The Mangum Star (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 30, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 19, 1917 Page: 2 of 10
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COUNTY ESTIMATE
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1st, 1917, AND ENDING JUNE 30th, 1918. i t a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of
the County of Greer, State of Oklaohma, held on the first Monday in July, 1917 pursuant to the provision* of section 2, of House bill No. 418, Laws, 1917.
The following itemired estimate for current expenses of said county for the fiscal year beginning; July 1st, 1917, and ending June 30th, 1918, was adopted
and approved and ordered published in the Mangum Star a newspaper published and of general circulation of said county, to-wit:
Estimate by
board of Com-
missioners.
SPECIALIZE
IN —
Department of Government
EXECUTIVE
County Attorney
and items of Estimate
Department of Government and items of Estimate
Estimate by
board of com-
missioners. „
For traveling expenses—as authorized by law
For Office Suplies, blank books, stationery, and printing
For Postage, Telephone and telegraph
Total
For Salary of Sheriff, undersheriff, jailor and jail guards ..
For fees and expenses of deputies
For Office supplies, blank books, stationery and printing . ..
For Postage, Telephone and telegraph
For maintenance of prisoners in jail
Total
F- r Fees and expenses of constable
otal
Teal Executive .
ADMINISTRATIVE
I i salary of Co. Clk., all regular deputies and emplys.
For Special Service and extra Help
For Office supplies, blank books, stationery and printing ...
For Postage, Telephone and telegraph
For Furniture and Office equipment
Total
For Salary of Co. Treas., all reg deps. and emplys.
For Office suw>lies, blank books, stationery and printing ...
For Postage, Telephone and telegraph
For furniture and Office Equipment •
Total
For Salary of County Assessor
For special services, extra help in istns. authrzd by law
For Office supplies, blank books, stationery and printing ...
For Postage, Telephone and telegraph
For Bundry other expenses
Total
For salary of Co. Supt., all reg. empoyes
For aid to teachers' training course
For Postage, Telephone and telegraph
FFor sundry- other expenses
Total
For Salary of County Surveyor
For Office supplies, blank books, stationery and printing ...
For Postage, Telephone and telegraph
Total
Total Administrative
REGULATIVE
For salary of County Commissioners, three at $543.33 per an
For per diem for overseeing rds and brdgs at $18.
Total
Total Regulative
JUDICIAL
For Salary of County Judge
For Jurors and witnesses
For Bailiffs and transcripts
Total
For Compensation (per diem) of jury commissioners
For Jurors and witnesses
For Bailiffs and transcrpits
For Attorney for paupers
For sundry other court expense
Total
For Salary of C. Clerk and all regular deps. and employees
For special services and extra help in instances authorized by
For postage, telephone and telegraph
Total
Justice of the Peace for fees
Totyl Judicial
STATE OF OKLAHOMA, COUNTY OF GREER ss
MOO.OO
50.00
30.00
46.00
1,926.00
3,420.00
227.00
47.00
100.00
1,300.00
5,094.00
100.0!)
100.00
7,120.00
3220.00
100.00
1,375.00
102.60
25.00
4,822.50
3,040.00
930.01.
126.00
20.00
4,115.0o
1,600.00
700.00
163.00
12.00
10.50
2,485.50
1,625.00
215.00
100.00
175.00
2,115.00
260. 00
10.00
16.00
286.00
13,824.0o
1,630.00
540.00
2,170.0o
2,170.00
1,800.00
500.00
75.00
2,375.00
36.50
3,250.00
250.00
25.00
25.00
3,586.b0
2.700.00
410.00
160.00
3,270.00
100.00
9,331.50
CURATIVE
For per diem and expense of county superintendent of health
For maintenance and transportation of insane, including
fee* and expenses or physicians under Lunacy law
For maintenance of insane in asylum
Total
CHARITABLE
For salary of superintendent of poor farm
For salary of jail physician
For maintenance of poor
For compensaton of widovm and orphans
For purchase of tools and equipment
Additional labor
Total
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
For interest on General Fund Warrants
For light, fuel and water
For maintentance and repair of bulding and grounds
For Janitor
Total
AGRICULTURE
For Farm Demonstration work
For Free Fairs
For Poultry Shows
For Bounty on crows, sparrows, hawks, rabbits, prairie dogs
Total •:
CONSTRUCTIVE
For maintenance and repair of bridges
For per diem and expenses of County Engineer
For maintenance of roads and repair of bridges on S. H. ...
