The Altus Times. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1905 Page: 1 of 6
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THE ALTUS TIMES
FORMERLY THE LECER TIMES
No. 34
Vol. 4.
Altus, OreerCounty. Oklahoma. Thursday. August 31. 1905. _
Bargain
Buyers
MILLER BROS. ft CO.
Bargain
Hers
For First Monday in September
we offer 500 pairs of Shoes including Men's Ladies, Boy's, Misses
Slippers and Shoes, all displayed on four front counters. These
goods are all sizes, hardly any two pair a like; there are ladies sUp-
pers in this lot that range up as high in price as 50 and men s slip-
pers and shoes that go as high. These goods will be on sale for that
day only and all go at choice* for only '•
Get a Bargain in a pair of Shoes or Slippers
on First Monday in September.
n the Greer County Farmer's Insti-
Kemember tute Fair to be held in Altus Oct.
23 and 24. See committee on entrees, base ball.speaK-
ing, prizes, stand privileges, etc.
Watch Altus Make The Best Town in Oklahoma, She's Coming!
Another First Monday Spec-
ial Bargain at the
Big Store.
Five hundred Men's black Columbia
Hats, also a great lot of all kinds
and styles in Men's extra good
hats, ranging as high in price as
$3, hardly two hats alike, and
size is the only trouble. We are
going to sell choice of any and all
of these hats for only
Still Another First Monday
Special-Men's
Shirts
Five hundred Men's Shirts, all
kinds and styles; these goods ac-
tually range in prices up as high
as $ i. 50. We now put out for
that day only this mammoth as-
sortment in all sizes and colors at
choice of whole lot for 50c
Our Stock For Fall Will Be Better Than Ever Before.
Cotton Reasons Why I Desire Not to
— Buy Cotton This Year Personally
i. Out of six years buying 1 have lost money five years.
2 Neil P. Anderson & Co. (for whom I've always bought)
agree to put a man on the streets to buy.
If merchants will not try to buy all the cotton lots of out-
side buyers will flock to a town that ships 19,000 bales.
4. It takes too much of my time away from the store and
customers who want to buy goods. , ,
5. The worry is considered dangerous to man who has as
much on mind as have I.
6. Strange to say almost every time 1 ve bid on a bale ot cot-
ton since Christmas, the market has declined 2o points
7 1 never entered a cotton combine in my life and it 1 snouia
at any time find the buyers here in one, I propose to en-
ter the mark&t again.
Yours truly
Claude Miller.
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This Fall Our Stock Will Be $75,000 Strong.
New New
Belts Dress Goods
and and
Bags Outings
New New #
hair Combs Shirts
and and
Collars Neckwear
Full Line of New Goods Coming in All Departments.
Ladies have you taken a peep at our excellent
full width" broad Cloth at - - -
-All Colors-
Where Can
You Do
Better Than Here
Fall of 1905
is our great bit business
Get The
Habit ef
Trading Here
Assuring all of our customers that we have taken ad-
vantage of early market trip in New York and that
our prices for this fall are right with the style and
quality the best. We solicit your patronage as before.
mm inn. & hi.
ALTUS, OKLA.
HORSE BUYERS
ATTENTION!
75 Head of One and Two Year Old Colts,
will be sold at
ALTUS, "First Monday" SEPT. 4,
AT THE FRISCO STOCK YARDS, SALE BEGIN-
NING AT 1 O'CLOCK P. M. RAIN OR SHINE.
The colts will be the finest lot of animals
ever brought to Greer county. They are
Nebraska stock, all heavy bone, and well
developed, and when full grown will
make horses weighing from 1300 to
1400 pounds. Every man who attends
this sale, and who really wants an animal
will buy one of these colts.
THIS LOT HIJST BE SOLD!
We don't want one of these colts left
when night fall comes. They will be sold
for cash, on time, or most any way to
suit. When you see this splendid lot of
animals you can't resist the temptation
to buy one.
frTAKE NOTICE!.*?
This advertisement is published to correct another of the same size on another page in'
this issue, announcing a sale of horses at Mountain Park on Monday, September 4. Please dis-
regard that ad., which was published through an error. There will be no sale at Mountain Park
Monday, the sale will be held at Altus.
Nebraska Horse Association
H. M. Baird, Manager.
READY FORK. OF P'S.
' District Meeting to Be Held Here Next
Week Will Brine Hundreds from
Surrounding Towns-
Altus Lodge, No. 39, Knights j
of Pythias, is rapidly perfecting]
' arrangements for the Fourth Dis-
I trict meeting, which convenes
! here Sunday for a two days' ses-
ision. There are about twenty
lodges in this district, and all of
them will seud delegations, some
of them their crack drill teams
for conferring the rauks, aud al-
together it is anticipated that
J there will be several hnudred vis-
iitor8-
The exercises will open Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock with a re-
ceptiou at the K. of P. hall, bun-
day moruiug will be devoted to
I welcoming the visitors, the lodge
1 meetiug all the traius. At 8 p.
