The Mangum Star. (Mangum, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 18, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 15, 1906 Page: 1 of 8
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Mangum Star.
VOLUMI XVIII
MANGUM. GREER COUNTY. OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, FEBRUARY 15, 1903.
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HIS SQUIRE DHL
GOVERNOR FRANTZ ADOPTS A
POLITICAL POLICY NEW
IN OKLAHOMA.
WON'T JOLLY APPLICANTS
When a Man Asks Questions About
Hia Chances for Appointment
He Will be Answered—No
Groundhog Methods,
ernor FranU can see through such
schemes as easily as could any other
person.
10 DEBATE AGAIN B
Governor Frank Frantz believes in
the square d'-al. This Is th- persona
platform he has adopted and If he
persists in it he will no doubt be <•
Winner. It may make him more ene
niles for a brief time, and In all proba-
bility a few politicians will become
permanent enemies, but he will w!>i
with the people. The fellows who be-
come permanently his enemies will
be those who try to dlcVte to and
(drive him. Of course, these will get
mad and remain so, even threatening
him with loss of power, but he can
get along without them.
If he persists In his manner of do-
ing business, he will revolutionize
politics also. He believes In telling
an offlce-seeker squarely whether or
aot he can do anything for him.
That's a new deal as well as a square
teal In Oklahoma politics. The gen-
eral rule Is to Jolly an applicant alons.
keep him lu hot water as long as poir
•tble, in order to keep his Influence,
and then In all probability throw hit
In the end. The same Job may also
fee promised to several applicants and
eli of them be .kept In aaxlety for
weeks and weeks. As a result only
One man of the bunch, the fellow who
Cets the plum, remains a friend, the
•thers begin whetting their knives,
ft will be Governor Frantz" plan to
tell, a man, when he asks for a place.
Just what he knows about it at that
time.
For Illustration: Not long ago a
long-time Mend of Governor Frantz
called upon him, an applicant for a
position. Frantz knew he was com-
ing, he hat! roee'/id several letters
frnin him In advance. The applicant
told his story and when finished the
governor answered: "I am going to
fen frank with you. I ennnot appolit
you, and for several resigns (and the
governor named them). I could holl
you off for awhile, but In the end you
Would be angry. I Intend telling you
the truth now. You may get sore, but
you'll soon get over It." It Is said
that the applicant dM not get sore,
fie admitted Frantz had been square
With him. and afterward he admlttol
also that Frantz' way was a new deal
In Oklahoma politics.
There will be great pressure brought
to bear upon Frantz to force out sev-
eral territorial officers, when by si
doing the Interests of the territory
Will be endangered. He will be askol
to remove them for political reasons
«mly, so that politicians may be given
the Jobs. In the nlace ?f the comi^-
tent men, who hold the places, th*
governor will be asked to Install men
Dot his personnl frlenls, but polPl
Clans who are demanding their pieces
Of pie. No hint his been given of what
lin intends doing exceptl-g an Inil-
Biatlnn that the square deal will be
adhered to.
It has been noticed, also, that In de-
ciding matters of Importance Gover-
nor Frantz has not oonsultel with any
faction In particular, but his discussed
matters with members of all factions.
This would still Indicate that he In-
ternls using the square deal In every-
thing. It makes no difference whether
a man he a McOulrelte'or a Flynn
adherent, If his opinions are sound on
■nme territorial question of Import-
ance. It may be supposed, naturnllv,
that the Flynn adherents will holt
fesck, not knowing to what extent the
governor Intends adopting his sius^o
deal, and on the other side It may bo
supposed that the other follows will
offer, tender and l-alst on giving
their advlco on nil matters.
Yh- statement h>s been frmneMt
pis"le thnt an nttempt Is being mad
t)v one faction to absorb Governor
F>'*ntz so completely tbn' the other
tide will have ro opportunity what-
ever to cwfer wl'h It I*
least an even bet, howonror, that Gov-
Death of W. A. Dennis, 8r.
