The Davenport New Era (Davenport, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 29, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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Vol. 7. No 12
The Davenport New Era
DAVENPORT, LINCOLN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1915.
$1.00 per year
CLAUDE ADAMS
GETS THE SILVER
lie Went to Norman and
Got Second on the
High Jump.
It was thought for several
clays that the rains would
cause the track meet at
Norman last Saturday to be
postponed. However, when
the day arrived it was as
bright and sunshiny as could
be wished, and everything
was pulled off as scheduled.
Claude Adams represented
our school, and got second
place on the high jump.
Below we give a summary
of the various events':
100-yard dash-Abbott of Norman,
Wright of Altus,.Griffin of Snydur. 10
4 -5 scconds.
12-pound shot put—Mann of Black-
well, Tannehiil of Blackwell, Mason o4
Mountain View. 39 feet, 6 inches.
880-yiird run—Wilson of Hennessey,
Winner of Blackwell, Porch of Ana-
darko. 2 minutes, 5 2-5 seconds.
Pole vault—Sharp of Mountcin View,
Wright of Altus, Davis of Norman. 9
feet, 8 inches.
120-yard high hurdles—Staags of
Hennessey, Henry of Hennessey,
Davis of Norman. 19 1-5 seconds
Discus throw—Tannehiil of Black-
well and Short of Cashion (tie for
first), Mann of Blackwell third. 112
feet, 9 1-2 inches,
^20-yard dash—Abbott of Norman,
(iriffin of Snyder, McGee of Hennes-
sey. 24 1-5 seconds.
High jump —Noel of Hydro, Adams
of Davenport, Fisher of Carmen. 5
feet, 5 1-2 inches.
1-mile run—Bridle of Marshall, Rob-
inson of Anadarko, Farrington of Ana-
darko. 4 minutes, 46 seconds.
12-pound hammer throw—Bailey of
Snyder, Tannehiil of Blackwell, Mann
of Blackwell. 144 feet.
410-yard dash—Miller of Anadarko,
Norman of Bromide, Baker of Wood-
ward. 55 4-5 seconds.
Running broad jump—Wright of
Altus, Joseph of Waurkomis, Rousch
pf Carmen. 20 feet, 5 5-6 inches.
320-yard low hurdles—Foster of l^or-
rnan, McGee of Hennessey, Pendleton
of Altus. 28 3-5 seconds.
1-mile relay— Hennessey, Norman,
Carmen. 3 minutes, 42 1-5 seconds.
We feel sure that Claude
would have done more for
us than he did, had he not
had the misfortune to sprain
his ankle, while jumping.
He will go to Stillwater
next Saturday and we be-
lieve he will bring back
some gold this time. Here's
luck to you, Claude, old boy.
JOHN BUNNY DEAD
STREETS BECOME
RUSHING RIVERS
A Cloudburst Over Oklahoma
City Sunday Afternoon .
Causes A Flood.
Funniest Moving Picture Actei
Succumbs After Heavy
Month's Work
NEW YORK, April 26.-The
one man who brought more
laughs to more millions of people
than any other man in all the
world died today at his home in
Brooklyn. This man was John
Bunny, who was the best known
moving picture comedian in the
world.
Members of Iris family were
with him when he died. For a
week he apparently had been
improving and it appeared thai
he had successfully battled the
^com plication of diseases which
caused his death. A strenuous
month of work, it Is believed,
caused the breakdown which
resulted in his death.
Whenever there has been a
movie playhouse John Bunny's
face has been seen. His face
was always bathed in smiles and
his hearty laughs were always
reflected in the faces of the aud
lence.'
THE TRADE EXCURSION
"There'll be a Hot Time in the
Old Town ' While the Band
Plays "Dixie Land."
A cloudburst over Oklahoma
City Sunday afternoon convert
od the streets into rivers and the
low places into lakes, Hooded
many basements ami had people
wonJering whether or not the
second deluge was in progress.
The heavy.downpour came as a
climax to a rain that began to
descend in the morning about 8
o'clock, but which ceased for a
short time at noon to allow the
sun to peep through the clouds.
This lasted but a few minutes,
when the sky again became
completely overcast and the rain
began to fall again.
