The Cordell Beacon (Cordell, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 18, Ed. 2 Thursday, December 3, 1914 Page: 2 of 8
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We Want Land Loans!
It don't matter what rate others
quote you—See Us before
you make a Loan.
Our Rale and Term. Are Belter than Othere
Can Make.
No Delay. No Red Tape Money Paid When
Papers are Signed.
Telephone U Come and See Ua Write Da.
F. C. FINERTY & CO.,
H. C. DORNEY, Manager
Office in Akers Bid*.. Ground Floor. Cordell. Okla.
FOSS ROUTE ONE
Rev. Miles Tidwell who lives near
Foss preached at New Hope Sunday.
Misses Edith and Georgia Carman
were Saturday night visitors at the
home of Brown Hatchett.
Arthur Best and wife were visiting
Sunday at Dill with the formers moth
Mrs. Missouri May from Alex and
Mrs. James Cresswell from Hammon,
were visitors Wednesday at the home
of grandpa Hatchett. They were call-
ed from their homes to be with their
relce and sister Mrs. Thomas Arm-
Mrcng, who died Monday afternoon,
the 23rd at the home of her mother.
Mrs Will Allen of Bessie. A num-
ber of people from this and Page com-
jnunHy went to the funeral. Mrs.
Armstrong being a friend of many
years to manr of the people. We ex-
tend sympathy to the husband and
three little children. Rev. Skelton of
Clinton conducted th« funeral ser-
vices. She «u burled at the Hatch-
ett school bouse, beside ber father,
(uid brother. """ j
Mrs. A. Haws and family and Mrs.
Aber were Sunday visitors at the
home of Jake Wesner.
Howell and Almon Jennings. Sam
Browning. Misses Clara Hatchett, Ef-
Ae and Lora Rogers attended church
at Foss Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Creswell of Ham-
mon and Mrs. Nola Moss were visit-
ing Sunday at Judge Hatchett s.
Mr L. Alexander and family were
Sunday visitors at C. M. Stanley s.
Cecil Rogers, Chas. and Jess Wes-
ner. Brown Austin, Elmer Terry, Ber
tha Browning. Buena Shoffner, Alme-
ta Pringle and 11a Reeder were visit-
ing Sunday at T. E. Jennings.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Cassidy return-
ed to their home at Headrick this
week.
Little Estallne Browning is quite
■ick. '
Jack Reeder and family visited Sun-
day at Mr. Abers In the North Burns
community.
I ity attended church in Cordell Tues-
day.
I Mr. W. A. Tierce an ', family took
Thank^<i mg dinner win their laugh-
ter. Mrs. Carle V'lUe >•«' 1 Th u.iy.
Uncle T'i. k Wllker on k.rtnd * fat
deer instead of a turkey.
! Visitors at Grandma Cannons Wed-
nesday were Mrs. Ashby, Mrs. Whit-.
lock and Miss Rachel Andrews.
Mrs. A. C. Sanders went to Hobart
Sunday to see their sick grandson, j
There were several from this part
attended the literary at Little Hot>ej
Friday night. All reported a good
time and a large crowd out.
Arthur Pope and wife and D. S.
Po|>e and wife from Cordell were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Whitlock Sat-
urday night and Sunday.
Visitors at S. S. Ashby "s Sunday
were Enoch Cannon and family. Ran
dolph Davie and family and Miss Em
ily Cannon.
the account of that cotton crop not
being gathered.
Quite a few of this community were
in Cordell Monday, "Dixie Day" but
they did not get the rug.
Mrs. Montie Cooper and children
of Cordell were viBiting her aunt,
Mrs. R. E. Williams. Sunday.
Johnnie and Eula Kelley took din-
ner with their friend, Verdie Mont-
gomery Sunday.
Little Hershal Flatt is on the sick
list this week.
Mrs. Ola Montgomery spent Sunday
afternoon with Miss Beulah Eichor.
Walter Colclasure made a trip to
Bessie Sunday for further Information
see Walter.
