The Harper County Democrat (Buffalo, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 1913 Page: 1 of 4
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THE LEADING NEWSPAPER.
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COMMISSIONER’S
PROCEEDINGS.
Buffalo, Okla., March 3, 1913.
“-The Commissioners of Harper
County met in regular session in
the officer ofgthe county clerk
Monday, March 3. 1913. Pres-
ent; E. H. George; A. T
and H. M, Welsh.
ACCOUNTANT’S REPORT OF COUNTY OFFICERS.
Buffalo,.Oklahoma, March, 8, 1913.
The following adjustments of : The following papers concern-
xatinn mn/In* I i n(t t Ln J %-v ~__a • n . «
ing the incorporation of the
Town of May were placed on file
in the office the county clerk;
1. Map of the town of May
and surveyor’s certificate.
2. Affidavits of A. G. Jones,
Henry Pittman and V. B. Brown,
describing the territory to be
embraced by the town of May,
and certifying that a map of
same and affidavits has been on
exhibition in the May Townsite
Uffice for a period of not less
than thirty days.
3. Certificate of compiled
census and that said census was
taxation were made
A. L. Row, personal tax 1912,
reduced to $890.
Wm. Nutter, personal tax
1912, reduced to $1149.
NE4 NW 4 see 2 T 26 R 20
reduced to $132.
E2 NW4 sec 30 T 25 R 23
reduced to $554,
Lots 1 2 3, sec 23 T 29 R 21 re-
duced to $93.
SE4 N E4 sec 25 T 25 R 24 to
be assessed at $1,000.
Resignations accepted:
S. E. Miller, Trustee, Little
Twp. vvnouo auu mat 3»IU census WES
Sam Wells, Treasurer, Otter!on exb*bition at the May Town-
Twp. -—- 1 ~ i site Office for a period of not
Geo. Kenneck, Justice, Dist. !^esstban thirty days.
No. 3. j 4- Notice of application for
Appointments made: I incorporation.
W. E. Barton, Trustee, Little1 CensLls enumeration.
Twp.
J. M. Fitzwater, Clerk, Otter
Twp.
F. E. Vanfleet, Treasurer, Ot-'sbip bidfrby N- T- Guthrie and
ter Tw’p. | H. W. Kerry. The latter be-
Ira J. Fields, Justice, District illg tbe ^owes^ bid was accepted
No. 8. anti the board contracted with
A. E. Graham, County weigh-; the biddfcrs to construct the
er. ’ building for the sum of $580.
IvoB. Smith, Justice District Bond was given and duly aP‘
No. 3. proved.
Bonds Approved- The Board took a recess until
A. E. Graham, County weigh-1 Friday’ March 7th to ,neet with
the Auditor and check over his
report and transact other bus-
1 Clerk of District Court .'17.21
Slierlfl 32 sy
Treasurer * J0
CooSty Clerk g,M)
The Board entered into a con-
tract with L. R. H. Durham, marcn, s, iyia.
publisher of the Buffalo Repub- TO THE NEWSPAPERS OF HARPER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA:
lican for the countv nrinKntr ar>A On March 7, inst., an official audit of the county officers of !
Harper County, was completed. This report has been submitted !
° e Honorable Board of County Commissioners and after a long
and careful examination of the same, they have approved it
T.;ey further instructed me to prepare for the Press of
Harper County, a general summary of my work and also to fur- S
nish each paper with a copy of the Recapitulation.
General Facts Concerning The Audit.
This report covers one-hundred and twenty-five pages, fourteen '
y seventeen inches. It is now on file in the County Clerk’s 1
Office. It shows in detail and in total the work of each officer
!ii DhlS ina stand,ng with the county- The aggregate result of
all the officers, debits and credits, is as follows:
lican for the county printing and
the official county paper, bond
for which was duly approved.
The Board canvassed and ap-
Butler J proved the returns of election
in the town of Laverne.
DUE THE COUNTY FROM THE OFFICERS $407.75
DUE THE OFFICERS FROM THE COUNTY 34 04
millinerT
OPENING
' Saturday March
I will open a full and complete line of new spring
and summer millinery including all the latest styles
and shapes in pattern hats, street hats, and made-to-
order hats, for ladies and children.
Call and examine my up-to-date line before buy-
ing elsewhere.
Mrs. J. A. Campbell
In Oyler Building. BUFFALO, OKLA.
t,-■
I The Board received bids for
| building a jail from L. M. Brink.
