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Volume 17
GEARY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1917
Number 5
OIL WELL TO
T
.E.
After months of "dickering" and
leading, the matter of drilling a test
well near Geary came suddenly to
a head on Wednesday when two ncisn
Messrs. Shelby ami McGee, from Tul-
sa, representing the Gladys Bell
and the Brady companies, two of the
biggest oil companies of the east
side, appeared in Geary with a ser-
ies of leases covering 0il rights on1
Indian land along the North Canad-
ian river. The leases were inly sign-
ed by Agent Scott, of Concho. The
visitors mflde a trip while here a-
cross the river northeast of Geary,
presumably to select a site fcr their
first well, and gave out the infor-
imtion that they would be drilling
about six miles northeast of Gearyj
within thirty days.
Authenticy js given this by the|
fact that in order to procure lease|
of oil rights on Indian land the If"-1
see must post a .?5,000 bond which is;
forfieted unless a well is actue. j
drilled and a ihrrough test ma-lei
without delay. The possession rfl
the Indian leases presupposes that
the Bell and Frsdy companies havej
Posted the forfeit and are obligat-J
ed to drill the well. They stated,
Wednsday that definite action would j
have to await the approval of thei
leases by the department of Indian j
affairs at Washington.
This decisive action and the appar-i
ent surety that a well will be dril-j
led -just across the river six miles;
northeast of Geary comes in the na-
Iturer ofI a pleasant surprise to our |
people, who have been anxiously a-|
waiting some such action. The oil
men here Wednesday stated that
the drilling rig would be shipped to
Geary and that aJl matters per-
taining to this field would be handl-
ed from Geary. This of course
means that Geary will  be THE oil
town of this' section it is a j
gateway to the developmients going
on to the west of us.
TheGladys Bell company and the
Brady company hold a large block re-
leases on Indian land along the Nor-
th Canadian river on three sides of
Geary and there is an unconfirmed
rumor that they also have a block
of leases cn land in the saim vi-
cinities owned by white settlers.
Shelby and McGee stated they woul^
■return tja Geary «QXt Saturday for
the Piimosp 0f closing Up another
group of Indian leases by having the
Individual Indians attach their signa-
tures thereto .
Measles Epidemic
An epidemic of the measles is
raging in Geary andi indications are
that it will spread all over the
city and surrounding country, iriany
having befn exposed to infection.
The disease is already reported in
the following families in this city:
Bilbrey, Owings, Bunce, Pinkerton,
Sanders, Leach. The following fam-
ilies in the country also report one
or mfrre cases (ach: Loganbill, Law,
Creveling and H. H. Smith.
High School Team Won
Much interest was taken in a
basket ball game between the crack
high school team and a. teami made
up from over town composed of grad
uate and others®, played at the high
school gym Tuesday night. The
high school team came off victor-
ious 9 tee 14 in a h'otly contest-
ed game. The losers paid for a
banquet for the two teams which
was served at the Elite Cafe after
the game. The line-up:
Krehbiel  p  Henderson
Barney  F  Bent
Reynolds  C  Gooden
Cash  G  Shelby
Mackey  G  Raines
Subs: Lowman for high school;
Sjyler replaced Henderson for the
town in last half, and was highly
complimented for his stellar work,
especially thrcwing goals.
Baptist Revival Soon
A revival meeting is to start at
the Baptist church Qn the second
Sunday in April, according to an
announcement given out by Rev.
Summers, the pastor, this week.
The pastor will be assisted in the
meeting by Rev. Elmer Ridgeway.
state evangelist, from Duncan, who
comies here accompanied by a well
known singer for the meeting. Fur-
ther announcements will be made
later. I
Christ Gauger Dead
Christ Gauger, father of Mrs. Gib-1
son, died at the Gibson home in the:
south part of town Wednesday. Fun-
eral services were conducted at
the Gibson home this morning con"
ducted by Rev. Sampson and in
terment was in Geary cemetery.
Laying Underground Cable
Truman Brothers and workmen
have been busy this week ditching
and laying an underground cable
conduit earring 102 telephone lines
along west Sixth street fromt the
telephone office for 1000 feet. This
underground line will relieve the
heavy strain upon the above ground
line in that section of town, and is
the opening wedge of an under-
ground system that will probably in
time eliminate telephone poles from
thel streets and alleys. The Geary
Telephone system, under the manage-
ment of Trumian Bros., is keeping a-
breast of the times and steadily mak-
ing modern improvements.
CITrHMNGIFES
PROMISE OF SEINt
Auto Association Meeting
A meeting of the Geary Atuomnbie
Association will be held at the court
room-in Geary Friday night of this
week at 8 o'clock, to Which all mem-
bers and others interested' in the j
organization for the protection of car
owners should come. Important bus-i
iness will be trannsacted.
Geary Hardware Center
Weber hardware store has an in"
teresting display of patterns ' for
making the various parts of certain
implements sold by them, such as
Bustre Brown and Morrison listers,
Warner cultivators and gang and
sulky plows, in their show window
this week. The Weber company is
doing a big business supplying re-
pairs for these lines of implements
to all parts of the southwest.
