The Billings News. (Billings, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, October 9, 1903 Page: 4 of 8
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Mrs. J. E. Carson and son went to “ LiflC Of
Bliss Thursday of last week.
$6,900.00
Mrs. John Queen’s mother, Mrs.
Waite, iB reported very sick.
THE BILLINGS NEWS.
Published Every Friday uy W. W.
McCullough
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1903.
Subscription Rates,
1 year paid in advance............l.dO
8 months...........................50
1 year not paid in advance........1.25
The two-minute horse was a talked
of possibility. It has at last arrived but
now two minutes is not fast enough. A
new pacing record has been made by
Prince Alert, the great pacing horse in
New York. He has done the mile
in 1:57.
Purcell’s editorial paragraphs in the
Enid Events vary considerably in
length. Opening with a job lot column
or two in one paragraph, they are grad-
ually marked down until he closes out
the remnantB of the page with three
liners or two for five.
The interest often manifested in the
affairs of our neighbors would greatly
promote our own enterprises if spent
more in that direction. It requires a
good deal of time and a certain amount
of vital energy to keep fully posted in
our neighbors’ business but some people
seem to think this is their first duty to
mankind.
Chamberlain, the great English stats-
man, is telling the Britishers how the
blnrsted Yankees are knocking the per-
simmons with protective tariff. He
points to the wonderful success of tho
United States under protective tariff us
conclusive proof of the advantages of
protection over free trade us practiced
in England.
We see some of the democratic papers
already trying to make political capital
against President Roosevelt on account
of his stand in favor of Miller, who was
discharged from the government print-
ing office because he was a non-union
man. The more thoroughly the people
heeonte posted in Roosevelt’s position
on the Ial>or problem the more votes he
will carry.
C. B. Hunt has returned from his
several weeks’ visit in California.
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NOTICE.
Speaking of horses—we don’t want to
claim the earth for Oklahoma, but while
we have frequently described her big
melons, pumpkins apples, peaches,
wheat crops, hogs, babies, eet., we de-
sire to call attention to Oklahoma Jim,
the four year old gelding, which was
raised a few miles south of Enid, and of
which Dr. Watkins nows a one-half in-
terest.
Jim is a big black four old colt, well
proportioned and well broken, but
whose harness, Hhoes and all horse
equipments have to be made to order as
Jim seems to be an odd size.
He stands twenty-one and one-half
hands high and though only in fair
working order, tips the beam at 2,250
pounds. He makes no boast of his
pedigree and only professes to be a
common plug horse. He attributes his
grpatness to carefully observing the
code of good horse morals, eating plen-
tifully of good Oklahoma grasses and !
enjoying full deep draughts of her pure
water, air and sunshine.
He was in Billings yesterday and j
whenever Dr. Watkins could get off
from his office a few minutes he would ,
be seen chaperoning a party to the
livery barn to have a look at the big
Headquarters Billings O. A. R. Post,
Department of Oklahoma,
Billings, Okla., Oct. 5, 19011.
Members of this post are hereby or-
dered to report at these headquarters on
Thursday, the 15th, at 2 p. m., for the
purpose of mustering in recruits and
transacting all other business that comes
before our stated meeting. Take due
notice and govern yourselves accord-
ingly. J. D. Landrum,
S. English, Post Commander.
Adjutant.
Mrs. C. B. Hunt and Mrs. Fred Gum
end baby visited in Guthrie the 2nd.
J. W. Malcolm and family have gone
to Goffs, Kans., to make their home.
CARPETS
MATTINGS
^PICTURE FRAMES
H. L. Boyes and v/ife attended the
j conference at Guthrie the past week.
Rev. E. M. Jones attended the Baptist
Covention last week at Oklahoma City.
Was bought with the intention of filling the
long felt want of out patrons and if they do not
A. C. Van Pelt purchased the Wm.
Kirschntr property on D street Friday.
TO ADVERTISERS.
follow. It is thought the doctor enjoyed
their exclamations of wonder and ad-
miration over his horso almost as much
as ho enjoyed yanking out old decayed
molars at fifty cents a jerk.
Jim is valued at $2,UK) and although
last year he was used ns a plow horse,
when he easily walked off turning a Ifi
inch furrow without any mate, times
have changed and all he has to do now
is to visit the numerous street fairs and
carnivals and look pleusant.
