The Altus Times. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 2, 1908 Page: 3 of 4
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Bring Your Cracked Cotton
Bolls to the
KIMBELL GIN
And receive the highest market price for
them, cash or trade.
We Iihvo equipped our plant with the llnwnt
machinery mauufaetured fur tho purpose of
I^MKinuiiig the*e cracked bulla, or gntli»r*d cot-
and will buy all brought to our place of
bu*iue».
Bring
them in. Don't fail to gather
every scrap o( your crop.
Gathering these unopened lolls meant* just
that much more mouey iu your pocket, and we
> highest price for theui.
THE KIMBELL GIN
HENRY KIMBELL, Prop.
We Want Your Cracked
Bolls
We believe the farmers and cotton planters of Jack-
son County will gather every scrap of their crop
when they learn that the
LEGER GIN
Will pay the v«ry highest price for them, either in cash or
trade. It don't make any difference to us how you want to
trade. We will giu your cotton for them, pay you cash for
them, or trade }-ou coal for them—any way to get them—
and we want all we can"'get. So bring them to us.
We have recently equipped our ginning plant, already
one of the roost completeln Oklahoma,-with a number of
ROGERS CLEANERS, the latest unproved machine on the
market for handling this class of cotton. When vou bring
your bollB come in and see the machine at work. Lot us
show you a sample of the machine's work.
THE 4.EGER GIN
H. R. EDDY, Mgr.
A.
C. HOUSTON,
LUMBER
THE FALL BUILDING SEASON IS AT HAND,
and you want to make those improvements you
have long contemplated. I want to figure your lum-
ber bill, and sell you whatever you need. I have a
complete stock of everything in the line of lumber
and building material, and I am here to serve you.
YARD JUST NORTH OF SQUARE.
Phone 231. A. C. HOUSTON
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SCHOOL NOTES.
Item of Interwt Relating to tbe Teach-
en, Papila, their Btudiea, and
Other Matter*.
School began Monday, after a
vacation of one week.
Ilayden Portwond, of Blair,
hat entered High eohool.
J»»«eio Houchon t npent her va-
cation with homefolk* at Hee«.
Tom Ayiock. who ha* been ill
with typhoid fever, i* recovering.
Mis* Miriam Meadow* of Law*
tou, ha* charge of tbe High
aohool.
Alma i* out of achool thia
woek. We uuderttaud «ho haa
something on her miud.
Mr. Ruthruff accompanied by
Roy McClay, attended the *tate
teacher*' association at Tulsa
laat week.
Mis* Elsie Mae Tyndall, of
Hauuibal, Mo., uow haa charge of
history and language* iu the
High school.
Mi** Stoue spent vacation in
Mangum and Granite; Mia* Ad-
am* in Warrenshurg, Mo.; Mis*
Holmesley in Sedalia, Mo.; Mia*
Cox in Pawnee, Okla.; Miss Gib-
son in Ft, Worth.
The following pupil* hav«
rolled siuoe the holiday*: Edna
Matthew* ot Bowie, Tex ; J«ck'
Bonner of Lawton; Jeff'King,
Elizabeth Sumner of Veri
Tex.; Dargon CeDter of Plew Val-
ley, and Ruby White.
The Senate held it* last meot
iug at the home of Luther While,
six miles nf.rthenst of town. A
covered wagon drawn by fonr
rnuk's conveyed the party to their
destination. A program of reci-
tations and music by the Seu-
mte orchestra and quartette
was given, the original songs by
the quartette and the recitations
by Mr. Ruthruff deserving special
mention. Refreshments were
served by Miss Ruby White, win;
was elected to membership iu the
society by tha Senate when about
four miles from town. All en-
joyed themselves, and thank Mr.
and Mrs. White for courtesies
shown them All the senators
were preseut except Irene and
Greer.
The Times ttas Moved.
The Times office has been mov-
iug to its new home thfs week,
and while we have been very
much tom up in the confusiou of
taking down und resetting heavy
machinery, we are. able to get out
this much of a paper. We hope
to he fully settled iu a few days,
aud cordially invite all our
friends to call and see us in out
qu»rters just north of the Al-
dridge building and nearly op-
posite our former location.
Carrie Nation
certainly smashed a hole iu the
barroomsof Kansas, but Ballard's
Horehound Syrup has smashed all
records as a cure for coughs,
Bronchitis, Influenza, aud all
pulmonary diseases. T. C. H.,
Horton, Kansas, writes: "I have
never fouud a medicine that
would cure a cough so quickly as
Ballard's Horehound Syrup. I
have used it'for year*." Sold by
Geo. D. Pendleton.
Will Elect Tuesday.
Members of the Chamber of
Commerce held an informal meet-
ing at the offioe of McClay &
Shaw Tuesday night to prepare
for the aunual election of officers,
which will be held next Tuesday
night. Committees were appoint-
ed, aud a general discussion of
the town's interests was held.
Poultry Wanted.
I will pay you CASH for poul-
try as follows: 6c per pound for
hens, 5Jc for geese, 6^c for ducks,
from 6 to 9c per pound for fryers,
10c each for guineas, 10c each
for old roosters, delivered to ine
at the car at the Frisco depot ic
Altus on January 2 and 3, 1908.
W. C. jarboe.
Nesbeth Got Tbe Stove.
Inoe, Kimberliu & Co. gave
away a $65 Malleable steel range
Saturday afternoon, the recipient
beiug Mr. Nesbeth, an employe
at the oil mill. He was offered
555 for the stove, bat, refused
Wheu it-come* to a question of
home euterprise, price ahould
not alway* govern. However,
our floor is ju*t a* cheap in price
aa*u)v of a higher grade, aud
1 fully guaranteed Demand Leger
| flour aud you'll get it. tf
j Don't forget that Dr. P«-ititt
will return to Alto* ouce each
Mr*. He try Rawlins, at the: mouth hereafter. Look out for
J Olney t ha- room for two »e- the date iu the uewspaper*. which
j lect bo* -*r*. Five in iuote* walk will be advertiaed two week* in
Do«*a your wwV. right jfromeq • I'lrsr-clas* acorn-.advance, aud make yoar arr*« sji"
Movad te> JSorth Side of Squarejdatione. ?•*«*«• *78. }m«oM accordingly
HAPPY NEW YEAR
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THE OWL DRUG CO.
wishes its many friends
a Happy and Prosperous
New Year.
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For All Our Friends
and Customers, Is Our
Sincere Wish.
During the year 1908 you will
find us doing business at the old
stand w ith the same reliable,
made-upon-honor goods and
lines of implements, etc., we
have always sold you.
We shall still make it our
pleasure to extend you every
accommodation possible in line
with our established policy of
doing business, and we trust
that you will still continue to
give us a liberal share of your
trade.-
Thanking you one and all for
past favors, we beg to remain,
Yours for another prosperous Year,
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CHILDRESS, The Jeweler.
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Shepard, Susie W. & Shepard, Horace W. The Altus Times. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 2, 1908, newspaper, January 2, 1908; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc403647/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.