The Moore Messenger. (Moore, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 2, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL. l. NO. 8.
MOORE. CLEVELAND HHNTY, OKLAHOMA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2.
SI.110 PER YEAR.
F. J. Shade, Pres.. Kenneth McLennan, V. Pres., C. H. firand, Cash.
Bank of floore
MOORE, OKLAHOriA
Appreciates your business. Deposits insured
under the State Guarantee Law.
ERA DRUG STORE
l. c. dyer, manaoer
Drugs and Druggists' Sundries, Toilet Articles, Stationery,
Etc. Glass, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Brushes. Smokers'
Articles. Prescriptions carefully compounded by exper-
ienced pharmacists.
moore oklahoma
For Bargains in General Merchandise Visit
5. A. Payne's Cash Store
Just received a complete line of Hamilton-Brown shoes
and a good supply of new calico, underwear, etc.
Remember you always get the bargains at a cash
store, so don't forget to call on
S. A. PAYNE, Prop.
floore, Oklahoma
THE MOORE MESSENGER
MOORE, CLEVELAND CO., OKLA.
ISSUED WEEKLY.
P. R. SIMMS • - LOCAL EDITOR
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR—CASH-
Published By
SUBURBAN NEWSPAPER PUB. CO.,
217 Nortth Harvey St.,
OKLAHOMA CITY • OKLAHOMA.
H. W. Smith, Mgr.
BERKLE-POOL.
Married, on Tuesday evening. De-
cember 28, at the home of the bride's
parents, two miles northeast of Moore,
i Mr. J. C. Herkie, aged 38, and Miss
I Grace Pool, aged 21, Rvv. Willis of
J Norman officiating. The young
I couple are well knowon here and have
a large circle of friends. They will
make th^ir home iu Oklahoma City.
Subscription price is $1.00 per year, in-
variably iu advance. Six months, 50c.;
Advertising rates—Our advertising rates
are as follows, and no deviation will be
made therefrom except on long time con-
tracts:
Display advertisements, per Inch per
week, 10c.; reading notices, per line p«*r
week, 5c. A special rate for contract ad-,
vertlsing will be made where the eon-
tract runs for six months or longer.
Communications—Address all communi-
cations to the editor of the paper. Write
on one side of the paper only, and be
very careful to see that all proper names
are spelled correctly and plainly.
J. W. PAYNE
HARDWARE
Tinware, Furniture, Household Furnishings, Wagons, Im-
plements and Undertaker's Supplies. COAL—Colorado
coal always on hand. Let me figure on your winter's supply.
noORE - - - OKLAHOMA
F. E. PERCIVAL
A well selected line of Dry Goods, Footwear, Over-
alls, Toilet Articles, Notions, Etc.
GROCERIES
A complete assortmert of Groceries constantly on
hand. Highest prices paid for country produce.
Don't fail to see the "Neverfail" 5 gallon kerosene
can. Ask us about it. We invite your trade.
The IOWA HOUSE
MRS. W. S. ENGLISH, Prop.
This hotel is located in the business center of the town
and is under new management. The house has been thor-
oughly renovated and refurnished. Meals are of the best
order. Rates: $1.00 per day.
MOORE, .:. OKLAHOMA
P. R. SIMMS
WATCH and CLOCK REPAIRER
Main Spring $1, Hair Spring $1,
Cleaning 50 cents, Jewe/s 50 cents
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
MOORE LOCAL NEWS.
Mrs. Sullivan and daughter. Mat-
t: >, and Mrs. C. H. Brand, spent the
afternoon Tuesday with Mrs. Simms
and the Misses Leach.
Eunice anil Lulu Leach left for
Norman Wednesday to visit the fam-
ilies ol' K. E. I."ach and Frank Ephri-
ham for a couple of days.
The Farmers' Co-Operatlve Milk as-
sociation will hold a nias3 meeting
i.i J. W. Payne's hall Friday after-
noon, January 1, at 1:30 o'clock, for
the purpose of discussing the cheese
factory proposition. Everybody in-
vited.
The E. F. Piatt Lumber company
have received a tine car of Bodark
posts.
Mrs. Mattie McLennan and daugh-
ters, Bess and Gladys, and sons. Er-
nest and Donald, took dinner with 11.
Applegate and wife Wednesday.
I Simms repairs all kinds of jewelry,
! sjiectic'.es, graphaphones, etc.
Mrs. A. B. Crist and family moved
Tuesday to Choctaw. Okla., where
; th'i-y wil make their future home.
I Coy Payne made a pleasure trip to
i Oklahoma City Monday.
Elmer Holmes and family have
[ moved into Mrs. Apptegate's house in
| North Moore.
.1. C. Berkle spent Christmas at th"
! home of R. L. Pool.
Mr. Emly arrived Wednesday of last
i week to spend Christmas with his
daughter, Mrs. E. H. Morrow, and
I family.