JUDGE M. C. GARBER'S LAW BOOK.
The latest legal publication in Okla-
homa is Garber’s Administrator’s
Record compiled by Judge M. C. Garber
Asa record for the
of Enid, Okla.
probate judges of the Territory it stands
unapproaehed in comparison and abso-
lutely alone in its field of usefulness.
It comes strongly endorsed by the Su-
preme Court, the bar of Enid, and is be-
ing highly commended by the probate
‘ges.
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The News is going to issue in a short
time a small music book containing the
words and music of about fifty oi the
good old songs our mothers loved and
sung in years gone by, but the lovely
melodies of which will never grow really
old. It will be a book wanted in every
home and one that will be treasured by
all. It will be covered with attractive
stiff paper back.-, richly engraved. The
inside of the covers and on the fiy leaf
in the front and back we will have some
space for legitimate advertising pur-
poses.
We guarantee that we will print at
least 5,000 copies.
Anyone desiring advertising space in
the above, call on or address,
THE NEWS, Billings, Okla.
Miss Doughtry, of Ponca City, is a
guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. J.
Gum.
* it is uo fault of ouis as every carpet and matting
$ pattern is of the latest design, and of the quality
For Farm Loans seethe Denting Investment
Co. at Parry. Money paid as soon as papers
are signed. Lowest Rates and Easy Terms
First published in the News October 9, 1903.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the <nieri*
Land Oftim- at
>epartm nt of the •iH«ru*r, i
Guthrie. Okla.. Oct. 5 l'NKL (
triven tl'.at the f<»tlowing
Notice is hereby tfiven that the following
. filed notice of his intention
named settler has
to niake final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before Wm.
W McCullough. U. >. Court Commissioner ai
Billing • Okla., «ni November 11. 19051, viz:
LOUIS PONTON,
for the SIC. *A. See, 12, Tp. 24 N., R. 2w.. 1 M.
lie 11 .tines ihe following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
George Soever*. Emanuel Nebes. Thomas i
Frailev and ti us live L. Biair. all of Billings, |
Okia.
John J. Boi.kb. Register.
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Mrs. Gus Wollard left last Sunday for
a short visit with her parents in Lawson,
Missouri.
j; that will last, while our picture frames will make
i those you already have look like those of the long
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i ago. After seeingThese goods we know you will
Miss Ellen Martin, who is teaching in
Morrison, spent Sunday in the city with
home (oiks.
Mrs. A. Krai has gone'to her home at
Carthage, Okla., after visiting relatives
in this city.
Mrs. W. W. Faulds went to Wichita
Wednesday of last week where she kook
in the carnival.
Miss Geneviere Elwcll went to Guthrie
last Saturday and spent Sunday
with her father.
W. G. Bean attended the conference
at Guthrie the past week as a delegate
to the lay conference.
Fred Beer? returned to his home at
Caldwell, Kans., last week after a short
Visit here on business.
J buy as tliev are all A No. 1.
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Mrs. A. E. Btillen went to Stillwater
last Thursday to visit at the home of
her son, Harry Bullen.
E. P. Perry and wife have returned
to their home at Ledo, Ills., after visit-
ing a few weeks in Perry.
=FOR YOUR:
B. M. Davis, of Oklahoma City, spent
two days in Perry the first of the week
with relatives and friends.
Harness, Builders’ Hardware,
Steel Ranges and Buggies.....
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Mrs. Re'-. Martin was called to Oke-
ma, I. T., Saturday to the bedside of her
son who is sick at that place.
J. K. Mateer and E. J. Dennis have
opened up a new hardware store at
Lucien, on the A. V. & W. Ry.
DRILLS DRILLS
Farm Implements and Barb Wire.
John Gnlobie, of Guthrie, editor of !
i the State Register, was a Perry visitor 1
i the guest of Postmaster Little Sunday.
If you want the best quality of McAlester
Lump Coal I can supply you.
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Missouri Store
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CO we will not burden our renders
with a Lengthy Description of
Our Stock. Our Long Standing
Reputation is enough.
