The Sentinel Leader. (Sentinel, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1913 Page: 3 of 6
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V
SENTINEL
Published every Friday at Senti,
nel, Washita County. Okla.. hv
THE SENTINEL
R. W. HULETT, Prti.
unty, Okla., by
PRINTING CO., Inc.
Warren D. Forster. Editor and Manager.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR, in Advancc
watered as second class nutter February
11,1910, at the postoffice at Sentinel, Ok<
lahoma, under the act of March 3,1879.
OFFICE PHONE.
.NO 27,
The recent Mexican election
was a farce as far as justice was
concerned. It was a cace where
Huerta could count the chickens
before they were hatched.
The cold spell which has been
over the state the past week
knocked the New Xork-New
Hampshire Thaw off the first
pages of the daily papers. It
seemed to have more effect too,
by the way.
Reports from all over the
state keep coming in about new
oil wells, gas wells etc , and
some of them are within a score
of miles fr m Sentinel, yet there
is no oil talk here. We will sit
to one side and let some of our
neighbor to>vns pull the pros-
pectors their way, perhaps find
oil, and then feel like kicking
ourselves for not getting busy.
State And National.
Without all the expense of a
vote, the county commissioners
of Sequoyah county over at Sal-
isaw have let the contract for a
new court house to the Lisle-
Dunning Construction Company
of Oklahoma City for $35,350 00.
The building will |>o 0f reinforc-
ed concrete and native stone
modern in every lespect, includ-
ing heating and plumbing. The
first and second storias will be
devoted to the various court
rooms and ounty offices, the
third story will consist of the
jail, jury rooms, sheriff's office
and cooking rooms. Provision
is also being made for the ac-
commodation of jurors, while
held in service. The plans of
the building were drawn by the
Hair Company of Oklahoma
City, and were made to cover a
building of an estimated cost of
$40,000.00—Sallisaw Star-Ga-
zette.
What is there to hinder Sen-
tinel from getting together and
pulling for a flour mill? Situat-
ed as it is upon a line of railroad,
which has very few mills south
of us, and not as many north as
other flour mill towns, a good
business could be drawn to Sen-
tinel in this way. It would fur-
nish good steady employment for'
eight or ten good men at good
salaries and besides enable the
farmers to get better prices for
their grain. Since the burning
of the Cordell Gin and Milling
Company at Cordell, there has
been no flour mill in the county
which means that a good busi-
ness could be established in coun-
ty towns. There is no class of
business that will furhish the
t<>wn with more free advertising
than an up-to-date flouring mill.
♦ +
J. W. La - ton, of the Arapa-
ho Bee dies hard: Thirteen
thousand quarters of beef arriv
ed on a ship from Argentine last
week to supply us with beef we
did not raise ourselves. The
new tariff bill admits it free.
It will be tiki plans of South
America where they have free
grass and do not pay any tax-
es. Mr. Lawton must not be
posted on the prices of meat or
be is a vegetarian. Cattle sell
on the streets of Sentinel at auc-
tion nearly every Saturday at
from 80 to 95 dollars, and the
butcher cannot afford to buy
them, and if heshould buy them
the common people cannot af-
ford to buy the meat. Of course,
it may be different with editoos.
But with meat a luxury and the
unanimous opinion of experts
that it will never be lower, the
oid bowl of a high tariff for pro-
tection don't hold good.
How About Santa Claus This
Year?
Christmas comes but once a
year, but py handiing only $1.50
to the publisher of the Sentinel
Leader, you will get 150 papers
a year., or three a week. That
is some reading isn't it? Good,
instructive wholeson e reading,
too. Try tbe combinasion.
You will like it It is this:
The Sentinel Leader, $1.00 a
year.
The Semi-Weekly Farm News
$1.00 a year.
The two well worth $2 00 a
year. You get them both for
$1.50 a year. DO IT NOW.
At Seymour, Texas, Tnesday
morning there occurred a terri-
ble tragedy, and as stated by
the Ft. Worth Star Telegram
there were three victims. "For-
mer Sheriff A. L. Board was shot
and instantly killed, T. J. Bruce
the slayer, was killed and Sheriff
W. R. Ellis was fatally wounded
here this morning. Constable
Ben Bickers, of Stamford, who
was with Sheriff Ellis, was the
only one participating in Jthe
shooting who escaped unhurt.
The only explanation of the af-
fair that can be found is that it
grew out of tbe killing of Bruce's
b other ten years ago by Board
and a deputy sheriff in attempt-
ing to arrest him on Wagon
creek. Bruce shot Board at the
head of the stairway of the First
National Bank building. As
Sheriff Ellis advanced upon him
at the foot of the stairway he
shot Ellis thoough the body. El-
lis jumped behind a telephone
pole and began shooting at Bruce.
Bickers also opened fire. Bruce
was dead when his body was
reached. Board was sixty eight
years old and Bruce sixty-five.
