The Granite Enterprise. (Granite, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, October 28, 1910 Page: 1 of 10
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The Granite Enterprise.
Granite, (irccr U>un.y, Oklahoma, friday. Octobei 2h, lliio
NO. 24
"WHISKEY
STRAIGHT"
J. W. Ryder Thinks it Prefer-
able to the Proposed Lo-
cal Option Law.
Editor Enterprise:
I am neither a prophet, nor so
far as I know, closely related to
one, and my own experience in
life has proven conclusively to
me that in 99 cases out of 100 my
"hind sight" has my foresight
"beaten a city block," but I
think I see confronting the peo-
ple of the grand, new state of
Oklahom1, one of the gravest
crises that ever stared any com-
mon wealth in the face. Only
ten days now intervenes before
the r-gular election on November
x, and among the many impor-
tant issues to be voted on at tha'
time is one, that to my mind, ov-
ershadows them all: the ques-
tion as to whether Oklahoma
shall remain a model prohibition
state or whether it shall return
to the soaked and saturated con-
dition of Territorial days, and as
the early geographers showed
Oklahoma in the heart, of the
Great American Desert, it would
seem appropriate that it remain,
at least, reasonably dry.
Now I have never posed as a
Puritan or a purist, and with my
record and reputation staring the
puUlic in the face, it would bean
uphill job. Years ago I gave up
the idea of reforming the world
to those who "rush in where
angels fear to tread." I am
firm believer in the Democratic
doctrine of the largest measure
of personal liberty and fully
recognize that even constitution
al prohibitional and honest offi
cials cannot produce an absolute
and artificial drought, therefore
I b^g that what I may say will
be accepted as the honest con
victions of a simple citizen and
taxpayer and one unblinded bv
Puritan or partisan prejud ce.
I can see no reason why any
one should favor the return of
the saloon except those who
feather their own nests by the
traffic: the distiller, brewer
and saloon interests and their
natural camp-followers: the
gambler, criminal and lady in
red. Surely 'tis no advantage
to me. I can get all the whiskey
I want under the present law —
and possibly more than I ought
to have—cheaper aud better
whiskey too, without violating a
single law, and so can you I
can now make a trip to Mangum,
Hobart and even Oklah .ma City
for the ban* price of my car fare
and bo*el bill, while with the
open saloon my "bill for extras''
was alwavs at least doubie my
legitimate expenses. Its a mat-
ter of dollars and cents to me.
Its the same to you. The farmer
can now come to town, sell his
bale of cotton —and if his credi-
tors don't catch him—get home
with a new calico dress and a
few sacks of flour for his wife
and little ones, instead of a jag,
a black eye and a receipt for the
payment of a fine. Its a matter
of dollars and cents to him.
Under ordinary circumstances
I would favor the passage of a
decent local option bill, which
would possibly serve as a partial
cure for the evils, that, I am
honest enough to ad-nit, exist
GRANDAD
CLAUSE 0. K.
I large as well us to those that it
j directly benefits. I have studied
the proposed local option meas-
! ure wilh a great deal of interest.
and honest admiration for its
Hellish ingenuity. All that is
tiveeasary for even a friend of
locil option to do to convince h m Supreme Court Upholds the
that he should oppose this bill is Measure Voted on at Au
to study its provisions. It is sol d •
raw, one-sided and unf iir that K Primaries.
even The Oklahoman, a most ar- ,r,
dent advocate of local option, is f ,e suPre™ court of Oklaho-
ma i as rendered a decision up-
forced to apologise for it. I, ... , „ -r-
Now I had just as soon pay a!hol(Jl"* the suffrage law disfran-
, local denier four or five dollars worant negroes.
