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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-03-27
LOCAL ITEMS.

IT
plan at Head, Sloan & Taylor's.
rcntractor r. L. Brown went 20
Bnalol last Friday on business.
n W. Griffith. Of Georgel, was in
town Thursday.
Had. Sloan & Taylor have some
nice ouutry onion sets FOR sale.
S. w. Mitchell, Of Bristol, spent
few days in town last week.
al j. Brown. OF Gate City, was in
towa this week.
NIX. Kelly. Of Stoneea. spent
Snnday in town.
L. J.. Pierce. Of Stonega, was in
town Monday.
Bp,ter a, J. NJ Willis a Co.'S 20
ceat
d. d. Hill. Jr.. Of Bristol was in
town Monday.
vi. II. Horton spent Sunday in
Rye Cove. Scott county.
HI. Kennedy. Of Whitesbuig.
Ks, was 10 town last Friday.
vi. w. Taylor went TO Wise Mon
day morning to attend County Court.
o. j. Buckley went 10 Scott county
Sunday morning. and returned the
same day
Remember you can get what you
wans at J NJ Willis & Cos.
VI b. Stockton came over from
0reton Sunday and spent the dag in
tonl
RI. Osborne. Of Bluc6eli w
wa. spent Monday might in town.
FL. Harper. Jr., aud L. o. Petit
seni 90 Wise Monday morning.
Jedge W. 5. Mathews is at Wis,
this week holding Wise Count,
Cont
Ne b. A. Thompson. Of Lebanon
IVA, was registered at Hotel Eugene
"a iakt cuday night.
Ne. aud Mrs. +. l.. Harper. Jr-
and Miss MCarty went TO Bristo
last Thursday.
Potato onions and sets at 5. 4
Hesson & Cos.
Ne. L. A. Prichard, Of Bristol
speat few days in town last wee
sisifng relatives.
Hnzen House, popular Knoxvill
clothing drummer. was IN town las
Tbofsaay.
lax Dixon, representing tn
Riehmond Times. was in town Fir
+ day blight
g. r. McCorkle left Monday mori
ing on business trip to Johnso
Gig, Tenn.
q p. Brown, Of Jonesville. spent
4ex bays in town the past week vi
ting his brother, r. L. Brown.
~ F. A. Srroles and family r
toFned last Sunday night from
Visa to relatives at Benham.
l. Il. L. Gnly. store manager for t
ke{ stcne Coal and Iron Company
osRon, spent Sunday IN town.
l. %. ] timothy hay at J. NJ. VIII
" L. Hudgens spent a couple
Is aAys last week in Bristol. retUrnii
|, h&re Saturday night
l. 4 n. Jones, Of East Stone Gs
~eS in town Monday morning :
ronie to Wise to attend Coun
Cotrt.
r L. G. B. Sproles. % Benhams.
M ing HIS brother. Dr. r.
Plies. ia the Gap this week.
ansnas. noval oranges. app
q lemons at Muncy's.
II r. Bullitt returned Sand
II ht from Lynchburg. where he sps
raj days attending United Sta
IT.
u. Orr, who for some time
keeping books for Hamblen Bf
tins place, went to Wise Nj
morning. where ne has aecepte
ton in H. WI E>...s~ u.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-03-27
INCREASING CAPACITY

Twenty men from New York are
stopping at The Palmer Inn salt
vile They arc Engaged iu placing
ihe new machinery Gov the Alksli
works The capacity Of this concern
viii be increased along an lines -
A5iaqd0a Eirqmiaa.
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Hon. Patrick Hagan. the promi-
nent and popular lawyer snd bust
ness man Of Dungannon. Scott Joun-
ty. spent THURSDAY night in town.
returning home from points in Nir-
ginia. Mr.. Hagan seems confident
that the o. r. & C. railroad will be
built through this section and that Il
will go mp Cinch River TO s.. Paul
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-03-27

Messf, Hall AMI Davis. Of Wash
iugton county. Var. speat a few days
ia town the past week. and Ca Mon
day night gave an entertainment con.
sisiing Of moving pictures and mnsic
on the phonograph 60 a large and
intelligent audience The entertain
ment was a very ereditabIe one aud
portion OF the proceeds were givea
to the school library fund.
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NOTICE.

