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VOL. 22.
CHANDLER, LINCOLN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, ERIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1913,
Lincoln County has the lar- • i
4. gest agricultural population . ■
• • of any County in the State or • .
• • the entire Southwest. It ranks • •
• • first among the Counties of • •
• • the State in the production of • >
• • cotton. Lincoln County’s ei* ■ ■
• • hibit won 1st, 1010 State Pair • .
NO. 46
) HOW ARE VOU GOING To VOTE
ON STATE QUESTION NO. 57?
Vote “No” if You Want to Keep Lin*
coin County School Money in Lin*
coin County. We Cannot Afford to
Support Schools of Other Counties.
This question provides that all
taxes collected for the maintainance
of the common schools of this state,
and which are levied upon the prop-
erty of all railroad companies, pipe
line companies, telegraph companies
or any other public service corpora-
tion, shall be paid into a state fund
and distributed pereapita to all the
school children of the state.
In Lincoln county the corporation
valuation Is practically one-third of
the valuation of the county. The
railroads and other corporations pay
one-third of the school taxes of this
county. The tax roll of the county
treasurer’s office show's that the cor-
porations for the year of 1912 paid
almost $25,000.00. Campbell Rus-
sell tells us that the state apportion-
ment will - be increased $1.90 per-
caplta if this amendment carries. Ac-
cording to these figures. Lincoln
county would lose $5,000.00 to say
nothing of individual schools that
would be practically paralyzed. The
proposition is simply this: In Lin-
coln county which is strictly an agri-
cultural county, the people have built
up an excellent school system. We
support the railroads and other cor-
porations doing business In our coun-
ty. Harper county and Cimarron
county, out in “No Man’s Land’’ have
no railroads and practically no cor-
poration tax, also there are counties
in the east side of the state that have
practically no corporation tax, and all
their land is rich Indian allotments
exempt from taxation. Is it a busi-
ness proposition that we should di-
vide our corporation tax with these
counties? Are not your taxes high
enough at present? If the people of
the county that have no corporation^ , company had arrived and become
SEVEN HUNDRED IN CAMP.
Officers and Men Enter Into Duties
With Croat enthusiasm—All Are
Pleased With Camp Site—-Great
Progress Doing Made.
First call for reveille--------5:45
Reveille------------------- 5:55
Assembly------------------6:00
Mess call (breakfast_________6:20
Sick call -------------- 6:45
Fatigue call _______________ 6:45
Drill call (except Sundays)---7:15
Assembly------------------ 7 : 20
Attention (when required)___9:30
Recall --------------------10:45
Issues --------------------10:55
School call----------------11:00
First sergeants’ call --------12:00
Mess call (dinner) ---------12:15
Drill call__________________ 2:00
Assembly ---------- 2:05
Attention -----------------3:10
Recall 1 ____________________ 3:50
Attention ----------------- 4:00
(Rifles will be cleaned.)
First call for guard mounting - 4:50
Assembly ------------ 4:55
Adjutant’s call __ _______ 5:00
First call for parade--------5:25
Assembly -----------------5:30
Adjutants' call (batallion
formed) ----- 5:40
Adjutants’ call (regiment
formed) ------,------
Retreat -------------
Mess call (supper) ---------6:15
Tattoo --------------------- 9:00
Call to quarters - ----------10:00
Taps _____________________10.15
, The above is the regular daily
I schedule of duty at Camp Garrison
and the reader will readily under-
stand that there’s a whole lot more
work than play in the*-soldiering
game nqwadays.
On last Sunday Col. Roy V. Hoff-
man formally assumed command at
the camp.- Every train brought de-
tachments of troops, but It was not
until Monday morning that the last
5:45
6:00
want to share the benefit of tax de-
rived from the corporations doing
business in our county, let them lo-
cate in Lincoln county. We will wel-
come them.
