TERLTON TIMES 1909-1910 Sponsored and compiled by the Terlton Cemetery Assn. Submitted by Joel Thomas Orcutt benajah-orcutt@excite.com http://files.usgwarchives.net/ok/pawnee/newspapers/tt1909_1910 ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ********************************************************************** TERLTON, OKLAHOMA (Sponsored and compiled by the Terlton Cemetery Assn.) PREFACE Terl town had its beginning before the run of 1893 opening the territory to settlement, when Ira N. Terrill or Terl, whose origin is no longer remembered, wandered into the area which later was to bear his name in search of silver. The chronic of events in this book are excerpts from the only known newspapers in Terlton which were: Terlton Times 1909-1910 Terlton Enterprise 1913-1916 Research for this material was done by Betty Jones and Bessie Johnson or Terlton. Thank you to Norma Ross or Mannford for loaning her microfilm so we could make copies. To Louise Whittenburg for doing all the typing and to others for reading and marking articles of interest. Proceeds go to the Terlton Cemetery Association. EXCERPTS FROM THE TERLTON TIMES 1909-1910 TERLTON TIMES - Harley II. Shersman, Editor & Owner Subscription Rates $1 per year in advance. Advertising rates made known on application. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY Entered at the postoffice at Terlton, Oklahoma as second class matter. A DAY’S WORK One woman’s work was done when Mrs. Grace Smith of Beverly, W.Va., dropped dead after sitting up all night with a sick child, doing the washing for three families, picking five gallons of berries and walking to town to buy sugar to preserve them. Nothing is said as to what she did between times to keep from being idle - Pittsburg Press. PROFESSOR GOT RESULTS It is said a noted professor of chemistry, who is always experimenting, thought his three attractive children too lethargic, and so he administered a diet of yeast. The result has been prompt and effective. According to neighboring observations, the professor will have to prescribe sedatives next time. NOT QUALIFIED FOR THE JOB Father (impressively) - “My Son, I want you to be very attentive to your new teacher who is a man of wide and general information. He can teach you everything you need to know.” Small boy (derisively) - “He? He don’t know nothin’! Why, he can’t even tell who’s pitching in the league teams.” KEEP INTERESTED IN SOMETHING Many old men break down and become childlike because they abandon business and this loses much of their interest in the world around them. It is not uncommon for old people to take up corners of study and successfully pass through them. All such occupations serve to keep their interest alive in something besides their selfishness and do more toward warding off “the blues” than all the medicine in the drug store. GOOD RULES TO OBSERVE “When in haste, go slow; when excited, keep cool”, are two fundamental rules by which most women who so frequently have occasion to be “on edge” and “all upset” can spare their nerves and indirectly their pocketbooks. Impulsively letting your nerves and emotions give way before you have time to think is a habit that can only be controlled by a call on reason and common sense. TERLTON TIMES 1909 - 1910 LOCAL ITEMS O.A. Hudson made a business trip to Sapulpa today. Harold Colburn returned to the State University Sunday. Mrs. Frank Burgess and children returned Sunday from their visit to Peru, Kansas. NOTICE On and after Jan 1, 1910, the following fees will be charged for professional services. Prescription and office consultations $1.00 Town Calls $1.00 Out of town calls $2.00 Outside incorporation in the counties 1¢ mile - additional for night call Settlements after that date will be cash or bankable note when services are rendered. Owing to the increased cost of living and the indifference on the part of some people to settle their accounts, we are drove to a money basis in order to stay in the practice of medicine. This rule will be strictly adhered to. Dr. J. Q. Newell - Dr. E.B. McCarl - Dr. J.J. McCarl AT YOUR SERVICE The State Bank of Terlton Capital $10,000 Surplus and Profits $5,000 Interest paid on tiem (sic) Deposits Deposits Guaranteed KIBBE-HAYDEN LUMBER COMPANY C.E. Kibbe, Mgr. J. Martin Hayden, Secy. & Treas. LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, BRICK, LIME AND CEMENT. TERLTON, OK THE MANNFORD ENTERPRISE HAS GONE TO JOIN THE ANGELS IN NEWSPAPER HEAVEN. Mrs. D. Beardsley has joined her husband here and they are now settles in their new home in the Creek country. TERLTON TIMES 1909 - 1910 LOCAL ITEMS Lee Baker plead guilty to absorbing more of Hostetter’s Bitters than the directions called for and was fine $10 and the extras in the local court Tuesday. We Have Plenty of Good Cotton Seed For Planting on Hand Soon as Can Arrange a Place to Keep it - F.J. Miller And Son The brick work on the school building was commenced Tuesday morning and has already assumed large proportions. All this is necessary for a quick completion of the job. The work was slightly delayed yesterday morning when the wheelbarrow men went on a strike but their places were soon filled by others and work resumed full blast. We did not learn the real cause of the strike but presumed that a full day of 8 hours actual employment was too strenuous for those already weary from shying physical employment. UNPARALLELED COMBINATION OFFER We want 500 more subscriptions and we make the following bargain offer: The TerltonTimes for one year, and McCall’s magazine for one year and any 15 cent McCall patternand your choice of the weekly Kansas City Star or the weekly Kansas City Journal for one year. All 3 with pattern for $1.00 This offer is good until Jan 31 only. REBUILD GIN PRELIMINARY WORK BEGUN E.J. Miller together with Mr. Carl Cornelius, Superintendent of the water and light plant of Perry and Mr. Preston of Guthrie, were in the city Sunday inspecting the boiler and engine of the E.J. Miller and Son gin which was destroyed by fire last fall. Work of rebuilding will commence at an early date and the