Renfrew's Record. (Alva, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 4, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 12, 1905 Page: 4 of 8
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Pcnfrcws Record aii the ir«*t ci
Fablisi • c Every Thursday.
does aot defeat the people’s will, didates that voted for F» McKNIGHT# DC AI CCTATC
It must still be submitted to the *~* °*“?~ ! likM. tO I H I C
#A11 the crest cities, the little \lt ,ttbmiUed10 ** iStSn°^i?petitio«PdSDaid!
Of a. citizen. £f^Si0^"”OS|
questions A tnnjotity nrt ..k .0.11 .of. for .» o.dm.fe. tint 5fo_u_._d._0. .S.th th. ..no.. >•
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TV it phone No. 9*
Hew Yart ordinance shnJ *££» <~ l* «h« h.d
nre.entnitifnl proof of the po»- cc“e ne.er been «.«d. nnd the e.ooked
c’„„s ,0 p,otec, them.'"*5" “d “• offici.il of Lo. 4n,ele., .coord-
, . , *.. , dinxnce thus passed by the peo- j *o the custom of crooked of-
,elves against false officials. ^ ..c&naot be repealed ^ls. were beginning to think
They elect the mayor and he be- or anieDded except by a vote of that perhaps, after all, it didn’t
comes the servant of the Ice,^ ^ „ This mean# that amount to very much.
1. P. RENFREW, Editor and Pub.
Trust. They elect another Mayo
and he becomes a servant,
THUP.tll AY, JANUARY 12.
their
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or any other trust that can reach The initiative,therefore, m.irs c{ty council of Lcs Angeles last
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May. And among six ccuncil-
mer. mixed up in a very pecu.’.ar
contract to spend the city money
was a certain J. P. Davenport, a
councilman from the Sixth ward
of L03 Angeles.
These six men passed a con-
tract that would have given away
1 havt some desirable
Properties for Sale Cheap
HOUSES FOR RENT.
List your property with me if
you want to turn it quick.
Office South Side Square near
CITY HALL.
T. B. ROB Y
Pure
Money 10 Loan on Farms
I represent The Mcrtgf.se and
Debenture Co.,of Topeka,Kan
and am prepared to make farm ; y/M. AECKERLE, Prop,
loans on short notice. I loan
1 on 5 year: time with the privilege
of paying $:oo or any multiple
thereof et any interest pay:
.................■- officinl, in office, .»d the, ,th.t the ci,f«o. c.n
.................**• 1. . . at any time pass a law if tney
... Yet'the remedy is very simple, ’want to, and that they are not en-
The people have only to keep the mercy of the scoun-
" power in thnir own hands, instead in office that take the oeo-
Of putting it absolutely into ,ht\?^svoXC^nHh^ tht corVor-
hands Of their elected officials. atlona’ mowy to defeat the peo-
.............WWW [3I j Politics are in a repulsive state, j P*e s
____________ Professional politics are so fre- - oe Refetenium, as
Wall quently dishonest that to tklk of. implies, requires that law:
. fren~ied fi- public honesty among them is a fluence the peop.e must
n* , “ cnse joke, but that is no reason the red to the people. ... .1
public should sit down, resigned In a*os Angeles any ordinance intelligent bidder,
to eternal robbery and misrepre- passed bv the city council can- Mayor Snyder refused to sign
sentation. not 8° into e^ecf f°r thirty days the dishonest contract, and the
If the streets are dirty, people from the time of its passage and ci*y cle.k was ordered by the
G-stvenaky * feet, with a view to provide brooms to sweep them its approval by the mayor. If | council to do
keening Japan posted as to his and get rid of the dirt. during those thirty days a r ........r--------- - . . .
wnereabout« Our opinion is If the officials are dishonest, tion against such an ordinance is geles Examiner, which has not know where to find it. I keep
tiiitthe British fear that the Bal- ,ho people should h.ee to their. signed bv se.en per cent of the been to existence very lobg.stnr,.
tic fleet may lose its bearings laws a broom that will sweep1 citizens who voted at the -as ed in to see what could oe d~ne a smaU loan and want more mon-
aad attack tve codfish fleet on the them out and get rid of their dis- mayoralty election, the counci with the Reca.l. ey come jn and I will pay your
, .nks 0q Newfoundland and honesty. And that broom should has got to reconsider the ordi- A petition was got up and cir- m0Itgage off and make you a
thev wish tc be on hands when | remain in the hands of the people nance, and if the ordinance is culated in the ward of J. P. Dav- larger loan. I have agents in
t -thing occurs ready for instant use. notentirelyrepealed.it must be enport, who was selected as a all smaller towns, and they ...
