WE REACH THE PEOPLE.
THE SHAWNEE NEWS.
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 18. 1905.
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You know how it is if you are carrying
money around in your pocket, how it dribbles
arc! dribbles away, and often the greater part
Of -t is useless expenditure.
We want your banking business, and your
.account will be welcomed at the
THE OKLAHOMA NATIONAL BANK,
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Shawnee, Oklahoma
F. B. REED, Cashier.
THE SHAWNEE NEWS.
Lou 8. Allard,
Harry E. Hal;)in,
Publisher
City Editor: way
NEW PHONE
Nrw3 Business Office, 321.
Loo S. Allard's Residence, j<6.
City Editor's Residence 87.
"grandfather" clause In the Japanese
religious code.
They do things differently from th->
we do them. In Japan a goo.l
tries to live up to his ancestors.
In the United States many a good
tries to live down his ancestors.
Tecumseh Department,
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COTTON EXCHANGE | i TECUMSEH DEPARTMENT t|S
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' Shawnee IRattonalSSanfc
Exch
Ished
be app
inge bank of this city has
in their bank building a
ange board report Th'.v
rktt report every thirty
ay farm«r can step into
an" hour ani) get the mar
in correctly free of charg"
tainlv an enterprise that
reciated by the people of
is well at the farmers of
title
vicinity.
Entered a  second-class mail matter
Augtut I, 1915. «' thc P05t o(r"* of Slu,w
see, Oklahoma, under the act of Con-
gress of March 3, 1879.  
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<fUNION
LABEL
An interurban to Tecumseh—that s
the proposition to see built now.
"Save your money and buy you a
siule"—and a little real estate to ex
cruise him on.
A man who is a success at making
goo-goo eyes is usually unsuccessful
at a vocation that should make him
a living.
If you have some money, buy a farm
Jn this county now. You will not
have an opportunity next year to buy
«me as cheap as you can now.
Have you taken account of the con-
ation of the wood pile and the coal
Mnt Old Crimp is liable to put in an
appearance most any day now.
There dees not seem to be any re-
duction in the number of suckers that
•re being born in the country. There
is always a crop ready for harvest
when thc smooth artist feels indus-
trious.
When a man has tendered his res-
ignation it is quite often a diplomatic,
way of saying that he was fired. Like-
wise when a man accepts a position
it is to be understood that he hustled
tor the Job.
Now Is a gjod time to make up a list
«f fruit and shade trees to plant this
fall and winter. A tree planted in
November has a much better chance
to live thaa one planted in February
<>r March.
The mayor of Madison, Wis., ha.-
ordered the police to si.oot college
students who d j not behave them
selves. It is becoming more and more
difficult evtry year to : rure a round
«;d out college education.
HIGHWAYS.
coming session of congress
ai for national aid to the lm-
it of the highways of the
^ ill b strongly urged, of
Congressman Brownlow, of
e says: Highway conditions
which Com
Tennessee e
In the Vnlted States are deplorably I today filing so
bad. Everybody at all capable of Case No. 30C8
thought realizes that in comparison' National bank,
with other countries, over whose clvi-jout 'f a misunderstanding between
llzatlon we boast superiority, we stand the parties as to what account the mon
in a most disgraceful attitude in the <y should lie placed. Case No. 3067.
matter of road building and Improve- Albert H. Ashbv vs. Anton Caha et al..
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| COURT CASES !
Attorney Ed Cassidy was h re today
arranging to give band for his clier
F. M. Parry, commonly called "Top
Wilson." Bond was fixed at $4,000.
Judge Cade was in the district court
le new suits, to wit.:
Effle Smith vs. First
for $1,770.70, growing
ment.
roads
The reasons why we have bad ^ foreclosure of mortgage in the sum of
almost universally are that' $287.23.
thc people of the rural districts have
been forced to bear thc whole burden
of road making, and this they have at Teounls
not been able to do in any better way ^ Tecumseh news as
than has been done. The time has W|jj deuver
come in the history
SUBSCRIBE NOW.
