The Mangum Star. (Mangum, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 17, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1905 Page: 1 of 8
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T-:g Mangum Star.
VOLUME XVII.
INSTITUTE MEET
MANGUM, GREEK COUNTY, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, JANUARY 26, 1905.
MEETING OF THE FARMERS INSTI-
TUTE WILL BE HELD HERE
NEXT SATURDAY.
WILL ELECT NEW OFFICERS
'Meeting an Adjourned Session From the
August Meeting of Last Year.-
Much Business to Be
Attended to.
An adjourned meeting of the
'Greer County Farmers' Institute
will be held at the court house in
this city next Saturday. The
meeting is an adjourned session
from the August meeting of last
year. Considerable business will
come before the body Saturday.
Officers for the next year will be
elected. A delegate to the annual
meeting of the agricultural board
of the Territory will also be elected
at this meeting. The annual meet-
ing will be held in Guthrie next
month. The road law will also be
discussed at the meeting Saturday.
J. B. Thoburn, territorial secretary
of agriculture, and County Attor-
ney Thacker are expected to read
proposed road law amendments be-
fore the meeting. Other matters
of importance will be discussed.
Local Secretary J. F. Ewalt is in
recipt of the following from John
Fields, director of the experiment
station at Stillwater:
The Oklahoma Agricultural and
Mechanical college at Stillwater,
Oklahoma, has arranged a week's
course in stock judging and s ed
selection for the farmers of Okla-
homa and Indian Territories, be-
ginning February 7 and closing
February 13, 1905.
Instruction in the judging of
horses, castle, mules, Tiog, sheep
and poultry will be given by the
college instruc ors and by special-
ists secured for this course. The
different classes of live stock will
be studied on the following dates:
Poultry and sheep, Feb. 7 8, swiue.
Feb. 89; cattle, Feb. 911; and
horses, Feb. 10, it, and 13 In
addition to the large livestock
equipment of the college, other an-
imals will be obtained for use.
This short course will afford an op-
portunity for breeders to extend
their acquaintence, and at the same
time, tn get in closer touch with
the work of the college atid ex; eri-
rneiit station. To lend variety to
the work and because of its great
importance to successful agricult
ure, part of the time will be < c.u
pied in the presentation of the j r 11-
ciples which should be applied in
the selection of seed of farm crop-!.
Corn Judging will be given an iin
portant place, but the selec jon of
seed oats, wheat, cotton, knfl rconi
and other crops will not l)e neglect-
ed. Evening sessions, devoted to
the discussion of Mibjects in which
those in attendance are interested,
will be held.
A rate of a fare and one third
from all stations in Oklahoma and
Indian Territories for the round
trip 011 the certificate plan has been
arranged, effective if fifty or more
certificates are presented. Those
who will attend the course should
purchase a full fare ticket to Still
water and at the same time procure
a certificate from the railroad ticket
agent showing that such a ticket
has been purchase^. This is verv
important, for if less than fifty cer-
tificates are presented nt the college
offices, the reducec1 rate returning
will not be secured Those who
wish to stop over at Guthrie to at-
tend the annual meeting of the
Board of Agriculture and the Okla-
homa Cattlemen's association, Feb
14 to 16, may do so and will secure
the one-third rate home.
NUMBER 30
DEATH OF E. E. McCOLLISTER
Passed From Earthly Action in St.
Louis Friday Morning.
E. E. McCollister is dead. After one
of the bravest and strongest battles
against death ever witnessed by a
sympathetic people he succumbed In
St. John's hospital, St. Louis, Mo. last
Friday, January 20th, 1905, at ten min-
utes before nine in the forenoon. For
several months he had been suffering
from a sarcomas tumor In his head.