Food
Bakery(
s»uee*. brokers
nance anti the
tee Japs of frenzied fightning.
?ussia corplains that British
war vessels are shadowing Ro-
i name the money of the city, a contract .jme after one year. 7 per cent
to in- that overlooked cheaper bids in interest with 1 per cent commrs-
,e‘*r- * * t:sh" 'Tora • ■
politician s point cf view— m..e feges .hat y0u can’t get fiom any
other company doing business in
Woods county. I do my own
inspecting and pay the monev as
soon as the papers are signed.
This company don’t sell their
----— mortgages, and if you want to
peti- At this point Hearst’s Lcs An- your Mortgage off you will
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The first-class Bakery of Alva, j
Corner of Fifth street andk
Barnes Av.
SAMPLE &. NOAH.
! jAwykus
Oklahoma
Alva,
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J<». SCHNITZKR.
Proprietor.
,, — re‘Tt piopturr biE ci.f,3 of :z°z 1 ,h. ,o,« 0. .me b«,
H. P. Cunningham has leased Chicago, New York, Boston and tors of the city. a warning to other politicians of county seat- gee me for quick Highest cash paid for hides, fun
the Fairview Republican to A. San prancisco will be interested, If a majority of those that vote his kind. money. I also do a big land and poultry, his an ga
____— . Republican to A. gan prancisco will be interested,
V.\ Clark, who has been with the and tbey wjnbe highly instructed
■; iper almost a year, and C. S. by a short story that we shall tell
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If a majority of those that vote his kind. money. I also do a big land and poultry. Fish and game '«
decide against the obnoxious or- Seven hundred and sixteen sig- business, and want the exclusive season
dinance, the ordinance is repeal- natures of electors would have right to sell your iand.
McDowell. Mr. Clark will be them 0{ a certain event in the ed and dead, and it cannot be re- been sufficient. Thirteen hun*. qT callon me" atonce°nt
editor and Mr. McDowell, fore- city 0j Los Angeles. Fortunate- vived by trickery. dred and fifty signatures were se-
nan, Mr. Cunningham has ly we are able t0 taik t0 these There are certain unimportant cured.
leased the Republican in order to cities simultaneously, since we exceptions,referringto ordinances Mr. Davenport, the obliging
c-vote his entire time to the of- publish newspapers in these five j respecting the public safety, as, j politician, squirmed on the grid- ^ ^ |>v(.in“
f.ce of county clerk which he has cjtieSi andsince these newspapers for instance, some ordinance die for a while. He filed anin-J' ......TimeCard.
-ust assumed. The Republican in theSe five cities are chiefly de- passed in a smallpox scare or a junction suit to restrain the city kasthounk
is one of cur best exchanges and voted to an effort to wake the mad dog epidemic, or something officials from calling the election p^c“c^r‘luiheex8'’’
at <xl witv.'.t
Cr. F. McKNIGHT,
Manager, Alva, Okla.
Nice man to do business with.
At Meat Times
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-w; wish the new firm success. people up and get them to man- of that kind. But the law says: that would put him out of office,
age their own affairs in the inter- “But no grant of any franchise and restraining the newspapers
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10:30 am.
3:50 j)in.
6 on j, m.
12:20 |) m.
.enffer daily ex
\\ KSTBOl’SD
Alva ac'd daily ex Sunday.
Pa»*eiijfer daily ‘ *' ----- ,
Train, connect at Geary for all ikmi'P
east and west; at Anthony with Mis-
souri Pacific for all (joints north me'
east.
“Local freight conies in 5:1s ().
dent of the council, and J. B. you may read on pages 63, 64,65 shall be subject to the reteren Mr. Davenport, who had wan.