We do not assume that the per-
capita tax derived from the public
service corporation will he $1.90 as
Mr. Russell tells us. The matter of
making this levy is left entirely in
the hands of the state board of equal-
ization. The state levy for 1912 was
two and one-fourth mills. The state
equalization board will hardly be ex-
pected to 'make a lary for the com-
mon school purpose? in excess of the
entire levy for all other purposes, in
fact if they did, they would be en-
joined. Mr. Russell has made all his
calculations on the assumption that
the state levy will be four mills. So
you see we can not expect to receive
settled in quarters assigned to them.
By noon, Monday, everything was in
readiness for business. The camp
had been policed and passed inspec-
tion by the officers in charge of san-
itary conditions.
All told there are between seven
hundred and eight hundred soldiers
in camp and each of these has his
regular duties to perform. There
are no drones.
General Frank M. Canton arrived
Sunday evening and immediately es-
tablished his headquarters. He
brought with him the large garrison
flag, 20x36 feet which daily, between
reveille and retreat, floats at the top
of the ninety-foot steel pole which
was placed in position on the camp
grounds by the Pull Together club
of Chandler.
General Canton is greatly pleased
more than $1.00. In that event Lin-1 with the present camp site and will
coin county would lose by the deal, do all in his power to arrange im
more than $8,000.00. Lincoln coun-! provements year by year.
ty’s school tax will necessarily be
from one-third to one-half higher.
These are some of the counties
that will be injured should this
amendment carry: Lincoln, Logan,
Oklahoma, Payne, Kay, Kingfisher,
Garfield, Alfalfa, Creek, Washington,
Tulsa, Pawnee and others You will
find by reference to the above list
that most of the counties are old
counties that have labored diligently
since the pioneer days to establish
their schools.
The county exoise board is now in
session, and they have just called an
election to vote a special tax over
and above the five mill limit in 19
of the 140 school districts of Lincoln
county. If this amendment should
carry it is the opinion of the county
superintendent that next year the
number of these districts that would
have to have a special election to
vote an excess levy would be twice
the number that have excess levies
this year. Does it not look as if the
railroads might be favoring this
amendment themselves?
When you go to the polls next
Tuesday, vote no on the state ques-
tion No. 57, and keep all of Lincoln
county taxes for the support of Lin-
coln county school children.
TO PURIFY POLLUTED WATER.
The following method of purifying
water from a polluted or other im-
pure source of supply is given in the
Chicago Health Department bulletin:
“Dissolve a teaspoonful of cfrlorid
of lime in a cupful of water, making
sure that all lumps are thoroughly
broken up, then add three more cups-
ful of water Stir the mixture well
and allow to stand for a few seconds
In order that any solid particles may
settle. This mixture, if kept in a
tightly stopped bottle, may be used
for Jpur or five days, when a new
solution should be prepared. Add
one teaspoonful of this milky looking
solution to each two gallons of water
to be purified and stir thoroughly in
order that the weak chlorin solution
will come in contact with all the
bacteria which may be present. Al-
low this to stand for ten minutes.
This will give approximately one-half
part of free chlorin to 1,000,000 parts
of water, and will effectually destroy
all typhoid and colon bacilli or other
germs in the water. The water will
be without taste or odor, and (he
trace of free chlorin will rapfdly dis-
appear. This method is one which is
now recommended In the health lit-
erature of the country. On account
of Its simplicity, effectiveness and
small cost, it is particularly well J
adapted for use by private families,
campers and those living in summer
resorts '*
At present there are only two herds
of wild buffalo in this country. There
are two or three other herds in semi-
captivity.
The work of the guard is perform-
ed under the supervision and direc-
tion of the following officers of the
regular army: Lt. Chas. A. Thuis,
Lt. N. J. Wiley, Lt. Roselle, of the
infantry; Capt. Hart, of the hospital
corps, and Sergt. Fisk, of the signal
corps. With the aid of these officers
it is expected that a very noticeable
improvement will be made in the
work of the Oklahoma militiamen.
The morning hours, as a rule, are
devoted to squad and company drill
arfl instruction; though ohe entire
batallion, four companies, are detail-
ed to target practice on the range.
In the afternoon there are company
and, perhaps, batallion drills. Each
evening at 5 o’clock is guard mount
and a batallion parade. The two
latter movements are very interest-
ing and many citizens are taking ad-
vantage of Phe opportunity to witness’
Phem.
