The Texhoma Times. (Texhoma, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, May 7, 1909 Page: 4 of 9
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The Texhoma Times. \jack langston ^ ^ ,
Published Every Friday by i foii ithteiv hh.
The Time* Publishing Company Jack Langston of Guymon is i.
J. S. FISCHER, EDX'ioA. j candidate for Receiver of the U S.
T , | Land Office at Woodward, Ok a.,
Entered as (second class man . , ,
November 7,1904. at the postotllce «hich othee is now vacant on a -
it Texhoma, Okla., under the Act i count oi the recent death of llotj. j|
of Congress of March 3, 1K79," K. S. Wiggins.
The people of the three countb
carved ou; of old Beaver art; well
acquainted with Mr. Langston
m;d know thai he Is well qualiti d
A GOOD OFFICIAL GONE- for thi-< position. Jack is not un-
it is with much regret that wejlyqimlitledforthepli.ee, but th
have learned of the death of Hon., people oi t1 is part o' the distri<
E. S. Wiggins, Receiver or the j are deserving of recognition e-
U. S Land Ollice at Woodward, yocially as most of the busine-
Mr Wiggins was one of the rej j of the Woodward orti< ■■ ronies U< i
big men of the Si de. He was ' heaver. TexasandCimarron i aim.
broad, liberal and generous, andjtics. Aid the peoplo of this part
Beeined o be the friend of every - of the dist/ict whodeserve this re-
8UBSCRIPTI0N, $1.50 A YEAR
IN ADVANCE.
For the pnst six < r t-ov
he he!;l the ollice of U. cei
er of the Wool ward land ortii
on«*.
yeai
cognition are sntislitd tha
interests would be well ca:
i if Mr. Langston should be
the i
id fo
givt
the largest tai <1 otfice in ti e Unl- j this place. Not that they beli; v
ted Stat<'H. And he always con-| that auy other gno^ man who ma.,
ducted his oifieo in the best poss-i- j be appointed would not give them j
ble manner and to the satisfaction ha square deal," for whoever isj
of all. The writer knows this appointed will bt. satisfactory to
on account of the number of tho people, but the people of this
years of official dealings he has j part of the district want one of
had with that office. And from i their own in the responsible place |
our official and political relations i made vacant bjr the sudden death |
with Mr. Wiggins a warm person | of Mr. Wiggins.
al friendship sprung up between) And the people, all classes, tin si
us which will o er be cheriBhed ness men, professional men and
in tonderest memories. We don't j farmers are backing up Mr. Langs-
believoin placing all our tlowers ton to be the new rt.eive at
on tho casket, but this tribute is| Woodward. And they will ted
now paid because we will never j disappointed if he should tail to
have an opportunity in this, land the place.
world to tell this good man of our I
appreciation for his many acts of!
kindness. When we needed a1
friend and needid one in a sense ,
when ftiendsnip meant something i
E. S, Wiggins was always tin-
man to extend a helping haud In ,
his life Mr. Wiggins knew we ap-
preciated his kindness and frien'1-
ship—and this gives some conso-
lation now.
lu all walks of life, under every
circumstance and condition, E. S.
Wiggins always did his part well.
He was a noble tnan in every
genre and his place in the state
will be hard to till. Lofty pur-
poses, nobility oi character and
honor, truth and justice wen? al-
ways his methods. The world
was brighter and liett-r becau-e
of the life and exampl j of K S.
Wiggins. And all who knew him
now mourn because a good mail
has passed away.
If you wuiit to make finnl pro.;
on your claim and wai t it done
rieht, let. tne attend to it for you.
Your application will bo made free
of charge.
.1 S Fischer,
IT. S Commissioner.
Texhoma. ' ► ii 1 a.
Free Information.
Do you want t.i k ow ai ything I
about homestead*, or any public.!
land. If so, 1 will give you the in-j
formation 're. And when you J
w ,nt to make proof, or attend to any |
iother husin*ss in connection with
homesteads, come in and serine. I j
: know In w nr.il ^ i!! treat you ftgLt ;
J..S. F>scber,
U.S. Commissioner,
Texhoma, Okia. I
Texhoma Banks in
Good Condition.
■where in this paper will be
Voir WHO IS THE HOG?
We got it pretty straight that! . .
Hooker is maklt g a hard tight on ; found the olVioial statementsof the
Goodwell to secure that agricul- | First National and thr Farmers |
tural < ollege for Hooker. In the! State banks. The readers ofthis:
county seat tight Hooker called paper may easily see the prosper- ;
' Guymon a two-faced hog and lied i ous condition of these institutions j
to Goodwell men about our town.: which does not only tiieau con- j
Nothing wan too contemptible for | servative and businesslike man-j
Hooker to do in their effort to win., ageiuent on the part of the otficials
aud no w they arc trying to steal j iu charge of the same, but it means i
what Goodwell has worked up. more, and that is that tho farmers |
That is the orneriest town up and j aud business men have confidence
down the line, surely.—Guymon | in Texhoma and its business in-J
Herald. stitutions.
