Pauls Valley Democrat (Pauls Valley, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 5, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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Historical Social?.
VALLEY DEMOCRAT
VOL. XII.
PAULS VALLEY, GARVIN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1915.
NO. 21
PISSING Of A PIONEER CF.IZEN I shortly
Mr William Calville Randolph,
REPUBLICAN PAESIOENTAt CANDIDATES
Candidates for the Republican
after enlisting he was
elected a first lieutenant. In
aged 73 years, 9 months and ]«)'1^73 the deceased with his bro- nornjnation for President can
davs. dirl sudrienlv of hparf t.rou- thers, VV. and H C Randolph now ^ classified under four
and John Shannon came to the genera| headings—first, those
Indian Territory and set'.'ed 011 wh0 are willing and well equ'pp-
the land now known a the Sam ej. those who are re-
Muncriof farm near Maysville. iuctant, but well equipped; third,
He engaged in farming and stock those wh0 are anxious, but dis-
raising in what is now Garvin ,1Vniiified by temperament and
County from the time he landed past performances, and. fourth.
days, did suddenly of heart trou
ble about 10 o'clock on last Thurs
day night at the residence of
Senator J. F. Myers. The funor
al services were, held Sunday
morning at the Presbyterian
Church, conducted by Rev. J A
French and J. B. Reaves, and
the remains of the veteran sol- here until shortly betore state- those who are passive but possi
THE BRANUM BATH HOUSE uncertain, but Garvin county
Dr. T. C Branum opened his among thefirjstto askforthem
new bath house at Sulphur last
dier were laid to rest' in the
Whitebead cerr.ctery.
The services at the church
were beautiful and impressive
and in every way testified to the
high esteem in which the deceas
ed was held, The floriai offer-
ings were many and beautiful.
Cut flowers and potted plants
night. The new bath house is in
the Ramona Flats, which is own
ed by Dr. and Mrs. Branum, and
Mrs. Branum is in charge of the
fiats. This bath house is the one
thing that Sulphur has always
needed.
Su'phur is a fine summer re
sort and health giving place, but. adjourned until the 10th
and was the first county to lay
off and file her state road system
with the department.
No accounts were allowed by
the commissioners as the new
levy has not been and cannot be
made until the state board of
equalization returns the assess-
ment rolls. The commissioners
hood when he retired from ac j)|e_ the present time the many a person has passed it by
tive farming and moved to Pauls entrjes number eighteen. The because there was no bath house
Valley and lived here until five complete list is Chas E- Hughes, j there. Persons suffering from
or six years ago when he went j^lihu Root, Chas. S Whitman rheumatic trouble need go no
to Oklahoma City, to make his anj Theodore Roosevelt of New further than Sulphur now to be
home with his daughter. Mrs. york; William H. Taft, formerly cured. The new bath house is
E. M. Moore.
Mr. Randolph was a man of
positive convictions and many j Brumbaugh of Pennsylv
MYERS PROPERTY SOLO
On Tuesday of this week the!
J F Myers business block in j
Pauls Valley was sold under exe-
TERRY-TASIN NUPITALS
Miss Catherine Tasin was mar
ried to C W Terry in the pres-
ence of a few friends at the
home of her parents,Mr and Mrs
M Tasin. Sunday evening at 6:30
o'clock, Rev L Etschenberg. pas
tor of Our Lady of Lourdes
Church, performing the cere
mony
The bride is one of Victoria's
most accomplished young ladies
and is most popular The groom
formerly of Oklahoma, holds a
responsible position here with
the Texas Oil Co, He is a most
worthy young .man and highly
esteemed by all who know him
covered the chancel from one end excellent traits of mind and char Theodore e. Burton, Myron T. j Martin and Hot Sprin
to the other. On the wall back acter, but none of his fine quali- j Herrick and Frank B Willis of
of the pulpit hung a large Con - f-'es stood out more prominent, Qhio; John W. Weeks of Mass.,
federate flag—the flag he brave-;as much so, as did his religious; Albert B. Cummings of Iowa,
(of Ohio, now of Connetticut; P. : modern in every respect, and the fution a"'1< ) V* PatchelI became vVith hearty congratulations
,f iC Knox and Gov. Martin G same facilities and treatment can 1 e Pu, t'at " Pn°e approxi-, and begt wjshes, the young con
y Brumbaugh of Pennsylvania; be found there that one finds at ,l • '• 11 1 0,1 - "' pie began housekeeping in a
Rl.MiLINC ClKCt'S
lv followed and cherished so
much.
