History
THE PERKINS JOURNAL, Thursday, May 3, 2012 - A5
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Water Storage Tanks
Chopping wood and carrying water are held by some
to be the path to enlightenment. Perkins homesteaders,
however, seem to have found these tasks
to be the path to drudgery, and they
mechanized both processes as soon as
possible. It would not be long before
wood was being cut with buzz-saws and
water was being transported around the
farm through pipes fed by elevated l!
storage tanks.
Two types of well pumps were
t
available to the settlers. Lift pumps
only raised water to the level of the open ,._
spout from which it flowed outward Lift Pump
through gravity. Force pumps, on the
other hand, were equipped with a pipe
connection (typically opposite the spout)
which carded the water further upward
into a storage tank. A valve on the spout
and a packing nut around the pump rod
forced the water to leave the pump only
through the pipe to the tank. Both types
of pumps could be operated by hand or
windmill power.
The storage tanks were made
Force Pump of wood or steel and were
usually fitted with lids. The tanks could be
located on the windmill tower, in the barn Wood tank
loft, in the house attic, or on a
separate elevated platform. The need for
maintenance access and the fact that water
weighs eight and one-third pounds per
Steel Tank gallon eventually made the last
option the most feasible. :
As soon as it could be arranged, water
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was piped into the farmhouse kitchen or
pantry. A cast-iron sink and drain pipe
carried the wastewater away.
As convenient as this arrangement was,
mid-summer in Oklahoma had a way of
giving storage-tank water some memorable
flavors. So, July" and August would usually
find pitchers of cool drinking water being
carried directly from the pump into the
house and jugs of coot drinking water
being carded directly from the pump into the fields.
Perhaps this did result in enlightenment,
but it certainly became the stuff of fond
lr -- memories.
The Farm Museum at the Oklahoma
B Territorial Plaza could use photographs
r of early water storage tanks and
U windmills. If you have family
: photographs of any of these, and you
would allow them to be enlarged for
display in the Museum, please call
Bob or Norma Constien at 405
IF" "': 547-5057.
LEGAL NOTI(;E
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTll ;E
LEGAL NOTIC =_.
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Legal notice published in The
Perkins Joumal May 3, 2012
The Payne County Commissioners
met in a regular meeting, Monday,
February 13, 2012. Notice of the
meeting was made in accordance
with the Open Meeting Law. The
following were present: Gloria
Hesser, Chairman; JimArthur, Vice-
Chairman: Rocky Blasier, District #1
Road Foreman (1st Deputy) and
Linda Hatfield, County Clerk.
The meeting was opened with
Prayer and Flag Salute.
Blasier made the motion to approve
the agenda as printed. Arthur sec-
onded. Blasier, aye; Arthur, aye;
Hesser, aye.
Arthur presented the following
requests for utility permits:
Rural Water #3, a 6-inch water line
and a 6-inch casing o be installed
by trenching to crOss an East/West
county road approximately 0.01
miles West of 68 and Range Road
and described as 50 feet West of
the SE/corner of Section 12, Town-
ship 18 North, Range I East;
Rural Water #3, an 8qnch water line
and an 8-inch casing to be installed
by trenching to cross an East/West
county road approximately 0.01
miles West of 56th anc Western
Road and described as 50 feet
West of the SE/comer of Section
4. Township 18 North, Range 2
East;
Rural Water #3, an 8-inch water
line and an 8-inch casing to be
installed by trenching to parallel a
North/South county road approxi-
mately .26 miles North of 56th and
Western Road and described as
1,380 feet North of the SE/comer
of Section 4, Township 18 North,
Range 2 East.
Blasier presented the following
requests for utility permits:
Calyx Energy LLC, a 3-inch tem-
perary water line to be installed by
laying it in the ditches, trenching
driveways and running in culverts.
