Life (Anadarko, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 10, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 26, 1904 Page: 1 of 8
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ANADARKO
Is the Best City in the New
Country; the Place to Invest
four Money; the Place to
Live; the Place to Die.
1FE
REPUBLICAN
Doctrines Bring Prosperity to
Your City, Plenty to Your
Kitchen, Peace to Your Homo
and Glory to Your Country-
NO.'10
THEY NEED PITY
BLIND, 1.AMK AND DECRE1MD
OLD PARTY SHOULD BE
ALLOWED TO DIE
IN PEACE
ortranazilation with bitter invect- T\D STFW ART S
IveJ Better bury it quietly and j o J t\l\ I O
let the green grass spring upas ----
soon as possible over its forgotten j
grave.—Mail & Breeze.
J REGISTERS $30,000 OF BONDS
TALK AT THE OPERA HOUSE
LAST WEEK PLEASED
BOTH PARTIES
BURY PARTY REVERENTLY
Let The Green Grass Grow Upon
The Brink Of The Graves Of
Those Of The Past. Why Jump
on Them?
We have received word from a
dissatisfied reader over in Mis-
souri who says, "Why have you
let up on the Democratic party?
Go for it vigorously.”
It occurs to us that our reader
is rather unreasonable -A Why
heap abuse on the decrepty -emi-
niscense called the Democratic
party?
Evil as has been its record, zig-
zaging and uncertain as has been
it’s past, it’s present plight is
calculated rather to excite com-
miseration than to call for unstin-
ted abuse.
Koally the Democratic party of
to-day offers no excuse for its ex-
istence. It represents no politi-
cal principle and proposes no e-
conomic policy.
It stands like a starved beggar
at the door of the national capital
and asks to be given charge of
the public restaurant because its
leaders are hungry.
It repudiates what it declared
was the paramount issue eight
years ago and four years ago but
refuses to declare what its finan-
cial policy will be if entrusted to
fmvijr.
The only hope it has of succass
is that it may make the conserva-
tive people believe that it will not
disturb present conditions if its
candidates hall be elected and at
the same time by refusing to go
on record it hopes to hold in its
ranks the radical soft money ad-
vocates and socialists.
It has become asort of conglom-
eration of cowardly evasion, hy-
pocritical pretense, moral stra-
bismus and political jaundice
Inveighing against sectional-
ism in the North, it continually
stirs up race prejudice in the
South, and under the pretense-of
opposing negro domination it jus-
tifies the most fiendish crimes
that would shock the sensibilities
of an Apache or bring to the face
of the unspeakable Turk the hot
flush of shame.
Unable to defend its record, it
hopes to attract public attention
from the last 44 years by taking
from their graves and placing on
exhibition the skeletons of
Thomas Jefferson and Andrew
Jackson.
As a party it never has been j
right---once it was at least vir- j
With Territorial Andtor Carried
Them to Guthrie
In a valise.
Byrl Beebe, city clerk of An-
adarko, came in yesterba.v with
$30,000 worth of water works
bonds for the city of Anadarko
which he registered with the ter-
ritorial auditor.
Mr. Beebe carried the bonds in
a valise from Anadarko to Outli-
ne and they were made paya-
ble to the bearer which was no
small consideration when it was
looked at from a criminal stand-
point, since not all men could
have been entrusted with them.
Mr- Beebe however, landed
safely with the bonds in Guthrie
and had them registered without
an iota of trouble.
In talking over the political sit-
uation in Caddo county Mr. Bee-
be says that the entire county
ticket will be elected by a large
majorty and that Mathews will
go through by a large vote.
Anadarko will have a fine wat-
er works system which Mr. Bee
be claims, will be a great factor
in the development and perma-
nent growth of that city. Every-
thing is prosperous in Anadarko
and Caddo county as well as in
the rest of the new counties.
Democracy is in a happy con-
dition There will be a heavy
vote in each of the new counties
and it will be owing to Mathews
candidacy and the principles be
stands for that the voters are go-
ing to turn out—Guthrie Leader.
(We print the above clipping
not to encourage anyone in the
ways or byways of sin propagot-
ing democracy but for the little
good there is in it. In religious
parlance, we feel like giving the
devil his dues—Editor).
IT WAS
' state court, and filled the place
j with the most eminent satisfac-
| tion.
Twelve years, in all, he served
the public there and finally re-
signed to come to Anadarko to
seek the fortunes of this country
- j that lured men and women from
A GREAT SPEECH; every where
’ How well he has succeeded in
Anadarko and Caddo county in
winning his way into the good
graces of the people, is told in the
popular esteem now seen every
where in the public.
