Woodward County Democrat and Palace Weekly Pioneer. (Woodward, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 21, 1907 Page: 1 of 8
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Woodward County Democrat
and Palace Weekly Pioneer.
VOLUME 3.
Woodward, Oklahoma, Thursday, November 21, 1907.
HUMBER 31
Serves Notice that he will be the
Governor.
e' ery busmens enterprise of the
1 Tinted States They say to them,
selves, if a $2!), 000,000 fine may be
imposed tomorrow and there be no
end of destruction of business in*
terests and enterprises. Inspiring
confidence in the people is not a
question of the enforcement of
criminal law. When a corporation
violates the law that violation is nec-
essarily the act of aome individual
officer of the corporation. We may.
puniah that offending officer. A five
years’ sentence in the penitentiary
would have accomplished more good
than a 929,000,000 fi..e and the real
, offender would have paid the penal-
Governor Haskell in his inaugural j ty and public confidence would not
address outlined the policy of the have baen strained in the least Some
ALL MUST OBEY THE l AWS
No Citizen to Great and None
to Humble to Evade.
new administration, and served no-
tice on all that they could expect;
other officers would have taken his
place, thus the gap would have been
him to enforce the laws of the state filled and the world would have
to the letter, and that every one I moved on and the personal punish-
would get all that was coming to meat of the offending officer would
them and no more The address i have da‘erred others from Uw
was two lengthy to publi h in fulljbrea ingin the future. You can
but we give a few extracts which look whereever you please for the
are worth readiug and pondering
over:
“When the sun rose this morning
und its brilliant rays spread over our
laud it found forty-five soverign
cause of this senseless and uncalled
for panic. You will trace it back to
this nou-sensible conduct of a radical
aud spectacular government.
I notice that our president elimin-
ates between the two great oceans ateglhe expression “Iu God We
The sun will set tonight and ito |.Trugt>“ from the proposed iggue of
last rays will light a grander federa ; American coin. We agree that one
tion composed of forty six sovereign , of tw0 thing8 in tbif. counectiou was
stales. In its course through the day ! emiueu t,y proper( ei|W uke the
Ibesun will have lighted the path-. Cuutrol of our tinaiH.iltl gygtem out
way of a million and a half of people of tbe baudg of tbe gam*blerg ttnd
emerging from the disorder and the
discontent of bureaucratic govern-
ment, restricted to the point of help-
the money changers of the east, or
withdraw from the coin of the realm
the name of Almighty God. But I
lessnes* and neglected to the limit j do ingigt tbat if ^ fi‘nauciai pkn of
Of oppression, into a condition of | ihe x;uitay States restored st anv
liberty and aelf-government. j time ^ the future to the wntrol of
Bureaucratic government at its very the people that it will then be ex-
l***st is impossible of perfection or of
justice to the people. Appoiutive
officers from the dav long prior to
King Edward III, to modern days
of Ethan Allen. The best, have
Iwen a failure, and a bright occasion-
ill star upon the payroll baa always
been the welcome exception, but
never equal to the desires of a free
citizenship, but a bureaucratic gov-
ernment at Ms worst is enough to fit
nny free people for the most enthusi-
astic appreciation of its exit.
Tbe recent assessment of a fine of
$29,000,000 against one of the busi-
ness corporations of our country,
ceediugly proper to return to the
practice of endorsing on tbe coin of
the country that sacred expression
“In God we trust”
Oklahoma will protect every dol-
lar of money invested within its
borders aud not only iu its original
volume but in the acquisition of
reasonable profits; but one huudrAd
dollars in actual value never did
create an honest million dollar com ~
pany in any country. And it should
not be permitted to create one in
Oklahoma. Let the people know
the true inward workings of these
,. artificial beings which are born only
wh.l. qwct.u|.r to . degre., m I wilh nmto| |be . ^
f.r reaching in iu ill effect lhe utdw,tl>1,(| wUl th,M
than the .o.rpenenced anther ever j MD|a„iwi „D() ,hsUhtv
imagined As a punishment to the ___________. llL ,
n * are composed of and tbe people can
offender .t we, no h.n* The re, , ^ trll„t(jd to ^
offender. m.«ht ultunalely e^ape ij„, tli. poeeeeaer of nn honeat ,iol-
this tremendous money fine. At ‘
most, that corporation would ulti-
mately collect tbe money from the
lar has any reason to demand.
