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Weekly Star.
VOLUME XXIX
EIGHT PAGES MANGUM, GREER COUNTY. OKLAHOMA, JULY 27, 1916 EIGHT PAGES
NUMBER •
THE LAST WORD ON
THE BRIDGE BONDS
Judge Garrett Oppose* Bridge Bonds Another Citizen Opposes Bonds
LOWER LIGHTING
RATES FOR MANGUM
ANOTHER CHAPTER
IN TEXAS TRAGEDY
News reached Mangum last week of
EDITOR STAR:—Will you kindly
give me space to present my views
Jester, Okla., July 24. 1916.
Editor Star:—Since reading neigh- briefly
| the train and go there and back the dice he may have against bond and
Bame day. therefore, you see we study this question solely as a bus-
wouldn't get to travel over these good lness proposition.
bridges at all. ' If the bridges are needed, the is-
| My only appeal to the intelligent suance of bonds is the best way to J
voters of grand old Greer county is to pay for them; in this way the cost :
-be sure ydu are right then go ahead.' t« distributed over a term of twenty-
Respectfully I five years, at a low rate of interest, Finally the electric light consumers ... . , T q,. „„
EUGENE H EAGAN. 'five per cent, and posterity will pay of Mangum, represented by Mayor another traged> , j?
Its proportionate part of the expense. Border and City Attorney Edwards, which a f°rm^ 1* ®^
....... i if the bridftes are to be built by dl- won a victory before ihe Oklahoma >oung man. Edwin Graham, was ln-
Tuton Writes Again I ^ttobrIdges arejube buU by^ Comm|wJon ,ast weok 3tant.y killed and hi* sister Mn.Q.
lent will be called upon to pav the en- when the commission Issued an order A. Purslej was seriously wounded.)
To the Voters of Greer County:- wh^ thev have pass- materially reducing the charges for Young Graham and his sister were on
W|th thanks to The Star for Its gen-' 1 - • -<• knm« frnm .Tnvtnn travel-
erous donation of space.
7 '^h*6 to *d away they wlll have borne the bur- electricity in Mangum, to become ef- their way home from Jayton. travel-
W,sh i. dtn, and yet -posterity will enjoy J fective August 1st So far the com- ing J?®" V"" "rZ2
_ _ , reply t0 BOme of th0 argu:'equal benefits Does that appeal tolpauy has not indicated its intention out from beside the road and ordered
on the bridge bond question? I am bor cherry's letter in regard to the n.ents that I have heard advanced ftg t<j th<j ent generation' o; appealing to the supreme court, them to stop; when they had stopped
opposed to the Issuance of these proposed bridge bond issue, I want to against the proposed <$150,000 bond • DeODle of Greer county not 'though It has this recourse If It should he took deliberate aim at Graham and
bonds at this time for several reas- aak you for a mtle 3,mce to express ^sue for bridge purposes. • !ft]read borne their tun porMon of so desire. fired, killing htm Instantly; he the*
ons: my views on this, the most Important! I noted with considerable lllterest' hardships in developing Greer county j The case has been pending before fired at Mrs. Pursley, the load of
First. In my judgment there could question (as I see It) that has been j Mr. S. B. Cherry's letter in last week's and maklng it a beter place to live? ithe commission for three years, the buckshot taking effect in her right
not be a more Inopportune time to before the taxpayers of Greer county, issue of The Star. In reply I wish; gQme of thQge 0I)posing the bond'complaint having been filed first in arm, shoulder and slde^ Evidently
buy steel to build bridges; steel and since I have been here, which will be to first state that Mr. Cherry is one ,jsue have contended that some of the 1913 by Mayor Border; the commls- ,believing he had killed them both, he
all iron products, according to all sixteen years this fall. oft the best men in the world—a gen- bridseg are not needed: there Is not slon sent Col Watson here to hold a .fled from the scene.
