The Chelsea Commercial. (Chelsea, Indian Terr.), Vol. 11, No. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 24, 1906 Page: 1 of 4
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THE CHELSEA COMMERCIAL.
VOLUME 11.
CHELSEA, INDIAN TERRITORY. SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24. 1006.
NUMBER
LOOK! BEHOLD!
Let me show you my
line of new spring sam-
ples before placing your
order for a suit.
I have had ten years
experience in the tailor
order business, and can
fit you in a suit from
$10 to $40
Ernest Johnston,
MEN'S FIXINGS
AT THE RECEPTION
COMMERCIAL CLUBS FIRST SOCIAL
EVENT A SUCCESS.
PARTICIPANTS HAPPY
Was Among the Most Pleasant
Social Events Known to the
People of Chelsea.
W. G. Milam. j*„. n. b<x tt
viM-rrMideot. ''miller
J. Bkaed I'akkh Culiinr.
Bank of Chelsea
1896-1906
Does a General Banking Business and Solicits your Account.
UlRBCTOMMi
J. T. McSPADDKN C. L. LANE W. F. M< SI'ADDKN W. Q MILAM
J. M. 8HARPK W. J. HTKAMiK JOHN D. SCOTT.
you daaire made «n ask ynu to leave with ui. We nmit on day of rullecttoii
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! $15 to $30 I
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Down
Will place in your bands a contract to a >;ootl
building lot. Your weekly or monthly savings*
will soon pay the balance in full. Start now with
this week's pay.
Be a Real Estate Owner.
Secure a hold on a pood lot before increasing
demands sends prices "asoaring".
CHELSEA LAIND CO.
TMOS. B. OKAY, Agent.
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| REAL ESTATE j
1 OIL LEASE BONDS |
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• Guardianship - Administrater Bonds. •
£ ABSTRACTS—To Lots in Chelsea, and any Land in the
J* Cherokee Nation.
BESS—Old Line Insurance Companies represented.
OIL LANDS- And Leases For Kaie, Good Stuff. I ans.
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Library Voting Contest |
This ellegent library including one hundred volumes
and handsome case, will lie given by vote, to the Lodge,
Society, Church or School in Chelsea and vicinty in tlie fol-
lowing manner: The merchants listed below will give with
each 10c cash purchase one vote. The contest will begin
February 9th, 1906, and close July 9, 1906. A ballot Ihix
will be placed in the Chelsea Pharmacy where votes are to%
be deposited.
At close of contest, the Lodge, Society, Church or
School having recived the largest number of votes, will lie
awarded the library.
Current accounts, when promptly paid, are entitled to
votes.
Votes can only bo secured by trading with firms listed
below:
Hindman's, Dry Goods, Ladies and Cents Furnishings
W. W. Staats, Choice Family Groceries
Chelsea Pharmacy
Mm. Jennie Crowell, Milliner at Hindman's
Chelsea Meat Market. Summers & Son, Prop.
The Commercial, Advertising and Job Work
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Chelsea was all agog Tuesday
evening, it being the time when
the Commercial Club held its
ti rst reception, which was by far
the most pleasant social event
of the year. The regular meet-
ing of the club was on that date,
but by previous arrangement the
business meeting was suspended
for the social one.
Something near two hundred
invited guests were in attend-
ance, and to use the expression
of one of the ladies, "had the
time of their lives." The Club
rooms were profusely decorated
with carnations and little bits of
fancy work, the handiwork of
women. While the Chelsea Com<
mercial Club already had a suit
of rooms that is not surpassed
in the Territory, they are now
more beautiful and comfortable
than before. Many little me-
mentoes in the shape of wall
pictures, sofa pillows and vari-
ous other articles were present-
ed by the wives and lady friends
of the men who are building
Chelsea.
After a selection from the or-
chestra President Bone called
the house to order and introduc-
ed Judge J. W. Swarts who de-
livered the address of welcome.
