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THE HOBART NEWS-REPUBLICAN
EIGHT PAGES HOME PRINT.
HOBART, (HZ',.) OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1005.
VOL 5. NO. 7.
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THE NEWS=REPUBLICAN'S CIRCULATION EXCEEDS THAT OF ANY OTHER TWO COUNTY PAPERS
MORE TEL-
EPHONE TALK
Secretary Bellamy Meets with Exec-
ute e Committee of Commercial
League—Makes Proposition.
As per promise made a few days ago,
Geo. Bellamy, secretary of the Topeka
A El Reno Telephone Co., met with the
executive committee of the Commercial
• League at the Elk club rooms Monday
niijht, all members UciDg present, as
well as a few representative business
men of the city.
Mr. Bellamy submitted Hgures to the
committee, which on their face showed
that the telephone system as operated
in the city of Hobart, counting the to-
tal receipts from local U3ers, was sus-
tained by a financial loss at the old
rate, viz.: $2 for business and $1 for res-
idence. The running expenses showed
an average of about $19G per month,
wi'tt no alio ranee for breakage, t.ixps,
occupation tax, rebuilding,
etc. Mr. Bellamy contended i!iai
wa- n:>i the disposition of tb< company
to overcharge the people of Hobart,
and agreed to pay the expsn-es <>; a
committee selected by tna Lvigue
to visit every town in Oklahoma, and if
the committee did not fiad that Hooart
was getting a better service at the same
r.ate, h .« would reduce tue rate tn meet
the r quirements of the demand made
b\ resolution by the League. He l-r^ed
to turn over the plant to any ccuri:; tee
selected by the League and Itb them
operate the same for a period of three
months if thoy would bond him to pay
the losses. He afterward withdrew the
bond proposition and agreed to stand
the loss to convince the people they
were getting a "square deal." He cited
the fact that instead of the adjustment
of rates, as he saw fit to term it, being
a raise and exorbitant, was merely an
imposition of an equitable rate, equal to
all. He assured all who had been over-
charged that the amount would oe re-
turned, and advised all to not. p&y in
excess of the charter rate. He agreed
to establish in a few weeks a selective
party linging line and reduce the rate
to $1 residence and $2 business. This
service, he said, would be almost as
good, but v:ould interfere with talking
over the long distance. A selective
line, as be explained it,. is two phones at
different points conuected with one wire
and one drop in the office. He explained
that each drop cost in the neighborhood
of $3.50, and if two phones could be
used with one drop the cost .of equip-
ment would be less, and the girl's arm
could be shorter by several inches. He
also stated that only one phone would
ring when a party on the line was rung
up, but that if the receiver was taken
aown the cocversatijn could be heard
by the other party on the line.
Mr' Bsllamy made several proposi-
tions to the committee and all seemed
that he wad wanting to do what was
right in the matter, but, he absolutely
refused to reduce the rate to meet the
resolution passed by the League.
It was not within the power of the
executive committee to accept any
other proposition than that demanded
by the resolution, and for that reason no
a'-tion was taken or anything accom-
plished but a return of the overcharges
which were erroneous because of misin
terpretation of headquarters' orders on
the part of Mr. Cronk, the local man-
ager.
A meeting of the League will be
called, at which time the executive com-
mittee will report officially and definite
action taken, in the premises.
It is thought by some that Mr. Bella-
my's visit was an eye-opener, and that
the matter will be amicably and satis-
factorily adjusted between the League
and the company.
The committed assured Mr. Bellamy
that the citizens of Hobart wanted this
company as well as all other invest-
mept.s in our midst to make a fair re-
turn on their investment, and Mr, Bel-
lamy was equally as liberal in wanting
to give Hobart an excellent service.
Following is Mr. Bellamy's dictated
proposition to the Commercial League:
"To meet the requirements of the
resolution passed by the Commercial
League, a representative of the Topeka
& El Rijno Telephone Co. met with
your executive committee and made the
following propositior :
"That they would establish in the
city of Hobart ia connection with their
full metallic circuit a selective party
ringing line, with an established rate
j lot business of ?2 and for residence $1.
That the company also made the propo-
sition that the Commercial League
should appoint an auditor to take charge
of the business at Hobart to determine
whether the rate was excessive. The
company also made a proposition to
pay the expen/ra of a committee se-
lected '■> tne Commercial League to
determine whether or not the rates were
as low as any o ii r eity of like siand
ing that were ree. iviag the same ser-
vice."
