The Carter Express. (Carter, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, December 30, 1910 Page: 3 of 10
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News of Oklahoma
The New Year’9 feas
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BIG INTERURBAN PLANNED
Oklahoma 8hort Line Electric Railway
Co., la Incorporated
Oklahoma City.—Having aa ita pur-
Pobo the connection of the electric
nnd interurban aystema of Kansas,
Missouri, Texas and Oklahoma, the
Oklahoma Short Lino Electric Rail-
way company of Shawnee, Okla., has
been chartered. The company la cap-
italized at <100,000, paid up.
Articles of Incorporation were taken
out at the secretary of state’s office
Wednesday. The incorporators are C
C. Wright of Ada, Okla.; M. J. Bent-
ley of Tecumseh, Okla.; LeRoy Pad-
dock of Oklahoma City, Okla.; Z. V.
Sanders of Albermarle, N. C., and T
W. Armentrout of Kirkwood, Kan.
STATE FREE FROM DEBT
The Territorial Obllgatione Alone
Stand In Way of Clean Slate
Guthrie, Okla.—The state of Oklaho-
ma would be almost out of debt to-
day, except for $1,460,000 of coupon
bonds Issuad to take up old territorial
Indebtedness, if all delinquent state
taxes should be paid. This may be
proven by the biennial report of State
i reasurer J. A. Menefee, filed Monday
which exhibits the receipts and dis-
bursements of the state treasury be-
tween November 30, 1908, and Novem-
ber 30, 1910, and shows the present
condition of state finances.
On November 30, 1910, the state
treasury balance was <654,629.82, the
total amount of general revenue war-
The Children's Table,
Ittiuuuui oi general revenue war-
T he home offices of the corporation rants outstanding and unpaid <2,032 •
^111 be at Shawnee, Okla. The main 737.60; the total amount of state taxes
line of the proposed electric system delinquent, running back for twenty
will connect Oklahoma City with Jop years, <1,864,875.88. Adding together
lin, Mo. A branch line is to run from 'be treasury balance and the delln-
Shawnee, Okla., to Denison, Tex. The Went taxes, the total is more than the
project is backed by French, English outstanding Indebtedness. The larger
and American capital. portion of the delinquent taxes are for
The proposed line to run from Okla- the year 1910> and most of this item,
homa City to Joplin, will pass through wh,ch ,B *U45,488.05, will be paid,
the counties of Pottowatomie, Semi- The year 1909> is delinquent <329,846.-
nole, Okfuskee, McIntosh, Muskogee, 41 ’ 1908, IM.624.57.
Wagoner, Cherokee, Mayes, Delaware, The total recelPt£» of the state treas-
Craig and Ottowa in Oklahoma, Cher- ury during the past two years, within
okee county in Kansas and Jasper ^he Period covered by the report, was
county in Missouri. The line will be *6>*63,850; total disbursements, <6,-
one hundred and seventy-five miles 944>016.42; balance on hand two years
long. ago <1,134,796.24; balance on hand No-
The proposed branch line will pass 1?10, *654-629-82-
through the counties of Pottowatomie, L,! g®neral revenues received dur-
McLain, Garvin, Murray, Carter, Mar- o! *wo years’ Period totaled $3,-
shall and Bryan in Oklahoma and Gray- l a"d conslsted of <2,470,977.-
eon county in Texas. This line will be J 8taie taxes’ 2184,144.25’ earned
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Options for the right for SSV
both imes have been secured. 3S1.49 of intefes, received on Sni
The principal cities touched by the balance*; <34,218.41 earned by the oil
lines will be Shawnee. Oklahoma City, and mine inspections; <4,524.33 from
Muskogee and Wagoner. Many small- the inheritance tax; premiums on
er towns will be on the direct line of bonds and warrants <13 881 and many
the Dronnsed les8er sources of revenue, including a
<3 marriage fee earned by Associate
Justice Hayes of the supreme court.
The expenditures from the general
revenue fund were as follows: War-
rants redeemed, <2,919,218.66; interest
on warrants <156,444.73; coupons paid,
<136,266.67; balance on hand, <174-
358.38.
