The Gotebo Gazette. (Gotebo, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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THE GOTEBO GAZETTE
NUMBER
GOTEBO, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 5, 1912.
VOLUME 12.
HILLS WO
WHAT HAS HAPPENED
Recently the Oklaboman Iras been
exposing the saloon business or more
correctly speaking, the bootlegging
business, of Oklahoma City.
Just what aroused the Oklahoman to
its frantic efforts at this day and time,
to'expose the evil, is what a number of
its readers are guessing at, since it has
been common talk over the state, even
since prohibiten became a law, that
drinking was open and notorious, in
the city, not only in certain joints, but
for a year or more neiir a noted hotel
in that city parties have been running
a regular bar-room. Kven some of our
law-makers, Senators and Representa
tives, drink in this open saloon, t unning
in violution of law. and uniler the nose
of Gov. Cruce. A blind man could
have known it if he wanted to, yet our
enforcement officers., the sheriff and
his deputies, and the entire city govern-
ment are ignorant of its exestince.
Guests from the hostelry have found it
most convenient to visit, this bar-room
and the public in general knew it to be
doing an open saloon business, yet the
Governor,* the state, county and city
officers never suspected this joint, dis-
pensing drinks as though it was a li
censed place.
What has happened to arouse them
from their lethargy? We have heard
of Gov. Cruce, enforcement officer
Caudill and a deputy making a recent
raid on ten joints iu the city and out ot
ten places visited, by the most heroic
efforts they found only I wo places
which were violatiug the law. There
is something strange about Oklahoma
City bootlegging joints.
They are so concealed that the state,
county nor city officers cannot find
them, >xt the outsider may see them In
the most convenient places. We 'do
not wish to say that the administrators
of the law care nothing for the viola-
tions, but we think they often "strain
at a gnat and shallow a camel,"iu try-
ing to fool the people. There is not a
city or county in this state, whwh can-
not be made as dry as a under
our present laws, and the Oklahoman
has known tJ)isaU tfce ti'ne, JjW. seem-
ingly has just awaten and publishes
the names of holders of Government
licenses to sell liquor at retail. Every
holder of such a license is prima facie
guilty and should be arrested on that
evidence alone. But let the officers do
this and see how soon you will hear a
roar coming. If you want prohibition,
you must educate the people as well as
'your officers from Governor down
to Counstable.
Louis S. Blakley was born at Nor-
man, Oklahoma, May 28, 1893 and died
^ugust 21, 1912. At Trenton Mo.
(We shall never know the exact causes
of his death, other than that of a train
accident.) He came with his parents
to Kiowa, County in march 1902 where
he recieved his earlier educational train-
ing in the rural school, atteuding from
two to six months during the year. In
the spring of 1910 he completed the
common schools and that fall entered
thejGotebo High School where hestudied
diligently until he was prepared for his
Junior year. This year, when killed
he was on his way to Stillwater, Okla
where with m> help he expected to
spend the years in study. He had
workedduring the summer & saved every
cent possible and onlv a short time ago
sent me a draft for all his savings in
order that I might have them towards
his years expenses. Happy, young and
ambitions, he was taken from the
ranks of worldly life just as he was
about to realize his life's fondest dream.
In losing him, we shall miss our good
kind brother, the joy and comfort of
us all. Mantye Blakley.
Putting Down into "Pay Dirt"
Begins in Earnest.
THE SHALLOW FiEiJTOlE EXPLORED
CANE KILLED HIS COWS
Mr. Baker, the dairy man of Hobart
while driving his herd of Jersey cows to
pasture, let them get into a field of
growing cane. He drove them out as
soon as possible, but r.ot before they
had eaten some of it, urd as a lesult
eleven of the cow3 died williiu two
hours of the time they ate the cane
We are informed that the juice of cane
cheeked, by dronth and hot weather,
forms a sulphuric acid, a very dendily
poison aud this of co-irse produce*! the
immediate death.
