Pauls Valley Democrat (Pauls Valley, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 20, 1919 Page: 1 of 8
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF GARVIN COUNTY.
PAULS VALLEY DEMOCRAT
VOLUME XVI.
PAULS VALLEY, GARVIN COUNTY. OKLAHOMA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20 1919.
NO. 37
OFFICIAL VOTE IN SPECIAL
ELECTION.
1 OPPORTUNITY FOR FORMER SER.
VICE MEN.
Oklahoma City. Nov. 17.—Complete I The Secretary of War has deckled
cnttcial returns from the seven eoun- that in determinim: eligibility ol a
lis coniiirisins the filth congrnsslon-1 soldier for admission to West l'oint
al district, tubulated by the state that any prior service he may have
election board, show J W. Harreld, 1 had in the Army, whether under vol-
Jicptiblican, to have been elected by a untary enlistment or thru the opera-
lurality ol 70S votes over Claude i ion ot th
Weaver, Democrat, to fill the unex- be considered in conreciion with the
pired term ot ihe late Joe B. Thomp 'requirement hat lie shall have had
son, ot Pauls Valley. Harreld's total j j)(,i less than one year's service as an
vote was 11.782 and Weaver's 11,074. i enlisted man.
AJonzo Turner, Independent, of Okla-1 As the examination for Army can-
hema City, polled 110 votes in the dis- rfjdates takes place in February, 1920,
A Streak of Hard Luck
FIGHTING FOR HEALTH.
ur R. Lewis, State Health Com-
missioner.
The Red Cross Christmas Seal Sale
is deserving ol' the support ol every
The Democrat office is a blowed- We are compelled to leave out lots oi
up merchant this week. On Monday cowl news matter of local color this
Select ive Serv ice Lav. may j linotype machine went dead on us i week but confidentally hope to have
and while we await the arrival of an our,machine ready for business before
EXAMINATION FOR CENSUS
ENUMERATORS.
A lesl examination for applicants
lor positions as census enumerators
will be held in Pauls Valle>, Tuesday,
i Nov. 25th at 9 a. in. All who wish.
individual in Oklahoma. It is a fight i to Iake ihis test will write R. L. Peeb-
trict. The detailed vote follows:
Cleveland County—Weaver 948,
Harreld 812, Turner 7, Weaver's plur-
ality, 12fi.
Garvin County—Weaver 1,856. 'Har-
old 817. Turner fi. Weaver's plurality,
1.039.
Logan County—Harreld 1,931. Weav-
former service . ijt may by enlist-
expert mechanic out o) New Orlea-
ns who is cxpected to arrive today or
Friday we are paralized in so far as
getting up very little news matter for
another week. What little news we
have in this issue was set in Okla-
for health. And a ftght for health is
not only a fight against disease: it is
a light for positive benefits—lor in-
creased human happiness and elli-
clency.
The seal sale Is under tin' direct
supervision of the Oklahoma Tuber-
er 979, Turner 30, Harreld's plurality, j from the ranks of the Army, as the
World War demonstrated that excel
McClain County—Weaver 1,007,
Harreld 664, Turner 7, Weaver's plur-
ality, 343.
Murray County—Weaver 911, liar-
r< Id 607, Turner 1, Weaver's plurality,
334.
Oklahoma County—Harreld 5,377,
Weaver 4.180. Turner 42, Harreld's
plurality. 1.197.
Payne County—Harreld 1.574, Weav-
er 1,163, Turner 17, Harreld's plural-
ity. 411.
Harreld's tenure of office will close
March 4. 1921. and his successor will
be nominated in the August primaries
of next year and elected in the gen-
eral election in "November, 1920.
101* one year be eligible to j the paper is concerned. For this
reason the Democrat goes to its read-
ers this week short of local news.
We have done the best we could am!
are giving you the best paper wo
know how under the circumstances.
ENTERTAINS AT BRIDliE
homa City and over at the Enterprise j culosis Association, working in co-op-
office at nights. This is the first «e- with the National Tuberculo
' sis Association. Effort will be con-
take the examination for West l'oint
in February. 192- . This is an excep-
tional cn>or unity to secure a full
military college training. It is the
policy of the War Department to fill
a number ol vacancies at West Point
lent officer mate ial can be secured
from the ranks.
