The Woods County News. (Augusta, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, March 22, 1901 Page: 4 of 8
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"the: news.
PnblisUnl Kvprv Saturday at Augusta, O. T.
By WHIT WORTH \ WATHUH.
Kutoivil tor traiiNtiiiMKioii Ihrouifh
tli^ mails .tv N. i .'it.i i i.is* matter, at tin- pom
oitu ■ >11 Au.'u-'. i, WikkU ciuiiii\ . Oklahoma
Territory.
Subscription SI per year
Is that uhiit it Cost You?
That speech Hon. .Augustus T|
Shelley Blackburn has his
store building well under way;
the building when completed will
be occupied by Mrs. Blackburn
with a large stock of millinery.
- Fresh strawberries would be
a treat, the Blue Front Grocery
has a brand of canned strawber-
ries that are equally as delicious
as picking them off from the
vines.
GARDEN MAKING
Is now here and we have the finest line of
bulk and package garden seeds to be
found in Augusta. Onion sets of every
description and the on!v place in town
where vou can buv the celebrated multi-
plying union sets, the German Shallotts.
- Augusta is still forging to
Sniggs made for the division billj^10 Ht1<' solid business men
was worth live hundred dollars 11 ting with us; good substan-
to the Cleo fellows. It was aj*'a' buildings have been built,
fearful blast at the enemy.—Cleoj'10^ evcry <hiv new buildings are
started. Augusta has establish-
. ;— ed a reputation as a trading
(>ood Lill Signed. point second to none owing to
II. I>. IV), an act to prohibit her business men making prices
the sale or oljerin^ for sale or , that draw trade, competing with
bringing into the territory of! railroad points.
Oklahoma for the purpose o! s:ile|
Chic flan.
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or giving away any cigaret.es,
cigarette ^papers or substitute
therefor;
Make Money in California
In citrus groves, vineyards, ran-
ches, beet sugar, oil wells, mines
You can go there for only S25 via
most direct line, any Tuesday up
to April 30. Address C. L. Sea-
graves passenger agt. Atchison
Topeka& Santa Fe Ry.
Topeka, Kansas.
Bound and Nobbed.
James H. Phillips, of Round
Grove township, was bound gag-
ed and robbed of about S30
Friday night by three men heav-
ily armed. Nothing was known
of it until Saturday morning,
when Jim St iten soninlaw of
Fhillips, found him tied to his
bed with broom wire and gagged
with a roll of cotton.
Phillips lives alone and was a-
wakened by someone hold of his
feet. Ilis effort to rise was over-
come and he was tied to his bed
and gagged, a strand of broom
wire being passed over his throat
and fastened to each side the bed.
The robbers then searched the
house, finding the money.
The same men stopped at a
house south of Phillips' Friday
afternoon, and terrorizing the
women folks who were alone
took everything to eat they could
find.
From description they are the
men who robbed the Argonia,Ks
bank last Saturday.
To California for $25.
Numerous profitable business
openings in California. Buy a
homeseekers' ticket via Santa Fe
Route and investigate conditions
there. Only S2S, Topeka to Cal-
itornia; Tuesdays, to April 30.
Address C. L. Seagrav.es, Passen
ger Agt. Atchison Topeka &
Santa Fe Ry.
Topeka, Kansas.
A Change.
With thi s issue we change our
publication day to Friday. For
the past two years we have been
publishing on that day and be-
lieve that the change will be
better for us as well as our read-
ers. Hereafter changes in ad-
vertising should be in not later
than Thursday noon.
300 forest trees will arrive at
Rader's Saturday.
rnishing
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Since moving to the new town we have
added a fine line of gents furnishing goods
and if you want a nice shirt, pair of sus-
penders. etc., call and see them they arc
all new goods, not left over stuff shipped
in from some little town, because they
were unsalable.
rtd Shoe©
Our shoe department contains some of the
very finest things in leather. The ele-
egant shapes in shoes that are so pleasing
can be found at our store, come and see
them, no trouble to show goods.
-ISif®
While we are telling you of the many fine
things you will find in our store we don't
want you to forget that the Blue Front
allways carries an elegant line of the very
choicest groceries, you know what they
are you have been using them.
rout
GEORGE WEABER, Proprietor.