A SMALL FIRE
Late Thursday afterunoc lire was dis
covered in the barn of Collier, and
Meddors, on the Matley farm, one mile
north of town. The lorn together with
a lot of baled hay was entirely destroy-
ed. It is supposed to have been started
by some children playing with matches
The loss is probably $300, no insur-
ance.
COTTON 11.10
The first bale of cotton brought in
town was bought by L Slaner. who
paid 11.10 per pound This was con-
sidered top price for the quality, which
the farmers always gel when they come
to tbia market.
The crop and quality is said to be
very good tbia year and will distribute
a lot of money among the people of
tbia vicinity.
on* raws
We wish to tbank all those who so
kiadly helped and sympathised with ns
•luring the hoar* of our greatest sor-
row. Mr and Mn M. J Blakley end
Family.
We do all kinds of printing.
J. L. Millican, has moved into
his new home.
C. M. Haxton is hauling lum-
ber for his new barn.
F. B. West made a business trip
to Houston this week.
R. B. Wells celebrated his 64th
birthday last Saturday.
C. O. Reed is completing and
filling his Silo this week.
John Dice is building a Silo on
his farm northwest of town.
Hurchel Stephens has a posi-
tion in the Eagle Drug store.
Henry Bier, left Tuesday for
Kansas City, to enter college.
Rev. J. C. Hook, filled his re
gular appointment here Sunday.
C. W. Eskew from Washita
County was a business visiter
Tuesday.
Ed Howe and John Onstott
made an automobile trip to Ho-
bart Sunday.
W A N T E D-a housekeeper,
for particulars apply at the
Gazette office.
The Band Boys will give an
open air concert tomorrow night,
everybody invited.
R. J. Peck has his large Silo
completed and filled ready for
the winter feeding.
Mrs. Victor Waggoner made a
little visit to Hobart last Friday
returning Saturday Morning.
G. E. Bish is at the Dixie,
where he will be pleased to see
his many friends and patrons.
Dr. and Mrs. Redman, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Maby parents of Mrs. Redman.
Mrs. L. B. Shaw returned
i from Hobart Sunday school con
vention last Saturday Morning.
D. M. Richerson of Hollis,
Oklahoma, a fomer citizen of
this place, is here visitihg friends
this week.
M. Hunsinger, paid this office
a friendly call Saturday, he re-
ports a good time and a harmon-
ians convention.
Misses Icy, Mable and Alva
Buchanan accompained by their
friend, Miss Elser Tisher, came
here to attend school.
M. E. Humphery, head man
of the Chickasha Milling Com-
pany, who lives at Elreno, was a
business visitor last Friday.
Dr. D, E. Lemont, returned
last Thursday from Kansas City,
where he wss called on account
of the illness of his mother.
Clem Jordon has a contract
with the Rock Island Railrosd to
drill a number of wells in New
Mexico, and will leave in a few
days.
Within the nest few days m-jr'e drill-
ing outfits will be put to work with a
view of completing a number of wells
before moving from this district. There
are two shallow well rigs and a deep
well rig, all ready to go into Mother
Earth to bring out the oil and no doubt
in another month, other rigs may be
seen in any directionr The shallow
field has had'two tes's recently. The
first by the deep well rig on Schmidt,s
farm aud the other ou the 1\ 4<- \5plh
School quarter, where, a new well was
brought iu last Monday, sai Uo be a very
good one. These two last wells hav<?
not been tested yet. so that we do not
know how much they will yield in a
day, but it will not be ioug until .a
thorough test will be given aud the
public will know what there is to the
Gotebo Oil Field.
To say that it is the most promising
of any in the undeveloped cil region, is
to put it very light, because gas or oil
oi both have been found in every well
put down, cxcept one and that one
may have been choked so that the oil
could not come iu.
The operators have a raightv good
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rogers
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Wanna Frank, to Chas.
Edward Howe at 8 o'clock Wednesday
evening, September the fourth. The
wedding was a quiet home affair at-
tended by about twenty guests. The
immediate relatives and intimate
friends of family.