The line will parallel an East/West
county road approximately 1 mile
West of Elm Creek and Grandstaff
and described as 5,280 feet West of
the SE/comer of Section 27, Town-
ship 18 North, Range 4 East;
Calyx Energy LLC, a 3-inch tem-
porary water line to be installed by
trenching to cross a North/South
county road approximately .1 mile
North of Ripley Road and 9th Street
and described as 60 feet North of
the SE/comer of Section 6, Town-
ship 17 North, Range 4 East;
SemCrude LP, a 6-inch steel crude
oil line to be installed by bonng to
cross a North/South county road
approximately 1.00 mile East of
State Highway 18 and described
as 753 feet South of the NE/cemer
of the SE/4 of Section 22, Township
18 North, Range 5 East.
Blasier made the motion to approve
the permits as requested. Arthur
seconded. Blasier, aye; Arthur,
aye; Hesser, aye.
Hesser presented the annual
report for Revolving Evidence
Fund from the District Attorney.
Hesser reported the transcript was
$1,741.70 with expenditures of
$1,741.70 resulting in a -$1,741.70
net income.Arlhurmade the motion
to approve the report as presented.
Blasier seconded. Arthur, aye;
Blasier, aye; Hesser, aye.
Hesser presented a request to use
the courthouse lawn for the National
Day of. Prayer scheduled for May
3rd, 2012 from 10:30 am to 1:30
pm. Blasier made the motion to
approve the request as presented.
Arthur seconded. Blasier, aye;
Arthur, aye; Hesser, aye.
Arthur presented the following
resolution:
PAYNE COUNTY COMMISSION-
ERS
Resolution # 2012-06
Re: Addition of 2 Stop Ahead and
2 Stop Signs
Lakeview and Range Road
WHEREAS, Title 69 O.S. 1991
Sec. 601 vests jurisdiction over
county roads and Highways in the
county, and
WHEREAS, Tale 47 O.S. 1991 Sec,
14-113 specifies certain powers of
the county commission with respect
to the regulation of traffic on local
highways, and
WHEREAS, the reads intersecting
at Lakeview and Range has a high
volume of traffic and a hill that limits
the sight distance.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED: in open meeting this
13th day of February, 2012 by the
Payne County Board of Commis-
sioners will erect stop ahead and
stop signs on the east-west road
of Lakeview where it intersects at
Range.
T19N-R2E SW QUARTER OF
By Charles Wall
There are various uses made of old vehicles and farm
machinery, besides taking them to the metal recyclers.
Some rural residents show great ingenuity to make
useful items and ornamental items from worn out and
obsolete machines.
Some people use old farm equipment as ornamental
objects in their yard. It gives the yard and surround-
ings a rustic look or an old farm appearance. I enjoy
seeing those displays.
In 1950. I did not see any of these rustic displays in
yards. Some of that machinery would be around the
farmstead, but it would be in operation and not for
decoration. Maybe that generation was just too close
to the horse-drawn implements and hand tools. They
had just come out of World War II, and they wanted
something modern and streamlined.
But now. we often see old farm tools as decorations.
I like it. A favorite is a cream separator. Other decora-
tions include cream cans and milk cans. Cream cans
were five gallons and milk cans were ten gallons.
Also used are cultivators, cotton planters, walking
plows, steel wagon wheels, and implement wheels.
Wooden wagon wheels are sometimes used, but they
are scarce. Old washing machines have been filled with
soil and have flowering plants growing in them.
Lynn and Kelly Kinder have a good yard display
which includes a horse-drawn mowing machine, imple-
ment wheels, and other tools.
Some old hand tools are used for inside decorations
like in family rooms or even in restaurants. These
tools are hung on walls and include cotton scales, hay
knives, hand corn planters, and cross cut saws.
Another good use for old tools and horse-drawn imple-
ments is for them to be put on display at the farm tool
and implement collection at the Oklahoma Territorial
Plaza here at Perkins. The curators of this collection,
Bob and Norma Constien, have a column each week on
this page which shows illustrations of the old tools.
Other town have displays and museums of old farm
tools, like the Phieffer collection at the Payne County
Expo Center. This is good both for education and
tourism.
My grandsons have resurrected some old farm tools,
like a corn planter, cultivator, and corn picker for their
special field plots. The corn picker is Wayne Allen's
which he used 60 years ago, and the cultivator was
Palmer Sadler's.
Since the age of automobiles, 1915 to present, vari-
ous kinds of trailers and wagons have been made from
old car and truck frames and chassis. My family had
two grain trailers made from truck frames in Cegil
Redus' shop in Perkins. Jerry Sadler did the work on
one of them.
