Cherokee County Democrat (Tahlequah, Okla.), Vol. 32, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 1, 1916 Page: 1 of 4
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TAHLEQUAH, OKLA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1. 1916
THlKTY-FIfcST YEAR-NUMBER 7
J. NORWOOD PETERSON
I amlUlult* !« *• b ounty Sii|><' inton«l-
i nC of Institution.
I
tlltlon of his health, to dispose of
hia business and engage ill out-doot
vvorJr he probably would still be be-
hind (he counter dishing out sugar
and salt pork to his heart's content,
i After disposing of his business at
1 llraggs. he moved to the vii inity of
(ireenleaf wher. he owned 130 acres
1 of good old dependable Cherokee
county Roll, and began tilling and
schoolroom and always a. student,
certainly ought to give Hoy a good
first hand knowledge of conditions
In Cherokee county.
Hoy is a graduate of the North-
eastern Slate Normal, a t- ich.-r "I
four years' experience and a student
of our State I'tilver ity who is
specializing in economics, sociology
and the science of government. He
farming the same with
Mr. King is an ardent advoia'
of better roads and if the peopl
vote the bond issue' for brldgiu
the streams in Cherokee count' I !i
an rest assured that the bii-lii-'
will be constructed, so far as hi
splendid will has access to the state library .
and know how to use it. He is in ;
touch with men who will be able to (
give impartial anfl expert advice on
economic questions. Hut above all. (
he has a head of his own and knows :
when to take advice and when not
to. (iood impartial judgment is im-
parl of the hoard is conc ined, i'l doubtedlj one of the best quali-
the best possible manner and noth- Mentions of a good representative,
in" short <>f the best workmanship Roy is a deliberate thinker and has
el' an absolutely p rmancnt nature been given credit for being able to
v ill satisfy him. analyze questions and draw accurate
The voters of the Third district, conclusions. He is a young man ot
if tht-s want the district improved j strong character and pleasing per-
in the best possible manner; want sonality. He is conscientious and
rei icsenlation 011 the board thai determined, and spares no pains to
county. I'pon him depends the ion-
(lition of the titles to all real ostat' .
in the rountv, and unl<- > thos" roc i
ordn ar proper!} kept von do not
know what the title to yonr ho?".''
mil} bo, and it behooves c>\ ry man
to vote for a man that he knows is |
qualified to kt <>p those i ''ordn ami I
will do it. Yon always find "Bill" !
arc mmodating antl friendly and at j
all .lines yon will find him on tin1
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"Bill" Hah ntine moans a i
i ffirienov, pood rovern-
cononi y.
by re<
te for
v otc
ami
JAMES S. SANDERS
Ik'tttot nit ■ «
< amlidate
TretiKUrei*
tor <'otmt>
v\our farm who renders
;ood 1
nrTvioe at the crop season, and who 1ul>j«'< t « i this sU i« h i
ha® proven honest worthy from Oklahoma product Hi; *' I> .• of this offi<*«* and can proC" ••.! with
every standpoint, you would Rive were spent on hi. jath< 1 l.irii) {county's burdness it olectc l frc.")
htm the job for the next year. If where he obtained the fli-t lessons ,ho moment he takes char-re.
\ on have a tenant on vour farm, or >" Industry and thrift. Mr. Saudi i Having served aa secretary to th
if you are a tenant on a landlord's if. a member n! one of the oldest and |1(,ar(l 0I County Comnils-loners for
fan i the relation between von is one most substantial faiuille- of plon.-ei |aRt ,wo years, he has b com
of trust and honor. j days, lie obtained his education in familiar with the county govern
. 1. ...1.1... . 11 .1 r\ t li ., i- f i ioi! _ <• ll I f> 1 v. III , . ..i I .1 ... I k'
representation on tne ooaru in . ueieui.i..c.., • . |f where ne ontutnea tne rirsi icssun
will accomplish something for thee, do what he thinks is light. \\ , have'-i tenint on our f irm or in industry and thrift. Mr. Sander
and most Important want a repre- a uian who knows how o work and ou have a tenant onn 'our fa m o ,R ft nielnber om, or th(, oI(1„s, all
i and most Important want a repre-1 a man who knows how to work and
sentative that will be In porfe-l | is not afraid to take hod of 1I t he
Mr. Peterson was elected County , barn.,.ney with the balance of the okee county will be cieditabl) p
Superintendent in 1914 and having tioaril will make no mistake in carl- resented.
made good, Is a candidate for re- ing their ballot fo>- their demo- -
e ction and should succeed himself rratic nominee, K. D. King. A sot--; UilC'TIWrC
a handsonu ajorltj yj flf, jlAMIriUO
The average school district -ax of the district and for■ . W tha
lor 1915 was 5.4 mills. The av -j can and will represent It in the best
erage for 1916 is 4.5 mills. j mnnner possible.
