Woodward Dispatch. (Woodward, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, October 4, 1901 Page: 2 of 4
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WOODWARD DISPATCH, OCT. 4.
WdXDTOAEE) DOSPATTCOll
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i R. KELLMi.
All Home Print Pajter
County.
in the
ApfBcrtton Made at the Woodward Port
Otto* For TrumUon Through The
Math m Socoo-CU* Matte*
A dispatch dated 8ept. 30, Dur-
ban, Natal: Reads aa follow*:
A force oi 1.500 Boers, command-
ed by General Botha, made an attack
which lasted all day September 26 on
Portitala, oa the border of Zahilaad,.
The burgers were Anally repulsed,
but at a heavy cost to the garrison,
officer and
five officers
SANTA FE
kaotboi’nh.
TIME TABLE.
WESTBOUND.
Ar. at 11:10 a. m.
Dep. at 11:30 p.m.
Ar. at 4:25 p. m
Dep. at 4:45 p.m
Rev. Mr. Pearson, the minister who
was eketed sheriff of Cumberland
c >unty. Ms, as a “joke," says he ha*
been offered bribes aggregating $100,-
000 to ease up on his prosecution of
illicit vendors of liquor—The Com-
moner. ----------.
It isn’t stated whether he accepted whof* losses were an
tk. Mto or ooU w» W W STwafftT*---. . '■
danger of the sheriff of Woodward g^^tion sixty-three men are missing,
countv being even offered such a 0f w|kich number many are believed
bribe. to have been killed or wounded. The
; Boer commandant, Opperman, and
Running a newspaper is just like njntCen burghers are known to have
running a hotel, only different When been killed
a man goes into a hotel and find* The above is laughable, if one was
something on the table which does allowed to use such terms relative to
not suit him he does not get up and warfare. The dispatches always state
raise hades with the landlord and tell that the Boers have a superior num-
Laugb And Ths WsrM
Laughs with you, have chills and you
chill alone. Cheatham’s Laxative
Chill Tables cure*, give* an appetite
and strength. Most convenient chill
tonic on earth. Can carry in the
vest pocket.
Miss Eva Irtunbert is just off the
Orpheum circuit and is indeed one of
the sweetest singers on the Ameri-
can stage to-day. She is especially
noted for her pathetic tallents. With
the Auditorium Stock Company, at
Pythian Opera House all next week.
Tickets now on sale, 15, 25 and 35.
— him to stop his darn'd old hotel
Well hardly. He seta that dish to 0U3
Hunt’s1 si ie and wades into some of the
It is
P.ctty Tough To Scratch
For a living and relief also. _____ — ------
Cure will cure you of Itch, Tetter, many dishes that do suit him.
Ringworm, Itching Piles, Eciemr. different with some newspaper read-
(Guaranteed by all dealers.
ber and always get licked, but when
it comes to counting the dead birds
they are always ou the English side.
It has been said by some that if old
England isn’t careful she will have
ers. They find an item occasionally | all other nations on her back. Thit
that does not suit them exactly, an L isn’t necessary, just give the little
th. Mppmab. «f ftw h and ">»ke a crandatand play of lh«r ««-
fmd. of pro*., and who ar. 1P™* «■“*»
not holding office. Say, but wouldn’t ^ 8toP the,r Pa»K’^ X ^
we build a few court houses? "...
If a man (?) was to get up a pe-
Experiments have been made at
Havana to test whether yellow fever
is carried by mosquitos. Says the
Scientific American. Out of eight
1 tition asking prominent business men : persons bitten by infected insects
Warrants were drawn at the Treaa- q. th# town to gign it ^ ^ hig truth- three have died, three have the fevtr
ury department the other day in set- fujneag and veracity, it would appear • and will possibly recover, one is not
tlement of the salary due. the late , ^ he was in a rather hard row of affected, while as regards the remain-
President at the time of his death, grumps, especially when some of them ing case it is too early to make a
$1,856.88. War- . :_!* Don’t vou think so diagnosis. The physicians are shock-
The amount was $1,856.88. War- j refuae ^ gJgn it Don’t you think so
rants were also drawn covering Mr. | BoUon? Aa a matter of course
Roosevelt’s salary to October 1, or Jf we were gH|a by weight at beef
seventeen days, aggregating $2,309.78 pr.cw we wou)(1 not bring M much
as a four-year-old, but wouldn’t our
Wbat’a The Trouble
With your back, old man? Rheuma-
tism? Too bad, too bad. 1 advise
you to try Hunt’s Lightning Oil. It
is said to be a wonderful remedy.
signature loom up on such a petition,
Mr. Bolton? But for some reason
we were not ask to sign such a thing.
diagnosis. The physicians are shock-
ed at the result of the experiments.