Today we open our subscription list
We pro;i>se to give the
it really is, and
1^1 - papers at Carson's
of our country ,drug
store. By this arrangement the
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The Tecumseh department of this
paper can be found at Carson's drug
store, where the subscribers and pat-
rons can get taeir paper at any time
aft-r the arrival of the R >ck Island
evening train. Carson's drug Etore is
centrally located, with pleasant sur-
roundings, and open at all hours. We
believe that this arrangement will be
more satisfactory to the subscribers
than finding the papers in the yards,
the next morning, covered with dew. 1
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| OTHER TECUMSEH HEWS j
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Thcr? was more cotton on the mar-
kit yesterday than usual. Competi-
tion with our seven hustling buyers
is quite spirited. The farmer can
gt t ail his cotton is worth any day in
Tecumseh.
Robert James, a farmer near town,
is on the market today with a nlcej
! lot of Ben Davis apples, selling them
readily.
i Joe Bernasek, of the Central Meat
market, is today moving his shop to
| the first room east of the Exchange
bank.
I Mrs. Ethel Tarpley, who has had j
seven weeks of typhoid fever, is out
of danger. Her attending physician,'
Dr. Applewhite, is today as deeply in- j
terested in the advancement of his.
Capital and
Surplus
Funds
a'ion of the lac
O Corner Main end Bell
0 Streets, Shawnee, Oklahoma.
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when the cnvernnient must take bolit , ,, . profession in discovering the specific
lne government must take noia subscribers can g<t their papers more ... . *
of the matter, and the Brownlow-
Latlmer good roads bill points the
way. The conclusion is irrestible
that to secure a permanent and ade-
quate system of highway improvement
the government must lend its substan-
tial aid to the states, following the
same principle of necessity and justi-
fication as the support given to rail-
ways, waterways, postal extensions,
irrigation, expositions, national parks,
experimental stations, weather bur-
eaus, and many other useful internal
improvements. It is too much to ex-
pect as we have been doing, that the
local communities will construct and
maintain permanent roads. The bur-
den Is too great and wholly unjust.
for the fever germ as he was when he
began his practice, and is very sue
cessful.
promptly in a town of this size than
by special delivery. If you prefer re-
ceiving your paper through the mail.
you can do so. We want your pat MARRIAGE LICENSES.
ronage and will try to merit it. Our f ^ marriage license was this morn-
news items in this department may ing issued to L. E. Grubbs, aged 25,
not have the ear marks of an exper-|an(j Miss E. Harris, aged 16, both of
ienced news reporter, but we will give shawnee.
 WHAT YCU CAN GfcT AT WIRFS 
J-APALAC
Floor Wax. Sheet pictures. Varnishes.
Picture frames. Enamels. Mat boards.
Bronzes. Room moulding. Brushes.
Paints. Oils- Painters supplies. Glass.
And the Biggest Stock of Wall Paper in Oklahoma
WIRF'S PAINT and GLASS CO.
Cor. Ninth and Broadway. Phone 721.
you a good, clean, newsy paper—one
that you can mail to your friends
the East, and thus let them know of |)jth of Tecumseh
the prosperity of Tecumseh and Pot-
tawatomie county.
I Marriage permit was also issued to
'n r. W. Rutherford and Miss Nellie Moss
Anyone having letters "R. A. or G"
out of packages of "Firelight" matches
can obtain a cash prize for them by
addressing C. H. care News. 17-3t.
A seat in tin
change sold las
highest price re
less purchased
official, a
who can
this is abc
fford such
New York stock ex
week for $86,000, the
sordid. It was doubt
by a life insuranc.
te only claE.
ABSTRACTS.
Farm and City Loans; Six M:nths t3 SiX Years,
WTJ. RIGGS.
Everything Exactly as Agreed j;
! 109 Hcrth Broadway, Shawnee, Okls.
