Foss Enterprise. (Foss, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, March 26, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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FOSS ENTERPRISE.
Eighth Year.
Foss, Oklahoma, Friday March 26.1909.
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Number 2C
EDUCATIONAL1
A School Town.
Worth More Than Asked.
The Foss Enterprise is worth
three dollars a year instead of
one. After it has served the pur-
Foss Rapidly Advancing As lectual and moral fabrics one's
being it can be used in the cup-
board. For that purpose alone it
is worth the dollar. After it has
I served in the kitchen it can then
be used in making rats for the
SKETCHING US
* An Epitome of Foss and Sor-
rounding Country.
Present Building Not Large
nough. —Should Be At-
tended To Now.
hair or in making the daughter's
furm "more divine." liiis is
worth another dollar as you would
l have to pay at least $1.25 for
The ijuestion will again soon (rubber ones. After serving a
be staring us in the face—more tjme |n ^j8 capacity—why there
school room. True, the board are many other useful things it
has just firshed two rooms but ca„ be uted for, of which a re-
A* Growing Town Ripe for In-
vestment.—Good Markets
and Conviences.
even now they are inadequte to
the needs of the district. In the
first place, there is needed in our
11 school building an uuditorium.
'This room should be of sufficient
s.ze to accommodate the entire
school and a few more besides.
Aside from this auditorium there
Should be at least 2 more finished
rooms as they will be in demand
in a short time. There is nothing
like keeping up with the times
soulful housewife can thintc.
Here you have your three dollar's
value for only one. The Enter-
prise is becoming more popular
every week.
3T
Mole the Paper.
Lately we have heard many
complaints from our regular sub*
scribers who claim that tue.r t>a
pers are missing and they c< me
. _ . to us for another copy. No
and not letting the matier drag higher compliment coulu oe paia
along until the additional rooms | Ua UjHn to have it sail that oui
are forced on to us. i paper was valuable enuugn io
Then again, we do not believe cau8e it to be stolen. Tilings ot
in building this or doing any liuie vaiue are never sto.eu.
other special work and paying
for Jt by a direct levy, and es-
pecially so when the district is
*notinnny better shape finan-
cially than it is now. True the
present improvements were done
by a special levy but it is work-
ing a hardship on those who are
least Drepared to endure it. The
teachers are paid off in warrants
and before they can use their
money they are forced to dis-
count their warrants ten per cent
They receive $60 each which
during the term causes them to
ilose S40 apiece, or $240 for the
em i.' - faculty. The teachers are
pa>ir.g S240 for the purpose of
gaming the patron an opportun-
ity to pay hi3 debts by a direc
levy. And this is not all. The
aairons by doing this building
by a direct levy does not escape
the interest. He must pay it on
the warrants issued Hence, do
you not see the folly in all this?
The interest on the bonds would
not be any more than on the war-
rants and it would be a relief to
the teachers to be paid off in
cash.
Let us consider this question
now and go ahead and make
the e improvements and not wt ii
4jk until a time when it will interfere
fere with the duties of the school
(Joule we insist on the punish-
ment ot the guilty cuipiit? No!
fur in our mind a man who wouiu
steal that he might maintain *..d
build up his intellectual anu mor-
al status should oe pensioned.
Vincent Standi Guard.
Mr. Vincent, manager oi ihe
Foss Telephone (Jo., has consid-
erably bothered here lately. Two
weeatj ago a lot of Gypsies p isseu
through here telling fortunes
His two "hello" girls hud then
lortunes told. They were iOid
tnat one one of them would be
married soon. Now Vincent m«*y
be seen suuding aruuuu ins of-
fice with a d-fuole-oarreled gun
ready for any man woo has a
hankering lor matrimony.
Is This Cheap?
You can gel the Okiahon.an,
daily and Sunday, for one year,
the Cosmopolitan Magazine each
month for a year and the Alma-
nac and Industrial Rtcord loi
1U09, all for S>5.00. No* come a
running with your five William
as this offer may not last long.
