The Billings News. (Billings, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, November 22, 1907 Page: 1 of 4
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The billings news.
VOL. IX.
BILLINGS, NOBLE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER ‘22, lflOT.
NO. 10
Private Money to Loan on Farms for Short or Long Time _ Claude MaCy
on either First or Second Mortgage
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Oklahoma
The New Star on The Flag
bands played and (he roar of cannon
was incessant. The news was rapidly
spread through the vast crowd of people
thronging the streets and hotels of
Guthrie, and demonstrations of joy
were unbounded.
Governor Frantz stuck to his deter-
mination and took no part whatever in
the inaugural ceremonies. After recciv-
RAILROADING
D. A. Rainsburg, for four years
agent for the Rock Island Railroad at
Billings, lately sent in his resignation.
The company, knowing a good thing
when they had, refused to accept Mr.
Rainsburg’s resignation and about two
weeks ago the superintendent of this
division made a special trip in hie pri-
vate car to dissuade Mr. Rainsburg from
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ing the telegram from President Roose- vate car l0 ulB6liaue mi . miu,v«.[-----
| velt announcing statehood he went to Lading such a step, and offered him the
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16—(Special") j his home and remained there. There •••---*----* »t ■ aalarv
Born-At the White House, at 10:16 a. j wji) t>e no formal turning over of the
m., November 16, 1907, a new state,
christened Oklahoma, the product of
long controversy, suffering and strife,
finally vitalized by the pen of Theodore
Roosevelt.
This is the fourty-6ixth member of
the family of states and its birth will
he celebrated by the addition of a new
star to the flag of the Uniou on July 4,
next, the birthday of th“ nation.
The ceremonies attending the birth of
Oklahoma were very simple. At the
territorial government’s office to the
new governor, as the two men will not
meet. Governor Haskell will occupy his
office at the Royal hotel until Monday.
None of the new state officers formally
took charge of their offieee today but
will do so Monday.
Governor Haskell, immediately after
the news, was sworn into office at the
Royal hotel by Leslie G. Niblack, a
Guthrie newspaper man, in order that
he might head off an alleged attempt of
UKiaooma were vciy -e—- "*v -—| -----"
hour stated, a small crowd of newspaper the Standard Oil Company to m
men and statesmen assembled in the, interstate connections at the Kansas
cabinet room of the White House. Sec- line near Bartlesville, no that gas might
retary Loeb appeared upon the scene be piped out of Oklahoma,
carrying the proclamation in typewrit- , Governor Haskell received a report
ten form, and an eagle quill sent to the from Bartlesville that the Standard Oil
president by Oklahoma friends. Presi- 1 Company would take advantage of the
dent Roosevelt followed closely, took j three hours in which there was to be no
his seat at the head of the cabinet table, government and make connection at the
grabbed up the eagle quill, jabbed it Kansan line for the piping of gas into
into the ink well, and then dashed off that state. During this time the au-
his signature at the bottom of the proc- I thority of the Indian agent to prevent
lamation. such connection would be suspended,
As he finished running a blotter over j and the new state would have no gover-
his name to dry the surplus ink, the nor to enforce the provisions ot the eon-
position of agent at Guthrie at a salary
of $175 per month and a six month’s va-
cation if he would remain with the com-
pany. Mr. Rainsburg withdrew his
resignation and applied for and received
an indefinite layoff.
Monday of this week Traveling Aud-
itor Frew arrived with J. M. Howell and
at once checked the latter in here as re-
lief agent. Mr. Howell was accompa-
nied by his family and mother and has
sent to hi3 old home at Piedmont, Ok-
lahoma, for his household effects, pre-
paratory to remaining.
Mr. Rainsburg has accepted the po-
sition of assistant cashier in the Citi-
Bank of Billings and will take
zens
charge as such within a few days. We
predict for him the same degree of suc-
cess in his new charge as he attained in
the old and all will be pleased to know
that we are not to lose so valuable a
business man, but that he will be in s
greater position of trust and the same
degree of confidence will be felt in him
in the new career as in the old, and that
confidence was supreme.
president smilingly remarked:
"Oklahoma’s a state.”
"Will you please give me that blotter
as a souvenir,” asked Albert Hammer,
an Oklahoma man. who lost a day from
work at the land office here to see the
"immortal document” signed. The
president tossed it to him. Mr. Loeb
took charge of the eagle quill, and will
send it to the Oklahoma Historical So-
ciety. The president then bade the
crowd “good morning” and backed in-
to his inner workshop.
The Oklahoma proclamation is the
first to be put in typewritten form. All
other statehood proclamations were en-
grossed on parchment, but the govern-
ment is getting away from ancient ideas
and from now on will write its procla-
mations by machines. A few minutes
after the president attached his signa-
ture, which ran clear across the paper,
he sent the proclamation to the state
department, where it will be filed in the
archives.
