Watonga Herald. (Watonga, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 16, 1906 Page: 1 of 8
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WATONGA HERALD.
Vol. 5.
WATONQA, BLAINE COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. Thursday August 16 . 1906.
NO.
Flynn Fails to Draw.
The irrepressible Dennis Flynn, I
the former “little giant,” came in '
on this morning's Choctaw train
to boost the ex governor’s cam-
paign, and walked up alone and
ionesome from the depot. It
seems Dennis is not the drawing
card he used to be in his palmy
days, when he opened his cam
paigns here with banners flying
and large crowds. There is
scarcely a corporal’s guard to lis-
ten to his wit and eloquence in
support of his friend Ferguson.
Railroad influence is a poor draw-
ing card for the people of Blaine
county.
Midsummer
Clearance Sale
We have a complete line of SUMMER
DRESS GOODS, including Lawns,
Voils, Mulls, India Linens, Ginghams,
etc. ranging in price from 5 to 65c, that
we will make
a 25 -5 Discount on
Also a nice line of LACES and Em-
broideries that we will discount 25 per
cent
This sale will include our entire
stock of Dress Goods and contains
some choice patterns.
This is a chance to save some money
on whatever you may need in this
line.
Hamilton & Co
WE BEAT THE WORLD ON PRICES ON
WAGONS.
Why pay a big price for a wagon when you can buy
A Fully Guaranteed Corridon Farm Wagon for
less money.
A full line of mold board, disc, gang and
sulky plows. ,
O. A. SMITH,
The Implement Man. Watonga, Okla.
Pioneer Drug Store
Prescriptions Accurtely compounded
Day or Night > jk
ull Line of Druggist’s Sundries
M. E. EDOINOTON, Prop.
THE NEW RAILROAD.
Final Survey Almost Completed--
(trading Contract Let.
Max Cunningham, formerly an
employe m the city engineer’s
office, is at the head of the engi-
neering crew of fifteen men, which
recently entered the field at
Oklahoma City and is now moving
northwest in the survey of the
proposed line of the Oklahoma
City & Pueblo railway, which has
already been surveyed to Wa-
tonga trom the west. This last
survey is being pushed at a rapid
pace and will be completed
within thirty days. The inform-
ation comes from a reliable
source that the contract for the
grading of this line has been let
to a Kansas City construction
company, and that actual con-
struction will commence as soon
the present survey is completed
to Watonga.—Oklahoman.
Jim Sanders Arrainged.
Sheriff George McArthur went
to Guthrie Sunday and returned
Monday with Jim Sanders the ne-
gro charged with having commit-
ted rape on a white woman in this
county a few months ago. Saun-
ders was arrainged before Judge
Malcomb and waived examination.
He was returned to Guthrie to
await the action of the grand
jury, being unable to give bail.
Notice to'Woodmen.
All members of Watonga Camp No.
6958 are requested to attend regular
meeting, Friday .night, August 17.
Business of special importance to come
before the camp; Z. B. Silver,
Geo. W. Ferguson, Consul.
Clerk,
KNIQHTS OF ALEXANDRIA
Start a Local Lodge at Okcene with
a Good Sized Membership.
The following article is taken
from the Okeene Leader of last
week:
The Ancient Knights of Alexandria,
a fraternal benifioiary order was or-
ganized here Tuesday night. There
were eight prominent business men
from Watonga here that helped to
institute the lodge. Some of the most
prominent business men of Okeeno are
members, which speaks well for any
lodge. The men hero who were elected
to office are: E. R. Black, Commander;
T, H. Grenell, Lieut. Commander; W.
A. Richardson Master at Arms: Rev.
Gowan, Prelate; E. R. Pearson, Secre-
tary; K. J. Russom, Treasurer. Some
of our promim nt business men were
elected trustees. The members here
gave one of the finest suppers at the
Kurtze hotel that we have hud the
pleasure of helping eat for a long time.
The table was set for forty people and
was decorated with the choicest of
flowers. Owirg to the inclemency of
the weather the supper was very late
and a great many who had applied for
membership did not get out. Never-the
less those present were well pleased
with the way things started out.
Gold Band Flour is
made from old wheat.
You know what that
means. Belt’s Grocery,
Co. F to go to deary.
O. Hanes of Geary was io the city
vesterday consulting with Captain
Edgington in regard to the appearance
in Geary of Company F OK. N. G. at
the Old Soldiers Reunion. Aug, 30.31
and Sept 1. Mr. Ilanes called on the
Herald and said that about all there
was to be done now was to get the
consent of the governor, which will un-
doubtedly be given.
Russian citizens killed a mem-
ber of the douma for failing to
keep his promises. [f that be-
came the custom in this country
the undertaking business might
receive a great boom.—Ex.
Arrangements are about completed
for the Watonga band to go to Geary to
play for the old Soldiers reunion,
Watanga will be pretty well stripped
during the Old Soldiers Reunion. The
foot ball team, the band and Co. F
will all be there.