On the stump, Judge Phelps is
fearless in exposing wickedness
NEW voting
spector of election.
Precinct No. 51. Hilsoorough town-
ship. Voting place, at schooj housa in-
WHERE TO VOTE AND
SPECTORS NAMED.
Other Candidates have Earned
The Highets Praise Of The Re-
publican Party
A most enthusing speech was
delivered by one of Cicero s
own sons, and listened to by a
large and almost spell-bound au-
dience, in the opera house at An-
adarko, on Saturday afternoon.
The meeting was called to or-
der by Prank P. Ford, chairman
of the republican central commit-
tee, and Judge Perry was chosen
chairman of the meeting.
After the chairman had dispos-
ed of enough well-directed and
humorous remarks to leave the
audience in a splendid listening
mood, Mr. Morgan, candidate for
county attorney, was called on
for a song. This was rendered
splendidly, accompanied his wife
on the piano.
Mr. Museller, orator of the day,
was then introduced and spoke
for about an hour and a half on
the vital issues of the campaign,
to a splendid audience. The op-
era house was well tilled and with
voters mostly. The closest at-
tention was given and the speech
was emphasized at intervals by
bursts of applause that showed
the telling effect of the argu-
ments.
After showing the mistakes
and misrule of the Democratic
INFORMATION FOR VOTERS.
Notice Of Establishing Voting ITe-
cincts In Caddo Lounty*
Oklahoma.
District No. 79. C. C. Abbott, inspector
of election.
—Precinct No. 32. Cement township.
Voting place, at Alcott building in the
town of Cement. W. S. Yeager, inspec-
tor of election.
Precinct No. 33. Tonkawa township.
Voting place, at Tanka wa school house
in District No. 60. J. C. Hendryx, in-
spector of election.
Precinct No. 34, Highland township.
Johnson's barn located
1 Voting place, at
on the S. E. 1 -4 of
Section 9. Town-
2908 of the Revised and Annotated Stat ing place. at the farm house of Koontz
utes of 1903. The Board of County Com- upon Section 15. Township trustee, in-
missioners of Caddo County, Oklahoma, 5pector of election,
fearless m exposing met in the County Clerk's Office of said — Precinct No. 56. Banner township,
in hicrh lilaces and promises to County on the 1st day of October; 190 Voting place, at Campbell's drug store in
m high places, ana | at 9 o'clock A. M; the town of Alden. Township trustee, m-
Ueepan eye open for crookedness I ^U]1 Board being present, together! Spector of election.
■ ’ ,T- rs_____a... than nrnr.nfiHad to 1 r-» ■ i M-
when he gets to be judge. He
argues that it is a judge’s duty
to observe things and not wait
for charges to be preferred when
the judge himself has cognizance
of a breach of the iaw.
I For instance, when a newspa-
per brings public notice to mis-
deeds of a public officer, the
Probate Judge to act as is the du-
ty of the prosecuting attorney,
and this is the construction he
will put upon his official duty if
elected.
With this kind of a pledge from
Mr. Phelps, it becomes the sol
emn duty of every voter in the
county who believes there has
been any crookedness among the
country offices, to vote for G. B.
Phelps.
The conditions in this new co-
untry are perhaps as good as
could be expected and yet the
candidate with honest intent-
ions who has his ambitions turn-
ed to reform is certainly one
who should be appreciated.
Phelps promises reform and
always does exactly what pro-
The full Doaru oemg picaonv, s^oul<u, w, oiwuun.
with the County Clerk, they proceeded to „preciuGt No. 57, Cache township,
re-district said County and to divide tne VotinK p]ace at Cache creek school house
same into voting precincts as f°llows jn District No. 61. Township trustee in-
to-wit;— spector of election.
- Precinct No. 1. Bridgeport City. Vot- „precinct No. 58. Boone township,
ing place at Shaffer's office on Broad- VotjnE placc at Gilbreath school house
way. Frank Hukill inspector of the elec- Djstrlct n0. 66. W. E. Beall, inspect
tion. 1 of election.
Precinct No. 2. Waconda Township __precmct No. 39. Abeline township
outside of Bridgeport City. Voting place jncjuc|injjf the City of Apache. Voting
at Lane Building at Hinton. Township place at Hendryx's building in the City
Trustee, inspector of elections. I 0f Apache. Township trustee, inspector
Precinct No. 3, Mound ValleyTown- 0f election.
a, ___knlico in Dint.- I .
