The Altus Times. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 4, 1912 Page: 1 of 6
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The Altus Times,
Vol. 10.
Altui. Jackson County, Oklahoma. Thursday. July 4, 1912.
No. 25
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OFFICE SEEKERS
HERE IN FORCE
FIRST MONDAY
Candidate* Swarmed on the
Streets and Button-Holed
the Citizens.
Made memorable principally be-
cause of the large and enthusiastic
bunch of Democratic candidates
on our streets, ami the large
amount «>f heated atmosphere
bandied around by the aforesaid
candidate*, First Monday brought
a fair crowd to Jackson county's
capital, and July was ushered in
amid a political atmosphere which
was very hot, if not stifling.
There were candidates every-
where. Even the ordinary pur-
suit of First Monday, "boss"
trading, was swallowed up in the
political atmosphere, already made
steaming by the heat of the sun.
In the afternoon Claud Weaver
and Leslie I*. Koss whooped things
up madly for the Democrats at the
district court room, and kept the
common people busy figuring out
the brand of dope they were lining
out to them.
ROAD WILL SOON
RUN TO FORGAN
SAY THE OFFICIALS
OCwp
CZAUK
Champ Clark, Favorite Missourian
HAMP CLARK, the man who confidently ex-
pected to get the nomination, but who spoiled
his chances by making a trade with Ryan and
Belmont in order to make Parker temporary
chairman, is speaker of the House, and the
favorite son of Missouri. Clark had more delegates
pledged than any other candidate, but the opposition of
Bryan, after his trade with the interests was discovered,
defeated him.
WILL THEY RACE
F0RDISTR1CT JUDGE
HERE THIS YEAR?
It Appears That Judge Frank
Mathews Will Have Oppo-
sition for This Office.
One of the surprises of the pres-
ent campaign was the tiling of the
names of two candidates before
the state election board at Oklaho-
ma City, on the last day allowed
for such tilings, for district judge.
People had been told that there
was to be no race for district judge
this year, and another one of those
famous "opinions'' by Attorneyj
NEW PARTY WILL
MAKE THE FIGHT
FOR ROOSEVELT
An Informal Meeting Saturday
at Which All Present Pledg-
ed Their Support.
The Republicans of Jackson
county and others who intend to
stay with the fortunes of Theodore
Roosevelt held an informal caucus
at the district court room Saturday
afternoon, immediately after the
adjournment of the Republican
mass meeting which placed a coun-
ty ticket in the field.
While the attendance was not
The Northwestern Has Been of
Untold Benefit to State
of Oklahoma.
The Wichita Falls and North-
western railway is nearing com-
pletion, and it is the prediction of
many that the road will be run-
ning trains into Forgan, the term-
inus, not later than July 15.
No road was ever constructed in
Oklahoma from which the state de-
rived a greater benefit. This qoad
went close enough to Fort Supply
TAKING A LONG
HIKE TO WATERS
OF OTTER CREEK
Boy Scouts Are Having a Sever.
al Days Outing This Week
in the Country.
With provisions to last for sev-
eral days and a full accoutrement
of camp equipment several patrols
of Hoy Scouts, with Rev. T. W.
Griffiths as Scout Master and the
various patrol leaders in command,
left at 4 o'clock Thursday morn-
ing for a several days camping
trip on Otter creek.
The boys took the railroad track
as far as Tipton, but from that
point to their destination it was a
real hike. The regular Scout
drills, exercises, etc., occupy a
considerable portion of the time
during the day time, and the camp
is practically under military dis-
cipline all the time.
Elmore Barker took charge of
the camp over Sunday while Rev.
Mr. Griffiths came in to fill his
appointment. Several more of the
Scouts joined the camp Monday.
ELKS LODGE
NOW NUMBERS
230 MEMBERS
Campaign For Membership Has
Placed the Club on Sound
Financial Basis.
The local lodge of Elks, insti-
tuted February 22, 1911, and
which, through some indiscretions,
began its career heavily in debt,
has just closed a widespread cam-
paign for new members, with the
result that something like sixty
new names were added to the roll,
and over $1,500 to the treasury.
In the campaign the lodge was
BJPOsT
to run a spur to the insane asylum divided into two sides, headed by
grounds, which institution the| J. Ben Russell and J. Ed Van
state was seriously considering
closing, owing to the tremendous
expense caused by freighting sup-
plies and fuel a long distance. The
state, during the past winter, has
saved something like $50,000 in
hauling alone, to say nothing of
the inconvenience heretofore ex-
perienced for the lack of transport-
ation facilities.
The road continued on through
Beaver county, which county was
without a railroad, and two-thirds
of the land in that county is state
school land. This land was of
little or no value prior to the build-
ing of the road, owing to the many
disadvantages to be found there
on account of the lack of trans-
portation facilities. At this time
Matre, the side securing the smal
ler number of candidates to enter-
tain the club with a banquet and
smoker. Van Matre's army was
victorious, and the Russellites
paid the bill, the smoker having
been given Wednesday night of
last week. The lodge now has a
total of 231 members, a comfort-
able balance in the bank, and is
beginning to feel prosperous.
In the matter of officers, the
club has been fortunate this year,
and the lodge is being conducted
in a business-like manner. A. C.
Lewis, Exalted Ruler, besides be-
ing an enthusiastic member, is a
presiding officer of no mean ability
and is excedingly popular with his
brother Elks. Incidentally, he
"WOOD£(M ;■ i
WZdaV
Woodrow Wilson, Dem. Nominee.