DEMURRER
SUSTAINED
Judge Pancoast holds that Indict-
ments in Hardware and Lumber
Cases Are Defective.
COMMITTEE
MEETING
Officers of Commercial League fleet
and Take up Matter of Inter*
est to the I'ubiic.
MANUUiVS LOSS; HOBART';* (iAIN.
The demurrers to the forty indict- As per call of the president, the ex
ments returned against the hardware ( ecutive corimittae of the Commercial
and lumbermen of tliis county at the
April, 1904, term of the district court,
for entering into an unlawful eombin
league met at the Elk club rooms
Thursday night. They took up the
proposition of a premium to the farm
BARNMARi
DISCHARGED
Prosecuting Witness Could Not Be
Found—Was Indicted for
Horse stealing,
Upon motion of County Attorney
Conner, the case of the Territory vs.
"Charlie B.\rohart, for the larcency of
domestic animals, was dijmissed
Thursday afternoon.
Barnhart beenms involved in this
trouble through Frank Southworth,
who had been arretted and confined in
the county jail here for stealing a
horse from Dan Hurst. At that time
it was generally supposed that there
was a band of horse thieves operating
in the county, and in order to find the
out and bring them to justice, South-
worth was promised immunity from
prosecution, if he would turn state's
evidence against his fellow-crimiuals.
So he went before the grand jury and
procured this indictment of Barnhart
and a number of others, and therefore
regained his freedom.
In the meantime Hurst moved away
and could not be found to prosecute
the case, and Southworth was the only
oae upon whom the prosecution could
rely for conviction. Therefore a trial
under such circumstances would have
been a farce. Hence the case was dis-
missed.
" bill,tTittle responds.
tion in restraint of trade, were sue ers of tho county for the best exhibits
tained, Friday, by Judge Pancoast, I shown, and a committee consisting of J.
These and similar cases in other > B. Waltou, Morris Erdwurm and G.
parts of the territory have attracted iM. Medley was appointed to devise
considerable attention and have taxed
the best legal talent to reconcile the
conflicting laws under which these in-
dictments were found, and in no place
except in this county have the indict-
ments been disposed of.
ways and maacs for the promulgation
of the enterprise. It is proposed to
offer prizes ranging from $10.00, down
to $1.00, each Saturday for the best
exhibit of farm products raised ia the
county. A room will be rented, and
County Attorney Terral summoned ) the secretary will have his headquar
the hardware men to appear before the jteis therein, and #ill label and keep a
^rand jury and testify as to these al- j record of all exhibits, and a committee
leged unlawful combinations. They I on a wards will announce the prizf a in-
did so uader protest, giving testimony
that tended to criminate themselves,
The managers of the various lumber
companies in the county were sum-
moned at the same time, and they re
nere on Saturday afternoon of each
week. lathis manner in a short time,
a large building can be filled with tho
best products of the county, and will
be an excellent advertisement for the
fused to testify, on the ground that : town and country.
their testimony would incriminate them ! There wili bo hundreds of immigrants
selves. Judge Gillette held that for: here in a short time, and the amount of
them to testify against the companies J good to be done by a, proposition of
would not incriminate them and forced I this nature is manifold. In addition
them to testify. I was upon their tee-j to the advertising wo get freim this
timony that the lumber companies were ! source, it will have tho effect of bring
ndicted.
At the September, 1904, term the
hardware men moved to set aside the
indictments on the grounds that fcbeir
ing many farmers to Hobart who now
go to the smaller towns of the county.
The committee will report Saturday
night, and the matter will be taken up
constitutyjnal privileges had been vio- at once.
lated, as well as upon statutory grounds, j Bert Standeven and Judge McKeene
The motion was overruled, and a si mi- j were appointed on a committee to ob -
lar motion as to the iuraber dealers was tain facts and statistics for a general
also overruled. ' j write-up to be published in the 'West-
Then the defendants demurred to the ! em Trail," and other publications
indictments upon the grounds of duplic- j desiring the same. The league is now
ity, charging more than one offense, getting down to business, and as soon
and that they did not state facts suffi- j as these two important questions are
cietjt to constitute a cause of action &.Uepos?d of, matters of greater import
FANCY STATIONERY.
Tne Ne>vs-Republican job de-
partment iias just received a £500
consignment of stationery, most
of the order Ceicg fancy stuff.
