The Manchester Journal. (Manchester, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 10, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, January 9, 1903 Page: 1 of 4
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MANCHESTER, GRANT COUNTY. OKLAHOMA TER., FRIDAY,
JANUARY 9, 190- /£
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Volume 10, Number 31.
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I Tub Wnkitfi Record suggests that SPECIAL NOTICE
an • (lituriul nounciatlnn for Grunt To wliimi It nitty concern: .
| county he formed We suy umen to —Notice Inhere bv given that (J.
It am) suggest that, a meeting be held T. Price, secretary, In the inly perapn
at Medford on Friday, February 6, at authorized to receive and receipt jp or
1:30 p. ru , to perfect, an organic itlon. fees and due* fmm mernberjjpf A'ntl-
i We believe buch an organization Horse Thief Association !u>. J01, of
' would result in niucli (fond to the Manchester, Ok la JM.»rfh*r of A H
pi intint; fraternity In general in this T. A. No. 2SI. N^WL^aWON,
^rtsldent.
We thank our patrons for past favors and enter into the the new year with a firm
detirmination to underbuy and undersell as heretofore. It is the plain truth that our prices
are lower than adjoining towns, quality of goods considered. We look with pride at the
growth of our town an ic development of our country around Manchester the past year.
We believe the greatest autumn of good for ail concerned can be accomplished by following
out the plan of living and letting live. We believe that everyone should have the oppor-
tunity of obtaining the necessaries of life at the lowest possible price; so if possible not a
woman or child in this vicinity should suffer for want of food or clothing, it is our aim to
make staple goods we use every day as cheap as we can, and we can truthfully say our
prices are as cheap on staple marchandise as Hutchinson or Wichita, as our advertisements
and their advertisements plainly show. This has not always been the case; but since the
Bee Hive has dedaired war on high prices the prices at Manchester on general merchandise
have been as low as the lowest and our prices on country produce as high as any place in
Oklahoma. We enter into the new year with bright expectations for our future business, be-
lieving our people are as honest and indunrous as any on earth. Our prices on shoes, pants,
underwear, etc., are eye-openers. Our bargain counter of notions will make your pocket-
book glad. Our bargain grocery counter is a welcome surprise to everyone in need of
groceries. The fact is our prices remove all that tired feeling form our customers.
G. T Price. Secretary.
PLAIN VIEW ITEMS.
BY AUNT LIB.
We are having a very fine winter si,
I county. All the publishers should
I have u uniform price for advertising
space and Job printing, which cannot
' be had In any other way than through
organization. A newspaper naan who
has not served an apprenticeship as far
a practical printer as a rule makes' Uaftjp af)d othor farm ,tock are
an unwelcome competitor, for the |jea|U and lb,n.ieen,s to he plenty
reason that you never know where tot uf feed u, LuUo tll„ni to Krm.
find him in figuring on a job of work.; „ , _
It is with him about like it would be! M,w‘ °r ",e Kaffir corn it. this vlcm-
with a railroad hrakeman figuring on ity hf“ l,e-n ll,rMbl*d i,nf^ '* U,i*
a hill of lumber for a 4-story building,■ P,mr-“ cr"P "i,ve ever r“,s*d'
or a stenographer figuring on I he i Mrs Mary Yeatman of Okeene,
.cost of building a mile of railroad Ok la.. Is visiting relatives in this
grade. One class of Job printing is vicinity. She Is a sister of E. A
done witli the expenditure of very
little lime in composition and press
work, while another nquires much
or either or both, about which the
publisher who lias not served Ills
time at the case and In the Job rooms
knows very little about. VVe have
known uf instances where too much
Wood.
The parsonage at the U B. church
is being plastered and otherwise
“renovated,” fitting it for occupancy
by the pastor, Mr. McNew.
During Mrs Blye's absence Charley
Is putting ir, some good licks for the
M. W. A. Ha was appointed Camp
money was exacted for a certain deputy and is having good success
: piece of work, and others were turn-' i,u>tllug for new members.
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THE BEE HIVE
THE STORE
THAT IS MAK
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ING MANCHES-
Manchester. Oklahoma.
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PUBLICATION NOTICE.
First publication Jan. 2,1903.
—G. R. Slieeiz was in town Wed-
nesday and informs us of a killing
which took place Christmas Eve at
Sharon, Barber county, Kansas.
young
S. B. Fling, Plaintiff,
vs.
