Mangum Sun-Monitor. (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 29, 1906 Page: 2 of 10
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Greer county aul>i*«1 lo Ik* will of Ik* «**»•
Ik* Dentin, ra lie primary election
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HuuMuuitor —Vou at* hricti* authorised
announce tuc aa a candidate for Ihr office of
Matahal of Ik* lown ol Mangum, aulijrrt lo ti*
will of lb* voi*ra al Ik* coming town r led ton
John McCaaw
fog towxHitif ramu.
Sun-Monitor Vou arc authorised lo announr*
mr ana candidate for the office of Trual** of
Tillejr Township subject lo Ihr will of lb*
Democratic piimartra to b* h*ld Auguat alb.
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ties to dear **t<t Ureer snd slsrted
I t»r ih* Punsr H"«nb for s year's rs»t
I attl mrrradoO
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got our nuuplni out-
fit and put'gprlngk la tbe w*«on f .•
i r«'M 'be titter* ***•«*»<ef«4 g ft*#-
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Mm. Jeaale M Mel^eaasa sras osll>* >
bi Wleblts Roadsy by the arrlma ill
aess of her oaly «la'rr. Mrs ti It In
ker. ilbe left M«<oda> tooralas. *
Mra R. C Magoell s*<l tun Ri |
left frldi* mornlns f«»r l*tartale« N ;
M. srbere Mr Mstwell I* sad wh*"\
they esp«>et to tuake tb«-ir future botu<- *
cbaairr (Isrrett, vlmni *e |aa* •*«>.
The name of George C. Hensley
of Yictory, appears in our an-
nouncement column as a candidate
for sheriff. Mr. Hensley is well
known in Greer county, is a man
of excellent reputation and has
had ample experience to under-
stand well th; important duties of
tbe office, as be has been a peace
officer in one capacity or another
for a number of years. He has
been a resident of Greer county
ten years. Two years ago Mr.
Hensley was a candidate for sheriff
but withdrew before the primaries
to give Nelson a clear field for his
second term.
iiismms's bed. (Hi tbe etealn* ©.' repor'wl ss being la Beaver count
the leth «e vniUsrked for Bsn Ani«-.«» j<M<! nut •» (here, bul went lo Oklsh ■
I Wo strork the Orient rsltrosd at M>* {ma City Krlibty morning Heen Kstur-
t'Aulr. whrre It rslned on u* snd «< | day by the editor he salt! he thought
lay oyer half s dsy We rearhel
flsreetwater oa Chrlsttnss ere. Heie
we ssw our first Meilrsn*. We
rearhiNt Han Angelo the 3ftth. It s
s beautiful plare. built on both side*
of the Concha river, which hss s fine
bridge scross It. Whlls here we ssw
msny sutomoblles. They run them
from hers to Sonars, s distance of
about sl*ty miles. We »pent New
Yvar'a day In Sonora, where the town
Is wstered by four large wind mlllf. |
While here we mads the scquslntenco
r»f some fine people. After we pssaed
through Rock Springs we struck the
main canyon of the Nueces river where
we bad to look straight up to see out
We paused through Bsrksdale and an
a I'valde. a beautiful towij on the
he had a Job there a- «l flttured on g«
Ing to work Monday morning.
The new Y. |\ H C. K of th«, Pre*
byterlsn church hs* stsrted out very
well. Twelve V»lned the llrst meeting
and others have Joined since. The
oncers are: President. Mrs. T. J.
Laws; Vice-president. Clayton Smith.
Secretary, Irene Perkins; Treasurt-r.
Ruth Coslsy.
Mr. and Mra A. L. Elliott left Mm,
day for t)a)las, Texaa, to attend tho
Cattlemen's convention at that place
and visit Mr. Elliott's old home. Mr.
and Mrs. Elliott have been marrlfl
for a g od many years, yet this
their first trip together, always before
one going and the other remaining to
take care of things at home. They I
Spring Millinery Opening
At J. D. CURREATHERS'
Tuesday and Wednesday, April 3 and 4
IF you want to sec mi mellette variety of smart, new creations
for the head visit my Spring Opening. I'll have them to »uit
every purse and every eye. Every lady wh«»*e de*ire it i»
to have a pretty uew hat, that looks well and at the same
time have that smart, suappv lo«>k to it, will be able to make her
nelection here. Special prices to those who buy on Opening Day.
