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VOLUME 6. NUMBER 19.
WATONGA, BLAINE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1907.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
ROOSEVELT ASSURES
DKUHOMA STATEHOOD
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The President announced this
afternoon that he will approve the
Oklahoma Constitution. Thus the
last doubt is removed and Oklahoma
assured of early Statehood. As soon
as the official copy of the document,
accompanied by the certified report
of its ratification at the recent
election reaches him. the President
will cause a proclamation declaring
the new State admitted. The mem-
bers of Congress and Senators elect-
ed September 17, accordingly will
take their seats when Congress
meets.
The President explained his de-
cision as to Oklahoma by paraphras-
ing Lincoln and saying that “If the'
people like that kind of a thing,
that’s the kind of a things .the peo-
ple like.” The overwhelming ma-
jority by which the Oklahomans
ratified their constitution convinced
the President that it was what they
wanted. After carefully consider-
ing his function in the situation, he
concluded that he has neither pow-
er nor authority to gainsay them.
The President made it clear that
he has considered the question care-
fully. He went oyer a revised copy
of the document, as adopted, with
Attorney General Bonaparte.
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The Attorney General was of the
opinion that the Constitution could
not be regarded as unrepublican in
form, and that in all essentials it
was in harmony with the enabling
act of Congress. The President es-
teemed these two points the most
important.
The Supreme Court has never
definitely passed upon the question
of what is a Republican form of
government as prescribed for the
States by the Federal Constitution.
A privately expressed opinion of
many jurists, among them members
of the Supreme Court bench, is that
a Republican form of government
consists merely of a representative
government.
So the President concluded both
that the Oklahoma Constitution un-
questionably provides a Republican
form of government and, excepting
by a descent to mere quibbles, could
not be attacked as inconsistent with
the enabling act.
Schuol Notes.
The girls of the High school have
organized a basket ball team under
the management of Miss McKay.
Bess (Dixie) Wood was elected cap-
tain. The girls will commence prac-
ticing as soon as their basket ball
arrives.
Fred Henderson of the 8th grade
is known around school as the straw
berry blonde.
Florence Skeen was absent Mon-
day afternoon.
The first number of the High
scho/ lecture course will lje at the
opera house Oct. 21st.
Bess Wood is the proud possessor
of the nickname “Cap’t.”
Pitsur Robinson is in school again
after a week’s illness.
Pauline Forbes and Arlene Davis
seem to enjoy occupying a seat on
the front seats on the right side
nowadays.
Esther Chapin was absent Friday.
The seventh and eighth rhetorical
is “Hiawatha.”
The sixth grade are studying
“Rain in the Summer,” by Long-
fellow, this week.
Irene Walker, Vera Hartley and
Effic Christy were out of school Fri-
day, as pall bearers for the Shives
child.
George Chapin was sick Friday.
Helen Pritchard, of the 5th grade,
sings in the High school room Tues-
day mornings.
A tortoise, a puppy, a green worm,
a black rabbit and a snake, all very
much alive, have been recent con-
tributions to the 5th grade museum.
Object, nature study.
Jack Koch was absent Friday.
Teachers are requested to have
their school notes ready Tuesday
morning.
The 4th grade are studying J.JG.
Whittier this week.
The third grade is studying Eu-
gene Field’s “Nightfall in* Dord-
recht.”
Wqr has been waging in the Gen-
eral History class this week.
Jess Sunderland ot the second
grade was absent last week on ac-
count of sickness.
Wyatt Moore entered the second
grade Monday, making an enroll-
ment of 54.
Elsie King of Belvidere, IU.,enter-
ed the primary grade Monday.
We will be glad when an assistant
teacher is secured for the primary
grade.
John Bingman has enrolled in the
primary grade.
The High school boys are going to
organise a tods. ...dll team in the near
future.
Hawlanfsa CURBS H—»$
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Banker Jerome Harrington r«v
. turned home from an extended
>r eastern trip. He reports Chicago
very dull as compared with Okla-
homa City, and the state of Illinois
way behind Oklahoma on the pro-
hibition proposition. He says he is
glad to get back home to Watonga
and that familiar beer signs seem
to bid him a fond welcome as if it
might be their last.
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Rag’s Bull Calf.
J. H. Ragland. Committeeman of
Cimarron township, has won a
thoroughbred Hereford bull calf.
