The Calumet Chieftain. (Calumet, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 20, 1917 Page: 3 of 13
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THE CALUMET CHIEFTAIN
* UUMfT CHiE~TAIN
Published Every Thursday.
i'HONE NO. 1 ?
Price $1 per Year, invariably in
advance.
ELMER PEI KEE, Editor
Lulu Robetta Associate Kci ^r
Advertising will L>e chained!
lor b., the insertion Church an-'
nouncements published free :
Lengthy obituary notices and \
poetry in connection with s-ime
will be charged for at one-half,
regular rate.
(.l) \l Sl l l AT
Tlie coal situation ia I 'alumet \
is ver.x Imo. There has been nu
• al for sale In our coal dealers
tor about two months Had it
not been that the Guthrie Cotton
Oil Co had a supply, anii are get.
tin.tr mo . the people of Calumet
a-, vicini1 \, vx !.• > \x i -e ot a>>le
to buy several t ns before the
govern mtnt control x\ -nt on,
would have actuallx sufft red. If
our dealers have pui t >rththe;
proper effort ai d cannot get coal
they are excused from criticism.
But mi 'he other hand. >I they |
have not mac proper arrange-1
merits or are not trxing to get it j
on account of the margin of
profit being cut b> government)
control they are a wr\ unpa
■ notic class of men.
Lamb chops served at meals
vvili keep full ^own sheep from'
t'urnisning meat and wool for the :
soldi us. Tnink it over > aen vou)
ire planning that next meal
[ri giving lie Ameik-.it. people|
i chance i<> in\e.-l th, ,i .-mall|
ctiang! in thrift stamps the gov
••rm-'iit s ■■ not onl - lie*;< \ dent
b:n : m ■ ; Tlv pirn "rks
f-.r til. r-u die g-")ii fi f m all
■ gies.
Thrift Stamps md \- r Sav
ings Oer ideates ra*ke w ad nir |j
able hristmas uit'ts. Persons, I
firm ' i c ■. p-.ra' ■ 'ell
iccustom : ' ■" ve -ashai t> j!
lias 'Mi-" -il . substifn e Ti-" j i
I .i.n > ;d ' v i S;-.* ire-' « V,-tifi j'
■
ci piteni > -1. d 1 - -" e |
t ne ■ •: rm a ■ aoi: * not i
stamp War savings stamps may
be purcbas1 at any .st office or
other authorized agency.
CHRIST'A IN ENDEAVOR.
The Christain Endeavor met t-
ing was not so large Sunday eve
ningbut was good About tw enty
people were there and ti ok . irt
Tiie subject "V\ or Id Peace" was
•veil cii^cu-- d
—entertain—
I \RMERS Ml ST STOP
HOARDING.
The Food Admin'su ; ;ii at
Washington has ruled that farm-
ers have no more right to hoard
flour than any one else Farmers
who have flour made Com their
own wheat are excepted but
thty carinor, hn . addiiiot a> sun
plies to hoard Such eac.tice
comes within the hoarding pro-
visions of the food Act. an ! the
authorities at Washington ie-
quests information of all exces-
sive purchases and promises
prompt action.
Retailers are cautioned not to
sell more than 1000 poun n •.r
flour, or mo e than 11 pounds of
sugar, to an\ one cusinmer; aim
to refuse evi n this sale to pet
sons wli-'h* \> maile'-imiliar pur-
chases from other stores.
R- ports a'l persons attempt-
ing to hoard should lie made at
once to tne Fedi ral Food A t-
n11 istration. Norman,OKlah ma
. Mertain
I THE SOLDIER'S
CHRISRM \S.
|
Will a si "He Ok'abomi so dier
bn\ awake on Christmas morn-
1 i'tg without findie;: a Chri tmaa
box from folks b <-k home? Is
the question ask* d of the men
I arid women *"d ihe boys and
girls of ft he 1 an.
