The Wister News (Wister, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, February 24, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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THE PAPER THAT
) MADE GOOD IN WISTER
VOL 2 NO. 26
THE WISTE k NEWS
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WISTER, LEFLORE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDA" 3 EBRUARY 24, 1911.
| OFFICIAL CITY
P^PER
By A. A. HARDER
Wister like all other towns has its
drufiken sots, but the John p r^ is
where they get their booze.
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The tent show here this week is bet
ter by far than any tent show that
has ever been in Wister. It consists
of high class vaudiville all the way
through and is being attended by
large crowds.
Mrs. Cleve McElyea and baby of
LeFlore spent Sunday with friends,in
this city.
I Drop your news itfems in the News
1 Item box. They are located one on
the corner by the M. E. Church, one
on the corner by Harris Stevenson
Lbr. Co., and one one by Mr, Little's
blacksmith shop. N
Warranty Deeds—For sale at the
News office.
Miss Dora Kelly of Hickory, Okla,.
who has been the guest of Miss Net-
tie Free for the past week returned
..ifiome Monday.
W. H. McDonald of Poteau passed
through this city on his way home
from Summerfield where he has just
* completed the new store building of
V. G. Logan's.
The recent gentle rains that have
fallen in FeFlore county insures our
farmers of another bumper crop this
year.
Mrs. Martin Pigg has purchased
her little daughter Elease a nice new
piano for which they feel very proud.
School closed Tuesday for the rest
of the week. The teachers are all
attending the tea 'hers association at
Muskogee.
Miss Esther Steelman Wins Liles Show
Solid Gold Birthstone Ring
Pleases The People
City Marshal Albert Johnson is do-
ing a land-office business these days
catching hobo's.*.
Sheriff Stevenson and Deputy Sher-
iff Harris of Antlers passed through
this city Monday with four prisoners
who had been sentenanced to the pen
itentiary at McAlester. Two of them
for 99 years, one for ten years and
one for two years.
The members of the Pansy Aat
club met with Mrs. W. E- Jones
Thursday and were royally entertain-
ed. All present enjoyed themselves
to the fullest extent. Mrs. Jones
proved to be an excelent hostess and
at four o'clock served dainty refresh
ments. All left with a strong desire
to meet with Mrs. Jones again in the
near future.
Land Leases Blanks-For sale at
the News office.
Flotorial reprenentative, John Fol-
som passed through our city Monday
en route to Oklahoma City to meet
with the state legislature.
Ladies corsets at the Wister Dry
Goods Co.
The Pansy Art club met with Mrs.
Hoover Thursday Feb. 9th and were
highly entertained, this being their
first meeting after organizing. Mrs,
Hoover did everything possible for
the comfort and pleasure of her
guests even to soothing their appeti-
, ties with cake coffee fruit etc. Each
> one left feeling happy that they were
v!
" 'really a member of the enthusiastic
club.
One second hand folding bed, cheap
enquire at News office.
C. G. Adkins. LeFlore County's ex-
cellent Registerer of Deeds was in
the city Monday on business,
T. A. Emerson spent the week at
Talihina on the jury.
I. D. Strahan, The Rawleigh Man
of Shady Point, Okla., offered a solid
gold birthstone ring to anyone of his
customers who would spell the most
words correctly and only using the
letters in this sentence (J. D. Stra-
han, The Rawleigh Man)
There were people from all over
LeFlore counej entered the contest
and Mr. Straham was flooded; with
words up to the ending of the contest
when the count was made it was
found that Miss Esther Steelman of
Richart, Okla., had not only made the
most words out of the sentence, but
had all of the words correctly spelled
Her number was 1105 words out of
a sentence with only 14 letters that
could be used-
We doubt very much if there is a
dozen people in the county who could
do as well as did Miss Steelman.
Mr. Strahan informs us that she is
very proud of her ring and that he
was well satisfied with the result of
the contest.
The Liles Show which has been in
Wister this week seems to please the
people. They have had a packed
tent every night.
Saturday night will close their en-
gagement here and the manager in-
forms us that they always save their
best for the last night.
We wish to say however that' if
their best is any better than what
they have already given the people it
is a hum-dinger.
ROAD NOTICE
When you go to vote the 4th of
April for city officers remember that
we want men who are imbued with
the spirit of progressiveness. Wis-
ter needs it.
Tom WaJl of Poteau passed through
Wister Sunday on his way to Oklaho
ma City.
Frank Hill of Poteau was in the
city Sunday.
