The Moore Messenger. (Moore, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL 4. NO. 2:1
OKLAHOMA (MOOKK) OKLAHOMA T HI'Its DAY, OCTOBER 5,1 )
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Mr. c. C. Nail returned homo Tues
ay of last week from an extended vi.
In Arkansas.
Lela Rogers spent Saturday and;
Sunday with home folks in Capitol i
Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Page, of near Norman,
visited her mother and sister, Mea-
dauies Watt and Row. Sunday.
Wheatland Items
' Mrs. Chenoweth is able to be around
attain. Gertie llrandt is doing her
work until she gets stronger.
P. R. Simms. Local Editoi
Weather:—Hot and dry.
(ieo. James and Miss Gertrude 1
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cottrell visited
the fair Monday.
G. J. Courtney and wife were State
Fair visitors Monday, soldier's day.
Mrs. John Hall returned Monday
from a visit at Ft. Worth, Texas.
A special agent was In Moore Wed-
nesday examining the station records
to see who waB receiving an over sup-
I ply of booze.
Miss Randy Hartwick, of Pawnee,
okla, arrived here Saturday to vlsi!
old friends.
Blain county was awarded lirst
prize for agricultural exihibit at the
fair.
Mr. Rogers & Son, of Altus, arrived
here Tuesday to visit his daughter.
Mrs. Myrtle Dyer aud family.
Mrs. Dollle Kemp and son arrived
here Thursday from Pueblo, to visit
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cot-
trell.
Mrs. I'eachee called on Mrs Vettrees
i Monday.
Jno. Luckuck transacted business In
Norman Monday.
Doctor Mauldin, age 22, and Flossie
Scarlet, age 18.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Payne were visi-
tors at the State Fair. Mrs. Soldiers
day.
Mrs. Mae Leverich and Mrs. Rlefle
were shopping in Okalhoma City Win-
day.
MrB. M. C. Taylor, of Hallett, Okla.,
arrived here Sunday evening to visit
at the Applegate home and spend a
few days at the State Fair,
A. J. SMITH
Groceries
and
Dry Goods
We carry a complete line of
Groceries and sell at the very
lowest prices.
Moore
I Mr. Wilson spent Monday
homa ( ity on business.
i>i Okla
' Mr. aud Mrs. Wheeler are the proud
J. Hunker returned from 1 exola, parents of a nine-pound boy, born
Tex., Thursday. j Thursday. Mother aud babe doing
' nicely.
J. H. King was an Oklahoma City
visitor Tuesday. Mr. John James returned Friday
— from South Dakota, where he has been
Dr. Joyce made a business trip to I operating his threshing machine. Joe
Chickasha Friday. Brandt returned with him.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. King were Okla-
homa City visitors Friday.
The Misslonttrj Baptist ati holding
a revival meeting this week. Rev.
Roun, of Oklahoma City, is assisting
Rev. Lackie. Rverybody cordially in-
vited to attend.
Winnie
Mr. Kd. Dam ron, who has been
down with the typhoid fever for about
three months, died at hos home In; Krma Hunker called on
Capitol Hill Wednesday of last week j Davis Monday afternoon.
The funeral serviesc were conducted! —
at Moore cetreterv by the 1. O. O. P. I Mrs. M. M. Williams was shopping in
of Capitol Hill, of which he was a [ Oklahoma City Monday.
member. j and Mr. John James were Okla-
Mr W. H. Peachee has rented his homa City visitors Monday.
farm to Mr. Karl Hill for the next year. w R Howgrd tr>nBacted buHlne88
in Oklahoma City Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Rhudy an1 .
Lillle, spent Sunday with Mr. .
Vertrees.
liter,
Mrs.
Jessie James is able to be up
six weeks of fever.
A. W. Carlson left Friday for Cali-
fornia to visit his brother, Theodore,
through the winter.
Mrs. C H. Brand and "children left
Tuesday for an extended visit with her
parents at Tyler, Texas.
Brit Clay had the misfortune last
Thursday of getting his collar bone
broken In football practice. Dr.
Womack attended him and he is get-
ting well fast.
Married in Moore, Sunday even.
at 4 o'clock. Mr. George James of
Moore, age 21 years and Miss Gertie
Bell of Moore, age 20 years. The ed-
itor of Lawn Ridge items extends to
thein the heartiest cong' .nations.
PERSONALITIES.
Misses Krma Hunker and Nellie
Pierce and Messrs. George Johnson
and Jessie Davis spent Sunday after-
noon at the home of K. Perry.
There will be services by Rev. War-
ner of Mustang at the Methodist
church Sunday morning, and evening
services by Rev. Murray of Oklahoma
City.
John Tiner, H. Rickets, Bob Walns-
cott, Dr. Joyce and soiib Reed and
Nat attended the Barnum and Bailey
circus at Oklahoma City Thursday
afternoon.