"It is t"oe.i.-y prepare a litt'e
box of gifts, it is too easv write
a letter or a card ' f good home
Christmas cheer for an.x lad in
training camp o. acn^s the seas
to be left out." the message to
citizens reads "Of coure it is a
beautiful custom lor each ol us
to "ememl e; close tri< rids w ith
Christmas giftp, but, the jo\ thai
will come to-a Io ely soldier lad
on rec'i ipt of : i ken t"111 home,
aid that vacant teeing that
would come to one who was cot
r« mbi d. make i' a dut\ for
each of us to .hi k of ihe lads in
cam p
'<'ountv councils *f defenst
k d<i. •. clul c'iip cl i - sell' o' -
Red Cross chapter and a -nouid
cnmbini to see that .■* erx lad
from ' vei x cnuitrx is retnenibet
ed It will be to ihe sieinn of
each citizen ' f the ci untrj ii a
single boy is foi gotten "
riiu rtilt i >
Read the ads
. SEE I ON I NDl.R'l \KI \(,
COMP\M
i aoy assist \nt
AUT( HI-A USE:
No extra chart:*' for Distance
WE FRAME PI TURKS
Day i' oi" l>4 N yh' Phon* 94 I
El Reno. Ok l nonr-t. j
busint
Notice
.-I vers i •
num
You wi nor! ■ < >•
nie its 1't ;ii- pa[)
• o i i'l j
st-ivt < • ihe c s|i . asi- Ja-uiar> j
nrs- T- is il! u< rk a '>a hip
o I ■ 11 ' h i '. i,l I ' ! e
a i in ' he tnue to ume
IJ cle Sam has set i ni .ti- n J
an't ergr 1 vin-'he-war money '
raisinir cam; aigi P offeri; g j
vat save g stair" >s to th ■ public J
thi I* i' -o stat(> (jov.-rnment j
;as made in.metiiately ivai• .liie
for ev r\ man woman ; n ! ■ ii -.
in rh ''ounti ■ a prodtable, sim
•>le ami -ecu " investment
WHAT THEY -VKE ,,>'ai
:ng stamps ar "iitt ■
londs.' Line Libert.*- Bor is
have beiii them th i
.ouic Si , the Government
people of the United Sta
■.teadily increase in valut
the date of purchase uriti
dat. of maturity and thi-
creaso is guaranteed by the
etnment. These stamps ai
sued in two denominations
25 cent stamp and the
I! parties
knowing therr--
selves indebted to
L. T Samuel son
please call and set-
tle the same be-
tween now and De-
cember 30th. All
1917 book account
must be settled be-
fore January first,
1918.
hey
and
Thi
from
the
; in
Gov.
e is
. the
$5 00
l. r. s
a m nelson
1. WI N II I I
T. J Lane made a
t' ip to Ei Reno Frida\
,\Ii«s Alma Hor heri.'pr and
Carrie and Vli((fgie McGraw vis-
ited at ihe Jeseph home Frioax
Mr and Mr Si oe and Mrs
L' i e and little girl went to 1 al
uni' t Frii a-
M. t'rownoner of Odell. Texas,
bought the 0 W Fisher larm
four miles soutii and one ea-t id"
Lane's store.
Mrs Owns v.us an E' Reno
visitor Friday.
The women's lUxiif.rv met at
Mrs, 1) \Y Sanders's fnursday !
to sew for Mrs Owe. s, I " pot
her house burned up last week-
Rax I >!lss vvent to I'.l R i.o Fri-
dav,
Mr Webb and famll'. of Tex
as, nv vi d to this neighooi h<o>
Tnesdny.
Those who visited at the Krog-
er home Sunoe . were; A.ma and
Wilber Homherger IV!:is- ie.
t'arrie, Thomas and Nellie Mi
Graxv, Harlin and Mack 1'iark
Mr. :.ii .VI r -. 0 \ens and child
ren, Mr Powell, and Mr. Webb
spent Sunday at Sanders homo
• F .-■ I'u i i- >■! Nov . .u. 5 . k i
Notice for Publication.
Heparini. tit oi ilit Inurior, IJ S
Larut i •tfico at
Giithr o, Ok l .i.omn, Nuvi riil er 14. 1917.
Notii* ■ is her« i \ ^riv«*n in F« nnic*
Ko' ri;■* i , \ I ('karcl t' ''klahom , wh<-
mi I tccmii' r 13th l^m, ni d * honu
si tad t-rn r\, ^eiial N« (l)('372. lor
\\ i J. ol SW 14 < t StH'Uon 8
lov\nsh;p 1 t:< i'I:•. tv .ng* S West liullai.
i\l* i .di ii, i: is Hied notice of intention
1 io m .ke Hn..iccintnulation proof, to eb-
i jibti.^h iriaim tot I land at uve hcribed,
before li-e t tun > Juoj < « i t an diaii
county, OkI hoini, .«t ins office in Ki
Reno, OkltttH'in , « i the 24in dwy i i
l>«cemi r, in.7
C iutmani natiu > as witnesses: A L
t ordray. C) l\ . rc I «■. (iklal.oni , V\ A
(^U)vis, of ''Kuivi.f Oklahoma, [•'red
| 8chW'*n( «o Okaiche, i - liihoiiid, v\ . 1
Hurst, ol Calumet, Oklahoma.