During thin next week I'll have a special priceon my entire line
of Spriug aud Summer I>res» Goods. Never before were the
colorings and designs so preity. 1 have them prettier and
cheaper than you'll expect to find them. •••
l.eona river. It has such wide streets I expect to return the last of the week.
What do you farmers think of
W. O. Smith's suggestion of put-
ting a farmer's ticket in the field
in the county, this fall in < pposi-
tion to the machine made candi-
dates that will be turned out on
August 4th, by democratic pri-
maries? Would it not be better
for farmers to meet in delegate
convention and name the men they
want to fill the offices instead of
taking only those who announce
themselves as candidates? Do you
believe that the man should seek
the office or the office seek the man?
You do the electing and should
have the say of how the candi-
dates shall be selected and who
they shall be Think this matter
over and write us your views for
publication. Make yonr communi-
cations short and t.o the point.
Reward:—$5 reward will be
paid fur luiorniation leading to the
recovery of the following described
animal. One blood bav mare, 14
hands high, 8 years old, branded
N. D. on left shoulder Address
A. B. Lankford, Teacross, Okla
Local Unions, Notice.
The next regualr quarterly meetin
of the County Union is to be hel i
at Mangum the first Friday and Sat-
urday in April. Bach local is enti
tied to one delegate at large and one
for each ten members or major frac-
tion of ten. Try to send full dele-
gates, as this is a very important
meeting. We should at this time ar-
range for our annual meeting and pic-
nic. Also we should begin to prepare
for the marketing of our next crop.
Don't fail to send delegates.
C. W. EDWARDS, President.
J. E. TAYLOR, Secretary.
For good photo work now is the time
to call at my photo studio tent lo-
cated west of Carriblne hotel. Will
make you beautiful pictures at rea-
sonable prices Gusrsntee all work.
J. PASEVITCH, Photographer.
Having employed Will Pedea. ol
Peden Bros, I am better equlppel
than ever to furalah yon first claaa
plumbing. let us figure oa yoar work.
F. S. Gentry.
ml so many large trees. While there
we went to see Mr. snd Mrs. Vinson,
formerly of Greer. We found them
well and well satisfied. It snowed
a little while we were ther. We passed
hrough Batesvllle In Zavalle county,
from the«re to Pearsall and—oh, my !
is as sandy around Pearsall as it
on Salt Fork. There are some fine
farms here. We passed through Til
den and Ookville and several smal'
towns on our way to Corpus Christ'
As we drive down the bluff what a
wonderful meets our eyes as we look
for the first time at the 'briny waters
of the bay. Corpus Chriti is built
partly on the bluff, but the business
part of the town is between the bluff
nd the bay. Many fine boarding
houses with only the street between
•hem and the water. There were
many people there seeking health aud
•njoyment. We drove down the bay
twelve miles and oamped. My, Oh !
whnt a time we had duck shooflng,
lirtat riding, fishing and gathering up
hf-lls fr m the shore. Papa ea.ught
1 fish three and one-half feet long.
You should have seen him stepping
• o ramp with it on his shoulder.
Vt» are r-jw camped at Mikeska.
vhere \vp can sit on the banks of
he Nu"et*s river under large liveoak
■ a fostooned with long m-oss, and
\na and brother can hunt and fish
: iTToh as they wish to. We are hav
1 most delightful trip. Mamma
's improving and papa is getting al
oh. like a boy. We are about seven
mrfdred miles from Grand Old Greer,
nt we sure get the Sun-Monitor every
we .stop long enough in one placo
:• s!.ster to send us a roll of them.
We sure enjoy reading them.
