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THE SAYRE HEADLIGHT
A Journal of Progressive Republicanism. Established 1898.
Vol. 12.
■maik: ^ at n0 hu™" "either place nor applause! she on.y asks a
SAYRE, BECKHAM COUNTY., OKLA., FRIDAY .MORNINoTjULyT
1911.
No. 46
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On another page of this issue ™ ..
we publish a statement and by a lhe Clty counci1 met in re^ulai
careful perusal of it you can see ses®lon 011 the ni«bt of the 4th
what the city’s needs will be for Wlth. a bare quorum- While
the coming year! waiting for members to arrive a
A strict system of retrench-1 ?eneral discussion was entered
ment and reform should be jn. ;'nto aad a number of matters
augurated at once in all depart-1 br0U{fht to a focus II ll3S ken
ci m old kuss. Celebrated too soon. n in trouble
IN. S. Mounts.) Monday moraine as P. W. T.„, "
, Gum vvas returning from a con 1 ^ hur^day mornu. a pi
History reveals that mankind stitutional outing with his target!C?11 from Doxey notified
has ever progressed. Sometimes rifle he stopped at the fourth St shenfT that a crazy man had
apparently insurmountable ob- corner to chat a bit and casuaHv another ancl requested rush ser-
filled his pipe for a smoke. In- ■ V'.C? tbe sber'ff complied
KATY OWNS If. F. X N. I
augurated at once in all depart- , . a I0CUS 11 has been nave temporarily rets
ments of the city’s affairs whore! ,tcirmined amonK other things gress, yet always, tl
it can possibly be dene, bearing 1 iat an election can be called times slowly, wearily,
in mind the motto of equal rights 2nd b°!Hls be issued le*ally to inch the human family has toilet
to all and special privileges to co.ver ^Present legal and illegal upward to a high r civilization
none. In this connection aques-j wa[rant !ndebtedness and a call Time was when might made al
tion was before the council at the: " !i, lkeybe madu soon- things right, when the physical
last meeting in regard to the un>!...1 he exc,se board has ljeen de- ly strong despoiled his weaker
Koi'Cl f I n nn —_ t • . « I . • a ..
A deal was lately consumated
by which the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas railroad virtually will
• • . ---------------- v,“' corner io cnat a bit and casuallvl”.------* rusn ser- take over the propertiescontroll-
jects, mountain steep and crag, filled his pipe for a smoke In vlce whlch the sheriff complied edbyJ- A. Kemp of Wichita
have temporarily retarded pro- {advertently he deposited one of w,th b y immediately taking an Falla, Tex. The purchase by
giess, yet always, though oft- the little 22 cartridges in the auto to the scene of trouble- the Missouri Pacific of the Boon-
the little 22 cartridges in the aUi° 1°.tbe scene of trouhle' , t lIJe D00n.
pipe with his tobacco and after U" h'8 return he brou*ht in V1 e' St Louis & Southe™ Rail-
puffing serenely for a time some- Bee ^ardton tbe wounded man. road was also announced. A
hing happened. It was not a Urom tbe data obtainable it total of $2,300,000 is involved in
premature explosion for the cart. -*S sbown ^at Carlton and his these transactions. The exact
r'dge could not explode till it got
hot eneugh unless it was struck- catne involved in a quarrel over
so it must have been a prema- a Wacb and in the fraca3 that
time celebration with no unfortu- t0°k p!ace Wright.cut Carlt°n in
nate results, for aside from the S.Ve,raJ PlaCeS, with aknife-
loss of the cartridge, the nine. JS Glt wnst has a bad gash al-
ls shown that Carlton and his transactions. The exact
brother-in-iaw Biil Wright be- financial status of the deals was
came involved in a quarrel over not ffiade Public.
last meeting in regard to the use ' ^ I ------- --------
of water and electricity at the , ,as an e(Tuali^ation brother, slew him and held him
court house. It seems from the board lhis week aild it is found or held him in bondage and corn-
remarks at the above time, that , the.la i levy wiH ^ short pelled him to serve his captor as
there is no meter either on the fJUt *ll90° of c°verin£ the the horse or the mule serves its logs^fThe^r.-idT5'' fU ™ His left wrist has a bad gash e1- .. ~
water or on the power. It further1 Sa'y expences lor the ens“- maSter- In the course of events the tobac -o th» nfaH, t r K mo3t to the bone, his head recei- ^ °Jthe coronatlon d°-
developed in the discussion of y*sr\ ^hat are we going to the strong reasoned one with an-1 M(] tho 1 Jr ' 'fK 11 ved anotner cut about three in- ^18 th« anyone of the
this question that at the time the 'L .„I.t mear,s that other and decided that inasmuch f ham was do'n„ ‘ ken° che» long and there is a deep cut jd,spa^ches read Jt 0J-'-
water and power were installed! 5°,Ut ° ,Wl1 have to be rais* as th- weak were o-any it wasj... .....J__ from the shoulder ranein? down- „ The ,V0Cal outhurst lacked
for use at the court house, no if .be 8peCi?'tax f some kind j expedient for the strongto make1" . . .. ~~-~ ward. A complaint was fiWi! !°ffIy’ notwithstandlng ^the
definate or stipulated price was wb,l.e tnat would mean only common cause against the weak!^"'n or &0Cla!,sn’: cal1 R what and a hearing had before Judged eaders along the
| $4 or to each famny that much and they banded together in - ’1 hc se‘*t.inent is spread- Hendrix Thursday afternoon p he procession- Loyal
... addedt0"hat is already to be tribes, (trusts) for self protection ^ ,aS1Ineyer b?fore' lt vvil! Both men were working on the!Bntisher8 and cynical foreign
path. Tho city is badly in need d for makes a pretty and aggrandizement and from r'®1! y ™rn1ph’and the in*i section at Doxey. * i commented on the lack of gen-
of every cent that is due it, ancl £t,PP bl That would knock out mountain fastnessswooped down iUVI .' Party, or church | ' \ u‘ne enthusiasm of the middle
|‘ • ’ mom, o -----" ' Onilncinir if urill l.lj . - - 'claSSCS.
