The Lawton Constitution. (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 27, 1905 Page: 6 of 8
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OVERTON TOWNSHIP.
July 23.
Beg pardon; too busy last week.
Corn is "out of sight."
Plowing is all the go while the
ground is in good condition.
Mrs. Elmer Glllisple is visiting
relatives and friends in Illinois this
week.
The government contractor from
Fort Hill is buying hay and straw in
this neighborhood.
Threshers are our with search war-
rants looking for hands. This is a very
busy season in thecountry.
Miss Kva Burson of Kingfisher is
anendim; a few weeks visiting with
her brother Ed and family.
One of John Lotus' best work horses
wan cut on the wire last Friday and it
will not be able to work for weeks,
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Hansen, |Miss
Mary Hansen and Mrs. Chas. Compton
went to i.awton Sunday. Miss Hansen
Will remain to attend the normal.
John Renfro of Elgin, accompanied
by his nephew, Fred Renfro of 8t.
Louis, spent a lew days in this vicinity
and also went fishing on Cache creek.
James Crawford missed nine of his
cattle last Friday and has not yet dis-
covered their whereabouts. Perhaps
he had better consult some committee
on barbecues.
A large number will attend the
Farmer's l!nion picnic at Sterling the
27th and 28th. These unions are
weilding quite an influence for the
the farmer's good.
The heavy rain Friday afternoon
delayed threshing for a few days.
Dolezal Bros, threshed for Walter Mc-
Intosh, Ueo. Carter, John Ewing, H.
F. Shirk anil W. Hasenbeck, the
pa t week. W. R. F^ herford in
the meantime threshed te ciops of D,
E. McAnaw, Geo. Coffin, John Lotus
and H. P. Hansen.
Romolus.
NELLIE NEWS.
July 24th.
Water melons are ripening.
Sterling Tarpley is visiting friends in
Texas.
This section has been visited by good
rains this week.
Mrs. J. J. Hardin was quite sick last
Friday and Saturday.
Alma Biiby is home again aft'r an
absence of fix weeks.
Samuel Hunt and Baby Bums are on
the sick list this week.
Frank Brown is able to be out
amongst the boys again.
Mrs. Nellie Shepler is now sporting a
brand new buggy and harness.
Mrs. Peckinpaugh left for her home
at Mangum, O. T. last Tuesday.
Mr. Sanders has moved to hie farm
recently purchased of Mr. Tarpley.
Mack Young says there is no fun
equal to riding on a merry-go-round.
Quite a good crowd from this com-
munity attended the Marlow picnic.
Frank Bryant left last Monday for
Gainsv.lle, Teiaa to visit for two
months.
Did any body see Gene Holliday over
at Marlow last Saturday? Wonder who
she was?
Jas Leftwich and family of Loco, 1
T., were visiting R. E. Sharp and family
l«Bt Wednesday.
Floyd Hunter left Sunday for Den
ver, Colo., where he will spend the
remainder of the Bummer.
There was quite a crowd of Nellie
people In the wigon that won the 810
prize at Marlow last Saturday.
Alf McManony is the champion oat
raiser of this neighborhood, his crop
averag d sixty bushels to the acre.
Mrs. Ward and children returned
nome from Texas Thursday, and Mr.
Ward wi ars a more pleasing counten-
ance.
The many friends will be glad to
learn that Mrs. Hobinson is now some
better and that Mr R. will be home
before many Hays.
Claud Douglas was on the sick list
last Friday, but was able to ride on the
merry go-round with a pretty girl on
Saturday. Who Cjuld blame you
Claud?
JUNCTION ITEMS.
July 24th.
More rain, more rest.
G. W. Catt went to Lawton Thursday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Soukup,
a bady girl.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kilpatrick were
in Lawton Tuesday.
Mrs. L. C. Oldham was in Lawton
on businessTuesday.
Rath Kilpatrick spent several days
in Geronimo last week.
Loui« Bexnoska spent Sunday with
Bob and Jim Rushing.
Geo. Nalor will move to Marlow
soon. He will teach Id the Marlow
achool the coming winter.
Brown Bros, are threshing for the
people of this country. Wheat is mak-
ing from two to ten bushels and oats
I from tVty to forty.
Farmer.
HULEN ITEMS.
July 24.
Wilkerson was compelled to
A. J. Smith was in Duncan Tuesday.
T. H. Foster and R. J. Smith were
Lawton visitors Saturday.
