The Medford Star. (Medford, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 28, 1906 Page: 4 of 8
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THE MEDFORD STAR.
WOOD & SON. Publishers.
L. A. MOOD, Editor.
Official City Paper of Medford
—Subscription, SI.00 Per fear.—-
We notice that our Jefferson corres-
pondent says that Dr. Win. Hn/elton
will be a candidate for congress. Dr
Hii/elton is alright in Jeffeo'on dispen-
sing "Pink tablets and Syteui Tonic,"
but ilie slate of Okla., will liave htu lii-
.It- use for republican congressman. We
now serve notice that while we would
do almost anything in reason for hint,
us a good pious citizen of Grant county,
but as a candidate for congress the Star
will light hiiu to a finish.
The Herald is glad to see Hro. Wood,
ot the Medford Star, taken better view
of W.ikita and call it a little ciiy instead
of one 111 ''the small towns in the
counts." This (Alice acknowledges a
call during his visit, although the cdi
tor had gone to supper, and missed thi-
fraternal visit. Wakita Herald.
Hro. l.uomis, we have always had a
pretty good opinion of Wakita, in fact
the Star is the only paper in Iirant
county that 1ms ever had a good word
to say for ally or all of the towns ill the
county where we are acquainted. We
are publishing a county paper and con
aider the whole county is our legitimate
field. We are at all times broad enough
to admit the truth. Wakita certainly
ought to be proud of her city nud citi
■'The freest government," said
Daniel Webster, "if it could exist,
would not be long acceptable if the
tendency of tiie laws was to create a
vapid accumulation of property in a
few hands. It would seem, then, not
the part of political wisdom to found
government on property, but to es-
tablish such distribution of proprty,
bv the laws which regulate its trans-
mission and alienation, as to interest
the great majority of society in the
support of the government." From
this we are led to believe that our
present crop of rich men were made
almost wholly by the laws tliat have
been made by both state and national
legislation. There is little doubt, un-
der the recent developments that has
been brought to light in the prosecu-
tion and conviction of some of the
members of trusts and combines, that
elections, both state and national
money have been influenced by
donated by the various corporations
of the country.
Immortality.
The following oratorical gem is said
to have fallen from the lips of Hon. W.J.
Bryan. It is not only a beautiful word
painting of immortality, but contains
much food for thought:
"If the father designs to touch with
divine power the cold and pulseless heait
of the buried acorn anil make it burst
forth from its prison walls, will He
leave neglected the r.oul of man, who
was made in the image of his Creator'
It he so stoops to the rosebush, whose
withered blossoms float upon the autumn
breeze, the sweet assurance of another
springtime, will he withhold the word
of hope from the souls of men when the
frost of winter come'' If matter, mute
and inanimate, is changed by the force
of nature into a multitude of forms that
never die, will the spirit of man suffer
annihilation alter it has paid a brief
\i-,it like a royal guest to this teuement
of clay?"
tteruiutlii hay.
Two ami one-half acres of abandoned
orchard soil <m the upland farm of the
experiment station at Sillwater, Okla-
homa, were planted to hardy Bermuda
grass June 29 anil 30, 1905. The first
cutting of hay from this planting was
made September .'5, 19O5, yielding 2,-
5.S4 lbs. of cured hay per acre. The
rainfall from the time the grass was
planted until it was cut auionuled to
14.13 inches.
The Bermuda grass in this field was
again mowed 011 June 12, 1906 and yiel-
ded 5668 lbs. of cured liay per acre. Tile
total rainfall from Jan, 1 to June I2,
i9o6, was 14 32 inches. From April 1
to June 12, while the crop of grass was
growing, it was 9.8(1 inches.
This total yieln of 8,842 lbs. of cured
Bermuda liay within less than twelve
months from planting is an indication
of what may be obtained over much of
Oklahoma from this grass when prop-
erly planted on very ordinary land in a
good state of cultivation. Bulleton No.
