The Dover News (Dover, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1918 Page: 1 of 16
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VOL. XVII. NO. 47.
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Dover, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, Thursday, April 11. liMS
SI the Year.
Dover Is "Over
the fop" Nicely
Business was praoticallv sus-
pender) in Dover an<J the ha'nnr-o
of this township last Saturday
while the Third Liberty Loan
committees handed out F iberty
Bonds in -e'lirn for the "loner
green" an I good cheeks. The
quota fi r this townxhin was
$13,109 Dover was asked 'o
raise $5,700. The commit t'1 ,
under the leader hip of Charm i
t^has. Sher wood started the work
rarlv Hid before n uin had "gone
r ' 21, >p " ' ' ' t
• sales in his to>vn
a as $18,500, with only a partial
rep >rt from -he part of the town-
shir. Iv ng ou h of th Cimarron
i.v-T. I'.iiairmun SI cn\o,>d
iieves aat hequotb.o. his town-
ship will be more than doubly
subscribed.
The quota for the
Your Choice f
or
J. C A F OrtEHTSON
Candidate for the democratic
nomination for governor this fall.
SOME EDITION.
Will you Jendyoij;
money and be free -
or
win! to call your -^pedal
atten'ion to the size of the Dover
News this week , made possible
by ' he public spiri' or the live
entire' and patriotic merchants of Do-1
county was $'265,000. Tabulated j ver. This issue contain- more
reports up to Tuesday showed J pages than anv previous issue ot
that $404,850.00 worth of bonds News in its history of eigh-
had been sold. Kingfisher county teen years of publication. This
leads all other counties of the ; issue of the News outclasses any
state in over subscriptions. Tel-
grams of congratulations were
sent the county from the war de
pnr mont" y>i'T(r<on
; nd
trip
da .
ill tiu we made a Poi
t..dl-' ma ( itv ae Sun
le roads Wt r f'ne •
n.ii ..e tne rrip in
fifteen minutes.
The country thru
wo hours an
other newspaper published in
ivingilsiier CUUU aiid 6ilUVV.S c
patriotic spirit among our busi
s5* men that is unexce'led !>■*
• i n in „.ie iiUv,
dun .iave .o do much talk
e m r Inn s 1
. a
hoard it now and pay
it out in Tribute whe
Liberty is lost ?
H
—xi• >, ye sne i.aa
ittle more than
large
J.Vl)j Ol UJ
always don
h. r share to
which we
ards helping owin the war fo
emoe"acy.
■ ue, >uucan't all fight in tin
ocaes, but you can help to wii
tlie war by doing your bit here
v><-jithome. Without you doing
passed had lately been visited by I this, the war will be lost to u-
a good rain and the wheat, oat.c md we will in a measure be ti
and alfalfa fields looked as fin. blame. In buying Liber, y Bonds
as any we have seen in years | t'hrift Stamps and War Saving
The farms we passed looker j -Stamps, you are not donating u
e'eanan will stocked up wit, j -banty, but simply making a git
cattle, higs and chic! ens. Sorrn j dge investment with the govern
of the finest tarm in the stau J nent behind it, and at the sam
lie between Dover and the stati time are placing yourseli in tin
capital and they are iooking their light of a loyal American citizen
a ho will be loved and respecter
Colored Schools
In Trad
uie
Th • E 1
n I.,
• rs a
Iti Vlll R ill
•: w 11cor) iu ted ll re
a id Saunlay by the
the colored j t jcts Kumber o9 and 51, King
and Gar fl(|,->r County, Okla,
As provided by law a meetins.
of he leu'al voters residing in the
territory proposed to constitute .
consolidated school disrrict is
hereby called and will be held at
Dover Sc ool House. District Ni .
51, on Wednesday, the 24th day
of April, 1<J18.
Given undi r my hand and tin
s.'al of my office this the 9tti day
of April, 1.918,
SARAH LISTON,
n County Superintendent of Pub-
^V C r ]: , i ii/.tiAn r\f
finest at this time of the vear.
We not iced many fine orchards ov vour neighbor
he trees loaded with blossoms
While in the big 'own th<
crowd a tended a ball game bt
f v'en lie big l arj * t am;, the
n 'Tiers an I the Cin"in
of 1 ewey Oklahom t, who made
he t ip iron I ewe Miat morn
ing, it distance of 105 miles in
ninety minutes. He flew low
over the city and ball park anr1
v he f-n j'n s eoul I I
■lainiy neard
After dodging aeroplanes, street
cars, automobiles, etc., we es j
caned from the city and headed j
homeward The trip was an en- J
joyable one and right here we | Eighteen head of registered
want to say that old Doc \ incen. Hereford cows and calves were re-
knows how to handle the reins
on a ear, and that with his little
old Dort he can pass them all up
and your gov
■rnment
From this time nn you shoul
associate and affiliate with n<
ne who is not proving him oi
erself a loyal American. Yo'in
isine transaction > should b
1 s> who are giving an'
ti;' lp '.m-viea ind thi
save the country ftom tin
•ale of Prussianism. It should
be your duty to see that your
n ;ghbor is doing his bit towards
helping the cause of democracy,
and it is your duty to buy and
'<per> buv;n2 I.ibertv Bonds untii
.e vi ory has been won.
