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The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-21
"M0DEl DRY COUNTRY"

Says the Houston (Texas) Free
man:
For many years prohibition
speakers throughout the country
have pointed TO White county, II.
llnois, a5 model prohibition coun.
try White county was held up 40
m e~m9.o for other counties to
emulate,
Now comes the Illinois state
hoard Of health with a report on
conditions in White county that has
shocked all o. the drys In the Middle
West Complaints reached the
board Of health that tuberculosis
had reached the proportion of an
epidemic IN White county and an
oE.ce@ WAS sent 10 that section to
Investigate, .
The report OF the representative
os The beard o. health shows that
not only IS tuberculosis alarmingly
prevalent IN White county, but
there are ether contagious and in.
iect.ous disea es; that the moral
tore OF the county is AZ low ebb:
that the Inhabitants are deficient In
education; that many families 70.
lated by blood have intermarried:
taat the crop OF imbeciles and crip.
pies is LARGE that blind tigers are
namegousi that the health OF many
Of the Wonen has been wrecked by
.Aa'@,rlEinate use OF patent medi.
o.Sa3 and o,hec nosirums; and that
radical steps are necessary by the
te'lIh authorities 10 reform condI.
tiens, White county has lost the
white ribbon" and there Is grief in
the Anti'saloon League camp.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-21

ono oi tho most iorlorn cities IN the
nation aa a result OF prohibition, II Is
said. In nhminghmn.
rho ulrminrh,u. ,,lo, Ay,I,crnId
49,.
p""'''''' '"' '"''""'"h '''''''
I'm the issue "f your paper OF this
dalo appears an article over the slgna
u,rc or I,n, Thor,o, T. ISIhv of An.
nla,on, rollultatmg over tho condition,
In birmingham due 60 two years OF
rr,nthui,r Am,,p nth,r cyrr,ssIons
.,,J.,. .,,... .. u,, a., ,,r,,.,,...
,,''
"'n''''"' '"'''' "' P'"n'p'''"n III
llrmlngmm.' birmingham is not
alone. however. In enjoying bcttor
condition. .unl,r p,nbihifpn' I'm Wow
,... ,., ,.., ,....,..,.,,,... a.. ,,
''''''''''' 700 Wv
nlu''" "n'' '""o'''"hH Va h'rh'hS'
ham nul in yirw of the tact that II
has kent i'm Alabama millious of dol
I.re u,,t t,.,r,r,, ,..r, ,,, ,r m,
,. .,.,. .,,.....,.
''''' '''''' '"''''''''''
MT N''hN n''d not nave Hlgned him'
au,l uJ bpns from Auub,on, for his
card. ls p..,i ,u,urh h,l n, knovg
...tr. ,t,, ,.,
''h "''' =" wv "'"''h"'"'
hnNo been pFa,uying law here
nov Cor numhor of ycara. and yea.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-21

For Sheriff r j. Bays
for County Attorney IT. 6.
Whippcumun
For County Judge Myron
White
For County Treasurer A a.
CoupInud
l'or County Assessor J w.
Hubbard.
For County Clcri w, S. IIar.
sha
For Court Clerk Dr j. NJ.
Coon
For County Superintendent
Miss Alico M Robertson,
For County Surveyor w. A.
Earl,
For County Wcighyr +. r.
Commi ioncrs.
No f.. John /. Cooper IT, Gih-
Son
Ma. . ; G Rhodes Wcbbors
Falls.
No. . Irwin Blanchard Has
hell.
State Rcprp. suigiiy.3
John iichcr
O, ~ Crumcr.
Geo. Leopold.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-21
LAWYER SAYS AS MANY MORE PEOPLE WOULD QUIT THAT
METROPOLIS IF THEY HAD TRAVELLING EXPENSES,
AS IT is PRACTICALLY BANKRUPT
FREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE ABOLISHED
City Spending ST. - Year For Liquor, the Money Going
TO Other Sla )uris 1un Down Proposed Bond
Issue, Nee ing The Begging of $3.50 From
Each Citzen--Dsease Plague Regns

Glonora lfprm ~ That the city Is
practically bankrupt. Thoy have i'm
posed an annual street tax OF So pei
capita. rlcy propose. and viii im
pose, n monthly tuition fee upon ever,
boy and glrl attending the publ,
schools of the city. They propos,
placing II tax or llcCusc fee on cvCry
owner Of private COW, and arc con
HiderInS increasing the amount o
licenses on businesses and professions
rcrcrally
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-21

