The Altus Plaindealer. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, April 12, 1901 Page: 3 of 4
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LOCALITIES.
Go. to Judge \\ oodson for legal
advice.
J. R. McMahan left for Guthrie
yesterday on businesss.
Claude Miller went up to Man-
gujn yesterday on business.
W. C. Brunk, four miles south,
was noted on our streets Wednes-
day.
E. R. McDaniel and J. C. Ay-
cock paid Nayajoo a visit this
week.
For farm loans, call on Greer
County Abstract Co., at Maffgum
Okla.
Ed Shipes, a Navajoite, was a
business visitor to our little city
Monday.
Altus’ new drug store is selling
goods as cheap as any railroad
town.
Judge Woodson and E. D. Mc-
Gregor left for Vernon on business
this morning.
A big stock of wagon and bug-
gy paint at Geo. D. Pendleton’s
new drug store.
Mrs. A. J. Fitter from near
Lock, was shopping in our city
Irst of the week.
James Little, a substantial far-
mer of Martha, was noted on our
streets yesterday.
Judge Orr, of tho News, paid
his old home at Vernon a visit
some days ago.
The Canton. Cultivators, the
peoples’ favorite for sale by
Hightower & Funderburks,
Wash Bailey, a progressive
farmer living near Navajoe was a
business visitor to our town this
week.
The Johnson Hardware Cc7
have just received a car load ot
bran new buggies, and are offer-
ing some good bargains.
Melvin Miller, a young man 28
years of age, who lived eight
miles east of Navajoe, died on
^he 8th inst.
Miss Lillie Maupin in company
with C. C. Mansfield paid her sis-
ter, Mrs. W. M, McDaniel of
Navajoe, a visit Sunday.
V. E. Conklepaid Vernon a vis-
itp Saturday, returning Tuesday.
Gossip suggests that he went on
a very important mission.
If you want the best Planter
made and one that will plant
anything, buy the Canton for sale
by Hightower & Funderburk.
Johnsoi) Hardware and Imple-
ment Co. will sell you syrup and
sugar cheaper than ever bought
in Altus.
Miss Ella McMahan who has
been attending the Fort Worth
v Commercial College, returned
home Tuesday, to the delight of
her many friends.
t If you want to see the business
manager have a bad case of the
“April grins” just shove 50 cents
down his right hand breeches
pocket. This works like a charm.
Try it and see.
Rev. L. W. Abernathy of Man-
gum, preached a very impressive
sermon in the Baptist church at
this place last Sunday from the
text: “When I see the blood I will
pass over you.”
Judge Woodson received a let-
ter from Secretary Jenkn s the
V'ther day in which he says the
government will adopt no now or
experimental plan of opening the
new territory, so boys get your
horse in good trim as soon a^
possible.
«. Dr. J. E. Fowler reports the
arrival of tho following babies
since our last issue: Mr. and Mi s.
T. E. Teeter, three miles south,
a boy, born Saturday; Mr. and
Mrs* Ady on Saltfork, a girl, born
Sunday; Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelms
five miles east, a boy on Monday.
*• J. E. Coen left for Granite Sat-
urday where will reside in future,
having accepted a position as
manager of a lumber yard at t.in?
place. !Mr. Coen is a young man
of many good traits of character
and has many friends in Altus
Swho will join the Plaindealer in
wishing him all th.ngs nice.
Will Funderburk canto <y;t
from Mangum Sunday to take
Eater with humefolks.
W„B. Wright and famfiy visited
Granite Sunday, as did also LTiclc
Dick Blaine and family.
P. T. Betiis of Waco, paid the
family of John J. Rogers a very
pleasant visit of a few days du-
ration this week. D. L. Walker
and Will McDaniel were much
relieved at his departurefor home
Wednesday.
The Plaindealer acknowledges
the receipt of a neatly printed
blotter from the Mangum Star,
tho work perhaps of Frank Miller,
well known in Altus. Mr. Miller
is an artistic and up-to-date
printer, and the Star is one of our
best exchanges.
Dr. James Bryce and Charlie
Maupin visited Granite Monday,
returning Wednesday. They re-
port smallpox of a very malignont
type raging in that place. The
doctor states that he was told that
there were sixty cases in that
town with a number of deaths,
three dying Tuesday.