H. A. Monhollon arid a partner-
..m vuunn i at- t -
The general condition of the records, (considering the short L A Ir"> ^ Southwest.
time the county has been organized) are in very good condition. The Contmued last week -
officers as a rule have worked diligently and economically for the As previously stated what is i
County s interest. There has been a great saving in clerk hire ! generally referred to as the1 te^the c»ctus dies,
and rigid economy practiced in the allowance of claims. j “desert” as relating to south-! 1 assing throu^h :1 chain ol
In the enclosed recapitulation will be found the net result of eastern New Mexico and Ari- i X,al,eys between San Simon t<
each officer in the county, but remember for each line in this re- zona> consists more of fertile^0300 and Maricopa- We arriv-
capitulation, there are six large pages in the report and to get valleys lying between the num- ed at Phoenix- thc‘ c»pitoI of the
the exact data, it would be necessary to read it, but before clos- erous mountain ranges than thel^^o We. spent sometime in
ing, I wish to again repeat that the records were in first class re£d sandy desert. There js .e. F'vcr ^ alley in tin
shape, with the possible exception of one or two officers in regard jlittle sand and the land can be wdnity of Phoenix’ Tempe,
to tax collections. In this case the amount was not large and I termed desert only in so far a-; .r,esa’ Chandler and Higlev.
understand will be settled immediately. Below will be found the it will not, gennerally speaking' u • • Valley containing them*
recapitulation. produce a s:>d of grass or other thnving tuwns is watered from
recapitulation.
Very ti uly yours,
J. S Thompson.
RECAPITULATE <N
CONDENSED STATEMENT SHOWING
AUDrf OF THE VARIOUS OFFICERS OF
HOMA, AS SHOWN IN THE REPORT IN GENERAL AND
GATHERED FROM ITS ITEMIZED STATEMENTS.
Owing Owung
produce a s:>d of grass or other
plants of the rain belts farther
east without the application of
water though irrigation during
Constable
er.
L. J. Oetinger,
Dis. No. 12.
Ross Rrice, Deputy Sheriff.
C. W. Simonds, County Sur-
veyor.
Jas. A. Doran, Justice, Dist.
No. 4.
J. H. Gibson, Justice, Dist.
No. 5.
iness that would come up at
that date. Claims allowed are
listed at the last of this report.
The Board re-assembled Fri-
day, March 7th and continued
in session the 8th.
The report of audit of J. S.
Thompson was thoroughly can-
The Board ordered the trans- vassed and duly approved and
fer of $1000 from the Woodward settlement with Mr Thompson
County Judgment fund to the
Road and Bridge fund.
The reports of the county of-
ficials were approved. The fol
lowing collections were reported F' Fa'n was appointed
liegistfr of Deeds $.)4(mo justice of the peace in Di;t No. 2.
Clerk of County Court
made in full.
The official bond of F. E. Van-
rieet, treasurer of Otter Town-
ship, wa3 approved.
F. M. Cain was appointed
$341*. 40
80.35
(Continued on Pi»ge 2.)
'They're All Alike
_ Ask any man past fifty years
GsO* of age and he will tell you of some
time in his life when he was sail-
v v. mg high. Things were coming his
way. There are few exceptions,
why is he poor now? Well there
are various reasons. One thing
is sure. It is not because he
placed his money in a sound bank
and checked it out only when
sate investments were secured.
I here are more way to lose mon-
ey than to make it. If you are
making any money, no matter
how small the amount, start the
saving habit by opening a bank
account. START TODAY.
"Ih» Hank that Stand* by Its Customer*.”
ff The Bank of Baufflo
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#r‘v „ -Ul RECTORS
y i I. K. V^Xiai 1.. L Stio** w &i h4if hir
# * Bmbbmid w. t. imu. “ HuM>*r
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County Commissioners,
J. R. Litz, 1907, 1911 due him from County,
$1 23 on Salary
J. W. Carl, 1907, 1913, has a balance of
salary coming to him of $3.73
G. B. Carpenter, 1907, 1913, has a balance
coming from the County of $4 23
A. I. McElhinney, 1911, 1912, account balances.
E. H. George, 1912, 1913, due from County
oti Salary, 12c
E. L. Hubbard, County Clerk, Due on
Salary from County, 03c
VV. A. Davis. County Treasurer. 1907. 1912,
reported $5 76 more than earned, entitled
to a refund from the County
County Judges:
J. L. Griffitts, 1907, 1911, at the close of his
term, Januury 9, 1911, he had coming to
him $55.44. He was paid $79.42 by way
of a general settlement. This was an
overpayment of $23.98 and this much is
due the county by way of refund from
Judge Griffitts
B. C. Krause 1911, County owes him by way
of duplicate pavment of court fees to
County Treasurer
County Attorneys:
E. J. Dick, 1907, 1911 has a salary
due him of 12c
D. P. Parker, 1911. 1913, account balances.
Register of Deeds:
W. L. Little, account balances
Hattie E. Seeman. 1911. 1913. owes county on
fees not reported $3.79
District Clerk:
Frank White. 1907. 1911, owes county nothing.
