Gate Valley Star (Gate, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1917 Page: 1 of 6
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Gate Valley star
VOLUME XII
GATE. BEAVER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, AUG. 30 1917
NUMBER 23
GATE OIL COMPANY DRILLING
BARBACUE FOR SOLDIER BOYS IN BEAVER WEDNESDAY SEPT. 5th
RALLY A SUCCESS
Probably the largest crowd
that ever assembled in Gate met
'here last Saturday to do honor
to our soldier boys who are
about to depart for the various
training camps.
B. F. Foulds old store building
was converted iuto a dining hall
bottle afire. Before anything
could be dene. Mis. Dunn who
was standing near, was badly
br.rned.
Dr. and Mrs. Dougan were
called, and the unfortunate lady
was attended to, to the extent
that she is getting along nicely.
MONEY TO LOAN
and a most sumptuous dinner . , ,
• I have just recently made ar-
rangements with a live wire loan
Company at Woodward, where-
was spread for the beys.
The band furnished music for
the occasion, and in the after-1 . . . . . ,
wv 4 by 1 am in a position to loan
noon a very appropriate pro- ( , , „
F .money on land at the very
trram was given at the School!, .... . w.i .i*
* s lowest rate of interest. W ith this _ . , ,
iln addition to the regular course
arrangement it is possible to dol , . ,
6 ' I which meets the requirements
away with the long time waiting . ...
1 6 of the State Schools, there will
GET AN EARLY START
Gate Public school will be off
with a bound next Monday,
September 3rd Everyone should
be there the first day. A late be
ginner causes double work, and
takes the teachers time for in-
dividual work that should be
given to the entire class.
Do not buy your books till the
first day, then your teacher will
tell you what books you will
need.
Gate is going to have the beat
school of its history this year.
House Auditorium. Rev. L. L.
Shaw, of Beaver was the speaker
of the day. Mr. Shaw proved
to be possessed of cloquer.ee
.be given a compb te course in
sufficient to hold a large aud-|il)5pecled right iway. Ymir
ience spell bound for more than mooey [a rf.ady immedja,elv
an hour. Saturday will be a day j wBfU tl)e |Mn ;H doscd Sce roe
long to be remembered in Gate.1 if yOU are going to borrow
_— mone^on your land.
BADLY BURNED DALLAS I COX-
that is frequent with many farm
loan agents. I can have your land J Norma| Tr,inin)fi Mechanic.l
Drawing, Domestic Science and
FOR SALE: One Sa xon Road-
ster, and on* Dodge touring car
both in good condition. Priced to
sell. Ellis Kight
for your benefit as well as their
own. SCHOOL CHILDREN
should not (ail to come for we
are making history, In years to
come they can tell how they at
tended a Barbacue in Beaver
City, and saw the soldiers leave
for the greatest war of all ages.
We have heard our old folks tell
of thfc heroes of the Civil war
leaving and your children will
never forget thii. Bring them to
Beaver and help show your gtat-
itude for the cause and for the
memories of those who will leave
on their farewell reception. Will
you be there or will you say Floyd Lee returned from
B. Zirkle is having a force
pump water system installed in
his new house this week. This
will make his home modern in
every respect.
Ford tV'inder and family left
Monday via Jitney, for Siloam
Springs Arkansas where they
intend to make their future
home.
As a resuit of trying to gener-
ate a gasolene iron "ith gasolene
instead of wood alcohol, Mrs. 1
Katie Dunn, an au.it of Mrs B. j
M. Bancroft, is in bed in a ser-
ious condition at the Bancroft
ranch.
Mrs. Bancroft had uncorked a
small bottle of gasolene, had
The Sunday School Picnic
that was to have been held Fri-
day of this week has been post-
poned owing to the uncertainty
ot the weather. A definite time
will be set for same the coming
week.
obscription preparatory to teach
ing.
Our school is the third best
in the county Lei us put it in
first place.
Why go away to school ? Fin-
you can not spare the time ?
The next call may hit you closer
home than this one has, and if
it was you or yours, you would
ti.ink it mighty nice. —Cu ly
Carmen, Oklahoma Sunday,
Floyd has been harvesting and
threshing at that place. He came
home with $120 which he earned
during bis stay there
Remember the big rally for
the soldier boys at Beaver Wed.
Robert H. Mcjimsey returned
ish your High School work here, home Wed. evening from a bus-
win recognition. When this war >ness trip to Oklahama City,
is over there w II be a grea.er
U W. Roy and J. C. Foulds
just returned from Wichita.,
where they spent the past week, j September 5th. This will be a
holiday in all the schools of the
demand tlian ever for educated
yt ung men and women. If you
are behind in \our work, come
J. A. Lane and brother return-
ed W ed. from quite an exten-
yt ung men and women. If you j . , . w
} h J j siAe trip through northern Kans
and parts of Nebraska.
Prc.f Dovel reports having had
placed some of the fluid on h«|charje of the military training
generator
match to
g.'soline bottle, when a small mer He drew 00 per hour at
amount of ga which she this wo'k, but he was limited to'
had spilled ignited and set the 'one hour each day.
anyway, we will spend extra
time with vou, if you are willing Aother inch and a half of ra n
to" dig, " if you are not will- fell Monday night. This time
County. Everybody is requested
to go to Beaver on that date
See me for that farm Loan.
$100,000 00 to loan on Good First
Mortgage. You donthave to wait
six months for your money.
Money is ready as s< o i as loan
is closed. Dallas I Cox
John Barleycorn, assis'ed by
r f thp iron ind l'irht a « v i u ing to work, 'hen we dont want i came slow and every drop hit
ot me iron, ana i g " a at the Southern Normal where. * J 1 a few other gentlemen, proceed-
it before corking the Jie ^,as ^een ,n school this sum- the spot. ed to put on a Germanic exhibi'-
W T. Doyel, Supt.
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Temple & Berket
Funeral Directors
Professional Embalmers
Calls answered Day or Night
Day Phone No. 20 - Lady Assistant
Temples Dept. Store,
FREE PUBLIC BARBACUE
Farewell to Soldier*
Beaver County will g.Ve a free
public barbircue in honor of
those called for Service and ex- *
tend to these people an invitation
to come and honbr those who
will soon be fighting for this
country.
I
Tiiis barbacue will be held at
Beaver next Wednesday, Sept.
5th.
This event is for all those
called f^r examination regard
less of when they will depart.
They have eight beeves and
other things in propot tian, and
all you have to do is to be there.
It convenient, bring a tin cup.
Surely youcan take one day olf
to honor th" se whj will fight
for you: they will miss more
than one day from their crops
Gate, Okla
• and from their homes, and all
A. B. Card and wife of Wood-
ward motored to Gate Wed Mr.
Cird recenly opened a Real
Estate Office in Woodward,
where business is good he savs.
> put <
ion on the streets of Gate Sa'-
urday evening, with the result
that the city is better off finan.
cially, and one Mr. Zugg was
taken home with a broken leg.
Night Phone No. 15
COHLMlA BROS.
have contracted
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Cox, Dallas I. Gate Valley Star (Gate, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1917, newspaper, August 30, 1917; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc164908/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.