The Kiefer Searchlight. (Kiefer, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, June 11, 1909 Page: 1 of 10
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Vol. n, No. 48.
Published Kvery Friday by The Searehlluht
Company. MATT KKSALL. Manager.
KIEFER, OKLA., FRIDAY, JUNE 11,1909.
Knti rnl at tlie Pont omc. nt Kiefer,
(iklahoinii. an nrcoiul-olasH malter.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Who ever knew of
good coming from a knock. | HeVWOOfl HOWS
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you. Knock and you knock I Mrs. Adleblue was shopping in
' Kiefer last Monday.
been
Hurrah for
Fourth at Kiefer. Make
preparations to celebrate in
the best and livest town in
Oklahoma.
. • M. C. Sheaklev has
a &lortous | busy fora fcw days
buggy.
quite
painting his
Miss Hattie Wilson
ported quite sick is
better.
who was re-
feeling some
If you want to find out Al Eaton and R. A. Wilson were
who is for a greater Kiefer over to Sapulpa one day last week on
watch the subscription pa-
per for our Fourth of July
Celebration.
business.
Mrs. Roy Conn has gone to visit ... ,, , . . .
Oscar Cooper, our school clerk,
friends in Calhoun county, W est v ir- wj1() was reelected at our last school
gima.
At the meeting of our
city dads Tuesday night
they ordered our board of
health and police to see that
the streets and alleys be in-
spected and all offenders be
b ; forthwith into court v,rs- shaw s lleaIth
xhis seems to be the only
way to handle this matter
and we are certainly glad to
know that they are deter-
mined to enforce the ordin-
flection is a man who deserves spec-
ial mention for the interest he has
Mary McCoy has returned from taken in the welfare of our town
Tulsa, where she had an operation and schools. Mr. Coupe.- was born
performed on her ear. m l)ul*ois County, Indiana, Jan. 10.
187.1. His early education was re-|
John Shaw and wife are moving to te'vcdin the common school of the
VT . - , foremention county, afterwards at the;
New Mexico, kopm8 to ""prove ^ N„rmaUnd s;ate (J„ivcrsity
Indiana. He followed the teaching
profession for 12 years, afterwards
The attendance at Sunday school taking up the study of law. He was
last Sunday was 28. Mrs. Broun admired to the bar in Indianain,1903.
was elected superintendent. N,r LooPer Priced with success
I he election figures don’t look
just r'ght, there may he occasion to
ance in thismattci. Clean- change them
liness is next to Godliness.”
some.
Mr. I.eckron nas been at Parsons,
Kansas, for a few days, consulting an
ear specialist.
Mr. and Mrs Shaw, Mrs. Riss,
Mrs. Sipes, Mr. Gardner and Mr.
Bourough were business visitors at
Sapulpa last week.
Lets all take a look aronnd
our property and see if the
rubbish is cleaned up and
hauled away, and use the
proper disinfectant to put
clown all foui oders arising
and see that we at least are
good citizens and can show
rvnrsplvp* to hp siic-h with- visiting some of her West Vireini-! understands school work hence,
OUrsei\ e; lo DC sum \llt ... ,, . „ , . his importance on the board of edu-
OUt the Ollforcement of the, Ll'U> at ‘ap^pa’ evuo° an cation. He is for the children and
.liefer, last '\eek. never to d" arriving that is foi
the betterment of our schools, and !
Mr. Siscoe had the misfortune to the people showed their appreciation
have a finger cut off in a tubing j of his work by te-electing him on the
block, while working for the Pro- school board. East January Mr.
durers Oil fo . Cooper formed a partnership woth
_ Mr. Morton, Ex-State senator of Ar-
., , , . , kansas, and this firm has been very
Geo. Foster has been quite busy successful in their practice. They
have one of the best equipped law
in Indiana, hut ambition led him to
locate and cast his lot in the greatest
state in the union, Oklahoma, so
in the summer of 1907 he came to
Oklahoma and located in our city. (
In 1908 he was admitted to the bar
in Oklahoma and since that time has
been following the law profession
with the greatest of success. M r. 1
Cooper is interested indirectly in the
bakery business in our city. He has *3
always been a public spirited man
and has always been for Kiefer.
Mr. Cooper took a very important
part in having our town incorporated j
and has done all he possibly could for ’
Mrs. Glen Green of Lamona.was our public-welfare. As a school man
law in regard to our „aniUuy
conditions.
THE
FARN
ADDITION
TO SAPULPA.
On the Car Line and the First Addition on
the arrival of the Interurhan from Kiefer.
This Beautiful Addition
With Cement Walks, will be Sold on
Easy Payments; Only $7 foot
Small Payments.
Prof. Edward Kunz, of
Oklahoma City, was in Kie-
fer a few days last week.
