The Tribune-Progress (Mountain View, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1918 Page: 4 of 8
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TRIBUNE-PROGRESS, MOUNTAIN VIEW. OKLAHOMA
The Tribune-Progress
H. C. West, Editor and Prop.
ttatsrsd as sscond-clsti mail March I,
1*0*. at the poitodice at Mountain Viaw.Okla
ubaeription prict, $1.00 par vaar in advance
Friday, Feburary 15. 1915
Conform to the 50-50 plan as
close as you can and your friends
and neighbors will fare alike.
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The Tribune-Progress may be
the medium through which
hoarding will be exposed. Read
our correspondents' letters for
any new turn in the hoarding
program.
Cottonwood I want to know who
it is hoarding up wagon loads of
flour. I think eyerybody should
know who it is.
justice for this to go on and not
let the public know who it is
doing it. Yours for law and
order. P. F. A. Posey.
Pick the Bag Worms. yery ill the pa9t Week, but is im- hoarding flour will answer this
proving at this time.
The principal at Spring Creek
Mr. Rutherford, was called to the
Property owners or otherwise
I don't think it are hereby notified to pick and
burn all bag warms that are now colors last week and the vacancy
on the trees. Now is the time to
destroy them, before the leaves | Clark.
has been filled by Miss
Listed in Class One.
The following name of young
How many of our subscribers
are buying flour on other than
the 50 50 plan. Wc know many
have corn meal on hand, but do
you suppose there will be any ; Address, Cloud Chief
come out. The only way to de-
stroy the worm is to burn the
part that is found now on the
tree. If not picked, city will em-
ploys man to do the work and
. .. expences charged a9 taxes to the
men who are known in Moun-1 propertyi
tain Fiew and vicinity, haye been Bt 0rder of Town Council,
placed In Class 1 by the Washita ^
county exemptiou hoord:
Address, Mountain View
Geo. M. Young
C. F. Hattou
J. M. Chambless
McKinley Pritchard
W. A. Howe
B. J. Killian
C. E. Yocoin
H. A. Lansford
Wiley Lansford
We learn through
sources that the parties at Cotton
week through the columns of the
Tribuuc-Progress. We trust they
bought on a 50-50 basis.
The Spring Creek correspon-
Hazel dent will discuss, from the farm-
ers point of view, the price fixing
reliable program of flic Food Adminis-
tration, in the next issue of the
wood, who were charged with ] Tribune-Progress.
buy flour and say they have an
equal amount of substitute on
hand when they have not got it.
Does advertising pay’1' We call
attention to the Rock Island ad-
vertisement for an illustration.
When the government look over
the railroads the Rock island
management notified the Tri*|
bune-Progrcss to discontinue the !
contract. After being out about {
six weeks they notified us last
week to start their ads again.
Now, these people are not so
liberal as to pay the Tribune-
Progress 75c per week ou yearly |
coutract for a six-inch adv. just >
to increase our exchequer. No!
I. N. Coffey
L. E. Cook
L. E. Sturgeon
G. P. Tarr
W. H. Wright
T. F. Anthony
W. E. Harmon
S. H. Volentiue
J. H. Marrs
H. C. Black
C. T. Wright
H. C. Richey
W. L. Steel
W. L. Hearn, Carnegie
New Industry.
W. H. Swinford has installed
a complete outfit for custom
griuding of wheat, corn, kafir or
A Queer Incidence,
A newly discovered cate in the
Mountains, part of a skeleton,
some bedding, an old trunk, a
small bed, apparently that of a
ground squirrel or wood rat,
made of small pits of news paper.
By putting the pieces together,
could make out a few words
which read "B-u-y y-O-u-4 F-l-u-r
F e-e-d G-a-r-d-e-n a-n-d E-i-e-ld
S-«-e-d o-f Harry Swinford,
Mountain View.
Hopewell News
Well, the snow is all gone and
we are having some nice sunshine
that sure feels fine after so much
cold wind.
The warm sunshine makes one
hungry, as it is almost time to
i plant garden.