K. D. Hoisington of Tryon built a really good hay
trailer from truck frames for Wayne Allen. We have
the trailer and it is still in use.
One common type of trailer used in recent times is
the bed from an old pickup with the frame and ear
axle still intact with the bed. l
The hopper bins of old combines make good con-
tainers for small batches of feed and seed. The bins
hold from 15 to 55 bush-
els. The bins are removed
from the original combine,
and a framework of steel
is used to keep it right
side up.
Another idea is to take
the back part of an old
combine body and make
a little house for a calf,
sheep, or dog. Gary Cun-
ningham west of Perkins
on Highway 33, made a
dog house out of an old
Alli s-Chalmers Gleaner
combine. And guess
what the name of his gog
is? Her name is Allis!
SECTION 6 NW QUARTER OF
SECTION 7
T:I9N-R1E SE QUARTER OF
SECTION 1 NE QUARTER OF
SECTION 12
Presented and approved this 13th
day of February, 2012
Arthur made the motion to approve
the resolution as presented. Blasier
seconded. Arthur, aye; Blasler, aye;
Hesser, aye.
The Clerk presented a resolution to
dispose of equipment and remove it
from inventory. The request is from
the County Clerk and the item being
disposed of is a Kyocera pnnter.
Arthur made the motion to approve
the disposal as requested. Blasier
seconded. Arthur, aye; Blasier, aye;
Hesser, aye.
Hatfield presented the following
monthly reports:
Court Clerk, January bond fee
for benefit of Sheriffs' Office:
$3,829.2O
Court Clerk, January Sheriff sewice
fee: $26,034.83
Court Clerk, January courthouse
security: $3,478.25
Court Clerk, January Court fund
ending balance cash summary:
$100,978.34
January 2012 alcoholic beverage
tax: $12,625.92
Sheriff office depository ending
January balance: $1 50,842.91
County Clerk January cashbook:
General fund: $23,319.30
Clerk copy fees and ML cash:
$6,725.00
OTC, documentary stamps:
$14,173.49
Clerk RM&P: $6,840.00
Blasier made the motion to approve
the reports as presented. Arthur
seconded. Blasier, aye; Arthur,
aye; Hesser, aye.
The Clerk presented the minutes of
February 6, 2012. Blasier made the
motion to approve the minutes as
pdnted. Arthur seconded. Blesier,
aye; Arthur, aye; Hesser, aye.
The following bide were opened:
Bid #2012232
1) Load-O-Meter, 111 Industry
Lane, Forest Hill, Maryland, 21050
2).General Electrodynamics Corp.
r :3. Box 150089, Arlington, TX
t;b15
Bid #2012-33, Elm Grove siding
project
1) Not marked
2) Camco, 4120 E. 19th, Stillwater,
OK 74074
3) Unknown
4) Paul Minasian Services, 1006 S.
Union Rd. Stillwater, Ok 74074
5) TS Home Exteriors, 104897 S.
3580 Rd, Prague, Ok 74864
6) Frontier Siding &Windows, 4Ot2
W. Lakeview, Stillwater, Ok 74075
(3 bids)
The bids will be given to the respec-
tive departments for evaluation.
Blasier made the motion to approve
purchase orders. Arthur seconded.
Blasier, aye; Arthur, aye; Hesser,
aye.
2011-2012 COUNTY GENERAL:
2166, STC/BUSINESS WORLD,
125.57, SUPPLIES; 2167,
FENTON OFFICE MART, 137.46,
SUPPLIES; 2168, FLEETCOR
TECHNOLOGIES, 224.92, SUP-
PUES; 2169, QUALITY WATER
SERVICES, 73.00, SUPPLIES;
2170, WALKER COMPANIES
85.50, SERVICES; 2171, B & C
BUSINESS PRODUCTS, INC,
296.97, SUPPLIES; 2172, FLEET-
COR TECHNOLOGIES, 8512.49,
SUPPLIES; 2173, FOUNTAIN
SQUARE CLEANERS, 741.50,
SERVICES; 2174, NAPA AUTO
PARTS, 1034.40, SUPPLIES;
2175, STILLWATER MILL AGRI
CENTER 107.46, SUPPLIES;
2176, THOMAS FORD, 434.44,
SUPPLIES; 2177, UNIFIRST,
54.00, SUPPLIES; 2178, EWlNG
ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC,
49.00, SUPPLIES; 2179, EWING
ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC,
15.00, SUPPLIES; 2180, B & C
BUSINESS PRODUCTS, INC,
85.00, SERVICES; 2181, LIONEL
HARRIS OIL CO., INC., 2033.86,
SUPPLIES; 2182, A T & T MOBIL-
ITY, 1634.21, SERVICES; 2183,
DIRECT TV, 109.99, SERVICES;
2184, OSU COOPERATIVE EXT.
