The Fairview Republican. (Fairview, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, July 22, 1904 Page: 1 of 8
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THE PAIEVIEW REPUBLICAN.
VOLUME FOUR
FAIR VIEW, WOODS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, JULY 22, 1904
NUMBER FORTY-THREE
PERMANENT
SURVEY MADE
J&KEENE NOW ON THE LINE
Thought Work Will Begin In
A Short Time Now.
*
TheGuthrie, Fairview & Western
•urveyora passed through Home-
stead last Saturday and reached the
point where that road cohnects
with the Orient. They then turned
around and started back on the line
to make final corrections.
For a time it was thought that
the line would miss Homestead and
Okeene but arrangements were
made with both towns and this
gives them an east and west read.
The ohange of route puts the
line about five miles north of where
the first survey was made. This
will be of material help to both
these towns and puts them in close
connection with Fairview.
Work will probably begin as
soon as the permanent survey is
oompte ted.
Fairview is anxious to see this
road completed as it will give so
mnoh better coal rates.
PREPARING LAND FOR WHEAT.
Oklahoma Farm Journal Gives Some
Seasonable Advice To Farmers.
Thief time anlL .n^nne.f of plowing l
ground that is tt> be sown to wheat is v
one ifc the most important factors
which enter into wheat produce in
Oklahoma. While methods that
should be followed to produce the
best results are well known by
1 those who study these things
carefully and observe what takes
plaoe from year to year, there are
many who pursue no definite plan
and have no accurate knowlege of
what should be doue. We have heard
farmers say that the wheat experi-
ment stations were of no use to them;
'their soil was different, and that
, they never could do like they do at
the station. Inquiry usually re-
sults in the discovery that these
farmers have no knowlege of what
is done and what the results have
been. There are, however, a great
many farmers who derive great
, benefitfromtheresultsof the station
experiments, who study then; and
who apply then; wherever they can
to their own methods of farming,
The Journal basucompleto (He of the
publications of the Oklahoma exper-
iment station and quotes from them
frequently. Every farmer can get
future publications for the asking
by writing apostal tothoexperiment
station, Stillwater Okla.,and asking
to be placed on tho mailing list.
Experiments in time of plowing for
whqat have been raadoforfonr years
at the station. The average yield for
July plowing is 3 t bushels; for Aug-
ust plowing, 25.5 bushels, and for
September plowing, 25.5 bushols of
wheat par acre. The last report on
the experiments m vices the following
statement: “July usually affords an
opportunity for plowing wheat
groqnd while it is moist and before
the weeds and grass have started
1 much, and while It is in a condition
to plow with the greatest ease and
econonomy. If given proper tillage
after plowing seldom Is thore a sea
son so dry but what such plowing
is in good shape fur seeding at the
proper tuna. Ground that is not
plowed until August or September
is generally dry and hard and cov-
ered with wood i and grass, many
of which have gone to seed. Suob
ground Is usually plowed with the
greatest diffinilty, ami it is only by
taking advantage of every light
shower that falls that it can be got,
Into proper tlltho by seeding time.
Asa rule, it is very dry, cloddy and
open at seeding time, and the seed
starts poorly, iind if good ruins do
' not flomo in the fall the wop is very
Public In-
light as Compared with early plow-
ing.”
Summing up, land that is to be
sown in wheat next fall should be
plowed deep during July and har-
rowed each day as it is plowed and
occasionally afterwards as weeds
start or heavy rains come and form
a crust on the surface. The object of
this is toget a deep seed bed properly
compact, and with enough moisture
in it to support the wheat plant
through the winter if necessary.
Handling the land this way will
take less work than later plowing.
If the land can’t be plowed in
July plow it in August, not quite so
deep and harrow and drag until the
clods are broken, and hope for rain
to put it iu shape for seeding.
If the wheat land can’t be plowed
until September, plow shallow; do
the best you can to get it into shape
for seeding, chuck iu the seed and
hope for a rain. If it comes in plenty,
maybe your yield will be about the
same as that of the man who plowed
in July; it certainly will not be any
more on land of the same quality.
Aad ou the average, the July plow-
ing will bring enough more wheat
to pay for hiring some other fellow
lo plow it in July.—Oklahoma
Farm Journal.
County Convention.
Pursuant to and in accordance with
the authority of the Republican Coun-
ty Central Committee of Woods
county, Oklahoma, a delegate con-
vention of the republicans of said
county is hereby called to meet at
Carmen, Oklahoma, on the 18th dav
of August, 1904, at 10 o’clock a. m.,
for the purpose, as directed by said
committee, of nominating candidates
for the following county offices:
Sheriff. '
County‘Clerk.
