The Blair Progress (Blair, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1910 Page: 1 of 8
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THE
PROGRESS
» nay
VOL.6.
BLAIR. JACKSON COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY, JANUARY «. 1910.
no. as
PIANO CONTEST
GATHERS INTEREST
The Progress' Big Voting Contest
Causes People to Take Notice.
ENTER EARLY AND BEGIN EVEN
v
The big voting contest recent-
ly inaugurated by The Progress
is attracting interest all over
this part of the country. The
hit of handsome prizes appeals
to the young ladies of this conv
munity as an opportunity to re-
ceive ample compensation for
work done for the paper
and a chance to win a fine
piano. While speaking of the
piano, we will say that within a
ahort time we will have some in
teresting information regarding
it. We are going to give away
a fine instrument, one that will
be the pride of the owner and an
ornament to the home. We will
have this piano on diaplay in the
Progress office about the first
of February or earlier so that
the contestants can investigate
the merits of same. The other
prizes will be shown and infor-
mation concerning them given
by the firms offering them.
The object of this contest is
to build up the subscription list
of the paper and induce new
cash trade to our town. To get
new cash trade, the merchants
offering prises in this contest
will give twenty-five votes with
each dollar cash purchase at their
places of business, whether- the
customer be an old or new ffkt-
ron. The contestants should in-
sist that their friends buy from
firms offering prizes so they
may get the votes and request
them to ask for the votes.
As an inducement for girls to
begin work early, we are offer-
ing a $5.00 gold piece to the
contestant bringing in the great-
est number of subscriptions by
February 1st- counting $1.00 to
the subscription. At this time,
February 1st, the first count will
be made and the standing of the
contestants will be published.
Each week thereafter until the
close of the contest the votes will
be counted an I the result pub-
lished. The last weeks voting
will be done in the Citizens State
Bank and the last count is to be
made by the awarding com-
mittee, in accordance with the
rules of the contest.
Remember, girls, that someone
is going to get a fine piano for
two or three months' work. The
votes you get prior to the award-
ing of the special prized Febru-
ruary 1st, will give you a good
start towards the final. Girls
should get busy at once to win
this special prize. We beg to
say that married ladies are not
barred; they are as much entit-
led to work in this contest as
anyone. All prizes are suitable
for married ladies as well as
for single ladies.
If there is anything you do
not understand, call and we will
be glad to explain it to you. The
contest will be conducted with
absolute fairness to all concern-
ed. Receipts, sample copies and
all necessary materia! for mak-
ing a canvass for subscriptions
will be furnished upon applica-
tion at this office. Read the
rules carefully. It is not difficult
to get subscriptions to The Pro-
gress, and to make it eaaier we
will include with each advance
long as our contracted number
lasts.
Don't forget to take advantage
of the free votes in the paper.
All Subscriptions should be
turned in prior to the Thursday
following date of receipt
A little hustling will bring
good results. Try it!
Following are the names of
young ladies who have been
nominated as candidates in this
contest:
Miu Fay Flynn, Blair, Okla.
• Fannie B. Fletcher. " "
' Fern Howaer, route 2, "
' lima Eaker, " "
' Laura Portwood, Warren, "
' Laura Wicker' R 4, Mangum "
V
Big Enrollment
School took up again Monday
after a week of holidays and
there were sixty five new pupils
enrolled Monc'ay and others to
come in during the week.
The total enrollment to date
is 319 making the largest the
school has ever had.
The board has employed Miss
Geneva Arnold of Altus as teach-
er in the third and fourth grades
to take the place of Miss McCur-
ry who resigned. Every thing
seems to be moving in fine
shape.
tarter Shop Sold
Monday, Philip Bost, sold his
barber shop to Will Albert, re-
cently from Pauls Valley, Okla.
Mr. Albert is a good barber and
a business tnin, and will no
doubt, keep the shop up to pres-
ent excellent standing.
