The Medford Patriot. (Medford, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1913 Page: 2 of 8
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The Medford Patriot
Established in 1893.
E. V. & E. 0. Croxton, Publishers.
Subscription $1.00 Per Year.
Entered at the postoffice at Med-
ford, Oklahoma, as second
class matter.
and may mean many dollars to
our farmers.—Appleton City
Journal.
ADVERTISING RATES
50c per inch per month for dis-
play. 5c per line per in-
sertion for locals.
THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1913
EDITORIAL
JAPS WILL LEARN
The Japanese have yet to
learrt the lesson that has been
learned by the negro in America.
In protesting against the Alien
Land Law of California they
■wrote the 14th amendment to
the constitution which reads:
"No state shall deprive any
person of life liberty or property
without due process of law, nor
deny any person within its juris-
diction of equal protection of
the law."
The negro has learned that in
several states in the union this
doesn't mean what it apparently
says, and the Japs have the
same thing to learn.
Tom's "Dead Right."
T. A. Scribner says he's be-
ginning to believe that a little
bunch <>1' cows is worth more than
all the wheat farms in the coun-
try. Just for an example, he
brought in the cream from five
milkings of one young cow, and
received $1.39—and she isn't
much cow, either. At this rate
the income from this cow would
amount to $3.90 a week, and it
is easy to see that ten or a dozen
cows 'would mean a pretty good
income the year around.—Ren-
frow Tribune.
And Tom's dead right about
it. It doesn't require an excep-
tionally bright man, or woman, to
milk cows, and make money. It
does require an exceptionally
bright man—or an exceptionally
lucky one—to grow wheat suc-
cessfully such seasons as this, or
such as we have had the last
four years.
Mr. Scribner's experiment was
with an inferior cowr, and yet
that same cow will pay 100 per
cent on her value—with the
creamery business controlled by
a monopoly.
How many times have you
made 100 per cent profit off a
wheat crop?
The money the average farmer
has invested in wheat machinery
and wheat horses would build a
silo and start a dairy herd. And
bugs, grasshoppers and drouth
would no longer have any terrors
for him.
All my life so far has been in
wheat growing states—Illinois
Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota,
Kansas, California. For the aver-
age of the years in all these
states I candidly believe wheat
■cost every dollar it returned.
In Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa
and South Dakota the cow saved
the farmers after wheat had run
them right on to the verge of
bankruptcy. They still grow
wheat—the wheat "fever" end-
ing its course only with the
death <>f its victim—but they
tie to the cow for a sure thing.
It's no fun to milk cows, and
be "tied down to them" night
and morning every day in the
year, but it is some amusing to
<-ash in the monthly pay checks.
—Caldwell News.
To Kill Chinch Bugs.
Parcel Post Progress
Beginning July 1st parcel post
packages may be sent C. O. D.,
the postoffice department having
just issued the regulations.
The sender of a parcel may
have the charges collected from
the addressee on payment of an
additional fee of ten cents, pro-
viding the amount to be collect-
ed does not exceed $100.00. This
ten cent fee also included insur-
ance not exceeding $50.00 on the
package. The sender of a C. O.
I), package is given a receipt.
The C. O. I), tag attached to
the package shows the amount
due the sender and the money
order fee necessary to make the
remittance and the total amount
to be collected. The receipted
tag serves as the application for
the necessary money order. The
postoffice makes out the neces-
sary money order and mails it
to the sender.
The addressee will not be per-
mitted to examine the contents
of a C. O. D. package, until it
has been receipted for and the
charges paid. A parcel must be
refused when it is tendered for
delivery, but after delivery has
been affected it cannot be re-
turned to the postal service on
account of dissatisfaction with
the contents or amount collected.
Saturday, June 14. is flag day.
Do you intend to decorate?
Harvest is the world's great-
est instrument for separating
the pessimists from the opto-
mists.
The first of the week the old
familiar poem run something like
this in Oklahoma, "And what
is so cold as a day in June."