1 m. the Knights will assemble at
! the hall aud march in a body to
the M. E. church, South where
1 Rev. E. L. Massey will preach a
I Pythian sermon. Seats will be
j reserved, aud special services ren-
j dered.
Ou Monday at 9 a. ra. an open
' sessiou at the opera house. There
i will he addresses by R. T. W il
liarns, T. P. Wore of Lawton,
1 Graud Chaifcellor John M. Young
! of Lawton, and Ned McDauiel.
The Altus Military Band will as-
sist at the open session, ai.d a
1 special program of music will be
|rendered.
At 3 p. m. the Knights will as-
semble at the Castle Hall, where
i a discussion of Pythianism aud
its principles will be participated
iu by Claud Miller, W. T. Mc-
Couuell and J. L Elbert of Qua-
uah. At 4:80 the discussion will
i culminate in a suioker aud gener-
al good time.
The crowning feature of the oc-
casion will be the banquet, which
1 will be servfcd in the ball room at
Miller's opera house at 7:3ft p. m.
At 8:90 the Knights will adjourn
' to the Castle Hall, where a large
class of novices will be in wait-
iug. The conferring of Rauks
will begin at 9 o'clock aud con-
tinue uutil early dawn the next
morning. None of you Pythian
wives need expect your husbands]
home at all that night.
The members of Altus lodge to-j
gether with their wives and sweet-1
hearts will hold a special meetiug]
Thursday night to make final ar-
rangements for the banquet. All j
busiuess men are urged to decor- ]
ate their stores in honor of the ,
visiting Knights.
The First Bale.
The first bale of cotton was
brought to town Tuesday morn-
ing by Mr. Buchanan of Victory.
The bale weighed 51S pounds, and
was baled at Kimbell's gin. The
firm of W. W. & A. T. Trippet
bought the bale for #60, Mr. Bu-
chanan also receiving a premium
of $100 preseuted by Aii.is citi-
zens. The second ba'u was
brought in a few hours later by a
farmer from the Duke neighbor-
hood whose name the Times did
uot obtaiu, and still another bale
arrived Wednesday morning.
Junior League Program,
The following program will be
given by the Juuior Epworth
League Suuday evening, Septem-
ber 3.
Song.
Scripture.reading, Eva nowse.
Prayer by Leader, Mrs. Spears.
Soug.
Select Reading, Maude Kimbell.
Quartette, Viuuie Miller, Lela
Box, Gertrude Spears, Shirley
Maupiu
Recitatiou, Blytlie Jordan.
Supper at Dunbar.
The ladies of the Baptist churc'j
will give an ice cream sapper at
Dunbar on Saturday evening,
September 9, in the tabernacle.
The purpose is to help raise fuuds
to build the church. Everybody
cordially iuvited. 2t
ALTUS' BIG SALE DAY.
A Neighboring Newspaper's Opinion of
Traders' Day Institution and the
Big Crowd It Brings.
Tomorrow afteruoou Auc-
tioneer VVyne will hold the first
of his sales ou the streets of Fred-
erick. For some time past Altus
has beeu having a sale day the
first Monday iu each mouth.
Mr. Wyne was there the last timo
and assisted iu the sale, aud h;n
been eugaged to help sell stock ac-
each of the sales hereafter.
Those who have been in Altm
011 sale day say that the people
tlock there as though a circus were
iu towu. The same can be dono
in Frederick, it the merchants
will help Mr. Wyne iu his under-
taking. Rightly conducted, peo-
ple will come here 011 that day
for miles arouud to have their
extra horses, cattle or household
goods sold. A number of the bus-
iness men have already given Mr.
Wyne encouragement aud th >
saie tomorrow promises to be a
success from every standpoint.
Ou every Saturday hereafter, be
will Bell what horses, stock <>r
other articles thatare brought to
him.—Frederick Enterprise.
Fagin-Spears.
At the home of the bride's pnr-
euts, Mr. and Mrs* T. L. Spears,
ou West Cypress street, Mr. E. J.
Fagiu, of Amanllo, and Miss
Bernice Spears were united iu
marriage Weduesday afternoon at
8 o'clock, Rev. E. L. Massey offi-
ciating. A few friendi aud
neighbors wituessed the ceremouy
and attended the young couple to
the depot from whence they de-
parted 011 the aiteruoou train
for Southern Texas. They will
conclude their weddiug journey
at AHanreed, where Mr. Fagin
has a position as telegraph opera-
tor. They have the beet wishes
of many frieuds iu Altus, wheM
the bride is deeervedly popular.
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Shepard, Susie W. & Shepard, Horace W. The Altus Times. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1905, newspaper, August 31, 1905; Altus, Oklahoma Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc403473/m1/1/: accessed March 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.