Geo. Massey and A W. Sunderland
of the Watonga Telephone Co. went to
Oklahoma City Sunday to be in attend-
ance at the meeting of the Telephone
Association Monday.
We sell goods the cheap-
est, and guarantee every
thing. Shenk Mer. Co.
Q. W. Adams, Distriot Deputy for
the Modern Woodman of America, is
here arrangipg for a County Olaaa
Adoption to be held about the first of
October in which all local oamps in
tbs oounty will be invited to participate.
1. L Hotchkiss
The Hotchkiss Loan and Investment Co„
WMomi. Oklahoma.
I. T. Crop hits
Watonga, Oklahoma. ■!
PRIVATE money to loan on farm and City property at low rates. JUoey pate -a— the Dane re am d—i
Money advanced for bide on min of Indian land*, and op float reeeipte.
Baal estate bonfibt, sold and enobaafied. Olva ae ».ef II. J
Affidavit Tom Elects Himself,
In last week’s Watonga Re-
publican its aspiring editor inter-
views himself—has a pipe dream—
and proceeds to elect himself bv
10,000 majority. Such halluci-
nations entitle him to the chief
cell in the sanitarium, scandalized
by his friends, Flynn and Grimes.
But we presume it must be so
-and if necessary he will make
•‘affidavit” to that effect, support-
ed by his illusion, or, what, hp
might have heard.
Instead of being such a saver
of the country as he imagins, we
think with his record and associ-
ates, it would be hard to pick an
easier republican in this district,
to beat. He is a negative
character and has been the tool
of designing politicians and dem
agogues. His association with
Dennis Flynn and the Frisco
railroad and Bill Grimes and the
Rock Island railroad; placing
himself under the management ol
“Steal ’em blind” Johnnie Fisher;
his action in trying to save
Flynn and Grimes in their sani-
tarium and Capital National
Bank deal; his mismanagement
of the school land department
and the fact that he developed
into an affidavit fiend, would
make him as weak an opponent
as any democrat could have in
the ‘‘goose neck” gerrymander.
And, too, we do not think that
Bird McGuire and bis political
cormorants have so arranged this
district that it is a cinch for any
republican. In 1902, with a
great many democrats voting
with them on account of their
statehood hobby which they fail-
ed to fulfill, McGuire carried the
district by 1800. In 1904 with
the same old hobby McGuire
carried the district by 2,900,
with fully 2000 democrats voting
for him but for no other part
of tb« ticket, which shows con-
clusively that the district is
normally democratic as will be
shown in the statehood elections.
Tom should quit boosting him.
self by such bosh as evinced in
his last issue.
| Beef
After all there is noth-
ing more satisfying or health
ful than a nioe, juicy rib
roast of high grade beef,
such as we sell. W« have
a knack of cutting and
tying up a roast that makes
it cook well, carve well and
taBte well.
Try one for Sunday’s din-
ner.
The Okeene Eagle brings
Ferguson out as “Lincoln the
2nd.” We presume the resembl-
ance that indicated to Johnnie to,
give Tom that cognomen la that
they -ate both “dead ones." *
Did Burford Say It?
Judge John H. Buriord is ask*
ing the attorneys of Oklahoma to
endorse him for United States
judge of the Western district,
democrats as well as republicans.
Before any democrat in Okla*
boma endorse Mr. Burford for
the position to which he is aspir-
ing, he should first find out
whether or not the Judge is
worthy the endorsement of a
democoat.
It is said, on good authority,
too, that at the committee meet-
ing at Bartlesville last week, the
Judge told the republicans of
Indian Territory they need have
no fear of the results in Okla*
homa. “Oklahoma will elect 40
of the delegates to the constitu-
tional convention.” he is accredit-
ed with saying, “I know what I
am talking about. We have
been working on this matter for
four mouths and the result is
certain.”
Judge Buriord is a member of
the districting board for Oklahoma
and is in a position to speak
with authority. It wonld seem
from the haste with which he is
trying to secure the endorsement
of democrats of Oklahoma, he is
desirous of closing up the en-
dorsement matter before the
result of the four months work
is made public.
No man who will enter into a
jobbing proposition to defeat the
will of the majority of the peo-
ple of Oklahoma in an expression
on the most important matter that
will come before them for many
years, is fit to bold the high
position which Judge Burford
asks, much less to receive the
endorsement of the men whom he
is seeking to wrong. It is up to
Judge Burford to prove that he
never said what' is attributed to
him, or seek the position of
United States Judge without the
endorsements of democrats. In
tact he ought to have the en-
dorsement ot no ono it he is
guilty.
So many republican editors and
leaders are alleging that Roose-
velt is the only man who can
beat Bryan in 1908 that their
attitude seems to be raising a
serious doubt in the minds of the
democrats whether even Teddy
can turn the trick.—Ex.
Bliy “Victory” hi«b patent flour made
la Wetoaga for tteeoteasaefc aadgua*.
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Kelly, W. R. Watonga Herald. (Watonga, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 16, 1906, newspaper, August 16, 1906; Watonga, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc496439/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.