The Oklahoma Miner (Krebs, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 9, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 15, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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ONLY PAPER in the CITY of more ihan 3.500. Poples andth&x the bigest circulation of any and all other papers in the City combind.
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KREBS OKLAHOMA THURSDAY April 16th. 1920.
Vol. 9
Number 9
A PHILIPPINE
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TULSA GOES REPUBLICAN
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Many Warm Contests In Oklahoma
Municipal Elections.
Tulsa. The entire republican ticket
with the exception of Frank E. Dun J
can candidate for commissioner was
invert into oftlco here. II. F. N?w-
Mock present democratic commission-;
er was re-elected. The sacccmful tick-
et -1b: T. D Evan3 mayor and O. A.'
Sloiner. J. M. Adkinson II. F. New-j
block and C. S. Younkman commis-
tloinvs. M.s. Frank Zanmn repuo-Iji-'in
andkhas for city auditor won
by fifteen votes. She was '-he only
vciiian on cither ticket and is the
hVst woman to be elected to a city
ofiico heie. The woman's vote Is cred-
ited with having made the lepublican
victory possible. ' j
Official returns gave Mayor C. H.
Hubbard 164 and Evans 4891. '
'c. F. Hopkins who ran for mayor
on the democratic ticket in the recent
primary opposing Hubbard rind run-'
ning on a "clean up" platform gave
out a statement congratulating the re-
publican candidates who are also
pledged to clean up the. city's moral
conditions. .
Walker Elected Mayor At Muskogee.
Muskogee. George Walker a busi-
ness man. was elected mayor oi Mus-;
kogec over Aldrlch Blake an attorney '
by a majority of about 700. Ills tick-
et endorsed by the cUarabei of com-
merce and oivic clubs carrlod by n
majority of about 1000.
Nine proposed amendments to tha
newly adopted city chapter supported
by Blale were defeated by majorities
ranging from 200 to 300.
Bond proposals to build a city bos-
pltal at a cast of 150000 to buy and I
build an athletic park at a cost ol
$100000 and a $25000 issue to com-
plete Honor Heights dedicated to the
mpn who died in tho service of their
country nil o rrled by big majorities.
B- ; icctctl.At Sppulpa.
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CURRENT
EVENTS IN
OKLAHOMA
TRAVELOGUE
TOURISTS AND
RESORT.
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Summer Capital of t!ie Philippines.
Sapulpa.-J. Yade Bone republican
was re-elected mayor of Sapulpa over
Wealey Gage a democrat. The vote
was 1478 to 664. Don McAlester re-
publican was elected finance commis-
sioner over H. O. Roberts democrat
and Joe Gambill republican yrofi
chosen commissioner of public affairs
over Guss Uiltz democrat.
Woman Defeated In Shawnee.
Shawnefo. Frank Urban president
of the trades and labor assembly de-
feated Mrs. G. C. Abernathy wife oi
an attorney for councilman from the
sixth ward. The labor man's majority
was 1G8. Dick Richards running mate I
for the democratic woman won over
Garland Hill republican by ovei" 200
votes.
Qawhuska Votes Manager Government
Pawhuska. Despite tbo strenuous
.orts on part of the city administra-
t.on to retain control of the amend-
ments to city charter it was carried
by a majority of four to one for city
manager form.
Former Officer Elected Mayor.
Bartlesville. A. P. McCalob formei
county conn lissioner democrat run
ning on the independent ticket was
elected mayor by 168 majority over
James E. Hickey regular republican
candidate and W. Lee Woodroff or-
ganized labor candidate. McSaleb wag
accredited as the open shop candidate
El Reno Candidate Gets Big Majority
El Reno. Emery Barker was ro
elected as commissioner of highway
and public improvements by a vote ol
a two to one majority over the othoi
thiee candidates.
Republicans Win Wagoner Election.
Wagoner. Pete Reed republican
candidate defeated Jeds Ooddard
democratic candidate for iK.tyor by
168 votes in the election here. It is
said that the women vote did the
work.
Keaton Wins In Okmulgee Election
Okmulgee. The following vote wa
cast for commissioner of public safety
llarwood Keaton 848; Orlando Swain
7C8. .
Holdenville Elects Rives.
Shawnee. -J. D. Rives was eleoted
mayor of Holdenville by a majority
of seventy-nine votes over M. M. Moy-
or his only opponent.
More Moonshine.
