Cushing Independent. (Cushing, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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Oklahoma and Kansas grown Seed Com at Hughes Hardware.
CUSHING INDEPENDENT.
Volume X
Cushing, Payne County, Oklahoma March 9, 1911.
Number 13
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
H. R. Fori is oonvalexcing.
Oal Wright went to Sapulpa
Tuesday.
H, L. Stout went to Oklahoma
City Tuesday.
Mi*. John Henderson Ins gone
to Tulsa for a visit.
J W H. Bowdlear was here from
Ripl sy Wednesday.
J. P. Catlron visiied at Depew
a fev/ days recently,
j J. H. Belli^ went to Guthri-?
on business Tuesday.
Marshal Floyd in out today
Hi er two days illness.
Miss MoLhury'sroom plan-
ing f^ra picnic Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Gilpin re-
tuned home Wednesday.
Will Froug returned from Lit-
tle Riok, Ark. Wednesday.
"Home" Farm Insurance, easy
payments. Wheeler, agent
Dr. B. M. Harris was at Kon-
awa on business Saturday.
F°E Sale— A pair of good mules
ooming 3 years old. L. H, Owen,
Mrs Ellis, east of the Indian
village, is quite ill with measles,
E. J. and Oliver Kinzie were
at Oklahoma City on business
Tuesday.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Hookenmeyer, on Hare Otn, a
daughter.
The boys of the Norfolk neigh-
borhood have organized a baee
bail olub.
Albert Kenworthy le^t Cushing
over the "Katy' Mond' y for a
trip to Florida.
Miss Ora Hinshu of C>a\en-
port visited over Hundiy With
A|iss Ruby Mtschn.
Cal Wright came to Cushing
with a oar load of mules, theiat*
i,er pirt of th week,
\lr«. R. K. Hickman is hern vi.
ulMojr st the home of li, L. Par-
ice- arid I. iN. Hickman.
Ca Wright wa? quite 11 Tues-
HJ.d oonfii.tod to Ins room at
she Intel with neur Igi;.
Tha little son of Mr. and Mrs
V C Christie hus been ill for
several days with tot.tilitia
LI "<iseto wed ha=> been grant-
ed tr E s'e Teague, of Fairft x,
and It en a Knight, ofCiuEing.
Mrs. Butcher, sister of Mrsj,
J ,L B. Tonoliiison, leturned to her
y-' tern© Id Sevprv, Kans, Tuesday,
Dr, Benj Davis wonl to Okla*
•V>roaCity Tuesday on profes-
yional business returning yester-
day
Rev. S. W. Fuson will preach
%♦ the Baptist ohurch next Sun-
day. Everybody irvited to Lear
him.
Mrs. J, H. Bellis visited in
Stillwater with her sister, Mrs,
J. 1*. Htnkle, Tuesday and Wed-
nesday.
Township Assessor J. H.
Brown started assessing Monday
end he'll get vou, if you don't
watch out!
w Mr and Mrs. Harry Thome
left this week for Phenix. Aiiz ,
where they expect to m«ke their
fu'ure home.
Mrs A. Case returned Tues-
day to her home at Holly. Colo.,
after a few weeks visit here with
relatives and friends.
George Michell planted hit. po-
tatoes and he now figures that
all who come after him will be
late with their planning
Miss Alma Cook desires to
thank her friends and all persons
who assisted her in any way in
winning the fine piano in th«
Phenix contest.
County Superintendent of
schools Herndon has been visiting
t ie schools of-this section of the
county this week. He was in
Cushing Tuesday.
Rev. C. S Boyd, of \Wwau-
kee, will occupy the pulpiljst the
Presbyterian Church n x1 Sun-
Jay morning and evening. You
a v invited to hear hi.11.
The K. K. K gave Hubert J.
Mueil -r the • *fctrir i degree" Mon-
day night and that gentleman is
now entitled to all the privileges
a.id benefits of Cushings select
club of young men.
The Cushing Ice Company has
disp ise of that schreoohing whis-
tle to the town and it is now a
part of the water works system,
and its hair raifeing scream here-
after 'will be the alarm of firj.
The Bank of' Tulsa ha^ nation -
a z-d under the name of 3kla-
h .ma, National Bank. That one
pnrcent aese-sment. for the state
guarantee fund may have had
something to do with the change
E. W. Pulliam informs us that
he is placing some new machin-
ery Of lat£de-.gn at the ice plant
in order to be better hle to hah- i
die the seasons business. The j
manufacture of ice will be started ]
soon, j
All members of Cushing Lodge, Resolutions of Respect.
No lit, A, F. & A, M.. are re-| Whereas, the supreme and all |
quoted to be pros -nt at the nex' , wise Architect of the Universe,
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The Cushing Trading* Co,
has arranged to carry a splendid line of
Spring and Summer
Millinery
and have Miss Bess Ross of Shawnee, formt iy from Marshall
Fields, Chicago, in charge of this department.
Miss Ross extenns to all a cordial invitation to come in and
see their hats.
If they have not what you are wanting, will order to
please.
Northern Seed Potatoes and Garden Seeds, all kinds.
Implements, Buggies and Wagons.
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Cushing Trading Co.
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h'\:M
regular m-'etin*, Tuesday ev^n
ing, March 14, as there is busi-
nost. of impoi tai.ee t< I< : n i t
acted -~C, <J "Soman, W. M.
