Independence Courier. (Independence, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 2, 1902 Page: 1 of 4
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INDEPENDENCE CO 1) Kim
INDEPENDENCE CUSTER COUNTY OIvLAIIO)IA THURSDAY JANUARY 2 1002
N026
VOL 2
Bargains “1902”
After enjoying & good holiday
i trade we wish to thank one and
nil for your liberal patronage the
past year
After the holiday rush we find
' we have alot of odds and ends &
broken skies in Boots Shoes Un-
derwear Suita pants Overcoats
Capes and Blankets which we
wish to clean up and in order to
o we will make great reduced prices as long as the present
stock lasts H jre are a fe w of the cut prices:
S225 Boot reducod to 190
$200 Boot reduced to $1 70
$250 Shoe reduced to $1-90
75c Underwear reduced to 55c & 00c
35c Underwear reduced to 23c
$1250 Ovorcoat reduced to $0 03
$10 Overcoat reduced to $8 03
$350 Duck Coat reduced to $:00
$15 Suit reduced to $12 50
$1250 Suit reduced to $10-00
$10 Suit reduced to $3 00
$8 Cape reduced to $603
$500 Cape reduced to $4 00
$4 00 Cape reduced to $325
We have many other bargains too numerous to mention
here Come early and get your choice
We wish you a prosperous new year
E A Humphrey & Co
Headquarters for lumber and
kinds of building material
F C HARDING
THE WOHER
Of the 20th Century
is the enormous stock of Tin and Graniteware
being sold at 20 per cent off from retail 'price at
Campbells Hardware Store
Wagonsr Buggies Stoves iSewin
Machines Dain Double Geared Feec
Grinders & Washing Machines at
10 per cent off c'
If you want to make your friends a Christmas
present don't fail to examine our large stock of
Cutlery and Silverware and Nickel Plated Coffee
and Tea pots and Tea kettles
The best grade of Harness and Saddlery at prices
never before equaled
Yours for honest prices and filr dealing
OWEN CAMPBELL Prop
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LOCALS
IN AND ABOUT TOWN
Write It 1902 now
We don't oe1 the n
Thtok o! the put It you thUk need
a ta'ooo
Let Indepeodn e h"W her hospitality
to the teaobera
north
J 8 Joels had hi office moved
of the bank th’a week
Fr farm loaoa
Weatherford
Lilly
if
Quite a number of our ottlxeoa attend -ed
lUandlog’s aale laat Monday
Dr Kills went ao Arapahoe and Weath
erlord this week
Owen Oamptell was a boatoeis visitor
to Kanaaa City this week
For quirk action on a
W F Cnalfact A Sun
form loan
It
Notice— I have a lot of :nd hand wire
at 8 eta alb R- L Fletcher
Frank Harding made a buslneaa trip
to Weatherford la® Tueiday
Bee thoae bendy ejal oil oene with
brasi feuceta et Campbells
Attend the Temperance meat meeting
et the M £ Church next Sunday at 2
P ft
W F Cbalfent & Bou’a office build -Inghea
been moved ecioee the atreel
from where it formerly flood
Uo to the Ben of
long or abort lone
Tinner McKay treetal Me building to
a coat of paint ‘blj week It la quite an
enhancement
Independence
tt
for
Plenty of money on fat at ohatteti W
dial fact A ecn If
Hev Hall preached interfiling aer-
mooa at the Congregational church laat
Sunday morning and evening
The beat wagon told to Oklahoma la
the Mitchell W Oh elf ant A eon
Bell It tf
Z W Coleman 'ef' tor Weatherford
Monday mo- loj irh-1 be will tor
few weeka fcllor h a rf ? that of a car
peater
For qul-h return on application for
farm leant aee Porriton et Bank of
Independence 11
Rev Phltoa who hai been eerlouely
111 with Typhoid fever lor the peat few
weeka we are glad to report la rapidly
