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VOLUMI XIX.
MANOUM. HklId* 60UMTV. OKLAHOMA TQNBITONV JANUARY ti
IS THE NOMINEE
WINETSEN FOB IN MNATK ANO
BIOHTV NINE PROS IN THt
LOWCA HOUSE.
MKSTIUTIH IS nOBULE
•Some of the Senatefa Prlsnda liy
Thar* Will B* One While Oth
era Bay l hers Will Not.
Austin, Tex.. Jan. 22.--By reason ui
(he fact thai be wu the nominee ot
the democratic party, United State*
8enaU* J. W. Bailey today waa re-
elected by a majority vote of both
branches of (be Itwlalaiure. Tomorrow
tbe two huee* will meet In Jolut ae*-
alou and cwnllrin the vote of today, al-
ter ahich Senator Bailey will appear
aud make a speech of accepUnce.
Nineteen members uf tbe iienate
voted for Senator Bai'ey, tbe total
present membership being thirty.
Three -votes wore scattered. seven
anetubers were prt^enl but not vollag
ituf one member was absent.
The total membership of the house
is 13a and only one member was ab-
sent. Eighty-nine of those present
votel for Bailey, thirty-six votes were
scattered, seven were present, but not
voting.
Quite a number of those voted for
Senator Bailey fllet; reasons to be
printed in the journal showing that
they voted for him simply because he
<was the nominee of the democratic
party, but personally unwilling to do
so pending a report of tbe investiga-
tion committees. Some of these pro-
testa were couched In vigorous lan'
*uage.
The advocates of "investigation he
fore the election" made a last-ditch
light, but were wonted. The battle
was waged the hardest in the House.
Judge Duncan this morning tried to
Set through a resolution calling upou
Senator Bai'ey to resign and submit
Ills candidacy afresh to the demo-
ooraey cratlc voters of the state. The
Bailey forces consumed time in debat-
ing this measure, and then when the
Jialf hour for resolutions had expired
they Invoked the rule and sent said
resolution to the graveyard.
At Senator's House.
Gainesville, Tex., Jan. 22.—Gaios-
ville is celebrating the election of
Senator Bailey In royal style tonight.
The celebrating commenced shortly
-after 3 o'clock this afternoon 'when
the telegrams began to come In an-
nouncing the result at Austin. To-
night a celebration is being held on
the public square, where fully 5,000
people are congregated, coming from
every town in Cooke county.
A bonfire was made and every anvil
and gun In town that could be 'pro-
-cuted has been fired.
Many windows were broken by the
heavy charges of dynamite. J. Z.
Keet was held on a nigh platform
and made a speech to the greart throng
of people.
bring i« those little folks Us saw*
real i f thai eats* to (ho chlWrea uf
i he rich upon I he hill. aa4 as he sal
before his lag Are he f*n the aailsfao
ttoa that he had dons hi* hunt hie
part and that real charity, the klad
that usually does not got loto prtn
had marked hta ride thai nightOh-
Kpworth l*«cu« program for Jan.
ST. 1907:
Subject—"The Savior of all—Load
er. Mrs. L. L. Johnson.
Bong—Followed by prayer.
I.The Source of Ooda Salvation Is
His Love for the World. I. John IV. to,
Atlee Mary Powers.
2 "Jesus A Universal Savior." Jno.
IV. 9. SMI. Flood Davis.
>. 'The Gospel Condition Unlvera
al" John VIII. 17. Will Hancock.
4 "The Gospel Proclamation Is
Universal." Bomana X. 12-13. Mlas
Maggie'Winter.
f. .'An Illustration" Miss Llla Rich
arde.
ti Map Study.
? Special mualc.
Bill Cross Heard From.
Dowtn to the poor 'part of town we.i
* cab. The lone passenger kept well
behind the curtains, for he was on a
mission which, while it <w«s for good,
waa of the chancer that the Samari-
tan within did not wish brought into
the glare of the lampa along that dim-
ly lighted street. The solitary passen-
ger was a ^bachelor; It was Christmas
•eve, and having no home awl no chil-
dren, there was not much in Christ'
.mas for him. But he knew of others
to whom Christmas waa much; he
knew of little children that might be
over looked—lKtle children that knew
of Santa Claus, but only indefinitely
—little children that had few toys,
sometimes a cold fireside, and not
much that goes to gladden the hearts
that should be happy once a year.