dealers of whom I have inquired, and I want to say in the beginning that tleman in the full meaning of the proposed bridge for which there hearing in the spring of 1914, but Even though she was seriously
I have Inquired of several, are 50 per I heartily endorsed all Mr. Cherry term He states that I am not a tax- ,las nQt been R demand for a long nothing further was heard of the wounded and suffering from the loss
cent higher, if not more, than they said, only I think he stopped too soon, payer, which is a fact; however, tlrae; in at least two instances peo-'complaint until last summer when'of blood, Mrs. Pursley made her way
were two years ago. I feet sure as i oppose the bonds for more reas- say that my father is a freeholder p,e of the COUntry to be served have City Attorney Edwards began collect-, to a farm house about two miles away t
IVOIO K.TVKJ ; OOIO OfiU. * «•« ' X UVJWOV uvuuw »«• ^ . 111 T
everyone doe9 that as soon as the ons than Mr. Cherry gave in his ar-,and tavpayer, and as his only son, l
great war in Europe is over that steel,tide. naturally am consederably interested
and iron will go down.
made efforts to raise funds by sub- ing evidence for presentation to the! where she received help and medical
ecriptlon to build bridges, but were commission. Several hearings have j assistance was summoned. She is
, My main reason for opposing the , in his taxes and would not advocate ' unsuccesBful j their appeals to the been held before the commission In I now In a hospital in a Texas town
I » Metal Worker bonds is that the taxpayers who share anything that would make his taxes comml,sioners have been In vain for Oklahoma City, and quite a number of I near Jayton and her condition is ra-
in a journal cauea Meiai w orser, f ln t>,0 wni nnt any higher unless I thought that In nnmmll,0<nn„c hnx.D hnn fnTirts neonle from Maneum have been thereported to be dangerous; It 13 said she
lose her right arm and
ife.
ursley and the dead boy
own in Mangum; Mrs.
formerly Mrs. Lois Me-
ed here up until eight
i plant'c, ijixsvauij uu uui t , - i - .
Mon. is a scope of country up here 6 miles, Mr. Cherry says that several 'necegBUy of a bridge across North , $41,SG8.90. and the operating expen-1 or ten months ago; she was married
mide and 18 miles long that there lias bridges will be built en Haystack, !For]{ between Granite and Lone aes, including taxes is $22,951.29 per|a few months ago to Pursley. who
i been no provision made for at all and tut I am able to find where only one Wolf'. nor d0 thoge re,ldins in the! annum; the total (revenue for «he.was a wealthy ranchman living near
Steel Sales for Export Numerous; everyone who has been in this part I; proposed and I do not believe I]pes»er country, perhaps, realize tht;t'l3cal year ending June 3oth, 1915, Jayton; about a month ago he came
Business Better. New York, N. Y.,of the countv knows that we need'would be far wrong to guess that it nf „ hrldz'„ acr08s Elm. at Jay-,was $34,362.19. The commission also | home one day under the influence of
her and
and its products. I notice in
day's Oklahoma the following:
, that we need 'would be far wrong to guess that it „eed of a bridge across Elm, at Jay-,was $34,362.19. The commission
July 23.—'Large sales of steel for ex- j roads and bridges worse than anyi.i to replace the one Mr. Cherry, et'buckle. yet these bridges yserve a! found that the rates now in force in ufJUOr and begau beating
townships in the county. Now al built by private donation. As for number of people, and since these;Mangum are in excess of those in abusing her, and Latta Gri
iport were made last week and new in- three tow „. uuii.toi w
quires are more numerous than for you don t think we do, ju3t ask Jaybuckle bridge on Elm, I believe it bridges have' been built the traffic
several weeks past. Russia is nego- some of the candidates who have been has been stated several times that It Cver these roads has greatly increas-
tiating for 50,000 tons more of rails trying to get up here to see a few of was a mistake that this bridge would
and has divided a contract for 50,000 ug voters. one of our friends got his be replaced. Your commissioners, | ,J(frh the buiiding 0f two bridges
tons of barbed wire among three in- arm broken trying to get up the moun-who were elected by you to safeguard |Rcros3 galt Fork near MangUm, wlth-
dependent mills. Other exports In- taln; some mlght 8ay it wasn't on ac-;your interests, will certainly not tear j. ^ m Qr gQ each other has oc,
elude 40,000 tons of billets sold by, ti ^^t of bad roads, but we don't hap- out a bridge of the character of the tas..oned the greatest amount of crlt-
New York commercial interest, and pen t0 hear of any one having to un- one at Jaybuckle and build another . . oq tfae face Qf tfae proposit.
