The Hobart Weekly Chief. (Hobart, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 31, 1902 Page: 4 of 8
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HOBART WEEKLY CHIEF.
By Tht Chief PublUhtaf Company.
p. y. anurroM,
_ ROITOR AND MANAOKH.
IftgUBD KVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Subscription, per year (in advanoe)
$1.00
Adv.rti.ing ntm on application. Sworn circulation of ov.r 2,200
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1902.
THE NEW YEAR.
The Chief extend, its salu-
tation! to its friends and
wishes them, one and all, a
happy and prosperous new
year To-morrow the old
year turns back the scroll
upon the events of 1902 and
starts us upon a new era in
the world. Who can foretell
what the coming year will
bring; forth? What it means
to our city and to ourselves?
Guthrie this winter shall
euact such legislation as will
restore to the three new coun-
ties their just proportion of
said school money.
The resolution was unani-
mously adopted and ordered
forwarded to the territorial
press and members of the
legislature.
A nigger was mobbed in
Kansas a few days ago, and
the earth continues to re-
volve. ___________
It is not generally known
but a fact never-the-less, that
the deputy auditor of Okla-
homa is a nigger, and iuci-
dcntaly a republican.
Mrs. Simpler, the fashion-
able dressmaker, is located at
the Emerald Hotel, and so-
licits the trade of Hobart's
|>eople.
SNOW SLIDES
MID BUZZARDS
COM K A Ki) LOOK!
Leave a Trail of Death in
Their Wake ?u the liast
and Far West.
DEADLY ARCTIC COLD.
The Oklahoma Manufac-
turing Company are uow the
jreneraragents of the Betteu-
dorf Axle Company, ot' Dav-
enport, la., one of the largest
wagon factories in the United
States.
THE NEW REGIME.
Next Monday the demo-
to our citv ana to wnnvwi 1 /in
The Chief h- uu-£
The Uhiet en joy w "" in and begin the dU-
bounded Hcl,a,gt „f „,eir offi. ial duties,
past ye.r, ..d .ak«, ita. - s.[lcct ,|c,uc
purtuittly M '^ "8 " Cr:.. u-..l an- fl-sU-V,-., lm,,-
many (rteuda and | "'n. fo I rh( (,eulltmcll and
their lllieval •Ujl|K>rt uunugl ., „„tvan lu.nest
the vcur jusi euUiMl. ; - .
BOB AND JOHN.
En-Cov. Bob lay lor and Private
John Allen on the Stage.
Jackson, Miss . Deo -This
ami That" will l>e the titio of h
joint leeture t>> be written 1 > "Pri-
vate" John Alton, of Mis*ishii>[)i,
Bob Tnyl'-r. of
, i.„|administration • nlT.u
I he Cnu-r easels to make |x llttiB. .10
""V ""l>r"\CnL-l,!ierv„r.n:t,d. No favors
menu durluK the y~r.„J°Lvill I* si,o,vt. to the
fact it is found to t>e abso-
luiely neeusi ry ill onler to and n«. |*ts iolerate.1, hnt the
keep pace with th. rapid ad of law h,,c jus-
or will and development of alike ti.all. No j h •
growtn anu uv r (jobbers need apply. The rec-
tlie city. , alords will l)e open and clean
The coining ye., mark, a ^ ^
eructal ^riud m the hts ory .,he c,|ief dkls ad.
of our city. ,^h""' "^Li„i8tra.ion that will eom-
at a .use where actmty and lo the vottrs ot
enterprise means all, and I ^ „f
where inactivity and mdiner-l
euce meaus stagnation and|P°,lcs
ruin to all our hopes and as-l Chiefs agitation of
piratiotis to becomc a city °*| t|lc sewer question is bearing
the first class. The comiugJftmt
year will bring with it many( ———5—
opportunities for advancement | The coal famine in Hobart
to our city, and our citizen-1 lias not been altogether
ship must seize these oppor-| lovely.
tuuities and make the best of I
tjjem | Now that our water works
'ui us pass by nothing tl.at U« assured, let us not atop
will materially add to our I until we have sewers.
wonderful advancement. The Abont\he only p^plc who
opportunity 1. ours to make I fi {<)r (louble sUte.