new plant will be preactically (sic) a duplicate of the one destroyed. The engine will be shipped to Guthrie and be entirely rebuild. B.F. Cochran of the Cochran Gross Construction Co., of Coffeyville, who has the contract for the Terlton school building was here the first of the week personally looking after the work. SCHOOL NOTES We are exceeding glad to see the brick for the school house move into place; forming the wall for the school house instead of a pile of brick. Berton Bell is our hustling new janitor. TERLTON TIMES 1909 - 1910 Postmaster C.G. Colburn has business in Pawnee Tuesday. Leo Florer returned from his Kansas trip Sunday. Judge Var Eman and Dave Alleman of Jennings had business in the local court yesterday. James Lytle, colored, was found guilty of rape in the district court Wednesday. He is the one bound over from Terlton. Guthrie, Oklahoma - Serial No. 02425 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Department of the Interior U.S. Land Office of Guthrie, Oklahoma December 23, 1909 Notice is hereby given that Guy I. Van Eman of Jennings, Oklahoma, who on August 1, 1904 made Homestead Entry No. 13682 Serial No 02425 for SE1-4, Section 23, Township 20 North, Range 8 East, Indian Meridian was filed notice of intention to make Final five year Proof, to establish claim to the land above described before Register and Receiver U.S. Land Office at Guthrie, Oklahoma on the 2nd day of February 1910 Claimant names as Witnesses W.A. Stewart of Terlton, Okla., Fred W. Klintworth of Terlton, Oklahoma, L.A. Sawyer of Terlton, Okla., W.D. Hinton of Mannford, Okla. I.N. Houston, Register NOTICE TO HUNTERS Hunting on our farms is prohibited and as such trespassing will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. B.A. Hardy - W.K. Greenwood - J.A. Walkup - O.F. Wright - A.C. Storm FRISCO TIME TABLE Westbound East Bound 613 - 8:55 a.m. 612 - 11:10 a.m. 611 - 4:01 p.m. 610 - 7:10 p.m. Pullman sleeper on train 610 daily to St. Louis without change. Returning on train 611. J.E. Florer was a witness in the District Court in Pawnee yesterday. Halley’s, or someone else’s comment was plainly visible on the western horizon yesterday evening. J.E. Florer went to Springfield, Mo., Sunday to buy new spring goods. TERLTON TIMES 1909 - 1910 Did you even notice there is always some new building going up in Terlton? May it never cease. County commissioners T.W. Skinner and W.A. Cannon and county surveyor John Greisel were here Monday viewing and establishing a new road along the section line a mile south of town. Mr. Carl Cornelius, of Perry, was over again the first of the week getting data with which to make the plans and specifications for the building of the rebuilding of the power plant for the new E.J. Miller & Sons cotton gin. The Cripple Creek Telephone Co., organized by the farmers south of town, makes five more subscribers to the Terlton exchange. SCHOOL NOTES Everybody’s happy now. Russel Haws and Elmer Greenwood are our new scholars. We are going to have quite a ball team. We want Oak Dale to take note. Miss Jessie Johnson has been obliged to give up her school work because of her eyes. The school expects to assist in the Lincoln Day exercises Saturday Feb. 12. Regular program dated Feb. 11, You are welcome. We are mighty poor spellers, but we are holding out a challenge to the public. The ground hog didn’t have a ghost of a chance to see his shadow in Terlton on the 2nd, inst. An unusual amount of advertising appears in this issue and crowds out a few news items. J.B. Haws is building a large barn on his farm north of town; a barn of the size that is a monumental advertisement of the prosperity in this fertile House Creek valley. I have samples of over 1000 different patterns of wallpaper ready for your selection. I also have samples of lace curtains, window shades, and all kinds of interior decorations. All at bargain prices. H.H. Sherman TERLTON TIMES 1909 - 1910 THE STATE BANK OF TERLTON AT YOUR SERVICE This is a condensed state of the condition of the bank submitted to the State Banking Department showing the condition Jan. 31, 1910: RESOURCES LIABILITIES Loans & Discounts $31,585.71 Capital stock $10,000.00 Banking house, furn Surplus fund 3,000.00 & fix 2,650.00 Undivided profits 2,686.71 Due from banks 23,441.91 Deposits 45,065.44 Cash & cash items 3,074.53 TOTAL $60,752.15 TOTAL $60,752.15 We call your attention to the steady and healthy increase of deposits DEPOSITS Jan 31, 1906 $ 8,919.05 “ ” 1907 13,689.66 “ ” 1908 16,388.11 “ ” 1909 22,245.57 “ ” 1910 45,065.44 We wish to thank the public for their liberal patronage and will be pleased to see you at our bank at any time. ANOTHER FIRE The farm house on J.W. Parshall’s place, one and a half miles east of Terlton, was totally destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon and also the household goods of Thomas Henderson, the colored tenant on the farm. No exact cause of the fire is known, but it is presumed to have started from a defective stove pipe. Mr. Parshall carried $250 of insurance which will cover about one-third of his loss. Mr. Henderson is much respected in this community and a substantial subscription was raised for him Monday. The third attempt to keep the ground covered with snow since last week has resulted with failure and Sol manages to get in his work each attempt. However the thermometer has hovered close to the 0 mark once or twice and we have lost all faith in the ground hogs. J.I. Donica, special agent of the Continental Insurance Co. was here Tuesday adjusting the recent loss of G.T. Ammerman. TERLTON TIMES 1909 - 1910 Miss Mora Cox, 16 years old, who has made her home with W.M. Hatfield since the death of her mother 14 years ago, disappeared from her home here Tuesday morning. Investigation developed the fact that she had went to Tulsa on the 11 o’clock train and had also enquired the connections to Haskell where she has aunt living. She left word for Mr. Hatfield to blame no one but herself and that to follow her would do no good. It is rumored that the county commissioners will appoint V.H. Biddison