The Moore Messenger (Moore, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1912 Page: 5 of 8
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Ben Harrison Married
Oklahoma City.—Secretary of State
Ben V. Harrison and Miss Grace Leig
erot were married at the Broadway
Central hotel, Rev. J. H. O. Smith of
the First Christian church officiating.
While the wedding came somewhat
as a surpnae, close friends of the
couple have suspected that -such an
event has been in contemplation. Miss
Liegerot has been a stenographer in
the office of State Superintendent R.
H. Wilson. Her home is in Tonkawa,
but she has resided in'Oklahoma City
for the past year.
Battle Near Hankow
Hankow—Fighting between the rev-
olutionists and the imperialists, which
was begun Sunday evening, was re-
newed Monday morning 20 miles up
the river by the republicans, who had
not yet received notice of the promul-
gation of an armistice. The repub-
lican commander ordered the fighting
to cease, but a desultory flgfihting was
heard throughout the day.
Woman Wins Cup
Etampes, France—Mile. Helene du
Trieu Sunday made a flight of 158
miles in two hours and fifty-eight min-
utes. thereby winning the femina cup
and beating all women's records for
distance.
This Girl a Farmer
Ardmore, Okla.—Misses Frankie and
Grace Scivally, who are attending the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
at Stillwater, are here, the guests of
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert F.
Scivally. during the holiday period.
Miss Frankie Scivally is the only
young lady in the state agricultural
school who was studying agriculture
and wnen she completes the course
her father will place under her man-
agement a 600-acre farm and ranch in
Carter county.
Oklahoma City—M. Gorman, trustee
of the Hankers' National bank of Ard-
more, has appealed to the supreme
court his case against John M. Shel-
ton and the Southwestern Manufac-
turing company of Oklahoma City.
Gorman alleged that the defendants
had secretly abstracted from the plant
of the Ardmore Foundry. Bridge and
Machine company a large amount of
valuable machinery which belonged
to the bank, and had shipped it to
Oklahoma City.
City of Purcell Appeals
Oklahoma City.—The city of Purcell
has filed an appeal in the supreme
court from a decision in the district
ourt of McClain county, awarding $500
damages to J. H. Stubblefield, who
was hurt when a swinging sign fell
and struck him on the head.
Artist Suicides
New York—William Clay, an artist,
committed suicide by inhaling gas In
bis room at a boarding house here.
He left no word that would give a
reason for his act. Little is known
about him at Che boarding house ex-
cept that he came from Kentucky or
Tennessee.
Cabinet Resigns
Constantinople—The cabinet re-
signed in consequence of the obstruc-
tion of the opposition, the members
of which absented themselves from
the sitting of the chamber of deputies,
which rendered impossible a discus-
sion of the proposed modification ot
the ministry.
To Boycott America
St. petersburg—The Zemstvo of the
government of Volhynia sitting at
Zhvtomr adopted a resolution declar
ing a boycott against American goodb
Oklahoma City.—Insurance Commis-
sioner P. A. Ballard has turned Into
state the treasury $2,578.20, repre-
senting the receipts of the insurance
commissioner's office for the month
of November.
No Bridge for Caddo—Yet
Oklahoma City.—An appeal has been
taken to the supreme court by the M.
K. & T. Railroad commpany from an
order issued by the state corporation
commission, in which the company
was directed to construct an overhead
passageway"to extend from Bell street
to Court street. Attorney for the com-
pany set up the claim that the corpo-
ration commission has no jurisdiction
in the premises. It is held further
that the hearing prior to issuing the
order was conducted by but one com-
missioner, A. P. Watson, whereas it
should have been held by two com-
missioners or by the entire body.
Will Take Testimony
Oklahoma City.—J. 11. Everest, spe- i
cial master named by the Oklahoma
supreme court to hear the tax ap-
peals to the express companies; W. i
C. Reeves, assistant attorney general,
representing the state, and S. T. ,
Bledsoe, attorney for the express com- j
panics, will leave for New York Mon-
day night to tako the testimony of ,
several high officials of the companies 1
in connection with those cases.
Big Livestock Gain
Omaha, Neb.—All records for re-
ceipts of livestock were broken with
the ending of the present year, during
which 6,500,000 head were received
It has b« en announced at the White
House that the report of the army
medical corps that have examined
Charles W. Morse, convicted New York
banker, serving sentence in the At-
lanta, Ga., federal penitentiary docs
not warrant immediate interference
by the president and the pardon will
not be granted at this time.
Covered the Ground
A man who was dunned by a book-
selelr for a book delivered some time
before, returned the bill with this
written on it: "I never ordered this
book. If I did, you did not send it.
If 1 got it, I paid for it. If I didn't
I won't."
Be Ready for Opportunity.
"There is scope for chance every-
where; let your hook be always hang-
ing ready. In the eddies where you
lease expect it, there will be a fish.'
-Ovid.
"The future is an illusion; it never
arrives; it flies before you as you ad-
vance. Always it is today—and after
death and a thousand years it is to-
da/. You have great deeds to per-
form and you must do them now."—
Charles Ferguson.
