The Blair Progress (Blair, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 20, 1911 Page: 2 of 6
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THE BUIR PROGRESS
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fSLtl'HONE NlMBfcK 45, ONK lUNii
J. B. OWEN, Editor.
PUBLISHED ON EACH THURSDAY
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 PER ANNUM
Entered as pecond-etHFs mail matter
Jin :>7, lH' T t ! (• *t ■ifTiot at Bln'r
Oklahoma, unticr Uio act 01 Congress
of March 3, 1H71'.
That farmer down
In our town
Who drssed his cow in silk,
Causing her thence
To jump a fince
And badly strain her milk
Was in the rain
A-cutting grain
When a lot a lightning seet
From out the sky
Went flashing by
Ane quickly shocked his wheat
—Tid Bits
Diihi't we have a big time be-!
in;? blue before the rain? But I —
most of us it joy this privilege |
every summer ' ' "
The farmer that had a large I Mr. W. P. Biddy of Warren
acreage of feed stuff planted to wa9 jn yesterday with a load of
get the full benefit of the rainsJ grapes and peaches.
this week may expect to drive
fat horses next year.
Up in Kansas City it is anuoun-
ced that negroes are again to
serve on Jackson count yJu-
ries. This may bo soMe folks
idea of "making Kansas City a
good place to live in, "bat a lot
of people will turn their eyes to-
ward the cities of Oklahoma,
where such practices no longer
prevail. —Ex.
Thin dees not refer to Jackson
county'Oklahoma by a long shot.
Attorney General Wickerson
is now being investigated, char-
ged with criminally delaying
prosecution of those connected
with the Alaskan frauds until
legal limitations barred action,
the accused. He is alleged to
have held affidavits charging
frauds in Alaska, for twelve
months, and when those mak-
ing the charges demanded action
He claimed limatation. and pass
ed it up. To the executive, judi-
cial and legeslative departments,
we suggest a fourth, the inquisi-
tive.
To the^eojgl^of Blair
1 with to say that since the price of cattle
and hogs have come down some, I have cut the
price of meat. The meat market has had a hard
struggle to keep a live this year. Now through
the summer and fall I will sell you your meat
on Saturday in the chunk, just like you get It
from a peddler.
Good fresh hog lard on hand I will buy your
the price is right. cows and hogs.
S. B. Scogin
t
!♦♦♦♦♦♦♦••
This coming Saturday is the day
to which all Texas has been look-
ing forward to seme months.
On that day the second staU
wide prohibition election will b<
held, and no one will have much
idea what the result will be un-
til" the votes are cast and per-
haps a court decision is obtained
Yet knowing the state as we dc
and as this is our last chance tc
venture a guess, we predict an
anti victory but reserve the priv-
ligeof not being surprised if the
pros win. (but we will)
The state superintendent of
Georgia is advocating the appro
priation of school funds to-dis-
tricts according to average dai-
ly attendance of previous school
term, and not a census report.
This seems to us as the only
equitable way, as many schools
pay almost enough tuition count-
ing actual daily attendance, to
board the pupils instructed. We
know seve. al schools where the
rate of tuition is $8.00 per month
per pupil instructed. This flag-
rant waste of our school fund
should be stopped and will be
when school officials awake to
the fact that public schools are
maintained for the instruction
of the pupils, not payment oi
salaries.
Texes is daily piling up com-
plications to be adjusted aftei
the election Saturday. The Ter
rell election law requires that
residents of cities who move
from one ward to another shall
have a transfer pole tax receipt
at least five days before election.
Mr. J. I. Owen was in Blair
Tuesday with ten bushels of
yellow plumbs that were as Urge
as apricots. This fruit sold for
a fancy price..
Messrs J. W. Reid and Doc
Bellows have gone into the cot-
ton business having bought the
crops of W. S. Jenkins, Chester
Vernon and Don Dennis aggre-
gating near 200 acres.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kenedy are
taking their annual vacation
from work in the Lockhart Dry-
goods store.
Mrs. S. J. Graham arrived
here this morning from Vernon,
Texas to visit her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. James Clarkson.
The latter part of last week
Jim Montague went to Sullivan,
Mo. where he is visiting his
grandparents.
Mrs. R. E. Donaldson left Mon-
day to spend some time with
friends and relatives in Texas.
From here she went to Custer
City.
Senator Gore's successor may
now be training an aspiring mus-
tache. bnt Senator Owen may
greet his successor before age
shall dim his eye or crack his
voiec.
Mr. Ardy Stout of Duke was
here Sunday visitiug his cousin
Mrs. M. H. Hawkins.
