The Geary Times (Geary, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 10, 1917 Page: 1 of 10
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FIRESTONE TIRES and a fuilime of Automobile Accessories, and your repair work done right at
PEOPLE'S GARAGE The Stevens Six $1200.00 delivered in Geary, The Chevrolet $550, f. o. b. Tarrytown N. Y.
THE GEARY TIMES
—— —— . Successor To The Geary BooUer
VOLUME 4— NUMBER 28
GEARY. BLAINE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1917
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
THE CHEVROLET
A Pleasure Cat— A Business Car
$810.00, f. t,lu Tarrytown. & Y.
THE STEVENS SIX
Power— Beauty--- S ti«f ctioo
$120000 Mmratf hi Mary
GEARY WILL HUM
TWO UNBEATABLE
VALUES
A Demonstration Will Convince You
Let Us Show You
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All the argument why you should buy
a Stevens SIX or a Chevrolet is fully ap-
parent in the cars themselves.
merely ask you to see thorn and try them before
you buy an automobile.
Peoples Garage & Sales Rooms
C. J. NELSON. Proprietor
When 100' St. Louis' Business
Men visit here next week
Arriving Thursday, May 17th,
at 11:30 a. m. via the Rock Island
a special train carrying one hun-
dred of the heads of the largest
wholsale and manufacturing hous-
es in St. Louis will reach our city.
The party is traveling on a train de
luxe, with two dinning cars, four
sleeping cars, observation car and
baggage car.
The excursion is to be made to
forty-six towns in Oklahoma to en-
able the heads of the St. Louis
houses to come into close personal
contact with business men of Ok-
6ev. Ferguson Will Speak
The G. A. R. and the relief
corps and others are arranging
for an elaborate Memorial Day
program. Ex-governor, Fergu-
son will make an address. Full
details will be published in an
early issue of the Times.
The Study Club
The Peoples Garage have a
charging machine that will
The Studv Ciub met with Mrs.
A. C. Riines with a full attend
ance. Roll call was responded
to, with "What we Can do T<>
Make Geary a Better Place in
Which To Live." Public Park.
Public Library, Sewerage system,
and garbage cans advocated as
some means of improvement.
The officers for the coming
charge twelve batteries at a time yeir-Mrs A C hines Preaid
It is new one and you can M"r'j AA
quick «ervtce«t the People'. iw u!^-!!™ ^
age.
ident, Mrs. J. W. Browning, Sec-
retary, Miss O. P. Ruth, Treaeur-
Judge E. H. Lookabaugh waajer. Mr. J. G. Hankla, parlimen-
in town Monday and held a short j tarian. Mrs. Ralf Colby. Club re-
term of the County Court. The Porter. The Board of Directors:
only case wns Wishard va Ice. | Mrs. Montgomerery. Mrs. Carley.
This case was continued after!Mrs. Cable. Mrs. Davis. Mrs.
arguments by attorneys. ] Thoma and Mrs. Campbell. The
new members elected were Mrs.
J. A. Troxel returned from Io- Emit R. Lehmhn, Mrs. Clarence
lahoma to conform the reports of I wa where he was called last week |W. McGaffy, and Mrs. Kath-
their salesmen of the wonderful Ito ** with a sick brother. His jrine Krehbiel. After "Gnrrent
progress and prosper* of the j «-£- Ttt and Mi,,! 8S?" h0"eM
colors being used in honor of her
brother who has inlisted in the
navy to serve hia country. Flags,
were given as souvenirs. T'nf
Club adjourned to meet in two
weeks with Mrs. Sam Mowtgom-
tl~ _i " / j I j ueurmru i, nurcn ana miss i nctous two-course luncheon in
1 hey also come to spread the doc- stella Prince were married at the j red, white and blue, the patriotic
tnne ot optimism and assurance to J M- E. parsonage last Sunday
Oklahomas that business will not afternoon by Rev. M. W. Samp-
lag or be depressed by existing 18on- *£• Burch is a hustling
war condition* y°unK lfarmer w^at of town
war conditions , and Miss Prince is the^daughter
Seymour 'Army Band will ac- 0f Mr. Wm. Prince a well known
company the St. Louisans and will, farmer living southwest of town. iery.
play concert and patriotic music1 Both the .young people have a i
while here. 1 host of friends who wish them Now OtHeors Sworn In
much happiness. After his crop
I of corn is laid by Mr. and Mrs. The new city officers \\ n;
vr r I Burch expect to go to tyantana. sworn in Monday night. It:
Next Sunday. at the M. E. j possibly to make it their home, now Mayor Troxel. The i -
...-/.h councilmen are Ben Lown.
prof. 1L Roy Smith and Prof. ;Gea Heiiyche. and Fred Rin<
E. L. Howell were accepted for | The retiring eounciimm
the officers reserve corp la?tlBr(> w F Cnnelnnd G F N . iv
both T'<'oCosr
L. O. Wilks went to Weaker-> ?* ^ SSKJES I with Pr°fU"y ^
SEiW *n'Wer ^ ^r^'wX^eTrn^ , „
word that his father was serious- spears in another part to tbej W. H. Brown buys and soils
ly sick with pneumonia. iTiraea. . second hand good*.
church, Rev' Sampson will preach
an appropriate sermon fqy Moth-
er's Day. All mothers, who can
do so are invited to attend.
