Wagoner County Record (Wagoner, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1917 Page: 3 of 4
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If you want an incubator that will
hatch the chicks just as good or better
than the old hen get a Favorite
It is the incubator with the hot water
heating system Can furnish in four sizes
60 eggs 1 10 eggs 1 60 eggs 220 eggs
-You will never regret buying a Favorite
- Gorin Mercantile Co
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NORA LOGAN Stt-Trai
SiUbllihcd Bptembr i 1905
' LGCAN’S FIRST RIVER BOTTOIil FARIDS
Oar Specialty 1 Good Pram Sd ' "la God W Trait'
Let Logan the corn man save you money on your farm seeds
this coming spring I
- His are the best all ready acclimated been tested drouth
resisting and water proof Grown and hand picked and shellec
under our own personal care
We have several different varieties that we can save you big
money on this spring
t We hope this spring to sell mostly through seed merchants
However there will be an unlimited supply of farm seeds at
our seed farms for sale this spring Will be pleased to serve you
at any time
Orders by mail promptly filled Say which way you want the
seeds shipped Get prices send money with order and send
orders before the rush comes Address all orders to
LOQAN’8 FIRST RIVER BOTTOM FARM
INOLA OKLAHOMA R F O No 1
LIVE STOCK SHOW
THROUGH SLEEPER via
D 0 & G RAILWAY
SEED OATS
We have a car load
rust proof Champion
Red seed oats for sale
Come and buy good
seed
STOCKTON & SONS
For Sale: Acclimated Texas
Red Oats for 65 cents at my
farm v
Geo D Story
Asa Johnson went over to
Porter this week to visit with
relatives and from there will
leave Fridav for his home at Har-
per Texas
Wm Main arrived last Monday
morning from his home in New
Orleans to attend the funeral of
his father and mother Col and
Mrs Ed M Main
JC Byrd came over from
Oklahoma City the last of the
week and spent a day or two
visiting his little daughter who is
staying here with her grand-
mother and other relatives and
friends
Donald Markley who has been
taking a business course at the
Gem Oity Business College the
past few months took a position
in the 0 B A Q offices at St
Louis last Monday at a good be-
ginning salary It is a place
where there are good chances of
promotion and wo predict that
Donald is the young man that
will work up
nUD-MY-TISrl
Will cure Rheumatism Neu-
ralgia Headaches Cramps Colic
Sprains Bruises Cuts Burns Old
Sore? Tetter Ringworm Ec-
rema etc Aulifipptip Anodyne
iscd internally or externally- 2bu
J H LOOAN Field Min
We are glad to see J B Cobb
around again after a two weeks
Illness
Mr and Mrs R C Combs left
today for Joplin to visit for a few
days with relatives
Wanted: Two teams to haul
baled ha from my place west of
town early tomorrow morning
Geo D Story
Miss Rose Gaunt is attending
the Northeast Teachers AssO'
elation which is in session at
Tulsa the rest of this week
Mr and Mrs Scott Whitehead
with some friends motored over
from Dewar Monday and spent a
few hours here with friends
Mr O’Bryan' manager of the
Southwestern Lumber Co went
to Tishomingo the last of the
week to visit with his father who
was very ill
Mrs Finnegan sister of Mrs
Harvlson and Mrs McMahon of
Muskogee came np Monday to
attend the funeral of Col and
Mrs Ed M Main Col and Mrs
Main looked upon Mrs McMa-
hon’s mother as their daughter
aa she grew up in their home
from early childhood till her
marriage
Mrs S L Hatfield entertained
a few friends at her pretty new
borne on north State atreet last
Saturday afternoon compliment-
ary to Mra F W Wiles who
has been visiting in the city the
past month The ladies occupied
the time with fancy needle work
and before their departure home
the hostess served dainty re-
freshments 8owlng oats is the order of the
day with the farmers this week
and the last of the week will aee
the larger part of the crop in if
the fine weathor continues The
ground works up nicely but we
hope for more moisture soon
Thewheathas been badly killed
by the dry weather and much of
it will be plowed up and the
ground pluuted to somethlug
Death Celts Col end '
Mrs Ed M Main
1 Laid to Rest In Same Grave
During the past week death
has twice visited our city and
twice visited the same home
takinsr from us that fine old cou
pie Col and Mrs Ed M Main
who for many years had enjoyec
the confidence and respect of a
