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The Hennessey Clipper
The Hennessey Press-Democrat Consolidated with The Hennessey Clipper January 15, 1914
VOL. XXV.
  Entered at the Post office at Hennessey 1
i Oklahoma, as Second Class Mail Matter <
HENNESSEY, KINGFISHER COUNTY. .OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1915
No. \ 1
Are Buying iheir (iroceries at the Model
Where they {Jet goods of the HIGHEST QUALITY at
the lowest possible prices and where the variety is the
greatest and the service SUPERIOR.
Cull or phone us your orders. Phone orders given
same careful attention as if you were here to do your
own selecting.
Specials tor Ihis Week
Evaporated Horseradish Cream Horseradish
Evaporated Sweet Corn
French Mushrooms
Holland Herring
Marshmallow Cream
Swansdown Pastry Flour
Queen Olives in hulk
Belgian Ptus
French Peas
Imported Sardines
Merischino Cherries
Fancy Unpolished Rice
Win. Penn Cheese
In addition to our usual list of Fresh Vegetables, we
will have for Saturday's trade:
New Potatoes Cauliflower Rhubarb
Mango Peppers New Turnips
GREEN
TRADING
STAMPS
MOIIFi GROCERY
BRING
YOUR
PRODUCE
Phone 54
Chas. Pepin
NEW CASES FILED IN
THE DISTRICT COURT
Fred Ehler Dry Goods Co. vs. Usury
L. Fitch, abstract of judgment from
J. A. Liddle's justice court; amount,
$55.HS, interest and costs. VV. L.
Moore, attorney.
('. B. Moody vs. T. H. (Jrimes, suit
on promissory note; amount, $1204.00,
interest and costs; F. L. Boynton, at
torney.
Herzberg Ac Sternberger vs. C. P.
Jones, abstract l'rotn .1. A. Liddle s
justice court; amount, $12.00 and
costs.
,J. E. Jarvis vs. Jonas Nelson and
Ueorge N. Nelson, recovery of money
anil foreclosure; amount,
interest ami costBj (Jeorjj^ L. Bowrttan,
attorney.
11. VV. Moyers vs. Geo. Oundlach, C.
F. Fisher, J. W. Huffman and O. A.
Sloan, recovery of money; amount,
$1205.00, interest ami costs. W. L.
Moore, attorney.
(). /. Smith trustee Cox-Blodgett
Drv Cloods Co., bankrupt, vs. N. F.
Ha/.ook and Minnie Razook, suit on
|>romisHory note. $.'{25.00, interest and
costs. W. L. Moore, attorney*
 (Clipper) 
GIN WILL SHUT DOWN MAit. 27
We will close down our gin for the
season on Saturday, March 27. Bring
in vour cotton as soon as possible.
A. E. LANE & SON.
ANNOUNCEMENT
1 wish to announce to my friends
and the public that I have been look
in^ over Oklahoma And Kansas tor *i
location for a cash grocery. 1 found
no place so good as Hennessey, ami 1
open a new store with new goods
in the new Lee building, second door
north of the Jones meat market, on
Saturday, March 27th.
I have investigated the cash grocery
proposition and tind that it is a fairer
business method to both my customers
and myself, and I will sell for strictly
cash. 1 will not give premiums as they
have to be paid for by the customer,
just the same as the merchandise.
Therefore, if I do away with the ex-
pense of the premium I can share this
saving with my customers. If 1 do a
cash business i can buy for cash and
take all discounts for pqfits.
Please do not ask me for credit fo 
any amount, however small. The banks
make loans. Do not ask me to do so,
1 am not in the banking businss.
In doing a cash business all expense
of bookkeeping and collecting is done
away with. That means also, no er-
rors or disputed accounts.
1 will make deliveries promptly to
all parts of town.
1 appreciate all past business at my
old stand ami solicit your patronage
at the new store, where the $ buys
more quantity and quality. Watch for
price list in next issue.
