El Reno Daily Democrat (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 226, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 28, 1909 Page: 4 of 4
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THE EL KENO DAILY DBMOCRAT
CREAM
Baking Powder
Made from Pure
Grape Cream of Tartar
Surpasses every
other leavening
indicated the good ft'l I'WKhlp
anil pra<v which everyone sharei! ami
i-nloveil tlipiv tree will offerings. The
jnv riilo in an auto to Kt. Reno
marked a wi ll spent trip after which
'(he members sat down to an elabo-
1 iale display or Iilll Barretts steward-
ship in tiie form of a banquet, Hil|
Iliad cvi'iythliip from Canary birds
lt'ps stuck in oysters to a goats
EXTINCT VOLCANO THEIR HOME
Remarkable Abode a J Still More Re-
markable Industry of People
of Saba.
Baba, in the West Indies, is one of
the most extraordinary place.* in the
world
By courtesy it is called an island.
• but it is really nothing more than the
summit of an extinct volcano sticking
a^ent in mak- \ |ft
ing healthful, J)
delicious food |i
NO ALUM J
READ THE LABEL
Buy only baking pow-
der whose label indi-
cates cream of tartar
0P
whisker.* smothered with mushrooms j Up ol,j 0f j|Jf 8,.a inside th€* crater
and on roll call next morning no one| live the only Inhabitants < f Saba
was reported siek which speaks well i They live there because there is no-
for the pains taken to satisfy every-1 where else for them to live, the out-
, | side slopes being nearly as steep as
ones appreciate. .. . . * .
, | the sides of a house.
The iollowihg officers were select- The p,ace belon|?B l0 ,Io,iand, and
d for the coining year, and alter the J pPOp|,. aj| Dutch. Neverthe-
famil;
tin
MRS. HOUSEWIFE 10 MB. GROCER:--"
"Please send me a sack of flour." . fu
Mr. Grocer:—"You want the bei
have, I suppose." I—
Mrs. Housewife:— "Oh, yes, tr|
means, send me 'El Reno's Best.' " j
Made by, the
El RENO MILL AND ELEVATOR COfr
"THE HOME OF THE BEST"
'amity group was taken in front of ions, they speak Kngllsh as their na-
he hotel the members departed sing tive tongue. They call their crater
inir that ojd familiar song "When w
meet again."
Pant presidents, 1.. .1. Gordon, Dan
(J Montgomery.
Worthy president, Ilill Barrett.
Vice president, Hed Dowel I.
Secretary, S. Godfrey Shackleford.
t'hapiaiu, Webb McMurtrie. •
Trusters, Col. Lige Perry, I'ug Wal-
do. Albert Woodhouse, chairman.
Grievance committet, Jimmy Ihirke,
Chet Baxter, li. C. Paulsen, chair-
man.
Executive committee, L. J. Gordon,
H. F. Buster, Doc Aiinhler, chairman.
town Mot tom, because it is situated
on top of a mountain.
Although surrounded on all sides by
the sea they often spend weeks with ■
out seeing it. for that involves a long
climb up to the rim of the crater. Still
lf*ss frequently do they touch salt
water, because to do so they must, in
addition, climb downward for a dis-
tance of 1,500 feet by a precipitous
rock h -w n path, known as the Ladder. I
It is, however, in regard to their
staple industry that these Dutch peo-
ple who speak Knglish, aifc) who live
aloft in a volcano in a summit city
calh d Bottom, reach the extreme of
topsy-turvydom. One might imagine j
them making balloons or kites, or, in
THIS IS A SKIN GAME"
That is we want your *
HIDES. FURS AND PELl
We pay the highest price for furs, hides, pelts and skins, giving
Chicago prices on everything in that line.
We pay the highest price for Ol.D IRON. COPPER, BRASS,
Brin< us your surplus metals in this line and receive cash in exchat
A/id don't forget the number.
H. BERNSTCIN, Proprieto
I'lione 492
107 North Choctaw Aveim
Entertainment committee, Alfalfa^ t-aot anything, but whut they make, |
King iluililleson, Ben Harrison, Clyde i which is ships
Hodgklnson.
All the retiring: officers ended the
row by unking speeches and present-
ing their annual reports.
