The Stroud Democrat (Stroud, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, September 14, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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STROUD DEMOCRA
Vol. 7
STROUD, LINCOLN COUNTY OKLAHOMA SEPTEMBER 14, 1917.
tf -j. 51
Sfroud Red Cross First Load of Cotton
Chapter Organized Came in Last Friday
On last Friday evening several
members of the Lincoln county
chapter of Red Cross met at the
Stroud opera house to help organ-
ize a branch of the Red Cross.
There was a good crowd of our
town folks out, but not as many
as shou'd have been, due to the
fact that it was not advertised
far enough ahead.
The meeting was called to order
by Bro. B. E. Newton, acting
chairman, who, after a few well
chosen remarks, introduced Mr.
H- C. Brunt of Chandler, who
outlined the work of the local
branches of Red Cross, in a fine,
patriotic manner.
Mrs. Boggs then gave the ladies
a nice talk on sewing and knitting j Prices elsewhere
and the manner in which the Red
Stroud's first load of 1917 cotton
came in on Friday evening at
about 6 o'clock. The second one
about 8, and the third at about 11
o'clock of the same night. J. H.
Cook, living about six miles north-
west of Stroud was the first in
and received the local premium.
On 'Saturday we had eight loads
on the market, which sold at the
remarkable price of 8}c, this be-
ing the highest price paid in the
county this season, so far as we
>rr,
Once a Run Away Boy,
Mow Out lor Governor
Nearly two score years ago a
tousle-headed youth, 12 years old.
a run-away from home, tramped
a dusty road in north Texas look-
ing for work. After trying place
after place and meeting only with' Texas
rebuffs, homeless, hungry, penni- j course in
less and footsore, he finally flung culture.
taught school, was a reporter and
editor, practiced law, served in
the legislature and congress and
now is a planter and proprietor-
farmer.
A common school education
formed a basis for bis education,
which was continued at College
Hill institute, a private college in
and topped off with a
agriculture and horti-
himself down by the roadside and
cried himself to sleep.
Many years later, when this
boy had made a home and a name
for himself among men, he stood
before a great convention, and.
have heard. Stroud is naturally j looking backward, said:
a first-class cotton market, and) 'Born in a November storm,
our local buyers tell us there willi cradled in the lap of adversity,
be no cotton hauled from here chastened by poverty and hard-
this season on account of better shiPs' 1 have never Permitted my-
self to become overelated by vic-
tory or unduly depressed by de-
Good Fellows, But-
Cross was to come up to standards Commissioners
laid down by the national body.
After the talks by the Chandler
members were made, the following
cfficers'of the.Stroud branch were
elected:
D. G. Dodds. Chairman,
W. F. Pardoe, Vice-Chairman
Mrs. E. E. Emery. Secretary.
Glade C. Burton, Treasurer,
Mrs. <)scar Presson. Committee-
at-Large.
These officers form the execu-
tive committee, which will have
charge of membership, purchas-
ing supplies, etc.
We ase starting out with a mem-
bership of 190, and are going to
try to reach 500 members at least
Our board of county commis-
sioners is composed of excellent
gentlemen, all of whom are bully
good follows. However, the fact
alone of being a bully good fellow
don't build bridges nor fix roads.
Only for the fact that the dredge
boat ran out of fuel, the ditch
would have crossed the state road
running south from Stroud this
week, and there is not a piece of
bridge iron nor stick of bridge
timber for the construction of the
emergency bridge on the ground.
This calamity will cut off a great
Anyone can become a member by, scope of thickly settled country,
paying the dollar membership fee; not only from getting to market
and it will be a dollar welt spent, with their crops, but they will be
Just think of the comfort your cut off from getting their mail and
dollar may give poor soldier who; supplies. This includes the gov
has been wounded or fallen ill, or jernment agency at the Sax and
even some poor man. woman or i Fox. And that is not all- Some
child that needs medical or other j0f the peaple in that section of j
feat."
"if—"
A few days ago, caught in a
sunny mood, the same individual,
now talked of as a possible future
governor of his state, boyishly
dangled a couple of lanky legs
over the arm of a chair and
quoted:
If you can keep your head when all about
you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men
doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting,
too;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've
spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for
fooli.
Or watch the things you gave your life to,
broken,
In 1809 Mr. Murray was mar-
ried to Miss Alice Hearrell, niece
of Governor D. H. Johnston of the
Chickasaw nation.
The high points in his political
career see him as vice-president
of the Sequoyah constitutional
government, president of the Ok-
lahoma constitutional convention,
speaker of the first Oklahoma
house of representatives, member
of congress and delegate to the
last three democratic
conventions.
Many nicknames have been at-
tached to Murry at different times.
Three—''Alfalfa Bill," "Father
of the Constitution" and "Sage of
Tishomingo"—still stick to him.