Mr. Boat expreses his appre-
ciation of the very liberal pat-
ronage during the past year and
hopes the aamo will be accorded
his successor. He, Mr. Bost,
will be absent from the shop for
about three w oeks making im-
provements about his home,
after which iiis musical voice
will be again heard calling out,
"next!"
Poultry Robing
From all indications poultry
raising about Blair will develope
into a paying industry this year.
We understand that incubators
have been orderd by Philip Bost,
L. M. Davis, J. W Baston, Jim
Sanders and T. S. Riddle.
These men will lose no time in
getting their yards in shape for
early broods. It is hoped that
many others will give the busi-
ness a trial. The larger the
business from a town the better
the price.
Tha lev. Irl I. Kicks Alnaaac tor 1911
Ready November 16th, 190B, a
splendid year-book, on astronomy
and meteorology, the only one con-
taining the original "Hicks Wea-
ther forecasts/' By mail, poet-
naid, 86c, on newstands, 80c.
no copy free with a year's sub-
Cotton Tklet b-CoptanJ..
F. C. Willis was called by
County Sheriff Henaley Monday
who informed him that Monroe
Keith, alias Brown, had been
re-arrested in Cheyenne City,
Saturday previous.
Keith atole four balsa of eotton
from the county yard here in
1908 and sold two of them in
Altus and attempted to sell two
in Granite, where he was ajrrest*'
ed. The grand jury returned
four bilta against him, a case for
each bale stolen. He was allow-
ed four bonds aggregating 8900.
His cou> was called for trial in
the early part of 1909 and was
continued to December 6th,
last, when he failed to appear.
The four bonds were decUred
forfeited and a part of them
collected and it is said the. re>
mainder is collectable. ,,
This failure to appear for tHotl
December 6th inflicts four addi-
tional cases, nuking eight felony
charges againathim, and which,
if the court does its duty, will
probably cure the gentleman (?)
of stealing. It has developed
that Keith has been a thief toe
years and has had fine luck in
getting out of trouble.
Deputy Sheriff Willis haa been
instructed to bring Keith from
Cheyenne to Altus and will prfb-
aoly start today.
A Qaeer WsrW
This la a sort of a topsy turvy
world. No one seems to. be sat-
isfied. One man is struggling
to get justice, and another ia fly-
ing from it One man is saviug
up to buy a house and another
trying hard to sell his dwelling
for less than it cost to get rid'of
subscription, a year'a subscription jt. One man is spendidg all the
to the Weekly Oklahoma* ee he can . ear* ia taking •
the office of Reg-
of Defcda. Mr. Bilbrey
no introduction to the
7 of Jackson County, hav-
ing lived in the county for eight
yeas* and having an extensive
acquaintance and hosts of friends
throughout the country.
Mr. Bilbrey ia a native of
Tenhesooe. but came to this
country from Texas, where he
had lived a number of year. He
is a school teacher by profession
and has shown marked ability in
that line. He taught two years
at'Odema, two years at Lone
Oak and three years st Valley
VieW, where he ia now engaged.
Until rsoently he owned a
good farm near Warren, but has
disposed of it and invested in
Altfts city property.
1lr. Bilbrey informs us that
fcispehool cloeee in the early
Ap^mg after whieh he will de-
vote hfs entire tiaM to making a
canvass of the county. Mr.
Bilbrey is a man of sterling
worth, and ia amply fitted to fill
the responsible position to which
he aspires and the Progress is
pleased to announce his candida-
cy to the public.
< tmi at Baatt'siaar
the door of death seemed ready to
opeft for Hurry W. Ayera, of Transit
Bridge N. Y., when Ms life was won-
derfully saved. "I was In a dreadful
he writes, "my akin was
ekaast yellow; eyea sunken; tongue
seated; emaciated from iosii* 40
pounds, growing weaker dally. Vfcrn-
lent liver trouble pulled mo down to
death in sp*e of doctors. Then that
matchless medicine-Electric Bitters
esroflssa I regained the « pounds
~ " ■ " *te
scription to
the Rev. Irl
Word and Works,
R. Hicks Monthly
Magasine, the beat $1. monthly
in America. Discounts on Al-
Discounts on
manacs in quantities. Agents
wanted. Remember, the gen-
uine "Hicks ForecaatsM are not
published anywhere else-you
get them only in his own Dupli-
cations. Word and Works
Publishing Co.. 2201 Locust St.
