DISPATCH From Now Until Feb. 1,1902, 25c.
Woodward Dispatch.
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WOODWARD. OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, MARCH 22,1*01.
NO. 4.
A JURY OF BVDl MASONS,
fcttel
George Cooper, a fanner living
■ear Seward, made an unusual request
in the Logan county District court
a few days age U the Mit brought
against him bv the Guthrie A Wee-
tern Railroad company, involving dam-
ages for land taken from Cooper.
Cooper asked that the case be heard
by a jury of seven Masons, instead of
the nsanl coart jury. The railroad
company, whose attorney is a Mason,
consented, and a jury of seven Ma-
sons was sworn in. The jurors will
come to Seward Monday snd will Ax
the amount of damages to be paid.
No appeal will be taken from their
decision.
This is indeed a novel way of set-
tling a difference, but is a good way,
it always saves court cost and at-
torney fees. This U only an instance
of what fraternal societies may do.
If a man wants to do the light thing
he can get justice outside of the
courts. _____________
Died,—Mr. Metsger, near Moscow,
of La Grippe, March 22; age,
about 67._
Died,—Friday, March 22, of Scarlet
Fever; Roy, the little 4 year old
sou of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Nay. The
bereaved parents have the deepest
sympathy of all.
One little soul in Heaven is blessed!
Like many, has gone to rest
A CHANCE FOR THE
The school U preparing an enter-
tainment to be given about the Mid-
dle of April Program will be pub-
lished Uter.
Sienese U responsible for part of
the absence daring the month.
The Primary room secured the
banner for punctuality.
Those in the High School who
made an average above 90 per cent,
were, Bertha Geismar, Henry Yoakum,
Ora Jackman, Ivy Coombes.
Those neither absent nor tardy
were,—High 8chool, Ora Jackman;
Very few applications fur appoint-
ments in the Interior department have
time far been Usd with the Secretary
of the Interior. The Pnrideat will
have about 800 plaeoa in the Interior
department to dispose of. The com-
missions of that many Indian agents,
pension agents, and land office com-
missioners will expire. Under the
Uws they most be re-appointed. The
offices referred to were filled soon
after President McKinley’s first in-
auguration, hence thir time will soon
10 A. M.
Primary,-Bettis Coombes, Winmne j ex|)ire< Many applicants who failed
Davis, Georgie Howden, Hssel Hart, ^ provjVed for four yeare ago will
Mamie Pulley, Haxel Shonte, Earl1 ^    ^ of
MUSIC.
paper,—Vhat Shall the Teacher
the association. !Murray, Charles M .;eh, i.uiu hurt.
Pt i«Ct ’-J* cripU n.
When the editors in Woodward
county, Ok., have nothing else on
their mind, they dash off something
like tkU: ‘The distinguished gentle-
man who yanks the Washington press
discussion, Advantages and Diaad- {a the place across the alley during
^    one day a week and fights boose the
rest of the time, U a liar, a scoundrel,
Read? MOM IDA B. LIE.
DISCUSSION,—MEM 8ALLIE HAYS.
MISS MARIE MOB.
ISO P. M.
VOCAL SOLO,—MM8 CORA BEARDSLEY
Faust is a good show and like all
good shows was well attended.
Advantages,—bupt. j. a. dixon.
GEO. J. WILKINSON.
Disadvantages,—B. r. richabds.
prop, copper
A country postmaster not a hun-
dred miles from here is said to have
written the following letter to Us
Congressman: “Sur i wish to notify
you that on next Wednesday thisoffb
will be shet as i am gone dear hunt
Ht Mud Them.
A Kansas printer on making up
the forms for the first time Inst week
got a marriage and gnxer’s notice
mixed up so as to read: John Smith
and Ida Onay were united in the holy
bonds of saner kraut, which will be
sold by the quart or barrel. Mr.
Smith is an esteemed codfish at 10
cents, while the bride has many nice
hams at a shilling a pound. -Hemp-
stead Herald.
The FM Paper of OMahoms.
We are in possession of a copy of
the first Oklahoma paper, “The Okla-
homa Chief,” is a 7 col., patent in-
side and neatly printed, and as the
soldiers captured the ready priat
paper the editor was compelled to
print this issue on wrapping paper,
this leaving the two insidp pages
blank. Date, Rock Falls, July 31,
1884. edited by J. B. Cooper. This
copy is the property of M B. Wilson,
which he prixes very highly.
General Discussion.
You kin fire me if you se fit, but ill
a black-legged thief and a debaucher you a pinter that fm the only
of public morals He is the scum that «nan in the nayborhood that kin aede
the negro miner blows from his beer. |Guthrie Leader.
His office is a cesspool and his ravings i
paper,—How shall we keep the the babbling of a fanatical lunatic 0°*“* OUim Good, Y<m Am
children in school?
w. v. kneebley.
DISCUSSION, —MI88 BELLE YOUNG.
FRANCIS BUCHANAN.
paper,—The Township District,
E. C. SMITH.
DISCU88I0N,—REV. C. B. WARREN,
WALLACE ANDERSON.
business,- -Election of officers.
J. W. Mcifains, of Pearl, made us
call this week, and is now a subscriber
to the Dispatch.
Geo. Montgomery was in town this
week. _b
Miss Maud Hobson was in town this
week._______
The latest thing in the way of a
strike, is the convict minora that
struck in Kansas a few dayB ago, in-
stead of going out on a strike, they
went in and locked up the guards and
held them for 36 hours without food
or water, but as the cenvicts had to
stay in the mines in order to keep the
guards in; they wanted more grub and
less work, but a* they were 700 feet
under the ground, they got tired and
hnngry and lost their strike.
with anarchistic ideas. He should be Great German Universities have
driven from the town to the rattling had little influence upon common Ger-
of drums and spattering of overripe man thought because the scolarly
eggs.” And the people of the town element is kept distinct from the
read it and say: “That's hot staff! other portions of society. American
He’s a good writer.”— Canadian Re- systems should not show thi&^Edu-
cord.    cation should fit a man to be of more
The above article unquestionably use to more yeople than he was as an
has refetence to the editor of the uneducated man. Many doctors of
Woodward Bulletin as it appears to philosophy will avoid positions where
about fit his description, and the Bui- they might do much good, becanse
letin is the only paper in the county they are watching for positions befit-
that has a Washington press, and ting their dignity—aristocracy again,
claims to have 800 subscribers. but false aristocracy.
Faust was played here Thursday
night and we hav« been thinking
seriously of calling a halt as we got a
glimpse of the printer’s headquarters,
and knowing how the grease would
fry out of the News man, how the
Bulletin man (?) would squack, the
Gage Record would groan, and the
State Republican kick, we fear it
would not be pleasant
Men who enlist in the Navy will
not be assigned to service on Subma-
rine boats without their consent. It
is thought the department will get up
a special enlistment for this.
Richard Olney is sure to be the
next Democratic nominee for Presi-
dent in 1904, Olney knows this but
he will saw wood and say nothing.
There will be no run in the opening
of the Kiowa and Comanche. This
will adoid contests, killing and soon*
ere. _
There is 1,000 negroes at work on
the Choctaw near Ardmore. Things
evidently look dark on the Choctaw.
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