Renfrew's Record (Alva, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, November 5, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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A RECORD OF THE
HAPPENINGS IN
AND ABOUT ALVA
RENFREW'S RKORD
VOLUME 14
ALVA, WOODS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER S. 1915
A REAL PAPER
WITH THE NEWS
FOR THE PEOPLE
NUMBER S2
GREAT CANADIAN WHEAT
►
Zeb Baker of the Alva Roller
Mills has shown the Record a
copy of paper published in Alber-
ta , Canada, which publishes some
bigger stories of wheat raising
than the boldest Oklahoma Edi-
tor would dare claim for his own
state.
An Alberta farmer raised 1 3-4
acres of wheat that yielded 116
bushels or 66 2-7 bushels per acre.
The wheat stood 4 1-2 feet
high when harvested and the
heads were 6 inches long. Some
wheat was reported as yielding
SO bushels per acre.
Mr. Baker spent some months
in Alberta and says he never saw
such immense yields of wheat
and oats as he saw there. Mrs.
Baker is now at Peace River
Crossing, Alberta, visiting the
family of her daughter, Mrs. Ev-
erett Rail.
pending trial. Verily the way of
the bootlegger in Alva is hard
and rocky.
The board of county commis-
sioners was closing its session,
Tuesday evening.
County treasurer, D. F. Miller
and his deputies were busy sel-
ling real estate for delinquent
taxes, Monday.
Mr. Neal and Senator Lan-
drum who have been checking up
the county records the past
three months are about to finish
their work and will probably
take up their work in another
county soon.
Petition* to Keep Gordon in Ctijr Foil
A GOLDEN WEDDING YEAR
h
A Beloit old soldier, reports
the Call, gave a ptausible reason
for the occurence of so many gol-
den weddings this summer. “50
years ago this summer,” he said,
“the boys were alt coming back
from the army, and as most of
them had their girls picked out
before they went to the war they
soon were married. This year
is the golden wedding anniver-
sary for many old soldiers.”
Judging for the way women still
fall for brass buttons, an able-
bodied youth, who had not been
in the army, did not attract much
attention fifty years ago this
summer. When Johnny came
marching home the other boys
all took a back seat and sang low,
"Twas ever thus.—Ex.
County Court Proceedings
The following is a summary of
Court proceedings, Tuesday, Nov
ember 2. Court convened at 9
a. m.
Efforts to have the transfer of Rev.
Frank Gordon, pastor of St. Paul’s
Methodist Episcopal church, recon-
sidered, were made Saturday, when
a shower of telegrams was sent by
Fort Worth organizations to Bishop
Wm, O. Sheppard of Salina. Kan.,
asking that Gordon be retained here.
Telegrams were sent by the Union
Gospel Mission, the Texas Women’s
Christian Temperance Union, the
Young Women’s Christian Associa-
tion, the Ft. Worth Mother’s Coun-
cil, the Women’s Relief Corps, the
H. Roberts of Quinlan, E. J. Dick of
Buffalo, S. B. Daniels of Mutual, E.
G, Vosburg. R. D. Dockerty and R. O.
Renfrew.
Each responded in appropriate
manner to the introduction of the
Toastmaster and the hours spent all
too rapidly in the general atmos-
phere of fellowship which prevailed.
DOING A GREAT WORK
The old idea that the Young Men’s
Christian Association was meant for
the big city only lias been in recent
years greatly changed. Today clear
across the continent, the country
town of front .WOO up to 15,000 popu-
lation is organizing a Young Men’s
Mr. Renfrew gave a short resume Christian Association as being one
Grand Army of the Republic and the ! honor last week.
of his impressions of Masonry as ob-
tained from his trip east, and des-
cribed the splendid temple costing
$2,000,000 which was used for the
first time in conferring the 33d de-
gree to a class which received that
Case No. 941, Dr. Shoops Lab-
ratories vs. John W. Monfort,
trial was resumed defendant in-
troduces his evidence, verdict for
defendant.
957—Aftertestimony was cal-
led in, on agreement between
both parties, jury was discharged
and case will later be tried out
before the judge.
Additional Jury of six names
are drawn.
E. D. Ludwig.
J. B. Haltom.
W. R. Barrick.
G. W. Curtis.
Henry Ferguson.
W. A. Queen.
910—Continued to November 8
all witnesses ordered to attend on
that date without further notice.
1063—-Attachment issued for de-
linquent witness.
