The Duke Times (Duke, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, April 5, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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The Duke Times
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ItUKK. COI'NTV. OKLAHOMA.. KM HAY APRIL Mb l»l*.
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Do You Trade At The
BIG CASH STORE?
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GROCERIES
Htrh-tly Pure 8of! Wheat flour |wr
Mri« tl> gunraut*-ed flour ••
Fifteen |N>iitiir i>ii|fiir
J'> iU llfcKiliff
I J • «•!«• fftNMl ctirtl
7 >mi> laundry w>ap
I - «*aiu» hominy
Thirty I ha #••»*! rice
Klw gal oil
Star tobacco
Sixteen «« 'I in-Icy tolwccg
' Miloii net* |»ergnl
Triumph seed |Mit«tocM |M«r bu.
•art
Maiuell for
M/m-
Illl
Locker's Livery. Duke. Oklahoma.
Hardware and Racket Goods
BcMt Hiih of racket K'N»d* in Duke and we sell them
• heap, ('all ami mm our s|»eriitl bargain
counter mid he convinced
Did you kuow it will pay you to figure with us on your
grocery billf No matter how Minnll or how lar^e
We Mell for Mpot rash only and if we don't
save you m«>ney on every hill we
figure it will he our treat.
Give ti* a chance is all wh ask and we will do the rest.
All Good* Guaranteed. Rememeer the place.
Darby Bros. Cash Store.
THE STORE AHEAD.
OIL WELL DOWN
1,000 Feet
Revival Meeting;
Rev. Bailey of that cityL
pastor of the Methodist I
church, assisted hy the Rev.
Armstrong of (iotild, began
a serie« of meetings st that ^ro,Pectl for oil in paying
church last Sunday evening.! quantities flatering.
A great deal of interest is
being manifeated. as the bus- Work in progressing nicely on
iness men are closing their 'he oil wella north of town. They
places of business that they have foun,J • H"»ntity of a good
mav he able to .ttend lhe "f oil bu, »r« going ,J~p.
Attempt to Aaaaaalnate
While making a cpeech si
CongfetS Waukesha. Wa, Senstsr
_ Ciore ol this state narruwly
ru ap#d death ls*t Saturday
Tkr n#atr •-( J. W afternoon, u hen a craaed
Pol* .Ii.ck«d him »uh .
fH#!tt * • Um# if I lit* aaUf, ti i . ••••
i» in ihe i<ir r.„ .oaar-aa «r.,,n C}U°' 1 ht ,n#n
tbU Filth 4 »ir»*« until ihr «*ti»ig nesr the stage and in
pHasrWs(kMt>.<inil we irsnkiy 'ho midst of the blind sens*
**J that «r nrfr never wore lorV speech suddenly leaped
pleaded and w# feel »u*r ma* to the platform, drawing s
mo.-. ..I .ill 1- c|ub ,rom h„ „v#ra|U
ple*»e«| Iimi that h«- h.«» •"little t«i » . ,
to.,. All " jumped and .wung in-
of u» io thin »ectmn a«Ve hcen >l the senator • head,
looking forward with eagernewa <,n* of *he nien on the
fur hi* (nnountfinrnt, hecio** ttage was quicker than the
•»f his enunrni fltnc** f„r the msn, however. Slid knocked
bl* ,„„,i,on h. o„« |h# wou|d.b« ui>Hin 0flf ,h«
a»l>iraM to and brtauae w>- all . > / ■. . . ,
hulil him in th. bighwl ..<«*, h» blow land-
and affection. |ed* 1 "• •enalor. who could
If Judge Man-ell w.r* M not see, wss enswsre of hia
intimately known in the other danger until later.
countieN of thin i'ongre»siobal j
dintrict an he i* in Kiowa, bin'
hi* hom<- county, there would be
little need to do more than to
let the people know what he
ask* at their hands. It i* true
hin standing is high and enviable
A»k the Time*.
win the piano.
Girl how to
throughout the south-western
er. Over one thoutiandj feet of P*1"* the state and even oyer
morning services. • casing whs hauled out and placeo the Mate at large his name and!
It is to be hoped that as in the well and Manager Yanar- record are not unknown, but all \
man aayathey will go down more 4',at cose intimacy and frequent1
FIRE
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INSURANCE
AT THE CITY STATE BANK
We have just completed a
MODERN ICE HOUSE
and will be in a position to de-
liver Ice to your door as soon
as warm weather comes.
JACKSON BROS.,
Successors to Holcomb & Wilkirson,
always have a full line and lowest prices
DUKE,
OKLA
much good may
pliahed at this
, wa« done at the
be accom-
meeting as
one recent-
rapidly now.
Henry (iufflu wa* in
Try The Post Office
Confectionery
For fresh Fruits, Candies,
Cigars, Tobaccos, and Pij>es.
Nice assortment of Tablets
A new and up
J ly closed by Rev. Solomon, Sunday night,
at the Baptist church.
Pos toff ice Robbery
W ord reached this city
Tuesday that the postotfice
at McQueen, eight miles
we<?t of here, was rohbeo
Monday night, and it was
thought the culprits were
coming in this direction.
It was not learned how
much was taken.
R. D. Stepp, commercial
agent for the W. F. & N.