For Bridge No
For Bridge No
For Bridge No
For Bridge No
Suplies for and maintenance of State Convicts
Total Constructive
State Highway Construction Fund
For construction of roads
For Construction of bridges
County Road Maintenance Fund
For maintenance of roads
&0UjM
400 00
l,: 20.0f)
2,620.0->
P&ESC&
County Sinking Fund
Fundng Bond
Commission—to Fiscal Agency
Total General Govt. Coupons ..
Summary of Estimates
CLASS
Executive
Admiristrative
Regulative 0
Judicial
Curative
Charitable
General Government
Agriculture
Constructive
Separate School
Total Educational
Accrual on Bonds
Total Estimate
3,000.00
Amount of maTotal Estimate
turing coupons
1000.00
5.00
1,000.001
5.001
1,005.00; '
It im Important that a prescription
b« PROPERLY FILLED. CARE-
LESSNESS MAY MEAN THE
DEATH OF A LOVED ONE.
NEVER ANY MISTAKE HERE
Wo are exact.
We us* only the PUREST OF
DRUOS.
We Supply EVERYTHING la th«
Drug Line AT MODERN PRICES.
Owl Drag Store
South Side Square
NOTICE OF CONTEST
•town purposes and restored to acer-
age.
The description of the land, platted
as a portion of the town of Brinkman,
Greer County, Oklahoma, which the
said Kemp and Kell will apply to have
vacated for town purposes and res-
j to red to acerage at said time aad
place, is as follows, towit:—
The following described lots and
blocks located in the original town of
Brinkman, Greer County, Oklahoma:—
Block Five (5), Block Six (6), Block
Seven (7), Block Eight (8), Block
Nine (9), all that portion of Block
Twelve (12) lying West of the right
of way of the W. F. & N. W. Ry. Co.,
Block Twenty-two (22), Block Twen-
ty-three (23), Block Twenty-four (24),
Block Twenty-five (25), Block Twen-
ty-six (26), Block Twenty-seven (27),
all of that portion of Block Thirty-
eight .'i?8) lying West of the right of
woy of tf.e W. F. & N. W. lc.v Cc.;
IJIock Th'ity-nine (39), Block Fifty
(40) Block Forty one (4.), Dlo- - Foi-
ty-two Iall that po* of Block
Forty-three (43) lyir.to Wes* of the
right of way of the W. F. A N. W.
Ry. Co.; Block Fifty-five (55), Block
Fifty-six (56), Block Fifty-seven(57),
; Block Fifty-eight (58), of the town of
Brinkman, Greer County, Oklahoma,
; located in section Nine (9) and Ten
i (19) Township Six (6) North of Range
Twenty-two (22) W. I. M. Greer Coun-
ty, Oklahoma, together with the
streets and alleys.
Kemp and Kell,
By their attorney, B. L. Tisinger.
28-5t.
WANTED HORSES A*D MULES.
Mules from 15 to 16 hand high, six
to nine years old. Horses from 15 to
16hands high, from six to nine
years old. For riding and heavy draft
purposes. All stock must be sound and
free from blemishes. I will pay the
highest cash price possible.
W. D. BLACK, Mangum, Okla.
Gen. Fund
7,120.00
13,824.00
2,170.00 3E
'9,331.50
2,620.00
2,750.00
3,020.00
3,853.50
31,000.00
275.00
"v
Sink. Fund Total Estimate | Department of th<f Interior, Uuited
States Land Office.
1,005.00
7,120.001
13,824.00;
9 331 501 Oklahoma, June 19, 1917.