Mrs. Carlson and children left last
Thursday for Mediapolis, owa, where
they will make their future home. Clif-
ton left Tuesday night with the eral-1
grant car.
Mr. Edward Dameron, who died at
Capitol Hill, typhoid fever, was laid to
rest in the Moore cemetery, Friday, by
loving brothers of the Capitol Hill and
Moore lodgeB of I. O. O. F.
C. W. Richards and son, Don, re-
turned Friday from Arkansas. He
j purchased an 80-acre farm there and
will move to it soon.
j Mrs. Bertie Jameson and baby came
over from Partlpa, Texas Friday. Her
I father, D. H. McPeek and wife and her
grand mother, Mrs. Morris, accompa-
| nied her home Tuesday. Mrs. Jame-
' son is looking well and says Irvin Is
| getting fat. Wonder how he will look
when he gets ffct?
The Moore football team will fight
the first battle of the season against
the second year high school boys of
Norman, Saturday afternoon.
Miss Lillian Cadwell of Vancouver,
Wash., acted as judge at a special
bond election held in that city re- f her j)0me jn Lathrop, Mo
cently and is said to be the first j
Washington woman to hold an elec-
tion official's position.
George R. Colton, militant governor
of Porto Rico, who has returned to
his Island domain, is a great believer j drove to the circus Thursday night.
In advertising, and hi* trip to this
country was made solely with a view
to bringing Porto Rico and her prod
ucts prominently before the world lie
M. M. Williams made a business trip
(o Oklahoma City Wednesday.
MlBses Krma Hunker, Marie and
Mr. Sams reports the arrival of a j Maud King, Laura and Lucile Weiche,
fine baby boy Tuesday morning. I Messrs. Thurman and Kd Hunker and
I George Johnson attended Brown's fare-
Mr. and Mrs. P. Purcell visited rein- [ wen sermon Sunday night In Mustang,
tlves in Oklahoma City Monday.
The Helping Hand Club met with
Miss Mayall and MIss Brown went [Mrs. Dan Davis Thursday. A very en-
joyable afternoon was spent piecing
quilt blocks. Refreshments of cake
and lemonade were served In honor of
Krma Hunker's twentieth birthday. All
the members with the exception of
Maud Gill were present. Mrs. M. M.
Williams was accepted as a new mem-
ber.
to Oklahoma City Friday night.
Mrs. Chas. Smyers and children are
visiting relatives in Granola, Kan.
Mrs. Bob Burgess of Texas is visit-
ing her mother-in-law, Mrs. Burgess.
Long-Lived English People.
A lady aged one hundred and eight
assisted a man who la a nonagenaMao
In a game of bowls In the grounds of
Ye Olde Five Bells at East Flncbley,
England, when the principal guests at
a garden party given by the proprietor
were Mrs. Rebecca Clarke, the well-
known centenarian of Wood Green,
and R. Andrews, who Is aged ninety-
one. Mrs. Clarke was accompanied
by a son aged sixty-six and her eldest
•on Is seventy. Mr. Andrews is a
salesman In Sinlthtield market, and
ran still be seen busily engaged each
morning at the hour of 4:30. He has
had 16 children, one of w hom served
through the South African war, while
another was for many years In the
navy
Mr. Pierce and family were pleas-
antly surprised Wednesday night by a
very large crowd of their friends, both
young and old. Various games were
played and enjoyed by all. A gen
eral supper was served which had been
brought b.v the ladies. There was
plenty of everything and everyone par-
took freely. A collection of $3.00 was
taken and given to Mr. and Mrs. Pierce
to buy a souvenir to remember their
Wheatland friends. They announced
that they would depart for San Diego,
Cal„ Tuesday. Everyone left at a lato
hour wishing them a safe journey and
many friends at their new home.
Mrs. Tipton started Sunday after-
Mr. Chas. Smyers was transacting
business in Oklahoma City Monday.
George Johnson and Erma Hunker I
John Williamson of Moore has rent-
l- led J. H. King's farm for the coming
year.
Words are wise men's counters—
they do not reckon by them; but they
are the money of fools.—Thomas
Hobbles.
James A. Cowan
"The Farmer*' Financier"
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
L*n4 Title* a Specialty
HOOKS OKLAHOMA
is a progressive American, and while
In New York nrranged lor advertising
headquarters of the Island, to be main-
tained by the Porto Rlcan govern-
ment.
Miss Eleanor Hall of Wellesley,
class of '09, is running a ranch In
Texas 16 miles from a railroad. She
and her two younger brothers have
refenced and restocked the ranch and
are making a success or It. so much
so that Miss llall does not propose to
return to ber home In Kansas City.
