Transcribed and
Contributed
by Sandy Miller
<skmiller@webtv.net>
for The Caddo County Genealogical
Society.
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The Anadarko Record
John R. Lane, Editor
C.O. Robertson, Manager
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Friday, October
25, 1901
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DEMOCRACY LEADS
Divers, Dixon, Hardcastle,
Bitchie, Hall and Ingram Elected
on Democratic Ticket
DEMOCRATS RULE COUNCIL
The Republicans get Bristow,
Pierce, Cleaver, Baldwin and
Three Councilmen The election is
over and victory floats from the
banner of Democracy. The result
was close, the highest majority
received by any candidate being
the majority of 36 given BERT S.
DIXON, democratic candidate for
city treasurer. WILLIAM H. DIVERS
was elected by a majority of 21
over his opponent. The largest
majority given any republican was
the majority of 23 given ELSTON,
republican candidate for
councilman of the first ward.
The weather was fine and the day
passed off quietly with only a
few exceptions. The total vote
cast was 467. The first ward
polled 67, the second ward 109,
the third ward 190 and the fourth
ward 106. The election board will
meet today to announce the vote.
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SQUATTERS MUST GO
The Interior Department Gives
Orders For Their Removal Kiowa
Agency, Anadarko, Ok., Oct 23,
1901 - The following is the
decision of Secretary Hitchcock
relating to intrusion upon
allotments made to members of the
Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Indian
tribes of Oklahoma reeived by the
Indian Agent at Anadarko:
"There is no authority and
no justification whatever for
these intrusions upon these
allotments. It is believed that
any allotment has been
irreguiarly or unlawfully made to
that extent that it ought to be
canceled, the regulations of this
Department provide for and point
out an orderly method whereby
this matter can be called to the
attention of the proper officers
and can be investigated and
determined. So long as an
allotment remains upon the
records uncanceled it is an
effective appropriation of the
ground, and no one is authorized
to go there upon or take
possession thereof with a view to
present or future settlement or
entry. No individual, other than
the allotee, whether he be white
or Indian, is justified in
attempting to settle upon,
improve, or hold any of these
allotted lands, no matter how
much he may claim or believe that
the allotment was irregularly
made or procured. An individual
cannot, in this way, make hiself
informer, witness, and judge, and
carry his judgment into effect by
taking possesion of the land. No
preference right can be obtained
by contesting an Indian allotment
and no one, other than the
allottee, is entitled to occupy,
cultivate or improve the allotted
land so long as the allottment
stands uncanceled.
The agent should make the
necessary request for troops, as
shown in the enclosed
correspondence, and should
proceed at the earliest
practicable time to remove all
intruders from these allotments
and put the Indian allottees in
possesion. The fact that any
intruder may be a Deputy United
States marshal or other public
officer does not justify his
intrusion and will not protect
him from removal from the land.
In every instance the intruder
should be requested to vacate the
allottment and be given a
reasonable opportunity to do so,
in default of which he should be
removed with the assistance of
the troops, the latter being used
only when necessary and only to
the extent necessary.
Allotted lands are not subject to
exploration or occupation under
the mining laws, and no one is
justified in holding any alloted
land upon the theory that he has
located or claimed the same under
the mining laws since the time
when the allotment was made.
What is said here has no
application to lessees of either
agricultural or mineral lands
whose leases have been obtained
in comformity with law. Very
respectfully, E.A. Hitchcock,
Secretary.
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A COWARDLY ASSAULT
VERDE V. HARDCASTLE, city
attorney elect, was assaulted
this afternoon by PETE HEFFNER in
a cowardly and unprovoked manner.
Heffner was an active worker at
the polls yesterday and was
defeated in his efforts to elect
certain men to office. He is
interested in a saloon, gambling
house and house of ill fame in
the first ward. This house has
been running in open violation of
the territorial laws since the
days of the government lot sale,
and has had the protection of the
army of deputy sheriffs that have
been loafing about the saloons
with big guns srapped about them.
Two of these deputies were
candidates on the republican city
ticket and had the active support
of Heffner on election day. Some
of his pimps were prevented from
casting illegal votes through the
efforts of EDITOR SHAW of the
Democrat and Verde V. Hardcastle
who was elected city attorney.
Shaw was assaulted yesterday by
Heffner who struck him on the
head, back of his ear with his
fist.
This afternoon Heffner called Mr.
Hardcastle into the Merchants
Saloon and without provocation or
warning struck him on the head
several times with a pistol.
