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THE CALUMET CHIEFTAIN.
Vol. 9
Calumet, Oklahoma, Friday, August 18. 1916
No. 3
WHY DOESN'T IT RAIN?
"Subscribe Now and Let Us
Get That Rain.
RANKIN-MILLARD
Farmers pay up your subscription
and bring in your friendB and let them
subscribe. Let the Editor use influ-
ence upon the weather man through
the columns of the Calumet Cheiftain.
We need rain and we will speak for
it.
The first man at the bat was J. N.
Bleigh. He hit a dollar in the Chief-
tain'* doer for a year's run. Mr.
Bleigh has a very high batting aver-
age.
The baseball world is wondering
where the old-time fans.
F. Hornberger pitched a dollar to
first, putting another yenr on the
bum. Mr. Hornberger ia a man who
psys up and keep* paid up.
The fenee hasten are being pot out
of busmen by the Mortons, Planks
and others.
hd Emberson fouled a couple and
cent on into tie middle of next year
with a •crash. Mr. Embersen wants te
be posted in regard to Weal hsppen-
ings.
Horseshoe Hank thinks there will be
tonic mighty tight gamea later on.
George Hoyo played good ball and
■shut out a Mr. Year, who causes much
excitement for the Calumet camp. Mr.
Hoyo ie a new one.
Our ball players are recruiting very
fast and wc have added a number of
amateurs to the camp at the Chieftain
office.
The loyal citizens are answering the
rail to arms against Washington-
hand press. A cylinder press pro-
duces a very clear print, and is press
much easier used and a press that will
give you ar.d our advertisers more
satisfaction.
We have added many new nawes to
our list. Mr. Barrow decided he
needed a Chieftain to krep house on.
Mr. Bellwcod, new manager of the
phone offiee proved to be a real boos-
ter and aided the good -cause along.
We have been successful in securing
many new recruits and getting so
many renewals we are pleased with
the advancement of our cause.
The list now is: William Zeigler;
J' (0; J. A Powers, fl.00; Pat Mans-
iield *1 00; M. W. Kidgeway, 8100,
Mrs. Julia Prentiss. $1.00; Jojin A.
Canon, $1.00; Bon Blum, $1.00; Mrs.
Wren MoorosJLOO; Mrs GladdieGoode,
51.00, Miss Kuth Rankin, $1.00; I'. J.
Bvrns, $1.00, G. R Clayton, $1.00.
Robert Crowly, $1.00; Kd Emberson;
Jl.'JO; John L. McGrath, $1.00; Jack
Griffith, $1.00; A Kasch, $1 00; Mrs.
Everett Todd, $1.00; C. W. Draper,
1.(0; J. M. Blv-igh, $..00; I. Horn-
berger, $1 00; Ed Emberson, $1 00;
George Hoyo, *1 00.
We want $500. You want a cylin-
der. If wc get 500 you get a clear
print. A credit to the town. ,
—Chieftain
Mrs. M. M.Rankin has received word
that her son, D. L. Runkin, had taken
himself b wife, Miss Ruth Millard.
Mr. Rankin is in the Insurance busi-
ness in Kansas City. His wife is the
daughter of a well-to-do farmer living
at Larned, Kan. The young people
were married 6th. Mr. Rankin resided
here about six years. Although Mr.
Rankin has not made Calumet his
home Tor four years he has many
friends here who extend best wishes.
Chieftain
PATRONS HOLD PICNIC.
! The patrons of Mountain View Tele-
; phone Company held a picnic and
I business meeting Saturday afternoon
at the home of Miss Dolphin, on the
beautiful shaded lawn. Ice cream,
cake and lemonade were served. All
had a good and profitable time.
Chteruln
i STOCK MARKET GOOD
| Cars Are Shipped Very Regu-
larly Every Week.
Last week the Jones Boys shipped
| a car of Polo hordes to Clinton, where
I they were sold for riding purposes.
Two cars were shipped to Clinton and
■ sold on local markets.
j Tuesday Steve Knight shipped a
j mixed car of cattle and hogs to the
[ i^ity, to the National Commission
I Company. Mr. Knight averages
ubout a car a week.
1 Wiley Jones shipped a car of war
horses to Oklahoma City Tuesday,
j Mr. Jones has been very successful
with his horses, for many countries at
I war want the good Oklahoma horse.
Wednesday a car went to Anadarko
' where Wiley Jones will sell to the
| Indians. They intend to make pres-
' ents of them to their brother tribes-
! men.