Balance due litigants in credits of civil
cases. $151 97.
Hattie Iv Seeman. 1911, 1913. account balances.
County Superintended:
Alma L Criswell 1907, 1913, account balances.
C. W. Simonds, County Surveyor, account
balances.
County Sheriffs:
Terry, J907. 1908. account balances.
„ Carver. 1908, 1909. account balances on
salary, due county on Tax Warrants
- Beeman. 1909, 1911. account balances as
to salary, owes c»iunty on Tax Warrants
E. Garnett, 1911. 1913. County owes him
on salary. $4.10. He owes county on fees
$60.92. on Tax Collections. $223 50. Net
due County
From
The
County
$ 1.23
To
The
the Great Roosevelt Dam, local
ted, up in the mountains aboui
( ____ _____.i..#auuu uurin i ^ mdes nortbeast of Phoenix
IN BRIEF THE RESULTS OF THE Ithe summer months, during tnL_e "|,vernrnent has in
>F harper county, okla- J which period the rain fall is verv bta '‘d a irrigation systen
SPORT IN general a Mn small. In many places there is'ata,?0sL ot whicl
grass, and some progress is iSUpp!les, water for 200.Ott
'made in “dry farming,” aCres °* and: The dood 'vatoii
Most of the ’desert’ is covered °J-the Salt FlVer and the Verde
with a growth of yucca «R<rp ]i'ver are impounded in a large
A,ne brush, grease wood, mosqufte reServ.uu' furmed the con-
County cacti, with much grass closer up STUCtl®n °,r the Roosevelt Dam.
to the foot hills of the mountain ‘T, the dam the water is car‘
: ranges. The land has a forth- ned tof mile5 down the moun-
ity that with the proper appli- tailn S C'pe t0 Yranite Keef>
cation of water will produce 1 w 1<?re the water ‘3 diverted in-
abundant crops of everythin.. l0 nunierous canals that spread
| When cleared of native brush “» •“ #w .'ha valle-v- K|ec-
; the valleys consist of beautiflul ,nCal TTr 13 ®ene,'ated at tlle
level stretches of country as far d™ aild thi3 u carried over the
as the eye can see with a frinee v,llf b* *ire? and bt‘side
of mountains to overcome the “sed.t“,"*ht ,h" towns and to
monotony. lurnisn power lt»r vurious in-
| In many localities the cactus d' Str es’ il's als0 used by tb'?
thrives, the most picturesque gover,nment t0 ^Pvrutc pump-
specie being the giant cactus in^ plants to lurnish additional
which often reaches the enorm' Vyater l01'theSettlers- Some o(
ous proportions of thirty feet in ,1,ese government pumps throw
hight and a weight of a ton or and even as high as 5,000
more. These are eaten bv bird ,°f Wa?r Per m‘nUte>
and beast for the water they lhe VL°lume of vvater flowin«
! contain. Oftentimes the lives lr°m T, W,ells can only bc a'"
of human being have been saved Pr^'a^d 1be,n*«en-
by eating cactus when lost on ,e l"the val!e,y we made
23.98 the desert in early davs our nomti tor several days with
when settlements were few and our Sood tnends Mr. and Mrs.
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3 73
4 23
5.76
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3 79
Red
CROSS
Drug
STORE
92 11
929
278 58
Dr. S. E. FOWLR'S SON'S. Props
Fowler Building
Buffalo Oklahoma.
I allies the most complete line i f Drn<’i
Meiliciues, Perfumes, Toilet Articles,
Goods, Box Papaterie, Writing Tablet -
Brushes, Harmonica, Parses, Pocket Bool
Must, Memorandum P»»ok;. eto-
County. Circalatiug Library in connect!
Dr. Fowler’s office iu Drug Store, ^
will l>e found at all times .lut-inrr
llul.lHrl
Sh*
$34.04 $407.75
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Adams, E. Lee. The Harper County Democrat (Buffalo, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 1913, newspaper, March 14, 1913; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc941951/m1/1/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.