The Geary Journal. (Geary, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1905 Page: 1 of 4
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THE GEARY JOURNAL.
VOL. 3.
GEARY, BLAINE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1905.
NO. 40.
We Want...
...Your Trade!
Statehood assured.
The Statehood Bill hat? been
made unfinished business and
will have to be disposed of before
other important measures are
considered. Everything looks
favorable for passage of the ei:
abling act soon.
The Senate, by a vote of 31 to
A 17, displaced the pure food bill
f and made the Statehood bill the
of business until
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This store is too busy in-
voicing to write an ad.
this week telling of the
many bargains offered.
If yott are in need of any-
thing in the hardware line
it will pay you to see os
before buying. We want
yoor trade and guaran-
tee to give you value re-
ceived. Watch this space
for special bargians next
week.
Ringelman & Ruth J
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Hardware Company.
j high praiftlff items
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George Berry is still in Waton-
ga attending court.
C. E. Kincaid had business in
Geary last Saturday.
The hunters are improving the
time during the holidays.
Miss Laura Kelley visited with
Mrs. C. E. Kincaid last Satur-
day.
Guy Scott returned to his
home in Custer county the first
of the week.
J. F. Irving was heard to say
at the big dinner; how 1 wish I
had a cook.
Charles Wilson was husking
corn for Mr. Serber last week, on
the 8outh river.
Joseph Coil, the newly married
man, will make his home in this
vicinity the coming year.
Uriah Coil is erecting a new
house on his lease on the school
land. A1 Cooksey is doing the
work.
Rev. Patterson will preach at
regular order
disposed of.
Watch Meeting.
The 3dd Fellows Watch meet-
ing was held at their hall on New
Years eve as per arrangem t,
about 150 people attended and
were entertained by mjsic by the
Geary Mandolin club, songs,
speeches, declamations, recitat-
ions until about 11 o'clock when
a lunoh wai served consisting of
buns, fruit, candy, nuts and cake
each one present being served
with a plate full of assorted good
ies.
Promptly at 12 o'clock the
audience was called upon to arise
for prayer led by Rev. J. W.
O'Bi^ant.
After prayer all joined in sing-
ing, "Nearer my God to thee"
at the close of the hymn a general
hand shaking was indulged in,
exchanging with each other hap-
py New Years greetings, after
which all returned to their homes
confidend that the evening had
been happily spent.
Twentieth Century to Meet.
The Twentieth Century will
meet with Mrs. Holmes. Follow-
ing is the program:
Roll call; Quotations from Ben-
jamin Franklin; Reading of Min-
utes; Reading from German Mas-
ter Musicians, subject, "Mozart"
by Mrs. Christian; Reading from
the French Revolution, chapter
17, by Mrs. Sabin discussion of
the French Revolution, by the
club; Current Events, led by
Mrs. O'Bryant.
Trade at
This Store!
the school house next Sunday at
o'olack. Come out overv one
and hear hiir
The literary at the school house
last Friday night was well atten-
ded, a good program being ren-
dered, liU ary meets every Friday
night.
The musicial entertainment at
the home of L. S. Scott on last
Thursday night was enjoyed by
all present. The pop corn and
peanut candy was splendid.
Rev. Calnon, of Geary,
?reached at the school house
'uesday of last week, Rev. Moore
of the same place accompanied
him, the Rev. is an able talker.
The young people's watch party
at Kin<;aid's house was well at-
tended last Saturday night by
the young and old, watching the
old year out and the new one in.
Mr. Cooper arrived in Geary
last Saturday from Texas where
he had been visiting, and stopped
at his daughters, Mrs. L. S. Scott
for the big dinner on New Year.
Quite a number of the neigh-
bora gathered at the home of C.
E. Kincaid on Thursday of last
week, a beautiful dinner was
spread and a good lime was had,1 Arrc8ted <or Violating the Game
Rev. Caiman and Rev. Moore | Law.
being in attendance. j Deputy Sheriff W. A. 8nyder
The big dinner at the home of went to Okeene Sunday and ar-
L. 8. Scott on New Years day | rested Robt. C. Whitson on a
Announcement.
Wrr.. O. Woolman formerly
Probate Judge of Blaine County,
Okla,, and Geo. W. Ferguson, of
Watonga, Okla., have associated
themselves together as a partner-
ship for the practice of law in
Watonga, Okla., with offices in
the Opera House block.
Thanking you for past con-
sideration as individual practit-
ioners, we beg to remain.
Yours,
Woolman A Ferguson.
Take Warning.
Everybody who is keeping
hogs inside of the corporate limits
of the City of Geary are hereby
notified to remove them at once.
If they fail to do so Ordinance
No. 5, Section 7, will be enforced
against them.
J. O. Welborn, Marshal.
Grocery Facts
If U need a biscuit,
Or a bag of beani,
Sugar, Sour Kraut or Cheese,
Or whatever else you please,
Come in and get it here.
Should you want some buckwheat flour,
Or some pickles, sweet or sour.
Canned fruit of every kind,
Come at once and fall in line,
We have every thing you need,
In the line of goods to eat,
Come and try our ™ffse blend,
Best you'd find in any land,
Teas of either green or black,
Candies sweet, we have a stack,
Canned goods of every kind.