S. C. Peimright shipped a car of
horses and hogs to Oklahoma City
i Tuesday. The Oklahoma City raar-
) kets get most of the Calumet stock,
i P. J. Brynes shipped a car of cattle
i to the markets of Oklahoma City
i P. J. helps to keep Calumet on the
: map.
Saturday Steve Knight shipped a
< car of horses to Oklahoma markets,
i Mr. Knight says that the market is
good ir. that locality.
Chieftain—
HIS ANGER AROUSED.
Last Friday the local meat dealer,
John Pheney had his wrath thorougly
aroused, during which time John lost
1 all his affection for one said dog. This
dog has been a member of the Pheney
household for some years but became
unruly at the last minute.
CALMET INVITES YOU
Fair Association For A Rigger
And Retter Year.
Only about twenty days till the Fair.
And that time would be well spent by
the farmers of the surrounding coun-
try in planning and making final
preparations for their exhibits. We
hope they have been planning and pre-
paring for this for ten or twelve
months. Preparedness ie a good
word —a word of wisdom and of fore-
sight and need not always refer to
war or anything pertaining there;o.
Last year farm products were ex-
hibited in fine shape and in all varieties.
A Fair was held here last year that
would have been a credit to many
county seat towns. It was an event
that will long be remembered by our
people and everyone who mentions it
uses only words of praise. The work
of the ladies last year was also of the
v«ry higheot quality and much of the
fancy work, cookery, etc., was not ex-
celled by anything at the State Fair.
It is to be hoped there will be nv
change in the efforts of the ladies this
year, unless it be that they make
their exhibits even better than last
year if possible.
We have a very high class of farm-
ers living in this community who have
shown their loyalty and home pride by
their enthusiastic participation in local
enterprises heretofore and they will
not fail now. The merchants and
business men of our city are of a very
enterprising type and the highest ap-
preciation should be ahown of their
efforts to place and keep Calumet on
the map. Comparatively few towns
of this siae have business men with
enough public spirit to get behind a
movement of this kind and give it the
proper financial backing. Since they
have offered the prizes and made the
Fair and everything connected with it
absolutely free. Surely our farmers
will respond by bringing in a fail-
representation of their products.
The shortage of fruit crops and the
dry weather are somewhat discourag-
ing but should inspire to greater ef-
forts for the very best exhibits possi-
ble of every available product. No
drouth can daunt the enthusiasm of
the ladies, aB the weather doeR not
control their genius and resources.
Come on, everybody, and make a
name for your part of the county and
win some of the prizeB offered. Be-
sides, September 8-& will be big dayB
in Calumet. Come and have a good
time.
Chiertalu —
SERIOUS FIRE AVERTED.
and Awning Company; T. P Martin,
1 Oklahoma Ci'y Stockyards National
Bank; L. E. Smith, Daily Oklahoman
TR AIL TO BE EXTENDED A communication from Floyd Thomp- "Par exploding. The siove was burn-
Quick Action Prevents Ex-
plosion and Saves Hotel.
Considerable excitement was had at
the Todd Hotel Monday morning about
10 o'clock, when a gasoline stove came
Calumet Has Chance to Get
On Dirrct Route.
*-
Calumet is to be given the chance to
place herself on the Ozirk Trail. The
r'>ad now runs from St. Louis to Okla-
homa City and plans have been com-
pleted for extending it westward to
connect with the Sar.ta Fe l'rail in
New Mexico. Following the Ozark
Trail convention at Springfield, Mo.,
in Jane, three routes were mapped
out by the committee with the inten-
tion of marking the route whkh is in
the best condition in November.
We have been p'ac oa one of the
routes and the f .rut il invitation to
j .in in the work will be extended to U3
by a committee from the Oklahoma
City Chamber of Commerce which will
be here on Monday, August 2lst, at
1:45 o'clock. All the members of the
committee are members of the Ozark
Trail association and have been placed
hi full charg-; of the westward exten-
sion plans.
