The Bixby Bulletin (Bixby, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, December 11, 1914 Page: 3 of 12
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THE BIXBY BULLETIN
VOL. X
BIXBY, TULSA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER \ 1, 1914
NO. 41
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Dolls, Doll
Carriages,
Toilet Sets,
Some New Buildings. Latest Temperance News. j United States ami White Mule
Short & Brown recently The Everett Brewing Com- in Bixby! Well, well, the worl
® completed a tine five room puny, of Everett, Washington, move* along and even better
® cottage for Mr G. W. Reigle, are planning to use their capital ( when not lubricated with booze
% at the west end of Dawes Ave and to convert their establish
@ Besides the five large rooms uient into a wholesale grocery
® there are a bath room, two when pronition goes into etfect
@ c.osets and two porches, alto there.
S gether making one of the most The liquor men rejoice greatly
® comfortable, convenient and over the return of “Uncle Joe”
® desirable residences in that part Cannon to Congress. It will do
® of town. ... .
them but little good, as “Uncle
The painting was done by W. joe„ ig ui{e|y notl t,0 be speaker
A. Steel, and the lumber was
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Smoking Sets, © <“™8bed b»lhe Bults Lamb,,r
Forry’s
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VV atcnes, g The work of makiue concrete
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wet crowd will not be great.
i ne wui k ui Uian.u, er, has informed the U. S.
Rings and Jewelry.
® progressing nicely and the
walls will soon begin to rise.
® Grandpa Crosby had just
erected a new addition to his
| home before he died, but did nut
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Cato Sells, Indian Commission-
er, has informed the U. S. offi-
are
to inform the local officials and
Indians at that place, that he
will not proceed with the dis-
tribution of the regular quarter
ly funds until he has assurance
that booze will not flow there
during such distribution. Score
one for Mr. Sells and temper-
ance.
live to enjoy it.
J. P. Pautier is erecting a new
two room house just east of his
present residence. It will be! Seventy-five per cent of the
occupied by Mr. Dickason, of |Umatilla Indians of Oregon went
Broken Arrow Short & Brown to the election Nov. 3, and every
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are doing the work. Lumber was
The Spirit of Christmas!
I am thinking of you to day,
because it is Christmas, and I
wish you happiness.
And tomorrow, because it
will be the day after Christmas,
I shall still wish you happiness!
Change in Train Service.
On last Sunday the following
schedule in % passenger trains
went into effect:
West bound: No. 7, 9:22 a. m.,
except Sunday; No. 1, 1:42 p. m.,
No. 5, 6:38 p. m.
East-bound: No. 6, 9 a. m. No.
and so on, through the year. _
I may not be. able to tell you o, 4,38 p. m
about it every day; because I _
may be far away; or because
both ot us may be very busy; or
perhaps I cannot afford to pay
the postage on so many letters, ^e|pei. the Midland Valley,
or find the time to write them.
bought of the Butts Lumber Co.
LOCAL ITEMS.
Mr. W. B. Melton, of Wagoner,
was here Monday.
County Commissioner
New Rural Carrier.
Mr. Lark Harris,who has been
find the time to write them. reCeived the appointment as
But that makes .no difference. nas iec vtu '
The thought and the wish -will be rural carrier for Route 1 wo out
here just the same, whatever ^ p;x^y
joy or success comes to you will T lirinn
make me g'ad. . We congratulate Lark upon
Without pretense and in plain his promotion and expect him to
M&rtS matte good in his new fie,do,
Henry Van Dyke. work. _
\ Laid Off,
Laid Up, $
Laid Away??
MR. BREADWINNER:
Did you ever think what might hap-
pen to you ortoyourfamily/if any of above
c houid find you with no flour in the bin,
and no money in the purse? Would’t it be
wise for you to provide against that day and to
begin NOW.
Our bank accomodates all who wish
to lay aside small sums.
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The Farmers & Merchants l
State Bank 5
All deposit.* protected by the State Uuarnntee Fund Jjfc
Ed
Baker was in the county-seat
this werek on official business.
Miss Edith Hollis, teacher of
the Crosby school west of town,
spent last Sunday with the home
folks in Tulsa.
