The Davenport New Era (Davenport, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 26, 1917 Page: 1 of 4
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Volume 9
I)A\ EXPORT, LINCOLN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1917
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DAVENPORT IS COMING ALIVE!
Number 11
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By the Editor, Himself
At last it has happened! The Town of Davenport and the Dav
enport Cornet Band have decided to work together for the benefit
of Davenport in general. The business men have pledged them-
selves to pay the band a nominal sum each week, in consideration of
which the band has agreed to give a concert on the bandstand on
main street every Saturday afternoon. Also the band has agreed
to repair the bandstand, paint it and put a large flag on the pole.
The money paid in by the business men will be used to make these
repairs and to get new music from week to week.
And, now, who is to profit by all this? Why, everyone! The
country people will have the enjoyment of hearing good rousing
band music every week if they visit our little city. The business
men will sell more goods and do more business on account of the
larger crowds that will come to Davenport to hear the music. The
band will profit also by thus supplying itself with new music and the
needed experience of playing in the open. And last but not least,
the Town of Davenport will profit by having the bandstand and the
grounds surrounding it made into a sort of an amusement park fqr
all visitors to Davenport, as it will be transformed into a regular
beauty spot. And we will show our patriotism to the public by
displaying our colors -the red, white and blue.
It may be that after a while we can arrange for an evening con-
cert after supper some evening in each week for the pleasure and
amusement of the town people, tired business men, and our farmer
friends who would care to motor or drive in in the twilight for a
little amusement.
Below we give the program for next Saturday, April 2Sth, to
begin promptly at 2:30 p. m.:
1. The Star Spangled Banner
2. Victor March
3. Salute the Flag
4. Color Guard March
5. Naval Militia March
6. Dixie Doodle Dandy March
WATCH FGR NEXT WEEK'S PROGRAM
HERMANN HAG
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ArWricfj, Arne^ciT^her^ is^viAir manhood gone?
Who «ons Icj-^rag ^nd irun, who taught
5'our soqs" to fawn.?-' j j
Who t^ugfft) your^ofis to whine of peace with quaking
cowardlknees, JJ j |
And fling W j^annTtiJthe wolvri yon,V hard-won liberties?
America, Ammc^wheiK^your gloi-y fled?
What of the of the deeds, what of the
noble dead? :j s
What M the swords that flashed tor you, what of the
toh|;ues that spoke?
What, of the hea"rts Ithatbled j, what of the
heaiMs that brnUp?
sword once morel
is on your shore I
ANOTHER GOLD MEDAL
magnifying their mission
Quite a crowd of Davenport | This campaign enables the
people attended the county con-1 business man to magnify his mis-
tests at Chandler last Saturday.1 sion, to take his proper place as a
Davenport had no entries in j practical leader in civic pro^re^s
athletic .this year, but came in For instance: Bud Williams is
for our si.:.re in the leading and | just an "ordinary merchant" in a
oratorical contest- m the even- little town "out west." He s no
ing. Miss Lucille Irvin was ("civic leader," no philanthropist
awarded first place on the ora- He sells general merchandise,
tiou and trot the gold medal. Last spring he got a "Clean Up
Miss Willa Harvey, received lion- and Paint Up" folder. He read
orable mention for tliir.l place in it. The idea looked good to him
the reading. Tins did very well and he talked it over with Smith
for Davenport considering that and Jones and Olsen, all business
we had only the two contestants, men. The idea looked good to
Next year we hope to be able to them. They talked it over with
have more contestants and win in their local editor, the mayor, and
proportion. the president of the Board of
i Trade. A committee was organ-
KILL THE FLIES nzed. Yes, their "Clean Up and
A « rr, r ! Paint Up" campaign was a great
Any time of the fear is a good ,ucc,.,„ The merchants met,
time to light the fly nu ance, but j ed their business. Bat that v
these first warm days of spring „ot all. The-little town v a- re-
are especially so. A fly killed]generated. Enemies worked
now may avert a multitude of shoulder to shoulder for a more
flies a few weeks later, for the sanitary and more beautifu]
fly is a most prolific breeder. | Hometown. They boosted in
The campaign against flies should ; unison antl became friend, Fyen
be considered from two view-. the town knocker wrote to the
points: first, to get rid of existing j editor, "the campaign has snatch-
flies; second, to prevent the ed the town from the dogs"
breeding of other multitudes of j Hundreds worked on the cam-
the pests. Screens in houses, paign committees. Dut who
ca, remember
you across
dead!
will not be
areian the air?