Improving
The oMcere of the Salvation army who
are holding meeting! In the Coogreg
tlonnl church Thurtday and Friday
nights will use the Methodist churoh
Saturday night All are Invited
After conducting their meeting! here
Enaigu Thorp end Capl Oallagher are
going to conduct n meeting in the school
houae 2 mllea weal of Thorcaa People
living In that neighborhood are Invited
to attend
If you want n plaster on your farm get
one that drtwe the leaet tee W F
Chelleut & eon tf
1 V Burnham 3S milea northweat of
Thomea will eell on January 13th 1003
bit peraonal property conalellng of
horeee oattle hoga Implement! good
new and Isle af bonahold good among
them an upr V piano sewing machine
oarpat ? l-c befolead and ell other
gooda J?— 'ur-h ’ noon J F Nunes
Auollonce
r -
From Sb tc T :cre- of 'and For fur
tbernfci do m ailt of Tarry John'
ten 1Y xd!-i BrtupMt of lawn
Ac I-!' o pcoJer or -lrl ro-r tly went to
la-m-r- d eg -to- " pcachaae a hath
cpe'- Vbc story o& when Fora
Fry ‘he !c ’Ijc -ad or'!Aby new
olar-' prjvieT up "-’i’-t-'y to enquire
her w jh jfle - t tci abed
for r 3' e ir:b horse Immediately
feli'ct1 sod v ax -a Be entliely recover-
ed f hf ah' at
Th ospv of Ir todeioe he money
to loau oc obolai In 1 e ge or incfP
amount! tf
D-
Died — Laat To-sday Cm 811(01 at
hit home near Pip la fhlt county sf
Typhc’d fever Mr Feary Anderaoc
aged about 85 yeara Mr Anderaon
moved with hie family from Mtbraeka
about 3 year ago settling where he hu
since mad a his home
He wee m:be: of tho Modern
Woodmen of America and held pclley
for $3000 beloisthg to the Arapahoe
Camp Be wet a man rupaatod by oil
hi acquatntaaoc Wo scvld not gel
the pardoolera to the builal er funer-
al arrangements at mlat’vea were os-
pected to Arrive for Ihs fnturel
Be Usvef e wife and thte ehlldrea to
mourn hi loee Th family her lb
sympathy of eU In thin bow of sfllotion
sod sorrow
Attend the Btereoptloo od moetcal
entertainment by lb Btlvettun Army at
the Oooftregttlonal church Monday
night
Uae During preached an latereat’np
beimoo at the Corgff itlonil church
lut Tuesday sight
If you want to Id urn your properly
egaloet lull by fire or tornado see P K
Bull office Jul north of Beak ot Inde-
pendence A men meeting will be bald el the
M E Cbaroh ceil Sunday et 8 p m
tor the purpose ot forming pleat to light
theenloon
Prof W W Dn’eU end wife of T
log wrfo In our clT lout Wednesday
They ctme to attend the I 00 K ben-
quet FOR SALE
One good ew a- 111 end fixtures at i
bargain All In good running order n
autre el thte (lice
Ur Barker of Orceole he loceted la
our city for e ehort time end le now pre-
pared to do eny kind of photograph
work Bit office la In Dr Rsthbuna
tlore
Ii F Opfell 4 mtlea tooth of But'e
will cell on Janna'y 8 1(173 11 hie per-
aonel property conatatlng of mulea
horeee cattle hoga lmpli joente 10u0
poate 40 corda ot wood herneea home-
hold good Free lunch t noon C II
Ternea Auctioneer
I am agent lor ell kinds ot mualual
Instruments and aollolt your orders for
tame Prices reasonable John Usury
Ruth FoeUfflce Dewey Co O T 20 6t
Married
Mr Geo Bchlemmerand Mlee Rochale
Amee were married by Rev Ull breath
I Arapahoe lest Monday The groom
le one of Cutter conntlee energetic young
farmers end owne a doe fine claim 7
mile nortbest of town The bride la the
daughter of S Ames northeast of th la
city end la an aoocmplitheJ young lady
May health wealth and bappmesa be
thler portion la the with of many frlenda
