The Manchester Journal. (Manchester, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 10, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 1902 Page: 1 of 4
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Attorney-at-Law.
Office in Citizen’s State Hank,
Manchester, - Oklahoma.
R. E. McCllNE,
Carpenter and Builder.
MANC HESTER, OKLA.
0TUal mi* IIjzutv on that Job you
have In contemplation.
UOACH & SEVIER,
CITY DRAY
We will do your work promptly, satis
actoly rlnnd at a reason able price.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
First publication Sept. ,r>. .
Land Office at Kin^fUhi r. O. T., .luly 16. 1M2.
Notice Is hereby cl Ten that the following*
numed settler has tiled notice of his Inten-
tion to make final proof In support of his
claim, and that >ai<l proof will in* made be-
fore 1*. II. Loomis, U. S. Conmiiasiontr at
AYakitn. U. T., on Norember 3D, 19U3, vlx:
ALEXANDER HENDBIXMON.
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A SERIOUS QUESTION.
“A little boy selling his pet dog to
buy school books” is the foundation
of Will Little's article in the Perry
Republican advocating free text
books. Dear reader, what could be
more touching than the sight of that
poor little dog sacrificing himself in
order that his little master might
obtain school books and with their
aid acquire an education that will fit
him in years to come to hold down a
soft job with the Dawes commission
or a membership on the bull-tick
board of Oklahoma Territory. Of
course wc are alt forced to admit
that the free text book racket is
Intended simply as a graft for Frank
Greer, whereby he can filch the tax-
payers out of two hundred thousand
dollars, but shall we let a little thing
like being robbed of a paltry two
hundred thousand dollars stand
between us and our duty toward the
dogs of Oklahoma Territory?
Have we become so callous that
we can shut our eyes to the sight of
that poor little Perry dog, with the
tears rolling down his cheeks us he
bids farewell to his youthful owner?
Cnn we withstand that mute appeal?
U is the only argument wo have
heard In favor of Frank Greer s free
school book graft, and shall wc
Ignore it? Never”! We cannot
afford to sacrifice our dogs In order
to educate our children. Will Little,
of the Perry Republican, is reaching
the hearts of Oklahomans through
their dogs, and the Little family’s
strong on dogs. There was Ed. Little
and his “dogs of Egypt,’’ and there is
Bill Little and his dogs of Perry.
The question is up to the people.
Shall we permit the slippery Frank
Greer to work his graft, or shall we
sacrifice the dogs by swapping them
for school books? —Blackwell Sun.
FUSIONJTICKET.
For Delegate to Congress,
WILLIAM CROSS
Of Oklahoma City.
Fur Councilman, fit). District,
I'AT J. GOULIJTNG,
Of Garfield County.
For Representative lltl. District.
HENRY M. BREWER
Of Medford.
For Treasurer.
L. E. SnAMLEFFER.
Of Lamont Township.
For Resistor of Deeds,
J. W. CHISM.
Of Bluff Township,
For Probate Judg?,
H. I). MILLION.
Of l’oud Creek.
For County Clerk.
O. P. HILLMAN.
Of Prairie Pownshlp.
For Assessor.
H. BEHAM.
Of Falrvlow Township.
For Sheriff,
C. F. BRATTAIN.
Of Rock Island Township.
For Superintendent.
J. A. ALDERSON.
Of Berry Township.
For County Attorney,
W. H. C. TAYLOR.
Of Pond Creek.
For Hurveyor,
E. G. BETT.
of Ware Township.
For Coroner,
HP. E. B. MILLER.
Of Waklta,
For County Weigher,
GEO. CARH.
Of Lament Township.
For Commissioner, 1st District,
E. M. GARRETT,
Of Waklta Township,
For Commissioner, 2nd District,
CHA8. N. ERNEST,
Of Valley Township.
For Commissioner, 3d District,
LARKIN MANN.
Of Lamont Township.
