The Chandler Tribune (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1912 Page: 3 of 8
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W. W. Bruce went to Stroud and | Roy Smith was here from Vinita
Tulsa Tuesday. land visited friends during vacation.
J. E. Dinger spent the day ill Guth- Miss Newell attended the teachers-
rie Wednesday. -institute at Oklahoma City last week.
Mrs. Henry visited relatives In the Forest Betzer returned to Norman
country last week.
Mrs. G. A. Smith visited Oklahoma
City last Thursday.
G. T. Brown of Cushing was here
business Saturday.
Hermina Lynch returned to school
at Norman Tuesday.
Mrs. Tope was on the sick list the
first of the week.
Mrs. P. M. Spelcher was sick the
first of the week.
Lillie Sherwin of Payson was here
shopping Saturday.
W. J. Young of Kendrick was in
Chandler Saturday.
E. D. Prowant of Agra was on our
streets Wednesday.
Mrs. Jack White has been quite
sick the past week.
Mrs. Lew Martin was quite sick
the last of the week.
The Matrons’ club meets this week
with Mrs. J. J. Davis.
Roy Nelson of Sparks was here on
on business Thursday.
A. Ellis of Carney visited the co-
unty seat Thursday.
Mrs. E. W. Adams visited in Ok-
lahoma City last week.
H. G. Stettmund went to Oklaho-
ma City last Thursday.
Rev. David Thomas went to Avery
Monday to visit a friend.
Dr. Hanson returned Wednesday
night from Ponca City.
Mr. Stoltenburg returned from a
visit to Perry Tuesday.
Mrs. Gayman is still confined to
her bed most of the time.
J. A. Sweet of Midlothian served
on the jury here last week.
J. R. Halstead of Cushing was a
Chandler visitor Thursday.
C. F. Buzzi made a business trip
to Oklahoma City Monday.
John J. Taylor of Guthrie was a
business visitor Saturday.
Little Loucile Bunnell has tonsi-
litis this week but is better.
G. B. Rittenhouse made a busi-
ness trip to Guthrie Tuesday.
I. C. Davidson is out again after
a brief illness at the hospital.
Mrs. Curtis who has been ill so
long remains about the same.
Edna Davenport Slaughter of Chic-
kasha is visiting in Chandler.
Miss Ruth Ausmus spent vaca-
tion with relatives at Payson.
Jess Taber of Shawnee was at-
tending court here Thursday.
W. Y. Johnson of Prague was here
serving on the jury last week.
W. W. Chesmore of Agra was at-
tending court here Wednesday.
A. J. Foster returned last Friday
from a visit at Wichita, Kansas.
A. W. Thompson of Springfield,
Mo., was in Chandler Thursday.
Miss Nona Roberts visited at the
Slack home the last of the week.
0. H. Roupe of Merrick was tran-
sacting business here Wednesday.
Dr. Morgan went to Oklahoma City
Friday to see Polly of the Circus.
Minnie Hicks and Grace Buzzi
drove over to Davenport Monday.
Lee Bickford and w-ife of Perkins
were here on business Wednesday.
Tom Pope has been confined to his
room with a cold and rheaumatism.
Monday where he is attending school.
W. G. Pardoe an attorney of
Stroud was in Chandler Wednesday.
Floyd Jondahl of Stroud spent
several days in Chandler last week
Mrs. G. A. Maxwell of Hennessy,
Okla., spent Saturday in our city. She
left for Wellston to visit her father.
FOR RENT
A good S0-acre farm for rent. 45
acres in cultivation, good house, well
barn, etc.
Misses Gertie McCormick and Ma
mie Mears-attended tile teachers' as-
sociation at Oklahoma City last
week.
Lettie Ambler with little brothers
and sister went to Payson Thursday
to visit relatives. B. F. Ambler
went down Sunday bringing the
family home Monday.
Hermina Lynch returned to school
in Norman the middle of the week.
Mrs. Lauderdale of Hominy, Ok-
lahoma, is an inmate of Drs. Marshall
and Hurlbuts sanitarium.
Henry Mauser who went to Mis-
John Harriet and family moved Is»uri last week has returned bring-
iasi Friday from Dewey avenue to w-itlt him his brother, who to-
property on east Eighth
C. Lord's
street.
J. F. Finch, father of C. O. Finch
who has been spending the winter
here has gone to Guthrie to visit re-
latives.
Mrs. Matheyer an old resident of
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Mrs. Penny of Wellston was trans- Chandler now of San Francisco Cal
acting business in Chandler Tuesday.
