Mangum Sun-Monitor. (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 6, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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Maf-qum Sun-Monitor
A Joint J)ebate Fred Branson
MANGPM, GREER CODWTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, run. no
VOL. 22. NO. *0
At the Court House Thurs-
day Nifht Bewteen Wil-
son and Carpenter
About 8:30 the crowd assembled
tit the court house and the speaking
began at adout 8:45. Judge Clay in a
fwe words introduced Mr. Car-
penter, who spoke fifty minutes,
and then Mr. Wilson. Who spoke
one hour. Mr. Carpenter making
a final respond in ten minutes.
^e speaking was warm from
start to finish, Mr Carpenter out
laid his platform his first ad-
dress in about four minutes, then
took up nearly the entire remaind-
er of his time discussing the records
made by Mr. Wilson while a mem-
ber of the second legislature, from
Oklahoma. Mr. Carpenter seems
to have the impression that Mr.
Wilson was not on duty much of
the time while in the legislature
but instead was "taking trips to
the river after a drink of water
Democratic Candidate for
Congressman-At-Larre.
Brief Sketch of him
■»imr
nor no one else, could tell but there Hia intaiit<».» « i l.- ■ .
nor no one else, could tell but there
might have beeh a joke about the
river and the water but we failed
to catch it. But any way we find
in the house Journal of the legisla-
ture that Mr. Wilson answered to
-fifty-two roll calls out of fifty-six,
so he must have been there some of
the time. And it also seems as
though Mr. Carpenter would dis-
credit Mr. Wilson from having
much to do with locating the Gran-
ite Reformatory, and we find in the
House journal also that Mr. Wilson
introduced this bill and when it
was refered back to the committee,
that Mr. Wilson, was the chairman
of this committee, and we can't
see why that was not a Wilson bill.
i.L. Mr. Carpenter also seemed to
think that Mr. Wilson had been
dreaming about serving on the
Insurance conference committee,
on insurance bill number 15, with
Pat Gouldirig, and two more sena-
tors, and two other members from
tli® .noose. But we also found Mr.
Wilson's so-called dream bad ma-
terialized in to a fact and Is found
The subject of this sketch "was
born and reared in Northwest
Georgia, and at the age of 25 he
was admitted to the bar in 1903.
The following year he came to the
then Indian territory and lived for
a while in McAlester and one y»ar
I later, went to Muskogee.
| Sharing in .a liberal degree the
feat demand for the rights and
privileges of state autonomy, he
entered heartily into all movements
looking toward the admission of the
state into the union, and was rec-
ognixzed as one of the most prom-
ising young Democrats of the new
state.
He became a candidate for elec-
tion to the First Legislature from
Muskogee county, and in the en-
suing campaign, surprised his
friends by his force upon the stump
His intelligent and active interest
in the political questions of the
day, soon found appreciative recog-
nition by being made a member of
the Democratic State Central Com-
mittee from his county, which pos-
ition he has held from 1908 to the
present time, and in 1909 to 1910,
was chairman of the State Election
Board, which position he filled
with great satifsaction to all par
ties, by his eminent fairness.
When the campaign of 1910 was
approaching, the demand for a man I
of strong judgement, self reliance '
and forceful acitvi;y, readily found !
its fulfillment in the person of Mr. I
Branson. Even the State Com-!
mittee itself, did not realize the
importance of that campaign to the
people, as well as the party, and
had it not been for the keen dis-
cernment and masterful manage-
ment of Mr. Branson, it is doubful
if the result of that contests would
have been as it was. He initiated
thdso-called "Grandfather" clause
to Oklahoma State Constitution and
canjpfffcued it to adoption by 28,-
AAA TL! I *
The Rube from the Country
By Berton Braley
MI
DO ATTy.0U young fellow a bit. If
"T, M c,ty folks mak<> you the butt of their wit
If they call you a "rube" and a "yap" and a "jay"—
Just smile at their folly and be on your way.
The city man laughs at your hat and your clothes,
But down in the depths of his being he knows
That, tho he may call you an "ignorant clown,"
It's the rube from Conutry who keeps up the tawn!
It's the rube from the country who sends in the wheat,
The fruit, and the produce that city folks eat;
It's the rube from the country whose sheckles come in
To make all the wheels in the factory spin;
Its the clothes he wears and the things that he buys
That cause all these skyscraper buildings to rise.
Without him—why, business would fail and go nown—
Its the rube from the country that keeps up the town.
Don't you be worried, young fellow a bit,
It's the people like you that's making a hit,
And many a boy who was once called a yap
Is wiping the city man clean off the map.
Js beating him out at his own iittle game
And grabbing the money and honors and fame,
So never you mind how the snieer or they frown,'
Its the rube from the Country who keeps up the town!
