The Chandler Tribune. (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, January 1, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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THE CHANDLER TRIBUNE.
Vol. VIII
Chandler, Oklahoma, Friday, January, ist, iqoq
MUCK RAKDRS
Try to besmerch the
Charitrble work of
the County
Last weeks Chandler News and
Publicist made a simultaneous at-
tack on the Board of County Com
missioned and on the Superin- or rne neuse ana
tendent of the Poor Farm. | nh£*_ k*ep *t cWn'
upon it, and the mattress was in
the room and has always been at
his disposal: Oldman Baker is
one of those poor o.d unfortun-
ates who has lost every sense of
decency and it would he much
easier to keep a hog decent than
this poor indignent.
He continually expectorates on
the door and will not use a cus-
pidor. The room he occupies has
required more care than all the
rest of the house and it is impos-
TERRORIZED ANOTHER
The attact, besides embodying
a report that had been submitted
by Captian Amperg and after-
w rJ withdrawn by him; wus a
tissue of falsehood and insinua-
tion. The papers in their zeal to
sling mud on Morrow and Clark
went so far as to libel Captian
Amberg by stating that he had
been intimid ted and forced to
withdraw his report. Now the
Captains dearest enemies never
accuse him of being a physical or
moral coward.
The Tribune has always main-
tained that he is a tricky politi-
cian but he is as brave as a lion
f nd has many, many other com-
mendable qualities.
The work of Captian Amberg
is arderous. He is expected to
aid the Republican machine,
which by the way is about the
dirtiest, most rotten, aggrigation
of oea-nut ooliticians that ever
infested a county and who are
willing to assassinate any char-
acter and bankrupt any business
or municipality to gain their ends
This is the gang that continually
admonishes the Captian to look
out for the parties iuterests.
It was conceived that “The
Party Interests” would be bet-
ter subserved by ousting Super-
irtendent Walters and substitu-
ting one of “de gang” hence the
dirty attact of last week.
The Chandler Tribune has ever
been a friend to the idea of a
County farm and warmly com
mended the republican board of
County Commissioners when
they purchased the farm and
provided a home for our unfor-
tunate.
We gave Mr. Shaffer, the first
Superintendent our moral sup-
port regardless of che fact that
he is a republican and also com
mended Mr. Evans, another re-
publican.
We despise a man who sinks
so low into political degredation
as to trade human happiness for
political gains, or who makes the
miseries of our unfortunates the
bases of attempted political as-
sassination.
If any thing was realy wrong
at the Poor Farm, The Tribune
would be first to condemn it but
in the face of the fact that the
Poor Farm has repeatedly been
inspected by the highest author-
ity and always found to be in the
g"od sbane
Miss Ka e Bernard, State Com
missioner of Counties and Cor-
rections, in her official capacity
visited the Poor Farm and was
accompanied by Mrs. J C Feu-
quay of this City. Miss Barn-
ard reported it one of the clean-
est, best kept, charitable insti-
tutions she had visited in the
state and asked that the Chand
ler news papers commend the
County B <ard and Poor Fai m
Superintendent on its manage-
mtnt.
Mrs. Feuqnay, assures us that
with the exception of old man
Baker’s room that it would be
impossible to make any thing
When Captian Amberg made
his visit at 9 a. m. the Superin-
tendent and wife had been up
nearly all night with a new in
mate who was 9ick, and they had
not had time to clean up the Ba
ker room.
The Barnard inspection was
not the only one, the Grand Jury
made a thorough investigation
and visit to the Poor Farm and
and reported every thing in ex-
cellent condition, however the
Grand .1 ury was not actuated by
a desire to oust a good man to
make room for a political pet,
In regard to Dr. Dillard, The
News said that he signed the rec
comendation of the Superinten-
dent without reading it. M r.
Morrow assures us that he (Mor-
row) read the document to Dillard
before he asked him to sign it.
The Board very naturally ask-
ed Amberg to withdraw his re-
port for two reasons. First it
would cost the tax payers con-
siderable money to print it if it
was spread on the journal and
second, they do not care to circu
late political buncombe at public
expense:
The Captain laid much stress
on the alleged fact that belonging
to the Superintendents fnipi-'ju
was nine dogs. We once heard
of an old gentlemen who got up
in the morning and thinking he
saw a sqairrel outside in a tree
took nine shots at it with a shot
gun before he discovered that
the squirrel was only a particle
of dust on his eye lash.