Lee Campbell and family moved
Tuesday to property on Allison ave-
nue.
her cousin Mrs. Ross
is visiting
Crane.
1>. Nash of Kingfisher spent the
night here Wednesday, on his way
Milo Farrel is very sick at the home from a visit
home of his parents on Dewey* ave-
Mrs. Chas. Fair is slowly improv-
ing and it is thought she may re-
cover.
Henry E. Spy a blind salesman of
Cache, Okla., w-as on our streets last
week.
M. D. Owen went to St. Louis Sat-
urday to spend new year's with his
family.
C. T. Toulin of Oklahoma City
was a business visitor in Chandler
Friday.
Mrs. Minnie Buck returned from a
visit to home folks in Oklahoma City
Monday.
Mrs. Eulah Boyd Mullins and little
son Bill returned from a visit to Ada
Saturday.
J. V. Spoon and family have mov-
ed back to town and are living on
east 13th.
Dr. A. B. Potter of Oklahoma City
spetu Sunday in our city the guest
of friends.
Mollie Nicholson of Iowa township
was visiting with Miss Grace Buzzi
last week.
Col. and Mrs. Hoffman went on a
hunting trip this side of Guthrie
Wednesday.
Miss Nell Wolfe returned from a
visit to her sister Mrs. Lightfoot
Wednesday.
Good lump coal for sale at the
Round Bale gin, $4.50 per ton.
Phone 151. tf.
Write, phone or call upon, J. W.
GREEN, at office of Lincoln County
Abstract Co. • 2t.
Dr. Louwien was on the sick list
the last of the week, but is able to
be out again.
to his parents in
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Fred Wagoner, Dr. S. 0. Davis and Tracy and family.
Missouri.
Mrs. Mathews who has been visit-
ing her sister Mrs. 1). F. Hopkins re-
turned to her home in Hollis, Okla.,
Tuesday.
Rev. J. E. Dinger came in Friday
night from Wichita, Kans., where he
had the pleasure of hearing Billy
Sunday.
I have a threshing machine suit-
able for any kind of grain. Write
me your wants. Edward Gerardy,
Chandler R. 3, phone Rossville. 3w.
Mrs. C. Harlow of Kansas City was
the guest of her brothers Drs. Will
and Sim Davis from Thursday until
Saturday.
D. I.. Gillospy, Wm. Conowvancy,
C. G. Edmondson and J. W. Worth-
ington of Agra attended court here
Wednesday.
Mrs. A. C. Pottinger returned to
Oklahoma City Saturday after a
week's holiday visit with her parents
and friends.
Rev. Dr. Hamel of Shawnee held
both morning and evening services
at the St. Stephens Episcopal church
here Sunday.
Ed McKiin accompanied his people
to Shawnee Tuesday and came back
by way of Oklahoma City the last
of the week.
K. I). Owen who has been visit-
ing his mother Mrs. E. S. Owen re-
turned to his home in Des Moines,
Iowa, Saturday.
bred L. Jones of Stillwater spent
the holidays in Chandler with his
cousin Chas. Elliott, returning to
his home Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Carpenter entertained
at new year's dinner Mr. and Mrs.
E. M. Rice and Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Charley Buzzi made a trip to Mc-
Alester Tuesday-.
Attorney R. E. Burns of Cushing
' i xuuoiu till.
was attending court here the middle; the C. C. church
Leonard Daugherty came in Sun-
day noon from Texas to take charge
of the music during the revival at
of tlie week.
Miss Jessie Jenkins of Guthrie
»iuomt- ucuiuus or
L. C. Kennedy of Garrison, North viBlted friend8 here Sund ghe
Dakota, spent the last of the week j was OI1 hor wav to Mounds_ ok,a
in ('handler.
Glen Willomouth
of Chickasha j
I where she teaches.
Mr. C raig of California arrived in
came in Sunday to spend a few days j Chandler Saturdav morning" hiving
Low Prices for best
quality goods, still con-
tinued.
16 lb. Sugar for $1.00
with friends.
Miss Fannie Keokuck of Stroud
was shopping in Chandler the first
of the week.
The Misses Delay attended the
teachers' association at Oklahoma
City last week.
Fay Kent returned to Norman
Tuesday after spending the holidays
with home folks.
L. C. Elliott returned to Haskell
after spending^Christmas vacation
with home folks.
Those missing the services now in
progress at the opera house are miss-
ing a treat indeed.
Mrs. C. P. Bruce of Oklahoma City
came in Wednesday morning to visit
Mrs. Wm. Mullins.
been called to the bed side of Hits
sister Mrs. Chas. Fair.
