The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 12, 1912 Page: 4 of 12
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"ndism- Land For Sale
Hammon and Her Men
A little Roast on a few of the Business Men of the Town who work
for Her Upbuilding and Improvement
To show them that we appre-
ciate them what they have done
for us we are giving a little
write up about the business men
of Harmon
These men stand together in
working for a better cleaner
handsome livelier town They
are straight-forward energetic
hard-working conscientious gen-
tlemen men that you can meet
and hope to meet again
It is the policy of the Com-
mercial Club to let no good
thing pass Hammon Its motto
is “Help Hammon Have”
1 These men are men that we
like and men that will stand the
test If you do business here
this year we feel sure that you
will come back next year foi
everybody likes fair and honest
treatment
One thing that might well be
mentioned and that is the cheap-
ness of goods at the stores Our
merchants put on special sales
sometimes when they sell at
phenominal low prices whereas
ordinarily they sell on a close
margin These big bargain sales
have been a great drawing earn
for our town Just thiuk of
people from several neighbor-
ing towns coming here to lay in
their winter’s supply because
t hey can get them cheap here
We roast our friends occasion-
ally but they don’t care especi-
ally in cold weather We may
depart from cur serious strain
of thought in these write-ups
and joke a little but they will
stand hitched maybe
The Hammon business men
are in our estimation as fine a
lot as you will find in all the
world around' But let us in-
troduce you first to
D II HOPKINS
Merchant
Born in Illinois Mr Hopkins
became ill-o’-roise so well that
he left and since he has been
here has remained rather quite
yes very quite He is a mem-
ber of the firm of “Hopkins
Cro?” and has had the pleas-
ure of seeing that firm pushing
to the front ranks of big enter-
prises They have recently
moved into the Elk City Mer-
cantile building the largest
house in town
W 0 HOPKINS
Merchant
Commonly called “Hop” D
H’s brother determined early
in life to make something out of
himself so the first thing he
did was to become a Jayhawker
He has been Mayor of our city
twice and likes it He has al-
ways been identified with the
politics of the town It was he
more than anyone else that
promoted the c lex-trie lights and
water work’ He’s a live wire
a warm number sells goods on
time and makes money He
buys broom corn alfalfa and is
pretty nearly an all-around
merchant
WE COMMONS
Banker
Born in the Sunflower state
ard never been in Arkansas
Assistant Cashier in the Ham-
mon State Bank and thinks he
is the whole cheese sometimes
Goes to meetin’ with his wife
almost regular thinks he will
amount to something some day
Wears a clean collar and a smile
when he takes your money that
makes yqu want to come back
He is a fine business man
1 ALEXANDER DELONG
Drug Clerk
Give it nothing we pray for it
is not worth the feeding dis-
penses soda-only Half mar-
ried All letters answered con-
taining stamps Capt Fire
Squad No 2 and a dispenser of
mtent nmdicin'? ! jit lie Rexal!