Call or write the V. S. Army Re-
cruitinc Officer. Ardmore, Okla., for
full particulars.
nous trouble we have ever exporienc-1
ed With this machine in the three!
years it has been on duty in the j
Democrat office and we are confident I
cent rated aeainst tuberculosis, but the
field of endeavor is wider than this.
It includes an extension of work
along such lines as infant ve.T'art,
public health surveys, public nurses,
it will be ready for service again in j better school and home conditions,
a few days. ) sanitation, and. above all, education
| of the public to the necessity and a ti
| vantages of public health work. Ev-
MUSIC CLUB ] ery public health official well knows
■the need for such endeavor in Okla-
The Pauls Valley Music
HONORING MISS GRAY
recent state legislature was
most liberal in its appropriation for
health work. The Red Cross Christ-
mas Seal Sale affords each Individual
opportunity to do Ills or her part.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Susan
Garvin and Mrs. T. G. Mays enterta-
ined at the formers home with a
bridge party honoring Miss Frances
Gray, a bride of this week. Roses and
Chrysanthumums were profusely and
artistically used throughout the
house, high score for the afternoon
was secured by Mrs. John Law who
very graciously presented it to Miss
Gray, a beautiful piece of silver the
guest prize, also being pieces of ster-
ling silver at the end of a much en-
joyed game a delicious salad course
was served by the hostesses assisted j
by Mesdames Burks,, Law and Grant.
Those invited Mesdames Froman
Grant, Tom Grant, Taylor, Barton Lee
Howard Burns, Sam Hewitt, Russ
Mitchell, Art Hamly, Monroe Os-
^orn. N. H. Lindsey, Jack Snodgrass,
W.. L. Farmer, Oscar Worley, John
Law, A. W. Gray, Mayme Gray.
Club held',ho",a
The
its regular meeting Tuesday,Nov. 18
with hostesses Misses Ruth and Hel-
en Erwin.
A very interesting program- was
marriage to Mr. Warren Moore oc- rendered on "Brides anil Music, af-
curred Wednesday the 19t'n. ! ter the program a beautiful cut glass
Pink and white Chryanthumunis jelly dish was presented to Mrs. S. S.
were used to carry out the color Reed. An esteemed charter member
scheme of pink. and faithful worker who leaves this
Coffee was served each guest as week for her new home in Oklahoma i fpnt'-v p|f,cted State
they arrived. i City.
High score was won by the honoree' Club guests were: Misses Hough-
j who was presented with a handsome ton, I.ydia, Perry, Thompson, (aid-
Mrs. John Law and Mrs. Sam
Hewitt, charmingly entertained at
| the formers home with a bridge party
CHRISTMAS GIFY FOR ARMENIANS Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 12th in
! honor of Miss Frances Gray, whose
Oklahoma City, Nov 20.—An oppor-
tunity for Oklahomans to make a
Christmas present to naked and starv-
ing Armenians will be offered by The
Near East Relie: in letters soon to be
mailed from state headquarters.
The letter accompanying the pledge
card, to be filled out as a Christmas
gift for some suffering Armenian,
paints a vivid picture of the pitiful
plight in which people of the Near
East have found themselves. r r- . , , ■ , ,,.„n .,n,| w.fWon
"Another little ch-.J has shriveled Ivory tray and also lovely piece of and Mit owen
up and died. I lingerie as a guest prize after the
"The mother, creeping back, gaunt | game delicious ice course was served
and cold, from the desert, has put- . . , ,,
down the thin little bones with those the hostesses were assisted by ft.es-
that strew tht road, so—many—miles, |'dames Burks, Garvin and Long. Those
enjoying Mrs. Law and Mrs. Hewitt's
hospitality were Mesdames Ait Ham-
ly, Tom Conner, Alex Gray, Barton
Lee, Froman Grant, Ait Burns, Mon-
roe Osbom, Russ Mitchell, Tom
Grant, C. M. Pratt, Taylor, Hardee
Russell, N. H. Lindsey, T. G. Mays,
Jack Snodgrass, G. L. Johnson, W. L.
