New-State Tribune. (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1911 Page: 3 of 16
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New-State Trihune, Thursday, August io, iqii.
Page Three
BIG MEN ASKED 10 VISIf
OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR
Prospects for a big state fair at Okla-
homa City, September 26 to October 7,
were never better according to I. S
Mahan, secretary, who has just an-
nounced that efforts will be made to
have some notable attend the big ex-
position this fall. Both President Tafi
and former President Roosevelt have
visited Oklahoma and so has William
Jennings Bryan, but the chances are
that one of the trio will be asked to
spend one big day at the great Okla-
homa fair. In the event that the invi-
tation is not extended to one of these,
the chances are that some one whose
name has been mentioned as a presi-
dential possibility will be asked to
the entries in all departments indi-
cate that there will be sixty solid acres
of amusement and education at the
state fair grounds when the gates
swing back wide on September 26.
Already something like one hundred
merchants and manufacturers have en-
gaged space in the Main Exposition
building, while the Vehicle building
and the implement field will represent
acres of machinery and farm imple-
ments. The Dairy building reserva-
tions are going rapidly and the cement
show will be the biggest ever seen in
Oklahoma. In the Mineral building
will be seen practically everything that
comes from the ground in the new
Prize Winners at State Fair, 1910.—Counties Winning First, Second and Third
Premiums last year were: Lincoln on the left; Grady on the right; and
Cleveland at Bottom.
come to Oklahoma. There are many
people in the new state who woulu
like to see and hear Woodrow Wilson,
of New Jersey, while it is pointed out
tuat mere are just as many thousands
who would rather shake the hand o:
Speaker Champ Clarlt. It has also
been suggested that Gov. Judson Hai
mon, of Ohio, be invited to Oklahoma's-
big show. Names of other distinguish
ed men have been suggested and the
question of whom to invite will be
taken up and threshed out at once by
the officers and boaras of director;
of Oklahoma’s state fair.
In the meantime, preparations for
the big show are being made daily and | classes.
state, and word comes from the A. &
M. college that every county will have
two boys and one girl at the week’s
short course in agriculture.
Entries in the live stock depart
inents are ahead of anything ever De
fore recorded in the history of the
Oklahoma state fair at this time of
the year. Already reservations have
been made for some excellent herds
of cattle and the horses entered rep-
resent some of the finest stables in the
southwest. They are evenly divided
between the big horse show, which
will be on a much larger scale than
last year, and the regular exhibit
is augmented by the fact that Ty Cobb,
the ball player, owns one share of
stock in the paper.
Colonel Dyer’s Augusta home, the
“Chateau Le Vert” was originally built
one hundred and forty years ago. It
belonged to Mme. Le Vert, who after-
wards married George Walton, one of
the signers of the declaration of in-
dependence. It has been remodeled
and added to until now it is an im-
posing structure of twenty-eight
rooms. Colonel Dyer has filled it with
antique furniture which had been the
property of famous people of the
South. Three years ago he enter-
tained President Taft at the “Chateau
Le Vert.” After the president had
been shown over the house he said:
“Dyer, this is one of the most inter-
esting houses I have ever been in.”
Colonel Dyer gave to Kansas City
the most valuable collection of Indian
curios and relics in the United States.
There are thirty thousand pieces in
the collection which is estimated to be.
worth one-fourth million dollars.
Colonel Dyer is a member of tlu
Union League Club of New York, and
he belongs to the Loyal Legion. He
served throughout the Civil War on
the Union side. He was a mere boy.
but he accompanied his father and
brother to the front.
SCHOOL MONETS APPORTIONED
The commissioners of the school
land office have just declared another
dividend of school moneys to the
school districts of the state. This
time the amount is eighty cents for
every child of school age. The dis-
tribution last January was one dollar
for every such child, bringing the
total for the year up to $1.80, the
largest ever made since statehood. Of
ihis amount 41 cents came from the
earnings of the school land depart-
ment and 39 cents from the state
treasury, secured through the taxing
Powers of the state. The total amount
is $431,269.60, and all this in the face
of the fact that the school population
of Oklahoma has increased perhaps
100,000 since the coming of statehood.'
