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Volume 14
This and That
a. j. a.
Campbell Russell took the cor-
rect attitude in ' his answer to a
threatening letter he receive
Monday, and which was signed
"K. K. K."
The letter threatened dire con-
quences if Russel decided the gas
rate case ''in favor of the corpor-
ation and not in favor ol' the
people."
Russell answered very point-
edly—
"I recognize yo 1 as a liar a < well
a; a coward; you not only exude
your venumous froth from am-
bush but use the 'K. K. K.' in-
itia s which you know you have
no authority to use.
''When 1 get scared of a sneak-
ing bushwacker like you, I'll
change my range.
"The postmark of your letter
shows 9:30 a. m. and it reached
mv office at 12, noon. You are
evidently not very far away.
"Could you muster up the
c urage to deliver your m - age
and receive your answer in per-
son? '
"That was telling it to the
writer in a /ery direct, straight
from-the-shoulder manner.
We dipt the following this
week from Chas. Sughroe's "Peo-
ple of Our Town"—
' The merchant is wondering,
if there ain't no hell, where his
business has gone.
'The poorer it gets the less he
advertises,
"The less he
poorer it gets.
advertises
"How long will it take
busted at this rate?
to go
One of the hardest duties in
the world is to (ill the news col-
umns of a small town paper with
interesting" items when there i
really no news to write.
It is far more vexing and per-
plexing than a person who has
never had any experience in
n '.vspaper work can well imag-
ine.
The paper must be published
and the reading matter has to be
supplied from some source.
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PUBLICITY PERSONALITY PEP
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Xoth .11* Slior: of a Calamity
W.ll Arouse Mankind
1 iy Dr. A. U. Lewis
Siate Health Commissioner
History has demonstrated that
i i . short of a great calam-
ity will arouse mankind to a
sen.-e of th i, duty to humanity.
Sii:rr indie.ition.- fiist point'd I
in i | alile smallpox epidemic , |
the Health Department has been
in i -t• tit in it appeals to the
>ple to be vaet mated. Wa n-
ings app-ared in practically all
the papers of the state calling at-
ten ion to the fact that the ti is -
era - s ol .1 more : erious and
violent nature than for years;
' . t tin prevention of smallpox
d< p< nded primarily upon vaccin-
al ion and isolation; that people
ho were vaccinated were not
in any danger; that those who
were not vanrinated were always
expired to chance of infection;
' Kit an epidemic would be the
result of indifference on the part
of the people If they failed to be
vaccinated. A strong appeal
was made to those who had not
been vaccinated within the last
five \ ears to do so without de-
Cashion School Notes
Biji Pie Supper
There will be a I'ie Supper
given at the school auditoiiuni
Friday night, Feb 'ird. Kve, ,
body invited to come. I idi. ..
bring pi.>Men, nil your pm l
ets with money and CO d i
benefits go to piano fun ! and
Wilson ian Foimdation
School is progressing nic< Iv,
but not enough visits from p
Irons. Come and sc. us at our
work.
Harmon Cosline
Miss Birdie (Justine, of neal
Reeding, and Mr. Lloyd Harmon
of near Springfield, Mo., we
married at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Smith on January l';,
Mr. Smith prouncing the words
that mndi them man and wil■ .
Tlie bride is the daughter ol
Mr. Gosline of near Reeding and
the groom in the grandson ol
K. C. Harmon, of near Cashion.
The couple left shortly after tie
ceremony for Missouri where
they expect to make their home.
Xumber oJ<
'•"rank Hammond Gets
Fracture of \rm
| * Wednesday morning about ten
j o'clock, Frank Hammond fi ll
from a manure spreader v. hen hi
I team .larted to run and w. mi
over l>\ tli< machine. He t inn
to I)rs. Waters \ \\ tr, a I and
had the arm examined and ti: \
iound it broken in two pi v i s.
Hews of ihe Churches
Christian
Preaching every 1st and Hid
Sunday s.
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
We are looking for about 12">
in Sunday School next Sund.v
and will need you to help make'
that number, lie on I ime.
The lumber left from the Cot
tonwmid bridge, south of Casli-
1 ion, will be sold by sealed bids at
j2 p. m, Saturday, Jan. '2Sth, at
the bridge.
G. L. Collett.
(EsrdaiirrrnE;'j.",r^
ZBOSB
mmBamsoBmsma
R. II. Wilson Announces
For Governor
R. H. Wilson, State Superin-
iSnow A Great Help
S To Growing Wheat
The snow that fell here the
tendent of Public Instruction, first of the week was a great
has announced Iris candidacy for help to the grow ing wheat- 'I lie
governor, subject to the act i■■ i ] first snow fell early Sunday, night
of the Democratic primary Aug- j and fell evenly over the fields,
ust 1, j While the fall was light it will
A copy of his platform reach-j add considerably to the surface
ed this office this week, in which moisture and aid r.ne wirter
he has cl sc us: -d the things of I wheat.
importance which are facing Ok-   
When the brain of the editor lah,ra ns at present and in which
becomes weary, mind inactive ht gives his solutions in a clear] A Change III Firm Name
and his faithful scissors dull
Is it, do you imagine-
A child's play for him to probe
the gas-bags of his imagination
and bring forth a column or more
and concise manner.
