Colony Courier (Colony, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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If these high winds blow up rains in proportion We’ll
Colony Courier
UMBER 23 *1.00 PER YEAR ||Sg^, COLONY, WASHITA CO OKI.A.. THURSDAY FEB
18. 1915
CORN THIEF IN VAC1N1TY,
Watch For Him, He May Be In Your Neighborhood.
During the last few years the farmers of this county have LOST Thousands of dollars be-
cause of a certain CORN THIEF who has worked so insidiously that his detention was al-
most impossible. Lately, however, a great many farmers who have found him out have
placed a guard around their crop this year. We are making this announcement to protect
those not aware of his existence.
The Worst THIEF In The Country Is
A PLANTER or LISTER that does not drop accurately. Figuring corn at GOo. per bushel, a
Planter or Lister that misses ff kernels in every 100 hills STEALS from the farmer $90. on
every 100 acres planted; a miss of 15 kernels loses the farmer $240. a miss of 30 kernels, $480.
a miss of 45 kejnelf, S720. By these figures it is easy to see that the “Corn Thief*’
LOSCS for Farmers each year hundreds of times the cost of a New Planter or Lister One
that drops accurately and makes the field produce a perfect stand.
Guard Against This “THIEF’* In Your Field
The surest way is to purchase the One Brand of Planter or Lister that lias been proven
Perfect in its drop of SEED.
The John Deer Listers have been the standard for many years, and for ser-
vice, accuracy, and durability still heads the list. OUR PRICE $48.50
Gale listers are almost the same style as the John Deere in outline. They are
absolutely guaranteed by both, ourselves and manufacturer. OUR PRICE $36.50
John Deere Two-Row Furrow Openers plant both
Corn and Cotton-And are the planter which we pre-
dict will be universally adopted within the next few
years......... OUR PRICE $60.00
Gale Daisy Disk TWO-ROW Furrow Opener, Very
Much Like The John Deere. OUR PRICE $55.00
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We also have John Deere Disk Harrows and assure
You Our Prices are Right, Quality and Kind Consider-
ed. A Seed Bed Prepared With a John Deere Disk
Harrow and Planted with Any of the Above Planters
Will Produce Enough Better Crop to More than Pay
For Several of the Above Tools Necessary to Plant It.
The Colony Mercantile Co.
USE THE NEWSPAPERS.
Don4t advertise on trees or rocks
Afar from haunts of men.
You cannot sell the woodchuck clocks
Or pictures for his den.
The squirrel may observe your sign
About your cure for chills,
And on it he may try to dine,
But that wont pay your bills.
The possum buys no breakfast foods,
We may as well confess.
So if you want to sell your goods,
You'd better use the PRESS.
-NEW YORK MAT!,.
FOR RESULTS USE
THE COURIER.
OBSERVATIONS
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By Our Man About Town.
COLONY,
Y. M. C. A. Secy. Here.
OKLAHOMA.
Hubert I). Hall, International
Secy. of The Y. M. C. A. work
fcmong the indians of United
States, Oeiiada and Alaska, will
spend several days in Colony as
guest of Rev, H. A. Vruwink.
Mr. Hall will have charge of the
Young Mens Bible class, at 9 80
a. m. Sunday morning, The
morning service, and the evening
Service. All interested in Y. M.
U. A. work should come out and
hear him.
ONE DOSE STOPS CROUP
Dr. Drake's Glesco Cough
SYRUP is guaranteed or money
back alter using the whole bottle.
We have a great many custoiilers
who tell us it is the best cough
medicine they have ever used.
COLONY DRUG STORE
RINT
CARPET WEAVING.
Let U. Weave Your CARPETS and RUGS.
We Have Installed a New Loom unu are Prepared to
Your Ourpet Weaving. Residence, 21 miles East 1 north
Colony. MRS LOUIS KLINE.
do
of
Some weddings are a miracle,
pome are calamities, and some
are merely a habit people acquire
A marriage liceuse can teach a
man more biology in six months
than he could learn at college in
six years, Most people marry
for money; some marry to gain
social prominence, and once in a
while we hear of an old fashion
couple marrying simply because
they love each other.
Horrors of Kansas.
Some newspaper men are ter
rible prevaricators. In writing of
a cyclone in Kansas one of them
said it turned a well inside out,
a cellar upside down, moved a
township line, blew all the staves
out of a whiskey barrel, (dry
territory of course) and left noth
jng but the bung bole, changed
the day of the week, blew u
mortgage off a farm, blew all the
cracks out of a fence and knocked
the wind out of a politician. It
was further stated that the cyclone
not being satisfied with all tbit-
damage blew the feathers off n
chicken and buried them in u
grindstone. Some mighty queer
things happen in Kansas.— Ex.
Nothing queer in' the above,
The sand storm Saturday blew
nil the evil out of the Devil, and
y» t it blows.
R. U A RED R A BLUE?
Everyone is curious, everyone
is weuring either a Red or Blue
Ribbon. What dops it mean? If
you do not know just come to
The Colony Union Sunday School
next Sunday at 10.30 a.m. You
will be met and told what the
Red and Blue Signify. Last Sun-
day’s attendance was the largest
ever enrolled, 111 being present.
