Beaver County Republican. (Gray, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, August 13, 1915 Page: 1 of 4
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The Best Advertising
Medium in the Best
Part of Beaver County
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peauct Cauntij ftqmliticmt.
Everlastingly Strsifh
Genuine Prosperity
Republican in Politic^
VOL 10
GRAY, BEAVER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY AUG. 13 1915.
NO. 32
SATURDAY, AUG. 7, IS THE BIG TRADE DAY AT GRAY. COME IN AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.
Mi.-s Nora Bracken, of Goodwell, is
h .-it visiting her friend Miss Cloe Me-
Rae.
Arthor Bond had the misfortune Wed-
nesday to lose ona of his valuable males
with the colic.
Top Reagan returned Monday from
a weeks tour with the Ochiltree ball
team through several neighboring towns.
Last Saturday Uncle Jack Todd left
this office a grain sack full of the finest
wild plums we have seen this season.
-Dr. Higginbotham, practice limited
to diseases of the eye, ear, nose and
throat, is at his office in Liberal Satur-
day each week.
— 1 have for sale 50 bushels of this
year's crop of rye at $1 per bushel.
W. F. Davis
5 miles north of Gray, Okla.
Dr. W. H. Rhodes went to Liberal
yesterday to take Mrs. J. M, Williams,
mother of Arthur Christmas, to be
operated on for appendicitis.
Tuis office appreciates the receipt of
a box of fine budded peaches and plums,
the gift of Pete and Mrs. AltaTomlin.
The fruit was simply something fine.
Robert Lougb, of Vienna, Illinois, is
bere visiting Pinkney Gray and his
son-i. llo is greatly taken up with the
country and figures on myesting in a
farm or two here.
Will Tedder and Alvin Gyger left
the first of the week with Ben Elmore
for Colorado. Tedder will look after
his claim there, while Alvin will try
to look up a suitable claim.
The young girls of Gray think that
Mi3s Myrtle Goodwin is about the
luckiest one among them as she had the
priviledge of attending the picture ehow
Wednesday night in company with
'Buster Brown."
Bob Gentry and wife left Friday for
Missouri in response to dispatch that
^r. Gentry's fathei was not expected
to live. Later information has been
r.ceived to the effect that bis father
d;cd before Bob reached there.
—The southeast quarter of section
24 in townsnip 2 north of range 20, in
beaver county, Okla., at $5 per acre.
TVraa $8(*' cash and time -on balauce.
F. Hiner Dale,
4-16tf Guymon Okla.,
Bart L. Holland has purchased Roy
feurman s farm southeast of here near
the Texas line for a consideration of
$1400. Roy will devote his entire time
to stock farming on the half section of
land he owns over in the Texas pan
handle.
Robert P. Brown and Miss Lula
Johnson went down to Ochiltree last
Sunday and .vere united in marriage at
the Baptist parsonage, Rev. G. L
Britian officiating. This office joins in
wishing the young couple a happy and
prosperous life.
A party residing west of here desires
to sell ali of his crop, both in granary,
stack or growing, together with all of.
his household goods, etc., and he will
$1bo lease the buildings on the place
until the first of next March and will
giv6 .mir/ed'ete podsesfc'oh,' Inquire at
this oTfitc.
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While buiiduig a granary one# day
aei. v.-cek on his farm northwejt of
yia/ john W. Henderson stepped on
4 plank laid across the top of the
building to nail a rafter on the roof th^
plank broke in two throwing him to the
t,ruund he sustained a badly fractured
ir>k!e and a bruise in the left side.
Geo. T. leatherman returned the
«ai of the week from his trie to Color-
ado. He stated that he liked the ap-
pearand of the country fine and that
all former residents of this part of the
vVUQtr^ appear to be getting along
nicely He ieft Carl Kobertson busily
engaged in constructing n residence
upon his claim,
At the last Silver Medal Contest held
last Sunday afternoon at LaKemp the
Misses Myrtle Goodwin and Gertrude
Collier won each a silver medal. The
next contest will be at Gray on Sunday,
\ugust TP, 1916. Mrs. T. W. Grav,
the instauctor, and trainer is doing
mighty good work in prepairing these
young folks for the contests and de-
serve* a great credit for the admirable
manner in which all of the contestants
render their part.
