Cherokee Weekly Messenger. (Cherokee, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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ONLY SIX SOLDIERS
WILL LEAVE ALFALFA
COUNTY NEXT WEEK
'Board to Solelt Mon With Military
Experience or Cooke Will Be Sent
to Comp Trerie San Antonio
SIX ASK TO GO NEXT WEEK
OWING to the movement
of the National Guards
troops in the early part of
: September into training camps the
War Department deems it inadvis-
able to attempt to move any large
part of the Rational army on Sep-
tember 5th and accordingly has
communicated the following schedule
-of movements of the National army
to the Provost Marshal General:
"Five per cent of the quota of
each state beginning September 5
40 per cent beginning September 19
40 per cent beginning October 3rd
and the remaining 15 per cent as
soon thereafter a? practicable”
Tfio object of calling five per
cent is to place in the camps enough
men to form a skeleton organization
to assist in receiving and assimulat-
ing the larger contingents For this
reason it is required that local boards
send only white men and so far as
practicable that they send men with
military experience or cooks In
making the selection the local boards
are not required to select men in the
order in which they are drawn but
great care must be taken not to send
men whose order of call is so late
that they will not be within the
quota of the boards The careful
selection of these men will be of
great assistance to the orderly or-
' ganization of the National aim? and
it is hoped that the local boards will
act with this end in view
In order that it may not be neces-
sary to make any special railway ar-
i rangements and to prevent a con-
gestion of normal railway traffic
local boards are instructed to send
one per cent of their quota on each
of the five successive days begin-
ning next Wednesday Septehber 5
It is thought that every board in the
state with the exception of two
counties will have available at least
five per cent of its quota by Septem-
ber 5 and that it will not be neces-
1 sary to call on any board for
more or less than five per cent ex-
cept to take care of the quota of the
' two counties one of which is in Dis-
trict 1 Eastern District State of Ok-
lahoma and one in District 2 East-
ern District State of Oklahoma
As no special traffic arrangements
are necessary it will be left to the
local boards the routing of the men
requiring them to Bend small daily
groups by the shortest usually travel-
ed routes to the training camp at
Camp Travis near San Antonio
Practically all that will be neces-
sary is for the local boards to select
the men called for military duty
provided for their subsistenc lodg-
ing transportation and dispatch them
by the shortest route to the moboli-
zation at Camp Travis
Until now that board has not se-
lected their men who will go next
week and have not taken any steps
toward making preparations for their
leaving due to the fact that they
have just Completed the examination
of men who were called this week
Within a few days the board will se-
lect the six men and notices will be
mailed them when to appear at the
local office for mobolization
Six men who have been called and
certified for military duty seem very
anxious to go and have made appli-
cation to the local board to be among
those who will be sent next week but
they have not been selected Those
who made application are John Get-
gey Helena Chas Muck Eugene
Scherer Lee Roy Sherwood of Cher-
okee Tom Pruitt of Carmen and
Isaac Julian of IngersolL
The meal tickets and transporta-
tion for the men who will be sent
from this county was received Tues-
day by the local board
Latest reports state that the six
men who will leave next week are to
be selected from the twenty-three
that were certifid back to the the
local board by the district board
They are found elsewhere in this
issue of the paper
The report also states that the
men will be sent as follows: Sep
tember 5 one man September 6
M1LLSPAUGH-CIDDENS
The many friends of Miss Alta
Millspaugh will be surprised to learn
of her marriage to Mr William R
Gidden of Los Angeles which took