Hobart a city of *0,000 people « oolitician. and
ami Ex-Ghnrerno*
r«uness •«
It in learned tint 1 • tw <!• i•: -
guishud funnitik rs h ive mili-
um.kl«;! t .«• |.r •!;•> i<">
tU I01-.4 V. ■ ' > '*%
IU'inhHt(4
.oiiMlin geilin.; thu |.r< du t r.mdy
joint (Ic'iVW.V III t llil'.'IIHJtlll
courses and in lequire o.uivoe u«xt
tiii:nine .
An interesting rumor is )r«'ing
the rounds tlmt allien ami luyhr
I,ml %rml d< «! "f dilh'Miltv in
reaching an n/rpetnent at to which
should upenli tirst. and the niHtter
has not yet lieon deoideil that they
will either take the platform turn
about or will speak simultaneously
from opposite ends of the stage in
a manner somewhat akin to that of
the end men in the olden minstrel
.how.
Still Holds the Northern
States in a Grip ol Icy
Bondage.
Spokane, Wash., Dec. 27.—A
special from Nelson, 1J. C.. ays a
snow slide struck the bunk house
of the Mollie Gibson mine, ten
miles from bake Kootenai, Christ
inns night, razing the building. It
ib believed to have killed nine
men.
The men retired alter holding
an impromptu concert, 'lhe snow
glide oame down, crushing in the
roof and sweeping the men down
• he munutaiii. t'licy were <*urne«
Iruin three Inn. ,ie«l feet to half a
lv. fi. ill
ot ti:--
111E AKK Overstocked
11 on Hi«h t irade Rock-
ers, and from now to Jan-
uary 1st, we will let
them go :it Extremely
Low Prices. We have a
full line of everything in
Furniture and are not
going to be undersold by
any one in the south-
west. liive us a call.
You call make the old
foUs at home nice and
comfortable for a little
money. Couie and take
a look at our Rockers.
The; Are Beauties!!
; —a
hood are the politicians and
town boomers.
Hobart will soon have an-
| other railroad proposition
I Would it not be well to clean
up the old deal first?
in the next five years. Let us
embrace this opportunity at
once, and the advancement of
our city means our advance-
ment and additional wealth to
all our people.
SCHOOL OFFICERS MEET. | jU(jgiUg from the way some
A meeting of the school of-1 people in Hobart drew lots in
ficers of the three new coun- the late lottery they would
ties was held at Anadarko last I make the Louisiana lottery
Saturday. look sick, if they would.
W. E. Reece, of Anadarko, =====
was elected president, and Hobart has led the van of
Prof. W. Z. Smith, of Hobart, the three new towns in busi
was elected secretary. After ness and public improve-
some discussion the following J meuts. Push the good work
resolutions were adopted: on and build sewers this sum
Whereas, there was paid mer
into the territorial treasury . . . , f
* * ^ ^ This city is m need of more
the sum of $a6s,ooo as school , . , . . . .
« a i mi factories and industrial insti
rentals and bonus money on • i
uu . , i . i. at tutions. The Commercial
school land. ... th. three new I ^ ^ ^ them
"^Whereas, the three newlthrouKh its ">annfactnring
VV Uvlvtt3j iUIVV I •
counties failed to participate|comn"ttee-
in the two apportionments last
made by the territorial author-
ities; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the officers of
the boards of education of the
three new counties, in conven-
tion assembled, in the city of
Anadarko, on December 27th,
1902, that we demand that
the legislature to assemble in
i
. c w■ • 111 your trade a"
if you are in need of any-
thing in the rum Hi! ie ' ••
we know we can pleas : • u.
WILD GAME SHIPMENTS.
Four Thousand Quad Confis-
cated.
Guthrie, Ok., Dec. 24.—Deputy
SUte Game Warden Penn to-day
seized 4,000 "quail at Oklahoma
'ity consigned to St. Louis par.
ties. He inspected a shipment of
5,000 more en route to Enid, Ok.
Amendments to the game laws
are being agitated, providing that
the name of the consignee of wild
game must be attached to each
shipment, and that the amount
shipped from one county to an
other must be limited.
