Luther Register. (Luther, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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A ROYAL
ROASTER
A ROUGH
RIDER
A Fearless Newspaper That Dares to Print the Truth-No Strings On It- -Not “Hog-Tied ”
LUTHER REGISTER
FOR
LUTHER
FIRST AND
FOREVER
Anderson A. Webb, Editor
Luther. Oklahoma, Friday, October 22, 1915
Vol. XVII. Mo. 13
The Week’s Local Events Around Luther
Osoar Ewing who has been
working for Lee Crossley here,
left Saturday for Jones, where
he will work in one of the gins.
Readers and subscribers of the
Register are asked to remember
that Dave King is collecting for
this paper. Mr. King has the
list of all who receive their paper
at Luther postoffioe and on the
four rural routes. As most of
our readers know him personally
the Register man asks them to
see him when they oome to town,
find out when their subscription
expired, and if in arrears, please
pay him a dollar or two and have I basis.
W. H, McCutchen made a trip
to Paden last week to look over
the business situation in the
coming oil town. He states that
cotton buyers there were paying
$4.65 for seed cotton, and busi-
ness generally appeared to be
flourishing.
Pay your subscription to the
Register NOW. See Dave King
who has the list. He has auth-
ority to colleot. Unless you
make some arrangements about
your subscription you will likely
miss the paper as we intend to
get down to a cash-advance
your date set ahead.
The Register hopes to see the
people living in the looality
where drilling for oil has been
under way near Luther seriously
study the situation, and not stand
in the way of the development of
that industry here. It appears
to us that the thing to do is to
give the leases asked for. It in
no way clouds title to land, and
means the settling for all time
whether or not Luther is in the
oil belt, territory. A failure to
complete the present prospect
“queers” development here for
years and years to oome Study
it over seriously for your own
good.
Corn meal, bran, shorts, corn
ohop and flour at Arthur’9 mill.
John Bednar, who has been
oonfined to his home for a week
or more, was able to be down
town Sunday. John had a slight
attack of pneumonia, but is now
or the road to recovery, and will
soon be at his place of business
behind the counters of the First
National Bank.
Mrs. J. A. Ashton returned
Monday afternoon from Tulsa
wht re she spent a few days at-
tending the annual conference of
the Methodist Episoopal churoh.
She reported a most pleasant
visit and entertainment and high
ly interesting services at the
Tulsa churches.
C. M. Chism of Argonia, Kan
sas, who is interested in the
Luther Gas & Oil oompany and
Grown in a Back Yard
On three lots 25x140 Ed Wrany, local
blacksmith, raised fifty-five bushels of
potatoes for a first crop
of 150 bushels to an acre. The Early
Red Triumph potatoes were grown on
Canadian bottom land without fer-
tilizer. After digging this big crop, he
had planted on the same land seed po-
tatoes from his first crop. His second
crop will amount to fifteen bushels, and
If the frost stays off another week the
crop will nearly double. At the time
of the second planting Mr. Wrany was
sick and could not make a proper se-
lection of the seed to plant, and owing
to his illness the second crop was never
hoed or plowed. With proper seed se-
lection and cultivation the second crop
would have made a much larger yield.
The first crop is keeping fine, in fact
all kinds of vegetables, as far as we
can learn, are keeping remarkably well
this year.—Harrali News.
Talking About Spareribs
In the domestic department of a
newspaper we find a recipe for stuffed
or at the rate | i,pari‘rttls- We didn’t read it. Any-
body who thinks he can improve spare-
ribs by stuffing them is mentally de-
ranged. Spareribs are perfect in their
own right. The idea of putting any-
thing in them to improve their taste
is on a level with painting a lily. In
every really great food there is a far
away, indefinite taste, as dreamful and
divine as the nectar of heaven that
the soul sips at. The spareribs has
it, and the man or woman who monkeys
with that Ineffable savor should be
sentenced to a diet of hash. A spare-
rib is in a class by itself, and is en-
dowed by nature with a delight of its
ow-n. It cannot be improved. It was
created perfect. It is sacrilege to doubt
Its excellence or to question its pre-
eminence.
Over the County and ’Round About
Prepare Seed Bed Now
Half the crop is often made before
the seed is planted. A good seed bed,
deeply plowed, well worked, firmly set-
tled and free from weeds, is the most
important step in successful farming.
