The Manchester Journal. (Manchester, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 12, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, June 10, 1904 Page: 4 of 8
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THE MANCHESTER JOURNAL
d. M. SIMMONS, Editorand Prop’r.
Published Kve.ru Frida]/at Manchester.
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.
Entered at Mancheiter.Okti,. Poitellieae Second
Clan Mail Matter.
FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 11)04.
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Local, each Insertion, per line.............. 5c
Display, per Inch, one month 50c
Slight deviation will lie made on display
rate under yearly contract for more than 4
Inches space. No deviation on local rate.
We do not print Journals to give away.
They are for sale at 5 cents per copy.
THE OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
PEOPLE’S PARTY CON-
VENTION.
Pursuant to the call of the Territorial.
Committee a delegate convention of The
People’s Party of Grant County Okluhom
will be held at Medford, (). T. on Wednesday,
July tilth, 11X14 al 1 :3o p. m. for th" purpose of
choosing ten (III) delegates to represent the
county at the Territorial Convention to
nominate, a candidate for Delegate to Con-
gress' to assemble at Oklahoma City, (). T.
on July Si. r.ltll and for the further perfec-
ting of the party organization In Grant
county.
The representation will la’ one delegate
for each precinct and one additional dele-
gate for each 15 votes cast for delegate to
congress at the last general election and one
for each major fraction thereof, its follows:
HI u tV
Hickory
North Waklta
li Fairvlew
5 Jarvis
;■ Soot It Waklta
North Manchester It South Manchester
7 Valley 5
A West lllrigo II
11 Mast l.atnonl II
t East Hock Island t
Ware
Medford
East Dlrigo
West Dumont
West Hook Island I North Cold water t
South (fold wafer
:i
Prairie
r»
Manner
4
West Horry
i
East Merry
4
West Salt Fork
. 5
East Salt Fork
f>
Pond Greek—
Jefferson
. i!
1st ward ..... .
3
La if)0nt .......
. 5
2nd ward
3
Medford
. 4
3rd ward
3
Waklta
. :i
4th ward ........
.3
Ken f row
2
5th ward
. 2
Manchester II
Committeemen "ill hold their caucuses at
their several voting places at 2 o’clock on
Friday. July sth. 1PP-I.
All persons who have in the past affiliated
with t he People’s Party and any who expect
to co operate with It in the future are In-
vited to attend these caucuses and assist In
the selection of delegates.
This will he one of the most Important
conventions ever held by th • Pimple’s Party
and a full attendance of ill 1 its active sup-
porters is requested. GEtlKGE H. Ft1111),
Cl!AS. A. TAYLOR. Chairman.
Secretary.
SAMPLE COPIES.
Jf you get a copy of litis issue of the
Journal and are not a subscriber, it
is a sample copy and you are invited
to take it home and read it. There
will be no charges. .1. M. Simmons.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
I am a candidate for the oltice of
jounty treasurer of Cl rant county,
subject to tlie will of the Fusion
xmnty convention to be held at Med-
ford on Thursday, September 1, lst04.
El>. M. Garrett.
W. A. Black brought a bunch of
alfalfa to otir oilice yesterday that
was raised on his Sand Creek farm.
It was sown last September and
measures twenty-two inches high,
lie lias twenty acres like the sample
and thinks that farming of this kind
is a better Financial project than store
keeping. Wakita Herald.
Yes, and it heats running for
office. too.
Last Saturday was one of those
unusual busy days on which Manches-
ter was crowded from early till late
by people from all over t his part of
the country. It seemed as though
they turned out from the neighbor-
hoods of all surrounding towns and
tilled our streets to a regular jam,
making it almost impossible to drive
t hrough t he st reets or pass along t lie
sidewalks. And this happened w ith-
out any special effort on the part of
our merchants to draw trade in this
direction, either. Manchester is a
great trade center and with proper
effort would do an enormous business
in all lines.
The tight lietween Palmer of the
Medford Patriot and Thomas of the
Pond Creek Yidette has only just be-
gun. Read the following deadly
insult thrown into the teeth of the
Pond Creek editor bv the Patriot last
week:
"Somewhere, and in some unac-
countable manner, two pairs of horse
shoes have been procured and this
intelligent and interesting game can
lie observed in full blast in front of
the Schwartz hotel at most any Lime
during the hours of light. This game
has long been noted as an e\ idence of
time and idleness and bow they ever
managed to reach our busy town we
cannot imagine. The idea and the
shoes, probably came from Pond
Creek, where the game has become
all the rage."
Pistols for two. at short nyige. will
be in order next time Palmer ven-
tures to visit Pond Creek.
HE TALKS BACK.
