The Carter Express. (Carter, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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The Carter Express.
VOL. 5. NO. 16,
CARTER, BECKHAM COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1914.
THOS. T. WAGGONER, EDITOR.
A Square Deal to all and Special Privilege
to None
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BANK CASHIER RETURNS
A
HENRY J. DENTON
Democratic Candidate for Corporation Commissioner
A vote for Denton is a vote for efficiency in the public
service; a vote for honesty in public affairs; a vote against
a third term in office, a vote for the best qualified man for
one of the most important offices in the state.
He has the unanimous and enthusiastic support of the
people of hisvhome county and of those pf the surrounding
counties who know him best.
The Penalty of Carlessness.
“The man who continually neglects to make needed
Repairs and Improvements about the place, is careless, and
the price of carelessness is bankruptcy. Old man, don’t
sit there with your face buried in your hands and grunt,
but get busy and screen our house, thus protecting us from
flies that bring in Typhoid fever germs and other danger,
ous diseases. Do it now, while The Western Lumber Co.,
is selling Door and Window SCREENS so cheap. We can’t
afford to wait. That may prove fatal. Act to-day'”
Stop in and see us the very next time you are in town
and let us tell you cost of material to put things in shape,
Western Lbr. Co.
SELLERS OF GOOD LUMBER
C W Jones, cashier of the First
Bank of Texola, in 1908, at the
time this editor was publishing
The Texola Herald, has returned
to Clebe Thurmond $400. of mon-
ey he claims to have robbed the
bank of, while cashier. There
was a mystery as to how the
bank was robbed at that time,
and everything looked quite sus-
picious, but because of the confi-
dence people bad in Mr. Jones he
was not arrested. He was found
in the bank one morning bound,
gagged and tied, with a black
spot on his forehead,and$5,008.00
of the bank’s money missing. $4,-
000. of this money he claims to
have buried the day before t h e
robbery in a tin can on a farm
near town. He tried hard sever-
al weeks after the bank was rob-
bed to find this money, but as the
ground had been plowed over, he
could not locate it. Two years
later he wrote Mr. Thurmond a
letter, unsigned, telling him how
to find the money but after search-
ing for some time Mr. Thurmond
could not locate the place.
Mr. Jones has a fine $10,000.00
farm in the east, where h e has
resided for several years. Joining
in with the Christian Science peo-
ple and his conscience still con-
demning him, he slipped off from
his wife and gave himself up to
Mr. Thurmond, after returning
to him $400. of the money he
claims to have Stolen Without a-
nyone t d aid him. The bond com-
pany made the bank whole in the
t •ansaYi m and now it is up to
them to do as they will with Mr.
Jones. He is in jail at Sayre
waiting the action of the grand
jury or for bail. Several parties
were arrested at the time the
bank was robbed of the $5,008,00
but they were turned loose.
Sam Britton of Taylor and Lea-
bron Waggoner came over to
Carter Tuesday to look after
deal.
E C Branscom of Elk City, can-
didate for tax assessor, was in
Carter Tuesday of this week,
looking after political fences.
Mrs. J C Keffe of Lone Wolf,
spent the past week visiting with
her daughter Mrs. D V Perry at
Carter.
Meet me at the Wright place
of business.
Mrs. Jennie Myers of Hoffman,
Okla., and daughter Miss Bonnie
of Miami, Texas, came in Tuesday
and will spend the week with Mr
and Mrs. J H Waggoner, parents
of Mrs. Myers, who live at Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. J D Jones were
Carter shoppers Saturday. Mr.
Jones says as they are in the hail
district, they d o not expect
thresher until other people's
wheat has been threshed.
Mrs. Grace Barnett, her
daughters Misses Stella and Myr-
tle, and her son Calvin, of El
Paso, Texas, are here fora
month’s visit with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. J H Waggoner,who
reside on Elk Creek.
I have the best line of watches
in western Oklahoma. Come in
and see fQr yourself and get
prices. Carter Drug Store.
Byron (fancy’s new $85. side
car for his Harley-Davidson mo-
torcycle has arrived. He carries
a passenger along by his side in
this easy riding side car. The ed-
itor among others enjoyed a spin
in this car. No auto is made which
will ride as easy as this car. That
is not all; Byron went to Hobart
the 4th, and won two cash prizes,
one given for the single cylinder
and one for the twin cylinder
motorcycle. If it is luck then By-
ron was certainly born lucky. If
it is get up and hustle then he
must do that.
Wichita Mill & Elevator Go
; 1 ~ ; v vApwiuu iu
We are paving the highest market price for wheat & | saii with *he first party of colon-
Sailing the Best McAlister LUMP COAL. Try Us. t j £!s from this port on July 12th.