Remember we are now located in the new town,
the southwest.
the best town in
5 MI3W
A Sorrowful Death.
Martha E. Solf, the beloved
wife of Fred Soil' Friday, March,
15th, being bedfastby child-birth
the child being born Thursday,
after a severe illness, and to all
appearance she seemed to "be get-
ti'iir alon:r iine, but a sudden re-
The first town opened on the new Kansas City, Hexico
& Orient Railroad, running from Kansas City to
the Pacific coast in Mexico. The center of a
district seventy miles square with the
best land, largest population and
without another railroad:
verse cam,
ternoon a it
hi aha! ^ • Ti -
oral was held Saturday at the
house. Rev. Tilbury preached
the funeral discourse of the lov-
ing wife and mother, which
brought tears to the eyes of all
present. The remains were laid
to rest in the Sweany Cemetery.
A large procession followed the
remains to their last resting
place.
Martha Robinson was born in
Washington Co. Ind. July 4 1S80
and was married to Fred Solf
Nov. ,15th 1899, and died March
15 1901 being 20 yrs. 8 mos. and
11 days. This young couple had
just got things in tine shape to
live a life of comfort but the'
grim messenger of death brought
sorrow to the noble husband.
The babe died Saturday eve and
was buried alongside of its
mother.
Card of Thanks.
I desire to extend my heartfelt
thanks to those who lent a helj>-
ing hand in the sad loss of un-
loving wife and babe.
FredC. Solf.
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Pure Water and Ferteci Drainage.
lots reasonable, terms easy,
wmv Augusta can be reached best at present by way of Alva, on the Santa Fe railroad. A good
hack line runs between the two places. The distance is twenty-five miles, over an excellent road.
Distance Irom Kiowa thirty-two miles, Enid forty-six miles. For further information address
Mutual Ifownsite Company,
®u?g@on
B. F. BARNKTT.
^■Auorney-aRaw,
AUGUSTA, •OKI, A.
Notary in office.
<&LAWYEF?S,
A LVA. - OKI.A.
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>LAWYER.<
AI.VA, OKI.A.
I. AkkEM G-Ai h3l
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AI.VA, OKLAHOMA.
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Plans and specifications fur-
nished on application. Shop
work by piece or contract. Shop
corner Oih arid Main.
S. D. YOUNKIN,
CONTRACTOR IS: 1LDER,
AUCUSTA.OKLA.
Carpenter ) i Stone,
Plastering, ( Work. - Brick,
Painting, ) | Cistern.
No contract too large or none
to small for our careful attention
Ivet us figure with you.
BROWN & JEWEL;
Contract Painters
And Paper Hangers.
Inside finish and Augusta,
graining a specialty. " Okla.
s. g. gbove.m.d.
2 doors west of postoffice
All calls answered-
promptly day or night.
AUGUSTA.
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OKLAHOMA.
D. NE7IL.LE, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Wilson Hotel,
oklahoma.
W. I!. JFADOO,
Plans and specifications drawn
and submitted. All work guar-
anteed. 18 years experience.
Enquire at News office.
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W. B. WILLIM, Local Agt.
There is Something to See Along tiie
Augusta Oklahoma.
THE SHORT AND ONLY
SCENIC ROUTE TO THE
Missouri and Mississippi
Rivors and beyond.
A first class line to
Texas and Old Mexico.
cafe car and railroad
restaurant service
unexcelled in america.
VISIT
Eureka Springs
The most convenient all-vear-round
resort for people in this section.
THE LINE TO THE LAND OF
Lead and Zinc.
Send your friends in the old
States one of our illustrated pam-
phlets, entitled
" The. Tip of thc Ozarbs."
"Feathers ana i'nis on the Frisco "
' F. i:it Farming Along the Frisco "
/ The Ozark I'fi.'tfl."
" Thef e is thing lo See Along the
Frisco Line."
The most comprehensive railroad
literature for the home-seeker or in-
vestor ever distributed gratuitously.
^ Send an address to Room No.
726 Century Building, St. Louis*
and we will mail c^
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