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Calumet Weekly Criterion
PUBLISHED AT 217 NORTH HARVEY ST.. OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLA.. BY THE SUBURBAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING COMPANY.
VOL 2. NO.
CALHIET, CANADIAN COUNTY. OKLAHOMA, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 2«. !!>!<>.
*1.00 PER YEAR.
Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Sitton were Cal- Messrs. Krnest Walbaum, John Day,
umet visitors last Tuesday. A. C. Baylor and Itoscoe Uowen. and
Miss MyWred Scott speut Saturday 1 the Misses Agnes Bowen, Kirk Cans-
and Sunday with home folks in EI
Reno.
Mrs. "W>en Mcores has been on tile
sick list but is much improved at this
writing.
J. E. Smith, who has been quite sick
in Oklahoma City, was able to return
home Wednesday.
Mrs. Jeff Pritner and niece. Miss
Frances Ayers, of Kansas, were Cal-
umet visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Ros<- Small who has been quite
poorly for some time, is reported as
being some better.
Miss Anna Rhoades left for Edmond,
•Okla., Friday, and is the guest of Dr.
and Mrs. Stone of that city.
Mr. Compton, of the El Reno Home
Bakery, was in our village Friday
looking after his interests here.
ler, Eula Massey and Audra Massey
took dinner with Miss Nettie Schmoy-
er Sunday. AH reiport a fine time.
Mr. Fred Kroger, wife and six
daughters arrived Friday from Len-
nox, S. Dak., and will move onto his
st > all night when he noticed one of
them was sick and in a few minutes
the animal fell over dead.
Clark watts is having a large ham
erected on his farm west of town. T.
M. Kirby is donig the work.
M F. Petree shipped a car load of
hogs to Ft. Worth Monday.
Roy Wallace and sister, Miss Win
arm, which he purchased a year ago. j nie, who are attending school at the
Welcome to our sunny south. Edmond state normal, spent Sunday
E. V. Cansler shelled corn Tuesday, with their parents near here.
Mrs. Walbaum spent last Thursday The Misses Belle Dunaway and <Jus-
with Mrs. Allen Massey. sie Bigley spent Sunday with Chicka-
Eugene Laws, accompanied by Hen-, sha frienda.
rietta Walbaum, were pleasant callers i Wm. Wieniann shipped a lot of
at the Jim Schmoyer home Sunday. j seed oats to McLain, Texas, to be
Frank House was a welcome caller ! sowed on "his farm near that place,
at tin- H. Powell homo Saturday even- j Mr. Joe Thorne and family, of St.
Ing.
Master Clifford Cook spent the
week visiting relatives near El Reno.
Dick Cook, wife and baby Muriel,
Misses Ella and Emily Carnahati j spent Sunday with H. Walbaum's.
came in Saturday from Kingfisher to , Clint Farria, wife and baby, spent
visit a few days with home folks. j Sunday with the lady's parents, Mr.
Mrs. Bessie Cook returned Wednes-1 and Mrs. II. Powell.
day from a few days visit in Okla  ——— ■
homa City and Hennessey, Okla.
•Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Bauer and son,
•of Tulsa, Okla., returned home Mon-
day after a two weeks visit with Mrs.
Hose Small.
Miss "Kdyth Smith was called to ! Monday.
Oklahoma City Friday to the bedside j Somewhat a little windy
of her father, J. E. Smith, who was jon't you think?
quite sick there.
The Calumet J. O. O. F. lodge have
bought about $125 worth more off par-
aphernalia. This lodge has an equip-
ment equal to any of the city lodges.
WEDDING BELLS.
Miss Helen Mittendorf, of near Cal- j Don't forget to bring your cream to
umet, and Mr. Roy Chester Potts, of! (he creamevy.
Stillwater, were married Wednesday, j Mr Geo studebaker returned home
Feb, 16 at high noon at the home of from Corpus christi. Texas, Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Webb, of Tedda,
Marks, Kansas, visited at the Nick
Hint*en home the first of the week.
Chris Ritter was an El Reno visitor
Saturday.
Whoo! Say, how did you like that
blizzard of Wednesday? Say, didn't
that remind you of Iowa or Illinois
weather?
Raleigh Armstrong was over from
Tedda Monday.
j Miss Maude Blythe, of Chickasha, j
How d  yu like the sprins weath- stopped off on her way home from Ok- j
lahoma Oity and viBited at the Rich-
ardson home the latter part of the !
week. Miss Blythe had been in the
city attending the business session
of the state organization of the Ep-
Say, isn't the new Richardson i worth League.
building a beauty? ! Don't forget to attend the Epworth
The St. Joseph parish has begun to j League tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock,
make its appearance in the north part You are most cordially invited,
of town. Geo. Studebaker, the Tedda inar-
Grandma W lis is still reported chant, was a business visitor in Un
very low at the home of her sou. ion Tuesday.
UNION CITY.
D. A. tlHlz was an El Reno visitor
Monday.
the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Theo. Mittendorf. The wedding was
a quiet affair, only the relatives and a
few friends were invited. The ring
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
J. Q. Michael. Little Helen Ashen-
hurst acted as ring bearer.