The Judge made a few pleasing
remarks, such as he alone of all
Chelseans know how to make, ex-
tending the hand of welcome to
the guests of the Commercial
Club.
Miss Mattie Pegues made a
hit with a very pleasing recita
tion entitled," "Guido Feiranti,"
and to her encore gave a sketch
of a darkey and his ghostly sup-
erstitions. Miss Pegues for the
past year has held a warm spot
in the hearts of the people of
Chelsea, and each and every
time she appears on the program
of an entertainment her popular-
ity becomes more stable.
Arthur Lee, Miss Moore, and
Robert Brewer did their part of
making the evening pass pleas
antly with some solos which were
greatly appreciated-
The Chelsea Commercial Club
have a suit of rooms that are un-
surpassed in the territory and
the members can attribute the
splendor to but one thing—the
loyalty of their lady friends.
Memorial Services.
I^ast Sunday evening memori
al services in honor of Francis E.
Willard were held at the Metho
dist church. A special program
was arranged and successfully
carried out. Mr. Arthur Lee
and Miss Moore each rendered
11 vocal solo, and selections con-
sisting of Miss Willard's favorite
hymns were sung by the choir.
Much credit is due Kevs. Thurs-
ton and Parks for their aid in
carrying out the program. Rec-
itations by Ida Jeffries and
Lewis Kell were good. A paper
read by Mrs. Elliott fully ex-
plained the different depart-
ments of work that are being
conducted by the members of
the W.C.T.U. It also set forth
the(self-sacriticing life of Miss
Willard. Some great men will
pass into memory as authors of
phrases that have gone into cur-
rent coin. How many unique
and telling expressions have
been left us by Francis E. Wil-
lard, whom we call the world
anew to remember on her heaven-
ly birthday.
Miw. L. J. Rons.
Press Supt. W.C.T U.
. ,i_ .... ™ , Ab 1** adjournment last Thurs-
of its kind in CbaLea day night the Dem.H rats.of Chel
where gentlemen can gb and spend , 8e met in the City Hall Thursday
an evening in pleasant recreation, for some purpose the participants' "*'t signed the by-laws and
The smoker" will be opened! theiiiael ves not knowing just what stitutioa, and Smith did not want
they were to do. After some time I '*• Strang# declined the tiomi-
devoled to a general pow wow it nation. The struggle for soprem-
was decided the proper and ouly acy was now about to take place,
thing to do was to elect a temper- j '• was decided to vote by ballot,
ary secretary. John T. Ezzard | Brewer and Windham were ap-
was appointed to (ill that place ' pointed by ihe chair to act as tell-
aiul did so to the satisfaction of, ers. The first ballot resulted as
those present. W. J. Strange ' follows: Bonds 12, Strange 1,Smith
First week of library Noting Con- chairman of the meeting, request- Swarts 8, Foreman 11. It was
test Gives M. E. Church 780 ed the secretary to read the by-1'"oved that Bonds lie made presi-
laws of the second Recording Dis- 'dent bu was overruled, and the
j triet; this the secretary did. j second Imllot cast Bonds receiving
The second week of the Library ' At the meeting in the Com-1 ^ Swarts 11 and Foreman 11. Joe
Street to the vacant lot east of the
opera bouse an^l will give it a gen
eral overhauling both inside and
out. He has rented it to Messrs.
Clark and Duncan who will fur-
nish it for a "smoker." The
building will be^punted and pa-
pered and when completed will lie
as good as new so far as comfort is
concerned. Messrs. Clark and
Duncan are old hands at the
business and know how to ruu a
place of this kind. They will put
in three pool tables, a couple of
billiard tables, a reading room, and
keep in a large and fresh stock of
cigars and othey smokables. The
smoker will 4m run in a strictly
first class manner and will lye the
only pli
WAS A WARM TIME
DEMOCRAT MEETING THURSDAY
NIGHT WAS A CORKER.
CAMPAIGN FUND 10 CTS
Couple of Hours of Fun That
Out Classed Dr. Clarks Fe-
male Minstrels.