The men in the Oklahoma City par-
ty and the firms they represent are aB
follows; Floyd Thompson, T & B
Harness Company; Fred D. Bearly,
Minnetonka Lumber Company. Walter
Dean Jewelry Company, Frank
Hoopes, Carhart Motor C. npany;
W' H Vesper, Buick Motor Ct npany,
H. A. Douglas, Oklahoma City Tent
8on, who is chairman of the committee
sayB:
"We take it for granted that your
J people know fully the Advantages of
being on a trunscontinem al highway
! From the standpoint of moaey, alone,
. the cost of putting in the road iB re-
i paid many times, but in the wide ac
quaintanceship with people all over
j the United States, the value of being
j situated on the road can not be esti-
i matedi
"We people of Oklahoma City wish
j to help you to b; located on the Ozark
] TraiL On the occasion of our visit we
should like to meet every citizen of
the town arul all the farmer-i in the
surrounding country. We are as much
interested in seeing you get this road
as yon are and we wiBh only tye chance
to tell you personally how we can help
you."
If the busy men of Oklahoma City
take the time from their affairs to
visit us, let us meet them more than
half way, if possible, and turn out a
large crowd. Our place on the high-
way is certain if we start the worit
I right.
ClrtefUIn
WATERMELONS!
WATERMELONS!!
Ice Cold guaranteed to be ripe
Call at the Ice House.
—Chi«.:utn—
Subscribe now —Pay later.
ing in the kitchen, while everyone
was out of the room. There was a
small leak in the tank and the gaso-
line wan gfadually tunning down ihto
the lower part of the stove, everyone
bring too busy to notice. Mrs. Vir-
ginia Myers, who Was doing some
| work on the back porch happened to
I pass through the kitchen and saw that
| the stove was in flames. She quickly
spread tht alarm and Miss Josie Dar-
rah, who h -d been skepUpal concern-
ing this stove for gome time, became
thoroughly frightened and made her
escape. Miss Arvazenia Floyd and
Miss Virginia Todd closed doors lead-
ing into other rooms and Mrs. H. A.
Todd had enough presence of mind to
think of removing the tank from the
stove which she did in spite of the
flames, dropping it into a boiler of
Water which waB afterward knocked on
to the floor. In the meantime they
managed to get control of the flames,
their source having been removed.
About that time they ladies began to
recover from their scare and found
that the wall paper was considerably
scorched and blackened, two window
shades were destroyed by fire and the
kitchen floor bore considerable resem-
blance to a swimming pool.
It is said that Mrs. Todd demon-
strated several of the lateat steps in
dar.cing as well as some very new ori-
i al out s, but tveryene was too bu ^
STULTZ-SW \NDLEK.
Mrs. J. J. Stultz left last Friday for
Oklahoma City to meet her 6on Mitch-
ell. Mr. Stultz escorted his mother to
Cushing to attend his wedding at that
place. Mr Stultz was united in mar
riage to Miss Vala Swandler at 12
o'clock Saturday August 0. After the
ceremony they were entertained by a
wedding dinner at the bride's home.
They will rriake Oklahoma City their
home. Mr. Stultz is very highly
thought of in Calumet.
- —Chieftain
GEORGE WEARS SMILE
BETTER BABIES CONTEST
Little Folks to Be Factor AI
The Fair.
Geo. Hurst has been stepping very
high and wears a ainile that won't
come off. When asked the trouble the
answer was given rapidly and needs
no interpretation as a boy, weighing
pounds, was born Thursday even-
ing.
-Chieftain
MEETING ENDED SUNDAY.
Latter Day Saints Held Reun
ion Sanders.
Last Sunday evening saw the close
of a very progressive reunion held by
the Latter Day Saints on the A. W.
Sanders place eight miles southwest
of here. The meeting started August
the 14th.
Many noted elders were here from
Missouri, Iowa and Oklahoma and
gay* lectures and sermons on their be-
lief. Elder Arbor, of Independence,
Mo., Elder Christensen, of Joplin, Mo.,
Elder Pierce, of Bartlett, Iowa. Elders
Lester and Lemuel Dyke, of Eagle
City. Elder Molrot, of Seiling, Elder
Roland, of Piedmont, Elder Shaw, of
Clinton, and Elder Morl&nd, of Free
dom, were the prominent men of the
occasion. The organist was Dan Sar-
don, of Kingfisher, and Miss Grace
Sanders, assistant.
The meeting proved a success is
every way. There was a perfect at-
tendance every night, averaging about
three hundred per night. Three vi ere
baptized and taken into the church.
Saturday evening the Woman's Au:;
iliary, from different parts of the
state entertained the Saints with mu-
sic and other interesting things.
About 150 people camped on the
ground the entire length of the series.
Other people came and went to the
meetings. The ladles served 15-cent
meals for the benefit of the new
comers.
•Chieftain—
ATTEND FORD OPENING.
Louia and Chriss Anderson, G. T.