There was no particular enthusiasm
manifested over the event. However,
there was some surprise shown over
the foot that Senator-to- he Owen of Ok-
lahoma, who is in town, did not attend
the ceremonies.
Immediately the word was flashed to
Guthrie by wire.
Three United States senators, War-
ner of Missouri, Dixon and Carter of
Montana, Congressman Huston of Ten-
nessee, and three government employ-
ees from Oklahoma, together with the
newspapermen, made up the audience.
The three senators say their presence
there on the occasion was purely acci-
dental. They did not know the thing
was to be pulled off, and were at the
White House on other business.
Guthrie, Ok, Nov. 16.-(SpecUl.)
Oklahoma became a state of the federal
union at 9:16 a. m., today, Central time.
The first telegram announcing the ad-
mission of the state was received from
Washington by Governor Haskell at
9:16 a. m., and one minute later Gover-
nor Frantz received the official tele-
gram from President Roosevelt announ-
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stitution against making interstate con
nections.
Governor Haskell, therefore, sent this
telegram which constitutes his first
official act:
To John Shea, Bartlesville, Ok.:
As deputy county attorney of Wash-
ington county and special representa-
tive of the governor, you are directed
to take such action as is necessary to
prevent the laying of an interstate pipe
line from Washington county.
C. N. HASKELL,
Governor of Oklahoma,
AN ENJOYABLE WALK.
A young couple were married in
Kansas City about a week ago, and
came to Bliss last Saturday to visit the
father of the groom, who lives twelve
miles west of there. The father was to
meet them upon the arrival of the 5:00
p. m. train, but coming in his buggy
broke down, and he went to the Bhop to
have it repaired, but before it was done
I the train arrived, the father went to the
depot but was a littie late. The young
1 people not finding any one to meet them
■ supposed that the father had not yet
! arrived and started out on foot. The
Rll FY WEECE father inquired at the depot for thPm,
trading parties were Mr. Guy L. Riley ; ^ Hg returned t0 t0WIli got his team
and Miss Flora MeeceanO the ceremony , ^ ^ [hem. West of town
was performed by Rev. Geo. F. Dennis, a mUe and a balf lhere are two
pastor of the Christian church at Ceres, j ^ one on the section line and the
assisted by Elmer Dorsett, of Black- | ^ lhe Dralrie. The
well.
People Will Tell You
That we have nothing new in our store and there is no use to bring your
produce to us for you could get nothing you wanted in exchange for t.
\Ve wish to announce to the public, that while we are gelling >>i 1
stock with the intention of leaving the state, we carry a full line ot t
ervthin"' in the way of staple goods, shoes and groceries and are receiv-
ing new goods every day. We are selling these goods at the regular price
less the discounts we advertise. We must continue to do that as long as
we want to sell out the big stock of clothing, hats, woolen goods si ks
and furnishings, of which we still have a big stock. We have just Re-
ceived a big stock of Shoes, Rubber Goods, Dry Goods and some Notions
and more goods are coming every day.
We want your Produce, Cotton and Corn and are ready to pay y ou
the highest market price for them. We will pay you the real money tor
the stuff if you prefer to have it to the trade but will pay more in trade.
We will pay you about 25c per hundred more in trade for your
Cotton than in cash or part cash and part trade.
We will give you 45c per bushel for your Corn.
$8.50 per ton for your baled Alfalfa Hay.
Chickens 6c per lb. Broilers 9c per lb. Eggs 2Oc per dozen.
Yutkeys 1Oc pet lb. Buttet 18c pet lb.
We would like to have about 5 ears of corn and 10 cars of alfalfa to.ship
to our new location in Arkansas. Notice our discounts below
Clothing and Hats 25 per cent
Woolens and Furnishings 20 per cent
Staple Cotton Goods and Shoes 10 per cent
Glass, Queens and Tinware 20 per cent
Groceries 5 per cent
Yours for
Bargains
A. S. CADES.
Ull.
Tbe bride is the youngest daughter of
Mr. G. M. Meeee and the groom is the
eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Riley.
After the ceremony and congratula-
tions the guests were led to the dining
room by the bride and groom, where a
bountiful repast was spread.
Mr. and Mrs. Riley were the recipi-
ents of many valuable and useful pres-
ents, which will enable them to long re-
member the doners.
Besides the relatives of the contract-
ing parties those piesent from a dis-
tance were: Mrs. Finley Porter, of
Puyallup, Wash.; Rev. and Mrs. Dor-
sett, of Blackwell; Mr. and Mrs. Cleve
Dickson, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cruce, Mr.
and Mrs. Geo Harney anil Miss Jewell
Quillen, all of Bliss Okla. In all over
thirty witnessed the ceremony.
