Perry Enterprise-Times. (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1913 Page: 4 of 4
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Johsters Talked
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Jed the entire proceedings and we
I, Ml | me bwiiMri of the en
IV re sincerity of the welcome extend
IV I them by all our citiiens and If
• lev are in doubt collie buck anv
|-« me and we will repeat the opera-,
and all of the viaitiiiK
[ oil.
i j That
|_ lends were more than pleased with
In ie courtesies shown them while so
1,1 iini 11 ^ in our city, we copy the
Pillowing from t lie Oklahoman
|4 hlch seemed to be the opinion we
I'eard express themselves:
One hundred and fifty foot-sore
. lit Unlit hearted boosters reached
home" Thursday evening, when
ie train pulled into Perry, Noble
ouuty. Screaming fire whistles
(li ml 1!,000people headed by the I'erry
f,i and, and the boosters hand, march
,1 twice around the five ucre grove.
' '.very citizen wore a pink badge on
1 I,,, i, was printed ''Perry Business
J" I,-n's Association Greeting
}i: Dit.v, May I and 12, lOl'l."
Perry is a city of 5,<>UU people, the
fl iwn being built around a public
quare in which is located the post
flice. courthouse, and county jail,
joble county citizens Imvo solved
lie prison question. Its jail was so
eat in appearance that the boosters
nlitook it for a residence. When
be boosters marched through the
Bear in Mind
The Need of
Moth Balls
In piiJIiiiK away furs and
wonloti {jurnu'Hta ilon't overlook
the fad I hut unless you prop-
erly protect fli< in, ti my may be
ruined l>y mollis during the
warm months.
Moth Balls, Camphor, Tar
Camphor,
Napthaline Flakes
etc., cost but a tritle and are an
effective safeguard.
It is also time to open a cam-
paign on other insects that in-
vade tin home. We have what
is best for all these purposes.
SOUTH SIDE PHARMACY
"The Busy Store"
Lucas & Kasl, Proprietors
Phone 42
OUR ICE CREAM
SODAS
We get a great many com-
pliments on our Ice Cream
Sodas. Many insist they
have never tasted any unite
so good as we serve. We
feel grateful for the compli-
ment and assure you we
shall always endeavor to
maintain their high quality.
In serving drinks as in
everything else the little
things count. We pay a
little more for our fruits,
a little more for our syrups
than others pay in order to
get the best. We have our
own private well which is
entirely covered, assuring
you pure sparkling water.
The next time you are
thirsty try one of our thirst
quenchers.
CITY DRUG STORE
Fred Beers, Prop.
grove In which the Jail is built, the
three county prisoners were sitting,
unshackled, in rocking chairs out
on the front porch of the juil watch
iug the parade. C. L. Hoover is
sheriff, and liveB ill what appears to
be the residence. Both the living
ai artmeiiis and prison are provided
with hath tubs, and models of clean
liness.
After supper a crowd of 2,000 peo
pie assembled ill the public square
and Judge W. II. Bowles, H. E. St.
Clair and James Lobsiti, on behalf
of Perry, made rousing speeches as
suring the visitors of Noble court
ty's continued friendship. I)r. Bob
ert K. Goodrich, pastor of St. Lukes
Methodist church south, of Oklalio
ilia City, in one of tho best speeches
made on the booster trip, responded
for Oklphoma City, and was follow
ed by S. M. Gloyd, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, and Stacy
Wells, in speeches portraying Okla
iioma City's greatness as the coin
merclal center of the southwest.
President John Knox and Socio
tary Chris Jensen of tho Business
Men's association, John Hansen, J
K. Stone, J. M. Taylor and P. VV.
Cress, all members of the Business
Men's association, distributed to
eacll booster a badge oil which was,
"Welcome to Perry."
Befreshmeiits and cigars were
served to the boosters by Fred
K ret sell during the speaking in the
park.
i'erry has two main lino railroads
Santa Ke and Frisco. Water, light
and power plant owned by the city,
also sower system. Tho business
section is paved wiili vitrified brick.
A hlghschool building was complet
ed last year at a cost of ifJO.OOO. The
population is nearly Ti,000. It is the
county seat of Noble county. Perry
has a Carnegie library located in
the city park where also are the
county buildings. Tills park is sei
with beautiful shade trees in regu
lar formation and flower beds are in
terspersod, making it a most lovely
spot. One of the largest flouring
mills in the state is Perry's pride.