II you had two dollars to invest
would Auu TRUST % to the m urss
tuw,ity of lo..pma uulyla2 Thru.
why let him handle tho millions thnt
arc to bo Hpuul un the new nu,y2
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-21

Judging by the aIIus of War Depart
mrui activity tho administration H
'unmnsy urmHluE go h,ug the
"illtlunvn homv iu#l Ia llmu to cuuhlr
thym tu vote tor Ma. luHhrs.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-21

A tUln or thoueht on "a one trncL
MUD has 60 ho composed ur shuttle
carr,
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-21

Ior Conp,oes second Dislrl'l
IlMy ward
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-21

Ihr9c N,Urs uro Woodrow Wilson
was explaining that hard tmrs we're
psychological hWt hc isut wlug to
rpuhw cut oi responsibility for the
pIy8ypt prosperity
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-21
BEATEN GOOD AND PLENTY
Champ Clark Sees No Rslnoows
in Maine Result.

"we got whipped, and | guess
that is all | will say ahou, the
Maine election" said Speaker
Champ Clark, "Wc got beaten
good and plenty"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-21
Tax Values GO Up.

Tax values Go Up.
I'm addition To al OF this. tax value
on rnal Cs,0tc are being raised to augh
au cNlont - to amoInt To almost con
NsDatIun Take Third avenue, between
r.rIccnth and Twenty y,second strocts
ald ono can count thirty.odd vacant
stores Take Fourth avenue, between
Fifteenth aud Twenty second streets
ppd one can count more vacant stures
Take First avenue, between Fifteenth
and Twenty second streots. and the
vacant stores are utill greater In mum
hCr, On Twentieth street, between
Avenue T. and Tutwilor Hotel, our
main thorolghlarc, there arc nearly
80 vacant stores. Take Second ave.
nut, between Fifteenth and Twenty
second streets, and the number of Va.
cant stores will crowd the 100 mark.
In tho AEo.llcrald of the 18th in
stont the startling information rs
given that the census of school chi!
drcn IN Greater birmingham which
has just leon completed is nearly
5000 lcsH than tho school census oi
two years Rgo, which Indicates loss
Of approximately 10000 people from
tho popula ion of Creator Birmins.
ham durIuL the last two years. and
thoro are 10000 moro who wouil
leave II they had money enough To
got oUt of town,
what are the causes? Whittier are
va drlttiny2 Think Il over,
MATT ii MURPHY,
'7SI First National BANK. Birmiagham
Here's Another Letter, a
Tho following is from the Baltimore
sun
TO the Editor of tho Evening sun.
Sir Just 10 glye the friends of pro
hihition and the baltimore public an
idea ot What prohibition does for A
city WAS In birmingham, Ala. a
short time axe and these are few
OF the facts ! heard The city is
bankrupt, Il tried another bond issue.
but Was 50 much In debt already that
the courts would not allow il To go
throush Tho city just had 70 have
'Nf'N AANNNNH 81 lNc NlUNlAlS SOM COL
lectors from door 20 door to get s. 80
nom each male over u years OF age.
Just think OF a city having TO collect
money that way. And now some peo
PIE are taking legal steps TO stop this
collection, a
In oNcry city that is dry" Il Is the
same story And the merchants in all
lines viii tell YOU they can see no
henent 20 business; Il jus, holds its
own as before the city Went dry.
birmingham Is also having an Cpl.
demic ot typhoid and tuberculosis, It's
public hospitals hned and no money 10
run them with Doctors and nurses
are goinS unpaid.
Dear people OF baltimore. mako Il,
your business % see that this never
happens 10 our city,
am no, In the liquor business. bat
In the manufacturing lewNlry business
W, IRVING BLOOM.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-21
Editorial Comments