hingtonVxhe call of
j 1 ■ As \
cock! /There,\Adams,
Paul Jo
ot rrvade to
and gutter
to flare
Only t
1 to set ytour light on
- IP
We did not dr
A 1~- arm, ari ;
craven band slolbfully let; it
honor? To Whom a/one
we bow!
perish now I
dread!
the
for Freedom t^ien, to. let her
/ America!'Put by the craven
we c6me to/the colors! We/come
invincible dead! J _- £ .1 fill
Arm, arm,.arise1 For your deid cannot sleep i
green graces! j / 1 .7 -
Liberty :ries, imperil/d! And we de?d rise up from the
waves! I / . j / \ \
Mqstey the strength of the giving! Ten to oneile we!
Tci) ghosts behind each va/iant boy/whp strikjesjfor ,
sleep ih the old,
DIGEST OF ARTICLES ON CONSOLIDATION
Hrom University Extension Department—1914
.xpentnce pto\es that with a consolidated school the attend
ance is a larger proportion of the enumeration; the attendance of
the> em oiled pupils is much more regular; and tardiness is almost
unknown. 1 upils can be better classified and graded; instead of
Often having but one or two in class the classes are large enough
to cieale interest and enthusiasm; pupils can be classed where they
t^frl tSe. nBf°POed mt°te by (h* the
The consolidated school is the only possible way to secure the
rura high school, one of the most needed and indispensable educa
a umenta.ities that can be imagined. This would end the
necessitjci sending children away from home at the most critical
time in life. Under present conditions, children must Hve away
from home almost all their youth, or be deprived of the advantages
o lug", education, rhe consolidated school affords even better
educational advantages at home than the towns can oiler.
rol. James says that the country boy has an immense advant-
age of his citj cousin because he handles material things at first
mor«S ° ° .V S<"",y PiCtUreS °f UlU,n- His Perceptions are
more yiv .d and so his power of perception is greater and also all
the other powers which depend upon or are closely connected with
perception Hie count, y boy almost holds his own in spite of his
handicap of poor schools. The consolidated school would make the
country rather than the city the best place to educate chil iren.
It is-now universal!) conceded that rural schools should be of a
different type from that which prevails in the city. The nearnss of
the rural school to Nature shonld be utilized, and it would give a
higher type oi education better adapted to country life and needs.
. e fact u';u under present defective conditions country schools
should anything like hold their own shows that if they had a fair
chance it would never be necessary for any farmer to move to town
or send his children there for the sake of educational advantages.
[MORE TO FOLLOW - WATCH NEXT ISSUE1
A POEM FGR YOU
ENTERTAINMENT POSTPONED
If 1 knew you and you knew me—
If both of us could clearly see,
And with an inner sujlit divine
The meaning of your heart and
mine,
I'm sure that we would differ less
And clasp our hands in friendli-
ness;
Our thoughts would pleasantly
agree
If I knew you and you knew me.
—Nixon Waterman
I lie Declamatory Entertain-
ment to have been given by Miss
Sittler in the Auditorium next
Saturday night, April 28th, has
been postponed a week in order
that the orchestra might be
present and furnish the music,
i his entertainment is being given
under the auspices of the Parent-
I'eacher Association and an ad-
mission fee of ten and twenty
cents will be charged.
Arm.. arnv^Tise. America!(Heart 6f tr/ land, t)C flame! '
K.w<^J2^rba[tcr!'°4 %th and
Hafk, how' the old heroic^ghosts to-fdefyhless deetj^
iL.yovi urej cowards, perish! But if you are m^n, then
XfighU/
CHANDLER R UTE FIVE
By Special Correspondent.
what to raise
Mitchell.
allon.
certain varieties of poison and
the familiar "swatter" are ef-
fective weapons against flies now
present and active. Effective
measures against the breeding of
flies must be taken by the com-
munity rather t ian the individual
and the individual who permits
started the ball rolling? That's
exactly what one merchant did.
CHANDLER ROUTE SIX
By Special Correspondent,
Mr. and Mrs. Anatole Betrem-
auu me muiviuuai uu Pci mii.-x ieux an(' Liaby spent Sunday at
the existence in his stable or yard , ''Ie ^rank Betremieux home,
of manure or garbage which is a ^'ss Erma Rounsavell spent
breeding ground for flies en- '^mrday night and Sunday with
dangers the health of the entire Mary Harvey.
community. If he will not vol- M'ss Edda Bray spent Friday
untarily remove such a nuisance w'1'' Bessie Bell.
and threat to health he should be Mrs. \. K. Rounsavell and
forced to do so. Public health is k-iby spent Saturday at the Plato
a matter which concerns the en- Kimball home.
