The Pawnee Dispatch. (Pawnee, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, July 19, 1895 Page: 3 of 8
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PAWNEE DISPATCH.
WILL H. PETER, Editor.
1‘l'ULl.sIIED FRIDAY OK EACH )\'EEK
FRIDAY. JULY 12, 1895.
Euterod at the po*t office at Pawnee, O. T-, a.
«ocoQ<l-cla*.4 mutter, Folj. 1.1th, lND'i.
Subscription $1 per year, in advance.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY AND CITY
RoatU.
The welfare of n community is large-
ly affected by the character and condi-
tion of their public highways. The
expepse of transportation is the largest
element of cost in many bulky articles
we buy and the heaviest tax on the
products we sell. Pawnee it now the
distributing point for the county for
the purchasable supplies for its people.
big letters on it, something about
Forney’s headquarters for hash, and in
the center of it was a beautiful engrav-
ing, and he was extolling on the mer-
its of the engraving and said it was
from a wood carving done by his own
hand (that is the Push man’s hand.)
and I looked around at this group oc.
men and saw that that kind of carving
wouldn’t go down with them; they
were looking for the carving of the
beef. Then I looked in the i^ocBof those
men and lo, and behold they were all
The United Stntes District Court
will convene at this place on the 10th
day of September, 1895.
We would suggest to the press asso-
ciation that meets at ElKeno on the
16th of August that an additional topic
be added to the program, viz: “What
if any, is the aifferoqce between edi-
torial piracy and petit larceny.” After
hearing from such experts as Niblack
nnd Golobie we think the association
will be able to settle the question for
all time to come.
Who says there is nuprogress in jour-
nalism. PeriBli the thought. We no-
tice that when any of the so-called
“leading” dailies pirute a column or
two from a country paper they always
suppress the copy of their truthful
journals containing the stolen mutter,
at least it never reaches the paper pil-
laged. Any sneak thief lias sense
enough to cover up his tracks. Gen-
tleman, you are progressing very rap-
idly toward the place where they do
not cover up the fire at night.
nee Push, and they till of one accord
pushed their bands down into their
{rackets nnd pulled them opt—empty,
and didn’t subscribe. Tnen one man
said he would like to have six or seven
of them, but he doi not have the kale
Then the Push man took his
name and he was of the tribe of Clove
nnd to maintain this position she must j Pop* and the Push man was' the Paw
be also the market to which the farm
products may lie brought. How many
hundred pounds can a fair team haul
over the roads leading into and from
Pawnee? Conservative estimates
place it at 2,000 pounds. If wheat I
composed the load there would be "fta,£jfteg in the iand Qf the Triangle
thirty-three and one-third bushels. If and his name was McK—fcikeeter, and
the load be composed of ear corn it when be saw that the l’u^h man could
bushels. A farmer liwng eight to ten qq ye ,0 the pastures and saddle your
miles from Pawnee could deliver but maveric or some one else’s mayeric
one loud per day. If you value the and push out among them and thou
labor of and team « .2 50 per day
the transportation of the grain would ingly great for the Push man, for we
add seven and two-third cents to the remember the fate of three other on-
cost of each bushel of wheat and near- terprises of the same kind that sprung
, . a a at k.,^i..,i up as the mushroom in the night and
ly mne cents to the cost of eacii bushel p‘rished iu the day ,md theh 0”r 8ym_
of corn or for each one thousand bush- pathy was so great for the Push man
els of wheat seventy-six dollars and that we all pushed our hands into our
sixty-six cents and for each one thous- | pockets and and cried. (juksb.
and bushels of corn ninty dollars, or
An agricultural friend writes us to
inquire if we are in favor of “free
homes.” Certainly we are to the .full-
est extent. Our father and mother
used to sing an old song, the last line
of each verse ending: “For Uncle
8am is rich enough to give us all a
farm.” But that was under Republi-
can rule. Nothing free was ever be-
gotten of democratic rule, except “free
whisky” and “free trade ” We are
heart and soul in favor of free homes,
free watermelons and free garden
sass/
Jennie. Stevens, nee Metcalf, who
wore the "male attire” on our streets
spme tinle ago, was arrested last week
und taken before the commissioner
at Pawnee, charged with selling three
quarts of whiskey to an Osage Indian.
She confessed the charge and was tak-
en to Guthrie to jail. Mrs. Metcalf is
only 17 years old nnd has only been
leading this kind of a life a very short
time. She claims to be first cousin to
the Dalton boys. Her parents live on
a claim about a mile from Sennett.—
Cleveland Bee.
