Colony Courier (Colony, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 13, 1912 Page: 8 of 8
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This thy weather makon Drug-
gist Davina feel pretty blue at
times. The hlties already had
a pretty good grip on hi in one day
lust week when little zepliora oi
lurid atmosphere scorched his face
hs he made his way neeross the
street to the post office- The
fnreonst in his dnily paper rind
“Fair weather all next week”
"Cine roopeter!11, exclaimed our
druggist, “we are sure in for
anot/ior tlry year and half these
farmers haven’t over eight or ten
acres of kafir where they ought to
have in fifty and they have tifty
acres of corn where it were hot-
ter ff they had ten. L tell you
it means hard times again this
fall.” And grabbing hold of a
stray penny ho hnppend to have
je. his pocket lie squeezed it until
the Indian on it let out a war-
whoop. He ko'<c the Indian
whooping all afternoon while lie
tackled every funner he met and
urgtsl him to plow up his Indian
corn and plant kafir. Like as not
there wouldn’t he another thing
hilt kafir growing on the farms
mound Colony by this time if the
weather hadn’t changed, The
clouds appeared Saturday after-
noon. the lightning flushed, the
thunder roared and little drops
of water fell here and there and it
was then druggist Davina re-loas-
<jd his hold on the Indian Jiead
and begain passing out free ice
Cream to all the kids in sight!
while ho just couldnt get the
3.11 i'.e off his face.
’ Just as the cream gave out the
olouds disappeared and the sky
became clear and bright again
and it hadn’t rained after all.
O. B. Carpenter of Cloud Chief
visited on Monday at the home
of the Thos Kendrick family.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Goodner
went to Sentinel Monday to at-
tend the funeral of Judge David-
son who died Monday.
Tilo Editor of the Courier has
just received a beautful hound
volume of speeches for which we
thank tin* Hon. Scott Ferris of
this the fifth congressional Dis’t.
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Hi'CiUycd too lulu tor lu«t week.
The crops need rain,
Ud Gustaveson had an exciting
encounter with a wild cat Sunday
but escaped serious injury by the
timely enterforenee of free! Kps-
low.
Dan Mauk called at Lena Kau-
ger!s home Sunday,
Miss Nora'Klien spent Saturday
evening with Iluth Jones;
In another part of this paper
will lie noticed the call for a lte-
1 publican precinct meeting in Col-
ony at 2 o’clock p m, Saturday,
•June 22. The Republicans should
turn out and make this a big
live enthusiastic local meeting.
Let’s get together and stir up the
ginger to take to the Republican
county meeting at Cordell, on
tlie 2-ltli.
Mrs. Toney 'G restock called on Mr
and Mrs. lid Gustnveaoo Saturday
evening. ”
Fred Kauger hns furnished over
2000 pounds of dressed beef to
Seger School. -s , 1
Ben Groff and wife of Lake
Creek visited his brothers, Otis
and Ilurve, over Sunday.
Direct to You
From Waterloo
The “Chore Boy”
l-'e Horse power, weight, 320 lbs. combination
gravity and suction Joed, 450 revolutions per
minute. Cylinders 4 ^xS.jrjy Wheels 17 in. and
weight -li) lbs) ignition-make and break, air
cooled w.ith fan s Cycle-four has sight feed oilers
(1\2 pulleys, lias groan baBC and rad fly wheels,
Is tile heaviest 1>& power cnginelln the world,
built for iiard work and lots of it.
PRICE-;.
$35.00
At Waterloo, Iowa.
You pay the freight.
The “Hired Hand”
l
Horse power, weight, 310 lbs. combination
gravity and auction feed; 450revolutions a min-
ute, JgnJfcion.-mnka and break, instead jumpspark
sight.laud oilers, has largest bqre of ary 2C4 b. p.
engine made, fly wlieels In in, weight, 50 pomuis
air cockd with fan, base green, wheels rod..
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x P R I C E
$45.00
At Waterloo, Iowa.
You pay the freight.
Plant kafir corn, this year
unfavorable for Indian corn.
It you have lost any article nud. wish ot
r'vovrr It cull at the oftlcw ol the Or*
vtiy opurior.