"Harmony in tue RrPDBUCAc, party in-
Grant COUNTY IS AN [IRIDESCENT DREAM
AND SUCCESS AT TUE POLLS IN NOVEMBER AN
impossibility."—Pond Creole Vidette, (Re-
publican) June 23,1902.
9VNCAH.E.R LIE NAILED.
Of the many lies printed andspread
broadcast over Oklahoma concerning
Hon. Wra. Cross, the most contempt-
ible of all was the one charging him
with being a resident of Kansas City
Mo., simply because bis name appears
on the directory of that city as an
employe of the Swofford Bros. Dry
Goods Company.
Hearing the statements made time
and again, Mr. P. Chian of Gibbon,
Grant county, wrote Swofford Bros,
for an explanation of the facts, and
under date of Oct. 4, lie received the
following reply:
"Replying to your letter of the 1st Inst.,
will siiy that you will no doubt see a great
many statements mado during the cam-
paign In regard to Mr. Cross and his place of
residence that are not true. While It is a
fact, that most all of our travelling men's
names appear inlour city directory.lt does
not mean that they are residents of this
City. In making up tho city directories
they usually Include the names of all the
travelling inen who work out of the City.
Mr. Cross has not to our knowledge ever
claimed that he was a resident of Kansas
City. We understand that he has always
voted in Oklahoma and claimed Oklahoma
as his place of residence for the last seven
or eight years. Very truly yours,
"dworroRD Brothers Dry Goods Co."
FUSION COMMITTEE MEETING.
A meeting of all the towoshlp and
precinct committeemen of the Demo-
cratic and Populist parties of Grant
county is hereby called to meet at
Medford at 1 o’clock p. m., Monday,
October 27. This will be the last
meeting of the committee during the
campaign, and every committeeman
in the county is especially requested
to be present. Don’t fail to come.
E. P. Peters,
E. B. Miller,
Ch’m. and Sec. Dem. Com.
C. N. EliNESt,
A. J. Foster,
Ch'm. aud Sec. Pop. Com.
Vote for Honest Bill Cross.
The Harper Advocate, A. B. Hoff-
man's paper, appears to have gave
out of politics, so far as county candi-
dates are concerned, as it is not
carrying the Fusion county ticket.
This look* odd since Benny has held
the office of county printer for two'
years at the hands of the Fusion'
forces in Harper county.
The editor of the El Reno Demo-
crat, T. F. Hensley, Is again at outs
with the local Democratic managers
of Canadian county. Come to think
of it, we have no recollection of
Hensley ever working in harmony
with the party.
Remember that a vote for Bill
Cross Is a vote for statehood and
home rule for Oklahoma, while a
vote for Bird McGuire Is a vote
against statehood and in favor of a
continuation of carpet-bag rule.
Which will you choose?
Ware township has had the com-
missioner for the First district for
eight years. It is time to recog-
nize some other township In the
distrlot, which can be done only by
electing Ed. M. Garrett of Waklta
township, as be is the only man run-
ning outside of that township.
The Wakita Screwdriver was fair
enough, after hearing Bill Cross’
speech at that placo on Tuesday of
last week, to print the following:
'One thing we will admit. He made
it plain how his name might appear
on the Kansas City directory, and
yet be a resident of Oklahoma.” Bro.
Loomis is entitled to credit for being
fair once in awhile.
THE FUhlON JCOUNJY TICKET.
A Few Words Commendatory of
the Men Who Comprise the
Best Ticket Ever Placed
Before the Peo-
ple of Grant
County.
The FuGon ticket for count y officers In
Grant county Is one that In Justice to the
public should be elected from top to bottom,
and wo believe it will lie. It is without
question one of the cleanest, best tickets
over nominated by any party In Oklahoma.
Tills Is not only true of a portion of the
ticket, hut It is true of every man on tho
ticket. For tho office of
REPRESENTATIVE.
Wo have a mau who has been tried for six
long years—put to the crucial test, as It were
—and not found wanting. H. M. Brewer
served on the board of county commissioners
for four years from the SSjond district, and
two years ago was elected to the legislature.
