Tonkawa Chieftain. (Tonkawa, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, August 26, 1910 Page: 2 of 8
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TONKAWA CHIEFTAIN.
Carl E. Williams, Editor.
TONKAWA.
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OKI A
We are at the mercy of the avia-
tors.
As we remember It now. winter bad
aome good points.
To orphan bnnnna republics .the fa-
lerlaud refuses to be a mother.
Now here come the dentists with
that antl-klssIng thing. too
doing swimming looks like the only
■mtional emj VWtbST
Hints
For Hostess
WOT
timely suggestions!
for Those Planning Seasonable
Lmm
Entertainments
HAPPENINGS IN OKLAHOMA
BAQ EGGS PLACED UNDER BAN CROPS ARE GOOD ON EAST SIDE
The array may have to help devise
BMam> for a sane artillery drllL
Are there any records that this
year’s weather has not broken?
Europe might try exporting It* sur-
plus rainwater to our middle wesL
As a diversion to swatting the fly,
keep your stablu clean. If you've got
one.
Chopping Americans Into little bits
Is still a favorite pastime of the
Uoros.
8peaklng of weights and measures
prosecutions, bow’d you like to ne till
Iceman?
8wuttlng the common house fly Is
now one of our most popular Indoor
lady sports.
Even though the water Is fine. If
you can't swim, don't go In beyond
your depth.
For the snk« of thirsty crops any
good citizen Hhouhl willingly sacrlllci
bis straw hat.
"What’s the right word for an aero-
plane garage?” asks the Boston Globe
How's planebunk?
What has become of the Chicago
Joy rider who killed a woman and
Was afterward captured?
The assistant chef of a lake boat
refused to cook fried potatoes and the
chef at once mashed him.
The boat rocker and the fellow who
■taints up In the boat are In evidence
■gain, but hnve escaped so far.
As If It wero not bad enough for
the earth to fly up and hit aeroplanes,
lightning has begun striking them.
What bald-headed man had hoped
to live to see a flyless world? Yet
that Is what the scientists are plan-
ning.
Giddy New York or mis the |<|. i of
dosing its lobstt r palact at l g m.
■s very little better than .1 curt* «
Jaw.
We wonder how one mu,. - , i , ,,
hold to many k ^
have I OBJ ' i\
Ice cn am
ft CO-ts f ' l i! iv m 1 un >h
national . • 1 t 1 wl'l •
go\- rim 'i:t
In fashion '
A Chle.i • i , $ : i, r-
lit of a tie ■l."
iteak with « • c-v- t!
ireakiast i > e
The government Is turning out :
©on e i day, due to the
•unttner report sea on being In full
blast, we presume
Vnlted States certificates of merit
to enlisted men are going largely to
the cooks and musicians II is no on-
■ word for a Holdler?
Rudyard Kipling urge that airmen
wear pneumatic armor for protection
In case of accident That Is simpler
than covering the earth with feather
teds.
Considering the *tzo of the heads of
some of the hatpins that the Rlrls are
wearing, they certainly do not come
under the law forbidding the carrying
of concealed w • Upon •
The word coiner has an easy task
All he needs to do In expressing hi *
views on a public policy Is to select
the name of a man he dislikes and at
t»ch the sellable ,lym.M
r I.ondon and New York may soon h<-
jonneeted with telephone communion
•Jon. None of the flctlous of fairy
:ales can surpass this modern miracle
>f a chat over the ocean.
The KaUer has been writing poetry
to n party of German maidens who
tailed upon him and took him choro-
ate. Incidentally. It Is to be hoped
be chocolate was better than the
yoetry.
One of the *
tents shows that It Is had t< be In a
lying machine hit by llg t g m ti,.
dr. Hut where la being Hi
Ightnlng either conCortahlo or aalu
irlous?
Some of New York's tno-t v-rtlthy
ind faahlonnble women nre Importing
french aeroplnnes and pi' paring to
earn to avlnto. Pl»II<mI• *1 phIn wmiim
lave taken the lend at Newport, mid
hero seems to he nothing tor the N* w
fork ladles to do hut fly high around
toms
For Labor Day.
