The Indianola Enterprise. (Indianola, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, October 16, 1908 Page: 3 of 8
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OF LOCAL INTEREST.
8RIBP ACCOUNTS OF RECENT BVBNT8 IN
OUR OWN TOWN AND VICINITY.
Something About People With Whom Many of
Our Readers are Well Acquainted.
E. E. Gray made a trip to Hun- J 11. B. Ernest in ado a trip to Ft
:a Saturday Smith Monday.
•Ciood shoes that lit sold by | Dr. Eubank was a McAlestoi
.. lartin Brothers. visitor Saturday.
Dutch Edmiston mado a trip to
i/ifaula Saturday.
H. O. Hamiton had business ii
• (.•Alester Monday
Mrs. J. A. Spradlin and little
iuo came in Wednesday from Ar-
ansas.
Mrs EarlLongan, from Texas,
is now here visiting her father,
T C. McC'arson
Mrs. S. R. Helm.: returned
Wednesday from a isit to her
daughter at Weleetka.
Goid square meals at regular
hours, or lunch at any time, at
W. M. Cook's.
h. Ii. Helms went to Weleetka
Saturday to joiu his wife, who
"as there visiting.
L. H. Stailings is in our midst
Ahis week soliciting orders for
•'ictures to be enlarged.
Yesterday (Thursday) M. T.
j ankard shipped ten car loads
>f cattle to Fort Smith to be fed
S. A. Canington, an insurance
/.lan from McAlester, was here
during the week seeking busi-
ness in his line.
Popcorn and peanuts to beat
.he baud at Bill Cook's, His new
j ouster does the work to perfec-
lion. Call on him.
C. F. O'Kelley, of Fort Smith,
on of our townsman A.D.O'Kel-
>ey, was visiting his parents here
ince our last issue.
Dr. MoClurg returned Sunday
4'Pm a two-weeks' stay at Dustin,
i,earing evidence that he had been
;i'aite sick while there.
County Treasurer J. I. Wood
„pent Sunday night in Indianola,
4 d was the guest of Will Hamil-
ton, to whom he is related.
L.H. Perkins and G.W.Choate
ire at Tuskahoma attending the
^esion of the Choctaw Council, of
which body they are members.
For Sale.—A fine pack of En-
glish Wolf Mounds. Rare chance
jp obtain a number of valuable
,logs. Address, Isom Turner,
Urrick, Mo.
Mrs. J. W. Martin recently
„old to J. II. Bynum and H. M.
McElhany nine residence lots in
the block back of the Southern
Methodist church.
H. S. Humphrey, formerly of
this place but now a resident of
Paul's Valley, was here Saturday
and Sunday, the guest of his
brother-in-law, G. W. Brown.
Henry Wooten had the misfort-
une to get his hand caught in the
grin machinery Saturday and pain
fully crushed. He is recovering
l'fom his injuries in a very satis-
factory manner.
Tom Finley has moved back to
Indianola, and is occupying his
own residence property on Sec-
ond Street. W. L. Cox and fam-
ily, who have just vacated the
premises, have moved into T. J.
Rice's new house.
L J. Van Zandt, a substantial
farmer from near Concordia,Kan-
sas, was here a day or two this
week looking after a piece of real
estate which he owns four miles
southwest of town. Incidentally
ho called at our office Wednesday
and subscribed for this paper to
bo sent to his address.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
fobnd a brief wrine-up of our
totvn. Send a copy, with that
article marked, to your friend or
relative "back east."
The crop of corns will be a fail-
ure when you wear a pair of those
shoes sold by Martin Bros.
Contractor Jiui Soelcy ha-, be
gun the work of making a 100
batrel cistern for Joe Henderson
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OPPORTUNITIES
INDIANOLA
Best Town On Fort Smith
& Western Railroad.
We have a few nice clean beds
in cool, well ventilated upper
rooms. Try them.—W.M.Cook.
Mrs. A. B. Hamilton, Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Moore, and Miss Ethel
Moore were Crowder City visit-
ors Saturday.
A number of the high ofiicials
of the Fort Smith «& Western
Railroad were here Wednesday
in a motor car.
Read our circular ad-
vertising one of the Big
gest Cut-throat sales
ever held in Indianola.
We have on hand an
immense quantity of
Dry Goods, Clothing,
Shoes, and Hats that
we expect to dispose of
at once, regardless of
cost or price. Watch
for our circular.
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ADVANTAGES TO HOMESEEKERS
Good S( hool and Churches Progressive
Citizenship An Important Trade
Center Fertility Ol Sur-
rounding Country.