M. L. Thomas of t he Pond Greek
Yidette lias at last succeeded in rais-
ing the ire of T. .1. Palmer of the
Medford Patriot. Palmer set out for
harmony sake to seal his own mout h
and swallow the abuse dished out to
him week >in and week out by the
Vidette man, and we must say that
for a long time it looked to those on
the outside that Palmer was badly
“whooped” and actually afraid to
open his mouth. In fact, we had
about come to the conclusion that
Palmer's individuality and standing
as a newspaper man in Grant
county had come to an end.
Hut the coals of lire which were
shoved up against him here and
there by the Yidette and from other
sources finally caused a burning sen-
sation beneath his seemingly cal-
loused hide and tie lias at last began
to squirm and talkback. Here is a
sketch in answer to the Yidette
which appeared in tlje Patriot two
weeks ago and which bears good indi-
cations that Palmer may yet awake
from his long slumber and be heard
once more in t he councils of war in
ihe Republican ranks in Grant
county:
“Nearly a column of t lie stuff that
creates inhanuony and defeats party
candidates appeared in last week's
Yidette. Thomas should take an
emetic and relieve Ihe bile on his
stomach: his brain would work better:
his dreams be more pleasant and his
heart beat more regularly. Hated
and despised by his neighbors and the
patrons of the office he is permitted
to hold, lie lias turned sour against
mankind: and whenever they express
their contempt of him. as they did
last week in making the News the
official paper of the city, he writes a
column of slush abusing Palmer. As
it does not hurt us and affords him
relief we hope he will keep it up. lie
is trying to create an excuse to bolt
the ticket as he has done every cam-
paign since he came to Grant county.”
At no t ime did the Journal ques-
tion Palmer's ability to cope with the
editor of the Yidette. but we are free
to confess that we had begun to
seriously doubt his manliness to do
so. As to the Yidette having bolted
the Republican ticket in every cam-
paign since its editor came to Grant
county, we are not prepared to say,
but if tie lias and the Patriot can
prove it. Palmer should certainly not
be backward in doing so. The under
dog in ttie tight between these two
men will lay down one of these days.
Which one will it be?
The editor of the Wakita Screw-
driver says he met an Oklahoma
editor at St. Louis who had been
advanced to the first reader class
from Whom he learned considerable
that was of importance to him while
at the fair and in getting back home.
Had that "first reader editor” had a
moment's audience with Leroy before
he left home tie could have saved
him several dollars car fare in reach-
ing the World’s Fair city. Publishers
who know their letters real well
never pay out money to ride on the
cars. But Leroy, we think, will catch
on in due time.
The Wichita Eagle on Tuesday of
this week elected Birdie McGuire
again to succeed himself as delegate
to Congress from Oklahoma. The
Eagle performs this task six times a
week and twice on Sundays. Well, it
does no harm to us and appears to l<e
soothing to the Eagle, so we ought
not object.
“Grant county politics are dull."
Wakita Screwdriver.
You might have added, also, Leroy,
that "News 'are' scarce.”
We were informed by a gent leman
on Monday who claims to know, that
during t he big rains that have fallen
here in the last three or four weeks
that but very little rain has fallen as
far west as Alva, and that wheat out
that way as a general thing is only
about a foot high and promises a
very light yield, much of it not worth
the cost of cutting. This is said to
be the condition over much of the
south and western part of the terri-
tory and is a condition that should
prove highly beneiicial to this part of
the country in the growing of a crop
of corn, for the reason that many,
many fields have been plowed up and
planted to a spring crop of some kind.
These spring crops to the south and
west have a tendency to ward off hot
winds in July and August, while the
dead wheat stubble after harvest is
claimed to have a tendency to increase
them. We bad thought the rains
were general over the ♦estern coun-
ties, even to Beaver county, which
reaches all the w ay out to New Mexico.
“HOG FARMIN’.’’
"Hog farmin’ " and hog farming
are as distinct and widely different as
any other lines of work upon a farm.
The former comprises half way doing
farm work by scratching over the
field at a shallow depth, “cutting and
covering,” and beginning it as a rule
after the up-to-date farmer has his
work well under way in a workman-
like manner.
But hog farming is a very different
thing. It consists of growing hogs on
the farm in a business-like and syste-
matic manner. Hog farming can only
be a success where a farmer is lixed
for the business, lie must have bis
farm fenced hog tight and the more
cross-fencing he has the better.
The low price of cattle, the high
price of land and the scarcity and
high price of grass for grazing pur-
poses has brought about a decided
change in the mind of the Journal
farmer along the lines of stock grow-
ing on Ihe farm. We used to think
cattle were the more profitable and
for several years made good money in
handling them, but we have changed
base and when we get rid of about 2r>
or 30.head we still have left on hand,
we will keep only a few choice milch
cows on ihe farm and their place will
be lilled w it h a good stock of hogs.
