Drumright Evening Derrick (Drumright, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 97, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 6, 1916 Page: 4 of 8
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THE DRUMRIGHT EVENING DERRICK
Drnmt*i0ljt A Dcrrirfc
ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO PRINT.
PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Entered as Second Cla*s Matter at the Poatoffice at Drumright, Ok-
lahoma. According to the Act of Confess of March ■!. 187.'
SPORT FLASHES
He are pleased to record in these
o.umn* that the Globe Trotter was
l there, and there right. Zuggs made
a be-er lowing than he has since he
has been here because he was in first
rat# .ape ar.d eager to go. We can-
not say what the outcome would have
been if the bout had continued but
_ " ■ the way he started out we are
By Carrier, 10c a week; By Mail, 40c a Month; $4.50 a Year, inclined to think that Zuggs would
have landed the Chicago boy.
W. S. STERRETT
J. D. JONES
R L. MOORE.
C. J. LeROY,
JNO. S. BROOKS,
JACK CARTER,
iftSS RUTH JONES
H. H. EDRINGTON,
R V. INGRAM,
Managing Editor Charlie Lamb says he and John
Publisher Strong have been partners for fifteen
City Editor years but he is finding out something
Business Manager new about John every day. It came
Linotype Department a5 a complete surprise to him when
Advertising Department Tommy Dixon announced from the
Circulation Manager ring, 'the winner of the main event
Foreman Mechanical Department w'" ^ke on John Strong of the town-
Composing and Press Rooms "ite company." Mr. Lamb says that
the firm was originally forced to
■.agTffc- deal in town lots and general invest-
ments and if Mr. Strong is going to
take up boxing as a side line there'*
SA i URDAY, MA\ 6, 1916. ^ ^e ® re-adjustment of business
c==== relations, as he (Mr. Lamb) absolute-
Maybe so we shall have to take Carranza out of Mexico '-v refuses to be a party of the second,
before the Mexicans can live there. The president has just 'hird or even fourth part in anything
about concluded to do whatever may be necessary to get mat- c°nected with or appertaining to the
ters settled in that most unfortunate country'. f'8ht eame.
o • • •
In a fit of insanity a Des Moines woman thought her 3on , 11 wa* unfortunate that the main
was a chicken and killed him with a hatchet. When all the ended as it did, but don't be too
evidence is in it will likely be found that the poor woman struck ha3ty and commence *> pan the man-
at a daughter and hit a son by accident. agement of the club. Tommy Dixon
—O regrets that the entertainment ended
Col. Denny Jones of Tulsa, publisher of The Evening Der- tha" any
nek, has become in love with Drumright, and he now visits thaVhaDJn k k T , ^
uei just any old time. If we can ever get him to stay over night P . , . P
with us, we ve got him grabbed. T,.. . - ...
^ lt that foul blow was unintentional
faced^firi10"81 PrHesident ,of Ir?jand' Patrick J. H Pearse, Qu.gg deliberately fouie^'z'uggs he
faced a finng squad yesterday. He acted as president for just has sounded his own death knell in
five days before being shot. This beats all Mexican records. Drumright. We don't stand for that
~~ 0 | sort of thing and won't. Drumright
I ne Layton sand was reached in the Drumright Oil com- wants good, clean sport, and will
pany 8 well this morning at 10 o'clock. And John Strong was countenance and patronize no other
out of town. Send for Col. Hadley. • .
O Evidently the Kansas City Iron
A war was begun Friday in the country of Santo Domingo, Man ls sti" knocking them, judging
and American marines were landed to look after our interests. from the f°l'°wing letter received
Surely the whole world is mad. from Tommy Hogan, A1 Baldwin's
0 manager:
Only four more days to register. And you cannot vote Dear Friend"'0"' M^ 4' 1916'
tellTouT d° reSrl'8ter' H°W many m°re timeS d° WC haVC t0 ' Baldwin and 1 "turn* from
Waterloo, Iowa. Tuesday. Baldwin
If you would know the real truth about Mexico read the Sd^ nightUtatJw^r,0'Brien- Sat"
great story in the Saturday Evening Post, under date of May 6. round9 a*d r want
It now seems agreed that United States soldiers will police 0f the^fie^es^kmrr^/
northern Mexico while Carranza troops will look for Villa. kLcked him wiS a righ?t„d u£
This is the only part of the earth where anybody can fret a eame^touT-h'* bov ^nd" r " "t v°°d'
paying oil well any time anybody digs to the rfght depth." £35 of "biting and « d£?U
Now, wouldn't old Jim Rippy look beautiful in a full dress certainly1 wax a great;6 fiehTfor tJl
policeman's uniform? Wouldn't eh, though! number 0^7 if wet and £
xr u I ?• . ^ crowd went wild. Baldwin left for his
No one anywhere at any time ever saw a better or more home in Jacksonville, 111 to rest up
progressive city than Drumright. for a few days r ^cei^ed a letter
Keep the bicycle riders off the sidewalks. The streets are Memphu"Ten^'tod^y. hH,^3
the sole property of pedestrians. nse Baldwin for Bennie Palmer. There
■° has been no date set as yet. I see
Aaron Drumright should hurry home
is getting too big for us.