920—On trial Jury empannel-
ed.
Enjoyed Hu Visit
Mr. T. B. Roby and daughter,
Mrs. T. J. Coffman, returned,
Saturday from a months visit
with the family of his son Bert,
in San Antonio, Texas. Bert has
a big interest in oil near San An-
tonio and Mr. Roby rode some
800 miles about the country with
Bert. While there he saw three
good oil wells brought in.
Mr. Roby thoroughly enjoyed
his visit and is glad that he went.
A Most Agreeable Surprise
Sunday evening some fifty
friends and neighbors gathered
at the hospitable home of Mr.
and Mrs. George Mitts, 8 miles
north of Alva, near the Mirable
church, to celebrate the birthday
of Mrs. Mitts. The crowd came
unheralcded and unannounced
and the visit was a complete sur-
prise to Mrs. Mitts. The even-
ing wras spent in conversation,
games and music as furnished
by Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Webb.
Light refreshments were served
Halloween wras remembered and
it was a most enjoyable visit for
all . The Mirabile neighborhood
is hard to beat in sociability and
neighborly feeling one for ano-
ther.
FARM HOUSE BURNS
The fine farm residence of Mr.
Richards, who lives one and one
half miles east of Avard, was
destroyed by fire early Tuesday
morning.
Most of the contents were
saved. We have jiot learned the
cause of the fire.
CVUPID STILL BUSY
Married in Alva Okla, Thursday,
October 28, 1915 by county judge, Gus
Hadwiger, Mr. Corda Kellev of Garn-
et and Miss Blanche E. McVey of
Caprpn, oil of Woods.
The ceremony was performed in
the Judge’c ofice in the presence of
a large number of the County of-
ficials and many of the deputies.
At the conclusion of the ceremony
the happy bride and groom were so-
luted with a shower of rice which is
always kept in stock for such oc-
casions by some of the more popular
officials. Judge Hadwiger sticks to
to the strict letter of the lawJfin re-
gard to the qualifications of appli-
cants for marriage license and learn
ing that the groom was under age
and his parents dead, ™e Judge cruel
ly called a halt.
However the would be groom
brought his uncle, Milo Kelly of
Garnet with him and the Judge at
once appointed him guardian for his
nephew and hastly made out the
papers and secured the guardians
concent to the marriage.
Judge Hadwiger then asked the
bride ifshc was of age and, although
Several ancient gentlemen present
volunteered to act as guardian, she
asserted that she was of age and the
Judge then proceeded to perform
the ceremony without further delay.
The Record joins the many friends
of the young people in wishing them
many happy years together.
Fort Worth Lyceum Association.
No encouragement to those who
wish Gordon to remain here was
given by Bishop Sheppard and it is
now believed unless something un-
forseen occurs, the transfer, which
was one of about 140 changes, will
stand.
Gordon will preach his last sermon
in Fort Worth Sunday, speaking
both morning and evening at St.
Paul’s and in the afternoon at the
Union oGspel Mission. His success-
or, Rev A. D. Lindsay, who comes
from Sapulpa, Okla.. will arrive in
Fort Worth, Tuesday and will begin
his pastorate of St. Paul’s Sunday,
Oct. 31. A farewell reception will be
given Gordon at the church Monday
night.
Gordon’s transfer came as a sur-
prise, not only to the officials of his
church, but to many organizations
with which he was connected in the
city. Regret was expressed on all
sides by leaders in the church and
philanthropic work in the city, and
it was because of these expressions
that the effort was made to have him
retained.
The telegram sent by the Union
Gospel Mission was as follows:
iBshop, William O. Sheppard, Salina,
Kansas.
We the board of directors of the
Union Gospel Mission, most earnestly
ask your reconsideration of the tran-
sfer of Rev. Frank Gordon, pastor
of St. Paul’s Methodist chnrch. We
believe that removal would be dis-
asterous to thiis church and great
loss to city. We most earnestly ask
that he might be retained here for
the coming year at leastT Please An-
swer.
JUDGE R. D. GAGE
President
DR. W. R. THOMPSON,
Vice President
S. B. MAYFIELD,
Secretary
The folowing telegram was sent
by Mrs. J. V. Brewer, vice president
of the Texas Womans Christian Tem-
perence Union:
“If it be possible, let this cup pass
from us. Dr. Gordon is doing much
to kill John Barleycorn in Texas. He
is a true friend to us and our cause.”
