The El Reno American. (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 21, 1915 Page: 4 of 11
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THE EL RENO AMERICAN
Twenty-second Year.
El Reno, Oklahoma, Thursday, January 21, 1915.
Number C.
"DRY” istiwss COMING THE BELGIAN RELIEF FUND CASH IN MILK INDUSTRY
ALLEGED THIEF IS JAILED FIREMAN DIED OF INJURY STATE Y. M. C. A. MEETING
Local Talent Will Give Benefit
Friday, January 29.
Ex-Gov. 8t! John and Hon. Eu
gene Chafln Here Friday.
K1 Reno will be visited next “j„ a Cabaret,” the offering at
Friday by two of the most dis- t),c El Reno theatre, January 29,
languished prohibition leaders of fnr tk(. benefit of the ltelgiun Re-
the nation in the person of ex-: jjt,f fund, as .the title indicates
Governor St. John, of Kansas, |,as for a setting a midnight scene
aud lion. Eugene t'hutin, of Ari- jn a metropolitan eafe. The time
zona. 1 is midnight and the place is bright
The meetings Trill be held here, j w;th costumes of the diners
one in the afternoon at J o’clock Hnj merrymakers, which include,
at the First Presbyterian church, not ()n]y the theatre parties, but
and tlic other at the First Chris- j)1(, Khow folk as well, who have
Kansas Farmers Enjoying Pros-
perity from Large Sales.
TRAIL OF THE TRAMP
By P. E. D. Underwood
Spent Two Nights and T'.iroe Days
Dodging Oiiiectrs.
tian church at 8 o’clock.
In this way the churches hold-
ing their special services will be
enabled to attend the afternoon
meeting. Doth of these meetings
will abound in convincing oratory
and stirring songs telling of the
nation-wide and, indeed world-
wide progress of the winniug hat-
tlda against “John Barleycorn.”
Prof. W. <}. Brandenburg, ad-
vance representative, was in the
city a few dayg ago and made flu
just come from the various show-
houses of the city and are still in
costume. Besides these are mask-
ers from a fancy ball, college boys
in loudest t-'ah rah togs; army uni-
forms and Mexican scrapes white
jacketed waiters moving about
with the jingle of glasses anu
silver, soft shadi-d caudelehra aud
all harmoniously arranged give
“At the Mulvane milk plant1 Friday was a beautiful day.
1,502,877 pounds of milk were de- just the kind of a day for cntlnis
livered in December by IB produe- iastic business boosting and 1
ers who received $30,057.55.”— made the most of opportunity.
Wichita Eagle. The ttrst person to reward my ef- 1 ,l's’
The people of Winfield and of forts was George Jensen, who tv
the little city of Halstead, Kansas, newed his subscription for iinotli-
each not over forty miles distance er year, lie was very busy with
from Mulvane, are building plants the duties of his office, but it was
similar to the one at Mulvane. In] only a momentary wait for me.
view of the fact that the above-; Another renewal 1 received was
mentioned industry is a paying from County Att
one and the further fact that Can-1 who has been an
Joe Brown was lodged in the
county jail Sunday evening on a
charge of horse stealing, after an
exciting chase covering three
....,.s, in which Sheriff Clark aud
others participated. Brown was
captured eleven miles southwest
of El Reno near the sheriff’s farm.
Last Thursday evening Brown
went to the home of K. W. Robin-
son. six miles east of Yukon, and
„ , took a good horse. When enptur-
ornev Roberson,. , . . , ,
American reader I :’d>\h.ad a P°n>’ possession
Legs Were Crushed by
Freight Locomotive.
James 0. Guthridge, fireman n:i
the Rock Island, died Tuesday
morning at 2 a. in. in tile Chick
rislni hospital from injuries receiv-
ed about 11:30 p. m., when he fell
from engine 1709, which was in
tip1 lead on a double-header
f re i gilt.
The accident occurred about
Religious Gathering Convenes tr.
Tulsa Next Month.