SRV., 13428.00, SERVICES;
2185, NATL. 4-H COUNCIL,
236.00, SUPPLIES; 2186, B
& C BUSINESS PRODUCTS,
INC, 81.98, SUPPLIES; 2187, B
& C BUSINESS PRODUCTS,
INC, 81.98, SUPPLIES; 2188,
OSU COOPERATIVE EXT.
SRV., 119.00, SERVICES; 2189,
STANDLEY SYSTEMS INC.,
31.96, SERVICES; 2190, OKLA.
STATE UNIVERSITY, 2220.38,
SUPPLIES; 2191, DEARINGER
PRINTING & TROPHY, 29.20,
SUPPLIES; 2192, FENTON
OFFICE MART, 1605.00, SUP-
PLIES; 2193, B & C BUSINESS
PRODUCTS, INC, 207.29, SUP-
PLIES; 2194, FENTON OFFICE
MART, 49.95, SUPPLIES; 2195,
HUGHES, WANDA S., 112.25,
REIMBURSEMENT; 2196, KEN-
NEDY, CODY P., 111.62, REIM-
BURSEMENT; 2197, ANGEL,
ROSEMARY, 10.33, REIMBURSE-
MENT; 2198, BRADLEY, GARY
W., 91.28, REIMBURSEMENT;
2199, FLEETCOR TECHNOLO-
GIES, 163.00, SUPPLIES; 2200,
HICKERSON MECHANICAL,
INC., 480.00, SUPPLIES; 2201,
INDUSTRIAL CHEMIST, INC.,
450.00, SERVICES; 2202, AIR-O-
HEATING, 6800.00, SERVICES;
2203, SUSSELL PEST CON-
TROL, 100.00, SERVICES; 2204,
THYSsENKRUPP ELEVATOR,
180.00, SERVICES; 2205, THYS-
SENKRUPP ELEVATOR, 180.00,
SERVICES; 2206, B & C BUSI-
NESS PRODUCTS, INC, 129.44,
SUPPLIES; 2207, HICKERSON
MECHANICAL, INC., 82.00, SER-
VICES; 2208, INTERWORKS,
INC., 1578.13, SERVICES; 2209,
HICKERSON MECHANICAL,
INC., 240.00, SERVICES; 2210,
M POWER INC., 150.00, SER-
VICES; 2211, BUSSELL PEST
CONTROL, 75.00, SERVICES;
2212, THYSsENKRUPP ELEVA-
TOR 180.00, SERVICES; 2213,
MERRIFIELD OFFICE SUPPLY,
65.99, SUPPLIES; 2214, POT-
TAWATOMIE CO. REG., 300.00,
SERVICES; 2215, FLEETCOR
TECHNOLOGIES, 97.97, SUP-
PLIES; 2216, HICKERSON
MECHANICAL, INC., 360.00,
SERVICES; 2217, BAILEYS
PAVING CO, INC., 623.28, SUP-
PLIES; 2218, STEWART STONE,
INC., 10766.82, SUPPLIES; 2219,
BENSON, MICHAEL D., 107.57,
REIMBURSEMENT; 2220, FAIR-
FIELD INN AND SUITES, 79.00,
SERVICES; 2221, B & C BUSI-
NESS PRODUCTS, INC, 115.71,
SUPPLIES; 2222, BUNNEY
ELECTRIC CO., INC., 432.00,
SERVICES; 2223, CINTAS FIRST
AID & SAFETY, 28.73, SUPPLIES;
9")94, GRIMSLEYS, INC., 677.94,
SUPPLIES; 2225, TREATS SOLU-
TIONS, INC., 457.50, SUPPLIES;
2226, UNIFIRST, 526.33, SUP-
PLIES; 2227, THERMACUBE
LLC, 105.00, SERVICES; HIGH-
WAY CASH: 932, AMERICAN
WELDING SUPPLY, 605.20,
SUPPLIES; 933, FLEETPRIDE,
iNC., 629.08, SUPPLIES; 934,
HARRIS GAS STATIONS, 302.80,
SUPPLIES; 935, LIONEL HARRIS
OIL CO., INC., 929.26, SUPPLIES;
