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VOL. XIV.
PRAGUE, LINCOLN COUNTY. OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1917.
NO. 27
The Finest Candies and Confections at The Bon Ton Confectionery. Eura E. Long, Prop.
* Our Position Here *
From the birth of the Nation to the present time of National
Prosperity and influence, the banks have been a prominent fac- ^
, t01" *R the development of .this country. This bank is a promi-
1 nent factor in the prosperity of the people of this community. It ^
^ offers them them same kind of bank'ng facilities that are enjoyed
^j by the great business interests of Wall Street. This bank is safe,
sound, careful and courteous—the essential attributes of sue-
cessful banking. It is the place for your account; a place where
^ your money will grow. Get the saving habit—Start an account
with us today. Farm Lops a Sraeciiltv; lowest rates.
THE PRAGUE NATIONAL BANK
SlocRffrowers' i{. E.Jill Becomes Law
SOME TIME BEFORE ENTRIES CAN BE MADE—APPLICATIONS
MAY BE FILED—REGULATIONS LATER.
$ $ "3: ic ^ ^ 0t Ot ^ Ht 0t it $ ^ it 0t 4-
Messrs., Dietrich, Hardesty, McLain
and Rhodes Badly Injured
When Car Turns Over.
DRIVER ESCAPES INJURIES.
Last Sunday morning, ;i party
of autoists consisting of Messrs.,
D. V. Jones, operator at thjs place,
and Roy Hardesty and 0. K. Rhodes
Henry Dietrich and Homer H.
McLain met with an accident
near the F. R. yiasai: farm, one-
half mile west and about a quar-
ter mile south of Pratrue in which
four of the party were badly ih-
jured when the car turned a scm-
mersault, while traveling at a fair
rate of speed, while going south.
Those who sustained the most
serious injuries are H. H. McLain
and Heni-y Dietrich, the Messrs.,
Hardesty and Rhodes escaping with
minor injuries, while the driver,
Mr. Jones, escaped without a
scratch.
It seems that a front tire had
gone down and swerved the car to
the right of the road on which side
thsre was rather a deep ditch, and
in trying to turn the car back into
the road, it appears that the driver
cut the front wheels too short and
as a result, the auto turned a som-
mersault, throwing the occupants
out and under the car.iMv. Jones
h"irtjf -entiipault?d elmr over the
* windshield, landing about ten or
15 feet from the ear, which in its
tumble, reversed itsalf and was
headed north, with the engine still
running, Mr. Jones stating that (he
engine was still running when he
! i turned t- the car and tin t he
shut it off himself after the mis-
hap. The car apparently made a
leap of eight or ten feet itjulf.
The car was badly damaged but
was driven back to town under its
own power. At the time the acci
dent occurred, Millard Vaughrn and
wife of Paden, were enroute to
Shawnee to spend the day, and hap-
pened upon the scene in a very fev
minutes after the wrecl occurred.
He assisted in taking >ir. McL. in
from under the "car, a I also used
his own car to bring tlv injured men
hack to Prague, wh3r medical at-
tt ntion was quickly ;u iti.oned, Dis.
Hannah and Norwood responding to
the call.
Upon examination, it v as found
that Mr. Dietrich had iffered a
di located shoulder, si r'.s and
a hip fractured, while the injuries
of Mr. McLain Consisted t,i a bad
ly wrenched neck and spine, and
in such n manner as to cause pai,.
ysis of the body^from th should
ers on down. Just what this will
terminate in, the ^doctors at this
writing will not say.
RETURNED TO NEW YORK CITY
WASHINGTON-LINCOLN
MEMORIAL SERVICES
Major J. C. Bosley informed us
Monday morning that the annual
Washington-Lincoln memorial ser-
vices would be held as usual at
Prague this year, on February 22.
The services will be kbld at the
M. E. Chucch, and ill who are in-
terested and who will take pert'in
the program, are requested to see
Mr. Rosley at as an early date as
possible.
RETURNED FROM CLAREMORE
Dr. S. H. Petit, who for the past
couple of months has been taking
the radium baths at Claremore, re-
turned to Prague, last Friday, much
improved in health, and as the doc-
tor says, "feeling like a new man.'*
The doctor is now associated with
the Union Painless Dentists, with
offices over the Prague DAig Co.,
store on the west side- of Broadway,
and he will be pleased to have all
of his old friends and patrons call
and see him.