The first telephone was oper-
ated in New York in 1877. Now
there are a half million tele-
phones in the city. That is just
one little chapter in the story of
the world's wonderful progress
in the last half century.
Walter Ferguson suggests as
a fairly good test of the Colon-
el's sobriety that he be required
to gulp down a julep and a glass
of champagne and then pro-
nounce the name of the town in
which the recent defendant lives.
The long green will go quite a
ways toward keeping a man from
feeling blue, says the Winfield
Courier. But we haven't seen
any of the aforesaid article for
so long we feel like inquiring
what it is.
The Crooked Creek correspond-
ent of the Wakita Herald sagely
remarks "The faithful cow and
the helpful hen are about the
oidy dependables and Grant
county farmers would make no
mistake by adding greatly to
their number."
Attorney Sam P. Ridings de
livered the memorial address in
the High School Auditorium last
Friday. He also spoke at Med-
ford in the forenoon of the same
day. Mr. Ridings is an orator
of more than ordinary ability
and is called upon frequently to
address gatherings of a public
nature.—Pond Creek Vidette.
We are informed of a very
simple way of exterminating the
chinch bug, and if every farmer
would try it the result might
mean much to the wheat crop in
this section, as the bugs have
already put in their appearance
and will soon be at work on the
wheat. Here is the formula:
Take a good sized potato, cut off
one end, scrape the inside out of
the potato with a knife, making
a cavity as large as a hen egg.
then put in a handful of live
chinch bugs, then place the end
back on the potato and tie it
with a string so it cannot come
off.
Leave the bugs in the potato
for thirty-six hours, then take
them out and scatter them among
the live bugs in the field, and
you have a first class epidemic
of cholera started among the
bugs which will kill them by
thousands.
We were asked by a farmer
friend to publish the above and
urge that every farmer who
hears of this will try it. as it is
little trouble and no expense
A Walker preached his last
sermon for the summer Sunday
morning at the Christian Church
and will leave soon with his
family for Colorado where they
will spend the summer on the
farm, lie expects to return
about September 1st to resume
his work with the church here.
The people of Lamont regret
very much to lose Mr. Walker
and family from their midst this
summer, but wish them good
luck and good health at their
new location. Mr. Foster, of
Enid, has been chosen to fill the
pulpit during his absence.—La-
mont News.
Will Lowe has an animal at
his place that is quite a curiosity.
It is a mare colt, three weeks
old, that has five feet. The
extra foot is a growth on the
right fore-leg, and is perfectly
formed. The foot is attached to
the leg at the ankle and just
touches the ground. The colt is
well and hearty and outside of a
slight limp, gets around as well
as any other normal animal. Will
is figuring on bringing the colt
to town some Saturday so the
people can see it. Some of his
friends have advised him to sell
the animal to a side-show, as
they say he can get more money
out of it that way than he can
by keeping it to work, but Will
thinks the colt will be worth
more to him as a brood mare
than to sell her.—Caldwell Ad-
vance.
Eight More
Bargain Days
Sale Closes
Saturday, June 21
BIG SALE
At F. T. TREKELL'S
Eight More
Bargain Days!
Sale Closes
I Saturday, June 21
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Bargain Sale Continues only Eight More Days
Everything cut in price...No Limit...No Reserve
TREKELL'S BIG SALE
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OUR SALE STARTED OFF IN FINE SHAPE AND CONTINUES EIGHT MORE DAYS, SATUR-
DAY JUNE 21 BEING POSITIVELY THE LAST DAY, IN WHICH WE WILL SLAUGHTER
PRICES. THESE LOW PRICES WILL BE A REVELATION IN THIS PART OF THE STATE,
NOTHING LIKE IT EVER BEFORE. NEW GOODS HERE AND ON WAY FROM THE
NAPEL MILLS OF NEW YORK AND BOSTON WILL BE HERE IN TIME FOR THE BIG
SALE ORDERED ESPECIALLY FOR THIS GREAT EVENT. NO OLD TRASH, EVERY-
THING BRIGHT, SPARKLING, FRESH AND NEW, AND WE WILL SELL THESE GOODS
FOR JUST ABOUT WHAT OTHER MERCHANTS PAY AT WHOLESALE. COME PREPAR-
ED TO PURCHASE THE BIGGEST BARGAINS YOU EVER SAW, TELL ALL OF YOUR
FRIENDS, DRY GOODS, SHOES, HATS, NOTIONS, SHELF HARDWARE, GROCERIES,
CANNED GOODS, EVERYTHING ON SALE. COME AND SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS.