8,000 tons of sheet bars; 6,000 tons of load thelr car t0 cllmb any of the hills one in its place when they could not ~ ' dQe- Jook 1)ke an(J absolute
billets and 40,00 tons of plate sold dQWn cloge to Mangum. possibly build a more substantial
by Pittsburg mills for shipment to ■ j am a8 muCh in favor of good roads one.
Great Britain and Prance. One con- ag any man (n the county, but I am | gome men In Greer county have
tract calls for 50,000 tons of forging a democrat and believe in equal rights 1 been saying that "if all that money
billets for making war munitions." t0 aI1 and special privileges to none, ji8 secured some feller will pocket a
ThU does not look like prices will and can't see that in this proposition. iot 0{ it;» gentlemen, I have too
come down until this war is over. Now, In regard to the bridge on much confidence In our board of
You would not build a house for which Elm, south of Marie, and between commissioners and in the sovereign
you could do without, while material Mangum and Granite: I can't see tor1; people, who elect them, to think for
was sky high; these bridges are your the life of me, how they can benefit one m0ment that they would allow
bridges and you are going to pay for more than twemt^-flve taxpayers, eVen a penny squandered, much less
them with with your money. while a good road up this mountain pccket a few thousand themselves.
Second I am opposed to these on the section line north of Jester and: If the commissioners of Greer coun-
bridge bonds because in my Judg- Reed will accommodate thr^ tlmes ty were 8uch desperate characters as
rnent several bridges proposed to be that number of people and wlll c g(ime people try to make us be'ieve
built are not required by the public. >as than one of these bridges wll are ,t WQuld be ab8olutely un-
There can be no good reason for lo- cost. It is 22 1-2 miles from here to gafe tQ ieaye a front door unloclwd
eating two bridges on Salt Fork river, M^ngtm^on^^of^my^ neighbors ®ajj When the commissioners were at
Just souTh of Mangum, a mile apart, he always considered he
There is no good reason for bullding vvay^o^town when^^ g tWQ j a certain distinguished citizen of
large.
back when Greer county, -who was more
than
vaite of funds, but according to the
word of the county engineer these
two bridges can be built for practic-
ally what It would cost to build one
bridge midway between the proposed
locations; we are not acquainted with
the proposition and only have his
word for it. but if this be true, sure-
ly it would be wiser to build the two
bridges rather than one. This bridge,
if built, will serve a section of coun-
try whose people have been clamor-
ing for a bridge. The same is true of
the bridge near the Beaumont place,
on Elm, and south of_ Marie, on Elm.
force in such towns as Madill, Mar-
low. Medford, Pauls Valley, Snyder,
Sulphur, Fairview, Elk City and Clin-
ton, all of them smaller than Man-
gum. Below is the schedule of
charges now in force for lighting:
1 to 25 Kilowats, 16 per K. W.
26 to 50 Kilowats, 15c per K. W.
51 to 75 Kilowats, 14c per K. W.
76 to 100 Kilowats, 13c per K. W.
101 to 200 Kilowats, i2c per K. W.
E01 to 300 Kilowats, 11c per K. \V.
Over 300 Kllowati, 10c per K. W.
The rates ordered to be In effect
after August 1st for residence light-
ing are as follows:
1 to 15 Kilowats. 14c per K. W.
16 to 40 KUowats, 13c per K. W.
