Porter Enterprise. (Porter, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 21, 1905 Page: 1 of 8
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' Porter Creek Nation I T Thursday September 91 1905
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Mr Merchant
are you guilty
or not guilty!
Guilty of selling shoes
with cut off vamps unless
you sell Courtney Shoe
Co’s full vamp shoes
We sell the above shoes and guarantee them to have full vamps
Our best shoe for men is the “Victor’’ $350 "
Our “Regent” shoe for men is a dandy at $300
Our “Vassar” shoe for women is an excellent wearer at $20$
Our “Tom Boy” school shoe can’t be beat for wear Give them
a trial and you will agree with us
Don't forget to ask to see our premiums and call for tickets with every purchase
Wri ITE’S FAIR
Mayor's Court
Wednesday evening Sam
-Smith colored was taken before
the mayor charged with being
drdpk and disturbing the peace
He' pleaded guilty and was given
the Usual (lose — if 2 50 and costs
A civil suit entitled Fred Hat-
Held et a I vs John Hatfield et
alIwas tried before Mayor
White and a jury Monday after
nooii The suit whs for the pos-
session of household goods O
U poldemnu was attorney for
the' plaintiffs while Attorney
Langley of Pryor Creek acted
in a like capacity for the defend-
ants The jury wus composed
of Jplins Dalton loreman Wal-
lace Garrett Frank Sutton
Wiljiam Briscoe II H Talley
and L S Ifowe After listening
tb tlm testimony the jury m-
turned a verdict in favor of the
plaintiffs giving them pos-
session of the goods and judg-
ment for costs of suit Notice of
appeal was given
'Let us all pull
(renter Porter
together for
‘ Let’s Pray
The editor of one of onr ex-
changes Who is a fctrong
woman’ suffragist has sprung
the following base rhyme on his
readers “ftockaby baby your
mamma is gone she’s atthecau-
cus and will be till dawu she
wore papa’s trousers and in
them looked so queer so hush-
aby baby your papa is here
Rockahy baby vour mama’s
a terror she’s run three conven
tions declares for three fellows
she’s great on Jhe straddle way
up on a vote so hushaby baby
your papa's a ‘goat’ llockaby
baby the dishes are clean
papa’s done scrubbing and put
oh the beans your mama’s
late seems always to lug but
heaven help papa if she comes
home with a ‘jag’ ”
Tour produce bring the best
prices iu Porter ‘
Mr A L Pemperton a mer-
chant of Muskogee an old-time
friend of E P Whalen -of the
Clarksville Trading company
was a visitor in town Tuesday
v First Re?d Election
Whether admitted to the
Union or consigned again this
winter to the condition of polit-
ical orphanhood the people of j
Indian Territory can pot he de- ‘
prived of an opportunity to ex-
ercise their American privilege
of suffrage The constitutional
convention which lias closed its
deliberations lias made full pro
visions for an election at which
very male inhabitant of the
territory not an idiot or insane
lerson may rote for or against
:he constitution to he presented
to congress with the enabling
laure making a state of Indian
Territory This will be the first
ime in the history of this terri-
ory that nil of the qualified
lectors have hud an oppor-
unity to vote on any question
is Indian Territory dops not
yen enjoy a territorial form of
rovernment in which the people
lect their own officers Hereto-
jure the only plrsons who have
tad a chance to vote have been
hose in the 1 owns for the ehc-
ion of citv officers and citizens
f the government of the Five
ivilized Tribes But now comes
he supporters of the separate
tattliood movement nnd in
ugurnte n couipaign which wil
ot be partisan but will liavi
11 the heat ami many of the
mrocteiiitics of a great polit
al contest in the states Be
ween now and the election
hicli will be held on November
a regulur campaign will be
aged in uliicli separate tute
ood speeches will be made at
ery public gathering and at
erv country crossroads The
'jst orators of the movement
a’ny of them Indians will be
atched against the best
leakers in the single statehood
inks It is predicted that the
attest debates ever witnesmd
Indian Territory will take
ace between now und Novein-
r 7 (’umpuign literatiru
tting fottli the sepnrute state