In all this time no man can point out an
official act of Ids that was not In keeping
witli his official oath and in harmony with
the best interests of ill* constituents. Tho
voters cannot afford to turn down a man of
this kind, and will not. Elect, Brewer for
representative and you know your Interests
will be well guarded.
SHERIFF.
For this particular office C. F. Brattaln is
without a peer. He is an old settler and a
man of courage, ability and unquestioned
Integrity. He mado the race two years ago
on the Fusion ticket, running against J. I*.
Butts for tho second term, and was defeated
by only 65 votes. The party felt that
Charley was made of the projier material
and honored him again with the nomination.
He is making a hard, manly campaign
against a new man this time—one who was
unknown outside Ills home voting precinct
until the Republicans made him their nom-
inee for sheriff—and will win an easy victory.
COUNTY TREASURER.
It Is scarcely worth the while to mention
L. E. Shamleffer. He has made ono of the
very best county treasurers in Oklahoma
and will be elected to the second term by an
overwhelming majority.
COUNTY CLERK.
The office of county clerk requires al’thor-
ough accountant, a good Denman, a gentle-
man and un honest man. O. P. Dillman
possesses all these requirements and would
make an excellent official. You will not
miss It ty giving him your vote.
REGISTER OF DEEDS.
There Is not a more competent man In
Oklahoma for register of deeds than J. IV.
Chism. I He is a member of the Connty
Examining Board, a thorough school teacher,
a fine penman and a gentleman in every
sense that the term implies. He will look
after the duties of the'S register's offleo with
neatness, dispatch and satisfaction to all.
Everybody ought tovoteTur J. W. Chism.
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
For this office W. H. C. l'aylor will prove
the right man In the right placo. He is an
able attorney, Is well acquainted with affairs
In general in Grant county and will guard
well the Interests of the taxpayers In the
discharge of his official duties. Be sure that
his name is on your ticket when you vote.
Pr.OBATE JUDGE.
S. I). Million, ,the nominee for probate
Judge, is at present county attorney of
Grant county. He is known by everybody
to be absolutely reliable, straightforward
aud honest—Just tho kind of a man we want
in tho probate judge's office. Million is well
qualified and would be governed only by the
law and the facts iu discharging the duties
of tho office.
COUNTY. ASSESSOR.
Howard Bch&m is qualified in every par-
ticular for assessor. He Is not only a gentle-
man and a scholar, but is well posted on
values and county affairs in general. The
voter is taking no chances when ho casts
his ballot for Howard Rehara.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
This Is one of the -most important offices
in Grant county. Inasmuch as the success of
our schools ami tho future of our boys and
girls depends to a large extent upon the
county superintendent. For this particular
reason the Journal is especially pleased
over the nomination of J. A. Aiderson,
which we consider one among the very best
selections on the entire ticket. Aiderson
holds a first grade certificate and has had
considerable experience In educational Insti-
tutions. He is a quiet, unassuming, deep
thinking, highly educated gentleman, just
In the prime of vigor and usefulness, and if
the voters will elect him they can depend
upon it that he will keep Grant county in
the front rank among the counties of Okla-
homa from an educational standpoint, in
which all should feel a deep Interest.
E. G. Bett for county surveyor. Dr. Miller
for coroner and George Card for weigher
are all good men and thoroughly qualified to
fill the office to which they have been
nominated.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The board of county commissioners is the
guardian of the pnbllc pocket-book, and the
greatest care should le exercised In select-
ing the men who constitute the board.
For commissioner In tho First district Ed.
M. Garrett of Wakita township Is a man
absolutely above repreach. He has been an
honored farmer and school teacher for
years in Grant county, is a thorough
accountant, well educated, a fine penrnaD.
thoroughly competent, qualified In every
detail, and above all, Is universally known
and admired as UonestEd. Garrett. He Is
very closely identified with the Interests of
the people in general and the farmers of the
First district in particular, and If elected
would make a commissioner for the whole
district, recognizing each and every locality
as standing upon equal footing and entitled
to the same recognition. Mr. Garrett Is a
man of exemplary habits and good moral
training, and always greets bis fellow man
with a hearty welcome and a clear consci-
ence. He Is an absolute safe man to elect,
and when you go Into the booth to arrange
your ballot don't fail to place a cross in the
square to the left of the name of Honest Ed.
