The Messenger. (Earlsboro, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 3, 1913 Page: 1 of 10
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Vol. 1, No. 46.
Earlsboro, Oklahoma.
April1913.
Successful Supper
The box supper for the j
High School Saturday night j
local and personal.
a;
Seminole letter.
Joe Patten, who has been
working here for about a year
has gone to Maud where he
j her “ £$,d",he ZZ Z
lnerlv occupied by the Day | pi ace, Miss Hortense, while enjoyed bv all who were pres- J
Drug Store, and a full house the latter will come to Earls- ent. The addsess by Prof. Shel- Jll^Re Baker, of Wewoka,
boro to visit her folks here. j ton was very ablv handled to passed through here on his
Drug Store, and a full house
was there. It seems that every
body had a good time. A pro-
gram was rendered.
Poster Mitchell was here
the entertainment' of all.
Introductory, Prof. Caudl. :from Shawnee over Sunday, j The election was held on
Song, Misses Essie Day Fay LEdltor Resch aud wife were; the first, and « was a very
and Farrell Fulleton. i Shawnee visitors Saturdav quiet affair. Everybody voted
Value of School, Prof. Resch.
Reading, Agnes Brown.
Recitation, Bertha Cilliam.
Then commenced the sell-
ing of the boxes, and after that
the Contest commenced, and
several of the young ladies
were nominated but withdrew
before the contest closed leav
ing the highest in the race for
the prize. Miss Amy Osborne
received 43 votes, and Miss
Inez Roush 44 votes.
The total amount taken in
for boxes and the contest was
$19.66, the expenses being
#2.50, leaving clear a total of
$17.15.
GENERAL NEWS.
All the agents of the II. S
Express Company have been
authorized to carry free of
charge contributions of money
and supplies for flood suffer-
ers in Ohio, Indiana and 111
inois, when consigned to dulv
organized committees or city
officials. This order will be
effective until further notice.
The Rock Island Railway
will accept for free shipment
•over its lines food, clothing,
medicine, aud other supplies
that may be contributed for
relief of sufferers, when con-
signed to mayors or relief
committees, in the Omaha
storm, and Indiana and Ohio
flood sufferers.
Shawnee
morning.
visitors Saturday quiet affair. Everybodv
early, and the polls closed in
way to Oklahoma City.
M. A. Cobb was here from
Shawnee a few days ago. He
is the organizer of the M. W.
A.
T p p,, rf i |due time. There was onlv one! M,s- Wallace Goile, of El-
T. R. Everton became a' • , fj ]d S , Reno, passed through here the
new subscriber to the Messen-1 candidate for each place other da-V on her way home
ger the other dav. He is com- ‘ , ‘ . rr ‘ f‘ ’ from a visit with friends in
. ,• •• • . except for the office of town ' , , . 7 irienas m
ing back to live ni this town, J. E F : ,ind Holdenville.
realising that there is no other “ , i a m i i -r
place half „ good as EarlslK.ro P' P: we" c»',dld-1 . A. Ta^r ,and wfre
He also realises that there is ates.forth:,;office' the former, vlsmng friends in Garden
no other paper half as good as 3 ™'es a'ld the‘f Gr.°1ve
the home paper. He will be ter, deceived rfl votes. 1 he Mrs. S. C. Shaffer, of Galt
employed bv our progressive tlcket' “.elected, u a good, Mo , passed though our city
and efficient blacksmith, J. P. oae- a“d U '* predicted that |on her way to Shawnee a few
pujts J m iiv improvements by way or dayd ago.
’’ _ . cement walks, or otherwise,1 i cvi.p r
Miss Edith Staggs was a will be made in the near fut-: Shawnee the l ist of the week
Shawnee visitor Saturday. j Ure. The Messenger is in j ^ rf Indian
Elbert Swan and Frank | heart.V accord with any move- re]ics
John Aydelotte, of Shawnee
shook hands with friends on
Hen-rv were in Shawnee Satur- ment that looks like Bnprove
day to admire the beauties of-ment- We ueed nlan-v Slde’
the county’s metropolis. | ^streef andl o^^that it ">* streets of our ciw
Mesdames C. D. Ham, J will not be long before we will. P- . Kirkpatrick recently
L. Hillard, and VV. White were be able to walk on cement j visited friends in Holdenville.
in Shawnee Friday. walks. J. P Bradbury, of Wewoka,
J. A Ingram was an Okla-1 Plsscd *krou£k here on
honia City visitor the first of wa^ Shawnee.
Last week we overlooked to
publish the following article
which is, no doubt, of interest the week,
to many of our readers.
The Easter services, which
Miss Florence Wilson, a
a i-vciatti Willy. 11 . 7
were held Snndav evening in ! charming young lady, was
the Methodist church, were ,rere froni Shawnee Saturday
very beautiful, indeed. The
various songs and recitations
by the different classes were
executed amiably. The exercis
Prof. C. C. Miller was here
from Holdenville and Wewoka
recently on business
................ ...v..... ! Claude Cluck was in Earls-
to visit her brothers and to at- |boro Sunday to visit friends
tend the High Seliool box There.
supper.
Read The Messenger.
I3r. Jos. E. Walker
Physician and Surgeon.
Office Phone 23,
Residence Phone 25.
Calls promptly answered
night or day.
THE BANK OF EARLBORO
Capital__________________________$15, (>00.oo
Surplus and Profits_________________7,000 oo
DIRECTORS: Willard Johnston, C. M. Cade,
J. C. Lillard, R. R. Hendon, H. A. Dolen.
Banking in all its branches. We solicit your
account.
The Prairie Oil & Gas
company unloaded! *a car of
machinery in our town Mon-
day, and a test well will be
! drilled near town.The oil fever
is raging fiercely here, but to
this tine no serious eases are
reported. We are sure that oil
will flow in this vicinity be-
fore long.
V ►
We make loans on Seminole County Lands.
H. B. SEARS,
Shawnee,
Oklahoma.
Abstracts
Insurance
J. E.Cullum, M.D.
Office in Rodman’s old
stand one door east
of Brown’s Grocery.
Earlsboro, Okla.
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Resch, Francis X. The Messenger. (Earlsboro, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 3, 1913, newspaper, April 3, 1913; Earlsboro, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc860719/m1/1/: accessed March 29, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.