The Oklahoma Democrat. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1908 Page: 4 of 8
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The Oklahoma Democrat PERSONAL AND LOCAL
A DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER
Is.-ued Every Thursday. Subscription $1 a Year j
C. E. RUTH RUFF, .EDITOR.
Watch Knox Furniture Company's
window on Christmas eve.
I morning to spend the holidays at his
old home in Jerseyville, 111.
ADVERTISING RATES
Display Advertising: 16c per inch. Local Adv«
ti sin# 5c per line, All changes for advertising j Texas to Spend Christmas at
matter for the currant week must be recei
later than Wednesday noon of each week.
WANTED
Palace Cafe for "INSIDE" brand.
will open again on Monday January, his home with rheumatism, is re- Wanted-2000 subscribers to
I ported much improved, but it is not The Daily Democrat by Jan. 1.
The Democrat appreciates the Attorney J. D. Rogers and family
many kind words and boquet compli- will go to Headrick Christmas morn-
ments tendered it by its friends. They jng to spend the day with Mrs.
make us feel good. Rogers' sister, Mrs. S. C. Hickman
The Altus Public school closed thin near Place*
Dr. H. H. Eaton, dentist, left this | afternoon for the holidays. School Judge Johnson, who is confined to
Day Phone 212. Niftht Phone
4 1909.
Mrs. H. H. Eaton will go to Vernon
her old j guest of Miss Greer Leach today and
DRESS
I prices.
MAKING, at
Mrs. Eastman.
j home with friends and relatives.
U the )>os
of Con*res
is second-class nial
office at Alius, <
, of March 8, 1x79.
! The following prisoners were releas-
ter March 23. 1907 | ^rom the county jail yesterday :
Oklahoma, carendt | Jess Reed and Jess Turner, released
on bond; Tom Turner, acquitted. All
on indictments for
mortgaged property.
disposing of
Since the Oklahoma City Times has
begun retracting the' sensational ac-
cusations made against Governor [ Watch Knox Furniture Company's
Haskell in the heat of the recent I window on Christmas eve.
presidential campaign, we wonder, Several Duke people are in town to-
what position will be taken by the j day doing Christmas shopping.
other republican papers throughout I
the state— those that took up, echoed
and re-echoed the Times' assaults on
Oklahoma's Governor. Will they just
What might have proven a serious
runaway on north siae this morning
was averted by a nervy gentleman
tomorrow.
Today has been a busy proposition !
for the barbers of the city.
There will be a show at the opera '
house tonight.
Mr. W. R. Peace and family are
anticipating spending Christmas in the
country about twelve miles from the
city.
"INSIDE" is the brand. You will
of Rule, Texas fjnd it at the Palace Cafe.
FOR RENT— Attractive iurnishe
j room, bath room adjoining. I'hon 326.
Call for "INSIDE" Brand at the
Palace Cafe.
keep quiet and by failing to correct, 8tePP'n& ^rom tfle crowd and curbing force of whjch Mr. Weakley
the prancing horse before any damage
was done.
Miss Ruby White of Route 5 is the | yflt Certain whethf>r 0r not he wi be
able to resume court in Altus next
Monday.
W. G. Kcehnal
was in Altus yesterday.
J. W. Mosiey of yuanah, Texas
was in the city yesterday.
Mr. C. T. Wilcox and family of
Durant, Okla., have moved to Altus
and will make this their future home.
M>\ Wilcox has purchased the cottage
hotel, renovated and arranged it in
Sheriff Hensley came in this morn- firatcIass8hape ThebuiIdjng is to
mg from an official trip to Headrick. ! be considerably enlarged at an early tle 8on want Permanent board in nice niture bought bv US for the holi-
Mr. Ray Weakley has just re- date, and when all the improvements Pi'aCf' ^re^er w'^in one or two
_ H blocks of square or as near as con-
ceived a barrel of black walnuts planned .have been completed, Mr. venet- Room must be (lown stairg.
from Missouri and the Democrat Wilcox says he will have a hostlery, Phone 221.
is a with dollar rates, equal in accomoda
Now goods just received at Knox
Furniture Store makes that the place
to buy your Christmas goods.
