Mangum Weekly Star. (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 1911 Page: 3 of 10
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Come and see our Ladies'
Wash Dresses. We have them
all prices
The Famous is the Place
you want to buy anything or if you don't want to buy anything; our time is yours; you will save money by
looking through our stock. Come and get acquainted
Children's Wash
Dresses any age you want, from
95c to $1 50
Ladies' Slippers
Any Style you want; you can
save 25c to 75c, if you come to
"THE FAMOUS."
Men's Sox
They all get 15c for them; we
get 10c—Black and Tan only.
The Best Grade
of Percales
28-inch, Blues. Grays and
Reds; worth 10c, we Bet
8':ic
Ladies' Summer
Vests
Any price you want, from
the 10c seller to 50c.
COME AND LOOK AT
THEM .
Embroideries
We have got the best as-
sortment that has ever
been brought to Mangum.
Come and look at them.
Muslin Drawers. A large assortment
to pick from. Prices from 25c to $1.25,
LINEN
TOWELING
10c PER YARD
WORTH 12', 2c
We carry the most up-to-date Muslin UNDERWEAR in Mangum.
Wash Suits
For Boys; ages from_2 to 10
years
50c to $1 50
Children's Hose
Fast Black, per pair 10c
Everybody get 15c for them.
A large assortment of Ladies'
and Men's BELT8.
ANY PRICE YOU WANT
Corset is the best made
We can fit anyone
This i3 no special sale; you don't have to
quit your work, thinking it is your last
chance to buy goods cheap; come any time
and you will find us selling good clean
Merchandise less than anyone. We are
located on North Oklahoma Avenue, one
dcor South of the Famous Cash Grocery.
WE SHOW YOU A FEW PRICES SO
YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF.
ROY HENSY, Manager
THE FAMOUS
STANDARD
CALICO
GET ALL
YOU WANT
ROY HENSY, Manage
Stead Fast SHOES are the best. We
are showing a full line of High and
Low Cuts. Every pair guaranteed.
DRILLING CONTRACTS.
REBELS BLOW UP
A MEXICAN FORT
Two Heavy Charges of Nitro-Glycerine
Exploded by Insurrectos at Juarez
Wreck Part of Mexican Barracks and
Injure Several Cavalrymen.
El Paso, Tex., Marc~ 15. An at-
tempt was made Wednesday night to
blow up the barracks at Juarez, Mex.
Two heavy charges of nitro-glycerine .
were placed under the place and ex-
p oded, tearing out parts o- the build-
ings occupied by the Mexican troops.
Two of a small band of insurrectos
who secretly had entered the town (
ware wounded and captured.
A number of Mexican cavalrymen
are reported to have oeen injured ,
The shock of the explosioni was ielti
througnout Juarez and immediately a
cry was raised that the insurrectos,
had surrounded the place in great
Makes Home Baking Easy
I
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
The only baking powder
made from Royal Grape
Cream of Tartar
NO AiUN.H0 LIME PHOSPHATE
placed about the quarters of Colonel
i amborel, the commandant, and oi
General Navarro. The barracks are
occupied by the Fourteenth Mexican
cavalry and are located m tne heart
of town. There has been a general
feeling that the insurrectos were sur-
rounding the city. .
^ small band of insurrectos is sur-
posed to have crept in.-» the town
along the railroad tracks shoiTb.
S o'clock. After placing the bombs
they attempted to get away. ^'d1^
on the lookout on top of the banacks
immediately opened lire, bringing two
of the insurrectos. The rest escape
into the country.
All the Mexican soldiers in town
were called on duty.
Barracks Under Guard.
A guard was placed around the bar-
racks and no official information as to
the extent of the damage was given
out. It was seen from adjacent streets
however, that a number of the bar-
racks buildings were wrecked.
The wounded insurgents were picK-
ed up by soldiers and carried away.
A report that some Mexican soldiers
were injured resulted from the general
agitation about the scene.
The Mexican officials denied tha
anyone had been killed, but would say
noihing further.
The town soon quieted down ana
the people who had prepared to cross
the bridge returned.
It has been known for several days
tnat insurrectos were within a few
miles south of Juarez, but they were
r.oc In great numbers.
urn has had the aspect of a
iaring for war. Sandbags are
at the edgf* of the roofs of
t TO HAVE FAI
numbers and were attacking. Me»-
cnants left their stores and crowds
prepared to make a general exodus to
the American side. Extra guards were
confined in Mexican prisons is given
in an official statement, issued at
Juarez Wednesday night.
