The Terlton Enterprise (Terlton, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 11, 1915 Page: 3 of 4
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Near. Serious Accident. | ^
By MABEL WREN.
neal ocii««a '*•—-— j
Ed McKey a workman ompl-|If
red on the tank f arm half mile, any *om
east of town was struck on the J lr yoU like him or you love
head by a piece of timber which . hilDi Uu him now;
fell from the top of the tank
... - _ I'inrr 111-
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The Great Chihuahua dopert
vhite and calm in the moonlight; its
solitude broken only by tho yelp of
K0tne prowling coyote, traveling late
and alone. Suddenly there appeared
in the distance a etranpe cavalcade.
Two Mexicans, and then two more,
marched with hurrled etep beforc a
cart in which a muffled bundle re-
poEed. The procession Btopped and a
tasty grave was dug. Then tho Si-
lent bundle was lifted from the cart
ind lowered into It
Hiding down a dry nrroyo, at right
rtgles to the procession, was an
\merlcan The clinching of his teeth
tnd the nervous twitchlns of his hands
betokened that all *as not well with
li"I hepe to heaven," he muttered
lercely. 'that another time 111 have
>ense enough to Etay within the Dor-
ters of civilization. 1 was plumb lo-
wed in those days-dldn't have sense
Enough to tell right from left. Great
Scott! Any mail who is co"j®n^ \
brow away his chances In J a
have ought to be shut up with the
.unatics. Any man in his right m nd
who will spend his life *™ong
Lreasers. coyotes and horned toads
Words failed to ccnvcy the ire that
boiled within hiiu.
Unconsciously his hands clenched
until the nails sank deep Into the
llerih. Just then he noticed the pro
cession, and demounting, etood hidden
by some low raesqulte, and watched the
proceedings
It was only Borne man from the
had bocu Ull.d In a row
i.en'n- in the country to which he
Sued. Twa. probably over some
*cSd's mind worVed quickly. He sl-
lently followed on, of the
swore at him la approved Mexican
S? and sent him up to the adobe
but of Chad Leeks to Inform his wife ,
and child that he had been shot ina
dance row the ulght before at a Mexl j
- mS5K: the supposedly burled ]
spewing with all haste over
th border It was a step that he
bad been contemplating tor some time;
vltrwssine of the burial had mere*
ly' jrecipltated tilings.
Once aero,, the line, he boarded an
tast bound train and r0.d°.
bad reachcd his boyhood home-
HI, father welcomed with open am.
«•>« -astr?..'""
Sssw^qucstlous about bis wander-
lngB •
"Elisabeth, let me present Mr.
Leoks. Chad is a very dear friend of
.Mine His mother and I *ere old
t.yes lighted. A slim, cool hand rest,
cd on his for an instant. Mrs Dre
bustled about and settled everybody
cosily at the card table-and1 then fa
teemed 10 settle thiugs for him.
The. he left, Iho night ... f n t
(""'""of WenW "S6, °<
lie turned abruptly from the city un
lil he felt the wet sand under his feet,
Jway alo««. h«d *>wn and hand,
bl. pocket., *hon . merry °1<
,rew.r"tih a moment plea...
w-'rartiK
rii.n.r.itMinL" 'U
LT I'd trust you anywhere, you
know that. This afternoon at three,
then Thank you so much. No,
can t talk any longer. Good-by.
Mrs Drew was gone.
tv.ree oclock U. .load"* tbeboV
b-.ng hoi.t and held out his hand to
Klisabeth Barth. Those slim Anger.
UK:,)n made him draw In hi. breath
Bh APre you afraid?1 he asked, when
h. was seated. 'Were going to
bob about considerably, but there's no
danger it you like It." He was leaning
uvpi the oarlock.
Then they were quiet for a^on«
Hnace ot time. She watched the water,
while be watched the bright flu
Tunny ban that blew dlstrac.nigly
•bout her lace nr w*e
When he left her at MrsDrew®
door she had promised to ride with
X the next day. He bad s horse that
he wanted her to try. he nid.
The flays that followed were happy
Messrs
Ui have them end.
inert was no need ot worrying over
Uie ©the* woman. H. b.d Mt her
ample means, and .be would soon
a more suuaDie companion She wa
J o. bts Kind, end surely. W<
could rightly blame him tor teavi R ^ ^
,h" 0—''".r"' , M tromthe .op of y0,r tpprob.lto„
I The years dragged their slow ne&r which be wa8 work*ngl 1 m the pason makes oration
kasths around Chad l*ek. and nis ^ pftinful wound fmin , till I
' ~ co,"n,PR ot which quite a bit of blood was j Aft hH ,ie8 with snowy lillles
lost. , ! o'er his brow.