We don’t claim to have the
largest stock of goods in Billings,
but we will say, that we have the
best assortment. We have every-
thing that you want to buy in
Dry Goods and Groceries, Hats and
Caps, Gloves, Furnishings and Shoes. We have been careful
Soul of Wit
this fall to buy only what will sell.
Have You Had a Thought?
If not. don’t you think it time to stop and consider this
matter? \ on surely can’t go through the months of October
and November without buying some tilings in these lines. And
if that is so, we want you to come and talk it over. We are in-
terested in seeing you get the very best merchandise at the very
lowest price. We may suggest something that will he of benefit
to you. Our stock is large and complete and we are offering
Bargains in every Department.
Trust Him Who Makes No Boasts.
We don’t spend our time bragging about unheard of bar-
gains and all that sort of thing.
We make no promises that we cannot fulfill.
Our business is conducted in a straight forward way without
any noise and bluster. You will save money trading with us.
Yours Resp’y,
Missouri
Store.
Clark & Cooper.
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The ladies of the Eastern Star grave a
reception to Mr. and Mrs. G. Davis last
Friday night and a royal good time was
had.
Miss Jessie Hinde has returned to her
I hone in Kansas City after spending a
few weeks here visiting her father, A..
1 C. Hinde. I
S. L. LEONARD, Billings.
Mrs. W. T. Evans has returned to her |
home at El Reno, after spending a few l
weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I
A. Wooleson.
Thirty four-horse wagons loaded with
piling and bridge timbers passed
through Perry last week enroute to the
west along the A. V. & W.
DRILLS
G. Mowry and wife, of Freeport, 111,,
who have been visiting at the homes of
John Bryan and Mrs. H. Burlingame
went to Ponca City last week.
DRILLS! DRILLS!
Miss Mary Smith of Noble-eo. and
Eli Clark of Logan-co. were married
last Thursday at the Congregational
church, Rev. Collins officiating.
Mrs. S. Brafford and baby and Miss
Lottie started for Seattle, Washington,
Wednesday where they will join Mr.
Brafford and locate permanently.
Ernest Sharpe of Logan-oo. and Miss
l Minnie Davis of Winfield, Kans., were
married last Satutday evening at the
Pacific Hotel, Judge Allen officiating.
N. S. Davis and son Evnn returned
last Thursday from their visit in North
Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Ken-
tucky. They have been absent most of
the summer.
The farmers and town people are all
happy. The first freight to arrive over
the A. V. A: W. railroad was a ear of
McAlister coal for Smyser 4 McCor-
mick. The freight is reduced $1.00 on
the ton already which means quite an
item to the people of Perry and vicinity.
The W. A. Lee, an improvement
over Mr. Lee’s last invention.
The Van Brunt, that has never
been anything but right; and
The Improved Dempster.
We also carry the celebrated American
Fence Wire along with a line of Great Western
Stoves, Moon Buggies, and in fact anything
and everything in the Hardware and Imple-
ment Line can be found here.
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We are Headquarters for Drills
Dr. A. F. Kennedy, an old time Perry
boy slipped away to South McAlester,
where on Sept. 30th he was united in
marriage to Miss Grace Dillard, of Mul-
hall. The newly married couple re-
turned to Perry Sunday hut left the
next day for Kansas City to attend the
Carnival after which the doctor w.ll take
a course in dentistry at the Kansas City
Dental College.
The Conference has changed our pas-
tor for the First M. E. church. C. F.
MeOaha is our new pastor and Rev.
Martin gees to Enid. We are all aorry
to lose Rev. Martin for lie has done
more for the ohur -h here than any other
man could have done, it seems. When
Rev. Martin became pastor of this church
three and one-half years ago the mem-
bership numbered Elf. and it now num-
bers 24(1, besides a number having gone
away. Rea. Martin has had much to do
in raising the standard of morals in this
city and we hope for him a rich harvest
in his new field.
McCluskey Bros.
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Real Estate Loans!
We have plenty of money to loan on real
estate at 7 per cent.
Some (lood Point* About Our Loans Arc:
I We pay you the money the day papers are signed.
2 You pay interest or principal at our bank. No bothering with
coupons or drafts.
II We give .liberal privileges about payments of prineipul.
Call and figure with us if you want a farm lonn.
’ CITIZENS BANK.
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