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A RECORD OF THE
HAPPENINGS IN
AND ABOUT ALVA
RENFREW'S RECORD
A REAL PAPER
WITH THE NEWS
FOR THE PEOPLE
VOLUME 16.
ALVA, WOODS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1917-
NUMBER 22
EX-PRESIDENT TAFT IN OKLA- ATTENDS FUNERAL OF SISTER
HOMA CITY.
;- Mrs. J. P. Renfrew o. ‘.hr Record
We had the pleasure of heariug ex- j left on t lie 8:0b Santa Fc Saturday
President William H. Taft addn ^ ail | evening for Cameron. Mo. t" attend
audience of 7000 persons in ti/ an- 1 the funeral of her sister. Mrs Rose
ditorium in Oklahoma City, Thmsd-y ' A. Sackman, who ‘^cd in a Chicago
afternoon March 29, on the subject I hospital 1 ridav uf.enioon, March X,
“Is a League of Nations Practical?” | 1917. The remain : were accompanied
Mr. Taft is president of the National [front Chicago to Crucial by Harold
Sackman, son of ih> deceased, and
her sister, Mrs. Linmc Alleman who
were with her through her last illness
Tntennci v.as made in the cemetery
near Mirabile, the old hone of the
j sisters, 12 miles sou 'teast of Cam-
eron.
Rose A. Black, da t.»hu • of l)r. and
. Mrs. 0. H Bla.'k was born in \fira-
I bile, Mo. July 25, 18o8. Her mother
I was called to the highe • life when
l.eague to enforce peace, an he has
been elivering addresses all over the
land on that subject. He arrived in
Oklahoma City Wednesday evening
from Dallas, Texas and was met at
the Rock Island depot by a monster
crowd and went at once to the Lce-
Huckins hotel, escorted by the exe-
cutive committee of the Oklahoma
Branch of the League to Enforce
Peace.
Mr. Taft had breakfast
morning at 8 o’clock at
the
Lcc-
Huckins with members of the Yale
Alumni Association. At 10:30 he ad-
dressed the high school on “Patriot-
ism,” and at 12 o’clock attended lun-
cheon at the Lee-Huckins with 200
business and professional men of the
state.
At 2 p. m. Mr. Taft delivered a
splendid address to 7000 people in the
auditorium. The speaker was intro-
duced by Governor R. L. Williams.
The governor made a brief but
forceful talk urging all patriotic cit-
izens to stand by President Wilson
in his determination to no longer
temporize with Germany because of
her continued flagrant violation of
American rights and closed his re-
marks by introducing cx-President
Taft, whom lie referred to as one of
the greatest men the country had
produced.
Mr. Taft, in his opening remarks
laughingly referred to the govern-
or’s eulogy upon himself as ‘‘a sam-
ple of broad, western hospitality”
which he would accept as such.-
The speaker was at his best and
his overflowing humor was fully
appreciated by the audience. “It is
ten years ago, said Mr. Taft “since
my last visit to Oklahoma and I note
the splendid development in your
city and state, but the temperature
appears to be about the same.”
The crowd saw the point and ap-
plauded.
Ill the course of his remarks the
speaker referred to the purchase of
Alaska by Secretary Seward and
speokc of the manner in which Mr.
Seward was denounced for buying an
iceberg, hut later after Mr. Seward’s
death, we found that Alaska was a
bonanza. “I have personally great
sympathy for dead statesmen” said
Mr. Taft, and again the crowd ap-
plauded.
The speaker discused the war situ-
ation and unqualifiedly urged the
people to stand by President Wilson
and the government in this crisis.
He defined the rights of neutrals
under international law, with numer-
ous instances of their flagrant viola-
tion by Germany. “When we enter
the war.” said Mr. Taft, “we must ex-
pect to do some fighting. We went
into the Spanish war in Cuba and
came out in the Phillippines. We may
start war with Germany off the coast
of Ireland and come out in Mexico.
The object of the. League to En-
force Peace is to have a league of
nations who each agree to maintain
a small but up-to-date army and navy
whose object is to maintain peace by
uniting their forces against any pow-
erful nation that aims to convert its
country into an armed camp to be a
menace to surrounding nations. In
this manner turbulent nations may b
compelled to settle their differences
by arbitration. This league of na-
tions can dd nothing until after the
present great war ik settled.