7o of the experiment station gives de-
tailed information about hardy Bermuda
grass. It will be sent free to all who re-
puest it,
Wind, Hall and Wain.
One of the most violent wind and rain
storms that has visited this section of
country for years occured shortly after
midnight last Saturday night. The
electrical display was lioth grand and
awful ti*heliold. The wind blew down
many small buildings, signs and chim-
neys, and i«qiie telephone wires were
put out of use'tjv the violence of the
storm. \
As harvest was alxiut over and the
grain quite dry, wheat stacks and shocks
was scattered iu all directions, causing a
heavy loss to the farmers. While the
bail did but little damage here, its
violence and destruction further toulh
was, iu litany placeB in the southern pait
of this county and over in Garfield and
Kingfisher counties something terrific so
we were informed by n gentleman who
passed through there on Sunday morning
destroying corn mid fruit and denuding
shade trees. Rliiuy windows were
broken und stock injured.
So severe was the storm here that had
it occured iu daylight, or in llie early
part of the evening, a panic would surely
resulted. So far as known at this writ-
ing no one was injured.
The storm was one of the most violent
and covered the largest ami. of :inv thai
has occured iu this vicinity for many
While the lain did much good
to giiiwing crops, the damage l" wheat
is immense iu some localities.
Pond Creek.
We were in Pond Creek Tuesday
evening Between trains. Uistiict
court was in session grinding 011 the
Campbell-Pierce I a nil suit. The
Campbell's are colored people, and
the suit is about the ti tiding of some
irtgaged land. We asked several of
the leading politicians when they .-v-
pecfed an election to be held for cotlii-
,v otticers: some saiil in February,
ithers said not before April or May.
All seemed to think there would be no
ampaign this fall. Pel Myers the
real estate uian said he had sold I'j
farms in the past ten days. Frank
Walling county attorney and John
McClelland had gone to Kans. City
to run an automobile down lor the
r, they expect to pass through
Medford tomorrow. Pond Creek is
not figuring on how long they will
have the county seat, but. what it will
cost to hold it as long as they can.
Home League.
The Star acknowledges a very
pleasant call from Mrs. Mary A.
Williams representing The Home
League of America. This home is
located at Denver, Colo., We give
below a synopsis of their work. They
take, and care lor orphans from Ok-
lahoma as well as Kans., and Colo.
work ot the Home League, in
reaching and caring for homeless
[•en, is not limited in its scope of
je. The command which comes
tons, is to go into all America and
help the homeless child. Search the
highways and byways of all this wide
America for the fatherless, the mother
less, the homeless, the forsaken, the
neglected little boys and girls, and
protect and train them within a christ-
ian fold.
Our work is not in conflict nor is
supplementation of any local work
wherever being done in the interests
of homeless children. Our position
of service is distinctive in that we dili-
gently search for the homeless, neg-
lected child. Children who in many
instances would only be found and
helped by the Home League, before
too long neglected.
The Home League has cared for
thirteen hundred children, from states
west of the Missouri river. Of this
number eighty per cent were found by
our missionaries, the remainder com-
ing through the appeals of widowed
mother and applications of members
of the Leagues, whose attention had
been called to special cases of suffer-
ing and neglected.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL
The city has installed a public
watering trough at the crossing mid-
way between the two banks. This will
be appreciated by the earruers while
haulIng wtoeat this summer. It is bed-
ded in a solid concrete foundation Bj
feet square Therewill be no mud nor
waste water accumulate around this
needed improvement.
— Matt. Hawkins of Brule, Okla ,
came iu Friday to assist John Uunyon
with his threshing machine, Mr. Haw-
kins says prospects for spring crops are
good. It was loo dry for a while this
spring for the wheat, and he thinks that
ii will only make from 10 to 15 bushels
per acre. He had the Star sent to hir.
home, that his family might get all the
news.