A letter received here from P. E.
Morrison, from Hot Wells, Texas, con-
tains the sad intelligence of the death
of Mrs, Charles r'rantz, who two years
ago was a resident of Texas county.
The deceased pasued away at the home
of P. E. Morrison and wife on the third
day of August, 191*, and was buried at
Van Horn, Texas, a bordering town of
old Mexico. The deceased leaves a
husband, Charles Grants and a son and
daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Frantz
town h r death.
H. I. Cone, of Dombey, was down
here this week, visiting his son Jean.
-Poland-China Male pigs for tale.
Also your choice of Shorthorn calves at
$100 each.
William Kale, living southwest of
town, haB invested in a fine Saxon run-
about automohle.
Clyde Bradley and wife, of Ochiltree
were up here Sunday visiting with the
family of Joseph Bradley.
—If you haye a cancer see Dr. Hall,
Balko, Okla. A cure guaranteed or no
pay. Testimonials furnished.
We are again locates in Gray with
our photo car ready to make those
photos for you. Wajd Bros.
A. E. Pittman brought us in a branch
from a peach tree that in a space of
eighteen inches contains 19 fine peaches.
For Sale:-A Kolah-Campbell piano,
good as new.
8-6-3-p Lambert L. Rhodes,
Six miles BOuth of Gray, Okla.
Claude, Edgar and J^alker Bryan,
Charlie Wick and Wesley JoneB all re-
turned the latter part of last week
from a trip to Colorado. . They all re
port that they like the appearance of
that countrv fine. . *
Forrest Beagle and family and John
Beagle left on Monday in their car for
Colorado to look over the country and
expect to be gone several days. Dur-
ing their absence J. W. Furgueson n
managing their store.
At the trade day sale last Saturday
Joseph Bradley purchased the J. H.
Gum feed barn and will completely re-
pair it so as to furnish good accommod
ations to those that desire to put
teams in the barn over night.
Mrs F. M. McRae went over to
Samuel Purdin a in the Grand Valley
neighborhood last week where she at-
tended the 9*Jth birthday anniversity of
her mcthev, Grandma Cerelda Pur
din. The old lady is in fine health
and appeared to enjoy the occasion as
much as any one present
W. T. Lackey wus up froui Ochiltree
last Saturday with the anti-cigarettes
ball team, and while the Gray Boys
won the game by a score of 10 to 9. the
l>oya fully sustained the reputation
given them by Lackey, namely as being
as fine a bunch of boys as you will
seldom find, for they not only fully
sustained the reputation that the name
of their team implies, but behaved in
an orderly, gentlemanly manner in
every particular.
A young fellow that drifted in here
during the influx of harvest hands got
hold of some bug juice Monday evening
and became somewhat noisy and was
arrested by officer* ar.d assessed $31,
being the flneTmd costs of the caae.
Refusing to pay the same he was taken
to Beaver City, where the tax payers
will have the fun of paying his board
and expense of getting him over there.
Such nonsense as this is getting Bome-
what monotonous, when it could all be
be avoided if the officers would only
put jn half as much energy in locating
the bootleggers that sell the booze as
they do in looking after the oneB that
consume it
It will be remembered that some time
since a petition containing about 75
names was filed with the county com
missioners asking for the removal of
the Justice of the Peace of the €th
district, alleging that be had committed
acts on the street that were unbecom-
ing an official and that he was the con'
Burner of considerable whiskey and wes
often .partly under the influence of
liquor, " and although at the commiss-
ioners's trial this was proved con
clusiyely by a little white wash be was
retained in office. Since that time his
justice business has been a little slim,
and as he does not work himself he un-
doubtedly is getting a little hard up
for he has an envious eye upon the in
come of those that do work and has
brought a damage suit against several
pecsons for the fins little nest egg of
$6000. Upon the very face of the com
plaint it show* that the suit is simply
spite work and is brought in a spirit of
revenge, for while about 75 signed it he
only biought suit against eight persons,
with one exception all Uagsdales. Thi'
is an old trick of the said justice, tor
some time ago while at Beaver City for
some unaccountable (?) reason he fell
wither off or through the sidewalk and
claimed to have injured his back and
brought a damage suit against the town
of Beaver in the modest sum of *2,500.