J. F. Mast and Mr. Demming were
Lawton visitors Tuesday.
Mr. Diket and family visited Mr. Mc-
Gown and family Sunday.
E. C. Bembrickand family left Satur-
day for the mountains for a few |diys
outing.
A. J. Smith and T. H. Foster at-
tended Farmer's Union at Nellie
Thursday night.
A. J. Smith lost a tine mare last Sun-
day. It was one brought from Illinois
when a colt and was a family favorite.
I). A. Padgett and fami'y, Mrs. Emily
Padgett and Miss Bessie Robison dined
with Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Smith Sun-
day,
Bird Padgett and family and niece,
Mr. Wilkerson was
drive to Lawton in the heat for medi-
cine for one of his horses that got cut
on the wire.
Mr. Rocknayle hauled and stacked
two monster loads of Big Four oats
from one acre sown from seed, which
he thinks will make between 75 and 80
bushels,
If we had a machine high enough to
: C!'P ofl lh! t0P8 the CO"OD I Miss Bessie Robison, left today for
mits isrh Old 1)8in wbh idp c upflt hi • i,irowth it would drv Somp in nl* i
Mis. Bert Katt Fridav ni^ht ? ' W°",d P*y' , , a' 1 Kechi, Caddo county to visit relatives
Miss ttert Katt iriuay nignr. moat hiphigh and no signs of its Btopp- J ^ irjends
Geo. and Frank Kabelka attended j ping its growth.
Sunday echool and services at Junction The water melon crop is not going to
Sunday. be what it was in these parts last year,
I ollie Warmbrodt was entertained by half or over. 1') fact, the farmers
at supper Sunday evening at ti ; Wilson will almost consume the crop, unless
home. there is a change.
Add Hampton and Chris Bush spent; |,ast week the two Miss Ailmans
Sund > at Hulen, the guests of 0. W ; were out horse back riding, when the
Edwards. j horse became frightened by a boy in
Rev.Oliver B. Loud and Judge Par- the road and threw them off. One of
menter of Lawton were Junction the girls was badly hurt and had to
visitors Wednesday. have a doctor twice in one day.
Mattie Hampton entertained Ellen Peter McAdow lias gone into the
Galloway and Ruth Kilpatrick at sup- guinea business and they bother him
per Wednesday evening. more than all his money as he has to
Miss Obese George who is attending act niothertothem. '1 he young guineas
the normal at Lawton, spent Saturday don't understand English, the old hen
and Sunday with her parents. clucks 1'lymotii and they squack
Mrs. 8. P. Fender and daughter, Mrs. Q"l"e Murt 8UlPhUriC
Howard Hendrix of Geronimo v. in j acul ^ at' em'
Junction Wednesday morniflg. i Boeford, who bought the I ucle
. , ... i I Sam Rutlcdge farm, is from the black
Among those who went to Lawton , , B ,
Saturday we*- Mr. and Mrs. Frank TeXB8' He 8 wel1 Ple*8^
Wilson ami Mrs. Geo. E. Smith w,th thu country- He he wl11
raise more kinds of stuff here than he
Rev. Lee filled his regular appoint-1 can there and CM grow an kiIlds of
ment at this place Sunday. Rev. Lee | vegetableg here but could not there,
is conducting a protracted meeting here , jje was here In the opening and Bays
this week. ^ where he missed it was in not coming
A crowd of young people were outj here then, as it cost him 92,000 more
horseback riding Sunday afternoon, to watch this country. He could have
They were Ruth Kilpatrick and Geo. taken hold then for 81,500 but now
Meyer, Ellen Galloway and Arthur , pay9 $8,5000
Fansler.
It is rumored that the name of our
station will be Tinstnan. It should be
remembered that the townsite is
Junction City but the post office leaves
off the '"City"
Uncle Josh.
CHARLEY ITEMS.
July 25.
Harry Douthitt wasat Rush Springs
| Tuesday.
The carpenters who built the eleva- We are t,(]d that wm|e Turner w,„
tor at this place, left Tuesday. Messrs ,eave fof northea8t oklahoma soon.
