The Gotebo Gazette (Gotebo, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 23, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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THE GOTEBO GAZETTE.
VOLUME 12.
GOTEBO, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, JAN. 30, 1913.
NUMBER 25.
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m PUBLISHED 113 YEARS.
THE SIGN OF lEXPEMEHBES OF
AGE IIP IH
Blanket Oil Lease Leads To
Legislative Petition Ask-
ing Rights.
Holding that the. state school
land department had no right to
grant E. W, Marland the oil and
gas rights to approximately
100,000 acres of school land in
H nine counties in the oil produc-
ing region in Oklahoma about
109 lessees of the land involved
niiv, s paper, "The Ulst-r Loudly
Gazette," published at Kingston,
Ulster county, New York. It is
Vol, 11, No. 88 and dated
Saturday January 4, 1800, by
Samuel Freer and Son.
This valuable paper belong* to
Eld. J. H. Bills. It wu handed
to him some years ago by a
friend when he married a young
couple, for a keepsake. He has
taken good care of the faper, it
is scarcely worn, pnly where it is
folded there is a worn out place.
It is in a fine condition to be over
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TimES.
met at the Lee-Huckins hotel J one hundred and thirteen years
it isV
tebo.
Monday and drafted a petition
to the legislature to be present-
ed in the house Tuesday by
John Rees, representative from
Payne county.
According to the present ten-
ants of the land, Marland paid
a bonus of but $50 for ihe oil and
gas rights to the land, in addition
to 12 per cent royalty on all oil
and gas developed.' They con-
tend that for such a blanket
lease as has been given him, the
board might easily have com-
manded a bonus of $250,000 arid
it is claimed further by the
lessees that they hold the pre-
ference right to buy the land and
that the state board had no
authority to lease the land for
oil and gas purposes. It is
charged also that the board gave
no notice of their leasing or
segregation of the surface rights
and considerable indignation has
resulted.
The resolution asks that the
legislature investigate the Mar-
land lease and guarantee to the
lessees their rights in the case,
also grant them the right to pur-
chase the land improved by
them. It ia announced that an-
other meeting oi' the lessees will
be held at the city hall in Guthrie
on Monday, January 27, at 11
o'clock a. m. Committees to ap-
pear before the legislature will
be appointed there.
In all probability, the legisla
tute will investigate this lease
during its present term and the
result is looked forward to with
much interest. Just why the
state authorities should make a
lease of ail this school land for
the insignificant sum of fifty
dollars is beyond the comprehen
sion of any sane man, more es-
pecially, when it was notoriously
and openly known that other
operators were paying eighty
dollars a quater section, besides
;he usual royalties for land ad-
joining very much of this school
and. Certainly it needs investi-
gation and the contract needs
cancellation in view of the terms
the injustice to the agricul-
They have rights
as any citizen in the
itate and to trample on them in
Die manner so recently demon-
itrated, in the case of P. R. Voth
md Jim Brennan, is simply
Usurping the rights guaranteed
every citizen of the United
States.
We contend that the agricul-
tural kssee holds the option
rom the state to buy the land
p has under lease, There are
to exceptions made in his con-
tact with the state and when
is makes substantial improve-
nent on the land, it ia notice
o the state and to the public of
ifc intention to fulfill the eon-
Nitons of tits oon tract and be-
Mbt ths owner in fee.
The state sehooi land author-
ties have aeen fit to tnunple the
ights of thsas people under-foot
md they should be fedd to strict
old.
It is a four column, four page
all home print paper. It is quite
a curiosity to see and know their
style of publishing the paper in
those days. The advertisements
are very interesting to read,
especially the one following:
For Sale
The one half of a
Saw Mill
With a convenient place for
BUILDING, lying in the town
of Rochester. By the Mill is
an innexhaustible supply of
PINEWOOD.-and also,
a stout, healthly. active,
Negro Wench
Any person inclined to pur
chase, may know the particulars
by applying to JOHN SCHOON-
maker, Jun. at Rochester.
