The Oriental Progress. (Blair, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 49, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 12, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL. 11
The oriental progress.
BLAIR. JACKSON COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. WEDNESDAY. MAY 12. 1915.
NO. 49
RESULT OF THE
J. C. 0. & A. A.
100 yard dash: Wright. Altus;
Bessier, Headrick: Pendleton. Al-
ius. Time 10 seconds flat.
High Hurdles: I*e. Headrick;
Johnson. Headrick: McNeil and
Pendleton of Altus tied for third
place: time 17 1-5 seconds.
Broad Jump: Kelley. Headrick;
Nesbit, Altus; McMurry, OlusUe:
20 ft. 2 in........
410 yard dash: Bessier, Head-
rick; Johnson. Headrick; Wright
oT Altus: 55 4-5 seconds.
Discus: Pendleton and McNeill
of Altus; Rodgers of Headrick:
98 feet.
Half mile run: Lee, Headrick;
McNeill. Altus: Dale. Headrick.
Time 2-16 2-5.
High Jump: Thompson, Head-
rick; Woods, Altus; McMurry of
Olustee. 5 ft. 11 in.
Low Hurdles: Lee and Kelley
of Headrick; Pendleton,of Altus.
Time 28 2-5.
Hammer Throw: Johnson and
Rogers of Headrick; McNeill of
Altus: 102-2-
Pole Vault: Reid, Altus; Bessier
and Kelley of Headrick: 10ft.
Shot Put: Robinson of Base
Line; Johnson and Rogers, Head-
rick: 38-8.
Mile run: Lee, Headrick; Mc-
Kinney, Altus: Dale, Headrick.
5-16.
220 yard dash: Wright, Altus:
Bessier, Headrick; Kelley, Head-
rick: 23 4-5.
Mile Relay: Forfeited to Head
rick.
Rural base ball won by Prairie
Hill.
Rural basket ball forfeited to
Prairie Hill.
Girls basket ball won by Altus.
Athlete; Lee of Headrick, 15
points.
Officials: Hanson, Stiles and
Foster.
Exhibits: Town school: Altus.
Three Room, Victory; two room,
South Greer; one room, Gay.
-Domestic Science Exhibit; Al-
tus.
Declamatory High School; Hel-
en Johnston of Blair, first; Eva
Kimball of Altus, 2nd; Lorena
McMinn of Martha, 3rd.
Declamatory below High School
Leta Gray of Victory, lst;Thersa
Jones of Altus, 2nd;Leta Hughes
of Martha, 3rd.
Boys 1 Declamatory: Charles
Steeds of Blair, 1st; Jack Dulany
of Victory, 2nd; Willie Johnson
of Eldorado, 3rd.
Debate: Victory, speakers Ellis
Ketchersid and J. D. Stout.
Spelling: Buford Roberts of
Blair, 7th and 8th grade; Fred
McWhorter, Blair, 5th and 6th
grade; Dovilla Bright, Headrick,
3rd and 4th grade; Mark Kerr of
Headrick, 2nd and 3rd grade:
Milton Wooldridge of Altus, 1st
and 2nd writing: Dorothea Lail
Lockhart of Blair. 2nd grade.
Kathleen Allen of Blair,2nd gra-
de; Minnie Sumrow of Altus, 3rd
grade; Thelma |Scogin of Blair,
4th grade.
Rural teams of the champion-
ship game between Jackson and
Tillman County was won by the
Jackson County team of Prairie
Hill. Town base ball for Jackson
county was won by Altus.
Tennis Single; Girls. Thompson
The Sinking of the Lusitania
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The Oriental Progress this week again
demonstrates that it is a real newspaper.
The sinking of the Lusitania is the big-
gest thing that has happened since the War
began—from the standpoint of Americans.
The Oriental Progress has arrangements
by which our readers are given all really
BIG news as well as the general happenings
the world over every week.
On another page is the complete story
of the sinking of the Lusitania. Read it.
Lowery and Kelley of Headrick.
Doubles, Thompson and Lowery
of Headrick. Boys, single, Mc-
Mury of Olustee; doubles, Thomp
son and Rogers of Headrick.
Special Prizes; Best Rural Art
Exhibit, Victory. Best Town Art
Exhibit, Altus. Best Mechanical
Drawing, H. S. Jim McConnell of
Altus. Best Mechanical Drawing
below High School, Vergil Nealy
of Victory. Best Science Note
Book, Bertha White of Altus.
Best Historical map, John Stan-
ton of Altus. Best Historical
note book, Carl Nesbit of Altus.
Best Physiologica Drawing, Ger-
trude Tillman of Tyler. Best essay
on Diversified Farming, Charley
Davis of Cottonwood. Best Map
of Oklahoma, Mable Cowan of
Altus. Best Copy Book, Charley
Davis of Cottonwood.
In many ways this has been
the greatest meet in the history
of the association, while the at-
tendance was not what we ex-
pected it was due no doubt to
the bad weather. There were
more entries in all, of the events
than in any previous contests
and the winners may well feel
proud of their acheivement.
The interest taken in the meet
by the rural schools showed that
it was reaching all classes of
school, there being seven entries
from one room schools, and the
exhibits from these schools com-
pared favorably both in amount
and quality of the work with the
town school, especially do I wish
to mention an exhibit from a one
room school, the school has onl>
19 pupils in average, it is one of
the remotest parts of the county
and yet this school had planed
and prepared an exhibit that
would have surpased some of
the town schools of a few years
ago. With such teachers and
such pupils the future outlook of
educational interests in Jackson
county is certainly bright and
will still remain at the top.
