The Stroud Democrat (Stroud, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, May 11, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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Vol. 7
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STROUD, LINCOLN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA MAY U. 1917
SI. louis Boosiers Will Visit Stroud
Kaxt Wednesday rooming at 10 o'clock
Arriving over the Frisco by
special train carrying one hun-
dred of the heads of the largest
wholesale and manufacturing
houses in St. Louij will reach our
city. The party is traveling on a
train de luxe, with two dining
cars, four sleeping cars, obser-
vation car and baggage car. The
party will eat and sleep on the
train fora week and even carries
its own barber and suit press r
and representatives of the Bell
Telephone Co. and the West; rn
Union Telegraph Co., will be
along to expedite service
I he excursion is to be made to
forry six towns in Oklahoma to
enable the heads of the St. Lot-is
houses to come in.o close per-
sonal contact with business men
of Oklahoma to confirm the re-
ports of their salesmen of the
wonderful progress and prosper-
ity of the state. They also come
to spread the doctrine of opti-
mism and assurance to Oklaho-
mans that business will not lag
or be depressed by existing war
conditions.
OIL NEWS
Rumors of many new locations
are Hying thick and fast around
Stroud.
The Josey Co , are preparing
to make a test in see 2-14-0.
A new location is reported in
sec 12-11(1. Also one in-sec
19-14-6. and one in 5-14-7.
I iiree miles norths as! of Stroud
the Sinclair people are building a
rig in sec 19-15-7 and will soon
start test.
Mo, 34
E. Church
H. J'. Brill, pastor.
A nice audience listened to the
''rst number of the new series of
s rmons on "The World's Great-
est Man," last Sunday ,
morning. The second
Stroud High School Fully Accredited With
The University the Effort to h, /Lie
Seymour's Army Bund will ac-
company the St. Louisans and
J will play concert and patriotic
i music while here.
BANK STATEMENTS
In this issue will be found the
three bank statements of the'
■ i
and the First State Bank of;
Avery, reflecting t ie prosperity
of eastern Lincoln county.
READ IT
In this issuf we b 'gin the serial
"Nan of Music Mountain" it is a
good one. We are also running
can be seen at the Electric.
The City Council organized
at their im eting last Monday
evening and the old council le-
come the new board, as all mem-
bers being r.-elected in this
spring's election A business
session of the board will be held
next Monday evening.
Dr. Titterington, Bill Paris and
Gus Pardoe have gone t > Ft.
Logan IL Roots, near Little
Rock, Ark., where they will be-
gin the training in the military
camp established by the govern-
ment.
Job printing at the Democrat.
If you have anything to sell
I drop ; 'ire in the Democrat.
The Stroud National Dank
No. 10615, at Stroud in the State of Oklahoma, at clos
RESOURCES
unpledged
t :.ccks on Bank in the same city as repot', ng Bank
Outside checks and other cash items. 3 43
Fractional currency, nickels and cents
Notes of other National banks
LIABILITIES
Due to banks and banker s
Certificates of deposits due in less than 30 days . . .
Another new test is reported to
j soon start in sec 7-15-7.
The Oklahoma Natural are
drilling at 600 feet on the Burt
Hicks farm, in sec 6-15-7.
! The Monitor No. 2 on the Wil-
liams tract in sec 6-lw are down
2000 feet.
The M"1!: ti Co in ■ 6-1 ~-7
are driliiti ■/ at 18u0 i.,
The Monitor N . 1 and Olda-
0-15-7 are tip; ng the *v.s from
these wells imo the gas main.
The Monitor flow is 15,000,000
and the Oklahoma Natural Li
flowing about 9,000,000 cubic-
feet per day.
The Oklahoma Natural have
tcok charge of the deep Brush
1
sec, 15-14-7 and will endeavor to
save the big forty million gasser
that was drilled into salt water.
In this same section the Okla-
homa Natural have a t< n million
gasser at 1 >10 f et and they have
a job here too of* separating the
£as and salt water.
; The Prairie Co. in this section
15-14 7 are down 3300 feet and
j will go to the Mississippi lime.
! he Cosden Co. have quit their
$14,279 66 and are pulling ca sing. Rumcr
has it though that they will soon
start another test in that locality. j
In sec 22-14-7 the 01:lahoma'
Natural are drilling 0 at feet.
| Natural are getting ready to
I soon start another test in this lo-
cality southeast of Stroud.
The Prairie in sec 33-14-7 have
: finally got going after encounter-
ing many difficulties and are now
drilling at 1850 feet.
