The Guymon Herald. (Guymon, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 20, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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The Guymon Herald.
VOL
Official Cwuli Ptpti
GUYMON, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY. JUNE 20, 1912
NO. 15
Should Organize fur Them
Sheriff Chenault informed us the
first of the week that he had §Qtt—
next considerable information regard-
ing a gang of organized horse
thieves in western Oklahoma. Colo-
rado and New Mexico, since the cap-
ture of the two thieves a couple of
weeks ago. Dave says there is a|
regular organized set operating in
the three states, it was the plan of
Knouse. who was the leader in the
stealing here a couple of weeks ago.
to nave the horses he secured taken
the night following his arrest by an-
other member of the gang and de-1
Ihered to Colorado or New .Mexico
men associated in that work. The
gang rounds up a good bunch and
then markets what it has, provided
some other thieves don't steal the
horses before they get away with
them. Horses will be spotted one
day and that night as soon as it is
dark enough or late enough removed
from the barn or pasture and herd-
ed all the way from 50 to 80 miles
before morning. The Davidson and
Hunt horses were run abo.ut 75 miles
the night they were stolen and had
not Sheriff Chenault had a mighty
good idea where they went It would
have been hard to locate them, even
though it was possible to trail the
bunch. Horses are not kept long by
the party stealing them. They are
sent to certain ranches in other
states and either kept there a short
time or shipped to other parts and
sold. Thus, it Is easily seen,
the horse thievery business is made
fairly remunerative, although Knouse
told the sheriff's force there was
nothing really pleasant about it un-
til you got the money In your pocket.
Knouse claims he got his start in
crime by a fellow coming along and
stopping with him one night. l>ater
on the same fellow again came along
to stop with him over night. This
fellow asked Knouse why he didn't
make his money easy instead of
working hard and suggested that he
"pick up" a horse or two as he was
doing. The guest paid Knouse $25
for his stopping there. Later on he
paid Knouse a similar amount and
then one night Knouse went along
with the guest and "rustled" his
first horses. Since then Knouse fre-
quently "had business" which took
him to other parts of the country for
a few days. Once In he couldn't
stop. Crlss was getting In the same
way. The lesson of both shows how
easy it 1b to work into systematic
crime. The money you make in a
crooked way keeps you on the crest
of the tide among the high rollers
for a time, but the time comes when
you can't hold out at that gait and
then you pay the price. But this
organized gang of horse thieves has
had a jolt in this and Cimarron
counties and it Is hoped the good
work will continue until the last one
is wiped out. New material will
spring up for some time down in
here, but the crop can be materially
shortened by proper work of the au-
thorities.
S« banner
MILLINERY
Millinery! Millinery!
50 Per Ct. Discount
on all Ladies'
Hats
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We have decided to close out our en-
tire line of ladies' hats, and in order to
do so, have cut the price half in two
on every hat now in stock. These
prices will continue in force only ten
days. Come in now if you want a
hat.
$2.00 Hats for
$3.00 Hats for
$r..00 Hats for
$7.HO Hats for
$10.00 Hats for
$15.00 Hats for
MS
5.00
7.50
Latham Dry Goods
Company
Main Street - GUYMON
eral from out in the west end of the
county report having seen snow
flakes. The Herald is giving solely
what it believes to be the news in
the matter, for none of this office
force saw snow, but all agree It was
cold enough to produce the white
flakes, for it was something fierce.
The Bridge is Itehuilt
The long bridge across the Beaver
has again been rebuilt and trains
are now running across the same -
The bridge is again built of wood souled, good
and is liable to burn any time, but
the road prefers to take a risk of
accidents of that kind in preference
to putting in a more costly piece of
work. It has required a big force of
men a week to get the road back in
shape as a result of a few minutes
fire. Within 36 hours after the
burning of the bridge, a temporary
track had been laid around the
grade and trains were crossing the
river. It cost the road considerable,
but It now has things working in
good shape.
It Snowed Some Monday
"One sultry day in summer.