Americans now prisoners will be
given trials in tne civil courts on
charges of sedition against the Mexi-
can government, but hereafter all
insurrectos. whether citizens of the
United States or not, may be subject
to the death penalty under summary
military procedure.
OKLAHOMA CHURCH GROWING.
Bishop Deany of Nashville Visits Ok-
lahoma City to Attend Southern
Methodist Gatherings.
Oklahoma City, March 15.—That the
Methodist Episcopal church, South.
rapidly growing in Oklahoma is the
statement of Bishop Collins Denny of
Nashville, Tennessee, who is making
a tour of Oklahoma. The bishop ar-
rived in Oklahoma City Monday night
to attend important gatherings of
Southern Methodists here today. Bish-
op Denny attended the meeting of the
executive committee of the board of
church extension, which held "a session
at St. Luke's church.
The,committee recommended to the
, conference that $40,000 additional ! e
i expended in Western Oklahoma for
helping build new- churches. Many
prominent members of the church are
here from over the state to atend this
and i.ie meeting of the board of educa-
tion, which is in session. The bjarrt
of trustees of the new Oklahoma Cry
College for Women is to be held at
7:30 o'clock this evening. At this
meeting it is likely several new mem-
bers of the faculty will be selected
State is to Spend $45,000 Seeking Ar-
tesian in Texas, Beaver and
Cimarron Counties.
Oklahoma City, Marcfy 15.—A meet-
ing of tne state board of agriculture
will be held in about two weeks to ar-
range for letting contracts for carry-
ing out the terms of the marshal bill,
which authorizes the board to expend
$45,000' in drilling for artesian water
in Beaver, Texas and Cimarron coun-
ties. It is planned to drill three wells
in each county upon school land sec-
tions. The school land department
has withheld the school lands in that
section of the state from sale pending
the result of the experiments.
A Firce Night Alarm
is the hoarse, startling cough of a
child, suddenly attacked by croup. Of-
ten it aroused Lewis Chamblin of
Manchester, I., (R. R. No. 2) for their
four children were greatly subject to
croup. "Sometimes in severe attacks,"
he wrote, "we were afraid they would
die, but since we proved what a cer-
tain remedy Dr. King's New Discovery
is, we have no fear. We rely on it for
croup and for coughs, colds or any
throat or lung trouble." So do thous-
ands o fothers. So may you. Asthma,
Hay Fever, LaGrippe, Whooping
Cough, Hemorrhages fly before it. 50c
and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Sold by
V.. C. Hannah.
Insist on "First Pick" and White
Ponv brand. The goods cost no more,
yet they are better, and the labels
count for votes in the big label con-
test.
OUK MOTTO:—Conservatism, Courtesy and
Liberality to our Customers.
The First National Bank
U. S. DEPOSITORY
Capital Stock $50f000.oo
Surpls and Profits $35,000
H MATHEWSON, President
G. W. BOYD. Vice-President
ROY TRAWEEK, Teller
L. S. NOBLE. Casbiei
TOM EVANS. Asst. Cash.
HERMAN HARRIS Book-keeper
dircctorbi
G. W BOYD. C.P.HAMILTON. C. C. HEMMING
H MATHEWSON, L. S. NOBLE
mangum, oklahoma
The Oldest Bank In Greer County
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
The First State Bank, at willow, n the State of Oklahoma, at the Close
of Business March 7, 1911. ,
RESOURCES. ^ 9>632;50
30.51
450.00
1,294.00
480.73
28,526.51
236.56
Loans and Discounts
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured
Banking House
Furniture and Fixtures
Other Expense
Due from Banks
Checks and Other Cash Ite j 536*53
Cash in Bank.., '
. $42,187 43
DOLLARS.
. . SlO.Ov0.bO
457.
. . 29.205.32
2,524.61
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Total
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock Paid In
Undivided Profits, less Expense?
Individual Deposits Subject to C
I Tin*} Certificates of Deposit.
and Taxes Paid
Mangum Planing Mi
For all kinds of House Trimmings, Window
and Door Frames, Windows and Doors,
AH Kinds of Glass
Telephone Number 193
Total
State of Oklahoma, County of Greer.-
$42,187.43
mnlr swear
I Alfalfa Seed for Sale]
I Two Hundred Bushels of Alfalfa Seed for sa'e Guaranteed to be I
j J. H. Sullivan, Mangum, Okla.
Route 3. Phone Line *L"
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LeCompte, W. R. Mangum Weekly Star. (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 1911, newspaper, March 23, 1911; Mangum, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc284628/m1/3/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.