The Davenport New Era (Davenport, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1917 Page: 1 of 4
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Volume 9
avenport New Era
Ye Litile 01c ilomc Paper"
"FARMER" MITCHELL ON- THE JURY
It's a picnic to be on the Jury
in the United States Court. Have
been there since the tenth of Jan-
uary and have only set on one
case. In criminal cases I am
among the first to be challenged.
1 he defendants in criminal cases
don t want a preacher on the
Jury lest they should receive
justice. The defendant wants
acquittal rather than justice.
So many of the court officials
attorneys remind me of some
of the citizen's jf Davenport. One
or the leading officials reminds
me strikingly of our popular and
g?°d natured townsman, C. E.
Stafford, As soon as this digni
tary came into court, I thought
of Mr. Stafford. He is just such
a large, fine looking man, When
he Smiles he looks like Stafford.
In their dispositions there are
marked contrasts. This man
makes his living by listening to
other people talk, while Stafford
talks when he can get other peo-
ple to listen. This man doesn't
rust anybody, and Stafford
trusts everybody,
Another official is a man to be
noticed in a crowd, just like our
rustling hardware man, Oscar
Robertson. This official had his
hair cut. We hardly kjiew him
When he came into coijrt. How
i4 W-oijld change the appearance
Of Robertson should he have his
hail cut. 1 his official hts never
been late nor made a mistake nor
looked tired, just like Robertson.
When another official came
into court, 1 thought it was Dav-
enport's good looking Post Mast-
er Mann. He parts, his hair in
the middle, shines his shoes every
morning at 8;#) and does all in
his power to please everybody
just like Mann. Was in the post
office the other day whr?n mo|*e
than half the school gjrls went in
to lQQk at Post Master Mann as
he stood just behind the window.
The girls stood in line so
could ask the postmaster
tion.
DAVENPORl, LINCOLN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
22, 1917
To Our Readers:
February 15th, 1917
7^ - '~cSTe& LVSfl t'Jir Vat.
haveexUpS^reTvoUUbI?Ji0nlilWe ^ that * "Umber of ^criptions
raised, and it is with diflfcultv tiwf t?°W' . P'"1®8 on aU materials have abnormally
keen otiC k y ^atthema3or,ty°f smail country papers are able to
a year which has Lt^uVnmfiT V We ^ (rontinued at the ^me old rate .of $1.00
to eonti "m lieXtaftl 1° fT in.the paSt tw0 vears' ord«
our readers keep their subscriptions paid up inTdvZe " neC<SSary ^
aS we.,Dr;^f this —
w. M. TRYON, Editor
CHAMDLEK ROUTE SIX
Number 2
THE BREED TRADIN6 STAMP
i™°?® lhe Travest menaces to
£B"'erf in Oklahoma is the
, een Trading Stamp and similar
devices, which purport to be an
economy to the purchaser, but
which in fact prove an economic
loss to merchant, customer city
and everyone else concerned, ex-
cept those in charge of the stamp
system. . v
The stamp is founded on the
wrong principal to 5egin withi
that of something for nothing;"
it is a disadvantage alike to mer-
chant and customer; and the
profits from the trade, thousands
of dollars, go to an outside cor-
poration that pays no taxes in the
state nor cares for the economic
menace of the system.
Many merchants in towns
where the stamps have been es-
tablished are attempting to get
away from them, but the system
is such that this is almost an im-
possibility, they declare. The
state retail merchants' associa-
tion is fighting the stamp for
they recognize it as an evil that
will undermine legitimate busi-
ness.
The best interests of all con-
cerned buying public, merchant,
newspaper and community as a
whole—will be served by a law
abolishing the evil.,
SHORTHAND PAYING WAV THRU SCHOOL
BOYS RUN IIVER BY TRAIN
Many people in this vicinity a-e
making garden.' , lracR be
iV19 ®Joau sch°°l if*s been clos-1 Davenport
^ j?r. V?0 Pas.t week on account Wright, 17
cl diphtheria in the district.
