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OFFICIAL PAl'EI' OF OKLAHOMA OOUXTV
THE ONI A" I'APES IN OKLAHOMA THAT DARKS TO l'KINT THK NKWS.
THE CANADIAN VALLEY NEWS.
VOL. IV.
JONES CITY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1904.
NO. 74.
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DISTRICT COURT
SATURDAY, OCT. 29th
Special Sale on
Ladies'
Underskirts
at
Hospitable Oklahoma
Tht* Topeka Mall and Brwue says
IQ IN QFQQir\N °k,a,,°lna 9Un,aaw'8  ll the states in
IcJ 111 vLdOlUil hospitality at the world's fair head-
quarters, which is kept open at night
 I when most of the others are closed.
« * xr rut *)ll,v tw° buildings furnished
I he Urand Jury Has Many . the people with i<* water, Texas and
Oklahoma, but the latter has its ice
water at the main entiance. Hag
gage is checked free for everybody
There are no notices tacked up
against eating lunches in the build
ing. and all callers are invited to
tojritc it a place to rest, write letters,
J visit, etc. The Breeze did not b&v
j so but Oklahoma people are just as
Large Crowd Pr.s.nt at The Opening lmat)iitnl'l«- " U"'
{and that is one reason the territory
grows so fast. Its the people, after
Cases to Investi-
gate.
COURT WILL CONTINUE ALL WINTER
and Much Interest Is Man-
ifested.
Regular Price $1.50
Yours,
The opening of the full term of
the district court for Oklahoma
j county was had Monday morning
and the grand and petit juries were
I impaneled.
There was a large crowd present
at the opening session and much in-
terest was manifested in the pro-
ceedings The grand jury empanel-
ed is as follows:
Robert Chowing, foreman.
A. N. Wycoff.
C. K. Lobdell.
Isaac Parker
VY. H. Blaney.
F. L. Wardroper.
L. J. Hamilton.
W. I>. Cole.
W. R. Ross.
•J. Egermeier.
K. F. Osbom.
O. Z. Roberts.
H. E. Swan.
E. M. Vanderslice.
J. N Hatcher.
S. W. McCann.
Judge Burwcll's instructions to
the grand jury developed 110 sensa-
tional incidents and the jury was
sent to their room in charge of
Bailiff John Myer.
It is said the grand jury has 140
cases to investigate.
Outcalt, Wright
& McMuIlen.
BIG 5AT6H OF
j "I am sure we will strike pas or oil
in this well. The recent finds in
Al lUTU k] E 111 C ^lahoma the north of us satisfy
v)UUn 1 1 ntWo "k "lllt w<'arenml 1 c<''"
tainly expect that n good strike will
  bo made at Spencer."
Happenings in the Best
County in Oklahoma
Territory.
The oil well at Arcadia is down
about 700 feet.
Len Cutler, foimeriy of Arcadia,
lias located at Tulsa, where he has a
position.
The trial of W. T. Allen, who
about a year ago killed his wife at
Luther, will come up at the present
term of the district court.
Mrs. Guy Torrence of Denver,
Colorado, is the guest of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. McMurphey at
Luther.
When you go to Oklahoma City
go iu and see Houghton Bros., No.
t 111 Grand Ave. They will save
y« u money on Clothing, Shoes and
Furnishings.
Last week the Luther Coal, Gas
A Oil company filed for record 37
mineral and oil leases. This looks
as though they mean business over
al>out Luther.
The oldest man to register at Ok.
lahoma City for the coming election
is A. McKillups, who is 102 years of
age. Mr. McKillupe does not look
to exceed 75 years and is very spry
for his age.
The casing has finally arrived for
the purpove and work will at onee be
resumed on the prospect well at
^|H'iiuer. Secretary Streeter. of the
(.Mtitena' company, said yesterday;
Don't come back from Oklahoma
City until you see Houghton Broth-
ers' immense stock of Clothing and
Shoes. They are liberal people to
trade with.
