The Hooker Advance (Hooker, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, August 25, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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The Best Paper, Circulated Among the Best People, in the Best Town on Earth
HOOKER. TEXAS COUNTY. OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1911
Number 29
Look again, if it happened
YOtJ WILL FIND IT HERE
The Advance tells it all.
School will begin September 4th.
Mrs. A. J. Chaffee is sick at the
Commercial Hotel.
A full line of Nyal's remedies guar
anteed at the Pioneer Drug Store.
Frank Marshall returned to Fow-
ler Sunday.
For school supplies go to Hub-
bard's Pnarmacy.
Four public sales are billed for
next week.
For Sale—A nearly new McCor-
mick 12 ft. header. Bolin-Hall & Co.
Hon. J. W. L. Corley returned to
Hooker Friday.
Wm. Edens of Guymon was here
attending county court Tuesday.
Everything for the school can be
found at Hubbard's Pharmacy.
Judge Crow was here Tuesday tak-
ing final proofs and attending to
other county court matters.
J. W. L. Corley and son are going
to Carthage tomorrow on the mail
hack.
W. R. Elrod arrived from Purcell,
Oklahoma, Tuesday for a visit with
his son, A. C. Elrod.
For Pure Drugs and prescriptions
compounded accurately, go to Hub-
bard's Pharmacy.
Sam Schultz of Hillsboro, Kansas,
was here this week visiting relatives
and made this office a call while here.
Sibon's new store is located 6 miles
Northwest of Niagara, Kansas, and 3
miles east of Sunflower.
Chas. S. Conover, a brother-in-
law of 0. C. Armstrong was here vis-
iting the latter several days this week.
Mr. Conover lives in Kansas City.
If your home needs papering don't
fail to see the Pioneer Drug Store for
nice paper. Cheaper than at any oth-
er store in town.
Mr and Mrs. J. M. Bartel of Buh-
ler, Kansas, who were here visiting
friends and relatives last week re-
turned to Buhler Tuesday.
Paint That House and Barn of
Yours. Good ,>aint at the Pioneer
Drug Store. All colors and at lowest
priees.
Miss Lillie Haynes of Ottawa. Kan-
sas, who was to teach the tith and 7th
grades has resigned and will not as-
sume the duties. As yet the board
has hired no one in her place
W. A. Warnock and family left
Friday for Lineville, Iowa. Mr.
Warnock says he still has lots of
faith in this country and will be back
in about six weeks. Bet he's tired of
old Iowa in that time.
The Rock Island painters who have
been working on the depot lately also
painted Section Foreman Street's
house both inside and out. George
was thinking of leaving here for a
while but says they couldn't run him
away with a double barreled club now
Miss Clara Browder left Tuesday
for Ada. Oklahoma, where her mother
now lives. "Peggy" has a large
circle of friends here who regret very
much to see her go but wish her the
best of luck in her new home. Her
friend, Miss McCiinton, left at the
same time for her home in Rogers,
Arkansas.
F. C. Liebman who came here from
California last spring has rented his
town property to D. D. Boyd and he
and his family are going to leave next
week for an extended trip thru Kan-
sas, Eastern Oklahoma and Wash-
ington. They intend to spend the
winter in California and will return
to Hooker next spring. We wish
them a pleasant trip. 2
O. S. Gregor of Woodsdale showed
us a ballot this week that bore the
name of Abraham Lincoln for presi-
dent and Andrew Johnson for vice
president. The ballot was found un-
der the floor of the old court house in
Polk Co.. Mo., when the same was
torn down about six years ago. Mr.
Gregor also bti a double-linked lock
chain that was made bv hand "5 years
ago.—Liberal Liberalise
An erroneous impression seems to
bare gotten around In regard to
Old papers for sale at this office.
Land wanted, Box 50, Tyrone.
If vou want to buv anything see Ed
Dresser.
O. J. Wilkins was a Liberal visitor
Sunday.
If you hare anything to sell see Ed
Dresser.
F. W. Ferk shipped out eighteen
orates of cantaloupes Wednesday.
House tor Rent—Ask Seitsinger for
full set of particulars, at The System
Mrs. C. A. Moore of Guymon was
here Friday giving painting lessons.
Lots of watermelons and canta-
loupes being sold on the streets these
days.
Wall paper, the only stock in town,
from 5c per roll up, Hubbard's
Pharmacy.
County Treasurer Smith was here
shaking hands with old friends Wed-
nesday.
