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RINGWOOD WOODS COUNTY OKLAHOMA THURSDAY OCTOBER 261905
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— A splendid ralo Monday night -—
J D Winslow came up Wednes-
day from Hennessey
’ If you want gold crowns Musgrave
can give you the best 6 — 8
—When In Enid call or Dr Ml&grave
for good substantial Dental work
—Carl Smith of Waukomis was In
town Sunday between trains
— Chattel Mortgage blanks both
long and short forms for sale at this
office
— Pictures enlarged free when your
cash purchase amounts to $1500 at S
E Da Hoy’s ' '
— WANTED:— A set of single bug-
gy harness — Mrs C M Hutchings
Ring wood Okla
— Mrs J C Fanning returned Moo-
day from an extended visit to her old
borne in tbe east
Any one having’ a farm to rent
or sell please call or write J H
Walker Ringwood Oklahoma
—The cheapest is not the best but
tbe best Is the cheapest when it
comes to dental work Sec Dr Mus-
grave of Enid
‘ —Rp Strong was down from By-
ron Wednesday looking after some
business matters lie Is well pleased
with his new location
— Mr and Mrs J L: Haworth who
have been attending the exposition
at Portland returned home Wednes-
- day
Reports from the vicinity of Glen-
wood indicate that the rain Monday
night in that section was light
— Now watch the heat pasture
come to the front under the Influence
of these balmy fall days That's
what makes the dairy farmer smile
— Herman Braostetter came in
Sunday from Wichita where he has
been working at his trade for a few
days visit with home folks
’lla’iriTWagon show with forty peo-
ple will be her Nov 6lh We have
good reports of this show from sever-
al different sources and believe they
are all right and worthy of patronage
— For the Inst two Sunday evenings
there been preaching at Main school
house It seems that there has been
more or less disturbance at these
meetings previous bv thoughtless
hoys but quiet aod order is now be-
ing maintained
Mrs C T McDerroeit and mother
Mrs M E Mellon left Wednesday
for Gallatin Mo Mrs Melton’s home
where she will visit awhile - From
there she will go to Maryville Mo
where she will visit before returning
home She will be absent about a
month
— J E Miller moved back to his
farih south of town last week Mr
Miller has been living in Enid during
the past year aod now comes back to
the farm for a pleasant easy and
agreeable life
— L Manning has been receiving
broom corn the greater part of the
week Heretofore cars have been
rather scarce but there are plenty of
t hem now and shipping has com-
menced egaln There is a great deal
of this product handled at this sta-
tion — G W Jefferies drove to Cleo Mon-
day aod took the Choctaw for Alva
where b spent a few busy hours
transacting business returning In
tbe evening On arriving at the cor-
ner west of the school houe his team
ran into a loose telephone wire and
the night being dark he lot control
of his team which run Into a wire
fence culliog them up considerably
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Smile and tbe world smiles with you
‘‘Knock” and you go alone
For the cheerful grin
ilVtU let you in
Wbdpe the kicker is never known
Growl and the way looks dreary
Laugh and the path is bright
For’a welcome smile
Brings sunshine while '
A frown shuts out the light
Sing and the world’s harmonious
' Grumble and things go wroug
And all the time
You are out of rhyme '
With the busy bustling throng
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Kick and there’s trouble brewing
Whistle and life is gay
And tbe world's in tune
-ike a day in June'
And the clouds all melt away
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JERRY SIMPSON DEAD
Ex-Cangresumaa Passed Away at SL Fran-
cis Hospital Wichita at 6:01
A M Xoaday
Ex-Congressman Simpson died
in the St Francis Hospital in
Wichita at 6:01 Monday morning
October 23 1905 In his last mo-
ments be was surrounded by his
wife and son- Lester and wife