Scrivner,
The City Federation gave a recep-
tion at the home of Mrs. W. M. Free-
man on last Monday afternoon in
honor of Mrs. H. M. Carr who was re-
Parlimentarian.
Pauls Valley feels proud of this hon-
or bestowed upon one of her women.
About forty friends were present and
a very enjoyable afternoon was spent.
ly, Supervisor ot Census, 314 Mercan-
tile Bids.. Oklahoma City, for appli-
cation blanks. This blank will be
mallei to applicants with instructions
lor taking the test.
Each county should furnish suffi-
cient help with which to carry on this
work and the enumerator should if
possible reside in his own enumera-
tion district. For this reason it is
very important that All who wisil to
assist in this work make application
io the above pan;. Immediately
Kcnith Bell, son of Rev. and Mrs.
Chas. H. Bell arrived Friday from Ft.
I Sill where he recently received l is
discharge from the army. Mr. Bell
was in the seivicc about two jvurs
i and was in the quartermasters < •.
, partment and was stationed at 1 t.
j Sill during his entire service.
Rev. Frank M. Rice, pastor of ti.a
| Christian Church, and T. A. Fo.-ter
left yesterday for Atoka where trev
J went to attend a district meeting of
I this denomination. '
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Braden, who
have been with the State Training
School several years, have moved
back to town and now occupy their
home on north Chickasha street.
and has s-ik beside them, never to
rise again."
That is how the letter opens its
striking appeal that a ray of Christ
inaR hope may be shone upon dark
Armenia.
This Christinas letter is being sent
out under the direction of F. L. Car-
penter. state secretary of The Near
East Relief. Hundreds are expected
to answer the appeal and provide im- j par Crockett
mediate iunti:- ;or relief work.
ANTIOCH NEWS.
The weather is fine and people are
very busy now gathering tlieir crops,
as it has rained so much they could
not get in ihe fields.
Antioch is changing around. Frank
Cagle has sold out to Claud Keith.
Frank has moved to Salt Creek.
Claud and his brother Charlie will
move to Antioch.
Mr. J. W. Fuller is on the sick list. |
Mrs. W. E. Love is fixing to build
her a new house west of Antioch.
I. R. Cagle, wife and son Jack vis-
Howaid j jted S. N. Love and family Sunday.
last
An areoplane piloted by Earl
Cochran from Kansas City was in the
city Tuesday and Wednesday mak-
ing flights at $15 per sail or $25 for
stunt rides. A number of local citi-
zens took their first spin and got the
thrills of the air.
Dr. and Mrs. Powers of Cedar Rap-
id*, 'Iowa, who own the farm east of
town occupied by Mr. Cavender, re-
turned home Sunday after a week's
visit here.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Clark of I.ind*
say were here Friday and Saturlay
to attend the County Teachers' ln>'i-
tute and visited with Mrs. Clark'#
father, S. S. Reed, and family.
Dr. and Mrs. A. S. Spangier and
Mi. and Mrs. J. W. Field are among
those in attendance upon the Mason-
ic meeting in Guthrie today.
Residence No. 805 North Pine.
Phone No. 443.
VAUGHN—ALRED.
Burns, A. W. Gray, E. C. Gage. D. C.1 Dr. Thagard spent the first of
Best, S. J. Garvin, H. G. Butts, Oscar | week'n Oklahoma City
n .... , „ D „ , ] GeOrge Love, son ol S. N. Love,
Worley, J. D. Mitchell, Roy Burks, 1 week with his grandparents,
Mi-. . B. -A. Wit.!* of the Vaughn I John Long, W. J. Long, Beulah Bow- j I. R. i iagle and wife.
SUNDAY, NOV. 23rd
Bible School 10 A. M.
Morning Worship 11 A. M.
Subject of Morning Sermon:
"SINING WITH THE TONGUE"
Evening Service 7 P. M.
Subject for Evening:
"Does God Require Obedience from
Men Before he gives pardon for Sin?"
We had great day Sunday, let's
make it another. On the 30th our
meeting will begin. W. D. Nichols of
Wichita, Kans., will lead our singing
get ready for a treat in this and re-
solve to not miss a sendee. We will
try to make it worth your while.