'smoker" will be opened
about the first of March, and will
be started with a grand opening,
such as lovers of hall and cne have
never seen in Chelsea.
HOW THE VOTE STANDS
Order now lieing restored the
chair again put the question and
it had reached the voting jioiiit
when it occurred to some one that
the motion was not legal as it
had been made before the muster
rolls had lieeti signed. After some
little time in which the siieakprs
displayed some flowery tits of or-
atory. the entire procticdiugs were
squashed, the'slate cleaned and the
deck cleared for action.
Nominations for chairman was
now in order. The names of Swarts,
Bonds. Nelson, Scudder. Strange,
Foreman, Smith. Drake, were nom-
inated for that position. Scudder
declined the honor of the office on
account of his age. The chair de-
clared tuat Drake and Nelson were
not eligible candidates as they had
Ki-
Nelson arrived on the scene at this
stage of the game, signed up and
was elected vice-chairman by ac-
votmg contest has ended. Quite mercial Club room last Thursday
a little interest is being taken and nothing was said about what the
in a short time it will be on red j Democrats were to do but it was
hot. The vote yesterday morning inferred from the talks made b> ,• filiation. For secretary John
was as follows: ! the leading Democrats that it was T. Ezzard was the unanimous, as
H#*,to reorganize and elect officers for Oaoneiibuifg for treasurer,
the Democratic Club of Chelsea to Tl,e n,08t laughable part of the
1040 look after the coming city election.! w'"J'e proceedings was now to
1456 It i8 plainly stated in the by-laws I,nk* I'1"'''' A ,noli°n was made
furnished by the Democratic Cen- ,,mt ®ach member of
tral Committee of the Second Re ,l"' organisation contribute ten
cording District that any and all '^",8 n •"ampaign fund, and it
506 « ho claimed to belong to the Dem- WH8 willingly complied .with. W.
^ocratic party and received their -Jeffords raised the ante ninety
1061 mail at the Chelsea postoffice were cenU *nd "" rile,: ,,is brother
M. E. Church. South
K. of P. Lodge
W.Or W
Public School
Masonic Lodge
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Baptist Church
Presbyterian Church
A. O. U. W Lodge
Rehekah Lodge
Bushyhead School
Spencer Creek Sun. School
Commercial Club
M. E. Church
Ketchum church
W. C T. U
636
489
458
yl | eligible to membership. Here I>em"Pr"U l,mt ,he-v
I . . r l#i.« : i.: _ i
came near
1 was where the
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fun commenced t,,rt,wing him out for his uncalled
Some contended nothing should f,'r'xtr vagance.
be done at this meeting about — Ne*' "n,,*r was "'e appoint-
organizing or electing officers to
ing of an executive committee.
The chair casting that honor upon
Joe Nelson. J. W. Swaits. B. H.
Hester. S. M. Hudson and N.^F.
Foreman.
W. H. Scudder, R. C. Brewer,
a Democratic Club as it was not
A Royal Slave," which has doing justice to the Democrats
created a sensation among play I living in the country as the meet-
goers of this country for two<WB8I1((t advertised ' in the De.n-
seasons, will be seen at the .- . . ... ,
opera house next Thursday with . '' l**1- ~>nt •*> Lord, where j ^ part8 were aoiaiinted on
the same great cast and beautiful 18 that paper. Others contended . i r, .
scenic effects that has made it so that tiie club should have nothing " ' aeons 1 u ion
conspicuous and will be one of I to do with the Democrats of. the
the notable events of the theatri-1 coont R8 th hml Ilolhi
cal season of this city. It is sel- .
dom that local play goers of this w,t 1 '* « "f he town and
country have such anopportunity perhaps did not care a rap aUmt
THE PLANS HERE
CHELSEA IMPROVEMENT COMPANY
SOON TO BUILD.
IT WILL COST $15,000
Structure Will be a Forty Roomer
With all Modern Appliances
and a Credit to Chelsea.
