The Davis News (Davis, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 23, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XVl-NUMBER 12 I DAVIS OKLAHOMA THURSDAY DECEMBER 23 1909 $100 A YEAR
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We have-many0' "I8 presents that are
useful for both Ladies and Gentlemen
A nice line of Ladies’ Handkerchiefs
put up in Holiday Boxes Scarfs Lace -Curtains
Men’s Ties Mufflers Hose Sweat-
er Coats Suit Cases and many other articles
that will be both useful and appreciative
Yours for a Merry Christmas
E L PECO Davis Okla
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EVERYTHING I1N DRY GOODS’
rownisesmshoe's
The Red Headed Dry Goods Han
Yes We Are Busy
We stay busy but we have time
to do your job i
Stipe the Gunsmith !
Christmas Menu
Peace
Grace
Conscience Clear
Kindness Good Cheer
Tender Memories
Charity served with Discretion
Love Truth
Long Life Stuffed with
Usefulness
Heart Fond and True
Best Wishes for Absent Friends
Sweet Thoughts
Mizpah '
INCREASE IN LIVING EX-
PENSES The assertion that the farmer
can buy cheaper today than ever
I efore is not a true statement
Let us look at some statistics
taken from the reports of the
bureau of commerce and labor
for the year 1008 The period of
time covered is from 1897 wheu
priees were at the lowest ebb to
1007 wheu they were little less
than the price of today although
it must be nnderstood that
manufactured articles are still
rising in price
During the period above stated
cotton — upland — increased 01 per
cent corn increased 71 per cent
oats increased 77 per cent wheat
increased 15 per cent steers in-
creased 25 per cent hogs in-
creased 58 per cent sheep in-
creased 82 per cent
Now let us look at the manu-
factured articles for the same
period of time
Prints cloths) increased 798
per cent sheetings increased 40
per cent shirting increased 45
per cent suitings indigo-blue
increased 89 per cent suitings
serge increased 518 per cent
cashmere all wool increased 52
per cent cashmere cotton warp
increased 57 per cent
Barbed wire increased 88 per
cent wire Dails increased 37 per
cent tools and implements in-
creased 568 per cent lumber in-
creased 50 per cent white pine
increased 102 per cent yellow
pine increased 93 her cent shin-
gles increased 81 per cent furni-
ture increased 50 per cent
Boots and shoes increased 82
per cent men’s split boots in-
creased 62 per cent blankets all
wool increased 30 per cent cot-
ton warp wool fill blankets in-
creased 42 per cent calico in-
creased 31 per cent drillings in-
creased 61 per cent ginghams in-
creased 41 per cent
It will be seen from these fig-
ures that every fhing manufact-
ured has very Yd Serially increas-
ed and this increase has been
brought about largely by the
high protective tariff that has
shut out competition from
abroad and stifled it within
Noted Indian Passes Away
J Wesley Parker died at his
home in Sulphur Tuesday even-
iug of last week Be was about
00 years of age and was onp of
the best known Indians in this
county He was educated in
the schools of Bonham and Paris
Texas and at Drury college
Springfield Mo During his life
he held a number of very impor-
tant positions in the councils of
his tribe and also had been very
successful' in a business way
He was the first Indian Odd Fel-
low in the world He was also a
Mason a Golden ’ ) ik and a
Woodman of the Wo' t
Taxes Due Earlier his Year
While the spirit of Christmas
is mellowing your disposition
and tempting you to spend all
your money don’t forget that
taxes are due and the tax man
will soon be after you with a
prod if you neglect' to get around
with your inevitable toll
Tax-paying and the tax sys-
tem is new tq a lot of people in
this part of the state and they
are liable to forget Taxes be-
come due and payable the 15th
of November and they will be-
come delinquent and penalty
will attach if not paid by the last
day of January next The as-
sessment for 1908 was held op
and divided into two payments
by special act of the legislature
so that the people had until the
15th of April to pay the first half
of their tax and until the 30th
of Jane to pay the last half It
is not so for the 1909 assessment
The whole tax must be paid by
the last day of January or
thereafter 18 per cent additional
will be charged as penalty And
if still unpaid after the 30th of
June tax warrants will be is-
sued and the taxes penalties
and additional costs will be
made by sale
Whose Fault?
Irate Woman — “These photo-
graphs you made of myself and
husband are not at all satisfac-
tory and I refuse to accept them
Why my husband looks like a
baboon” '
Photographer — 1‘Wqll ' that’s
no fault of mine madam You
Bhould have thought of that be-
fore you had him taken” —
Chicago Daily News
It will be here shortly but
in the meantime Don’t worry
“At” Taylor Given Handsome
' Present
Memphis Tenn — J A Taylor
president of the National Gin-
ners’ Association was presented
in the office of A P Ganong &
Co with a handsome silver ser-
vice as a mark of the esteem in
which his friends hold him for
his efforts in collecting accurate
data on cotton ginning and the
cotton crop
Mr Yaylor was the recipient
throughout the day of many con-
gratulations his figures on cotton
ginned to Dec 1st having' been
only '6000 bales variant from
those officially put but by the
census department By states
his showing was very close no
important departures having
been made His record in this
respect is excellent and the pre-
sentation was the result of com
fidence established through the
two years that his reports have
attracted attention says the
Commercial Appeal
In a neat little speech the gift
was presented by D A Scott of
Clarksdale Miss Mr Scott ex-
pressed the wish that Taylor soou
would occupy a place in the agri- '
cultural department at Washington
E F Short of Ohichasha raised
a Thanksgiving turkey tar John
Hawkins which cost the latter
$1150 An agreement was
made that 10 cents per pound
should be paid for the national
bird up to 25 lbs weight and 25
cents per pound for all above
that weight the turkey weighed
61 lbs and that’s why it sold
at such an enormous price —
Lindsay News
Draughon sells Lumber
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Santa Claus has made our store his headquarters for Christmas 1909 and we have a full and complete line of suitable presents
for the little folks and grown up folks too Never before have we had such an attractive assortment We have on display
thousands of pretty gifts in
JEWELRY CUT GLASS FINE LAMPS’ DECORATED AND IIANDPAINTED CHINA ALBUMS MECHANICAL
TOYS AND HOLIDAY GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
We have the largest and best assorted stock we have ever had and the prices are suitable to every pocketbook No matter
what kind of a Holiday gift you want we have it
nini II SI HOI ll SI Hfll I Cl Dolls in endless variety and at every price — from 5c to $10 Doll houses and
lyULILdi EJUILLLidl UUcaCadi furniture that will suit the little daughter Prices a few cents — and up
H A Mip A n TFfl VQ Of every description that will please the small boy embracing trains andrailroad equipment
uVlEabluUlullfkiUi U U I v steam and hot air engines etc at prices to suit every pocketbook Sleds skates rocking
horses velocipedes bicycles automobiles books and in fact everything the little folks can possibly want We haven’t space to
mention the hundreds and thousands of things we have on display but every line is filled with the very best the world produces and
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We Propose to Dispose of the Entire Stock if Low Prices Will do it
CALL EARLY AND GET FIRST CHOICE
Frame & Hunter Props
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The Davis News (Davis, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 23, 1909, newspaper, December 23, 1909; Davis, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1711096/m1/1/: accessed June 27, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.