It is quite evident that this individual
would dearly love to hay* some Indust-
rious person to furnish him with a
means of support during the last years
of his life. After we have thoroughly
investigated this case we will have
more to say about it. In fact the pub-
lic will be kepi fully posted io the
matter.
Photo-Play Shows Saturday.
Prpgramme.
First show at 8:30.
1. The Deceiver or Bogus Blind Man.
2. The Frdhtier Wife.
3. Unreasonable Jealousy.
4. The Widow Slatts.
Admission:-Children under twelve
years 10 cents. 12 and over 15 cents.
Second Show at 9:45.
1. The Ghosts's warning.
2. Fire At Sea.
3. Fire At Sea.
4. A Lazy Husband.
Lost, * bunch of keys. Leave at
barber shop. J. I. Lile.
Uncle John Sims is the latest to in-
vest in a five passenger Ford car.
A. P. Hatfield came down from Liberal
today to look after his wheat crop.
—Plenty of money to loan in Ochil-
tree County, Texas, and Beaver county
Okla., McLain & Willis.
Dr. J. H. Gum returned Monday from
Colorado, bringing back K. M. Jones,
Robert Vincent and Robert Sharpe.
The two latter named parties each con-
tested a fine half section of land there.
Arch Wood returned today from
trip to Colorado. He likes the appear-
ance of the country fine nnd saya that
when it iB developed it will be all right,
but at present it is a very poor place
for a man to obtain work as jobs are
scarce and wages small.
With the report having gone abroad
that this part ol the country raised
an elegant crop last year with the
prospects of a better one this season
land buyers are commencing to drift
■in here and there is every indication
that land will great[v increase la value
during the next few months.
James T. Claybrook from the New
Hope district was transacting business
in Gray, ou Wednesday. He states that
the recent rain in his neighborhood was
great on growing crops, and that he
had a crew of men at work pulling hfty
acres of fine broom corn. This is the
first brush ready tc pull that we have
heard of.
Scarcely a week passes but what some
of our exchange papers contain ac
countt of merchants and other citizens
being stung with fraudulent and worth
leva chocks. A bank will not cash
check for any stranger that cannot
fully identify bioirtlf and this ruic should
be adopted by ew-h and every resident
of a town. If you do this there is no
danger of your being fleeced with
worthless checks.
As will be seen elsewhere Bonheur
Bros, are billed to kppear at Gray next
Wednesday, Auguotlb. These people
have a neat clean sliow and should re<
ceive a most liberal patronage, as they
are well known by our people, baving
exhibited here about three yearb ago.
They have recently returned from au
extended tour through the southern
states. We have been pretty well
supplied with Bhows this season, but
no one can afford to miss seeing Bon'
beur Bros, shows,, for they give
fine enterteinment and use avery
•Sort to please the public.
For over a week it had been noised
about that Buster Brown and his
dog Tige would appear at the Gray
Mercantile Co.'astore at Gray, Okla.,
at 2:30 Thursday afternoon. August 12,
1915 , and as usual on a public occasion
here farmers commenced rolling into
town about noon from every direction
and by the time Buster took his place
on the platform the people of Gray and
vicinity had assembled enmasse, and to
say that they were well paid for their
attendance is expressing it very mild,
for while only a boy Buster is certainly
an exceedingly fine entertainer. For
about an hour he exponded upon the
surperier qualities of the Buster Brown
shoes, and he backed up his assertion
by showing samples of the completed
hoes, the material from which they are
manufactured and other samples cut in
two, fully exposing all parts of the
shoes to public inspection. He drilled
the children in the history of the Brown
Shoe Co., having them several times
repeat that the Company was established
at St. Louis, was capitalised at $16,000,-
000.00, and had fourteen factories.
