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The Granite Enterprise,
VOL. XVI
Unmttc,Qrtr County. Oklahoma. Friday, April 7. 1916
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TO NTATR <T *VEXTH>\
Pursuant to cull of the count >•
chairman, lion. H. I- Tisinger,
thr Democrat* of Greer county
met in convention at thl coiir*.
houm* In .Mangum on Saturday,
April 1.
Thr convention was called to
order by Judge Thdnger. and.
un motion of Hon. J. L. Carpen-
ter. he wan elected temporary
chairman by acclamation. TH •
name* of Judge II. M. Thark* r
nnd C. E. Hill were placed In
nomination for temporary iiecrt-
pa*t national nd i*lr platforr . interval of our party «nd
und a* taught hy the great bad congratulate thr party up*.«
r of our party from Jefferson having 0)mt conscientious d«-
to Wuodmw Wilson
<S)
dor«e the administration
President Woodrow WiUon. th**
greatest living American, a*
'eminently win* nnd patriotic nnd
we do rspecially mmmrnd hi*
foreign policy in dealing w
inucrots at thr head of the patt*
•organisation.
We moat heartily e , _ „ ,
thr ..lminl.tr..Ion ,fl *•*•«♦/ % ".Untitled
J L t'arptmter
J O McColllster
CJ. B. Towniwnd.
The c«immittee on Delegate
the warring nation* of Kurop.
homu City on April II. with ti" one of
UP! MMgN Mtimu r; «rrv *)waye glad to do anyth.rj *agRi)t nkmf Ik ill BK a *
IN i Mail* |% a %aNlM;*t*\ in jhair power to aid him. Th* CAXIiil' tTI! T i <tr< < ggti * :t p
■ funeral took place Wadaeadn* ——.
Sir*. J. H. Heater of Granite afternoon from the Methodist our announcement colu.-u
ha* received thr *ad nrw that church, with interment In the thla week will be found the nan
her brother. Thomas W. Sher*. City Cemetery. Rev. J. F. Hon- of Sheriff W. B. Henry, wh
well. I«wt hi* lift in a flood that dry being in charge. will be a candidate to succe* I
occurred in Waahington or. A boat of friend* join witn himaelf for a *econd term.
March 19. , Thr Enterprise In extending Mr. Henry ha* maka %n tffl-
Mr. >hem*eli lived on a farm condolence to the bereaved parnent and painstaking officer,
the Will* u-ii. v-iUv hti.i —- He ha* done hie duty at he saw
it, and ha* ever held the inter
j,h reported thr following delegate*^ thr Wnlla Walla valley. amlVnt*.
to the state convention at Okla- wa* at honte alone at the time.
the worat flood* eve.-
in that part of the
tary. but Judge Thacker with-;
drew, and Mr. Hill wa* al i
elected by acclamation.
A motion wa* carried that the
and of hia policy in dealing w'th
Itepubtl. of Me..ro. t.*eth r rrcy,mmeml.,i°n th«t lh..y bt known
I with hi. rmitchU'M effort "nmrtructed a« I" national eon- jcountr) .uddenly -Mr,,! ,|„«,.
conaerve the N.ti.m.l i aourc*. T'"' """ : i,h" ""V- Mr Shemwell „
C. M. Thacker, G. W. BriggtJhome wa* in the path of th«
t'M't.K Hil l TROTTKR W itt* of the people of the county
REPORTED NgRJOt'NLY ILL1 to be paramount in all hia ac-
■ tion*. He ha* endeavored ti
and to exreute and uphold lawwi
majesty and wr
heartily endorse
ition in hi* effort*
The report reached Granite conduct the *heriff* office on
f ye*terday that t'nclr Bill Tiot- 'the most economical lines pos-
.v furth.' Boone C* E Hi[[* k.h *ter*. and hi* -hou*e and ou' ter was very low with pneumon- sible. A* an instance: When
hi* admini*!.*.. Wiley, I. M. Stim*on, ft. It. building* were completely den. ui at hi* home in Mangum The the *ubpoena* were issued in tlte
t* to carry ou* The body wa* found (information wa* received 'here Bart let t case at Granite, Mr.
do
chairman appoint
on permanent
credential*.
commiltac*
the will of the people .ml to th. J\ ,:uthri'- " TtainKel. nbout 100 yard, from the hoiue. when Mr. Trotter", mi. B.vn.t>
. .democratic p«rty .« e.pre<o«^ in llc.rb?rt. |,'ronl 'Miction.. Mr. Shemwe'l telephone Dr. Nunnery to eon,.-
or*.nil t.o.. |juit Natjunil| pbtr,>ri„ al„,; H. M. Thacker. J. P. Ball. Pe.y w. not drowned, but wa, killed lover in consultation with the at-
resolution,. and|lnAirm ,Vlinririilv w,lm, ,„r r... ( orneliu,. H. II. Edward* C,. I..|l,y a fulling tree which stood in tending physician. At thl.
delegates to *tate convention.
... „ - nomination for president.
