The Afton American (Afton, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 23, 1919 Page: 1 of 6
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AFTON OTTAWA COUNTY OKLAHOMA THURSDAY OCTOBER 23 1919
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We invite you to’ start a checking: account with us The
advantages' we offer will be a convenience hnd benefit
- to you A growing Bank Account in a Growin Bank has
a real and tangible value over an above the amount of
7 actual money-deposited lt ereat? greatei Prestige in the
I Mfnmunity’for the depositor This time of plenty is your
opportunity You ban start pn account with us with one'
dollar or more Our servief Is yours to command f - :
YOUNG' V HEALTHY S STRONG
Farmers State Bank of Aften Okla
DEPOSITS GUARANTEED y"'‘
The Bank Thai Gives "Personal Service
77' ’ ' “ a challenge -77 7
- Contending that the decision of 1
to 9 in favor of Vinita in the gamaof
Oct 17th was won only by unfair
means the Afton officials made a per-
sonal request for a second game and
having met a prememtorily refusal
we the undersigned hereby protest the
results of the Afton-Vinita game and
challenge the ViniU team to a second
game for the following reasons'':’" :
1 ' The game was delayed 36 minutes
in order that a certain official might
appear thereby throwing grave re-
flection on the possible intentions
of the several parties concerned
t Both referee and umpire were
chosen from' the city 'of yihita con-
trary to general practice Afton
agreed to this upon the assurance that
we would have a fair decision but
when within within three minutes
- after the game started Afton rushed
to within six yards of the epponente
goal the unfair penalising began Af-
- ton then ask for one of the officials
but was absolutely refused - -
" -3 Afton was penalised approxima-
tely 26 times whereas ViniU Was so
perfect in the eyes of the officials
that she was not penalised during
the whole game this being probably
the first time in history of football
where such disproportions were ob-
Uined in a game where officials could
see 25 errors in the opponents Re-
markable indeed! -
4 ‘ Constant and persistent coaching
" from the side lines-was permitted
7 The referee hot- -ehljr ignored- this
but when his attention was called to
the matter he gave ft no hand This
is one of the most serious offences
against football rules and should be
heavily penalised -
' 5 Kicking and hitting in the game
was resorted to by ViniU players
throughout the game Everyone knows
the penalty is severe if enforced -6
' ViniU refused to play a second
' game on the grounds that it was pot
her policy to play two games a sea-
1 son with the same team It is a matter
-of record that she has played two
games with Chelsea and therefore
has on legitimate excuse for a refusal
- to Afton
7 A touchdown by the captoin of
the Afton teem was brought back
from the line whereas the man bad
fallen with two-thirds of the ball over
the line " ’ "
'8 One very open fowl made by a
Vinita player was crawling with the
ball at least two yards after the re-
feree’s whistle was blowh The of-
' ficisl not only refused to penalise for
this hut put the ball in play where it
had been advanced by crawling
9 After the game one official of-
GET LONG SENTENCES :
Three of the Deleware county boys
charged With the rape of Mrs Hayes
:fered to bet J20D that Vinita could 'have been tried In the District Court
beat in a second game Thi shows at Jay The two Johnson boys ry-
a bias which probably existed be- ceived twenty years each in the pen-
fore the game jitentiary while Raymond Skaggs re-
10 We do not claim- to have played ceived - eighteen years The other
perfect ball We made errors So did Skaggs boy was on trial yesterday
Vinita - ' ‘ '' ” v I'' All the boys live on this side of
Therefore we challenge Vinita to the river their fathers being respec-
play a second game with officials table farmers
'chosen from state schools or disinter - -
ested schools the game to be played 7 7 'SUES THE FRISCO
-at Vinita Afton or we will bestow Loyd Kelley who sustained serious
the honor on our mutual neighbor— j injuries some time ago while switch-
Todd receipts to bo devided 00 per Ing in the Frisco yards here has
clnt to winner 40 pvt cent to looser 'sued the railroad-administration for
-and no guarantees 940000 damages Loyd receive in-
