The Granite Enterprise. (Granite, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 14, 1903 Page: 2 of 6
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THE GRANITE ENTERPRISE THURSDAY, MAY 14, iqoj.
Granite Enterprise.
Issued Every Thursday By
the enterprise publishing co.
TBLBFMONB NO. 90.
J. W. RYDER, Managing Editor.
Entered at the Postoffice at Granite, Oklahoma, for transmission through the
mails as Second-Class Matter.
SUBSCRIPTION,
SI.00 PER YEAR.
Sordidness And Sentiment.
THE air all over Greer county has been full of court houses and rumors of
court houses for the past thirty days. There have been cussings and dis-
cussions pro and con on every section corner in the entire Kingdom of
Greer. This question which is of such vital importance to every tax payer and
resident of the county, even unto generations yet unborn will be decided by the
ballots of an all-powerful people at the polls on May 16th. Many are still unde
•dded as to whether they will vote "for the bonds" or "against the bonds." To
such as are still in doubt we would like to call their attention to a startling and
^ appalling condition of affairs that was caused by the loss of a few of the Probate
Court records in a fire a year or so ago at Mangum. A lady whose wedding cere-
mony had been performed by the writer some two years ago wanted a certified copy
•of her marriage record to enable her or her child to secure title to some interests
in the east and was horrified to discover that as the records had been burned and
;no marriage certificates are issued in Oklahoma she had no way to prove the
legitimacy °' h®r claim or her child except by affidavit of the justice who perform-
ed the ceremony and the one witness who was present, the other, even in this
short time, had left for parts unknown. Fortunately this evidence was sufficient.
But think should our records be destroyed now what it would mean to the genera
tions yet unborn. Records burned, ministers dead and witnesses dead or disap-
peared. It would seem that the assurance of an honest name, to say nothing of
property interests, to our children and our children's children would be sufficient
motive for-ue to vote "for the bonds," or if you would oonsider the sordid side,
think for a moment of the millions of dollars in property values that would be
clouded.
Judge Garrett in his speech here Monday night pointed out the fact that there
was on file with our county recorder, chattel mortgages alone covering the enor-
mous sum of $1,000,000. Oh no, $75,000 is not so much to pay to protect
property and the clear title of our children to an honest name.
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Cities and Commercial Clubs.
AS a general proposition it can be stated that it is extremely difficult for
any town to retain its position on the map much less attain a commer-
cial supremacy without the hearty co-operation of its business men, and
the experience of all cities of all lands in all times has taught that co-operation is
fostered and can hardly be secured without the aid of an active business men's
organization or commercial club. It is also true that but few towns, especially the
newer ones of the newer west but have made at least one or two abortive attempts
to organize a commercial club before they finally made a go of it.
Granite is no exception to this rule. One of the first and most important steps
after the incorporation of the town was the organization of an institution of that
-character. It has long since gone to an untimely grave, unwept and unsung.
But gentlemen, you have only to cast your eye back over the early history of this
city to convince yourself that while that organization retained life enough to kick
even in its half hearted way, Granite boomed and the name of Granite boomed
in the ears or all men from Greer county to Great Britain. For the want of sub-
stance in the shape of the sinews of war it died and was buried and with its death,
if you will pardon us for refering to this, a painful period, came the dark year of
reaction and business depression. That, beginning with the opening of the new
year, business in all lines has increased 100 per cent without the aid of any cen-
tral effort proves only that it is impossible wo keep down for any considerable time
any town with as many and varied resources as has Granite. If this much can be
accomplished by a few individuals how much more could have been done by a
general movement properly directed by an active business men's club.
The meeting which was held last Thursday at the Odd Fellow's hall where a
partial re-organization of the Commercial club was perfected is but a move in the
right direction. But the fifty business men who signed the list should remember
that such an organization cannot exist without funds and must be prepared to
contribute a stated sum each month.
There are matters of importance which this club must act upon. Discrimi-
nating freight rates must be looked into. The rank discrimination of cotton con-
cerns in favor of oil mill towns must be remedied, an independent gin built o'r our
immense cotton trade will go elsewhere. Cotton seed must be provided at once
for hundreds of acres of cotton land near Granite. One farmer near here has 90
acres and no seed here or at Mangum. There are dozens of other matters which
are the business of every business man in Granite, and his interest in his own
business should measure his interest in this organization.
Democratic County Platform.
Sec. 9. Resolved that we earnestly
oppose the division of Greer county
believing it to be for the best interest of
the county socially, politically and ma-
terially.
