Pauls Valley Democrat (Pauls Valley, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL. XIII.
PAULS VALLEY DEMOCRAT
PAULS VALLEY, GARVIN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY, MARCH J6, 1916.
NO. 1
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION
v'all Issued by Chairman Garrison
to Neet March 25th, 1916.
To the Democratic Voters of
Garvin County:
You are hereby notified, pursu-
ant to a call of Democratic State
Central Committee, to meet at
the usual voting places in your
respective precincts, on the 25th
day of March. 1916, at 2 o'clock
p. m., for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the County Conven-
tion to be held at Pauls Valley on
April 1st, 1916, at 2 o'clock p m.
Each precinct is entitled to one
delegate for each twenty five
votes or fraction thereof, cast for
the Democratic candidate for
Governor at the general election
of 1914, as follows:
Erin Springs 1
E. Lindsay 1
W. Lindsay 5
Carter 4
Wallville 1
Purdy 2
New Hope
Paoli
Whitebead
Beaty
Kerr Park
Maysville
McGee
Stratford
Civit
Loyd
Nahola
Prairie View
Corley
Walker
Kiser
Daylight
Brady
Hoover
Hennepin
Katie
Satterwhite
Antioch
Elmore
Robberson
Foster
Crawford
Wynnewood
Wynnewood
Wynnewood
W ynnewood
Pauls Valley
Pauls Valley
Pauls Valley
Pauls Valley
Datedjat Pauls Valley, Oklaho
UNITED STATE TROOPS
CROSS OVER INTO MEXICO
After Bandit Villa Who Raided Town of Colurabns, N.,M. One Week
Ago, Killing Soldiers and Civilans
DEATH OF MR. SCHLAX.
Mr. John Schlax, age 85 years.
died Sunday night at his home in
in Marysville, Kansas. He had
been in feeble health three years
He was a native of Germany,
and came to this country in 1^65
The deceased leaves his wife and
ten children, one of whom is —-
John S. Schlax, under sheriff of American troops were on last permission to pursue and capture
this county. Mr. Schlax was one Saturday ordered to Mexico by Villa and his bandits, to which
of the most substantial and high President Wilson to take Fran- Carranza consented upon the re
ly respected citizen of his neigh- cisco Villa dead or live. The or- ciprocal rights to follow any ban-
borhood. der for the punitive expedition dits into the U S and the Wash-
mAV u/noirv into Mexico was the result of \ il ington government accepted the
VjKAi—WUKLtl. ]a and some 200 or 300 0f his terms. Villa has some 3U00 troops
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Song.
Lord's prayer in conceit.
Song.
Scripture reading by lea 'er
Should the C. E. pledge be
modified?—0. F. Heart.
Keeping the covenant No. xxx
I—2 Ruby VanNess,
How ;ihe pledge has helped
mo, Mrs. T. A. Foster.
Israel's Convenant Ex. xxxiv
Miss Hester Hicks.
Duet, Misses Zelmn and Rtitlt
Blake,
Power from service—2 Tim.
II-2-15, The]ma McNamara.
Reading "
A lee n Ray I.
The power that comes from
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION
All Members Present Except Four,
Meeting Very Harmoniou.3
The Democratic State Central
Committee met in Oklahoma City
on Monday and fixed Tuesday,
April 11th, for the meeting of
the State Convention at Oklaho-
ma City, to select delegates to
the National Democratic Conven-
Stj li.sli \\ orship | tion to be held in Chicago June
11th, to nominate the National
ticket. Precinct conventions will
The marriage of Mr. Alex Gray bandits crossing the boundry line who have since, the order was
and Miss Lena Worley, in Okla on Thursday evening into Colum- was issued to pursue them scat-
homa City, Sunday, was a sur bns, N. M and killing 16 Ameri tered in northern Mexico, and
prise to all except a few intimate cans Issuing the order to invade it is not considered an easy task
friends The happy couple re- Mexico, President Wilson, de to capture them, but war author- taking a defininate stand- Mrs. | be held at two o'clock P M
turned home yesterday and will clared that it is entirely in aid of i ities say it will be done. Villa's Pedrick. Saturday March 25th l'"16
at once go to hausekeeping in the Carranza Government, and invasion of Columbus and killing Nong
their home which had previously with no thought of aggression, the American citizens was for the Instruine.it music by Nihcols
been prepared for their ocrupan-1 and that a sufficient force would express purpose of creating trou- aud Foster.
cy. The bride is the handsome
daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. John
C Worley and a sister, of former
sheriff, Ch F Worley. Mr.