W. A. Dennis, aged seventy-three
years, died at his home in North Man
gum last Saturday at 6.45 p. m.. from
the effects of cancer. The cancer had
eaten the flesh from the right sldo
of his face, took a downward course
and eaten the flesh from h}s throat
and the left side of his neck. He hal
been confined to his bed about eigh-
teen months, Buffering untold agony
from this continually increasing and
painful sore. The funeral services
were conducted at the home at three
o'clock by Rev. J. W. Sims, and the
interment took place shortly after
four o'clock at Mangum cemetery. Do
ceased leaves a son and daughter—
Wllmer, who runs the oil wagon, an.l
Miss Ida, who has been her father'*
faithful nurse during his last illness
He also leaves two sisters—Mrs. A.
C. Watt of this city and Mrs. M. A.
Smith of Russell.
Mr. Dennis was a sufferer In the
Galveston flood of about five years
ago. He moved to Mangum soon af-
er the flood, bringing with him th<3
portion of his househoM goods that
were saved, also some of the lumbfr
hat was saved from the wreck of his
residence, which was place 1 In the
esldence he built here and has since
resided therein with his son and
laughter.
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP TO BE
DISCUSSED NEXT THURSDAY
NIGHT.
PRESIDENT LOCKE SAYS WORK
ON NEW ROAD AT MANGUM
WILL BEGIN THEN.
MUM AGAINST HOBART GOOD MEETING III OLUSTEE
Thie I. the Third of a Serle. of Debate Citizen. There Have Taken Matte
Between the High School Boye
of These Two Towns.
Home Boys Buoy ant.
in Hand and Proposes to Mset
Mangum on Half-Way Grounds
—Mr. Locke Shown Routes.
PRESIDENT LOCKE'S PLAN.
Says Work on New Railroad Will Be-
gin in Mangum March 1.
A dispatch to the Dallas NeW3 from
Chlllicothe, Texas, under date of Felc
ruary 10, says: Morris R. Locko,
president of the Colorado, Texas &
Mexico, projected from Aransas Pass
0 Llano, from Eagle Pass to Llano,
ind from Llano to Brady, from Bradv
to Coleman, Coleman to Abilene, Abi-
lene to Haskell, Haskell to Chlllicothe.
Chlllicothe to Mangum, Okla., via
Olustee, Okla., states that work Is now
a progress at Merkcl, In Taylor eiun
ty, and the read is already grade 1
jut of Abilene and yards ready for
steel. He states further that opera-
Ions will begin at Mangum by March
1 towards Chlllicothe. The contract
for construction and equipment ha i
ilready let and trains will be runnl'g
between Chlllicothe and Mangun by
3ept. 1, and the lire will be pushed
south to the Texas & Pacific as fast
is men and mcney can do It. Mr.
Locke says the object Is to cover the
llstance between Mangum and the
Texas & Pacific with rails and equtp-
nent so as to h~ld his lines egalst
ill pr jected parallel oppositions; that
he bonds are sold and he Is require'!
o complete his contract with their
delivery.
One week from tonight the third of
a series of debates between Mangum
, High school boys and Hobart High |
I school boys will occur at the audito-
rium of the High school building in
| this city. The contestants on bo.h
I sides ure making preparations for tho
I last Laltle of the series which prom in
| e.-, to be the mo* hotly contested of
the three. It will be remembers I
hit Mangum bo>s have won twice la
] former ueoaies with Hobart boys, but
Hobart is s.ill "game," and is -doing
all in her power to recover, to a cer-
tain degree, some of her lost prestig-'.
In the meantime, however, Mangum
boys are bestirring themselves and will
leave no stone unturned to carry away
the pennant—a total victory If they
win.
'lhe Mangum High school has en-
trusted the matter of contesting for
.he honor to Davy Garrett and Peyton
Brown, two promising boys who rep-
resented Mangum in the last inlor-
High school debate. The Hobart boyB
are James A. Hogan and B. Harry
Reese.
