The Manchester Journal. (Manchester, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, February 13, 1914 Page: 4 of 4
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WITH OUR CORRESPONDENTS,
Waldron
W. S. Blowey went to Byron last
Friday.
•lay Tripp made a business trip to
Tuesday.
Sam Boone of Byron was In Wald-
ron Monday.
Henry Me Roy of Byron, was in
town last week.
J. N. Johnson went to Anthony on
business, Monday.
Mr3 Dr Napoleon went to Byron
and back Saturday.
L. E. Johnson went to Cherokee
Monday on business.
Will Hughes went to Cherokee
Tuesday on business.
Mis Rosa Butz is working for Mrs.
O. T. ness this week.
Mrs. Davis took dinner at the Joe
Rockwell home Sunday.
Ed a d Henry Sherman returned
from Michigan last week.
Mrs. Will Hoffman was on the sick
list the first of the week.
Hazel Eaton and Ed Riley of Wich-
ita were in town Tuesday.
Fred Bowen of Manchester visited
relatives the first of the week.
Mrs. Henry Sethman was on the
sick list the first of the week.
H. E. Blowey went to Anthony
Tuesday, returning Wednesday.
Jim Messener and family visited
Sunday with relatives in town
Joe Wood and wife weut to Anth-
ony Tuesday returning Wednesday.
R. Sethman returned from St. Joe
Saturday, where he has been on bus-
iness.
Mrs Herbert Snyder and daughter,
called on Mrs C. L. G <ss Sunday af-
ternoon.
Miss Vesta Lockwood went to Har-
per Friday to visit relatives returning
Sunday.
E. G Wilson and C. W. Warren was
in Manchester one day last week on
business.
Henry Mishler and his son, Roy
went to Bluff City Monday, returning
Tuesday.
W. E. Thatcher and family went to
Manchester Monday to visit relatives
a few days.
Clearance Wilcox of Manchester,
was in Waldron the first of the week
on business.
led, she is much better at this writ
ing.
Jim Cotterili -and family of Man-
chester, visited Sunday at the Joe
Cotterili home.
Quite a number of young folks en-
joyed the skating party Monday nigi t,
at the J. L Davis pond.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jarvis of
Byron, visited the first of the week at
the Joe Reynolds tiome.
L. F Starks left last Thursday for
Davis City, Iowa, to visit his son,
Geo , and other relatives.
Florence Carter and Olive Barber
visited Sunday with Miss Vinita Mc-
Duffee at the Joe Rockwell home.
Mrs Joe Reynold went to Byron on
business Saturday, returning iu the
evening with her brother, Paul Rader.
Mrs. L. E. Jones returned from
Colorado Tuesday, where she has
been visiting her daughter thN win-
ter.
Grandma Hughes returned from
Byrou Saturday, where she has been
visiting her son, and family the last
week
shall change the law. But as we are,
aud have been cursed with this sort
of iegistation. something may be done
next year to complicate matters.
It is thought that most of the fruit
buds are killed, Some trees show all
killed and others for some reason not
so far advanced, are showing many
live buds. Apricots have withstood
the hard freeze better than other var-
ieties.
John Dever, who for the past year
has been living on A. I. Montgom-
ery’s farm, will soon leave for some
point on the western slope. The
farm will be occupied by Ijmes Mont-
gomery. who at present is living east
of Caldwell.
Uncle John Croskey died at his
home four miles southwest of Man
Chester Mouday morning. He was
about 83 years of age aud for several
years has been in very poor health.
The immediate cause of his death
was a paralytic stroke. He leaves
an aged wife, one sou aud three
daughters, besides a host of grand-
children aud grear grandchildren
The funeral was conducted by Mr.
Ellmore at the church of Christ south
eist of Waldron. Interment was
made in the Mennonlte churchyard
Ihe sorrowing relatives have the
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• 3v«iuv*iijK reiauves nave the
Davis of Wheaton, Missouri, came j sympathy of the entire community in
nniiav rof.nrninnr i-------- .
Monday, returning Tuesday with his
wife, who has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. G. A. White, and
husband, the last five weeks.
Mount Nebo Notes
By Nkmo
Mrs. Joe Cottrill and daughter,
Mrs. Flossie Teets. visited relatives
west of Waldrou, this week.
Fred aud Cash Wood are repairing
bridges south of Gibbon, for commis-
sioner Jones and will have work for a
week or more.
The surface soi' is getting p rett y
dry and a good rain would be appre
ciated as we have had no rain since
iu December.
Mrs S. L. Robbins took bad sick
Monday night Dr. Shelley was cal-
The Ground Hog made a very good
stagger at predicting the weather,
the first week of February. From
warm sunny weather to a zero bliz-
zard was going some.
The political atmosphere is slowly
cleariog up and points to the election
of a democratic sheriff There are
several candidates out for this office
on the democratic side all of whom
are considored good meu.
Assessor Bunch informed us the
other day that the offices of treasurer
and county assessor wii] not be com-
bined in this county as many have
thougnt, but will continue as they
now are till some fool legislature
their bereavement.
Jean Moore died at the home of his
mother, a few miles southwest of
Minchester last Saturday morning,
and was buried in the family ceme
tery Sunday afternoon. He had been
sick about a year aud a half and a few
mouths ago one of his legs was am-
putated because of tuberculosis of the
bone. It was thought that that this
would save his life, but he kept grad-
ually failing uutil death came to re-
lieve his suffering. He was about 25
years of age, leaves a wife, two small
children, a mother and several broth-
ers and sisters.
JUST RECEIVED!
