Pauls Valley Democrat (Pauls Valley, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 7, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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PAUL
VOL. XI.
LIS; 13
BRIDGES. TOLL OF
Historical SoclW,
NO. 8
'PAULS VALLEY,-GARVIN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1914
Community Co-Operation
COP fRICHTEO FAfiM AND RANCH-HOLLAND'S MAGAZINE
The floods in the South Cana- j
dian and Cimarron rivers Sun-j
day and Sunday night, caused by j
heavy rains in the west, were un j
precedented in these streams and
the property damages will run j
into millions It is reported from j
Geary, Okla., that there was a 9
foot wall of water came downthe
Canadian at that point Sunday
morning about 8 o'clock.
Twelve large steel rail-road
bridges and one wagon bridge,
spanning the two rivers at var-
ious points were washed away,
and the bottom crops for 400
miles along the Caradian and for
200 miles along the Cimarron
were destroyed,
The three lives were lost in the
South Canadian near Bridgeport
when six men standing on the
Rock Island railroad bridge while
a train of box cars was being
pushed onto the bridge to weight
it down, were swept into the ri-
ver when the rushing waters car
ried away the bridge.
Three of the six men who were
saved tell thrilling stories of
their experience. The bodies of
the three men lost have not been
iound at last report. No other
deaths have been reported. For
a while Monday morning it was
feared that the Santa Fe
bridge at Purcell was in great
danger of being swept away by
the waters in the South Cana
dian and all train services were
suspended until in the afternoon
when the waters began to recede
and trains again went out on
time.
PEEK-HILL
_ (
The Democrat was negligent
last week in not announcing the
important wedding of Mr. R 0.
Peevy and Miss Sue Hill, which
took place at Gainesville, Texas,
Mr Peevy is proprietor of the E-j FeW communjtjes in the Southwest are not beyond the pioneer t <?h \
conomy Store and he is one oJ j stage. In most of them—even in the country communities—thet., ', . .,
the rising young business men , p,.^^ ma<jc jn the community betterment is already remarkable;' n
of this city. I be bi ide in a dau- j js no uncommon thing for a town of 3,000 or 4,000 population to
THAT CALL 6AME HERE FBIDM
Last Friday the fast Sulphur j1
i base ball team crossed bats with i
the equally as fast organization!
| here and beat them to the tune
, of 3 to 2. Ju the first inning
Sulphur got away with 3 scores
Judge R. McMillan of Norman
who is now Judge of the District
Court and now holding court at
this place, is a candidate for
After Pauls Valley had made
ghter of the late John 1 HiH,and | j,aVe water works, 8ewer system or even paved streets, and coun-j fw° n,ns 'n seventh and eight
was born and reared in this city, j lry communjtjes with good road,efficient graded schools and strong j ,nnln£s they had two good chan
The family is prominent in social, churches are not at all uncommon But what ever advance has been Iees seoie the t,ein run ,n the 1 Judge of the Supreme court of
and business affairs, and she has | ma(Je lhere ig always e,se than can he done to make the mnth; but when the man wa*; the state, subject to the action of
been educated at the best schools;communityabetter p]ace to live in. something that can be accom j* " ding third he stopped and the Democratic primary. August,
in the 'land, and her Persolial! pijshed, as was that already done, only through the hearty co oper looked around a while, and tried 4, 1914.
charms and gentle disposition; atjon 0f all concerned t0 make home but was caught Judge McMillan has been Judge
If the roads are still inadequate the people that use them must j However it was a fine game and
work together to make them better. If the school is not meeting | wf'" worth seeing even it the lo
the requirements of the community its standard can be raised only oals l0fit- A £ame w,th ureell
have made for her many friends
Mr and Mrs Peevy, at present
are at the Lovell hotel.
