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THE CHICKASAW NEWS
VOL. 4 MCGEE I.T. THURSDAY OCTOBER 4, 1906 NO. 46
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ASP AND THE SANTA FE
The Asp mentioned is not the deadly serpant of the Nile.
Henry Asp is telling the people of Guthrie that he wrote the platform that was adopted by the convention that nominated him for delegate to the constitutional convention. In view of the services rendered his company in defeating all bills in the legilature of Oklahoma that was introduced for the purpose of depriving the people of the rate robbery that has been carried on for years, it would appear that the following revisions will appeal to the people.
We, Henry E. Asp and the Santa Fe railway convention assembled, do hereby declare that we favor a railroad and warehouse commission to be erected by the people with full power to prevent us from looting the people by charging exorbitant rates. Of course we have alwayes opposed such laws herebefore, and Mr Asp has been able to prevent them passing the legislature of Oklahoma, but if you will let us write the constitution we will provide for those things.
We are in favor of railroads being compelled the charge the same freight and fare to every citizen and community. Of course we are not doing it now. It is true we are charging 28 cent rate on wheat from Guthrie to Galveston, while at the same time we are only charging Kansas City 12 cents to the same point. We have been asked by the farmers to reduce the rate, but there being no law to compel us, we cannot do it.
We favor a provision to prevent us from owning, either directly or indirectly, coal lands, or to operate coal lands in the state. We have our own coal mines in Colorado, and if we can fix it so the other roads cannot buy up the coal lands in this state, we can still have a cinch on making people buy our coal on our lines where there is no competition.
We favor an employers liability law which will be just to both labor and capital. It is true that Mr. Asp defeated the fellow servant law introduced in the last legislature by Mr. Noffsinger, but we will have to do something along that line, and we would rather do it ourselvesthan tpo have someone else do it for us. There are amny other things we will have to do, and we promise anything you ask for if you only send us to the constitutional convention. The democrats are advocating the initiative and referendum, and we are willing to promise anything to keep that one out of the constitution. We are afraid Henry will lose out entirely if that mesure goes into the constitution, and we will be at the mercy of the people.
P.S. We are in favor of an organic law that will leave in the people themselves full power and freedom to control the state in the interest of all the people all the time. We came very near forgetting that. -- Ardmore Democrat
There are a few ex-railroad attorneys offering on the Democratic side who ought to be watched narrowly too.
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Keep your eye on Walling
John W. Beard of Ada is the commissioner of election for district No. 87.
The sound of the hammer in Walling is telling the story of the new city on Springbrook all day long.
The Republican editors of the Muskogee congressional district have declared for seperate coaches for the whites and blacks.
At the hour of going to press, reports are that Carlton Weaver was elected as delegate to the constitutional convention.
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Secretary Taft, after giving the Cubans Taffy for a week or two has decided to give them Taft. He will probably declare himself their governor. They don't want him, but it is the proper thing now for us to govern everybody but ourselves.
Organized labor will put a number of leading questions to every candidate for the constitutional convention. The questions cover the subject of convict labor, the militia, initiative and referendum, government by injunction, and the fellow servent law.
All the conventions, Democratic, Republican, and Socialist are declaring for the initiative and referendum and right of recall. This is good, very good. It is the only way if we really believe the majority should rule. It absolutely puts minority rule out of business as it does bribery.
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The Democratic primary for this precinct was held at Walling Tuesday. The following are the officers of election: A.C. Cromer, inspector; D.M. Hyden and J.F. Jones, judges; and F.M. Burch and Tom Farris, clerks. At this box the vote stood, Rotenberry 93, Weaver 81, Campbell 10, Making a total of 184 votes.
The price of cotton went up 41 points Monday. December sold at 9.93c on account of the new Gulf storm warning and reports of storm damage last week.
Cap Shi's dwelling was moved over Wednesday.
Leonard Braley, manager for C.S. Leeper and Co. went to Ada Tuesday.
Jones Chapel had a Sunday school exhibition. The program included speaking and singing.
H.M. Byford and W.H. Brinlee haved formed a partnership and will open a hotel on Hyden avenue.
A.M. Duran, of Roff, was here this week.
A large number of McGee people were over to vote Tuesday.
J.M. Mitchell of Johnson, was here this week.
W.S. Mahew, of Sulphur, has formed a partnership with Mike Derrick in the painting business at this place.
W.A. Brumley has rented his business house to Campbell and Hutchinson of Roff. They will begin moving in a hardware stock this week.