School books, tablets, slates, pens,
pencils, every thing for the school
room at Hubbard's Pharmacy.
P. G. Barkman and John C Har-
der made final proofs to their claims
before Judge Crow Tuesday.
Read the free book about Adlerika
the greatest Appendicitis remedy at
Hubbard's Pharmacy.
For the newest, latest and best in
cigars call at Major's Place, in H. C.
Krause building.
Miss Mattie Marshall returned
Saturday from Guymon where she
had visited friends and relatives
several days.
For Sale—One two year old mule
and one working mare. 8 1-2 miles
wist, and 7 north of Hooker. Henry
Dumbeck.
Pure drugs onlv dispensed and pre-
scriptions acurately compounded at
the old reliable drug store, The Pio-
neer.
Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Lorenz returned
Friday morning from Wichita where
they went to buv their fall stock of
goods.
R. M. Davison has a sale billed for
next week but has given us his solemn
so help you that he merely inteds to
move to town and will not leave the
country.
Aug. H. Hollmann and family are
enjoying a visit from their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Hollmann of War-
renton, Missouri. They are also
visiting their son Harry at Guymon..
Mrs. J. T. Marshall went to Fowler
for a visit at the home of our old
friend, J. B. Marshall and familv.
We understand there was recently an
addition to J. B's family.
E. S. McCorobs of Abiiene, Kansas,
dropped intn town Tuesday night
just in time to get the benefit of the
big rain. He is well pleased with the
prospects and intends to buy some
more land before returning.
Mrs. C. C. Swem received a box
of huckleberries from her mother in
Michigan last Friday. Here's where
Clyde has one on us, by having a
mother-in-law who comes to the res-
cue when bard times sei in.
Saturday Profs. Franz, Wiebe and
L. E. Rathbun and his family passed
thru town on their road to Boise City
Messrs Franz and Wiebe will stop there
to attend the Normal and Mr. Rath-
bun and family will go out into Colo-
rado on a pleasure trip ..Floyd Rich
ard of Pueblo, Colorado, passed here
Saturday on his road to Hooker to
visit a brother —Carthage Enterprise.
What could have been a serious
accident was narrowly averted Tues
dav afteanoon Forrest Fessler wa
working on a shot gun in the back
room of W. W. Hayward's office and
thinking his finger was on the trigger
guard he proceeded to clamp down on
it but it happened to be on the trigger
and the gun went off with a roar that
would have made Herr Krupp's
article sound like a Roman candle,
it took a window pane and part of the
casing along and splintered the sky
light in the photograph nailery some
what but was too low to do much
Character is the entity, the individuality of the
person, shining from every window of the soul, either
as a beam ot purity, or as a clouded ray that betrays
the impurity within. The contest between light and
darkness, right and wrong, goes on; day by day, hour
by hour, moment by moment, our characters are be-
ing formed, and this is the all-important question
which comes to us it accents ever growing fainter as
we journey from the cradle to the grave. "Shall
those characters be good or bad?"_w. J. BRYAN.
A German Wedding
Judge and Mrs. W. H. Castleberry
drove out to the home of George Her-
bel Sunday aftercoon where the*
Judge solemnized the ceremony of
joining the hearts and lives of David
Herbel to Miss Pauline Niedens be-
fore a crowd of about 200 neighbors,
friends and relatives. The happy
event was the cause of much merry-
making which was new to the Judge
and his good wife who had never at-
tended a German wedding before.
The ceremony was performed at 11
o'clock after which they claim they
sat down to the best dinner they had
ever partaken of. The bride and
groom received many nice presents
from the guests and celebration of the
happv event was to be continued for
three days as is the custom of these
people when a marriage is consum-
mated. The Advance joins the many
friends of both families in wishing the
new couple a long, happy and useful
life.
Hombres Pull off a Stunt
Sunday night the Mexican laborers
invited a crowd of white people down
co the cars for the purpose of giving
ihem an hour's entertainment.
They played "Parro,"" "Coyote''
and several other games the names of
which we have forgotten and after-
wards indulged in several native
dances which were a novelty to behold.
Their method of dancing is entirely
different than any we had ever seen
and it was rather amusing to watch
them. Several white boys who
were present were pulled onto
the planks and made to cut a few
steps to the tune of "Turkey in the
Straw" and the whole thing was s
very laughable affair. Those MeX'
icans who savvy English seem to be
a very sociable set and, in their way.
believe in enjoying life to the fullest
extent.