Faith Not Necessary.
You may be just as skeptical and
pessimistic as you please. Kodol will
I digest what you eat whether you eat
it or not. You can put your food in
a bowl, pour a little Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure on it and it will digest It the same
1 as it will In your stomach. It can't
help but cure Indigestion and Dyspep-
sia- It is curing hundreds and thou-
sands—some had faith and some did
not. I>odol will cure you If medicine
can cure you whether you have faith
in it or not. Sold b" Cockrell. *
Fresh Oysters ail Frasli Fisli Every Day
The Finest of Meats, Sausages, Wienerwursts,
Celery, Pickles and all the seasonable delicacies.
Everything absolutely pure and clean. Call and
give us a trial. t&"
Mr. Farmer, don't 1
watching the scrap bet
and the 1. irs. Get >
while It's white, realiz
for It, and then you'll have mort
money and ph nty of time for iiuius
inents.
travagances.
ose any time
iveen the bulls
our cotton out
a good prlcc
The old sayltg that "murder will
out" doesr.'t a! >vays comt true at
least the murderer doesn't always re-
ceive punishment for his deed. Too
often money invested In lawyers' fees
saves a man'* neck or keeps him out
«f the penitentiary.
ANCESTORS.
A dispatch from Toklo says that tlio
news that Admiral Togo worshipped
at Ise temple ha,s created a profound
Impression; that it Is believed his act
will furnish a lasting example in nat-
ional religious education, and that an-
cestral worship will receive fresh stim-
ulation, especially In the army and
navy. Tie- dispatch points out that
the admiral has thus shown his Ini
pileit faitL in what lie said in his rc-
jMirt of the gr^at naval battle when b"
attributed the Japanese victory to the
protection of the spirits of the imperial
ancestors.
There is a new light shed on thc
| The public road is the common prop-
erty of all, used by all, and their
cost and maintenance should be
shared by all. .
| When planning a business or pleas-
ire trip from Chicago to Buffalo, New
j York, Boston or any eastern point, yon
should Investigate the satisfactory ser-
vice afforded by any of the three ex-
press trains operated by the Nickel
l'late road. Colored porters are in
charge of conchcs, whose duties are to
look after the comfort of passengers
while en route. Special attention
shown ladles and children, as well as
elderly people, traveling alone. No ex-
cess fare charged on any train on the
Nickle Plate road. American Club
meals, from 35 cents to $1.00, served
in Nickel Plate dining cars. One trial
will result to your satisfaction. All
trains leave from La Salle street sta^
tion, only depot In Chicago on the ele-
vated loop. Call on or address, John
Y. Calahan, general agent, 113 Adams
street, room 298, Chicago. S-30
8ANTA FE EXCURSIONS.
Portland, Ore., Seattle, Bellingham
and Everett, Wash., Victoria and Van
couver, B. C., San Francisco and Los
Angeles, Cal., at greatly reduced rates
or the round trip.
Further information cheerfully furnish
eil by G. P. Nelson, agent.
Leg Cut Off.
Arkan-as City, Kan., Oct. 18.-
This morning at about 2:45 o'clock i
William A. Horan, who is employe ; j
by the Santa Fe as a section hand,
while endeavoring to board the switch
engine in the r iuth yards, fell from
the foot board in such a manner
to have bis ripht leg thrown across
one of the rails. The result was that
his leg and foot were mashed, making
amputation necessary. Dr. Dunning,
the company surgeon, was at ones
called and amputated the injured mem-
ber about two-thirds of the way below
the knee. Mr. lloran was sent to the
company's hospital at Topeka on the
early morning Santa Fe train.
Don't Borrow Trouble.