The man who expects to harvest a full
crop will not wait until planting time
to plow. Good farmers everywhere are
now planning to turn over the fields in
readiness for spring.
Bruno Benedix has 100 acres of corn
in one field, two miles west, and one
north of town, that will make sixty
bushels of corn to the acre. He sold
$1,130 of wheat at one time and has a
lot more to sell. He shipped a carload
of hogs of his own raising last week.
He handles 560 acres of land.—Harrah
News.
Tnat’s an Awful Disease.
Edwin H. Brown, editor of the Still-
water Gazette, has been confined to
his bed for ten days with a severe at-
tack of prostatitis.—Stillwater Gazette.
uuiuoi yjas cc un oompany ant
W. H. McCutchen put in a day the development around Luther
two last week gathering his was here first of the week, Mr.
crop of peanuts. The crop is Chism is satisfied with his invest-
or two last week gathering his was here first of the week, Mr.
—r — ,--------- The crt
not a large one, but is fine.
J. A. Ashton and Harve Ruble
made a trip to Stroud Friday to
purohase a sheep or two, and
while there Mr. Ruble continued
his trip into the country to look
at some horses.
Ollie Landis left Saturday for
a few days visit with home folks
at Davenport, and incidentally to
call on his best girl,
Wm. MoCorkle, the old reli-
able auctioneer, is ready to ory
your sale. See him before you
make your date. His terms are
very reasonable. tf
Our good friend, Ben L. Smi-
ley, who won a year’s subscrip-
tion to the Register at the Luther
Fair for the best 10-ears of pop- i will he veL ^ year’ ,
corn, showed his appreciation by , L Ret TZZu0™* -"T ‘l a'‘
presenting the Register family pav'« has n?t only been
ment, and believes that if land
owners in the vioinity of the
present development could move
out of their own shadows that it
would only be a short time un-
till Luther would be a second
Drumright in the oil business.
There are others who look at the
matter about as Mr. Chism and
are hoping that leases may be
obtained and work again started
on the well drilling.
For rent first of January, large
6-room house in Luther, and
some lots to trade for auto.—W.
J. Adams, 1008 East Sixth,Okla-
homa City.
Rev. T. M. Davis has returned
to Luther as pastor of the M. E. -.....-........WI11UI1 muuceu
church for another year. Thisf ,;hem to try and make him and his de-
PRESIDENT GAULT OF BOARD OF AGRICUL
TURE DECLARES WAR ON STATE “MACHINE”
Gives Out Statement That Auditor Howard and Treas-
urer Bill Alexander are Playing Politics and
1 rying to Hamper His Department
Frank Gault, president of the state
hoard of agriculture, lately cut loose
with the most vitriolic outburst of his
career.
He challenged the entire state of-
ficial family to battle. He charged
that a plot existed between State Au-
ditor E. B. Howard and State Treas-
urer W. L. Alexander to force the agri-
cultural schools and farming and cat-
tle regulation service to become part
of the state machine.
He said that it was "cheap politics” I
and “infernal eussedness" on the part
and “infernal cussedness’’ on the part1 1 V , , 1
of the other two officials which Induced | ™ “i,
presenting the Register family rfaithfn^n^t ““VT ”“’J ,
with a half bushel of his prize pa8to,r’,but. .always!
popcorn last week. The editor is
anticipating some pleasant even-
ings this coming winter sitting in
front of a comfortable fire
munching freshly buttered pop-
* corn while evolving great ques-
tions of public concern in a mind
free from worry or care.
Lee Crossley allows no rowdy-
' ism atjhis pool and billiard hall.
No loafers, no leeches. Crossley j "oc,v "um a several weeks' visit
also keeps the best brands cigars wdb relatives at Little Rock Ark.
in town. Nearly every body buys j Mrs J. C. Verser and children
their cigars at Lee’s place, and : who have been here visiting John
is tobaocos are always fresh. ' $?.in«h«„4 r—si— -
Mrs. Roy Davis, spent Satur-
all j partment become a part of the "ma-
chine.”
--- ------j.—vv., 1D o.wa^a; That the fight to retain the federal
ready to go and do what he can j money appropriated for the A. & M.
; for any whom he may assist, and ! college at Stillwater by Treasurer
we are glad to have he and Mrs j Alexander evidenced a purpose that it
Davis with us again. was to be used for .speculation, was
Mrs. W. J. Morgan came in a,s,il1 another charge.
