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THE CHANDLER TRIBUNE
Vol. XI
Chandler, Oklahoma, Thursday, August 3. 1911
No.
LINCOLN COl’XTY C'UOI'S
-Farmers Say Cotton is Iletter Than
It Has Been for Years.
Feed Plentiful—Corn
Crops Fair.
After talking with farmers in
every direction from Chandler the
Tribune is sure that Lincoln coun-
ty is not in half as bad a condition
.as most people think
Evert Campbell who lives 6 miles
north of Chandler says cotton js
fine in that neighborhood and that
there' is going to be some corn. He
says Sherman We'ls who lives on
Dry Fork has 25 acres of corn that
will make 60 bushels an acre. Out
of fourteen farmers consulted liv-
ing in every direction from town all
but one said there was a better pros-
pect for cotton on their farms than
there had been in the history of the
state. Most of them said their cot-
ton was at least one third better
-than at this time last year. Alfred
Bridge says his cotton will make a
bale to the acre.
It is well known that the corn
crop will be short except in a few
places where local showers happen-
ed to catch the crop just in the right
stage, but feed for stock is going
to be plentiful. Every farmer has an
abundance of cane kaffir and milo
maize. A great deal of June corn
was planted after the late rains and
most of it will make good corn if
frost don’t come too soon.
None of the farmers consulted
were discouroged in the least and
several of them said that taking the
county as a whole they thought the
farmers were just as well off as In
previous year. "The better crop (of
cotton and abundance of feed mater-
ial will more than balance the short-
age in the corn crop” said a prom-
inent farmer, and this seemed to be
the sentiment of the greater part.
Things are more favorable and
people around Chandler are feeling
better than we expected. The dry
weather did some damage that any
one will admit but it did some
good by teaching the people that by
labor we can greatly aid p evidence
in making a crop. It was a common
thing for farmers to plant grain for
feed stuff as many as four times—
now they are repaid for their extra
efforts.
From this investigation we are
certain that Lincoln county will con-
tinue to grow and her progress will
not be retarded by this year’s crop.
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DOUBLE-HEADER SUNDAY.
The Oklahoma City base ball team
that was to play our local team last
Sunday failed to appear. The team
was known as the "AH Stars" of
Oklahoma City and were making a
tour of the state. Word was received
that they went bankrupt at Wellston
and had to return home. It is our
opinion that the Chandler boys look-
ed to fast for them, so they thought
best to escape a sure defeat. A scrub
team was organized which held the
regulars to a score of 8 to 10.
The base ball fans will be given a
great treat next Sunday, to balance
the disappointment they received last
Sunday,Winn Oklahoma City failed
to appear. There will be a double
header at the Fair Grounds. The
Kendricks team that went down to
defeat with our hoys by a very close
score two weolcs ago will be one of
our opponents. This will be a good
game as the Kendrick boys are t’ue
sports and good ball players. F 1-
lowing this will be a game with
Carney. This team has not met t.:3
locals yet this year hut they have
been playing first class ball the
whole season.
Both of the visiting teams r e
the kind that always put up a g< id
game and our hoys are in fine c u-
dition so the atmosphere at the 1 all
park Sunday will he In the right
condition for lovers of the national
game.
On Saturday the Chandler bnvs
will go to Kendrick to play U at
team on its local field. This will be
a test of endurance for the Im-ie
team and every Chandler fan sir Id
be out Sunday and help win both
games.
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Rev. E. R. Williams and wife. Mrs.
E. A. Mears and Mrs. W. F. Farrol’
left Wednesday to attend the arnual
meeting of Lincoln county B.ntist
Association now In session at Cushing
Cushing is near the line, it joined the
Lincoln county Association.
Among The Farmers
By F. A. Mitchell
If It rains keep cultivating the
cotton every week to break the crust
which forms after a raia. If there
are any cotton boll worms attach
flexible brushes like the willow to
the cultivator aud agitate the cotton
stalks brushing the young worms
down upon the ground where they
will be plowed under and killed not
being able to crawl back upon the
plant for food. If the worms are real
bad cultivate twice a week. Kill the
young bugs before they are large
enough to kill your cotton.