The affair was so enjoyable that
a motion prevailed to hold seini-an-
nual reunions of the Scottish Rite
membership the exact date and
place of such meetings to be determ-
ined by Mr. Renfrew.—Woodward
News-Bulletin.
High Honor* for Oklahoma Mason*.
Washington, October 22.—An-
nouncement of election of !2 promin-
ent Oklahoma Masons to the 33rd
degree honorary, the highest degree
/attainable by Scottish Rite Masons,
was made here last night as follows:
Jack G. Land and John T. Leiber,
Muskogee; William John Schaefer,
McAlester; Alonzo Bonner, Vinita;
George Fredrickson, Oklahoma City;
William P. Griffin, Carnegie; John
R. Abernathy, Okmulgee; Rufus O:
Renfrew, Woodawrd; George B.
Rittenhouse, Chandler; Ray Wood,
Sapulpa; Wm. H. P. Trudgeon, Pur-
cell; Walter M. Robertson, Cushing.
The following were elected to the
order of Knights Commander, Court
of Honor:
Frank D. Crowell, Alva; John T.
Jones, Samuel A. Calhoun, Oklahoma
City; Frank A. McGuire, Alva; A.
West, John W. Bickell, Guthrie;
Frank A. Rittenhouse, Chandler;
William Froug, Cushing; Randall U.
Livesay, Anadarko; William Barrow-
man, Purcell; Arthur E. Mosley,
Goltry; Edmond B. Weatherley, Enid
Shederick A. Anderson, Dallas; D.
Wertzberger, Wm. M. Anderson,
Milton Hole, Tulsa; Chester A. Buz-
zard, John McMullen, Bartlesville;
Frederick R. Abbott, Idabel; Henry
R. Bowen,' Haileyville; Lewi* A. El-
lis, Wm. M.** Morgan, Oscar M. An-
derson, Andrew B. Ringland, McAl-
ester; Wm. E. Weible, Nowata; Voa
Roy Shores, Ardmore; C. E. Foley,
Eufaula.
of the movements essential to the up-
buildingo f a strong town.
The State of Oklahoma, though be-
hind the other states in this respect,
is coming into its own gradually, and
recently several towns with less than
1000 people have started some defi-
nite form of Association work.
What are our boys doing after
school hours? Oil what are they en-
gaged during the evenings? Are
those hours being spent in such a
way as to make definite contribution
in building up the type of virile, ro-
bust manhood that goes to make up
a righteous nation.
These are questions which the
leading responsible tnen of every
town have to face. It is the boy’s
leisure hours. That is where he goes
wrong, or, with good wholesome en-
vironment and opportunity, can be
guided to go right.
The work being accomplished by
the young Men’s Christian Associa-
tion among students and high school
boys i? of such tremendous value
that practically every president of
every educational institution is giv-
ing his ardent support to the move-
ment. "It helps to build up a high
standard in all branches of our
school,” is the constant remark of
many leading educationalists.
Last year there were 675 colleges
had an organized Y. M. C. A. work
and hundreds of high schools.
The total membership of all the
Y. M. C. A’s, of America is 621,000,
and though the organization is first
and foremost religious in its basis,
its aims are for the all round de-
velopment of men and boys. Its
physical department in the last year
has given special physical training
to 447,000 men and boys and has or-
ganized within its membership 17,562
athletic teams and clubs.
Halloween seems to be clearly al-
lied to the “Walpurgis Night” of the
German*, the witch festival or as*
sembling of evil spirits on the sum-
mit of the Brocken in the Hartz
mountains on the eve of the first of
May. The Walpurgis legend being
almost coeval and early associated
with the later day it is probably that
in Engfiland the transference of the
festival day to the 1st of November
carried with it the superstitions
attributed to its preceding night.
Whatever the origin of Halloween
it is celebrated over practically all
of the United States, and most of
Great Britan with all kinds of sports
and practical jokes. Harmless sport
is all right and is a vent to the ex-
uberance of youth hut the sport
that damages property is a species
of outlawry that should be restrained
Saturday evening is being cele-
brated as we go to press and we hope
the amusements of the evening will
be such that the joker as well as the
jokee can enjoy the sport.