place while Miss Millspaugh and her
mother were spending a few weeks
in that state The ceremony took
place at Los Angeles August 18th
at the home of Rev Myers Christian
minister of that city
Miss Alta is the oldest daughter of
Mrs Frank Millspaugh of this city
and is one of the most highly educat-
ed and respected young ladies in the
county with her friends numbered
by her acquaintances
She is also one of the most suc-
cessful teachers in the county and
has been employed to teach in the
district just west of Cherokee which
duties she will assume in a short
time
Mr Gidden has been a United
States officer fo the past twelve
years and is captain on the boat
Cheyenne Mr Gidden expects to
return to Cherokee within sixty days
unless called to France
Mr and Mrs Gidden expect to
make their home in eSattle should
he hot be called to France The
Messenger joins their many 'friends
in extending congratulations and
best wishes
1
WILL TEACH IN NORTH DAKOTA
Miss Mary Barry expects to leave
Monday for Lefor Noth Dakota
where she will make preparations to
take up her duties as one of the
teachers in the school at that place
She will have charge of the primary
department at a substantial Balary
Miss Barry graduated from the
local high school in 1915 and thej
following year attended the State
Uhiversity at Norman ’ Last year
she met with the best of success as
primary teacher in the school at
Waldron Kansas and this summer
has been attending the summer term'
of the Northwestern State Normal at 1
Alva Miss Barry was counted one ( 1029
of the most successful teachers in j 1120
Kansas last year and was offered' 750
her position at Waldron for the en- 666
suing year She is one of the most' 1007
popular young ladies in Cherokee j 1205
and her many friends will wish her' 157
the best of success in her new location
ft
Mr and Mrs Hill returned Sun-
day evening from' Enid where they
had been guests at the home of Mrs
Hill’s parents Mr and Mrs I N
Horner Mrs Hill went to Enid last
Friday and Mr Hill accompanied by
his son J Wilford motored down
Saturday evening After spending
Sunday at Enid Wilford went to Ok-
lahoma City to see his friend Cap-
tain Sheldon who left Tuesday for
Camp Pike Ark He returned to
Cherokee Tuesday evening
Mr and Mrs Thomas L Dyer ar-
rived in Cherokee last Thursday
evening to spend a few hours at the
home of Mr Dyer’s sister Mrs J
W Pickrell Mr and Mrs Dyer
were married August 17 at Seattle
Wash Mrs Dyer will be well re-
membered here as Miss Alice Welch
and her many friends will extend
them hearty congratulations and
best wishes
Mr Dyer left the faculty force of
the Leland Stanford University
where he graduated a couple of
one man September 7 one man years ago and entered the officers
September 8 one man and Septem- training camp at Seattle He made
ber 9 two men
At the Camp
The first duty of the recruit when
he arrives at the cantonment will be
to take a bath He will then be
given a physical examination and
vaccinated for typhoid parathyoid
and smallpox Recommendations will
then be made to the company com-
mander for special forms of exercise
to remedy any slight physical de-
fects The first two weeks of train-
ing will be occupied almost entirely
with these special exercises light
exercises in setting-up drills and
schooling of the soldier During the
second two weeks regular training
will begin
Assignment ia Ctdip
On his arrival at the catnonment
each man will be assigned to a sec-
tion of the camp reserved for re-
cruits from his local section of the di-
visional area for which the canton-
ment is established The first quota
of five per cent therefore and each
succeeding quota will be localized
which will mean that each unit at the
beginning will receive five per cent
of its strength and grow proportion-
ately as additional quotas reach the
cantonment
The movement on September 19th
will be governed entirely by the
mobolization regulations and in-
structions which will be received lat-
er by the local board
LOCAL BOARD COMPLETES QUOTA THIS WEEK
Have Certified 157 Men to the
rangements for
Last night the board completed the physical examination of the men