The Colony Booster team is
now reorganized and thin seesops
lino up is ns follows:
Henry Davis, ss
Cleat Johnson, of
Delbert Oronk, p
John Benumah, rt
Ed Bonuman, If
Jessie Gibbs, lb
Kd (i i libs, iib
Clyde Jennings, c
Will Grnyless 2b
Earl Reedy, utility.
This team is capable of main-
tains Colony’s reputation for good
base ball.
Mrs. Dan Holly was shopping
in Colony Tuesday.
Happy Myers was all smiles
when lie left Colony Saturday.
We wonder wlmt tickled him.
Man Coughs and Break* Rib*
Makes The Nation Qatp
The awful list of injures on a
Fourth of July staggers humanity.
Ret over agalst it, however, is the
wonderfull healing, by Duekien’s
Arnica, halve, of1 thousands,
who suffered’ from burns, cuts
braises, hnllet wounds or explos-
ions. ps the quick healer of boils,
ulcers', eczema, sore lipB or piles.
25c At The Colony Drug Co,
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After a frightful coughing spell a
man in Keenali, Win., felt terrible
pains In his Bide and his doctor
found two ribs had been broken,
Wbat agony Dr. King’s Now Dis-
covery would have saved him. A
few teaspoonsf ul ends n late cough,
while persistent use routs obstinate
conglisi oxpeh stubborn colds or
heals weak, sore lungs. “I feel
sure'its a God send to humanity,”
writs Mrs. Ftfle Morton, Columbia.
Mo. “for I believe I Would have
consumption to-day, if I had not
used this great remedy,” Its guar-
anteed to satisfy, and you can get
a ffee trial bottle or 5Q-cents or (1.
size at Tlie Colony Drug Store.
Colony Mercantile Company’s
GOOD FURNITURE
Will make your home look like the picture you had
in your mind. Whether it i* GOOD LOW PRICED
FURNITURE or the finest grades on the market, we
can supply just what you want,
When you are in our store again take a Peep Upstairs
where the entire floor is devoted to furniture, and all
kinds of house furnishings. We have nearly all staple
articles in stock constantly and our ever ready cata-
logue makes our furniture department just as complete
as the big city store. We make it our business to get
ANYTHING YOU WANT, promptly and quickly and
satisfaction always guaranteed.
If you want a good stove, we can suit you ip
Oil Stoves, Wood Stoves, or Coal Stoves
Any kind you want, just so you want n stove, our stove department is the beet
in the country nnd we “DARF,” competition near or far. Let us show you cur
stovesand qote you our price. %
8 LEI L'S SUGGEST: a «et of new dinning chairs, a comfortable rocker, n
I nice center table, a Kitchen cabnet, or *ay a comfortable swing, a nice ham-
| mock, you can get them here.
COLONY MERC. CO.
COLONY
OKLAHOMA.
These engines are the most reliable great labor sav-1
FOR SALE: 1 bay m are thro
years old, broke to ride or drive
single oi double, lbj hands high,
wt. nboiU 1080, good animal, will
take 8100.00. cash.
8atn Killer. Korn. !10 2t.
They do the work while you sit in the shade and fan your
self or they will do the work and run a fan to keep you ^
cool ?it the same time if you want it that way. There $
isn’t a manufacturer on earth who can quote you a A
5 lower price on an engine like these and besides any re-
^ liable farmer can get a 15 day free trial of these engin- ®
§ es, ;o be takes no risk. They alwas make good. ®
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Cut out tlie drudgery, let the engine do the work, cpipe in ^ind let u* show you
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§ Colony Merc. Co.
® The Big Store m
Colony Oklahoma. ®
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.;E AKL Y:
CHAS B. LORENZ FOR
REGISTER OF DEEDS.
Dan Mauk departed for Jynpsa?
Tuesday.
Eakly and pickles played an
interesting game of ball at Eakly
last Saturday. The score was 2
to 1 in favor of Sjekles
Bill Gregg says the next time
he goes to take a girl to a party
he’ll lie sure she has seen him in
daylight so he wont have to stay
half a mile from the house under
a locust tree until the otjier fel-
low brings her along’
The party at Mol.omore’s was
well attended and all report that
they had a jplly tiipe.
The giant says loeqst leaves are
alright to cut wlipn you can’t get
mulberries.
