The Billings News. (Billings, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, February 14, 1908 Page: 1 of 6
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The billings news.
VOL. IX.
’billings, NOBLE COUNTY. OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 19QH.
NO. 22
or L°ns Time ■ c,aude Macy
FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!
The above cry aroused our citizens to
sudden action about nine o’clock last
Monday evening, for the first time in
over four years. Not since the destruc-
tion by fire of three buildings on Main
street ha9 our populace been summoned
to help stop the ravages of this de-
stroyer.
The residence of Roy Henry, owned
hy J. A. D. Nelson, which burned, was
first discovered to be on fire by Mrs.
Emanuel Smith, who at once gave the
alarm an J brought aid enough to the
scene to save everything on the lower
floor.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry and family were
at the Fraternal Home building listen-
ing to the lecture being delivered by
Dr. Chase at the time.
Mrs. Henry’s brother, Russel Bain,
was asleep on a lounge in the parlor,
but did not know that anything was
wrong until after he was dragged clear
out of doors and woke up by Mrs.
Smith.
The fire started from an unknown
cause upstairs in Mr. and Mrs. Henry’s
sleeping apartments, which are in the
northest corner of the house and the
only solution which Mr. Henry can give
to the question of how the fire originat-
ed was, that in leaving their bedroom
after dressing to go to the lecture
someone of them stepped on a pair of
overalls he had just taken off and thrown
in a comer, in the pocket of which
were some matches, igniting them.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry nad been to the
lecture fifteen or twenty minutes be-
fore the fire was discovered and when
discovered had burnt through the roof
and gotten under such headway that it
was useless to try to save the building
and all efforts were turned toward sav-
ing everything possible in the house.
Everything upstairs was a total loss
and included beds, bedding, trunks and
all the clothes the family had, except
what they had on their backs, which
luckily, were their best ones.
The bouse was built by 1. L. Mann,
at one time manager here of the Trekell
* Rounds Lumber Co., about seven
years ago.
Mr. Nelson had $500 insurance on the
house but Mr. Henry had none on his
furniture.
Mr. Henry moved everything saved
into the J. M. Myers property that same
night and Wednesday changed to the
W. C. Hawkins residence.
pound or fraction thereof and on parcels
weighing less than one pound as fol-
lows:
Two ounces or less, one cent; over
two and under four ounces, two cents;
over four and not exceeding eight
ounces, three cen's; over eight and not
exceeding twelve ounces, four cents;
and over twelve ounces and under one
pound, five cents.
Two important limitations are placed
on the use of the proposed parcel post
by the following provisions:
“That nothing herein contained shall
be taken as authorizing the acceptance
or delivery at the special rates of post-
age herein provided of any parcel offer-
ed by any person acting as agent or
representative, upon commission or
otherwise, for any person or company
not resident on such rural delivery
route.
That only such parcels shall be re-
ceived at the rates of postage herein
provided as are offered by bonafide mer-
chants or dealers whose places of busi-
ness are on rural routes covered by this
act in the ordinary and regular course
of their business, and by residents on
such routes in their individual capac-
ity.”
The act provides that parcels carried
shall not weigh more than eleven pounds
or be more than three feet six inches
in length. Perishable articles will be j
sent at the sender’9 risk and will not be
accepted at any postoffice more than
three hours before the departure of the
mail.
Even from the Mountains
Ballard’s Snow Liniment is praised lor
the good it docs. A sure cure for Rheu-
matism and all pains. Wright W. Lov-
ing, Grand Junction, Colo,, writes: “I
used Bullard’s Snow Liniment, last
winter, for Rheumatism and can recom-
mend it as the best Liniment on the
market. I thought, at the time 1 was
taken down with this trouble, tliut it
would be a week before I could get,
about, but upon applying your Liniment
several times pnring the night, 1 was
about in 48 hours and well in three days.
Sold by City Drug Store.
PARCELS POST FOR RURAL PEOPLE
Washington, Feb. 11.- Senator Bum
ham of New Hampshire, today intro-
duced in congress a measure of distinct
importance to rural interests through-
out the United Statee. It is a bill to
provide a rural delivery parcels post for
merchandise and other articles actually
mailed on rural delivery routes. The
rural iree delivery routes now number
more than 38,000 and on them in excess
of 15,000,000 people receive a daily pos-
tal service.
The measure introduced by Senator
Burnham had the endorsement of the
president and Postmaster General Mey-
er. It provides in brief, for the estab-
lishment of a rural parcels post at spec-
ial rates of postage for the drugs, books,
and other merchandise. The rate of
postage shall be five cents for the first
pound and two cents for each additional
THE SENATE TUESDAY.