Little Boy Blue don’t toot your
horu
You’r leading now, but won’t
be long.
Oh! where are the Reds? they’r
not asleep.
They’r chasing victims all ovei
the streets.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
—o—
George Washington was horn
in Virginia, the mothering state
of Presidents until Ohio took up
the job. Regarding the Peck’s
Bad Boy stage of Washington's
life little is known except the
cherry tree incident. Concerning
this, there is a wide variance of
opinion, the muckrakem declar-
ing it all piif and piffle, while
the ordinary mortals consider it
a priceless heritage of history.
Washington married Martha
tlurti8 out of a possible choice of
Betsy Ross, Molly Pitcher, Jan-
ice Meridith. and the Goddess of
Liberty. Shortly after this he
took up his military career, fight-
iug many battles outside of his
own hearth and home. The clos-
ing years of his life were spent
in declining the presidency, the
Kingship of America and similar
jobs.
Washington was the founder
of a city of magnificent deficits
and was the only man ineligible
to membership in the Ananias
club or the Press Agents Associ-
ation, It is to be regretted that
the teudnney of the times is to
name bull-pups, sections of trip-
lets, aud fourth-class . postoffices
for the immortal George, while
the more creditable honors go to
Hans Wagner, Ty Cobb and other
rounders.
Newspaper men, more than
any other class, iuiiiiulate the
veracity of Washington. With
Uie possible exceptions of obitu-
aries, weddings, and when speak
ing of their circulation, most
publishers adhere to the straight
and narrow about as closely as
we imagine George did.
Once there was a boy who went
to a circus and watched his chance
managed to crawl under the tent.
After the show was over he went
about saying it was no good. Ev-
ery time we hear anyone say
their home paper is no account,
nine times out of ten we find that
they are not on the list of paying
subscribers. And then we can’t
keep from thinking about the boy
who crawled under the circus tent
Don’t criticise the music unless
you are willing to pay the fiddler.
HARRY W. EBY
AT THE COLONY STATE BANK FOR
Farm Loans and Insurance
IN RELIABLE COMPANIES
—*
WHY NOT NOW?
TO-DAY
FOR
THE COURIER.
A man doesn't have to smoke
or chew very much for his tobac-
co to cost him a dollar and a
half a week. But what would he
say if his wife spent a similiar
sum for chewing gum and candy?
We nre glad to see the comic
valentine passing. Some of them
are still used, to be sure, but the
mails are not flooded with them
on Valentine1! Day as they once
were. It always seemed coward
lv to us for a fellow to take ad-
vantage of such a silly practice
when he wanted to “roast
someone,
The Horrors of War.
Down in New York the caffe’s
ring with the new English comic
war song ‘Sister Susie’s Sewing
Shirts for soldiers.” The Courier
always to the fore-front with per-
tinent suggestions, offers a few
refrains, around each of which
our finest little song carpenters
are invited, even challenged, to
construct full-fledged lyrics. And
that we may not be charged with
partiality, we will include all of
the other warring countries (that
we cun remember.)
Rosie’s Kipping Hags for Ham-
pant Russians,
Susie Sings So Servia will Scrap.
Pollie’s Planning Panties for the
Prussian’s
Jennie’s Jarring Jelly for a Jap,
Fannie’s Frilling Fancy Fobs for
Frenchmen,
Austrians accept Amanda’s work.
Bettie’s Basting Belly-hands for
Belgians.
AND
Tilde's Tatting Turbans for the
Turk.
BIG DINNER.
On last Wednesday morning
a large number of friends and
neighbors met at the home of Mr.
B. F. Stucky, to spend the day.
Just before dinner they began to
arrive, all bringing large baskets
well filled with good things to
eat, The ladies were soon busv
spreading the good things on tiie
table, refusing to let Mrs. Stucky
make a fire. Soon all were busy
doing full justice to the excellent
Hpread. Those present were Mr.
John Estes and family, Mr. V. S.
Grahum and family, Thos. Oronk
and family N. Shields, family,
A. L. Lawhorn and family, Mrs.
Henry Killer, Mrs John Megli Mrs
Roy Vandyke and little Son. Mrs
Jolly, Mrs. Campbell and daugh-
ter Clara. Those present from a
distance were Mr. W. L. Parker
county Assessor, Mr. Virgil Reed
of Weatherford, All expressed
their regret to see The Stucky
family leave. Mr. Stucky and
family will leave soon for Ivan-
sus.
LADIES CLUB MEET.
The Colony Social Circle met
with Mrs. T. .1. Kendrick Feb. 11
The roll call was responded to by
each member giving a talk on
some ope of the European coun-
tries. Miss Mary Jensen giving
a splendid talk on her own native
land, Denmark. The hostess al-
so gave a good talk on Germany
Several inteieating topics for the
betterment of our town were dis-
cussed during the business hour,
After which delicious refresh*
inojit i were served. The hostess
was assisted by Miss Bertha
Jones and Miss Bessie Soger.
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Seger, Neatha H. Colony Courier (Colony, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1915, newspaper, February 18, 1915; Colony, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc941427/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.