The Fairland Herald. (Fairland, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, April 25, 1913 Page: 1 of 4
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The Fairland Hera
'Volumn 1.
Fairland, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, April 25, 1913.
Number 4.
hunger Lectured
^Joted !3x-Bandit Told of Many
Things That Life Had
Taught him
right and is to be hopei} that
some good impressions and res-
olutions were made by his hear-
ers.
New Show Man
i/ii
Cole lounger, of outlawry
fame gave his popular lecture
"What Life Has Taught Me." at
the Royal theatre here Tuesday
night. On account of threaten-
ing weathei and very busy times,
together with financial string-
encyj not as large an audience
was present as was expected.
But the building was tolerably
well filled, mostly with men and
beys.
His lecture consisted of what
he had learned by personal ex-
perience while an outlaw, while
a convict and a free man. He
gave good advise to the boys
and young men, .urging upon
them to shun the life he had lead
and told them how to do it.
Mr. Younger said the first
step in crime was idleness; the
second step was disobeying par-
ents. These twoinvaribly lead
to some step in crime and later
wound up in a felon's cell.
For the benefit of the older
ones present, he related some
of his war experiences, which
was not always just as ho desirtd
it should be.
As a whole, the lecture was all
Our Wyandotte Visit.
The Herald man took a little
spin ove'-to Wyandotte last Fri-
day, just see how our sister town
was getting along. We had a good
visit, enrolled a few subscribers
and took a few orders for job
work. Wyandotte is a better Jit
tie town than one might suppose.
They have a nice sociable set of
businss men, and it is a pleasure
to call upon them At some fut-
ure date we expect to give their
town a general write-up, but at
present we are hardly in a posi-
tion to give them justice. But
Wyandott is all l ight and so are
its people.
died on Friday of last week of
appendicites. She had been in
- , * la critical condition for quite a
ThC and0 NeW , While and all hopes for her recov-
City Dads Meet. >
Hie city council was in regular
session last Friday night. It was
a kind of winding up of the year's
business. A number of claims
allowed and reports of the retir-
ing officers were heard An aud-
iting committee was appointed to
settle with the secretary and
treasurer, and the newly elected
officers were instructed to have
1 their bond ready at next meeting.
No new business was taken up.
The Right Man.
A deal was pulled off this week
wherein F. C. Chandler takes'
control and management of the
Koyal theatre.
Mr. Chandler needs no intro-
duction to our readers, as he is
one of Fairland's fixtures that!
grew up with the town and is
probably as well known as any
man in this section of the coun-
try. That he will mak a good
and successful show man, all
concede, as he is a natural born
commedian himself, and if the
show should fall short in enter-
tainment or amusement. "Bige'
could jump on the stage and
bring down the house any oid
, time.
He announces that he will at
ery had ben abandoned before
the end came.
Newspaper Relic
A Paper Published Here Sixteen
Years Ago Quite Inter-
esting to Many.
Concerts all Summer.
Arrangements have been made
(between the band boys and our
I business men for ,regular open
( air concerts upon the streets ev
i ery Saturday evening through
the summer months. Not only
will the boys furnish music on
Saturday evenings, but they say
they will also play at our city
park every Sunday afternoon
whenever convenient for them
to do so. A subscription paper
was passed around this week for
subscriptions to this end and
was responded to by practically
every business man in town; so
hereafter we will have a musical
program at least every Saturday
present give three performances | evenjng
1 - - /I m rv/I .1 it i rrli t" Q n t,- I
a week; Wednesday night, Sat-1
urda.y afternoon and Saturday
night. Later he expects to put!
on a show every night.
The Herald wishes and predict
the new management suecess,
Mr. long will devote his time to
the light business
Mrs. Copeland Dead.
Mrs George Copeland, living
about seven miles south of town,
aEsias
Drug Store Fixing Up.
The Fairland Drug Co., has in-
stalled some new ice cream tables
and chairs, for both children and
adults, and with the aid of Miss
Dixie, are prepared to serve the
public with anything cold and
refreshing. They have also
throwed open their Piano contest
again and expect to push the con
i test from now on. Elsewhere in
\ this issue will be found the par
ticulars of the contest. Look it up.
Through the courtesy of John
V. Ford, the Herald has come in-
to possession of some old news-
paper files of the Fairland Weekly
Times, published bv ,T. S.Rogers
bearing dates from Oct. IB, 1897
to Feb. 1, 1698.
In these old relics we find ad-
vertisements carried by the fol-
lowing named persons; D. W.
Vann & Son, general merchan-
dise; F M. Conner & Son hard-
ware; W. D. Widders, watch
maker; Mrs A. C. Marshall, mil-
liner; R. R. Holt, dry goods and
groceries; R. E. Rogers, drugs;
Garret James & Son. racket store
Price & Ginter, meat market;
Whitman & Troyer, barbers;
R. B. Myers, resturant;
The following are some of the
news items appearing in the first
paper, and are reproduced exact-
ly as they appear, in typography,
orthography and grammar:
Grand Voting Contest!
A $400 Acme Piano Free!