The senate got right Tuesday after-
noon and amended the banging law by
accepting the provisions of house bill
No. 333 by Rep. Williams of Comman-
che, which bill amended sections of the
session laws of 1899 of the State of Ok-
lahoma, relative to the incorporation of
banks, and then amended a section or
two of the Roddie banking bill so that
the comptroller of the currency might
allow the national banks to get in. The
amendments made to the banking law of
1899 relate particularly to the section
relative to the banks paying interest on
deposits, placing tbe maximum interest
that might be charged on deposits in
the hands os the bank commissioner.
There was some fight as to the rate of
interest, but this was finally left out,
leaving it to the national commissioner.
There was no real fight made on the
measure, except by Senator Johnston,
who seemed to inadvertently stir up a
riot occasionally, thereby arousing the
ire of Bellamy and Senator Roddie.
OTTO BREINH0LT DEAD.
Paul and Jens Brienholt received word
last Saturday that their nephew, Otto
Breinholt, who lives at Monroe, Louisi-
ana, was dying of typhoid fever. Paul
left on the traiu that afternoon, ex-
pecting to bring the remains back here
for burial in case Otto died.
Paul Breinholt returned to Billings
Wednesday with the remains of Otto
Breiubo.t. He informed us that Otto
died last Friday evening, eighteen bouts
before he received the telegram that
Otto was dying.
Tbe remains were taken at once to the
home of Jens Breinholt where they re-
mained until Thursday morning, when
they were taken to the U. B. church,
north of Owens, and services were held
at eleven o’clock conducted by Rev.
Hinmer, Lutheran minister ofncarNar-
din, after which interment was made in
the cemetery near this church.
Otto Breinholt lacked but a few days
of being twenty-one years of age and'
was well known in the community north
of Billings. He left here last year for
Louisiana with tbe family of T. W. (
Prather. ___ '
GREEN BUGS ARE WITH US
The presence of green bugs in this
section of Oklahoma is no longer an un-
certainty and their presence in large
numbers can be vouched for by two of
our best farmers. Messrs. Howe and
Backus were out in their wheat fields
Thursday of laBt week and found plenty
of them. The day, as all will remem-
ber, was very warm and these bugs were
flying ir. great droves. Whether they
are in sufficient numbers, or scattered
over a great enough area to do much
damage remains to be seen, but there is
no denying that there are lota of them
in some localities in this part of Okla-
homa. ______
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Feb. 7.—Nathan Wright to Sarah M
Sears lot 7 in block 26 city of Perry,
$1,000.
Feb. 7.—Franklin Trekell to Emery
Trekell lots 1, 2, and 3, block 20. city of
Huntei, $2500.
KHERSON OATS
Out yields Texas Red every year;
rustproof, never lodge even on richest
bottom land. Earlier than Rod Teias.
2 bushel seed per acre is plenty. “Sow
now.” Price 60 cents. Paul Brienholt.
We are now in the
SAWMILL BUSINESS
Cutting Logs in Varner, Arkansas,
and Prices in Billings, Oklahoma.
VOU Can rest assured that we are cutting as fast as we can and do-
■ ing our best to cut out all the logs on the timber right and the
goods here in order to get moved to our new location on our own prop-
erty, which is located on the main line of the Missouri Pacilic railway,
two miles from our present location. The town will probably be fail-
ed “Cade” if the fourth assistant postmaster general at Washington
does not object to the name. We are now getting out. material tor t he
erection of the new station and will possibly succeed in erecting the
store building and railroad dump within two months. As soon as these
are completed we will move the remainder of our stock there.
Meantime we arc offering all of our goods at sacrifice prices, tor
the reason that we cannot use all of the goods handled in this com-
munity for the Arkansas trade. We can always buy goods anywhere
and get cheaper freight, besides we can use the cash right now as well
as anv sawmill man, and for that reason with others we are willing to
sell all of our goods at cost in preference to shipping any portion.
Our stock of Staple goods is being kept up and sold at the dis-
counts advertised. All of our Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Furnishing
Goods and Dry Goods we are ottering now
Regardless of Cost.
We are in the market for all of your farm produce the same as
ever and always willing to pay the highest market prices. We are
feeding about 50 head of live stock and will be able to use all of the
alfalfa we can buy at the right price. .
We have now oil hands in our yard at Varner 50 carloads ot
hardwood lumber ready to ship out. Our price for average building
material in gum and oak $15 is per thousand feet on cars there. As
soon as the new rates take effect you can get lumber very cheap.
Give us your order. Yours tor Bargains.
A. S. Cades.
BILLINGS MARKET REPORT
The following pfices prevailed on the
Billings market yesterday.
