The Oriental Progress. (Blair, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 37, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 17, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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BLAIR. JACKSON COUNTY. OKLAHOMA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1916.
NO. 37
WHO HUNS
THE PAPER
In a neighboring county a
clergymen took the editor of a
local i»aper to task because the
editor accepted a certain adver-
tising contract. The good man
forgot that for years the editor
I'.ad given freely of his space to
help the church; had printed col-
umns of notices of services, meet-
ings, suppers, entertainments
and lectures, all free. In donat
ing this space the editor had
given more than the equivalent of
cash. An editor has but two
sources of income, his subscript-
ion list and his space. Yet, in
this case, when he sold his space
he lost a subscriber. Of course,
no one need subscribe to a paper
unless he wishes to do so, but no
subscriber should want to dictate
to the editor what he should pub-
lish. Many editors will not accept
certain lines of advertising and
other editors cannot afford to be
so independent. Advertising is
the life of any paper and no one
should object at the different
lines of business our advertising
columns represent. No one can
run a paper to please everyone,
be the paper big or little. It is
the editor’s paper and it is his
living. He is the one who should
judge what should and what
should not be publiehed in its
columns.
PLANT TREES
What makes the home more
beautiful than nice shade trees?
Shade trees not only adds to the
beauty of the property but adds
much to its value. This week J.
A. Haynes and E. E. Snodgrass
are setting out trees on their
property and in a few years they
will indeed have beautiful homes.
Just think of the pleasure they
will have and how they will en-
joy sitting in the shade of the
trees. You can not do a better
thing, not only for yourself but
for the town, than to set out
shade trees. Keep the good work
going. Plant your trees todaj.
BOY HURT
Tuesday morning while Hos-
mer Reid and another boy were
wrestling Hosmer was thrown
and in the fall, which seemed to
be very light, one of his legs was
broken just below the knee. Dr.
Clarkson was summoned immedi-
ately to the school grounds, where
the accident occured, and set the
leg. He was then carried home
and at last report he was resting
nicely.
FRUIT TREKS
A few nice fruit trees to sel
at one-half price. See me.
F, L. CARPENTER
Be Careful |
not to miss the first tmtall-
not to miss the first Install-
ment of our netr aerial—
The Adventures
of Kathlyn
The novellzatlon of the
most thrilling motion picture
drama ever written, jft j*
TO MARKET
i
Monday morning, Feb. 15, I
eave for market. Owing to the
great increase in my business
since the first of the year, I had
intended going to market last
week, though sickness in my
family delayed me, and for this
reason you may find us low in
many lines and perhaps out of
some things entirely, though
will ask you to please be patient
with us for only a short time and
I will promise my customers that
not only the vacant gaps will
soon be filled, but I will have for
your selection this season the
largest stock in all lines pertain-
ing to the Dry Goods business
that has ever been in Blair.
Mrs. Pearl King, who has been
with the Lewis Mer. Co. for sev-
eral years, and is well known by
all, will have charge of my milli-
nery depaptment this season. She
joins me in this market trip as
far as Kansas City, where she
will spend two weeks in the work
shops of the wholesale millinery
houses studying the millinery
business and the newest^ things
for the spring and summer season
Mrs. King will prove to be a
much better milliner than any
other I could get, being acquaint-
ed with the trade and for that
reason she knows what you want
and need and can supply you with
your fancies in this line much
better than any strenger could
do.
I try not to spare neither time
nor money in giving my custom-
ers the best of service and by se-
curing the best clerks to be had
agree with me that Mrs. King,
who is well liked by all will add
greatly to my sales force.
We will buy, while away, one
hundred pattern hats to start the
millinery department this season
twice as large as it has ever been
before. All other departments in
the house will be equally twice
as large as usual.
Watch for the new goods to
arrive. They will becoming soon.
Yours for a happy and prosper-
ous year of 1915.
W. TOM LOCKHART.
THE LYCEUM
The next number of the Ly-
ceum course will be given at the
Auditorium Thursday night, Feb.
18, 1915. This number will be
given by the Beverly entertainers
The Bevealy Entertainers is a
unique company of four young
ladies giving a program of un-
usal interest. They will sing, play
mandolins and guitars, read indi-
vidually, and use as a feature
numper a humerous costume
sketch, entitled “Going Abroad.
Each of the young ladies is very
talented in her selected line of
work. Miss Rite Smith, with her
guitarologues is introducing a
new feature on the lyceum plat-
form. The costume sketches of
the other members of the com-
pany will be correct in setting,
and unique in their characteriz-
ation.