! The school is getting along fine
i bnt we are sorry to have to giye
; up one of our teachers, Miss
I Bessie Harper, as her health was
I so bad she has to eo home. Her
home is at Sentinel and she was
loved by all her pupils. Miss
Jeflfie Killian has taken her place.
Mr. Walker and wife were in
THE BEST PEOPLE
a . want the best service
l€wt y > Fj - :fSa.v>i by the Best Mechanic
in town.
Call the
Tourist
Garage
for all auto repairing
sir, eh, Bob They derive a ben-1 He has installed three
i,e,s °f m‘Qbj°zi *°d*
either. Yet sonic merchants ......... i L. D. Harmon ami family vis
will claim that it don’t pay to ad- £ R Aubert( formerly with the
vertise—everybody knows where Chickasha elevator, who has had
their store is, and what they have ! nine years experieace in mill and | others attended court at Hobart
to sell. You are mistaken, friend;, elevator work. He is prepared | thU wcek
try advertising and you will see,to farnis|h you with whole wtoeat i CIaud Harmon is sick: been
people « your store you never flour> boltcd or uobolted, corn j confined iu bed thi# week. |
saw before and you will sell mcal jjra!lanlt elc. Also they _____________
more goods than you ever did | chop corn in the ear, kafir and j e|>,g folks< Sunday:
before. And bv the way. the | maize in the head.
Ella Drewey visited Mr. Walk-
Aud by the
Rock Island pav cash, just the
.same a an individual; uo trading
it out with free passes.
Corn and Oats
Thought He Was Patriotic
The other night
I went to the theater
With a low-brow friend,
And the orchestra played
"The Little Brown Jug.”
And be thought
It was the national authem
And stood up,
And I did, too,
Dirn him!
Mr. Posey Wants to Know
Mountain View, Okla.
Feb. 8, 1918.
H. C. West, Editor Tribune-Prog-
ress.
Dear Sir: In issue of Feb. 8,
1918, I find in Cottonwood write-
up that there must be some un-
patriotic man or roeu that should
be seen after. As a citizen of
We are expecting a car of Red
Rust Proof Oats and also a car of ber<
nice northern corn. Prices will
be right.
W. H. Swinford, Mountain View
Alyiu Todd of Cottonwood,
staved all night with his uncle,
L. D. Harmon Tuesday night.
Mrs. Harmon's brother from
the Seminole has been visiting
The best entertainment of the
Jack Sampley still drives his
car east of Hopewell.
Sorry to say little Claud Har-
mon is no better at this writing.
M. B. Burnes and family were
lyceum course will be to-morrow called to bis brother Wills, Sat-
night. Don't miss this extra or-
dinary musical treat.
Those from Kiowa county re-
ported as missing since the Tus*
cania was torpedoed are George
S. Kingham of Roosevelt.
Mr. Todd and family of Cotton-
Sol Simon, of the Simon De- wood and Mr. Johnson and family
' of Cowden.
Wasn't the rain fine.
partment store, arrived home Sat-
urday from his stock buying trip
in the east. Sol aaya he struck
more snow and cold weather than
he ever experienced before while
making these early trips to the
east for a number of years.
To Adults
Above the Draft Age
We are going to organize an adult
Bible School Sunday morning. Feb.
17, and you can consider yourself
drafted for Christian service in this
bible class.
You are cordially invited to be a sol-
dier for God, and remember our great
war task, “Keep the home fire burn-
ing.” Will you help?
Members of the Christiaii Church.
How we
all aught to be proud to see old
mother earth getting wet once
more.
Bethel Walker visited Dovie
Sampley Sunday eve.
Jim Sampley and his family
visited at his mother's Sunday.
East Spring Creek
wife was
V • . ■ Mr---
John Haley and
town Saturday.
Will and Walter Hawkins was
in Mountain View Friday, as wasj
also, other men from this com-j
mmunity, to learn more about
the income tax law.
The Allen children yisited with
their sister Mrs. J. M. Faust, i
Suuday.
Cecil Ladyman has been work-
ing for Mack Foust.
Mrs. Currie Sterling has been
staying with his mother, Mrs. W.