Coy n ty Trea^u rer.
Rejriste r*br13eeds.
County Attorney.
Probate Judge.
Superintendent of
struction.
County Surveyor.
Coroner.
Public Weigher.
Commissioner 1st District.
Commissioner 2nd District.
Commissioner 3rd District.
The representation is based on
one delegate at large from each town-
ship and one delegate for each 25
votes and major fraction thereof cast
for Hon. B. S. McGuire in 1902, and
the several townships are entitled
to representation as follows:
Name Delegates
Alva City.......-..............10
Alvd township..................4
Bishop.........................6
Relle......................... .5
marron . .....................5
Crowell.................4
Dane..........................3
Gleo........................’.....6
Driftwood........................9
Dicks........................4
Karoma......... 4
Deep Creek....................5
Eagle Chief.....................7
Fritzlen.... ....................7
Fairview'':....................5
Galena ........................5
Hopeton........................2
Jones.........................4
Liberty ......................3
Lincoln . 9
Quinlan................... .... 3
Round Gyqve.......... 3
Stone .....................3
Jefferson........................3
Spring........................4
Stella........................17
Saline.........................6
Sumner .......................6
Van...........................3
Vulley............. 6
Wnynoka......................6
Aleno..........................3
Tho committee recommends to the
sevoral committeemen tiiut the pri-
maries be held on Friday tho 12th
day of August preceding said con-
vention, but nothing in this recom-
mendation shall prevent any com-
mitteeman from fixing anothor date
for his primary if found more con-
venient. C. E. McDaniel,
G. P. GReen, Chairman,
•secretary <
ORIENT
IMPROVEMENTS
MORE MATERIAL ARRIVING
Frame 0! Depot Up And The
Shingles Being Laid.
The caVpenters have the frame
of the depot up and are busily em-
ployed putting on the roof.
Part of the force was taken off
Wednesday to be sent to Viola,
Kansas, where a bridge is to be
put in that is only eighteen miles
from Wichita. As soon sb this
bridge is completed the rails will
be laid into Wichita in short order.
More ties are being received here
on every train and staoked up along
the traok. There will soon be a
good sized supply yard here.
With the completion of the traok
into Wichita, one division will
be completed and better freight
service will be had.
WILL SHIP THEIR OWN WHEAT.
Farmers In Many Parts Of Territory
Will Build Elevators.
Guthrie, O. T., July 18.—It seems
that many of the farmers of Okla-
homa are getting in the notion of
shipping their own wheat to market.
Tnere is no evidence at hand show-
ing that the grain shippers are mak-
ing fabulous fortunes, but the farm-
ers think they can get more for theif
Jheat than Itoom the grain shippers.
The Douglas News tells of the for-
mation of a shipping association in
that county and the action of the
farmers in Garfield county will show
the feeling in many other places. It
says: “The farmers in this vicinity
are enthusiastically in earnest ap-
parently, on the co-operative eleva-
tor proposition. However, it is less
than likely that any more than a
shipping station will be established
this season. Two meetings have
been held in the past week and definite
instructions are at hand from the
headquarters of the Farmers’ Co-
operative Shipping association,
which are at Topeka. It will require
at least $3,000 in cash and good pros-
pects of another thousand to secure
an elevator, but $1,500 will guarantee
a shipping station, and praotically
that amount has been raised from
sixty-one subscribers.
Secretary Trower was instructed
at last night's meeting toget into di-
rect communication with head-
quarters today and advise that a
shipping station is immediately de-
sired. Another meeting will be held
next Monday night.”
THK DREAM BOOK MAN.
Threadbare Exeuie for Buying Makeg
the Saleeman Tired.
"Have you got any of those fool
dream books?” said a short, stout
man entering a second-hand book
store.
"Lots of ’em," replied the salesman
tossing over a pile of paper-covered
books, with demons In red and black
adorning (he front pages,
"SJy servant girl wants them,” ex*
plained the man, half apologetically.
"Yes,” said the salesman, looking
bored.
The man selected three of the hooka,
one on dreams, one on fortune-telling
and one on handkerchief flirtation*,
paid for them, and went away.
"His servant girl wants them,” said
the salesman to a friend. "The old
gag. He wants them himself, and la
ashamed to ask for them.