—rretinwi. ........- -----/ rv * ----------
ship. Voting place school house in uist- — Precint No. 40, Chandler township,
-ict No. 154. L J Courtwright, inspector Voting place, at the Kechi school house
'i -i—,n„ 7r 1 W Houck. insDect-
of elections.
—Precinct No. 4, Hydro City and
Township. Voting place at the Hop-
kin's R. E. Office in Hydro City. J- H.
Hinton inspector of eloctions.
.—Precinct No. 6. is Caddo Township.
Voting place, at school house in District
No. 146. A. F. Kee, inspecter of elec-
tions.
party when in power, lie then de- i
scribed in realistic language the : mises
prosperous condition of the coun- j
try and people when governed by j Eotoz! Fotoz! Fotoil
the thoughtfuland energetic lead-1 We mai;e faces for a living and
of republicanism. He led solicit you>- trade. Fine Photog-
in District No. 75. J. W. Houck, inspect-
or of election.
—Precinct No, 41, First Ward in City
of Anadarko. Voting place, at Northside
Sunday School building. J. W. Stabler,
inspector of election.
--Precinct No. 42, Second Ward in the
City of Anadarko. Voting place, at the
„. . Gregor building. inspect-
Precinct No. 6, Lone Mound Town- 0r of election,
ship. Voting place at Prairie Dale school __precmct No. 45, Third Ward in the
house In District No. 159, H. C. Phoene- city of An j darko. Voting plac, at the
cie inspector of election. Wheelock building. J. H. White, inspect-
—Precinct No. 7, is Cedar Township. or 0f election.
Voting place at farm house of H. C. Lock —Precinct No. 44. Fourth Ward in the
ard. Township Trustee, inspector city of Anadarko. Voting place, at the
elections. i lumber office of Miller Brothers. Mer-
- -Precinct No. 8, Washington Town- ton Bristow, inspector of election.
ship. Voting place, at Parrish Hill school -j-he severa| Township Trustees and
house in District No. 117. The Township persona named in this order as election
Trustee, inspector of elections. inspectors are cited to section 2909 of
—Precinct No. 9, Lone Rock Township. Chapter 55, page 707. of the Revised
Voting place at school house in Cogar Anotated Statutes of 1905, and also to
district No. 17. Township Trustee, in- th , following section 5910 for their
spector of elections. jyhidancr,. .
—Precinct No. 10. Connwango Town- The Board of County Commissioners
ship Voting place, at school house In will meet on Tuesday November 1st.
District No 110. Mathew Gerathy, in- 1904, as provided by law to fill any ve-
spector of elections. cancies in the office of election '"spec-
Precinct No 11 is Fern Township, tors by reason of inelligibility provided
VnW olace at Bakery Building. City of for in said sections referred to.
b"' Township , Wee, inspector of|TERH,TORV or Oklahoma. *
ers
the
audience
through Elysian j raphs in t(,e latest styles.
rr 1 n T* r , 1 O ____* nln.1,1
fields of republican glory,
through disastrous failures of
democratic bomination, up to the
It Is Not A Mystery. successful republican heights of
Nearly everyday Life is com- D,0sueritv. and closed
plimented on some especially
nice piece of job work that is
sent out of our office.
There is nothing mysterious a-
bout the matter, though, when |
you consider it well. Every j
single type in the office is new i
and in style. Our press is the
best that the genius of man has
ever invented—it is the highest
priced press on the market,
ery other appliance is the
that can bt- had.
Well, with these things to work
with, you can understand, your-
self, that a printer who is all
right is sure to be successful.
Mr. Spivey, the printer, knows
future prosperity, and closed
with such a burst of oratory as is
seldom heard, and when he end-
ed we "still stood fixed to hear.
Call
and see before going elswhere.
Gaither & Parish.
5th Between Main & Broadway.
Anadarko, Okla.
.ME
County oe Caddo.
f
A. D. Canon.
In the first commissioner dis-
trict, A.D.Canon is making a gal-
lant fight on the republican tick-
et. He did not start out with
an aggressive campaign at first
but qn the home stretch is com-
ing in with the votes.
He lias a quiet disposition and sHp
elections. ^ ,
- -Precinct No. 12, Sickles Townrhip. I, Fremont Boyle. County Clerk, in
Voting place at Eubanks' Feed Yard in ancj for the said county and Territory, do
Town of Sickles. Township trustee, in- hereby certify that the above and fore-
"Telct NoT5 Beaver Townshtp. S&&JT
Votingjplace, at vacant house^S. E. | Gourity
records in my office.
