The Granite Enterprise. (Granite, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, July 24, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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The Granite Enterprise,
VOL. XV
Omuiic. Umr Oiunty, Oklahoma. Friday, July 14. Itl4.
No 11
TAXES WILL
BE LOWER
Greer County Estimate Cut
in Half ee Compared With
Thai of Two Y# r Ago.
The Uxnayer* of Greer coun-
ty Hre interested in their county.
Mt leant they lire very vitally in-
t ri*i«ted in the nmount they are
mlled upon to irn.v in taxe* for
the Mupport of the county gov-
ernment, and in view ,of thi
fuel they will doubtless be very
glad to learn that the tax rate
for this year i* less than last
year.
Last week the county comrnis-
Kioncrs met and prepared a fi-
nancial statement of the county
and their estimate of the
amount of money needed to run
the county government during
the next year. In referring to
this estimate it will be found
♦ hat the commissioners ask for
the sum of $39,776.00 to run the
county during the next year.
Thl* la the leant amount of
riV'iiry that has ever been col-
lerted in Greer county for ohm-
Sty purposes, and Is 919.000 less
titan the amount required last
.year. A comparison of the
'amount asked to run the county
tduring the year 191ft nnd the
amount collccted to run the
county during 191ft, makes even
n more striking showing. In
MM 2 the county collected for
. ounty purposes the sum of $79,-
315.72. while the coming year
orly $39.77(i.00 will be required
left* than half what it was in
1912. Of this amount $9,500 is
collected with which to pay for
the court house and this pay-
ment will lie made only two
years longer ufter which time,
f present cconomy is continued,
the amount of money required
to run the county'will be ler*
than $30,000.00
These figures are not present-
e l jis an argument in favor of
>ur present county officials, al-
though they are entitled to cred-
it for the work they have done.
Even last year the tax rate for
county purposes was 'tss than
ID 12, yet the state tax rate in-
OPPORTUNITY TO ELECTA W. EBOGAN
GOVERNOR-WILL SHE DO IT? BADLY HUR
lliNk .
wmm
7 /. Mi utter, a strong antl-Calkolic paptr
published nt Aurora. Mo., with a circulate
of over n million and a half, conk* out b t
week with the following endoiv-ment of
llobert Dunlop, candidate for ftverfos of
Oklahoma*.
The great young state of Oklahoma has
probably been more prominently in the pub-
lic eye for the last five years than any other
state in the Union, due to ita progressive
constitution and the predominantly radical
or progressive element in its cltlsenship.
Immediately following statehood. Oklaho-
ma was the victim of an abnormal horde of
pie hunters and office-seeker*, composed in
the main of political crooks, driven in hu-'
initiation from other states, lawyers with-
out clients, preachers without pulpits, doc-
tors without patients and an indiscrimi-
nate mass of cheap ward heelers and wire
pullers who work by the day at so much
per.
Naturally, in the rush and confusion of
adjustment, the first two administrations
of government under statehood, many pol-
iticians of this class found their way into
places of power and trust in the great new
state. This made an ideal condtion for the
Roman Catholic heirarchy to Work in, and
the Romans have been on he job. In the
coming- democratic primary, to be held Au-
gust 4th, there are more than a score of Ro-
man Catholic candidates for state offices.
If not avowed Romanists, they are scyo-
phants and sympathizers without the cour-
age to sav a word in their platforms about
the greatest issue confronting the Ameri-
can people at the present time.
In fact, out of the whole list of over fifty
candidates for the various state offices on
the democratic ticket (and the democratic
ticket always wins In Oklahoma), there la
« nly one man in the list who seema to have
the courage to express his convictions in
his printed platform. That man is Robert
Dunlop, of Kay county, democratic candi-
date for governor.
Resides declaring himself to be the anti-
machine candidate, we find the following
virile and bristling declaration in his print-
ed and publicly circulated platform and dec-
laration of principles:
"I stand unalterably committed to the
great principle of. the-aeperation of church
and state; am opposed to approprations of
public money for sectarian purposes and
favor legal inspection of all public and pri-
vate schools, hospitals, asylums, reforma-
tories or other public institutions of deten-
tion of any kind whatsoever. I believe in
popular education in non-sectarian public
schools and shall do all in my power to pro-
mote their efficiency."
This declaration rings like that of a
Washington, a Lincoln or a Jefferson, and
the patriots of Oklahoma should take due
notice and govern themselves accordingly
when they go to the polls on August 4th.