The annual meeting ef the East
Big Stoue Gap Land and Improve
ment Company will be held at the
Law office 81 Il = Irvine ia Big
Stone Gap ou ihu -aay, May I 1902
noon. All Stockholders and directors
are especially requested % BE- present.
rs o. ier 81 r r. lsviSE
y. doNnS. Pres.
1876 See'y. Ach. %. 1902
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-03-27

send your job printing 20 the Big
Stone Gap Posi- Satisfaction guar
anteel
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-03-27

Au kiai. of fancy ching. 90 che
Na1aaf.
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= a. TAYLOR returned Sunday
morning from Winchester Ky
where DE win move his family go "a
few days Mr. Taylor win operate
a sawmill for the Standard OH Com
pany near Winchester We regret
90 lose Mr. Taylor aud h., estimable
family from our midst. and wish
them much success iu their new home
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Candics and cakes AZ he Bazaar

q. ~ Akers. of Emory. Va, Is
spend ing lew DAYS ia town this
week. Mr.. Akcrs was formerly
hookkecper for the Virginia Iron.
Coal and Coke Company nc Ben
liur and resigned his position az thar
place about seven months ago ON ac-
count of ill health. Immediately
after leaving Ben llur he was taken
with fever. from the effects Of which
he has not fully recovered.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-03-27

have fitted mp new quarters in
the Jonathan Creach property on
East 81 Street, and am now prepared
20 give the travelling public FIRST class
accommodation Rates 400 pen
day $500 per week $500 "a month
Public invited 90 call and see me.
J.. II. TAlLoR. Proprietor
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The Big Stone Gap Post.

THURSDAY. NIGH. p. 1902.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-12-04

murrer OF this defendant in this
case to the petition and
alternative writ in favor Of the
plaintiff should be sustained, and
the same is hereby sustained.
TO which order and finding OF
the Court the plaintiff excepts,
which exception is allowed, and
the plaintiff is given thirty days
from the oath day of November,
1902, IN which to make and ssrve
a case made for the Supreme
Court; the defendant is allowed
five days from date OF service of
case made to suggeGt amend
ments, and the case made to be
settled and signed on three days
notice.
F. E. GILLETTE, Judge.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-12-04
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.

Hs Doesn't Set Up as q Teacher, but
Drows q LoosoR Prom zSp psrlenee.
No matter What buslnees Q man
may be in" aaid the retired burglar,
"it In only By actual hard work. and
by everiAstin'ly ksepin' at 1t that he
will get on IN Il. No amount OF dream
In will put = man anywhere: but
there amt anywhere that 4 man cant
get By steady, hard work.
"fYe seen thts Illustrated in my
o~n business; as = matter OF fact, ta
my own experience.
I've wasted many and many a
night dreanin' Of robin banks, max
In. b my mind. a mttfton dollars at q
CLIP, but never actually maxim a cent,
While some chap that knew that
DIDN'T have half as lofty ideas about
things as l did would be doln' very
we'll, indeed. robbdn' Just small houses
and places like that, Just By gettin'
down to business and stickin' to II;
not wastin' his time dreamin'. My
son-
We'll l dunno, oonsiderin' my bust.
ness, or what was my business. as
ought TO set up as a teacher, but you
can draw your own conclusions"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-12-04
Terrific FIaht Win R,oooon.

Charles Marshall and bis son Har-
ley, farmers, living In springfield
township, Ohio, had a terrific battls
with a huge raccoon while hunting,
and as a result OF the encounter Mr..
Marshall is confined 10 bed with a
badly lacerated face. throat and body
from the 'coon's teeth. It is even
doubted If he will recover, as a mum.
ber Of blood vessels were severed.
When Marshall chopped down
tree in which the econ lad taken
refuge a big dog charged on his coon
ship, but the latter soon got the bee
ter Of the dog. Marshall rushed in to
help the canine, when the animal,
known as the swamp raccoon, pounc
ed on him and began tearing his head
and throat Harley rushed to aid his
father, but the coon bit him severely.
The coon was finally killed. The
father tainted from the loss of blood
and the son had to procure a team to
take him home.-New York Journal
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-12-04
Am NV Brothers. keenar2