Ira Womack was a
10111 Civet on Saturday.
visitor
•through the thoughtful cooperation of its patrons with its manage
. | will probably be played Thursday
Watch the sidewalks
ment. If roads water supply, sidewalks and such are adequate jor i'n,iay-
■ and efficient, there are still advantages. Less material, but none i
Judge Jack Patterson i3 iU|the less valuable, each as a public library and a lyceum course of j MlwBHI SjHOLSSIIC SlAboiiGS
Marlin, Texas on business. i lecturers and entertainments, that can be had in nearly any reason- ; In iiis report to tbe School
Mr and Mrs. Geo. Love have I ably prosperous, populous community if the people only co operate ; Land Commission, R H Wilson,
returned home ftom their bridal I to secure and maintain them. 1 Superintendent of Public In-
• j Cooperation enriches a community materially, and it broadens' jstruction, today showed that
and deepens the social and moral life of the community. Coopera-: there ^re 18,000 more children
Johnnie Jo iiiMJii, o I tion of its people in every laudable undertaking for betterment a j of scholastic age jn Oklahoma
\isitoi mo | jone can gjve them a satisfying environment in which to live. The | at this time than a year ago.
jTiie scholastic population in
Texas, is
week.
Rev Geo W. Lewis of Ardmore
preached a fine sermon at the
Methodist, church last Sunday
night.
Mrs. S. S. Harris of Soochow,
C ina, will deliver an address at
the Methodist church next Sun
day night.
MrsJ W K Jackson left yester-
day for a visit at her old home,
St Joseph, Mo.
Mrs S S Han is, a returned
missionery from Soochow,China
will talk at the Methodist
church, Sunday," May lOtli, at,
8 p.m.
' greatest work in community life is cooperation
PRATT FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
| creased from 557,004 to 575,010.
j beying the Divine injunctions, we Oklahoma county school chil-
believe that every mother and'dren increased fr^m 22,370 to
The Democrat is authorized to
announce Prof. J. F. Pratt as a
candidate for superintendent of
schools of Garvin county, subject |
father wants a Christian to pre- 22,794
side over the schools of this coun ! Muskogee county figures were
ty, and we hope never to see the i 17,729 as against 17,834 for this
day When
primary to be held Aug. 4, 1914
Prof. Pratt is known to many
of the people of this connty and
to those who know him he needs
no introduction as to his qualifi-
cations. He is classed among
the best educators in the state
He was educated in the best and
highest educational institutions
Mrs 11 R Odom who lias been 0f Missouri, and gained a reputa
visiting her parents, Ait and
to the action of the Democratic! hf? direct the school life
of the children of this country.
un-clean or un-godly year.
Other counties with more
than 10,000 school children are;
Bryan, 12,90<5; Creek, 10.107;
Garvin, 10,045; Lincoln, 11,791;
Pittsburg. 16 633; Caddo, 11,015:
Grady, 10,078: Leflore, 12104;
McCurtain. 10,147; Pottawa-
15 277: and Tulsa, 12-
T. H. RICE fOR COMMISSIONER
The Democrat is authorized to
announce T. H. Rice as a candi
date for county commissioner of
the third commissioner's district j tomie,
subject to the action of the dem- ;f'30.
ocratic primary to be held Au 1
! Dr
gust 4, 1914.
Mr. Rice lives four miles south
; tion as an instructor as head;wes^. 0f stratford, and he is one
Mrs German Lillard at Story, is [ 0£ some 0f the best schools in that
STORES-HUE
Miss Tommie Stokes and Rev.
:„J L Kyle of Sulphur Spring?,Tex.
.'yvere married on Tuesday after-
>iaon at the residence of the
Iride's brother. J A Stok°s, Rev.
{ S. Satterfield officiating. The
j-ide is favorably known in Paul
J iLilev, having lived with her
brother for years.
The groom is an evangelist of
the Protestant Methodist church
in Texas.
ANNUAL MEETING
The fourth annual meeting of
the Woman's Missionery Society
of the West Oklahoma Confer
ence, M. E. Church, South, met
at Sulphur April 30to May 3rd.