! fpw days ago from Hinton and| Among other things laid to State
will visit for some time here with J Auditor E. B, Howard by Frank Gault
| her son J. M. Morgan and family. |
! Mrs. Jap Dunhan and little!
| daughter Genna, returned last:
week from a several weeks’ visit i
Rinehart and family for several ■
weeks left for their home in1
Mrs. Roy Davis, spent Satur-! tne,r hl
day night and Sunday with Ames j Gushing last Thursday.
Herrold and wife in the country. I Editor Webb and H. H.
Mrs. G. R. Norman, spent last 1 'J'*11 atte’ ,d the meeting of the
Friday with Mrs. George Harris, ■ democratic county committee at
east of town. Oklahoma City Saturday. Mr.
Brooks is committeeman for Lu
ther township.
Brooks j
meeting of the I
east of town.
Mr. and Mrs H. Herrold, from
the country were guests of Roy
Davis and wife Tuesday.
For Sale—One Minute wash-
ing machine, practically new;
Prof. J. B. Adams, spent Sat- oheap for cash.— BenMoore1
j-
ing the States Vets. Association a few days visiting his -ions
annual meeting at Anadarko this Albert and Austin, and other
week.
Mrs. Walters, of Stillwater was
here last week, looking after her
farm near town.
Mrs. J. M. Morgan, was quite
ill last week, but is now able to
be out again.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sasser,
are caring for a new baby boy,
born Monday afternoon.
Emma Oletta, daughter of Mr.
friends here.
The Epwortb Leaguers will
give their masquerade sooial at
HON FRANK M. GAULT
Nichols hall on Thursday eve-1 in
president of the agricultural board, in
his outburst was that there is an item
one of
Morrill fund of many thousand dol-
lars. Gault contended that his in-
spectors were paying the least pos-
sible for horse hire and that the fed-
eral money should be in the hands
of the A. & M. college.
'Howard takes trips to California
to the fair and charges the state with
the expense." declared Gault. “He
visits his relatives in Kentucky and
charges that to the state," continued
President Gault.
"He approves his own claims for
He rides
travels, eats $2
meals and no doubt has a valet in the
employ of the state.
"A tick inspector rides holes in his
pants on a poor nag that he is able
I to get at a livery barn and does not
I ntake enough to get new pants when
1 the old ones wear out, and the auditor
turns down his small expense charges.
"The inspector eats two-bit meals
and If he eats all he wants he only
puts in a claim for two-bits and pays
the balance for the meal out of his
own pocket.
"Howard is such a shrewd business
man that he quit the mud brick busi-
ness at Tulsa to become a member of
the state board of affairs, where his
caution for fear the state would pay
out too much money was not near so
keen as it is now.
"Alexander was in the wild cat oil
game before he was elected treasurer
and never displayed any more than
ordinary ability in the handling of
money. And now these two are trying
to tell me how to run my department
business, which I have put in all my
life studying.
I w*ill fight the entire bunch rather
than let the agricultural department
become a part of the state political
machine. Seventy per cent of the peo-
ple of the state are farmers, and this
is the only department from which they
get any benefit.
I will fight all attempts to curb
and ruin this department in the in-
terests of the farmers and to uphold
Democratic County
Committee to Meet
Allen Street, chairman of the
Oklahoma oounty democratic
oentra! committee, has issued a
call for a meeting of the commit-
tee for Saturday, Ootober 23, in
Judge Clark’s room at the court-
house for the purpose of electing
a chuirman for the election board
to succeed Rev, J. K. Disoh who
has removed from the oounty.
The meeting will be held at 2
o’clock p. m. No proxies will be
allowed to participate or be voted.
The new chairman will be from
either commissioners’ distriot No.
1 or 3, the First distriot compris-
ing the townships of Luther,
Dewey, Springer, Chootaw, Elk,
Pottawatomie, Cass. Boone,
Crutoh, Hartzell, precinct A,Ok-
lahoma township, and precincts
1, 5, 6, 8 and 9 in ward 2, Okla-
homa City.
District No. 3 is made up of
Greeley township, wards 3 and 4
in Oklahoma City, precincts 0, 7,
8 and 9 in ward 1, and precincts
2, 3, 4 and 7 in ward 2, Oklaho-
ma City.
