The Davenport New Era (Davenport, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 28, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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DAVENPORT. LINCOLN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1916
V olume 8
Number 46
Read the ads.
Did you have a Merry Christ-
mas?
Money can be lost more ways
than won.
W. D. Band and Hay Hutton
motored to Chandler Tuesday.
Have the courage to turn fror
evil and cling to that which i
good.
Every war cloud has a silver
lining for the munition manu-
facturer.
Marshall Dye and Perry Hut-
ton were kodaking near Chand-
ler Sunday.
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Christmas
■■(By-
LAURA JEAN LIBBEY
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Edwards
are spending the holidays with
relatives at Avant.
Dr. U. E. Nickell and Claude
Gray motored to Chandler in th"
Doctor's car Christmas day.
Rev. Alonzo Home is ,movin<
into the Baugus property in th<
north part of town this week.
Oliver M. Ingenthron and W
A. Chastain drove to Chandler in
Ingenthron's car Christmas day.
Misses Anna Adams, Lois Hall
and Vida Richie were Christmas
shopping in Chandler last Satur-
day.
Read Laura .lean Libbey's idea
of the Wrong Christmas Spirit
on this page this week and see if
you are hit.
Mrs. Wini ,'e Perkins snd son
Troy arrived from Edmond Saljr-
day evening to stolid a week t
their home here
Have the courage to speak to a
friend in a "seedy" coat, c .tn
though you ai ir compaii. •. iti.
a rich man and richly attired.
Miss Pearl Price, who is em-
ployed at the telebhone exchange
at Hanna, arrived Saturday to
speud the Holidays with home
folks here.
Mrs. A. B. Mears and little
daughter, Dorothy May, of Ada
are visiting at the parental home
of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Slack,
west of town.
(Copyright.)
Wrong Christmas Spirit
They ne'er considered It as loath
Emkj To look a gift horse In the mouth,
And very wisely would lay forth
No more upon It than 'twas worth.
F THOSE who have striven so hard to make holiday
Klvlng pleasing for others only knew of the spirit with
which it Is ofttimes received, it would nip much of the
pleasure out of the old, time-honored custom. It would
he laughable were it not so pathetic in many an Instance.
The wife of the clerk living in modest apartments hears
the expressman's rap on the door with a thrill of pleas-
ure. llis well-to-do-Aunt Hanna, from the country, has sent them an Im-
mense Christmas box.
"I do hope It's a lace centerpiece for the dining-room table, a handsome
carving set, a silk dress pattern or a set of fnrs. I hinted so strongly to her
when she was here last those were the things I hoped Santa would bring us."
Hubby could not cut the strings fast enough to suit the kiddies, who
gathered, open-eyed, about the great box. A note lay on top, stating that
auntie had made everything in the box with her own hands. The wife's
shriek of anger was drowned la the shrill cry of delight by the little ones as
package after package was unwrapped. There was a canvas doll with a
pretty hand-painted face that baby could fling around as much as she pleased
without injury. There were scarlet knitted caps and mittens for Johnnie, a
knitted sweater for Dick, a soft, fleecy wool scarf for the mother of the
kiddies, and three pairs'of knitted socks for their father.
"Was there ever such a lot of old frumpery as that exasperating old
woman has sent us? I wouldn't give them house room," declared the wife.
"Aunt means well," responded her husband reprovingly. "Many a long]
weary hour those dear eld hands have spent In fashioning those gifts which
you find so unwelcome."
Another rln„ at the bell. "It's from your mother," exclaimed the wife
excitedly. 'Now we shall be apt to get something of some account." Tho
chlldien, 1 iring that, i.eld their breaths.
The package disclosed a toy engine for Baby Sun, wh0 had never seen
an engine or ridden ca a train; a pair of riding boots for Master Johnnie,
aged ten, who never had a horse to ride, with no prospect of ever owning
such an animal; a pair of French vases for the wife, together with a pair of
pink satin, be-ribboned bedroom slippers; a cont-and-trouser hanger lor th*
head of the household.
The wife was so angry she could only sit down and cry. "\\ hat does a
(vorcan, living In a third-floor rear flat want of s:itiD bedroom slip; ers?" rae
demanded. 'I'll pitch the all out." Her husband quoted slowly: '
I ever cast a llo-ver away, A Howe/, a fade J flower,
A gift of one who cared for m«. But It was done reluctantly.
Mrs. Ernest Saak and children
of Ralstin passed through Daven-
port Saturday on their way to
Wellston to visit with relatives
until after the Holidays.