for a gallon of whiskey a-* to send . * J;",terl>nse is in receipt of
to Fort Worth or Kansas City and LD ow,"« fr"m Hon. John
ordinarily I am a firm believer W,",ams' chu,r™ of the
in the principle of keeping local rat,c campaigrn committer:
money at home, but I do object . supreme court of Okla-
to being hog-tied, gagged and j l,,°'na tlJU8t ?eClded on the
delivered for all time to com *ra dfilth^ clause, ' uphold-
ng the la"- in every respect
into the hands of any trust, be
it the coal oil, railroad or whis-
key trust, and if this bill does
not do that, I can't co"strue
the decision was unanimous!.*
concurred in by all of the
judges, and eminent lawyers o
plain English, much less read be-1th<? *** opinion is so
tween the lines. Honesty and !°"nd and c0rrect that even the
fairness compels me to acknow- • ef court: would not dare to
ledge that some of the statements I'n Gr erf .It- * 'iave J08*
thai I have heard made as to the rece,ved thls information, n.nd
evils of the proposed bill, are—
in my judgment.—overdrawn and
some of them absolutely errone-
ous,but it is cer'ainly bad enough.
One of its worst reatures is that
it opens one of the prettiest pat h-
ways to plunder and opportuni-
ties to graft that I ever saw a< d
I firmly believe that I could come
fresh from the poorhouse, w< rk
for nothing, give $5,000 per year
for a job on the board of license
commissioners in such a town as
Oklahoma City, lay up ~ome
money for a drought and still
take good care of my family.
"Picking" would of course notj
be so good in a small town like
COTTON IS
IN ERA1TCS
Staple Shoots Up and Down
With Great Rapidity the
Past Few Days.
am hastening to give you the
bent fit of the same. There will
be n) illegal negro votes cast in
th's election provided the in-
spectors do their drty."
TO INCREASE
THE OUTPUT
Southwestern Quarries Here
to Double Its Working
Force at Once.
The cotton market has turned
remarkable somersaults the past
week.
After reaching the lowest fig-
ure of the season Monday, the
market gained nearly $3 a bale
Tuesday, was steady Wednesday
and off a quarter of a cent per
pound yesterday.
Cotton men here, however,
look for a further advance, and
say they c< nfidently expect 15
cent cotton again before the
middle of November.
On the New York market 20
.en' cotton is again predicted in
the near future.
The staple was quoted at 13
3-4 on the Granite market yes-
terday for the best grade.
So far there have been 3.686
bales ginned at G anite this sea-
son, and one gin man gives it as
his opinion that 2500 bales wil'
cover the remainder of the crop
to be ginned at this point.
most completely ruined, and
"Scrub" and young Chisholm
were so warm about it that they
jointly offered $35 reward for
evidence to convict the perpetra-
tors. Marshal Hightower got
busy, and in a tew hours got
confessions from three boys a -
bout 17 years old that they were
the guilty parties. They were I
brought to town, and after con-
siderable discussion of the mat-
ter, agreed with Smith and
| Chisholm to make good the loss
and also pay the reward, and
avoid prosecution. The boys'
fun cost them in the neighbor-
hood of $60, which was paid and
they left for their homes, each
$20 worth sadder and wiser.
PROGRESSING
FAVORABLY
Good Roads Election Will Be
Called for the First Week
in December.
NEW $50,000
GRANITE CO.
Organized by Oklahoma City
Capitalists, Which Means
Much to our Town
G. F. Van Dusen and J. J.
Granite, but an unscrupulous J G.'asscott, of Michigan City, Ind.!
man, awake to his opportunities,
could manage to keep himself in
chewing tobacco, buy a new pair
of overalls occasionally, and still
have enough money to buy a new
automobile once in awhile.
As the law provides for only
one saloon for each 1,000 people
or major fraction thereof, it
would mean in Granite, the ex-
clusive right of some man to sell
liquor and as the licensee has the
preference right for re ewal, it
means that it will give "the suc-
cessful bidder" the exclusive
right in Granite for five years.
were here this week. These
gentlemen are stockholders in
the company which owns the
Southwestern quarries here, and
were here for the purposes of
investigating the matter of get-
ting more stone than is now be
ing gotten out. Orders were
given Superintendent Pellow,
who is in charge of the work
here, to immediately double his
force, as at least two cars of
^■tone were wanted weekly. He
is getting out about one car week
ly now.
Additional machinery has al-
iiiauiuicry lias eli-
There would probably be at least ready been ordered with which
dozen applicants for license to increase the amount of stone
| that is being quarried, which
will arrive some time in Novem-
ber, when ir is the intention of
this company to load at least one
car of stone daily.