Sunday visitors at Mr. Ben McCar
leys. Miss Minnie Story. Miss Pearl
Smith and Clarence Colclasure.
Quite a crowd at church Sunday.
And this Scribe must say it was one
j of the best sermons he has heard for
some time.
i George Montgomery was hauling
qotton to Cordell Monday. Son't know
j whether he has sold or not.
| Miss Bytha Williams went home
with Miss Cleo Keiley Sunday from
j church. '
Fred and Charley Montgomery at
tended the singing convention at
Lake Valley the 29th. Guess they had
a nice time, but I haven't heard them
say.
Mr. Russ Boyd one of our prosper-
ous farmers departed Monday for
Stonewall. Texas. We Join the com
munlty in wishing them success.
Harry DeLong and wife were visit-
ing home folks at G. B. Montgomery's
Saturday night and Sunday.
j Quite a crowd took dinner Thanks-
giving dinner at Mr. Eichors.
' Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Williams took
• dinner with their daughter, Mrs. Fan-
I nie Shipman of the McKinley com-
munity.
Ruby Loveall. C. A. Richmond and
Mr. Johnson at H. A. Richmond's.
Mr. and Mrs. George Barnhart
spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. Barn-
hait's parents near Cloud Chief.
Nellie Loveall visited Alta Maye
Nelson Sunday.
There was a party at G. M. Phillips
Thursday night.
Anna and Alice Treder visited at
C. M. Smith's Sunday.
Prof. Cobb hBs organised a singing
school at Dugford beginning Monday
night. Dec. 7th.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Treder visited
relatives and friends near Foss from
Saturday until Monday.
Teddy Barnhart and Fred Treder
visited at Henry Havron's Sunday.
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SENTINEL
SHILO H
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DUGFORD *
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Well, there sure was a houseful
| at Dugford Sunday. Also had good
singing.
Mr. Henry Havron left for Fred-
erick Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sankey Cook, Miss
Prof. John Wesson of the Baptist
College, Granite, passed Thanksgiv-
ing and the Intervening days until
Monday morning with his parents and
friends in Sentinel.
At the opera house Thanksgiving
morning. Rev. W. G. Peyton, the reg-
ular Presbyterian pastor held services
suitable to the occasion, and a full
house attended the exercises. After
Rev. Peyton's fervid address, Rev. A.
3. Pinson and the Rev. J. C. Meier
also made impromptu talks regarding
the Holiday and the many and var-
ious reasons that man has for render-
ing his thanks to the Almighty At
the request of Rev. Peyton, Messrs.
S. L. Jones and W. T. Goodman pass-
ed through the congregation solicit-
ing donations for the starving Bel-;
gians in the name of the Town of
Sentinel; nearly *9.00 was thus se-1
cured. S* L. Jones then suggescted [
that a committee of younger folks be
named to canvass the town later and
raise what funds they could for the i
same purpose; accordingly Mrs. Dr.
Sipple, Tom Brown, Albert Beily, and
J. N. Riley were appointed, the com-1
mittee will report later.
Through the courtesy of the man-
agement of the First National Bank
the band boys now have a meeting
place. Albert Belly, without whom it
is more than likely Sentinel would
have no band, was Instrumental in
retting the bank to let .the boys have
Uie old lod,;^ room, over the bank
for a practice room, and by the time
summer comei Sentinel will have as
tine and well instructed band as can
be found in southwest Oklahoma.
C. T. Reece, former Sentinel fann-
er and merchant and well known as
a hustler after business passed the
Turkey Holiday in Sentinel with his
dnughur, Mrs. Archie Haggard. "Par-
son" Reece is running a store at
Hollis and is doing well. He left for
home the following morning.
Mrs. A. J. Leuch has been serious-
ly ill for the past two weeks being af-
flicted with lung trouble, but at the
iresent writing is slightly better.
The Rev. C. A. German has been ap-
pointed as Pastor of the M. E. church
preaching alternately at Sentinel and
Port, and it Is expected that the rev-
erend gentleman will commence his
labor.- at this place next Sunday. De-
cember ihe 6th.
