The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 150, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 1, 1916 Page: 4 of 4
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PAGE FOUR
THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION
IF IT'S NEW WE HAVE IT
ADVANCE SPRING
SHOWING
Every Department In Our Store Is
Showing Advance Spring
Merchandise
HANDVERKER'S
Bits of Byplay
By Luke McLnke
Copyright. 1918, th, Cincinnati
Enquirer
Modern
Improvements
:
Saws
"Thert'a on® tMn# that's cartaln,"
Bays old Mr Peck;
"A boil on the stove is
Worth two on th® neck."
. —Cincinnati Enquirer.
And here In ono spieled
By old Uncle Jack
"A 'crick* In the field
la worth two In th® hack."
—Toun^stowri Telegram
Th# W,M F001-
"A man should always try to keep
•- | abend of the game," observed the sage.
"You never went bunting, did youT'
' inked the fool.
vT ociety
Making hr^ad in a Bedouin 15
t- ' on the desert of Arabia in •
quite a different proposition •
from baking bread in our mod- £
err, «-Biablirihment—a differ- •>
ence the people of this com- <f>
munity appreciate. <$
Our Bread
Mrs. Kd*ard Jones
Kntertain* P. K. O.
The P. E. O. Society was delight-
fully entertained on Monday afternon
at th* home of Mrs. Edward Jones.
After the business xession the after-
noon was spent in planning for the
dinner to be given in near future at
which time th.- ' 3 !. V are to be the
honored guests. A literary program
h.f that delicious flavor that J followed, Mrs W. W. Dunlap reading
gives it a place distinctively % an interesting story written by P. E
O. ladies of Hutchinson, Kan. The hos-
tess, assisted by her little daughter,
Miss Dorothy, served appetizing re-
freshments. Those who enjoyed Mrs.
Jones' hospitality for the afternoon
were: Mesdarni.s Black, Dunlap,
Guild, Hammond, Jones, Lawrence,
' wi . Oldfield, Ewing, Shcpler; vis-
itor., Mrs. Bean and Mrs. Angus, Sr.
who are spending the winter in Law-
ton.
Wufft
The barber had a little dog.
He called the doggy Noodle
When naked Its pedigree tie aald.
"Oh. It's Just a • ham poodle."
Our Rulers.
"And do you elect all of your mlera
by ballot?" usked the foreigner.
"Not all of them." replied the Ameri-
can. "Our wives are wished on p®.**
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We have the exclusive selling rights for this great laxative.
Trial size, 10 cents.
THE REXALL STORE JONES BROS.
in own in homes where
earing" is appreciated,
same ihinx is tru
pastry.
"(food
The
of
: Sanitary Bakery j
Them Good Old Days.
Jn days of old. when knights were bold.
They wore tin aulta that tinkled.
And It could rain with might and main.
Hut those suits never wrinkled
Mcalester lump coal
$6.50
a ton deliTered. Guaranteed full weight
BIG M. W. A. BANQUET
(Continued From Page One.)
Nc ghbor Hutto of Fletcher lodge,
made an interesting brief address,
| telling a number of interesting anec-
dotes and eulogizing the ritualistic
• work o! the order.
I Drillmaster McElhoes demonstra-
ted the work of the "awkward
squad'' drill team in a most comi-
cal manner, then showed that the
same four men could execute with
the axe. Both demonstrations were
heartily enjoyed.
| Neighbor Frankenberger entertain-
ed with a professional exhibition in
'dog dancing.
j F. R. Korns of Des Moines, Iowa,
chairman of the board of directors
spoke in his witty and versatile man
I ner for an hour, making an address
§ that any one would go a great dist-
il nee to hear. He paid deservedly
(glowing tributes to the Royal Neigh-
bors. He also told of the many bene-
fits of the M. VV. A. telling facts that
were as deeply interesting to the ' out-
sider'' as to the members. .A com*dv
sketch followed his speech an J clojcd
the program.
LAYMAN'S TO HAVE A
FIRST CLASS CAFE
I
/*
I) AVE
I. WVTON
PHONE it.
8EIXS INTEREST IN
ELMWOOD CAFE.
JlltORS \ll> IN CHARITY WORK.
j On yesterday, some of Ihe jurymen
l-estnr Karns worth and C. W. Gray attending court, met a lady on Ihe
hav.. purchased the interest of S. G.I street who atked for assistance . W.