A considerable time during the
encampment will be devoted to rifle
practice as it is the desire of the
commanding officers to send a crack
team to the national shoot this fall,
rump Notes.
While Maj. Alva J. Niles and his
troop of cavalry were unable to at-
tend camp this year, not having been
in the service the required length
of time, the major and several mem-
bers of his troop are unofficially pres-
ent, taking in the sights and getting
“next” to the routine work. Maj.
Niles has 112 men enlisted among
whom are the district judge of his
county, the county judge, the sheriff
and his force of deputies and many
prominent business men. They will
be here in full force and fully equip-
ped next year.
As regimental adjutant (’apt. H
B. Gilstrap iB one of the busiest of-
ficers in camp. He is making good
as adjutant.
Maj. Hugh Scott, of Guthrie; (’apt
Green, of Muskogee, and Lt. Sam
Foster, of Oklahoma City, are ac-
companied by their wives.
Bay day will occur on the morning
of August 9th and all will be ready
for the paymaster.
The afternoon of August 9th will
be devoted to field sports and ron:
t<*sts. The program as published in
last week’s News-Publicist, will be
carried out. In addition to the reg-
ular prizes Maj. Scott will present
a handsome loving cup to the win-
ners of t'he shelter tent pitching con-
test. The cup is now upon exhibi-
tion at Erwin's Jewelry store win-
dow.
The regimental band is In better
form than ever and whenever they
come up town to play always draw
an appreciative audience.
There are 12,000 miles of paved D company of Chandler, is the
streets within London's police area banner company in point of meraber-
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ROAD WORK STARTED.
Task of Making Good Road West of
(’handler Now Under Way—Will
lie a Great Improvement—May
\*k l'Vdt»ral Aid.
Bright and eurly last Monday
morning a large number of men and
teams, with slips, picks and shovels,
started the work of improving the
three miles of road running west of
(’handler from the cement road. The
hy McKinley township, under direc-
tion of the township officers. They
commenced at the west end of the
stretch and are working toward
(’handler.
Within a few days the Chandler
township officers will start work at
this end and work west meeting their
neighbors on the township line.
Practically all of the $500.00
promised by the citizens of Chandler
has been raised and has been placed
in the First State hank, $300.00 to
the credit of (’handler township and
$200.00 to the credit of McKinley
township
The attention of the officers of
the Pull Together dub of Chandler
has been called to the sum appro-
priated hy congress for “national aid
for highways’’ and an effort is being
made to secure a portion of this
money for Lincoln county. As the
law reads the government gives fifty
cents for every dollar raised by the
county. It is believed that several
thousand dollars of this money can
be secured for road improvement
HAD FAITH—BUT NO CURE.
........... Taken to Chicago to Do
“Healed” Fail to Get Relief—
Neighbor* Contribute Expenses.
Some time ago one Rev. Horn,
from Arkansas, arrived in Union
township with his wife and two or
three women followers, and announc-
ed that he would, for the next eigh-
teen months, conduct apostolic serv-
ices. A brush arbor was erected
work under way is being done 1 near the Union school building and
the meetings Inaugurated.
From the start. Rev. Horn has had
big crowds and, ’tls said, he and his
followers talk in the “unknown’'
tongue (whatever that is). They
shout, sing, exhort and create con-
siderable excitement. They claim
that the “head” of their tribe, a heal-
er now in Chicago, is able to cure
any and all ailments by a simple lay-
ing on of the hands—if the one to
be healed has faith. Now out In the
neighborhood where these meetings
are being held resides the family of
W. W. Melton. Two of the Melton
children are unfortunate, one, a girl
of mature years, cannot speak and a
younger brother has no use of his
limbs. Rev. Horn claimed that the
Chicago healer could, and would,
cure the children If they were sent to
her. The father had “faith” in great
quantities, the neighbors were sym-
pathetic and a purse was raised to
defray expenses of father and chil-
dren to Chicago. The trip was made
about ten days or two weeks ago.
