The Billings News. (Billings, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, October 19, 1906 Page: 2 of 6
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DAN SE.IL, Pmvtot.
D. O'DONNELL, V.ce Pr*>
e. H PEitRY, Cash.er.
THE CITIZENS BANK
Greenlee’s One Price Cash Store
Billings, Oklahoma.
Cap '-a BPjDBOjW t—Mrti< :*66
CHATTEL AND FARM LOANS
A L. Bar.'a W. J. V*
Pred K:r.g*ry John Lan-ica
I» I H ECTORS-----—-
c. P. -*-i P- H. 0-»r.r*j i C D. Bw^ruu 3 W Vt; !>**-
L. E. TVjasa* D. O’Dor.s*.. w Bu-.f E. H. Parry Dir. N«fl
THE BILLINGS NEWS
P.bllsbed every PrAtj by L. C Brown
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19. 1»:
Entered ia Ike Port Offee it B. r.gs,
Ok la-, as secood e.a>« au. matter
Subscriprica Pi'ev
I rear paid :r. i/r ar. :e
fi - -
I 7ear r.,! v*id • " a<!Ta-;«
For 0.r.»- -.• -a Ctr. *r: .-iD»*ga'.e
GRANT SHOOP
FAIRBANKS OKLAHOMA TOliR
Viee-preoideat Pa i r bask* ha* beer,
secured f'.r nr.e day is Ok.a-.vr.a ir.d
one day >n the ltd.an T»rr.v,ry. He
wi.I be ia (Jk cna vn Monday, Octo-
ber, 22
e 40 a. m
9 30 a. ft.
10 15 a. m.
12:10 p. m.
12:50 p. m.
140 p. m.
2 56 p. m.
3: 40 p. m.
4.40 p. m.
A p. m.
He will rpeat at
Newk -h
Poena C;ty
B-a^kw*
Medford
Pond Cr*ek
Er.:d
Henneaaey
Kingfisher
E- Reno
Oklahoma CUj
These speeches, with the exception of
Oklahoma City will oe made frnm the
platform of bn train, on e** »pe*4»l no-
tice »na... hereafter be given of the
plane of tr.e nve*flog wr.eh wiil be duly
advertise--) Owing to the limited time
and tne number of sprecnes to be made
it will not be possible for the Vice Pres-
cient io -nase r.ar.d* with the public
A committee of twelve from Newkirk
will be eipecteo to m»et the Vine Pr**.
idem at Arkansas City and e*cort him
to their home town.
A Ilk- "-..ri.ittee from Por.na City
will meet rr.e 'rain at Newkirk and e»-
'•or. the Vice Prnaident to Ponna City
A like - , n n ttee from Blackw.ll will
raeet the Vine President at ponna City
and escort him to Blankwell.
A committee from Medford will ment
the Vine President at Blankwell and es-
nort him to Medford.
A like committee at Pond Creek will
meet the Vine Preaident at Medford and
escort him to Pond Creek.
A like nomrnittee from Enid will meet
the Vice Pm.ident at Pond Creek and1
eicon him to Enid.
A like committee from Hennessey!
will meet the Vine Preaident at Enid
mid eaeort him to Hennessey.
A like committee from Kingfisher
will meet the Vice Preaident at llennes-
say and escort him to Kingfisher.
A like committee from El Reno will
meet the Vine Preaident at Kingfisher
and escort him to El Keno.
