The Lamont Record. (Lamont, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1908 Page: 2 of 4
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The lamont Record.
O. J. BRADFIELD, Ed. and Pnb.
Published every Thursday at
Lament Okla.
“ Entered as second-class matter
May 18, liKW at the post office at I.a-
mont. Oklahoma under the Art of
Congress of March If, 187!*.”
Sl’HSCRIPTlON RATES.
One year......$1.00
Six months . * * * * -50
ADVERTISING HATES.
Display 10 ets. per inch a week
Locals, 5ctsa line each insertion.
spud, and those present c o not
feel like talcing the liberty of oh
ligating the rest of the citizens
for any responsibility, and it is
either that or shoulder the bur !
den themselves, and when a h w
me i endeavor to do all the do-
nating and all tlie pushing, for
the towns’good, it proves very i
expensive for those few, and has !
a tendency to discourage rather
than encourage public spirited-
ness. Call u meeting and let us
have a working organization for'
the benefit of the town. N* igh- ]
hiring towns are so equipped
and faom reports itdoes not take
them long to dispose of matters
presente.I to them.
STATE GUARANTY DANK,
LOCAL MARKET.
Eggs
.18
Butter
.20
Potatoes
$1.20
Sweet
1.00
Hens
.07
Springs
.08
Ducks
.06
Turkeys
.09
Cream
.25
Wheat
.89
Corn
.46
Oats
.50
Hogs
5.00
For Governor,
1910
JUDGE M.C. GARBER,
of Garfield county.
'I he state legislature this win-
ter will probably busy itself with
“corrective legislation.” If it
don’t, deliver the neople of the
state from any more ‘ construc-
tive” legislation.
I do not covet the rich man’s
hoard, for the rich man sits i t
his groaning board and fears to
eat of the pie and cake lest the
blamed things give him the belly-
ache. While I sit down to a plain
repest and e;.t and eat while the
vituals last. I feed my face with
a pound of steak, and a lot of
greensand a chunk of cake, and
a piece of pie and a wad of cheese
and a cold boiled ham and a can
of peas, and having eaten abund-
ant store. I shake myself once
and eat some more. The rich
man lies on a downy bed, but
sleep wont come to his wearied
head; he harks to the slow hours
dragging hence—while I can
sleep on a barb wire fence.-Walt
Mason.
A CORRECTION.
We are in receipt of a letter
from G. E. D(,wis, cashier of the
First National bank at Black-
well, asking us to correct the er-
ror made last week, in the state-
ment that there had been a
change in the officers, and that
the bank had been reorganized.
We gladly make the correctmn
and call the attention of our read
ers to the article “State Guaran
ty Bank” for a full explanation.
Why don’t the citizens of La-
mont organize a commercial club
for the purpose of taking up
matters to the town. There are
a great many things that come
up •which an organized body of
this kind could attend to, while
under the present conditions the
citizens have to be called togeth-
er to consider matters present-
ed. The road mentioned in an-
other place in this paper is one
of the questions which should be
handled by an organization of
this kind. A great deal of good
can be accomplished where there
is an organization. If a matter
comes up, and a meeting of the
citizens is called, only a few re-
Uader the above heading th<*
Blackwell Tiines-Records has
the following to say about the
n .v bank in that town, of which
the Record made mention last
week, and it will correct an er- j
ror 5 ade by this paper in the
name of the bank purchased.
“Our citizens were very much
surprised last Friday morning, I
to see posted in the window of
the State National Bank, the an-
nouncement of the State Guaran-
ty Bank, as the successor of the
State National Bank. The gen- j
eral public had no intimation of
such a change, but it had evident-
ly been contemplated for some j
time as the new bank had mailed
notices to the customers of the j
State and others on lithographed
stationary, that cannot be oh-!
tained in a dao. The Blakes re- J
tire and the personnel of the new
bank is as follows: W. A. Hayes
president; L. H. Thompson, vice)
president; E. A. Lentz, cashier;
and A. C. Thompson of Lamont, * 1
and those men with W.H.Thomp
s< n are the directors. The new
bank is a state bank and of course
will operate under the state luv
requiring the guaranteeing of
deposits. The gentlemen con-1
nected with the new bank are
well known. W. H. Thompsonl
has for years been connected
with the State National bank and ■
his sons A. C. Thompson and
Lloyd Thompson are well known'
Lamont bankers. * * * The
State Guaranty Bank, succeeds
the State National, and should
prove a worthy successor.
