Creek County Republican (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, December 15, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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CREEK COUNTY REPUBLICAN
VOL. 10. NO. 24.
. Successor to the KIEFER SEARCHLIGHT #
SAPULPA, CREEK COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13TH, 1910.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
Start Interurban Work
0 - ■
Fifty Teams and 150 Men Will Begin
Grading Sapulpa-Tulsa Line.
Actual construction work on the in-
terurban system that will connect Tul-
sa and Sapulpa is reported in progress
with fifty teams and more than one
hundred and fifty men grading the
roaa bed from West Tulsa to Red
Fork. Thus is started the first unit
of a vast interurban system that will
be built out of Tulsa, the arms of
which will stretch in many directions,
according to announcement made on
Wednesday by I. F. Crow, active man-
ager and construction superintendent
of the system which is being built by
the Tulsa Traction Company.
Although there have been numerous
plans announced in recent years pro-
posing the building of an interurban
system from Tulsa to Sapulpa and
from Tulsa to other points in the sur-
rounding territory, none of them have
ever proceeded further than the paper
stage.
This Work to be Rushed.
Before the end of this month the
roadbed from W'est Tulsa to Red Fork
is to be completed, it was stated, and
that within three or possibly four
days a large corps of men and many
teams will begin grading the right-of-
way from Tulsa to the river bridge..
All possible haste is to be exercised
in the construction of the road and by
the time the bridge spanning the Ar-
kansas river is completed and the
steel laid across it it will be possible
to operate trains from Tulsa to West
Tulsa.
FARMERS TO BORROW *
GOVERNMENT MONEY.
Creek County Federal Farm Loan As-
sociation Organized Wednesday.
For the purpose of taking advan-
tage of the provisions of the federal
farm loan act, farmers from all sec-
tions of Creek County met in the dis-
trict cour' room in this city and or-
ganized what is said to be the first
organization of its kind in the United
States. The name of the organization
is the Creek County Federal Farm
Loan Association.
Nearly fifty farmers were present
at the meeting and became charter
members of the association. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: James
G. Bussett, Kellyville, president; J. C.
Clauder, Sapulpa, vice-president; G.
C. Hughes, Sapulpa, secretary and
treasurer. In addition to the president
and vice-president, the directorate in-
cludes W\ O. Baker, Bristow; O. B.
Propst, Newby, and G. E. Loudermilk,
of Sapulpa.
Rules and by-laws governing the
association that were adopted unani-
mously provide that the principal of-
fices of the association shall be es-
tablished at Sapulpa and that mem-
bers of the association may borrow
money from the federal farm loan
bank soon to be established in this
district, on first mortgage on Creek
County farm lands in sums ranging
from $100 to $10,000 at interest not
lower than 4 per cent or higher than
(> per cent.
Duration of time on loans runs
from five to forty years. Applica-
tions for loans ringing from $500 to
$5,000 and amounting to more than
$00,000 have already been filed by the
members of the association.
Members of the association will
bend every energy to have one of the
farm loan banks established at Okla-
homa City.
LUCILLE JOHANNES HONORED.
Miss Lucille Johannes, only daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Johannes of
this city, and who attends Virginia
College at Roanone, Va., is receiving
a great deal of not unmerited recog-
nition and praise in musical circles of
her college.
The latest honors conferred upon
her are that she was selected from the
large body of students to represent
the music department at the annual
churity concert which was given Mon-
day night at the Jefferson theatre,
and, again, to play for the annual
Christmas recital of the Virginia Col-
lege, while Miss Inez Dafis of Pen-
nsylvania, will have charge of the vo-
cal music.
Miss Johannes is not yet sixteen
years of age and her parents and
many friends^ are proud of her suc-
cessf and hope for a musical career
for her after she leaves college.
CHRISTMAS DANCE.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ealy and Dr.
and Mrs. C. L. McCallum have issued
150 invitations for a dance to be given
on Christmas night at the St. James
Hotel.
CREEK COUNTY RETAILERS
ALLIANCE HOLD ELECTION.
Merchants From All Towns in County
Are Asked to Attend the Okla-
homa City Meet.