J “ i Nigger Sam has been going to
The first of the West amend-
ments by reducing the maximum
state levy from 31 -2 to 21-2 mills
contemplates an annual saving to
the state of $1,500,000. A second
levies a 2 per cent tax on oil and
gas production. The third is pro-
posed to cut the legislature to 1
house of 80 members. The fourth
revamps the supreme court and
t h e last makes drunkeness
grounds for removal from office.
Alfed C. Sam head of the so-
called Back-To Africa movement
among American niggers said
Thursday that he expected to
B. O. Davis, Manager.
August 7th, 8th, and 9th are
the three days set for the Social-
ist Encampment at Carter. Three
big days of speech making, music
and other entertainment for the
young folk.
To have a little excitement for
Carter July 4th, we had some
‘‘Broncho BustinV’ to entertain
the people. Harry Jones rode
“Old Gray”wbo pitched some but
soon cooled down. One or two
other horses were ridden but ve-
ry little excitement from their
pranks was experienced.
Leabron Waggoner, editor of
the Miami, Texas, Chief, bis wife
and two sons, Mansel and Wil-
burn, are spending the week with
his parents Mr. and Mrs. J H
Waggoner at Taylor. They vis-
ited at the home of the Express
editor Sunday and Monday of this
week.
FOR SALE^-One fine Guern-
sey Jersey milk cow, giving 3
gallons of milk and a pound of
butter a day. Price $60. if taken
at once. S B Lyon, Canute, Ok-
la., Route 2.
Mrs. German and pretty
daughter, Miss Katie, of Mayes
ville, Okla., spent the past week
with Mrs. German’s sister, Mrs.
R N Lookingbill, on Elk Creek.
They were all in Carter July 4th,
after ice to make ice cream and
while here Miss Katie sang sever-
al beautiful solos at Jackson’s
store while Mrs. Dr. Eckhart
played the $400. prize piano at
that place. Miss Katie is an ex-
cellent singer and many parties
iu town were attracted to Jack-
*i sail’, with a load of niggers to j • . .
11 Africa for over a year, and never Json s store while the sinSinS was
v 1 has sailed yet. Wish he would j in progress.
TOWN OF CARTER ESTIMATE.
Itimized estimate for current
expenses for the fiscal year begin-
ning July 1, 1914, and ending
June 30,1915.
At a meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the town o f Carter,
County of Beckham, State of Ok-
lahoma, held on the first Monday
in July, 1914, pursuant to the
provisions of section 7378, chap-
ter 72, Revised laws of Oklaho-
ma, 1910, the following itimized
estimate for current expenses of
said municipality for the fiscal
year begiuning July 1, 1914/ and
ending June 30, 1915, was adopt-
ed and approved, and ordered
published in the Carter Express,
a newspaper published and of
general circulation in said town
to-wit:
Salaries:
For Town Clerk ...... $60.00
For town treasurer...... 36.00
Supplies and Contingent
Expenses;
For office supplies......- • 10.00
For stationery, printing
and postage......... 5.00
For advertising.......... 50.00
Police Department:
For salary of town marshal 240.00
Water Departmeit:
For maintenance&supplies 100.00
Street Department;
For salary of Sup’t.,......100.00
For maintenance and re-
newals............... 50.00
For supplies and equipment 100.00
Lighting Department;
For maintenance and re-
newals ...... 360.00
TOTAL ....... $1,161.00
Statement for last year ending
June 30th, 1914;
Total approved estimate. $846.00
Warrants issued ........814.31
Balance on hand......$ 31.69
State of Oklahoma, County of
Beckham SS: We, the under-
signed, duly elected, qualified and
acting officers of the town o f
Carter, County and State afore-
said, do hereby certify that the
items and amounts enumerated
in the foregoing statement of ps-
imated needs are reasonably ne-
cessary for current expenses in
he proper conduct of affairs of
he said municipality; and that
said estimates were prepared and
made at a meeting on the first
Monday in July, 1914, the same
being the 6th day of July, 1914.
Witness our hands and seal
this the 6th day of July, 1914.
J. D. McCarty, President of
Board of Trustees,
B. O. Davis, Clerk,
E. E. Breckenridge, Treasurer.
A card from Wm. O’Shuskey,
Girard, Kansas, says “Prospects
good”. On the other side of the
card is the picture of a large sow
with several sucking pigs, where
we read “Plenty of suckers here”
Then to put the reading on both
sides of the card together we
have “Prospects are good, plenty
of suckers here.”
I can save you 60c to $1. ex-
press charges on one of those
Walk-up Bro’s. Iceless Refrigera-
tors, as 1 am their local repre-
sentative here. A 12-gal. refrig-
erator for $6., or a 20-gal. refrig-
erator for $8. See me and buy
an Iceless Refrigerator.
BARNEY HOGAN.
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Waggoner, Thomas T. The Carter Express. (Carter, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 1914, newspaper, July 10, 1914; Carter, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc956603/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.