Luther Register. (Luther, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1907 Page: 4 of 8
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Luther Register.
K. SAKJRNT, KBITOH,
fubllftbed Every rrtdajl
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION!
One Copjr, per yosr 91
One Copy, til month*. .V>
Single Copy #S
ADVCRTlSlNO HATIt.
Business locals, live crnU per Hoe each In
•arMon. Kate* on Display Advertising made
known on application. All advertising, when
time U not specified, will be inserted rrgulsr
lv and charged for until ordered out. I?
Copy for Displsy "ads" must be iu this
ollice not Inter than Tuesday evening to insuif
im«rtiou iu the curron*. number.
Advertising bills sre due the firat of each
month. Job Work is L'ssh op deliysry.
Announcements.
FOR COUNTY CLERK,
I hereby announoe myself as a
candidate for nomination for the
offioe of County Clerk, subjeot to
the action of the Republican
county convention. J.W.Riley.
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS.
I hereby announoe my«elf as a
candidate for nomination for the
office of Register of Deeds, sub
ject to the action of the Repub
lican oounty convention.
Wm, Rand.
"The Good Old Times"
Had you lived in the fourteenth
.century you oould have bought
draught horses at 72 cents each
and oxen at $1.25. In the days
of Henry II $50 would have
equipped a farm with three
tlraught horses, half a dozen ox
pn, twenty cowa and two hun
dred sheep, leaving a balance of
toward the payment of rent,
.which was about' $5 a y ar, In
England pasture and arable lands
were ridioulously oheap, 2 csnts
an acre for the former and 12
cents an acre for the latter being
considered a fair annual rental.
Two cents or its equivalent would
than slept on would now be shun-
ned by the humblest farmer in the
land. There is not a renter in
the West that would not be con-
sidered rich in comparison. Re-
member, too, that they had no
railroads in those days, or decent
roads of any kind. A trip of a
few hundred miles was a danger-
ous undertaking, and a man set-
ting out from London to Edin-
burg made his will with little hope
of getting back. Of course
there were no interurbans, or
street cars, or even canals, and
wheeled vehicles were entirely
out of the reaoh of any but the
aristocracy.
But it is not necessary to go
back to the fourteenth century or
to England to find out what was
meant by "the good old times."
Come along down to the nine-
teenth oentury and to our own
oountry and see how people lived
much less than a hundred years
ago. Many men now living re-
member when one had to work
all day at the hardest kind of
work for one bushel of wheat.
Fifty cents in trade was what one
got for beginning at daylight and
grubbing or splitting rails until
the sinking sun reminded him to
quit his arduous task. Farm
produoe, when salable at all, was
absurdly low. There were no
markets, only the neighborhood
consumption, and, there being
little or no money, eyerything
was barter. Eggs went a-beg-
ging at a cent or two a dozen,
poultry was but little better,
stock of all kinds at the very
lowest ebb, and no farmer could
hope to make profit off any of
his produoe. Merely a living, as
the result of. days devoted to toil
and nights devoid of ease, was
the best that could be anticipated
by millions of pioneer farmers in
the good old days." Some sent
iment still lingers about those
times, we recall with interest
many of the romantic and tragio
we hardly think
fine ohip hats will be fashionable,
and also those of milan straw.
Neapolitan will be used all
through the season, cleverly
combined with a firm straw.—
Grace Margaret Gould in Wom-
an's Home Companion for April.
If your boy shows symptoms
of a longing for a clean face and
red neck tie and wants to buy
him a new suit of clothes, and
oomb his hair, don't disoourage
him, don't call hisa a "dude."
It'only natural; probably some
bright-eyed girl has got him
guessing, just like hix dear old
mother had you. Funny that
some people forget that they
were ever young. Boy wants ro
go fishing, old man forgets that
he used to long for the shady
banks of the creek. Boy wants
to dike up and go around to
neighbor Smith's, who has a
pretty daughter, old man for-
gets that if he hadn't felt that
way onoe, there wouldn't have
been any boy. Give the boy a
ohance. They will be men some
day, but while they are boys,
don't try to force the hand of
nature.—Danville Democrat.
RENCH
TAILORED
buy a pair of chiokeas in these
blessed days of old. For the I incident#, but
value of a nickel one could ao- any our ^armer readers would
quire a goose fit for a Christmas oare to be transported back, ex-
dinner or two duoks that would |oeP' fancy, to the period
make a fine roast. A penny J whioh did not fully end until the
would purchase a dozen striotly 'as' o*ntury was more than half
fresh eggs, and wheat sometimes over* "The good old times ' are
fell as low as 40 cents a quarter, we" ®nough for the poets, the
or eight bushels. This period writers of historical novels snd
seems to have been the paradise aBOient dames who croon in
pf topers, aa the brewer was com- corners of the blessed days
gelled by law to sell for 2 cents linaey-woolaey dresses, jeans
three gallons of beer, the equiv- |su''8> corduroy roads and open
cabin doors. As for ourselves,
we prefer the present, despite its
graft and greed, its selfishness
and its sordidneas, for at least it
has replaced penury with plenty,
deprivations of all kinds with in-
numerable comforts, and has
changed agriculture from a grov-
eling calling to the noblest and
most prosperous of the pro-
fessions.—American Farmer.
The Airship
Paris is showing a hat on the
toque order, which is known as
the airship. This hat takes its
name from its likeness ih shape
to an airship, It is made up in
soft straw braid, and will be one
or the season's extreme novelties.
Many sailor hata will also be
worn all through the spring and
summer. A very fashionable
sailor is a rather large shape
with the brim wider on one side
and at the back than on the
ether.