THE bOciS EN rERPRltfE.
For Sale or Rent.
OSS Is located of the Rock
Island Railroad, one hun
dred miles west of Oklahoma
City and on the north o*ide of
Washita county and one-half
mile south of the Custer county
line. It is situated on the banks
of the beautiful Turkey Creek,
which supplies an abundance of
sparkling clear water, soft and
pure, the year round. On these
i>ank« is a natural grove, the
finest in western Oklahoma, and
is ti e scene of mirth and fefl'ivity
during the picnic sea-on
The city is fifteen miles east of
Elk City and the same number of
miles west of Clinton.
MARKETS
Fops is noted for its great hog
market, being centrally located,
an«l in the best corn, alfalfa and
hog country in Oklahoma Foss
bought and shipped #62,000.00
worth of hogs during October,
1908.
An abundance of broomcorn is
bought and shipped from this
place. It is said that
of the raw material is houghi
and shipped from here to keep a
large broom factory bu^y the
year around. The four gins here,
including both the round and
square balers, gin an average of
e-ght thousand bales during
-eason. This does not include
the cotton already ginned brought
from other towns and gins to the
Pes market and shipped out of
this place. Wheat, corn, alfalfa
•ind other commodities of course
nro brought here in large quanti-
ties. The secret of the va-«t busi-
ngs done in Foss is the equitable
manner our buyers treat the pro
dncer, giving him every possible
cent, reserving only a narrow
margin for his own profit.
POPULATION AND ENTERPRISES
The population of Foss is 900,
and has four cotton gins, one
flour mill, two grain elevators,
This would also be an ideal
place for a creamery. Enough
of the raw product comes to Foss
to keep one busy. A creamery |
here, like any other similar en-L , D .« . .
terprise, would cause a better |$ ||]( D0D6 01 L0l)l6lul0n III
class of dairy cattle propagated
and a greater interest taken in
dairy products.
A canning factory is badly
needed in Foss. While this
country is adapted to raising all
kinds of garden truck and fruit,
very little of it is grown save
enough for home consumption.
The reason of this is that there
is no place where it could be tak-
en care of at a profit. The reas-
on for a canning factory in this
instant is very plain.
There is room for many other
enterprises here. Broom factory,
bottling works, brick factory,
tailoring establishment, photog-
rapher, and many other things.
SOMETHINO ABOUT THE COUNTRY
Amund Foss on the south for
two miles is rolling, then there
are ten miles of level rich soil and
as good farm lands as Oklahoma
affords, with plenty of good *< fi
water. North of Foss is rolling
but very rich soil, the Washita
river being only five miles distant
with all its tributariep, having
large and small bottoms which is
the best alfalfa land intheUni'ed
States and produce from five to
ten tons per acre each year.
Hogs grow to perfection—no
cholera nor hog disease of any
kind. Cattle do extra well
Horses and mules are raised with
a great deal less expense than in
160 acres 13 miles southeast of buS«'' w.a^n a',d',a.y
-oss. 3 room house, good barn,! ,ZZ
Run Over By Horse.
Last Friday eyening soon after
dark, L. F. Crocker, living south,
eat-t of town was crossing the
street by the Foss Hardware
store, when some one on a hor«e
rode up at a reckle>s gait, and,
instead of going around Mr.
Crocker, swerved and ran into
J toim, the bit on the bridle striking
him over the eye, inflicting a
dangerous wound which bled
profusely. All the man on the
horse said or did was, "excuse
' me," and went his way at a break-
neck speed. This reminds u*
that we have too much of this
riding on the streets of Foss, and
especially at night. It is danger-
ous to be out on the streets at
„ night. A man with a thimbleful
. of brains wouldn't do this way
anyhow.
Notice to Letter Writers.
Postmaster Hartronft has re-
ceived orders from Washington
to sell all stamp* he may^ have
fkiw in possession AT COST!