Gray is the son of Mrs. Mary
Peck Grayand the late greatly be-
loved Dr A W Gray, and ispodu-
lar and most worthy young man
HENDERSON-LEEDY.
A quiet wedding took place at
the residence of Mr. J. H. Leedy
Sunday afternoon when his
daughter, Miss Mable Leedy, was
married to Eugene Henderson,
of Oklahoma City, Rev Wm Den-
ham officiating. The bride is a
bright capable young woman and
a fine musician. She served sev-
eral years as organist of the
Presbyterian Church of which
1! she is a member, and ot which
be sent to capture Villa and his b,e faetween the y g ^ ^ Benediction
bandits and put a stop to his fo v px:„a . . lt We earnestly invite all voting
rays Hurried preparations have eminent, bat w hat- p9opje no(. C(mnected w|t|; a|J.
been under way for the invasion evar trouble, it any. it may cause other gociety to meet ,with Ui><
from the time the order was it will eventually be the end of
to
select delegates to the county
convention which will be held at
the county seat at two o'clok P.
M. on Saturday, April 1st when
delegates will be selected to the
State convention. Each county
will be entitled to one delegate
Remember the hour, 7:00 P. M for everv 100 votes or maior frie-
given In the meantime the Villa and his bandits. Congress March i9th
Carranza Government was asked is standing behind the President.
HENNEPIN NEWS
Borne to Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Howard a fine boy Monday
March 13.
Mrs. Authur Looney is on the
sick list this week.
Mr. A. Lannon of Fox was
visiting relatives here Monday.
Mr and Mrs. Clark left Sunday
for Wert to spend a few diys.
The Girls Basket Ball team
Fairview Notes.
Sunday school was well at-
tended last Sunday. Brother!
Walker preached a most inter-
esting sermon after Sunday
school. If you have not been ♦
attending our Sunday school t
come out tmd take part, we |
need you.
Fairview took a journey with j
its basket ball teams, girls and
boys, to McCarty last Fiiday
evening and licked them to a
finish, l)i>th of the teams ouf-
tion there for President in 1912.
J. K. I edrick, Leader. At the committee meeting at
Ok lahoma Citj last Monday every
J. M. Dorchester and his son, county •" the state nut four was
Sam, of Oklahoma City were represented. It was the most
Sundav visitors with friends|enthusia8tic an(J harmonious
here. ; meeting ever held by the com-
—- | mittee. The state administration
of Gov. R. L Williams and the
national democratic administra
tior. were str jngly endorsed.
SOCIAL
played Wynnewood at Wynne-
her father has been an Elder for, wo°^ basing 2-j to 5, but this is
many years. The groom is a son J "rst Kame the girls have j classed McCartys, tin* score for
of Dr and Mrs. A H Henderson,! pla-ved and the score'is conuidred | the girls team van 18 to 3 in
formerly of this city, and he is '0I the first effort,. Next J favor of Fairview. Edna Wilson
at present connected with an Ok I ^ ea' ttani means to make a • Fail-view's forward was the star
lahoma City loan company. The j ^low.in?. w'th the other of j player of the game. In
The Alternate Saturday Club
will meet on Saturday with Mrs
s'. S. lieed with Mrs W. F. Stru-j
ble as assistant hostess.
MUST PAY UP.
All persons, regardless of who
| you are, indebted to Williamson
Bros., must settle account- im
itiediately or suit will be institut-
ed. Williamson Bros
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m a, this 9th day of Marchgl9l6.
J. S. Garrison, Chm.
County Central Committee. L.
H. Hampton, Acting Secty. Co,
C entral Committee.