We call attention to the fourth
page where the county local-, are
Lo be found and where will be
seen the ad of Robt. E. Dunlap.
Mr. Dunlap appreciates the fact
that money invested in printer’s
ink pays, and you would think so
too if you should hang around his
store and see tho business he is
doing,
A couple of runners came to
Altus about midnight last Friday
night from Yeldell and requested
Justice W. C. Jarboe to go im-
mediately to that place and hold
an inquest over the body of John
Laughlin, who was found dead
that morning and who was thought
by some to have been foully
dealt with. Judge Jarboe went
down Saturday morning and the
jury of inquest found that “the
deceased came to his death by a
fall from bis horse,”
Our local health officers, Dr. W.
D. Baird, received a telephone
message Wednesday Jfrom Dr.
Dodson at Mangum, the county
health officer, which stated that
two patients had died from small-
pox JJnorth of Mangum and that
there had been'seventeen deaths
from the same disease in the cor-
porate limits of Granite in the past
thirty days, and that the type was
of a very malignant and fatal
form. Ho further stated that the
city council was in session and
would likely pass an ordinance
compelling all in that town to be
vaccinated. If the people of Greer
had enforced the order of the
health officers in January very
likely there would not be a case
in the county today. The people
of Altus wisely took advantage of
this precaution and the loathsome
disease was soon stamped out at
this place.
Dr. J. J. Satterfield made a trip
to Navajoe last Saturday in the
interest of his mining claims in
the mountains near that place.
He returned Sunday in company
with Claude Miller, his partner.
It will be remembered that the
Plaindealer gave an account
two weeks ago of a veiy rich gold
discovery made by them. Mr.
Miller stayed close by the rich
treasure until he succeeded in get-
ting all the claims1 allowed by law
staked off, and he is now in Altus
receiving the congratulations of
his host of friends. Soon after the
Plaindealer came out he was
worried no little by curiosity and
treasure seekers, receiving tele-
graphic inquiries from all portions
of America, and when cablegrams
from Europe and Asia began to
pour in he could not stand tl o
strain, and as above stated, came
here to recuperate and mingle
with the boys.
And to this end we are adding continually such other lines uh
arc nece33ary to enable us to keep what you want. \V c have a
nice line of
la All Be Most Poplar sfeatks.
AnJ have just received a shipment of Corliss Coon & Co.,
Linnen Collars and Cuffs one of the leading brands and the most
popular Collars and Cuffs made at the price. We are receiving
daily bur
, New spring M Summer
Goods and are showing already some of the lates fancies of
the season. Mis.s Esther Cole will be in charge of our
Again this season. She lias been in St. Louis some’time now
studying the styles and selecting our Millinery trimmings, etc. and
wo expect to sell you your Millinery this Spring and Summer.
We are ever on the lookout for the things that will please you
WE WANT YOUR TRADE AND ARE,
YOURS F03 BUSINESS.
Hightower & Funderburk-
ccTarr.aMn"a'2
Navajoe Dots.
Smallpox scare is over.
Jim Bailey is at his post again.
Our school is full again, but
nearly all have sore arms.
Frank Greer has recovered from
a severe attack of pneumonia.
J. W. Bradley of near Duke,
has moved into our part.
Since our last, three new houses
have been built in Navajoe—
hardware, grocery and dry goods.
Lumber is on the ground for
Blackwell’s new grocery an 1 Al-
len’s new hotel.
Dr. R. E, Tollerson and lady
have returned from their extended
visit to St. Louis and their old
Arkansas home.
Mr, and Mrs, Blackwell have
returned from St. Louis and a
visit to their old Tennessee home,
He says every one is excited
over Oklahoma, His brother ac-
companied him home.
Miss Smith, Blackwell & Akin’s
new milliner from St. Louis, and
Mr. Stewart Miller, our new dry
goods merchant from Cranberry,
Texas, have been welcomed into
our society circles.
Newt Stroud was a recent vis-
itor to our little city.
Navajoe “Kickers” crossed bats
with Lone Oak’s “Overalls” Sat-
urday evening. Archie Brooks
broke all the bats on the “dew
drops,” and tho game was called
off.