This morning we received a
note from our former home in
central Texas, stating that a
g)od rain had fallen there, and
cotton conditions are fine. Also
that the prohibition campaign
was at fever heat, and the antis
have taken to the woods.
S. A. Stonehocker, Hnd Wood-
ard, and Roper left for Ft Stock-
ton Tuesday on a speculating
adventure.
Several of our neighbors are
planting late vegetable, and if
we do not get on occasional mess
of garden sass, the moon will
have work over time.
While out riding Sunday after-
noon with Mr. T. S. Riddle we
saw a number of terrapins crall-
ing in the road, and although it
loDkai as little like rain as it
well could, Mr. Riddle assured
us that when these tortoise are
seen crawling arouned, rain will
surely follow in a few days, and
it did.
Last Sunday the Progress edi-
tor and family accepted an in-
vitation from Mr. T. S. Riddle to
a seat in his surry and were
carried to his home near town
where we enjoyed the hospital-
ity of his home. Late in the af-
ternoon, with Mr. and Mrs. Rid-
dle we took a drive through the
best section of Oklahoma, which
of course means out through the
Martha neighborhood. It waf-
enough to make the heart sick to
see those broad level acres noted
for the depth and fertility of
their soil, covered with corn,
blighted by drought before the
tassel got out or with cotton,
much of which there was scarce-
ly a stand and less than it should
be six weeks earlier. Yet we
were assured that this measly
plant may yet come out and
make half a bale to the acre. Be
this as it may, there is no way
known by which an Oklahoman
can be starved or caused to go
hungry or cold.
Inadvertently, our host had
permitted four of his grey
hounds to follow the carriage,
and just as we left Martha, he
discovered a large jack rabbit
near the road. As Mr. Riddle
had trained his dogs to catch
these long eared beasts he knew
if they saw it there would be a
Sabbath desecration scene hence
he handed us the lines and quiet
ly slipped out of the carriage
stole softly to the hare to fright'
en it away before the dogs could
discover its presence. The
stealthy canines were on the
spot despite the fact that Mr.
Riddle clapped his hands and
yelled like a Commanche to
warn the quary of the presence
of the enemy It was too late, and
the poor animal after a fruitless
effort to outrun the fleet footed
hounds, paid a dear forfeit for its
lack of caution. Again before
reaching home these same will-
ful and head strong dogs broke
the Sabath although their mas-
ter did his best to get the slug-
gish rabibt out of their way.
We leel safe in saying that Mr.
RiJdle will leave these obstre-
perous pups at home the next
time he goes out for a Sunday
evening drive.
What is the matter with our
mail? There has not been a day
j in two weeks but some of our
** hjv i.i_. ' daily exchanges have been lost,
I and frequent inquiries are re-
ceived why we do not answer
Hester Item
Rev. Finley preached here
Sunday.
Miss Ola Farmer spent Sun-
day with Mi3s Beulah Parks.
Miss Bonnie Bryant of Snyder
spent Sunday with Miss Laura
Wallace.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Foraker
spent Sunday in Blair visiting
Mrs. Foraker's father, G. T.
Harrison.
Miss Mary Kirk is visiting
her home folks this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ruff Collins of
Martha spent Sunday with her
sister, Miss Iva Howard.
Miss Dina.
Light Brahmas
The Utility Fowl
Good Layers—Good Setters
—Good Mothers, Grow into
baoilers or friers before other
birds and when you get ready
to sell a matured hen you have
a fowl that will weigh some-
thing.
Eggrs for Sale at 50c
per Netting.
H. Hancock, - Blair, Okla.
After a consultation with Ted:
dy the Terrible, Jas. R. Garfield
former secretary of the interior
has decided to enter the presi-
dential lists as the insurgent
candidate against Mr. Taft. As
Roosevelt stood sponsor for
Taft's nomination three years
ago, and has expressed himself
as favorable to the present in-
cumbent, it is a guess as to
whether Garfield is a candidate
against Taft, or an auxiliary to
his candidacy. Garfield believes
he represents the opposition.
A man from Lone Wolf who
owned and edited the Brinkman
News has sold his plant and pa-
per to the Chamber of Commerce
of Willow. After the "town
has run the paper a few months
we suggest that the publication
might change its name to "The
Weeping Willow."—Chickasha
Express.
morning to visit relatives at Dill
City and Cordell, she will be a-
way for a week or more.
Mr. S. A. Bean was a business
visitor in Hester yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Huber re-
turned Tuesday evening from a
weeks visit to Weatherford and
Thomas, Okla.