Monday, the lifth of September,
brings "laitior hay" and for most, peo-
ple It also brings the end of vucatlnn
days. At many resorts the season
closes on this date and Ita ''hark to
the mill for the children and In con-
sequence, for the grown ups. too.
When I was wondering what to do to
plan a little variety for entertain-
ments on the occasion a dear woman
who exclaimed ' All days nre I^ahor
days for me " hut I will tell you w hat
a hostess | know Is planning for a
luncheon on that day.
She has provided the most bewitch-
ing sweeping caps for the guests to
don before they go Into the dining-
room; the invitations Hay "I’lease
come prepared to relate some Item In-
teresting to housekeepers, nr tell of
some labor saving device." The prizes
for the best three Items are, first, a
new toaster for a gas stove; second,
a set of hi id knives; third, an Im-
proved lemon squeezer with a little
china pitcher for the juice lo match.
The favors are til diminutive articles
In household use u wee broom, dust-
pan, wash tub, pall. Iron, etc. The
hostess Is golf g to take this oppor-
tunity of show ing off her new electric
equipment and several dishes nre to
lie prepared at the table On the place
cards will be this quotation; “I>*arn
to Labor and to Walt." The table
centerpiece will tie a huge copper bowl
Ailed with salvia This brilliant flow-
er Is lovely for tall decorations.
| slices of orange were passed on glass
! trays.
Flower Riddles.
1. What did the bull do In the old
womans china shop? Buttercups.
2 What did the man on the Ice do
to his nose? Hluet.
8 What facial characteristics have
wo all? Tulips
4- What do unmntrled men lose?
| Bachelor's Huttons.
f> W hat followed the tax on tea?
I Tearose.
C What Is a popular girl who can’*
I go to a Imll? Blue bell.
" What's an unpopular one whe
does go? A Wall flower.
k. \Y hen you buy an alarm clock,
what do you ask for? Four-o'clock.
!*. What are fire-crackers? Poppy.
10 VV'hat nre they mostly connect
led with? Cat-falls.
11 Old fashioned flowers are plant-
I crl in what? Primrose.
12. When a bashful young man is
! rnlling, conversation ts apt to what?
I Flag.
18. What are stage houses made of?
j Shamrock.
14. What Is often Impressed upon
little boys? Lady's Slipper.
MAI >AMi; MKURT
MKKSnES °r^<
• • Us^lEffifflET.r
A Lawn Bridge Party,
Lawn feti-s are still very popular as
the warm days are still with ns. A de-
lightful bridge party was Just given
with ti n tables scattered over the per
feetly cut lawn that stretched at the
front and side of the house. The en-
tire color scheme was In yellow, the
gorgeous golden glow being In evi-
dence everywhere The tables were
covered with white, they had very
narrow yellow ribbons across the cor- |
ners to hold the table numbers, pen
ells (of yellow) nml the score cards
which were decorated with sunflowers. I
There were live prizes, all very beau-
tiful. being a white and gold plate, a
cup and saucer, sugar and creamer,
and a compote In glass with gilt deco
rations Refreshments were served on
the card tables and consisted of orange
Ice In tall glasses, the Btenis twined
with asparagus ferns; the cukes were j
card shaped, Iced In white with the
"spots" In yellow The bon lions were
orange and lemon quarters, glared.
There were two hostesses who wore
charming gowns of yellow. During the
games glasses of lemonade containing
For th.3Child
Sunbonnet cf Pink Gingham with wViite Lace Edge on the Frill, and
Crown Buttoned cn with White Pearl Buttons. Shad“ Hat of White Linen
Embroidered in Light Blue, with Val. Insertion and Eow of Blue Ribbon.
%’.x ■-
Greatest Care Necessary In Fitting
Shoes—Cashmere Coats for
Babies.
Fine twilled white pique Is one of
the lending materials for the small
boy's best suit.
