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Woodward Dispatch.
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VOL. 4.
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Co«*:c Resided In lr*i W.«dw«rd A*
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M WARRANTS ISSUED FOR THEM.
The Flat Footed Troth Teller.”
The Only Democratic Paper in Woodward County.
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WOODWARD, OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY. JULY 24, (903.
Nan.
kicking the pants off the County At-
torney; this will be easy, as he is a
gallassed wooley.”
People sometimes become more
brutal and less humane than beasts
of the forests or savages of the un-
civilised tribes.
There has been residing in West
Woodward near the end of Main
street, a pair, for a month or so past,
the man? giving his name as Arthur
Ptr'ew, the woman supposed to be of
the same name. No one knows
whether they were married or not,
but suppose they were, as evidence,
they had in their possession a little
babe of perhaps three or four weeks.
But it seems the possible smiles of a
babe at this age did not touch their
inhuman heart, for they devised a
plan whereby they might get rid of
the little one. On last Saturday the
inhuman father took the little one
out south of town to the old lady
Boggess and put up a pitiful tale of
woe that bis wife had died in Alva,
<md he wanted the old lady to care
for the little one. The old lady had
a good old grandmotherly compassion
on the father, and the little one, and
took it in. Whereupon, the father
gave her a dollar and returnad to
town. The little one became so cross
and unruly, it was unmanageable, and
Mrs. Boggess called on one of her
neighbors who happened to be a Mr.
Holiday. Being somewhat suspicious
Mr. Holiday came to town to investi-
gate the case, and the baby was im-
mediately recognized by a neighbor
of the parents of the child, who had
gone to parts unknown. Mr. Holiday
wanted a warrant sworn out for the
parties, but the County Attorney did
not issue one, perhaps too buisy with
his hotel duties, so the County Com-
missioners were compelled to make
arrangements with Mr. Holiday to
care for the child at three dollars
per week. Mr. Holiday would adopt
the child, but it seems under the law1
a deserted child can’t be adopted
under one year.
If any of our readers should run
aiross a couple that look like they
.vould be guilty of the above crime,
please strip, tar and feather them,
•and when you get this completed
come around and we will assist you in
one
The thermometer registered 110 in
front of Thomas’ Drug store Tuesday
afternoon about 3:30, and 106 in
front of Davis’ Drug store at the
same time. It is reported to have
reached 111 a little later.
FOLLOWER OF THE MEEK
LOWLY NAZE RENE.
AND
County Attorney Has New Job.
Owing to the fact that the land
office business is rather dull and being
nothing to do in the County Attorney
office, which pays $T» per day, unless
the County Attorney sees fit to issue
warrants, and what is the use, when
his salary goes on just the same. Of
course it is a great sacrifice to Mr.
Briggs to be compelled to serve the
county at $5 per day. sleep or play,
and he has secured a position which
tits in his business, and one which he
is more competent to fill,—that of
porter for one of the hotels. In this
manner he can make his board on the
side, and the County Attorney office
will not be such a sacrifice to him.
Mr. Briggs is a good rustler and any
house is in hick securing the services
of such a good man.    <
The republican paper* are persist-
ently copying an interview given ont
by the Hon. Astute Rooter Museller
of this city at Guthrie a few days ago
in whidh Mr. A. R. M. said Woods
county people were almost unanimous
for immediate separate statehood.
