The Times-Record. (Blackwell, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1900 Page: 1 of 8
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The Times-Record.
Republican in Principle, But Devoted to the Upbuilding of Blackwell and the Development of Kay County.
VOL. 7.
BLACKWELL, KAY COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1900.
NO. 37.
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YOUR HOME IS FREE!
§ You have now eot your home free, and you will now find me at my store free--to make you better prices, on
Farm Machinery than ever before.
My stock is complete. I handle a full and complete line of wagons, buggies, carriages, and
in fact everthing in spring work. Wind mills, stock tanks, and pumps, etc. I am agent for the J. I.
Case thresher and all repairs, also a full and complete stock of engine fixtures, globe valves, steam
gages, check valves, and belt lace, and babbitt metal, and endless belts. I also handle the Wood
Bros Steel Self feeder, that has no equal as a feeder. Remember that the Studebaker wagon or
buggies has been thoroughly tested in this country, and a better wagon or buggy has never been
offered for sale on any market. The McCormick Binders, and mowers have stood the test, and will
go into this heavy harvest of 1900 and handle it to any bodys satisfaction, and if you are in need of J Pj JjJ
a Binder don’t fail to get the McCormick, and be not deceived. I also handle the McCormick Twine
of their own make, which stands at the head of any twine that will be offered for sale, ever ball guar-
anteed and the price will be right, come and see me before you give your order nothing but first
class goods, at prices to suit.
YOURS FOR BUSINESS.
1 Stores at Blackwell
and Tonkawa.
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A Large Crowd Assist in the
Usual Ceremonies.
1 WHOLE TOWN DECORATED.
Captain Hegler, of Guthrie, and
Captain McGinnis, of Black-
well, Deliver Orations.
Decoration Day dawned fair, and
early in the day it wa» evident that
a fair sized crowd would assist in the
Decoration Day ceremonies. The
merchants and citizens generally ob-
served the day, and it was a general
holiday, the business houses closing
as per the proclamation of Mayor
Tate Not to exceed a dozen busi-
ness houses failed to decorate, and
some of the decorations were hand-
some and elaborate
1- .ne morning at a little after 10
oV ock, Private Soldier Post G. A. It.
resembled at their quarters, Odd
Fellows Hall, and beaded by the
Blackwell Military Band, marched to
Main street where the procession
formed and marched to the H. .V S.
railroad track where vehicles were
taken to the cemetery In addition
to the Post and other veterans, there
was a squad of Sons of Veterans, and
a number of Woodmen in uniform.
At the cemetery the ritual exercises
were observed, tiie salute tired, the
graves decorated and the crowd dis-
persed until after dinner. At a lit-
tle after dinner the line reformed
and marched to McClellan’s grove
southeast of the city, where the ex-
ercises of the afternoon were held.
After music by the band and a salute
by the Sons of Veterans Klder E. L.
Day of the Christian church invoked
the divine blessing, and the male
quartette sang an appropriate song.
Chairman J. J. Carson called jupon
W. C. Tetirick who introduced Capt,
B. F. Hegler of Guthrie, for an ad-
dress. Capt. Hegler, the clerk of
the supreme court of Oklahoma, Is a
veteran of the civil war, and one of
the best orators in Oklahoma. His
address was short but pointed, and
was a disappointment to those who
go to hear a Decoration Day orator
make a political speech, as it was
free from anything that could be
construed as partisan. He briefly re-
viewed the scenes, the heart break-
ings and leave takings, at the com-
mencement of the civil war; followed
the soldiers to the battlefield and the
grave; paid a deserved tribute to the
heroes of the civil war, and of the
Spanish war, and thanked God for
the heritage perpetuated by the sac-
rifice of those heroes. He justly laud-
ed America and American institu-
tions. His oration was beautiful and
impressive, the only thing to mar it
being noise and disorder occasioned
by people on the outskirts of the
crowd. Another selection by the hand
and the double quartette was follow-
ed by our townman W. A. Lee, who
recited an original poem entitled
Price’s I’aid. which met with hearty
applause from the audience. The
double quartette rendered another
song, and Capt. S. A. McGinnis of
the Hough Riders, made the second
address of the afternoon. Our towns-
man, with his usual modesty question-
ed his ability to address the old sol-
diers on a subject so dear to their
hearts. As a son of a veteran, and
as a participant in the Spanish-Amer-
lean war, he deemed it an honor and
a privilege to be allowed to address
the survivors of the Civil war, and to
assist in the ceremonies out of re-
spect to their honored dead. Mr.
McGinnis is an American and a be-
liever in the American soldier and
American institutions, and his ad-
dress was frequently interrupted by
applause. Chairman Carson briefly
addressed the audience on the day
aud its objects, after which more
music was furnished and the crowd
was dismissed, and Decoration Day
1900, was a matter of history.
