The Moore Messenger. (Moore, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 5, 1910 Page: 1 of 8
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MOORE, OKLAHOriA
Appreciates your business. Deposits Insured
under the State Guarantee Law.
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For Pumps, Windmills, Pipe Fittings, ;;
Well Casing and Galvanized Tanks,
also everything in general hardware see
H. P. DREESSEN
MOORE - " " OKLA.
MOORE LIVERY STABLE
Good serviceable rig? at moderate prices. Transient teams
cared for. Hauling and tmnsfere work a speciality,
Also stand for King Topmart, stalion and 1 rince Napolean
Jack: A. J. SMITH, Proprietor
Oklahoma City Mill and Elevator Co.
FRANK FARRIS, Manager
Highest Market Price Paid for Grain.
Moor*
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Norman Milling and Grain Company j
A. H. McCARTNEY, Manager
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J All kinds of Mill Stuff and Coal Sold
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E. F. PLAT? LUMBER COMPANY
L. F. PLATT, MANAGER
We handle a complete line of Building Material,
c Vitrified Brick, Oak and Bois D arc posts.
a Let us figure on your wants.
MOORE
OKLAHOMA
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j Jewelry, Watches & Clocks I
Six Size 15 Jeweled Elgin Ladies' Watch, 20 year case long
neck chain, $15.00 18 size 15 Jeweled Elgin Gents W atcn,
20 year case, and chain, $14.00. Repairing a specialty. All
goods and all work guaranteed.
P. R. SIMMS Moore, Okla.
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Mauldin & Fiauldin
Dealers in
Groceries and General
Highest Prices Paid For All
Kinds of Farm Produce
We Carry a Foil and Well Selected Stock of Staple Articles in All Lines
Your Trade is Especially Solicited
flerchandist
A. C. JANAGEK
DLACKSMITH AND
WHEELWRIGHT
Lock 4. Gun Sm th, Horse
Shoeing, Engire Work Jj
Carr age Work a
Specialty 1
MOORE, - OKLAHOMA
James A. Cowan
"The Farmers' Financier"
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Land TiUes • Specialty
JI00RE OKLAHOMA
Governor Haskell has granted a pa-
role to Will Anderson, who has served
five years of r.n eight-year sentence
for killing an eld soldier named Barn-
hill, near Lawton.
Miss Nina Farris and MIsr Dean
Leveriah left for Yukon, Okla., Sat-
urday, returning home Sunday.
Mrs. C. C. Nail. Miss Delpha Rip-
pie and Mr. Duncan were Oklahoma
City visitors Saturday.
Misses Ncra and Clara Boston were
shopping In Oklahoma City Saturday.
Mr, l'eterson transacted business
J in Oklahoma City Saturday.
Mrs. Hobaclt of Oklahoma City
j came down Wednesday to visit with
I friend 8.
| W. S. Mauldin made a business
trip to Oklahoma City Saturday
j Mr. Hutchison returned from his
trip in Colorado Saturday. He put-
! chased land there and will move
, there in the future.
| Alec McOartnjy and Prof. Akin
; went down to Norman Thursday to
! join the Odd Fellows lodge.
i Kev. Price of Noble spent Thurs-
| dny night with Mr. and Mrs. Apple-
gate.
S. Clybmn transacted business m
Oklahoma City Saturday.
The Coterie club met Friday even-
In? with Mrs. Brand. All the mem-
bers were present but two. A very
pleasant afternoon was spent after
== which Amtrosia and cake were serv-
ed. The next meeting will he with
Mrs. Decker.
Mr. Holland, one of Norman's dry-
goods merchants, was in Moore W ed- ^
r.eaday and Thursday. i
Mrs. Applegate has been quite sick
this week.
Mrs. Richardson, who has been vis-
iting lier ron In Little Rock, Ark.,
fm a couple of months, arrived home
Thursday accompanied by her daugh-
ter-in-lpw and young grandson. She
was surprised at the growth Mooro
had made.
Rev. Glarce and Rev. Abbott re-
turned to Oklahoma City Monday.
Miss Eflle Woniack visited Satur-
I day and Sunday with home folks.
! Mrs. Olander and daughter Helen
were shopping in Oklahoma City
I Monday.
Mrs. Wells and three children ar-
d here Tuesday evening. Mr.
'ells has been here a couplc of
months and worked up a nice lm.ii-
ness. Wo hope they will be satisfied
, with Moore.
Harden Mace of Caritol Hill was
ill Moore Sunday and Monday.
j Fred Percival transacted business
! in Oklahoma City Monday.
j Signer Mauler was an Oklahoma
City visitor Monday.
I C. H. Brand mjde a business trip
to Norman Monday.