(Quaint little frocks of old fashlone*l
» i
for tiny girls to wear ou very hut
days, as these materials are cooler
than gingham or percale
Many minutes spent In darning
stocking* might be saved the busy
mother If the wee ones wore the knee
protectors which are casllv adjusted,
comfortable to wear, and come In
three materials black Jersey cloth,
black leather and tail leather
The drying frames for children's
"undies" are an excellent Invention
ns they prevent the little garments
from shrinking and they dry In shape,
which makes them easier lo put on
Even lu the summer a very small
Labe needs a warm rent w hen he goes
for hi* morning siring A material
that Is very light weight, but Just
warm enough to give the necessary
protection ts the thing to get, and soft
white cashmere answers admirably.
The coata are usually made slightly
frilled on to a yoke, with long skirt,
bishop sleeves and a cape, prettily
embroidered in w hite and scalloped on
the edge Sometime the coat, or Just
the rape. Is lined with white, pink or
blue china silk
The Importance of having the chll-
I (Iron's shoes carefully and wisely fit-
ted cannot he overestimated Tha
Idea that any shoe will do so long as
It Is at out the right also |H far too
prevalent Children's feet often need
I Individual attention, nnd many of tha
I foot Ills so common among grown ups
might have been avoided had the feet
been properlv looked after In the early
} Stages of rhlldbnod The leather In
1 ■ hon'd ho " :t in,)
pliable, for at night many are the
whin*, tired little feet that have trot-
! tnl about all day In shoes of harsh,
1 stiff leather used In (heap shoes
Dealers Notified That They Must Sell
Only Good Products
Oklahoma City, Okla.- -According to
a recout ruling of the slate board of
health, to become effective September
1, all bad eggs are to be eliminated
from the lieu fruit market.
lairgo placard! are being mailed lo
all egg dealers throughout the state,
winning them to hereafter buy eggs
on the "loss off basis." Interested III
the handling of eggs are the consumer,
first, the farmer, egg wholesaler, mer
chants, hotels and restaurant dealers.
Heretofore eggs have been purchased
on the bulk plan, that is, the dealer
buying the eggs from the farmer, Just
as they come, good, bad or Indifferent,
selling them to the merchant, lie to the
hoti Is and restaurants and to tl.w con-
sumers.
Medical experts claim there is in the
white of eggs tuberculosis germs, and
unless the eggs are thoroughly cooked,
people should not eat eggs laid during
Abundant Rainfall Injures Cotton,
Corn and Fall Pastures
Muskogee, Okla.—That section of
Oklahoma, which was formerly Indian
Territory, which means nineteen mil-
lion acres, will have the biggest crops
tills year in the history of ti e Indian
country. During the months of July
and August there has been all tha rain-
fall that was desirable for crops, and
today the corn crop, a tremendously
heavy one. Is fully matured. Tha cot-
ton never was In better condition, and
the acreage is fully 25 per cent great-
er this year than ever before since the
Indians began to cultivate the land.
1 here has been lots of rain recently.
The fall pastures will be excellent.
Corn on the richer lands will make Co
bushels to the acre, and cotton a bale
and a half. The cats nnd wheat crops
were the biggest on record. Just now
•he farmers are marketing their cante-
loupea and watermelons, and from the
melons they expect to realize $100 per
Your Liver
is Clogged up
That*! Why YouVa Ttrad—Out af
Boru—Have No Appetite.^
CARTER'S LITTLE^
LIVER PILLS
will put you right
la a lew days.
They do
thru Jury.
Cm
Caaihys-
twa, Bil-
Uatout, laJigsitiM, aad Sick Haadacka.
SMALL FILL. SMALL DOSE. SMALL MCI
Genuine mimbeu Signature
Broom Corn Shippers
or Broom Corn Associations
Correspond with us. We want Broom Corn.
Ami. The American
Society of iquity ou ihU market.
COYNE BROTHERS
160 South Water Street CHICAGO
llow's the crop In yoor district}
WE NEED m
to learn I elegrapny
and Railroad work. Positions are
waiting as soon as the course is com-
pleted. Write for onr new catalog.