HAVE PUT UP HITCHING POSTS
Hitching posts have been placed
on the various cross streets running
east and west in Prague for the ben-
efit of our farmers and others driv-
ing to town with conveyances. No-
tices iiave also been posted nrohib-
itirig the hitching of animals on cer-
tain streets and districts of the town
and a violation of Ih? noti-e l.iys
one liable to a fine of not less than
five dollars and costs.
Automobiles, under the new rul-
ing, must be packed in the middle
of the street instead of alongside
the curbing.
WILS IS A BOOSTER RIGHT
The Stockgrowers Homestead bill
passed Congress, Friday, December
28th, ult., and has been made a law
by the signature of the President.
Until the official regulations gov-
erning its administration have been
issued to the local land offices—and
this may be a matter of weeks -
possibly months yet—it will be
impossible to say just haw its vari-
ous details will be administered.
Original entries under this law can-
not be mr.de until the lands desired
have been designated. Present home-
stead entrymen who desire to apply
for additional lands, subject to their
designation later, may be allowed to
file such application at the local land
offices, but no action will be taken
on thern previous to the receipt of
the official circular of instruction
from the General Lund Office.
An Act
To provide for Stock-Raising Home-
steads and for Other Purposes.
Be it enacted bv the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Un-
ited States of America in Congress
assembled. That from and after the
passage of this Act it shall be lawful
for any person qualified to make en-
trtv under the homestead laws fif the
United States to make stock-raising
homestead entry for not exceeding
six hundred and forty acres of unap-
propriated unreserved public land in
reasonably compact form: Provided,
however, that the land so entered
shall theretofore have been designa-
ted by the Secretary of the Interior
as "stock-raising lands."
Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the
Interior is hereby authorized, on ap-
plication or otherwise, to designate
as stockraising lands subject to entry
under this Act lands, the surface of
which, in his opinion, is chiefly valu-
able for grazing and raising forage
crops, do not contain merchantable
timber, are not susceptible of inven-
tion from any known source of wat-
er supply,and are of such character
ius of 20 miles from such former
entry under the provisions of this
Act, which together with the former
entry shall not exceed fi-10 acres:
(2) Provided, further, That the en-
tryinan shall be required to enter all
contiguous areas of the character
herein described open to entry prior
to the entry of any non-contiguous
land: Provided, further. That culti-
vation as required by tlie homestead
laws the entryman shall be required
to make permanent improvements
upon the land entered before final
proof is submitted tending to in-
crease the value of the same for
stockraising purposes of the value
of not,less than $1.25 per acre, and
at least one-half of such improve-
ments shall be placed upon the land
within three years after the date
of entry thereof.
Sec. 4. That any homestead entry-
man who has not submitted final
proof upon his existing entry, shall
have the right to enter, subject to
the provisions of this Act, such a-
mount of contiguous lands designa-
ted for entry under the provisions
of this Act.as shall not, together
with the amount. embraced in his
original entry, exceed 610 acres,
and residence upon the original en-
try shall be credited on both en-
tries, but improvements must .be
made on the additional entry equal
to $1.25 to each acre thereof.
Sec. 5. That persons who have
submitted fH.il proof upon or receiv
ed patent for lands under the home-
stead laws, and who own and reside
upon land so acquired, may, sub-
ject to the provisions of this Act
make additional entry for and ob.
tain patent to contiguous lands des-
ignated for entry under the provis-
ions of this Act. which together
with the area theretofore acquired
under the homestead law, shall not
exceed 640 on proof of the expen-
diture required bv this Act on ac-
count of permanent improvements
For Good
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Shingles, Windows and Doors, Casing anc Base, Port
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land Cement, Lime, Plaster, Brick, Chatts, Minnesota
Linseed Oil House Paints. Our Stock is Complete. ►$.
SDEN LUMBER COMPANY *
P. J. BARTOCH, Manager
that 640 acres are reasonably re- upon the additional entry
The following is taken from the
Ottawa (Kans.) Herald, under date
of January 2, 1917.
"A 'etter received bv the Herald
from Wils Border, of Prague, Okla.,
indicates that the wheat prosperity
in western Kansas is equaled by the
cotton prosperity of Oklahoma. Cot-
ton that usually brings from seven
to twelve cents a pound sold as hi h
as twenty-two ccr.ts a pound this
year.
"Sorr." people who didn't have a
dollar gold as much as two or th;i~
thousand dollar's worth of cotton—
mere than enough to pay for the
farms tb-'t they were renting," says
Mr. TJorder.