FTER taking 46 ballots in an effort to decide
upon a presidential candidate, the end finally
came Tuesday afternoon, when Woodrow Wil-
son, Governor of New Jersey, was unanimously
chosen as the standard bearer of the Democratic
party for 1912. Seeing no chance for his aspirations Un-
derwood first withdrew, Marshall followed suit, and after
short consultation Clark's managers consented to his with-
drawal. Wilson was then chosen unanimously.
ALTUS PLAY HOUSE
DISMANTLED FOR
WHAT THEY TASTE
IS AMMONIA OIL
VARIOUS REASONS SAYS MR. ECHOLS
Temple of Thespis, Named Af- ■ And Altus Consumers Are Bet-
The service the Northwestern is
gwing is as good as any of the
older roads, and much better than
some, and when the road gets
opened clear through to Forgan, a
vast area will have l>een opened ti
General ("has. West—almost as < large, what might have been lack-
famous as the opinion once handed: iug in numbers was made up in
down by t'has. H. Eagin, of Man-i enthusiasm. No organization was
gum—decided that there would be perfected, beyond a personal poll
no vacancy in this office in this j of every man present, all of whom
district this year. promised to stay with Col. Roose-
Evidently Judge Mathews does velt, whether he is triumphantly
not think much of "the attorney elected, or goes down to defeat
treneral's opinious, for he waited this fall, fighting the tattles of the
until the last day for filing had al- people. A Committee was appoint-
most closed, then placed his name j ed to write to several different
with the state election lioard as apersons prominent in thfl new
• andidate for that office. , party movement in Oklahoma, and
But while all these operations secure a plan of <$mpaicn for
■ erj evidently conducted with them.
; eat secrecy. Mr. Mathews will Adjournment was taken until
have opposition, after all. Former. Saturday. July (*>. when another
• ounty Judge W T. McGonnell meeting will be held at the same,
was a few bout* ahead of him. and ■ pla<-e. and the new party definitely j Board of Equalization, to-
thesetwo gentlemen will oppose -rganiied gether with the wxtwr.
h other for the fc;rhe*t .udi-ial Mr> ^ ~ ~ ^ningU)„ j
a large number of new residents knows every line of his ritual,
are moving into that section, which i The other stations are also credit-
will make it of a greater value, the i4hly filled, and the Elks have
increase in value of whicH will be j reason to be proud of their officers,
inestimable. —»
Recovered from Orient.
Mr. Blasiugame. the cattleman,
•loe McClearen and Cy Perkins.
Orient yardmaster. returned last
week from San Angelo. where they
had been for five days as witnesses
traffic that will add millions ofj'n the *13.000 damage suit of
dollars to the term products of the Treadwell and Wilkerson, cattle-
men. against the Orient, for dam-
ages to 56 cars of cattle in transit
state.—Frederick Leader.
Commissioners' Session.
Jackson county's commissioner*
have been in session this week,
opening Mondav morning for the
payment of regular monthly
counts. On Wednesdav tbev
<»pp«>se
er for the highest judicial
position in the jilt of the people'Texas. a guest of relative* j f^^Zd"ri^Hl^L>th!^ uTlew j probably two noatfc*. viwting rel-
this jear. and friends here last week. J al weeks Jatives. resting and recuperating.
troiu Texas to Kansas. Plaintiffs
' laimed the cattle were roughly
handled and otherwise damaged in
shipment. A verdict for #3.875
"J was rendered.
srftj
to-' Rogers to Tennessee.
j John L>. Rogfis left this week!
>r his ancestral home at Jackson. I
Tenn.. where he will remain for!
ter Garrick, Turned Into
a Garage.
The Garrick theatre is no more.
No more will the lovers of dra-
matic art in Altus and surround-'
ing cities have opportunity to lis-
ten to the ravings and rantings of
the barnstormer as he majestically
treads the boards, and no more
will the raucus voice of the music
hall soubrette jar the rafters with
its splitting chest tones—
At least—not at the "Garrick."
Foi* the building—once a livery
stable, then an opera (f) bouse, is
now a plain, common, every day
garage: and while the name may
be a high sounding French one,
the building has fallen to a low es-
tate. indeed.
Tiring of high taxes and no rev-
enue. t'age Beach recently dis-
mantled the theatre and rearranged
the interior to suit a renter.
There were many sighs and re
grets upon the part of those who
watched, particularly those who
owned unpaid bills against the ill-
starred (iarrick and its manage-
ment—and that included nearly
everybody.
St. Paul s Mission, Episcopal
Rev. John C.
service at the Ma
morning. July
The public cordially invited
Fair will hold
tmicHali Sunday
at 11 o'-jp-k
ter Protected Than Most
Towns in State.
"People who insist there is am-
monia in ice only show their ig-
norance of its manufacture. Tlxe
substance they taste is ammonia
oil. and although we make ever*
effort to take it out, some of it i*
bound to remain in the ice."
Thus spake Mr. Echols, mana-
ger of the ice plant to a Tinw*
man recently. He did more; be
accompanied a party through the-
plant, explaining just bow ice is-
made, and how utterly impossible
it is for ammonia to get into tfsr
finished product. And, incident-
ally, the Altus ice plants are profit
ably better*protected against aio-
monia oil than any other in the-
state, as they have a double sys-
tem of purification, and the water
is boiled and reboiled, thus cuttiag
out all impurities before entering
the tanks to be frozen.
But a small quantity of ammon-
ia oil is necessary to lubricate the-
-ylinders in the machine, and thi*
small quantity it is impossible tr>
refine out of the H-e. However
tbev do the very best they can. av
a visit to the plant will demor
strata.
Lige Nelson of bake wis sum* v
the patr:«4 army, in the eonnty
seat Jfocdav.
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Shepard, Susie W. & Shepard, Horace W. The Altus Times. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 4, 1912, newspaper, July 4, 1912; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc403272/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.