The Guymon Democrat. (Guymon, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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"VOTE FOR M. W. PUGH FOR STATE SENATOR."
The Guymon Democrat
Vol. XII.
GUYMON, TEXAS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31,1918.
NO. 42
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THE BELL HAS TAPPED ! ional system on a higher plane.
THEY ARE OFF TO WIN The candidate for Commissioner o'
— j the First district, C. P. Mann, is mak-
The Texas county political derby ing a clean rr.ce and is a conscienc-
es on, End the steeds who are in the ious, honorable upright gentleman,
race are "champing the bits and and if he is e'.ectcd Commissioner he
rearin' to go." Their friends are [ will not approve of the building of
craning their necks Bind straining bridges without approaches, that sit
their eyes as they view their favor- j up so high and dry that its almost im-!
ites coming dbwn the line toward the possible for airships to reach them.1
home strelch. The Democratic ticket It looks like the voters of the 1st dis- [
in this county this year is or.e of the j trict were going to m?,Ttie a change. j
best we have ever had and the tax- T. 0. James needs no recommend-
payers, who will be their employers,; ation to the people of the seccnd
should weigh their worth and capa-' commissioners' district. He was he. e
bility well swd then give them the: before the opening of the strip and
support they so justly deserve. j has served in positions of trust, hav-1
Sheriff Leeman, County Attorney I ing been ore of the framers of our
Dale, Mia? Marie Henscn for Court
Clerk, 0. C. Glatthaar, for Commis-
sioner of the 3rd district and J. A.
Pauley for County Surveyor, have no
opposition and will of course be elect-
ed. Leeman, Dale and Giatthaar have
been tried aind not found wanting, and
v.ith Miss Henson's experience as
deputy in the County Clark's office,
she will undoubtedly prove satisfact-
ory in the office of Court Clerk. Mr.
stats Ccnstitutron-, and has been suc-
cessful in his own affairs and is emin-!
tly fitted for this most imortant posit-!
ion.
The next State Senator from this
senatorial district will be Judge M.:
W. Pugh of Boise City the gnetle-'
man who so admirably represented
the counties of Cimarron and Texas in
the last Legislature. His popularity
THE TOWNSITE CASE
Keep your eye on this space and you will be
agreeably surprised in what we will have to tell
you in the next few weeks.
J. G. McLARTY, GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
We want all the eggs you have at 45 cents
per dozen.
JOHN M. LUTHER
thase two counties alone ossures
Pauley is a well known civil eng'neer him a big s:ife majority. His elect-
and he will no doubt prove to be a j ion i3 conceded by everybody. He
capable cmd competent County Sur-: will win in a walk.
veycr. ! Judge Pugh will have as his co-
Geo. M. Frittz, it is safe to say, is worker in the Legislature, Sidney L
the best known and most universal- Port wood, who has no opposition. His
1y popular citizen of this county and ; reputation for honesty and integrity j john M< Luther, a well known and
r.ll c'assas of citizens, irrespective insures the poop'e of this district that i highly respected citizen of this com-
cf politics, crced or anything else, are j no "deals" will be put over without j.munity died lest Sunday evening
proud that he has been asked to step, his protest. | about six 0-c?0ck at the Sanitarium
up higher, and after the 1st day of, Trr unscrupulous fight th?t has. ;n Dalhart, Texos where he had gene
INFLUENZA BAN
STILL ON IN OKLAHOMA
I have been signed "The Inerstate Land
and Town Company by E. T. Guymon,
President" and there was a further
mend and insist that the peoole of
Guymon gather all trash such as
PASSES AWAY
January 1919 they will be proud to, hern made against Stscy Wells for
ca'l him Judge Frittz, a perierment District Judge, seems to have won him
which will come as a reward for sig- i hundreds cf votes that he would other -
nal ability, honesty and integrity. We -v'se rot hr.ve received, and his elect-
predict that the voters will pile up a : ion is assured.