The ceremony took place in the
large living room. The bride and
groom standing against a background
of ferns. The Rev. A. A. MacLean,
of .the first Presbyterian church, of-
ficiated, using the impressive ring ser-
vice. The music was played by Misa
Katie Bishop. After the ceremony the
guest were invited into the dining room
and seated at one long table beauti-
fully decorated with ferns and asters.
A daiuty three course luneheon was
theu served by the brides mother as-
sisted by Miss Helen Rogers. Mr.
and Mrs. Howe will live in Gotebo and
will be at home to their many frienda
at their residence in west Gotebo after
September the tenth.
idea where to set the machinery to
strike "pay dirt" and work. The public
will see them working day and ilight to
the completion of a well and then move
and work agaiu and so on making a
large development, producing .jreat
quantities of oil for market, and bring-
ing this town and surrounding country
into.very conspicious commercial notice,
giving actual wealth and enterprise
unknown to this country before. But
our people must not sit idly by and
| waiMor fortune to open .the <}oor, it
j msy knock, one time, but you must
open the door, if its to enter therein.
Encouragement, liberality and patience
is about all the investment you need to
maV e to get good returns and we feel
quite sure there are cone, who will re-
fuse to put up that much capital to see
the^hallow field thoroughly explored.
The d«ep well drilling has been sus
pended, and the casing drawn out of
the weil aud it is thought that aban-
donment of the deep well means quit-
ing the entire field but such is not the
case, The shallow field will be worked
Indefinitely and great returns are pre-
dicted for it as well as the up-build of
this city and country.
Subscribe for the Gazette.
C. D. Voth sold two loads of
wheat Friday.
Carroll and Son's are receiving
new fall goods.
Dr. Redman, office in the
Miller buildimg.
W. H. Carter marketed three
loads4>f wheat Friday.
A, A. Auemheimer marketed
one load of wheat Friday.
Dr. Redman, resident Dentist
always to be found in office.
F. L. Tilley brought three
loads of wheat to maket Friday.
For Buster Brown's guaran-
teed Stockings golo Carroll and
Son's.
H. D. Unruh was on the
market with two loads of wheat
last week.
W. L. Lavender brought a
load of fine nelons to market
last Friday.
F. B. West and Calvin Rosser
made a business trip to Granite
last Friday.
W. B. Warren attended the
picnic Saturday at Lonewolf,
returning Sunday.
H. H. Anderson, last week;
sold a farm near Cooperten, to
Lee Spitzmiller of Haney County
Kansas, this being the second
time this peice of land has been
sold by Mr. Anderson in thirty
days.
P. L. Foth marketed wheat
here Tuesday.
G. A. Bish of Hobart visited
friends here Sunday.
Ed Bland came over from Ho-
bart to visit home folks.
J. J. Mabry, from near Mt-
View was a visitor last Saturday.
Dan Hart is building a resid-
ence on his farm South of town.
James Huber sold his residence
to J. L. Millican, price not given
us.
W. E. Calhoon is building a
big hay barn on his farm east of
town.
Jess Gorlev is threshiug grain
12 miles south of here, this
week.
A crowd of booster came over
from Sentinel, boosting their
County fair.
Calvin Rosser, Walter Snyder
and D. A. Mayer, spent Sunday
in Elk City with home folks.
Franklin and Christian were
here Fridap wanting to buy
Pony Mares and Mules for
market.
Miss Zana Sumpter, who has
been visiting her Aunt at Com
manche, returned home last
Tuesday.
Miss A/ozel Sumpter, visited
her grand parents at Mountain
View last Friday returning home
Saturday.
Judge Elmore of Texas, who
has been visiting his daughter,
Mrs. J. J. Mabry Jr. returned
home last Friday.
Jack Hardin, living 18 miles
s?uth of here, purchased lumber
from Canaday Lumber Company
to build a residence.
Gordon West, son of F. B.
