Many of our farmer friends are gloomy over the cotton prospect on account of the havoc being wrought by the boll worm. One hoped "they would eat it all up or quit one."
McGee began Wednesday to move over to Walling. Hiram Wheeler the house mover, hitched on to W.T. Hayes barn and yanked it over and will then move his store over to the new town.
Saturday week is our next trade day. It has rained every 1st Saturday and the stock show has been temporarily abandoned. But it will be a good place as usual at which to trade horses and buy goods and see a good crowd.
One Virgil Hobbs in the Daily Oklahoman is out in a long article against the initiative and referendum. Among other things he says it may not be constitutional. We are not acqainted even with Mr. Hobb's reputation. He may be a profound jurist but he comes too late with that objection. The highest court has already decided that the law as enacted in Oregon is constitutional.
THE BOLL WORMS
are said to be devasting some crops near McGee. Ike Palmer showed two stalks with about 25 bolls on each, onwhich there was only one boll that the worms had not bored. Mr. Dodson on the adjoining field found ver few in his field. The report about the crops is very discouraging; but we hope it is only in spots that it is as bad as reported.
NEW TOWN PEOPLE
The following parties have bought lots in the new town who have not been previously mentioned in the News. Lots are going fast; already premiums have been paid to purchasers of lots by parties who thought they were worth much more than that asked by the townsite. Mr. Northrup tells us he sold $2000 worth of residence lots Tuesday.
G.P. Carney, J.A. Shepard, H.C. Fagin, H.A. Stevenson, John Payne, Charles Flowers, G.O. Frier, Geo. Frier, Eugene Frier, R.H. Anstell, A.G. Astell, J.D. Sloan, O.L. Medlock, J.R. Craig, J.J. Copland, Maggie Harper, Geo. Benton, Mrs.N.E. Leeper, G.P. Fricker, H.C. Braden, Pete Turk, E.A. Pierce, J.L. Pierce, John Smith, A.M. Jackson Jr., Wm. T. Mantooth, Wm. L. Lee, Whit W. Hyden Jr., W.A. Hall, James Daughterty, Willard P. Brinlee, J.E. Ritchie, Mrs. L.P. Shi, Wm. Goodwin, Mrs. M.E. Halston, Rose E. Hollaway, A.H. Shi, A.M. Jackson, Samuel C. Davis, Elmer E. Sample, J.W. Issacs, Leonard Hyden, Hyden & Young, S.D. Brown.
THE FIGHT IS ON
Democratic and Republican rallies are being held all over the two territories and a great contest is to be made for the control of the Constitutional Convention. From now until Nov. 6 the battle will rage and not being certain of victory every effort will be made ot get the right voters to the polls and keep the wrong voters away. The districts have been made so elongated that the Republicans have a great advantage if they are disposed to use it. They can locate the polling places so far from some of the voters in districts known to be Democratic, that many would not vote. Again they can make the polling places so numerous as to be convenient to every one. What they will do remains to be seen.
Master Maurice Merrill brought in some open cotton bolls Saturday from a stalk planted by him. We learn cotton is beginning to open right along.
Don't forget the Democratic rally Monday.
This is destined to be a remarkable year politically speaking. Unususal situations confront nearly every political factor. The large corporations who have contributed largely to the election funds are under the ban of suspicion and must seek how avenues for the exertion of their political influence. The railroads are to cut off the free passes, which to a large extent were certificates of silence as to their shortcommings. The Standard Oil interest has received several sever wounds, not the least of which was dealt by the free alchohol bill. The Democrats have about-faced, and are welcoming Bryan. The Republicans are facing a tariff rebellion in their ranks. The Populists are quiet for the time. The Socialists are developing into a force that must be reckoned with. The Federation of Labor for the first time in history takes an active part in politics; its particular object being to defeat those congressmen who were chiefly instrumental in preventing the passage of the eight hour and anti-injunction bills. Whatever the net result of the comming election may be, we may all learn smoething when it is over. Will Bryanism become the permanent policy of the Democratic party? Will the North, through the Republican Party begin the inevitable abandonment of the protective tariff? Where will the Populists go? Will the Socialists reach their zenith or double their strength as in the past? Will organized labor become a power in the political world? Will the railroads go out of politics? Will the Standard Oil corner the production of alcohol? are some of the questions to be answered.
SOME EXCITEMENT-was caused at he Socialist speaking on the streets Friday. C.C. Ross, Socialist of Ada, was speaking and we are told, seemed to have the close attention of his audience when he saw fit in an argument of the officials to make a statement that Loss Hart had not been arrested and tried for killing young Caldwell. Mr. Hart was present and was justly indignant at this uncalled for and unfounded statement and called him down on it. Nearly the entire crowd were cognizant fo the facts connected with the killing and the fact that Mr. Hart had been tried at Pauls Valley and promptly acquitted by the U.S. Commissioner as being justified in law in the matter. They became disgusted and left the speaker talking and gesticulating. He does not appear to have helped his cause a great deal.
WALLING ITEMS
John L. Allred's building is near completion and will be occupied by Pearce Brothers of Asher, O.T.
J.C. Honaker's Bank building is under construction and will be finished soon.
Henry Bowie, McGee's hustling carpenter, is building the new bank. Henry is a hustler, and under his management our new town will loom up in a few days.
Frank Clemons is clearing out the streets of our new town. Let the good work go on.
The Messrs. Northrup are kept busy selling lots for the townsite company.
Ed Melton went to quarying stone this morning.
