Mangum Sun-Monitor. (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 2, 1909 Page: 4 of 8
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Mangum Sun-Mon tor
L. Q. CKITTEN DEN liditor
pusitishhd Every Thursday.
• atered at the Poato&cc ti Mangum, O. t.
Subscription Ratbs.
Une Year,
•is Months,
One Dollar
Fifty Cents
Phone No. S.
Mangum had quite afire last Fri-
day night. The buildings and stock
of W. P. Seawell Lumber Company
were almost completly distroyed.
The stock, building and sheds re-
presented a total valuation of
about $15000, the buildings etc,
were a complete loss but there will
be a salvage of perhaps one thou-
sands dollars in the stock. The
amount of insurance was not learn-
ed but it is understood that the
loss is fairly well covered and or-
ders have already been given to
clear a way the rubbish and begin
the erection of neto sheds and
buildings and an entire new stock
of lumber has been ordered.
The business is owned by W. P'
Sewail. formerly a resident of Man-
gum but now of Kansas City, and
was underthe management of R.
M. Seawell, nephew of the form-
er.
Mr. Seawell says he has no idea
how the fire originated and that
all the buildings seemed to be in
flames when the fire was discover-
ed.
The alarm was sounded about
one o'clock Saturday morning.
The fire boys responded promptly
and did execllent work in keeping
the fiire to the lumber yard, for
there waB a strong wind blowing
from the southeast and the whole
south side would probably have
gone up in smoke had it not been
for the department.
The Missouri Tigers ate up the
Kansas Jayhawk, in the annual foot
ball game between the two univer-
sities of the two states at Kansas
City last Thursday. and the Tiger
was quoted as remarking that it
was the best meal he had eaten in
a long time, which remark was
quite appropriate in view of the
faci that Kansas has been winning
in a number of the games.
The rains of Saturday night
and Sunday have put the steam
heatings plant of the court house
0'it of commisison. The water
backed up and over flowed into
the boilers. The water was six
or eight feet deep in the plant
Monday morning and it was said
that it would be two or three
days before any fire could be built.
Some of the county officers have
provided themselves wtih oil stov-
es. The county has only recently
took up and laid all the pipe from
the heating plant to the court house
and now the plant is out of buiness
again.
One phrase of the prohibition
law that is probably not fully un
derstood by the general pubile
came to light in the county court
last week. Two men were convic-
ted of a violation of the prohibi-
tion laws of Oklahoma when they
had done nothing more than buy a
bottle of whiskey and were earring
it in their pockets from one place
to an other within the state.
There are only two ways in which
one can escape being caught in
the drag net, Buy it from
the state agency for a lawful pur
pose or else an interstate shipment.
But if the liquor is bought in an
illegal manner as ]from a bootleg-
ger or from the state agency on
misrepresentations and you are
caught with the goods on your per-
son you can surely be stuck. At
all events any person who buys a
bottie from a bootlegger and starts
any where with it is liable to pro-
secution. Any person who has
a bottle on his person must show
Mat the purchase was a legal
one pnd was made for lawful pur-
pose, otherwise he is liable to the
same penalty as the bootlegger who
sold him the booze, the minimum
punisment being a 50. fine and 30
days in jail. This ruling will no
doubt cause many people to hesitate
about patronizing the bootlegger
who otherwise would patronize
him.
The city council should see to it
that property owners who build
tiJewalk in front of their premises
be protected from irresponsible par-
ties who contract to do their work
and then fail to pay for the mater-
ial. Some property owners of Man
gum have recently had to pay again
for the material in their walks af-
ter having paid the contractor for
both the work and material six
months ago. It hurts to pay a bill
twice.
Those who feared that Mangum-
ites would not know how to behave
themselves on the Wichita Falls
excursion because that it is a wide
open town were very agreeably
disappointed. It was a very quite
and orderly crowd for an excursion.
About three hundred went from
Mangum
All who want to put in bids for
carrying the mail on the star routes
out of Mangum .should bear in
mind that the bids must be sent in
during the month of December.