DecorationOaylLikes Mangum
Impressive Program Com- Dean Crew of" the South,
memorates those j west Baptist Collefe
fone Before
likes our Town
mental in making we find that the
money refered to was set aside for
'pubile building purposes. A fund
that had derived from the public
building land that had been set
aside by the federal government,
and is incumbent upon the legis-
lature to make these appropriations
as the State Treasurer could not
pay them out except by act of the
legislature.
Mr. Carpenter also refered to 750
new offices created, out of this
second legislature, and we happen
to know these offices or jobs were
those of physicians, nurses,- guards,
dishwashers, waiters, scavengers,
ete. for the state institutions,
which had to be appointed by this
legislators
Summer Normal Opens
The teachets of Greer county
opened their normal course at the
Central School Building, Monday
morning, June 3rd. The attend-
ance at the opening was sixty-five
altho the attendance is expected to
reach a total of 1£5, before the
week closet. The teachers are
Prof. Duff, Mrs. McIntosh. of the
city schools. Prof. Maybrery, of
Oklahoma City, who has for the
several years past instructed in the
summer normals of the county,
and who is one of the best instruc-
tors in the state, and Prof. McCsr-
rol who has been connected with
the work heretofore.
Many of the students are sixth
and seventh grade students who
are making up their work in cer
tain studies, others are working
for diplomas, some are Seniors who
have secured and who expect to se-
cure poaitioos as teachers for the
next term, while many are old
teachers who are reviewing and
bettering their own grades and try-
is* to secure a higher graded cer-
tificate. The normal will he about
a month's duration, consisting of
moraing aesBions.
Dr. Porter Norton, since hia dis-
solution of partnership with Dr.
DeAnnan, has charge of the froot
rooass up-stairs in the Hawkins
building. Dr. Norton has equip,
ped theee rooms with the most up-
to-date apparatus that can be
found, and is truly fitted for prac-
tice.
time was so short before the August
^910 primary, that many of the
leading citizens of the state said
that the feat could not be accom*
plished in so short time. Without
the work of Branson, night and
day, it could not have been initia-
ted or adopted. What a blessing its
adoption has been to more than
twenty five counties in this state,
the white citizenship of those
counties aloae can tell.
The writer well remembers a
visit to Muskogee by Mr. Branson,
a short time before the election on
the "Grandfather" law, and the
seeming indifference or lethargy,
on the part cf the people of that
time. He remembers the spirit of
activity engendered by a burning
speech of Mr. Branson in the Dis-
trict Court room, and how, witn
indomitable will and irresistible
reasoning, he stumped the state for
the success of that measure and
carried it triumphantly before the
people in an almost incredibly
short time and with little funds to
do it with. With this success and
the euccess of the entire democratic
ticket at the general election, his
important duties did not end.
As co-counsel, Mr. Branson won
a signal victory in the United
States Court, in defense of those
charged with enforcing the election
laws. Mr. Brason's splendid pre-
sentation of it in a brief which
turned the tide of the prosecution,
and demonstrated to the profesion
generally, that, as yet, congress
had not, by appropriate legislation,
provided for the enforcement of the
^5th amendment.
When it become known that Mr.
Branson would be a candidate for
one of the congressmen-at-large
from Oklahoma, there went up
almost a popular chorus of gratifi
cation in the ranks of the Demo-
cracy, because it waa felt it would
afford the people an opportunity
to show their appreciation of hia
^ i^l^of thejmgMmd
Mr. Branson is in hearty accord
with hi. p.*? cm all the progres-
sive and reformatory measures nf
government, and his ready speech
and forceful skill have always beeo
freely given in their behalf. He
attaches great importance to the
it of legislation by con-
cress to better safe guard the state
election laws and he shall demand
of congress, the concerted effort
in securing congressional aid for
irrigation and $10,000,000, for such
I purpose.
! The great patent law monopoly
jhas engaged Mr. Branson's atten-
tion and study for several years and
his theory of reform in that par-
ticular has been taken up by lead-
ing men in Congress with pro npt
approval and his views on matters
of detail and application, have been
sought.
Few men of his age and within
the short time that he'has given
attention to pubile matters, have
attained the force and evinced such
elements of leadership in political
matters, as has the subject of this
sketch, and should he go to Con-
gress, he would enter that body al
reay equipped for dealing effective
ly with most of the important ques
tions of the day.
Mr. Branson's familiarity with
i technical parliamentary proceed-
I ure, his force as a ready debater
and the enthusiastic earnestness
in everything that engages his at-
tention, gives him a power of per-
sonality enjoyed by few men enter-
ing the higher planes of political
activity. He has implicit faith
in the people, believes they should
rule in all matters affecting their
interest, and the people believe in
him.
sess the backbone to investigate
well their duties before deciding
upon a matter. Bridge firms, print-
ing houses, and supply houses of all
kinds, use all kinds of means in de-
ceiving the commissioners, and it
takes some common sense and con-
servative thinking to act in the best
interest of the people.