OPERA HOUSE PROGRAM
CMBing Weak
We are ma kmc a change in our serv-
ice and will be unable to give ike Tides
of some reels in tins program.
MONDAY
A LASS OF Till UWiEKLAMOS
(the new serial. 7th. instalments)
Land of Nowhere
TUESDAY.
Four reels of Universal Program
WEDNESDAY
43 hece Dinner Set Given Away
Free.
Undine—5 reel Blue Bird.
THURSDAY
THE PURPLE MASK Serial
Two Other Reels.
FRIDAY
Other People's Money — 5 reel
Master picture.
. SATURDAY
The Son of Cain
Desperate Duel
Two other reels
Ozark Booster? Leave
Monday, June 25th
Mooting at Amarllla June 27th
to 29th. Big Attendance Sura
you and your friends to the big
JUNE Convention.
Very truly yours,
J. L. NUNN
Secretary.
There is only one way that we
can be of assistance to the Am-
arillo association and that is for
The following letter has been the persons who are intending to
received by the Local Ozark! make the trip to report to Mr.
Trail Association.
April 30, 1917.
Mr. L. A. Holmes,
Geary. Oklahoma.
Dear Mr. Holmes,—
You know the Ozark Trails
Convention will be held in Ama-
rillo during the following days
and dates in JUNE: Wednesday,
27th: Thursday, 28th: Friday,
29th.
Can't you give us a forecast of
the attendance from your com-
munity? We are anxious to have
an estimate of the number of
people who will be here from
your neighborhood in cars, the
number per car, and whether or
not the majority will bring their
own camping equipment with
them to use on the way.
This information is asked for,
| because wo are providing a very
| novel manner in the way of a
j lent city in which to house our
visitors, and desire to get an ap-
Holmes Sec. of the Commercial
Club This matter should be at-
tended to now as indications are
th.it there will be an immense
crowd at this convention and
Amarillo is anxious to be prepar
ed. The local committee would
also like to have suggestions from
parties who are going as to de-
tails of the trip, whether we
should try to make the trip on
schedule in a bunch or bunch at
Groom at a certain time and drive
into Amarillo together.
The band are figuring on mak-
ing the trip and if they go some
provision will have to be made
for their transportation. If you
can take a band boy or two please
report it tp the Secretary.
We -are now figuring on leaving
Geary Monday morning June 25
and arriving at Amarillo Tues
day afternoon. No details have
been worked out as yet and the | £
committee are very anxious for EE
suggestions. If you intend to «o as
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THE GREATEST
Cash Shoe Sale
_ That the people of GEARY and EL RENO have ever
| had the opportunity of attending.
| Our Entire LOW SHOE Stock
5 Thrown on the market at TEN PER CENT DISCOUNT {
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and an
QAI IP * nki«o [Pr0X"Pale idea of. h.ow £any 111 i P'ea8e rcP°rt t0 the Secretary at
SALE-a china closetVattend from each locality. Be-!0nce.
Edison graphaphone1 sides, we \\'ill get out literature
practically aa good aa new, half
or e if taken quick. H. H. Caah
Market Report
Comet.tea each by Geary Buyers
Market uru'teady and prices changing
Ens, ........- - — - Cash 23c
Market V«y UtuUtdy. Pticw Paid
Butter (Packing Stock) 20c
Smooth Leg Springs 16c
Hens — >6c
Stags ......... 10c
and a special booklet for distribu- J The Times force put in a half =
tion among everyone who antici-! I181"" on the Ozark 3
nates attending the convention. I Trail Wednesday. ^
These will be supplied liberal!? to Blltfl.r •« 17 S
each route captain or person 111 Sinner TWine at 17 cents —
charge of the delegation. An at- The lo^al dealers inform us that j =§
tractive leaflet containing ad-^ they have made arrangements I S
I vance information will be sent|f0r their binder twine for this IS
out in next week's mail. The Beason and that the price will not 3
booklet wlU give complete data be over 17 cents a pound in Geary | EE
on prices of pennants, locations,; at any time during the season. =
and information «n all kinds of 1 The price will be higher in many I =E
accommodation|. In fa-it, every- ] places but our merchants have 5
thing that visitors should know (looked ahead and provided for I =
■to*?*- ,the present season's demand in a
We will write a letter each!ample time and by practically s
week to the delegation heads, cutting out the profits for them-1
$18,000.00 Worth
of the Best Merchandise That Money Can Buy
Better come in and look at these great values
and let us fit your feet in Comfortable Shoes.
~ WE OFFER OUR ENTIRE STOCK
of LOW SHOES for Men, Women and
Children at a TEN PER CENT DISCOUNT
MAIL ORDERS
Promptly Taken Care of.
White Boots and Slippers
included in this Gigantic
Cash Sale.
m
Old Roosters 25c I detailing the progress in our ar- selves have made this Tow price.
Bro,ler Z.. rangements. ■ -- r
Cream — ••«« We want your active co-opera-
Wheat - $3.101 tion. I thank you in advance,
£<*,, 1.55 j and extend a cordial welcome to
Of course the close margin on I
which the dealers are handling I
It will make cash dealing posit- j
ively necessary.
Spencer Shoe Co.)
121 So. Rock Island - Cor. Rock Island 3nd Russel, - El Reno ^
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Seger, Neatha H. The Geary Times (Geary, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 10, 1917, newspaper, May 10, 1917; Geary, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc184621/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.