ARKANSAS CITY BUSINESS COLLEGE and SCHOOL
of TELEGRAPHY, Arkarrsas City Kan.. Box 2002
the summer months. It 1ihh long been Lf.rp
ou» germs"* ** ^ C°nt“ln j" *>'"* day. In the latter part of
The state board of health Intend, to I la^ of„ra,nftt11
prosecute all violates of the law. The | "'1 * ,1 ®Au’
crime Is a misdemeanor and comes un-1" 1' J " ?'11 1 *ero iave ^oen
,, ,, , i ,. , , tour Inches. Stock water is plentiful
der the head of selling Impure or adui i. iu , 1 “ :
ter,led foods 8,otk is fi"- ,he pastures are good and
T
RY MURINE EYE REkiES
Y
I
1 he L II pastures will be .excellent, last-
tended foods.
In addition to the placards, letters,;;:' "I" 1“«
are being sent to all the egg dealers I"1* ^ iU,° ,he Winter'
and merchants explaining rule 11, reg-
ulating the selling of eggs.
For Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyei asd
_ GRANULATED EYELIDS „
Murine Doesn ’ t Smarrt-Soothes Eye Pain
Draiiuti Sell Murine Ere RemeJr. Liqoi*. ZSc, 50c, $1 00
Murine Eye Salve, in A.eptic Tube*, 25c, $1.00
eye books and advice free by mail
Murine EyeRemedy Co.,CFvicago
GAVE SIS AWAY.
Reckless Speculations Charged
The hat with the big broad-spread-
ing ribbon bow Is quite popular.
One of tho prettiest novelties of the
season Is the hatpin of Irish crochet to
be worn with the dainty summer hat.
('abortions for the evening are of
mousseline de sole shirred and trimmed
with rosettes of old gold or silver tis-
sue.
Even foulard parasols are veiled
with plain colored chiffon with effects
that are Just as good as those secured
in gowns.
A Persian belt adds a smart touch
to the frock of black—or old and dark
blue serge and natural colored linen or
pongee.
Smart. Indeed, are the all-linen hats
In most picturesque shapes. They are
usually trimmed with loops or bows of
soft ribbon.
Humps are fashionable In one form
or another in kid, suede and patent
leather. The stiff pump bow U seen
and the string bow also.
The pulley belt Is among the new
belts. It Is made of elastic, finish**!
at each end with a covered ring and
fastened with a ribbon bow
Town Nearly Wiped Out By Fire
Albion, Okla.—Mystery surrounds
the origin of the recent lire which al-
Oklahoma City, Okla.-The loss of ZtSZt '7" 7 '7 IT' A11
$4,000,000 by the great HlUsburv ‘Wremain* ■t»nd,n* ln the business
Ki„ur MIU, ,-0,1, „ or i S"r"Ve “ """Ty bri< k
England and America, which has its; VT T1’ bu!,din«s'
most extensive properties In Mlnne--j p ^"‘p -‘i’!- a 3" ofli,e' 1 he ^
apolis and Is the largest of the giun. buildln«a ™re d^'royed:
milling concerns of that rt.v. has'S”^* dru* TF' *™"°f*’* b;"-
tier simp and cold drink stand, two un-
caused quite a stir among the grain
men c;f Oklahoma. The failure was
due, It is charged, to reckless specula-
tions In an attempt to manipulate the
market and inflate the price of wheat
in the face of conditions which called ' ninst 'evVr'v ,nnl'!in''s
for a drop In the selling price nnd de <
spite of the fact that it was already far buildings' " '' * *"
above the export figure and the gran-| “
arles of the nation contained last
year's wheat greatly ln excess of the
reported northwestern shortage
occupied store buildings, Byrd's gen-
eral store, a livery stable, Williams &
.Mauldin's pool hall, Stephens’ pool hall
and S. R. Baxter & Co.'s store, one of
the largest buildings in Albion. In al-
a large part of
with the
Woman and Girl Missing
Durant ,Ok!a.—Local authorities are
puzzled over the mysterious disappear-
ance of Mrs. Mary Maker, a widow, and
Enid, Okla.—Breaking Into the con-|-r!r ni,le>'ear-°ld “doP,ed daughter,
ere vault where d,„ ,.e ,be w "man was reputed to have a con-
siderable sum of money and it Is
Grave Robbers at Work In Enid
Her Little Brother—Say, are you
goin' ter marry my sister Bess?