WELL DIGGERS HOLD
CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
plenty of joviality and oth
ER THINGS.
pitentlrtes of the Great Organization
Gffttter Together to Spend Christ-
inas and Review the Noble
Precepts of the Order,
Ttae annuu| meeting and elec-
tion i f officers of the Well Diggers
tosretUec with the Christmas festivi-
ties too|< place st the Southern hotel
Sxuurtfiy and Sunday.
It was in fact one of the most sue-
ce-sfnt ami joyful meetings ever held
4n the Hii.uals of this or^aniv.ation.
Only fo«ir members of the organize
l4uu being absent, viz: Hill Mitchell
Ivj'iij; in St. Paul, Dan (\ Montgomery
an Ireland, Hans Paulsen at Hinton
Telegrams from the absent members
were read expressing their regrets at
•w* being able to he present and e\
pressed their best wishes for the sue
cess of the meeting iiml the health
of the organization Col Lige Pern
was also an absent memhei ami his
telegram from Waco created some
ai.*rrfmont when read as follows.
•Vannoi come, my wife won't let me."
8aturda> night the members' time
wis consumed receiving their pres-
ents of the Christinas tree which lied
TtowetJ had h"et. busy preparing l >r
ffie pa^t week endeavoring to put on
* good hu' les jue and in that respect
"has Monte Brewster's Millions beaten
a city block.
Pug Waldo of the opera house re-
■ctjived a good >iz. d package in the
form ot a soiled tile of prices for the
opera house for this coining year on-
fraved on three feet of wa|l pap r,
tit* pricey ranging from a Lincoln
perinv to a fiftv cent piece with a hole
in It. which he accepted with good
ff.fCe Hid would put it on exhibition
in ffie lobb* on NVw Years day
Affallu King I luddh'su-i r« • .>i\« i i
new train schedule for the Panhandle
division recommending that all
freight trains have the right over a]l
first class passenger trains. The
schedule was neatly done up in a soap
box and will be presented to Supt.
Allen at Atnarillo (if he ever gets
bnck) and the Alfalfa King was much
elated over the prospects and succosb
of the sehedule being put in torce as
it nl|l enable him to make quick ex-
its to and from Aiu&rillo to attend
the meetings in HI Ueuo, the Ki,i)aj
also appointed the Well Digger#*
representative nt A.mar1llo.
Tige Buster, the genial clerk at the
Southern hotel, received a shingle
with an order availed thereon for the
price ot* a shave.
Shaekleford. the guy from Mississ-
ippi, received a horse shoe wit his
stocking and has been busy ever since
trying to locate the horse that got
away In t.h neighborhood of the Pa-
cific junction.
Hill Hanett, the Southern mascott,
sot some important dope direct from
the smoke house on the Jeffries and
Johnson fight and said he was back
Jeffr'es to the full extent of the law
as a result?
Albert and Jess Woodhouse and
''hot Haxt r received each a pool cue
In the form of a broom handle with
i doughnut stuck on the end, and
C|u t s11\ s h« will make Johnny Kling
look like thirty cents.
Johnny Palmer, the freight house
merchant, got a piano box for an of-
fie \
I i in in > Burke, the pride of Rush
Springs, received a wash tub and Im-
mediately departed for the Springs to
go to woik.
Shotgun, the prune merchant, and
Karl Woodhouse, pride of the soda
fountain, got a sheet of music to sing
at grand opera entitled 'You'll Be
Sorry in the Morning When Your
Dally Task Begins."
I Steve Stebbens got an adding ma-
chine and will from now on only work
luilf time.
Time is not propitious to explain
11101- hiljv what ev.-ryone received
and the merrUn'qnt <ii*pla>e«I b> ev
eryorie on receipt of his token of the
Not ocean-going liners, of course,
but good, serviceable schooners and >
luggers, whose repute Is great all over j
the Windward islands. The ships. ,
when finished, have to be hauled tip to j
the rim of the crater and then lowered |
over a precipice into the sea.—Stray!
Stories.
EN RULE ICE
jj
Everyone gets a fair deal at th; new grocery store of G. H Wheeler.
NEW GROCERIES HEW BUILDING NEW PRICES
A full line of fancy and staple groceries just installed in our new
More. Everything clean and wholesome, and at prices that win as
tonish you. No one can undersell us; no one can furnish better
food
Besides groceries we handle salt meats, and feed. Home made
pickles made by Mrs. Wheeler. Fresh country butter and fresh
eggs daily. Just received a c-rioad of Wisconsin potatoes.