to succeed the late county judge H.T. Conley. The Kibbe-Hayden Lumber Co., have received two more cars of lumber and are unloading it in their new lumber shed. The official report of the State Bank of Terlton appears in this issue and as usual shows a steady and healthy growth for that institution. The following Terltonites attended the teachers meeting in Pawnee last Saturday. Misses Katherine Wright, Amanda Rose, May Shotwell, Lillian Parshall and Anita Reid and Profs E.B. Clark and John Parshall. BARN BURNS - WITH FIVE HEAD OF HORSES Five head of horses were burned to death early yesterday morning in the large barn of G.T. Ammerman who lives two miles east of Terlton. No cause is known as to the origin of the fire. Samson, a jach (sic) , and Comet a stallion, were destroyed in the fire together with three mares. Mr. Ammerman was preparing to have a sale of his stock previous to moving to Preston where he intends starting a meat market. He carried insurance in the Continental Insurance Co., as follows: Comet $300; Samson $150, other horses $500, hay $25 and the barn $225 which will probably cover the loss. February 18, 1910 The heaviest snow storm of the season fell here Wednesday and a high wind from the north reduced the temperature to a very low degree. Indications, however, point to an early return of normal conditions with our “sunny” south proclivities. Weather: Not quite so good. Lincoln’s birthday was celebrated with appropriate exercises in the Christian Union church last Saturday. The event was under the auspices of Terlton Post. G.A.R. and excellent program was rendered by those participating. TERLTON TIMES 1909 - 1910 ARM BROKEN John B. Haws, living one mile north of Terlton, had serious accident Wednesday morning which resulted in a broken arm and a bad-bruised hip and but for the timely assistance of aid would have resulted fatally. Mr. Haws was hauling a load of hay which upset and threw him into the creek and under the water face downward with the load of hay close second in reaching the water. His son Maynard, grappled his father by the foot and pulled him out from under the hay and saved his life. Dr. McCarl dressed his injuries a few minutes later and he is doing as well as could be expected under the circumstances. MOTHER OF EIGHT DEAD Mrs. Thomas Riggs died at her home two miles east of Terlton early Tuesday morning of pneumonia. She leaves her husband and eight children, two of whom infant twins born last Friday. The remains were laid to rest in the Terlton cemetery Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Riggs is in unfortunate circumstances and the eight motherless children need assistance. A United States flag now floats from the mist at the top of the tower of the nearly completed public school building. Died: Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Gans, Feb. 25th. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. A.J. Moore in Terlton on Saturday. Interment in the Jennings cemetery. UNCLE EZRA SAYS: When you wanter (sic) go back to you ol’ home town, it’s a good deal better to be met with a brass band than with a piece uv manila rope. NO EXCUSE FOR CONCEIT However much a man has done to be proud of, it isn’t enough to warrant a swelled head. There are people who believe everything they hear and a lot they don’t. - Exchange JUSTICE NOT COMMON VIRTUE Of all human excellences, justice is the most uncommon - Plutarch TERLTON TIMES 1909 - 1910 ENIGMATICAL CALAMITY Men have often abandoned what was visible for the sake of what was uncertain, have not got what they expected and have lost what they had being unfortunate by an enigmatical sort of calamity - Demetrius Phaloreus TOTAL DEPRAVITY “I suppose you have wife and eight children,” sneered the heartless man. “Great Scott, no!” answered Plodding Pete. “If I had, don’t you s’pose I’d be home makin’ ‘em work?” KILLED BY HORSE Glen Kizer, age 10 years, was dragged to death by vicious horse last Saturday. The accident happened on his father’s farm about 5 miles southwest of Terlton. LOST: Pair of gold rim spectacles. Finder return them to T.J. Harris at the hotel and receive reward. Prayer meeting in the Methodist Church every Thursday night. All are welcome. Rev. J.L. Vander Molen will preach at the Square Top school house next Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. All are welcome. BORN: to Mr. and Mrs. W. Carpenter, on Sunday, a boy. Contractor B.F. Cochran was here the first of the week inspecting the school building. Wm. R. Robison, county superintendent, was here Tuesday visiting the schools. The plastering of the school building will be finished this week and the building will probably be completely finished in a couple of weeks. Work on the new Miller & Son cotton gin was commenced last Monday. Mr. E.J. Miller came down from Perry and is personally supervising the work. TERLTON TIMES 1909 - 1910 SCHOOL NOTES Our Spelling Match! Terlton went over to Red Hill last Friday afternoon and the majority of the non-interested visitors allow us three-fourths of the honors. If you of Red Hill still claim a tie, come over. We are also looking forward to the baseball game? Our program is under way for the latter part of the month. May Wheeler of Mannford visited our school Monday. We are anticipating the new blackboards and all that. The hotel is now back in the hands of J.W. Parshall, who took charge last Saturday. Mr. T.J. Harris and family have moved to Tulsa where they will conduct a rooming house. Mr. Harris was not a decided success as a hotel keeper and change back to the old hands is hailed with joy by all. SCHOOL NOTES Eula Bayless has been absent from school a few days, but until this week she had been neither absent or tardy this year. Such records are worthy of commendation. The ninth grade history class have finished their term papers. Miss Sada Shotwell on “Slavery”, Miss Jessie Johnson on “Growth of the United States” and Willie Rose on “Growth of Political Parties” are worthy of publication. One of the papers contained more than 2500 words. Our program is under way for the first Friday afternoon