! Rev. Brown was an Oklahoma City
visitor Monday-
3 Clyburn moved to the Donuhue
i farm Tuesday. Mr. Clyburn is an
iill-rnund chicken raised and the Don-
} uhtie place is certanly a fine chickeu
farm.
p,.0f. Akin and wife, the two Misses
Rogers. Miss Pearl Hutchison and
Prof. Castile attended the teachers
j meeting at Lexington Saturday.
! j a certain man living west of Moore
I ordered a bill of groceries from Sears,
| Roebuck & Co.. and received the
I shipment last week, parts of which
bad been shipped from Chicago, Kan-
sas City, St. Louis and Cincinnati.
The freight charges on same added
to the original cost was nearly double
what tho goods would have cost him
at home. Perhaps he has learned a
lesson.
The two Klinglesmlths and Kelger
were up from Norman Saturday and
Moiiday surveying for the new side-
! walks.
P. H. Dreessen is erecting a line
I bungaloo on South Broadway for his
'son Henry. We wonder if Henry
needs such a house to batch in, o*
] is he going to get a housekeeper. It
I is easy to guess.
I H. C. Cottrell attended court In
1 Lexington Monday and Tuesday.
Frank Faris, Alec McCartney. Fred
Perceval, F.illie Williamson and Jap,
Geo. and Ben Le'verich went to Nor-
man last Thursday evening to attend
the Norman I. O. O. F. lodge.
L. M. Dowd wa3 agreeably surpris
ed Sunday by a visit from his sister
and a gentleman friend from Norman.
Leon Piatt and Henry Dreessen
were on the Hver hunting one night
i this week and brought home 32
ducks.
I The murder of Artie Rose Sunday
I night excited quite a commotion in
j Moore. Tho body after being viewed
| by the coroners jury, was brought to
j Moore and sent to Oklahoma City. A
I great, number of his friends came
I down in autos to identify the body.
' The body was found on the okl Joe
j Lambert place, just south of the
' Smith cemetery.
j Mr. Wilson's brother of Jennings,
I Okla., arrived here Tuesday for a
s'lort visit.
church on Main street. Consideration.
)2.IMX'.M.
Baptist church sold to S. A. Payw
four lots west of Baptist church for
J400.00.
C. H. Brand sold to P. R. Simms
lot R, block one, west of hotel for
* moo.
Services at Christian church Sun-
day morning and evening by Ilev.
Reed of Oklahoma City. Everybody
come.
Geo. Dreessen of Seward was In
Moore Tuesday.
To sell your sale notes, have your sale
clerked, your property insured, or
want to buy horses or mules, see
S. A. PAYNE
MOORE, OKLA.
ELM GROVE.
Mr. J W. Taylor ot east of Okla-
homa City Is moving into the house
tacated by Mr. McClay and J. Mom-
bert and three sons of Mills City,
Oregon have moved into the house
vacated by Mr. Kelley. His wife
will arrive in a f3w days. Mr. Moni-
bert has one son In the State Agri-
cultural College at Stillwater, thus
showing his progressive tendency.
Wo are glad to welcome such fami-
lies Into our neighborhood.
Mr. Phillip Srhmltt made a busi-
ness trip to Norman Wednesday.
While there he took supper with
Eric L. Castile's parents.
Mr. Ervin Jameson was down on
the coroners jury while at Moore
Monday to render a verdict in the
death of tlie chauffeur who was mur-
dered near there Sunday night. That
brutal murder should be a lesson to
; every boy of the effects of idleness,
aimlessness, booze and cigarettes,
j Mrs. G. B. Clark has regained her
health sufficiently to be up and
i.round.
The two emigrant ears of Mr. .
L McClay and J. D. Kelley. left
(Wheatland for Miami. The families
| visited among their many friends sev-
eral days before leaving. On ac-
| count of the inclement weather an
j account of a farewell party given to
the departing families on the night of
i Feb. 11th did not reach tills paper in
'time for publication. The two faint-
j ii,.g will be greatly missed but there
is one comforting feature. The neigh-
Ivorhood is better for their having
been In our midst.
| Practically all the oats are sown
the farmers are preparing the
ground for corn. Another evidence
of spring is the straw hat and sun-
bonnets worn to school b> the cbi -
dren.
PURE DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, PERFUMERY. TOILET
ARTICALS. STATIONERY, BOOKS. CHOICE CANDIES, CIGARS
PAINTS. OILS AND GLASS
LET US SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS IN THE ABOVE LINES
ERA DRUG STORE MOORE. OKLAHOMA
went to Mooro Monday on a pleasure
trip.
Mrs. Me Farris is very low with
consumption.
Mr. Robert Perry isvery sick at
this writing.
The farmers aro taking advantage
of 'his good weather for all of tlioni
ore getting their ground ready for
the spring crops.
Sam Pettv made a business trip to
Moore Wednesday.
Grandma Wood* spent the day with
Mrs. Gross Wednesday.
