State Sentinel (Stigler, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, August 2, 1912 Page: 3 of 8
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STATE CAPITOL
STATE SENTINEL, STIGLER, HASKELL COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, ANGTOT 2, 1912.
PAGE THREE
"EVERYTHING fOR THE HOME AND FARM."
ERECTION OF CAPITOL DELAYED BY GUTHRIE
A Money
Maker
Soon Pays for Itself
The citizens of Oklahoma City de- homa City, December 1910, and
sire to submit to the people of the 'his special session of the legislature
State of Oklahoma a brief historical 'n acordance with the will of the
statement covering all the events that Pe°P'e. as overwhelmingly express-
have occurred since June 11, 1910, |e<1 in the special election, located the
relating to the State Campital mat- 'capital at Oklahoma City and select-
ter. This action seems necessary jed a new site for the building with-
because of the fact that on the 16th ln two miles of the Lee-Huckins
day of July, 1912, the citizens of. hotel; and certain citizens of Okla-
Guthrie filed petitions with the- sec- I homa City entered into a contract
retary of state Initiating an amend- j with the State to donate 650 acres
merit to the constitution providing of land in the vicinity of the capital
for the re-loading of the State cap- location, the proceeds from which
ital at Guthrie. | land was to constitute a fund for the
, , . | erection of the State Capitol. These
ift . re the Facts? '■■■•• j citizens, in order to facilitate the
On June llth( 1910 the people of .work, incorporated themselves as the
the State of Oklahoma, by a vote State Capitol Building Company,
of 96,261 in favor of Oklaholna City ,The only purpose of this company
as against 31,301 in favor of Guthrie being to hold this land as trustea for
located the State capital at Okla- the State and for the various donors,
homa City. This was a special elec- and to carry out the contract with
tion held on an initiated bill for that the State. Immediately afer the
wWh"'" purp0se The bi" on 'adjournment of the legislatue, rbo-
which you voted at that time provid- fore either the company or the gov-
1600*00(WW) m« "Ti* appropriate ,ernor of the State could do anything
1!Z£of ITji1 «° PTha8° 0uthrfe agaIn suit attacking
a tract of land within five miles of ...
Oklahoma City, which land was to1 valldlty of the act of the legis-
be platted into lots blocks and i lature'and Iosing in the state co"rt.
streets, and sold, and'the proceeds Iappea,ed t0 the Supreme Court of
there from was to constitute a fund |the United States, which court
for the erection of the State capital, rendered a decision in May"7~19lX
Guthrie immediately instituted a holding the location of the capitol
suit attacking the validity of the|at Oklahoma City valid. Immed-
election, and late in the year of 1910 lately after the decision had been
the Supreme Court of the State of handed down by the Supreme court
Oklahoma held that said election'of the I nited States, Guthrie filed
was void because of a mere technic- an application for a rehearing,
error in lhe balIot title; but also which application was not passed
held that it was within the rights (upon until the 13th day of Novem-
of the people of the State, either by , ber, 1911, when it was denied. At
initiative or an act of their legisla-(that time financial conditions in the
ture, to locate their capital where state and in Oklahoma City were
they pleased and when they pleased such that it seemed impossible to sell
regardless of the 1913 provision of the lands as originally planned, and
the enabling act. | the State Capital Building Company
In the meantime, however, a , in order to protect the interests of
State Capitol Commisison had been j the State, delivered to Lee Cruce,
appointed, plans had been selected governor, deeds to the 650 acres of
for a capital building, and all ar-, land and paid to him $100,000 in
rangements were being made to carry ! cash, to hold the same as trustee,
out the provisions of the initiated i and he also entered into a contract
bill, except that certain Oklahoma | with the State Capitol Building
City citizens further agreed to donate ( Company in consideration of said
the tract of land( without the state's (conveyance that he would recom-
appropriating a single dollar. The mend to the next legislature that
decision of the Supreme court, of 'said lands and said money be accept-
course, rendered null and void tho [ ed by the State in full satisfaction
work that had been done by said (of the provision?, of the original
capitol commission; but in accord- contract. And it is the opinion of
and f Occasionally the intending buyer of a cream sepa-
Saver J rator who has but a small amount of ready cash to invest
tempted to put his money into one of the so-called
cheap" machines.
Why pay your hard-earned money for a "cheap," trashy
machine, which is always most expensive in the end, when you
can buy a reliable De Laval upon such liberal terms that
It will more than earn its cost
while yoti arc paying for it.
When you buy a De Laval you have positive assurance that your
machine will be good for at least twenty years of
service, during which time it will save every
possible dollar for you, and earn its original cost
over and over again.
