The Coalgate Courier (Coalgate, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 10, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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HUGH FRANK RAY
PASSES AWAY
After Short Illness of Typhoid
Fever Dr Ray Dentist
' Succumbs i
Hugh Frank Ray was 'horn in
Yancy county North Carolina
April 16 1873 and died in Coal-
'gate October 7 1912 aged 39
yeairs five months and 21 days
'of typhoid fever after a short
( illness ' ' ’
t The intelligerfce of the 'death
! 'of Dr Ray Dentist 'cdme a& af
shock to this community It
! was not generally 'known that he
4 was ill until the death angel had
called He was ‘ well lik6d by'
- all who knew him He was a
friend whose friendship was
prized by those fortunate enough'
: to know him A kind and in-
dulgent father a loving husband
ahd a rhan of stalwart worth who
1 prized his word as "his bond
‘ At Bald Creek N C Novem
: berl 1893 Dr Ray was united
5 in marriage to Miss Maggie Prof-:
: fitt "He was then a young
' dentist with the hope of life and
! m the blodm of vigorous youth
f He had received a Obtritnon'Bchoo
" education and fitted himself for
the practice of his chosen pro
’ fession through life To this
Union six children were born
three boys and three girls all of
( whom with the grief -stricken)
companion survive him Carl
the eldest is a student in The
i Toledo Ohio University in the
! pharmaceutical department He
arrived ’home in time to attenc
the fundral services Miles ‘and
! Tom all bright boys' and -Sue
: Pauline - and' “little : Nell the
youngest a' baby girl of two
years -The sympathies of a
latge number of friends go to!
the grief engulfed family
Eight years ago Dr Ray with
his family came to Oklahoma to
build a home here They resided
for some time at Tupelo and
about three years ago- came to
' Coalgate where they have since
resided Here he was meeting
with success building- a home
: little dreaming that the Grirn
Reapdr was to so soon cut him
- off But such is life - The road:
i that Dr Ray has gone a!ll must
travel None can avbid this last
fong johrney
Dr ‘Ray was a mdmbe'r of the-
Modern Woodmen of America
and carried a policy for $2000 00
fhsurance in that order for the!
protection of his family
Monday morning at 6:45 he
answered to the Summons of
Death Funeral services were
Conducted at the home at 2 pm
Wednesday afternoon by Rev
L B Ellis Burial at 3 p m
at Coalgate cemetery The re-
mains were followed to their last!
Vesting place by a large con-
course of friends
Vmal knowledge and long experience yiz(
Mrs P'H Brogan of Wilsoi Pa who-
siys “1 know from experience thatCham
berlain’s Cough Remedy is far superior to
any other For croup there is nothing
that excells it” For sale by all dealers
Adv
Advertised Letters
FOREIGN CARDS
ClellanJ Jbhh W—i I
When calling for the above
letters please say advertised
If not called for within two
weeks after date of advertising'
they will be forwarded to the
Dead Letter Office at Washing-’-ton
D C
Walter E Rathbun P M
BUSINESS OUTLOOK' GOOD
Dun’s Trade Report Gives Encoufi
agement for all Lines of Business
'SicVhfeadache'is' caused by a disordered
stomach Take Chamberlain's Tablets and
correct tlift £fhd the headache will disap
pear For site by all dealers Adv
Cairo
Hello Mr Editor Cairo wants a
small space in your’most Valuable pa-
per this week
Mat Hale’s baby has been Sick this
week”
Albert Foster and family left Friday
for Alex whtVe they will make their
future home) John Nolen and wife
have moved into the house vacated by
Foster
Cotton picking is the order of the
day
Messrs '-S H Johnson and S Nolen
were transacting legal business at the
county seat ‘Friday
W W Littlefield of Shady Grove’
was in Coalgate Sa'turdry
J S Haworth and Wife were Nixon
visitors Saturday
Prof A Foster and Allen Brock came
in Sunday frh'm the Fair It will take
some time for them to tell all they saw
while they were there
Mrs Addie Carter and children visit-
