The Rocky Weekly Advance (Rocky, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 10, 1906 Page: 1 of 8
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THE ROCKY WEEKLY ADVANCE
Vol. L No.3
ROCKY, WASHITA COUNTY OKLA. MAY .10 1906.
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Some Business Interests
Of Rocky.
♦The NoVth End Blacksmith Shop
This Shop which is owned by
W E Rodden is the oldest and
best known blacksmith shop in
the town, Mr. Rodden having lo-
cated here before the railroad
was built.
Attention is given to all lines
bf new and repair work and the
is equipped to promptly repair
all kinds os farm machinery as
well as for shoeing horses and
mules.
Mr B F Means, a thorough
mechanic in all lines, assists Mr
Rodden and during the latter’s
recent long sickness, had entire
charge of the shop.
j . * * *
The North End Restaurant
is located in a new building own-
ed by Mr, T. J. Cannon, propri-
torof the restaurant who, in
addition to the restaurant
business, furnishes lodging and
board He carries a stock of dry
goods and groceries and a line of
candies, cigars and tobacco.
, • * # *
, Sherman Bros. Resturant and
Chilli Parlor is located on the
East side and they carry a full
equipment for short orders
chilli, and cold drinks, fruits,
cigars and tobacco, as well as all
he usual cold drinks.
See notice of their meat and
ice business in advertisement
They have been in business
since Jan. 1903. The firm con
sists of J M Sherman and Joe
Sherman
4c j|c j(c
The Rocky Commission Co.
Casebeer & Rickey, Proprietors,
This firm began business Feb.
10 1906 and have already paid
ont over $10,000 for butter and
eggs alone. They do a general
shipping businss and are extend-
ing their aperations to take in a
number of other points tributary
to Rocky.
It gives some idea of the coun-
try around Rocky as a poultry
center when a single firm ships
a thousand dozen eggs a week.
* * *
Hill’s General Store.
Mr R J Hill carries a large and
varied stock of general merchan
dise in liis big stcre on east side
of Main Street, North of Thirb.
Mr Hill is thorough westerner
and was the 21st man to make a
homestead filing in Greer county
On a recent trip into Texas
Mr Hill bought a half section of
choice lanb a» an investment,
He also handles cotton on the
local market.
EARTHQUAKE LETTER
By one who went through tha scene.
Miss Ethel Denison, formerly of Rocky, writes to her sister Mrs.
Nellie Carder, of this place.
Santa Rosa, Cal. Apri 26, 1906,
Dear Children aud Sister;
We will now answer your
very welcome letter, received
today,
Were very glad to hear from
.you.
■ We were worried about you
because we heard there were 17
cyclones in Oklahoma, and we
were worried half to death.
Well I guess youigot our letter
telling about the earthquake.
We tried to telegraph to you
but we could’nt telegraph from
either depot. The telegraph
poles were down.
In your letter you said some-
thing about a telegram but we
never got it.
Nell, you ought to see Santa
Rosa.
It was one of the prettiest
towns in California, with its
famoua rose gardens, from
which it takes its name.
it is now a tangled mass of
twisted iron, lumber and brick.
The big new $100000 Court
house is a mass of ruins.
The eathquake began at 5 12
o,clock. Language can’t de-
scribe the awfulness of it.
The ground rolled like the big
waves on the ocean.
Tops of big trees swayed to
tho ground, and the roar was
like awful thnnder and the
crash of falling, buildings mingl-
ed with the screams and prayers
of half crazed women and chil-
dren was something too terrible
to be described.
When it began, wo were all
in bed. It waked me up and I
tried to get out of bed but it
knocked me down.
I stumbled to the door but the
house was wrenched so I could'nt
budge the door.
I was calling to Ma anil
screaming.
I would huvo about gono crazy
if the door hail’nt come open as
-it did,
When wo got out, tho wind-
mill was down,
hO, it was terrible, terrible.
They say in SantaRosa, there
were 60 dead in the South Metho
dist church at one time, and
soldiers are guarding the city.