We have only started in this line of
farming, and intend to keep tab on
every bog sold for a few years and see
what there is in it. At present the
Journal has three small fields fenced
hog tight. In one we have 10 head of
barrows which we are fitting for the
market, and they are now about
ready. They are being fed about
three pecks of corn a day and all the
alfalfa they will eat. The alfalfa is
cut fresh each day and given them.
These hogs are taking on fat very fast,
which is an indication that the com-
bination on which they are fed is a
very good one.
In another field of about six acres
the Journal lias 10 head of sows
gilts) that have been living on native
grass alone for almost two months.
They are holding t heir flesh in good
shape and growing, and two that
have farrowed saved every pig.
We have another field fenced hog
tight containing a few acres in which
we have sowed cane and millet grow-
ing. By the time the grass begins to
get tough where the sows are now
running this growing cane and millet
will be ready to turn them on. and
then they will be well provided for
until about the first of August, when
the Journal will have considerable
more ground fenced hog tight and on
which they will have free access to
several acres of cane that will keep
them going until rye or wheat is
ready to pasture in the fall.
We have several acres of alfalfa
growing and when other feed is scarce
it w ill lx: used, but we hope to he aide
to save tlie most of it for hog feed in
the winter. Our idea is that it will
not only take the place of grain to
considerable extent, but will have a
tendency to keep the hogs healthy,
as well.
We can handle about 23 or 30 head
of 30 or 73-pound shouts now, and will
buy that many when the right man
comes along at the l ight price.
By handling hogs in this way. even
if the price is low. the Journal fig-
ures that it can grow them very
cheaply and with anything like
“luck” can make money on them—
much more than on cattle which
require so much high priced range
and expensive winter feeding.
But the great drawback to bog
farming in this country is the cost of
getting ready to grow them at the
least possible outlay. To begin with
the farmer must own his farm, and to
fence and cross fence it hog tight
with Page. American or any other
first-class woven w ire suitable for the
purpose, will cost about 40 or 43 cents
per rod for wire and posts, the fanner
doing bis own work of putting it up.
It will require to do this, including
two or three small inclosures aside
from the larger fields, fully as much
as 1,000 rods of fencing, which would
represent an outlay of from *400 to
*430 to begin with. In addition to
this it costs from *2 to *3 per acre for
alfalfa seed for every acre seeded to
alfalfa, and every grower of bogs
should have as much as 2o acres or
more, and the more the lietter. Thus
it will lx? seen that hogs to start with
is but a small considerat ion in stall-
ing into hog farming on anything
like a systematic way on a quarter
section of land, and taking it all
around I ho expense Is more than the
average farmer as yet, can stand.
But the Journal would recommend
that where you cannot fence all, it is
best to fence a part and then spread
out as you can get to it. We have
had experience enough in a small way
to convince us that there is no money
in growing hogs in Oklahoma where
they are required to be kept up in
small dry lots and fed on high priced
corn. Even when corn Is cheap it
does not pay to any extent.
A great many men and women are
clock watchers. They think of noth-
ing so much as watching the hands on
the clock to the end that they may
drop their work the earliest possible
moment . Their employer’s interests
never have consideration further
than to do just enough work to hold
their jobs, and when they are sup-
planted by some one with less regard
for the clock and more for their
employer, they become indignant. A
Kansas editor told the writer ol a
barber in t he big barber shop t hat is
a part of the Inside Inn at the
World's Fair. He was very talkative,
and when shaving the Kansas man
told him of all the shortcomings of
the city, of the fair, of the hotel man-
agement and particularly of the shop
boss, who, in his estimation, “don’t
know enough to run a two chair shop,
let, alone one with twenty." As a
matter of fact it was a very good shop
and well managed. The Kansan told
no one of the conversation yet the
next day tie occupied the same chair
and had a better shave by a man who
was so busy doing good work that
would bring the customer back lie
had no time to talk. The other bar-
ber was down town looking for a job.
Anthony Republican.
-Money to loan at lowest possible
rate on farms. No cash commissions.
Money paid as soon as abstracts are
known to be clear. II. W. Reneau, at
Citizens Bank.
CURES OLD SORES. Westmoreland, Ivans..
May 5. 1!H)2 Ballard Snow Liniment t'n.:
Your Snow Liniment cured an old sore nn
the side of my eliin that was supposed to he
a cancer. The sore was stubborn and would
not yield to treatment, until 1 tried Snow
ointment. which did the work in short order.
My sister, Mrs. Sophia .!. Carson. Allen-ville,
Mitllnl’o., I’a., Inis a sure anil mistrusts that
it is a concer. Please send her a 50c bot tle.
Sold by Si mi Chester Drug Co.