Karn ti worth in the Elmwood Cafe and I). Ritchey, A. C. LeVette, and Mr.
assumed the duties of the new liusi- McCabe, who arc on ihe jury, called
nes« ihis morning. These gentlemen J sit her number ai 816 ('. Being eon-
new no introduction to Lawton people t vlnced that she needed some assist-
in tli ■ culinary ari as Mr. Farnsworth ance, th«j weni to the grocery store
was for some time connected with the and sent her a sack of flour, and equal
Layman Cafe and lately has bean con-' amount of meat and coffee. They call-
nected with the Elmwood with his ed on the Constitution and told us to1
fath . while Mr. Gray has been em- add ii to our charity collection and |
pliyed as chef for more than u year said they would be glad to aid in a
ai the Post Exchange at Fort Sill. (practical way if convinced that they
were worthy cases.
Mrs. Edna Bower and little daugh-
ter Maurine, formerly of this city, are SHIPLEY STILL CONFINED
Paw Knows Everything.
Willie—I'ii w. are there any self made
men ?
Paw Well. tlu;re'k Dr Mary Walker,
my son
Just Like That!
A tegular cutup was young Willie Tld«i
He waved nt a strange girl arid said, "Oh.
you kid!"
The girl looked him over and, cool an you
please.
Bald, "When did your family get out of
the treesT*
Br-r-r-r-rl
Dear Luke Mnl;e a place by the hot
stove In the club for ley Coldlron of
Frozen creek. Ilreatliltt county. Ivy.—
A. C. Harrow, Mount Sterling. Ky.
Ready.
Time was when bo would sit and cusa.
Words would not come to Blighter,
But he bought cnrmlne Ink and thus
Hecnme a teddy writer
GEORGE YOUNG'S COAL YARD S
t Phones 885 or 809 Cor. 2nd St, and G Ave. |
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"" : oklahoma live
W a n ! stock market
Mr. and Mr*. Layman, who recently
•turned to lawton, have again taken
•harge of the Layman Cafe, which
they started, purchasing it from Mrs.
Hoover. They contemplate removing
to the building formerly occupied by
the Central Cafe, and fixing up a first
class cafe in every particular.
FOR RENT—Pleasant south rooms;
HOGS.
Good to choice heavies .... 7,85(^8,00
. Best butchers 7.80@7.95
furnace heat and hot water. Phone Med. to good butch, mix. . 7.(50 < 7.S0
•'^3. ]_29 3t Common to medium mix ..7.00(^7.35
—— Piks t>.00@6.50
FOR RENT—Furnished rooms. Close NATIVE CATTLE.
in' )<'1 Good to choice feeders . .$6.25@f>.50
Plain feeders 5.75(5X5.00
Dear Luke-
Well, Wslll
You seem amazed that rnp ou v i «««, i
blackberries are red when they are
green. But did you ever see a bla .
cow eating green grass and giving
I white milk which makes yellow but
ter?-Il.
In Lawton, th * guest of Mr. and Mrs.
P.. H. Fox and other friends.
• •' i u\ji/u,vv
I'OR SALE—Several motorcycles in Good light stock calves 7.fi0@8.0n
good condition, will be sold cheap. Heavy stock calves 7.00@>7.25
Come and see me about them at once. Good to choice light yrlgs ,6.75@7.00
Bruce fields. 12-6 tf Medium to Rood yearling*. .6.25@6.75
Common 5.00@5.50
young Stock heifers 6.00@7.0Q
mules or horses, having purchas- Stock bulls 4.50@5.50
ed an auto truck I don't need them all. Young stock cows, light . .5.25<$5.7o
Red Ball Transfer Co. Phono 23. Heavy breeding cows ... ,4.75@5.25
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FARMERS'
ADVERTISING
COLUMN
Frw* to farmer subscribers of the I.nwtoa
C'uriHtltutloii In Comanche and Cotton Conn-
(let
St'uk Advertising, Wnnts. For b.nle and
Kxcbiinge. alH<> Farm Help Ads ana Poul-
try.
rhesi* free ihIn will he limited to 30 wont*
and %v111 be run a tluie* frw said ails will
not he eulaiged to cover other thing* do
not request It
Write the ads out, count Hip words, and
mall them to the Lawton Constitution
FOR SALE 1,000 bushels of Texas
Red seed oat*, tests 85 pounds to
the bushel. Mrs. Anna Reich. Phono
11 on 0, Elgin, Okla. 127 5t
TO HIS HOME.
E. E. Shipley, cashier of the City
National Bank, is still confined to his
home on account of a protracted ill-
ness. Mr. Shipley was taken sick the
first of the year. His many friends
hope for a speedy recovery.
W. F. Harber, cashier of the Citi-
zens State Hank, returned this after-
noon from Oklahoma City, where he
has been for th«* pust two days attend-
ing to business matters.
LOST—Sunday the 23rd, ^eiwen the
Catholic Church and 7 .r.iles east of
the city, a Friendship bracelet. Leave
at this office. ° ";p
Luke Is Proud of His Gaskins.