Stark and Yoder went to Enid, Burns! . . .
and 1 . y to Drummond ana Bert | B. Stevenson was a Lawton vis-
Shov- .ley to Hobart. itor' afl wa9 8,80 Thonaa9 Mann- last
Chris Bush leaves this morning for
Indian Territory. Mr. Bush has been. „ . , ,
, , „ .. . , . .. i Grove school last winter, has located
here several months and during that j . „ . , . . '
Mr. Tatman, who taught the Oak
last winter, has locat
We wish him success.
time has made many friends who regret 'n *-0'0riU'0*
his departure very much The protracted meeting south of
The dance given in the lumberyard ^ade Tank has been a success, but it
office Monday night proved a jolly ha9 "ot be«n attended by a very large
affair. Several Geronimo people were r°
present. They were Ellen Galloway, Mr. Whitley will move the housefor-
Arthur Fansler andBranf Arnold. merly occupied by his son, next to his
,l i. _ , .. . own home. They are working on it
Irank Wilson and wife and Elmer a
Wilson, John Warmbrodt and sister,! ° a^"
Miss Dollie, spent Wednesday and Two gentlemen from the Chickasaw
Thursday fishing and gathering plums nation were here looking for a place to
on West Cache creek The fish were rent- °ne rented of Bro. Murphy and
slow about bighting, but oh, my!The(a' present writing I can not say
chigres! Nothing slow about them, wither the other man rented a place
so they say. ' or not- The parties are old friends of
Brother Underwood and are visiting at
A larg • number of Miss Mary Framp-
ton's friends surprised her with a lawn
party Tuesday evening at her home.
I'he whole crowd, Geronimo and June
his place at present.
One of the small boys of Charley
was heard complaining about having
Mignon.
TALLAVILLE
July 24.
Ora has changed its name,
N. I, Talla is visiting his boys.
P. C. Yeaman is not very ;well.
The recent rains have spoiled all our
nubbins.
O. Yeiman U down from Arkansa s
City, Kansas.
Janet Jones visited with Mrs. T. O.
Talla Sunday.
Several of our neighbors took in the
picnic at Marlow.
tionites went over on a hay frame. All 80 manJ' chores to do. And he said
kinds of amusing games were pluyed, ^ that in addition to his present chores
Dainty refreshments were served. next winter it would be necessary
The guests departed at a late hour, *° C'10P 'h® corn up with the ax, so
voting Miss Frampton and her aunt, 'h® cows can eat it. No nubbins will
Mrs. Gardner, charming ent rtainers. b« raised th'8 y«'ar in the vicinity of
A Junctionite. 1t,h8rley' TheJ' W!" a'! bC fU" Rr°Wn
D. A. Padgett's brother and family
and mother and niece of Graham,
Texas, arrived Friday to visit and eat
chicken and watermelons.
T. H. Foster an-1 family intended to
go to Geronimo Saturday, but
account of the fine rain we got Friday
evening they had to give up their visit
until later.
Kiowa.
CROSS TOWNSHIP.
July 24.
Hiram Pendley is very sick with
fever.
Grover Ridley is visiting in this
vicinity.
Effa Ef, a Frieze wouldn't make any
difference with me.
Rev. Rogers closid his meeting at
Burns Sunday night.
Garland Browu and wife spent Sun-
day with George Brown and family,
Wesley Mock and Miss Vessie Beau-
champ attended services at Sterling
Sunday night.
All of our people who went to the
picnic at Marlow Friday and Satuiday
report a good time.
Conly Meyers and family of Okla
homa City are visiting under the pa
rental roof of Dr. Meyers.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Douthitt of
Sterling attended Sunday School at
Richland Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Jobe are ex-
pected home Tuesday. They have
been spending a weak with her mother
at She e.
Euphrosyne.
BURNS. ELM GROVE.
July 18. j July 25-
(Too late for last week.) I A nice rain fel1 here Friday and Sat
Tom Caldwell is digging a well for uri'a^'
W. H. Dunn.
Joe Mock is driving the mail from
Bright to Elgin.
The thermometer registered 100 in ]
the shade Sunday.
Plowing for wheat is the order of the
dav.
Rain, rain! Wonder when it will
quit.
Mrs. McCarter spent Saturday with
Mrs. Hammer.
W. E. Montgomery is working for
Joe Porter of Geronimo.
Corn, cotton, kaffir, millet and mel-
ons are very promising.
