The People's Press. (Perkins, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 4, 1905 Page: 1 of 10
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Mr. and Mr#. J. A IWt *«»tted
friends iw Oh* country Sunday.
Willie Knlpe returned Satur
day from lit* trip l«» Kansas City.
O. K. Lilly of Ripley wee a
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i.j Hullt4li>r Tu«mMli»y.
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Im-iu Viunun is visiting i
rvlativiH in Luther tin* *wk.
L »yU Ncidig and family mail
a quick trip to Carney Friday.
James Clark was vialting
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bu*iuc** visiter here Saturosy. j
J. A. Hert and wife made
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nurt, aa well a« lo th* hurl «f tb» j
local dealers and the u«neril |»r«
verity and thrift of the com |
munity; often payi»t; mure lorj
the goods, when coal ol transport
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COUNCIL MliimNd
The city council met Tuesday
cvi'tinitf In regular MatUi at the
cuncil chamber, all member*
present.
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of your town. and I
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l»»«»pl«« if« t loiter sct|ssinled *nh
the I hke tlm makeup
and general tone t»f the |a|wr<
tt la all right. « l«»csl new* papert
i i Uellan Kidd had hlf* ~
i. Hert an wi r- mat thrown out of place Sunday while Won of spirit
trip to Tryon the tfrat of tin? p^y^g T«» hupjkjh
week.
•rould cort »t l.omi% ud | Ju^
mg gnodit tliat are not exactly •
a poorer quality, «»r that have
b»f n damaged which i* a vexa
o Jua( what the jioople like.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Pheni# vis-
ited friends hero the tirst of the
week.
A baby boy is the latest arri-
val at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Saakes.
Miss Nettie In^alsby visited
friends in Stillwater the first of
j t! e week.
Dave Wall ice and Frank
Stuckey visited Stillwater frinds
last week.
.... , , .... lrtff i Stanley Wire is suffering
G. C. \\oods and fami y severally this week with an in-
tho lirst of the week for 1<a11 ; jured eye
bury, Neb.
Mrs Sidney Murpliy was! Jeff Anderson moved this week
taken very suddenly and ser-1 into the property vacated by G.
iously ill Saturday.
C. Woods.
J. P. Hinkel of the Stillwater
Gazette was in the city Tuesday
on his way from Guthrie.
The interior of the Catholic
church has been greatly im-
proved with wallpaper and new
casings,
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Dyer's
baby came near dying Sunday
night with croup. He is some
better now.
Rev. D. Keller and wife and
son Loyd were very pleasant cal-
lers at this office Monday, Rev.
Keller is pastor of the M. E
Mrs. Strom and Ray Evens of
Stillwater visited with Mrs. Chas.
Evens last week.
Grandma Stockton
Stillwater Tuesday to visit re
latives and friends.
Mrs li'igaisby.ieft Monday for
Kansas while there she expects
to visit relatives and old friends.
..r tlml have -PV 'ialwith their ptowiog and m.-l
officer* U. till the vaeanclw, a.nul ^ |a > |>lanl
city election waa held. J ....
in of spirit. W. T. Sillix tenderetl Ids n-* aiaooniw jo p - j
To suppose that formers ^l tionui| lrUltUK) of the third ,,ver- , Wo ,m;° "4 ,
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eity Clerk; J. T. Maateraon " * im 4lo61'n high.
juat.ee of the peaee; and W. ^ of bai|d.
Silhx marshal. , . tU. ♦(,!.
mg going on in this country tnw
THE niPPPDANCE aprinf? and would be more if
rrlE. DlhhtkAiNCt I builders were not .o scarce
If an editor makes a mistake "e| intcrs and plasters are al-
hasto apologize for it, but if »! nost ,.aH s(.urcc as hen's teeth"
doctor makes a mistake he buries ver^ expensive luxuries, as
it. ...
Miss Arlie Kenworthy and
Miss Ada Sillix made a trip to
Tryon Sunday on horseback.
laboring men are the onlj
who patronise mail order houses
is u mistake. There are mer-
chants and business men who
have in their possession articles
procured the samn way—some of
them, too, who makes a loud roar
at others.
And when business men do
not set this kind of an example
themselves, they are in a meas-
ure to blame for the growth of
the mail order business, because
they have not improved the op-
portunities to hold the trade at
home. This truth is evident for
many reasons.
One reason: The mail order
houses are constant and liberal
advertisers at a (cost of thousands
went to of dollars). They describe their
articles and quote prices. wlliQ'l
'.'a til© winning card in all success-
ful advertising. Local merchants
do not describe their wares and
quote prices as much as they
should, nor as much ao is desired
by the prospective buyers.
