Texhoma Argus. (Texhoma, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 6, 1913 Page: 4 of 15
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TEXHOMA ARGUS.
VOLfJMK SIX
TEXHOMA, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1913.
NUMBKR 5
MKiHWAV DEPARTMENT ANI
ELECTROCUTION BILLS
GET BY HOUSE
House bills substituting electrocu-
tion for hanging as the death penal-
ty. establishing aa eight-hour labor
law for women, and abolishing the
state highway department, as well
as a number of bills of lesser import-
ante, were passed finally by the
bouse of representatives Monday and
now go to the senate.
The women's eight-hour law and
the electrocution bill went through
with but little debate; the vote on
the first was 69 to 14, on the latter
, io l V). The bill to abolish Col.
Sidney Suggs' office of highway com-
missioner went through by a vote
of 59 to 24, after a short but lively
little debate in which Whitman of
McAlester appeared as chief defender
of the highway department.
REPUBLICAN MOVE FALLS
A futile attempt of the republican
floor leader, Mr. Vosburgh, to precipi-
tate the tight over the Weiser-Ro!-,
erts contest case, for the Texas-Cim-,
arron seat, mustered a majority of
the votes on the floor, but not the
requisite two-thirds necessary to sus-
pend the rules. The motion was to
suspend the rules and take up the
contest direct. Durant- of Durant
objected that the chairman of the
committee on elections was not pres-;
ent. The vote to suspend was ?A to
2.1, the motion losing.
There was a caucus of the demo-
cratic majority Monday night to dis- j
cuss the Weiser-Roberts case, and
the committee on privileges and eiec- j
(ions is expected to report Tuesday at
the latest. '
The committee now has three con-j
tests pending: that of Weiser vs.
Roberts (dem.,) for the Texas-Cim-;
arron seat; of Hogan vs. Edmister
(rep.) for the Pawnee seat; Ruley
vs. Prentiss (rep.) for the second
Osage county seat. The only h£ht
of am consequence looked for is in
the Texas-Cimarron case, where a
nv nber of democrats will join the
ie ublicans in an effort to unseat
itv resentativ^ Roberts (dem.) on the
grounds that his republican opponent
undoubtedly obtained a substantial
majority over him.
And the senate has included Gov-
ernor Cruce's office in its investiga-
tions, also; and the Governor re-
quests that they start the investiga-
tion. with his office.
JUST TRY IT ONCE
It is a good thing once in a while
to be alone—to take yourself off to
some quiet nook and there sit face
to face with yourself and ask a few
pointed questions, namely: What am
I, a man or just a make shift for
a man? Am 1 honest and sincere or
just a common hypocrite? Have I a
real spine or just a cotton string
where a spine should be? Have I
the courage to stand for the right
against a little unpopularityf Am 1
truthlul or just a common liar? Am
I an advocate of right through policy
or principle and have I the courage ot
my convictions?
Now, my son, have you the courage
to go out alone and ask yourself these
questions and to truthfully answer
them? Just try it once and you will
be surprised at the results. And re-
member, my son, that you cannot be
just and honest with your fellowmen
until you learn to be honest and
truthful to yourself. Some men lie
as much to themselves as they do to
their associates.
DR. HARGROVE RETIRES FROM
PRACTICE
Dr. P. Hargrove has sold his
office and good will to Dr. Thurston
and will temporarily retire from the
practice of medicine, and within a
few weeks will move to Hereford,
TexaB, where he has a large ranch
which requires his attention. Dr.
Hargrove has been a resident prac-
titioner here for the past five years
and his fine moral character, good
citizenship and ability as a physician
have gained for him many social
and professional friends who will re-
gret to see him leave. Hereford will
gain a splendid citizen and a good
physician. Dr. Hargrove speaks very
complimentary of his successor, Dr.
Iburston, as a good physician and a
gentleman.
Sunday was a pretty bad day for
the ground hog to come out to look
for his shadow and pretty bad weath-
er for him to remain out. We ex-
pect he went back to his warm win-
ter quarters to remain for a while.
Hollow Horn Bear of South Dakota
an Indian chief, desires to attend
Wilson's inauguraion and desires to
present the new president a great
peace pipe.
LOST:—On the streets of Texho-
ma, one gold cuff button with initials
S. J. B. Finder return to S. J. Bon-
ner or to the Argus.
THE BEAUTIFUL SNOW
Snow, snow, the beautiful snow.
We have it. About five inches of the
white, feathery blanket now covers
the fertile soil of the Panhandle,
with indications of more. This will
add to the wheat prospects of 1913.