Homer Boston and family of Okla-
i homa City and Nora, Winni". Mabel,
! Clara and Varna Boston of Moore
f took Christmas dinner with their sis-
1 ter, Mrs. A. H. McCortney, and fam-
! ily.
John Scales and family spent Christ-
mas day with Mrs. Lee.
j Grandma McLennan, Georg" Luck-
uck and wife, Willis Luckuck, wife
j and son, and Frank Bruse's. family
' took Christmas dinner with William
] Luckuck and family.
| Rev. Willis was up from Norman
1 Saturday on business.
M. L. Jones and family visited S. J.
McCutch"n and family Friday.
Ray Richardson and wife and son.
Scott, came over from Cleveland
Thursday to siend Christmas with
I thair parents.
S. Mahler left Thursday! evening
\ for Britton to spend Christmas with
his parents.
We want your butter and eggs and
will give you top market price.—Cot-
trell & Son. More. tf.
W. W. Hinkle left Thursday after-
noon for Oklahoma City, returning
Saturday.
William Cottrell, Jr., made a busi-
ness trip to Oklahmoa City Thurs-
day.
Palmer Baker returned Tuesday of
last week from Wichita, Kan.
Pies. Rany and his -sister and
neph'W, Mrs. James P. Turner, and
son, left on No. 1" Saturday for Tyler,
Okla., for a short visit with the folks
at home.
F. H. Craddock, formerly of Moore,
has purchased the 'barber shop in
Noble and will move his family there
from Paola immediately and will tak^
charge of the shop.
A. B. Christ came down from Okla-
homa City Saturday evening, return-
ing Sunday morning.
Bring your produce to Cottrell &
Son, Moore. tf.
A party wa3 given at the home of
W. T. Mauldine in honor of Miss Bes-
sie Mooie, who left here Tuesday.
A number of young people of Moore
attended a party at the home of Theo-
dore Hartwick Saturday evening.
KEMP-COTTRELL.
Married, on Cliristnias Eve, Dec.
24, in Squire G. J. Courtif;y'B office,
Mr. Marlon Kemp, aged 30 years, and
Mlsa Eugena Cottrell, aged 19 years,
j Miss Cottrel has grown up In Moor1
and Is a very accomplished young
j lady and has a large circle of friends.
( Mr. Kemp is a brother of Mrs. H. C.
| Cottrell and is a young man of ex-
cellent habits and lias a splendid rep-
utation. The young couple will leave
in a few days for Pueblo, Colo., Where
thi>y will make th"tr future home.
The Messenger extends its most hear-
ty congratulations.
San ford Boman returned Saturday
from a visit with his sister, Mrs. Ben
Moore, of Tulsa, Okla.
Mrs. A1 Carlson, sister and hus-
band, Mr. and Mrs. Orean Lee, who
h4ve been visiting here for the past
two wveks, left on No. 18 Monday
afternoon for their home at Morning
Sun, Iowa.
P. R. Simms and Lulu Leach made
a business trip to Oklahoma City
Monday.
Alden Neal went to Oklahoma City
Monday to visit a couple of days with
Walker Harris.
We have a business college scholar-
ship for sale.
Are you looking for a location? Ask
us about a general stoi*3 in Britton,
Okla.
District Judge Tolbert refused to
sustain the city council in its effort to
oust City Marshal L. E,. Skeels, for
alleged negligence of duty in deal-
j I i (with the prohibition law at Clin-
ton. The court declared that the
council made a great mistake in at-
tempting ouster proceedings in that
they weakened the power of the mar-
shal,.
Ed O. Cassidy, general conn. .. 1 of
the school land department, will be
secretary of the school land depart-
ment to succeed L. D. Marr, reslgn-
: ed. The change will be made Jan-
' uary I. Mr. Cassidy was first appoint-
| ed attorney for the school land com-
j mission and afterwards promoted to
I the position of general counsel. His
I selection as secretary was not unex-
liected. Air. Marr goes to Tulsa to
j manage his new bank, the Oklahoma
| State Bank.
Unknown parties entered the office
j of the Gloyd Lumber company. Hol-
1 denville, and burglarized the safe, but
I secured no cash. None of the valua-
ble papers were taken. No trace
I whatever is had as to the guilty par-
I ties.
j Backer., of the proposed Mountain
i Valley railroad, to run from Cimar-
ron, New" Mexico, through Higgins,
j Texas, and on to Guthrie, including
i John Wanamaker, Judge Mills of
i New Mexico, and Oklahoma parties,
! met the Guthrie Commercial Club at
thv lone hotel and formulated plans
for Immediate building of the road
charters for which have already been
taken out in Texas and New Mexico.
Sheriff R,. B. Ramsey, who recently
j gave Fred Cook, republican candidate,
$1,250 on consideration that he with-
draw his contest against Ramsey, will
hold his office. Such is the decision
of Judge Brown of the district court
at Muskogee. Cook had asked for
mandamus to compel County Attor-
I ney Crump to oust Ramsey in his fa-
j or, the court denying the petition.