If it ii not convenient for you to
make full payment at time of
purchase, we can arrange for M £asfesf
you to make a partial payment, M to turn,
and pay the balance on such easiest to
liberal terms that your ma- wash, skims
chine will more than
save its cost
while you are I SOONER OR LATER
paying for it I YOU WILL BUY A
DE LAVAL
the cleanest
lasts the longest
WE WILL SELL YOU A TRAP SO YOU CAN" TRICK" PESKY MR
RAT, BUT WE WONT "TRICK" YOU WHEN YOU DEAL WITH US.
IT S ALL RIGHT TO CATCH NICE AND RATS, BUT IT IS NOT ALL
RIGHT TO "CATCH" THE CUSTOMER WHO GIVES US HIS CONFIDENCE.
BUY HARDWARE FROM US; YOU'LL GET YOUR MONEY'S
WORTH AND OUR PERSONAL GUARATEE TJ^AT EVERYTHING WILL
BEO. K.
DOBYNS
Stigler, Oklahoma
the erection of the building. Thus'Oklahoma City in the erection of the j the action of the people of Guthrie
the situation stands today. [building; and now has agi^in tied 'in forcing upon the people of the
What Oklahoma City Hai Given the the matter up by initiating the per.d- 'state a new election.
ing measure to overturn and undo
all that has been done.
I All the delay in this matter has
his hands *100,000.00 In cash, and,been due> f,rBt and ,ast t0 ,he ppr.
tinacity with which Guthrie has
fought in the courts to overthrow
CURRENT ON SUNDAY
State !,
Governor Lee Cruce now has in I
in addition thereto clear titles to 650
acres of land adjoining and adja-
cent to the capital site, which has the wll, of the p^. That okla„
been appraised by three disinterest- I homa CUy hag fulflUed evej.y plpdg(;
ed persons repressing the State, at'no fair_minded nian can reflue
on million four hundred thousand
dollars, for the specific purpose of
being uesd by the State to build a
free capital.
What The State Has Gained ISy
IJelay
The original contract
REPUBLICANS
MAY VOTE
provide
Why the Capitol Has Not Been Built that the State should have the pro- !for president in November will not bo
Thus for a period of eighteen Veeds of the land up to a million |denled the right of participating in
j One of the ipost pleasing aD-
' nouncements that has greeted the
J ears of the users of electricity in
[Stigler for some time was given out
I Wednesday morning, when Receiver
Terrell announced that service would
! be continued on Sunday. No lnter-
1 mission, except the usual hour in the
,, ; morning for the cleaning the mach-
Oklahoma City, July 31 — (Spl>- j jnery wm be glyen aQd thogc whQ
Thousands of Independent and Re- enJ-oy' the iuxury 0f a fan, can use
publican voters of the state who same on Sunday in the future,
desire to vote for Woodrow Wilson Quite a lot of discc fort has been
felt all through the summer owing
to the inability to secure electric
months after the voters of Oklahoma dollars. The present contract with | ° ' " current for fans and other purposes
nnce with that decision holding that Oovernor Cruce, as expressed in hisihad decided on Oklahoma City as Governor Cruce as trustee, g'vea )0jthe state pr maries to e e ug. |0n Sunday, and also on account of the
the people had the right to locate ietter of July 9, 1912, to Mr. W. H. the permanent state capital, Guthrie tho State $100,000.00 in money and!8- u is certain that the Republican j dosing down at tho noon hour. Bth
the capital by act of their legislature, Born of Bartlesville that this is the , by these persistent legal proceedings the proceeds from the endro 6 5 0 party is practically disrupted in the, these undesirable features have
Governor Haskell called a special much more desirable and business-I succeeded in thwarting the will of acres of land, or approximately more state and democratic leaders who
session of the legislature at Okla- like method for the State to adopt in the people and tied up and delayed than one and one-half million dol- |
lars. So, while Guthrie has really
WARN
! have no selfish or personal motives
in view are more than anxious to
have the Independents join in with
.them in nominating a good ticket.
While the criminal court of ap-
j ent location of th capital, the State i
■haB really gained a half million do!-1
lars thereby.
Conclusion
now been relegated, and the "juice"
will flow without a stop.
Quite a number of users of cur-
rent were surprised Sunday morning
to notice then fans running, and
some thought a mistake had been
made.
In the future the Sunday service
wil be permanent until the cooler
weather.
The good people of Oklahoma will
bear witness that Senator Robt. L.
Owen has not indulged in vituperation
and scurrility against his opponent,
God knows Haskell is vulnerable, but
the Senator has eonducted this camr
paign like a gentleman should.
