The Okemah Ledger. (Okemah, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1908 Page: 3 of 4
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BEGINNING THURSDAY FEBRUARY 13 AND CLOSING
SATURDAY NIGHT FEBRUARY 22
For tho next ten days Potter & Wilson will offer their entire line of
Hamburg Embroidries and Laces at cost Our Embroidries are now on tlie
Bargain Counter and the first that comes will get the choice selections
Embroidery and Laces
35 inch Hamburg Embroidery
was 25 cents now ' - ' - 16 C
9 inch Hamburg Embroidery
was 20 cents now - - 10c
6 inch Hamburg Embroidery
was 12 1-2 cents now - 7 l-2c
All 7 1-2 cent line of-Embroid-
ery now 6cts Insertion to
match
We offer you a great opportunity to get
bargains in embroidery and laces and invite
you to come and inspect our stock whether
you buy or not -
Okemah
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Pergonal and local
Mr and Mrs A D Holloway have
returned home from a month's visit
' in Collinsville Okla Mr Holloway
is at his accustomed place in tbe
' Farmers & Merchants Bank x
'Valentines! Valentines!! 'All
descriptions on sale at the P 0New
Stand
' C E White and CC Wilson of the
White Mercantile Co at Ilenryetta
were In city Tuesday guests of E T
White
Brooks Dossey has put two teams
on dray wagons sod asks for a portion
of the city hauling Mr Dossey will
run his drays in connection with his
cotton yard
Found: Two yale keys Owner
can bav t same by calling at Sporleders
Miss Hattie B Cooper who is
teaching a government school at
Weitv spent Sunday in this city with
her mother Mrs II G Malot '
Miss Matilda Fields one cf the Ok-
fuskee county school teachers Inslruc-
log the young hopefuls at Bearden
spent Saturday aod Sunday at home
Miss Fields has purchased a riding
x poney and outfit and Intends to
enjoy the evenings this summer
horse back
The Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank solicits a share
of your patronage
A Y Skelton Cashier
A number of young people called
on Miss Opal Poynter Sunday after-
noon to commorate a birthday
Miss Florence Gilroy of Prague
Okla 1s here to spend a week with
her brother H E Gilroy
J D Richards went to Oklahoma
City Tuesday - i
Mrs W J Peters of Troy Ohio
arrived in this city Tuesday to visit
Hr and Mrs J G Galloway
I B Hampton of nampton was in
town Tuesday
Mr and Mrs W v Wood of Ok-
V’raulgee arrived la this city Tuesday
r and will call Oketnah home
LXlss Florence Gilroy of Prague
Okla Is here t j spend a week with
her brother II E Gilroy
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Sral lace
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Ab Dunnagan sold his property on
the homestead to James Collinge
Saturday
A B Frogge and J S Bearden of
Bearden were business visitors Tues-
day ' '
narvey G Conkwrlght has moved
from Okemah to a farm In Seminole
county where he will try farmers life
for a while ’ ‘ ' 1 ‘
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' New assortment of pencils pens
inks and writing material at the
Davis Bros' Book Store
L E Glemp of Prague was in town
Monday
J M Collins of Paden was a busi-
ness visitor Tuesday
' J S Cicll of Micawber was a busi-
ness visitor la town Monday
RoyO-’Baonou is sick threatened
with the pneumonia fever
M B Flesher was a guest of tbe
Michigan Alumlni Banquet Club at
Okmulgee Friday night Mr Flesher
responded to the toast "Athletics”
Now is the time to build Lumber
is off la price and Considering the
high price the farmer gets for his
corn and cotton he can now build to
the best advantage
Carson Lumber Co
The Okmab Township Board met
with Clerk G H Far a urn Tuesday
afternoon and organized - Porter
Recss was elected Preslient Road
work was the principal topic among
the boys and they are looking for good
competent road overaeera in this
township
Oscar M Ross of Micawber was lo
this city Saturday -and Sunday a
guest of District Clerk Chas Guthrie
Mr Ross and bis father A J Ross
own a general merchandise store at
Micawber where they en jo? trade from
a big scope of country Oscar Ross Is
manager of tbe firm and postmaster
Mr Ross uses up-to-date stationery
printed by the Ledger
W C Keen returned home last
week from a prospecting trip to
Brownsville Texas
Taken op at my residence one-and
a half miles east of Okemah three
shoats one black and two black and
white spotted weigh about 100
pounds each Owner can have same
by paying damige and cost
W E Luther
Linen and Toshon Laces
We have a beautiful line of Lin-
en and T9shon Laces with inser-
tion to match 'which will go at
cost We will show you over fif-
ty different styles
New Spring Goods
Our new spring goods are ar-
riving and we will have many
beautiful styles of goods to show
you — goods to suit all purses f
Oklahoma
Miss Elsie Westlake of Gutbrie
returned home Sunday afternoon
after a short visit with her sister
Miss Dora Westlake aod Miss Ida
May Lindsey
We have a complete line of amal
Fruits Shrubs Roses etc Call ua
over telephone No 26
OKEMAH NURSERY i '
Rose & Ryel Plops
W N Foster
of Fentress were In this city Saturday
transacting business patters These
gentleman were callers in our office
and and tbe Ledger will keep Mr
Foster posted on tbe couoty news
Nealy Stephens of Morse was in
town Friday and was a caller in our
office
Walter Cbeatam who resided near
Bearden has moved up closer to
Okemah when be will farm for the
coming year
Robert Nicks of Fentress was in
town trading Saturday Mr Nicks
says one of his sons is just recovering
from a severe spell of typhoid fever
having been In bed since Christmas
The kind you have
always bought — Tho Hun
ters Cream Flour-— at Potter
& Wilson’s
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E E Busby of the the Eedger force
went to Holdenvtlle Saturday to
meet hla cousin Miss Estell Prltcharc
of Oxford Miss Mies Pritchart
w!U visit here and at Paden with Mr
and Mrs W N Barry- before return
leg home
E E Bailey of Shawnee Okla baa
opened restauiant In the Galoway
building
A R Iladdox of Okfuskeee was In
town Monday
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All monthly magazines on Bale a
tho Davis Bros Book Store
MrT R A Ryel la visiting old
friends la Perkins Okla Mr Rel
a-simpcnledbr-r to Perkin? last week
bui returned home after a few days
visit
Frank Dusie an Oklahoma City
real estate dealer was in this -city
Tuesday prospecting Mr Dusie
iufortus us that property in this sec-
tion of tbe country Is much in demand
In Oklahoma City
Chas Murgrove and Homer
Lawrence left Saturday for Fort r '
Worth Texaa to vlalt a few days
JodgeTT Doyle went to Wetumkil! -
Saturday afternoon returning home on desirable farm land at 8 p6r cent for a term of J (
r :r I -- r 19 years with privilege of paying it off at anyvj
V B i“twt wini! date £?