W. D. WALBITRN,
 (Clipper) 
SENIOR CLASS WINS BALL GAME
In the first ball game of the seiison,
the Senior Class of the II. H. School
romped on the other three classes. The
faculty was included in the challenge
but refused to participate. The gam**
was played last Friday and result el
10 to (i. Henry did the slab stunt fo
the Seniors.
The High School team will play n>
Waukomis Mar. 20. The following is
their line-up:
A. ltasmussen, catcher.
Jack Henry, pitcher.
Parks, 1st base.
Gould, 2nd base.
(). Rasmussen, 3rd base
Miller, short.
Kvans, left field.
Daunor, center field.
Clark, riglit field.
Art Holmes, sub.
Hennessey Hospital
Hennessey, Oklahoma
Phone 53
Before leaving home for hospital accommodations—sur-
gical or medical—come and see if we cannot serve you.
If we merit your patronage we should have it.
Rates as reasonable as can he made for the class of
services rendered. The nursing is done by registered
nurses of recognized ability.
A. B. CULLUM, M. D.
Attending Surgeon
ANNA BELLE WIEBE, R. N.
Superintendent
An Absolute
Guarantee
The newspapers of the country recently con-
tained a statement that a certain bank in
Pennsylvania which had long posed as a Roll
of Honor bank, meaning that it was a bank
which had a surplus account equal to its capi-
tal stock, had failed with an almost total loss
to the depositors. This only goes to show
what an admirable advantage THE STATE
BANKS OE OKLAHOMA offer depositors.
In the case of the Pennsylvania bank the
statement showed remarkable strength, but
no one except those on the inside were able to
tell in what form of paper, or security, this
great surplus account was invested and hence
could not tell the ROTTEN CONDITION of
the bank. In Oklahoma the State Banking
Law has provided an absolute protection to
the depositor so that he does not have to
worry about what the statement of the bank
says for he knows that HIS FUNDS can not
be lost through mismanagement of a STATE
BANK in Oklahoma.
This Bank Offers You Absolute Security
for Your Money.
You Can't Lose
The Hennessey State
HENNESSEY Bank OKLAHOMA
Condensed Statement of
The Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Hennessey, Oklahoma
Pursuant to call of the Comptroller of the Currency, March 4, 1915.
RESOURCES
$127,434.84
3,281.05
566.68
175.29
. 25,000.00
. 6,500.00
6,421.04
1,250.00
35.00
20.50
Loans and discounts   
Bonds and warrants
Stock In Federal Reserve Bank
Overdrafts  
U. S. Bonds (at par)  
Banking House  
Other real estate owned
Five per cent redemption fund
Rfcvmnie and stamp account
Cotton Account  
CASH IN SAF1-: AND IN OTHER
BANKS
LIABILITIES
Capital stock   $ 25,000.00
Surplus and undivided prollts   3,852.18
Circulating notes   25,000.00
DEPOSITS    174.886.08
Total    1888,738.83
58,053.83
Total  228,738.23
The above Statement is Correct, FLOYD E. FELT, Cflfihler
Our Facilities for Handling Your Business Are of the Best
OFFICERS:
L. A. FEKREL, President
I. J. CASHION. Vice President
FLOYD E. FELT. Caslilor
CIIAS. K. STETLER, Ass't Cashier
AI.UMNl MEMBERS ATTENTION
Tlio members of tln  High School
Alumni Association are requestimI to iit-
toiul a meeting sit Lidillo's Itakery on
Tu'Htlav evening, March -.'I.
NINA LI DDL 10. Vice-Pros.
(Clipper)
WILL SHOW AGAIN SATURDAY
The Kelly Kneeland <'o., which
played to small audiences on Monday
ami Tuesday nights at the City Opera
House, will put on a double hill Sat
unlay, matinee and evening, and will
«I on I > t Ichm draw a good crowd on that
• lay. The company is unusually ^ood
and contains some really clever people
(Clipper)
A hunch of Oklahoma City Boosters
are expected to strike Fairview on or
about March 12th. Purpose to bring
Oklahoma City to the attention of the
country as a trade center. Lock the
Ilea hous s. Fairview Leader.