ed her father J S Haworth Sunday
T‘ W Haworth of Chockey attend-
ed church in Cairo Sunday night
W Johnson was at Shady Grove Sun-
day Elder L C fields preached at Cairo
Sunday night
Messrs Ned Marcum ATHaworth
D D Nolen Wiley Tidwell and G W
Johnson were transacting business in
Coalgato Monday
Mr Haworth has purchased 20 acres
of land near Coalgate
T J Biggsby’s baby is on tYie sfcfc
list this week
Well the cook says it is time to eat
I will give some one my place
Oklahoma Rube V
Robertson Writes
From Washington
University Opened
According to cuitoih 'long established
at the University (he 'school yedr was
formally opened Tuesday Morning Octo-
ber 1st The exercises were held in chapel
which was crowded to overflow ing The'
occasion was made viry impressive by the
academic manner in whidh it was carried
out All of the faculty dressed in their
academic gowns occupied the central sec-
tion of the dhapel and the deans of the
Various colleges and schools were seated
on the rostrum with the President
Dr Brooks’ address was the feature Of
the program The message which he
conveyed ih his discourse was primarily
one for the Student dt Oklahoma Univer-
sity He dearly cHitllfied the fact to his
auditors that by developing a sense ot
apprqpriatness a 'Spirit of service and by
app'ication the students can make them-
selves and the University of Oklahoma the
best Servants to humanity
FIRM FOUNDATION
- - i
Nothing Can Undermine TfI-n
Coalgate t
J W Cbpefahd of DaVton Ohio pur-
chased a bottle Of Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy for his bdy who had a cold and
before the bottle was all used the boy’s
cold was gone Is that not better than 'to
pay a five dollar doctor’s bill? For sale
H by all dealers Adv
A Log On The Track
of a fast express means serious trouble
ahead if not removed so does loss of ap
petite It means lack of vitality loss of
Strength and nerve weakness It appetite
fails take Electrft Bitters quickly to over
conie‘ttielause by toning up the ' stomach
and curing ihc indigestion Michael IIcss-
heimer of Lincoln Neb had been sick
over three years but six boitles of Elec)rlc
Bitters put him rffelit oh his leet again
They have helped thousands They give
pure blood strong nerves good digestion
Only SO cents'at all druggists Adv
A R Davis was
OIney Saturday
here from
Saves Leg Of Bdy
‘‘It seemed that my 14-year old boy
would hitve to lose his leg on account oY
'an ugly ulcer caused by a bad bruise”
Wjote D F Howard Aquone N C “All
'remedies and doctors treatment failed till
'we tried Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and cured
him with one box” Cures burns boils
skin eruptions piles 25c at all druggists
' -Adv
Kirk Hollahd of OIney was a
visitdr Friday
People are sometimes slow to recognize
true merit and they cannot be blamed 'for
so many have been humbugged in the1
past The experience of hundreds of
Coalgate residents expressed publicly
through newspapers and other sources
places Doan’s 'Kidney Pills on a firm
'foundation here
F M McMahon blacksmith Coalgate
Okla says: “Doan's Kidney Pills cured
me Ot a serious Kidiley disorder in 1907
and some nlonth's later I made a statement
for publication telling of them At this
time 1 gladty confirm rrty forrrter testi-
monial as the ciire I described has been
permanent 1 have told many kidney suf-
ferers to use Doan's Kidney Pills in the
past few years and in each case where
they have been taken a'cuTe has been ef-
fected 1 can recomnlehd this remedy in’
the highest term's”
For sale by all dealers Price 50 cents
Fostir-Milbiirn Co Buffalo New York
sole agents for the United States
Remember the name — Doan’s— and take
bo ‘other Adv ’
- C W 'Robertson who is in
Goldendale Washington writes
to a friend at this place under
date of Sept 15th as follows:
“I am now located here and
will spend the winter here
We are all well and the climate
is fine Ohe can see snow here
the year rouhd yet Goldendale
is in a fine valley It is now
