The El Reno American. (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 19, 1907 Page: 4 of 8
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The El Reno American.
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Act of ongrtM of March 3.
G. ti. LEWIS it CO.. I'uEllsher#
clear form of a republican elected.
Of course, if Frantz is elected we
shall celebrate, we shall not feel so
downcast as our deni x-ratic breth-
ren were this morning when it look-
ed like an overwhelming democratic
victory.
1 iy and financially by «he hundreds,
nien who go insane on the get rich
quick*’ proposition.
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Three month*
Aim month*
One Tear
LAW AMI ORI»El*
All good citizens stand for the
Obedience of all constitutional laws
Frantz will jus continue in the I and for the protection of society
performance of Ills duties as gover-1 from he depredations of all law-
nor. and Haskell—well Haskell will I breaokers.
probably emigrate to New Mexico Fnfortunately. in some localities
THE censes
Finally we have a report of the El
Keno and Canadian county, official
government census.
It gives El Reno a population Of
5,370 an Increase of a*,' Per vent
since 1890.
This does not include the platted
additions which would Increase the
population at leas' <>'»' thousand.
Canadian county Is given a popula-
tion of 20.110. an Increase of -S
per cent during the same period,
which shows a fair »n<1 steady
growth that is substantial, in El Reno
particularly, there has been for the
last year a very rapid growth whi.'h
will he more than doubled during
the present year.
There are now here many nicn
whose families reside elsewhere be-
cause of the scarcity of residences
and there are many trainmen who
are prevented from living here with
their families for the same reason,
and who, with their families are
accredited to other cities In the cen-
sus report.
and Cockleburr Hill will enjoy
dreaming of that legislative toga
which f*ver came.
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THE REAL SOEHCER
It Ilia ters lit le to the people of
this great nation whether Wall
s.reet gamblers in stocks and bonds
succeed or fail
It matters II tie to 'lie conserva-
tive. substantial business man wheth-
er tli3 tin horn gamblers In a town
succeed or full, so long as they prey
upon each other.
Itoth these classes of men live off
each o.her tj a great extent and , pet-pet rated
i . . 1. .... mil ulHo !g ill iSO- <1 Hiii'n •> ll'l!
the lawless element perform avert
acts of violence that are appalling
and endanger life and destroy prop-
erty.
Such a case :s that >f the des.ruc-
tion last week of the News-Herald
printing plant at Joplin, Missouri,
when four linotype machines and a
perfecting Goss press were blown up
by dynlmlte. for the reason that pa-
per had. like all substantial papers,
upheld the observance of law and a
decent regard for the rights of
good citizenship.
The outlaws who counclled and
that dastardly deed I
THE ELECTION
While the votes have been cast,
they have not yen been counted.
At 2'tO this afternoon Governor
Frantz had 7,000 majority in 'he
counties then reported.
There has been a great deal of
talk abotr: a great many things by
persons claiming a great deal or In-
formation. hut the above facts con-
tradict a great deal of surmise.
Our Uncle Hill Cross was once
elected by many thousands, spake
the articles, hut the figures put Mc-
Guire ill Office by a goo;l majority.
Somehow,.republicans have a fac-
ulty of getting there through the
mists of populitf'ic logs and where
the sunshine breaks In there Is the
whatev t they get outside is in iso-
lated cases where some reckless fel-
low, who Imagines himself lucky or
smart, takes a hand In 'the game.
The real wealth and prosperity of
th * people, conies from the farms,
the mines and the factories. So
long as these flourish there is se-
curity.
Hon. Leslie M. Shaw, possibly one
of the most thoroughly posted men
upou financial matters and a great
student of poll leal sc I lire In prac-
tical use. always hits square and
clinches his argument in a manner
that cannot lie forgotten.
In a recent speech, while dlscus-
s ng the condition of the people 111
a ma.ertal way, said.
