The County Democrat. (Tecumseh, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, May 18, 1917 Page: 3 of 8
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THE COUNTY DEMOCRAT. TECUMSEH. OKLA-
MINISTERS OF GOSPEL STATE WIDE
PUT TANLAC TO TEST NEWS EVENTS
-T- ^ H. A. M’CAULEY OF SAPULPA
Well-Known Ministers of the South Come Out HEADS STATE BANKERS
Openly and Fearlessly and Tell What They ASSOCIATION.
Know to Be the Truth About the Medicine Mnl#c n~ TUC CTITC
That Has Helped Them. OTHER HEWS Or THE SIAIfc
(FARMERS QUARREL: I DEAD
{ Slater of Slain Man Alao Wounded; j
Debt Cause of Shooting.
D ARELY will a minister of the Gospel indorse a proprietary medicine.
The preacher’s high calling, the influence he commands puts a grave
responsibility on his every word, lie will not jeopardize his reputation
by commending a thing without first assuring himself it is all right. His
word ca.ries as much weight in the home, on the street, or in the public j
prints as in the pulpit.
Little Incidents and Accidents That
Go To Make Up A Weak’a History
Of A Groat Common-
wealth.
When ministers of some of the creat-
est communions in the land Indorse
Tanlac their words carry conviction.
They say what they know to be the
truth. They have put Tanlac to the
test of personal service and have not
found It wanting.
The proprietors of Tanlnc have re-
ceived countless testimonials from peo-
ple In every walk of life, earnestly
commending It. Among them are a
number from prominent ministers of
various churches. A few of these are
printed below.
Rev. W. C. Norton Is pastor of the
Wesley Memorial church of Jackson-
ville, Fla. He says:—“1 suffered from
chronic Indigestion for years. I seldom
slept well and had severe headaches.
Blnce taking Tanlac I feel as well as
ever I did—sleep splendidly and eat
anything I want. Tanlac has restored
my health and I feel It my duty to
recommend It.”
Rev. A. H. Sykes, pastor of Watkins
Park Presbyterian church, Nashville,
Tenn., says;—Mrs. Sykes suffered
from stomach and kidney troubles and
a nervTius breakdown. Tanlnc restored
her henlth—she Is gaining strength
and flesh rapidly—her full restoration
Is but a question of time.”
Rev. E. G. Butler, pastor' of Central
Baptist church, Muskogee, Okla.,
says:—“I had attacks of acute Indiges-
tion. Results from taking Tanlac have
been most satisfactory—am glad to
recommend it as the best medicine I
have ever tried.”
Rev. F. M. Winburn, Methodist, San
Antonio, Tex., says:—“I had no appe-
tite—suffered from weakness and gen-
eral debility—could not work without
quickly tiring. Found Tanlac Just
what my system needed. I consider
Tanlac a good medicine to build up
run-down systems.”
Rev. R. J. Taylor, pastor St. Pleas-
ant Baptist church, Franklin, Tex.,
•ays:—“Grippe left me in very bad
shape—had Indigestion, nervous head-
aches—could not sleep well. Tanlac
gave me a good appetite, strengthened
my nerves. I sleep well as ever—have
gained five pounds."
Rev. A. L. Tull, Methodist, Atlanta, !
Ga., rays:—‘‘My granddaughter was a j
nervous wreck from Indigestion. Tan- |
lac gave her an appetite—she can ent
anything. She Is on the road to re-
covery."
Rev. Jas. H. New, Bnptlst, Clarkston, [
Ga., says:—My wife had severe J
cramps, headaches, and was very nerv- |
oua. badly run down, weak and thin. '
Tanlac caused her troubles to dlsap- 1
pear—she never complains now.”
Rev. A. J. Vailary, former superin-
tendent Bethany Home, Monroe, La.,
now of Memphis, Tenn., says:—"Three '
years ago I had a general breakdown
with Indigestion—had rheumatic pains
In legs. Since taking Tanlac am re-
lieved of Indigestion—rheumatic pains
have stopped—feel like a new man. I
give Tanlac my unqualified Indorse-
ment.”
