Renfrew's Record. (Alva, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, November 6, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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Official County Paper
RENFREW'S RECORD.
8 Pages Home Print
Vol. 8.
ALVA. WOODS COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 6. 1908
No. I
SAY”
Have you seen the Pyrography goods :n our window?
Have lots more inside.
It is about time to think of making gifts for Christmas. If
you don’t just find what you want we can get it for you and save
you the trouble and expense of sending away.
Let us take care of your wants.
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Grunthers’
Candy
Magazines
Wall Paper
Molding
The Democrats Can Stand the Promised Prosperity if the Other Fellows Can
THE ELECTION IS OVER AND
WE ARE BADLY LEFT
Prosperity Will be Dispensed by Taft
& Co. the next Four Years and
Democrats will lose no Sleep
Over P. O. Appointments
THE ELECTION IS OVER.
The presidential election of 1908
has passed into history and it is gen-
erally conceded that the Peerless Ne-
braskan has for the third time met
defeat and that a majority of the
people by their votes have approved
the appointment, by President Roose-
velt, of Wm. H. Taft, as his success-
or to the presidential chair. Six
months ago, reform republicans and
cform democrats were finite chum-
my with the idea that Iteesevelt and
Bryan stood for practically the same
advanced ideas tor protecting the peo-
ple from the encroachments of the
trusts, but today Roosevelt stands as
the most monumental fraud that ev-
er graced or disjyaced the presiden-
tial office.
While only a few mouths ago he
was posing as the enemy of the
trusts and causing them to tremble
in their boots for fear of the big
stick, yet two weeks before the elec-
. ion, the big king bees of the bunch,
with John 1). Rockefeller at their
head, get together and throw millions
:nto liie fund to buy up the purchas-
able vote of the big doubtful states
to insure the election of Teddy's pro-
tege.
The trusts were never afraid of
Ttoosevelt, and his selection of a Taft
nstead of a LaF’ollette, insured their
united support for his candidate.
Whatever the consequences may
•»e, the American people have made
iheir choice, and democrats, social-
sts, prohibitionists and the rest will
probably worry through as well as
the republicans.
WILL PARSONS DEFEATED.
The returns from all the election
precincts of Woods county were all
>n Wednesday evening, and unless a
mistake was made in a hasty sum-
ming up, Harry T. Parsons, the re-
publican candidate, was elected by
a majority of 24 votes over the vote
rast for the democratic candidate,
W. J. ParsonB.
Will Parsons made a splendid
fight and is a much stronger man at
the close of the campaign than he
was at the beginning.
He haB proved himself to be
strong, capable and consistent and he
succeeded In reducing the normal
republican majority In the county 100
votes. The responsibility of estab-
lishing the government of the uew
state, rests on the democrats, and the
republicans have had a fine opportu-
nity to blame all of the voter’s
wrongs, real and Imaginary, upon
that party. The democrats of Woods
•ounty need more men like Will
Parsons and he will yet receive the
recognition that he deserves.
KATE BARNARD VISITS ALVA.
which democrats had thought might
possibly be won to Bryan.
Oklahoma even was at first claim-
ed by republicans but It has gone at
least 20,000 for Bryan, with the leg-
islature safely democratic, insuring
Gore's return to the senate.
Chief Justice Williams and Asso-
ciate Justice Hayes of the supreme
court, and Colonel A. P. Watson, for
corporation commission, are all re-
elected. Congressman Pulton’s elec-
tion was at fi'-st very much in doubt,
but he is now believed to have been
elected by a small majority.
Congressman Davenport of the
Third w# defeated by Creager.
It will probably require the official
vote in Missouri to decide whether
Taft or Bryan shall have her electoral
vote.
Later: Yesterday's Daily Leader
concedes Dick T. Morgan’s election
in the 2nd Congressional District by
720 majority, but we still believe that
the official count wil lshow that Pul-
ton is elected.
“WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE IN
STATE"—<’hainnan Thompson.
Shawnee. Okla., Nov. 4.—“Oklaho-
ma will yet show a Bryan plurality of
25,000." said State Chairman J. B.
Thompson this evening, just before
departing for his home at Pauls Val-
ley.
“We would have reached 40,000 for
Bryan had not the farmers been too
busy picking cotton. A light vote
was cast in the democratic strong-
holds. We kept our word to the
nation and went to the Kansas line
with a majority and fireworks in our
pockets ready to join in a national
demonstration, but we were not met
by our sister states, therefore our
fireworks have been preserved for
another time.
“The legislature will be safely
democratic. Senator Gore will be re-
turned to the United States Senate.