Witness my hand and official seal this
1 st day of October. 1904.
y FREMONT BOYLE.
County Clerk.
voting piauu. at lavBiiv * r-» . ,
1, of Section 9, Township 10, Range 15.
Township Trustee, inspector of elections.
all about it.
It is not mysterious, therefore,
: that people wonder at the elegant
ile and positive in its policy butj work We are doing,
for more than forty years it has i ————-
been little more than an organ- War Ncws' ' ...
ized indigestion. S The indications are to-day, that
For the highest office in the the Russian army, on the 10th
gift of the people it has, uominat- day of the fighting between
ed a man of undoubted respect- Mukden and Liao Yang, is begin-
. . , . .1 »ini« fn ii'OQ r» tlio .Tans nut 11) S LI I
Judge I'helps.
No candidate on any ticket has
made more impression on the vo-
ters during the campaign just
drawing to a close than has Judge iiv -------------
Ev- (Phelps. Phelps started into the j good nature that wins out for a
best tight just like he always does in a i (eiiow as fast as lie becomes
law suit to do business. His known. Consequently it is con-
energy and push have counted fldently expected at tiiis time
for much and his personality has ^at Canon will come out of the
brought great strength to the re j race with a majority of 30U at the
publican ticket. . very least. There are no bettor
Many republicans will go to the men than Canon and. like Blevins,
polls, who would have stayed at! be promises his people nothing
homebutforthewinning speeches J but fairness honesty and ecoti
- Precinct No. 1 4, Swan Lake Town-
ship. Voting place at Caddo Star school
house in District No. 96. Township
trustee, inspector of elections.
—Precinct No. 15, Willow Township.
Voting place, at the Grand Prairie school
house. Geo. A. Wilson, inspector of
elections.
—Precinct No. 16, Walnut Township.
Voting place, at school house in District
No. 104. Township Trustee, inspector
of elections.
Precinct No. 1 7, Whitebread Town-
smu. Voting place, at the farm house of
Geo. Meeks upon the N, W. of Section
ability but who was nominated
simply on accouYitof the fact that
his views on public questions can
not well be attacked because he
has never definitely expressed
himself on public questions. For
the second highest office in the
land it has nominated an enfee-
bled and senile octogenarian who
if by any chance calamity he
should be elected would not stand
more than one chance in a hun-
dred of living out his term of of-
flee. And yet it must be acknowl-
edged that Gassaway Davis is
a most fitting representative of
(he party which has long since
passed into a condition of innocu-
ous desuetude and drooling age.
Why should we attack such an
of Judge Phelps and the convin-
cing arguments he has made for
republicanism and honesty in of-
ficial life. The people trust him.
As soon as nominated, his repu
omy in office. Canon is judi
cious and careful and is just the
proper man to be entrusted with
the duties of commissioner.
The newspapers of his district
ning to wear the Japs out. Itstil
looks to Life as there can be but
one outcome to this war in the fi-
nal wind-up. It cannot be said
longer that the Russians will not
fight.
Foot Shot Off.
A Week ago Sunday, I.H.Kerr,
while out quail hunting, accident-
ally shot off three frort toes,
while crawling through a wire
fence. He is getting along nice-
ly.
nn swuii tva uuuiiui*wvi| ( I uu uu ~
tation pushed itself into the nn si have done effectual work for him
remote parts of the county as a j and deserve much credit for his
man of demonstrated integrity victory
and superior intellect.
22,Vownshipr9, Range 10. H. G. Mey-
ers, inspector of elections.
Precinct No, 18, Jefferson Township.
Voting place, at the farm house on the
S. E. >4 of Section 17. Township trust-
ee, inspeotor of elections.
—Precinct No. 19, Prairie Valley town-
ship. Voting place, at the farm house of
Mrs. Burgess on the S. E. \i of Section
1 6. Township trustee, election inspector
—Precinct No. 20, Dutton Township.
Voting place, at the Tennessee school
I house on the N. E. 1-4 of Section 30.
! Chas. Steinmetz inspector of elections.
' —Precinct No. 21, Lencoln township.
Voting place, at farm house of Chas. G.
Gobrell of Section 16. M. E. Watson in-
spector of election.
—Precinct No. 22, East Half of Grand
View township. Voting place at school
house in the town of Gracemont. John
Knudson inspector of election.
—Precinct No. 23. West Half of Grand
View township. Voting place, at school
house in District No. 20. Towship trust-
ee, inspector of election.
