The Prague Patriot (Prague, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 7, 1908 Page: 3 of 8
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MADE ON HONOR
Honestly good and worth every cent we ask for it. You will say
so when you see and examine carefully the ROUND OAK Chief
steel range. Highest quality shows plainly in the material—the
fin 3 workmanship in fitting and mounting and in the rich, smooth,
nickel ornamentation. The oven which to a woman is always of
first importance will capture your good opinion at once; the top is
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Mount Hope.
Farmers are rapidly progressing
with their cotton planting. We
notice some cotton large enough to *
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STATE BANK
ROUND OAK CHIEF STEEL RANGE
arche 1 and it is two inches higher than is usual. It bakes perfect-
ly and with surprisingly little fuel. It is easy to keep clean —the
irunin the body is planished—not painted -and simply wiping with
a loth serves to keep it perfectly clean. The Chief is the foremost
steel range in America to-day. It is made to meet the demand for
tne best—for people who knows that it pays in the long run to buy
a genuinely good range. Oall in and see what we consider the fin-
est example of steel range making on the market. Ask for Range Book
Mertes and Heatley, Hwd. Co.
Prague, Oklahoma.
hoe.
Tod Smith has lieen laid up with
a severe cut on his foot, hut is aide
to he around again with the aid of
.i peg leg, which he made himself.
Our legislature is talking of ad
joiirning, hut we cant stand for that
yet. They have stopped liquor ads
in our state papers; now we suggest
they appoint a committee, say foui
or five hundred with a good salary,
to wait upon outside publishers,
and have extra editions printed foi
()klahoma.
The men who predicted a dry
spring w ill have t i guess again, oi
they can't make us believe them.
Have you noticed a smile on Al-
lien Crain's face? It is because lie
has a big girl at his house. Moth-
er and child doing well.
Keokuk pe< p!e have ri
bridge at that place.
Mac Smith and son visitei
Sunday to see the ball game.
I). C. Edmonds and wife were
out on his farm Sunday, looking
after his interests.
bet everybody say something good
for Prague and the Patriot. If we
can t lie boosters, let's not be
knockers. l'tish!
J. \V. Barnes was up visiting the
widow Sunday.
I'ncle Henry Jones says drug
I stores can nell whisky for "snake-
j bites and he don t see why they
! don't keep a few snakes on hand.
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the
rague
1 lie Bank that lias all deposits guaranteed. 5
)i he Bank thct does net have a large part of it? J
Capital tsed up in an expensive building and *
fine fixtures We solicit your business.
B. F. WHITMORE, President.
J. D. FERGUSON, Cashier.
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Ware's Black Powder, for chron-
ic bad bowe's, clisentary and 11 ux .
All Druggists.
City Meat
CHARLEY VOBORNIK, Prop.
Fresh and cured Meats, bacon and hams. All kinds of
pickles.
Prompt attention given to all orders. Free Delivery to all parts
of the city.
Prague, - Oklahoma.
Fresh Groceries!
I have opened up a New Grocery store where I will
keep on hand a nice line of
Staple and Fancy Groceries
I extend a hearty welcome to the public, and earnestly solicit a
share of your patronage. Thanking you in advance, we prom-
ise you a square deal and courteous treatment.
WALTER L. REED
Prague Mill and Elevator Co.
Buys Wheat, Oats and Corn at market prices.
Wholesales Grain Feed and Meal
Exchange meal, bolted or unbolted, and chops, for
for corn in any quantity, or chop by the bushel.
Chop and meal always on hand, no waiting to grind.
PRAGUE MILL and ELEVATOR CO.,
Prague, Okla.
District No. 93.
The recent rains have stopped the
cotton planting in this section for
the present.
Rev. II. C. Hopking filled liisap-
pointment near Meeker, Saturday
and Sunday, returning Monday.
Sunday-school at Edmond school
house, every Sunday at 10 o'clock.
! Preaching third Sunday in each
j month.
There will be a pie supper in con-
nection with the literary here Satur-
day evening, May 9.
The farmers telephone line run-
ning from Arlington to Prague
seems to have taken a standstill.
Push 'em up, boys, it all goes to
improve this already grand state.
J. B. Edmands, the overseer, is
having the public roads repaired.
That looks good to us.
Jesse King and Miss Bessie Swin-
ie attended church at Prague, Mon-
day evening.
Two weeks more and our school
will be out. We have had a good
school with Miss Bessie Swinic, as
teacher.
Ware's Baby Powder, for bad
bowels in infants especially when
teething. All Druggists.
Irving's Visit to Oklahoma.
Washington Irving visited Okla-
homa 7<> years ago this fall, spend-
ing a month touring what is now
the new state, shooting deer, ante-
lope and buffalo, and chasing wild
horses. His account of the trip is
told in his "Tour On The Prairies"
which Sturm's Oklahoma Magazine
is running as a serial story, the
first enstallment of which begins in
the May number.
Sturm's Magazine contains a large
number of articles of special in-
terest each month.
I can sell you fruit trees and ever-
greens for landscape and gardening
at less money than other nurseries
can raise them—Beaut ify your home
with Okemah nursery foliage and
evergreens.
(ieorge Gilroy
Prague, Okla.
Here and There.
