The Wewoka Capital-Democrat (Wewoka, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 16, 1917 Page: 8 of 8
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Supremacy
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•m OK he wu ta-
la. (attars of tba pay-
the uprising. We
lo Me Informant wee. Wa
the aeaator eoald ta a
rears aaana each Informant,
aier if the aanator ever made
art to ascertain the troth. No
what effort he made to gain
and no matter whether
hla own story or not. he
to the congressional roe*
that la an ua«nall-
ahinder of every member of the
here la not one syl-
af troth ta hie statement.
them has any
ttoa, hot bo that as
veto tor both of th
who may hare the
against them.
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At preeent there are
tire Candida tee tor
we shall
of
temerity to ran
NffWff NOTffff PROM DISTRICT 4»
We Jmve Just been on the ramble
looking at the country and c
Moat oplands bare very good
and oorghnm la fine. The late
at The cotton on
aa the heat.
ton Colby
and was
Prat & Rooa baa tel
the school 'at Center.
Mr. Prank Martin of
lahoma. has boon Malting hla
Mrs. Ada HalL He ntaw to as
SeaUaole County whore crops
taU.
Mr. John L. Moors of
Tessa, la Malting hla aunt.
Hall. This Is the first tim
years, and was a very hag
Rev. W. B. HW I
to Rimer Aldridge.
Mr. Joe Heflley I
R. E. Hall crop.
The meeting at the Send Creek
chnrch, held by Uncle Johny Male.
Is to he long remembered.
excitement when armod f^iitince to
i-onstituted autln,i,,ty l* wSltjpieid
It Is Inevitable that some Innocent
parti<*:« should be euspectod. In Ju»-
-Ue to ill se the Inwatlgatlan by tbo
govern*r< nt *hou!<l be f'.ill. fair and
IhoruuKii.
When we asl»e«I f»r J- Roy »#•
llarns In the office of h!x News-Capl-
tel et McAlester the other day. wc
were informed by a young lady of
incarnadine complexion that he wee
out at the Country £lub playing golf..
When J. Roy operated a pica plant
down Lawton way he was a common-
er among tbo commoners, but a few
years among the coal baroos of Mc-
Atester end Pittsburg County and he
Is s second J. Pierp Morgan. O Tem-
pore! O Mores!
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It was a matter of deep regret to
Capital-Democrat
Democrat)
Weweka
LUTHER HARRISON
JMSI U OAV
It wea a matter or ueep regret to
us to hear of the killing of Fletcher
Moose at Holden villa Inst week. We
were schoolmates seventeen years
ago end we have not seen him since.
The meaner of his celling away was
most deplorable and Is sincerely re-
gretted by everyone. The mistake
that cost hla Ufa was g strangely tra-
gic one, but under the circumstances
no one oen hardly any that any
blame can attach to anyone eoaoera-
ed In the end affair.
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John Ootobte In the Outbids State
Register says that the late uprising
In this section was canned by people
who obey the law and Intimates that
the nwleoatents are martyrs. Walter
Pergasoe In hie Cherokee Republic-
an retore to this no the “fig leaf"
section of Oklahoma and laaleaalee
that a scarcity of fig Haves ceased
the writt*-. Bat Victor Harlow
VKAR
2«B
■taros as secon*
at the poetoOce
hit
with
Of an the yellow i
fho lata aaeltcmaat
Dm alary toM ta the
ato by Sana ter Gore
this
Oh-
blue
the
to do with the a
• aa a dess did
It all oa
aprlatag.
had any
to do with the
why
of
the
sold
W/fi
o.
(10). North. Range Sevan (7).
East of the Indian Base and Me-
ridian. In Seminole County. Ok-
lahoma.
Tbo said real estate will be sold
on the following terms, towlt: One
half at purchase price on day of sole,
balance cash on confirmation of sale
end delivery of guardian’s deed.
BETSY FOSTER.
Guardian.
By Ray W. Reed, Her Attorney.
Ray W. Reed.
Attorney for Ooardian. 7 1* I
Mr. Henry Hall seems to bo enjoy-
g Ufa since Mias Ruby Carnes has
looms his wife.
-Mir. President: There has boon
name resistance to the enforcement
of the draft In this gnat young statu ;iWp of the
which I have the honor ta port to (ensehere In Seminole County wo did
it ta this body. I Issued an1 not have any advance Information
on yesterday, appearing In [ that ctvU war was going to break out
puperu. accounting, as I ‘ within a week. Our resignation la
tor this restetaaee. It origin- ^ on file,
i 1 am Informed, among the
Not oven yet have we been able
.to fathom the philosophy of the men
vned by the Seminole* when who goto so mad at the government
prevailed la this country. (at Washington that ho wants to
seven tents-
the Democratic
nomination for governor of Oklaho-
ma. Only one la from the
the state. If aU the six
remain la the men no one of them
eaa win. The result will be their own.
hot wait tut nil Is over end listen to
the charge of unfair discrimination
that will ha made against the East-
aide.
W,‘“ ” «*• W. O. W . J. Ml —IP. - • *•««
Moat farmers have a aloe crop of
late potatoes and are now sowing
turnip seed.
BLUCHER.
INFORMATION FOR
The clerk of the Wewoke comp of
Indians’ and
being the
the Seminole
negroes who
the Indian appropriation bUI
I tost winter n provision was
providing for a payment of
eapita to those Indians and
frosdmsn. The comptroller
ruled, however, that
■M not ho made on
■t of soaao ancient statute la
to n school toad. The in-
felt that they had n grievance
M»nat of the non-payment of
money. They protested against
for n country—to use their
which would not
to thorn their own rights,
as they believed, an aocu-
of grievances; mad I said
ay. that
»la are
shoot down hla neighbor and poison
his neighbor’s children.