"Our farms produce $11,500,000,-
ntiu per annum. Our mines yield
more than Jl.iiOO.OOO.OOO. Our for-
ests yield more than $ 1 .OOO'.OOO.OOO.
These are not exhausted. Our fac-
tories yield $12.000,000,000. Our
railways earn more than $2,000,000,-
0011.
drove a nail inJhelr own coffin.
The smoke had scarcely cleared I
front the wreck before letters and I
telegrams poured iti from all pouts
of the state pledging moral and fi-
nancial support to Ed. or Hat ton J
and from that wreck will arise a
monumental newspaper plant, which
will not only drive every outlaw In
Joplin front the city, but it will nerve
the arm and Inspire the ml’itl of
every honest editor in America to I
double Ills efforts in the cause of
law and order and the silencing of
every reckless anarchist wm raises
his voice against good government.
The thug and the outlaw must not
rule anywhere in this republic.
Freedom is not license to outrage I
humanity, because n fiend in human |
form may so desire.
Liberty, under the American tie-I
duration of independence, and our
great national conatltutlon, does not
mean he indulgence of the vilest pas-1
skins of the depraved.
The great American heart heats in
OUR BIG
announcement
FOR FALL
w..... «... - •; *—i:r ifiiET—
surrounding country than we are this Fall and Wmt . 1 n
sharply advancing for the last six months, but "e av ‘ able hiJier for the
to the fact that most all merchandise the Stories and for
Fall trade But by buying in very large quantities at tne
snotZsh we cwn our big stock of Fall Merchandise for about one-fourth less
“mo dular merchant, and we are going to*ive it to on- customers^
Remember, you are the one who will save by our foresight. We ab
Way8 Remember, ski*!°we have remodeled our store it is much more easy to get
waited on q lick. You don’t have to wait. Everything done up to the unnu .
Verv sneedy service and regular city Style•
' We want yon to take a look through our Big Store and see what u going
to be the latest styles for this Fall and Winter. Our sales people will be pleased to
show you through, whether you want to buy or not. Come and see the latest
styles and get acquainted with the new man.
•The real aoura • of the ......P'68’I unison with Justice, truth, rlghteoue-
wetith have not been affected.” neM and the social elevation of hu*
Those are significant words, they I manlt> and woe unto the unfortun-1
express facts unanswerable and ,lle ,.rt>ature who would debauche so-
cllnch tin argument against the cal- Ljety, override the law. and with
amity howler. 'torch and bomb destroy life and tiro-j
So long as ottr farms, min s and ; .
manufactories are operated and our j -p|ie xew-s-Herald still lives, the
railways run, the Wall street and i dynamite shells ■. li a t. sent it skyward!
the tin horn gamblers can do little j are slni ringing in the ears of an
damage to the general public, | outraged citizenship, strong in man-
they are ruining Individuals moral- [_ ^___—
Tailored Suits
Tlie new Brown Skirts, new
Fancy Skirts, Black Voile Skirts, Walking
Skirts, Fall Wraps, Fall Coats, Kimonos, Dress-
ing Sacques, Wrappers.
It s BLANKET and COMFORT TIME.
UNDERWEAR—AH the new ones are in
MUNSINli UNDERWEAR. Knit underwear,
ladies, misses and children are all in. Anything
you can ask for we have it. ,
New silk in plaid waisting and black and
all colors dress goods, all the new shades in.
brown and blues and tnanish suiting. l.\er>-
tliing new. , , ,
Hosiery for everybody, school hosiery.
Don't miss'this department, we have just what
you want.
The Men's Department
All the new brown suits, fancy and plain.
Also a full line of the staple colors and black
unfinished worsted.
Boys School Suits
We can certainly show you a big line and
save you money. Take a look through this
big section.
Shoe Section
That is where we can save you money.
We have got good shoes and we are here to
stand hack of every pair we sell. It you want
shoes don’t fail to come to Kelso’s and you will
not regret it.
House Cleaning Time
We are here with the new portieres, lace
curtains and window shades at prices that will
surprise you.