The merchants admit that some
bargains are offered by mail or-
der house. But people would
Miss Ida Vinson was at Tryon
Thursday; while there she was
church at Luther, Okla. They! the guest of Miss Fanny Teter.
were here visiting his sister, j C1 Bertha Stockton,
Mrs. Emma Vinson, who lives |
east of town.
Rhi Clark and Chancy Calkins
were in Stillwater on business
W. B. Freeman, whose farm ad- Saturday.
joins Perkins on the north was
If the editor makes one there is
a lawsuit, swearing, and the smell
of sulphur, but if the doctor
makes one there is a funeral, cut
flowers and a smell of varnish.
A doctor can use a word a yard
long without knowing what it
means, but if the editor uses it
he has to spell it.
Any college can make a doctor.
You can't make an editor, he
has to be born.
_____ ! ment in the Odd Fellows'
TWO BLIND MEN MEET Tuesday night, May 9th.
After being seperated fifty
I heard a man remark who has
just been building.
Our general health is improv-
ing some, although wife does
not gain strength as fast as we
would like to see her. Hoping
this will find you and yours en-
joying good health, I am ever
your friend,
L. J. Houston.
hall,
four years Prof. Alfred Russell
and Prof. Morris Dolson meet in 1
tier nouso. uuu Perkins. Both are blind and
never know anything about these 1 both wcre boys together and at-
bargains if they did not adver- tended the Institute for the
tise—describe the goois and
GUTHRIE WILL DRILL
in Stillwater Thursday. Mr.
Freeman has a fine farm and a
splended wheat crop this year.
Rev. Spencer and H. Lowe re-
turned the first of the week from
the Congregational Association
at Enid.
quote prices. The local dealers
say they have bargains too: but.
instead of doing the necessary
amount of advertising, they leave
the people to find out for them-
selves.
If a merchant can irive his
A strong local company has
been organized at Guthrie which
# , is contracting with a Cleveland
Blind in New York City. ! drilling company to dill a pros-
Prof. Dolson was born in Mum- j 2,200 to 2,400 feet, or
ford, N. Y., July 25, 1830. Prof. , p
Russell was born in St.Lawrence ;
county, N. Y., April 4, 1830.
down to Mississippi limestone,
offering a bonus of $3,000 The
>unty, N. Y., April 4, 1830. j company believes there is every
At the age of 12 both entered j indication that Guthrie is in the
oil belt.
J. B. Sasser returned Thurs- j The Ladies' Aid Society of the
day from a trip over in the Creek M E church served strawber-
nation. He brings back a very i rjes an(j cream at the residence
favorable report of the crop con- of p ^V. Gerken yesterday after
ditions and of the development noon. A very delightful time is
of the country. reported. The proceeds amount
ed to $16.55 which goes for
Mr. T. J. Willett is having land | jpjprovments for the church and
broke out on his farm east of parsonage.
town. This season seems to be
a favorable one for farmers to The ladies of the W. C.T.U.
have laud broke. wU1 meet tomorrow afternoon at fin
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the institute in which Wm. N. ,
xx a .Cleveland was the principals
patrons a better bargain than can j teacher, and his brother Glover 1
be obtained from a mail order'j(now expresident of the United i COYLE WILL PROSPECT
house, let liim "show the people." j states) assistant teacher. They j
If he ''talks right" and make his' separated in 1850at the time they | A charter has been granted to
prices right, he'll get their trade.! leftthe iustitute, and have not j the Cimarron Valley Oil, Gas
Describe your wares and quote j met uutil today> whcn the editor j and Mineral Company with a
prices, make your advertise- of the Press brought them to- j capital stock of 5? 1,000,000, in
ments reliable; this is the best 0>et|jer at the Commercial hotel. > which many of the most inlluen-
& fJoth gentlemenare profession j tial citizens of Coyle are stock
way to harangue the people.
2.30 o'clock at the home of Mrs.
Emery Sherrod.
Last Friday J. W. Garner was stru ments.
al musicians, having been trained j holders. . Immediate arrange-
in the Institute, and have earned ments will be made to sink a test
their living since with their in- hole at Coyle. Being a home
Prof. Russell has company. Coyle expects to de-
. -trp^s some retired from the bnsiness. Prof, j rive all the benefits should any
apweimenta of the alfalfa 'D»!«"n wiU give an intertair. ; thing be developed.
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Strickland, C. A. The People's Press. (Perkins, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 4, 1905, newspaper, May 4, 1905; Perkins, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc305271/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.