Collinsville Times. (Collinsville, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 62, Ed. 1 Friday, May 2, 1913 Page: 4 of 10
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mi I TORVTTJJ? TIMES.
MAY 2.
COLLINSVILLE TIMES.
f. l susmrod, uitM.
OFFICIAL FAFFS OF THE CITT.
Eaterad at the CollimrriBe poatoffiee
aa aeeond daa Batter.
Subscription, per year.
.$2.00
TELEPHONE, 300.
RESIDENCE PHONE 222.
THE CHICKEN.
Ia the meantime, the real chicken, the
penon of tender yean, of the gallivant-
ing variety, ia now overly conapicnona
on our city street*, waddling along ia
hobble akirts, picking among the fan-
cier*, always crossing the road at the
psychological moment, and invariably
deserted by her mother before she ia
full-fledged. Already she flies higher
than that lady, and promises soon to
become, like her country cousin, more
game than domestic. She ia a slender,
sinewy starveling, and as lobsten, stews
and pickles are not the most scientific
nourishment for domestic birds, we
fancy the meat is tough, although the
years be tender.
The Leghorn seems to be the most
common variety among the Genus
Femina; they are not domestic in their
habits, seldom developing into brood
hens, but emulating more specifically
the suffragette, by preferring to scratch
for a living and to remain constantly
before the public.
"Chicken” as a “word of tenderness,”
has been monopolized up to date by the
Cockney. Upon the tardy return of his
spouse after an evening spent at a con-
cert hall, he may be heard to remark
trenchantly, “Ooops, my chicken! Wot
d’yer mean by cornin’ to roost this lite
hower o’ the night, with yer feathers
a-droopin’ and yer ’at loogin’ like the
last word in moultin’ season? Wat's
the matter, I s’y? Wasn’t the pickin’
good ?”
When evolution leaves us with noth-
ing but the game bird and the suffra-
gette, it will behoove us to imitate the
ancient Romans and decoy a flock of
chickens from some unsophisticated
country, padlock the henhouse, and get
a fresh start.
rr —
Every newspaper la familiar with the
request, "Please go not publish any-
thing about it” Sometimes it is ash
in the form of a teaaad and accom-
panied by threats of din results if ae-
quiesceaae dsas not fallow.
Then an a few things, the Louisville
Herald says, the public ought to keep io
mind in the matter of a newspaper’s Ha-
lation to the printing of news.
Ia the first place, a newspaper owpa
aa obligation to its whole circle of read-
ers to print a fair, comprehensive report
of the day's happenings. It cannot over-
look this responsibility menly to please
individuals. That policy involved an in-
justice to the many and favoritism to
the few. Who shall be favored?
Much of the news that ia printed un-
fortunately occasions annoyksce sad
heartache to somebody. That is an un-
avoidable incident of the newspaper
business. Is there justification for
shielding from such consequences the
man or woman who has influence, so-
cially or in business, while the many
who lack it must be treated without
auch consideration?
Alva Pioneer: “We have heard of
such a thing as the seven year itch,
but we rather think it is mild in effect
when compared to this perpetual itch of
the officeseeker. And paradoxical as it
may seem the worse he itches for office
the less he likes to be scratched” when
he is running for one.”
“Giggle”—old form “gaggle”—we learn
means to make a noise like a goose
the same being what we have suspected
for a long while back.
THREE
Big Days!
Saturday,
Monday
and Tuesday
SPECIALS
Calicos
Light greys, navy and blacks
the yard
4 Cents
15c Ginghams
Pink, blue, black and white
checks, the yard
12k
WHEN IS DUTY DONE.
Last week, several live wires, two
especially so, started a movement to
build a good road from Collinsville to
the oil fields, northeast of the city.
They called a meeting of the merchants
and members of the Chamber of Com-
merce, who decided that it was abso-
lutely necessary to build the road and
divert the large amount of traffic back
to Collinsville, that was temporarily go-
ing elsewhere, on account of the deplor-
able condition of the road. Several
months ago the question of a good road
was brought up and discussed, but that
was all that was done about it until
the men now having in charge the build-
ing the road took the bull by the horns
and in one day turned the trick, not-
withstanding that it rained hard that
day. On the committee getting sub-
scriptions for the fund were: E. J.
