buzzard—has
nested there: his throat is dry and he
thinks he'll die. ami there's free lunch
in his hair. He notes with- dread
that he went to bed attired in his
shoes and hat: and he sees a bear on
his bedroom chair—but it's only the
thotsas cat. He groans and sighs as
he tries to rise from his couch of
misery. "This lets me out from the
festal rout—it's never again," says
he. to the joint he slinks for some
saving drinks, the hair of tbe dog
you know; a few good jerks for his
weakened works—he'll quit when the
tremors go. But a slug of gin, when
it's safe within, calls loud for a run-
ning mate; and the poor old sport
takes another snort, and hits up the
same old ga t. And thte sport awakes
when the morning breaks as sick as
a glandered horse; his eyes are red
in his swollen head, his comrade is
R E. Morse. To fill your vat with
the suds like that, to sleep in your
hat and shoes: Do you call that fun.
Oh. you sporty one, just getting the
taste for booze? —Walt Mason.
Might Look Into This
Col J. D. Barmore has probably
discovered the real cause and treat-
ment of the horse disease. The other
day one of his horses began showing
symptoms of the disease. After look-
ing the horse over carefully Jim saw
something in the horse's left ear. He
took a spoon and cleaned tbe ear out
and found five insects which looked
something like young spiders. He
also found what looked like nits or
eggs in the wax in the ear. After
washing the ear out thoroughly he
could see an irritated spot on the
ear drum and side of the ear where
the insects had been working. The
horse began to improve at once and
is now in good shape again.
Since the learned veterinarians are
so muddled on the cause of the dis-
ease it wouldn't be a bad idea to
look after your horse's ears. This
may be the cause of the disease.
—Hugo ton Hermes.
The Piano Vote
Below you will find the standing of
the different piano contestants up to
ned before United States Commission-
er O. Q Claflin. Be waived a
preliminary hearing and his case was
set for the January term of the federal
court.
In default of bond, which was fixed
at fl5,000, Miller was taken to the
Wyandotte county jail. He arrived
there at 6 o'clock. Only two meals
are served daily at the jail and he
was too late for the combination
luncheon-dinner which is given to the
prisoners at 4 o'clock. He had only
.75 and when the officials suggested
that he send out for his supper, he
declined, saying 4*I am too poor."
Miller is 46 years old and has a
wife and three children living in Sa-
lina, Kansas, he says he was a
Chicago & Northwestern railway
engineer before becoming a president.
The railway of which Miller is pres-
ident exists, so far, only on paper.
Only a few miles of the proposed
road have been surveyed. In spite of
this fact the government alleges that
he and bis associates have obtained
thousands of dollars from idividuals
and mercantile organizations, who
received nothing in return.
The northern terminus of the road,
the prospects state, was to be in W in-
nipeg, Manitoba; the southern ter-
minus on tbe Gulf of Mexico near
Galveston. The promoters starved
their surveys from the little town of
Taron, Kansas, and the headquarters
of the company were in Salina. Tbey
were luxuriously fitted with massive
furniture and tbe business was car-
ried on with alt the precision of a
great corporation.
The headquarters have been closed
for several months, however, and
hgve been in the hands of Marshal
Harrison. Tbe owner of the building
has a claim in court for rents due
since last March, and a New York
company, which made a survey of
part of the line, has obtained a re-
ceivership to assure payment of a
debt exceeding $50,000.
The projected railroad was incor-
porated under the Kansas laws in
July, 1910. Miller has been president
since tbe organization. He is charged
with having used the mails to repre-
sent that the stock was very valuable
and with assuring prospective pur-
chasers that his compay had made
arrangements with a syndicate in
London, England, for the sale of
S 29. «",000 the bonds.
