The Shawnee News. (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 131, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 11, 1908 Page: 2 of 6
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IT WILL PAY YOU TO TALK YOUR BUSINESS THROUGH THEWEW&.
WEDNE8DAY, MARCH 11, 1908
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THE NCWS, 4«o Pin MONTH.
Shawnee News
LOU S. AiJ.AKI), Owuet and Publisher
NHW PHON K
News Business Office 321
I.ou h. Allard's Residence. 246
Knit-red as second class mail matter
Shawnee, klahoina, under the act of
Congress of March 3, 1879.
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WORK I NO TO DEFEAT.
A m<m has been put on f «ot sinco
the lnstroclionB in Mina*«ota have
been frlwn to (Jot. Johnson, tftat may
defeat tb« jkhtIohh loader for the prea.
identlal nomination at Denver. It ha
kmg been known that tho butter and
nuire conservative element In the
democratic party are opposed to Bry
an, Injt under the circumstances had
but Mttle hope of being ablo to oc
oompllsk his defeat, but since Mmne
ota foss taken the load o'her atntei
ar© falling Into line, and have gone to " ' '■ hi ■ ni.ni———^
work with tho view of defeating him should be taken In advnnce of Its'behooves them to buy scjne without
at Denver. This dissatisfaction ot coming and not after It has did Its'delay.
Bryan is more pronounced fn tFTe deadly wc.rk of dlstrucJon. It Isc er-j ___
southern stales than lu the north' rn. talnly the duty of tho board of ul.i
States that were never known to give cation to take this matter up anu
,1 democratic majority In tho national throw arouud our children the necos-
elections are the strongest for Bryan Kary protection for their safety ana
whi.o states that aro normally demo- ft should be done without a day's di-
crotic aw opposed to his nomine j lay# for ,Ike at cleveland, delays are
powder
Absolutely Pure
The only baking powder
made with Royal Grape
Cream of Tartar
No Alum, No Lime Phosphate
ilangi rous.
Th« boom that has boon given to j Not fJ1|y arp ,omo of tho publlc
th«- Anti-Bryan wntlmem by tho Mln schools Illy provided with fire ©scape
negota 4(>mocrats, has bad the te-i ln tim(,8 ot noedi but many o( our
ncy of stimulating the party In oth- hotels and rooming houses, wheru
er s'at'o, and they have commenced thousands of people live and do busi-
to organize their Antl Bryan forces nosg aro , qually as dangerous. These
With Btwno prospects of accomplishing demand the attention of the anthon
Ills defeat The leading and most In tw>,4 as well as the schools. It Is a
flutnslTO democrats, those of tha poo,. poHcy put off locklnB tn(,
old school of democracy, have never smokehouse until after the meat hits
been friendly to the Bryan policy, and been stolen, and this is Just what is
each time he has Inm mentioned f .r being done in neglecting to see tlmt
the nomfnatton a howl has been >M up provisions are made at all buildings
in democratic camps all aver the where people and children cf-ngregat ■
country, but his holt on the weaker lln() mafa> lhe|r hom„8 A|| pub|,c
element of the party,, and his favor- halls, churches and places of enter-
able relations with the populists has talnments ought to be looked after,
always defeated reason and popu'isi o- and the doors hung so as to open out
democracy has ben the most success- wnrd instead of to the Inside. Doors
fill. No ftsno democrat entertains any that e.pen inward have been the cause
hope that he can come within speiV- 0f more deaths than all the oth r
Ing distance of tho elect! ji, and rati- agencies combined. There should be
«r than lay down their true democ- a |aw compelling all doors, other th-in
racy a- his feet, have remained awi.v those at piiva'e houses, to open out-
from the polls rather than staliry ward. The legislature might etirn tne
their principles by going to the po'H gratl'nde of the peop'e by using some. R I - ~ ,—| . -
and voting for him. This element in of the time that is being flirted away do<s thing as they should be In the
the party, which has always held to contending for appropriations, an l interest of the whole people.
Jefferson Ian doctrines, see a new star prohibition enforcement, If a little of
of hope rising in the north lns'ead ot it was directed at this evil of doors, I The war like attitude of China an 1
the east as <.f old. and it is this that 80 constructed as to form death traps Japan seems to have been finally
has stimulated a new activity In he jn cases of fires, as was tho case at worked up by the press agents to n
That ono hundred dollars reward
for the county clerk of Cherokee, that
the speaker of the house has placed
his signature to, would hard y Justify
the risk that would be encountered
In making the capture, but then that
Is probably all that the cucklebur
statesman cauld stand out ot his own
pocket.
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B P. Hamilton, M. D.
Wm. B. Pigg, M. D.
AUcn C. Adams, M. D.
(Harryman Drag Store Bldg.)