St. Louis, Mo.
girl to a theater or show and
sending her valuable presents in
hopes that he may eventually
make her his wife, and his neigh-
bor Binding's all the gold he haa
saved trying to get a divorce.
One man keeps a pistol to pro-
tect himself, while his neighbor
doesn't keep one for fear of
shooting himself or some of the
family. One man pays for hi8
paper in advance because he can
read it with greater relish, while
another tikes it for an indefinite
period without paying one cent
for it and enjoys it hugely all the
while. Surely a queer old world
this is.—Memphis Democrat.
A Vlld Blizzard lifllafl
brings danger, suffering—often death—
to thousands, who take colds, cougha
and lagrippe-that terror of Winter
and spring. Its danger signals are
'atuffed up" noetrils, lower part of
noae sore, chills and fever, pain in
back of head, and a throat-gripping
cough. When Grip attacks, as you
value yous life, don't delay getting Dr.
King's New Discovery. "One bottle
curod me," writes A. D. Dunn, of
Pine Vslley, Miss., "after being 'laid
J up' three weeks with Grip." For
| sore, lungs, Hemorrhage, Cougha, Colds
Whooping Cough, BronchiUe, Asthma,
! Its supreme. 60c. 11.00. Guaranteed by
Blair Drug Store.
Wister Weather
Monday was a damp, clouded
day here and too disagreeable
for people to be out unless nee*
eaaary. Monday night sleet and
rain began falling which covered
the upper surface of everything
with a coat of ice. Sleet contin-
ued to fall all day Tueoiday until
it reached a depth of a quater of
an inth. Yesterday, the day
dawned fair but the wind was
cold irom the north. This snap,
alone, eclipse anything wt had
laat year.
Bob Mitchell of Waurika,
Okla., who bought cotton here
laat winter, was here Monday.
A u mmmmj MMKVI
Fir Biiliiif if lull
This Issue ef The
laMlns the annoueement of
KAiMasA
WoiTU liBIJle
If tha old folks lore is
good we will have plenty of
fruit thia year-ice on the
between the two Chris fmasss.
The outlook for 1910 se«
optimistic, every body in good
cheer will make a happy new
year.
The schools have all started
their winter terms except Elk
Veiw which has no teacher yet.
The Warren Glee Club had
their annual pow-wow and rais-
ed buggies to a high plain.
Claude Rupe and Mias Ada
Kissinger were married last
week by Rev. J, A. Zinn.
J. J. Hunter and son, Byron,
and daughters, Ruth and Erma,
of Hobart spent holidays with
the old folks at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Potts visit-
ed their parents here Christmas.
The stork visited Mr. and Mrs.
T. A. Willis by wsy of Orient
and left a son next day after
Chriatmaa.
The Christmaa tree at Warren
waa a noisy success. Santa waa
at hia beat and everybody and
the cook were there. The tree
was worth about $200.
Tobe Caateel leavea today for
Dimmett county. Texas, hia de-
parture leavea a void hard to be
filled. ....f/r,
Snap Shot.
BOOST BLAIR
ALL DURING 1910
ft b die Duty of Every Citizen to Be
Ever Mindful of A Better Blair.
SURROUNDINGS ARE UNEXCELLED
Every citizen of Blair owea a boost to his town during the year
of 1910, and thoee who have never done any (mooting should wake
up and do their part towards making the town what it should he.
It should be our aim to make every man who eomas to our town
know this is one of the best towns in the state—a*d it ia! It ia
second to none in the high claas citizenship, good schools, splend-
id churches, pleaaant homes, snd with its high standard of morali-
ty, which cannot be excelled, why should it not be a good town?
