Beaver County Republican. (Gray, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, August 11, 1916 Page: 1 of 4
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CRAV, BEAVER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY AljC. U. 191«.
-Ctt ybur dues rolled at tpe Farm
Mb' Gauge.
J. W. Morgan't ehildren ib quit* tick
with scute indigestion
- A complete line of fly nets at Fags
dale's. See me before you buy.
William B. Hagea, of Fairview it
hftre visiting hia cousia. Mrn. Jebn L.
Juit.
— If you are thinking of buying a
hew Ford See S". C. Katbar at „ne
farmer's Garage
- For lowest rate* and best of tai/ns
On that farm loan tee
McLain 6 Willie.
tlarry K Purcell and wife, of Qcb-
lltrfce, passed through hare Monday on
their way to Exceltior Springs, Mo ,
Cornelius fencer and wife har<
moved here from Kapsae and taker up
Residence on tbeir farm north of Beth
any school house.
Peter P. Frante baa putebased the
farm northeast of Bethany, known as
the Stoaltiag farm. This gives Pete
three ftae quarter tactions <tf land,
-I am prepared to do your lathing,
plastering and flue building in a moat
satisfactory manner. Leave orders at
the Republican office.
Jack Wilkinson.
—I am agent for the Avery thresh
«fs, gas tractors, aad lightning eaten
4ioa feeders. CM! and let me Ggc re
with yo* oa a new rig.
Bert AHen.
*-*-tt Liberal, Ksr
Hava B. Tomlta and wife, ef Balko,
tr ansae lad toslneee m Gray yesterday.
Thev are advertising te sell out their
entire fltMlc of hardware. implements
and furtrftarc at coBt, the ssle to start
on S&tapday, August itth.
NO. 30
The Beaver Democrat says, "N. G.
Nelson, wife and ebildreoof near Balko
were fienver visitors Tuesday. Mr.
tfeltaa'Rtaraod from Hutchinson, Kan.,
V? bete be prrrAasad a gasolene tractor
one of the first to be introduced inte
tbeeotrthwaat part tf tfre county.
I£ F. JBekcr, ndjoisung the Gray
torrwtte, hi- brought to this office as
6* * a ppw, iB*n of bream corn as yoa
wftl find at any time and any place.
|n ppite of the dry weather Mr. Bakers
crop has matured and he calcalates
that he has between 4 and 6 tons.
A roat card from Bur'ey B. Kent,
from OiJorsdr C ty, says that their
party, conjw;sing himself and family
Jecob H. Nepfeld aad family, are
jweifig a grand time, and that the
(.harjpe af oil mate, scenery and rest
irom husin f.i is giving ttoem a new
jf aee on life.
Earl If. £vans, writing from
Crof4ey, Ouorada, under date of Jul*
3fcU, says that he llkee it there, but is
ibnesothv since leaving Gray, as he doe*
net (enow any oao there and finds it
bafd tc prt acquainted. He aays there
are Jolt of tourists passing there bow, i
cars from evarywhore. and that he has t
wen several from Okla. but no one |
that h" kaew.
Notice.
Our Ice house will be opec sn Son-lay 1
f.*om 8 to 9:30 a. m No Ice sold after [
this hour.
Gray Mercantile Co.
-Full supply of Diamond Dyes at |
joe. R. Ragsdale's.
— Remember the Farmers Gsrsge |
does all kinds of auto repsiring.
Geo. E Bond, A. E. Pittman aad I
C. E. Pattison have each ordered a j
new Ford car.
— Wanted. —A girl te work in private I
family. Inquire for particulars at the |
Republican office.
PererJ. Penner snd family are en-
joying a visit from his parents who]
live near HiUsbero. Kan.
—We give the best terms on|
farm loans.
Gray Real Estate Co. j
Thieves broke into the Gray Merc. 1
Co. and Plainiiew Hardware Co.'ti
stores last night and stole $15 from|
the former and $20 from the latter.
Local showers visited some localities I
in this part of Beaver county Mopdav
n'|ht While this hss done some good I
in those communities, a general rain is |
badly ntsded.
A. B. Peer, made a trip to his former
ranch in Ocbiltrte county last Monday
and on his way home was caught out in
the big rain storm that viaited that
part of the country.
Start Right Stop Right Stay Right
Buy Your
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES,
SHOES AND ALL
From us. We carry a complete line of everything made
for person and table.
Quality Right We've Got It Price. Right.