November 23, 1799.
Leaning Straws Shows The
Way The Wind Blows.
—Honesty And Refor-
mation The Remedy.
, t Mjd the injui
The following is an ad of one
of the Merchants:
Luther Andres
& Co., have this day.
Been opening goods both fresh
and gay.
He has received near every kind,
That you in any store can find,
And as I purchase by the bale,
I am determined to retail,
For Ready pay a little lower
Than ever have been had before.
I with my brethern mean to live;
But as for credit shall not give.
I would not live to rouse your
passions,
For credit here is out of fafhion.
My friends and buyers one and
all.
It will pay you well to give a call,
You always find me at my fign,
A few rods from the house de-
vine.
The following articles will be re-
ceived in payment Wheat.
Rye. Buck-Wheat, Oats, Com,
Butter, Flax. Afhes. and Raw
Hides. These articles will be
taken in at the Esoups prices,
Cash will not be refused.
Next week there will be some
very interesting reading from
this paper probably we shall pub-
lished the article entitled
"Washington Entombed."
Gen' George Washington was
a Great Man-the Father of his
counfrv and the friend ftf man-
Watch with interest for this to
appear next week.
ands of dollars, whioh rightfully
and justly belongs in the public
school funds, if they had any
legal right to lcsse these lands
at all. The matter resolves it-
self into one of two propositions,
first did they bars ths right to
lease these lands for qll andfcas?
Second if they did, why In the
name of heavan, did they acospt
the insignificant sam of fifty
dollars? Will any
give a single ressun for
The popular vote at the last
general election is not only the
sign of the times, throughout
many of the older states, but in-
dicates to every thinking man
and woman that there is great
dis-satisfaction with the admin-
istration of the several state
governments as well as that of
the national.
Then are several causes for
such dis-satisfaction, among
which, standing the most prom-
inent, is official dishonesty. In
every daily paper we see when
some trusted officer is charged
with dishonesty which by such
act was purely and oimply to
put a tew more paltry dollars in
his pocket.
These charges not only apply
to national officials, whose every
act should be absolutely above
suspicion, but they also apply to
many officers of different states,
Oklahoma included in the list.
Just recently two of our high
officials, were arrested on very
serious charges and a legisla-
tive committee recommends im
peachment proceedings against
them and their removal from
office.
We find fault with many other
official acts of state officers and
not without cause, hence the
leaning straws show that the
wind is blowing toward a change
in some state governments.
Already we have a nationa.
change to go into effect March
4th. and unless the cardinal
principles of retrenchment and
reform are placed into operation
another change may be expected
at the first apportunity, this is
even more likely in this state
than in most any other. From
the inception of statehood, there
has been open charges of fraud,
graft and almost every conceiv-
able method of dishonesty and
corruption, which from the
charges against and the arrest
of some of our state officer*
would seem that "There is some
fire where there is so much
smoke." There is no question
about a change of the political
status of this state at the next
state election, unless there is
general "cleaning out" of
corrupt office holders.
The slightest taint should be
condemmed and none but a
sound, honest man put in the
place of one who bears the
suspicion of graft, fraud or dis-
honesty. The democracy of
of this state is in favor of hon-
esty and reform and unless the
people are convinced that they
will have su^h a government,
we cannot expect their support
Hundreds and thousands of
dollars have been extravagantly
expended, whieh the people
have had to pay by excessive
taxation and now the thundering
tones of the coming storm are
made more distinct by the burst-
ing of bombs which are expos-
ing the vicious methods some
of these trusted officers have
used in enriching themselves
with ill gotten gains.
WHAT CONSTITUTES A HOME?
Think of home, and the mind
insinctively wanders back to the
old town, the quiet street, the
precious grounds, the cottage hid-
den among the trees, the gravel
walk, the old well, the flowers
in bloom, and the air laden with
the fragrance of spring.