\s the Counts Superintendent has
HOY C. HINDS
lUited the schools and advised with
the boards and. as a result, many
improvements have been made.
Mr. Peterson has always given
prompt service He has never tail-
ed to go to a school when called up-
on to do so and has alsvays extended
courteous treatment to everyone in
the office.
No person in the county ha;; ever
accused him of failing to make good,
and even persons of opposite po-
litical faith concede he has made
good.
He is thoroughly conversant with ,
the needs and conditions in every
school district in the county. I nder i
his tactful guidance the schools are
rapidly Improving and h" has al-
i>adv learned bv his office experi-
ence of one and one-half years what i
it will take any new man just that
long to learn. He is better i apable
of service now than ever before and
liis good service in the past should
recommend him to the considera-
tion of ever- voter in the county.
He has not paid out one cent for
deputy hii" r.u-l will not lere U (lep
ury If re-elected
Candidate for Representative
Candidate for Congress From the
Second District.
t H Hoy Is a home product, well qual
Believing that one good term de-! jfied and a hard worker. It takes
serves another we thinl-; that -I.
Norwood Peterson should be re-
turned to the office.
I L. KING
Candidate for County Commissioner
Prom the Third District.
The subject of this sketch. Mr.
K Ij. King, who is a candidate for
the office of County Commissioner,
from the Third district, is a native
of Virginia; coming to this country
l.wenty-two veurs ago when he was
adopted by the Chcrokees and be-
"■me one of their citizens.
Mr. King's qualifications, for the:.^,,
. i. tk.. > ..fir hnul it
There Is not
spilt should come
There is no reason why tin
ior j nays, tie ooiaineu ms rauum™ u familiar with the county govern-
a..y reason why Hie public and other good schools o- lrent His experience, pdded to h s
jme between you. 'he county. honesty and integrity which he ha
• l |'| ,t Vl.lllill the ll A 1 I • I I 1 tf I I I ill t h " • ■ . - Am.. * .« J .1 .. i 1 •
honesty and Integrity which he ha
so ainph demonstrated dm lug I"
terms of office, make him the lo
. .r—u .... rules After graduating he taught in the
should be any different with a man rural schools for seseial seals. lerlllH umno
in public office, and It has really Some years previous to statehood he jt,u| for place.
... .... ... «i,i„ a,... in ih. hail gained such recognition in Ihe jrOT. these reasons i
teacher's profession that he was ten- ^ jr()0(j government
dered. and accepted, the asaistuncy- eipcip{|.
man who knows local conditions,
„ good observer, a man of good
sound judgment, and a man who
knows how to do things and is will-
ing to do them to make a good rep-
resentative. If these are the quali-
fications of a good representative,
which we believe they are. Roy
ought to make us a good one.
Roy has Used in the Indian Terri-
tory part of wimt is now Oklahoma
for eighteen years, having moved to
Rose I'ralrL- from Siloant Springs,
Ark., svith his father when he was
eight years old. Playing "Injun
and riding svild horses, (stick horses
mostly) was Roy's chief occupation
for the first three eyars of his resi-
dence among us. Thirteen years
Mr. Hinds, C. W., moved to
Tills Congress has made a splen-
did and unanswerable record for the
farmer.
1. It passed a Rural Credits Bill
whereby long time loans at low rates
of interest will be made to the
farmers of the country. This will
be available by January 1st, next.
. It appropriated *85,0110,0011 in
the aid of good roads of which
amount Oklahoma gets $1,773,000.
3. It appropriated $53,000,000
for rural mail delivery, an Increase
of four and one-half million over
last year, which will be largely ex-
pended in nesv states like Oklahoma.