Johnson of the Collinsville Furniture
Store, W. A. Decker of the Union Cigar
Store, J. R. Msltby of the Maltby Hard-
ware company, and E. R. von Kielgass
of the Collinsville Times. These men
deserve much credit for what they have
already done, but the work has only
started. Every merchant and citizen of
Collinsville should be vitally inter-
ested and take an interest in this under-
taking by giving to these men the en-
couragement that they deserve. These
men are spending much valuable time,
that when summed up, will amount to
more than any money subscribed. It
has been suggested by several business
men that a meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce be called and these men
thanked for what they have done and
offer any assistance necessary to the
successful completion of the good work
started.
Every merchant should appoint him
self or herself a committee of one and
use every effort to have the oil well
supply houses that should be here,
located at the earliest possible mo-
ment. Other towns want these enter
prises, but Collinsville is much better
located, which these business houses
readily appreciate, if the matter is prop
erly presented to them. This matter
again shows conclusively that Collins
ville should at once place her Chamber
of Commerce on a proper working
basis and he supported by money and
personal energy, such as the example
set by four of our new comers, Decker,
Johnson, Maltby and Von Keilgass.
Collinsville has many resources, such
as other cities would be proud of. Plenty
of gas, oil, coal, good farming lands and
good railroad facilities.
This fall there will be held at Tulsa,
an International Dry Farming Congress
that will mean untold wealtli to Collins-
ville, providing, however, action is taken
at once to utilize the possibilities pre-
sented through this farming congress
If action is delayed until the congress
is in session, as was the good road to
the oil fields, until the traffic went else-
where, mucli will be lost. Let us all
get together now. Let us place the
Chamber of Commerce on a proper foot-
ing and accomplish things.
A duty therefore is not done until the
thing we started to do is an accom-
plished fact. The thing we wish to do
now is "make for a bigger and better
Collinsville.”
12k Ginghams
All colors, 36 , inches wide,
the yard
10c
10c Embroidories
1 to 7 inches wide, large as-
sortment of patterns, the yd.
Petticoats
Ladies muslin skirts, all
lengths, embroidery and lace
trimmed, each
50c
Corsets
Extra long batiste
size IS to 28, each
corset
Cheer up! Just about the time your
hives break out, the dog gets fleas, the
cellar leaks, the interest comes due and
the baby falls through the aquarium,
hesitate and read this newspaper cap-
tion from a Birmingham paper: “This
is a picture of the father who fell eleven
stories yet lives, his two boys now at
the Pasteur institute, mother of the
children and the dog that bit them.”
“My ideal husband,” chirps Xance
Gwyn, “must be an American. By pro-
fession he must be an author and have
an income of $50,000 a year. He must
be a brunette and handsome. He must
not be over twenty-eight years of age
and—•” Enough! This last qualifica-
tion alone bars us from ever hoping,
though we must admit that Xance is
worth committing bigamy over.
A married woman of a nearby metro-
politan city who wandered away from
home a few days ago, leaving no trace
of her whereabouts, has returned and
explained all satisfactorily to her spouse
oy stating that she has suffered a “lapse
of memory.” Wonder what explanation
the other woman's husband has offered
for his absence?—Ardmoreite.
50c
Because we laugh at fool things that
don’t seem to tickle the risibilities of
others we conclude that our sense of
humor is anaemic. Why, we hesitate to
confess, that to us a woman in a barber-
shop with her youngest dreadnaught is
the funniest thing alive.
Perhaps The Hague hasn’t noticed it,
but the Peace Pipe company is in To-
ronto.
