The New Era. (Davenport, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 10, 1913 Page: 1 of 4
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I N D EPENDEN1
IN POLITICS - A FAIR
DEAL FOR EVERYONE
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DEVOTED TO THE II-
TERESTS OF ONE OF
THE BEST TOWNS II
OKLAHOMA
Vol. 5. No. 10.
DAVENPORT, LINCOLN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1913.
$1.00 per year
Tenth Annual Contest
f Of the schools of Lincoln county in
athletic and literary events, Friday
and Saturday, April 11th and 12th.
Advance spelling contest, district
courtroom, April, 11, at 8 p. m.:
Contestants
Ev# Mae Bever, Dist. 125
Ivan Davis, 134
Winnie Lyons, 4fi
Lottie Green, 110
Dale NicholJs, 52
Jennie McGee, 64
Dorothy Peek, 128
Trop Perkins, 123
Eva Lane, 130
Ernest Willoughby, 106
Everett Phillips, 95
Roy Durst, 77
Alfred Collett, 79
Olive Bass, 98
Kathryn Davis, 1
Lelia Nicholson, 54
Jimmie Davis, 103
Intermediate spelling contest, at the
m county court room, April 12, 10 a. m.
x Contestants
Mettie Paimer, 125
Dottie Boyd, 34
Emma Whistler, 29
Fred Van Devogast, 34
Edna Smith, 24
Dollie Green, 101
Alma Taylor, 40
Dessie Dishon, 64
Stella Stingley, 128
Margaret McCue, 129
Bessie Willians, 131
Myrtle Davis, 122
Esther Mason, 95
Tessie McFarland, 77
Jessie Pryor, 79
Louis Parkenson, 98
Margaret Hoffman, 1
Ruth Darby, 54
Anna Najvar, 153
ATHLETIC CONTEST
For pupil of the grades below the
high school, at the fair ground, Satur-
day, April, 12 at 9:30 a. m.
100-yard dash Running Broad Jump
Shot Put Pole Vault
Run'g high jump. Relay race
440-yard dash
For pupils of the high school only,
Fair grounds, Saturday, April 12, at
1:30 p. m.
100-yard dash Running Broad Jump
Shot put Pole Vault
220-yard dash 880-yard dash
Running high jump One mile race
440 pard dash Relay running race
LITERARY CONTEST
The contest in recitation, oration
and debate will be held at the Egbert
opera house, Saturday evening April,
12, at 8 o'clock. Reserved seat tick-
ets on sale at Norwoods confectionery
at 11 o'clock, a. p1. Prices 25c and 35c
Comfortable seats for 500 people will
be provided. Get your tickets early,
PROGRAM
Invocation, Rev. David Thomas
Vocal Solo, Misa Caroline Collins
Recitation, "Kiss in School" Vestal
Gibbi, 19
Recitation, "Evening on the Farm"
Eddie Roberts, 121
Recitation, "A Cat" Elizabeth
Myers, 129
A Recitation, "I and My Father-in-
^ -Law-' Arretta Seifert, 54
Debate, "Resolved that Mexico
Should be annexed to the United
States." Afirmative; Nora Jenkins,
103, Agnes Mayo 54: Negative; Ger-
trude Jukes 103, Arratta Seifert 54.
Recitation, "The Bear Story" Ruth
Irvine, 103.
Recitation. ' 'The Vision of Sir Laun-
fal" Florence Allen, 37.
Oration, "The Homing Instinct"
Floyd Baugh, 95.
Oration, "A Scattered Nation"
Harold Green, 1.
Oration, "Master of the Situation"
Lee Seifert, 54.
Oration, "Influence of Great Per-
sonalities" Floyd Lyons, 128.
Recitation, "The Light from over
the Range" Ruby Smith, 1.
Recitation, "Hagar" Elsie Hughes. I
Recitation, "One Niche Higher" |
Lena Mapes, 95.
Debate, "Resolved that the Policy of i
Regulation of Monopoly is Preferable
to the Policy of Prohibition of Mo-1
nopoly" Affirmative; Waller B. Scrog-
gen, 103, Floyd Hubbell, 54: Negative;
Merle Beard, 54, Robert O. Gill, 103.
Elizabeth Myers being sick, Daven-
port will be represented in the literary
contest by Aretha Jones.
Surprised J. Q. Bagwell
Last Thursday was J. Q. Bag-
well's filth birthday anniversary
and Mrs. Bagwell secretly plan
ued a birthday dinner to which
she invited '25 of their friends.