A C. Wagner has installed a
cash^carriei system foi jhis gro-
rerv, Mr. Wagner's| business
has grown until it was necessary
for efficiency |and accuracy in
his business, to install the cash
carrier system.
KNIGHT FOR STATE SENATOR.
We are authorized to announce
Jep Knight, of Wynnewood, as
a candidate for state senator,
member of the upper house of
the legislature, from the senato
rial district composed of the
counties, of Cleveland, McClain
and Garvin
Mr. Knight is well known to
the democrats of Garvin County,
and he comes of a prominent
family, being a son of Mr and
Mrs H D Kninght, of Wynne
wood. He is a simon pure demo
crat, and a young man of ability
and promise. He is by profession
a lawye#, trained in the systems
of government and capable of leg
islating. He has lived here all
his life, knows the needs and
wants of the people in legislative
matters, and can be trusted to do
his duty in such matters.
idate for sheriff of Garvin County
subject to the Democratic prima
ry to be held on the fourth dayjof
August next
No man is better or favorably
known in Garvin County than Mr
Worley and he needs no intro-
duction to the people. He has
heretofore served two terms as
sheriff of Garvin County, and if
elected the duties of the office will
be nothing new to him. He is
perfectly familiar with every
duty and responsibility devoting
upon the sheriff's office. Mr
Worley is a man of absolute in-
tegrity and upright in all things,
and for the two terms ha was
sheriff he made a most efficient
and faithfully officer.
A large number of friends have
urged Mr. Worley to become a
A delightful occasion in the
music year was the St. Patrick's
party given to the Mendelssohn
division by Mrs. Harry Hamilton
the last Saturday afternoon. Green
•boys game the teams were nioie
evenly matched. In the first flags suggested the Emerald Isle, i'Hrafternoon. I'he house
half Fairview showed belter and Shamrock and small st< ve tlstefuIly decorated in green and
team wfvrk. but in the last half pipe hats brought to mind the< '■hamrockt: weie every wherein
on "Wearin' of tlieGreen.'' A de. ' " '
be. j llcious ice course also carried out' l,"i.t>'am
to furnish 'n& 6 to 10 in favor of Fairview, i the color "Motif." The follow- ' ",lu '
the team. Omer Watson and Next Friday evening at 1 p in | mg program was rendered:
George Perkins represented the the game for championship will | Piano—Alt,a Duffield, Lesson,
' Verdi and Music in Italy—Jewel
bride and groom went to Sulphur j<,an 111 C-°un.>
and will make their home in Ok- j ^ ',e boys played Brady at
lahoma City. I Roady Saturday loosing 11 to 7.
POR cucdicc ' The Woodland Grade Delia t-
UK MltKlrr j ing team was unable to debate McCarty's gained ground
The Democrat is authorized toj Wynnewood last Friday night: Fairview's cagers, Hie scon
ion of the music club for this
season was that held at, the rest
and white decorations and Irish ('ence Miss McMurtav vester
e of the question 1)6 "layed on Fairview ground,
women should 1 his is expected to be the most
per-
cent. George Perkins won the
distinction of being the best
speaker of the occasion. Our
boys won a victory even if we
did loose the cup. This is Hen-
nepin's first year in debating.
THE TWO CENT FARE
No country is without its jin-
goes and Oklahoma is no excep-
tion. We hear them howling
about the $75,000 appropriated
candidate and has heretofore sol-; bv a former legislature and $100,
icited him to run in former races (000 by the ret ent special session,
and that speaks volumes for the; to fight the railroads sustaining
confidence the people repose in the two cent fare. The cost of
him. this appropriation to each resi
! dent of Garvin County is 5 cents,
Subscribe Now! based on the 191*^ assessment and
. . 'and the 1910 population. The
1 his is campaign year now is I „„„„„„ „„i„„ f .u
., , , , [assessment value of the county
he tnne to subscribe for the jg |12i286>27ii or j „t of ^
Pauls V alley Democrat, the offi. tota, state valuation of $1>187 164
cial Garvin County paper for1
Affirmative side
Resolved, that
have equal suffrage with men. j exciting game of the season, the
The debate was coiwidred by i teams will be in much better
many as the best grade debate I **bape and as the winner of this
ever delivered in Gaivin County £a,ue will represent the district
The Negataive side won by tho |'11 the county track and field
margin of one half of one meet.-
Considerable interest is
and
lieing moused, come out
loot foi us.