Mrs. w. W. Weaver and Mrs. H.I
W. Grumpke, wives of the new man !
agQrs of the opera house arrived in;
Geary the first of the week.
$3,000 Woodman Draft
Clerk Cliaufty, of the local M. W.
A. lodge received a draft for $3,000
this week for the beneficiaries of
C F. Adee, a member of the local
lodge who died at Bridgeport lately.
Pay Your Subscription.
WHY PAY THE PEDDLER
TWICE OUR PRICE?
When we sell under a money-back guarantee
of perfect satisfaction to you 
Dr. Hess* Stock
Tonic
A scientific compound for
the conditioning of Horses,
Cattle, Sheep ani Hogs. Its
a proven fact that it makes
>ou money to feed Hess'
Stock Tonic. Makes your
stock thrifty and makes high
priced grain do the work it
is intended to do. In pack-
ages 25c, 50c and $1.00
25 pound pail $2 25
Hess' Poultry
Panacea
We can point out dozens of
satisfied customers who've
been feeding Panacea for
years. They are the people
who do not lose chickens by
sickness and they are the
ones who have lots of eggs
when eggs are scarce and
high. We guarantee it to
MAKE HENS LAY 
 25c, 60c and $1.25
Dr. Hess* Dip and
Disinfectant
With nearl> everything going up these
days, it is remarkable to find an article
on which the pTice has been REDUC-
ED. However the sale of HESS' DIP
AND DISINFECTANT has grown so
enormously that the manufacturers
have been able to reduce the price to
$1.00 a gallon. Think of a standard
dip at this price. We guarantee it to
kill lice, and mites, fleas on dogs; cur-
es mange and is an ideal disinfectant.
Rogers Drug Store
r/lm
An avalanche of eleventh hour fil-
ings for city offices in Geary de-
luged the county election board last
Friday. From somnolence and inat-
tention to city affairs, we have sud-
denly awakened in the middle of a
red hot campaign for city offices.
The list of filings follow:
For Mayor—
L. E. Troxel.
T. J. Ballew.
For Clerk—
Jerry Stumbo.
For Marshal—
C.A. Leach.
J. E. Dowling.
For Treasurer— x
C. E. Rogers.
Roy Allen. Roy
Street Commissioner—
J. C. White.
A. W. Lake.
E. Q. Franklin.
Councilmen—1st Ward—
F. Ringeiman.
J. A. Troxel.
Oouncilmen—2nd Ward—
C. L. Marriott.
W. W. Morrison.
Councilmen—3rd WarJ
W. H. Brown.
D. O'Connor.
Geo. Heirsche.
Frank Musser.
C. F. Watt.
A. B. Carrick.
Councilmen—4th Ward—
B. F. Lowman.
W. F. Shelby
Board of Education—Outlying Dist.—
J. W. Deering.
Board of Education- 2nd Ward1—
C. W. McGaffey*
Weber Opening Big Success
The annual spring opening of the
Weber hardware held last Fri-
day annd Saturday was the most suc-
cessful event of the kind this com-
pany has ever held. A host of vis-
itors thronged the store, e8P®cial'y
on) Saturday anld the store reports
unprecedented! business for the
two days. Somi? idea of the attend-
ance Saturday may be gained from
the fact that 150 pounds 0 f
meat and 1400 buns were used in
the free lunch between 12 and 2:30
vo*n Saturday.
The following factory and whole-
sale people assisted the regular
store force: Mr. Turner, 0f the
Dempster Co.,Mr. Vohts, internation-
al Harvester Co., Mr. Hughes, Bo*
zarth, Anderson Saddle Co., Messrs.
Brooks and Boyd and their wives, of
the Oklahoma City Hardware Co;
Messrs. Alexander and Tarpley, As-
sociated Mfg. Co; Messrs. Leland
and Robinson, Rock Island Implement
Co.. all of Oklahoma City.
JUST A FEW p • 1
Saturd'ybpecmS
Barnyard Shoes
Wholesale price to us now $4.50 — Buy
two pa r today and double your money—
On Sale Saturday at per pair  
$3.75
Work Shirts
Light and Dark Blue Gingham, Saturday
50c
Ginghams
See our new stock of Spring and Summer
Ginghams, at per yard only 
1 Qe
Calicos
Our Calicos will be on Sale Saturday at—
6 l-2c per yard
Samson Overalls
On Sale Saturday—see them—per pair—
$1.00
EXTRA SPECIAL!
Coats Crochet Thread Saturday 3 Spools
25c
Thread
Clarks 0. N. T. Sewing Thread 6 Spools
25c
Garvey Brothers
Stores GEARY, WATONGA, CHICKASHA
/
LADIES NEW
REDFERN
Coats
—AND—
Suits .
Now on Display!
These Coats and Suits are nationally adver-
tised wth the name "Redfern" attached on the
inside of
ment —
antee to th pur-
chaser of the superior quality, superior work-
manship and up-to-the minute style designs.
WE ARE GIVING A TEN PER CENT
DISCOUNT FROM REGULAR PRICES SATURDAY
thegar-
10 °|o Discount Saturday
uar-