The Granite Enterprise. (Granite, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1903 Page: 2 of 6
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THE GRANITE ENTERPRISE. THURSDAY. APRIL 16. 19°}-
2T/>e Granite Enterprise.
Issued Every Thursday By
THE ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO.
TILBPHONE NO. 30.
J. W. RYDER, Manaoino Editor.
Entered at the Postoffice at Granite, Oklahoma, for transmission through the
mails as Second-Class Matter.
SUBSCRIPTION,
$1.00 PER YEAR.
H&nd"Me-Down Haloes.
A few weeks ago the editor of this sheet at the earnest solicitation of
friends announced himself as a candidate for the high and exalted posi-
tion of trustee for ward or district No. 2 and thereunto, thereby and
thereafter hangs a tale, as the dog said when the tin can caught in the fence.
The announcement immediately developed developements in the shape of a pro-
longed, space rending and slyly circulated howl against him (started by God
knows who) on the grounds "that he is too good," "he's got it in for the saloons."
Now if the memory of man faileth not, when this same editor ran for police
judge three years ago, (and was elected three to one) the only opposition to him
was that "he is too bad," "he favors saloons, etc." They were wrong then; the
other fellow is wrong now. There is a middle ground and on that middle ground
is firmly planted a pair of number 8's worn by that same "too good, too bad" editor.
He has been on earth now, man and boy for something less than 98 years and his
ideas on many things are deep-rooted and based largely on experience and obser-
vation and somewhat, we hope, on common sense. He believed then that the sa
loon, properly conducted, was just as legitimate a business as the manufacture of
either pies, pills or papers, and as wise men change and fcols never, he lives and
changes not. He believes now that the saloon business as at present conducted
in Granite is as honest and legitimate as sweating out your soul,shovelling coal as
a ship's stoker. Because he would object to shell games and such like sure things
running in the middle of the street is no sign he's just out of a convent, and be-
cause he possibly would lean a little toward the side of common decency is no in-
dication that he has joined the townkillers or would deny any man the right to
"liberty and pursuit of happiness" and to follow any avocation legalized by our
constitution and statutes.
The whole affair is decidedly amusing, however, and would be passed as too
trivial for comment were it not for the fact of its very ludicrousness. It can be
emphatically stated that the gentleman in question would not have this or any
other pretty office in this or any other town without unanimous consent and here
he is compelled to "horn off" a misfit hand-me-down halo.
misfit characters and handmedovm haloes were peddled around the country in
Ah, welll some men are born with characters, some acquire them and
some have characters thrust upon them, but this is probably the
first time in the history of the county of Greer that a job lot of
broken packages. Properly advertised they ought to sell real well in some sec-
tions of the county but the gentlemen who undertakes to manfacture one for the
editor of this sheet will find that he needs to be an expert, up to snuff and on to
his job and even then it will keep him busy fitting some of the curves, corners,
cornices and crevices.
J* J* J*
Who Laid tke ILgg, Anyway?
ANYONE who questions the prolificacy of this country can hardly read
this story without changing his mind. H. B. Kinsel says he has nine
hens and gets fourteen to sixteen eggs per day.
The question which naturally arises is whether it is a fact that because a man
owns nine bobtailed, flea bitten hens, he is entitled to all the eggs laid in that
ward, and whether a hen's equity in her egg is extinguished when it passes from
her possession. This is an extremely knotty problem and one which at present
is agitating the entire community, but as Mr. Kinsel is a lawyer he will probably
settle the question to his own satisfaction, at least. The legal editor of the En-
terprise, however, after exhaustive delving into tomes of henology and lawoiogy,
advances this opinion: "That because Smith's hen lays in Jones' straw stack it
follows that the egg is the property of the fellow who gets there first. This only
follows, however, when the hen cackles three times in a loud voice, thus giving
due and^legal notice to the entire world that she has laid an egg. If on the other
hand she fails to cackle, and deposits her egg in a sly and secretive manner, it is
presumptive evidence that she as agent for Smith has not relinquished or quit-
claimed her vested right in the property, and that she intends to set and thaw the
aforesaid egg into a downy, fluffy, "peeping" extract of hen fruit, which would
plainly belong to Smith through her as agent.
The question has been submitted to County Attorney Thacker for an opinion
and it is hoped the matter can be settled without unpleasantness.
Feels at Home In Oklahoma.
Prompted by a desire to se® themuch-
talked-of New Country, I decided to in-
vade the Kiowa and Apache Reserva-
tion in Oklahoma and form my own
conclusion.
Thisjhas been some two years ago
and as I have visited that part of the
territory again since and saw scenes and
conditions before and after the opening.