after we are in our new home. We are expecting Oakdale over next week for another “spell”. We are meeting examinations today face to face. Judge W.A. Cannon was here the first of the week superintending the construction of the bridge across House Creek west of town. John Hogan sold 22 head of hogs to Sims & Bates last Saturday that brought him the neat sum of $460.00. Pretty good! Eh? The ball game between the Terlton and Red Hill school boys last Saturday resulted in a victory for the latter by a score of 16 to 18. Sixty relatives and friends of Grandma Florer surprised her last Sunday: the occasion of her 62nd birthday. An enjoyable time was had. A bountiful crop of all kinds of fruit is assured unless something happens from now on, according to the statement of several fruit growers. TERLTON TIMES 1909 - 1910 J.A. Walkup has commenced the work of assessing the property of the town and township. Remember hogs are worth 10 cents and the back is worth double. TO ORGANIZE BALL TEAM There will be a meeting of the baseball boys in the hotel next Monday night for the purpose of perfecting the organization of the team for the coming season.All players and interested parties are requested to be present. E.J. Miller returned to Perry Saturday, but will come back as soon as the lumber for the new gin is here and commence the erection of the same. The foundations for four buildings are now completed. Mrs. J.W. Burgess fell from the temporary steps at the new school building last Saturday evening and broke her arm and also received several severe bruises. Mrs. Burgess is a very large woman and a slight fall would ordinarily cause her much suffering. Dr. McCarl dressed her injuries and she is doing very well. TO INCORPORATE THE PETITION BEING SIGNED The incorporation of Terlton is now in progress. Steps were taken by the businessmen Wednesday to start the ball rolling; when a petition census and map were placedin the State Bank of Terlton, where all interested parties may examine them and sign the petition. This is a move in the right direction and will result in thebetterment of Terlton in various ways. Fines that are now paid into the county will be kept at home and used for home benefits. Numerous dogs that now inhabit the town would be required to vamoose or else their masters would have to put up about $1 per year; that item alone is a mighty good argument in favor of incorporation. The expenses of running a town government are very small; the real expense of most all improvements are paid by the owner of the property abutting the improvements. Now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of your city. Terlton Camp, Modern Women of America will hold their regular monthly meeting next Tuesday night. All neighbors are request to be present. Sign up the incorporation petition at the bank and help to make Terlton a good place to live. The baseball boys organized last night with the following officers: Harold Colburn, Manager; John Marshall Captain and Rolly Hinshaw, Treasurer. The boys are looking forward to a game with Mannford. TERLTON TIMES 1909 - 1910 GIN INCORPORATED NOW TERLTON GIN COMPANY E.J. Miller & Son have disposed of an interest in their cotton ginning plant and have incorporated under the name of Terlton Gin Co. The incorporators are E.J. Miller of Perry, Okla., Victor E. Miller of Terlton, Okla., Jas. W. Dupree and G. I. Echard of the Oklahoma Cotton Oil Co. of Oklahoma City, Okla. Terlton is named as the principle (sic) point but the firm will conduct a general cotton and grain business in North Eastern Oklahoma. Oklahoma Cotton Oil Co. is one of the strongest and most influential concerns of its kind in the Southwest and together with the excellent business reputation born by E. J. Miller & Son will make this one of the strongest firms in this section. John Greisel, county surveyor, was here Wednesday surveying the section south of town. The QUARTERLY CONFERENCE of the Terlton circuit of the Methodist church will be held at Dixie next Thursday, April 7th. Rev. E.B. Rankin, District Superintendent will preside. All members are urged to be present and everyone is welcome to this meeting. The following from Terlton attended the county teachers meeting in Pawnee last Saturday. Misses May and Sadie Shotwell, Amanda Rose, Oma McElroy, Ethel Ramsey, Kathrine Volmer, Kathrine Wright, Clara Parshall and Jennie St. Clair and John Parshall and E.R. Clark. Rev. A. J. Graham had quite an exciting experience at Fairmont last Friday night when he attempted to alight from the Frisco train which leaves Terlton at 4 o’clock. His umbrella caught in the railing and threw him under the train and he was dragged about twenty feet before being released. A heel was cut from one shoe and he received several severe bruises by accident. The train had started before Mr. Graham had time to get off. SCHOOL NOTES We are in our new home. The weather man gave us a cold reception Tuesday morning and as a result we have our stoves ready for the summer. We are enjoying our new blackboards; minus the black. Mis May Shotwell is giving us a short course in music. We appreciate it. TERLTON TIMES 1909 - 1910 Our final examinations in Agriculture and Physiology are a thing of the past. Another ball game. Oakdale this afternoon. Come. We also want to break someone’s camera. Four more weeks. County examinations here next Thursday and Friday. REVIVAL IS ON The union revival services are on in full blast. Evangelist C.O. Jones of Oklahoma City, arrived Wednesday evening accompanied by his wife, who assists in the singing. Rev. Jones is noted for his revival work, and four persons went forward for prayers the first night of his services here. The services will be conducted in the M.E. church until the weather is favorable for outside meetings when a large tent will be used. Next Sunday morning the meeting will be held in the Christian Union church and Dr. A. Arnote, who has been conducting the services for the past ten days, will preach. He will leave for his home Monday. They expect to hold morning and evening services also. The following persons