Among those mentioned for the
plaoe are George Smith of Choc-
taw. Shirley Dyer, W. R. Taylor,
J. S. Coates, L. E. Patterson,
John Tommerlin, all of Oklahoma
City, with Attorney George Ruth
wanting the place very muoh
Katy Changes Schedule
Last Sunday a new train
schedule was put into effeot on
the Katy railway, the time of the
westbound afternoon passenger
at Luther being changed from
4 :02 to 3:38 o’clock. The night
train east arrives at 12:22 a. m.,
fifteen minutes earlier than for
merly, and “Coal Oil Johnny”
doesn’t run any more on Sun
days, and there a few other mi-
changes that this paper is unable
to publish for the reason it has
not been favored with a copy of
the new time card.
Better Pay Up
There are a few subscription
acoounts whioh the Register in-
tends to advertise for sale. I am
going to print the names of those
who are more than a year behind
and advertise their aooounts for
sale—cheap. Do you want your
name to appear in the list? Bet-
ter see Dave King or come to the
office and pay up.
Methodist Church
Sunday school 10 a. m.
Epworth League at 7 p. m
prompt. Prayer meeting and
choir practice Thursday evening
at 7 :30 o’clock.
Sunday will be the beginning
of the new conferenoe year. A
cordial invitation to all to wor
ship with us, particularly those
without a church home.
Rev. T. M. Davis, Pastor.
The Heart and Hand society
was entertained at the home of
Mrs. Earl Richardson Tuesday
afternoon. She was assisted by
Mrs. Frank Ecker and Mrs Doc
Canada. There were about 30
present. Refreshments were
served and the afternoon
pleasantly spent.
Christian Church
Sunday school at 10 a. m. We
expect to have a special number
in oonneotion with this service.
Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:30
p. m., by the pastor.
A cordial invitation extended
to all to worship with us.—J. W.
Bartholomew, Minister.
Central Normal Enroll-
ment is Near 1000 Mark
The enrollment at the Central
State Normal sohool at Edmond
to this date numbers 976, whioh
is a large number compared to
former years, and greater than
the total enrollment at al1 state
normal sohools at the end of the
first month five years ago,
Luther’s Oil Development
The Register man doesn’t own
a dollar’s worth of stock in the
Luther Gas A Oil oompany. We
have no desire, aud certainly no
intent, to boost any doubtful en-
Cerpries. What we are about to
say not one of the offioers of the
Luther Gas it Oil company know
anything about, nor have they
ever said a word to us about giv-
ing their enterprise a boost.
The Register wants to see Lu-
ther grow and prosper; it wants
to see the country develop into
a prosperous, even wealthy com-
munity. What is good for three
or six or a dozen or two citizens,
should tend towards helping oth-
ers; if an oil well is a money-
maker for Jim Doe of Luther,who
owns the farm on whioh it is lo-
cated,it would be a money-maker
for Sallie Ann Johnson whose
farm adjoins, or for Bill Tinker
who owns land three miles away.
The Luther Gas & Oil company
own a good prospect; the well is
down more than 2000 feet; the
oompany has spent over $22,000
and quit work for lack of funds.
They can interest other oonoerns
to complete the well,if—they can
secure leases on lands around.
A producing oil well would
mean hundreds of dollars daily
in royalties to every land owner;
it would make Luther a town of
10,000 people before one could
realize the change, with increas-
ed business in all lines. It would
benefit everybody beyond com-
putation. You, Mr, Landowner,
can not drill the well; you CAN
make it possible by granting a
lease of your land. Why stand
in your own shadow? Why hold
back the progress and develop-
ment of the oountry? You have
nothing to lose by leasing, and
all to gain. Royal lies on 2}4-
acres—the Midget lease—in the
Drumright field in one year have
paid the owner more than $150,-
000; on many quarter sections a
half million dollars—leases. Get
that? You still own the land.
Let’s make it possible to fully
test the Luther territory for oil.
The only way to do this is to
grant the leases asked for.
Why not? What good reason?