Notice change of hour of evening
Hardware Co.. o: Lindsay, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Aired of Pauls Valley, stole
away to Chickasha one day last week
where they were married, returning to
Lindsay to make their home. It was
the second matrimonial venture loi
each.
The groom is a - on of T. A. Vaughn
i of Oklahoma City, capitalist, and
principal owner of the string of
Vaughn hardware stores.
The bride has been bookkeeper in
Hie Hardee Russell store at Pauls
Valley for severai year*.
Both are splendid people and the
News is pleased to join their many-
other friends in extending congratu-
lations and best wishes.—Lindsay-
News.
FARM FOR SALE.
160 acres near I>uncan, 45 acres al-
falfa on bottom. $50 per acre; $1500
cash, balance 10 years.
A. S. HEACOCK,
37-ltPd Paoli, Okla.
The Westminister Guild met last
Thursday with Mrs. I. D. Puckett. Af-
ter the usual business meeting each
member was presented with one or
more dolls to dress for the Christmas.'
doll sale tht date of which will be an-
nounced later. Ihe hostess assisted
by Mrs. Thomas served refreshments.
.„ , . , ... , The guild writ! meet with Mrs. L. O.
service. All the churches will change r, , ,
,.. . 6 Render today.
to this hour.
FRANK M. RICE,
C. S. Bush attended the government
Minister, land sale in Chickasha Monday.
Fountain Pens--
Are Sure to Please
It Fills Every Requirement in one word—SI5f^ VICE.
Waterman Fountain Pens
They are Self Filling and Non Leakable
EVEEY PEN IS GUAKANTEED.
Don't Forget v/e carry the ' NEWEST AND NIFTIES i ' J
in XMAS CARDS. , ,
These will be on Display Within the Next Few Days.
Make Your Selections Early.
BAKER DRUG COMPANY
THE NY ALL QUALITY STORE.
Phone 52. Pauls Valley, Okla.
ma|. Misses Mayme Gray,
Hartman, Vashati Garvin,
Patcheli, Nancy Houghlin.
Marian
Jewel
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Van
had as their guests for the week-end
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Stone of Oklaho-
ma City.
Sam Johnson says he wants all the
j cotton pickens he can set.
j Mrs. Knight visited Joe Dean and
! family Sunday.
j Jess Mitchell was a caller at 1. W.
Hoczer , Dean's last Sunday night.
Mrs. Lenora Ward and son. Bart- |
lett, of Norman, were week end guests j
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ward.
The Great Advance
Real Estate prices have been going up by leaps
and bounds the past few years.
Under present conditions they Can't go back-
ward.
Buy Real Estate Now. You can't lose, and may
lay the foundation for a fortune.
We buy and sell Real Estate for those who wish
to buy or sell.
We have special facilities for bringing your
property to the attention of buyers, or locating the
kind of property you need.
If you have Real Estate for sale, or wish to buy,
you will save time and trouble by calling on us first.
FARM LOANS.
We represent the best and most liberal farm
loan companies doing business in this state and fan
get you money quickly. Inspections made promptly.
PORTER BROTHERS
2nd Door W. Post Office.
PAULS VALLEY. PURCELL.
Safety and Service
Safety and Service-all that a
bank can offer-are your for
the asking.
The First National Bank
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PAILS YA1XKY, OKLA.
and Surplus
$150,000.00
T. G. Mays, President.
O. P. Grant. Vice Pres.
E. W. L*)w. Cashier.
J. K. Koaeh. Asst. Cashier.
H. A. Sparks, Asst. Cashier.
Farm Loans
Your Farm
Loan
Iter L. Hart for sudden service, a cheap rr.te
and liberal amounts. Write or call collect.
WALTER L. HART
PAULS VALLEY, OKLAHOMA
Office Phone 4!2. Residence Phone 428.
I have an unlimited amount of Eastern money to
loan on productive farm land. If you need a farm
loan you should see me at once. I am in position to
loan you liberal amounts at a very reasonable rate
of interest.
Sodden Service
All farm loans inspected out of Pauls Valley office.
I pay out on all l t.ns. If your title is good and your
abstract is extend. c! to date I will in all cases pay
you the money the -. ne day you make application
l'or loan.
ij J. A,
ffrJS
Jhone 306 or 290.
Kin nebrew
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma.
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