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Mr.William Jones and Miss Myrtle Mosely, who lives near Jones Chapel 5 miles south of Walling, were married Thursday at Midland. Their friends undertook to give them, Friday night, a welcome home in the shape of a charavari. But William wanted some of the fun too. About the time they got their tin pans, horns, and cow bells properly tuned up he joined in the serenade by turning his shot gun loose in the air. It was dark and impossible to tell in what direction the gun was pointed so the sernaders unanimously decided to retreat, or retreated and unanimously decided they had done so. It was not William's intention to break up the party but only to create a diversion but the boys outside misunderstood his talk. But all has since been happily explained and the bride and groom have the best wishes of all the serenaders.
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Caddo, I.T.,Sept. 17.--Down on Caddo Creek in the Chickasaw nation there lived an old Indian ex-slave who is probably the nearest to the true Indian type that exists in Indian Territory today. His name is Nero Perry and he has lived in the Chichasaw nation since 1838. The old man lives alone in a cabin on caddo and supports himself, with a bow and arrow which he learned to use in his boyhood days when rifles were scarce among the Indians, and with which he became an expert, and his 76 years have not noticeably impaired his dextarity with these primitive weapons. He can kill a squirrel in the top of the tallest tree and at even longer range he seldom misses his game. He lived solely by hunting and fishing and a small patch of cotton which grows by his cabin door.
Old Nero came to to Indian Territory with his master "Jim" McLish in 1838. They settled on Caddo creek and McLish built his cabin there. Here the master and slave lived until 1861 when McLish died and the cabin was taken by the old slave. He has lived in the cabin to this day. McLish completed it save for the wear of the weather.
Old Nero tells many tales of the early days when white hunters and trappers invaded the country and the experiences that they had.
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To Dynamite Coach
Kingfisher, Okla., Oct 3- The smoking car of Rock Island passanger train which plunged into the Cimmorron River at the bridge near Dover on Sept. 18 will be blown up with dynamite by the railroad company. The bodys of several passangers who were on the train at the time of the wreck have never been accounted for.
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Muskogee I.T., Oct. 2--T.D. McDaniel, aged 66 years, a prominent Cherokee citizen was found dead in his buggy on the streets here yesterday. Heart disease was the cause.
For Sale - Three year lease on 160 acres 115 in cultivation. $800 and span of horses and wagon. A.H. Putnam, Midland, I.T.
Jones Chapel had a Sunday school exhibition. The program included speaking and singing.
B.C. Gilstrap of Gilstrap & Son informs us that his firm will soon paint their building red and call it the red store. They will also fly a flag above it.
Will F. Stevenson and wife and little daughter, of Roff were in Walling last week. He was looking after some property interests near the town.
H.J. Graham sold the first bale of cotton in Walling. It was bought by A.C. Cromer.
G.W. Montgomery, who lives near Midland, bought the first bale of cotton that was ever ginned in Walling. Shi Brothers ginned it Saturday.
W.A. Evart will have a dwelling built on the Gabbert land.
The Quillian Hotel moved to Walling this week.
The foundation of Dr. J.N. Norris' handsome residence on Main street is being laid this week. The foundation is to be constructed of cement blocks made by Hyden and Cragin. This will be several feet high and on this a frame structure of two stories high, containing seven rooms will be erected.
SPECIAL CALL
To all those indebted to Davis Drug Store this is October and settling time and you will oblige us by calling and settling your account without necessitating a personal request. Davis Drug Store. C.O. Wright, Manager.
Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Eldredge, of McGee, were driving over the new city admiring the many beautiful building sites Monday.
The First National Bank begins to look like the exposition hall of a county fair. Ears of corn that look like saw logs are leaning against the wall so thick that you hardly have room to change your mind. Some of the ears are so large they had to take them to the sawmill and have the sides slabbed off to get them in the front door of the bank - Quistos Pro ever.
W.V. Mayhall, an attorney of Haleyville, Ala., was in Walling Monday. He is looking our a location for teh practice of his profession.
D.L. Cotter was in Walling Saturday and renewed his subscription in that good humored way of his.
New Paper for Durant
Durant I.T., Oct. 2-The Durant Statesman, a new weekly Republican paper, will make its first appearance here on or about Oct. 29. W.S. Sterrett of Kentucky will act as managing editor, with Gathing Walker business manager. Mr. Sterrett is a cousin of Col. Bill Sterrett of the Dallas News.
Mr. Anderson, the cotton buyer, informs us that owing to lack of telephone services, he will not be able to buy cotton for several days. But we are informed by other parties that we will have telephone service in a week, the line is to be extended from McGee.
H. Beavers had his boarding house moved to Walling Monday.
Leonard Hyden went to Byars after his concrete machine Monday.
Remember next Saturday is the first trade day in Walling.
I THOUGHT "HEART DESEASE" WAS A RECENT TERM, BUT HERE (ABOVE) IT IS USED IN 1906! WELL, I BETTER GO PAY MY BILL AT THE DRUG STORE. LET'S SEE WHATS GONNA HAPPEN
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