Clmmissioner Watson has been re-
elected, and Judge Hayes has a sub-
stantial majority. Chief Justice Wil-
liams had no opponent.
“The wild rumors of republican
gains in Oklahoma are not to be
taken seriously. We are in good
shape In the state.”—Oklahoman.
Slate Commissioner of Charities
and Corrections, Miss Kate Barnard,
spent Wednesday forenoon in Alva.
While here she visited the North-
western State Normal School and
made the students a pleasant talk at
chapel exercises.
Miss Kate also visited the Woods
county jail and Alva City calaboose,
while here. With Sheriff Hugh Mar-
tin and Eld Roberts, the Avard Bank-
er, Miss Barnard called on the Rec-
ord. “I wish you to tell the peo-
ple,” said Miss Barnard, “that on in-
spection, I find the Woods county jail
one of the cleanest and best kept
jails that I have visited. The sani-
tation, ventilation, light, heat, etc.,
are about, as near perfect as it is
possible to keep it. The only objec-
tion that I find is that the jail is in
the basement, of the building, but
that of course cannot be helped.”
Miss Barnard spoke highly of the
good care that Sheriff Martin and
his deputies are taking for the com-
fort and health of the prisoners un-
der their charge.
The little lady did not speak so
highly of the condition of the city
calahoose. but advises that that in-
titntion ie remodeled and made more
habitable or that arrangements be
made with the county commissioners
so that the few prisoners arrested
by city offiers shall b kpt. inETO
by city officers shall be kept in the
county jail while in durance vile.
Miss Barnard left in the afternoon
over the Rock Island.
She is one of the'most active state
officials and is doing a good work for
the cause of humanity, in looking af-
ter the better treatment of prisoners
and other unfortunates.
FARMERS’ INSTITUTE.
Woods County Farmers’ Institute to
Meet in Alva, December 14th
and 15th.
The Oklahoma State Board of Ag-
riculture have plans prepared for
holding Farmers’ Institutes In Okla-
homa. A staff of three to five lec-
turers will hold a two days’ session
in each county.
Each farmer attending should
,1. L5SNHERR’S FATHER HEAD.
The following letter from G. J.
Lenherr, who lives six miles west of
Alva, and was suddenly called to the
death-bed of his father at West Con-
vord, Minn., will be o! interest to
his many friends here.
West Concord, Minn., Nov. 2, 1908.
Mr. J. P. Renfrew, Alva, Okla.
Dear Sir: -In answer to a tele-
gram from my brother Fred Lehn-
herr, stating that if I wanted to see
my father alive to come at once, 1
left Alva on the morning of October
17th, arrived at West Concord, Oct.
18th, 11:30 a. m. On reaching my
home I found my father very low,
however, he recognized me at times.
On Tuesday, the 20th of October at
6:00 p. m., he quietly passed away.
He was embalmed and held for bur-
ial until Friday, October 23rd, to
wait the arrival of other relatives.
Enclosed you will find a notice of his
death, published in West Concord
Enterprise.
This has become one of the leading
dairy and cheese making countries
in the United States. Farmers are
as a rule well-to-do; that is the old
farmers '* *iv» either moved to towu
or built a house on the farm for a
renter. Very few of the young men
own the farms they live on. It has
been quite cold here;has frozen ice or.
tank two inches thick. This, as many
claim, may be a good country, hut it
does not come up to our grand state
of Oklahoma.
It is, however quite amusing to
hear people express their ideas and
ask questions of and about Oklaho-
ma. 1 have met people here that
have never been outside of this
(Dodge) county and of course their
questions of Oklahoma are quite
amusing.; in fact any one could only
get such ideas of a country by read-
ing dime novels.
I still think that Oklahoma is the
best place for a man with limited
means and unlimited amount of am-
bition to make a success of anything
he might want to undertake.
Respectfully, your friend.
G. J. LENHERR.
N. 8. N.
The College supper, given by the
W. C. A., In the assembly hall
bring lfor* demonstration purposes a j last Thursday evening, was a decided
few ears of corn, a stalk of cotton, | success.
Farmers Last Wednesday morning was a
TAFT WINS.
As we go to press Thursday after-
aoon, the returns Indicate the elec-
tion of Wm. H. Taft for president of
ihe United States with 309 electoral
votes and some states still In doubt.
Tnft carried the great Blates of
New oYrk. Ohio, Indiana and 1 lllnols
“8PEAKAH, BURE ’NUF."
Thomas B. Reed, when Speaker of
the House of Representatives, once
went Into an unfamiliar barber shop
In Washington to be shaved. When
the negro barber had about finished
he began to try to sell a hair tonic.
“Hair purty thin, suh,” he said,
fingering the two or three stray locks
that fringed Mr. Reed's bald pate;
been that way long, suh?”