large circle of friends and neigh
bors Col and Mrs Main came
to this city about ten years ago
from St Bernard parish Louisi-
ana and soon the Col with 0 K
Johnson - organized the Main
Mercantile Co which tor severs
years was the largest mercantile
house In town -
Co) Main waa stricken with
paralysis at 5:80 on Satnrday af
ternoon Febrnary 10th and was
unable to ntter a word thereat
ter He passed away just one
week later 5:10 p m Saturday
February 17th
Mrs Main though feeble
seemed in no immediate danger
of passing away bnt when the
Col was stricken she collapsed
and tank rapidly nntil 11:2! i
Thursday night February 15th
when death called her less than
48 hours before her aged com
panlon passed away
While neither their - son’ or
daughter were able to be pres
ent kind friends and neighbors
did all in their power for their
comfort and they wanted for
nothing - -
MRS ED M MAIN
Miss Malvina Lincoln was born
in Kalamazoo Michigan March
20th 1844 Her early days were
spent in Michigan later in or
near Chicago nntil she was
married to Col Main After the
war she went with her hnsbanc
to the south assisting him ably
during bis years of work for the
government Mrs Main was an
educated refined woman with a
bright mind and affectionate
heart She loved children 'de
votedlyand many little ones oil
Wagoner will remember her
kind deeds and beautiful gifts to
them Her heart went out
especially to motherles little ones
and she sheltered many a lonely
hearted orphan
Mrs Main was an artist and
often she has told her friends
the history of her pictures many
of which she copied from nature
Daring their travels over the
United States they collected
many curios and peculiar things
each with its own peculiar his
tory and their friends have spen
many pleasant hours listening
their interesting recounts of the
happy life which they spent
together
Col and Mrs Main are survlv
ed by a son Will M Main and a
daughter Mrs W M Roy both
of New Orleans
Mrs Main became a Christian
in her early life and waa a mem
her of the Baptist chnrch ol
Wagoner
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COL ED M MAIN
Col Ed M Main was born in
Blast Port Maine January 1st
1837 His family soon moved to
Bangor where they resided until
xis 14th year from where they
moved to Chicago Illinois where
le grew to manhood He occu
pied his time in various kinds of
works for his father but at the
time of the opening of the War
of the Rebellion he was working
in the Car Works of Chicago and
eavinghis work he became one
of the 00 day men When the
call for volunteers was made
Col Main enlisted as First Sar
geant of Troop "B” 4th Illinois
Cavalary where he soon distin
guished himself so as to credit
the Lieutenant’s shoulder straps
Promotion came fast nntil he
reached command of a regiment
of the 8rd United States Colored
Troops during the last 2 years
of ths Civil War which troops he
ed through many hard earned
battle -He
enlisted in the Army of
God during the pastorate in Wag-
oner of Rev La Grone who was
a very close friend of both the
Col and Mrs Main He has
lived a conscientious life since
lis conversion
Col Main occupied many very
responsible government posi-
tions aa well as being superin-
tendent of the national cemeter-
es for 80 years
Soon after bis discharge from
the army ho moved upon an im-
mense plantation near New Or-
leans and for many years he was
an honored citizen of the South-
and respected and loved by all
who knew him His Colonel
Col Cook who now resides at
Gbetopu Kansas told his friends
that every promotion which Col
duln received was entirely
unsolicited on his part and very
ustly deserved
Books could be written about
Having sold my farm and am moving away I will sell at
the farm one mile south of Wagoner and three-
fourths of a mile west of Katy Railroad on
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2 head of horses
23 HEAD OF CATTLE 23
Am selling my entire herd of cattle most all of which are good
young cows and heifers All are in good healthy condition but a few
are a little thin in flesh and have not been fitted for the sale ring
Mostly good shorthorn stuff also some good Jerseys 3 good red cows sell
with calves at aide and one is rebred Others to be fresh soon One
eighteen months old grade shorthorn bull dark red and a good individ-
ual No reserve bid whatever will be placed on this stuff and it will
absolutely sell to the highest bidder
