The Harper County Democrat (Buffalo, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, December 15, 1916 Page: 2 of 6
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Condensed Statement Of The
Bank of Buffalo
Buffalo, Okla
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at the clou** of business Friday,
November IT, 1916.
RESOURCES:
Loans and Discounts ...... .....*
Overdrafts.....None... - None.. N one
Security with Banking Board . ^ 00.^0
Banking House Furniture and Fix. 3.3S3.W
Cash and Sight Exchange..... 55,452^
Total.........$147,320 49
LIABILITIES:
Capital Stock....................*
Undivided ProiiU ............... 1^975,22
Bills Pay able.... None ..None..-N^nf
Total ......$147,320.49
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Club book. They will cheerfully do so
without eost
You will also see how you can begin
a bank account with only a nickle and
at the end of fifty weeks have $63 75
The bank looks out for the little
folks too. A boy or a girl can start an
account with only one or two cents and
at the end of fifty weeks have $12 75
or $28A'J
This is a good thing for our commun-
itv ar.d the First National Bank is to
>.-> commended for putting in this
Christmas Banking Club system. The
best feature of the plan is that :t will
g .t ir,p club members into the banking
habit and make them all open perma-
nent bank accounts which they will
“feed” regularly and make grow in-c
a nice fat sum before they hardly know
it. They will never miss the money.
This is the sure way to get rich quick
Are you not going to try it 7
I COMMISSIONERS’
* PROCEEDINGS
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The Board of County Commissioners
of Harper County met in regular ses-
sion Monday and Tuesday December
4th and 5th, 1916. Present, J. R.
£ Beeman, H. M. Welsh and E. H.
9 G -oree.
The Above Statement is Correct,
R. R. MCMINN,
President.
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The reports of the county officers
w ire approved. The following fees
were
Wire reported:
County Clerk
Court Clerk
Treasurer
Sheriff
I The following
TT I ronntv Miss Vella Roberts of the grades re-( John Chandlert ______
FheHarpei C y . over the wish of her friends last ^ township( term 2 years.
Democrat. Friday. She is a noble example of Curti3 Hamilton, Clerk, Doby town
j woomanhood, an excellent teacher I g.
whose work was appreciated by the c gmith> clerk, Otter township.
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$333.95
127.42
48.65
46.26
apjx>intments
CHRISTMAS'
Gomes But Once A Year!
So wh, not make the mo,, of it Enter into the real ^. of Chri.^and
you’ll be surprised how much genuine pleasure there .s to b- de..ve
Concentrate Your Shopping Here
This Is The “Logical Gift Shop”
If you haven’t that list completed, finish it today and bring it here,£ r“‘
wiU be easy for you, for we have the gift, you « ^Unger Tong here,
your shopping ’tiU the last few days, for good things don t 1 g
Shop Now And
_ - • a —-—I I
Constable, Buffalo
LEE ADAMS. Editor & Proprietor.
-----whose work was appreciated dj uir ^ c Smith> clerk, Otter tow
-----D A rp school and patrons. Her work was L f. Hawes, Constable, May.
A !> V Bin ISI-NW- ti.A It- j thorough, systematic and exacting of j Th3 following official bonds were ap-
pur inch ^Tn.avrtlon. pupils The best wishes of the school
por tin- per insertion. 1 and patrons go with her. -
ruBf.i’-KEP ElOH rsipat 1 yiigg ... atkins of Helena, Oklahon a,
-- t , is the new teacher She is a graduate ik. v.
• emitted n- oial, matter of the Becot ^ tjje State Normals and comes i trmship.
i: -- i’-liw XVfi. highly recommended. The work is j L. F. Hawes, Constable, May
.One Tear,. Il.fw progressing in fine shape under her
- instruction
bcbbcription.
■ovea:
W. W. George, Clerk, George town-
^R. C. Bailey, Treasurer, Buffalo
Buffalo
-Contributed.
John Chandler, Constable,
town and township.
