The Curtis Courier. (Curtis, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 18, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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The Curtis Courier.
Yol. 8.
CURTIS, WOODWARD COUNTY, OKLA.. JUNG II |,,os
No. 3*>.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Ripe peaches are in the local
THE 5IZE OF IT.
i ■ . i.u- this week t- v.-
i show '.hat the Santa Fe are market,
lot intending to move ttafl The j»erson who isalwuvs !<• A-
jc>a :i •aitern Woodward jn,, for trouble usuailv fin«1 s it.
| J. w. Our and wtfbd h tH
J- •' '' " 1 ' ,a<‘ "• rK‘" were in Curtis, Tuesday on bus*
lave been dumj* 1 along the jnegs
Runt of way in this locality, to-
, , , • i t. Two or three firms are ugur-
l-ei i with other material. It. . ,
. mg on ocatmg in bus:hors in
■nav be a further chidi play, j *
■which has been going on for j JK1’-
Lears. much to the detriment of j Dr. I. S. Hunt has received a
Ladner and improvement alonsr ^e line of clocks, which he is
He section effected. The officials jelling cheap.
Ijaven r<_as <n >r this tomfoolery Faure has thousands of sweet
|:utit is not pleasant fcrthe people potato plant:., one-fourth mile
L/k kuveto stand it and are west of Quinlan,
loosing money everyday. Then* W. W. Parsons of llaskew at*
L. miy be kept up for the pur-j tended Odd Fellow lodge in this
Lose a person intimated to us the city hist Thursday.
■other day trying to wear one or The blackberry crop this year
■two towns out so that when the js ;mmence Every bush is load-
■niove ca.ne there would be no e(j ^own witli berries.
■townstWe to move, as is veil why* spend 10c for a cigm
|i:no\vn the radioau v.ou c ne 1,1 when you can get ours for a nick
for the ex pence largely. A pe- eJ? --THE ALTON GOODS,
tion should be gotten up, asking
i
the officials to cease squeezing
the Insluehs life out of Curtis,
; a)i Mil criminal to I aap
, A:p th g.-me .he way it hash, n
| pinycu for i ho part two or three
I years.
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THE NEW STORE.
I The grocery and noli* n stock
I that John R. Let If or} opened in
| ihe Goodier building last week
is a3 “neat as a pin.” far. Ltd-
ford has an experience of several
years in the mercantile business,
part of which was in this city
:i1.. at three years ager—and he
thorough.") understands the bus-
iness. He is thoroughly compe-
tent and willing to cater to the
_ wants of the buying public.
I While his stock is not large it
I has been selected with great care
I and is fresh and clean. Besides.
■
I groceries and .notions, he has a
I fine stock of first-class organs
j and sewing machines that is of
J fered at very low prices and for
I quality cannot be beaten any-
I where. Persons who favor Mr.
give
J. H. Thornton will
public sale at his residence, three
miles south of this city, on July
2nd.
J. W. Riley has traded his
farm, east of this city for a bar-
field county farm and property
in Enid.
Ross Kinnaman and Zcllen
Tiie storm of Friday night
d ;struyed much timber on Sand
creek.
The digging of cyclone eaves
seems to be one of the industries
of this town.
Character is what a man i t ally
is. His reputation is what people
say about him.
Tomato and cabbage plants for
sale. A. Faure, one-fourtl. mile
west of Quinlan.
Just received, a fine lu « oi
post cards. Come in and ste thorn
at the drug store.
Pasture in school seeii 'i;
adjoining town is for rent. En-
quire at this office.
All persons owing Dr. 1. S. j
Hunt are requested tocu'l and
.settle same at once.
The severe wind of Friday
night blew down three brick
buildings in Shattuck.
Join the ranks of good livers,
who want the best, and use
* THE ALTON GOODS.”
A merchant can’t oxnect to
sell goods unless he lets Cm peo-
ple know what he has to sell.
All who know themselves to
be indebted to Geo. Ilotz : e re-
quested to call at once and set-
tle.
For the best varieties of sweet
_ _ . , . potato plants, go to G. W. Tan-
*■ awcett wore in Quinlan^ iast j nay1jjj> t,wo miles southeast of
Curtis. >
,ll
Sunday to witness the work of
the wind storm.
If the world is no better by
your having lived in it, your life
is a failure and the sooner you
get out of the way the bettor.
The people of this town seems
to have acquired the going to the
cave habit everytime a cloud as
big as your hand appears in the
sky.
Mrs. Murray of Joplin, Mo.,
is in the city, the guest of her
brother, F. E. Lorry and family.
She may take a fancy to the
country and remain. j
E. G. Briscoe and E. R. Cros-
key, farmers south of this city
were among the list of new sub-
scribers of the Courier, the inde-
✓SLedford with their patronage
pvil; never have cause to regie c j<3n(jenfc panel* that prints the
s j doing, for they will get goods I yg
| at l.vc.^t prices possible and. re- r ’n ’
reive gentlemanly treatment.
Thinks It Saved his Lift?.
Lester M. Nelson of Naples,
Maine, says in a recent letter:
“I have used Dr. King’s- New
Discovery many years, for coughs
and colds, and I think it saved my
life. I have found it a reliable
remedy for throat and lung com-
plaints, and would no more be
without a liottle than I would be
ON TOP.
The first National fbok
of Woodward. Okl&bonH.
Some reasons why you should be one of our oust me ard
what we have to offer as absolute securitv t» <> r uejK-sit- -s:
Security.
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1st. $oT».OOU.OO Capital. Surplus and Undivhlod Profits
2<1. SoO.iHMt.00 Liability of Stockholders
fid! $1,000,000.00 Stockholders’ Worth and lie--!*na: ilit.
