The Harper County Democrat (Buffalo, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, September 27, 1912 Page: 2 of 4
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The Harper County
Democrat.
R, LISE ADAMS, Editor St Proprietor.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAP Kit
FDBUKBED EACH FRIDAY.
Admitted as nintl matter of the Second
class Api II 22, 1007.
9DBSORIPTION .......One Year.tl.00.
ADVERTISING RATES
ldV^c per Inch pvr insertion.
Locals,6c per lino per Insertion.
For President
WOODROW WILSON.
For Vice-President
THOMAS R. MARSHALL.
Democratic County Ticket.
County Attorney
C. W. Hofmeister
For Sheriff
1. N. Waggoner
For County Clerk
E L. Hubbard
For Register of Deeds
L. F. Ray
For County Assessor
D. A. McCarty
For Supt. of Schools
Frences Miller
Commissioner 1st Dist.
G. B. Carpenter
Commissioner 2nd Dist.
C. A. Hopingardner
Commissioner 3rd Dist.
J. W. Carl.
I thank the gods that I must
strive
Among the toilers daily;
’Tis hope that keeps my hopes
alive
And spurs me forward gaily;
Turn About is Not Fair P|ay
Our attitude towards an auto-
mobile depends upon whether
we are riding in it or being run
| over by it. When we can make
our own “toots” we smile pat-
. VUI uwu turn
My state is one of constant glee !ronizin<?ly on sorae tvvc
I claim no vain desire- ifooted laggard who may just
I say these things to et you see ,erk himse)f into safet wher
That I m a cheerful liar. | we are that qujck.dodgin* in.
. . , . I dividual ourselves we curse tht
The commissioners of the; reckless superiority of the car’s
school land office have fixed a;0Ccupant. The same physiology
per capita apportionment of 95|applieato -bandwagons” and
cents for school children, making j .-steam ro!iers”_two vehicles
an increase of 15 over last year generally noted for their appear-
The January apportionment was j ance every four years. Xhe con.
•fl per capita. This apportion-; ventjon just over has occasioned
ment is made also with an in- j thia observation, and especially
crease of 20,000 pupils to provide the G 0 p «steam rolIer.» of
for. The fund is derived from I niatchless efficiency and preci-
□sanmcEi
Our New-
the rental on school land, interest
on loans, and includes the 1-4
mill levy for common school
purpose.
The democratic party in its
platform pledges itself to con-
sion. What a regretable pic-
ture of poetic irony that the gen-
tleman from Oyster bay should
himself be limping on the side-
walk, hurling anathemas as the
“roller” mockingly toots past
Think of it; once, he too, crank
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FALL GOODS
-Consisting of-
. ., . ... , . . .. i iijiJK ui ii, once, ne too, ci
tinue its splendid administration • . ,
looking to the elimination of such I * h'S,^ arm: °nce heI
, , . « . too, supplied the gasoline and
ovnonenc inn cnon attiaio nom.
KM
LJ
ttie Handsomest line of
Dry Goods & Clothing
nave arrived
sags
MX
expenses and such official posi-
tions as time has demonstrated,
to be unnecessary. The credit
of the state is being maintained.
The expense of government
is being reduced and no defi-
Towns are springing up all
around Buffalo, and the town
should be awake to the situa-
tion.
If the nati:i.-:a.l repu means
don’t stop telling on one anoth-
er there won’t be any republi
cans in November.
We can see ahead the dawn of
a better era in Buffalo. Our
town has been falsely and un-
justly dealt with in the past
Politics has played too big a part
in the town’s history. More bus-
in ss and an extended trade ter-
ritory should be the slogan for
the future.
soiled his hands as he poured in-
to its hungry joints the lubrica-
tion of federal patronage! How
wonderfully he smiled as it roll-
ed on in spite of the protest of a
certain Senator from Wisconsin
reduce expenditures until they
reach an approximate minimum.
The history of the democrrtic
party proves that every promise
made by the parry will be vin-
dicated by fulfillment and will
he kept in perfect faith.
