OWETA i8 located on the Osage Branch of the Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway midway between Muskogee and Tulsa— 26 miles from each In the very heart of the fertile Arkansas Valley' She has 5 2-story
double brick buildingB 2 2-story single brick buildings 5 1-story double brick buildings 16 1-story single brick buildings A few frame business buildiugs A 2200 population '’An expanding oil fiield
Unlimited supply of pure water Municipal water system and electric light plant 3 banks 3 cotton gins Grist mill Bottling works Telephone system Natural gas r 4 handsome churches’ Splendid brich school
building and school' Miles of cement sidewalk A division of the County Court A fire department 2 newspapers A handsome new brick post office building 3 rural mail routes One theatre If you are look- ‘
ing for a home investigate Coweta and the beautiful Arkansas Valley contiguous thereto ' We’re not begging you to come and be one of us but if you’re the right sort you’ll receive a cordial welcome ‘ ' “ '
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Volume Ten COWETA WAGONER COUNTY OKLAHOMA THURSDAY FEBRUARY 11 1915 Number 31
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gi CHECKING account
LZJ with us will prove to you
the great advantage of hav-
ing a bank account A check
book enables you to pay your
bills any time and any place
without the annoyance of
having to have proper change
No better receipt could be
had than a cancelled check
Come in and talk it over with
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“ Where Consistent Aocomodations Can A ways Be Had"
cTWember Federal Reserve System
The ilATiOUAi Cause or Couueoce
Representative Long’s Speeoh
The following is the speech of
Representative Long made in
the House of Representatives in
support of the Hospital Bill re-
quiring the various railroads in
this state to build and maintain
a hospital within the state:
Mr Speaker and Gentlemen
of the Fifth Legislature:
If you will lend me your pa-
tience I will in my humble way
say a few words against the res-
olution offered by the gentleman
from Bryan County We have
in this land of ours today two
distinct classes of citizens — the
mighty rich and the weakly
'poor I believe we all appreciate
the fact that the rich in a large
measure have to and should
bear a larger burden in order to
protect the poor
When the gentlemen from
Bryan tries to re-commit this
bill he is simply trying to kill
a bill that will help those who
labor pr the sons of toil
I appreciate the fact that the
'railroad men have signed peti-
tions against this bill but I
tell you they were forced to
aign for fear they would lose
their positions and their fam-
ilies would be robbed of the
necessities of life and become
subjects of charity
Mr Speaker there is only one
issue — shall we help those who
need help or shall we align our
selves on the side of the corpora-
I tions who are gigantic and need
I no help I shall vote for those
who need and in conclusion I will
l say that the opposition to this
i bill comes from the corporation
attorney who is paid to advance
jide£s against labor and in fav-
jor of the great corporations of
the land
I thank you
By Long of Wagoner County
in favor of House Bill No 136
The Times is glad to say that
through the persistent efforts of
Representative Long the bill
above mentioned passed the
lower house and will doubtless
become a law
I Postoffice Inspector Here
Postoffice Inspector George
Lewis of Muskogee was here
I Tuesday of last week and after
investigating the matter refus-
1 ed to recommend to the depart-
ment the establishment of a pro-
posed rural route to extend
1 south and west from town This
doutbless means the death knell
' of the new route until a better
showing can be made
While here Mr Lew'is also
checked over the books of the lo-
cal potoffice and as usual found
everything balacing to a penny
This speaks well for the post-
master Geo'P Lawson and his
efficient office force
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It is Not
Too Early
to begin thinking of your little garden patch
’ There is not a piece of ground on your farm
that will bring you such good returns for your
money as a small garden Plant it as early as
safe plant and tend it well and you will cut
your food bill to almost nothing
To the Man in Town
we would say Put in a small truck patch if it
is only 100 square feet in your back yard
This year of good rains should bring us good
gardens Then the exercise before anil after
business hours will do you good
Yours for a more prosperous community
Farmres & Merchants Bank
(The Home of Guaranteed Deposits)
CrK LESLIE Cashier L L TROWER Asst Cashier
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Society Events
Invitations are out for a pro
gressive Rook party to be given
at the Eskridge home Thursday
afternoon by Mesdames Esk-
ridge and Thatcher
The gentlemen of the Monday
Night Rook games were invit-
ed to the hospitable home of Mr
H M Sutton last Monday and
spent the hours pleasantly at the
popular game Messrs Carder
and Vernon won the hilghest
score of the evening Mesdames
Vernon Carder and Stephenson
assisted Mrs Sutton A deli-
cious salad course was nicely'
served at a late hour
Mrs J M Reed entertained
the Ladies’ Embroidery Club
Thursday afternoon of last
week Several tables for rook
were arranged through the
rooms and other members spent
the afternoon with conversation
and embroidery work Two new
members were voted in namely
Mesdames Bruce and Seltzer A
nicely prepared salad course was
served
Quite a crowd of Cowetans
went to Muskogee Friday to at-
tend the performance of “With-
in the Law” at the Hinton
namely Messrs and Mesdames
Conny Murphy Jr George
Montgomery J J Hughes Mes-
dames A O Giger H N Brim
W M Craft Misses Singleton
H Agbery Ross Leslie Mildred
Leslie Ethel Murphy Messrs
C K Leslie Haage R O Stew-
art W A Faries Alvin Esk-
ridge and Chas K Leslie Jr
-iThe Irving enjoyed a - rrnisi-
cale at the home of Mrs Sam
Johnston Tuesday afternoon
The following program was
greatly enjoyed :
Vocal Solo — Mesdames John-
son and Beiley
Vocal Solo — Mrs Bailey
Piano Solo — Miss Leslie
Vocal Duette — Mesdames
Johnson and Bailey
Piano Solo — Mrs Johnson
Reading — Mrs Hughes
Vocal Solo — Mrs Vernon
Piano Solo — Mrs Cochran
Vocal Solo — Mrs Johnson
Reading — Mrs Lunsford
Vocal Solo — Miss Ross
Piano Solo — Mrs Cochran
Vocal Solo — Miss Rhine
Biographical Sketch — Miss
Singleton
“Three Arm Fanny” be-
comes the Governor’s
wife in
THE MASTER MIND
A Wedding in Town Tonight
A well knoii n young couple will
be united in matrimony at the Jew-
el tonight namely Mr Alan Law
and Miss Rose Trine of “Trey O’
Hearts” fame
The story ends with this fifteenth
installment which requires three
reels instead of the customary two
and which is to be shown tonight
This is the most interesting episode
of the entire series so do not fail to
see it
Recital Postponed
The quartette recital which
was to have been given under
the auspices of the Ladies’ Aid
Society of the Christian Church
has been postponed indefinitely
on account of bad colds among
the singers
Small Firt
Tuesday morning the large
house of Mary Jane McKee a
few miles west of town caught
fire By prompt action the!
