The Guymon Herald. (Guymon, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 11, 1910 Page: 1 of 8
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Oklahoma Htsterlwl 9m
The Guymon herald.
GUYMON. OKLAHOMA, THUHSDAV. AUGUST 11. 1910
NO. 22
A BIG SALE
AT
LATHAM DRY GOODS COMPANY
Everything in the Store Going at Hard Times Prices.
Don't Miss
This Sale
The Home of Hart, Schaffner
& Marx Clothing
STILL PAYING THE PRICE
The Ctuymon Wheat Market Price
Han Been from One to Three Centa
Above the Hooker and Tyrone
Price* the Past Two Week*.
The recent effort of the Guymon
business men to see what could be
done towards boosting the price of
•wheat has not been without merit.
In the past two weeks wheat has
commanded a better price right along
than It has in any town up and down
the line, Texhoma excluded, and
the only thing that enables that tow*
to beat us a few centa a bushel la the
fact that the Interstate rate gets tn
Ita work down there across the state
line and It Is useless for the town to
hope to buck that successfully. This
Is but one demonstration of the un-
fairness of the interstate rate, and
the matter is «o raw out In here that
It should receive attention. There
Is nothing square about., making a
town 20 miles down the line pay a
rate of 6 cents a bushel Just because
It happens to be across the atate bor-
der. We hope to aee the corporation
commission some day dig Into this
and aee what can be done towards
righting this wrong situation. Then
Guymon will beat them all in the
price of wheat Juat as we alwaya have
done In the broom corn matters
•where we have ahown them all where
to head In.
time, apend money and make two
campaigns for the same office. One
thing Is certain, the primary makes
the man get out after the office and
probably the people get a better
chance to judge his merits. If this
is the case it may be far better In the
end. It also gives the people a shot
at the old boss and this Is worth a
considerable, too. But to make It
really pure and a lot better than the
old way. some plan mu?t be devised
to keep one party from helping nom-
inate the other's candidates.
Keep Your Kye «m Them
If some of the preachers try to
string you with a good-sized fish yarn
you want to take It with a little salt.
Every minister in the town went out
on a Ashing trip Monday afternoon
and we are informing our readers
that they may govern themaelvea ac-
cordingly.
Blew for a kittle Bit
Monday evening a rain cloud
passed around to the south of Guy-
mon and gave the town one of the
worat touchea of wind experienced
for a year or two. The big window in
the Beaver County bank building waa
blown in and more or leas other dam-
age done. The racket made around
town for a few mlnutea, was some-
thing tierce and about all the inhab-
itants hunted their 'fraid holes. The
chicken coop of the Guymon Seed £
Poultry company was blown out In
the street.
It Was the First Trial
The primary election Just passed
In Oklahoma was the first real
thing of the kind that has yet taken
place In the new state. Personally,
■we have always been to favor of the
primary, and still are, we suppose,
although it cannot be said that it has
demonstrated any real superiority
here in Texas county over the old
way. There wasn't but a few sur-
prises in the campaign, and had It
not been for the arranging the names
In alphabetical order there would
have been few good guessers wrong
on their eatimate. The successful
ones were generally guessed a week
or even two before hand Just as clear-
ly as In the old convention day. The
primary is a good thing for every-
body but the candidate who has to
dig up like the very blazes all along
the line. He has to devote a lot more
Only Religion
The following expression of Juatice Brewer of the I'nited
States supreme court, on the subject of religion will be found
to be good reading:
"I don't care anything about .reeds. I haven t time to
quibble over theological questions. If I had the leisure I fancy
I should find theology to be good Intellectual exercise I could
be comfortable in a Baptist. Presbyterian. Methodist or Catholic
church and even a Jewish synagogue 1 was reared a Congrega-
tionalism but if my father had been an Episcopalian I suppose
I should be one. 1 believe In the creed of Jesus Christ,
the parable of the good Samaritan and the Golden Rule. No
more is necessary on this earth. I fully accept the teachings or
Christ's life, although I am afraid I don't always live up to
them. But life Is the most Important human queation—to be
kindly and helpful. There Is no thefilogy In binding up a man s
wounds, giving hl wine and-oil.Je.ding him to an Inn and
saying to th* landlord. "Take care pfrkiin. and fhamer th°U
spendest more, when I come again I wilt repay thee. That ia
not theology; It la only religion."
