Mangum Weekly Star. (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 17, 1912 Page: 1 of 10
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VOLUME XXV
•Th*6d«>4- Clianttter, Seplcaiuer 24. 1?12
MANGUM, GREER COUNTY, OCTOBER 17. 1912
OURSTATE :»aOOL
APPORTIONMENT
Superintendent Wilson is Sending out
the Following figures Which show
Excellent management of the School
Interests of this State.
A
Statements have been made by the
Republican press to the effect that
last year th? state only set aside
9300,000 to the support of the common
schools, and that millions of dollars
were spent for the support of the
•tate schools. An investigation of the
records shows that last year alone
the state appropriated more than a
million dollars to thie common schools
and almost an equal amount the year
before. We have made an Invest 1-
' gation of the records for thie* past ten
year®, covering a period of five years
prior to statehood, and five years
since Statehood. This investigation
shows that the state, for five years
prior to statehood, appropriated fl,-
268,112.29 to the support of tlje com-
' men schools.' Since statehood, in five
yeara the State has appropriated $3,-
890,881.95, or an amount mone than
three times that appropriated in the
preceding five years.
The following figures wilj show the
Sine* Statehood
1908
1909
11910
1911
1912
478,683
500,281
516,478
538,058
556,818
311,143.93
750,421.50
773,217.00
970,304.4')
1.0S5.795.10
$3,890,881.95
Amount Per Capita
11903 $1.02 1908 $0.65
j 1904 $1.15 1909 $1.50
j 1905 $1.33 1910 $1.50
! 1906 $1.60 1911 $1.80
1907 $1.52 1912 $1.95
For the period from 1908 to 1912
that ttoe> state has been under a demo-
cratic administration, the state appor-
tionment for the public schools has
increased $2,622,769.66. The state ap-
portionment is principally derived
from the revenues of the state school
land. The state does not own a foot
more land now than it did prior to
statehood, the only increase in tlhe
Last spring Mr. Corder had his house
to burn down and everything there
was In it. This self same Majestic
Range was one ofthe household ar-
ticles (hat was caught in the blasee.
There was a large basement under
house and in the basement was >i
considerable quantity of meat and
lard. As it happened this stove,
when It fell throught the floor, struck
square upon the top of the stack of
COL. HOBSON HEREj
MONDAY EVENING
THE FIRST NUMBER OF LYCEUM
COURSE WILL BE PUT ON AT
NEW BAPTIST CHURCH MON-
DAY EVE.—GET SEASON TICKET
bacon and for two or tlhree days this
meat burned and smoked and smould-
ered with the stove in the midst of j Monday night will mark the
it all. until finally Mr. Corder decid- opening number of the lyceum course
■e-d to raise it to the ground. Upon ^hlch has been seceured for this fall
investigation he. decided that, save and winter In Mangum. There are
for a few broken parts of the warm- five attractions and each is a star
ing oven he had as good a stove In lis sphere.
a-s ever and at once installed it again Colonel Hobson, of Spanish War
in his new residence. It did admlr- fame, is the first number ofthe course
ably the wot* it had been doing in ami he will be here Monday evening,
that household for ten years previous. The Baptist Silver Temple has been
secured for the whole course thus
at-
GOV. WILSON IS
FAR IN THE
NUMBER 17
LEAD
Learning of its remarkable history,
Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Ceggs had it guaranteeing to every one who
brougi'nt in for the remainder of this
tends a comfortable and pleasant sit-
season of demonstration. Its qualities u8tion
a baker can be tested by anyone
who may desire to do so. At least,
drop in and see one household nec-
essity that has passed successfully
This course was secured for the
profit and benefit ofthe whole city,
no persons nor society receiving any
pecuniary advantages from, Its ap-
The people ofthe
source of revenue being the five mil-
xufc L r*T"_ ***." lion dollars appropriated by Congress,
amount of money apportioned annua - . wjn ^ nhcor^ tWdt ^ 10"a _
ty, and the number of scholastic chil- I
dren enrolled In the state leach year
for a period of ten years, beginning
with the year 1903 and ©losing with
the year 1912..
V v
Year
1903
1904
1905
1W6
1W*;-
No. of Children
126,279
192,680'
195,680
211,842
,w. 214,533
Amount *
$128,804.58
210,975.95
260.254.40
338,947.20
329,430.16
$1,268,112.29
It will be observed thdt the 1908 ap-
portionment was made from revenues
provided by the foregoing administra-
tion since which time they have In-
creased at a Remarkable' rate.
While the scholastic population was
more than doubled by the admission
of flie Indian Territory, yet the per
capita apportionments ha vie' not de-
creased but have steadily increased.
Respectfully submitted,
* ' " f£. H. WILSON,
State Superintendent.
October 2, 1912.
