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VOL. 11 MULDROW. OKLA FRIDA WILL WANT TEACHERS. Our Schools Will Have Imported Instructors -Come West, Miss "Busting." girl graduates" living outside of Oklahoma will take no tice that fully 1200 school teachers will have to he imported into Eastern Oklahoma when the leaves take on their autumn tint, says the Webbers Falls Record. About that time the fall term of school will begin.

There are tween 2500 and 3000 school districts in the east end of the state. Last year there were 1500 schools and it was found necessary to go outside the territory to get teachers. This is an opportunity for Massachusetts to work off some of its surplus femal population. It is not to be doubted but any one raised in the cultured common wealth that discovered the aesthetic nutritive qualities of the bean but what would be competent to teach composed of natives of traip'uncultnred, wild and wolly Inpian Reservation of Oklahoma," Boston Posi is pleased to 'icall our new state. The oppor- Mnnity of ''winuing a man" out in this section ought to prove a draw ing card to the Boston spinsters whose unkissed lips are drying up for lack of osculatory moisture.

While proving to our children that the fountain pen is mightier than the scalpiug knife, the Bos- tonese pedagogess could keep her eyeglass peeled for an unsuspecting buck and paralyze him into a matnmouiul etate. Let the Arabella DeEmerson school mams of the east come and dwell among We will love them, cherish them, take them to our wigwam and allow them to ram their ta periDg fingers up to the elbows in our pot of Tom Fuller. And, who knows but what the society columns of the Boston Post at some future date would "teem" with flowing: "Mrs. aTud-in her ear, accompanied by her son, Buck Ague, is visiting her parents at 1232 Euclid ave. Mrs.

M. lives at Muskogee, a trading post for the Creek Indians in the Oklahoma reservation. Mrs. M. informs us that the Muskogee society ladies are quite in touch with eastern styles.

They have discarded their blankets and have adopted peek a boo waists and you can "see" more of them now attending progressive stomp dances and Snnnybrook carnivals. The lady iuformed us that the old customs and habits are giving way to civilization's progressive march. Her husband, who formerly scalped upon the open range, has moved to Muskogee and is a leading licset scalper of the reservation." Heavy Hail North of Town. 'The weather mad sent us another big rain early Monday morning. North of town four or live miles the rain was accompanied by hail which did such great damage to the growing corn and cotton crops that many the farmers are replanting.

The hail is said to have been exceedingly heavy, BO much so that it washed and drifted in places to a depth of from two to, five feet. In some of the drifts there remained ice more than twenty-four hours after the bail fell. First National Bank Buyes Citizen Bank. A deal was conBumated Tuesday whereby Muldrow is left with only one bank, the First National Bank having bought out the Citizens Bank. The deal has been pending for some time.

In the trade, the First National Bank became the Three Men Commlttt In Justice Breedlav Monday, three cases 1 trial. The first case Jesse Samuels who being intoxicated an cent language in a The fines and costs amounted to 127.60. 22. .1808.. NO- owner of the building in which it, has been doing business the past Payment, was committed to jail at five years.

To secure possession of Sallisaw. The second case Was that the building, was in fact, the chief of David Faulkner who was charg- reason the First National Bank had ed with blasphemy and assault, for wanting to taake the deal, for, He lead bot ohar and the lease which it held on the building expired this month, and as the Citizens Bank refused to renew the lease on account of wanting to cupy the building itself, the First National people were about to be thrown out of a suitable place for doing business. They tried to lease a building on the south side, then figured on building, and finally hit upon the plan of buying out the Citizens Bank. All of the Citizans Bank books and papers have been moved into the Fiist National building. C.

Moore, vice-president; and Chas. Blackard, cashier; have charge of the business, which means a management that will be sound, safe and conservative, and popular, as well. in default of payment of the fines, amounting to $29.05, was committed to jail at Sadlisaw. TJSe third case was that of Charley who plead guilty to being an using indeacent language in a lie place. His fine in the, latter charge was $14.70 and in de fault of payment, was committed to jail.

In as much as Charley is an old complaint of being sentence was a fine of and 30 days in jail. The sentence was suspended on good pSehavior. A Jolly, Good Fellow. $1 A WEEK. Decoration at Pawpaw.

About five hundred people assembled at Pawpaw last Sunday to observe Decoration Day. Au appropriate program had been arranged and, with but One or two exceptions, was carried out as published, in. last week a Press. i he morning services consisted of songs by the choir and addresses by Rev. T.

