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Leading' Paper of EIJis County Devoted to the best Interests of' all the People in the County
VOL 10
ARNETT ELLIS COUNTY OKLAHOMA FRIDAY AUGUST 24 lbl7
NO 8
BOYS’ & GIRLS’ CLUB
EXHIBITS SEPT 11-12
County Agent Bunyard is mak-
ing arrangements to hold the Boys’
and Girls’ Clubs Exhibit for Ellis
at Arnett on September 11th and
12th in which the exhibits of the
Pig Poultry Grain Sorghum and
Peannt Clubs of the county will be
shown In connection with this
exhibit there will be a two days
Short Course for the Boys and Girls
Clubs and the farmers Judges anc
Instructors from the A & M Col-
lege at Stillwater will be present
to conduct tbe work It has been
customary to bold the Boys’ and
Girls’ Club Exhibit in conjunction
with the County Fair but as the
fair will not be held this year the
Club Exhibit will be made so that
the winners in the different divis-
ions may be awarded the prizes of-
fered by the Extention Department
which includes trips to the State
air at Oklahoma City and to the
armers Short Course at Stillwater
C0 EXEMPTION BOARD
FINISHES EXAMINATIONS
iV ENFIELD MAKES
A SATISFACTORY BOND
Rev O E Enfield prominent
Socialist lecturer and preacher of
Grand was allowed to make bond
by United States Commissioner
Alexander of Woodward Friday
of last week The bond was placed
at $750000 which was made by
Enfield’s friends This bond is a
little heavier than tbat asked for
from agitators in other sections of
the state and wonld indicate tbat
the Federal authorities believe they
haye a good case 'against Enfield
"We understand that William IVtad
ison Hicks failed to make bond and
is still confined in the Woodward
jail Lawyers Springfield and
Briggs of Woodwkrd have been
retained to defend Enfield and
Hicks by their supporters If any
one can get these men out of the
clutches of the Federal Government
Springfield and Briggs should be
able to do the job
COUNTY WILL HONOR THE SOLDIER BOYS
AT ARNETT MONDAY AUGUST 27TH-
‘ Monday August 27th has i been designated as the
day on which 'Ellis County shall honbr her sonsJ jfrho have
been selected by the Draft to cotuititnte the'cpuhtles quota
in the great Nation Army Thd celebratl&nin honor of
these young men will be held At Arnfctt which place was
chosen by a unanimous vote of the Council with represent-
atives of every towhln thA County pfrAsent
The entertainment fof thssaladd who go forth from theK“tytow8rd bltn and their ffllow'
homes of the county to
wen luuuu uy tu uuru- vuu re i 4 i t I meetmgs at great material sacrifice
not entitled to the exemption filed consist of music ?by an -county bad Addr04)y prpm to themselves ’
with the board Only onti man I inent speaker A big bakllCt dlo&iT And a free picture show Even our business houses are
TABERNACLE MEETING
DRAWS LARGE CROWD
who appeared before the Board re-1 at the Cozy to ever min present WhO‘ has been Selected foi closing their doors at the ten o’clock
fused to take the physical examinat-Jy- Country Every min' Women " and child in j Lour With very few exceptions
lAfl ttrhitk mill i aioaa oriltf mabn a I -
and attending with their employ-
ees and customers Jhe greater part
services This however is
more than oqr reasonable
It is understood that 3o per cent I the Court House where arrangements are being made touty y3t t means mnwh and
of the men who have been select-1 get the largest public gathering eVer held in the county ' I speaks great thipgs for our town
ELLIS COUNTY WILL
- HAVE HOME GUARD
ed at this time will report at ope of
the railroad towns about the 6th of
September where they Wtll elect a
Captain from the members of their
company whose duty it shall be to
see to transportation meals beds
and other accommodations until he
can turn the men over to an army
officer at the post where they are
ordered to report for duty
Notioes will be mailed to those
who are to report on tbe first call
by tbe local exemption Board
j-- Nothing is worth while- without
PROGRAM OF THE PAX
Celebration in honor of' the " ‘boys who go” - Arnett I ing Vre'going away without receiv-
August 27th in the Big TabernAlef opposite the Court I "8 something
v ' ' ' I The sermons by Evangelist Ridge-
house -
9:00 am - Assembling of
" Music 'by Alji County Bund roe8aagefor almost every one wbo
- - - Song— U SA Forever' jwill hear him Tbe singing under
Address byftev: Ridgeway j the direction of Bro MoNeely is
' - - Prayer by Rev Davl§ I excellent and inspiring He is
BigBasketDiniier lre‘‘t8F)iritaal 8iler’
OBITUARY
Joseph Warlick Emmons son'of
N H' and Ida' L - Emmons was
born at O’Keen Oklahoma Dec
llthj 1902 and died at his home
m
10:00 a hi
10:30 a m
10:45 a m
11:30 a m
11:45 a m
1 :30 p m
2:00 p
2:30 p
3:45 p
4 :00 p
a
and knows
t j how to enlist others in the singing
Music by All County Bandar! u
“ xt i I A eolo sang in the spirit and with
“ - Solo by Mr McNeely I nQJejgtanding ia one of the features
- Address by Hon John Golobielrhioh adds much to the spiritual
- Congratulations to the “Boys Who Go” j natuW of each service as well as en-