II you had two dollars to invest
would }m lwHt % to the m urss
rw,ily of lo.UumH Dwyl7 Then.
why let him handle tho millions that
are to be Hpcu, un the new nn,y2
Judging by the aIIua uf War Depart
mrut u,,NlN thr administration g.
,unnlugly uumllug 40 hung the
"llltIumvn humv iu#t Ia lmr tu cunhlr
Ihym 10 vote for Nh. uush,s.
a train or hounht on one trncl
MUD has to ho composed or shuttle
earn,
Three Nrurs uro Woodrow Wilson
Nns explaining that hard umcs we're
psychological, Int hc l,u't w,ug to
rpuiw cut "t responsibility for the
pr'7ynt prosperity
rha d..wlrr to IA, Mympnls caused
N'A llhr vN,ltym,ut Americans he
TINS u..l nowadays To- .,yus tur navy
GOA tho rocks.
IJa urmnrmuy Conuuws has pas,
'l w." history Wolun history,
rIgu... Wilson'S sp,..n of urr,p
tUU,. .uu'u uN, byru un.,d even
mN. N..n..y lu u, uHpU,c words
'. l" EN.,l 'Nmt uro you going
go u. about ,lw
We ..y ny ho Interviews With the
MuN.,n commissioners thnt thr run.
u.u ..uu mg Nyur n ule Snnou
hmmu hnIl la Thank Cod Ton Wood
row WILSON,"
Nr Wilson'S culogy ~ Lincoln nt
l|wN#.HN0llo Wns moro lUvmN hut
ly.a sincere than the one no vn.
wUH"yd upon htmselr at shadow
Lawn.
llo now half do'luw win have nm
N|No brunch ou uuo side uud un The
',hrr m vus'r IN mu n.aht Wilson
N1UyN
Motto ot tho M,Ndvo AIpWng law
"lhv sun mover rises vu the American
nur
A Ntmnywrs llru or un ,t,.l watch
dog 20, Che rr,wvl Is % rvna,ran
iUU
Nlr Nl#nn ts NOW hush, engaged
WORDING the other edo yt ,u, au0rago
r,ryyD
Tho ywmpWsn u.yuts who two wears
ago Wrry .YuN ynwarI tNauaIus Gad
Tor Woodrow Wi,sou scrm to pe toA.
ing hcn Vacations iust now
A ,,yo,d wasn't the caly think the
latv NuuGwss hroke ,hyrss tho Ecd
oral lryapury
NueEoaa didu1 want a lNun Com
luIssion composed of Si2,tNN mcn.
,hpuu Sfu,n salaries bolng deSigned
Tor N tm mtn
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-21

Mr. Wilson'S culogy ~ Lincoln NJ
nuI.NNNc wns moro luy,au hut
lyn7 Hu,yrr than the uur nr rro.
rnwUyl upon hlmselr at shadow
Lawn.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-05-25

an average of eight clippings each. Using the govern
ment estimates tick eradication, the dipping vat
added 81 in value to every animal that went through
this treatment In this year. tick eradication work
added So 436s26 in value to Oklahoma cattle But this
by no means the whole story. The lifting of quaran
tine on any county the signal for quick rush OF
improved blood Free of ticks, state in the Union
has better opportunities to offer the cattle breeder than
Oklahoma.
The value of milk cows in Oklahoma in 1915
1925 Ooo and of all other cattle $396l3 oOO making
a total value of all cattle of $65,3Ol000 No cattle
from below the line be driven shipped above the
line unless dipped and clean. President Gault believes
that inside of two years. with the united efforts of
state and government forces and the cooperation OF
the farmers in tick infested counties this state be
entirely freed of the Texas fever tick.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-05-25
A w e S t ern
Newspaper Woman

and from tales that are told about her she is of
those model kind of wives who keep the socks darned
the underwear sorted and the arder plentfuly filled
with the kind of pies editors love outside of Office hours
Mrs Hoch is not of these oft censured new women"
who neglect the home for business for she is primarily
a home maker and while she does not deal in canned
editorials she does keep her home stocked with canned
fruit She loves to cook, to bake cakes and concoct
dainties for her husband and children. Yes, indeed
she has two of the finest children in Kansas and she
does not neglect them either 1t is in the Between
times" that she writes the clever little paragraphs in
her "Womans Corner" which quoted all the
state After she exercises her hands and body with
home duties, and her ingenuity with managing her hus-
band (for we take it for granted that he has to be
managed like all other husbands) she exercises her
brain for a time, and hence have the Woman's Cor
ner and Marion has to write up all the social
happenings of the city-those little things often
deemed too inconsequential by the man, but which go
to make the home paper eagerly read by the fair sex
Mrs. Hoch considers it rather misfortune that she
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-05-25

and experiences of the early ranchers would make an
Invaluable addition Oklahomas written history 1t
would contain the fabric for thousand stories that are
worthy the genius of O. Henry in their delineaton
There is only way to get the unwritten romance
Of the plains and that is to group of old cattle
men by winter frcside and get them started on tales
of the past.
Swift the changes that have come about IN the
past two decades the Transformation is not complete
Not until the fever tick has been entirely driven from
Oklahoma will this state reach its full heritage as
live stock country.
About three fifths of Oklahoma is above the
Federal quarantine line, while only one-sxth of Texas
above the line The Board of Agriculture cooperat
ing with the Federal government, is laboring vaanty
to reclaim the remaining twofifths During 1915 there
were dipped in Oklahoma 34SllS cattle, receiving
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-05-25
A GOOD many years
~ ago it was thought
4 A by all the good

