The Okarche Times. (Okarche, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, April 28, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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SEE TEWALT FOR UNDERTAKING
THE OKARCHE TIMES.
VOLUME XIX
OKARCHE, CANADIAN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY APRIL 28, 1911
NUMBER 52
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M. L. EBSTONE
EYE SPECIALIST
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Of Kingfisher, Okla, will *
V mak< regular trips to Okarche
/'It every Tuesday, ontnmencing *
L- March 7. People suffering l
T ^ from headaches and poor eye- ft
^ sight, don’t fail to consult '*
H him. He will relieve you of *
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^ all your eye troubles by prop- *
^ erly fitting glasses. *
^ Office days at Kingfisher. £
J Mondays. Wednesdays, Thurs- ^
J <lays and Saturdays, Bracken *
J Building.
l At OKARCHE, Tue»day,, fc
^ Office at Brick Hotel 1ft
*> At Cushion, ’ Fridays, office *■
^ at Hotel Maine.
% Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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NEWS OF INTEREST TO
OUR OKLAHOMA READERS
the important happenings of
A WEEK.
Prepared for Our Busy Readers Whc
Want the Whole News in
Little Space.
How Oklahoma Was Acquired.
Oklahoma City, okla -How thf
present Mate of Oklahoma was a<
quired by the I uited States probably
unknown in rnany of tb«. rcs-ident*
of the new state
The Indian territory side, the east
t
purchased tioiu I rain , us yea:'.'- are
ii 1803, as part ol the ‘ Louisiana
Purchase,” while .Napoleon was the
t
fountry was in need of funds, to rid
eminent of the l tilted States, to rid
■ : outhein states of Mi .»
abania, Florida ana Georgia of the In
•
uients in the newly acquired land of
tlu* "Louisiana Purchase,” and named
the territory, Indian territory. In it
’ • : c t!,e nat -i of < fl\ »■ civl i *o
tribes* Seminoles, Choctaws, Creek
C: tool-let' and l'hi< 1. haws They
came to Indian territory about 7 * 01
•>1; years ago.
Oklahoma, ttie western part of the
new state of Oklahoma, was a part of
•
Mexicans. in-1823 Thomas F. Austin
left with a party of homoseekers from
.Maryland and traveled around the
oa -;. and t h ■ • "h • iie ■ i rh i; s in t i.r
Suit of Mexh . . . which La
Ralle had passed one century before,
and finally up the lira
rcxa8 Here v
d settleme it that is now
tal of Texas. In 1833 t
Mexico br > t oui. and the
come into the United S
1 Si:,, nine years after it ’
Independent ten iiory. 1
!lie state of Oklahoma, wl
lahoma before the joining
states, was given to the
In 1850.
Many n ’- u. c« sful aft
made by iUTMiaiiinls to s
Indian com try but they w
by government troops. Fit
it was deHd ‘d to o:»cn .
holdings ol Seminoles, Creaks, j
Cherokeos. lewi s, kicka.pooB, Potta |
wntomtes, Sues and Foxes to settle- j
mem, and at the time of opt i a on j
April 2.\ mice Mian 7>0, * * i ]m-
-os rive:, In
i and formed
\ustin, capi
trouble with
land did not
S‘ites until
had been an
The part of
hit h ■ a Ok
e, of the two
jrnment
Mtle in the
re repulsed
ally In 1 ssP
part ol the
's. Creeks,
migrants took claims In the country,
which was an unprecedented* settle-
ment in the last decade.
Now the state, with seven rivers
running to the Father of Waters, small
mountains, enough to lend a beauti
fill touch to the scenery, broad fields
i climate such as is not found any-
where else in the United States, with
mix two months of winter, and ten
months to work out doors, with from
to 48 inches of rain a year, one
that is lip with the leaders in the pro
duction of the important crops, has a
population of 1,700,000.
Aged Woman Wins in Damage Suit.
Poteau, Okla —A verdict of $»>,00C
was rendered in the district court
here against the Chicago, Hoik Is
land and Paciific railway by a jury
in favor of Mrs. Jane Pitchford ot
Hartford, Ark., for injuries she says
'he sustained by being jerked Iron
a pass«ig€:r trftin at Howe, Okla.. No
▼ember 7, 1900. She sued for $1'),00U
Mrs. FtTrhford is 70 years of age and
charged that in alighting from th€
train tc Howe the brakeman jerked
her from the steps. She received per
uianent injuries, she charged. Rev
G, L. .Newborn of Le Flore secured a
verdict for $2,000 against the same
road for being ejected from a train be-
tween Uaileyville and AlcAlester.
GUTHRIE ASKS OFFICE RENT.
Contends Change of Oklahoma Capital
Revokes Lease.
