The Cushing Independent (Cushing, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, June 23, 1916 Page: 3 of 4
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Fifteen Thousand Dollars Spent
to Improve Public Service Plant
Minnesota Electric Light and Power Company Announces
Rebuilding and General Overhauling of Their En-
tire Plant and Equipment-New Poles,
Wiring, Machinery Being Installed
Manager D. G. Lewis, of the Min-
nesota Electric Light and Power Co.,
announced today that his company
wins spending something over $15,-
000 in the improving the efficiency
of their big plant in this city. They
are installing new wiring, new poles,
new generators and new machnery
throughout.
The Minnesota Electric Light and
• wer Company has already attain-
a high standard of efficiency.
; :lr plant isn now in fairly good
condition and would run for yeaiv,
without further repair or added
capacity, so long as Mr. LSwis re-
mains in charge. With the improve-
ments contemplated, however, the
plant will attain a capacity and effi-
ciency unrivaled by thae of any city
in Oklahoma.
The plant and entire wiring sys
tem is being overhauled completely
A ibg new 500 kilo-watt generating
unit, with necessary boilers and other
equipment, is being installed and
the foundation and boiler pits are
already under construction; a big
switch board for handily rise and
fall of currents, changes and othe*
things will be put In at the same
time, and other auxillries and ap-
paratus.
A crew of workmen are now re-
wiring the business district of the
olty. Larger wires are being put up,
and where possible all wires are be-
ing put in the alleys. As soon as the
business district is finished the me.i
will begin work on the resident
section, here also the wires are to
be much larger than at present, and
will be so arranged as to da away
with the antiquated system of house
to-house wiring. This will give .i
unform voltage at all times and will
eliminate the varying curren which
hats given slight trouble in the past.
All material for the line work,
aggregating the expenditure of a
large sum of money, Is now on the
! ground, and will be put up ready
! for service by the last of July. The
i boilers and machinery for the new
j plant will be shipped in a few days
j and will be here by the time the
foundation is Toady.
When the new system is installe i
! it will so increase the efficiency or
j the Minnesota Electric Light anu
Power plant that all shut down or
other delay will be very Improbable.
Manager Lewis is to be highly com-
mended for the standard of service
! he has rendered his patrons in the
past, and this will be doubly true
when the new plant Is In operation,
about the first of August. '
mention It is now understood thit
politicians of sinster design and little j
prinople are accusing Mr Urimm of
writing the story and declaring open-
ly as a Shaffer county man. Any ont>
who circulates a story to this effect j
giveij expression to a falsehood oi i
deep color. Mr. Orlmm bad nothing !
to do with the story, did not even!
know it waa published nntil several I
hours after the paper was In the
mails.
Mr. Urimm never gave expression
to sentiment which lead any reason-
able man to assume that he favored
anything other than tha declaration
of principals set forth In bis announ-
ced policy as a candidate. If he is
elected by the suffrage of the section
of territory from which he seeks
political recognition It Is a forgone
conclusion that he will represent
that portion of country, and will
represent them after the fashion ho
promises to follow when lie takes
oath of office before God and man.
He has never made a statement
to the effect that he was favorabl*
to nything but a big, honest, demo
cratic administration of affairs for j
the benefit of the majority and not i
In behalf of a ffavored few.
The story appearing Sunday ex-
cept the references to law, ^as
wholly written in a spirit of esteem
for Mr Grimm and with no lntei.
tlon of even Insinuating that he had
committed himself to anything as a
candidate for the next legislature.
Let It be repeated with redoubled
emphasis that Mr. Grimm did not
inspire the story nor the tenor of Its
Subject matter.
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Peery's 5c, 10c, 15c and 25c Store
Successors to Bee Hive
10 DAYS SALE 10
As 1 will move a cross the street in the old Gates
Variety Store Building the first of the month.
All 10c Laces, per yard... Be
All 5c Laces, per yard. . . . 3c
All 26cand 35c Rufllng, yd 10c
All 26cand35c Ladles Belt? 10c
All 25c Windsor Ties. . . .15c
All 10c Boy's Wash ties. .6c
All 25o Men's Silk Ties. . 15c
All 10c Bath Towels 6c
All 15c Bath Towels . . . .10c
All 50c Baby Caps 25c
All $1.25 Auto Caps.. ..65c
All 75c Auto Caps 45c
$2.50 8 Ball Croque:. Set $1.65
26c Ball Dat 10c
10c Ball Bat 6c
$1.00 Wagon 85c
$1.50 Wagon $1.00
j;,o I'roxlde 10c
25c Talcum Powder 10c
60c Dinner PallB 36c
20c Granite Pudding Pan 10c
36c Straw Hat 26c
50c Straw Hat 35c
15c Straw Hat 10c
16c Plaiin White Crepe Nap-
kins 10c
IRA PEERY, Proprietor
NAMES CHANDLER AS
MOBILIZATION POINT
Change From Capital Made:
Because Supplies Are on j
Way to Smaller City
lilt. J. X. D UNO AN
listed. '
Conical Tents Used
Company G was marched out to
fair park and the baggage quickly
followed. At 2:30 in the afternoon
tents were going up. Conical tents,
nine of them, called sibleys, will
house the compan> at its present
strength. The cook fly was stretch-
ed at the end of the line and comp-
any G was encamped on Its street
. " in' front of the fair grandstand.