- Let the Vinita school officials citl-j juries that will cripple him for life
senship and champions and clean
sport demand a second game and let
those who contend the former game
was a fair contest prove it by accept-
ing this proposition
(Signed) Afton High School Atheletic
Association : ’ ' J
Charles Gilletpie Manager '
CNnton Baker CapUln
Paul L Heilman H S Principal
H C Calhoun H S Superintendnnt
Afton will play Ftiir'and here to
morrow Friday Oct 24 and Miami
here Tuesday Oct 2i ! ’
BOYS IN KHAKI GO OVERSEAS
Ratify Ahe- leagu covenant' the
PrCaidehtv suid'jn-hjs ''speeches eo
that boys in khaki will never need U
go overseas again But in strict ac-
cordance with the spirit of the league
boys in khaki are leaving today to
dot policd duty in Silesia This is the
sort of thing that the League of
Nations ' will make fairly - routien
procedure if the United States lives
up to the obligations it will assume
if ithe covenant is ratified
The significance of the departure
of these troops is not much in the
'fact that this country is undertaking
an immediate burden of doing police
duty in -remote parts of the world
It is that entering on such a proced-
ure the Nation is envolving itself in
European politics
" Suppose for instance our Silesian
police force were to be attacted in
an uprising More troops would have
to be sent There would be possibili-
ties for endless complications
The big question before America
today is this: Are we' to devote our-
selves to our immediate duties and
obligations or are we to dissipate
our energies in attempting to run
the affairs of the backward nations
of far off districts in Europe add
Asia— K C Starr
BAD CHECK ARTIST
A young man giving his name as
Wan- Dulaney was arrested Satur-
day by Marshal Sam Wynn for at-
tempting to pass a bad check He
tirst tried to pass the check on Fred
Lamm and on being refused went
to Storm’s Store and again failed
Marshal Wynn was notified and plac-
ed him under arrest He was taken
before Judge Parks who bound him
over in the sum of 9500 In default
of bail he was taken to -the county
Jail
The check wae for 9760 the name
qf J F Owsley being forged to it
7 H- ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL 7
This is the week that has Been appointed to raise funds'
for the Roosevelt memorial The! raising of this fund is a '
‘ purely voluntary undertaking No one will be solicited -to
give the idea being that all who wish to perpetuate
by a suitable memorial the memory of the Great 'Ameri-
can will be glad of this opportunity to do so
' V The quota for Afton and the surrounding school dis-
tricts has been set at $500 Cdntributions may be left '
at either the First National or the Farmers State Rank
In Alton Social Circles
ROYAL NEIGHBORS ENTERTAIN
The Royal Neighbors held their
regular meeting Thursday evening at
The Odd Fqllows Hall All officers
and nearly Ml the membership were
present After - a business session
lunchdbn was served They then form-
ed a line “party at the Electric Thea-
ter ending quite a pleasant evening-
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ENTERTAINS FRIENDS :
Mrs Russell Harris entertained' a
few friends at her rooms in the Liv-
iqgston Building Saturday evening in
honor of Miss Ava Scott The evening
was spent informally with games and
music -after which refreshments were
served 'Those enjoying the' evening
were Misses Gretchen Rust Lillian
Tallon Lena Malone and the honoree
Ava Scott - " ‘ '
" a B J CLUB
Mrs R D Wilson Very delight-
fully entertained the O B J Club at
her 'home-Tuesday afternoon The
house was beautifully decorated with
garden flowers and the afternoon was
spent with the different kinds of
Needlework after' which a delicious
two-course luncheon Was served to
the following members: Mesdomeoj
Orin Cunningham Otic Rule WUton
Cunningham and the hostess
'I ROOK PARTY" "
Miss Gretchen Rust was the hostess
to a few friends Tuesday evening
The evening Was spent in playing
Progressive Rook and Music Refresh-
ments were served to the following
guests ' Misses Lelah and Pauline
Saodmire Lillian Tallon Messers
Edward Gross Ralph Jones Horace
RuTer Jennings Koch' Clinton Baker
Hugh Rust and the hostess Mils
Gretchen' '
NEEDLEWORK ERS MEET
Mrs J L Cunningham of South
Main Street entertained a few addi-
tional gqests composed of Mrs Loyd
Shelton of Salt Lake City Utah Mrs
Wilton Cunningham and Miss Sarah
Hitchcock With the members of the
