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The Davenport New Era
Vol. 7. No 10
DAVENPORT, LINCOLN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1915.
$1.00 per year
A PLEA FOR THE
BOYS AND GIRLS
Now that the storm is over
and we have time for sober re
Unction let us look back and see
what it was all about any how.
Did we really need to tear up
llie town to accomplish what we
now realize that we have ac-
complished? Or did we give
way to personal feelings and let
ourselves be led on to do without
thinking what we were doing'
We cannot fail to see that we
have materially injured our
school, lost the county contest
for "ur town worktd a hard-
ship 'in the Ladies' Aids who
weiv working hard tp contribute
their part to the entertainment
of < ur intended visitors, besides
.Suing absvilutely no good for
i.ursel«e8. And all because we
"talked too much" where we
were in 110 way interested Now
let this be a lesson to those who
are always ready to give advice
and agitate disturbance* wherf
they are in no way interested,
and let this experience teach all
of us to be not too ready to take
up some one el-es quarrel, but
inetead try to keep away dis
turbai ces from our town, and
t*|f r. -.11 \ from our school.
Ii i- plain to the most dense
that our school it; out greatest
asset to the town, and when it
is dead ( and we realize that it is
dang' rously ill) our town will
be a gloiious place for capital
and investment (?>.
NOW, let's all wake up to the
realization of the fact that a
dangetous proposition faces our
ening the term, and that is to
send all our High School pupils
to some other town where they
can get High School work, and
pay their board and tuition and
incidental expense thus taking
an immense sum of money from
Davenport that needs it so much
and spend it in .ome other town
and all for what?
Wake up and shake up and
go to work for a NINE
MONTHS SCHOOL and learn
that anv town's first duty is to
its boys and girls in the way ot
ghingtothem the best oppor
tunities possible for an educa
tion.
A CORRECTION
DEATH OF MRS. JESSE
"Mrs. Buttie P. Jessee, the
widow of Col. George M. Jessee,
a gallant soldier in the Con
federate army, died Friday after
noon at one o'clock at the home
of her sou. Dr. John F. Jessee,
in YVaddy. She had been in
declining of age and the end was
not entirely unexpected.
"Mrs Jessee was seventy niue
years of age and a native ot
Henry county, where most of
her life had been spent. She
was a woman of high character
and was beloved wherever she
was known. She was a life long
member of ihe Christian church.
"Mrs. Jessee leaves eight
children, Dr. John E'. Jessee, of
this county; W, P. Jessee, of
Kansas City ; Dr. George Jessee,
of San Diego, Gal.; Mrs. Rose
Wright, of Davenport, Okla.;
Thomas Jessee, of Danville;
Mrs. Claude Gossett. of Okla-
homa City; Mrs. M. McGovvan,
of Bagd id, and Mrs. L. C. Dun-
igan, of \vaddy.
"The funeral services were
A
BIG DOIN'S
AT BAKER SCHOOL
In the article printed last week
—"That the Public May Know"
—occurred a typographical error., conducted at the Waddy Christ-
Tho third word of the first linA jan church Sunday morning at
of the last paragraph was print-
ed "expect" when it should
have been "except." We print
the paragraph below as it should
be:
We also except coutest under
rules presented to us by our
Pror. Cisco at previous talks
made us in School building pryor
to preliminary contest, and if
new ruleings were made (that
are presented to us now) after
decision of preliminary contest,
that are not fair to our repres-
entative, school and town, and
, would endanger our honor. We
willingly and unhesitateingly
school, and let no one make us asjj (.|ia^ CoUnty school meet be
held at some other point in
Lincoln County.
Very resptfully submitted,
| SignedJ N S Kobberson
feel that it is ou2 duty to injure
our boys and girls just with the
idea that we can play even with
someone who has made a great-
er mistake than we have. A
school in Davenport of ler?s than
NINE MONTHS will kin our
High School as dead as Kip Van-
winkle was while he slept in the
Catskill Mountains. No High
School branches can be finished
in less than NINE MONTHS,
aud when we vote a shorter
term we kill the High School
and drop down to the level of
the average i ural school.
Can we afford to doit? Think
of the Eighth Grade that will
pass into the Ninth thib year.
What will they do next year!
Where will we send them? And
what will we do with the Tenth
Grade and the Eleventh that are
passing on to higher gradei
We can see but one thing to do
if we make a mistake of short-
Claude Adams, one of Dayen
port's hoys, will bring to an end
a six month's school at Raker,
twelve miles north of here, on
Friday. April 16th, and hai in
vited you and 1 to come out and
help him make it a successful
ending. Going? I am!
Two other Schools of the
neighborhood have decided to
unite with Baker and have a
good old-fashioned country
school picnic, on the 16th. ^ The
Davenport Cornet Band is going
to be there and furnish music
all day and part of the night.