The standing army of deputy
sheriffs were slow to appear on
the scene and when they did
arrive, instead of taking Heffner
and locking him up where he
belonged, loafed about the saloon
and had a few drinks with him.
Mr. Hardcastle has had his wounds
dressed. He has several bad cuts
on the back of the head, but they
are not serious. At this writing
Heffner is hunting someone to go
his bond and the deputies are
escorting him around among the
saloons.
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THE DIVES MUST GO
The new city officers have a duty
before them that they should
perform promptly and thoroughly
and that is of freeng the city of
the dives located north of the
Rock Island track near the depot.
If these places have not received
the protection of the republican
county officials they have at
least received the benefit of
their neglect to perform their
duty. They have flourished in
opposition to territory law and
public decency, and we hope the
city laws and city officials will
be equal to the occasion.
The respectable people of the
city cannot afford to have these
houses continue to exist and
should lead their aid in helping
the officers to do their duty.
The Record has no ambition to
pose as a reformer, but it
realizes that the power of the
law must be brought to bear more
forcibly upon vice and crime if
we would make this a city where
its citizens, male and female,
are safe from assault and insult.
A more rigid enforcement of the
law is needed in many respects,
and we have only singled out the
dives of the north part of town
because they are the most
infamous beds of crime that are
to be found. The dives must go.
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It is a safe proposition that the
new county is democratic.
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The standing army of deputy
sheriffs did manage to pull their
man through for chief of police.
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The voters of Anadarko saw a
difference between a man who came
here and helped to build the town
with his money and one who came
here with a commission in his
pocket.
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The city campaign has been hard
fought on both sides and, as a
whole, honorably conducted. Now,
let us all pull together for the
best interests of the city.
Anadarko is bigger than party.
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THEODORE PRUETT, the defeated
democratic candidate for police
judge, is one of the best young
men on any ticket and we hope he
will make more money practicing
law than the office of police
judge is worth. The successful
candidate is also a good man.
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The Record favors single
statehood for Oklahoma and Indian
Territory. It requires the wealth
and citizenship of each to make
the grandest state of the union.
The agricultural wealth of
Oklahoma and the mineral wealth
of Indian Territory are each
necessary to the formation of the
greatest commonwealth it is
possible to establish in the
great southwest. Double statehood
would make more offices and give
more politicians coveted
positions, but single statehood
will add to the greatness of the
new member of the union.
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THE GREAT ROCK ISLAND
The following changes taking
effect October 23rd are reported
at the depot: H.B. WESTLAKE
appointed claim agent, vice, G.H.
WHITSON. PICK BLACK appointed
cashier, vice H.B. WESTLAKE
resigned. J.B. BARTLEY, formerly
of Richards, Oklahoma, appointed
agent, vice, E.A. BALDWIN. H.E.
GARDNER has resigned his position
as local United States Express
agent to accept a similar place
at Addington, Indian Territory.
NATE HALE, who has held the
position of night operator for
some time past, has resigned. He
will be transfered to some other
office.
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LOCAL NEWS
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And the next day it rained.
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If you want a good meal try The
Delmonico.
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List your property with Babler
& Lyons, they will do the
rest.
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If its a suit your after, the
Youngheim Clothing Co. can fit
you out.
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Hot and cold baths. Royal Barber
shop, five doors west of First
National Bank.
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MR. and MRS. JOE GRIMES of
Dayton, Ohio spent Tuesday with
MR. and MRS. D. KRITZER.
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Babler and Lyons sold lot 26
block 46 and lot 29 block 35
today. List with them if you are
for sale.
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Just unpacked the latest styles
in shirts, shoes and neckwear,
the Youngheim Clothing Co.
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MAYOR DIVERS says that the new
police force of Anadarko must
wear out shoes instead of pants.
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Babler & Lyons have 10 cash
buyers for good relinquishments,
everything strickly confidential.
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SAMUEL L. STRAUSS, the Indian
trader at Ft. Sill, spent Friday
at the agency, the guest of COL.
RANDLETT.
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The Chickasha negro imported for
voting purposes have returned.
Anadarko has no need for such a
population and the new democratic
administration will not encourage
such an element. We have certain
other Chickasha importations that
should follow the n______ down
the Washita.
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Public schools will open next
week.
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The Anadarko Club has fifty
bonafide members.
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W.E. PITTS of Oklahoma City was
in Anadarko Friday.
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HON. DENNIS FLYNN spent Thursday
night as the guest of COL.