This don't look like itistreating i
Gooiwell right. Of course, any! When you want printing done!
and every town in the county has! faud betlpr KCt it done ri>,ht. lt
aright to aspire to bo the 10 wn | don't cost vou an / more than tbel
which in future will be known as
the
Go to Allison Bros. Confection-
ery for a good,cold and refresh-
ing drink.
known aH j cheap common kind of printing.!
at of learning. Texhoma ; you cftn ^ u done rit;ht at Xhe j
would have appreciated the school j Ti|nps job 0„ice
very much. But she got out of J
the way in common fairness to
Goodw ell. Undoubtedly Guymon
■would not have objected to the
school, but she, too, got out of he
way. And during the county sent1
campaign the Guymon people!
were very positive in their assur- j
anee of friendliness to Goodwell. ■
and so far as learned their atti-s
tude in the mattei has not under- |
gone any change and the leading!
men of that town, it is understood j
are working hard to have the:
school located at Goodwell.
As Texhoma is not in tho race, j
of course tho people of this locali-.
ty feel like they want the school'
at Goodwell -from selllish mo-
tives of course so as the school
may bo easily accessible to the
people of this locality.
Of course, any town has a
right to want the school and work
for it to for that matter. But as
Goodwell started the matter it
seems like the part of common
fairness for other towns to^keep
hands off
YOU ARK LOSING MONEY by
not seeing us before selling your
Mai^e and Katlir.
TkMIOMA MllX & iit.v.v A TOR
7-tf.
WHBN YOU
NEED
Tanks. Well Casing,
Plumbing, Repairing, or
anything in the Tinware
line, come in and see me.
1 use only the best ma-
terial and put yoti up the
best jobs for the least
possible cost.
It will pay you to fig-
ure with me when you
need anything in my line.
T. (J. HILL,
Texhoma, Okla.
Good Clothes
Speak well for any lady or gentleman. It is my
lnisincs-* to see that you wear (iOOD CLOTHES.
I c in make your oid clothes look like new. by
cleaning aud pressing them. Fur both ladies
and gents.
And when you want A NEW SUIT that is when
you should sec me. The clothes you get from me
are made for you, and made to fit you. I handle
the well known Taylor line. This is our absolute
guarantee that the goods, lit, workmanship and
st vie- are always p.rfect, aud always the best
The wearers of the best clothes deal
with me. It will pay you, too.
Land Wanted!
I want you to list your
relinquishments and deed
ed lands.
1 have buyers coming on
every excursion and can
guarantee quick sales.
Price Williams 11 GEO, L. AY LOCK,
Texhoma, Okla.
TfcXHOnA,
OKLAHOflA.
mrnMmmammmmmu
Washington Letter.
A LETTER.
To The Lumber Trade!
If I'HH E and QUALITY direct your buying
WE HAVE IT.
Do not take our word. We submit, the sure method
to determine the best price, in to figure with all competi-
tion.
After we hare made you a price we do not ask you
to <)icc us a second chance on the bill■ In otherwords we
do not try to net MOKE or LESS out of you.
We hare a price. If you yet a better one else-
where you know you have a bargain.
Call and see our stock whether you buy or not.
Thanking you for all favors, we are,
Yours truly,
Galbraith-Foxworth Co.
O, "Lookee" Here!
We have just unloaded a car
of Bois-darc fence posts that we
can sell for 10 c. as long as the>
last.
TEXHOMA LUMBER CO.
W. H. LAWRENCE, Manager.
While tlio difference between
Mr. North, the Director of the
Washington, 1). C. May —j census, and Mr. Nagel, Secretary
While the work of tariff lawmak- ; 0f the Department of Commerce
ing seeing slow to the people at and Labor,may be moreor lessex-
large, y 't it must be considered | aggc rated in the prese, atitl it is
how stupendous a task i'.really is. j a fact that the Census Bureau is
Therd is not only revenue to be not present constituted and
considered but protection to our, managen in a way to suit the
labor and industries. While there , president. He f^ols that if he is
will be revision downward in some be responsible for tne work of
echedulcs, yet the bill when pa s- that Bureau he must have supreme
ed will be a most tho-ouglny p'o- | authority and for that reason some
tective measure. The fact of the | changes may be made in the Cen-
matter ts that we were never so i SU8 )aw, or there may bo a change
nearb^in,' universally in fav r of | ,n the Directorship. The Census
protection as we are tod iy. There j jjjn now ju conference may not
ate Protectionists in Loth paities j be finally pasted until the Tariff
and in c\kery state in the Union. ! is out 0f the way. and in the
Under these cireumsta ees then j meantime the President will ac-
no very great duty reductions can ; ,jaajnt himsoif w ith the. entire
be looked for in the coming law. conditions and be ready to so rule
There will bo some increases and give the people the best pos-
changes both from and to the free . slble service in the coming Cen-
list. sus to be taken next Spring. It
Again, while the bill is being i should be borne in mind, ho «ever,
I most seriously debated in the Sen-j that there is no reflection upon
| ate at the same time there is not > the character or ability of Mr.
