The Granite Enterprise. (Granite, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1903 Page: 3 of 6
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THE GRANITE ENTERPRISE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 190*.
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// COPYRIGHT 1902 BY
A. B. KIRSCHBAUM & CO.
OLD MEN, YOUNG MEN
...AND BOYS...
Come and see our Line of Clothing
And if you are a lover of
Clothes that fit, have
good Style and GOOD
QUALITY and LOW
PRICES we can suit
you.
^ ^ ^ kind t<> Harley!"
11c was within hailing distance
of tiie "ragged edge" whrn lie
scrawled the abovtf irijum-tion
on the reverse -ide ol I lie letter iie had
just written. Putting down the pen lie
tilted the window -,ia<!e a little to get a
better view oi tiie tint' tat nr'otise beyond
the lonely stretch of frosty lields.
I'nder that arUtoeratic roof somewhere
Mi>> Res.-ie wax bu>y no doubt with
Thuhk-giviiig pri pat at'ons, while he, liar
ley I'pton, wa.« hobnobbing with the Kings
ley pride for her hand.
Tiiey were a itig i-toned lot, those Kings-
leys. and lie wondcted how it happened thai
Miss Hcs.-ie reiuiiicd his love when the
rest of tin* 'amil,\ ignored him completely.
All this and more he driin.tned into the
devil's talto he beat on the desk while
he gazed, for there was rii >re to think of.
Miss Messie iiad lieen v icillatit.g so long be-
tween throwing him over to please the lot,
V
and accepting him to please herself, that
llarley was ..v. injj quite di>' cartened.
Hut he meant -c;tle it ti"" u i all time,
w;.( titer it «!uiiil-j lie lie or not lie, at the
farm iouse >\ i1 mote.
Again lie looked i:• ■ wti on t he great over-
grown set awl eo ••)>'.( tely covering the bin k
of t'le lover's pi npi.-;> ion a* -et forth on
page one. lie did no i.itam. I.owtver, that
the cra/y-looking wori!-qiiartette. ie»er.i-
bling two pairs ot "hoi riblt-." was destined
to be the diamond cornerstone ot a happ\
future.
Some later Miss Bessie, with a wonderful
ly complicated pucker 011 her fair brow,
ran ovet for tne do/'.ntli time the contents
I of startling "pa(.f one."
"Ho lie's goit). to waik home with me
from c utica lie,me them all! It will 'help
to decide.' Mercy me!" and she fairij
gasped at the audacity of her lover. Tiie
('more she conU.. plated the daring under
taki.ig the in ire it magnified itself in the
troubled perspective.
Brother Tom would hug his broadcloth
and smile disdainfully; Sister Alicia would
gather up her .-iik.- and take the oti er side
"of the road, while I'apa Xingsle) would
Hash his contempt over his gold bows and
mamma's eyes gr»w red under the humilia
I tion.
Not one of them would be civil, of course
not; and • even near-sighted Nancy Kllen
would elevate her foreign brows and say,
in a lofty aside: "Lord! and is that beg-
gar coming here to dinner?"
HnroliTu Ample I'ntrlol l»m.
Willie S'.'.oot (lig..ting firecracker)—Say.
llarold, ain't you glad when the Fourth
comes around?
Harold Pop (lighting pinwheel)—Ain't 1!
(iee! If I had my way, we'd have a Fourth
of July every month.
HE DRUMMED THE DEVIL S TATTOO
Clock Madp of Brral,
Milan has a curiosity in a clock
wbich is nindr entirely of bread. The
maker is n native of lndin, and litis de-
voted three years of his life to tiie
construction of this curiosity. The
clock is of n good size aud (foes well.
Chicago Post.
Colonist Rates To California.
Another period of low rates to Califor-
nia has been arranged for by the Rock
Island System.
The first selling date is September 15;
the last, November 30. The rates are
the same as were in effect last spring: ^
$33.00 from Chicago.
$31.00 from Peoria ».nd Rock Island.
$32.90 from St. Paul and Minneapolis.
$31.70 from Cedar Rapids.
$29.25 from Des Moines.
$25.00 from Missouri River points.
Corresponding reductions from all
other Rock Island stations.
Tickets are good in tourist sleeping
cars.
C,o now before the rush begins.
There will be no reduced rates to Cali-
fornia during the winter.
The Rock Island System-offers two
routes to California—"Scenic" and
"Southern."
Ask nearest Rock Island ticket agent
for folder "Across the Continent in a
Tourist Sleeping Car." It gives full
information.
J. S. McNallv,
Nov. 19 D. P. A.
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the Interior, United States
Land Office, Mangum, Oklahoma, Oct. 1st, 1003.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been tiled
In this office bv John P. Davis, contestant,
against Homestead entrv No. 8523, made Aprilll,
1002. tor bot I, Section IS, T I S. R 22 West by
T.uke Mathews
contested.in which it Is alleged that said entryman
has never established his residence thereon as
required bv law; has neither cultivated nor im-
proved said entry, but has wholly abandoned the
same for more than six months and one day next
prior to the tiling of this affidavit of contest, and
that said absence was not due to his employ-
ment In th<» Military or Naval service of the U.
S. In time of war
Said parties are hereby notified to appear, re
spond and offer evidence touching said allega-
tion at 10 o'clock a. m. on Nov 12. 1003 before the
Register and Receiver at the Is. Land Office
In Mangum. Okla.
The said contestant havlmr. In a proDer affida-
vit, (lied Oct. 1 t! 03, set forth facts which show
that afterdue diligence personal service of this
notice cannot be made, It is hereby ordered and
directed that such notice be given by due and
proper publication.
Jno. A. Oliphant, Register.
K. W. H. 82-26
COPYRIGHT 1 Q02
A. B. KIRSCHBAUM * CO.
Mercantile Co.
A NEW FAST TRAIN
Between St. Louis and Kansas City and
OKLAHOMA CITY.
WICHITA,
DENISON,
SHERMAN,
DALLAS,
FORT WORTH
And principal poin's in Texas and tho South-
west. This train Is new throughout anil is
mado up of the finest equipment, provided
with clectric lights and all other modern
traveling conveniences. It runs via our now
completed
Red River Division*
Every nppliance known to modern car
building and railroading has been employed
in the make-up ot this service, including
Cafe Observation Cars,
under tho management of Fred. Harvey.
Full information as to rntes and all details of
a trip via this new route will be cheerfully
furnished, upon application, by aiy repre-
sentative of the
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Ryder, J. W. The Granite Enterprise. (Granite, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1903, newspaper, October 8, 1903; Granite, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc403364/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.