There came a little snow."
The only difference to the above
was that Monday was not sultry, hut
it was a day in summer and it snowed
In Guymon, according to the testi-
mony of numerous citizens whose
reputation for truth and veractiy
cannot be questioned. It is asserted
by several that snow flakes in pro-
fusion abounded that day, and Bev-
Yanricnburg is for T. It.
Our old friend. R. Vandenburg.
carpenter and good fellow, is hoping
that T. R. will be the next republi-
can nominee for president of the
United States. Van says he knew
T. R. in New York and that he is
1u8t a common, ordinary whole-
While T. R.
was erecting a home in that state
Van helped in the building and Van
savs vou would never have thought
he was half the big gun that he is
T. R. associated with the carpen-
ters, had good talks and laughs with
them and was a fellow good to know
and pleasant to meet. That Is why
he Is occupying the position he is
todav and, why the people like him
so well. He Is one of the common
herd, a specimen who grades mighty
hiph if the grand overseer wants a
first class one for some particular
show or job, but who can mingle with
the rest and do a dandy job of It.
getting next their sympathies, their
likes, their dislikes and their general
demand for common, ordinary hon-
estv. They may skin T. R. In Chi-
cago. but the politicians have anoth
er big job to perform before they re
place him In the esteem of the coin
nion people of the United States of
America.
Herald ads pay—try them.
T'
Back to Nature.
A hen la not supposed to have mijch summon sense or tact,
yet every time she lays an egg Bhe cackles forth the fact.
A rooster hasn't got a lot of Intellect to show, but none the
less moBt roosters have enough good sense too crow.
The mule, the most despised of beasts, has a persistent way of
letting people know he's 'round by bis insistent Bray.
The busy little bees they buzz, bulls bellow and cows moo, and
watch-dogs bark, and ganders hiss and doves and pigeons
coo.
The peacock spreads his tail and squawks; pigs squeal and
robins sing, and even serpents know enough to hiss be-
fore they sting.
But Man, the greatest masterpiece that Nature could devise,
will often stop and hesitate before he'll advertise!
—Stolen.
Summer
A new and beautiful line
of LaValliers, Bracelets,
Bar Pins for the ladies.
A neat gold or ribbon coat
chain adds to the appear-
ance of the well-dressed
Call and inspect our line. Remember the June bride sale.
Friday and Saturday, this week, sheet Music, . . lOcts
C. T. Dugan & Co.
Up-to-Date Jewelers
Waneer k
Building
Hamilton
Wallace Quinn IMed Thursday
Wallace Quinn, who has been in
poor health the past several years,
and whose condition grew steadily
worse all the while, died in Kansas
City Thursday, June 13. The end
was not unexpected for It was know n
for some time that his recovery was
Impossible.
Wallace Quinn was one of the
familiar, old-timers of the south-
west. He located in the old town of
Hardesty at the mouth of the Cold-
water in the spring of 1887 and was
well and favorably known through-
out all the range country from the
Arkansas river to the South Canad-
ian. He was one of the old time
cowboys of No Man's Land, working
the range In original Beaver county
and the Texas panhandle. For years
he was with Lew and Prank Kra
mer, the Pigpen outfit and John
George, his last work on the range
being with the latter. He married
Nora Quinn at Beaver February 12
1899, and is survived by a wife and
two children, Genevieve and Marga-
ret. Two children, Hazel and Jack,
are dead. in 1903 he moved to
Canon City, Colorado, where he re-
sided until about two years ago.
when his health failed and with his
family and mother, Mrs. Sullivan
spent the winter at CorpuB Chrlstl,
Texas. His condition waB not im-
proved and he later on spent several
months at Hot Springs, Arkansas,
going from there to Kansas City, at
which place his death occurred.
Seven years ago, while attending a
meeting conducted by Billy Sunday
in Canon City, he was converted and
since then lived a consistent chris-
tian life, dying without fear of the
future.
