The Granite Enterprise. (Granite, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1903 Page: 2 of 11
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Shawnee citisens say street cere
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South McAlester will soon have one
of the best equipped Are departments
la the twin territories.
Rural free dellvory has been ordered
established at Alva, to begin January
2, with three carriers.
The First National Bank at Harts*
ohrne has been- authorised to begin
business with the • customary capita;
of 125,090.
The report of the territorial treas-
urer of Oklahoma tor November shows
|816,<0iM on hand. This Is a larger
amount than was ever la the treasury
before.
The American Livestock Company
ef Pones City, with $1,000,000 capita),
Is a new Oklahoma corporation. The
oompany will operate In Oklahoma, In-
dian Territory, Missouri, Kansas and
Texas. t
Guthrie merchants suspended busi-
ness one (lay last week to giro em-
ployees and othera a chance to attend
revival services, whloh were being car-
ried on there—and It wasn't Sunday
either. i
After being out forty-eight hours,
the jury at Cordell foiled to agree In
the case of Thedore Graves, on the
chnrge of murder.
Junes Jenkins of Henryetta was rob-
bed' recently at the union depot, at Den-
ison, Texas. The hold-up artist so
cured |15 for his trouble.
C. P. Henry £ Son, leading mer-
chants at Hugo and Boohltto, have
made an assignment. Their, liabili-
ties are $10,000 and their assets placed
at $90,000. C. G. Shull of Hugo Is
assignee.
The bicycle shop of W. L. Payne at
Checotah was burned to thO ground
last week; loss, $1,000, caused by the
explosion of a gasoline lamp. Mr.
Payne was considerable bruised by the
concussion.
The Traders' Bank and the National
Sank of Holdenville have been consoli-
dated with a $75,000 capital. The name
"National Bank of Holdenville" has
been retained.
Farmers In southern Kansas and
northern Oklahoma report that the
Heeslan fly Is now working on thf
wheat and doing much damage.
At n sale of short horn cattle at
Lexington last week, twenty live head
of cows and calves sold at an average
price of $101.65. At the same sale
twelve Poland China hogs brought an
nverage price of $23.
81k City reports the erection of five
or six brick and stone buildings on
the site of the buildings recently
burned.
Milton Armstrong, residing near
Crescent City, recently found a two-
headed snake. It Is of the non-poison-
ous species and Is still alive and ac-
tive.
Cotton' reached 11 cents at Shawnee
one day last week—the' highest of the
Bruce C. Jones of Georgia hss been
Appointed chief clerk In the Cherokee
land olios at ^Tahlequah to succeed
William J. Cook,' who has been trans-
flsrred to the oommlwtlon's general of
Itoe at Muskogee.
White Is token as a symbol of pur*
Uy, faith and chastity the world over.
laxative!
i Tablets. Price OBo.
"I csn^hsar the drusts as the army
aB^sse? m sua
refrain
Came in murmurs te his e .
But they whispered low: "He has
dreamed It so.
And It Is no drum he hears.
1 can hear the life as It leaps with lit*.
And the drums roll madly, too/'
Was the old man's sigh, as with klndlins
•re'
He would hum the waraongs throush.
"It Is Jimmy Shea—that Is how he'd
play
When the road was hard and long:
And it's Billy's drum that is earning,
Comet'
As It "keeps time with the sons.
And his flnsers slim heat a tottoo grim
On the stout am of the chair.
While Ms lips grew stern fcnd Ms eyes
wefctd burn
With the ilre that once was there.
"O, the bugle call, and the drums and
He would say. "Their music Alls
All the night and day; I can hear them
In the march beyond the hill*.
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I can hear the drums, and the'army
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From beyond the hills," he said.
With his eyes aglow he saluted slow
And he touched his snowy head.
Then his eyes were closed as If he but
nd .he
Ani Eta' day of days had dawned,
For the low drum beat had allured his
To the hills—and far beyond.
-W. P. N. In Chicago Tribune.
Looking Forward.
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I almost hate
Jfy sister Kate's
Blue eyes and curling tresses,
As time goes by
I know that I
Must grow to wear her dresses.
Railroad Tiea of Leather.
The invention of a leather crosstU.
designed to take the place of sleepers
made of wood, is attracting attention
in railroad circles.