One Price to
Lowest
A. F. Newell Dry Coods Gompany.
MEDFORD, - - = OKLAHOMA.
Exclusive Dry Goods, Clothing and Shoes.
One price to
ALL
The Lowest
Special Sale of
Embroideries,
For Saturday Only.
We offer our entire stock of fine Swiss Nainsook and Cam-
bric Embroidery, Saturday only, at cut prices.
5o
Patterns of Swiss
and Cambric edges
and insertions, w o r t Ii
and yl/2c yd..
SPIiCIAL for SATURDAY
25 patterns Swiss and Cam-
bric edges a 11 d insertions,
worth 10 and i2l/2c.
SPECIAL for Saturday, o cts.
5c yd
Corset cover Embroidery, Flounc-
ing, Embroidery panels for Shirt
Waist fronts, match sets with
edges and Insertion, all at
Special Prices.
~ e Patterns of Nainsook
^3 and Cambric edges and
Insertions, width up to
10 inches, worth 15 and it>c,
SPECIAL for SATURDAY
12 l-2c yd
WHITE
LINEN PARASOLS
for the
4th of July.
ti
—The other day C. D. Hunt rushed
into a Dr's. ollice saying I want some
strychnine. Thoughts of suicide
Hashed through our mind until be said
there is a pel coyote under the gran-
ary in a hole and only comes out at
night. Last nighlhe killed over a doz-
en young chickens. And a night or
two before a lot of young turkeys, for
Mrs. Hunt. The poison was shoved
into the hole and the next Morning
his coyoteship had succumbed to the
drug.
—Last week, when we were printing
one side of the Star, Tom Moftitt a
Santa Fe, Freight conductor came in-
to the office to see what was going on.
After watching our press run a while
remarked that he had worked in a
print shop and always had a warm
corner for a printer in his heart We
doubted this statement some what, as
one time when we had forgotten our
Passbook, he made us dig, and scrape
up 10 cts. extra just to ride 22 miles
in a caboose. We would rather have
a warm corner in a caboose than two
corners in a cons, heart when we have
not the proper credentials.
—A. .1. Chitwood in company with
two or three • 'hobos" started to drive
from Wakita to Manchester last Sun-
day. Chitwood had some money and
a watch which his friends? wanted aud
he refused to give it to them, they
proceeded to pound him about the
head with brass knucks until he was
insensible, they robbed him aud
drove off leaving hiiu for dead. One of
these bold robbers was followed to
Manchester and caught Monday morn
intf by Deputy Sheriff H. J. Green,
and is in the county jail where he will
lie held for trial, which we were told
would come off Wednesday of this
week.
Newell
One Price
The
Lowest.
4 r 1
Newell
A. r. I\ewell 1
jry uOOub vu«j
One Price
YOUR PRODUCE IS
THE SAME AS CASH
The
Medford,
Oklahoma
Lowest
Santa Fe Specials.
National lioliiliiy July ■till. One ami ono
hi lit Lire loi I lie run ml Hip to alt points h tieie
he one way rate is f,. Ml or less Tukels on
;ile July timid S lelimi li nil July tilli
Cliu:igo, III., tin rouiul trip.'"" August
It. 12 ami III, Return limit August
Milwaukee, Wis., Annual meeting, ordet of
l-'.iKles {^a.ifiloi round trip, tickets on sale
August II and l'.i. return liuiil August :>:!
Minneapolis >. SI Paul. Minn, National En
campinenl t;. A. T 1 IT. 40 toi round mp, tick-
els on sale August IU. 11 and 12, return limit
bepl I ul ail.
iuthrie, Okla , "Chautauqua' one tare plus
f U i eiils for round ti ip tit kets lu be sold June
lo July 4th limited for return July 6
Okla* City, okla., •'Chautauqua" one
plus at) rent* lor round trip.
July 21 to 3U, return limit July ill
tickets on 'jale
Money Talk.