After the speaking Mr. Taft left
for Cincinnati over the Santa Fe at
7 ;25 p. m.
TAFT EPIGRAMS.
Thursday i Rose was less than two years old.
She grew up in Missouri an ! spent
most of her life in Mirabile and Cam-
eron. On May 9, 1888 she married
John 1). Sackman.
She was the youngest of eight sis-
ters who reside in many states, front
Oklahoma and Kansas to California
and Alaska. Tlies isters held a re-
union in Alva in 1910 and one at Long
Beach, California in 1913. all being
together on both occasions for sev-
eral weeks.
They had planne d to hold their
next reunion at Seattle, Washington,
in 1920 but one at least will be missed
from their number when they meet
again.
Mrs. Sackman is survived by her
only child, Harold, who was a printer
in Renfrew’s Record office for four
years and has since been connected
with a printing office in Dundee, 111.
Mrs. Renfrew returned from her
sad journey Wednesday.
Daily Oklahoman.
“Your senator injuires where you
yand. If I mistake not, Oklahoma
is with the nation in resisting any in-
vasion of our rights.”
“An untrained soldier is worse than
none. An untrained mass of soldiers
is much worse than no army.
“We must not sit in our rocking
chairs and say “I don’t give a d-
what happens so long as it doesn't
happen to me. We must get in on
the side of the allies.
"We must face the sacrifice. We
must follow the old Puritan belief
that in order to be saved one must
be willing to be damned.
“Jdexico is the great international
nuisance."
CITY ELECTION.
Election passed off very "quietly.
There was a spirited contest for sev-
eral offices. The principal fight cen-
tered on the school board.
Following is the vote by wards.
PRESIDENT WILSON DEMANDS
WAR TO A FINISH.
NAMES
F’or Mayor.
Renfrew, J. A.
Bob Lasley
BIG I*. 1). C.—TEXAS DEBATE
prairie View.
Well I will jot down a few lines
1 after a few weeks abscence.
Some windy weather we have been
having. I guess March winds are still
here yet.
Frank Gold has been braking sod
on the Miller place for a couple of
weeks.
Mrs. Edd Haryigton and daughters
Agnes and Marguerite spent Thurs-
day afternoon at L. E. Harrington’s.
The boys in this vicinity, organized
Sunday for a hall game and will play
Winchester Saturday.
Mr. Tom Elmore has puchased him
a car.
Mr. FrSnk Isenbart and family
spent St nday in Alva visiting.
Mrs. J. W. Harington spent Sun-
day afternoon with Mrs. Miller.
Mrs. W. D. Marsh was an Alva cal-
ler Friday.
George Miller was on the sick list
a few days last week.
L. O. Surface called at Alva Satur-
day.
Mr. Knox’s were Alva callers Sat-
urday.
We understant that they are having
a revival meeting at the U. B. church
this and next week.
Edd Harington and L. E. Harring-
tou called at Alva Saturday.
Wc understand Tom Elmore and
wife are away visiting this week.
Well as news is scarce, I will close
and come again.
G. W. M.
PUBLIC SALE.
Owing to the fact that I am moving
from Alfalfa county I will sell at
public auction all the following des-
cribed property located on the Hig-
ginbotham farm three miles east and
one south of Cherokee commencing
at 10 a. m. on Monady, April 9, 1917.
40 cows and calves by side, 30 heavy
springing heifers, 50 springing heif-
ers, 40 calves and yearlings, 1 regis-
tered Hereford bull, 2 high grade
Durham bulls.
14 registered Poland China shoats,
1 registered Duroc sow and pigs, 3
registered Duroc sows, 2 registered
Poland China sows, 40 head good
shoats.
1 black inare weight 1200, 1 team of
black geldings weight 3300, 1 bay mare
weight 1000, 1 team of black geldings
weight 3200, 1 colt, standard bred, 1
span of horse mules age 3 and 4, 1
span of horse mules age 5 and 6, 1
span of mules i^fe 3 and 4 weight 2300
1 span of mules age 4 and 5, 3 spans
of mules well broke, 1 bay mare, 1
lray horse.
1 Tulsa silo, 2 mowing machines, 2
sets of harness, 1 set driving harness,
1 grain wagon, 2 feed wagons, 1 gaso-
line engine, 1 cream separator, 1 hay
buck, 1 disc sled, 1 disc harrow, 1
buggy and harness.