4th. Protected bv United States Laws governing banks.
Hth! Protected by The Depositor’s Guaranty Fund <: t ' e
State of Oklahoma.
Protected by a Steel Lined Electric Burglar P:\- f
\ ault which Inis never been defeatedr
Oth.
Reasons Why
The ruins of the past week has
interfered with the wheat har-
vest not a little. Many fields
were ripe enough to cut last
week but the ground was too
muddy to operate a machine oh.
James Stinnett has received
I
Thos. Govier war in Curtis.
Saturday, and made arrange-
ments to move back to his first
love from Woodward.
The election board in this coun-
ty will be as follows: J. D. Gray
and E. J. Richards, democrats;
W. B. Tipton, republican.
The people in the neighbor-
hood of Cedardale will meet in
the Dan Allen grove to celebrate
the fourth of July. A good time
has been arranged for.
R. E. Davis of Woodward has
been appointed dispensary agent,
on account of J. W. Day, who
had been appointed some time
ago failing to accept the pos-
ition.
A wind storm Friday night in-
jured Quinlan to a considerable
extent. It was a straight wind
and came from the northeast.
The wind was very severe and
damaged Whitworth’s pool hall,
Cox’s warehouse and several
other building.
A keen observer makes the
We are in the Roll of Honor Class as one of the Clean
est and Best National Banks in the Unit' d States.
We are United States Depository.
We are State Dope lory.
We are County iVjxisitory.
Interest allowed on time deposits and savings ar
counts.
We have lots of monev to loan our customers. Dur
ing the panic we continued to loan when all others
quit.
We are the only National Bank in Woodward County.
We are the Oldest and Laagest National Bank in
Western Oklahoma.
I)o your business with us as we are always inline
with large finance and can do you more good than
any Bank in this part of the West.
Try us and get ease of mind and Complcle Satisfac
tion.
Join the multitude and be with us “We are the 1 • nk
of and for the people.
The First National Bank,
WOODWARD, OKLAHOMA.
7 th.
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lfith.
fillCjK i'KOW ill ffilp/,
O. H. Wylie, Proprietor,
CURTIS, - OKI—A.
TRONIC WORK A SPECIALTY.
CTLJ I2E
an immence stock of hats sno, ^ that newspapere do
other Roods, which he is sellire nQt receive the credit due them
at very low prices. His stock of fm. sUppressing cr;mc. Ther0
would be more offence, were it
not tor the fact that the intend-
dress hats should be seen by
those wanting- that class of
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without food.” For nearly.forty goods. ^ e(j offenders fear the publicity j @
years New Discovery has stood at Owing to the lact that the cot -1. i . w;n oiven them by the * -si
years New Discovery has stood at
the head of throat and lung ram-
| ^GORTIS DRUG GQMRAOY^ I
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Toilet Articles, including (’o:nbs Toilet Foaps (§)
Ch i amis Skins Brushes, IVrfumeo Sponges, Etc. (gj
Choice Line of Cigars, @
Fix’d CANDIES AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES. @
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Prugj &o<i Medicines
Druggist Sundries,
Owing to the fact that the cot - lhat will be given thom by the i o _____ _____
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edies. As a preventive of pneu- j greatly injured by the storms oi ! paper is of more vaiue t) :ucom-1 ‘ ‘ *__________
monia, and healer of weak lungs the past two weeks, it is deemed | munitv thafl a half dozen law-i 4 XIT l
it has no equal. Sold under jgood judgment to not be too last j yer3 who are wilfing to loan their j YES, ASK fOT WH A I YUU VV AIN 1 1
guarantee at 1. :>. Hunt’s drug with that cotton gin prop JSition. for a con side ration to —--— - .....- *.».
store. 50-
bottle free.
pa-1 ^1.00. Trial
' 1 OVi HV.LJ AVI
If the ctop promises to be a fall* a,^. cl.jmjIlak
one. the gin will be built, how- v -
ever.
IIAVd cor IT
Groceries; & Confectioneries,
CdS* NOliONS. JEWELRY, GLASSWARE,
Qjeeiswue and 5tAtion?ry.
i vqi a:it 152 ? r.iy-st.)-:; ami get price. Those th.i* have dolt with me havfl
y< the chance^we tlfat ydtfi* Will make cniic deiiverv fotind iquaro dealings, a d inter 1 iln m«tbcd 1 expact to boUd my future
liver It taking e few dayc ofF. dveywereeponsi . t reeled.. l£»l.(rftw.qw. vio«.r
a..u give you a rt»i - ^ ^ purj ,oikI la*.v«i. In fact, buy nothing that, will not . :.:?s U-at lav.
F^_ HZ.
;n’_ fjr M. 3 >RN i CA. th • Great r.ik.wo Tailoj.s, who guarantee to fi+.
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Just l.andcJ
r-oy THF }i, ,17.- j 400 magnificent doth amples. ■
Am now ready to take your meas-
If you are blue, dejected; v ml1 urc yor high grade Made to Meas-
feel like tne ,.*orld ousit. m 101*:^,.^ Garments at ex .: v low
F< r Saic.
Drug stock in Curtis is for sale.
Anyone wanting to purchase will
please call on the Curtis • Drug j
Co., Curtis, Oklahoma.
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If you can’t speak agobd word Put it to work by using Sim-1 antee 0f thorough satis o-k n
A4)1 your town, you aro- in the men’s Liver Purifier (tin boxes); gujtg> ^13,50 to $35.Od.
ing place and should move at is the best regulator ci thorn
a ill.
Bernie C. Baxter,
Sales Agt.
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