41 to 100 Kilowats, 12c per K. W.
101 to 200 Ktlowat3, 11 per K. W.
Over 200 KUowats, 10c per K. W.
The minimum charge for residence
Graham, a six-
teen year old brother, shot and killed
Pursley.
Excitement ran high for a few days,
but as the facts developed it became
evident that it was a case of Justifia-
ble homicide; the ipreliminary trial
was held and the defendant waived
preliminary, as the grand Jury was to
meet within a few days; the grand
Jury met and after Investigating the
facts, failed to return an indictment,
and the boy was freed.
In the meantime. Edwin Graham,
another brother, well known In Man-
gim, and who had a. host oC friend*
here, went to Jayton and was making
his home with his sister; last Wed-
nesday they went to Jayton and were
returning home and when within a
few miles of home, the tragedy oc-
curred.
Mrs. Pursley, it is said, recognized
the man who did the shotlng as one
lighting to be *1 per month, and all,o{ the men employed by her hugband
The people of these communities have | bills paid before the 10th day 01 tne ^ fhe ranch. ha ha8 been arregted
for years been asking for bridges and
the commissioners could not build
them for they had no funds.
If one Is to Judge the needs of
bridges from their own use. then to
a bridge on Elm in the Will Beau-1 mountain,
mont neighborhood northeast of Man- mUes, and only half way DacK wueu ce honored with election a3 coun-'a iarge number ot people in Greer
gum; thet;e is no good reason for he got to the foot oi t V_. nnlty commissioner has stated that we county who have neither wagons,
building a bridge south of Marie on J trr be °road "J he'can get by with $10,000 a year for all |horses or automobiles there is no
Elm river. There is not but one this great question, road and bridge purposes; I believe need for any bridges, for about the
bridge needed between Mangum and selfish at all, but am im.Ihe is mistaken; for example, the Salt only way we of that class could use
Reed on the road selected as a state'Placing a moitgage n > |th Vork bridge, Just south of Mangum, them would be to walk across them.
highway; there is not a bridge need-1 Prove my neighbor s ram ne lght by all means, to be condemned jBut that is not the standpoint from
ed on the road from Mangum to Gran- am 1 ln favor 0 v f f. ' th half .right now—and a new bridge at that {which to Judge the need; will the
lte, except the bridge which is now the county to improve ti 'place would cost pt the very least, fridge serve any considerable portion
across Elm River. There is not a : when they already nave^ iar oei- r i?15 ()eo and allowlng $3,50() per year !o{ the public? That Is the sole ques- 'hou„e power for each additional
bridee needed on the road selected as ' roads and bridges than . _ """— —1J tV,Q nneH i. «■»!«>
a state highway from where the road this money —^nallv
will leave the Mangum and Granite all^over^the^^
., h'on the ranch; he has been arrested
month following the imonth ■^n which ^ ^ nQw lQ the Jayton jaii( and the
service Is rendered shall be subject to wU1 bfl watched with great Inter-
a discount of 10 per cent. Iegt by the many frlend, of Butter
Radical changes were also made l«i|Graham and Mrs. Pursley ln Mangum.
power rates In the order, according to and Qreer county.
the following schedule:
1 to 100 Kilowats, 9c per K. W.
100 to 200 Kilowats, 8c per K. W.
200 to 300 Kilowats, 7c per K. W.
300 to 400 Kilowats, 6c per K. W.
400 to 500 Kilowats, 4c per K. W.
Over 600 Kilowats, 3c per K. W.