Of all the sobriquets he has car-
ried. he prefers to be called "Alf-
alfa Bill." He earned this name
from delivering so many talks
throughout the state on hosv to
grow alfalfa.
Mr. Murray once said he was
sent to congress by his enemies.
He believed they trundled him off
to Washington to prevent him
from being governor. About the
time he came to like Washington
pretty well he was boosted out of
congress by the same enemies,
And Moop and build them -p with worn- an(j abetted by Murray him-
out tools-
The speaker was William H.
Murray, the "sage of Tishomin-
go," and he was telling through
Kipling's "If" why he preferred
to remain silent at present on the
attention in the war ridden coun-' the country, who are"sufferingI gubernatorial race, in which he is j he will be governor after all. Of
tries. Join the Red Cross. : from the ravages and tortures of | ^ to be a central figure- | course he hasn't expressed this
| disease, will be cut off from med-
ical attendant and may die from
self, who helped them out by ad-
vocating preparedness for war,
which once was not so popular as
it is now.
Now, to get even with them,
"Alfalfa Bill" has an idea that
Saloons in Saihs .. . .
j the want of medical attention.
Close Hext month I While this is the most important
. ' \ piece of road to the most people of
Dallas. Texas. Sept. 11. —1Com- any road of its distance in the
piete figures in yesterday's local county, yet it is characterized by
option election in Dallas county, j some of these bully good fellows
compiled today, show that the as a bye road. Boys, in the name
prohibitionists polled 10,516 votes j of all decent consideration for
and the anti-prohibitionists 8,564. this great body of constituents of
making a "dry" majority of 1,952. ' yours, who love you an 3 expect
The saloons will be closed October you to meet tham at least at the
20 it was stated today. In the half way place of the cross roads
city of Dallas, the only part of of justice and right, can't you
the county that has been "wet 'pour a little pep or ginger, or
for twenty-five years, 220 saloons, even a hokapoka. onto or into the
i brewery and 12 wholesale houses. bridge contractors and the county
be forced to quit business, surveyor to arouse them to the
.Murray and politics in Oklahoma publicly, but he is not putting any
have been one an inseparable for obstacles in the way of his friends
many years. So when there was j launching a boom for him. The
talk of holding an election a year1 boom is scheduled to assume great
hence to select a successor to Gov-; proportions some time this fall,
ernor Williams, the name of Mur- and is to be given impetus by a
ray must be mentioned, and has sort of ratification meeting which
continued to be mentioned until is being planned for Oklahoma
there remain little doubt but what City.—Daily Oklahoman.
Tishomingo will have an entrant
in the gubernatorial derby. OhitliarV
The particular winter storm '
which provided the background;
for William H. Murray's birth MARTIN JAVAN HAYS
raged on the night of November Martin Javan Hays was born in
21, 1889, and in the vicinity of Dallas countv, Missouri, October
Collinsville, Grayson county. 1st, 1^49: departed this life Sep-
Texas. In addition to being a tember 9th, 1017; Sunday evening
farmer Murray's father served as at 8:45. He married Miss Sarah
justice of the peace, liveryman. Elizabeth ( antrell about 47 years
Must Be a Man;
Big, Broad (Vian
The appointment of a seeriff to
succeed George E. Arnold, de-
ceased, seems to have stirred up
quite a furore in the ranks of the
republican party in the county.
We are informed that a meeting
of the republican county central
committee has been called to take
'action or assume responsibility for
the appointmen t of a sheriff. This
may be in keeping of the policies
of some politicians who are weak
kneed and lack backbone to come
to the center of the mat and do
business.
If the board of county commis-
sioners are authorized under the
law to make the appointment of
sheriff to fill the vacancy, why
shirk from this duty? A great
national count-v like Lincoln is entitled to a
1 board of commissioners big enough
and broad enough to perform
their duty in the matter of giving
us a man who is big enough and
broad enough to fill the important
office of sheriff without hiding be-
hind a political organization.
The men elected commissioners
of Lincoln county are elected to
fill the most important office in the
gift of the people of the county.
A majority of the voters had con-
fidence in their ability and dispo-
sition to do their duty, and do it
faithfully, and to the best interest
of the people of the county, un-
hampered and free from the dic-
tates of any political chicanery.
There are a number of men
even the republican party who
would make good in the sheriff's
office. Why not do your plain
duty open and above board by
appointing a man whom you know
or have good reasons to believe
will make a good, fathful and
efficient sheriff? That is what the
people are entitled to, and all
they require of you. Be men:
don't crouch behind political fear.
"A faint heart never won a fair
lady;" a sihrking, cowardly office
holder never attains greatness nor
the expectations of his constitu-
ents. Be men —big men—broad
and fearless enough to do your
duty.
Oil and Gas th -s
A new location has been made
and drilling will begin at once in
the southwest corner of the south-
east quarter of 9-14-7. the Sarah
Lowe allotment.