~ by all the good
folk of the country that
only a man had sense
enough to play the news
paper game, but that idea
has long since passed in
to oblivion along with
the trundle bed, the sam
pier, and the celluloid
collar. Nowadays t h e
women go to bat almost
as often as the men and
many of them are better
at making home runs, for
the newspaper game like
baseball has become a
great national sport and
the women have demon
strated that they are
able to stand by and root
for the home team as
well as the men. In no
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-05-25

other state in the Union perhaps there more or
brighter newspaper than Kansas boast, and
OF the foremost among these is Mrs. Homer Hoch
assistant editor of the Marion Record of Marion Kans
Mrs Hoehs newspaper record is unique because she has
done many other interesting and necessary things at
the time Mrs Hoeh has had many arduous
duties She is the wife of editor in the first place
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-05-25

The big pastures, built in the nineties have been
broken up and the land sold. Improved breeders asso
Citations been organized for the purpose of mprov
ing the live stock breeds in territory given to
the range Twenty-eight dairy breeding associations
and thirty beef breeding associations formed last
year In counties organized under the county agent
system, there imported last year total of 1867
and grade dairy cattle and 3S8s beef cattle
for breeding purposes. The Long Horn has vanished,
and Oklahoma is taking rank of the leading
states in the breeding of cattle Oklahoma pure-bred
stock is even now commanding fancy prices in other
states.
If you want to compare the old and the in Okla
homa just glance at the photographs of a Long Horn
steer and of Logan Fairfax It doesn't take packer to
tell the difference between Long Horn of the past
and White Face of the present
was not born in Kansas. She got her education in
Kansas however, and perhaps that of the reasons
why she is capablethat, and the fact that she
a minister's daughter and moved about from pillar
to post that she studied life from many different
angles and received her early education at many
different places that she could not be warped in any
one direction She graduated from Baker Uni
versty in 1908, and like all good girls of this day and
age taught school for two before she captured
Mr.. Hoch.
The only field which she has not actively entered is
politics and it might be safe guess to assume that
although Mrs Hoch declares she intends to leave that
to her husband will be many years before she
will be found sitting in the midst of the caucus or
perhaps made chairman of the committee credentials
As interesting all round woman as Mrs. Hoch has
proved herself to be- it is by her literary work that she
is best known throughout the state and her sWomans
Corner" carries each week lot Of homely but true
philosophy to numbers Of Kansas She writes
about everyday stuff the little things around the home
the quaint sayings Of children, the funny vagaries of
everyday and women and she writes it with
easy pen that to read it is delight. But perhaps her
very best literary work the things that else
hears her two little chldren-the little bedtime
and the homemade luabes which she improvses
for those who nearest and dearest to her heart
the literature Of pure mother love, which all know
The Glasgow courier., 1916-01-28
MARsHMAtLoWS.

Soak one envelope Of gelatin in 10
tablespoons cold water. Boil one pint
granulated sugar with ten tablespoons
water until it threads. Add gelatin
to syrup and let stand until partially
cooled. Add few grains of salt, and
flavoring to taste, beat with a whip
until stiff, then with large spoon
until only soft enough to settle into
a sheet. Dust granite pans thickly
with powdered sugar; pour in the
candy about half-inch deep, and set
in coolplace until thoroughly chilled.
Turn out, cut in cubes and roll in
powdered sugar. This recipe will
make 100 marshmallows. Nuts
chocolate, or candied fruits chopped
may be added, or fruit juices in
place of part of the water may be
used-or the plain ones rolled in CO.
coanut before being sugared. Dates
stuffed with this confection are yer,
good.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-01-28

