The Reporter. (Chelsea, Indian Terr.), Vol. 8, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, April 24, 1903 Page: 4 of 8
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Two Gar Loads of Buggies and Wagons!
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Will soon be here, including the £elebrated ''Anchor" Buggy, Rubber
Tire Bike Wagon, Surries or H^ck^.;! ffer&es will be right and terms reason-
able. The Bain and Weber Wagons arc well known, for their light draft and*
durability. Full line of Implements.. CfaU £nd see us. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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SPALDINQ BROTHER'S.
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| Rogers Knives, |
| Forks and Spoons |
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|AT GREATLY REDUCED PRlCEf
Knives & forks, RegularPrice $5.00 Now*$3.95 T
Tabel spoons " " $3.00 " $2.45 <|>
Tea spoons - " " $1.75 " $1.35<S>
^Desert spoons " " $2.50 " $1.75^
} ^CHEROK^!? DISTRICT CON-
FERENCE.
NOTICE.
All Odd Fellows and RebeVah*
of Chelsea Lodge No. 34 r$ re—l , «.
quested to meet at I. O. 0'.' F*J •This ^ajerenfc. met m o
hall at 10 a. in.. Sunday. April"J«™>n fn tie little city of!
annual
Miami
Tahlequah. This is the fourth I Indian Territory, TcMS, Ark-
year of Rev. P. B. Hicks, as pre- «*«■ and Missouri were at the
siding elder cf this- district and bead of the list. Of the ioo.Ooo
according, to the time limit of our I immigrants landed or waiting to
church law he will le moved to,^ l the close of last week at
least half had arran^ed to continue
and Rebckahi are cordially iu
vited to meet with us.' '
I prorriate anniversary services at
j M. li. chu eb,
26thAll "visiting Odd Fellow*'Al>ril«< h- ->A11 the pastors of the some other field of- labor next the West Rail
• ~ . . . . .. ! district were'present with a goodjaucual conferrrree. Resolutions | their journey to the
per cent of .local puachers and |of appreciation of his lalor were
lay delegates? Bishop Hos ■, of [ passed by the conference. Tho
youth; at i t «i*i kHPC,TJalhvin" *1Vn" presided. reports from Chelsea showed us to
Ti.' ti. con<***nce was interesting | be iu the foreirout. The cqngte-
Jok NKi^JGXf N. ] throughonf'tlie session and reports Ration here .wa# represented by
Sec'y. "* irohftfce dflTirent charges Indicate ; W. J. Strange, S. A. McSpaddcn,
— ' growth along all lines of church Mra. S. A. McSpaddeu and Mrs.
CHEROKEE CROP REPQRT. work. The district has a gain of, Dr. Morrison, who presided over
_ , ~ i J 375 members since
Over the northern portion wheat ^wo
\V. J. Sims/
I ways to the southwest are crowdtd
; with native hotneseekers as well am
' immigrants, and additional traius
must tc put on to accommodate
the rush.
Within n few years these have
been important mineral- develop-
ments in the stuthwts'. The coal
annual con- j the district meeting of the Home of Missouri, Aikansas and Indian
. . .k . i««m. i new parsonages 1 MissiomSociety. Territory ha« taken 011 a vary nrw
an gar ens are in nt. co,i ion. have' been built and a number of' \V. J. Sims.* " importance. Missonri's zinc and
oats all sown ard coming up; corn ; churches . ^ ^ Saflday | - - , '• j lead fields ar: the highest
schools, epworth leagues and GROWTH OF THE SOUTH- point of prosperity. Missouri's
a most en- WEST.
is progressing; ,fruit:
i. fir: gr.M growing
planting
prospect
j nice!;; stock is-doiug well.
I . . . sell college located
ami oat. mM«. J
pkot.og coo.™,: .one llisiory.
1 • iH •;
jW M. ROGER
WiUle;pal- j
at Vintia' is!
„ . — . couraging condition.
Over the middle portion wheat
best work in its firit tef, dmys cf Agril are' theilerfced the prospects "of certain
farms have advanced and pur-
chasers are moving iu from Iown
and Illinois. The new national
Arrivals of immigrants for the; irrigation law has greatly en-
. t_ t « . •• ' : iil.v.i K.