Buy early and you will get
first pick. If you wait you take
what you can get. Remember
the place.
"OUR new Fall clothes are "
reaclv for vou now in our
^ w' w
store and we are going to hold I
a „|H'cii.l opening reception to Introduce yon to jX
......... You're invited; and when you come you'll ^
w I
meet » lot of the lines! elotlies you ever saw. «•'
Hint our good friends mid our good elotlies <j
i v (H® Pi
\ V ought to knoll eueli other lietter.
JAMES E. KELSO,
THE BUSY STORE
hood, determined In mind and Inviti-
vible in action.
God pity the puny wretch and the
blighting cause which inspired the
were 2.9 percent higher in 1 HOG than
til 1905. As the advance in wages
per hour from 1905 to 1906 was
greater than the average ill retail
oowardlv, midnight Incendiary and 1 price, of food, the purchasing power
if he escapes the righteous wrath of j h"u^ the
an indignant populate may he e- , ‘
t^rriz pi u * a» »
Is deatn, pn.isi ! expended for toad was 1.4 per cent
U'2enix like, the News-Herald willj greater than in 1905 and the pur-
, . . nnhltsh broad-1 chasing power of a full weeks wages
Srj-h. o„d order and j was i per cent greater in 1»0« than
cast the g l d ;u i a nr, or. in other words, an hour s
h!mrv greeting and Joyful God speed j wages in 1906 in the manufacturing
^____ i and mechanical industries of the
j United States would purchase 1.4 per
cent more food than an hours wages
in 1905 and a full weeks wages In
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Xhrmi are Hurt Scliafflicr At Marx clothes; mid
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you ..... put it down as a fact that Utter rlotl.es.
........ ..............re perfectly tailored, never came K<
I'roin the hand of a tailor.
Tin- new suits are in a mimlier of very smart
models, mid the patterns are varied enough to suit
every tusU—grays, hrowns, tans, hi stripes, plaids
mid checks.
The new Fall overcoats are certainly very
snappy; you’ll Ibid your kind here. It Is hardly ^
necessary to say Dial Hart Sehaflfner At Marx clothes
arc always all-wool; you get no cotton mixture stuff
under that mime.
Other departments are also full of line season-
able goods; huts on the latest blocks; shirts anil |(J
neckwear like a regular flower-garden of color and |jj
rich design. M
Copyright 1907 by Hart Sehaflfner Marx
Marks-Higgins Co.
Rock Island Avenue.
MSS-i'SSv'SS- >3S*2
PERTINENT FACTS
The annual Investigation of the
bureau of labor Into wages and the
retail prices of food, 'the report oil
which has just been placed in the
hands of the printer, shows that In
principal manufacturing and niechan-
cal industries of the country average
wages per hour in 1906 were 1.5 per
cent higher 'than in 190... the regu-
lar hours of lutior per week were 0.5
lower, and the number of employes
ln u,e establishments investigated
were 7 per cent greater. The av-
erage full time weekly earnings pel
employe in 1906 were 3.9 per cent
greater than in 1905.
During 1906 wages were Increased
I generally in nearly all the industries,
to of the 11 industries covered by
the investigation showing some in-
crease. The greatest Increase was in
the manufacture of eofiBon goods,
where the average wages^ tier hour
ill 1906 were 11.3 per cent higher
than in 1*905. In the manufacture
of eb-ctrical apparatus and supplies
the Increase was 10.1 per cent. In
street and sewer work done by con-
tract the increase was 8. per cent,
in iron and ste 1, J tease me r convert-
ing. 8.5 per cent, and In the manu-
facture of cigars 8.1 per cent. In the
manufacture of hat iron the increase
was per hour 6.9 per cent, and In the
building trades 6.9 per cent. Hrief-
lysta.ctl. two Industries showed an 111
crease ill hourly wages of more than
to per cent, 7 industries an increase
of J per cent, but less than 10 per
cent, and 31 Industries an Increase
or less than 5 per cent. In one In-
dustry palter and wood pulp tliete
was a decrease of 1.1 per cent. In
the Industries as a whole, weighted
according to im port a nee, the in-
crease in hourly wages was 4.5 per
cent
The retail prices of food, weight
ed according to consumption In rep-
resentative workingmen's families,
1906 would purchase 1 per cent more
to,xl than a full week's wages in
1905.