2[62o!oo!To Burton Lewis, of Walter, Okla.,
2,750.00 Route 2, Contestee:
3,020.Oo j
3,853.50 ! You are hereby notified that How-
31,000.00 ! ard L. Harris who gives Jester, Okla.,
as his post-office address, did on May
nnt'Jvi 1<5th' fi,e in this otfice his duly
7c'ocq a! corroborated application to contest
' and secure the cancellation of your
homestead, Serial No. 07232 made Jan-
We, the undersigned, duly elected and acting members of the Board of Commissioners, of said county and state, do hereby certify that the above and uary 13th, 1911, for NE 1-4 NE 1-4
foregoing estimate wasmadeat ameeting of the Boardof County Commissioners, held on the first Monday in July, 1917; that the same is correct, and | Section 26 Township 7 north, Range I of age. However, he will eat consider-
Care and Feed of'The Calf.
The outstanding principle, and the
secret of success in the production of
cattle, is to keep the young calve."
growing and in a thrifty condition
from time of birth until they are rea-
dy for market.
Cattle selected for the production of
beef should not only be the best type
and bleeding , but they should she
easy feeding and fattening qualities
or the tendency to make the best of all
they eat.
The natural feed for the your.g calf
is of course, milk, and the development
of his digestive tract is rather slow,
so that he is able to consume but lit-
tle roughness before he is six months
that all estimates made are necessaiy for the respective purposes above set forth.
F. M. OVERTON, Chairman Board or County Commissioners.
Attest: R. F. MALOY, County Clerk,
GEO. BULL, Commissioner,
I. M. STIMSON, Commissioner.
Education
na.ate School Dist. No. 1.
• salary of teachers
other maintenance
Totals
200.00
75.00
275.00
ESTIMATED INCOMES, From other Sources than AdValorem Tax.
s Estimate by
Source and Class Brd. of Corns.
General FHind
County Attorney—Fees
Sheriff—Fees—earned by Sheriff
County Clerk —Fees—Clerk's Division
Fees—Register's Division
'.icense—Vcidor and Cigarette
Treasurer—Fees ?.
Per alty o^ Delinquent Tax
Superintendent—Fees—ApLication for teacher's certificates.
Board of Commissioners—County Farm
w.-unty Court
Fees District Court
Miscellaneous— Automobile Tax transferred
from State Road Maintenanc
From Jackson Co. on County Division.
Free Fair
Total
State Highway Tax .
State Apportionment .*.
Interest on daily balances
Mortgage Tax
Fines and Forfeitures—District Court
Marriage Licenses
Fines and Forfeitures—J. P
300.00
300.00
275.00
3,750.00
250.00
375.00
5,000.00
140.00
1,100.00
1,500.00
1,000.00
5,000.00
871.00
200.00
21,861.00
2,200.00
16,103.20
750.00
525.00
500.00
500.00
300.00
I bladder weakness may be the first
j warning, but it shouldn't be neglected.
I If not treated promptly it may lead
I to torturing gravel, dropsy or fatal
I Brijjht's disease. When hard water
i has a tendency to weaken the kidneys,
a good kidney remedy should be used
occasionally. Mangum people rely on
i Doan's Kidney Pills. Read what Mr.
Waters of 230 W. Pierce Ave., says:
"My kidneys troubled me and I had
a pain across the small of my back. 1
believe the trouble was caused by the
alkili and gypsum contained in the
drinking water. One box of Doan's
Kidney Pills gave
RUSSELL ITEM
The Russell thresher pulled in Sat-
urday night on account of not making
expenses, and Duncan's threcher wil.
wind up Monday.
Henry Hukill, Dock and Lymon
Tennison left here Saturday for Kan-
sas where they intend to work in the
harvest.
Fate Kerbo, Frank Schuster, and
mother motored to Altus last Friday
Mrs. McDonald visited Mrs. Schus-
ter last Thursday.
Mrs. Jim Richardson intends to leave
next week for Montana.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kerbo and Mr.
and Mrs. Williams visited Dave Kerbo!
turned and are visiting her father.
Most all of the people near, and at
Russell are not feeling very good ovei
the crop prospect. We are needing
rain badly. Early feed is almost lost.