Garrett.
In the Second and Third districts the
people are fortunate In having two men for
commissioners who have been thoroughly
tested. C. N. Ernest In the Second and
Larkin Mann In the Third have proven
themselves absolutely safe men to handle
the affairs of Grant county in a safe, con-
servative and highly honorable way. They
are both thoroughly competent, absolutely
honest and being the present incumbents
are therefore belter acquainted with the
demands ami needs of the people than new
men could possibly be, hence their re-elect-
ion Is only a question of majority. It would
be poor policy to swap an old tried and true
horse for an inexperienced broncho while
crossing astream. so we are quite sure the
people of the Ncond and Third dtstr'ets
will hold onto a gi od thing and re-elect
Chas. N. Ernest and Larkin Mann.
The theme of every Republican
speech you hear In this campaign Is
statehood and a demand that you
vote the Republican ticket in order
to h-et It. This old chestnut bus
become gruesome, nasuatlntf and, In
fuct, actually disgusting, und we
are not content to sit and listen jo
such rot, when we know that the
speaker and every man of Intelligence
in his audience knows better. The
Republican party is wholly respon-
sible for the defeator statehood at
the last session of congress, and every
Republican speaker admits it in pri-
vate conversation when you pin him
down to facts. Statehood for
Oklahoma lays altogether in toe
hands of President Roosevelt, and It
will not add to or take from its
chances one whit to elect Bird Mc-
Guire. If Roosevelt in his message
demands statehood for Oklahoma we
will get It. If he does not demand
it, the chances arc ten to one against
statehood. If enough Democrats
and Populists were to vote for Bird
McGuire to Rive him ten thousand
majority it would not change the
mind of a single Republican congress-
man or senater as to the political
complexion of this territory. They
all know it is aotl-Republican and
will be aD anti-Republican state.
Then where Is the good sense, policy
or political judgment in Democrats
and Populists voting for Bird
McGuire? We have begged for
recognition and they turned a deaf
ear. We have cast aside our prin-
ciples aDd bowed down to their
dictates only to be trampled oeneath
their feet, while our banners are
trailing iu the dust. Thlscondition
has been going on for years and
statehood is apparently as far away
as ever. We have naught but Repub-
lican promises to rely upon, and they
have time and again proven poison-
ous, unreliable and absolutely false.
Will we again cast aside our princi-
ples, our rights and our privileges as
free born American citizens and
place them in position to snub us
once again? God forbid. Let us on
election day roll up a majority of
15,000 for Honest Bill Cross for dele-
gate to congress. By so doing we
demand our rights and convince
the world that we are men and not
monkeys, aud must, therefore, be
respected.__
In its efforts to line up the voters
in Pond Creekiand vicinity for J. H.
Decker for the legislature, as against
H. M. Brewer of Medford, the Fusion
nominee, the Fond Creek Vidette,
the leading Republican paper on the
south side, among other things, says:
“As a matter of fact, the only show for the
election of our candidate for the} legislature
at all lies In our ability to!line up the voters
friendly to Pond Creek In his Interest. If
we can successfully do this, Mr, Decker will
be elected; If we fall or negleet to do this,
he will be defeated. This Ls the situation in
a nutshell andj.no amount of reasoning can
alter the fact.
*‘We know that to underrate an antagonist
ls to enhance his (chances of success. We
know that Mr. Brewer, the!fusion candidate
for the legislature, Is a popular man, and
therefore a hard one to beat. We recognize
the fact that his record as commissioner In
this county for a number of years is absolute-
ly clean. We know that his standing in the
legislature two years ago was above par and
his official actions beyond reproach, and we
know that hells a man of more than ordinary
ability. Knowing these conditions to exist,
we cannot shut our eyes to the fact that he
ls an extremely hard man to beat, and It
behooves us as Republicans to be up and
doing. We should make our fight along the
lines on which we are surest to win.”