No court house means county divi-
sion. Greer county Democracy has
declared against county division. If you
are a Democrat stand by your platform.
The Erick Enterprise charges that
the Granite Enterprise has financial in-
terest in the issue of the $75,000 court
house bonds. How on earth did you
find it out, Mr. Smythe ? We tried to
keep it dark, but since it is out will make
a clean breast of it. We have. We have
made arrangements with the commis-
sioners to buy the whole $75,000 worth
at par and expect to net $10,000 on the
deal. Come to Granite and run a paper
a while and buy yourself some bonds,
J. Wiley.
The Granite Enterprise, the flopper,
thinks that 4 per cent bonds will com-
mand a 10 per cent premium. Strange
how wise a little b makes a man.
—Erick Enterprise.
Yes J. Wiley, b stands for brains
and brains make a man wise. Try it
sometime. If you cant get them any
other way, go to a butcher shop and buy
them. Calves brains beat none at all.
ADVERTISING RATES.
sing SOo. per column inch per
or locals, So. per line per issue,
on Urge space and lime oon-
Governor Furgeson says that while
there were some honest men in the last
legislature, there were those there who
would have sold Christ' for thirty pieces
of silver.
Yes Tom, and they were not all Dem-
ocrats, either.
Dennis Flynn says the last territorial
legislature contained only five honest
men. Too bad Dennis was not there.
What a glaringly glittering contrast it
would have been.
Owing to the immense amount of la-
bor necessary to get out a credible issue,
the big special edition of the Enterprise
has been delayed. A big demand for
advertising space has necessitated the
addition of four pages, making 28 in all.
When completed it will be positively the
finest ever issued in Oklahoma. Some
idea of its magnitude can be gained from
the fact that it will contain nearly $150
worth of illustrations alone.
Leger Telephone Company
The Telephone company of Leger in
Greer County, was chartered Friday for
fifty years and with $5,000 capital stock
The incorporators are R. K. Wooten of
Chickasha, I. T.; F. R. Wildman of
Blair, W. T. Talley of Granite and John
B. Jones of Granite.
Granite's handsome reception of Capt.
Steele and Mr. E. W. Thompson will
serve to give us a warm spot in their
hearts and Granite's resources a promi-
nent place in the southwestern railroad's
big farm paper, that will return to us a
thousand fold.
The railroads are spending hundreds
of thousands of dollars to turn the tide
of immigration from the frigid north-
west to the sunny southwest. Farmers,
help them by writing letters giving your
exDerience in Oklahoma. Tell your
story in your own way but give facts on-
r. Send your letter to the Commercial
ulub, Granite, O. T., and they will see
that it reaches the Immigration Bureau.
The farmers of the east want to hear
from the farmers of the southwest.
Display advertising SOo. per column inch per
montn. Readers,r-
Liberal discounts <
tracts.
Obituary poetry and notices charged at line
rates.
Church, ohurch social and other notices tor
oharltable purposes, one-half regular rates.
CITY BARBER SHOP
McMURRAY A WINKLER. Props,
NEWLY EQUIPPED. NEWLY FURNISHED.
Agency for Wichita Steam Laundry.
We Would be Pleased to See Our Old Friends
and Customers.
goodncr's old stand, granite, o. t.
THE CITY BAKERY,
J. B. NORMAN, Proprietor.
Fine Confections, and Fruits
cigars, and tobaccos.
Fresh bread and cakes always on hand.
Dr. W. P. McREE,
Office: Room No. 1, Over Granite State Bank.
(rives Special Attention to Diseases of
Women ami Children and
Rectal Troubles.
Res. 1st house west of college, CranltS, O.T.
H. B. KIN8EL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Real Estate and Insurance...Collections
a Specialty.
GRANITE, OKLAHOMA.
J. E. TERRAL,
...LAWYER...
HOBART, OKLA.
T. M. ROBINSON,
Attorney at Law.
OFFICE IN CITY HALL.
UltAMTK. OKLAHOMA.
Jas. A. Crains & Co.
EXCLUSIVE....
ARCHITECTS AND
SUPERINTENDENTS
LAWTON, HOBART, ANADARKO
H. B O A M
"The O. K. Tailor."
Suits and Pants Made to Order.
Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing
Specialty.
LEGER, OKLAHOMA.
THE ENTERPRISE,
SI .OO Per Year.
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Ryder, J. W. The Granite Enterprise. (Granite, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 14, 1903, newspaper, May 14, 1903; Granite, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc403582/m1/2/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.