It was supposed that direct infection
from mtsquitoes caused only a mild
form of the disease, and was a safe
means of making the subject immune.
It is now definitely known that a man
bitten by an infe -ted mosquito after
What
plete its circ e
smooth-faced
the county needs to com
of officers is a nice they did, Mr. Bolton ?
young man, with his
lower extremeties something in this
shape ( ), w ho has had some experi-
ence in making false affidavits, to
act as deputy County Treasurer.
Perhaps those parties that wanted being inoculhted with the serun in-
such a petition bad cause to make troduced by Dr. Caldas, a Brarilian
some affidavits in order to make a expert, has developed a genuine case
cillection or two. Do you suppose of fever.
Huy* A art ▼fatten
But are contained in Cheatham's l>ax-
Chill Tablets. Try them, 25
cts. No cure--no pay.
For some reason, Mr. Bolton, we
have never heard any denials of mak- atjye
ing the affidavit we referred to some
time ago.
Why doesn’t that employee of Ajvaf okla., Oct. 1, 1901.
| yours write a column or so denying H L Thomas, Manager Pythian
Governor Greer, of Oregon, is said the charge? Or why don't you, like 0pera Houge;
to be the best judge of horse flesh in ! a man. write a page in defense of this Woodward, O. T.,
the state. The Commoner. young man and help to cover up his pear gjr;
This may be true, but were we to mistake which he was perhaps duped ; Tbe Au<jjtorium Stock Company
go as far as the ‘’hillipian Islands, no into bv you, as he tried to cover up appeare(] jn “A Qujl y Mother’’ here
doubt we could find many soldiers your rottenness? No, but what he jlgt njgbtj t0 a packed house, and
who could give equally as good testi- did perhaps put a few dollars in your
mony as to its flavor. pocket, and what do you care what
— becomes him, you made a cat’s paw
Th** suppression of free speech and of him anyway, didn’t you Bill?,
freedom of the press would cause --
more anarcy than anything in the Now that the court house is be-
world. Saying nothing of the other gun it may be a good plan to see to
vice and crime it would incourage, it that the proper material is used.
Widows would be robbed, orphans We understand that a Mr. Blair is
made homeless, respecable women paid $5 per day to oversee the work,
railed, and infants murdered. But who is Mr. Blair, and what does
1 ' he know about the construction of a
1Hween 15 and 18 cars of cattle building?
were shipped out if Woodward Sun- C. J. Folly was in Woodward on
Messrs Whitaker and Farmer have
got one of the neatest real estate
offices in town.
Bartley Kane, of Moscow was in
town this week.
Parties were in town engaging a
car load of apples this week at $3
per barrel.
A number of people are attending
the Wichita Carnival this week, from
tVoodward.
Don Mynatt is now employed at the
Gerlach-Hopkins Mercantile Com-
pany, on the Dry Goods side.
E. S. Wiggins took his position as
Receiver of the U. 8. land office the
first of October.
H. P. Gardner, of Pearl was trans-
a -ting business in town Saturday.
Prof. B. F. Stevens and family
were in town Saturday.
Dick Germany and wife, of Hig-
gins, Texas, were in town Saturday.
Miss Marie Mos was in Woodward
last Saturd ly.
C. H. Scott of Hackberry was in
Woodward Monday.
'F. G. James is handling school fur-
niture and supplies.
We are reliably informed that The
Auditorium Stock Company carry 18
people. All up-to-date. And the
price is only 15, 25 and 35c. Six
nights.
Five car loads of cattle were ship-
ped out of Woodward Monday night.
Geo. Carr of Day county will shin out
several cars in the near future.
from what I can learn from our pat-
rons we can expect a packed house
for all the week. They put on “Other
People’s Money” to-night. Boom this
company for they are all right.
With best wishes I am yours,
' Very truly,
N. L. MILLER,
Manager Alva Opera House.
day night.
last Monday.
Don’t Become Discouraged,
But use Siihmons’ Liver Purifier (tin
box). Many imitations of the origi-
nal, so lie careful and see that it’s
“purifier” and manufactured by the
A. C. SIMMONS JR. MEDICINE CO.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Mayfield re-
turned last Friday from Sanantnnin,
Texas.
CHARLES SWINDALL,
atodobwcv
ATT (LAW,
Jt J* Woodward, Oklahoma.
Joseph Hunter,
THE LEADIN'*!
Cow Boy Boot
iM SHOE Maker ef Weriwari
When in Town Call on me.
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Kellogg, O. R. Woodward Dispatch. (Woodward, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, October 4, 1901, newspaper, October 4, 1901; Woodward, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc848190/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.