___ The Board contracted with the News-
Why TheDitlerence. j Ethoes fromTh(. Mills. j J*^’*?*^* "&**
The past few das 3 we reCel A C. branch and family took dinner | wJnt reconJa
the following two letters irom wjth E w. Thompson and wife Sunday. The purchased from R. R-
parties who have been receiving D D Richards and family visited Qj nby, agent for Burroughs Co., an
the Democrat. Read them over Their son and family in I eater « a iinff mnchinp for official sen ice.
carefully and see if you can de* county the first of the week,
toot- anv difference. Why should J E I'raiser and wife spent the day |
man be satisfied and one Sunday with E. 0. Vlckors.
dissatisfied because we sent them G. G. Wflkin*m took P'ty on tl e
^ ^ mail carrier and fixed some bad places
statements. ;in ^ road.
Rosfton, Okla., Dec. fttn, iyit> | iJrg Annie Potter retumcal hone
Mr. E Lee Adams: from the St Frances Hospital at
In rejr-rd to that letter WP ; Wichiu last week and seems to be im-
ri=cei e;l from you the other day, proving rapidly,
s,Sling that we owed you 7^
for the Harper Conn y j Mr AUen and family spent $und.v
crat. We did not tell JOU to at ^ home of G G. Wilkinson Swi.-
send it anv longer than what we day> whippoor Will,
paved for. It was your place to
stop it when the time was up,
Quinby, agent for Burroughs Co., an
ad i;ng machine for official service.
It was ordered that Sherm Cockrell
be authorized to work on the roads
with 2 teams at J5.00 per day for man
a’d team, for a period of 2>J days.
The following assessments were cor-
rected:
NEi NWJ 29-26-23, 1916, error in
school tax.
SWi NWi 28-25-21, 1916 error m
school tax.
j Earl Ewing Personal,
| school tax.
Get your TickeU with every pur-
chase and deposit them in the box
before
4:30 P. M., Dec. 23rd
Piano will be awarded to the lucky
one at this hour.
Baby Grand
PIANO
May be yours SATURDAY, DE-
CEMBER 23rd, at 4:30 P. M.
Don’t Forget It.
W. H. SPILLI
Buffalo, Oklahon
Santa Glaus’ Head
ERS.
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quarters
StOD IE wi ru luc v*— ---- -■’! Northwest of Buffalo. ! proved. Iltate^o^tb^istb day of December. 1916
unless WO had of ask you tn keep I Dan Frey went A ichita this week j ,^d;|f‘jl!°W!ng 133684111611 Were j ^hn® wU°re° alTpe%“0» Utereste.j
sending it, and oblige.” R. G. w buy for himself a new Ford car. ! ------au aan-ar and show cause. M any......
-- John Remmele visited Green Leal
Eronc n<»f« *1 191G. school Friday afternoon. The schcKj!
M anhattan. Kans. Dec. d. wit*. ^ Qot ^ general ttU3fac.
The Buffalo Democrat. j lion_u, john.
E. Lee Adams Editor, < ......
Dear Sir
notice or probate or will.
State of Oklahoma * ,g jn county Court
CSolL°L^Zr^ to a., person, in-
terested iu the estate of Cha*. H^aski-l
deceased, that on the 5ttl dav of
1916 J J- Houneman »in<1 W . l>. E*rl* pr
iu“d and “led in the county eoutw-
1916, error in the county of HarP71"D'1tV-aL purt .rt
hool tax. fri'^to b^ th^U “"will and t^tament or I
H. E. Hurd Personal. 1916, 6rror in | j
s rnool tax. : prebate <*f said »**L and l^at, h*J“*nS, !
NEi 10-27-21, 1915. excess in acreage. , tamen.ary i.sue^the^on ^^ ^H ^ (
NWi 34-25-26,......... “asUaUdWul. ind^hit .aid petition will be
10 Speermoore, unim- bearj 8« the court room of *aid court in
Lot 2 Block
i proved.
NEj 36-^21. 1916 not taxable
SJ ............
Speermoore tract 25’xl40’ double as-
sessment.