FOURTH ANNUALFAIR
IS NOW HISTORY
AFTErt FOUR DAYS OF EFFORT
TO AROUSE FULL INTEREST
THE JOB IS GIVEN UP—GOOD
FAIR—POOR ATTENDANCE
The fourth annual meeting of the
Greer County Fair was pulled off last
week and from a combination of cir-
etances over which the association
had no control, it fell far short finan-
cially of meeting the obligations as-
sumed by the management.
The first and hardest blow dealt
the fair wa9 the Gollmar shows which
were there the first day. A big crowd
ports in so late that they could not
be compiled in time for this issue, >so
a full report of awards of ribbons and
'premifums will" be . published next
•week.
IF YOU ARE FROM MISSOURI
HAMILTON WILL SHOW YOU
A Great Stove's Greatness is Being
Demonstrated all
This Week
•¥
"Doubting Thomases" and "Missou-
ri-like unbelievers" are being shown
something at Hamilton's this week
which many of them never saw be-
fore in the way of cooking. Of course
it is pardonable for every man to be-
lieve tiat his mother or his wife, is
the best cook in the whole wide world
becauser he is raised up in just that
kind of an atmosphere, and in many
was in town, but most of them went I instances it would be suicidal for him
to the show. Because of the fact that to entertain and express any contra-
there were literally thousands of bales dictory sentiment. Yet oceas.onally
of cotton in the fields of Greer coun- , he breaks • through his custo-
ty at this time and pickers are scar-jmary environment and is permitted to
cer than was possibly ever known , sample the culinary products of some
here before, make cause number two.other hands '»« ma-v realize that ther;
for such a short attendance this vear. Jmore than cue "cook in tie kitch-
Then there is the price. Many peo- j«n."
pie object to paying fifty cents not- C. P. Hamilton, our popular hard-
withstanding nearly all the other j ware man. is having demonstrated at
county fairs charge fifty cents for his store this week the superior qual-
entrance to the grounds. Blair, alone, • ities of the Majestic Range. Mr. F.
being the only exeception we now call J. Beggs is superintending the demon,
to remembrance, andthey charged stration and Mrs. W. M. Erwin is pre-
thlrty-flve cents. I siding over the bake oven and coffee
Again the failure ofthe management "rn Now we have some doubts as
to land any free attraction was anoth- to Mr. Begg's culinary qualities, but
er alledged cause for (lie non-attend- he knows a Majestic Range from cel-
anoe of the people. Whatever the lar to garret, and you can't help but
cause, the fact remains, patronage admire both the stove and the man
was not what it ahold have been and before you can get away form him.
taking Into account the fact that this The person In Mangum who is not fa-
like all other county fairs, is for and miliar with Mrs. Erwin s reputation
through a literal "fire test" and has Pearance. The people ofthe city
come out with scarcely more than a shculd ra,|y *° ,ts BUPP°rt and show
a hearty appreciation of such a high
orch. • , . _
class ot attractions.
| Ticket, both single admission and
A number of Altus* prominent cit- season, will be found at Gully's drug
izens were here last week to meet store. Buy early.
Gov. Robin-son of Arkansas, and to
take in the county fair. The Govern- feemember that the registration
cr and Judge Turner were taken in 'bowks will be open again Monday, the
an automobile to Altus Saturday ev- '28jih, and remain open for the regis-
ening where they were met by a tration of all persons not properly
number of the citizens out on the registered, for one week.
edge of town and wer© escorted into
>ttte city in royal style. Subscribe for The Weekly Star. $1.00.
FAILS—ATTEMPT TO
SLAY ROOSEVELT
j*.
A Fanatic in Milwaukee* Shoots Ex-
President as he Leaves Hotel and is
Captured immediately-?-Victim is
Bearing up Well under Strain.
Every State in the Union in the Demo-
cratic Column will Result'if Present
Drift is Continued that now so Stron-
gly Flows toward Gov. Wilson.
The second poll of the New York
Herald, which is supporting President
Tftft, shows Governor Wilson decid-
edly In the lead over Roosevelt and
Tart.
The Herald devotes five pages to
its straw votes which were taken in
New York City; New York State, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Dela-
ware, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
Iowa, Michigan, South Dakota. Wash-
ington, Idaho, Missouri, Nebraska, In-
diana, Ohio, West Virginia. Kentuc-
ky, Wyoming, Kansas and Oklahoma.
The Herald's expert canvassers
have noted 69,046 vote®. Of these
Governor Wilson has received 30,261,
Roosevelt 20,748 and Taft 13,055.
The net republican loss from 1908
is 17,358, wlhile the democrats show a
net gain cf 6,120, and the socialists
a net gain of 625.
The Third Term candidate takes
12.064 from Taft, while Wilson gains
6173 votes fom the President.
