The Willow Times (Willow, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, January 25, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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THE WILLOW TIMES
VOL 3
WILLOW GREER COUNTY, OKU. FRIO AY. JANUARY. Ti 11)1
NO. 8
toft ORDER IN EFFECT
Washington. Jan.
(iarfltld e« al edict want mto •<
feet at midnight.
Oa the following days, namely.
Jtn. 18. 19. 20. 21 and 22. 1918,
and also on a h aad every Mon-
day beginning Jan. 28. 1918. and
eontlnulag up to and Including
March 25. 1018. no manufacturer
or manufacturing plant ahall
hum fuel or uaa power derive*!
from fuel foe any pu« pose, with
the following exceptions:
•(a) Plant® which necessarily
must be Lcontiauoualy operated
•even days each waek to avoid
serious Injury to the plaal Itself
or ite contents may use only such
quantities of fuel as i« aecessary
to prevent sueh injury to the
plant or its contents.
lb) Manufacturers or. plants
manufacturing perishale foods
or foods for necessary immediate
ftnsunij ti n J
lc) Manufacturers of food not
perishable and not necessary for
immediate consumption may
burn fuel to the extent authorized
by the fuel administrator of the
state in whkh such plant is locat-
ed or by his duly authorszed rep-
resentative upon application by
the United States food adminis-
trator.
Duke citizens responded llbe<al-
nil in vie fa.- puvhsu of
thecoapany it it slated.
,« i'ytoi eill in vie fo. puvHsu o?
l9 ~ .' ttock in
"Th Kiliw's Cist Pfiytf."
Mint Gott In HluimeM VUl
you be ailne partner?
Vou don't know who I am? l|am
dey Gsrsuin Kalter, K:np.
Vilfuro,
Yeu know dot licked dem Rul-
giuina and filled Rtu^ians full,
Ar.d viped up France aad Itly and
blowed up Johnny Hull.
But for all do e nations 1 don't
give a damn?
ft yeu Just be mine partner, and
help vip llncle Sam
You kaow I have dose submarines
all Europe knows so well,
But Edison has a machine vol
blowa 'em to h—I.
Ach, Cott, If you will do dis, den
I vill always luv, |
And 1 vill be Emperor on earth
and You can be above.
Ach Gott! if you refuse me dis
tomorrow night at 'eleven,
I call out my Zeppelins and de-
clare war on heaven.
Ach Gott! T would not do dis,. but
it is «o plainly seen,
Ven Edison push the bultonr I got
no submarines.
—Exchange.
Conic In and lu pect the
e 016
Biggest Line of Shoes
«■ * * Ever Shown - ■
In Willow
We have just received a nice line of men's dress and
work shoes, all that dependable line, Star Brand.
Come in and let us explain why we can sell a better
shoe for less money than our competitors.
W« Heeded Not Thin.
We are In the war, or at war, a
little earlier fcnd a little more
prepared than Germany expected
us to be. In 1898 at Manila the
German admiralrVon Goetzen.had
a conversation- w&h the then Ad-
miral George Dewey. As revert-
ed in the war papers (Naval and
Military Record, No. 33, Vol. L.
11, p. 78), Von Goetzen sa($:
"'About fifteen years from now
my country will atart her gr$t
war She will be in Paris in
about two months after the com-
of hostilities Her
move on Paris will ba but a step
to her real object—the crushing
of England. Some months after
we finish our work in Earope, we
will take New York and also
Wasnington, and hold them for
some time We will put your
country in its place witlir reference
to Germany. We do not intend ■
tn take any of your territory, but!
e d--i h lend to take a billion or !
of our dollars from New York
and other places. The Monroe
L cctrrwe h to le taken cnarge j
of by us, as" we will then have to !
put you in your place, and we will
take charge of South America,
as far as we wish to. Don't forget
this, and about fifteen years from
now remember it, it will interest
| Stock Feed for Sale
About 15 tons headed maize in
granary, located 2 1-2 east and 2
1-2 miles no. th of Willow, Okla..
also about 40 shocks choice cane
and kaffir, and about 75 bushels
June corn, will be sold on Janu-
ary 30th and 51st.
Apply to J. J. Baker, Agent,.
Willow, Okla.