I NEi 25-26-23, 1914, not taxable.
,ee Auams i^u.lw, , Mrs. J. W. Bird i3 visiting a few! gale No. 34, 1911. was cancelled.
Dear Sir: : days with her daughter Mrs Guy Hum i The County Treasurer was ailow-ed
Yours of recent date notify- The children of the Pikes Pea : an extra deputy for December, 1916
mv arrears was re- school will have their Christinas tree and January and February, 1917, on
X™.lZnrk7ng up my VI Friday night belore Christina,. j=l -
riwipts find that cn ,De*’.?* »T««*» «» dv"i Cbim. w«. Utowrf » UJbwK
1914 I paid $2 00 which paid to: ^ „ »„*, lUj.lCUimant Purple Ctainwd Allowri
Juy 29 th 1915. Enclosed pl-aaa
fit d check for $2.00 to bring me ; jamea Yancampen and John Bern- ^ ^j .rris
Up to July 29th 1917. I j meie made a business trip to Ashland gm;ui “
overlooked this matter and in . bat Tuesday. i. N. Waggoner
the future in case I do not come W D. Drake says he passed anoth. r K L Hubbard
tr ,kp front promptly please mile Stone iu bis life last Wednesday :W 4 H.n-xn
noliry me We are having one This makes 6< for him-
I,, ... m . nn | Rev. E. J. <’ook pastor of the Otter
of the finest Winter. ■ Creek church informs the church that
record. . j he has accepted another work and
e had plenty of rain here resigned his position here. Otto
■ ' win-1
Dodge Bros.
SO the ground is going into ..... ,
tor in as good shape as for man> Go-*d for Constipation.
years. I am hoping that Buffalo Chamberlin’s Tablets are ex'
........... , Chamberlain’* TtWets «re excellent
w,|. K_t a rail oad this time. ’for eon? ’.Alien
Trt.ly yours,
Nervous Women
W. D H
i to lake ami il d snd gentle in effec’
OUtainibie every abere.
E. L. Hubbard
W. A. Brown
L. R. H. Douham
C. W. Voris
H. E. Wheat
C. W. Simonds
C. B. W’halen
H. M. Welsh Salary and
milage 36 40
El H. George Salary
and milage 37.96
J. R. Beeman Salary
and milage 34.20
125.00
90.16
170 00
108.33
100.00
75.00
108.35
41.67
2U.0O
100.00
______ Court Fund:
The Real Way t< Get Rich Quick J. H- ^
vvien the nery0n«nef« IS caused 'y The First National Bank is now of- Co
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!•),. n *hf n^fTonsnt'fft is c*us*d * y - yj,e yim National Bank is now of- yjoiet L. Cook
School NoteA
iwpf .'^ /’h^digesTitr UhUiniS I reS waTt ge^’h Jidt.""
rreifwbeni This is how you do it;
__ I You can join their Christmas Bank-
ing Club wth only a dime You make
y ,ur deposits every week. Tha second
t hristm^s vacation! The imperial'w^k you put tn twenty cents; tin
uuestion in the minds of all Yes. third week you deposit thirty cents
. i. v. n days This important period and ?o on, putting in only ten cen
will extend from 4 p m Dec 2 th 1916 m.re each week than you did the wt*<
t., 9 am. January 1st, 1917. This before.
leaves only one week to make up at' At the end of fifty weeks-pi*t »•
, d «.f term as D-c 25, and Jan. 1, are fore Christmas of next year when > •
u l-a’ hob.Javs and are giving Thursday will fee! the need of money you wBi
Fr day of next week have -ved a great b g juicy $127 »
wees* closes ^yc a Christmas Bar., m
to score four merits. “ * 1
75.00
Whalen Car for
county attorney 6-60
L. F. Hawes Transporta-
tion and expense in
State cans 2i». 15
F. A. Schultx G»ta in
justice court and
inquest 'l>- ®
EF Bennett Juror 12.90
L N. Waggoner P-omxI-
ing prisoners 16.70
Stmt Fund;
Warden Co. Supplies 106 00
News-Dispatch Co. " *6 “5
Buxtoc a Skasner “ 22 06
Temple’s Dep*
i Store _______ _1'_ ___
(Continued on page four )
when and where all persons tuteresteu
•an HUD-Iir and show osuso. If any th^Y
bEve.Pwbv the prarer ol eaid petit!• n
I have here,, a.o
aet my hand mid affixed tbe seal of the
county court of said county this 5.h d
31 ^“^H.Wxlxee. county Judge.