West stopped oif in Gotebo Mon
day, enroute from Colorado to
Houston, Texas, his home.
Thos. Worthley of Cordell,
came over for a cat or two of
our good alfalfa hay which he
bought of J. J. Valentime.
J. R. Thomas of Carnegie was
here last Friday, enroute home,
with 500 head of cattle which he
will feed this fall for market
J. H. Schmidt went to Verden
Tuesday to look at a gang plow
he expects to use gasoline power
instead of horses and will farm
on a larger than heretofore.
Wednesday of last week a
Mitchell and bia Son were digging
well, nine miles southwest of Cordell,
and bad put in blast of powder to blow
out some rock. For some unknown
reason, the charge was not exploded
and they pnt a lot of straw in the well
and set fire to it, thinking that It might
ignite the fuse and explode the powder.
Next morning the Son went down into
the well and after a short time was ask.
if be wanted to be drawn out. Tboee
above ground, waited a while and cell-
ed to him again, not receiving a reply
this time, the father concluded to go
into the well and see for himself what
the trouble was. He was asked to tie
_ rope around around his body, so if
anything serious was the trouble he
could be drawn up without delay, but
be refused, thinking there was no dan-
ger after being in the well a abort time >
he was asked if be wanted to be drawn
out to which he answered "not rendy
yet" these were the last words tether
or son ever spoke, They were both
overcome with "well damp" or well
gas, before and died before blende
above ground realy knew they were hi
danger. The bodies were finally take*
out and interred the entire neighbor-
wrapt in horror over the sad ending
of these to men.
(OTfM StlNt ITERS
The Gotebo Schools opened Monday
morning, September 2, 1912 with an
enrollment of 220 pupils. This is the
largest enrollment in the history of 5
the school. We have the following
teachers; Mias Johnson, primary and
first grades; Mias Trower. Secood
grade; Mrs. Newby, third grade;
Miss Stewart, fourth and fifth grades;
Miss Albright, six and seventh grade*;
Miss Haynes, eighth grade, Mlse'
Nelson and Professer Charlton, High
school.
There are 40 pupils in the High-
School at present and we are expect*
ing an increase. The Gotebo High
School has grown frojp 12 ie number
to4b* pceeeet-aroUaMfi:,
We miss our jolly Senior claerf
How sad it is that they must pass,
From our midst, with all their laugnter,
But we will trv with true heart to fol-
low after.
We are glad to say t^at we have
shveral pupils with us that are new
to the school.
'Frisch begonnen, 'halb gewonnen"
High School, Correspondent.
Paul K. Anderson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. H. Anderson, left
Monday morning for Stillwater,
where he enters college as
I Junior, our best wishes to him.
Miss Leva Haynes, a popular
eight grade teacher, who has
been taking her vacation with
home at Chrisman IU., return-
Led last Saturday to awume her
school duties at this place.
Afiss Media Elliott, who went
to Carnegie on a visit, returned
home sick last Thursday.
Miss Bessie Carter, left Tues-
day morning for Oklahoma City,
where she will be musical di-
rector in 3ft St. Mary academy.
The M. E. Church congrega-
tion 13 miles south west of town,
are talking about building a
$1500. house of worship this fall.
Af. L. Julian of Wichita Kan-
sas bought lumber of Kirkwood
Lumber Company, to build a re-
sidence on his farm north of
town.
Fred H. Meier of Kingfisher
County, sold his farm, 3 mites
south of town to Dr. D. B. Young
the deal being made through H.
H. Anderson.
FOR EXCHANGE-two
splendid brick business buildings,
in one of the best towns in Oklar
homa to exchange for land, ap-
ply at this office.
C. M. Haxton and son, Harry,
left Sunday for Hot Springs,
quest of releif for Rheumatism
r. Harry Haxton having bun
a suffer for some time.
Measers Ray and
Courtright, returned
from a fishing trip 00
Creek. We did'nt hear
much the big fish
Johnson and Ada
turned Wednesday
Cola where they
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