We believe. Mr. Cowan has the
backbone and requirements for the
office, and we ask fir readers to
carefully consider his candidacy,
at the Democratic primaries, Au-
gust 6th.
Decoration Day was observed here
Sunday, by a very appropriate and
impressive program.
About four o'clock the people
assembled in the shade of the court
house square and after a very ap-
propriate and praisworthy present
ation of the object of the assemb-
ling. by Rev. Sims, the Bavis Or-
chestra gave several beautiful sel-
ections suitable to the occasion and
very much appreciated by the
large number gathered to do honor
to their loved ones.
Mayor Tisinger delivered an ad-
dress that will be long remembered
by those present. He gave the
history of the observation of the
day held in honor of the dead and
#iso gave the history of the day
held in the south for practically
the same purpose—the commemora-
tion of the dead Boys in Grey, like
the Decoration Day is observed in
honor fo the Boys in Blue. He told
of the re united nation and in his
eulogy of the past and gone,
brought tears to many eyes.
After the address the children
were instructed to file by and each
procured a quantity of evergreen,
taking it to the cemetery, where
each grave was given the offering
of love and kindness. Besides the
evergreen, many took large quan-
tities of beautiful flowers, and
spread them over the graves of
their dear ones.
I. E. Cowan Announces
We are pleased this issue to pre-
sent another good man who aspires
to represent the people aa County
Commissioner, from precinct one.
Marriage License
The following marriage license
have been issued, since the first
of June: George P. Dever, age 29
Mollie Hale- »ge 26, both
of Willow
Claude Oay, age 19, and Alice
Adamson, age 15, both of Reed.
Dan Mathweson. age 39, and Mrs.
Jesise Brown, age 33 both of Gran-
James A. Sullivan, age 27 and
Coppie Burk, age 18, both of Man-
gum.
Unclaimed Letters
. . June 3rd
Darby, William; Hamilton, H.
nV!' F' W,: Thornton,
Weadell. Cards Stoutimore, W.
H.
When calling for any of the
above please say "advertised."
give date of list. \
H. L. CRITTENDEN, P. M.
Judge /Hansel Spoke
Judge Manaell spoke to
Mr. Cowan hi ta.TS52 'ero^t l-**
of G*er County a,'** the «rly
days, when the count y's broad ex
pance of fields was an unbroken
view of range and cattle. He has
watched it in its progress, has
seen the country developie into one
of the richest sgricultural districts
of the state, as well as passing
through some of its hardships.
Mr. Cowan makes his home in
town, when not busy with the work
on his farm southwest of town
The above candidate is well quali-
fied to administer to the wants of
the people as commissioner, having
had occasion to become acquainted
with the demands of the people, as
one of them.
No voter should vote for a man
for commisioner unless they have
some idea of the man's ability to
fulfill the requirements. This
office while considered insignificent
because of the small pay attached to
K of the moat important of
all the omnty government. The
commissioners, not only awe the
nittsttef thecoontiy
but have in their
the apeaking, Mr. Manaell has
made a good impression upon his
listeners, and has made lot* of
votes by his argument. No one
can hear Mr. Mansell and say that
he has no argument for his candi-
dacy.
Miss Fuller Entertains
Mias Katie Fuller entertained a
large number of her friends at her
home in East Mangum on last Fri-
day night. Card games and other
amusements were provided for the
guests and was much enjoyed by
those present. Refreshments were
served at a late hour and the vls-
itara returned home feeling amply
repaid for the appreciative enter-
tainment,
Mangum Printer Leaves
Ummlm Nixon, who for some time
moms operator at the Star will
eora in the morah« for hia home
!!■ ■ 2 - _
organization, bat have is their .IT"
haadathe providing of tho aapplies 2 ST
foe the running of the county. ami
other thiaga of Vital internet to the
people. A county can kme more
money throogh the county commis-
sioners than through any other
- -—-— far souse time
frienda. and
will *bo sorry to haer that he is
going, hot wish him much •access,
and ft retrun to Mangum.
. — Y. U. Burt, of Martha, has been
aoAintawi r" *'«ting his brother lance Burt of
quainted with the work, and poo- this city, for a few days.
For Merchants Only
Every dollar spent in advertising
is not only a seed dollar which
grows a profit for the merchant
but is actually retained by him
even after he has paid it to the
publisher.
Advertising creates a good will
worth the cost of the publicity.
It actually costs nothing. While
it uses funds it does not use them
up. It helps the founder of a busi-
ness to grow rich ait the same time
keeps his business from not dying
when he does.
