Mangum Sun-Monitor. (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 4, 1912 Page: 1 of 4
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Mangum Sun-Monito
Greer Coaatjr Monitor Batablahad 1890.
Ore»t Countr Sua Bmkllihtd 1
Co .aoltdated April 6. 1901.
SOCIALISTS LOSE CITY
In the City Election Last Tuesday
They Failed to Elect a Man
THEIR TOTAL VOTE WAS 72
Commission Government Went by
Default Because Nobody
Offered for Jobs
^^^^^MANGUM^GREER^COUNTT^OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, APRIL 4,
1912.
MANGUM WON
FROM FREDERICK
In an Excellent Game of Base
Ball Mangum Won, 3 to 2
Our Presidential Possibilities Series |CASH FR0M
— 1 KAFFIR CORN
For another two years the people
of Mangum will be ruled by the repre-
sentatives of capitalism and the poor
classes will be oppressed, for in the
battlei of the ballots Tuesday the self-
appointed protectors of the poor and
arch enemies of all that is politically
bad, failed to elect one of their candi
dates for councilman. In the entire
city the "kumrads" only mustered 72
votes, which Is conclusive evidence
that not all the people of our city have
yet abandoned reason for class hatred
amd prejudice of socialism.
As advertised, the "kumrads" pulled
off a big meeting at the assembly
room of the court house Friday even-
ing, but the enemy was not there.
There was a good deal of talking, as
is usually the case when the "kum
rads" come together.
Aside from this meeting of the
"kumrads" and the circulation of
circulars on the streets Saturday, set-
ting forth the reasons why the demo-
crats should be turned out of control
of the city government and turn same
over to the "kumrads," there was no-
thing to tell there was an election
going on at all.
Messrs. A. M. McKinney, Park Ball,
J. M. Clower and T. P. Clay were elec
ted members of the school board from
the first, second, third and fourth
wards, respectively, without opposi-
tion. Evidently the "kumrads" did
not consider the position of member
of the school board worthy of a seri-
ous effort, or else they do not take
an interest in the educational inter-
ests of the city, for they did not put
up any candidates for these places.
In the first ward K. W. Lanford, the
democratic candidate, received 61
votes, while A. V. Stepp, socialist
polled 19; in the second ward, J. H.
Simpson, democrat, .polled 77 votes,
while Truman Evans, socialist, polled
26; in the third ward R. B. Snell, dem-
ocrat, secured 52 votes, while R. P.
Miller, socialist, polled 15; in the
fourth ward, T. N. Slaton, democrat,
received 38 votes to 12 for J. T. Ketch
um, the socialist candidate.
An election had been called to elect
a board of flnoeholdera to draw a
ney city charter embodying the com
mission government idea, and also to
determine whether or not the com-
mission form should be adapted. Ow-
ing to the failure of anybody to run
for the position of freeholder, how-
over, the election went by default and
the proposition was not submitted at
all. If the advocates of the .commis-
sion idea want an election they will
have to get up another petition.
The people of Mangum who enjby
seeing a good game of baseball, and
who failed to attend the game Satur
day afternoon between the Mangum
High School and Frederick High
School, certainly missed a game worth
seeing. It was hotly contested all the
way through, and resulted in a vic-
tory for Mangum by a score of 3 to 2.
Neither side scored until the last
half of the fifth inning( when Man-
gum pushed a runner over the plate.
In the first half of the seventh inning
the Frederick boys evened things by
putting one over on the Mangum team,
and the score was tied, but it only
lasted till the last half of the eighth
inning when the Mangum boys ran in
two scores, and the score stood 3 to
1 at the closiei of the eighth inning.
When the Frederick boys went to bat
in the first half of the ninth inning,
everything worked smoothly till they
put a runner across the pan. The
bases were full and the score stood
3 to 2 in favor of Mangum. The home
boys settled down and retired the
side without letting them score again,
thereby winning the game. Messrs.
Jacobs and Campbell were on the fir-
ing line for the local boys and their
work elicited a great deal of favorable
comment. Wihile the boys all aquitted
themselves in good fashion, we feel
that the efforts of Messrs. Sims,
Heatly and Nelson should be especial-
ly commended.
It was a clean game from start to
finish, and just the kind of game one
enjoys watching. Our people should
attend.these games and help to en-
courage the boys.