G eat preparations- are being
made by the local and state . mi
niitle. of tli,* Young Men’s Chris
tian asso 'iation for the state eon
v.-iitioii which meets in Tulsa,
February 11. 12, f.i and I I At
this time, tile state Gospel teams
and the Mate Students eonferenei
of the Y M. C. A. will hold their
adian county is as good, and even for the last two years, and it is
better territory for the successful, gratifying to know that it has
operation of a condensed milk satisfied him as a disseminator of
plant, would it not be a wise the county’s happenings,
stroke of bnisness policy for HI-j Before leaving the court home
Reno to establish a plant of this I whs handed a full grown ma-
charaetcr? sum a by Roy Starr, deputy cotin-
....................... ........ ... An industry of this sort, proper-1 ty clerk, who wanted The Atneri-
iVfVand'brightness to the picture, ly managed, would afford a splen- can sent to his father. I*. T. Starr, i..
A varied and artistic program d"l avenue for putting much ready who lives near B iniier. The fami- ., :
is produced during the action of cash in circulation and stimnlat-] ly came to Oklahoma fifteen years ' f11
ul arrangements for the meetings., the piece the guests in the cabaret inR ,hc dniry busini
“Wc believe the issue can bo ! supplvinpr the several numbers. >an county,
forced to make it the leading one:these include solos,
in the campaign of 1916,” said ; tettrs and choruses
Mr. Bi —
arias quar-
___________________ . besides eol-
randenburg. “Leading men iege Kicos, all artistic dance and
of all parties say it is coining fast- two instrumental numbers that
er than they had expected and arc exceptionally good. Besides
they must prepare to meet it much | these there will be five minutes of
earlier than they had thought as Hoxie in sleight of hand. Cotn-
a national issue. The recent vote pletc orchestration for every num-
in congress gives us much eneour- b(,r jH provided aud in short no-
agement. Five years ago it would ; t|,jng has been overlooked to make
not have been possible to have' R one of the best entertainments
had a vote on tile question at the that El Reno talent can provide. ir..... r, HntHcld nssi&tnnt to
nation’s eapitol abd to have re- -1- U. Uarr;' lj Hatfield assistant to
..i____i _ ... _ ___ . !the stoker at the El Reno Gas
ill Canad- ago from Iowa. Mr. Starr owns
! 1(10 acres four miles south of Ban-
Inusmuch as livestock is aeknow- iner. There are a few acres of al-
lmt claimed it as his own. II
spent two nights outdoors in order
to avoid arrest and in the day
(time he dodged back ami forth
across the South Canadian river.
Sunday he crossed into this
county at Caddo Jake crossing and
when Sheriff Clark and Sam
Shellui, of
were
automobile and continue
horseback. “Jim” Wright sup-
plied steeds and they were soon
three miles south of .Mill,si, while ] sessions jointly with the Y. M. C
the heavy freight was slowly roll- A.
ing up a grade.
Mr. Guthridge. who was firing
the first engine, was on the tend-
er, for a purpose unknown to the
company, but presumably to as
certain the water supply. While
making this examination an air
liose either burst nr beennte
coupled, setting tile brakes
The convention will lie held
in Tulsa’s magnificent new con
ventiori hull, while arrangements
have been made for tlie holding of
group meetings and li.impieta in
the various church and school
buildings in this city. Group
meetings will be attended by rail
nn-] road men. gospel teams, high
lodged as the surest means of se-
curing prosperity for our farm-
ers. it. appears to The American
that the proposition is worth in-
vestigating.
FRACTURED BASE OF SKULL
Assiitant Received Serioue Injur-
ies by Felling in Pit.
ceivcd a majority vote in one
branch of uongreas as we did on _______________________
the Hobson amendment shows the Oata_______________________.45
Local Market
Wheat ____________________1.22
falfa and the remainder of tin-
soil is used for diversified farm-
ing. The gentleman devotes much
time to looking after his livestock
which is composed of the thor-
oughbred breeds, the cattle arc of
the Shorthorn strain. Recently
Mr. Starr sold a shipment of hogs
on the Oklahoma City market.
| He is numbered among those who
have labored industriously to
make a success and his efforts
have been rewarded without
started from
in time to sec
der.
ill-{school teams, directors and wim-
staiitly and the sudden jar is sup- mittermen, college students and
Yukon, arrived there, posed to have thrown him to the i community hoy workers,
compelled to ahondon rails and the second locomotive | The loeal and state committee
” ’ passed over him, almost severing
one leg near the body and crush
ing the other.