The government ownership of rail-
roads is the question to be discussed,
Hobart affirming that the government
should own and operate the railroads,
while the Mangum boys will challenge
the feaslljJllty of government owner
ship. The q .estlon Is one of current
interest, and should itself, on account
.f being a poll leal Issue, draw
After a meeting with the citizens of
Mangum last week, ac\l a hurria I
survey of the town and surroundings.
, Co. Morris R. Locke, bu.ltler of
iihe Coloiado, Texts and Mexico m1!
| road, went to Olast-e. He was accooi
i panied by Editor Echols of the Stai.
Mr. Lch-.is toon him over what be aa.i
Llia cOinn-l.tee thought to be the bes
route for tha new road, showing hi a.
as best !:e could,'whit ham always
ueen considered the best cr-.ssittgs
over the streams, also th3 most ac-
cessible route for railr-ad purposes
Col. Locke was favorably imp* ess. I
wl.h the route shown him by M.
E:h Js, and in all probability the road
will be- built on the route Indicated
iby him.
At Olustee he was Introduced to a
few tha enterprising citizens of that
town. Hia proposition was laid be-
fore them and they went to work.
Leaving Olustee for Chilllcothe, Tex-
as, the next morning Co. Locke,
accompanied by E. G. Walcott, one
of the old timers of Greer, and who is
thoroughly familiar with the topo-
graphy of the country between Olustee
and Chlllico.be. He alio showed Mr.
Locke a rock crossing oa Jted river,
the only rock croBs.ng on the river t i
many miles In any direction. Th'.s
crossing Is almost on a bee-line from
Olustee to Chilllcothe. It Is gratify-
ing to know that Col. Locke's propo-1
and give that section of the country
a diiect route for their freights an J
produces out to the Gulf and to Mexi-
co. It will connect all the Norihivest
aird from Cheyenne to the Rio Grande
and all the Northern Pacific lines
with its blanches."
GETS A BIG CONTRACT.
Ellison Carroll to Get $250 Per Week
to Rope on Coney Island.
Ellison Carroll has signed a con-
tract to go to Coney Island, New Yor.i
City, where he wUl twirl the lasso
for three and one-half months dur.r.g
the coming summer. The contract is
made for thiee and ouc-half months,
beginning about the fiii.: of June
and continuing until about the middle
of September. He will be required
to rope three steers each day. Fur
this service he is to receive the han 1-
some sum of $250 per week, toge.her
with all expenses lnchlental to trar.3
portatloa of himself and wife and
horses to that city ana their actual
living expenses after they Save ar-
rived there. The contract is mado>
between Mr. Carroll and Wllmot. &
Largey, showmen, Wilmott Leing Ij
New York and Largey In Butte, Mon .
This little outir.g will be quite &
real for Mr. and Mrs. Carroll. Fur-
thermore, a thousand dollars a month
is not trivial compensation for servi-
ces, even though one is compelled to
leave considerable Interests for it
time, as will be the case with Mi.
Carroll. He will be quite a curiosity
to thoie New Yorkers. They'll ex
pect to see horns protruding from e'
ther side of his hea'l. Id this they
will be disappointed. In that they will
only see a strong an I athletic-looking
westerner; keen eyes, dark complect-
ed, quick and generous—such Is a de-
scription of the champion roper oi
the world and who the New Yorker*
will have an opportunity to see this
summer.
Mr. Carroll's acceptance of this of-
fer Is all that will keep him from
entering the race for sheriff of Greer
county this year. Te has many friends
who have solicited him to run, and
should h9 have "decided to do so woul I
have made an excellent race.
PROBLEM OF
POLITICIANS ARRANGING TO FIJI
MATTER BEFORE STATEHOOD
BILL FAILS.
TO EXTEND BOUNDARY LINE
They Expect to Have a Bill Passed at
Last of Session Extending Okla-
homa Government Over
Territory.
Although tha geuo'al opinion l«
throughout this territory that congress
will pass a bill at this session, admit?