936, O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE,
INC., 200.12, SUPPLIES; 937,
UNIFIRST, 562.16, SUPPLIES;
938, STEWART STONE, INC.,
10470.77, SUPPLIES; 939, KIN-
NUNEN SALES & RENTALS,
170.00, SERVICES; 940, SOLID
ROCK CONCRETE, INC., 600.00,
SUPPLIES; 941, DOLESE
BROTHERS COMPANY, 2225.25,
SUPPLIES; 942, LIONEL HARRIS
OILCO., INC., 1144.68, SUPPLIES;
943, QUAPAW CO, INC., 5556.60,
SUPPLIES; 944, RAILROAD
YARD, 2098.80, SUPPLIES; 945,
INTERSTATE BILLING SERVICE,
INC, 50.33, SERVICES; 946, NAPA
AUTO PARTS, 177.00, SUPPLIES;
947,AT&T U-VERSE, 30.00, SER-
VICE; 948, KERNS CONSTRUC-
TION, INC., 257477.00, SUPPLIES;
949, STILLWATER NEWSPRESS,
45.90, SERVICES; 950, BOB
BUSINESS PRODUCTS, INC,
5437.69, SUPPLIES; HEALTH
DEPARTMENT: 281, VARNELL
SHARON, 27.75, TRAVEL;
282, STORAGE PLUS, 30.00,
SERVICES; 283, HUCKABAY,
JEREMY W., 675.00, SER-
VICES; 284, B & C BUSINESS
PRODUCTS, 96.88, SUPPLIES;
285, CINTAS DOCUMENT MAN-
AGEMENT, 105.00, SUPPLIES
286, FENTON OFFICE MART
53.54, SUPPLIES; 287, LOWE
S COMPANIES, INC., 192.80,
SUPPLIES; 288, WALMART
COMMUNITY, 37.84, SUPPLIES;
289, ALLIANCE MAINTENANCE,
INC., 1975.00 SERVICES; 290,
STORAGE PLUS, 30.00, SER-
VICES; 291, A T & T MOBILITY,
1042.20, SERVICES 1292,
MEDICALARTS PRESS, 181.40,
SUPPLIES; 293, STC/BUSINESS
WORLD, 127.00, MAINTENANCE;
294, CENTERPOINT ENERGY,
299.20, SERVICES; 295, LAN-
GUAGE LINE SERVICES,
303.09, SERVICES; 204, BEST
BUY BUSINESS ADVANTAGE,
344.39,SUPPLIES; 205, JOHN
E. REID, 1090.00, SERVICES;
206, WESTERN MECHANICAL
LLC, 555.87, SERVICES; 207,
WHITE PEACOCK PRODUC-
TIONS, 178.25, SUPPLIES; 208,
GALLS, INC., 539.93, SUPPLIES;
209, GALLS, INC., 539.93, SUP-
PLIES MORTGAGE CERTIFICA-
TION TAX: 12, SERVICES, 7.45,
SUPPLIES; MECHANIC LIEN
FEE: 5, INTERWORKS, INC.,
340.00, SERVICES; FAIRBOARD
CASH: 156, PERKINS BUILDERS
SUPPEY, INC., 827.26, SUPPLIES;
157, LOCKE SUPPLY, 322.13,
BURK OIL CO., INC., 104.00, r SUPPLIES; 158, ORIENTAL
SUPPLIES; 951, KINNUNEN TRADING COMPANY, INC.,
SALES & RENTALS,, 463.60,
SUPPLIES; 952, NAPA AUTO
PARTS, 1317.59, SUPPLIES;
953, O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE,
INC., 109.00, SUPPLIES; 954, P &
K EQUIPMENT, INC., 17.06, SUP-
PLIES; 955, SOUTHWESTTRUCK
PARTS, INC., 629.97, SUPPLIES;
956, STILLWATER MILL AGRI