Anything you have in mind,
Come and let us know your mood,
We will quick supply the food.
E. J- WARNER
TELEPHONE NO. 97.
The Geary Pharmacy, in ad-
dition to its regular stock of
Drugs and Patent Medicines,
also offers to the trade a line of
blank books. * line of selected
books of fiction, assorted Crepe
and Embossed Paper, Fancy sta-
tionary, Fine Toilet and shaving
soaps, smokers Outfit, Toilet sets,
Brushes, Pocket Books, Purses,
Perfumes. Finest Brands of
Cigars, Fancy Toilet Articles.
hverything new and up-to-date, j furnjBhed by the Mandolin ClulT.
Prescriptions filled day or night; j Everything weut off splendidly
was a success, people from dif-
ferent neighborhoods attending
and bringing baskets well filled
with the best of sweet meats,
chickens of the yellow legged
kind, guineas and turkeys the
old gobler sex that would make
ones mouth water to think about,
pies and cakes to numerous to
mention, a 1 1 enjoyed them-
selves, about sixty in number.
The M. W. A. and Royal
Neighbors installed their officers
Wednesday night. A large num-
ber of both orders was present.
A bounteous supper was prepar-
ed for the occasion, music being
Physician on call.
and everybody
! selves.
enjoyed them-
A | A cotton firm in Tokio, Japan.
ff lktran/W & Cii wi,l open branch office in Ok-
• l\ V3II auutl A vU. lahoma City to buy cotton direct
▼nc up-tg-date dru68hti. , for shipment to Japan.
warrant charging him with a
violation of game law. The man
hails from Independence, Okla.,
and when arrested a large num-
ber of quail and a^out sixty
prairie chicken were found in his
possession. Whitson was brought
to Watonga in the afternoon and
lodged in the county jail. Today
he was taken before Judge Wool-
man in the probate court and ar-
raigned under two charges, that
of exposing for sale quail artd
chicken. His bond was fixed at
8350 in each case, which was
given and he was released. His
case will come up for hearing in
the probrte court on January 5th.
The birds were brought to
Watonga yesterday and enough
sold to defray the expenses in-
curred. The remainder were
given away to those who cannot
afford to indulge in such luxuries
to any great extent.
Don C. Smith, assistant attor-
ney general, has been in the
county several days, investigat-
in matters in that line, which ac-
counts for the arrest of Whit-
son and others for disregarding
the law relative to the killing of
game in the territory.
C. M. Brake and wife have
returned from their visit to Ar-
kansas this morning.
C. H. Dewaide has sold his
building on the comer of Main
and Broadway for $22,000 to A.
N. Wycoff of Oklahoma City.
Mrs. Jane Huff, from Cashion
Okla., aunt of 8. E. Huff, is vis-
iting relatives here. 8. E. Huff
is greatly pleased, he has not
seen her for 23 years.
Frank Coker and wife left this
week for North Carolina to spend
Christmas. At Geary they ex-
pected to be joined by W. H.
Coker and wife.—Arapaho Bee.
Lawton, O. T., Dec. 23.—Last
Wednesday, a week ago, a young
girl fourteen years of age named
Nona Smith, boarded the train at
Elgin, having a ticket, her trunk
check and fifty cents in her pos-
session. The ticket was for Law-
ton.
Sinoe that time she has never
been heard of or from. Her sis-
ter, Mrs. Mimms, of this place,
has made diligent inquiry and
the sheriff's office is looking for
the missing girl. Nothing has
been learned of her whereabouts
j and now that more than a week
i has passed, the missing girl's
I friends are greatly worried. Miss
j Smith formerly lived in El Reno
and the officers there and at Ana-
darko have been directed to look
out for her.
...ETNA . ..
The Literary meets now on
Friday evenings at the school
house.
Mr. Willey has negotiated for
the lease of the White Wolf In-
dian land.
Mrs. Philander Williams de-
parted last week for a visit with
relatives in Nebraska.
The Indian people seemed to
enjoy their Christmas tree, as
they showed by a very large at-
tendance.
The Christmas tree at the In-
dian school was held last Monday
night. The wrather was cold
and stormy and but few white
people were in attendance. The
singing of the Indian children
was excellent, beino- in both
Cheyenne and English. Recita-
tions were rendered in a clear
and distinct voice. The school
is doing nicely and anyone wish-
ing to see how the Indian chil-
dren are taught can well a ford
to visit this school.
Sunny Victory.
Mrs. Blanche Wilson is quite
sick.
Mrs. Divley visited with Mrs.
Wilson Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alec Snyder vis-
ited with his parents Sunday.
A crowd from this place and
Geary made a trip to the caves
west of here Sunday.
Mrs. Roberts returned from Hin-
ton Monday where she has been
visiting for the past three weeks.
The Braday family held a re-
union at Mrs. Mclntire's Thurs-
day, there were about thirty-five
present.
Mr. Stouer of Okarche, and
Mr. Brooksher from Kansas vis-
ited with Mrs. Wilson Friday and
Saturday.
Mrs. Jim O'Connor of Geary
and Miss Mammie Peel of Kan-
sas attended literary at Good
Hope Saturday night.
Mi
See the finest cabinet
machine at Hartley's.
sewing
Embroidery Taught.
Shirt waists etc., embroidered
to order. Reduced rates. Phone
18.
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