Following is a list of the various
counties of the state with its school
population and the amount of money
apportioned to each county:
Charles Olson, county clerk of Lo
gan county, is swearing at the state
board of equalization while trying to
figure out 79 1-16 per cent on ever}
mule assessed in that county. This is
because the board raised the average
valuations of property by a certain
figure instead of a certain per cent.
And the troubles of the county clerks
have just begun.
County.
Adair ...
Alfalfa ..
Atoka ...
tieaver .,
Beckham
Blaine ..
Bryan ...
Caddo ...
$
Population.
. 3585
. 5708
. 4622
. 4634
. 6764
. 5820
. 9533
10677
Canadian ....... 7076
Carter .........• 8717
Cherokee
Choctaw
Cimarron
’leveland
Coal ....
5568
7203
1385
6603
5568
Father of Antiseptic Surgery.
Lord Lister, who recently cele
brated his eighty-fourth birthday, is
the medical genius who discovered
and introduced the antiseptic method,
of surgery, thereby making possibli
the almost incredible operations per
formed by doctors today. Before hi3
discovery it is estimated that nearly
5j per cent of surgical operations
proved fatal, owing to septic poison
ing. Lord Lister, like many other
scientists, has a wide interest in
things, and his powers of observation
are abnormal. Speaking of this on
one occasion, ne remarked on the
great advantage of drawing as a train
ing for observation “The man who
sketches," he said, "looks and look:,
again at an object, and thus the all
important habit of correct observation Latimer
acquired."
Comanche ...... 11894
-I’aig .......... 5557
-reek .......... 7GG3
uster ......... 8319
Delaware ....... 3908
Jewey ......... 5423
-His ........... 4971
Carvin ......... 9078
Brady .......... 9192
;reer .......... 6980
•arfleld ........ 10693
Grant .......... 6132
Harmon ........ 3903
Harper ......... 2649
Haskell ........ 6035
Hughes ........ 7369
Jackson ........ 7337
Jefferson ....... 5432
Johnston ....... 6334
Kay ............ 9198
Kingfisher ...... 6395
Kiowa ......... 6112
..... 3477
LeFlore ........ 10116
Amount.
2,868.00
4.566.40
3.697.60
3.707.20
5.411.20
4.656.00
7.626.40
8.541.60
5.660.80
6.973.60
4.454.40
5.762.40
1.108.00
5.282.40
4.454.40
9.515.20
4.445.60
6.130.40
6.655.20
3.126.40
4.338.40
3.976.80
7.262.40
7.353.60
4.784.00
8.554.40
5.145.60
3.170.40
2.039.20
4.828.00
6.055.20
5.909.60
4.385.60
5.067.20
7.358.40
5.116.00
4.889.60
2.781.60
GUTHRIE'S FIRST MAYOR.
(From the Kansas City Star.)
Col. Daniel Burns Dyer, whose mag
nificent home overlooking the Missouri
river adorns suburban Kansas City, is
widely known over the United States.
Wherever he goes he finds acquaint-
ances of the past. Recently he was
sitting in front of a hotel in Tucson,
Arizona, when a man he had not seen
for years greeted him. “Hello, Col-
onel Dyer,” he said. “Don’t you re-
member me? I am Ben Daniels and
I was one of your city marshals when
you were mayor of Guthrie, Okla.”
“Of course I know you,” Colonel
Dyer answered as he shook the stumpy
hand of his friend who had lost sev-
eral fingers as the result of pistol bat-
tles with cattle rustlers and horse-
thieves of the Southwest.
Upon another occasion Colonel Dyer
interfered with a parade of the In
, dians of Buffalo Bill’s show in Chicago,
although he had no intention of doing
so. He was viewing the parade as
were thousands of other spectators
when the Indians happened to see
him. Disregarding all parade ethics
the Indians made a mad rush for Col
onel Dyer, shouting “Blackbeard,
Blackbeard.” He recognized many of
them and had to shake hands with
them before the parade could pro-
ceed. The Indians had come from
reservations in the Indian Territory,
where for fifteen years Colonel Dyei
was either a trader among the In-
dians or a government Indian agent.