A Disastrous Joy Ride
A lad, about sixteen years of age,
who gave his name as Murphy from
Hooker attempted an unusal joy ride
here last Friday night. Between the
uours of 10 and 11 he mounted the
motorcycle belonging to Guv Heck-
man, a rural carrier, and started
northward by the new school-bouse
but being unaware of the fact tbat
this route did not lead to the section
line collided with a three wire fence.
Here he and the motorcycle suddenly
parted company. He lost two or
three teeth and carried several wire
cuts and bruises as reminders of his
joy ride in Tyrone.—Tyrone Observer.
Cimarron Co. to Irrigate
Plans for the most pretentious ir-
rigation project ever submitted for the
approval of the state engin eer have
been filed with Secretary Ben Hen-
nessey of the state board of agricul-
ture. who is ex-officio state engineer.
It involves the taking of 1,220 cubit
feet of water daily from the Cimarron
river in Cimarron county and the ir-
rigation of 120,0 00 acres of land in
that county.
Detailed maps, plans and specifi
cations for the project, which is to be
known as the Cimarron Canal and
Cimarron Reservoir, were filed with
the application for water rights. The
estimated cost of the improvements is
$708,710. The applicants are N. M.
Burnett, J. R. White, E. C. Bell and
C. J. Laugblin, all of Lamar, Colo.:
A. C. Monson of Denver and H. E.
Thompson of Garrett, Cimarron
county, Okla. The proposed works
are to be in the vicinity of Garrett.
—Oklahoman.
Old Doc Wiley
You can't speak too highly of good
old Doc Wiley, the government chem-
ist, our bulwark and hope, protecting
our fellies from ketchups and jellies
and all sorts of things which are load-
ed with dope. He's death to the
faker; he chases the maker of fraud-
ulent remedies, labeled with lies; he
seizes the butter too rancid to utter,
and puts the kibosh on the poisonous
pies. Doc Wily has throttled the
sinners who bottled all sorts of cheap
rubbish and labeled it jam; courage-
ously, gayly, he's guarding us da!ly
from dishonest sauer kraut and vit-
rified ham. It's true they are saying
he's too fond of playing in front of
the grandstand and beating the drum;
but one who is doing the work he's
purjuing would hurt and annoy us if
he should be dumb. When news to
us trickles that codfish or pickles
were seized by Doc Wiley because
they were punk, we list to his holler
and bet half a dollar he'll clean up
tho fakers who dealt in such junk.
So here's to Doc Wiley! They treated
us viley, by feeding us. poison and
gumbo and glue, they'd no ruth oi
pity till Doc, wise and gritty, jumped
onto their persons and made them
come through.
Walt Mason.
Parks has Another Scheme
Poor Farm, Hooker, Okla., August
18, 1911.
Editor Hooker Ad vance :-
It seems that the Congress of the
United States thinks we have had a
crop failure as they have granted the
homesteader leave of absence till
April. Now what good is that?
There are four men for every job
everywhere you look. If Congress
would have appropriated some of that
investigation fund to dig irrigation
ditches or something of that sort to
give employment here at home we
might have gotten a double benefit,
work at home to support our families
and irrigation.
Now I come with another bee in my
bonnet, as the seed wheat proposition
fell through I ask for space and your
opinion on this. As there are so
many that are afraid of getting some-
thing for nothing perhaps they would
take to this plan to be able to pay the
grocery man this winter, and yet not
be forced to go over the country like
Gypsies and beg for work. We have
to live. If there are those that are
afraid the word will get out that we
are hard-up I am sure there are some
tbat the grocery man would not trust
any farther than he would me.
Business is paralyzed, the farmer
and the merchant are alike worried
Now to protect ourselves against a
winter of wandering, put life in trade,
support ourselves at home and make
good roads. I propose (with the con-
sent) to bond this Texas county for
$100,000.00 to grade the public roads
and to employ only citizens of this
county, and the wages to be $3 00 for
eight hours single hand and $5 00 for
man and team. Now holler graft,
you men that can't pay your grocery
bill; that this is too big a wage. How
many bankers or merchants will be
out with a shovel eight hours for $3 00?
On $10,000,000.00 valuation $100,000 00
five year 6 percent bond means a tax
of $2.60 per $1,000.00 valuation for
five years. Now holler you whose
valuation, like mine, is less than $100.
petition
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of Texas County, Ok-
lahoma: You are hereby requested to
call an election at the earliest pos-
sible date for the purpose of voting
$100,000.00 6 per cent five-year bonds
for the purpose of grading the public
roads of Texas county. The money
to be apportioned among the road
overseers of the county who will have
authority to employ the residents of
his district and pay $3.00 per day of
eight hours for single hand and $2.00
for team; Overseer to receive $3.00 per
dav for his services: No man shall
receive pay for more than one team
and the needy shall have preference
right to work.