A ,
<# Tabel spoons Regular Price $2.50 Now $ 1.75 ^
it Tea spoons " " $1.50 " $1.00 i
P I hajve only a .limited number at these prices^
and this sale is good only until May the first. ^
$ I
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Bishop,
I Jeweler & Optiean.
The
2 Y
Kntcrci in ti.c poet office at Cbeltet,
T., a* second cUtt man
/.00 A YEAR.
is needed; wheat' and oais
somewhat backward; corn is ueail/
all planted and coming upr toUoti
plauiing is progressing; nuit is in
fair condition; gardens are good
strawberries ate ripening.
LETTER FROM WHX ROG=BRS
Kings HoteV East. Loadon,
March 17, 1903.
My Dear Sisters and • Home
Folks:—I- wrote you only a few
days ago, but wilt write'you
short letter from here. 1'"
We were twenty-four hour
coming from Durbau by boat; ihen
another twecty-fcur hou'rr l>efore
we could land. With me It was
the same old story—^iclt
start to finish. We open up'bcre
tonight. This is a Vcrjr ]jre«y
place of 30 or 40 thousand in-
habitants. We v ill be here about
ten days then tack inland. You
.the requirel amount so that we see there are great many towns-
may be splendidly fhown up at the iu this country.
: - - - 1 j ■' n a AiTdreu and youag.. heaviest on record, and a. Urge! p°rti°ns of the southwest. Rela-
„,g ..p;co..on ,e tbi> Chris.ion',"*'i0T0 th«^ S ,,0,B 25 V*-*.
pared; fruit pronwses a half crbpijj-^ ■t j R . proporuou 01 uic new omens mid ,• . A« isthmian canal
potatoes arc planted and cnninpi-^' ^f(KMfORe_ take tl^e i ail ways- im^ | win opcn new commercialt facilities
up; gardens
grass, though
is doing well. ' renaance orme'trttizetrs or Mia:ui.; .. " . , . . , this part w. .«.
Over the toutHein portion' rain ' Bishop Ho A* preached twice dur- o{ lucreaset population in the last i _h(,1)omcnaj (,,r years. The boom
us ttrt the conference and dedicated census and the tide is still; rising, i rn lhe Southw st it is
our new stone chinch ou Siiudav. In the percentage of new railways cinde has come
The next:session will be liek1 at constructed in 1902 Oklahoma, Louis Dithocrat.
safe to con-
to stay;-r-St.
Not Closing Out,
O - | ready to do your part to-
HEPOKrEK. wards raisin? the World's Fait
fund. This will be an easy burden
Published Friday* ! if everyone carries their part.
A. R. & R. E. MILLER. | —r;
'j Indian Territory ought to raise
raoiME
World's Fair. Inr'iaD Territory
- has so many resources cf which
- the outside world knovs little or
Get right, and then stay right, nothing, audns set king to know
Join the Commercial Club and help more, aud tb< exhibition ot the
to make the town prcf per. products of the Territory at the
b? lair would be soch a leady objec
At the first meeting of the new lesson of what fit have rnd can do,
qcuncil Monday night the Report- , that it would be a great injustice
kr wasagaiu madi the official city j 10 represented.
,peper. 11 ' 1
■ ■ 1 ■ j The per capita circulation of the
Did you ever stop and ask your States at the beginning of
self the question "am I doing my
part towards making Chelsea a bet
ttr place to lire in?"
(lie present month, according to
the treasury figures, was $ay.34<
There was a slight decline 111
Match, but in the twelve months
ended with March there was a
Don't hammer your town, and la'ge gain. At the beginning of
«)on't hammer your neighbor. , April. 1903, the total amouut of
Your town is the place you must I mf,neV circulation iu this
IUe in, and your neighbor is a
person you must lire with. If
,couutry was $2,351 ,?57.94§ This
j showed a gain of $99,700,000 in
the twelve months. Lefs gold
neighbors ate bad, try to cultivate | coin is in circulation now, to the
them and makr them better. If! extent of $13,100,000, than a year
the town is not doing as well as it «o, but more pMdntaHi. | all doing well.