cold here about the same as it
is there in ‘November Every-
body is wearing overcoats We
spent two days in Seattle two
days In Spokane then came to
Portland Oregon Seattle is
the finest city west of the Rock-
ies We took a sail on the Pugit
Sound and took in the navy
yards We have seen some
beautiful sights Wheat and
fruit is the crop in this country
Land is high runs from $50 to
$1000 per acre and some land
sells as high as $3000 per acre
Fruit is fihe and living is just
as cheap here as it is there Rent
is cheaper Wages are better
Common labor is $250 and $300
a day eight hoiirs board $500
per week I am working in a
barber shop and wages are good
I worked four days and made $20
I do not regret my trip My
wife is in bctterhedlth than she
ever was We have fine moun-
tain Water fdr the city Give
all the boys ihy best wishes
Write ±o me and give me all the
news Don’t fail to send me ithe
Coalgate Courier”
From the
11 1912
Dun’s trade report ! for the past
week gives encouragement for all
lines of business crops and manu-
I facturing enterprises In part tfie
report says : r
Continuous advance In trade activ-
ity is the tenor of the reports from
the principal manufacturing and dis-
tributing centers last week The ad-
vanoe is both in actual volume of
transactions and In that conffdence-
whlch is the basis of healthy busf
ness
The big August bank "clearings are
a development" of present activity and
buoyancy Clearings "In ' August gain-
ed 46 per cent over last year while
during this week they Increased 105
per cent over 1911 and 176 per cent
over 1910 The evidence of- these
clearings is confirmed by the current'
railroad gross earnings which skov?
a gain of 68 per cent over 19il
Rates of money are hardening in all
parts of the world a plain response
to the greater movements of trade
and commerce and the bigger de--mands
of new enterprises The in-'
creased confidence In the financial
markets- is illustrated by the fact
that the August -output-of new se-L
curitles and short-term notes in this'
country was 92000000 greater than
a year ago The remarkable consump-
tion of iron and copper products con--tinues
to the point of actual capacity-
and all the prindlpal industries show
satisfactory activity
THE COALGATE EAIR
OCTOBER 18 AND 19
Friday and Satilrday October
18 and 19 will be Fair days ih
Coalgate Premium lists are be-
ing prepared together with 'cir-
culars advertising the event A
large number of people will 'Tib
doubt attend the Fair
Examinations For
$150000 Scholarship
'PROSPERITY LESSENS CRIME
Secret
Service Chief Says That Witv
Good Times There Is Less '
Law-Breaking
Fortunes In Faces
There’s olten much truth Tn the saying
“her -face is her forturte” but its never
'said wllere pimples skin eruptions blotches
or other blemishes disfigure it Impure
blood is back ot them ail ahd shows the
need of Dr King’s New Lite Pills They
promote health and beauty Try them
25 Cents at all druggists Adv
From tlio ‘Buffalo N Y Inquirer
The department ot agriculture in
Its latest announcement reports bum-
per crops of corn white potatoes
spring wheat oats rye and buck-
wheat
Business agencies report boomlng-
iron and steel trade strong demand
for cars and decrease In the number
of commercial failures j
The most novel sign of prosperity
however is recorded by Chief John
E Wilkie of -the United States secret
service “Whenever work is plentiful
and employment easily obtainable
Bays Chief Wilkie “crime is less and:
this rule which has been demon-
strated by years of experience ap-
plies as much to counterfeiting as to
other oTenses against the law”
As a general proposition easy times
are the times freest of crime indicat-
ing that distress is the NcauBe of much
law breaking
BANKS SHOW PROSPERITY
if you have young ohilcfien you have'
perhaps noticed tl’dt'1 disorders ‘bf the"
stomach are their iiiqst common ailment
To correct this'ydu willfiFd Chamberlain’s
Stomach and LivtrTablets excellent They!