P. H. Sebastian and wift snd Ray
Nelson and wife returned last Saturday
from an auto trip to Colorado. They
report having had a fine time and re-
turn greatly benefitted by the trip.
-We hare Theroguhbreri Poland
China and Duroc pigs ready to go.
First place west of Gray-Liberal road
south of bridge. Ennis Bros.
7*14 4" Dombey, Okla.
The Blue Mound Ladies Aid Socitty
met on August Pth and elected Mrs.
Clark Smith, preeident; Mrs. P. H.
Sebastian, vlce-prrfaldenf; Mrs. Agnes
Beatty. secretary; Mrs. James Muir,
treasurer.
Mrs. Richard Smith, formerly Mlsa
Lela Holt, died at her home In Balko,
Monday. Aug: Tth, aftei a sick tew or
4 months with quick consumption. The
funeral was held Tuesday, the remains
being laid to rest in the Balko ceme-
tery. The deceased leaves a husband,
two children, one 4 years old and the
other 6 months old, a lister and a
brother, John Holt, tj mourn her early
demise.
The family of Henry Law, near
Bfilko. had the band of affliction laid
heavily upon them this week. On
Tuesday, Aug. 7, their little baby girl
died at the age of 22 months and was
buried on Aug. 8th; and on Aug. 9th
their little 4 year old aon died and was
buried on Aug. 9th. Both children
died with cholera infantum and were
buried in the Balko cemetarv. This is
a sad blow to thia family as tbev had
only these two children.
Business is Booming
More Than Ever
The Harvest is Over, Did You Reap it
With an Old Time Sickle or an
Up-to-date Self Binder?
We Have in our
NEW FALL GINGHAMS.
Come in and see Them. Get a supply
for School Dresses and Aprons for the
Giris.
We Have at all Times a Complete line of
Groceries, Graniteware and
Pishes and other Staple Goods.
GEO. R. RAGSDALE
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Colorado Springs,
North Cheyenne Canyon and
Others.
A short distance west of tbe Inter
Urban street ear line depot at tbe
'est end ol Stratton Park and to the
right is the road leading to the North
Cheyenne Canyon. In company with
Ruth S. Wright, your former corres
pondent, C. It, Wright, baby Alic«
Wright, who is now well and Miss
Effie Peery, a friend of the family and
kinfolk to James Peary, of Guymon
and the Peery boys of Grand Valley. I
spent a half day travelling this narrow
defile which extends more than 3 miles
into the mountains. The read ia
good one but narrow, jost a few
places wbeie vehiclee can turn around.
Antes are forbidden to make this drive.
Many do not return this wsy but tske
tbe high drive which leads bsck by the
mountain way. This beautifdl high
drive is boilt from Colorado City by
Stratton Park to tbe head of the can-
yon. This fan von in soma respects
exctla the great South Cheyenne can-
von. Its narrowness, great length,
several falls, numerous clusters of
large and tiny pines, which lurks in
every basin, cove snd minerature can-
yon, give it such sn Eden bower ap-
pearance. The road meanders along
the banks of a clear strean, called
North Cheyenne creek. All along the
way, te tbe left, are various trails,
leading to the crest of the famous Cut-
ler s Mount. Science and mechanics
have linked hands along the way, and
have strung wires eysr hills, flHng
tbem across chasms, and clinched them
to cliffs. Mighty walls of red granite
looms up before the observer, seem-
ingly defying hammer, chisel, powder
and dynamite.
Away up the canyon we saw the
cook stove rock: no smoke climbing to
the skies, no steam spouting from
coffee kettle, no perk scenting from
skillet, but just a told, heartless rock,
mocking my hunger. Hera stands a
stone upon a stone, standing in such
Silent majesty. I know not your name
but I will call you the "Sentinel
Rock." Here you have been standing
as a sentinel, guarding these entranc-
ing scenes since tbe days of the Rock
ies' upheavals. To tbe right and lift
are great Diles of rock, with lofty tow-
ers. Yout correspondent remarked
that these look like the castles builded
in the hillsides of England in the day a
of her knighthood. A boy ssid they
are ' called the "Ruined Caatiea."