That cab was loaded with toys from
tbe big shops; sad candy from the
btg eonfectfonertee. Alone, tbe home
less bachelor had sought for days to
find the "kids" that others could not
find. He had found them—marked
the houses and the tents-far manv
of them had no roofs, bat tboas of
cloth. He had bought some e«:it
•ays tar the youngster* af the *rt*tc
crude ailghlsih nl la «Mch heH--
|ts ex* sf a p'rfast
Ms real hapy < *•«' wan la
waMS sf a uegv—:«1 jar*,
ad these ths sab haiku*
Market Letter.
Kausas City Stock Yarus, Jan. 22.
1907—The supply of quarantine cattle
continues small, and prices are not
li uch changed from a week ago. The
market was a shade lower at the close
of last week, but advanced ten cents
yesterday, and is strong toJay. Noth-
lng very high class has been in the
quarantine division lately, majority of
tbe receipts being fair ta medium fed
steers, selling at $4.25 to $4.90. Top
price today is $4.65, paid ' for some
1038 lb. Texas fed steers. Rough In-
cXan steers sold at $4.60 todaiy, and
fed bulls at -3.25 to $3.55. Cows
range from $2.80 to $3.75, canners at
$2.10 to $2.60 and top veal calves for
the week $7.00. Total cattle receipts
here this week are smaller than was
expected, and pricea are 10 to 20
cents higher than close of last week
with good prospects for ba'ance of the
week. Bad country roads, and rail-
road washouts have contributed to
keep down the ran in Native division
this week, but there is also a feeling
that the Bupply of fed steers from now
on will not be very heavy. In this
event, the market can hardly be
kept from making strong gains, as
the demand Is good, and more seas-
onable weather, which seems to
In prospect, will also help matters
for sellers. Top fed Native steers
this week, $6.40, numerous sales at
$5.80 to $6.30, bulk of steers $4.90 to
$5.75.
Hog run is 12,000 head today', mar-
ket 5 cents higher, following au ad-
vance of 10 cents .yesterday. Top
price today is $6.70, bulk of sales
$6.55 to 6.65, highest range since last
{September, and * only 17 r-2 oent3
below the highest price paid during
1906, in July. Receipts last week
fell 12,000 head short of correspond-
ing week last tyear, and although
buyers manipulated the market so as
to avoid such an advance, the tend-
ency Is decidedly bulHsh. Packers'
demands are urgent at all times and
competition sharp.
Supply of sheep and lambs Is run-
ning smaller than at this time last
year right along, shortage last ween
10,000 head. Prices are stronger this
week, making an advance of 10 cents
today on the' supply of 6000 head. Ne-
braska fed Western lambs so hi at
$7.60 today, ewes $5.30, yearlings
worth up to $6.50, wethers $5.75, with
fair to good stuff selling 25 to 50
cents below these figures.
"Doc"' Bel'ows of Greer county O.
T., thinks the farmers of that county
have many advantages over the farm-
ers in the states where land is high
priced. He has been in that county
16 y^ars, and has seen It develop
from the raw state to the production
of bumper crops. "The farmers down
there," said Mr. Bellows, "are making
more money every year than the
farmers of lowu or Illinois, where the
land ia so high priced. We are raising
big wheat, corn and other crop*., and
alfalfa. When I went there I would
not have given much tor the whol«*
country, but gradually It baa improv-
ed. and now land prices are advanc-
ing every year. A farming country
that will produce what that country
is doing is bound U beonme prosper
ouf end land Is eure to ao up Th*
country is now full of feed, and stock
te well " i. A. RM'KKT.
L 8
FOLIC! COUNT uOINOS.
Cases thai Have Corns Up In ths P
I iso Com* glace Last Thursday,
On the Uth of January J. V Smith
was arraigned In the police court for
fighting plead guilty and waa fine I
(he regular fas llt.il.
B. F. Bu(linger, charged with Ugh
lug waa brought before the police
Judge and entered a' plea of guilt >•
aad waa flnod the regulation amount
$10.75, and waa releaaed.
1* C. Ooehron. charged with ualng
a.uaits aad obscene language, plead
not guilty, and hla caae waa contln<
ued.
Waller Cheatham, charged with car
rylng concealed weapons, plead not
guilty and his onae waa continued un-
til tbe 2nd of February.
Last. but not leaat, was Abe Av
klnson, commonly Known aa "Abe
Mulky" waa arraigned before hla hon-
or, Judge Todd, for dlaturblng the
peace of W. M. Wyatt, who operates
restaurant on the aouth aide of
the square. Abe, heurlng that a war-
rant was laaued for him for disturbing
the peaoe, akipped the tra-Ia-loo.