and his little grandson Jerry
Simpson Jr Death was peaceful
and carried the statesman away
without a struggle He was con-
scious five minutes before death
and did not abandon hope until
twenty minutes before he passed
away
The funeral services will be
in charge of the Scottish Rite
Consistory of Wichita and buri-
al will be in Maple Grove ceme-
tery therq today
Besides being a member of the
Consistory at Wichita Mr Simp-
son was also a member of the
Blue Lodge at this place'
The scientific name of the dis-
ease which resulted iu death is
Aneurism of the Aorta which
means that there was an enor-
mous distension ot the large
blood vessel leading from the
heart A general hardening of
the arteries all over - the body
caused the trouble' An autopsy
was performed on the body by
three Wichita physicians and
they found the arteries to be os-
sified and full ot little bony sub-
stance Mr Simpson’s death did not
come in the nature of a surprise
When he took down in Roswell a
short time ago no hope for his
recovery was held out and the
only question was as to how long
he conld live Wheahe was re-
moved to Wichita his condition
was changeable One day it
would appear that he might be
able to get up and around for a
short time and the following day
all hopes would be blasted Thus
he lingered between life and
death for several weeks A great
man has passed from among us
and all Kansas mourns His
death is deplored by all who
knew him from Washington the
seat of government where his in-
fluence has been felt in three con
gresses to New Mexico his late-
st home
Medicicne Lodge and Barber
county people are especially
grieved It was here ’ he first
came into prominence bringing
fame and lustre to our hills and
prairies and we all regret that
his useful life is ended Jerry
was 63 years 6 months and 22
days old He was born m New
Brunswick Canada -Medicine
Lodge Index
— LOST: A black 12 vial medicine
cflse between Ringwood and Glen
woodcburcb Ficder please leave
same at my office— Dr Frasier
— FOR SALE— One T-months-oid
male Du roc Jersey boa ready fur ser-
vice— E A Frasier Kiogwood O T
—It Is Rood business to have your
buildlocs and effects covered by an
iosujance policy in some of the reiia-
companies represented by 'us— Bank
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A DISTRESSING ACCIDENT
Contributed '
Roy Lee a rural mail carrier
ot Aline Okla while quail hunt
ing near that place last Sunday
in company with an eleven year
old bdy- named-Jbhnnie-Ltvtngs-ton
in some way accidently shot
the boy’s arm injuring it so bad-
ly that it had to be amputated at
the shoulder The -pain was so
intense that the child died Mon-
day morning He was his fathers
only son and the affair is in-
deed heart rending Mr Lee
is almost insane over the matter
and has not been on duty as car-
rier since God has commanded
us to keep His day holy and if
we are guilty of' such ungodly
work as hunting on Sunday how
can we expect His protecting
hand to be o’er us to shield us
from all evil There is a law
rendering it a fine to shoot a gun
within one mile of a residence on
Sunday and it should be enforced
At any rate Sunday ' hunting is
wrong and should not be practic-
ed TRAGEDY AT
DRUMMOND
Enid Okla Oct 25 — A shock iug
crime is reported from near Drum-
mond in which a man attempted to
kill his wife with a hammer and theo
sought to end his own life by cutting
bis throat with a razor -For
years Fritz Tennekeit and his
family have resided on a floe farm
about a mile northeast f Drummond
They were well-to-do and bad several
children which were grown one son
owning a farm just across the road
fmm that of his parents
For some time the husband lias
been acting queer and the wife had
become convinced that his mind had
become unbalanced - A request had
been made for an examination hr the
commissioners of insanity bat at re-
quest of his attornev no such action
had been taken The wife had !