Dinner will be served on the
picnic grounds at noon. In the
afternoon the Baker boys v\ ill
play the Davenport boys a game
of base ball. At uight a literary
urogram will be given.
it
A DEEPO SEEN"
BEST LIBRARY
IS UNPROTECTED
The library of the Oklahoma
University, the oldest and larg-
est in the state, is attended with
great danger because of the
great liability of destruction by
fire. The library building is not
fire proof and is far too small to
meet the needs of the institu-
tion. The twenty-three thous-
and volumes of books are crowd-
ed into as'mall building and in
case of fire thei e would bu no
possibility of saving them. The
books are valued at thirty-tive
thousaud dollars and are worth
far more than the building
which contains them. It has
taken years of time and labor
and a considerable amouut of
money to build uo this library,
and the educational needs of the
state demand that it should be
protected as well as possible.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Preaching every second and
fourth Sunday by Rev. J. P.
Faith.
Sabbath school each Sunday
at the usual hour.
Quire practice every Thursday
night at 7 ;30.
nine o'clock by the Rev. O. J.
Young. At the conclusion of
the services the body was taken
to New Castle for interment."
The deceased was a ims dent of
Davenport for a number of yearb
and while here she made a host
of friends, and no one knew her
but to love her, and we were
made sad to learn of her death.
We realize we have lost a sister
and friend of sterling worth,
and one who was iutensley de
voted to social, religious, and
educational advancement. Her's
was a long life spent in the per-
formance of her ever known
duty, and we do not believe her
place can be filled by any one
more worthy. She was a loving
gentle and eft'ectinate mother
and friend, and it can be truely
said of her that her life was a
preparation for the life beyond.
M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH
Preaching every third Sunday
by Rev. R. C. Dell.
Sunday school each Sunday.
Prayer meeting each- Wednes-
day.
"Priuz Wilhelm in Newport
—War news—Page two. Also
"Epitome of the World's News."
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"The man worth while, is the
man who can smile, when every-
thing goes dead wrong."
—Woodruff.
"Billy" said these words were
brought to his memory one
morning not long ago, when a
lady came to the depot very
early, and after giving him
what she thought was necessary
instructions in regard to the
baggage she was taking with
her, advised him that if he knew
what was good for him he had
better see that it got through
alright. Then the following
words were exchanged:
She—"Ain't you got sense
enough to opeu these doors aud
let this room cool off a little?
You keep it so bloomiu' hot in
here it's enough to kill, the
people." Then, stepping lo the
ticket window, said: "I want a
ticket."
Agent—"Very well! Where
are you going?"
She—"Humph! It's just none
of your business. That's three
times I've been asked that
question this morning."
Agent—"Well, lady, it is very
hard for me to sell you a ticket
unless I know where you want
to buy a ticket to.'
She—''Well, if you've got to
know, I want a ticket to Depew,
but don't you tell anybody. It's
I darned funny 1 can't go any
place without everybody finding
it out."
(Advertisement)
Davenport, Okla. April, 10th.
1915.
I note the article that appear-
ed in the Davenport New Era,
signed "Ye Editor" Where the
editor does not blame Mr. Irvin,
for the position and eland h«
took in the School matter.
I stand for the same as 83ven*
ty two other good citizens Blood
for, and further wish to thank
the good people that stood f«r
the right in the matter, and if 1
am not to blame the other
seventy two should not be blam-
ed for the same offens®.
Very Resptfully.
Win. T. Irvin
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READ PAGE 8
The County Literary Contest
The contest In Recitation and Oration will be held at the Egbert Opera House at Chandler, Sat-
urday evening. April 17. 8:00 o'clock. Seat tickets will be on sale at the Norwood Confectioner! at
11:00 a.m. Price, 25 centa. Comfortable ueata for flvoor bIk hundred people will be provided. You
wilt have to got your 3eaU; early. The doors will be opened at 7:UO.
PROGRAMME
Concert--DavenportComet Band
Invocation-Rev. T. M. Pyle
Piano Duet-Miaaea Ruth and Marguerite Roope
Recitation-Edna Clark
Recitatioa-"Chariot Raee "-Winnie Gilliam
Recitation-"Death Bed of Benedict Arnold"-Caaivilte Hudlbursr
Oration —"A Vlaion of War" —Leo Thomas
Oration — "Pyramids Not All Egyptian" — Anna Adams
Recitation—"Little Golden Hair'-Bernlce O'Conner
Recitation—"Allameda"—Wilta Harvey
Recitation—"A Kiss In School"-Minnie Norris
Oration-"An Appreciation of Robert E. Lee"-Johnnie Munda
Oration-"Idealn"-Ottle Moore
Oration—Floyd Cooper
Recitation—Mary McClure
Recitation—"Aa the Moon Rose"—Marguret Media;
Recitation—"The Martyrdom of LyeHa"—Beu)al> Ma/well
Recitation—"McLain'a Child1'—Luclle Irvin
Music—Davenport Cornet Band
Presentation of Medals to winners in Athletic and Spelling content*
DECISION OF JUDGES
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