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ROCHESTER ELKS BUY
IN LIBERTY BONDS
Rochester, N. Y.—Flower City
Lodge No, 91, Independent Protect
ive Order of Elks of the World, have
duly authorized a subscription for one
hundred dollars to the bonds of the
Liberty Loan recently authorized by
Congress to carry on the war. The
action of the lodge reflects credit on
the race in this city and will likely
point the way for other organiza
tions to prove their patriotism.
WHITE MEN ARE
FLEEING TO MEXICO.
Laredo, Tex., May 31.—Federal of
ficials here have disclosed the fact
that from 15 to 20 young Americans,
with but little baggage, but carrying
plenty of money, are crossing into
Mexico daily. It is believed by of
ficials that they are leaving the
United States to avoid conscription.
No Negroes were reported among
them.
ORGANIZE CIVIC LEAGUE.
Hannihal, Mo.—The Negro Ciivc
Employment League of Hannibal has
been organized, with the following
officers: Executive Committee—A.
R. Bohon, president; George Willi
ams, vice-president; Fred McKinney,
secretary; W. L. Myers, assistant
secretary; William Payne, treasurer;
C. R. McDowell and A. E. Miller.
INTRODUCES ANOTHER
ANTI-RACE PHOTO BILL
Major R. R. Jackson has introduced
another bill in the Illinois Legislature
aimed at such photo-plays as “The
Birth of a Nation.” The measure
passed the House of Representatives
by a vote of 81 to 0. The previous
bill was vetoed by the Governor on
a technicality.
RAISE FUNDS TO
FIGHT SEGREGATION
Richmond, Va.—The Segregation
committee of the Civil Improvement
league of this city has collected suf
ficient funds to pay the expenses of
the Negro citizens incurred in pre
paring and presenting their brief to
the United States Supreme court.
HOTEL TO ACCOMODATE
THE RACE PATRONS
Waukegan, 111. — The Sherman
House has been made a Colored hotel
to provide accomodations for the
hundreds of Negroes coming to this
section from the South.
BAND WILL PLAY IN PARK.
St. Louis, Mo.—Heretofore, all
bands employed to furnish music
during the summer in the parks of
St. Louis have been white. At least
one Colored band will be hired this
summer.
LOS ANGELES TO HAVE
NEGRO Y. M. C. A.
Ground has been broken for a Y.
M. C. A. building for the Colored peo
ple of Los Angeles, Cal., to be erect
ed at a cost of $80,000.
Plain sewing done. Children’s
clothes a specialty. Mrs. L. Johnson,
Webster 1621.—Adv.
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NEGRO DRUGGISTS
HAVE MAGAZINE
Mortar and Pestle is the name of a
new magazine conducted in the in
terest of Colored druggists, edited by
Dr. Edward Franklin Harris.
OIL AT FREDONIA
Oil pouring unchecked from the
Kaffir Queen well at Fredonia today
covered the Verdigris river for miles.
The well which is down 1,000 feet, is
full and overflows the casing. Opera
tions have been abandoned on it await
ing the arirval of an oil saver and tank
age. With the arrival of these work
will again be resumed. This well is
proving the latest sensation of the
new oil fields. Since its discovery
Wilson county claims to assume a
high rank among the gushers.—The
Wichita Eagle, May 16, 1917.
(The Farmers’ Oil and Gas Com
pany has holdings close to this well.)
I The Farmers Oil & Gas Co.
A Home Company
612-613 Paxton Block, Omaha, Neb.
Wells Now Drilling on Adjoining Leases
THIS COMPANY IS VERY FORTUNATE INDEED, IN HAVING ADJOINING OUR LAND, MANY
LEASES HELD BY BIG PRODUCERS. WE ARE CLOSE TO PRODUCING WELLS. IT IS PRAC
TICALLY THE SAME AS IF MANY TESTS WERE BEING MADE ON OUR LAND, AND YET NO
III ONE SO CLOSE AS TO EFFECT THE VOLUME OF t/UR WELLS.