They killed three men then
for stealing
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This week finishes up the free
write-ups which we have given
tor the purpose of making a per-
manent record of Rocky’s busi-
ness men at the time the first pa-
per was started here.
This kind of information is of
much less interest now than it
will he in the years to come.
Beside the copies saved by our
subscribers we send a copy of The
Advance free, every week to the
Oklahoma Historical Society at
Oklahoma City where it will be
carefulty preserved for future
generations who will want to
know what tho great city that
is to be here some day, was like
away back in 1906!
For the same reasoli we give
the full list of all the school-chil-
dren. There may be a President
or other great man or woman in
the lot, who knows i And then
Rocky can. prove by our files that
he made his start in her schools!
But from now on we want to
make The Advance a record of
the daily happenings in and a-
round Rocky—big and little.
If anything of interest happens
tell us about it.
Dont wait for the big things.
Little things make good reading
too if there are enough of them.
We dont want domestic trou-
bles.—they are private matters,
nor scandal—that travels fast e-
uough without printing—nor per
sonal grievances-the puplic dont
•are for them except to laugh at
you.
What w.e do want is anything
new that is fit to print.
Help us get it.
* * *
Mr, and Mrs. M. Robinson
who have been visiting their son
1 A Robinson ot this pldce foi
sometime left for Dublin, Texas
where they have another son
iving.
* * *
A family fight in which one oi
he parties got his head cracked
r stealing. ,vith a pitchfork handlers one of
They won t let you go on Four- diversions reported from the
i fit.rflpf, w if. Vim if n naca I * n j_____ ______
th street without a pass.
If you even stoop to pick uj
something you may have dropp
ed, they will shoot at youoi
cock the gun at you.
The BankB are all closed and
you can’t get a bit of money.
They won’t open for 30 days.
Big Ike country over in Kiowa,
* * *
Cashier McAtee sports a’brand
lew rig these fine large evening!-
Ah there, William!
* * *
Mr and Mrs A L Stringer and
Some people are near starva- j Mr C Evjns havb returned from
tion.
I had a narrow escape. If if
l ad been a few hours later 1
would have been at school.
The school house was the first
;o catch on fire after the fall
People were caught like rats-
iii a ijraps. They are still tak-
ing out the charred bodies of the
people out of the debris.
i five month trip into Beaver Co
They had a serious time in
crossing the South Canadian on
:he way home and nearly lost a
lorse in the stream,
Mr Stringer failed to get the
daim he went after' and wants-
,o get work around here,
* ¥ *
The Coroner’s jury decided
TOTCZCwiaiJ .hau»df*.ofCta»n»cride,
Two Of Our Citizens Hon-
ored By Their Parties.
Mr. C. C. Hill and J. I Denison
have lately been made recipients
of special honors by being named
for office on their respective
county tickets. Mr. Denison
was nominated for the office of
County Treasurer by the re-
publican convention at Cordell
last Saturday and Mr, Hill re-
moved the nomination for
County Commissioner for the
central district at the democratic
primaries April 2lst.
Mr. Hill had no competition
ami Mr. Denison was nominated
without his knowledge.
Both are excellent men and
progressive citizens.
Mr. Hill owns several fine
farms and lives three miles out
of town but the people of the
town claim him as a Rocky man.
He is recognized as a man of
the highest personal character,
and his excellent judgment in
business and financial matters,
combined with his high regard
for duty, will make him a splen-
did man for commissioner, an
office in which integrity and
good judgment count.
As a public servant, Mr. Hill
may be depended on to give the
samb careful attention to the in-
terests of the people as he does
his own, and liis success as a
farmer proves his capability as
a manage r Mr. Hill has haii f ur
years .experience .in public life,
having held the office of Sheriff
and collector for that period in
his native County in northwest-
ern Arkansas.
Mr,. Denisou is well known all
over rhd south part of Washita
County by reason of his five
years experience here as hard-
ware merchant and implement
ealer. His standing aS h busi-
ness man is of the highest and
is a prominent and jrOgiVssive
citizen of Rocky, he is fecogniz-
;d as a leader in every movement
that has for its object the up-
building of the town or the
jromotion of intelligence and
morality.