Frank Gault, the thoroughbred
cattleman of the southwest and
Campaign manager of Congressman
elect Fulton, is giving a fine bull calf
to the committeemen over the
“short grass” district who make a
20 per cent gain over the last elec-
tion of Delegates to Congress. The
vote in Cimarron township for
Mathews in 1904 was 145, and 20 per
cent of 145 is 29. Thus in order to
receive a fine Hereford, 29 more
votes had to be cast by the Demo-
crats over the. Mathews vote. Mr.
Fulton received 174 votes and thus,
subtract the 145 votes of Mr. Math-
ews and you will find a gain of 29
votes for Mr. Fulton. Don’t that
look like a bull calf. Well, I do
hope.
Rag will go after his bull calfnext
week, when Mr. Gault will distrib-
ute his Hereford’s.
Cy Houser, general manager of
the Frantz club, who threw his
strength in helping boost Fulton,
has agreed to act as guardian of the
calf and will keep him on Alfalfa on
his farm 31-4 miles south of Okeene.
—Okeene Leader.
En Route.
Dr. W. R. Kelly and wife report a
most delightful trip. They are tak-
ing in the principal cities as they
travel. They go from St. Louis to
Cleveland, then to Buffalo, then to
Niagra, then down the Hudson river
to New York and from there by the
Old Dominion steamboat line to
Jamestown and then back home by
the southern route, visiting Atlanta,
Birmingham, New Orleans, Galves-
ton, and Dallas. Texas.
Cam Horn Whipped.
The militia boys returned home
Tuesday morning from Fort'Reno.
They report a most disastrous fire
at that place. It destroyed most of
the national guard equipments.
Some one set the prairie grass on
fire and the way the fire fiend rout-
ed our heroic defenders was a sight
to gladden the-heart of his cyclonic
majesty, had it not been for the in-
jury to several members of the
guard. _
M if Hm PniiNtfirf.
Ex-County attorney Baker’s two
Blaine county friends, Kelso and
Eckhert have been pardoned out of
the penitentiary byGovernor Frantz.
Ed Baker, while county attorney,
secured their conviction, but at this
time, thinking they had been pun-
ished enough, helped to secure their
release. _______
Hahn,
The clerk of school district 58,
Blaine county, will receive sealed
bids at Oak Grove school house on
Oct. T, 1907,from 2:00 to3:00 o’clock
p. in. for the purchase of the old log
school house, it having been con-
demned. The board reserving the
right to reject any and all bids.
Mrs. Belle Most an,
Sept. 88, 1907.__Clerk.
Attorney Johnson and Tom Ballew
of Geary, visited Watonga Friday.
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COUNTY OFFICIALS’ NEW HOME
BLAINE COUNTY'S COURT HOUSE.
FERGUSON NEWS.
Soloman Hein pel returned from
Beaver county last week.
Nellie Galligan was a Hitchcock
caller Thursday.
Art Jeffry of Bickford was seen
on our streets Thursday.
Victor Pryce who has been laid up
for the past few weeks with a bro-
ken limb came to Ferguson Wednes-
day evening to recuperate.
Loren Howell was a Ferguson
caller Thursday evening.
Basiness is picking lip somewhat
in Ferguson since the cotton season
is on. A great deal of cotton is
being hauled to town and the gin
will be in running order soon.
Brooks Snyder was in Ferguson
Friday.
Misses Nellie and Grace Galligan
attended the Hitchcock dance Fri-
day evening.
D. S. Shuber made a business trip
to Watonga Friday evening.
x\ugust Blahina returned from his
visit in Wilson, Kansas, Wednesday.
Brooks and Laura Snyder and
Clarence Grogan of Hitchcock and
Grace Galligan of Ferguson attend-
ed the dance in Eagle City Satur-
day evening.
Mrs. Henry Weber and children
spent Sunday with Mrs. Weber’s
parents near Southard.
Mrs. Mollie Hotfner of Southard,
Okla. is visiting her brother, August
Blahina. gp
Nellie and Grace Galligan were
shopping in Hitchcock Monday.
Mrs, Hissenflore of Enid, Okla., is
visiting her friend Mrs. Gardiner.
Juniata Poole of Hitchcock is vis-
iting Mrs. Toohey.
G. L. Camden left Thursday for
West Virginia to visit his parents.
Mrs. G. L. Camden is visiting her
parents in Kingfisher.
Little Inez Weber is visiting her
aunt Mrs. Rogers in Canton, Okla.
Coonie Bill was calling on friends
in Southard, Okla. Sunday.
Will Dreamstead was a Saturday
evening caller in Ferguson.