Puis Buys Herd
of Herefords
Everybody took to the brush
when they heard Doc honk an<
gave us plenty of room in whicl
to go by.
1 ).l Jlls
i • >13 of
1 ouii.luo.
i ich lucrest was shown by
t le contestants for the various
>rizes and some excellent work
>v«ib done by then.
Prizes were awarded in the
blowing subjects:
jpelli ig, uriihmeiic, drawing,
jcnmaiiaii; p, domestic art, plain
sewing 'and declamation. The
reporter is unable to state all who
won prizes. S -jven prizes were
vor, by joiipils of the
jciiool, which was the hig .est
lumber ot prizes awarded to any
me school in the con.est.
The prizes for the Dover
chool are as follows:
First Prizi :
Spelling; - I a j. lie Thomas.
Domestic Art—Virf ie G.acey.
Declumation —Roosevelt Gra-
ey.
Second Prize:
Penmanship -Geneviv e Hatch
Drawing- Anna Thomas.
Primary Arithmetic — Frank
Vi ti en burg
Primary Draw'g — jessie G.een
lie lnsl t uction of Kingfisher Co.
niCKIE S\Y3
LOlTOClS is suae FonovvvV^'
Cy-rrgl ^ p,,r- ^ ^,1
r c ,\r 'e n, c
SLARS' SUC . V,..
then the eoitor'li. s r
DOWN WEi-re HM.F l-\
COLUMN (Vftout WIH/VT A pi""
pCll~r tme
j A ^4 H C \N E V t.." 'i t, Z> O'V VJI L
hA \ G s V -A I \
Another driller has been se
2ured and the oil well east of Do-
ver on the Willis Stanfiil place is
going down as fast as two crews
can push the drill. The well is
now dovra in the neighborhood
of 1100 feet and while water has
been troubling the ^Tillers
ume ex en,,'oiis difT cul . aas
bei n abou' overcome and the
next thing in order is for the ru-
mor to be - tailed that oil has
been found.
TRADE AND SALE DAY.
DOVER, OKLA., April 3, 1918.
Brigadier General Sherwood,
who was promoted from the
ranks a couple of weeks ago, ha>
purchased unto himself a new
Chalmers car. The Brigadier
General is surely going "overtht
fop.
ceived by L. Puis Monday, from
the regi.^Uied Hud of Norwood anj 5aje Day being held each Saturday at Dovei
it J-,yle, of shamrock, Texas, i js becoming a winner. The town is crowded Saturdays with peo-
They are fine looking cattle and j pie who v/ant to buj" different articles and those who have article;
vith the ones Mr. Puis already (that ere useless to them but which will prove useful to others, an
las he now has a herd of t ven'v-' ^ in8inu them in and offering them for sale. You can sell any-
ive Wi hthpfpn ho .H nf pa, I thing anid any amount at these sales. A good auctioneer is ir
the ten head of reg charge and will get you the high dollar. We want you to hel
mares and ! make t his a big day. Code in and get acquainted with your neigh-
bor fro-m the other side of t own. It you want to buy anything br
here r,-ach Saturday.
On next Saturday, April 5, a calf will be sold for the benefit o
the i^ed Cross. Several articles of farm machinery will be sole,
as ' /veil as some harness. Setting hens arc wanted. A big crowc
is expected Saturday. I
Remoniber, this Trade and Sale Day is a regular feature liere^
istered Percheron
stallion Mr. Puis has, he has a
good start toward becoming one
of the leading registered stock
breeders of the county. The
News will give its readers an ex-
tensive writeup of this stock farm
at a later date.
I We are a i!ay late this week,
| but look at the increase.
Spend your mon and put the
[Hun on the run. Buy anotb ■
Bond.
IMPORTANT
ABOUT COAL
lie I t c.i u.l 1 i (i i i n ii i st i ti -
tor fiiks that nil persoiis here
possible lmve iheir coal delivered
in Apm and May lor next win- Save civilization,save Am«
ter, 1 In; local dealers are to till I iour own tamily and youe i\\n
theiryardsin August and before j home, by buying Liberty Bonds
it possible, with enough coal to and helping the Rep Cross.
lusi i.oxi wiiitei t
I lie pcisi-'iis io receive coal The war is bt ing fought in
11 itrop'' 1 ii it must t>e won
a" right here at home, t-ave tho
lit..VI .
notauu
\ anci c
1 i ic thUbC i
buy lor a year
I I he lain i n an tike ti lo gi
liieir coal now , or n may be loo
tnu uei a now .
iste and l ay more bonds.
The ' ov, i i nncH i ut the I.ib-
op last i-at-
uaj. i.k. . Dover when
L.- Lasi call. i ' ,
■, . ,, .. you want r;nj thing done.