"Oklahoma City—The death rate in
Oklahoma City for December was
very low, not exceeding fifty. The
number generally lingers around sev-
enty.
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L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter
Ball Bearing : Long Wearing
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$7.50 and $10.00
19-23
West Main
ptSS pURHITU REfARPET ft
URGEST STOCK! LOWEST PRUE. EASY TERMS. J.EAST PAYMENT.
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The Saving Element.
"The party'll go to pieces in thit
reform wave unlet** the boys can get
a plank in the platform to protect
them." "I see. A sort of gangplank
—Baltimore American.
The Prairie Oil & Gas company,
Muskogee, for many years the pur-
chasing agent of crude oil for the
Standard, now a separate company,
announced an Increase of three cents
per barrel in the price of all Okla-
homa crude oil, making the price
quotation fifty-three rents, the high-
est price paid for oil in four years.
The Prairie controls the market price
of tlie product in the Mid-Continent
field.
Mrs. Anna Short has become rec-
onciled to her husband, who is in jail
at Guthrie charged with shooting her
with intent to kill. As there were
no eye-witnesses to the shooting and
as she will not appear against her
husband, the prosecution likely will
fall. The pair want to re-wed, but as
the divorce was granted September
1, they will have to wait almost two
months before marriage is permis-
sable.
A. llowenstein, an employee of the
Muskogee water department, is in the
hospital suffering from concussion of
the brain as the result of being
thrown from a buggy in front of a
traction car. Lee McAlplne also was
; driving with llowenstein and was
thrown from the buggy but is only
slightly injured. The accident occurred
'in front of a garage. The horse
became frightened when an automo-
bile backed out of the garage and
New Theatre
Holdenville. Okla. — Holdenville'!
magnificent new theatre, the Dixon,
one of the handsomest amusement
houses in the southwest, was formally
opened Thursday night before an audi-
ence of 700. Appropriate ceremonies
marked the opening and an especially
strong attraction was imported for the
| occasion.
Cigarette Starts Fire
Huntington, W. Va. Fire gutted
the New McCroy building, destroy-
ing half a dozen stores and fifty of-
fices and for a time threatened an
entire square because of a stiff
breeze that fanned the flames. The
loss is estimated at $150,ooo. A light-
ed cigarette dropped In rubbish in the
basement is said to have cause the
I fire.
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in
2
$25.00 Suits
$12.50
$1*0.00 Suits
$10.00
$15.00 Suits
7.50
$10.00 Suits
$ 5.00
\\ Off Furnishings
Keystone
lothiers
Ball-bearing carriage, quickest in action with much less tension.
Ball-bearing type-bars, in full action from the very beginning of the
key-stroke—top speed at a touch, without a push to start it.
Ball-bearing shift, one-third ordinary shift-key pressure—carriage not
lifted to write capitals.
With a printing process that Is ball bearing from start to finish, the
user oi an L. o. Smith & Bros. Typewriter is positively assured
of the quicktst, easiest operation and the most perfect rapid work
it is possible for a typewriter to produce.
Ask for free "Book of the Typewriter."
L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Company
No. 909 Locust St, Kansas City, Mo., Oklahoma City Branch, 210 W.
First Street.
Sewing Machines
We have discon-
tinued the Sewing
Machine business,
but have several left
which were used
for demonstrating
purposes. These
machines have been
put in good shape
by our mechanic.
They also have full
set of attachments.
This odd lot for
Oklahoma
City
Exploiting the Economies Made Possible by Cash Buying and Cash Selling
Brock's Great
January Sale of White
Never before have such startling values been offered and possibly a sole of
this magnitude may never happen again. While it is in progress make the
most of it. THE SAVING OPPORTUNITY IS YOURS!
Buy Muslin Underwear
At Brock's
In other words buy where you can
buy the highest quality at the lowest
prices. To do one you must do the
other. Here is a schedule of the im*
port ant savings in combination suits
corset covers and drawers and three
piece combinations with all the dif
ferent trimmings. The i edu< tloni
read like this
$1.75 values at $1.45
$1.19 and $1.25 values
at 79c
$1.95 values at .$1.69
$2.!*S values at. .$1.95
$3.7". values at..$2.45
$5.98 values at. .$3.95
Princess Slips
in white and
Blur, in values
to $2 48. at
95c
Long Cloth at Special Prices
English longcloth in 12-yard bolts
worth $1.50. Fine quality and soft
finish on aale at $1.25.
English longcloth and nainsook
in 12-yard bolt at $2.25.
Chamois finish longcloth in 12-
yard bolts at $2.90.
Corset Covers
Have Heen Reduced
READ THE DETAILS
AT 19c
Lace trimmed Corset
Covers, wotli to 35c.
Lace embroidery trim-
med Corset Covers,
worth to 60c.
AT 59c
Lace and embroidery
trimmed or wide Corset
Cover Embroidery in
values to 89c.
AT 75c
Corset Covers trimmed
w it h lace or embroidery,
worth to 98c.
Corset Covers trimmed
with lace or embroidery,
values up to $1.25.
—SECOND FLOOR—
Women's Drawers
AT REDUCED PRICES
AT 25c
Plain cut or embroidery trim
med ruffles. Well made.