A HALLOWEEN PARTY
TWO FATALISTS AMONG
BARBER COUNTL CITIZENS
A PAINFUL INJURY
Edward, the 12 year old son of Jess
Downard, who lives some miles west
of the city, in jumping from a hay
mow in the dusk of evening Thurs-
day, caught his wrist on a meat
hook on a cross beam and hung sus-
pended until he broke loose'from, the
hook, the flesh and skin of the wrist
and back of the hand were badly
lacerated. Home treatment were
first given but Saturday the boy was j wlhle''another""hea”Vy”“pieCe
Charles McKenzie, aged 24 years,
committed sucide, Tuesday evening
October 26th at his home in Kiowa,
by shooting himself in the head. He
was married last August 16th to Mrs.
Eva. H. Bishop but they had not liv-
ed happily together recently and
following a quarrel, Tuesday evening
he went to his room and ended it all
as state above.
Mr. McKenzie was a painter by
trade and came to Kiowa with the
Missouri Pacific painters some time
ago.
The other case was the death of
Ernest Olmstead who was killed by
the flying blade of a silo cutter,
when the machine flew to pieces.
The knife or blade struck him on
the head penetrating the brain
struck
Miss Clara Renfrew entertained
seven of her girl friends Saturday
evening with a delightful Halloween
party at her prety home. 709 Flynn
As the reporter approached the
house various jack-o-lantorns seemed
to lie guarding the litle ghosts wh<j
wee on fie in ,de.
On entering the room which was
only lighted by candles the reporter
saw by the dim light eight girls with
maske and gowns and one with a wee
kitten which added to the grusom
look. The room was decorated in
ropes of green and black paper
which reached accross the room to
the chandlier in the center of the
room. Block cats were everywhere
on the curtains and used as place
cards. The dining room was de-
corated with the pretty yellow pump-
kin which were on the curtains and.
table. The pienu consisted of taMilwft .
wiches pickles and salad, bright red
apples with {aces cut on them.‘were
used to serve the salad in the second
course was devil food cake and fairy
Though its building in this cdbn- pudding. Music and games that
try are valued at $103,000,000, yet it
does just aa much work among men
and boys outside t>f its buildings.
“Where we can’t pft up a building,
for them to come to, we go to th'em
and help them wherjr they are.” This
is the great slogan jof following the
men and boy9.
A HALLOWEEN STUNT
brought to the city and the wound | him in the chest over the heart. The
was dressed by a competant surgeon, j^dent occured at the skinner ranch
If infection docs not take place the Tuehday afternoon, October 26th.
boy will son be all right, but if the I He ,ived about seven hours after the
wound had been deep enough to have ! accidcnt but clid not regain
Rev. and Mr*. Burkett Surpriced
The good people*of the U. B. church
broke into Rev. Burkett’s house Fri.
and left all sorts of good things in
the way of groceries of every descrip
tion. They were not content with
filling their larder but proceded to
fell their pockets too.
Bro. and sister Burkett have their
hearts full of love and thanksgiving
to their many friends of Friday.
Around the Court House
Jim Sullivan was arrested
Tuesday, charged with bootlegg-
ing and now languishes in jail
MILLINER STORE MOVED
Mrs. Stone of the Bazar Millinery
Store moved Friday to her new room
first door east of the Model Dry
Goods Store. She will be glad to
have all her old friends call on her
in her new location. Mrs. Stone is
a lady of splendid ability as a mil-
liner and with her daughter, Miss
Pheobe is prepaired to care for her
customers.
torn an artery it would have been a
much more serious affair.
Scottilh Rite Masons Banquet.
cons-
cousiness. He was past 31 years of
age and had lived in Barger county
three years.
Over a year ago he married Myrtle
White who with a child survive him.
Ernest was a member of the order
of Odd Fellows and the A. O. U. W.
He was industrous and honest and
regarded as one of the best men in
Gymnasium Club.
One of the most enjoyable frater-
nal affairs in the social life of Wood-
ward was the reception and banquet
given in honor of R. O. Renfrew,
who returned the first of the week the community,
from Washington, D. C., where he
last Friday received the high honor i
of being made a 33d degree Mason, j
The reception was given byq the, At the gymnasium meeting last
members of the Scottish Rite of Tuesday evening it was decided that
Woodward and vicinity and was held the men meet on Monday and Friday
at the Central Hotel. ! nights of each week. The ladies well
Members and guests to the number meet on Tuesday and Thursday night
of forty-five gathered at the hotel 0f each wek.
