Mangum Sun-Monitor. (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 7, 1904 Page: 4 of 8
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Mangum Sun-Monitor.
1 Panama. but ftfoviding that »hould
Ihe prriiJtnl I* unable to obtain
i (or thf I'nttcd State* a aatWactory j, no kmkI for" the prophet awl
title* to the I'ainma route that he hit* vamooacd or lo*t hi* job.
jnhould endeavor to provide for u, k*i
cattal by the Nicaragua route. The!
j Columbian government endeavored
1 to take advantage of thone untrue :
II. LCKITTDIUI^,
Kdilur mid HublUhsr.
PVRMKHK!) KVMKV THt'KHDAV.
Ralclfit lh» foMultk* •« Mangum O T
Si'bsc ki i'tion Rates.
with her m>,oou bale* of cotton '• *°' Hot ,%lr.
hrr mile* and mile* of railroad, her Where ignorance i* Mi** 'ti*
*|ilendid town* and hundred" of j folly to he wi*c." It ha* been ar-
One Year.
Six Month*,
One Dollar,
Fifty Cent*
IMioiic No. It.
Th' SUN-MONITOR ia read each
week by Five Thousand people in
Greer county.
1.14. > in lli. .t.•>.
\ iwl Jrllkl l.trn.l lu
With Tr<Wlr in Ihr rhair
Ami Mrimllt un lh« lent*
fh» u|> tn Mangum
Wc |tl bUI (K«M|«n«
I ion • and aecure an exorbitant | Hurrah for "old Greer" and her
price for the canal right-of-way but Sturdy «on« of toil a* well a* amen
to t-ncle Sam.
Your* to command,
hool hoUM- and churchr* with gtted by *omc that if the human
all of Iter lnt|»py prooperou* home- race were left in their unlearned!
he Mate we would lie far more happy '
than we are now Hut only a glance
' at the world »oon di*place» that the- j
ory and *et* the *ubject aright. \Yc i
Hi
o You Wonder
That Wt're Busy?
i
Tiik Si n-Monitor's circulation
ia getting well up toward the two
thouHand-maik. VVe expect it to
reach three thousand by another
Ntw Year's day,
Thk 13th annual session of the
Oklahoma Teachers Association
held u very successful a* well as
interesting meeting in Oklahoma
City, Dec. 2# and There were
over 700 teachers present, which
shows conclusively that education-
al interests in this territory are not
being neglected. The next annual
meeting will l>e held in Hobart.
Thk Iroquois theater was the
last of the many fine new theaters
recently completed in this country
It was constructed on the most ap
proved plans as to architecture
decorations, equipment and secur-
ity. Its owners declared it to be
as nearly fireproof as it is possible
to make a theatre. Yet in this
house, within less than five weeks
of its opening, the most disastrous
theatre fire in the history of the
United States occurred.
unfomecn circumstance* came up
taking the matter out of the hand*
of the grasping Columbians mad
giving it to the new Republic of
Panama which President Roosevelt
was not slow to take advantage of
and now he can say to cougresn
with every assurance, that so far as
the selecting of the route is con-
cerned the canal incident in clotted.
There is nothing like having a pres-
ident who knows just what to do
at the right time and does it right
then.
A TEXAS CJREEN MORN
Ruminate* on Ureer County 1
Draws Pen Picture* ol the
Past and Present.
The situation in the far East is
getting quite interesting. War be-
tween Russia and Japan seems in-
evitable and in case it does come to
actual fighting the Chinese will as-
sist the Japanese and there is like-
ly to be considerable of a scrap be-
fore it is over. The Japs are eager
and clamoring for the fracas to be-
gin. Russia has for years been try-
ing to gradually crowd both China
and Japan off the earth, and the
civilized world will be glad to see
the Chinks and Japs give the old
bear a severely sore head and make
him behave himself.
Delegate McGuire has intro
duced a bill in congress providing
for opening to settlement the small
Indian pasture reserve situated on
the eastern line of Oklahoma a few
miles from the town of Duncan,
Indian Territory. It is 5x7 miles
in size and therefore contains 140
160-acre tracts. It is now leased
as agricultural land and occupied
by settlers. The bill proposes to
give the settlers now on the land,
the preference right for thirty days
to file on a homestead. Mr. Mc-
Guire should have included in his
bill the big pasture reserve south
of Lawton. Indians do not need
pasture lands but some good white
folks do need homes.
