Colony Courier (Colony, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 6, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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DEMOCRATS will meet at Freeman School house, Friday June 13,2 p m to nominate ticket for Seger Twp. Z. A. Kin
Keep Your Property Insured URA^ Ge^KenS
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COLONY, WASHITA CO. OKLA., THURSDAY, JUNE. G, 191
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shoe that pinches or is too narrow y mis-
treat them. You would Lot buy otT wear
ing apparel too small but the kind a* fits.
So it should he with your foot w Get
a shoe that fits you properly. Wer tting
shoes are comtortahle e nd rest your t.
Wo »iave made a study of shoes. Y/he-n you buy fro us you
aTa gettillg the benifit of this knowledge. You will be iw. d with
s^o< s that will be comfortable and permit you to enjoy treasure
of life. *
We have added to our “Star Brand” line of shoes that “Arc Setter” another line, the Selz-Sch^Tb
| Shoe, that we believe, are “Better Still.” We are always looking oat for better shoes. The Selz-Schwab Shoes
I IS an eastern made shoe, having large houses in Chicago, and Pitsburg Penn; and are the largest manufactures
■ of high grade shoes in the world.
Fresh Drugs—
We fill all prescriptions carefully srd
use only fresh reliable drugs.
Patent Medicines
Our stock is complete, we have the
popular good ones.
Books and Stationery
We invite you to call and inspect our
excellent stock, you will be pleased.
1 he Colony Drug Co.
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Every Selz shoe has attached to it
a guarantee tag,promising you satis
faction. Look for the tag; read it,
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‘M.v main trouble” paid a farmer, isin keep-
ing track of what 1 take in and pay
out. We presmn this is true of a great many
people, and we wish to oll'er this plan of over
coming the trouble, deposit all yoiir funds in
the bank as fast as received, and make all ox-
pcnuilures bv cheek. From the hank records
you can always tell the source, amount and
• bate of yonr’cliecks .sboiv * on their face the
amount and reason for all expenditures. Your
Kink hook is a record of all transactions, sim-
ple, complel e niul convenient. In other words
let tlu* bank keep your books for you.
The Colony State Bank
Colony,
Oklahoma.
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Closing Exercises at
beger
The chapel of the Soger Ind-
ian School \v i • insuHicieiit. to
accomodate tlie largo uudienci
which ar.'iv d early in the even-
mg, Thursday, to witness the an-
nual Commenecm nt. Every seat,
standing room and an overflow
class room adjoining the chapel,
were tilled witii ad miring pr rents
and friends of the little du ky
pupils who were r< ady with ,le-
cliun.ation lin'd songs to enter-
tain mi «n.;:mi t Ini t Ind no
-enml *!;•-•• • of > ri i. in its make
up.
The chapel Itself, airy ami
cu.ul'i T! able I.;1, I ice n beu’ut ilied
by muses of givyiM int. r.-porsed
with class colors, naj and white
and with Old i llory as u center
pice-. Soger fluy- mid -I much to
the attract ivo 1 oi • k irroimd of col-
ors scheme,
At H n’clock the pi' ';:ra;n open-
ed v, id) a girl s ciiorous rendering
”TI)e Flowers I lia I I -1. < m in tin*
t\)"inami it wa it (ito ing open*
in;:; to the appropriate P 'grain
that followed,
t 1 a N old h cl in- s -pea 1; r-f for t In*
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s v..iid gr i-le /•;:> • > ; r<*:td :i - < ny
and Spy \\ b it'll a ■ ■ er i ,|. wit h
app Mo by III" h - a 11" lice.
’Ll i" pr! tin* r. • pills 11 on a Mr pr«|.
i ily w In i t In large iiir*l* > T beger
followed by a lie ■ tu itul I lelsarli
d rill, 1 In' m< ivoinoiit» I >eing
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Mi-s i; i' i ■(.
a; 'propr hi i e
■ cm tar'..
