The Davis News (Davis, Okla.), Vol. 24, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL XX1V--NUMBER 18 DAVIS OKLAHOMA THURSDAY JANUARY 31 1918 $100 A YEAR
Thaak You Everybody
Let “Forward March”
Be our slogan
for this year
-In Oar Patriotism
-In Oar Business
We are all interested at
the beginning of a new year
in what its days have in
store for us— and we can
profit in future by exper-
iences of days gone by
It will be well to adopt
measures to avoid many of
the perplexing merchandising-problems
of 1917 and we
shall co-operate with you in
every endeavor to lessen
such conditions
The Rex
Jewelry— Confectionery
Nearly everybody reads The
News Do you?
R R SHAFFER
Exclusive Agent for Ed V Price & Co
KAY’
We have anything
you need in
MEN’S LADIES’ AND
CHILDREN’S FURNISHINGS
DRY GOODS AND
GROCERIES
Phone 122 Free Delivery
Merchants and Gonsiim-
ers— Attention
: “Instructions from Washing-
ton are that sales of flour by the
millers retailers and other deal-
ers should be limited to twenty
four pounds to customers and
ninety six pounds to country cus-
tomers Maximum profit for
wholesalers in flour shall not ex-
ceed fifty cents per barrel and
for retailers selling inv original
net package shall not exceed one
dollar per barrel For retailers
selling in amounts less than orig-
inal packages gross profits shall
not exceed one cent per pound
Any profits in excess of these
shall be cause for misdemeanor
under excessive profit of use of
food bill Substitutes for wheat
flour must be sold at no more
than a reasonable profit for ac-
tual purchase profit of the par-
ticular goods Bold without regard
to market or replacement value
at the time of sale
Please see that these instruc-
tions are given publication in all
papers in your county and called
to attention of millers whole-
salers and retailers '
Under new regulations all pur-
chasers of flour must be accom-
panied by equal quantities of one
or more of the following substi-
tutes Barley flour buckwheat
flour corn flour commeal corn
starch corn grits feterita flours
and meal hominy oatmeal po-
tato flour rolled oats soy bean
flour Only these substitutes are
authorized This purchase re-
gulation is known as the fifty-
fifty plan ' Trouble expected to
arise account of necessary substi-
tutes only to car shortage You
are authorized in such cases to
allow temporary exceptions to
retailers who have already placed
orders for substitutes Suggest
you call immediate conference of
all dealers in flour and agree on
plans to prevent those having
stock in substitutes taking ad-
vantage of the situation Use
immediate and drastic action if
any retailer raises the price of
substitutes to make more than
normal profits
Dealers must furnish a signed
statement that they have on
hand corn meal or other autho-
rized substitutes before being
allowed to purchase flour without
purchasing of equal quantities of
substitutes Emphasize every
way urgent of patriotism co-
operation of all citizens in carry-
ing out these regulations De-
sire to carry out to the letter
regulations without harm or hard-
ship At the beginning ask the
citizens to exercise patriotism in
complying with spirit of these
regulations Stratton D Brooks
State Food Dictator”
The above telegrams are self
explanatory Merchants of Mur-
ray county are asked to meet at
the City Hall Sulphur Okla on
Sunday afternoon by 2:30 o’clock
to discuss these regulations
F N Clifford acting
County Food Dictator
Dave Slaughter Shot
Saturday night about 1 o’clock
Deputy Sheriff D L Slaughter
was shot in the leg just as he was
crawling from under a box car
near the depot while trying to
shadow some bootleggers The
ball struck the fleshy part of his
right leg and ranged down lodg-
ing near the knee cap
At first Mr Slaughter thought