Board Wanted.—Man, wife and lit-
An Opening
is effected in the way of a "bit
cut" in prices so that an "in-
road" will be made in what re-
mains of the large stock of fur-
an evil they have created, convince
their readers that a 'square deal' is
not a part of their code of ethics,
ALTUS WEATHER :-Tonight and
j member, has been busy
few nights cracking nuts.
the past tions to any $2 and $3 hotel in the
city. He is an experienced hotel man,
S. E.. Echols wants to make your
abstract and draw your legal papers.
The wind being a little high this
FOR RENT—One four room house,
Our Annual Holiday
Sale of Furniture
is a "corker." Now is the time
to do some furnishing while
or will they do the honorable thin* j Thursday, general cloudy weather. the ^ ^ ^ : service that will make them carry the completely furnii)hed> t0 coupie with'
and acknowledge the infamous assaults ■ Warmer tonight. ■-Hnm.lv inmv ni.n,in„ fh., | name of Altus and the Cottage Hotel out children. Can give possession1
on Mr. Haskell as false and ground-
less and thus brand their editorial col-
lumns as wholly unreliable. Of course
mistakes may be made by any paper,
but with newspapers as with individ-
uals, right and justice demand the
correcting of a wrong even if it
"takes the hide hair and all".
-YOU LOSE."
| seriously incoveniencing the large
Watch Knox Furniture Copmany's ; crowds doing Christmas shopping,
window on Christmas eve.
Have your name on the books
an entire year and read one of
best daily papers published.
| Guy Harris has returned from a
for seven weeks visit to Clovis, New
the Mexico, where he has a claim.
Cottage
to all parts of the land.
The hotel is conveniently arranged
snd located near the heart of the
business section.
December 28. Phone 163.
possession
d2t Don't delay, but come now. If
FOUND.™ A mink boa, in the north
west part of the city. Owner may
secure same by calling at the Demo-
Mr. Sam Robertson an old citizen crat Office and paying for this notice.
The new residence of H. T. Kimbell j who has lived near Altus many years, —
Mr. Luther, the Altus painter and j being erected in the northern part of ! died at Frederick last Saturday, where
decorator, has given nis place of bus- the city is now nearing completion, he hai1 £one as a w'tness in the Kirby
iness a new coating of paint and oth- and Mr. Kimbell informs us that he case' beinS tried there on a change ot
, . I ... , , , ! venue from Altus.
bout ^e will be able to occupy nis handsome | The remains were brought t0 A,tus
?en added new modern home about January 15. : Sunday and taken to Elmer for inter-
you don't, you
you ought to.
I am still yours anxious to
/egret it. and
er improvements made
, premises, considerable has
LOST.— A medium sized, gentle-
man'? watch, with Bryan fob attach-
ed. Lady's picture in the back.
Finder pleast- return to C. T. Duke
or leave at the Democrat Office.
to appearances.
M. L. Woldrige o:' Martha has
DRLSS MAKING -Hrst class work . located in Altus and accepted a posoi-
; at reasonable prices.
MRS. EASTMAN.
Pat O'lValley Wins One Thousand Dol-
lars From Jim O'Leary.
Chicago, Dec. 23—Pat O'Malley,
who i i ^bet of H.uito with .Jim
O'Leary, a stock yards operator, that
he could reach his old home in Ireland
from Chicago in a week, has won his
waper.
"O'Malley." the article declares, ar-
rived at Ballyagran, County Limerick,
the end of his journey at 10:30 o'clock
Tuesday morning, London time The
time limit was 2:30 o'clock, so he had
au hour to spare .
His trip from Chicago to Queens- i and yourself Christmas present, j Beulah
town is the fastest ever made between
those points on the eust .journey and
only once has ir been exceeded by a
west bound passage. O'Malley left
Chicago at 3 o'clock last Tuesday v * j ^
Yesterday was the shortest day
th'
tion with the Altus Lumber Co. He
says Altus is a dandy town and he is
glad he came here.
C. E. Harris left last night to spend
then its Christmas. Christmas in Dallas.
mer Harris and sister, Miss
arri^ left last night fori
Phone 179.
There will be three Christmas tree
in Altus at the different churches.