in the third call and with this completed their quota for this county This
will be the last call until 1918 unless these men are discharged by the
district board or fail to qualify at the mobilization camps This week
thirty-five were certified to the district board which will make a total of
one hundred and fifty-seven
Since the board has completed their quota they will be busy making
arrangements for the selecting of men who will go to Camp Travis San
Antonia next week and also make arrangements for the sending of the
remainder of the quota
Many have intimated that the board was too lenient with the men who
filed claims and that should have got their quota out pi the first 254
Now this is a matter of opinion and we think that the board has followed
their instructions to the mark as near as possible and that they should
be commended in the manner in which they have dealt with the claims
and handled the entire drafting While many other boards of the state
were able to get their quota out of the first and second calls probably
the men they examined and qualified did not file claims as they have in
this county
Following is the list of the tnen that were certified to the district
board this week:
Serial No Name " Address Order No
103 Simpson Joe Quincy Lubbock Texas - 165
1086 Dumler Frederick Kiowa Kansas 560
88 Dickson Elmer L Ingersoll Okla 562
Collier Claud Carmen Okla 569
Thomas Otto Evert Carmen Okla 575
W 0
Leonard Byron I G Ingersoll Okla 576
Smith Homer Kiowa Kansas 587
Belknap Ro$ Carmen Okla 593
Bowles Joseph W Lambert Okla 597
Meister Ephriam E Driftwood Okla 599
Combrick Clark F- Kiowa Kansas 530
Clegg Loyd Delza Carmen Okla 196
Sartin Jesse G Cherokee Okla 608
Hilderbrand Lee Kiowa Kansas 627
Kirkendall Melvin S Carmen Okla 631
Becker Amel J Goltry Okla 632
Hamilton Alexander Kiowa Kansas 633
Lockhart Eber J Carmen Okla 640
Tucker Virgil E Byron Okla 652
Castle Charley D Helena Okla 653
Reece Henry Thos Aline’ Okla 670
Morse Milo E Carmen Okla 672
Wallace James M Aline nOkla 690
Tilley Roy Cherokee Okla I 612
Gabbert John B Amorita Okla 688
Davies Norwood H Florence Okla 698
Hulsey Charles B Goltry Okla 699
Tuzhorn George W Helena Okla 701
S taker Joe Robert Cherokee Okla 686
Miller George Kiowa Kansas 600
Julian Isaac P Ingersoll 368
Schmidt Pete B Goltry Okla 505
McCormick Estes H Jet Okla 137
Claar Noble McKinley Cherokee Okla 231
Ferrell George Clay Amorita Okla 512
MR AND MRS DYER HERE
good and turned out of the training
school with a captain’s commission
He was granted a few days furlough
and Mr and Mrs Dyer hastened to
Alva to visit with Mr Dyer’s par-
ents Mr and Mrs Thomas Dyer of
that' city and to Cherokee to visit
with Mrs Dyer’s sister He will re-
port for duty at the National canton-
ment at American Lake Wash
Misses Jesse Crilly Vera Whiten- three
burg and Grace Hebei and Messrs 0
Earl Mitchell and Archie Hinzy mo- Misa Mary Alice gouthwick re-
tored to Drury Kansas last Sunday dto home Enid Tuead
where they spent the day after apendinjf 8ever&1 weekj the
r° i home of Mr and Mrs Lum Herron
Miss Ella Miller of Helena arriv-j — o —
ed in Cherokee Wednesday to make J H Diel of Ingersoll underwent
preparations to assume her duties as an operation for appendicitis at the
teacher in the school next Monday Aline hospital the first of the week
She will have charge of the domestic and is reported to be getting along
science department
Mr True Poorman son of Mr and
MrsPoorman of this city returned
to Cherokee yesterday Mr Poor-
man has just returned from Denver
Colorado whero he has been spend-
ing several weeks assisting his uncle
harvest during his vacation He will
leave Friday for Pawnee where be
will have charge of the manual
training department of the high
school at that place which position
he filled with extraordinary satisfac-
tion last year
Making Ar-
R M COATE TO BANK
R M Coate who has been agent
for the Santa Fe at this point for
several years recently tendered his
resignation to that company to ac-
cept a position with the Alfalfa
County National Bank No more
popular man ever lived in any com-
munity than Mr Coate He is a
thorough business man possessing
full confidence 'of all who have had
