Chickasha Daily Express. (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 167, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 14, 1910 Page: 2 of 8
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GRADY COUNT
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A Cool Room to
Sleep In
Helps your health and comfort more than al-
most anything e'ae.
An electric fan will keep your room cool
running continuously from 10 o'clock to 6 in
the morning without attention and without
risk for 4 cents worth of current.
While you don't need a fan every night
it's worth more than 4 cents when you do
need it.
Why not have one and keep cool this
summer? Costs 1-2 cent an hour for current.
Chickasfia Light Heat .& Power Co.
317 Chickasha Ave. Phone 100
ESTIMATE OF EXPENSE8 OF GRADY
COUNTY FOR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.
Court Fund.
Outstanding warrants ..$ 427.45
I. k l claim 3:i0.(0
Estimated expense 24893.82
Total estimated expense
Less cash In hands county treasurer
Total to tie raUed by tat levy
Supply
Outstanding warrants ...
Legal claims ...........
Estimated expense
ToU! estimated expense
Less cash lo hands county treasurer
Total amount to be raised by tax levy
Poor and Insane Fund.
Outstanding warrants $ lJO.06
Legal claims 590.00
Estimated expanse 4558.81
Total estimated expense
Less cash In hand county treasurer
Amoul to be raised by tax levy. ... No levy necessary
Road and Bridge Fund.
Outstanding warrants t 324.18
Legal claims ...... U94.00 .. .
Estimated expense ...... ..... 16037.57
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Total estimated expense ..$18155.75 (
I.K8 the following amounts: '
Cash on hand f 235975
Fines and forfeitures estimated at 3000.00 $ 5359.75
Total amount to be raised by tax levy.... ...$12796.0"
Contingent Fund.
Outstanding Warrants . ..$ 1005.14
Legal claims 7408.00 T
Estimated expense 4112.92 ' if
Total estimated expense
Less rash In county treasury ;
Amount to be raised by tax levy ......$ 3656.00
Salary Fund.
Outstanding warrants . .. (none)
Igal claims (none) ' 4 '
Estimated expense .............$ 36592.00
Total estimated expense
Less the following for fee earned by
ferent county officers
Total amount to be raised by tax levy $25592.00
Separate School Fund.
Outstanding warrants (none)
Li-gal claims $ 1000.00 ..
Estimated expense .. 6760.13 1
Total estimated expense
Lens cash in county treasury
Total amount to be raised by levy
Sinking
Tor Interest on $60000.00 county bridge
Tier rent
For sinking fund
Leas amount received as penalties
Net amount lo be raised by tax levy
Recapitulation.
Court fund $18028.00
Supply fund 7312.63
Poor and Insane
Itoad and bridge 12796.00
Contingent '. 3656.00
Salary 25592.00
Separate school 5.484.00
Kltikhijr 4927.84
Total amount estimated to be raised by
Chickasha Okla. July Eth J910.
To the I'ublic:
We the board of county commisiioners of Grady county and state of
Oklahoma composed of the following members to-wtt: M. T) Beddingfleld
commissioner First district; Ed F. Johns commissioner Second district; X.
M. I'ur-sley eommttiHiotier Third district in regular session assembled on this
the 51 h day of July 1910 and acting in compliance with house bill No. 14
emitted "Au ml for levying Uxoh on an advalorura basis for county pur-
poses." after giving same our careful consideration beg to submit t"j the
inxpayers of Grady county (he foregoing estimates as compiled by Vs and
we i so with a feeling that we have conscientiously periirmed our duties
iid that the foregoing estimates are both conservative and necessary.
Respectfully submitted
ED F. JOHNS Chairman.
M. D. IlKimiNGFIKLD Commissioner.
W. M. PL'RSLKY Commissioner.
$25041.27
7013.27
..
Fund.
....$ 711.63
.. 3298.00.
CCC7.59
...118028.00
..$ 8.CS7.22
1374.59
....$ 7312.63
;...$ 5254.86
5254.86
$12526.0G
8870.00
$36592.00
the &H- )'
1 .. .$11000.00
$ 6760.13
1276.13
5484.00
Fund.
bonds 5 ;
$ 300000 '
3000.00 "
$6000.00
.' ........... 1072.16
$ 4927.84
tax levy ..
.$77796.47
Ferguson Gives Striking Facts and
Points the t Way to Greater.