W. T. Kerbo happened to the mis-
fortune of losing a mule this week.
Walter Johnson came back from his
work last week and is staying with
Mrs. Parkey.
Mr. I'erkenson is keeping Soda and
ice now, everybody come and have a
good drink.
HARD WATER HURTS THE
KIDNEYS.
Kidney troubles, as a rule, are com-
Mrs. W. A. Douglass and son Gar-
ner left Monday for Oklahoma City,
where they will spend a few days vis-
iting before going on to Fort Worth,
to spend the summer with Mrs. Doug-
lass' mother.
24 west, Indian, Meridian, and
grounds for his contest he alleges that
you have wholly abandoned said tract
for more than five years, last past;
and that your alleged absence is not
due to military or naval service or in
mobilization camps or any State Nat-
ional Guard, in any way.
You "are, therefore, further notified
that the said allegations will be taken
as confessed, and your said entry will
pble grain with advantage at a mucb
earlier date. „
If you expect the calf to de best,
you cannot afford to allow it to lose
•its calf fat at weaning time. Most
cattlemen will tell you that calve?
which have been in good, thrifty con-
dition since birth are the best profit-
makers, and the calf that has had a
god dam and has had the opportunity
to nurse until he is six months of i
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE
be cancelled without further right to I will have an advantage. The calf will
be heard, either before this office or
on appeal, if you fail to file in this
office within twenty days after the
The State of Oklahoma, Coutny of F°URTH publication of this notice.
Greer ss as shown below, your answer, under
oath, specifically responding to these
Notice is hereby given that, in pur-
suance to an order of the County
me enough reli )C I Court of Greer County, State of Ok-
to gain my confidence. 1 never hesi- j lahoma, made June 26, 1917, in the
tute to recommend them as a good, matter of the estates of Clarence A.
reliable medicine. I have taken Doan's1 Rude and Velma Rude, Minors, the un-
Kidney Pills on several occasions and I der signed guardian of the said es-
each time with perfect satisfaction."! tates and minors, will sell at private
Price 60c at all dealers. Don't sim- sale to the highest bidder ' for cash
ply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan's Kidney Pflls—the same tha
Mr. Waters used. Foster Milburn Co.,
Props., Buffalo, N. Y. 1-36-1. adv.
IS YOUR CHECK GOOD?
If you are careless in the issuing of
personal orders for payment at the
bank, you had better pay cash when
you deal with Clay Hall's Garage.
There is a sign in his window that
reads: "See your friends as we see
them". Beneath this sign is a heterog-
enious and miscellaneous collection of
apparent bad paper. They were issued
and accepted by Clay as checks which
might secure for the payee certain
sums of money. But when the suppos-
ed payee presented the socalled checks
at a bank, l'ound himself a payor; thp
only money which might change hands
on these checks was what he had paid
out to get the check, or the goods he
(all bids to be in writing and each
signed by the bidder) subject to con-
firmation of said County Court,
Monday, July 23, 1917, at 2 o'clock p.
m., at the law office of Garrett and
Thacker over the Mangum National
Bank (building on corner of Jefferson
Street and Oklahoma Avenue) in Man-
gum, Greer County, State of Oklaho-
ma, all the right, title and interest
and estate of each of the said minors,
and all the right, title and interest
that each has, by operation of law or
otherwise, acquired in and to all the
certain tract or parcel of land, situa-
ted, lying and being in Greer County,
Oklahoma, bounded and described as
follows, and upor the following termt
and c i..ditio!;>, to-wit- one-eight, one-
si.\teentn b_ -nging *u eacii of the said
minors, -of all that portion and tract
allegations of contest, together with
due proof that you have served a copy
of your answer on the said contestant
either in person or by registered mail.
You should state in your answer the
name of the post office to which you
desire further notices to be sent to
you.
J. Y. CALLAHAN, Register.
First Publication June 28, 1917.
Second Publication July 5th, 1917.
Third Publication July 12, 1917.
Fourth Publication July 19th, 1917.
need to have grain in order to keej
him from losing his calf fat.