RANDLETT.
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C.E. LONDON, traveling circulator
for the Dallas News, is in the
city.
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Moyes & Wolf are getting in a
large stock of dry goods and
shoes this week. Too busy to
write an ad.
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WM. W. PRICE's wife and daughter
will join him next week. They
will occupy a suite of rooms at
the Hotel Allen.
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The county officials are
anxiously awaiting the finishing
of the new court house. They
expect to move the last of this
week.
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DR. W.B. PALMORE, editor of The
St. Louis Christian Advocate,
will preach in Anadarko Sunday
morning and evening.
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MR. KOONTZ's little daughter is
very ill. A physician at Guthrie
has been wired to consult with
the local physician in charge.
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County Clerk DYKE BALLINGER's new
home will cost about $1500 when
completed. The plans were
executed by architect A.J.
ASHLEY.
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T. RICHARDS has over $500 worth
of merchant tailoring orders on
his work tables this week. He is
advertising in eastern dailies
for help.
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MISS LAURA WHISLER of Edmond,
Okla., and MISS MARY P. LINDLEY
of Columbus, Kansas, both
teachers in our new city schools,
arrived Thursday.
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B.T. CONNERS of St. Joseph, Mo.,
who is a property owner of
Anadarko and a warm friend of
DENNIS FLYNN, is in town for a
few days. Bat is an old time
traveling man.
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ATTORNEY J.L. BABLER has just
finished incorporation papers for
a brick manufacturing company
with a paid up capital stock of
$10,000. Anadarko is getting new
industries daily.
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ALDERMAN BEN LEIBENHEIM made the
first suit of clothes for HON.
DENNIS FLYNN in Guthrie twelve
years ago. Dennis was postmaster
at that time when he began
wearing tailor made clothes.
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MISS MARY P. LINDLEY, one of the
new teachers, is a a very
competent lady for the school
room. The writer destinctly
remembers 'impressions' made upon
him in the city schools at
Hiawatha, Kansas, a few years
ago.
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DR. CRANSTON has furnished his
office on east B street very
tastily.
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L.L. LEWIS, circulator for the
Globe Democrat, was in town this
week.
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The Woodmen of the World will
organize a local camp here next
week.
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H.B. MITCHELL had the honor of
being the first city attorney of
Oklahoma
City.
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Bennett & Betry report large
shipments to both Hermann and
Apache this week.
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Geo. W. Ford & Co., Wholesale
Produce Co., have purchased a new
delivery wagon.
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J.H. BOONE, of the firm Clark
& Boone, spent Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday in El Reno.
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MRS. H.B. MITCHELL and three
children will arrive Sunday from
Oklahoma City.
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The National Bank will begin the
erection of a new bank building
on or about January 1st.
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HERBERT D. CALDWELL, city editor
of The Tribune, leaves for
McPherson, Kansas this Friday
evening.
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JUDGE W.I. MATHENEY has filed
appeals in the matter of several
headright cases this week.
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The cotton field a mile south of
town looks very pretty, showing
its while pods ready for the
picking.
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DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL
THOMPSON, who has charge of this
district, was in Anadarko this
week.
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Probably the most unique stable
in Anadarko can be seen on A St.
near the M.E. church. It is built
of baled hay.
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G.C. WHITSON and TERRITORIAL
SUPERINTENDENT BAXTER graduated
at Emporio State Normal together
in June 1885.
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L.C. VAN NESS and wife spent
Sunday in Anadarko. While here
they visited
their farm seven miles south of
town.
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J.J. INGLE, proprietor of the St.
Charles restaurant, ran a nail in
his foot causing him a great deal
of trouble.
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JNO. KELLIKER, our enterprising
cigar maufacturer, is going to
enlarge, adding several workmen
to his force. His goods are very
popular.
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ED CARPENTER has just set up his
new $325 Henderson Tire setter.
This instrument weighs five tons
and sets a tire without heating
in ten minutes.
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JNO WIMBERLY, county
commissioner, came down to add
his little mite this week in
politics. John wears a fine
Stetson hat since his return.
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Max Goldman & Co. are opening
up a nice line of clothing, boots
and shoes. They are expecting
another carload of stuff shortly.
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TENNYSON BERRY, an Apache Indian
living five miles this side of
Chickasha, is tailoring for
Richards the tailor this week. He
learned his trade at Carlisle,
Pa.
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Taylor & Cummins, the local
Val Blatz agents, purchased a
horse from ED WILLIAMS this week.