Mrs. Henry Richie, Miss Celia
Watkins Geo. Watkins, Mr, and
lra-Y-K- Kounsavell, Mr. and
Mis. J, M. KimbaJl and Kenneth,
The girls stood in line so that aU ! V , wS' ^.a*° Kimball and
could ask the postmaster a ques-1 y and .Mr' alld Mrs- '• J- Chap-
*•— . H j man spent Sunday at the H. G
Rounsavell home
A twin brother of Judge Tele-
phone Price is in Court. He is a
lawyer, while our Price is a
►Judge, In addressing the jury
Mrs C. S. Mitchell and children
spent last week with her father,
^ vv. Slack.
Mrs. Roy
RFV. CAGE RETURNS
Ije asked the Court to call him , Mrs. ^ Bl'uce and children
down when he had said enough.;1®", F"day for their home in
. . Duke. Okla, Mrs. Carl Whit-
I aocompauied her as far as
Rev. James Cage, who has
been at the Christian Church
Hospi'al at Kansas City for some
returned to Davenport
last Wednesday after a success-
iu! operation for apprndicitis. He
reports that while there he savv
Miss Emma Kinsey, who is also
taking treatment at that hospital
and says that she is getting along
He says that she
™ 14 IJC I1(|U
He talked for over two
when he turned lo the
hours,
Court,
...... iu iiio v/ui4ii. /-vi 1 , ,v ;
asking if he had not said enongh,! Oklahoma City and visited there
The Court replied that he had i1,1,1 Saturday
nr f aui/l n.rU,;n — IT TI U..r. ti
not said anything yet. When
Judge Telephone Price talks, he
is always saying something—
about his fees or telephone rent.
Sleeping on the Frisco railroad
track betwerti Chandler and
will cosrt Ralph
t ----- v years old, of Carl
■ lunc.ion, .lo., his life, while his
companion, Clarence Biltzer 13
years old, of Jones City, Okla.,
will be confined to a Bristow
hospital for some time with a
broken leg Wright's left foot . ,u says ma
was ground off and his right legovery nicely,
severed above the knee when he
was run over by passenger train
No. 10.
The boys were walking from
Carl Junction to Jones City, ac-
cording to Biltzer's story, and complete recovery
had laid down 011 the track to
rest. Both went to sleep, but
Biltzer was awakened by the
train and was attempting to
leave the track when he was
struck by the locomotive pilot
and thrown high into the air.
Norman, Oklahoma
. . February 5, 1917
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Asa graduate of the Byrne
Simplified System of Shorthand. I
teel the inclination that is felt by
every other Byrne writer; that
is, to recommend it to those who
are interested in a business
course.
,, '•"""null, wauneta, Kan. . Byrne Simplified, in my opinion,
Mrs. Mary Berry, Pueblo, Colo. M? to the shorthand world what
G. W. Laudis, Chamber. j the system of chemical nomencla-
ture is to the chemical world. A
HEAVEN BLESS 'EM
The following people have paid
on subscription since our last
issue:
County Assessor, Chandler
E. G. Hazelrigg, Davenport
Sherman McMurtry, Chandler
O. G. Matthews. Liberty, Mo.
W. A. Bennett, Wauneta, Kan
Mrs. Henry Richie, Miss Celia
Watkins, George Richie, Mr. and! .i wn k^1? lnto the air'
Mrs. V.K. Rounsavell motored h!,t WaS b''okcn in fa".
from Rome, Kansas, last Friday I wi° ue!i,jSe l10 was uninjured,
and Saturday for a short visit , "ot wake up and his
ifiopuone rent, ,,u " kansas, last Friday ! u/v;,.i V i'j—7 .
We |,ike to hear Judge Telephone ai>d Saturday for a short visit ,V.gi.u ?ot wal
Priqe talk. Sometimes we o^ll with friends and relatives near body was taken from
him up at midnight just to hear I Davenport. neai 1 under the second ra
h'm tQ"' ' Mrs. Carl Whitman,
him talk,
If I could take my choice be-
tween attending court as juror
and courting, I would be a juror.
PRESBYTERIANS TO RESUME SERVICES
The Presbyterian people of this
place have secured the services of
a minister for six months for
morning service every Sunday
commencing the second Sunnay
in March. Before that time tin
church will be thoroughly reno
vated. Hitching posts will be
placed and all things made ready.