his own pistol had been discharg-
ed and he bad accidentally shot
himself but later it was seen
that his pistol had not been fired
Several citizens say they heard
five or six shots fired about that
time of night but Officer Slaugh-
ter says he remembers hearing
only one shot Accompanied by
Dr Dunn he was carried Sunday
to a hospital at Fort Worth and
the ball was removed Monday
morning At last report the
patient was reported as getting
along very well His Davis friends
hope for his rapid recovery
COMING
We take pleasure in announc-
ing that we will have with us on
the following date only our ex-
pert optician who'will fit glasses
at our store
Remember we have arranged
this engagement and secured the
services of a man of ability and
reputation and we personally
guarantee his work All exam-
inations are free and only regu-
lar prices will be charged for
glasses
You can save money and ob-
tain the highest class of profes-
sional services in this line by
taking advantage of this oppor-
tunity Don’t forget the date—
Saturday February 9th
City Drug Store
Death of Old Settler
The hearts of the citizens of
Davis were bowed down with
profound sorrow when the news
of the death of J P Ellis was
made known His death occurred
at the family home Monday Jan
28 at 9 a m following a week’s
illness of pneumonia His health
had not been good for some time
The funeral was held at the
Baptist church Tuesday after-
noon and was conducted by Rev
J S Ferguson The church was
filled to overflowing with neigh-
bors and friends who gathered
to pay tribute to this good man
Many business houses closed out
of respect to his memory The
floral offerings were many and
quite beautiful Interment was
in Green Hill cemetery
John Patton Ellis was born in
McMinn county Tenn March 16
1853 : He moved to Grayson
county Texas in 1874 where he
lived till 1887 when he came to
this country and lived in and
around Davis the past 30 years
In Tennessee about 45 years ago
h$ married Miss Mary Jane Fer-
guson and unto them ten children
were born eight of whom are
living namely: Robert Ellis Mrs
Ida Ware’ Mrs Vesta Gibson
Mrs Welcome Ware Mrs Sarah
Wallace Mrs Cleo Lamb Mrs
Alma Brown and Miss Bessie El-
lis He is survived by one bro-
ther County Commissioner D F
Ellis
The passing of Mr Ellis re-
moves from our midst one of our
best known and universally liked
citizens A man of integrity up-
right living true character and
friendly ways he was held in
high esteem and his death is a
matter of deep regret He had
been in business in Davis at ' dif-
ferent times and was recently in
the grocery business and sold out
only a few days before becoming
stricken with pneumonia For
more than 40 years he was a con-
sistent member of the Baptist
church and for many years had
been a member of the Knights of
Pythias
The sorrow of the wife children
and brother is shared by the
many friends and acquaintances
of the deceased
Notice of Thanks
To all who contributed in any
way in assisting us during the
illness and death of our beloved
husband father and brother
John P Ellis we wish to extend
to you our sincere thanks for the
many tokens of sympathy ex-
pressed in so many ways May
the blessing of the Lord rest up-
on you and yours Respectfully
Mrs J P Ellis
and Relatives
Boys Left for Camp
Six Murray county boys left
over the Santa Fe Monday for
Camp Travis to fill up the gap
caused by rejections for physical
ailments Those who went were:
Francis Raymond Loxterman
Davis
Stonie Denton Davis
Oscar Blaylock Davis
George Otto Goode Dougherty
James C Swindle Dougherty
Jackson O Eubanks Wynne-
wood May they acquit themselves
honorably have good health and
a safe return home after it is all
over is the wish of those left
behind
Adventure calls you!