McKey who* wounds were
dressed by Dr. W, Kelly is re-
ported as hoinK but Ult
worse for his bump.
I luialhs arouna t. nuu i*".
wite Busabeth were sample, ot com
forUble prosperity, tut a clo.e ob-
server would have noticed an att o
I suppressed restlessness aDout h .
I and one ot patient ^signatlon about
' his wife The humdrum of buetntas
Ule *'a. wearing the
blB smile and the elasticity from bis
'* He would have dlasnoaed the tro
ble otherwise—the widened andI wlli
" ot the Chihuahua eande and .
jSSSSSirt-
who-e string cf other boys sometiraeB,
and be young with them all again.
During the interminably long, empty
daya h, revolved the thing over and
over in hla mind, until, one day. h.
re«'lcssnoiB overcame bim c.it-eiy.
Jirrawa^onBoVe^g^X^
Once « <"« «.
sft's
First published in Terlton Rnterprlse,
Mar. 11th, 1915
No 1242
Report of Condition of
The first ktatk. BANK of
Terlton, in the Stat, of OkW-SJ.^
the close of Hu.iness Mar. tth,
resources
Loans and Dincouuts $43,312.41
overdrafts secured and unse- ^ ^
K..1-, «•. ">•«« i w •vo" 8,'°°t a c,"^BO;;u™hand::.'.'.'."..'.'.' .otio.t
he Wont, really care about it, I ocks 1Jontis, Warrants, etc...84r4o
He won't know how many Banking llouae -...-- - , 175 ,u
Mr. and Mrs. Storm who h vel think oio« Pr l «,^ue
and smallpox are reported to J nuws the time to slip it to
..iiu Th« ouaren-
ana smHin uA.
improving rw Ml Til. qo.ren^
line will prohly be removed some
tiuac teis week .
have .bed;
Checks and other Cash Items ..J - «
Cash in Hank .
| Bond* with Hank Departmen^oOO^
. ... 79,551.<>2
Total. —
For he cannot read his tomb
htone when he's dead!
judge Liscumof;Pawneewas
i„ town this week on i^nes8' > More than tame and more than
Wonder if the gas will be any j ^ ^ .g thc comnient kinn
better now I and sunny
Mr.andMrs,A.A.C„lbnrn tool.
bpoome to Cleevlnnd luesday
'They say the roads are a
«ht".
Mrs V E. Miller and daughtei
Lorrtne le(t the fii at of the week
for Perry their future home.
Mack Miller sterted ^or Harry
Wednesday driving Vick s <1 '
ivery outfit.
S'lrX^s^er^ld. t£ 8hot weU Bl,enl Sat.
rriry.'X^f i a" Sunday at home.
a, a • ry premising lad, « < 80me I w,bUt and Robertson
-Sr.^JS «.l- ««• LP"T Saturday and Sunday
the one. tabular acenea Knt . Lith|K,me fslks in Pawnee.
SManTrr." J A. Coffman set oui a bill of
?7 he°e the trail led into the moun-
I Ehut la bla dreams^
It wa. ccmmencement dcy. Chad
Leeks was valedictorian. At the close
ot^he exercises, the elder Chad^nt
np and introduced himsell to_ the
younger man a. a mend ot hi. la
""'•m glad yon tec* hint," the boy
-■ilc'c.
Graduate Rt the same college that he
attended. She thought it^ might help
tnan turned
.WM HO would rather die than at-
f ™ hP boy to be disillusioned.
11°!:9il. „,„!^l--hlm to become—the
Ssi:ssKSS^^^
And the hearty warm a\v
proval of a friend,
For it uives to life a savor, and it
makes >ou stronger, braver,
And it gives you heart and
spirit to the end;
H he earns your praise-bestow
it, if you like him let him
know it;
Let the words of true en-
couragement be said;
Do not wait untlll iife is over and
he's underneath the clover
For he cannot read his tomb
| when he's dead'.
-Philadelphia Telegraph.
liabilities.
Capital stock paid In 15,000.<
Undovided Profits, less'ex.
penses and taxes paid ...... !,«■"-
Individual Deposits Subject-^ ^ ^
to Check ■' ,, ent ii
Time Certificates of Deposit . , •
Cashier. Checks Untstandlntf.
