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VOLUME 18
RINGWOOD MAJOR COUNTY OKLAHOMA THURSDAY APRIL 18 1918
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Mortimer Damon Home
From Training Camp
On Wednesday April 17fh the
members of the M E church and
boys of the next call went to the
home of Mr and Mrs George
Damon to weltome "their son
Mortimer who is home on ten
days furlough -'
The evening was spent in' visit-
ing Quite an impromptu program
was rendered Mrs Don Pyle and
Mr Humeston gave some Splendid
readings and Mr Humeston sang
some of his enjoyable songs
Mortimer gave a splendid talk on
- camp life which shows' that he
' has applied himself very diligently
- to military training
It was suggested an offering be
made to the Red Cross which was
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llberalIy responded to After
- which all joined in singing “The
' Star Spangled ' Banner” wished
Mortimer a successful army life
and sate return home' Then
wended our way homeward well
pleased with ourselves and every
one else
One Who Was There
Goltry Goei Over ia Big Red Cross
and L B Drive
Last Saturday was Red Cross
day in Goltry It was about the
biggest day Goltry ever had
Arrangements bad been made
earlier in the week for all who
cared to bring in stuff for this
sale and when an accounting was
made of all articles it included
nearly everything undet the sun
Folks never knew they had so
muoh stuff they could get along
without' Some brot chickens
some hay household goods vehicles
and so many other things it would
weary one with the enumeration
Col Burgess was the auctioneer
and but for the fact that he was
tied up earlier in the day with
soliciting for the liberty loan com-
mittee he might have made it
thru by supper time but when he
finished the sun was nearly down
he sold a lot of doughnuts for a
dollar a piece just to get the hang
of the crowd and they didn’t last
long ' The ladies had brot in a lot
of pies cake and other home con-
fections and these all brottabulou-
lous prices Many times articles
were turned back by the purchas-
er to be -sold again and again
This in fact was the rule and
many articles were sold time and
again betore they found a perma-
nent purchaser Not nearly all
of the stuff brot in was disposed
of and it has been suggested that
another sale be held a week later
and the balance of the stuff dis-
posed of
The sale was held in front of
the Red Cross headquarters and
was attended by a surging crowd
the entire afternoon Col Burgess
remarked that he had held many
sales but this one eclipsed any in
enthusiasm that he ever held
- The total receipts amounted to
nearly seventeen hundred dollars
While this sale was going on the
committee for the Liberty Bond
subscription was quietly at work
and it is said the full quota for
the township was subscribed that
day The people of Goltry and
vicinity are amply able to take
these securities and no surprise
was manifested that the sale brot
the amount it did for the Re
Cross or that the Liberty Bonds
was oversubreribed '
It is just a little bit early to
predict a bumper wheat crop but
there is no harm in jubilating on
the prospects Oklahoma is be-
ginning to assume her old time
form
PUBLIC SALE There will be
a public sale of 120 head of Live
Stock Farm Machinery House-
hold Goods Am leaving the
farm Location 31 miles north
of Goltry Begins at 11:30 prompt
J 0 Carter
ICCAUXD OTHERWISE
Every miser helps the kaiser
Buy a Bond ’
Did you ever hear of John ' D
Enid? ‘ If not you aresquandering
the big part of your clothes money
John D spells economy in clothes
buying j
Syl Craig has put in cement
walk from his doorway to street
FOR SALE 'Choice' Oklahoma land
bargains Send for list W H Watkins
Helena Okla '
Grandpa Hayes W H Ogle W
W Terry and Pearle Rea' have
their residences newly painted
which adds to the looks of the
east side of town
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DM' Ferry’s seed the best
ever— Wright’s Hardware tf
Some say you cant buy good
shoes today They just dont know
john D West SideEnid'
Mesdames Fuller Norris Me-
Quilkin and Miss Robinson motor-
ed to Enid Friday
FOR SALE: Scholarship in
Capital City Business College at
either Guthrie or Oxlahoma City
Call or write tbi t office
W W Terry and wife and Dr
ifansur took supper with C R
Williams and wife Monday even-
ing '
For Sale: High grade cotton
seed V V Black
A 0 Manning wife and daugh-
ter visited home folks Thursday
of this week "
If you dont feel able to buy a
iberty Bond you can still invest
in Government securieties and
ielp win the war by buying War
Savings Stamps and T h r i f
Stamps' “
For Sale:
Jros '
Prairie hay " Shippy
Wouldn’t you rather lend your
money to Uncle Sara than have
the kaiser take it awhyfrom you?