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JULY
The
Catholics of Sts. Peter and Paul ^
Congregation will celebrate the 4th
of July in their usual pleasing way
^ ,_, in the beautiful grove on Henry Jr
$ Bellinghausen’s place, 6 miles south and 1*2 west of Man- ^
Chester. An elaborate program will appear in this space
later—watch for it. Arrangements are now being per- ^
0 fected and the celebration promises to out-do any former Jfr
x occasion. Make arrangements to come. ^
Red
Gross
Open Day
And Night
A Registered
Pharmacist
Always
On Duty
Lucas Drug Co., Prop's. Manchester, 0. T.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE CITIZENS STATE BANK,
-AT-
Manchester, in the Territory of
Oklahoma, at the Close of
Business June 2, 1904
RESOURCES.
Loans4k.nd discouni>
f.’.’i.'.d'.i 15
Overdraft*,secured and unsecured
2ux til
Stocks. Moiids. \\ arranis etc
2211 52
Hanking house
SOM (HI
Furniture and Hxturr-
*•)*■> 11
( ash sind due from hunks
S.41N '.Ml
Total ... ......
no
LI ARIDITIES.
capital stock paid In
» 5.0110 00
Undivided protit.-,, less expenses
535 03
Deposits
2s.722 lit)
Total ........
34,257
Tkhuituhy ok Uki.amom 1 .
Cor NT V ot tilt A NT.
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Ice Cream
Ice Cree.m
Soda,
Lemonade,
Tem-
perance Wine For
Sacram ant
Use.
Fryyh Fruit
When you are wards come here this
is a good place to cool off. This Is
tin: ot lly place In town where fresh
crush' ,-il fruit flavors are used.
AFT! 3It YOUR l’ATRONAGE
The Peoples Drug & Book Store
MANCH ESTER DRUG CO.
MAND HESTER. - OKLAHOMA
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II. W. RENEAU,
Cashier.
P. G. WALTON.
"President.
H. \. HULL,
Vice- ’resident.
1,11. W. Reneau. Cashier of the above
namedbank do solemnly swear t hat t he above
statement Is true and that said bank has no
other liabilities and I- not endorser on any ■
note or obligal Ion other than that shown in I
the above statement. 1.> the best of my!
knowledge and belief, so help me end.
II. W KEN HA I . Cashier
Sub-orlbcd and sworn to before me this :
7th day of June FAIL
.1. W SMITH,
[seal.] Notary Public
Commission Expires March 11th, 1305.
It 'oh h Kt t Attest:]
P. G. WALTON, |
Directors,
II. A. 1U LL. \
T1IE SECRET SOCIETIES.
-ocret society cards under this heading
will he printed for three dollars per year.
_ MANCH ESTER LODGE,
No. 45 1. O. i). E., meets
hjM every Saturday night at
I.O.O.F Hall. Manchester.
Ok la.
All odd Fellows in good
etr standing cordially Invited
to attend. G. W. MORRIS, N. G.
c. E. McMI'LLIN, V. G.
W. T. CLARK. Secretary.
A. H. T. ASSOCIATION.
Manchester Lodge No.2x1, A.H.T.A., nieois
every Friday night. Members In good
standing always welcome.
N. \\ . PATTON, President.
.1. M. sIMMoNS. Vice-Pres.
S. B. I I.ING. Treasurer.
C. E. MeMi'LLIN. Secretary.
MANCHESTER CAMP NO. 7*-!. M. W. A.
meetsfirst and third Monday nights in each
month. All members In goal standing
cordially invited to attend.
JoK Kittek, V. o.
o. II. Powers W. a.
Chau. E. lii.vc. Clerk.
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Dr. 0. D. REED,
?+ OFFICE: 1st door east of White’s $
i Hard wan* More.
j RESIDENCE: Across the street from v
J .1. M. Simmons. v
* MANCHESTER, OKLAHOMA. $
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Citizens State Bank
OF MANCHESTER OK A.
DOES A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS.
MONEY TO LOAN.
On improved, and unimproved farms at, reasonable rate of int erest.
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2- SUCCESSORS TO C. E. MeMULLlN. X
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General Dealers in Live Stock,
45? Feed, Flour, Poultry. Produce a.od Hides.
North of Rock Island Lb’r Yard. Manchester, Okla. 21
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lour New Building;., *
Is abnost completed and when finished will be the finest ^
V store room in Grant county. While we expect to add
largely to our stock we already have tl te most
* complete stock ol Hardware |
^ To be found in this part or the country. If you want 0
^ anything in our line geve us a call. Also all kinds of 0
Lumber and Building Material
I Badger Lumber 6o.f
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* VETERINARY SANITARIUM. J
+ North of Mock Uluru! Lt»r. Yard. x
J MAX< I1ESTF.U. - - OKLA T|
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Est; iblished
1894
Restaurant in
Connection.
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WALLING & BECKER,
L A W Y E R S
OFFICES AT I’oND CREEK
ANl> MEDFoRD
EAGLE SALOON
Gentleman's
Resort.
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.0 Fine Wines. Liquors
0 and Cigars.
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