In the.latent vernacular, "skiddooed"
and has not been heard of sine;-.
Abe has been a well known character
in and around Mangum for some
time, and hla attentat to escape the
strong arm of the law will be of short
duration.
Altus Notea.
From the Newa Jan. 10.
Miss Sabyl Whiteside returned Sat-
urday from a visit to his home folks
at Sayre.
Miss beta Lawrence, of Mangum,
who has been working at Mr. Cowart's
for several montha past, left Satur-
day night for Hobart, where she wiil
keep books tor tbe telephone com
pany.
The many Meads of Warren Farris
of Headrick, will be pained to learn
that be is very ill with consumption,
and that Ms ruse very Is thought to be
a matter of grave conjecture. Mr.
Farris is one of Headrick's most
popular young business men, whose
many friends sincerely hope his con-
dition is such that he may rally, and
live many years more.
The town of Vernon, Texas, is re-
liably reported to have seventy well
developed cases of sma'^pox within
its limits, all of thehi, however, well
In hand and convalescent, and no new
cases reported since Monday a week
ago. The editor of the Times listen-
ed to a conversation with the long
distance operator of the Vernon phone
station on the subject Wednesday
morning, and her report of the con-
dition of affairs confirms the above
statement. While theie is probably
but little danger of the disease spread-
ing or becoming an epidemic, thanks
to the precaution of the Vernon of-
fl trials, it would be well for our city
officials and physicians to keep their
eyes wide open and at the first sign
of contagion take immediate *£hl
thorough measures to stamp it out.
Seven cases have also been repartel
at Hobart, but these cases are also
convalescent. In this day and age
smallpox Is not the dreaded scourge
it was a decade or so ago, and you
seldom hear of a death from it; still
no proper precaution should be neg-
lected.
MNNIOU1 CHIMB.
Bev. (?) Jamse Christy CUarged wttn
Burning 11 yuar OM OIH.
An eaciliag ease waa trtad la Judge
Neel's court al Toaria. laat Wedasa
day. Ths eaas la question waa a
charge of statutory raps, agalaut a
fifty year old man by ths name of
Christ}, who recently located on n
claim near Texola, claiming to come
from Iowa.
The victim of ths disgusting
erim* waa the 15 yar old Puarl Phil-
lips. who live* near old ama Christ>
Chrlaty waa boun-i uvar In the aum
of $2,000, which be failed u> give and
now languishes in the Mangum
Jail.
OF
DEMOCRACY THREATENED.
An Echo From County Division
Convsntion Injustice.
and
Comanche, I. T.. Jan. 21, 1907.
Editor Star.
Mangum, Okla.
Almost forty voters of Beaver town-
ship met on the 16th. and organized
under the name of "Tbe Non-Partisan
Political club of Beaver township."
They were almost unantmous In
their opposition to a division of the
counties of the new state.
The fallowing resolution was adopt-
ed and ordered to be made public.
The Non-partisan Political Club of
Beaver township, offers to unite with
anyone Intereatei In the aubject ot.m.: Garfield 18.75 m.; Kay. 11.7t
county division, in any movement; Noble. 23.1 m.: Pawnee. 23.2
againat a uch a division I Payne. 10.55 m.: Lincoln B.N m.
RANDALL FERGl'BON. Secy. Joklahoma. 13.44
CONVENTION MAP IN LIOHT
EXPERIENCE.
A comparison between rates of
levies in large and smnll counties.
Editor Star;—la rate of tax lew
formally higher in small than to
large county? ,
Let fo'loaing facta and figures taken
from last past five calendar years of
experience of twenty six counties in
Oklahoma answer the question.
There are 21 small. Including all
the eastern counties, and five large
weaiera counties in Oklahoma; and
tbe lands in all the Bmall counties,
excepting at most hve or six in the
west, have long been Bubject to tax-
ation, while excepting perhaps Woods,
the larger counties have, comparative-
'y, a small per c nt of taxable lands
and are minus the large city property
and net work of railroads of the east,
to 6ay nothing of the larger propor-
tion of reserved lands in the large
counties.
Greer county, the smallest of the
five large courties, has an area of
2268 square miles, with 960 square
miles yet untaxable.
The small counties of eastern Okla-
homa settled first and developed fa t-
cst, due to their railroads, their ad-
vantage In public confidence in re-
spect- to rainfall, and their proximity
to those communities from whence
came our bona fide settlers; and they
have larger taxable wealth to the
square mile than the large counties
of the west.