WILL HAVE NEW BANKERS.
G. E. Dowis. Dr. T. A. May hew, Dr.
S. W. Spitler and W. M. Ferguson
went to Blackwell yesterday on a
pleasure trip. Tom Richardson came
over from Geuda Springs and joined
them at South Haven. At South
Haven the engine, while doing some
switching on the sidetrack, jumped
the track and went into the mud up
to her boiler. An engine was sent up
from Blackwell after the train. En
routo to Blackwell, the party passed
through Hunnewell and saw the sites
of the numerous factories which the
Hunnewell Times is building. They
report a heavy rain at Blackwell yes-
terday. but no rain fell at South
Haven. The party returned last
night.—Wellington Journal,Tuesday,
May 29. The gentlemen were in the
city Monday and it is no secret as to
what they were after They want a
hank at this place and if they can't
buy they will open a new one In ad-
dition to the Wellington gentlemen
mentioned one or two local business
men will be interested Mr. Fergu-
son is one of Sumner county's wealthy
cattlemen, and is a first-class busi-
ness man, while the other gentlemen
ar • capitalists and first-class business
men. The party left here Monday
without accomplishing anything defi-
nite, but t hey expect to return soon
and commence the operation of a
bank, and we understand it will be
National in character.
WILL WE CELEBRATE
The glorious Fourth of July, is only
a little more than a month distant,
and if we are to celebrate this year,
it is high time that we were making
our announcements. Other towns in
the county have declared their in-
tentions and some of them have
already formulated a program and
we will either have to go to work or
abandon the project. The TIMES-
Record believes that we should have
tiie biggest celebration in our history
this year, and to accomplish that, it
will take time and money. The for-
mer will have to be figured on, and
the latter raised. Ponca City, al-
ready has a large fund raised, one
merchant subscribing $.>0, and several
others $23 to the fund. We stand
ready to assist in any way, should
our citizens decide to have a celebra-
tion here.
BASE BALL AT PONCA
The Blackwell base ball team went
over to Ponca City Decoration Day,
and took the Poncas into camp by a
score of 11 to 7. John Higgins, the
veteran pitcher twirled the sphere
for the local team, and he was evi-
dently in his old time form.
It seems good to be able to record
a victory for the local team, and now
that they have made a winning we
hope to be able to record for them a
succession of victories. A distress-
ing feature of the game, was the
breaking of the jaw of Bob Shackliffe
of the local team.
The advertising agent for the
Roosevelt Rough Rider’s Reunion,
was in the city this week. The Re-
union is to be held at Oklahoma City,
July 1, 2, 3, 4, and many notables will
be present In their map advertis-
ing Oklahoma’s position as a railroad
center, they have, with their accus-
tomed modestly, made Oklahoma
City, the only thing worth mention
on the may, and have actually left
this city with its three railroads off
of the map Of course that action of
the committee will insure the attend-
ance of at least two-thirds of our
citizens.
H. K. Ford, the merchant tailor,
received word last week that his sob
W. M. Ford who has been an Invalid
for some time and who has been is.
Colorado some weeks in the hopes of
gaining his health, has been given
up to die by his physician and will
return to his home in Chicago. Mr*
H. K. Ford, his father, has sold out
his tailor business to T. Richards of
Houston, Texas, and will go to Chica-
go to take charge of his son's busi-
ness affairs. Mr. Ford has been a.
resident of Blackwell since 1893, ex-
cept about a year’s absence in Chi-
cago. He expects to return to Black-
well next fall and build a residence
andremain a permanent citizen of
Blackwell.
The approach of harvest prompts us to say to the
farmers that Deering Binders and Twine still rest
upon their high pinnacle of popular approval. We
can name prices on twine that will certainly ap-
peal to you. We would suggest that you overhaul
your machinery and list your repairs. We give
repairs careful attention and by handing in your
orders early there will be no delay, a saving of ex-
press charges, etc.
Our stock of builders’ hardware is absolutely
complete while the heavy trade we have enjoyed in
screen wire, doors, and fixtures shows how early we
foresaw the wants of the people.
To those who experience difficulty in keeping their
temperature down we would call your attention to
our line of freezers, water coolers and gasoline stoves.
Ride in our Moon Bro’s buggies, ornament your
farm with an Acrmotor, adorn your kitchen with a
Majestic Steel Range. Request us to place a
White or New Home sewing machine in your sit-
ting room and one of our Crown pianos with its
numerous attachments in your parlor.
We are now agents for Stearns'Celebrated Paints
and you can do no better than to preserve and
beautify your homes with it.
YOURS FOR BUSINESS.
Ferguson Bro’s & Vickery.
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Randall, J. W. & McDowell, T. H. W. The Times-Record. (Blackwell, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1900, newspaper, May 31, 1900; Blackwell, Oklahoma Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1139457/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.