The Capitol Hill Weekly News (Capitol Hill, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 43, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 17, 1909 Page: 4 of 8
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Published Weekly By
A. L Wilson
c'apitol Hill and Oklahoma City
Office. 314 west B street
ill IVflWS Capitol-Hill. So the Intention la of
111 xiVTTkJ r01irge t0 cut 0ff Capitol Hill. When
they once get control they will soon
mi this side up with hootlegers j»,.d
cheap dives like it is all over the city.
Even beautiful Maywood is trying ev-
ery way to get rid of such things.
Anyhow, let us say that annexation
Okluhoma City, July 6.—“We
are ready to begin actual work on
the new packing plant as soon as
the right-of-way of the belt line is
secured, and as soo. sis the defi-
nite site for the plant ; selected.
I “ We would begin work the next
seeond if those points were deter-
lt is a very unpleasant thing to
even contemplate the things t
some people are always trying to do
in opposition to this town.
But they keep it up nnd what can
you do but think about it. The same
old opposition—the rule or ruin feud-
ists are now trying to Btop the water
works plant. They fought the elec-
tion. They have fought everything
they didn't originate. They are baek
numbered bosses who have fought
themselves out of public favor and are
sore about it.
They have kept this town hack ail
along and some of them have even
boasted about it.
Just let me give you one instance
that quickly explains that kind of rus
sedness. When I first took charge of
the News, two years ago, I attended
a council meeting. 1 heard Mike Sul |
llvan say: "My idea is that we ought :
to use a little money In stret cross-
ings so people can get along the
streets when it is muddy." I think
those are some of his exact words. Af-
ter looking around some, I concluded
that Mike had hold of a mighty good
idea. So the News mentioned the
need of these crossings a time oi two,
and, possibly you can’t believe It, but
it Is a fact that three or four of
those dead weights genially came to
our oflice and tried to bluff us out of
talking it any more. Then, of course,
we went at the matter in earnest nnd
it looked for a while, from the Mub-
ter and excitement, that our shop
would be mobbed.
This sln’t mere funny stuff, but ac-
tual facts. We stayed after them and
finally *30 or *40 were actually spent
in temporary street crossings.
The reason they are fighting the
waterworks now is hard for the pub-
lic to understand, and some good peo-
ple are deceived by them. They are
actually afraid that those roads
across the bottoms will be paved. The
News began agitating the people over
that work, just four weeks ago. We
now have nenrly money enough rais-
ed to grade Ash street from Robinson
to Eckroat corner.
Our proposition of grading all those
streets under the new county and
township road law is a practical on<
and will win. In order to win the
money must be raised while those
roads are a county charge. That is
the point; that hurts these town kill-
ers.
They are afraid It will somehow In-
terfere with annexation.
This fight against the water works
has sprung up in opposition to this
plan of the News. So. by hanks, we
will stay with tb«m. We have never
failed yet in a public duty when
things have gotten in our way.
The idea, anyhow, of hooking onto
Oklahoma City's water mains is the
most damnable proposition that has
ever been talked about since we have
been in this town, and If any member
of the town board ever favors such a
thing he will never be very popular
again.
First, the water in the Oklahoma
City mains is actually muddy more
than half of the year. Second, it is
becoming so intolerable to the people
of Oklahoma City that they are at
this very time talking about voting
bonds for a special system to furnish
them good, clear water for table pur-
poses. Third, they would want us
annexed worse if we had good clear
Boft water in our pipes than if they
were filled with their slime and mud
and snake juice from the river.
But let's look at the matter as real
men. The water bonds were voted
for a Capitol Hill syBtem. The speci-
fications called for 'a point system.”
The election ordinances, call, nnd ev-
erything that carried information to
the public was for an Independent sys-
tem nnd the bonds were voted upon
the understanding that the town was
to construct a system of its own, put
up a standpipe, put down points or
wells and be absolutely foreign to
Oklahoma City's mud system.