Needleworkers including Mesdames
F M Reed J J Hubbard Mrs J S
French Clyde Freeman W B Hamil-
ton H J Allison William Tull Orin
Cunningham Ralph Dawson and John
Ward on Wednesday A very pleas-j
ant afternoon was spent with the dif-
ferent kinds of fancy work and music
We are Headquarters for
And all kinds of School Supplies Can supply the Tea-
’ ' ' cher and Pupil with the best ’
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7 TABLETS PENCILS t ERASERS 5
DRAWING TABLETS NOTE
BOOKS ETC' -7
Vv AT THE LOWEST PRICES
We will have thtf new bocks as gem a g they 6t6 suf
AFTQJ DRUG CO
THE ftEX ALL STORE' '
after which a delicious two course
luncheon was served by the hostess
assisted by-Mesdames Orin Cunning-
ham and Loyd Shelton
“BON TEMPO’1 CLUB r
Tuesday October 21st was the birth-
day pf the “Botf Tempo Club” which
held its first meeting at 'the home
of Mrs j M Anderson- -’
A short business ' session was held
and Club rules' and regulations were
decided upon Mrs Jim Anderson was
elected president of the Club The re-
mainder of the afternoon was spent in
fancy work and conversation at the
close of which' the hostess assisted
by -Mrs W B Hamilton served a
delicious lunch to the following mem-
ber: - '' - ’
Mesdanies Wig Dawson J D Keith
Fred Lamm E D Mitts-W F Rey-
nolds H R Foley W B Hamilton
W P Smalley G O shepard S J
Tyler R D Wilson ' ‘ -
The next meeting of tme club will
be With Mrs H R Foley Thursday
Nov 13th : - '
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MRS H S HILL DIES
Mrs H S Hill aged 61 years
passed away at her family residence
in Afton Monday morning at 10 am
Mr Hill had beenan invalid ' for a
dumber of years and her death had
Mien expected et almoet' any time
Funeral services were held at - the
Baptist Church Tuesday at 8 p m
Rev W N Whicker having charge
of the services The remains were
laid to rest in ML Hope cemetery
beside those of her husband the latp
Henry Hill who died November 21
1616 !
The deceased is survived by four-
children all living in Afton and vi-
cinity W H Hill Mrs Ida Vander-
ford Mrs Lewis Shoe and Miss
Donna Hill A sister Mrs! Lucy Cole
of Pryor also survives her -
MrL Bill was a consistent Christ-
iant woman who numbered as her
friends all who knew her
LADIES’ AID NOTES '
- The Ladies Aid Society of the First
Baptist' Church will meet with Mrs
Frank Hubbard next Tuesday the 28
It being Missionary day and also Mis
sionary study every member is urged
to be there and remember' there will
be refreshna n s ‘ j' V
I One Who Attends
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The Adelman Hardware Co issues
hunting licenses 7 o9t3
jh pl
" vr Don’t you want to be one of the prosperous men in
your community ? ' t ' ’
The man who has a bank account feels self-respect
and confidence There is it mysterious thing called
“Credit” whicli is “based on faith You can establish Jhis
credit and this faith that people have in you by having
jnoney in the bank ' - - '
We have confidence in our ability to meet your
' banking requirements
SERVICE
-SAFETY
AFTON
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RAILROAD NOTES
Mae Lowe Reporter
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Mrs Tom Smith was a Joplin shop-
per Saturday ” '
Mrs S G Fowler was a Joplin
Mo visitor Thursday
Mrs Shew is reported to be very
W H Moore attended to business
matters in Miami Tuesday
much improved at present
Miss Lillie Welton of Sarcoxie
Mo is visiting hat UnelejC -T Mann
and family this Week"”-)
: Don Della Plane went to Seneca
Mo Monday morning to be checked
in as Agent at that place -Mrs
W E Ballard and daughter
of Tulsa spent the week end here with
our G Y M W E Ballard
J D Keith is abio to be at till
freight office after several days ab-
sence on account of illness -
W S Stuart agent fur the Frisco
at Catoosa vilSi relatives between
tVains here Sunday evening '
Frank Thornton Night Express
Agent left for a visit of several
weeks with relatives and friends ig
Iowa Monday -
I Mr and Mrs F E BoultinghousJ
and family rsturnsd Friday from- a
two weeks visit with - relatives in
Pueblo Colorado
' IV E Ballard has moved his fam
ily to this place from' Tulsa They
are living for the present in the Liv-
ingston Building c : - ' v 1 ' f ’
Howard Chism left Friday for St
Louis Mo to visit - relatives and
friends Orin Cunningham is herd-
ing engine during his absence
Virgil Truman transacted “private