J. A. Shook of Olive Creek, Mis-
souri, visited iour town Saturday.
He is looking over Oklahoma with
a view of locating here.
The skating rink was leased last
Monday night for a masquerade skat-
ing party. Judging by the noise, it
was a howling success.
Arthur McLean left Monday for
his school at Roff, Okla. His wife
who is here is able to sit up a little
and is slowly improving.
Earl Lockwood and wife who have
been visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. .1. H. Lockwood, left Sunday
for their home at Hugo.
Mamie Kimball returned to Okla-
... „„ . . .vaiiue rvimuau returned I
Miss Thompson returned from the hnn„ ....
, . ... . , honia City Monday evening. She
teachers association in Oklahoma h . ,
nan spent vacation with her parents
City Saturday night
Mrs. Effle Rickard of Paden visit-j
Mr. and Mrs. John Kimball,
Mrs. T. K. Bridge returned
100 lb Polar Boar C <) £*■ p
Flour, for .......... -.|J A# ©
ed her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. C. d . f ' ' ,;e reurned Mon‘
Grider on east 1-th ' ' Ne"'t0n' KaaBaB' "here(ahe
went to spend the holidays with her
100 lb X. T. C.
Flour for........
Compound Lard
per pound..........
3 cans corn
for....................
3 cans Hominy
for...................
3 cans Kraut
for...............
1 lb can pork and beans
for..............................
2 lb can pork and beans’
for...................
$2.55
10c
25c
25c
25c
5c
Grider on east 12th.
A. J. Shrack and family and sister j ,,l< no,l(Javs "
lot Mrs. Shrack spent Chris.mas « T
... „ , ... , Buuly Brown returned from Texas
r, c- t, ,, ... • laBt "ppk bringing with him his little
R. E Tliomlison and wife, a pair !;lufihter Hazcl wh „
of newlyweds from ,’t'rkinB wcre on,b.r home with Mrs. Williams
our stree.s Wednesday. I , u „ , imains.
, , H* Bayes former superintendent
J. .1. Davis and wife went over to , ,
Prague the last of the week to visit "' ^ ™ ,n *°w" WeHnoa-
hls mother at that place. ; f,nr°Ute 0 0klahon’a City
Mrs. Hattie Lay Corley spent her ° “ra , , „ I mM,lnK'
, Mis. lj. B. Hum of Prague was in
vacation at home, returning to her | ( handler WedneBdav navi, J her
school at Columbia, Monday. . . \ pa> ,1K ,1( r
Mrs. Kimball of Eldorado, Kan- o d ' ' ^ " B‘ they were ttble
sas, is visiting her daughter Mrs. .. .! . ‘ !!* am Bl°'' ,l"' Pena,t>'-
l Roy Halsell who for several years
Michigan
mountat
per pound...........
25 oz Health Club
Baking Powder ....
Special blend coffee
per pound...........
Picnic Hams
per pound ............
Potatoes
per bu...
I0c
Navy Beans any
5c
21c
25c
I 2c
$1.25
Hereford & Coimany
Phone 14
Colcord King of this city
C. H. Pittman expects to move his
family to their new home in Mus-
kogee the last of the week.
M. F. Jones was called to Indiana
the last of lust week to the bed side
of his sister who is very sick.
Master Walter Jones returned Sun-
day from a pleasant visit to his sister
Mrs. Fred Riddle in Shawnee.
Miss Ella Gilliam was on the sick
list last week and was unable to at-
tend the teachers’ association.
Mrs. H. A. Frank and children re-
turned from a visit to relatives in
Oklahoma City Friday morning.
Miss Kate Gordon left Saturday
for Muskogee. She expects to s ay
with her uncle Larry Rooney at that
place until March, when she will n
turn to Chandler.
j w as located here in the cotton busi-
ness has been in town several days
this week. He Is located at Chicka-
sha.
Homer W ilkins and family were
tite guests of W. Jones and wife,
the first of the week, but are now
settled in the Rooney property on
Manvell avenue.
Miss Ethel Taylor formerly a
Chandler girl was married on Friday,
Dec. 22, to Mr. J. Portell, a brake-
man on the Rock Island. Her many
friends here join in wishing them a
happy and prosperous future.
LOST Between her home and the
Egber opera house last Sunday
morning a silver mesh hag, belonging
to Beatrice Hicks. Finder please
leave at til is office and receive re-
ward.
getlier with his family have return-
ed to their home in Okentah.
Misses Annie Laurie Hereford,
Mamie Mears and Bertha O'Leary re-
mained in Oklahoma City Friday
night to attend Polly of the Circus.
