The Cushing Democrat (Cushing, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 1906 Page: 1 of 12
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THE CUSHING DEMOCRAT
Vol. I. No. ti.
Ct'tfHINO. OKLAHOMA. THL'KMDA V. HKPTKMBKK ST, IM.
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Writ a* KdoeAlnd Hawrt, Met*
» Big Hit with the Van Am
burg Show*' Audtcncr*.
Not All of the many side* ot
interest of • circue pilgrimage »•
mm upon th* bil6» Could our
readers bot follow tlie magnif
icent horses all day a« they go
about the abow ground they
would be surprised by the rev-
elation of horae aenae.
There are to be counted with
the Van Amburg ahowa almoat
300 bead of horaea, and they are
all beautiea, "perfectly lovely."
Each of theae horaea can lied
the car in which it travela at
night and can find it* proper
atall. In the morning when the
train Is unloaded it knowa where
to go and where to stand. It
knowa when its cage or den ia
ready to be taken to the ground;
it sizes up the situation and
where its load should be taken.
The horse will find its plaee in
the big horse tents, and when
the parade is ready it knows
where it should fall in. These
circus horses know a* much
about the performance as do the
people with the show. It has
been claimed, and is probably
true, thatthe ring and perform-
ing horses know when they will
be needed in the ring, that they
can tell by the music of the
band. The circus horses know
when to pull and when to lay
down; they know how to stand
up in a moving car and they
know how to hurry in case of a
atorrn. They can do everything
but talk.
To select the kind of horses
which have given the Great
Van Amburg Shows a national
reputation for having the Inest
horses of any show on earth,
much time, intelligence, patience
and perseverance was required.
For the baggage and heavy
work the Percheon type of draft
horse was selected, and for the
hippodrome races was chosen
thirty clean cut Kentucky tkor-
oughbred runners. Each year
new stock is selected, always
from the same breeds, and those
that have been scarred, blemish-
ed or injured are cut out.
The mating up of the different
teams is an object lesson to the
eye, uniformity of size, color
and style always predominating.
When to the 300 head of beauti-
ful black. dapple gray and bay
harm i« add«d Um» a!Sty eight
cut* Shetland pool**. It I* no%
strang* that th* lengthy atreet
parade of the Van Amburg
Khowa la a mu»t Imooalng and
pleaeiQg Might
When the Ureal Van Amburg
Mttowa exhibit here, cit*s*ne will
not only And the circus and me-
nagerie exceedingly worthy of
Iheir patronage, but they
will 0nd that the Van Amburg
Uorae Stable* oompoae a verit-
able horae fair and they ahould
alwaya be visited. The visitor
ahould not a»k what becomes of
theae horae* if they become
crippled, aa they will be die-
pleaaed with the anawer, which
ia that they are fed to the ani-
mala.
The big abow cornea to Cush-
ing, Thursday, October 11.
Ed. McCoy was down
Stillwater yesterday.
from
C. T Hank recovered a horae
lut Thursday which wa* alolen
from him Auguat X IW&. dur
lag our laat year's Reunion. It
waa found near Per a in* at the
farm of M. L McLain. Mr. Mc
Lain had found the horae the
u>"rmng |a(U*r it wa*
grasing near Itia bouae, and aee
log that It had a aaddle and
bridle on. took it up. expecting
the owner would soon call for
the animal. Mr Rusk made a
very thorough aearch at the time,
but waa unable to locate it* A
abort while ago a neighbor of
Mr. McLain'a placed a email
notice in an Anti Horae-thief
paper, and which notice waa
aeen by Mr. Ruak. He went af-
ter the horse and aecured it
without any trouble.
Sheriff McCoy and wife at
tended tbe Reunion at this place
laat week.
C. P. ROCK,
President,
C. W. DUTTON,
Vice-President.
D. C. rKTKIt.
Cashier.
ESTABLISHED 1NIKJ
Capital Paid Up $15,000
Surplus 2,000
STOCKHOLDERS.
C. P. Rock, J. W, I'eter, L. F. Means, .1. W. Means,
C. W. Dutton, R. E. Chandler, D. C. Teter.
Our patrons irrespective of the size of their accounts
will receive careful and considerate attention, and as lib
eral accomodations will be extended as are warranted by
the account and prudent banking.
The Republican convention of
the IfHhdlatrk* held at Ripley
the 2ftth waa a long drawn oat
and alormy content. The can-
didate* were CaJ Wright, of
Union townahlp; K 8. lngalabe,
of Perkins and W. D. Wtlllaire.
of Clay too. lngalabe waa tbe
prohibition candidate and waa
becked by John P. Ilickam.
Wright waa the machine candi-
date backed by the Republican
organisation and Will lama waa
supported by Cimarron town-
ahip with 21 votea. The con-
vention convened at 8 o'clock
and the seeaion continued during
the entire evening and night.
We are told that there were 457
ballou with very little change
until a a. m. Tueaday morning,
when 15 of the Cimmarron votea
went to Wright, giving hiac a
majority on the laat ballot.
The voteatood Wright 67, ln-
galabe 44 and Williams 10.
Leading Cotton Market.
Cushing has the best cotton
market in Oklahoma this year,
that is if all reports are true. It
is coming herefrom all directions
and there is world's of it sold on
our market eve~y day. We have
no cotton combination as most
of the towns have, and, there-
fore, our buyers really have no
limits as they have got to have
cotton to run their four mam-
month gins. Bring your cotton
to Cushing and you will be well
paid for your trouble.
W. J. Rendall was down from
Hominy last week taking in the
Reunion. He reports that Horn •
iny is enjoying a steady growth
at the present time.
Lnrge Pumpkin.
Probably the largest pumpkin
ever raised in Payne county, if
not the largest in the new state,
is on display at N. H. High's
store. It was grown by Leon
High in his garden patch. The
weight of the pumpkin is 85
pounds, it measures 4 feet and 3
inches in circumference ani 6
feet and 9 inches around it
lengthways. Go and take a
look at the monster.
John Powers and family, of
Winfield, Kansas, returned to
their home last Saturday, after
a two weeks visit with relatives
in this locality.
The Santa Fe is going to have
acorn exhibit in Chicago, Oc-
tober 14. They desire to put
some Oklahoma corn in the dis-
play. It will doubtless be a
good advertisement for the New
State and it is wished thatthe far-
mers in this vicinity would help
to the extent of contributing from
a half dozen to a dozen ears of
their best corn. Those who
contribute should wrap the corn
securely and insert in the pack-
age a card giving their name,
postoffice eddress, the name of
the kind of corn and the yield
per acre. Simply hand the
package to the Santa Fe Agent,
who will do the rest, and you
will be advised how your corn is
rated. It is desired to have the
exhibits in Chicago as soon as
possible. The sooner in, the
better.
"During the coming week the
new state will suffer its first real
calamity. Bryan will be here."
—Ripley Times
No Bro. VanPelt, just wait
until Bryan is elected president
in 1908 and he starts in to clean
the rascals out, it will be then
that several thousand of your
Republican grafters will think
calamity has struck them.
Subscribe,
W. C. Haworth, of Cushing,
exhibited the only pure-bred
Percheon mara at the Lincoln
County Fair which was held two
weeks ago.
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Wintersteen, Paul A. The Cushing Democrat (Cushing, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 1906, newspaper, September 27, 1906; Cushing, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc284327/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.