Get DeWltt s Carbollzed Witch Ha-
rel Salve—It Is good for piles. Sold
by C. R. H«rryman. •
ornoe Hbooe 'E4 Keslueoo. I'h . 314
Ofl*c# 11! N. firoadwa?
SHAWNEE TRANSFER CO
WALKJCR A WISHART ITop..
Qen«ral Storage. Crating and Packlnr
ARCHITECT
John E. Flemtdtf, a Practical Architect and
Hutlder Will make plans, apecillcationti and
detail* for all manner of buildings and gite su
pertntendedce when required.
K«mldenoe IV. Eden Street. Phone
we have moved
6 doors west!
WILL I AM H. DODGE
SHAWNEE, OKLA.
Collection!. Commercial Law, Conveyancing
All instruments of writing accurately drawt
*nd acknowledgements taken
Office room 13 over First National Hank
Give us a trial with your Cleaning and Press
g We press your clothes In the smartest
Uyles.
LOOK NETATCLUB
phone me,
Room 0. Heard. Kennedy & Wheeler Bldg.
Bill Murray with his squarrel rifle
brigade ought to start for China or
Japau, if a move of that kind would
not st'em too real or more dangerous
than charging on tho county clerk at
Cherokee after he had gone to Kansas
for safety.
Out of the 148 delegates that have
been instructed, 116 are for Taft in
the national convention. Ther are six
unlnstructed and 26 for other than
Taft. There are 18 contested delo-
ga'ions so far selected.
When Bill Murray gets over his
tantem he will feel like the little
boy did that burned his pant3 to keep
from going to school. Wish that he
hadn't done It
Today the Oklahoma republicans
will on record as the party that
opposition.
Cleveland where something like two
The program now seems to oe for hundred Innocent children lost the!r
a union of tho opposition, nnd lives through the carelessness and <•!'-
nomination of several candidates from nc|al negieet or those who have con
various sectl-.ns of the union, and hy trol of public buildings.
#> doing scatter the Bryan forces, The News hop<a ,lmt attention wlil
and at an unguarded moment unite on be directed In the proper direction by
some one who represents democracy, the authorities and whatever is re-
nominate, them snd thus elimlniM qu|red to be don4( u wlthom dtf.
1h« Nebraskan from the democratic lay.
fold. It Ib hard to make many demo-,
crate, thf*n> who know what democ<
racy means, be.ieve that Bryan is
rea lty aft< r so long atime
Murray and his squirrel rifle bri-
gade have evacuated Cherokee and re-
turned to C.uthrie to consult the night
riders in the house.
...Ladies. Try...
VIRS. W E. JACKSON'S
WHITE ROSE COMPLEXION CREAM
and you will use no other
for Sale by all Druirirists
CALL AT THE SHAWNEE
tUNSMTH AND UPHOLS ER N6 SHOP
N. 316 East Main Street and get the
following artic.es repaired: Sewing
machines, bicycles, lawn mowers, um-
brellas, Gas lights and gasolln**
stoves, gun: music boxes, organs and
pi-
Razors and Scissors Snarpened
saws filed, keys made and fitted
Needles, Shuttles, ails and machine
parts and gun repairs on hand.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
E. P. Bergman
to
No. 6 e. main St.
Come ln and See u«
owl drug store
Phone 78
Marniadukc & Son
Drs. Carter & Wilson
Practice Limited to the Eye, Ear, Nose
and Throat.
Parlors 113 and 114 3r 1 Floor Mammoth
Bui ding— fake Elevator
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DR A. C. ADAMS
Office over Harryman's Drug Store
1'hones: Kenidenee 1183, Omoe 101
Residence 513 N. Parlr
DR. J. H. SCOTT
KesHecce fflO North Heard Street
irrioa Phom iw Rm. phowi m
Offlee Corner Main and Broadway
Shawnee. Oklahoma.
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co.
Now has a representative in Shawnee. First
class Koods at the lowest prices.
Good Solicilore Wanted at Oncet
M. I*. UPDEGRAFF agent.
IS Kast 9th Street. Shawnee. Oklahom
Office Phone 816 Res denee Phone 83*1
SPEC ALTIES:
Diseases of W — -nand Rectal Diseases
C. FARRIIVGTON, M. D.
PHYSICI •* and SURGEON
«1H l-t'i-_T MAIN ST.
DR. W. R. WILLIAMS
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Rooms 4 and 5, 20H East Main Street.
Shawnee. Oklahoma.
A Baby
should be sunshine in the home, and
will be if you give It White's Cream
Vermifuge, the greatest worm medi-
cine ever offered to suffering human-
ity. This remedy is becoming the
Go To
b. r. berry
114 8. Broadway and get your
shoes half soled by the little
Crowe nailiug machine, it
clinches the tails so much bet-
ter than any one can by ha-ia.
He also has a good lot of second
hand shoes for sale.
j S. M. Gloyd
LDMBKR DEALER
SPECIALTIES: Promptness
and Satisfaction.