John T. Lawrence of Spencer will
I sell all his personal property at pub-
i lie sale next Monday and will move
: to old Mexico, in the hope of im-
proving his wife's health.
j All arrangements have been made
for a big free barbecue at Arcadia
011 November 3d. The entire day
will lw taken up and a good time is j
assured for all who attend. Gover-
nor Fergusou and Delegate Bird S. I
McGuire, together with a number of
other good speakers will address the 1
people on the political issues of the
day.
all that makes the state. Oklaho-
ma's style may not suit everybody,
but it suits the west. •
NEWS FROM
REPORTERS
The News' Pencil Pushers
Tell What is Go-
ing On.
MANY NEIGHBORHOODS HEARD FROM
The News' Staff of Correspondents
Tell The Happenings of Their
Neighborhoods
This week we make von the Following
Reduced Prices on
Staple
.Groceries
Spring Hill Notes
"~T ~ ~ John Ward. .Joe Edlln and \V. (1.
Charles Kennedy s Illness „eut u,   ,tt Cit.V I'M-
Charles Kennedy, who was taken j day.
sick on Thursday of last week, has J. Buel and wife were Edmond
been in a critical condition. His I mond visitors Wednesday.
trouble developed into a lung atlee- Mrs. Peeples and son Joe went to I
tion of a serious character. Drs. Lin Kdmond Wednesday.
tlucuui and Downs, Dr. Russel of Mary, Bert and Jay Coder, Will 1
Oklahoma City, Dr. Watterson of'iam Grayum and Guy Faulk picked
Choctaw, and Dr. Bradford of Shaw- (cotton for Mr. Foresvthe.
W e believe the people of Jones and tributary country
appreciafe the value to them of competition. As long as we
stay in Jones you will gel close prices for your cash trade. Wt
also suggest to your consideration that
in your town, and reside here. V
when you trade at our store.
we have iu may ii vested
are supporting home people
nee have all seen the patient and all
I say there is little hope of his recov-
I cry. However, at this time, Thurs-
Iday morning, Mr. Kennedy is some-
what improved and may recover.
Edna and Eva Grayum picked cot-
ton for Joe Peeples this week.
Victor Buel is working iu Arcadia
helping Larue with his mill.
\\.#G. Canada, wife and daughter
Kllu and son Eddie went to Kdmond
Thursday. Miss Kl la had her eyes
examined and is now wearing glasses!
John Kennedy was iu our neigh
' borhood Saturday selling beef,
i Mr. Kent, the organ tuner, was
   | here last week.
! Miss Norman spent from Friday
Big Batch of Items From |unt'1 Sunday at her home
Mr. Tnbbs went to Kdmond last
The Choicest High Patent Choctaw Flour... .ti. 50
Navy Beans, with bill of goods, 20 lbs for.. 1.00
Sugar. *1 worth with bill of goods, 18 lbs for 1 00
Meat, better than others carry He per lb
Famous Blue Jay Hams ! He p, r
Good Bulk Coffee 20c, 25c, 30c, 35o per lb
Arbucklc and Lion Coffee lf>c j,«.r lb
Choice Raisins, 4 lbs for  uric
Choice Dried Apples, :i lbs for  ;>5c
LOCAL NEWS
OF THE WEEK
Hats and Caps
at Reduced Prices
The Garden Spot of
Oklahoma.
Mrs. Keyes is not so well.
A little child of N. Ilefron, tin1
merchant of Luther, was buried
| Wednesday.
W. A. Jamison has finished plas-
tering W. W. Barkers new resi-
dent:
Death of Jim Ewlng
Word was received here Saturday
to the effect that Jim Ewing, for-
merly pf this place, had died the |
night before at EIRcno. The re- j Harry Lechuer and Billy Robert-
mains were shipped to Choctaw City non loaded a car of hogs at Witcher,
where he once lived, and interment! Wednesday.
liHV |Mt*a\ JiT Dan Greenlee returned Wednesday I Mrs. Peeples Sunday
leatl s xhe e.1 U, have bee" due, ni froI11 tlle rnih,m(l 'A Mrand Mrs. W.'ti. Canada and
to a fault that has attached to some «i,,1,1 v,
of the best men and the brainiest I P g ^ t'' OI'Vt(1B"rl
that have ever lived—whiskey drink-1 ''1,6 growing Clothing store | -N ' 8lK'nt Sl,,1(1a> ttt ( ^
ing. Mr. Ewing was a man of more I ^ Oklahoma City is Houghton Bros.