Norton of Kay county will prob- and 66 the most important state dary vote herein provided.” ed to give away the money of the Wednesday and Fri. .i-and
ably be their candidate for speak- ment3 that could possibly be put What a Godsend that referen- people who gave him their votes, leaves 7 o'clock a. ni. every Tues<iay.
er of;he^house, and Amos Ewmg in the laws goveraiag any munic- dum would be to the great cities declared that the recall conflicted Thursday and s A|feilt
*Fr«chSo£ Woods county land- ipality. where the municipal vilians, with with the constitution of the state
ei sergem:-at-arms in the house. If the four pages cf the Los their ;arge diamonds, their large and of the United States. He
The democratic candidate for Ange’es charter were copied into stomachs, their small brains and caHed on heaven and earth, and
president cf the council is Sen- tbe charters of all big cities, and their infinite selfishness, sell the incidentally on the dishonest
utor L. E._ Niblack of Logan ,f bad vigQrous de. franchises of the people to the powers that were his friends.
,Vd speaker of the house. Dem- termined citizens, represented by highest bidder! _ But all that did no good. ^
cratic nominations this time are honest newspapers, an end would What a splendid thing it wou.u The petition of the citizens s,-o 2<u PasscnK<mDaily i’:,j< l*
cnly honorary. COme at once to the political be in Chicago and New York, and charged him with extravagance *v*V^
- thieving that disgraces the coun- all over the United States, if the amounting to robbery ot ♦*«
Did you ever consider
the quality of the bread
you are eating? It may
be good, It might be
better, purer, fresher and
more wholsome. It will
be all right if you buy it
at
I
TITK CITY BAKERY
TIME CARD.
SANTA KE
J. C. HERRON, D.D.S,
^MODERN DENTISTRY CORRECTLY*
and SCIENTIFICALLY DONE,
South Side Square,J
ALVA, OKLA.
LET THE PEOPLE GOVERN.
A Lesson From The Charter of The
City ciLos Angeles. Cal.
The following is a valuable
lessen for all Oklahomans or citi-
zens of any other territory yet to
afford
trv. Los Angeles has:
The Initiative.
The Referendum
The Recall.
These three things—the Initi-
ative, the Referendum and the
Recall—are three weapons abso-
selling of the streets, above and public treasury
below the ground, could be pre-
vented by a petition of seven per
cent of the voters and a referen-
dary vote!
No wonder the politicians are
against the Initiative and the
No wonder they
KASTWH’XP.
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N<, ,Vi4> Kr,rl Daily ex Humlay 4:j<i a v
UKSTMOINn.
2»u 5.V Passenger Daily .....3:2o (■ u
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in !
, Alva train No. 202 runs tl.ron^li t«.
Kansas City without change, con no. ts
for Chicago and all
N inuiv. M. l> J. A. Howl.isc, M. t
- OFFICE OF —
Drs. Bilby &, Bowling
PHONE IIV
. t Kansas City
‘ .”7 J , . .. oointscast; connects at Win licit! for
The petition was filed m spite an ,winu aoutli. and at Winfield for
of his protests and legal quibbles all points north.
ALVA, OKLAHOMA.
become a state, we cannct-----
to ignore this lesson for with the lutply essential to the independ-1 Referendum
p-07isions of law herein suggest- ence of the citizens, to the con-, have fought it and kept it out of
ed, incorporated in the ccnstitu- trol of the lawmakers, and to the the big cities! But why have
tion and laws of the state of Ck- disciplining and controling of the citizens been so stupid as to
The election was held
And Mr. Davenport thanks to
the recall—was kicked out of
office and back into private life.
That is one thing that the citi-
zens, through their newspaper,
the Los Angeles Examiner, did
No. 201 runs through to Amarillo |
without change, and makes close con-1
nection for all points south.
Nos. 201 and 202 carry smoker, coach !
chair car and sleeper.
Train No. 528 runs through to New- j
ton.makes close connections at Harper 1
for Kingman, Pratt and Hutchinson. I
Connects at Newton for all points east ■
and west.