The public building fund is the next
in size. The receipts were $1,413,105.-
11, including a balance of $649,739.39
on hand November 30, 1908; $159,118.-
64 rentals from section 33, $100,304.50
sales proceeds, $498,006 from the sale
of public building warrants, and $5,942
of accrued interest thereon that re-
verted to the state. The disburse-
ments of this fund included the con-
struction price of the many education-
al institutions built since statehood,
$64,954.15 for penitentiary construc-
tion work and other items. The bal- I
ance on hand is $49,160.29. The com- !
mon school fund receipts were $1,-
403,295.64, and the common school
evy totaled $133,054, The remainder
of the six million-odd dollars receipts
were made up by the special funds
of the educational institutions, etc.
The state treasurer’s balance of a llt-
ale more than $600,000 is on deposit
in 175 banks and secured by security
amounting to $1,088,808.19. The de-
posits are well scattered, only two be-
ing over $20,000 and the highest be-
ing $30,000.
To the Old
Year
Dy Julia Jayne Walker
*l**"***-**'**A***W*WIWSA*W<MMl**W»i
O MANY days we’ve fared
through gay and wintry
weather. Old Year, I can-
not let you go! Such
great times we’ve had as
we journeyed side by side
None other so intimate as thou!
No other friend, save thou, has wit-
nessed in’- defeats, no other bo cheerily
shared my triumphs.
VVhen irlends proved unkind thou
didst walk by my side and counsel
patience. The hurts of wounded affec-
tion were healed; time alone endured
thou wouldst usher in a new day, full
of sunshine and the song of birds. Its
blessed healing power didst revive my
drooping spirit and soothe all wounds
Thou didst bring me friends from
afar The meeting them in the flesh
once again, the looking into loving
eyes and holding hands warm with the
grasp of friendship, proved a benedic-
tion after long years of wearying
separation.
The turning point In life
I feel so much at home with thee.
Old Year I Thy face, so lamlllar. I.
the face of an old friend Hut this
stranger which comes on apace, hurry-
ing to take thy place and to usurp thy
privileges. I know naught of him. |
know not what strange new ways he
may usher in He fills me with di»
trust and forbodlng.
He comes bringing vast possibilities
oi great things. Who knows whether
e will realise bis responsibility and
seize the moment of achievement as
soon as It Is presented? If be proves
to be a worthy heir of tblne. be may
add materially to the world’s acquisi-
tion ot ictenco Kr* nis tile he ended.
Tennyson’s dream may be realized—
navies grappling in the central blue"
Edison may be m iking houses ol ce-
ment. which shall be adapted to rich
and poor alike Wlre.tb* telegraphy 1
and wireless telephoning may be as
easily ooDe ns the aume Is upon wlreL j
today Mr. dtead may have bridged tbe '
gulf between t-ia land and tbe further 1
shore, with bis spirit communications.!
Medical scientists may bave waged J
war against disease wltb such success
that health may be reigning o’er tbe
earth Warfare between nations may1
have been made so destructive that!
universal peace will cover tbe land as
a mantle ol green covers tbe earth.
Hut. Old Year, should be Introduce all 1
these Innovations, be might also bring
In bis train sorrows and burdens, new
trials and toils. 1 shrink from letting
hint te.
i shall trust thy son to be worthy of
bis sire, Old Year, to be like thee kind
and sympathetic, no matter what fate
may bring to me. Casting fears to tbe
wind. I look toward the future with
smiling confidence, asking only that
strength may be given to bear what-
ever of III or good lortune the New
Year may bring
Neverineiesa, I arc loath to part
with thee, tbe friend of so many dear
days that are gone Into the irrevocable
past
Uoodby, old year, thou dost not
go out of my life. Though I shall see
thy face no more, the recollection of
thy dear friendship will be sacred
among my heart’s innermost treasures
THE CENSUS
0FCANADA
ITS GROWTH IN TEN YEARS
PAST.
the proposed system.
Martin J. Bentley, one of the pro-
moters of the proposed systems, who
■will ha’-e general supervision of the
construction of the lines, stopping at
the Lee-Huckins hotel said Wednesday
night:
“Construction will be begun about
January 20. It is the intention to
build the line from Shawnee to Mus-
kogee first, then from Shawnee to
Oklahoma City, and then from Shaw-
nee southeast to the Texas city. We
expect to complete the two systems
within two years. The estimated cost
of construction will be $30,000 a mile.