Tbe failure of this sale, Miller says,
was due to the coal strike, which
paralyzed business in England, but
he says tbe company bad made ar-
rangements in Paris with brokers to
finance the project. Several Kansas
towns were very anxious to have the
new line pass through their limits,
the government officials say. Some
were so anxious that subscriptions as
high as $3,500 were given Miller and
his associates to help pay for surveys
of Guymon. He is figuring on mov
ing back to bis farm north of town j The Hooker ball team got cleaned
about next March. We will be glad at Texhoma last wtek to the tune of 7 j
to see him return as Mr. Claasseo was to 3 on Friday, and 8 to 0 on Satur- \
one of our best farmers when be day. Our sporting editor hasn't the
formerly lived here. courage to write up tbe carnage, so
. _ w ... (i i .... I will have to let it go in condensed
in another column you will find an _ ,
, # u , form this time. Tbe boys seem to
account of the arrest of one H. Leone -
. , . have gotten slightly out of practice
Miller on the charge of using the " , ,
, , , .. visi 1m, since the regular season closed.
mails to defraud. Mr. Miller bas
been posing as the president of the F. T Norbury and W. W. Irvin
Winnipeg. Salina A Gulf railroad. } have formed* partnership under the
and it was in this connection that the tirm name of Norbury & Irvin for
arrest was nstie. Tbe town of Guy- toe purpose ot selling real estate,
tnt.n was all agog about Miller and making exchanges an<f writing farm
his paper road a few months ago. and loans. They have an ad to that ef-
unce the curtain has rung down on feet on tbe back page. They are both
the iast act. Hooker extenua the banu men who bei.eie in tbe square deal
of sympathy tober sister city on tbe and *itb tbe unprecedented prosper-
south Hooker do longer "entbooses ity that is now Abating around down
worth a darn over paper railroads, tier* we see no reason why tbey
especially wfcen H. Leone Millar has , shouldn't do a staving good business
anything to do with them I right from tbe start.
Sunday School Rally
There will be an interdenomination-
al Sunday school rally at the Bap-
tist church next Thursday under the
leadership of C. H. Nichols, general
secretary of the Oklahoma SunJav |
School association. A good pro-1
gram has been arranged and a help- I
ful meeting is expected. Two j
meetings will be held, one at 2:00 and ,
the other at 8:00 p. m. Everyone in-1
vited to attend.
Mr. George N Sheldon and Mrs.
Leon a A. Cochran were married at
the Illinois hotel yesterday by Judge
Caatleberry Mr. Sheldon comes
I and otber preliminary expenses. In
Vote return, the president is alleged to
4.712.075 i have promised that terminals, round
65.5801 bouses and other improvements would
255,600 m built in the little villages.
2,464.355 Miller when seen at the jail last
16.5201 night was uncommunicative. He said
755 450 ibat be was a mere figurehead, and
2 600.4751 that all his acts had been dictated by
12.175 tbe directors, who, he says, live in
382,640 New York. He is certain, however,
2,464.355 that the railway will be built.
550.425 j - I have told my company repeatedly
15.050 ' that the only thing that could prevent
• the building of tbe road would be my
1 death or my imprisonment," he said
There are no better men than Smith 1 assuredly. Tbey haven't killed me,
Haynea, candidate for commissioner ! but I'm in jail. However, 1 will get
from the first district or the demo- | out, and when the truth is known
cratic ticket, and the voters of that, everybody will fiod that 1 have been
district cannot do better than to place honest in my dealings ard that every
tbe affairs of the county in his hands, cent I have received has been spent in
Wednesday night:
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3,570,050
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60,410
46
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25.625
58
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45,350
77
78
lb. 125
108
121
1,492.380
131
136
10.935
137
143
253.640
150
154
17 200
168
174
12,275
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385,650
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183
42.670
of personal experience. He began
his speech by explaining the birth of
the democratic and republican parties,
their histories up to the Civil war,
the real cause (special privilege) of
the war, and the tariff that was raised
to provide funds with which to carry
on the war, and which tariff was not
annulled after peace had been de-
clared owing to the strangle hold the
interests of the country had on the
government at that time. From the
tariff the speaker branched out to our
national democratic leaders, declar-
ing that Woodrow Wilson is one of
the greatest men the world has ever
had. He explained how Gov. Wilson
had rid the state of New Jersey of
machine politicians, democrats as
well as republicans, how he had made
Princeton thoroughly democratic
while president of the University, and
paid a glowing tribute to the profess-
or as a true blue democrat and a
forceful character. His election as
president this fall is assured, he said,
and the restoration of the govern-
ment back to the people would begin.