Thursday.
Mrs. Frank McCoy spent Friday
with Mrs. John Kennedy.
Mr. Moouey from Watonga brought
his two sons, Anderson and Jim,
attend our school. They will stay
with their sister, Mrs. John Ward.
Clinton Jones and Mattie Ether
ington spent Sunday with Guy and
Ella Faulk.
Jesse McCoy went to Edmond last
Friday.
Mr... Peeples is spending *a few
days with W. A. Jones' family.
Mrs. Hebard will come home with |
See our Bargain Counter for TJnder 1'loth ing for Men
and Boys, and Ladies' Union Suits. Extra Low Prices on these.
Also see our reduced prices on Dress Goods for fall ; we
have tlie most complete line iu town at Lowest Prices.
When it comes to our Shoe Department we lead in as-
sortment and prices, in Women's, Men's and Boys' Shoes. A
*2,000 stock of shoes to choose froiu. We are reducing stock
of shoes—that means low prices.
We carry the Largest Stock of Brand New Goods in
town. No moth eaten stuff on our shelves.
than average intelligence. A few
years ago he was appointed a feder-
al court stenographer under Judge
Scott and also served under Judge
Keaton, and was reputed to l>e the
fastest and most reliable stenograph-
er in the country when he was not
drinking.
Holdup Near Aroadia
Arcadia Star: "J. R. Morgan,
living 14 miles west of town, while
returning home from Kdmond one
day last week where be had been
with a load of corn, was held up by
two young men. One of them stop-
ped his team while the other climbed
Gray 11ms.
Mr. A. Tnbbs and family went to
Choctaw Saturday returning Sunday.
J. Buel and C. W. Grayum took
supper with Chas. Larue and wife at
Arcadia Saturday.
Clyde Thornlmrgh from Watonga
is visiting J. Ward's.
Laura and Blanche Shaffer were
home over Sunday from Edmond.
They visited our Sunday school.
,,,, .... .... , Rev. and Mrs. Wood and Baby
There will Iw a Halloween enter Waas visited Will Waas in ti,,. Kirk
tainment and box supper at the new |
M E. church. Saturday night, Oct.
Le Ce STONE,
Jones City, O. T.
No. 119 Grand Ave. See it.
Ernest Allen has sold his barber
shop to Odell Iligdon. Mr. Allen
has not yet decided where he will
locate.
.John Kennedy of Carl, Kansas,
and Mr. and Mis. Gieber of Payne
county, were called here by the sick-
ness of Charles Kennedy.
dence of the bride's parents, Mi-
ami Mrs. Will Loyd, their daughter,
Miss Belva, and Mr. Arthur Cooper.
This young couple is highly respect-
ed and many friends join in wishing
them a happy life.
Mrs Cora Williamson visited her j got7or her
I aunt, Mrs.
Tuesday
W. O. Olmsted, last week
Cures Winter CovigK
J. Iv Gover, 101 N. Main Street,
Ottawa, Kan., writes: 'Every fall
if has been my wife's trouble u,
catch a severe cold, and therefore to
cough all winter long. Last fall I
bottle of Uorehouiut
29, for the benefit of the new M. E
church.
Jesse linger, son of A. S Hager,
upon the wagon wheel and pointing HO,,thwest of town, was kicked on
a gun at Mr. Morgan demanded bis lUi> cl,in h-v tt mn,e; Wednesday even-
money, but being young at the busi- 'n^' ')|S; Linthieum and Downs
ness he then turned his head around i injuries.
to see what his jffil was doing and ' The oil drilling outfit which was
Mr. Morgan hit him iu the neck, j shipped to Choctaw has been hauled
apo
The A. H. T. A. installed the fol-
Cures Chills end Fever
G. W. Wrirt, Nacogodohes,Texas,
says: -'His daughter had chills and
fever for three years; lie could not
find anything that would help her
till he used Herbine. His wife will
not keep house without it, and can-
not say too much for it." 50c. Sold
by Stone Pharmacy.
whipped up his team and got away, j to the Steadman farm, five miles <
There is so much of t his kind of j southeast of that town, where the
work being done the Star man would first hole will be drilled.
advise farmers ami others, when they
are carrying money to also
gun,
ti
for    
  marshal; Harvey Pullen, guard.