Of course as the work of construction
progresses the capital stock will be
increased. The home offices will be
at Shawnee, although the main line
,AVlll run into Oklahoma City. The
power plant of the company will be
located east of Shawnee in the coal
fields, and of course the shops will
be located where the power plant is.
However, that is indefinite yet.’’
Indian Shoots Farmer
Holdenville, Okla.—Shawnee Harper,
a full-blood Indian, shot and killed J.
B. Sanders, one of the most prominent
farmers in Hughes county, about 8
o’clock Monday night. The shooting
happened north of Carson, in front of
Harper’s home. The two men had
been in Dustin earlier in the day, ap-
parently on the best of terms, and
the cause of the killing is not known.
Chickasha Elks Will Entertain
Chickasha, Okla—The Elks club
will entertain here December 22 with
a dance and a musicale and arrange-
ments for the program to be rendered
Pistols’ Italian orchestra were
made Monday.
.. - ----- — —- came to
more than one young person about me.
Crucial questions were decided which
v 111 make for weal or woe. Thou
didst accompany me each day while
helped to guide young lives Into mak-
Ing safe departure from the beaten
path. Farewells have been said which
tore the hearstrlngs and made them
bleed afresh with the ever new pangs
of parting. v *
And then a tfme came when a great
wrench must be made. The old ways
were to be mine no more. I must turn
my back upon the past and set my
face resolutely towards the future. No
matter bow hard the road, nor how
many heartaches and longings for the
old path were involved in the treading
J* there was to be no looking
back. With gaze bent forward the
present must be lived; but there’need
be no fear, with a heart of courage
within and God in his heaven over-
head.
All these memories are finked with
thee, Old Year! How can I let thee
go? No matter how sad the retro-
spect. no matter how many sighs and
heart-throbs, we have trod the way
together. Thou, and not another, hast
been my companion over both the
rough and pleasant ways.
"Old year, you shall not die;
We did so laugh and cry with you
I’ve half a mind to die with you.
Old year, If you must die.”
Dally Thought.
New Year, coming on apace.
What have you to give me?
Bring you scathe or bring you grace
Face me with an honest face.
You shall not deceive me.
Be it good or 111, be It what you will.
It needs shall help me on my road
My rugged road to Heaven, please' God,
—Christina G. Rossetti.
Seeing the New Year In
No man is so rich he can afford to
lose friends nor so poor he needs to
buy them.
The folly of casting pearls before
pork lies In that we ought to begin
With Dlimnkina
Much Expected of Craig Field
Tulsa, Okla—That there will be
another important oil field metropolis
in Eastern Oklahoma, as the result
of activity in Craig and surrounding
counties northeast of Tulsa is the
prediction of certain operators and
business men who have followed oil
development. ’
Coal Company Buys Property
Henryetta, Okla.—The Oklahoma
Mine & Steel company has negotiated
a deal for the entire holdings of the
Fred Karris Coay company at Henry-
etta. The new company will erect a
large number of new buildings at De-
war, according to recent announce-
ment
Payne Farmers Pick Delegate
Stillwater, Okla.—The annual meet-
ing of the Payne County Farmers’ in-
stitute was held at the court house
here Monday. The Interest of the
meeting centered about the election of
the delegate to the state farmers’ in-
stitute, which meets at the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college In Aug-
ust, and which elects each year two
members of the state board of agri-
culture.
Despondent, Kills Self
Sapulpa, Okla.—Despondent because
the humane society had taken from
him his daughter a few weeks ago,
J. W. Watson, a stationary engineer,
went to the stairway leading to the
business college the girl was attend-
ing and shot himself this morning, dy-
ing in a few minutes.
Will Present Coal Land Bill
McAlester, Okla.—At a mass meet-
ing here Monday there was made pub-
lic the tentative bill to be presented
to congress as agreed to by the rep-
resentatives of the Choctaw and Chick-
asaw nations, the Segregated Coal
Land association, the commercial
clubs of the district and the coal mine
operators’ associations of the segre-
gated lands. It provides for the im-
mediate sale of the surface and the
united effort to sell the mineral, the
latter to be advertised in the leading
papers of this country and Europe.
