Ellis County Capital (Arnett, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, November 7, 1919 Page: 1 of 10
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Leading Paper of Ellis County Devoted to the best Interests of all the People in the County
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ARNETT ELLIS COUNTY OKLAHOMA FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7 1919
NO 19
ELLIS COUNTY TEACH-
ERS’ ASSOCIATION
' The meeting of the Ellis County
teachers held at Shattuck Friday ev-
ening and Saturday was well attended
and shows What can be done by the
Teachers of the county this year'
Professor Vinson of Northwestern
State Normal gave an address Friday
evening placing on the screen actual
figures showing conditions in the
Schools of Oklahoma and also scenes
showing ways some Teachers have
overcome these conditions ‘
Saturday morning Professor C E
Kysar of Gage discussed the use of the
course of study making it plain that
there is plenty of help to be derived
from that source if the teacher will
use it Mr Morris also gave an ex-
cellent talk on Sanitation in the
school and how the Red Cross is try-
ing to help along this line
A business meeting was then held
’ and the following officers elected for
' the year: E G Pickett President
C E Kysar Vice President E C
Amote Secretary and Treasurer The
question of dividing the county into
Districts in ordej to give the teachers
a better opportunity to attend same
meetings was then taken up by
County Superintendent Walker This
would not do away with the County
meetings but be a means to help those
meetings The departmental meet-
ings which followed were well attend-
ed and brought forth some real live
discussions ' -
After a “Get together” bunch per-
iod and short talk by County Agent
L Barker on Club work in the school
Professor Vinson gave N another ex-
cellent address on the work of the
teacher and how the Rural School
can be made a community center
Fntertainment numbers were fur-
- niched throughout the meeting by the
‘Arnett Shattuck Gage and Fargo
Schools - -
The following teachers registered-as
being in attendance at the'tneeting: —
District 2 E Ruth Shaw1 16 Nellie
Smith and Walter Smith 23 Myrl
Weatherholt 25 Bessie ' Drake 28
Chester Duncan and Velda Stallings
31Jaa G Proffit 32 Mrs Lucy
Bondurant 33 Iris Tongate 35j R
J Woodmanse 36 Ray Farrel 39
C E Kysar Joshepbine Pyeatte
Josephine Embry Olive IarrahMrs
Hugh Glascow E C Wisher- Bessie
E Porker Elbcrta Patterson JVIra
Lucy Fritts and Pauline White 43
Leila ' Kantz 50 Roy Enfield 55
Avis Vermillion 51 Irene Bennett
56 Ottelia Quindt 57 Aubry Nick-
erson 58 F Ralph - Marsh 61 Ray
Enfield 62 Miriam Dunlavy' 63
Sadie Bums 66 Mildred Dunlavy
67 J Mrs Lillie Purcell 6S Callie
Soules 69 Burton Tyrrell 70 O E
"Amote Velma Thomas O K Pren-
- tice Olive Bush Olive Holcomb and
Beulah Shiry 73 Alice McCartor 76
Leona Bozarth 80 Nettie E Rose
r 87 Elsie Sims 88 Naomi Cros9 89
Doris Bowles 91 Lilly Harrel 92
Mrs Mabel Walker 93 Effie Hogg
103 Hazel Harrel 111 Mrs Nellie
Gobel 77 Vivian Vandeventer 42
E G Pickett Earnest Hardy Mar-
garet Wells Velmarae Dunn Velma
Andre ' Audry - Banister - Blanche
Rackley Jennie Shiner Florence Taft
Pearl Culiver Hazel Russell and
Florence Martin
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EMBROIDERY CLUB MEETS -
’ The Embroider Club met Oct 30
- with Mrs Coombs the following
members present 1
- Mesdame9 Henry Addington
-'Mitchell McNeely Kinderdick and
Thomas Guests were Mesdames
Freeman Quimby -Miller Shiry Has-
lam and Miss'Beulah Shiry
Several ghosts were present and a
- Halloween program was carried out
Delicious refreshments of ' doughnuts
apples With whipped cream ’ pumpkin
pie anch coffee were served The club
meetsNov'13th with Mrs Henry
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ARNETT SCHOOL NOTES
BY SCHOOL REPORTERS
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' The primary reports the following
absent: — John Dowell Luie Homoky
Floyd Johnson Elbert Shultz Lewis
Tibbitts Elbert Hutchens and Elenor
Tyler ‘
The primary 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
and 6th grades had a Hallowe’en pro-
gram Friday afternoon as they
marched through the high school
room one of the ghosts gave Miss
Thomas a great scare f
The 5th and 6th grade rooms was
given the credit of having the cleanest
room during the past month
The 7th and 8th grade have organ-
ized a Booster Club Have they the
pep? - W’atch the smoke
The Sophmores had a debate Fri-
day The question was:— Resolved
“That Military Training should not
be given in the public school” The
affirmative was the winning side j
