El Reno Evening Bell. (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 47, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 21, 1902 Page: 1 of 4
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ElSe^o Evening Bell
EL RENO, OKLAHOMA. OCTOBER 21, 1902.
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Alakcs delicious hot biscuit,
griddle cakes, rolls,
and muffins.
_*°v,L ’IM,INa ">w°«« eo.. too william rr. ,twvWHL
: DON'T GIVE THEM AWAY
Jut we give the best show for
ir money ever given in Ok la-
llft- "The Progress.”
GET RESERVED SEATS
In one of our fine all wool
Drawers for 75 cents; less than
factory prices.
“The Progress.”
Jderson Coni, and other good
les at J. G. Snckett’s, So R ti /•
H , ■ K‘ rhe Gcrrers will conduct a first
• Lse either phone No, class cafe during the fall and win
_ ,ter- Fred Bushey is caterer.
sUrand Clearing Sale^
OF
F*
Any 50c pattern, per bolt................2oc
t Any 35c pattern, “ ”... j-c
Any 15c pattern, “ “ j(,c
Any 10c pattern, “
“ Ca" take •v<mr Pick of any Pattern in our stock for 20c bolt.
1 fllO lurirnkt ,.*....1. C. a! •.
S^all
aper
........ in our stock tor 20c bolt
| have the largest stock in the city, and you cannot afford to
Is this sale, commencing
fur day, Oct 18t and Continuing
Until Nov, 1.
. Respectfully, , nonce
tschen-Morse Drug Co.E
—---- In I
E‘ Heno "Vter Works Company,
(A Corporation) defendant.
stenographer's transcript.
Mr. C, M. Buekels, being called
and sworn as a witness for the de-
fense, testifies as follows:
State your name and business.
( . M. Buckles, county treas
urer.
How long have you lived here!
Since 1392.
Hme you been a consumer of
water from the Company since?
Tea sir.
Where do you live*
203 Barker Avenue.
Where from here?
A block south and two east.
H" Aou know the comparative
elevation there and here?
About the sime.
About as high a point as there
is in the badness part of the city?
Yes sir- nearly, not finite.
I ou consumed water in 1901?
Yes sir.
What for?
Household and lawn.
tHate what the supply 0f water
was in April, May, June and
July.
^ ery fair. Sometimes it was
•short for lawn purposes.
Hid you have water at all times!
Ves sir.
Hid you notice the water m
reference to the quality, relative
to living pure and clour?
I didn't hear anything, and 1
didn't notice anything, 1 drank it
myself.
Hid you use the water for any
tiling else.
^ cs sir, horses and la wn
»!' to agreement, or something of there?
like that.
u- i i niH
Mo sir.
W itness excused.
in the council f
I don’t know as it was in regu-
lar session. We talked about it
as members of the council.
Vou came here in 1392?
Ves sir.
And have had a lawn ever
since?
Ves sir.
And about 1893 or 4 or 5, did
the lawn diet
No sir.
Always hud plenty of water?
Ves sir.
Was there any scarcity at any
time?
No sir.
Not until last summer?
I had plenty. Probably
didn t use as much as sonic peo-
ple.
Vou say that your place of resi-
dence is about as high as the aver-
age?
I am on a grade with where you
are now.
I our height is not as great as
Capitol Hill?
No sir.
During March, April and May
did you sprinkle last year? Ap-
ril and May and June?
Yes sir.
What hours?
About 6 o'clock.
V as the water on?
Yes sir.
And you would have to take the
nozzle oil?
^es sir, and sometimes 1 would
take the whirleygigg. It was
against the rules, and they finally
kicked.
Did you notice the water in Ap-
ril, May and March last year, to
I'll the bathtub, about that time?
H I wanted to use it, sometimes 1
lou had no tired feel- 9taBtafcy,**ar
U
| Frame Store
Buildings
For Sale,
to make room for
The New Brick
Territory of Oklahoma, County of
Canadian, SS.
I» I. k. Millikan, court report*
er of tl"> above named court, do
hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a full, true, complete
and correct transcript of m.v
short-hand notes of the evidence
of C. M. Buckles, a witness called
ami sworn to testify, on the part
of the defendant, in the trial of
said cause before Geo. S. Green,
referee in said cause.