Call and see us before buying elsewhere. Goods delivered
promptly to any part of the city. Don't forg,.t the name and number
G. H. WHEELER, "GOLDEN ROLE GROCERY"
508 N. Choctaw
Death of Mrs. Pearl.
Klizabeth Pearl, wife of \V. A.
IVarl, died this mornl/i,; at !l o'clock
at the Pearl home, 41T South Hick
ford. Four years as" Mrs. Pearl suf
fpred a paralytic .stroke and had been
an invalid ever since. She suiter >1
sroatly at times but bore up cheerful
h ami bravely until she received th-
fical summons of her Maker. Mrs. J
Pearl was a kind wife and a lovins u
mother. She leave* besides her hus- j
band a son. (,eor*?e A Pearl, who (
,'ives in tills cltv, and a daughter,
Mrs. M. Pender, wife of Wm. Pender^
who is employed at the (lerrer bak-
erv, j]
Th ■ funeral will occur Thursday
mornlnR at r' o'c)o«'k from Sacret
Heart Catholic church
Choice
Gano Apples
50c peck at
Deardorff Grocery Co
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS.
Reno Interurban
Company.
Railway
I Tin stockholders of the El Keno
| Interurban Hallway company aro here-
by notified that the annual meeting
of stockholders of said corporation
for the election of directors will be
held in the office of the company In
the city of El Keno, Okla., on Tues-
day. the v'lcvcnth day oi January, A
I). 1910.
HENRY SCHAFEIt.
President
HERMAN IHTAVER.
Secretary.
; 220-14
The t'lirihtniar. ci lebriktion is end-
ed. Onlj one louesonie drunk lii po-
lice court tills liiorninj;. •
The Orpheus Dancing club will give
a dance tomorrow evening at the Elks
Home. A|l members are requested
to attend.
Mrs. .lane Anstine, who has been
suffering trom a slight stroke of
paralysis, is reported today to be
slowly but steadily improving in
health.
The Cameron cafe changed hands ^
yesterday. Myrtle Williams and \V. t
S. Hoskin are the new proprietors.
Mr. Long, who retired from the res-
taurant business, will still conduct
Ills rooming house.
The month of December thus far
liar been the coldest December ill the
history of Oklahoma Hut little plow-
i ing has been done in Canadian coun-
ty this month, the ground having been
frozen nearly al] the time.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
FOR RENT A six room modern
home furnished complete. Inquire
I lis \V. Wade. 22f -tf
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FOR RENT Roonl lOv'-U. N'mr llnck
j Island. Inquire IIS \V. Wade
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Buy Your
Newspapers
and
Magazines
at the
Postoffice
Book
Store
Freemont Smith,
Proprietor
I have your favor-
ite jrand °if Cigars
el reno theatre
. . Tuesday, Dec., 28th . .
H. H. Frazec. Inc.. presents The Merry, Sparkling. Musical Piay
The Girl Question
Distinguished cast including the Inimitable Laugh Provokers
John L. Kearney and Dorothy Maynard
and CHANLENGE BEAUTY CHORUS
Book and Lyrics by Hough & Adams. Music by Jos. E. Hov\
Prices 25c to $1.50.
It's Time
Voti wore pi inning your business affairs for the
coming year.
l.M us urgo upon you the a«lvantage of having ar.
account at
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
Drop in and 'ulk the matter over. Do not liesita £
because your money transactions are on a mod-
erate scale. The way to make th«m larger is to
(
do business in a business manner An aeeoi
|
litis bauk is «leci<!eill\ ;i str*p in that dirertio *
lv
First National Ban
Of El Reno •«
L. A WILSON President. IH. Myers, Cashier
It
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The COMMERCIAL BANK
ti Keno, Oklahoma
Appr«ci te« its 50 per cent increase of bu&lness In tb last s
menths We Inrlte new ac«ounU on Ule tiasls of ABBOLUTE SAT
TY All our deposits are protected by theD posl'ors Guaranty *ui
of th« Ststs of Oklahoma. |
c. R. MILLER,
President
EARL BEEBE.
Cashier
:il
THE CLDIHES THAT Mi THE MAN:
We make them in all the latest styles ant
colors. Finest line of Suitings and Trousering
ever shown in El Keno. Call early and inspeo
our line.
Paterson, the Tailor,
"HE MAKES CLOTHES THAT FIT."
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El Reno Daily Democrat (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 226, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 28, 1909, newspaper, December 28, 1909; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc90760/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.