Let the will of the people prevail.
Bv a majority of more than 18 000
people of the county and laugh at the people of Oklahoma have
p.inishment sought to be imposed i! ^ .aret '■••te-wide P*^-
• _ * .. 1 hibition. That la now the law in
uimn them. To have given the pai- thU B*ato not placeJ in Quf
ticular official who offended against j tution as a political requirement nor
th < laws of the land a peniteutiary for. merely aentimentnl purposes but
-eatence of a year or more would * majority of our people l>e
have been real puuishment which !"? J*1 J\bi?fr#d
. ,. , . j - | by baviug it enforced I stand here
he could not have assessed against. todliV aH one of officerg to
•he consumer of the product they gurt, you tbat lbat ,aw wffl ^ eQ
market, but biseuormous fine proves forced and I hope that when tnmor-
i puuishment to the people of our row morning’s sun ri>es and forexer
country iu two wavs—first, thev thereafter as long a* this law shall
. , . .. * . . ; be the will of our people that there
*o ito p.vm.n hr .c iu ' mbenooM „„
,veas- price ou oil; secoul, it slart- disposed to violate this law because
ed the whole fiuaucial world, it1 that violation is bound to meet with
-•aid to every man aud woman on (he punishment prescribed iu the
>*arth who has a <Jpllar to invest in
th. wouriUM Am.riciiu pro,»rt, Tlle0^0, m u ,,
th .t there is power ve,t«d in »» m»,|. („na, Wood».r,l ll„k-
iMxly to auuilmatc the assets of any I
’•usiness concern in America, no' m
mutter how great that, volume of Martinson A Hay nor have a com
is ets miy be and this be far of nn- plete line of everything. ChII for
.ihilatlon abslutelv destroyed th* trade stamps which gel you valuable
roufidence of the investing public in premiums. 'H-tt
Jack Love made e decided hit at
Guthrie with his train load of
Woodward county girls, as ia evi-
dent by the following account of
their doings given by the press
dispatches:
Guthrie, Oklt, Nov. 16, at 4:20
this morning, in two special Pull-
mans on the Santa Fe, Hon J. E.
Love of Woodward, corporation
commiasioner under the atate ad-
ministration that began today, ar-
rived in Guthrie with bis much
heralded party of Woodward county
girls, who are hit guests during the
inauguration. The party is quarter-
ed in the cars and is among, the
many interesting and conspicioua
features of the inauguration.
Commissioner Love’s party in-
cludes 1(3 tenons, olout 76 of
whom are girls between the ages of
nine and fifteen years. Sixteen
chaperons accompany the children
and are looking after their comfort
They spent the early part of th
day looking about Guthrie and are
delighted with the new state’s capi-
tal, nearly all of them being here
for the first time, a majority of the
girls, in fact, being away from home
for the first time in their lives.
They are easily recognized by their
ctmining badges of satin ribbon
bearing the inscription in flaming
letters: “1 cm with Jack Loxe,
Guthrie. Ok lain ma, Nov 16,1907.”
They also have m ade their presence
known by vociferatiug tbe yell:
“Oklahoma! Oklahoma!
Boost! Push! Shove!
Woodward! Woodward!
Love! Love! Love!”
Special arrangements were made
for tbe Woodward part y to view tbe
parade. Some of the party are tak-
ing in tbe football game ibis after-
noon and many will attend the re-
ception and ball tonight Governor
Haskell met the entire party this
afternoon and made a brief address
to the children and olber of the state
ifficials are showing them every at-
tention. The party will leave to-
hhuttenk; J. A. Mulkey, of Shut tuck
Tom Doran, of Wichita; D. C. Ooley,
of Fargo; J R. Bonar, Fargo; G
R. Baysinger, E. F. McKay, J. J.
Gerlach, Woodward; H A Seaton,
Moorelond; K. R. Black, Stone;
Misses Bertha Cbarvoz, Bertha
Walsh, Mabel Deminga, Lei a
Thompson, Bessie Bourne
The men in the party are J. E.