H. E. Jacobs, Mgr.
CARPENTERS AND CON-
TRACTORS ATTENTION.
We have lx2's and screen
moulding in choice bright white
pine for making screens, and
so have a complete stock ot
white pine finish in 1-2, 1, 1 l~i,
11-2 and 2 inch thickness and
some of it is as wide as 30
Inches.
Call In and let us show you
the goods.
Taylor Lumber Co,
SMOKK
"THE BOOSTER"
Best 5c Cigar - - Made in Shawnee
Patronize Home Industry
At All Cigar Stands A Good Smoker
i "szz" anted!!
DONAHUE
Has Opened His
BLACKSMITH
SHOP
TO EXCHANGE A GOOD PIECE OF SHAWNEE REM-
& DENCE PROPERTY FOR TWO OOOD TEAMS, WAGONS AND
gj HARNESS WILL ALSO TAKE GOOD FARMING TOOLS FOR
® PART PAY. SEE ME AT ONCE, AS NO TRADE IF NOT
@ MADE IN THE NEXT TEN DAYS.
i w. j. riggs. 119 n. broadway
PHONE No 35
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307 East Main Street
IDLE FREIGHT CARS.
One of the striking evidences of the
what he r«^presnts himself to bo po- sudden slackening in Industrial activ- permanent fixture of wel lregulat^d
MtlcaJly. Hp has too many populist ity which marked the cl .sing months households—A mother, with children,'
id- iiR and teaches too many socialistic of last year was the decre?ied de- can't get along without a bottle of1
doctrines to be at heart a democrat, maud for freight cars. A shoit tim ' White's Cream Vermifuge ln tne|
md evidently right they are. There before It had been impossible fur the house. It's the purest and best medi-j
was a time when the democratic par'y railroads to supply all that were ne?d- cine that money can buy. Sold by I
Mood for a principle that was worth ed, but in a few weeks there wa. a all druggists. •
defending, even where defeat was surplus instead of a deficit and th«* j ■
'■minent, but that was before the peer- roads were comp.alnlng of idle car SAYS PRISON IS OPIUM DEN. |
less leader swallowed all there was o! that were earning nothing. I
the party which produced such m^r Now the tide has turned. For che Physician Makes Charges Concerning
as Dougles, I ildon. Jefferson, Clevc- fjrsj time since the end of October a I Nebraska Penitentiary.
land snd a host of other men who d creu e in the freight car aurp'i\* 1= Lincoln, Neb., March 11.—The Ne-
wore true democrat*, that any party rep.-jrted. The decrease is not grr . braska penitentiary is not a reforma-
could feel proud to follow t-. defeat or but it Is significant. The Improve tory but a huge opium den, according
victory. With the incoming of Bryan nit nt ln conditions is most marked in to Dr. R. E. Giff 11, prison surgeon, in
was the outgoing of democracy as a the eastern and middle states. 't a report to Governor She don has
factor in Am- rlcan pr.li'ical Issues, ponies on the he Is of t e reopening made public. Dr. Giffen, who was
and it will r main upon the outs'da 0f niills and factories and the iu- f rmerly connected with Black well's
so long as the party tries to be both creased demand for coal, the fmreaso Island prison and Bellevue hosplt.il. - -
democratic^ p^pul'st, people's, green- jn the production of goods, and the re- New York, reports that of the 12 pris-l Blue Ribbon ice Cream, the pupula
back, and socialist, or anything for vival c«f the demand for them. loners confined in the institution then-
office party. j outnut of Iron nnd steel Is t-.r are between 100 and ISO addicted tn Llk«* other ptire foods li gn at ll
demand.
N. M. DOUGLAS
Contractor of Plastering
estimates made
627 N rih Union Avenue
P 11 0 N h 3 10
Pure and Pleasant
THE PEOPLE'S CLEANING
and dye works
IT I'honom. 317 E. Main. Sh.iwnoe, Ok
wl8ht's to Inform Its friends, patrons and
tho public that we aie capable of han-
dling the most delicate fabrics, the
most dainty colors, without any dam-
are. If we damage a piece of goods
^ pay for It If our work Is not sat-
isfactory w make no charge. We posl-
tlvel guarantee satisfaction.
brand,
The output of Iron and steel Is f-.r are between 100 and 150 addicted to' Llk* other
It Is immaterial to the republican from being what it was a year net), the morphine habit, and that morphine
party whether its Bryan or any oth- but it is larger than it was two is being regularly supplied to the pris-
er dem «crat. socialist, populist, pio- mon ihs a.go. That industry is one of oners by outside persons, wh~.se ideu.