Dated this 20th day of October,
1902. T. F. Mii.i.ikan,
Court Reporter.
Advocating scratching even one
name on the ticket, moans en-
couragement for others to scratch
some other name. Don’t do it.
The Democratic meeting at
Mustang Saturday night was one
of the best of the campaign. As
usual, Judge Warren made n
splendid speech.
Which we will occupy as
■soon as completed (to be
erected at once.) The build-
'(! in«s now occupied by us are
| for sale at a bargain, to be
1 moved away.
Call at once
for a
bargain
I** wsawsaxflWB iasmtsstaxasm:
| PERSONAL PEALS. §
•si sx&jxwe® ssgwsffism:
I lie Ladies’ Aid society of the
Presbyterian church will meet
"111* Mrs. Tinkelpaugh, Thursday
at 2 p. m. \
M. F. McGrafft&Cs
PURE FOOD GROCERS.
Phono80. Prompt Delivery
WANTS.
When passing Ye Music Shop,
look m the south window at Kor-
I'ick’s H„e display of picture
mouldings.
Kerriek for picture mould-1 uq , ,
i"ts, etc. 112 So. Bickford ^0methmg Good.’
and Up-
te Flats
arriving every day at
Ilccd's. S. Rock Island,
e of -.street hats to select
OPERA HOUSE
J- L. GROSS, Mgr.
u want to see the Hnest j
‘ One Solid Week
Commencing Monday, Oct 20
HOYT’S
'Hnest;
made. -Dig Comedy Company
oi mtU I •
arles Rolikar ever....... ...&
the window 6 doors south )n . .
National Bank, liickfor.l j. “ KePe«Oire.
L. C. Hickman,
lusic Shop.”
teopathy
Livec1 investigation and
fcogiiifion from the legis-
I 11 I IfM t/IAH L.. L _ . I ,
A „, , , ' ' HI wanted to use
And jou used th, s-.tor »orl. ,„fd it for
f0r "r,',,0,-il1 cook.ng and house-1 r)id Vn|1 .. ,
hold purposes? I 'V0U 'ver notice the water
v- , , | lasted badly?
sir. 1 had a cistern fori \t) „;r , ■ ■
washing, etc. j *' ' t,llnk onc<’ <>r twice.
For two year* previous did v I' ^ "0t kn°W JUSt 'v,"‘n’ the
years previous? j.. ‘ “ ta‘Stcd to ,lle «ho"t I»ko—
think 1 did a little. The,,*, "" ^
In 1399? j 'ou kno"' 11 "’as in April or
i a , Ma.>?
i do not know as I can recoiled a, , ,
the time. ! About llle tlme rush was,
->«* on r’:;Tr *'"*«•*.
Yes sir. i before or after the rush?
Hid you notice the water in V '‘‘l ^ U COninion, ed-
1900. ' M y have bl'e" along in July.
i j . Bid you ever .smell tho
I do not know but it was all No. V'U, r‘
"’"I’t- 1 Cann0t <,a!I to '"ind now. IW did it ,ook?
V . F. Simes photo gallery over
the El Reno State Bank is open
for business. All class of work
done in first class style from
s hi in P size tu life size.
Parm Hickman, who has been
quite ill, is improving nicely.
j. o. TRUITT.
dcaler in flour, feed
GRAIN AND coil. ’
Old Phone 33 New Phone 350
I'e ACTING PEOPLE
| 6 SPECIALTY ARTISTS
Icognition from tin- legis-
eighteen states and from
ople everywhere, such as:
le M. Shaw, Secretary of
Rx Gnv^ John R
SPECIAL SCENERY, ILLUS-
TRATED SONGS, MOV-
ING PICTURES.
O. L. Richards is now at No.
‘sury; Kx Gov. Johri R i f^a°d HdSo. Bickford avenue
fwKno^OhT8°e^or; °ne8t0rer00mi8 apart for
1veenigL0/k-,tIfchaiio111?;5lthe extrive second hand bu-8i-
n all else failed and can j ness- Die best prices always
en’s diseases a specialty 1 f>a,c' *or household goods by O.
|n free.
iura M. Locke,
,£> >3iNite Bank Bldg.
L. Richards.
-----------„. Clothes Wringers at the Nov-
475. New phons 340 elty Store.
Did you notice its quality as to
being clear and bright?