There are three star routes out of
Mangum, three good, steady, four
year jobs for three good reliable
men. See Postmaster Crittenden
for information in regard to mak-
ing out the bid bonds, etc.
Lawyer A. M. Stewart secured
the contract for transcribinx the
and reoords for the new county of
larmon, which a few months ago
was cut off from the western por-
tion of Greer county and now has
a force of fifteen typewriters and
proof readers employed n the wotk.
W. H. Jacobs, of the Snow Grocery
Company, is associated with Mr.
Stewart in the interprise. They
are taking carbon copies of their
transcript and will have a complete
record for a set of abstract books
when the work is completed.
Mangum beats Hobart Again
The High School Football Team
closed the 1909 season Thanksgiv-
ing day with a defeat of Hobart
High School on the latter team's
gridiron. The game was a hard one
from start to finish, and kept the
large crowd of spectators in a
high state of excitement through-
out. Mangum 6, Hobart 5. is the
score with which the game ended.
The score would have been much
larger had not Hobart's referee ex-
erted much effort to the contrary,
and our boys deserve great credit
for winning the game at all , as
they really took it from the referee
the opposing team and the spec-
tators.
The Mangum boys played good
football all season, winning six out
of eight games plaved, and pil-
ing up a total of 129 points to their
opponents' 34 Attendance at the
home games has been very poor,
and the boys hope it will be better
next year. Prospects are bright for
a good team then.
It is probable that a game will
be played here Christmas Day be-
tween a team organized here and a
strong aggregation from some one
of the neighboring towns.
Ouardlan's Sale of Real Estate
The SWi NEi & SE H NVVJ^
& lot 2' Sec. 19, f 3 N, R 22 W, is
adeertised to b? sold by the guard
ian, Lucinda Albertson. Bids can
be filed at the law office of O. P.
Elliott, or with the County Judge
of Greer county. Oklahoma, on
the 4th day of December, 1909, or
after if no bid is approved. The
tract is about 1 lA miles east and
4^ miles north of Duke.
For some time Sheriff Tittle
and his deputies have suspected
that whiskey was being sold at the
Star Wagon yard on South Oklaho-
ma avenue, but up untill Saturday
aftrenoon they could never obtain
sufficient evidence to enable them
to convict. Saturday afternoon,
however, Will Wade, a deputy sher
iff from Willow, arrested three
men named Simmons, Dalton and
Lusk, charging them with bootlegg-
ing. The wagon yard was searched
and nearly a case of booze was found
hid around in the hay and first one
place and another. R. L. Caldwell
is the proprietor of the wagon yard
and denied all knowledge of the
presense of - the booze on the pre
mises, but the officers seem to
think that he didn't know it he
aught to have known it and have
served him with a temporary injun-
tion restraining him from running
the place untill further notice.
_ In the county court Saturday
afternoon in the civil case'of Cros-
by vs. Peel, a judgement was ren-
dered for plaintiff. In the case of
Cocke vs. Burger and Sayler, judg-
ment was rendered for plaintiff for
the sum of $50. Motions for new
trial were heard and overruled by
Judge Todd in the Murray Byars
and Sam Harris cases.
Card Of Thanks
We wish to express our grati-
tude to our friends and neighbors
for the kind assistance awarded us
during the short illness and death
of our darling little girl Bertie Lee
James. May Gods richest blessings
be up on you is our prayer.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy James.
Erwin Pierson, who lives four
milesels north of town on one of
Gren.-: counties finest farms, was
in il: ngum today. Mr. Pierson has
beer suffering from bad health
lately, but in spite of bad health
he was all smiles because of the
recent rains . He has about 80
acres of wheat on his place and ex-
pects to make a big crop.
^otice to Hunters
Notice is hereby given tnat any
one hunting on my farm without
permission will be prosecuted to the
fullest extent of the law. P. C.
Coleman Mangum, Route Four.
H. M. Maloy who has been ap-
pointed by the state to superintend
the construction of the new state
penitentiary at Granite, spent sev-
elal days lately in Oklahoma City
and Guthrie in consultation with
state officers and assisting in per-
fecting plans and purchasing ma-
terial etc., for the construction
and equipment of temporary build
ings for the new institutions. The
funds at present available for the
purpose are not sufficient for ex-
tensive improvements but Mr. Ma<
loy says they will have comfortable
and safe quarters for fifty con
victs by January 1st and next year
will be doing farm work and Gran-
ite quarrying with convict labor.