While ignorance and vice exist
And there ara hungry mouths TO I'LL
And when misfortune's cruel twist
Has Etrangled energy and will
The truth l set myself to guesS:
Am 1 my brothers keeper? Yes.
/ would not be myself ld not
Ny predecessors helped me out.
My food, my clothes, my all I've got
Are others gifts without a doubt.
Ny obligations on me press.
am l my brothers Keeper? Yes.
A million minds have worked for good,
Have plucked, with sorrow, from the
gGiGE
The things | take frr Understood.
Iksy Srss0sd accept the prize.
Ths trGtL al E&tGre ,DngIes express.
An | my Dgo,acr's koopet! Yes.
l have & E-.-Io, 80. ..s-ssy
/ Gavs -. ...~ g.. .aa-s an sm-p'TaVA
JoT ~sA.,1 s... - yrial may
ksosgI X lgps'
IhS Siis Ahrs r.' .lsss
Am ! 49, ...' Yes
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-12-04

gave Hsr a rose in early Tune,
re-i with tho sun and dGw;
Esen Setal, saId. s. q note n th%
tSne,
a.. &p'e f. the ~<4ols tune through
and thru ugh:
Tls tune ls the whoiS TsH~aenrted roAs
Fl&ss- and form, money and huo,
LII with the cadencs and throb 70 The
ciSsa.
love yo.. love yoe. love you
6I9 GAT. ma a rose In carly June,
Ps1 with tn. sun and e~~I
bach petal. ss1o said. Is mount in TIA
moon,
VS. roso - tua whole ns,ua Though
and through,
rns pnoen Ia ths 'raole pele-heartso
rose.
Isscnd ana rad.Anys, surstSh and e.ue,
Efo0k In tAs esoc- kds that rnuFESi--,
and aovo
low you, love "a. icvs you.
Tlis is our love in easty June,
Pe$ With the sun snd DIV
LEoon,ignt and roSes hid IN tuae;
tns roses FRO nvx's through aud
kn~ough.
sss moonlight nAus In ths b-sAth of cps
rosa
.kxat and sadsHes. hsssy and hss.
z1Ae'a and murtaur. and Cow to the
eLas9,
~ yeS, l eve vVu. low yO1.
--OuAesn Canebel Scott In D<llns&soe.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-12-04
MISSIONARY PRowEss.
Ps~e Points for judiciary Students TO
Puzzle Over.

Ps~e Points for judiciary Students to
Puzzle over.
eohn Chalmers. ths missionary
hstend OF Robert Louis ES,e- -ason, aid
every inch . nAAn. oaeA ts,egraphe6
10 England: ~1ettins b Trim for
asxt season- AS6 Jonas send one
sroes tomahawka. ons gross butehers'
knivea- Coins east. III EAake friends
hStwsen trSboa. baeesa vas con-
vNised oves tho missionary peculiar
way Of promoting friendship With tho
Now Guinea eAnnib0ls. Chalmers hac
iaarued that no other two articles
we're 30 likely 10 DO tia The knitD
and the tomahavx wers popular for
!<vpc9cs of barter among people who
vous nave no use for ocptss Of tho
anIJ J0lopaedie B1tannira" or cuts
erorn q fashion magazine The tale
ram was lncongruous txsiy to the
ignorant.
But wha, snail We say 70 re French
soIics department which The other
day announced tho salS by public
auction Of rsvoivers. fiaA-see. bowie
knives. kLuckic dusters, a:.. seized
On he criminals arrestsN esrjng the
last twelve months? AZ y 10 forbid.
Den by law 70 have rucS articles "a
are's possession. It vouid seem that
The statr Is aiding and cbaeting tel
ony IL selling them 60 ths public.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-12-04
CATS sPoIL TINE rURTIRa.
nsasS Psts pshes 10 wees a@d Dssssov
bNs 0Oas.


