The Davenport New Era (Davenport, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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The Davenport New Era
"YE LITTLE OLE IT O M E PAPER"
VOLUME 10
DAVENPORT, LINCOLN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1918
NUMBER 31
SOLDIERS' CORNER
FROM RAY ROUNSAVELL
Camp Dix, New Jersey
Aug. 1, 1918
Mr. W. M. Tryon:
I am writing to let you know I
have moved once more, and be-
lieve me it sure was some move.
Here are some of the towns we
came through and the states we
crossed. We stopped at these
towns: Armarillo and Canadian,
Texas; Alva, Okla.; Wellington,
Kans.; Kansas City, Mo.; Chicago,
111.; Ft. Wayne, Ind.; Lima, Ohio;
Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and Phil-
adelphia, Pa., then down to Camp
Dix, New Jersey. Well, I guess
you can change my address for
the last time until I go across,
which will not be long by the
way everything looks and the
way they are pushing us. Say,
you don't have time to turn
around unless it is "About-face."
I have received the New Era
about every time it has been pub-
lished since I left. It sure is a
welcome sight to see it in the
mail box about Wednesday. Well,
you haven't told me what it is
worth for three months. Will
send you the money in a few
days, as I will get a pay-day
about the last of the week.
Say, has Granville and your
brothers gone across yet, or not?
I am going to New York or
Philadelphia next Saturday. Can
get a pass for 48 hours.
Will close as it is about time
for me to hit the straw.
Yours truly,
William R. Rounsavell
Co. K, 135th Inf.
FROM DEWEEY TRYON
Somewhere in France
Aug. 17, 1918
Dear Mother and Brothers:
You possibly got the card sev-
eral days ago that I left at the
port of embarkation.
No doiibt you have been some-
what worried about William
[Lawton] and I. But I want to
explain to you this very minute
that we are as safe and healthy
as anyone could be. I never
want to feel better than I do
right now, and Wm. is as good.
So don't worry for one minute
about us.
We crossed the pond in safety.
But I knew we would before we
started. And I would feel as
safe on the front line as I do here
in rest camp. So if we are not
worried about ourselves, why
should you be?
They have the Huns retreating
so fast now they cannot raise
their sights quick enough to
keep up with them.
Everything here is so much
different than in the states that
one cannot help but enjoy him-
self. I have learned enough
French to ask for something to
eat and say "good morning"
already.
I feel as if 1 were within a
hundred miles of home, although
I am much further. All the
other boys feel the same.
I could never realize that there
was so much water until we
started across. I never got sick
on the way across but hundreds
of the boys on our fleet did. I
think Wm. and Granville both
fed the fish a time or two, Don't
know whether Messersmith did
or not, But anyway land looked
mighty good to everyone. Ed
saw his younger brother who is
in the cavalry since being here.
His small brother is larger than
be is.
From what I have already seen
and heard, money wont buy any
more or as much over here as it
would in the U. S. And sugar is
a thing of the past only in army
A BOX FROM HOME
Drawn by Gaar Williams, Division of Pictorial Publicity.
Food savings of millions of Americans during our first year of war enabled U l govern-
ment to scoid enormous food shipments abroad for our fighting forces and the Allied nation*.
Our savings in cereals—out of a short crop—amounted *o 154,900,000 bushels; all of which was
ihipped to Europe. We increased our meat and fat shipments 844,600,000 pounds. This was
America's "box from home" to our army abroad and the civilians and military forces of the
Allied nations. k
YOUR UST COPY
This is your last copy of the
New Era if you find a red cross
mark (X) over this notice. It
indicates that your subscription
is more than three months in
arrears, and we cannot continue
sending it to your address.
The Pulp and Paper section of
the War Industries Board, to ef-
fect a requisite saving of paper,
has issued regulations for the
guidance of publishers, of which
No. 2 is as follows:
"No publisher may continue
subscriptions after THREE
months after date of expira-
tion, unless subscriptions are
renewed and PAID FOR."
We are sorry to lose you from
our list of regular readers, but
the above and other regulations
must be complied with. Any
errors will be cheerfully correct-
ed if called to our attention.
W. M. TRYON,
Publisher. New Era
camps.
I have an idea that we will
move somewhere to training
camp in the next few days. * * *
We will try and write as often
as possible, and you folks do the
same. Would have written
sooner but stationery
available.
We passed in review yesterday
for the first time on this side of
the water.
With love to all,
(Censored) Deweey M. Tryon
Davenport's Park
Floyd Perrin was in town
week.
Prof. Nelson went to Stillwater
Saturday and back Sunday.
Roy Rounsavell is down from
Yale until after registration day.
Col. L. Roberts has dated a sale
south of Sparks for the First of
October.
Barber Landis has had his shop
repapered this week, and it sure
does shine.
Davenport has a very beautiful
little park on Second Street and
Cleason Avenue. In fact it is
such a delightful appearing place
that four ladies passing through
was not here yesterday took their lunch,
which they had brought with
them, out to the park, and seat-
ing themselves, picnic fashion, on
the mossy lawn, proceeded to
have a very delightful luncheon.
This park of ours is well sur-
rounded with beautiful shade
trees, which, in the proper seas-
on, are beautified with large
yellow blossoms. Various other
growths of flowers and shrub-
bery grow in our natural park,
and it is a very beautiful place.
Following out the conservation
of the soil movement, Mr. Pryor
this year raised in this park
seventeen bushels of Irish pota-
toes, and as many bushels of
"tater" bugs, without in the
least disturbing the beauty of
the park. Davenport is very
this
Dallas Chapman paid up his
subscription to the New Era for
another year yesterday.