Mr. and Mrs. Potts left on the after-
noon east bound train for Michigan to
-pend their honeymoon with relatives
of Mr. Potts. They will be at home in
Stillwater, Okla., after March 15. Their
in any friends extend congratulations
tce*he,ha4*py couple.
with our merchants
were shopping
Wednesdaj.
Mr. Jerd Smith and son made
business trip to Unger.
week.
Hugh Hendrix sold a valuable horse
to M. Hand, of Tedda, Tuesday.
D. A. Gatz transacted business in El j
Reno Monday.
Felt Petree shipped a car load of j
cattle to Kansas City the latter part 1
of the week.
Jno. Newton, of Minco, was in l"n-
Okla., this ion Monday transacting business.
Gatz Bros, and Kelly received a car j
1
goods.
Mr.
Okla .
Mr.
OBITUARY.
Joseph Griffith died at his home
nine miles south of Calumet, Sunday, RJ Rpm) Monday evening
Feb. 6, 1910, at 11 p. m. He had been
feeling poorly for some time but Sun
day evening he was taken quite ill
with heart trouble and only lived a few
hours. He leaves to mourn his loss,
his wife and three small children,
relatives and a host of friends.
Ho was a member of the L O. O. F.
lodge. Funeral was held at lied Rock
church Wednesday morning at 10:30,
Rev. J. Q. Michael officiating. Bur-
ial was in lied Rock cemetery, con-
ducted *>y the I. O. O. F. lodge- of
Calumet. Tho floral tributes were
very beautiful. The entire commu-
nity sympathizes with the bereaved
rami'} and relatives.
M. P. Kelly received a car load of (load of crockery last Monday.
crockery this week. P. B. Webb, of Tedda, was in town |
Mr. John Balard brought in a load on business Tuesday. h
of hogs Monday. j. C. Lindeman, who hag been work- j
A number of our play-loving people ! ing near Davenport, Nebraska, for the .
went to El Reno to hear The Prince past six months, returned home Mon-
of Tonight.'' j day to spend the summer with rela- j
Mr W. W. Jackman is in Muskogee i tives near Union Cit}r.
this week on business. Mrs, Mary Wescott and Miss Rosa J
A large number of our royal rpptib- Mitchell visited relatives at Guthrie |
licans attended the Lincoln banquet the first of the week.
A vaudevlle troupe gave a show at
Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Kellj are in St. 3C),001 house last Saturday night, j
Louis this week purchasing spring i
J. W. Sherrell and family, who
with
M rs.
SUNNY HILL.
Mr. Earnest Walbaum attended the
le-oncho riding at Fort Reno Tuesday.
Mr. John Day and Mr. Lilly were
Geary visitors Tuesday.
A large crowd attended singing at
\1r. C. W. P'-own's Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. It. ( . Cook and
daughter, Muriel, spent Sunday
Mrs. Cook's parents, Mr. and
Henry Walbaum.
Miss Agnes Bowen visited with
Wise Henrietta Walbaum from Fridn>
until Sunday.
Quite a number attended the pie
and pound party of Miss Nettle
Schmoyers last Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. John Walbaum were
calling in this vicinity Monday.
Miss Florence Powell is on the
sick list now.
A large number of young folks
called at Mr. Allen Massey's Sunday.
Mr. Jake Baylor is working for Mr.
"Massey.
Mr. Remington called at Mr Paulk
Sunday.
Mr. Herman Walbaum and Mr.
John Day attended the party at Henry
Powell's Tuesday night.
Messrs. I.oyd anil Alve (.rosier and
Bert Raker spent Sunday at the home
of Mr. Canslers.
(The following items should have
appeared last week, but arrived too
late for publication.—Ed.)
Elso Kroger made a flying trip to
El Reno, Saturday
Homer House Sundayed with Her-
man Walbaum.
Earnest Walbaum and brother, Her-
man. delivered several loads of corn
to the Farmers' Elevator in Calumet
tho past week.
Mr. and Mrs, Dick Kroger were at
K1 Reno Friday, to meet a brother
who arrived front out.li Dakota that
evening.
Jack Walbaum Is on tho sick list.
Come. Jack. It Is too late in the sea-
on for that now.
Yule McMahan, of Apache,
is visiting with relatives.
Newton, of the Newton, Dris-
kill & Kramer firm, was in town Wed-
nesday.
Mr. Berger, of Ardmore, Okla., is
visiting in our community this week.
Mr. Orville Witt, who has been at-
tending school in Oklahoma City, has
! completed his course and will be at
! home for a while.
Misses Opal Keller and Odessa Gar
rett attended a valentine party in
El Reno last week, given at the Goos
j home.
Mrs. w. S. Best, of Tedda. was in
t iwn this week.
Mrs. Charles Itolche returned home
I ' cm Oklahoma City, where she ha.-,
been taking medical treatment.
Mrs. A1 Armstrong was shopping in
our little burg last Saturday.
Mrs. Pehlka. of Minco, was in lown
Inst Saturday.