He went to Dallas, Texas, In Septem-
ber of last year and had an operation
performed by a specialist there. It
was though^ that the operation had
been successful and the seat of the
trouble removed, but later it developed
that such was not the case and he re-
turned to Dallas for a more extensive
operation He made three trips to
Dallas, remaining there for treatment,
altogether, almost three months The
latter part of December, however, the
specialist announced that he could not
recover His wife brought him home
Immediately They remained here a
day or two and then left for St. Louis
and secured the best surgical skill in
that city. A very extensive and pain-
ful operation was performed on the
9th of this month. He became very
sick and despondent after the opera
tion but soon rallied and was very
hopeful At times it appeared that he
was building up in strength, but these
periods wore always followed by a
depression In physical force He was
hopeful, however, at all times His
unselfish, generous and kind disposi-
tion were manifested throughout his
entire sickness He cared not for seif
—to live for his family, seemed to be
his sole theme He never murmered,
he never complained During all his
afflictions, suffering and death his no-
ble and faithful wife was by his bed-
side
The remains were embalmed and
shipped to Mangum for Interment,
Mrs. McCollister arriving with them
last Sunday night She was assisted
by Jno ft Daniel who went to St. Louis
in reponse to a telegram from her
several days before The funeral ser
vices were conducted at the First
Methodist church by Rdv J Crocket
Mulllns, pastor of the Christian church
assisted by Reverends Elder and Sims
The audience was one of the largest
ever seen In the Methodist church Prac
tlcally all of the busing bouses and
LESSEES DIFFER STATEHOOD GOES
ON WHAT THEY WANT IN LEGIS-
LATION FROM THE PRES-
ENT 8ES8ION.
REPUDIATE TtMILLBILL
Sudden Wave of Conservatism Strikes
Them—May Also Ask McTaggart
to Resign Because of His
Radical Views.
From the Oklahoman.
Guthrie, Okla., Jan. 21.—It devel-
oped today that the lessees are not
all agreeing upon what they want
from the present legislation. It Is
learned that they have repudiated the
bill of Senator John Threadgill of Ok-
lahoma county, claiming it to be too
radical; It provided practically for
the entire elimination of the present
s-'h' :,l land leasing board and Its
methods, placing all the powers of
the board in the commissioners of each
county. From what --an be learned
of their plan, the lessees have, on the
contrary, adopted all the regulations
of the present board, with the excep-
tion of those governing lands. They
want this power to go to the counties,
believing they will thus get an ap-
praisal on a par with other lands.
It has also developed that the head
officers of the Lessees' Union, A M
Taggart, of Alva, president; and Dave
Blubaugh, of Blackwell, are proving
too radical for the lessees In general,
and their resignations may be request-
ed. Both ran for the legislature, in
their respective districts, making their
principal campaign on the lessee plat-
form, and both were defeated. Me-
Ta^gart served in the seventh legis-
lature and was running for re-elec-
tion.
BEVERIQE AGREES TO DROP NEW
MEXICO AND ARIZONA—GOOD
CHANCE NOW.
WILL YIELD TO DEMOCRATS
Thjg Clears the Way—AH Minor Ob-
jections Can Now Be Dropped
and the Bill Passed— Ham-
ilton Will Concur.
Washington, Jan. 28.—Delegate ¥c~
Guwe and the statehood delegates
froji Oklahoma and Indian Territories
In this city are greatly encouraged to-
night over the prospect for the pas-
sage of the atatehodd bill, particularly
that Tjcrtlon of it which relates to
Oklahoma and the ,!;'Jlau Te'rliory
Senator Beveridge has announced
th*-i le will at the proper lime accept
p-oposltlon ,'f the, democrats to
AFTER BEAUCHAMP AGAIN.
Special Agent to Investigate the Se-
rious Enid Bank Charges.
Washington, Jan. 24.—The attorney-
general has dispatched another spe-
cial agent to investigate the additional
charges recently preferred against
Judge James K. Beauchamp, of the
Fifth judicial district of Oklahoma.
Judge Beauchamp la charged with per-
mitting appropriations of funds of the
Enid National Bank, which failed sev-
eral months ago, by his prospective
json-lnilaw .Charges we/re preferred
aganst him several months ago and
♦ere only partially sustained by a
special agent, who thought that while
the judge had a few htunan weakness-
es, they only better atted him for his
position. i
McKnight 8iftings.
We have had more ice in the last
cold spell than we,4iave had for years.
The ice was w thick that the peo-
ple could not resist the temptation
to get out their old steel skates,
which had been laid away for a
number of years, and brighten
them up on the ice.
The young people enjoyed them-
selves with masy slides over the ice.
The ice has melted and the ground
is in very good condition for plowing.
JUDGE A. R. GARRETT IS OF THE OPIN.
ION THAT TRUSTEES MADE
A SERIOUS ERROR.
WORK ROADS BY TAXATION
He Says it the Most Practical Solution of
the Present Embarrassing Con
dltion of Roads—Favors
• Supervisor,
This will cause more grain to be plant-
:e out the provisions relating to j ed; the thing which the farmers need
ma and New Mexico and provide more so than low price cotton—repub-
the admission of Oklahoma ar,d lican prosperity.