After his discourse on the Buster
Brown shoes he put "Tige" through
course of tricks which amuse both old
and young.
Every big manufacturer resorts to
all sorts of advertising schemes to in-
troduce their goods but it seems to us
that the Brown Shoe Co., has got them
all skinned when it comes to unique,
systematic and effective advertising.
In Bending Buster out here forty miles
from a railroad the Brown Shoe Co.
not only did the town of Gray proud but
ieft an advertising effect from which
they will undoubtedly derive a great
benefit.
East Texas Co. Gleanings,
A fine rain visited this section Sun
day evening and Monday.
V. L. Mathis took bis daughter Goldit
to Hutchinson where she will remain
with her aunt and attend school.
Stanley Eades, wife and children and
Mrs. W. F. P. Munsey and children
were guests of Everett Taylor and wife
last Sunday.
Rev. Stewart, Mr. Pittard and Lester
Mathes took dinner Saturday at Rev,
Munsey's, it being the 22nd birthday of
Mrs. Rutb Wright.
There's Nothing Like Getting
Back. Home.
Although I have seen the wide
ocean, and mountains so lofty and
grand; and traveled across the deserts
with their hiilocka of shifting sand
>'ve sauntered into the forests, and
have wandered there all alone; though
this has given me p>easure; there la
nothing like getting back home. The
sun seems to shine much brighter, and
the birds Beem to sing more sweet, and
the air seems so much more purer,
as I wander along the street. My heart
seems to beat much faster, tor my
system is drinking oeone; but them for
an old time oracer, there's nothuig like
getting back home. Some travel all
over the countrv in search of both pleas-
ure and wealth. Our state seems uetter
than many, for it cannot be beaten tor
health, 1 admire the beauties of
nature, and meet dear old friends as 1
roam: but one thing 1 wian to tell yoUj
there's nothing like getting back homn.
Oeerge Irigele. in Guymon H«rald,
buster Brown Entertains.
Bonheur
Bros.
Dog and Pony Show
Will Exhibit at Gray
Wednesday, 18,
August
Ochiltree, Monday and Tuesday
August 16 and 17.
Trained Dogs, highly educated Ponies,
Goats. Many attractive features, among
great moving picture drama
expert riding
which is the
Railroad Within 40 Days.
J. Achenbaugh and Jas. Tack of
KansaB, and J. H. Morgan of Alva, are
in Beaver today and with the directiors
of Beaver Short Line are indeavoring to
get together on a contract for the com
pletlon of the road with in 40days. The
major portion of the contract has been
agreed upon and they are now arrang -
ing the details. The contract will pro-
bably call for $15,000.00 bonus notes to
be procured within two are three weeks
from this date and conditioned upon the
road being in operation to the town of
Beaver City November lit 1M5, We
hope to giyt. our readers a full state-
ment of the iermu of the contract in our
next issue.
The plans for the terminus have been
changed and the terminals located on
the weet side of town, the road extend-
ing to the west side of the townsite.
This arrangement would obviate any
extra expense or inconvenience in pro-
curing a right-of-way through Beaver
for the extension of the road to the
southwest, which will inevitably follow,
sooner or later. Right here, we can
assure the people south and southwest
of us that whenever the road is ready
to extend to them, we will not put
stone in their way but will help instead.
Beaver has had everything to contend
with in building their road and we know
what it means to light against the
pricks. If we hadn't had the most op'
timistic and livest bunch of boosters in
the world, we never would hahe gotten
our road. We have met and overcome
every conceivable obstacle that could
be placed in our way, but at last
victory Is oura.- Beaver Herald,
Scattered Sketches.
George Symons returned Sunday from
a visit in Colorado.
This vicinity was visited by a four
inch rain Sunday afternoon.
Claude Kagodale is over on h}t farm
this week making improvements.
Clint Kagsdale is visiting with Uncle
Ben Jackson'* family this week.
Russell Ragsdale and wife are in
Texas, visiting at J. M. Manion's.
Delbert Pribble and wife. Samuel
Burkhart and daughter are visiting in
Colorado.