aid claims will be scattered
foadcasfc over Indian Tetri-
Ty' campaign liondquarters
tahlished at Muskogee nnd
e struggle for independence
m Oklnhomu will be planned
d conducted from this place
election board composed of
0 republicans and two demo
its will arrange tht details of
f election the general princi-
ri of which have been set for Mi
the constitution Tills elec-
in it is announced will be
iducted oil purely fait' lines
1 no paiiot box stuffing will
n — — — 11 in — — s
i mu ii Him i ii in iii iii ni
DON’T FORGET YOURi FEET finement com-
bined with superior style and quality are found in all
of our Hamilton-Brown Footgear SSttpSJ5larP0PULAR 1N Frr ANDWEAR
rmnntv
WOMAN
GtioskaTradingCo
Porter I T
SHOE
A
SWELL BOOT
for f&shiori&U
peopls
$350
FOR MEN
i i
American Gentleman $4 00
Country Club 3 50
Patrol 3 00
English Welt 2 75
Faith 2 50
BB
The more interest you take in your own business
'
the more you help our business
!f you nave your interest at heart you are going
to be particular in your selections anil demand that
everything you buy shall be of good quality at reas-
onable prices This very disposition on the part of
customers is the cause of our success in business
1 s
We never have complaints Our customers go
out pleased with a please that won’t come off
Our line is complete wide in variety high in quality right in price
t'HOSK A TRADING CO
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Articles of Agreement ‘
Between the official hoards of ’
the Methodist Episcopal Church '
South and the Methodist Epis-
copal Church of -Porter Indian 1
Territory: ' 4 "
Believing that the' best inter-
psts of religion in the town of -Porter
‘will be promoted by a
federation of the two branches l
of Methodism" w$ agree: ' r - -
1 That the propei ties of the
Methodist- Episcopal Chinch and '
of the Methodist Episcopal 1
Church South in Porter shall be - t
placed tinder the control ot a
joint board of trustees one-half
of whom shall be chosen by the “ '
Quarterly Conference ‘ of the
Methodist Episcopal Church an
additional trustee being chosen
by both Quarterly Conferences
who shall be a' member of both
Boards of Trustees- v
2 The properties -under the T ‘
control of the present' two ' - '
Boards of Trustees shall becom- - "
bined ' into - one of which 1
the Methodist Episcopal’! ’
Church and the Methodist -
Episcopal Church South' shall V
have path an undivided half
8 We request that ihe''
Bishops of the two churches 1
shall arrange that the Meth- -odist
Episcopal Church South
and tlio Methodist Episcopal R- '
Church shall he alternately rep- -
resented in the selection of pas- - '
tors '
4 If for any reason either - !
orhoth churches become dissat- - -
isfled either one of them by a "
two-thirds vote of Its Boarj-of ' v -Trustees
and after six mouths’
notice inny make o proposition s
that is set a price on the church "
property to buy or sell and the -other
must nccept" '
5 The claims of the Prestd-
ing Elders and of th Hisliops “
shall 1 taken each year by the
Pastor such collections to be '
divided between thechurches
6 The Pastor slmll attempt
to raise the benevoleift collet:-
tions assesseJ to eqch cliuicb '
from the members of the same s'
and when public collections fare
made payments from non- —
members shall be divided' V
equally between the two '
churches except where such con- '
tribute rs indicate a preference
7 The United official Boards - '
of the two churches shall consti-
tute the joint Board of the
united church winch shall be ' ’
qualified to de the ordiDBty ' -
business of the United Chuicli '
but each church may have its '
separate meetings of olficiuries ’
at pleasure
8 A joint roll of membership ' -
shall be kept by the Pastor and A
a separate roll of each church by ’ ’
the secretary of each 'Quarteilv - ‘ -Conference
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Bentley, George L. L. Porter Enterprise. (Porter, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 21, 1905, newspaper, September 21, 1905; Porter, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2042132/m1/1/?q=War+of+the+Rebellion.: accessed June 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.