The freight was hacked onto a
siding south of where the acci-
dent occurred and when passen-
ger train No. 11, south bound, j
in pursuit of Brown. 1'ndersher-
iff Carter was
notified and lie
El Reno ami arrived
the fugitive surren-
MADE A MILE OF GOOD ROAD
Farmers Aided Business Men in
Shaping Gumbo Highway.
Managing public road work for
the Chamber of Commerce, L. G.
Adams and C. G. Wattson exeeut-
growth of sentiment, which will
be fanned to a white-heat,during
the next eighteen months.
Mixed car corn_____________ .72
White ear corn______________.73
White shelled____________ .74
Mixed shelled .... 73
White kafir corn.....*1.15 100 lbs
Maize........... *1.15 100 lbs
Feterita____________*1.15 100 lbs
Hens................-.....9 1-2
Springe____i----------9 to 9 1-2
Roosters __________________5 1-2
Ducks _____________________.09
Qcc— 06
srs& as~HEEE£? a
“Ex-Gov. 8t. John, known as
'the father of prohibition in Kan-
sss,*th6ugh 82 years of age, is'still
vigorous and did yeoman service
in Securing state-wide prohibition
in several, states last fell.
“Hon. Eugene Chafln made a
‘close race for the U. S.' senate in
Aristas last November, and his
and generous support was given
him by men and women of all par-
ties. .There ip not a better in-
formed man on the temperance
question and other big' burner be-
fore the American people today
than Mr. Chafln end an address
by this logical and convincing
speaker is never forgotten.
“Miss Buckingham, aR soloist,
and Miss Ilaynes as pianist, who
accompany these speakers, are
artists of tlie highest skill and
culture in their line and their
part of the program will be a de-
light to all. They have been
Eggs
Butter ____________ .25
Ilogs ______________________6.50
Csttle...........-*5.00 to $6.00
Hides_____________________.11
Butter fat (aweet)__________.30
Butter fat (sour)___________ .2fi
Alfalfa___________________12.00
Prairie ____________________8.50
Gen. Crowder Is Re-Nominated.
Brig. Gen. Enoch H. Crowder
has been re-nominated to continue
as judge advocate general of the
United States army, by President
Wilson. The nomination was
great favorites on leading ehau-Jcrld Crowder’rnarivffy is" reeifrd-' ('01natOK,! condltlon
tauqun programs of the country. jn Washington ns Trenton, Mo. j v
“All-in-all, it is tho best ‘water j He was first appointed to the chief,
ii ivaii * iolnnl 4K.« I i g* ■ . • I
plant, sustained serious injuries , - of nernlexities having- good work, with tin u
Mmwl-iv night u-hile u-nrking ...'mounlain 01 peipuxitiis naving many assistants,
Monday night while working in,(0 bc g„ived. ■ "Tht! American
came along it was stopped and
Mr. Guthridge was taken to
Chi ok a ah a. He lost conseiousness
just before the train reaehed
Chiekaslia. He died about *2 a. in.
from exoessivo loss of blood.
Mr. Guthridge was a single
man and known to many
people, especially the
employees.
have been busy with preliminary
work for several weeks and al-
ready have seenred for the pro-
gram many of the nation’s great-
est factors in the Y. M. A. move-
ment.
