locals.
Every day has 'ts death list.
Poverty is a heavy load <>f nothing
If you have nothing else to save,
make hay.
We prespire a pint a day without
knowing it.
An autrfblographist takes his life
in his hands.
Oklahoma will acknowledge
corn this fall.
«m run as fast as be ran I If Congressman l.ittauer is really
to'rrrarlr.t^kin front of a sausfW, w„h his -vindication" it Ui
train Then he will watch It untllljtlme to investigan
lt Koe„ out of .Ight. Th-a he will home w"uld go awa>
walk leiuure > away. Th|t man from home would
be all right and probably 18. 1 hat is anu
a man. A woman <>  a street car return home to rest.
will open a satchel and take out a ^ wll, un,bl<-
purse, close the satchel and open th« in
purse! take out a dime and close the to peddle charters, and -what wll.
purse, open the satchel and put in New Jersey do •
.he purse, close the satchel and lock _ ^ ^ c„y „
dime loathe conductor who will give In town transacting business, and
ST. nlckle back. Then she win visiting old time friends.
open the satchel and take out the
purse, put 111 the nickle, close the |f the Populist parly would gi"
purse, open the satchel and put In the rapidly let it collect a large slock o
el reno business CARRIAGE ANO BLACKSMITH SHOP
college.
On Eva hp Street Corner, mif Block
South of the New Court House.
First Class Work
of All Kinds
New and Repair Work Given
Special Attention
purst*. U|J«-u •   • -■
purse, close the satchel and lock both spoils for campaign use.
Cotton la no longer king, it is capl- ends. Then she will feel for l.er
la) that rules.
The Democrat pays no commission
to middle men.
J. W. Maney was an Oklahoma t ity
visitor yesterday.
It is only a step from modern pol-
itics to race horses.
A few have not yet learned that the
duel is not journalism.
The man who can turn iron to gold
has turned up again.
It is charged that the president
doscn't wear union suits.
buckle at the back.—Hobart Chief.
CJ. \V. Oillispie of Lawton Is in th.
city today In company with the geo-
logical surveying party.
I). W Kellar of Union City came
over last night and is mingling with
our business men today.
Some little games are played for
more than they are worth.
C. E. King of Minco is visiting today
with friends in El Reno.
The farmers of this county must be-
gin diversifying their crops.
Enterprising Texans want to learn
next to save what tliey make.
Strayed or Stolen.
From my pasture two miles north
of Darlington, about August 1, one
brown, unsheared 3-year-old mare
mule, about fourteen hands high, one
brown 4-year-old horse, weight about
i 000 pounds, one sorrel 4 year-old Clyde Talbot came over yesterdaj
horse branded N. B. on left hip, weight from Oklahoma City to attend t >'
about 900 pounds, when last seen was TimmermanBrown wedding.
wearing a good black headstall. a - -
liberal reward will be paid for infor What is a throne worth unles
matlon leading to their recovery. hero has an opportunity to wade
GEORGE O. CONNILX.. Owner, through slaughter to it?
130-6t. 2 t. w.    
 __ One negro killed another at Okla
History indicates that woman's homa City last Saturday night. The
beauty is most splendid and her in- weapon used was a revolver.
tellect is in full maturity at 28 years. -
Cleopatra was 28 when she first met Man is sensational. He wants to
Antony and enslaved the handsomest i s0l> something doing, even if ii is
man in the whole Roman empire, as merely an earthquake or two.
well as one of the greatest orators,
generals and statesmen. The Queen A San Fransisco policeman has ar-
of Sheba was 28 when she dazzled ranged to take the bankrupt law.
Solomon nearly off his throne. The but citizens consider it a joke.
Marquise de Pompadour was 25 when j -
she met Louis XV, and 28 when she H. E. Swan, of Norman registered
began to rule his domains. Josephine at the Anstine last night and is trans-
captured Napoleon at 33, it is true, acting business in the city today,
but she was a widow at whom he j -
had been casting sheep's eyes for five George L Bowman of Kingfisher,
ara I enjoyed himself in this city with
A man ill this *£«', who, when
YOUNG, prepared to lie a business
MAN. seeks not employment, but is
NEEDE0 in every < omerof commerce
LOSE no time, my friend : it is
NOT for any chosen one. lull for
THE young  >a" "ll" 1,8S l,ie 8rit-
OPPORTUNITY lost never returns.