They were all to arrive before
12 o'clock and so they did, each
carrying a basket containing
something very good. But when
they entered the dining room
they found a table already pre-
pared which looked veiy invit-
ing and even tempting. • A side
table was tilled with pies, cakes,
salads and other things too num-
erous to mention. The guests
returned to the sitting room
where they found Mr. Bagwell
standing in a corner and looking
very much surprised.
Di tiner was presently an-
nounced, and although there
wert three tables served, there
was enough left for supper. It
was thought that they would
have to save some for the next
day as everybody was "full up."
After dinner the company
was entertained with music by
the two little girls. The young
folks then amused themselve*
out of doors while the "old
tolks" gossiped in the house.
Dr. Nickell was the first to
say "Let's go" as he had to see
a patient and by 4 o'clock they
had all Scattered, wishing Mr.
Bagwell many more such birth
days and hoping that they
would have another opportunity
to visit with them in their
home.
Those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. Chapman, Mr. and
Mrs. Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Burgess.
Mr. and Mrs. Hedges, Grandma Berry,
Mrs Lena Adams, Dr. and Mrs.
Nickell, Mrs. Collie Chapman, Daias
Chapman and Ada Nickell.
High School Editors
As announced last week, this issue
of the Era was written by students of
the Davenport high school.
School Notes
Olianges Managers
Raca—chica—boom!
Raca—chica—boom!
Raca—chica! Raca—chica!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Always on top!
But never between!
Davenport High School 1013!
The eighth grade is busy pre-
paring for the county examinat-
ion. It' they do not pass it will
not be Professor McLean's fault.
He is working at night as well
as day with them.
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l^ebecca Justice is in school
again after several months ab
sence. We are glad to have her
with us again.
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Our school has quite a num-
ber of country pupils this year.
They are: Bessie and Marie Bell,
Baby and Bessie Herrin, Ethel
and John Cook. These have to
drive from two and a "half to
four and a half miles. Rebecca
Justic, Dora (Jrigsby, Bela and
Vera Massey, Josie and Oren
Anderson, Frank Baker, John
Blaney, Mattie, Anna and May
Adams, Charley Gildon, George
Manning, Leta Daughtery, Ray-
mond, Harold and John Adams
do not have so far to come.
The people of Davenport Dis-
trict feel that their school has
been a success, having pupils
come this far to her school.
This shows the need of consol-
idated districts Their parents
have to pay their taxes into
their district to run their home
school, and then pay tuition to
come to Davenport school.
This seems unjust that they
should pay twice so why not
pull for consolidated districts?
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Bela Mussey was absent Mon-
day.
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Let's not forget our contest at
Chandler Friday and Saturday.
We hope to have a good repre-
sentation from Davenport.
Allen T. Burgess '12 was a
(school visitor Tuesday.
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Tennis is the leading game
j with the High School pupils
The Seniors and the Juniors
have completed American Lit
erature. All having received
monthly grades above 00 no
final was necessary.
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Miss Hubble being sick Mon-
day Miss Staubus taught the
grammer room and Miss Ada
Nickell substituted in the inter-
mediate.
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There will be about 12 to take
the county examination Thurs-
day and Friday.
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There will be no High School
Thursday and Friday on account
of the county examination.
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Anna Adams, Bessie Bell and
Fannie Castle were absent Mon-
day,
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B. Moore was a 9chool visit-
or Monday.
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The following have enrolled
since Christmas: Josie and Artie
Connej- in intermediate room,
John Connor in the primary
room and Leta Daughtery in
the grammer.
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Mrs. W. A. Trumbo is sick
this week.
put up a big forfeit, that he will
drill within niuety days. He
has secured nearly enough leases
to justify him in drilling, also
Mr. Sheriff, who has a "bunch"
of leases has organized a Com-
pany and will probably drill in
the near future.
Oil
He Denies
(This communication is from J. Q.
Bagwell in answer to an article which
appeared in the Era recently relative
to Mr. Bagwell's good natured fued
with the Kentuckians,)
I do positively deny making
the statement that ten thousand
Kentuckians were hiding away
in Mexico. Any one that has
an idea of the amount hiding in
the United States would know
there would not be ten thousand
hid in Mexico. When 1 said
damn Kentuckians I meant those
Kentuckians that came from the
hills, or mountains and ate all
the red buds on my farm.
I did not mean the damn that
I know nothing about, I mean
them that will be damned if
they don't change their ways,
Yes 1 lived in Kentucky three
years and was very much dis-
satisfied with some of the people
there.
