Sentinel News-Boy. (Sentinel, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 28, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 18, 1905 Page: 4 of 8
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SENTINEL NEWS-BOY
Published Saturday of eac^ week
WILL W. HORNBECK,
Editor and Proprietor.
price one dollar per year.
Entered-as second-class matter-SeP;
lember 9, 1W)4, at the post-office at
Sentinel, Oklahoma, under the act of
Congress of March 3, lo«* .
Saturday, Feb. 18, 1905.
Sunday School and Mission Rally.
Next Thursday, Feb. 26th, is com-
mencement day of the big Sunday
School and Mission Rally of the Pap-
tist people, to be held at Rocky. The
meeting is to continue over s,Jnday',
with dinner served at the church each
dav. Beside the regular business of
the Association J. A. Maples, the noted
temperance evangelist, has been >nvite
to deliver several lectures, and fine
song service is assured.
SENTINEL AND VICINITY.
H. H. Selsor is moving out on his
Kiowa farm this week.
A musicale and card party at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Alex-
ander, Monday night, was anen)oyable
occasion.
Alex. Singletary was prancing around
on the streets Thursday morning with
a box of cigars under his arm and his
nose elevated in the air, as happy as a
lord. "Take one, boys; its a girl."
Omer Cranor. the new Sentinel mer-
chant, places his business card iu the
News-Boy this week. Mr. Cranor has
purchased the W. C. White stock and
fs offering some bargains in clothing.
In the death of their little baby Mr
and Mrs. Andy Anderson have the
sympathy of the entire communit\. The
death occurred last Saturday night
burial Tuesday in Sentinel cemeten.
Andv and Bruce Rodger's spread
themselves in their efforts to accom-
modate and feed the people a?teJ^in|
the Farmers' meeting. The> did a
great deal of cooking in
bad ready to serve all kinds of good
things to eat.
McClune & Hatcher have opened up
a new eating house in the
huilding on mam street. If tnej can
keep as busv from now on as they have
IS yesterday and to-day their fortune
is made. But after adjournment of our
big farmers' meeting business will likely
"swink up" some.
FARMERS' UNION.
GOOD ATTENDANCE AND ENTHIJSI,
ASTIC MEETING IN SENTINEL.
School Report—Fifth Month.
Intermediate room—Number pupils
enrolled, 46; average daily attendance,
33. Pupils neither absent nor tardy,
Dudley Cummings, Cora Peden, Mag-
gie Peden, Garland Reeves and Claud
Threadgill. Pupils receiving highest
average are: High Fourth Grade-
Olcie McClung, 93 5-6; Myrtle Rodgers,
93 5-6; Maggie Peden, 92 12. Low
Fourth Grade—Ida Eichor, 94 1-8; Ver
eie Holland, 92 7-8. Third Grade-
Henry Simmons, 92 1-6; Katie Tarking-
ton, 90 2-3- Nellie Stapp missed the
last half of this month on account of
sickness. Nellie has attended four and
a half months without being absent or
tardy. Maggie Shotwell, Teacher
tive whistle and see the sign at the
crossing: "Look out for the cars, 'and
as the train winds her way around the
curve I can see the horses fairly stand-
ing on hind legs and hear the old fat
negro porter yell out: "S-e-n-t-i-n-e- .
And vou see people from all over the
world getting off the cars. Someone
is inquiring the meaning of all that
crowd of farmers and is told the County
Union is holding its session in Sentinel.
Then some will say, "I never so much
as heard of such a thing."
fOur correspondent seems to be gittea
with a prophetic ken-m vlJ>onf
dreams he gives full scope to the imag-
ination and while -under the spell" is
able to prophesy, to foretell. cmninff
events with the accuracy of the modern
weather prophet. He missed the time
a few months in fixing date ^r their on
horse to twist around Rambo* Curve,
but that's a small matter.]—b.a.
TidbtU. p. V. Beaacn
Physicians and Surgeons.
Office in Barton Drug Co. building.
Barker's Photo Studio,
hobart.
Latest styles and best work for leas,
money.
All Work Guaranteed
Justnorth o! Square, on Main Street
fltat of the week arranging dates Andy Rogers,
two lectures by the famous temperance ^uccrTIONERY
In the Primary room the enrollment
is 50. Average daily attendance is 35.
Those neither absent nor tardy for the
fifth month are: James Lee, Leonard
Goar and Hugh Threadgill. Those
not absent, receiving 100 in deportment
and who received the highest grade, are:
Leonard Goar, 94 2-3*. Harold Swag-
garty, 92; James Lee, 8" 23. In See-
ond Grade—Joe Behne, 95 2-3, Tom
Behne, g4; Hauap McAdams, 90 1-3-
Pearl Smith, Teacher.
Ill sl Ul "VVS. w -
two lectures by the famous temperance
evangelist, J. A. Maples. The school
house was secured and the News-Bo)
is authorized to announce the first lec-
ture for Saturday night and the second
for Sunday night. The McKinney,
Texas, Democrat, in speaking of Mr
Maples, says: "He is a ready speaker
and by philosophy, wit and pathos,
produced a lasting impression on the
large audience that greeted him.'