ire eay and pleasant to tAe and 'mild
and gentle in dffilt For sale by all deal-j
ers Adv
Rev E H Moseley has gone
to ' Chishoktok to attend the
Presbyterian Synod Rev W
B Ailstock will conduct services
both morning and evening next
Sunday at the Presbyterian
church
Saved Fy His Wife
file's a ‘wise woman “who knows just
what to do wheff her husband’s life is in
danger but Mrs R J Flint Braintree VC
is of that kind "She insisted on my us-
ing Dr King’s New Dis'co'very" writes Mf
F “for a dreadful d6ugh whei I was so
weak my friench all thought I had only a
shoY t time to live'iunl it completely cured
me1' A uick cure tor coughs and colds
it’s the most safe and reliable medicine for
many throat and lung troubles — grip
bronchitis croup whooping cough quinsy
tonsilitis hemorrhages Atrial will con-
vince you 50 cts and £100 Guaranteed
by all ditig isls Adv
-Civil Service Examinatson
CLERK
An examination for clerk will be held
at the poift bffice in this city on Nov 2
191?r
sftge limit 18 to 45 years on the date
‘of the examination I
Married Wbrnen will not be admitted
o'the exi&jttination This prohibition
however does not apply to women who!
are divorced or those who are separat-
ed from their husbands And support
themselves
Applicants must be physically sound
and male applicants must be not less
than 5 feet 4 inches in heighth without
boots or shoes and weigh not less than
125 pollndB without overcoat or hat
For application blanks 'and for full
‘information relative to the examina-
tion qualifications duties salaries!"
vacations promotions etc address'
immediately
EUGENE VON KELLER
Secretary Board of Civil Service Ex-
aminers
Post Office Coalgate Okla
Baptist Church -
MHSnodgressDD pastor of
the EmanuePBaptist church of
Oklahorha City will preach at
the First Baptist chiirch in this
city’Suriday at 11 a m and 8 p
m and will continue the meet-
ing indefinitely All are cordial
ly invited to come
W B Ailstock Pastor
From the Beloit Wla Free Press SeD
tember II 1912
Bank deposits
I 'of prosperity In
point Beloit banks show
crease and this city on
compares most favorably
area sure indicator!
a city and on this-'
a steady in-:
this score
with the!
Mrs C M Threadgiil will open her art
class Monday Sept 30 Those wishing to
study will call her 'residence ’phone 119
Special attention paid to the Saturday class
of school children 46-3t— Advertisement
MARRIAGE LICENSE
M M MUldrow 21 Clarita Miss
Estia Melyina Kenndjl 16 Clarita
Robert Lcndeil di Coalgate Miss
Minnie Pottef 23 Coalgate
A L Davis 35 Coalgate Mrs SKi
Lewis 33 Kiowa
A W Knox 43 Coalgate Mrs
Lillie Btiohanon 28 Coalgate-
H P VllliSM Legal Mrs Miliie
Hughes 43 Legl
Fred Lacy 21 Coalgate Miss Mytlle
Spurlock 13 Coalgate
When you havea bad cold you w-iht the
best medicine obtainable so as to cure it1
with as little delay as jossible Here is
a druggist’s opinion': “I have sold Cham-
berlain’s Cough Remedy for tilteen years”
sys Enos Lollar of Saratoga Ind “and
consider it the be'4t dh the market" For
sale by all dealers AdV
Card of Thanks
We wish to sincerely thank the many
friends for their kindness sympiUby
and aid durifig the last sad illness ol
our beloved husband and father Dr 1!
F Ra’j Our hearts are breaking will
grief but the kind acts of fntn is
a great help to us to bear up under
great sorrow
MRS II F RAY and CHILDREN
Adv
T F Fierce' of Ada county
superintendent of Fentolee cot r-
ty was visiting SupL -Coyvvocd
Wednesday
outside world Total deposits In thej
Jfour banks according to the current:
statcnents aggregate $43484)846 of
wl'iU $256937114 represent the sav-
ings of the people Rockford with
three times the population has little
more than double the amount off’
money on deposit in her seven banks
Figuring Beloit’s population at 18000
which Is probably conservative the"'-
jeft capita 'deposits In the banks
amount to $2411& which Is 'a pretty
good showing
Norman Okla Oct 8 — Instructions
from the Rhodes Scholarship Trufit
have been received by the State Uni-
versity at Norman setting Tuesday
October 15 'arid Wednesday October
16 as the days for holding the -qualifying
examinations for the Rhode's
Scholarship' which is to fie awarded rti
1913 This scholorship was established
by Cecil Rhodes at his death and makes
ai award of three hundred pounds k
year for three years to cover the cost
of an education at Oxford Uuiversity-
England The student winning tHe
scholarship is expected to spend the
three years abroad devoting the major
part of the school ‘year to study at
Oxford and spending the summer
months and vacation periods in traye!
