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The Poteau Weekly Sun from Poteau, Oklahoma • 5

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THE POTEAU WEEKLY SUN Customer who has bought a Suit of Clothes from me any time in the past, and not entirely satisfied in every respect, bring it back and I will make it Satisfactory. F. C. Frewitt, Tailor. Poteau, Okla.

TAKE A LOOK And you'll know where to buy cheap groceries. Our stock is complete Our delieery is prompt. We ask a trial test on prices, a few of which follows herewith: 10-lb. Bucket White Cloud lard. $1.10 5-1b.

Bucket White Cloud lard .55 10-lb. Bucket of Snow Drift 1.10 4-lb. Bucket of Snow Drift .50 Regular 25c Forbes catsup .20 Regular 5-lb. Bucket Rex jelly. .25 Regular 10c size Pork and Beans, .05 Reg.

25c size Calumet bak. pow. .20 10-lb. Bucket of Blue and Red Label Karo syrup .45 I SELL FOR CASH ONLY, THAT'S WHY YOU CAN DO BETTER AT MY STORE Your Trade Will Be Appreciated. Don't Forget the Phone No.

16 Poteau Cash Grocery W. R. Harris, Prop. Locals and Personals Let Ellis repair your broken furniture. W.

A. Welch of Shady Point was in the city Tuesday. J. S. Brown, merchant of Cameron, called on the Sun while in town Friday.

Coal and gas heaters at bargain prices. W. C. Bridgman, second hand man. Ladies cleaning, presing, lettering and dyeing neatly done at Bone's Tailor shop.

Phone 132. Judge C. M. Bagwell went to LeFlore and Fanshawe on legal business Wednesday and Thursday. 0-- LOST--At or near fair grounds, last Saturday, a key tied to handkercheff.

Finder please return to the Sun office. have one well drill for sale. 1 Rockfor make, complete outfit blacksmith tools, gasoline power. Will sell partly on time. Write or come to see me.

R. C. Richmond, Hodgens, Okla. 45x4t. Ready made clothes will fit a dummy form, but not the manly form.

Merchant ailored clothes have the snap, fit and personal tailoring that give satisfaction in appearance and S. E. Bone, merchant tailor. Members of Addie Lodge No. 70 of the A.

O. U. W. were invited to Heav-, ener last Thursday night. Twelve members of the local lodge went down and were royally entertained by the order at Heavener.

All report a huge time, and say that Heavener people are tse best hosts to be found for miles around. TAKE Your down town meals at the new Hotel and Cafe. You'll find good well cooked meals, at right prices. Our tables are supplied from the best things of the. markets.

Prompt seryice and courteous treatment is our slogan. Main street opposite Court House. Tony Macht Proprietor Let Ellis repair your broken furniture. For the latest patterns of pure aluminum ware, see Bridgman Son. T.

B. Lunsford went to Summerfield on business Tuesday. W. A. Harrison went to Spiro on business Monday.

Ladies, bring your dyeing to Kidds tailor shop. A professional tailor and dyer to do the work. M. I'. Wright and J.

W. Edwards, of Shady Point, were in Poteau this week on business. Nothing too large or small in the tailoring line at Kidds shop. Phone 40. Friends of Mother Wall who has been ill for the past week, will be glad to learn that she has recovered.

F. M. Bailey, traveling salesman for the L. C. Smith Typewriter people, was in the city Tuesday.

John Hunt, city marshal, went to Hartshorne and Haileyville this week to look after his farming interests in those parts. John returned Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. J.

J. Vance, neighbors of the editor, went to, Heavener last Thursday night for the big entertainment of the A. O. U. W.

order at that place. W. W. Cariker and Wat Phillips, two of Shady Point's prominent business men, were in the city Tuesday on business, and called at the Sun office. When you have your Cleaning and Pressing done at Kidd's Tailor Shop, you are assured that it is sanitary.

pressed. Phone 40. Miss Cura Wise, accompanied by Mr and Mrs. Dan Gothard, visited home folks at Heavener Sunday. The party went down and back in Mr.