Precinct No. 24, North Half of Cobb
township. Voting place, at the school
house in District No. 22. T. D. Brown,
inspector of election.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
( First published. Sept. 28.)
Department of the Interior. Land Off-
ice at El Reno, O.T.. Sept. 19, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of hia inten-
tion to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made
before the probate judge at Anadarko, U.
T„ on November 6, 1904, viv:
ELIAS WESTHEFFER
Of Chickasha. 1. T., for lots 10, 11,12,
13 and 14, section 4, township 7, north
range 8, w. I. M.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz:
Jim. C. Smith, of Chickasha, I. T.; W.
E. Smith, of Chickasha, 1. T.; Don
Westheffer, of Chickasha, 1. T.; George
Bell, of Chickasha. 1. T.
FRANK C. SICKLES, Register.
(Last publication Nov. 24_
In Anadarko, all people believe
Judge Phelps to be entirely im-
pregnable to any kind of corrupt-
ion or dishonesty. This belief
quickly reached all parts of the
county and to day Judge Phelps
is conceded by all partisans to be
just such a man as the judgeship
demands. .q, ^yursc wm wo w.ww.w
Many democrats will not vote firgt aCqaajntanCe with
for him on account of party con- j j, been evaiumg lus . ureva »cnowi ...
slderations«yet all know that he j as he had be£n ,n(ormed lt was , dem-: Butl,r' msp*otor of 'lectlon'
•II 1_ ! A /vn 1 nnfl till Dr.r.nrt Nn 9R F.a^t Hdif O
E. C. Gilbreath.
Mr. E. C. Gilbreath of Apache, who
is running on the republican ticket for
surveyor was in Anadarko recently and
says everything is republican where he
has been and he has been all over the
county.
Mr. Gilbreath Is a splendid man and
of course will be elected. ltwasour|
Mr G'lbreath. 1 - Precinct No. 27, West Half of Mc-
J Kinley township. Voting place, at Deep
He said he had been evalding Life ! Creek school eouse in District No. 28.
—Precinct No. 25. Lathram township.
Voting place at school house in Carnegie.
Township trustee inspector of election.
Precinct No. 26, South Half of Cobb
township and the Town of Ft, Cobb. The
voting place is at Weatherman Building
u — in the Town of Ft. Cobb. The townseip
It was our j tru6t.ee is inspeotor of election,
Gilbreath
( First published Oct. 1 9.)
PUBLICATION NOTICE.
In the District Court of the Seventh Ju-
dicial D'Strict of Oklahoma, within and
lor Caddo county, sitting with the
Powers of a District and a Circuit Court
of the United States of America.
Maggie Capps, Plaintiff,
vs.
A G. Capps, Defendant.
Said defendant. A. G. Capps, will take
notice that he has been sued in the above
named Court for divorce and must an-^
swer the petition filed therein by slid
plaintiff on or before the 50th day of
November, A. P. 1904. or said petition
will be taken as true, and a judgment
for said plaintiff in said action for divorce
will be rendered accordingly.
Attest; N. E. SISSON.
| SEAL I Clerk of the District Court.
By Guv R. Gillett, Deputy.
(Last pub. Nov. 2.)
I will make an ideal judge, and all
Snow, hail, heavy frosts, an“ admit it.
wind storms are reported as prfi . , Phelps will not be new on i
vailing over Kansas, Nebraska, U)e^n7h ‘ lie served for sev,r ^ T^^.eople 1
and northern Missouri and Iowa, al years in presiding overa chan 8tBt^’k' . , d
during the latter part of last Jy court « Morgantown, Kern I ln« the '>ast year’ a"U ln,U'ed
week. ; tucky, which is a branch of the10
ocratic sheet.
Precinct No. 28. F.est Half of Mc-
Kinley township outside of the City of
Anaaarko. Voting place, in the old hotel
builbmg in Old Town. Thoe. Yarnall m-
spector of election.
Precinct No. 29, Delaware toWdihip,
The Anadarko cotton gins have
handled about 1,500 bales already
this season, and the work of pick-
ing has only fairly begun. This
denotes an era t f prosperity for
Anadrrko and the surrounding
country.
Wilson Browti, of Carnegie!
and Mattie Gilbert, of Mountain
Precinct No. 29. Delaware towremp. antt Maine truooi t, <>t muuu.u...
Voting place, at the separate tchool houee ; View, Were lu&t't’ictl in Anadal'Wi'
m District No. 4 T. L. Mayberry, m- | Motlday of last Week.
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