School Lands to Be Sold in Oklahoma Counties
Guthrie Oklahoma October 21 1 350 000 acres of school land to be sold beginning December 1 with new college lands. First sale in Lincoln County after adjustments in Lincoln Pottawatomie Garfield Grady Oklahoma Caddo Kiowa Comanche and Tillman counties. A pamphlet describing each parcel will be printed and distributed.
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Guthrie
Lincoln County
Lincoln
Pottawatomie
Garfield
Grady
Oklahoma
Caddo
Kiowa
Comanche
Tillman
Proven eczema cure offered in trial bottle
A local store advertises a quarter price trial bottle of D. D. D. Prescription for eczema from D. D. D. Laboratories Chicago. The oil of wintergreen liquid supposedly penetrates the skin to kill eczema germs and provide instant relief. G. M. Ramsey on West Main Street invites customers to call and buy the 25 cent trial bottle.
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D. D. D. Laboratories
Chicago
Ntech
G. M. Ramsey
West Main Street
Plenty of Gold in Alaska and the North Pole Talk
W F Beeks of Valdez and A L McDonald of Fairbanks argue Alaska’s gold could flood world money if transport links matched Colorado’s. They note 1,000 miners in Fairbanks would move toward the North Pole for a strike. They urge better transport, critique unsafe drinking cups on Oklahoma trains, and describe harsh Arctic winters as miners chase profits.
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Alaska
Colorado
West
W. F. Beeks
Valdex
Fairbanks
North Pole
A. L. McDonald
Mr. Beeks
Peary
Dr. Cook
Pole
Arctic Range
Arctic Circle
Cook
Notable world facts in brief from early press
A survey of varied notes covers Swatow concrete building methods, London underground length, 1907 beef and mutton imports into England, Canada's wireless stations, Stuyvesant Fish’s early Chicago wages, Wesleyan England’s women lay delegates, and a Swede’s 22 pound aerial torpedo designed to destroy fortifications or battleships.
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Wesleyan Conference of
England
Cotton price surge and harvest note from Saturday
From Saturday's Daily the market reports seed at five dollars twenty cents per hundred for seed cotton and thirty dollars a ton for seed. Lint cotton lands at thirteen and a quarter to thirteen fifty. buying on streets brisk though not matching last Saturday. Farmers gathered much of the crop with their own labor under ideal fall weather, yielding near last year's income despite a smaller crop.
Health Hints by G T Howerton at East Central Normal School
Health hints column by G T Howerton from East Central Normal School discusses simple daily practices for wellness. It offers practical tips on nutrition sleep and exercise tailored for students and staff.
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East Central Normal School
Alva Population cifraals and Oklahoma political note
A late census puts Alva at 6151 residents. Oklahoma City Democratic gathering lacks Alfalfa Bill Murray. Enid banks pay about 10000 for the guaranty deposit fund levy of three quarters of one percent.
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Alva
Oklahoma City
Murray
State Banking Board
Guaranty Deposit Fund
Enid
Indians Have One Meal a Day in Montana Sparking Dispersal Threat
Report from Helena dated October 20 describes Chippewa Indians near Fort Harrison facing starvation with ponies starved and only one meal daily as relief supplies of $100 await federal action. Band members threaten to disperse across the nation if aid is delayed.
Horse for Piano Trade Offer at News Office
Small notice seeking a buggy horse over 1000 lbs in exchange for a new piano plus buggy and harness. Call at the News office.
Oklahoma gossip and oddities spark statewide chatter
Reports from Oklahoma tease political tidbits and bizarre claims. Hendrik Hudson denies being the New York buzz subject while Jesse Dunn’s gubernatorial prospects draw comments. Ardmore warns about boll weevils, and Stillwater merchants plan oiling streets. A Buffaloa visitor cites astonishing local tall tales of full blood Caddo people weighing hundreds of pounds.
Warning to Ginners on Cotton Reports in Guthrie OK
Secretary Barrett of the State Board of Agriculture is sending letters to ginners noting noncompliance with the Bell act requiring monthly reports on bales ginned. Delinquents will have their names reported to the county attorney if failures continue. Reports must arrive at the Guthrie office by the 4th and 19th each month.
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Guthrie
Barrett
State Board of Agriculture
Sapulpa Adopts Commission Form, Votes $315,000 Bonds
Sapulpa Okla Oct 19 the election results show a decisive adoption of a commission form of government and the voters authorize 315000 in bonds to expand water and sewer systems.