We would like to see an oil mill and
also a cotton factory go up in Mangum
as this would be beneficial to all class-
Office of County Attorney.
To Road Oversekrs:—In all
. cases of fenciug to be removed from
manufacturing and Industrial Institu section Jines whjch shou|d be
tions were closed during the funeral to public travel, I .suggest such re-
ate
fouid
its |r
n Territories alone.
!s also stated that chairman Ham-
of the house territory committee
consented to concur in the sen-
meadment in event that It is
id impossible to pass the bill in
resent shape. If these assurances
ar«7 lived up to the chances of the
passage of a bill creating the new
state, Oklahoma out of Oklahoma and
Indttiil Territories, are greatly Im-
proved as it is understood this will
meet with the approval of practically
all of the democrats. It does not,
how jever, remove all of the obstacles
surrounding the passage of the bill,
but it practically clears the way for
statliood for Oklahoma and Indian Ter-
ritories at this session.
services and nearly all business men
and employees attended the funeral
uggest
movttl before commencement of
.season f<jr preparation of ground
Workmen quit their work and attended lor crops; and, in this counectiau,
the funernl. If was a glowing tribute I I desire to call your attention to
of respect and honor to the man they', the law relating to >our duties,
had learned to love. The remains were I By operation of law, all section
taken In charge by the Woodmen of Mines were established as public
Mr. E. L. Tarpley and Miss Clara
Peeplea have been to see the preacher
lately. They have built and will reside
near McKnight. We wish for them
much happiness and success through
life.
Eddie Baxter returned last week
from Slldell, Texas, where he had
been attending school.
Our school at Sand Hill Is progress-
ing nicely, and we also have a fine
literary and debating society. Prof.
Peoples is president of the society.
The professor is a fine man. We
j haven't but one thing against him—
I he isn't married.
Several people went to Mangum
! last week and report the roads in
j bad shape:
j Two persons were fined five dollars
I and costs in Squire Savage's court
| for fighting.
John Aaron has traded his property
A Diversiflcationist.
Judge A. R. Garrett came in
Monday from his north lork ranch
and spent several days in town ou
professional business He has a
veiy fine valley farm which it is
his ambition to develop into a
model of diversification. ,
He will plant potatoes, tomatoes j n Greer for a place In CoI1|ngsworth
Editor Mangum Star:
I noticed in your paper of Janu-
ary 12th that the township trustees
of Greer county have petitioned our
representative, Hon. T. M. Robin-
son, to oppose the bill introduced
in the legislature creating the office
of county road supervisor. I do
not doubt the sincerity of these
gentlemen to secure better roads
upon the most economical plan; yet,
I believe, they as well as all others,
who may be in favor of the present
methods are making a nlistake.
So far as our present highways
are concerned, we have made no
more progress towards roads suited
to our necessities than our Indian
neighbers in their original state;
their paths and routes of travel
were better suited to their condi-
tion than ours are to our condition.
I believe we will have just such
conditions obtained so long as we
pursue the present road system, or,
rather, lack ot system.
What we need is a competent su-
pervisor, whose time is entirely oc-
cupied in seeing that the roads are
worked in a skillful manner; and in-
stead of being worked out, as now,
we should pay road tax, not per
capita, but upon valuation of prop-
erty. As it is, the men who mo«.t
need roads, are usually men who
have passed the age limit. Why
should a man who owns no proper-
ty be compelled to do as much or
more for the public than his em-
ployer who owns his hundreds and
thousands of acres of land? There
is no justice nor any business judg-
ment in such a policy. The crea-
tion of county road snpervisor is a
s.tePr'*?bt direction. He
and earl v cabbage for market. In|county' Texas' and U PrePar|ns to ■ should be a man skilled in civil en-
Q. E. D
addition to cotton he will have
diversity of feed crops and will also
try a crop of broom corn. He
theWorld. of which order he was a | hallways on March 16, i 896* same | th^rul^th^queMi^^of prosperity^Leavenwor,h' Indiana October
Obituary.