Speaklng> in a general way, it is
fair to presume that the extraordi-
nary, though necessary, tax burdens
borne or to be borne by each county
during that period of its history wihen
it is building and paying for its first
good bridges at all necessary places
and its court houses, with furnishings
have long since been discharged <oy
the small counties of the east, al-
though these small counties may not
have been able to meet the needs of
the pulblic at as early stage of settle-
ment ami development as the large
ones; but It Is not so of the large
'western counties where the settlement
is much more recent and the develop-
ment of resources much less advanced.
During the last past five years
Greer county has been passing through
this perion of extraordinary expenses,
to say nothing of extraordinary finan-
cial misfortunes, and paying cash,
generally speaking, and, besides the
extensive building of good steel
bridges, it is now completing a mag-
nificent court house at a cost of about
$100,000.00, payable In ten equal an-
nual Installments of which the second
is now being collected, exclusive of
cost of furniture and central beating
plant which has also been provided
for by past levies.
But, notwithstanding the foregoing
disadvantages under which the large
counties of the west find themselves
in ohallenging a comparison with the
small counties, this comparison furn-
ishes proof that a large cpunty can
run on a smaller rate of Ux levy
than can a small one. the conditions
being the same.
During the last past nve years, the
average rats of levy for county pur-
poses In each of the fourteen small
counties of which I have complete in-
formation. has been aa followa: Day.
3<VG8 mil'a per annum; Roger Ml'la.
19.7 m.; Dewey. 31.25 m ; Coeter.
15 15 m ; Blaine 23.8 m.; Grant 13.45
NUMMR IB
ths levies In ths
aa io whisk I
I aUUa per
mills nsr an*
a fleasrBTaverage at 111! mUla
la lbs largs oouaUsa aa aaalnai 10.1J
aiirs la lbs email couatlsa
la lbs recnalaing tbrss of lbs largs
eouatlss. ths Incomplete Information
I bavs la aa follows; Heaver Sysara
I0J mills. Comanche, with Uttle la*
at Is rsa'estais, and a large popu'a-
tlon at probably poor people. 3 ysara.
It mills aad Woodward, with Hills
taxable realeuiate and many poor poo.
pis, 4 yeara S3 mllta; both Comnnche
and Woodward being newly willed
by bona fids homesteaders.
When It Is rsmembsrot that tho
per cent of psopls who oavs oocaslon
to go to ths county seat because it is
a county seat each year la email and
decrsaasa with Increase of population,
the aignificance of the foregoing
figures to tbe maaaea of ths people
uf tbe large counties la apparent
Respectfully,
CHA8. M. THACKER.
Ivey's Neighbors for Him.
Stilwell, I. T., Jan. 1, 1907.
Editor Star,
Dear 8lr:—The magnificent victory
which the people of Oklahoma won
recently over red-.ape aad carpet-
bag government waa won largely by
the loyal and ever vigilant democrat
press of the state. This loyal band
have ever been the guardiansngela
of the rights and liberties of the com-
mon people of this country.
Now that the victory has been won
It remains tor us to aay whether any
member of our noble and eelf-sacri-
fle log fraternity shall share in the
spoils. We thing it nothing but rigfit
that we should have a leaat one state
officer at this time, who la an active
newspaper man. Col. Augustus B.
Ivep has announced himself for the
responsible position of State Auditor.
This la one of tbe most Important of-
fices within the gift of the people,
and Mr. Ivey can fill the place with
credit to himself and the great state
.—being a man of natural ability and
practical experience. His pen and
brains have long been a power in the
councils of his nation—being Chero-
kee—and the democratic party.
His pollttoal reoord is one erf loyal-
ty and service to the great principles
at democracy—everybody knows what
"Gus" stands for. His elevation to
this office would be a fitting tribute
to the Indian cf whom he is a dis-
tinguished representative.
■ WEES
ALLEOBB CBUILTV ON PART OP
TEACH BBS ANO OMAUCMMV
OF VOUNO INDIAN OIBLB.