Gen. James Longstreet, the
"War Horse of the Confederacy
is dead. He died at his home in
Gainesville, Ga., on Saturday
Jan., 2, 1904. Acute pneumonia
from which he suffered only two
days, was the cause of the death of
this great soldier, statesman and
diplomat. He is the last lieutenant
general of the confederate army
with the exception of General Gor-
don. In 1898 Longstreet was ap-
pointed United States Railroad
Commissioner by President McKin-
ley. He had reached the ripe old
age of eighty-four years but his
general health was good. A wife,
four sons and a daughter survive
him.
President Roosevelt sent a
message to congress on Monday in
regard to the isthmian canal situat-
ion in which he'gave a carefully con- j indeed an independent people, sub
sidered resume of the entire situa-
tion and then pointed out the fact
The prophet hath prophesied;
yea he hath held his breath, pulled
his hair and spoken again and
again! but all his prophesies have
come to naught.
Looking back three, four, five
years ago we see white covered
' 'schooner's coming over the prairie
from Texas and the south, or from
Kansas and the north, and now and
then one from Arkansas or the
Indian Territory, and in fact from
everywhere. But see them as they
came across the border. See the
poor horses, the little ragged chil
dren, the careworn father and
mother, even the dog looks melan-
choly and sad. But they are led
on and on by the hope of home,
free gift from Uncle Sam. Now
we see the prophet as he spies the
'newscomers" and hastens to fill
his mission here below. He looks
sad, is wearing his long face, just
filled up for the occasion, with his
sombrero and big boots and spurs—
an ideal prophet.
After asking the head of the
family "where ye from?" "where
ye goin?" and with a knowing look,
for the prophet must look wise, he
proceeds to deal out his knowledge
of "old Greer" in magnificent
style to his attentivejlisteners. With
great earnestness he tells of 'the
harhships, the suffering of innumer-
able home seekers, then stretches
himself and tells of the "gip water
which is a slow but sure death''
and then "the great drouth" when
every one moved off and left their
machinery setting idle in the
field, and how the cattle all nearly
died and the prairie dogs did die
by thousands, and then finishes by
telling the poor people that "they
never have any schools, and taxes
are high, winds his bridle reins
around the saddle horn and calmly
rolls a ' 'sig.'' After he has secur-
ed a light he puffs a moment, then
as he is about to go gives a piece
of advice of great value. "You'd
better look after your hosses stran-
ger fer some fellers hosses ramble
off mighty sudden sometimes in
this ere 1100 country," then the
prophet is gone in a cloud of dust
down the road, having done his
duty well
In a few days we see the father
building a dugout, his "hosses
are staked out nearby and he is
using every member of his family,
from little ''Jimmie'' to " Pollyann''
to erect that dugout. When some
how or other the grass gets afire on
the north of him and by a scratch
he gets his outfit to a neigboring
prairie dog town and don't loose
anything only the grass. Let us
leave him here, facing every ob-
stacle with a grim determination to
stay or starve, 'tis useless to try to
tell how he got through that first
year for he or 110 other man can
tell how it was done.
Let us draw aside the curtain
after five years have passed, years j
of toil 'tis true, but what a differentj
picture. A good house, a wind I
mill, a good barn, a fine farm, good j
wagons, buggies and farm imple-
plements, good horses, fat cows,
hogs. And just look at those boys!
and girls, well fed and clothed, j
stepping out into young manhood j
and womanhood with health, hap- ]
piness and an independent air1
which says of itself that they are i
Tkxah Gkkk.n Hokn, k*q.
Russell, Okla.
Honor Noll.
The following named person*
have |>aid, or MJtne one ha* paid for
them, subscription tothe Sun-Mon-
itor during the past week:
S. L. Cheavea, Mausell, I. T.
W. S. Mills, Granite.
T. S. Taggard. Olustre.
1\ S. Struble, Graves, Okla.
J. L. Lyon, Bettiua.
T. W. Reeves, Carl.
W. R. Johnson, Bettiua.
B. A. Shelton, Shrewder.
T B. Stout, Marie.
W. I. Richardson, Leger.
J. M. Baker, Eldorado, Okla.
Mrs. J. D. Spencer, Mangum.