It is a bad habit to borrow anything,
but the worst thing you can possibly
borrow is trouble. When sick, sore,
heavy, weary, and worn-out by the
pains and poison^ of dyspepsia, bilious-
ness, Bright's disease, and similar in-
ternal disorders, don't sit down and
brood over your symptoms, but fly for
| relief to Electric Bitters. Here you
will find sure and permanent forget-
fulness of all your troubles, and your
body will not be burdened by a load
of debt disease. At J. M. Remington's,
drug store. Price 50c. Guaranteed.
Bar Ascociation at Cheyenne.
The lawyers of Roger Mills county
organized a bar association at Chey-
enne last week. G. S. Gilkerson was
elected president and W. D. Cardwell
sf retary. D. W. Tracy, W. D. Card-
| and John C. Hendrix were ap-
j jointed to draft a constitution and by-
I laws.
CITY MEAT MARKET
GEO- B. OW, Prop. 124 H- Broadway
A. HERIIMGER
Photographer and Por-
trait Artist
Pictures enlarged to'sn size in era*,
on, pastel or water colors
Artistic Photos a Specialty.
LOANS
Jtjy-WE HAVE PRIVATE MONEY TO LOAN
ON FARM AND CITY PROPERTY 
 RATES REASONABLE 
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One Kind That Can't Stop.
Although the outlaw crop in West-
ern Oklahoma Is pretty thoroughly
weeded out, so far as the real thing
concerned, the people out there are
still afflicted by a stage portrayal of
"Jesse James," which is traveling over
land and showing in a tent.
Plans to Get Rich.
are often frustrated by sudden break-
down, due to dyspepsia or constipation.
Brace up and take Dr. King's New Life
Pills. They take out the materials
which are clogging your energies, and
give you a new start. Cure headache
and dizziness, too. At J. M. Reming-
ton's drug store; 25c guaranteed.
(First Published in Shawnee News-
Dispatoh, Oct. 5, 1905.)
No. 9617.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,
Land Office at Guthrie, O. T„
September 27, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler bas filed notice
of h;<; intention to make final proof
ir. support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before George A.
Outcelt, U. S. Commissioner, at Te-
cumseh, O. T., on November 7, 1905,
viz.: George J. Meyer, of Keokuk
Falls, Okla., for the lots of 1 and 2 in
section 9, township 10, R. 5 east.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said land, viz.:
Jacob Rossmiller, of Earlsboro, 0. T.;
William Hatns, of Earlboro, 0. T.;
Wilbur Gibson, of Neal, O. T.; Wil-
liam Adams, of Neal, O. T.
John J. Boles,
Register.
SHAWNEE
Ten years old. Population 20,000.
Gate City to the West. Rock Island
Santa Fe and M. K. & T. railroads.
Two sets of railroad shops; street rail-
way; electric light and power; gas
plant; compress; oil mills; garment
factory; canning factory; Iron foun-
dry; five banks with $2,000,000 depos-
its; many enterprising business firms;
the best place on earth for yon—come
and see.
OKLAHOMA
Located in the United States ot
North America, is the greatest diver-
sified crop producer in the world.
Its lands produce the finest cotton,
corn, wheat, oats, millet, rye, clover,
Irish and sweet potatoes, peaches, ap-
ples, pears, grapes and vegetables of
every variety. It Is universally ad-
mitted that Pottawatomie is the rich-
est county in Oklahoma. Come and
see for yourself.
107 1-2 North Broadway, one
south of postoffice.
door
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will light and heat your home for less
money than you now pay.
Call and see us at our office 225 W.
Main, or telephone 564'and we will
send a representative to see you.
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MEAT MARKET.
Fresh and Cured Meat, Fish and Oysters. PROMPT DELIVERY
J. B. Armistead, Prop.
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Fall Suitings are Ready.
There's no obligation to buy. We simply went you to get ac
quainted pith the smartest and prettiest line of English, Scotch
and American Woolens ever shown in Shawnee. Many are leav-
ing their orders now, formatter all, it's only a matter of a few
weeks when you'll want that fall suit to wear.
f J. F. GRAHAM, Shawnee, Okla.
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