While he has not sought the
nomination in this case, in fact
•vref erring to devote hisjattontion
vholly to his large business in-
rests, Mr. Denison recognizes
;he honor conferred on him find
topes to make creditable show-
ing for the ticket, although hi
vvill probably not got time to
make an active canvass.
In tho selection of these two
men, Rocky has reason to feel
that she1-' has been signally
nonored, by the people of the
county.
over again, though, but no more
sky- scrapors.
Lots of people will never lx
found, for so many were burn
ed. Well this is about all I can
think of at this time.
Alberts folks are all well
We took 5 dozen eggs and
hens to the wounded in tin
hospital. The egg market ha.
opened but we are afraid the)
won’t be asgh any more1
Our strawberries are beginn-
ing to get ripe. They are al mosi
as big as hens eggs.
We hav’nt heard whethei
Daisy Goodman got killed or not.
We wrote to Aunt irmanda
today. She lives in the city
Ma’s health is about as usual.
She takes medicine yet.
Lizzie says she would rathei
be here in the earthquake than
there in tho cyclones.
You could’nt got her in the
notion to go back there,
was case of suicide,
He was found dead in his field
ast Thursday with indications
f hi ving commit ed suicide In
folding uio muzzle of a shotgun
,ver his heart and touching tht
rigger with,a stick,
Ho lived about nine milei north
ast of Rocky, No cause known
* * *
Uncle D. Shean the;jovial grain
juy’er, realestate man find all
round good, citizen is a reformed,
lewspaper man.
He published the Paradise
Jlarion, in Wise Co. Texas foi
i number of years. Lnclo Dan.
ays he lived in Paradise
wenty years and if you doub
11, will let you feel the little w ings
.which sprouted out of his
ihouldertt in that time.
After twenty years in Para
Use ho likes Rocky the best
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A C Means orders tv o more
The Proudest Possession of Rockyr
Her Schools.
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The Schools close this week and through tre kindness of the
Principal, Prof. J.L.Bain and his assistants, Mrs. Bello Standerfer
Primary.and Miss Fannie Blanton, Intermediate, we are cnapled
to give the following complete roll of those attending during y* ay
Will close with lots of love 1 Subscriptions for friends abroad
to you all from Parents Mid Sis.
Ethel D*; nison.
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The mill *t his gin will be in
shape for grinding by Saturday*
Misses Mable and A ornn Da-
vis and Messrs Morgan and
Clifton Davie were entertained
at dinner iast Sunday by Miss
Fannie Blanton at the home ol
her father, Col, J. W. Blanton.
The party spent a very enjoy-
able afternoon.
There will bo an exibition at
the Little Hope school house,
one mile South and three milei
Fast of Rocky, on Friday even-
ing; May 18th.
Miss Hedrick, the teacher,
will have charge of the entertain-
ment and her school is now pre-
paring a fine prgoram* consist;
ing of recitations, vs says
dialogues for the occasion.
There were about 70 scholars
Enrolled this time-.
Every body invited to come
and bring all his relation.
Much interesting matter now
in type had to be left out the
week to give rocm for flie school
matters which would not be time
ly later,
and
First Grade.
