The Hennessey Clipper (Hennessey, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 1911 Page: 1 of 10
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The Hennessey Clipper
VOL. XXII.
HENNESSEY, KINGFISHER COUNTY. OKLAHOMA, DEC. 14, 1911.
No. 31
Big Rain for Oklahoma
2.57 Inches Rain Brings Mappv
Smiles to Many laces in
This Section
The almost continuous rain of
Saturday and Saturday night, which
began shortly after midnight Friday
night, brought with it a general good
feeling, and especially is the wheat
farmer well'pleased. The presta-
tion according to the government
instrument on the Mis. M.C. Parks
farm north of town, was 2.30 inches
and the shower Sunday night
swelled the total to 2.57 inches.
While the usually crowded streets
of Hennessey on a Saturday were
nearly deserted owing to the down-
pour, no one minded being com-
pelled to stay at home a bit, and
the merchants were content for the
rain meant a bigger business later.
Reports from other parts of the
i state show that the rain was gener-
al and averages from two to four
inches in different localities. The
wheat in (his section was n >t sul-
teri"g for rain, still the fanners (eel
.assured it will be all right now for
I some time to come, and the swine
and the kine will wax fat on its jury
| greenness.
j The present prospects for next
' year's wtieat crop in Oklahoma is
excellent, and a feeling of goad
cheer perineals the the country an I
j the towns.
Nothing nicer than jewelry for
Christmas presents. Beautiful,
appropriate, serviceable. We
have a tine variety, come in and
look it over. — ii. D, Brewer,
jeweler.
Mrs. ,1. .1 Flick and daughter,
Miss Bessie, who reside a few
miles northwest of town, return-
ed from Reeding Satu rdav where
they had attended the funeral of
the former's mother.
Boy Shoots His Arm Off! Grace Meade Wedding
Oscar Seiber Seriously Injured by
Gun While Out hunting
With Father
Oscar Seiber, the 13-year-old son
of Fred Seiber, who resides seven
miles southwest of town, is in a
critical condition as the result of a
shot-gun wound sustained lust Sat-
urday afternoon, while out hunting
with his father near the latter's
farm.
The boy picked uo his father's
gun, while the latter was trying to
dislodge a rabbit which had taken
refuge in a hollow log, and in drag-
ging the gun across a hollow log,
against which it rested, the gun
was discharged, the charge striking
t lie boy in the arm, mangling it so
severely that immediate amputation
became necessary. After tieing the
boy's arm as tightly as possible with
A very quiet wedding but one of
much interest to Hennessey people
liecause of the bride's popularity
and long residence here, was that ot
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Grace and Rev
Joseph Henry Meade, of Omega,
on Thursday, December 7, at the
residence of the bride in the south-
west part of town. The Rev. J. G.
Schlienian performing the cere-
mony.
Mrs. Grace has been a social fav-
orite iu Hennessey for many years.
She has a charming 'personality and
has a host of admiring friends.
Rev. Meade is the well beloved
pastor of the Congregational church
near Omega, where he also mana-
ges his farm, where they will make
their home.
Many good wishes for future hap-
piness and contentment are follow-
ing this bride into her new home.
There are lots of nice presents
for a girl at a jewelry store.
— H. D Brewer, Jeweler.
2,410 Bales of Cotton
G nncd at Locsl Gins Up to Dec-
ember 9—Neailv Twice
Last Year's Output
A report of the number of bales
of cotton ginned up to December 9,
j shows that this season's cotton crop
will beat least double that of 1910,
| which totaled 1,330 bales. The
total number of hales up to the
above date; as shown by figures of
the local ginners, has already ex-
ceeded the last year's crop over a
1,000 bales and local cotton experts
declare that this year's crop will
reach close to 3,500 bales. This in
spite of the report earlier in the
season that the dry .weather had
cut the crop below normal. While
there is no question that dry
weather in August and September
cut the total output greatly, (Ins
amount of cotton, at even the low
Police Court Happening
Jennie Wilson, colored, was ar-
rested in the north part of town,
Thursday night, and was released
on Saturday afternoon after liquid-
ating a line of $21.50, which was
assessed against her by Justice
Blackburn on Friday. Deputy
Rutherford, Marshel Draper and
Night Marshal Hannon, arrested
Jennie late Thursday night in a
house in the rear of the colored
poor hall, where she was found with
another woman of questionable
character and four men. Jennie's
better-half was absent, for which lie
was doubtless thankful.
O. Bartholomew Kidney contri-
buted $3.0(1 and costs Friday in
Blackburn's court. 0. B. brought
trouble upon himself by following
Deputy Rutherford around the night
before insisting that the Deputy
search him. The officer finally
grew tired and placed him under
arrest on the charge of drunkeness.
When the two reached the hold-
The
eliable Furniture House
OF HENNESSEY OKLAHOMA
SUGESTS to the Housewife to iv:j
her husband a Kitchen Cabinet or a
Carpet Sweeper for a Xmas present
and he will show you that he is a
Good fellow and will buy you a fine
Rocker or a new Dinning Room
Table and Chairs, a Rug or China
Closet to match your purchase.
We have just received a special ship-
ment of fine Rugs for Xmas, prices
ranging from 90c to $1.65.
SPECIAL NOTICE Bring in your
Catalog and compare prices. Give
your Dealers here at home a chance
to figure with you as it is to your in-
terest to buy at home. If you cannot
buy as cheap, I am like you, I would
send off.