The committees were named | r
.(3, We heartily coi
commenr.
the state administration under
as follows:
Permanent organization—H.... ^ ..
II. Edwards. -Herbert Wilenum. ^ '"d<!"h'p * Governor It.
..... L. Williams in his heroic effort
G. W. Wiley. . t . . ...
Resolution*—J. L. C arpenter. i<" carry out the wtahe. and the
J. O. McCollister, G. B. Town- of W **
^ expressed in the last Democratic
Credentials—G. L. Wilson, J. ^ latform.
Wilson, G. F. Border. J. 0. M
Collister, (« B. Townsend, W. It,
(Jarrett, I,. S. Noble. H.' i)
Henry and H. B. Bennett.
The report was adopted, ar.d
there being no further business
,the convention adjourned.
P. Ball, G. W. Briggs. (4) We point with pleasure
Delegates—L. S. Noble, J. I..land pride the recognition given
Guthrie, Percy Cornelius, C .E Greer County by the present
Hill, W. 0. Yarborough. i Governor of Oklahoma in ap-
a good show all this wew
While the committees wer^> < pointing our fellow townsman
out, Warden Boone Williams, ol
the reformatory was introduced
to the convention by Judge
Tisinger on motion of Hon. J. L.
Carpenter. Mr. Williams made
a rousing old time Democratic
speech, whih created an excellent
impression, and he was unanim-
ously placed on the list of Gre.^r
county speakers who will speak
Hon. Chas. M. Thacker to the
position first of member on the
Supreme Court Commission an<:
second to the Supreme Court
caused by the vacancy of the late
lamented Justice G. A. Brown
and we do herenow endorse the
candidacy of Hon. Chas. M.
Thacker to succeed himself as a
member of the Supreme Court cf
in this county during the cam- the State of Oklahoma from the
paign. Fifth Supreme Judicial District.
The committee on organiza-
tion reported recommending
that the temporary organization
be made permanent. The re-
port was adopted.
The committee on credentials
reported reccomen<Hng that all
(]eWpt hearing proper creden-
tia. t Be seated. Report adopted
The cfjruinittee on resolutions
reported as follows, the report
oe'ing unanimously adopted :
To Hon. B. L. Tisinger:
Chairman of the Democratic
Convention of Greer County, in
Convention assembled at Man-
gum, Oklahoma, in conformity
to the call heretofore issued by
Hon. B. L. Tisinger, Chaiiman
of Democratic County Central
Committee of Greer County,
Oklahoma.
We your committee on resolu-
tions heretofore appointed, re-
port as follows, to-wit: We the
democratic party o f Greer
(5) We hereby endorse Hon.
H. D. Henry a member of the
Mangum Bar for Presidential
Elector from the Seventh Con-
gressional District of the State
of Oklahoma.
(6) We most heartily en-
dorse the democratic delegation
in Congress from thi? state, in
their loyalty and devotion to the
principals of our party and to
the Administration of President
Woodrow Wilson and we es-
fiecially endorse our Congress-
man Hon. J. V. McClintic in his
loyalty to his people and in his
efforts to sustain our President
dUring the crucial trials througn
which his administration has
and is now passing.
(7) It is with pleasure and
pride that we endorse Senator
Robert L. Owen, one of our dis-
tinguished-Senators from Okla-
homa in the Senate of United
States, as a worthy running
The Blondin Stock compan;.
opened a week's engagement
Granite Monday with a drama-
tization of Mary J. Hollies'
great book, "I^ena Rivers." Tne
attraction was all that could
asked, and was played to a house
that necessitated the S. R. O.
sign long before the curtain rose
on the first act. In fact, many
were turned away for lack of
even standing room.
Notwithstanding the incle-
ment weather all week, the show
has been enjoying a fine pat-
ronage, and is giving satisfac-
tion in every respect.
Tonight the company presents
a dramatization of Mrs. South-
worth's novel, "Ishmael." To-
morrow matinee, "My Wild
Irish Rose," and closes the week
with a bran new play, "The'
Warrens of Virginia."
Few stock companies that
have visited Granite have pleas-
ed as this one has, and it is safe
to say that the Blondins will al-
ways receive a hearty welcome
from the playgoers of Granite.
physician.
the yard of hi* home. When writing the doctor ha* not re-
found, the neck was broken, ^nd turned, and we are unable t"
al*o one leg badly cru*hed. say just how the patient is.
Besides Mr*. Hester, of thi«:1
place deceased is survived by one j BUYS ANOTHER FARM
brother and three sisters. Th< y
are Charles Shemwell, of Blue
Creek, Wellington, Mrs J. M.
Shutt, of Selree, Ky., Mrs.
James Hester, and Miss T. S
Shemwell, of Todd County,' K".
a<;ed citizen dead
Mr. A. J. L. Sewell, an old and
highly respected citizen of Greer
county, died at his home near
Lake Creek- Sunday mornine.
Pneumonia was given as the
cause of death, though Mr.