1.V applauded by all. “As the Ar-
row Flies’’ by Robert North re-
ceived iniich commendation as he
handled the subject with case and
familiarity, A pretty scarf drill
by the young primaries again
brought applause and the pretti-
est imimher of the chorus \vo>k,
Mciry .hum’ followed, (darn
Wilde class SJ oiker for A fourth
grade gave “The Modern Indian
Girl” and it was full of staid
doctorino regarding girls of her
age. How true indeed were the
thoughts i xpi'c: ad, could lie seen
i roin the intellcetuial appearance
of the young girls, who wore
placing this entertainment before
the public, in comparis’ n to the
blanketed Indian mothers of the
audience wlios ways were still the
ways of the Indians of the plains,
I he Inn making of the evening
began in earnest, when the next:
number, an industrial drill by the*!
primary boys brought into play, I
'brooms dusters, lines ami rake's,
implement;! of domest ic warfare
well wielded by tlcse little young
sters, who are t night hmv to
thorn in their dally cure
"r largo dopnitojeij.
Aider many pretty evolution T\vitV.
'b'dr implements they; lim'd ,
jfor b: in buttle and one Hdc coi’i
lUering (lie pther they end id with
I'" ri,ii'|uer *d y oung tvurri'orn be.
' M*t bnioinlulrun I v drag"d off (lie
lev''' by | lie vietorioUH side.
•Wain did t he Girls choroiis rem
■ I'1’'’ '<1 geo I «tlle, n. sou|f, ”f lmo
the Mi fry Merry Sunshine” their
work beingpainstnking and true,
this mini bor having a somewhat
dillicult score that was handled
with ease by those young girls.
A pretty little duet, “Sunset”
by Myrcine North and Paul Hear
iraek, lingered in memory of the
audience long ufter tie lust
strains were rendered. Paul’- ring-
ing was a pleasant surprise (o a)i
and his voice blended pe iectly
with Myrcine’s soft girlish sopra-
iio. It was one of the fine.-T num-
bers of the evening.
A laughable jiantomine was the
funmaking event of the evening,
this number being, “flwanoe lliv-
er” sung by the girls chonui sml
worked out by all the boys of the
school including ollico employoen
and John iSlrange of the Mission,
bi black face make ups, with
long piekaniny aprons and a gen-
eral coon air about, tliei r pi j-..
sonaltic.*, the tlumo Ids of ‘W ay
down upon the Hwuiieo l!i\cr”
wore depicted in pantoniino, when
the fust thoughts of Swanee had
drifted into the souls of the -ym-
pathetic hut laughing audience,
the black faced aggregation mg
and pantomim'd “ | wonder w 1ms
kissing her now, “and lleuutiful
Eyes” their g logy eye; making,
bringing down t lie house. Their
"lojley ended u ith “ Wood I', . j,-
.ing tin* Fanply .......” and *„
l|i'i|il'ti'y did Hi ■ audimcc nppiec-
‘•v'h.tli it. tin t I hey \\ <. ce j*,..
c: II d on l,\ lo . ,i,i i • t hi' 1 r I tow \\ o\v
and n l i( ■.
program and on every hand were
express ;! the appreciation of tho
Academic, Instructors, t ho Misses
Dorn For ter li nl d and bouise
iM’. ilViler, to whc i e 111 ortMl l!s tll<‘
success of (in unique and phasing
entertainment due. Supt. W'.
W. Small, courteous and kindly
gave u brief talk to all in closing
the entertainment. Miss (trace
Porterfield was the nocompuinisl
for the evening and adijed miicli
to the pleasant program.
'Idle last evening's program
1*riclay eveuiiie ivas a combinat-
ion of the Rcci tal given by Mis,
Grace Porterfield 'I hur day even-
ing and the best uumlicrs of this
program, it being given on ;ie-
count of the inubiliiy of many of
Gie visiting Indian parents being
unable to tfniiFndmitlunee to the
chapel on Thursday evening. The
chapel again was filled to over-
flowing and an appreciative aud-
ience lu re ns higly entertained as
(bough eicli tiurtber win no v.
TOWN AND COUNTRY
A 20 aero field of kafir corn will
cure that discouraged feeling.
Mi: - (trace Porterfield left Mon-
day for beninr Colorado where she
will have her summer outing.
Mrs. H. Paulson of Chicago is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. S. K.
W’aueliope and family.
Mrs, N. 11. -Segcr and children
vi-ited Jtesric ami James ;!(>ger in
Weatherford, Monday, makin;;
the trip i\,itli Jes a Sugar in his
car.