Rev. John M. Sims, Baptist, At-
lanta, Ga., says:—“I suffered from
nervous Indigestion and inactive liver
—digestion badly Impaired. Tanlac
corrected these troroles entirely—
gained ten pounds tak ng two bottles.”
Rev. W. T. Roby, P. West Lons-
dale Methodist church, Knoxville,
Tenn., testifies from personnl experi-
ence as to the great benefit he de-
rived from taking Tanlac for disor-
dered stomach.
No greater praise can be given a
remedy than the unsolicited testimony
of men whose lives are devoted to the
betterment of their fellow men. Their
Integrity cannot be doubted. They
serve their calling often ,at great per-
sonal sacrifice. Tanlac has helped
them—they say so because they want
to do you good.
There Is a Tanlac dealer In yonr
town.—Adv.
Muskogee— H. A. McCauley of Sa-
pulpa v/as elected president of the Ok-
lahoma State Bankers' association for
the ensuing year. The other officers
elected are as follows. Vice presi-
dent, G. C. Robertson of Lawton;
treasurer, W. D. Stevens of Rocky;
secretary, H. E. Bagby of Oklahoma
City.
President McCauley appointed the
following group committees, with A.
L. Churchill of- Vinlta as chairman:
Group No. 1, W. F. Barber of Lawton
and C. W. Howard of Frederick;
group No. 2. J. J. Gerlach of Wood-
ward and L. L. Davis of Selling; group
No. 3, William Raymond of Oklahoma
City and A. E. Patrick of Chandler;
group No. 4, A. L. Cheevek of Atoka
and K. M. Rowe of Broken /..low;
group No. 6, R. P. Brewer of McAles-
ter and J. T. Bailey of Albion.
He May Have Been, At That.
“I have heard that Mrs. Gallblrd’s hus-
band Is a literary man,” said Miss Inna
Senttes.
“Gee, that gives me some snappy
news. Where did you hear *t?” asked
her friend.
“Why, It must be true. I heard fath-
er say he was a bookmaker.”
Just as Important.
It Is a fine thing to cultivate the va-
cant lots In the city, but vacant spots
In the country should not be over-
looked.—St. Paul Pioneer Press
Sometimes a wpman will admit that
the most trouble she has hud with hei
husband wns In getting him.
The Purchase of a Saxon
Insures Riding Satisfaction
Saxon cars are today generally recognized as
the best cars in their price classes.
Their greater value has been definitely and
decisively established by their performance
records in the hands of thousands of owners in
all parts of the country.
The Saxon Motor Car Corporation has earned
one of the biggest successes in the automobile
industry. It owes its success to the policy of
building good cars and building them in quan-
tities. Its cars have won the respect of the
motor buying public.
Such absolute satisfaction as is represented in
the following testimonial is the big reason back
of Saxon success:
“I want to «ay that Saxon ‘Six’ U an automo-
bile that will do all the Saxon Motor Car Cor-
poration claims it will do — and more.
“We have driven our car many thousand
miles and can honestly say it is the easiest
we ever rode in.”
riding car
JOHN A. DIXON. Seneca. S. D.
Saxon Motor Car Corporation
Detroit, Michigan
There is still some good territory open for
Saxon dealers. For information you should
apply to
Paige Motor Car Company, Inc.
Oklahoma City, Okla.
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ALL CROPS ARE IMPROVING
Benefit From Rains to Show Up Next
Month in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma City.—Growing crops In
Oklahoma as a whole still show a
stunted condition as compared with
the same period last year, according
to the April report of Frank M. Gault
president of the state board of agri-
culture. The adverse situation Is at-
tributed to the drouth. Hope, how-
ever, Is held out that next month’s
report will be more optimistic on ac
count of the recent rains which came
after the compilation was made.
Wheat shows a growing condition
of 71 per cent. Last year at this time
the condition was 78 per cent. The
present state' of the wheat crop Is
5 per cent better than it was on
April 12. Acco-ding to the report,
prospects are good for a fine crop in
all sections of the state with the ex-
ception of the extreme northwest and
southwest.
Corn has a growing condition of 79
per cent, which is 5 per cent above
the condition at this time last year.