If it doesn’t rain cultivate once
a week to maintain the earth mulch
and retain the moisture.
We need a crop of good cotton
in our business and now Is the time
to make it. We have a better pros-
pect for cotton this year than we had
last. The men whq made the best
cotton last year are the ones who
cultivated until the bolls opened. The
man who marketed the first bale of
cotton last fall had three men with
cultivators and thirteen hands pick-
ing in his field the same day.
Plow shallow but plow'. Never
mind about your vacation. Rest next
winter. Work now. Make a crop sure.
Our boys and girls hi the demon-
stration work are doing so much bet-
ter than we expected, We have meas-
ured forty two plats of cotton and ten
of corn. We still have as many more
to measure but we feel we will not be
able to reach them on account of
being granted a furlough' during the
month of August.
We feel that many boys and girls
will feel disappointed that their ex-
hibits cannot be taken to the State
Fair with the rest. A half repres-
entation will not speak well for good
old Lincoln county as a full one
would, but we lift our hats and with
a smile turn to another employment
during the month of August. “The
man worth while is the one who will
smile whin everything goes ' dead
wrong.”
Dumis Watson is a chip off the
old block and an ideal farmer. He
will go to Washington and eat din-
ner with the Senators some time.
Last winter he planned for the con-
test. He drew nineteen loads of ma-
nure upon one acre of land for corn
He planted this corn early but did
not get a good stand. He then plant-
ed one acre upon another patch and
got a good stand but the pesky old
cows got in and ate it up so as soon
as the rain cams he replanted his
manured acre to late June corn and
at the same time planted another
acre to June corn.
Say I like this boys grit don’t
you? He is an agricultural stand
patter, and is bound to win sometime.
We are interested in all of our
boys and girls in the contest. We
wish everyone of them could go to
Washington. We wish that Senators
Owen and Gore would charter a car
and take every one of our 246 boys
and girls in this contest to Wash-
ington.
Young Watson has two acres of
good cotton in the contest. A good
stand too. Wp will tell you how he
got It. Last spring we visited him
STATE RAISES VALUATIONS
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Last Tuesday evening a number of business men from Stroud.
Wellston, Prague and Chandler appeared before the State Board of
Equalization to protest against a raise of an amount equal to 75 per
cent on assessment of town lots and 125 per cent on merchandise.
The principal light was made on the merchandise proposition
and we believe that every man present was made to realize that the
Board was fully justified in ordering the raise.
No one, acquainted with the facts, doubts that there is at least
a million dollars worth of merchandise in the county and the total
assessment, after the raise, is only $700,000 in round numbers,
Farm land was raised 10 per cent.
The question that is now perplexing everybody is how to put
on the raise without injuring some taxpayers at the expense of
others and how to give relief to any taxpayer who is over assessed.
The State Board and the Attorney General takes the position
that they raise the county in an aggregate sum and that it is the
duty of County commissioners to apportion the raise among indi-
viduals who are under assessed. The Attorney General holds that
if one taxpayer is assessed at all his property is worth, that, none
of the raise can be assessed against him but that it should be added
only against those who are assessed too low.
The County Attorney and Commissioneas appear to disagree
with this view and point to the fact that the certificate is made to
the County Clerk. Messrs Seelig and Allenbaugh believe that they
have nothing to do with equalizing the raise and Collar partly
agrees with them but believes that where the raise brings a man’s
assessment above the true value of his propeily, that the Board,
on a proper showing, can grant relief.
Couniy Clerk Rea says that, unless enjoined, he will extend
the raise pro rata. *
We wish to say to everybody that, outside of the state tax, the
raise in valuation will make no difference in the fatal tax. In other
words, we would pay as many dollars on a $20,000,000 valuation as
on a $25,000,000 valuation. The rate will be as much lower as the
valuation was raised.