In contrast with an aggregation of pro-
fessional pie hunters, running for the same
office, stands Dunlop, farmer, stockman,
friend of the common people and a patriot,
attested by the bold declaration which we
have just quoted and a man qualified for
the position.
Men of Oklahoma, here's your chance to
spike the big guns of the Pope in Oklaho-
ma and at the same time get a -clean man
for governor. Let's make history August
4th—history that we'll be proud of!
creased and the Greer county
taxpayers did not feel much re-
lief. This year the cpunty rate
will be about $1.50 per thousand
le.-s than the last year and un- j
less the state rate increases very
materially the tax payers will
not have to pay so much as last
year, for which they will be
thankful.—Mauyum Star.
SNAKE STORY
Ceoi>te W. Cornell, Democratic
candidate for Congress, is a sure win-
ner. He is graing votes all over the
district, aid those v.hVi have h<?ard
him talk are taking great interest in
!ii« campaign, and will voluntarily
li.*!i' him fro!««tbi - " i iiiii i 1 <1>'' P"M';
irt cT.>,'jd Hi' 18 i > ••«•; •h-ijlderf.l.
broad minded, Democrat, and a man
of mature judgement. He not only
has the legal knowledge that enables
him to construct legislation and to
know the legality, meaning and ef-
fect of the same, but has the untir-
ing energy and ability to enact the
same into law. In politics he has
always stood for good men and good
■neajurec nnd deserve* a strong sup-
port at ths hand: oi hi: p«+-y .
Hzi* nc*:d political icc.vh mikir..' j
was in hop reitdoatisl nrrpa:..-.-. '•* j
>e?S, when William Jenninr: Br;r.:
•sz ths —mir.- Ccrr.tl! ■' j
.Viar i-r I'f -.l-zi •* I
■i tij CkUbca: C ^"
!••• - 4 - •- - — • •
eaHs#~t n«i *nco"8
wvrd Ite try*. He «>taj«"ls f r
ui*!. !ow«r raw of interet.
«nd aninjit Um trwt*. *'«i has the
br*t platform of any candidate in the
isec He favor*
An awrcrru'ioa ty Congrr*; mt-
ii-j-nt'y !«rge w rtfcim ♦« ihe •' *
«f tfci* 'h-
ard will ft* t • ** ri-v<in
uf iAmUMM* InttU* IsMb
Federal iiid for good roads, coupled
with better state laws for the con-
struction and maintainance of the
same.
A rural credit system, whereby the
.'-M- can borrow money on real-
>• ami othnr ample .i-c'iritie.; di-
rt f.^.fi Di- ; eminent, at a low
r;ite cf interest and without commis-
"ion ard on such terms and conditions
n.i '".nil give rtmple security to the
gr. err.ment and at the same time be
fail to the borrower.
Cong; .'fis enacting a law auth'
inf ths: loaning of t!-,c
r f- tri-M fund;; in the tr .v..ury
■ r thf United Sintes, bdoiiging to the
' Ok'ahoma, to the farmers
| cf *^: ohoain > • iccJeJ farts, icar-
i <nth: burJ-.. f 'Dxation, at a low
jraV- of intfre?t and cr. such term:
I, "r*u:i I. :vs;oaablc a::d jus* anJ
i:.: bcth • > t'v ' -rrcwer ir?-J ♦<> ,ln
' . . . of : .< • mitrrlal iai
:ricj n 1*1:. against the abuco oi
; of < rgn ix.*! giwd nd ^reda-
we'th t the h . d* of p. iYate
' - c -l ' any Uv enacted
ritlc u> the fr.rmers ol thi* cwan-
t beneficial to f-*ry legitimate
• - It *he f«revr f P,
' f- ' The f-.-r.Ttr t ^ the
ioel.1, I'd hif pc r*ritjr raeaps- r *o-
George Armstrong tells of the
peculiar freak of a large rattle-
snake one day last week. Mr.
Armstrong had a sow to bring
a litter of seven pigs that day.
When he went to look at them he
was surprised to see a four and
a half foot rattler quietly coiled
in the bed with the pigs. The
little fellows were nosing and
playing around His Snakeship,
all 'apparently on the best of
terms. George secured a shotgun
Mid .-:iys H io< k him at least
fifteen minutes to get a chance
to blow the snakes head off with
out hitting one of the pigs. He
hinks the reptile was preparing
> make n meal off of one of the
gs when discovered.