Opium Dens Raided
Oklahoma City—With the arrest and
conviction in the Oklahoma City police
court Friday morning of five almond-
eyed Celestials, arrested in a round-
up of an alleged opium deu, comes
word that the local police may be
aided by tbe federal government in
putting a stop to the practice of smug-
gling opium and Chinese into this
country. Already the government has
posted scores of detectives along the
Mexican border.
A census of tbs Dominion of Canada
will be made during 1911. It will
■bow that during the past decade a
remarkable development has taken
plsce, and, when compared with the
population, a greater percentage of In-
crease in industries of all kinds than
I ^a® ever been shown by any country.
I Commerce, mining, agriculture and
railways have made a ateady march
onward. The population will be con-
siderably over 8,000,000. Thousands
of miles of railway lines have been
construction since the last census was
taken ten years ago. This construc-
tion was made necessary by the open-
ing up of the new agricultural dis-
tricts in Western Canada, in which
there bave been pouring year after
year an increasing number of settlers,
until the present year will witness
settlement of over 300,000, or a trifle
loss than one-third of the immigration
to the United States during the same
period with Its 92,000,000 of popular
tion. Even with these hundreds of
thousands of newcomers, the great
niajority of whom go upon the land,
there Is still available room for hun-
dreds of thousands additional. The
census figures will therefore Bhow a
gieat a vast—increase in the num-
ber oi farms under occupation, as well
as in the output of the farms. When
the figures of the splendid immigrar
tion are added to the natural Increase,
the total will surprise even the most
optimistic. To the excellent growth
that the western portion of Canada
will show may largely be attributed
the commercial and Industrial growth
of the eastern portion of Canada. All
Canada Is being upbuilded, and in this
transformation there is taking part
the people from many countries, but
only from those countries that pro-
duce the strong and vigorous. As
some evidence of the growth of the
western portion of Canada, in agricul-
tural industry, it Is instructive to
point out that over 100,000 home-
steads of 160 acres each have been
transferred to actual settlers in the
past two years. This means 25,000
square miles of territory, and then,
when Is added the 40,000 160-acre pre-
emption blocks, there is an additional
10,000 square miles, or a total of 35,-
000 square miles—a territory as large
as the State of Indiana, and settled
within two years. Reduced to the
producing capacity imperative on the
cultivation restriction of 50 acres of
cultivation on each 160-acre home-
stead within three years, there will
be within a year and a half from now
upwards of 5,000,000 additional acres
from this one source added to the en-
tire producing area of the Provinces
of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Al-
berta.
In 1901, at the time of the last
census of Canada, successful agricul-
ture in the Provinces of Monitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta was an
experiment to many. There were
skeptics who could not believe that
it was possible to grow thirty, forty
and even fifty bushels of wheat to the
acre, or that as high as one hundred
and thirty bushels of oats to the aero
could be grown. The skeptics are not
to be found today. The evidence of
the hundreds of thousands of farmers
is too overwhelming. Not only have
the lands of western Canada proven
their worth in the matter of raising
all the smaller field grains, but for
mixed farming, and for cattle raising
there is no better country anywhere.
The climate is perfectly adapted to all
these pursuits as well as admirable
for health. The Dominion government
literature, descriptive of the country,
is what all that are interested should
read. Send for a copy to the nearest
Canadian government representative.
An Ace Up His Sleeve.
Munich has once more become the
scene of a “painful incident" through
ignorance on the part of a young man,
the son of a high official, as to how
to hold his cards when playing, says
the Munchener Post. A game was in
progress at a club when some one
saw the young man draw an ace from
his sleeve. When the excitement
caused by the operation had some-
what subsided a prominent citizen
prevented criminal proceedings by
bundling the card 6harp Into an au-
tomobile, whi*-* *ook him without stop
across the Bavarian frontier.
The Cat Came Home.
Tbe 6tory of a cat’s remarkable
Journey comes from Wycombe Marsh,
Buckinghamshire, England, which
seems to indicate a marvelous sense
of direction. Some few weeks ago the
feline went amisstng. The owner sur-
mised that the animal had been stolen
or had 6trayed away, but the other
day communication was received from
some friends to the effect that the
cat had returned to Its old home at
SL Neotas, Huntingdonshire, a dis-
tance of about 90 milee.
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Waggoner, Thomas T. The Carter Express. (Carter, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, December 30, 1910, newspaper, December 30, 1910; Carter, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc957333/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.