Mr. Flournoy is warden of the new
penitentiary and he has appointed
Mr. Maloy as assistant warden
which position he will hold in ad
dition to that of superintendent of
construction.
My overcoat was taken from the
assembly room in the court house
Thursday night. If taken through
a mistake parties will please leave
at sheriff's office. If stolen will
give twenty five dollars for evi-
dence that will convict. It was ta-
ken from a chair near middle of
room. This coat is long and black;
was taken before all had left the
room. J. T. Williams.
The agent who took the order for
the new furniture and fixtures says
that while it is not as large as
some, it will be as nicely arranged
and as completely equipped as any
in the country. The new fixtures
are to be delivered by Febuary
15th.
J. D. Sentell is just opening up
a large stock of Dry Goods, Shoes,
and rubbers. This in addition to
his ample Stock of Hardeware, Im-
plements and Groceries, puts him
in position to serve with you, same
goods with less money than ever
before.
Advertised Letter*
Ashley T.. M.; Bell, Mrs. Ada;
Byman, Hobart; Engstrom, Her-
bert; Elkins, Meddie; Fanning, A.
H.: Geinhardt, G. M.; Hele, C.D.;
Head, Mrs. Ella.; Johnson, Arthur;
Lewis J. A.; Little,. Mrs. Otto;
Moreland, Wm. Noppin, W. M.;
Powell, R. F., Powell, Mrs. H. C.;
Higgins. Will; Rogers, G.W R. R.
C.; Reed, A. D.; Smith W. D.;
Thompson, Ell; Trousdale, A. D.;
Techiffely A. L. Webster, Rodgers;
Young Carl; Companies, South
western Lumber Co.
When calling for the above
please say advertised.
H. L. CRITTENDEN, P. M.
Cant Bxplaln Heavy Taxes
Pawnee, Oklahoma Dec. 2nd— I
am impressed with the fact that
it will be a very hard matter for
the men at the head of the dem-
ocratic regime to explain why with
the proceeds of the exceptional
burden of heavy taxes they have
forced upon our citizens and the
$5000000 appopriation the estate
treasury recevied from the nation-
al government, there is no money
in the Oklahoma treasury and the
state warrants are beng turned
down with the explanation that
they will draw interest with 6 per
cent until there is sufficient fund
in the treasury to pay them, says
Congressman Bird S. McGuire of
the 1st Oklahoma district.
"The question which prises in
the minds of the taxpayers and
which without response they are
directedJto the democratic leaders
is; ger^uemen, what became of the
maney? Was it all lost in the fail-
ure of the Columbia, Banking and
Trust Company in which state offi-
cers were heavy stock holders ?
The attorney general elected by
the democrats says that when he is
through with the investigations
which he has inaugurated, that the
grand jury will tell the people
where the larger portion of the
money which should be in the state
treasury has gone.
Half of the democrats and all
the republicans within the bounda-
ries of Oklahoma will in self de-
fense, if nothing more, vote the
republican ticket which we will
elect by an overwhelming majority
next fall."
All Christms presents bought at
Warners Jewelry Store will free
artistically engraved by hand be
of charge.
When you want a truly artistic
Christmas present , get a piece of
the celebrated Pickards hand
painted china at Warners Jewelry
Store.
Card of Thanks
We wish to thank the people of
Mangum and vicinity for their
kindness to us and wish to state
that we will be back on Dec.^1 to
hold sermons in the Gouth Metho-
dist church. Capt.
Salvation Army.
Granite Gratings
Prom the Granite Bnterpri §el
Jasper Messmore was in Mangum
on business Tuesday.
Paul Slaton was a Mangum visi-
tor thia week.
Mrs. E. Messmore and mother
were vistors to Lone Wolf thia
week.
B. F. Feike was in Sentinel on
business Monday.