>.ing oklahoma a . .1 Indian Territory as
one state, yet in order to be ready for
a campaign before the next congress
in case the statehood bill should aot
pass, a plan is already in formation
j have congress extend the laws of
Oklahoma around Indian Territory,
and thas give the people of that ter*
rltor; a s-.lid sys.em of laws, not on-
ly to protect them, but also bring goof
government out of the chaos whlck
will follow the tribal dissolution o
March 4.
Single statehood for tli« two t^nrV
torits is assured ultimately, if not at
the present session of congress. Te
prepare for statehood Is the important
factor, and especially In Indian Terrt
tory, where there Is a population ap
proximately as great as that of Okla.
homa. At the present time there Iff
no local form of government 'he.^
and when the tribal relations are dis-
solved It will be even worse. There la
a patchwork of laws anil an absence
of cohesion that flakes t'uai section
unsatisfactory to the eeoplc who live
there, despite the man'foi l advuaUgS
It "ffers In a huslntss way.
A SERIOUS FALL.
lug to know tnat UOl. L.ocKe a propo-(
-, . , „ i „ , | Little Ike Rude Cams Near Losing
8 . on is a bona fide project, and nut I ...
issue, draw a i , His Life Last Thursday Night.
.. „ ,. u„,', .1 the Idle dream of some sensation '
.mmense audleu ;e. Both Hoba, t nn _ A , fr.;m Fi Wollh |
Mangum boys are bright fellows and | ^ ^ Mon(laj6a).8; Col> | Ike, the utile son of Mr. and Mrs.
th.s all-lmpoi tan t question will 'e I M.-rrU Locke, of .the Colorado, Tex- jsUiu U. uuae, ca*e near losing h:s
cussed from every phase and stand- ^ ^ Mexico ratlioad. was in the|.ie lasi inu.saay uigut aoout uau-
P0'111' clty liyJay ln consultation with a I paot e.gm o cu,c«.. Ua a„d cu<j of nis
^h'Triehate6 "gKp bott^sldes a number of Interested persons from the o^-pauious wer« <,ui nU-ug a pony,
l ro«.nil-n A small admission panhandle concerning the line of ( i hey ira>el.ug at a ori*A rule
roya P rallroud to be built from Cheyenne, i -t opeed and were uea.i-g me KuJo
Wyo„ to Aransas Pass, Texas, an I ' nuiue. 'thdy we.e going in a sout i-
theie connect with the Mexican lines.'dliecii^n wh.u ui« pony auddna.
The proposed road will penetrate changed lu a Wd .e.(/ cou.se, ihio
The work of laying brick on the
court house will probably begin to*
morrow morning. Oscar Hays, fore
man of the job, is making up a big
batch of mortar today, having recelv«
ed Instructions from Mr. Lee to that
eifect, and also that the latter woiil<
arrive here with a bunch of brick lay*
ers this week to begin work. Mr,
Hays expects them to arrive tonight
ee will be charged at the door for the
purpose of defra.vlng expenses.
A GOOD MARKSMAN.
A. J. Wostrchlll, of Peters Cartridge
Co., Gives an Exhibition.
A. J. Wostchlll, representing tho
Peters Cartridge company, gave an
exhibition of shotgun, rifle and pis ol
shooting here last Saturday afterno >:i.
under the patronage of C. P. Hamllto'i,
dealer In the Peters cartridges at this
place. His scouracy with the rifle Is
marvelous—unequalled by any mark>
man who has yet visited this place. A
number of tin '-tins were thrown
rapM succession, high Into the air an 1
far out from him and with a 22-callbco
rifle he would puncture them In eve.*y
Instance. Small bits of coal thrown
hUh Into the air were easy targets,
seldom missing one.
The real object of the shoot howevor,
was to demonstrate tho superiority of
the Peters shells—Jo show that thov
seldom, If ever, missed Are and *o
show tho clean condition of the gun
after I ng and su;cosslve shooting.
Wostrchlll Is a young man, perhans
twenty-live years old, and If he Im-
proves In his marksmanship for n
few years will rival any man ln tho
world. The exhibition was given at
tho Gun Club grounds.
STAR ROUTE CONTRACTS.