are conducting the services and representatives from all denominations are invited to assist: Evangelist C.O. Jones Rev. Dr. A. Arnote Rev. J.D. Castor Rev A.J. Graham Rev. J. L. Vander Molen SINGERS: Mrs. C.O. Jones & Thomas Collier Don’t fail to attend these meetings. They are open to everyone and you will be made welcome. Custom Grinding Each Wednesday at Mosshammer’s Mill. Bring in Your Corn. J.H. Umbaugh, practical watch maker and jeweler, of Cleveland, will be in Terlton every other Friday beginning April 22. Leave work at the drug store. All work positively guaranteed. The firm of Storm, Edgar & Sherman will ship their first care of hogs to Kansas City tomorrow night. SCHOOL NOTES School closes next Friday in the higher room, and a week later in the primary. Because of heavy work at the close of term we will not have a program next Friday but the primary will have their closing exercises May 20th. Miss Jessie Johnson visited us Wed. Our final exams are in order. TERLTON TIMES 1909 - 1910 ROOSEVELT! TO BE IN TERLTON IN AUGUST TULSA: April 29 – Ex-President Roosevelt and his son, Kermit, will be in Terlton in August. Terlton and Tulsa are the only two towns in Oklahoma that he will visit. The Guthrie people expended $187.21 on cablegrams to the ex-president trying to persuade him to visit there. Roosevelt who has an international frank on all cables, sent on as follows: ”My Dear Mayor: Kermit and I will arrive in Oklahoma in August. We will travel by special train and will be accompanied by Gifford Pinchot, Cardinal Simmon, Commander Peary, Dr. Wiley and Hoto and Boto, the two Africans, who a cted as guides on our expedition thru Africa. Our first stop will be at Terlton, where we expect to remain one full day. Kermit could be persuaded to address the young men on “Athletics as Practiced in Africa”. We leave Terlton in the evening for Tulsa, which will be our last stop in Oklahoma Kermit induced me to stop off at Terlton, as he is anxious to order one of those latest style tailor-made suits from Burgess’s. If they are good as they say, Gifford and I will order also. Hurriedly, “ROOSEVELT” P.S. Give my regards to the editor of the Times DID YOU BITE? ABOUT ROOSEVELT COMING Did you read the Roosevelt article last week? Now the editor of this great moral guide would not maliciously tell a great big lie just for the sake of filling space and that article was written in the greatest of faith and no doubt done well the work it was intended to do. You cannot always place the utmost confidence in newspaper articles, but there is one fact that you can’t possibly get around, and that fact was incidently brought out in the article of last week, and that is, that you can get some of the latest style of mens tailor-made clothing by leaving your order at Burgess’s. TERLTON TIMES TERLTON, OK MAY 13, 1910 With this issue the Times completes Volume two, or two years of its existence. SCHOOL OUT TODAY THE LAST FOR 1 ROOM The higher room of the Terlton public school closes today and the lower room will close one week from today. The upper room pupils are celebrating the occasion with a picnic in the woods. Prof. E.B. Clark has made great strides with the pupils of his room and they are circulating a “round-robin” memorializing to the school board their wishes that his services be secured for another term. The pupils know from results. TERLTON TIMES 1909 - 1910 SUBSCRIBE! WE NEED THE MONEY BADLY This issue of the Times is the beginning of the third year. Now we have absolutely no excuse to offer in any of the shortcomings of the paper for the reason that we feel that we are doing all that could be expected for the amount of support we get. It takes dollars to make a big successful paper. There are several subscriptions that expire with this issue, there are also some that are not on the list at all. We are trying to make this paper a success and need the support of every loyal citizen both by subscriptions and also by advertising. Words of encouragement are all right and they make us feel goo, but we really need the money. Let us hear from you. A car load of machinery for the Terlton Gin Co’s., new plant was received the atter part of the week. TRY ED MOSSHAMMER’S SHOP FOR FIRST CLASS BLACKSMITH WORK WAGON & BUGGY REPAIRING A SPECIALITY TERLTON LIVERY BARN J.M. WISE, MANAGER PROMPT SERVICE REASONABLE CHARGES J. MARTIN HAYDEN, DR. J.J. MCCARL NOTARY PUBLIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON INSURANCE OFFICE WITH TERLTON DRUG STORE TERLTON, OKLA. GOOD SCHOOL WILL EMPLOYEE 3 TEACHERS The annual school meeting passed off very quickly and harmonious Tuesday afternoon. Eight months school was voted for the ensuing term and the board was instructed to employ three teachers. The 9th and 10th grade will be taught in addition to the common branches. John Hogan was re-elected to the board and M.E. Flynn was chosen as treasurer to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of J. W. Parshall. One think was overlooked; the tendering of a vote of thanks to the school board for their untiring work on the splendid new school building and especially to Mr. Parshall, the retiring officer. TERLTON TIMES 1909 - 1910 INCORPORATE ELECTION SET FOR JUNE 28TH There is enough dogs in Terlton to pay the expense of town government when they are properly taxed. The total cost of incorporation will not exceed $10. The town marshall can work on a fee system and without regular salary. Vote YES next Tuesday. Ed. Mann has installed machinery for grinding chop and is now prepared to do custom grinding along that line. He says to tell you to bring in your corn. INCORPORATE “YES” BY A MAJORITY OF TEN The town of Terlton is now incorporated according to the provision of the law. The vote last Tuesday on the question stood 21 for and 10 against incorporation. The next step will be the election of the town officers, which election will be called by the inspectors in a few days. The following officers will be elected: One trustee from each ward and one at large, clerk; treasurer, marshall and police judge. The town trustees will have shortly