Statement of
The First National Bank
Collinsville, Oklahoma
at the Close of Business, April 4, 1913
Resources
Loans and Discounts......... $133,912.63
Warrants and Securities............. 14,837.42
United States Bonds................. 6,500.00
Overdrafts ........................... 3,273.07
Building and Fixtures ............... 8,300.00
CASH AND SIGHT EXCHANGE.... 94,984.53
Total ............................$261,807.70
Liabilities
Capital Stock.............i............$25,000.00
Surplus and Profits................... 15,593.08
Circulation ........................... 6,200.00
DEPOSITS .................1.....215,014.62
Total .................;.......1. .$261,807.70
ALL NEW PEOPLE coming to Collinsville and just beginning
business are cordially invited to transact their banking business
with the First National Bank. Prompt and courteous service
is assured at this bank whether deposits are large or small and
our complete equipment and facilities enables depositors to
transact their business conveniently and promptly.
J. M. Colburn, President
G. L. Hicks, Cashier
N. 0. Colburn, Vice-President
H. C. Bollman, Ass’t Cashier
TRADING AT HOME.
As a general example of the trading
at home idea, take the Collinsville
Laundry.
This plant is equipped with several
thousand dollars worth of uptodate ma-
chinery, rents a building from a Collins-
ville man and provides employment for
several Collinsville people. The money
spent for the product of such a con-
cern as this always comes back to you
through several channels.
The laundries at Tulsa arc not helping
to pay the expense of conducting this
city nor are they providing employ-
ment to anyone except an agent.
The Collinsville laundry turns out a
class of work equal, if not superior, to
that obtained away from home; you j
can get it quicker and you are doing
yourself and the city at large, a good
turn when y<ju patronize them.
Think it over!
DR. O. H. McCARTY
DENTIST.
Corner room in Rogers-Goodale
Building.
PHONES: OFFICE 2; RES. 234.
Says Jacques Worth: “The straight
line figure has come to stay.” Huh!
We scooped Jacques on this by many
years. She came to stay at our house
six years ago!
LIFE’S OCUPATION.
‘Mind when we was gals an’ boys,
How we'd galluvant aroun’
Here an' there an’ everywhere
Chasin' after thistle-down?
Alius jist a bit too late—
Jist beyond the reach of it?
Guess, as far ’s a body knows
Xo one ever caught it yit!
Then we growed an' got to be
Women folks an’ men, an' set
Hearts on things we'd like to have
An' made up our minds to get—
Xame or fame or money, or
Power, an’ a lot o’ things
That we never care for ’cept
For the special praise it brings.
Some have got their ruthers, but
Most of us are chasin' yit—
Alius jist a bit too late,
Jist beyond the reach of it!
’Pears to me, from watchin’ folks
Since I up an’ moved to town,
Most of us are children, still
Chasin’ after thistledown!
Brunswick
Billiard Parlor
Next to Cozy Theatre
BILLARDS, POOL,
CIGARS and TOBACCO.
The Hotel
BERLIN
Two Doofs South of Poitoffice.
NEW AND qP-TO-DATE
Hot and cold water in every room;
'oath rooms and large lobby and all
modern.
0PENT0 YOUR INSPECTION.
OIL LEASES FOR SALE.
OIL LEASES, OF THE LATEST AP-
PROVED FORM, ARE FOR SALE AT
THE TIMES OFFICE. '
It Is Meet That
You Phone
206
FOR MEATS
i •
at the
MODEL MEAT MARKET
,Firit Doqr East of Buckljs
Drug Store.
Screen Doors
GENUINE NORTHERN WHITE PINE
Do not sag warp or twist. Cost no more
than yellow pine. Best fixtures on the
market with each door.
EVERYTHING IN BUILDING MATERIAL
H. C. MILLER LUMBER
COMPANY
Muskogee Business
College
is supplying help for the U. S. Indian agency, the
Dawes Commission, the railroads, the packing houses,
the banks and best business houses. This is due to
their superior facilities and better work. Do you want
a position of this kind? If so, write us today for our
proposition telling how it may be done at small ex-
penes.
Places for deserving students to work for board
while attending school. Every graduate has a good
paying position.
Muskogee Business College
Muskogee, Okla. 436-438 Court St. Phone 2159
.
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Steenrod, F. L. Collinsville Times. (Collinsville, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 62, Ed. 1 Friday, May 2, 1913, newspaper, May 2, 1913; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1137050/m1/4/?q=houston: accessed June 22, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.