The Superintendent informs
us that he has one shepherd dug
and two bird dog puppies and
the other six were‘ In the Cap-
tain’s Eye”.
The whole report is about on a
parity with the dog part of it, in
fact it is a doggoned ontrage, en-
titled to the contempt of faiv
minded people.
It is suggested that if the
muck raker who writes the Pub
editorials at so much per, would
use half the dilligence he expends
in regulating the Poor Farm, in
keeping whiskey bottles out of
the Court House basement, he
would accomplish one reform.
Commissioners Clark and
Morrow make the following
offer. Regardless of the fact that
Kate Barnard and twelve good
men of Lincoln County [have in
vestigated and reported things
in excellent condition they will
pay one half of the expenses of
another investigation by t elve
good men of Lincoln County.
They further agree if after a
rigid examination, a favorable
repor is not made, to remove
the present superintendent.
FIRE
WELLSTON
Bank Robbers Shoot
Up the Ton'll and
Rob th2 Bank
Wellston, Okla., Dec. 30—Rob-
bers last night terrorized this
place for a period of two and one
half hours and carried away $5.
000.00 in currency and bills from
the bank of Wellston. The rob-
bers broke into the Frisco tool
house and also Gi\,nt& Death
ridge’s blacksmith shop and car-
ried all the necessary tools to
the bank. They also forced an
entrance into the Glen Lumber
Company’s store and secured
four shot guns and a lot of am-
inution. They then rolled a lot
of wire bales, barrels and oil
tanks in front of the bank for
their protection while working
on the safe. To gain entrance
into the bank they carshed in
the large glass front and began
their depredations. Members
of the gang were stationed at
different places along the street
and they each kept up a fire
from begining to end with noob-! Rrs. .T O. Read, assisted by
The residence of E. W. Slion-
aker in East Chandler caught
fire about 2 a. in. Sunday morn-
ing.
Mr- and Mrs. Shonaker were
sleeping below and the whole
upper story was fiercely burn
ing before they were awakened.
The alarm wa9 given and
neighbors busied themselves
in saving what they could from
the lower story.
The fire company made a
splendid run and saved the
lower story from burning.
Mr. Shawnaker’s loss was
considerable as his goods was
all elegant, high class furnature
and the water and rough usage
damaged what the fire left
Among the losses was two oil
paintings which cost $500.00
each. Everything above was a
total loss. House and goods
were partly covered by insur-
ance.
week ahead and I will have them
printed in the three papers of
Chandler free of charge to you.
New Year’s gift to all.
Col. J. O. Lay.
Chandler box 235, phone 71, 81
PLEASANTLY
' ENTERTAINED
CHRISTMAS
SCRAPS
WASHINGTON
NEWS
Written By C. A. Loo=
ney for The Trid-
une
Dan Early, a negro, was shot
and mortally wounded, near
Agra in wiiat appears to have
been a colored “Free for all”
by another negro who bears
the uncertain name of “Sandy.”
A negro boy by the name of
McAfee was also searously hurt.
The County Authorities tried to
make an investigation but the
the negros refused to divulge
any facts that would lead to a
conviction.
Near Warwick Bill Tillis shot
and perhaps fataliy wounded
Elijah Freeman. This was an-
other negro “jamboree”.
UNION
ject other than to make lots cf
j noise and to let the citizens know
| they were for the money. At
Miss Mamie Gearhart, enter
tained her Sunday School Class
Tuesday Dec. 29 at the home of
jthe first explosion the whole j Miss Gearhart from 7:30 to 10:30
j town was practically, aroused, i b. m. The guests were met and
The men of the town were all to! ushered into the parlors where
sleepy, it seemed, to leave their! where ea°h was required to
homes and the robbers in conse-
qnence were unmolested save
for a weak attack made by Mar
register his name.
Alter a pleasent time with
couversion and rnucic all were
shalWildman. So well were tl e • invited upsairs where a dainty
guards stationed and protected repast was served and each re
that it was utterly impossible i ceived a souvenir.