Her Suitor—Why, er—er—er don't
know.
Her Little Brother—Well, you are. I
heard her tell pop she was goin’ ter
land you tonight.
Crete vault where the body of John
the child have been
which he hud always worn and which mur(!p^d' List seen they were
™..,i ......... , ... en rollte fo 'he heme of a friend in the
was supposed to bo worth $2,"00, but
which in fact was merely a keepsake
and practically valueless. While the
police were Investigating the vandal-
ism, a Jewelry store down town was
robbed of almost Its entire stock of
valuable gems while the proprietor
was out at breakfast.
[eastern < dee of the city to visit a sick
child. Their home was left in perfect
order ami they took no extra clothing
with them. A diligent search is be-
ing made.
Brakeman Killed While Coupling Cars
Guthrie, Okla.—Frank Thatcher, 30,
brakenian for the Santa Fe railroad,
was killed in the yards here. He got
caught between two cars while at-
, , spent on tee ranen oi nr.
tempting to make a coupling and was 1)allpv in Wag<!lier county.
crushed to death.
Dancing Girls Leave Oklahoma
Muskogee, Okla.- Eleven Danish
dancing girls, after six weeks spent on
a ranch fifteen miles from Muskogee,
have I It for New York, where they
will begin the season's work Septem-
ber 1. The six weeks' vacation was
on the ranch of Dr. Charles M.
The girls
were brought there by Miss I’etra Mor-
gan, who has been dancing on the
eastern circuits for five years.
Gun Kicks Man In Jaw
Guthrie, Okla.-—Kicked in the Jaw by
hi!no, job* W. Hubbard. ■ prominent Spreading Rails Cause Wreck
Jeweler of Coyle, is in the hospital ........... Tk„ „
, I,, .. , , . , 1 Honryettn, Okla.—The rails spread-
here with slight chances of recovery, i,,,. . . . , 1
,i . M ‘tig caused a passenger train south
1 he nee blent was peculiar. Hubbard. , .
, , . . 1 . ‘ bound on the Missouri, Oklahoma <fc
winds a lover of trap shooting, was {}ulf rond t0 wrerk late Wednesday
on he field recently and a premature niRht bt.,ween Council Hill and Hoff
explosion of hi! gun caused the stock man> „ w. Connor, who lives near
to rebound and hit him In the jaw. Sev- 1)eg Molnet( Ia sustaim,(l a fractured
Sign of Recovery.
"If when the devil is sick a monk
ho will be," said Rose Stahl sagely,
“then the devil gets well in double
quick time. Witness that young ‘dlvil
with the ladles,' my kid cousin Last
winter he was 111, so ill he didn't have
any sense of humor left nor any sense
either. 1 was staying at the same ho-
tel, and when I went In to look alter
him he virtuously remarked that his
room was no place for a 'Chorus Lady’
and promptly shooed m • out. (A few
years ago 1 spanked that kid.) Then
bo got scared and sent for a doctor
and the doctor sent for a trained
nurse. For several days I got bulle-
tins of his progress from the cham-
bermaid. The fourth morning she set
m.v mind completely at rest.
“ ‘Sure, ma'am,' said Maggie, 'an' I
think he do be gettin’ along very well.
The nurse was sluin' on his lap this
moniin'!’ ”
era I teeth were broken nnd the gums
Injured In such a way that blood poison
set ln. Now his life is despaired of.
McNeal’s Lead Grows to 5,000
Guthrie. Okln Complete returns re
celled ut Republican state headquar-
ter* from 04 of 7(5 counties give J. W.
McNeal a lead of 6,951 votes over T.