, ,, . ,ithe form of certificates, to theex-.'nll mv
might, get out and talk it up r>nd teol of $64 400>0C0> thau then K]f y
make it do better than it is.—Deni- Other forms of the currency show
St>n Herald. ceusiderable changes down or up,
Jack is enlarging his she-v all-
the time and is making jJerty of
money. He cairies a apkndidj
band. J am getting On fi « bw^f-
rxpcct to leavv,, them when we
reach Cape Town, wliich
in three or four months. Tbett.
1 tun off for home for'I "alio \vfcn
to sec you all, goad aud- plent^
about now." * . «n.'o'.j
Sis, I don't like to jin'^osej op
go< d, nature, but I do w^nt.you
send, me a let of cOOii sOugif, find
mix in a goodly number of senti*
mental song3 with Ihetn fcr aft' ^
malfiuginiy debut as "The'Chitm
pion Lasso Thrower -of t
World," I Mug in a concert ahd
it in impossible to get the' ne«.
sougs over he:e you will- all haW
to i-end them to uie froi^ there.
New or old, they are all new over,
here and all ' take fine." so serf*
a lot and send them at cnce '*
Well, Good-Bye, hope yon are'
Oiv< my love t<5
BUT THESE PRICES LOOK LIKE IT. DON 'T THBV?
'*4 am centrally located In-the L. R. Dawes building opposite the Post
Office. The following prices are inviting—come and inspect my goods-#4|o
trouble to show goods--fresh stock of groceries jjist received—and the
following prices will give you an idea as to how I am selling:
100 bolts, all 6/^c red blue
and light bin?, greys and
light pirks, red, black and
blue figures per yd--4 l-2c
All 6 '4C cottou, checks and
stripes, pjsr yd only
25c best oil cloth, the latest
pattiru, per yd only—15c
6,'i'c light colored
yd ouly .....
lawn, per
-4 l-2c
15c honey comb weave tawels,
size 52 by 23^ inches, tegular
15c towel each for only...8c
Men's and laics'regular 10c
white heiistilclie 1 handker-
chiefs each for ouly—- 5c
Linen crash skirtings, latest
weaver per yd I5C, 16 2-3,
20 and 25c
15c Salmon
for-
(Alaska) 2 cans
15c
ioc Iowa Elgin Cream can
corn, 2 cans for only* 15c
15c 3 lb can tomstoes,. full
weight, Star brand, per can
only 9t
3 IbCal. table peaches (sugar
syrup) per the can 12 1-2C
Arm & ITammer, 1 lb pkg.,
scda 5c
3I oxes Seorch Light matches
10c
8 bars Silk soap for.. 25c
5 lb pkg Banner oat meal with
tree dishes, the 25c pkgs—2
pkgs for only 35c
20 lbo std. fine grannletcd
sugar for only ... $1.00
25 lbs hand p:dtfd Vltvy
beans $1.00
Burbonk MinnesAfe eating
potatoes per- bn. only 80c
90—100 size prunes (Col.)
per lb... 3 I-3C
Best Eva] crated pcaches and
apples (Col.) 9c per lb or
i2^j lbs for $1.00
50c Star, Hoise-shoe "or
Granger tobr.cco, per the lb
only—, 40C
3 Capadora. Owl or L'UM|j|)
Ru«sell cigars for otily.-10c
Old Virginia Cheroots, 3 pkgs
for 10c
Arbuckles ard Lion ccffce Jor
only -10c
friends and lots for vcur-
i. .
Vour Loving Brrtthcr, ' '■
WIU. -P. ROGHRS.
Just received a nice line of spring dress goods; White Lawn, Madress
and Organdies, colored Lawns and Domestics. Corsets, Fans, Slippers,
Braid and Ribbons, and many o.ther articles that space forbids me to quote
and ca!! attention to. These prices r>houkl convince you that It pay to buy of
Tnn H TTnwal 1 money back ip not satis-
O IlUe li. XlUWtllj FIED-OPPQSITE POSTOFPICE
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