Kathlyn
has enough exper-
iences to appease
the appetite of the
most rabid lover of
action and adventure
It’s a Story That Will
Maks a Hit With Too!
H. L. Eaker, Fred Eaker.Chas
McElroy, Will Martin, D. Deal-
ing and B. F. Roper made a trip
to Frederick Sunday on motor
cycles and no doubt they could
tell you of some narrow escapes.
WATCH FOR THE PROGRESS NEXT WEEK and I’m sure ray customers will
MeetBruce
the brave, young American
who eaves Kathlyn from the
blood-thirsty beasts of die
jungle, the cruel cunning of
the crafty Hindus and the
terrifying dangers of I
race of wud men of India.
WARREN ITEMS
BY SNAPSHOT
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We had a fine week for boll
pulling except a light rain and
dust shower Friday eve. Oat
sowing and ingem planting is in
full blast. Our people are going
to diversify more this year and
try and not work 14 months on
one crop.
A. F. Hendricks has been puny
for several days the past, he con-
cluded to take a trip for recuper-
ation to New Mexico and may
visit his daughter, Etta in Mo.,
before he comes back, so this
scribe has to lioldvlown the gin
office 2107 bales ginned to date.
J. J. Hunter of Hobart visited
his parents, brothers and sisters
Saturday and Sunday. Jake, is
acting mayor and candidate for
the office at the Spring election
and expects the support of his
Warren friends.
It is reported there was a rough
time at the Lone Oak singing
Saturday night.
The Farmers Co-operative Un-
ion held a rousing meeting Satur-
day eve.
H. R. Heath sold the balance
of his cotton crop at Blair last
week for 8| hog round and L. F.
Holcomb sold 20 bales at 8;20hog
hog round.
Mrs. Annalee Marshall’s little
girl was quite sick Sunday.
' Grandma Willis has been very
poorly the past week.
They did not have much of a
first Monday last time on account
of Uncle Portwood not being able
to go.
Jeff Green sold his bunch of
cattle last week to Mr. Grantham
of Mountain Park. They do say
| elocution
PROGRAM
LastJThursday night the elocut-
ion class of Mrs. Lillian Wiiy«ne
rendered a very interesting pro-
gram at the Auditorium.
We can say that Mrs. William*
is a good elocution teacher and
her instructions are being well
received was evidenced by those
rendering the program.
TAKE NOTICE
Time after time have we aiked
our readers to get all articles for
publication in not later than
Tuesday noon of each week ae
we close the forms on Tuesday
night. If articles are received af-
ter lhat time it tends to delay no
so please remember this and aid
us to get out on time by getting
your articles in early. We had to
leave out three articles last week
on account of getting two of them
late Tuesday afternoon and one
Wednesday morning after the
Progress had been printed and
mailed. Please hand in your pro-
grams, notices, etc. early.
H. H. Turner of near Warren
was trading in Blair, Saturday.
Doc Bellows was down from
the Consolidated District one Ay
last week.
Dr. Taylor has made quite an
improvement on his place, hav-
ing built a chicken house.
W. F. Barnett of the sand hills
was in town Saturday and made
the editor smile by paying a
dollar on his subscription.
Borrowed money pays no debts.
W. J. Hammon and daughter,
Miss Iva, of Granite, R. 1, were
trading in Blair, Saturday.
George Hawkins and Johnnie
Waters were in town Saturday.
W. C. Dennis of Zinns Chapel
was trading with our merchants,
one day last week.
Irl Rose made a business trip
to Blair, Friday.
Lee Steed was in town Satur-
day. He is working and has very
little time to come to town.
J. T. Beaird has lost his dog.
Finder please return him.
Bill Lance was in town Satur-
day. Bill says he doesn’t have
time to come to town like other
folks.
Herbert Clarkson was in from
his farm east of town Saturday.
Miss Ruth Wilson of Wilmoth
spent Sunday with her sister,
Mrs. R. Z. Taylor.
Jeff wants to marry, all our bat-
chelor friends are hauing very
many caucus’s among themsel-
ves, it seems they are getting
afraid of some batchelor legisla-
tion.
Tim McConnico is getting very
attentive at Mr. Heaths of late.
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Beaver, Dennis. The Oriental Progress. (Blair, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 37, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 17, 1915, newspaper, February 17, 1915; Blair, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc956745/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.