CENTER, 146.46, SUPPLIES;
957, STILLWATER STEEL AND,
1585.63, SUPPLIES; 958, UNI-
FIRST, 834.69,SUPPLIES; 959,
P & K EQUIPMENT, INC., 439.30,
SUPPLIES; 960, INTERSTATE
BILLING SERVICE, INC, 175.06,
SUPPLIES, P & K EQUIPMENT,
INC., 278.40, SUPPLIES; 962,
OCT EQUIPMENT LLC, 406.18,
MISC. PARTS; 963, INTERSTATE
BILLING SERVICE, INC, 228.34,
SUPPLIES; 964, INTERSTATE
BILLING SERVICE, INC, 190.47,
SUPPLIES; 965, CLARK OIL
DISTRIBUTORS, INC., 22705.94,
SUPPLIES; 966, SCHATZ AUTO
SUPPLY, 38.00, SUPPLIES; 967,
RAINS DIESEL REPAIR LLC,
764.55, SERVICES; 968, RAINS
DIESEL REPAIR LLC, 1910.93,
SERVICES; BOARD OF PRIS-
ONERS: 127,.SYSCO FOOD,
INC., 18208.03, SUPPLIES; 128,
ADVANCED CORRECTIONAL,
21328.15, SERVICES RESALE
PROPERTY: 162, FOR THE
RECORD, 8.46, SERVICES
163, DEARINGER PRINTING &
TROPHY, 103.05, SUPPLIES;
164, STILLwATER TRANSFER
&, 85.40. SERVICES; 165, LEX-
ISNEXlS RISK DATA, 50.00, SER-
VICES 166, COUNTY OFFICERS
& DEPUTIES, 75.00, SERVICES;
167, STADLER, BONITA J., 83.25,
TRAVEL ; 168, KISLER, MARTHA
A., 88.80, TRAVEL 169, B & C
50.00, SUPPLIES; 159, EWING
ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC, 40.00,
SUPPLIES; 160, RAILROAD
YARD, 2061.00, SUPPLIES; 161,
STILLWATER NEWSPRESS,
114.00, SERVICES; 162, ALLIED
WASTE SERVICES, 398.00,
SERVICES; JAIL OPERATION
& MAINTENANCE: 556, EWlNG
ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC,
739.80, SERVICES; 557, FLEET-
COR TECHNOLOGIES, 1937.01,
SUPPLIES; 558, MYERS, DANIEL
A., 32.5,00, SUPPLIES; 559, B &
C BUSINESS PRODUCTS, INC,
195.40, SUPPLIES; 560, MILAS
FABRICS, 84.00, SUPPLIES;
551, A T & T MOBILITy, 742.49,
SERVICES; SOLID WASTE: 148,
NAPAAUTO PARTS, 29.56, SUP-
PLIES; 149, PERKINS BUILDERS
SUPPLY, INC., 245.53, SUPPLIES
150, STILLwATER STEEL AND,
40.00, SUPPLIES; 151, STILL-
WATER STEEL AND, 674.50,
SUPPLIES; 152, STILLwATER
STEEL AND, 309.50, SUPPLIES;
153, STILLWATER STEEL AND,
481.50,SUPPLIES CLERK R M &
P: 23, KELLPRO, INC., 3458.00,
SUPPLIES; 24, STC/BUSINESS
WORLD, 6000.00, SUPPLIES 61,
AT&T, 352.92, SERVICES; CBRI
105 FUND: 13, BRIDGE AND
HIGHWAY, 10358.71, SUPPLIES;
14, JOHNSTONS CONCRETE
PLUMBING LLC., 555.00, SER-
VICES; 15, RAILROAD YARD,
965.30, SUPPLIES;ANIMALCON-
TROL STRAYS: 2, SCHNEIDER,
FRED, 150.00, SERVICES.
The meeting was adjourned.
Unda Haffleld
Payne County Clerk