AT 48c
The Knickerbocker style made
of good quality of nainsook or
barred muslin. Heading and
large ribbon bow at knee. Val
ues from 98c to $1.25.
AT 79c
Drawers with embroidery ruf
fie or deep lace flounce—worth
98c.
AT $1.39.
Drawers with deep embroidery j
ruffle with ribbon filled bead
ing or solid lace flounce, worth I
to $1.69.
Other bargains worth up to i
$2.95 at corresponding reduc- j
tlons.
—SECOND FLOOR—
Hand Loom Mill
Ends
Fine hand loom embroidery
mill ends of exceptional quality,
hand work on the bets of Swiss
and nainsook and some on soft
finish cambric An are 4Ms-
yard mill ends and are sterling
values at the price asked. Here
is the schedule:
Widths up to 4 inches, yard 5c
Widths up to 10 inches yard 10c
Widths up to 12 inches yard 15c
Others that are prices up to
25c per yard. In every Instance
in the above schedule the values
are double the amount asked.
Pieces will not be cut.
SWISS FLOUNCINGS
Swiss Embroidery Flouncing
24-inch and 45-inch widths in
neat and showy designs. Em-
broidery work runs to waist line.
Two special showings at $1.95
and $2.45.
MAIN FLOOR
D Dnr'F' C Bargain Basement is the good kind of a store.
//,e Uin£J [fai auicklu finds approval With ecoru
It's
kind that quickly finds approval With economical
Women, for here cash selling and cash buying exemplifies its power in making
low prices. To add interest to the Sale of White the following bargains are
named in the basement Others are there, too, but we accentuate these.
Dress Ginghams 10c
Blanket Offers in
Bargain Basement
Buyers in BROCK'S Bargain Basement will
profit greatly by taking advantage of this
Blanket offering.
11-4 Gray or White Cotton Blankets, in large
size and good weight, worth $1.48, will be
specially priced for Friday and
Saturday--at
In the Great January
Sale of White Goods
Special prices will prevail on sheets and
sheeting. Here are a few of the most import-
|ant that should bring you hurriedly to the Bar-
! gain Basement:
79c
Sheets
11-4 Wool Blankets in white, gray or plaids in
great wooly affairs that look like $5.00 Blan-
kets and sell regularly for $3.98, will be
special sale Friday and
Saturday—at only
Silkoline Comforts of extra good grade in
ample size and weight. Floral designs prevail
in all colors and all comforts are hand tied
and cotton filled. Worth $1.75—
Now on sale at
The Best Quality of silkoline is put into these
comforts, of pure lamb's wool filling. Each has
a silk border and are ribbon tied These arc
$4.98 comforts—on sale th<
coming week only
K-4 Full Bleached Seamless Sheets
9-4 Full Bleached Seamless Sh
0-4 Full Bleached Seamless She
ts.
$2.79
$1.29
$3.59
Sheeting
8-4 Bleached She
9-4 Bleached She
10-4 Bleached She
'ting
•ting
'ting
63c
68c
73c
24c
26c
28c
Full Bleached Sheets, 72x90 inches, worth 39c
each, on sale special in the Sale of White at
only 25c
Clover Full Bleached Pillow Slips. 42x36
inches with full 3-inch hem. worth 10c, special
at only 71-2c.
Drapers Swisses Drapery Madras
10c 10c
Drapery Swiss in 36-Inch i in all-over :,n(1 bordered pi
widths in clear sheer weave !
In dots, spots, checks and fig- ,erns in a" 'hfi "an,ed ™l0'
ures, worth 15c regularly. On j 19c values, now on sale
sale this week at only 10c. | 10c.
Lonsdale Cambric
10c
Lonsdale Soft Finished Cam-
bris in short lengths, worth
16 2-3c per yard, on sale this
week at only 10c.
10c
Dress Ginghams in a complete line
of stripes and plaids and checks in
light and dark shade
Special at
Just 100 Pieces of these French
Percales furnish a splendid scope
in mailing selections. They are
yard wide and can be had in all
colors in light or dark shades, the
patterns are checks, stripes and
dots in dress and shirting styles.
JL X C
Apron Check Ginghams of durable
quality. All the colors and styles
of the mill run, bleached white and
indigo blue combinations are pop-
ular colors. Regulars
values at
5c
5c
YARD WIDE CAMBRIC, 5c
Bleached Cambric, yard wide and
excellent quality. This is really a
wonderful bargain at
at
MADRAS AT 13' 2c
Newport and Calcutta Madras, in
good shirting patterns of soft ma-
terials of 32-inch widths. Fast col-
ors. Worth 16 2-3c per yard.
Now on sale—
at
13 c
Genuine Hope bleached
muslin in five yard lengths—
Just about 3,000 yards in
the lot. Regular is 10c.
Now on sale 3 _
at tUC
Mail your order to Brock, s!
'Prompt, efficient and intel-
ligent service is rendered
by our mail order depart-
ment. Qoods unsatisfac-
tory can be returned.
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Simms, P. R. & Armstrong, J. K. The Moore Messenger (Moore, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1912, newspaper, January 11, 1912; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc109231/m1/5/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.