Ellis County Republican. (Gage, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1907 Page: 4 of 8
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Ellis County Republican.
H. B. Hawkins, Publisher.
■ ftored an Second Class Matter, at the Poet-of-
fice at lta»re. Okla., January 190t). under the
Act of Conjrreaa oi March 3. 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION’............$1. PER YEAR.
TO HOMESTEADERS.
The {'resident has issued an order,
a copy of which has been sent to every
Land Office in the country and has al-
ready gone into effect, that hereafter
no final receipt or patent shall issue
ADVERTISING RATES: ^ra!?n'oC™ch on any homestead proofs without a
w.dtrh!°pn.r mon1;^ Wat.'personal examination of the land shall
line. Reasonable discounts for lanre space.
Published every Friday.
OFFICE: In rear of C. II. Holmes’
II. S. Commissioner’s office.
MOISTURE IN 1906.
have first been made by a special
agent of the goverment. This order,
which has been issued to prevent
| frauds in acquiring title to goverment
land, will cause quite a delay in the is-
| suing of final receipts, as it will re-
j quire at least eight or ten special
The following, which has been tak- agents in this (Woodward) land dis-
en from the records of the Local Ob- to examine all the proofs that have
server here at. Gage acting in connec- been and will be made in the district
tion with the U. S. Department of for the present year. It is advisable
Agriculture, will be of interest to our that all those whose 5 years time has
readers. The table gives the rainfall, expired, and who wish to make final
in inches and hundredths of inches ! proof this year, make an early applfc-
for the year ending January 1, 1907: catmn for proof so they may avoid a
part of this delay.
M. W. A. AND R. N. A. BANQUET.
January, Rain .15 Snow, .50
February,
.33
.25
March,
1.68
April,
1.97
May,
2.29
June,
2.29
July,
5.50
August,
4.29
September,
2.95
October,
3.12
November,
1.83
7.50
December,
70
.50
Total,
27.11
8.75
The coldest
day of
the year was
Correspondence.
GAGE VIEW.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Prior have been
spending a few days visiting with the
former’s parents.
Miss Bell Dale and Noah Minery
took supper with Miss Nellie Elvin
last Wednesday evening.
Miss Pearle Bunting spent Sunday
at Mr. Prior’s.
Miss Katie McMillan spent Saturday
evening and Sunday at home. '
Hoyt Prior, of Omaha, Nebraska, is P°um|s Granulated Sugar..........................$1 00 Triumph Seed Potatoes, per bushel.................$1 00
vising hi. brother. .1. M. Prior, r.n.l ........................... 1 ^ ........... Jg,
i old Weather Coming!
\\ e still have some warm goods at warm prices for this cold weather. Our Overshoes, Over-
coats and Underwear still at reduced prices—from $1 to $11.23. Winter Suits, $8 to $10.
Groceries at Rock Bottom Prices!
The annual banquet of the Modern
Woodmen and auxilliary, the Royal at Mr. Dale's
friends.
The Gage View Local of F. E. & C. U. I
will meet again Saturday evening!
February 9. All members are re- ■
quested to come.
Ed Minery is doing some carpenter
work for Mr. Boughner.
Melvin Wall, Ed and Noah Minery j
spent Thursday evening at Mr. Prior’s. I
Mr. Crummitt was having a hog *
killing time the first of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan spent Sunday 1
2 cans Standard Tomatoes.......................... 25 ________
B cans standard Corn.................................. 25® Heat Rice, per pound.
07 h
In fact, anything you need at the right prices. The place to trade is at the
BIG STORE WITH LITTLE PRICES!
MCDONALD’S.
Neighbors, was held in Clark’s hall,
Wednesday eve, January .30. The
hall was brilliantly lighted and the
beautifully decorated table fairly
groaned under its weight of good
things to eat. Sixty plates were laid
and at a late hour the ladies were
November 21, when the mercury reg- seated and served, and by the merry
istered 3 degrees below zero.