It was not the good fortune of the
editor of this paper to know Wallace
Quinn as the old timers of this sec-
tion knew him. During his long ill-
ness when his condition was report-
ed at times somewhat Improved the
words of kindly Interest and hope ex-
pressed for him came from every
acquaintance who knew him. They
all liked and respected Wallace
Quinn. had confidence In his honesty,
respect for his Judgment and admira-
tion for his character. He had the
happy faculty of iiossesslng a friend
In every acquaintance and there is
genuine regret among all his old as-
sociates that such a man should be
stricken in what ought to be the
prime of his life The funeral was
conducted from the home of his
brother. R. B. Quinn, Sunday, and the
large attendance, together with the
beautiful floral offerings, attested to
the esteem In which Mr. Quinn was
held.
It i« Bringing Things Out
The welcomed rains the past week
or ten days have put an entirely dif-
ferent look on the growing crops
of all kinds. Wheat badly damaged
will not be materially helped, al-
though there are but few fleldB
which will not profit greatly by the
moisture. Gardens and grasses of
all kinds have made a wonderful
growth and spring crops, where not
damaged by insects, are doing excep-
tionally well. The farmer who has
managed to get his crop in early
and has taken care of It will see It
make a tremendous growth in the
next few days. Wheat growers say
the crop is filling out in splendid
shape, although there 1b much com-
plaint this Bpring from smut. Some
farmers say their crop will be dam-
aged greatly by smut, while others
are not complaining much about It.
On the whole, the crop will be good
anyhow.
free to the visitors. Guymon is go
ing to make this one big day of
pleasure for her visitors and invites
everyone who can to come In and en
joy themselves that day. Nothing Ib
being overlooked to add to the pleas-
ure of the da^. While a partial list
of amusements liaB been prepared. It
is oot a complete list and much Is
being figured on to help make the
occasion memorable. It will be
better day by far than you will im-
agine. Following is a part of the
program prepared at this time by the
committees:
9:00 a. m. to 10:30, a. m., ball
game, Tyrone vs. Texhoma.
10:30 a. m. to 12 noon, ball game
Guymon vs. Hooker.
12:00 noon to 1:00 p. m., ImsRet
dinner, Guymon vs. the rest of the
world.
1:00 p. m. to 1:30 p. m., automo-
bile speed contest, entry free to all.
1:30 p. m. to 2:00 p. m., motor-
cyle speed contest, entry free to all.
2:00 p. m. to 3:00 p. m., climbing
greased pole, catching greased pig.
sack races, three legged race, fat
man's race, rheumatic race, flour
race, pie race, ladies nail driving
contest, and other amusements to
numerous to mention.
:::im p. m.. to l:H p. m., ball
game between the winners of the
forenoon games for a purse.
5:00 p. m., to 6:30 p. m., horse
raceB, relay races, etc.
Night: fireworkB. shows, side
shows, dancing, roller skating, etc.
1 SOME LATE RAILROAD NEWS
H. Leone Miller of the Winnipeg,
Salina At Gulf Write* That Itelajrs
K\perien<-ed Have Been Overcome
—Mere S« on After the 20th
The Herald has had but little rail-
road news the last few weeks for the
reason that there was no news. But
we are printing below a letter re-
ceived this week by R. B. Quinn
from Mr. Miller While In Kansas
City last week Mr. Quinn Interviewed
the Commerce Trust company regard-
ing the road and its prospects for
doing something. The officials of
this Institution informed him that
the proposed road was doing every-
thing required in a business-like
manner and there was no reason for
questioning its ability to do things.
Some delay was experienced by the
promoters in getting everything fixed
as the purchasers of the bonds re-
quired, due to formality demanded
by the bond purchasers, but this was
not the promoters' fault. The fact
that the Commerce Trust company
says this concern Is acting In good
faith and fulfilling Its obligations to
the letter looks good to the outsider.
The letter referred to Is as follows:
Salina. Kansas June 15,1912
Mr R. B. Quinn.
Guymon, Oklahoma.