The sGpSrisAss 81 srSDp0rs at Hol-
brooks ana B&dinStaa poAea, RoAr
Bangor, Ne. daring last winter hAa
demonstrated tia fact that the com
mon house oAt will. whsR rnrHed lOoSs
IN the woods, and left to its own re-
sources, become az wild an the courss
OF a month or two as any boboat, sAys
the New York Times. It is the custom
OF cottage owners at the ponds to take
cats to their places on the spring 70
drive out the mice that take posses
sion OF the cottages during the winter
and in the fall, when the eottaeers re-
turn TO town. these cats are usually
forgotten and left TO shift for them
selves TrSppers who returned from
the ponds reported that their season
had been q failure because the wild
house cats had robbed the traps, tear
ing into shreds the mink and muskrats
that were daily caught, and feasting
on their flesh. Every morning
around the traps the hunters found
evidences of teasting by the cats and
OF fierce battles between the cats and
animals caught in the traps. Recently
dozen OF the wild cats have been
shot, but the woods are full Of them
and so long as they remain there will
be no profit in trapping.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-12-04
pannEt c.1 cwxsa a1ox1A


UuGNS hn-Y cau0aa.zS1u-ouo q D . EHs7
7tnresA-p op~Vu0zA
oavfou @ePtsN n @1Gs Q AsaIsa
DvaesA~o nns 90 pSz~n EEa pcs1bs -
ahoUt vAoA eAV psoepA 0aA GAv o.
dOn vtcA ey Aooa advf~e GAaA aoea nsa
urge Asol 10 "a tsos vE~6 rhey vkaa
cad irssne b do @'hs man tA0s vsA
sntsoSs ~ etvS sAytOs Svns o sash a
bstnB tnad b nAAnA hAa 0wn ba0ino~s
o.. "a bsa1S # haVtaa hin aAvsoo 20
eedvod sosdfy and fisrsgerdcd without
APOLOGY.
Giving advice, evsa when roousvs.
cd, 10 1osorally q tAoaklass service
which wise nan 10 backward In
doing A rzle. people Who invt,o
advice PsollT destro oncouragosnent
Unless oas t1l>o them - thsy vSoA
to heax oao ts very hkosy 10 nnA Nm
setf Ia n vraa5io and 10 hove his a.
Woe eoeossd on1 sonto~aA01. And whom
one doea toll tAon vAst tney vfah
70 hSo< aAd tAoy oct aoco~dingly, the
adViss~ 10 hSad rNop0a.holo for the
result. n y turns cat IL aathSneh gets
neither credit nor NseRNssko n y
turns oat won. The sivsr a sdvies IL
always blamed on acooxnt Of whet
might have heon-
Each OF rs hes q good aeol b DO n
he attends 10 his owA aifalsa, makes
up his own mind snd watches his own
busineeH, snd tho lsss we have to do
with the business Of othor men. and
the less advice we Sive. the more com
Portable, happy and esteemed we shall
be.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-12-04
ANCIENT IDEAS OF RATS.
Hebrews, Chinese aad Greshs Destsv~a
That They Carried D,eoass.

Hebrews, Chinese aad Gresks Datov~A
That They Carried Diooass.
In a recent number Of the EruAk-
furter ZeitunE is q diseusaien Of The
antiquity Of the belief that raAs nrs
responsible t0r the spread Of plague
says q writer in American NSdieiAS
According to the writer, tho rocoGnI-
ton Of the necessity of eIterrainAtiHg
rats Is no modern idea 1t appears that
the Chinese hAye long observed tho as
sociation between tho death OF rat in
the house and the AppeaTaAss " ease
Of plague few days latsS In the fam
lily living there. Then follows n quo
tation from J. Campbell Gibson's az
ticle In the EIpository Time1, in which
the author points out very convincing
evidence that the disease indicted upon
the Philistines as described in Gam
uel, chapters SIS, was bubonie plague,
and that they recognized the depend
ence OF the spread OF this dissAss upon
rats (or mice), a word corresponding 70
rat perhaps not existing); whom they
sent the ark back to the IsraoNtsa tAsy
sent also as guilt Offering golden I'm
ages Of mice. The description Of this
disease Is quite clearly that OF bubonic
plague, the recognition that It was
mice which were responsible, is very
interesting. In Homer's Iliad thOrS IL
a passage indicating the association
between the God Of mice" and the
plague, which he in reply to Crysss
prayer sent into the Grecian camp.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-12-04