1 nis order is issued by County
i Fuel Admii.istiator Geo. L. Bow-
man of Kingfisher. I 225-(HK) 1iu,1)Il' witnessed the
i farewell review of tie Thlrty-
[) 0 V L \l \) 0 I [] C S MXlh ,,ivih''" An.eriean ;ol-
^ - V I ii O '' diets at Port Worth, Texas, today
I The division will soon mi' for
(lien lierwood aiul Miss France.
iYiyi tie Sherwood came over from |
i c i . . ■'i ^on i I re.
PlUiXL
! Of eeting to i orni Conro!-
idated School District.
I A Petition ha.-, been filed in nu
,K' j office for the foination of a con-
solidated school district te la
composed of the following: Di.s-
,ta in
anil a
...- a Ok; a!ti
ime w.': had.
Jilr. unci Ji. s. i . F. St t.Ion, <
opeka, J\.ans , left Sun lay to
heir hoir„> afi i-r \ i.ating foi th
ast ten days with Mr. and Mrs
\. C. tlchbe. Mrs. Stalon is ;
sister of Mr. Hcbbe.
Don't overlook paying your
lubscription l> fore the 15th o'
his month. Your account sun
j;oes to th ■ colli'.' t ion ncy i, I
oil don't remit before that t inn '
Owing to the Liberty i!on<
Itive lasjt Saturday and the fact
hat the lay had been declare!
holiday, tho Trade and Sa!<
lay program was called of!. Hir.\
vet, next Satutday there will bi
i humdinger of a sale h^re ani
the ciowd should be large.
M. Zinc, who has been roam-,
ng over the oil fields for I he pas'
month, returned to Dover th<
f irst of the week. Me paid a visit
o the oil well ea-t of Dover Wed
nesday and report things look
;ng giod there. The well shut
lown Wednesday night awaiting!
irders.
Now tlv.i
ae wh; t t
ine die ft r ,
■iolved tliat
he rook club and
u i have adjourned
le summer, be it re-
he horse shoe club
ind tin ehei-l,' r adherents also
quit business.
We find this .■ in ia the Dover
News' fiivs of September 28, 1905
\ on: iderahle cm n i- being put
>n the mark i no v. Yesterda;
ere paying
ty is gooii."
n to wash ar 1
. !' .rett.
Jover
■ent.s.
ouyirs v
The qua
Wan'ed a w n
\\ ili Turin r.wiio operated
j n at tIn i a. I I." pi ;J ia^■ wet'
j s reported , being uui of dan-
! ter and rapidly convelscing.
| The little • aughter of Mr. and
Mrs. H. Vr. Prince, who has been
quite ill with pneumonia, is r<
ported a liti le l et' r as we go to
' press.
Comrade G. \Y. Fa teherof thi
dace, ha;; been .nvited to make
I talk at the d< dicr lion of t he old
j soldier's room at the state capi-
; ol building, on the l!)th mst.
'te will lea\'e foe there next
Thursday.
; fge o |
i.-Lorate. i Mrs. R. R. t on nor, who has
'• like he would In een in the Enid hospital for a
, h foi 'Ik job here veek, and who ite. lerwent a seri-
ii'i diet . uece-s for hin: >us operation tae • last week is
His family will arrive in Dover i eported as being very low, al-
about the middle of May. ho it is expee.ed she will with-
tard the operation and will be-
n Do-
ri, vi
n ng I roi
iravv i
ind wi
\N . I). Russell, a I ■ riither-in-law
is the Miller brotheis, and his
laughter, Mrs. Char,. I'lank, ol
Milton, In., arrived in Dover last
Mturday night for a short visit.
!r. Plank will be remcmb; re<
iere as Mi:s Fannie Russell.
\ccompanied by Mrs. John Mil-
ler they left Tnesday for Camp
Bowie, at which place the Rus-
sell boys are now stationed.
Will Kimerer and wife, and the
Misses Leta and Lena Bunee pni tl
x visit to Ft. Sill, Monday, leav-
ing here in Mr. Kimerer's car
Sunday morning. After review-
ing the troops at the fort they
drove to Oklahoma, City Tues-
lay and returned to Dover Wed-
nesday. They report having had
i : ne trip ai d that the roads
vere in good condition. They
stimate the number of trooj s
ft at Ft. Sill as in the m-ighbor-
icod of 45,000, with many of
hem leaving the camp almost
daily.
gin to mend in a !' -w days.
The Royal Neighbors enjoyed
their icgular monthly feast Tu< s-
day evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. W C. Hebbe. Those
i" uttendanee were Mr. and Mrs.
Pete Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Alvln
Stilt and iVir. and Mrs. C. S. Van
Gu dy. From all reports they
>uro did have "some eat in.-."
•J. H. Hunck, breeder of pur, -
bred Ringlett Ibrred Rock chid •
ens, is going to donate to ti :
Red Cross for Saturday's Trad,'
attU b^le Day, one purebred n < ■ •
ter and two hens. These are fine
chickens and should sell at a high
figure.
Special Number.
A spi i .1 lyceum number will
be given here Fiiday night, April
12, the D W'il'.o Concert Com-
p.my c ming 'or that occasi >n.
This is an exceptionally strong
company
! see.
and one you s
hould
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Barrett, W. K. & Barrett, M. A. The Dover News (Dover, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1918, newspaper, April 11, 1918; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc136618/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.