of health
Drug Store Born in Texas
A E WILLIAMS
Druggist
Born in the Lone Star State
at Farris but please don’t blame
that town and state they did
the best they could out of the
material they had to work with
He came to Hammon over a
year ago and has built up a
big trade He is a fine business
man aud a base-ball specialist
C A WARNER
Confectioner
Split rails in Illinois like other
great men A friendly gentle
man full of enterprise and
push a safe business man and
good at figures Pushes gradu-
ally forward
JOE C DAVIS
Baker
Doesn’t care if we do roast
him roasts himself sometimes
Born in Iowa now proprietor of
the Hammon Bakery and Palace
of Sweets “From thy mold God
made but one image” but what
was the use to make more one
was enough
TIIOS HLAWACEK
Harness Maker
Born within the peaceful bor-
ders of Old Bohemea aud is
glad of it His father brought
him to America when he was
just a kid and he is glad of that
Was in business in Cheyenne
Canadian and Elk City before
casting his lot with Hammon
Fine business man good work-
man and sober in everything
except politics Boosts for Ham-
mon Speaks four languages
and is a civil war vetran
E G COMMONS
Bankers
Cashier Hammon State Bank
Very fond of camp life You’d
think so if you knew how he
camps on our trail sometimes
He would have made a good
soldier Born in Illinois and a
great admirer of Abraham Lin-
coln and an old friend of Uncle
Joe Cannon grandson of the
famous Boston Commons of
Revolutionary war fame Was
in business at Old Hammon sec-
retary of the Commercial Club
treasure of the Hammon schools
and Wade’s uncle
J T BEALL
Bookkeeper
At the Hammon State Bank
born in West Virgina on the
Shannandoah educated at the
University of W’est Virginia
was civil service clerk in the
employ of Uncle Sam for several
years Learned of the oppor-
tunities offered in our town and
cast his lot with us Not un-
single and looks wise because
he likes to
FRANK ROBY
Merchant
Nebraska was too small to
hold Frank and Biliie Bryan
Frank moved A farmer boy
before beginning his career
with the Hammon Trading Co
ten years ago From clerk to
proprietor by hard work and
fair dealing Never said a wise
thing never did a foolish one
H SMIT1IEY
Produce Merchant
Born in Ray county Mo
where lots of great good men
come from Been here two
years and wants to stay longer
Has shipped twenty carloads of
poultry in the past year Al-
ways pays his debts and lives in
peace Thinks twice speaks
once
C H MILLS
Merchant
Claims kin with some great
men born in Iowa good looking
fine merchant a pioneer of
Roger Mills county believes in
Roger Mills county and her peo-
ple middle-of-the-roader and
vote her straight a very friend-
I m) discomfort
ly man originator of the plan of
“Parcel Post” and owns several
circulating stores
JOHN REDDISH
Merchant
Born in North-Broad-AlbinN
Y a rebel from a yankee coun-
try been postmaster with Uncle
Sam for seven and a half years
here and at Old Hammon
Doesn’t talk much but maybe
thinks more A bookkeeper
that acknowledges no master
Associated with the Hammon
Trading Co and Robert Big
Bear
J M HIATT
Hotel Keeper
Born in Iowa been in this
country fourteen years and lik£s
it eats hotel fare and is growing
fat a walking advertisement for
the house He is doing well
and may have been a good boy
once who knows Try the Mer-
xhants Cafe and you will always
be satisfied as sure as you are a
year old and a mile high
T J LYLE
Pharmacist
The world almost lost him
once because he loved too well I
but not wisely A slave to the !
maiden’s charms Bom in1
Clarksville Tenn came to the
Hammon Drug Co in time to
save the flag 'Fills prescriptions
and lets his customers read his
letters Home sick
H C DORROH
Physician
“Ex nihilo nihil fit” Born in
“Old Kaintuck” been here
thre years endowed with youth
health and more than usual abil-
ity he would achieve success
makes paste pills for Williams to
sell Drives a fine team day and
night to allay human suffering
and prolong life -
JOHN ROBY
Merchant
Almost hurt with good looks
a scholar and fond of the be-
attitudes Jack will make his
mark some day if it is only on a
pencil tablet Frank’s brother
Hammon Trading Co adjunct
ladies man and alround good fel-
low M F GOURAN
Merchant
With J J Cuff Co born in
Ireland and a staunch believer
in home rule disciple of Daniel
O’Connell and Edmond Burk
claims kin to everybody whose
name begins with “Me” or “O’”
or ends with “an” or “ly” come
across the ocean to live in Ham-
mon Okla sells goods cheap for
his health— and cash
ROBERT BIG BEAR
Interpreter
Says Oklahoma is the only
place he was ever born educat-
ed at Carlysle Pa married three
three times special attraction
at the Hammon Trading Co’s
store staff correspondent on the
Advocate a fine fellow worked
fur Uncle Sam and himself
P Q JOHNSON
Merchant
Commonly called “Pat” born
in Texas always been in the
' United States attends to his
own business because he likes it
member of the firm of Crane &
Johnson and the Odd Fellow
Lodge reads the papers and has
a good trade sells Peter Schut-
tler wagons and mends shoes
always in a good humor a mem-
ber of the City Council and a
fine fellow
M F CRANE
Merchant
“A man after God’s ownj
heart” came here from Texas j
fourteen years ago Pat’s part-1
ner and everybody’s friend1
been in business here over a
year and making a success ad-
vertises in the Advocate it pays
Powers of Good and Evil
Within All Men
COD’S GRACE WILL UPLIFT
THE human soul which ia nevei
conscious of a desire to be bel-
ter than It is ruust be shut off
from God Ita communications
with ita divine buse of opera-
tions through which it draws all its
supplies for tbe present conflict must
be In the hands of tbe euelfiy and if
be is not suecored by the powers ol
God's grace he is lost But is any
human soul so debased and depraved
that it never looks up with longing
ejes to a higher sphere of achieve
uents than any In its experience?