4. It enacted the Smith-Lever
Agricultural Extension Bill to carry
scientific methods of agriculture to
the farmers of the country.
5. The last Agricultural Appro-
priation Bill carries an aggregate
appropriation of $2ti,000,000 for the
farmers of the country, the largest
in the history of the nation.
ti A Bureau of Marketing is es-
tablished in the Agricultural De-
partment to aid the farmers in sell-
ing their limn protlucts to th < be.it
financial advantage.
7. A Ware House Bill was passed
to enable farmers to store their
products, borrow money tempor-
arily and to sell their fartr. products
to the best advantage.
8. A Grain Trade Bill was passed
to make the grading of grain uni-
form and to prevent farmers from
come to be in this county due to th
general requirements. If a man
makes good one term lie is entitle 1
to the second. "Bill" Davidson ha-
made more than good. He has been
the most watchful and workful
sheriff this county has ever had. lie
has never failed to go when called
and he has gone many, many tin es,
without having to be called. The
nigjit never gets too dark or the dis-
tance too far for -'Bill" Davidson to
perform the duties of his office.
The records of the sheriff's office
discloses that in the twenty-two
months or his office he has traveled
3.292 miles as against the maximum
travel of 325. Tills mileage does
not include the frequent travel he
has made out of the State to the
penitentiary and reformatory.
Cherokee County can boast of
freedom from fugutives from Justice
at this time. The court records
shosv that 72 criminals have been
captured by "Bill" Davidson and
submitted for trial in the court of
this county during the encu i-
brancy. He has gotten along sv it li
fewer debts and less expense to the
tax payers because he has been will-
In ,uid anxiou<: to perform 'h« ser-
vice of his office satisfactorily. He
has always been alert and on the
job. And It would be unwise for tin-
voters of Cherokee county to swap
ofr on "Bill" Davidson. He has
been tried and found true, and then
is no man who has stood the test
and proven as capable as "Bill" has.
reasons and the sulc
lie shorild h
HI-'.NIIY M. VANCK
Candidate for County Attorney.
ship of the Cherokee Orphanage.
While serving in this capacity In-
was so advanced in the regard of
the people that he was nominated I
by the Democratic party for Ihe
office of sheriff and svas elected to!
that office at the advent of state- ;
hood. When he retired from tills;
office, upon its expiration, his record (
was efficient and able.
"Jim," as his many friends call
111 in, has been always active in push -
lug the Interest and best welfare of
Cherokee county. Democrats and
Republicans unite in the one fact,
that "Jim" Sanders is alawys loyal
to his friends, and In the fickle
game of politics this is saying a
great deal. This chief character-
istic is th" source of his strength
and popularity. He is straightfor-
ward, plain, frank, sincere, and
open in his manner of dealing wit.i
all men—Indicating elemental hoiv
esty, peculiarly fitting him for tin-
office of county treasurer.
He is one of the best Informed At^,.^V" f wlil as "raithuilly anil
men in this county ou political and . lmpartially cnfor«o the lasvs of oar
Hern ial economics, and in hu li irn..- ' gtatc 4ur|ng the ensuing two years
will be f ,...l works trom the best ^ ( |)ave rtl|r|nR t|lf. past t vO years.
masters on these subjects. Mi. « .. .—
Sanders has had a fine preparation
ft
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i
If 1 am re-elected aR your County
office be seeks, are the very best j |>eggs, svliere he put Roy on a
and his honesty and integrity, freight wagon for a good part of
coupled svith his wide acquaintance (jjc time to test out his religion and
in his district, almost assure his teach him the value of good roads. I
election. He has made a success in Roy has done a little of mighty I
both the mercantile business and j nearly everything in this county !
farming and is thoroughly familiar , from chopping cotton up. or down
with th. wants of all classes of neo-1 (either way you like it) to teaching.
pie. For six years he successfully
operated a mercantile store at
Braces and but for the fact that li°
w s forced, on account of the con-
. Iiool. Three years In the wild-
woods, odd times on the farm, four
years in a store, three years on a
freight wagon, four years in tli"
^ ^>IoXc>
W. ti. BALENT1NE. JR
Candidate for Counts Clerk.