Take for example our city tax. The amount asked for by the
City Council would have required adve mill levy. Now that the
valuation is raised it will require but three mills. This is true of
county tax, school district tax and township tax.
We desire to commend both the State board and the County
Commissioners on their efforts to place the property at its cash
va'ueas provided by law.
We do not pretend to know how the matter of distributing the
raise will be settled. The plan of the State Board appears to be
most equible, but we confess we do not know waat law authorizes it.
A NEW PARCEL POST HILL
th,? per cent of lint. He will alao
have a dozen bolls of his best cotton
just to show the visitors that up in
Lincoln county we can grow the best
of cotton.
Earl has an acre of good corn. He
got second prize in corn three years
ago so you other boys had better
look out for Earl is an old timer
and to win.
Thanking everybody for their co-
operation, w,3 now retire from our
work until such times as the treas-
urery has been replentished suffi-
ciently to warrant our resumption.
SUNDAY NIGHT SHOWS.
Now we are not going to condemn
any body—this is a free country, and
people are supposed to do as they
please. But we do not think it looks
eactly right in a little town like
Chandler (from a moral stand point)
for a picture show to he in operation
on Sunday nights when there is
pr aching going on at the court house
LOCAL MARKETS
Fresh Butter ..........
Fresh Eggs ............
Peaches per bn.........
Water Melons each.......
.....6c
Cantalopes each.........
..... 2c
Potatoes per bu..........
. . $2.00
Cabbage per lb..........
. 7 l-2c
Apples per bit...........
. . . . 40c
LOGAN'S GROCERY
Cattle ............ $2.75
to $3.00
Yea! ............ $3.50
to $4.00
Hogs ......... . . $5.40
to $5.65
Hides ...............
$6.00
Sheep ............ $3.50
to $3.75
FRY BROTHERS
12 l-2c
. . Cl-2c
Roosters, each ..........
..... 6 c
Springs ................
..... 6c
Turkeys ................
Butt.r .................
. . . . 14c
Hides .................
.... Gc
The average charge by railroads
for handling a ton of freight is a dol
lar aud eight cents; the average
charge by express companies for
handling a ton of matter is 30 dol-
lars and 80 cents. The most profi-
table asset of an express company
with railroads which enable it to
maintain a monopolistic schedule of
rates.
One of the parcel post bills before
congress provides that the govern-
ment shall buy the contracts or fran-
chises of the express companies at
their market value. Taking the cur-
rent quotations for the stocks of the
four express companies whose shares
are listed on the exchange and the
tangible assets of those companies
as shown by the balance-sheet In the
Interstate Commerce Commission’s
report, the market value of express
company contracts or franchises,
based upon existing conditions, can
hardly fall short of a hundred mil
lion dollars.
Is the government tinder any
moral obligation to pay some such
amount of the express companies as
a bonus before it enters into com-
petition with them through the post-
office department? The great value
of the. contarcts or franchises arises
from the fact that they give the com-
panies a monopoly of an important
public service and enable them to
charge the public more than the ser-
vice is fairly worthy If the express
companies had gouged the public
twice as hard their monopolistic
contracts obviously would be twice
as profitable, and the government,
under the ths ory mentioned, would
be obliged to pay two hundred mil-
lions for them. It seems quite clear
that no “property right” which the
can arise under any such arrange
government is bound to recognize
ment.—Saturday Evening Post.
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ABOUT THE LIQUOR LAW
To Whom it May Concern.
Believing that many honest per
sons may be misled by circular let-
ters being sent out, by the Brewers
from Kansas City and elsewhere, we
deem it necessary to advise that un-
der the law a person can have in his
own home at one time, one barrel
of beer and one gallon of whiskey
or wine, and lie may have in his place
of business not to exceed one quart
of intoxicating liquor at one time.
This does not mean that he can ord-
er or receive each day a barrel of
beer and one gallon of whiskey or
one gallon of wine, for tile reason
that the liquors herein named can
only he used in Ills own Immediate
family; no part of it can either be
sold given away, or otherwise fur-
nished to others. This office will vig-
orously presecute any person who
violates any of the provisions of this
law.