Chris Huber visited friends and
relatives in Blair Sunday.
Mrs. L. A. Bond Vwas a visitor
in Hobart this week. 2
Rev.' T. Mulder went to Ce-
ment, Okla., Saturday on business.
J. M. Bryan and son Allen, left
Saturday morning for Enid, where
they go to attend a conference of
the State Missionary Union.
Mr. Tom Wills, of Oklahoma
City, is visiting relatives in Gran-
ite and vicinity.
Mrs. J. H. Brooks has-heen quiet
sick this week, but is improving
at this writing.
J. E. Smith and wife and Jess
Browne and wife went to Mangum
Saturday night to the show there.
Mr. and Mrs. George Williams,
are the happy parents of a ten
pound boy. Mother and little one
are doing well, and it is thought
that with careful attention George
may recovcr,
Earl Smith, "Scrub," as he is
known to every man, woman and
child in Granite, has returned from
Anadarko, where he has been for
the past month.
Mr, and Mrs. S. D. Smith took
thanksgiving dinner with their
daughter Mrs. Jennie Johnson at
Lone Wolf yesterday.
G. A. Mitchell and wife enjoyed
a pleasant reunion with their old
friends and neighbors from Texas
at Lone Wolf yesterday.
J. G. Turner left for Shattuck
Oklahoma this morning where he
goes to make his future home. Q
Edw and Frank Mc Coy left this
week for Colorado, where they
have taken up home steads.
5 Mrs. E. E~ Pinkerton is hav-
ing a neat cottage erected on Polk
street next door to A. V. Stepp,
When completed it will cost in the
neighborhood of $15,00.
Our large stock of Christmas
j7r. Martin presents make shopping a pleasure.
Warners Jewelry Store.
Money can be saved by letting J.
D. Sentell fill your wants in Dry
goods. Shoes, Rubbers, Hardware,
Implements and Vehicles.
Try J. D. Sentell on Prices, of
his big stock of Dry goods Shoes,
Groceries Hardware and Imple-
ments.
The City Barber Shop, which
is owned by Wm. Franks, has been
moved from its former location
south of the Opera House to a lo-
cation in the old Elk pool hall.
The Masons will hold a meet-
ing Saturday evening and elect
officers for the ensuing year.
—D. H. Montgomery has accept
ed a position as watchmaker and
jeweler in J. Si. Clower's jewelry
store. Increase of business forces
Mr. Clower t© secure more help.
When looking for something ar-
tistic and beautiful for a Christmas
present,buy a piece of the celebrat-
ed Pickards Hand Painted China
at Warners Jewelery Store.
Holiday Excursion
About 5:30 p. m. Saturady some
one turned in fire alarm and the
department made the run to the
McAnally carpenter shop but upon
arriving on the scene it was found
that they had been burning trash
-and some one saw the flames 1
thought that the house was on fire
and turned in the alarm.
" T. E, Gooding's female bull dog
gave birth to eleven puppies sever-
al weeks ago. but last week by some
means the mother dog got poison.
Mr. Gooding discovered her condi-
tion in time to save her but every
one of her puppies died.
Do your Christmas buying eai
and we will lay packages away
safe keeping.
TO POINTS IN
Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia
North and South Carolina
Louisa na, Florida and Kentucki)
Dates of Sale.
DECEMBER 18, 19 and 20 LIMIT JAN. 16
Write sor Rates or Information to
J. 5). McNally, D. P. A., ""SKS*
DOG A CENTER OF MYSTERY
Peculiar Actions of Collie Have
Proved Puzzle to Residents of
New Jersey Town.
A large dog—a collie—has spent the
biost of Its time before the Sussex Na-
tional bank. The dog stands all day
long, unless disturbed, looking into
sptsce, as though it expected Its lost
master to came and claim It. But the
master never comes.
The dog wears a tag with a number
and the initials "N. Y. S. P. C. A.," but
the New York society is unable to
giro the name of the mkster or tell
anything about any dog of that 4a-
fciiptlon.
