Prize for First Cotton Bid Honored by Ansharko Merchants
A local pledge from Ansharko Oklahoma business and citizens outlines a prize fund for the first three bales of 1997 cotton marketed in Anadar ko. Contributors include Br Fitts and The Fair Dep't Store among many others, totaling 865.00 dollars. Prizes: 35 for first bale, 20 for second, 10 for third. Terry gin offers free ginning for the first bale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansharko Oklahoma
Anadar
Dixon
Ogle Bros
FN Bank
FJ Callahan
Milla & Orme
Hammert & Ayres
K Wood
Youngheim Clothing Co
Duncan & Leonard
Gish Sree
Rhoads
H L
Terry Gins
Jett Ford
Baird Confect. Co. Sane
Rufus Shaw
J L Topley
Hugh Graham
Citizen Nat.Bank
Harry Brown
Karl Douglass
Baldwin & Gibbs
Divera & Taylor
Wood & McKnight
J M Youngblood
Driskell
JH Hurley
Max Goldman
Call For Bids For Anadarko Building Plans
Architect Herman Goebel of Anadarko has prepared plans for a business building for Howse Weimer Brown. Bids to J R Weimer care Fair Dept store Anadarko. Bids opened Saturday August 31 at 10 a m. We reserve right to reject all bids. Bid 177.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anadarko
Okla
Herman Goebel
Howse Weimer Brown Buiding
Herman Goebel Arch
J. R. Weimer Care Fair Dept
Fair Dept
Revival Meeting Ends With Many Conversions in Caddo County
A Sunday night revival in Caddo County, led by two Methodist evangelists from Texas, drew large crowds and yielded over forty conversions. Local saloons and businesses closed thrice daily to attend, reflecting strong community turnout. Mr and Mrs I E Cox and children Maxine and Everett returned from six weeks in Colorado and praised Anadarko yet recalled the cool mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caddo County
Llowed
Texas
Mia. I. E. Cox
Maxine
Everett
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Denver
Anadarko
Colorado
Real Estate Transfers in Anadarko County
NB Breeland transfers Lot 6 Bic 58 to O L Parker for 400 dollars in Anadarko County. J McCarty conveys Lot SGytipele 48 to WF Deitrick for 3 500. JH Kdiger transfers to H Hubbart and 14 12 13 in Anadarko County for 5 500. IV Williams sells Lot 1 to 4 Block 6 in Apache County for 2 600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breeland
O L Parker
J McCarty
Deitrick
JH Kdiger
H Hubbart
IV Williams
JD King
Apache Con
Stockton youths visit Brockton Canyon outing group
A Sunday excursion from Stockton to Brockton's Canyon nine miles northwest drew a party of young people led by Messrs WW and Davia along with Misses Julia Penn Gail Hamilton Nannie Julia Daigy Campbell Edith Parker Bula Turner Dorothy Ellison Marjorie Blackabee Kila Mac bee Blanche Daniela Modena Ayres. The canyon, about a mile long, features 50 to 75 foot waila waterfalls and several springs with a running stream and ample shade, making it an ideal day trip. Dinner and supper were served before the group returned home around ten, tired but happy from the outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Davia
George Dietrich
H. Bane
Julia Penn
Gail Hamilton
Nannie
Julia
Daigy Campbell
Edith Parker
Bula Turner
Dorothy Ellison
Marjorie Blackabee
Kila Macbee
Blanche Daniela
Modena Ayres
Brockton’s Canyon
Died at Ft Cobb Miss Agnes Burnham
Miss Agnes Burnham of Ft Cobb died at her father’s home Sunday morning after a brief illness following a camping trip. She was about sixteen, described as bright and intelligent. The funeral was held at 10 o’clock this morning. Several local residents were mentioned as visiting or traveling between Lawton Verden Apache Carnegie Hydro Man gum Gazebo Newkirk Cleo or near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Burnham
Ft. Cobb
Compelled to Quit Over Life Insurance Special Contracts
The Missouri Insurance Commissioner acted against Great Western Life Insurance Company of Kansas City. The firm was forced to withdraw its enmity certificates, special contracts sold to fund operations. Critics warn such policies are aimed at company profits and note similar schemes appear in Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Vandiver
State of Missouri
Life Underwriters’ Asociation
St. Louis
Taw
Vandiver
Great Western Life Insurance Company