General Cinclnnatus Leconte, who
headed the larger of the two revolu
tlonary factions that overthrew Presi-
dent Simon of Haiti, and succeeded
to the presidency of that restless Is-
land. Is a lawyer, aged forty-one years
He was driven Into exile by Oenerai
Simon when the latter led the suc-
cessful revolution against President
Nord Alexis. From Kingston, Jamaica,
Belle Joyce, Minnie and John Mar
tin were guests of Winnie Davis Sun-
day.
Mrs. H. O. Byrd and sister, Marie
King, were Oklahoma City visitors
Monday.
Laura Weiche spent Wednesday and
Saturday transacting business in Okla-
homa City.
Miss Pearl Todd is acting as assist-
ant postmistress in Josie Purcell's ab-
sence.
Dr. Joyce spent Saturday looking
after business interests in Oklahoma
City.
Mrs. Streeter and children returned
to their home in Oklahoma City Thurs-
day.
A
UTO
RESTAURANT
John Martin and Jessie Davis at-
Great crowds from Moore and vicin-
ity are attending the State Fair. De-
spite the dry tiroes Oklahoma is mak-
ing a fine display of farm products and
cattle, horses, hogs and sheep. The
— —— I poultry exhibit is the best that has
have been brou%tVomal|"paTts o' the in" philanthropist, after giving away 1 'da Le Fever left Wednesday to
whither he fled, he began intriguing tended the Sells-Floto circus Monday
against Simon afternoon.
Dr. Daniel K. Parsons, the Hinsdale I
j New Store
i New Goods f
I
J Give me a trial and
| I will show you.
J A few of the many bargains:
state and are there in great numbers, j j,ia fortune of $7,000,000, has just en-! sPend 8 few days vi8iting "ien(,s m
The street car service this year Is ex ' tere(j the Hinsdale sanitarium, almost Oklahoma City,
cellent. J pennlless, to spend the remainder or
He has turned his ninety
Short Orders
Cold Prinks
Fish and Oysters
Cakes and Pies
Nuts and Fruits
E. S. Holmes
MOORE
A. C. JANACEK
BLACKSMITH and
WHEELWRIGHT
Horseshoeing, Carriage
and Wagon Work a Specialty
Also Complete Line of
WHIPS
S. C. DYER LESTER C. DYER, Phc
1S5THE ERA DRUG ST OR EBB
DEALERS IN
DRUGS, TOILET ARTICLES, PAINTS OILS AND GLASS
COLD DRINKS
Agent For Marvelite Hollow Wire Lighting System
When Miss Edna Smith got off tho
his days.
6-45 p r?raTnUUmTh„Brsda7 Jhe |-cond year, and Is In falling health
porter handed Tier the wrong grip. His last gift was his residence and
i When she got home and opened the five acres of land, valued at $.15,000.
J. H. Chenoweth accompanied his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Tipton, Sunday as
far as Oklahoma City.
Mr. Johnston of Oklahoma City
■*" I grip she found, to her dismay, that in- the residence to be maintained as a spent Saturday night and Sunday tti'h
% stead of her own wardrobe and her public library and art gallery. It has his mother, Mrs. Johnston.
• pocketbook containing her month's
jj wages, the grip contained shoes, shirts
and other men's wearing apparel.
There was a postal card in the grip ad-
dressed to the man who owned the grip
so Mr. Smith telephoned to his home
at Ardmore and learned where the man
could be found and went to Oklahoma
City and found the man and righted
the mistake.
Cans Corn
Cans Kraut
25c
25c
LAWN RIDGE AND ELM CREEK.
Miss Lela Rogers, who teaches at
! Lawn Ridge, dismissed school Friday
■ j for the children to attend the Fair,
j They all had a pleasant time.
Mr. Emory Sherard and wife and
I'son, of Maysville, Mo., stopped off a
few days last week to visit her sister,
Mrs.' S. L. Rhudy and family.
public
long been his wish to distribute Uis S , „ . . ,
.. „f Mr. and Mrs. Lewis and baby of
wealth for the benefit of humanity, Councj) Groves attended Sunday
and in Its disposal he has given large schoo, here Sunday.
ly to schools and colleges in twenty |
different states. He was born In Ver j Mrs j0S|e \r. Purcell left Monday to
mont, and practiced medicine until he spend a few days transacting business
moved to Illinois, where he became in Oklahoma City.
immensely wealthy through real es j
tate speculations. Maud Gill left last week to work in
Oklahoma City. We are sorry to have
I Maud from our midst.
No Cradles for Babies. |
Dr. Caroline Hedger of Chicago, and Mr. and Mrs. Weiche ar.d son Henry
officials of the health department con | 8Pent Sunday with their friend, Mrs.
demn the self-rocking cradles that Ecks' in Oklahoma City.
have come into use. They say they
Unique Barber Shop
ESTABLISHED 1 907
SOUTH SIDE MAIN ST.
