Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-19
REPUBLICANS
OF SK|AT00K
RECOMMEND CLAY CROSS FOR
POSTMASTER AT MEETING.
CLUB A HUNDRED Strong
Healthy Yearling, and Not Tick
on U.s." Says Member of Organ
ization-0 Skiatook News.
Special to the World.


Skiatook, Okla, August 1S-Pur-
suant to call by the president of the
Skiatook Republican club, meeting
of the Skiatook republicans was held
tonight for the purpose of recon-
mending candidate for postmaster
for the local postoffice.
The meeting was called to order
by President Ferguson promptly at
9p. m. The names of Clay Cross and
Ike Ferguson were placed before the
members for consideration. Mr.. Fer
guson declined, in neat little speech,
to be a candidate, and on motion, all
formalities were suspended, and Clay
Cross was made the nominee by ac-
clamation.
The secretary was instructed to
forward the result of the meeting to
National Committeeman p. L. Soper,-
of vinita, and Mr.. Johnstone, Of
Bartlesville, I. T.
A report Of the secretary showed
that the club now numbers nearly one
hundred, and nearly all within the
city limits. When those who live in
the country are added to the list,
we will have young army, and in
splendid shape to roll up good old
majority of the grand old party
that has always stood for progress,
prosperity, honest money and a full
dinner pail for the working man. Hip!
Hip! Hip! What's the matter with
Skiatook2 Not thing A healthy
yearling, and not tick on us.
Under the efficient management of
Superintendents McVay and Presi-
dent Kreager, the local telephone
system will soon be in perfect order.
The completion has been held up, on
account of material not arriving on
time. When completed, there will be
about seventy-five phones to start
with, including those that will be put
in in the country. The farmers of
this locality are of the most progress
sive class in the territory, and propose
to be in touch with the rest Of the
world. The system will enable the
farmers to catch horse thieves, bogus
check writers and tricksters of all
kinds, besides giving them chance
to call a doctor, keep in touch with
the markets, and transact many bust
ness deals without leaving the farm
to make trip to town.
The Jones Gas company report that
work is slightly held up on account
of waiting for material. Although
the work of excavating has been much
simplifed at this place. In fact, one
of the greatest, il not the greatest of
inventions for excavating of narrow
brought into noticetacomfwypetaoi-
trenches that has ever yet been
brought into notice, has been worked
here with satisfactory results. When
the work was commenced, it was the
intention of Contractor Jones to use
picks and shovels to dig the trenches
with. But at the suggestion of Pre-
sident Feigley, of the Feigley Tree
Digger and road machine company,
the road machine was used to loosen
the dirt, with the result that it is
estimated that The machine loosened
more dirt in one hour than twenty
men could do in all day. Thus, a
great saving of manual labor, as well
as time by the contractor in getting
the work done.
This machine, and others being
manufactured here in Skiatook, makes
every person proud of the success OF
the invention.
In this day of hustle and push, it