Now we don't understand how he
could arrive at such a concision, for
we feel very sure that Museller isn’t
personly acquainted with 500 of the
50,000 people in this county. His
own party men here are making fun
of his statement, and the rank and
fileconceed that if submitted to
We notice the “Bulletine,” the
great republican reform sheet desires
to leave its readers under the im-
pression that we were criticising men
because they were fol'owers of the
meek and lowly Naierene.” We do
not wish to do so. For if there is
any one we admire, it is a true fol
lower of Christ. But a hypocrite is
a bomination to God. And we made
no mention of any political party, but
as the political quill seems to be dis-
posed to think no one is interested in
the amount of taxes they pay, except
democrats, we would like to ask our
the editor o' “Bulletine,” he has
never paid . — axes hi the county,
and the chai are he never will, ns
he is likely to be in another country
when it comes time for him to pay
his taxes. It appears the “Bulletine”
is maintained for the purpose of giv-
ing employment to the unfortunate
ex-Alva Normal teachers who simply
expect to keep the paper going until
they can get something better, and
help to fleece the tax payers ont of
what they can. It will be remember-
ed the former editor pulled out as
soon as he got all the cream there
was in sight, for him. Watch this
one, he will not stay as loag as the
other one did Yes, we think if there
is any one that needs the influence1
----—« w udb vui    ------ .wo, .c iuiiw u Mien
republican readers if they like to see “ “y one that n«eds the influence
or simply because he is a “follower of j money froTD their children. The dem-
the meek and lowly Nazere.” There 10cra*8 are n°t the only ones that pay
.....    of the S"* An? the taxpayers well know:
01 ine the county funds need a watch <W 1
vote now single statehood would carry,1 J* honeit “
by a two-thirds majority.—Alv Pio- that P"1? wil1 shun «ts influence,
neer.    A* f°r the County Commissioners; we
If *ou k». M Mt Wilt m« XT, “hTbiluf
me ONCE.    J J , “    ' were not P“<*icaUy
If 10, km con* „.i„    Pl„ r pUS/lkf "„^LWio"
UAU- the official organ, the “Bulletine,” as
The committee on arrangements the Commissioners have proved them-
and the finance committee as published ®*lvee a fair set of men, and we be-
in the program for the old soldiers l**ve trying to do the right thing by
reunion will meet at the office of B. the people. But it seems unwise for
B. Smith, July 27, 1 p. m.    a newspaper to take the county print-
H. P. Gardner and family and Mrs.1 a* ^ P®r ceD^ the legal rate,
0. T. Ferguson and children passed , help soroe H'tical shyster get a
through the citv one dsv thin rnmmk nlary graft through because he hap-
pens to belong to the same political
party. But all of this is nothing to
are many so called “followers
meek and lowly Nazerene,” that will
never be able to catch up with him,
and if they do, he will say to them,
depart from me, I never knew you.”
Of course none of these will be
editors of republican papers who are
holding up the hands of the connty
officials while the salary grafter goes
through their pockets. This follower,
Mr. Finley, of the meek and lowly
Nazerene, goes before tbe county of-
ficials with uplifted hand and swears
before tbe God of Heaven that his
bill is just, correct, due and unpaid;
when he knows it is as false as hell
itself. No one objects to him being
paid for what he has done, bst a man
has certainly got his unlimited, who
will swear to a bill being correct and
due for services he has never per-
formed. Now, if this is the sort of
republicanism the “Bulletins,” is
going to try to maintain, we believe
the honest and thinking element of
” '    -    HMU VIIIIUI CiI [ITritU
through the city one day this week,
, westward bound on the search of a
cool spot They live near Pearl.
niiu uie taxpayers well kno
tbe county funds need a watch dog.
CONTEST NOTICE.    ;
Department Of The Interior, United
States Land Office.
Woodward, 0. T., June 16, 1903.'
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed is this office by William J.
Wnght, contestant, against home-
No 11,560, made April
8, 1902, for the SE* Section 17,
24N, Range 18 W. I. M., by
William L. Stull, contestee, in which
^“•Boffnd that said entryman has
wholly abandoned said tract for a
penod of more than six months since
making said entry and next prior to
the date of the initiation of this con-
test; that he has no habitable house
or structure of any kind on said tract
and the soil is in its original wild
state; that the said default in estab-
lishing residence and maintaining
same has never been cured; that the
said alleged absence from said land
was not dne to his employment in the
or marine corps of the
United States u any capacity in the
tune of war, and this tbe said contes-
tant is ready to prove at such time
and place as may be named by the
Reffifter and Receiver for a hiring
in said case.
Said parties are hereby notified to
®PPear, respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 o’clock
a. m„ on Sept. 17, 1903, before the
Register and Receiver at the United
Statee Land Office in Woodward, 0. T.
The said contestant having, in a
prTr    J**®* 16. 1903,
Mt forth facta which show that after
doe diligence personal service of this
notice can not be made, it is hereby
ordered and directed that soch notice
Register.