Residents o( this locality have been
attracted to the dog, which Is friendly
enough, though never cordial, and some
of them have tried to adopt it, but
failure has met every effort of that
kind. Archibald Hough took the dog
to his home, In the suburbs. The dog
was tied up over night, but the next
day the collie was down In the village
again at the old post.
Ex-Assemblyman Levi H. Howell
sent the dog out to his farm, two
miles from Newton. They chained the
collie to a pump that night. Next day
the dog was before the bank, chain
and pump handle and all.
Cats and other dogs may come and
go freely and never receive so much
as the raising of an ear from the
ttranger. The police do not want to
dispose of the dog, and the dog war-
den won't touch It, so It is becoming
the problem of the town.
The superstitious say it is a strange
dog, and that there are many things
whlclj are apparent, but not real.—
Newton Dispatch to New York Times.
ir
Harrle Tweeds.
Of all the classes of homespun prob-
ably the most famous is the Harris
tweed, made on the island of Harris,
in the Outer Hebrides, off the west
coast of Scotland, but some of the
tweeds known as "Harris" are made
oa the isle of Lewis and also in the
North Ulst. All of these tweeds are
legitimately designated as Harris
tweeds', as they are made by almost
identical methods, and it is practical-
ly impossible even for an expert to
differentiate between tweeds made on
these islands. These homespuns are ,
heavy of weight and the natives being
proficient In the use of dyes the cloth
is uniformly of various soft colors,
such as browns, greens, drabs or rich
and harmonious blendings of these
colors. St is a curious fact that very
few of these islanders possess the se-
cret of dyeing black, and gray is like-
wise an uncommon color in a real Har-
ris tweed. These tweeds have gener-
ally, but not invariably, a question-
ably pleasant odor, with which any
one who has ever worn a Harris
tweed will be instantly familiar, and
which to_a considerable extent comes
from the peat smoke, or "peat reek,"
as it is called, peat being the fuel uni-
versally burned on these islands. The
dyes also contribute to the odor as
well, particularly a lichen called crot-
tle, which is very redolent. The pres-
ence of this odor is one way of telling
a genuine Harris from the machine-
made substitute.
Balky Horses.
A wealthy farmer in New York
whipped a balky horse and while en-
gaged in this rather violent effort he
fell over dead. We would not say
that this result was in the nature of a
retribution for a foolish and cruel act.
It is possible that the exertion so af-
fected the action of the heart that
death was the consequence.
But the incident should call atten-
tion to the fact that the whipping of
a balky horse is a risk that no man
of sense should accept. For If a man
Is not killed by the exertion It hurts
him otherwise, as all mean acts do,
aad whipping a balky horse is gen-
erally that sort of an act
Violence is not the specific for a
balky horse and It will seldom do the
horse any good, while it will always
do the driver barn.. The driver catch-
es the distemper from the horse aad
balky men are worse than balky
horses. As a general thing the men
who are cruel to their horsee are
cruel to their wires aad children.
Both treatments arise out of the «
spirit.—Ohio 8tate Journal.
Instruct lone to the Neighbors.
So many women have called at the
home of Lysander Spbn Appleton to
se« Oaysey Mayme's tedding lingerie
(the eociety name tor underclothee)
that the time of the famHy is entirely
takea up with visitors when more lm-
portaat matters demand their atten-
tion. For this reason, Mrs. Appleton
desires to announce that the lingerie
will hereafter be on exhibition Thurs-
day only from two to six p. m.
As the undertaker says at a funeral,
friends will please walk through the
front parlor to the back parlor, to
take a last look, and out through the
conservatory to avoid confusion.
(Note: Conservatory Is put in to
sound good. The Appletons haven't a
conservatory, unless one two
ferns and a small geranium <•«» be
called one.)—Atchison Globe.
—1
Settling the Preliminaries.
"Oh. Jennie." said the other girl. 1
had such a queer dream about you
last night."
"Don't eay another word If It was
the unlucky kind." Jennie Interrupted.
"It wasn't. I dreamt I saw you go-
lag up the great white way to the
pearly gates."
"Walt. How was I dressed?"
"All In shining white."
"Aad did I have on my white pic-
tare hatr
"Tee."
"Oo oa."
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