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"he Davenport New Era
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VOLUME 10
DAVENPORT, LINCOLN COUNTY, OKL/HOMA, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1918
NUMBER 20
The Revival Meeting
Gathers Momentum
The union revival meeting at
the Christian church is progress-
ing nicely, with increasing
crowds and interest at each suc-
ceeding service. Evangelists
McCown and Shaul are conduct-
ing themselves and their services
in such a thorough Christian
manner that they are winning
the friendship and support of all
with whom they come in contact.
The services are inspirational and
uplifting to a great degree.
Prof. Shaul, in the opening part
of the services, is proving him-
self a master in directing the
singing and playing the slide
trombone. He asks the support
of all the singers of the com-
munity. He is a composer of
note, and already he has sung
several of nis own patriotic com-
positions. Both of these men
are thoroughly patriotic and are
doing much to help win the war
against autocracy. Rev. Mc-
Cown carries a first class picture
machine and the finest views of
the German atrocities obtainable
and he shows a number of these
views each night and gives the
Kaiser many a bump. He face-
tiously speaks of his picture ma-
chine as his Lewis Machine Gun
with which he fires hot shots at
the Kaiser and his helper, the
devil. A few nights ago he said:
"I believe that the Kaiser be-
lieves in God, that he worships
and loves God, but," and here he
stomped his foot and shouted
with all his power, "the Kaiser's
God is my devil." It is not to be
understood that he preaches
along this line all the time for he
does not. Usually he preaches a
Gospel sermon exhorting men
and women to the better life and
then shows his pictures. The
services are filled with enthusi-
asm from start to finish, begin-
ning at 9:15 and closing one hour
later. We should be proud of
our singers. Prof. Shaul is a
singer of national reputation,
having been engaged in meetings
in 30 states and several times he
has complimented our singers on
their ability to sing new songs
and upon their enthusiasm. These
men are boosters; not knockers.
Their work is constructive to a
high degree.
The meeting is to be a short
one at best and every citizen who
is interested in the higher life
and who is patriotic should avail
himself of the opportunity to
hear these men and do it at once.
Sunday night Evangelist Mc-
Cown will deliver his well known
illustrated lecture, "The Devil's
Railroad," showing and com-
menting on the stations along
the Hell's Highway. Tne Pauls.
Valley Daily Free Lance says:
"It is red hot, funny and sad."
If you are shy of the cars, don't
come.
Remember the starting time
each evening is 9:15.
It is sure comfortable and
cheery to own your own home,
but it is safer to also have it
insured against fire and tornado.
For particulars, see J, R. Jones.
Mrs. Roy Bruce went last Fri-
day to Tulsa to see her husband,
who was caught in a machine at
an oil refinery at Oilton last
week and whose left arm was
severely wounded. He was tak-
en to a Tulsa hospital for treat-
ment, and according to reports is
getting along nicely. He is being
nursed by Mrs. Coombs, another
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hill,
who is a trained nurse. Prof.
Bruce has made application for
the superintendency of the Dav-
enport school for the coming
term, but has not been hired yet.
Alice Smith-Lynges
The sad news was received
here about 5 o'clock Saturday
evening that Alice Lynges, who
had been taken to Oklahoma
City for an operation for appen-
dicitis, was dead.
Alice Smith was born near
Kendrick in August, 1905.
Her mother died when Alice was
about 10 years old, and she was
placed in an orphans home at
Oklahoma City with her younger
brothers. She was adopted by
Mrs. Lucreta Lynges about 2H
years ago and had become
well known and loved in the
community. During the 2>s
years with Mrs. Lynges she made
the school record of advancing
from the second grade to the
seventh. She was converted and
joined the Christian church at
Chandler about two years ago.
On Sunday, June 16th, she be-
came ill, apparently with a chill.
After treatment for a couple of
days the doctors declared that
she had appendicitis. Mrs. Lyn-
ges sent immediately to Oklaho-
ma City for a specialist, who said
that she must be taken to Okla-
homa City at once for she was in
a critical condition. At the City
she was placed under a three
days treatment before the opera-
tion. She gained rapidly, and
about one o'clock oil Saturday,
last, she was operated upon. She
seemed to survive the operation
very well, but her heart seemed
to fail and she died at about four
o'clock.
The funeral was conducted at
the Christian church Sunday af-
ternoon at four o'clock by Rev.
J. A. Laning of Kendrick, and
the remains were laid to rest in
the New Zion cemetery.
In the words of that pathetic
old song we might say:
"They have fitted a slab of granite so
gray,
And sweet Alice lies under the stone."
Henry Brown for Sheriff
H. L. Brown and O. C. Bur-
gess were in Davenport last
Thursday in the interest of Mr.
Brown's candidacy for the office
of sheriff of Lincoln county for
the next term.
Mr. Brown is a staunch and
true Republican, living down in
Kickapoo township, and has been
a faithful adherent to its rules
and principles i«i this county for
a great many years. He served
very satisfactorily as undersheriff
during the administration of
George Arnold, and at the death
of that valiant officer, expected
to be appointed to fill the unex-
pired term, according to the
common rule of succession. 'But
not being far enough inside the
political ring,j he was overruled
and another man appointed. Mr.