The County Farmers' Union were
given the right-of-way in and out of the
school building Friday and Saturday,
and to-night (Saturday) Mr. Maples
will deliver a lecture there.
SENTINEL'S confectionery and
©T&w
Call for what you want and
you'll get it. Try them.
Money to Ldan
OJV F^K.yiS
Best Terms in Washita Co.
NO COMMISSION.
Interest payable annually. Only
THE SECOND COUNTY MEETING BUS*
INESS FROM START TO FINISH.
The Washita County Farmers' Union
was called to order by President Tom
Mason, at the school building in Sen-
tinel, at 11 o'clock Friday morning with
Secretary W. R. Sevens and other
county officers present.
Committee on credentials appointed
bv President, who soon afterward made
report, showing delegates present from
all parts of the county. Report received
and delegates seated.
Motion to allow members from ad
joining counties seats in hall as visiting
brothers carried. Several were present
from Custer and Kiowa counties.
Meeting adjourned until 1 o'clock to
allow delegates time to get dinner
afternoon session.
Meeting called to order at 1:30. The
President came back from dinner pre-
pared to make a speech, and it was a
good one. S. O. Dawes also made a
short but stirrimj speech, and Wilson
Havues, for the Business Committee,
made report and followed that up by a
few plain, practical remarks t at went
home to every delegate present. This
was followed by committee reports and
a general discussion. Aujourned for
supper.
The night session promises to be live
lv as much important business yet
remains to be done, but the News-Boy
goes to press to early to give further
proceedings in this issue.
SPRING CREEK NEWS.
by j. a. roper.
Jim Brooks and S. T. Taylor were
over at Cordell the past week making
final proof.
Gerge Zeigler and D. B. Mann are
down with lagrippe.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker are the happy
parents of a new boy.
On the sick list: Bill Taylor, the
babv of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bowles,
and baby of Mr. and Mrs.]. M. Wright.
c. H. Nelms still parts his hair in
the middle but thinks there is yet a
chance for him.
Mrs. L. D. Roper is suffering from a
boil near her eye.
Mrs. E. D. Shultz is having a new
dwelling built on her farm.
If snow, sleet and rain make a good
crop we will not have house room for
our crops next fall. . , .
I notice that groundhog day is about
to become a legal holiday. It seems
we have as many holidays now as work
Ja\Ve ought to take warning from the
present bad winter and prepare more
feed and shelter for our stock. ,
Mrs. George Ross is laid up with
Ernest Crowell was here from Texas
visiting his parents recently.
A neighbor has been losing corn at
night. The thief had better look out,
as some of this corn is loaded with
dynamite, and an explosion may take
place somewhere soon.
Spring Creek union has a good at-
tendance and have such lively sessions
that I really don't see how close neigh-
bors sleep.
I miss the Bishop letters in the News-
Bov. Come again, brother; your let-
ters were instructive.
If you people think Spring Creek
Union don t raise a dust comeoutsome
Monday night.
Great heavens! I hear the locomo-
FARMERS' UNION DIRECTORY.
Sentinel, No. 254-Meets every Tuesday
night. J.W.Latham, President! E. A.
Biggs, Secretary.
Elk No. —Each Wednesday night.
?Vndy Anderson, President! J. W. Bloom,
Secretary.
Spring Creek,
night. T. —,
Nelms, Secretary.
one note. Private money. Money
Always here in the bank. No de
lav Execute the papers and get
your money. w.M. COPELAND
1st door south of postofftce, Corde 1.
No. 253-Each Monday
night. T. J. Bryan, President! C. H.
Plainview, No. J77TE
H. J. Brown, President! Nat. Barrett, bee
retary.
Portland No. ..—Meets every
night. Elzy Moore, President! Osborn
Willie, Secretary.
(Let others hand in reports.)
city barber shopj
Bv U. J. SL'TTERFIELD.
South side , < ' SENTINEL
c. r. phelps,
auctioneer.
Cries any sales in *' biu °'
joining counties! has
edge of the value of
and household articles. Ready to
answer any call.
printed at NewS'Boy oH.ce.
c. r. phelps, cordell,_okla.
Anything you want in the barker line,
Hair Cut, Shave, Shampoo. Vill haul loads to or from tne
,, railroad. Small package, also
Laundry Sent Weekly. c«u.uy k k«d
J.J.Stewart, oenunei
we make
Farm Loans.
long time,
low rates,
easy terms.
Citizens State Bank,
Sentinel, Okla.
John Ash,
The Barber.
While vou've money and time to spare
You'd better remember that bushy liair,
And avoid meeting your lady fair
i Until vou've been to the barber s chair,
Where John Ash will treat Jou square
And of your money take onl} small share.
LeRov Jones, J A Lucky, HS Brown,
jones, lucky * brown,
Attorneys-at-Law,
cordell " ' oklahoma
All work entrusted to our care will
receive prompt personal attention.
H.EDFH.ONT
kirkes a sons,
Proprietors,
Block east of Hotel Iron,
Cordell, Okla.
First class turnouts. Special attention
given the commercial trade.
Banker Piper is having a well dug
near the bank building.
In some towns school was dismissed
on account of cold weather, but "ourn
just kept grinding.
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