The Granite Enterprise. (Granite, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, September 4, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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The Granite tntcrprise.
«>rcvr « lountv, Oklahoma Cridav, Scpicmbci 4. 1914.
No 17
W.C. JOBmjON
PASSu AWAY
Wnlnnday and the fun*rel look '«*! «i„i th phynruum my Uuit in [ ti
t4J iltlc I'lbt • v.)..IMO Dead
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at I ub rcttlails.
(4m« Th ur*day kftornuon
DkcamwI wan n mrmbrr of
Granite lnd| No. 164. A. F A
A. M . and al«o a Mmlern Wood
man. in which order hr carried
*2ntio in iimnct.
In hi* mlvuntumun <drrer. Mr f our gond friend* have handtd Report «nd Recommdntioni
all prlwbtltt) Il witl be • l< ng
tune before the arm ran be used
oik HON OK ROM.
Hlnre U*t week the following \
FIXES BASIS
OF 8 CENTS
in the caah to renew their sub
I
John rt hat* served an peace of
flrer in ever?" capacity. from the M-ription*:
lather prosaic poaltion of city W.L. Allen. also for hi* daugh
\\. < . (I—- ) Johnson, «m marshal of Granite. to that of jur in^eneamw; I. N. Wall man.
of th* fu>t *etilem of Greer co,. sheriff of the Kan*a* county In J. L Martin. Lona Wolf; Walter
died at Alarnogurdo, N. M.. Mon which F -rt Dodge in located S. hi. key. Kansas City; J W.
day morning afar a lingering hen that point was the frontier Russell. also for hi* brother in
illnc * of tuner, ulosis. Mr. John 0f clvihxation. and the gathering Texa*. and H. J. Gumming*. No
aotii waa M year* old at the time pJjiri. „f hundred* of the worat wata Oklahoma, and Christ Nel
of hi* death, and there were few character* who then Infested the of CJranite
, better MR known in the entire , |in„ ti.all.v unknown west. I
we*t than be. The hody wa* buried beside j
Bom in San Antonio, in the that of hi* fir*t wife in the city |
ehadow of the world famed Ala j cemetery in the pre*ence of a
mo. he seemed to have from |arge number of friend* who ex-
babyhood imbibed the adventu- tend heartfelt sympathy to the
rou* spirit of the her« es who bereaved wife and children.
diet! in that memorable strut
HELEtT DELEGATES
|
(•ramie llrnwriU Hold I'reciact Co*'
vent ion* :-'aiurda)
dling ! ■* *uch margin a* th#
tender •hall nmiliWr neceaaary
will afford rwafttxiabJe protar
tMi In hanker* and will greatly
fact III tale the financing of our
moat Important export crop In
the present emergency
"5.—That in >ugg««ting H c
l<er pound for middling cotton aa
a laud* for l<>an*, it la not the
! purpooe of the committee to con*
Wa*hington. Augu*t 2M—Sec- jvey the idea that that figure rep
retary McAdoo'* plan to accept | re*enta in their opinion the in*
a* a l a*i* for currency note* *e trin*ir value of cotton but that
cured by warchoune receipt* for lit Is sufficient in their judge-
Made Public ihrough Ine
Treasury Department.
cotton, tobacco and naval store* ■ ment to meet the requirement*
ture. a faw year* before his
birth.
At the early age of 11 years,
he was following the vast hends
of cattle which were 'annually
driven from Southwest Texas
over the old Santa Fe trail into
Kansas, where they were finish-
ed for market.
AH of his early life was spent
on the ranges of Western Texas.
New Mexico, Oklahoma and
Kansas.
He was known throughout
this vast section by the nick-
name of I , which name came
to him in a peculiar manner.
At a roundup, when he was on-
ly a youngster, a large number
of eastern tourists were watch-
ing the cowboys rope and brand
the cattle. One obstreperous
steer was giving a lot of trouble,
but was finally roped and
thrown by Mr. Johnson. His
i*k'll attracted the attention of
one of the tourists who asked
him "his name. Mr. Johnson un-
derstood the gentleman to ask
what was the brand on the steer.