Plenty of binding twine at yc per lb
at Temples.’
t)r OYLEH, Dentist, will be in Huf
into September 1st to 23r3, except on
the i3.b and 14th, on which d.itea he
he will be at May. 8 6
If you know of the real value of
Chamberlain's Liniuunt fur lame back
adumbrated delegates from the
South, crushing all opposition
stilling all protests, as it fasten-
ed a Taft on the feet of the un-
willing American people, stand-
ing impotently on the corner
watching, that other day in Chi-
cago four years ago! Did the
gentleman from Oyster Bay
know then the feelings of the
pedestrian? No, gentle friend;
he was the chautieur with his
hand on a tradition and he did
not even question. But today?
Ah. it is different now. It is he
who, belligerently in the way, is
crushed by the very machine his
marvelous skill perfected and he
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Those who Purchase Early
Will Secure the choice
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Come in and Inspect Them.
Lj Our Grocery Department is complete with fresh goods.
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□OOD
in
soreness of the muscles, sprains anu
to be Without it. For sale by dealers. , Middleton in La Follette's Week-
Whalen & llerren. Saint Paul. —tf | ly.
To the Tax Payers of the
State of Oklahoma:
Three timer hare the peeple of thia atate
deaifaated Oklahoma City aa their capital.
Firat by the territorial lefialatnre, October 1,
1890; roteetl hy a carpetbag governor. Sec-
end by an nrerwheimuif rot* of the p*«ple,
J*** 11. 1910; ejection declared invalid by
tbe cenrte an accennt of a technical defect ie
the ballet title. Third hy act of tbe Stele
Lefialatnre, Dec. 29, 1910. It ia pnrely e
qecation ef what will be meat cenreaieat far
the tkeaaaada ef people who, ia the yeara to
came, will hare baaineaa with tbe State Dt-
partmeata. It ia tima that thoae who beep
thia aahjact ia a perpetually aaoettled tea
ditiea, for their ewa aelfiah purpoaea, akoaM
he aqeelcked hy the retera and taxpayer, of
the atate.
/"\KLAHOMACITY was mafic the permanent capital of
this State hy your vote* on the t ith day of June, 1910;
the vote stoofi: Oklahoma City, 96.261; Guthrie, 31,301.
) °u aff all familiar with the history anfi results i»f the lit-
igation which immediately began, and fiifi not end until
November 13, 1911. when the Supreme Court of the United
States denied Guthrie's last appeal.
February 12, rqt2. Oklahoma City voted certain bond*
that indirectly a fund of $100,000 might be raised to comply
with conditions agreed upon with the Governor preparatory
to starting work on the capitol building. Immediately there-
after Guthrie prepared to initiate her petitions for a new
election.
On the 21st day of May. iqt2. Oklahoma City placed
in the hands of the Governor $100,000 in cash, and in addi-
tion thereto clear titles to 650 acres of land which will even-
nSvpVg,VAV[Hr 1 °vf-r—.? S,atc for caP,tal building purposes not less than $1,400,000. NO
v?SNx2 ,'vA5,],y AMI DEEDS ri-ACEl) IN THE HANDS OF THE COVER-
SFCRFT ARY OF ST kTr Ti F<?R, Cm™ F-I-ECTION WAS FILED WITH THE
• Kt KL1 AKY Of STATE The capitol building would now be under construction had it nryt
tieen for this action of Guthrie in forcing a new election. \Ye believe the voters of the State
will be slow to cast aside this sum, and add additional burden ujvin themselves by voting to
remove the capital from this city. Three-fourths of the state departments are now located in
ahsohrielv fir*.- ax.-_ •
proof, modern -"I
building. 0f ,ht THIS IS WHAT THE GOVERNOR SAYS: 4 uStern ”nd
There b not on, E tin propniti*. I. bailed ia a bauaeaalike way aal the other railway,.
such building in ^ « reserved frmn tale util the completion of tbe capitol is °f ,r
Guthrie Okla- assured, I am thoroughly convinced that it will realize to the their bonus notes
homa City has state a stun sufficient, when added to the $100,000 in cash, to went into court
rn'.fi' * ( ' go far toward* erecting the building, aad that if handled in this and upon vari-
a Irmr Jr! w,?> •» ** rooliae to the state many thousands of dollars more pus technicalities
orfi of repufii- ,*l,n •* wou^ heea possible to do under the original evar^ the pay-
ated promises agreement. bonuses prom-
anfi bonuses. * 1 ■■■ ■ " ———I jsecj
Now Is
Your Opportunity
To Buy a Farm.