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Sapulpa, Okla
Davis Man Sets Cotton Load Record At 2465 Lbs
Porter E Ware brought the largest cotton load to Davis, 2465 pounds, worth 114 61, according to the Davis News. He pledges to return with an even bigger haul if surpassed. The Ware family produced 60 to 70 bales of cotton that year.
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Davis
Porter E. Ware
Porter
Ware
Davis News
Secretary of State Cross Makes City Tour After Illness
Guthrie Oklahoma October 23 Secretary of State Bill Cross was chauffeured through town in a J M Brooks car for two hours greeting old friends. He had been ill for about two months and declared himself improved. Governor Price joined him at the Merton home and then he returned to the state house amid warm demonstrations from state officials and school land department staff who presented a bouquet.
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Guthrie
Okla
Bill” Cross
J. M. Brooks
Phillip
Colonel Cross
S. F. Price
School Land Department
State House
Cross
Merten
Drummond and Smith Wed in Ada Weleetka Ceremony
Charles R. Drummond of Ada and Ruth Smith of Weleetka wed at the bride's parents home on a Wednesday afternoon. Rev. J. D. White officiated before about 75 relatives and friends. Best man from Paris, Tex., bridesmaid from Shawnee, piano, flower girl Nena White, candlelit decor. The couple formerly hailed from Paris and now reside in Ada, where Drummond is with Drummond & Lattimore.
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Charles R. Drummond
Ada
Ruth Smith
Weleetka
J. D. White
Presbyterian Church
W. J. McReynolds
Paris
Tex
Miss Drummond
Shawnee
Lindsey
Okemah
Nena White
Oklahoma
German wedding ends in widowhood a day after marriage
Enid Oklahoma October 20 Urey Rothenberg aged 65 died suddenly of acute indigestion a day after marrying Lina Gampf the romance began in Germany forty years ago Rothenberg had sent for Lina after their engagement years earlier and he died during the German wedding celebration. burial planned in Enid and Lina to return to Germany.
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Enid
Okla
Urey Rothenberg
Rothenberg
Carlina Gampf
Germany
America
Oklahoma
Gwin and Mays Co. Have it 174 151 Caught With the Goods
Two youths identified as G W Cofe and Henry Strat were arrested after deputy sheriff Bob Duncan found them gambling in a rooming house. They pled guilty before Justice Brown and were fined 25 dollars each, then jailed for lack of funds. They were seeking money to pay the fines at press time.
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G. W. Cofe
Henry Strat
Rooming House
Bob Duncan
Justice of the Peace
Brown
Rent dispute ends in jail for Major Tate
Nine to ten o clock this morning an altercation between Jeff Reed a white farmer and Major Tate a one armed negro led Reed to strike Tate who then fled to the courthouse declaring he would be killed. Tate was placed in jail by Sheriff Smith to await trial. Witnesses said Tate was a fast sprinter.
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Jeff Reed
Here
Major Tate
Reed
THE JAPANESE IN HAWAII
Hawaii and American publics view Japanese workers with suspicion after a sugar plantation strike. Honolulu Street Railway general manager C G Ballentyne says agitation exists but not political in nature. He notes labor shortages push immigration and that European labor is insufficient. He adds Jap labor is unwanted but necessary to keep fields cultivated.
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Hawaii
C. G. Ballentyne
Honolulu Street Railway Company
Washington
Thas
Earnings Reports From Fort Smith and Western and SL of Western
Guthrie Okla Oct 19 Rail lines Fort Smith and Western and St Louis El Reno and Western filed earnings statements with State Auditor M E Trapp for last year showing interstate and intrastate earnings but did not provide gross receipts tax payments The Fort Smith and Western reported interstate earnings 306823 intrastate 334625 total 641448 The St Louis El Reno and Western reported interstate 28293 intrastate 48390
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Guthrie
Okla
Fort Smith and Western
St. Louis
el Reno
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Vancouver
Stuyvesant Fish
Illinois Central
G. T. Howerton
Oklahoma State News
Horse For Piano
Hendrik Hudson
Pawhuska
New York
Jesse Dunn
Col
Roy Stafford
Dunn
Ardmore
Stillwater
John Ingram
Bufaula
Anadarko
Sapulpa
Gwin & Mays Co
Chas R. Drummond
Drummond & Lattimore
Drummond
Ft, Smith & Western Road
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