Beaver County Republican. (Gray, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, June 9, 1916 Page: 1 of 4
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CRAY, BEAVER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY JUNE . ISM.
NO. 21
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ifis. Jacob P. Knrbrr snd Mfs Peter
j: Rafter hav« both been itck the paat
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Wfietiiri Liberal jfet frour Unka«e
It flfci J**t>hstofi'a tcti store, Ok we«t
Wfi. Bartel *as tskeft quit*
Kelt tfte flttt <ti tbe week, but
iv m# wpfbtta# Hc«|y.
fWti t)ijt ktki&t fkiBi, 6f iefkrCl hour.
mb tfefo «6«fc;bp*feftti> a the
ftegf Mid ifefittt tiitiwd i tew etov.
ff: 6: i6uSi, eiriMit 6i the FW
Wttf fiWilf; Kctiftf •eord tills week
6f IM e't&tfa ti ah ahblfe' in Califbtnia.
-fte nfew Feed Store woat of the
filltetfiHafc Gfodery In Liberal, Kan.,
Ufc jtibl *htt you wapt for Jotir hogs
-T&fikag*.
-i abi prepared to do youT lathing,
fclahteriiig and floe building in a most
Satisfactory manner. Leave orders at
khfe ktbuhl><San olfiee.
Jack Wilkinson.
The people of Beaver City advertiae
that they will hold a grand cele-
bration on the 4th and 5th of July.
Irhey promise to give the people a good
tihie, Better isak arrangements to
hblp Beaver eelebrate.
—Ask any ohe that has mixed Tank-
age with their hog feed what results
they had. &e have Tankage in any
ilbahtity you want at Jim Johnston's
Feed Store, west of the Enterprise
Grocery. Liberal, Kansas.
C. P. Scott waa in towa Monday and
repotts thif£S is pretty good shape up
hiewcy. He says be nan about 1(0
pigs, aM Aspects a boot twice that
many mere. C, D. ia one ©f our en-
tbuaiastic bog growers. - Ochiltree
Neva
The t'armers's Garage bas installed
«n eleftrir light system. This is a
great convenience. Gray new boasts
off two thoroughly equipped and up-to-
datt garage and blacksmith sbops and
botfc en^ay seyotol men that ais kept
bttaj
iBlf pwhere appears the announcements
Of *fivcr.\i candidates. At the preaont
time we hare not sufficient data to
w«4te up each Candidate, but before the
of the primary we will set fourth
Hie qualities of each aapirant for politic
C«1 honors.
Tbe Ochiltree News has unearthed a
subscriber that claims that there is
copper somewhere in the north Pan-
handle of Texas, but as he did not
specify in v. hat quantities or just where
it as to be fsund tbe slarm failed to
fcring tbe custemary mining boom.
P. H. Sebastian recent made a land
dsaJ of a eonaiderable magnitude. He
purchased the Hickman M. Douglas
half section oa the Texas line for his
brother-in-law, for a consideration of
H.tvO; and be purchased and added to
tbe flue Lakes Stock Farm the W. H.
Crack ai farm for a consideration of
—Fall supply ti Efiasflond byea at
3eo. R. Ragadale's.
—For sale, my residence in Gray
and one milk cow. JC. R. Efans.
—Get fpiir feed ground at the Farm-
ers Garage eyery Tuesday and Satur-
day.
Found, *b initial gold ring. Owner
Ckn And same at Beayef County Rep-
ublican office.
Mrs. Blanehie Wood tfas confined to
her bed several da>i this slraek with an
attack of indigestloh.
— We have for sile a good threshing
outfit, complete ih every particular
water wagon, cook shack, etc. and a
residence ih Gray, if sold soon the
price ia lo*. Gray Real Estate Co.
Letters received by some of sur eiti
tens from Col61ado fchows (bat the
portion of country tattled by a good
d>any of our farmer citizens hive like
#ise recently been blessed with copious
fains.
Elder J. W. Duff tiled his regular
appointment at Lorena last Sunday.
He reports that be had a good attend
ance at his services and that on Sunday
bight that part Of the cotintry Was
visited by a three inch rain.
—I am agent for the Avery thresh'
era, gas tractors, and lighthing exten-
sion feeders. Call and let me figv te
with you on a new Hg.
Bert Allen,
3-3-tf Liberal, Ksr
Wesley N. Jones, living north of
Bethany sehool hoUae. baa been quit*
sick the past three weeks, with an ail
ment that appeara to effect bis brain.