R. E. Hazcl, Defendant.
In the Justice court of Manchester township,
before 8 Culluiiny. . mi Ice ot the Peace. j
To K. E. Hazel, defendant herein: You are Trouble arose be! ween two
hereby noiiiled that an orilerof garnishment !
has been Issued uzalnst you out of said men named Crawford and Rule over
Court, wherein you hare bean sued by
plaintiff to recover the sum of twenty-six some trivial matter and lllcy were
dollars and forty-flvecents (i-’C.lo) and costs
of suit. I about lo fight when hvstand. r* inter-
You are hereby notified that s»!d Hctlon 1
wtu be heard h me at rnv otrtce in Manches- fi-red and separated I hem, t aking t he
",en dNi.noe »l*rt. Craw-
sal a day.
8. Gai.laoay.
Justice of the Peace.
EOACII & SEVIER,
CITY DRAY
W* will do your work promptly, satis
factorlly and at a reasonable price.
ford finally broke loose from toe men
who were holding hint, and running
to where Rule
with a knife.
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$ City Meat Market «
0 E. CORDRAY, Proprietor. J
j Fresh and Salt Meats Always in Stock. J
Highest, cash price paid for country produce.
Always in the market for Good Butcher Stock
J. F Pisar docs t he bill ing and hutch ring
Call and see us, north side Main Street, Manchester, Okla.
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Srock island
Slumber co.
— When last heard fmm Dave
Morgan was still in a very critical
condition with little hopes of rec-
overy. A cancer doctor from Anth-
ony wa< to -ee hon a few dais ago.
RIDGLEY ENCAMPMENT NO 16
All m> mhi rs are eurrlitll, inviieil
to he present next Tuesday evening.
Jan IB. There will h'- initiatory
work and oilier bu-iness of sp .cial
importance to all. G.-T Price,
_Scribe.
When w> s ,• a country newspaper
was attacked him ! reduce ilie price of its subscriptjon
He inflict'd nine below a dollar a year no differ-
wounds, any one of three of which I encp lmw little or how '‘measly ” the
would have proved fatal Rule died ! sheet- may be it calls to our mind
in about, an hour. A coroner’s jury ' the rue! that there rover was n local
found that, Crowford was guilty of m w paper printed hut. what is worth
murder In tlie first degree. He was | one dollar pi r year in every family
arrested and lodged Iri the county I living in the vicinity of where it is
Jail at Medicine Lodge' I published. Man., people think that
— J open use they do not, mad bright,
I crispy editorials, ’arm, nuns, hold,
i dairy and poultry deparlmenis in the
j home piper, together with a sum-
mary of general news, that they do
! not. get the worth of their money.
They evident Iv do not stop to ihink
j of the thousands of little items such
as hirtlis, rleat Its, marriages, climcli
I notices, personals, announcements
and notices of every character,
markets, etc., ere.. In many Instances
a single one of which is worth to
i them all that they pav to the support
of the paper in a whole year. A
I dollar a yeai i- really ton low a pr.ice
for the average conn' rv newspaper,
' and most people who have any real
I merit and “get up mid get” in them
| would not he without il for twice
j that amount. The Journal muid
| charge two dollars a year and hold
r<iur out, of five of its patrons, hut
we can run this paper at, a profit, on
one dollar, and a reasonable pmtit is
j all we want. But It makes us weary
to see a newspaper man trv toexnand
by going at it in a ‘‘contract lug" man-
, ner. A newspaper that sanont. pay
1 its hills at one dollar per year for sub
scrlptions would lie in a deuce of .,
fix trying to meet them with one-half
that amount.
