The Okfuskee County News (Okemah, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 7, 1920 Page: 4 of 10
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THE QK FU S KE ECO U NT: Y N EWS
The Okfuskee County News
Rice & Hinds Owners and Publishers
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT OKEMAH OKLAHOMA
Phone 23
Foreign Advertising Representative
THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
Phone 23
SubNcrlptlon Price strictly In Ailvsncet I-00 a Tear to Subucrlber In the
(uuntyt a Tear Outalde the County
ADVERTISING HATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION
OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PAPER
Successor to THE INDEPENDENT Entered as second class matter Sept 23
1904 at Qkemuh 1 T postoflice under the Act of Congress of Mutch 3 1597
OCTOBER 9 FIRE
PREVENTION DAY
State of Oklahoma
Executive Department
Proclamation
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES
For United States Senator SCOTT FERRIS
For Congressman Fourth District TOM D M’KEOWN
For State Senator 22d Senatorial District W T ANGLIN
For Representative J HUGH NOLEN
For County Judge TOM HAZLEWOOD
For County Attorney TOM HUSER
For Sheriff C C WHITSON
For Cotinty Treasurer J E (REX) COFFMAN
For Court Clerk M C (MATT) JONES
For County Clerk JOSEPH R DAY
For County Superintendent of Schools GEORGE F DURHAM
For Tax Assessor S T McGEE
For County Commissioner First District W H CASE
For County Commissioner Second District V T STOCKTON
For Commissioner Third District BEN L ADKINS
The following candidates have announced on the Republican ticket:
For Representative - T W HARMON
For Sheriff L M COLLIER
For County Treasurer W S SNYDER
For County Clerk PERRY RODKEY
For Tax Assessor L C MOORE
For County Weigher G E ARNOLD
For Commissioner Frst District B GEREN Micawber
For County Commissioner Second District ED STINE
CASTLE PICK-UPS elation to work that field Woodrum
— : Tansel and Young have insured over
Miss Mabel BeBout is visiting Dr five hundred applicants in the last
W H Davis and family year averaging two thousand dollars
Mr and Mrs Glen Dill of Okemah to the policy which is a million dollars
visited with relatives here Sunday of insurance in twelve months That’s
A protracted meeting is in progress doiny some business
here at this writing and there seems WelI it is less than a month until
mterest taken in the the general election for United States
citizenship of the town ' state and county officers Castle can
Dr A R Lewis state commissioner only boast of one nominated candidate
of health has appointed Dr W H and that is representative for the
Davis registrar of the Bureau of Vital house of representatives for Okfuskee
Statistics for the registration district county and that nominee is Dr W H
of No 5451 Okfuskee county Okla Davis who is an avowed scientific so-
Born Tuesday to Arlie Langwell cialist but who does not expect to be
and wife a fine girl baby All parties elected because unless the world has
concerned are doing well really changed “the people love to be
Milford Travis of New Mexico is humbugged ’ Apologies to Mr Bar-
visiting frjends here this week and The Lord says Woe be to the
really looking out a location with the doctors and lawyers And Sam Jones
view of moving to this country said When the Lord says woe a 1
C M Woodrum is confined to his man had better stop" The point that
bed with an attack of malarial fever didnt make clear is just when
and nerve prostration due to over- where and o nwhat particular thing a
work man should stop Well anyway —
John
and Dr
The needless destruction of property
and life by fire presents a problem for
our deliberation that may well chal-
lenge the best thought and effort of
every good citizen When we are re
minded that the people of Oklahoma
pay about $12000000 annually in fire
insurance premiums something like
$1000000 each month or upwards of
$30000 for each day in the year we
can then comprehend how heavily we
are taxed to take care of our fire
waste And when we reflect on the
loss of life and the frightful injuries
that are sustained annually in this
flaming furnace we can then realize