As president of the association
I wish first to thank the teachers
in the county for the loyal sup-
port you have given me in this
great work, the success is yours
and it was a great success. To
the executive committee, I wish
to extend my hearty appreciation
for the many sacrifices you have
made, it was to your untiring
efforts that the meet was carried
out in the satisfactory manner
and the splendid good feeling
that prevailed. And lastly to the
County Supt. I am giving special
thanks for many of the things
that I was supposed to do and
many of the things that I should
have done he was asked to do
and he always responded readily
and as to how well he succeeded
you can be the judge, but to him
more than any other one person
do we own the splendid success
of the meet.
I wish also to extend my thanks
to the good people of Altus for
the hospitable manner in which
they helped in this the greatest
educational event in the county
and I feel that the sentiment
of the entire teaching force in
the county when I say that we
were royally entertained by you
and that we wait eagerly for an-
other chance to enjoy your splen-
did hospitality.
Thanking the teachers of the
county for the great honor you
conferred upon me and the pleas-
ure of serving you this way.
—A. M. Whortan.
South Blair Items
Because of the scarcity of new’s
and the want of time, and a lit-
tle negligence on the part of ye
scribe South Blair has not been
reported for the longest, but hope
to do better along that line in
the future.
Rain you say, well I should say
it rain and any one that says it
don’t rain in Oklahoma is a no-
suchathing and his Grandmother
is no gentleman. Entirely to
much rain for small grain. Some
cotton seed that have been plant-
ed is coming up, some have been
washed up and some covered too
deep to ever come up.
The majority of farmers have
not planted cotton pet.
Grain and feed crops have been
largely increased this year anc
cotton diminished.
S. W. McLartyof Verr.on,Tex-
as, a wealthy stockman, owning
two or three stock ranches and
fine property in Vernon, was
down last week to transact some
business with W. M. Wicker.
In answer to a wire message
last week announcing the death
of Dan Starr at Madill, Okla.Mr.
J. W. Starr, his father, and his
son Lonzo, together with two of
his daughters, Miss Bessie Starr
and Mrs. Julia Partain, went to
Madill to pay their last respects
to their son and brother. The
body was taken from Madill to
their old home at Oakman, Okla.
for burial. The relatives all have
our deepest sympathy.
At the last regular meeting of
Blair Lodge 332 A. F. & A. M.
the third degree was conferred
on Mr. Lovick Wooldridge. Per-
haps the best report that has
ever been made in Blair of any
meet, or gathering, was that
made by the Worthy Matron,
Sister J. K. Jones when she
made her report from the Grand
Chapter held at McAlester.
Mrs. J. M. Rose, approximates
that from one Jersey cow she
milks 900 gal. of milk a year
from which she makes 400 lbs.
of butter.
Mr. and Mra. Eb Drew of
Twin Bridge community took
dinner at the Roue home Sunday
With lanterns, flash lights and
other experiments necessary for
the occasion Eb Drew, Lee Den-
nis and John Rose pulled out
Saturday evening for a frog hunt
They first went to Elm bridge. 5
miles south of Granite, ther#
they left their team and proceed-
ed down the river in search of
frogs. After traveling two miles
and not seeing or even hearing
the croak of a frog they decided
to return to their wagon. Dis-
gusted at their succes they hitch-
ed up and started on that long 7
mile journey to Eb’s home on
Bitter Creek. After reaching
tome at a late hour and having
put up the team Irl says boys I
enow where a big bull frog stay*
i miles down the creek. Eb say*
)y golly less go get him, so off
:hey went, slowly creeping a-
ong the bank of the creek with-
out hearing a frog until they
reached the place where Irl had
lis frog located. Arriving on the
spot Eb flashed his light acros*
Jie creek and sure enough there
was the frog. Eb says Oh yes U
are there are you, just wait there
old boy I am coming after you.se
in the creek he plunged and slow-
ly he proceeded until he reached
the frog, With light in one hand
Eb made a quick and sure grab,
he seized the frog and hollowed
boys I’ve got him, he is as stout
as a mule.The frog went to jump
ing and kicking and the boy*
say the frog kicked Eb over in
the creek but Eb says he never
kicked him over but pulled him
under, anyway the frog got loose
and made his escape and the boy
all had to go home frogless with
Eb as wet as a drowned rat.
POOR JOCK
It is with sorrow that we have
to chronice certain facts but as
a newspaper man we know we
are expected to know everything
and tell it to our 'many readers,
so here goes. Last Sunday Mr. A,
Abbott of Granite accompanied
by ye editor’s cousin, Byron
Trotter, came speeding down to
Blair in Mr. Trotter’s car. Mr.'
Abbott had very importan busi-
ness with one of our citizen who
he knew was not in Blair and
had not been for some time, but
as the business was of a very
important nature Mr. Abbott in-
sisted that he take the car with
him. Of course when he reached
his destination the party he had
come down to see was not at
home and being an old acquaint-
ance of the family he took the
girls out for a pleasant spin in
Mr. Trotter’s car. In the mean-
time “Jock” Haynes was wand-
ering around like he had lost the
only true friend he ever had.
LEE MOORE BUYS ICE AND DRAY LINE
Lee Moore has bought the ice
business and dray line of R. H.
Vernon and his son, Alva, has
the ice wagon while he runs the
dray. Mr. Moore is an old timer
and well known. Mr, Vernon will
perhaps turn all of his time to
farming.
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Jerome Sechrist of Granite, R.
1, was in town one day last week.
See those pictures at the Hap-
py Hour next Saturday.
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Beaver, Dennis. The Oriental Progress. (Blair, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 49, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 12, 1915, newspaper, May 12, 1915; Blair, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc956281/m1/1/: accessed April 27, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.