Do you get up at night? Sanol is
surely the best foi kidney and blad-
der troubles. Sanol gives relief in 24
hours from all backache and bladder
troubles. Sanol is a guaranteed rem-
edy. 35c and $1.00 a bottle at the drug
■tore. adv. 45-tf
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
that Kemp and Kell, a firm composed
of J. A. Kemp and Frank Kali, own-
ers of the land hereinafter described,
will on the 10th day of September,
1917, or as soon thereafter as the same
can be heard, present an application
to the District Court of Greer County,
Oklahoma, in the District Court room
in the City of Mangum, County of
Greer and the State of Oklahoma,
wherein said land is situated, that the
tract of land hereinafter described,
^ platted for townsite purposes as a por-
of Northwest Quarter of Section twen-; tion of the town of Brinkman, in Greer
ty-three, being and situated East of County, Oklahoma, be vacated for
the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific:
TINNING
as we do it is a job that requires
skill and careful work, as well as
first class materials.
We can suply all these requisites of
SATISFACTORY TINNING.
so why not entrust your work to us ?
Repairing given prompt attention.
W.J. HARRIS
had p-o. w«! ■ ? «>: "<' *iv,„ *n.<l i
for the bad checks. Some otherwise
last Saturday night where they served mon in sections where the' drinking !anc* P''ey'°usly considered good fel-
ict* cream. | water is hard or alkaline. The filte -
Will Johnson left last week for thej ing of this mineral laden water,
plains where they will visit with John | throws an added burden on the kid-
Galoway. ; neys and kidney weakness results.
Guy Chriswell and wife have re-1 Backache, lameness, or some slight
I. R. WARREN
Dealers in
Coal and Grain
BRINKMAN, OKLA.
Where Quality Counts I Lead.
lows, (citizens) have their names on
checks in this array of .motley money
l linn c* I I tiV Wl ,IIIUIIV> IUU11L'\ , , « . ,
orders. It is worth kn.«iw 'that th'e |
first day after these checks were past-
ed in the window, several of the fad-
road bed and all the Northwest Quar-
ter of Section twenty-four, Township
five North of Range twenty-two West
of Indian Meridian, with improve-
provided,
however, a certified Check or other
equivalent of cash acceptable to the
"VI 111 bllC i IIUU >V f Sc Vt Ittl III Lilt? 1 dU" | j • t i .| i i |
ed sheets immediately became good STuardian and accompanying the bid or
.... . P 11 WnntiHI m rin itn I ivnron rrt tho nnHnr.
for their face value and were paid off.
ARE YOU PATRIOTIC?
Then help conserve the nation's sup-
j ply of Gasoline by using the H. A.
J Carburetor. We guarantee 40 per cent
] saving in gasoline. Use on any car. H.
| S, Banister, Salesman. At Chevrolet
Caiage. 5-2t.
Mrs. M. L. Grover and daughter,
Ruth of Liberal, Kansas, passed thru
here Monday and spent the day sha-
ping and visiting with friends before
going on to Vinson for a visit with
Mrs. Grover's parents.
presented and delivered to the under-
signed guardian at the aforesaid time
and place appointed for said sale
(when all bids will be opened) will
be accepted and treated as cash; and
provided further, the guardian reserv-
es the right to reject any and all bids
and if no acceptable bid has been re-
ceived at the aforesaid time and place
appointed for said sale he will aell the
said property as soon thereafter (and
within the time required by law) as
an acceptable bid therefor may be re-
ceived.
Dated June 27th, 1917.
J. C. RUDE,
Guardian of the Estates of Clarence
A. Rude and Velma Rude, Minors.
ON EARTH
The Star and Dallas Semi-Weekly News, both one year, $1.75
It's In This
County
We know where it is located
and what you can buy it for.
Perhaps you want a farm,
anri have not been suited with
the properties submitted.
Call and see us.
On Our List
are several farms which wo
know will suit your require-
ments. The price and terms
will suit. You can own a bit
of the BEST EARTH on
earth if you will come to de-
cision quickly.
COVINGTON BROS.
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