Beaver County Republican. (Gray, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1917 Page: 4 of 4
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fcLAJTW W. B11.I-
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tobuehsd ftbsy PP.hut.
Sabaanpfaon $1 per Y ear.
Hneered as •ecwtxj-class mail
matter Feb. 23, 1912. at tbe poet-
oflWe at Cray, Okl*., under the
Act of March 3, 1879.
CHOICE FA RMS.
W® K&ve two good farms
Bear Gray aad one a mile
and a half south of Boyd for
tale at a bargain.
Gray Real Estate Co.
4 9 Alilc? U acre fwtll« that tryls* to
pwi • bald sp<rt-
■*«Tbod* has D0* rari bat father
t* oex grarw hit.
11 tbe vegetarians coald Lat* their
W*y imai batter would be klfif.
Mufllig the «kw is a proptylactlc
within the reach cif aii.
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• mm • mm s re evi
ta (mi at ll
M the war ahoulfl *.n 1 :?.ere VjvMq'1
* tg bUiae a -(« on.
&e«4«« 1 eo toob. tret fenits Mi-
I the brow of Um W>r
elwmye will be coal fa a.: tea
as ioqf we kttt winter «x.a goofua-
Wm
_ for Of port it t ^
« * «o«l m a ml!d Indoor *pct.
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It t a wla* rr1ji.Tr hat ran ke-t>
•m of r«aeb at *ooirt>o&j fool htigr-
Tt* new &alf-OoC*r are very
ttTal uxl s.-oetlc. bm they teen. 0 tw
to Impotent la tbe e« Biarfcet aa the
eld OOM.
*K>p*e weokf pmbablv *r w oM even
If there were no .-at-ndars.
The beet advance Wall st-eet Up fr>r
the ftbiateqr u >o keep awej.
Whet Lw become -if tbe <>'d fssb
Icoed champton checker player?
•amebedy looks for a great lateUec-
•*fcal outbars: after the war. TWre la
two. for tL
l4 a tor )nttlea according to
tti o-wa latarprauooB of the grsat
daecdaratum.
About tbe time a fallow gets a 1H-
tla b&nk roll some smart chap cott>-«
*lotg tad sells him something be
Uoeat't Dead.
Jkarly everything broke tbe recor i
by a billion dollar* or ao 1a*t year but
wbat'a a mere billion dollar, or ao in
Qmea llha tbeae?
Woald that |r« eclipse* wart
the enly kla«l of hard tu-Jt to 1917!
Bleewl are th* por - In heart, ba-
tao e tbOy proet«|« tbelr mn beczoara
Wben It comes to **t>nomizint **yrst
pteople do It by refuslr.f to par thelr
hllla.
"Wut all hia faults we lora Um
•OIL" Who cocld {Kruihly lore a
Snitiau zoanT
Ota way to atop a laakage of gotppj
XBtnt accrete la not to have any gor-
•ruaeat aocreta
Svtrythtaig la jotof op, aad noiLlni
bet tha high dlvar glvaa any prom-
laa of cominf down.
The Laia in tha pocket which toaaa
toon moo ay tor a KUow li that at tha
^
Beds; that ahoafl are golnj to S2U
• Phir why not try walking vn your
Unda
Grapefruit, baing a modern tnrea
P*ju. nobody can claim ha Inherited
h ta.ts for It
Ad expert la a man who knowa more
tmt everybody else'a baalaeaa 'Jiaii
dooe of hi* own.
It B*ed to be that the collafe football
^Kims played their ooachea. Now the
roachea know better.
The tnodarn party dreea 14 truly the
last word In clothing. Modesty pre-
peuu us from saying mora.
There are no atatlatk-* to reveal
l Pfct leap year hat d<*e. Further
toore, It 1s nobody's business.
Hourojuila Is npt the orlglnul d1a
eoverer of the fact that It Is easier
to get lain trouble than out of it.
England Is to make ballets out at
fcalrplas. There seem* to be no end
to the asefuloe«s of that Uttle article
Edlaao advises young men to work
•o or ' -r to escape temptaUoo Thla
w certainly good adrlce, bat not oleae-
•nt.