Plans to interest retail merchants
associations in every city and town in
Creek County to send delegations to
the stale convention of reail merchants
to be held at Oklahoma City December
7th, were discussed at an enthusiastic
meeting of the Merchants Alliance
Tuesday night.
Twelve delegates were selected to
attend the convention from this city
and instructed to vote for any meas-
ure looking towards a state-wide or-
ganization. Announoment was made
that Kellyville and Kiefer would be
represented.
Announcement was made that offi-
cials from various merchants associ-
ations in this part of the state would
come here Tuesday, December 19th,
and attend a noonday lunch to lie ten-
dered by tile local organization at the
dt. James hotel, where further plans
of organization will be discussed.
Among those who have signified
their intention of being present are
W. A. Rayson, secretary of the Tulsa
association; W. K. Cantrell, president
of the Okmulgee association, and C. E.
Miller of Drumright, representing the
organizations at that place and Oilton.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected. They are John Spaulding,
president; C. S. Harper, vice-presi-
dent; Ford Kaufman, treasurer; (}. p
Cantrell, secretary; W. R. Threliall,
director or ordinances, and T. A. Wil-
son, director of credit bureau.
The Sapulpa organization is now
boasting a membership of nearly one
hundred.
AUCTION.
On Saturday afternoon Mrs. C. C.
Cantrell and Mrs. Collins Welsh en-
tertained quite a large number of
friends at Mrs. Cantrell’s home on In-
dependente Boulevard.
Auction at fourteen tables was
played, Mrs, E. L. Workman winning
first prize, a dozen graceful parfait
glasses, and Mrs. Siogle Richey, the
second, which was si lemon dish of
dainty design.
Richmond roses, banked in every
available space, formed a glowing
setting for the throng of lieautifully
gowned matrons and maids who were
present.
The hostess was assisted in enter-
taining by Mesdames Ira Malone, II.
H. Harbison and Geo. H. Wilmarth, to
each of whom was given a huge bou-
quet of Richmond roses.
B1RTHDA Y ANNIVERSARY.
On Monday a surprise birthday cele-
bration was held for Mrs. B. P. Beeson
by a number of the students of the
Beeson Commercial College. Mrs.
Beeson was presented with a gift
which expressed the regard and affec-
tion the student body holds for her.
Refreshments were served consist-
ing of ice cream and cake. The young
people present were Misses Marjorie
Miller, Grace Ayers, Katherine Henry,
Ruth Lambert, Julia Beggs, Roberta
Kaboch, Bob Quinn, Sylvia Jones, Hel-
en Murphy, Mrs. Ethel Hostenback
and Messrs. George Wikle, Burnett
Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Beeson.
MONDAY NIGHT AUCTION.
The members of tho Monday Night
Auction Club gathered in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A., .Popkin for
this week’s meeting.
Highest scores at auction were
made by Mrs. W. C. Wagoner and Mr.
C. T. Jennings. Prizes for each were
boxes of linen handkerchiefs.
A dainty luncheon was served by the
hostess. Before the last course, Dr.
Croston was presented with a birthday
cake, aglow with the appropriate
number of lighted candles, which he
cut and served with the ice course.
All club members were present.
SALE OF $25,000 OIL LEASE.
Messrs. D. A. McDougal and J. M.
Ricks sold an oil lease Tuesday on a
forty-acre tract in the Okmulgee field
for which they will receive $25,000,
$20,000 in cash and $5,000 in oil. Ad-
joining this is an eighty owned by
them on which there are producing
wells that pay a good royalty. These
citizens arc receiving many congratu-
lations on their good fortune.
STEVENS PROS. TO SELL REO.
Stevens Bros, have taken up the
Agency for the popular Reo car and
will push the sales of this car from
now on. The Reo is a medium priced
car and is considered one of the best
automobiles on the market for the
price.
East Side Fire Station
$20,000 Bond Issue Carried at the
Election Tuesday.
'1 ho voters at the special election
Tuesday voted to build a sub-fire sta-
tion on the east side and purchase ad-
ditional equipment for the central sta-
tion. This move will fill a long felt
want and is a good move in the right
direction.