TERMS—A credit of six months
will be given on sums over $10 with
Bob Lasley and Chester Duncan to
Uphold the Banner of Northwest-
ern on Home Floor. Texas
School lias Excellent Re-
cord in Lone Star
State.
One of the biggest events of the
school year at Northwestern, in debat-
ing circles will be the dual debate
with Clarendon College of Texas. The
question for discussion is: “Resolved,
That the manufacture, impotation and
sale of intoxicating liquor, for bever-
age purposes, should be prohibited by
an amendment to the Constitution of
the United States.” The negative side
of this question will be defended upon
the home floor by Bob Easley and
Chester Duncan. The affirmative
wil lbe upheld by Leonard Schaefer
and Elbert Marlatt at Clarendon,
Texas. For the last three months
these four debaters have been gath-
ering material and preparing for this
contest. Almost every great man in
the United States has been corres-
ponded with upon this question. New
legislation upon this matter has been
taken into consideration. Every poss-
Chester Duncan
ible means of getting the latest and
•most up-to-date views have been used
and as a consequence these men have
spent much time and effort in com-
piling facts and figures which repre-
sent the views of the best authority
in the United States. This cause for
such hard work and study upon this
question is the hope of victory which
can only be gained by hard worfc
from such worthy opponents as Clar-
endon College. Clarendon College has
the reputation of being the best de-
bating school in Teras. Last year this
school engaged in five debates with
school both in the state and out. Of
the five debates they lost only one,
which is certainly a brilliant record.
Clarendon Methodist college will en-
gage in but one debate thi$ year—
that with Northwestern. They are
concentrating all their efforts to win
this battle. In view of these facts,
with one of the livest questions before
the people of the United States, under
discussion this promises to be one of
the best attractions that Northwest-
ern will put on this year. The date of
the debate is Friday, April 13, 1917.
The length of the debate will be one
houj: The P. D. C. octet will appear
for the first time while the judges
are preparing their decisions.
McNeeley, G. W______
45
39
For Treasurere.
Schuhmacher, L_______
73
89
For City Attorney.
Glaser, J. J,___________
67
77
For City Clerk. ~
Warren, W. T_________
39
35
Greenlee, J. F_________
33
52
Ackerle, Wm.-- ______
9
10
Langley, Jim_________
11
8
For City Marshal.
Barnes, Fred__________
22
31
Farris, Brad____________
59
74
lw 2 w 3w 4w
65 15494
55 74
89 188 146
77 167 132
52
123
17
13
46 37
74 159 122
For Street Commissioner.
George, H. H.. ______ 58 81 149 120
For City Councilman.
Shultz, long term______64
Kavanaugh, short term 64
For City Council—Second ward
Gilder, long term______ 75
Gamble, short term____ 55
For City Council—Third ward
Bradbury, long term.. 102
Green, C. O. short_____ 121
For City Council—Fourth ward
Coffman, long_____ 42
Fennessey, T. F. short— 99
Powers, C. W., short____ 42
For School Treasurer.
Fowitz, W. B____j._____ 99 102 256 216
For School Board.
Bickel, T. W........... 69 39 89 94
Frazier, D. L........... 61 90 227 166
Fash, F. J_____________ 60 54 130 140
Quintan, S. H........... 58 88 206 123
Outlying District gave Bickel______9
Frazier ____27
Fash _______22
Quinlan ____15
CASE—PULLAN.
NEW PASTOR FOR BAPTIST
CHURCH.
Rev, Mr. Finch of Okeene arrived
Saturday afternoon on the Rock Is-
land and preached morning and eve-
ning sermons at the Baptist church.
The members of the church were
much pleased with the minister and
Mr. Finch expressed hintself as much
impressed with Alva, the reception
of strangers by her people and by the
cordialty with which he was received
by the church membership. Rev.
Finch returned to Okeene Monday to
make arrangements to move his fam-
ily to this city to take charge as pas-
tor. We welcome Rev. Finch to our
city.
Alva has always been fortunate in
having ministers who corially work
together for the spiritual uplift of the
community.
WHAT DO YOU SAY.
BIRTHS FOR FEBRUARY.
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Oklahoma’s sentiment on the inter-
national situation was asked yester-
day by Senator Robert L. Owen in a
telegram sent to each commercial or-
ganization in the state. The telegram
is as follows:
“Please wire me at Washington the
state of public sentiment in Oklahoma
as to congres declaring war on Ger-
many or that state of war exists.