They returned home Saturday.
Herbert Armstrong and wife who
have been spending the holidays with
her sister Mrs. H. C. Brunt left for
Kirksvtlle, Mo., where they are at-
tending school, Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foster left
Sunday for Rochester, Minnesota, to
consult a noted specialist in regard
to Mr. Foster's health. He may
perhaps undergo an operation
Mrs. Frank Burt and daughter
Vella returned Sunday. They visit-
ed u number of places while away.
Miss Berta Arnett of Cleveland, a
niece of Mr. Burt returned with
them.
Miss Rose Slack returned to Still-
water Saturday. She was accom-
panied by her brother Ben who will
also attend school, also by her
mother who will keep house for
them.
John J. Barrett of Oklahoma City
is in onr town this week represent-
ing the Tyler Manufacturing com-
pany of Munsey, Indiana. He has
a mighty handy device for the house-
wife.
Harvey Wallace of Mississippi who
has been visiting his brother Dr.
Wallace, ran tip from Oklahoma City
Tuesday, for a few days’ visit with
his cousins Mrs. H. M. Johnson and
E. C. Love.
Mr. Custis who Is spending the
winter jvith his daughter, Mrs. E. L.
Conklin; fell on the ice last Sunday
morning, striking his head and in-
flicting a painful wound which bled
profusely.
Chas. Elliott who spent the holi-
days with his parents here went to
Tulsa Sunday. From there he goes
to Pine Bluff, Ark. Chas. is one of
Chandler’s boys who is making good
in the business world.
Mrs. Edna Davenport Slaughter
came in Christmas day to visit
friends and relatives.- Her husband
r. U. Slaughter came in Tuesday
from Lawton. They expect to re-
turn to Lawton In a few days.
Ernest Johnson has returned to
Chandler after an absence of four
years service in the U. S. navy.
While in the service he has been in
all the countries and touched all
the principal ports of the world, how-
ever, Ernest says Chandler looks
good to him .
The local W. R. C. will install their
new officers Friday, Jan. 12, at the
Woodin-n hall. Refreshments will
be served and all members are urged
to be present. The ladies have mov-
ed from the room at the court house
hack to the Woodman hail, as they
find it pleasanter quarters.
J. W. Jones, wife and Mrs. Wil-
kins, left on the early train today
for Oklahoma City, where they got to
install the new officers in the G, A.
R. post and W. R. C. corps. Mr.
Jones and wife are then due at
Stroud Friday to install the officers
in the W. R. C. corps at that place.
East bound freight train No. 4 32
was badly wrecked Friday night
about 8 o'clock n?ar Daggett. Six
cars being pverturned and two
thrown from the track. The wreck
was caused by a loose brake beam
dragging on the rail. No one was
hurt, but one was an immigrant car,
which was turned over. It contain-
'd two mules, but neither was kill-
ed. Traffic was delayed for fifteen
I hours.
It will no doubt be news to some
of our citizens that we are to have
a deer park in the suburbs of our
city. Col. R. V. Hoffman has erect-
ed a high fence on his place and se-
cured four deer, from Davenport,
which are said to he great pets. lie
is now hoping to secure some of
the elk which are starving in Wyom-
ing tills winter. The government
bus offered these to ahy one who will
pay freight and promise to care for
them after received.
Miss Anna Arnold, who until two
vears ago was a clerk In the Chand-
ler postofflee, was on Dec. 19th, ap-
pointed postmaster at Waitsburg,
Washington, her home town. The
appointment was confirmed by the
senate Dec. 21, and she has proba-
bly by this time been installed In her
new position. Waitsburg is a town
of about 1500 in Walla Walla co-
unty—the fruit and wheat Bection of
southeastern Washington. Miss Ar-
nold has a great many friends in
Chandler who rejoice in her good for-
tune. Site is especially well equip-
ped for the work, as she thoroughly
understands every feature of it, and
her former associates in the Chandler
office predict that she will prove a
model official.
The final report of the range firing -j ,
ot company b tor the season of i9ii kmal1 residence for rent, see
has been submitted to the adjutant
ftenernl by Capt. Gllstrap. and it
shows a "figure of merit" of 128.87.
This is nearly twenty points higher
than ever attained by any company
in the state, the highest heretofore
being the record of company B last
.'ear, 109.9. Nineteen members of
the company qualified in 1911 as ex-
pert rifllemen; one as sharpshooter,
and thirty-one as marksmen.
The annual report of the Central
< liristian Sunday school is quite gra-
tifying to the officers of the school.