See (ieorge (Iilroy for all
of insurance, lire, cyclone, h.
or accident.
Elijah Young, a farmer near Mc-
Alester, is in the federal jail charged
with unlawful use of h;s I 1-year old
laughter.
If you are as particular about the
quality of Drugs you use as we are,
you will find many good reason for
trailing here. The City Drr.g Store.
The leaders in congress have noti-
fied the President that most of the
important measures he wanted
passed through congress
will not be passed.
A citizen of Ardmore wants dam Everett lgo, win is te.
ages from the Kock Island road in ,scIhk.1 near Belmont, was in
the sum of $|,of)!) because a car in Friday, lie called in and sul
which he was compelled to ride had ed for the Patriot
neither heat imr litfht. ,. . .
11 any one wishes t< snhsei i
A linn of lawyers at Arapaho j t|10 patriot lit them hand in
Local and Persona!.
kinds lis never to late to push a mite
il, life for Prague.
We carry practically i very thing
in the line of sick ro un supplies.
I 'ity I >rug Store.
Judge J. II. A. Robertson of
< handler, was in Prague on bus -
ness Friday < f last week.
Dr. and Mrs, Norw■< id returned
from St. Louis, Friday. deports
good time and plea - mt visit with
parents.
J. C. Blackburn, the ge.iial as ist-
alit at barrel! & Graham - ge;,i ...1
n store, spent the day Sunday in II e
Capitol City.
give noi re that they have cut out
politics. This, however, w.ll in t
cease to be a government by law-
yers on that account.
Texola, Oklahoma also suffered a
820.000 tire the first of the week.
four buildings on the main street
being destroyed. The lire is be-
lieved to have been of incendiary
origin.
It has been conceded that the real
question for the people to decide at
the next election is whether the
state dispensary or the drug stores
shall sell liquor for medical pur-
poses.
The marshal for the eastern dis-
trict of Oklahoma claims that there
arc ten or twelve moonshine stills
now in operation in the hills of that
part of the state, which have been
in operation many years, and which
will probably continue to run many
years more.
Sparks Review: Another ease of
a gun. Yesterday Calvin Ellis liv-
ing one mile south of Sparks, was
trying lo take the loads out of a 32-
revolver and not understanding
much about gunnlogy it accidently
went off, tearing a hole through his
hand that will keep him from work
for some time.
As a result of numerous com-
plaints of jHist and postal cards
being defaced by the postmarking
the post master general has ordered
a discontinuance of the post marking j pecti
of cards at the odice of address.
The postal card has reached enor-
mous proportions and the new rul-
ing is expected by postal officials to
be received with delight by the
thousands of collectors.
L. II. Paden of near Geary gives
the following facts to show that al-
falfa is one of the nio.-1 profitable
crops that can be grown in Oklaho-
ma soil. Last fall lie planted 80
acres in alfalfa. On this he pastur-
ed 200 head of cattle during the
winter, and is now fattening 250
hogs upon it. The field will pro-
duce four good cuttings, and each
cutting will average four and a half
tons to the acre. This brings an
average of 810. per ton. It will
thus be seen that the *0acre- brings
town
sci,I,
be for
their
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names. Y
any time with in I
< )ur Policv is ti
pay for tlie ]|KT
he j ea r.
i sell nothing but
e goods; to have nothing to
do with those of unknown i rdoubt-
ful quality. City Drug Store.
Sib Ilashrook returned to his
home at Daveiqioit, Okla., Thurs-
day ol last week, after a week s vis-
it at the home of Y. P. Johnson,
east of town.
Have you noticed the new moon?
Weather prophets claim its a "dry'
moon. However, the condition of
things Monday morning did not
indicate such.
( harles Ilale has been appoii led
carrier on route 3, to (ill the vacan-
cy caused by I be resignation of O.
C. Hart well, who has been a faith-
ful servant of the patmjis of the
route from the time it started, some
three years ago.
The Prague Bottling Works are
shipping a considerable quantity of
their goods to adjacent towns at
present. They arc putting out a
fine grade of goods. The boys will
do a big business as the season ad-
I vances.
The loth Annual State Conven-
tion of all the Sunday Schools of -ill
denominations will be held on June
2-3-1, li)0X. Tulsa, the convention
city, is making great preparations
to receive the delegates, and the ex-
icst, biggest,
e convention
hi is for
and most busini
ever held.
W e want to get sonic good hust-
ler to take subscriptions for the
Patriot. We will pay a commission
of fifty cents on every dollar sub-
scription you may send in during
the month of May. Here's a
chance for school children to earn
a little spending money. Call at
this office for sample copies of the
paper. Remember for every dollar
you get on subscription yon keep
fifty cents.
Reports say that late frost
caught most of the fruit crop
inois and adjoining states
failure of the fruit crop for tv
ce-sive years will cut the sil|
"jam" down to a very low
have
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The
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point.
the farmer an income of 8 b'JOO | But the { pic of those unfortunate
states have yet plenty of time to
plant cane seed from which they
may get their supply of sorghum.
And sorghum "lasses doesn't go
bad with corn bread and < iiititry
butter.
from the cuttings, and it is e-
ed that the pasturage of the cattle
and the fattening of market hog- is
worth 82,1100. No other Top in
una will produce more than
mt amount in a season.
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