Progress !
Mlneo Okla: July 11 1910. j
:. C. Klrkpatrick Secretary Chamber?
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of Commerce Okkasha Okla. '
Dear Sir: I have figured up more
correctly the conditions which aur-j
round Grady county since . my vinlt
wkh you the other evening and the1
statistics which I find are really sur-i
prising to me. The county contains rmtin cow whi(.a ij4 forr(. by reason!
total area of 645120 acres. Acres in j canyIlg tll0 tick to give up one-
cultivation 225.010; acres in native ha)f her ljQoi ()r Ul(J gulport of the
meadow 13059; acres. In pasture and ; ck( whcb nece8sarjjy reduces thi'
waste lair. 118092; total acres under j aby of the .ow fuy 50 ptr ce.t .
amount from 645120 and we have left
288359 acres which Is held in common
by the Chickasaw nation or Is allotted
and unoccupied by th farmer which
is not bringing a rental value to ex-
ceed $50000 per annum.
True none of this unalloted land Is
of the best quality yet I know farmer?
who are located on this class of soil
who are producing as much cotton and
corn more fruits and vegetables and
just as many and good stock as are
those who are located on our best of
soils. And I know from experience
and observation whereof I speak when
I say to you that toil of this nature
when properly devoted to-truck farm-
ing such as fruits and vegetables will
yield much greater returns than will
the best valley soils with the same
crops or any other which they can
produce on these soils In this coun-
try. As proof of this take the staple
crops corn and cotton for the season
1907 and ss wheat and oats were a
total failure that season and no sta-
tistics are given for Grady In 1906 we
will take Grant county for this season
which Is greatly above an average for
the entire satte and we find wheat
and oats yielding In value about $9 per
acre corn $12 cotton $17.50 while
our much boasted alfalfa which occu
pied our best soils only yielded up ;
$13.30 per acre while our Irish potato.:
yield was $50 and sweet potato some-
thing over $50 onions $77. For want ;
or data take Canadian county's 97 j
acres of small fruits which yield a
value of $6033 in 1907 which Is $02 j
per aero. True prices at this time j
were way below where they are now I
but this holds good on all commodities 1
alike and the yield in either crop per.
haps wag not more than 50 per cent
of what It should have been. But it
is certainly reasonable to take as a
basis $50 per acre for truck farming
especially bo in the light of the data
at band. At these figures the 288-
359 acres of unoccupied land would
yield to the producer an annual cash
value of $14417950. Divide this 288-
359 acres Into 50 acre tracts and it
would create 5767 homes five to the
family would increase our rural popu-
lation 28835. In the language of Booth
Tucker there Is certainly a need for
the landless man on the manless land
and thereby convert this unity of was'e
to a trinity of production.
How about striving to uing about
this condition? Is it worth the effort?
Shall we use our efforts with our
state and nation to make this possible
or shall we leave these lands in the
hands of a few traders that they f .iv
gralse a few southern cuttle and breed
the fever tick which kill off our bet-
ter grade of cows?
Isnt it the better plan to arrange
for this land that the home builder Rush's- popular young ladies which
may build homes real home builders ! brought forth applause at. each num-
not speculators nor land grabbers; we her. The girls who donated their
have too many here now with large
holdings too many now farming by
proxy as proof of this look it Mexico
with her land grants and rron labor
compare our own southlands with h"r
! tenant system to the homo owner of
the north and west. Which fys'em
shall we labor for?
I realize that these figures may he
questioned even by you and ! am
frank to admit that they do 3cm :n-
cerdlhle even though based urien pre-1 the Milk Cow" drew the inteiest of his
ceding statistical facts. Bin let us dl-1 listeners until the finish as did the ad-
vide Ihese Hguren by two and we siill 1 dress of Prof. Herring principal of the
have over $7200000 yearly Incj Rush Springs schools. F. F. Ferguson
which amount doubles that nhlcn til ! of Minco enlighlened the farmers on
farm prod-icis including the beef and ( "Demonstration Work" and the
other meats sold during 1M7. None theories advanced should be remem-
who are qualified to speak would dls-1 bered and thought out.
pnte the fact that this 1907 farm I The speech of the day was made by-
products of $2500000 could have eaily j I'roi. Ry c potts of the A. & M.