He is a magnificent animal,
weighs 1508 lbs and is seven
years old.
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PHILIP HENDRICSON, an Indian,
left his ponies tied in Old Town
all Monday, Monday night and
Tuesday. Philip evidently
believes in absent treatment.
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MRS. CHANG, a full blood
Chickasaw Indian woman and wife
of our Chinese laundry man LEE
CHANG, got her hand caught in the
wringer the other day. DR. C.O.
CRANSTON amputated part of one of
her fingers.
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Chamberlin & Leffler have
just completed at an expenditure
of $150 a fine bath outfit.
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The official school census of
Anadarko gives 487 school
children of legal school age.
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SCHOOL DIRECTOR WHITSON reports
the purchase of $3000 worth of
new school furniture and supplies
of an Oklahoma City house.
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The Apache schools will start
next week. Two teachers who up to
the present writing have not been
appointed will have charge.
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It is estimated that enough more
children will have moved in by
the time the city schools open to
raise the number of pupils to six
hundred.
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L.W. BAXTER, Territorial Supt.,
of Public Instructions, spent a
couple of days with
SUPERINTENDENT TURNER last week.
He went from here to Lawton.
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Bridgeport schooLs started last
Monday with the following
teachers in charge: W.B.
WOOLRIDGE, LENA MEYER, ANNA GREGG
and LAURA WHISTLER.
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MR. KRONING, the shoe manm who is
opening up his stock of shoes
with M.M.SMITHm the clothier, is
a wide awake man at the business.
An expert shoe fitter and
guarantees every pair of shoes he
sells.
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UNDER SHERIFF GEORGE BECK is down
again with rheumatism.
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D. SWANK, the popular contractor,
is building houses for the
following people this week: D.
KREITZER, W.H. CAMPBELL, W.R.
DUTTON and W.G. LACEY.
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JUDGE E.T. MARSH, of El Reno,
spent Tuesday in our town on
legal business, leaving Wednesday
morning for Topeka, Kas, to take
depositions for one of his
clients. He is of the opinion
that the headright squatter will
lose when it comes to a decision.
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The County Commissioners meet in
adjourned session Saturday. Among
other official business to come
before them for a hearing will be
COUNTY SURVEYOR JONES' report on
county roads. The roads, four in
number, lead from Anadarko as
follows: Directly east to
Chickasha, south to Apache by way
of the trail road, north to
Bridgeport by way of Hermann
(Binger), and west to the county
line. It is the intention of the
commissioners to establish,
grade, bridge, and complete these
roads as quickly as possible.
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COUNTY OFFICERS
Sheriff - FRANK SMITH
Treasurer - W.H. CAMPBELL
Clerk - DYKE BALLINGER
Register of Deeds - W.I. LACY
Probate Judge - C.L. CRUM
County Surveyor - C.H. JONES
County Superintendent - C.W.
TURNER
County Commissioners - C.A.
CLEVELAND, FRANK FRAWELL and JNO.
A. WIMBERLY
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CHURCH DIRECTORY
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CHRISIAN CHURCH
Services every Sunday. Sunday
school at 10 a.m. Preaching 11
a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Prayer service
every Thursday night at 7:30.
REV. B. STEWART, Pastor
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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Services every Sunday. Sunday
school at 10 a.m. Preaching 11
a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Prayer service
every Wednesday night at 7:30.
REV. L.B. PARKER, Pastor
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services every Sunday. Sunday
school at 10 a.m. Preaching at 11
a.m. and 8 p.m. Epworth League at
7 p.m. Prayer service every
Thursday night at 7:30. REV.
KELLER, Pastor
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M.E. CHURCH SOUTH
Services every Sunday. Sunday
school at 10 a.m. Preaching 11
a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Epworth League
6:30 p.m. Prayer service every
Wednesday night at 7:30. REV.
METHVIN, Pastor.
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LODGES
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W.M.A.
Meets in hall upstairs corner 7th
and B street every Tuesday
evening. V.C. - L.E. McKNIGHT,
Clerk - JNO. F. VAUGHAN
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A.F. & A.M.
W.M. - FRANK FARWELL
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G.A.R.
Com - JACOB A. BECKER
Post. Adjt. - HENRY GLITCH
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C.R.I. & P. TIME TABLE
East Bound
Passenger arrives from
Mangum...11:43 a.m.
Passenger arrives from
Lawton...6:55 p.m.
West and South Bound
Passenger for Mangum
arrives...3:30 p.m.