So 1 went west, with hope I
never wonld see one of them
again. The strife has grown so
great with the natives that there
has been such a large number of
them put to flight, you can find
some of thern any where you go.
Most any body would know
that "toolish man" down in
Davenport.
If I had been drunk between
15 and 25 years and then had fell
to sleep and when 1 woke up
found myself in a different state
and upon strict search I found
myself to be the saute old sot,
had neither made change in
acts soul or body. If I were this
man I would go else where
change my name and ask God to
forgive me for my sins and in-
truding against the laws of God.
A crowd of young people sur-
prised Miss Minnie Martin Sat-
urday night. All reported a
nice time.
Prof. F. O. McLean was visit-
ing in Cushing Saturday.
Mrs. F, O. McLean was visit
ing Mrs Davidson of Kendrick
Saturday.
Minnie Martin, who has been
visiting at Lawton for three
months past, came home Satur-
day.
Elizabeth Myers is on the sink
list this week
Charlie Gossett was
over Sunday from Tulba.
home
Misses Minta and Retta Lee
Day were shopping in Chandler
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stalker of
Flower, Kans. formerly of Dav-
enport are the proud parents of
a boy.
Petroleum (Rock oil) is one of
Oklahomas greatest products.
It is now supposed to Result
from the decomposition of
myriads of minute marine an-
imalcule. A French servant is
said to have produced it from
such animals.
The substances derived from
it are almost innumerable such
as lamp oil, gasoline, tar, color-
ing matter, fever remedies, vas-
eline, lubercafriug oil, etc, and it
i is said that the by-products more
j than pay the cost of refining so
' that the oil is more than clear
j profit.
The Cushing field is now one
of the most profitable in the
world though many think that
when the Davenport field is de
veloped it will out rank it.
Prospects for development
here are very favorable There
is a man here who proposes to
Mrs. Rock ford took charge of!
Jessamine hotel Monday night. J
Her sister, Mrs. Jennie Coffman j
will assist her.
The hotel is being newly pa-
pered, painted and remodeled by
the owner, Mr. Ostran.
Tom Martin spent Sunday
with his parents.
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Sheboygan Chairs
You know what the Sheboygan chair is—
everybody does- The popularity of these goods
and the great demand for them has induced us to
add them to our stock.
We Have a Full Line
and each and every Sheboygan chair is guaran-
teed and warranted.
Call and let us show them to you.
Jake Collar
Chandler, Okla.
Big Business
We hope the prophecy of big business this
year will be fulfilled. We earnestly solicit your
business.
Just received a car of the best shingles, a
car of Grove roofing and No. 1 and No. 2 Box-
ing, in fact you will find our stock complete
and the prices right.
The J. W. Graves Co.
DAVENPORT
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C. E. Stafford
Does General Blacksmithing and repair work
of all kinds. Carriage work a specialty.
I \ Near the Lumber yard DAVENPORT
THESE BONES SHALL RISE AGAIN
Man's first manifestation of civilization came
when he domesticated animals, cared for and used
them to assist him in making a living. Then came
the slow evolution of farm tools, until finally we
have the perfect implements found on all progres-
sive farms.
But not until recent years did man's second man-
ifestation of civilization appear; that of caring for
and feeding the soil.
Thousands and thousands of acres in the United
States stand ruined today from loss of humus, of
vegetable matter. Land will not continue to yeild a
return over and above the cost of production, unless
properly cared for.
Use all the animal manure you can get, rotate
your crops, using clover or cow peas at proper inter-
vals, and replenish the hungry soil with plant food
suitable to its and the crops nature. Feed your land
and it will feed you, and many shall know that
"The Farm, best homg of the family,
Main source of National wealth
Foundation of civilized society
The National Providence."
The Best Fertilizer is made in the Armour
factories from natures own plant food—bone meal,
ground dried blood, high grade tankage, reinforced
with acid phosphate and potash salts.
Thousands of the best farmers are spending mil-
lions for fertilizer, and find that it yields a large
profits.
Supply the soil with this valuable plant food—
these bones—and behold the corn sending forth its
leaves and rapidly developing into stalk, fod-
der, blossoms and fruit; or the royal cotton plant
sending forth its tiny shoot, developing with every
shower that falls whispering on its leaves, until
loosening its fleece to the sun, it yields its harvest
of gold.
STROUD COTTON OIL COMPANY
STROUD, OKLA.
Agents for
Armour Fcrtfllzcr
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