come so convinced of the fact that
she had Died divorce' proceedings
against husband and a series of legal
tiits had occurred wlch resulted In
the serving of legal papers on the
parties interested but no one antici-
pated any such tragic finale although
he was considered eccentric
This morning word was received at
the sheriff’s office that the bodies of
the man and woman bad been found
In the road togalber A call was at
once made for the coroner and a later
word came that tbe woman was still
alive Deputy Sheriff C F Campbell
accompanied by Dr"’ Kelso at once-
started for the scene of the tragedy
and a message from Drummond about
one o’clock staled that both were
still alive but did not state whether
or not there were any chances of re-
covery for either
Tlie sp format ion was very meagre
but it seems that the husband bad
struck the woman on the head with a
hammer two nr three times and then
attempted to end liis own existence
by cutting his throat with a razor
It could not be learned whether the
couple were still residing together or
not Sheriff Campbell left on the
first train for Drummond Both the
parties whose lives were attempted
were about sixty years of age and it
is reported that the younger child is
about fifteen years old
A LITTLE HEROINE
Last Saturday while their parents
were away from home the little
children of James Stewart living
near Walthall were doing some wash-
ing and had a big fire in tbe stove
When in some manner it was over-
turned It looked for a time a
though there would be a fire ind the
boy twelve years old got on a horse
and started to Cai'IIolmes for' help
Cal Holmes got on a horse and rush
ed over to the place a quarter of a
mile and found that the little girl
alone had managed to put the fire
out and saved the building and cun-
tents from being burned by her pres-
ence of mind and nerve It was truly
a heroic act and the child is to be
commended on the courage shown in
emergienries
CLEO COTTON GIN BURNS
L 1st Monday the cotton gin at our
neighboring town of Cleo caught fire
supposedly from a match going thro
the machinery and the building and
machinery rendered a total loss It
is stated that there was about 40000
pounds of cotton also In the building
a third of which was destroyed The
plant was owned by Cleo parties and
was not Insured They have already
begun the erection of anutbir build
ing aod have ordered new machinery
and will be ready for business It Is
stated by next week
Press Association Meets
Tbe Woods County Press Asso-
ciarion met at Goltry last week
What they lacked in numbers
they certainly made up in enthu-
siasm The citizens ot Goltry
showed the members of tbe associ-
ation a warm time Matters of
importance to the craft were dis-
cussed by the members among
them being the mail order business
a portion of which we clip from
Goltry News and gives a descrip
tion of the deliberations of tbe ed-
itors in regard to this and other
matters It follows:
P B Watrus of tbe Woods County
News Carmen bandied tbe subject
of tbe Detriment of tbe Metropoli-
tan Weekly to tbe local merchant in
a first class manner He stated that
primarily of course tbe metropoli-
tan weekly was published in the in-
terests of its owners and secondary
for tbe mail order establishments
And while it was right and prorper
for a farmer or aoy one else to pur-
chase his goods where he could get
them the cheapest yat everything
taken into consideration it would
pay in the long run to patronize tbe
home merchant That tbe home
merchant himself was responsible to--a
very large extent for tbe mailorder
busioess done in bis town and that If
he would advertise as extnsively and
quote prices as do the mail order con
cerns he could keep considerable of
that trade at home That while the
home newspaper was always ready
and willing to take up the battles of
the home merchants in this connect-
ion yet to do so it must receive the
support of these merchants Inthis-
connection Grant Harris of the La-
horua Sun who talked some on the
same line gave an experience of his
own A certain merchant brought io
a long-wioded article against the
mail order houses with the request'
that he publish it Mr Harris ac-
quiesed aod at the same time stated
that he would like to have that order -for
letter heads aod eovlopes about
which they had talked a few days be—
fore “I found I could get them a
little cheaper at Oklahoma City so
have ordered them from there” re-
plied tbe merchant
A Prosperous Country
The following persons residing la-
this community are either building -new
houses or making additions to
or alterations in the old ones:
Abraham Uuruli six miles north-
west new two-stnry house
Jake Unruh new barn 24x31 with
shed addition
Chas Rivers living 5 miles north
a new 30x3S barn
Frank Harmon Walthall an 1 ?x24
addition to his house
J W Shipman a new 14x23 house -with
a 12xlfl ‘Tn
Wm Eherhart new story anda-
haif house 14x23
8 Moody west of town a new addi-
tion Robinett living weit of town
a new house 20x24
C II McDermeit an addition to-
ll is house
E F DuBois in addition to bis-
house W II Rucker ltrsog uet of town
an addition to bis bouse v
F Gibson living-down by the river
an addition
The lumber aod material for ail-
these buildings and Improvements
was purchased In this town of tbe C
T Sale Lumber Co and tbe local'
maoager Ur' Skaddeo Informs us
that be Is putting out more miteria
this fall than usual