I don t know, don’t know but it
was all right, never paid any at-
tention and made no complaint.
cross examination.
Y ou 'ver“ 1 member of the city
council?
Two years.
V\ hat years? How long ugof
Give it exact now. Three or four
years ago?
Two years ago.
Do you remember whether any
complaint was made at that time?
Objected to by defendant.
Overruled. Exception.
About a scarcity or quality of
the water?
I havo heard complaint,
All right.
^ on had a cistern?
Yes sir.
And simply used the city water
f°r drinking and cooking an
bath?
Yes sir, and we used the cistern
water for bith.
Did your neighbors borrow
water from you, any of them?
I do not know but they did,
When?
During the rush, some people
Having purchased the J rp
I arsons feed and coal business \
V11 Incased to have all of Mr.
arsons old customers and as
"""-v new ones as I can get to
cyntinue to do ............ !tt th(.
•Id stand. I expect to keep „
full line of the best grades of
coal and wood and feed of all
k|nds. Having had 5 years'
\\ anted To know what u first
class dollar a day house is?
Eat and sleep and grow fat at
the Gem Hotel and find out.
Mother Mart i ndalc, cook
211 West Wade.
For Kent -Cool, pleasant rooms,
good board m private family.
401 ,s. Choctaw. 5
hoa Kent—Bmoment under Ib>|-
ister it (Jo's Store on R lek
Island avenue, J, ]f \Var-
ren, tJIJ
A anted Stick to pasture. 75
acres of good grass and 99
acres of wheat. 33
,, , ... K. D. Jones.
C ow for Sale Fresh milch cow.
t all at , I I Foitcr avenue, at
A. Ingraham's.
I'or Kent—Nice three-room h ms©
at No. 307 N. Macomb. Sen
t . ( . Brown. 4 ).
1-or Sale—Four cows and two
calves. Will givc. Vlod time
\\ desired. J F. Mc-
virath.
Wanted—Men to learn barber
Best proposition ever
offered. More experience in
*"'e month than shops in one
A car. I ools presented, wages
Saturdays, board included.
Ante for catalogue tod y
Moler Barber College, 'st*
Louis Mo. “ ’ 45
Wanted.—Good girl to do house-
work in a family of three.
!lt ‘'lrs Jones, corner
Wade and Williams. 44
1 mu o .years ex-
at Enid, i'think ("know ^ow^to liy two willing
pie,is© the people. Give ,, •'M: lo and 17 years old
Kespcctfully. * [''I'!'!'6-;.11 y Kogers
! tri il.
J- O. TRUITT.
blacksmith
avenue.
shop,
Chocia w
46
Lost—Red leather pocketbo >k
containing five dollars. Ke-
ward for its return to this of-
fice. 4 s
,.je | The ^errer Parlors are now the
from the D istors came and 1 ,,ol,ular P!ace for oysters, fish and
think Tompkins, from up about ^arne- A delightful place where
-----yes j j^0
sir, from the fire boys, that the I nij
water was short, the pressure no,1, F" 0X|M‘r'Pn,''' anyexh:lu«'
tiori when you took the nozzle off
where Dr. Hatchett is.
the water would not run.
re-direct examination.
Did he return that water?
No sir.
He said
’TWILL ALL BE OVER SOON.
Gur immense stock of Hats
Shoes and men’s Furnishing I Found
Goods will be sold to somewise1
buyer at cost.
11 he Progress.”
---- . Lost,
Saturday afernoon in Morri-
son s addition between railroad
crossing and Mrs. Mathew’s laun
In opera house; a child's
Jacket. Owner can get same
•’A paying for this notice. 46
dry, one Moire silk jacket, white
satin lining. Roll collar trimmed
the best trade is catered to. Fred
Bushey is in charge of this depart-
ment. with ecru lace. Finder please re
For firm i ~~i ' turn to Mrs. W. I. Goff and re
r first class photograp hy ceivc reward. 4(i
visit the Simes gallary over the j____
Stale Bank, entrance on Wood- For first-class rye seed, go to J
*on Street- ! E. Jones.
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Simpson, E. J. El Reno Evening Bell. (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 47, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 21, 1902, newspaper, October 21, 1902; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc913806/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.