The Indians nicknamed Colonel Dyer
"Blackbeard.”
Colonel Dyer’s election as mayor of
Guthrie was spectacular. He was the
first mayor of the town and was first
elected before there was really any
town there. The country had just
been opened to settlement and 18,000
people were camping on the proposed
site of the town of Guthrie. It was
necessary to organize the town and
elect a mayor. The eighteen thousand
people formed themselves into a meet-
ing for that purpose. There was less
formality than usually characterizes
the proceedings at a country lyceum.
Someone nominated Colonel Dyer for
mayor, this was seconded with a shout
and he was elected by a viva voce
vote.
Three months later Colonel Dyer
called a regular election for city offi-
cers. Although he did not want the
office, he was reelected mayor. He
appointed two city marshals, one being
Daniels and the other Maj. G. W. Lil-
lie, now president of a bank at Paw-
nee, Okla.
Colonel Dyer built the street car
system of Augusta, Ga. A’though he
has disposed of all his interest in that
property, he still has many interests
in that city. He owns the Dyer Build-
ing, a large office structure there, he
is one of the principal owners of the
Augusta Chronicle and he has a fine
winter residence there. The Chroni-
Barred Out.
New Reporter (bursting in)—I got
the story. How many words?
City Editor—1 don’t care how many,
so you omit these: “When the loco-
motive struck him he hurtled through
the air as though shot from & cata
pault”
Financial Genius.
“Do you think there is any such
Ling as financial genius?”
"I am sure there is. 1 know a
roung man who has it In a marked de
gree. After he had persuaded the
beautiful daughter or one of our most
prominent jewelers to become his
wife, he went around and Induced the
old man to let him have an engage
ment ring at the cost price ”
“1 don’t see any indication of re
markable financial genius about that
“Wait. When he and the girl broke
tbeir engagement he took the rtnv
back to her father and got him to
pay eight per cent Interest on the
money that had been Invested.”
An Even Thing.
Mistress—Bridget, how long would
you stay with me if I couldn’t pa}
you ?”
Maid—As long as you’d keep me If 1
couldn’t cook, mum.”—Harper’s Bazar
The surest way of governing, both
in private family and in the kingdom
is for a husband and a prince some
cle is 127 years old and its distinction j times to drop their prerogatives.
Lincoln ... .
10,292.80
Logan .....
9,713.60
Love ........
... 3796
3,036.80
Murray . ...
... 4108
3,286.40
Marshall ____
. . . 4064
3,251.20
Mayes.......
3,496.80
Major .......
4,300.80
.Muskogee ...
12,262.40
1 McClain .....
... 5649
4,519.20
| McCurtain ...
... 6278
5,022.40
McIntosh ....
5,608.80
Noble .......
3,992.80
Nowata .....
. . 4051
3,240.80
Jkfuskee ....
.. 7165
5,732.00
Oklahoma ...
.. 20936
16,748.80
Okmulgee ...
5,041.60
Osage .......
5,069.6li
Ottawa ......
.. 4911
3,928.80
Pawnee .....
. . 5875
4,700.00
Payne .......
. . 8131
6,504.80
Pittsburg ....
.. 14175
11,340.00
Pontotoc ....
.. 8322
6,657.60
Pushmataha .
. . 2962
2,369.60
Pottawatoinie
. . 16271
13,016.80
Roger Mills .
. . 4748
3,798.40
Rogers .......
5,129.60
Seminole .....
.. 6273
5,018.40
Sequoyah . ...
.. 8188
6,550.40
Stephens .....
.. 7450
5,960.00
Swanson .....
. . 3843
3,074.40
Texas ........
3,811.20
Tillman ......
6,156.80
I'ulsa ........
7,013.60
Wagoner .....
.. 7048
5,638.40
Washita ......
.. 9310
7,448.00
Woods .......
.. 6227
4,981.60
Washington ..
.. 4549
3,639.20
Woodward ....
.. 5205
4,164.00
Total .....
.539,087
$431,269.60
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Haskell, Charles N. New-State Tribune. (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1911, newspaper, August 10, 1911; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc936670/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.