Kltner E. McCollister was born
leading member A pretty floral hi
bute was made by the ladles of the
culture club, of which his wife was
a member He loaves a mother, Mrs
H P McCollister, of this city and two
brothers—.I O McOoli'Utqr uf 1 Ins place
and L. A. McCollister of Gordon, Texas
His family consisted of his wife, two
sons, Jay and E. E. Jr., and little daugh
ter Mildred Mr McCollister was born
in Leavenworth, Ind, Oct 18th, 1865
At the age of twelve years he moved
with the family from there to Ida cou
with the family from there to Ida
counte, Iowa, and lived there about
12 years He taught and attended
school and graduated in the Capital
City Business College of Des Molnca,
Iowa. He was soon afterward married
to Mary T. Taylor and soon afterward
moved to the Panhandle of Texas, set
tllng first at Wellington where he es
eabllshed the Echo In 1890 ho moved
from there to Mangum, bringing with
him his newspaper plant and establish
ed the Sun which he published until
Ills health began to fall and he sold the
be removed without notice,
but reasonable notice is advised;
and where fencing was before that
date, and therefore before the line
was established as a public high-
way, the same can be removed af-
ter giyin>> the statutory notice re-
quired 1 ti all such cases, which no-
tice you alone have authority to
give. You and no one else is
charged dir. rtly wish llit duty of
opening such lines for public trav-
el; but this office will support >ou
by prosecutions against those who
may resist j.our authority of the]
law, without requiring you to give
bond lor cost, atter you have Riv-
en the notice indicated above. You
should not deprive more important
mads of more important work \ou
think they will likely need during
the year in order to open or work
less important ones or paits of
ones; but in your discretion, you
may force the ojieuing of lines that
poor
gineering and as competent to es-
tablish grades as the city engineer.
But many say we have good roads
now. Yes, upon smooth prairie—
in good weather. At times you can
travel ten or twelve miles in
. . , , UCC4Ulclo bad weather without coming to
gncultural country J MaIlgum years a>!0 and . mud-holes that are well nigh im-
'close bnsiness application and a Pa*®:but to go into details would
arrested for forgfry ! sincere Christian lite built up a "Jake * bis article too loug, audi
- 1 thriving business and won his way I °* wlt^ t'ie hope that the good
into the hearts of all his fellow cit- i rn:1'js movement will bring good
u.c UI1.1U NI0.. 01 prosperity l8 >865, died in St. Louis Mo
would be solved, and that, on the T~t,,,arv or,
other.hand, one crop of any kind i {""n.h, V , *V9 Vear8'
will heen an agricultural country ^ Hec^>e.t0
C. C Garver is in Mangum Jail for
izens.
and underwent many surgical ore I
young man about | ratio|U4 hjs terri4 8* ,e r,Q ■
Forging His Father's Name.
C C. Garver a
twenty-three years of age, was landed
In Mangum Jail last Monday on a
charge of forgery. Garver has lived
around Archer City, Texas.
ther and family live there at
ent
In this country for some time and morning and
lately he got to giving rhecks on a had been hi
He was sick for a long time I in this Territ°T s well as
(elsewhere. A. R. GARRHTT.
regain his health and remain with j THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH,
his family. His last surgeon in | On 'ast Lord's Day the evening
St. Louis said that lie, of all the service of the Central Christian
His fa- j many thousands which he had op j Church was discontinued and that
11 l)re" crated u(>ont was the nerviest He j ti'"e will be given to mission work
The junior Garver has been up p:ISsed away at 8:30 o'clock Friday ; in lbe neighboring school houses.
is faithful wife, who j Pn ucxt Sunday morning the sub-
constant attendant, I jec* W'H be "The Messomic Prophe-
bank at Archer City, sometimes giving was by his side to cheer his last I s'«s" which is the last sermon of
his own private cheek and sometimes moments His ptssti g was with j th's series As we will now have
signing his father's nam.' to the! out pain. He called his wife to but the one service, all the mem-
cheeks. A few weeks ago he gave his bedside and .>aid: "It must be, bers are urged to be pres-ent. Ev-
one to a saloon man at Altus and I am not nfraid togo, I have all to|*ryoneis cordially invited
signed his father" name thereto. The'gain," nnd so closed his eyes and' J- Ckockktt Mt'u,ins.
have lH.cn fenced in violation of j check went to Archer City and pay J fell asleep, confident in the help of1
law by the person who fenced it, "lent was protested The bank officials Christ which had been his staff ! Seed Oats at Cost.