Basket Ball i3 still progressing
nicely The girls school team is still
managing to hold their own although
the town girls are trying a new plan
by putting in some boys os guards to
even things up The school girls
wouldn’t care a bit if' only the boys
would wear Basket Ball shoes So that
their fingers and toes wouldn’t be
quite so black and blue
Watch these notes for the date of
the chapel entertainment which will
be given by the Senior - Junior and
Sophomore classes in the near future
The Freshies will be left to plan
their own entertainment-the next
time t-sv - -
All the teachers attended the teach-
ers meeting at -Shattuck Friday and
Saturday
Sharon High School Boys and
Girls will play the Arnett High
School Boys and girls next Friday
night Nov: 7 promptly at 7:30
Everybody is invited to come ’
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ELLIS C0UNTY IN
CENTRAL TIME ZONE
‘
Hon Harry C Brownlee’
Arnett Oklahoma J
Dear Sir: —
This is to acknowledge receipt of
your letter of recent date in which
you ask whether the proper time for
the transaction of county and other
public business in Ellis County is
mountain or central time
In my opinion your county is with-
in the central time zone as establish-
ed by the Interstate Commerce Com-
mission ' The fact that a special
commission was granted to the Santa
Fe to use mountain - time between
Waynoka and the 100 meridian js
conclusive that for all other business
central time was intended for the zone
in which this county is included The
permission given the railroad company
was intended as a convenience only to
the company but this permission did
not extend any further
I advise therefore that for the
county business and all other public
business central time should be used
in Ellis County i
- - ' Very truly yours '
S P Fkeelinq Atty Gen
LEGION TO MEET
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The attention of every soldier and
sailor in Ellis County is called to the
fact that the American Legion Post
of Ellis County will meet at -Gage
Saturday evening November 8th in
the I O O F Hall
The Gage people have made ar-
rangements to serve a banquet tOvall
Ellis County Service men at this
meeting ‘All ex-service men should
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be present r
THE PUBLIC MUST PROTECT ITSELF
Defiance of injunction deaf nest to appeals for arbitra-
tion and disregard for public opinion on the part of the coal
miners all indicate a determination to rule or ruth This
is further evidenced by the plan announced at Pittsburg for
a general strike and a proposed coalition of steel workers
coal miners and railroad men m a conspiracy to paralyze
industry until unwarranted and unreasonable demands are
granted This obvious ' schemes of labor domination and
- dictation — as tyrannical as any on the ex-kaisers campaign
of world conquest — has met with prompt action on the part
of the government state and national The people heartily
indorse such governmental action by the president and the
governor Public opinion is solijly opposed to disrupting
the nation's industry and subjecting the population to the
violence and vicissitudes engendered by the strike
But 'something more fhan moral support is needed
The nation needs coal To - shut oft the supply for any
great length of time means suffering and death If union
miners will not mine the coal while their grievances and
demands are being discussed and adjusted then other citt-
' zens must turn from less important tasks to take up the
work of the colliers ‘ Inexperienced men may dig less coal
than skilled miners but their willingness and energy in a
righteous cause will to some extent offset a lack of knowledge
of the miner's craft Laws prohibiting the employment of
any but experienced miners should he repealed or set aside
in this great emergency more disastrous in its possibilities
than war itself - - ‘ v
- Looking to this end it is not too early for government
employment agencies and commercial bodies to begin the
organization and mobilization of volunteers who are will-
'ing to sacrifice something to serve their country in this crisis
Inexperienced men can dig coal j The experiment was tried
in a certain colliery which was beset with labor troubles
some years ago Ordinary laborers made excellent wages—
-more than they had ever e&rncdf by foiling above ground
They were paid for digging coal and their pay envelopes
were evidence of t heir success ' If two unskilled men are
needed to do the work of one competent miner the two
should be mobilized until such a time as the miners' union
will listen to reason and return to their tasks
And that goes for every other group which attempts