Mr. Owen then paid his respects" to
machine politicians, precinct bosses
and hand-picked delegations. He
denounced them vigorously, stating
they were undemocratic and in no
way represented the will of the peo-
ple. On this line he praised tbe
mandatory primary, the initative, re-
ferendum and recall, the corrupt
practices act and the publication of
campaign contributions. He believes
in precinct and county organization,
but does not believe in a select few
slipping off by themselves, holding a
so-called precinct convention, pick-
ing a few delegates to tbe county con-
vention and doing the same thing on
a larger scale at the county conven-
tion. These things should be done in
broad open daylight and be well
advertised beforehand.
Senator Owen said but little about
himself, and used the personal pro-
noun only a few times. He told us
privately the next day that he had
sent a copy of his record to nearly
every voter in the state and was will-
ing to have them judge him by that,
therefore personal allusions were un-
necessary. He was here more in the
interest of his party than for himself.
That he is pursuing the proper course
in this there can be no doubt; to hear
a candidate talk about no one nor
anything but himself becomes tire-
some. Neither did he assail his op-
ponent, past, present or potential, but
showed throughout his speech that be
considered himself above the petty
bickerings of the ordinary run of
politicians. His position of senator
is a high one and be fits it admirably.
That Senator Owen will succeed
himsely as the senator from Oklaho-
ma is beyond the shadow of a doubt.
He has numerous friends in this
country in the different parties
whose votes he will be sure to get,
and if they will examine his record in
the senate they will have good cause
to vote for him.
He is clean, competent and stands legitimate channels.
from Powderlv, Texas, where be baa J for tbe same methods of economy and "Do I look like I have been *raft-
beeu depot agent and postmaster for business io tbe county's affairs as in ingV" he said. Im just on a anlary
several years. Mrs. Cochran lives his own private busine
near Tyrone Only a few relatives ( Democrat.
and friends of tbe bride, Mr. and i Tbe Advance beartity endorses tbe
Mrs. John Hodge*. F. W. Roddy and j above, and can assure its readers in
Guy mm and haven't a pennv. My wife and blican Adv
babies are there at Salina, practical ly p
About James G. Binkley
We observe that James G. Binkley,
formerly of this county, is a candi-
date for Clerk of the District Court of
Texas county. Oklahoma. We have
long known Mr. Binkley. and take
great pleasure in saying he is a per-
fectly competent gentleman and stands
high for the position to which be as-
pires, and from what we learn he will
be elected to tbe position to which be
offers. It will greatly please Mr.
Binkley's friends to bear of bis elec-
tion to tbe position to which he bas
been nominated. We know if his
Hoosier friends could vote be would
be triumphantly elected. He came
near being elected Register of Deeds
of tbe above named county in 1910.
Hurrah for Jimmy.—Corydon, (Ind )
tbe writer were present to witness the
tying of the knot that holds for life.
From here tbey drove to Tyrone
i where they will spend a few days af-
ler which tbey will make their future
bom* in Kansas Tbe Advance ex-
tends beat wishes.
i Norbury £ Irvin siil treat you
I "ght.
this district that the* make no mis-
take in eaating their ballots for Smith
He ts a strong man in his home neigh-
borhood which counts for a good
ideal. That he will he elected is be-
! yood a doubt.
penniless. Tbey have enough gro- '
ceries and coal to keep them going
for a while, but it 1 don't get to earn-
ing something witbiD a month there
| will be a different story to tell."— .
K ansas City Journal. .
F. Rove sells tbe Van Brant | a couple
Schroeder returned Friday
tier. Kansas, and will spend
of months here looking af-
I *r111a. There are none better made | ler tbe gathering of bis crops.
Quite a few of our citizens took
advantage of the calm weather Wed-
nesday night and burned tbe tumV
ling weeds that had accumu<ated
around their property. This is a
good idea and we bope those who have
not done so will soon follow sail.
Mrs. J L Bainum returned Tues-
day from Arlington, Kansas, where
be visited with home folks a while.
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