A like committee from Oklahoma will
meet the Vine President at El Keno and
It :« wiry to read front tr.n »:*-.» '.eat
4the .Bter.tioo of the Pre* lent v,
«f C.’i 1---- • - f 4t»
w . accept u, "to r. » -»--*.f“ a., ihe
•*j r? tktne say.-ig U a r..s-
*ad-"g ev»-. T.- •»f»r*cte to tr.e
onae Gorerwer.i. Tie Co bar.*, snw-
*v»-, hire a, tt* ability for *e.f g-.T-
as any people :a ir* word,
ir.d if tr. idn c strati qa ive* - *. now
t tow, -. »... probably -oor. .nan: .1
from the beat of *rp-*"» er a:-
ters, cec.-etary l ift. Tee.-* ., tot..-.g
compel :n the Cuban auaatioc. Nine-
ty per een: of the property in ire n.sni
•> ne.d 07 Dresner*, ~p».o ,-d*, A-»r-
~a::.* D*rmacr, P.-* oar f Jew- N.r.e-
ty-o.-.e per cent of.-: .s-r.es of tr.e
- a od are owned or mar i ?*d r.-y for-
hfaen. There ar* out few other tax-
payer* except foreigners. The ratiii.e
.ua'.iTe popaiotion is eompose-d of awasr.
beaeklink pdu.n.ans, office seeker* ant
• oar.dit* Tne foreigner* aoor* r*erred
to are not cit.ier.% of tne Cuban repub-
lic, and they cannot afford to be. They
dare r.o*. forego tr.e measure of protect-
ion afforded through the consulates of
the several countri** to which they
, claim allegiance, and especial,y the
protection of the United State* To
ioae such protection would mean the
inevitao * lo»s of ..fe and property, for,
a* has b.e3 shown often and w.thin the
lost month, the Caban government can-
not guarantee such protection. The
question then is between the planters,
the manufacturers, the merchants those
who push legitimate enterprise *r.d pay
all the ux'-s, and tne which with-
out the least fitness, propose* to hold
the offices and swot the revenues. The
substantia!, stab.* population of Cuba
desire nothing to much aa annexation
to the Unit'd States, because they can
see no other- refuge from tne eternal
menace to peac- and property from
bandits in the field or bandits in the
Ca bmet.
.a-.fs w mir* fit* far-c*
'*'» to*' scared cock for Frrier.ck
and I wis ---- --.a y -.getsef w---
the fine s*. . and vo .- eer or-.**
a. -g.be - a: Amn -g a: the city
- :o» receatly porc&ased by -’er .ese
E-*-.'.**• i was funer icsp-essed
w - -. fe-f. - a:.-- ft- - . -.
try to p-oduce vo..steer prodccti ny a'
- cacse throafh a dia-*,
->g -* s.vir, 'g ee to.s:
Jerome* Boy* ro out to toe tarn a.-.d
g*t s...T.e -gits for pr*akfast
Bovs —Pa we found ecves »gg*.
W :atd— Jerom*, bow raahy nen* do
ynu x**p on this lot?
Jerome—Haven’t got a hen on the
place.
V lard - From where do your *ggs
eocne.
Jerome. Gee wr.ix! man, they are
volunteer'
Now 1 tel. you Mr Editor, I expect
to volunteer and get cr.e of these fine
volunteer Indian claims if it cost* rce
thirty dollars per acre.
Willard Hancock.
GROCERIES!
We have just added a new and complete stock of Groceries
FLOUR
95c per sack and
$1.00 per sack
10 per cent off on Cloaks and Millinery for Saturday only.
We still have a few Sample shoes that you can have at
actual cost to manufacturer.
THE BIG PASTURE COUNTRY.
The following clipping was sent us by
J. A. Emenbiser, one of our late lead-
ing farmers and gives his old friends
an idea of where he is and what he Is
doing. He wishes to be remembered
by all old acquaintances here. It is a
letter written by W. F. Hancock an edd
Kansas friend of Mr. EmenhiserN to
hi* home paper, Tne Sedan Lance.
Hanford, Okla., Sept. 22, l'JMi.
Mr. Editor and Friend*.
I write you briefly a history of my
travel* in Commanche county, especial-
ly of the famous Red Kiver valley. Of
all the countries I ever saw this i* the
most beautiful, the most successful and
the most prosperous.