(been doubled under proper mpnae-
I ment and that the difference In price
! then and nnw would ni-lr double It
again whl'-h would mak it possible
I for Grady county to produce near $J't -
i3.uuu nmm
!
000000 annually. 1
If Chic-kasha has prospered ro-j
ienily to build a town of ore- ten
r . ... . :
linn.-tilt-; VII &H annual ' i -st
less tbiu four million in Giady comity
what might we reasonably exect with
tw ity million?
Now to accomplish this we must rid
this country of the tick and the tick
milk flow or laying on of flesh . n
her own body or mat of the '.'fi
which la depending upon tier for suie
port. Not .ruly this but this is the i
great barrier cgainst Importation of
better stock. We must rtdd the horse j
hog sheep and fowls of the best blood
with better feed and protection; wi
must grass over the now waste jiiac.-s ;
with nutritious grasses; we must by
better methods produce more corn
cotton wheat oats and forage and
feed all by-products which are feed- :
able to the stock and shiji out o'lly :
the finished product and have Vrh. '
prepared for the table of the cor.-!
aumer. j
When we have accomplished this we j
then have an interesting story to tell ;
the outside public so that they too
may feel like coming to settle upon
our three hundred thousand unoccu-
pied acres which we must insist must
be arranged for.
When this ! time comes and It Is
coming we shall have say 13000 farm-
ers with a rural population of near
70000 growing corn cotton and wheat
for our home mills producing meat for
the packers milk for the creameries
fruits and vegetables for the Lnnery
flowers to perfume the air snade to
cool the atmosphere so that the way-
side children may enjoy and finally
lift all mankind to a higher standard
0f jjfy
Yours very trluy
F. F. FERGUSON
Spoclal Agent U. D. Department of Ag-
riculture.
FARMERS'
INSTITUTE
At
Rush Springs W&s
Most Decided
Success
Rush Springs Okla. July 13. The
county Farmers Institute held here last
Saturday was one of Oie best attended
and most successful of any yet held in
the county the committee In charge
deserving credit for the liberal and
well rendered program. The opening
address by Henry MUeur president
following prayer by Rev. W. C. Fleet-
wood of the local Methodist church
welcomed the visitors. The program
was Interspersed with vocal and in-
strumental music by a number of
servlceg were Misses Pearl Smith
Ethel Harper. Mamie Dawson Willie
Bailey and Blanche Crittenden and
their work was excellent.
The farmers and their families turn-
ed out well and the candidates for
Grady county offices were here en
masse
Following Is the program:
The Hon. H. T. Bryan who spoke on
"The Fever Tick and Its Effect en
j college at Stillwater who spoke on
"The Dairy Cow" and the poxsihllitii-B
of better results through educative
j methods. Mr. Potts gives the Impre?.
; slon of a thorough student of the sub-
c
Small lot W. B.
worm up lu ip 1
W. B. Batiste and Contel Cor- $2.00 and $2.50 W. B. Batiste
sets worth $ 1 .50 I and Contel Corsets
Sale Price 95c Sale price each $1.48
H. & W. Maternity Corsets LaCamille $5.00 and $6.00
regular $2.00 Lace Front Corsets
Sale Price $1.48 Sale price each $3.98
Special sale Children's Wash Dresses from 25c
up. See Window Display.
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tects in which he is interested and in
which his work lies and speaks with a
sincerity that is impressive" and that
will be remembered by his hearers to
their advantage. He has a personality
that is pleasing and made a host of
friends here tfter the meeting.
A noticeable feature of the meeting
was the presence of so manj women
who seemingly were more interested in
the education of the farmer than the
male sex women from the farm as
well a3 those from town.
The Institute was held in the city
building which had been decorated
with bunting by the committee also a
stage erected and a piano borrowed for
the occasion. All in all it "was good
to be here." Farmer.
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EEAL ESTATE TEAKSFE21
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4 Compiled by the Grady County
Abstract Company 108
North Third Street.
Annie Biakely to Jas. II. IUundell.
7-13-10 $3350 lot 4; sw sw; se nw;
sw 10 acres lot 3 4-3n-7w less railway
right of way.
J. M. Sharp to T. S. Hendricks et al
7-13-10 $4250 wVi se sw; part s s4
ne sw 22-7-7.
E. II. Perry and wife to E. Dowden
C-10-07 $500 n se se 34-10-6.