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♦ We have just received a large %
♦ shipment of our spring and sum- £
♦ mer goods, such as summer dress J
♦ g°ods> white goods, suitings, laces *
♦ embroideries, etc., and heartily *
♦ invite you to visit our store and *
♦ inspect them. We are here to £
♦ Piease you, also save you money. £
+ Remember, goods are ALL NEW ^
♦ and prices ARE RIGHT. See our line |
of spring and summer shoes, "Peters ^
New Hope
Mr. Schonker took dinner with Mr.
Folger Friday.
There were fourteen scholars at P
V. school Friday.
Mr. Willard Coppock^ returned to
his home Saturday.
There will be literary Friday even-
ing at P. V. school house.
Mr. John Hime s boys visited Mr.
Folgers boys Sunday afternoon.
Tray Folger froze his fingers while
gjing to school Friday morning.
Miss Minnie Bennett froze her fing-
ers Friday while coming home from
school.
The meetings at New nope closed
Friday evening on account of bad
weather.
Mr. Jean Moore of this vicinity
died Saturday morning. Mr. Moore
has been sick for several mouths.
Mr. Schonker, Mr. Folger and Lute
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DON’T FORGET
♦ Shoes.” Our grocery department is
X complete.
tWlcklzerMerc.Co.
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♦ TELEPHONE 56
♦ MANCHESTER
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OKLAHOMA *
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Progressive Convention
A Progressive party county mass
convention is hereby called to meet
at Jefferson, Oklahoma, Monday, Feb-
ruary 23, 1914, at 2 o’clock in the
Glahau opera house for the purpose
of electing delegates to the Progres-
sive party state convention called
to meet at Oklahoma City February
25, 1914
And for the further purpose of tak-
ing up the matter of whether or not
there will be a Progressive party
county ticket in the field this fall.
All members of the Progressive
party are urged to be present to ex-
1 ress their views on this important
»uu .jute matter—both those favoriDg such aud
Drum are making a dam on Mr. those who may have reason to oppose
Folgers farm eleven miles south of j ft- Both sides will be heard and the
Manchester. convention will decide the matter.
Miss Virgie Folger, Mr. Earl Miller, Larue Thomas,
Mr. Earl Watson and his sister, G’unty Chairman.
Beulah Watson, returned home for , , , L1
three day. .action The, will Jad7h ,n hT *““* “
back to their school Monday “ h ‘h , »«» hi. bulldinc
-------1 which is occupied by Roy Miller’s
You should not fail to see Swlfi ba"ber shoP The addition will be
& Co. if you have cream to sell They nicely fitted Up and used as a bath
pay the highest market price in cash, rooin Mr- Miller invites all the
and guarantee you honest weight and folks to come ln and net wet. Will
test. 36-tf Linn did the skilled labor act in er-
-Mr. and Mrs. Ro, Roach .l.ited th”
at Gibbon Saturday and Sunday with —Ask your grocer for a 10c sack of
his sister, Mrs. Charley Smith, and ! Wheatolene, the best breakfast food
with Mrs. Roach’s sister, Mrs. Bert on the market. 29 —tf
Long.
-Whosaidmush and milk? Get a L ^ now havin« another
sack of RaA Ran touch of winter weather. Warm and
sack of Red Bad corn meal made of pleasant Wednesday, but in the ev-
new corn. It’s fine 29-tf L < J
enlng it clouded up and a light rain
— Mrs Roy Matson returned Satur- fl8)1 about midnight. Ttien the wind
day to her home in Wichita, after a wblPPed to the north, and all mois-
two weeks visit here with her sister, ture falliDP after that was Immedia-
Mrs. Earl Smith. Little Mildred tely frozen. Walking is made some-
Smith went along to see the sights in wbat difficult and a bit dangerous,
the big town. and there Is some damage to tele-
phone wires. As we go to press there
>CJ" f 'ort,'et'that Svvifr & 00 Pa> is every indication of the worst snow
the highest cash market price foryour st0rm tills year,
cream. 36-tf ____
—J. W. Mallory went to Wichita j H. T. Smith.
Wednesday evening, to take in Ben j ^ akita, Oklahama
Hur Funeral Directing and Embalm-
ing given special attention. I have
— We help pay your taxes— do you ! a lady assistant to help in the care
help pay ours? “Use Red Ball Flour.”, of women and children.
Guaranteed to you, by all grocers, -tf1 Call answered day or night.
That we can save you money on work clothes
and all kinds of fleeced goods. There will be plenty
of winter yet and it will pay you to look over our
stock of winter goods.
OUR GROCERY DEPT
It is here that we bring into action the great
principle of buying in large quantities for cash and
as this enables us to buy cheaper, so it enables us
to sell cheaper. Our goods are standard and you
take no chance when you buy them.
SIMMONS 4 RENEflU
n PHONE 55 MANCHESTER, OKLA. „
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IF YOU WANT A SUIT
That is just in style;
If you want a shave that will make you smile.
And at prices that will suit your pile,
Come in, it will be well worth your while.
And bring your laundry all in a pile.
1 teS*r W. R. KENT,
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We do not want to carry over such *
& aJ?eavy stock of winter goods, and are *
offering them to you at GREATLY re-*
dured nriroo
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V $1.00 Ladies and Mens mr, {
' uninn suits........ / X/- ,
• 50c Ladies and Mens ...................* ,
union suits____________ g
2 50c mens shirts and drawers \
2 only............................. jUf |
V 50c ladies pants and vests .aV *
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2 1.00 ladies and mens sweaters 4?
for only................. 7 g*
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X 1-24 boys duck coats AA
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* Many other bargains. Come and t
# avail yourself of this opportunity.
| MANCHESTER SUPPLY CO.
S “THE SUPPLY STORE”
5 Phone 18. Manchester, Okla. j
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Thomas, L. K. The Manchester Journal. (Manchester, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, February 13, 1914, newspaper, February 13, 1914; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc496653/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.