I landed at Frederick, a beautiful city
less than five years old, and alter ad-
miring the fine brick business building*
and fine dwelling* Jerome Emenhiser
and myself went west of town to Calvin
What Made The Tyler Commercial
College of Tyler Texa* Famous.
• 7T
The wonderful, rr.c-derr Byrne Sys-
tems of Shorthand and Bookkeeping bv
which they are enabled to give their
students in half the u,ual time, a more
thorough and practical training for the
bnvir.ees world than can be had else- i
where; their thorough system, their
business like discip.ine, their moral
training, 'he special work given in liter-
ary subject* free of Charge, their excel-
lent faculty of 15 experts, their com-
pletely .quipped employment bureau,
thru wnicn positions are secured for
their graduate* free of charge, their
rea.onaole charge* for tuition, tneir ex-
cellent facilities f r securing good board '
with private families ana low rate, etc
If mtere*ted in a course ol Bookkeef -
ing, Business Training,
Typewriting or Telegraphy, write ini
famous institution for one of their large
beautifully illustrated catalogus. When
you have read it thru, you will under-
stand why they enrolled more than Vj/)
Students last year from 20 diflerent
states.
The Severest Test
7
All Standard Prints
27 infdi light or dark
colored Outing
'pool* of Thread for
5 cents -
5 cents
25 cents
per yard
worth 8.\ cents per yd
Greenlee’s Cash Store.
We pay 17c per dozen for eggs
One Price 1o All.
OUR LIVESTOCK LETTER.
Kansas City. Mo., Oct, 15, 1906.
Ca”le supply was 86,000 lajt week,
Shorthand, me nding 13,U00 calves, the largest
week’s receipt* this year. The features
j i* rhe extra large percentage of Stock-
er* and feeders, principally Western
and Fanhandle range stuff, and the very-
good itmand for them. Country buy-
, »r* set the pace ail week, often invad-
ing the ranks of the killer buyers, and
i there was a general advance of 6 to 15
that any system of shorthand can be put ents on all kinds, except western cows,
to is court reporting. Note below the weak to tu lower, and heavy calve*, 25
letter from Judge Perkins regarding
Mr Gibson, who writes the famous By-
rne Simplified Shorthand taught by the
Tyler Com’l. College.
Kusk, Texas, June 4, 19<j6
Pres. Tvler Cotn’l Col.,
Tyler, Texas,
Dear Sir:
that Mr. (j.
cents lower. The supply today is 23,0X1
cattle and 3000 calves, market strong
to a shade higher. The yards were
well cleaned out at the close of last
week, considering the big run, and all
bands are in shape to make liberal pur-
and who has served in said capacity of
such Court Stenographer for the past
escort him to Oklahoma City. , Wilkoy’a, and hi* fine farm words and y*‘arian<iwho,Iaminformed,i*Hgrad-
Arrangen,ents have been made to run P*" cannot justly describe. Mr. Wil- uate of your school, i* the most capable
the train on -chedule time so that wait- vy showed u* hi* I *> acre* of cotton and competent stenographer and type,
ir.g crowds at the. variou* speaking ,a !H|* lhat il *itH 80 darlc between the writer I have ever known, and I have
place* should lie prompt in attendance. r°w* that you could see lightning bugs
at high noon.
cnases this week. It is getting late
I take pleasure in staling enough in the season for most country
W. Gibson, present off- ' buyers to hare perfected their arrange-
icial court stenographer of this, the 2nd j c ent* for the winter’s operations, and I
Judicial District of which I am Judge, a bri*k demand for Stockers and feeders
is likely to continue some time. Heavy
receipts are also to be expected, as frosts
have been general over the range coun-
try- Fat steers are scarce, top last
week S6.IU, except a load of show steers
a; $7 &J The best stuff last week was
Local committees at these place* are
requested to use their best endeavors to
aid the territorial committee in adver-
tising t lie e meetings.