As the closing day casts its
shadows over the world, fading
rays of the declining sun pierce
through the latticed windows,
and over cradled innocence a
mother croons her lullaby.
As the breaking dawn calls to
activity the waking world, we
see him on whom, for her, age
never decends—we see them as,
locked in each other's embrace,
they stroll down the garden
walk. Leaning over the gate,
he implants upon her brow
ed to think and exert their ut- parting kiss. As he passes from
most ability in solving lifes prob- view, we see her wave aloft her
lems or fighting her battles. | embracing arm, and from the
There ia realy nothing to my | distance comes his response,
mind, that developes ability and j We say: There is a home. And
resourcefulness as personal ex- j so it is.
How To Make Children
Lives To Eeasy For The
Development 01 Stel*-
ing Character.
Parents shield their children
fro^n the common trials of life
while if they were allowed to
experience some of them, they
would be more able to cope with
the problem of life and those
experiences which form sterling
character.
The majority of our great men
have early been left to fight
lifes battle alone, or thrown
particularly on their own re-
sources where they are compell-
A SPUR FOR A
i
Billie Ditmer went to El Reno
Friday to be operated on for so-
don by men who sreaoTfitsub- Pendicitis, ss Dr. Voyles was go-
rant, not only for that, but jeets for the Norman institute. ing to Oklahoma City he went aa
flittWfftotlm wind* fftvwaiMtfvttbMUl
perience. "Necessity is the
mother of invention." In busi-
ness, whatever the game, in law
or in love it is ever the same; in
the struggle for power or
scramble for help, let this be
your motto: "Rely on your
self.
"For whether the prize be a
ribbon or thrown, the victor is
he who can go it alone", one
fault seems to be in the fact, that
so few of us are attaining to-
ward perfection. We cannot
help but realize we are ideals of
the chUdren who look upon us
as example, and as example is
ever stronger than precept,
now careful we should be. En-
courage the formation of ideals,
for the safe conduct of life. It
is often great value to a young
person to form a noble and pure
ideal of character and conduct
and that ideal should be the par-
ents and teachers.
We are all more or less re-
sponsible for not only our child-
ren but our neighbors children.
In China if a boy goes wrong,
not only his parents are censur-
ed, but his teacher, relatives
and neighbors. A boy was put
to death for dilling his father,
his uncle met the same fate, and
his teacher and six nearest
neighbors were banished a
thousand miles from the place.
Behind all this lies a fundamen-
tal truth, that we to often ig-
nore-a truth that stemulates
the sense of responsibility, both,
in the family and in the com-
munity. The China system
could hardly be applied in Amer-
ica, yet if teachers tried to
know something more of their
boys than they can learn in
school and if in general men had
more of the elder brother spirit,
thete would be fewer problems
to be solved by the judge, the
probation officer and the re-
formatory.
There are teachers and neigh-
bors who meet with honor this
delicate test, but too many are
indifferent, or afraid of being
misunderstood. Parents of
course are primarly responsible,
but not they alone. Our human
society is so interrelated that we
are ail responsible in greater or
less degree for one another.
It is not necessary that it be
sumptuous to be a home. It is
only necessary that Love reign
therein.
It is not necessary that it be
poor to be a home. It is only
important that Kindness shall
be the ruling spirit.
A nation that ignores the wel-
fare and the happiness of the
home is a nation doomed. Men
do not defend tenements.
The only excuse for govern-
ment and law is to maintain the
possibility of the home. We
need not machine-made homes
nor machine-made men.
For the home we need only
Justice to make it possible.
Peace to make it whole, Kind-
ness to make it inviting, Com-
panionship to make it blest, Love
to make it holy, and the laughter
of a little child to make it de-
vine.
GOTEBO PLAYS BASKET BALL.
The Gotebo High School bas-
ket ball team Thursday night
administered defeat to the team
from the Cordell high school,
winning by the score 18 to 16.