to deal with the occupation tax problem and we would suggest something like this: hardware $10. Hardware & Lumber $25. Hardware lumbar and furniture $50. Grocery $10. Grocery & school director $25. Feed Store $10. Feed store handling sewing machines $50. Drug store $10. Drug store and soda fountain $25. Drug store, soda fountain and post office $50. Hotel $10. Hotel and livery $30. Barber shop always open $1. Blacksmith shop $1. Blacksmith shop and fee mill $45. One dog $1. Man with three dogs $25. Man with five dogs 30 days. Newspaper free. Man wearing no socks $10. Man wearing tears, strawbuck socks $50. Town liar $100. And for the first violation of the law we would suggest 30 days. For the second life in the pen and for the third ten years extra. TOWN TICKET NAMES BY CITIZENS MEETING A ticket was chosen by the mass meeting Tuesday night to be voted on at the first municipal election for the town of Terlton. The following were the nominees: Trustees: First ward, J.J. McCarl; second ward V.F. Miller; third ward C.E. Kibbe; for clerk J.M. Haydon; for treasurer J.W. Parshall; for assessor, I.A. Wright; for marshall T.J. Storm; for justice of the peace J.E. Florer. The election will be held in the Times office next Tuesday. Joe Eales has set up his barber chair in the corner of the Times office and will do tonsorial work on Saturdays. TERLTON TIMES 1909 - 1910 NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned inspectors have called an election to be held in the times printing office in the town of Terlton in Pawnee county, State of Oklahoma on the 12th day of July 1910, for the purpose of electing officers for said town as follows: One trustee from the first ward, one trustee from the second ward, one trustee from the third ward, one clerk, one assessor, one treasurer, one marshall and one justice of peace. Polls will be open for said election from the hour of nine o’clock in the forenoon and remain open until the hour of four o’clock in the afternoon of said day. A mass meeting of the voters is hereby called to meet in the Rose building in said town on July 5th at the hour of 8 o’clock in the evening of said day for the purpose of placing candidates in nomination for the several offices. Done at Terlton, Oklahoma this 30th day of June 1910. J.L. Vander Molen G.D. Fleak E.B. Clark, Clerk INSPECTORS OF THE ELECTION DADS CHOSEN AT TUESDAYS QUIET ELECTION The result of Tuesdays municipal election gives to Terlton her first quota of officers as follows: Trustee for first ward: J.J. McCarl long term, G.D. Fleak, short term. Trustee for second ward; J.W. Burgess, long term, V.E. Miller, short term. Trustee third ward; Ed Mosshammer, long term, C.E. Kibbe, short term. Clerk; J. Martin Hayden. Treasurer; J.W. Parshall. Assessor; I.A. Wright. Marshall; T.J. Storm. Police Judge; J.E. Florer. NOTICE. We are back to the old stand and will run both chairs on Saturdays. Two good barbers working. Don’t forget us. - R.P. HINSHAW Ed Mosshammer has sold the hack advertised in the last issue of the Times and has another one for sale. It is the same as new. FOR SHERIFF We are authorized to announce S.W. Fenton, State Enforcement Officer, as a candidate for the nomination for sheriff of Pawnee County, subject to the will of the democratic voters at August primaries. Said dog license will soon be a reality. Terlton now has a city marshall and you must be good. There is a “Storm” brewing for all miscreants. TERLTON TIMES 1909 - 1910 BROWN SHOT REED SHOOTS BY MOONLIGHT Gus Brown, a farmer living six miles northeast of Terlton, was fatally wounded by C.E. Reed, an old man who claims that Brown had ruined him. The shooting occurred Wednesday night as Brown and his nephew and family were driving along the road. Reed stepped from the shade of an tree into the moonlight and calling “Gus Brown” commenced firing. Two bullets penetrated Brown’s person and his recovery is doubtful. Reed then gave himself up and yesterday was taken to Pawnee by Deputy Sheriff Louthan. Brown has a wife and five children. Reed and his wife have been estranged for some time. County Attorney Cole was down yesterday investigating the Reed-Brown shooting scrape. The Terlton black ball team defeated the Pawnee blacks by a score of 17 to 7 last Saturday at Pawnee. The Board of Trustees for Terlton held their first meeting for the purpose of organization last Friday night. V.E. Miller was elected president of the board. Rules for the government of the body were adopted fixing the regular meetings on the first and third Mondays of each month. On Monday night the first regular meeting was held and a dog tax law and occupation tax law were adopted. These ordinances are published elsewhere in this issue. The Ladies Aid Society of the M.E. church gave a dinner and served ice cream Wednesday as a result their treasury has been increased by about $8.00. Sheriff Pumeroy and County Attorney Cole were down Sunday and as a result Richard Williams, a colored citizen of Terlton, is now a guest of Pumeroy’s Iron Bar Hotel in Pawnee, charged with attempt to kill his stepson, William Scott. Several Terltonites went to the Arkansas river on a fishing trip Wednesday. Thursday they came back with a number of large ones; one blue catfish weighing even fifty pounds. OATS! OATS! Will have a car load of oats in the last of this week. 42 cents at the car. Buy now and save the raise in price which is sure to come. Buy for feed and for seed and save your corn. W.H. Smith, representative of the Tulsa Packing Co., bought a car of hogs from Storm and Edgar here Saturday. TERLTON TIMES 1909 - 1910 SCHOOL TO OPEN NEXT MONDAY MORNING The Terlton public school will begin next Monday. There will be three teachers as follows: Prof. V.M. Flanagan, principal, will teach the eighth, ninth and tenth grades; Miss Lilliam Parshall will teach the intermediate grades and Miss Amanda Rose will tech the primary grades. New furniture has been ordered for part of the rooms and this together with the new seats purchased last year will make all new seats for the three rooms. Under the new law there will be no drinking