A large and up-to-date opera house
is one of the public conveniences of
Perry.
All lines of business are represenl
od and considering tho shortness of
crops for the past few years these
concerns are iu good financial coil
ti 11 ion. There are seven daily rural
routes from Perry.
Beautiful hollies, with pretty
lawns, flowers and shrubbery are
characteristic of Perry, and it is
of the most progressive civic
provenient cities iu the stale.
In addition to the Perry Busines-
association, the women of Perry
have a commercial club which is d
ing valuable work.
Perry's largest flour mill ships
11 hir to all purts of the United
States and exports it to China, Ja|
au and other foreign countries.
Perry's four banks have deposits
totaling 1(750.000. Perry has
elevators, a telephone system, the
Pioneer company having made Per
ry headquarters until moved to Ok
lahoma City. The high school
second to none iu the state. It lias
a Catholic convent with :>00 pupils.
Perry is the center of a trading
section twenty four miles square of
as fertile land us call be fount! in
the state. One of the roller mills is
devoted almost exclusively to grind
iug and shelling kaflr corn. Perry
has a country club and reservoir
covering twenty acres and as hospit
able people as jan be found any-
where.
HIGH WATER DOES
DAMAGE TO FARMS
ANDJLOODS CITY
Rain of Saturday and Sunday is
Enormous in Some Sect ow—
Tulsa Hat Flood and Kama*
Farms Damaged.
Tulsa, Okla , May 5-Water dam
age Is the greatest ill history in the
vicinity of Tulsa and the oil fields
day. Six inches of rain breaking
all former records, has fallen since
Saturday evening and the Arkansas
river anil all siraller streams have
risen rapidly. Sewers were clogged
and streets flooded and in outlaying
additions much property damage
was (huie by backwater from the Ar
kansas river which flooded the hot
toms at Redfork thiee miles west of
here. Oil Held work has been gen
erally abandoned.
Pat O'Farrell, a farmer living at
Turkey Mountain and his wife liar
rowly escaped drowning in crossing
Moose creek. Their team, valued
at $000, was drowned. O'Farrell
rescued his wife with a rope.
A party of five oil field workers,
barely escaped drowning in Polecat
creek near Jenks this morning
Similar cases have been reported
from various parts of the county.
A section of Hodge street here
was inundated last night.
The Texas company lost four im
mouse storage tanks by lightning
on the Cushing oil field. A flowing
il well belonging to tttitisberg and
Foreman was struck by lightning
and is still burning. Other oil field
lamage is reported.
Kllsworth, Kan., May 0 — Houses
n (he south side of the Smoky Hill
river here are threatened by the
flood walers of that river as a result
f heavy rains and cloudbursts near
here and further west. Families liv
iug iu this district are packed up
and ready to move. Stockmen have
moved much of their stock to higher
ground. The Frisco bridge and
wagon bridge across the Smoky
Hill here are expected to go out at
any time. Both bridges aro impass
able now.
Reports troin Hays, west of here
show loss to farmers that will read
thousands of dollars. Livestock
was drowned, outbuildings destroy
ed and crops covered iu mud u
washed away.
Willium Manny of Hays and two
companions had a hard fight will:
the flood. They were returning
from an auto trip to LaCrosse when
they ran into three cloudbursts. The
water iu the road became so deep
they were compelled to desert their
auto and wade, part of the llm
through* water neck deep, to higher
ground.
It is just a year ago that Ellsworth
experienced its most destructlv
flood. —
Mrs. F. O. Moore is visiting rel
tives iu Oklahoma City.
Take home an Enterprise,
Sunday was Mother's day and
many were they who on that day
wore a carnation in honor of iter
holy name. Some of them have
long since gone to their reward but
many yet remain with lis, but whetli
er they are with us in person
only in memory we doff our hat to
that most sacred of all earthly ties.
, THURSDAY, MAY 11
Senior Class of P. H. S.
Presents
Cupid * V assar
A screaming comedy in
four acts
14 Characters 14
First class attraction guaranteed
Seat Sale at South Side Pharmacy
Willow Crtek.
Mary Matliis is on the sick list
Miss Mabel Vile has a lady visit
• from Tulsa.
Millie Drake spent last week with
her sister in Perry.
The Brengles entertained Sunday
visitors from Perry.
