The Oklahoma Star
July 24, 1874
And still another building going up.
Red River City is
moving to Denison.
Go to “Shell’s”
and get an ice cold lemonade.
Capt. G. B. Hester,
of Boggy Depot dropped in on us Friday last.
Weinberg is back
and is buying all the hide and peltries he can get.
The red skins are holding a high carnival of blood in New
Mexico.
Walner and Welch
have put flour down at figures that astonish the natives.
B. W. Carter and
family called on us last Friday and we were pleased to see them.
Walner & Welch
are selling flour at prices that cannot fail to satisfy the most penurious.
Won’t we feel glad when the cool nights of Autumn come
again. This hot weather makes us pine for our favorite, fall.
Our friends Maj. Young
and Mr. Ainsworth are so far from
the Star office that we seldom get
to see them, but our thoughts are frequently there nevertheless.
Haller has put us
up a pair of boots and as a girl once said to us when buying her wedding shoes,
they are nice enough to stand up in and ___ like.
The Baptist convention at Atoka adjourned last Monday. The
next session will be held at Caddo, the Friday before the fourth Sunday in September,
1875.
In our notice of the confectionary and bakery of J. S. Hancock, last week, we omitted
the name of his partner Mr. Clinton and
now make the amende honorable.
Last Sunday evening we had the pleasure of listening to
several pieces of music by some ladies of Caddo that would have been charming
even to the ear of a connoisseur.
James F. Fagan, D. M.
Barnes, Geo. N. Perkins and Jessee
Butler are elected to the convention from Haskell County. The two last
named are carpet baggers from the sable shores of Africa.
Our highly esteemed friend, A. Hulse, of Ft. Washita, sent us a watermelon last Friday which
for both size and flavor far exceeds any we have seen this season. Sometime “Abe”,
when we get to farming again, we will return the favor.
We are proud to be able to state that at the exhibition on
Friday last, everything went off as quietly and peaceably as we ever witnessed
on an occasion of that kind in any country. Not a whoop was heard, nor a pistol
shot, but all went gaily and merrily as a marriage bell.
We are sorry to learn that Mr. J. W. Britz, foreman of the Denison Times job office had his right hand badly injured Friday
last while working a supplement to the paper on a Liberty press. We hope the
injury will not prove permanent and that he will soon be at his post again.
We were not disappointed in the show of last Friday. The
menagerie was a failure, but the circus performance was as good as could be expected
of any company in this country. The ladies(?) of the troupe did their part
well. They showed all they could
under the circumstances, that is dressed as much
as they were.
On the day of the show we were called upon by some of our
Choctaw lady friends and relations whom we had not met for years. We were truly
glad to see them and hope they will not let that be their last visit. Nothing
pleases us better than to meet with the friends of other days.
What is known as the Beecher
scandal is likely to cause the separation of Tilton and his wife. The best thing Tilton could have done would have been to let the matter drop as Mr. Beecher wanted to do, but no, he
must fan into flame what in all probability amounted to nothing. (Note: Henry
Ward Beecher founded Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1847, and became renowned as a preacher and
an abolitionist. In 1875 he was tried for adultery, based on the
confession of Elizabeth Tilton. The scandal,
popularly known as the Beecher-Tilton
Affair, attracted much publicity. Beecher was acquitted of the charges in civil court, and cleared of
all charges in two church proceedings. )
The weather continues dry with no predicted rain at this writing.
Ten days more of such weather will tell the tale for the corn crop in this vicinity.
Up to a week ago a better prospect was never seen; now the outlook is anything but
flattering. Last year we had almost an entire failure, and for such to be the
case now would be hard indeed. Well, all we can do is to hope for the best and “stare
fate in the face”.
We trust all who know themselves to be indebted to the Star will promptly remit the money. We
have kept faith with the old subscribers to the “Vindicator” and hope they will
now subscribe for the Star. There
are but few who are not able to raise as much as a dollar and this pays for the
Star one year. None who thus spend
their money will ever regret it for we feel satisfied that at the expiration of
the year they would not be without it for twice the amount. If we succeed according
to our expectations at the completion of the first volume the paper will be
enlarged. By that time we feel certain that the people will see that a
newspaper in this country is indispensable and give it their hearty support. In
fact we consider the Star fairly
launched and sailing before a favorable wind out upon the wide sea of
Journalism. Thus far our success has been much greater than was anticipated for
which we return our heartfelt thanks to our friends and patrons.
Professional Cards
C. E. Harkins,
Attorney at Law, Caddo, C.N.
C. J. Williams, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon, Caddo, I. T.
Dr. J. B. Jones, Surgeon
and Physician, Office, Buffalo Street, Caddo, C. N.
J. H. Moore, M.D., Physician & Surgeon,
Boggy Depot, C. N.
Dealer in drugs, medicines, chemicals, paints,
oils, varnishes, glass, putty, etc. Wines and liquors for medicinal use. Dye
woods and dye stuffs. Medicines warranted genuine and of the best quality. Customers
will find stock complete, comprising many articles it is impossible here to
enumerate and all sold cheap.
Ads
Kentucky Whisky Depot
Eppstein Brothers
Imported and Wholesale Liquor Dealers
Pure Kentucky Whisky, a specialty
Main Street, Denison, Texas
Sole agents of American Stomach Bitters
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If you want tobacco, segars, coffee, sugar, tea, lard,
molasses, oysters, sardines, pickles, crackers, or anything in the grocery
line, and want it cheap, call at the
Cheap Cash Store
D. A. Folsom,
Caddo, C.N.
dealer in fancy and heavy groceries.
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Donnell, Tilden &
Co.
Manufacturing Druggists. Extract Jamaica Ginger, Western Choloroque,
for chills. Etherial Arnica Liniment. 608 & 610 North 2nd
Street, First house above St. Louis Bridge, St. Louis, Mo.
_
U. M. Cooper,
Photographer
Caddo, C.N.
Having established a gallery and presently located at this
place, invites all his old friends, patron, and the public generally to call
and see him.