These quarries are now em-
ploying ten men, which will be
i: creased to twenty or more as
fast as they can be secured.
here if this bill should carry and
Granite vote wet as it would b(
compelled to in self defense, as
almost anyone could get up an
application signed by "ten resi-
dent taxpayers in the v ard," and
as long as hunvm nature remains
he same and men can be found
who will sell their birthright for
mess of poUage and their souls
for a sack of silver, bidding will
be spi: ned nd "the longest p ile |
will get the persimmon." If IJ
wanted to go into the saloon ousi-1
ness, I would willingly pay the
$2,000 per annum license fee and . ,
give $5,000 bonus for the exchi- m W , ,An '"^resting
sive right to sell liquor for five I meetl"K was held- « < there be-
years in Granite or any other
good Oklahoma town of its size.
Do you want to put a premium
on graft?
The bill absolutely disfran-
chises the country voter on this
question for the period of five
W.C. 1. U. Meeting.
The W. C. T. U. met Friday
with Mrs. W. F. Ruggles, the
meeting being postponed from
liiursuay on account of incle-
ling two new members admitted.
The Union will hold its next
meeting with Mrs A. S- Ross on
Thursday, Nov. 3.
While not at liberty to give
names yet, The Enterprise has
it or. good authority that a $50,-
000 Granite Company has been
organized by Oklahoma City cap-
italists, who will shortly begin
the installation of machinery at
this place and open up for busi-
ness on a large scale.
The new company, it is said,
will employ not less than 100
men. This means a pay roll of
about $300 for each working day
in the year, and wil! be a big ad-
dition to the dinner pail brigade
of our town.
The gentlemen interested in
the new company are familiar
with every phase of the granite
business, have the means back
of them to make it go, and this
paper hopes to be able soon to
give full particulars in regard to
the new company.
OLD INDIAN FIGHTERS.
Are There Any of Them in
This Section?
The Enterprise has been re-
quested to ascertain if there are
any men in this section who ser-
ved against hostile Indians be-
tween the years 1866 and 1883,
either as volunteers or in the
regular service. This request is
made by the National Indian
War Veterans' association of
Denver, which organization is
working to secure pensions for
these men. It will be to their
interest, if there are such in this
section, to send in copies of the
records of their service to this
paper, and same will be prompt-
ly forwarded to the association.
A bill has already been introduc-
ed in congress looking to this
end and the officers of the associ-
ation entertain great hopes that
it will shortly become a law.
The "42" Club.
Mrs. Grace Miller charmingly
entertained the "42" Club at
her home Friday night in honor
cf Mr. C. B. Winston, who left
this week to make his future
home in Idaho. Delicious re-
freshments of ice cream and
cake were served, and these, in
addition to some well played
games, made it a most enjoyable
evening. Those present were
Mr. anrf Mrs. J. L. Brown, Mr.
aud Mrs. A. M. cpears, Misses
Lena and Clara Cabbiness. Sack-
ett Healey and Myrtle Bassett.
Messrs. Nell A. Nash, C. B.
Winston,L.D. Galloway and Har-
old Caddell. The next meeting
of the club will be with Mrs. A.
M. Spears on Thursday evening,
Nov. 3.
The Granite township board
has about completed arrange-
ments for the proposed election
to vote $10,000 for road pur-
poses in this township, and the
date will be set for some time
during the first week in Decem-
ber.
J. E. Taylor of Mangum, has
agreed to furnish all necessary
data for the election, and to find
a buyer for the bonds if voted.
The recent bad weather has
delayed work on the road from
Granite to the reformatory, but
it will probably be completed
this week, and is a splendid
piece of work, and our citizens
are invited to inspect it and see
if they do not think it would be
a good thing to have such roads
all over the township, especially
when they can be had for the
price they can now.
The Mangum people are get-
ting enthused over the matter,
and prominent citizens of that
place propose to stand their
share of the expense and build
a first-class graveled road be-
tween Granite and their town,
which would be of vast benefit
to both towns.
The proposed plan for good
roadc seems to be meeting with
general approval, as all with
whom we have talked are heart-
ily in favor of it.
years, and almost completely
clips the citizenship of the man
Mho lives inside the corporate
limits as well. Is it fair?