Gothard's automobile. John and Lee Redwine accompanied by Burn Goodwin and M. L. Conn, made a flying auto trip to Poteau last Sunday afternoon, after a short visit here, the party left for their home at Spiro. A party of old friends from Spiro, composed of Joe Terrel.

John Buttler, Mack Tobler, Earl Miller and Truman Greenwood, were visiting the family of Senator M. M. Ryan, over Sunday. Mrs. Myrtle Luker, nee Wooldridge, of Fort Worth, Texas, who has been visiting for several days with the famjily of Squire L.

L. Smith, left last week for her home in Texas. Col. O. R.

Dunn informs us that the calls for phones are coming at a rate that has about exhausted the supply; so if you want a phone you had better speak up at once as the supply will soon be gone. W. J. Edwards, of Cameron, was in the city last Tuesday. He brought his neice, Miss Johnson, over to take the train for her home in Banner, Miss.

She had been out in this country visiting relatives for some cime. Justice A. S. Johnston of Heavener, was in the city Wednesday. Squire Johnston is one of the best and most capable men holding office of Justice of the Peace in the county.

Mr. Johnston will read the Sun in the future. Mrs. Lucy L. Easton, editor of the Oklahoma Department, of the Na.

tional-Mizpah Eastern Star Magazine, and who resides at Chattanooga, was visiting her friend Mrs. T. W. Dolberry this week and the two paid the Sun office a call. Mrs.

Anna Tucker and Mrs. Annie Kinney were visitors to Cameron last Sunday. They went up be in attendance at the Woodman Circle Unveiling held there at 2 o'clock p. m. Sunday.

They enjoyed the visit as they each have a number of old friends at Cameron. Kansas City Southern Railway this If fall you call are on the intending agent for making a informa- trip tion as to train schedules, connections Company and Always fares. purchase ticket to des. your tination if on some other line, it will save you the time ond trouble of recan buying at connecting stations and is just as cheap. nt Special rates to points of attraction.

Exceptionally low rates to all stations Call and ask for rates to any station desired. All information given cheerfully. W. F. HINES, Agent.

Poteau, Oklahoma. of cleaning Phone 40. Try the Sanitary Way and RE STEAM Kidd's Forrest Prewitt can clean and press anything you wear. When you want your pictures framed don't forget, Ellis. Iron beds and dressers at half price.

W. C. Bridgman, second hand man. When you want your pictures framed don't forget, Ellis. For fine lot of Orpington pullets.

See J. N. Wood. R. G.

Bulgin was looking after le-1 gal matters at Heavener Monday. In the tailor shop scramble, don't for get the old reliable Forrest Prewett. My line of picture moldings will be here soon, wait till you inspect my stock, L. F. Ellis.

Hand bags, grips and suit cases, at less than wholesale cost. W. C. Bridgman, second hand man. My line of picture moldings will be here soon, wait till you inspect my stock, L.

F. Ellis. R. G. Bulgin and L.

V. Ried were looking after legal matters in the justice court at LeFlore last Saturday. Wallace Kidd will leave this week for the Kansas City market, to buy the Xmas. stock for the Kidd Bros. drug store.

Wonderful values in newest fabrics, expertly tailored in the latest syle. Get your next suit from S. E. Bone, Airdome building; 317, Dewey avenue Try the Sanitary way of lothes cleaning and pressing. Kidd's shop.

one of its kind in Eastern Oklahoma. Phone 40. Cold weather will soon be here. Have your fall and winter suits cleaned, pressed and repaired now. Phone 132.

All work called for and delivered. S. E. Bone. 180 acres of good land for sale, two miles from Poteau.

80 acres in cultivation, Terms $1000 cash, on long time, so that the rent will pay the balance, James L. Hale, Poteau, Okla. If you are not satisfied with that bad fitting coat and full peg trousers and want them made into English fashion bring it to Kidds Tailor shop. A professional tailor to work it over. Phone40.