Ltike McLuke Is a rich brownish bay
of almost solid color, sixteen and one-
half linnds high; has n tine, bloodlike
bead; clean, muscular neck; heavy
chest nnd barrel and Immense qunrters
of splendid finish He Is honvlly tnus- F0R .SALE—Drop head Sine
clea all mer, one of his points being
Ills gasklus, which resemble those of ln,f mac"me' K0<-' s n; '
Henrj'of Navarre.—Dispatch From Sar- Ingi aham Hotel.
atogn. ;
Cincinnati papers please copy.—New
York Evening Telegram.
" sew-
$:ii .00.
2-1 tf
A Wonderful
Quartette
Writs Your Own Head on This One.
Dear Luke—Iva Dyme has Just beeu 1—•**-
married to Owen A. guuritr.—H. B. M.. party's mouthpiece
\\oodrow Wilson, Theodore Koose-
— velt, William J. Bryan and Henry
Minoiity Leader .wann is said to ' on' are men of World-wide reputa-
have spoken only for himself when he *l0n*
indorsed the administration's pre
paredness program. Wrho
SAVE MONEY, TIME
AND PAIN
FOR SALE 2 dark red bull calves,
10 months old. Siivd by registered
Shorthorn. T. Ryan, Elgin, Okla.
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FOR SALE One llarley Davidson
motorcycle in good order, one walk-
Wig lister, and one walking cotton
planter. Will sell for cash or terms, 3
miles eust of city dam on Bice place.
Tom Coulter. 1-29 5t
'FOR SALE—Sudan grass seed, re-
cleaned, r>0 lbs $3; 100 lb lota $5.
Also cant, millet and oats. F. T. KinK.
R. D., Baird, Okla. 1-28 5t
WANTED To rent a farm, every
thing furninhed. Call 355 X line or
tddreiut R, 3 Box 150, Lawton. 1-31 5p
South Bend. Ind.
Names Is Names.
Iona House lives at Hamden. O.
Things to Worry About.
There Is believed to be more unex-
plored land north of the arctic circle
than land that haa been mapped
Our Daily Spscial.
You can't keep a good thermometer
down—or up.
Hornaday
Greenhouse
Telephone 3
Plate Values, per plate $8.00 up
$1.0(1 Silver Filling 50c
22 k Gold Crowns 14.00
22k Gold Bridge Work, per tooth $1.00
Extraction, I'ainlcas 50c
EXAMINATION FREE
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
Star Painless* Dentists
322!j C Ave., Phone 290. Lawton.
Look for case at entrance.
I)R. W. A. EVANS
MILL WORK
LOST—Monday, at J. W. Chinn's
pillilic sale, a white and liver color-
ed Pointer male pup, about 5 months
old. Suitable reward Write Fred G.
Trim per, Lawton, Okla., or phone 5516
on R line, lawton. 2-1 5t
FOR SALE—Jack, Black Spanish,
with white point., heavy bone, 14
handa high and a good breeder, will
Hell, have no u.e for him, fi year. old.
C. G. Crook., one mile south and 5
west of Lawton, Route 4. 2-1 lino p
SEE US FOR
DOORS, WINDOWS,
SCREENS,
MOULDINGS,
HARDWOOD
FINISH,
STORE FIXTURES,
and Everything in this
line.
LAWTON
PLANING MILL
Corner 6th and G
A. B. Childs, Prop.
Luke Mc.uke Says:
Once a week mother will serve father crrncif c a - * i
his breakfast with „ smile, and she ,vfn 1 bEh,)'S! ^ n,,t "P to Rr"d"
Insist on straightening bis tie und "n'ess 90 per cent germinate. New
brushing the back of bis coat, and she needs will germniate. Your Annuals, 2'
Is In sueii a good humor that father . ,, ,. ,
can't understand It until be happens to Verbonas- 1 hlox- PelimSas. Nastur
remember that It Is Knturday tnorulng turns. Cosmos, Moss, etc. We want to
and tlmt Saturday la pay day. „ „ . . _. .
The trouble about being a breadwin- 8,'n -vou' S|"'cial S,ra,ns only.
uer is that you are also expected to Seeds ready Feb. 15.
bring home cake.
The world has a kind of sneaking ad-
miration for the man who goes wrong
These gentlemen have a ho>t of!
he friends and admirera in almost every
state in the union. It is a sure thing,'
one of this quartette will be the next
President of the United States.
Our idea is the one who declares in
favor of Gwinco coffee being adopted '
as our national drink will be the win-
ner.