For Guthrie leave Alva at 3:50 a. m
. Palace
Shaving Parlor and
men in office.
What is the Initiative?
let the politicians have their way, honest.
------ ° rorixuinrie icavc ui o.ou «. m.
to teach officials that it pays to be and 11:.:0 a. m. arrive at Guthrie at 2
p. m. and 11:10 p. m. Train No. 528
i makes close connections at Mulvane
and how long are they going to The citizens should keep this! for all points south to Galveston.
It is a means cf enabling the continue to be so stupid and in- in mind and wheneve. they get a
iahoma it will be in advance of
any other state in the Union. It
will enable the citizens to estab- — —-----& ---|—-----------*v~ , _ . . . ^ T
’ish and maintain a government citizens to initiate, that is to be- different to their own interests? & chance, work and vote for the In-
thp Ah-aham Linco’n tvo* a gin and undertake for themselves Now for the Recall. ' it:a:ive, the Referendum and the,
-o''-*»«'*"««<*■**« Th,s>• *pro’is,“ia,hER'c,u-...
people by the people in fact in- *nd dishonest legislators will charter of the city of Los Angel- The Initiative would give the
stead of in theory. Now* is the not make for them. es which says: “The holder of people power to make laws for
t:nMo dc this work, do not wait We shall not give you any long any elective office may be re- themselves through their direct
until the constitution is framed quoting of dry legal text, but the j moved at any time by the electors votes.
w;thout these three provisions in substance of these three great in-; qualified to vote for a successor The Referendum would make
initiative. Referendum and struments of municipal honesty, of such incumbent.”
Recall. We have a grand found- If the citizens of Los Angeles In other words; when the
ation for a great state. Let us want an ordinance passed, and people’s vote have put a man in
rave it. By commencing now. the elected council will not pass office and that man turns out iD
Bath House
First Class Work
Give Us a Call.
THOS. R LEECH. Pros
WEBB PARKER
Veterinary and Dentistry.
Good Recommendations. Sa
isfaction guaranteed. Examim
The January Smart Set.
The content-pac*‘ of the January Smart
Set is tne first imtication of the excellence
which i- to mark the magazine for lixe,. The
Smart Set was long since c needed the til!.-
of "The magazine of cleverness, and its
Diana for the comihg year already embrace tions fre«* Can h® fnnnrf at h
a list n< contributor* whose name* l,uua llcc- v,an oe xo^na at u
stand for the verv best in the tletlon and ofKfso b-- Crowoll’o Ir.mKor an
verse of the dav With lieorge Harr Me- 0mC“ LrOWellS lumber all
Cutcheoii. Francos Ay mar Matthews. Wi:- co„i Dffice or F^rh'-acbp’s Pam
liain 1!. I.lghtoll. Emery Pottle. Ituiier■; UUiCC OI r-IO.acne S rsaia.
Hughes. Edward H iltwood and Herbert P.
Ward standing out fp m among twenty
— ------ v\ aru ManuniK "ui nuui among iwnn.\-
it impossible to pass dishonest!‘
laws or give away public proper-1 SfSSfcS. ,,r'’wi'"
f j The novelette* “tor coming of the King. ‘
iy- ! by Frances Avmar Matthews, is a mont
TLio ■RoraD n-riiM pnahle thf> ' .tie mingling of light humor an.1 touching
ine xectti. wcu.a eaaoie me 1Mth,,s The scenes are laid mostly in Pro
no one can afford to object, yea
no honest person will object.
S. Rutledge.
Ingersoll, Dec. 28, 1904.