Noting that the quail in Kansas |
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J. O. MEYER, 4 GEO. R. SUTTON ^
President Cashier ^
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,
Your account is always welcome, whether it ia
large or small or whether you deposit or borrow.
FIRST NA TIONAL
BANK
V.'e have private money to loan on farm lands at
are getting scarce, he invites th •, "$H the lowest rates. Your note is made payabie at our
bank and all the papers are kept in our vault. Talk it ^
over with us before renewing your loan or borrowing
elsewhere.
game warden to come down anc
stock tin Kansas with Oklahoma's
br"° I of quails."
Wils is . —some booster, judg-
ing- by the above excerpts taken
from his letter to the Herald office.
FATHER AND SON BOTH SICK
Miss Henrietta St..enko left Sun-
day for her Lome in N • v York
City. While in Prague (he m .de
many friemte who were loath to see
h^r n turn home. She w <s accom-
panied as far as Okemah, by her
sister, Mrs. Sam Kolodny, and Mrs.
L. O. Lee. On Saturday right a
dance was given at the Sokol hall
in honor of Misa Sosenko, whi.h was
attended by a lar^e number of our
young people.
at at at a? at at a? it ^ at ^ ^ at ^ at at ^ at a
F. T. Miles received a message
last Thursday stating that his bro-
ther. Bert, was dangerously sick at
1 home f>t Sand Snr:n.gs. Mr.
Miles immediately left for that, - ,- .
cit.v, and a' riving th re found that! Wi;*ch has nat, m en de-le nated
not only his brother, but also hi ^ I subject to entry (nrovi td : aid
brother's son, were both very si
with diptheria. However, at this
writing, both are doing aj well as
could bo exnected.
quired for the support of a family: Sec. 6. That any person who is the
Provided, That where any pen on ( bead of a family, or who has arrived
qualified to make origin: I or addit-j at the age of 21 years and is ;
ional under the provision-, of this citizen of the United States who
Act shall make application to omer;has (altered or acquired under tV
unappropriated public land [ homesfcad laws prior to the pass-
age of this Act. lands of the char- I
acter described in this Act, the a- j
Th? New 6-10 Acre ■ Homestead Law-
Will Bo The Means of Devel-
oping The Great West.
•>£. ^ ^ ^ ^
"HEAVEN BLESS 'EM."
Since our issue of December 2K„
the following have either become
new subscribers to the Record or
renewed their subscriptions for an-
other year.
Frank Tomanka,
tieo. E. Long,
E. S. Russell,
0. A. Mason,
Mrs. E. L. Barclay,
1. N. Morris,
Geo. Sestak,
J. A. Brown,
G. F. Allen,
S. J. Scott,
Jno. Urban,
Pastusek liros.
J. A. McGuire,
A. M. Ellis,
J. A. Cotton,
Frank Pantlik,
Mis. Abigail Carter,
Max Hruska,
Frank Kroutil,
P. J. Mertes,
Emil Brauer,
Peter S'ykora,
H. J. Johnson,
D. F. Ferguson,
Frank Svoboda,
Jno. C. Cerveny,
W. H. Burns,
C. W. Burns,
Anna Rubac,
I. W. Duggan,
H. L. Smith,
A. J. Coyer,
S. V. Parks,
F. F. Meier, ,
J. L. Terrell,
Wn., Jenkins,
Mrs. Jas. Gallahcr,
A. W. Bever,
13. A. Black
Mrs. Mary Cerveny,
\V. P. Shumate,
T. Everett,
A. M. Largent,
A. B. Parkhurst,
C. J. Dietrich,
Carl Sahm.
' N. F. Bullock,
( has. Kahanek,
Julius Bontty,
Mrs. W. H. Heatly,
I)r. R. A. Brown,
C. B. Dobey,
Chas. Tedford,
,\i. Mitacek,
Frank Koutnik,
.1. I.. Ilollon,
R. 1'. Prevett
M. W. Merritt,
II. M. Mitchell,
Rudolph Pliva,
Dom Tuma,
Gus Li il. ay,
Otto Sims,
When President Wilson signed
the 640-acre stock-raising Home-
stead Bill he practically insured an
addition of 100,000 population in
Wyoming within a period of 12
months. It is estimated that be-
tween five and six millions of acres
of public land Will be filed on in
the various counties where there
are desirable tracts which come
under the provicions of the law.
The Act is known as the Ferris
bill and authorizes the land offic-
ials to accept entries for stock-
raising homesteads from citizens
or persons who have^ already de-
clared their intention of becoming
citizens. The land must be taken
up as stock-raising homesteads and
far no other purpose. The total cost
of fiiling on the 640 acres is $34.00.