The Herald will publish its third
poll immediately and predict that
hdy will then have-enrolled more than
150,000 votes.
running behind. The Herald claim
that Taft is gaining, notably la th#
New England states. That in the for
West there is a swing towards the
President from Roosevelt. The Herald
states:
"But even with his apparently In-
creased strength, Mr. Taft still ap*
pears considerably behind. Gov. Wil»
son's friends say their candidate can.
not be defeated. The Bull Moom
managers, privately expnesing no
great Ihope of victory for their candl<
date, say that they have already in-
eured the defeat of the President.
"Straw votie's, aggregating approxi-
mately 70,000, taken in twenty-nin#
states, put Governor Wilson in first
place. They indicate that he is lead"
ing in popular support in 23 state*
of the 29. The Bull Moose lead# iQ
five and thie President in one, Utah."
The Herald further states:
"Governor Wilson, according 'to
pne«ent indications, will carry New
York State by a large plurality. Thlt
the candidacy of the Third Termor
(has split the republican party almost
in two and for the first time in msBf
in the interest of the people general
ly. and the stock man and the farm-
er. in particular, it Is just a little as-
as a cook in this city and country is
tfther a new comer or else has never
properly indulged their appetite
tontohing why that class of citizens She has taken blue ribbcos. red rib-
do not take a greater interest la it. ben* and all other character of pris-
Wt>en It is considered that Mangum and awards with her rooking for
has laveetcd about 110.00* in this |so long that it was at one line
fair, not one peny of which has b»«S
returned to Its investors, bet every
year a farther dvaund for ttsoe and
awaey ie made and contributed by
Ikese ssea. does St not see* a little
irtiTitf that these for whni the fair
Ie lat«eM aad * to reap etery pea-
ay of profit from K should take r
lie welfare and •»
' Aoufht here that a banquAt occasion
without her direction aad approval
■ oald be a very lane affair indeed
Possibly the nott notable feat are
hi to* wkctfe exhibition Is rhe store
* which was pat In see today Thie
♦'ore hit a history Tea Spars act
Mr Haniltoa sold It l« Mr T P
Monday evening as ex-president j Even then he would not concede any
Roosevelt, cahdidate of the progres- j seriousnes to the incident and pro-
sive party for re-election to the high j ceedied on to the hall where be spoke
office of president of the United | for m°r<? than an hour.
States, was leaving his hotel in Mil-1 At the close of the speech he was
waukee, Wisconsin, to go to an ap-1-prepared for travel and a special
pointment at one of the city halls, he j train carried him to a Chicago hos-
was shot by a by-stander, who was P1^ w*®re he now rests under the
immediately set upon by one of Mr. | car« and attention of three eminent
Roosevelt's party and captured on the j Physicians, who frequently issue bul-
letins upon ti is condition and they
have all been uniformly favorable to
, his recovery.
effected whatever by the shot, and it ^ tfce meantime the whole nation
was not known that he had been ■ sympathize with the unfortunate
struck until some moments later, ones.
spot.
Mr. Roosevelt did not seem to be '
HOW WOULD YOU VOTE,
MR. REPUBLICAN ELECTOR
Democratic leaders have digested years, a democratic candidate for tht
he Herald's poll with care and they Presidency will lead In the couatiov
point out tlhat the prediction of the north of Manhattan Island are iadi«
Roosevelt followes that he would cated by a oawsful canvass by HertM
take from the democratic columns is correspondents in every section Cf
ot carried out. Instead of losing the state.
,-otes to either Taft or Roosevelt, Wil- "There is no Indication of a break
Son has gained half of the republican .among democratic farmers. M thfe
: '.o'es ttyat have changed from 1W>3. time there appears to be no shift pot-
it this percentage should be kept up 'sible which would jeopardize Mr. Wl|.
throughout the country, the demo- son's chances. He seemingly need*
crats would carry every state in the to hold only what he has, and deser.
Tnj<>n< lions, should they reach any foraid*
The Herald points out that Taft is .able sisse, will be offset by a rush ot
gaining strength and that Roosevelt old line republican® to his support.,»
FINE FURNITURE
FOR
FAT
FOLKS
NOTABLES WERE
HERE SATURDAY
GOV. ELECT ROBINSON, OF AR.
KANSAS, AND JUDGE TURNKR
OF THIS STATE ATTENDED
FAIR LAST WEEK
E-Gowernor Vardaman, of Mississ-
ippi, failed to meet his appointments
The official ballot of Oklahoma will contain the names of Democratic
and Republican candidates for Elector. It will not contain the name of
any candidate for President.
The ten Democratic Electoral candidates will vote for Wilson and
Marshall.
The Bull Moose Pafty claims that nine of the ten Republican Electors,
if elected, will vote for Roosevelt and Johnson.
The Taft Republicans claim eight of tbe ten are for Taft.
One Republican Eelector wears a Taft button. None of the others
having bad the courage to declare how they stand.