Wishing Greer county health, wealth
m\l happiness, and that the Su*;-
Monitor may live forever, I will quit.
ROSA MAY HUNT.
Mikeska, Texas, March 17th, 'O't,
H. L. Crittenden,
Mangum, Okla.
Dear sir—1 have asked you to print
my letter. I will now tell you who
I am. I am a Greer county girl. I
was raised there, my home is there,
I am twelve years old,' the daughter
of R. L. and S. A. Hunt, of Sandy,
Okla. We have many friends in
Greer, but cannot write to them all,
so I thought I would write to our
county paper, as they all read it
Respectfully,
ROSA MAY HUNT.
Sandy, Okla.
J. E. EUiston, recently from Chero-
kee oounty, Kansas, died in Granitj
Sunday, March 18, 1906, of Bright's
disease. A wife and three children
are left behftid him. The family come
from Kansas only four weeks ago aud
moved Into the Feike building, next
door to the Enterprise office. Tuesday
the family moved out to the home of
Mrs. Elliston's father, N. D. Harris,
who Mves six miles west and two north
of Granite. The bereaved family ha*
the sincere sympathy of the entire
community.
>1.50 dress
goods $I.SO
51.25 dress
goods $ 1.00
$1.00 dress
. goods . ASc
90c dress
goods . 75c
75c dress
goods . . 57'c
65c dress
goods . . 46c
50c dress
goods . . 39c
40c dress
goods . . 31c
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35c dress
goods
30c dress
goods
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goods .
20c dress
goods .
18c dress
goods .
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Special new line of Silks for suits and waists just received and will
be on sale this next week at an exceptional low price. •
Full 36-ln. wide Black Taffeta Silk $1.50 grade $1.20, $1.25 grade 98c, $1.00 grade 85c.
Doctors are Puzzled.
The remarkable recovery of Kenneth
Mclver, of Vanceboro, Me., la the sub
ject of much interest to the medical
fraternity and a wide circle of friends
He says of his case: "Owing to severe
inflammation of the throat and con-
gestion of the lungs, three doctors
gave me up to die, when, as a last
resort, I was induced to *ry Dr. Klng'w
Mew Discovery and I am happy to say
It saved my life." Cures the worst
coughs and colds, brochitis, tonsilitis,
weak lungs, hoarseness and lagrippo
Guaranteed at R. C. Hannah's drug
store. 50c. and $1.00. Trial bottles
free.
J. D. CURREATHERS
THE MAN THAT SELLS THE SAME VALUE FOR LESS
G. MARTIN,
1 City Auctioneer,
Will be glad to serve the people oOtanguin and
Wm. Cameron & Co., Inc., have a
shipment of floor and all kinds of
Inside paint which will arrive in a
few days. Call and see them for col-
ors, cards and prices.
Granite Gratings.
From the Enterprise, March 22.
S. A. Stonehocker, of Blair, was in
town Tuesday. He reports Blair as
having quite a little boom these days
and things prosperous down that way.
Mrs. Ida unlap went to Khigfisher
Tuesday morning. When the tram
pulled out the mule pulling the rig
got scared and ran sway, breaking
the busgy considerable.
Erick Events.
From the Republican, March 22.
J. O. McCollister of Mangum was
here yesterday looking up farm loan
business.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Jasper Smith, of
Delhi were in town from Saturday until
Monday visiting with the families of
their various sons-in-law.
Bob Funderburg is laid up with a
wounded knee caused by his colldimj
with the business end of a mowing ma-
chine. He was painfully though not
seriously hurt and is now on the mend
Greer county was well represented
at the Cattlemen's convention at Okia
homa City. A score or more people
from Erick and Texola attended, be
sides large delegations from Mangum
and ether places in the county.
George C. Hensley of Victory and J
-S. Moore of Hess spent yesterday at
Erick electioneering. Mr. Hensley is
a democratic candidate for the nomina-
tion of sheriff and Mr. Moore for coun-
ty treasurer. They paid their respects
at this ofBce.