Love, J. R. Bonar, B. J Young, J.
J. Gerlach, Marion Day, D. P.
M&rum, Buck Walsh, Dr. D. H
Patton. John Gober, W. J. Martin, }
E. F. McKay, Ed Cornell, D. C •
1
New Administration in Charge of
Woodward County,
COMMISSIONbRS MEET
Ooley, Geo. D. Dickinson.
a
o.
Just a we go to press we received
the following telegram from Geo. I).
Dickinson; dated Guthrie:
“Our Jack landed in chair and six
year term.”
Which means that Jack Love is
Chairman of the Corporation Com-
mission for six years. One c<immi>-
sioner holds for two years, one four,
and one six
Interest of The Taxpayers will be
Guarded from Now on.
_ %
Last Saturday at noon the new ad
ministration
ushered into
Tbe district court, in and for
Woodward county will be held in
this city January 20th to February
16, with Judge Loofbutfow on the
bench.
NOTICE FOR BIDS
Notice i6 hereby given that bid-*
w ill be received up to 5 o’cloed 1*. M
on November 23rd, 1907 for the
publication of the proceedings of
the County Commissioners and
such other legal uotices as. are re-
quired by law to be published by
the said Commissioners from time to
tine. Persons submitting bids must
be qualified by law to publish legal
notices. Said bids are to be filed
with the County Clerk and will l*e
opened by tbe Board of County
Commisdoner* on Monday Nov.
26th. 1907. Tbe tareenful bidder
will be required to give a reasonable
bond for tbe faithful and proper
preform an ce of his cootract The
right i reserved to reject any and
all bids that may be submitted.
Done by order of the Board of
Co. Commissioners.
T. E. Robinson
morrow morning for Woodward. Frank K. Tucikr, Chaikmxv
arri ving tbeie at 6 p m. Tbe party C°oim Clerk,
includes tbe folloxving:
Lucile Racer, Hazel Shontz Cloa
Cheek. Virgie Bunch, Elizabeth Shy,
HASKEW HAPRNINGS.
Henry Lewis and Loyal Jurvis
Bertha Carr, Fleta Wade, Carrie "“*** ‘ to Moor,lan(1 one 'Kv
Snow, Gracie Butcher, Oma Albert, wee
office in Woodxvard county and now
the court house is full of Democrats
for the first time in many years. The
oattis of office xv ere administered by
County Clerk Frank K. Tucker, xvho
qualified before a notary,
Tbe new board of oommiasioners
immediately went into session, most
of their work was checking in the
new officials and approving bonds
Their first regular business meeting
will be held next Monday. T». K
Robinson, of the firs! district was
elec ed ch iirmau of the board Fol-
lowing are the proceedings of Satur-
day's meeting iu full.
Woidxrard, Okla. Nov 16th, 19<)7
The Board of County Commission-
ers fo W oodward County, State of
Oklahoma met in their first session
at th Court House with Jacob
Zahoea. I E Robinson and Samuel
Rallex present
On die nomination of Hallev, T
E Uuboii&ou was elected chairman of
the Hoard until the first regular
session in -lanH 1908.
Official bond of Frank K. Tucker
as County Clerk waa filed and ap-
proved toOOO.
Official bond of W. L Pieman.
Assessor of Detroit twp was tiled
and appmed $500.
Official bond of D. P. Thacker.
Twp Clerk. Center twp war filed
and approved $200.
Official l»ond of Joseph A. Jnnjs.
as t o Surveyor, was filed and an
proved $1000.
Official bond of J L. Dutton as
Constable of Center Twp, was fi led
and approved $500.
Official Inmd of Jennie D. Flickin-
ger a« ll^ialer of Deed* was filed
and approved. $5000.
Official lamd of Jacob Mott, a
joustehle uf Woodward Twp
tned and approved. $500.
Official Ixoud of A. L. .Seat** as
Constable of Detroit Txvp wu* filed
and approved. $500.