^at goes np most come down, bat
that doea *>t make thla Miopia troth
any more agreeable to lowers in the
9tock market.
'Aviators Fly Cpalde Down lo
Franca." That's nothing, they fly that
wmy at tha state fair.
A drawback so many of ns 1a that
our hindsight U forover stepping on
the heela of our foreelght.
With eggs higher than a kite, the
fani>er Is hardly rm apeaklog terms
with hla uouproductlve hens.
If half of the people wbo write poe-
try would read poetry, copy-reaiVog
Jobe would be less strenuous.
If Dillk keeps going up to price,
about the only thing left for as will
he the inilk of hutnau klndneaa.
8rteut!sts say there are only twen-
ty-al* words In the ape laoguage. But
abo would want to marry an apeJ
Beans are steadily becoming ao
•H^aree that there Is some fear that
the next generation may not know
'en.
| Tbe brayleas mule Is reported as a
prMtuct of Fretu b veterinary progreaa.
Too bad tha nud« yp-raDon can't be
1 performed oq the human mule. too.
According to the geological survey
the coal output of me was the big-
gest *ver, but that doean't explain why
the prices should also be.
▲ true art)at talks considerably about
art for art's sake, but wbst gives him
that Joyous feeling is an order to paint
the portrait of a rich stout lady.
Short skirts are to blame. Bay shoe
manufacturers, for the leather abort-
ace. Among those who refnse to wor-
ry are the owners of the abort skirts.
Strangely enough, despite the abort-
age of paper, bankers obstinately re-
fuse to accept mary of the notes of
hand which are generously proffered.
The per capita circulation of money
In this country has reached *41.18. If
1t la to go murh higher every Ameri-
can may soon be Imagining that be
has S5 In his pocket.
Kven now the confirmed g"!fer hears
♦be graas roots stirring beneath the
snow.
Aa a dove of peat<*fl the Americas
eagle flnda its pu itl<tn peculiarfy an
ooylng.
No healthy boy believes that tbe j
LathtoR Is aa sanitary a« the old swim-
ming hole.
If we could only hare r^el war and
**al pearv. tbe world would he much
The statement that the vacuum
cleaner is displacing the broom will
cau«* small surprise In homes where
the run opener long stnr-e put the cook-
ing stove out of business.
The Place to do Business.
We are now receiving many
inquiries about land from pros-
pective buyers, so if you want
to sell your land you better list
it with us. We are also amenta
for the Renfrew Investment Co.
one of the best companies doing
business in Oklahoma. Come in
and learn all about our proposi-
tion before you negotiate a loan.
Gray Real E itate Co,
FOR SALE
The Earth.
I can sell you the best of Plainr
Land at fiom
$10 to $40
Per acrc. No difference in quality of
Land, but distance to and from railroad
and improvements govern the prices
Better buy for its going fast. I hc best
of terms.
H. C. COFF
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First National Bank Building,
Ochiliree, Texas.
Olrls with b bilious amount of white
mutter and red mstter 00 their faces
are never bothered with gray matter
within.
Those assured that the war will
continue Into 1918 forget that the sup-
ply of white paper may not hold out
that long.
Another way to be s forward-looking
man Is to salt down a dollar now and
then arid prepare for Hie stirring days
after the war.
Goo l advice Is so generally objec-
tionable That some men won't accept It
even when you tell them not to make
fools of themselves.
A university archeology professor Is
«olng to Asia to hunt for the buried
wealth of Croesus, the first noted bil-
lionaire Apparently, f'sptaln Kldd
has been given up In despair.
Tagore says Americans never go Into
the silences, it would be no use, sny-
how. Some bore would follow you In
to tell you his latest plan to end Ihe
war or reduce the cost of bread or
something.
Col. F. O. Stevens,
AUCTIONEER
Public Farm Sales
I will rail your sales and guarantee
satisfaction. H«fb prices aad qmck
pales is my metto. Seven yeare ex
perience in the ia!e business. For
terms and dates esll cn or phone a- at
136 Beaver, Okla. II-?,-3mp
Thla world's newest monarch la the
Hug of Hedjaz. who rulee over cer-
tain holy cities and 100.000 square
miles of Arabian desert. As he has s
war with Turkey on his hands, he looks
like an up-to-date king.