Improvements must be made on the
land and cattle raised at the outset.
Interior Department Approves Act
The bill has the endorsement of
the Interior Department and, despite
the fact that the cattl<j_ interests,
have succeeded in getting concess-
ions in the way of trails leading
from summer and winter ranges,
and from and to water holes, thous-
ands of small homesteaders who
have no other way of getting a start
in life will be able to take up farms
and go into the cattle business. The
law is expected to bring ubout a
vast increase in the number of cat-
tle raised in the wfst.
Millions of acres will be designa-
ted as subject to entry in Colorado,
Wjoming, New Mexico, Idaho, U-
tah, Nevada, Montana and Arizona
under the provisions of the new-
law. In all of these states there are
vast tracts which are valuable only
for grazing and raising forage
crops, do not contain merchanta-
hl" timber and are not susceptible
of irrigation from any known wat.:r
supply. Application must be made
for entry at the land office in the
district in which the tract is lo-
cated.
New Settlers Will Be Attracted
The new law will no doubt at-
tract thousands of bona fide set-
tlers. A fev/ may trv to get hold
land for th" benefit of large cat-
tle interc,. , but the jr.ivernment
ha ■ already given orders to the land
agents to watch for cases of de-
ceit on the part of the filer as to
hi- actual intentions.
Til commutation provi ion ; of Modern Method of Bui'd:r.j Roads
the Homestead laws do not apply Demonstrated at Norman
to the new 640-acre lav.-.
A former homestead entry of
ROAD
ENTHUSIASTS
SEE OIL APPLIED
.' r. ET -
land of the eharacter described in I
this Act shall not be a bar to the j
entry of a tract within a radius.!
of 20 miles from such former entry |
which, together with the former, i
1'1 not exceed 610 acres. No:
residence is required on the addit-!
ional entry, but the entryman shall
be required t > make improvements
to the value of $1.20 per acre
which tend to increase the value of
the same for stock-rai ing purposes. |
Norman, Jan. 5.—With the pres-
ident of a read m ichir.ery company
ni charge of the demonstration,
250 county comj(iis3ion< is, enfr-"-
eers and road onthn -.lasts inw oil
Wm. Lowe and wife of Pawnee,
arrived last Saturday for a visit
with J. L. McDowell and family,! ™ , . _ . ...
Mrs. McDowell being a daughter. I ,T1?? PraPue School Bcrrd will
Mr. Lowe is contemplating tnl.mg i : |c,sue a call fir n st, e.al e
a trip out west in the near future! <-ction for the purpose of votmr
with a view of locating. I !)0ruh *or ,a new llu>h f ch°o1 build
0 nig and other equipment.
If you need Shoes, we will save I o
you the price of one pair on every Mr^ and Mrs. Cus l indsay of
•i. - tipn is ac ornpaniad and support- t-ea ol which is less than 640 a-j Totr.1 Entries Cannot Bxcerd 640-A.
ed by properly corrobo.;-.ted aifida-jcies and who i: unaoie to exerct j Persons who have submitted fin
vit of the applicant, in duplicate, the right of additional entry herein i a' proof for land of the character
showng pi ima fa. :i3 tiict this land ..p- conferred because no lands subject i described in the new law found
. p^s d tor is of the character contem- to entry under this Act adjoin the! elsewhere in this issue of the R c-
I pi a ted by this Act) such apolicat- usee so entered or acquired or lie j ord, and reside then on, may mak •
TO ISSUE CALL FOR ELECTION ] ion, together with the rtajula.- iocs within the 20 mile limit provided 1 ' lditional entry to contissious
! s ed commissions shall be recaw id b-, i for in this Act, may, upon submit-! Isnds designated for > ntry under
the icgister and leceiyer of the land: ting proof that he resides upp.i and this Act, which, together with the
district in which'said land is lo— has not sold the land so entered or area theretofore acquired shall not
cated and suspended until it_ shall acquired and against which land e> - «t'(l 640 acres.
there are no encumbrances, relin-1 If there are l
applied to i> highway just n<
Norman Friday afternoon, ti
demon tration of ihe kind '!
been given in this section of
■
phens and Elliott, of Lincoln
atte uled this meeting).