He was taken to Liberal the first of the
week for treatment. Two of bis
brothers have been hers looking after
him.
Elder Wm. LeMay commenced a
series of rsligious meetings st the First
Christian Church on Monday evening,
which are being well attended and n
crest deal of interest manifeated. The
meetinga will eentinue indefinately ami
it ia deaired that the people ia general
attend.
Tomorrow tbe eivil service examin-
ation of applieants for postmaster Gray
takes place at Liberal. Weleara from
Postmaster Evans that so far as he
knows only Mrs. Byron Auvsnsbine,
Fred Yancy aad M. O. Willis and wife
heve'made application to take the ex-
amination.
A good many of the automobile
owners have been complaining about
the high tax here and pointing to Texas
aa an example that it is not necessary,
claiming tbe tax there t(- be only s
dollar and a half a year, but now comes
tbe statement that the tax in Taxee
has been raised to 910.00.
Nelson G. Nash, who had been con-
ducting a short order and restaurant
here, has closed out the same and move**
his belongings to Ochiltree. Joseph
Bradley, owner of the building, con-
templates remodelling the same and
opening it as a short order house about
the 15th of this month.
SHOES
Every man and woman who desire to be
FAULTLESSLY FITTED
-IN-
FOOT WEAR
W'll find some styles of interest in our
complete stock of lasts.
For Spring Dresses
In white you will find
French Organdies, Chiffon,
Voil, Lace Stripped Voil,
Chiffon Batiste.
GEO.R. RAGSDALE
GRAY, QKLA.
ICE!
ICE!
ICE!
We are filling up our Ice House for the
Summer and expect to have supply on hand
at all times.
We have a complete line of GENERAL MERCHANDISE
always on hand at (he right prices and we have about
100 Pairs of Low Cut Shoes at 1-4 off
of the regular price. Come and see for yourself and you
are sure to purchase a pair.
Fan-view Scattered Sketches.
Who says it does not rain ia Okla-
homa. The rain Sunday night is the
finest we have had In seyerftl months.
Miss Keith visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Collins one day lalt week.
The rain waahed out the road close to
Dick Dunn's, so it ia impassable.
Ben Harris and wife were in Libera!
the latter part of the week. Ben fays
cropa look about the same up thera as
here.
Several papils were abseht from
school on Monday an account of the
roads. Wo think it would b« wise if
some of tbe work could be put in on tbe
roads, now while the farmers eaanot
bo in their crops.
Miss Era Wright had charge ef the
principal's room while he was absent
this wjiek. She has bean the relief
teacher for both rooms during this term.
Earl McLain has been on the sick
list this week. We hope he will soon
be able to look after his affairs sgain.
Rev. Garvis preached last Sundsy to
a good sised congregatian at Fairview.
He will preach there sgain in two weeks.
Miss Keith, Mrs. Wright, Earl and
Miss Virnie ail attended church in
Gray iaet Sunday.
Jotham Wright and A. P. Owen made
a business trip to Liberal last week.
Lovce Creed is absent from school
this week on aeeount of being exposed
to tbe mumps.
Miss Grace Leatherman visitsd with
Mim Mabel Littleton oyer Sunday.
Lonnie Anderson and Miss RebaCor-
bin attended tbe show at Gray Saturday
night.
David Kettell.Sr., and Jr., both had
a lot of fencing waahed out by the re-
cent rains.
Zack Woods, of Liberal, is visiting
Mrs. Clara Allen this week.
A good ball game at Fairview came
off Saturday between the Allen and
Gray teams, the score being 5 to 7 in
favor of the Allen boys.
Effie Kettell left Sunday te attend
the Normal at Boaver City. We are
glad to learn that she is thinking of
taking up teaching again.
Joe Shollenbargsr aad wife visited
over Sunday with the family of Horlis
McLain.
Lee McLain yisited at the school houss
Monday. He baa been taking some fine
pictures of the pupils aad school build-
ing.
Uncls David Kettell, Joe Sbellsnbar-
ger, Mrs. Morgan and Miss Mary Free-
man were all callers at tbe school Mon-
day.
Elmer Creed Came home on a visit
from Colorado, here he had been attend-
ing sehool.
Dick Harris and family visited Tues-
day with Ed Littleton and wife.
Leonsrc and Tillie Hobbe went fish-
ing last week. We did not learn how
many they caught, but from Curly's
expression he must hsve had good luck
Notice to Tax Payers.