The pricj of food was higher in
every month of 1906 than in the cor-
responding months of 190o. 1 he in-
crease over the corresponding months
of the preceding year, which Is Feb-
ruary. 1906, was only o.4 per cent,
grew steadily throughout the year.
,he price in December. 1906. being
,>.l per cent above that ot the pre-
ceding December. The price In De-
cember. 1906, was 4.8 per cent high-
er than the average for tile year 1 90t>
which year showed a higher average
than any other year during tile sev-
enteen years, 1890 to 1906, covered
by the investigation of the bureau of
labor.
The increase In prices in 1906 over
1905 applied, In unequal degree, to
25 of the 30 articles included ill tile
Investigation. The antic,les which
showed the greatest advance 111
price are lard, 9.8 per cent; evapor-
ated apples, 9.1 per cent; fresh pork.
S.s per cen't; dry or pickled pork.
5.7 per cent; bacon. 8.4 per cent;
hum. 7.3 per cent, while the advance
In fresh fish and munion exceeded 5
per cent. The only articles which
showed any material decrease are
Hour and sugar.
The articles which showed the
most marked advance In prices In
December, 1906, over December.
1905, are butter, 15 per cen't; lard.
13.9 per cent; fresh pork. 12.2 per
cent; dry or pickled pork, 11.9 per
cent; Imcon. Il l per rent, and hum.
9.8 per cen't. The only articles
which showed any marked decline in
prices In December, 1906, from the
price of December, 1905, are pota-
.oes, 5.8 per cent and flour, 4.8 per
cent.
As compared with the average for
the ten year period, 1890 to 1899.
the average wages per hour in 1906,
were 24.2 per cent higher, the num-
ber of employes in the establish-
ments investigated was 42.9 per cent
greater and the average hours of la-
bor per week were 4.6 per cent low-
er. The average earnings per em-
ploye per full week in 1906 were
18.5 per cent higher than the average «
earnings per full week during the ten
years. 1 890 to 1 899.
The retail price of the principal
articles of food, weighted according
,o family consumption of the various
articles, was 15.7 per cent higher in
1906 than the average price for tho
ten years, 1890 to 1899. Compared
with the average for the same ten-
year period, the purchasing power of
an hour's wages in 1906. as measur-
ed by food was 7.3 per cent greater,
and of a full week's wages 2.4 per
cen't greater, the increase in the pur-
chasing power of a full week's wag-
es being less than the increase In the
purchasing power of hourly wages
because of the reduction of the hours
of labor.
PIEDMONT
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A good many W. C. T. U. ladies of
tills union went to Calumet to the
county convention and gold medal
contest last Friday.
II. C. Hicks and wife visited home
folks last Sunday.
S. S. Hicks has built a new house
and will move into it next Tuesday.
The ladies of the W. C. T. U. will
serve free lunch at Piedmont and
Sitt ing Creek on election day.
Mai l hew sou school started up
Monday with Miss Pearl Cruzan as
teacher and 35 scholars enrolled.
Geo. Clessent received word the
other day that Ills brother Tom had
been hurt by a big piece of Iron fall-
ing on Ills head and cutting the skull
open. George left last Wednesday
to go and bring him home if possi-
ble.
Mrs. Dunbar and family of Hydro
arrived at the home of her mother
tlie other day to make this her home
for some time lo come.
Very few farmers are putting out
wheat tills full on account of the
dry weather.
Will Snyder left these parts a we’.:
or so ago never to return; so he
says.
Everybody salutes the stars und
stripes when llnele Sam waves the
banner of liberty.
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