I INDIANOLA TRADINGCO
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Uncle Tom Smith is making
inportant improvements on his
residence, T. C. McCarson doing
the carpenter's act.
Workmen are laying the foun-!
dation for a new building soon to j
bo erected at Mrs. Decker's resi-!
dencc on Sepond Street
J. S. Yancy remembered this
paper with a financial token dur-
ing the week, and had his sub
scription date set forward.
J. T. Huff, of Mansfiield, Ark.,
was here a day or two during the
week soliciting insurance busi-
ness for a well known company.
Mrs. Robert English and her
son George, after a visit to her
daughier, Mrs. C. B. Mitchell,
returned Saturday to Muskogee.
J. C. Levin and C. H. Beemer
are here this week running bank-
rupt sale of clothing in in the side
room adjoining C. B. Mitchell's
drug store.
W. J. WADE, Pre* A. 8. 00RNELIB0N, V. Pret. R 3. I1R1008, Cimbier.
INDIANOLA STATE BANK
Capital Stock, puid up, $10,000.00
We solicit your account, guaranteeing to you courteous
treatment, safety, and every accommodation
consistent with safe Banking
^ Our depositors are protected by the Deposit-
7 ors Guarantee Fund of the
A State of Oklahoma.
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indianola, Okla., is a gr aving and prosperous town
of about (500 inhabitants, locutod on the Fort Smith &
Western Railway, ninety one milt .-, west of Fort Smith,
and Il'iS miles east of Guthrie It is surrounded by a
broad expanse ol exceedingly fertile agricultural land,
capable of un immense productivity, already more or
loss improved, and doited here and there with substan-
tial (arm houses and barns This land is well adapted
to mixed husbandry, and produces large quantities of
corn, cotton, alfalfa, fruits, vegetables, etc.
Indianola has good shipping facilities, and is an im-.
portant trade center for avast area of country. The
yearly shipments of farm, orchard and garden produo
and lice stock is very large The railroad company re-
cently found it necessary t< add two more stock (tons
for the accommodation of shippers. The amount of
general merchandise, implements, wagons, and farm
supplies brought to this place by our merchants to meet
the requirements of their trade is also enormous.
Indianola has six general merchandise stopoR, two
drug stores, one grocery store, two banks, two lumber
yards, two hotels, three restaurants, two barber shops,
two blacksmith shops, two pool halls, one harness shop,
one newspaper, one photograph gallery, one meat mar-
ket. imo livery stable, one corn mill, and two cotton
gins We also have several preachers, doctors, carpen-
ters, contractors, and builders, one painter, one milli-
ner, and one real estate dealer.
Indianola has a large and commodious school house,
in which competent and faithful teachers are employed,
and ip school term of eight or nine months in the year is
maintained Thp town now has three church buildings,
and another projected, with four church organizations,
each holding stated religious services, including Sun-
day school. The Masons, Woodmen, Odd Follows, and
Rebekahs all have nourishing lodges here.
The people of Indianola are intelligent, progressive,
and law-abiding. They extend a hearty welcome to all
worthy and desirable people who may come among them.
A" legitimate and honorable business enterprises will
receive substantial oncoi. rage merit. If you are inter-
ested and desire fu. ther ii formation, write to any per-
son or firm represented in the advertising columns of
this paper; or, butter, come and see for yourself.
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Dr. Johnston returned a few
days ago from Arkansas, where
he spent several weeks rusticat-
ing. He repor-s a very restful
and enjoyable trip.
We are requested to announce
that there will be political speak-
ing in Indianola on next Monday
night, by a Republican speaker
from Ardmore, whose name our
informant could not give.
Buy The Best
It does not cost any more
According to a previous an-
nouncement, Elder R. H. John-
son is holding a series a special
services at the Christian church
this week. He is an interesting
talker, and is having attentive
congregations.
We handle the best in all our lines. We
can furnish you in anything you need,
cash or credit. Satisfaction gnranteed,
P. G. SAFFA, General Merchant.
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Every man who joins the W O.
W. between now and December
the 3rd can be initiated at Okla-
homa City on that date, by the
crack team of the United States.
Sovereign officers presiding.
N. C. McElhany.
State Deputy.
Did it ever occur to yon that
you are judged, somewhat, by the
character of your office station-
ery? Letters written upon first
class,up-to-date letter heads,such
as we print at this office, evince
good taste, attract attention, and
possess advertising value.
The Place to Buy Harness.
See me before buying your harness, a„ ! carry a
full line of leather goods.and can save you money
JOHN C. TERRELL,
INDIANOLA.
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Williams, B. W. The Indianola Enterprise. (Indianola, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, October 16, 1908, newspaper, October 16, 1908; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc270297/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.