When a Republican tells you the
Democrats favor dividing our school
fund with the Indian territory, you
are at perfect liberty to tell him that
be lies or does not know what he is
talking about. The Democratic
territorial platform says: "In view
of the fact that Oklahoma has a
splendid endowment for its schools,
we favor an adequate provision for
the people of the Indian territory,
either in lands or other resources, so
that both territories may be placed
upon terms of equality in the main-
tenance and support of their common
schools." Now, gentlemen, did you
ever know congress to admit a terri-
tory to the Union without making
suitable provision for the schooling
of the children within that territory?
The Democratic position on the
school question ls as clear as day and
every Intelligent man knows it.
The great trouble with the Repub-
lican party with reference to Okla-
homa is, they seem to feel that they
will be damned if they do and be
damned if they don’t. We think it
time to stop monkeying and elect Bill
Cross to Congress. Then we know
we will have a friend to statehood to
represent us.
—R. n. Foi sells the Newton
wagon—no better wagon ou the
market.
—S. L. McMullin went to Kansas
City Tuesday with a shipment of
hogs.
—Second hand buggies, in good re
pair, for sale or trade, at Bitter Bros.’
blacksmith shop. 16 tf.
—C. F. Thomas made a Hying trip
to Jet Sunday.
—For any style of a buggy you
want, go to R. H. Fox. All kinds
and styles kept in stock.
Volume 10, Number 20.
THE FAMOUS.
We have moved into the center room in the large brick
block, the Opera House Block recently erected by Cordray & Pisar.
These men deserve great credit for building one of the nicest
buildings ever erected in Oklahoma. We want you to come in and
see us in this building. Our stock will fill it full. Come and look
through the first plate glass in this part of Grant county. Come
in our store and see a stock of goods worthy of such a building.
The three big things,
Dm Goods, shoos, giomido.
Is where we shine. Ladies Skirts at $2.25, $2.50, $3.00, $4.50, $5,
$6 and $7.
Mens Suits at $10 and $12; others get $12 and $15 for them.
Overcoats at reasonable prices.
Our Shoe trade is as steady in its volume as the downpouring
of Niagara. The great Selz line of Shoes keep a large lot of sat*
isfied customers.
With the Staple Dry Goods, we have all the little fancy articles
in Dry Goods and Notions.
Our Grocery and Flour trade is big.
Just received a full car load of
FURNITURE,
Yours for Bargains,
The BOSTON STORE,
Fellows Block
Q-OOOOOOi
fc. A. WATKINS,
I’resitient.
J. H. KOENDORFER,
Vlce-l’resldent.
J. W. SMITH.
Cashier.
Citizens state Bank
OF MANCHESTER, OKLA.
PAID UP CAPITAL STOCK, »5,000.
DOES A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS.
MONEY TO LOAN.
On improved aud unimproved farms at reasonable rate of interest.
Manchester W.
Safoon. F
J. Jolly,
5rop.
Our 10-cent Whiskey is sure to please you.
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Filling one entire store room. Our Prices are as low as in-
Kansas City or elsewhere. Chairs from 60 cts. up to $5. Iron-
Beds up to SI5. Best Springs, Mattresses, Folding Beds, Couches,
Sideboards, Bedroom Suits, Book Cases, Stands, Extension Tables,
all by the car load, at a saving of OVER ONE-HALF the freight
paid by others.
Just received ladies Jackets and Capes in the newest styles and
colors, from Six to Twelve Dollars.
THE FAMOUS,
E. W. SEVERANCE,
Opera House Block, Manchester.
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li|E now have our Millinery stock opened
■1 and canjshow you the most up-to-date
stylislf hats'to be found in]the city.
Comejin and^see them, try-them on^and
you will not go out until you have bought
one. All shapes, colors and prices. Don’t
fail to see them.
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