The Eldorado Courier. (Eldorado, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1909 Page: 2 of 6
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suits for Bom Men and women
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Ladies' Suits, $15 to $40
Do not these coo! days make you feel the need
of u new fall suit. We are showing some excel-
lent values that are right up to the minute in style,
fabric and workmanship. fJThis does not mean
suits for men alone, but we have a full line of
ladies tailored suits, that are every bit as stylish
and good as any to be found in town. Remem-
ber this when looking for a suit.
Men's Suits, $10 to $35
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J THE HUB
Oklahoma
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Eldorado Courier tofee"ikell0<l'c,w|,en'iojiss'ppi holds a warm
strayed away from home, place i„ tti« writer's
He yearns for good ol.d heai.t> m)t because .f
Mississippi unci the yearn
meets the requirements
of the progressive West,)
STEPHEN W. JOHNSON. CARL A. HATCH
JOHNSON * HATCH. Flora.
STEPHEN W. JOHNSON. Eoitob
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 15. 1909.
Light established 1901
Courier established 1902
Consolidated 1902
Entered at the PoatoflBce at Eldorado. Oklahoma
aa Sees ad Cloa Mail Matter.
sticks in his throat and
chokes him until tears
comes to his eyes. He
but because that is his
OXK DOLLAR I»KR YF.AII
Occasionally a good
man grows dissatisfied
with Mississippi. The
would give a month's native state, and 3-0111-
work to see the cows „e0ple are excelled by no
standing at the bars 011* , ... "
.his old Mississippi farm,IP°®P e' fo1' hosl»<^ty,
and hear the horn blowl1,11 eUce a loyalty,
for dinner. Memory is a I ^n<I for you. the editor
marvelous painter and I a paper that has been
paints the things that the guiding star for old
we love best. It pictures Holmes for over 72
to the traveler the corn yearS, to make such an
silking 111 the field he , •
once owned, the cotton a3sertl0D.y°» not on-
whitening the harvest, 1-^. ^ Oklahoma an
stretching r11^118^ut each and
of which we are thank-Idoubt have been there! They say that most o
ful lor, but perhaps you for several days. Bill'the big wads of liaii
we glory in your meth- women carry 011 tlieii
ods of taking up for Olus-'lieat*s *s not their own
tee as long as you stay
in the bounds of reason.
milk is too 3-ellow or the
honey too sweet, and he I clover
'away m a carpet of red'every person that reads
doesn't like them to flow
over his land any way.
So he parts with his farm
sells his live stock and
"other things to numer-
ous to mention" and
moves to Oklahoma.
Then lie takes his good
Mississippi money am
buys a farm, which to-
day is and tomorrow is
not, because the wind
has blown it away. Oi
he tries Colorado and
slushes around in the
mud irrigating a strip of
bottom bo narrow that
a cow can't jump over in
t^tho field because she
jumps ovor it. Then lu
1 teal's of Texas and goes
down to hunt the bag oi
gold at the end of the rain-
bow. In the day timche
scratches sand burs out of
Ins horses' flesh and at
your paper. 11 y ou sho w
us ten men who have
come west and then re-
are speaking of cyclones
if so we refer you to
statistics where you will
see that Mississippi had
more cyclones the past
year than did Oklahoma.
Eldorado has been here
for over eight years and
during that time there
has been a world of real
estate changed hands, we
do not give the wind cred-
it for it, however, but
our hustling real estate
men who have woven
capital among the home-
steaders.
It is false.
When you intend an-
swering another article
of any description post
yourself a little hotter
and see if it would'nt
pay.
Market.
Each Saturday afternoon from
3 to 6 o'clock the ladies of the
Methodist Church will have for
sale at the Eldorado Grocery:
meats, salads, and dainties of
different kinds. This may help
solve the problem of your Sun-
day dinner.
Well, Bill, this is not
to censure you for your
dodging but to lead you
turned east we will show back in the path that
VAll ninft P f I i -11 A
in the corner of the old
fences, and in infinite de-
tails poin ts to a thousand
things that touch the
the heart and its whim
sical power. Happy is
the man who awakes
from sleep to find that
he has wandered from
Mississippi in his dreams
only.-T-Lexington (Miss.)
Advertiser.
"When ignorance is
bliss it is folly to be
wise." The writer of the
above piece has no doubt
never visited "The land
>f the fail GodM or else
night contipedes crawl ho >» trying to hold his
over his face. When his!diminishing- flock to-
U>omy awmm he tnginsj aether. Brother. Mi»
and green, richer than
the rugs of Persia. It
shows him the elms as
they whisper to his chil-
dren at play beneath i ,
them, points to the roses ^ou mue those same,you should follow, your
men who wish they were apt in dodging is only
west again. The remem- exceeded by you in ten-
brance of the East tion to flattery. Bill we
agrees with the man who are not free from pulling
comes west, but the re- the cork, as you say but
membrance of the West they can't catch us in the
does not agree with the belly with a hook, and
man who goes east. If in this instance it is not,
you want to make such us pulling the cork but
o lious comparisons as you trying to pull the")
above you had better, wool. When you dis-
substitute Arkansas, and pure the facts heretofore
not jump on the baby published in the Courier)
state, the state that the you are calling some of
whole United States is the most prominent busi-j
watching climb the lad- lies* men of Olustee liars,
ier to supiein y. As to While 111 Oiusteo one day
t e winds u < ) ve plen- \v« learned things that
t v"' : ' 11- you have not heard, soj
c.ifeaiig days 01 ni^hta, all * you my, and vmi not
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First State Bank
Of Eldorado, Oklahoma
Welcomes you. If you are not already one of our cus-
tomers, we will be glad to have you open an account
with us. We know how, and we take pleasure in serv-
ing our customers in a manner that will please them.
This bank is managed strictly on business principles,
and we offer every accomodation consistent with con-
servative banking. Every account, whether large or
small, is appreciated. Business of every nature that is
intrusted to our care, is handled strictly confidential.
Safety, courtesy, promptness, offered to all. When in
town, whether you have business to transact or not,
drop in to tee us.
DEPOSITS GUARANTEED
A. P. PIERCE.
President.
BEN F. READ.
Cashier.
F. T. CCPE.
Asst. Cashier.
DIRECTORS
J. M. Posey A. C Ford L W. Wiley T.C. Phillips
C & w. C Reeves A. P. Pierce
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Johnson, Stephen W. The Eldorado Courier. (Eldorado, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1909, newspaper, October 15, 1909; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc403720/m1/2/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.