In regard to straws, leghorn
not only in its natural oolor, but
died in such shades as sage
green, old rose, blue and aprioot,
will be muoh used. A mossy
straw known as caveliri will be
made up in many toques, mush-
rooms and turbans. Smeoth,
Box Suppers
The youthful members of the
Third Baseball Nine, being of an
exceptionally enterprising turn
of mind, will give a box supper
tonight at the school house. They
are striving to raise money to
buy the necessary bats, balls and
gloves for a successful summer's
oampaign. Luther young folks
are urged to attend, the girls to
bring boxes well filled with choice
edibles, and the boys to bring
pockets well filled with money.
It would be well for everybody to
go and help the boys make the
affair a success.
On next Tuesday night the
Luther band organization will
give a bor supper at the
school house. The object is to
raise money to hire an instructor.
Luther needs a band, every town
does. We have considerable
talent here if it is trained. It is
suggested that the band be duly
encouraged.
As it is essential that
you wear Clothing, our
argument is that it is
cheaper to wear
GOOD CLOTHES
as inferior goods.
Our big line of Ster-
ling Bench Tailored
Clothing will interest
you. They are the best
of the better. There
don't miss seeing them.
WE SELL
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Eal and Wear
The same old place,
where you have always
traded
JSencb HalloreO Clotbea
alent of forty-eight glasses. It
will give our modern labor unions
the cold shivers to read that 3
cents a day was considered good
wages for an ordinary laborer.
Our farmers will probably heave
a sigh of sympathy when they
learn that even in harvest time 4
.cents was the highest amount ex-
pected. Young couples about to
marry had no such terrors before
their eyes as confront them in
this era of prosperity. House*
keeping might safely bo entered
upon by the most timorous in
those "good old days." House
rent was so low that the Lord
Mayor of London paid only 84.80
a year to his landlord.
The Chanoellor of the British
exchequer, the man who does
the work of our Seoretary of the
Treasury, had an annual salary
of $192. When a father sent his
son to a university 4 sents a day
was looked upon as a oomfortable
allowance, with a margin for suoh
luxuries as wine at eight to 12
cents a gallon. A salary of $24
a year was considered munifioent.
King Edward VI gave his daugh'
ter an allowanoe of $4.80 a week
with an additional $247.60 a year
for the maintenano* of her eight
servants. The bed that a king
Notice
To Luther Sunday school
workers; The house to house
visitation work to be ^done in
Luther will be done Thursday,
April 4th. Those appointed for
this work will please meet at
Rev. Kendall's at one o'clook p.
m.—Twp. Supt. of House to
House Visitation.
A. G. COLE,
Young Stock Feeder
Little Adda King is well start-
ed upon the highway to success
for a boy of 6.
It was not so very many moons
back, six we believe, that Adda's
friend John Walker, who, also,
is many other people's friend,
gave him a little pig. It was just
a little pig, almost^small enough
to go im your pocket, and had
pink eyes and a charming little
tail that wiggled every time the
little pink eyes blinked. Adda
took the little porker home and
fed it milk frsm a bottle. That
was six months ago. Last Sat-
urday Adda sold piggie and it
weighed 210 pounds.
Wellston is getting ready
build a canning factory.
to
Bob.
R. N. Norman's jaok, Bob,
will make the season as follows:
fiirst 3 days of each week at his
farm 1 mi. west and miles
north of Luther, and last 3 days
of week at Hannibal Hamilton's
place 7 miles northwest of Luther.
HIKE DOWN THE PIKE
to Mrs. Blackwell's
FOR YOUR EASTER HAT
LIVERY sjeFEED
STABLE
The Best of Rijfs always ready tor prompt service.
Transient stock fed and carefully cared for.
Freight and Uaffjjage hauling promptly attended to
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
J" C. ABITETT.
FlitST STREET BARN. LUTHER, OKLA.
W. F. Babb,
Do a general line BLACKSMITH ING
of blacksmithing HORSE SHOEINC
and can make any PLOW WORK
kind of a new rig "-^vv vv^ni\
to order. WAGON WORK
Call and see me on First strset East uf Ray & Lawer's lumber yar<$
~V\7~ j IF"1 ^ "B_A.IE3.~B, Luther, Okla.
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Frisco Hotel
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
BEST TABLE SERVICE
BOARD BYDAY OR WEEK
When in Luther stop with us.
W. H. Lively, Prop
LUTHER LODGE 156
T. O. O. ZF-.
Meets at Dawson's Hall Thursi
day night of each week.
David King, N. G,
WM. Derig, V. G,
S. C. Crossley, Secretary.
TRADE-MARK3 prompt I j olnalned ... .
all countries, or no fee. We obtain PATENTS I
THAT PAY. Advertise them thoroughly, at our I
expense, and help you to surevss.
Bend modol. photo or sketch for FREE report I
on patentability. 10 yearn' practice. 8UR- [
PASSinq RtrtBENCta. For free Oulde
nook on Profitable I'atontu wrlto to
B°a-"08 Seventh Street,
WASMINOTON, D. O.
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GOOD HAIR CUTS
CLEAN TOWELS
Whiskers extracted without pain
Ed Allin
lit deor north Frisco Hotel
:27 p. iu
I:ll a. m
M. K. & T. Time Table.
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GOING WORTH .
No. .'ti Pu&seDgpr, arrives 11:3'.) ft. jo
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goixu floUTu.
No. 25 Passaicer amr*s 4:17 p. m.
•• 21 •* M :14 ft- m.
" 6*1 Local Freight 1:25 p. M.
ho'a 36J mud ftt l carry pftsseugsrs.
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Sarjent, E. Luther Register. (Luther, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1907, newspaper, March 29, 1907; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc140466/m1/4/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.