South Pottawatomie Progress. (Asher, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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South Pottawatomie Progress
Doc. Campbell, L. Butler, Fred
Perkins and John McCully are
offering to back the Progress ed-
itor as the champion pancake eat-
er of the state.
Some of the. boys are having
lots of fun roasting the automo-
bile party chaperoned by Dave
White. They say this party ar
rived in Konawa with sore feet
me shoulders.
5oc. Campbell, L. Butler, Fred
Perkins and John McC ully can,
and do, make more noise around
a-hotel than should come from a
boiler factory. They certainly
put Asher on the map wherever
they go.
Ed Fullerton is so quiet away
f mm home that he came near get-
ting lost in Konawa severel times
Saturday night, and to be sure
of him someone locked him in
jijs room at the hotel and threw
the key in the well. They had
to break the door down to get
him out in the morning.
Some of the boys who attend-
ed the mason’s banquet at Kona-
wa are still laughing at George
McCully’s efforts to eat a paper
napkin. They say George was
so interested in watching one of
the pretty waitresses that he
wiped his face with a piece of
bread and butter and stuffed his
napkin in his mouth. A little
thing like a napkin, however,
would hardly be noticed in
George’s mouth. It would take
a table cloth or a horse-blanket
to stop the noise that comes forth
from that cave.
Samuel “Sawmill” Pearson
surprises his Asher friends by
slipping quietly away and becom-
ing a bride groom. Our first in-
formation of the event is the fol-
lowing news item published in
the Oklahoman of May 2Jd:
“Oklahoma City is to entertain
a pair of newlyweds ol Pottawa-
tomie county, who attained their
majorities more than a quarter ol
a century ago and each ol whom
have once before entered into the
slate of matrimony. The groom
is Samuel W. Pearson, a retired
business man and capitalist ol
of Asher, Okla., and the bride
was Mrs Flora McCaslin ot Shaw-
nee. The husband is 09 years
old, while the bride is twenty
years his junior.
“The marriage was performed
at Tecumseh Wednesday after
noon by Judge Lockridge of the
county court. Several of the
more intimate friends of the
principals witnessed the ceremo-
ny. They immediately boarded
a train for Oklahoma City to
spend their honeymoon and are
now the guests of Joe Severns,
wealthy Oklahoma City contrac-
tor, at his home. 117 East Eleven
th street. Incldently Mr. Sev
erns, who is a nephew ol Mr.
Pearson, is a groom ol but a tew
Semi-Weekly SOcents a Year
For a short time we will take
subscriptions to the Semi-weekly
edition of the St. I/>uis Globe
Democrat at 50c per year. Don’t
delay, for this offer may be with-
drawn at any time. Call or ad-
dress Progress, Asher, Okla.
The play, “Back to the Count-
ry store,” by local talent, is
something to drive away the
blues. Don’t miss it. To-night,
Thursday, May JO,
Wanette
Oklahoma
Invites you to call and inspect liis large stock of
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, HATS, SHOES and FURN-
ISHINGS.
We are always pleased to show our goods. Come in.
Mrs. F. E. Majors and grand
daughter, Miss Clifford Hendon,
arrived in Asher Saturday even-
ing. Mrs. Majors will make her
home here where her sons, I. E.
and W. T. Majors are located.
Asher citizens are glad to have
these excellent people with thorn.
Oscar Wood
For
From Maud Monitor.
Sheriff.
Commercial Club Meetinf.
Next Monday night is regular
meeting night of the Commercial
Gluh and a good attendance is de-
sired. There are several matters
to talk over and it is quite possi-
ble the meeting may prove to be
a very interesting one.
ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRA-
ORDINARY 1
To those who have been
following the band of am-
ateurs with wistful expect-
ancy from week to week,
in the progress of the play,
“Back to the Country
Store,” we announce that
on Thursday May JO, 1912,
we will appear before them
in all our regalia in the
“Opera House” on East
Main. Don’t miss seeing
“Ma’s Boy” and the “Eat-
ing Machine.” Comeevery
body. Adults 25 cents
Children under 12 15 cents.
Tickets on sale at Brand-
enburg’s.
months.
“There is no romance attaching
to the marriage which might lend
curious attent ion to the ceremony
except the fact that their ages
make the event rather unusual.
“Mr. Pearson owns large prop-
erty interests in Asher. He is
a native of Indiana and saw ser-
vice under General Thomas at
Chickamauga, participated i n
numerous other big battles ol
the civil war, and now supports
a crippled hand as proof of his
valor. Mr. and Mrs. Severns
are planning a series of enter-
tainments in honor of the mar-
riage of their relative.”
Mr. and Mrs. Pearson arrived
in Asher Friday evening and
were met at the train by many ol
their friends who gave the new-
lyweds a hearty greeting. (
At night the band serenaded
Mr. and Mrs. Pearson at their
home. M r. J. A. Hill made an ad -
dress of of welcome and Samuel
“Sawmill” replied in his usual
manner; then began a shower of
rice which threatened to cover
the entire premises.
The Progress unites with num-
erous other friends in wishing
the happy couple joy.
Those old Daguerreotypes of
grandfather and grandmother and
Aunt Mary and then the quaint
pictures of father and mother
taken just after the war- money
couldn’t buy them from YOU.