W. H. Dunn marketed oats in Mar-
low the first of the week at 24c j ^r* 8nd ^Ir8, Hammer spent Sunday
C. W. Mock was complaining Tues- With Mr" and Mr8' J" Smith'
day but was able to go west last night Mr' Hammer had a lot of nice hay
James Kughn was in Lawton laet down when rain came Friday night,
week as a delegate from Rock Springs, James Smith and his brother George
to attend the county union. ' i killed eighteen rabbits on James'place
The rural route inspector was look- 'ast W6' 't*
ing over the roads from Marlow out in Mrs. J. T. Kearns and Mrs. J. T.
Comanche county last week. Townsend spent Monday afternoon
The tabernacle meeting held by Bro. WUh Mr8" Haramer'
There are meetings being heldl at
Burns this week conducted by Bro.
Rogers of Norman, Oklahoma.
The Baptist will begin tabernacle
meeting at Cook's grove the fifth Sun-
day, condcted by J. S. Hawkiaa.
A certain young man an£ bis jirl
were seen in Haden Yoen ,n' peach
Sam Evans has laid up his thresher orchard last Sunday afterno<
on account of the rain. n n v ^ «
O. C. Yeoman and family
Rev. Kin/ of Marlow has been hold- fleld, Kansas, are vision
in£ meeting at Items' school house. near here and n- ar Tallavil
1
Armstrong closed Sunday night. Some ^r" bam was set on fire by
thirty-five were converted. h,p Mtttle son who was smoking cane
stalkH and left thtm burning in the
barn. A good saddle, a good set of
leather larness and a set of chain har-
ness wtre burned and one horse was
gotten out only in time to save its life.
Violet.
STERLING STRAYS.
July 21.
We had a fiae rain Saturday.
Miss Maud Saye visited in town Sat-
urday.
Mr9. L. N. Cusenbary is on the sick
list this week.
Several of our people attended the
picnic at Marlow.
Rev. James Zachery is holding ser-
vices every afternoon.
Messrs. Clofe and Bon May were
Fletcher visitors Friday,
Many bushels of peaches are being
sold in *' is part of the county.
Miss Stella Utter visited with her
sister Mrs. Douthitt last week.
Miss Brazel of Fletcher is visiting
with Bertha Newcomb this week.
Mrs. Irene Abbot of Kansas City
preached an excellent sermon Sunday
night.
The Baptist have postponed the
meeting till the fourth Sunday in
August.
The Methodists are holding a meet-
ing two miles south of town in the
Nord grove.
Preparations are being inade for tfie
picnic the 27tli-2 th, and many people 1
are expected.
Leonard and Idell Widener enter-
tained their friends at their home in
North Sterling Saturday evening. The
evening was spent in playing games,
and Leonard favored us with some of
his favorite songs. Ice cream and
cake were served and at a late hour
the guests departed thanking the host
and hostess for the pleasant evening.
INCOGNITO.
Henry and Lee Dixon are visiting at
the Wood fin home.
B O. Niles is building an addition to
his dwelling house.
Mrs. Frank Easton writes that 6he
has been on the sick list.
Reba Shaver and Jim Gamble are
visiting Base Line friends today.
May Oliver of Duncan has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Henry McNeil.
Mesdames Hardy and Shaver spent
the day with Mrs. Harvey Kahl one
day last week.
Messrs Windham and Basset, from
Meridian, Mississippi, are visiting J. J.
McNeil a&d family.
Geo. Batton andDr, Makemson went
to Fort Sill Tuesday; the former went
with the intention of buying hogs.
Messrs Frank Windham and J. J.
McNeil and Anna McNeil made a
flying trip to Greer county Monday.
Gladys Hardy was seriously ill last
week and a doctor from Lawton was
called. She is much better at tbiB
writing.
The play given for the benefit of the
M. W. A. lodge was wel) httended
Monday nigh', and a success in every
part.cular. Light refreshments were
served during the evening. Quite a
nice little Bum was realized for the
cause.
Consolation.
Special Fair Premiums.
Miss Lilia Russell, $5 hat for most
artistic centerpiece done in hardanter
embroidery, not lesB than 18 inches
sq uare.
Newton market, 110 for beet bull,
any breed, beef quality to be consid-
ered.
Mark W. Tobin, $2.50 for best white
Wyandotte cockrel, hatched in and
continuously owned by a resident of
Comanele county.
Mayor Jones, Lawton, 815 best har-
nessed team owned inComancne Kiowa
C.*ddo counties.
May R.Caldwell, 83 for Enestdis-
play dra> - work.
Ketch, lrent & Co , $lfor best dozen
ears white corn, two or moreentrits,
all exhibits to go to donors.