W. railroad, was in the city
vesterdav.
Wholesale and Retail
FEED HOUSE
That our people are grow-
' ing better is in evidence ev-
- ery night when you see the
church house crowded where
formally only a few gathered
for services.
week.
Miss Bessie Woodard
Saturday with home folks
Sunday will be
Aak the Times Girl How to Win the Piano.
Next
Easter.
Better attend the revival
meeting next Sunday.
John Green never did get
that jug full of vinegar
April 1st.
Did they get an Apil Fool
| joke on you? Some kind
friend milked the Editor's
cow.
More boosting should be
the slogan of every man and
woman and the children will
join in on th& chorus.
Duke will make a city of
two thousand people in two
years if everyone will do his
I>art. Will you do yours?
C. Hammett will leave
shortly for Ft. Smith thence
to New York City where be
will study foreign languages.
The White Mountain Boy
troupe will put on the play
for the I^adies Home Mission-
ary Society in Gould Satur-
day night. This is s good
play and should be well pat-
ronized by the Gould people.
n,;tt j D mated and a public man a\ that,
Clifford Bane of Altus was in i„ ,l , , ...
Duke Wednesday v ° *r* f"mlUr
W. M. Snow wee . vieitor in of W. <Uil» Bte. W. «.
our city last week. tions and his sontifnent>, is an
Jim Setliff spent Sunday visit- inf*IIibIe test of bis worth and
tag friends in Gould. «jualifications.
J. M. Darby was in Altus on Jud*:e Mansell is now serving1
business Friday night. his second term as County Judge
The Duke Industrial Art Club ! o! Kiowa County and has the
met with Mrs. Dr. Mays thi* 'right stuff in him to represent
us in the legislative halls of the
^ Nation. Jud^e Mansell is one of
lustee. i ^ose self made men who started
Miss Leola Henry yisited Miss ;'nat the bottom and has
Pearl Presley Saturday night and come up by his own struggles '
Sunday. from the restrictions of limited 1
Miss Lesta Scarbrough spent means of decent proverty to take 1
the first of the week visaing Mrs. bis place with the educated of the j
Anderson. , , . . , . I
A Mr. Suddeth of Hannibal ;land and be counted amoncthe,
contemplates i .TP , T"* T"
^ T, ; ber.s of the bar of Texas. His
career is identical with that ef
nearly all our illustrious men-
Mrs. C C. Dowdy of Altus | sIowIy beginnings, hard toil,
who has been visiting her sister, . . . ,
Mrs. T. P. Dowdy, returned to herce coufllcts w'*h adverse cir-
her home Thursday evening. | cumstances and never give-up-
C. W Hessler was a caller ;the-sbip resolution to gain a
this week and advanced his sub- larger place in the world's work
scription one year. Mr. Hessler and service.
is a breeder of fine horses and J When a mere Iad he supported
never complains of hard times. .• . ,
nis widowed mother by labor
WARNING It is a violation on the Iittle farm and by teach.
of the law for st^ck to run at mg in the C(.untry school He
large and we can not permit had an eagerness fo-
mtercou.-ce brmg out. can be jand PencU8>
known und valued onlv among the L , . ,. r ,
u • " . I to date line of Post Cards.
Fresh Roasted Peanuts and
Popcorn always on hand.
When in town call and see
me.
Andrew Dardy
W. J. Bell
Mo. is here and
purchasing an interest in the
Hammett Dry Goods Store.
Funeral Supplies.
Licensed Embalmer.
Coffins, Caskets and
Robes in stock.
Telephone No 58
Doke, Okla.
better
cows on our places. Bud Smith. ! things in the education line than
In the proper column you will could be attained in his doyhood
find this week the announcsment surroundings and by hard strug-
of Scott Ferris for re-election to gles attained a university educa-
Congress. Next week we shall
give our readers some of hisrory
as well as his excellent work in
Congress for the people of the
fifth district.
(Continued on last page).
Ada Martin
1 500 vote9
Cressie Johnson
500
Bessie Phelps
1 500
Adella Presley
500
Addie Witcher
1 000
Edith Vance
2 000
Bernice Buchanan 500
Esther Berry
500
Fannie Pool
1 000
Miss Mullins
100
Remember that
every time
you get a new subscriber you
get 500 vote9. It will not take a
great effort to win.
Young Prince
3-4 Perchon
Stallion
Coming 4 Years Old
Weight 1,550 Iba.
Will stand the season 1912
at my farm 1 1-2 iniles north-
east of Duke.
Terms to Insure $8.00
I will give the fee $#.00 for
best colt this eeasou.
C W. HESSLER,
Owner.
ANNOUNCEMENT-
()ur buyer is now in Dallas, the best
market in the south-west selecting a new and
complete line of
NOTIONS,
DRY GOODS
SHOES ETC
and we have a letter advising that he is pur-
chasing the best line that has ever been
sliipi>ed to this section and that the first ship-
ments should arrive here by Monday Apr. 5th.
We want you to come iu and see the new
goods. Watch for Big Ad next week.
J. F. MILLER MERC CO.
A Complete Line ef Millinery.
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The Duke Times (Duke, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, April 5, 1912, newspaper, April 5, 1912; Duke, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc403639/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.