MR. KIRBY'S LOS^
Hoc
Our ->ld friend. D. F. Kirby,
write- that h lost his store
building and -< r.tents by firs
Sunday night Mr. K
fcrc:: -r.rsrci is the
Ksr.Iiand-ie luiicesi at Hunt-
ington, Arkansas, for the past
year or -more He. writes that
n thixsr aav^d from the
building, and did ^ot
ircrtio^ vhether he had Insur-
Popular Cathier of Um SUI«
Guaranty Bank Hat Clot*
Coll TuewUy Evening.
W. K. Bogan, the popular
ianhier of the State Guaranty
Hank, had a clone call Tuesday
evening when he was dragged
'over - rough ground in Flynn'*
j (mature for a distance of about
1400 yards by a mule which he
had roped.
Mr. Bogan. in company with
D. A. Belmore had gone out to
the pasture to get the animal
which Mr. Belmore wanted to
put to work. Billy roped the
mule but when it started to run,
• the lariet wrapped around his
arm and he was dragged over
; stones and through high weeds
{for the distance mentioned. The
mule finally stopped of its own
[accord and Mr. Bogan succeed-
ed in releasing himself.
While no bones were broken,
| his body is a mass of scratches
and bruises that will likely lay
him up for some time to come.
FRED WILLS Hl'RT
Carrier Fred Wills made a
trip to Lone Wolf on his motor-
cycle Friday evening. Just as
he entered the town, his ma-
chine ran into a rope stretched
across the street, throwing him
to the ground with considerable
force. Mr. Wills sustained a se-
vere cut on the head and was
badly bruised and scratched up.
However, his friends will be
glad to learn that Fred has been
able to make his regular rounds
daily notwithstanding his hurts.
BUSINESS CHANGE
JAMES K. TOLBERT
LEADING CANDIDATE perity of all classes depends up-
on better farming conditions.
To better agricultural condi-
^ , „ tions, he advocates strongly for
(onservative reports from all . . , ,. ,
iU ........ 4 .... certain, definite and common
,,-er the d,strict md> te that , idi t
J-jdre Tolbert for Congress. wU! a, crtdjt a direct mar-
:.ri7 practically eve^county apd wgrehou£6
Everywhere. aipprten_<tf |irr,ratiOT etc. He deals in
Messrs. Burke and Sherk Buy City
Meat Market
By a deal closed this week
Messrs. P. M. Burke and A. L
Sherk became the owners of the
City Meat Market, one of the
oldest business institutions of
Granite.
Both of these gentlemen have
been in the business before and
are well qualified to give Gran-
ite an up-to-date market. They
have each devoted many years
to the business of buying and
selling cattle and know when
and where to get the best re-
sults.
They promise to give Granite
a first class market and will at
all time have a supply of fresh
and cured meats to supply all
demands.
Mr. Ettel- wiir leave in a few
days for Eastern Oklahoma
where he will again engage in
busines. He asks us to assure
his patrons that he appreciates
the patronage give him and that
he will always have a kindly
feeling for the people of this
town.
: irriiratir.- *tc
other candidate adaijt that Tc!- ^ tW-v
"bajt the man their favcriie^ " *
ha. tc belt, and each candidstr' FiLrvury cti hi
li centering h*fcE £U h±r. his platfcrx. He ctardi by av-
By this active, vigorous and ery plank of it, has never wob-
cnergetic campaign, he has cov- bled or failed to take an early
ercd the district thoroughly. «tand upon every public ques-
Not a Telbert man has "flop- tion.
J. T McIntosh cae cf the old
turars har? who has been is
Whedcr cconty, Tcxai, fcr sev-
eral years, is shaking hands
with friends this week.
ped." and he has made, adores
Mr. K'rby Hvrd at ,of votee r\«er:-where he hlH^nk-
Gl imite f r mon^ vvari and his 'en. He has gained st^g||{Jg frM
" * an inch.
tti to Ienrr
Ho
i
Representing no special class
of men or trade, be having made
no entangling alliances, he will
tntcr the halls of Congress ud
ttfnUid&to1' la ttalit/.
to fight for the common good of
ill classes.
Those who know him best are
his most enthusiastic support-
ers and his eernesfnets, ability
aai nfcf'r app^fkl Co
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