If you want privilege to take up 100
or more of vour (aim loan any time or
keep the money 5 years ere E A Lilly
tf 'Voatherford O T
') THS
Mr Mrllc m r an uncle of G W
Me Burney ot tear Seven Oakt died last
Saturday Dlght of Conaumptlon We
could m Sierra 'ull particulars
The Infant daughter sf Mr and Mre
J Hairy Jr hvtrg at I’uth died leal
Friday night I' -vaa but a few day a old
when It wet called the One who gave It
Rev Deerlng conducted tbe funeral ler-
ylewe at the home last Sunday Inter-
ment wee In the Felrvlew cemetery
THE I 00 F BANQUET
The bouquet given by the Odd Fallow
last night was a grand encore At 830
tapper begun nod each n nupper ns
great a variety aa anyone could with for
and lota of everything The table wet
let to accomadatc 43 and It wni twloe
filled and nearly died again After tbe
tapper program wa rendered which
at eejoyed and appreciated by all
Prof W W Danlela end wile of Ta-
logs were preaent and tbe Prof made e
abort talk
Dr Rathbun responded with n short
talk on Odd Fellowship although the
upper teemed to be on bis mind na he
made aeveral allualona to It
Mies Allte Uoeaaclx was ou hand with
an excellent aolo with t musical accojj-
penlmen by Mias Annie UotBack
Jemea Wilmoth was ou hand with one
of hla declamation! which waa heartily
applauded
Several ot the little folks apoke tod
gang all being well applauded
The oholr rendered two aelectlona
which were fine
In abort everything went off smoothly
and everybody teemed to have a good
time lne management deserve great
pralae and especially the ladle who
worsed untiringly preparing the (upper
It waa an event long to be remembered
by thoae preaent
"he Salvatien Army
Fntl-c W Thorp of Oklahoma City
au? Crpt M Gallagher of Weatherford
(fcrc'-rly of Stafford Kanaaa) arrived In
”wn Wcdrosdey morning and have been
-cnd-cVcg toeetlngi le th Oongregal-
‘ens' ''hotoi and will continue till Mon-
de when they will give a Btereoptloan
and t t'lcal entertainment In the seme
a-erch 140 plrf ares will be shown 00
t !e-g thee with 800 oendla power
gar light - Tub will aee 40 picture of
the army work emoog the poor Hew
they lift cp the ftllea feed the poor
raeoue fallen women sod other brtrohea
ot sootal work
50 plolure of America's wonders—
rlowa of New York City Washington
D 0 Chicago Colorado Montano Idaho
Utah California and othet Male
50 stews ot Spaoish-Ameriosn war
Cubs sod Philippine Islands Qrlie a
mualoal program will be given with
numerous voeal a'leotlons tad malo
from banjo mandolin gaiter Sul rod
other Inatrnmenta Everybody is Invited
to attend The edalaetoe will be within
the reach ot all only 80a Children 15e
Come hare good lithe sad help along
s good caul Remember the dele sod
pine Congregational ehsroh Monday
night January 61b '
) B K EE President
Baik
INDEPENDENCE OKLA
Does a Conservative Banking Business Your Patronage Solicited
Money to Loan in Large or Snmll Amounts
DIRECTORS end STOCKHOLDERS:— O B Kie Anton lluber J W Morn ion H P Crow
J H I’yeatt J S Jones T H Lindley M I- Grow S A Morrison J H Crigahy
s80 Cx3t-)-0-C--4)- f
Faiui Gel your money wno
youalgnx apera E A Lilly
tf Weather'ord Okie
Report of the Condition of
The BANK of INDEPENDENCE at
Independence in the Territory ot
Oklahoma at the close of business
December loth 1907
KKSOl'RCES
I J W Morrison Cashier of the
above named b ink do solemnly swear
that the above statement 9 true and
thit said bank lias no other liabilities
and is not en lorse” on any note or obli-