The election could not possibly
have carried if it had been believed
that the money was to be used In lay-
ing a pipe across the bottom to Cald-
well's or in even attaching on to Ok-
lahoma City’s muu pipes at all.
Then what happened? The town
hoard in pursuance of their advertised
purpose, bought three acres of ground
where to put down the points nnd we
understand the purchase money was
to come from the bond fund.
What is there that can be said that
will more conclusively establish the
purpose of that bond sale._
Is absolutely a legal Impossibility, j mjn(;(j -
:,nd we propose to stay with Capitol j y() sajd n p Bisbee 0f Chicago,
Hill In her Struggle for Impm* I traffic manager of the new Morris
mentB until they are secured Why I c paekjf1(, p|uut which is to
cant those people leave who ha.e it * , . ,,, , .
in for the town so desperately? If he located in Oklahoma City, when
they hat,' the place why don't they seen at the Lee-1litckins hotel this
leave it? If they want to live in Ok
iahoma City so badly it Is only a mile
or two over there.
The News man likes Capitol Hill
people. They are good to us. They
are good people anyhow. We propose
to fight their public battles for them
so long as they are sso good.
We are in favor of an organization
of some sort composed of friends of
the town. A vigilantes committee,
Anti-Horse Thief, or something just
for protection against the town kill-
ers- those who just hang around and
cuss the town and wont leave.
There is absolutely no part of Ok-
lahoma City that has Improved so
much in the past year as Capitol Hill,
and it continues. There never Is any
sale for property any place during
July and August—hardly nny until in
November, property wll nearly double
In Capitol Hill. The town killers
have kept, it down as long as they
can.
WANT AD COLUNM
afternoon.
With Mr. Bisbee was II. A. Ag-
new, also of Chicago, chief of con-
struction of the new packing plant,
and J. W. S. Hutchings, superin-
tendent of the East St. Louis stock
yards of the Morris company.
“We do not anticipate any dif-
ficulty relative to the strike,” went
on Mr. Bisbee. “We look upon
Oklahoma City as a hustling place.
By the way, you might say they
cannot hustle too much for us here
in fixing up that right-of-way for
our belt line. All the Aklahoma
hustle possible will not overcrowd
us. We want to begin immediate-
ly—if not sooner. Our plant will
be about the size of the St. Joseph
plant, but it all depends on the se-
curing of the right-of-way for that
belt line, of course.
“We will remain here today, go
west tomorrow for two or three
days, returning here the last of the
week.
WANTED—3 or 4 good subscrip-
tion solicitors on the Capital Hill News
weekly. Best proposition for good so-
licitors ever offered in Oklahoma
county
WANTED, an experienced man or
woman to handle Tri-Weekly circu-
lation of the Fairdealer in Oklahoma
City. Apply ‘by letter adressed to Box
6z3, Oklahoma City.
..WANTED—3 or 4 good subscription
solicitors for the weekly Fairdealer,
throughout the county and state. This
is the best proposition ever offered
to the right men. Write us, box 623,
Oklahoma City, Okla.
A GREAT OFFER.
If you desire to keep yourself in-
formed on Capitol Hill affairs, send
25 cents to the Capitol Hill Weekly
News for one year's subscription to
the only county weekly. This propo-
sition will only last until the subscrip-
tion list reaches 5,000 in the county.
The News is the best fentured week-
ly published in the state for home
reading. Try it a year.
Wrap a quarter in a piece of paper
nnd enclose in an envelope addressed
to Capitol Hill News.
Stone Jug Not in Demand.
A countryman went into a New
York store and asked for a stone jug.
He didn’t get it. The merchant said
he did not know when he ever had
such a call. The stone jug has gone
out of city trade. The demijohn long
since took its place, but the average
countryman sticks to the jug. Accord-
ing to the Vesey street merchant, if
a city man wants a jug he has to go
out of town to buy i*
A statistician in one of the city
departments who has kept tab on the
business, says that there are as many
marriages in New York every year
as there are dn Philadelphia, Boston,
Washington, Chicago and St. Louis
combined.