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
Mrs. Maria Rose Riley, mother of
S. E. Riley, who lives at 140:5 East
McLeod Avenue, was found dead in
bed Friday morning. Mrs. Riley has
not been well for some time, being the
\ictim of a complication of diseases,
but it was not known that her condi-
t *
tion was serious. The funeral services
were $ie!d by Rev. P. J. Conkwright at
the residence Saturday. The remains
were sent to I.a Prairie, Illlinois, for
interment.
SHOW ROOM FOR MOON AND
MONROE CARS.
The garage on the corner of Lee
and Maple streets has been purchased
by the Automobile Sales Company
and will be fitted up as a show room
1 and service station for the Moon and
| Monroe cars.
C. W. Tolliver will be in charge as
manager.
ALPHA AUC TION.
(). W. BUCK ILL.
MISS CAST OF NEW YORK
ENTERTAINED.
The many friends of O. W. Buck, in-
surance agent, regret that he is quite
ill with rheumatism at his home at
133.1 E. Lincoln. For about six weeks
he has been confined to his room and
Mr. and Mrs. Hilford of Bowden
--oiied an elaborate dinner Saturday, js unable to attend to his duties,
honoring Miss Mary Gast of New
York City, who is a sister of Mrs.
Hilford and has been visitng her for
several weeks.
Other guests #who were present
numbered ten and were Mesdames
POLYNESIAN PRINCESS.
“The Polynesian Princess” was
played in Bristow Friday night to a
large and appreciative audience. Tho
Marvin and daughter, Wetzel, Loon company left Sapulpa at noon and
George, Craine, Cavanaugh, Carpen- gave a matinee and evening perform-
ter of Tulsa, J. B. Steine, and the ance. A dance was given for them
host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Hilford. after the evening show was over.
John Barleycorn
(By Walt Mason).
“I seem to be deep in disgrace;
they’re shutting all doors in my face,’’
sighs John Barleycorn, as he swallows
a horn and throe or four chasers to
chase. “Where once I was welcome
as guest, they split up my coat and
my vest, they bust me with chairs, and
kick me down stairs, and say it is all
for the best. Oh, once I was haughty
and proud; my diamonds were many
and loud; I traveled in state and was
close to the great, and looked with
disdain on tho crowd. I handed down
laws and decrees to henchmen who got
on their knees, to list to my rede, for
favors to plead—and fawners were
busy as bees. But now when my vis-
age appears, the people don’t greet me
with cheers; and cabbage and sticks
and tomcats and bricks are spoiling
my hat and my oars. The people,"
John Barleycorn said, “are cutting out
vintage red; I do not see why they go
back on old rye, unless they’ve been
counting their dead.”
Mrs. R. K. Robertson entertained the
Alpha Club with an auction and one
o’clock luncheon at the Harvey House
Thursday. Table decorations sugges
tive of the Christmas season were
used. A cut glass bowl of poinset-
tias formed a centerpiece for the table.
Tiny ferns in red pots, tied with rib-
bon bows, were at the plate of each
guest as favors. Minature red chim-
neys topped by wee figures of the
good St. Nick were found to contain
salted nuts. After four courses were
served the guests gathered around the
auction tallies in the parlors. Mrs. C.
C. Taylor made high score among the
members, while Mrs. Frank Smith
made the guests high score, both re-
ceiving as prizes boxes of Killarney
roses.
Mrs. B. C. Burnett will be hostess
to the club at the next meeting.
OIL NOT DELIVERED, IS CLAIM
Sapulpa Refinery Sues Producers Oil
Company, and Others.
Stating the refusal of the defend-
ants to deliver crude oil controlled by
them as stipulated in an agreement,
will result in irreparable loss to the
plaintiff and will render worthless
large additions that have recently
Im wii added to the refinery, a petition
filed in the district court styled the
Sapulpa Refining Company against
the Producers Oil Company, the Sun
Oil Company, the J. Howard Pew Pipe
Line Company and Mabel Dale and
Oliver C. Dale, her guardian, asks
that tribunal to eajoin the defendants
from “refusing to deliver one-eighth
of the oil produced.”
This oil is secured from Creek
County acreage, according to ihe pe-
tition.
KTEKL EGAN IN J lliED.
While at work in the manual train-
ing department of the high school Fri-
day morning, Sterl Egan had the mis-
fortune of having his hands mangled
under the blade of a jointer he was
operating.