Inevitable Result
While it is often thought tha'
work in musical com' dy vitiates
individuality, such has not been
the case with the personal of
“Dan Cupid,, for this new mus-
ical comedy is one of the most
finished productions of its time^
the work of each lindtvidual
An.-ben, report, that he found '.'T.'” i. ,t , “ I
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was true but it was because the numbers which are interwoven
ol fellow was to contrary to lie in delightful quantities.
for marshal Wild man to get
near enough to the bank to get
shot at the safe crackers, He
was compelled to aim his fire at
at the flashes of the robbers
guns who were to well protect-
ed to receive any harm. The
work of the robbers resembled
in many ways that of amatures
who were unacquainted with the
work. Not less than one dozen
shots were fired into the safe
and not until they had worked
lor ever two hours, were they
awarded with an enterance into
the big safe. The safe was
swept clean and all the money
taken except about fifty dollars
which was lo.-t from one of the
sacks in the hurrying of the ban-
dits to make their get-away.
The robbers went north from
the bank leaving three of the
guns they had stolen, along their
way, until they had reached the
Frisco track. It is thought they
left the Frisco track just west of
town and went northwest on the
Fort Smith railroad. Sheriff
Martin and Deputy Sheriff Buzzi
who were notified whii the t ob
bers were at work, arrived short
ly after four o’clock a. m., having
made the trip with a hand-car.
They made a careful examina-
tion of condition put gave no
statement concerning the finding
of a clue. It is thought however
thai the sheriff’s force has sev
eral parties in view and some ar-
rest may follow.
The bank's loss is fully cover-
ad by insurance and all the de-
positors are safe.
The decorations were an at-
tractive feature of the evening
Tne parlors were beautifully
fixed :n Pink and white with
evergreens. The room in which
the refreshments were served
and the steps leading to it
were unique and pretty in red
and white, the class colors
The refreshments consisted of
red and white brick cream and
cake. Across the hall, in a room
artistically trimmed with yellow
was a post office. Each person
after being served received a
notice that a package awaited
them in the office. The souten
irs were beautiful Christmas
booklets and celluloid book marks
All went away declaring Mrs.
Read and Miss Gearheart charm-
ing entertainers indeed.
Ferdinand Pribbenow came
home Wednesday to spend
Christmas with home folks. He
left Saturday for Louisana to
attend the Y. M. C. A.
Christmas Eve Union had a
large tree which was filled with
useful and beautiful presents.
There was a large crowd present
and everyone had an excellent
time.
Christmas Day Rev. Isaac
Frazier preached a Christmas
sermon in the morning after
which a delightful dinner was
served followed b.v a good social
time and excellent music. All
report an excellent time.
Lee (Jpshaw of Biackburli Is
here visiting his aunt Millie
Williams.
PUBLIC SALE
OATES
Christian Church
J. Clarence Read Pastor.
Services at 11a. m. and 7 30
p. M.
New Year’s sermon will be
preached both morning and
evening. All members are es-
pecially urged to be present at
the fornoon service. Everyone
made welccme.
Meet me at Johm M. Day’s,
Monday January 4th 1909, 3
miles east and 1-2 mile south of
Chandler.
Thursday, January, 7th. Will
iam Merritt and J. E. Cox on the
Jack Foster Farm ti miles north
of Chandler.
First and third Saturday of
of each month at J, K. Vande
veer’s Feed Barn in Chandler.
Horse and Mule market, cattle,
hogs, and in fact any thing.
List your properity with Mr.
Vandeveer.
Wednesday January 13 I. F.
Sayer, 1-2 mile west and 5 miles
south of Chandler.
Thursday, January 14 J. D.
Belt, 5 miles south of Chandler
and 3 miles west of Sparks.
Dont forget the poultry show
in Chandler, February 2nd to 6th.
Sale of throughbred poultry on
the 6th.
Sale on the street 2nd. and
4th Saturdays of each month.
Give u e your sale dates one
MCRAY-RODGERS
At the home of the bride’s
mother, Mrs. Minerva Rodgers
on South Manvel Avenue ac-
cured the pretty home wedding
at 8 30 on December 24th. 1908,
of Alonzo Lewis McRay and
Lettie Maud Rodgers.
