Perry Enterprise-Times. (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1913 Page: 1 of 4
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PERRY ENTERPRISE-TIMES.
OFFICIAL COUNTY 1'Al'ER
PERRY, NOBLE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, NOVEMBER 6, 1913
Oil and Gas
Strike—Newkirk Field
Thanksgiving Custom
*? Masons
Newkirk Productions are Being
Increased Almost Daily as New
Wells Are Brought in.
Hallowe'en Party
A moat charming Hallowe'en
mask party was given Thursday
evening by the P. L. Y. C. club,
who met with Miss Laura Wurtz at
ber home.
The decorations being autumu
leaves, Jack o lanterns. The time
Newkirk, Okla., Nov, 3—The most ,
productive gas well drilled In the was spent In toasting marsb m
.1 ... .. .. ■> nlliAr H A11() We Oil
Mldoontlnent Held In many years
one expert says will give out 0,000.
000 cubic feet a day, was brought In
near hear this afternoon, and gave
added impetus to the already en
thusiastlc Interest In the new New
kirk field. From the mouth of the
same 1920 foot shaft a stream o oil
now is gushing 15!J feet into the air
at the rate of 503 barrels a day, it is
claimed.
A force of workmen wore put to
w >rk tonight to pack the oil in bar
rels. The gas has not been sold.
The huge gualior is owned by A
L. Derby, who has many holding
In the new field. On thtf farm of
Jens Chrlsteuseu the rich find was
made.
At the Jamas farm one half mile
south of this place a 'J00 barrel well
was brought in this miming
Since the discovery of oil and gas
near that city, prospectors have
flocked to Newkirk and put in com
petltlve bids for leases on land they
thought looked good. For the last
two mouth i the hotels have been
crowded and farmers and other land
lords have been offered all sorts of
prices for their oil and gas rights.
Several valuable wells have been
brought lu, but today's is the rich
est.
W. S. Young of Wichita, who Is
iuletcsted in tile Newkirk field was
here today and is much pleased by
the latest find.
lows and many other Hallowe'en
past times. At a late hour a Hallo
e'en luncheon was served. A num
ber of guests were present
=4
There is some discussion as to the
origin of the present national cus-
tom of observing Thanksgiving day
It was held by a large number of
people, until recently, that the cus
tom was first established by Presl
dent Lincoln during the Civil war-
Examination of the records showed
that this was a mistake. A number
of the presidents who preceded Mr.
Lincoln, Issued Thanksgiving
proclatr atlons, the practice dating jever
VOL. XX. NO. 40
Time
states issued their proclamations
without reference to the dates set
by the governors of other states,
and It not Infrequently happened
that the celebration would occur in
Maryland on a day different from
that which was observed in the
neighboring states. There were com
monwealths, prior to the Civil war,
where no proclamation was issued,
and there was no observance what
Hallowe'en Ball
A most delightful Hallowe'en bal
was participated In by a large num
ber of the society set Thursday eveu
lug, which was given at the Odd
Fellows hall.
The costumes of the various
guests were very clever, among
which were "Mother Ooose and
family," "The Japanese twins,"
"Two Portly Oentlemen," "A
Witch," "A Society Belle." About
thirty couples danced and a large
crewd witnessed the fun.
Married
\ Tony F. Allen of Sumner and
! Miss Junlta M. Testerman of Motrl
1 boh were married by Judge Robin
son ill Ills private office Wednesday
morning. These young people are
prominent in their respective neigh
borhoods and have grown up In this
county.
The young man is a prominent
farmer near Sumner while the bride
is the only daughter of Representa
tlve E. T. Testerman of Morrison.
We Join with their numerous friends
in extending congratulations.
back to Washington. They had been
desultory, however, and there had
been no regular repetition of the
proclamation until after it had been
issued by Mr. Lincoln.
The custom of observing a day of
thanksgiving and prayer is as old as
the civilization of the country It
was inaugurated in New England
very shortly after the arrival of the
first English immigrants, and it
gradually became the day of all oth
ers in the year, for surpassing
Thursdav, Oct. 30th might
be called Masonic day in ou
for on that date the local lodge en
tertained visiting brethren from all
the Masonic lodges in the county as
well as brethren from many other
lodges, both in and out of the slate
Beginning at 1 o'clock the local
team put on the Entered Apprentice
and Follow Crafts degrees"in their
usuul satisfactory manner. The
lodge was then called to refresh
inentB and repaired to the 1. O. O. F
where 140 visitors and members par
took of a royal spread furnished by
NEW YQRtMREDEEMED
Tammany Defeated in Recent New
York Election and People Rule
for First Time in Generation.