Notwithstanding t h e down
pour of rain that begun before
the service hour and continued
until the services were nearly
| William E Borah of Idaho, Law
Presbyterian I rence y Sherman and James R
convictions. He was a charter!
member of the
church of this city. 1 hrough i jjann 0f Illinois; Charles W Fair
the struggles and conflicts of the; ^anks of Indiana, and Robert M.
civil war, the trials and hardships | ^ PoJlette of Wisconsin, and
or pioneer life in the Indian Ter- j Wi!!iam Alden Smith of Michi
IS ANNOUNCED
the most desirable business and
office properties in the city. The
sale, however, is subject to con
Urination by the District Court
which meets here in September
the church was well filled ri.toryAe neT- swerved or de \
with friends who came to pay viatect from h,s upnglu course j it is extremely probable that
their respects to the last sad religious life, and he died m the candidate of the republican
x ites of the deceased.
W. Patchell presided
piano, and Mesdames T.C. Bran-
um and D. McRuer, and Messrs
J W Carter and Tom Conner
composed the choir that furnish
ed the sweetly suitable music for
the occasion. Rev. Reaves who
had known Mr Randolph a long
time, in a sh-v address spoke
beautiful of his life and charac
ter. Rev French who followed
dwelled on the beauty of a chris-
tian's life and his hereafter.
Mr. Randolph was a native of
Van Buren County, Ark., but
while he was quite a boy his
parents moved to Grayson Coun
ty, Texas, where he grew to
manhood. In 18*^2 he was mar-1 f
ried to Miss Sallie Tysson, who
lived just across Red River from
Texas at the time, and who was
one sixteenth Choctaw and a
member of one of the most pro-
minent families of the tribe. Of
their happy union two children
were born and are still living,
Mrs E. M. Moore, of Oklahoma
City, and Mrs Sanders Hamm. of
Cleveland, Okla. The deceased
also leaves two brothers, G. W.
Randolph of Paoli, and H C
Randolph, of Marietta, and a
half brother, J F Myers, of this
city.
The deceased was a gallant
Confederate soldier. He and his
brothers, G W and H C Ran-
dolph and 6tep brother, John
Shannon, served through the
Mrs 0 l^e that had sustained him
at the trough his long and eventful
career.
party who will run against Wood
row Wilson for the presidency in
1916 will be selected from among
• 'the present entries Of those
MONIHLY CROP SUNHAAftY i mentioned, all are agreed upon
(By F. M. Gault, Pres. Board of!th'- protective tariff principle,
Board of Agriculture.)
Growing condition of the fol
lowing;
Corn 83 per cent
Cotton 66 '
Broom corn 81 '
with the exception of LaFollette
World's Creates! Shows and Spectacle
"Solomon and the Queen of I INI/I.LU ili UUftrtn
sheba" Now on Way. ( The United States has decided 1
Official information confirms the an- j t0 as^ (he cooperation of South i
nouncement that on Monday, Auk. 9, j an(j Qentrai America in the next j
Ringling Brothers circus will give two i . ,,
performance? in Oklahoma City. ^ to restore peace to Mexico 1
Many now features have been added j J he ambassadors trom Argentina
this year, the most notable of which Brazil and <<hile. and the minis
is the spectacle "Solomon and the ters from Bolivia, Uruguay and
Queen of Sheba." This colossal pro-! Guatemala, have been asked to
ductien is presented with a cost of 1,-, confpr ^ Secretary Unsjng
2->0 iieople, a ballet of .ttlO dancing; ,
girls, 7S5 horses, and a trained of at Washington today
scenery, costumes and properties on
the biggest stage in the world.
handsome home they furnished
in North Heights—Victoria (Tex)
News
Mr Terry is a son of Mr and
Mrs G G Terry of this city and
was reared here where he is
well and favorably known
who, while in the anxious class,
is regarded as disqualified lie-
cause of his vote for the Demo-
cratic tariff bill. Much depends
upon the personal pla'forms an
i i. j ^ * u i ncunced by the different candi-
Acreage planted to the follow-|dfttes between thjs time and the
day on which the convention
meets.—Thomas F. Logan
Leslie's.
ing crops, comparer with the
acreage planted in 1914. 100 per |
cent basis representing 1014!
acreage.
Cotton Corn 102, Cow-
peas 101, Kaffir Corn 94, Feter-
ita 103, Milo Maize 92, Broom
Corn 80.
The wheat yield will be from
42,000,000 to 45,000,000 bushels.
Note—This vears crop will be
a record breaking money crop
for the Oklahoma former.
Following the spectacle, a circus
program of unusual brilliancy will be
presented, including an array of for-
eign and American acts new to the
circus world. The menagerie contains
1,003 wild animals, 41 elephants, and
a "baby 7.oo." The circus is trans-
ported on 89 double-length cars.
Speck ' arrangements have been made
Methodist Church
R S Satterfield, Pastor
9:45 a m Sunday School
11 a m, "Dead Faith"
Methodist PicNic at Mr Mene-
fee's out on Big Sandy Tuesday,
Augut 10 All parents of Sunday
RfillO HI
A. N- Leecraft, who for the
last month has been organizing
METHODIST PICNIC
The Methodist Church of this
city will give a picnic next Tues-
day, August 10th out on Sandy.
Dinner will be served on the
ground, and with favorable
weather it is expected to be a
most enjoyable day.