Free Picture show et the Cozy tolrertainment to the ’ andiances
The Boy who V : : I The- bbren ie toehr aed
The'Couaty’CounclI of JlefenseTeqJests thdtevefycitf-i ongs ia mglv dlaIect hichi
zen of the County attend:: this meeting: imlccniax of the lad& new to many'and carries some of
We 'urge' you to: come and jus in memory back to Negto Camp
r Jofteo lead the congregation
north of Gage Ang 1 6th 1917 age
14yrs 8mo and 5days' He was
the youngest of a family of nine I we are sending to the COlor3
children all of whom were present I taje part jn a big farewell to these boyS Don’t forget tQ Meeting in the south
ll I!- ' SL ° I n J K Ik
bring the dinner basket well filled
County Council of Defense
Pursuant to the Act of Congress
approved June 14 1917 authoriz-
ing the organization of a Home
Guard Company in every county in
the State of Oklahoma to take the
place of and existing in lieu of tbe
Oklahoma National Guards during
the existing emergency arrange-
ments are being made to organize
a Home Guard Company in Ellis
county The officers the Com-
pany consisting of one or more un-
ities will be appointed and com-
missioned by the Governor who
shall be tbe Commander and Chief
of the Oklahoma Home Guards
The Commissioned officers will'con-
sist of a captain one first lieuten-
ant and oue seepnd lieutenant
All officers and privates willj: be
under oath commission officers will
be under bond to see that all
eqippment loaned th£ local Home
companies by the National Govern-
ment be returned '
The Home Guard can only be
ordered out on a recomendation by
some officer of the law who will
notify the Governor who will call
npon the local company to assist
the officers in case he believes con-
ditions warrant the assistance of
the Homa Guard
AT MARRIAGE ALTER
Beautiful in itj simple arrange-
ments was the marriage of Miss
Ella Jeffery eldest daughter of Mr
and Mrs Ben Jeffery to Mr J II
Siebenlist of Shattnck which was
solemnized Wednesday August
22nd at high noon at the home of
the brides parents Rev J F
Bubalts of the Christian church
read the marriage vows which made
the young people man and wife in
the presence of a few friends and
relatives of the contracting parties
The bride wore a beautiful gown
of light blue messeline trimed iu
shadow lace and crystal beads
After the ceremony the bridal
company retired to the dinning
room where an elaborate dinner was
served by tbe brides mother
The bride came to Arnett several
years ago with ber parents she has
attended our public school where
6he bas made many friends among
the young people She is a charm-
ing young women of Christian char-
acter who will doubtless make a
splendid mate for the man whom
she has chosen
Mr Siebenlist has spent the past
few years at Shattuek be bares a
splendid reputation as a “hustler”
and citizen
Mr and Mrs Siebenlist will be
at home to their many friends at
Shattuck where they will make
their future home
Tbe Capital joins with others in
extending congratulations and best
xishe to these young people
Attorney Frank E Ransdtll is
transacting legal matters in Okla-
homa City this week
at the time of hie death “Jody
as he was familiarly known came
to Ellis Co with his parents in
1910 and resided ob a farm north
west of Arnett for a number of
3ears where he attended school and
was loved by all who knew him
He leaves a father hud a ' mother
two brothers A S Emmons of
Muskogee Okla Warreu Emmons
of Gage 'Okla six sisters Mrs
Wm Sietter of Lookeba Okla
Mrs C C Bradshaw of Attica
Kansas Mrs C A Mangum and
Mrs W C Shreve of Arnett Mrs
J M McCartor and Orpha Emmons
of Gage besides a host of relatives
and friends to mourn bis loss
Funeral services were conducted
at the Christian Church in Arnett
by Rev J F Buhalts Sunday
August 19tb at 2:00 o’clock and
the body id to rest in the Debolt
Cemetary i
DRAFT LAV BEYOND ATTACK
’Washington Aug 20 — Jndge
Speer’s decision in the first case
brought to test the Selective Draft
Law was mad public tonight by
the Department of Justice Any
question as to the act’s constitution-
ality officials ’ believe is definitly
and completely disposed of by a
supreme court decision cited by the
Georgia judge It was in tbe case
of the United States versus Tarble
and tbe j?ourt said:
“Among the powers assigned to
the national government is the
power to raise and support armies
Its control over the subject is
plenary and exclusive It can
determine wilhoot question from
any state authority how tbe army
shall be raised whether by voluntary
enlistment or farced draft tbe age
at which the soldiers shaH be re-
ceived and the period for which
they shall be taken tbe compen-
sation he shall be allowed and tbe
service to which he shall lie as-
signee” Judge Speer held that soldiers
were not slave- and that therefore
the contention that the law was in
contravention of the tbirteelh
amendment against involuntary
servitude was empty
Come and hear them and have
part in the worship of our God —
Contributed -
Grand Jubilee and ’Celebration