Gwinco Coffee is a blessing to all
who are using it. One of our custom-
ers has been cutting kindling for his
wife during this spell of bad weather ,
becausc she buys Gwinco coffee for,
him.
Gwinco Coffee, per lb
15, 20, 25. 30, 35c i
10(1 lbs. Granulated Sugar .... $6..~>0
6 pkgs. Argo Starch 25c
07.. can Baking Powder 15c
orphans want homes
have a number o! worthy t.oj*
'in<l girl*, i to 17 )>nr of ug -. w,; wi h to
| tfiv* to good rtii/.en on 60 dny« trutl who
; him ,„|,Pi, ,i„u. i. |,„U„. (>Iir
•"d training Jinny of .hew
I nr.. bright b„y, nud gill, who .ill gUdd«U
i juur llouir „,,d r,„d„ rfficirbt
| It lliry fnil, j„u return tlieu
timrtirul.r., Mildrt*.. or |ilia,r,
MH"f OKLAHOMA M ATKIIO.ME
I'tynt, Ot.lntn.uiit
Home Celebration
tf Wonder Interest
The arrl\*n| of a baby la the hou^hold
completely changes the entire aspect of
the future. Dut in the
meantime, during the
anxious periotl of ex-
pectancy, there !s a
«plendid remedy known
as "Mothers Friend"
that does wonders. It
Is for external use, re-
lieves the pains of
musclc expansion.
We thank you for your trade.
J. L. J. Gwinn
NO. 8 ELEVENTH ST. 'PHONE 587
nnd takes Ills tnediclne in a innnlv way.
But it always wants to take a swift!
kick nt the mutt who whines that he
wits "led into temptation."
The old fushloned girl who used to
iron herself a clean waist before she
went to church on Sunday now has a
daughter who can't go to church lie-
cause the dry cleaner didn't hrlng back
her wnlst on Sstnrday.
The divorce records prove that lovo
at first slgbt Isn't always love by a
darn sight
Don't squeal, .lust look around you
and you will see some poor devil whose
; lot In life makes yours look like a mor-
! rl« chair on Easy street
| Why Is it that the bright kid the
proud father Is always telling you
; nbout always has an off day when you
meet it?
| What has become of the old fash-
■ loncd young folks who used to go to
singing school nt night?
If they ever Invent an antomoblla [
that will run on h^t air there are a '
w-holo lot of speed t> ,g« In thto country ;
wh will never have to purchase any '
fuel. '
I Men are grand promisers. Lots of i
women who hnve been married for flf. '
lean years am still uniting for the pi- <
anos tliey were to get ns soon us the !
honeymoon was ended.
The Lusitania controversy
hard to settle as cheap coffee.
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SUNSHINE WEEK I
We have just received a shipment of Sunshine CracTters, Cakes
and Cookies, fresh from Loose Wiles Ovens, liakers of the Famous
Sunshine Biscuits
Lurgc 25c box Krispy Crackers 21c
Kresh Cake* and Cookies always sold at 20« |)er p und this
week only, per pound 14C
Bulk Ginger Snaps, 2 pounds i5C
COFFEYS C. 0. D. GROCERY
PHONE !0
309-311 Third St.
PHONE 41
—pt
soothes anil quiets thu
nerves, extends Its In-
fluence to the Internal
organs and removes to
a great extent theten-
, ... flency to worry and ap-
prehension. It Is a natural treatment, safe
or the mother, lias no drug effect whotso-
lilnfllrtnl (°n thla rcason must e*ert a most
Influence upon those functions dl-
™nn«?,c'! «'" motherhood. In a
very Interesting book the subject Is freely
discussed and a copy will lie mailed free to
£ """"ere by Bradfleld Itegulatoc
Lamar Wg. Atlanta, Ga. Get a
Si'™, Mother's Friend" today of any
ipX -Csd,,rnlrB,n;1,ff (^century
ut cheer, that breaUio comfort in every word.
NEW ROCK ISLAND 3CHEDLLE.
SOUTHBOUND.
No. 705—12;45 p. m.
No. 703—6:15 p. m.
NORTHBOUND.
No. 704—8:50 a. m.
No. 706—2:35 p. m.
Tiains Nos. 705 and 706 are daily
with the exception of Sunday.
CHATTANOOGA BRANCH.
Arrives at 8:45 a. m. and departs at
2:46 p. m., daily
FRISCO TIME TABLE.
EAST BOUND.
No. 10 arrives 7:55 a. m.
Departs 8:00 a. m.
No. 112 arrive p.m.
Departs 3:00 p. m.
WEST BOUND.
No. 411 arrives 12:50 p. m.
Departs 12:55 p. m.
No. 425 leaves 6:10 a. m.
No. 407 arrives 10:00 p. m.
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