The New Era. (Davenport, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 28, 1913 Page: 1 of 4
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i N D EPENDEH1
IN POLITICS - A FAIR
DEAL FOR EVERYONE
THE NEW ERA.
DEVOTED TO THE IN-
TERESTS OF ONE OF
THE BEST TOWNS IN
OKLAHOMA
Vol. 5. No. 30.
DAVENPORT, LINCOLN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28. 1913.
$1.00 per year
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Land Opening
Washington, D. 0-, Aug. 27
—Nearly 9,000 160-acre \ farm
homes will be drawn by the
"lucky ones" as the result of the
throwing open of 1,345,000 acres
of land upon the Ft. Peck In
dian reservation in north east
em Montana next month. This
is the last great land drawing
Uncle Sam has to offer his
people and one of the greatest
in the history of government
lanrl openings in point, of fer-
tility. Government agricultural
experts estimate that wheu this
vast stretch of vergin soil i s
tilled it will add about 25,000,
'00 btwhelt- of grain annually
to the production of the U. S.
no ugh to feed an entire nation.
The M .riioi Department is
making > .cniive preparations
io rush .. big corps of clerks
;o glasgow. Havre and Great
Palls, Mont., which are to be
he registratioL points. These
;iDd offices will be open Sept-
riiber 1 next and the work of
:iurig for this land will then
begin. The people will have a
chance to continue filing until
Septdmber 20.
! and penmanship have been add-
j ed. More teachers have been
employed and all teachers are
experienced, successful book-
keepers and stenographers. The
Guthrie College was already
the leading business school in
the state, having hundreds of
graduates in best paying posi-
tions, and to be managed at
home it will be more appreci-
ated and more successful.
Byrne Systems Are Used
Exclusively. These systems
are recognized as the shortest
and most up-to-date in com-
mercial training to day. It
is not necessary now to trans-
fer students out of the etate-
for any course ir. commercial
Oklahoma Has Only
One Byrne School
The first of June all contiol
and interest, in the Capital City
Business College was moved
to Oklahoma. The C. C. B C.
located at Guthrie, has been
for eight years a branch of
the Texas school, promoted by
men at a distance. Tha move
June 1st places the management
in hands of Oklahoma people
and makes this the main school.
Help Find My Daughter
My daughter. Delia <v*ddle,
aged 15, left home Monday
morning, Aug. *th and I am
unable to locate her. She is
a medium sized girl, well de
veloped for her age. She has
light brown hair and grey
eyes. Any information to
her whereabouts wj}J. b ap
predated by an anxious father.
E. Waddle,
Huntington, Ark.
(Oklahoma papers please copv)
NOT COMING BACK.
Once Is enough for a Kan-
sas editor who thus muses the
work.
Those who wish to train in j woes of mankind >
bookkeeping, shorthand, type- "I often wonder b<.\ things
writing, telegraph* higher at- j WIN ke aftornd here a bmiriredj spindle shank*, d girl with a pink
counting, < • penmanship should [years f m now. I eup].. w tit> f ribbon in her -air. and he crave-
Parable on Boys.
"Verily, in this day andgener-
aiion, the father raiseth up his
son on the streets and side
walks." Sayeth a friend of
mine, ,;He :ayeth around thf
loafing places and imbibeth
what's going the rounds. Hf
growth in knowlege of nothing
but cigarettes and cuss words.
When he attaineth the age of
16 he acquireth a suit of clothe?
turned up at the bottom above
his feet. He displays a pair of
noisy socks with purple back-
ground and violets to the front.
He weareth low cut shoes and
a green tie. He looketh like
a banana merchant on the street
of Cairo. Thi inside of his head
resembles the inside of ft pomp-
kin. H( falleth in love with a
Oak Grove News
By Hooflk r
Rev. Brown closed his meet
ng Sunday with five additions
to the church and several
conversions. His father from
Ark. assisted him in the meet-
ing.
enter the Capital City Business
College. Guthrie, Okla, The
average time to complete a
single cours e is three and a
half months- oi two together
five and a half months. Scholar-
ships are not limited. Any
one can prepare in one fill
to hold good positions. Write
the school or call at this office
for particulars. Now is the
r.ime to gut busy. You can
enter school any time. The
fall term opens September
first. The school teaches by
mail.
When you have learned of
all tho big sales to be pulled
off in Davenport, remembei
vou can buy your merchandise
good, clean and new for less
money at the Davenport Mer-
cantile & Trading Co. the
Special courses of telegraphy orirginator-t of low prices.—Ad*.
same number of chumps will l>ej fh an autoniiibilc that he may
on hand to go to the harper
shop to get their hair cut on
Saturday night.
' Dogs will lie around and
sleep all" day and then begin
to howl about the time yup get
into lied. Trains will he as late
wheu you wanf to go away
and the letter that you looked
for will never come. The man
who knows it all will be on
hand to tell you when you are
wrong, and the lady with the
crying baby will have a seat
just in front of you at the au
ditorium. When you wa it to go
out walking with a young lady
you will find other fellows have
beaten you to it, and when you
want to take her in and get
a dish of ice cream shq will
be tagged by three or four girl
frien Is who refuse to break a
way. Things will be so very
much the same that I don't
believe I care to come back.
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_ O. D. Groom, President Irving Stacy, Vice-Prp'ident
$ M. H. Taulhee, Cashier
Davenport State Bank
Capital $12,500.00
I
' Money to loan at all times on approved security.
i Sale notes bought on liberal terms.