Dick A M'Kenzle. , i a o
Attorneys for Petitioners. li-9-Z
“notice for publication
! Department of th>- Interior.
I L\ 8. Land Office at Guthrie Okla..
Dwufnber 4. 191o
Notice Is hereby given that Bertha M.
9-^bbeL*. of charU-ton. Oklahoma, who
- •• 1914 “ 5 It
• hip 28 north. 2* weet Induin Re idlaii
75 00 bas filed noric* of lnteeu**n to «ntl
° ^ h meatead Lntrv Proof to eatab.leh eia-m
»■ 1” I SJSr i-*
108.33 : i9i;.
Claiinan* names a« wi.oe*ee».
i - - ' '
"5 0u r.mm’t O. Viekers of CSarles.on Ok *a.
108 35 Conrad Peaster of
41.67 Butbbea. off B^gister.
2U.OO ___—-— -~~
100.00 n0TICE TO CREDITORS TO PRE-
SENT CLAIM-
36.40 state of Oklahoma. In County
Counts of Harper. ) Court.
. - « la the Matter of the estate ol **y |sa«i
-7.5m TftJlDcr -gie of tbe < ounty uf tf*r-
per. -nate of Oklahoma. Ueces-sed.
34 2t* ^ All persons hating claims azamst
said'tIsanti W. Tanner deceased, ar.
ior fin requir-d teexhibit the same with the
12& 00 t,ece*»ary tuu hers, to tbe under-lined
l(#t.33 appoin:ed and qusi.fie-1 adtnini-
75.00 tr.ti.r ol the e*-.*te of s.id
at his r»sideut« in Bufiaio ,n
w Countv -f Harper »t.d Mate «I O*
6 W herns within four n oaths afur the
cr-t publication of this i once, as the
time for arediuw* of said deceased tn
2b 15 ext.it it and pres n'. 'heir via ui
sgsioit iltd es s'* or the same shall
tw ft*re*er bsned.
11-ted this fib day Of I*eceruber A.
» 1916
K ts. '•iMith. Administrator.
J. L. GriStta Attorney for Admim*-
Uatur.
MOTOR
Liglit Enough to Lu Economical
Heavy Enough to V»e Strong
Simple Enought That You Can UnJerstaml It
The Gasoline Consumption is Unusually Low
The Tire Mileage is Unusually High
Everybody Admits that the Dodge “Is a Good Car
s i x
So busy, come in and ask about it.
We Can Deliver You One Now
Price $78500
• (F. O. M. Factory |
THORNHILL-APPLE fBN MOTOR COMPANY
-We Want to Give You a Demonstration’
Buffalo
Want to Give You a liemonstration
: : Oklahoma
5b 56
12.90
16.70
106.00
M.06
22.06
DR MILLER
Physician &. S’jrfieon
C'ffc® at Buffalo Druj; Store
I t one, hsauutnee 29; Oibco Os.
.BUFFALO - - OaLABOl,
A Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year to Al»-
I take this m-ars of thankirg the Public for their pa^-t
ra’ronaae and asking for a continuance of the same Re-
number I have a er mplete line of trrrcenes including the
famous Red Star Unredit and Old Homestead floui^. and
the finest ! ne of c .rdies for Christmas in Harper Count),
ilso CigLA $nd tut-jcca
W. D. Dtid-rn - - - ! dton, Okla.
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Adams, E. Lee. The Harper County Democrat (Buffalo, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, December 15, 1916, newspaper, December 15, 1916; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc942524/m1/2/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.