DAILY.
VOL.1.
SHAWNEE. POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, OKLAHOB1 F®E8DAYt MARCH, 15, 1898.
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NO CHANGE,
NO REPORT,
Everything In Doubt.
The papers are filled with such
headlines as "Spain Backs Down''
"More Spanish Soldiers for Cuba"
"Cuba Must Be Free &c."
One paper stated that the presi-
dent has already given Spain till
May 1st to end the war in Cuba.
This means, we suppose that Spain
will be given that long to starve
the remainder of the Cuban wo-
men and children to death.
Senators have been holding cau-
cuses and after counting noses
have decided not to adjourn until
the Maine disastor is definitely set-
tled. They further decided that
the moment the president showed
a disposition to refer the Main dis-
aster to diplomatic agencies a reso-
lution acknowledging the indepen-
dence of Cuba will be introduced
and passed.
These men claim that Speakeri
Reed cannot prevent the house;
from adopting the same resolution, j
At any rate the old distrust that
the president iB delaying matters at
the dictation of a syndicate bent on
making Cuba pay several hundred
millions of bonds issued to force
her to submit to the yoke of Spain.
This syndicate goes so far as to
demand that the United States
force Cuba to accept the terms of-
fered by Spain, if Spain refuses to
sell Cuba.
Spain is still hurrying troops to
Cuba.
Meanwhile the Naval Court of
Inquiry drags its session along and
may be only killing time. The
people will soon become restless
again and it will be necessary to
invent some other excuse for delay.
The Mammoth's
P^Or^CED SALE
Will begin Thursday, March 10th. 1898
We have moved our immense Stock ol Dry Goods from G-ainsville,
Texas, and the two stocks together, overtaxes our large store
room. Mr. Potts also writes us from the Eastern markets that we
will be Forced to have more room lor the very large stock he is
now buying.  
Forced Sale Prices Below In All Departments:
Standard Percale, 1 yd. wide, 8c.
Lonsdale Domestics, 10 yds.
to customer  6c.
The great perfection to which
guns have been brought is shown
at Sandy Hook recently with a new
contrivance called a "range finder.*'
One of these machines was used to
direct one of the big guns. It hit
a barrel placed at a distance of
eight miles.
Brown aud U.n Wool Dress Goods
worth 50c., now  .. 33£c.
1500 pair ot Shoes with 33
per cent off, during "Force Sale"
25c. Boy's Knee Pants,
15
50c. Boy's Knee Pants,  30c
Boy's two-picce Suits, regu
lar price, 13. to $5. ^Forced
Sale price  12.00
100 Men's Hats, worth $1.50
$2.00 and $2.25, at  $1.00
50 Men's Hats, worth $2.50
and $3.50 at..        $1,50
200 Star Shifts, worth 75c
and $1.00, at  50c
Ourjentire line of ''winter1'
novelty Dress Goods regular
price 50 and 60c, now  39£c
All dark shades of prints, 4c. |
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See our new Laces and Embroidery. A very close prjee on White
Coods. "P. D" and "Her Majesty'' Corsets, regular price $2.50
and $3.00, Force Sale price, $1,75.
These prices good for 6 days only, beginning Thursday, Mar,10th.
Closing Wednesday night following. We^havn't space to give you price? in the Grocery department, but
rest assured that you can buy Groceries Irora Mr. Duffy, Manager of the Grocery Department, cheaper than
from any one else in Shawnee-
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H, F. POTTS, Prop.
Do Yoi-i Nced Tools?
■Are You Intending To Build?-
You can't afford to miss seeing our
stock of Rim, Mortise and Store
Door Locks, Chain and Foot Balls
Butts, Window Catches, etc. in up-
to-date paterns and Zfinishes. The
"No. 7" brand makes the neatest
and lichest looking Handles and Es
chtcheons you can put on your
store building or dwelling,
Come and see what we have wheth-
er you want to buy or not.
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We have' a good supply of Nails,
Screens, etc. of all kinds and as cheap
as the cheapest. We are getting in
a Complete line of Tare, Jointer,
Jack, Block, and Plow Planes, both
wood and iron. Chisels ol all kinds.
Hammers, Squares, Saws and every
thing staple in that line.
Iflyou don't see what you want, ask
for it, for we take plesure in showing
you everything we have in stock.
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