Both leave families."
son's cherished hope of the
Mexicans sattling their own
problems. According to news
from Vera Cruz, Oct. 26 th, en
Diaz has severed all relatio j
with Pres. Huerta and sent ir
his resignation as Brigadier
the Federal army. The nego ti
ations regarding Diaz' return to
the capital at the invitation of
provisional Pres. Huerta ended
by bis flat refusal to accompany
Col. Vidalurragaza. secretary to
Gen. Blinquet, war minister,
giving as his reason the illness
of his wife. Mrs. Diaz is not
nerionsly ill, but sick enough to
serve as au excuse for Diaz noi
putting his head in the lion's
mouth. His friends are alarm
ed and look for his arrest any
moment. Advices from Mexico
city Sunday state the indica-
tions were that not sufficient
votes were cast to insure a legal
election of President to succeed
Huerta.
Our late citizen Walter G.
Bolding, who moved to Rocky
•had an accident last week.
1 his from t he Hobart Democrat-
Chief: "W. G. Bolding, a well
driller near Rocky, sustained
burns about the facn one day
last week when gas in a well
he was drilling exploded. He
was drilling a well for water
id whendown about forty feet
v gurgling sound became dis-
No official announcement was
made Sunday night, but it was
unofficially estimated that judg-
ing from the results in the capi.
tal, where it was said the vote
would be up to the average,
that less that ten thousand of
the eighty thousand voters of
the Federal district had gone to
the polls. It would be no sur-
prise if the congress that was al-
so would declare the election void
when they arc organized and
canvass the returns, The lead
ers of the Catholic party claim a
long lead, although they are un-
able to estimate the number of
votes cast for Gamboa, the can-
didate. If this claim is correct
it is thought that Gen. Diaz ran
second. Manuel Calera and
Florts Magon, the Liberal can-
didates, had no printed tickets
at the polling places, their sup-
porters being obliged to write
their name on blank ballots.
Pres. Huerta did not vote spend-
ing the day at his country home
at Popotia. A decree will be is-
sued by Huerta Monday increas-
ing the army from 85,000 men
its present stsength, to 150,000.
Gen. Huerta proposed this in-
crease some time ago. but the
congress he dissolved limited
Our Opening has Been
DELAYED
but we will offer to the people of
Sentinel and vicinity absolutely
Free, a beautiful
$22 Edison Phonograph
to start the ball to rolling. Later
on we will set a Special Day and
give each and every one a free
Souvenir. Watch for this an-
nouncement.
THE DEEN DRUG STORE
Sentinel, Oklahoma
Flour would be scattered all over jtince. The next morni thfc
the state and mother states with sound was sfcill ther
Sentinel standing out in good
bold letters un every sack. Be-
sides this would advertise us in
numerous other ways. It would
be a paying proposition to the
promoters, to Sentinel as a whole,
"Q and Mr,
Bolding lignted a match and
dropped it into the well. An
explosion occurred and Mr.
Bolding bad his eyebrows and
face scorched. This well is lo-
c ted oue mile sourheast of
to the entire community and to Rocky on the Charlie Batchf.lor
each individual living here Let's
get busy in a business like way
and cast out our hooks for some-
thing that will better Sentinel.
Washita County Farmers and
Stock Raisers.
Being convinced of the great
value to the agricultural and
stock interests of our county of
the silo demonstration to be held
at Cordell on November 13th and
14th, we take this method of ad-
vising every prospective silo
builder in the county to avail
themselves of this opportunity
to study the kinds of silos-stave
common sense, re-enforced and
tile, steel and concrete.
We believe the lectures to be
delivered there at that time will
fully justify every hog raiser in
Washita county to be there and
learn all the modern ways of
science to prevent cholera and
kindred diseases of hogs.
Mr. John Fields lectures on the
growing of kaffir corn, milo, fe-
tereta, we think will alone justi-
fy our farmers in being there.
Respectfully,
H. K. Thomas.
Stewart Humbarger,
J. L. Ix)ng,
Board of Co. Commissioners.
County papers please copy.
farm. This makes the third
well iu that vicinity that gas
has been found in within the
last few years. A probability
is thai operators will be in that
vicinity soon to give experi-
ments.'
Banks-Cluck.
The things least expected are
constantly happening. Last
Tuesday morning on the Central
State Normal campus an old fa-
miliar voice was heard. On look-
ing around it proved to be none
other than that of Seeb Banks.
What else could be expected?
We naturally supposed he had
come for the divine purpose of
gaining higher knowledge. Noth-
ing strange about that, she being
supposed to know. He very po-
litely asked Miss Mae Cluck, a
normal student, to show him
through the normal buildings
and campus. She, only too glad
to do an old-time friend a favor,
willingly consented. They visit-
ed the kindergarden room first.
A little later on in the day th*y
reportod to friends that they
found schooling dull and unin-
teresting; and preferred scien-
tific farming.
Arrangements were immedi-
ately made and they went to Ok-
lahoma City and were married
by Justice of the Peace J. F.
Cody. They left Wednesday
morning and will locate near
Sentinel.
This is a romance from which
a novel might be written.
The groom, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Banks, living north-
west of Sentinel, is a young man
of much ability and high prin-
ciples.