McAteatei. Oklahoma moonshine
in this district is a scarce article sinct
federal officers arsested Louis 'Cappo
Joe Silvn Tony Clesta and Joe Ozello
their 14-yoar old boy lookout and de
tjoyrvi flvo comptoto stills 'f'teir v
rest followed a viiprlse attack on th
still house two miles north of here
The stills Were located in a ston
huilding lneide of which were found
four rifles alid shotguns.
1100000 Damage Suit Filed.
Tulsa. WJlma Schram 2-year-old
daughter of A. L. Schnim a too"
: dresser who was burned to death on
;February 21 while employed by the
Doad A hughes Drilling Company
near Jennings has filed suit through
her next friend in the superior court
for $100000 damage for the death o.1
her father. The petition states thai
Schram wAs. turning $12 a day at tht
time of his W:ith and that the child
had the expectancy of being cared fot
by her father during the rest of hei
minority.
BANK RODBEHY BOOMING
Coloman. Ijoot of $112 consisting
of a $50 liberty bond and cash was
taken from the Coleman State bank of
Coleman when robbers broke into the
vault with a sledge hammer.
No clues have yet been found but
apparently the Job was done by two
men. Officers of Coleman and the
neighboring towns with posses of men
are scouring the country for possible
trace of the thieves.
Itobbery bl the Citizens National
bank of Lenepah Nowata county was
attempted with tools stolen from a
blacksmith shop and an axe taken
from a Are station the bandit enter-
ing by breaking a plate-glass window.
The bandit dug a hole through the
brick wall of the vault and quit when"
he came into contact with a half-inch
steel wall. It is supposed that ho was
frightened away by & noise.
Under indictment for killing Mike
Broltenshoulder' his brother-in-law
severa'l weeks ago John Cathey was
lodged hi the Johnston county Jail in
Tishomingo thirty miles east of Ard
more charged with robbing the Na-
tional bank of Pontotoc '
Wearing a gas mask which had been
worn in the front line trenches by the
man he is accused of having killed
and nrraod withrWhicneter CatBey
entered the bank at Pontotoc and se-
cured over $2000 including $1000 in
silver. He then compelled Cashier
Barnes to climb Into a car which
stood in front of tho bank and which
belonged to the caBhie;.
Ckiiming he was unable to start the
car the cashier sought to delay tho
fleeing robber until help should ar-
rive but was forced Into another car
the bandit forgetting to remove the
$1000 In silver front" the first car.
About two miles out from Pontotoc
the bandit set Barnes afoot and start-
ed on by himself in tho car. In cross-
ing the Blue river he killed his engine
and abandoned the car. A team
hitched to a plow was standing In a
nearby field and Cathey jumped Into
the field and was busy plowing when
officers arrested him.
PERRY HAS CATTLE SALE
Total Sales Brings $11115 for Sixty
eight Head.
Perry. The fifth annual spring sale
conducted by the Noble County Breed-
ers' Association closed here with n
banquet and a short lecture program.
The luncheon was given by the asso-
ciation and commercial club.
Sixty-eight head of registered
Scotcli and Scotch toppe'd short-
horns were sold in this salo. The to-
tal sales brought $11115. The high-
est price paid for a single animal was
$500 for a full Scotch hull. Sultan
Stamp bought by H. J. Pletz ot Perry.
Breeders of high class cattle are be-
ginning to recognize tho efficiency of
this sales organization and the asso-
ciation officials feel they are being hi
a large moasuro instrumental in rais-
ing the standard of stock raising in
this county by their efforts in get-
ting outside breeders to list their
stock- for sale hero in conjunction with
tho home breeders.
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$35000 WORTH OF DRUGS!
Seized by Federal Agents In Raid at
Red Fork.
Wichita. Seizure of 117 pounds of
morphine at lied Fork Okla. valued
by o ukiM.s at $88090! was announced
by tcaeral ugentu in Wichita. Tin.. Is
one of the largest catches of illicit
drugs ever made in the United States.
"Chicken" Marsh alleged to be a
professional bootlegger was in posses-
sion ofythe morphine. He was arrest-
ed and is being held by federal au-
thorities. Marsh had Just purchased
the drug and was preparing to sail at
retail.
of o o o o r 4 -: ii"i n o o n a a
i idiu n i rkn n h" -"ia- - y -tn n n .n f a .
L. Norman Duncan of Chlckasha has
begun work as secretary of the state
board of education successor of W. T.