It Is estimated (hat the cotton yield
in Jackson county will be 50 per cent
I less than last year. Manager J. L
| Hughes of the Farmers' Union ware
I house, states that the amount of cot
j ton stored at this time is below nor-
1 mal for this season of the rear.
No Change in Division
Appeal to President.
j The mine workers of Illinois issued
i the following appeal to the president:
j "In the name of 75,000 mine work-
j ers in Illinois, we desire to protest
| against the recent decision commit-
I ting to penal servitude those great
j commoners and representatives of the
j \nv>rican labor movement. These
men may be guilty of a breach of
law, but a law that denie3 the use of
a free press and full speech is a
breach of the fundamental principles
| of our country. Such decisions only
j tend to create enmity and class ha-
tred. We respectfully solicit your in-
i fluence to prevent the incarceration
I of these men.'
COL E. H. MORROW
AUCTIONEER
Ten years experience soiling
in Indiana and Illinois
PEDIGREED STOCK
A SPECIALTY
I want your business. Sat-
isfaction guaranteed or no
pay. Terms reasonable.
Write me for dates. Postoffice
MOORE - - - OKLA.
E. F. PLATT LUMBER COMPANY
L. F. PLATT. MANAGER
We handle a complete line of Building Material,
Vitrified Brick, Oak and Bois D'arc posts.
Let us figure on your wants.
MOORE
OKLAHOMA
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R..9T S S E ■ ■ ■
Moore Livery Stable
MOORE, OKLAHOMA
(iooil serviceable risr.® at reasonable prices. Transient teams rated
for. Hauling and transfer work a specialty.
A. J. SMITH, Proprietor
Norman Milling & Grain Co.
A. H. McCARTNEY, Manager
All kinds of Grain bought.
A!1 kinds of Mill Stuff and Coal sold.
Moore,
Oklahoma
SANTA FE TIME TABLE.
SOUTH BOUND.
405 Texas Exp., due 1:20 a.m.
423 Way Freight, due 10:15 a.m.
17 Okla. & Tex. Ex. due.. 12:21 p.m.
115 Oklahoma Ex 8:40 p.m.
NORTH ROUND.
406 Kail. Cy. & Chi. Ex. due 3:58 a.m.
116 K. C. Col. & Cal Ex due 7:08 a.m.
420 Way Fght, due..3:05, D 3:45 p.m.
IS K. C. & Chi. Ex. due.. 3:22 p.m.
R. E. CRAIG. Agent.
ADVERTISED LETTERS,
In the Moore postoffice, Nov. 1st,
1908:
Field, Denton, postal card.
John Miner.
Mrs. Alice Ricks.
Mr. William H. Young.
Sam Kamees.
In calling for any of the above
please say "advertised."
J. W. PAYNE,
Postmaster.
LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN.
From my farm, 4 miles west of
Moore, one voung black mare mule.
Any information concerning her
whereabouts will be gladly received.
F W. SHADE.
BLACKSMITH SHOP FOR SALE.
First-class blacksmith and wheel-
wright shop, steam power, Mayer
Bros. Trip hammer, emery wheel, $200
cold tire setter, two fires, fine iron
roof shop, workbench, tools, etc. Nice
new four room residence, good barn,
stone cave, fine well, four lots 100x140
best location in town, for sale at re-
markable bargain. Good territory,
lots of work Cash or part cash, bal-
ance to suit. Address Messenger,
Moore, Okla.
AUCTION SALES.
There is no better way to let the
people know that you intend to have
a sale than In the local paper. These
beat bills as the paper goes into the
homes everywhere within a radius of
ten miles. The cost will be about $1.50
each sale. See the local editor about
It.
CHURCH SERVICES.
Service will be held every fourth
Sunday of each month bv R v. ,T. W.
Glance, at 11 o'clock a. n;, and 7.33
j o'clock p. m., in J. W. Payne's hall
j Everyone cordially invito.
THE FARMERS FINANCIER |
MONEY TO LOAN j
ON FARMS! j
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LONG TIME |
LOW RATES T
PRIVILEGE PAYMENT J
Money Ready as Soon as
the Papers are Approved
JAMES A. COWAN !
ATTORNEY AT LAW J
Ofticc over the Bank of Moore j
MOORE OKLA. |
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b. f. worming™
CITY RESTAURANT
Short order meala a specialty.
Oysters in season. Fruits, Cigars,
Tobaccos, etc.
First class treatment assured to
all patrons. Try me and always
be a patron.
MOORE
OKLA.
Dr. J. L. WOMACK
PHYSICIAN
AND
SURGEON
OFFICE AT BRA DRUG STORE
MOORE, OKLA
Phoae No. f>15 on all lin s.
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Simms, P. R. The Moore Messenger. (Moore, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 2, 1909, newspaper, January 2, 1909; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc109085/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.