He answered, "1 " and this
nickname stuck to him through
life.
He had traveled extensively,
spending several years in China,
Australia and other far coun-
tries. In fact, he often said that
there was but one known land on
which he had not trod, that be-
ing the Phillipine Islands.
He was married in 1891 to
Miss Stella Trailor who died at
Granite in 1801, and was the
first person buried in the City
Cemetery. Two sons and one
daughter were born of this union
thoy being Messrs. Oscar and
Ben Johnson of San Antonio,
r.nd Miss Marie of Granite.
Three years later he was rqar-
ivjcI to Misn Maud Trailor, a sis-
ter of his first wife, who, with
two small sons, survive him.
Mr. Johnson's health began
failing over a year ago, and he
had been gradually growing
worse ever since. About a
month ago, he decided he wanted
to g<> to New Mexico, and was ar-
companied to Boswell by J. B.
Hood, of this place.
• He only stopped at Boswell a
E4'ow days and then went to Ala-
LWiogordo, where he had a sister
(living.
On his arrival there, he seem-
Icd to improve and wrote Mrs.
IJohnson that he was better. Then
Ifailing to hear from him for over
I two weeks, she decided to go to
| him. which#*t e did, only arriv
ng two days before his death.
Th ? remains *ere brought
uck to Granite, arriving here
.MRS. LIZZIE PHILLIPS
; Well Known Early Settler of Granite
Died Friday
Mr*. Lizzie Phililps, aged 56
years, died at her home in Gran-
ite Friday morning after a long
illness of tuberculosis.
Mrs. Phillips was one of the
firsts ettlers of Granite, coming
here before the Kiowa opening,
and has spent the past fourteen
years here and at Hobart.
She is survived hy five chil-
dren, all of whom are married.
They are Mesdames Cora Ding-
man and Bose Core, of Iowa,
Mrs. Birdie Boehler of Granite,
and Messrs. Leon and John Phil-
lips, also of Iowa. All of the
children were here to attend the
funeral. She is also survived by
a sister, Mrs. Kate Gifford, for-
merly of Granite but now of
Pauls Valley.
Mrs. Phillips was a member of
the Christian church, ever lived
as a follower of the Lowly Naz-
arene, and was known and loved
by a large circle of friends.
The remains were laid to rest
in the City Cemetery Sunday
afternoon, Bev. W. G. Peyton
being in charge of the services.
BADLY HURT
Little Hardin Cannady Kicked in the
Head by Horse
Little Hardin, the 11 year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Can-
ady living south of town was
kicked in the head by a horse and
seriously hurt Tuesday evening.
The animal's hoof cut a gash
some four inches long and also
fractured the skull.
The boy's injuries were at-
tended by Dr. Nunnery, who now
thinks that he will soon be all
right.
Mr. and Mrs. Canady are in
Mississippi, at the bedside of
another son who is ill of J lid
fever, and have not been . ^e to
get h'>me at this writing.
I Pursuant to call, the Demo-
crats of Granite met at the City
I Halt Saturday afternoon for the
purpose of selecting delegates to
the county convention which will
be held at Mangum on Septem-
ber 5th. Precinct Chairman, B.
B. Gooch called the meeting to
order, and C. E. Hill was elected
secretary.
On motion of B. F. Van Dyke,
seconded by G. W. Spears, the
following committee on delegates
was appointed:
G. W. Briggs, C. E. Grady and
S. D. Williams.
On motion of B. F. Van Dyke,
seconded by Dr. G. W. Wiley, the
following committee on resolu-
tions was appointed:
C. E. Hill, J. B.'Hood, G. W.
Spears. The motion was then
amended to include G. W. Wiley
and B. F. Van Dyke.
The committee on delegates re-
ported as follows:
Delegates: B. F. Van Dyke,
S. D. Williams, B. B. Gooch, C.
E. Hill and G. W. Wiley.
Alternates: G. W. Briggs, G.
W. Spears, J. B. Hood, T. F.
Morrow and K. C. Cox.