The bride was beautiful and
charming in her gown of white
satin and lace, carring a dozen
Bride’s roses, a gift from the
groom. The groom was very
handsome in his conventional
evening suit of black.
The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Stephens of the Bap-
tist Church as the couple stood
under an arch of mneltoe and
holly in the presence of. Rev.
and Mrs. G, R. Stephens, Mrs.
Minerva Rodgers, Raymond E.
Rodgers, of Winfield Kan. a
brother of the bride, Mr. and
Mrs. L. C. McRay, Miss J.
Mabel McRay, Mrs. M. H.
Reeves and daughter Pearl,
Miss Maud Jacobs, T. B. Sea-
well and wife, of Oklahoma City
an uncle and aunt of the groom.
After congratulations had been
offered by those present a de-
lightful supper was served by
the bride’s mother and dinner
was served on Christmas Day
at the Country home of the
grooms father.
M. £. Church Notes
Sunday Januaay 3, Sunday
School at 9-45 a. m. Be on time.
Freaching by the pastor at
11 a. m.
Junior League at 8. p. m.
Epworth League at 6 30 p. m.
Subject, “The Morning Watch
Covenant”.
Revival services at. 7 30.
Preaching by the pastor. There
will be services each evening of
next week excent Saturday.
Every one inv ted to these
services. Strangers welcomed.
II. H. MILLER Pastor
Washington, D. C. Dec. 30. Every
member of the Oklahoma deleg
ation in Congress is heartily in
sympathy with the newspaper
men and their efforts to get re
lief from the Oklahoma 'egis
latu re this year. The laws pass-
ed by the last legislature cur-
tailing the rights of the news
papers to publish political ad ver-
tisements without labeling them
anvertisements, the prohibiting
against carrying liquor adver
tisements. making the legal rate
on legal notices less than the
Arkansas rate, and other re-
strictions will be a subject for
revision which Oklahoma news-
papers will press before the leg-
islature, and if they want any
help from Washington they can
get it.
Senators Gore, Owen and
Congressman Ferris and Fulton
have been getting ready a lot of
legislation which they want for
Oklahoma at this session{ putting,
most of their time during hol-
lidays whipping it into, shape.
Senator Owen will malf'e three
speaches, one at Kichmon^, iVa.1,
one at New York^addn One at
Baltimore, defonjiriiL^W eluci-
dating certain pohit^OTChe Okla-
homa constitution vyhififi have
been attacked in the East. Sen-
|ato£ Gore and Congressman Ful-
I ton and Ferris have beou busy-
getting through a lot of pension
claims in the state.
The segregatedcoal lands on
which only old leases have been
operated produced 2,786,627 tons
of coal during the last fiscal year.
The Osage nation produced4,773
689 barrels of oil during the year
The coal lands are only in the
beginning of develoinent and the
T h e announcement that
Francis E. Leupp, Commissioner
of Indian Affairs will retire from
offiieewhe" Roosevelt goes out,
it is a matter of considerable
interest, if not regret, in Okla-
homa, because he had a direct
supervisor over the affairs of the
five tribes. There is no inti-
mation of who will succeed him
and it is probable that there will
be no application until Taft’s
cabinet is appointed and a new
secretary of the interior install-
ed.
The annual report of J.George
Wright, commissioner of the five
tribes shows that there are 7,92k
689 acres of land in Oklahoma
that are non-taxable. This ex-
plains partialy why taxes are so
high this year. The necesity
for making this land taxable
seems apparent to evoryone ex-
cept Congress and a few of the
Indians who own the land.
I have never been in better
shape to make farm loans. I
lurnish the money to close them
in my name and can make them
at once. Why hunt up the agent
of some Loan Company when
you can do the business at home?
A. E. Ross, Chandler
Miss Verna Miller is visiting
with friends in Kingfisher this
week.
Caro Miller is recovering from
an attact of Scarlet fever. He
was attended by Dr. Adams.
The Epworth League will
hold a social at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. D. F. Hopkins Satur-
day night. All the young peo-
ple of the church and congreg
ation are invited.
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Smith, G. A. The Chandler Tribune. (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, January 1, 1909, newspaper, January 1, 1909; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc915444/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.