Foss Enterprise. (Foss, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, April 22, 1910 Page: 1 of 6
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KOSS, WASHITA COUNTY, OKLA., FRIDAY. APRIL 32, 1810.
<1NB - LEGCIHO BEUOER PICK.*
UP HEW CENTS;
Has Spondulix in Hi* Clothes but'
Desired to Keep it for a
Nalny Day.
A one-legged m&h cam© to
Fuss Wednesday and hobbled in-
t • the depot where he asked
Agent McCoy to give him some
Wig money for some little money.
Ho reached down into his pocket
and extracted nickels, dimes and
pennies, similar to a boy reach-
ing for his marbles. There was
ten dollars of the chicken feed
for which Mac gave him an X.
Afu r the cripple safely tucked
away the ton, he started out fir a
walk over the city. In the mean-
time the agent went to the bar-
bering studio and about the time
the artist filled his mouth with
ather, iri walked oUr friend, the
•ripple.
The gent with the crutchee
didn't go in the shop for a shave.
Even as he walked through the
doorway he began telling one of
the most heart - rending tales
heard in recent years. He re-
lated his awful experience in the
hospital v here one of his Ieg9 was
but off and how the doctors bled
him for all his money. He said
toe was broke and wanted to tret
to Amarillo. If the boys would
give him but a few cents each it
Would enable him to get a f9W
•tations down the line where he
would get a few cents more and
teontinue to the next town, etc.
He invited the customers in thp
•hairs to contribute, but the sta-
tion agent kept hta money.
When the cripple stopped for a
breathing spell a few members of
the Chair Warmers* union gave
him what he askod Tor—a few
•ents—and he w e n t to other
places of business. In fact, he
visited about all of them but the
Enterprise office. He probably
thought it would be a waste of
lime to hobble over here.
When tlrti4^40 train arrived he
•limbed on, having purchased a
tioket ror Elk City.
All the children are wild with
joy, a show is coming to town*
just watch and see how many
j§rown-ups find it necessary to
attend the show in order to take
•are of the ohildren. You never
••• the litfctb Ohe8 so carefully
watched overeat circus times.
Well, well! Any excuse is good
•nough only it leads under the
•Ifcus tent. Foss, April 20.
J. D. Velvin was an Elk Citv
▼iiitor Sunday.
L. L. Reeves, Democart candi-
ditto for treasurer, was in th«
•ity Saturday.
Lebve your order for cakes,
gee, bread, buhs and roll* at th«
Klean Kitohen.
...
.Robert Ball, one of the fire
victims, has begun the erection
of a concrete buildihg to be oc-
cupied by a blacksmith shop,
Miss Bessie Brown gave a
pionlc for the children of her
room Monday evening. A pleas-
ant time was spent at the grova.
Oames were played and refresh-
ment served, and if noise indi*
eates a good Use the ehildren
bad It- 9 j
Jim was here tuday.'
COUNCILMEETINO QQRDELL ^
DEAD IN FIGHT
Aldermen Meet Again Monday
Night and Talk Over the
City's Business.
Council met as usual Monday
evening and took up their un-
finished business where they left
off afew nights before.
We are pleased lo see the coun.
cil take such an interest in the
affairs of the city. Formerly they
met but once a month but now
their meetings are so frequent as
to be of almost nightly occurance.
Judge O'Hara made an address
in support of his stand on the
marshal question, but his pro-
posed ordinance was tabled and
the council adjourned without
making any noticable headway
against the opposition—that of
the city marshal.
Big Business.
The big fire sale of the Foss
Mercantile company which be-
gan yesterday is doing business
beyond all expectations. Of
course the management expected
to sell lota of goods—they were
uarked so low—but the result al*
ready has been more than wi3
looked for. The sale continues
for 30 days,and an advertisement
covers the last pag j of this week's
Enterprise.
GEO WILSON STABBHD BY W.
J. BO*LIN ON flAIN
STREET.
CAUSE: A FENCE
Wilson Claimed Fence Was on
Mis Land and Is Said to
Have Threatened His
Player.
Looks Like Elk.
From the best information at
hand it appears that the W. F. <fc
N*W. road wl 1 enter Elk City
and a point known as Hammon,
where efforts will be made to
build a town.
The merchants of the city have
agreed to cleM their stores at 7
p. m. except 8aturday night dur*
ing the summer and their an-
nouncement appears in this issue.
Following a quarrel over the
location of a hog fence separat-
ing their farms, three miles south
of Cordell, W. J. Bowlin fatally
stabbed George Wilson beneath
the heart, on M in street at
Cordell Monday mcrning. Wil-
son lived but a few minutes.
