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Vol. 1 No. 5
Page 1; Page 2; Page Three:
Messages From BANNER AND RIVERVIEW.
Roy MARTIN marketed corn last week.
These windy days remind us of old March.
Mr. Bob WITT is at Lawton on the petit jury.
Wheat is looking fine in this part of the county.
Mrs. W. R. LILES, of Banner, visited in Texas the last of
the week.
Constable STONE was too busy (?) Sunday to attend Sunday
School.
Mr. Will GARDNER’S family attended church at Independence
last Sunday.
Miss Grace JEFFREY has been employed to teach the Rocky
Knob school the coming term.
With “The Telegraph” and the telephone, we keep in
touch with the world.
Mrs. Geo. JEFFREY is visiting her mother, Mrs. GARDNER,
of Riverview, this week.
A misprint in last week’s paper cause the proceeds of the
Valley View supper to read $13, instead of $73.
Mrs. M. E. REEDY, formerly of Banner, but now of Texas,
was visiting friends on this side of the river last week.
Mrs. Bob MADRY and daughters, of Bowie, Texas,
who have been visiting at her brother’s, Rev. HUGHES of
Banner, returned home Saturday night.
Rev. FREEMAN, of Comanche, preached at Banner, Sunday.
Rev. FREEMAN is always appreciated, having made many
friends in that neighborhood last summer during the meeting.
The girls of Riverview are busy this week preparing their boxes
for the box supper Saturday night. Save up your coin,
boys’ for they don’t intend that you shall have them
for nothing.
Mrs. Emma MARTIN returned home Sunday from an extended
visit to her daughter, Mrs. AUSTIN, of near Walter. Mrs.
MARTIN is just recovering from a severe attack of rheumatism.
JOHNJOE
*****
A nice clean little stock of Groceries for
sale, and building for rent reasonable. Other business to
look after only reason for selling. Call on or write to J.
M. BILTON, Waurika, O. T.
*****
$5.00 REWARD
For the apprehension and arrest of any one found tacking signs or
advertising matter, or otherwise mutilating the poles in Waurika
and addition thereto, including those on Chickasaw side.
J. M. BELLAMY, President of Farmers
and Merchants Mutual Telephone Co.
*****
Mr. J. E. TANDY, of Temple, was in
town Monday.
W. E. CONNER is in the market for (rest of sentence was
omitted).
*****
Ads on this page:
JOE WOLF – At Lawton - Comanche
County’s Absolutely One-Price Clothier
Olivers Studio, Third and C Ave, Lawton, Okla.
I. N. REED, Bilton Hotel Barber, Waurika, O. T., East Side Main
Street
Palace Hotel Barber Shop – A. C. EGLE, Proprietor
J. A. MARLEY & Co. – Town Site Promoters –
Hastings, O. T.
LOWERY & Co. – Real Estate! – 318 D. Avenue,
Lawton, Oklahoma
Merchants Café – Lawton - Elmer Terry, Prop.
Bilton Hotel – Waurika, Oklahoma – Opp C. R. I. &
P. Depot
Meat Market – Hides, Furs and Produce - CLIFTON &
POWERS, Props., Waurika, O. T.
City Transfer – Clint Morgan, Prop. – Waurika, O. T.
Vol. 1 No. 6
FRONT PAGE:
OF MR. AND MRS. J. N. JOHNSTON
Many Useful and Valuable Articles Will
Be Sold in the Interest of the
Baptist Church
The public is cordially invited to be present on Saturday
afternoon and evening on Nov. 11, 1905, in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. N. JOHNSTON on Main Street, Waurika. There
will be given a real treat of music, both instrumental and vocal.
Do not fail to lend your presence to make this undertaking of the
Ladies’ Aid Society of the First Baptist church a thorough
success.
The ladies have been untiring in their efforts and have secured a
large assortment of very valuable goods, and have spent a great
amount of time arranging for your pleasure and profit.
Some of the excellent vases and Oriental rugs were contributed
from Boston, Kansas City, St. Louis and other eastern cities, and
are things of beauty. The home donations are not only
useful, but good:
The exercises will be held in the private apartments of Mrs. JOHNSTON.
