Edmond Enterprise and Oklahoma County News. (Edmond, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 15, 1906 Page: 2 of 10
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thursday
Edmond Enterprise.
Pu«l shed r Mfs. Emm* Felt
Entered at Edmond, Oklahoma Po loM ce
as Socond-Clau matter
Vol. VI. No. 40
Mailed Every Thursday
edmond. oklahoma county, OKLAHOMA
NOVEMBER 15. I90fc
FOR SHERIFF.
We are authorized to announce that
John T. Lawrence, of OklahamaCtty,
vill be a candidate for Sheriff of Ok
lahoma county, subject to the decision
of the Republican nominating ccnven
lion.
In Topeka, Kansas, one day last
week two college teams were engag-
ed in a game of foot-ball -nd as the
tussel prooeeded on: side was bested
Under the existing rules in which the
game Is played the winners are sup
posed to be tbe rightful owners of the
ball which had been used In play. "To
the winner belongs the spoils." In thfs
particular game neither side was the
winner, it haying been a draw Con-
sequently when the game was over
both sides made a grab for the ball.
Before those witnessing the game
knew what was up the two sides were
arrayed against each other in a gen-
eral rough and tumble fight.
The police of that metropolitan
berg stood idly by and watched the
the edmond enterprise
november 15 1906
'igtv pr-gress thinking it was one
' tne friendly (?) playes so often
witnessed upon the footoall field, when
one side g-ts the other side down and
walks all ever them. The burly po-
licemeT were not posted on the rules
and regu ations and the fight was on
for several minutes before anyone
knew what it was about. Thats foot-
ball
it holes only second place to the
Mexican bullfight It is simply a na-
tional legalized prizefight with eleven
men on each side. A game which
any modern Jvillzed people ought to
banish.
Were all the young men who are
killed or maimed for weeks and prob-
ably for life lined up on the broad
prairies of Oklahoma they would have
made an imposing array. Who ever
heard of a football player who ever
graduated fron his chosen college ana
in his jhoren profession with high
honors. We have never heard of one
Spencer Notes
Mrs. Elswick is improving at this
writing
Visitors at Mr Cartmill's Sunday
were Rose Porter. Messrs. Sweeney
and Baker.
Mrs. Ben White visited Sunday
with Mrs Elswick.
Jess Stone and family spent Sunday
at Will White's.
Mr. and Mrs. Reise visited from
Wednesday till Sunday of last week
NOAH S ARK.
We are the People and are here with the Goods.
GET RIGHT, .,ntl' come in and get
A Pair of Walk Over Shoes, or
A Pair of Selby Shoes, or
A Suit of that Ribbed, or
A Suit of heavy Fleeced Underwear, or
Hats, Caps, Hose, Fascinators, or
Some Fancy China Ware, or
Some Tinware or Granite, or
Your Christmas Presents,
For we have plenty to select from
Little (iirls, k ep your eye on our window for the Big Doll to be given away
DAVIS & PITTMAN, Proprietors.
We want
DO YOU
appreciate a good thing
when you see it?
do YOU WANT
Service Comfort, Durabil-
ity? If so wear
PETERS' SHOES.
We are Exclusive Agents
for this Famous Line and
have a Complete Assort-
ment on hand - at all times.
to call your especial atten-
tion to our
SCHOOL SHOES,
of which we have a good,
strong, serviceable line for
Children, Misses and Boys.
Prices and wear y;uaraii=
teed. ptf?-
Don't overlook
MADE TOR US BY
Peters
Our Work Shoes,
as we pride ourselves on a
particularly strong line of
several different numbers,
ranging from $1.75 to $2.25
You can't beat them. Ask
to see them and you will be
as enthusiastic as we are.
Yours for a □ Deal.
She %i(dcne dtere
with his parents ol Shawnee.
Ruth Rhodes spent Sunday night
witn May and Minnie Caitmill
Mart White spent Sunday at Mr.
Howell's,
Mrs Thomas and two daughters,
Eunice arid Marie, Lena Abel and
John White and family spent Sunday
evening at Mr. Elswick's.
Mrs, Th'urman has a sister from
Missouri visiting her
Miss Lue Stone spent Friday with
her sis'er, Mrs. Edward White.
James Elswick and two daughters,
Alice and Bessie, spent Sunday with
his parents, Mr. ELwick
Mr. Abel had the misfortune to
get ahout $40 worth of clothing stolen
from his store Tuesday night of last
week, they also made a raid on the
confectionary, and got such things as
razors, baby rings and watches from a
drawing outfit that Mr. Morgan had
there I hey made a clean get away.