The proclamation of Mr. Lincoln
seemed to electrify the couutry and
to cement the states in their obaerv , Starkey
ance of Thanksgiving, thongh there I £ ^ ^ ^ repftjred aplj„
were commonwealths which for ^ ^ ( ninnii whero 0nuu|
some years afterward selected a dit j Lecturer Hoage assisted by the of
ferent date, rhis gradually censed, ^ ^ uf p | ) p(jt Ul0 w.l8
until now the celebration has be, (leL,roo complete with
come a thoroughly national and . luuteni demon
universal event, tor a while it i .
eclipsed the Fourth of July, and in 1 9 ™ oluistou a8 lliaglmimer
New England today it far surpasses ] tiiBi;tookc[iarge o( „ud u
Christmas in interest, With "ie i ,llort geB9ioll o[ 8peecl, making was
most happily enjoyed by all,
J HUI I Dill
Christmas in the enthusiasm and .disappearance of sectionalism, how
universality of its observance. In ever, the Fourth of J uly has assum
the southern states, prior to the ed its normal place in American holi
Civil war, It was quite general, days, and is not likely again,
J though there was no common day of j through any combination of circum
celebration. The governors of the ' stances to lose it.
Married
Real Estate Transfers
Leon E. Fitts and wife to E
Reese se 1 4 and lot 4 and se of sw
of 19 '20 lwcousideration SO,000.
\V. S. Ball and wife to Cora M.
Macy lot 6 b 10 in town of Lucien
After adjournment another lunch
was served, cigars were passed and
the days festivities came to a close
witli many words of praise f>• r the
Perry lodge by the numerous visit
ing brethren.
Preparing For the Stock Show
Preliminaries of the Interna . >aal
Live Stock Exposition at t uo,
Nov. 20 to Dec. 6, have b.'on com-
Regular Meeting of City Councilj
The city council met in regular
session Tuesday evening with all
members present and Mayor 1< ry
presiding.
After the readingrand^option ol(| " " " | pleted, entries are b. lug rabt,l.n;-t.
'he m nutes of the previous mee David F. Speakman and wife tolaud the groundwork la.d for ih ■
lug, claim, on theprions''"''J 1 w. P. Stone and wife lots 13 and 141 best display of fool ai.im V.s and
the o a sum o - . block 35 original Perry cousidera j draft horses ever congrcgat a in
ed and an ordinance providing or) America or elsewhere. Entries
payment of same was duly passed. , t. Annie J>. largely outnumber ti
Martinez lots 34 and 35 block 11! years and the galax ..f i ,.eb.eil
original Perry consideration $lio00. i and fat live stock t be
New York, Nov. 5 Complete re
turns from the election of Tuesday
further emphasize the thoroughness
<>f the Tammany hail overthrow in
the selection of John Purroy
Mitchel over Edward E. McCall for
the mayor of New York and the
election of Ex Governor Sulzer to
tne assembly from the sixth district
Mitchel's margin runs well over
100.000 votes.
James Kiolder, lieutenant gover
nor of New Jersey under Woodrow
Wilson, has been chosen governor
of his state, the Colby progressive
vote uat being so heavy as has been
expected. Wednesday's count show
ed much greater gains over Edward
C. Stokes, the republican nominee,
than Tuesday's count indicated,
j David I. Walsh, democrat won by
I a large margin in his race for tlie
! governorship of M assachtisetts.
, Thiyrf were few reversals any
I where in the country from the in
' dications of Tuesday night.
Charged With Embezzlement
Muskogee, Okla., Oct. 31—W. H
Wainwright, treasurer of Muskogee
county, was arrested here today on
a warrant charging embezzlement,
The arrest follows an examination
of the accounts of the treasurer by
the state examiner. A report made
by the examiuers to the county com
mlesioners shows that Wainwright
is short $55,000 in his accounts.
Wainwright immediately resigned
from office and John H. Dill, was ap
pointed to take charge.
Prior to his election as treasurer,
Wainwright was president the
Wainwright State bank at Wain-
wright, Okla. A short time ago the
Union State bank in Muskogee and
the Wainwright bank were cloBed.
Wainwright was released under i
$15,000 bond. His county bond i
$75,000.
L. F. Leach, representing the
Kansas City Paper Co., is In the
city looking after business for his
firm.
On Oct. 28th, 1913, at Marengo,
Iowa, Miss Emma Froger of North
English, Iowa, to Mr. E. E. Gibbens
of Oklahoma City, Okla. The union
Is the sequence of a sweetheart ac-
quaintance of several years.