New Carriers for the Several Routes
Out of Mangum Ha,e Bjsn Named.
The successful biJders who bid ou
star route mall contracts out of an'
coming Int. Mangum ha\e bee i nameJ,
most cf them have made a* l filed
.heir bonds attd ate as follows: Tin
route to Coralea, going by Ladess.i,
Blake and Russell, a round trip ct
thlrty-slx miles, six trips yer weah,
was awarded to S. A. Douglas at ti _
consideration of 1712.50 per year. Th ■
Erick Mangum line, going by Willow. |
Bettlna ind Ite'hi. a round trip of
eighty-four miles, f x trips per week,
was awarded to Jas. Lyles of Battl s,
at a consideration of $1,C95 per year.
\V. M. Humphries, of this city, securn <
the Mangum-Jester route, going by
Marie and Bloomington, round da'ly
trip of thlrty-e'ght miles at $CC9.99.
per year. Tho Mangum-Altus rout>
goes to W. J. Camp .ell of Erick at
1400 per year. This line Is a dlstrlbu
tor for all ofllces In the south-west
part of the county and goes by Koreb
and Martha. The I.iangum-Vlnsoa
line was awarded to J. R. James n at
*010 per year. Furnishes mall for
Reed; roun.l trip of forty-four miles,
six trips per week.
At a meeting of the directors of th
City National bank last week Periv
Cornelius, who has been bookkeeper
it T. II. White's grocory storo for
inoro than a year past, was electod
isslstant cashlor of tho bank. He has
•teen working there tem| :rarlly slncn
the annual election the first of the
rar when Dr. DeArman was eloetol
'a h'or, m give the \lootnr time t
h\ t Iff act or II y w'n I tin his prnfenlonr.
,ffiltH Mr. C-irnellus' seniors wei'"
ii h'xhly satisfactory that the dire''
ims ileakted to ninko him a pnrma
nint fixture, which he accepted.
,he states of Colorado, Kansas, Okla
h:ma and Texas and be about 2.00(1
miles ln length, including the brancn-
es. Mr. Locke's headquarters at pres-
ent are at Abilene. Texas.
The line will be built south from
Cheyenne through Colorado, Kans., to
Mangum, Okla., thence south to Chll
llcothe, to Abilene, Merkel, Brady.
Llano Eagle Pass and terminate at
Aransas Pass.
"Work has already commence! In
Llano. Gillespie and Taylor countl's
In Texas," stated Mr. Locke, "and
| will be started at Mangum. Okla..
March 1. Contracts for oevr <50 miles
la Texas and Oklahoma have been
let. The line from Mangum to Chilll-
cothe we expect to have In operation
early la the fall, as about sixty miles
have already been built and work wii'.
be pushed forward south to Chllllcrv
he as tapldly as possible so as to
have It In operation with the Texan
and Pacific within eighteen monthj,
a distance cf about 200 miles.
"We expect to have connection wltli
the dlffereut systems south from
Cheyenne with the Gulf linos of rail-
road an\l the Mexican.
"It Is our Intention to build the line
•a sections at distances from 100 t)
300 miles and thus begin to open tra!
>ng tK.ta the bu.,s oif, l.-.e a.igniing
ursi ana h.s CwUifciaaioii ou lop u( hiai
me's head siruc* the buarj grouud,
.. h ie the other boy was unhurt. Vir^..
i.eaidy hupptued lu be uear au-J p.c.vs.i
.he uutor.unate boy up anj carr.el
mm to the home of bis patents, only
short distance away. Physicla s
weie summoued who worked wlta him
a good portion of the ulght, restoring
respiration and temperature. For tit
eeu hours his cute seemed almos
hopeless. His body was as col J and
motionless as though he were dead
Dr. Border worked fauhfu.ly with
him, however, and now be Is able tJ
be up and about.
VhreP,newrcarrler. will take charge *>°tween the North and West and
f their respective routes tho first of 8°t.« iwe.t as we build
next July.
Coming.
The ever popular Wtiyto Dramatic
eimapny supporting Ml!!'. > Corbus
Whyte Is ono solid week of repertoire.