Irrigated Spot* Doing Well
Farmers who had a windmill this
summer and who watered their gar-
dena with the aid of the mill have a
nice lot of good garden truck this
year. Doc Hover out eaat of town
has a dandy garden, so has Rabbit
Foot Bill. Others are claiming they
have had all the garden truck they
have needed by simply ueing the
windmill a little during the summer.
If you are a farmer and have a wind-
mill you can make your living a great
part of the aummer by simply taking
care of a good garden. We have
seen numerous examples of what
water will do when a windmill ia
busy hoisting it to the" surface, and
the results are such that no man can
afford to do without the mill and
garden in this country.
ALLEGE ELECTION FRAUD
T. M. Latham and J. L. Rowan, Thnwfh Thmr Attorney,
John L. Gleason, File a Petition Demanding a Recount
of the Ballots in Hooker, Nabueo, Eubank, Pleasant
View, Guymon No. 2, Hackberry, Turney and Red
Point Precincts—Claim Fraud, Miscount. Irregularity
ELECTION BOARD MEETS AUG 18
Petitioners Ask That Ballots in Precincts Where Fraud Is
Charged Be Thrown Out—Nominations of Other Can-
didates Will Be Changed Should the Charge of Fraud
Be Substantiated and Ballots in Question Not Counted
or even some of ibem who had. A
number of republicans must have
cros*>d over and helped work for and
al'O helped defeat latham. It la
estimated that between a third and a
half of the republican vote of the
county did not turn out. as will be
seen by study of the Guymon.
Hooker or any other of the preclncta.
but more of It turned out than was
thought. It Juat worked the wrong
way- for the primary.
Cut Your Weeda
We notice a lot of people have cut
a lot or weeds about their premises
in the last week or two. There are
still a lot of weeds along vacant lota
which need attention, and need that,
badly. Rome places right here along
main street where the thlatles are
walat high, unleas you measure by a
man alx feet tall. The council
could do whole lot of things far
worse than making follows who
own lots for the hope of in-
crease In the value cut their weeds.
Weeds harbor flies and flies breed
disease. Worse than that weeds
make things look tough no matter
where they grow, and the man who
keeps weeds cut down has a pretty
place the year around and dwells In
peace and harmony with all mankind.
Cut your weeda and aee bow much
better you wMI feel.
Hardrwt Itain of the Year
)
Hardware and
Implements
The largest and most complete line In the Southwest.
We wish to call your especial attention to
WAGONS:,
Studebaker
Bain.
Bettendorf.
Weber.
DRILLS:
Van Burnt andSuperlor.
DISC HARROWS:
Alao Dangler Oil Stove., Refrigerator, and Ice Cream Freeiers
—bagain. in these.
LANGSTON HARDWARE CO.
Hnrdwnra,
GUYMON,
- OKLAHOMA
Monday afternoon, through their
attorney, John L. Oleason, Sheriff T.
M. Latham filed a petition demanding
a recount of the ballots in the pre-
cinct of Hooker. Nabisco. Eubank
and one or two other precincts, al-
leging fraud, miscount, and other Ir-
regularities In the conduct of the elec-
tion. The Hooker precinct fa the one
which seems to hurt the defeated
candidates the greatest, this pre-
cinct have given Marshall and Che-
nault the largest majorities. The
two candidates ask that the vote
from this precinct in particular be
thrown out. A peculiarity of the af-
fair is that should crookedness be
found Ln this precinct the throwing
out of the vote would not change the
nomination of any other official on
either ticket. Over in the other pre-
cincts the claim Is made that the
count was wrongly made, although
the alleged crookedness charged to
Hooker ia likely Intended to apply
in these caw.. The que.tlon of
whether a ballot marked with a pen-
cil counts when the law specifies that
the ballot .hall be stamped le where
some of the complaint ln the other
precincts hinges. But the defeated
candidates feel that in Hooker they
were handed a raw deal from atari
to finish, claiming that the election
officials electioneered at the very
door of the building, so to speak, and
left the room to do It at that. The
contention 1. further made that rank
fraud waa perpetrated. The election
board has aet the 18th of the month
for the hearing and will open the
ballots of the precincts in question
and recount the fame. All candi-
dates and parties interested have
been notified and are requested to
be on hand for the proceedings.
The alleging of fraud is a mighty
aerious affair, and It hardly seems
possible that the entire set of officials
in Hooker would agree to anything
In violation of law. with the penalty
that would follow facing them. The
throwing out of the Hooker vote
would not change the reault In the
.sheriff fight, Marahall still leading
Latham with that precinct out. It will
be receasary for the contesting par-
ties to throw out two or three other
precinct, to win In thl. fight. In
case these precincts are thrown out
there will be changes In the nomina-
tion of other candidates, and right
ther< business will likely pick up.