Mr. Gibbens is well known In this
city as a man of estimable qualities
and Mrs. Gibbens is known In her
old home as a christian lady of
great refinement and intelligance,
and is greatly loved by all who know
her.
Mr. Gibbens is to be congratulat-
ed on his good fortune. They will
make their home in Oklahoma City,
Okla.
The Cup
That Cheers
Our Delicious Hot Drinks
When you are thirsty it will
lueneli your thirst—when you
tire hungry it will Hutisly iyou r
npix'tite. When you are dulled
it will warm you—when you
are depressed it will stimulate
you.
Try your favorite at our
fountain.
Hot Chocolate
Malted Milk
Malted Milk with Kgg
Beef Boullon Oyster Boullon
Tomato Boullon
Chicken Boullon
Clam Boullon Celery Boullon
Hot Stew fit
Tax Rolls Now Ready
County Assessor Fred Yahn, in
forms us that he lias the tax levies
and county tax rolls completed for
the year 1913, and the books will be
in the hands of the county treasurer
for collection from now on. During
the interim from this until January
1st. Mr. Yahn and Deputy Philo
Jayue. will occupy the time in mak
lug up a new set of plats for assess oik COUncil adjourned
lug the cities and towns and also| On mono
try to perfect a more complete ttact (til Nov. ldth ^
book for the assessment of lands in
A number of unsafe buildiugs
were reported within the fire limit
and tho matter was referred to the
street and alley committee, who
were instructed to report their find
lugs at the next meeting.
Report of superintendent of
Water & Light department was pre
sen ted and referred to finance com
mittee.
Report of city clerk for October
was submitted and approved.
Request of Mr. Woorly to erect a
corrugated Iron building was on mo
tion referred to street and alley com
mittee for final action.
The following resolution was pre
sented and on motion of Council
man Kite was adopted:
Be it Resolved by the Mayor
and Councilmen of the city of Per
ry. That the Mayor is hereby or
dered to execute, on the part of the
city of Perrv the lease license with
the A. T, & F. Ry., for the uso by
the said city of Perry of that par
of right of way as shown by part at
tached to license, for purpose of
placing light plant and coal bins
thereon, which said lease is to take
the place of Ike ise No'295 aU and the
citv clerk Is hereby ordered to at
test said lease and place seal there
J. W. VanWiukle and wife to
Fowler s 1 2 ue '29 sw of nw '20 24
consideration $5,000.
J. j may never meet iu the
com petitive
le | arena again.
Construction gangs are busy in-
creasing show facilities, buitdiugB
are being enlarged or altered to «c.
. commodate the expansion of the ( x
i position and unsurpassed accom-
modation will be furnished both ex
j hibitors and spectators.
In consequence of impending short
age of beef, pork and mutton, pro-
ducers all over tiie United States
Lecture Course Entertainment
The first number of the Lecture j
Course will he Tiios. Brooks I1 letch,
er, lecturer at the Opera House,
Tuesdav evening Nov. 11th. By
quest of the great majority of the
patrons, the entertainment will be j
gin promptly at eight o'clock, and j ^
all are requested to be seated by nleau8 to expand production and on 0f the drug firm of Lucas & Kasl,
that time. Tickets may be reserved j accol)llt miusual interest is be the South Side Pharmacy. The En
terprise Times joins with the many
friends of tha contracting parties iu
wishing joy and happiness supreme.
Married
At the home of I lie adopted pat-
ents of the I ride in Enid on Tues
day, Nov 4th, at 8 o'clock p. m.
Miss May Wells of Enid and W,
M. Kasl of this city were happily
married, Rev. Burt, pastor of the
M. E. church officiating.
The bridal couple left Enid that
evening over tho Rock Island for a
southern trip which will include
Galvesiou and other points of iu
terest, and will be at home to their
many friends in this city about Dec,
1st.
The bride for the past few years
has been one of the popular teach
ers in our city schools and has been
a great favorite In both church and
social circles, while the groom is
at the South Side Pharmacy, with
out extra charge, the day before the
attraction. Season tickets for the
entire course of six numbers $2.50 j
All pupils of the schoois $1.25. Tick I
eis may be obtained of the treasurer |
of the committee, H. A. McCandless ,
at the Exchange bank. _ j
General admission, lower floor 50c
gallery 25c
The 1st three days of last week
un
the townships comprising formerly
a portion of the Otoe and Ponca
reservations. Assessors have met
with difficulty lu arriving at the ex|
act description, location and valua
tion of some of these lands pro
mlscuously purchased from the
Indians. |
Mr. Yahn, Is of the opinion that,
taxes as compared with last year
will be about the lame In cities and
towns, but thinks that the farm
lands of the county will be slightly
lower.