We are shaping things up as ♦
fast as possible in our new lo- 0
cation in Manchester, and invite #
the public to call on us when 0
in town. We carry a big stock #
of Lumber, Hardware, etc., etc., 0
and will strive to please you in #
every way. Come and see us. 0
ROCK ISLAND*
LUMBER CO. *
Tiieue are a dumber of vacant
liuu-es in many Oklahoma towns just
now, some of them being in Grant
county, hut this condition does not
exist at Manchester. Here every
conceivable nook and rorner that
will half way do to hold a family is
acupied, and the demand for houses
to rent still continues. Most of the
ottier towns are at a standstill just
now, but a very different situation
exists bt-re, as numerous substantial
improvements are going on continu-
ally
ed out for about 331 percent of their
actual worth. Now think of a print-,
ing office doing a job wort It $30 for
the small sum of $10. Is It any
i wonder we often hear of the county
! publisher being hard up and unable
j to meet, his bills? If organization
j will adjust matters so as to protect
the county publisher, and especially
the class referred to, which we think
it will to a greater or less extent, we
certainly hope tu see the work
accomplished
The new board of county com-
missioners passed an order dividing
eqnally between the Manchester
Journal and the Pood Creek News
t he i nit ial pub'Clung and job print,-
iog for tile year 1903. and named the
News ns the official paper. The
Journal in this matter got all it
asked except the title of official coun-
ty paper, to which we feel we were
entitled by reason of being the oldest
and best established paper in the
county, and iron) the further fact
that we have given loyal suupnrl tu
every fusion candidate ever nomi-
nated for office in Grant, county.
True, the Journal is located off to
one side of the cuunty and 35 miles
away from the county seat, hut we
cotiuot see that this should he espec-
ially in the way of naming this paper
as the official county organ, yet it
seetus to have bee n the only thing
that prevented it. The money
consideration istli" same to us with-
out this title as with if, and all read-
ers of this paper will he supplied
with the official news of the county
just tlie same as if the condition had
been reversed/ We appreciate Mr.
Garrett's < ffort to make the Journal
t tie official paper, and-while we reel
that we should have had il, we still
feel that the hoard has shown a dispo-
jsition to treat ns absolutely fair as
they viewed the situation, and we
tertainly eotilrl not ask more of them.
The secret of Manchester’s success
is largely in the fact that we have a
number if t he best managed business
houses in Grant county. On most
lines they undersell all the other
surrounding towns, while in a gener-
al way the farmer can save a good
many dollars in the course of a year
by coming to Manchester to do Ids
trading. Such business concerns as
the Bee Hive, the Saffuld Depart-
ment Store, the Boston Store, the
Famous. E L. Smith & Co., the
Badger Lumber Co., the Rock Island
Lumber Co., the S B. Fling FIard-
ware.implement and harness store, the
Citizens State Bank, \V F. Smith.
Weaver & King's livery barn, the
Hotel D. ere, ttie C H Randle live
stock deal-r C. II. Walter & Co.—all
of whose advertisements appear reg-
ularly in the Journal columns,
together with tlie many ottier con-
cerns that advertise only In a small
wij or not at all go to make up a
combination that would do credit lo
towns many times the size of Man-
chester. _
We learn from the Patriot last
week that Mr. Beast.v and laiuily
“are now actual residents of Medford,
they having removed their household
belongings from Kansas into their
new residence in Walker's addition.”
This is the residence Mr. IIeastv let
tlie contract for immediately after
the Republicans in touniy convention
gave him the nomination for county
superintendent, and of which tlie
The
FAMOUS
wishes you
a merry
Christmas
Thankingyouall for
the large volume of
Christmas trade we
wish to say we will
have a Clearance
sale of winter goods
lasting two weeks.
It will pay you to
supply yourself for
the remainder of the
winter.
Yours Truly,
E. W. Severance.
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t Your Key May Be A Winner.
We have placed in our window a box which contains
$20. We will give you a key to this box free with
every pair of shoes or overshoes, no matter what the
price may be. No limit to number of keys to custom-
ers. Only three keys will unlock the box; you may
get the right one. When keys have all been given
out you may try your keys. The first key to unlock
the box gets $10. Second $6, and the third gets $4.
You are entitled to the content without reserve; it is
yours. Don’t lose the tag as no key will be tried un-
less the tag is attached. No employes allowed to
have a key. We do jmtknnw which jcey_aili
the cox. market price for produce.
Yours for Bargains,
The BOSTON STORE,
Odd Fellows Block, Manchester, O.T.