the humane significance of these sac-
rifices The toll is tremendous and
when we consider that it is largely
self-imposed there is a reproach in-
volved in it that we cannot very well
explain or excuse It is stated on the
highest authority that as much as
seventy-five per cent of our fire loss
may be avoided by the exercise of just
ordinary 'care and precaution on the
part of each individual citizen and we
know that if this waste is reduced in
any given percentage that we will be
rewarded by a corresponding reduc-
tion in insurance charges and more'
over there will be less loss of life
and fewer of these sad injuries that
are always an incident in the fire
menace It would appear then that
we have the solution of this problem
in our own hands that unnecessary
fire waste is due to our own careless-
ness and indifference and that relief
must come if at all from a change in
the bent or inclination of our own
minds It is difficult to change the
habits of a people but much can be
accomplished by proper and persistent
educational endeavor and herein lies
the road of opportunity We are a
progressive people and it is mf hope
and belief that we can make prggress
in this undertaking if we but bend our
will to the task
The President of the United States
has issued a proclamation on this sub-
ject and the people of all the states
are re-commencing this campaign of
education on the anniversary of the
Chicago fire a fitting day to remind us
of the wrath of the fire demon and I
am very glad to join in the great
movement
Therefore I hereby designate Sat-
urday the 9th day of October 1920
as fire prevention day and I earnestly
urge and counsel the people to devote
this day to a thoughtful consideration
of this question and to such activities
and observances in every community
as will awaken and arouse the people
to a full sense of their duty
And since this is an educational en-
terprise it must begin in the home
where all education begins It would
gaits and ball room dances never be-
fore attempted by other equines
There will be thirty mirth-provoking
clowns who will intersperse joy
throughout the performance
The engagement of the Yankee
Robinson Circus will be inaugurated
with a free street pageant which will
leave the cirCus grounds at 10:30 a m
and will cover the usual down town
route A picturesque procession of
unusual novelty is promised
PRESIDENTIAL STRAW
VOTE OF STATE
Oklahoma City Oct 5 — A state ma-
jority of 624 is given Governor Cox in
a presidential straw vote taken by the
Rexall stores A state men’s vote
gives Cox 2818 and Harding 2194 An
Oklahoma City vote however gives
Harding a slight majority Men in the
city voted 554 for Cox and 690 for
Harding A women’s vote shows a
count of 126 for Harding and 97 for
Cox
GREATEST OF HORSES
The Greatest High School Horses in
America Exhibited with Yankee
Robinson
In addition to the Jig wild animal
performance with the Yankee Robin-
son circus the big show this year is
presenting Max Sabel and his wonder-
ful Boston Dancing horses These
horses include Texas Tommy winner
of the Boston Horse show Lady Vir-
ginia once owned by the Vanderbilts
and winner of the New York horse
show Tango Chief of Orpheum time
Governor Lee White So:? Clemenceau
and Marshal Foch These horses pre-
sent a unique act and are the talk of
every town they appear in '
i - 'Y6 1 be an easy matter for a father or a
Bakhaus Dr Price Dr Smith weU represented afte'aUte caSl I?othep daily convar sations of
Davis attended the state fai to and
at Oklahoma City last week saying whoever is
nothing of the several ladies that also K0Vember '
attended We just do not know their L
elected on the 2nd of
dwell on the dangers of fire and to so
impress their children with a normal
dread of this enemy that the lessons
would never be forgotten This edu-
iviro vrw t i cation ought to be continued in the
LOCAL school for the same reasons and
by
na2ies I B WALLACE ORGAN-
Rev G W Ray delivered a most sol-
emn and impressive sermon last Sun-
day at Valley Grove church house Sundav nivht two men drove in Jrnuch the same mellods- If we can