Mrs. Geo. Frazier and mother, of
Guymon, were Sunday visitors at C. C,
Ragsdale's.
Will Ewing and wife, of Range, took
dinner witn Dick Dunn's Saturday and
attended trade day at Gray.
"DAYS OF '49/'
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Come everybody and enjoy art
evening of pleasure and Profit.
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WHY BE A HOBO?
Medical science keeps in ths van of progress but even
it can find no cure for wander-lust. Men infected with
that germ become travelers of a dusty road, rfestless
seekers after some vague goal, back door beggars and
cheap mcndicants. When the fever of wanderlust enters
their blood, they are doomed to rove, Our land is over-
flowing with,"hoboes" young audold,—all enlisted in the
army of the great unwashed.
A tramp clings to the belief that in the next town or
in the next state, any place but where he happens to be,
there he will find food in plenty, with no rock piles and
constables to evade. So he wanders on and on, with no
motive, no aim except that primitive instinct for bread
and warmth and shelter, somewhere in the far horizon.
He stands self indicted, a failure and a misfit where-
ever men toil for honest bread. The tramp has no credit
builds no home, joins no church, has no BANK account,
has no position in the world of workers,
In all lines of business, wanderlust finds its victims,
the fellow who cannot stick to his wark, buL is forever
dreaming of the sold and glory to be gained in any peace
but the one where he happens to tye. Why not settle
down to business':' And open a BANK account with us
where your deposits are protected by the
State Guarantee Funds of Okla.
THE FIRST STATE BANK
GRAY, OKLAHOMA.
DEPOSITS, $47,451.32
RESOURCES, 60,048.85
Banking Hours from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. Except
Saturdays we will be open to 5 P. M.
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Boyd Whispering.
Mrs. Lucy Ellington spent ounday at
Mr. Crocker's.
V. W. Hayden, wife and babies spent
Sunday at W. L. Taylor's.
We had a nice shower of rain bere
last Sunday night, which will help the
crops considerably as ail crops around
here were needing it badly.
A. A. Dowers and wife have been
enjoying lots of company lately as Mrs.
Yoakley, of Ochiltree, AIvk Dowets,
wife atnl children, J. M. Le^eJ, v«fe
Dr, Hewitt reports one of the most
peculiar cases that has ever come un-
der his notice in all his years of pract-
ice in thia locality. Not long the
*3 year old child of William Cowell, liv-
:ng northwest of the city, was brought
to him for an affection cf the throat,
and the other children report that she
had swallowed a blade of June grass
while eating mulberriee. He noticed
the
sprayed them and gays some medicine
for the throat, and bs the child seemed
to improve, nothing mor^ was thought
of the case. A short time after the
child was brought to bin-1 again, this
time with a lump on its back, which
on being opened proved tr be the loat
blade of June grais which had worked
its ways through the body of the child £ cited.
to its back, where it was removed by .
the doctor. Thia Is perhavm the most 7-30-3
. . remarkable caae ©f this kind in the I -
ustor afld j aiinais of the practice of medicine in [ -Wanted
Wanted.
100 or 125 head of cattle to pasts i
for the summer at 35 cents per he i J
per month. Plenty of water and gra<«
6-14ti Frank P. Neill,
Dombey, Okla.
For Sale.
— For Sale:-100 acres two miisif
from Gray, 120 acres in cultivation
child's tonBils were swollen and; price $1600, $600 cash and terms oi
balance. Lower price for all cas"
Write H. P. Evans, Gotobo, Okla., i'
■ee E. R. Evans, Gray.
Eor Sale.
Service boars, bredgilts and pigsc^
the large type of Poland Cuina. iVd*
igree furnished. ^Correspondence sel*
and girls and Mrs. Dowers.
little g«rl, from Kansas City, *aye j Okay co'-nty or perhaps he state.— ^
1 has" *i*'tinU them the pa*t w«fek. ' Wakeheid News.
Trayler Bros., i.
Ochiltree, Texaf
Sewing to do.
Kllen Whitaker.
Koyd Oki
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