! laughter and clatter of voices one
The hottest day of the year was would know they were enjoying the
July 21, when it registered 98 de- repast greatly.
greos above zero.
Next, the gentlemen were seated
The rainfall tor the year of 190;> and did justice to the meal in a manly
was 25.35; snow, 11.35. i (quiet) and business like way, and the
The rainfall for the year of 1904 lookers-on were sure the men’s hearts
was 24.76; snow, 9.75.
had been reached; and still a third
I table was filled, making nearly 180
present.
After all were served the ladies
“Republicanism must and will win
in Oklahoma in the forthcoming cam-
p.iign, said t hail man J. L. Hamon | ^usje(j themselves in arranging some
of the republican organization recent- of the good thing8 to be sent to the
ly. There was never a more pro- who could not attend. About
pitious moment in the history of the midnight al, went home> wishi
party in this section. The organiza-1
more
. ,, annual banquets could be crowded in-
tiorus getting down'to business and|to twelve months,
making plans for the campaign.
There seems to be a tendency on the
part of all good republicans to get to-
gether in one harmonious whole. |
This is as it should be.
Willie McMillan is home for a few
days and is layed up with a bad cold.;
Mrs. W. J. Town has been quiet!
sick, but is better at this writing.
Geo. McMillan was home from
school a few days last week on the
account of sickness.
Melvin Wall was seen out this way
Sunday evening.
L,ocal News.
MT. OLIVE
Some of the men from this district
are going to take their teams and go
to work on the grading of the new
railroad near Supply.
Miss Flora Blair spent last Sun-1
day with her folks in this district.
Rush orders for job work are our
delight.
Fresh oysters and Fish at Big 4
Lunch Room.
See U. J. Minton for the best coal
at the best price.
Quick Loans. See Webb Land &
Co. We close loans in one week.
The Gage Coal Co. and full up on
coal. Prompt delivery and full
weight.
For Sale- Deeded farm, seven miles
j southwest of Gage, tor $1490. In-
quire at this office.
In order to keep your friends post-
Owing to the cold weather a
small crowd attended Literary last Sat-1 e(l on the news of Ellis county send
urday night. Question for this week: them the Republican.
Resolved; that the Constitutional Con-1 Warm blankets for your horses
vention shhould endose woman’s suf-1 saves one bushel of corn weekly in
FARMERS, ATTENTION!
Brother farmers of the Gage Di.->
We have no j tr*ct- J’ou are earnestly requested to
time for petty quarrels and I am I Gage on next Saturday, February
ferage for Oklahoma.
Jas. Cartiaegy hauled off his wheal
last week. S. L. Harrel also hauled
a load last Saturday.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Marion Han-
cock, on Tuesday January 22, a baby
girl. Name, Avis Aleine.
Mr. and Mrs. Mose Hall are the hap-
shivers. T. B. Howard & Co.
glad to say there are none, reports | at 1 o’clock p. jn. No doubt you | PY parants of another baby born last
to the contrary notwithstanding. The !i lVl' rioted the call for a meeting of week.
main proposition of the jmrty is to tho broom makers and brush dealers , Geo. S. Jacks is building the new
win victory over the befuddled bunch * hicage on iebruary 5. Now : granary foi ( . L. Gu(Yany.
of democrats now dominating that i Lrothoia, you v. ho are interested in j W. S. Wood is building a new
sacred body, the Constitutional Con- tl‘i" niuve lo uettei out financial coil- giaflai) J-vi . Avt and will nc.a
vention. The outlook is exceedingly j dition> be at l1k‘ meeting on next Sat- build a new house 14x24. He expects
bright in every section of the new I urda-v to counteract this other meet- to build a barn about the same size.
ing that is to be held at Chicago. 1 His building site is near the section
Hold on to your corn. I)o not get line east of the Chaney sc hool house,
scared at the howl of over-production:
Gold Waits for Finder.