The business man who stops
advertising in bis local paper as much joURNAL tnade’tncotion at the time
aspu'ls biiwn Ills sign, thus indicating #nd furltlcr 9tall.(i lhlil lie was ,
to the general public on the -'b's.de | resideut „f pprth Su|anpr counl,f
that he has gone out of business. It Kansa#> „„„ „„ lh^ref„re ineligible
Is best to keep the sign up even In t„ ,lie„mt.p. Mr H,.*y n. de-
Ihedult season. It helps to make f,.al(.d ml (l)e ^ b Prof j A
things move when the busy time Alde»„n, as was right and proper he
does come.- should have been. Mr. neasiy is a
It always so, nod strange to us nice mao and if he maintains his
“Your Aunt” has several times
been censur'd for speaking of tlie
weather and other tilings that every-
body knows. Weather items, crop
and stock conditions are not printed
for the benefit of home readers, but
for those who rend the Journal in
other states and localities. When
“Your Aunt” gets a paper of a
“local” nature the first thing looked
for is items of above mentioned char-
acter for the purpose of satisfying
“herself” that we have tlie best cli-
mate, everything considered, in these
United States.
Mr. Editor. Plain View school
district No 12 has one of tlie best
school houses in Grant county. It, is
2t>x36 feet and is furnished with the
latest and most approved style of
furniture, a slate blackboard, diction-
ary, glohe, maps and etiarts. with a
seating capacity for 72 pupils. This
district was among the very first to
Ituve a sellout in these parts Tlie
first school was taught hy Lillian
Wllittintftim_ exclui lire. W«c W**»
nock, and was taught in John CarrV
house which then stood on the bluff
north of Rhoades'spring, now owned
by Mrs. T. Friedel. The second
school was taught by Nora Williams,
now Mrs. C Holcomb.in a house that
stood on .1 J Baker’s farm, but dur-
ing a cold snap they moved across
the section line to an old “soddy” on
L. F. Starks' farm Before the next
term the school board purchased a
house in Anthony and moved it to
the present site on Evart George's
f irm. This school was taught by T.
J. Gorman, who was followed by Etta
Moore, now Mrs Nat Finley; Miss
Porter, Mrs Katie Wood, who only
taught two months when she re-
signed and the term was finished by
Mrs. E. E. Galladay. Miss Pearl
Fcely is now teaching her ttiird term
and I might say, to the entire satis-
faction of both parents and pupils.
•‘Your Aunt” has written the above
to illustrate two things: First—
that Oklahoma people have always
striven to educate their children, and
that no obstacle, how etrer large, could
deter them from having a public
school. Second —that we are proud
of our school house and of the school
hoard who have iahored with such
untiring zeal to bring about these
conditions. Our present board is
compo-ed of the following named
SlTw* ,LH"O.A L2TJ i»»»t»WWH}WWMW>WN
Uncle G.urge", as ever., body culls
him, lias, 1 believe, always been clerk
ever since the district was organized.
In conclusion I would >ay that the
residents of Plain View school dis-
trict now speil it with a htg “P".
GTS PETER AND PAUL.
BY GERMANY.
Miss Annie Schmitz returned borne
again.
Miss Katie Jnhanning went to Bar-
ton county, Kansas, to be goue all
winter.
Adolph Klie^en ^pent. the holidays
with his bmt her-'n-la w and family,
P. J Bellingliausen of Kav county.
Tony B' llinghauseo and Miss Anna
Butg- no, t hey did not get married,
but they went to Iowa, ber home,
together.
John Meleher’s new house is tower-
ing skyward and is without a doubt
going lo be the finest bouse in this
part of the eountry.
Miss Clara V.mBuskirk spent the
holidays with her parents at home.
She is attending college and Is run-
ning ahead of her class in her studies.
Next Sunday Rev. Father Joseph
Francis of P.-nd Creek will he here asi
usual and services wilt begin at 10:30
a. m. A large crowd is expected to
tie present.
A Farmers’ Co-Operative Union
36 There!
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| HARDWARE... I
|j Stoves, Coal, Implements.
$ Pumps, Gas Pipe,
2 Pump Fixtures.
SEWING AND WASHING MACHINES. REST HEATING STOVE
MADE; SAVES ONE-THIRD IN COST OF FUEL.
S. B. FLING.
MANCHESTER, OKLA.
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President.
J. H. KOBXDORFEB,
Vice-President.
J. W. SMITH,
Cashier.
Citizens state sank
OF MANCHESTER, OKLA.
PAID UP CAPITAL STOCK, $5,000.
DOES a GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS.
MONEY TO LOAN.
On improved and unimproved farms at reasonable rate of interest.
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Simmons, J. Mason. The Manchester Journal. (Manchester, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 10, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, January 9, 1903, newspaper, January 9, 1903; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc497640/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.