Sunday School will be organ-
ized at 10 a. m. the second Sun-
day, in March. Preaching ser-
vices at 11 o'clock. A ladies aid
society will also be organized at
this time. An exceedingly strong
choir has been organized and will
furnish as good music as given in
city churches. Special music
every service. All parts of the
service will be up to date, inspir-
ing and as punctual in closing as
opening.
under the second car by the train
„,i 1, i?rew- Both were taken to Bris-
beenspe^ding'k"few"d"ays at the if ^ trai" Which Sh'UCk
for Blanchi^Okla^, whei"6^ above is from yesterday's
A", .! lrJ Gkiahoman. The incident occur-
red on Tuesday.
can now put her7eet*to the'fluor al;e making a special effort , -
and her hand has been straieh:. tlme to eet ail of °"r sub-1 modern chemist no longer memo
ened. This is certainly'gratify- SCnpt,ons pai(1 up in advance. tos- '
ing news to Miss Emma's many cause—well, wm just need the
friends here, who hope for her However, if your sub-
scription is out and you can't get
the money right now to renew,
see us at once and we will make
arrangements to credit you.
METHODIST LADIES RE0R6ANIZE
The ladies of the Methodist Aid
Society met at that church Mon-
day afternoon and reorganized
electing as officers: Mrs. C. H. gr
Hesser, president; Mrs. Oby 01-j warning to parents bv C* a'mo't-
son, vice-president; Miss Bertha(rison in last week's Chandler
Whitman has bought a store, afid
they will make their future home.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Lay left
Sunday for Tulsa, where they
will make their future home.
Miss Goldie Imel spent Satur-
day night with Miss Bessie Bell.
Mrs. Isabell and Mr. Criss Felix
the I and Tom Hill of Blackburn visit-
ed a few days at the Hill home|tl.jn in
north (if town. trip to Oklahoma
Ira Sharp spent Saturday night''v
with \ irgil Hallock in Chandler.
Dr. B. F. Nickell returned from
1 ulsa Monday afternqyn.
J. E. Allred and son Edgar
went to Crowder Tuesday.
. P. Woodruff made a flying
City Tuesday
Trumbo, secretary-treasurer.
The ladies will meet at the
church the first Monday in each
month and at the home of the
various members, alphabetically,
the third Monday of each month.
Mrs. O. D. Groom was in
Chandler Tuesday afternoon.
There seems to be quite a num-
ber of cases of measles in the
community.
jrizes his formulae but builds
them up rapidly and accurately
by means of a few rules of no-
menclature. So it is with -the
modern shorthand writer; ho no
longer memorizes hundreds of
word-signs, but builds them up
rapidly and accurately by means
of a few simple rules of character
formation.
The following is the first para- systems ;u e known to
I'aph of a lengthy article of ^.on'a|P hundreds of word-feigns;
arninc to narnnfc hv n a m™. oyrne Simplified contains only
thirteen. It is governed by thir
AN ASTOflSHdG FACT
Cold reinidies at Owl Drug Co.
PIE SUPPER AT OAGGET
I here will be a pie supper and
entertainment at Dagget school
house Saturday night, February
24th, the proceeds to go.forllthe
improvement of the New Zion
Cemetery. Everybody welcome
Come and bring a pie.
This is Patriotic Song Week
O. G. Robertson made .a busi-
ness trip to Oklahoma City the
first of the week.
Mrs. R M. Argabright and
Mrs. Oby Olson were shopping
in Chandler Saturday.
Several from here attended the
funeral of Miss Nellie Taylor at
Stroud Sunday afternoon.
A new motor car has taken the
place of the old hand car on the
Frisco section.
News-Pflblicist:
"In God's name, fathers and
mothers, take warning and know
that your girl is at home or at
the home of another surrounded
by the very best of influence^
Saturday G. W. Taylor,
held agent of the Home of Re-
deeming Love, Oklahoma City,
called at the Methodist parsonage
and with the records at hand
, 11/ luir-
teen rules of character formation
which are so simple that a child
can understand them.
Byrne System is all that it is
claimed to be. I am using it, at
odd hours, to pay my expenses
while going thru the Medical De-
partment of Oklahoma Universi-
ty.