Very truly yours,
B. W. Parks.
P. S. If there are enough interest-
ed to copy the above petition aud
circulate it and send or bring it to
Hooker September 16 we will if we find
sufficient signatures in favor of it.
see that it is put up to the County
Board. B. W. P.
All Off With the Deep Well
Well, we suppose it is all off with
the deep well according to our latest
information. In a talk with Mr. Cor-
ley yesterday afternoon be stated
they had just taken a measure of the
well and it was down 1053 feet and
they have decided to quit.
When they got down to the depth
required bv the contract last week,
920 feet, the citizens of the town- held
several meetings and raiseed between
$800 and $900 for it to go on down,
this would have enabled it to go 1100
feet but when they started to digging
again about 100 feet' had caved so
much they could hardly get the ro-
tary drill out any more and they de-
cided to give it up; had the drilling
not stopped for these few days they
could have gone on down but as there
seemed no likelihood of being able to
raise enough money to go any con-
siderable depth thev decided to spend
no more time or money on it.
Times have been very tight with our
people the last year or two and it
was a rather hard matter to raise
this money but we did the best we
could under the circumstances and
our citizens and business men have
no compunctions of conscience about
a neglect of duty. We have done the
best we could, no one can ask any
A Surprise Party
Saturday night tie young people
of town decided to give Frank Mar-
shall a surpsise party but Frank
managed to get wind of it some way
that afternoon and it was not so much
of a surprise after all. The crowd
gathered at Maver's store and march-
ed up in a body but Frank was pre-
pared for them. Parlor games were
plaved until a late hour and refresh-
ments were served, consisting of cake,
cookies and lemonade. A good time
was reported by those present.
About Silos
There is more or less being said
about silos at the present time and to
all who are interested in seeing them
Roll of Honor
The Advance acknowledges receipt
of money paid on subscriptions to the
following addresses, either as new
subscribers or renewals:
J. M. Bartel. Buhler. Kan.,
Miss Clara Browder. Ada, Okla.,
W. A. Warnock, Lineville, Iowa.
J. J. Toews, Inman, Kan.,
H. H. Hoobler, Hooker
Austin Chenev. Piedmont, Mo.,
C. G. Fancher, Hooker
C. J. Highlev, Hooker
J. J. Holzrichter, Hooker
A. Hosheit, Walterville, Ore..
E. S. McCombs, Abilene. Kan.,
P. A. Koehn. Inman, Kan.,
Prairie Rose
Mr. W. A. Warnock and family
left Friday for their new home in
Iowa. We are sorry to see them
leave, but wish them success and pros-
perity in their new home.
Miss Faye Adams expects to attend
school in Liberal this winter.
Mr. aud Mrs. D. H. Chenault of
Guymon visited at the Henderson
home in Hooker last week and also
attended Mr. Warnocks sale. We
were glad to have them in our midst.
A large jrowd from here attended
the ice cream social at H. I. Loewen's
last Wednesday night. They de-
parted <t a late hour declaring they
spent an enjoyable evening and hop-
ing to have the opportunity of attend-
ing another evening gathering at
that home before long.
Messrs Willie Williams and Bob
Holland left Friday for a short visit
with their brother in Kansas. We
hope thev will return soon.
R. C. Roach and daughter Iva
were in Hooker last Friday.
Clyde Highley and sister Alva at-
tended Sunday school here Sunday.
People at this place are beginining
to believe that the preachers have
forsaken them. We have gone the
last two Sundays and both preachers
failed to fill their appointments.
However we hope we shall not be
disappointed next time.
Miss Fannie Davis of near Optima
was in this community the latter part
of the week.
We were sorry to hear of the ser-
ious illness of the little child of Mr.
and Mrs Alvin Golden at their home
near Cuilison. Kansas. Their many
friends here wish the child a speedy
recovery.
R. D. Mills and family visited at
the home of their parents here Sun-
day evening.