)660 ft f?U68ti Of Dll D6po6W8 C H I j c’wttitt tv t ttx l a
andL e Davit last week and tbe ( ) MONEY PAID out upon receipt of abstractor
first of this week U C showing a perfect title 21
It pays to ask questions If In the R A DILL
market ror lumber tail it wm pa J Office Citizens Bank & Trust Co Building A
pooto aek our prlcee before bupla U A W
your lumber Remember Its tbelt
yard on the top of the bill
Carson Lumber Co
A C D BulUngton went to Fort
Smith Ark Monday on a business
trip
T H Dunn of Lawton Bank
Inspector working under the state
government was here Monday
Inspecting tbe Okemah National
Bank so they might qualify under
tbe state banking law Mr Duno
complimented the hank 'authorities
very highly on their management of
the bank
Postal valentlnea on sale at the P
0 News Stand
The Shamrock Trio will he the
next number of the Lyceum Course
which will be Thursdiy February 20
What the press has to say: Tbe last
number of the Lyceum Course was
given at the Christian Church last
evening by the the Shamrock Trio
While all numbers were excellent
tbe Shamrock’s surapsied them all
In point of interest Tbe Shamrock
Trio gives a wide variety of work
MlssMunrolsa contralto and baa
attracted much attention In tbe East
Her voice Is of tbe searching quality
and goes tg the heart of the listener
Miss Strope the reader is blessed
with a rich voice which she uses to
the best advantage Her repertoir
covers dramatic readings and burner-
ous aod catchy dialect imperso-
nations Miss Cogwell is
a most accomplished player of that
beautiful instrument the violin
Single reserved seat tickets 50c for
tbe musical Thursday evening 20 at
tbe First Methodist Episcopal Church
Secure your tickets to-day at tbe
M E Church
We are making special prices on
Maple Black Locust and Sycamore
Buy your shade trees now
‘ OKEMAH NURSERY
' Rose & Ryel
Mayor S F Smith and Col
Bowler were Fort Smith visitors tbe
last of last week investigating Into
tbe electric light business These
gentlemen report that Fort Smith has
not recovered from the panic and no
Fort Smith money will be Invested
here for the present -Bcf
Sherries has been confined to
his home fortbe past ten days but is
able to get out this week
For rent 80 acres of land one aod a
quarter miles south of Okemah No
buildings Enquire R A Ryel
Mary the infant child of Mr and
Mrs Roht RIely of Okfuskee died
Sunday morning and was buried In
tbe Okemah' cemetery' Monday
morning
II E Gilroy went to Prague Mon-
day afternoon
C E Sheppard tbe gin man went
to Oklahoma City Monday to be
gone several days
Tbe rains of Saturday night were
just enough to help out the farming
operations
We have plenty of shade trees as
well as every thing else In tbe fruit
tree line Let us figure with you
OKEMAH NURSERY
Rose & Ryel Props
J B Morgrldgeof Welty was trans-
acting business in town Saturday
T V McMabam brought the
property of J M nughes Saturday
The property le In the north side of
townod a very pretty place
Frank N Mitchell and W m Watson
of Fentress Were in town Monday
nS Auslo the Castle druggist
was In town Monday
W P Weston of Schoolton was a
business visitor in town Monday
Mr-Weston reports the town of
Schoolton progressing in good shape
T A Man warring of Okfuskee was
in town Monday
Mrs J D Busby and Miss Estelle
Pritchard went to Paden Mroday
afternoon to visit Mr and Mrs W X
Barry
320 acres of laud to lease
north of Creek for 5 years
Inquire of P J Becker
Okemali Okla
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run it in connection with my Grocery Give mo a J£r?
call for Fresh Meats and Fancy Groceries
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Gaston, O. C. The Okemah Ledger. (Okemah, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1908, newspaper, February 13, 1908; Okamah, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1859651/m1/3/: accessed August 19, 2026), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.