Garden Seeds
The kind that grow. We have them. We are agents
tor the well known Barteldes Seed Co., who make a
specialty of fresh seed with strong germinative powers.
We want all the chickens and eggs you have got.
Myers Produce Comp'y
INTER CLASS MEET FRIDAY.
The inter-class track meet of 11. II.
School is scheduled for Friday, Mar.
19th at Athletic field and big didings
is promised all who attend. Admis-
sion is 10 and 15 cents.
 (Clipper) 
BARBER SHOP CHANGES HANDS
C. T. Smith, of Arkansas City, has
purchased the East Side Barber Shop
from Hi Russell. The new owner as
sumed posession Wednesday.
Hi's many friends will be glad to
know that he has no intention of leav-
ing Hennessey, at least for the pres-
ent, and will assist his brother, All-
man, who owns the Basement Barber
Shop.
 (Clipper) 
W. L. Moore visited in Oklahoma
City briefly Friday.
 (Clipper) 
GRAIN EXEMPT FROM TAXATION
A letter from the secretary of state
to County Assessor Meade enclosing a
opy of House Bill No. 14, which pro-
vides that no farm products while re-
maining in the raw state, such as cot-
ton, corn, wheat, oats and the like,
shall be subject to advalorem tax,
will be of interest to the farmers. The
bill is printed herewith:
An act to amend section 7302 of the
revised laws of Oklahoma, annoted,
of 1910, and repealing all laws in con-
flict therewith and declaring an em-
ergency.
Be it enacted by the people of Ok-
lahoma:
See. 1. Section 7302, Revised Laws
of Oklahomft, Annoted, of 1910, is
amended to read as follows:
All property in this state, whether
real or personal, including the proper-
ty of corporations, banks and bankers,
except such as is exempt, shall be sub-
ject to taxation,
Provided, that no farm products
while remaining in the raw state,
such as cotton, corn, wheat, oats and
the like, shall be subject to ad valor-
em tax, but be subject to the income
tax laws of the state.
Sec. 2. For the preservation of
public peace, health and safety, an em-
ergency is hereby declared to exist, by
reason whereof this act shall take ef
feet and be in force from and after
its passage and approval.
Passed the House of Represent*
tives this 1st day of February, 191
A. M. McCRORY,
Speaker of House of Representative<
Passed the Senate this 20th day of
February, 1915. M. E. TRAPP,
President of the cJenaM
Approved this 25th dav of Fehru-
aiy, 1915. R. L. WILLIAMS.
Governor of State of Oklahoma
Correctly enrolled, E. O. MeCance,
Chairman of Committee on Kuroll
meat.
NEW MORTGAGE LAW
GOES INTO EFFECT.
Mortgages, recently exempted from
ad valorem tax is subject to the tax
set forth in House Bill No. 7, signed
by Governor Williams last Friday.
| The new law provides for a tax of
10 cents for each $100 and eac
! maining major fraction thereof, where
the mortgages for five yenrs or more,
Kc for each $100 or major fraction for
! four years or under five. Six cents for
1 like amounts for three years and undei
i four years; 4 cents per .$100 for two
• and under three year, and two cents
per $100 where the instrument is less
than two years. It is also provided
that if the principal debt or obligation
secured by a mortgage on or after
January i, 1915, is less than $100, a
tax of 10 cents is imposed on each in-
strument and must Vie paid.
The second provision of the law pro-
vides that the tax shall be paid by
the mortgagee, and "any mortgagee,
agent, representative or person who
shall, through any scheme, arrange-
ment, agreement, inducement or de-
vice by an increase of the rate of in-
terest, commission, brokerage or other-
wise, charge oo or exact from the mor-
agagor the payment of such tax,
dinII be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and upon conviction be pun
ished accordinglv.
The above law was enacted with
emergency clause attached and be- I
nines effective at once.
(Clipper)
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Win. II. Cloringer, age 28, and Miss
Kthel S. Hcdrick, age IS, both of
Kingfisher.
Solomon Orlando Cox, age 30, of i
Hick man, Nebr., and Peninah Kinily
Hen 11, age 17, of Kingfisher.