Quite a crowd of th£ sportinglv In-
dict d were out In the flellds around
Sentinel Thanksgiving and seeming-
ly all had fair success and the quail
and rabbits .luffrred accordingly. In
these days of automobiles it don't
take long >r : party to get out to
hunting grounds, and it is nothing
uncommon for a party to go to the
Red River to the Southwest of us,
hunting ducks and getting back next
day, when formerly it was a week
>r ten days trip.
H. E. Hollister who is now running
an elevator and grist mill in Mt.
View was here Thanksgiving vtsiting
old time friends and looking after ^
a little business the last of last week..
Mr. Hollister Is apparently well sat-
isfied with his new home.
The Basket Ball Team of the Sen-
tinel High School were matched for
a g?me at Hobart with the Hobart
H. S. team Thanksgiving day and
while wc did not learn the score, the
Hobart team was victorious.
George Cobean, eldest son of S. H. ^
Cobean, well known farmer East of |
town left for Wichita, Kansas, last (
week to try his fortune In a new coun-
try. George Is merltorlus, hardwork-
ing and well equipped to make his
way, and all his friends have great
hopes for his future.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Grandshire left
here last Wednesday for Arizona, to
sjend the winter with their son, who
is located near Wilcox.
Grandma Stevens left with the
Grandsliirts last Wednesday and will
put in the cold weather with her son.
Sydney who has been pre-empting a
claim in Arizona for the past two
or three years.
Mrs. Frank Potter arrived home
last Tuesday week after a visit of
some two or three weeks with friends
'n El Reno.
Editor and Mrs. John Fields pa -sed
Thanksgiving day In Rocky, as guesta
of their son-in-law and daughter, Wm.
Qulnn and wife. Mr. Fields states that
it will probably be several weeks be-
fore Mr. Qulnn will have everything
in readiness for the ftrst issue of the
new Rocky paper.
Martin Leddy. former well known
and well to do farmer, who disposed
of his farm Northwest of Sentinel
town, having arrived last Friday and
will be here for the next ten days,
closing up business matters. Mr. Led-
dy states that he is well satisfied
with his new location and that things
down his way are in ^bout the same
shape they are here.
Mr. Joseph Ratchsteln of Chickasha
Oklahoma, an experienced typo, is a
new employee at the Leader office,
and no doubt will become a perma-
nent fixture there, and will allow Ed-
itor Fields time to eat his meals and
give more attention to the manage-
ment of the paper.
The tenth of November Harry Bar-
ritt, a well known voung man of Sen-
tinel who has been working in the
Graves Barber Shop on Main Street
for the past two or three years left
for San Angelo, Texas where he joln-
hls Uncle. Nat Barritt and Sam T.
Taylor, the latter two gentlemen hav-
ing gone to Los Angeles some time
ago with their families, to see if
i that climate and altitude would not
be of benefit to their wives, who are
suffering with bronchial troubles. It
seems that Messrs. Barritt. Barritt
and Taylor have bought out a first
class grocery store and while in the
Pecos metropolis will do business in-
stead of loafing. This makes quite a
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We are back once more to let our
friends know we are st|U on the
map. We had a good assembly out
to Sunday school Sunday, after which
our church layman, Mr. Earl Easton,
of Foss, gave us a very interesting
talk on "Who Committed the greatest
Bin, Judas or Peter.'' The talk was
much enjoyed by all who heard it.
A large crowd attended the funer-
al of our esteemed friend, Mr. R. H.
Easton Saturday morning. Mr. Easton
died suddenly Monday, his death be-
ing a shock to his relatives and many |
friends in this community. He was
not buried until Saturday so that hisj
■on. Archie could reach here from
California. The many friends and
neighbors extend our sincere sympa-
thy to the bereaved.
Mrs. Joel Hatchett and Mrs. Bert
jones who for the past three weeks
have been visiting relatives und
Xrlcnds at various points in Te*as
are expected home this week. Mr.
Jones and Mr. Hatchett are wearing
broad smiles again we notice.