GET on your hustling clothes anil
INTO something: first : The K1 Keno
BUSINESS College then into business
A. J. THOES, Proprietor.
JOHN W. DIX,
— AND—
c u n e i>-
M E A T S .-
Everything
THAT IS KEPT
IN A lST-CLASS
-MARKET-
WOODSON STREET
EL RENO. OKLA-
j   9 w m
> DAVIDSON & GASEI,
fall term begins
august 31.
Miss Joe Coffin and Billy Martin of
the Daily Oklahoman came over to
attend the Timmerman Brown wed-
ding and were heartily received by
a host of warm friends of the news-
i paper fraternity. They returned
home on the 9:35 train with thebrid-
| al party.
BEGGS' CHERRY COUGH
SYRUP Cures BRONCHITIS.
Factory stock of all kinds
Odd work a Specialty 
H' JAS. TOMPKINS. M n*ger.
«5 DEAIERS IN«^. ^
j
Lumber. Lath and Sbiiigb. j ,
r ^ \
•dfc ^ ^ a A ~ -i—
FURNHTURE
ROLLER TOP DESKS. CARPETS ANE RUGS
C. W. Galtry, a prominent business
man of Enid is in the city today.
The Rock Island train south, due
here at noon is never on time.
Woodward has had a fire, in which
she lost a block of buildings.
J. O. Marshal of Geary visite
friends over Sunday, in El Reno.
The oats crop Is light compared to
the prospects just before harvest.
Mr. I. G. H. Strahn, who has been 1 today,
acting in the capacity of manager for
Henry Schafer, In his wholesale de-
partment, has accepted a position in
the office of the Oklahoma Ice and
Brewing company at Oklahoma City.
Mr. Strahn will enter upon his new-
duties the first of September and
will move his family to that city as
soon as he can make the necessary
arrangements and secure a house.
Mr. Strahn has made a host of friends
during his stay in El Reno, and we
regret to loose him from our midst.
R. G. Brown of Arapahoe is doing
business at the land office today.
Hon. John Scothorn of Guthrie is In
the city ou official business today
Mr. John Ault a prominent business
man of Watonga is in the city today
The Anti Saloon League of the ter
ritory held a meeting here yesterday
If a guilty conscience needs no ac
euser, what are the preachers for
Six wills of the late Cassius M
Clay have been offered for probate.
It is announced that September 2
has been set as the day on which
all of Gen. Clay's wills" are to be
presented. This announcement is
repeated so that all the people may
have a chance to put in their docu-
ments. Still it is just as well, ladies
and gentlemen, to remember that
3en. Clay did not own all the state
of Kentucky.
Some towns are "wide open be-
cause the people are too lazy to close
up.
W. Y. McNeil of Oklahoma City is
hustling among our business men to
day.
Judge Hammer of Oklahoma City
is in town on business with the land
office.
Congressman Littauer is a govern
ment contract glover from Glovers-
ville.
Admiral Cotton seems to be in
need of an application of boll weevil
lotion.
Congresman l.ittauer is said to be
still hand in glove with the Adminis
l ration.
Major E. J. Simpson made a busi
uess trip east over the Choctaw yes
terday.
Perry will have sewers. The coun
cil have taken the primary steps to
that end.
The Noble County News advocates
a public ducking post for scandal
mongers.
i friends over Sunday, returning home
Norman McClean is home from a j
pleasant outing at Bueda Springs anil ^
says he enjoyed his vacation im- j
mensely.
Mr. and Mrs. O. 1. Purdy will leave j
tomorrow for Kansas, where they
will visit relatives and friends for j
a month.
In the very excellent account of
the wedding last night the American
reporter inadvertantly gave credit to
the El Reno Male chorus for the love-
ly couch presented to the bride and
groom and to this should be added,
The Ladles chorus, who joined in
the gift. '
Parlor
Tables,
iciii am e/egent line
Hall Racks.
of Caskets and Burial Robes.
