Hobart Weekly Chief (Hobart, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 20, 1905 Page: 1 of 8
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HOBART WEEKLY CHIEF
VOL. 4.
HOBART. KIOWA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, T1IUKSIUY, APRIL 2<>, !!*•: .
NO. 83.
prosperous hobart. ,canadian presbytery.
Hobart it* enjoying a period ofj i,,,"m fnts®y'« dmm*
prosperity just n- w that places it. The Canadian Presbytery of
ahead of any town in '.he Terri- the Presbyterian church met in
tory. We do not exactly under* Anadarko last Tuesday evening
stand why this is so, but people' and closed its business yester-
who come here from other places day. Some new work will be
■ay it is so [undertaken by the Board of
There is never a day that trade Home Missions in the bounds of
I MONEY TO LOAN -
ION FARM OR - - -
i CHATTEL SECURITY.
VVfE ARE in position to
farm loa>
make
-oains
at Low Kates and on Terms
favorable to the borrower.
OFFICE: in rear of Farmers
Merchants Bank Building.
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is not fairly good in most of the the Presbytery this year. Rev.
stores in town. Feople from the e. M. Lumm was made "Pastor J No Delay. fU H h t ^
oountry and from the towns are ; at large" or General Missionary J No "Red Tape.'* ^V'U 1 1 CC ll* OLl-.h ^ ' ♦
here trading, and they have the inr lh" Ui> ma. «
money, too.
The prospects for a good busi-
ness year were never better in
the existence of the town. There
for the Presbytery. Hi*
denoe will he Hobart for the
coming year. We are glad to
welcome him back to the city
again. Many encouraging re-
in, while some of
to the west will
taters.
our neighbors
try truck and
opening.
With the court house, jail and
school house to be constructed
this spring and summer, and with
g^iod crops, there is no reasoi
wtiv Hobart should not prospei
for the coming year in all lines
of business.
FARMERS. prom xxedneedays Dally,
If you wish to make a farm1 Yesterday evening the editor
loan it will pay you to see the | of the Chief was surprised by a
Central Investment Company call from one of his old school-
are better prospects for crups j ports were made of additions to
than we have ever had since the j the churches the past year. The W. A. Munson has taken in a nitcimucm vuiupnuy nwu unr ui ms oiu scnooi-
next spring meeting will be held nb and is doiug the granger act | before closing a deal. This com- mates, Bascoinb Sherman, of
jbart. This church is grow- | in great shape, plowing, planting , Pan>' making farm loans at the Greenville, Texas. Mr. Sner-
' best rate that can be obtained in | man is here in the cotton busi-
w r , , Oklahoma, the farmer has the, ness. It was IT years ago that
w. P. Nunn has moved onto , i i . , . .
.... ... . advantage of doing business we attended school together, and
id^ r « r a re#l; with the loan company direct, it was a very pleasant treat to
THE OKLAHOMA MELON. 1 er ing some o which is more satisfactory than talk over, our school days to-
The Greer County, Oklahoma he^wnf ma"ke' c*ea':ng agents. There is gether. Mr. Sherman has held
When you hear a man begin to I Melon Growers Association at a , , . * . * no delay whatever in inspecting the office of sheriff of Hopkins
, L . .. * .. , . , , , , .garden, forage crops and fleecy 1
howl hard times, take him off to meeting held recently, pledged cotton
in Hobart. This church is grow- | in great shape, plowing, planting
ing in our city and hopes to en* and building.
large its building by making an
addition before next spring. i.. . ,, , , ,
v s his school land and built
one side and tell him to hush it
up: that it doesn't do our town
any good. You had better be
always talking about the good
things we have and the good
things that will occur than be
eternally howling about hard
times.
Tell the Chief of any good
things you know and we will be uet equaling in all respects, if
themselves as to the number of
acres each member would plant j
in melons for the coming season.
Fourteen members agreed they
would plant an aggregate of sev-
enty acres.
This is one of the best sections
or paying out on your loan
the company is located in your
We learn from a south-end res- home town, and every loan re-
ident that many odd, queer and ceives their personal and prompt
curious things have happened in j attention. This company also
Hunter township. Cupid has handles reai estate, and makes
county, Texas, three times since
then, and is a thorough business
man.
been running at large and his
piercing darts have reached the
in the southwest for the growing hearts of many, and as a result
of all kinds of melons, the prod- |pe°p!e have been getting mar
doubly thankful, but tell us as
little ill news as possible, as we
do not want to publish that kind
of news any more than we can
help.
kiowa COUNTY
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
From Monday's Dally.
The institute held one of the
ried who were never married be-
fore.
collactiona at all points in
U, 8. It pays to patronize home
people. Call and see them at
their office over the City Nation-
al Bank. Hobart. Okla.
NOT GUILTY.
From Wednesday's Daily.
AN OPINION.
Hobart, Okla., April 18-05.
the ,To the Hon. Tom Connor,
County Attorney.
We the Ministers Alliance of
Hobart desire information to be
given through our city papers
with regard to the law concern-
ing card playing for prizes.