Are you forgetful of the fact
that future generations would
cherish just such pictures of you?
KATE R. SNIDER
your town
is the Photographer in
Attorney G. W Jenkins, of Wa-
nette, for County Judge.
June 5, Clean up Day.
Wednesday, June 5th, has
been set as a day for a general
clean up of Asher residence and
business properties. All citizens
are requested to gather rubbish,
cut weeds, and clean up their
properties as a sanitary meas-
ure. Place the rubbish in a pile
where it will he accessible to the
scavenger who will call and take
it away.
By Order of City Council.
2-t
Major Townsend was hunting
for a six-gallon churn yesterday.
He says that with a cow that
furnishes 47 lbs. of butter a
month and a wife who will do
the milking and churning he can
easily- take in all the fairs and ex
positions, and invites the editor
to go with him.
Cement Building Blocks.
I am now prepared to furnish
cement blocks, several designs.
Call at shop west of livery barn.
J. W. Estes.
An e.mpijr iraamon.
“Pop, why are you called the head
g the family?”
"It U merely a oourteay title, oj
We are authorized to announce
Geo. W. Jenkins, of Wanette, as
a candidate for the office of Coun-
ty Judge, subject to the action of
the democratic primary August
fith.
Mr. Jenkins is 42 years old, a
Missourian by Girth and an Okla-
homan by adoption. He lias been
a member of the bar 14 years and
in actual practice 8 years. Serv-
ed two years as county attorney
in Missouri. He says he believes
in giving everybody a square
deal, is hot identified with any
clique or faction, and is not the
candidate of any special interests.
He has practiced law in Pottawa-
tomie county three years, and is
recognized as an able lawyer, is
a good public speaker and is
highly respected in his home
neighborhood. His home town
paper speaks thus of him:
“If nominated and elected he
will make a good officer and will
use his best efforts to give the
county an efficient and business
ike administration having due
regard for the enforcement of
our laws and the protection of the
interests of the taxpayers of the
county.”
Mr. Jenkins is evidently well
qualified to till the position of
County Judge, and asks your
support at the primaries Aug. 6.
Nasons Banquet at Konawa.
About J5 masons from Asher
attended the banquet at Konawa
Saturday night. The total at-
tendance of masons from differ-
ent points in this part of the
state was 1G6.
Work in the third degree was
put on by the Konawa team in
costume which was an unusual
feature to many in attendance.
The work of the team was excel-
lent.
Ladies of the Eastern Star pro-
vided a banquet that was par ex-
cellence, after which work in the
lodge room was continued to the
closing of the degree work which
ended with a chart lecture by
the honorable ^Jr. Wootan, ol
Wewoka, and was said by many
to be the best lecture of its kind
they ever heard.
The visiting members are unan-
imous in expression of thanks to
Konawa for the cordial reception
extended by Konawa Lodge, and
the concensus is that the entire
affair was something to make one
feel proud to be a mason.
Alfalfa Hay.
For sale at my place 5 miles
east and $ nile south of Asher.
50e per bale at shed for cash.
C. W. West.
In presenting the name of Os-
car Wood for Sheriff to the dem-
ocratic voters of the county we
feel that we are offering genuine,
first class material for the con-
sideration of the voters.
No one man in this community
lias more friends than has Oscar
Wood. He is a man of the self-
made kind, honest and courage-
ous and has the faculty of doing
well everything he attempts. He
knows not the meaning ol failure,
because he has never failed to
succeed with any undertaking.
If chosen by the people to fill
the office of Sheriff we feel sure
that he would devote the same
energy and good business judge-
ment to the Sheriff s office that
he has to his private business.
His business experience covers
a wide field but lias been princi-
pally confined to dealing in stock,
buying and selling mules, horses,
hogs and cattle. He has served
locally as constable and dep-
uty and is familiar with the du-
ties of the office except the cler-
ical work and he doesn’t claim
to be able to personally discharge
the duties of undersheriff. Few
men, who are qualified for the
outside work, have clerical abili-
ty as is proven by the length of
time one man has been retained
undersheriff. But otherwise
as
his qualifications are the best the
people could ask for.
Wood is now actively engaged
in the campaign and he says “I’ll
be busy until the 6th day oi Au-
gust.”
Wood was born in Mississippi,
and came to Oklahoma, settling
on a farm near Maud, 8 years
ago. He has never been a candi-
date for any office.
Wood’s Platform.
Strict Law Enforcement, Econ-
omy, Honest, Diligent, Service
by the Sheriff and his deputies.
As few deputies as can possibly
discharge the duties of the office
_no hangers on will be tolerated
and no jobs will be promised to
anybody prior to election as an
inducement for support. Per-
sonal attention to the office all the
time and the performance of as
much service personally as pos-
sible.
R. C. Green, the irrepressible
Bob”, candidate for c o u n t y
clerk, was in attendance at the
masonic banquet at K o n a w a.
Bob is not missing any opportun-
ities to shake hands with the
best citizens this summer.
The “oldest inhabitant” says
this has been the windiest spring
ever known in this section of
Pott, county.
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Putnam, Henrietta. R. South Pottawatomie Progress. (Asher, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1912, newspaper, May 30, 1912; Asher, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc858863/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.