The average attendance for 1911, in-
cluding the hot months of the sum-
mer when the church was without a
pastor, was 88. During the last year
the school was one of the few to at-
tain the “front rank” Htundard, the
requirements for which indued the
use in school of their own Bible by
fift> per cent of the members, orga^
nized classes, missionary activities,
workers' conferences, and teachers'
training.
Host your place with "No Hunting
Signs" for sale at this office. tf.
The rural carriers enjoyed new
years's day as a holiday, but they
were required to make their regular
trips on Christmas. Some of the
patrons showed the holiday spirit by
Inviting the carriers to partake of
Christmas dinners. Currier Frank
StaubuB enjoyed the hospitality of
Walter I’relss; Chester Frazier, of
No. I, dined with W. E. Linton; V.
C . Bunnell of No. 8, was the guest of
L. C. Tunnel), and Elmer Wilson, of
No. 9, ute turkey with J. W. Sharp.
The other boys ate when they got
home. Perhaps they were ahead of
time, or maybe they went so fust that
their friends on the route couldn't
catch them with an invitation to dine.
SCHOOL VOTES
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Frank J. Myers
Blacksmithing and
Horse Shoeing
I-ar^e stock of plow goods
0,1 ,Klni1' Wow and lister
sliars to fit all makes of plows.
AH work guaranteed. Call
and get prices.
South Manvel Avenue
You Are Not
SAVING
Piano Votes
After the week’s vacation, given
to recuperate from the Christmas
rush, everyone is back at school
again. There was no vacation for
new year's day, and everyone tried
to get to school in time, and to have
good lessons on the first day of
school. Though the lessons were
not assigned till Monday morning
there were very few failures In class
recitations. Everyone wanted to
know where everyone else spent their
vacation. The teachers all attended
the state teachers’ association at Ok-
lahoma City. Mrs. Tom Harris visit-
ed a brother, Mrs. Buck iter parents
at Oklahoma City, Miss Armstrong
and Miss O'Leary, visited friends,
Miss McCormick, Miss Holland, visit-
ed friends and relatives, while Miss
Thompson visited friends at the city
and a sister at Holdenvllle. Mr.
Tope and the Misses De Lay, spent a
good time at the teachers’ associa-
tion.
For a long time Miss Pitta DeLay
lias been trying to get the hook "Ra-
mona” by Ellen Hunt Jackson, a
member of the English literature
class for hook review work, and
while at the city tried the book stores
but could not find the copy.
Mr. Bayes visited school last week
and attended the Masonic lodge meet-
ing.
Clarke Maxwell spent his vacation
at his home in Sparks.
Vella Burt visited relatives at
Tulsa. Christina Babcock Bpent the
holidays at her home near Rossville.
Cohen Smith of Midlothian spent
Christmas eve and took Christmas
dinner with the McDonalds of Mid-
lothian. Miss Lena Hughes of lld-
ntond spent Christmas vacation with
Ida Gilmore.
A few of the high school students
went to the Christmas tree at Plea-
sant Ridge where Mrs. Anna Adams
Willis teaches, '('hey reywrt ^ jolly
good till'"
Some one has said, “and the cat
came back," Roy Bradshaw, Lee Me-1 t
Phan and Elbert Green, sophmores |
last year at. Chandler, now juniors i!
at Claremore, visited high school I ’
Monday.
Mr. Tope opened chapel exercises
by a talk on the proposed debating
j f’lub. His talk was followed by a
splendid address by Elbert Green.
There was one thing that Elbert told'
us. that which .makes us prouder yet
or our football team. He said that
of all the football teams that ever
came to Claremore none put up a
harder fight, showed better team
work, or better deportment than our
boys. That the people of Claremore
had never taken more friendly in-
terest In a team than that one.
Elbert closed his address by com-
mending the plan of the debating
club, telling us the benefit it had
given to the students at Claremore
and wishing the school a happy and
prosperous new year.
Miss Dora DeLay not to leave the
girls out In the cold, for the debating
club is for the boys, told of her plans
for a girls physical exercise club. The
first meeting of the two clubs was
held Tuesday evening. To the curi-
ous—for the girls have not a mo-
nopoly of that characteristic—is an-
nounced that Miss Dora takes her
stand on a chair so as to better
supervise the work and lias begun to
teach us how to stand and to breathe
properly. That is the first step.
Help
one of your
friends
who
Ask for Piano Votes
FOR EVERY CENT
..of Your Purchase..
We Want You
to Have Them
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Glasses Fitted.
Office Cor. 8th and Manvel Ave.
City Drug 8tore.
Phones—Res. 15; Office 131.
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