We can sell you Groceries tor
less than elsewhere9 because wey
sell for cash. Buy where yur
dollars will go the farthest.
10 lbs rice. .
Spuds per bushel 1-&0
17 1-2 lbs meal .1 .913
Otha ' bargains toe numerous to men-
tion.
m ■ ■ ■
We are receivi:^ ind expect-
ing more • ress Goods.
Try us 4 -**e next bill.
LAOIES LISLE HOSE
One that will give you satisfaction.
Men'a Beaver Brand hata. Come in
and see them.
ENTHUSE
( VV CIL PROSPECTS
•t Duke, Okla., a meeeting
held there Tuesday night of last
wet k. officials of the Russell Pe-
troleum Co announced that the
drilling operationa of that com-
panv will begin In the vicinity of
Duke in the very nepr future.
Prior to stating that the eom-
p*ay expected a gusher as a re
suit of its test well, a Mr. Buck,
geologist, stated that: "Indica-
tions pointed to gas in large quan-
•itis*."
J. L. Hughes was in Mangum
on business Monday afternoon*.
G. W. Jackson was In Mangam
on fcualnesa Saturday afternoon.
O. H. Roberts was a buslnea*
Mangum visitor Monday morn-
ing.
Monday waa the first fair day
in about four weeka, yet the day
was pretty cold.I
Mr. W..M. Smart and family
moved |to Willow Saturday, in
the north west part of town.
Mr Clifford warren and Clif-
ford Tamfort of Brinkman waa in
Willow Sunday.|
Mr. and Mra. Fergason and aon
Ralph Watson are vlaiting Mra.
F.-rgeson's stater, Mrs. Williame
of this place.
Mr. W. M. Smart is reported
to be on the blek list this week.
Miss Dove Gentry, Virgil Vin-
son and Lorerfe Mayer spent Sun-
day evening at the home of Miss
Margaret Smith.
Brll Banard went to Mangum
Monday evening and returned to
this place late that night.
Hiram Watson of Chalk Bluff,
one of the first to renew hia sub-
scription to the Willow Times un- j
d«r its present management, was
in town Monday when he rated
up some more.
D. M. (Sough) Cowley, who!
has been on a visit in Texas, re-!
, turned Friday and on that day
Itriok his eranr.iniHnnat Mangum.'
Bowman & Roberts
Opera Dating From 1600.
"Eurydlce" was the first Italian _
ePa ever performed In public, and the
work excited an extraordinary amount
of attention. The score was first pub-
lished In Florence In 1600 and was
dedicated to Marie de Medici, and it
vas printed la 1608 la Venice, a copy
gT the latter being Wen preserved la
fhe library of the British museum.
Both Lee* Guilty.
diaries had formed the habit of run-
ning ofT to the neighbors and even to
the nearby stores. As a punishment
for this his mother one day tied him te
fh# library l$ble, tying one end of the
rvpe to bis leg, tfie other to the tablet
.'etching the proceeding with interest,
aa remarked: "Tie the nover leg, too.
mamma, they bof niched awa>."
NO CHANCE.
m'
Sparrow—You don't seem to tallr
much.
Parrot—I don't have to; there are
three women in this house.
SALE PAPER
We arc in the markot for your sale
p&per. Come in and figure with us.
Also we are in the market for good
loans and are in .position to take oare
of our customers' needs.
Also when you sell ootton airttt.
feed we would appreciate your deposits ,
large or small.
Do your banking business with a
bank that is able and willing to take
oare of you in time of plenty or the
time of needL
THE FIRST STATE BANK
Willow, Okla.
PATTERNS WANTED,
"You don't mean to say you are
going to see the ballet?*'
"Yes; I want to get some idee for
a rainy-day costume."
REGULAR PAN.
"Do you like all the operas?"
"All that I have seen.''
"Which onea hare yen aaasf
"None at alL*
JUSTWED.
Angelica—Am I the apple of
your ere, Edwin? f
EdW<i.-H rfiT Subscribe For The Times. $1 per year.
taaacfc i
K. X Tfcarmond, Pre*.
Cuy Ford, Vlee-Pres.
H. G. Ford. Cashie.
DeWifet Holdac, Aaa't Cash
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