•wonderful majority for Geo. M. Fritt 1 Last, but not Ic-ist. in this nn-
Wm. F. Lofgren, who seeks to boilitical derby is that whole-soulfd, big
yjxur next County Clerk, was nomin- j hearted, generous citizen, Joe French,
ated without opposition for tb s office, who is out to win for County Tex
He is one of the foremost young men' Assessor.
of the county and is as apt in figures, j Mr. French has been a farmer and
accurate in accounts and neat book- stock raiser for the 12 years that he
■keeping as it is possible for one to be, has been a resident of the county and
and his election will mean an admini-; has always taken lan interest in all the
stration of the affairs of the county affair® of the county, especially that
Clerk's office that will assure a great which njpst vitally effected the tax-
aav-ng t6 'the ta* "pavers of the!ipaye'rs 6T"the county-taxation He
county. As it looks at this angle of has had experience, having served as
the race it is only a question pboutI Tow nship Assessor, and when elected,
the size of h's majority. j which we hive no doubt he will be,
Hugh E. James, the Democratic. We will administer the affairs of the
nominee for County Treasurer, was Assessor's office so admirably that no
also selected for this important posit- One will' ever have cause to regret
ion at the Primary without opposition; their choice. Joe is coming down the
and he knows the books eit the court home stretch at a "Dan Patch" gait
house as the average man knows the and it looks as if he would come under
alphubet. Because of his accuracy! the wire a thousand lengths in the
and peculiar fitness lie was selected as lead.
Clerk of the local draft board and is J
filling this position at this most criti-; JAS. J. JONES MEETS
cal period in a manner that meets the j WITH AN ACCIDENT.
poproval and is the admirat'on of all.|
His records stand as models of neat-j Last Saturday nigh|t while Jas. J.
ti ess and correctness and when you■ Jones, who is at present employed by
select h;m for your County Treasurer j the Star Mercantile Co. at Liberal,
on election day you may be assured was on his way from the store to his
that during his term of office that the! room, he fell into a cellar hatch that
county funds will be in competent! h-.'i been carelessly left open, and
and trustworthy hands. sustained a fracture of his collar bone
Prof. W. A. Martin, who is a can-; and was otherwise seriously injured,
didate for County Superintendent of f Mrs. Jones and daughter Hazel went
Public Instructions, is without a peer: to Liberal Tuesday to be with him.
as an edncator in th's section of thei
state His character is above re-| John L. Gilson was called to Hut-
proach, and when he is elected to the j cfein«on Saturday on account of the
important position at the head of the death of his brother, T. J. Gilson. The
schools of your county the office of j funeral was held Monday at Lewis,
County Superintendent will be ab-1 Kansas. Mrs. Gilson was also noti-
solutely removed from petty politics J fied cf the de?lth of her nephew and
and take its p'ace with that education-1 his wife, both havinir died the same
al diignity and standing that every
school patron will po'nt to with pride.
"Vote for Prof. Martin and an educat-
day at Wieir home in Hutchinson. They
left 4 small children the baby being
only one day old.
three weeks ago for treatment for
a carbuncle cn h'a neck.
He was born in Dickson county,
Tennessee May 1, 1868 and moved
to Hill county Texas where he res-
ided until 1906 when he moved to
Texas county which has since been
his heme.
He was married to Miss Emma
Brock December 8th 1895 and to this
union were born four children, Ten-
nie, Charles, Annie and Henry, who
with Mrs. Luther survive him. He
also u?s four«isters and two brother?
He wa3 a member of Odd Fellow
and W. 0. W. Lodges.
His friends were numbered by ev-
eryone who kney him as he always
had a kind word and a pleasant smile
for all with whom he met.
The funer.?J services were conducted
Tuesday aftercoon and the interment
was in the Goodwell cemetary.
A good husband and father and be-
loved citizen has gone to his heaven-
ly reward.—Goodwell News.
RP'L. DALLAS LEWTER
Who was wounded while in action
over in France, has written his par,
ents, Mr. and Mr3. H. W. Lewter
southeast of Guymon, since he has
been in the hospital stating that he
was recovering rapidly and would
soon be able to be with his command.
TO THE
VOTERS OF
COUNTY
TEXAS
TO THE VOTERS
You will again soon be given the
opportunity to make your choice
for Superintendent of Public Instruct-
ions for the ensuing two years, and
wh;le I am a candidate for that office
many of you may expect me to call
and see you, but owing to the distres-
sing times incident to epidemic and
war, it will be impossible for me to
see many of you prior to the election,
When I filed democratic candi-
date for Treasurer in the primary
election, I contemplated if nominated,
trying to meet personally each voter
in the county, but I have been so
situated and my office hours have
been so constant, that I found it im-
possible to do so. I am taking this
means of presenting to you my rea-
sons for your vote for the office of
contention that ths signature of E, ^ pj'pe" an* *«
T. Guymon, was "subscribed and, ™ the_f,1Iey8 °r.atn??
sworn to" when it should have been
acknowledged like a deed.
The dedication was later attempted
to be corrected.
The court in deciding the case found
for the Defendants and stated that
he had not decided a case in years,
where he was in doubt of so much as
in this crtse, but that the evidence
showed that the defendants had put
where it will be easily pot to with
a wagon and the city will haul it off.
