Beaver County Democrat. (Beaver, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 25, 1910 Page: 1 of 8
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Beaver Gounty Democrat
The Official Newspaper of Beaver County,
C. M. PARR, Receiver
Beaver, Beaver County, Oklahoma, Thursday Au< 25191Q
Vol. 5 No. 13
COOD ROMS
CALL ISSUED
Oklahoma City Meeting First
Gun in Battle for Federal
Aid.
By an executive proclamation
issued Saturday, Governor Has
kell has called upon the people
o' the nation to co operale in the
Nat.onal Good Roads association
The convention will be held at
the Stale Pair grounds, October
5 and 6, 1930.
. I ti his proclamation, Governor
Haskell urges the co-operation
of every governor, mayor and
l^ivic and commercial oiganixa
Jion in the country. Xacj^-ba*
been invited to send delegates.
The appointment of delegates is
invited by the officials of every
state, county and city in the
United States, and by every ag-
j^jpicultu-nl, automobile, commer-
cial, educational, good roads, in-
dustrial, ldoor, transportation
and women's organization in the
land. The Oklahoma delegation
it, is hoped, will be particularly
large.
The Movement.
The good rOads movement in
this country was launched a
good many years ago, but due to
certain outside influences has
rfever been successful in obtain-
ing a hearing from congress.
Indeed, no federal appropria-
tions have been forthcoming for
this purpose for years. It is
this condition that President
Arthur C. Jackson and his or-
ganisation proposes to remedy
in the immediate future, Tho
Oklahoma City convention, it is
thought, will be a long step in
that direction, as it is the pur-
pose of the organization to carry
Hts fight to the floor of congress
next winter. A 6i all initial ap
propriation will be asked.
With congress once committed
to a good road policy, the frieuds
tTf the movement do not fear for
the future. The river and har-
bor improvement propaganda
was started in this way, and un-
der the guiding geniug of Presi-
dent Ransdell, of Louisiana, has
assumed proportions heretofore
undreamed of. At the last ses
sion of congress many milli'ma
Vvere appropriated for the im-
provement of the nation's water-
ways.
- Friends of good roads think
public highways of greater im-
portance than water highways,
and hence their confidence in
the present contest for recog-
nition in Washington.
great gathering expected.
One of the biggest gatherings
in the history of the organize
tion is expected. The last con
/Veution was held at Topeka and
was considered a record breaker
but the Oklahoma City gather
ing w;ll in all probability excell
all previous efforts in that direc
tion.
Governor Haskell's proclama-
tion, as issued Saturday in full,
is a follows:
'Whereas, there has been is-
sued an official call for the ele
venth annual convention of the
National Good Roads association
at Oklahoma City, October 4, 5,
and 0, 1910, as follows;
"The tenth annual convention
of the National Good Roads as-
sociation at Topelia, Kansas, in
December, 1009, was cne of the
most successful iu the history
of the association. A proclama-
tion whs issued |by Governor
Stubbs, calling upon the people
of Kansas to bQ worthily repre
sented, and its crowded sessions
were held at the capital building
in the hall of the house of repre-
sentatives.
"President Taft sent a very
cordial letter of greeting ar\d
commendation, and valuable ad -
dresses were made by represen
tatives of many states aud in-
terests.
"Acting upon the invitation of
the Oklahoma delegation, tho
convention unanimously rccom
mended tbat the eleventh annual
convention be held at Oklahoma
City.
"In accordance with such re
commendation the eleventh an-
nual convention of the National
Good Roads Association is here
by called to meet at Oklahoma
City, Okla., on October 4, 5, and
6, 1910.
All Organizations.
•The appointment of delegates
is invited by the officials of every
state, county and city in the
United States, and by every ag-
ricultural, automobile, commer-
cial, educational, good road9, in
dustrial, labor, transportation
and women's organization in
such manner as each may deter-
mine; and
"Whereas, the people of this
state are aggressively in the
lead of every great public move
ment.
"Now, therefore, I, Charles N.
Haskell, governor of Oklahoma,
do hereby issue my proclama-
tion and call upon all good citi-
zens whose convenience will per-
mit to attend such national con-
vention; and I hereby urge the
goyernors and mayors of all
states and cities, and all organi-
zations, to send suitable repre-
sentatives to this national con-
vention and promote in every
possible way this great move
ment for good roads .
"In testimony whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand and caus
ed to be affixed the great seal of
the state of Oklahoma, this 13th,
ma City.
(Seal.) C. N. Haskell,
Tom Smith, Governor.
Secretary of State.
VACUUS TO
IE DECLARED
Officers Refusing to Recognize
Metropolis as Capital
Given Ultimatum.
None of the state officers at
Guthrie, including the four tbat
attendedl the board of equaliza
tion meeting are making any ap-
parent preparations to move
down to Oklahoma City yet.—
Oklahoman.
Headquarters will be at Buffalo.
The sprveying is now under pro
gress. Work of grading will
commence within 30 days ^pd
inside of ninety days will be
laying the rails.
STONE SUCCEFDS CASSIDY
Will Check Cassidy Out and
Stone in the School Land
Office.
Guthrie, Okla., Aug. 15,—
(Special)—It developed today
tbat at the meeting of the state
board of equalization at Oklaho
ma City. Saturday night, Gover
nor Haskell practically deliver
ed au ultimatum to the state of-
ficers, giving them the choice of
obeying his calls to come down
to Oklahoma dity, or having
their offices declared vacant and
sucoossor8 appointed by him.