Last week they returned and, on hist
Sunday night, the unfortunate ones
were to be present at the tabernacle
and “testify” that they were cured.
A big crowd was present to witness a
miracle—which failed to materialize.
The boy seemed to be in the same
condition and the girl failed to
speak. Rev. Horn, It Is said, still has
faith and believes that, in time,
speech will come to the girl and use
of limbs to the hoy.
Gave flic Devil tlie Slip.
Parties who attended the services
last Sunday are relating the follow-
ing: A young man. during the eve-
ning. professed faith and then
promptly fell asleep. The “unknown-
tonguers" immediately jumped to the
conclusion that the brother had gone
Into a trance and was in Heaven.
FREE FERTILIZER FOR THE
* FARMER.
Secretary of Agricultural Hoard An-
nounces New Plan to Enrich the
Ground.
Ben F. Hennessey, secretary of the
ate board of agriculture has found
way whereby a limited number of
farmers may fertilize their fields free
charge. Not only can the fertil-
izer he secured free, hut several kinds
it will be furnished so that the
farmer may learn through experi-
mentation which Is the best adapted
to liis particular piece of soil.
Here is what Henn€»ssey has to say
, , , . . So the services were continued all
/Leii)lTJle.^«fu0™ ! n**ht, waiting for the “trancee” to
return from his journey. About 6
o’clock he awoke and testified that
he had been to Heaven, that while
on his return the devil chased him
and that he had had an awful time
iu giving his satanic majesty the
slip, but that he finally accomplished
the trick, hallelujah. Certain people
who are well acquainted with the
young man In question assert that
when he went to the meeting he was
carrying a good sized load of oh-be-
Joyful and that his trip to Heaven
was all a dream.
where I have talked with the repro-
of one of the largest fer-
tilizer manufacturing establishments
in the world and they made me a
proposition for furnishing a number
farmers in each county in Okla-
homa free material for experimental
purposes in the state.
The Plan.
‘The plan, briefly outlined, is that
farmers In various parts of a county
be furnished several different kinds
of fertilizer containing different com-
posite material and furnish the com-
pany comparative reports from time
to time on the progress of the varU
GOVERNMENT LAND “RUN”
KANSAS AUGUST I.
ship. About seventy men answer roll
call. Some of the new men are Clar-
ence Fagaines, Elmo Flynt, Geo.
Mascho and Fred Nichols of Chan-
dler. The first squad is composed
entirely of six-footers and Capt
Tharp and Lieutenants Matheny and
Wheeler are mighty proud of their
men.
Capt. Vic. Locke of Antlers also
has a big company, most of the men
are old-timers in the guard.
The health of the men is all that
could be desired, (’apt. Bolend and
his command, the hospital corps,
have a tine equipment and the ailing
will be well looked after.
Wednesday night a gang of the
rougher element of the militia
“rushed” J. C. Fouquet’s fruit stand
and made away with a lot of fruit
and grape juice. The officer*- will
use every means to identify the cul-
prits and they will be summarily
dealt with. This is the only “rough-
necklsm’’ so far exhibited.
Each night a provo guard is es-
tablished up town. An entire com-
pany is on this duty. The men, in
squails of two, aTe scattered over the
business portion of the city and act
as a police force.
Major Hugh Scott, surgeon of the
First regiment, Oklahoma national
guard, has receive notice that tb*1
United States army quartermaster
has issued to Adjutant General Can-
ton of Oklahoma, a full supply of the
new army marching shoos, and that
every enlisted man and officer at-
tending the encampment at Chandler
will he supplied with this new foot-
wear.
Dr. Scott says this shoe is the cul-
mination of years of investigation
and experimenting by the medical de-
partment of the army, and that the
government has finally secured a
neat, durable shoe which will con-
form as nearly as possible to the
natural shape and requirements of
the foot of a soldier, affording him
both comfort and durability.
Major Scott says ho has been test-
ing a pair and they are nearer per-
fect than anything he has ever seen
The shoes were issued on Monday.
DHOTHEK KILLS DKOTIIKR.