Creator Vitagraph presents
William Duncan and Carol Hollo-
way in the “Fighting Trail”
Friday night Feb 1 at the Ideal
Picture Show The most marve-
lous melodramatic photo play of
the great outdoors Don’t miss
this picture— Ad v
Davis Branch of American
Red Cross
A meeting was held last Mon-
day at the city hall for the pur-
pose of organizing a Branch of
the American Red Cross Society
Mrs E R Sharpe chairman
of the Murray County Chapter
Mr Earle Masters chairman of
the Executive Committee of the
Murray County Chapter and Mrs
Jackson of Sulphur were here to
assist in the organization
The following officers were
elected: Chairman Mrs W L
Bird Vice Chairman Mrs J T
Hill Chairman of Finance Mrs
N L Hale Member of Execu-
tive Committee Mrs L H Greer
Treasurer Mr Jas F Ellis
Secretary Mrs W N Lewis
We wish to state that this or-
ganization is not for a few but
for every citizen of our town and
community Each person hold-
ing a certificate of membership
issued during the Christmas
Drive is entitled to membership
Give the organization your as-
sistance and cooperation
Materials have been ordered
and we hope to have a work room
equipped and ready for work in
a few days
Mr Masters made an error in
quoting the amount raised by
Davis in the Christmas Drive
which he wishes corrected The
amount was $51100 ’ -
Mrs W N Lewis Sec’y
Notice to School fatrons
and Pupils
Beginning Saturday Feb 2nd
1918 the Davis Public School
and the Smythe School will be
taught six days each week in-
stead of five as past
There will be school every Satur-
day just the same as any other
day By doing this many child-
ren can get the benefit' of the
school now that would be com-
pelled to stop in the spring to
help in the crops and school will
close three weeks earlier by this
plan It will give all a chance
to assist in the crops which will
help to overcome the labor short-
age and give the children a
chance to earn a little money on
the side besides saving other
expenses Done' by order of
Board of Education
D F Ellis Sec’y
Buy it in Davis if possible
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
More and more the enclosed motor car grows strong
in popular favor It’s natural especially with Ford cars
which are busy running every day of the year— winter and
summer the Ford serves faithfully and profitably So for
a real genuine family car there is nothing equal to the
Ford Sedan at $695 f o b Detroit Seats five Large
doors plate glass sliding windows silk curtains deeply
upholstered seats latest type ventilating windshield— a
car of refined luxury with the everlastingly reliable Ford
chassis Come in and know more about this superior car
SAM P HALE’S
GARAGE
Ford Authorized Sales and Service
Mrs J A Willis
Mrs Mary Francis Willis aged
71 years wife of Jas A Willis ‘
died last Friday at 8:30 p m at
the family home two miles north-
east of Davis She had been
sick about three years and abcesB
on liver and lungs is given as the
immediate cause of her death
The funeral was held at the
family residence Sunday after-
noon and was conducted by Rev
A J French pastor of Presby-
terian church Interment was
in Green Hill cemetery
Mrs Willis was born in Ten-
nessee Dec 7 1846 In 1866
she married J A Willis They
first moved to Texas in 1872 re-
turned to Tennessee the follow-
ing year then back to Texas in
1894 and came to the Indian Ter-
ritory in 1898 and have lived
here since that time Thirteen
children were born unto them
ten of whom are living namely:
Mrs Annie Powell Mrs Bettie
Price Mrs Genie Blythe Miss
Nettie Willis Chas H Dan A
Will L J Virgil and Lee F Wil-
lis all of Davis and Mrs Gertie
Brown of Smithfield Texas
Besides husband and children
the deceased is survived by her
father C H Myers at Iron City
Tenn three brothers Jno L
Myers of Davis Newt Myers of
Oklahoma City and Abraham
Myers of Tennessee and three
sisters Mrs Tennie Marcum of
Smithfield Texas Mrs Bettie
Wade and Mrs Annie Pruitt of
Iron City Tenn
Mrs Willis was a devout Chris-
tian lady a member of the Pres-
byterian church since her girl-
hood and was loved by all who
knew her
The sympathy of all is extend-
ed ihe sorrowing relatives in
their bereavement '
Mrs Gertie Brown of Smith-
field Texas Miss Nona Marcum
and Miss Madie Austin of Durant
were out-of-town attendants at
the funeral
Feed for Sale
We will sell in any quantity
10000 bundles of cane at 7£c per
bundle This is in A No 1 con-
dition is stored in warehouse
Wm Mosley & Son
Hickory Okla
They used to urge a fellow to
climb to the top That won’t do
nowadays Nothing short of
‘‘going over the top” will suffice
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