Spare The Birds ! , c .
11... f .jone,, moved into
are carrying money to also carry a , / ' • -
p.m, and use it when neeessary. . '1"e8,lH\ "!?ht: W-
This would also prove a good eure ! 1V J""?' I"';9"'1""; \
for horse thieves." financial secretary ; .1, A. Jamison.
John Ward and Mattie Ethering-
ton spent Friday at Willie Wards.
Mrs. Buel and son Ralph spent
Sunday with .Mrs. Lurue at Arcadia.
Walter and Ed Tnbbs of Choctaw
are visiting iu our neighliorhood.
Quite a number of young people
from Pleasant Valley attended church
here Sunday evening.
Quite a large turn out Sunday ev-
I ening and all listened to a good ser-
mon by Rev. Wood.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Ward and
daughter Ulah visited at John Ken-
nedy's Sunday.
John Bonner left Monday for the
fair.
Meridian Notes
Hyruii. She used ii and lm« been
able to Hleep soundly all night long,
w believer the cough troubles her,
two or three doses strips the cough.
Misses Prudy and Nola Maxwell | and she is able to be up and
Sold by Stone Pbar
r 0c.
inacy.
Tourist Rates
The Frisco .System will issue, dur-
ing the Summer mouths, Tousist
round trip tickets to various resorts
aud locations—the Mountains, Lukes
and Seashore, at greatly reduced
rates, with ample return limit
Call on nearest agent or address
Passenger Traffic Department,
St. Louis.
Many intelligent farmers in Texas
are firmly of the opinion that they
would never have been afflicted with
the boll weevil pest but for the wan-
ton destruction of birds that was
permitted up to a year or two ago.
The experience of Texas farmers
should lie an example for the fann-
Kiokapoo Items
Dug Nosworthy and family from
Cushing visited his uncle. D. W.
Stevens, last week, returning home
The Bank
their new building Tuesday. Tli
now have neat and commodio
quarters and a large vault in which i Saturday
their patrons may deposit, their val j Bessie Karns and Zella Gilbert
liable papers. The new bank build- (called on ltetta Olmsted, Sunday.
A large number of people from
this vicinity attended the Republican
ing is a credit to the town.
George Lewis, a twelve-year-old
ers of Oklahoma. It were bettor ™l< red l>oy who lived with-his moth -
that the sport of hunting should be )('r' Magnolia Lewis, three miles north
forever prohibited than that Oklaho- :int* two miles west of Jones, left
ma slum Id be visited by any such j ',(>ine Monday evening and has not
plague as that with which the farm- ,K'en heard from since. Any infor-
ers of Texas have been contending ,nstion as to his whereabouts will be
and Lessees' Rally at Jones the 20th,
week.
D. W. Stevens weut to McLt
business, Monday.
enme down from the city Friday
ening. ___
.Miss Rtliel Lindsay spent Monday j Every housekeeper should know
evening with Miss Uartha Ooyer that if they will buy Defiance <\.1,1
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Woods spent XValergtaroli for laundry use iher
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Cicero will save not only time.' because it
(:""|M'r , never sticks to tile Iron, iuit becausH
Miss Lena King of Oklahoma VJity eacli package contains 16 ox—one full
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Florence poumd— while all other Cold Water
. . ..... . , . St rches are put up in J pound pack.
Mr. John Hill and sister. Miss ages, and the price is the same 10
Klhel, from near Choctaw, were the] cents. Then again because I)eli'ano«
guests of Miss liertlia Ooyer Tliurs- Stare It Is free from all injuroiisohem.
day of last week. j icals. if your grocer tries to sell y< u
Mr. and Mrs. Newberry spent Sun-   12 oz. package it. is because lie luw
day with Mr. and Mrs. John Fletcher a stock of other starch ho wants to
at Choctaw. j dispose of before he puts in Defiance
j He knows that Defiance Starch has
Saved His Life ....is,i. i t .