These young people are very well
known and most popular in their com-
munity and embark upon life’s tentpee-
munity and embark upon me s «n-p«- far thjs sea90n.
tuous sea with the best wishes for a long I d ag mucb
and happy journey from hosts of
friends.
nenas. j section.
They will make their home on the R. j
other cuts across the prairie. The.
young couple took the regular road and |
the father took the cut-off, thus passing i
them and drove on home and the young j
couple walked the whole distance, !
which was a sort of a novelty in the
way of a wedding tour. Sunday even-
ing they returned to the depot with
their father, ail feeling as jolly and
pleasant as if nothing out of the ordi-
nary had happened.—Bliss Breeze.
FROM BILLINGS TO ENGLAND
L. W. Bellamy, of Texas, was here
Monday sampling and shipping thecot-
ton Pearson & Hayton had contracted
to an English firm he represents. There
was 125 bales oi it and it was loaded
this week and billed direct to Rosen-
heim & Sons, Liverpool, England.
Ther° was close to $6000 worth of cot-
ton in these 125 bales. Mr. Hayton in-
forms us that his firm has already paid
out over $8000 for cotton in Billings so
They have at all times
r___ as much and most of tbe time
more than any point anywhere in thi9
CREAM » PRODUCE
—— WANTED
I am ready and fully prepared to buy and ship cream. I have
jnst installed a cream tester with which all cream will be test-
ed' the day you deliver it and your money will be ready by the
following day. Heretofore you did not get returns on cream
shipments iii less than ten days and often times it was thirty.
Under our system you need not wait only a few hours, llieie
is big money in it to you if you will but give it attention.
1 am also in the produce business and want your butter,
eggs, chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and hides as well as
.•ream and pay the highest prices possible.
„_____ 1 announ" F. Kirkpatrick farm, which Mr. Riley
cing that he had signed the statehood haBrentc(jv >iay happiness, plenty and I
proclamation at 10:16 Eastern time,
$100 Reward. $100
The readers of this paper will be
; pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure iu all iis stages, and
esident issued the proclamation. 210 acres on Red Rock, i mile south ,i,at is Catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is
Immediately following the receipts of, 0f White Rock, the only positive ere now know to the •
the telegrams here whistles screamed,1 j medical fraternity. C atarrh being a i SANDKRS
--————————~I constitutional di«eaAet require* it con-
G. W. Davis,
THE COAL, MILL
AND FEED MAN.
proclamation at 10:16 Eastern time,! COmf0rt abide with them.
thus giving Oklahoma official notrfie.a- ---------
tion of statehood one minute after the FOR SALE!
president issued the proclamation. 210 acres on Red_Rock, 1
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BUSINESS PROPOSITION!
A CHANCE FOR ANY BUSINESS MAN
HIGH DOLLAR AUCTIONEER.
I will sell my farm, two miles west
of Billings. Also my Gvjun Ele-
vator, Office, Goal Bins, Hour and
Feed Warehouse.
If you mean business see or write
st national treatment. Hall’s ( atarrb ______
Cure is taken internally, acting directly I seven years .-spore nee in this
I upon the blood and mucous surfaces of ‘ mrlSe br»t bS^dTrsVihls •'■':■
| the system, thereby destroying the, nreaecuun.
1 foundation of the dteeaae, an giving the j Phene 25 •» Llne ®®-
I patient strength by building up the |------
'constitution and assisting nature im rv |yr t
I doing its work. The proprietors havej|_/, • s7lVl I W 1-t-
| so much faith in its curative powers
that they rlfer One Hundred Ikrllars for DCfllCT Ifl
| Ol’R MOTTO: "Business from startjR.
to finish Sales made any place
I -it a mu limp "
B.
ami at any lime.1
WILLIAMS & MINGERV
Auctioneers
LIVE STOCK AND FARM SALES
BILLINGS, OKLAHOMA
Edmonson
LAWYER
Practices in all Courts
Office in The Citizens Bank.
Geo. M. Dizney, Billings.
j imy case that it fails to cure,
i list -d testimonials.
I Address F. .1. C1IKNFY V cit.,
ledo, O. Sold by all Druggists, 7m:
Send for
Coal and Feed
I" Take Hall's Family
p it inn.
1’ills for consti-
At his old stand and is successor
to the Farmers’ Coal Co.
P)R. C. E. Orelup
SPECIALIST
Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, Glassfitting.
ENID OKLA N. SIDE SO PHONE 336
Next dates In Billings August 17, IB and 10. at
Dr McCorkle’s office.
^ b- McCORKLE,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office over Siuitk's
Drag Store.
BU.L11.GI* • ... OfLlHetl*
QK. A. WEST.
l »ENTIST
Blackwell Phone No. J32
Here one week in each month. Next
visit, first week in December.
u. City Drug Store ӣ!!?,
are kindly requested to call and make
' as we need the money.
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