■ great deal has been- said J has been "cutout" in
about the non-affiliation of the appropriate the mo-
number rV""" .Hifh Schoal with the Library fund.
on "The Man's Era," will be lllstltutl°™ of learni
given Sunday morning at 11 U'.,VlUs"1 iust and unjust. ! a Sen in- play will be g
o'clock. Sunday evening being . , ^'Perintendent, Mr. Shuff opera house. Theg
the date for the baccalaureate , c>(,'Jer^ion of the
sermon to the High School grad-' , °,ard' has been at work
uates, we will have no service, 'i,inn^.tl,e Past year getting
and since our Epworth League Ull"ps 1,1 the best possible shape
, are 10 brinP about the affiliation,
without the immediate erection
be no meeting of the Epworth i °f a .buiIdillS that would meet a
requirement.
president and our pianist
members of this class, there
OI til" proceeds go to !;t
Fund. This play h
1 he Deacon's Seeo i
The parts are well ch
feel that this entertai
ier to
> the
eveni r- • 17
1 at the
• part
Library
1'itled
League.
Our Sunday school is doing
good work and is also incre t.iing
in numbers, but, like Oliver Twist
we will cry, "More!"
at Grace Chin ch, Tulsa, at 1:30
p. m., next Tuesday and continue
; ir; ut thai d:. . nd the n< .t.
X >. 1268 P1T3LISHHRS Rl-.l'ORT
Flrsf St "fa Bank
of AVERY OKLAHOMA
1 jtiues wit; Bat \.\ Boar i 500.")
Stock Bonds, Warrant ., e'.c.
Due from Banks 13,088.39
Wife,"
ml [
. at will
>ep 'ronized by our f.-i and
patrons. Mr. John I' will
star as "The Deacon n this
l'"r this purpose Mr. Shuff'was I'la Thisannouncem oould
sent to th ' I niv rsity last week lill he house. Rem the
to interview the proper authori-! 'late, May 17.
to this important
On next Sunday e
" calf rente sormot 11
i'! ■ ■ •' at the Ciiristi:
liv the Rev. Newton.
On Friday evening "
the commune incut e:
! • X'1 • are cor .
i ties relative
matter.
fhe Inspector of Hi; a School:-!
is expected this week to see wh
can be done for us. Of cour •
he Si-hool Board is willing to
lurnish the minimum ami m
niMessary for apparatu-. but he ted to attend each of th
High School pupils wish toh; • a l'ons-
hand in providing so: le < ;ras ^ ith the closing of t
that will bring our e«i ;ip:n ■ it up wil1 e«d one of the mo
t) the standar !. ' and we trust profitabl
I fr 1 that ti.- that the history of the Stn ■
the Junior and Senioi >•. ses are ' U ° f'": 1
makingol pleasur i enjoy, d bv
iormei- el i j,? worthy of men-
tion. To use com n; m vernacu-
lar, the usual annual banquet
the
lurch
18 th,
< will
invi-
func-
We thank the friend
tron t >r I co-operr.
j i ■ and again invite j ,
piv-ent at our com: i
<'x irci- s on the dates
IDA MAY
123.98
$288,' 3.31
r ■ •
Surplus l'und
and I axes paid ....
subje t to check 21,420.39
Total Deposits
$10,000.00
101)0.00
2f0i3.12
32.920.39
Sloan's Linimont for Rheumatism , *
Th ■ tort ire of rheumatism, the i r
pains and aches that mak<> life u3 month 8 VSI'
unbearable are rel ieved by Sloan's tl i! ' " king hale and Ik- .
Liniment, a clean clear liquid j
■
effective than mu-.-y plasters or
ointments because it penetrates
quickly without rubbing. For
the many pains and aches follow-
ing exposure, strains, sprains
and muscle soreness. Sloan's
Liniment is promptly effective
Always have a bottle handy for
gout, lumbago, toothache, hack-
hool
f> asant
!'.■} in
^'hools.
nd pa-
in riven
to Ij3
i ■ ' ii -at
3n ied
LME.
ned
and
ache, stiff neck and all external
At druggists, 25 c.
knowledge and belief so help me God. I
DeWiTT'S GARBQLiZED WITCH KAZEI
' lhscr an 1)1 n t m this SALVF ••
aurne. Sorot
My commission expires, Jan. 11, 1921
George A. Robertson
Ira W. Rush
. 2,%7 22
•. -S, 18. 20
Total
subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th day of May, 1 '17.
\m Oscar Presson Notary I'uMic.
My commission expires 7-17-1920 Correct-Attest:
I.ee Pataick
LSTRAYED red and white
spotted heifer, about 2 years old soothing balsam
Don t Let Your Cough Hang On
A cough that racks and weak-
ens is dangerous. it undermines
your health and thrives on neg-
lect. Relieve it it once with Dr.