Frank Palmer, Reed.
W. H. Palmer. Thornton, Tex.
Mrs. Carrie Osburn, Blake.
G. W. Tidwell, Duke.
T. J. Kaker, Blair.
R. L. Gray, Mangum.
A. P. McCubbin, Delhi, Okla
S. A. Biddy, Blair.
H. H. Hardin, Marie.
P. M. Smith, Reed.
I. Kamenzind, Blair.
A. E. Williams, Mangum.
D. C. Gillian, Lincoln.
T. A. Putnam, Mangum.
Mrs. C. M. McCarty, Reed.
The Marie Fountain Theatre
company closed it's week's engage
ment at the opera house in this
city Saturday night with the melo-
drama "Vendetta," a story by the
very popular writer. Marie Corelli.
A full house greeted the actors,
and their rendition of the play was
very clever indeed, taking into
consideration the lack of stage
facilities for such performances.
The musical talent of this company
was far above the average, and
that helped draw large crowds each
night. There were twenty people
in all, players, band and orchestra
and they were all very gentleman-
ly and lady like. The people of
Mangum and visitors to the town
enjoyed the excellent band music
011 the streets at the noon hour each
day and there has seldom if ever
been such excellent orchestra music
played in Mangum as was heard
nightly at the theatre. Mangum
will be glad to welcome Miss Foun-
tain and her excellent company to
a return engagement sometime
during the season.
To Rent
One half of the Chaffin feed store
Gibbon & Heatly.
think the monkey and l>ahooti are (J
huppy creature* but take one and ! a
educate him. then you can nee how; 1
you increase his happiness While ] 1
we have no monkeys or babboon*' V
in Ureer county, we have quite a k
few that need rubbing up some, for £
example, nut long since a man went 17
to our po*t office asked the clerk at jl
the window il -h«- had am al 1
card*, when told they did he asked y
to them, then he asked the price v
when told they were one cent each t
he was very much taken back be- j a
cause he could not get six for five jt
cents. X
Such iguorance is not excusable | v
in this county, there are many peo- j£
pie just the name way about other
things they will wear the soles off ——
a $2.00 pair shoes to see if they can j
save fifteen cents and maybe they j
save fifteen centa 011 one article and '
loose twenty-five cents on something |
else. People learn that if you treat
a merchant right at all times he is
very apt to treat you likewise but
if you always try to Jew him down,
down, down he is compelled to get
square somewhere. Lookfortheplace
where the people trade, see if they
are satisfied, inquire as to the stand-
ing of the merchant, have a talk
with him and you will come out
better.
Leadbetter & Garnett, Slim &
Shortie are before you for your bus-
iness, we will try at all times to _
treat you square, we have the stock | V
to select from, it is all paid for, has
been bought right and will be sold
likewise, our business has increased
each year and we expect to make
this year surpass the last, if you
wish to trade with us you shall have
good service. Come and see us and
we will come to an understanding.
Slim & Shortie are always 011 hand
at the store, it's no trouble to find
them. So we are yours truly for
business.
Leadbetter & Garnett.
How could «e 1* otherwise when our work of re-
nairiuK iewelery o( all kind., especially watches,
Irivcs such satisfaction. If your watch is broken
firing it to us and we will overhaul it, making it
practically new.
Volt
fail.
good
Our
Aim Straight for Us.
When you want glasses that will give
vision after your eyes once begin to
glasses "make you see like you used to. 1 ney
defy comparison because of their superiority.
WARNER £• CO.
i
RANK If SWKKT
ti. 11. AHMSTKONU
SWEET & ARMSTRONG,
Real Estate and Loans.
WE CAN btll YOUR f ARM.
Come in and let us place your farm on our list that it may
be advertised among the people who are coming here to buy.
Office in Farmers' State Bank.
rTASTE
Economy
71
Farm Seeds.
We have seed oats from the best
oats raised in Greer county. Come
see and be convinced. Gibbon &
Heatly.
If it is TASTE, we can satisfy it.
If it is ECONOMY, trade with us.
Fresh, Clean,
Sweet Groceries
At Lowest Prices.
LUMBER
In Postoffice Block.
house.
Farmers' Institute.