i HE CARTER BRIDGE. Popular enthusiasm was damp-
agreed upon between lhe Suet ri j *° each family that much and they banded together jn|.you v,ll]' thesentunentis spread- Hendrix Thursd;
of Public Utilities and Mr. Rid- added to v> iiat is already to be tribes, (trusts) for self protection',as1Ine.v*r '?f°re’ h vvi 11 Both men were w
path. Tho city is badly in need for makes a Pretty and aggrandizement and from v“p,L 8811 the in' section at Doxey.
of every cent that is due it and St,ff bl tbat would kl'ock out' mountain fai?tnessawooped down *ulvia . ’ P^'bical party, or church j
it seems that public opinion bears m jDy aquarter for P^bare shows upon the weaker, more peaceful ’ u[niumg ^ 'vi!1 be ieft behind in
out the assertion that this matter an£the,bke- . inhabitants of the plain, slew i?B.on';'ard march of civilization, *-,uv,^ick dkiuuc. 1 • -------------------
should be settled in some tangible! , be d,SCUSSIOn a!so revealed them, appropriated their flocks I - , the sentiment is t!ie - j ened somewhat by the belief in
form between the city and j^r tae fact that the city is likely to' and carried their wives and IS{)Ir1^ t ie benign influence of The locatisn for the bridge at tbendndsofth°U3ands of British
Ridpath at the earliest possible 1 ^ itS claim a^ain8t tl,e court daughters away into captivity IJESUS 0F NAZAKETH- . Carter was finally decided by subjects that today’3 expendi-
moment. (house contractors for light power Later kingdoms and empires be- .. ---- commissioners to be on the sec-1 ture of mill,on» is wanton waste
__ and water furnished unless gan to supplant tribal relations • ^be poor man, who deforms tion line between Sec. 20 and 21 °^. money’ 28 a third of tl
~ prompt action is taken and some and under the continuous on- blmse^ by toil, who labors for Twp. 8 Range 23. at what has Bmish population is in distress.
Dxun P/umrnT (settlementmade. slaughtsof the despised and ex-!Wlfe and cbiId’ throu^h aH his been known as the Armbruster course we would not t
per:iiuH rtafnt-m... __1 i •' anxious, barren, wasted life, Crossing.
grave without
prompt action is taken and some
settlement made.
Dugger & Cotton were raked
i i ,a., «ver the carpet for putting a
Jaly8-,911- ! sign on the water tower tank
March Salute to Seattle ar)d must take it back.
Russell Alexander. A petition was presented re-
Overture Golden Crescent questing the council to have an
M. C. Henry. examiner of qualified ability ap-
Serenade Peaceful Slumber, Pointed to audit the city’s books
H. C. Miller. and was tabled.
March
Of course we would not be
guilty of such fol-de-rol in this
country. Oh no; but the way
National Emblem,
E. E. Bagley.
Waltzes ...... Kiss of Spring,
Waiter Rolfe.
Angelic Choir,
E. A. Myers.
....... T. P. G.
S. R. Henry.
Choral
Dance
The books a>-e in such bad
shape that no auditor could do
more that report about how bac
that shape is and it would cost
more than the city can pay and
do no good. It an auditor could
. be gotten to make a verified re-
(port from Which the city could
Palatinus, j grain enough to pay for the work
R. B. Hall. , and have something left it would
L. A. Hinman, Director, come in mighty useful to the
—_ i town right now.
IU. Hote. who is now
Angleton Tex. as cashier of the ings and if you can’t agree turn
su^“
ecrated reformer physical brig-:anxious' barre
andage began to wane, fall into |wh0 KOe®to the krrave without — uuu"“Jr- un-no; duc tne way-
disrepute and a system of com- T haS b<?en earth are summoned to judgment! he?ed the,sdverware UP at
HS
ish anyhow?