i l England and on the Continent The
$150000 a year provided is barely Buf-
fi :ient for this purpose ’
The examinations are not competi-
tive but are 'merely qualifying that
id the student who receives the highest
grades in the examination' does not
necessarily receive the scholarship but
from those who' pass the examinations
fie selection is made the points con-
sidered being lilcrary ahd scholastic
attainments fondness for and success
in manly out-door sports qualities
manhood truth courage devotion to
duly kindliness moral force of charac-
ter and instincts of leadership sTo tic
eligible for the scholarship a candidate
mast be a citizen of the United States
with at least five years domicile must
be unmarried must be' between nine-
teen and twenty-five years of'age and
mast have completed at' least hts
Sophomore year at some recognized
Jegree-grantifig university or college
Examinations similar to' the -ones to
be held at Norman will ai3o be con-
ducted in practically evry other state
of the Union on the dates set
The first Rhodes Scholar from Okla-
homa was "Mr Will KeijcjjiU of tfife
University The next - one to- Receive
the appointment was Mr’ George
Mahaffie of Kingfisher ’OtheTapppin-
bees ' were Mr Earl 'Cline bf the- Uni-
varsity ‘Mr Walter CampbeE of
Southwestern State Normal Schbal
Mr Ray'Lenge of Kingfisher and'Mf
Clyde Vogt of Kingfisher
The subjects in which examinations
will take place are Arithmetic either
the elements of Algebra or the ele-
ments of Geometry -Creek Grammar
Latin Grammar translation from
English into Latin prose and transla-
tion from Greek and Latin
Can Be Affected by Politics
'Henry Clews the New York finan
cial expert says In lils weekly letter!
that business conditions are good
especially In the west but he points
that they may become unsettled by
'political developments
There were good times before the
last Democratic administration but
fliey soon became bad times The
country does hot want "history to rel
peat Itself
There is more Catarrh in this section of
the country 'tTfiin all other ‘diseases put
together and'until the last- few years war
supposed to be incurable Tor ' a great’
many years doctors 'pronounced it a’ local
disease and prescribed local remedies and
by Constmily failing to cure with local
treilment pruntipnced'it incurable Sci-
ence has proven Catarrh to be a constitu
ional disease and therefore requires con-
stitutional treatment Hall’s Catarrh Cure
manufactured by F J Cheney & Co
Toledo Ohio is the only constitutional
cure on the market It is taken internally
in dos:s from 10 drops to a teaspoonful
It acts direction the blood and mucous-
surfaces of the system They offer one
Hundred dollars for any cise it fails to
cure Send for ciiculars and testimonials’
Address: FJ CHENEY & Co Toledo O
- Sold by Druggists 75c
Take Hub’s family Fills for constipation
Adv
Dr H H- Wynne oculist
Specialist of the eye ear nose
and throat of Oklahoma Ci£y
will be professionally in Coal-
gate Tuesday Oct 22nd The
scientific application of- lenses
(glasses) to the eye receives Triy
attention ’One regular visit
each month ’ Inquire at 'the of-
fice of Mayer hotel Adv ’ -
Joe Crum of OIney w3 k
visitor Friday
Short form Official Bonds f&7
sa'e at The Courier office
Miss Emma von KellT visited
lier sister vt Bartlesville lal
week
Editor Spencer of The ClaritV
Enterprise visited home folk's
over Sunday ‘ '
Dr J C arid Mrs Nora E
Duncan of Clarita were visitors
in the city Tuesday
John Eaumert and wife
turned Sunday from a
months’ visit with relatives
riends in DeKovert Ky Whl&
there Uncle John took a Vun ur
o Nauvoo 111 and Keokuk
owa to visit his brothers Th$
report a splendid time and’ntdta
enjoyable trip
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