The rooms are commodious and so arranged that by
drawing doors and removing portieres, there can be had one large
auditorium that will set comfortably two hundred guests. The
booths will be decorated beautifully, and the dining room will
cause you to hungry and want to spend a small fortune, or to form
a trust to monopolize all the good things prepared by the Ladies
of the Aid.
The house party will be composed of Waurika’s stateliest
women, who will assist Mrs. JOHNSTON in the entertainment
of the guests. The booths will be under the management of
some of the sweetest girls in the Southwest. No man will be
permitted to loiter around the booths and talk to the salesladies
more than two hours at a time.
The little flower girls will sell you roses at “their”
own price. Every one is cordially invited to attend this
bazaar and as there is no admission fee charged, you can be as
liberal with your purse as you may think best.
GREAT AWAKENING
The single statehood excursion proposition to go to Washington,
D. C., is one of the absorbing propositions through the two
territories just now.
Of course at Oklahoma City it is completely
overshadowed by the overwhelming importance of the water works
election which is soon to be brought up before the people.
But from the Indian Territory comes the cry for single statehood.
Clubs are springing up all along the line, and the money is
coming in every day. It is surprising how much faster the
sentiment is spreading in the Indian Territory than it is in
Oklahoma, and how much stronger the single statehood sentiment
is.
A letter from W. T. SPROWLS, an attorney of Durant, I. T.,
state that he had organized a club of 100 at Durant, and had been
the Jos. W. BAILEY Statehood Club. He sent in his
remittance for himself as he had been chosen the delegate to
represent Durant. He also stated that there would be other
clubs that would be formed at Durant.
Clifford L. JACKSON, the general attorney for the M., K.
and T. railroad for the Indian Territory, writes a very
encouraging letter. He states that a club will be organized
at Muskogee very soon. He says: “My own judgment has
been not to stir up the question of opposing the Sequoyah
constitutional convention people, believing that if they are left
along that it will ultimately wear out.”
TEXAS NEWS
News scare at this place,
Health is good in this community.
Miss Cora PERRY spent Sunday with
Mrs. Kate JAMES.
Mr. RAY and family visited his father and mother Sunday.
Mr. W. REINERS made a business trip to Hastings Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. BRANDON visited Addington last Friday.
We had a rain Monday night, which stopped cotton picking.
Miss Ethel STINER spent last Sunday afternoon with Miss
Renor DAVIS.
Mrs. Jimmie DAVIS took dinner with her sister, Mrs. Alva DAVIS
Sunday.
Mr. Harvey LIKELY and Miss Gussie TRICE visited
with Mr. and Mrs. HAYNES Sunday.
Mr. W. T. BRANDON made a business trip to Waurika Tuesday,
and reports the town flourishing.
Mr. A. C. SAVAGE and family spent Sunday with the family
of his brother, Mr. Front SAVAGE.
Our Sunday School is progressing finely at this place, with Mr.
Jimmie DAVIS as superintendent.
Quite a few from this community attended church at Madden Grove
Sunday, Rev. PORTER preached quite an interesting sermon.
*****
THOMPSON Bros. Have moved to this place from Sugden and
are now opening a first-class harness and repair shop on Main
street. They are a valuable acquisition to the town and
will do a large business.
*****
MASS MEETING
CALLED BY PETITION FOR SATURDAY NIGHT.
Let Every Person Interested in Joint State – Help Prepare
the Resolutions for Memorial to Congress.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory are a part of each other.
They are socially linked together. Nature has laid the boundaries
and an intelligent congress will at the coming session of that
body decree that they shall be one “grand domain
forever.”
Senators BEVERIDGE of Indiana, and Senator CLAPP have
publicly expressed themselves that their influence in the hall of
the Senate chambers shall be the deliverance of 2,000,000 of
people from a territorial form of government. Every senator
that attended the great statehood convention held at Oklahoma
City last year had the privilege of hearing the story of the
people and believe it is a remedy for some of the wrongs
perpetrated upon us as people. They are amazed at the
“Tomfoolery” being carried on by some of the leaders of
the Muskogee convention.