If correctly reported, several of the
girls who have been attending Nor-
mal at Pond ( 'reek this month, aud
boarded themselves, makes no bones
in saying that any young man making
$10 or $12 per week and willing to
economize, iieeil not hesitate to marry-
While there may he no question as
to this being true, there would cer-
tainly have to be a sulliciency of true
love, and at least a bit of disposition
to save. The trouble with many mar-
ried womon to day is, that about all
the love they ever experience is what
they read out of some magazine.
WINNIi & WINNE.
Farm Loans.
POND CREBK, : OKLAHOMA
One straight rate of interest. No
charges for commission. Branch
office, Pond Creek, Okla. K. F. Vilott
manager and examiner.
| MEDFORD ICE,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
D. F. COURSEY, SALESMAN.
Also, Manager Medford Ice Plant. Phone ot* write about ice.
YOUR BUSINESS RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED.
Rural, Phone, 67. - - - Pioneeb, ti 2.
E. M. Garrett & Co., J
REAL ESTATE, LOANS & INSURANCE. |
Money to Loan on Real Estate at Lowest Rates. It you want to buy or sell a X
Farm call and see u% •
Wakita, Oklahoma. |
FRUIT
JARS f
About half car load, at
CLINE'S
D. G. S.
Some nobby, new
Feather-weight
CLOTHING
Just received, at
CLINE'S
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♦ IF YOU HAVE THAT HUNGRY FEELING
♦ — CAU, AT THE
! ARCADE RESTAURANT
And do something for your stomach's sake. This place lias been thor-
oughly renovated and will be run in first class order. Meals and
lunch at,all hours. Give us a call.
♦ H. B WARREN, PROP,
1 HEADQUARTERS
| FOR
" FIRE-WORKS.
Mrs. Caldwell's
1 st. d-ior east Post-Office. |
H. S. FISHER,
AftorntHf'Caw ana notary
Public.
Practice in all Courts. Prompt Attention to
Collections.
Corner First and Cherokee Ave. I .,
OiiitnMlilH Schwarl? Hotel I •"t"1'"*"
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Arcade Saloon
Gentlemen's Resort.
pine Wines and Liquons,
I Imported and Domestic Cigars j
,Nice line of Soft Drinks.
Headquarters PABST lihRR.
C. C. Crooch, Prop.'
COURSEY & PRESCOTT.
Contractors of first Class Hason Work.
Plain and Ornamental Plastering
Estimates Furnised, Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Medford, Okla.
X ^«>M«w wwnwirnfim
4 Anheuser-Busch's
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Real Estate and Loans.
CITY PROPERTY FOR RENT OR SALE,
J. HOUSER.
mCDTORD, OKCHfiOmjI.
... Malt-Nutrine ...
A Highly Concentrated
Extract of
Halt and Hops
Alterative. Nutritive. Tonic
Strengthening. Invigorating.
Sedative.
NON-INTOXICANT
Sprague & iBustinelT, j£gts
MEDFORD, OKLA.
T. T. GODFREY,
PRESIDENT
J. L. GODFRE,
VICE PRET
NO. 5796.
I. R HEASTY,
CASHIER
First Nation! Bank.
CAPITAL. $25,000.00,
MEDFORD, - - OKLAHOMA.
Surety Deposit Boxes in our Steel Lined Kire anil Huiylar Proof Vaults
Rented ui Reasonable nates.
We carry burglar insurance, and all officers bonded iu approved security com-
panies. Every precaution taken for protection of depositors.
Chas. Postlewait,
Contractor and Builder.
Estimates furnished on application.
House-moving outfit to let.
> KTKAI. 1'HONK MEDFORD, O. T.
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Office: 3d door Over First National
Bank.
Office Phone, .... 61
Residence, .... 22
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Wood, E. A. The Medford Star. (Medford, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 28, 1906, newspaper, June 28, 1906; Medford, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc186327/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.