Be patriotic and send the home
paper to some soldier boy over
there. He'll appreciate it.
Autos and Roads
The extraordinary development
of the auto and the auto truck is
doing for the roads of our coun-
try that which all the preach-
ments of good roads advocates
had failed to accomplish. Our
public highways will in the near
future be worthy the name of
roads, and will at last be a credit
to this great nation. This fact is
assured because our people have
never yet failed to meet an em-
ergency as it has arisen. The
development of auto service has
created an imperative demand for
substantial roads, and substan-
tial roads will come, and are
coming. Are you doing your
part?
Ezzie Pinson is barbering here
on Saturdays now.
A good Ford car for sale at
once. Inquire at this office.
Clemmie Jones ended her sum
mer term of school at Clematis
last Friday.
Farm for Rent
100 acres, 11 - mi. west of Dav-
enport on O. T. 90 acres in cul-
tivation, 10 acres alfalfa fenced
hog tight, 30 acres prairie hay
meadow, plenty of pasture and
Link Roberts and Bill Merideth
went to Sparks on business Mon
day morning.
Margaret Grigsby from near
Kendrick is visiting her girl
friends here this week.
Dallas Chapman is able to be
up and around again, but his
young son is still quite sick.
Miss Long of Oklahoma City,
State Organizer of the Woman
Suffrage Movement, was in town
Monday.
P. D. Stout, who owns a farm
north of town, has been here this
week, looking after business
interests.
Did It Ever Occur to You
That when some calamity over-
takes the community your mer-
chant extends the helpful hand.
That when some family loses
their bread-winner the first one
the solicitor goes to see is the
merchant. That when the "good
roads" movement is put up to
him he responds readily with not
only his encouragement but
financially too. And he is satis-
fled from the benefits he expects
from better roads. He is not
jealous because you derive great-
er benefit from the better roads
that he has helped you get but is
glad you have them. Let us look
at ourselves and see if we are as
good hearted, or if not, if we let
our envy of him cause us to de-
prive him of our little trade and
we send our little bill by mail and
perhaps save a few cents in th«
first price, if we do not count th«
time, inconvenience and loss of
civic pride and good fellowship.
When we treat our merchant
fair we have him greeting as
with a glad hand. On the other
hand all any mail order house can
see is "Dollars" "Dollars" "Dol-
lars." Sorry such is the case but
you will admit such is the fact.
Let's quit making mail order
millionaires by making ourselves
a committee of one to help home
enterprises. What think you?
(Copyright Applied For)
At Christian Church
proud of this beauty spot, and of! water. Two good houses on
several others of equal splendor
in other parts of town.
Mrs. Ollie Landis and Clemmie
Jones went to Lexington, Okla.,
yesterday to make their home
with their sister and family.
Why don't yer subscribe?
The rains last week put the
roads in pretty bad condition for
a few days, but the roads that
have been dragged since the
rain are in fine shape now.
farm. Cash or grain rent.
See owner, Mrs. L. C. Lynges
Davenport, Okla.
REGISTER! TODAY!
Mrs. Lynges sold the Huddle-
son residence property this week
An Oliver typewriter good i to W. J. Dustman, local manager
for ten years for only $32.50, at of the T. H. Rogers Lumber Co.
rate of $2.00 per month, can be j The consideration was $1100.00.
bought at the New Era office.
Bill Merideth and daughters
Elma and Agnes motored to
Chandler Saturday.
MissLavina Wright of Oklaho
ma City spent Sunday with her
sister. Mrs. A. E. Strough and
family.
Rev. Cain, the presiding elder
of the Nazarene church for this
district, preached here Saturday
night and Sunday.
Elmer Adams, son of C. Z.
Adams of the Davenport Garage,
was among the selected men who
went to camp last Friday.
The contract was let Saturday
for material for building the
derrick for our oil well, which is
going to be drilled here soon.
Several cars of Agra people, this week.
F. W. Pryor is now the agent i accompanied bv the Schatz family
here for the Morning Tulsa band of Ripley, visited Davenport
World and the Evening Oklaho- Saturday in the interest of the
ma City Times. Copies of either North Lincoln County Fair at
Several of our citizens contem-
plate attending the North Lincoln
County Fair at Agra Saturday of
paper can be had at the Daven- Agra Thursday, Friday and Sat-
port Garage. urday of thii week.
Marshall Dye returned one day
last week from his month's va-
cation in Minnesota, and reports
that he had a very delightful
time.
There will be no preaching at
the Christian Church next Sun-
day, but from this time on there
will be preaching on the second
and fourth Sundays in each
month.
Since the Presbyterian and the
Christian churches have decided
to unite their forces in a drive
against sin and the forces of evil,
we should begin at once to or-
ganize our workers. In Daven-
port we have some of the very
best of talent, and can have a
good choir in a short time if we
start at once. Of course, we are
depending largely on the young
people of the town, and must
have their help if we succeed.
Let the leaders in these churches
begin planning and working
NOW. Get together in the near
future and see just what we can
do for God and His cause.
Rev. James Cage
The Tryon boys ate dinner at
the Kimball home Sunday, and
had an enjoyable time. They
also called at the Holliday home.1
Burglars have been quite busy
here for a few days. A dozen or
more residences have received
nocturnal visits from these
crook1? in the past wetk,
Democratic Convention
By order of County Central
Committee a convention of the
Democrats of Lincoln County,
Oklahoma, is hereby called to
convene at 10 o'clock a. m., on
September 21st, 1918, at the
courthouse in Chandler.
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Tryon, W. M. The Davenport New Era (Davenport, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1918, newspaper, September 12, 1918; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc109496/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.