Oklahoma City, Okla.—An echo of
the state capital removal is a claim
Tiled by the city of Guthrie for $187.7>*
for rent for the Convention hall there
for December, January and February,
j The building is still occupied by the
! supreme court, the court of criminal
| appeals, the attorney general's de
| partment and clerk of the supreme
j court, and when sessions of the legis
! latnre are held in Guthrie this build-
ing is used.
! The building was erected by the
people of Guthrie at the suggestion of
j the administration, and cost $1.70,000
for which the town floated bonds. The
agreed rent was $1 per year. There
was seme question about a town ,v.
.
in order to fit the cam a special act
was put through the firs: leuislaturt
authorizing cities and towns to incur
' expense for building convention balls. |
As an inducement for the act’s pas* j
: sage, it was argued that the state I
would get use of the building foi j
nothing. j
Since the legislature passed the spe^
•ial an Iasi December removing th**
i
: to which all state* officers respond*d
save those mentioned, the city feet
the state is no longer entitled to fre
rent, although in the contract signed
between Governor Haskell and C\ A:.
Haines, a- mayor of Guthrie,, the $T
o apply unt.I Junii.n.
1. 1914. This contract was used by
Guthrie In the campaign against re-
,
show the official interpretation of tie
congressional * aiding a i as well a |
the constitutional convention's irrevo j
cable ordinance. Guthrie's cibiin is I
pending beiore me secretary of state.
Are Plowing Up Their Wheat.
Oklahoma city, Okla.—Scattering i
"1 |. • ■ ’i(11 IIT
the board of agriculture J'or April
show that in several counties from 25
to 90 per cent of the wheat crop sown
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farmers owing to drouth, high winds
or insect damage. One township in
Haskell county reports 70 per cent of i
the crop being plowed up. Texola ,-
township in Beckham county reports j
77 per cent, Canadian township in
Blaine county 90 per cent and Lowrie
township in Logan county 4't per cent
nf fall whc.i* hcii,plowed up. North
Fnid township in Garfield county re-
ports 27 per cent while several town-
ships from various counties report no
damage so serious that the farmers
are required to plow up the wheat
wop
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The CORNER DRUG STORE
If you need glasses, or are not satisfied with
the ones you are using, come in and have your
Eyes examined. There will be no charge for
this service. 1 can furnish Glasses for what
they are WORTH, and will refund your money
if after a trial they are not perfectly satisfactory.
If you are bothered with your eyes come in and
see me. Having your eyes examined does not
obligate you in any way to buy. I have a large
of optical goods andean save you money. Come
in and see me. Very Truly Yours,
GEO. E. MCCOY.
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L. C. WOLFF, M. D. |
PHYSICIAN AND SURCEON S
Office in tiik Building Form- J
KKLY Ocrri’IKI) BY P08TOFFICK X
OFFICE PHONE 64 RESIDENCE PHONE 34 \
Updike Found Guilty.
Oklahoma City, Okla. -B. K TTp
dike, a nephew of ev-Governor Han i
kell, wus found guilty of killing P. D. !
Anderson who with A. O. Christensen -
was shot and kilted by Updike, and
bis punishment fixed at life imprison |
ment by a jury in the district court
Updike pleaded self-defense. Testify |
mg i\i his own behal . he told the jury !
i hi t he and the ot her t wo had quai
reled over whether another man wy 1
a «of'd *'‘,rkma“ ,sald !hr '"° Davidson, county commissioners,
ta. kcl him end he shot then, The ,.tlarK,.„ wlth 80l,,.itln* n „rihe in con-
shooting took Place ......uary 15 n,ct|on with the county printing, were
! dlKcharged.
Durst Heads Opticians of State. —*---
Oklahoma City, Okla. The election Fire Damage at Cement $100,000.
of new officers for the coming yeai ! Cement, Okla Fire which entailed
was the main feature of the session ot ! an estimated loss of $100,000 com*
Optical society pletely destroyed the plant of the
j
' the Oklahoma State
| which held its sixth annual conven
I tlon in this city. The new officers
are William A Durst of Fnid, presi
dent, H E. Flynn of Oklahoma City
vice-president; J. A. SeeRatz of E)
Keno, second vice-president; F. I)
Stalford of Frederick, secretary; C. O
Lynch of Chandler, treasurer.
The First Bank
of Okarche
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•as:
With Total Resources of More Than a
QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS
Is in a position to take care of all legit-
imate business offered them. If you have
any surplus funds deposit them with us.
If you want a loan see us for terms...
FIRST BANK OF OKARCHE
UNDER STATE SUPERVISION
A GOOD BANK IN A GOOD COUNTRY.
ftones of Mastodon Found.
Guthrie, Okla -Allen McClelland, n
Logan county farmer, was exhibiting |
1n town the bones of a mastodon that i
he unearthed in a deep canyon on the j
I Henry Sears’ farm, 1 1 miles north ol
town Evidently the entire body had I
been buried there, for the bone? |
brought to town by McClelland repre
| sent different portions of Hie bofl.v
One of them was 34 Inches long and
all of them are of Immense .1 -«». \ic*
Uiclland sa\s be will send them to th«
State university.