About 100 delegates and visitors
were in attendance
The greatest growth was
shown in the Foreign Depart-
ment In the Home Department
Clinton District made the best
report,
The special visitors present
taking active part on the pro
gram were: Dr. Jno. M. Moore,
of Nashville, Secre'aryof Board
of Home Missions who delivered
the opening sermon; Miss Daisy
Davies of Atlanta, for 8 years
field secretary who had charge of
the bible study and workers con-
ferences; Miss Emma Abbott,
fir6t deaconess from West Okia.,
who was consecrated this year,
and Mrs S. S. Harris of Soo-
chow, China. Mrs. Harris, who
is a missionery, will talk at the
Methodist Church, this city, on
next Sunday evening at 8 p.m.
Mrs, Joe Raines and Mrs. R.
S. Satterfield, representing the
Pauls Valley society attended
the meeting
The conference is to be held at
Altus next yar,
R*-v R S Satterfield is in Ukla
htwna City attending the Gener
tr&l Conference of the Methodist
cburch now in sepsion there
i expected home to-day
Mrs J J Reac
her daughter, Mrs T M Binion
returned on Monday to her home
in Wapanucka.
Miss Alma Hackel, of Paris,
Texas, left Monday for home
after a brief visit to her sister,
Mrs C E Baker
Mrs Henry H'ckain of Mays-
ville has been a mid week visi-
tor of her sister, Mrs J A Snod
grass.
Miss Mildred Parmenter, of
Oklahoma City, the at ti active
guest of Mrs Barton Lee, return
ed home on Tuesday During
her stay in the city several in-
formal affairs were given in her
honor by Mis Lee and Mrs W G
Burks
Mesdatnes 11 S Sattertield, Joe
Haines and Hay good Parham re
turned on Monday from Sul
state. He holds a lite-time cer-; |(nown men on the east side of
after a visit tojtificate from Missouri and also a j the C0(mty He is an ^-to-date
Siate certificate from this state. an{j successful farmer, has a good
He came from Mo, to 1 auls \ iVl_ I english education and a man of
of the best and most favorably
ley some five or six years ago
where he and his family nave
| since resided. He has taught
several terms in this city and
county, and those who know say
he has made good.
The people cannot to be
too careful in selecting a super
intendent. It is doubtless the
| most important office in the coun
ty. A thorough education and
efficiency in instruction are not
the only requisites for a superin-
tendent. There must be an in-
dividuality and a moral force in
the life and character of the Su-
perintendent. who presides ov-
er the schools if the office is wel|
filled as tt should be
We have known Prof Pratt
well since he came here and we
know of his reputation where he
of the District court composed of
Cleveland, McClain, Garvin and
Murray counties, since state-
hood Iiis district is practically
twice the size of the averase dis
tricts of the state, and no doubt
he is as nearly up with his docket
of the several counties as will
ever bo. He closed court at Nor-
man last week and left only six
cases untried. At Purcetl and
Pauls Valley the civil dockets are
large At Purcell there were no
jury funds and of course no jury
cases could be tried and left that
part of the docket undisposed of,
and the same condition is now
true at Pauls Valley—no jury
funds and there will be no jury
cases tried. While Judge Mc-
Millan's district is very large, he
has held more court for other
judges than any other judge
in the state and has had less of
it paid back in the way of oth-
er Judges holding court for him.
Some people are wondering
why Judge McMillan is up with
the dockets of his large district
as well as he is; the reason may
be found in, that he has
been on the job early and late.
Price Patterson, of Mays- and that he has not in seven
ville, was in the city yesterday I years taken a summer vacation
111 route to Oklahoma City, jas is common with most judges.