We are authorized to announce
that Ohns B. Lorenz is a candi-
date for re-election to the office
of Register of Deeds. *
Mr. Lorenz is serving his first
term in this office and lie has
made a record that he and his
friends are proud of, a record
which deserves the commendation
of every voter in the county.
He hgs kept his office records in
a neat and accurate manner. He
has practiced the strictist econ-
omy that was constent with good
work.
If re-elected lie promises the
same thorough, painstaking,
economical administration of the
office he has exercised during
his present term,
-i- PRAIRIE HOME -:-
Howard (Jrissman was sick last
week.
Rev. Payne preached at Prairie
Home Sunday A. M.
Clyde Williams was seen driv-
ing towards Spring Creek Sunday.
Elmer Price and family visited
Clyde Green’s Sunday.
John $Qttds and family spent
Sunday with Jess Fox and* wife,
G. W. Bartgis, wife and daugh-
ter visited with Korney Reynolds
and wife Sunday.
C. W. Bavtgis and family spent
Sunday with F. P, Crissnuin ami
family.
Mrs. May Wisel and daughter,
Freda, helped Mrs .Ini.- Wheat do,
some papering the first i f tire
week.
BESSIE THROWING
WATTER MARRIED
A few weeks ago John S. Little
of Shoshone Agency, Wyoming,
and Bessie 't hrowing Water were
quitely married at Cordell. Bessie
is one of the really lovable
Indian girls of her tribe and her
many friends arc especially ph a-
sed to learn of her happiness.
Her husband has land and other
property at his home in Wyoming
and will later depart to make
their home in that state.
Cobb Creek Jungle*
M. B. Auxier is back in the
jungles. His brother is helping
11 iin eultvnte liis crops.
M. t). Pulis hauled a liny press
from Weatherford this week.
M. W. Byruin has sold his crop
and it is reported that he will go
to the oil fields,
A* F. Cvi.suinn and family
spent Sunday with bis parents.
Frank Wise 1 and family spent
Sunday with Charley Prue and
family.
Gilbert Green, sou of Win
Green is very low at this writing,
Hope ho will recover soon.
1*. A. Shilling uml family en-
joyed ice cream at the Kchobyn
home lust Sunday evening.
Caddo and Buck Creek
Move On Now
Harry Jolly was visiting with
ft lends and home folks lust week.
SavH a pulleemaii to a slroot
crowd, mid whacks beads if li
don’t. “Move on now,” says (ho
big, liliisli lilllleral I'ilU lo bowel
congestion and Muttering follows.
Dr, King's New Lib 1*1 (Ih don't
bulldoze (lie bowels. Tie gently
persuade llietn to right notion, and
liealld follows, £.*>o at Tim ('nlnl)tV
Drug (’«».
Il .von v,iMi lii i i> |,i t,in ri v 111 Iowa or
country who or ,all ul Hi*- olBc of tin
t'oiony i‘ouii. r.
Boy Vandyke and Miss Artie
Lawiiorn were mureid Wednesday
May 21)tli at the brides homo ut
s p in. A beautiful supper was
served and everyone enjoyed thorn
solves line.
Geo. Harmon was shaking
hands with friends at But k Creek
lust Sunday.
Willis Cone outlie home for hh
summers vacation to help Ins fat h
Or lilt I Vi -t,
\ ottr banker will love you mom
it you have plenty of kutlr planted
Uov. S. W. King* of the Pali,
list church will preach in the hall
in Colony, .Sunday night, Jum.
Iff, at x :HO. Everybody invited.
1 lie kafir crop is the sure im ti-
oy crop.
20 acres of katir will pay oil u
good sizml note at the hrnk,
PRECINCT MEETING IN
COLONY JUNE 22 2 pm
ItcpuhlicuiiH of prueiiiei Xor op.,
(voting place. Colony! are hereby
notified that a Republican pre-
cinct meeting u il) he held in the
ollle of the Colony Cornier
Colony. Saturday, June 22, i. t
All lb-pul lieu ns urged ti'ia(*,'*id
N. H. Soger, Comuiilteemuu*
in
^ ing pieces of machinery you can possibly put on your |
^ farm. They are the easiest thing to run you every saw. &
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Seger, Neatha H. Colony Courier (Colony, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 13, 1912, newspaper, June 13, 1912; Colony, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc941818/m1/8/: accessed April 26, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.