"I was born that way,” replied
Reed. "Afterward I enjoyed a brief
period of hirsute afflorescence, but it
did not endure.”
The barber gasped and said no
more. Later someone told him he
had shaved the Speaker. “Speakah!”
he exclaimed. ’’Don’ I know dat? I
1 should say he was a speakah, sure
‘nuf.’’
or samples of other crops,
are also requested to bring a gallon
bucket full of well mixed soil from
their farms, showing the character
to the depth of eight inches. The A.
& M. College will use these samples
as basis for a soil survey of Oklaho-
ma.
At night lectures will be illustrat-
ed with stereopticon views.
The Woods County Institute will
be held in Alva, Monday and Tues-
day, December 14th and 15th.
With the state furnishing lecturers
free for a two days’ session, Woods
county farmers should make It a point
to make this meeting one of the best
in the state. Alva should take hold
of this matter and encourage it.
The farmers’ unions should send
delegates and help a work so vital to
their interests. The Record will keep
the public posted from time to time
before the Institute meets.
( IIHISTOPHHR—111 \llAM.-
Married ul the home of the bride’s
parents, near Fairview school house,
Wednesday evening, Nov. ttb, 1908,
by Rev. II. C. Case, Mr. W. A.
Christopher and Miss Pearl Dunham.
Their many friends, including the
Record, wish the happy couple a long
and prosperous life together.
DON’T LIKE THE NORTHERN
WINTER.
A. T. Nuee of Capron, who with ills
family drove through to St. Anthony,
Idaho, the past summer by way of
Colorado, Wyoming, and Yellowstone
National Park, have concluded to
come back to Dodge City, Kansas, and
spend the winter. The following let-
ter from Mrs. Nuce, many of whose
letters of travel were published in
the Record, explains some of the reas-
ons for their return.
St. Anthony, Idaho, Oct. 26,1908.
Dear Folks: —
I suppose you have read the letter
I wrote by this time and know that
we were thinking of leaving here.
Tony only stayed 1% days at Sugar
City, the last time he went down.
He could not stand the work arty
longer. He lias suffered greatly
with rheumatism in Ills shoulder, but
seems better today.
We feel the wdnter will be too se-
vere here, and there Is no work in
winter so we have concluded to go
back to Kansas. We will live in
Dodge this winter and by spring tell
better what w'e will do. Dodge Is
higher than Alva and I think the air
will be better there than at Alva.
The Altitude here is 5,200 or 5,500
feet and it is all I can stand, and it
seems too high for Tony.
The children are fat and rosy and
doing so well in school I hate to
change them, but Douge City has good
schools. We were just getting nicely
acquainted here, but its a place we
would never think of making a home
so it’s best we go now I think
Luther McElwain’s drove through to
Boise and rented a house there for
the winter. Haven’t heard from them
lately.
Tony will take a car through with
the teams and household goods, will
leave Friday morning. I will go
Thursday or Friday.
Yours,
H ESSIE.
ACCIDENT NEAR WINCHESTER.
Sunday morning Elmer Williams
and John Campbell, while hunting ia
n canyon about 2 miles northwest at
Winchester, found the dead body at
Mr. Charles Truett, aged 70 year*.
His neck and some ribs were brok-
en and ii was plain that he had lost
Ills life in falling from the bank
above. On inquiry it was learned that
Mr. Truett, who lived alone, had coa-
cluded lo visit his old home in Coffee
county, Kansas. The Wednesday
evening before he walked over to hia
neighbor’s, H. C. Berry and arranged
for him to look after his stock for a
few weeks, until his return. After
taking supper at Mr. Berry’s the ol4
gentleman left about eight o'clock to
walk a mile and a half east to the
home of Mr. El. N. Hart, the Wii-
chester mall carrier. In order to go
with him to Alva, the followlag
morning and take the train for Wav-
erly, Kansas, his old home. The ac-
cident. must have occurred soon after
he left Mr. Berry's. Mr. Berry sup-
posed that Mr. Truett was on his
way to Kansas. Mr. Hart knew noth-
ing of Mr. Truett's intentions to
take the hack for Alva, Thursday
morning, and L. 8. Iruett, the soa,
who lived a mile south of his fath-
er's place, knew his father's inten-
tions and supposed he was enjoying
ills visit with home folks. Instead •(
this the unfortunate man lay dead
for half a week In the lonely canyon
before kind hands prepared the re-
mains for their last rest. Justice ef
the Peace, E’rank McGarry, acting
coroner, impaneled a jury which rea-
dered a verdict in accordance with
the facts as they appeared. The re-
mains accompanied by the son, were
shipped Tuesday morning to Wavee-
ly, Kansas, for interment.