Mrs. Geo. Bill spent a couple of
days with her sister, Mrs. Geo.
Ortner near Southard.
Sup Shots.
Attorney John Self of Geary,
visited Watonga on legal business
last week.
Don’t fail to attend performance
at Airdome. The finest of music
and choice moving pictures are to be
seen every night.
A very prominent and wealthy
citizen of the territory and one of
our local capitalists intend to estab-
lish a new bank at Watonga soon.
Lemons grown in Watonga. Drug-
gist Hooper has a lemon tree that
has two as fine lemons ripening on
It as will be found at the original
home of the lemon.
Mrs. E. H. Fitzgerald, assisted by
members of St. Mary’s society, will
give a coffee at her home from 2:00
to 6:00 and 7:00 to 10:00 o’clock on
Oct. 10th. Ten cents will be charged
for coffee and cake. A cordial in-
vitation is extended to all.
R. Bennett, of rural route no. 1,
has sold his fann to a Mr. Higgins
of Missouri. Mr. Bennett will make
Watonga his future home. He says
the Herald is the best ever and
absolutely right politically.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Hays Shives died Thursday, Sep-
tember, 26. The little one was
burled Friday, 27. Mr. and Mrs.
Shives have the heartfelt sympathy
of many friends in this sad bereave-
ment.
Pioneer Printer Dies.
The Rev. E. A. Patterson, of
Geary, a pioneer preacher of Okla-
homa, is dead at his home in Geary.
He was sick only two hours.
Rev. Patterson has lived in Okla-
homa from its infancy. He was a
Kansas preacher for many years.
He was 79 years of age and was
filling two pulpits during the past
year. He has been a Mason for
about 55 years and was well known
in Western Oklahoma.
The death of Bro. Patterson re-
moves from earth one of the most
conscientious Christians that it was
ever my good fortUae to know. He
was not rich iu worldly wealth, but
his riches in heaven must be abund-
ant for if ever a man lived a con-
sistent Godly life, Bro. Patterson did
fer the 25 years 1 have known him.
Frank Gault of Geary, pays this
tribute to his memory: “I have
known Bro. Patterson many years
and respected him as a living wit-
ness of God’s manifestation of God
in man.”
Commissioner Eliot, R. Jackson.
The election of p». Jackson as com-
missioner for the Watonga district
demonstrates that a man nominated
for an office of responsibility can be
elected if he has by his life and con-
duct proven himself a man in all
that name means. Mr. Jackson has
lived and done business in our city
many years and his personality has
been such that our citizenship, re-
gardless of party affiliations, were
glad to honor him with the most im-
portant office in our county. That
he will make an able and efficient
official there can be no doubt, for he
has so conducted his own business at
this place and filled the same po-
sition in Illinois so creditably that
the tax payers of Blaine,county are
fortunate indeed, on account of his
election.
Soldiers Home.
Leavknworth, Kansas,
September 21, 1907.
Dear Friends:
I congratulate you'on your vic-
tory. I have watched with deep
interest the outcome of the election.
May the first rays of the sun give
you light and the last rays of the
sun ever play upon lights white mon-
ument.
*Y If sweet to remember on the land or »ea
’TIs sweet to remember wberever ire may be,
,T1« sweet to be remembered when we are on
tome foreign land.
To meet some kind friend that takes yon by the
hand.
Rodham Miller.
Stall Chairman Hunter’s Dream.
Charley Hunter, state Republi-
can chairman, had a dream and in
that dream he saw things. He saw
a carpet bag court of which he was
a part deciding the election of
Haskell, Fulton and other Demo-
cratic officials, not legal. He also
saw the very same court soliciting
endorsements for reappointment
with the understanding that he,
Hunter, would be reappointed clerk
of self same court. A great dream-
er is this man Hunter. He also
dreamed a dream that the $10,000
raised by federal and hold-over
officials to fight contest was donated
to Hunter for valuable services ren-
dered, without consent of donaters.
Trade at Watonga. •
Watonga is the place to market
your products Bro. Farmer. The
highest prices will be paid at all
times for the products of your farms.
Our business men guarantee to you
the very best goods sold cn any
market at the lowest possible price
consistent with business methods.
PLEASANT VALLEY.
Pleasant Valley Sunday school
was well attended Sunday.
The entertainment Friday evening
was a complete success.
F. L. King left Saturday for
Darlington. He will remain there a
few days and preach to the Indians.
Jennie Demunbrum and Maude
and Bessie Reichman spent Satur-
day and Sunday at home.