The statehood convention at
Oklahoma City, should be
well attended by Kiowa couuty
people. It is time that Kiowa
county people should repre-
sent themselves and revoke
the authority of the mound
builders along the Rock Is-
land road, that has so loug
usurped.
Editor Weds.
A home wedding took place Fri-
day evening at the home of Mr
and Mrs. Joseph MoKee, their
daughter, Maude McKee, being
united in marriage to Harry W.
Dill. Rev. L. E. Sellers, of the
Central Christian church, officiated
in the presence of the immediate
relatives. Mr. and Mrs- Dill left
at midnight for their new home at
Harrison, Ok.-Terre-Haute (Ind.v
Tribune.
Mr. Dill was well and favorably
known in this city, where he was
for some time with the Chief snd
also pastor of the Christian church
The entire foroe at this office, in
eluding the office cat, extend con
gratulations.
India's Seco d Sacred River.
The Indus, the second sacred
river ot India, is 1,700 miles long
Its waters have always been consid
ered almost as holy as that of the
Ganges.
Grand Ball.
The Hobart fire department will
give a grand ball and entertain
ment New Year's eve, Dec. 31, at
Cosner s Hall. The entertain
ment part will consist of vocal
music and elocutionary work of
Hobart's able and beat talent
The proceeds will go to the l>ene
fit of the fire company. Tickets
II. Buy a ticket and encourage
home talent and protection.
last Sunday vxith tho terrible bliss-
jsaril was bftud t.. .-day, when an
uccoitiiui.daliou train, which hail
ijeen btucU u tho detap drifts noar
Sterling. Cob'., for several days,
ca 1 ue in. The snow became packed
ami wedge plows were unable to go
through the drifts, so it became
necessary to dig the train out by
hand
Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 27.-
Seveu men frozen to death is the
record for twenty four hours in
Pennsylvania. The victims are:
Matthew Seinett, fifty years old,
of Sharpsburg. found near his
home.
James H. Coats, fifty years old,
found in the snow.
Philip Sahn, fifty years old, of
Harmarsville, found in the snow.
Richard McCanna, sixty - five
years old, of Eygen Station.
Lucas Faller, forty-four years
old, of Allentown, found in the ice
in Little Lehigh river. He had
lost his way in the darkness and
fell into the river.
J. H. Haunigan, of New York,
lost in the snow.
Thomas Monaghan, seventy-six
years old, of Lancaster, fell in a
snow bank and was too feeble to
rise.
The present storm exceeds in
fury any storm which has visited
the state in years.
The suffering is intense in every
part of the state. The scarcity of
coal in some parts of the state has ^
intensified the suffering among the gg
poor.
LOV CTT BROS.,
TUB PIONRCH rUKNITURC DCAUCB8.
Try the Hobart Chief for a year
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Dr. A. R. FRIEDMAN,
— dentist.
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ly invite yon to call when in need of Dental
Work. Grown and Bridoe Work * special.
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a discussion of the diseases of the
digestive tract and testimonials of
hundreds who have been cured of
constipation, dyspepsia and stom
ach troubles by the use of Di. Cald-
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write to-day to Pepsia Syrup Co.,
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The Dignity of Degrees.
••How is a truly successful man to
be distinguished?"
"By his initials, lie wears them
after his nam«* instead of before it.
—Washington Star.
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in November. Their trees grow.
Hobart. Okla
Notice.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCBHW -
1 will ma b re pon tble for n) con*
iractml by my Virginia Slmi>l r, -he having
I,.ft mv 1^.1 nil h"t«ril wllhonl All
We are unloadiug this week new patterns in
Drop Siding, Beaded Casing and Finishing Lum-
ber. Everything up to date.
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We have plenty of Lumber, Shingles, Laths, ||
Lime, O. K. Cement, Portland Cement, Doors,
Windows, Etc.
CALL AND SEE TJS!
$ LOUISIANA LUMBER CO.
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Kiowa County Lumber Co.' Old Stand.
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Brinton, P. Y. The Hobart Weekly Chief. (Hobart, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 31, 1902, newspaper, December 31, 1902; Hobart, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc186501/m1/4/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.