The following dispatch was
sent out from Medford under
date of December 15.
“It now appears likly that the
long standing postoffice fight
here will be ended with the ap-
pointment of J. P. Becker, wl o
served in one of the territorial
legislatures, as postmaster to
succeed T. J. Palmer, the editor
(of the patriot. Palmer has he'd
(the office two terms and has
j served more than a year since!
his last term expired.
Becker has the endorsement'
of the state organization and:
congressman McGuire has rec-
oin mened his appointment. He
has a part of the county organi-
zation, which is divided. Judge
Gleen, who recently located here
from Pond Creek, was the last
candidate to enter the field
against Becker. During the
fight there has been no less than
! candidates.
The opposition to Becker has
been sending protests to Wash-
ington, but it is understood that
none of the charges are of a ser
! ious character.”
Should this appointment be
made there is one thing sure, it
; will be a selection from the Re-
publican ranks, from which, at
the present time, all such ap-
pointments should be filled.
WOULD SHOW BABY THE BILL.
Brother Had Great Scheme to Quiet
Crying Infant.
The two-year-old baby In an Eaat
End family wna showing its keen dl»-
pleasure at dinner the other evening
over the fart there was no more milk
on the table. The milk supply had
run out, unexpectedly, and the baby
wanted still another drink of milk.
The fond and doting parents fried
to p^ify it with n drink of water, but
that didn’t go. It wanted some more
milk. That, was what It wanted. And
the child expressed Itself In a way
that left no doubt about its attitude In
the premises.
There was a guest present and the
dinner party seemed uot unlikely to
end up in a riot. It was that already
if noise counts for anything. *
Tlieu the baby’s older brother got a
happy inspiration, for the little one
was making itself heard with an aban-
don that was getting on brother’s
nerves ns well as those of the others
present.
‘TU tell you what you do, pop," he
suggested, ‘‘just give him that milk
bill you got the other day. You know
you wore kicking about ndlk going up
in price, and mabbe when he sees the
bill he’ll quit hollerin’ for more."—
Cleveland Plaindealer.
A. VANSANT PRODUCE CO.
Will pay the highest market
price for
Poultry, Butter, Eggs, Cream,
and Hides.
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| Lamont, Okla.
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«p
. If You’re In a Hurry
And want Blacksmith, Ma-
chine or Woodwork done
MADE HIS LISTENERS SMILE.
Remarks of Reverend Gentleman Alto-
gether Too Apropos.
Of all places, the most difficult In
which to preserve one's gravity, when
an absurd incident happens, is church.
The worshipers In a certain chapel
had some trouble to keep their faces
straight a short time ago.
During the service some commotion
was caused by >• gentleman who acci-
dnetally ignited a box of wax matches
in his pocket, and was trying to put
them out, while his alarmed neighbors
struggled equally hard to help him.
The minister, being short-sighted,
could not make out the reason of the
disturbance, and thinking to diplo-
matically cover the incident he inno-
cently said:
“Brethren, there is a little noise go-
ing on. Until It is over, let us sing,
’Sometimes a Eight Surprises.’”
Some of the .congregation Were un-
able to sing.
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Plague and Fleas.
