Harrah News (Harrah, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 9, 1913 Page: 1 of 12
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Volume 4
Harrah, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, Thursday October 9, 191 3
Number 37
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
Sprda! to the News
Washington, D. C., Oct. 5th. Not-
withstanding the clamoring from all
INTERURBAN CHARTERED
A charter was issued last Wednesday
by the secretary of state, to the North
Canadian Valley Railroad Company,
withstanding the clamoring from ail with principal offices at Oklahoma City,
sections of the country for the ousting j j Kenneth Wright, VV. A. Lybrand,
WORTH WORKING FOR
Kenneth Wright, VV. A. Lybrand,
F. B. Owen, Norman H. Wright, and
Henry G. Snider are the incorporators,
all of Oklahoma City, and the capital
stock of the road is $100,000.
It is proposed to build an electric line
from Oklahoma City to Shawnee, cost-
ing appraximately $3,000,000. This
line is to leave Oklahoma City from the
north or east, and be forty miles in
length.
It is stated that this line will in real-
ity be an extension of the lines of the
Oklahoma railway company, which
owns the street car system in Oklaho-
ma City and the interurban lines rad-
iating from that city. The new line,
it is thought, will be built through
Spencer, Jones City, Harrah, and on to
Shawnee following the valley route
throughout. A grade was built a few
years ago from the City to Spencer,
States Court of appeals and is entitled ^ because of hard times the line was
tbv United States Beall and Guinn. The j nQt built u ig not known whether
defendants are accused of conspiracy i ^ grade wiU be u„ed by the company
of depriving negroes the right to vote | ^
by refusal to let them ■qualify. Even ! ____
though the Supreme Court might sus-1 Township S. S. Convention
tain the conviction it also might up-
hold the constitutionality of the Okla
homii grandfather law, as the conspir-
of Republican hold-over postmasters,
there is hardly a chance that the hun-
gry job hunters will be appeased, for
Postmaster General Burleson again has
gone on record on the subject, he de-
claring that all Republicans who con-
form to the efficiency requirement of
the department and otherwise are qual-
ified, will keep their places until their
terms have expired. Democrats in Ok-
lahoma, in several instances have de-
manded the ouster of Republicans but
they are now as always, in such cases,
doomed to failure.
When the Supreme Court of the U-
nited States takes up the Oklahoma
grandfather case in a week or so, form-
er Senator Joe Bailey of Texas will re-
present the state. The case is certified
to the Supreme Court from the United
States Court of appeals and is entitled
Many of the ladies who have called
at this office since the contest was first
announced, have given assurance of
their intention to make the race from
this time until the close of the con-
test. The prizes ai'e worth the effort
necessary to win them.
This is the best time of the year to
secure subscriptions. People are now
subsciibing for papers for the coming
year. If you are the first to approach
them you are almost sure to meet with
i success. If you will call and see us we
will s pply you with a list of old sub-
scribers. In this way the contestants
will be able to collect back subscrip-
tions and get renewals. Remember
this means 500 thus collected.
Next week the votes of all candidat-
es will be published. This will relieye
the anxiety of those who desire to know
the standing of their favorite. It will
be a relief to the girls to know how
they rank with the other candidates.
Good work is being done and the first
publication of the votes will be a sur-
prise to everybody.
Arrangements have
hold the Elk township
been made to
interdenomina-
ucy is an offense punishable under the tional Sunday School convention
common law. Much interest in the fin-
al decision of the court on the consti-
tutionality of the grandfather clause
is manifest in Washington.
Representative Claude Weaver of
Oklahoma, who has studied the Indian
problem for eighteen years, having
spent much of his life in Indian country,
has been invited to address the Lake
Mohonk conference on the needs of the
red men of America. Mr. Weaver now
is in Oklahoma and consequently will
be unable to go to Lake Mohonk.
Members of Congress are now en-
deavoring to have the postoffice do- i
partment designate Oklahoma City a3
the headquarters of the new Sixteenth
railway mail service division. The new
district will be composed of Oklahoma,
Arxansas and New Mexico. Oklahoma
City will be about in the center of the
territory. Little Rock also is putting
up a fight for the headquarters as it
will bring about $50,000 a year in sal-
aries to the city which is finally chosen.
here
on Sunday Oct. 19th. Bro. J. A. Rob-
ertson will preside over the meeting,
and all the schools in the township are
urged to send delegates. Several prom-
inent speakers from Oklahoma City, and
other parts of the county will be pre-
sent, and a very profitable meeting is
i anticipated.
There are four Sunday Schools in the
township including the two here in
i town. Several years ago the township
| had an orginization, but in recent years
it has died out. An effort will be made
to re-organize and it is hoped that it
will be a success.
Farmer Attempts Suicide
A. Boylan, a farmer living southeast
of here attempted suieide on Monday
of last week by shooting himself with
a pistol. A neighbor passing by heard
the shot and ran to Boylan’s home and
at once notified Mrs. Boylan, who was |
Luther People To Work Roads
The people of Luther and the farm-
ers around the town are complying
with Governor Cruce’s proclamation
for good roads, and will turn out cn-
masse ou October 16 and 17, to impro-
ve the roads around the town. A
meeting will be held this week and
captains for the various squads will
be selected, and the other details of
the work figured out.