People say there is no use of sending a car toy thhome of I B Wallace I teach our s?1001 children these les
off for a minister of the Gospel so county organize? of the Farmed sons of carefulness we will have con
long as we have one of the caliber of Union and told him that thev had tr'buted more to their future welfare
Brother Ray L ' f’ t th?yT hadand happiness than we can well com
The Castle ginners deserve much wood jn Hughes countv aruAhat The 1 Prelend- It must be continued in later
credit for paying the highest market ’e ofUmf community wlnted him1 nkters T the eAnel’areonse
price for cotton t odate and for not t t Rnmpthimr! 0ur mlnlsters of the ftowpel are conse-
closing their gins down during this about the Farmers’ Union Mr Wah I crated to h“an welfare and w dvance-
great slump in the cotton market Be j Lawnwood Monday niJht ment’ and there 13 no place they can
it to their credit that they are doing J ° Monday night touch us more effectively than by in
all in their power to help the strug- Hpd nrlTBLP binJl I gating in sermon and remonstrance
the virtue of carefulness and the folly
of inexcusable and sinful waste It is
of course the especial duty of municr
pal officials and fire departments to
wage an unceasing fight against fire
and its causes but they must have the
complete co-operation of every educa
tive influence in every community in
the state if we are to succeed in this
new crusade Let us begin it on Octo-
ber the 9th
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and caused to be affixed
an impression of the great seal of the
State of Oklahoma this 28th day of
September 1920
J B A ROBERTSON
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
JOHN CONNOLLY
State Fire Marshal
(Seal)
Attest:
JOE S MORRIS
Secretary of State
rugged road and his struggle to exist
Joe Stockton returned last Sunday
from a visit to see old friends in Hom-
iny Okla Joe could not stay long
though on account of his ninety acres
of cotton that he was interested in
marketing before the price fell below
zero
Edward Young has gone to Hanna
Okla where he has been sent by the
Illinois Bankers Life Insurance Aao-
The Yankee Robinson Big Three
Ring Wild Animal Circus will exhibit
in Okemah Monday Oct 18th
In addition to the usual circus at-
tractions there will be an Athletic
Carnival headed by Young Hacken-
schmidt “World’s Champion Middle-
weight Wrestler” who will demon-
strate how he conquered all contest-
ants and issues a challenge to all the
world and a prize of one hundred dol-
lars to anyone who can “stay” for fif-
teen minutes
There will be two performances one
at 2 p m and the final one at 8 p ni
Among the Offerings of a thrilling
circus program are Alber’s ten per-
forming polar bears Jules’ mixed
group of lions tigers pumas jaguars
leopards and hyenas Capt Tiebors’
poster used by the American Red Cross In Its second war fund campaign "Jusical seals Irving’s riding lion and
I v --—u-i j u- r rt 1 Holman’s performing zebras and the
world are to be seen with the Yankee
Hastain’s Red Book of
Township Plats for sale
at the R & H Press
Vote for Len Collier for sheriff He
promises to enforce the law without
respect to persons or party
ROBINSON CIRCUS COMING
NOTICE OP SHERIFF'S SAIF
In the District Court of Okfuskee
County State of Oklahoma
The 8ti(e of Oklahoma by Fred G
Dennln State Daak CommlnMloner
(for tke vine and benefit of Jamee
We CoNffrove assignee) Plaintiff
a
Jamen H Kennedy and Gypsy Oil Com-
pany n corporation Defendants
No 2760
Notice Is hereby given ihot by virtue
of an order of sale Isued to me by the
Court Clerk of the District Court of
Okfuskee County State of Oklahoma
In the above entitled action I will on
Monday the 8th day of November 3920
at 2 o’clock p m of said date at the
front door of the court house In Oke-
mah Oklahoma offer at Sheriffs Pale
and sell to the highest and host bidder
for cash in hand without appraise-1
ment according to law all of the
South Half of the Southwest Quarter
and the Northwest Quarter of the 1
Southwest Quarter of Section One (1)
Township Eleven (11) North Range
Seven (7) East of the Indian Base and
Meridian in Okfuskee County Oklaho-