We have envelopes up to as high
as $6 per thousand if anyoue
wants tnem; letterheads up to So
per 1,000; fancy linen finisn la-
dies' and misses' calling cards,
just as expensive as your pocket-
book will stand—cannot be told
from steel engraviny ;ype never
been useili to print theui with.
We have found tnatin pastcxpe
rience the public is seeking for
better stationery, and we have
supplic-t the orti:e with plenty
all kinds and all prices. Call
and see samples. Price- the
same, but better paper, better
type, and better ttechanism.
Your business is gaug-d by higb-
class stationery used.
In buying this con-iyn j.ent
dirrt from the eastern mills,
and buying in large quantities.
*? secured prices that are no
higher than what you have been
paying for an inferior quality.
This is th^ iarges; single t.ill of
stationery *rer shipped to the
new country.ard wa- discounted
bv cash payment. Take a look
at our novelty patented envel-
ope—never before shown in Ok-
lahoma-just s cheap as others
On a postal card, marked ' Strictly
Personal,'' "Bill' Little, postmaster of
Perry, former newspaper man and
member of th? Oklahoma Press Asbo- .
ciation, who had been visiting his old Ilhe Jlld?e held that the indictments
home in Abe!in,. Kansas, after reading j w"re '^uffi'ient, and ordered the de-
the News-Republican's appeal for Pau-! discharged.
also that the anti-trust statute of the
territory was repugnant to the fifth and
fourteenth amendments to the constitu-
tion of the United States, as being class
legislation; and also on the ground that
the legislature of Oklahoma had no
authority to pa3s an anti-trust act, b -
cause congress bad already legislated
on the subject in tbe Sherman act of
1900, which Covered the subject of
trusts in the territories.
These demurrers were argued at the
September, 1904, term of court before
Judge Gillette wbo took the matter un-
der advisement and did not pass on the
questions until the April, 1905, term of
court, at which time he overruled the
demurrers, although he expressed grave
doubts at that time as to the sufficiency
of the indictments.
A-t the present term of court, Jud^e
Pancoast consented to bear a re-argu-
ment of the demurrers, for the* reason
that the same questions would have to
be passed on in the trial of the cases,
which were set for hearing on the 15th
and 16th of this month, hence he gave
tbe defendants leave to withdraw their
pleas of "not guilty'' and re-file the
demurrers.
After bearing argument in the cases,
wili be taken up.
In the matter of the telephone, a
resolution was pissed requesting all
users of telephones in Hobort to refusct
payment till after the matter is satis-
factorially adjusted between the Com-
mercial League and the telephone
company.
A resolotion was passed requesting
and urging the county commissioners
to take up the matter of building ap-
proaches to the Elk bridge three miles
south of Hobart. As the bridge now
stands.it is impossible for the farmers
to cross with a load, and ^reat difficulty
is experienced with an empty wagon.
Farmers living within four miles of
Hobart are forced to drive eight and a
half miles to get to town, and a great
many of them go to Lone Wolf to do
their trading for that reason. It was
proposed that in case the cummission-
ers did not act speedily in the premises
that the citizens of Hobart would be
asked to advance the money. The fact
that there is no bridg3 suitable for
passage at this point costs the mer-
chants of Hobart thousands of dollars
annually.
The matter of cotton weights was
taken up and a committee appointed to
investigate- the matter, and to invite
the,"cottoa men to meet with the com-
The Mangum "Star'' has the follow-
ing to say of Mr. and Mrs. Waggoner,
who recently moved to Hobart, where
they aro engaged in the music business.
Wo are glad to welcome them to Ho
birt:
"Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Waggoner ex-
pect to move from Mangum to Hobart
the tirst of next week, whore they will
reside. The Waggoners have lived in
this city for several years and have
made many friends who regret their
moving away. Mr. Waggoner is a
young business man of exceptional
ability and in a few years built up the
finest and most complete jewelry estab-
lishment in southwestern Oklahoma.
Ho sold his jewelry store the first of the
year and has since devoted his time to
tbe music business. He will continue
in this business at Hobah, having
lef.sed a large room there, next to the
post-office, in which ho will conduct his
business.
"Mr, and Mrs. Waggoner are very
popular in Mangum. Mr. Waggoner
has served as councilman from the
third ward in this city, and during hia
incumbency was president of tho board.
Mrs. Waggouer is a member qf several
local women's clubs and organizations
aud will be missed in their councils.
"Mr. Waggoner still retains consid-
erable interest ia and around Mangum;
besides his tine home and considerable
real estate in the city, ho owns a tine
farm near town, He will be in Man-
gum frequently in the interest of his
music business."