MISS BAIRD QUITS DEMOCRAT
Miss Mildred Baird. who for tbe
past twelve months hus been asso-
ciated with the Guymon Democrat,
announced last week that she had
quit the Democrat office to accept a
position in the tax assessors' office.
Sheriff Leeman was attending to
business in Texhoma Tuesday morn-
ing.
EDUCATIONAL BO AJiD APPOINTED
Governor Cruce has appointed the
following four new members of the
Board of Education: H. C. Potter,
Ardmore: Frank J. Wykoff, Oklaho-
ma City; H. H. Duncan, Pauls Valley,
and F. P. Fite, Muskogee. Potter is
an attorney, Wykoff a banker, Dun-
can a city school superintendent and
Fite a physician.
REFUSED NOTICES
Every editor has received them
says a certain exchange. The post-
master sends them to the editor. For
instance, we will say there is a man
by the name of John Smith who re-
fused to take the paper out of the
office. He did not care to take it
any longer. We wondered what was
the matter. Upon investigation of
our subscription books, we find that
John was short $5.70. He had
stopped the paper as a matter of
economy to us. A few evenings ago
we stepped into a church and John's
melodious voice rang out loud and
clear in that soul-stirring song: "Je-
sus paia it all." We might hare bom
mistaken, but the earnestness im-
pressed us. The next day we sent
him a receipt in full, begging his par-
don for not knowing he had made
arrangements for his liabilities in
that manner.—Udall Times.
Mr. H. W. Magruder of Liberal,
Kansas, was in Texhoma Monday in
the interest of our water and light
plant.
To remember and be appreciative
of kindness is a good trait, in fact, it
is one of the essentials of a noble
character, and the man who does
not remember a kindness and try to
repay it is not composed of the
stuff out of which great men are
made. Any kind of a make shift
for a man can easily remember the
wrongs done him and seek to repay
them in kind, but it takes a man to
remember the good things the world
nands out to him and seek to be
worthy of them.
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FOR SALE OR TRADE
Registered Percheron stallion, nine
years old; weight 1,700 pounds. For
sale or trade, cheap. Apply to C. B.,
Blake, Texhoma, Okla.
W. L. Roberts has introduced a
bill in the house appropriating $500
for each of the twelve electors, to
pay their expenses to Washington,
D. C. This is something new in
appropriations. Guess he couldn't
think of anything else at this time.
If the legislature abolishes the of-
fice of Highway Commissioner it will
have earned its $6 per diem and then
some.
Don't forget that the Argus has
now passed into its sixth volume and
that vour h'unble servant has guided
it this far all alone. There has never
been a string tied to it. We are
pleased to have people remember its
past and what R stood for.
There is a bill before the house
which proposes to make one secure
a health certificate before they can
get a license to marry. It is about
all some can do to raise the money
to secure the marriage license and
the parson's fee, therefore such a law
will likely cripple the marriage in-
dustry and thus help along that much
talked of race suicide.
Sheriff C. A. Leeman has appointed
J. H. M. Bennett as his deputy at Tex
homa.
Go to the Racket Store for your val
entines.
My friend, why should you stand
on the streets in the presence of wo-
men and children and spit out a biu?
streak of1 profanity that would shame
the devil? You say the streets are
public property and you have your
rights. That's true and therefore,
your neighbor aijd his wife and chil-
dren have rights also and you should
be mindful of the rights of others.
Our streets and public highways are
set apart and made common property
by law and the majesty of the law is
the only thing that has authority over
them, therefore, they are not yours
only by consent of the law and its
regulations. All laws of civilization
are founded upon morality and if you
use the public highways immorally
you are violating the law.
No. of course you do not swear
maliciously upon the streets in the
presence of ladies; no gentleman
does, neither do you desire to be
rude. It's just a habit, yes, a very
bad and unnecessai'y habit. You
just swear anywhere and everywhere
without thought. ,
It's just a habit, a useless habit.
Suppose, my friends, you keen the
idea in your heao and in the future
when you feel like you want to cuss
a blue streak, just go off somewhere
in the middle of 160-acre fieild and
cuss and cuss and swear and blow
till you can't cuss and swear any
• more. Don't swear on the streets,
they belong to the public.
The revival services are still in pro-
gress at the Methodist church, with
splendid success. About 50 conversions
are reported up to date.
More snow, better crops; .so just
let 'er snow.
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Buckley, Joe L. Texhoma Argus. (Texhoma, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 6, 1913, newspaper, February 6, 1913; Texhoma, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metapth350983/m1/4/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.