business dealings with him and the
bank is indeed fortunate to have in
its councils so valuable a man
At present Mr Coate is making a
short visit with relatives in Ponca City
and will return in time to assume bis
duties on Monday of the coming
week
Mr Jack Hamilton of Ripley as-
sumed the duties as agent Tuesday
morning He is a young man of wide
experience in this line of work and
will without doubt prove to be a very
popular agent
1ft
Mrs F F Meads left today for
Perry where she will Bpend two or
" weeks with her mother
nicely
iliis Pearl Davault will leave Sat
urday for Attica Kansas where she
will spend Sunday at the home of
her sister Mr and Mrs Edgar Dun-
kin Misses Grace Hebei and Vera
Whiteenburg left yesterday for Alva
to spend a few days with Miss He-
bei's parents before going on to
Woodward where they will assume
their duties as teachers Monday in
schools near Woodward
District Board
Mobolization
WILL ENTERTAIN SOLDIERS
The executive committee of the
Alfalfa county of defense which is
composed of FranV Henderson pres-
ident Fred Winslow Carmen vice
president A J Titus Mrs Charlie
Lovell and Mr W E Wiles is mak-
ing arrangements for a reception to
he held in Cherokee next Tuesday in
honor of the drafted men of Alfalfa
county It is planned to have a big
basket dinner at the park and every
one is cordially invited to attend and
bring well filled baskets Follow-
ing the dinner there will be a speak-
er of state wide reputation here to
address the people and will also be
band music quartet and other
amusements This affair will be a
county wide reception in honor of
the soldier boys
The committee has apponted vice
presidents in each town and commun-
ity to notify the people of the affair
and especially invite the drafted
boys Those who have been appoint-
ed are: E P Green Helena S Mut-
tersbaugh Goltry Ursel Finch Jet
Ray Mullinix Lambert and Yewed
J L Blanchard Byron H S Davis
Amorita S C Timmons Aline Paul
LaBrue Vining J C McClure In-
gersoll and John Henry Carmen
Remember this is to be a county
affair and every one is cordially in-
vited to attend
THIEVES TAKE CAR
Sunday evening about eleven
o’clock thieves took the new Max-
well car belonging to Mr A J Pow-
ell from his garage at his residence
in the south part of town and until
now has not been located
The car had been left in the gar-
age for the night and Mr Powell
had taken out the switch key but
was in evrey other way in readiness
for a long drive The loss of the
car was not noticed until the follow-
ing morning and since then every
effort is being put forth to locate
the car and thieves
The car was practically new Mr
Powell having purchased it a few
weeks ago before returning home
from Colorado and will be quite a
loss The car was not insured
MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER
Miss Mildred White had a miscel-
laneous shower in honor of her
friends Mrs George Nelson for-
merly Miss Francis Garrett last
Friday evening at her home in the
south part of town The evening
was spent in a very enjoyable man-
ner The guest of honor was pre-
sented with many useful and valu-
able gifts Among those present
were: Misses Mary Woodyard Kath-
erine Jones Ella Demott Grace
Hebei Vera Whitenburg Georgia
Brown Mesdames Lvan Ludwick
Sam Patton Guy Powell Earl Pat-
ton Frank Hayes and Marion White
ft
Mrs Isaac Diel of Burlington was
taken to the hospital at Aline the
first of the week where she under-
went two serious operations Late
reports are to the effect that she is
getting along nicely
Mr and Mrs Russell Arganbright
of Jet are in Cherokee as the guests
of Mr and Mrs W I Arganbright
Mrs Arganbright is one of the suc-
cessful teachers in the county and is
liere attending the institute She
will teach the coming school term in
the first district north of Jet
In this issue of the Messenger will
be found the advertisement of the
Globe Oil and Refining Co of Enid
This company has recently purchas-
ed eighteen acres between the Santa
Fe and Frisco tracks at Enid as a site
for a new refinery which they will
build in the near future The com-
pany has some of the most reliable
men behind it and is being endorsed