The governor's ultimatum was
not iu the form of a formal pro
clamation. but was an emphatic
statement made to the state of-
ficers there assembled—Attor
ney General Charles West, State
Auditor M. E. Trap, State Treas
urer J. A. Menefee, Secretary
of State Thomas P, Smith and
others.
State Examiner and Inspector
C. A. Taylor a member of the
board, after repeated telephones
trom the governor, had wired
the chief executive from Guthrie
that in his opinion the Huston
injunction forbade him attending
a meeting of the board in Okla-
homa City. This brought forth
the governor's statement, which
in part was a follows:
"I'm through wasting the
money of the state humoring
district judge. If one district
judge could suspend the busi-
ness of the state nine weeks, the
other district judges could take
their turn, and we would never
be in operation. My proclaraa
tion locating the state capital at
Oklahoma City, in accordance
witii the initiated bill, was issued
nine weeks ago. I do not see
any right of the state officers
but to obey the governor's pro-
clamation. Vrom this on this
government will be run at Okla
homa City anJ all steps neces
sary to keep it in motion will be
taken. When the state officers
fail to maintain their offices at
the state capital, they have simp
ly created.a vacancy by their
own act. If Judge Huston wants
to act hastily with any of the
state officers, I want you to un-
derstand we are going to protect
them. I want it distinctly un-
derstood that this is tho seat of
government and 1 intend to act
strictly as the governor should
do. From Monday morning on
Guthrie, Okla., Aug. 18.—S
W. Stone selected as secretary
of the school land board to suc-
ceed Eld. O. Cassidy today, en-
tered upon the duties of that of
fice. Stone has been successive
ly superintendent of the state
dispensary aud secretary of the
state banking board before tuk
ing charge of the sohool land
department. lie is a Virginian
and has been in Oklahoma since
1899. He was in the drug busi
ness iu Durant before entering
official life,
Charles A Taylor, state exam-
iner and inspector, today com-
menced his examination of the
books ot the school land depart-
ment preparatory to checking
Cassidy out and Stone io. His
regular aunual examination was
started on June 30, but was sus-
pended because of the reports
that the school land office was to
be moved to Oklahoma City.
Mr. Stone was asked today
whether he expected to move
his office to Oklahoma City or
stay here, and said that he would
stay here.
Farmers' Institute Dates.
Notice is hereby given for the
holding of the Annual Meeting
of the County Farmers' Institute
in theTcounties named below.
One day meeting will be held at
each place. The forenoon ses-
sion will begin at 10 o'clock and
the afternoon session at 1:30.
The Institute will be held rain
or shine. The counties are ar-
ranged in itineraries to save time
and expenses and it will not be
convenient to change dates.
State lecturers will be present
to discuss subjects of interest to
farmers and business men.
Forage crops, Cereal crops, Live
Stock Industry, and Dairy sub-
jects will be made a specialty in
all the Institutes throughout the
state. Farmers are urged to
bring their wives and children
and attend these meeting*.
A full set of officers will be ei
ected, also a delegate to repre-
sent the county at the Annual
State Institute, to be held in
Stillwater, the second Tuesday
in August, 1911. The meetings
will be free and open to every-
body. Below are dates and
NEW RAILROAD PROPOSED
Run from Buffalo, Alva to
Crnnect with S. Fe, S. I.
& Frisco,
if vacancies are forced on me
day of August, 1910,.at Oklaho- they will be filled."
Buffalo, Okla , Aug. 12.—The i
citizens of Buffalo and farmers j
have organized a compuny known
as the Buffalo aud Northern Ok-
lahoma Railroad Company Co-
operative. to run from Buffalo,
the county seat of Harper coun-
ty, to Avard or Alva, a connec-
tion with the Santa Fe, Rock Is-
land or Frisco. Application for
a charter for $100,000 has al-
ready been made, and a consid-
erable of the stock already dis-
posed of. All parties owning
land in Harper county are ex-
pected to join with the secretary
at Buffalo and make this road a
success,
The following officers were
elected: E. M. Best, President;
O. L. Zook. rice president; F. C.
Piatt, sebretary; E C. Johnson,
cashier; directors. E. M Best,
O. L. Zook, F. C. lllatt, D. P.
Parker, Judge J. L. Griffith,
Frank White, Ge> Ford, Albert
Ewers, A. L. Rod key, C. A,
Wyatt, W. H. Templer, F, C.
Johnson and Sam Hubbard
County.
Major
Grant
Garfield
Alfalfa
Woods
Woodward
Ellis
Harper
Beaver
| Texas
Cimarron
Kay
Noble
Place,
Date.
Fairview
Sept.
10
Medford
id
Enid
ii
13
Helena
ti
14
Alva
ii
15
Woodward
ii
16
Shattuck
ii
17
Buffalo
it
19
Beaver
ti
20
Guymon
ii
21
Boise City
m
22
Newkirk
14
26
Perry
ii
j
27
Board of Agriculture
J. P. Connors, President
J. S. Murray,
Supt. Farmers' Institutes.
LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE.
The citizens of Beaver met
at the Court House, Satur-
day morning, August 13th,
1910, and organized them*
selves into an organization,
known as, "The Law and
Order League."
In order to enforce the law
and accomplish the purpose
of the organization, they of-
fer the following rewards.
$25. for each conviction for
gambling, and $50. for eaeh
conviction of any violation of
the Prohibition Law of the
State.
By order of Committee.
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