The Independent. (Cashion, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 10, 1916 Page: 4 of 8
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THE CASHION lr< DEPEND HNT.
The Touch
Of- Small Prices
THE NEW TABLE OF
SUSAN-
(Concluded.)
greets you in every department since the turn of the new ye.ii
Not alone have we used the knife an men s and bov s cloth
ing, but also on balbriggan. woolen and all underwear, and
neckties, shirts, hats and many of the furnishings
All marked down to a point to make them move at once
Plenty of days coming when a good suit of underwear will
feel pretty comfortable: you'll have it as good as new for
next winter, too.
Santa didn't fetch you the necktie you most wanted, you
know. Here's a chance to put one over on the little gent.
Or in case you'd like to dress up in the latest style suit or
overcoat, we've cut the price so you can cut the dash.
There's somethiug here you surely want. Fspecially at
the bargain figures we're offering thisgs for now.
That's right, come in. (*ood boy
Everything that man and boy
wear, and the Carhartt brand of
overalls and gloves for men. jl
Arky's New Store J
Grain, Flour, Feed, Coal
I
Si
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Ask your deliveryman to
bring you a sack of
-HUMRENO-
flour and you will never be
troubled with bad results
on baking day.
El Reno Mill & Elev., Co
E. C. Wegener, Mgr.
Phone 53
Your business will be
appreciated at
THE STATE BANK OF REEDING
-Reeding, Okla.--
Subscribe for The Independent
The Caterer with Colored Help in
White Gloves, the ruby Punch sus-
pected of containing Liquor, the Jap-
anese Lanterns attached to the Maples,
the real Lace in the Veil, the glitter-
ing Array of Pickle-Jars, and a well-
defined Rumor that most of the im-
ported Ushers had been Stewed, gave
the agitated Hamlet something to blat
about for many and many a day.
The Bachelor of Arts grabbed ofT
by the daughter of Jennie and the
granddaughter of Susan was the
owner of Real Estate in the congested
Business District of a Town which
came Into Public Attention later on
through the efforts of Frank Chance.
His front name was Willoughby, but
Frances always called him "Dear," no
matter what she happened to be think*
ing at the time.
Part of State Street had been wished
on to Willoughby. He was afraid to
sell, not knowing how to reinvest.
So he sat back and played safe.
With growing Delight he watched the
Unearned Increment piling up on ev-
ery Corner. He began to see that he
would be fairly busy.all his life, jack-
ing up Rents.
The Red-Brick Fortress to which he
conducted Frances had Stone Steps in
front and a secret Entrance for lowly
Tradespeople at the rear.
Willoughby and his wife had the
high courage of Youth and the Finan-
cial Support of all the Money Spend-
ers along State Street, so they start-
ed in on Period Decoration Each
room in the House was supposed to
stand for a Period. Some of them
stood for a good deal.
A few of the Periods looked like
Exclamation Points.
The young couple disregarded the
Toll-Gate Period and the Log-Cabin
Period, but they worked in every one
of the Louies until the Gilt Furniture
gave out.
The delighted Caller at the House
beside the Lake would pass from an
East Indian Corridor hrough an Early
Colonial Ante-Room into a Japaneso
Boudoir and, after resting his Hat.
would be escorted into the Italian
Renaissance Drawing-Room to meet
the Hostess. From this exquisite
Apartment, which ate up one year's
Rent of a popular Buffet near Van
Buren Street, there could be obtained
a ravishing glimpse of the Turkish
Cozy-Corner beyond, including the
Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
Frances soon began to hob-nob with
the most delicatessen Circles, includ-
ing Families that dated back to the
Fire of 1871.
She was not at all Dizzy, even
when che looked down from the Moun-
tain Peak at her yappy Birthplace,
15.000 feet below.
Willoughby turned out to be a satis-
factory Housemate. His Voltage was
not high, but he always ate Peas
with a Fork and never pulled at the
Leash when taken to a Musicale.
In front of each Ear he carried a
neat Area of Human Ivy, so that b.a
could speak up at a Meeting of Direc-
tors. Until the year 1895, the restrict-
ed Side-Whisker was an accepted
Trade-Mark of Commercial Probity.