Under the bill a saloon could
be located across the street from
Eeautiful Communion Set.
The Prog ess ive Christitn
| church, recently organized in
I tiranite, this week received its
Communion set, which is a^jeau-
|ty. It is w hat is known as the
New Manager Here.
W. O. Northcutt, of Mangum,
has taker charge of the business
of the Granite Grain Co. as man-
ager. Mr. Northcutt has been a
resident of Mangum for the past
21 years, practically all of his
iite, and is well known to a large
number of Greer County citizens.
He comes well recommended as a
young man of sterling worth
and business integrity, and we
heartily welcome him as a valua-
ble addition to our citizenship.
Mr. Northcutt and family will
occupy the Fisher cottage on
Mountain avenue.
Malicious Mischief.
Sunday night while Earle
now and always will exist in the
large Cities of the stale under
prohibition, but I would at ieast chances are against a thing ot
insist on one th. t was at least this ktnd at.d il prooabiy ■ e
reasonably fair to the puolic at Continued on pa^e 4. ju^recJ-ivcU at
Smith, "Scrub,"as he is known
10 every person in Granite, and
individual Communion set. ltl8iountf man named Chisholm,
includes a sojid silver tray and Were at church services in the
Our Washington Correspon
dent is Recognized.
Clyde H. Tavenner, who has
been acting as Washington cor-
respondent for The Enterprise,
has been nominated for Congress
by the Fourteenth Illinois Con-
gressional district.
The nomination was given Mr.
Tavenner in recognition of his
vigorous espousal of the cause of
the people.
Asa newspaper man,Tavenner
exposed the work of the lobbies
in Washington, he protested a-
gainst Cannonisn, extravagance
and all legislation designed to in-
crease the cost of living. As a
member of congress he would do
the same thing.
"The Headless Horseman"
is the title of the play to be given
by the seventh and eighth grades
at the Granite High School on
Hallowe'n night,Monday,Oct.31.
The play is based on Washing-
ton Irvings "Legend of Sleepy
Hollow". The play introduces
a quaint Dutch party, an absurd
proposal of marriage and the
"Headless Horseman". This
will be preceded by choruses,
dialogues, readings and panto-
mimes. Admission, 10 cents.
oe located across the street from , mciuues a sonu silver tray and SC, V'W8 in tne wnere ne
the school house or next door to holder lor forty-six glasses, thus COUl,^r*v SOU1^ town, some home, t
j any chut ch or home in town The K'ving eacn communicant his s to°k it >' to their heads that of Granit
chances are against a thing ot own glass. it would Ik* a great joke to cut ( grown to
up the rubber
iieaii..g sioves (USed by die above mentioned j section who i
iluckuda>'a. [young men. The tires were at-[wherevier his;
C. B. (Pete) Winston, left
Tuesday for his old home in Mis-
souri, and after a visit with his
parents, will proceed to Idaho,
where he will make his future
Pete has been a resident
Granite for many years, ha.-
ntanhood here, and has
tires on the bug- j a large number of friends in this
wish him -success
Married Sunday.
Mr. J. W. Lee, of Granite, and
Miss Josie Sowell, of near Lone
Wolf, were married Sunday at
the home of the bride's mother,
Rev.M.T.Allen officiating. Mies
Sowell is well known among a
large circle of friends at her home
in Kiowa county. The happy
groom has been with Capt. Pei-
low at the Southwestern quarries
since they were open ed in Feb-
ruary last, and has proven him-
self a man of sterling integrity
and strict attention to business.
The newly married couple are at
home, to their friends, in the
Pellow cottage in the northeast-
ern part of town, and have the
best wishes of a large number
of friends.
Ship Two Cars of Hogs.
Two cars of fine hogs were
shipped from Granite this week,
one by Brown Bros, and one by
A. L. Elliott. The cars were in
in charge of J. F. Ellington, and
were billed to the Fort Worth
market.
Teachers' Association.
The annual meeting of the
Southwestern Oklahoma Teach-
ers' Association will convene at
A eatherford on Friday, Nov. 25.
Granite teachers are preparing
H>t mas -be cast,, -to aUen4.-tn.*_i>^4y.
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