SPEAK AS DID FOREFATHERS
Cumberland Mountaineers Retain Dia-
lect That Came Over With
EnoJUh Ancestors.
These "contemporary ancestors"
President Frost has called the moun-
taineers of the Cumberland live lo
au almost Inconceivable Isolation
says a writer In the Atlantic. A few
of them have never seen "yon side"
the cove In which they were born.
Close to tha unproductive soil they
live hard by their own fireside Miev
hold and they speak as Xiclr grand -
fathers spoke when they came out of
England. A mountain child and I J
were climbing a steep pnth together
when a snake darted out across our j
way. The boy threw a ntooe at H
and the uglv creature flattened lis
bead and puffed out It throat until
the brownish skin looked mottled
"Wye hit's right pied." said the boy.
Richard Grant White tells ua that s
hundred years sko "hit" was a form
j of the pronoun still often heard
i Throughout Appalachian Ann lien m
I far as I know tt this very pronoun
I Is shibboleth. The yn-jng mountain
I eer returned from college In the low
jcouniiy will carefully silence Cmt h
I but In m eijurded moments " roinee
to ills Hps And why not? Happily
his forefathers left F.nvlund b-jfuiu
that anplratn with uthers vva
di owned in the Up ' " -w liclls.
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make Batiste Corsets QQr
.wv ocaic uu .
Register at Once
Registration books were opened in
every precinct in Chickasha today
Every voter '.n the city must register
in order to vote in the primary re-
gardless of whether he has previously
registered or not.
During Hie next few days the regis-
tration officers will be found at the
following places and you are urged to
register at once:
First ward Precinct 1 W. C. Wells
at Wells' grocery rrecinct 2 Dr.
Wommack at the Wommack store.
Second ward Precinct 1 J. H. Free-
man Fifth and Chkksha. Precinct 2
J. W. Welborue at Carter's store.
Third ward Lawrence Lindsay
register of deeds office at court house.
Fourth ward Precinct 1 Hiram
Wilson at Pape's. store Second and
Minnesota. Precinct 2 D. C. Hart. at
Carnegie library.
CERTAINLY
WILL
BE APPRECIATED.
(Communicated.)
Editor Dally Express: Allow me
space in your valuable paper to com-
ment upon the courteous manners of
the present officials and employees of
the Chicka.-ha street railway and their
careful consideration of the public
safety and welfare of the people. The
writer has seen several streH railway
systems put in and it frequently hap-
pens that when a street railway com-
pany gets a valuable franchise from
the people they at once become "the
lord mayors" and ahue their rights
ami usurp the privileges of the peo-
ple. The Chickasha Street Railway
company certainly has been the rev-erne.
They have been courteous In
every way towards the people and
have been Very considerate of the pub-
lic Mfety by placing red lights where.
! ever there has Im en the leant danger.
. u..v rvlleil convenient cross
ings dining the construction Of their
line. I am persuaded that the people'
of Chickasha will fully appreciate these
facts and will give to the street rail-
way company their hearty good will ami
patronage. This communication lias
not been solicited In any way whatever
by any one connected with the street
railway but the writer believe In
giving honor and credit to whomso-
ever honor' and credit Is due.
Respecti'iilly yours
h. U. McMANTS.
DON'T FORGET
To pay your telephone bill by July 15
1910 and avoid having your tele) hone
service discontinued. Premihvl card to
he receipted. ' 7-12-'lt
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Chick-
asha Okla.
II you have horses cows bogs or
chickens to sell advertise them In the
classified column of the Express.
Buyers can ba found for anything.
Don't Be Alarmed!
Don't think that because
our prices are so low that
the quality is the same. A
trial order will convince you
that our mcata are of the
finest quality.
In our ability to buy'ripht
lins our capacity to sell right.
We cut to suit the small
buyer as well as the big one.
Russell's City Market
Phone 1 85. 425 Kansas Ave.
"'Sanitary Shop."
's For.You
"Consumers Protec
tive Association
Will hold an open meeting
Friday niht July 15th at
Maccabees llnll.
You are Invited
The "Commission Form
of Government" will be ex-
plained. A Co-operation Grocery
Store will be discussed.
YOU CAN JOIN FRIDAY
NIGHT.
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Evans, George H. Chickasha Daily Express. (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 167, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 14, 1910, newspaper, July 14, 1910; Chickasha, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc731927/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.