The Y. M. <\ A. work in Okln
last week when
“North road” from the Gan-
BAG WORMS ON
front of the coke retort furnace,jT *» • » \ t , f. t T1 iUV: worth road from the <an|
when he stepped on an iron platej American is going To lie read 1U"..VV-: - ° Vv...'!'.aK A’"! Pwte Could 86 K1U#d
which gave way precipitating him
into a pit six feet deep. lie was
knocked unconscioua and auffered
an incision of one and one-half
inches in length, directly back ot
the left ear, the top of thq left ear
waa torn off and the baee of his
skull was fractured, lie was tak-
en to Dr. Clark’s office immediate-
ly after the aeoident and his
wounds treated.
It is presumed that the intense
heat from the coke furnace had
cracked the iron plate and whe-i
he stepped upon it it gave wav
Mr. Hatfield had been in the em-
ploy of the company since Aug-
ust 16, 1914, as helper to the
stoker. lie is 26 years of age and
has a wife and two Rmall children.
The family resides in Fair ad-
dition. Monday forenoon Mr.
Hatfield regained eonsciousncsa
for a few momenta only. He is in
a precarious condition.
Later—Yesterday at the noon
hour, Mr. Hatfield’s condition whs
very serious. Hr lias been in a
nearly every
minute since the accident oecurr-
read the]jn apple-pie order. Fully two
by Canadian county s j and one-half miles of the low-
next year
Starr family.
The next person to separate
himself from a dollar to renew
The American was E. T. Barbour,
who is the only colored attorney
in the county. Every time a negro
| gets into a difficulty, which ne-
icessitates his appearance heron
the court, he telle the officers: “I
want to see MrJRorbour,” and aa
a result of colored controversies,
Attorney Barbour docs an exten-
laud highway waa dragged, scrap-j City tree branches are litternlly
ed and crowned; about one mile covered with hag worms. The
of the road was covered with pests are housed in pods and if a
gravel, sand and top earth to a j crusade were iuaugcrated at the
depth of three to eight inches. present time they could be easily
Two-days of real strenuous {destroyed, but unless a campaign
work participated in by farmers, ig made while the branches are
who furnished eight or ten wag- free from foliage, it will he al
ona, and! about twenty Ibuximisa
man, besides others Who. were em-
ployed by business concerns to
liiima is .just coming into its own
and the last, year witnessed a de
velnpment in community boys'
work, gospel team work, anil “Y.”
building activity never before ex-
perienced in the new state. Tulsa
is just completing a *125,000
El Reno building; Muskogee is building a
railroad home that cost $85,0(H) and lit
Bartlesville a $55,(KN) structure is
-- ] in course of construction.
CITY TREE8! At Oklahoma City, a movement
——--- | has been launched for the raising
Be Killed by Active'of a building fund in the capital
Crusade. city. This campaign will have
behind it. the energy and ..vim. «f
the men wiio made the Tulsa, Mus-
kogee and Bartlesville campaigns
a success.
The fifty Oklahoma towns boast-
ing of gospel teams, the dozen
centers of community boys’ work
in the state, and the railroad aad
college and state institutions "y*“
. . work, fashioned the “gumbo” {have dismissed school for half day
mve law practice in Canadian and road into a substantial highway, land pupils stripped the trees of
Blaine counties. I Great care waa everciscd in (hag worms. The pupils were sup-
Immediately after this deal, Ed (shaping the road, partly because plied with improvised tree trim-
Le Van wanted to know if I would J of experimentation. The road, mers and the work was speedily
like to attend Rice Brothers’ wale, when finished, was about sixteen accomplished and the pests hurn-
We left town a little before 11 feet wide and crowned at. the led. Perhaps it would lie well for
o’clock and reached our dcstina- j center to insure good drainage. |KI Reno to resort to some similar
tion in a few minutes, though Mr. It is believed the finished ^nile, measure if the city is to keep its
Lc Van did not speed the ear and composed of gravel and snijd will: pretty shade trees intact.
I was grateful for it, because it,amalgamate with the “gumbo”]---———
gave me an excellent opportunity i nnd make ft surface almost as School Children Numbered 7,600.
to view nature in its winter-time {hard as adamant. The road pro-: Canadian'county has 7 coo ,.fij|.
dreii between the ages of ti mid 20
most impossible to rid the trees of all will be represented in the cam
the pests. ing convention at Tutea.