The game was played in the
Owl Hall and was an interesting
one and well attended. Tarr
and Ames were the Stars for the
visitors, Jack Rogers and John
Wells for the home team. Cloyd
of Cordell acted as referee,
Pierce of Gotebo as umpire, Mur-
dock of Cordell as scorekeeper.
Gotebo played Carnegie Fri-
day on their own grounds and
this being their second defeat
of the season, by the score of 18
to 13 in favor of Carnegie. Go-
tebo started the game with much
vim and by the close of the first
half had piled up a score of 10
to 4. Carnegie came back strong
in the second half and scored al-
most at will on the visitors.
Rogers was the individual star
for Gotebo, scoring 12 out of 13
points. The whole Carnegie
team scored, no one man out-
shinning his fellow players.
Carnegie has a few more open
dates and says she would like to
match games with any other
good teams.
'The uirls basket hall team of
Rock Island To Build Spur
453 Feet Long For The
West-Rosser Co.
E. M. Higgins, traveling
freight agent for the Rock Is-
land was here Friday for the
purpose of locating a spur for
the West-Rosser Cd., to build a
loading rack. The grounds
selected for the purpose lies west
of the west section line just out-
side the corporation limits.
Contractors were here the
latter part of the week getting
estimates and figuring on the
work. The spur is to be 453
feet long and will hold 7 cars or
in other words a half train load.
Tfye average car holds 10,000
gallons of oil or 250 barrels, ap-
yroximately holding 70,000 gal-
lons of oil at one time for ship-
ment. One barrel of oil weighs
310 pounds, the car would weigh
77,500 pounds, then the 7 cars or
half a train load would weigh
542,500 pounds. Gee! that will
be some oil to be shipped from
the Gotebo oil fields to the mar-
kets at one time.
Work is expected to commence
scton and we are patiently waiting
to see the first fresno dump its
dirt which no doubt will be soon.
OBITUARY
. . . . . ,. Gotebo played Rocky Saturday
ADoUMrfMJtis'niiakmgthejrftenioonat Rocky. The .core
period ot childhood a time of j was 7 to 5 in favor of Rocky
ease, let the child get some The boys of Gotebo played the
knowledge of true manhood and < boys at night the score resulting
womanhood at an early age. i4 to 8 m faver of Gotebo.
Teach obedience, in this many
of us are too lax. it is in the
youth we learn those things. The electric lights are so much
which are the-basis of a good brighter than gas lights that
at first they seemed to hurt our
John Wilson Ashenhurst was
born February 9, 1847 in Brown
county, Ohio. He died the
morning of January 17, 1913 in
his home at Binger, Okla., age
65 years 11 months and 8 days.
His illness was very short and
his death came as a great shock,
not only to the immediate mem-
bers of his home, but to all of
the community.
He was a Mason for about
30 years and was loved by men
as a manly man. He was a
devoted follower of Jesus Christ
and loved his church* ever since
its organization, having been
one of its charter members. He
had been away about two years
living at Gotebo, Okla., and
when he returned to his home
here, he was elected trustee of
the church and we were looking
forward to the time when we
would welcome him back into
the fellowship of our church, his
letter from Gotebo having been
delayed, he was not received. Our
Lord has seen fit to say to him
"It ia enough, well done, thou
good and faithful servant, come
up higher."
His loss will be mourned by
the entire community as we
him loved very much.
He waa also a soldier in the
army of his country serving
faithfully and well. Time of
service 1 year and 11 months.
The immediate members of his
family who remain to mourn his
loss, a wife, two sons and a
daughter. We are sure that
our Heavenly Father who has
never been watchful over him
and his, will still ever be mind-
ful of every need and will supply
them according to his riches in
Glory by Christ Jesus. *
Jesse Carney, Pastor.
Binger, Oklahoma.
Van Liew the. expert for the
Fair-Banks, Morris and Co., ia
here this week putting the elec-
tric light plant engine in good
running order. It ia like all
other new machinery, has to be
readjusted ate tearing the
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