The Prairie, on the Tiger farm,
15-14-7 are waiting o:i casing.
They are now 4200 feet.
The Johnson Lowe No. 2. north-
west 15-14-7, has been plugged.
Monitor No. 2, 6-1".-7. is a
3,000,000 gasser at 3100 i'eet.
No. 1 in the northeast 33-14-7
is plugged and rig being moved
Moliie No. 1, 22-14-7, slugged
at 1600 feet.
Brush well, in 15-11-7, is
plugged.
Sinclair Oil and Gas ( ., in 19-
15-7, is drilling at about 2200 feet
and having trouble with water
J. T. Haynes is in St. Louis this
week buying goods.
Word was received here Sunday
that Mrs. Applegate. who was
visiting in Missouri h id suffered
a stroke of paralysis and later
succumbed to the attack. Mrs
Applegate was the mother of Mrs
Floyd Tollison, and wes welt
known here.
The show at the Cozy theater
on Tuesday night was a failure,
due to something wrong with the
machinery. This was t«>o bad. as
many of our people turned out to
see the opening of the new the-
ater. We understand the show
to have been a five-reel show of
good stuff. Mr. Brown h::s bought
a bran new equipment for the
show which will be a mind suc-
cess as soon as put in proper
working order.
Wallace Pardoe made a business
trip to Oklahoma City this week-
One by one the Keim accumu-
lating patches of hair undcrshad-
ing the nose and overshadowing
the mouth, covering the territory
from the left corner of the mouth
and arching upward to the allae
nasi, and descending thence on a
curve to the "right corner of the
of the mouth, are beinpr removed
to the beautifying of t e whole
physiognomy of many a man. One
of the latest to join the ranks of
this sanitary movement is B. T.
Congratulations, old be y.
TO WIN IKE WAR
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Chese are said to represent a com- necessity o m.n.euute ..c ion on ^ and proably would have 'ago. in Oregon county, Missouri
bined capital of about $2,500.00. .this road.
Wait for Me
D. FUNNELL,
Auctioneer
I cried 62 sales in 1915-1916 season; 69 sales in
1916-1917 season. Seven years experience and
Well qualified. Call or write
J. D. FUNNELL.
Kendrick, Ok!?..
To this union was born ten child- |I "We must ali speak, act and serve
High's Market and Grocery
Fresh and Salted Meats
Staples Groceries
Quality Goods
PHONE 2
operated a moving picture show
onlv our story has the 70's for a ren, six boys and four girls. |
setting. Naturally, plenty of work Three of the children have gone!
I was found for William Henry to on before: seven are now living- j
|do, and when he was not doing Lee Hays, Thayer, Mo.: I rank,
anything else, there was a stone Hays, Fhayer, Mo.; J. K. Hays. ,
fence, which was in process of West lulsa. Okla.; Elmer, Green jj
j building for many years, on which anc1 \erner liays, ox Stroud, ant:
he could work. Mrs. Elmer Bowman and Mrs.
| Young Murray, in the course of •!ess Partridge, of Stroud. He
events, persuaded himself intc was highly respected by the com -
[believing he was mistreated, so at munity. He became religious in ,
' the age of 12 he cut his father off early life and joined the Free Will1
without a cent and sallied forth Baptist church. He was a con-
. into the world to find a constitu->ientous, Christian mar,, clear.
! tion that needed fathering. > habit and clean in speech :
When he was awakened from Since he came to Stroud he was a
the fitful slumber into which he constant attendant upon the
had sobbed himself by a dusty church and Sunday school.
! roadside in Texas and was offered The funeral services were held .
I employment by a kindly farmer, at the Southern Methodis church.j
j life really began. Thence for- conducted by Rev. J. R. Hardin.;
ward he shaped his own destiny and was largely attended by thej
| in so far as man is permitted, and people of the town and surround -:
| in various trades and professions ing community.
cultivated calouses on his hands'
and convolutions in his medulla; Wayne Galloway, an old timer ,
'oblongata. He worked on the in this vicinity but who now lives(
farm, punched cattle, chopped j in western Oklahoma, was here
cordwood, worked in a brickyard. 'Saturday enroute to Nowata.
together.''--President Wkon.
America, in the GREAT WAR, 8xpec s
full and effective service from every
individual. For each there is soni3
special duty—to work with and for
the government.
The Stroud National Bank stand-
ready and willing to co-operate with
patriotic citizens of this community.
The Stroud
National Bank
J. B. CHARLES, Pres.
0. L
LSS PATRICK, Vice
STEWART Cashier.
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Burton, G. C. The Stroud Democrat (Stroud, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, September 14, 1917, newspaper, September 14, 1917; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc121284/m1/1/?q=virtual+music+rare+book: accessed June 11, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.