CJarenee Alvin Schilde, age 21, and I
Miss Fiiila Murium Blevins, age 19,
both of Dover.
(Clipper)-
CLEAN UP DAY—SET FOR
FRIDAY, MAR. 26TH
FRIDAY, MARCH 2GT1I is the date
et by the city dads for the annual
lean-up day. Don't let the date slip
your memory. Better start the good
work now. (lather nil tin cans and
rubbish in a heap on the rear of your
lot and the city wagons will call for
it. No manure will lie handled by the
city's drays. Anyone who has a quan-
tity of manure should make arrange-
ments for its disposal before warm
weather arrives. Don't allow it to de-
cay and breed disease and flies. Clean
up and you will be glad when you get
it done.
 (Clipper)  
TWO PERFORMANCES SATURDAY
The offering at the City Opera
House next Saturday by the Kelly-
Knocland Co. is the most pretentious
of the season. The company will pre-
sent a two-hour show in two acts. The
first is entitled, 44 Loaning a Wife;"
the second, 4 4The Widow Green." A
two hour show for the small admis-
sion of 10 and 20 cents. The comedy
is bright, crisp and cheery and the
chorus has an abundance of talent,
which is displayed in the latest song
hits of the season. The wardrobe is
the most beautiful that costumers
were able to provide to make these
misses the most beautiful of stage
1 folks..
The management wishes to assure
the theatre going public that there is
nothing offered by this all-star cast
that would offend the most fastidious,
and that the air of refinement perme-
ates throughout the whole perform
Mice.
Remember, the prices are only 10
and 20 cents. Matiness at 2:30 and
night show nt K:15.
 (Clipper) 
] Rev. ('. W. Sherwood, who resides
in Okarche , stopp d off here Friday
and spent the dny with friends. He
was en route to Bison to fill his regu-
lar appointment at the M. 10. Church.
He did not fail to pay the Clipper of-
fice his usual friendly call.
 (Clipper) 
Allinan Russell spent Monday in Ok-
lahoma City.
The Misses lfa/.ol I lamer and Nettie
Liddle attended an entertainment b\
the Delta Phi of Kingfisher College, :tt
the Trevnrthen home in Kingfisher
last Saturday evening.
 (Clipper)
Black Locus Posts 12M<\ Osage
Hedge posts, 5c,10eand liu\ Stays
2c. Corner posts 50c and (>()<•
31 tf E. N. Jams.
I
ORIENTAL RUGS
and HIGH-GRADE CAR-
PETS of all kinds are neces-
sary to the furnishing of a
MODERN, UP-TO-DATE
HOME.
This is CARPET BUYING
TIME, and we have replen-
ished our stock with the very
LATEST and BEST in the
CARPET LINE.
See our COMPLETE STOCK
before buying.
Our furniture line is com-
plete and our prices ARE
RIGHT.
We are trying to serve the
people in the best way.
You are always welcome at
our store. Come in and
make this your headquarters
I. It. thomas & Co.
Hennessey, Okla.
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
HENNESSEY, OKLAHOMA
(Pursuant lo Call ol Comptroller of Currency. March 4, 1915)
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts $ 102,524.29
Bonds and Warrants   3.744.17
Bills Exchange    175.96
Overdraft!.     1.309.39
U. S. Bonds (at par) - 25,000.00
Banking House furniture and Fixtures 10,000.00
Other Real Estate . — 352.50
Tive Per Cent Redemption Fund 1,250.00
Stock Federal Reserve Bank . 600.00
lax Account  64.00
Cash in Safe and Other Banks 72,568.24
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock  
Surplus and Undivided Profits
Circulating Note
Deposits  160,984.44
$25,000.00
<;.i>04.u
25.000.00
Total
Total   $217,588.55
The above statement is correct, G. H. T RUE.SDE.LL, Cashier
$217,588.55
DIRF.CTORS
John Smith, J. L. Hines, F. A. Dinkier. W. A. Rhodes. A. E. Rhodes, Mary Smith, G. H. Truesdell
A Home Bank for Home People—The Bank For You.
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