Miss Eva Bell spent Saturday
tire community and no individual
because he happens to own or
rent a certain piece of property
has any right to maintain con-
ditions which menace others.
Rev. F. A. Mitchell filled his
appointment at the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning before
leaving for Claremore.
and
night with Misses Maemie
Christina Sawyers.
A large crowd from this vi-
cinity attended the contest at
Chandler Saturday and Saturday
night.
Misses Maggie and Mallie Mas-
sey spent Saturday evening at
Harris home.
i up or; I hi- Davenport Garage seems
| new Tin Lizzy; to be keeping busy.
j Tom Hall says Germicide Oint W A Ti-umbo has been on the
ment is the Intet. ,!cU , t abul|t , Ul,ek_
NlCk; ,!!i ' :-3UI'Ciu'ecI" ('uLL- Roberts is dointr the
«coking stunt at the t.ewis A
Mr. Hubbell. a real estate man Ruth Cafe>
j.,".'1' " ' '' ,n'; '-einember the union prayer!
- eting at the Baptist church
: Miss Mary Christy spent Sun- 1 ue3da>'ni2ht: _
.
i, iv/iifc. 1 wi . ana Mrs. Groom and Mr.
■i i Mrs. Olson mot ored to
! Ben Craig spent last week Str°Ud Wed"CSilay n|gh
|12f'fonand Meeker selling1 fa Messersmith, we, are told.
1! be the owner of a new Stu-
1 Oscar Allred has returned to lebaker car in the nc *r future.
(Sapulpa to take up his work' About twenty.five youn.i peo-
, aeam with Co, t, hi in
1
ine i t Junes Cotton Co. will Monday ni ht
contract Tor October and Novem- -
t0, ^ fw 500 K«v. Lee Bole k came dc-wn
pound bait <„ middling cotton, j from Betheny ;u,c pre u'af<I at
'bma'tioa sob T r r '" i11" • ' cL?!h
, matioa see T. L, Lewis. morning and evenii ig.
Mrs. Eliza Boleijaclc visited
her mother Mrs. Tunnell the lat-
ter part of the week.
Mrs. Thacker called on Mrs.
1 Ayers Sunday afternoon.
i Mrs. Roy Vickei^ and Miss
| Minnie Kalka called on Ilattie
l Thacker Sunday afternoon.
Albert Kalka's brother .John
and family from Agra spent the
day Sunday with him.
Wiloy Megee and wife attend-
ed Sunday School at Davenport
Sunday.
Henry Keith and w ife visited
Ves Jones one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. G. II. Thacker
visited Mrs. Thacker's aunt Mi
Forbes Sunday.
Kate and Lizzie Boicijaek at-
tended the party at Miller's Tues-
day nig'ht.
Walter Niccum's father and
mother and Mr. and Mrs. Tunnell
spent the day with him Sunday.
Misses Hattie Thacker and
Minnie Kalka motored over to
Davenport to Sunday School and
church Sunday.
Robert Thacker called on Joe
McMut try Sunday.
Roy Vickers visited Albert
Kalka Sunday.
The smallpox scare has, we
hope, about scared out.
Marion Stockwell is now the
owner of a Ford car, and we
hear that lie has employed two
"extras" to accompany him —one
to push and one to crank.
On account of the food supply
and the condition of the country,
it is very essential that every
acre of available land in the State
ot Oklahoma be planted to some
food or iorage crop this season.
An unprecedented demand has
b *en caused from the drain from
11 reign countries, and the high
pi ice o! all food crops. We also
in ;e that more hogs be raised,
in or i to me t the growing
demand lor meats. On account
of the ioi tin s of the corn crop,
the available upply of hogs in
the State of Oklahoma has been
depleted, and we would respect-
ul > urge that you raise as many
hogs a - possible. We w ould also
"ggest that on account of the
■ shortness of the beef supply, that
oui farmer friends raise more
and better cattle. In the last
fifteen year- the population of
the United States has increased
15,000,000. During the same
period of time the cattle popula-
tion in the United States has de-
i reased 14,000,000. This is from
the corap led records taken from
the Federal Department, and we
would respectfully urge that
more attention be given to the
raising of live stock of all kinds,
especially cattle, hogs and sheep,
and all meat animals for slaugh-
ter.
T. J. Jones came in Monday
from Drumright, where he is
selling goods and preaching. He
returned to Drumright Tuesday.
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