Trusting the people will real!z® the
importance of this matter and . have
their premises cleaned up when the
fire warden visits and inspects the
Town. He will condemn your pro-
party if not properly cleaned up.
i In witness Whereof I have hereun-
i to set my hand and caused to be af-
fixed an impression of the sell of the
valuable improvements on the tract, i , . ...
., „ ,. „ City of Guymon Oklahoma this 26th
by building sidewalks, erecting wells , , ~
, . , , , , ., . , day of October 1918.
and a tank and had paid taxes, anl ,. v t-, i
H w„, loath to tW rroTicrfv " 'SEAL „
from then., without the SnprMajor of th C.t, of Guymon.
Court passing upon the case, and ex-
pressed the hope that the Supreme ATTEMPT TO MISLEAD
court would pass upon it. TEXAS COUNTY VOTERS
The ownership of this property has
been a mooted ouestion for years, ... ' i
in fact since the town was laid out,! That there ha* ^en an attempt
and the present city council is the'to raislead the voters of this count*
only one who have made an effort to! is evident from following letter
test the case out. The court decided reodved bV the Democrftt f5_om
- ^U-case pu ly on a .technical potatLf^fL0'.
of law. Some lawyers have stated t"e In full Bo
thnt they did not believe the Supreme ■ P®®PIe may "a™ the facts-
Court would be so technical, but Democrat,
that the Defendants would be estorped Guymon, Oklahoma.
from setting up their own mistake,! Dear Sir:—I am just ih the receipt
when they had profited by selling o{ a letter frMn Jud*e We,ls w*th
the lots edjacent to this block at a Pa*e 6 of the 0ctob«r 24th ig8ae of
hieher price, by reason of this block
being marked "Park".
It is belifved that the case should
be taken up and have the Supreme
Court pass upon it and then every-
body will be satisfied.
the Guymon Herald enclosed. On
chat page under the heading of "Why
we are for Sutton etc," is an article
purporting to be from the Pioneer
It is a fabrication pure and simple.
No such article or any article even
hinting at our support of Sutton has
ever appeared in the Pioneer.
Sutton and his friends must be get-
ting derperate to resort to such dis-
Poultry Profits
May be Multiplied
Don't be satisfied with half-way profits from
your poultry at this time. Promote the pro-
duction of e?e:s and: you'll not only make money,
but you will be aiding Mr. Hoover in his efforts
to conserve food.
DR. HESS-r-75cts.
Blank's Poultry Powder will make the hens lay,
and will keep your entire flock in a thrifty con-
dition.
The Store That Caters To The Country Trade
Wanser Drug Company.
Agents for
LEDERLE Serums-Vaccines-Antitoxins
therefore I desire by this method to'County Treasurer at this election,
say that having made school work my I During my eleven years residence
life work for the past fourteen years, | in this county, I have served in
teaching in both the rural and high many clerical positions and I have
schools, of my native state and this] always tried to treat every persor
my adopted state, I feel my experience ] with whom I came in contact in an
is such that will bear honest and im- j honest, fair, impartial and courteous
partial investigations. If elected to( manner. My years of service in
this trustworthy and responsible po-, financial institutions of this county
sition it will be my aim to raise tha i has fitted me for the duties and re-
standard of schools of Texas county sponsibilities of County Treasurer of
to the highest possible decree without'this county and I believe my fidelity
placing too great a burden upon the to private trusts will warrant you ir.
taxpayers. I believe in pnocuring the j supporting me for a public office,
best grade teachers obtainable, and I; Assuring you that I will render to
also believe in paying teachers fair Texas County and its citizens the
and just salaries. Your children only'same fair, honest and impartial ser-
eo through school one time—let's give vice in the office of County Treasurer,
them the very best we can secure for j may I not ask you for your vote as
them. If I am so fortunate as to the candidate for that office.
EX-PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
(Speech at Carniegie Hall, N. Y.
City, October, 6, 1898.)
"I should ask the people of this honorable methods in trying to secure
country to support the administra-j Sutton's election. A man who will,
tion of president McKinley, if for no j condiuct a dishonorable campaign or
other reason than because, say v/hat; permit his friends to do it for h m is
you like, the victory at the polls of, too dishonorable to fi'l the high re-
the men who are opposing and de-' sponsible position of District Judge.
nouncing the administration in this
election will he iterpreted abroad as
meaning on the part of America a
repudiation of the war from which
we have emerged triumphant. It
j v. ill rfeiifthen the hands of every
hostile power which views with jeal-
ousy our victories in the Antilles and
the Phiillippines. It will mean that
the nations that now secretly and en-
be your choice for Superintendent I
shall deem it my duty to use every
effort within my power to secure the
best school service of every kind and
character that can be acquired,
With the great world war yet un-
settled and many of our younger men
in the service of their country we
realize the dearth of school workers,
but we should also look forward to the
future instructors and bend our every
Sincerely yours,
H. E. JAMES,
Democratic candidate for
County Treasurer.