Dodson who resigned. Jack London
chief clerk of the department of edu-
cation who has been acting secretary
of the board since Dodson resigned is
expected to quit work with the de-
partment soon to enter private busi-
ness. Receipts from automobile tax pay-
ments will reach $550000 for the
month of March. ItecelptB in Febru-
ary the month payments of this year'B
motor vehicle tax began amounted -to
$147875.82 bringing the total receipts
from 1920 tax payments so far' to
$677610.41. License tags have been
issued consecutively to No. 72000. On
March 31 last year only 17900
licences had been Issued. The rate of
issue at present is approximately 2600
tags a day.
There are 4000 peraoni: delinquent
in making their personal Incom'e tax
return to the state Frank C. Carter
state auditor estimated when time ex-
pired for making such returns. Al-
though an extension of time was
gi anted In some cns'es where- request
was made to the auditor most of the
delinquents are without excuse and
will be charged with the maximum
penalty or $5 a day for onch day of
delay after April 1. There are more
than 10000 pei-Bons in tho state tills
year whose incomes are large enough
to be taxable.
COMMING TO
KREBS.'
The Booster train that is to
make a tour to many points in
Oklahoma within the next month
will make a slop in our city on
I'liday May 21st and remain
here for 30 minutes. The train
will arrive in Krebs at 4:32 and
depait for McAlester at 5 :02 from
the Rock Island depot. Our com-
mercial club will make arrange-
ments that we have our city
cleaned up nicely and every man
woman and child should do their
patt in helping to make Krebs the
cleanest city which those boosteTs
will pass through. All together
and meet the boosters with a
clear city and a progressive spir-
it. Bid t'hem welcome to Krebs
as many as can should be .at the
Rock Island depot May 21st at
4:30 P. M. and welcome the
Boosters to our city. Take them
around in tleii automobiles and
show them the city.
CAN YOU GUESS THEM?
Here are eight conundrums.
1. Why is a water lily like a
whale? (Because it comes to the
surface to blow.)
2. When did Cincinnati begin
with a C and end with an F.?
3. Why is an island like the
letter T?
4. When is a sailor not a sail
or?
v 5. When is a child not a child?
6. When is a student not a
student ?
7. What soap is hardest?
8. Whili'is the heaviest ani-
mal in :H creation?
Amwers to last week's revers-
als: "Vn--Ted; doom mood;
mad- dam ; Don nod ; pot -top;
sag- gas.
For Commissioner
For Third District
John A. Harrison in tl tu
for Commissioner for tin- ilm.l
district he. ptinotnu-c n ill
democratic ticket." r .ill ki. .w
John A. Harrison. 1U- u .- (!)
first sheriff of Pitti-Juir- . oun .
at the beginning of tah h.1 ; i l
:n that office he made uo.l. II
later served as chief of ;.lic "'
McAlester and he tn::le .- -1
again in that office. 1 le has sin--.-worked
i i the County Ticimiht'
office wheio he is now iii.d.Mi.;
good. In that office John .l!;n
rison has proven himself to 1 c tin-
type ofcman that can at all tii i -s
he dfffended on and llvre m.iM
not be anything lost if lie 4mM
be elected to" the olli.v lu- m-.
asks at your hands llis foun
services have proven hi p 1
doubt that he is well inlifir.l fur
the office he is now seekin-j.
Notic of Sale of Estray
NOTirE of. pur.i.ir.vnox.
State of Oklahoma
Pittsburg County. sb.
(Published in The Oklahoma
Miner April l-8-X5th 1920.
Notice is Herebygiven That in
pursuance of the authority gran-
ted on the 1st day of April 1920
by J. A. Heathcock Justice of
the peace Krebs Township the
undersign d will on the lGlh day
of AprfTa920 between 12 noon
and 2 o'clock P. M. at tho resid-
ence of Frank TC"'.s. West of
Krebs Oklahoma the fotlowi-
Stray sIock to wil: one b'ack
Barrow Unmarked and ab ut
I year old
' Dated this 1st day of Apri'
1920.
J. A. HEATHCOCK.
"Justice of the Peace.
ATS- DIE
30 do mice once they eat HAT-SNAP.
And they leave no odor behind. Don't
take our word for it -try a paHaine.
Cats and dogs won't touch it. Hut i
pass up all food to get it. KAY SNAP.
Three sizes.
25c size (1 cake) enough for Pan-
try Kitchen or Cellar.
50c size (2 cakes) for Chicken
House coops' or small build Inus.
$1.00 size (8 cakco) emui h lor all
farm and out-buildimra. storage build-
ings or factory building?.
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Drug Co.
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