An Able Article by Jno. Fields,
an Expert on Agriculture
The Kansas State Board of Agri-
culture issues annual reports based
upon assessors' returns showfng the
acreage and value of every crop
grown. Thi work has been in charge
of. F. D. Coburn fro eighteen consecu-
tive years and his reports are every-
where recoginzed as absolutely de
pendable.
The following statement of the cash
value of kafflrcorn and corn for the
pase eleven years was compiled from
these published reports. A careful
study of it is commended to those who
are repeating the statement that Indi-
an corn yields more than kafflrcorn,
and who in other way8 display their
entire lack of knowledge of what they
are talking about.
UNCLE SA"
—IE
Twenty-nine ?H
for Rural C
AND MANY
Value
per acre.
Kafflrcorn.
Corn.
1901
> 3.23
11.20
1903
8.74
7.81
10.11
1906
9.89
1907
9.25
11.70
1909
10.77
8.89
7.68
Total,/11
years. .>123.03
>99.27
Average
*. >11.18
I 9.02
Forty Have Air.
cations and
Two Ap|
Evidently
looks good, not on
to many of that
are styled by Bw
"common people,'
there were twenty
people who came
stood the olvil a
for appointment t
while there; are oijs
I am very anvlous to make a lpt of
nice new form loans. Have the cash
waiting for you.
t*. W. H. DICKEY.
TOWNSHIP SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Mrs. Mary Wlatking and M*s. A. T.
Rogers spent Sunday visiting friends
in Lone Wolf.
GOOD LADY DIES
Mrs. J. K. P. Gilliland Call,
ed to her Eternal home
Mrs. J. K. P. Gilliland, aged 64
years, died Tuesday evening at about
5 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
H. F. Ritter, on South Pennsylvania
avenue, after a lingering illness.
Grandma Gilliland suffered for some
time with paralysis, and it was real-
ized several days ago that she could
not survive, and therefore her death
did not come as a surprise to the sor-
rowing relatives and friends.
She Is survived by her husband, J.
K. P. Gilliland, and several sons and
daughters, among whom are J. L. Gil-
liland, of Hollis; Mrs. H. F. Ritter. of
Mangum, and tow sons who live in
Texas.
The funeral services were held at
the Methodist church, of which she
had been a constotant member since
early girlhood. Rev. J. W. Sims con-
ducting the services. The husband
and relatives have the sympathy of
our people in their grief, and may He
who rules the destinies of Uvea con-
cole the sorrowing ones with the
knowledge that her soul is now enjov-
ing that rest and contentment which
knows no unhappiness.
The White Flat Township Sunday
School Convention will be held at
Wesley Chapel Church on Sunday,
April 21"8t, at 2 o'clock. The follow-
ing program has been arranged and
everybody is invited to come out and
enjoy the occasion and get many valu-
able points on Sunday School work:
Opening Song—Wesley's Chapel Choir
Invocation—Rev. C. F. Mitchell.
Welcome Address—J. im. Murray.
Why I Am A Sunday School Worker-
Mrs. P. F. Anderson.
The Possibilities of The Organized
Class—iW>. S. Bradshaw.
Song—By Choir.
The Home Department—J. O. McCol
lister.
The Importance of the Sunday School
—Rev. M. M. Ratliff.
The Pastor and the Sunday School-
Rev. C. H. Armstrong.
My Duty to the Sunday School—J. S.
Bradshaw.
An Ideal Sunday School Teacher-
Miss Parthenia Gregory.
Sunday School Essentials—Rev. C. F.
Mitchell.
Training for Service—Mrs. J. O.
McColIlster.
News From the Field—Dr. P. F. An-
derson.
Round Table on the S. S. Teacher-
led by Rev. W. A. Merrill.
Reports of Delegates—Delegates of all
Schools represented.
Election of Township Officers.
Closing Song and Benediction.
Each speaker limited to ten minutes
except Round Table, which will be al-
lowed twenty minutes.
A. L. FREEMAN,
Township President.
mawopj la tollett®
ARLIEST in the field among "Progressive" Republican candidates was
, Robert Marion L» Follette, senior senator from Wisconsin. His person-
allty as d fighter and "mixer" is sufficiently indicated by the nickname
v. ®a'tle Bob>" by which he is known among his constituents, a sobriquet
which be earned early in his political career. He has been thrice governor of
Wisconsin and has served iu two congresses as representative. He was elect-
ed senator for the term 1905-11 and re-elected for the 1911-17 term. He led
the movement to nominate all candidates by direct vote. Prominent among
Us supporters for the 1912 presidential nomination is Gifford Pinchot. who
was the close friend and adviser of President Roosevelt during the latter part
of his administration. Senator La Follette received twenty-five votes for the
nomination In the last Republican national convention.