It ia in the midat of one of the most beautiful and productive farm-
ing countries to be found anywhere, and offers unbounded oppor-
tunities for those who wish to make Hfe a surraaa Therefore, we
should have no hesitancy in urging people toeaate and live wKh us.
Don't say we are dull, for we are not Oar town haa dane mora
business the paat year thorn any town hi Seutfcweat QMakamoo,
considering the population of the town. Than, deeft tosge*> aay
a good word for the little city wherein you live an* eff m whoas
industry and thrift you are able to gat your bcerdaad btilfear.
The business men here have been liberal in advertttnfcdurhig
the past year and the results have been an increase Ih their busi-
ness even beyond their expectations Every dtea "
a living advertiaement tor the town. If he but #illL 1
only help himaelf but help others.
Let's all join together; don't knock. But bOoaM
boost for your town.
Roraosy Mas
2$
to endure the itching, painful distress
of fries. There's as need to. Listen:
completed another trip around
her gigantic circle thus burying
the year 1909 beneath the tur-
bed wavee of the mighty eosea
{of tfaaa.Againbse
otsrteddtea
966 blank pagaa,
these psoas look a
doing of saiga uaeful
_ of some kind
_ itening of some heavy heart,
or the performing of some noble
dead? Or on how many pages
will there appear great, dark,
ink blots of sin, vice and folly?
U ia time, should we liva the end
of the year, none of theee pages
will there be blank.
We had no school laat week.
Mr. Holowell spent the week st
Duke and Miss Healy passed the
holidays at Granite.
Miss Maud Bellows, who haa
been visiting home folks, return-
ed to her work at Sentinel. One
of our teachers regrets that she
did not stay longer. Come again
Maud.
Dilmua Walker made the best
grade laat month. We have
some bright young folka at Har-
mony, but we fear some of them
will fall a victim to the fiery darts
of cupids arrow. Boys don't let
matrimony spoil your education.
It will not be ao bad however,
if you will make goo-goo eyes at
Sallie occasionally.
Sallie would correspond with
ye editor if he doesn't object
Wishing all the readera untold
joys, unbounded happineea, and
unlimited prosperity I am, lov-
ingly,
Salmi Goodin.
Come again Sallie.-Ed.
"I suffered much from Piles,
Will A. Marsh, of Silver City, N. C.,
till I got a box of Baeklen's Arnica
Salve, snd was soon eerod." Barns,
Bods, U leers, fever Bores, Kosoma,
Cats, Chapped Handa, Chilblains, Van-
Ish befere.lt. Me. at The Blair Drug
Store.
Walter Norris has been very
siekthts week with something
like appendicitis.
I have opened up a first eiaaa
photograph gaflery in the Allsn
building and am ready toasrve
you. Have good warn fire aad
all accommodations. If you
have a pretty baby and want a
fine picture, or want to look
pleasant beside your beet girl,
or want Grandma's picture to
flatter her, <
»■to use for yoar
J. PaaavrrcB.
CM Mem
It has become evident within
the last few daps flto Wr is
arift-*.JsMt
TWagtoaorat TTnslcyfe
fin when returning fixaii suppor
sas
Other peepteevur town
having coal stoIan* ahnoat
every night
Whoever this is, we are sure,
could And a better way to
keep warm. If they are needy
and worthy of help they should
make their want known. The
people here have never been
backward in helping thoee who
were reorily in need.
But ahould this keep up some
prowler will get the contents of
a shot gun and the man beliiad
it will not be much to 1
tsposiCsvs
If you have any live stock to
sell so* Wicker 4 Locknane they
will pay the highest prices for
any thing in the hog otnd cow
line.
We have a big lot of home
grown alfalfa aeed for sale. See
either of us at the lumber ysud.
E. E. Snodqrabb.
T. N. Lyons.
muti
Jersey cows aad heifers; i
nice heifers with first calf 1
now. Mose hatfkaa to be 1
thJeeprtafc emmaerand fall. Witt
tradsfor other cattle or eel! on
aotee. fan time. Apply
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