11 is generally conceded that
Bill" Balentlne Is the best quali-
fied man for County Clerk in Cher-
okee county. Mr. Balentlne has a
and successful experience in the lim
of work needed in the county treas-
urer's office.
J. R. MILLER
Candidate for County Commissioner
of the Second District.
Sincerely yours,
11 K.N It V M VANCK.
DKMOCKAT1C MKKT1 N<JS
The following dates have b<-en
made for Judge K. (J. Mitchell, wh.i
is an eloquent speaker, and should
be heard bv a large audience at th--
following places:
Park Hill—Friday, 7:30 I'. W
Hulbert Saturday, 10:30 A. M.
Tahlequah -Saturday. 2:30 P. M.
Peggs Monday, 7:30 P. M.
Familiar swth county govern-
ment. having had several years of
i>ractical experience. J. 11. Miller is
well qualified for the office which
he seeks. —■ — , ,
L Mr Balentlne has a The office of Couuts Conn lis- ihe name The Farmers Congress.
1 i ,?,n 11 on h £ L'adia ted sioner is one of The most Important it has enacted more legisla Ion for
from the old Male S(M,>inary, also I offices in the county. the farmer than any other Congress
The present Congress has earned
THE BEYIL
HATES A DRUG STORE
Bccause he kmnvs the dru^ store is the fount-
ain of youth, and as long as you keep in
touch with it you will retain your health
and will have less desire to seek con-
solation in acts which please His
Majesty of the Cloven Hoof.
It pays to seethe druggist "every little while."
He knows how to keep you feeling "just fine"
WILSON-LESLIE DRUG COMPANY
! being swindled by the under grad-
| ing of grain.
>i. A Cotton Futures Act to ne-
gotiate the dealings in cotton fn-
i tures was passed, recommended by
the cotton growers of the South.
10. A War Risk Insurance Bill
j was passed which enabled a farmer
I to have the transportation of farm
\ products across the sea injured the
opening up of farm markets which
j caused the rise in prices.of farm
products. All of this legislation «•
i ia the interest of the farmer. It
I was a farmers' congress. There ir.
I G5,0((0,000 farmers in the I'nited
I Slates. There are 45,000,000 svom-
1 eli and children in the homes of the
farmers. The whole 100,000,000
j pop . ition of the United States is
I dependent upon the farmer. The
i Republican platform of 1910 doe.,
[ not mention the farmers. With -is
legislative record, svith the high
I prices of farm products, and svltli
! peace and prosperity prevailing, why
! should any farmer want a change"
| How could he hope to better his
I condition? W. W. Hastings, an ef-
ficient congressman, worked and
I s-oted for all the above measures and
' will be re-elected by an overwhelin-
I ing vote. His record is without
criticism.
being a graduate from the Ft. Smith
Business College, svlilcli lurthei
qualifies him for the position for
which he aspires. Mr. Balentlne Is
at this time employed as Deputy
County Clerk, anil is familiar svltli
the records of Cherokee county, and
is more familiar with Ihe records of
the county government than any
man in the counts, and it is said by
those persons who Iuioa liim"^liat
they had rather have "Bin's opinion"
on the law governing the county
government than r.iosi of the law-
vers, for the reason he has made
this a study and has qualified him-
self foi the position before asking
the people to place the trust in his
hands.
Mr. Balentine is a young man,
now in the prime of life and offer-
ing the people of Cherok* • count-
his services at a time when he is
able to best perform them, and th. re
is no doubt but what he can run
the office of tioiinty Clerk more
economical than any man : i t liero-
J. R
Miller knows every detail In history.
THE NY.W, STORK
W. P. DAVIDSON
| Candidate for Sheriff of Cherokee
County.
WALL PAPER
BLACK CAT
CAN'T BE BEAT
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Our Registered Ph«rm«ci t Fills Prescriptions Right
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XV. P. Davidson, familiarly known
as just plain "Bill" Davidson, ounht
to be re-elected Sheriff of Cherokee
county. He is a man who has nude
good and is entitled to a second |
kee county, by reason of bis past
experience, and can run the office
with less help, and if the help in
that office can be reduced. "Bill"
Balentine is ihe man that can and
will do it.
The County Clerk's office Is one
Kuihi auu in cuiHiou iw « i iuf vuuaiy uiuce ih on**
term. If you have a work hand on 0f the most important offices in the
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