Leonard Hyden went to McGee today on business.
Frank Clemons is having a well sunk on his resident lot this week.
Mr. Lee of the firm of Mantooth and Lee, has his residence nearly completed and will move his family over from Johnson right away.
J.L. Brown has moved into his new residence.
Our new blacksmith shop makes things loom up.
Cap Shi has the deminsion timbers out for his big livery barn.
Shi Bro's. gin is progressing nicely. They will be ready to gin the first bale of cotton.
A.A. Patterson is hsuling foundation blocks and stacking them on his lot to sell.
Bunk Santford was a visitor to our new town this morning.
Matt Helmer has lately moved from Ada and bought a crop in the black Jacks. C.L. Griffin says he is a town man, used to the bustle of a town and the solitude
of the country is new to him, as are several other things in country life. A few nights after his arrival a hoot owl, in that peculiarly inquisitive way they have, perched on a nearby tree and began to ask "who hoo". He ran to the door and answered "Matt Helmer from Ada." But this did not seem to satisfy the owl and he repeated "who hoo". What Matt did then you had better get Mr. Griffin to tell you. This editor is not in good running shape just now.
T.S. Basin of Avoca, O.T. is visiting his brother in law Will's ground.
E.W. Good is a sure enough good fellow. He has our thanks for one of the finest watermellons we have seen this season; an old fashioned Georgia Rattlesnake.
Crop of 20 acres cotton and 15 in corn on the old Patterson place on Springbrook, 5 miles N.E. of McGee, also 5 cows and calves, 14 head of hogs for sale. T.K. Blackburn, McGee, I.T.
Mrs. Robert Patterson and children came in from Alderson last week. Mr. Patterson will build a residence on his land south of Walling near the town line and will make it his future home.
M. Holbrook is at work on the new town, clearing out he street and a place for the bridge.
New sorgham for sale cheap at G.C. Mooney, 5 miles S.E. of McGee. Will make up cane on shares.
Joe and Lawrence Dickerson caught a very rare animal, a genuine white opossom Tuesday. It was not an albino, not having red eyes.
G.W. Griffin and J.T. Layfield, of Hart, were callers on Dr. Widener Monday.
J.B. Winn, a prominent citizen and a first class carpenter of Hart, was in town this week.
Dr. Widener and family attended the W.O.W. picnic at Hart Thursday and report quite a nice time.
Dr. Tomilson, of Chicago, tells us he has taken Dr. Widener's old stand at Hart. We wish him success in his new field.
Dink Pierce and brother, of Asher, O.T., purchased aa lot in Walling Wednesday. We understand they intend to build and engage in the mercantile business.
At the Hart picnic Thursday Mr. Frogge was a corakin', His candy machine was agoin', The lonely widows were smilin' sweetly all the while. But now they're sheddin' tears of regret, For he's gone to Arkansas.- Cor.
Mrs. Bessie Brown and daughter Dorothy and Miss Lillian Yingling of Dallas, Texas, are visiting their uncle J.M. Yingling.
G.W. Gibson and family, and W.R. Brown and family of Saskawa, Seminole Nation, are visiting J.M. Yingling.
A.V. Thomas attended the Hart picnic Wednesday. C.A. Skeen of Wapanucka, spoke before dinner and Robert Rowland spoke of Woodcraft after dinner. They had a fine time and plenty to eat.
W.R. Parmer is offering to sell his cotton crop for 200 pounds of seed cotton to the acre.
J.T. Eldredge and S.S. Lee returned from Norman Tuesday where they went to make arrangements for their boys to attend school. They found no difficulty in entering them.
Prof. Kemp is teaching school at Chism.
Eight bars of Glycerine tar soap for 25 cents at Z.Y. Griffin & Co.
Mr. & Mrs. M.F. Bayless of Sulphur, arrived last week and are temporarily stopping at the Bever's house. Mr. Bayless will be cashier of the First National Bank of Walling.
300 House Blocks, pelled and well seasoned for sale. Will be delivered at Walling if desired. A.A. Patterson, McGee, I.T.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Greenwood Mooney, a fine girl.
Nice set of dishes (42 pieces) free at Gilstrap's. ticket with every 12 1/2 cents purchase.
John Shepherd of near Mayesville, is visiting Henry Pickles. He says the Washita bottom farmers near that place will make scarcely any corn or cotton. One large bottom farmer says he will be glad to get back his seed cotton.
DEMOCRATIC RALLY
The Democratic Club of McGee will meet at the WOODMANS HALL MONDAY SEPT. 3. Robert Wimbish, chairman of the Democratic Club of Ada, will meet with them. The speaking will interest everybody and everybody is invited to attend.; the Democrats are especially urged to be present. A.C. Cromer. Chairman.
W.P. Rotenberry came in last Thursday with his bride to spend a few days visiting relatives here. Mrs. Rottenberry is from Topeka, Kansas, where the headquarters of the bridge company with which Mr. Rottneberry is employed is located. She was a Miss Nora Rhodes.
R.H. Fuqua of Ellis County, Texas, is visiting his son and daughter near McGee.
The young people of the neighborhood enjoyed an ice cream social at B.F. Odom's Friday night.
J.W. Isaacs has bought the building now occupied by the I&Y Grocery of C.L. Griffin.
Mrs. S.T. Fox was on the sick list last week.
A.A. Hays was in town Wednesday, arranging to send his wife to Texas, where her father is reported to be at the point of death. He says the worms are not hurting his crop.