, Signed,
The jury returned a verdict of The Hobart Ministerial Alliance,
not guilty in the case of James In answer to your inquiry
Elliott charged with assault with above will say, that according to
! intent to kill one Railsback at I the laws of this Territory, card
iew- ! p'aying for prizes, as above in-
county at Snyder Friday and
Saturday. There were sixty
teachers present. Saturday night
an entertainment was given in
which ten students of the various
schools of Kiowa county com-
peted for a silver medal which
was offered by the Institute for
the best declamation. There were
ten contestants and the prize was
won by Bertie Bishop of Hobart
Misses Ola Burke, Fraker, and
Lilly Galloway of
not exceeding, the famous Rocky
Ford melons. j PLEASANT EVENING.
Melon growers' associations are | Fvom Saturday . Daily.
being formed at other places in j The ,4TriQ Sociap given by
both Oklahoma and Indian Ter- the Womans' Home Mission So*-
ritory, and the prospects are that ciety at the home of MrgJ Bank(J<
:mr^ rr0i0u,'rutriday eT'"g- wae a d-WediMo"nt^n v
e raised this y ear. I success, about sixtv guests being! ,
1 The case of the Territory vs f,icated> constitute the crime of
gamb'ing and as auoh is pun-
ishable, either by fine o im-
prisonment or both.
While 1 am strictly opposed to
gambling in a corrupt form, I
Not a single would not be understood as seek-
Stop a minute and think, ye I present, who were entertained by <
farmer of the east and north ;j an interes>ting program. i Enyard, charged with forgery, is
most important and interesting ■ there are some mighty good rea- I The 8t„mp speech bv Jrnhre ' on trial u'da>'
meetings in the history of the | lons for transplanting yourself | Is e'n^ by^ll and r k'
and taking up a homestead on . the poem by Tom Ellzey was well' i ^ansaa City all the saloons
Oklahoma's fertile soil. rendered; also the "Sleigh night ^ m'dnight
PIONEER NOTES.
ens.
Farming is
awhile.
Several echool children are laid
up with bad colds.
Friday will be the closing day
Hobart were ; of our school at this point.
Mids8e''wauoPison.dtea'; "high"' ap- i"T" W~" n0t * "ppreheml and p^iTIh,
predated. i saloon remained open. D003 ladies of our town who engage in
I m. t u . j that seem like you have to let the j the above mentioned practice.
I 1 he refreshment? were daintily , BOiflfino „ 1
at a standstill for 8erved and enjoyt,d by al| T„ j Cambl.ng run wide | Resp V ours,
town?
tained them
there free of charge.
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GOTEBO.
The editor of the Chief made a
business trip to Gotebo yesterday
and found the little town in a
flourishing condition.
Several changes have been
made since we were last there.
The streets have|been graded and
the hotel moved. The merchants
stated that business is better than
it has been in any April since
the opening.
Three Hobartites, Roy Aldrich,
C. Clay and Rev. Stewart, are
enjoying a full share of confi-
dence from the people of Gotebo.
Roy is doing a splendid business
in the bank, as is also the other
bank.
Judge McIntosh and R. B.
Wells are opening up a new law,
Insurance and real estate office.
Heating stoves have been in
demand for the past week.
Orville Pilcher attended the
examination in Hobart last week.
G. B. Mahaffie returned Satur
I cake auctioned off was bought by
a certain young man and pre-
sented to Miss Woodson. A neat
; little sum was realized. All went
j home feeling that it was good to
have been there.
order to have a good,
Thos. W. Conner,
County Attorney.
IN
SUMMER VACATION
COLORADO.
The Rocky Mountain region,
as a place for recreation or re-
also competitors The judges
were Prof. Olkjer of Komalty,
Mrs. Lance of Snyder and J. T.
Grant of Chadwick.
The teachers are loud in their
praise of the town of Snyder. -
The people of that town enter- i Jay evening from a week's visit j cuperation, is the choice of many
while they were ! at Olathe, Kansas. j thousands of summer tourists. In
Misses Rose Mahaffie, Lemma ^ol"rad° ^ snow-capped peaks
GrigoryandA. Oljker attended, £a Plerc,e ,^e clouds; railroads
the teachers'meeting at Snyder twist 1'ke "nakes: streams
last Saturday. lllat 9warm wlth trout: air that
Quite a crowd of young people
clear, crisp and light as a feather.
There are more enjoyable
were entertained at an elegant j things to do, more grand sights
dinner on Sunday by Mr. and j to see, and more exhilaration for
Mrs. Geo. Deihl.
SIBONEY ITEMS.
Everybody prosperous but the
physicians.
Money matters easy at 9 per
cent on long time.
Farm hands scarce. Work
stock in great demand.
Every one is farming to the
fullest extent of his ability.
Early corn is up and a good
stand. Oats look well, grass
good, stock in fine condition.
Muoh broom corn will
mind and body to be experienced
in Colorado than any other place
under the sun.
NOTICE, FARMERS.
' The county unions of theFarm-
| ers' Co-operative Union are re-
quested to send delegates to the
meeting at Mountain Park on
May 5th. Business of import-
ance. By order of
J. W. Harrison, pres.,
J. E. Fairchild, sec.
G. H. Johnson of Kansas City,
who has been here on business,
be put J left for home today.
The Racket
IOO Dozen Ladies' Hosei
and Mens Sox,
25, 20 and 15 cent values.
Your choice for
11 Cents i
all this week at
The Racket.
M. K. HILLERY, Proprietor.
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Mansell, J. W. Hobart Weekly Chief (Hobart, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 20, 1905, newspaper, April 20, 1905; Hobart, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc269146/m1/1/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.