-o
This darned city
yj 1
Wonder how our relations with Germany would look after
they are severed ?
o
Berlin has agreed to say to any vessel:
warned. Bang!"
-o
where Quigg boxes Zuggs. This
should be a good fight. I know Quigg
and he can fight and he also carries
a wallop in his right paw that spells
curtains. Will close with best wishes j
to you and all my friends and your!
"Now, you are lively paper, The Evening Derrick.
Yours truly,
T . ~ 7— r~~ , TOMMY HOGAN.
Investors are coming to Drumright every day. And they • • •
always invest. ^ When Freddie Hamann, the Tulsa
V 4.U 1- Z 7?7 ; , . favorite, goes up against Pal Moore,
Yes, the policemen should be ordered to wear regulation the Philadelphia demon, in a fifteen-
uniforms. ^ roUnd g0 at Convention hall in Tulsa,
Thursday, May 11, he goes up against j
Thanks.
TU u i -4.U r* , . , , inursqay, May ll, he goes up against
The break with Germany has been patched some more, some man, if the past performances
Can the tin cans on the streets and alleys.
-o-
Fix the pavements.
Build new ones,
-o-
Move the houses out of the way.
Keep the kids home at nights.
-o-
Get the dogs out of the way.
Let us make this a real city.
Special Prices on
SHEETS
For One Week at the Boston Store
WE have on hand 1 40 dozen
Sheets, size 7 2 inches by
90 inches, no seam and a
regular $ 1.00 seller, which we
have placed on special sale for the
six days only - - 50c
Boston Store
count for anything. Following is a
list of the men who have fallen before
Moore:
A1 Belmont.
Johnny Walsh.
Jem Driscoll.
Owen Moran.
Abe Attell.
Tommy Murphy.
Freddie Welch.
Matt Wells
Matty Baldwin
Fighting Dick Hyiand.
Battling Nelson
Grover Hayes.
Willie Howard.
Joe Mandot.
Jack Britton.
Phil Brock.
Johnny Dundee.
TIGER TOWNSHIP
Since the voters started to register
last Monday morning, many men have
called at this office and asked for in-
formation in regard to the registering
places in Tiger township outside of
the corporation and also the Shannon
precinct. Below we give both in
(full:
No. 1, J. F Hubert, at his resi-
dence.
No. 2, Jack Stoops, at hig resi-
No. 3, Frank Mars, at his office,
Markham.
No. 4, Fred L. Armstrong, at his
residence.
No. 5, Will Burke, at his residence.
At Shannon. Frank Ditto, attorney,
at his office, Shamrock
S. J. Larlcin of Shawnee is visit-
ing friends here today
Courtesy
Security—
With resources of over $425,000; with an exception-
ally strong directorate, and with officers of rip« ex-
perience, this bank offers depositors all possible ecu-
ritjr,
And the courtesy extended to customers is certainly
a gratifying feature.
Drumright, Okia.
"The Bank of Steady Service'
W00DMANSEE & 0'TRACEY
Rentals, Real Estate
and Collections
We are a new tlrm, but old in the game.
We have lots, houses and lands, for sale,
rent or trade. We also collect rents.
STRICTLY BUSINESS
CITY LIVERY BARX
DAN H. HART, Proprietor
Cabs to any part of, the city day or night.
Boarders wanted. Good Rigs and Service.
Always Ready to Drive You to the Oil
Wagon('Sheds in Connection. Phone 88.
We Give
Stamps
ANNOUNCEMENT!
WeGive
Stamps
We wish to notify our many friends and patrons that
we are now giving the famous S. & H. green trading
stamps. S. & H. green stamps mean an honest discount
on every dime you spend at our store. Call at our store
and we will gladly explain this system to you, also give
you a 68-page catalogue of the beautiful premiums and
a little green book in which to paste your stamps. If you
are not a stamp collector, you are the loser. We carry
an up-to-the-minute line of Staple and Fancy Groceries,
and Fresh meats. Phone your orders to 213.
KENTUCKY MERC. CO.
Phone 213
The Drumright State Bank
R. G. CLEMENTS,
Justice of the Peace.
Morrow Avenue. South Ath-
letic Hall. ?hone 86.
DRUMRIGHT, - - OKLA.