TOMORROW
j Subscribe for the Daily Democrat
HIGH SCHOOL
Watch Knox Furniture Company's
window on Cthristmaa eve.
Dallas, Texas, to spend the holidays
with relatives.
Prof. Dale, County Superintendent,
has been in Blair this week attending
j There was but about half of the
high school students present Monday
j and Tuesday and still a greater num
| ber absent on Wednesday.
Red and black are getting to be
very prominent colors on the stage
ni>w.
FOR SALE. A Fine span of mules,
7 and 8 years old. 14* hands high and
: weigh 1900. Also wagon and lister.
$350.00 for the outfit.
L. B. Ferguson,
w2p Doans Texas.
LOST. - Four keys on a ring attach-
ed to a chain. Lost between Dr
Strothers office and Grisham Russell
store. Finder will please return to
this offifce. 3tp.
Knox Furniture Com'y
A
or
1AUNDRY
LAUNDRY
; year.
A little over one day till Christ-
I mas, and tonight and tomorrow is
n orning and arrived in Queenstown at
11 o'clock Monday night London time
A big sixty horse power machine
was waiting for him. and the drive
a ross the country to Ballvaeran was
made in two and a half hours The
di;#aiice h 'in Queenstown to Ralla- your last opportunity to make Christ- Bettina, is
giart is between 50 and 55 miles . . i . . .
mas purchases. [ where he is
i near Altus.
Read the Christmas ads in the * .
: other night he
Peace of Altus inquiring if there were
Look up the Owl Drug Store ad. any places for sale or rent here. He
They are selling Christmas things up likes Altus and Altus people and wants
there at actual cost. to locate and make hi* home here.
FOUND—A bunch of keys, contain-
ing four door keys and one small key,
attached to a short steel chain. Can
Misses Curry and Ninah Hughes be had by caling at the Democrat
to matters connected with his office, j were visitors of the high school Friday offae.
Hp returned to Altus yesterday.
afternoon.
O'Malley's arrival at Queenstown was
niade known to O'Leary by a two word
cableg: am. which said Vou lose"
ASBESTOS WHISKERS
FOR SALE :—A three room house.
Mr. C. A. Smith who lives near The ancient history class grades One block east of the school house.
contemplating selling out were higher the fourth month than Easy terms. Inquire at the Democg and VOU will find
, and wants
While in
phoned
to locate in or they were the third month of school, rat office for particulars.
Mangum the
Mr. W. R.
The lower grades had their Christ-
mas programs Wednesday afternoon.
LOST. A gold hunting case watch . ..
with niversity of Oklahoma 1911 fob Parei realized.
Mr. Murphy, Grover Strother's attached. Finner please leave inform
cousin, wa^ a visitor Friday.
Miss Annie Lacy Kimbell taught in
Miss Hill's place Monday on account
of the latter being sick.
ation at the Democrat office
5t p
Santa Clauses Must Wear These or
None. Says Fire Chief Schuler.
Wilkesbarre, Pa . Dee. 25—Asbestos
whiskers or no whiskers a> all. bust
be worn by genial Santa Clauses on
Ohristmas. according to the orders of
Fire Chief J C Schuler of this ejty
The fire department takes this stand
in eooperation with the board of un
d'Twriters in an "t'deavor to reduce 2165.
paper festoons and similar decorations t >'ears 18 15,400 hales. This is the < several r'ays. They have lived near ' t<?achei was sick Tuesday morning and MlIO'iKSIZt, KsfflT COlTl
not to be used ,t is suggested, or record breaking gin of the state of; Altus about a year, and Mr. Schults | Edith Buckley, a high school student
d to touch the i oklahoma, 'as it
They are having a busy time down at Mr. J. W. Schulz leaves today for
the Kimbell gin, and cotton is still T'xas with a car of household goods.
coming in at a lively rate. The total He has purchased a home near Buck
number of bales this season has been Burnett, and will live there in the j the high school Friday afternoon.
The record for the past four future. His family preceeded him Mrs. McClelland, the second grade
Mrs. Alice Copass was a visitor of
FOR SALE— Good four-room house
and two lots on N. Grady St., east
front. See Weakley at Democrat.