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deposits Sfuaranteed Aty ,State Haw
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ride forth in the spring. He
thinketb work is sinful. He
scatterth bis mother's pin money
like a cyclone would a rail fence.
He setteth up at night to write
poetry, and giveth no thought
to the multiplication r.ahle. His
mind turns to vaniti<<q of life
and not to the high priee ->f •irn
bread. Verily, verily, he neoth
a board applie 1 to the southwest
corner of his anatomy. Ho thin-
keth his father a plodder ind
fife mother a'back number He
piotures to himself great ruhes
suddenly acquired. Hedreime
eth of steam yachts and private
cars. Yes he thinketh himself
tho real stuff. He butteth in
where he is not wanted; he
critiseth his elders; he purchas
eth perfume and smelleth louder
than a billy goat. When he
groweth up he getteth a job
as clerk in a store at. il.00
a day and swipeth extra from
It might be pleasant pastime to jtho bo8° unti11 bn is ™ught. -X
look over the battlements and
watch the fellows who succeed
you here on earth wading thru
all these trouble!, but that is
about all. When I look back
ovet all the trials and tribula-
tions there are here on a jour-
ney thru this vale of tears I
come to the conclusion that once ! Come and see us, we are aa ever,
©jie enough for me. Swarte & Ingenthron —Adv.
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Grocery List
Salt meat lflc.
Smoked 20c.
Lard 12<c.
Sugar 18 lbs. *1.00
Matches 7 boxes 25c.
Everything as cheap as these.
Grandpa Gaskin's daughter
md children who hav« been
visiting them the pas*, week
Parted for their home in Ark
Saturday.
Bert Jienfro aDd wife visited
it I) ive Hollands' Su id\y.
Ed Stafford and wiii from
Davenport visited Haturdaj
night and Sunday at Mashburnt-
Ind attended the meeting
No rain in these- pirt.s yel
but I think the goo i Lord
a-iII send rain yet bef.v it
tolate and make good pasture.
Harrison Gaskin ti t has
bean visiting his si?t * v[;.
Grace Allen in Ark, t past
three weeks returns i ho ne the
last o t'M p u-, ,v > .'c
Lester McDaniel's, and fam
ly arespemling a few days wit
his brother near Kendrick.
Mr. Von Doolin family an
from north of Avery sper
Monday of the past wee
at the Fried home and bougl
of Mrs. Pried eight full bloo
black minorca roostrers. The:
report good crop° and raic
in that district.
Mrs. Mashburn and daughter
•vent; to Divenport Sunda
to go with Mrs. Stafford t
visit her father, Mr. Doolin.
Teddy Chapman is very poo:
y at this writing with typhoi
^ever. Mrs. Myrtle Rentier i
ible to sit up Mrs. A. I
<Yied is improving slowh
dr. Dishon is on the sick lif
ilso.
Marie Greea bp^pt Mon df.
light with Alta Renfro-
Re\. Andrews, will begin
>ro racted meeting at this plac
in another week.
Josie Hackilman spent Tues
day with her sister Hertha Ren
fro.
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FRED NEAL
HARDWARE COMPANY
CHANDLER, OKLAHOMA f
Shelf and heavy Hardware.
Oomplete line of John Deer farm machinery.
Studebaker, Moline and Birdsell wagons.
Valie Buggies and Spring Wagons.
American field, hog and poultry fence.
Best stock of Harness in Lincoln county.
Hay balers, Sweep Rakee, Sulky Rakes, Dain,
Deering and McComack mowers.
Baling wire, Barb and Smooth wire of all kinds.
A car load of Bale ties on hand.
Pumps, Tanks, Wind Mills and Gasoline Engines.
Corrugated Iron Roofing, Painted and Galvanized. &
Repairs for Deering, McCormack. Dain and *
Champion Mowers. ^
Largest and most Complete ®
e line in Lincoln County.
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C. E. Stafford
Does General Bla^ksmithing and repair \vork
of all kinds. Satisfaction Guarauteed.
Near the Lumber yard DAVENPORT
A. L. ALI.RED
TO SEW
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Davenport,
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I! You Want
the Best in groceries and meat,
call on the City Meat Market.
Will also pay the highest price for
produce. Will deliver your goods
at your house in town. Yours for
business,
W. A. Trumbo
Spot Cash Store,
On the 1st D&> of September lyi3 will ( lose
out their old Stock of shoes and drygoods for
the purpose of making room for their fall line
of new goods. All of our $3.50 shoes will be
iold at $3.00, our $3.00 shoes at $2.50, our $2.00
shoes at $1.50, our 10c. ginghams £t 8c, our
calico at 5c, our entire stock of clothes will be
sold at 25c less than cost. Our grocery stock
will all be sold at first cost or be lower if ncees-
sary. Remember the place and the time.
J. E. Allred will be here during the sale.
NOTICE
Remember there will be no credit extended to
♦ and Sew Right Use the *
ROTARY WHITE
$ any man. woman or child. 2
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The Rotary White is
a Sewing machine
worthy your highest
confidence. ■'
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Sold on small payments. Good ^
| allowance in exchange on your old <
| machine. #
!| White Sewing Machine Co.,
| W. J. Heddly, mgr., |
♦ Oklahoma City, Okla. I
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Flynn, Ivan L. The New Era. (Davenport, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 28, 1913, newspaper, August 28, 1913; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc109910/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.