It. Ferguson for the nomination for
governor. The most extravagant of
Ferguson supporters now assert that
this lead can not be overcome, and
McNeal is the chosen leader of the
republican ticket. On the basis of
these icturns McNeal rlnlms the nom
Illation by 7,600 plurality The total
vote In the 64 counties reported show
McNeal received 26.SOS and Ferguson
21,030. Complete returns from 61
counties show a majority of 17,10$ for
the "grandfather" rlause,
Negro Slashes White; ts Shot
Oklahoma City. Okla. Hugh Cotton,
white, a runner for a local hotel, and
an unidentified negro, runner for n
rival house, engaged In a fight at the
ltoek Island depot In which the negro
drew a knife and attacked the white
man. Cotton went fo his room, re-
turning later With hi- gun and shot tho
net'« through the ann The negro
|- .rte«l on the run nnd has mu aim >
been seen.
Railroad* Mskt Reduced Rate*
Muskogee, Okla.—Reduced rntes of
two cents per mile In each direction
throughout nil parts of Oklahoma ami
Arkansas to Muskogee will he granted
on all railroads In this territory for
the big Muskogee fair which opens on
October 1".
Big Increase In Slate'* Valuation
Guthrie. Okla The total a-i a il
valuatl 'ti of the state of Oklahoma for
1 1'" IS ‘ ' • 1 1
tGS.244.G16 over 1409 .
leg, and C. H. Tulley of Illinois, was
badly hurt about the hips ami back,
nnd probably injured Internally.
Murdered Woman for $6,000
Lancaster, Cal.- Murdered for $6,000,
the body of Mrs. Frieda Schultz Cas-
tine, a wealthy ranch owner, wns dug
up in the yard of her ranch by a jiet
dog. The woman had been thrown
Into a shallow hole, still breathing
after a blow on the head. Ports and
border cities between Galveston and
San Francisco hnve been notified fo
watch for Otto Schultz, her hrother-ln-
law, who left the ranch recently after
telling Station Agent Stoughton that
he was on Ills wav to Germany.
Claim a Diamond Theft
Fairfax, Okla Roscoe Garner Is un-
der arrest, charged with stealing a dia-
mond. He was arrested at the depot 1
as he was about to leave town, and
the stone was found ln the sole of a
shoe In his suitcase.
Petroleum Output Immense
Tulsa, Okla The production of
petroleum In the Oklahoma oil fields
exceeded by more than 1,300,000 bar-
rels tbs amount prodtll ml In tht Knit
ed States during the first fourteen
years.
Demand Recount of Ballots
Ou.vmon, Okla,—Through their attor-
ney. John L. Gleason and Sheriff T. M.
Lnthan have tlloil a petition demanding
a recount of the ballots In the precincts
of Hooker, Nabisco, Eubank and one or
two other precincts, alleging fraud,
miscount nnd other Irregularities in
j the conduct ,of the election,
Oklahoma Editor Is Dead
Dunum, okla.—John G. Woods, 78,
editor of the Eagle, died at his homo
lo IO • ' O 5 111 llfln - I'.n ,Iyp 1H
was the Immediate cause.
In the Suburb.
"What beautiful public building la
that?"
"That isn't a public building. It's
old man Savltt's summer cottage."
“And whose neat little cottage Is
that over there with the tower on It?
That little one story frame uffair.”
"That Isn't a cottage. It'a the First
Episcopal church."—Life.
Her Rest.
"How do you expect to spend your
summer vacation, Mrs. Brown?"
"Frying fish for the men as usual,
I suppose."
Right food is a basis
For right living.
“ I here s only one disease,"
Says an eminent wnter—
“Wrong living
“And but one cufe —
“Right living,*'
Right food is supplied by
Grape=Nuts
It contains the vital
Body and brain-building
Flements of wheat and barley—
Most important of which is
1 he Potassium Phosphate,
Grown in the grain
For rebuilding tissues
Broken down by daily use.
Folks who use Grape-Nuti
Know this they fed it.
“1 here's a Rrason"
Read "The Road toWellville/*
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