Last Sunday afternoon as Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Fleeman were returning
from Oklahoma City, bewveen Clinton
and Foss a stone thrown by a mis-
chievous boy crashed through the
window of the car and struck Mis.
Fleeman on the side of her neck, in-
flicting a painful though not a serious
hurt. The conductor stopped the
train and several passengers, together
with members of the train crew, pur-
sued the miscreant and caught him
taking him to Foss where they turned
him over to the authorities.
J. DODSON, M. D.,
• Physician and Surgeon,
and 2 over First
Phone 2i. Resi-
Office, rooms i
National Bank,
dence Phone 18.
Garrett & Garrett
Attorneys a Law,
Office South Side Square,
Mangum, - - Oklahoma.
C HOLMES,
• Dentist.
Office south side Square.
Mangum, Okla.
C. WELLS,
Attorney at Law,
Office east of court house block,
south side square.
House
Clean-
ing
Time
G.
B. CUNNINGHAM,
Attorney at Law,
Room No. 9 Postoffice Building,
Mangum, O. T.
'T'URVE^ & MILLS,
Fire and Tornado Insura ce,
Notary and Stenographic Work.
Office over First National Bank.
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P. ELLIOTT,
Attorney-at-Law,
Room 14, Land Office Building.
Mangum, - - Oklahoma. I
Insist on having Maple Soap If you
you want the best. If your dealer doe3
not keep It he will get it for you. For
sale only by T. H. White.
• ••••*
As a labor saver Maple City Self
Washing Sosp has no equal, and !t
For Sale —Four room house in
Mangum, lathed and plastered.
Rood well, place in good condition,
term« to sait pareba<wr For far-
ther infermatior phone 231
Walter Brown's house caught fi . does not Injure the clothes. Ask your
sterdsy morning about seven o'clock dealer for it and try It according to
from s defective flue, but by choppi'ic directions For sale only by T. H.
a hole through the roof the fire wa- White.
gotten at and promptly extinguished __________
Dora:—A week ago UK Snaday. :< t hare pare bred Barred Plyn*>tt
Mr. aad Mm W. T A lama, a boaacU . Rock e«ca. a sitting ot IS for fLM
boy. We are told Out Grandpa Broo. MRS J. A. RKA. Maagaa. Okla.
Is so prtMd that h« alts ap half
A fan stock oC poaltry net at r I
Gealry'a
^ H. ALLDREDGE,
Attorney at Law,
Land Office Building. Land office
business a specialty.
Beaver County Lands.
E. WADE hlflES,
* well knowtr court and land lawyer of Man-
gum. ha* recently established an office at Guy-
mon. O. T.. and will now aid Greer county peo-
ple and others in getting choice home* in
Beaver county. Good vacant land. Choice !
tracts for contest. Big rains and abundant mois-
ture. Write at once. Hare your friends write.
Will soon be here, and if you need a few nice pieces of
furniture to brighten up your home, we have what you
want. The quality and prices are right.
A big stock of Matting, all the latest styles and
patterns at lowest prices. Pienty of Window Shades,
all the standard colors and sizes, and many new and
attractive things. We know you will be pleased with our
shade line. We also have a good selection of art squares
and room size rugs, all grades from the cheapest to the
best. Plenty of Linoleum and Oil Cloth, aud a nice
line of Carpets, and the largest line of furniture in
Southwest Oklahoma.
See our stock before buying.
J. W. LOVCTT,
THE FURNITURE MAN.
Under the Skating Rink, south side square, Man-
gum, O. T.
bear his grandson cry.
In diggtag a well out at the Raggles
Bicycle and General
Repair Shop
A complete line of repairs
kept on hand at all times.
Repair arork done on short
notice.
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City Meat
Market
HfSrt and Salt Heats.
An up-to-date line of Market
Prod nets.
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Crittenden, H. L. Mangum Sun-Monitor. (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 29, 1906, newspaper, March 29, 1906; Mangum, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc285713/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.