Newton mirket, $5 for largest and
fattest mutton larob under six months
old.
C. B. Bellamy, $4 bottle of perfume
for prettiest girl between the ages of
10 aid 18; judges, Allie Reaves, Gee,
KeyB and Bob Landers.
A. T. Catron and Logan Fain, first
85, second 82, third 81, for fastest
horse ridden by Indian squaw, five or
more entries.
McDuffie Bros., jewelers, il solid
gold glasses, fitted free, oldest, lady
lesidir.g In Comanch-i county, who at-
tends the fair three days.
Pedigo'g shoe store, $1 pair baby
shoes for heaviest baby under six
months old.
R. M Houston, $S best trio(eockeral
and pullets) B. P Rock, batched 1WN5,
two entries.
A. W.Allen Five* Ten Cent sto'e,
$1 for best layer cake, quarter of cake
to go to donor.
J L. Cozens, grocer, *1 in Moca,
Java, for best half bushel yellow yams,
two entries, go to donot.
Moncrief, Cook &Co.. $2 three best
eared stalks of corn.
W. Y. Riley, grocer, $2.50 best
pound Comanche county butter, six
entries.
Boston store, one dress pattern,
of six yards at 81.25 per yard,
black sti rm serge, best loaf of hocre-
made bread, made in Camanche
county.
Ketch, Trent & Co., 81 for best dozen
ears bloody butcher corn, two entries,
samples to go to donor.
J. E. Jarvi", $2 for best Comanche
county cheese.
Ritter & Monroe, 82.50 in goods for
best pound butter, six entries, pre-
mium butter to be delivered to donor
at 326 C avenue.
C'otne v Son, one bottle Perunato
olde . .n Comanche county.
Edward C. Jones, furniture historic
"Old Hickory" chair (exact duplicate
of Andrew Jackson's favorite) for the
best loaf of bread made in Comanche
county, prize entry to go to dor or.
Citizens State bank, 81 for best dis-
play Comanche county pears, three
varieties; 81 for best half dozen can-
teloupes, three varieties; 81 for best
dozen Elfcerta peaches grown in Co-
manche county; 81 for best display of
Comanche county grapes, two vari-
eties; $1 for best display Comanche
county dark grapes, three varieties.
Bixby & Cassin, abstracters, $5 for
ugliesf man in Comanche county, J. H.
Cassin barred. Judges, five married
ladies of Comanche county, three or
more entries.
P. L. StClair, 810 in gold for hand-
somest brunette single lady betweer
18 and 30, Comanche county ladies
only, five or more entries, awards to
be made in front of grand stand.
Judges, Dick Jones, Dr. Turner and J.
T. White.
Rankin Hotel, }2 00 best 1-2 bushel
yellow yam sweet potatoes in spt cial
list. Three or more entries, entry goes
to donor.
Kimble Hdw. Co., $3.00 (one two
bottle Babcock tester) for best pound
1 of butter made from cream separated
with a band separator either Sharpless
or De Lava. Two or more entries.
J. W. Hues, dealer in warrants 2^6
C avenue, 85.00 .to the y-ung lady
teachers aB follows: 82.60 to the one
receiving the highest average per cent
on first grade certificate, issued at
clo-e of present normal; second gral*-
81.50, third grade $1. All contestants
must be presentat fairondayofaward.
J10.00 Lawton Ice & Fuel Co., for
best one hundred pound bale of broom
corn grown in Comanche, Caddo,
Merchants & Planters bank, $5 best
mule colt under tight months old, ] Kiowa counties, 1905crop. Conditions:
HADD0N HAPPENINGS.
July 26th.
E. B. Lambdin has gone to Kansas to
visit :iis mother.
Henry Sheplur was a Lawton busi-
ness visitor Saturday.
GERONIMO ITEMS.
July 25.
Our mail man was water bound Satur-
day.
We've been blessed with nice showers
of rain.
One of L. Whiley's brothers is here
visiting.
The Constitution man attended our
Endeavor.
J. W. Crabtree was in town Tuesday
on businass.
F. H. Smith's spring colt died a week
ago Sunday.
Lawrence McAtee of Fort Sill was in
town Sunday.
Mrs. A Woodfin has five bushels of
plums "put up".
Mat Klaren made a business trip to
Walter Tuesday.
Eva Woodfin was the guest of Anna
I McNeil Thursday.