Another Case of “Unloaded” Gun—
Children Left at Home Play With
Ijoaded Gun—Mother a Widow.
At 9 o’clock yeaterday morning
Asa Fulks, aged 12, shot and instant-
ly killed his brother, Jessie, aged 6.
Mrs. E. L. Fulks, a widow, resides
ou the Gilmore farm three miles west
of Chandler. Yesterday morning she
came to (’handler on business, leav-
ing her four small children at home.
At 9 o’clock Asa, aged 12, got the
gun (which was supposed to be un-
loaded) down and began playing with
it. The usual thing happened the
gun was discharged and Jessie, aged
6 years, received the charge of shot
in his head, expiring almost instant-
ly.
The mother was notified and was
almost prostrated. Neighbors have
been rendering all aid possible.
THE CUCUMBER
(By George Fitch.
The cucumber is a small, virulent
vegetable which is at this time pre-
paring to enter the midst of the
American people and produce a con-
dition of national unrest.
The cucumber is produced by the
cucumber vine which holds the Mara
thon record among the vegetables
The cucumber vine begins as two
small oval leaves and remains quiet
for a week after coming up. Then
it 'begins to run. Nothing is more
Impressive than to watch a deter-
mined cucumber vine making a dash
for the nearest f»nce while Its wor-
ried owner is trying to hold it back
Into the garden. Life 1s not worth
living to the cucumber vine except on
the other side of some fence. It is
l*a«sionateIy fond of travel.
After the cucumber vine has run
until its pursuers are out of breath.
R produces large yellow (lowers. The
cucumber is no larger than a peanut
to begin with and 1f taken at this
age and dealt with firmly Is not harm-
less. But K grows rapidly until It
| becomes as large as an obese banana
land as green and hard as an infant
I watermelon. In this stage lt is sliced
I up bv d Ting ppople and is eaten with
vinegar nnd silt
I The cucumber N not nourishing,
and Is eaten merely for excltemeut.
sometimes it 1s cool and soothing to
the interior, while at other times it
causes its devourer to coil up into a
hard knot and pass violently away.
However, the cucumber when cap-
tured in its youth and embalmed in
vinegar can be rendered harmless and
interesting to the taste. Millions of
young cucumbers are made into pick-
les each year and become the sole
nourishment of the blithesome school
girl. Many a rednosed ruin who can
absorb a quart of stimulants per day
looked upon a blooming young sen-
ior's devouring her eleventh pickle
and has murmured "gosh” in tones
of entire awe.
Because of its willingness to be-
come a pickle, the cucumber Is of
great value to the nation; and be-
cause of this latter fact it is only
willing to turn yellow and die before
arriving*at the age of discretion. A
cucumber vine is as delicate as a tur-
key chick, and expires for even more
frivolous reasons. Between the bug,
In its infancy, and the school girl
laten on, the cucumber is continually
passing from the midst of life to
death, and we should not envy It for
its carefree existence.
WILL CONFER DEGREE.
Norman, Okla., July 28. The sum-
mer convocation of (he University of
Oklahoma will occur on August 8th.
The exercises will be held in the eve-
ning, out of doors. There will be
twelve candidates who will receive
the Bachelor of Arts degree at that
time, and one who will receive the
degree Master of Arts The Rev. R.
A. Chase of Oklahoma City will givo
the commencement address Mr.
Chase is well known aB a speaker of
unusual ability The convocation on
August 8th will mark the closing of
the summer session, which has been
by far the most successful in the his-
tory of the university The attend-
ance has been ninety per cent larger
than ever before.
Mr and Mrs Glen Fagaines of
Oklahoma City, were over Sunday
visitors at the H M Fagaines home
In ('handler. Glen is now perman-
ently located at Oklahoma City, the
John Deere people having transferred
their Muskogee business to the lat-
H y
these differently composed ma-
rials.
“This is done from the fact that
the composition of the plant food in
oil is vastly different from that
in another, but a short distance away,
and a great discouragement would
to the farmer in trying to use
the material strong in the ingredients
in which his soil is already rich and
weak in that one In which his soil
Is Impoverished. This combination
could result only in a failure. This
failure can only be overcome by in-
telligent experiment, not in one cor-
ner of the state or in one small sec-
tion, but this company suggests, in
every county in the state
Educational Value.