Liabilities other than those-
above stated)Clrculation^^^i^^
Total.
19,551.^
STATE of OKLAHOMA, County of
Pawnee 8S: 1, K. E. Oullis°n, Hres
of the above named Bank,
solemnly swear that the above state-
ment is true to the best of my
ledge and belief, eo help me Ooil.
F. E. Cullison, President.
Subscrilied and sworn to before
this Uth day ot March, 1«15.
Chas. A. Wilde, Notary Publie.
F. E. Cullieou
J. E. Floivr
C. J. Shapatd
Seturday-
B„8.,elinawaUhelping w>th
this issue SO
.wrong you know who to Warn
1 Mrs. Maynard Haws and dau^
Bhter spent Saturday with her
mother Mrs. V. Shotwell.
Miss Katherine Wright and
Miss Myrtle Itixse were shopp-
ing in Tulsa one day last week.
R. B. Grant made a business j
trip to Hallett Seturday.
Quite s New Dance.
Like a flying dumpling Uncle Flo^
wU projected hlmaelt from the moving
bus to the pavement.
vnrds of his way i «-"
downward^hls white al«coat churn-
i fin.rov. in tbe tltme.
'D Then a lamwioat brought him to a
J,'" . J .«« *
nr'Srr'pU^old gen.lem.nl
wrs-'dldn, .! . «•
So^celnto.he e.Dlu't the.
nUtly. I think, don't you, you ldlo.<
Persia ha. no distilleries, breweries
jr public house., and native wins Is
ibe only intoxicating beverage used.
Mile* Here and Thers.
•y^saTiS*
h"rdyrThCa«ven when, as generally
pr°per.thing. mu<;h ^ g , „
l0ng:;le "vienni ^ <*
,owed hy,thB Tle Remlsh mile l«
w satisfied With 1.826 yards
Turks are Mtisnea dUtanc<
Directors
Adv.
If you send your subscription
now you will be able to start at
the begining of our new tory.
HOGS WANTED; Will pay with-
iter spent Saturday with «|trlp ——- I in cent. ^)kKa;(7ales''^
other Mrs. V. Shutwe . Mannford is '"" K. A, Moore Terlton, Ok.
Henry CranbrinK is -« h' l °T„r C. E, Kibbe thul^* Adv.
ter at present. i
Taylor and McArthur
SUCCRSSOUTO v. a MILLER.
Dealer in Staple and Fancy Grocery
Fresh Fruits and Produce
Have Always
Something Good to Eat
NOW.
son, an Ot.t>W Blacksmith
for thia season. We will U-P
Uim for yonraervloe and will be
IU.BR1N« yonrl
Spring work n 0 W .
I s K. Mosshaininer. Adv.
No need to send Sal to cnoltinK
i, ..r "Pride of I
.el.ta.1. Get a sack ol J
l erry" Hour and pat I"-1
work.
A Trial Convinces.
Fou
.... IiOts 1, 2 a n d
8, block 5
Terlton,
These are
town of
O U I n.
choice
well located lots and
will be sold rltfht.
SeeC. I).
(lolburn, O w n e r,
$500.00 IN GOLD
The oklnl World,
com| any, Tulsa okla., ha ej ^ 1)rUe «.f 1500 in Gold
e«lst on contest,he^> w wa,cl,t Bnd fourth,
Kccond ^>0 Diamond rln f, thin e.
anKastman kodak. u,t,vePV man woman or child i-
This Kreat contest n;,thing to rnler. Write lo-
th,• southwest. H costs a .. « . {)f ntinM.„ aml letters
,Uy for full ^formation oKathe. *1 ^ ^ cou^.
from winners of automobll* • ,0 nir cmi,t a large
If you will write today, we wi V of %u!>|)|ie.
number of voles to start you off and a
Terlton,
OUla.
Honest flour i. the flour of the
hour. ' I'rid.of Perry" l« b°n |
" rt can it a stroll oi a lioui*. ' ■ «« «•
Lt.u thew.,
Of a mile to 1.766. 1
Absolutly rree. l J0kls. World, Tulsa. Okla.
The Contest Managei, D p
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Colburn, C. Dee. The Terlton Enterprise (Terlton, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 11, 1915, newspaper, March 11, 1915; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc178680/m1/3/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.