Oats show a condition of 72 per cent,
being 9 per cent lowar than last
year. Alfalfa Bhows 79 per cent, 11
per cent lower than last year. Pas-
ture lands show a condition of 78 per
cent, the same as last month.
The farmer still has on hand from
the 1916 crop, 12 per cent of the corn
and 6 per cent of the oats, having
consumed and marketed during the
past month 5 per cent of corn and 3
per cent of oats.
There will be more apples than any
other kind of fruit this year. The
prospect is for 71 per cent of a full
crop; peaches 46 per cent; cherries
70 per cent; apricots 45 per cent;
plums 63 per cent; pears 57 per cent.
High price of seed potatoes has
caused a falling off in the planting
of Irish potatoes this year. There
Is a 3 per cent less acreage than last
year.
GUTHRIE TO KEEP SCHOOL
8econd Ballot on Transfer of Conven-
tion Hall to Guthrie.
Guthrie.—The second effort of
this city to vote the convention hall
and the capital park grounds to the
Methodist University of Oklahoma
was made last week and the proposi-
tion was carried by a vote of more
than two to one. This proposition
was attached as a “rider” to the city
primary election and was defeated by
a majority of 41. The friends of the
university were not satisfied with the
methods then prevailing and secured
another election.
It is contemplated that the city w-ill
subscribe $15,000, to be duplicated by
the council, as a fund for the imme-
diate remodeling of the main building
for the accommodation of the school
at the opening this fall.
Hobart.—Tom Htstrunk Is dead anc|
Mrs. Florence Brown, hts sister, I4
j mortally wounded as a result of tea
shots fired at them at close range bg
W. H. Blackwell, 57 years old. ^
farmer who llvaa nine mllea north-
east of Mountain Park. Blackwell
surrendered to the officers after the
shooting. He claims to haye shot in
self defense.
Blatrunk and Blackwell were close
neighbors, both owning the farms on
which they lived. Their house are
175 yards apart.
Slstrunk sent a note to Blackwell
demanding the payment of an account
which he claimed Blackwell owed.
Willie Davis, Mrs. Sistrunk’s brother,
carried the note When Blackwell
read It, he wrote at the bottom, "Pay
me for the damage your burros have
done my crops and that would settle
the account.”
When the answer was delivered.
Slstrunk went over to Blackwell’^
home. A quarrel was followed by ni
fight in which Blackwell used a single-
barrel 12-gauge shotgun. A load ol
No. 2 shot struck Slstrunk full In the
face, twenty-eight bullets taking
effect.
Mrs. Slstrunk. from her home, saw
her husband fall and. running into the
house, told his sister that Slstrunk
had been killed. Mrs. Brown ran to'
the scene and. In turn, was struck by
flying bullets. Blackwell ordered her
to stop at tha gate and, when she re-
fused to halt, shot her. The shot tore
out the woman's loft eye and shat-
tered her shoulder. One shot entered
her temple and came out at the eye.
Blackwell immediately telephoned'
to the officers at Mountain Park to-
come and get him. He was brought
here to await trial.
SUMMERS GETS 25 YEARS.
Night Term of Court Hold To Avoid
Possible Violence.
Sallisaw.—For fear of violence a
night term of court was held after
Bud Summers had surrendered to the
authorities to answer a charge of
criminally assaulting his 10-year-old
stepdaughter. District Judge .John
Pitchford sentenced him to serve
twenty-five years and Summers was
taken to the penitentiary on an early
morning .train.
CANNERY FOR M’ALESTER.
Municipal Market Also To Be Estab-
lished in Near Future.
McAlester.—A municipal market and
a canning factory as soon as the ne-
cessary arrangements can be maoe.
The market will operate as a central
point for all farmers and truck gar-
deners. and at a distributing house for
food which could not be sold here.
The cannery will take care of all the
'ruit that can’t be sold elsewhere.
LODGES IN CONVENTION.
Knights of Pythias and Elks in An-
nual Session.
Enid.—The eleventh annual meet-
ing of the grand lodge of the Knights;
of Pythias and the Pythian Sisterk
which was in session here was at-
tended by about 350 delegates of the;
two branches. The team from thej
twelfth district conferred the degreol
work at the meeting the last night and
initiated thirty-four new members In
the dramatic order of the Knight
Khorassan.