My Dear Mr. Quinn: —
Replying to your favor of June
7th, I will do as I do In all other
cases, where my friends are Inter-
ested -tell the facts, and in this case
they are easily told.
We made a contract last July with
concern known as The Brlndley
company, of New York, and they led
us to believe that they were finan-
cially able to handle this proposi-
tion and when the time came for
them to begin work on the proposi-
tion, after the sale of our bonds was
completed abroad, they informed us
that they did not have the money
and that they could not get It In
sufficient amount to carry the work
and naturally we Invited" them to
withdraw from the proposition, which
they did This delayed us from fif-
teen to thirty days in getting our
party organized out of Guymon
and to the time when we expected to
begin construction, and we have now
made a deal with Porter Bros., who
are veteran railroad contractors, and
they expect their men on the ground
here at Salina by the 20th. It
has been fully agreed, that they will
immediately arrange to make the
surveys east and west from Guymon
and will begin building the line from
that point and you may expect to
find a bunch of ub (as 1 will come If
I can) rolling Into your town some-
time after the 20th of the month.
It may be that wo will go direct
from Salina to Guymon and then look
the line over coming this way.
Our party No. 1 has crossed the
Cimarron river and expects to reach
Buffalo within a week, and owing to
the Tact that the country is not very
level from Buffslo to Guymon, party
No. 1 Bhould reach Guymon by the
15th of July if they have good luck,
as we are crowding them through.
On the arrival of Porter Bros.,
they will make arrangements to use
the office which you are holding as
they will want these rooms in which
to handle their work in both direc-
tions out of Guymon.
Assuring you that everything is
moving forward In good shape and
that we are doing our best to begin
construction work as I have stated,
at Guymon, I wish to remain,
Respectfully,
H. LEONE MILLER.
Mrs. Jennie Sullivan, accompanied
by her daughter. Mrs. W. C. Crow,
left Wednesday morning for Kansas
City, Missouri, where she will spend
several weeks.
Engage In m New Business
C. E. Hunter and Frank Ridge-
way have purchased the Guymon
Seed & Poultry company from C. W.
Claycomb and will conduct that busi-
ness hereafter. Both of these mem-
bers of the new firm are familiar
with the business they have pur-
chased and will undoubtedly make a
success of It. Mr. Claycomb has
leased the old Ten ranch and will
follofw dairying and stock raising
there.
>lore Splendid llain* This Week
Early Monday morning It com-
menced to rain in Texas county and
continued without interruption that
day. It Is estimated that at least
2 >4 inches of water fell and every-
thing has been again soaked in
splendid shape. The rain was par-
ticularly beneficial to the wheat. I
which Is now filling out In great
shape, and the spring crops will Bhow
the effects of the downpour as soon
as it warms up again. As far as we
can learn the rain has been general,
covering the entire southwest. At
Dalhart a hard wind and hall accom-
panied the wind, but not a great,
deal of damage resulted. A few old |
buildings were blown down and awn-
ings wrecked, out none of the sub-
stantial houses were troubled. Farm-
ers who have been farming and who
have their crops In good shape are i
in luck this week, for the rains have
been wonder workers when It comes
to boosting the crops.
To He One Itlg l ay
The celebration committees have
concluded to make the celebration
here one day only and that July 4.
A liberal amount has been provided
for prizes In the different contests,
and practically everything will be
Our Opening
Day . .
Saturday, June 22
We hereby extend a cordial invitation to every man. woman
and child in the Guymon trade territory to be our guests on Sat-
urday, June 2 2—our Grand Opening Day. The new stock of
Drugs, Medicines, Toilet Articles, Books, Stationery, Candies.
Cigars, and everything found in a first class drug store is here, and
we have set aside this day to meet our friends in our new store.
Don't fall to call, register and get a ticket to the matinee. Other
lttractlons too numerous to mention.
R. S. Cox Drug Co.
The Old Reliable
Drug Store
Formerly the Croley-Crow Drug Co.
Guymon, Okla
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