Palace Laundry
L. C. TOWLER, Proprietor
The Laundry u'ith Soft Water
1 28 W. 1 st Street:: Oklahoma City
HURRY?
Have You Taken Advantage of Our
LAST GREAT SALE ?
CLOTHING, SHOES,
FURNISHINGS
T.yl
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$60,000 Stock Must Go
Regardless of Cost
We have sold our stock and
fixtures to Witt, Badgett &
Co. They will take posses-
sion soon. You should get vj
your share now, as we are
selling goods very close to
the cost mark.
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Your
Last
Chance
NOTICE.
Sealed proposals for the cutting of
weeds in the town of Capitol Hill will
be received by the Town Clerk at 8
o'clock p. m., on Monday. July 12,
1909.
Bidders are requested to bid a
stated price per lot for all weeds that
may be cut.
All w’eeds must be properly cut and
disposed of before August 20th, 1909.
By order of the Board of Trustees.
MIKE DONNELLY,
Chairman.
Attest: M. CASSIDY, JR.,
Town Clerk.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLC.
All owners of real estatee in the
town of Capitol Hill are hereby noti-
fied to cut all the weeds on their prop-
erty before July 19th. 1909.
All the weeds remaining uncut on
July 19th will be cut under the di,
rection of the Board of Trustees of
said town, and the expense thereof
will be charged against the property.
By order of the Board of rusteees,
MIKE DONNELLY,
Chairman.
Attest: M. CASSIDY, JR.,
Town Clerk.
MARRIED OR ABOUT TO BE.
If you are married or about to be.!
then bring or send, us 25c cents for this
excellent weekly paper for one year.
This issue of the Capitol Hill News i3
the beginning of the best weekly news-
paper published in the state of Okla-
homa. For the small sum of 25 cents
you can not afford to leave it out of
your family belongings. Dont borrow.
Get it now while it costs you so little.
Wrap a quarter in a piece of paper
and enclose in an envelope addressed
plainly to Capitol Hill News, Capitol
Hill, Oka. i
Now the constitution provides that The E1 Ren<1 poUop ra|(|Pd all opium
monye raised for a specific purpose by j0|n, there last week and arrested two
the public cannot be used for any oth- mPn and two women who were smok
er purpose. The law makes it a fel- jnR tPp drug,
ony for a public officer to use money 1
for nny purpose other than that for
which it was raised.
I think people are actually insane j
who will even talk about such stuff, j
People wouldn't stand for it over
night.
What do people want to be annexed
for, anyhow? What could you gain?
You already see that they want to
stop the waterworks. They want
the money. They are going to kill
this town If possible and turn every-
thing toward "Packingtown." What
about Packing Town? Well, they have
already laid out a public way to it.
They go west on Main three miles
Franz Hat Co.
MAKERS A N D ;REN0V ATORS
$2 HAT
OUR SPECIALTY
€ S. Harvey, Phone ‘'lack 4244
Ivanhoe Addition
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Location, west 45 acres of n. e. quarter of
section, 15 township, 11 n. range, 8 west
I. M. Known as Earnest Lawrence place,
south east part of East Capitol Hill. Boule-
vard passes through south blocks of Ad-
dition. Three blocks East Oklahoma City
Street Railway lines in East Capitol Hill.
Four blocks south east of Interurban line
to East Capitol Hill.
On proposed extension of Interurban to
Norman.
Direct line between present line of street
railway and large park south east of city.
Lies high. The city lies before you on
this addition.
Lots $200 to $300 per pair
on payment of $10 per lot down, $10 per
month. They will not remain at these
prices and terms for but a short time.
JOHN H. MYERS, Atty. & Owner
nYERS & BRADSHAW
===Reai Estate= —
1284 N. Main Phone BI04 Oklahoma City
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