BASE BULL GAMES
Among the many interesting
the state highway department, and entertaining features of the
has collected over 150,000 road big W. O. W. Picnic here today
tax from automobiles and motor-
cycles. He estimates the amount
will reach $1U0,000 within the
next thirty 30 days.
The department is organized
and Leecraft goes back as Secre-
tary to Gov. Williams, and Geo.
Noble, former game warden,-.be
and Friday will be the base ball
game this afternoon between the
Maysville team and the Elks
team, and to morrow afternoon
the game will be between the
Wynnewood team and the Elks
team. No Admission will be
charged to fee the game, the
civil war in Capt. Shannon's i came highway commissioner on expenses of .the teams having
company Taylor's regiment, and 1 Monday.
FORD CARS
We have just received a carload of ten
cars, a new price on now.
The new price—
Ford Roadsters, f.o.b. Detroit $390.00
Ford Touring car, " $440.00
Our now 1916 contract calls for one hun-
dred and fifty (150) cars, for Garvin Co.
Get yours now. Help us sell this 150 cars
for 1916. It means 19 car loads of Ford
ctrs, unloaded in this county. We are
sure we can sell them, call early
GOLDEN & HUMANN
Ford Agents
been paid by subscriptions from
citizens of Pauls Valley.
'by the railroads to accommodate the School pupils1 as Well as the ptl-
pils are wanted
The Bible Mode of Baptism un
der the New or Christian dispell
m crowds that will visit the circus from
this city and the surrounding coun
try.
STORE MOVES
The Valley Bargain Store, with
J K Conner as manager, has
moved from the old F M Smith
stand to the building formerly
occupied by J O Allstott as a
meat market. Mr Conner says
he has the goods and will sell
them right.
BRADY K
Dr. M. E. Robberson h.is
opened a hospital in our little
city. Mr. Owins of near Wyn-
newood has brought bis wife to
be operated on. The operation
will be performed by Dr. Rob-
berson and Dr. Watson of Ok-
lahoma City.
Richard Moon ami wife are
rejoicing over the arrival of ;i
baby b nu to tbom tsb.s weak
Dr. Hobberson and wife were
in Pauls Valley shopping Mon-
day.
j M,j;, and M>'S W. L. Rondy
al in Wilson this w-aek visiting
|'til/5 daughter. M h. W.,
Watte and family.
The peo.ile are very busy this
week threshing.
rear
!<ag a very
The Training school boys will baby.
worship with us Sunday evening The Methodist meeting closed
August 15th They will furnish Sunday night without any ap-
,several songs ' narent success.
— _ J. L Roady lo->t about $3 >
I of Woodmen dues last week.
He Slid he thought some one
borrowed it and ha.* forgotten
sation will be the subject for! J^sse Fox who lives
Sunday evening ' 'WYBJWXid View
WEEKLlf WEATHER FORECAST
CONVICTS TO WORK AOAOS
The County Commissioners at
the regular meeting Monday
morning made a requisition on
the State Board of Public Af-
fairs and State Highway depart-
ment for 100 state convicts to
build state roads in Garvin Coun
ty Several other counties have
made like requests for a crew of
convicts When anv county will
be able to get the convicts is yet
Issued by theU. S. weather bur
eau, Washington, D. C, for
the week beginning Wednes-
day, August 4, 1915.
For the Weit Gulf State* —
Embracing Lousiana, Arkansas,
Oklahoma and Texas:
Generally fair weather is indi-
cated with no unusually high
temperatures.
Mrs. 1. R. McCann returned
Monday fro m a visit with
friends at Hoover.
to pay it back.
Miss Nora Roady is visiting
Miss Ethel Prim in Wyndewm.*!
this week.
Julian Ward and Neil Bowen
made a ousiuess trip to Wynne-
wood last week.
Billy and Dewey Roady have
been declared the champion
cotfcop chopers of th s commu-
nity. *
Mrs. Polk of Pa,ils Valley
will preach here Sunday.
Coi respondent.
In Portraiture the Like-
ness is Everything
47 years of training behind
the camera enables me to pro-
duce not only likeness but the
most pleasing likeness.
2: Townaley's Studio,
BP.. RENOER TO BE ABSENT MONTH
1 will be absent from my of- j
fice from the 12th of August to'
the 12th of September. Parlies'
wantiug work done will please I
'arrange to Lie treated before the)
12th of August.
Dr L O RENDER.
Frank Farris, of Purcell, was
in the city Tuesday. He is
traveling for the Shawnee Dis
patch Co.
Judge and Mrs. H C. Potterf
and daughter, of Ardmore, were
overnight guests of Mr and Mrs. I
O. W. i'alchell, Monday, 'm-
route to Kansas City.
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Kodaks and Cameras from 11.00up.
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Mitchell, J. D. Pauls Valley Democrat (Pauls Valley, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 5, 1915, newspaper, August 5, 1915; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc118572/m1/1/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.