What makes that fat, brown backed
•tony lisard cleave to a neighboring
rock? Was it just te fool us? About
one-third of tbe way up n the Pienic
Grounds. Half way np is the Bridal
Veil Falls. She it beautiful. She
scampered and pranced, rippled and
danced. I wonder if she was taking
her honeymoon? Just abeva this It
the Watch Dog rock. He has beea
watching a long time. The wolf, pan-
ther, bear and wild Indiai> are gone,
still he watches. It is like a death
watch for he moves not. Farther up
is the Phinx Rock. He in far np
on tbe mountain above tbe drifting
sands, bit he ia just at uncommunica-
tive and cold as the Egyptian variety. |
At the bead of tbe canyon is tbe Helen
Hunt Falle and th« y tuem as much
alive at Helen herself. How strik-
ingly appropriate to conimemoiate her
name in the beautiful things of Nature
that she so much loved,
Here it the BnjJo Inn, well qamod,
for this place was onee the beara' un-
disputed heme. I saw two boles in the
clay bank that were once well worn
by his passage. Above the Falls to
the left I stood on top of a little moun-
tain, that teemed to be all itt own aud
beheld a little thread of water leaping
down the eenter of the rock glacier. 1
remarked that 1 would name it the
Silver Thread and when I eame down
to the Ion they said it was called tbe
Silver Caaeadc.
To tbe -ight, left and front I beheld
the Kio Grande train crawling over
giddy mountain beightt, like a slimy
serpent. 0, man, if you were not
bocn mortal yon might become nearly
omnipotent. The forett reserve and
the city have built a goodly number of
little bnek furnaees along the canyon,
so campers might be able to cook
without setting out foreit fires.
J. D. Z. Munsey.
Rye Seed
For sale at II per heshel.
8-11-Sp George T. Leather man,
3 miles west of Gray, Okla.
— Wa do all kinds of Blacksmithing
and machine work,
Misses Mertie and Gertie Rhodes, of
Gotobo, Okla., are here visitihg their
sister Mrs. H. P. Evans.
The Gray Real Estate Co.
can give yon the best terms on
that farm loan.
Mrs. E. H. Ritb, of Olgstee, Okie.,
visited over Sunday here with her
friend, Mrs. G. R. Ragsdale.
Dr. Rbodee states that the daughter
of W. F. Freeman is aick with aum-
mer complaint; and that the youngest
child of Dick Wilson is suffering with
stomach trouble.
Claude L. Bunyard, who formerly
taught a term of school hero hat re-
turned to this part of Beaver county,
after attending a term at the A. A M.
College at Stillwater.
-We are paying fifty cents a bushel
for barley, sixty cents for maize, sev
enty-fiye cents for corn and one dollsr
for wheat.
Ochiltree Roller Mills.
Geo. Tice and wife, of Balko, mourn
the lost af tbeir little 4 months old
son, who died with cholera infantum
on the afternoon of Aug, 6th. Be-
sides tbe parents tbe little boy leaves
a twin titter.
Joseph Bradley and wife tranaacted
busintta at Libera! yeaterday, leaving
tbeir daughter, Miss Oma, in charge
of the Pioneer Restaurant and If any
one entertained the idea that young
lady U not thoroughly competent to
cater to the wapta of a huogry public
they should have partaken of the
turnptuous dinner she served tbe pat
ront pf the reitaurant on that date.
Farm Loans.
Made Quick.
Five Year Time.
Saves Commissions Over
Long Time Loans.
We do the Inspecting.
H. C. Jones,
First State Bank, Gray, Okla.
The August Primaries.
At the Primaries August Itt tbe
following officers were nominated and
In the list below the nominee, appear
in tbe following order, 1st. Republican;
2nd, Democrat; 3rd. Socialist:
County Judge, John A. Spohn, H. D.
Meese.
Connty Attorney: C. F. Twyford,
Claude T. Smith, G. W. Buckmaster.
County Treasurer: S. F. Cress, B. G.
Brown, David Firth.
County Clerk: C. K. Drum, A. S.
Foster, G. M. Buokmaatnr.
Sheriff: J. B. Couch, Johnnie M.
Jones, D. Stephens.
Court Clerk: C, C. DeGraw, L. F.
Beatty.
Supt. Schools; G, T. Avers, F. R.
Blosser.
County Assessor: Geo. H. Wright,
I Fraak Shockley, John Klrts.
County Surveyor: Oscar Gardner, B.
0. Taylor, J. E. Montgomery
Commissioner 1st Diet.: R. Hagan,
Geo. Whitaker, Max Berth.
Commistioner 2nd Diet.: F. J. Iinel,
W, C. Rutledge, John Miller.
Commissioner 3rd Diet.; S. A Mouri-
quand, L P McLain, P. L. Esgan.
Justice Peaca 6th Diet.: W. H.