March
trickery, treachery and subter-
fuge, exploit the weak,\unwary
and unsophisticated. The grow-
ing antipalthy to physical brig-
andage compelled kings and em-
perors on conquest bent to plead
insult to national honor. Under
the flimsy excuse of “insult to
national hot,or" and the devilish
and a tooth for a tooth’’ nation
has waged war against nation,
brother flew at the throat of
brother, thus, under the guise of
war physical brigandage has
T<T"7------- ™’ t,ieer,ess tbe toiling poor, than in the
and fireless, sewing night and shoes of G. Gail Hamilton th°
hLlA?Pfrt10^ fr°m her Preacher who devotes his time
child is slowly being devoured by and energy to heaping invectives
her fellow men. When I take upon those who are seekS to
•SratTt e-ia80ny of bnn?about a condition wherein
evil,zed life, the failures, the no man shall reap where he has
poverty, the anxiety, the tears,! not sown, wherein the producer
he withered hopes, the bitter 0f wealth shall enjoy the full
realities, the hunger, crime the fruition of his toil. To its dis
mm.
'We are Wont to Believe That
Our Religion makes us good. I
think it is the other way
rc und. ’ Our goodness makes us
most forced ^1 7 7“,^ f Hamil' "“?**•. " is th'B»d within
ism, after all isth^mL?™ • ^ ‘ts credlt ]t has such us that institutes our religion,
ful form in which man ^ '?eniS J' H- Smith’ Pastorof The question “What is good?”
lived uuon his foil ^ MVe[ ,hc First Christian church, Okla- 'will be one that will vex you
lived upon his fellow men.’’ 11homa City, Rev. N. J. Wright of while you are in the wilderness
0 Houston. FgvM. Anri nf HnnKf At _ _____
doctrine of “an eye for an eye re™. the hunger, crime, the fruition of his toil. To its dis-
and a tooth for a tooth’’ nation bum,lat,on' the shame-I am al- credit the church has its Hamil-
war physical brigandage hast™ J nis ieuow »»•" * homa City, Rev. N. J. Wright of while you are in the wilderness
been kept alive and has assisted j -g- Busing" and^0?'t0 Houston’ Tevas- and others who, of doubt. At that time you will
commercial brigandage in ex- - , , and i>s truculent imbued with the spirit and try to believe that voi can he
c,„7—, EHSS
tion of the fact that,the potatoo L us-Giady was over from the: d Nazareth, living, errtulittng, , , u’ni, nt ’ boi3,the brotherhood of man’’and “man setting everything in order do-
harvest is in full swing then* T ! y ,!I,S Week Ukin« Petrine: The ^d they is his brothers keeper.’’ ingservice to vour family kZ
with potatoes selling at $2.00 per ^ farm,ng and other in-! of man, and I am 7\- ing your life clean and
bushel wholesale, blS’ , ybi others keeper. Each pass-bhf t0 a Gov. Cruce urg d the sale of are cood; but I tell vou thateve-v
jingeentory has witnessed addi- S Ti the school lands because he want- act you do in thr service is rot
j lions to the ranks oi those who J, 1 • , .....: tlh®. ed Oklahomans to own their own only good but is also a relnW
Now dont you know that’s rub- Dr. 0. N. Windel will leave in! W1[n®fed addi‘ reply: °“S »un Is’Vk- T! the schon! iands ^ want- act you do in thr service is not
^"*terorc 1 wu,d- in—_____(r^Sr^:=■
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ftlWe
* ▼ ? vc represfiit some
good Insurance Co’s,
and would appreciate
a share of your busi-
ness. Lets talk it over.
Fred Livingston.
e a’ ufi°^Proni- thoiu’-h hp ums inrrm-c n> • ’ ®*®r*d the goveiner’s praverfu' in the mere following of pleasure
is;.t* ful1 -thoughM
Si2e 0f Okhta- >“-■ if we let Him be. There l
nf rh > v tbe bulwarks and in that he more near I v farms lrom -13 acres in 1900 to r*01 b ‘n 8 “solemncholy” or
I Pulpit, press and'^oni'"^^ iated the life of Jesus of Nazareth'!? “feS M 19i°’ &koahow tllatj about tbis- 11 is only
I P ^ p ess and forum are than fines rh» ^ the increase in tenantry for said ■the realization that God is thp
! rgmg, ’man is his brother's 1 • 1r ^ W Period is from 44 per cent ofThel^ <*f a«d “^Twe Ire
; keeper. The same forces are "ho . irtually claims that m acre farms (Q g £ ™ bunding our own eyes and
urging that war is murder and Dl',n*-y ordained that the few the 152 acre farms. Governor
brigandage, and tearing the sIlould revel in the good things Cruce iis not responsible for this
cloak off the commercial brigand of this world and the manv cond't'on and‘“s “'Parity in ad-
deafening our own ears and
fcsiw TTtoZZ'-jz :z
and nxpoaing the cloven M „ rtoold endllre 2*^ of A foil bJef and JnStoSj
,0*robber. «l it pregreaaive Whe„a|| taUtanstttaati. £'TA1
democracy, progressive repubh- those who have inhabited the Urable condiriom' f°r thlS ^ .^^^“Hom? SS^
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