1 here were three pairs of shoes fouud
the next morning south of town.
Mr and Mrs. Edward Wnite spent
Saturday and Saturday night with
her parents, Mr. Stone. *
Emery Oney spent Sunday with
his mother. Mrs Oney.
Mr. and Mrs White were callers
Monday evening at Mr. Elswick,
Several from this place were shop-
ping in Oklahoma City Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Shrubihell of
Oklahoma City spent the latter part of
last week and the first of this week in
this vicinity.
Mr. Cartmill is on the sick list,
suffering with eresypelas
Mrs. John Shrubshell spent Monday
afternoon with Mrs. Ben White.
*
Waterloo Paragraphs.
Weather continues nice for cotton
picking.
Our cotton gin will soon have out
500 bales for 1906.
Cora Maker was visiting her home
over Sunday.
The Ladies Aid of the Christian
church did quilting at Ollie Eyer's
Thursday.
The Ladies Aid of the Christian
church picked cotton at Hubbies and
Mos es last week.
Mildred Fox of Oklahoma City is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Goode a few days
Maude Reed and children visited
at Ollie Eyer's Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Jones of Guthrie visited friends
in Waterloo over Sunday.
Herman Groth did business in
Guthrie last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs Ladd returned from
their trip to Texas the first of the
month.
Any one finding rope halters please
return same to H. W. Faubion, north-
east of Waterloo. Nearly every time
he goes to see his girl he has the mis-
fortune of loosing his tie ropes.
Road overseer J, M, George is do-
ing some good work cn the roads
north east of Waterloo. Monday he
had W. W. Faubion's five yoke of
oxen hitched to a grader ana every
thing was torn up that was in the
grader's path. Mr. Faubion's oxen
are in good shape to the roughest
kind of breaking. We think other
overseer could use these oxen to good
advantage in the bkek jack district.
Charter Oak school opened Monday
with a good attendance.
A. J. Judy and family attended the
corn and cotton carnival at Guthrie
last week.
Chas Seeley returned to Guthrie
Monday af'er a few days outing on his
farm west of Waterloo.
J. J. Hubble and Ed Bosserman
were at Kingfisher, Okla , last week
attending court as witnesses.
Mrs Jones west of Waterloo was
visiting friends in Waterloo Monday.
Mr. and Mrs Taylor of Dallas,
Texas, arrived in Waterloo Monday
morning in route to Missouri. They
will visit at the latter's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Groth for a while.
Mrs, John Good and daughter, Ella,
were shopping in Guthrie Saturday.
Mrs. Ladd visited at Mrs. Mayfields
and Groths Friday
Mrs. Henry called on her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Whitefield Thursday.
Rev. Ross preached at the Chris-
tian church Sunday.
Ray Linn, Chas. Eyer and Miss
Jones attended church at Edmond
Sunday eve.
Henry Zeiglegruoer has returned
from his trip to Virginia,,
A. S. Reed and wife visited at D.
W. Jeffries Friday eve.
You can sell your corn at Waterloo,
Mrs. C S. Eyer has a buyer for corn,
wheat and oats.
People should protect their feed
that is still in'the field, The grass is
getting very dry, and should fire get
started one of these windy days it
would never know when to stop and
could devour many dollars worth of
feed in a few hours Why not burn
around your stacks of feed and your
barn lots and use caution before it is
too late A stich in time may save
nine.
Mrs. Marts and children of Good
line, Kansas, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. E, T Brooks a couple of weeks.
Now is the time to commence
work on our Rural Telephone line, we
have Rural talking machines in our
houses, as we won't care to get out
much these cold winter days.
A good literary society is a good
thing for any community, We did
very well last winter, we can do better
lets try,
Now as the election is over lets
talk rural telephone. It will bean im-
portant subject.
We are glad to report Mr, Hilder-
brand on the mend.
Walter McNally is reported very
low. His brcther arrived last week
from the south, from what place we
have not learned Walter has been
traveling by wagon in western Okla
homa, but has returned with no re-
sults for the better.
Agent Girard of Edmond was in
Waterloo last week billing out cotton
for the Santa Fe. Now the section
men have the pleasure of loading the
many bales on the cars that Is strung
along the house track.
The new house on the Peabody
place is nearing completion It makes
a fine appearance from our little city,
Mrs. Sally Brakfieid Sundayed
with her parents, A. Combs.
*
Take Notice.
I here will be a meeting held In Ed-
mond at the room of the Clearing
House, on Saturday, Nov. 17. 1906,
for the purpose of completing an or-
ganization and electing officers for the
ensuing year. All holders of stock
are requested to be present. By or-
der of the committee.
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