Bowlin was placed in the county
jail and probably Will pleaJ self-
defense.
Bowlin and Wilson have had
difficulties before over the build-
ing of the fence, Wilson claiming
that it was on his land. Wils. n
is understood to have threatened
Bowlin today if the fence were
not removed. They met in the
street and the itabtHftg followed
the exchange of but a few words.
Wilson was about forty-fiive
years old and Bowlin is about the
same age. They same here from
Johnson couty, Texas, where the y
grew up together and have lived
neighbors both on the farm and
in Cordell. Each retired from the
farm a year or two ago and mov-
ed to Cordell.
ELECT TEACHERS
Instructors for Next Year Named
by Board at Meeting Wed-
nesday.
The board of education met
Wednesday and elected teachers
for next year as follows:
Principal— L. J. Knack,
8th and 9th grades—not sup-
plied.
6th and 7th— Miss Hadlock,
4th and 6th—Miss Church.
2nd and 3rd—Mrs. L.J. Knack.
Primary—Miss Cox.
The ooard is to be congratu-
lated on electing such a splendid
corps of instructions and the suc-
cess of next year's school is al-
ready assured.
Cal Satisfied.
Cal Harris, the Foss candidate
for sheriff has recently returned
from Weatherford from which
point he went south into Washita
county mixing up with the voters.
Cal has covered the county sev-
eral times and says he knows el
no good reason why he shouldn't
carry it as everywhere he goes he
finds "Harris for sheriff" senti-
ment thick.
Injured by Lightning.
Square Top correspondence.
Miss Lissie Armstrong, who
was struck by lightning and ser-
iously injured during the thund-
er storm on the evening of the
lOtb, is no better.
For a short time fire threaten -
ed the home of Beo tloodman
yesterday afternoon. It was ex-
tinguished by Mr. Goodman's
little boy, who possessed presence
of mind enough to combat the fire
at in beginning.
EVERYTHING READY
FOR BARGAIN DAY
PROHI5E5TO BE RECORD AT-
TENDANCE.
Lots of Prizes Offered and flora
riore Bargains Than You
Expect.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR,
|TO FOSS—ON BARGAIN DAY, NEXT-THURSDAY!
Every thing now is in readiness
to receive the people on Bargain
day. All arrangements have
been completed and thcae who
come to Foss next Thursday will
attend the biggest thing of its
kind ever occuring in this part of
the state.
As may be seen in the page ad-
vertisement in this paper, the
prizes to be given ere valuabe
ones, therefore thej ereon receiv-
ing one of them will have some-
thing of some use.
Come and be prepared to stay
in Foss all day.
The New Photo Qallery.
Foss now hes what iihasneed-
ed for some lime—an up-to-date
photograph gallery. Severs!
days ago Edward M. Blunck,
who had a gallery near town,
moved his shop to town and now
has a nice location, the first door
south of the Methodic church.
He has had several years exper-
ience in the business and guar-
antees his work. There's no rea-
son why Foss cannot support a
good gallery.
Organise Club.
A number of young uien met ut
Velvin's barber shop Tuesday
night and organized an athletir
club. Thirty-ei^ht joined the
organization, and the next thing
will be to secure a room anui«ini
for the implements necessary to
conduct a club of this kind.
THIS BUILDING WILL BE CLOSED AFTE2 FRIDAY
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Fo8s is to be honored with a
real wild west show on 20th when
the Wiedemann Bros.' Big Am-
erican Shows will present for the
first time in our city that grand,
sublime dramatic success, "Cus-
ter's Last Charge;" when will be
seen upon our streets a war tribe
of real Sioux Indiana fresh from
their campfire and oouncil, mak-
ing their first acquaintance with
pale face civilization. The sing
of clouds, th-j blowing of the
winds,the movementaof birds and
beasts, all tell some story to (he
Indian. lie is a part of nature:
he is in it and'of'it. He studies
it all through his lif,; he can read
its language; it is one thing that
he knows. A real tribe of 8ioux
Indians are with the Wied-m^nu
Bros.' Big American Show*.
Watch fcr them. Fuea Tuesday,
April 26.
J. W. Mauey of Oklahoma
City, owner of the Kosi and other
mills throughout this country
visited the looai plant Tueeday.
He expressed hiirself as being
well pleased with crop conditions
here.
Notice.
All accounts due the A. L.
Lumber company must be set-
tled with cash or notes at once,
payable to Clarence Hadlock at
W. J. O'Hara's office Ur the
next thirty days.
A. L. Wkht Hut. Co.
We have sold out.
Mm. C. 0. I'ayn* refcined
fruut Cordell WednesJay.
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