Some 20 years ago a Spanish
steamer, the Alfonso XII., foundered
In the Canaries. She carried ten
large boxes of gold. An expedition
poorly equipped was sent out and nine
boxes recovered. The tenth is still
there—a fortune In itself.—Sunday
Magazine.
state.”
There is much indignation being
expressed in political circles in Tulsa j y°u
Marion Hancock preached at the
know that that howl has school house after Sunday school last
Korean Society Item.
One of our genial reporters reports
that “Yesterday at 10 a. m. the direct-
or of the Dal Ichl Ginko and Mr. Me-
gata and some other officials have
gathered a certain house and have
opened a poetry party for their re-
joicing all the day.”—Korean Daily
News.
Ohio Man Not Fully Developed.
An Ohio man stole a street car
when the conductor got off to get a
drink of water, ran the car four miles,
over the beach of faith on the part; been ringing for over 20 years, and Sunday, and C. II. Blakeslcy preached collected all fares, and then decamped!
of “Railroad” Haskell with th« re-
yet the factories bought all the rot- '■ at night,
publicans reported from Guthrie a t(jn bales they could rind last June j ment for the 4th Sunday in the
month. Mr. Stuart preaches next
few days since. According to an iin(i paid good prices for them. Don’t
agreement entered into at Muskogee £«t scared. Support your warehouse;
during the late campaign Haskell was it if* yours and it needs you Come
not to attend democratic caucuses if ;u,d help make it a success. Be at
elected to the Constitutional Conven- tile meeting next Saturday, and re-
tion. ihe fact taut he no* done so member that every penny you give
Mr. B. has left at appoint-! A Pennsylvania mau would have end-
ed by selling the car back to the com-
pany.—Washington Post.
Sunday, and Mr. Pitman on the follow
ing Sunday.
house dosed the fore part of this
week. They were conducted with
and is really the leader in the caucus the ware house it will return it 100 ! unusual success,
is the town topic and his friends are f°ld. Yours fraternally,
L. P. Jennings
Soup Better Than Whisky.
A physician says a plate of hot soup
mi m , ,i , , will warm and nourish a man more
The meetings at the Chaney school than 3is dllnk8 of v,hlsky costlng ,5
specially bitter in denouncing his j
double dealing. His candidacy for
congress will probably be given a
black eye in this session of the Third I
district.
SCHOOL MONEY.
Abe Schell retuned last week from
Hennessey Oklahoma, near which
place has been husking corn.
ROUTE 4.
Rev. B. C. Graver is 78 years old,
but came out to his mail box this
The common school apportionment |
from the school land fund has just
^ been made by Superintendent of I’ul)- „„„ „„ 1Ito „Lai,
Within a ftw lays the *’<inta 1 e i ]jc Instruction J. E. Dyche, and the I week looking fresh, youthful and haj>-
T! f e*V < U u'' ‘■‘l* 1 -rtisingcon amount per capita for Woodward py, and in reply to why he appeared
tracts to more than one thousand county is somewhat decreased. over 80 young he said he was in good phy-
papers along its lines. At this time last year from the fact that while the ' sical health and his saul was right. He
gun n tx t\tia m mount, that comes to Woodward has been a member of the Methodist
• amount the Santa be will have to pay county j, larger than laat year our chnrch 4() years
out can be given, but it will undoubt-
edly run up as high as $150,000 per
annum. This is in addition to the
large sums required to carry out con-
tracts in some of the larger cities.
The country press is liberally repre-
sented on the list, and it is believed
after the new plan has been given a
fair trial it will be preferred to the
former transportation arrangement.
To judge by the number of bills
that are being introduced in the dif-
oents each. And, moreover, the plate
of soup will not cause h'm *0 buv a
wildcat gold mine or a Mexican rub-
ber plantation.
A Bad Break.
He—What’s the matter?
She—It's most annoying. I've drop-
ped my opera glasses and they’ve hit
an old gentleman on the head. I'm
sure they must be broken.
Wool Foretells Weather.
