The Independent. (Cashion, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 3, 1914 Page: 1 of 6
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EEP1NG EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS BOUND TO BRING SUCCESS,
VOL. Vll. CASHION, KINGFISHER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 1914.
NO. 18.
1NA MAY CHIT WOOD
Wus (bo«in> nitair Rotck. Kans., o"
the 5ith Oif .lane, 1887; di:edi ait her
| tonne in. Nortii Tlupeka, Kiamei., ptl
August. 30, 1914,, ugie 27 years, 2
•ninths, 25 dlxyet.
In the. yeairjc|f 1890 slue eame
wilitih her inairtemits tlo Okiilhoma, wher
thiey lived tili-i the year oil 1894, wih
tUy mloveidl ito Wiwiiieild, Kan sias,
where si e recei'ved h-.r eduieatinnio.
In, March, 190 2, she was murried to
F. O. Si LI at VV IwfiieQdi, Karns. To
. umtoji was born, three dhlild-
u>,n-„ Ruth,, lltjnaiM unidi EloUise.
RSihe wa.s' ctt vertnd in early ohli'ld-
luood and united with the M. 1^. Oh
only a. few diaye before she died. teMi
King the songs, " I he Gomjforter
ilas Ccime," and "I'm Gelling Hme,
•nidi just a few (hours before she
died she sang tlhie song, "Whiter
i"i ;hi i.n Snow,, Ye®,, Whiter Than
Snow. Now wash me amd 1 shlalllbe
whliteir thian smew." saying she "was
v. adiy to meet heir Slavics- and) lorved
cine® that had gome on before. -
On the 16tlh dtiy of August, slue
was ser *J.y burn d by the ax-
j.-lsiion of a knrosenec'an burn ing
more than three-fourths of her body
Her suffering w s u'ntoilM those fif-
teen days she. was permitted to live:
he f-iUir'tirTed cle'ith a thousand times
hefci/t the Angel cf Death relieved
faiar.
,'hree little children, a loving and .
devoted father ^ Mr. John Chitwod,, j
u'our sisters: Mrs. N. W. Wlheelier,
She 'teavjes bes'd-silier Husband an. j
<1 Mtflvane, Kans; Mrs. W. M. Stom-1
Mrs.. C. (). Dewey, and Mrs. Myr
tie JJojhnsn, ailll of Ca^ihiotn,,, Ok 1m- I
t-oma; two brother®, J. W. Qhitwood
t f C'shioni, Ok la., and Joe Chittwooi
i f V.ulvvd'ni., K' ins.
.1 r. ha9 been. on;ly a little over 4
ya sin.ee her s'istser, Mots. Rising,,
v.v (. ije.ftj fawTiv from tfhis earth and
« ir.e y.tar 1, ter t.h'it her 'loving
n.icither passed fnom this earth to he
heavtinly home. '
Fun'fial services f;or her family 'an
i •v.irg parents and neighbors of
N.irtlLi To] ink a was held August 30
. it ComwelFs undertaking parlor con-
diueted by t e Metht idist minister,, i
R;< v . SShe^rtr, of North Topeka...
We a so h ve with us trad'ay her two
uuaits, Miss Payne and Mrs. Lititell, j
of Douglas, Kan., land an undlie,, E.
M. Pay me, of Agra, Okla.
Funeral1 service® were held lat the
ii; ( hun ch here, September 1, 1914,
by K.ev. Davenipoirt!.
t cannot say. T will not say
T.hH she is deUd;
8SJ"e is just away.
•With a cheery smile
And a wave cf tlhe 'hand
vcJhi? has wandieir/ed Inato an u n-
k.n|own land
And I s left us dreaming.
Hioiw fair,,, how very fair
It nefdis must be
j-T -ice. 'she lingers there
Ferring on in the love oif hisr.
0 how our hearts Willi ye a mi
For the old-time stepi
And her pllvd' return.
1 si 'v she is not dead but just away.
—.Contributed.
The License to Steal
Scutitling railroads pay® a billion
cent, landd is the sti/fetst known jjorim
o'l fvltiui. jj.g. ixii. toints out of tllun--
stotikholdlcirsi 'and tfroin the pubic —
thru traffic charges fixed as ihiglb
as it (he intyriBtutie icmnioerce comjuSs-
> ito nf wllil per in it1.'
4i;i t'ae New Yc<rk, NewiHuvedi &
.'lain fordl rrcibbery, "finiaoicied" 'b
Morgan and .\W Uen ddiirectors, the
intcijstiate commroe commission re-
portsithe public a.mld tlhe stockhioldt-
ers were pllundeted c|f 9 9* milUilJus
dlollCarBi. 1 .
1 hie readdSng public cf the. United
Staltesi is walltiinig t see (if this bumldlo
pinutieef will he permitted "to gitit -
awiasy w'itii it." Will they be mode
•to diisgorrge—tlo go jail.
ThiiSe directrs robber widows, cir^
ph".nsj old' men, aaid old women
who hadltheirr all invester liu prop-
erty) us' "good as a gold rnimiet if pr<
ly managed.