Kchool boards in other cities
glory. After a couple of miles orinioters ox pec* to watch the result
Dr. C. Newton Dnha. superin-
tendent of the United Evangelical
mission in Uhina, will speak in tlw-
First United Evangelical, on H-
Kllison street, ut 11 a. m, Jan.
24. Dr. Dulm is a live wire. He
established the mission in Chang-
sha Hunan, China, at the close of
the exciting days of the Boxer
uprising. He und his corps of
consecrated missionaries were am-
ong the first to work in that pro-
vince. He and the other mission-
so we approached the woods and that follows the first rain of any vp.„.s 5 455 or 79 ............ of aries were compelled to flee for
the fresh bracing air, together consequence
with the delightful scent of the] It. is planned to work one or
woods was, indeed, refreshing to two roads out of El Reno en< h
Dr. T. P. White Coming.
wagon talent touring the country 0flj(.L. Gf tlie army in Febru-
toda.v, and those who want infor- ary, ion. His four year term will
mation ‘hot from the bat’ cannot expire Feb. 2. 1915. His re-ap-
afford to /mies these meetings,” pointment wili date from Feb. 15,1. ,
sind Mr. Brandenburg. 19lr, Coj Crowder’s rise in army ]h,® »ttend®d the lectures op .,..-
i„.„ ............. „„.i Istock and agriculture. \\h ie
them attend school, according to
a recent census 'bulletin. The
, , , .. . , , , , data contained in the report re-
one cooped up in office aU week. week. It is quite probable the l„tl.s to the year 1910 and has only
A trip like that will refresh the j h art Reno road will be next in j r,„,llt|y |„,.n ma,|,. |)U|,|ic. -phe
County Agent Jackson returned ; drooP|nK spirit of the office man line for an overhauling.
Married in El Reno.
Dr. E. H. Long, prominent citi-
zen of l'iedmont, and Addah L.
Smith, of Anna, 111, were united
in marriage Monday afternoon at
3 o’clock in the pri/ate office of
County Judge Forreat, who offi-
ciated. Dr. Long is a former resi-
dent of El Reno, and at one time
was considered one of the largest
land owners, if not the largest, in
Canadian county. He owns con-
siderable property in l’iedmont.
He represented Beaver county in
the first Territorial legislature
and is well and favorably known
over the state. The doctor has
attained the age of 73 years. His
bride is several years his junior,
being only 34-. They will reside
in Piedmont for the present.
Tuesday from Stillwater, where
live-
circles lias been phenomenal and,
as usual, his many friends here
will rejoice in his prospect of more
national service.
Telephone Companies Agreed.
The Pioneer Telephone company
and Canadian Valley Telephone
company had their long-standing
controversy adjusted on a friendly
basis before the corporation com-
mission in Oklahoma City .Satur-
day. Their difficulty arose several
months ago over trunkline connec-
tions and a division of tolls. After
a lengthy session, the companies
reached an understanding, which
seemed satisfying to both.
to reverberate with renewed en-
tunc 11c urrauKeu wiiu ur. i. i . , T „ , ,, .
White of Washington, to deliver *rR-v a"d rroa Is happy boyhood
a series of lectures in Canadian I hls llttIc ‘"mblMjeem-
county. The first will be delivered !®d. hkc '""‘"•’mountable »">»»-
at Piedmont, January 25; Mus-| 'lns’
tang, January 26, and Calumet.1 Straightway after climbing out
the following day. Other lectures °‘ *-he ear, I began greeting Am-
will be given in February. I)r. (‘ri|,“" readers and I began to
White wiR lecture in any com- ] wonder if it were possible that I
1 , ,, . , 1 „ .distribution, hy age groups, and
almost as much as the summer All roads leading to El Reno lh). liuill|)t,r attending sehoo! is as
refresh the withered need their worn surfaces repaired ; follow* •
It causes his very being]and it is hoped every husinessi Total No
rain will
man will realize that mutual good b
will result and that co-operation j jq
is an essential factor in prnmot-ijj
ing this gigantic gratuitous enter-
prise. Get the habit of boosting
for good roads!