D*\ and Mrs. R. Z. Taylor re-
turned last Friday from an ex-
tended visit in Tennessee. The
Some claim that Saturday I doctor having" returned to that telephones,
the last day such transfers could
letters that were never received
Last Tuesday morning the limit
was reached when we did not
get a piece of mail. There is
rank carelessness somewhere.
However there is some satisfac-
tion that we are not alone in our
trouble
Mr. Jack Lewis of Altas was
here Monday looking after the
Ask McDonald about his guar-
antee on U. S. flour. It is differ-
from anything you have ever
heard.
IteMif
feTtfufc
I
knows no sectional
boundaries and ie-
apects neither pert
HOC buildings. ■—
The meager report, to »he United Sutei fot »e*en
yew thawed dertiuctioa of property worth more then
$24,767,000. end no recent record he» been kept.
No ii immune, and care in construction counts for little.
The only way to be aafe is to have the protection of a policy erf
Tornado. Hurricane, and Wind-storm, in the
Hartford Fin Insurance Company, of Hartford, Conn.
The "Hartford" offers unsurpassed indemnity.
Its is distributed among more than ten
thousand cities, towns, and villages throughout
the United Sutes and Canada, lu policies are
safeguarded by ample resources and an honor-
able record.
4 Ful particulars as to rates, which are exceedingly low, may
be obtained from our local agents.
Sanders - & - Hancock
Blair,
Oklahoma
Coal and Feed.
We have a nice line of feed stuff in stock: Corn, Chops,
Bran, Shorts, Alfalfa meal and Flour.
COAL
We have the best of Coal and s*. '~e cheap coal too.
Come to see us when in need of feed or coal
Our prices are right.
S. A. BEAN.
DOCTOR KING
Nerve, Blood and Skin Specialist
Nervous Diseases, Varicocele, Blood
FoUo*. Stricture. Hydrqccla, Kldaey mid
^ Bladder and Prostatic Troubles. Lupus,
T Ski a Caacers. Special and Private Diseases.
Iks ■matlsm, Catarrh, and Chronic Diseases
SUCCESSFULLY TREATED.
pi* EC CIMU WITHOUT SEVERE OPERATIVE flCTI || *
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tl.e (real haslaeas. Medina*, sen* avery where. Iree Iron date and breakage.
Na Nedlclaea aaatC. O. D.. aalaaa laatracled. Thousand., at caaes cared.
Ceesaltatlea Freei at allica ar by Ball.
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DR. KING "cX'XXJiXSZ* Fort Worth, Texas.
■sat at Narva. Bleed aad Sfcla Diseases.
All Med Ideas famished ready for ass. Ne lalerloas
THE BLAIR HOTEL
(Old Ledden Stand)
First class accommodations,
Comfortable Rooms and
Good Table Board.
Tke Travtliag Public will find
here satisfactory accesuaedatiea
a • vtry way.
Mrs. WkHelMra, Prop
be made, and others that Mon-
day was the last.
If the former contention is cor-
rect it is estimated that at least
500 in Ft. Worth alone will be
disfranchised by the delay, it is
not known whether the pros or
anties will lose shall all the Mon-
days transfers be challenged, but
the pros are the ones that con-
tend the votes will be illegal.
Rather strange that men should
construe the law diffiereutly sim-
ply bccause jf a difference in
opinion on the prohibition issue.
Uate from Buffalo N. Y.f where
lie had been attending the M.
W. A. Convention.
Read the Progress, trade in Blair
mind your busines before ad-
ding your neighbor, and you
will live on the safe side.
Some old fogy has ventured
the advice, "Save your baby."
The modern method is to turn
the youngster over to the nurse
tell her to be as careful with it
us she can conveniently, (he
mother must go to the suffragette
meeting.
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CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
We manufacture Foundation, Building. Finishing, Cornish
and Decoration cement Blocks. Also Flues, Posts, and Tanks.
We make a specialty of building concrete fells'*,
culverts, foundations, and side walks.
Estimates furnished. Correspondence solicited.
Plant East end Main Street
Pinkston & Shield
Blair Okla.
C >al COAL Coal
See us when you want
good coal. McAlester
Lump or Nut, the best to
be had. Plenty on hand.
We will treat you right.
N9
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&
HNSLEY & MOORE
I Satisfactory Coal Dealers
lay Tim ail hner Colds
Must bo relieved quickly and Foley's
Money and Tar Compound will do It,
E. M. Stewart 1034 Wolfram Street
Chicago, writes I have been greatly
troubled during the hot summer month
with Hay fever and And that by using
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound I
get great relief. Many others who
who suffer similarly will be glad to
benefit by Mr. Stewart's experience.
For sale at Blair Drug 8tore.
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