NO canzsus esu~ upuagsw A1esv
On 0nosaA
n EEEkEzy ~ omAn tegS w1o vwa
a . ofEWps Ca1oa ana Ayre ncw
gnns bauA - cAcis rsSvans seassss srp
6acussod WITH 0chool ma fhey he's
oanA o dSAtaakfsA t1no In 10 GUNNER
G2lA tso work now seems drudglfJ
seaparoi With n no partic' A.
ea11 updes eona,1eratton were intro
kaood 10 The vsrkshen vAore manual
tretaknO voc IA progress tor the first
time duEfn6 no sumnsaS. Thai being
uAs casa. Il was nos strange that
shere were ooeasionr. secidents, snd
osis vas from many potnts of visw
% altocsshss satisfactory state Of AZ,
esAya. hz mesa door to tAs vork room
Sas tie dsf's clas1 for nrst aid 70
ne injured There vsee imaginary
sAees IN the Arst part Il the work.
tsst Il waa not long be5crO the boys
N the voykroom ssil one after the
ether like wounded hsrsSs. and were
taiRn across the vHy 10 be treated
" the amateur svTCsO~s. No one
Vtu eTer know whether tAat class OF
ooys wse unusually stspi%, OF wheth'
~ the nrst aid TO tho Injured workers
'-1se 30 r0mazkably sk!llful that 1t
Wa pleasure to sft unds. their min
istsStionE. Whtchever u was. 1t hap
3sAeS that there was N$idom day
b NAieh some boy SAs not brought
n for traatnent snd s-as day therS
we're seven patients tron the Worlz'
Shop- II was dsttIhtfi prsntice for
thV girl workers., and ne tsScher was
STVu able to give th~-4 . practical In,
Aead Of a Theoretical lesson upon
eapaning up blood spots tNen the floor.
o. course. after sush interesting
practical demonstrations as this. the
r0utine school work ssa=as tame.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-12-04
WHY MILK TURNS SOUR.
Lightning's Flash Frequently Causes .
Change in Its Elements.

Change In Its Elements.
1t is well known that sweot milk viii
turn suddenly sour during a zunder-
storm and the fact is recognised that
lightning is the cause Of the ;hange.
Few. however, understand Why this
phenomenon occurs. 1t is nos always
the lightning that causes it for the
heat before the storm is often great
enough to make the milk ferment. But
lightning can and sometimes does
make milk turn sour by its action on
the air. Air, as everybody knows, is
composed of two gases-oxygen and
nitrogen-but these gases are mixed
together, not combined Lightning,
however, makes the gases combine IN
the air through which it pas IS, and
this combination produces nitric acid,
some of which mixes with the milk
and turns it sour. Perhaps it might
be well TO explain the chemical differ
ence between mixing and combining.
When different ingredients are put to-
gether without their undergoing any
chemical change they are mixed, as,
for example, grains of sand Of various
colors may be mixed in bottle. But
when the property Of each ingredient
is altered by the union ther" is com
bination, as, for example, water poured
on quicklime, which combines with it,
so that the property of each is altered.
Thus it is that lightning makes the
oxygen and nitrogen of the air COM
bine and the result is no longer air
but nitric acid and four other nitrous
poisons.- Chicago Chronicle.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-12-04

The Vitty aAsssa %..psr. 0rcs. bish-
op Of OxforI aai 90 paHsaee with
eAmdrors VIA yarA%sf In rsSarding
him. with otAeFs " ais cLoth. as e..
traorcinerilS Tn Sortant
A lady who ,ast hira one day at din
nes evidently 7sl, obliged to keep the
conversation Al high level. She
began With nuch solemnity:
ny lord. you must have had a
gEeat many serious questions to deal
With IN the course Of your life. What
ts The most tremendous difflculty you
have had to encounter.
The bishops napkin was slipping
away from him.
Keeping dinner napkin on this
Wrk apron Of mines said he, as he
6futched at IT,
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-12-04