This means that 13 stamps may
be purchased for 25 cents. Peo-
ple who are in the habit of writ-
ing several or more letters a week
' should take advantage ot this re-
markable offer.
If you want a bright soft light,
get National Light oil at R. A.
King's. He also kef ps best gas-
oline (White Rose) on the market
at 2b cents per gallon.
storm house, corn crib and wag-
chandise stores, two
two
on sued, 2U0 locust trees, some £0^ sto e ,
' . , . . _ ' , . a,> stores, two furniture stores, one
cotton wood for shades, about mJ,
acres in cultivation, balance in
pasture, 1-2 mile from school and
church, at a bargain.—Barngrov-
er & Son, office at Diamond Ho-
tel. 19-tf
Tried to Wreck Trian.
Some boys found some broken
pieces of plate glass in the yards
here and wedged a lot of it in the
irogs in the lower part of the
yards. Fortunately the work was
discovercT before anything serious
happened.
The Coming Election.
Now that the city election is
approaching let us elect men who
have an eye single to the pros-
perity of the town. Prejudice
should have no business in the
administration of affairs in Foss.
Notice to Warrant Holders.
I will pay all warrants on School
Districts No. 26, down to No. 341
when presented,
J. Paul Jones, Treas.
Newt Baldwin and wife of
Galesburp, III., visited the lattor's
brother, O. F. Frisbie, here this
week.
If you want fresh groceries call
on Frank and LJucle Charley.
Call up 39 for fresh groceries
i delivered to any part of town.
. I (i V v'M|/viinv •••
enough nor^ern countries as the winters
are short and only have to feed
them three or four months in the
year. Last but not least, the hen
must not be overlooked. One
day alone over $1,500.00 was paid
out for chickens. Thp markets
here are always good on this
commodity of the farm. In Foss
there are always thr^e or more
buyers each anxious to give the
highest market price.
WHAT WE RAISE
Corn is King, Alfalfa Vice Re-
gent, next cotton, wheat, oats,
barley, kaffir, maiz , millet, cane,
potatoes, and vegetables of all
kinds will grow to perfection
Watermelons and pumpkins «re
a natural growth. This is the
home of the peach, plum, grape
and cherry Apples do fine but
not many have been set out yet
In fact this is the land of the
living where ipy one can get a
good hold if they want to.
We have in a brief, concise
manner attempted to place before
you the advantages of our town
and country surrounding it. The
climate is excellent and the
health good. Those desiring a
business location should lor k in-
to our prospects; those lookine
for an investment or a suitable
nlace for a factory should inves-
IT IS TARIFF
Congress Now.
Democrats Have Little Hope foi
Anything of Good for the
Common People.
Washington, D. C., Mar. '09-
Both Houses and Senate are at
work on the new tariff bill. It
purports to make changes in ex-
isting sehetiuleH and while not
universally true, in most case.-
downward. Congress is in ti
i buz and hum over its provisions.
At first bluHh it looks like a vic-
tory for that class of ciiizens.
who believe in levisions, but thr
cloven hoof is found when the
presence of a section providing
for a maximum and minimum
rate is establifhed. This provi-
sion means that there shall be u
gliding scale that no one onr
know what to depend on. It alsf
means further a* the revisionist-
believes that the maximum tarift
will always be the schedule to g<
by, as the Republicans intended
with power to shift are now an *
will through fear always be in-
fluenced by the particular tru«'
effeoed to cnuse the establish-
ment of the highest rate provided
by law.
JOKER IN BILL APPARENT TO SOU*
REPUBLICANS
The maximum snd minimum
tariff provision is apparent even
to the progrensive ones in the
Republican party and even totho
Democrats whose eyes are noc
blinded by the domin tion of the
speaker aod other bull dozing
party leaders, who threaten dit-
(ruction to he who dares to stand
for what is right :>r what his peo-
ple want unless in strict accord
with the powers, and that power
confim d to one rr.ari and that is
the dried up "Joe Cannon."
exclusive
hardware
Railroad Time Tables.