FALLEN AMERICANS
WILL BE BROUGHT HOME
T am giving you these facts in order
that you may as far as possible put
the matter in the right light before
the voters of Texas county. I am
for Stacy We'ls for District Judge,
but above that I am for honorable
methods in conducting political cam-
paigns. Use this article in the best
manner possible to rectify this false
statement that Mr. Sutton and hi#
viously wish to clip the wings of our| friends are using in the hooe of fur-
pride will be emboldened. It will i thering Mr. Sutton's political inter-
mean the chance of grave complica- ests.
tions and the likelihood of our meet-
ing obstacles when it comes to reap-
ing the fruit of our triumph."
Yours Fraternally,
W. D. WILKINSON,
Editor Alva Pioneer.
According to an associated press
dispatch dated at Verdun, all Ameri-
can dead in Fr.a,nee will be taken home
offort to mould now the character and | after the war, according to orders re-
ideas that are to be promulgated in.ceivod bf the army chaplains. The
years to come. | prave registration buroau has been
If you see fit to select me for head working with this in view, but noth-
of the schools of your county I prom-
ise to put forth every effort to main-
ing definite regarding the future dis-
position of the dead was known hero
tain their present high standard and, until instructions came to the chap-
if possible take a few steps in advance lBins from Washington.
if conditions and finances will war-
rant the same.
Thanking you for your kind con-
siderations in the past and soliciting
your support at the polls on November
5th. I am yours for the best school b in
Oklahoma. W. A. MARTIN,
Candidate for Superintendent of
Public Instructions.
Mr. and Mm. Alonzo Brown, of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, are here the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Arm-
strong. They ere also visiting her
mother, Mrs. Anna Ewing of near
Ranee. Mr. Brown is a foreman in
tlhe Rock Island round house at Cedar
Rapids.
You will delight in using this non-gritty tooth
paste that is so delicately flavored.
Penslar Tooth Paste
is unlike most dental creams inasmuch as it
does not scratch the enamel of your teeth and
leaves no soapy taste in your mouth.
We want you to try it. Use it regularly for
a week or ten days ancj note the difference be-
tween it and the cream you have been using.
Penslar Tooth Paste is sold in generous
25 cent tubes.
Try it upon our recommendation.
F. D. Hood Drug Company.
State School Book Ageney:
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The case of the town of Guymon
Vs. The Inerstate Land & Town Com-, , ~~"
pany came to trial Wednesday Oct- Since our last publication there
ober 23, 1918. ^a8 been 43 new cases of the "flu"
This is the case which the city 'aind tSliTfe deaths resulting therefrom,
brought suit to recover possession of
two developing in pneumonia, in this
the West half of Block 10, which is county. according to the report of the
the land lying immediately west of County Health officer, Dr. D. E.
the court house. When the town was WcC*rty- Most of these have been
platted tlvs block was not divided ii._ ^ strfbuted over the county south of
to 1 :.s. and on this block was muricd Tyrone- he says that perhaps
the words ' Park". Hooker has been hat the hardest of
The city contended that filing of th-> othcr section. Dr. McCarty
plat with this block marked "Park", states ^at he is not abie at this time /
and selling lots from the plat, mad*,' ^o say when the quarantine will be/
this block a public park. raised. He speaks in high praise of* |
The defense was that there was t'le cooperation of all the town autho^
no intention cn the part of the Town- Bn(l business men in stamping
site 'Company to make this Plat of out the epidemic.
ground a park, and that there never
had been a Statutory dedication, and PROCLAMATION BY ORDER OP
showed that E. T. Guymon, signed the THE GOVERNOR OF OKLAHOMA
dedication of the plat "E. T. Guy-1
mon, President of the Inerstate Land^ T , . „ . , „ „ .
and Town Company," when it should * pr°cla"" y Nov,2nd Ftr*
hav hrnn T.nmi Prevention day and earnestly recom-
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Baxter, C. S. & Murr, D. J. The Guymon Democrat. (Guymon, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1918, newspaper, October 31, 1918; Guymon, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metapth351326/m1/1/: accessed March 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.