Acme Portland Cement company here.
The blaze started from a spark which
fell from the smokestack of the far*
tory, and had gained considerable
headway when it was discovered. The
local fire department, a volunteer or-
ganization, was powerless to cheek
, Hie flames. The fire was discovered
1 about 9 o’clock and hud burned out *t
1 11 o’clock.
There’s a Reason
WHY
VELIE BUGGIES
Are ihe Most i)esir;il»lc
OklaEioma’s "Boy Mayor.” •
Konawa, Okla. Orel Busby, the
newly elected mayor of Konawa, is
'■muted t.. the distinction of Jahne the
inly "boy mayor'' in Oklahoma, lie
Is just 21 tears old and was elected
at the regular election April 4, just a
f< w days after he had attained Ms
majority. The "boy mayor" has lived
In Oklahoma practically all his life,
his parents having settled In the In
rllan territory when lie was less than
a year old.
Paroles Are Revoked.
Oklahoma ('it,. Okla. (iow*rnm
f’ritce has revoked the paroles grant
ed to Dugan Dunbar and .1 If Dunbar
of Newkirk, convicted of selling lie,nor
and sentenced to $inn fine and $00
(lavs Imprisonment each The parole.,
are revoked on representalt ms from
the county officers that they are back
in the same old lut incss again.
Woman Siayct- Freed by Jury.
\ItUB, Okla- \lt \l (’ UnT,
charged with the murder of I). I’
Churchwmil. a farmer, last t'hristm c ,
was acquitted lit district court o
struetions from Judge .Mathews
was shown that Churehwell had
Heatedly threatened and harasse
woman before she fi , <1 the fatal
USELESS PECULATION.
“Metaphysics,” said Mayor Grump
at a Democratic banquet in Mem-
phis, "is a subject that always ntak s
me think of an elderly couple in
Chattanooga.
“ 'I often wonder,’ the wife said,
sadly, ono day to her husband,
‘whether nil these vows and protes-
tations you made me during ouii
courtship were really true?’
“ ‘Well, my dear,’ the husband an*
swered, mildly, ‘whnt’s the difference
whether they are true or not, since
we both belt -ved them ?’ ”
Most nut bearing trees do best when
not transplanted.
If the orchard Is In sod give It a
good coat of manure.
A ripe pepper fruit la very hand-
some In all its details.
There in no best time to prune nil
varieties of fruit in all climates.
From curent reporta It Heems that
the Ran Jose seal© Is increasing rap-
idly
Peach trees are Inclined to push
their buds on th© approach of warm
wea ther.
Pruning Is one of tlie most Import-
ant fnctors In the production of first-
SEE
Wright Brothers
Mount all
rink of Mi
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large. It
Will Jon
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hank Iihi1
Oklahoma Bank Closed.
Park, Okla. The r
mtain Park has clo:
state banking boar*
J<
M‘-e !>•
and I).
rested,
its vvli
Skys
Mil -
pal building to eo.«
I W* nev, com ii 11 - in
merit just establish^
ie ponsihle for the
cIarb fruit.
J Bordeaux
mixture
was discovered
r by accident
In the
b.
he Professor Mlllanlet
°t. Rod orcha
rds stiff*
r from drouths
through the
summer
when the fruit
1 nearing m
aturity.
To mak-
•
! bemumt bushy
its 371,1 "
t. plnlm
1 the branehes
bnck from t!
A medium
1-sized t
' e ran be re-
movwd Ph
train; large
b)< team.
Tran spin tit>
should be fre-
nuent 1 \ Aai <•
■ .. 11 «* growing
'Ben on to < <
ot growth
l.ifc in 11 1
' In •\• rvthing
p: 0, i oiim-
from wl
thin • The tre©
must draw 1
y from the soil
t ' tm
'• To yet rid
r-'d spider, dust
the leaves 0
with powdered
Powers of mil
nr moistening to
i make the pov
<br ad <
*re.
u. With a fow
i xec-pt 1
ns grapes of tho
n Lubrusca sne
•cien, of
which Concord
d in
Accused Officers Secure Disn i~
Tahlequah. Okla At a j r. ,
ary hearing before Justice ramp.
Hubert H K .McCollum am] \
r ay be tal <
most latl fat
It Is repoi
QUtiiiious fr
a as t!
orv fc"
«d tin1
ilt has
from the climb!
breeding by b (4
st.
'* tvpe. are the
rereral planting
an edible and
been obtained
»*ose by cross
iiia bortlcuitur-
Ho to Songster s Drue Store
For WALL PAPER and
Sherwin-Williams Paints and Varnishes.
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