F. W. Dunnell of West Warren,
Mass., is the inventor. In the manu-
facture of his crosstie, which weighs
125 pounds, the scrap leather from
shoe shops is taken into a disintegra-
tor, ground line, subjected to a re.
fining process and molded.
The tension of the molding machine
can be so regulated that tiss hard
enough to tnke n splks or ties through
which a spike cannot be driven can be
turned out.
Went OS at Wrong Time.
A ludicrous Incident occurred dar-
ing the last act of a play at a Bldde*
ford (Maine) theater last weak. Just
when the audience was giving Its
closest attention to the stage, a loud
pop waa heard down In front, it was
evident that a bottle had "gone off"
in somebody's poeket, and It set every-
body into a snicker.
This Is the season when the debu-
tante comes out bjr going Into society.
FLOWBftlMQ BULBS.
Write for our catalogue which tells
hew to have perfect suocess, free.
"Oklahoma Floral Company,^
Nurserymen, fffedsmen. Florists,
Oklahoma City, Okla.
To the Chinese yellow betokens
royalty.
If you went creamery prices do as
the creameries do, use. JUNE TINT
BUTTER COLOR.
If it were good for no other purpose
no one could dispute that in silence
there is safety.
Girls kiss each other in the moat
loving way when there are men
around.
180 NBW STUDKNTS
are expected to enter Tyler College
for the mid-winter term, Mondny, Jan-
uary 4,1904.
This Is a golden opportunity for
elerka, farmere' eons and daughters
and many others to take a buahees
and shorthand course during the win-
ter months when there Is little doing
in business housss or on the farm.
The time spent in
decisis snd Fartlse
one winter. If Invested in brains, pro-
psrea young people to double end.
thrtbble their Income and lay up some-
thing for the rainy day* Write today
for large Illustrated catalogue fjree.
Addreaa Tyler College, Department
%>, Tyler, Texas.
! One bad man eon do more harm
in the way of demoralising a foroe
than three decent on eh can do good.
Banners—Wonder what ' makes
Smith look so lonesome since he waa
married?
Jenners—Hasn't any place to call on
Sunday evenings.—-Philadelphia Tele-
graph.
Cesser Conquered Britain -
Malaria was conquered by Hlmmdn's
Liver Purifier (tin box). Protected
from moisture, dust and insects. Clears
the complexion, cures constipation,
aids and oorrecta action of the liver.
In Its varying shades rose* color Is
said to betoken the highest wisdom.
WHY IT IB THE BEST
is because made by an entirely different
process. Defiance Starch is unlike any
other, better and one-third more for 10
cents.
Apology may be made in fear, but
honest men apologise in deference to
their honor.
Twentieth century ideas—the auto-
mobile, wireless telegraphy, Okla
Cooking Oil, the great lard and butter
substitute. It la cheaper and better.
Temptation Is the devil's form oi
injunction.
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There are few bachelors who art
really half as contented as married
men.
The cooka that malm themselves
famoua use Okln Cooking Oil.
The fever of fdnntclsm Is not Um
fever of faith.
A negligent love can easily becoau
a diligent hate.
fsuowcLormi at roswwnx
Keep them white with Red Cross Boll Bto»
All grocers sell burgs t as. package, • oenta
That which is aitected can never b*
effective.
Parents do not neglect your Chlld>
ren's Coughs, Sore Throats, Colds,
E£c., they often leqd to fatal results.
Try Simmons' Cough Syrup. Pisa*
ant, safe and sure. Guaranteed. Prion
25 and 50 cents.
He who hesitates is—well, he Is apt
to get the bettor of the bargain.
We Fence Our
Herd cf Buffalo
wtth MCE FENCE on posts 100
feet apart. You can saVe a lot of p<
by using Pago Fenoe, becauss
Wiro is coiled, hence more (lutie,
more serviceable, lasts longer ana
requirss far fewer posts. This con?
non filled out and sent us securss
full deecriptions and our Fence Fsper
FEMB for one year.
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cmostfiH—fib IWIN Wim Find SQL, Adrlsa, BUhlpa.
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Kettell, W. H. The Granite Enterprise. (Granite, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1903, newspaper, December 10, 1903; Granite, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc404515/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.