business” in Kansas City Mo Sun-
day pnd Monday Tom Ballard was
Acting Express Agent while he way
away ’ -
Mrs Wm Moore- and daughter
Mils Jaunlta spent the day in' Joplin
Mo Saturday Miss Jaunita will go
to Joplin once a week to receive music
instructions in a studio there
' Jim Herring passed through Afton
Sunday morning enroute to Sapulpa
He has recently been discharged from
the Army He was ' in the Railway
work all the time while away He
was a former yard master here
' RED CROSS NOTES
The Red Cross held ti meeting in
the 'City Court room Friday after-
hoorl for the purpose of electing a
new executive board The following
were elected: -
' Chairman Mrs J S French Vice
Chairman Mrs I D Hitchcock Sec-
sectary Mrs R D Wilson Treasurer
Mrs' Frank Hubbard Fifth membar
Mr Slg Matlock Mrs I D Hitch-
cock' was elected represenative to
the yearly iheeting of the Red Cross
to be held at Miami this week'
TRUSTEES MEET
Tho Board of Trustees met Monday
nighf nnd transacted the routine busi-
ness of the town Tho bond of the
contsactors for the light and water
plant was approved Tho bond is for
$26000'
INLINE
SATISFACTIQN
OKLAHOMA
IS HIGHWAY INSPECTOR
- J P Thompson has been appointed
a deputy state highway inspector his ' :
duties to commence at once His first -work
will be on the Miami-Afton :
highway where he will keep an eye
on the Cement to see that It comes
up ' to specifications The position
pays around 91200 a year
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IS ADVANCE AGENT " '
Dr I D Hitchcock is in Texas
where he is engaged as an advance
agent for lecturers for the Anti-Saloon
League The Doctor’s health is
much improved since he hah been in
a warmerdimate He expects to sn-'
gage -In his present “work' for some'"
time '- ' ' ' - '
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-: SOME MEDALS ‘
Sam Wynn our efficient town mar- ’
shal wears three badges a deputy '
sheriffs badge town marshal badge
and a badge denoting that he is a
truancy officer of Ottawa County-
Some qf the boys want to bestow sn
Iron Cross a Croix tie Guerre and a
D S C' on Sam so that he wU be
sure to catch ’em a coming and a
going- - - j suiMsmi -
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Atenda Quarterly Conference Here
The Quarterly Conference of The
M E Church South was held here
Tuesday wl(h the usual business
transacted Among the out of town
ministers tfere M Scott G S Size-
more Fred Chadwick T W Hines '
'Miami W M Simms D F Dial g!
E Thom Vinita Judge C E Castle
Wagoner and J E King of Spring- -field
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H°W’S WEATHER FOR FLYINGT
Some day it may be a common thing
for Mr American Hnstleman and his
friends who sro planning a recreat-
ional dest through the air to arrang?'
with the Weather Bureau for daily
leports so that the flight can be un-
der taken without risk of running into
bad weather but to date weather re-
ports for aerial touring parties are
a relative new thing Just now tho
Government is interested in mch an
expedition which started from Tort-
land Me September 27 and1 If all
goes well will end at Pensacola Fla
in December after visiting more then '
a score of principal cities' on the At-
lantic coast and in tho Ohio nnd Mis- '
sissippi valleys The flying boat‘‘NC-4
is the craft making this journey the
object of which is to secure recruits
for the United States Navy When the
flying boat stops at regular Weathe?
Bureau stations the lieutenant In
charge of tho expedition has tho wea-
ther maps and forcasta placed at his
disposal by local weather Bureau
represenatives At other points tho
complete morning and afternoon re- '
ports are telegraphed from conven-
ient weather bureau stations to ths
fliers - - -
The weather Bureau also furnished
flying weather forecasts to the parties
participating in the transcontinental
reliability race that started elmultan-
eously on October 8 from San Fran-
cisco and Mlneola L I Forecasts of
tho expected conditions wera tola-
graphed daily morning and evening
to all official stopping points on tho
route 23 in number
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Mitts, E. D. The Afton American (Afton, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 23, 1919, newspaper, October 23, 1919; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1717322/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.