The Shawhan Distillery Company of
Kansas City, is now sending out a
circular letter to the customers in
this state saying:
“There is no law nor has there
ever been a law which could stop
RIDDLE PRODUCE CO. |V011 ,n any way from ordering whls-
———o- key and beer. You are an American
EX-KENTUCKIANS ASSOCIATION citizen and have a perfect right to
ordor and receive shipments of beer
just as he had finished planting his I square, there is a certain amount
demonstration plat. The cotton seed of courtesy due the ministers of the
was not all covered and it was quite town , whether you want to go to
dry at the time. We suggested that I church or not, this you can do as you
he go over the plat and cover all of I please, and will do. But when you
it. He at once hitched his mule to the take into consideration that you can
fence and with his bare foot covered visit the show 6 days In the week,
all the seed. \Ye admire a boy who is then ws. certainly think the people of
anxious to do all he can to succeed. I Chandler or maybe Us Council if
Recently as we driving home from 1 necessary, should show the Religious | with a Kentucky club which
one of our tants of measuring cotton] element Courtesy enough to not al-1 may be already organized or, should
and corn a lad ran out to meet us low shows to run on Sunday nights- ^ Kentucky club exist in the county,,
stating that he had a demonstration it is prohibited in much smaller and At 11 alltn<' named meeting the
)lat of both cotttut and corn and in larger towns, it certainly looks: Kentuckians are instructed to select i
bad to the church goers at the Bun-jone delegai who will pasticlpate in
day night meetings to see such crowds 8 atate conference, to he held in Ok- |l>anies will desert you and leave you
pass by on their way to a show when lahonia City on a date to be named
As a prelminary step toward the
perfection of a state wid organiza-
tion of ex-Kentuckians are requested
to meet in the county seat of their
respective counties on Monday, Aug,
T, 1911, for the purpose of affiltat-
wondered when we could come and
measure it that lie might get into the
game with the other kids.
This lad is Earl Mitchell who lives
near Kendrick. Earl is no relation
to us but we wish we had fifty boys
just like him. \Ve would certainly
just like him. We would capture all
the prizes. He Is a busin ss lad,
sharp as tacks.
He has some excellent cotton and
if he doesn’t find the best stalk
of cotton in his field this year he
will have It there next year.
He has already selected his stock
of cotton to send to the State Fair.
Just before the Fair, he will dig it
up, roots and all. cut the leases off
so that the fine large balls will be
more in evidence. By its side h will
have two pounds of seed cotton for
ginning at the contest to determine
and whiskey.
According to the new law which
went into effect in your state on
one gallon of whiskey and on- cask
June 11. 1911, you can only receive
of beer daily.”
This statement is grossly false and
misleading, and will only tend to get
those who pay heed to It into trouble,
and when you g t into trouble with
the state these rascally brewing eom-
< HANC I. TO BOOST LINCOLN"
COUNTY IN CHICAGO.
Chicago, July 6, 1911’
Secretary Chandler Commercial
Club, Chandler, Okla.
Dear sir:— *
The Chicago- and Roek~Island
Railroad is permitted by the Inter-
state Comerce Law to haul your ex-
hibits free to the United States Laud
and irrigation Exposition to be held
in Chicago from November 18th to
December 9th, three weeks.
H your elub wishes to increase
the population of Its county it had
better avail itself of this opportunity
to make an exhibition at the big
Land Show.
The Exposition is held In Chicago
every year under the auspices of the
Merchants for the purpose of allow-
ing the unoccupied lands of the south
and west to exhibit their resources
the colonists who depart from
Chicago every year to take up their
homes in different states.
Chicago is the Collnlst Center of
tlie World. According to government
estimates six t. nths of ail the peo-
ple who have settled In the south
and west have gone from Chicago or
within one night's ride of Chicago.
Every family incr,eases the wealth
of n state $3000. Every family ac-
cording to government estimate Is
worth $500 per year to a railroad.