The President of a road n
rth
have been determined by tile Sec-
reta-y of the Interior whether said
land is actually of that character. ;
That during such suspension the
land d ascribed in the application
PH lands con-
lish or re-convey to the United | tiguous or lying within 20 miles of
States the land so occupied, entered I bis former entry, the entryman may
or acquired, and in lieu thereof, rolinqui. Ii to the governm "it his
vithin the same land office district, I original entry and be permitted to
trict;
four pair that you buy The New K :,lr" :r" shall not be disposed of; and if the may enter and acquire title to fl401 enter within the same h.'ai diatl
York Bariraia Store j and Mrs. W. S. Sutterfield, of near aid land shall be designated under ac < of the land subject to entr ■ f his former entry- may then c
V a. k. 'aoiou. Bellemont, this week. : this Act, then such application dial! under this Act, but must how com- tec and acquire title to 640 a
> ^ — — be_ allowed;- otherwise it shall be pliance with all the provisions of under the provision of this Act.
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rejected, subject to appeal, but no this Act respecting the new entry j Any homes
I'irrhf t., n/ r>nnt' ct:i Vi 1 •, ndo eltoll l\/> ,> ! •. ♦ U nil * I. c I on( e >k,.
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The Best At the Lowest
right to occupy such lands shall be
acquired by reason of said applica-
tion until said lands have been des-
ignated as stock-raising homesteads.
Sec. 3. That any qualified home-
stead entryman may make entry un-
der the homestead laws of lands so
designated hy the Secretary of the ;
Interior, according to legal sub-di- men or patentees who shall be enti
j visions in areas not exceeding (>40 tied to additional entry under this
("$■ acres, and in compact form so far Act shall have for 90 days after tht
I as may be subject to the provisions | designation of lands subject to
K<-
Hfrl
h
with all the provisions of ex entee who sh
istiag homestead laws except as: ional entry
modified herein. | days a prefer
Sec. 7. That the commutation; ignntion of land
provision of the homestead laws of the Inteiior
shall not apply to any entries made any lane
under this Act. • j tered or
Sec. 8. That any homestead entrv-1
<1 entrvmcn or nat-
be entitled to addit
11 have for ninety
tial right after des-
bv the Secretary j
ider this Act to '
ontiguous to those en- !
led or occupied by him.
company at
Kansas C.ty
. brou-'n
1 machine t
o Norman to
show 6k-
lahoma roo
whi' h <>il c:
1 men conditii
)Uld he succes
under
plied to ro.'K
tls.
A, fourth
of a pint of
crude off
was applied
to the square
yard, an
rmount deel
aretl to be the
best for
the first eoa
ma ie into
V^'mclel1 crn
had been
ided and
d \ «ed M :
•hway before
the fluid
W'fs put on.
Thirty-two
> counties of
the state
were rei)re,1
?nU'd at Frida
iy's mjet-
itvrs. the ]-.
t - :if- al sc.-si
on of the
good road
week. S-.-tu.
"day was
f?iven over i
to in truction
wo'k for
th« engine**
rs who will
tikr the
slate exarnii
iation to be
given in
Norman, thi
week. Mi>"*
runnina:-
ham, of 0
klahoma Cit \
% .1. f>.
F*i ir.it leroy.
in charge of
' Federal
aid v/ork in
four state.- r
tnd L. L.
Winans, fedc
iral ap*ent now
' working
in PoH-co'i!
ity, were ; n
lon^ the?
speakers, Fr
0
We have
no price on
Ladies %
Misses' and
Children's c<
?ats—you
NOTICE, A. H. T. A. NO. 54.
Regular meeting of Prague lode ■ '• buy them for what they are worth
No. 54, A. H. 1. A., will be held t0
Prague, Oklahoma
to the entry of a tract within a rad-
H-r of this Act, und secure title thereto try under the provisions cf this Act a11Hlr,i 1, ,i.j. ' „i, ... v
j by compliance with the terms of and contiguous to those entered or p uaiV a" full -ittend nee' of eli
the homestead laws: Pwivided, That | owned by him, the preferential ri< ht I m'om| , i, i I' c r.,...,i .
I a former homestead entry of land I to make additional entry as provided p,.,,, p S. Nipper Sec '
^ I of the character described in sec-j'" this Act: Provided, That where
^!tion two hereof shall not be a bar such lands ""tiguous to the lands
(Contimied on back page.)
you, at ti
w York Bargain
Did you see the ec!:p3
moon, Sundry nieht?
George Sadlo c me in frc-m Ok-
lahoma City. Sufiday night. Ho
I will return Saturday as he has an
f the | engagement to play in one of tin;
j orchestras at that place, Saturcluy
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