Mable Burson
Isaac Burson
Zora Lee Killough
Bee Bingham
Floy May Baker
Clyde Rodden
Clark DeniSon
Mary Bachlor
Edmond Evans
Nom DotVda
Osco Burrow
Otto Burrow
Fay Finley
Beulah Eaton
Frank Eaton
Roy Bolding
Clayton Carder
Herman Tharp
Earl Hunter
Roy Johnston
Lillian Little
Helen Greenhaw
Clyde‘Sherman
Second Grade
Oscar AndersOil
Lester McIntosh
William Askey
Velma Greenhaw
Floyd Sherman
Addle Sunders
Rufus Cannon
Hugh Ferguson
Barney Olive
Lela Stanclerfer
Nellie Pickerel
Vesta Eaton
Com Wyley
Mollie Bussell . ,
Myrtle Blackstoeks
Hfiiiey Sherman
Third Grade
Tliotnfts Means
Earl Burrow
Guy Burrow
Thomas Burrow
Annie Ferguson
Ionia Robinson
Winnie Layne
Roy Finley - o-
Granville Brume'I
peter McIntosh
Carroll Standerfer
Tom Davis
Silas Asnby
Sena Ashby
Bertha Wyley
Ruby Probasco
Amy Probasco
Thomas Leo
Lawrence Taylor
Audio Rodden
Nugent Smith
Alex Sanders
Fred Davie
Fourth Grade
Clarence Hill
Drew Anderson
Georjie Bachlor
William Baker
Doc .Fish
Pearl Burrow
Jennie Lon Blassingau c
Auda Askey
Maudie Askey
Franky Tilley
Ada Eaton
Nora Smith
Eula Baker
Opal Johnston
Gracy Taylor
Ed Greenhaw
Stella Greenhaw*
Fifth Grade
William Jordan
Lola Evans
Belle Wilkinpon
Grace Denison
Roger Denison
Ernest Standerfer
Clate Pickerel
Allyno Layne
Baste’ Loo Means
Olin Bolding
Luther McCurdy
Lester McCurdy
Cora McC* i d n
Fred Pickerel
Amos Bachelor
Millie Devin
Nettie Burrow*
Clyde Davie
Richard Davie
Ada Wyley
Tela Ashby
Alonzo Smith
Bessie Probasco
Callie Fish
Evan Wyley
Beatrice Little
Seventh Gride
Henry Tilly
Clifton Lambert
Rufus Hill
Carl Wilkinson
Filo Lambert
Nora West
Hiram West
Allen KBlough
Sidney Davis
Banks Burrow
Belle Askey
Hobbs Burrow
Hill Devins
Willy Greenhaw
Author Shirley
Martha Ashby
Walter Allen
Rettio Wyley
Maude Ligget
Jasper Hhl
J oshwa Lee
Evert Johnston
Ada Sanders
Lee Andedson
Leonie Sanders
Rose Sander's
Eith Grade
Willy Shultz
Darby Tierce
Anna VV’ust
Sum Shultz
Ethel Dewins
Verna Davis
Albert Davie
Mattie Underwood
Nettie Probe seb
Etta Ashby
Fannie Sanders
Annie Banners
Gray Allison
Mable Davis
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! Program of Closing Entertain-
ment Given by the Rocky School
Friday AfternoonEv’gMay 11
| Song-Summer Tina1, DhSiod gds
.ReC. Roger Denisot)
Rec. Noia West
Music. Miss CallaFish
Doll Drill
Rec Audio Sandc rs
Choice of Trades' by 11 boys
Bird Song by 2nd & 3rd (I railes
Pantomime by 7 girls
Rec. by Lcla Evai s
Psalm of Life by 9 hoys
Music"‘by Covh M’cCurby;
Rec. by 2 1st1 G rat e p mils |1
March 16’hoys df. girls 1th V. Lh
Grandma Song by 12> ys
Rec. Miss Martha Ashbt
May Queen by 3-girls
Song Mable & Verna Day is
Speech by Willy Jordan
Months of the year 12 girls
Song by Clyde & Lola
Rec. Miss Etta Aqhby
Music Oracle Dei Von
Rec. Nttt.e Pickerel d U . gb
['Ferguson.
Music by Nora Smith
Rec. by-AnnU' Sanders
Rec. by Lela Standeifi r
Speech by Clate Psckerel
Speech by Dock.Fish
Sonby Miss* s V uho d \ •> rr:
Rec. Roy by Finley
Speech lqy Barbie Tibet*
Song by1 ola Evans
Rec. by M immie Killough
Rec. by Grade Denison
Dialogue.
Vi cation Song
Rec by A1 vile La you -s .
Speech By Robed ! B*
Pan t >nii!ii;v
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