A number of populists met Tues-
day to advise in reference to the
proposed bonding of the county, Jas.
McDonald and M. M. Ed in ins ton were
chosen chairman and secretary, re-
spectively. A committee was appoint-
ed to wait on the commissioners ant
obtain permission of a hearing before
that body takes preliminary steps. The
commissioners promised to fix a date
at their session Friday. A resolution
wa9 adopted for precinct meetings to
arrange for a mass convention, which
resolution nnd call will be ready for
publication 11s soon as the dates are
fixed. The opposition to bonds is lev-
eled at 25 per cent raise in valuations
and the proposed bonding the county
of $26,283.05 on the assessed valuation
of $657,126.25 nnd $951,625 Osage assess
ment, the same being 4 per cent of the
combined valuation. It was claimed
that if bonds be issued they should be
on valuations exclusive of the Osage
country.
with wheat at fifty cents per bushel
over fifteen per cent of its value and
with oorn nt forty cents per bushel
over twenty-two per cent of its value.
COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP.
Mr. Beck lias his now house com-
pleted and has moved in.
Suppose you reiuce the steep places j^^rThur^y^e^S^. Vh'e’y
and smooth the surface of the roads so took in $2.45 proceeds which are to go
tliutthe team can draw three thousand to the Sunday school. A good time is
instead of two thousand pounds (and I reported.
this is practicable at a small outlay pf
labor) you reduce the cost of transpor-
tation of wheat from seven and two-
t birds cents to five cents per bushel
and save twenty-six dollars and more
on the transportation of wheat and re-
duce the cost of transporting corn from
nine to less than six cents per bushel
and save thirty dollars on each one
thousand bushels in the case suggested.
But we apprehend that no argument is
necessary to satisfy the people of Paw-
nee county that we should apply our | sale yet, with such fine prospects for
Miss Harris, from Indiana, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Bennett.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Lawson;
a girl. Mother and child doing well.
Mrs. Harmon is home from attend-
ing normal. We understand she was
successful in the examination, and re
ceived a second grade certificate.
There was preaching at the west
school house last Sunday. A good
crowd was there. MoGixty. ,,-
VALLEY ITEMS.
Quite a number of claims are
labor diligently and wisely to putting
our roads in good condition.
Our necessities as well as our con-
veniences and comfort absolutely re-
quire it. The Dispatch, with a view
of aiding the good work will publish
the sections of our statutes relating to
the subject and offer some suggestions
on road building, in subsequent issues.
Wliat I Saw, and What I Didn't See.
En. Dispatch:—Will you give
me
space for one more short letter. I
want to tell you what I saw at the cel ^ t ______________
ebration at Pawnee, nnd what I didn 11 guperintendent of Pleasant Valley Sun-
see. I didn’t see that grand concourse 1
of people that was to march from the
crops. Two were sold last week, in 26
Mr. Nick Pory to Mr. Wutkins, of
Winfield, Kansas, for $200, also Mr.
Geo. Mercer to Mr. Vorhees, of St.
Joseph, Missouri, for $300. Mr. Wat-
kins will move here in August. Mr.
Vorhees will remain on tlie.claim.
Pleasant Valley Sunday school lias
changed time to half past nine a. m
and will be held nt oit? new* neignbor’s
house, Mr. Watkins.
An ice cream social was held at Mr.
Leazenby’s, given by Joe. McLnughlin
There were thirty-five present. All
seemed to enjoy themselves and ex-
changed good wishes at half past eleven
Mr. A. Dunkleberger lias been elected
city to the celebration grounds. I did
not hoar but a very few weak notes
from the Pawnee brass band, which
was to give us so much good music.
I saw Judge Lemert, grand master
of ceremonies, on the platform; he
looked very handsome and herioc. I
saw his honor, Judge Foster, nnd
heard his grand flow of oratory. I
saw the distribution of the great white
day school.
W. F. Dunkleberger has returned to
his claim, from the normal a; Pawnee.
Mr. Geo. Mercer intends starting to
Missouri some time next week.
Valley post office has a daily mail
again, carried by John Simmons.
Mail leaves at 7:45 a. an. arrives at
11:15 a. m
Some of the. patrons of district 44 are
Shepard-Gordon Mer. Co.
gy ARE NOW CLEARING UP. STOCK IN WAY OF "Wl
Oflfls MEnds and Remnants!