Who can say that he has known one
human creature utterly devoid of that
Heaveuborn desire to do better to
live more In accordance with tbe laws
of God to abide more constantly bv
the truth to advance further towards
the renter of tbe universe and to-
wards the limit of human endeavor? If
If you cannot remember an instance
of such depravity upon which to base
the harsh belief in a bell without hope
and a death without resurrection turn'
to your own heart for there are the
seeds of good ami evil which be his
developed make up human life We
are much alike We do not differ la
the main points of our ehli-nctcra a
creatures but the line between the
creature ami the Creator is well de
lined Ail men desire to become bet
ier if they could do so without trou
bit to themselves without bearing any
extra burdens without making any
extra sacrifices without giving up any
of the little vanities which have come
to-be a part of life almost so closely
are they connected with 1I ins: so neai
do ‘they lie to the springs of human
actlou ‘Ah!’ says man "I should like
to take tlu-se and be admitted into
the company of the good 1 want to
be better to do what Is right to advo
cate the truth by act and word" And
still he cling3 to his trifles “What
hail I do to be saved ?'-’- asks such a
man of Christ and the answer was:
“Sell all that thou hast and distrib
ute unto the poor and thou shalt have
treasure in heaven and come follow
me” “And when he heard this he
was very sorrowful: for he was very
rich" The spirit was all that was re
quired hut alas that was wantiilg A
compliance with the command ol
Christ would make man like Christ
kimeelf God does not expect all men
to sell all they bavu and distribute tr
the roor There’ must he this differ
enco between the character of Chris
and all human souls who believe 01
him and call upon his name Christ ia
bored rot for himself had nothing to
do for himself but to do the will ol
God and to save mankind by a life of
sacrifice and toil
True View of Charity
It has been observed by some grave
writers that charity uever can bt
overdone though it nray sometimes be
led into error A man cannot be toe
charitably disposed The field has no
limits and the work Js Cod's work
Yet must a man be careful how he
uses'the means which ho employs to
relieve charity
Hut to return to the desire to be bet
ter which In some degree all souls
have We have false Ideas of good
ness sometimes We are apt to judge
erroneously as to what constitutes be
nevolence and tbe opposite trait A
certain physical delicacy of nerves
sometimes is called the evidence ol
gooduess In some parts of the old
world the people are very careful not
to take animal life In Egypt tbe beg
gar refrains from killing the vermin
on his body but removes them care
fully to the ground In tbe same
countries human life is considered of
small account Among us some can
not bear to look upon suffering Pain
misery the sight of blood affect
them they will not tread upon e
worm But such a person may not
hesitate to trample upon the feelings
of a miserable soul whose anguish far
exceeds that of tbe body
First the Desire to Be Good
The debire to be good which iut-rilx
the promise of the Holy Spirit Is ex-
pressed ia Scripture by the words hun-
ger and thirst the meaning of which
we can in some sort understand The
shipwrecked mariner floating for days
and nights upon -the plank which sep
arates him from death without food or
drink knows what it is to hunger and
thirst and when exhausted nature
sinks to repose lie dreams- of feasts
which torment his bouI with agony
Tb feelings which niRke him so raV-
enous are not pit on are not of tbe
outsiJe They spring from the founda-
tion of his “life they are the condi-
tions of his existence In like man-
per all moral action must issue out
cf the deep fountains within us or it
has not the power of salvation It
must be the result of a definite pur-
pose and a determined will which
form the habits of life For this rea-
son we must first be aware of what
we lack to make us good in short of