cups provided and very pupil must have an individual drinking cup. Parents should see their children are provided with these cups or they may want for a drink. The board will provide a water tank. W.H. Milleton, one of the greatest oil producers in the West, came up from Tulsa the latter part of the week and was favorably impressed with the chances for oil production in this community. Several leases have been taken lately northeast of town and active drilling will commence in a short time. Gasoline engine, grinder and corn sheller for sale - at a bargain. Inquire at Times office. H.H. Sherman, Notary Public in the Times office, writes deeds, mortgages, contracts, legal papers; writes em right. DEDICATION BY BISHOP QUAYLE TODAY At 11 o’clock this morning Bishop Quayle will dedicate the new Methodist Episcopal church in Terlton. Following the dedication there will be a basket dinner in which all are invited to participate. Large delegations will be here from surrounding towns. The building is now complete and is a credit to the town in every respect and Terltonites take pride in the edifice. The building was erected mainly with the donation of Mrs. W.W. Pressey, formerly of Terlton and now making her home at Kansas City, and she was given the right to name the church in memory of her son, the late Robert R. Dunn. The office name of the church is the Robert R. Dunn Memorial Church. Notice to A.H.T.A.: There will be a special meeting Saturday night and every member is expected to be present. BY ORDER OF JACK. The local cotton market has been up and down again the past week. On Saturday several loads were sold for $4.50. $4.10 was the low level and the yesterday offerings crossed the scales at $4.25. TERLTON TIMES 1909 - 1910 Rev. E. B. Rankin, district superintendent, who was instrumental in getting the donation allowed by the extension board of the parent church, will accompany the Bishop Quayle to Terlton. The Rev. Earl M. Lockett, former pastor here and now doing pastoral work in Oregon, is also due much credit for his untiring efforts. Many times last year he was found working on the building long after the regular working hours. Rev. John L. Vander Molen, the present pastor, has done much of the finishing work on the building. Ye scribe drew the plans and was ‘highest up’ in the church when he nailed the tips of the rafters together on the tower. E.J. Miller, of Perry, had business here this morning and his trip here reminds us that just one year ago today the disastrous fire occurred which destroyed his splendid cotton gin here. The rebuilding of this plant has displayed loyal business energy on the part of M. (sic) Miller and his son and makes them worthy of their equally loyal patronage. Good luck to loyalist. MEETING POSTPONED To the Teachers of Pawnee County: The first meeting of the teachers association will be postponed one week because of the county fair. The date will be Saturday Oct. 22 at Pawnee. Earl B. Clark, President Dr. J.A. Turner of Hallet will be in Terlton on each Monday and will do first class dental work. See him at the hotel. TERLTON TIMES OCTOBER 14, 1910 THE END THE TIMES WILL BE NO MORE. With this issue the Terlton Times will suspend publication. Arrangements are being made to have the paper consolidated with another paper in one of the nearby towns. We have two such propositions and all unexpired subscriptions will be filled out by them. The legal right to publish legal advertisements will go to the consolidated paper. All bills due the Times, either for subscriptions or advertising accounts are due and payable to the present management. We want to thank the friends of the Times for their patronage. We have only good words for the people of Terlton and community and shall always cherish the friendship of our seven years living with them. We are making this change in order to get into a larger newspaper field. We feel that the Times has been as great as its enviroments would permit, but a small town is not a successful newspaper field. You simply can’t cut a great big splunge on a small salary. We are like Smith, who started out with nothing and has been holding his own ever since and we haven’t become wealthy in the newspaper business. Rather would we follow the example of the optimistic frog which fell into a can of cream with a pessimistic frog and instead of meekly giving up and drowning with his companion kept jumping and jumping all through the night until he churned the cream into butter and in the morning sat triumphant, though fatigued, upon his completed task. We take this jump lest we submit to extinction. THE TERLTON ENTERPRISE 1913 DR. C.J. LUKENS, EYE, EAR, NOSE & THROAT SPECIALIST Will be at the Terlton Drug Company on Tuesday February 4th, All Day. I have arranged with a leading wholesale house for 25 years guaranteed frames, and first class lenses, at a price so low that I can sell them to you for only three dollars, they to enclose a guarantee slip, so in case of defect of material, you will send them directly to the makers and they will give you a new frame without cost. These frames are very heavy gold filled the very best on the market. Come early for I may be too busy to examine you unless you do. Be sure to come for I do not know when I can call on you again. I will furnish you Rim, Rimless, or Nose glasses at the price quoted for $3.00 Do not forget the date, February 4th I will also come prepared to do all kinds of eye, ear, nose and throat work. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Moore of the Enterprise are now housekeeping in the residence property of Kirk Hunt. Debs Sample was a business visitor at Cleveland Monday. WANTED Terlton needs a good bakery. The local grocerman who handles bread cannot supply the demand. Their bread is shipped from Tulsa and often times when their order is in, their bread fails to arrive. A good bakery would do well in Terlton. Terlton needs and should have a local telephone system. S.C. Shaffer the butcher will pay 5 cents per lb. For all good butcher stuff for the next 30 days. If the weather continues to be nice the cement sidewalks will soon be completed. New gas lights will soon make their appearance on main street to the depot. These lights will be a great benefit to Terlton and will also help passengers from the night train. Our minds are like a garden bed, good thoughts are seed we sow. The wrong in every heart or head, are weeds that should not grow. THE TERLTON ENTERPRISE 1913 If you intend to do a mean thing put if off until tomorrow: If you indent to do a noble thing, do it now. Finish every day and be done with. Some blunders and absurdities, no doubt, crept in. Forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day, too good to be encumbered with old nonsense. EMERSON D.F.S. BOBBETT PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON OFFICE IN DRUG STORE RESIDENT PHONE 3 SHORTS TERLTON, OKLAHOMA LET US GIVE YOU A POINTER, “BUY FOR CASH” AT HENLEY’S CASH STORE Staple and Fancy Groceries. We handle Schmidt Bread of Tulsa, fresh every day YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED HENLEY’S CASH STORE TERLTON, OKLAHOMA ROSS & JACKSON CASH GROCERS We have just completed our new building and put in a fresh line of groceries, would be pleased to have you call and get our prices. We also have a complete line of resh candies, cigars and tobaccos. Located 1st door west of the Wright Hotel YOUR PATRONAGE APPRECIATED ROSS & JACKSON THE WRIGHT HOTEL just opened up in our new building. We are prepared to offer first class accommodation to the public GOOD ROOMS AND CLEAN BEDS THE WRIGHT HOTEL C.E. KIBBE HARDWARE FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING Carries a full line of Shelf and Heavy Hardware, Buggies, Etc. Also carry a full line of Coal and Gas Stoves, Gas Fittings and Plumbing Supplies Always ready to serve you. C.E. KIBBE HARDWARE CO. TERLTON, OK THE TERLTON ENTERPRISE 1913 Mr. Pry who has been living with his son Fred Pry, 5 miles east of Terlton, died Tuesday afternoon and burial took place in the Dixie cemetery Wednesday. The Prairia Oil and Gas Co. are unloading something like 20 cars of 8 inch pipe at this point. We have been informed that this will be used in laying a pipeline from Indian Station to the Tiger oil Field. We will endeavor to make more complete notice in our next issue. C.E. Kibbe has commenced the erection of his new stone building. Chas. Lee from north of town got the first premium talking machine at the Terlton Drug Co. W.A. Stewart living five miles east of town was so unfortunate as to be kicked in the head by a horse. Medical assistance was summoned and it is hoped that he soon will recover. Mr. Theadore Hayden is enjoying a visit with his parents in Buffalo, New York. Our climate is a series of surprises, and among our prognostics of the weather, the only trustworthy one that I know is that when it is warm, it is a sign that it is going to be cold. LOOK, LOOK, LOOK GOOD THINGS TO EAT AT ELLWORTH’S RESTAURANT Hamburger sandwitches 10 cts. Denver sandwitches 10 cts. Egg sandwitches 5 cts. Pie per cut 5 cts. Chille per bowl 10 cts. Good dinner 25 cts. Short orders at all hours. Fresh bread, buns, doughnuts, and home made pies for sale. Baterall, Metcalf & Bradley shoes, best made at Coiners Mercantile Co. Adv’t C.M. Frazee has been busy unpacking a stock of new spring goods Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Eales are the proud parents of a fine baby girl which arrived at their home last Thursday, Feb. 20th. THE TERLTON ENTERPRISE 1913 NEW M.D. Dr. Kelly of Morrison has decided to locate in Terlton for the practice of medicine. Dr. Kelly is a brother-in-law of Dr. Brockman who recently sold out to Dr. Bobbett of Blair. He is well known to Terlton people and is said to be a good physician. Miss Ruth Kibbe came down from Tulsa Thursday on the account of being ill, but was recovered to the extent that she returned Monday to Tulsa, to resume her school work. A.E. Hicks of Hallet came in Friday to resume his work on the sidewalks. DR. F. S. BOBBETT PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office in Drug Store Resident Phone 3 Shorts Terlton, Oklahoma Sole Agent for the Oliver Type Writers Coiner Mer. Co. Terlton, Okla. SHIPPOORWILL OIL AND GAS COMPANY C.D. Armstrong E.A. Ramsey Anyone wishing as cut in at their residence or store building will be furnished at the following rates Lights per month each flat rate $.15 Stove, per month each, flat rate $1.50 Meter rate 25" per 1000 cubic ft. Reasonable rates to all manufacturers or large establishments. Write or phone us at Terlton, Oklahoma When in town to stay overnight, Be sure to stay at HOTEL WRIGHT The largest Hotel that is to be seen Their rooms are airy and their beds are clean THE WRIGHT HOTEL THE TERLTON ENTERPRISE 1913 A.S. ATEN Blacksmithing and Wood Work Horseshoeing A Specialty Carriage Building and Painting. Also Manufacturer of Buggy and Spring Wagon Bodies TIRES SET HOT All work guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction. U ARE NEXT 2 CHAIR BARBER SHOP First Class Barbers and also cleaning and pressing, repairing alterating Ladies Work Especialty S.J. HARRIS & CO. OWN YOUR HOME BY BUYING STOCK IN “THE OKLAHOMA SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION” See J.J. Anderson, Local Agent at the Terlton Drug Store ELLSWORTH RESTAURANT and Short Order House Short Orders at All Hours Hot Chili Soups etc. Located 1st door west of Kebbe’s Hardware Store J.W. Riddley’s had a letter from D. C.J. Luckens of Enid, an Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist who will be in Terlton February 4th. Dr. Luckens is a man of experience and you can safely rely on his judgment. Don’t forget the date Feb. 4th. TELEPHONE FRANCHISE The telephone franchise is to be voted on March 1st purports to give the S.E. Davis the franchise for the town of Terlton, the rights to operate a telephone system in our city. Mr. Davis some time ago purchased the telephone system that is now operated by Mrs. Shotwell. Hence the only delay in having the telephone system is waiting on the franchise, which will probably be granted at the special election to be held March 1st.