ANTIOCH.
These warm March days make one
feel like springtime is here.
Everybody is farming and every-
body seems anxious to push forwari.
Mr. James Alair mr.de a business
trip to Oklahoma City Friday.
Mr John Lindrtrom is sowing oats.
Mr. Robert Blakely is up and able
to do his chores.
Mr Albert Rollins made a business
trip to Wheatland this week.
Mr Alex Hisel and Mr. John Fi>
were -hopping in Moore Monday.
Mr Cecil Earlywine was helping
Mr. McClay to load his car Monday
and Tuesday.
W M. Scales is on the sick list
this week. ,
i Eugene Shroyer called on Mr.
Billie Williamson's family last F ri-
dny.
Grandpa Paul died Feb. 24th, being
87 years, !i months and 15 days old
Grandpa was one of Oklahoma's first
settlers, having settled on the place
where ho has lived ever since the
opening. He leaves an aged wife,
3 sons and 2 daughters. His funeral
was preached at Antioch chureh after
which he was followed by friends and
neighbors to the Mooro cemetery
where his body was laid to rest to
await the resurrection mom.
ELM CREEK.
LAWN RIDGE.
Mrs. Robert McCullough of Beaver
county was visiting In this vicinity
this week.
A number of young foika of this
neighborhood attended preaching at
Hermonv Sunday evening.
Ollie Rhudy spent Sunday with
Mrs. C. C. Row.
Mrs. S. L. Rhudy was in Oklahoma
Cltv Tuesday.
Mrs. Tilerson and Nina Wlnstaae
attended nroaehing at Schwartz. Sun-
day morning.
Delia and Liliie Rhudv and Liwte
Bean wore cnlling on Charlie, Maufi
and Georgle Kitchen Sunday.
W. E. Rhudy made a business trip
to Norman Monday.
Fred Wilcox took dinner Sunday
with Richard Kitchen.
Mr. Ross McCulloutth and Ills best
girl from Capitol Hill were visiting
\ in this vicinity Sunday.
I There was a large Towd attended
singing at S. L. Rhudy's Sunday
I night. .
| Mrs. W. H. Peaehee wai \lsitinp
I her niece in Oklahoma City Wednes-
day.
j S L Rhudv and wife were callln,
I on Mrs. G. D. Kitchen Sunday even-
j Lawrence Finchun of Canttol Hill
was out to Sunday Bchool Sunday,
j George James was visiting bis
brother John in Capitol Hill lhui
day. .
Rena and Flossie Tileson spoil
; Sunday evening with their unt, Mis.
! Wlnstade.
I W. E. Rhudy took dinner with ls
brother, S. L., Wednesday.
Mis. Lewis McVoy of Capitol Hill
| was calling on her parents, \Y. H-
! Petty Saturday night and Sunday,
i Miss Lela Rogers attended the
teachers' meeting at Lexington Sat-
: urday. „
I On in Hall was a pleasant caller
at Mrs. Winstade's Sunday evening.
I Leslie Kitchen was at the singing
; school Sunday night.
I Miss Myrtle Bean was at Sunday
! school Sunday and said she was on
j time.
Wheatland Items
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
I F. E. Perceval sold to Mr. Alexan-
der six lots east cf the first M. E.
Green Wilks made a bus>ines3 trip
to Oklahoma City Friday.
We are glad to know that little Ida
Pcttey is well again.
Walter Gross was sick the last of
the week.
Goldie Witten took dinner with Lil-
lian Bell Sunday.
There ats a large crowd out at
Sunday school Sunday but there is
always room for one more.
Gertrude Bell spent the day with
Elenora Witten Sunday.
There was a crowd of young folks
gathered in at T. M. Marvel's Sunday
evening and the evening was spent
Jin singing. All report a good time.
J. O. Biack made a business trip
to Norman Monday.
Miss Josie Dyer tcok dinner with
Ola Taylor Sunday.
i A. C. Bell made a business trip to
Moore Monday.
! W. A. Taylor and W. C. Wilson
j made a professional trip to Oklah •-
ma Cltv Tuesday.
Prof. Hannah of Tecumseh has or-
ganized a singing school a'. District
| if. with an enrollment of 20 scholars,
j Mrs. Gllck spent the day with Mrs.
| Gross Tuesday.
| ,T V. Glick and wife fent to Moore
i on business Tuesday.
\V. 11 P<Mty and W. E. Williams
' Misses T and Nina Browne and
i Laura Wciche and Mr. Clarence
■ Wciche were the guests Sundaj ol
i Miss Neva Tipton.
I Mis. L. B. Latiok nnu son Charles
1 left Monday morning for an Indeiin-
| ite visit with relatives at F.I Rent.