Ruth Brengle visited with her
cousins ill Perry last week.
Lena Drake and Irene Metz are
having a siege witli the red measles.
This country way visited by a
much needed rain Saturday even-
ing.
Mabel and Floyd Vile gave a
dance Tuesday night to a number of
their friends.
A. Whlttenburg and family visit
od over Sunday with the Beckham
family at Polo.
J. S. Matliis and wife entertained
relatives from Pawnee and Coffey
ville, Kalis., last week.
Santa F<?
LOW RATE
$2.55
Oklahoma City
and Return
Account State Convention
Knights of Pythias. Tickets
on sale May 11, 12 aDd 13,
Return limit May 15,1913.
G. J, .Chaplin
Agent
From Sleepy Hollow. j
Win Guthrie and wife visited Geo
Outline#' Sunday.
Mrs. John McKeiiwu visited at
Chadwells Tuesday.
Mrs. Fred Franks visited at the
Rassfcl home Tuesday.
Mrs. L. Francis made a Hying
trip to (Juthrie Friday.
Mrs. Will Snodgrass visited her
ister at Poia,Thursday,
Mrs. Fred Miller was a caller at
the Chadwell home Friday.
Rill Rating and wife called at the
Bob Douahey home Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chadwell
were Perry visitors Saturday.
Mrs. V. Douahey got news thai
her brother, Art, was married in
Cordell, Okla.
Mrs. Fred Miller bad quite a sur
prise last week when her brother
and wife from May, Okla., stepped
n to her house. They were on their
wedding trip.
The Harmony school closed Kri.
lay and tiie parents came with well
filled baskets and spread a table
u each Bide of the school room fill
ed witli the best eatables Oklahoma
can afford. After dinner the ciiil
dren paid them three fold for their
dinner with their program which
was excellent. School closed by a
prayer by Rev. Skates.
Farmers are smiling over the fine
raiu Satuiday evening and Sunday
although there was plenty of wind
and hail witli the rain at Lucien. It
blew dowi. the gable off the Bales
store and moved one of Tim Den-
nis' building off of the foundation
and north of Lucien the hail destroy
od crops and broke the glass from
wlndowL and unroofed houses.
Mrs. Fred Treeman, who has been
here on a visit to her mother-ill-law
Mrs. I,. D. Treeman, returnedTluirs
dav to her home iu Carrisozo, N. M.
he elder Mrs. freeman acconipani
ed her and will spend some time vis
itiug there.
The funeral services of J. B.
Wright were held at the residence
of liis nephew, L. W. Wright Thurs
day morning at 8 o'clock, conducted
by Rev. Poage of the M. E. church,
and was attended by a large number
of friends and acquaintances. The
body was then taken to the Frisco
train and shipped to Morrison for
the final funeral services, after
which the body was interred iu the
Morrison cemetery, followed by a
large concourse jf old neighbors
who has known and respected him
for his many sterling qualities since
the opening of this country to set
I lenient.
Weather Forecast for May and
June, 1913.
(By the world renowned forecaster
Honorable H'. C. B Brodholl.)
Bright and pleasant at opening of
the month; the sense of springs re
viviug influence has not yet given
way to the full languor of summer.
From the 1st to the 30th the moon
is in Scorpio, Mars, in Arie ; Venus
Iu Libra and Jupiter, Saturn,
Urauas are iu Pisces, while Mercery-
is iu the thermometer. The position
of the last trlpiicity is very disas
trous, and as a whole indicates the
approach of the equinoctial storm
period. Growing wann on tiie 2nd,
developing first regular storm peri
od, with hail 3rd to 6th. Earth's
summer boIbIice on tho 21st l.as a
disturbing influence all through tiie
month, which will Insure copious
raiuB and heavy hall. Warmer
0th and 10th, developing minor hail
storms and hot sticky weather, with
heavy atmosphere, hanging close to
the earth, will bring electrical
storms out of the southwest, many
of the local cloud burst order, fol
lowed by hail. The 15tli to 22nd will
be period of heavy storms, and
much electrical display, heavy
rains and local cloud bursts are
among the disturbances to be ex-
pected followed by hall. Much bins
ter and heavy rains in Kansas and
Oklahoma. Clouds will mass to
getlier, grow dark and ponderous,
threaten thunder storms with indi
cations of hail. Storms a^e likely
to raise each evening for severa1
days, lightning, thunder, tornadoes
cyclones, hurricanes and hail, and
at times continue-through the uight
Beautiful weather on the 23rd, fol
lowed by heavy storms with winds,
warm and fragrant, brewing last
regular storm period 24th to 20th
Venus, the most positive and In
tense disturber of all plauels is ceil
tral on June 1st, will cause a pro
longed and continuous storms, ej
treme heat, lightning and thundei
cyclones, tornadoes, hurricaus and
hail Istorins, followed by terrific
earth quakes in the west.