The relatives have the sympathy
of tiie community in their great lose.
time of great excitement in the as-
sembly. The students were assigned
chapel seats, which they are expected
to occupy each morning.
Several Hallowe'en parties were
class last Saturday evening.
The Y. W. C. A. delegates will
leave Thursday morning to attend
the State Convention to be held at
Wichita.
Prof. Jeffries entertained his Latin
class last Saturday evennlg.
There was no school on election
day in order to give every voter a
chance to vote for Billy-■-?
The band boys gave a concert In
the opera house Tuesday evening,
while the people were anxiously
waiting to hear the returns from the
election.
Mr. Verna Wilson, a former stu-
dent and a graduate of our school,
was a visitor on Monday morning.
REV. E. A. NEWBY HEARD FROM.
The following card from Reverend
Newby, formerly pastor of the Chris-
tian church here, shows that he Is
doing good service as an evangelist.
His many friends here rejoice at his
success and wish him God speed.
Wichita, Ks., 10-30-’0S.
Dear Friend.
I thought you would like to know
the result of our Sharon campaign.
We continued 3% weeks and closed
with 104 additions to the church.
Many young men and many heads of
famillefl, and leading business men,
were among the converts. We are all
In usual health.
Youth In service,
E. A. NEWBY.
A PIONEER GONE.
Another pioneer of Dodge county
has gone to Ills final rest. On Tues-
day evening, Jacob Lennherr, nr.,
aged 75 years, passed peacefully away
at his home In' Concord township,
after an Illness of several week's dur-
ation.
Deceased was one of the early set-
tlers- a man of the strictest Integ-
rity, and greatly esteemed by hta
neighbors. A wife and five children;
Jacob of Mantorville, Fred of Pin«
Island. Gottlieb of Alva, Oklahoma,
Godfrey of Nebraska, Mrs. Gus Ben-
nerotte of Concord, survive him.
Previous to his death he calmly
gave directions about his funeral an4
selected his pall bearers.
The funeral services will be held
in the Berne church, on Friday. A
good man has gone to his reward.—
West Concord (Minn.) Enterprise.
Mr. W. H. Bloyd and family re-
turned last week from a six weeks’
Sheriff Martin’s friends are
congratu’ating him over the elec-
tion of his brother, John A. Mar
tin, of Pueblo, Col., as Congress-
man from the second Colorado
The revival meetings began at the
Methodist Church last Sunday,
visit" to their old Kentucky home, j November 1st. Prof. Schofield, who
hnq rharce of tne BinglnR; ana
Jince 'thdr^vlsR^Whe^a^neighbor -ds the chorus class, comes very by ft majority of 300O.
. hlghlv recommended. The Republic _
said that he supposed that Mr. Bloyd J.T 8ayB. «The niUB|0 is a |
could sell out In Oklahoma for ;.trnnc: feature at the tabernacle CHRISTIAN CHURCH DINNER,
enough to buv one of the best farms meetings Prof. Schofield has In-
in the old neighborhood, Mr. Bloyd creased the chorus to 100 voices and | The ladles of the Christian church
the ni"slc Is enthusiastic nni soui-|
told him that if the best farm there
ful. Ills solos are unusually helpful
will serve dinner Saturday, Nov, 7th,
was given to him on conditions that ‘nrieffective." Hear him at t''o o' •*■*' Oklahoma School Furniture
he and his family should return and Methodist Church Sunday. You are Building, % block west of the First
live on It, he would decline the gift, Invited to co-operate in these meet National Hank. Remember the place
with thanks. ings. HARRY C. CASE, Pastor. and time.
HE LIKES THE GULF COAST.
We neglected to mention in oar
last issue that our old partner ta
newspaper work, Ed Madison, retun-
ed Sunday week from his trip In G.
F. McKnlght’s last excursion to the
Gulf Coast. He visited Galveatom,
(with the accent on (he gal,) Corpiui
Chrlstl, Brownsville, Texas, and Mat-
amoras, Mexico. Mr. Madison inves-
tigated land condition at the new set-
tlements at Talfurrias. was show*
the place where the colored troop*
climbed over the wall at Browne
ville, when leaving their bar-
racks at the time of the noted ia-
surrectlon and visited the aneloat
church and other remains of Spanish
occupation at Matamoras. It Is M..
Madison’s opinion that Ihe Gulf Coast
from Galveston to Brownsville give*
great opportunity for Investment for
those who wish to settle In a semi-
tropical country, near the sea. After
visitlng a few days with Alva friemla.
Ed left for Ills home at E’ord, Kansas
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