A fashion note says that tliere wltl
t e few changes In men's 1 lot he* fh!s
year. 1 here Is Ik tie change now in
•ome uj. n s clothes.
<*neer, according to a Philadelphia
physician. Is a rich uinn's dlmase.
Which niny be noiue consolaUoa for thr
itoor man who has It.
A Toledo paper says there are 73.
t«2 $10,U00 hills in circulation. 8«me
•day we hope to be standing on the
icwb when one Is passing by.
The polite and agreeable man may
fco lmjtosed upon h good deal, hot be
T rs more fua than the grouch who Is
always tnsistiug on his rights.
Another surgeon has turned an Im-
fceclle boy Into a normal youth, but
the need of the day Is an operation to
Jfttre plain, overytlay foolishness.
A Harvard professor says the way
pot to Ore Is to choose the kind of
Work one love' In a case like that
phat becomes of the eight-hour dayT
The poet who Invited his love to live
In hi h<-nrt and pay no rent, was not
tin.- the in. r. r ..pri. f..r of an apart
toent bos sc. lie f,nts his rent In ad-
WiBCf. •
Lest the world forget, this country
•« going to have a presidential Inaug-
uration this year. Not everything
happens In Europe.
The romantic datnsel who spends hef
time worrying about deciding upon the
sphere of life for which she's fitted
has little cause to worry.
• Census reports Indicate that the peo-
ple of the Cnlted States are moving to
pie clUes ?fturn heat and running
£ater In the homes explain a good
The average orator doesn't mind be-
ing told that he hns a voloe like s
bell, but he doesn't like the idea of his
tongue being called a clapper.
Men whose wages remain ststlc may
be forgiven If they sigh occasionally
for the good old times when a dollar
would buy a dollar'a worth of anything.
A contemporary tells us that the
price of automobiles is steadily com-
ing down. That will mean a steadily
Increasing price of funerals, won't It?
Signs are Increasing that the end of
the war may be In sight. A FYench
soldier who has been In a trtnee slnco
the war began is threuttnlng to wake
up.
"The Lord will provide" Is a beauti-
ful doctrine that works our i>erfo« y
«ltb those who believe In showing
fhelr faith by their works. It raUs
only where s lazy raa«-al sits down to
oversee the Job while the Lord doea
the work.
J. F. Lundstrom,
Agent for
Continental Insurance
Company,
Cash Capital $10,000,000.00
Farm Insurance a Specialty
Will mske the Gray territory cyery
two weeks. Write me.
Shattuck, Oklahoma.
HEADQUARTERS FOR
Automobile Accessories, Gas
and Oil.
A COMPLETE LINE OF
Caseings and Tubes.
AGENTS FOR
New Era and Ford Cars.
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Can make Deliveries of Ford Cars in from 5 to 10 days
after Contract is signed.
FARMERS GARAGE.
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| Dr, W. H. Rhodes. P. F. Brickley, H. C Jc-nct;, |
| President, tficc-Prcs. Cashier 5
I The First State Bank, f
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GRAY, OKLAHOMA.
Depos'ts Guaranteed.
'I This Bank stands ready to serve 1
3 its Patrons i n every way. Come 1
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| in and talk with us about your
| sales and farm loans.
| Interest Paid on Time Deposits.
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MAKE FINAL PROOF BErX)RE
THOMAS P. BRAIDWOOD.
U. S. Commissioner.
Have Your Abstracting Done t
raidwood & Son,
Beaver - - - Okia.
Under Enftlsh food economies oys
ter* ar.- to be considered a half Course.
Kritlsh logic probably Justifies this on
• be ground that they sre often served
on the half sheU.
Let us hope that bobody will eatab-
psh a chain of two-und one half cent
Wores nnd anther al, ttle ,Wu nn(,.
pne-hnlf-cent pieces as koon as they
are coined.
China la u«ing American tractors,
*oo. but not for demolishing the en
temy. Th.- celestial republic puta them
*o Uielr proper uae—the drawlug of
pgriculturul implements.