CROSS MISSMAIHtfMEIT
Claims Beeervatlsn Behoofs Oraatly
Overcrowded in Ordar te Oat Par
Capita Appropriates
Suit Lake City, Jan. S3.—Former
Governor McConneU, of Idaho, aad la*
dian commissioner, la an Interview
In tbe Herakl, charges groae mlimaa
agement of the Indian schools and
arraigns the system by which young
Indian girla are <aken away from
their parents and aent to the Indian
schools. He alleges that the teach*
ers in the schools practice great cruel-
ty upon their charges and that the
girl ipupiU are allowed to be debauch-
ed. Tbe blame for these conditions
he places upon Secretary Hitchoock,
whom be says he acquainted with
these conditions during his tenure of
office, but whe pigeon holed hla ra>
port. He further says that the of-
ficials of the Interior department ooa-
ceal the true state of affairs from the
president. The reservation schooh
are badly overcrowded he says, aa
tbe agents try to secure as large a
per capita appropriation as poaalble.
He claims to have seen lnatancoea
where Indian boys with running; tu-
bercular eores were compelled to
sleep with healthy Indians.
A Night of Pun.
The Rufus Raatua Minstrels that
come to the Mangum Opern Houae,
February 8th,ia a typical mlnetrei
siiow in many respects, but la unusu-
al in man others. The familiar feat
part la all there—six funny end men,
dancers, the vocalists and the orches-
tra. But In spite of the eterotypsd
features there Is much in the'Ruths
Rastus organization that dlstinguiahss
it from the ordinary class of Burnt
Cork shows. In the first place the
artists composing the organization ana
the best that money can secure,
Strauder and Strauder heading the
list of fun makers. Their namea
alone should serve as a guaranty at
good things to come. Then there are
Trusting that the candidacy of Mr.jjame8and Moody, Pittsburg witty par-
Ivey may receive the earnest and Jodies and conversatlona'iata, who have
most careful consideration of your ■ good voices besides the ability to
people, I beg to remain I make the audience laugb whether
Yours Fraternally jthey want to or not The great L* -
D. B. COLLINS (ton is another of the high classcardJ
in his brilliant iperfonnanee on the
When a people can get a $30,000
light plant free with their streets
lighted free for 20 years and can as-
sure themselves cf increased con-
veniences and comforts at less cost
than now, then it seems to a man
up a tree that business ijrudence de-
mands an acceptance.! Here is the
way it figures out. Expense , main-
tenance and running, 6 per oent in-
terest cm bonds, 5 per cent sinking
fund for redemption of bonde at ex-
piration of 20 years. All paid and the
plant left—no one taxed a cent. Can
It be done? Who doubts it? If any
one does It is their duty to reeo've
tlftir doubts into mathematical dem-
onstrations
Farewell Dance.
Prof. McGleneen and class will give
a farewell hop on tomorrow night at
the old opera house. Neat Invitations
have been Issued and it is expectel
that a large crowd will be preesnt.
Prof. McCV.enden has been very suc-
cessful with his dancing school since
it was organized, and it will be con-
tinued Indefinitely. Quite a number
of the young people of Mangum have
learned to "trip th£ light fantastic'
ander the professor's instruction.
high slack wire, winding his act up
with the thrilling double shot Mar-
ve'ous Drako, the flexible Frog Man,
is one more sensation. Every act ia
in truth a feature and the ^ntire per-
formance is said to have a swing and
dash, an abundance of vitality, and a
spirit of enthusiasm that Is fetching
and pleases all classes of theatre-
goers.
The value of an institution is meas-
ured by its earning capacity. Very
few corporations in this county earn
lees than 15 to 25 per cent. Then-why
should one doutt the ability of tS e
electric light plant to earn 11 per
cent—above running expenses, wear
and tear. etc. This is all that la nec-
essary to make it self sustaining—to
save any and every citizen the neces-
sity of paying any tax towarJ the
maintenance of plant or redemption of
bonds.
A Pleasant Evening. . nolle
Mtae Mary (Were waa the charm j couatlea
Im bneteae to n purty cf Mangum'* j
If you are thinking of building you
a home have plane and apeciflcation*
prepared which will insure you a
rood tulUJng and you know then what
you are getting from your contractor.
Cleveland. 1C J! Tou will easily save the price of them
m. and thf general average la 20.12 y doing eo. J. L. Crtamnn. architect.
- 1 mm 30-tf
Rev. 8. H. TaUey met with a quite
The Barrie Stock Company.
On last Monday night the Barrie
Stock Company commenced a week's
engagement at the opera bouse.
This Is the first visit erf thla com-
pany to our city, but they have beer,
playing to gord houses a'l week. Hie
one of the best repertoire companies
that has visited Mangum tor a long
time.
The Barrie Company Is entiUed to
tbe patronage tl ey are receiving tor
their bills are an pleasing, dean and
up-to-date.
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