Will Oklahoma approve the preaident
if he advises a declaration of war?
Pro-German papers declare that west
ern opinion opposes declaration of
war or state of war. Iti s very im-
portant the president should know
the truth, as his action will be greatly
influenced by the opinion of the west-
ern people.”
THE RESOLUTION.
ALVA
Mr. and Mrs. Wm.' Cunningham boy
2-14-17.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Bloominger girl
2-25-17.
Mr. and Mrs. Elza Sams, boy 2-18-17
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Gonsoly, girl 2-
5-17.
Mr. and Mrs. James Gauze, feirl 2-14
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hale, girl 2-19
CAPRON
Mr. an Mjrs, Wm. Knox, girl 2-27.
Mr. an Mrs. Philip Eggestein, b<^ 25
FREEDOM X
Mr. an Mrs. C. U. Moody girl 2-1-17
WAYNOKA
Mr. and Msr. Fay Velean girl 2-16-17
Mr. and Mrs. Sam George girl 2-20-17
Mr. and Mrs. joe Schnitzer boy 2-29
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Homes girl 2-16-17
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Redgate boy 2-13
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Adair boy 2-29.
Mr. and Mrs. Silas Cay wood boy 28
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Binkley left for
Quincy, 111. where they will spend a
month visiting relatives.
Will Weinrich of the Haines Cloth-
ing store returned last Friday from a
business trip to Oklahoma City.
Mr. and Mrs. Ford Woodard re-
turned from their visit to Kansas City
last week.
Resolved: That the senators and
representatives of Oklahoma be in-
structed to say to the president and
to congress that the time for tempo-
rizing is done and that the time for
action is here, and that what the pres-
ident and congress do to further that
action* will meet with the patriotic
approval of every man and woman in
Oklahoma.”
A copy of the above resolution was
sent to President Wilson, Senator
Robert L. Owen and Congressman
Scott Ferris, chairman of the Okla-
homa delegation in congress.
Farrjr.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Sullivan are the
proud parents of a baby girl since
March 31. Mother and child are do-
ing fine and Dave wears a smile that
won’t come off, while Grandpa Mit-
chell is simply overcome.
There was a fine program and din-
ner at New Farry March 31, which
was the last ay of a very successful
term of school taught by Mrs. Emma
Powers Buie.
Mamie Mitchell who has been visit-
ing home folks has gone to Hardtner
to work.
Interest at 8 per cent. 2 per cent off
for cash on sums over $10.
Bank of Cherokee, Clerk.
Savage & Savage, Auctioneers.
Newlin & Royce, Auctioneers.
J. W. HIGGINBOTHAM, Owner.
Prof. Clay Fisk and wife of Law-
rence, Kansas arev isiting the family
of their parents Mr. and Mrs. Fisk
and Professor and Mrs. Vinson.
Mrs. C. H. Eldred returned last
week from California where she
spent the 'winter. She visited many
points in the state but spent most of
he itme at Long Beach. She is glad
A very pretty weding took place at
•lie home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pullan
Sunday, March 18, when their daugl -
ter Miss Eva and Mr. Bert Case
were united in marriage by Rev. Sis-
ter Wisehart, presiding pastor of
Bethel chapel.
Mr. Case and Miss Pullan have
been known here since childhood and
arc highly respected by all who know
them. 64 guests were present to
wish them joy and all prosperity. Af-
ter the wedding ceremony the bride
and groom led the way to the dining
room where a bounteous dinner was
served.
Many beautiful and useful presents
were received. Mr. and Mrs. Case
will be at* home to their friends after
few days, at their farm home 14
miles west of Alva.
May their path of life be long and
happy, is the wish of their many
friends. A GUEST.
SERSAIN—FAULKNER.
Married at the home of Mrs. W. E.
Steadman, 719 Church St. by Rev. F.
E. Gordon on Thursday, March 29,
1917, Mr. floyd Servain of this city
and Miss Grace Faulkner of Faulkner
The bride is a daughter of Mrs. Mat-
tie Faulkner and is a charming and
popular young lady. The groom is an
energetic and progressive young bus-
iness man and is in the employ of the
Northwest Ford Co
An elegant wedding dinner fol-
lowed the ceremony which all pres-
ent enjoyed.