The installation of the officers of
the grand lodge took place. The elec-
tion took place last December.
The new officers are: Grand chan-
cellor, Otis L. Snow of Tulsa; grant}
vice-chancellor, I. W. Hart of Wood-
ward; grand keeper of records and
seals, A. O. Romine of Hobart; grand
prelate, P„ W. Gore, Clinton; grand
master of the exchequer, John Knox
of Perry; grand master at arms, Wil-
liam Moore of Prague; grand trustee,
J. V. Dedrick of Ardmore.
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Barefoot Heads Elks.
Muskogee.—B. B. Barefoot of Chick-
asha, was unanimously elected as;
president of the Oklahoma associ-
ation of Elks in annual session of the
state convention. Other officers elect-
ed are: First vice president, C. F.
Comstock of Nowata; second vice
president, F. Villiers of Okmulgee;
third vice president, William Sey-
mour of Henryetta; trustee for three-
year. period, F. A. Grubbs of Muskogee.
Nowata was selected as the next
convention city.
BITTERS STOPS IN BRYAN.
Indians No Longer Can Obtain “Cup
That Cheers.”
Durant.—Complying with warnings
Issued by the county attorney’s ofliee,
dealers in this county have generally
discontinued the sale of bitters In un-
limited quantities to persons who
seemed to have no particular use for
them except as a beverage.
The practice of selling these nos-
tiums to Indians has caused the ar-
rest and fining of many Indians of this
section, and the applications of the un-
fortunates for funds with which to
liquidate caused a general complaint
from these persons, urging that the
Indian be protected frOtn the results
of the debauches which indulgence in
low per cent alcohol nostrums bring.
One Indian, who has been before the
courts five times in three weeks for
drunkenness, says that it always took
about eight quart bottles of bitters to
get the "feeling,' but that it was “pret-
ty good as a substitute.”
Love Affair Causes Suicide.
Sallisaw.—R. W. Hines, 35 years
old, was found dead in a pasture a
short distance from the house in
which he was living. He had killed
himself with a pistol, which was found
near the body. Hines is said to htfve
told several of his friends that he
contemplated suicide because a
woman had refused the attentions he
sought to pay her.
War On Prairie Dogs Begun.
Gotebo.—Farmers south of Gotebo
are waging war on prairie dogs by
putting a mixture of poison in their
dens and tamping the holes full of
dirt. The poison makes a gas that
kills the dogs before they can dig out.
But a few are successful in escaping
and the second dose is required. In
some places the dogs have taken
whole quarter sections of land, and
since no vegetation can grow where
they are and since they multiply so
fast It will be but a few years till
they have all the pastures ruined
a Local magnate.
“Are you the postmaster!”
“Yep.”
“Gimme two stumps,”
“Here ye are. I also sell dry goods,
groceries, hardware an’ coffins. Need
anything of th* sortT”
“No. I'm just passing through here.
Fact la I'm on my way to the station
now."
“That so7 I operate th' only hack
line In town, ^itm, my driver, will
take yer to th’ depo’ for a quarter.”
ON FIRST SYMPTOMS
use "Renovlne” and be cured. Do not
wait until the heart organ Is beyond
rejmlr. “Renovlne" Is the heart and
nerve tonic. Price 50c and $1.00.—Adv.
Looking Backward.
“Mrs. Gadder speaks of a spread
that cost a thousand dollars or more as
a ‘little dinner.”’
“Yea, and did you ever notice the
far-away look In Mr. Gadder’s eyes
sometimes when she makes a state-
ment like that?”
"No. What do you suppose It Indi-
cates ?"
“i guess he's thinking of the time
when he w as glad to get a cup of cof-
fee nnd a dish of beaus for his dinner,”
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System
Take the Old Standard GROVE S
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you ars taking, aa the formula is
printed on every label, showing it ia
Quinine and Iroo in a tasteless form. Tbs
Quinina drives out malaria, tha Iron
builds up tbs system, jo cents
Lawyers Got It After All.