Educational buildings for TeAehsrs.
At Peoria, ILL.,, the teachers have =
beautiful educational building after
the Buffalo plan, and the Logan ooun-
ty, Ohio, teachers have dslisAtfll
county educational hall At Bslbsfoa-
taine. All along the line teachers
ought to be providing thOGASslvss With
places OF meeting OF thAar own,-JOxr-
nal OF Education.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-12-04

L short umo siROe "Cab." one Of
80 naSzS ohaTAstArs Of Columbus.
Nora. wa Ssaa ding AZ SA4 artesisa
sa1 10 ne HsAa1io 81 Hain ptresk
saAOhiaS 9 suakaA ~ soAS. vksa o
@E hlsok. pCu r.S-loSktas aaaxo
npa1GhAs vofxAa - cad. being a
aslaaEar n thS G~. s-4eAi brad
ezc. kaa 70 tSsI 49, ts Gsa GOOD
WaeorY
OAb" ahaS~L 'arE proudlJ
eeMndfns strss CHI ~i's IA head
oAsown hac& SnnI ss'Ef Well. |;
e011bon. nlG4A. 90 80 sooJ water!
DuAn you huOa 80 orr Amt hit
I'm scandAli4-A1 q, 81 "a. fsaAAoliGist
~ Do State u' y 80 ss,syI IA foun' 70
rDRGist Nv thTss 80. 80 ssrts Nv
e&hide-unsas. 40 IL y't4r part Nv
AtoeeDby. 81 s,1' So ere wen
eo0c beto' "a s,E t,r. niger.
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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-12-04

AACAA 1aCAA 0opbCbANO AAAA
ces until the officers elected by
the people at the general election
next following the opening shall
have qualified"
The opening here referred to
IS the Kiowa, Comanche and
Apache reservation TO white set
tlenent, which occurred August
6, 1901 and the general election
next following such opening oc-
Cured November 4th, 1902, at
which time the plaintiff was elect
ed.
1t will be observed from the
language of the Act Of Congress
above quoted that the term OF
Office of those appointed under
authority Of the Act is not made
to extend to the time when their
successors are elected by the
people; on the contrary, it is
made TO extend until the time
when their successors so elected
shall have quilted, and such
act in no way specifies what acts
are necessary in order to qualify
this is left to be determined from
the provisions of the statutes of
this Territory. 1t will thus be
seen that the Act Of congress
authorizing the appointing Of
county officials is not a complete
enactment within itself, but was
passed by Congress having re-
gard for the provisions of the
statutes of Oklahoma touching
the acts necessary for an elective
officer to perform in order to
qualify himself for entering up
on the duties of his Office, and
in this respect the statutes Of
the Territory are PLAN and
specific.
In some instances it Is provid-
ed that officers elected shall
qualify by taking an oath Of
Office, pledging themselves 20 a
support of the Constitution of
the United States and the Organ
ic Act of the Territory of Okla
homa, and to faithfully dis
charge the duties OF the office;
and in other cases, IN order to
qualify, it Is necessary, in addi-
tion to such oath of Office, to
give an official bond, as required
by the statute. Bus the taking
of such oath and the execution
of such bond are not within
themselves complete acts of
qualification, Such oath of
Office and snch official bond can
have no force or effect until they
are delivered into custody of the
official whose duty 1t is undo
the statute to receive the same,
and this lime is fixed by section
8455 of the general statutes,
which provides as follows:
Except where otherwise es-
pecially provided all Territorial,
district, county, township and
road district officers shall quail
fly and enter upon the duties Of
their office on the first Monday
in January succeeding their
election, or within ten days
thereafter
The significance of this statute
in providing that officers sh v
qualify and enter upon the
duties of their office on the first
Monday in January succeeding
their election is better seen and
understood when its provisions
are considered in connection
with certain other statutes
tlat relate to the qualification
of county officials. For in
stance. the county treasurer,
county clerk, sheriff and other
officials are requir das a part Of
their qualification to enter into
an Official bond, which shall be
approved by the board Of county
commissioners, and in some in
stances the amount of the bond
is fixed by the board of county