Total
9______2,159
14......2,540
17______1,439
20______1,462
7,605
Attndg.
____1,788
___2,393
___ 937
337
5,455
infinity in the county and farm- *lad found a large crowd,
1 • .1 a • 1 U'hwtll 1*4kik 11 Tlw. A inoniiiun
all of
I be
ers desiring to hear him may do'Which, read The American. I he- rest’s court Monday for using his M|m(>(| pontro| ,ag, u,,,k Mr
so by writing S. B. Jackson, El- ] gan^searehing bceajtse I^only had fists^iil a manner oth.n- than strict j Ryder comes from Granite, where
Reno. ° * '*■ ” *"
Negro JaUed. Bought the Democrat.
hrnnk Thompson colored was w Kydl,r has pllI.,llaaed th„
arraigned ui Judge Randolph For- E, H(,„0 ,)aj, I)em^rilt. as.
rest s court Monday for using his sllm,,(1 oontro| last wcck. Mr.
Livestock Bales of Week.
Henry Schwiebert, of Mt. Zion
neighborhood, sold a ear load of
cattle on the Oklahoma City mar- j City, to Edna Dewey. 25, El’lenoJ ] whitTTuomevsTf1 being'a man
ket Monday._’J.R. Courtney sold John II. Willi,,,,-. 39f .0 GraceT?*
Marriage Licenses.
Robert F’rid, 26, to Mary Kireh-
meier, 25, El Reno; Harry E. Brill,
28, to Waltena Lee. 21, Oklahoma
City; Dr. FI .11. Long, 73, Pied-
mont, to Addic L. Smith, 34, An-
MWfc M.rapute«o;‘7n;;v’»«r «d
Gutelius would occupy the boards
Handled His Case Well. Finally I found J. C. Pederson,
The Watonga Herald in speak- of E> R,'"°’ «">w living
ing of the manner in which E. T. “ f?rm near ®erfoot' aud 1 a«ld
; him the paper for a year. Mr.
Pederson eaine to Oklahoma from
F’rankliu county, Kansas, fifteen
11-2 hours to work before Col. conformity of law-abiding suh-,,’ fon.„-ilv conducted the' Enter-
----- ------- --------- assessed trimmings of izt, The E, Reno Dpmocrat haN
nmjt k 1 .,111 rw alma M.t to -
.Barbour handled a l-eeent mur-1
der case, says: “E. T. Barbour,
colored attorney, of El Reno, de-
fended Payne in a splendid man-
ner, and received many congratu-
lations on his management of tho
ease. lie is very successful, both
in civil and criminal practice and
a ear load of hogR on the same day
and the following day Charles L.
Engle, cashier of the Citizens Na-
tional hank, sold a ear load of
hogs on the same market. Other
Canadian county farmers selling
livestock are as follows: John
Hoffman, Ora Royse, II. Cooksey,
A. J. Chappell, Ed Holding and
M. White, the last named being
a cattle buyer.
Jack Matthews, late of the Mika-
do, will appear as Monsieur Pierre
in the ciiiharet entertainment at
the threatre Jan. 29.
Wiley, 24, Calumet.
' strictly honorable and a credit
his race.’
Cafe Changes Ownership.
A deal was comminuted Satur-
day whereby Mrs. L. Winder pur-
chased the Home Cafe from Mrs.
M. E. Faubion, who conducted the
establishment several mouths.
Mrs. Winder expects to remain in
the present locati.111 for the time
being.
Will Banquet.
A banquet will be given on the
12th of February by the Lincoln
Republican elub.
years ago. He owns a residence
in El Reno, at 208 North Macomb,
where he lived until quite recent-
ly. He is a carpenter by trade,
but. gave up following it on ao-
couut of sustaining, a broken leg
last summer, when thrown from a
vehicle on South Rock Island,
near tlie F’irst. M. E. church. The
limb was broken in several places
and he was compelled lo stay in-
jects and
$5.00 and cost Being unable to ha<1 a gtorm carccr ot late yearg.
liquidate the indebtedness he was It hag the mrnm of m(.n log.
given an opportunity of boarding , m , Thc American
domicile for
at Sheriff Clark’s
the unruly.