Mr. Humphries our new minister
for the coming year will preach for
us next Sunday. Brother German be-
Ing sent into new fields.
A. B. and Ned Jones were Cordell
visitors Monday.
llere we arc after a week absence
with a few more items.
Prof. Eatoc. started his school at
Shiloh Monday, November-3oth. with,
•about 30 in the roll. The children all (
seem to like him fine and we are in
hopes that be will teach us another
good school this year as he did last
term. |
John Crlder who has been to Ok-
lahoma City foi treatment came home
Saturday. He seemB to be Improv-
ing. He caa sleep a little now.
Mies Viola Franklin left some time
last week for Texas where she will
spend some time visiting among her
! frier Is and relatives.
Miss Johnarna Smith spent Sunday
with the Matteson girls.
Miss Emma Mershon left Saturday
for her school near Weatherford, Ok-
lahoma, where she will teach this
winter. Her school started November
30th. We wish her much success in
her school work.
Everett Atkinson was seen driving
around In town the other day, last
time he was seen he was going north
suppose he knows where he was
I going.
Tom Led better and wife, Miss Ada
Davis and Ray Bradley dlnnered at
Tom Smith's Sunday.
I Mr. Lankford and family have gone
to Bessie where they will make their
home. We wish them much success,
j There was a singing at Mr. George
Smith's Sunday night and was given
In honor of their daughters birthday.
A large crowd attended, and all wish
ed her many happy birthdays.
Hood Peters and wife will move
some time this week to their new-
home, about C miles east on Mr. Rls-
inger's place. Mr. Risinger and fam
ily will move down close to Rocky.
There were ascl-.llM (H
There was a party at Luther Don
lea's Thursday nlglit
Mr. Eaton left the coa
Mr. Eaton left the school house
Monday on his motorcycle only got
past the railroad a little way when
i he punctured a tire and had to drag
his machine back to John Crlder.
I Quite a few went to Cordell Satur-
day and Monday.
| Monroe Spoon and wife were visit-
ing the home folks at Henry Bon-
ham's Thursday night.
Mrs. C. C. Crlckbsum was visiting
Mrs. John Crlder one dsy last week.
Miss Willie Mae Bradley spent Sat-
urday night with her sister. Mrs. Eth-
el Teel.
:TO:
Herring & Young's
Saturday, December 5th, the Day the Big Doll is to
be Given Away. Be Sure to Bring Your Tickets.
NEW PARADISE
CLOTHING Shoe Special
$20.00 Suits, now 15.00
15.00 Suits, now 9.75
12.50 Suits, now ./.7.Q0
10.00 Suits, now 6.75
Big Discount on Men's
Extra Pants.
DOMESTIC
Hope Domestic, yd. 8 l-3c
One lot of shoes, per pair,
$1.98
Cow-Boy Boots.
7.50 grade, now 6.50
DRESS GOODS
65c all-wool serge, 48c
1.00 all-wool serge,. 89c
1.25 all wool serge, 98c
Mercerized Poplins, yd, 19c
Soisette, per yard, 15c
CAPS
A good cap for
39c
TOWELS
Heavy Turkish Towels 10c
Good Huck Towels 8c
A rain would be good on the wheat!
in this community. i
Mr. Kllenrr, Mr. Rodger* and Mr.
Bass made s business trip to Cordell
Tuesday.
Aunt Jane Wllmeth who has been
vtsiting In this community went to
Custer City Tuesday where she will
apend a few weeks with friends.
There were several In this commun
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• NORTH MOUNT PLEASANT
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As Mount Pleasant scribe No. 1 de-
cided his news was too much of a
one sided affair and asked me to help
him. so here we come ss scribe No. j
2 or North Mount I'leassnt.
Our school opened Monday, the 30
with MIsh Mull and Miss Wilson as
teachers. The enrollment small on
We do as we advertise. Sat-
isfaction guaranteed or mon-
Herring & Young
CORDELL, OKLAHOMA.
FREE FREE
A 42 piece set of Imported
china ware Saturday, Dec.
19th.
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