Miners from Denver are at
work on the mines near here. Mr.
Arthur Yeckley is also with them.
Next.
Jno. JB Rogers,
Dealer In
GROCERIES & HARDWARE.
Altus,
O. T.
KEEP UP WITH OKLAHOMA.
James B. Lock. Lord Mayor of
the city bearing his name, located
s wen miles south-east of Altus,
was a business visitor to our burg
recently.
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NOTICE FOR FL’RLIt’ATION.
Department of the Interior, Land olfico at
! Mangum, Oklahoma, March 21, 1901.
Notice is hereby given that the following-
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his ciaim.
and that said proof will be made before the
I Register and Receiver of the United Mates
1 Land office at Minirum, Oklahoma, on May
j 1th, 1901, viz: , , ,
Wesley S. Ricks for tho swl-l of »< c 21.
' tp 3 n. rende-e 19 west.
I lie names the following witnesses to
I provl. |,|s rnntlneoiis ri-'ddei.ce u;-in run
1 mltlvstlon of -aid lend. viz.. .
O. A. Fink . f Nfivaioe c t; -John I>. Ksi-
' ley of NavajoeoT; J. H* Ricks of Navajoe
! otTI. Rick- of Ni.vahoe oT,
H. D. Mi Knight.
Register.
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HTfiNTEREST is bein* disrl.yed in the
M H use of smokeless powders tnd
IS SI Dckeifd bullets in large calibre rifies.
HpBj A 45 calibre bullet weighing 5C0
grains gives a snock to large gsme thrt the
small bores can not always be depended on
for. Martin Model 1895 Repeaters hsvs
“ Special Smokeless Steel ” bsrrels. For
up-to-date information see our c a 111 o g.
.Mailed lor 3 stamps.
The marun Fire arms Co.
NEW HAVIN, CONN.
Altus is situated in the Southeastern portion of
Greer county, and is surrounded by the most fer-
tile agricultural lands in Southwestern Oklahoma.
This county' contains 1,511,575 acres, 2352 sections,
and 9443 homes, with 200 homes not yet taken up.
Over one bale of cotton, 60 bushels of corn, 35
bushels of wheat, and even ICO bushels of oais
per acre, have been made here. The citizens are
good, clever people, and the latch strings hung
loose on the door to the right kind of immigrants.
I am now permanently located in Altus, and
have assumed the business management of the
Plaindealer, a four page, five column all home-
print local paper published at this place. The paper
is devoted exclusively’ to Oklahoma and the W est,
and gives each weekall the local and general hap-
penings of the great West.
All information in regard to land laws, etc., will
be given from time to time, and each < iiange in
same carefully noted. The paper is located neai
the border of the Kiowa-Comanche Indian Reser-
vations, which are soon to be thrown open to white
settlement, and one of its special features is to
keep its readers posted in regard to this, the last
great opening of the public domain.
The old subscription price has been one dollar
but we have decided to make a cut of just half
for the next two months to new subscribers and will
send them the paper one year for only HUY «"*».
We have made arrangements with a few of the
leading papers and will club the two together one
year for as fallows:
Atlanta Constitution and Plaindealer
o. Picayune and Plaindealer ........
St. Loui- Republic and PLAINDEALER
Dallas News and Plaindealer.................
Guthrie State-Capital and Plaindealer
Commercial-Appeal and Plaindealer
Home and Farm and Plaindealer
Or we wii! send the Plaindealer one year and a
sectionized map of Creor county and the Kiowa-
Comache c m.cry for only’ 90 cents.
®-:rThu y * give you an opportunity to get a
good Ok ■ cal paper together with one of
your favo’ ;a w-oapers for the usual priceof one,
Addres- : rers to the Plaindealer, Altus,
Oklahoma, or to the undersigned.
James T. Buck.
(To ineiTv. ar.fety send P. O. order or registeri-d letter.)
All kinds of job work neatly and tastily exe»
cutcd here on short notice. Give us a trial. *
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Kelly, James Edwin. The Altus Plaindealer. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, April 12, 1901, newspaper, April 12, 1901; Altus, Oklahoma Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc496588/m1/3/?q=%22%22%7E1: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.