preston y Il rruitiess
laughter. 90. Laho-
mas got :, r. sleeve."
Lahoma hat her voice !
might carr! uniiieS Of the |
crowd: Nil INK you read in
that warrant county OF Greer. state Of |
Texas? Didn't you?'
That's what ! done. Here's the
words.
'But. you see." returned LahOma,
that warrants no good!'
Mizzoo stared at her a moment, then
exclaimed violently, BY Propriety
forbade the completion of his phrase.
The crowd instantly caught her
meaning; u shout rose. shrill, tumultu-
GUS. broken with laughter. She had
reminded them of the subject which
short time ago had engaged all
minds.
It's no good" cried Lahoma tri-
umphantly She took it from MizzoO's
lax fingers and deliberately tore it from
top to bottom.
Il guess I'm a-getting old. sure
enough" said Bill This IL beyond
me-"
Wilfred looked ut Lahoma question
ingly. Brick. stupef1ed by violence
done that sacred instrument Of civili.
cation. stood rooted to the spot.
Mizzoo was grinning now. "You
see," he explained, word come today
that the supreme court has at last
turned in its decision. Prairie Dog
Fork is now Red River. and Red Riv-
err is only the North Fork of Red Riv-
Grand that means that Greer county
don't belong to Texas and never did
belong to her. but is Il part Of Okla
homa.'
"And you'll never have an Oklahoma
writ served on YOU" cried Lahoma.
mot while I'm living. And you'll go
with us 70 our farm and live with us.
you and Bill and
I.ahonm had expected to be very
calm and logical. for she knew she had
all tho advantage on her side. But
when she saw the change in Brick's S
eyes she forgot her rights; she forgot
all that watching crowd; she forgot
even Wilfred. and with spring she
was in Bricks arms. sobbing for JOY.
He tried to say something about her
Boston kin. but he could not express
the thought coherently. for. giant as
he was. he was sobbing too.
IF there's ever meeting" she said
between tears and laughter. 1.-The east
will have to come to the west"
Those Boston folks" cried Bill. will
sudden upheaval of unwonted hu
NOR. "can simply 60 to-beans! In
a-getting down." he added. cautiousl,
lowering himself from his pony. -
guess I'm in this too"
You're in it." growled Brick. "bu
YOU re on the outskirts. Don't come NJ
nearer" He stroked the head tha
rested on his breast. his great han'
moving with exceeding gentleness. IL
yaZc,l over her brown glory ut the sym
pathetic crowd.
"Fellows." he cried. ''just look wha
I've raised
boys" exclaimed MizzoO. what d
sou say? Let's give three cheers fo
The Glasgow courier., 1916-01-28
CHAPTER XXI.
aho~. o$ nklahn-.

XuYtLi.OCK waited in patience
~ till Bill Atkins had exhaust
ed himself ~ amt saying
nothing" he explained to
Wilfrel. because he amt perviOus to
reason and 1t does him good to get that
out Of his system
LET me make suggestion" ex-
claimed Wilfred suddenly.
Wilcox looked ut him suspiciously.
III it amt counter to my plans
1T isn't. It's this: Suppose We drop
the subject till tomorrow. 1t won't
hurt any of us to sleep on it. aud l
know I'd enjoy another night with
you. as in the old days."
I'm willing to sleep on it out of
friendship" Wilcox conceded unwil.
lingly, though Id rest easier on a bed
In the Jail. There never was no bird
more crazy to get into a cage than l
am to be shut up. But as to the old
days, they amt none left Them depu.
ties Is in the dugout; they're in the
cabin 1 built for Lahoma; they think
they owns our cove. Well, they's no
place left for me. Life wouldn't be
nothing crouching and Sinking up here
in the rocks. Life wouldn't be nothing
to me without Lahoma. I'd have a
pretty chance for happiness now.
wouldn't l, sitting up somewhere with
Bill Atkins2 l amt saying mightn't
get out of this country and find q safe
spot where l could live free and dis
posed with an old renegade like him
that nobody amt after and amt AGAR
ing whether he's above ground or in
kingdom come. But l couldn't be with
LahOma. I'm under ban"
"lf you We're on my farm near Okla
homa City" Wilfrcd suggested. land
Lahoma and | lived in the city you
could often see her. Up there nobody d
molest you, nobody'd know you. That's
what I've been planning You coulC
look after the farm, anu Bill could &c
back and forth. AS soon as the new:
comes that Red Feather killed Gled
ware it'll be taken for granted that b,
killed Red kimball and attacked til,
stage. You'll be cleared of all that
and nobody vii! want you arrested"