' Among the young people that are
1 attending school in Oklahoma Cit> to
visit with their parents here were:
i Miss Erma Hunker and Miss Vera
I Mctllnley; Messrs. Roger and Charles
I Grady, Ed Hunker and Homer Cald-
well.
Miss Helen Lauck left Tuesday nf-
! ternoon for a few days visit with her
! wister in Oklahoma City.
i Miss Ethel Haight of Oklahoma
' City spent Tuesday night _ visiting
ivith her aunt, Mrs. C. J. Wciche.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. McGinley spent
Tuesday with Mr. and Mis. O. F. i
! Thiessen. I
j Miss Betty Hughes was the guest
of Miss Helen Lauck Sunday.
| Misses Margaret and Gertrud '
' Brant- and Messrs. Ardis King and
Clay Tiner were the guests Wednes
day evening last of Miss Laura
Weiche.
There will be no church services
here Sunday. Sunday school at 10
A. M. A special meeting of the mem-
bers of the church has been called
I to be at the church at 11 o'clock,
i Mr. T. Haines of Norman and Miss
■ Elsa Leach spent Sunday afternoon
I with Mr. and Mrs. John Haines.
Miss Margaret Brant visited friends
In Oklahoma City from Saturday titl
Tuesday.
Miss Clara Guinter and Mr. Tony
Turls visited with Miss Gertruth
Brant Sunday evaning.
Mrs. J. K. McGinley and daughter,
Miss Kathleen, were visiting friends
in Wheatland Monday afternoon.
Literary every Friday night at.
Wheatland school house. Everybody
cordially Invited to coino and take
part.
Mr. und Mrs. J. B. Kendrick are
the proud parents of a 11-pound boy,
born February the 14th.
Little Floyd Gill out a gash In his
eye while playing with a whip la£t
I Saturday. He had to be taken to
Oklahoma City and put under an oye
specialist. He is reported to be do-
| ing nicely, but the doctors can not
] determine as yet whether they can
have his eyesight or not
] There was not a very largo crowd
at the box supper given at the Ilud-
dleson school last Tuesday night but
the box 38 sold high. They cleared
$14.46. The cake given away with
numbers from 1 to 25 was won by
Mr. H. F. Mlehelstn.
Miss Bertha Hurber from Switzer-
land arrived Tuesday morning for an
irdefinito visit with her uncle, Mr.
R. Kliener.
Mrs. Flghtmastor and children of
Oklahoma City arrived Sunday after-
noon for a weeks virit with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs R. Kliener.
Mrs. G. E Goure was shopping in
Oklahoma City Tuesday.
Mr. A. C. Browne was an Oklaho-
ma City visitor Tueday.
Mr. Latimer and childien of Yukon
are visiting bore tills week with Mr.
and Mrs. Tucker.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H Grady rpent
Tuesday visiting with relatives near
Mustang.
Mr. Elmo Ellis of Oklahoma City
j spent Monday night visiting friends
in Wheatland.
j Miss Nina Browne visited Willi
| Miss Mabel Traylor in Oklahoma City
Saturday.
j Mr. Sherwood Ellis of Oklahoma
;City was shaking hands with Wheat-
! land friends Tuesday.
| Mr. and Mrs. Pat Purcell wore call-
' ed to Oklahoma City Saturday after-
j r.con bv the serious IHno3S of their
j grrndson, Henry Rusmey.
I The friends of Mr. Henry Rieesmey
will be sorry to 1 jam that he is very
ill at his home, 129 W. Chickasaw,
l Oklahoma City. Henry Is sulTering
' with a relapse of the measles and is
! not. much better at present writing,
i Mr. Os' ir Daniels of Noble, Okla.,
I spent a pleasant two weeks with his
1 friends. Mr. Walter Perry, returning
I home Sunday.
j Mr Jesse Randall, who lias been
i visiting with his sister, Mts. A. Gra-
! ham, visited with relative" at Mc-
I Cloud last week, returning here Sun-
day.
Mr. James Streeter left Monday for
! a short visit with friends and rela-
! tives in Iowa.
1 Mr. and Mrs. It. C. Craln visited
i from Saturday till Tue day with Mr.
i and Mrs. N. ('. Crain in Oklahoma
; City.
| Mrs. Glen Ray of Oklahoma Cltv
'visited Saturday and Sunday with her
j parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. White.
New Discoveries of Radium.
Valuable deposits of radium bearing
pitchblende are said to have been dis-
covered on the McCloud river in Cali-
fornia. Similar discoveries are also
reported in the Cripple Creek district
in Colorado. Pitchblende Is a rock,
tons and tons of which must be
ground up, treated chemically,
washed, precipitated and tillered, over
and over again to obtain a few grain*
of the fecious radium-bearing salts.
| H, G. Weils
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Simms, P. R. The Moore Messenger. (Moore, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 5, 1910, newspaper, March 5, 1910; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc109136/m1/1/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed June 21, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.