1 good Poland China brood sow bred
3 or 4 dozen barred Plymouth Rock chickens
1 top buggy Some good seed oats and some good seed com
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Tprmc-A crec ® months will be given with approved security
I ul lllO on all sums over $10 with 10 per cent interest from
date $10 and under cash 5 per cent discount for cash on all sums
over'SIO
Remember Sale Begins Promptly aM:30
M A MARTIN Clerk
COL G W BOATRIGHT Aunt
the interesting life and noble
deeds of both the Col and Mrs
Main they lived and loved
through a long life and how
beautiful it is that God permitted
them to go together to be with
Him eternally
Col and Mrs Main were both
quite noted writers and great
readers and students before he
had the misfortune of loosing his
eyesight and she became feeble
FUNERAL SERVICES
The funeral services were held
at 2:30 on Monday afternoon at
the First M E Church in the
presence of a large congregation
of friends and neighbors Each
body rested in a beautiful
massive gray casket and the
fragrant flowers bore silent
messages of love and esteem in
which this aged couple were held
by their friends and neighbors
The services were in charge of
Rev Hubbard pastor of the M
E Church assisted by Rev
Jameson pastor of the Baptist
Church both of whom delivered
brief but touching addresses
tho neither had had the privll
ege of knowing Col or Mrs
Main intimately Mr Foster
editor of the Record who had
ived in the same block with this
good husband and wife for many
years spoke of them as neighbors
and of Col Main as a citizen
soldier and scholar The aonga
rendered by the choir were most
eautif ul and appropriate At
the close of the service the bodies
were laid to rest in Elmwood
cemetery in one grave and now
rest side by side just as they had
lived for fifty years— in peace
Mrs Jack Matthews and Miss
JaHo Stone spent Monday in
Muskogee with their aunt Mrs
Vsntland
SALESMEN WANTED to sol-
di orders for lubricating oils
greases and paints Salary or
Commission Address The Har-
vey Oil Co Cleveland O
27 It p
Commencing at 1:30 sharp
One black mare
one mule colt
Santtarlom Will Op
Dr Hayward’s sanitarium and
hospital on north Main will give
a public opening Saturday after-
noon February 24th at 2:30 Dr
and Mrs Hayward cordially in-
vite everyone who will to come
and see for themselves what a
nice convenient sanitary insti-
tution they have opened up to
Wagoner There is no better in
Muskogee Be sure and visit it
next Saturday afternoon and
make the acquaintance of Dr
Hayward and his good wife They
are fine people
Belgian Relief Benefit
Next Wednesday afternoon at
the High School Auditorium the
Wednesday Music Club will give
a benefit for the Belgian Relief
Fund A most excellent program
will be given one well worth fif-
ty cents but the small sum of
ten cents will be charged for
admission but any other contri-
butions will bo gratefully re-
ceived Be sure and attend and
help this worthy humane cause
and enjoy a good musical pro-
gram Our schools are taking a vaca-
tion today and tomorrow and
most of tho teachers are in at-
tendance at tbe meeting of the
Northeastern Teachers Associa-
tion at Tulsa
The lecture and entertainment
at the court house last evening
by 8mith Dameron was very fine
Indeed This closes the lecture
course given this year under the
auspices of the public schools
Tbe course has been splendid
every number good The shame
of it is that it has not been better
supported for it closes with some-
thing like thirty dollars lacking
to pay expenses We are unable
to understand why our people
are bo prompt to go to Muskogee
to see everything good at the
Hinton and pass all the good
things by that come to our town
smooth mouth and
KARL TURNER
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PEARL WHITE
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coming soon at the
Cordie Reed and his friend
Ed Cicknoswa visited at the
home of his aunt Mrs A M
Morrison the past week The
young men are on their way to
Milwaukee where they will work
in a glass factory
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Foster, George H. Wagoner County Record (Wagoner, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1917, newspaper, February 22, 1917; Wagoner, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1722473/m1/3/: accessed July 6, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.