Hail it not been for the state raise
oi one and a fourth mills, and In
debtedness iu some oi the towns
and school districts tho tax would
have been materially lowered.
Treasurer Fred Mugler, Is prepar
ing lists of peoples taxes iu and
around out lying towns to be Bent
to the banks in those towns for oo|
lection so that within the next week
anyone may go to their bank and
ascertain the amount of their tax.
County Treasurer Fred Mugler is
enjoying a visit from a brother,
Henry, of Bala, Kansas
□ ucers aii over me uum'i one of the most promising and euer
and Canada are devising ways and getic business men being a member
means to expand production a>"i ■> ^>. = t
this account unusual interest
ing taken in the 1913 exposition.
The imperative lesson of economy
iu production will be taught forcibly
and effectively, by the men who are
now engaged iu adapting their metli
ods to changing conditions. New
feeding and breeding problems will
be presented in the stage of at least
partial solution at this gathering.
I The 1913 International Live Stock
! Exposition at Chicago will be so dis
_ . , similar from previous events of the
were enjoyable outs for the patronB nature that both those seek-
ing Instruction and diversion will
of the Lobsitz Hdwe. Co., as tin
state agent of tho Coles Hot blast
stoves was giving a demonstration
of his l anges to the public and at the
same time hot biscuits and coflee
were served to the multitudes.
Ralph Klrchtier is home from the
A. & M. college to remain over Sun
' day
SOUTH SIDE PHARMACY
"The Busy Store"
Lucas & Kasl, Proprietors
Phone 42
Apples
Iliave a car of Colorado apples
on the Santa Fe track. My owu
growing, Wine Sap, Mlsso.rt Pip
pin, Jonathans and other varieties.
—J. G. Neil.
Commerci al
Printing
Let us figure on your Job Printing. This office
is equipped for work of all descriptions, including
Chromatic Work, Ribbon Printing of
all Designs and Embossed, bank
Check Printing, Half Tone Printing
in fact we print anything printable, and satisfaction
guaranteed. We submit to you a proof of your job
Enterprise-Times
We Lead in Printing. Others Follow
be well rewarded by attending.
Agricultural Women Organize
Tulsa, Nov. 1—The Oklahoma
delegation of women at the congress
of Farm Women met iu tlie parlors
of the Presbyterian church at the
noon hour Thursday, October lit), to
organize a Btate federation of the In
teruational Congress of Farm Womj
I.
rhe following officers wore olect-
ed: .
First vice president, Mrs. L, H.|
Miller, Bartlesville, Okla.
President, Mrs S. V. McQreevey,|
Carmen, Okla.
Second vice president, Mrs, Anna|
B. Crouch, 1'little, Okla.
Secretary and treasurer, Mrs Ida
Glgrav, Hobart, Ckla.
Assistant secretary and treasurer
Miss Florence Clark, Pawnee, Ok.
Executive committee, Mrs. Emma
Coyner, Edmond, Okla.; Mrs. Klta
Arnete, Isabella, Okla ; Mrs, 15 H.
Mills, Tulsa, Okla.; Mrs. Jane Dal-
tou Hall, Vinita, Okla,; Mrs. Lula
Bulk, Perry, Okla.
Foraker Bank Goes to Wall
Pawhuska, Okla., Oct. ; 31—The
Foraker State Hank, capital $10,000
and deposits on July 1 of $10,000,
went Into the hands of the slate
banking board Frit'ay. Assets pro.
tect depositors and the guaranty I
fund. Rad business Is said to bo re j
sponsible.
Jesse Mansen, who has been a
;uard at the Ft, Supply asylum
lince statehood, is home to enjoy
his annual vacation with his taniily
The winning of the Oklahoma
University foot ball team last Fri
day over tho K. team added
greatly to the fame of our uuiver
sity and put a crimp in the Jay-
hawker boys lliat thoy will long re
member.
Santa Claus
Greeting
Santa says he is going to
send lis.just what you have
been looking for — some
thing new in tho gift line,
ilu our window tliis week
we are giving you a peep
into our Xmas gift depart
menl, so come early and
have first choice. Help lis
make tills our banner year
Your favors will be greatly
appreciated and we will
held you by giving you the
best service, the largest
and best line of holiday
goods ever shown in Perry
to select from and at prices
that meet all competition.
Lets help each other. We
are sure we have the gift
you want—gifts that nre
entirely new.
We will be pleased to see
you at the Rexall Store
CITY DRUG STORE
Fred Beers, Prop.
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Welch, V. C. Perry Enterprise-Times. (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1913, newspaper, November 6, 1913; Perry, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc116203/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.