There may have been difference of
opinion regarding the counting of
certain vote., but the mo.t of thoae
we have talked to will have to be
convinced that the Hooker board
really commlted fraud. Should any
of the other candidates be dissatisfied
and feel like a recount I. necessary
In their cases the election board
would be glad to have the whole af-
fair settled at once if possible.
Friday night the whole county w..
visited by one of the hardest rains
that hss fallen for nearly two years.
The ground was thoroughly soaked
everywhere, and what failed, if any
did, was surely caught Monday night.
This will settle all doubt as to wheth-
er we will have any broom corn In
this county this fall, for the crop Is
now just about matured, and the
late crap Is far enough advanced that
nothing but hall can now head It off
from making a pretty good crop If
we get no more moisture. Farmers
from all over the county tell ua thing,
look the finest ever and that many
will have the beat crops this year
they have ever bad In the county.
What looked like a mighty tough
winter ahead has been transformed
Into a different affair. The people
of Texas county are feeling pretty
good, thank you; feeling pretty
good.
A Chance for Five Dollars
For the best answer to the Itrt of
questions found below from any boy
in Texas county under fourteen year,
of age I will give a prlie of a five dol-
lar gold piece Following are th*
rules of answering.
1, Any boy tn Texas county un-
der fourteen yeara of age may ans-
wer.
•I. Write with ink (or type-
writer! on one side of paper leaving
margin on each page.
3. Answer all ten queatlona.
Part of them answered will not be
considered.
4. Contest will close Saturday
noon, September 24. All answers
must be In my hands by that time.
5., Three competent Judge, will
decide which one 1. the hart.
6. Give name, age a d addreaa.
Now boy. .end me four aaawern.
You have aothUg 4o loae and
chance at the Ave dollar gold plat*
Below are the questions:
1. If you had one tkonaand dol-
lars what would you do with ItT
2. How does your best boy rriend
spend his money and what doe. he
do to have fun.
3. How did you spend each even-
ing last week?
4. Should you vt.it New York
City wb.t would you be moet Inter-
ested In welng?
5. What fight, and quarrel, havn
you and why?
ti. What book ha. given you th*
moat ple.aure In reading?
7. What things do you like aad
dislike about the boy that you diellke
most?
8. Why do you go to school?
9. What bad hablta tempt boya
most strongly?
10. Why should you never drink
anything that has alcohol tn It?
11. Why should you he grateful
to your parents?
12. What do you mean to do and
be when you grow up?
A. E. HENRY.
Pa.tor Methodist Episcopal Church
Guymon, Oklahoma.
Billy Austin
W. R. Austin, who has been cashier
or the First National bank tor a
couple of years, has resigned his posi-
tion and Carl Lovell has been ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy.
Off on a Motor Trip
U. J. Warren and family and B. F.
Lewis and family "tarted on a trip
In their auto, for southeastern and
central Kansas. They will be gone
about two weeks, and expect to have
a moat excellent time, which they
will. The Herald will be mailed to
Wichita for three week, to keep them
ln touch with Texas county event.. A
three week.' auto ride over the
country at this time of the year will
certainly be plea.ant.
liooks Like They Wen* Over
A study of the official vote a* will
be found elsewhere in this Issue of
the Herald surely look, like a lot of
republican, were Induced by th
democratic candidate, for sheriff to
go over Into that party and help settle
the fight. Take the vote on the sher-
iff and compare It with any other
candidate and see what a difference.
The sheriff fight wa. the real fierce
one and compare It with the vote of
the candidate, who had no opposition
Our Display of
Toilet Articles
la notable for high quality and its completeness. We don't
consider any toilet requslte worthy of a place In this drug stor«
unless it ha. merit to recommend It.
"I
A trial of our
PERFUMERIES
SOAPS
POWDERS
CREAMS
WASHES
will prove how high I. our ideal of
the word merit
PRESCRIPTION This department is looked after by a
DEPARTMENT reglatered pharmacist who give, tt
careful and close attention. Your preKriptlon will be correct-
ly filled. If brought to u.. No substitute for what your doctor
prescribes—we put tn what it call. for.
Croley-Crow Drug Co.
East Side Main
Street
Guymon
OkU
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Zimmerman, Warren. The Guymon Herald. (Guymon, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 11, 1910, newspaper, August 11, 1910; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc274763/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.