Springmeyer, Democrat; Jamet Price,
Soeialiet.
Death of Charley E. Stagner
We are under obligations to Eldtr
L M. Zoom for Jhc following afroUrtt
«f the tiff and det<* of Elder Charlpt
E. Stagner.
Charley E. Stagne# was barr in Deot
ceuntv, Mo.. May bnd. tbe eon
of Joaeph A. Stagger. Later be moved
to Tenet and funded ttere 1 year#.
In 1908 be eettlec'. pn a elaiin c.'oie t«
Blue Mound and from that tu d o*
lived on hie elaim through many hard
ships and privatise, making narty
friends and acquaintances. In tbA
year 1910 he was united in marriage tft
Elsa May Clark, well known in the
i ommurity. and together they labored
to build up a home and for the better-
ment of this community. To this un'on
two children <mm to blees and mak«
their livos haptfy. ill were wall and
the fatare never looked mora bright
when en the evening af Aag. Had the
iiuebaed and father was kicked m the
bowels by one of bit horses. At the
time it was not choqgbt to he serious,
but tbe next day Dr. Rhodes wa.4
called and after several different ex-
aminations friends decided to take Mm
to the Liberal hoapital and en A tig. 4
the doctor took him there TW Inf-
lowing dey he was operate* npetl bnt
found ir a hopeless condition. Thby <M
all they could to save him, but the
came to hia life at 7 p. m. on Aug. Mjk
The community seemed to be watttof
in awe for the outcome of the opera-
tion and as the metstge came gmng
the announcement of his death it fell
as a shock upon all.
Kuneral services were held Sunday
at II a. m. at the Blue Mound church.
Elder J. M. Zook conducting the ser-
vices, aeaisted by Rev't Fred BaraUM,
W. C. Bryan nnd Alice Thomas. A
very large company of friend* an*
neighbors were preeent, the chntefc
not being large enough te accomme-
date all ef the people. It was ■ ta*
acene indeed. There lying before them
in the cold embrace of death wee on*
who had preached the gospel the San-
day before with eameatneae and health
Now those lipt wrflv elated. We voiao
stilled, yet 4o live on m the memory of
meny. The text was Rev 14 M. Af-
ter ffi# eorvfnm the r*.mains were Itt#
to reft in the Blue Mound cemetery te
await the worn of the resuntctlap.
The dercaaed was 81 yeara, 3meathfc
and 8 days old, and beeidaa hie wif«i
and 2 children he leaves father andl
mother, f> brothers, I sister and many
friends to mourn their less
In the year 1* 06 Charley Stagnefr
was converted ip the first annual taint,
meeting held by the Holiness people of'
Blue Mound. A few months later h
was led into the eaperienre ef antir*
sanctificatian and felt the call of Gerti
to the geepel work and from that on
spent a great share of bis time in re
vival work and preaching. His miais
try was blessed and souls led te Christ
The past year he has bees pastor of
the Blue Mound and Paradise Texas,
churchee, where be labored faithfully
He was conscious to the laat giving
words ef comfort te loved onee and
werniag te the unsaved. His last
words were praises to Pod, and be
said, 1 am ready to go I have the,
victory. J M. Zook.
— Fes Sale:—A good span of work
horyee. Apply at thie office.
81-2
Per Cent Interest
ON FARM LOANS.
Why Pay More?
5 Year Loans.
Less Commission.
Quick Returns.
H.P.EYANS. qw.Okkj
Hogs Grind Their Own
Feed,
The Hog Motor is Both a
Grinder and a Feeder.
The hogs grind their o\ n Feed. Saves you money and
labor. It will care for 30 hogs on full feed at a saving af
1-4 of the grain and a 40 pound pig can operate the
machine. It grinds all kinds of grain coarse or fine, sepx
ate or mixed, grain is alway* dry, fresh and clean. IVa
watte. No loss. Always resdy.
I have now used two of those motors twelve moni11
have fattened and sold $1605.00 worth of hoga besides
bacon for home use aiid now have near $700.00 wo:-?<K
more almost ready for the market. All since this time leaf
year, and they never got any grain except through these
motors and they ground it themselves before eating. 1 a. <
agent for these hog motors and would he glad to send -
an order for 20 or more motors in one shippment. . II
interested see or vt rite or at Gray, Okla.
T- W< Gray.
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Hill, Harvey W. Beaver County Republican. (Gray, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, August 11, 1916, newspaper, August 11, 1916; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc158311/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.