Offering Some Real Bargains
Last week the Independent
iffice turned out. F ine bills for,
'hasfain Bros., in which they ,, , ■
, . on Fast Oklahoma Ave., opposite
of original "wind" that will both ja!v.""' 0 ! " . the Kress Store where they carry
edify, delight and instruct his territory )arga*n„8 111 a big line of furniture, rug
A few weeks ago the Metzler
Furniture Company, of Guthrie,
i sold an interest to Mr. J.
j Whitefierd and changed the firm
■name'io llelzler-Whitefield Co
This company has a large ston
The indifference of the people
to the danger remained impen-
etrated until the visitation of
the calamity which now grips
Oklahoma. That the people are
now la enly alive to the danger
of smallpox and the importance
of va ccination as a preventative
* e\ id' la ed in the bomharnment
>f th oflice by telegrams and
long-distance calls for vaccine.
Thai the situation abounds in
pathos is apparant when we re
member that no less than 38
lives has already been the price
of the awakening.
Appropriations for the control j
of epidemics have not kept pace
with the growth in population.
In fact, funds for this purpose
have not been increased but have
remained stationary since state-
hood, The distribution of 20-
000 smallpox treatments during
present demic and the putting I
into the field a physician, who is j
a smallpox expert, together with
precautionary measures taken to
obviate diptheretic or other cal-j
amity, has been a heavy drain |
on available funds for the con-|
trol of epidemics. Therefore, I
hereby appeal to the people of
Oklahoma to take every precau-
tion against contracting and j
spreading all infectious or con-
tagious diseases. A repetition of j
the present epidemic would rendj
er me powerless to furnish state j
ai I for want of funds.
Moral: Prevention is safer, j
better and cheaper than cure. I
50.00 Reward
1 will pay $50.00 reward for
j information leading to the ar
rest and conviction of the pai
ties who stole my meat. Meat
was taken about January lHtli or
19th, l'J'12. The meat was from
three hogs and wa 1 cut in piece ,
and salted. W. A (.'lift
Dave Bit hm says, "The troub-
le with whiskey is; the folks who
don't drink it fight it, and the
| folks who do drink it fight it."
I Pretty good philosophy
Mrs. Clias. Cornforth, of near
| Navina, died the lirst of the
i week. Funeral services vveie
I held Monday..
Fresh lisly
bloaters, pickh
mackerel at < I
ket.
/oyster:'.. • moked
1 herring and salt
krton Bros. Mar-
klHc's Got Money
in the Bank
That sentence is pleasant to the car and full of
meaning. It suggests ucomny, thrift and ability.
W e interest ourselves in the welfare of our de-
positors and promote their interests as we would
our own, as our interests are mutual,
Dollars are good pioperty to own. Keep your
funds in this bank where they are both safe and
ready in time of need.
We offer a broad, safe, accurate and helpful,
up-to-date banking service.
Perhaps there is some way we may help you to-
day.
First Nadonal Bank
HAMBONE'S MEDITATIONS
readers?
I winter merch.mdi-e.
This week has been
hose perplexing weeks—
of!
Pentecostal Holiness
Meetings Start
And the principle thing in the Tiic. day ni;?ht ' m. 27th. ih
s, etc.
and they are bidding for busi-
! ness in this section of the coun-
try. See their ad on another
page of this issue.
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editor's head is a terrible cold.
Looks funny to go back ove
the old office files and notice'
some of the styles of ladies' and |
men's ready-to-wear of ten years ;
as shown by some of the i
Pentecostal Holiness meetings
will start in the Raub building.
Everyone cordially invited to
attend. Sister Tolbert will be
in charge.
ago
Taken Up.. 3 spotted shoats.
 , - . n- , wt. i.bout SO lbs. eoch. Owner
dealer's advertisements. Pictures
oiaieisau . may have same by paying dam-1
of automobiles ot that date are
oi auwuiuuii age, advertising a'it, k< p.
somewhat different from those ol . ■ ,
1 ' ^ Heller
today.
Thcives Get Big Haul of Pork
One nighl last week thieves
took several hundred pounds of
pork from W. A. ('lift, two miles
west of here. The meat was
the product of three large hogs
and had beerl cut in pieces and
salted. All of it was taken. Mr.
(■lift is offering fifty dollars re-
ward for information leading to
the arrest and conviction of the
j guilty parties.
Or/"r t, i>iii rr, mcciuj" ,vw
It Is Our Business To Serve
The People *
If you have money about your home let us offer you
the protection of our safe and vault places of security
that are built to store money where it will be out of
reach of burglars and fire, and always ready for you
when wanted. We want you to feel that this bank is
for your use and that our conveniences are for your
use; and to that end we invite your acconnt. The ser-
vice we offer will be an advantage to you. Others tell
us of their satisfaction. This makes us believe that
you also will receive the {same benefits from a bank
connection here. Talk over the situation with us, what
ever requirements you may have we may be able to
supply your demands.
"No depositor has ever lost a dollar in a state bank
in Oklahoma '
Farmers Stale Bank
Melville Carter, President Horace Oi'gSmith, Cashier
T. ti. Abercrombie, N ice President