In conclusion, I heartily recom-
mend the Byrne Simplified Short-
auu wiui me records at hand lutMm oyrne Simplified Short-
showed that seventeen girls J111".11 to anyone interested in a
whose postoflice address is Chand- business course. I took the
Ut, Okla., have been rescued
, v. uccu iraturu
from the awful traffic of white
slavery and houses of prostitu-
tion and these precious girls were
all without a single exception
Miss Dora Grigsby is spending ;esV'y'nf,r 'hat the first step they
~ -111 • - • took toward the rod-light district
the week at the home of hei
ents near Kendrick.
par-
Miss Lois Hall returned Satur-
day from a week's visit with Mrs.
'Bela Massey-Gray at Tulsa.
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Friendly Interest
IF YOU LIVED IN MilVVlfORK OR CHICAG0--
—You would have acce*:; to some of the
greatest Banks in the world;
- but you would not get the attention nor
the interest in your welfare that vou
receive at this Bank.
DAVENPORT STATE BANK, Davenport, Okla,
O. D. Groom, Phksident R. m. Aboairigiit, CasujU
I VV. A. ClUSTAlN. AaiUTANT Ca«H>E1:
,w 13 i amuuc oong week I The weather the first of DipIi "I *
throughout the public schools of week was so springlike that a ,'fteJadfnrt1 fTll
the State' ^r of our citizens were bis? i e: Unc e T h°me °f
===============================— with their gardens. uncle, i. J. Jones.
Mrs. J. B. Colvin was hostess
for the Embroidery Club Wednes-
day afternoon, Feb. 14th. Noth-
ing but routine'business was at-
tended to. During the social
session luncheon was served to
« . I seven members. There were no
of the 11, Ml®s(,l ac.ieJ"nes returned to club guests. Mrs. Hall will be
her home in 1 urcell Saturday, j at home to the club next week.
3 n Am a of
The new telephone directories
are out. If you haven't received
yours yet call at the 'phone office
and get it.
U|5m
was trom a dance or ballroom.
THE EMBROIDERY CLUB
course in the CAPITAL CITY
BUSINESS COLLEGE, and this
accounts for my rapid progress.
Sincerely yours,
Leonard Brown"
Mr. Brown enrolled in the
CAPITAL CITY BUSINESS COL-
LEGE, after High School in the
summer, and finished Byrne
Shorthand. No young person
can beat it for a Quick stepping-
stone. '
Write for free catalogue.
CAPITAL CITY BUSINESS
COLLEGE
Oklahoma City & Guthrie, Okla
A good roads meeting was con-
ducted at the Mud College school
house Tuesday night by Prof O.
W. Bass and others from Chand-
ler.
Miss Ezma Den la / Pa r 1 o rs',' °Sh a w 11 e!'' Ok\T
nanrlior anH 11 =. . . .. A -V-i. . .
Try a New Era Want Ad.
Marshall Dye and E.zmu Ue
1 attended """th^^moS^ctMrJ haS, Just returned fom Denvei
; show Saturday night. IS m hls offlce every day
L.O'0? Kerns came down from
I Cleveland Saturday for a few
j days' visit with friends here—
^ particularly one particular friend.
Postmaster McLaughlin from
Chandler, one ot Lincoln county's
leading good roads boosters, was
Mr. and Mrs. Gusty Loy and
Miss Mal'ie Adams came down
from Drumright and spent Sun-!
day at the parental home of Mrs '
Lena Adams.
Kev. J. II Patterson, pastor of
the Baptist church here, has sui'-
in it- „ ^ ■ . . ficiently recovered from the
lover TSul}day . look"'i! measles to be up and around, but
1 ,u D . v7 n,«ff/ k fTnUl' aud,stop^d . was unabie to fill his apiKiint-'
m ua\enport a few minutes. i_—*
I inents at the church Sunday
To be able to get what you want when you want
it in hardware is a convenience to you.
Our stock is complete in the hardware line, and
we otier you prompt and courteous service and right
prices on all purchases whether large or small.
\ ou look at everything before you buy, and
back of all is our guaranty of quality.
Buy it at home.
| Robeitson Hardware Co.
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Tryon, W. M. The Davenport New Era (Davenport, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1917, newspaper, February 22, 1917; Davenport, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc109406/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.