to use the power of organization to upset the established
order and throttle' society It isjimefor the public' to
assert its strength in self-defense:' This-great democracy
is riot to snbmit to class - rule In - opposing unreasonable
demands mine operators and other employers are protect-
ing the public There is no disposition to deny the laborer
his hire but there is opposition determined and widespread
against curbing production at a time ' when greater pro-
ductian is the -salvation of America and the world
Patroitism calls now as clearly as when the Hurt was at
the gate America needs men who will work as it then
needed men who would fight - The individual whose pres-
ent occupation can spare him should list himself among the
potential coal miners The nation must have coat If the
strikers persist in their course it is up to the public to man
' the pits This is a time for ' action rather than words —
Oklahoma City Times -
AGED ELLIS COUNTY
CITIZEN DIED MONDAY
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v News came to Arnett Tuesday of
the death of R E Baker a highly
respected citizen of Gage Mr Baker
was about eighty-two years old he
served in the army during the Civil
war and has been a resident of the
County for many years He was a
man of high character and highly re-
spected by his many friends in all sec-
tions of the County He is survived
by his sop George Baker Postmaster
of Gage ' t
Funeral services were ' conducted
Wednesday and the body laid to re®t
in the Gage Cemetery
Again the scene has shifted and the
town has a harness and shoe shop
David Krebs has purchased the Wal-
lace Stephenson fixtures and is pre-
paring to start a first-class shop The
old town is taking on new life with
these new business firms coming in to
stay Keep an eye on the old town
and watch her gra :
YOUNG MAN ACCIDENTLY
KILLED NEAR SHATTUCK
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Curtis Smith age 19 years was ac-
cidently killed near Shattuck Sunday
by gun shot wounds Mr Smith in
company with ’several other young
men had gone out hunting they had
left the car they were riding in and
were just getting into it again when
the gun carried by Mr Smith fired
accidently the charge striking him in
the thigh just below the stomach
death resulting from the loss of blood
Mr Smith had just returned from
Europe where he has been serving
with the United States Army He
was on his way to his home in Texas
and stopped over at Shattuck to visit
his brother and sisters -at that place
His mother bad just arrived a few
hours before the accident happened
and was able to see her son just be-
fore he died ’
Curtis Smith was the son of Mr
and Mrs Ben Smith who for many
years made their home at Shattuck
he has a number of relatives living at
Shattuck - and many friends in all
sectiona-of the County '
tiUDNELL COMES BACK
A “T0AT1N” A GUN
I D Hudnell the one and only
bad man we have had in these parts
for many years came back Tuesday
evening a toutin’ a big gnp'and 4 look-
ing for trouble ' ‘df “ '
Hudnell came to town ' and went
direct to the Charlie Heckelman home
where his former wife has been em-
ployed Hq found her there with the
Ilecklemen children and demanded
that she leave with him one of the
children became frightened and ran
out of doors calling for his father Mr
TIeckleman returned to the houfee and
found Hudnell there he ordered
Hudnell to leave which action caused
Hudnell to draw his gun on Mr
Ileckleman Hudnell did not shoot
and left the house giving Mr Heckle-
man an opportunity to get his own
gnn As Hudnell left the house Mr
Ileckleman fired one shot at him
This frightened Hudnell to such' an
extent that he ran out of hi9 hat and
overcoat About two ’ blocks from
the HecKleman home he turned and
fired one shot at Mr Heckleman No
one was injured in the affair and
Hudnell left town in a car 1
Mrs Hudnell was granted a divorce
from her husband at the last term of
the District Court -
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COL BEUM’S SALE DATES :
Tuesday November 11th 1919—
2 miles east and Similes south of
Gage general farm sale on the L E
Moss farm - V' V j
Wednesday November 12th — Gen-
eral farm sale at the D W Young
farm 3 miles east and 2 and lA rorth
of Arnett '
Thursday November 13th — Chris
and Joe Fletcher will hold a general
farm sale 5 miles south and 1 mile
east of Arnett ' 7 ' M -
Friday November 15th 1919 — at
the James Gregory farm Vi mile north
and 5 and A east of Arnett— Stock
Sale ‘ '
Saturday November loth 1919 —
Sale of household goods at the Clyde
Lawhead residence in Arnett ' '
THE LAW AND A FEATHER PILLOW