Cotton....................$2.50 to $3 15
AlaiaKa _ ......................
Hay
bran ..........-.......—
Corn Chop
Wheat...........
Oats
Eggs....................
Butter prime per pound
Chickens.........................
Turkeys
Geese ....................................
Ducks .........................
Hides ....................
9.00
800
1 20
1.20
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At linns when you don't feel just
right, when }<>u have a bad stomach,
take something right away that will as-
sist digestion; not something Unit will
stimulate for a t ime but something that
ill positively do the very work that
the stomach performs under ordinary
ami normal conditions, something that
will make the food digest. To do this
you must take u natural digestanl like
kodol for Dyspepsia. Kodol is ascien
title preparation of vegetable acids with
natural digest ants and contains the
same juices found in a healthy stomack.
Each dose will digest more than 3.000
grains of good food. It is sure to afford
prompt relief; it digests what you eat
and is pleasant to lake. Sold by The
Corner Pharmacy.
STRAYED
From my pen in Billings last Sunday
a small black pig weighing about 35
pounds. It was last seen near the farm
of B. O. Lemmon. Finder please re-
turn and get reward. Roy Moncrieff.
FOR SALE!
A lot of good seed oats, only 60 cents
per bushel. Pearson & Hayton
FOR SALE!
Four fine Bronz Turkey Gobblers and
a few hens. Ed. Bankston.
FOR SALE!
A new Ivers & Pond upright piano,
at a bargain, considering the quality
of tbe instrument. Inquire of
E. Schmauder.
LOST.
During my stay in Billings the first
week in December 1 lost a gold class
pin, which is round and flat with the
words "Northwestern University” in
plain letters on it, surrounded by a
putple background, for the return of
which 1 will gladly give the original
cost of the same. Dr. Arthur West.
Don t Put Otf
until tomorrow what you can do today.
H you are sulleriiig from a torpid liver,
SEED POTATOES
A carload of Red River Minnesota
Seed Potatoes just received. All kinds
of garden seeds two packages for 5
cents at Faragher’s.
FOR SALE.
Barred Rock Cockerels, splendid size,
shape and markings. Cockerel bought
last season from the world’s greatest
Barred Rock breeder, E. B. Thompson,
Amcnia, N. Y. Prices reasonable,
quality considered. Eggs for hatching
in season 50 cents for 15.
Mrs. F. C. Wilkins, Tonkawa, Okla.
FOR RENT.
Forty acres 2?., miles east of Billings.
Would prefer to have it put in oats, but
will rent it for corn and cotton. En-
quire of _ Joe Back.
FOR SALE!
A few Pure Bred Duroc- Jersey Gfclts,
Boars and bred Sows at farmers’ prices.
Frank Worrell.
Neighborhood Favorite
Mrs. E. I). Charles, of Harbor. Maine,
I speaking <‘f Electric Hitlers, says: "It
i is a neighborhood favorite here with
us." II deserves to he u favorite every-
..Teachman &t Smith,
Real Estate Dealers, can give you almost
any kind of bargain yon want in farm land.
All they ask is for you to let them show you
what they have, for they know the price is
right. Call on or address them at
Lamont,
OKla.
or constipation, don't wait until tomor- j where. It gives quick relief in dysyep-
row ioget help. lain, liver eomplamt, kidney derange-
Huy :i bottle of Heroine and get that i, malnutrition, tu-rv msness, wak-
liver working right. Promptness about ness and general debility. Its action on
health saves many sics spells. Mrs. u„. blood, as a thorough purifier makes
Ida Gresham, Point, Texas, writes: "I it especially useful as a spring medicine.
used llerbine in inv family for six years ,et ,rului alternate tonic is sold un-
1$, SX Stun;. ........* i der guarantee at Ci’orncr Pharmacy. 50c.
| toAe Big Jo Lumber Co. J
Wants to sell you building material of all kinds, such as ♦
I Lumber, Shingles. Sash and Doors, I
| Lime, Brick and Cement. X
* When in need of anything in our line call and ^
X* let, us furnish you estimates. w
(4t> Good Grades and Fair Treatment, our motto ^
West end of Main Street.
A. W. CORN,
Manager.
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Patent Medicines!
We carry a large lino ot Patent Medicines and
can always supply your want with any and all joa
see advertised in this paper, which we personally
guarantee.
Wall Paper!
Now is the lime to re-paper your house—be-
fore the busy season commences. We have just
received ail extra large stock ot all tbe new pat
terns for the season just at hand.
ORESCRIPTIONS Compounded Day
* or Night.
Our Prices are Right.
Give us a Trial.
CITY DRUG STORE.
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