H. Colwell, who is sick.
Grandpa Keller visited Sunday
with Uncle Bill Owen.
Several from this community
attended the funeral of Pete
Christian, our first soldier be?
'to give his life for his country.
We extend our sympathy to the
bereaved parents, brothers and
| siaters of the deceased, who were
deprived the privilege of being
present in the sad hour of death.
Mrs. Leons Hgwfcins bas beep
Oils, Gasoline, Accessories
for all makes of cars.
Our Mechanics
are A No. 1
Auto Livery
Phone 33
Free Air
Tourist Garage
Ed Riddle' Owner and Proprietor
new mill will be in charge I ited Mr. Johnson, who lives a-1
cross the river, Sunday.
M. B. Burnes and quite a few
Three Reasons why We Solicit
Your Business
1. Quality of Our Goods.
2. Prompt to Deliver.
3. Same Courtesy to All.
urday nigut, as their baby, that!
has been sick so long, was dying. !
They found it very low and it is
not expected to live.
Visitors at L. D. Harmon's
C. Perry of Lone Wolf and Merl j Saturday night and Sunday were '
Bradbury & Ross,
Qua lity
Grocers
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Our
Dimension Lumber
is manufactured of carefully selected
stock, cut accurately to all standard
sizes and seasoned thoroughly by
open-air process. We carry both
rough and dressed lumber in several
grades-suitable for various purposes.
We Assure Satisfaction
to every customer, no matter what the
amount of his purchase. Come and talk
over your plans with us. We can show you
how to ^ave money in buying all kinds of
building material.
Buyers Get Quality Guaranteed
on All Supplies
T. H. Rogers Lumber Co.
Jack Horn, /Mgr. . Mountain View, Okie
Brace Up!
Liv-Ver-Lax Will Make You
Feel Better.
That tired feeling, dull head-
ache and lasting grouch arc
most probably due to a clog-
ged up liver. Now, don't
make yourself feel wors by
taking u , s t y, dtsagreeabl
calomel, but clan out that bile
and make yourself feel brigh-
ter and better generatly by
taking Liv-Ver-Lax. It acts
safely, surely and pleasantly
and is made entirely of harm-
less vegetable material.
Liv-Ver-Lax is guaranteed
to give satisfaction or your
money will be returned with-
out question. Insist on the
original, bearing the likeness
and signature of L. K. Grig-
sby, for sale here in the 50c
and $1.00 sizes at The Cor-
ner Drug Store.
We want to thank our
many friends who have in-
terested themselves in our
well fare to the extent of
saying a good word for our
Cafe. We appreciate this
and will always endeavor
to keep our meals and eat-
ables up to the standard
that will give satisfaction
to all our customers.
Stone’s Cafe
"The Place to Eat."
A. H. Hathaway
Res. Phone 28
A. J. Weedn
Res. Phone 74
Hathaway & Weedn
Physicians and Surgeons
Offiqe oyer Postofftcrfe"1^
Pbone 34
Calls Answered Day or Night
Mountain View, Okla.
J. R. DALE, M. D.
My entire time and attention given to
diseases and deformities of the
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Glasses Fitting Guaranteed
Phone 298 Hobart, Okla.
James R. Tolbert Raymond A. Tolbert
TOLBERT & TOLBERT
Attorneys and,Counselors at Law
Suite 6-7 Abstract Building
HOBART, - OKLAHOMA
If you are not, you should be
a subscriber to
THE
TRIBUNE - PROflBRSS
Pretty near everyone around
you takes it. Don’t borrow.
F. G. DeGette
Veterinary
Surgeon
Office at O. K. Feed Yard
Mountain View. Oklahoma
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We Have
Now located in the big Rock
Buildind, 1st door west of
the Electric Theatre. We
have a much larger, cteaner
and brighter place. We
want a1! our old customers;
to call and see us. You can
get classiest work the first-
class ton social artists are
able to give you.
Cli arber Shop
Formerly the "SanitarT"
Marshall A Boyd. Prop*,
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West, H. C. The Tribune-Progress (Mountain View, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1918, newspaper, February 15, 1918; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc914888/m1/4/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.