at nine o’clock and partook of the ; A few more ladies will be admitted
magnificent repast that had been to fill out the class. For further par-
prepared and then enjoyed the social ticulars the ladies see Mrs. Tyree or
hour which followed. Miss Hope Folsom. Join with the
W. R. Englander was toastmaster i bunch as it will do you good and at
and he demonstarated his ability to the same time you will enjoy your-
mcet the occasion by the happy man- self.
ner in which he introduced each of A few more men will be admitted
the speakers. to fill out the class. For further par-
Toasts were responded to by Rev. ticulars see Archie Folsom. Come in
R. R. Coffey, orator of the class of with the crowd and get the kinks
1915, S .L. Northrup, of Shattuck, F. out of your backbone.
please the hearts of (he girls was
the amusement «f the evening.,
Guests: Hazet Rfickley, Dorothy
Rackleylrene Shellety Grace Crouch
Lillian CalliSon. Neva Jackson; and
Mildred McKittrick.: iThe girls had
a most delightful evening and at a
late hour all bade Odra and her moth
er a kind go«d night. I
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COURT HOUSE NEWS “**
Field Deputy Sheriff, Charlie John
son, while taking an evening ramble
on one of Avard’s streets Friday
night spied a game pitch in full
blast which he watched for some
time, then breaking in the door he
arrested the four men engaged in
the game.
They were taken to a justice of
the peace who baound them over for
their appearance in the county court
next week. Charlie is considerable
of a sleuth himself.
S. S. Billings, who was arrested in
Wichita, Thursday, charged^., with
misappropiatirig 750 pounds of..pig
It was not until the wee hours of lead belonging to the city of Alva,
the morning that the guests depart- I waived preliminary in county. <ourt
ed, declaring that they had spent a ■ Saturday and iii default of bail was
most delightful eve, and voting Mr. lodged in the county jail to await tria
and Mrs. Ross “there” when it comes In the case of State vs. Don Vick-
to entertaining. Ben was heard to I ers.
riday evening at an early hour a
number of friends gathred at the
country home o fMr. and Mrs. Wal-
ter Ross to spend the evening. The
evening was very/pleasaintly spent
by all, playing various games, while
Elizabeth Rolf favored the guests
with a few readings. At eleven the
guests were summoned to the tables
which was tastefully ararnged and
very suggestive with its pumpkins,
witches and other symbols' of Hal-
loween.
supper was served, after which all
had a jolly time toasting marshmal-
lows and scorching their fingers
over the tiny candles.
remark that “he sure did love oyster
stew.” and no one doubts his word.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Suyler, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Shed-
dy, S, S. McDonald and family and
Misses Irene and Elizabeth Rolf.
A. Guest.
HALLOWEEN
Hallowen has come again and the
boys and girld made the night hide-
ous with black cats grin
ning pumpkin lanterns and all of the
tricks and pranks that the ingenuity
of youth could suggest. Halloween
or All Hallows’ Eve is the night of
October 31 that is, the eve of All
Saints or All Hallows' Day which is
in the first day of November.
All Saints Day takes its origin from
conversion, in the seventh century of
the Pantheon of Rome into a Christ-
ian place of worship. The Halloween
has nothing churchey about it but
seems to be a relic of pagan times or
of medival superstitions which re-
gard it as the time when supernat
tural influence prevail and which set
apart the night for the walking a-
broad of spirits of visible and in-
visible world when even the human
spirit might detach itself from the
body and wander abroad.
County Judge Gus Hadwiger dis-
qualified himself Saturday and di-
rects court clerk to give legal notice
that a county Judge will be elected
from the bar of the county to pre-
side in the trial of this case on Wed-
nesday, November 3, 1915. Several
candidates were proposed but the at-
torney’s could not agree on a county
judge protempore.
Rev. and Mr*. Frank Gordon Hero.
Rev. Frank Gordon, O Ft. Worth,
Texas, who succeeds Rev. W. G. Lem-
mon as pastor of the M. E. church
in company with Mrs. Gordon, ar-
rived over the Rock Island Thursday
and they are here ready to take up
the work in this charge.
They are getting acquainted with
our people and are creating a very
favorable impression.
The following from the Ft. Worth
Star-T.elcgram of Sunday, October 24
shows in what esteem Rev. Mr. Gor-
don was held by the Christian or-
ganizations among which he has la-
bored for the past few years.
James Moore of California, who
spends most of his time visiting, ar-
rived Friday and will visit a few
days with the family of F. M. Lisk.
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