BALL GAME
IS OFF
Railway Officials Could Not Provide
trains for Excursion
to Lawton.
The big triargular ball game which
had been arranged with Lawton, Ana-
darko and Hobart teams for next Sun-
day at thj first mentioned town, has
been declared off,
This promised to be one of t he best
games of the entire s ason, as it w.i ■ to
decide the champjonship of the three
team-:, but the railway officials - wno
bad promised to run < xeursions on all
the roads running into Lawton, failed
ty secure trains to meet the require-
ments. So they notified the manager
of the Lawton team who had the matter
in charge that no trains could be se-
cured, and for that reason no excursion
could be run on that date.
Manager Ramsey Davis Was promptly
notified of the change of program, but
the news did not arrive in time to save
a great deal of time and preparation,
for more than a hundred tickets had
already beon sold for that occasion,
which represented no little work on the
part of the ball team, and especially
the manager.
Since no excursions could be pro-
vided, the expense of the trip at regular
rates is tdo great to warrant the boys
in going, so the contest has been
dropped, for the present at least.
PLEADED
GUILTY
Indictment Found Against Groves
Turner Void -Investigation
Not Ordered.
RIFFEY IT TSCHEN,
Fit-
J.T. "(Jack") Riffey and Mil
scl.en ware married Thursday afternoon
at four o'clock at the home of tho bride's
mercial league, and adjust tbe differ- pgrent8 in Tipton, Mo.
J pet I'rank Prouty, indites: 1 The prosecution was represented by I if there be any. j The wedding was a very qaiet affair,
j "World's Agricultural Headquarters,' County Attorney Conner, and the j The committee will meet again S^t- | onjy a few 0j tbe near relatives and
9-15 '05. i defendants by Messrs. Keys, Rumnnns ! urday night at the Elk club rooms. j frjen(j8 being present.
& Cline, and Tolbert, B_>rry & Haye,
PROUTY ACCEPTS.
"Dear Omer:
| "Vour nut boasting of roasting im- ' argument for the defense being
I plies a modesty s- characteristic of Ab- , lllade by N. Rjramons of the tirst
eline,tbat reading your Prouty "touch'' named firm. Hisargument in the ea e ! his hesitancy i Ple of H°*>art, s she spent several
showed clear! v hie!. . ... . u.nntii. /*n t oi=.t rin.inn v...
Miss Fitsehen is a sister of our popu-
, lar druggist, A. C. Fitsehen, and will
The following from Frank Prouty will; he wdl remembered by the young peo
to accept the historical print shop. It's ! ";0n^! on a vi8'1 during the sum-
up to Frank to now esiablish headquar-! ,m'r- "Sbe wa9 one of the m0iit Popular
ters and begin givin? out interviews so i ^0UD& Indies of Tipton.
"at.''
"Jack" is too well known in Hobart
to comment on. He has been for years
j traveling representative of the Smith-
McCord -Towns?nd dry goods company
j of Kansas City, and for the past two
I years has made Hobart his headquar-
I ters.
The happy couple will arrive in Ho-
The grand jury indicted Groves Tur-
ner last week for carrying a pistol. The
accused was arrested and arraigned be-r
fore Judge Pancoast, Tuesday, and was
ready to enter a plea of guilty and pay
the fine.
After the indictment was r. ad and
before the plea could be entered, Judge
Paucoast stated that he had not ordered
the grand jury to investigate such of-
fenses and for that reason tho indict-
ment was illegal. The county attorney
was then directed to file ;in information
against the defendant, which was done,
iut not in the district court as Judge
Pancoast had expected would be done,
but in the probate court, wKere Turner
pleaded guilty and paid :uc tiue.'
Tho cause of the errui in procuring
the indictment without a special order
of the court, as is required by law, is
due to tho fact tbe foreman of the grand
jury told the county attorney that the
judge had made the order. Relying
upon the statement, which was clearly
made upon a mis u.d '(Standing of what
the instructiun-j nere, the county attor-
ney drew'the indictment without inves-
tigating the record.-; tu . . what the
order embraced. ^
The Judge was somewhat Eurpriaed
when he found out that the case had
been taken to tbe probate court and
disposed of, but the matter is explained
by County Attorney Conner, who held
that the district jud^e did not hare ju-
r.sdiction of th-: case upon informa-
tion, hence tie proceeded in the probate
court without the thought of giving of-
fense 1o Judge Pancoast.