The Farmers Oil and Gas Company owns 160 acres of land in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It
also owns Lease on 40 acres in Butler County, Kansas, and lease on 600 acres in Wilson County, Kan
Ip| sas. There are jarge producing Oil and Gas Wells close to our holdings. 800 acres, all in the great
[Jj .Mid-Continent Oil fields. Our plan is to sell these lots, out of this 160 acres which is blocked into lots
400 square feet each, giving a Warranty Deed and an absolute Title forever to the purchaser of any lot
or lots of which the deed participates in all wells drilled by the said Farmers Oil and Gas Company,
on any of their lands or leases. Our holdings are in the heart of rich production.
| OUR IRON CUD GUARANTEE
The Company will give one free round trip railroad ticket from any town in Neb., to our holdings
to the purchaser of 30 lots or more, or to any one purchaser representing a club of 30 or more lots sold,
and after a thorough investigation of the oil fields and the Company’s property with a member of the
Company, should he then be dissatisfied with his investment, every dollar that has been paid the Com
pany will be refunded. Could any Company make such an unheard of proposition if they did not know
that the nroperty is even better than they represent it to be? Who could ask a better guarantee?
Positively never since the beginning of the present greatness of the Kansas Oil Field has the public
ever been offered an opportunity like this. The Company cannot undertake to do drilling unassisted
by outside capital, and we will not ask people to invest their cash in stock certificates only. Instead
we will give each investor an actual deed to a piece of the land. The Company will drill (10) ten or
more wells with the money received from sale of lots and every lot owner will share in the profits
from the wells pro rata.
Success is not a question of age. You may be old or young. It is only a matter of seeing your
opportunity and being ready for it. i
BUY THESE LOTS NOW AT $10 PER LOT, AS THE PRICE WILL BE ADVANCED IN A
SHORT TIME TO $20 OR MORE.
ORDER FOR LOTS IN THE FARMERS OIL & GAS CO.
613 Paxton Building, Omaha, Neb.
Gentlemen:—Enclosed please find $. ..
as payment in full for...lots at $10.00 each.
This Company reserves the right to refund all money received
in case lots have been sold or advanced in price.
Mail deed to ...
(Name in full)
Street and City.
GREAT EVENTS.
Great events have occured at all
times, for somebody, at some place.
It may l-.ve been the day you met
the girl that is now your wife. It
may have been the day you met the
boy that is now your husband. It
may have been the day you paid the
last note on your home, or it may
have been the day you became a true
Christian. In fact it could have been
anything that has occurred to you or
yours that was of vital interest to
all concerned.
Now the point is this: On Tues
day, June 12, a great event (from an
artistic point of view) will occur in
Omaha, that ought to be of sincere
interest to all of our good thinking
people. On that occasion, Mrs. Flor
entine Pinkston will make her initial
professional bow to her home folks
and friends. Yes, that’s it—home
folks.
Isn’t she the same little girl who
lived among us a few years ago,
striving and trying to do? At that
time she had that spark of the genius
undeveloped.
’Twas then that she turned her face
to the land of learning and promise.
'Twas then (some six years ago) that
she decided to try and reach that goal
of success that spells defeat for so
many. But not for her, as time has
proven that she had courage and
fought off every obstacle that she
might succeed. Now friends, from
all advance reports, she has succeeded.
So it now remains for her home
folks, and theif friends to turn out
and give her the praise, help and en
couragement she so deserves.
May she feel that we have been
waiting; that after all the price was
not paid in vain; and that merit wdll
be rewarded. Come out and pay your
respects to the little girl that has
made good. DAN DESDUNES.
JUNE RALLY
for erection of Auditorium of Zion
Baptist Church, 2215, 17 Grant
strets.
BEGINNING
SUNDAY, JUNE 24
Let each member, friend and citi
zen help us to build this much
needed house.
REV. W. F. BOTTS, Pastor.
Mrs. Elizabeth Howard,
Church Clerk.