Uie eiCCieu couucil will uui uaaa uiulc auu niaL uiftu lutuo uui aao -.w.---- ” w ~ --------- p.un»»s. ini’ scenes are in hi 1.1 < ■' 11 v in r.o
it, they can get up a petition of the customary way, is disloyal to voters to put cut of office officia.s Vnnrica'i'gVr'i wiiose lit" "weaves is'inrin
. . . ... , , . , , .v .e_ _. 1_____ ____A . :t.at of an ancient French family who. in I
citizens asking that such an ordi- the people and is owned by the that have betrayed them and
nance be submitted to the popu- ’ men mho have the monev to buy proved unworthy,
lar vote. Such a petition must him, the people who have the Here is something concrete for
_ be signed by fifteen per cent of right to put him in office can kick the citizens to work for and for
This republic, in which a ma- the vote cast for all candidates him out of office again. political leaders that are honest
; rity of the people elect the of- for mayor at the last mayoralty' The thing actually happened in to work for.
flee holders and a majority of of- election. , Los Angeles only a short time Ee sure that thepoliticallead-
,.-„e holders promptly sell out the As soon as such petition ha« ago, under the leadership of er who opposes these measures is
p-op’.e. has one great problem been signed, the council must Hearst’s Los Angeles Examiner, dishonest in his heart if not in
F I NE
PHOTOS.
For something artistic and
strictly up-to-date in
Photos go to
HUGH DONNA]
that «»t an .nu ieuc French family win. in |
their < rlmied co-ner or the world, have all .
their livts waited loyally and unt|*iestion j
ineiv for the day when the heir of the House I rr JP» Di
»f Bourbon Mtmuld ri* mrn to hta own and alt Oo iiL«XI6Qg0,
PHYSICIANS and SURGEC
ALVA, OKLAHOMA.
This is the prob- immediately pass an ordinance or
law in accordance with the de-
mand of the people or else sub-
mit the matter to the popular vote
within five days after its failure
to pass the council. If the
council passes the ordinance
ever before it.
lem:
How can public officials be
kept henest ? How shall the
people reach them when they are
dishonest ? How shall the man
r ut in office by the voters be
prevented from selling himself to and the mayor vetoes it th:s trmk
The proceeding for removing practice
cn official is simple enough under The man who dreads the sight
the Recall. of a policeman has stolen ci
A certain number of citizens means tc steal. The official that
must sign a petition—a number hates the Initiative, Referendum
of citizens equal to twenty five and the Recall ts a thief, or it
per cent of the entire number likely to be one.—From Hearst’t
that voted for the different can-! Chicago American.
tijxm tbe tnront* •*{ France.
Ueoraf Harr McFuiehe*»n. vh«*se, “Gran- 1
'.’ark swept him into prominence on tbe
»av« ■ if T-C'-il tr fav.»r. h.i> written a toil* -------»---*---------
short st,.;v for the January Smart Sit A.11 C&lls answered proniDtlv d
which will even more tlrmlv establish bis . * r j
reputation a> a writer -f fiction In “The j OT nigilt.
f/1 irel Wreath 'iusta Kohl*- rnntr butes a rNCCn« PVioroa 1
orv whicii wiil in* instait in its apiK-a1. t'- 4.3*
pectallT to tb<«e who know the operatic VmIJmm. PhniM<<
. ♦Claude Fit/. Maurice. Had Mar. AxcaiULUcc *^0**“S.
’»** WiUiam It Liuhton.is a breezy tale <’f *pMfi£aj_0 __ -r #
the « est whose human nature win the read- xv.uiieu.ge 21, i^ong •
er at the utart. Other excellent stories, the____
nerit of which is as diverse as it is pr *-
nounced. are contributed br Emerv Pottle,! 1 -
•>ert Buthes. Kathrvn .Tar’...... <7award Parties wanting coal,corn,oa
toitw.mi,riinton i>anper*it id, Herbc * i». kaffir, broom corn seed or ca
.• .1’ : H. Fletcher Robins . while in , * ^ . OI
i-si ar.d humo’ the bi?h standard «.f the seed will nnd it to their interest
- more than maintained bv Vir- n„*. *.v,^ r?___ _ » «« .# „ i
cioad, Oarovivn Wells Co.iiattne ratmers reaeraticn l
. i, - - .1 •• . ......... '. v I N^ "
VSTssme. A good lot of oak fence poi
he; er and F.!sa Bah**r. The essay. * Alov,
md Anhunia," hi Rdjrar Saltuis are of .i
:uaUtv fullv to merit their place with the
!her contributors to this uuusully excel-
lent numl»er
for sale. Also corn chop
hands. Call and get prices.
J. B. Maddcx, Pres.
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