"HONEST JOE" THIS TIME.
Still the contributions for Col. Prou-
ty 's print plant come in. The follow-
ing from Joe Simpson, traveling repre-
sentative of the American Type i ound-
eis Co. of Dallas, Texas, will certaiuly
help pome:
"Shawnee, 9-17. 05.
"My Dear Benedict:
"Your appeal in behalf of the Nestor
of O. T. journa'ism, Col. Frank G.
Prouty, received. How can any one
withstand it, so here go:s. Put me
down for one can roller wash (no lye?),
one font American extra condensed 6
point—Frank is extended enough him-
self—one lb. L. S. brass rule 203 'E' to
m ike meal tickets, one brayer named
Maud, one flywheel for a Prouty cylin-
der press; ho can easily fiud enough
parts for the balance, and if he will call
his paper tbe "Agra Agitator'' I'll
also furnish the head, ca3t In brass.
"Yours for success,
"JOE H. SIMI'SON."
Sanitary Board.
The Territorial Sanitary Board will
meet here with the Farmers' Union on '
Oct. 6. That date is going to be an
important one.
that made me feel that I had just re- was very «*b!e and .-howed clearly his
turned from an airship trip to my Kan- mastery of the principles involved.
i sas home. The constitutional question, which was
j "Vour generous and timely thought! °ot argued before Judge Gillette, ^ | the boy6 will know where he . «.
and appeal seems to me like the storm presented fu.ly by Mr. Rummons. and . Tfaey don,. kQQW whpre to gond lhe
I from the clear sky. Sometimes needy, doubtless had mujh to do in imi u -1 ujf.
I often seedy, b€t never greedy, the sub- • encing Judge l'ancoa-t to sustain tbe! "Fallis Okla Sent 17 05
ject of your sketch is well chosen for1 demurrer. j "Omer K. Benedict, ' '
the purpose. Count me in on the do J County Attorney Conner did not j "Editor Newa Republican,
i nation, whatever anount of "pi'' would draw these indictments, and not know-1 "Hobart Okla.
j relieve the meal-ticket test. , ing these questions would be re-opened | "Dear Sir:
"Fraternally yours, he did not have tixie and an equal op- I "j have just Trad your editorial and it j bsrt l^e ®rst0' next wee't Md will make
"WiU4*m T. LiTTLK." j portunity with the defendants coun- | js a waTm Ilumber. 'Truth is mighty lheir bome at thlB P,ace'
Another editor, whose name we will sel to look into them. But, not- aud will prevail.' It hurts sometimes.' The New" R*P-bliean joinstbe many
I not mention, wrote us a letter calling withstanding this disadvantage be Many thanks for your kind donation of j fr'rn(ti of Mr- and Mrs. Riffey^ ia wish- :
us an "arrant ass." He also signed his presented his case with remarkable that historical type. Let the trcol work , * them a" the ?0,<d thin*- we
.11* *• < •• force a^ clearness. * ' —* *- -—^ — - - -• 1
epistle "Fraternally yours,' etc.
i proceed.
Off For Oxford. Was Found Guilty.
Carrol' H^rvie I\s'.. r If; Hobart L. D. Riekly, a street fakir, *4s v
j thi? morning, for a three years course rested Thursday morcicg on a com-
i in the University at Oxford. England, plaint sworn out bv Councilman J. F.
•'Fraternally.
"Fbank G. Pkohy.
' Editor Fallis Star.''
TERKV- HARRIS.
Young Foster woe a Rhodes scholar-; White of tbe first ward. Tbe
.ship while in the Uuiversity of Idaho offense charged was obstructs the Walter A. Terry and Miss Maggie
j He came here V? visit his grind parents, streets. The Cikse came up for hearing Harris were married at the South Meth-
| Mrs. R. B. Foster, and Judge and Mr< | in the police court, Thursday. The de- ocist parsocag- Wedte-day evecirg at
Finley. fondant wa* found gnrtty and fir.ed I7.' 8 o' lock b> Rev W. J. Moore
| usually put in su^b write-up?-, and a
little more.
New Quarters
I Drs. Barkley A Gotcher have rented
the Emerald hotel and will devote it tc
hospital purposes uctil th- > cac pre
pare a permanent butld<Dg.
They jrt fitting up the rooms in tbe
beet sanitary condition aod are pre-
paring to take ir-t-elaw care of their
patients
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