Hankers in western Kansas!
compel a limn to plant 20
Man Coughn nnd Brcaho
Riba
Tilt 1 r, lint ”
i veiling wi (l|i,i'
(|iiaint v. i," 11( ,
ninki' up I , g/
A genu1
Course f-11
• V",’A ' cl" 'tl til”
b'tcl, Drill (heir
jioe- and dutch
,'Tfect in del i iI,
1 I H"l’bi 1 inter-
Cil ' 111* eloulng of 1 lie
Afler a I r. lit fill a emdilng Rpelf
mail lii Ni I'liali, W'i'i,, r,.||, i, 1-1-11,1,,
l-uiln.'j In If' slip- and 11|h doeidi'
("iind t we ribs bad bern breli.-n,
Whin «K"iiy Dr. King’s New Die-
tirtvi'y would hin-ii avail Mm. A
lew | eilspoiim I'll I eli (la a bl 1 e i miglt,
t white III" I .1 'HI ||-(. rents obstinate
! ''"ne'ii . "xpi Is s ni l era . elds ei
•'"'df' re lungs, “I reel
mii i i - a (iml "en;| i■! liania n 11y
"l'll'( M i 1 Itle M e I'l nit, (' liimibla,
e I Well 111 have
1 bi ,v, 11 I bad iiei
I'otiitdy," Its. nar-
,v» ami you can get
" ni' f»0-ei)llts e|' :J11.
is seat Tbet'elrmy Drug Htni'o,
nf kufir corn
urnk" a Ion n.
Mrs. Auxier Buried
At Clinton
After suffering five wee'ks, Mut.
M. b. Auxier quietly passed away
nt her fathers home in (’linton,
Tuesday last at !l:00 A. M, in
spile ol all that could he done fur
her.
She was one of the nifTerers
from the great cycle,!1(. t,: s-v, ,)t
through this part. of tlm i xintry
about live W( ek,q ;1gu.
She leave a hud and. M, J*,.
Auxier. i wo little girls, F'o-em o
and lln-l, father ami irio'lier,
live brothers ami sister--- and a
a host friends too mourn her loss,
tfcii : a kind and affectionate
ll( ' 1 wife ami mother Gm was also
l,(,r"r,! {hl'y 'vil1! kin.lho n tcT and w.m
’ '■> ho know her.
"'■e l by
('i.i.siderali!,'int, rest was taken Tis hard to break tin tmnler - r.l
m the annual school meet ing When love hns bound tin- ! ’
''rr™-1 .....* - i-d,,, hard.,., Jr;;
eleeti'd trea-mvrlor three, pmrs , Words, “We must fon-ver ,>arl’\
M o. ' fer l Pm
c i II >t li HI 111 |e|i ti
IIV! I I ll I gl’e I ,
IVO I nail I e u,|! Is
a flu i ' lain n.
for Disf, No.
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The ll'.t le folk 'I' t ho Colony
Sumlny School have been practic-
ing for lho program to be r, mb r
ei! by them at, t be services in t lie
grove.
Take the inn I ter up with pur
landlord in in nid to lolling you
plant kafir com, You will lie able
to meet that note or interest when
due.
Dearost Loved one, ivc mm t h y
I bee in the peai'(»fnl grave’s
cm brace
but thy memory will he chcri lied'
Till we m . thy heavenly face.
Ends Hunt For Rich GU
Often the hunt fer a i v, ; fn
-'Mils will'll the linn me i n * , mwt.,
Hull uses ri.Hi'tle Hii lets. DT •,
HtTong uerve i mil p, ir.:,( brain
M i ., , , , I1*1"* v,,il teni|"'i ll'T m ai'l,-1»|,
‘ ' '‘InillVI left Mil t ill-, eeiapb.xlim and ivl-,- li, , i)MI|(,
1 iy aftci'Mooti for her home a *
■>ew AUmny, Indiana to .pend e
b i ill t li.s \ neat bn.
I lay safe and plant kafir corn
Do not plant le^ than 20 nor •
and give it tln^ siviue cultivation
'its Indian eorii.
eli i*; lo,
11‘"III "Iler pit l e blood
Htep frotn linn, free tmisi b . p
( 'Ill’ll ef the bruit pad M i ci.gt n
Kleetrlo Hitters give a man. m ,(
the freedom rr, in lnd, ^
ache, headache, fnliitn.g aid ,iq, ,,
H|adIs they preinnio. I' v, , ,mv| (r
they are \> oimvii's t;v, o, i (laniu . y‘
GfcWeak oimiUtn^t^v.tlp i,,. M ‘ "
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Seger, Neatha H. Colony Courier (Colony, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 6, 1912, newspaper, June 6, 1912; Colony, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc942520/m1/1/: accessed April 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.