If your taxes are aot paid in full by
ths 16th of this month they will beeome
delinquent and a penalty of IS per cent
will be added. There will be no more
extensions made this year, so if you
want to avoid tbe penalty get busy and
pay up before the 15th.
From all parts of ths county come
reports that the rseent rains wsre
general reaching far down in Texas
and up in Kansas.
- Rroom corn aeed for sale at ti per
Colorado Springs.
Juno 3rd 1916.
I am writeing this from a room in
the Bethel hoapital. From the fact
that I eame here at a definite time and
in ft rush was as much a surprtas to me
as to my friends in Oklsboma.
For several yoars my son, Pisrce
Munsey, has been having acute sttasks,
brsakdown spells, tbat disabled him for
labor and sometimes for business. On
May list he was operated upon for
ehronie appendicitus, vasnrcoaele, rup-
ture, ete. The XRay photographs were
made by Dr. Brown and tbe surgical
operation by Dr. M. O. Shivers, aasisted
by Drs. Mahoney and Shipman. Dr.
Shivers is one of our own members bore,
being a member of the official board of
the M. B. Chureh, South. He ia a very
skillful surgeon, also physician, having
uperatrd upon 8,000 patients. Bethel
is the only prose tent hospital in Color-
ado Springs. My son is in a room
furnished by the United Presbyterians.
The hospital is a bsautiful structure,
very conveniently planned and well
kept. It is sitaatsd on high grosnd,
East Bouldsr St., hsving a view of 160
miles of the Rockies, including Pike's
Peak. Walter Merritt is Superintendent
Miss Walsh, head nurse; Miss Reynolds
office aleik. Miss Wright has charge
of the third fioei. There ere 32 trained
nurses bore, and the hesd nurse eon
duets a school to trained nurses.
The air here is cool and bracing, for
much snow yet hovers about tbe tops
and far down the aids of those mighty
mountains. What an exprsrsion to
beslth does altitude give, it is not OX'
celled by salty sea breezes. Over and
over again has the cog railroad cleared
its bead of anow to the maaterly height
of Pike's Peak to find the bed filled
again. It is open now. How poor and
yet bow rich are tbeae great mountain a
of gold and other precious mstals.
What a perfection in sciense. What a
power and fruitfulnees there is in
applied science. Tha smelters here are
reducing ore from Cripple Creek so poor
that it nets but $16.00 per ton. yet these
biasing furnaces glow with their red
lights 24 hours a day.
Banks are supposed to rest on gold
and the Excbangt National Bank sleeps
on a bed of gold, for $2,000 of pure gold
ore from Cripple Creek wss ussd in its
foundation. Still there is rich ore at
Cripple Creek. Old Ophir, as she slept
ia tbe deep beds of sntiquity. was
scarcely richer and enchanting than
this mine of the yellow metal.
Before I close 1 wish to say that we
can but be evsr grateful to Johnaie
Travis, of Grand Valley, who has ao
uncomplainingly lingered in and helped
in the sick rooms in the hours of peril.
J. D. Z. Munsey.
At Guymon last week two important
murder caaea were tried. Firat Tillman
Jonea, reaiding three miles southwest
of Tyrone who had trouble with a
neighbor named Paul Herzog, resulting
in Jones shooting Hersog from the
effects of which he died, was tried for
the crime and fooad guilty and sen-
tenced to ninety-nine years in the pen-
itentiary. Second, Fred Eekstin was
tried on a charge of murder and found
guilty of menslaughter. It seems that
last December Eekstin had trouble with
one J. M. Doggett over a hunch of
cattle tresspassing on Eckstins erops.
Ia the altercation that followed Dog-
gett was shot in the leg snd in a few
days blood.poison,set in front, which he
diedi.
The Church Dedication.
Last Sunday, June 4th, 1916, was a
time that will go down in hiatory ss a
great event in the Chureb circles of
this part of the country. The occssion
being the dedication of the new edifice
of the Mennonite Church, two and a half
milee eaat and four and a half milss
north of Gray. While it threetened
rain all day tbe storm held off until
night sfter the exereises were all over.
Great preperatii as had been made for
thia event, and members of the Chureh
organisation were here from about
Hooker; Frirview, and various parts
of Kansaa.