Mr. J. T. Prather made a visit .o
oui town last wc?k.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Kolar, of Mustang,
made a trip to our city last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Odell, of Yukon, were
in Union Saturday.
Mr. George Garrett visited with liis
I brother in Pocasset Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs H. F. Albers and
daughters wer shopping in
l Saturday.
have been living in the Richardson j
house in the south part of town, left ;
for Dallas. Texas, Wednesday.
Deputy Sheriff Cates was dow n from
El Reno Wednesday subpoenaing wit-
nasses for the hearing of the men who ;
robbed the Gatz Bros, store
ROBBERS BOUND OVER.
The three burglars who were ar-
rested last week for breaking Into ■
Gatz Bros, store some time ago were j
arraigned Friday and bound over to
the district court In the sum of $1,200
each, which the> failed to give. Their
names are T. J. Morau. .lamps Dun- ^
can and Ed Denton.
MARSHALL SHOT BY ROBBERS.
An attempt was made to rob the j
Bank of Blanchard, southeast of here
last Friday night by six safe blow rs. j
The door of the vault was torn off but j
the robbers were unable to effect an
entrance into the safe and were forced
to desist by the gathering of citizens
attracted by the noise of the explo-
sion. Tho city marshal attempted to
stop the robbery and was shot by one
of the robbers with a load of No. I
buckshot. The robbers escaped on a
handcar. Before the robbery all tele-
lown phone and telegraph wires were cut.
No clew has been ascertained as to
Prof. Johnson and Jno. Boevers and who the robb
families, and Mrs. A F. Ninman and j escaped to
daughters spent Sunday evening at
the P. S. Morrison home.
E. Ed Hull and family loaded their
household goods Monday and moved
to Perry. Okla.
Oats sowing is in full blast this
week.
W. W Jackman was a business vis-
itor in Muskogee- the fore part of the
week.
Geo. F. Brown, who has been visit-
ing friends and looking aft" busi-
ness interests in eastern Oklahoma,
returned home the fore part of the
week.
The Misses Gussie Bigley and Belle
Dunaway were social % isitors at
Chickasha Sundaj.
T. J. Hadley, of El Reno, was on
our streets Monday.
Gov. Chappell is reported very sick
at his home west of town with ty-
phoid fever.
Mr Artie Keeley had the misfortune
of losing one of his mules while tak-
ing them to Geary, where he hail thorn
old and where the buyer was wait-
ing for them Artie had driven them
' about 3T. mile* and ha I stopped to
were or w here they i
BULL DOGS MAKE GOOD TAMALES
A Mexican hot taniale vender was
before His Honor Judge Grigsby Sat- j
urdav morning, charged with imbib-
ing too freely of booze The court gave
him tho usual sentence and then pro-
ceeded to make some inquiries.
"What do you make tamales out of,"
tile judge asked and Senor TH. \ 1 ndor
replied, "Some tine beef, s rnietlnies
chicken, but generally dog meat. Any
kind of fat dog will do, but bull don ;
is the best "
Upon further inquii:. the Mexican
said: "I am fattening five dogs now
I don't mind being sent to work on
the r< .ids If you will let me go home
at night to feed m> dogs. They will
make fine tamales when they are fat.''
Jtul-e (1 rigsby and the entire police
forci present, at the close of the trial.
• ntered Into a solemn compact to eat
no more tamale Chickasha Expre -
And we might add that aft' r tin
above Is read that several In Union
City will enter into the same com-
pact as did Judge Grigsb> —Editor.
GO
Tell your wife and family that GO-TEL.-US & SON
of El Reno, Okla., have just received Two Mammoth Cars of
Elegant New Furniture
In Addition to Their Large Stock Now on Hand
 
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Her there is one place in this country where you actually get a
show for vour ready cash. When you tell her they are ship-
ping out goods in every direction and paying the freight it's
the truth. Tell them all it's the only system that wins.
What has built up the mammoth mail order houses, where
they have accumulated their millions? It's cash, cash,
cash. Let us establish one at home where we pay the
taxes and help build public enterprises.
Then you will be a booster and tell
US
It should have been established long ago. We can certainly
save you money against all comers. We have the finest line
of Rugs at the lowest prices. Our Dressers, Tables, Chairs,
Sideboards, Buffets, Iron Beds, Mattresses, China Closets, Go-
Carts, Desks, Kitchen Cabinets, Wardrobes, Chiffoniers, Li-
brary Tables, Folding Beds, Davenports, Parlor Suits and a
thousand other articles go to make up a Modern Furniture
Store. We have but one ambition and that is to establish the
best furniture house in Oklahoma. We can feel it in the air.
It's coming, and now it's
YOUR
Move; will you patronize a place where they're alive, where
you need not help to pay for any losses? If you are building
a new home and need furniture it will be to your interest to
investigate a place where they always do even more than they
agree. Go-tel-us & Son have moved across the street
on the corner recently vacated by C. E. Perry, and when you
call you will find it's no
TROUBLE
To show goods, but one continual round of pleasure
They're Aiiwe