Kings New Discovery. This
remed v
The Democrat has ■
ship of the Capital Cit
* 'ollege, good in eithe -
Oklahoma (ity or Gu: i
have sold four i-i
to this school to yo;
and everyone of whom
;
'
training we can save
in the purchase of a :
-
mess
■ 1, at
We
I hips
e p'e
now
II \ ou
i less
money
.rship.
!
be glad to call on any . i.e desir
ng piano instruction.
I'hone If 17 on We oe: ; lays.
Sr>Rli«G . 0Li)3 ARE 0
i n is ' 'dden changes of t
ho'ik ai?'! underwear bring t
with stulFed up head,
and will be fresh soon, stra\ ing the throat, loos, ns the phlegm, '' ' ui' «« «,
its antiseptic properties kill the and v;eneral^;old_syrn
away about April 8th- Also a
red male yearling calf, from the F' r,n :U1'': ooickly hro-
Derrick farn. , mile, Ske Ld Dr ™
of Stroud
Phone 111, line
A. Hopewell.
®- taanaBUMBg
TOTAL
$83,827.s I
LIABILITIES
Iiividual Deposits
sub 't to check 68,572.18
Subscriptions tnken iii The
^11 oikI ^Hunk ior
(iovern ohms t Bonds, INon-
Taxahle, bearing :i 1-2 per
cent interest.
The Stroud
National Bank
J. B. CHARLES, Pres LEE PATRICK, Vice Pres.
0. L STEWART Cashier.
Total Deposits
TOTAL $8:!,827>'l
n-.y* knowledge and he ie:, so 1 >■':) me '
h (iavot May, 1 ''17.
0. I.,. Stewart, Notary Public
Correct—Attest:
Oscar Presson
Stroud Christian Science Church
Sunday Services
Sunday School at 10:00 a. m.
Church Services 11:00 a. m.
Wednesday E v e n i n g
Testimonial Meeting 7:.'15 p. m.
Everyone is giving a cordial
invitation, to attend any or all
of these meeting.
I covery pleasant to taee as well
as effective. Have a bottle
grippe, croup and all bronchial
affections. At druggists,50c.
I here Is No Question
I'ill that indigestion and the distressed
v. ,'h
be promptly relieved by taking a
Dyspepsia
Tablet
before and after each rin J. 25o a box.
dose oi Dr. King's Ni
cry is sure relief, this !
bination of anti-septi
clears the head, sooth
tated membranes and
broken up. Don't 1
ment when relief is fir-
half cured cold is <
T.ske Dr. King's New
. :
i ature
, i olds
throat
A
! >iscov-
).y com-
vens
■ • irri-
1 light
is
treat-
overy
j\oxcM (5tdc 'i,2^
S. I. headache, bilioiisne
bad breath are usually caii
1iv<- buwels Get a |
Ordcrlie '1'hey art gent,
tively. Sold only by us .
iloH and
;<f i: ill
i 1 elleo-
10 eeata.
If it is in the line ^>f drugs and
medicines, your wants can be
upp'.ied at Hurton's drug store.
ATTENTION HORSEMEN
The trotting bred horse "Airlie"
is now standing at the White
Barn. He is the only general
purpose stallion in Stroud.
J. F. D. Walker, Owner.
T. J. GafTney, Keeper.
Clear Aw;:y The Waste
Bowel regularity is the secret of
good health, bright eyes, clear
i complexions, and lir. King's
I New Life l'ills are a mild and
genlle laxative that regulates the
bowels and relieves the congested
intestines by removing the accu-
mulated wastes without gripping.
Take a pill before retiring and
i that heavy head, that dull spring
fever feeling disrppears. Get
Dr. King's New Life Pills at
your druggist, 25c.
A Food and Nerve Tonic
is.frequently required by old ag<*. We
always recommend
eontuining ffypophotphitet
as an ideal combination for this purpose. I
COURTEOUS TREATMEN
and prompt and
accommodation
banking, is wh:
place your ban!,
count with us
Our Methc
are up with the
and we I-tip our t
mers make a succ<
their business by takingan intereat in them. Are \
ting such service now?
STROUD STATE BANK
Stroud, Oklahoma.
Deposits Guaranteed
J. B. CHARLES, Pres. LEE PATRICK Vic ■ '
OSCAR BRESSON. Asst. Cashier '
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Ragland, J. H. The Stroud Democrat (Stroud, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, May 11, 1917, newspaper, May 11, 1917; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc121266/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.