Below is published a liat of the I*mocratio and Republican Elector-
al Ticket with their poet office addresses so that interested voters may
demand of them just what they will do if chosea to represent Oklahoma
in the Electoral College.
washy tmeaty
at tfca Mr* fot (Mr re Kaafsa It baa
Democatic Electoral Ticket
R. A. Baird. Guymon.
J W Rolen. Ada
Joseph W. Poster. Stigler
W W Hasting*. Tahlequah.
S. H Mayes. Pryor.
Uavld Ratner. cleveland
J. D Scott. Alva.
J O "Hwnapsoa Ardiorr.
8am Maaslnaale. Cordell '
Democrats know bow to rot«
their party aomiaees became
kaow tWw ia *111 «ots for I
HON aad MARSHAL!.
Republican Electoral Ticket
Marshall W. Hlnch. Kingfisher.
Joseph W Ralls. Atoka.
W. L McWlllams. Miami.
H. L Hicks. Olustee.
W A. Williams. Mario*.
Mndsey L Long. Beaver.
M P Mouser. Broken Arrow.
Ret Mt.iard. Favhaska.
George & Nickel. Alva,
Geo. M. Oklahoma City.
How i0 tbe Ball Mooter r- ia*
* oka Mf Isoawdi * How Is '
t«p«Mv*a goiag Is eote far Ti
Lovett Handles the Right Articles
To Fit the "Wright"
People
It is a very common thing to have
people use their own half busihel when
they come to measure other people.
J. W. Lovett, our popular furniture
man weighs less than 600 pounds, so
when he went to market recently he j ln gouthwest Oklahoma last week and
was wont to measure some of his ' Governor-elect Robinson of Arkansas,
bed-stead purchasers from the stand- j wag sent the gtat® Committee to
point of his own avoirdupois. He fj|| Mississippian's dates, and
soon found that he had over-jumped | whiie Mr. Vardaman may be a man of
the usual limit, and if a certain bed- , v\-jci«r notoriety than the g-entlemao
stead which he purchased was not a from Arkansas, it is extremely doubt-
"white elephant" on his hands he has hlm jested upon any
it was thei article that would comfort- other part of the ground.
ably hold even a span of white ele- j Coming down Saturday morning
phants while enjoying the sweet re- from city, accompanied by coun-
pose that comes to fat fclks at the tv chairman Todd, Rt^. Hogan and
close of a day of active service. others from Mangum who had gone
Realizing that "elephant" furniture eveaing before to meet him. the
Is not in half the demand in Mangum new govenror-e4eet had all the fore-
as "baby articles" he hit upon a plan noon to become acquainted with
to "turn" this particular bed-stead Mangum and 'her people and -to spend
by offering it to the heaviest couple a whne in visiting the fair.
that would visit at his booth at the! j^t two o'clock he was billed to
fair grounds upon Friday, the last at the fair grounds and prompt-
day of the fair and prove their right jjy that time the local committee,
to it by "tipping the t>eam" at a high- J headed by Rev. Hogan. a fellow Ar-
er mark than any other couple. kansawyer, had him on tbe spot
It is needless to say that there ( ready. A fair sized croard filed into
were many entries, none of whom the grand stand and after a short, but
seemed to be of Lilliputian dimen appropriate and interesting introduc*
sions, and after tbe score was counted j tion by Bro. Hogan. tbe governor be-
up. it was found that Mr. and Mrs. Igan. His speech was rather short be-
Ftank Wright had captured the prlxe cause ofthe limked time he had ia
with a combined weight of 161 1-1 wt>i.-h to meet hia next mgagemeat
pounds, gross; Mrs. Wright cheerful- at Altus, but every word and thougbt
ly furnished 264 pounds of this | was worthy of the effort of tbe laaa
unusual sum total.
Mr. Lovett also bad an
-piece bed-room set on
at his booth to be sold to
egant se*
exhlbltioi
he persoi
ICpon oprolng
that Peter Sal.i
i & Is
j pa Mi
bk
fvj»K MKN STAND WRITE AN!
ir rot* dont KNOW HOW
ASK THRM
SOMEBODY. PROGRESSIVE (Ml REPUBLIC AN. IS GETTING
DOUBLE CROSS. WHO M IT?
3 la always *>•
THE for tbe good
tag to make a so*
of kla tows
'and was most heartily received aad
appreciated by his audfeoce.
1 He Indulged In no cheap political
clap-trap, neither did he call Into play
any partisan or sectloaa! prejudice
his remak* were clear eat. state-
, taenia ot facta, aad focefal aad logi-
cal argument*, aad it goso wit boot
sayiag that Govecaor Roblaaco did
tbe caaae 11 WMsoa aad Vantlal
ter did aot speak, aofe
be la a caadttafte far ie
Wnsaip * W
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