At a meeting of the Greer Coun-
ty Farmers' Institute to be held in
Mangum on Saturday February 13,
officers for the ensuing year are
to be elected and other bnsiness of
importance is to be tranacted. All
farmers of Greer county are invit-
ed to attend and participate in the
meeting. J. D. Martin,
F. Ewai/t, President Pro. tem.
Secretary.
Rough Fencing
Oak Posts
Red Cedar Posts
Bois D'Arc Posts
lola Portland Cement
Lime
Coal
Shingles
THE
NOLL & GEORGE
LUMBER CO.,
MANGUM. - - OKLA. i sale by Gentry & Sultan
If it is staples, we have them. If it is fancy grocer-
ies, we have them, and we must sell. Breakfast Foods
of all kinds, from the cheapest to the best in quality.
Don't let Cigars get the best of you; get the best of
Cigars. We have them. .
Guthrie Grocery Co.,
Phone 127
For Sale.
At farmers' prices a few thor-
oughbred Poland China sows and
gilts, bred. A few sows and pigs.
All sired by Null Chief Jr., and
Broadgauge, my herd boars; about
50 thoroughbred pigs from three to
six months old. Also one regis-
tered Hereford bull calf—an extra
good one.
W. Story Sherman,
N. W. 31-5-8 Cement, O. T.
Bridge, Beach & Co's and Com-
1 stock Castle Stove Co's stoves for
When to Buv Feed.
We have bought the feed stock
of S. E. Conatser and added to
our already complete stock, mak-
ing the largest stock ever carried
in Mangum. We hope by fair
dealing, to have the patronage of
all the customers of the above
house. Give us a trial. Ring
phone 188. Gibbon & Heaty.
Wanted, Cattle.
To trade furnished hotel in Ana-
darko, Okla., valued at $4,500, for
cattle, or would winter 300 head.
Address lock box 36, Anadarko,
Okla.
Notice.
All those who owe us for goods
the past year are earnestly request-
ed to call and settle at once, so
that we will be able to accomodate
you again the coming season. Do
not tarry, but please call in and
settle your account at once.
Yours resp't.
Jackson & Wuson.
E. E. McCollister writes rent in-
surance.
that the Panama route is the route
ject to no landlord, then we see the j
father after he has returned from 1
Mangum, he is reading his patent|
i from Uncle Sam. to Polly and the
settled npon and the only question children, after which he turns and
remaining to be settled is, whether ' we hear him say. "Polly get the
the canal will be bnilt. It will be book." • chapter is read we
remembered that the last congress ^lhcm **** around that family
left it to the president to secure for t'l
rt us
prt
Where, ol
•at there and
>k for oar
! where are
that Greer
Have You Ever
Compared the Price
You Pay Your Grocer with the Prices
at Trippet's Cash Store ?
Don't try cheap cough medi-
cines. Get the best, Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral, what a
record it has, sixty years of
Cherry
Pectoral
cures! Ask your doctor If
he doesn't use it for coughs,
colds, bronchitis, and all
throat and lung troubles.
" t loart that ifw"« Dimj fManl
YOUR GROCER'S PRICE
TRIPPET'S CASH STORE PRICE.
1 doz. Lemons 25c
2 doz. Lemons 50c
1 gal. Cider Vinegar 35c
1 gal. White Wine Vinegar . . . 50c
1 gal. East Texas Ribbon Cane
Syrup 65<?j
1 pkg Arm and Hammer Soda . . 10c j
1 box Lye 10c
Nice Fresh Butter 20c j
Navy Beans 7c 1
Pink Beans 8c
5 lbs Bucket Lard 65c
Best Can Sweet Corn 15c
Total $3.60
1 doz. Lemons 15c
2 doz. Lemons 25c
1 gal. Cider Vinegar 19c
1 gal. White Wine Vinegar . . 24c
1 gal. East Texas Ribbon Cane
Syrup • * 50c
1 pkg Arm and Hammer Soda . . 7c
1 box Lye 7c
Nice Fresh Butter 13c
Navy Beans 5c
Pink Beans 5c
5 lb Bucket Best Lard 50c
Best Can Sweet Corn 10c
Total
• 52.30
Bronchitis
You will find about the same difference in price throughout
entire list of necessary articles used in every home.
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Crittenden, H. L. Mangum Sun-Monitor. (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 7, 1904, newspaper, January 7, 1904; Mangum, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc285217/m1/4/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.