Sideboards.
Chamber
Suits
Night calls promptly ans-
wered.
Linoleum
Floyd E. Dowell, who has been em-
ployed at Fort Worth by the Rock is-
land, is back at a desk in the local
office here.
If Grover will refrain from giving
indorsements to baby foods he will
endear himself to the hearts of his
countrymen.
Prof. Sherman is doing the local
work ou the American in place of
our young friend Otto Purdy who wil
take a vacation, and accompanied by
Mrs. Purdy will depart next Wednes-
day for Kansas where they will visit
relatives and friends for several
weeks.
M. G. Netherton. known by nearly
all North Missourians, in Oklahoma,
died at his home in Gallatin. Missouri
last Friday.
Mr. V. Carruthers and his son R.
Corruthers of Roger Mills county aie
the city visiting Tom Corruthers
for a few days while enroute home
from Kansas City. They report pros-
pects good in Roger Mills county this
fall, and the rainfall of late very sat-
isfactory. Mr. Carutbers has an ex-
cellent farm near Elk City and is
doing fine and of course he is proud
of Oklahoma.
A marriage license was issued yes-
terday by Judge Phelps to A. A. Mor-
ris and Edith M. Davis of Calumet.
The wedding will take place this even-
ing. The Democrat extends hearty
congratulations to these two of Calu-
met's most estimable young people.
llad the Machinations of the Pos-
tal Department ring continued much
longer Uncle Sam would have been
strapped.
lt is reported that. Congressman
Chas. Curtis of Kansas will shortly
visit this territory, and investigate
the statehood problem.
One of the largest bridges in the
world will be the $2,500,000 structure
which will span the Mississippi from
Thebes, 111., to Gray's Point, Mo., on
the line of the Atlantic & Pacific rail-
road. It is being built by the Ameri-
can Bridge company.
CARPETS AND RUGS MADE TO ORDER.
C. E. PERRY.
Corner Bickfordand Russell. Phone HS
UNDERTRKBR.
H. T. SMITH. Pms. OTTO*. SHUTTEE, V. P. C. L. ENGLE. Cashic*
Citizen's National Bank
CAPITAL||$50,000.
..Prompt .Attention ffivtn to all Business entrusted to Vs...
Collections a specialty
DlIiECTOKS:
H. T. Smith .I T" Allison
A. P. Owens U. O. Blake
C. L. Engle Otto A. Shut tee
if. C. Shutttee
EL RENO. 0- T.
W. O. Bashore and family arrived
from Fort Scott, Kansas Saturday
night and will reside In the Cleveland
property on Capital Hill.
General Sheridan established Fort j
Sill in 1869, for the reason that old
Fort Cobb was loo far nortil to pro-
tect the Texas frontier and too far j
away from where it was intended to j
place permanently the Indians. Fort j
Sill was first called Camp Sill, and j nearly all of the railroads
was named by Oteneral Sheridan in , (akf.n their merchants rate pun-
honor of his Classmate C'.enera , ; j(.hment wIthout doing anything worse
killed at Stone river in tl,e civil war. ^ makinf. face8 at Katy.
It is generally agreed that General
Wood's military experience is lim-
ited. But what matters a little thing
like that between friends.
E. R. Kerby, registered from Law-
ton this morning. Mr. Kerby is a
member of the U. S. Geological sur-
veying party, which is making a
thorough examination of the new-
country, especially in the Wichita
mountain region.
F«*
J Frank Meyer
*
1
A. S Booton J
Adjutant General Corbln concludes
the order retiring General Miles with
an order for the later to "proceed to
his home," adding that the travel en-
joined is for the public service. The
health of the Administration de-
mands it.