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It Is difficult to determine whether
be movies are responsible for the de-
TBllne of the drama or the d.n-llne of
*he drama Is responsible for the pop-
ularity of Uie movies.
A research expert pronounces radi-
um a failure as a cancer curs. And
w K 0"* glimmering snother hops
which once beat high In the breast of
suffering humanity.
When the ages In a marriage li-
cense are stated as over eighteen for
the bride and over twenty-one for the
groom you can bet yohr swuet life they
are considerably over.
Kven the price of monkeys l1Hs gone
hp much to the distress of „ fashion-
if '"'J- xr there is a shortage \ r-
lbaps the faddists will bo driven to
vetting their children.
Cheese Is a heslthfnl snd cheato sub-
stitute for nieata snd other staple
^oods, according to the Federul Bureau
Vt Homo Economics, but Some peonlu
cot cite tor eheeae.
Rdentlsts assert thst the country
could saVe 57.1,000,000 n year by adopt-
ing the plan to move the clock ahead.
. Maybe so. but the scheme should be
, adopted nationally or not at alL
j if the man who la going to Ihrent a
I practlcnb'e way to harn*t.s the sun*s
best direct Is now buying hia coal by
, the ton he doubtless feels n great stim-
ulation of hla Inventive faculties.
Parts fashion censors are "Ungrateful
«.n criticizing the extremely short
skirts artd low-cut waists of la belle
Paristenp<\ She Is merely trying to
Mve money for lee pauvres poll us.
When the war Is finally over. It la
felrly certain to show all nations loa-
•ra, recalling again the remark made
it the beginning of totalities th^t no
,na wou the Han Francisco earta
quake.
CHOICE POULTRY FARM.
J. J. NEUFELD, Ov ner.
Single Comb White Leghorns. AH
Kinds of Chicken Remedies and
Poultry Supplies.
One of the best and most complete poultry farms in Oklahoma.
I have three different strains of high grade chickens now in
breeding pens and will have eggs on the market by-February 15
1917. Mail orders given especial attention. Phone-or write your
orders early as there is a big demand for these eggt. I have
been reserving orders since December 1 for February anc* Merch
delivery, so let me book your orders that I can make delivery on
he day you want them. Grade of egga is as follows;
GRADE A. —Per setting, $1.75. per 103 $8.<X). Grade
A is a strain bred up to 286 e*rgs a year.
GRADI B.-P? r setting $1.00; per 100, $5.00. Grade
B is a strain bred to 200 eggs per year.
GRADE C. — Per setting 50 cents, per 100 $2 75.
Grad* C. will run from 100 to 160 eggs per year.
If vou order Sent by mail add 15 cents per setting for postage.
Thr Grade A is the cheapest egg in the long run. A afew Jiily
poHets for sale at $1 each. A few Mtreh and April cockrels for
$2 A few pood bred yearling cockrels for $1,90. Karly orders
receive the best.
CHOICE POULTRY FARM.
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f BANKING BY MAIL
Is a Very Simple Matter.
To open -an Account, send your name and aodretu |
| with your tirst deposit. The money may be sent by reg - I
| istered mail, postoffice money order, draft or bv check on |
| any bank. As aoon as your first deposits received the §
| bank will send you a receipt and check book. It will also 5
| send you a signature card which you will sign and return. 5
f You can withdraw your money by mail just as easily as n
| though you visited the bank. All that ia nveessarv isVto |
| forward the bank a check and the money can be sent you 1
g by registered mail or we will send vou a bank draft.
j Citizens State Bank
LIBERAL, KANSAS.
J. J. NEUFFLD, Owner.
BAI KO. OKLA
| Capital , Surplus and . Undivided Profits $62,000 00 '
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Will Reynolds, W. H. Rhodes, m!
PAINTER & DECORATOI Office First Ltwr W, „ tl
CGr.y, Okla. Dnif Store.
.' Grsjr; Okit
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Hill, Harvey W. Beaver County Republican. (Gray, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1917, newspaper, February 23, 1917; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc158339/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.