.... „ printed on ever} packege in large let-
J.tt . Davenport, \\ ingo, Ky. writ- i,.,s and lingurcs •■Hi ozs ' Demand
es, June 14, l!)t«: "I want to tell Defiance and save much tune and
you Ballard s Snow Liniment saved money and annoyance of the iron
my life 1 was under the treatment: sticking. Defiance never sticks,
of two doctors, and they told me one __
of my lungs was entirely ijone, and j
the other badly affected. I also had j
for the past Several years in the f 
of the boll weevil. The next terri-
torial legislature should be petition-
ed by the farmers from every por-
tion of the territory to enact a most
stringent game law and provide for
its strict enforcement.
W J. 5. ALEXANDER.   r«, K. H. JOHNSON, V|«« pr*«. C.J. ALEXANDER. Ceahler
pp s
Ms Your Business Appreciated, No Matter How f*
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BANK of SPENCER,
^ SPENCER, OKLA.
Iiff  
Loans Money on Plenty of Good Chattels.
& .
Hi
Small.
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H
i Smith, in honor of tire Epworth
| League. There were fifty-eight per-
! sons present. Good music was fur-
   nished and at 0:30 refreshments
Get Out of The Way were served. At 1 I ;!>() the guests
The following is a paragraph from i ,lePll,'u?d thanking the hostess for
an exchange, anfl contains a whole ' "joving a pleasant evening.
lot of truth—we mean about some William Johnson, aged about nine-
people at some places: "Move  teen vears, died Wednesday night at
or get out of the way. Did yon ever t|1(J |,ome of Mike Lcvicv. east of
diue cattle out of a pen.' If you town, from a congestive chill He
have, you have often seen an old |,ad gone there with Alex Levicv
cow stop in the gate au.l horn every- ! f,„ w|1()111 Korkin
thing hack. There are lots of peo- Umi|, sif.k T1|e |)|lrj(.(|
pie in this country just like the old Thursday in th«- O.l.i Fellows cm
cow; they stand in the pathways of Johnson's parents reside near
sueeess and horn every movement Luther.
back, ami cry everything down that's 
for the bettermeut of our town and
country."
Broke Into Hi* Houi*
;t titer haitly affected. I also hail S. LeQuInu of Cavendish, Vt, was
, lump in my side. I don't thluk robbed of his customary health bv
hd Lewis was on the sick list last lmve |tv(.,| om.   chronic constipation.
| months longer. I wa« Induced by a When Dr. King's New Life Pills
ml on j friend to try Ballard's Snow Lini- I rt>ke into his house, his trouble waa
ment. The first application gave me arrested and now lie's entirely cur-
Harry Olmsted returned home from I great relief; two fifty-cent bottles , d. They're guaranteed to cure, J>5c
Guthrie Friday, where he attendetl j cured me sound and well. It is a. at Stone Pharmacy.
the A. H. '1. A. meeting. He re- wonderful medicine and I recom- i —^
A social was given Saturday nigjit ptirts a large crowd and a general mend it to suffering humanity." 25c. Mrs. Tommy Allen, who resides
good time. 50c, $1.00. Sold by the Stone Phar- j a few miles west of town, is on the
Married, October 18 at the real- macy. sick list.
thankfully received by his mother.
V. S. STONE. President.
S. J. GRAHAM. Vice Prenident.
L. C. STONE. Cashier.
Notice to hunters
  I will prosecute all |>ersons found
Dr. Jeter of Luther was here Wed- hunting on my farm, 2 miles south-
nesday. ; wvst of Jones. G. P.
THE BANK OF JONES,
OF JONES CITY. O. T
< 3 A PITA Ij, JHTMHMUM).
Burglar Proof, Double Time Lock Safe.
Transacts a General Banking Business. Loans. Collections. Accounts of Firms, ror|H rations and
Farmers respectfully solicited. Interest Paid on Time Deposits.
Pl.knty of MoNSV to LOAN on I.MI'rovko JlKAL EsTATK. bk8t terms ant> tuk vkrt LoWKST HaTKS.
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