gation other than that shown m the
abie statement to the best cf my
knowledge and buhef so help me God
J V Morrison Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me
seal this day of December 1901
F R Bull Notary Public
My Commission Expires Nov 26 1905
Correct — Attest
H P Grov O B Kke Anton Huber Jr
Directors
It ycu want to a-11 or rent your farm
Hat It with F R Ball office J net north
of Esuk of Independence tf
IN DEPEND ENCESCHOOL
Lulu Clark a l Mary Pyeatt Elltors
We had vaoatfcD durng the week of
Chrlulmac
We had three new echolsre Tuesday
Graoe Beebe has been absent th!e
week
A good many scholars are absent today
It being Hew dears
Haiel Heaton was a visitor of our
ichoo! week bstore last
Wo have some nice mottoes In the
school room and are preparing some
more
Tbe language class are doing tome
nloe work In writing compositions
The ones that gut a 100 per cent In
spelling all the time weie Erl Grow
Lula Clark Fred Pyeatt Grace Beebe
and James Ererett
Now tbni the weather lapleaant more
can be expected along all lines of school
work
The tom Mrole may be an Import-
ant auxiliary to tbe school Tbeaubjecls
dlacnaae at tbe fireside In youth cling
to mlnde and mould for future destiny
Too much la y'teu left for the Sunday
school teaOur and pastor In spiritual
work and tbe pcbllo aohool teacher’s
leak tr effoa made trying by environ
ment ontc'de of the tohool room
What la better for a parent fntur
hepplncaa tbea to gather the children
around ’ben cn theie long winter night
end review :b work of the day?
Wheie there Is a large enrollment
many coc -s a’y helps must be slighted
If a teacb-r reta’ui good health
Par c'i -hoc'd do all In their power to
educate th’lr children physically men-
tally and apltltuallr Nations that keep
(lep with the march cf progress will be
full ot people oa cable ot great iplrltual
enjoyment oomblced with Intellectual
and aplrltcel power approaching petfeo-
tion The life and work of man below
The ea-th'y part aball never go
Beyond tbe grave to worlds unknown
For a' deeth earth claims it own
The spirit world taken up each breath
Oar thoughts breathe out before our
death
And ere a few more years roll by
This world of doubt will rarely ory
May vs cot know may we not be
In time ot place that we may aee
Something of what awaits th aonl
B-fore death bring na to the goal
J H Garlow
Here’s Snapl
We have nulnqulahmeat of 160 non
o cheep II will take your breeth Will
give yon an kind of a trade — oaah or
stock Call and see na
W F Chalf&ntA Son
ANTON IIUBFR Vice-rres
of I
Dealer in
FOBHIfOBE & UNDERTAKING:
New and elegant Bed-Room Suites
Bedsteads Springs Mattresses
Cots Safes Tables & etc
A complete line of Staple & Fancy
GROCERIES
THE FAMOUS HAMILTON-BROWN SHOBS
IN ALL STYLES
Wo buy goods for cash and sell cheap aatho ohaapeat
Our goods are all new and our prices are right
East Side Main Strett
Independence - - Oklahoma
W-
Has Gone
Pyeatt
Does Business
At the Old Stand
Where You can Buy all the
“Necessaries of Life”
At the lowest possible
Figures
But
Still
MEETING
at the
M E Church
at 2 p m
SUNDAY
JANUARY 5 1902
Everybody invited
MORRISON Cashier
Highest cash price for
UI3D23Q
and choice cattle
A full lineef frtih sustikipt
onhand
F RBULL
Attohnky at Law & Not aav Pome
Real Estate Form loans a ltd Insurance
Legal papers of all kinds accurately
drawn Office just north' ' of Bank of
Independence ’
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