Brown and a great number of
his friends and backers believe
that an injustice was done at that
time, and it seems that a great
many of the leading republicans
of the county are supporting
Brown for sheriff, because they
think he is the proper man for
the place and at the same time to
make uo for the injustice clone
him before.
Sentiment seems to be in his
favor mostly all over the county
and he feels confident that he will
receive the nomination in August
by a large majority. adv.
WANTED.—A pair of young
owls.—Owl Drug Co.
Misses Ezma Johnson, Vida
Richie and Pearl Roberson. came
down from Edmond Friday even-
ing and spent two or three days
with relatives and friends here.
They are attending the Summer
Normal.
Not One More Bushel of
Grain for Beer Vats
By ARTHUR CAPPER
We now are fighting a dry Germany.
There is no argument at any time in favor of
retaining the saloon. But there is every
argument in wartime for putting it out of
business. In Germany, the kaiser hai abolish-
ed the brewery and saloon for the war. But
today in America they are his best friends and
mightiest allies, for they waste our food and
destroy our man power.
Last year we made eight gallons of beer
to Germany's one. This year our brewers
will manufacture sixty million barrels of beer
but Germany's breweries will make none. No
beer will be made in Germany this year, but
our beer vats will continue to waste our
national strength.
The brewers of America are greater
traitors than our greediest profiteers. They
would encourage every one of our million and
a quarter young soldiers to become habitual
drinkers. They would deliver the Nation up
to the enemy for the money there is in the
liquor traffic.
The government is asking the good house-
wives of this country to save food, to econo-
mize in every possible >vay—and the breweries
use more of it in a i ay than the women can
save in a year. Enough grain is wasted to
make more than four million loaves of bread
daily.
Writing from France to the home folks in
Kansas, Lieut. Clayton Beach says the poor
French and English have seven wheatless,
seven meatless, and about three eatless days a
week. And while our allies are suffering for
food, while they are appealing to us for more
foodstuffs that they may keep more men on
the firing line—while to send them this food
means the sacrifice of fewer American lives—
the breweries are wasting more than sixty
million bushels of grain every twelve months.
I speak for the patriotic farmers of the coun-
try when I say we have not one bushel of
grain to waste on the traitorous liquor traffic.
To give it grain at any time is wicked. To
give it grain now is a terrible crime, for it is
nothing more than stabbing our boys in the
back.
The time has come for this nation to say:
"Not one more bushel of grain which might
go into brkadstuffs shall be converted into
beer, and not another pound of coal shall go
into its manufacture while this war lasts."
Dooley Minson was home Sun-
day.
A fresh cow for sale. See D. S.
Strough.
J. B. Swarts has returned from
his visit to Kentucky and Penn-
sylvania.
We can take care of your farm
loans now if you will call at the
New Era office.
E. B. Moore made a trip to
Chandler Friday in behalf of his
Germicide Ointment.
Misses Edna and Elma Meri-
deth have returned from a three
weeks stay at Prague.
Fred Messersmith was here
Tuesday.
Mrs. John Landis has been
quite sick this week.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Wilson on Sunday a fine girl
baby.
Miss Jennie Gertsen is here
from Stroud, employed in the
central office.
We think it a very good policy
that if you can't say anything
good about anybody, don't say
anything.
Wm. Derringer went to the
county seat Monday in connection
with the War Savings campaign.
Wind, sand and heat predomi-
nate in the weather reports,
with indications of a light shower
on the Fourth of July.
If you want to see a dandy
picture of the Kaiser, get a
strong magnifying glass, catch a
fly, and take a look. Swat!
Rev. W. B. Logan came over
from Stroud Sunday evening,
but was called back home on
account of the illness of his wife.
O. G. Robertson and family
motored to Ft. Sill last Friday
and visited until Monday with Ed.
They report a nice trip in their
new Reo and a very enjoyable
visit.
Abe and Bankey Tryon are
expected in this evening from
Piedmont, where they have been
harvesting a big wheat crop.
C. W. Slack, one cf our pros-
perous farmers west of town,
paid up his subscription to the
New Era the first of the week.
Why Not the Corners?
For the past three or four
years we have been noticing the
gardens of some of our citizens.
They have very nice gardens,
most of them. And talking
about gardens, the suggestion
has sprouted and grown in our
mind that a garden is a literal
picture of a man's or woman's
habits. A weedy and ill kept
garden generally signifies a dirty
and ill kept house.
Here's another idea. Maybe
you hadn't thought of this! We
have noticed one garden in par-
ticular, but there are many
others, that are fenced square
and plowed round, with weeds
and grass in the corners. Doubt-
less you hadn't thought how this
kind of a garden looks. Just
take a little stroll down to the
next corner this evening and see
your garden as others see it. Is
it something to be proud of?