Every family in the country sup-
ports another family In the town.
Tile following states will exhibit
in the Exposition this fall:—Florida,
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louis-
iana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Montana,
Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Califor-
nia, New Mexico and Arizona.
Lecture halls will he provided
where men familiar with your city
may tell of the attractions it offers
to Colonists.
Moving picture machines are at
your disposal, you to supply the films-
Following the last land show In
Chicago one railroad company car-
ried 55,000 Colonists into Us ter-
ritory thus increasing the wealth of
its slates 165 million dollars.
Will you 1 t us now if your city
or county would make an exhibition
In Chicago this fall.
Single booths, size 10x11 cost
$200. Your county should he pre-
pared to distribute at least 25000
booklets giving full information
about its resources.
Yours very truly.
Unit'd States Land and Irrigation
Exposition.
R. P. ROSS, Secretary
In regard to the foregoing letter
we would add that there are thous-
ands of acres of land occupied now
farmed, by tenants that had much
better he farmed by up-to-date home
niak rs. How are we to get them here
uni ss we let them know about our
|count».
Here we have a chance of doing
something if we have any boosters. Ijt
will cost nbout $300 in cash. Now
this will take a month of time also
E. M. Tardy will donate that much it
the rest of the county will make up
the balance.
If a new factory was thinking
of locating here there would he a
tiig hurrah and a great many would
l> willing to help make up a bonus.
Did it ever occur to you that 5j
;:ood farmers are of as much value
to the county as this same factory;]
and would probubly pay more taxi
i • l : , .. good fatmers and keep
Lincoln county to the front. So let
- ime one in each town get busy along!
the line of tills exhibit.
I
the minister sare i. ing all they pos-
sibly can for the welfare of the com-
munity.
Communicated.
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FARMERS CONGRESS
The fourteenth annua! session of
the Texas Farmers Congress is in
later, for the purpose of selecting
the ftate a!'il«ers. thp enactment
of suitable l'-laws, and the per-
fection of the state association.
The secretary of the County Club
is requested to notify the undersign-
ed when their county organization
is perfected and a delegate namnd.
W. A. Wiekliffe Teinoprary Pres.
! Duke Stallings, Temporary Sec.
session at College Station this week. Oklahoma City Okla.
It met on July 25 and has l»-:en in
almost continuous session ever since.
The meeting is the best attended of
Art King and wife, his sister, Miss
Bessie, and his mother, Mrs. King left
any in the history of th- organization ror EJDorado, Kansas Tuesday ntorn-
and the enthusiasm is high. |ing. They will stop at Arkansas City
E. \V. Kirkpatrick is president of for a sport tjmo an(j wm visit Con-
the Congress. His annual address was way gpr|nfta before they return. The
the principal feature of last week s .women will visit with relatives while
program. ' Art will spend his time fishing.
to fight the battle alone.
The law do-s not permit you to
receive one gallon of whiskey and
one cask of beer daily in your fam-
ily or place of business, andt the
brewing company that advises you
that it does so allvw you, tells that
which it knows to be absolutely false
and is only sent you for the purpose
of getting your money, no matter
what the result may be.
As to you I warn you that if you
pay heed to this and act accordingly
that you will gct in all kinds of
trouble on your hands. I am.
Sincerely yours,
WILBERFORCE JONES
County Attorney
CONGRATULATIONS
Last Saturday w had the pleas-i
ure of shaking hands and offering!
congratulations to Mr. Lee Hall, as
he departed for the good old state]
of Missouri to forever cast behind]
him the troubles of single life.
Mr. Hull is well known here and]
we can say to the bride, although]
:t stranger to us, that she has made a
good choice In the selection of her
life mate. Mr. Hall Is a very moral,
industrious and progressive school]
teacher in this county and no doub'
lias made a good selection on his pari)
when cltO' slug a home mate, and IS.
's the wish of the Herald that peaeej
(oy and happiness regain supreme it]
their home, and old age still fintj
[their honeymoon unbroken.—Meeke.
I Herald.
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