pies or greenback that the D.nvr the first to feel th.e <ffect3 of trade de tlty is unknowu. He favors the estab-
conventlon p aces at the hea l of the presslon and one of the first to reco/. llshment of a strict quarantine of tho
ticket, so long as they adhere to er. It Is n .w furnishing freight f. 1 prison as the only method of stamp!.ig
the vagarl-js of the Bryan dictation, some of the ears which have b« .M out the evil which he dec ares has
aud wh"tiher nominated or not he idle for several weeks. It may be been in existence for years and h.u
will dictate the platform and the can some time before there Is work for all resulted In scores of prisoners acqui'*-
dldate Just as he has done for Iwe ve those cars to do, but everything Indl- lng the habit after their lncarcera'l .n,
years, always assuring defeat in ad- Cates that from now on there wMI The convicts pay for the opium bv * ' and litlte folki- ,adlf* an'
vance of the elcc'ion. ^e a speedy increase in the volume of money earned working overtime undjr me11
, traffic. ; tho piece work system. Ribbon Ioe Cream and but
CHILDREN'S SAFETY. | Curlous'y enough, at a time when ' ^ again.
The calamity which has just rece.u- the railroad managers say that o« < r y°u wan* a pretty face, heal'hy air 0ur products supplied in shape tha
Unexcelled in the state, it Jumps lnt«
fame,
Exquisite It tastes, and Is always ch*
same.
Rlchestt ingredients, pure as can b*
It has helped to make famous thi
city. Shawnee.
Make and fix every th*dg.
Now don't give up the old
for the new. Bring it to
L. C. MILLS
115 North Union, phone 1185.
Bijou Theater
"A Cozy Family Resort."
MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
"MISS RACHELO/R"
VaudevHe Acts, Moving Pictures and Illustrated Bong*.
MATINEE Saturday at 2:30. All Seat. 10c.
Price., Box Se t« 25c; Lower Floor R« rved, 20c.
On Sal. In advanc. from 1 to 5 p. m. Curtain *t l:Ja
/I
The News 10c a week
ROODMOUSE, the COAL MAN
trst.
pra<!es Coal. Free From Slack, Cook Wood, Heater Wood and Par
nace i fiai,
2 cars of McAlester coal under shed, no snow, no rain, 2,000 lbs. In on.
107 West Main. Dh„„
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ly tIs ted Cleveland should not pa^s 300.000 freight cars are Idle, some1 Rosy cheeks and lovely hair,
nnhoi.<led even here in Shawnee, shippers are complaining that they Wedding trip o'er the deep blue sea,
where a thousand and more cj tno cannot get without vrxuious delays: Take Holllster's Rocky Mountain
you wish
No delicacy equals
dish.
Blue Rlbboi
Tea.
Sold by Shawnee Drug Co.
Innocent children of the city are a'- th e cars they need. If there are rosda
tending the public schools, for tho tha' at this season of compnritlvely
purpofio of prtpirtai themselves for lipht traffic unable to accommo-
Ihe higher duty of citizenship an1 date tholr customers, h .w will those The greatest of all newspapers Is
motherhood. We have been inform?.! roads manage to perform the service the DAILY GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, of
that some of the schools are poor v public expects of them a few Lou s. It has no equal or rival
provided with the necessary f re safe months hence, when there will be 'n all the west and ought to be ln the j
guards, and which If true should bs more freight to be moved than there hands at every reader of any Dally
remedied at onco. Shawnee cannot l9 now? The natural conclusion Is paper. It costs, by mall postage pre-
afford to witn ss a repeptftlon of the that such roads never have had any- paid, DAILY INCLUDING 8UNDAY,
Cleveland horror and the precaution where near eaough cars and that It one year, $6.00; 6 months $3.00; 3
BLUE RIBBON
Creamery and ice Cream Co
telephone i69
• t &
The Lon Foster Seed Co.
New Seed House, with n«w
tested field, (lower and garden
seeds.
New In business, no old seed
from last year. AH new stock.
A complete line of poultry
supplies.
Special premiums with all or-
ders. Mall orders filled promptly.
Please give us a trial.
Office and Warehouse 301 H. Main
Street, Shawnee, Ckla.
PREPARE FOR THE COAL
STRIKE BY ORDERING
employe**.
Catale*
rtOLLlSTER'S
riocky Mountain Tea Nuggets
A Busy Med>clne tor Busy People.
Brinjs Golden Health and Renewrl Vieor.
A iwciflo for Constipation. IndJ|p «tlon, Live
Idney trouoie,1 Pliopira, Eca mu, Impur
nreuth. SluwiKh Boweli, Hei.dao)
L. H, 1 w Focky Mountain Tea In tal
?«..orm" rSenu~a '*ox Urnulno made L
10U.IHTER Dhuo CoMPAtrr. Wu<j; or, Wis.
SOLOEK NUGGETS FOR SUL0W PE0PL.
Now $4.00 Per Ton
AT YARD
Shawnee Gas & Electric Co.
PHONE 146
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