W. A. Midgly, a good citizen of Kennedy, paid the Sun office a visit Tuesday, and in the meantime took advantage of the Sun's big clubbing offer of the Sun and three other papers for $1,25. Henry Kidd was in Ft. Smith recently, presumably looking after legal matters.

We do not know her name, but we can assure her that Henry is all 0. K. More later. 180 acres of good land for sale, two miles from Poteau. 80 acres in cultivation.

Terms $1000 cash, balance on long time, so that the rent will pay the balance. James Hale, Poteau. Okla. Miss Gertrude Buckley of Columbia. will arrive this week to visit for a time with Mrs.

Tom W. Neal. Miss Buckley's father was at 0110 time during his life time, county attorney of LeFlore county. Buy your new suit where you get the Union Label-a beautiful selection of fall and winter samples are now on display. See S.

E. Bone. Ladies suits cleaned and pressed nt reasonable prices. Phone 132 and they will be called for. S.

E. Bone. T. C. Bragg.

formerly of Huntingtor. is now connected with the A. S. Johnsan Lumber and Mercantile Company. Mr.

Bragg has been here for several days and is now in charge of the company's big store in Poteau. His family will arrive this week and will occupy property on the east side of McKenna Street. We welcome this excellent family to Poteau. Mrs. Bert Cox, of Williams, was in the city trading this week.

0. J. M. Brewer, banker of Heavener, was in the city Tuesday. Still closing out summer goods to make room for winter goods.

Buy now. Bridgman Son. Ladies cleaning, pressing, lettering and dyeing neatly done at Bone's Tailor shop. Phone 132. Joe E.

Edwards, prominent business man of McCurtain, was visiting the family of Henry Donathan this week. Mr. W. R. Kitrell is moving to Kelly, where he is going to teach this winter.

He orders his paper sent to Cameron. E. C. Poole of Muskogee, traveling salesman for the Royal Typewriter Was in the city this week and on the Sun. Robert N.

Dunn, son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. R. Dunn, left last week for the state university at Norman, where he goes to complete his course in the law school.

S. Lee Lowery and Geo. B. Noble are spending this week on their farm on Forch Maline. They are building more houses for the accommodation of their tenants.

The County Commissioners were here holding an extra session rela-1914, tive to calling an election for the purpose of voting bonds for the building of bridges in LeFlore County. Dude Lane is down near Mena, Arkansas this week on another bear hunt, and says that he will get one or he will hunt the mountains out from Mena to Octava, Okla. Dude says that there are no sport like bear hunting. Tom Smith and wife are the happy parents of a fine baby boy, born last Thursday evening, mother and babe doing nicely, but we are unable top say whether Tom will ever get the smile off his face or not; and Grand Pa (Uncle Lorey) also has a smile on his face that bids fair to stay for quite a while. Mrs.

Qualls Dead Mrs. Mollie Qualls, wife of W. I. Qualls, died at the family home in West Poteau, Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock. She leaves a husband and ten children, all of whom were present when the end came, except a son who resides in Colorado.

The family came from Kentucky to Oklahoma and they have resided in Poteao for a nacher of years. Mrs. Qualls had suffered for something like a year, with the dread disease tuberculosis, and was fifty years old at the time of her death. Interment will be had in Oakland Cemetery today (Thursday). The Sun extends its sympathy to the bereaved family in their sad hour of fiction.

Dude Lane, Carl Wagon, P. C. Bolger, and Claude Norris, a bunch of our county candidates, went campaign ing this week, and passed through part of Arkansas. This speaks well for the boys and their energy and the man who beats any one of these boys will have to "go The boys were net exactly asking the Arkansas democrats to vote for them in the coming merely went to the extreme parts of LeFlore county, via way of Hatfield, which place is on the K. C.

and it so happens. that the town of Hatfield is slightly over in the good state of Arkansas; so this explains the Arkansas part of the story. They all report a good time, and made speeches at Octavia and Cusher which are in the rural sections of LeFlore county, and some distance from the rail road. The bunch found plenty to eat and a good place to sleep, and express their gratitude to Raymond Wilson at Octavia, and to Elias (Lis) Cusher and to G. F.