“The study of these experimental
jresults will teach our people the
weak points in the .soil of the vari-
ous communities and when the time
comes as if is coming soon when Ok-
lahoma land will be too expensive to
play with and the farmer must rear
and educate his family ou a twenty
to forty acre farm instead of a sec-
tion, this information will be of in-
valuable service; for, with the ever-
increasing demands of home and col-
lege life, he must produce as great
or a greater income from this small
farm as he does from kls ranch of
today
“As an example of the usefulness
of this information, last year the
board of agriculture was apprised of
the fact that the soli in a certain sec-
tion of the state in which the finest
cotton, alfalfa and corn was raised
that potatoes and tomatoes absolute-
ly refused to grow. Pursuant to our
usual custom we sent our Dr. Francis
from the A and M. college to that
point where he remained several
weeks.
What Ha* ll«*cn Done.
“The results of his experiment
were that the soil lacked material
that could be supplied by certain
brands of fertilizer that could be pur-
chased at a very nominal cost and
the Information that this office has
received Is that splendid results have
come to those who followed his di-
rections.
“The new ness of the. Oklahoma soil
has obviated the necessity of the use
of these materials, but it will wear
out in time, and, personally, I can-
not see why It should be allowed to
wear out when a systematic study
of its present demands is offered free.
“To relieve the situation of any
possibility of an element of adver-
tisement I shall not mention the
namo of this company for the pres-
ent, but I will say that If any reputa-
ble company of this kind wishes to
Join in this work the field is free
and open as the board of agricul-
ture plays no favorites.’’
They say that the
continue hot.
weather is to
10.000 Acres of Forest Reserve in
Hamilton County Will He Thrown
Open to Settlement.
Dodge City, Kans., July 29.—Next
Tuesday will witness one of those
rapidly disappearing occasions in this
country, a “run” for government
land, when 10,000 acres in Hamilton
county will be opened to entry. Pros-
pective settlers are arriving daily at
the IK)dge land office to look over
the plats of the land and to consult
with the officials about the rules of
the opening Ho far the office here
knows but little of the details of the
proceedings for August 4, but is giv-
ing Information about residence, im-
provements and filing regulations.
The land set aside for settlement
Is a part of the government forest
reserve, set apart by congress a num-
ber of years ago. Uncle Sam’s ex-
periment in trying to grow trees there
has not proved successful and 10,000
acres of the reservation is to be given
back to the county for agricultural
purposes. While 1t was government
land it was not on the tax rolls.
The opening will make a decided
increase in the assessable property of
Hamilton county as well as bring in
many settlers. The land Is good roll-
ing prairie and it is believed every
claim will be taken on opening day.
The details of the opening have not
been received from the land commis-
sioner at Washington, but it is pre-
sumed it will be conducted about as
previous openings have been. At a
given signal the settlers will be al-
lowed to start from the border of the
reservation. First come, first served,
will be the rule, and the men with
the speediest mounts expect to have
their choice of the land. As these
“runs” arc often attended with vio-
lence when more than one settler
wants a desirable piece of land, lt Is
probable that troops will be sent to
keep order While the land Is open
to inspection any time up until Au-
gust I, the officials say every man
will be driven off before the open-
ing signal is given, and every man
who makes the run will have a fair
chance. It costs $18 to file and the
government will give title after a
residence of three years
A MINIT.
you expect to take a
take
When I get
“When do
hand In this business
a footing in it
NATURAL EFFECT
“That tipsy man is fofcgy.” “Nat-
urally. You know, fogs are always
more or less dissipated.”
Germany discourages the cutting
of peat, as the government desires
to convert the moors and bogs Into
arable lands through proper drain-
age This action Is taken because
of the scarcity of cattle and meat.
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Nichols, L. B. The Chandler News-Publicist (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1913, newspaper, August 1, 1913; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc911433/m1/1/: accessed March 29, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.