If anyone bad any doubt what-
ever about the sincerity'of the
Chelsea Improvement company
when it was given out that the
company intended to build a mod
ern hotel for Chelsea that
doubt can be very easily removed
by going to the law office of
Archibald Bonds and looking at
plans and sjiecitications of the
building as it will appear when
turned over to the company from
the contractors.
Hie structure will he erected
on West Sixth Street on lot 3,
block 88, with an east frontage
of ho feet, length h4 feet, three
stories, with all modern hotel im-
prevements. An open eourt is
in the center of the building from
the Hrst to the third floor, thus
making all the bed rooms with
an outside effect.
The flrst floor will be very con-
veniently arranged,and according
to the plr.ns of the architect the
Rotunda will be 26x85, billard
room 80x3o. three sample rooms
13x22, 12x17 and 10x17 respect-
ively, barber shop 15x15, open
court 17x25, serving room 15x17,
bakery 7x13, store room 7x13;
office *x!9 and the dining room
will be 39x5y. The front will
have three entrances. On the
south side a porch H feet wide
will extend almost tin- tnttwo
length of the building.
The second story will have fif-
teen bed rooms 13x13, four 13x15,
a ladies' parlor 17x24. Three
corridors will give this story
plenty of light and ventilation,
Two of the corridors will run
north and south almost the en-
of seeing one of the best things what their brothers inside the in-
and by-laws, and a meeting of the tire length of the building. The
club iscalled to meet Friday even. I third will extend east and west
ing, March. 2. to accept or reject ! making connect ion with the other
sauie. two. A balcony eight feet wide
The Democrats, as aiinouneed i and flfty feet wide will run along
in the amusement world and it is rorporated limits did. Archibald 1 lns- week,. the south i«ide. The third story
to be hoped that manager, C. W. Bonds led the aggregatou for the *'!',lokl a primary on 1 he second j is exactly like tlie second, with
Poole' efforts in securing this ex- Democrats t . oriranize eitv H.d, T"^«y March for the purpose the exception that it will have
cellent attraction will be appreci ^ je|f,,r)i8 8t(Jod ,Ht eamlidatas for the city fifteen bed rooms 18x18 and two
H n<.L. !,„ n„.. ..i i.i .1 election. • 12x17.
Even the very .names of the that they should do as the by-
characters in Gordon A Bennet's jn*-g and constitution set forth
A Royal S ave," are pict Jeff<>rd-8 Pon,e„tio„ riled Tanky
uresque and charming Wh? I Smith almost to the fighting |Kiint announce themselves as such. It dersttwd that the plans will be
B. 11. Hester thought it a g.iod While it has not been ofiicially
idea for those wanting office to given out yet, it is generally un-
could resist the appeal of such
names as El Aguila, Inez, Isadora
De Ora, Carlos Castello, Pedro
Martinez, Juan Alvarez? In
their sound is wrapped up cen-
turies of high strung pride, the
tinkle of mandolins, the thrum-
ming of guitars, the love glances
he
as it would leave liiin out for
resides just over the line in an-
other Recording District and
could not lie admitted to the club.
The arguments waxed warm and
loud and was aliout the lyest thing
of pretty senoritas, the stealthy that the writer has bad the privi-
tread of some thwarted advent- |«Ke of lieing an eye witness to|C,,m><' 8°,n>' others that this
urer. All these and mora too ^ the .lavs of the late Sock less'cei,nivl>r * "lighty fat office
are to be found in the roinatic . ., . i ,i ™-iii,ied t.. know i.iut
production of "A Royal Slave." Jerr> 1 ^ «"d Mary Ellen E wl",,t '' k"°* Jl,8t
Mexican history is replete with Lease during the time of popism "at the rake off aiiiounte«l to i r
romatic stories, but in the days in Kansas. And right here it vill annum. H. B. Hester was the
of Maximilian, a half century > Ul>t lie ^miss to say that the Dem 0,1,",t' present who would ac-
T; °ci«ts of Chelsea raised quite at bit ™1* for council if it
in flower ,,f wl,Ht Mftr> Ellen at one time was thrust upon him, not that
meeting with approval by the|accepted as they are, and that
meeting they came thick and fast.j1^ company will s«>on advertise
S. M. Dodson was the first to an- f,,r bitls- When this structure
miunee himself candidate for tax [is completed Chelsea will be prc-
collector. He was followed by pared to take care of the travel
Jas. Kell. R. C. Brewer. Chas. ,nK public in a much letter way
Windham ami J. C. Parks It or- i tl *P she is today.