home was saved and the dam-
age was not great
Jim Pace was here yesterday
greeting old friends who are num-
bered by the dozen He looks hale
and hearty as if farm life agreed with
him He lives in the Choska bot-'
toms — Broken Arrow Democrat I
Condensed Statement of
The First National Bank
of Coweta Oklahoma
As Rendered the Comptroller of Currency at the Close of Business
Pecember 31 1914
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts $8484136
Warrants 412621
United States Bonds 2500000
Bank Building 800000
Stock in Regional Bank 30000
Other Rfeal Estate 10000
Bills of Exchange 9964 59
Cash & Exchange 4746466 6742926
TOTAL $17979682
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock $ 2500000
Surplus and Und Profits 500000
Circulation 2374500
Unearned Interest 34389
Bills Payable none
Reserved for taxes 98101
Deposits 12272692
TOTAL -$79 79682
The above statement is correct
V W S VERNON President
“The Master Mind”
Quite a good many Cowetans
either witnessed or will remem-
ber that “The Master Mind”
was one of the best shows pre-
sented at the Hinton in Musko-
gee last year and to them it
will be especially gratifying to
learn that a motion picture pro-
duction on the play is to be
show-'i at our own Jewel Thea-
tre n£kt week - -
The Jesse L Lasky Feature
Play Co who produced “The
Squaw Man” and “The Only
Son” is responsible for “The
Master Mind” and as in the
former productions the same
celebrated actor who was orig-
inally starred in the legitimate
stage production when it was
first presented in New York
namely Edmund Breese is fea-
tured in the motion picture pro-
duction This in itself is
enough to insure the quality of
the offering This is the fifth
of a number of big stage suc-
cesses which Manager Leftwich
made special arrangements for
tc show at his house and if the
proDer patronage is accorded
the presentation of “The Mas-
ter Mind” it will be followed by
other big productions “The
Master Mind” comes in five reels
and is to be shown at the Jewel
next Thursday evening the
18th at prices of ten and twen-
ty cents
STOKY OF THE PI AY
Pledging to revenge the exe-
cution of his brother whom the
District Attorney caused to be
convicted Richard Allen known
in the underworld as the Mas-
ter Mind a quaint individual
who takes delight in concealing
his identity by playing the role
of a valet to an extravagant
young man in New York plots
for the downfall of the prose-
cutor and educates his cleverest
female crook “Three Arm Fan-
ny” with a view to having her
fascinate and marrying the
District Attorney
The Master Mind under var-
ious disguises informs the Dis-
trict Attorney that he will re-
ceive the four aces at certain
intervals and when he receives
the ace of spades the end will be
near
Richard Allen known as the
Master Mind conceives many
diabolical plots looking for-
ward to the ruination of his ene-
my the District Attorney and
finally succeeds in arousing his
anger and jealousy and is about
to crush the unsuspecting At-
torney when “Three Arm Fan-
hy” who has really fallen in
love with her husband pleads
with the Master Mind to with-
draw and the Master Mind who
has come to love Fanny him-
self does withdraw through
love for her and disappears to
be seen no more
The powerful gang of crooks
over which he held a formid-
able leadership is disbanded
and the District Attorney not
knowing that Fanny is a re-
formed crook goes on in his own
way becomes Governor of the
State and everything ends as
it should
The Daughertys to Girard
Rev O 8 Daugherty formerly
pastor 'of the Baptist church here
hafl been called to the pastorate of
the Baptist church at Girard Kas
and leaves for that point within a
few days His family however
will not move until after school
closes here Rev Daugherty return-
ed Tuesday morning from an ex-
tended trip to points in Missouri
and Kansas
At the Sum Old Stand
Methodist Church
Sunday School at 9:45 a m
Preaching 11 a m and 7:30 pm
The pastor’s subject for the morn-
ing hour will be: “What is it to
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ9’’
Acts 16-31
The subject for the evening hour
will be: “Immitatioh of -ChriBt”
1st Peter 2-21
Senior League at 645
You are cordially invited and al-
ways more than welcome
R Otho Stewart Pastor
Don’t deny yourself the pleasure
of reading the storj “The Call of
the Cumberlands” It begins in this
issue and is simply fine
‘GOOD-BYE MR GLOOM
BILL’S IN TOWN!”
The Funniest Man in the Movies
will be introduced to the people
of Coweta at the Jewel Theatre
tomorrow (Friday) night in
LOVE & SURGERY
A Whirlwind “L Ko” Comedy In 2 Reels
“Smallpox on the Circle IT
A Rip Roaring Western Comedy
Consult your physician immedi-
ately if this show doesn't
make you laugh
Prices - j - 5c C& 10c
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