Make note of the fact that in Kan
sas, the average cash return from an
acre of kafflrcorn during the past
eleven years was 23.95 per cent, great-
er than from an acre of corn. The
figures are based on the total acre-
age planted to these crops during
that peried.
Corn turned off more money than uuvc "«*r aopucatr
i» bit tVne£ years - <mt oft ****.>«♦*« •«^fsaage=Bsa*
the eleven, and in each case the dif- u" -*—
ference per acre was less than a dol-
lar.
to hand out at pre
who pass the exan®^*B
eligible* will be m.
on when a vacancy o) f
ice appointments wil •
this list.
Applications are p
Mangum office from
to enter the competit-
to be held here on Aj*
positions of leftter caijgrO
gum under the free
to be established Jul-*..
40 application® have "ll"©
a new supply of blanki,
tor. There are appl,
paba of .the county—*
Saltan, Will low —and
side the county.
The examination wf"
Rudolph C. Schaeffer,,i
in the future it is lii
Hughes, who has re-
pointed secretary of L _
board here, will havtlW*
work- L
All those who wis*™ * m
amination hers on
have their arfplfcatl*
ASSOCIATION MEETS
Greer County Teachers Held an Interest-
ing Meet at Hester Last Saturday
The Greer County Teachers' Asso-
ciation met last Friday night at Hes-
ter, and continued in session over Sat-
urday. The meeting was one of the
best attended meetings for several
months. The sessions were in the
beautiful new school building recen
tly completed at that place and which
is a monument to the enterprising
citizens of that community. Prof.
Roland Hughes is priraoipal of this
school with over 100 pupils, and three
teachers.
The meeting begun with a literary
entertainment by the school childm®
Friday night. A debate between pu-
pils representing the Martha and Hes-
ter schools upon the subject of "Re-
Alta Sawyer, Misses Bertha and Kate
Terry, and (Mrs. Crawford. Miss Saw-
yer entertained the teachers with sev-
eral readings, and all those who at-
tended from Mangum report a very
pleasant time. Below is a copy of
the resolutions adopted by the
sociation:-
W|e, your committee on resolutions,
beg to submit the following:
RESOLVED, first that we extend
to the people of Hester our sincere
thanks for their most cordial welcome
and kind hospitality during our stay
in their midst.
Second, that we hereby express our
appreciatiot to Mr. Hughes and his
solved th.t the Akin Bill sho»M not Int"e8"ns "mm
he .donterf." w,. Frl<1,>' and to Rev
Kirk for his splendid address.
Louis by the close of
April 17th. See Postn "
den or one of the clerks'
upon which to f;ie your applk
s£0R
NEWS OF SOCIETY
Happenings Which May or
May Not Interest You
TAX-PAYING IS SLOW.
be adopted," was one of the inter-
esting features. The representja-
tives of the Martha school affirmed
took the negative side, and they won
the decision
Third, that we frankly confess our
inability to find words to express our
thanks to the teachers and people of
Hester for the dinner served by them
the association began. The meeting
was called to order with both the
president. Prof. J. W. Bailey, of Brink-
„ , _ .man- and the secretary, Miss Kate
County Treasurer Overton's month-! Terrv, of ManKum presen,
^ that **\m entertaining program was ren-
co^ed a little in excess of dered. wihen the noon hour arrived
Saturday morning the real work of the basement of the school building.
Be It Further Resolved, that
copy of these resolutions be sent to
each of the county papers.
D. T. COVINGTON.
14,000 in taxes during March, and that
to date he has collected only >112,212.-
21 of the 1911 tax, the aggregate of
which is $215,000. On account of the
payments being slow many of the
county's funds are in bad shape, and
the holders of warrants are having
the people of Hester served dinner to
the visitors, the dinner being served
in the basement of the school build
ing. and the visitors were delighted.
In the afternoon there were various
sports, contests, etc., between pupils
to carry them and the countr has to r®p^sen,inS neighboring schools, one
psy interest upon tbem. j features being the games of
I basket ball. Taken altogether, the
" meeting was one of the most interest i#. n. ruicn. .Mangum. ana M
Zack T. Pryse wrotes all konds of, ing and entertaining to the teachers Jessie Henderson. Reed. Oklahoma
Insurance. Remember this when in' that has been held for several months.!
need of any. Fire or a Tornado may Among those from Mangum who at- J. M. Walker male an cverlan-' •
visit you any moment.