Mllmum charge of $1 per month
for the first horse power and 50c per
iridges tha divided for repairs on the other bridges of tion that should determine the need horse power; all bills paid before the
would oei equ > voteithe county (and that is conservative) 0f a bridge. Inquire of the people in j10th day ot the month succeeding the
county, u would take three years to build :the commiyiities adjacent to these ln,onth "in which service '/& rendered
IS, DUt t y .. coif rnrU hrirlffp with the f10.000 ihridp-ps nnd see how they feel about nuaii Ko a.,hlort tn a discount of 5 Der
ed culverts, what might be twmed ' wl» be *aTmT^ou'pS Ionly"af that on'e place but at several
open culverts; the bottom was sloped °f^la"gU!y &"d d8 down there otber Place9' whe" the bridgea £an
down gradually and a cement floor ^ g?? drivfn^g ove? those not possibly last three years longer,
put down; this made an Ideal cross-- around here I endure it. | One of my friends, who Is opposed
ing and an unobstructed way for wat- ^ be(m 3a,d that our taxea wlll;to the bond Issue and who pays very
er to flow. All ravines and small, e neKt lf the little taxes, says he would be willing
drains and creeks where the banks ^ thaQ they were lftst year; jto donate four mules and his own ser-
are not too deep can be thus construe- . t b t from the present vices three deays each year to build
ted, and you have no bumping or p ° y — j-. —-♦ to
wearing out of approaches.
Again, our rivers here are ideal
beds in which to drive piling, no
rooks, and when a piling Is once driv-
en Into the clay beneath the quick
sands it is there for all time. The
shall be subject to a discount oT 5 per
cent.
The commission took no action on
fixing a price for street lighting, say-
_ ing that the council and company
for the construction of roads; lf these |Bhould try to agree upon a price, and
bonds are voted and the bridge ques- Un the event of a disagreement, the
tlon eliminated from consideration, | commission will fix a price when it
then we can levy a nominal tax for is advised of the number, kind and
road construction purposes and in a'character of lamps desired to be used
few years have a system of good by the city.
roads We believe this to be the
shortest and most economical method
to obtain good roads in Greer county.
It has been said that $150,000 will ,the best Interests of the people ot
s=r rrsj-s »—-
°T hadn't0 seen very much In the proposition that means not only ers who have Investigated conditions.
D-nera on this side of the question, (bridges, but eventually roads, too; In TOnciUSi0n we want to say to the
but I find ln talking to those I meet have you forgotten that if the bridges vcters ot Gl.eer county that The Star
that there are more people going to are built then there will te money hfts fidvocated the Issuance of thes*
fotl agalnsf the bonds than I thought available, to build roads with? (bonds because we believe it to be to
Rock Island rialroad has two piling,fQr {ew dayB ag0; r feei gure that' T* »•" Bft,H that *150.00
bridges in Greer county; you never there arfl yot(
hear any great complaint about them; |o( the county,
they are not considered temporary or|wUh m0
unsafe. As to the upkeep of the you Bay
bridges we now have, let me call your tfao8e people
attention to the biggest expense; it pay taxes ag
was occasioned by the washing out of wlll b0 airjght for us people up
the approach on the south side of Salt tQ continue to stumble over these I ally ln favor of the bond system as
Fork bridge, Just south of Mangum. rock8 and fan d0Wn these bills when some citizens of America whom I
If you had a steel bridge there the ap- we pay tMe8j too, If you please. Gen-|could men-Ion and I like low taxes
The commission also ordered that
the company pay interest a£ the rate
of 5 per cent per annum upon all
money deposited with It as a meter
deposit aliliJ
AN APPEAL TO THE VOTERS
To The Pople of Greer County:'
I am a candidate for the office of
days ago; I leel sure mai ii nas o«eu b»iu iu«i me imi .mc.ooio - „.iahn«
voters In the other corners not be enough to start to build aU Greer county; all we ask is that you county clerk, subject to the wishes
inty, at least, who will vote tl.e bridges that are needed in Greer lBtudy the facts we have presented (of the ^^"V^l^arheretofore an
county; however, I'm willing to trust ,yOU, after first verifying them; con-primary, August 1st, as heretofore an
IIieillB. vv e Iiavc vw . . ,
sent arguments from the opposing to see each and every voter of this
side as they have been presented to county before the primary on next
us to the end that you may have all Tuesday, the first day of August, as
and dry, although a steel bridge. |and on the ^turn trip, with heavy at anything
I am in favor of as ntany «oodjioft<iB( we oniy crossed the distance of tell me about it, and I will forgive
roads, and as good good roads aa any!9 miie8 one day through that sand on | you when you go to the polls next
man in Greer county, but we should the rl?er and I had ths worst drove Tuesday and "vote for the good of
not plunge into something which li
not based on good business Judgment.