The inseparable Sltnpkinson broth-
ers of Los Angeles decided that they
would save the expenses of lawyers’
fees in case of the death of one of
them by making out checks to each
other. One of them died recently and
the other took the cheek for the
amount of his estale to the hank. The
hank refus'd payment because the au-
thor of the cheek hud died, and the
lawyers got the money after all.
AN OPERATION
AVERTED
! YES! MAGICALLY!
CORNS LIFT OUT
WITH FINGERS
'B |"|ng % % % | | g f t -f -t—
You say to the drug Rtore man,
“Give me a small bottle of freezone.”
This will cost very little but will
positively remove every hard or soft
corn or callus from one's feet.
A few drops of this new ether com-
pound applied directly upon a tender,
aching corn relieves the soreness In-
stantly, and soon the entire corn or
callus, root and all, dries up and can
be lifted off with the fingers.
This new way to rid one’s feet of
corns wns Introduced by a Cincinnati
man, who says that freezone dries In
a moment, nnd simply shrivels up the
corn or callus without irritating the
surrounding skin.
If your druggist hasn’t any freezone
tell him to order a small bottle from
his whole~ule drug house for you.—adv.
Seeking a Divorce.
“On what grounds do you seek a di-
vorce, madam?”
“Incoinpatablllty. I want a divorce,
and my husband doesn’t.”
I
Philadelphia, Pa.—“One year VT® I
was very sick and 1 suffered with paina
in my aide and back
until I nearly went
crazy. I went to
differentdoctoraaad
they all said 1 had
feirale trouble and
woukl not get any
relief nntil 1 would
be operated on. I
had suffered for four
years before this
time, but I kept get-
ting worse the more
medicine I took. Every month since 1
was a young girl I had suffered with
cramps in my sides at periods and was
never regular. I saw your advertise-
ment in the newspaper and the picture
of a woman who had been saved from
an operation and this picture waa im-
prerged on my mind. The doctor had
givA me only two more days to make
up my mind so 1 sent my husband to the
drug store at once for a bottle of Lydia
E Pinkham'e Vegetable Compound, and
believe me, I soon noticed a change and
when I had finished the third bottle I
wae cured and never felt better. I grant
you the privilege te publish my letter
and am only too glad to let other women
know of my cure." - Mrs.Thos.McGon-
IUAL. 3432 Hartvllla Street. Phils., Pa.
KIDNEY
TROUBLE -a want S£dw£„,8
you can make no mistake by using Dr,
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney
medicine. At druggists In fifty rent and
dollar sixes Rumple slxe bottle by Parcel
Post, also pamphlet telling you about It.
Addreas Dr. Kilmer A Co.. Binghamton.
N. V.. and enclose ten cents, also men-
tion this paper.
ECZEMA!
Money buck without queation
if HUNT’S CURE fall* in the
treatment of ITCH, ECZEMA,
UI NO WORM,TETTER or other
itching skin dlReaitea. Price
50c at «lrutfKlHtM, or direct from
A. I. Ri chants MicIm Co . Shtrmao.Toi.
BABIES AND GROWING CHILDREN
need a tonic to tone up the system and
regulate the liver. Mothers are con-
stantly using with wonderful success,
our “Plantation" Chill and Fever Ton-
ic. Pleasant to take—contains no Cal-
omel. Price 50c.—Adv.
Some men have a lot to say about
getting busy, but they never really get
busy.
THE RBM
THIRST in quality—First
T the shopping list I
R. B. M. Coffee is mvi
is invariably the
choice of particular housewives, be-
cause R. B. M. has a “different” sat-
isfying flavor that puts new delight
in coffee-drinking.
Next time you drive off for sup-
plies, be sure and specify R. B. ML
ALWAYS FRESH
Packed in dean, unitary carton# — al-
ways fresh routed and full
flavored.
Try R. B. M. Poar.
der, too — it’» better and
more economical than or*
dinary brand*.
Ridenour-Baker
Mercantile Co.
Oklahoma City
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Get Eggs From South Africa.
South Africa has laid the founda-
tion of u large trude in eggs with Great
Brituln. Recently there has been a
very large arrival of eggs from South
Africa to London. Several Rmnil con-
signments have been shipped previous-
ly, but this is the first one marketed.
The eggs are said to be of exception-
ally good quality.
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