Storoszynzyn-Kurjanski
Mr. Peter Storoszynzyn and Miss
Francis Kurjanski were united in mar-
riage here Tuesduy morning gt the
Catholic church, the Rev. Father Su-
walski officiating. Immediately aftef
the ceremony was performed the wed-
ding party went to the home of the
bride’s father, Anthony Kuajanski
where they had the usual dinner and
function, followed by a dance in the
evening.
Peter Storoszynzyn is an ambitious
young farmer, ami has been a resident
of this section for several years. The
bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Anthony Kurjanski, and came from
Chicago to this state last March. The
bride and groom will make their home
on a farm two miles north of Peach
Grove, and have the best wishes of
their many friends for success and hap-
piness.
Judge Thomas H. Doyle of the crim-
inal court of appeals rapped Governor
Lee Cruce the other day for his “un-
founded and infamous assault” upon
the integrity of the court and its de-
cision in the George Crump habeas cor-
at once notineu mrs - m, ^ proceedings, which was given in
in the back yard and did not hear the Mnlainini, his non-attendance
shot.
Dr. J. Mooney of McLoud was sum-
moned and some of the nearby neigh-
bors called in. The doctor made an
examination and found that the ball
had lodged in the left temple. How-
ever no vital organs were injured. No
motive for the attempted suicied was
given.
letter explaining his non-attendance at
the conference of governors at Colo-
rado Springs last summer. Who’ll be
the next to take a hot shot at our chief
j executive—that seems to be in order.
A. R. Gurley arriyed Tuesday and I
j opened his law office in the back room j
I of the old Harrah State bank building. !
j
___ W. H. Oliver, father of our towns-
The much married Nat Goodwin has man, B. Oliver came up from Maga- i
invented a card index for divorces, j zine, Ark., Friday evening and made a
Perhaps Nat’s idea was to avoid mar- short visit with bis son. He returned |
Our New Serial Story
In this issue of the News, the new
serial story “The Isolated Continent,”
begins. This is a very interesting story
and is highly entertaining. The synop-
! sis of the story is something like this:
| The supposedly impregnable barrier of
‘‘Z-Rays hemming in the United Repub-,
j lies of America has been penetrated.
The European fleets of Aerodromones
are approaching, the foreign powers
having solved the problem of our isol-
ation. Napoleon Edison, who alone is
capable of restoring the Z-Ray wall has
disappeared. Where is he? The integ-
rity of the Western Hemisphere and
the peace of the world depends upon
his immediate return. This story alone
will be worth the price of a years sub-
scription. If you are behind, better
pay up now and insure your getting
every installment of this story.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
T. L. Richardson and family spent
Sunday with Rev. Wood anti family at
Choctaw.
Miss Faye Burke came over last
Thursday for a visit with her sister,
Mrs. J. T. Baber and other friends.
The News is thinking seriously of
buging a larger waste basket. Got to
make room for some of the political
trash that’s headed our way.
Mrs. Dan McNamara and son Ken-
neth returned last Wednesday evening
from a several weeks visit with rela-
tives at Sulphur.
Don’t waste time and money but
trade at home. We have what you
want, will get it or it isn’t made. Itag-
and Drug Co.
Harrah and Choctaw played ball a-
gain Sunday at the latter town, Ha’
rah winning 8 to 3. Those Chocts'.
boys like the game, and they hold the
world's record for staying on the short
side of the score eard.
Bill Murray’s “Negro Epistle” fail-
ed to have the desired effect on the Ok-
lahoma “peepul.” Bill missed his call-
ing anyway, he should have been an o-
ditorial writer on the Menace br the
Kemonstrator.
The christening of Rosa, the infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hop-
cus, was one of the important events
at the Catholic church lust Sunday
morning, the Rev. Father Suwalski
officiating.
The Benedix brothers who live north-
west of Harrah have purchased four
carloads of cattle which they will fat-
ten on silage. These gentlemen are
hustlers, and are firm believers in the
“modern way” of farming and stock
raising. The News is glad to note their
prosperity. /
A very peculiar and painful accident
happened to Miss Bertha Wright at
Oklahoma City the other day. While
she was frying some meat, the hot
grease popped, striking her in the eye-
She is under the care of an eye special-
ist, and when last heard from she was
doing nicely. Her fricmls here wish
for her speedy recovery.
The school hoys met at the auditor-
ium Monday evening and organized a
foot ball club. They expect to get a-
bout fifteen in the club and will begin
practicing in a few days. All boys and
young men of the town are requested
to attend the meeting tonight and per-
fect. the organization.
Mrs. H. N. Schofield and children ar-
rived here Sunday evening from Bell-
vue, Ohio, where Mrs. Schofield has
been visiting her father H. C. Stahl,
for several weeks. Mrs. Schofield
came in over the Frisco, Mr. Schofield
meeting her at Jones City. Harrah
welcomes her, and trusts that she will
like the town and its people.
The News learns that the Warden
A pie supper will be given at the au- 8)gter»8 Jorsey cattle sale held Satur-
dilorium Saturday night, the proceeds j day at the fair grounds exceeded their
to go to the Basket and loot ball expectations. One cow, so we are in-
teams. There will also be a program j formed so)d for $400. The others sold
rendered and everybody ks urged to go, j equaj|y as well. The Warden sisters
the ladies to take pies and the gentle- j afe to movc over by Wright sta-
men their purses. j (,on on theKaty railroad and will en-
this !ffaSe *s raising fine Jersey cattle, and
rying the same girl twice by mistake. 110 his home Tuesday.
Special prices on toilet articles
week at Ragland Drug Co.
1 dairying.
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