Kansas City
Filson
Et Guthrit
Missouri
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Times-Journal
the Democrat
Anadarko
Funniest Clowns on Earth With the Selle Floto Shows
The article extols the Selle-Floto circus clowns as essential, versatile entertainers who headline with over twenty-five clowns. It notes the evolution from simple tricks to a broad range of humor, acrobatics, and stage presence, asserting clowns drive audience laughter and form a core part of the troupe on Wednesday August 21st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circus Fooma
Lost Ladins gold watch found by Mrs Roberta in Caddo County
A gold watch lost by a Ladins is sought by Mrs Roberta at the Caddo County Democrat. Return the item to receive a reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladins
Roberta
Caddo County Democrat
Local builders active in El Reno area
A. D. Connelly, builder of the Slip cement walks, is doing business in El Reno today. Mr and Mrs J. W. Elston returned this morning from a year in Lawton where Mr Elston has been supervising the construction of a large hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Connelly
Ebireno
J. W. Elston
Lawton
Mi Jnton
Gunfight at Griffin Home Sparks Local Turmoil
A gun discharge during a struggle over a Winchester rifle injured Tom Griffin’s arm and a bystander, Will Miller. Griffin and his wife restrained Miller, who had come from Chickasha. Miller was jailed after the incident. The report links the event to a drunken disturbance and notes Miller’s decent reputation. The narrative then shifts to Pasadena circus coverage with vivid scenes of crowds, elephants, and a Floto show, praising acts and spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D Street
Tom Griffin
Will Miller
Griffin
Miller
G. Stinna
Plum
Chickasha
Winchester
Sells-Floto Circus Comes to Anadarko Tomorrow
The big Selle-Floto Show sails into Anadarko with two performances and a free 10:30 AM street parade. California papers praise the parade and show, noting the colorful acts, equestriennes, Senegambian band, Jap acrobats, and lavish pageantry. The menagerie features tigers from India and lions from Africa, thrilling crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anadarko
California
Pasadena
Cal
Daily Star
Ladjee
Steede
Calliope
Equestriennes
Senegambian Band
Jap Acrobats
Hibernian Orchestra
America
Tigere
India
Lions
Africa
Weather Forecast Washington Aug 20
Weather outlook for Washington and the Oklahoma and Indian territories calls for fair conditions on Tuesday August 20. Light winds and pleasant temperatures expected with no precipitation indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Okie Ohma
Indian Territory
Mrs Barbara Linder Heads to Kansas City for Stock
Mrs Barbara Linder a popular milliner travels to Kansas City to pick fall and winter stock. Adolph Youngheim of Youngheim Co departs for Chicago to buy the season’s stock of clothing as the firm advertises a large up to date line of men’s furnishing goods in the southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Ogle
L. A. Hogan
Elvira Wade
Anadarko
Barbara Linder
Kansas City
Adolph Youngheim
Youngheim
Democrats Campaign Message on Supreme Court Ballot
The notice urges voting for five supreme court judges while stating Gore and Owen will not appear on the ticket. It labels Johnson, Taylor, C. C. Fisher, and Frank Stephens as a vote for democratic U S senators and emphasizes this point to readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Gore
Owen
Messrs. Johnson
Taylor
C.C. Fishner
Frank Stephens
U. S
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stockton's Canyon
Isadore
Yeaterday
John Hurley
Oklahoma City
Sylvia Franz
Verden
O. H. Waterhouse
City
Ida Mundell
Binger
P.morgan
Apache
R. Hester
Phillips
Carnegie
Fremont Boyle
Hydro
Duke Ballinger
Mangum
Mr. McClure
The
Oklahoma Bottling Work
Gazebo
Albert Graham
Cleo
St. Louis Life
Great Western Life
Byna Clary
Eunice Cleveland
W. M. Wylder
Grant
L. C. Murray
Linna Lowther
Kansas
C. W. Liming
Shawnee
G. W. Keeler
Marjorie Gillette
Tom Griffins
Oagen
Sean
Daily
Los Angeles Herald
Anya
Elephanta
Chris Zeitz
Potter Family
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!