Wanted-Oats, Corn,
the children allow
Christmas tree
has ginned more I says he made good money here, is well j took her place,
cotton than any other gin in the state, pleased with the country and the
people and leaves reluctantly, but as
he had an opportunity to buy a desir-
able home cheap, he thought it a part
of wisdom to do so.
for
Will Continue In Case.
Hushing, N Y„ Der. 22.—A sen- If y0U Want to do something
aatlon was created in the Thornton Altus, make your friends in distant
wnlw h!! n 0!"!*? ZhPn " J^We states a Christmas present of your
known that District Attorney Darrlng,
angered at comments made on his bome paper.
conduct of the ease, prepared to with-
draw from the trial and tender his The Beacon Shoe advertisement in
resignation from office last Saturday. I • j „ .- n i .. « r,
Mr. Darring said: "I wanted to with- the w,ndow of P,ckett & De v*nP°rt
draw summarily from the case because is very pretty and the electrical effects
of comments by the court, press and
public on the way I handled this case,
but I have been persuaded to continue
the prosecution and not resign from InK1* Co. has a pretty dis- against fire and you aught to try to
office, as I intended.'' play window in which a great variety do your part as a parcel of the com-
of nuts and fruits are most attractive- munity in seeine that nothing Is done
ly arranged. to endanger property. V iolater- of
the ordinane will be posecuted to the
full extent o the law, so take warn-
ing and be careful I where you shoot
- — your fireworks during Christma«.
The Christmas program last Friday
was enjoyed very much.
1 are very attractive.
Suydam Expires.
New York, Dec. 22.—Broker Suydam
•hot Saturday by a man named Linns-
den, la dead The latter Is under ar-
rest The shooting, which was wit-
e <ed bv hundreds of brokers on the
curb market directly In front of Suy-
dam s office is said to have been the
outgrowth of a dispute over payment
for stock in a company which was or-
gaai/.ed to handle one of Lumsden a
iavan lion*
The Knox Furniture Co. will have
three separate displays in their show
window Thursday. ^.7;.'
One of the most abominable and in-
Boys, don't forget while celebrat-: Prices of the times is
that of "pistol toting". To this crim-
inal habit is no doubt due a large
number of the unjustifiable murders
that take place every day. The fact
that fire arms are about the person
instigates, in a great many instances
criminal instincts, and this low ani-
mal nature, too often acts impulsive-
ly, and trouble results.
ing the coming tew days that there is
a law which says no fireworks shall
be exploded within two blocks of the
square. This law is for protection
Alfalfa, Prairie Hay.
Altus Alfalfa Milling Co.
Do you want a home
in the Panhandle ?
Call on or write
W. 0. HUGHES,,h( ""LEs,1,e
Hile Center. Texas
Faultless Laundry
for fastidious gentlemen. That
is the kind of laundry work we
do; RIGHT in every particular.
Intrust your laundry to our agent
your highest
hopes of FINE WORK on shirts,
collars, cuffs and all wearing ap-
(Jive us a trial.
Up-to-date Laundry
Oklahoma City, Okla.
HARRY WILK1NS, Agent.
Phone 171, - - ALTUS, OKLA.
(the city national baniTs
Wants your business
It is liberal and leni-
ent.
The Opera house*moving picture
show last night was very entertaining
and was attended by a large crowd.
MUSIC AND PRAYER
Krally there Olergyman Makes a Vigorous Attack
Upon Certain Kinds.
Chicago. l>*c. 2S — Hev. Joseph A
Milburn, a Congregational minister
has start'ed bis parishioners hy the
rigor ol an attack on certain kinds of
music and prayer said to be prevalent
In churche . Some of bis eXprosaions
Voder's Long Sausage.
Canal Dover, O., Doc ti - Farmers
This is ideal weather for Christina
aear here have been 'rylng to outdo week, and if the weather is any item town and he did not locat
aach other in producing big sausages .. ... . . . , .