Bold His Buxlnass.
J E. Harrell, who has been
agent for the Oklahoman here the
last few months, disposed of the
business to Carl Whitlock last
week. Mr. and Mrs. Harrell have
moved to Perry, where they ex-
pect to make their future home.
Sells $2,200 Worth Wheat.
K. E. Boorsma, of near Banner,
no such fate. It is hoped that Mr.
j Ryder will succeed.
A Good Show.
“A Modem Eve” company
played to a half house last F’riday
evening at tho K1 Reno theatre.
The show was good and it was
well stageil and dressed. Manag-
Lecompte is Hn old favorite,
, „ 8 . e tr ' doors a long time, in faet he is called at this office yesterday and
Mr. Harry Myers, ot Kansas jqRt beginning to get around with- informed ns that he had recently
City, and Miss Fklna Dewey, of El- out suffering. He would be handi- [disposed of 1,758 bushels of wheat,
Reno, were united in marriage by capped, a great deal, if following which he sold for $1.25 per bushel,
Judge Forrest at his office in the his trade, on account of being un- realizing nearly $2,200.
court house late Tuesday after- able to scale ladders with his
noon. Just before going to press former agility.
The American Icarus that Mr.1 Some time ago I secured a sub-
John H. Willbur. prominent, farm- cription from W. E. Niles, former
er of near Calumet, and Miss Grace postmaster, at Banner. Friday
Wiley, of the same lacality, were 1 he renewed for a year, with thc
married at high noon yesterday, I remark that he Kked The Ameri-
Judgc Forreat officiating. :can. Mr. Niles is a native Ohioan
having played El Reno in the early
days. Each season he brings out
a bigger and better attraction.
He is always welcome in Fll Reno.
their lives several times. The mis-
sion buildings were destroyed
once. When the last riot took
place he and his ever-faithful
wife remained behind at a time
when all other foreigners had
fled for safety, lie has won a
place in the hearts of thc Chinese,
lie was received at the governor’s
palace. The governor and his
wife have attended services at his
church. One of his missionaries
is a hero. Having saved the lives
of a large number of natives with
a boat at time of the floods last
summer, his mission is now caring
for thc thousands of flood suffers.
If you are interested in missions,
this is a rare opportunity to hear
a real active man that was there
and is doing things, llis sainted
wife is buried on Chinese soil.
His son, Homer, a student at Yale,
is going us 11 missionary us soon
ns he has finished his education.
Don’t fail to hear biin.
Now Grocery Store.
A. J. Herron has opened n new
grocery store at thc corner of
Bickford and Hayes. The store iR
named “Herron’s C. O. D. Gro-
cery.” Mr. llerron comes from
Enid.
Enjoyed Gloss Dinner.
Three Sunday school classes of
the Presbyterian church. had a
most enjoyable time Monday
evening when they assembled in
the basement of the church to e.n-
joy a dinner, which was furnished
by the classes of Dr. Phipiis ami
S. E. Brady, who returned the
compliments of Attorney’s Reid’s
class, who tendered a banquet lust
summer. The ladies served n
bounteous four-course dinner, re-
plete in its appointments, after
which Dr. Phipps, Attorney Reid.
His Condition Improving. Rev. W. E. Voss and L. B. Myers
Homer F’arris, the painter, who]madc speeches which were re-
woo knocked unconscious a few *P®nded to by S. E. Brady, who
, , » , , . 'acted as toast-master,
days ago by falling off an oat bin 1 _
at J. R. Stock's feed store, is re- j Revival Closed,
ported improving rapidly. The Th(1 rpvival meetings
many friends of Mr. Furris will Baptist church closed
be pleased to learn of his speedy
recovery.
evening with twelve
in membership.
at the
Sunday
additions
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