A) .few yeiarrs ago in one o(f these
ccililo s il he II dui s a half, billlion was
liftedi from thief iRock Isl.land' dy tlhe
water© stiock game. Today the
shares of this magnificent piece of
piioiperrty ore quoted, at oine dollar
mad t wenty-five aeints apiece.
'lihin.k cf havinig a Jicense t steal
hai'i a bill! ion..
Tihie railrroiads and tlhisiir Wall1 St.
niai. iig'tirs diCiplore tlhiei growing seriiti-
ment fioir government ownership
Such' compafnlieH as the New Huvem,
itihi i Rofk Itllland and the h^ilsco are
velry ones that with might amd' ni'airu
are flrcinig itlhja (peope t' otlhis veiy
thing as a meiasiure of prfoteictiiicaii a-
gaiir.st robbeiry so vast, siot bold
g iLnst robbery so vast, s| boilldi and
sd succifsstluil tlhot the greatest defci^o
il'ers in* .ajnciipeint .history seem to
thavie1 ecnim:iit)tiei(T onlliy petty lurce«ay .
It is tlhe ihiiiglh icost c|f 'Viiuance"
whi!ch 1*1=1 wrieciklitnig naliJiroads, anid ere
ating mores1 nt'iment, llor gcvtrnimemt
owinitirslhiijp. W(hy blajme .it on, tlhe
PQCJplllsJ.—Arthur Ciaippsr.
CAiRD OF TH1IANKSI
AVe deeire to thank our many ,
llriends for the sympathy and as- !
sfst'anJe extended us in our grief
for- the. death of our daughter an#
and s:st«r, In a May.'
JOHN CHITWOOD
AND FAMILY
A BOOST
rI(he edCtor of the Kecord left
Saturday evening for Oaslhion to heil
Editor Barnard, of tlhie Casihion In-
dependent, start a linotype nrachina
whCch lie recenitly pur,cihased.
We fciund Mr., Barnard in. grease |
to his eyesi and we were soon in
in thesiame condition but staying on
the job almost two days and themost
c|l one night the niadhilne w'as ready
to operate, when we leftt.
Oa.'/iion is a good little town L-
ccated between Kingfisher and Guth
rie and at presentl is taking on. an.
•appearnce of prosiperity as three new
bick buildings are. under construct-
in and amolther is to be built soon.,
uuit 'as that is a wheat country iO
looks miiglhty bare to one coming up
from this part of the country w.here
, is covered with its fiellds ofl crn.,
cotton, milo and Kafir.
We were glad to find! Editor Barn-
ard with' a nice business and that it
will justify his putting 'in a labor-
saving machine!.-—Hinotn. Record.'
Kentucky "Driltls on display at
Borkiund's Hardware®. Don't buy
a drill until) you havve looked it
over.. It is a dandy.
Wheat reached 95c on the local n
et here last week. Looks like good
old times are ooming again. Did yo
bin your wheat.
Bert Ralston* of. Britton, spent
this week here with his brother, Fit
Perhaps thft wheat you threshed a
xverk or two ago will go to Europe to
he eaten in the shape of hard bread by
Rome poor cups who is now carrying a
jrrin -if he does not get shot full of
holes before gets t.o him.
1 have on hand 32 and 46 inch
stay Lyon woven wire fencing,
also 26 and 48 inch of 6 inch mesh,
of above wire. See G. T. Stone.
C. G. Mtrirjoft adm family left
Monday .for Lamar,, Colo., where tJhe
intend making their Suture home.
Mrs. Sandefur, df Reeding, was vi
itigr. ther soil., J. S. Sandefur, in
K.iii.gfifsfrien Hast weel
The First National BanK
of Cashion, Oklahoma.
IS
The Farmers'
Bank
Therefore,
For the convenience of the farmers
during the harvest and threshing
season this Bank will be open
from 7 o'clock in the morn-
ing until 6 o'clock in the
evening for the transaction of
any and all business in our line.
We have plenty of money to loan
to the farmers of this community
and invite one and all to join our
crowd of satisfied customers.
A Farmers' Institution:
V VWWWW1
The Farmers' State BanK
Of Cashion, Okla.
We are not the people who put the "fumf in
Farming However,
We have a notion that we organised and are
Mi ill operating the "Fira!" Farmers Bank
iNB Cashion.
We do not expect to change our methods for
your Harvest Money as we are at your service the
YEAR AROUND, remaining at our work
until YOl' It Kan king need* sire Hii|>| lie<l.
We build on our efficient Banking Service and
Safety.
SERVICE and SAFETY is our invariable prin-
ciple.
If some important business slips your mind dur-
ing your hard working day, phone us in the^ evening
|> at No. 17, 20 or 37, it will receive immediate and
elieertul attention.
| On approved security we are a I w ays ready
to loan money.
DIKECH&RS:
W. A. CLIFT T. G. ABERCROMB1E
P. T. BEUTLER
MELVILLE CARTER AVERY B. WIGHT
All Kinds of Building Material.
See Us Before You Buy.
Phone 38. =
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Houston Lumber Company
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Barnard, W. F. The Independent. (Cashion, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 3, 1914, newspaper, September 3, 1914; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc107204/m1/1/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.