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EVERY DAY!
There will be many new X-TRA Specials
Everything Marked in Plain Figures
TO THE FIRST FIVE
purchasers of $5.00 or over on Tuesdays and Fridays we
will give away FREE a nice 10 yd. Calico Dless Pattern
Sugar, Flour and Twine not to be included in this offer
Silks
White Goods
Wash Goods
Laces and
Embroideries
$1.50 Embroidery $1.25
$1.25 Embroidery, 27 in...95c
12i/2c Embroidery 10c
10c Embroidery 8c
$1.25 Allover embroidery $1.00
85c Allover embroidery 75c
50c Allover embroidery—40c
75c Allover embroidery 50c
Allover Laces at 10 per cent
discount.
$1.00 Messaline silks comes in
red, tan, blue, gray, black,
per yard 90c
$1.00 Black Taffeta per yd 90c
35c Silk Soie Brittania, comes
in pink, blue and gray, per
yard 25c
25c Silk Soie De Luxe, comes
in rose, blue, white and pink,
15c Lenox check I2V2C
15c India iinon 12y2c
25c White art linen 23c
50c White art linen 45c
25c White Pique 23c
15c Liniaier, all colors .. 12X/2C
25c Whip cord 20c
121/2 Lawns 10c
25c Ginghams 18c
Men's Gloves
at 10 per cent off
Men's Felt Hats
33 1-3 per cent off
Good Quality
Men's Shirts 44c
Sheeting 9-4 bleached 24c
Sheeting 9-4 unbleached.. .23c
42 Inch Pillow Tubing 19c
Remember, we expect a bill of Diamond Edge hardware to ar-
rive any day...Everything in Staple Hardware
10 and 12lc Outings 8c
A little early, but the saving is worth it
A Few Comforts
and blankets on hand at less than cost
Shelf Hardware and Notions Must Go
Regardless. ..All Marked Down for This Big Sale
SHOES
For the Entire Family, Man
Woman and Child :
We handle only the best
makes, all standard, PETERS,
and, STAR-FIVE-STAR brand,
PUMPS, SLIPPERS and
SHOES, all cut in price for
the big sale.
We pay Highest Prices for
your Eggs, Chickens and
Butter.
Groceries
Best "B. Q." Flour
per sack $1.12i/2
Sugar, per hundred .. • .$4.75
Lard, per pound 13c
White Fish, per pound 8c
50c Tea, per pound 40c
30c Coffee, per pound 27c
Postum, per pkg 20c
Flake Hominy, 6 pounds. 25c
25c Rolled Oats 19c
Canned Goods
Tomatoes, per can 8c
15c Sweet Potatoes 12c
EVAPORATED FRUIT
Prunes, per pound 7c
Peaches, per pound 8c
Apples, per pound 81-3c
10c Raisins, per pkg 6c
Starch, per pkg 5c
MISCELLANEOUS
Wash boilers, clothes wringers,
wash boards, knives, forks,
spoons, brooms and all kinds
of crockery and dishes, from
15 to 30 per cent off.
RIBBONS
all colors at 10
per cent off
Remember
the Date!
June 7 to
June 21
PRICES SLAUGHTERED
FOR TWO WEEKS
F. T. TREKELL
Remember
the Date!
June 7 to
June 21
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The Medford Patriot. (Medford, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1913, newspaper, June 12, 1913; Medford, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc185929/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.