We have been holoing our Piano Voting Contest bacK for the Ice
Cream and Cold Drink season, end as it is now on in full blast, we are
going to push the contest. Everybody get in the game and let's have
some fun. Not onl> fun, but someone is going to get this elegant Piano.
The contest has just started, in fact hardly yet
begun. If your favorite isn't in the race, put them
in. Do it now. We'll give you 2500 votes free as
a starter. Now is the time to gt gusy.
Our new Bank will be in opration
by the first of the month.
Mr. John Zerby who has heen very
ill for some time, is up again.
Miss Bertie Sarahas of Wyandott
will now read The Fairland Times.
Her name is on our list.
Mr. Irvin James and Ellsworth
Moore are talking of committing some
violant act if there is any thing in
looks the words are true they was
A New Pastor. I SPPn only once, sence those fellows
I The Christian church people' passep through town with their girls;
have called Rev. W. M. Pysher, | a!U>in next wreks paper-
, . , , | (Girls Wanted.)
of Miami, as their pastor, and he ^ mh #t ^
' will hold regular services here- j resibence of Mp. Sam Ames. Mr.
after on the 2nd and 4th Sundays J Watts an,i Miss Ollie Bronght.
in each month. The young broih-, j. n- Hogan. Officiation.
er is an able and eloquent speak-: Last Sunday a had acidenthappened
i er and the church was fortunate ! to Harm Peaeell his horse ran away
I in securing his services. and ran into a wire fence cutting his
leg very bad.
Some of the bo.vs were taking tlio
jity Sunday night and Barney Sutton
was a vested and fined one dollar and
cost which amounted to $(>. 70.
the
One Vote For Every Cent Spent Over
Our Counter. Think of it!
Rules of the Contest.
t. The name and standing of
the contestants will be published
every week.
2. Each contestant receives
2,500 votes to start with.
3. All votes must be recorded
each Thursday at nooc.
4. Votes must not be written
on.
5 Tie votes in a package,
with contestants name and num-
ber of votes on top slip only.
9. Votes are transferable on-
ly before recording.
7. Contestant having largest
number of votes on Aug. 1. 191.?,
will secure this piano absolutely
free.
8. We will be the only judge
of contest.
Standing of Contestants.
Georgia Myers 383,380
Arline Dumas 317,630
Ora Wallen 108,650
Georgia Barnett 119,070
Etta Crockett 43,32.)
Francis Harrison 25,265
Jaunita Ten Brook 17,320
Lillie Dennis 9,125
Contestants are requested to
call at our *tore and will tell you
how *you can get votes by the
barrell.
If you want this nice Piano,
jump into the game and stay in.
Do it today.
Grandmother's Bonnet.
Grandma used to wear
bonnet
With but very little on it.
Not a single peacock feather
Flopped or fluttered in
weather.
Five foot brims were not in
order,
Nor the hanging curton border.
Ostrich plumes that cost full
twenty
Were not then so very plenty.
Stuffed flamingoes' embalmed
parrots,
Turnips, rutabagoes, carrots,
Grape and apple imitations
Were not used as decorations
Grandma's hat did not disguise
hei—
You could always recognize
her.
So we dedicate this sonnet
To the modest little bonnet.
Each succeeding generation
Makes us love grandma's j '"S
creation. I morning
The Fairland Drug Co.
George Groupe has rented the olil
stand where the Racket store kept.
Mr. Groupe will put in a restaant
soon. He is a first class resturant ma n.
The Times was a seven column
folio, with inside patent, and the
Fairland Bee was also published
ar, the same time. Both papers
however long since turned up
their toes. But think of Fairland
having two newspapers sixteen
years ago.
Hurt in a Runaway,
John Ward and son, clowqll,
had an exciting experience as
well a* a narrow escape from be-
seriouslv injured Saturday
Mr Ward, in company
Women's hats keep growing I with his little, son, was enroute
bigger to Wyandotte, driving a team and
And they cut more of a figure. L an(j wjlen seVeial mil^s
Loved one s faces, all conceal . . . ,
. from town, the neckyoke broke,
No"an eye or nose revealing. | letting the buggy tongue drop
Man can't pick his wile or I to the ground. This frightened
cousin t|ie horses, ar.d almost before
On the slivet out of a dozen. M Ward couia rather in the
He is very oft mistaken, ! . .
And his nerves are badly ! Mies they were going down the
shaken , road at a Nancy Hanks gait. The
When he elevates his cady j buggy tongue soon stuck in the
To some strange, offended lady gl-oun(ji participating the buggy
And she glares at him a
minute,
It seems to be about the l'mit
Wife's new hat has too much
on it.
Ah, for that old grandma's
bonnet
—Ex.
Miss Eula M.i Nidiffer hi *
been in from ulsa is'itm;*; li«
i father this week.
and occupants to the roadside.
Mr. Ward held onto the lines and
was jerked from the buggy, re-
ceiving some painful but not ser-
ious b; u ses on his right side ard
neck. The little boy escased in-
ury, and aside from the broken
to KUe, no damage was done to
the vel icle or team.—Afton
AmTicrn.
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Newport, John T. The Fairland Herald. (Fairland, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, April 25, 1913, newspaper, April 25, 1913; Fairland, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc99271/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.