iu cases where prosecution will j caused a warrant to be issued for his through life ! In conversation with a representa-
J. It. Heard of Canton, Van Kant
■county, Texas, who recently bought
(he T. E. Howard farm about twenty
miles northwest of town, arrived hers
with his family laat Sunday night,
bringing his live stock, farm Imple
menta, etc., prepared to niBke Greer
flounty their future home. They aro
•t present occupying one of the 81a
ton houses In the iwiiithwesl par nf
town. Mr. Ilesrd will soon begin build
Ing a new houae on his funn and whan
'Completed wllKmove there and begin
preparations for a crop.
plant to H. I,. Crittenden. As a news | have that effect. This office will ' arrest, and on last Saturady a deputy H's body was- brought to Man-
continue ti) pursue the policy it | sheriff nt Sayre made the arrest and !Run n,K' interred in the City Cem-
h s heretofore ptrsiied with re he was brought to Mangum and land ctery Monday The writer con-
spect to such lines; hut it must not ed in jail last Monday, lie waived I ducted the service at the Methodist
b understood that the notifications examining trial and his bond was set j Chuich in the presence of a large
as to the law given from this office at $900. and it Is understood ho will """
in any way obviate the necessity
paper man, he was always fair
fought openly and above-board for
the principles and causes he es-
poused. Ills paper was populist In
principle and at two general elee
lions he scored partial vlctorlles He
did much toward the upbuilding of
Mangum Sloce his retirement from
the newspaper buluess he has heen
engaged In other pursuits. The wife
hns lost a tender and true hushnnd
the children an Indulgent father and
Mai^guni a good citizen
II. 0. Daniel, known to the old tim-
ers of Greer as "Uncle Henry," re-
turned last Sunday night from Chamal,
Mexico, where he has been for some
time past. He has sold his Interest
in Chamal to Geo T Ingram former
ly of this place, and a Dr. Warner from
northern part of Olahoma. Mr. Hanhd
says C, a. smiths experts to return
to Maintain next spring.
tive of the Star a fow days since Mr.
Horace Oakes of the Mangum Mill &
Elevator Company gave It as his
opinion that all farmers who could
should sow a liberal Bhare of their
| attempt to make bond In case he fallH
of notice frotu you in cases where J lo make bond he will be held In jail
the law rnjuires it. The law and
the public good, not the whims of
indivinuals, should be your sole
guide; and this office will, at your
request, advise vou as to the law,
but. where tne law permits you to
exercise discretion, you will be
able to decide lor yonrself what
the ptthlic good requites,
Respectfully.
Chas M. Thacrrr,
County Attorney.
Rev. Solomon of Reed, was in
town yesterday for lumber to add
to and improve hi*out-houses, lie
onieniplates building a new resi
ilerre in the near future.
to await the action of the grand Jury
which convenes February 21st. Car-
ver confesses to havlag forged his fa-
ther's name to the check, but In or-
der to secure a conviction the offi-
cials of the bank must appear and
testify against him. It Is doubtful a*
to whether they will do so.
Nswspaper Enterprise.
The Dally Oklahoman, In getting
out an "extra," containing the news
of the revolutionary outbreak In 8t.
Petersburg, scooped all the papers of
Oklahoma, gave an object lesson In
newspaper enterprs0 and added ano-
ther feather to Its cap as the leading
dally of the twin territories.
audience whieh followed the te- : laadi to oats, both because It would
mains to the cemetery where the help reduce the cotton acreage and
body was laid at rest with the very
beautiful and impressive ceremony
of the Woodmen.
Brother McCollister was a faith-
ful member of the Christian Church
and was loved and honored by all
who knew bun He leaves a host,
becaue it would under favorable con-
ditions bo a more profitable crop. He
authorized the STAR to say that, for
the purpose of encouraging such diver-
sification his company would furnish
the jeed at exact cost, tho farmer to
of frii.nds who, with his devoted jlftkB them from ,he Cttr-
wife and three children, will sac-1 Ho 8l,KKeH,H 'hat they get together
redly cherish his memory till they ln ,'1P'r local unions or otherwise, and
too shall recieve the summons; HPCI,re enough men to take a car—the
"Weary one, come home and rest " j minimum being one thousand bushels
J CROCKHTT Mui.uns. ~and hlh company will order the oats
and on delivery he will present the In-
Jno. McMahan, . f J^.ter, who \ vo'co and freight hill,, as proof of cost,
has just returned from an extend-1 The oats win cost, laid down, from
ed visit to points in Illinois and SO to 6fi cents per bushel.
Arkansaw is spending a few days1 This Is a very liberal offer and
this week visiting the family of should be met promptly by many of
J Rcn' our farmers If they must buy seed.
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