Bickle of Hatfield, Ark. All steel enameled kitchen cabinets in the very latest styles at Bridgman Son. Co The flavoring of shrimps is improved if boiling water is poured over them a short time before they are served. It must be drained away immediately. Hats cleaned and blocked at Kidd's Tailor Shop.

Lee Baswell was a Heavener visi-, tor last Sunday. W. W. Carriker of Shady Point was in town Tuesday. A.

N. Thomas, of Talahina, was in Poteau on business Monday. Judge Eben L. Taylor was in Wister on legal business on Wednesday. -0- Mrs.

Tom W. Neal and Miss Pearl Garrett were visitors too the Border City this week. J. N. Wood says that his big white Orpington hens are literally shelling the eggs these days.

Mrs. Emma Amas, of Winslow, is in Poteau for treatment un-1 der one of our local physicians. Col. T. T.

Varner, chief adviser to the Sun, was in McAlester looking after legal matters before the Superior Court there. this week. Ed Daniels and wife returned nesday from the coast of Texas, where they have been on a ten-weeks' visit in the interest of Ed's health, and we are glad to say that he looks much improved since leaving for the coast. Miss Margaret Dunn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

O. R. Dunn, who graduated at the Christian College at Columbia, last year, left this week for Norman, where she goes to pursue further studies in the state University. Mrs. Andy Allen, a sister of Mr.

Tom Wall, cashier of the First National Bank of Poteau, arrived in Poteau for a visit with relatives about ten days ago. While here, Theodore, one of her sons, was taken ill with malarial fever, and is now confined to his bed at the home of mother Wall. Reports say the young man is doing well under the circumstances. W. B.

(Winchester) Hodgens has just returned from a most delightful trip to the far away northern country, (Portland. Maine) where he went as a representative to the grand convocation of the Supreme Lodge of the Red Men. He reports a good time, saw parts of the Dominion of Canada and a great many other things too numerous to mention in this brief write up. As an example of fine distinctions, a party of men were discussing the present situation of the German army. this week.

One remarked that the Germans were between the devil and the deep sea; while another corrected him by saying that the Germans were between the upper and nether mill stone. The third man whose name is Pillgreen, and who works in the treasurer's office, simply remarked that the Germans were between a rock and a hard place. Here's hoping that all three versions are in the main correct. so as to end the war. A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, Governor Cruce has proclaimed FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9th, as FIRE PREVENTION DAY for the State of Oklahoma, and, WHEREAS, Life and property are endangered by permitting fire hazards to exist and it is for the removal of the same, that this day has been set aside; THEREFORE, I proclaim Friday, October 9th, 1914, CLEAN-UP and INSPECTION DAY for the City of Poteau, Oklahoma, and ask that all trash and rubbish be cleaned up and removed and that a careful inspection be made of all heating apparatus, stove-pipes, flues and chimneys and that all defects which are found to exist, be remedied at once.

Done this 30th day of September, 1914. R. S. BRIDGMAN, Mayor. Letter to Miller Drug Poteau, Oklahoma Dear Sir: Thomas J.

Bannon. druggist, Westerly, R. I. says: Westerly painters expect a gallon of paint to cover 19 sets of blinds; Devoe covers 25; there is no such thing as rubbing this out. (The usual reckoning is for a gallon to cover 16.

We suspect the Westerly people don't wear their paint till it gets very shabby,) Devoe covers more; of course, we know that; we know why too: it's all paint and full-measure. Yours truly, F. W. DEVOE CO. New York, Chicago and Kansas City.

(Bell McKenna Lumber Co. sells our paint.).

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