From May 17 h to June 29th the
farmers should quit watching tiie
threatening clouds with terror, and
go and Insure their growing grain
againit hail with Chan. Knox, agent
who represents the old time honor
ed St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins.. Co.
of 8t. Paul, Minn., which pays los
see with a smile, promptly in the
coin of the realm. Office over
■ Fttipoui, Adv.
Good Clothes
Our clothes are Good
Clothes. They are made
right of the best material
that can be secured for the
money. They are the latest,
the last minute from the
fashion creators. Scientific
designers, expert cutters and
the best of tailors fashion and
make the clothes we sell.
The latest thing for Spring
and Summer wear are in
stock at our store.
Brisk business suits for
business men, nifty patterns
for the young fellows and
all are up to the minute in
colors and weave.
The range of prices on
our clothes guarantees a suit
within your reach. Our spec-
ia lty is Styleplus, the best
suit on earth for
$17.00
The range in sizes guar-
antees you a fit. Come in
and see our line; we are
sure to have something that
will please you no matter
how hard you are to please.
When you think of good
clothes think of us.
ToV
KFNT
PI K
BRAND
The Famous
Uniied ConfederaleVeierans
Reunion^
CBATANOOGA, TENN.
MAY 27-29
The Annual Gathering of
the Old Veterans in Gray is
always looked forward to
with much enthusiasm. "The
Spirit of the Sunny South is
Awakened." The preparations
for the coming Convention are
extensive.
VERY LOW FARES
have been authorized for this oc-
casion. The rate for the round
trip from Perry will be about
$16.00 with ample return limit
for the trip. Definite dates of sale and return limits will
be published later.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
A new route is offered from Oklahoma via Saint
Louis, Mo. This route leads through the scenic Ozark
Mountains of Missouri into Saint Louis, thence direct to
Nashville, thence through the Cumberland Mountains
passing the battle grounds of Nashville, Stone River
(Murfreesboro) and Tullahoma. Tickets will apply via
of Memphis, Tenn., as well as Saint Louis but not via one
point returning via the other. You must go and return
via same route.
Details of special service will soon be arranged. For
particulars call on the Frisco agent or address the
undersigned.
M
L
N. G. JULIAN. AGENT
Frisco Lines
Perry, Oklahoma
C. 0. JACKSON, D.P.A.
Frisco Lines
Oklahoma City
$5.00 Reward.
For the return alive to 826 I street
of scotch collie which disappeared
April 23. Is white with large tan
spot on one side, tan head and tan
around eyes, the real of face white
spotted with tan, has a black spot
on tail. Answers to the name of
"Uncle Joe."
L. L. Cowley.
Our Motto
The bitterness of poor quality
clings to the memory long after the
BweetueBB of low price is forgotten.
It Denning A Meshek.
W. B. Day, an honest and well
respeoted citizen of Morrison, died
Monday evening of paralysis, aged
79 years. Deceased has long Been a
resident of that vicinity and his
death will be regrettec) by *11 who
I knew Him.
Strike of the Farmer'i Wife.
A late issue of The Farmer and
Stockman contained tiie concluding
section of an interesting account of
a strike by farmer's wives. It seeina
that the ladies rebelled against the
lack of home equipments and con
veniences that made household
work a drudgery. So they struck.
They all gathered at the home of •
woman farmer and sent their ultlm*
turn to the va'rlous husbands. They
decided to stand or fall together,
and that there would be no surreud
er and uo return until the demanda
of each and every wife had been
complied with. They made good,
and after one or two visits the gen
eral improvements were made, aud
the home life of the county stated
upon ft sensible and harttooniou*
basis. W* offer The Farmer and
Stockman and our own paper hotf\
op* y*ar l"r Only 11.35,
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Welch, V. C. Perry Enterprise-Times. (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1913, newspaper, May 8, 1913; Perry, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc116179/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.