New plays, new faces. The Wl.yte
Dramstio o?mpany ceols no comment
here an last seasm they gave eu'lre
satlsfacflon nn-1 are always up to th"
stnndnrd. We would surest to th"
pntrons nf the Opera h mss owing to
the Interest already sh wtt by our
people to serine your s'< lis early.
Prices Rt'o, line, rrte. Boats now on
salo At City Drug store.
This line will open up an unde-
veloped country whoso naturnl re-
sources are unexcelled ln any part of
the United Btates. I have been ft'
work on this road In surveying and
locating lines for the past five years,
and we have acqulrod a maximum
grtr.le of one per cent and a three-do-
greo curvature.
"T' a yards have all heon graded 'n
Ab'.lette and tho depot site chosen nn I
work I* actively going on at Merkel.
All the line will bo built at tho saino
tin e ihrntuth Central Texas, Wettt
Texas, Kansas, Okltihrnita and Fas:
Colorado, so as to have U completed
The Star's Illustrated Edition.
Work oa the Mangum Star's Illu«-
trated Edition of Greer county, coa
talnlng over 100 fine half-tone illus
(rations and descriptive write-ups of
Its vast and varied Interests, which
Is to make up an edltloo of 25,000 or
30,000, and which Is specially designe 1
to advertise Greer county, Its resourc
es and opportunities, Is progressing
toward a successful Issue. This spier
did edition will be sent throughout the
county and over tho country and will
prove of vast Importance to every In
terest in the county. Geo. Martin and
W. R. Sanford, who have charge of
this edition, will In a day or two vlsil
Granite. Blair. Hollis and other towns
and centers of the county with the
purpose ln view of giving all sections
a good opportunity of being repre-
sented in the work of advertising
Greer ocuoty, Its resources and oppor
(unities and Its business and Indlvldu
al Interests.
The Brundage-FUher Amusnmort
Co., will give away a valuable present
to the lucky one at the opora hous
Saturday night.
Don't fall to hear little Josle at the
opera house all this week.
Mangum Culture Club.
The Mangum Culture Ciub met Feb.
ruary 9 with Mrs. Oaiies, with a good
attendance. Roll call brought forth the
usual salmagundi, showing the ale't
interest and wide range reading of
ihe members. The lesson embraced a
study of the schools of France. We
iound that the coinomn schools far
surpassed our own ln maaiual and
technical training and free instruction
in art. Salaries are paid by the gov*
ernment and the same efllclency
• equlred ln the rural dlstidcts as tt
the cities. Hence, many i^.bltlont
studen.s go to Paris well equipped for
study at the great University, which
has bad a continuous existence for al«
most seven centuries. Ita roll of
honor Is long but Robert \le Sorbonne,
its founder, and Cardinal Rlcheltee.
Abllard and Ramus, -divide our adml*
atlon. Cmdorcet helped to unify the
schools of France, but It is to the great
Napoleon that modern France owei
her comprehensive system of higher
education. The nv:st liberal facilities
are given at the University of Parla,
to the graduates ;f foreign ualversl<
les, and many thousands, especially
irom the United 8tates, annually take
advantage of this great opportunity.
The buildings are Imposing and th«
Interior decoration Is the work n(
distinguished artists. The most not*!
scientists and litterateurs of the day
are found among the instructors In
the four departments of literature,
science, medlclno and law. The Peop-
pies' University, a popular moveuieut
for the benefit of the masses, htia
among Its leadors. Ernest Lavlsse and
Charles Wagner of "Simple Life" fame.
Froe Instruction Is given In all line*
by the leading thinkers or France.
The Club will meet with Mrs. H.
W. Trlppet, February 10, with the foW
lowing progrnm:
Roll call— rurrent Events In France.
Lesson, Chapter I ami II—"How fc*
Study Pic.urea."
"Tho Reign f Louis XIV."
"Madame DeMslntemm."
"Brelon Frlk."
—Leader, Mrs. Ilrowa. J
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