The index and the little finger of the
left hand were severed at the first
joint, while the tips of the middle fin-
gers of the right hand were caught
and had to be amputated almost to
the first joint.
Although quite ill for a whilo from
the effects of the operation, Sterl
bore the loss and the suffering brave-
ly. This is the first accident that has
occurred in the manual training de-
partment since it was established sev-
eral years ago. No one is blamed in
any way for the occurance.
MOOSE MEETING.
On Wednesday night Col. George
Griffith, national director of the Loyal
Order of Moose, was present and ad-
dressed the members of the local or-
der at their regular meeting.
Contrary to the predictions of some
that dispensing with the buffet in
their club rooms would retard the
growth of their organization, seven-
teen new members were initiated at
the last meeting and about thirty or
| more at Wednesday night’s meeting.
SAPULPA HAS A NEW PASTOR.
Former Hugo. Okla., Divine to Take
I p Pastorate Here.
Rev. W. W. Armstrong, recently ap-
pointed to the pastorate of the Meth-
odist ( hurch South, of this city, has
arrived here with his family from Hu-
go, and will assume his new duties at
the services next Sunday. Rev. J. M.
Cantrell, former pastor, will take up
his work at once in the V’inita district,
having been assigned there at the re-
cent conference.
INDIAN. STABBED IN ARM, AL-
MOST DIES FROM LOSS
OF BLOOD.
George Ireland, an Indian, nearly
died Wednesday as the result of being
stubbed in the left arm during a fight
with Jimmy Nail, also an Indian. The
men were driving ulong in a buggy
when the fight began and Nail is said
to have pushed Ireland out and then
stubbed him twice.
The deep thrusts of the knife tore
out the muscles above the elbow and
severed an artery. When the police
arrived they found Ireland lying in a
pool of blood and nearly dead. He
was given medicul attention and re-
vived. Both men are being held in
jail. Ireland lives ut Kellyville and
is well known in this section.
PROMINENT SOCIETY GIRL
WEDDED.
A wedding of more than usual in-
terest took place Tuesday evening
when Miss Mary Eleanor Smith, only
daughter of Attorney and Mrs. Frank-
lin P. Smith of this city, and Mr.
Robert Hayes Hughes of Macon, Ga.,
were united in marriage by Rev. W. E.
oucks.
Miss Smith has been quite a social
fuvorite here and in Tulsa since her
graduation from Loretta Academy in
Kansas City in 1915. Her charming
jiersonality has won for her an envi-
able place in social circles. It may be
said that she is a type of the true
American girl, the finished product in
refinement and culture, of one of the
best schools in the country, and a
child of the bluest blooded American
aristocracy.
Mr. Hughes is a prominent young
business man of Macon, Ga., and of
one of the best southern families.
The young couple will spend a short
loneymoon in Kansas City and St.
Louis and after the first of the year
will he at home in the Hotel Lamer
in Macon.
. W. W.’s AND MEXICANS WANT
HOTEL GRUB.
Jailor Dunn of the Creek County
jail today declared that the I. W. W.
members and Mexicans serving forty
days for vagrancy were the worst
trouble makers ever brought to the
bastile. It is said the men find fault
with everything in and about the in-
stitution and have asked that their
meals he purchased from hotels os
they do not care for he jail fare.
A hoy appeared at the jail today
with a communication addressed to
one of the members and when opened
it was found to he written in a secret
code. The message had been sent
from Tulsa. It was not turned over
to the man to whom it was addressed.
The seven men, who were arrested
after stoning a freight crew at Kelly-
ville last week wheen they were put
off the train, are serving forty days
each for vagrancy.
GILLISPIE’S BODY SENT AWAY
FOR BURIAL.
The body of Ray E. Gillispie, the
young man who was killed in an ac-
cident at the Sunflower Glass Plant
Thursday, was sent to Fort Gibson,
the home of his parents, Friday for
burial.
LOCAL CONCERN IS BRANCHING
OUT NOW.
The International Crude Oil Stor-
age Company is beginning to come
into its own.. The company is now
making a number of contracts for
tanks in several different sections, by
several large concerns. This storage
tank is proving to be a success and
the company promises to become very
successful.
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Robinson, Clyde M. Creek County Republican (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, December 15, 1916, newspaper, December 15, 1916; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1475939/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.