' The thermometer has legistered as
| high as 109 degrees.
style and build to be considered.
Merchants & Planters bank, $3 silver
mounted parasol and 81.50 silver
mounted fan for first and second Co-
manche county lady rider, five or
more entries.
Lawton Cotton Co., $5 best bale cot
ton, this crop, three or more entries.
D. M. Bowers, Jeweler, 82.50 silver
plated, gold lined cup, best looking
girl under one year, style and hearing
to be considered, two or more entries;
to be exhibited at grand stand on day
of award.
Ketch, Trent & Co., $1 for best dozen
ears of yellow co-n, two cr more en-
tries, all exhibits to £0 to donors.
Scott Ferris, W solid gold ring, fitted
by McDuffie BroB., for prettiest y>ung
lady between ages of 18 and 25, two
or more entries, to attend fair on day
of award.
First National bank, $5 for finest
Jaaby, one year old or under, two or
tnore contestants
City National bank, $5 gold piece,
for finest baby boy one year or und<?r,
two or more contestants.
March Bros., one set Rogers' silver
table spoons, value $3, draft horse or
mare colt under one year old, two or
more entries.
J. J. < ialyon, one pair $3.50 pants for
the largest water melon exhibited at
the coming fair of Lawton, O. T., as
special premium. Exhibit to go to
donor.
W. R. Julian, 86 for best kodak pic
ture of Comanche county scenery, two
or more entries. Professional photog
raphers barred.
S. L. Keegan, (5 for most graceful
and stylish lady rider under forty years
of age, two or more entries.
Moncrief, Cook & Co., 82 for three
stalks of cotton containing tne greatest
number of bolls, two or more entries.
A W. Allen, Five & Ten Cent store,
$1 for best pie made from Comanche
county apples, half the pie goes to the
donor.
Hubbard & Co., dry goods, *10 for
best two year-old colt bred and born
in Comanche county, four entries,
points to be set forth in award.
Geo. W. Broe, hardware, *5, best
team under harness.
J. C. Beaver, meat market, $5 for
best beef bred calf under eight months.
Mrs. Annie Young, opera house
milliner, |5 for finest quart preserves
from Comanche county fruit, three or
more entries.
color, quality, fibre, firmness and
shape of bale, factors to be Considered
Three or more entries. Entry goes to
donor.
G. A. Dunn, 413 Avenue 1). Furni-
ture and undertaking. One tc> rocker,
for the best looking couple, man and
wife between the ages of 60 and 70
\ears. Must be citizens of Comanohe-
county, and call at my store after the
blue ribbon is pinned on them, Judges:
F. M. English, D. R. Rankin.
A Ton of Grapes.
From Tuesday's Dally Constitution.
J.J. Folk, who resides a mile and a
half east of the city, brought some fine
grapes to town this morning of the
Lindley and Niagra varieties. He has
six hundred vines and is of the opinion
that they will produce a U n of grapes
this year. The quality of the fruit is
superior. Mr. Folk will convert the
most of it into wine. He has a fine lot
peaches and other fruits.
Banker's Opinion.
A reliable and intelligent banker who
has been in the banking business at
the mouth of the K&w for over twenty
years, and who is well posted in finan-
cial matters, inclosed* private business
letter to a Lawton frlsnd as follows:
"I see no immediate danger of any
financial distuibance, and conditions
are favorable to buBinesB success in,
both of the Ksnsas cities. Both look
better than ever in their histories and
there are many things happening and
about to happen which will make them
much greater and better than ever,
and the prosperity of Oklahoma is one
of the contribut ing factors."
A Pleasant Evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilhite entertain^'aT*
their beautiful home Tuesdaj evon-ng
Refreshments were served at an early
hour. Mr. Clarl , gave several selec-
tions on his phonograph and games
were enjoyed. One hundred panic,
pated in the good time. They departed
about one o'clock with best wishes to
Mr. and Mrs. Wilhite.
By the Half Dozen.
Marriage licenses were Issued to
Minor Fitzgerald and Lou Holden of
Marque, Okla , Joe Wilkerson of Uw-
ton and Claudia Graham of Temple,
JolTv Tu y 0t TeniP'e *na Bowdy
Jol ey of Hastings.
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Williams, J. Roy. The Lawton Constitution. (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 27, 1905, newspaper, July 27, 1905; Lawton, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc117897/m1/6/: accessed May 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.