DRUMRIGHT TENT & AWN-
ING COMPANY.
Manufacturer of Tenta and
Awnings.
Near Corner Broadway and
Ohio Avenue.
DRUMRIGHT. - OKLA.
DRS. STEVENS & starr,
Physicians and Surgeont.
O'Dell & Stevenson Build-
ing, over Brenner's Store.
DRUMRIGHT. - - OKLA.
h. A. gassaway,
Attorney-at-Law and Notary
Public.
Will Practice in All th«
Courts. Office over First
National Bank.
DRUMRIGHT, - - OKLA.
drTrTeTleatherock.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
cialist.
Suite 505-507 Harley Fulk
Building.
Phone 44 Phone 44
DR. H. A. JERGESON,
Surgeon, Physician and Ob*tet>
rician.
X-Ray and Electric Treatment
Office Over the Po3toffice.
DRUMRIGHT, - - OKLA.
DR. D. B. EASLEY,
Veterinary and Horseshoeing
Across from the New Depot.
Phone 55
DRUMRIGHT. - - OKLA.
C. L. BERRY,
Dentist.
Over Drumright State Bank.
Phone 35-2. Residence, Hotel
: Morrow.
DRUMRIGHT, - - OKLA.
J. F. RANKIN,
General Contractor & Builder.
Plans and specifications if
desired. Office over Drum-
right State Bank. Tele-
phone 295; P. O. Box, 428
DRUMRIGHT. - - OKLA.
C. E. MILLER,
Notary Public.
I will rent your house or sell
your property.
Room 212 City Hall. Phone 157
DRUMRIGHT, - - OKLA.
DR. J. C. STEVENS.
Specialist in Diseases of
Women and Electrical Treatments a
Specialty.
O'Dell & Stevenson Building, over
Brenner's Jewelry* Store.
BIGGEST AND BEST,
BUSIEST AND BRIGHTEST
Cigar Store in the Oil Field.
Modern and home-like. Real
nifty; presents for Liggett 4
Meyers tags and coupons.
HARRY WEINBERGER,
Drumright.
DRUMRIGHT LODGE NO. 468
A. F. & A. M.
Meets in the new Post Office building
2nd and 4th Thursdays. Special
meetings Monday and Thursday
nights intervening. Visiting brethren
welcome.
C. W. SPANGLER, W. M.
MUCH RIG BUILDING
Lumber Dealers Report Great De-
mand For Rig Material
j
The Electric Studio
For PORTRAITS and
Kodak Finishing
EL DORADO WEDDING.
left El Dorado immediately after the
wedding for Augusta, where they will
Prominent Drumright Couple Married j reside in the future
in Kansas.
Cap Fields and Miss Marguerite
Fresh, both of this city, were quietly
married at El Dorado, Kas., yesterday
Mr. Fields is a driller and has been
here for the pait year. Miss Fresh has
r ided here for the past two years and
is a favorite among the young girls
of this city. They are both well known
and have many friends here who wish
them a long and happy life They | tic on Sundaj.
Improving Bank Building
j The First National Bank building
| is being dressed up. A corrugated
iron cornice is being placed around
the top of the building and two gold
[leaf signs are being put on the front
The Southern Belles will be at the
Strand Theatre instead of the Majes-
96-2t
The activity in the Drumright oil-
field is indicated by the great demand
1 there is for rig material. Especially
in the south part of the field does this
' condition manifest itself and this sec-
tion, in conjunction with the Tucker
sand district, just south of the city,
is experiencing unpercedented actv-
ty. It is ascertained from a canvas of
the lumber companies operating in
this held that material for an esti-
maved 200 rigs has been furnished
us feld in the past two months This
is an average of more than throe ri?9
P' r day. No other field in Oklahoma
is showing such an immense drilling
campnign, fig„ring. on the bagjs ,jf tbo
amount of vig material sold.
—1V | r /
IN SERIOUS CONDITION
Little Hope Entertained For the R*.
every of D. M. Kramer
n. M. Kramer, an oilfield worker,
tweeiTn Vyinp °n the ron(1 be~
Jween Drumright and Pemeta, Thurs-
-'V TT C°ndition two
Jmfe wounds, has but slight chance
clare Kr00'' aUendin* SUr^',ns
one in S JUstained tw° wounds,
left Tide t£ and the other in
penetri H v, knife wo™<'
E n. °1y a,moat to
heart He was intoxicated when
happened^ T''' "0t whnt hn'!
P«rUv ct m' He has been b«t
partly conscious since.
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Sterrett, W. S. Drumright Evening Derrick (Drumright, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 97, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 6, 1916, newspaper, May 6, 1916; Drumright, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc147930/m1/4/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.