We give below the time of the
various mail trains on thoir ar-
rival in Foss:
No. 48—East—8:20 a. m.
No. 41—Wewt—11:40 a. m-
Nu. 47—West—6:02 p m.
No. 42—East—6:45 p. m.
Bought Clinton Barber Shop.
Judge Leach and Lcm Nigh
have purchased a oarber phop in
Clinton. Johnny has gone dowr.
and taken charge and Lem wil
follow in a few days.
racket store, two drug stores, two
jewelry stores, two confectioner-
ies, two undertakers, four hotels,
two restaurants, three livery
barns, one feed yard, one pool
and billiard hall, one harness
shop, one shoe shop, two black- ^ (|ur rcwu_, _ .
smith shops, one printing office, irin{? to in(Q Bm„„ f.,rm5n(?< t Monday
one dentist, three doctors, two | fhRt of raipinc 9mf,n fruits and per in thisjina.
Shipped Two Cars of Hogs.
W F. Skuodopole of Butler
IMV| shipped out two cars loads of hogs
t„.ate our moww or those do. I Mr g- j8 quite . ship.
banks, a produce house, a meat | v„Veta,,1(!B ,nj a liltle dairv- ,
market, an immense public ware-
house, one barber shop, a nickle.
here
„ i Pay Your Taxes.
ing, should loeate near Foss. .
Our churches nnd social affilia- Tax collecting time is
odeon, a first-class bakery, a tionfi aro of the pleasantest, our Judge U'Hara will receive your
home telephone exchange with e#iucartional f«cilities are of the , taxes as usual. 20^2:
20 farm lines connected, three ^. .^t type and best methods.! ; " ~~~ .
churches, a splendid school, one , Jn fftpt possess all that tends i Roscoe Jester is alsoj going to
lawyer and real estate men mRu'e man happy and enjoy attend the medical school a.
numerous to mention. Foss trade jall thopR fnouUips ^hich divine | s wanee, Tenn. What s the
FOSS MARKET.
Cotton $8.0 <
Corh
The first enterprise Foss should | in home enterprise It is not I ^J[°^f8napped
matter of organizing a Fobs club
th^re and making the Enterprise
the "official awgan.'*
extends fourteen miles south, ten i natnrp pivPB hi^
miles east, ten miles west and ; pof> furth*r information we re-
fifty miles north, toss supports, tQ vrit<, nnvone whose
four rural routes. Foss is pro- (JJam0 pearB in the directory.
rr.inently noted for its fine water I
and splendid health. I Al the Lyric Theatre.
WHAT FOSS 8HOU1.D HAVE. I ,,veryb„dy flhn„1(, ha„a prW,
uu.v.n.1 home enterprise It is not, 1
uVi m 1" ill *..€ .. ....... The every town that can afford citvl^nejAt 3^
Increased acreage and yield ol luxuries and when such is Scquir- [Vj
alfalfa and the constant demand 1 e 1 we should give our support! tl(,?s
for this excellent product would
more than warrant an enterprise
of this nature. The acquisition
of a mill for this place
stimulate fur her activity in the
raising of alfalfa and the next
twelve months would witness an
acreage double of what we have
now.
readily and graciously. We now Chickens, spring
refer to the Lyrio theatre. The Hena.^. — — —
show last Saturday night
.12
.a*
_ _ .10
would [good and well worth the admis- Gobblers 1J
sion money. The one tomorrow j JJutter ^
night will'be equally as good if * p h~
not better. Go out and patronize j ^ ,
ti,I. show. It will do you good I Br""ra Co"1; • • •' '''' M
cost you little. I WCorrecled Thursday. Mar. 26.
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Huddlestun, Fred M. Foss Enterprise. (Foss, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, March 26, 1909, newspaper, March 26, 1909; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc270474/m1/1/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.