"We get several dozens of that kind
in here every week. They are qrazy
over dream books and fortune-telling
books, and all that kind of thing, but
they are so afraid someone will
know It.
"Almost every one of them blames
the poor servant. That’s the most
popular bluff. They laugh, and say
they don’t know why the servant
wants them, but they suppose they’d
better humor her.
“Then they take the books homa
and read them by the hour. When
they've finished them they come back
for more.
"It’s best to let them think they arm
fooling you, for we sail more hook*
t%at was."—-Chicago v*4ST 0«o -
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CXi<
Bower Bros. & Co,
a-1 INCORPORATED I-Z--T*
Hot! Isn’t It?
So are some of the prices we are
making on the very articles ybn most need
just now.....
Our Bargain Counter of STRAW
HATS has still a number of items that
will interest you. They all go at | OC
You Need A Fan*
To keep you cool. We have a good
assortment. Can sell yao fans at 2 for 5c-
10c-15c. and beauties at 25 and 50o.
Work time is here. Broom corn is
nearly ready to pull. Tou Know we have
the Best line of OVERALLS and WORK
SHIRTS in the oity. We are sole agents
for the ‘’Howard” and “Oarheart” brands.
Keep Your Feet Cool
And comfortable, and at tho same time your purse will not suffer if buy a pair
of $1.00 Oxfords. We have them for Men as well as for the Ladies.
You boys, and men folks too, can get of us a Low Shoe, rubber soled, that will
wear and is light and easy on the foot, for only 50 C.
We have Bargeins to show you ia all of our Departments.
Here is the place where you can buy your whole bill-
Groceries and all-and can sell anything you have to sell
In the produce line.....
Plow
Your
Wheat Ground
Now
A
The Great
CASSIDY
Disc
or
Gang
r.
Will give you perfect satisfaction.
It is economy to
bind all feed that
you cut up, and a
Milwaukee
Corn Binder
is the machine with
which to do the
work in a proper
manner.
Plow
Also, I have mowers and rakes with which to harvest your
grass and miilet. It is to your interest to look these machines
over before buying.....
Yours for satisfaction.
J. J. NEUFELD.
Ants Dcsiroy Boll Weevil.
Washington, Julv 11.—The effect-
iveness of tho Guatemalan ants in
cheeking the ravages of the boll
weevil in the Cotton fields has been
tested and Mr Cook, expert of the
department of Agriculture, in a
telegram to Secretary Wilson, today
announced that the ants promptly
destroyed the weevil and the Texas
red ants as well. The telegram, which
was the subject of great satisfaction
to both Secretary Wilson and Dr.
Calloway, chief oftheburoauof plant
industry, is dated Victoria,. Texas,
and is as follows:
“After ljo,u,r weeks of captivity
und o]j sugar diet, the Guatemalan
ants promptly destroyed tho Texas
boll weevil; also tho Texas rod ants,
the harmful spooio which it was
feared they might resemble.”
The government will keg in imrne-
| diatly to experiment on alargescale, 112 and 13. If you want to take this
und tho result wil! be watched with
great intrest. Should theGuatamalan
ants prove a practical solution to
the boll weevil problem they will bo
of great worth to the country.
Oklahoma Patents.
Granted this week, Repented by
C. A. Snow &Go., Patent Attorneys,
Washington, D, G.,—Commodore Y.
Davidson, Medford, Agricultural
disc-shavpener; Chester R. Nichols,
Cleo, Animal Poke; Ezekiel Wheeler,
Kingfisher. Metal railway-tie; For
copy of any of above patents send
ten cents is postage stamps with
date of this paper to C. A. Snow &
Co., Washington, D. C.
County Examination.
Tim regular institute examination
will be held ut the close of the in-
stitute Friday and Saturday, August
examination you must be here ready
to commence the work on time. If
you expect to teach in the county
and have no certificate in force, you
will have to take the examination,
ais temporary certificates will not be
issued only in extreme cases.
J. B. COOPRIDElR,
County Superintendent,
Advertised Letters.
Unclaimed letters remaining in
the Fairview Post Office at tho close
of the month ending May 31, 1904.
Mins Anna M prMr. Ktlfl Wagner
W J HIto Wens Berry
Henry Befctz Monday W Holme*
M C Minks Le Witt Phillips
W T Davis Geo. Reynolds
A R Simla*' Geo. Stung
Pat U'Dtviili Mrs. J D LoLmoii
James Tnavir
In calling Tor: tho above letters
please say “advertised.”
W. Saowa. P. M.
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