Our Undertaking Department is com-
pletely equipped with cheap, medium
and High Grade Undertaking.
All Calls Given Special Attention
Embalming a Specialty
PA T HAMER
West Side
North Block
Hennessey, Oklahoma
Cbe Sea
Chdt
Are UJitE
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Floating from place to place without a liorbor—a raft upon tlie sea of life,
without anchor, rudder or sail b the man without money in a good reliable
bank. Anchor with the
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK
HENNESSEY, OKLAHOMA
The Bank That Appreciates Your Business Belt Large or Small.
ALL DEPOSITS GUARANTEED YOU CAN'T LOSE
We supply the needs of our customers at all times.
COME IN AND SEE US. A HOME BANK FOR HOME PEOPLE.
A. W. Westlake, President Floyd E. Felt, Cashier
Fred Ehler, Vice President Clias. K. Stetler, Ass i Cashier
a handkerchief, Mr. Seiber immedi-
ately conveyed the lad to the horiie
where Dr. Gose, who was summon-
ed from town, performed the nec-
essary amputation a few hours later,
j At last report the boy is progressing
as well as can be expected under
the circumstances, although greatly
weakened by the shock and the loss
of blood.
Band for Hennessey
A town of this size should cer-
tainly he able to support alaandand
as many of the merchants are in
favor of the proposition, there is
now a movement on foot to create
first class organization. For the
| present there will be two bands or-
ganized, the first to consist of the
Mild players of the vicinity and the
| second to consist of beginners who
| v, ill be promoted to the first band
as fast as they are capable.
Those desiring to obtain a know
ledge of music should certainly take
j advantage of this opportunity.
The members of the first band
j for the present will be:
(I. C. Wells, cornet; II. D. Brewer,
cornet; Wallace Jones, trombone;
Ed. Vaughn, baritone; Floyd Van
Ducen, snare drum; Chas. Noth-
stein, clarinet; Willard Darrow, alto;
Chas. Throckmorton, tuba; Warren
Brumley, bass drum.
For further information see G. C.
Wells or H. D. Brewer.
We can save you money on
g; rs by the box at Vaugbu's.
A Delightful Surprise
On Thursday, December 7, a num-
ber of Mrs. T. W. Holmes' friends
and neighbors gathered at her love-
ly home south of town in the after-
noon and gave her a complete sur-
prise, the occasion being her sixty-
first birthday. A jolly social after
noon was spent with intermissions |
of instiumental and vocal music |
furnished by Mrs. S. S. Bradbury
and Mrs. J. L. Boyd. A delicious
two-cause luncheon was served to
the guests by Mrs. E. B. Holmes and
Mrs. George Holmes. The tables |
were very pretty with their artistic'
decorations of green foliage and pink
crysansanthemiims. Guests were:
Mrs. W. B. Dunning and mother,
Mrs. Criner, of Columbia, who were
both old time Kansas friends of the
Holmes family; Mesdames S. S.
Bradbury, F. Moery, K Clements,
Ben Landaker, John Boyd, Bert
Lamb. E. Miller, L B Holmes and
George Holmes.
Mrs. Holmes received a number
of pretty and useful presents be-
sides sixty birthday post cards,
some of tnem coming from old
friends in Kansas and other parts of
Oklahoma.
Mr. and Mrs. Homes have . lived
in this community for many years
and are one of the most highly es- :
teemed and respected families of
their neighborhood, and it was with |
pleasure that these friends gathered
in to assist Mrs. Holmes in celebrat- J
ing this anniversary of her birth.
A. Guest. i
prices now prevailing, will help very
materially in tiding cotton growers
in this vicinity over what is con-
ceded to be a bad cotton season.
The report credits 645 bales to the
Lane gin, 492 to the Houghton-
Douglas, 670 to the Farmers' gin
and 6' '3 to the Hennessey gin in the
north part of town.
This is indeed a creditable show-
ing and proves that Hennessey is a
good cotton market. While the
price p lid. has been low on account
o Door market conditions the buyers
have always paid the highest price
possible and the greater part of the
time, a much better price than paid
in other towns in this vicinity.
If you can't make up your
mind what to buy your fjirl for a
Christmas present como in and
we'll help you. Lots of appro-
priate articles to select from.—
H, L). Brewer, Jeweler.
over, however, the officer found he
had no keys with him and he was
released with an admoniticn to show
up in the moining at police court,
which he did, pleading guilty to a
charge of drunkeness.
A Bouquet for H. D. Brewer
The following regarding H. D.
Brewer, one of our popular jewelers,
appeared in The Kansas City Jewel-
er and Optician, in the December
issue of that magazine:
"H. D. Brewer, of Hennessey, Ok-
lahoma. is a "brewer" of business,
we are glad to state, not of booze.
He "picks the grapes' but don't mash
them up, delivers the fruit of busi-
ness in a right kind of way and
drinks in the uronts—oh, yes. Don't
get mistaken in H. D. Brewer of Hen-
nessey. We don't presume you will
and we propose to see that you
don't, if we can help it "
PRIVATE BOXES
Our patrons should always feel free to store
their private boxes in our vaults.
We Make No Charge To You
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
HENNESSEY
OKLAHOMA"
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The Hennessey Clipper (Hennessey, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 1911, newspaper, December 14, 1911; Hennessey, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc105791/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.