by the best business men of Enid
which certainly assures the people
that it is an institution that they can
well afford to give consideration
Their representative Mr F M Win-
ter is in the city and may be found
at the Orient Hotel where he will be
glad to explain their proposition and
teU you of the advancement this com-
pany has made and their future
prospects Be sure to read their ad
in this issue
CHAS MORGAN BUYS STORE
Becomes Proprietor of tho Dunn end
Eaton Merchandise Stock
and Business
A DEAL was consumated
last week whereby Chas
Morgan who the past three
years has been connected with the
Dunnington and Halstead Mercantile
Co became owner of the Dunn and
Eaton general store
Mr Morgan is known to practical-
ly every person in the county having
served a term as sheriff and later
actively interested in the D and H
firm He holds an enviable reputa-
tion for his honesty and integrity tnd
a man whose word can at all times
be relied upon a feature that will
appeal strongly to the patrons of the
large business Messrs Dunn and
Eaton have had because of their
same qualifications
The members of the old firm will
remain several weeks with the new
proprietor to assist in introducing
their customers and soliciting their
continuance of patronage to the
new proprietor
Mr Morgan is one of our most
substantial citizens and those who
have not already learned of his char-
acter for square dealing should in-
vestigate and we are sure they will
find a most satisfactory place to
make their purchases
DISTRIBUTORS FOR ALLEN
AND JACKSON MOTOR CARS
Messrs Dunn and Eaton who sold
their general store last week to Mr
Chas Morgan will be connected with
the automobile industry in the fu-
ture They are distributors for the
famous Allen and Jackson motor
cars for this territory
They are favorably known over
the county having been in the mer-
cantile business in Cherokee for a
number of years and will without
doubt prove their ability along this
line as they have in their former
business :
MISS IRENE WOODMANSEE
TO TEACH FIRST GRADE
4
Miss Ruth Bone who had been em-
ployed by the school board to teach
the first grade in the Cherokee
schools for the ensuing term has re-
signed her position Miss Bone
taught in the schools here last year
and gave entire satisfaction and the
patrons of the school as well as the
board are sorry to loose her
At the meeting of the school board
Tuesday evening Miss Irene Wood-
mansee was chosen to take her
place Miss Woodmansee had pre-
viously been employed by the board
at Pond Creek but will resign Her
selection to fill this position will be
met with approval by the patrons
ft
BUYS BUSINESS BLOCK
A deal was closed the latter part
of last week for one of the best busi-
ness blocks in Cherokee when Mr
Cramer of Enid purchased the brick
building now occupied by the Bank
of Cherokee Cherokee Dine Chown-
ing & Oare the Cherokee poset office
and the Duncan Rooms The pur-
chase was made from 0 H Saunders
of Denver Colo who has owned the
building for some time This build-
ing is one' of the best in Cherokee
and is one of the prominent business
corners
Mr Cramer is not a stranger in
Cherokee having been interested in
the Alfalfa Ice Company at this pises
for the past two years The people
of Cherokee will be glad to know
that he believes in our little city
Miss Lois Hood left yesterday
afternoon for Cherokee to attend the
teachers association meeting Miss
Hood has a school near Carmen—
Alva Pioneer Tuesday
Mrs Peal Ramsey had as her
guests over Sunday night Mr and
Mrs Carl Leonard of Cherokee Ok-
lahoma Miss Elizabeth Norris of
Ashland and Miss Margaret Viera
of El Reno Okla Tho latter re-
mained this week for a more extend-
ed visit The ladies are all cousins
and the pleasure of this company is
of great extent— Kiowa Journal
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Wilson, C. L. Cherokee Weekly Messenger. (Cherokee, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1917, newspaper, August 30, 1917; Cherokee, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1716821/m1/1/?q=pete+smith: accessed June 3, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.