I cannot but admire the pluck, energy
and persistency of the many settlers
which Cocked to that part of Uncle
Sam's domain, which has at last come
into the possession of the white man, to
be made what it is destined for, to be a
garden spot in the great Union.
Coming from Texas on my first trip I
changed cars at Chickasha, Ind. Ter.,
and went by the Rock Island extension
due west along the northern boundary
of the Kiowa country, arriving at Gran-
ite late in the evening. All during the
long afternoon I could notice the beau-
tiful appearance of the country; rich
green alfalfa along the road and in the
distance the blue outlines of the Wichi-
ta Mountains.
Only a few years before all had been
an endless, barren prairie, inhabited by
the red man who left the rfch soil un-
touched and idled precious time away in
his weather-beaten tepee.
All is changed now. The railroad,
the truest and most irresistable pioneer
had made its appearance; thousands of
settlers followed the opening wedge and
today the same prairies which slumber
ed so many years has awakened and
forms some of the most promising land
of the lusty young state of Oklahoma
Towns have sprung up as if by magic
and waving fields are proclaiming louder
than words the tireless work of the
settler.
I found the little town of Granite in a
state of lively activity. The Rock Is-
land had only entered there a few
months ago, and with it came mer-
chants, mechanics, prospectors and
laborers. Real estate soared and every-
body seemed to have found lucrative
employment. The town then consisted
of about 1,000 inhabitants and boasted
of quite some leading merchants in busy
Main street, numerous restaurants, ho
tels and saloons. The town is beauti-
fully located at the base of Granite
Mountain, an imposing conglomeration
of granite blocks, which attain a height
of some seven hundred feet, and from
the summit a charming view is before
the spectator.
To the south a wide stretch of fertile
land, as level as a mirror, extends away
to the Texas border, flanked by the biz-
arre Wichita Mountain chain. Greer
County, which embraces all this, will
make its mark in no distant day. Oil of
the finest quality has been found close
to Grf.r.ite, and that some other valuable
products await development there is no
question, such as salt, saltpeter, natural
gas, and near the mountains minerals of
all varieties.
A year later I had occasion to visit
this country again and also the interior
of the Kiowa Reservation, now in pos-
session of the settlers. I was very much
surprised at the progress made within a
year. Anadarko, the former Indian
settlement, had grown to thrice its size.
Hobart, which was never thought of,
presented itself a fast growing town, its
four business streets filled with hustling
enterprising population. Lawton had
blossomed out over night and no one
who ever saw the city of a few months
can form any idea of the wonderful
strides this young metropolis has made.
The very atmosphere of Oklahoma is
full of throbbing life, energy and pros-
perity. No idlers are wanted, and no
idlers will stay. In a country where
everybody seems possessed with the
spirit of "growing up with the country"
there must certainly be some reasons for
such manifestations. There may be
some setbacks, as bad crops, lack of cap-
ital, business stagnation. It is to be ex-
pected, but patience and endurance will
overcome it.
It appeared to me the very land for
diversified farming. The farmer who
wisely combines agriculture and stock-
raising will score success. Also fruit
cultivation seems to be highly favored
by the climate, which does not know
any extremes. Out-of-door work may
be indulged in almost throughout the
whole year, and that amid such genial
surroundings, with a fertile soil, abund-
ant rainfall, a most happy location as to
shipping points and a lovely country full
of scenic beauties, the settler cannot but
love this New Country—is it any won-
der?—J. O. Sittinger in Western Trail.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Fees for announcements for city offices, <2.50,
payable in advance.
We are authorized to announce:
For City Marshal,
G. L. White.
. L. Broadie.
A. S. Ross.
For Trustee District No. 1,
D. A. Eelmore.
For Trustee, District No. 3,
W. C. Johnson.
For Clerk and Assessor,
G. W. Shaw.
T. F. Morrow
-W. MCREE,
Oftlce: Room No. 1, OverGrantte State Bank.
Gives Special Attention to Diseases of
Women and Children and
Rectal Troubles.
Res. 1st house west of college, Granite, O.T.
H. B. KBWSEL,
ATTORN EY-AT- LAW.
Real Estate and Insurance...Collection#
a Specialty.
GRANITE. OKLAHOMA.
J. E. TERRAL,
...LAWYER...
HOBART. OKLA.
T. ROBGWSQM,
Attorney at Law.
OFFICE IN CITY HALL. -
GRANITE. OKLAHOMA.
Jas. A. Craine & Go.
EXCLUSIVE....
ARCHITECTS AND
SUPERINTENDENTS
LAWTON, HOBART, ANADARKO
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