Carrol King has been sick for a
few days.
Miss Florence Kelly spent Satur-
day and Sunday visiting in the
neighborhood.
Miss Esther Martin lead the Junior
Endeavor Sunday.
Misses Yora and Bessie Welch
went to Watonga Monday.
E. E. Lookabaugh returned from
Guthrie Monday.
Miss Grace Lookabaugh was at
home Saturday and Sunday of this
week.
J. H. Geeslin lead C. E. Sunday.
Topic, “Missions in the City.” A
collection for missions was taken.
Floe Salve.
Frank Gault and Don Lawhead
from the empire of Blaine, were at
Oklahoma City Sunday to receive
congratulationson the victory scored
against Torn Ferguson in the second
district. Gault as manager, and
Lawhead as a valuable assistant in
the press bureau, kept Ferguson on
the defensive so long that the cam-
paign was over before he made an
effort to meet the charges preferred
against him. One feature of the
campaign was the willingness of
I rank Gault to back up every
charge preferred with his own rep-
utation and money. He said he
stood responsible. This caused
Ferguson to think slowly and in the
meanwhile the voters went to the
polls.—Shawnee Herald.
Presbyterian Church.
Next Sunday morning the sacra-
ment of the Lord’s supper will be
administered. Also the quarterly
offering for the Boards of the church
will be taken. The pastor urges a
special effort on the part of all to
attend this service. All believers
are cordially invited to commune
with us.
Girls’ Culture Club.
The Girls’ Culture Club will meet
October 12, with Mrs. Kelly at 8
o’clock p. in.
1‘IIOUHAM.
An owning with the mu.iclnnii.
sung liy club. America.
Sketch of life ami work, of flethoren. Mlu
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Demondi'Ailon* by Ho>|,h.
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FARMER FRANK GAULT
GIVES BULL CALVES
Anadarko Democrat: Frank Gault
Fulton’s campaign manager, a stock
raiser, offered a prize of a register-
ed Durham bull calf to the county
making the greatest Democratic
gain in the 2nd Congressional Dis-
trict, and created a ripple of inter-
est in the Eastern press by so doing.
Yesterday Chairman Boyle was call-
ed up from Geary and notified that
Caddo county is the winner of the
youthful bovine of high degree. We
suggest that chairman Boyle have
a christening at the forthcoming
jollification, and that the com-
mitteeman of the township making
the greatest gain officiate as god-
father. The Democrat will receive
suggestions for names up to Satur-
day, and publish these names daily
in the paper.
Caddo county cast 361 votes ma-
jority for Bird McGuire last election,
and this year gives Fulton a lead
over Ferguson of 248, making a
change of 609. Pretty good for old
Caddo county, which has made
more political history than nearly
any other county in Oklahoma.
1 will give $10 reward for each
and every arrest and evidence suffici-
ent to convict any party who is
violating the game laws in Blaine
county. No one is allowed to shoot
quail until the 16th of October.
Every citizen has the authority to
inform upon a party who is violating
this law and one need not see the
party shoot the quail, but if you
find quail iu their possession that
alone is sufficient to convict them
under the laws of Oklahoma. The
united effort of all good citizens is
the desire to prevent the slaughter
of our game. J. M. Haiolkr,
County Game Warden.
Fulton Says, 6lve Gault The Credit.
Congressman-elect, E. L. Fulton,
says that Frank Gault is one of
those striking personalities that are
like a diamond in the rough, the
finest jewel to be found in the land
when it comes to true worth. “To
Frank Gault I owe much, had it not
been for his untiring work and loyal
devotion to my interests, I feel that
I could not have won the fight. I
think I am very conservative when
I say that .the second congressional
district is Republican by not less
than 1800. Tom Ferguson had this
many votes the best of it in the race.
I feel that had I been on a separate
ticket that I would have beaten him
by not less than 3000 votes. The
county ticket is all that saved him
in Blaine, Majors, Alfalfa and Woods
counties.” But we have had such
a grand victory that we will not
spoil our joy by playing over dead
hands, as Gault would say.
Commissioner Elect, J. A Mi!
J. A. Convill, commissioner elect
from the Geary district, is one of
these whole souled, jovial men who
can and will so conduct Blaine
county’s business that his incumben-
cy means many dollars saved for the
tax payers. Mr. Convill is so well
and favorably known at Geary that
the citizens of that locality say and
know that his election means a
square deal for every section of the
county. He has made a success of
his own business all along the line
and when Convill and Jackson con-
duct the business affairs of Blaine
county, the tax payers will appreci-
ate a business administration as
they never have before.