Grace Stewart, Maude Stewart. Iva
Merrill, Mabel Mundell, Pluma
Sevens, Ethel Gaston, Flora Sears,
Flora Farmer, Veruie Jenkins, Cleta
Cates, Rena Cnpp, Arie Wood.
Maud McMuiphv, Ruhy Inman,
Gladys Howdeu, Myrtle Mulkey,
Auna Dillon, Dora Wolfer, Mamie
Heath, Dorothy Doles, Ada Don
I Official iaiud of Sadie Zimmerman
Frank Hamilton has returned M °f Pub Instruction was
home from Kiowa Kans. where be i “PP^- $1000.
l“b*‘ «"**• V Ur.',it.*
Mr. and Mm Will Burget were filed end approved. $500
visiting at Owen Ha viltons Hund »v. Hep..i t ,.f Guy Ray singer retirin'
Mr. Joe Mizener returned from Treasurer fiM aud accepted.
Woodward last week. His arm is . B'jafl nU"wed1 (» C, Burns, order
somewhat better.
Mr. J, T. Hamilton ia busking
Delian. Iaiura Dav, Frankie Farring- j these days.
_ . _ * . Owen Hamilton and family and
too. Jo... P.V, One* Door. 8W.wh,L w. vi«u,K „u,iv„
Mrt.., thijr I)on».ll»n, M.0,1. „ Uwj> u kj ,
Do«ton, Nin. M.UuKhlin, Helen d .. '
Kincaid, Frankie MrLnttglin, Paul-1 m
ine Seaton, Vivian Townsend, Hen- SI’PPLY
rietta Serviss, Gladys Word, Uura From ti,e Republican.
Joy, Elma Hull Quiutilla Parks, j 8 A< Nutling and Jacob Rich-
Pearl Wilson, Gladys Roberta, Alta ardgon of Woodwaid arrived at Sup-
Bovle, Estella Weiglein, Hazel ply yeaterday ami are employed at
Smith, May Jamison. Flossie Hamil- the Fort, plastering the asylum
ton, Mary Houston, Lovillu Wright, building*.
D. Wright, Mabel Brown, Betty Mrs, J Scbmat/enlx-rgei had her
Coombs, Wills Blivek, Clyde Jones. |ftst niaKting ear* for dinner Sox
for IliMHi ms aid
Bxjeid ordered that Mary Toomv
he relaxed of $105. valuation (.u
assesiiicutH for 190(i. on Lot. 4 R|b
HI Kuiiieln Addition to Mnoreland.
Board ordered that the County
Clerk *ubmit a projMisition tor bids
for printing Legal Notices and l»ro
ceedin-* of tbe Couuty Commission-
er to U- opened on \o* 25tb. 1907.
Cotu-uis-ionere a*ljourned to meet
Nov. 25th 1907 at 10 o'clock A M
I- K Rohisson, Chairman!
r hank K Iuckfk, Couuty Clerk
Ffc 1 / ii i i • ( , • , . t , , [ , , ,, ,
Tiiewlny from Ochittr e, Tc\
w i ere }.- has l»t*eu looking after his
real csV-i'e husincKS
W. S A/bill and wifWi 0f y(.w
arc here looking for
m*:-ut.
H Hi «ge
Marie Gerlach. Marie Kellogg, \> Hoxv's that for suunv Okln- lln’i1,'1’ '. K
Esther Lauhach, Len Mtebeus, borH»v
Bertha Stebeus, Louise Gerlach, (J W. Fowler, formerly of' ^ H"gc starts today for
Margaret Stump, Fxaleiu Pax nor, Supply, ha- been ap]M>inted post j *^"v**r Cify. Okln . where be ha* a
Ijoriue Day, Ha/el Hart, Helen master at Tangier to succeed hr J <* ''.la’t.
H*rt* jG !1 Armsth.iig, who resigned some! W H Hsl.snnh returned Tuea-
Chaperons Mesilnmea Cupp, of time ago jd ,k -p *
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Woodward County Democrat and Palace Weekly Pioneer. (Woodward, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 21, 1907, newspaper, November 21, 1907; Woodward, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc951587/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.