The part played by fleas in the
spread of plague is dealt with in an
able manner by "J. W. W. S.” in "Na-
ture." A Uati» writer, Avicenna, Is
quoted to show, that about the year
1600 it was known that there was some
definite connection between rats and
plague. In mot*e recent years it has
been a matter of common observation
in India that in times of plague a large
number of dead rats are found. And
these are found to contain the plague
bacilli in abundance. In 1898 SI-
mond expressed the view that in the
majority of castfs the plague was con-
veyed from the r&f to man through
the agency of the flea. Experiments
which he tried with fleas from rats
dead of the plague showed how this is
possible. Other experimenters have
obtained similar results, while others
have been led to doubt. Simond's gen-
eralization.
Peculiar “Cure Stones.
Occupying an isolated position on
the moors about five or six miles
above Penzance, in Cornwall, England,
a peculiar trio of stones is to be seen.
They are arranged in a straight line,
the tw'o outside ones being about four
feet high and upright, while the cen-
ter one is a little lower, but much
wider. In the last-mentioned there is
a round hole large enough to admit ot
a man passing through. This pile Is
known as the “Men-an-tol,” or “Holed
stone.” Popular tradition states that
anyone crawling through the hole in
the voter stone will be fore ever im-
mune from rheumatism and allied
complaints. In times gone by the
country people used to bring their
children to the “Holed stone” and
pass them through.
- ~BZJ
Novel Medicine Chest.
When sickness occurs in the coun-
try it means, unless medicines are in
the bouse, that a doctor must be sent
for, and in many case3 it will be hours
before he can arrive. Every woman
should have a small medicine chest,
provided with at least 10 to 25 cents'
worth of each of the following medi-
cines, which often will relieve and
cure what might otherwise necessitate
a doctor's visit: Sirup of ipecac, cas-
tor oil, sweet spirits of niter, arnica,
witchhazel, sweet oil, olive oil, bicar
bonate of soda, licorice compound,
camphor, vaseline, paregoric, mustard,
small roll of antiseptic cotton.
A Charming Chinese.
The style of a Chinese lady's dress
apparently never alters, but if she
can afford to do so she wears nothing
but silk. The first garment that she
dons is a sort of apron, a plain piece
of silk which is tied round the waist
and overlaps behind. Then comes
.nderjaeket and overjacket, trousers
ar.d aprou. In cold weather extra
jackets, thickly wadded, are donned.
Bring it to our shop. We have the tools
and machinery to do all of this kind of
work. Satisfaction is guaranteed.
Rader Bros.
Lamont,
fLAMONT LUMBER Co.?
—- -I
Carry in Stock
| All Kinds BUILDING MATERIAL $
. .............=|
WE CAN FILL YOUR BILLS
Let us figure with yo .
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MONTHLY STATEMENT.
Statement of receipts and expenditures of the Grant County Ru-
08
ral Telephone Company, of Lamont, Okla., for month of Oct
TOTAL RECEIPTS.
(< 44
town patrons,
.30
it (4
paid in at central
1.30
Assessments,
Eddy Line,
12 Phones,
3.60
4 4
Salt Fork Line,
7
2.10
4 4
Valley Lire,
13*
4.05
4 4
Deer Creek Line,
17* “
5.25
4 4
NumaLine,
16
4.80
4 4
River Line,
11
3.30
44
Jefferson Line,
15
4.50
44
Rich Valley Line*
19
5.70
4 4
Big 4 Line,
5
1.50
44
Lamont Indep’d’tLineS
1.50
Star Line,
4
1.20
44
Eddy Short Line
13
3.90
( (
4
Lamont Exchange,
60
44
18.03
Totals,
198
$61.00
Amount on hand
8.57
$69.57
TOTAL EXPENDITURES.
Operators salaries,
$50.00
Office supplies
1.25
Coal
3.15
Office rent
5.00
Secretary’s salary
2:00
Postage /
.40
Mes fees
.70
Dray age
.25
Total,
$62.75
Balance
$ 6.82
S. F. Cones,
J. I
Secretary.
$69.57
President
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Bradfield, O. J. The Lamont Record. (Lamont, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1908, newspaper, December 17, 1908; Lamont, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc956983/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.