ma Said land is ordered sold as the
property of the defendants to satisfy a
judgment in favor of the plaintiff and
against said defendants and the prop
erty aforesaid rendered on the 1st day
of April 1920 for the sum of 363500
with interest from date at the rate of
6 per cent per annum together with
costs of said action and that said land
will be sold to satisfy said judgment
and lien thereon
Dated this 6th dav of October 1920
V T STOCKTON
Sheriff of OkfusTTee County
State of Oklahoma
1 1
By E L WOODWARD Undersheriff
oct — Nov 4
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Prices Decline
Means Lower Living
Costs for our Customers
Patrons of our store must be first to save
on price declines This is a part of our store
service made possible by our CASH SYS-
TEM and regardless of costs our custom-
ers are assured this protection
Our success depends on your prosperity
then surely our help in times of adversity
shall not be withheld
Our prices this week are as low as the low
market levels justify and we believe repre-
sent a saving throughout our store
Can and Preserve Apples Now
Pure Cane Sugar 100 lbs $1650
Arkansas Apples and good ones bushel 225
Vi gallon E Z Fruit Jars dozen 125
Mason Jar Caps dozen J2 5
Mason Jar Rings 3 dozen 25
Cabbage Large Shipment
100-pound lots 400
Pickling Spices all kinds 3 packages for 25
Potatoes
Nice large and smooth sack lots bushel 200
Coffee
Breakfast Delight in red cans 1 and 3-lb
sizes per pound 50
Ajax Steel Cut in 1-lb packages 3 for 100
Our Coffee is always selected for its fine flavor
and economic value
Meat Salt
280-lb barrels 575
70-lb sacks 175
' 25-lb sacks 75
Our meat salt stock this year is the smallest
we had to offer and will not go round
i We will be able to fill only a few of the
earliest orders
Extra Special in Tomatoes 100 Cases
Large No 3 cans solid pack dozen 210
These Tomatoes will not be sold cheaper this winter
as they are far under priced
Closing On Winter Sind Birley $150 bn
Ginsing Ont Block Silt-Plain 70c Sulphur
2 Cash Discount on All C O D Orders Must Be
Coupon Books A Con-
venient Way to Trade Paid at Time of Delivery
WILSON GROCERY CO
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has bad Its symbolism adapted to tbe lied Cross works of the post-war era
and will lllumlpate tbe main poster to be psed Id tbe Fourth Roll Call Novem-
ber 11-25 This adaptation will bfar the title “Still the Greatest Mother In
the World" Everyone la familiar wltn tbe original "The Greatest Mother In
the World” the effectiveness of which has been shown in part by the fact
that It has furnished a synonym for Red Cross that has come to almost a
household term More than any other symbol except tbe red cross Itself tbe
public baa made It the trademark of the American Red Crog
Robinson Circus In addition to the
only trained camels' in the world are
to be seen with the Yankee Robinson
Circus In addition to the above feat-
ures the Buchanan Stable of Blue
Ribbon winners under the direction of
the world’s greatest horse trainer
Mr Max Sabel will execute intricate
The old delivery system was discon-
tinued because Okemah had grown so
much that three men could not possibly
deliver for ten groceries and meat market
and give good service In order to give
you delivery service that is service we
have arranged for two men to deliver for
Four Grocery Stores There will be no
more long waits and long delays in get-
ting your groceries In fact the one big
idea in organizing this new system is ser-
vice and service you will get
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The Delivery Hours Will Be the Same as the Old System
FIRST DELIVERY H20 1 m SECOND DELIVERY 1020 a m
THIRD DELIVERY 115 p id FOURTH DELIVERY 420 p id
For East Okemah There Will Be Two Deliveries a Day
FIRST DELIVERY 900 a 01 SECOND DELIVERY 230 p ID
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We are sure that you will now get the delivery service you have
been wanting and we are more than pleased to deliver the goods
L L Rcbman i
Wilson Grocery Co
Fields Bros
Turner & Jones
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