Prof. Kuntz will have the
Superinte dency of
for a couple of days washing and
OUr cleaning house. I ooks as though he
schools for next year and we might be preparing to take in a part- much credit to our town. We wish
, , „„ to extend our thanks to Mr. Cooper
are glad to say that the ner- _
hoard were certainly fortun- THp MAN WHO BDYS
ate in securing the services •
j. i ii I wo brothers picked themselves
of such an able man. I k i. {)Ut two „f tbc „jcest girls they could
the find and were married hve years ago
They were Pennsylvonia railroad
offices in the county and and it
for his past work in our town and
school. He is a booster for the
town and a good cititzen.
« employees and got Sixty - five Dollars
OI the month. One started
Kuntz is a graduate of
Indiana State Normal and
lias done a great deal ui the month. One started renting a
work at the State Univer- "ice house in the beginning He had
it i i . it furnished comfortably, and now
sit\, and has had two \ a S an(j the bought some new article of
at the art School at Cincinat-i furniture or books. This takes up
ti. This with his eighteen his «",ire ,.
° . I he other brother grasped the
years ot experience makes situation somewhat differently. He
him well qualified for the rented a house for three months and
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position. Prof. Kuntz is an
accomplished musician and
holds a life certificate to
teach in the state of Okla-
homa. With such a man as
Prof. Kunz at the hean of
our schools, assisted by the
best teachers in the state,
we feel safe in saying and
assuring the people, that
Kiefer will have
and before the three months
had bought oneof his own.
This house was newly built, and
was almost completed. He had a
number of little details changed to
suit his and his wife’s ideas and when
they moved into it, if wrs much more
suitable and more to their taste than a
ready furnished house would be.
NOTICE.
Io the qualified electors of the I'ovvr
of Kiefer, Oklahoma, submitting
for their approval or disapproval,
the granting of a water franchise,
Be it Resolved by the Board of Trus-
tees of tht l ow n of Kiefer, Okla-
hnma: «
I hat, \\ hereas, there is pending
before the legislative body of said
Town of Kiefer, an ordinance en-
titled:
“An ordinance granting to
Edwaid C. Bothwell and I .
S. Rhodobarger the right
to construct, maintain and
operate water works in the
Town of Kiefer,Oklahoma,
also contracting for a supply
of water for extinguishing
fires and other purposes.”
All Lots, Full Lots,
50x150
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SALE
STARTS
. * | , , , Which proposed ordinance is now
He made payments each month of „„ fi|e wit|) ,hr Tow„ Clcrk
may he seen at his office, and
Whereas, by said ordinance it is
proposed to grant a franchise to the
said Edward C. Bothwell and l S
exactly the same amount as ln> broth-
er paid for rent
Next month the last payment will
have been made.
schools a|| ^Kmnbemnces’ am^have^trecisely repuires the ap
second to none in the State, as much lunulure, hrfc-.-b«c and ^"7,rs’r2L,di^’wuhln the corpnmy
- i comfort as his brother has, but the , t •, f
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brother is in precisely the position he
was when he started.
Sad
Kiefer Okla-
homa,
Um j .. i . | That Therefore, the qualified
Whydontyon «,keupandpro.le|ectorsof ,hc T;wn „f 'K|ck.r
Oklahoma, be and they are hereby
l
i
t
Remember
the Date
Master —I’m sorry to hear, Bat,
that your wife is dead.
Patricl—raith an' tis a sad day - Z U.°AdditionI «* ,ht s“'di
tor us all. sir! 1 he hand that rocked ail(| build yourself a home
ceed in the right manner. You
COULD buy iust as well as rent.
the cradle has kicked the bucket.
For Sale.
A house on West side, has well
and cistern. Also cellar. One block
South of Belvedere Hotel.
C. H. Weir.
I his big lot sale starts June 15th.
Who Was Mad?
“Just one“ she said,
you tell.
And as their lips were meeting, that dog.
“I swear l won’t,’
“but Nell, It’s
repeating.”
ordinance and franchise, and the I
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same is hereby submitted for appro-
val or disapproval to such electors
at a special election to be held in the
Town of Kiefer, Oklahoma, on the
22nd day of June, 1909.
A stranger, waiting to he let in at That'the Clerk of said Town of
the door of a farm house, was at- Kiefer, Oklahoma, cause this reso-
tacked by the farmer’s dog. In or- i lution and notice to be published
derto defend himself, he began to f°ur time-s-that is to say in four con-
...... , . . , secutive editions of the Kiefer Search-
kick the dog. ust then the owner .. . . , c , ,
light prior to holding of said election
hut don 11 °‘ dog appeared. the ^rst publication of said notice to
Hey!” he veiled, “stop kicking Lie at least thirty days before the date
He ain’t mad.” for holding of said election.
L C. FARNHAM,
The Real Estate Man,
Suite 203, King Building. Sapulpa, Okla.
he sighed,
really worth
17th
“Mad!” answered the stranger) Passed and adopted the
angrilv, “what in h- has he got to of May, A. D,, 1909.
be mad about? It’s me that’s mad.’ I C. F. Robertson, Clerk.
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Edsall, Matt E. The Kiefer Searchlight. (Kiefer, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, June 11, 1909, newspaper, June 11, 1909; Kiefer, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1474266/m1/1/?q=wichita+falls: accessed June 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.