Mr. Lewis Pregler, from near
Leonard, was in town Monday
for pa.-t of the material be is
needing in his new barn.
Miss Lucile Brill, *ho spent
some days at the home of her
brother, at Sapulpa, returned
home last Monday.
The wife of Rev. J.E. Hobbs, in
attempting to move about at an
early hour last Sunday, fell and
sustained some bruises upon
hei left a. Li. D*-. Wat#rsen was
called out to attend her. Her
generally poor heaith and her
age make the affair more serious
than it would otherwise be.
Mr. J. A. Butts, of the Butts
Lumber Co., spent Monday in
town, looking after his interests
here. He returned to Muskogee
on the evening train.
Mr. A. Hickock, a farmer
living just over the river has
been getting in some good work
repairing his home and building
a cow barn. He got his material
here of the Butts Lum *er Co.
The fine rain last Monday
night cooled off the air, settled
our dust, wet our thirsty wheat
fields and made even the tired
cotton pickers glad.
Dr. W. A. Burdock was down
from Tulsa, on professional
business, Friday.
vote was in favor of State wide
Prohibition. Take the white
man away and the Indian would
not use a drop of booze.
The Prescott brewery, one of
only two in Arizona, has shut
down since ffiat state voted dry
in Noy. Wise men, the owners
were. They know prohibition
does prohibit, so they get from
under.
The New Republic is the name
of a weekly publication of the
Anti-Saloon League of America,
edited by W.E. (Pussy foot) John
son, and published at Westerville
Ohio. The first issue for De
cumber is full of important
items on the big fight and is
well worth the price of a year’s
subscription, which is only fifty
cents.
Vodka is on the tahoo in
Russia, Beer in Germany,
Absinthe in France, Ale in Eng-
land, Whiskey is much of the
Death of Berry Martin Crosby.
Berry Martin Crosby was
born in Atlanta, Georgia, March
20, 1843, and departed this life
lrom his home in Bixby, Okla ,
Dec. 7, 1914, at the advanced age
of 71 years, 8 months and 17
days.
He was united in marriage to
Mary A. McCann, March H, 1869,
and to them in due time two
children were born, Charles E.
in the year 1870 and Mary E. in
the year 1875. His daughter
preceded him to the other world
'n February of this year. The
wife and the son remain to
mingle their grief with that of
six grand children, one great-
grand child and many other
relatives, over 'he departure of
Father Crosby
In the year of their marriage
both made a profession of ro
ligion and united with the M. E.
Church, South, in which they
have since been faithful mem-
bers.
Father Crosby had been ill for
quite a while and slowly gievv
feebler, until on last Monday
at 2 30, he quietly passed to his
reward.
Funeral services were held at
the home on Monday at 2 p m.,
I).V his pastor, Rev. G. M. B.vers,
assisted by Rev. Brill, alter
which interment was made in
our cemetery.
His Brother’s Keeper.
In studying the question of
prevention of disease, what will
you think of this thought: “No
man is or can he a law unto him-
self but is in a large sense his
brother’s keeper Individual
ism must.be submerged in order
that every human unit in every
place have a community of iiter-
est with every other.
—News Jou i nal.
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The First National Bank
CAPITAL $25,000.00
BIXBY
OKLA.
Has the following points,
deal with Banks:
mportant to all whoever
IT IS
A BANK supervised and examined by examiners ap
pointed by the United States Gover nment.
of undoubted honesty
A BANK directed bv a board
and integrity.
A BANK that takes every precaution known to modern
banking to protect its depositors and stockholders.
This to You!
Send or phone us a list of the
names and addresses of six
friends to whom you wish us to
send this special Christmas
number and then when you see
us hand us twenty-five cents. Or
one nnnre and then pay us a
nickel. TiyiU It will do you
good. gladden your friends, and
A BANK that always carries Burglar Insurance,
Fire Insurance, Bonded Officers
A BANK that has stock holders whose individual re-
sponsibility and financial worth is over $100,000.00.
A BANK that appreciates the business of its custom
ers and extends every accommodation it can.
C. LIPSCOMB, Cashier.
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