He wilt, however, have some va
cation this summer, because he
will not be able to hold court
| very much for lack of jury funds
in the trial of jury cases, and he
willibe able to utilize the time
Mason Hart of Antioch, v. as pnrrmnioninir which he is justly
E T Rogers who recently went,
into business in Wagoner, has
been in t-V city this we>'k on a:
„ . , : Paul : Valley again.
tine business judgment. He nas
lived this country 21 years, and 1 •llui"u|, v an campaigning,
he has not a neighbor or a man in town on Saturday mingling entitled to.
who knows him but will say with friends.
that he is a man of highest mor I Mesdames N. H. Lindsev and!
al character and strictest integ- J. L. Bowman, representing the',
rity in all things. j Alternate Saturday Club and
If Mr Rice should be elected,the! Mesdames Andrew Stmble and
people of his district will know j Albert Reunie, representing the
they will have an officer who will | Woman's Study Club, went yes Dr. J. H Young, of Bowling
terday to Lindsay to attend the Green, Kentucky, will preach at
meeting of the fifth district of the Methodist Church, this City,
the Oklahoma federation of Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.
Women s Clubs, now in setsiorij Dr. Young is a delegate from
there. Otner ladies expect to the Kentucky Conference now at
DR. YOUNG AT EE. CHURCH
SUNDAY MORNING
take the same care and interest
in the county's affairs that he
has taken in making his own bus
iness a success.
phur where they were in atten-j came from< \ye have observed
dance at tho annual conference
the Womens Missionary Society
of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South' Mrs W W Rob-
inson was in- attendance 011 Sat-
urday Mrs Robinson and Mrs
his life, his going in and out be-
fore the people here, and we be
lieve he is one of the best fitted
all round men in the county for | ——
the office he seeks. He is educa- j
ted, a trained instructor and a1 £
PAPER FOR ELMORE
The Elmore Herald is the name
of a new paper that is being pub
lished at Elmore City. Everett
L. Black is the editor and publish
er, and he is getting out a neat
little paper. Elmore is rather a
small town to support a paper,
but the people of that litt'e city
are boosters, and here's hoping
it may be a success.
go today.
• PEACE IPEETIN6 IN CANADA
The three South American
mediators in the Mexican diffi-
culty have selected Niagara
Falls, Canada, as the place to
tending the General Conference
of the M. E. Church, South,
which is being held in Oklahoma
City.
J T. Jones ha« located and
gone into the real estate busi
meet the different representa-1 ness in Dallas, Texas, and his
tives of the parties interested, family is this week moving to
and they will meet May 18th. that city
Parham were delegates from christian gentleman When he'
Pauls A alley Mrs Satterfield was j came her0 he took hjs p,ace 0„.
fleeted Superintendent publicity proper ,etterg| in the Baptist
bureau, and Mis Raines as treas| thiirch, and he has since for sev-j
eral successive years been chos- j
uter of the home department
Maude, the 8 year old daugh-
ter of Mr and Mrs W A Bohart
of Maysville while playing with
her 12 year old brother, Landon
on the platform of the passen-
ger car at this place Monday be
fore the train started, stepped
too far backwards and fell head
forward to the brick pavement
She was badly stunned from
the fall and at first it was thou-
ght she was seriously hurt, but
Dr Branunv was called and
found tho child wa9 only stun
ned, with slight bruises. She
and her brother had been on a
visit to the children of Mr and
Mrs Howard Vaughn.
en moderator of the Banner Bap-1
tist Association, as he was for1
several years Moderator of the j
the Baptist Association in Mo., i
where he came from. We do not!
mention this to show that Prof.
Pratt is a Baptist, but that the
people may know and understand
the life and character of the man '
who is seeking their votes for so j
important an office We believe '
it would be of the same force
and purport if he sustained a
similar relation to any other Pro-
testant church. It makes little
difference what the individual o-
pinion of one may be, or however J J
much he or she may neglect' o !#%.<«;
WE DO NOT SUBSTITUTE
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-THE POLICY OF THIS STORE IS-
"WE GIVE YOU WHAT YOU ASK FOR"-
.We carry the best grade in every
medicines. No cheap goods..
What we want is not only customers,,
but PLEASED CUSTOMERS.
THE PALACE DRUG STORE
RICHARDSON-ROBINSON DRUG CO.
Pauls Valley, Ok!a - For the Liver take Robinson's High Balls
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Mitchell, J. D. Pauls Valley Democrat (Pauls Valley, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 7, 1914, newspaper, May 7, 1914; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc118507/m1/1/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed June 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.