L A BOND,
KATE TERRY.
Committee.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
The following have been granted
permits to wed since our last report:
J. A. Caldwell. Hobart, and Miss
Rosa Brandon. Elmer. Oklahoma:
Fillts Griffis. Lone Wolf, and Min-
nie Manning. Jester. Oklahoma;
D. H. Futch. Mangum, and Misi
In 1901 the value of kafflrcorn per
acre was more than three times the
value of corn. In 1911 an acre of
kafflrcorn brought more than twice as
much money as an acre of corn.
It's not likely that the best land
was planted to kafflrcorn, or that it
had as good cultivation as corn.
Safe Farmink in Oklahoma.
Farmers who planted an acre of
blackhull whote kajreorn In the spring j
of 1911 for each ten dollars which be-
came due in the fall didn't ask to
have their notes renewed. Those
who had an acre of kafflrcorn for each
ten dollars borrowed didn't come in
and ask the banks to take their live-
stock and release the chattel mort
gages covering them. They paid the
notes instead.
If each cotton grower would plant
as many acres of blackhull white
kafflrcorn in April as he intends to
plant to cotton in Mlay, and if some
of the cotton fails to make a stand,
plant that land to dwarf milo maize in
June instead of replanting to cotton,
not one of them would ever need to
spend his cotton money for feed. It
would be left clear to pay his debts.
Not less than ten acres of blackhull
white kafflrcorn should be planted in
April and May every year on every
farm in Oklahoma. Wlhen drouth
comes, it produces as much as corn
averages in the best years; and the
better the soil and the season, the
higher the yields of kafflrcorn. On
the farm of the Oklahoma Agricultur-
al Experiment Station in 1911, kafflr- Mrs. A. C. Cravey and little daugh-
corn made 56 bushels per acre and ter. Kathertae, visited Mrs. Bert Brat-
('rtrn Tnodo nnthlnop . »/•<*•* ,\f /tin« l i-
Miss Ann Barthold, of Weatherford,
Texas, is making an extended vMt
with her sister, Mrs. Frank Baton.
Mesdames Lee Hawkins, WIU1 and
Russel Jacobs will entertain the *MM-
ren of the Presbyterian Church with
an Easter Egg hunt on their lawns
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Jl W. Sims will give an Easter
Hunt to the boys of her class Satur-
day afternoon.
Mrs. Oscar Hippin, of Hobart, to the
guest of Miss Jessie Cocke for this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Stultz return-
ed Friday night from Mayfield, Okla-
homa, where they had been in the
interests of their farm On their
turn they visited Mm H. K. Speed, of
Sayre, formerly Miss Jessie Hurness,
of Mangum.
corn made nothing.
Corn should be planted only on
bottom lands.
And every acre of good, rich bot
tom land in Oklahoma should be put
to alfalfa as soon as possible.
The washy soils, hillsides, rough
places, alkali lands, and low, overflow
bottoms should be set to hardy ber-
muda grass.
The smoothe, tillable uplands should
be planted to kafflrcorn for a sure
crop of grain for feed and sale; cow-
peas and Spanish peanuts for feed
i ten, of Olustee, last week.
Mrs. A. G. Herndon, of San Gabrial,
California, is making an extended vis-
] it with friends and relative* here.
Mrs. Herndon sold her ranch in
Gabrial and will remain in Oklahoma
for some time. Her many friends are
glad to welcome her back.
Mrs. Maddux, of Jacksboro, Texas,
is visiting her daughter. Mrs. Frank
Graham.
Mrs. D. W. Gordon and Mrs. Frank
and forage and improving the sort. Simpa0n areEnjoying a vWt from
and to oats, wheat, broom corn, and their mother, Mrs Tryce. of Bryan,
cotton as cash crops, wherever the Texas
soil and climate are suitable. ___
Those #ho follow such a system of. Mr. and Mrs Guy WUle had as
farming, stick to it. and feed most of J their dinner guests Sunday evening
their products to livestock, are th? Mr. and Mrs. Hocker, of Elk City, who
ones who will own the farms of Okla ! were tn the city between trains.
homa ten and twenty years from now.' ___
■nils is the doctrine which the Ok!a-' Mr and Mrs. J. L Gilliland. of Hot-
tended were Mrs. Tilla McIntosh. Miss j to Miami. Texas, cn Monday.
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