Nellie Maxwell is one of the
best authorities on good cooking
in the state of Oklahoma. Some
of her famous recipes will be
found on page seven in this issue.
Allen Burgess was in Daven
port Sunday,
Miss Mildred Scott was shop-
ping in Stroud last S iturdav.
Have the courage to \\ ar y ur
old clothes until you can pay for
new ones.
Live right.
Sneed Sawyer has moved to
town.
Why not a girls' basket bail
team for Davenport?
Urging two men or boys to
fight is worse than urging a dog
fight, and there is a town ordi-
nance against urging a dog
fight. But this is some people's
idea of sportsmanship.
On page two this week you
will find the text of President
Wilson's Plea for Peace. Be
sure to read it; also the other
articles on the war and peace
nuestions on the same page.
Miss Bettie Scott i.- : c; ding
the Holidays at thf home i:; her
parents near Stroud.
Have the courage to d<i with-!
out that which you do not need,:
however much your eyes may1
covet it.
Claude Gray and Le.slei and
Alvah Cox came up from Sapulpa 1
Saturday to spend the Holidays
at home here.
We would like to take th
opportunity to warn i -tain per-
sons that there is a state law j
against letting minors play pool.'
Patronize the men who patro-
nize your home paper.
State News Notes on page two
tiiis week are very interesting.
Have the courage to prefer
comfort and propriety to fashion
in all things.
Miss Ezma .Johnson is on the
sick list.
Rev. James Cage is quite ill
with appendicitis.
The most effective preaching is
in kindly deeds—not blustry
words.
Little Preston Taulbee is spend-
ing the Holidays at the home of
his uncle .John here.
Miss Olive Bass, who is teach-
ing at Mountain View school, is |
spending the Holidays at her
home in Prague.
To Preserve Meat is the name
of an article on page six in this
issue of the New Era that may
prove quite interesting to our
rural friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Word of
Well-ton passed through Daven-
port Sunday on their way to
Cushing.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Gossett and
children are here from Oklahoma
City to spend the Holidays with
home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. .less Jewett are
lien- from Sapulpa visiting at the
parental home of Mr. and Mrs.
T. W. Massey, west of town.
Enjoy life.
Matt Duhr was here on* day
last week.
Have the courage to start
right and keep right.
W. A. Price and family motor- .
ed to Stroud in their car Sunday.
Whenever you see a shadow,
it means that there is a light
close by.
Did you make someone happy?
If not, you missed the spirit of
Christmas.
Miss Janie Chown. i<? lef Sun-
day for Hominy, whei\ aim will
spend the Holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Reaves of
Kendrick spent Sunday with the
C. O. .Johnson family.
Have the courage to own you
are poor and thus disarm poverty
of its sharpest sting.
Miss Nelle Hall came down
from Stillwater to spend the
Holidays with home folks.
Roy Harrison and W. D. Baird
are here from Stillwater to
spend the Holidays at home.
Mrs. James Pryor arrived from
Hominy one day last week to
spend the Holidays with relatives
here.
Miss Estelle Sittler, principal
of the Davenport school, is spend-
ing the Holidays at her home in
Bristow.
Col. L. Roberts went to Ady-
lott Tuesday to cry a sale, and
from thee he went to Depew to
cry another one.
Week b ioi >: last we commenc-
i'J t': • . to; y "Corporal Santa
Clans" which is concluded on the
last page - thi week's New Era.
J. E. Wri,Jif who is travelling
intheiritere.ci th^ French Val
Lace Works of Not York City,
spent the fore part of the week
in Davenport.
Miss Mattic uiams and Mr.
and Mrs. Gusta Loy :i'-a here
from Drumright, spending the
Holidays at tin larental home of
Mrs. Lena Adams.
Last Sunday at Bermuda Stock
Farm Rev. F. A. Mitchell pro-
nounced the wedding of Miss
Effie Hyd of St' >ud and Mr. T. P.
Shelton of Chandler.
Mi^s Mabel Mitchell arrived
last Friday from Memphis, Texas,
where she is ti rising school, to
spend the Holidays with home
folks at Bermuda Stock Farm.
The boys have organized their
basket ball team and aro now
steadily at practice in the old
Mammoth Building. They ex-
pect to play a match game about
the last of the week.
The Baptist and Methodist
churches held Union services at
the Baptist diurch Sunday morn-
ing and evening. Rev. Peak
preached in the morning and
Rev. Patterson at night.
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Tryon, W. M. The Davenport New Era (Davenport, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 28, 1916, newspaper, December 28, 1916; Davenport, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc109398/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.