We had a first visual lnstruc-j man, Concert, Valse, Mowskow.
Stewart, Piano, 11 Trovature—
V arina MoGaugh, Song—Lillian
Trone, Piano—Beatrice Lindsey j
Song—Helen Patchcll, Violin—
Helen Erwin, (a) Venetian Bar
acolle (b) Ehchauted hour—Lil-
lian Trone, Greig—Mary Pyeatt
Topics, Mowskowski.Dvorak —
Beatrice Lindley and Marie Free
tor lecture on the Panama Can-
al last, Friday night. I; was
most interesting as well as in-
structive, if you are missing
these lectures you are missing
some of the best lessons of your
life. We are not. able to an-
nounce just when the next one
will be v€t.
ski —Lois Blanton, Humoresque,
Dvorak—Beatrice Lindsey,Span
ish dance, Mowskowski—Laura
Oehler, Song—Jewel Steart, Pi-
ano—Fannie Oehler.
One of the most enjoyable
meetings of the Schubert divis
In addition t" the
l St. Patrick contest!
the afie noon. Mr?
Wingo receive 1 the prize, an
Irish linen handkerchief, for
guessing the greatest number of
irish songs. A deliciaus salad
course was served. The following
with Mrs. Snodgrase
is pianist,
A. Comedy Opera,
lieview of Opera Mrs. Litid-ey
Duett " Something" Mis. Lee
and Miss Giddings;
Love is like r. Firefly Mrs.
Wingo;
Tommy Adkins Mrs. Latimer:
When a Maid comes knocking
at your heart Mrs. Kerr:
An American Beauty Rose
Mrs. Wallace;
Piano solo Mrs. Farmer:
Song ' Sympathy'' Miss Pratt
Quarette Mesdames williams.
Reed, wingo, and Miss Pratt.
1916. Marion Donehew
take your subscription.
will
322. The county's public service
property valuation is $2,375,349 or
19 per cent of its total valuation
The county's part of the $175,000,
based on its proportion of the
state's valuation is $1,811.25 of
which the public service corpora-
tions pay *35". 11, leaaving *,1-
46114. Every person who has
traveled 5 miles on a railroad at
BONNET AND APRON SALE
The Presbyteiian ladies will
have a bonnet and apron sale on
Friday, Mar 31, and Apr 1st, at
the Chickasaw Furniture Co.
Caps, towels, pillows ect., will j 2 cents a mile has received his
also b' for sale. Ladies desiring contribution back, and every man
such articles will find it worth | who has traveled from Pauls \ al-
their while to inspect the attrac j 11* miTes. hlhas^ceived
tive display nv.oe by the ' ies-1 not only his contribution, but
byteriau Aid Society. 'saved $1.05 in addition.
THAT PRESCRIPTION-
You are interested in our prescription department of course; if not now, you will be when sick.
Whenever the time come, just remember these five things:—
1. We have a complete stock of drugs ; just what they are intended to mean here,
and chemicals, so we are able to fill any pre 4. We believe in a square deal to sick,
sciiption no matter who may write it. persons—that's why we are in the drug busi-
2. Our stock is up to standard at all ness. Our label on any medicine is the gua
times; that is, every article in it is of the best jantee of highest purity and efficiency.
quality that cash money can purchase. 5_ \ye make our prices as reasonable
3. Your prescription will be filled by a as the above service will allow-therefore our
registered pharmacist, who knows how; no prices are always right and you cannot afford
guess work about it; accuracy and skill mean to pay less elsewhere.
Richardson-Robinson Drug Company
THE PALACE DRUG STORE
FOR YOUR LIVER CONTINUE TAKING ROBINSONS HIGH EALLS,
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Mitchell, J. D. Pauls Valley Democrat (Pauls Valley, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1916, newspaper, March 16, 1916; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc118604/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.