the interest in tariff making North, tho whole matter being
J throughout the country as during J 8imp]y the difference of opinion
the framing of previous laws, j ag to how great au authority he
The business interests without ex-' should exercise.
ception are anxious for the bill to
i be passed, no matter what its pro-,
visions, in order that we may as
soon as possible return to a nor-
Imal condition of industry, lt is
I estimated that we are losing ten , right)
millions of dollars a day and will
continue to lose this amount un-
til the bill becomes a law. That
4
LAND, LAND,
Oklahoma and Texas Panhandle
The Best land in the country
In any size tract from a quarter section
up. No deal is ever too large for us to
handle and none too small to receive
our prompt attention
We bring the Buyer and vSell
er together and save
money for both.
See or write us if you want to buy or sell.
We always do business on the square
and our customers are always satisfied.
Allison, Cosby & Co.
TEXHOMA, OKLAHOMA
While President Taft exhibits
none of the impulsiveness of his
predecessor, yet it is becoming
more and more apparent that once
he makes up his mind that he is
nothing can swerve him
from tho course he wishes to take.
In the matter of the Panama Ca-
nal, for instance, while criticisms
is three hundred million dollars a ^ beinK hurled ftt tho Govern.
month, or nearly a billion dollars menfc from m Mr
for three months during which the Taltu80c3nvincedfr(jm ft
bill will have been debated. It l al examination oi tho work
will be seen then la a oss or ; amj from a thorough knowledge
gain of a few million dollars rev- q{ fche entirtl mfttter that the con.
enue cannot compensate for this 19truct.oni8golngon.n fche be(jt
immense loss to the industrial in- ible mannef that he wiH ,is.
terests of our country, and Sena-: Un to nQ gUKf,08ti0n whatever,
tore and Representatives are be- ,ooking to a chftl)ge „e believes
ing importuned trorn eyory side thdt the WQrk wU1 be completed
to hasten the bill with al) possible'
What effect this will have
, in 1913, with perhaps just a slight
Hpeed. What effect this will have; u come bcfore fche
cannot yet be determined, but it j endofhia adrainiBtration. 8hould
is evident that se^eia ' e°a or0 | be be renominated and reelected
will in-ist upon long speeches in ^ ig nQ doubfc ^ th# ()pening
explanation of such features | will bo celebrated long before his
the income tax the inheritance. econ(J ^ hM e
tax, a Tartfi Commission and
other provisions not exactly con- ; The President, too, has most
nected with the Schedules. So ; positive convictions regarding the
after all it may be nearer the first, j Philippines, the conditions with
of July than the first of June be- j which he Is almost familiar, and
fore the bill finally roaches the he proposes to work zealously
President, during his Administration for
It seems quite evident, too, that j everything that will bring advan-
the leading Democrats are going1, , ,, . , ,
* , . tage to those people and hasten
to take every advantage possible 1
of the differences among the Rep- |thelr self-government.
j ubliean leaders. These dlffereu We have probably never had a
ces have to do largely with the President in our history so famil
subjects named above more than (iar with tho various departments
I with the amount of duty to be ad- of the government and our posess-
optcd in the various .schedules, ions and undertakings as the prcs-
Ilope is entertained, however, that ent incumbent of the White House
! after a few more days of debate and this knowledge and exper-
the conditions will be more clear ienco added to the judicial tem-
j and that perhaps the bill can de perament of Mr. Taft should make
j passed by June 1st. How long it him an Executive whose opinions
j will remain in conferenceit is idle must be respected without regard
I to contemplate, perhans only a to party or state. There is no
: few days and perhaps for weeks, Senator or Representative or any
but when the bill does reach the officer in the government service
President there will be along sigh or any citizen who is not persona
of relief from every business in- : grata at the White House. Mauy
terest in the country, have callcd upon Mr. Taft who
J It becomos more and more evi- i have not been to tho White House
dent daily that twe present ad-j for the proceeding seven years,
ministration is going to be a j and this esteem for the President
thoroughly business one, and that j and confidence in his juegment
Mr. Taft proposes to be the Presi- should go far towards making his
dent of the whole people and to Administration one of the most
take upon himself the responsi. successful in the history of our
bility of every Department. government.
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Fischer, J. S. The Texhoma Times. (Texhoma, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, May 7, 1909, newspaper, May 7, 1909; Texhoma, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metapth351469/m1/4/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed June 22, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.