The honors so far have gone o Noah al1 A,tu" ou«ht to ** h"PPy*
Yoder of Supar Creek who has ereated
a sausage r.6 fc<«* a Inches in length Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Stevens left
without a snllee or a hol It required the first of the week for St. Louis
?.i ouarts of meat to fill it. Homor
K nm mad one 50 fe«t 2 inches long. and otb*r Missouri points to visit rel- _
and Kll Miller thought he *«■ a winaer ativei during the holidays. They will h. —
•h.-n h* n .'de a W foot ore . * J in the morning the wi
also visit tn Granite city while away.
Strang'ea Himaetf With Sheet.
f^ttsl'U- TW 23 In a ?>rlvata
ward of Mercy hoapt'al Johj Rohb ir Altus yesterday.
Murilo V •• en-iwr of a prominent fam
Sr. strangle ainaoif *tlL a twiatad Yeager of Duncan, Okla. was
meanness. Mr. Austin nays
is absolutely no occasion for a fellow
to be strutting around with a "gun
on him '. Piatol toting has sent
many poor mothers to a premature
C. T. Auatin who runs a light ex- grave with grief over the crime of
press and drayage team in Aitus, says sons. Wives, have had the happineas
Monday night some one took his wagon of their lives crashed, love has been ' hav« heard mu*|e in efcureb- JEWELERifiind OPTICIAN
and carried it off aboat a mil* from doomed to despair and homes and """I' ha^^hea'"*! [iravers^In^ hurches
t till near brigfit 1i*os wrecked juat because some ,hink n"11" h v° wearied Ood
I MAKE YOUR DEPOSITS I
WITH US. 8
Carpenter and Builder
P. F. Stom
Repair work attended toon short
notice. All work guaranteed.
Let me do your woak. Duke, Ok.
A. C. GAINES
noon the next day. He had broken the on« felt bigger" when be had a gun ^"aon,
shaft, and left the watfon on the stree' on him. The law againat this practice n*3''
near the northeast comer of the square ahould be enforced with fall mesaure h^mn "l*
intending to have it mended the follow- and every one caught with a pitsol on
ing morning, but when he went down him should be given ten years at hard
agon was gone, labor, unlea* a sufficient reason be
and he did not find it till several hours' found for the'act..
J. W. Morgan of Oklahoma City search bad been made in the city. ___
Whether the wagon was taken off
as s joke, s trick or just for pare
does
along si .
sleep f
again*
•orr* now
f the muni' 1 have heard has
<•1 like l.itting somebodv
-omethlng I refer to
*ongs "hat do droalng
wit nearly everybody to
re |<reaebe<] in the pas'
ijelmtic music, and I am
at I r r d'd "
At Altus Drug ('<
Main Street
Snot.
I .ei
COfUMr;
WHlenistad
aai^ed her* ' i:t -t of a
mm here yetorday on \ . ' ' fMte a~a*«ina. eli Car**., IW ;
not know, but he does Know that aed« - <t Fort Sae Carlo- Mara Ooaa«; ta«
Marriage license have beer, issued Foyd Gardner of Blair was among the which eva' it was it c t him aboat Club0 T** *' •: ato «#r .ai. meat la Ve e*uela
to Roaeell RofcerUnr and Misa Mary rw.tors in Altos y«terday M.00 .r ^o' tiak and h. . ~
V. Carter, of Cermet and T. M. Mar- .ti" . OeswOwete
O-all end Aanie IWtwnad o< War- Geo. B. Smith of Blair wes in the f . *5^. *e*°> ^ ** .*** _ lrr<p ^ try Ofcaaik-tr
. bed of the wagoe. and which ts mtse- i Kargto is iom|ieee4 entirely of h-
reo. oty yesterday. ^ Carmera rhege -■( the Hrate
Terr,
chare'
Chaoel
II. Te*. |
Caisp t'td
w 5? - New asylum
New Government Eitab'ielied.
Caracas, fw U Vice Presi4ent
bee (Ub!ixh*4 a new goeern
AN ENTIRE NEW STOCK
OF JEWELRY
LateM Patterns from
R«*st Manufacturers
Repair Work a S|iecialt>
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•la Ea'tHqwaae snecaa
Vtrgleta Oty. Moet Dec M-4W*
earthvake •hocks wufcio the tser—
twenty fotir hoars >hr*w the '
bera <nto a pan'- en«teg tbe« to rata
•as^ late the street
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