Inasmuch as no precinct chair-
man was nominated at the last
primary election, it was moved
by B. F. Van Dyke and seconded
by S. D. Williams that the pres-
ent chairman, B. B. Gooch. hold
over for another term. The mo-
tion was carried unanimously,
adn the secretary instructed to
so notify the county convention.
The resolutions committee
was instructed to report to the
county convention.
The convention then adjourn-
ed, subject^to call of the chair-
ELBOW ( RLSHEI)
,COUNTRY ORECINCT
Tom
Little Child of Mr. and Mrs.
Kvans Dangerously Hurt
A little four year old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Evans, fell
from the porch of their home
Wednesday afternoon and sus-
tained a badly broken arm.
Drs. Austin and Nunnery at-
tended the little sufferer and
state that it is one of the very'
worst kind of breaks that could
1 • sustained.
The elbow is frightfully crush-
Granite Precinct No. 2, also
held their convention at the same
time and in the old postoffice
buiding. J. G. Price was select-
ed as chairman and C. C. Stim-
son as secretary. The follow-
ing delegates were selected to
the county convention: D. J.
Haynes, George Nance. J. F.
Monday, B. F. Hutcherson and
H. L. Harris.
The committee on resolutions
from this precinct appointed
were Walter Beeves. J. G| Price.
C. C. Stimson.
The convention then adjourn- ness
ed. subject to call of the chair
man.
HOW TO CURL A SPRAIN
A sprain may be cured in about
one third the time raouired by tlie
usual treatment, by allying Cham-
berlain's Liniment and obrorvinjr the
directions with tarh bo for safe
by all dealers.
at 75 percent on their face value
wa* approved Friday night In a
report of the *pecial committee
appointed by the conference of
representative planter*, banker*
and dealer* held here August 24.
M.
The committee recommended
that every effort be made to as-
sist producers in holding their
cotton for a price that will min-
imize their loss until the chan-
nels of foreign trade are reopen-
ed. Eight cents a pound was
sugested as a fair basis for loans
on cotton.
The report, which was submit-
ted to Secretary McAdoo, fol-
lows :
1.—That the committee en-
tirely approves of and congrat-
ulates you upon the announce-
ment made by you yesterday that
notes secured by warehouse re-
ceipts for cotton and tobacco and
naval stores and having not
more than four months to run
will be accepted as a basis for
the issue of currency to the mem-
bers of the national currency as-
sociation at 75 percent of the
face value of said notes.
Must Insure A-ainst Dim ape
"—2.—That it is the sense of
the committee that cotton, to-
bacco and naval stores should be
marketed as deliberately as pos-
sible until they can again be ex-
ported in normal quantity and
that when properly conditioned
should be warehoused with re-
sponsible concerns, that they
should be protected against
weather damage and be properly
insured against loss or damage
by fire.
"3.—That warehouse receipts
of these commoditioes are prop-
er collateral for loans by banks
and should be so accepted with
such limitations as to margin,
inspection and valuation as con-
servative bankers may each in
their discretion see fit to impose.
"4.— That the average value
of midding cotton for the past
six years has been in excess of
12 cents a pound, that the com-
mittee is informed that the cost
of producing cotton averages
throughout the United States
about 9 1-2 cents a pound, that
it is a rule of economy that the
production of staple commodities
will decrease if they continue un-
saleable at less than the cost of
production plus a reasonable
profit; that cotton does not de-
teriorate when properly ware-
housed and is as good twenty
years after it is picked as when
it is first gathered; that it can
therefore be carried over until
the restoration of normal busi-
conditions enables the
w-orlds consumption to absorb it.
The committee is therefore of
the opinion that every effort
should be made to assist the pro-
ducers to hold their cotton for
a price that as the channels of
foreign trade shall be reopened.
That loans on cotton made on a
ibasis of 8 cents a pound for mid-
of the situation and enable the
farmer to market hi* cotton in
an orderly and deliberate man-
ner.
EXPLAINS ELECTION
Town Hoard Telia Why Extra Ury
la Neceaaary
WILL FURNISH
WAREHOUSES
Granite Business Men Will
See to il thai Cotton Stor-
age ia Procured.