J. L. IIAMON, Chairman.
We then went back to Frederick and counties
next day suited south-east to Jerome accurate
Emenhiser's three farms and on the*e been so uniforrnally satr-f ictory to both
reason to believe this opinion is shared : only medium quality prime steers would
with me by the attorneys of all the six probably bring $6.75, top today $6 15,
Fifty Ytart the Standard
DR*
* CREAM
RAKING
PlWDffl
I Cream of Tartar Powdar
Made from Crapes
NO ALUM
farms we saw ri«lds th.t h id yielded a
fine crop of wheat and one fine ciop of
volunteer sorghum with another crop of
volunteer sorghum waist high and al-
most ready io cut. It is a corsmqn
thing to see fine crops of volunteer
broom corn on land from which wheat
and oats have been harvested. We then
drove down Red Kiver valley to M. L.
Emenhiser's farm and store, spent the
night and had a fine visit and started
for the big Indian pasture in company
with Presley Wilkcy and M. L. Emen-
hiser. v
All tnese parties are old Elk City,
Kansas boys of my acquaintance.
Here In this pasture in the Red Riv-
er bottoms we found section after sec-
tion with gras* as tall us the horses
hacks. Now and then we would come
to a leaae where the white man had
moved last spring, broke the sod and
raised as fi..e corn, cotton, milomaite,
kaffir corn and sorghum as wai ever seen.
We then went north to the higher prai-
jrie land, mostly covered with short
grass known as buffalo grass. Any of
bench and bar that it has be»n the sub-
jeet of much favorable remark through-
out the district. Very truly yours,
James I. Perkins,
Judge 2id Jud. Pist.
of my District. He is both bulk of fed steers sell at $5 25 to $6 00,
and rapid and his work has grass steers $3 50 to $5 00, cows $2 35 to
$d 25, heifers $3 (fi to $4 25, some above j
this, of couise, bulls $2 10 to $3.25, light
veals $5 50 to $6.75, heavy calves $3.00
to $4 25, range stocker* and feeders1
$3 'XI to $4 00, b*« native stocker* $4 35
feeders $4.75
Hog receipts were larger last week,
the market lower middle of the week,
HUSBAND. IS DEAD, but closed strong Saturday. Run is
Waukomis, Ok., Oct. 12 Mrs. Philip 3000 today, market strong to 5 cents'
Sprout is dead from a broken neck snd n|kher, weights between 200 and 250
her baby daughter is so t-adly injured 1 pounds, selling best, at $6.40 to 6.50,
that it may not recover a* the result of heavy hogs $6 40 to $6 45, light weights
her stumbling over her husband as he * t0 A6 45, pigs $5.75 t6 $6 25. Re-
was kneeling in prayer at their home 1 ceipts should increase each week now;
here last night. for awhile.
Carter & Co,
FELL OVER PRAYING
Exclusive
Agents.
Attention!
Mr. and Mrs. Sprout had spent the
evening with friends. Returning home
they prepared to retire the husband go-
ing first to their sleeping room.
While passing through the dark room
with the baby in her arm* Mr*. Sproux
Sheep run was smaller last week,
If you are going to need any building
market stronger on lamb* and cauntry’ material SOOn it Will p&V yOU tO tlSHd US
estimate, because our immediate at-
Lt.h, and Westerns, but fat native, tentjon t() yQm 5^1^ Want§ w jll C8USC
beginning to come more freely,
stumbled over her husband’s feel and in ! "tr- ng. Lambs sell from $7 00 to $7 50 V()U tO Sdld OtHCTS tO US
ones, vesrlinns tin to »r. U". v *
trying to save the baby from injury <or IP**! ones, yearlings up to $5.65,
struck her head against the washstand wefihers $6.20, ewes *6 00, feeding
a* she fell, breaking her neck and dy- 1 *,lnh* 10 S4- feeding weathers
<"• s-jsasns^ava*" »“• m
arms to the floor.-State Capital. 1 J. a. Kickart, L. 8. Cor.
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where. If you want to sell your farm
come to us........
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