While we are conserving food-
stuffs and everything else, why,
we ask, couldn't beans, peas, po-
tatoes, corn, radishes, onions, or
some other garden produce be
raised in the corner of the plot as
well as in the center? Aren't
you proud of your garden? If
you are not, you ought to be.
At least, why not keep the weeds
and grass cufout of the corners?
It will help the looks of your
place, and improve the appear-
ance of your end of town. In the
"Clean Up and Paint Up" Cam-
paign, it is the duty of everyone
to do anything and everything
that will help to beautify the
town.
We're merely asking for a
little co-operation, and a general
demonstration of the civic pride
of the town. If your town is
beautiful, be proud of it. If it is
not beautiful, make it so at once.
A Bright Idea
As a feature for the picnic to be
held in honor of the founding of
the town on July 28th, we would
suggest a ball game between the
candidates for county offices and
the business men of Davenport,
the side making the least scores
to be declared the winner.
Another suggestion: If no one
else is going to take charge of
the affair, why not let the Red
Cross get behind it and see if
they cannot make something out
of it? This is being done other
places, and is proving very profit-
able to the Red Cross, besides
putting more pep into the picnic.
W. T. Irvin has bought a new
Chevrolet auto.
Vernie Johnson and Harold
Hall went to Chandler Sunuay
afternoon.
Last week we failed to print
Arthur Capper's editorial on
"Beer." Look for it in this
issue.
Prague is going to have a big
4th of July celebration, accord-
ing to a page advertisement in
Red, White and Blue in the last
issue of the Record.
The Oklahoman headline Mon-
day says thte housewives of
America will can 1,500,000,000
quarts of foodstuffs and with the
cannon and the canning we will
can Kaiser Bill.
The man who persists in dub-
jbingthis paper a political sheet
is either grossly ignorant of the
policies of the paper, or a propo-
gandist equal to a German spy.
We are running a NEWS paper,
and all political dope run in this
paper is paid advertising.
Couldn't the Clean Up part of
the Clean Up and Paint Up cam-
paign go splendidly if all the tin
cans, papers, rags and other junk
could be camouflaged to look like
the Kaiser, and the weeds like
the Crown Prince or Hinden-
burg? Well, in their way, they
are just as destructive. Go after
them!
Honor to Whom
Honor Is Due
It has been said that the living
should deal tenderly with the
dead. I have often said and now
say that I dislike to see a good
man covered up in the earth
without some remarks upon
whom the Lord God Almighty
laid the sword of His eternal
knighthood.
When the Indian Territory was
opened for settlement, Eugene
Dye was among the first to cast
his lot among the settlers of the
new country and did his share to
make it what it now is—one
among the most prosperous sec-
tions in the great state of Okla-
homa.
For years he had been a mem-
ber of the Presbyterian church
and stood for his church, and
loved her doctrines.
His devotion to his family was
beautiful and his love and respect
for his friends was sincere. For
a man to live well and die well,
and leave the wealth of an un-
tarnished name to his family is a
grand consumation. May his
mantle fall on someone who will
as worthily wear it.
He stood as a prince for honor,
purity, virtue and civil law. He
came to his grave at a ripe age,
like a shuck of corn cometh in its
season anti he met his pilot face
to face at the croping. He faced
the battles of life bravely, and on
account of an honest and upright
life, like Paul, was able to say:
I have fought a good fight; I have
kept the faith.
His life was an alphabet on a
high plane in action, words and
deeds; his dealings with his fel-
low man were on the level by
the square.
His mortal body now sleeps in
its little low tent, whose curtains
never backward swing, and all
the soft whispering winds will
chant their requiem and the
cedar will sing a lullaby over his
sleeping dust until the trumpet
shall sound in that morning.
I beg to mingle my sympathy
with the immediate family and
fond friends, and lay this bouquet
of flowers upon the grave of my
friend. May they be kept there
by the mighty powers of gravi-
tation, and may the happy vision
that so charmed and delighted
the sweet singer of Israel rest as
a benediction upon the memory
of Eugene Dye.
Bright summer sun, shine gently here;
Soft southern winds, blow lightly here;
Green sod above, lie light, lie light;
Good night, my friend, good night,
good night.
-A FRIEND
Canning acid at Moore's.
Clean Up and Paint Up! Your
nation needs you in good health.
Nute King and Everett Burrus,
with other members of the new
company of National Guards
organized at Chandler, are put-
ting in regular nights at military
drill now.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Hill enjoyed
a visit the first of the week from
their son, Thos. E. Hill of Black-
burn, and their granddaughter
and her husband, Mr. and Mrs.
Baker of Cushing. Mrs. Baker
was formerly Miss Mae Hill.
When three American soldiers
were killed in action in France
the American newspapers justly
printed front page stories of
their heroism and eulogized them
in their editorial columns. No
front page story is printed of tha
thousands who die every year at
the hands of our greatest fOej—
Insanitation. Forward to tfce
fray! Clean Up and Paint Up
and Swat the Fly.
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Tryon, W. M. The Davenport New Era (Davenport, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 27, 1918, newspaper, June 27, 1918; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc109485/m1/1/: accessed May 7, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.