The heaviest fall of moisture
began about 3 o'clock and lasted
until after 5 o'clock with hardly
a slackening of the downpour
during that time. In a short
time every gutter had become a
torrent, most of the streets were
converted into creeks or varying
depths and the lower levels be-
came lakes. The pressure in
the sewers in the downtown
section caused the water to spout
from their openings several
inches into the air and this aided
in causing the streets to become
flooded. Soon many of the side
walks were awash and following
this the water began t' creep
into the buildings.
In many iustanc s basements
were Hooded although the occu-
pants of the buildings worked
like beavers to prevent this.
Just what amount of damage
j was done in the basements could
of
the buildings in which the water
crept were not reported.—Daily
Oklahoman.
Go to Church Next Sunday.
If I knew you and you knew me,
How little trouble there would be!
We pass each other on the street,
But just come out and let us meet
At church next Sunday.
Each one intends to do what's fair
And treat his neighbor on the square.
But he may not quite uuderstand,
So why not take him by the hand
At church next Sunday?
This world is sure a busy place,
And we must hustle in the race;
For social hours some are not free
The six week days, but all should be
At church next Sunday.
We have an interest in our town,
The dear old place must not go down,
We want to push good things along,
And we can help some if we're strong
At church next Sunday.
Don't knock and kick and slam and slap
\t everybody on the map,
But push and pull and boost and boom
And use up all the standing room
At church next Sunday.
ENORMOUS HARVEST
OF WHEAT EXPECTED
Labor Officials Busy Making Inquiries Regarding the
Number of Hands to be Needed in Fields and
Looking Into Available Supply of Help.
When the trade excursion
uuuc in uut; ua
comes on May 8th, the members „„f ,
, , , , , I not he ascertained as many
of the party, headed by the
First Regimental Band of Okk-v
homa, composed of 20 pieces,
will march thru the main streets
of the town, congregate at a
oentral point, give the Oklaho-
ma yell, and disband to make
personal calls upon customers
and friends. In the meantime
the band will keep things lively,
and frequently speakers will ex-
tend felicitations on behalf of
the people of the Capital City of
Oklahoma. Be here, Saturday,
May 8th.
Our
Neighbor
Rooster
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RRING SMILES
OF PROSPERITY
Charles 8. Hamlin Speaks Op-
timistically on the Fi-
nancial Conditions.
Muskogee, April 27.—The
country is smiling with pros-
perity as a reeult of the federal
reserve bank act and as the
system grows older the smile
will grow into a laugh, accord-
ing to Charles S. Hamlin, gov
ernor of the federal reserve bank
board, who spoke before the
Southern Commercial Congress
here today,
The New Era
for two bits.
thirteeu times
In anticipation of the biggest
wheat year in the history of Ok-
lahoma the sta'e labor depart
ment is preparing to meet a
corresponding demand for har-
vest hands. W. O, Ashton and
several of his deputies are now
touring the state to determine
where the laborers will be most
needed. Besides interviewing
the farmers, they confer with
bankers and merchants in the
various towns in order to have
an estimate of the approximate
number of men that will tie le
quired. Circular letters have
been sent to the farmers and
they are asked to inform the
state department what kind and
how many harvest hands they
will need.
Harvest will begin in the
southern part of the state about
May 1. As the season advances
the harvest hands work north in
this state, arriving in Kansas
for the harvest there about July
1. Later they go to Nebraska,
North and South Dakota and
other wheat raising states where
the harvest is finishad in the
early fall.
It is probable that the la'ior
departments of other states will
be asked to assist in supplying
men for the Oklahoma wheat
harvest. John T. Fitzpatrick,
labor commissioner of Missouri,
recently wrote to the depart-
ment here asking for an esti-
mate of the number of men
which will be required for the
harvest. The free labor bu-
reaus in St, Louis and Kansas
City are already receiving many
calls daily from men who wish
to como to Oklahoma for the
beginning ot the h irvest, he
says.
'1 he average pay for harvest
hands ranges from *2 to *2.50 a
day with board and lodging in-
cluded. Many college boys
spend a part of their vacations
working in the harvest fields.
Besides the remuneration, the
work helps to put them in good
condition for the football and
athletic fieM when they return
to college in the fall.
FOR SALE.—About 50 bush-
els of Orange cane seed; 4 or 5
tons Mebane cotton seed; about
3000 pounds of Texas cotton
seed, an extra good variety,
which is recommended by the
ginner and cotton buyer.—I. J.
Chapman at 102 Ranch.
Third installment of "THE
BLACK BOX" on page three.
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