It eliminates the personal equa-
tion It perpetuates confidence in
the store and makes it possible for
a merchant to withdraw from busi-
ness without having the profits of
the business withdrawn from him.
It changes a name to an institu-
tion—an institution that will sur-
vive after death of its builder.
It is really an insurance policy
which costs nothing—pays a prem-
ium each ye«r instead of calling for
one, and renders it possible to
change the entire personnel of a
business without disturbing its
prosperity.
Advertising renders the business
stronger than the man—independ'
ent of his presence. It permanen-
tizes systems of merchandising, the
track of which is left for others to
follow.
A business which is not advertis-
ed must rely upon the personality
of its proprietor, and peraonality
in business is a decreasing factor.
The public does not want to know
the man who owns the store—it
isn't interested in him, but in his
goods. When an unadvertised
business is so'd it is only worth as
much as its stock of goods and
fixtures. There is no good will to
be paid for—it does not exist—it
has not been created. The name
over the door means nothing except
to the limited stream of people
from the immediate neighborhood,
any of whom could tell you more
about some store ten miles away
which has regularly delivered its
shop news to their breakfast tables.
It is shortsighted for a man to
build a business which dies with
his death or ceases with his inac-
tion as it is unfair for him not to
provide for the continuance of its
income to his family.
Revival Meeting
We will begin a meeting at North
Mangum Church next Sunday
night. Services dally during th»
week,at to. A.M. to 8 P.M. you
~ "msg&'fesr
To the citizens of Mangum:
I am delighted with your city
and the hearty welcome I have re-
ceived on every hand. No place
in the southwest is better situated
to build up a great College than is
Mangum The Baptist church ia
an ideal building in which to begin
and carry on our work, till we can
get our great administration build-
ing completed with the dormitoriea
and other necessary buildings sur-
rounding it I am sure these will
all come in due time, and much
more quickly than some expect.
There are large numbers of young
people in this part of the state,
who are planning to go somewhere
to complete heir education and we
are already hearing from many of
those. Several have announced
their decision to be with as next
year. We have not been able to
make any canvass for students yet.
I am confident from experience
from pastors and others all o?«r
our territory, that, as soon as we
get on the field, we wIH begin to
enroll young men and women in
large numbers We are planning
several special features which will
be announced in due season, which
will largely increase our enroll-
ment.
The literary faculty is about
complete, and will be as strong as
can be found any where in the
southwest. AH will be college
graduates with the A. B,., de-
grees, and some will have the A.
M., degree. Every one haa had sue*
ceesful experience in teaching. The
departments of Fine Arts will put
in a very attractive work in music,
srt and expression. These courses
will be open to any who wish to
take them, whether they take
regular literaury course or not.
We make our appeal to the citi-
zens of Mangum, for their natron-
age. Your money and gogd will you
have already given and for theee we
are grateful. But these alone
oill not build a school, ft
boys and girls for that. If we are
to get the parents of other com-
munities to entrust their children
to us, you must show yojr faith in
us by sending your pupils. Be as-
sured we will take the best of care
of them, give them the beat educa-
tional advantages obtaioable and
fit them to take successful and oaa-
ful places in life.
Very cordially yours,
H. P. CREGO,
Dean.
A New Lino Man
Bob Hater, of the local telephone
company, and wife are the happy
parents of a big bouncing baby boy.
We suppose "Boh" will have him
climbing telephone posts before
long.
Mrs Adair Dead
Mrs. T. W. Adair died at Oklat-
boma City, Monday, June fed, and
was brought here for burial, Tuso-
day night. She bae lived in
gum for-eleven years, m
made many friends who will
her lorn. She leaves a husband '
son. Some time ^o when she
found she could not get well, she
requested that they aing at her
funeral the following songs:"Sufc
in the Arms of Jesus," "Will
There be Any Stars in My Crown,"
and "Nearer My God to Thee."
The funeral services were held at
the Baptist Silver Temple Wednee-
day afternoon. Rev. Hawkins offic-
iating. This paper joins her many
friends in extending to the bereav-
ed family their deepeat sympathy.
Take Notice Sports!
All lovers of sport of the finny-
tribe are notified that it is a fine
of not less than ten dollars to
seine in any stream of this coonty.
except North Fork of Red River.
It is lawful to fish in any stream
of the county with hook and lino,
spear, snare or gig, when yon lint
obtain permission of the land
owners to fish lawfully.
This notice is gives the poblie
in anewer to many inqoiriee of tho
Game and Fish law.
Reapoctfally.
H. D HKNRY,
Coonty Attorney.
Brooks the Record
Harve Taylor, who rides ever
the country considerable in hia out-
door pursuit ia photography, mode
a record breaking ran on a Fland-
ers Motorcycle one dny last weak.
The distance of twenty four aaUm
was covered in fifty fivo minim.
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