curreil to some
plane. Those were
when knighthood was in flower
fully as much as in Europe cen-
turies ago. Clarence Bennet has
made one of Nature's noblemen,
a decendent of kings as well, the
leading character in "A Royal
Slave," one of the strongest and
most dramatic productions of
the day.
The days of Maximilian in Mex
said the people of Kansas were there was any glory or money in
raising -(leneral Sherman's ver «• ''ut J"*' ••be!*1" ^ UOtil
•ion of war. They finally agreed to rH"k-v Sn,,th n'8-' UP at
put it to a'test and a vote was call- t,,is 8f°K'' .""d asked. Under Brush and Oil.
ed for. A rising vote was cast and 'Pl '
In TempDrary Quarters.
The time limit will expir.' Sat-
unlay night and Joe Johnson will
move his stock of groceries to the
rear of Constable's drug store,
where he will he ready to meet his
customers Monday morning. Not
lieing able to rent a store room he
he
an get one erected.
the secretary announced that the
question had carried, the result
being 14 to 13. "No, you're wrong."
Thisishowaliuelookswitlioutapacea
v„ur
World. France provided Max bttt"k ,,f ,lu> 1,UU8e- 4 « 14 to lo.
imillan with a splendid court. Here another contention arose
then abandoned him and let him to whether the vote should stand
be led out by his enemies and ur no( ami tiu> |louse |IHd almost
sh >t. It was a stirring time,
and "A Royal 81ave,'' is a stirring
play, showing the people and
manners of the day, as no history
or novel has ever done.
A number of theatre jiarties
from neighboring towns are mak
arrangments to attend the pro-
duction of "A Royal Slave" when
it coines to this city. There is
a great deal of intoreat in this
engagement among out of town
theatre goers, and "A Royal
Slave" will, no doubt, play to the
capacity and record bi
house of the seaiMav.j^HD
The question is, does he want the Miss O'Neil is having the store
office. There is no telling how | recently purchased, painted and
much longer the contention would given a general overhauling. It
have lasted had not W. L. Jeffords wi|l he in good condition to re-
hutted into the game again and de- 0eive ||le large invoice of Novelty
dared that the idea of leading can- Goods in a very short time,
didates from the club to be elect
ed by the people was contrary-to Swart's New Role.
'he annals of Democracy. At John T. Ezzard is authority for
reached the same state that a Kan- ,,li8 lK,int >'"e moved for ad- the statement that Judge Swarts
-sss '• rr1 * —t*' ,bu'-
ago, when some one piped in and „,a„ Jeffords wlu seems to know eHU for the Pun *p unl<*< -
asked who were eligible to vote how everything should he done: ing stune of Chelsea's profession-
Yon must first sign the by-laws "e is from New Foor^l laud or some id men on young widows of
and constitution said another "1 ",,u'r l,lH,'«*- as much as to intimate Coffeyville, Kuns. With the co-
had not thought of that, "sau'l the ,,,"t h*w-nota Deimsrat. operation of • few like .yEnard,
chair. It was now in order thai Many heartfelt thanks toair^1'- th«
the document making them loyal for their kindness rthd Stmpathi''^^Judgo Will ao.daubt do a rushing
Democrats should b signed and shown tb Httr beld^-Wife biisin^sii'.' i ' .t> t .ti:
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