South Pottawatomie Progress. (Asher, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 13, 1912 Page: 4 of 10
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H. R. Putnam, Editor and Pub.
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Entered as second-class matter April 1. UMl.
at the j>ost office at Asher, Oklahoma, undei
■ bi \ui <.f Milrch8,1
issued once a week at Asher, ()k.
Subscription $1.00 per year.
Copy for advertising and all correspondence
should roach this office not later than Tuesday
evening each week.
G. B. Bailey, one of our pro-
gressive farmers, has installed it
gasoline Engine and pump on his
farm near town and will irrigate
a small tract of land as an ex pe r
imet. Irrigation could be used
here in many places, especially
for gardens. A small gasoline
engine attached to a pump would
furnish water enough for an or
dinary garden and the expense
would lie nominal. Proper at
tention to garden truck would,
we believe, make I lie business
profitable, as Shawnee and ()k
lahoma City would afford nearby
markets. Soil here seems well
adapted to truck growing and
with a means of supplying wafer
occasionally in times of extend
ed dry weather there need he no!
failures. Mr. Bailey's oxperi
ments along this line will bej
carefully noted and we hope soon
to see others following Ids exam
pie. Incidentally we will say
bore that Mr. Bailey will not
stop at pumping water for a
small tract,'but has purchased a
well drilling outfit and will try
Ibr an artesian llovv.
Keeps on hand at all times
Meats, Cheese. Ice and Sundry other tilings 1o sell.
Buys Beeves, Fal Hogs and pays the highest mar-
ket price for such.
M. .1. M I'M)Y, Manager.
Undertaking Goods a Specialty.
For the Trees and other Nursery Stock
you intend planting next fall and 1
will guarantee you the finest of stock
delivered in A No. 1 condition. I
have a good, reliable firm behind me,
THE MT. HOPE NURSERIES, of
Lawrence, Kansas, whose 43 years ex-
perience and unexcelled facilities en-
able me to do it. Their reputation
lnr square and honest dealing and the
1 iirnishingof Slrictly First Class, true-
to-name stock is unequale.d. Order
early and have stock reserved while
the cream of it is to be had. No pay-
ment is asked until delivery, of stock
is made.
C eias. Kutter, Agent, Asher, Okla.
Piano contest
J. W. Mansell, of Hobart, is
stumping the Fifth Congression-
al district in an effort to make the
votersthink liecan represent t liein
better in Congress than Scot!
Feii.is can. **'' *1!,s a *iar(^ io1) not loo late to enter your name,
on Ins hands and Ferris does not
little effort will put any
We need a few more contestant;
in. this big contest.
Think of il! Just
J. S. McAlister
Hardware & Furniture
Screen Doors Fruit Jars
Plow & Lister Points
Sweeps all Kinds
rim season is here for Hammocks, We have them. We
also have Ice Cream Freezers and many other seasonable
11 is ' !|ods, from Mousetraps to Studebaker Wagons.
seem to be worrying any but is
sticking to his job attending to the
business he was sent to Washing
ton to look after. We understand
M r. Mansell is accusing M r. For
ris of having voted for an in
crease in members salary. That
law was passed Feb. 20, 1 ‘.107 din-
ing the 59th Congress, and < )kla
homa was not admitted as a state
until the beginning of the Ohtl*
Congress, so if all Mr. Mansell's
charges against his opponent arc
as absurd as that he will find
very few voters who will censure
Congressman Ferris for mens
ures that were passed by Con
gress before ho became a memh
er of that body. The voters oi
of today are an intelligent class
who refuse to be buncoed by on '
vious office seekers.
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good, wide awake contestant
I Mrs. John Sloan
M rs. Leona Hunsucke
Alina Hill
Ethel Forston
Lydia Gootee
w - . j Clyde Bennett
We give you 1,000 votes to start with, j Mrs J F Farley
can do.
the lead. Its worth a little effort to win a
300 Dollar Piano
Enter your name.
Show the people what a /Live Out
Second best gets a beautiful Wateli in 2o year cast
Iliamond in the back case.
with
South Pottawatomie Progress
Voting Stands as Follows
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Florence Quillin
' hit Franklin
Nora McDaniels
Eva Snell
I )onnie 11 uteheson
Loretta Simpson
Lottie Holt
Eastern Star Ladies
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The Progress apd pie Qklahu
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$1.10. Subscribe now, while the
offer is good.
Spring
sale.
clean-up
According to some of our ex-
changes George Stone is being
groomed by the court house ring
for our next sheriff. If the peo
pie are going to vote as they talk
any candidate suspected of ring
affiliation will stand a mighty
poor show at the primaries In
other words a candidate thF eai
had better clean his skirts
any ring contamination if I
peets to be elected.
rum
ex
To clean up odds and ends we are over
stocked on we now offer
Axle Grease at 5c
Nails 7 pounds for
2f» per cent oil' on Lanterns
Good Washing Machine $5
ice cream freezers at 10 per
cent above cost
A Pitiful Truth.
He sowed wild oats,
Who reaped the crop?
As one oft notes,
His poor old pop.
Subscribe for tjjp Progress,
•pi per year.
THE WATCH WE GIVE
THE CONTEST
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the Progress
Special Clubbing Offer.
$3.00 Hats
at
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2.ho Hals
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No. 2 Lamp
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Rod uood prit
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cutlery
Old Fashioned Quilting llee.
An old fashioned quilting bee.
given by the ladies of the ('hrist
ian Church, wus'hold at the pirn s
ant country homeof the Tucker's
last Wednesday. The Ladies
went early and spent the day
Miss Sarah Asher, and Mis-
Helen Fulkerson who is the
guest of Mrs Dr. Campbell, he
coming impatient at the slowness
of the crowtl preparing to go in
wagons, hiked on afoot, and made
tiie seven miles before - in the
morning. These young Indie
are some pedestrians any« o.
As usual, Frank Crisi anti Di.
Martin were on hand wlmu the
"eatins” were readj
The quilting was the finishing
stitch” on which tin- Su icy ha
has been at work for sometime
and for which a nice sum va re
alized.
1 Call and vSee our big- line of Groceries,
Hardware, Implements, Furniture, etc. We
have many bargains that we have not list-
ed here. We guarantee our weigdits cor-
rect.
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Putnam, Henrietta. R. South Pottawatomie Progress. (Asher, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 13, 1912, newspaper, June 13, 1912; Asher, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc859031/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.