PREPARATORY TO THEIR
And are making great reductions iu every line of Summer
goods. We will not carry goods over. We are also prepar.
ing for a very large stock of “Fall and Winter Goods"’ and are
short on room. Now is your time to buy and save money.
Lawns and shallies 3* per yard. White goods at re-
duced prices. Ladies under vests 6, 10 and
16?. Gents underwear at
Our stock is still full in every department
and you can get what you want.
SHEPARD-G0RD0N MER. CO.
National Hotel.
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loaves of bread nnd the crisp browned becoming impatient because the board
slices of beef. 1 saw the rich and the does not go ahead with tlie school
poor, the white man, and the Indian, house. \V hip-pour-will.
all mixed up in one heterogeneous I McGee College.
1 ...ss of living humanity, reaching, Pr#f an<1 wife of Thu City Receive
clamoring, crying “Beef, more beef. an Excellent o*»r.
up1 “n8t?u™!?r ssrvSTitfs e«*. j. «.......
they treated the umpire very ungen-1 the principulslup of our city schools
erous. ] during the past year has been offered
I was wandering through the crowd I the presidency of the McGe« College
and I saw a small knot of men j I an- and hig wife M„ 8ugie g who
KThS'riShH.S.l — ...» first B.si.wnt, 1... best ofiBred
the paper the picture of a building, a professorship in the same institution
and I asked him what it was, nnd he we take the following fron the col-
said it was the “Great Temple of Paw-
nee,” and I saw ac the top in big let-
ters “Push,” and I looked again and
saw in large letters “Pawnee” and I
asked him what it meant and lie said
it was “The forerunner of good times,
the Moses of the future and the salva
tion of the American people.” And
in iiis left hand he held a scroll with
REMOVED
To 1st Door West of Postoffice.
CATLETT'S OLD SIAM). QEO. COTTON, He Finiitw 111.
FORNEY'S Short • Order - House - and - Bakery.
-Open at all Hours.-
Special attention given to home customers. We guarantee
neat,clean und fresh. We make 11 specially of furnishing sup-
plies for fishing parties, social gatherings, weddings, etc. We
also have a neat lev cream parlor fitted up. All the cool drinks.
South American Fruit Sherbet a specialty.
loath aid* square.
lege catalogue:
"McGee College is locate! nt Col-
lege Mound, Mo. The institution was
founded in 1853. The buiUing is a
lurge tliree-story brick, erect?d at the
enormous cost of $43,000 and is one of
the best built structures in th» state. It
has a chapel capable of sea,ing one
thousand persons; fifteen Inigo rooms
including music, recitation, art, office,
society, banking and business rooms.
Many of the lending men of the state
were educated here. Anion; the al-
umni of McGee College aw found
noted congressmen, legislaors nnd
ministers, also others who have be-
come prominent in the busintss world.
The college faculty is coirposed of
fifteen professors each of wl.om is a
specialist.”
McGee college is one of oldest
nnd most prominent instititipns in
Missouri nnd we ure glad tiat Prof.
Smith and his estimable wife lave such
encouraging prospects befnm them.
We understand that the prof>ssor has
other equally ns good offers rtid ns yet
has not fully decided which Ip will ac-
cept. Where ever they may leeide to
go tiie Dispatch wishes then success
nnd pleasant work.
A prominent populist of Burnham
township, a loader in the roiiDiistrnncu
I against the issuance of bonis and a
I solicitor for the camp meetinf, stepped
up to the oounty treasurers desk the
I other day and paid, hia taxet—eleven
cents in all.
The largest hotel in the strip. Superior accomodations.
We make our guests comfortable. Be sure &nd stop nt
Tie only first-class Ml ia tbe city.
Fine sample rooms for accomodation of commercial men.
J. 8. BADGER, prop. Pawnee. Oklanoma
Bai k Pin.
Drugs - Chemicals -
Patent Medicines, Cigars,
Stationery, etc.
PAINTS, OILS AND GLASS.
PAWNEE.
BLACKBUR
•THE PAWNEE-
Keeps constntly on band a complete stock or All trades or
LUMBER.
Latli, nhinglus, door*. Piliister cn*ing*, plinth
windows, Minds, mold- and head blocks, corner
iugn, uud porch column*, bead*, poplar lumber.
AGATITE, CEMENT, LIME, PRICES LOWER THAN EVER.
A full line of fuel; hard coni, blackHiuith coni, nnd
soft coal nt bottom price*. Call on the
COMPANY.
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Peter, Will H. The Pawnee Dispatch. (Pawnee, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, July 19, 1895, newspaper, July 19, 1895; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc907514/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.