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After all. what Is the use of hunt-
ing down armed men In this county
and charging thorn with treason
while traitors to the government sit
In the United SUtos senate and give
aid and comfort to Germany?
It seems that the kumrida had cho-
sen Basakwa aa the place to inaugu-
from W. A. Fraser, sovereign com
mender of that order, concerning the
legislation enacted at the invev::;n
Mmp meeting recently held at At-
lanta, Georgia. According to Sover-
eign Fraser, n war tax of 10c was
loMod against every member of this
order, the tax to continue till the
war ends, till the boys are mustered
out of service, or until the tax Is
discontinued. This tax applies to ev-
ery member .and is to ha paid aa
other assessments are paid. The pur-
pose of this tax la to enable the Sov-
ereign Camp to meet the excessive
death Malms which are sera to ac-
crue on account of the war.
The hasardoua rata of Me per thou-
sand dollars now charged members
In any branch of the army’or navy:
win be removed October let. and nil
niesent members of the order who
rate their reign of terror. In the Bern- (are In the army or navy will be our-
Isagsage Basakwa means “wild rted at the preferred rink rate.
olatag oar Sod toy who
Our deepest regret these long Au-
gust days le that treason la the Uni-
ted States senate Is not
as speedily as treason I
are now ta i
,vy, or who
«nr.
or navy. will, ta
army or the
Join the
of death
have paid to their
on the
iber of
Any fraternal member admitted to
the Society prior to October let. 1»17
may have a monument erected to hla
memory by the peymeul of the rate
according to said table at hla attain-
ed ago.
The clerk of the camp •hall remit
each earns to the sovereign clerk at
the same time ha remits the sovrt-
The non payment of the foregoing
dnas and aseeeements shall mass his
snspsnslon and forfeiture of a right
to a monument
Fraternal members shall pay sack
camp dnas as may ha fixed by the
local camps."
We wlU nleo tease e certificate
that will mature when the member
yseehaa ?• years of age and. Irree-
wlU ha paid ta
The mem.
be repaired to pay any
its after he leechae the' ego
of aevmrty.
Wa era also going to Iseae a
Guaranteed Whole Life Certificate.
Thera wOl never be any change la
the rate as It Is absolutely guaran-
teed end protected by the
1 The Inst two named certificates
carry a higher rate than the certlfl-
wa are Issuing at the pres
'time.
We ere also Issuing certificates on
the lives of children from S to It
years of ago. If you have any chil-
dren you had better get them In our
Sunday School. The cost of the pro-
tection Is S cents per week.
Copies of the now Inure will be
distributed to Camp Clerks and field
workers Just as soon ns they are off
the prose.”
Members Joining the W. O. W. can
now indicate how they would like to
have the proceeds of their certifi-
cate paid to their beneficiaries. They
can provide for monthly or yearly
payments, nud draw S per cent oa
the deferred payments.
Stete of Oklahoma,
8emlnole County, as.
In the County Court Thereof
la Re Guardianship of Maria Jack-
son, James Carter, Guardian.
Probate No. MM.
NOTICK OP HEARING REPORT
Notice Is hereby given that James
Carter, the duly appointed, pualtAed
acting guardian of the person
estate of Marta Jackson, n min-
er. hoe rendered and presented for
filed la said court hla
account and report of hla ad-
mtelstratloa as each guardian, and
Friday, the Slot day of Aagnst,
A. D. 1117, at the hour of &• o'clock
A. M., of said day, at the County
Court room ta Wewoka, Seminole
County. Oklahoma, has been duly
appointed by said court for the eet-
of aaM account, at which
place-any parse
said ward or hla natal
THE MOTOR WORLO I
Newton D. Baker, secretary of war. I
la n letter written to the Elgin Mo-(
tor Car Corporation, has expressed
his Interest ta the results of the road
Investigations now betas conducted
by Roy E Marsh and Edward M.
Lawrence, who are' ta charge of the
tin Six National All Trails scout
car now engaged la a H.000 mile
trip over the Lincoln Highway, the
National OM Trolls Road and the
Dixie Highway.
la his letter. Secretary Bake? sta-
ted that a general discussion of the
character of the roods la various
sections of the country, upon the
lotion of the Journey, would ho
very useful and would he nppreclat-
by the department.
Ivory precaution Is kehf taken to
ird tbo car and the valuable notes
rood Information now being eol-
tod along the way and which win
ir ho sent M Secretary Baber,
tongraphe era also being talma al-
ong the way. and It to ptanaod to Ilia
also with the war department
One of the objects of Charles S. Me-
» days
to
tt a speed event wga to fftoe
- of thus for. gathering tutor*
a of value to fhfi war dapaitr
authorities.
froas Chicago Aagust dth,
scout car ban already got
I If earn
itward along the Lincoln
Highway to inn
HIGH THERE? *
Ten, and coo! and restful too.
Thereto « tonic tor jour
nerevs In every breath of tba*
mountain air of *
Colorado
Why be satisfied with an out-
Ins near hom« when you orb
tlful Rockies at little or
Let us send jog our (Nt book-
let—“Colorado and the Itoeky
Mountain National Part.”
Let us tab you about low
FAY THOMPSON
Ohr. Pass. Agent
Oklahoma City, Okla.
by the
tele of rates,
$IT-M ta addition to
IN THB COUNTY COURT
.
\
Mis
NEWS
OP
In-
no
Motor
trip
SPEED
any
have
-
s,
t- ..
fours
oeatbt
mas
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