Sewcfi had been in poor Ifeaith
for some time. He was 67 years
old, and is survived by a widow
and seven children, who havo
the sincere sympathy of a host
of friends. The remains were
interred in the Rock Cemetery
Monday in the presence of a
large concourse of relatives and
friends who assembled to pay
their last respects to a beloved
husband and father, an esteem-
ed citizen, friend an neighbor.
Dr. Nunnery ha* closed a deal
with Jake Stovall for the lat-
ter'* farm southeast of town.
The consideration was given as
$3000. It is a good farm, lying
partly in the Salt Fork bottom,
and the doctor expresses him-
self as well pleased with his
purchase. Mr. Stovall, it is said
will move to Sayre, Okla., where
he will make his home.
mrcollgfter announces
for the legislature
FOR SALE—Fox tail millet
seed, $1.00 per bushel. Julian
Haynes, Granite, Okla.
The Dixie will pay you market
price for your eggs.
death of virgil davis
Virgil, the 17-year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Davis, died
Tuesday morning. Virgil hail
been a sufferer from epilepsy
since he was eighteen months
old, and it was an acute attack
of this disease that carried him
away. His sufferings had
drawn the sympathy of a large
number of friends, who were al-
ways interested in him, and
county in convention assembled made with President Woodrow
do here and now reaffirm our
allegiance to the principals of
our party as ennounciated in tne
Wilson, as our candidate for
vice-President of the United
States.
(8) It is the sense of this
convention that the delegates to
the State Democratic Conven-
tion to be held in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, on April 11th, 1913
shall go un instructed but shall
vote as a unit and that also the
sense of this convention that
they shall support such men only
as delegates to the National con-
jvention, presidential electors
and national committeemen a;<
| are in thorough accord with the
foreign and domestic policies of
President Woodrow Wilson.
(9) The thanks of this con-
vention is tendered the Demcr"
era tic Organization of Greer
County for the efficient manner
in which they have protected ti e
Mangum, Okla., April 3, 1916
Editor Enterprise :
Please announce to the Demo-
cratic voters of Greer county
that I shall be a candidate for
the nomination as Representa-
tive from Greer county subject
to the Democratic primary.
I feel that with my experience
during the past two years that
I can render much better service
to my constituents than I did
before and that if nominated
and elected I shall give the same
close attention to the duties of
the office, having attended
every day at both the regular
and special sessions, never mis-
sed a roll call nor dodged a vo'e
only when absent on committee
work a very few times.
I expect to meet the voters of
the county before the primary
and explain all laws passed, and
especially the registration law
which is being so badly misrep-
resented.
I believe my record will be ap-
proved by all and I know that
every vote I cast was cast in a
way that I thought would be to
the best interest of the peopie
whom I represented.
I did all in my power as a
member of the appropriation
committee to keep down approp-
riations to the mininum and
with the help of other members
feel that we saved the tax payers
additional taxes in a number of
cases that I shall explain in my
campaign.
Respectifully,
J. O. McCOLLISTER
Henry came over and nervtd
them himself* He did not be-
lieve there wa* anything in the
case, but it had been filed and
had to go through the court.
Had he turned the papers over
| to a deputy, a* he might have
done, the co*t to the county
would have been about $13o.
[This sum was saved to the tax-
payers by Mr. Henry serving
them himself. Numerous other
instances can be cited to sho*-
that he has used every possible
means to keep expenses to %
minimum, and still give the ser-
vice that his office demands.
Another case came up at Man-
gum only a week or two ago. A
prisoner had been arrested in
New Mexico who had to be
brought back to this country.
The railway connections to that
point are bad, and Mr. Henry
figured it out that he could mak.>
the trip by auto cheaper than by
rail and pay the expenses of
himself and the prisoner on the
way back. He made the long
trip in an auto, though anyone
knows that such a journey by
motar car is more tiresome than
by rail. The sheriff did not
consider the inconvenience tc
himself, but only looked to the
cheapest way to get his man
here.
Sheriff Henry's record is one
to be proud of, and histclain s
deserve careful consideration in
the coming primaries.
meeting postponned
Due to the severe rainstorm
Friday night, the meeting called
for the purpose of planning a
general clean-up day in Granite
was postponed until a later date.
As soon as' the weather settles
and warms up, it is planned to
get busy and make Granite one
of the cleanest ^towns in tjfris
section of the state.
It can be done, as we have one
of the best drained locations to
be found, and very little worK
will be necessary.
heavy rains this week
Greer county has been visited
by heavy rains this week, which
were of vast benefit to the grow-
ing wheat and oat crops. Then
has been but little rain in this
section for the past five months,
and growing crops were begin-
ning to show the lack of mois-
ture. The rain this week, how-
ever, will shove the crop far to-
ward maturity.
Dr. Nunnery will leave Sun-
day for Oklahoma City with hia
little son, June, for consutatior.
with specialists in that city.
Little June is suffering from
trouble with his ears and AJ1 parties trespassing on my
throat, and an operation is property will be prosecuted to
notice TRESSPASSERS
thought necessary.
The Dixie will pay you market
price for your eggs.
the full extent of the law.
B. P. ELKINS
The Dixie will pay you i
• --> for roar egg*.
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