Several ministers of different denom-
inations were present, snd while the
msnagsmsnt of the cervices was eon-
ducted by tbe paster. Rev- Fred ,Juet,
they all took some pert in Che proceed-
ings. Ths Cbursh was properly dedi-
cated in tbe forenoon, sfter which a
bounteous dinner was served.
In the afternoon a missionary sermon
was delivered by Rev. Abraham Cor-
nelson, of Ksnsas, at which time $118
wss collected for missionary work in
India.
During the day appropriate remarks
were msde by Rev. Mertiu Just, ef
Fairview, Prof. J. C, Heibert, of the
Hlllsboro, Kan.. College, Rev. Abraham
Cornelson, of Kansas, ley. Theiaaen,
an Evangiliat ef Waahata county, and
Elder Wm. LeMay, Christian minister
of Las Cruces, New Mexico.
The members of the Mernonite
Brethern Chureh are mighty proud of
their new building, and weli may they
be for in conatructing such an elegant
building out here they have accomp-
lished wonders. The building eost $2,-
760, besides a large amount ef donated
work by varioua members, and the
memberahip not only raised enough to
Ky it all off but hays got $150 left.
lie apeaka yolnmna for the enter priae
of these people.
These services were attended by a
large concourse of people, ss they came
from avery direction, in wegona,
buggies end on horse back, and by
actual count there were ti automobiles
there. Ia fact a conservative eatimete
places tbe attendance at between 800
and 1000 people.
After the afternoon services sapper
wsa sorted aad at night tbe services
were conductied by Rev. Theissen, the
Evangelist, who has held services there
every night this week.
Political Announcements*
FOR CONGRESS.
I hereby announce myself as A
candidate for Congress, aubje*-.
to the will of the Republics l
votes at the primary August Is
191«.
Dick T. Morgan.
FOR COUNTY CLERK.
I tske this method of inform*
ing the public that I am a eartd
date for the Republican nomin-
ation for County Clerk, sublets
to the will of the Republican
primary to be held in Autrust.
C. K. Drum.
FOR COURT CLERK
I hereby announce myself t
candidate for the Republican
nomination of Court Clerk, sub'
ject t© the decision of the Repub-
lican Primary ia August
C. C. DeGraw.
FOR COUNT? ATTORNEY.
I hereby announce to the
general public that I am a candi-
date for the office of Cdtmty At-
torney. subject to the action of
the Republican Primary in Aug-
ust.
C. P. Twyford.
FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR.
I hereby announce to the
general public that I am a candi-
date for the office of County As-
sessor of Bearer County, subject
to the action of the Republican
primary in Auguat.
Geo. H. Wright.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
I hereby announce myself a can-
didate for the Democratic Nom-
ination for County Commissioner
from the 3rd Commissioner Dis-
trict, subject to Dm Deatovatic
primaries in August
T. P. McLain.
A Big Time at Ochifoae.
Something real is being efferad the.
public by tbe Otfbiltree Speedway As-
sociation of Ochiltree, Taxes, when on
June 18th and 17th a series of Aatopo-
bile races are scheduled to occur. On
the fourth page of this issue appeara
a big announcement of the gseat event.
Read the advertisement.
It is predicted by experienced drivers
that some fsst dirt track records wil
be mede, as entrants are being booked
daily who nave participated in etbe^
events of a similar nature recenUy bekl
in tbis section. The track is built
around tbe lip of the basin surrounding
a largo lake, and a large sum of money
ia being expended by tbe Speedway
Association to got the course in tbe beet,
poesible sbepe. Fsst time is paeaible?
by reason of tbe feet tbat the course in
laid out in a natural amphitheatre which
surrounds the lake, and as it is a two
mile track there are no shoit turns.
Purses amounting in all to $1900.00,.
are being offered for the various events
which include a stock car race for the
16tb, a free for all race for the after-
noon of the l?th, snd s novelty Ford
race for the forenoon of one day.
TbiB event bids fsir to be one of thc>
faateat ever ataged in this section of
tie country, and is creating much favor
able comment amcng the automobile-
men of tbe entire Panhandle.
GET READY FOR
HARVEST.
Look Your Machines over and
ORDER REPAIRS EARLY
It will help us to give you better service.
We are Agents for
McCormick g Deering Machines
Plainview Hdw Co.
Gray* Oklahoma.
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Hill, Harvey W. Beaver County Republican. (Gray, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, June 9, 1916, newspaper, June 9, 1916; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc158302/m1/1/: accessed March 29, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.