16,000
Acres
Of Farm Lands for
sale in quantities
, to suit the pur-
chaser-
in Clark County,
Kansas, by
The American Land
& Cattle Co.
Address—
E. B. PURCELL, President,
Manhattan, Kansas.
OR
W. D. HAINES, Secretary,
Ashland, Kansas. !
J. I. CORBETT
A U CT I0NEKK
Laveiwe, Okla.
Will cry sales in Harper aud adjoining
counties. Graduate Missouri Auctiou
School.
I buy sale paper.
To the Farmers:—
Wo Have the
HOME INSURANCE CO.
OF NEW YORK
You can pay for your Insur-
ance on the Installment plan.
Easy Payments each Year.
Zook So w°odmancy.
When you need a new 9et of harnoss
or collars, don’t fail to look over my
stock.—Temple, the Hardware Man.
Make your final proofs before Hattie
E. Socman, Clerk of District Court
Office west of Dank of Buffalo, tf
THE CITY BARBER SHOP
J. R. Lennington, Prop.
Your patronage solicited. I am
agent for the Ashland Steam
Lauudry,
GIVE ME A TRIAL.
Whalen & Herren, Saint Paul.- tf
Cool’s Cafe, night or day, is a nice
place to get a good meal and get it
quick.—tf
One of the most common ailment
that hard working people are afflicted
with is lame back. Apply Chamber-
lain's Linement twice a day and mes-
sage the parts thoroughly at each ap
plication, and you will get quick re-
lief. For sale by all dealers,
V et with such a record citizen* of Guthrie have dared to defame and villify Oklahoma City.
WHY VOTE ADDITIONAL BURDENS UPON OURSELVES?
Closely conne< ted with thi« project for the relocation of the permanent capital in another ritv
state like our* taxes are necessarilv
i« the question of taxes. \V e all know that in a new
and unavoidably high. The State ba^ noss a total bonded
and warrant indebtedne«s of about ?f.500.000; and a
determined effort ha* been made by our citizen*hip all over
the State to reduce taxes and relieve the overburdened
farmer and bu«ine«« man. Of course this condition has
been augmented bv hard times Before accepting the
Guthrie idea, returning to inconvenient and inflammable
temjw>rary quarter* for an indefinite time, and throwing
away the million and a half tendered b> Oklahoma Cit\
wr a^k tbe people to think twice Guthrie papers have
admitted that they expect tbe State to l>ear the full cost
of any building ever erected there. Ok!ah<*ma City has
fulfilled every pledge up to thi* minute, and uaidt readv
y n fnn* 2|?y| H'hffffvff pf rini*t#d d° W
Gnthrie’i only claim In the capital
is that in territorial days her fine
manipulations at Washinston held the
capital for her against tks wishes of
the people; and that the retire of
the capital regardless «f the iateresti
of ibe state and people is now nec-
essary for her fat are eiisteoce. A
atate capital is not a thing that will
hy itself make a city It can do
little for a small Iowa, and a n .11
towa can furnish little accoauno-
dsttea for it.
A McCormick^-
Corn Binder,
Mower or
Nickel Grinder
A Van Brunt Wheat Drill
A MOLINE. MANDT or WEBER Wagon
A HENNEY or VELIE Buggy or carriage or
A set of Harness is the Farmers’ Present needs,
f s m n FURNITURE for the house-a Sewing Machine
1 V o thp wife
I n,‘ "','1 ......I-"'-rk—Plenty of Hinder twine nt Dc per pound.
1 W. H. TEMPLE
| BUFFALO, OKLAHOMA.
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Adams, E. Lee. The Harper County Democrat (Buffalo, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, September 27, 1912, newspaper, September 27, 1912; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc941276/m1/2/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.