The Norfolk S u n <'y School
has-the attendant of abi ut sev-
enty every Sunday. <}. L. Mr
Laury is the 1'Titling superin
tendent. The Y< un^ People's
Class is orgair'zid, the primary
class is having a Star contest
and Class Two is working for
Bibles.
has again taken fr< m the l'ght
of our abode one dear to our
heat tti in the di-si. luiiqn of '.he
earthly tabernacle of our brother
and friend, Ma'in Harrah.
Therefore be it Resolved, Tiiat
jhe Worshipful Master, Wardens
nrid Members of Cushing Lodge,
No. Ill while bowing in humble
submission to Me mandates of;
Him who doeth all things well, j
sincerely mourn the dea'h of our j
worthy brother. th>- severance of 1
jthe bonds of «ur brother-hood
Messua. John Foster. ^n|and the ,OS8 of biH 8U8taining
Henderson, John Hermjinsmrfer ;
and W. W Oder left Monday for
F ori ia to be present at ihe F10-
preseiTCe to his family: however
we may say 'h it 1 e wh em-
pertp the wind to the f-horn
rida Fruit Landg Comp.nys land lamb ok(J down wjth in.
drawing. They wiil b3 ubsertt compassion upon the widow
a few weeks and thoroughly in - | an(J father|08P> anf] we affection-
vestigate the Flordi, landjinvest- I ate)y un(] deeply sympathize with
ment proposition. j bepeavet". ones. Resolved,
Oklahoma grew 868.000 biles futher, That a copy of these re-
of cotton last yefir as compared 'solutions be furnished the family
with 514.000 in 1909. The price
was much batter; therefore the
value of the state's cotton crop
was visually doubled. We pre-
sent the figures fpr Payne coun
ty for two years as shown by
the Bureau of the Cencus. 1910.
14,846; 1909, 13,141.
Representative T H. Stockton
of this county has secured the
passage through the House < f
the Oklahoma legisliturea bill
appropriating S75 00 for h >g cho
lera vaooine
free among the farmers This is
a meritorious measure and shows
that Representative Stockton is
safe guarding the interests of
the fat mera.—Perkins Journal.
of our deceased brother that they
be spread upon the minutes of
the lodge and furnished the local
papers for publication, also thai
the charter of this lodge be drap-
ed in mourning for a period of
thirty days.
A. H Halland, 1
W. M. Robertson, > Committee.
M B. Furrow )
MISS ELM A COOK WINS.
The Handsome Phenix Piano
Goes to 11 or by a Big Ma
jorily.
The Pheniv popular vote piano
contest ei> ed t 6 o.'ciock Sat-
urd iy night, after a rnri <■< four
months. There was considerable
h:ird w ^rU- done by the routes*
tants during the l ist d;> v >•, and
•Saturdny"w.«s on espeoitbv busy
day wirh - then1. \'o'R>rs. *>u s
Howi-rton, O. R. Lilb v and P.
L. Parker m tde the final count
of votes and they found for the
three highest contestants as fol-
low:-; Alma (,'ook, 2,307.455;
Beuluh (,'opple. 709,275; J 'a
Parrott, 290.785. There v.'as
quite a sprink i :gof vot:-s devid
ed among a n.imber of otlxr
young ladies, but the fin;il count
gave Miss Cook more voteB than
all the others combined and of
cour.ie the piano She is certain-
ly to be congratulated upon the
splendid work done for her by
her friends and the fine prize eh:
has won. She is a very worthy
young I dy and all will rejoice
with her in her good fortune.
Mr.Phenix is tobe commanded on
the manifest success of this c >n-
teet venture and very salisfacto
ry manner in which he carried it
to its conclusion.
Commercial Club Meeting.
All members of the Cushing
C°mroial C'lub are requested
,u vjv .w. .. 'h """ U0 atteml a mteting to be held in
to bo distnDuted"|^he rr)om over llle Trading Com-
pany's store, on Monday 13ch. at
8 o'clock p m. There will be
under consideration the establish-
ment of a cotton compress in
Cushing at this lime. By order
of Robert Oder, President.
Appreciated by Old Soldiers.
lie it resolved, by the members
'if Cushing Post, (>. A R., that
we most heartily extend our gra-
titude and thanks to the Cushing
school for Mil) most entertaining
an I patriotic program, rendered
a', the opera house in com me mo
rufon of the annIverearies of the
births of Abraham Lincoln and
Gaofge Washington, and We es-
pecially commend the faculty of
our pfhooi for nvailing them-
selves of this opportunity to
teach the to often neglected lee-
son of patrio.ism, that memory
of such days are intended to in-
culcate. We also wish to thank
Professer W. R. Jones and C. C.
Suman for their addresses deliv-
ered on this occasion. Long live
the flag, Washington established
and that Lincoln Kaved. By order
of the committee.
On Wednesday while playing
in the yard the four year old
daughter of Mr. a^d- Mrs. H. A.
Hutchinson was attacked by a
dog. the animal biting a small
piece from the child's ear.
The Baptist ladies will hold a
food, bonnet and apron sale, on
March 11, at C. C. Walters furni-
ture store.
Homes Wanted.
We want good family homes
for three children. Ope a girl
baby two months old; one a ba-
by boy three months old, and one
a boy four months old. All are
bright, healthy children, and can
be adopted by the proper parties.
Only people of gocd morals need
apply. Address the manager of
the Child Saving Mission. D. E.
Cripe, Stillwater, Okla.
The Cushing physicians opera-
ted on Bob Mansfields 17 years
old son today and removed about
1 and 1 2 ga'Ions of pus fr m
the plural cavity. The young
man rallied nicely after the or-
deal.
Mrs. H. C. Manning visited in
Oklahoma City last week a guest
at the Dr. Roister home.
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