These piling bridges are good for
many, many years; let's go slow,
build wisely and all '.he people will be
proud of what *,j do. ^et's vote
against this bond If sue.
Youri very respectfully,
. A. R. GARRBTT.
I I'i'I wttiiw.iir hi
down teams I think I ever drove; io
you see that I know how to appreciate
good roads and that Is why I am con-
tending for better roads ln this part.
But we don't have to go to Quanah
the order."
J. O. TUTON.
The Star has endeavored to fairly
mi4j __ _ present the reasons why we believe
now; neither do we hare to go to [the bridge bonds should be authorized
Mangum very much, for we can get all text Tuesday; this is the moat Impor-
we have to have at Brinkman Just as tant question to be decided by the vo-
cheap aa we can at Mangum. When tervand we hope that every voter In
we do go to Mangum we often take the county ^111 caat aalde any preju-
ANNOUNCEMENT
appeal from me for your support.
2. I ask the consent of the people
to serve you as their county clerk
during two years next ensuing, and I
has given me a thorough knowledge
of the duties of the office to which I
now aspire, and that I shall be well
equipped ln every respect to give to
the people satisfactory service In ev-
ery respect concerning the duties of
this office, and in exercising this
proud privilege, as a lady to aspire
to public favor, I have not under-
estimated the Importance of these
considerations to them.
4. In announcing to this very im-
portant office of county clerk, who
Le the custodian of the records that
preserve the titles to our homes, etc.,
I do not feel that I have any greater
claim on the good people of this coun-
ty than any citizen of this county who
may aspire to this office, neither am
I making a great sacrifice to accept
the office If the good people favor
me. I wani the office for the salary
It has and if I did not need the salary.
I would not aspire for the office; I
have to work for a living.
In the event of my election, I will
feel it an honor, worthy of highest
consideration, but will ever be mind-
ful of the welfare of the people for
the honor they have bestowed, upon
me, and promise to fill the office with
efficiency and economy.
5. I desire to meet and talk in per-
son to as many of the voters of the
county as I can before the primary,
but in the meantime, I ask the people
to consider my candidacy with allow-
ance for the fact that It wlll be Im-
possible to see each and every voter
prior to the coming primary.
Thanking you from the bottom of
my heart for the favors you hav#
shown me ln the past, and earnestly
soliciting your support and Influence
lu my behalf next Tuesday, I am,
Sincerely,
MARY L. WATKINS.
(AdvertUement)
CAIN'S MUSICAL CONSERVATORY
REOPENS SEPT. lat.
To My Friends and Customers:
I h*vo moved in my new building
with a bran new stock of up-to-date assure them that If they favor me
groceries, and am In position to sell with the office I will show my appre-
you good goods at lowest possible! elation by every possible meana In .
margin; come In and look over my my power to perform the dutlea of i
stock I will treat you with the samelthe office without blai or favoritism.
old courtesy that I have heretofore, land to the beat of my ability for the will take the smaller chlldren in
Yours for a Square deal. general good of all. |Piano and assist with the beglnn
J. B. NORMAN. | 3. I feel that the experience I In Volte Culture and Theory claaaea.
The Man on The Square, had aa your county reglater of deeda. 6 5t adv.
Prof, and Mm. Cain wlll go on a
vacation August 1st. lasting until Sep-
tember lat. When they return the
Conservatory will re-open and en-
rollment daya wlll be Friday and Sat-
urday, Sept. 1st and 2nd. Mra. Cain
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