The bride is the beautiful and
accomplished daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. S. Cluck, living out
west of Sentinel.
These young people are such
that any community might be
justly proud of. They have
many friends who wish them one
long and joyous ride as they sail
down the sea of life together.
A Friend.
From the Granite Enterprise:
"Dr. Barker, representing the
Hennessy Oil & Gas Co., was
here Saturday and signed a con.jdray were brought into the oi i-
tract to have another rig on the
ground and at work wi thin the
next thirty days. Dr., Barkers
company is a strong one, and
they have the machinery to go
any depth they feel like. The
paper goes on to state that the
company wants 2.000 acres
north of Granite and a like
amount south of the town. It
is a certain fact that oil is north
of Granite for the writer has
seen it taken from two wells
there in 1901. The oil was of
a very heavy gravity and made
a splendid lubricant and was
sold for that purpose at two dol-
lars a barrel. After that th
Dr. Price Baking Ponder Co..
was said to have a leat>e on the
territory. and since then nothing
as l>een done. There w*as also
gas in these wells that were situ-
ated northeist of Granite two
or thive miles.
It is said that of the 13 mil-
lions of people in Mexico only
80 thousand are voters. The
law provides that one-third of
jtliQ Lotal. number of eligible
voters' must exercise their right
of suffrage in order to make the
election valid. Failing this,
Congress is supposed to declare
the election \oid, whereupon
Gen. Huerta will continue as him to 80,000.
President ad interim until con-
ditions permit of new elections.
The police have been instrueted
to observe a strict'y neutral at-
titude. In addition to the po-
lice, four thousand troops will
be ready in barracks to suppress.
any disorder.
The two relatives of late Pres.
Madero that were imprisoned in
Mexico are transferred to Vera
Cruz to await trial. It is said
that regarding the fact that the 5 1-2 miles south, 3-4 mile west of Dill, and 1 mile east
British minister to Mexico re-1 j /% * /% ., i ro • i
cognized Gin Auerta's govern- and 2 1-2 miles north of Sentinel on
ment that there lies a story
therein: it is said that the new
developments involves Great
Britian with the oil interests in
|:Beginning promptly at 1 o'clock
Mexican upheaval since the Ma- SCTlbed property.
^ero revolution against Porfirio'
Diaz, is believed to be again
the important factor. The
great oil interests of Lord Ccw-
I will offer at public auction, on the C. B. Allen farm,
1-2 miles south, 3-4 mile west of Dill, and 1 mile e
j 2 1-2 miles north of Sentinel on
Friday, October 31st, 1913
p. m., the following de-
LIVESTOCK.
1 gray mare, age 12 yrs., weight 1400
lbs, with foal by good horse.
inal graft charges of Francisco1 bay mare, a&e 9 yrs- weight 1000 lbs.
Madero against Diaz and under 11 bay mare« cominS 3 yrs. old, weight
fhM Madero regime other inter- 1000 lbs-
esfs became the dominating!1 black mare> coming 3 yrs. old, weight
i— r i' 900 lbs.
influence in Mexico so far as oil
was concerned. Lord Cowdray
then attempted to sell out to the
Standard Oil, but that, concern
was not permitted to get a foot-
bold in M xico under Madero
With the success of the Huerta
Coup, Lord Cowdray and his
English associates again came
inty commercial power in Mexi-
co and to the influence mainlv
of the English oil ieterests are
ascribed the official English rec
ognition of the Huerta regrime.
grime. The Engligh factor in
i i the situation is in itself not
regarded as a serious matter,
exc *pt iu so far as it has encour-
aged Huerta's defiant atfitu .
against this government ;m>
ni lkes more difficult Pres. \il
giving
1 good milk cow, with calf by side,
three gallons milk per day.
1 Poland China sow, weight 200 lbs.
FEED STUFFS.
75 bushels ear corn. 2 tons cane hay.
25 bushels headed maize
1000 bundles of kaffir corn.
2 tons alfalfa hav.
IERMS: Sums of $10 and under, Cash. Sums over $10 a credit of 12 months time
will be given on bankable notes .drawing 10 per cent interest from date of sale. Ten per
cent discount for cash on all sunw over $10.
IMPLEMENTS.
1 Laudinghaus wagon. 1 harrow.
1 John Deere sulky plow. 1 buggy.
1 John Deere cultivator. 1 go-devil.
1 row drill. 1 horse cart. 1 hay rake.
1 Mr. Bill planter. 1 Georgia stock.
Sweeps of different kinds.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
1 dresser. 1 Hot Blast heating stove.
2 iron bedsteads. 2 sets bed springs.
1 writing desk. 1 rocker.
3 chairs. 1 center table. 1 cook stove.
1 kitchen cabinet. 1 dining table.
3 dozen chickens.
Many other items too numerous to men-
tion.
Riley & tenner, Auctioneers,
J. G. LUTON,
J. R. DeBusk, Clerk.
Owner.
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Forster, Warren D. The Sentinel Leader. (Sentinel, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1913, newspaper, October 31, 1913; Sentinel, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc273273/m1/3/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.