ENTERTAINED
For Ellis Counties
Soldier Bays
Arnett Monday August 27th
In the Big Tabernacle opposite Court House
State Speakers will be present
Music by an All-County Band-
1
Big Basket Dinner
Everyone is invited to bring dinner tables prepared in
order to accommodate the crowd
Free Picture Show at the Cozy to ‘iThe Boys Who Go:
Mr and Mrs M F yord enter-
tained a party of friends to six
o’clock loach last Monday evening
in honor of her son Fant an
Ralph Squire who are leaving this
week for the Signal dorps San An-
tonio Texas
The tables were spread on the
lawn and a picnic supper was ser-
ved to which the guests did full
justice
The evening was spent under the
trees on the lawn and we are told
that a party of gnests spent some
time “frog hunting” Later all
joined in singing old time songs
and through-out theeveuing g aph
anola music was greatly enjoyed
The guests departed about Mins
o’clock all declaring their enjoy
ment of the evening and detailing
Every Patriotic Ellis Countian is invited 1 tbeir personal regards to Germany
via San Antonio
Those present were: — Misses
deulah Lee Miller Elsie Sims
Deva McNe?ly Edith and Edna
Shaffer Delia Salters Leona Je9see
Lucite Rankin Coral Rader and
“The great fact that stands out
above all the rest is tbat this is a
People’s War a war for freedom
and justice and selfgovernment
amongst all the nations of the
world a war to make the world
safe for the people who live upon
it and have made it their own the
German people themselves included
and tbat with us rests tbe choice
to break through all these hypo-
crises and patent cheats and masks
of brute force and help set the
world free or else stand aside- aad
let it be dominated a long agJ thru
by sheer weight of arms and the
arbitrary choices of self-constituted
masters by the nation which can
maintain the biggest armies and the
most irresistible armaments a pow-
er to which tbe world bas afforded
It bas been reported that I —
t i- j U t i I Lela Squire Messers Walter Bow-
against the Draft and that I would “
keep e Irby Freeman Ralph Squire
1 Virgil and Lawrence Sims and
Fant Vernon Grady and Edgar
Word
use unreasonable means to
from going to war now I have nev-
er intimated any such thing and
any statement of that kind used or
printed by any one that I did is on-
true and a falsehood I have said
as many others that I did not want
to go to war bat if I am drawn I
will go and defend my country as
any other -loyal ' American - citizen
should do
Respectfully your
A C Bradshaw
COMMUNITY PICNIC POSTPONED
The Blue Ridge Community
Picnic which was advertised for
Thursday and Friday of this week
ha9 been postponed by the manage-
ment until September 26th and 27tb
The Blue Ridge folks are preparing
for a big time at this picnic and ex-
tend 4n inviiation to the entire pap-
A marriage license was issued to oUtion of tbe county to be present
Harry Henry and Jalia Harper
no paralM and in tbe face of which j f Oklahoma Tuesday
political freedom must wither and
perish”— Woodrow Vilou Presi-Jof this wpek by Court CWk
dent of the United Slates I ner
Rar WaJchs: tossed ur tbe price
Fridav with tfce request that we
plice his rame on oar subscription
SANTA FE SURVEYORS
MOVE EAST TO VIC1
The Santa surveyors who have
been working out of Arnett for the
past three weeks moved to Vici
Thursday where they will continue
the work of locatirg the proposed
line to Kingfisher and Oklahoma
City which will -doubtless be bnilt
during the coming year whether
the line will pass through Arnett is
not known but according to the best
information it seems that the County
Hub is in line for a railroad The
surveyors are very particular about
getting a first class grade in fact
tbe company has limited them to a
building grade
The people of Vici will doubt-
less be as glad to welcomes through
line to Oklahoma fity as Ellis
county would bet to have such a
line
MARRIED
Charles Faust of Arnett and Mrs
E M O’Hair of Parkman were
united in holy bonds of wedlock
at tbe home of Dr and Mrs J P
Beam last Thursday Rev Buhalts
officiating only a few friends and
relatives of the bride and groom
being present
Mrs Faust has lived on a farm
near Park man for several years she
a One of those kind motherly wom-
en whom everyone love and re-
spects She is a good cook a
splendid housekeeper and will make-
a pleasant companion for the bus-
band of hei choice
“Daddy” Faust as everybody in
this section knows him has oper-
ated the grist mill at thi9 place the
past three years where he has made
a reputation as a miller and a square
dealer lie owns considerable prop-
erty in Arnett and is recognized a
one of the “old reliibles” of the
town
The Capital numbers both of
these good peopl among it’s best
I Tien is and joins with the commu-
nity in extending its Lest w ishes for
happy and prosperous furute
k
Mr nd Mrs W K Suthers and
children left overland in their Ford
Tburtiaj for Lanum Oklahoma
where they visit r iimiau 1 friends
fo a few day
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