This Facial Landscaping, the Frock
Coat, and a steadfast devotion to Toil-
et Soap made him suitable for Ex-
hibition Purposes.
Frances became almost fond of him,
after the Honeymoon evaporated and
their Romance ripened into Acquaint-
anceship.
It was a gladsome day for both
when she traced the Dope back through
Swizzet County, Pennsylvania, and
discovered that she was an honest-to-
goodness Daughter of the American
Revolution.
Willoughby could not ask a repre-
sentative of good-old Colonial Stock
to ride around in a stingy Coupe with
a Coon planted out on the Weather-
Seat.
He changed the Terms in several
Leases and was enabled to slip her a
hot Surprise on the Birthday.
When she came down the Steps for
the usual bowl along the Avenue, so
as to get some Fresh Smoke, she be-
held a rubber-tired Victoria, drawn
by two expensive Bang Tails in jingl>
Harness and surmounted by import-
ant Turks in overwhelming Livery.
She was so trancifled with Delight
that she went right over to Willough-
by and gave him a Sweet Kiss, after
looking about rather carefully for the
exposed portion of the Frontispiece
Frances did a lot of Calling w ithin
the next two weeks, and to all those
who remarked upon the smartness of
the Equipage, she declared that the
Man she had to put up with carried
a Throbbing Heart even if he was an
Intellectual Midge.
In the year 1913, a slender Young
Thing, all of whose Habiliments
seemed melting and dripping down-
ward, came wearily from Stateroom
B. as the Train pulled into Reno,
Nevada.
She seemed quite alone, except for
a couple of Maids.
After she had given Directions con-
cerning the nine Wardrobe Trunks
and the Live Stock, she was motored
to a specially reserved Cottage at
the corner of Liberty Street and Hope
Avenue.
Next day she sat at the other side
of a Table from a Lawyer, removing
the poisoned Javelins from her fragile
Person and holding them up before
the shuddering Shyster.
She had a Tale of Woe calculated
to pulp a Heart of Stone. In blocking
out the Affidavit, her sympathetic At-
torney made Pencil Notes as tollows.
Her name was Ethel Louise, fa-
vorite Daughter of Willoughby and
Frances, the well-known Blue-Bloods
of the Western Metropolis.
She had finished off at Miss Snif-
fie's exclusive School, which over-
looked the Hudson and the Common
School Branches.
After she learned how to enter a
Bail-Room and while on her way to
attack Europe for the third time, the
Viper crossed her Pathway.
She accepted him because his name
was Hubert, he looked like an Eng-
lishman, and one of his Ancestors
turned the water into Chesapeake
Bay.
While some of the Wedding Guests
were still in the Hospital, he began
to practice the most diabolical Cruel-
ties.
He induced her to get on his yacht
and go cruising through the Mediter-
ranean when she wanted to take an
Apartment in Paris.
At Monte Carlo he scolded her for
borrowing 3,000 Francs' from a Rus-
sian. Grand Duke after she went broke
at bucking the Wheel. She had met
the Duke at a Luncheon the day be-
fore and his Manners were perfect.
The Lawyer said that Hubert was a'
j Pup, beyond ail Cavil.
Cairo, Egypt, yielded up another (
Dark Chapter of History.
It came out in the sobbing Recital
that Hubert had presented her with a'
$900 prize-winning Pomeranian, direct-'
■ ly related to the famous Fill, owned
by the Countess Skidoogan of Bil-!
carty.
Later on, he seemed to feel that the:
Pomeranian had come between him!
and Ethel. The Situation became'
more and more tense and finally, ono
| day in Egypt, within plain sight of the
■ majestic Pyramids, he kicked Precious
ever so harci and raised quite a Swel-
ling.
The Legal Adviser said Deatn was
too good for such a Fiend.
In Vienna, though, that was where
he went so far that Separation be-
came inevitable.
Ethel had decided to take an $80.-
000 Pearl Necklace she had seen in a
Window. It was easily worth that
much, and she felt sure she could get
it in without paying Duty. She had
been very successful at bringing
things Home.
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Garnett, A. J. The Independent. (Cashion, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 10, 1916, newspaper, February 10, 1916; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc107279/m1/4/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.