Wilson, E. M. Armstrong, Roy Arm-
strong and C. T. Pavy attended the
Ford Day Opening Friday. The gen-
tlemen are telling of the wonders
Henry can and did do.
.Chieftain —
RUNS WHEEL OEF,
James Todd had the misfortune to
run the back wheel off his Cheverolet
Monday evening. James was return-
ing from El Reno when the accident
occurred
-Oiloftaln-
DANCE A SUCCESS.
One of the big events at the (Cana-
dian County Free Fair will be the
Better Babies Content. Time was
when not so much attention paid the
babies, but this question is one of vast
importance and commands the atten-
tion of people throughout the entire
| country who have the best interest*
' nnd welfare of posterity at heart.
The following will give the Chieftain
readers a broader view of the question
and what may obtain from a Better
Babies contest:
The Better Babies contest is a popu-
lar, yet scientific movement to insure
better babies and a better race
Physical and mental development only
are considered: mere beauty does noi
count.
The Better Babies contest insures a
better race of Americana, because it
teaches parents how to improve th«
physical condition of children already
born and to protact those yet unborn
It aroases interest in the conserva
tion of child life and health and in all
forms of child welfare work.
It forges a connecting link between
parents and teachers, between the
home and the scientific study of ch : >
life.
It promotes civic interest in childrea
of the community, their schools ana
their recreations.
And. finally, by means of uniform
j score card, it will supply to the mes-
cal profession what has long been'
wanting scienitfic data concerning
j the normal child.
The Better Babies contest is mo«it
j valuable to the community when it i<
conducted along educational lines. The
grentest return which parents *r<J
| children secure from the contest i«
j more knowledge and better care
I through the examination of the child
I by competent physicians. Small de
fects are uncovered and remedies sue
gested.
Parents leave the contest knowing
] more about their children than they
ever I'new before. snd the children
n given h better start in'lifeb..
• •use of the knowledge gained i,y the
1 rents. If i his mutter can te
>rouif!,t ciearlj before the pure)us
11 children are entered, not for
prises but for information and help
con-est will be placed on the high'
'■'t possible plane.
Li ordvr ton,al.t. r Babies
-«t an etmneiit mecegf, several F«
Hi" o physicians have s.gnitu.J Uie «•
willingness to make the examination
without any remuneration. Mrs. ( .
j R. Miller, of El Reno, will have super-
vision of caring for the little folks
Several ladies will assist her. Every
father and mother in the county can
help make the show a huge success by
exhibiting the infant. Read the half
page advertisement in this issue about
Better Babies contest.
Cinrrtaln
INDIAN ITEMS.
Gencial Activity Among The
Indian",
Saturday night a large platform
dance was stayed at Claude Herbert's
home. About 150 people were there
and a good dance was put on. Cake
and cream were served by Mrs. Her-
bert. Another dance is announced
there for Saturday.
Chieftain
PENWRIGHT SHIPS HAY.
S. C. Penwright shipped four cars
of hay Tuesday. They will be shipped
to Tucumcari, El Reno and Geary,
i Mr. Penwright had a good hay crop
this year.
Chieftain—
to derive much benefit from the per-
formance.
It is very fortunnte that the fire
was stopped so quickly, otherwise the
entire building might have been burned
as well as others, a9 the wind was very
favorable for a fire.
ChlMtaln —
Our idea of a bum shew is when a
young roan puts on a hose demonstra-
tion.
Subscribe now I'ay later.
i The following allottments have been
' sold by Indians near Calumet:
Howling Antelope allottment sold by
Nellie llaag
Mrs One Man allottment by Mia.
One Man.
Long Legs by Crooked neck.
Sarah Cloud Chief allottment bf
I Sarah Cloud Chief.
I Pushing Bear by Woman Warrior.
John Bossin is making a trip ovtr
land in his Ford to Colorado. At last
j reports he was in Wichita, Kan
1 Bitcheneo will commence tta* w«.rk
j hia bouse next week.
| Mr. Reynolds has completed a barn
, for Joe Miguel.
j Robert Bear Robe ie quite sic'*.
Cray ford Dyer reports a good pros-
pect for corn, considering the <try
season,
Indians are now returning from the
, big dances at Clinton and CahtoonAeat.
— i i.ieftain—-
BOY ARRIVES SATURDAY.
Born to Mr and Mrs. Martin Mom
a big bouncing baby weighing
pounds. The bahy wan boin at iv
j o'clock Saturday morning.
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