Passenger for Lawton
arrives...7:55 a.m.
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DEMOCRATIC RECEPTION
The democratic candidates gave a
reception at Millers' Hall
Saturday night. An interesting
program was carried out,
consisting of orchestra music and
speeches by candidates and other
speakers. W.I. MATHENEY presided
as chairman of the evening and
performed his duties in his usual
good style.
The democrats were proud of the
fact that the meeting Saturday
was the first political meeting
in Anadarko to be honored by the
presence of ladies. Refreshments,
consisting of coffee, sandwiches
and fruit were served after the
speakng.
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ANADARKO BRICK CO.
A representative of The Record
paid a visit to the above
companies' plant and saw many
interesting things. The firm is
composed of MESSERS. F.
OLDFATHER, JOE CONLEY and P.W.
FLYNN, who have leased five acres
of land on the OTTO WELLS
allotment directly south of 7th
and boundary streets and are
manufacturng brick by hand,
working a force of fourteen men
in all and paying out a weekly
salary of $125.
This force consists of two
molders, two fillers, two mud
temperers and one mud wheeler,
besides several handymen and a
burning crew. A windmill pumps
water constantly to three gums
and while the men are using the
mud from one, a crew is tempering
and filling the next one,
somewhat on the rotation plan.
Experienced brick men claim this
dirt to be unusually good brick
making material and are looking
forward with intense interest to
whether or not the first kiln
will come up to the expectations.
A kiln of brick ready for burning
which process takes some ten or
twelve days, contains from one
hundred thousand to one hundred
and ten thousand bricks - this
force manufactures daily an
average of ten thousand. The fire
in the first kiln was started
last Monday and the hot fire will
begin the last of the week.
Already contracts have been
placed for brick with which to
construct four store buildings as
soon as the material is ready for
use. Quite a number of our
merchants have signified their
intentions to wait and patronize
home industry by using Anadarko
brick- their action is
comendable.
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REALESTATE TRANSFERS
for the week ending Oct. 24, 1901
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MARY and GEO. EMMONS to T.C.
COUP, lot 34 block 63.....$250
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JAS. W. SHEASLEY to HERMAN A.
KLAUR, lot 28 block 49.....$250
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T.P. and MINNIE SHUGHRUE to MARY
E. KOUT, lot 13 block 23.....$240
-----
MARY E. KOUT to PERRY M. FLINN,
lot 13 block 23.....$1000
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MICAJAH L. HULL to ANNIE L.
BOOTMAN lots 3, 4, 5 block
32.....$110
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JAS. Y. CALLAHAN and wife to
MAUDIN MOORE, lot 1 block
?.....$300
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AUG WERNER to HENRY L. BERGER,
lot 13 block 41.....$225
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GUS HABERSTROH to N.M. TURNER lot
26 block 46.....$90
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ROBT. SCOFFERN and wife to E.E.
PATTERSON, lot 22 block
37.....$1000
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HORACE G. DATY and wife to HENRY
L. WEBBER, lot 16, 17, 18 block
58.....$400
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HENRY L. WEBBER to ELIZABETH
DOTY, lot 16, 17, 18 block
58.....$400
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AUARA ETTERTON to GEO. C.
WHITSON, lot 8 block 43.....$100
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BONNETT GOLDSTEIN and wife to
J.C. MASSEY, lot 10 block
49.....$1700
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W.H. KRCHER to W. HARPER, lot 29
block 35.....$1060
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ADVERTISEMENTS
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BENNETT & BETRY
Wholesale and Retai Grocers
Sole Agents for Meyer Bros.
Celebrated Coffees
Distributors of Niles & Moses
Cigars, Golden, Pearl Crown,
Beloit
Free Delivery to any part of the
City
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For the Best FIRE and TORNADO
Insurance
in the city, call on
MILLER & WARD
Realestate and Building Loans
Miller Building
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PIERCE & PRICE
Law, Real Estate, Rentals and
Collections
5th St. between B and C
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WES. CHILDS
The Boss Drayman
Will move your goods cheaper and
better than any other drayman.
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J.M. SCHOENHEIT, Attorney
Specialist in Corporation and
Criminal law
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DR. W.W. KERLEY
Physician and Surgeon
Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat a Specialty
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SMOKE THE ANNIE DARKEY
5 cent cigar
Put up in tin foil to hold the
flavor and aroma. Always fresh.
Strictly hand made. If you don't
see them call for them.
KELLIKER, Maker
A St. near 6th Anadarko, O.T.
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