how bud we are before we enn hope
to desire as we should to get rid of
the hud' and to be thoroughly reform-
ed When we bnve heroine able to
appreciate our condition and-to un-
derstand what powers of good and evil
we have within us tbe course upward
Is straight and easy and the retfard
yore
CLcyeane an J Arapaho Reservation Oklahoma
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Soiild t:i i wit! 1 1- rr-reived t the It'J Moon Agency Hammon Oklahoma or the fiitlojriqg d-m-r
bt land until f o'clock P M February 6 1913 J
Each bid must b iccompmn led by a certified check made payable to W E Duds Supt 8 D
A on sonic eulvent hnnk for 10 per cent of tho amount bid os guarantee of the bklddr’e faithful
-'-'t furmnnae cf hie proposition If the bid that be accepted and the stitrsmfnl bidder satl within
hirty day after due notice fait to comply with the terms of hie bid auch cheek will tie forfeited to
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’ e use of the owner of the land less the coot of the advertising etc Check of otttcful
birrs will be return! a soon a poaaible All bid shall bo enclosed (a n scaled envelop and
-oust be marked by the bidder “Bid on Indian Land" and state the date of tho opening but the
di-scription of the land shall not be noted on the envelope No bide below the appraised value will
be considered The right 1 reserved to reject nay or all bids (
The deed of conve nnce will contain the following mineral clause: “It fat understood and agreed
that there ia reserved to the grantor for a period of twenty-fivo years from the date hereof (data of
deed) ali right to theoil gas and mineral found to exist within the Umlte of the laod covered by
deed together with ti e right to make reasonable explorations therefor If 'however wlthjn tba
period of five years from the date hereof (date of deed) no developments are made showing 11 ex-
istence of oil gas or miuerul in paying quantities and within the limits of the land covered by this
deed this rcRervation shall thereupon lapse" - "
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Form of Bid:
I hereby offer un the allotment of
-he! of the
lange containing
Endued Is a certiriod check for
e
(N'nme in full) "
' (Address)
of Sec
Tp
acres $
being 10 per cent ef wy bid
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Fur further information a id reus W E Dunn Sopt ft 8 D A Hammon Oklahoma
NON COMPETENT-TERMS: CASH
Xi me of Allottee Description Appraisement Lease Exijir
Nol
Description
Chief Hill allotment No2M(i NW 1-4 of 29-13-19
I1S00M
Hammon Drug Store
T J LYLE Manager
Complete Line of Drugo
Patent Medicines and Sundries Prescriptions'
Carefully Compounded of the Purest of Pharma- t
cueticals by a Registered Pharmacist V
Oklahoma t
Hammon
Post Office Confectionery
FRANK LOVELL Proprietor
! Fresh
1 FRUIT
CANDIES
CIGARS
TOBBACO
Fresh
News Papers and Magazines
Hammon Oklahoma
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I We are Car Load Shippers
AND PAY CASH FOR
Eggs Poultry Butter
flrnr Cream Hides Furs
We have Shipped 20 Cars Since Feb 15 1912
Ship us ycur Produce
SMITHEY PRODUCE CO
Hammon Oklahoma
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Merchant’s Cafe I
J M HIATT Prop
&
Board by Day or Week
Headquarters for Traveling Men
Oklahoma
Hammon
I W T POINDEXTER t
-Moad Phone 83
Oklahoma
Hammon
£ Makes Farm and City Loans writes Fire and
Tosnado Insurance for fifteen of the leading Ff®
k -Insurance Companies of America Does a gen
£ era Real Estate and Brokage Business Rents hous' A
es makes up all kinds of legal papers leases deeds
leases and mortgages Notary Public in office
a Also writes Bonds for two of the leading Bond
in Companies of America - -
(Continued on pajre 10)
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Brown, A. D. The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 12, 1912, newspaper, December 12, 1912; Hammon, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1777170/m1/4/?q=music: accessed July 1, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.