Pay Mo.
T. F. McKennon, attorney for
John Golobie, editor of the State
Register, published here, is prepar-
ing papers to file in the district
court here suing M. L. Turner, of
Oklahoma City, for $156 for read-
ing notices published in the in-
terest of Turner’s campaign for the
United States senate, before the
Democratic primaries last June.
Turner was defeated by T. P. Gore,
of Lawton, for the nomination, and
Golobie alleges that he refuses now
to pay for the reading notices.—
Guthrie Special.
Court Moots.
The honorable district court will
convene at Watonga October 8th
and be in session until October 28th.
Many cases of importance will be
heard during this session. Eighteen
divorce cases are pending. Judge
Milton Garber,presiding judge; Vern
Whiting, clerk.___
Top Prices-fir CottM.
Watonga is the best cotton mar-
ket in Oklahoma. Bring your cot-
ton to Watonga. Our business men
have made arrangements with the
cotton buyers for payment of top
prices.
Canadian county will secure th<T
prize Hereford bull offered by Hon.
Frank Gault. He offered one for
every county that would increase
the vote and majority twenty per
cent over that of Hon. Frank
Matthews in 1904. In that cam-
paign gave Matthews two majority,
the figures being 1743 for Matthews
to 1841 for McGuire. This year
Fulton secures 2680 votes and Fer-
guson 1678 votes, or a majority of
402. Nothing has been heard from
Cimarron, but as Texas and Beaver
both went for Fulton, it is to be
presumed that Cimarron will do the
same or be close, both sides claim-
ing it.
The leading Democrats of Custer
county appointed a committeeAo
visit Frank Gault’s ranch and select
the bull calf won by that county on
Fulton’s election. The calf will be
exhibited at the county’s fair at
Weatherford and then presented to
the township showing the greatest
increase in the Democratic vote.
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ire Duiq-hlHs.
Jim Stokes, the Doodlebug chair-
man of the Blaine county Pissaht
committee, complains because The
Bulletin told about the committee’s
allowing the Democratic ticket to
go to slaughter in a feeble attempt
to build up a little party machine,
and pays us the compliment of say- [> ;
ing that The Bulletin could have
saved the ticket had it so desired.
Now, Jim, about the matter of
saving the ticket; You, as the head •
of that committee, had approxi-
mately a thousand dollars, paid in £L
by the candidates and the State
committee, for the purpose of elect-
ing the county ticket. Can you
show where you spent as much as
hundred doHare in a legitimate effort
to save the ticket? Send us an
itemized statement of what you did
with the candidates’ money; we
won’t charge you for publishing
that, and most of the candidates
want to know.
Your committee, with the assist-
ance of some of the candidates, in
order to make your boss secure in
his assumed position, delivered a
direct slap at every Democratic
newspaper in the county and read
them out of the party. The papers
ignored your committee and remain-
ed regular, supporting the entire
ticket with the exception of these
candidates who had openly stated
that they did not want their sup-
port.
Your pissant • committee even
assumed authority to attempt to
depose Frank Gault as Congression-
al chairman and force your boss in-
to that position. Failing in this, a
number of your committee came
out in the open and fought Hon. A.
| L. Fulton, because Gault was his
manager and the newspapers were
his strong supporters.
Then you assail The Bulletin for
saying that the people believe in
commending and encouraging an
efficient officer regardless of partisan
feeling. Whv not? Isn’t that Dem-
ocracy? Isn’t that the basic prin-
ciple of good government?
No, you pinheaded pissants under-
took to tear down everything in
your county that was big and broad
enough to be Democratic, and to
force upon the people, as bosses,
your own little vermiculous bunch of
foetuses.
You started like dunghills and you
finish like dunghills, by squawking
after you are whipped. Take a
tumble to yourselves and fade away.
—Geary Bulletin.
NnR Jesse Bum.
A campaign to make Jesse Dunn
of Alva, chief justice of the Okla- -.
homa staff* supreme court wan
launched to-day by the Watonga
Herald and other Democratic paper* ,
in the Fifth judicial district.
Judge Dunn was elected to the ' '
preme bench in the recent elec
from the Fifth judicial district
was formerly chairman of the
ocratic state committee.
The other members elect
[Turner of Vinita, Willi
rant, Kane of Kingfisher
of Chlckasha.—Daily
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