The last few days will witness the
flooding of the State by Haskell's
henchmen, with the most unconcion-
able and disgusting charges and false-
hoods, which the people of Oklahoma
should repudiate at the polls the 6th
of August.
Be prepared for every despicable method known
to the political game and govern yourself accord-
ingly.
delayed this matter for her owii self-
ish interests, and has deprived Ok-
lahoma City, and the State, of the
benefits which they expected to der- , . . ... ... ,
. , ,, peals has decided that ln cities where'
ive from the immediate and permun-1 . , ti , ;
a man register*^ an Independent!
an election officer cannot be pro*- j
ecuted for refusing him a ballot of.
either the democratic or republican I
^ parties, this decision has nothing j
The citizens of Oklahoma City of-[whatever to do with voters in the
fered a free capital, and they are'country who are not forced to regis-
ter. If a man has voted the repub- thc ear'y aPri"« months- So,d on a
lican ticket In the past and this year ( guarantee by the Stigler Drug Co. tf
he intends voting for Woodrow Wil- :
son then he is entitled to vote the ;
Democratls primary ticket. Secretary |
Rexall Sarsaparilla Blood Tonic
should be used by every person in
ready to make good. Guthrie of
fers nothing. Nothing has been
left undone by Oklahoma City to
make good to the fullest extent its
promises, Guthrie has done nothing
but play the obstructionist. Before Riley of the state election board rules
acecpting Guthrie's proposition for [that this is the law and he is sup-
temporary quarters and throwing ported by Attorney General West.
away a million and'a half of dollars, |Mr. Riley has advised the various
which becomes the State's by build- j election boards of the state that if
ing the capitol where the people loca yoter states that he intends voting
ted it, we ask that the people of the, the democratic ticket in November
State investigate for themselves, and jth«n he 19 entitled to a ballot at the
determine what is best for the State , democratic primaries.
of Oklahoma, an dall of the people, | The election officers will be In-
rather than listen to the entreaties structed to comply with this order
and demands and misrepresentations and not deny any democrat whether
of the city of Guthrie, which was;lie be a convert or not the right of
built and fostered on territorial assisting In naming a ticket of pro-
patronage, and has lived off the peo- gressive candidates.
pie of Oklahoma ever since 1889. While there is some dispute £ M
Oklahoma City was made the cap- among democrats as to the right of j __
ital by the vote of the people June republicans to participate In demo-j
legislature of October 1, 1890, but cratlc P'lniarieB It is conceeded by j
it was vetoed by a governer who Practically everybody except a few |
I came to the territorl with his com- """.chine politicians that indeprend-
inlssion In his pocket, and left It aa ents who llHVe declared themselves
■soon as his commission expirad. |for Woodrow Wilson should be per-1
I Oklahma City was made the cap- m,tted to vote ,he ,i,:ke1 of n,e par, v
Ital by teh vote of the people June he rePreBe'"9 ' 'he August primary. |
They hold that the new converts can j
be baptized at the primaries and '
then confirmed at the general elec-
tion In November.
It is argued that the Independent
who wants to vote for Mr. Wilson is
far better than the democratic reac- |
tionary who votes at the primary ln !
August and then deserts his party In J
"I Am Well"
writes Mrs. L R. Barker,
of Bud, Ky., "and can do
all my housework. For
years I suffered with such
pains, I could scarcely
stand on my feet. After
three different doctors had
failed to help me, I gave
Cardui a trial. Now, I feel
like a new woman."
Take
11, 1910, but lost it on a technical
J decision by the Supreme Court.
I Oklahoma City was made the cap-
j Ital by act of the legislature of
December 29, 1910. We ask the
[people of the State to again confirm
, their previous action. Oklahoma
I City has won the capital three times,
and is now entitled to be let alone
and stnrt the work. We have put up November. The position taken by
In lands and cash a sufficient ,Mr West is concurred in by Gov. I
amount to provide a free capital j Wilson, W. J. Uryan( Senators Owen!
without expense to the people of the Hnd Gore am' other progressive |
State, | democrats.
The erection of the Capital world I * 0
now be under way were It not for an^ W. Sell it for es.
The Woman's Tonic
A woman's health de- I
pends so much upon her |
delicate organs, that the
least trouble there affects
her whole system. It Is
the little things that count,
in a woman's life and
health. If you suffer from
any of the aches and
pains, due to womanly
weakness, take Cardui at
once, and avoid more seri-
ous troubles. We urge
you to try It Begin today.
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Milam, C. D. State Sentinel (Stigler, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, August 2, 1912, newspaper, August 2, 1912; Stigler, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc99218/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.