The bride 'and groom tvill make
their home in Alva and their many
friends wish them a long and happy
life.
President Wilson’s inesasge to con-
gress is a great state paper. It re-
counts in detail the wrongs and des-
truction inflicted upon American
people by German submarines the
past two and a half years and closes
by asking congress to declare war
upon Germany with all the resources
of the nation and push it until the
German government comes to a
sense .of its obligations to humanity
and to other nations. Congress al-
most unanimously endorses the pres-
ident’s appeal and will immediately
act.
The following are extracts from
the president's message.
I ‘’Neutrality is no longer feasible
nor desirable where the peace of the
world is involved and the freedom of
its peoples, and the menace to that
peace and freedom lies in the exist-
ence of autocratic governments
hacked by organized force which is
controlled wholly by their will, not
by the will of their people. We have
seen the last of neutrality in such
circumstances.
i H m
We have no quarrel with the Ger-
man people. Wc have no feeling to-
ward them but one of sympathy and •'•*•
friendship. It was not upon their
impulse that their government'acted*
in governing this war. It was not
with their preevious knowledge or
approval, it was a war as deterjnned
upon as wars used to be dfterminad
upon in the old happy days when v
peoples were nowhere consulted by
their rulers and wars were provoked
and waged in the interest of dynas-
ties of title groups of ambitious men
who were accustomed to use their
fellow men as pawns and toufe. .;•*»
“Self-government nations do not
fil their neighbor states iwth spies or
set the course of intrigue to bring
about some critical posture of affairs
which will give them an opportunity
,to strike and make conquest. Such
designs can be successfully worked
only under cover and where no one
has-the right to ask questions.
“One of the things that has served
to convince us that the Prussian au-
tocrack was not and could never be
our friend is that from the very out-
set of the present war it has filled
our unsuspecting communities and
even our ofifees of government with
spies and set criminal intrigues every-
where afoot against our national un-
ity of council, our oeace within and
without, our industries and our com-
merce.”
PRESIDENTS WAR RECOMMEN-
DATIONS.
District 41.
Harry Lyons is visiting relatives
at Adrian, Mo.
ejssie and Jim gnow went to Alva
Monday.
Miss Kate Clark came out from
Alva last week to visit home folks.
Mrs. Cline Davidson visited Sunday
afternoon with Mrs. Lyons.
Rev. Morgan preached at 41 Satur-
day night and Sunday morning.
A large crowd gathered at the
school house Sunday to church and
had -i surprise dinner on our Sunday
School superintendent, J. L. Chestnut.
After dinner some time was spent in
singing. A1 had a good time.
A. A. Davidson and J. L. Chestnut
went to Waynoka Wednesday.
Louis Olson has a pretty sore hand
He got it hurt last week while work-
ing on the road near the grave yard.
Ray Lyons came home Sunday from
Kansas where he has been working
puiiirn Aina
«tl nr infur
To carry on an effective warfare
against the German government
which he characterized as a “natural
foe to liberty” the president recom-
mended :
Utmost practical co-operation in
counsel and action with the govern-
ments already at war with Germany.
Extension of liberal financial cred-
its to those governments so that the
resources of America may be added
so far as possible, to theirs.
Organization and mobilization of all
the material resources of the country.
Full equipment of the navy, par-
ticularly for means of dealing with
submarine warfare.
An army of at least 500,000 men,
based on *the principle of universal
liability of service and the authoriza-
tion of additional increments of 500,-
000 each as they are needed or can
be handled in training.
Raisig necessary money for the
United States government so far as
posible without borrowing and on
the basis of equitable taxation.
AH preparations, the president
urged should be made in such way as
not to check the flow of war supplies
to'the nations already in the field
against Germany.
Birthday Surprise.
Mrs. Joe Engles of Tegarden was
happily surprised Friday, March 30
by about thirty of her friends an.i
neighbors opening teh door and walk-
ing in unexpected. She was ayara
that Mrs. J. P. Drake antf Mrs. win.
Finfrock were coming that day so
it was arranged that these two should
entertain her while the rest gathered
together and came in a crowd. Mrs.
Engle says it was her 57th birthday
and one she would remember for she
enjoyed herself so well, and last but
not least by any means you should
have seen the dinner table, and Mrs.
Engle’s only regret was she could.pot
taste of everything on that table.
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