Why listen to the knocker, who
lives in the ox-cart period and
lor himself only, and permit the
iil development proposition to
fail and wither and die from too
much selfishness? Again, why?
ning, October 28th. Admission which reads:
to this social will be free. Prizes "For transfer of baggage at Union
will be awarded to the best depot of St. Louis, $3.75.’’
masked person, and also the one! Some historical expense charges in
unique mask0^^ f^h m09t 1 ejection with past officials are those
Will be served Refre9hraenta of fo™^ Attorney General Charles
will De served. . West and A. P. Watson, former cor-
-----“a* ----— ‘cwuieia ana 10 upnoiu
Howard’s expense accounts1 the dignity of the board, which is the
farmers’ end of
J’.mma Uletta, daughter of Mr. VDUl 1 West and A. P. Watso
and Mrs. Ray Carver, died at the Grandma Welsh is visiting her I poration commissioner.
Old Crossley camp near Meridian ; daughter and family at Tulsa. | West filed an item of 25 cents for a
October 12th., age 17 months and ! O. M. Wiliford of Failis wa8 shoe shine.
^ <u.aym bur’*d was made in Luther Monday on business, j Watson filed an item of $3.50 for one
at the Tohee oemetery. Mis9 Alfretta Jennings of Ok- night in a *2’a-day hotel
Miss Ida Meyer will teach near lahoma City was the guest of T Sitting at erect attention and fully
Arcadia this year. H. Ray and family over Sunday!! filling a chair- Gault opened up in
Mi98 Maud Keating began her, Mr. Wm. Keel and wife whojcharacteristic style. His indignant
school at Servado last Monday, were here visiting H. H. Brooks slatement was the result of the fight
Mr. and Mrs. Will Lovell, and ar>d wife left for their home in he has been havine with both Alex-
Mr. F. Lovell and wife were en- Clarence, Mo. last Thursday. |ander,and Howard for several weeks,
tertained at dinner Tuesday, at J Misses Ida and Freeda Howard recently refused to approve
the home of Ross Lovell and were here over Sundav * from ,expense charge’s flled by live stock
wife. I Oklahoma Citv y fr0m! Inspectors for horse hire. Alexander
y* said that he couid retain the federal
the state government.
Although the attorney general has
given opinions as to what ir the legal
procedure In these disputes, they have
disregarded them. The attorney* gen-
eral is the legal adviser of all state
officers, and the refusal to follow his
opinion indicates a deliberate attempt
on the part of Howard and Alexander
to ruin the agricultural department.
it is cheap politics and cussedness.
In regard to close approval of claims, if
Howard will recall he will remember
he approved as member of the board of
affairs one of the famous Red Book
scandal warrants. He also approved
a printing bill which State Examiner
Fred Parkinson investigated, and made
the printing company pay hack to the
state $500.
‘if they want a battle royal or a
dozen on one, come on. I’m waiting."
Word has been reoeived from
Maud, Oklahoma, that Mr. Jess
Lawyer and wife are the happy
parents of a new baby girl. They
were former residents of Luther
and Mrs. Lawyer is a daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. Norman.
C. F. Garlin intends moving
from town to his farm soon after
the first of the year. He says he
can make more money growing
cotton for the Europeans to shoot
away than he can by fighting the
war over with Major Elson and
A. C. Couch in town.
Bring your eggs and chickens to
Morgan’s at Luther. He gives
everybody a square desl.
Miss Harriet Harris, was the
guest of Dr. and Mrs. G. R. Nor-
man, Saturday night and Sunday.
Huntingtons Entertain
On Wednesday night of last
week Mrs. T. H. Huntington,
entertained the Aid Society, Ep-
worth League and number of
guests at her home south of
Luther, there were almost 100
present. The house was beauti-
fully deoorated with autum de-
oorations throughout. In the
apple contest Dr. G. R. Norman,
won first prize and Walter Hay
second. In the rag chewing con-
test Herman Cole won first and
Mrs. G. L. Harris, second.
Refreshments were served and
all departed at a late hour, every
body enjoys themselves at Hunt-
ingtons.
Our Magazine Next Week
The regular Monthly Magazine
Section of the RegisteV will go to
subscribers of the paper with the
regular issue next week. The
Ootober number will be a dandy.
Fay Chamberlain and Roy
Vorel were in Chandler over
Sunday.
Miss Alice Hammel of Wel-
lington, Kansas, is expected here
this week for a visit with Mrs.
John Rinehart.
Mr, and Mrs. Paul Fessler en-
tertained a number of friends at
a party at their home Monday
night. A good time was report-
ed by all.
The Register, $1. a year.
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