The wool of a sheep forms an ex-
cellent weather prbphet. When it is
crisp there will be no rain. On the
other hand, when it is limp and feels
very soft to the touch, a storm is im-
inineut.
school population has increased in a
larger proportion. Below we give
the figures for the two years:
1906— Population of school age,
9,605; apportionment from fund,
$13,827.25.
1907— Population of school age,
10,457; apportionment from fund,
$14,326.09.
Protracted meeting still continues j
at Fair View school house. Rev. Allen
officiating.
School at the Failing district has
been closed for a few days by reason
of severe illness of the teacher. Miss
Celia Mills.
The Long ar.d Short of It.
“Alcoholic distillate from fermented
grain,” Is the proper technical designa-
tion of whisky, so it Is given out; but
the man in a hurry continues to say
“Glmmethesame.”
Small Boy’s View.
Small Hoy (In tho chemist’s)—
. Please give me a dose of cod liver oil.
I hrashing machines are still doing and it makes no difference if you givo
The Gage Coal Co. delivers coal to
any part of town free. We now have
a full stock of the best kinds at right
business on various parts of Route 4.
Farmers scarcely get through har-
vesting one crop uutil the season is
here to make ready to plant again.
i ^ ! wuTh:^at* 1
ger rates to two cents -per mile, it lon> manager.
would seem that the solons having
Willis & Beumer will make you a
lost their passes are determined t<*! farni loan for 5, 7, or 10 years at
use. One public station at least will
be located on Route 4.
Mr. Craig’s new house is nearly
me short measure, us it Is for myself.
—Lo Scacciapenslerl.
Overcoming Difficulties.
If we fall to conquer smaller diffi-
culties, what will become of us when
assaulted by greater? — Thoums-a-
Kcmpis.
ritlo as cheaply as possible.
a j completed and he is beginning to make
__ low rate of interest.
For Rent Either on cash or crop Easy terms,
plan. 160 acre farm in good locality.
For particulars call on or write C. H. phone No. 9 and get the Gage Coal j jn your Inaj] i,ox ,m ,,r f,iff or". Tues-
Libcral loans.! other substantial improvements on his
j farm.
„ . Don.t forget to write any items of
Before your coal pile gets too low intm.st to £,U1- community and place
Holmes, Gage Oklahoma.
, Co. to deliver you anothar load.
, day each week.
No More a Wandering Minstrel.
I am racing homeward with this
letter, and I am not going away any
move.—John Temple Graves In Hie At-
lanta Georgian.
Italian Proverb.
When the mm shines on thee thou
necdst not cure for the moon.—From
tho Italian.
LARUE’S ARK
Is the best place in town to get
Groceries, Meats, Fine Confections*
Short Order and Restaurant in Connection.
Call up Phone 44 and have your goods delivered to any part of town
free of charge.
John LaRue, Prop’r.
When Others Fail
Consult the Emminent Eye-Sight Specialist,
DR. HALE.
i =
DON’T. BUT DO.
Don’t trust your eyes to incompetents.
Don’t strain your eyes.
Don’t wear cheap glasses.
Don't buy from peddlers.
Do .-uve aud preserve your eyes.
Do wear glasses if needed.
Do wear correctly fitted glasses.
Do stop headaches.
Do see ii« about your eyes.
Do wear I)r Hale's flp^ses
I have treated hundreds of Gage’s best citizons.
I refer you to them. I accurately test eyes and fit
glasses. Try me and be pleased.
Dr. Hale.
Office with J. E. McDonald & Son.
Is Your Baby’s Worth 35 cts?
Then be sure to have a bottle of
Drake s Crouf> Cure
In the house. It is absolutely guusanteed.
THE GAGE DRUG CO„
C. C. MYERS,
Short Order, Confections, Cigars.
Anything you want in the eating line cooked to
your taste on short notice. Prices right. Phone 84,
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Hawkins, H. B. Ellis County Republican. (Gage, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1907, newspaper, February 1, 1907; Gage, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1076212/m1/4/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.