An adept at figuring announces ^ ^r8. Tom SehafTer returned
that the lower jaw of a girl with an gaturday night Mrs. Schafter
average size mouth who chews gum ^ been on an extended visit with
thirty chews a minute, sixty minutes frjpn(]g an() relatlveg in Illinois.
an hour*, ten hours a day, or 060 da>s   
will travel nearly Beven million in-1
ches. or a fraction over 103 miles. Mr. an.i Mrs James Kernes came
A girl with a big mouth will of course j up from Chickasha yesterday to visit j
beat this record several miles a year, the parents of Mrs. Kernes and at
________ tend the Timmerman Brown wedding, i
The Industrious kids were out last Routh bmmd train
night in full force and plentifully sup- ^ geven
  ^ rr'to r^i.The ,«*.«««.«
George Ohnsman who bu been on and groom " The youngsters will not from their htIi.mI.iI.. ilm.- than usual
the sick list Is again able to resume forget during their absence however
his labors. and in the mean time will recruit The Weekly Democrat Is giving
 lhe forces pending a return en«a«e the farmers 48 columns of solid rend
Ijj<r matter. Double the amount of
The man who jumps to conclusion* ment. Canadian
* 1 . ,   anv other newsnapei in * anauiun
is quite sure to fall into a hole in _ ,
l]ue time( Our energetic little rnend Karl lal county.
  hot, who belongs to the Western
You can live forty -lays without Union messenger force at Oklahoma The great lawyer. A. 8. Tn.de. once
food but you can t live four minutes City, came over today to vi,lt home .aid, there may bo a good ma^y
folks between trains. Master Earl rogues practicing law, but in the leg
I is a boy of rare merit aim we shall al profession there Is no place for n
be glad to write him up when h" dam fool."
els to be general manager.
BEGGS' CHERRY COUGH
SYRUP Cures BRONCHITIS.
Reliable corporation, 25 years sue
cessful business record wants travel
er for smaller cities, either sex. $1;
and expenses paid weekly. Guaran-
teed. Yearly contract. Address with
references E. E. Fowler, El Keno, O.
T.
We have heard of all sorts and
kinds of things being dropped into
slot machines, but the farmer who
dropped a 160 acre improved farm,
Into the pesky things is sure entitled
to the blue ribbon.
Farm Loans
Low Rates |
Easy Terms ;
* See Meyer & Booton before contracting elsewhere—No delay. £
J Of fee woodson St. El Reno, O T $
CHRONIC DISEASES
....CURED BY....
DR. PHILLIPS
200 Main Street, OKLAHOMA CITY.
The doctor devotes especial attention to all Chronic Diseases and
uses uiany new and most positive medicines in his practice by which he
lias cured many extreme cases such as
Hydrocele Rheumatism Heart Disease
Indigestion Kidney and Bladder Catarrh
Chronic Ulcers Nervousness Sore Legs
Bronchitis Pulmonary Disease Sore Eyes
Diseases of Women ami Children—Special Attention. PILES and RUP-
TURE CURED by painless method and no detention from business. Hy-
drocele cured in a few hours. Calls promptly answered all hours.
CONSULTATION FREE. Office, 200 Main St., Okla. City
w27-tf
Mine, llumuert is on trial l'aris
for the "greatest swindle of the cen-
tury," anil groans audibly whenever
the lawyer on the other side raises
his head. She is now called "Le
Grande Therse."
The Louisianian who believes in
punishing criminals now sees that
the jury is not always to blame.
There are  others, including the
Board of Pardons.
without air.
John McLean is in townt oday.
John's Union township friends will
present his name to the next democra-
tic convention as a candidate for
county commissioner.
1< you would know whether It
alrcastles you are building, try to v
ihem insuredi>\
   • J. K. Ka* ldy and hi*
Man grew his own wool uiftll he Cheyenne, tli* county
Mrs. Samuel Jones, wno lias been
in John of (ho guest of her son, Attorney J. Ed-
Man grew his own Wool until bo (n>< y. in. ou...... of v gar Jones, the past three weeks re-
found that be could get all ho wanted Mills county are in the city today turned to her home In Tekamah, Kan-
from the sheep. trannactinis business. Bas this morning.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. ^ nL J/
Seven Million boxes sold in past 12 months. This Signature, '
Cures Crip
in Two Days.
on every
box. 25c.