J. Scott, Rev. S. J. Shackelford, and Rev.

J. C. Jeter, who delivered an address on "The Open Book." Dinner was served at 12 o'clook and from all reports, the Pawpaw ladies were expecting a much larger crowd to judge from the bountiful- ne88 of the spread. The afternoon services begun with a song by the choir, followed an address by W. Bruton, who used as his subject Another song by the choir and then came the childrens' exercises consisting of recitations and songs and the decoration of the graves.

Rev. W. H. Merideth, pastor of the Muldrow Baptist church, made a very interesting talk on "The Open Way." Following this was a song by the choir and then the benediction, thus closing one of the most impressive and well attended decorations ever held there. Muldrow Organize Ball Team.

Muldrow is to have a ball team again this season. At a meeting held last week, an organization was perfected and the following officers elected: M. Levy, manager; C. H. Pugh, assistant manager; N.

Campbell, secretary and treasurer; Vint Blackard, captian. The line-up will probably be as follows: Vint Blackard, lb; John Brown, 2b; Wborton Breedlove, 3b; Ed Hale, ss; Dave Breedlove, If; C. A. Pugh, cf; Geo. Fox, rf; Frank Weaver, and Frank Welch, John Brown and Ed Hale, pitchers.

A new ground has been seleoted and the diamond is now located in the Campbell addition just south of Breedlove's residence. It is to be hoped that the citizens of Muldrow will give the boys proper support in order to be able to play ball all through the season. A challenge has already been received from the Vian team and in all probability a game will, be pulled off next Thursday or Friday. "The Lawrence Locomotive" the name of a paper handed wth week by our ever station agent, C. H.

paper is published in Lawmen and is edited by D. Livingston. Mr. Livingston is an old friend of Mr. Pugh who has spoken so often of this jolly, whole-soul fellow that we regret not being able to number Dan, as he is commonly known, among our acquaintances Kniseley Bros.

column folio and is. chock full of news of interest to Lawrence readers and is liberally patronized by the business men, but if they knew the amount of good such a well edited and spicy paper in to their town, space in the Locomotive would be at a premium. We are requested to announce that D. M. Coulson, and commence a meeting in Muldrow, Saturday before the first Sunday in August.

A dollar a week bays a Victor. Enjoy it while you pay for it. "Easy payments" are the modern way. Victor quality is the highest. We have all sizes, styles and at prices from SIO TO SIOO Come and see about it today.

ANNOUNCEMENT. if if i i if if i if i'f if v. ip it if i if i if We are glad to announce to our friends that we have been made agents for the Famous Victor Talking Machines and do not hesitate to say that we consider them very much superior to any other on the market. If you are interested, call on ua. We can furnish a machine at the same price and terms that you could "procure them from the factory and save transportation charges.

Why not furnish good, wholesome entertainment in the home for the may prevent them from seeking it elsewhere and will not cost you much. MULDROW, OKLAHOMA. 'V '1' 'V if -I' State Sunday School Convention. specialists in the world, Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner, of Peoria, 111., Rev.

4 The Fifteenth Annual State Con-. Harvey Beauchamp, of Texas, and iRO Ve fltioh of the Oklahoma Sunday Thos E1 i zev Louisiana School Association will meet in Tulsa, June 2, 3 and 4. This association is made up of all the Sunday School denominations in the state and is one of the greatest religious gatherings of the year. The association is putting fourth special effort to make this year's convention better than any gathering of this kind ever held in Oklahoma. Mr.

W. C. Pearce, of Chicago, one of the greatest Sunday School and many prominent Oklahoma speakers will be in attendance. Cherokee Asylum Abolished. The old insane asylum at Tahlequah is soon to be abolished and the twelve inmates will become charges of the state.

This institution has been maintained by the Cherokee tribal government for the past fifty, years. SOMETHING NEW. We bpg to announce to our friends and customers that our buyer has returned from the eastern markets where he has purchased heavily in SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS- We will have something new to show you in all lines follows: In Dry Goods. Dress Goods, Waistings, Silks and Suitings. In Millinery.

Street and Trimmed Hats. In Shoes. Meu's, Boy's, Childrens', Ladies' and Misses' Oxfords and High-Cuts. In Gents' Furnishing Goods. We have also a full line of Eagle Shirts, Underwear, Hosiery; Suspenders and Neck Wear ot all descriptions.

In Ready-Made-to-Wear for Ladies. A full line of the latest styles in Skirts and Shirt Waists. lit Clothing. As usual a full line of Men's, Boys' and Childrens' Suits and Pants. Come and inspect for yourself whether or not yon want to bpy, we will take great pleasure in showing yon our new goods.

THE OLD RELIABLE Wolf-Mayer I.