Work Promptly and Efficiently Done.
Patronage Respectfully Solicited.
P. R. SIMMS, Moore, Okla.
Kenneth McLennan, Pre 8., F. J. Shade. V. Pres., C. H. Brand, Cash.
Mrs. Merline and family were guests j
^ Cans Hominy 2[)C
6
give the baby a nausea equivalent to of Mr j K McKlnley and family
seasickness and produce besides nerv Sunday afternoon.
ous diseases In the babies rocked In ^
them. Rocking the baby Is not rec Winnie and Jessie Davis drove to
ommended at ail by modern physi- I Oklahoma City Saturday 011 business
Mr. Pete Shields and wife spent Sun- J clans. They say a cot Is the best bed j Laviola Perry accompanied them
day with her folks Mr. and Mrs. I for the baby, and If It must be rocked home.
Beams. j it should be while tying on the moth'
ara breast.
Bank of floore
MOORE, OKLAHOriA
Bars of
Laundry Soap
25c
1
Bushel of
Irish Potatoes
$1.
50
| George James made a business trip
to Norman Saturday evening.
1 Ollle Rhudy made a business trip to
Moore Thursday evening, taking Miss
Lela Rogers tj the car station, where
MOORE TIME TABLE.
A. T. & S. F. TIME TABLE.
Southbound or West.
R. B. Gill had the misfortune of be-
ing thrown from the wagon by driv
nig too close to the edge of a culvert.
It frightened his team and they ran
away. Nothing about the team or
wagon was hurt, but Mr. Gill received
I an injured shoulder.
she went to Oklahoma City to see ...
. c ,, 411 tK) 9.31 a.m.
I home folks. | n5 (R) 10:05 a m
I 405 (no stop) 1:20 a.m.
I S. L. Rhudy and his brother-in-law 423 LoCai freight 10:20 a.m.
! were at Norman Thursday 011 a pleas-1
1 have a complete line
of FRESH DRUGS and
can save you 25 per cent
on your drug bills. Come
and see me and be con-
vinced.
ure trip. His brother-in-law was In-
specting the cotton gin as he never
saw cotton until he reached Oklahoma.
i Mrs. Bean and daughter, Lizzie,
spent Thursday evening till bedtime
with Mrs. S. L. Rhudy and sister,
Leo Snerard.
North bound or east.
412 (R) 6:50 p.m.
406 (no stop)
116 (R) 7:05 a.m.
420 Local freight 4:40 p.m.
(R) means regular stop and (F)
means flag btop.
Moore is on the Oklahoma branch of
the A. T. & S. P., is 24 miles from
Purcell, 9 miles from Norman, 9 milet
trom (Jklahoma City, 40 miles from
Uuthrie, 130 miles from Arkansas City
1S7 miles from Wichita, 208 miles from
Newton and 409 miles from Kansas
City.
First car on Moore interurban
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. James are stop- leaves 6:30 A. M. and each hour after
ping with their parents but expect through the day lasi. car leaving Moon
to move to their own home in a few 11:30 P. M. Fare to Oklahoma City,
-l-•M-++++++++++++ days. 15 cents.
. . 4 ! Miss Lela Rogers spent Friday visit-
Remember the place j : !ng her sister at Noble.
at the Interurban car * '
•r j Mrs. Dale Jnneurny and daughter
J' spent Friday with her grandma, Mrs.
+1 Wilks.
station.
W. S. Courtney
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Perry and baby
were shopping in Oklahoma City Sat-
urdray afternoon.
Joe Headrick left Saturday for his
home in Tuttle after working a few
weeks for J. H. Chenoweth.
Laviola Perry of Oklahoma City
spent Saturday night and Sunday with
ber parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edison
Perry.
fite literary meeting was postponed
until a week from this Friday nignt
on account of the Fair. Anyone that
will help in the program will please
leave word with the Watchword.
Bertha Perry, Beu'ah CaHwell. ITln
founts and Frances Johnston came out
Friday from Oklahoma City, where
they are attending school, to spend
the week end with home folks.
Appreciates your business. Deposits insured
under the State Guarantee Law.
Oklahoma City Mill and Elevator Co.
PRANK FARRIS, W«n«ier
Highest Market Pric« Paid for Grain.
Moor*
Oklahoma
Norman Milling and Grain Company p
J. D. WHITE, Manner.
WE HANDLE ICE |
Moore, Okla. J
Ail kinds of Grain Bought
All kinds of MiLl Stuff and Coal Soli
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Simms, P. R. The Moore Messenger. (Moore, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 1911, newspaper, October 5, 1911; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc109217/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.