If you haven't you should see the
gentlemans ties at the Wister Dry
Goods Co.
Let not Wister's Councilmeu forget
to issue the necessary proclamation
calling the election for the city offi-
cers April 4
Tom Huff of Haileyville is visiting
in our city this week.
Grover Franklin returned Sunday
from Oklahoma City where he has
been attending a barber school.
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N. C. Armstrong made a business
trip to Ft. Smith Monday.
Don't fail to hear Dr. Clark at the
M. E. church, March 7.
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ODrrright 1910, by tho Standard Adv. Co.
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THE "SECRET" is Thritt.
The "OBLIGATION" is to deposit part of
your earnings regularly.
The '-'DEGREE" is Happiness, and there is
no "Signal e£ Distress." At
The First State Bank, Wister, Okla.
Miss Gladys McBride who is having
her eyes treated at Poteau spent
Sunday with home folks at this place.
Dr. Clark
Dr. Clark the third number of the
Lyceum course will be at the M. E.
church Tuesday night March 7th.
Those who have attended these enter
tainments know they are of the high-
est class and worth three the amount
charged. The people of Poteau are
paying 75 cents and $1.00 for each
number of the same course, while
you can attend them at Wister for
for 25 and 50 cents Everybody
should go Tuesday night March 7th
and hear Dr. Clark as this is one of
the best entertainments and should
you miss this one you will miss a
treat. His oratory is snch as holds
his audiance spellbound from begin-
ning to end. Don't fail to hear him.
Claude Gardner was a Howe and
Heavener visitor Tuesday and Wed-
nesday.
We take pleasure in showing goods
at the Wister Dry Goods Co.
Gus Karr is reported on the sick
list this week.
All kinds of laces at small prices at
the Wister Dry Goods Co.
State of Oklahoma I
County of LeFlore (
In the matter of the road petition
of Dan Chaplin et al.
Notice is hereby given that on the
7th day of February 1911 in pursu-
ance of a petition therefor, the coun-
ty commissioners of said county ap-
pointed W. B. Martin, Geo. T. Bayless
and John Shipman to view, lay out
and survey a road upon and along
the following line, towit: Beginning
where the B. F. Baldwin road and W.
B. Martin road intersect on quarter-
section line in section 13, township (i
North, range 23 East; thence south
down Big Crston Creek three-fourths
of a mile, thence southeast to range
line in section 24; thence south-east
to road crossing on Little Caston
Creek in section 19, township 6 north
railge 24 east; thence along road to
where it will intersect county road
running from Wister to Fanshawe;
and that said viewers, with the coun-
ty surveyor of said county, will meet
at the beginning point of said road
on the 9th day of March 1911 at 8
o'clock a. m. and proceed to view and
survey said road and give all parties
a hearing.
Witness my hand and official seal
this 18th day of February 1911
A. B. Green County Clerk.
Mrs. G. 0. Nolley was a Ft. Smith
business visitor Wednesday.
The Wister Dry Goods Co., have
just received a big shipment of cali-
coe's and ginghams, also sheetings
and muslins.
The town of Hervener voted unani-
mously for the water bonds, which
shows the thrift and push of the en-
terprising little city. This is the
spirit that it takes to build a town,
and this kind of a spirit will butld a
town anywhere, regardless of its ad-
vantages and resources.
We have the prettiest line of la-
dies hats in town. Wister Dry Goods
Co.
Stop! Look! Listen1! 1
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It is related that the six words, "Railroad Crbssing— i
Stop! Look! and Listen!" cost an Eastern railway . ^
company $6000. They were cheap even at the V.
high rate of one thousand dollars a Wotd ' For the 0
courts declare that anybody getting injured at a (X
railroad crossing Where thus cleairly warned is guil- A
ty of contributory negligence and no claims' for >
damages against the company can follow. '"Stop! ^
Look! Listen!" These words express the age-long. " «
neglected philosophy that "to prevent is better than ft
to cure." This startling warning is needed at oth- ft
er danger spots in modern life than the railroad
crossing. A
You should Stop! Look! and Listen! before spending ■'
your money at places where ,y?u h^ve, to pay two V
prices. We sell you goods at the lowest price be- 0.
cause we s^ll for 'cash. We Stopped! Looked! ami [
ListSfie&l and come to the conclusion that we could ^
save you money by selling for cash and small profit.
Nunnelee Hardware & Furniture Co. \
Wister, Oklahoma. ^
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Harder, A. A. The Wister News (Wister, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, February 24, 1911, newspaper, February 24, 1911; Wister, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc131752/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.