Granite. Okla., Sept. 2, 1914
To the Voters of the Town of Granite
Notice has been given by pub-
lication and posting of an elec
tion to be held on the 9th day of
September in the Town of Gran
ite, to raise revenue for the cur
rent expenses for the fiscal year
1914 and 1915. The Board de
sires to explain this to the peo
pie and give the reason why an
election at this time is necessary
to raise the levy of 8.6 mills ask-
ed for.
The Excise Board last year
made a mistake in the estimate,
whereby there was levied less
than $500 for the current ex-
penses of the Town of Granite
for the fiscal year 1913 and 1914
The Board of Trustees made the
proper estimate and filed same
with the Clerk and the Excise
Board allowed the estimate
which was something more than
$2000 but in the matter of punc-
tuating the clerk made a mis-
take by which the small amout
as stated above was raised. You
will understand that this year's
tax is nothing more than what
you would paid last year had not
the Excise Board made the mis-
take.
It is absolutely necessary that
the town have this amount vot-
ed as we shall have to pay the in-
terest on our bonds and cannot
do it unless we get the above.
The Board is doing its best to
run the town on an economical
basis and we shall ask you to
look into the above explanation
and satisfy yourself and then
come out and vote for the propo-
sition. It is important that all
people vote as it wil require 50
percent of the number of votes
cast at the last election to vote in
this before the election will be
legal.
Trusting that we may have
your co-operation in this and as-
suring you that we are for your
best interest, we are yours truly,
G. M. Brown,
E. C. Foster
B. C. Caddel
Board of Trustees
MARRIED IN TEXAS
Mr. A. L. Sherk returned
Thursday night from Vega, Tex.
bringing his bride with him.
Mrs. Sherk was formerly Mrs.
Martha Giles of Vega. Mr. and
Mrs. Sherk are now at home to
their friends in the Harlow res-
idence.
While little ia yet known a* to
juat what tdn be done In the way
of marketing the cotton crop,
Granite bu*in«** men will see to
it that if warehouses are wanted,
they can lie had.
The *tone buiding* here can
be utilized for that purpose and
they will accomodate all the cot-
ton that it will be necessary to
store.
Of course it may be that but
little if any of the staple will be
stored, hence the decision to wait
and not go to the expense of
building warehouses until some-
thing more definite is known. It
seems to be understood that some
arrangements toward making
advances on the crop in ware-
houses will be made, but no one
here has been able to get any-
thing definite.
Mr. Baemer, president of the
Farmers' State Bank, is of the
opinion that arrangements will
be made for an advance on the
crop when stored in a bonded
warehouse of something like $30
per bale.
This does not mean that a
grower can bring in one bale
and secure this amount but thai
the staple must be stored in lots
of ten to twenty bales at a time,
the more the better.
To take the cotton one bale
at a time would entail the same
work and red tape to secure a
loan on it as it would twenty
bales, and Mr. Baemer is satis-
fied that the banks through
which the funds are to be secur-
ed, will not go to this extra work
and expense.
His advice to the growers is to
get to work as fast as the cotton
opens, get out ten *to twenty
bales and hen they can be stored
and in all likelihood the arrange-
ments' will be completed for
making advances on the crop
that will enable the farmer to
meet his pressing obligations
and hold his cotton until the
market is in a more settled con-
dition.
THEATER IMPROVEMENTS
WANTED- HIDES— Either
horse or cattle, also buy all
your produce at the highest
market price.—Geo. T. Williams
Manager Stratton of the Elec-
tric Theater is having extensive
improvements in the way of re-
painting and installing new
scenery this week. When com-
pleted these improvements will
add greatly to the appearance of
Mr. Stratton's cozy little play
house.
He promises some good at-
tractions the coming season,
which will open on the 14th with
the return of our old friend Os-
car Graham and his excellent
cast which will appear here in
The Prodigal Son." The play
is one of Mr. Graham's best,
and his old admirers here will
again be glad to welcome him.
Mr. Stratton had engaged the
Mason Stock Company for a
week, begining next Monday,
but the organization found it
impossible to be here then, and
will make their appearance later.
The more we study the war
map*, the les we understand the
war news.
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