The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-28

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tut they were given for that purpose,
and II | am not very much mistaken,
IL was there agreed that .c should go
with Mr. Howard Ross to Arkansas
CITY, and there would be paid the
money on these checks. and | under
stand Nc did so there with Mr. Ross,
and did get the money on those
| checks.
Soma months after that, r.ysolf and
The other cattlemen were notified to
come in and pay up our taxes upon
| the original assessment a committee
was then sent down to pawnce.
was one of them. We met Mcclure at
pawiee, and talked over the situation
with him. and he said he had not been
able to do the business as he had
promised. and insisted that Il would
take $500 laore 20 90 the work. We
then gave him 81 300 more at Pawnee
After that the assessment was cut
| from what It had been down very
low, but ! do not know exactly how
much the cut was | do not remem-
her just how much lower. think 1t was
about onc-half what they had been
At the meeting at CeGarvale. among
| the cattlomen we're the following per.
sons or members, or representatives
of the firms as | now remembers and
the amounts contributed by or asses
sed to each of 'Aum were as set op
pOsite their names to-wit:
Geo T. Hume, Austin TeN.,.. $4,000
j. w MOselay, Lampassas,
Texas OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2OOOO
Berd 4 Mertz. San Angelo,
Texas ............... 10000
w. +. smith. Ponca City.,.... 10000
Adams & shafer, cedarvale,
Kansas ...........::.....',. zOO.VO
J. !. Clare, Cedarvale, Kana.... 10000
sol Myer San Angelo, Tex.,... 10000
Myers & Childers, San Angelo,
NJ. n Hargis, Fort Worth,
Tex, .................... lVV'UV
Lassater & Noble, Tulsa. |. r.. 5000
Woodly & Vance, Fort Worth
Tex, ................... GuU'VV
Collins & Wallace, Barllesyille
]. T. ............,.... ZUO.OO
Naylor g. Stonebraker, Kansas
CITY Mo, ...........,..,... zUV.Ou
Gus Whiting Pawhuska, Okla. 10000
l.ucan & King, Pawndska ..... 10000
j. c. Stribbling, Liano, Tex. 10000
cahy & KygCr. pawhuska. 10000
l.. B. Morlcdge, Fairfax, Okla. 5000
jerks, Blocker, San Angelo,
Texas ..............'... ioO.Vu
Dick Russell, Fort Worth,..... 10000
Tex. 10000
c. w. Sloan Ponca city, okla. 5000
Lee Russell, Fort Worth Tox,. 10000
Dick Russell, Fort Worth,
r. H. Moscley, Dano, TeX...s 10000
The committee at Pawnoe who had
The conference with Mr.. McGuire
there and paid the money, included
II. M. Stoncbraker, Sol Myer and my
self. as | now remember. 1 VIII not
be positive that each person or firm
| have named was present or repre-
sented at Cedarvale but that Is my
bcst remembrance. and I am positive
that large number of these men
we're at Cedaryille and know the facts.
Mr.. Mcclure was great deal about
the Oklahoma legislature OF 1903, and
talked about using mis- influence with
the legislature to have the quaran'
tine bill fixed as the cattleman want
cd II.
Many of the cattlemen had made
contracts in regard to the next sea
son for pasturlng their stock and the
/ Dill llfkll Ut on iOi lhhh VI ~ hNhhNffN"'
as TO practically ruin a number OF
them. He wanted $4,000 for using his
influence in our behalf, but refused
10 receive the money ~ Oklahoma
| Territory, and demanded that any
money paid must be paid outside the
| Territory. II was then arranged that
the committee should meet him Win
| the money at the Midland Hotel al
| Kansas City. We met him there, ana
the money was paid him at Kansas
| City, to the best of my recollection.
| lM. /. Meriz was the man who paid nm
/ tho money. The committee consisted
uf N H. Merit sol Myer. II. y. stone.
braker ana myself The facts were
talked about with Mr. Mcclure, Oy
/ Merlz and think by Stonebraker, and
shere is no question that MCGUIRE de-
manded the money and there is no
question tha9 he received the money.
| What we wanted done in regard to the
bill was that the quarantine lino as 70
the Usage reservation remain as II
was.
was about the Oklahoma leglsla-
ture Of 1903, to considerable extent
| MIR. McGulre was attending the legis
llaturo of 1908. and apparently acting
as a lobbyist for matters that involved
money for lobby service.
Dated this day OF May, lDOl.
(Signed) W. f. SMlih
State of Oklahoma
County of Kay
50.
BE Il known, that on this lIth day
of October. l908 In the city Of Ponea
City. County of Kay. State of Okiaho
ma. personally appeared before me- q
Notary Public, I'm and for the SAID
county and state, w. +. Smith, who
then and there IN nay presence ana 20
me acknowledged that he signed INC
within and foregoing affidavit as inc
aflant thereof, tho same being an am
davit OF three t3) typewriter sheets
written on one side and referring
therein TO certain agreement between
certain cattlemen having cattle In ihe
Usage Indian Reservation, having
do with the tax upon said cattle ana
10 a certain lobby contract and agree
ment by and between and with the
said catnemen and the said Mcclure
Inc said lobbying 10 be done among
and with the members OF the Terrific