The Sheriffs office was hurried into
action Wednesday when the telephone
rang and announced that Hudnell
that gun “toater” and bad man had
been discovered at the Charlie Heck-
elman home in bed4 asleep ' Deputy
Sheriff Hecox and Amy Long put on
their heavy artillery and rushed to the
Heckleman home Upon looking into
the bed room they saw what appeared
to be their man dreaming the dreams
of dreamland Getting out his shoot-
ing iron Deputy Hecox stepped
bravely forward placing his trusty
revolver at the proper angle to have
the business end of the “rod” looking
the hunted man squarly in ' the face
The officer jurked the cover back
and found therein a feather pillow
with a coat and hat on placed in the
bed by a neighbor in a spirit of fun
And just now the laugh is on Mr
Hecox in this man's town
Mr and Mra I N Curtis and
children spent the latter part of last
week in Arnett visiting old friends
They stopped here while on their way
from Warril Arkansas to Colorado
where Mewton is entering the pro-
duce business “
The word came to Arnett this week
that the little nine month old baby of
Mr and Mrs J W 'Wilcox died at
Camargo this state on Saturday
October 21st of pneumonia Their
many friends in this country will ex-
tend their sympathy to the berieved
mother and father in this time of
sorrow -
SIX DAYS SHORT COURSE
FOR ELLIS COUNTY
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The A & M College is sending
specialists to Elh9 County to hold a
six days Short Course for the farmers
of the County following are the places
and dates:
Sheldon School Houscf Monday
Nov -17 Program Committee W
A Riddle John Crabtree Mrs Long
meeting held under auspices of Shel-
don Community Club
Eight Mile School House Wednes-
day Nov 18 Program Committee
WillO Benger O M Benefiel’ Mrs-
W I Graves
Chaney School House Wednesday
Nov 19 Program Committee Rob-
ert Hunter M A Griffith Mrs Joy
Brown meeting held under auspicies
of Chaney Community Club
Fairview School House Thursday
Nov 2Q Program Committee O
H Richards F L Glisan Mrs T O
Black meeting held under auspices of
Little Robe Community Club
Arnett Court House Friday Nov
21 Program Committee Lloyd
Laughlin S S Mann Mrs E C
Knowles y
Gage meeting place to be announced
Saturday Nov 22 Program Com-
mittee Bert Hill Ray Sowers Mrs
Geo Baker
We will have with us C W Rad-
way Dairy Specialist he will talk on
feeds and feeding and the economic '
production of butter-fat he will' also
give a demonstration with the Bab-
cock Tester and some one will be ex-
pected to bring at least 4 samples of
milk from at least 4 cows samples of
milk to contain about 4 ounces of
night ' and mornings milk ' He will
also give a demonstration of the sel-
ection of a good dairy cow if cows are
on the ground '
Miss McPheters will give a lecture'
on Home Economics preparation of
school lunches use of the steam and
fireless cooker or any other special
feature on Home Economics that the
Ladies prefer Bring your question (
box and feel free to ask questions
' T L Milstead our District AgeDt
will talk on any subject of interest he
will tell the folks how they can get
the services of all the specialists on
different occasions he will act with
the others in judging
agricultural products
he-
The above program
from to some extent to fit the partic-
ular needs of any community where
these meetings are held We would
suggest both day and night meetings
be held where it is practical to do so
and get all the good we can out of
these specialists while they are in the
county’ If any one has any sugges-
tions to offer for any of these meet-
ings it will be well for you ''to get in
touch with the program committee at
once ‘ F F Parker
County Agent
y MARRIED
Harry' II Matthews age 24 and
Mary G Walton age 19 were mar-
ried at the home of the brides parents
Mr and Mrs J D‘ Walton Sunday
November 2nd Judge Clark officiating-
The bride is the youngest daughter
of Mr and Mrs Walton apd has
grown to womanhood in this commu-
nity where she has many friends
The groom is the son of F H
Matthews of Gage who has just re-
cently returned from Europe where
he has been serving with the United
States army'
The Capital joins with the many
friends in wishing these young people
a bright happy and prosperous future
W O Benger of the Greenwood
country was in Arnett Monday look-
ng after business matters ' '
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Seward, L. I. Ellis County Capital (Arnett, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, November 7, 1919, newspaper, November 7, 1919; Arnett, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1713506/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.