The revival meetings are now in
progress at Fernwood. We wish
much success to the minister and
christian people in that field of labor.
damage except to scare Forrest out of j built in this country and find out all
a couple year's growth. J about them we are at liberty to inform
' our readers that a valuable work on
Advice for Hooker People *«. ^ P™P ~d >
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Experiment Station at Stillwater,
People in Hooker who have consti- 0k,BhoaMl Write to them for their
building advertised for rent by D. J. patton, sour stomach or gas on the 15 and vou will ret a
Hiebert, maoT people thinking this to stomach, should use simple buckthorn 0f information out of it.
be the building in wh.cn Hubbards baft, gljcenne. etc.. as compounded b;K>k „ ,«.nt free.
Fbarmacv is located. This is wrong, ia Adler-i-ka. the new German ap-
that building now belongs to C. J ^ndicitis remedy. A SINGLE DOSE
Highley and is no for rent, the one brings relief a.most INSTANTLY be-
ad vertised is across the street from cause this simple mixture antisepticiaes I have a brick store building on
there and was built bv Baker Broth- the digeative organs and drains oil | Main lrert for rent. Sixe 2lx«0.
Brick Store for Rent
' the impurities. Hubbard's Pharmacy. I Inquire of D. J. Hikbert,
a.
Literary Saturdav Night
The second meeting of the Literary
society will meet Saturday night at
the school house. As a starter they
have chosen the following subject:
Resolved that more knowledge is
gained thru facts than fiction." Such
deep subjects as these are completely
Another Good Rain
Texas county got another good rain
to its credit this week. Monday was
rather cloudy and quite cool and that
night a little over three quarters of an
inch of rain fell with more showers
all day Tuesday. Tuesday night it
rained a gentle rain all night with
more showers during the next day and
at this writing it doesn't seem to be
all over with by any means. We
have had cloudy weather since Mon-
day morning which gives the moisture
plenty of time to soak in and it
claimed land which was prepared for
fall wheat was never in a better con
dition. Row crops which were
needing the rain so badly have been
greatly helped altho it would have
done more good had it come two
weeks earlier. Altogether we had over
two inches of rain and everyone is
feeling good over tbat fact.
Hardware for Trade
I own 12 12000 00 stocks ot new hard,
ware with 11500.00 equity in each,
located in a leading wholesale
house in tod. Can be shipped to
outof our mental jurisdiction but if j wherever wanted. Will trade, part or
it were not for the blamed town meet- : all for Oklahoma deeded land, town
ings on this night we would sure like property or stock.
to go and listen to our future Patrick ,
Henrys orate a spell.
Frank Harris.
Stratford, Texas.
Horse Men
Dr. W D Childreaa, veterinarian,
will be at Hooker on September 1 and
and 2. If yon hate work to do don't
forget the date
Dr. Childress,
Veternary Surgeon and Dentist.
Floris Outfit to Guymon
The deep well outfit at Floris has
been moved to Guymon and we sup-
pose work will start on that well
within the next few days. This will
be the third well of the nine which
are to be drilled.
Claraville
Claraville made quite a showing in
Hooker Tuesday, there being repre-
sentatives of eleven families in town
that day.
Thomas Hendricks and wife started
Wednesday for their new home in
Vinita, Oklahoma, our best wishes
follow them.
Robert Litchfield bought Albert
Croak's house, which he moved last
Tuesday. This will make a tine ad-
dition to bis comfortable home.
Thru the kind hospitality of Mrs.
Hufstedler and sons, we enjoyed a
splendid water melon treat at their
home Thursday.
Billie Mueller was a Hooker vis-
itor Friday.
J. S Boardway and wife of Dague
assisted Mr. Hendrick's people to
pack up and get started for their new
home last Tuesday.
H. W. Skinner has gone to New
Mexico to work with Jeff Willis
threshing outfit this fall.
El L. Borden is a sure enough
hustler these days, has made thive
watermelon seeders, besides a lot of
other work in the shop.
Some of the farmers around here
will begin their broom corn pulling
next week.
George Gribble made a trip to
Hooker Wednesday.
Lena Borden returned Thursday
from a week's visit with relatives in
Tyrone.
The Advance is a welcome visitor
in our home, and we greatly mist it if
it fails to put in its regular appear-
ance. We extend our best wishes to
the genial editor for succes in the is-
sue of a live newsy paper. (Thanks
very much).
Host-master Langley and R. B.
Litchfield of Claraville were in Hook-
er Tuesday.
C. O. Wilkinson, mail carrier on
route will take his vacation next
month.
Z. Wbitehouae's maiie crop la cne
of the beat in this section of the
country. _ ,
Koad commissioner Simmons ana
his force of nxn are grading U
roads in the west end.
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