J. Y .Callahan,
lit gister
(Kirs; 1'uniist. il Decent -i t•. n weei* i
Notice for Publication
UepHi'imera nt Uu* lniunor, U ft
Lioiii Offin ui
, M Ion:, i ii'i-> ii.i i i1 ;frd. 1917
Nunc* is In i niven lino till.- i
Hr«n-inol, >.i l alumei, Dkiaiuniei, wliu
on Noveinlit i i,r)ih, 1910, rinidi Uoiut:
sir 0 Kinij trial No. H4676, tni l.ois
1, 2, ,mi Suction 9, Toiwislnp Kl
Noriii. K; Iik*-8 Wi-si, lntli-.n Mrnili.ai
hiis tiled notice ol initntion 10 uii'ku
h'lMHl tiVr >• l pl'ool, lot Uil'tlsilCi. 'Ill
to I tit- I. no ii iiovr descrii eil, nelore tin
Colon J I uiIk - ol 1 '• il n i i in.v Uk
hiliom. his oflier in El Reno, okia
ho ni . mi the Sih ci.iv of Januai.v, 191S
('i:,ioiuni n.iinrs ns wilnesseB: Allien
H McKimiry, Thomas Smith, James
N. Harman. John ituoll, all ol ualn-
met, Ol' lahoma.
J. Y. Callahan,
Krjjisl I i
Desirable Place to «t
Al COREY'S CAFE
Wht'ii you are in the town of
Calumet remember the place
where we try to please every-
body.
lloint made j ie . -oil drinks, liot eliili
and i lamli<'roei>.
Fresii Pojm'.oi n aud I'ea
COREY'S CAFE
( aliiini't.
9 i
W
I, vm-Ii xmii all a Vi i ! \ < l;ri tma>: \\ < linpellie
<1.ix xxill be xxlmllx lia| |)x: llial yon II fie I xvliat
oil \x a ill or xx a nt xxlial xon :;et.
M AlxKS-l 11( I Y- ! (> M I*A Mi , Kl Keno
Lone Star
Frid: al'teriiooti.
'iici tain
Severn
s« -11. I i <11
tin C'l i
Carrie
ills rave ne
.oi)l on a .
i * isitei
iiax ifternoon
Notice.
tin
at
Kri' a> ;'it> rrioo
Tli box upper tri.t
school housi 'he 28th <■"
sidered a success ,\i • II
.!■ i \-1;, 'ict.ionetl off t. • liuxes
Th. sum amounted to $24 90.
I ii(is iiei Ii- r ansi-nt < r tardx
f I
an : Jam* s N"i . ie, 'I'eti i Han
sen, .' .hi Julias and Herb*'it
Huhn Ka.x Tech, Loy Winfrey,
l'j11t n ■ Reimers, Isaac, 1 larei ce
h: d Robert Mil II' i, Einma,
Viola, and Flora Haas, Reta a- d
Ila Winfrej, Sophie and Julia
R inn Irene Miller, and Daisy
Scott
The pupils of th" Language
and Grammai classes told Christ
() inj: io business conditions
throughout ti;*1 c itintry, anil the
te '.ie 11' 11 i a holesale ilea I
ers t*i cut the time limit ihe\ ex
tei to thi ret- ilers il becomes
necessary for me to as all who
i me an account of more thai
• ix . day standing to call and
settle.
All th " who can not pay cash
are requested to enme at d settle
b\ note To all those who do
C'-nii- arn- -ett:*' oet'ore .January
tir.-i. 1918. of accounts amount-
i l- • ' more I lian one dollar a
d'-" unt of five percent will be
; 1 ed payable in s«*n.e article
hi Merchandise to be selected
from my st>ck C. C. Thompsor,
Chiertam
Mr. and Mrs VV'm. Leighton
and family and Mrs S. L Cirif-
fit w ere El Reno visitors Sundax
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Petree, Elmer. The Calumet Chieftain. (Calumet, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 20, 1917, newspaper, December 20, 1917; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc168136/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.