The most able speakers that can be obtained are to address us on
Saturday at this place. If you are interested, come out and
help.
SUNDAY SCHOOL MEETING
Mrs. George RUSLER, Territorial Superintendent of the
House Visitation Department of the Sunday School Association,
will spend a week in Comanche county*. Her addresses will
be very interesting and instructive to all interested in Sunday
School work.
Mrs. RUSLER will be at Waurika on
Tuesday, No. 7, and all schools of Apache township should avail
themselves of the opportunity to receive valuable instructions
from this efficient and enthusiastic Sunday School worker.
NEW BLACKSMITH SHOP
S. T. COTNER, of Wilburton, I. T., has located in Waurika,
and has opened a blacksmith shop next door to the DISHMAN
livery barn. Mr. COTNER is a good mechanic and will be
an advantage to the community. There is a large scope of
country to draw business from and Mr. COTNER has selected his
new location wisely.
CHARGE YOUR MIND With the fact that there will be some of
the “Double-Staters” to mislead the Senate in regard to
the condition of affairs in the two territories. If you
have a friend in the states from which you came, write today and
urge them to use their endeavors, and demand of their senators
and congressmen a deliverance from a territorial form of
government. Do it now! Two millions of people will be
benefitted by your aiding in this matter.
Messages From
BANNER AND RIVERVIEW
Mr. FROSTS visited Mr. WITT’S on Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas JEFFREY of Banner, is visiting friends in
Duncan this week.
Miss BUMP, the Sugden milliner, visited with Mrs. Will GARNER’S
family over Sunday.
Miss Zoe GOODLOE has been employed to teach the Spring
Hill school the coming winter.
Mr. HALLIDAY, Jr., of Waurika, attended the box supper at
Riverview Saturday night.
The gentle rain drops that are falling would sound better if the
cotton fields were not quite so white.
Mr. M. W. LYONS, of Riverview, killed a fine beef Saturday
and sold the most of it to his neighbors.
Messrs. J. A. HEENAN and Wallace HAYES, and Misses HEENAN
and RODGERS, all of Ryan, visited at Mr. JEFFREY’S
Sunday.
Mr. TUPIN, of near Riverview, has erected another residence on
his farm to be occupied by his son, Mr. Charley TUPIN and
wife.
Mr. and Mrs. V. A. BRENNAN returned home Sunday, after
spending a week with Mr. BRENAN’S (sic) parents, of near
Walters on Cache Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. MOORE of Greer County, are visiting at Mrs. MOORE’S
brother’s, Mr. Bob GILLESPIE, of Banner, this week.
Mrs. MOORE was formerly Miss Ola GILLESPIE, who has
many friends who welcome her return and gladly make the
acquaintance of her husband. We hope that they will decide
to locate in our midst.
That the Riverview box supper was a success goes without saying.
Financially speaking it was far more than was expected, the
proceeds amounting to $64.80. Socially, every one seemed to
enjoy it and the behavior was better than usual at gatherings of
that kind. Miss Call MITT received the cake, which
brought $7. The money will be used in ceiling and painting
the school house and purchasing song books for Sunday School and
worship.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas JEFFREY of Banner, celebrated their thirtieth
wedding anniversary Thursday evening, Oct. 10, 1905, by inviting
a few friends to spend the evening. At about 8 o’clock
the guests were ushered into the dining room, where a sumptuous
repast in the way of turkey, salads, sauces, tarts, cakes, jams,
etc., etn. To say that guests did justice to themselves and
injustice to the eatables and also vice versa is beyond doubt.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. N. A. GUYER, Mr. and Mrs.
McMANAMY, Mr. and Mrs. MEADOWS, Mr. and Mrs. GARDNER,
Mr. and Mrs. BAGGETT, D. W. HUGHES, Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. JEFFREY and Miss Nannie CAMERON. The
guests were departed at a late hour, wishing these good people
many more anniversaries.
JOHNJOE
*In 1905, Waurika was part of Comanche
county.
submitted by Sheridan Brandon
Drowatzky
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