_J14 tI 'changes in mobilization plans may
Chandler will be the mobilization enforoe the removal of the camp to
place of the Oklahoma national ohandler but q company
guard
Veterinarian
Cushing. Oklahoma | J
JIM Wants to See You
1 am still selling Farm Harness made of the best Oak
Tan Leather at $40 to $45 per set. Transfer Har-
ness at $50 to $55 per set. Oiling Harness $1.25 set.
ki.iocthic shoe shop in connk ( riox
JIM, The Harness Maker
106 North Harrison Ave.
Cos Building
♦♦ ♦
-♦a-
The wai1 department Issued this; £
demon-
strated its preparedness Wednesday
— . at Pair park.
order last night, reversing previous c^ptalla Key declared that his
Instructions to encamp in this city oomimny wm yet gain considerable
and giving the mobilization move- 8trenf?th from the recruiting being
ment a still further setback. Virtu- done by Lieutenant Harrison. Al-
ally all of the work preliminary to though it ha8 less than 1,800 popula-
moblllzation of the state troops that wewoka rallied splendidly to
has been done by the adjutant gene- ^ Tuesday all stores were
rals office and by staff and line offl- cloged whlle oom«pany G was as-
oers of the guard must be sossed into 3emjjiing. The merchants oontri-
the waste basket as the result of the buted $200 to the company fund
sudden change of plans. Lawyers, bankers, merchants and
Two Days Work Lost county officers left their offices and
New arrangements for transports- j joind the company so It is a repres-
tlon will have to be worked out. I ©ntatlve one of Its home station
Two days of work done at the state Local Commands Busy
fair grounds In this olty go for Before the news of a possible
naught. Tents thait have been set j change 0f action to Chandler be-
up will have to be taken down and : known, work was going on to
at Chandler the work of mapping | move the troops to Fair park. Troop
out the encampment will have to -be B bad its tents up and was ready to
done anew., \ encamp. Details from Troop B and
The order to go to Channler came j company M were erecting oom-
from Adjutant Bundy of the south- I missaXy headquarters,
ern department at Fort Sam Hous- The quartermaster'.^ department
ton to Adjutant General Canton. It j under Major Stephenson and Capt.
explained the change as being made jja(jw}ger was moving all hors® feed
rfttTiHr+TTinTvt "on acoount j an(j supplies. It was planned to use
10' one of the Fair restaurant buildings
— as a mess hall. The place had been
were at a loss to explain the ship- j cleaned out ready for use. A tele-
. C -,. _ 14. Inoamunh !1 G TI A PA— . ti i l
by the war department "on acoount
of supplies now being shipped
ment of suplies, inasmuch as no re-
quisition for them has been issued
for them by state officials.
Company O First Here
Prepareil and efficient looking.
Company G arrived from Wewoka
at 11:15 Wednesday morning. It
was the first from out of the city
,to get here and the first of all or-
ganizations on the proposed mobili-
zation ground at Fair Park.
Company G came 82 string com-
manded by Capt. William S. Key
Lieut. Earl Whlitney accompanied
the company and Lieut. Rlohard
Harrison remained behind with four
uniformed men to complete recruit-
ing to full war strength.
Captain Key was met at the Rock
Island station by Capt. Mark Tobin,
regimental adjutant, and compli-
mented upon the appearance and
spirit of his men. Every man of G
company was fully equipped. All of
the men are fine specimen of soldi-
ers. Two full blood Semlnols and
several with Indian blood are en-
phone was installed and the park
was assuming the look of a regi-
mental camp.
The field hospital, Company M and
Troop B men not detailed to special
duty spent most of Wednesday in
drill. The open space along the
Santa Fe north of Park place was
the drill ground.
In Last Week's Issue of This Paper We Said We Would
Meet Any and All Mail Order Prices
. . .. . . J ■ I !!■ IIHHIH III I T ———
-Quality forQuality
Now That Is Just
What We Mean
It matters not what it may be in Jewelry
and its kindred lines, we positively will do what
we say. Bring your catalogues with you.
Remember when you buy from us you have us right here at your
door to make good any claim we might make, and als we sell with a
"Money Back" Guarantee
Call and sec us whether you buy or not. We are glad to get ac-
quainted Make our store your headquarters
H, F, GRIMM 010 NOT
INSPIRE NEWS STORY
In the Issue of the Independent of
Sunday, June 18th, there appeared
a story with reference the vitalisa-
tion of the Shaffer county project
▲ portion of the story delt with a
principle of law which would make
the formation of the county possible
without & special election, and in
the Mine oooneotlon the name of H.
r. Grimm appeared with favorable
Phones 156 and 522
Remember the Nnmber
,104 EAST BROADWAY
viiMBRR aa.
1 Roads
i Club Creates
i of Many
•e, but
sday.
i im*nent lovtia-
$l.uo pf.r month
i on entertainment
id composed of
?e, Dr. M. B. Fur-
Hiu nan.
• Perkins lias bee®
Droege will ap-
>ok after It The
specified milage
n<l report to the
condition It is
"3 residing atone
>m ployed to drag
r each rain, and
Auto Club.
arkims road in put
will start on the
no, and east to
>uth of CuahAng.
he club to build
apu six or eight,
>f the edity. After
ft ted a scout will
esldent Shoup or
after same, and
>ng the way will
It. By this plan
up a number at
I Into the city,
lailntalnenoe.
EU PIM,
titer pikll wt told
p Mr. Roosevelt
rallow? He has
, and there in
tbout t)ht man's
p him to aocom-
; without a vtai-
v«te of 32 to 8
not voting, the
f the progrtwlTe
he "grafting old
>rtion, and It is
laifce a non tort-
jrable writing,
important pro-
It considerably,
me was propos-
Mr. Roosevelt'
made a "fiery"
> the merws dls-
well blame: Mr
lomewhiat fiery.
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popular that a
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he will uffer
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Stephenson, D. C. The Cushing Independent (Cushing, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, June 23, 1916, newspaper, June 23, 1916; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc276751/m1/3/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.