The best way to help the soldier
“somewhere in France” is to buy
Liberty Bond The proceeds
will buy your boy or your neigh-
lor’s boy food to strengthen him
clothing to warm him and am-
munition to kill fritz and end the
war '
For Sale: Home grown White
Seed Corn— Stauffer Park 3t
The farmer who is getting high-
er prices for his products than he
ever dreamed of should be the
rind of a good husbandman who
would invest his profits in Liberty
Jonds so that when prices take a
tumble again he will have a re-
serve fund to fall back on
For Sale: Plenty of Seed Corn
-C 0 Dyer tf
Behind every American soldier
in France back of eveiy American
sailor on the seas there should be
a worker and a bond buyer at
home There is the braver part
but we who remain at home can
be no less usefull if we exhibit
that self-sacrifice that they demon-
strate in risking their lives
When you need a spring suit
shoes or hat you need me John D
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Uncle Sam thinks so much of
you and your sons that he has
provided a plan under which
$1 2 000000 OW of insurance has
been written on the lives of the
men in the army -and navy who
are faring the dangers of war and
offering their livestotheircountry
Are you placing as high a valua-
tion on the boys as Uncle Sam?
Ate you doing everything you can
to help them ’ win so they wil
come back whole and you won’t
have to collect that insurance?
John Fillman has erected an
engine room to his blacksmith
shop
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Friday May 3rd at Goltry fa
Saturday May 4th at Helena
ri From the time that John Alton1 made the infamous
remark “DAMN TH EU N ITED STATES - I -WISH H
I MAY NEVER HEAR OF ThiE UNITED ! STATES ft
AGAIN” he was made the most glaring example of W
his own rash remark until his death Edward Ever- O
ett Hale the noted Boston author has told the story gj
well and with ejjery student of our public schools is O
more or less familiar The' screen version of this apt ft
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warning to enemies xf our country within its borders
A carries a message of tremendous import to the peo- A
M pie at this particular time -
fa Help us to save the lives of our soldier boys at
fa the front by squelching unpatriotism at home fa
Savoy Theatre KLi
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A Bit Too Mouthy
A fellow registering in Enid as
an alien enemy under the name
of T Brandt and signing a food
pledge as Thomas' Buesing has
been pretending to sell spectacles
in the Meno neighborhood associat-
ing with the pro-German element
there and variously airing his
views with regard to the war and
the stand taken by the United
States Information was filed
against him and officers came out
from Enid and took him back
with them Thursday It is rumor-
ed that there are several more in
east Major and west Garfield
counties that may be given a free
ride for their pro-german ' views
— Lahoma Sun
The east has nothing on
when it comes to patriotism
us
Saturday nights rain storm and
wind developed into a regular
downpour which continued most
of the night and part of Sunday
After it was all over the rain
glass showed nearly two inches of
i water It cime t an opportune
I time and is duly appreciated
Bartering With Death
New Home Vlclnltu
Several from this neighborhood
were in Fairview Monday
Mrs G IL Ingham who has
been sick for sometime is improv-
ing a little' ' ' - -
41 M BAlsers little boyhas been
quite sick with the measles
Mabel and Lawrence Bymaster
visited at Mr§ Wilsons Wed itesday
afternoon
Charley Oldenburg and wife
Mrs Ellis Lee and Mary Hazel
and Chester Lee took supper at
Mrs Wilsons Thursday evening
Enos Walker spent a ' fe w days
at home this week returning to
Fairview Sunday afternoon
Frank Fuller and Hazel Wilson
attended the Teachers meeting at
Fairview Saturday ' v -
Elmer Inez Pimmie and Law-
rence Bymaster visited with rel-
atives at Marshall Oklahoma Sat-
urday and Sunday
Mr Dennis and family spent
Sunday at Mr Vcacues
Empey Denies He Quit
the Lecture Platform
Asserts He Only Quit His Maaafer in
Order to Derote His Whole Time to
Going After Pro-Geraaas
and Aati-EagUsh
Because of the recent attacks
against me by certain pro-German
and anti-English persons 'in the
States I make the following state-
ment: ' '
-' I have not quit the lecture plat-
form and do not intend to do so
My reason for cancelling' present
lecture dates is because I have in-
sisted that the entire proceeds
from these lectures go to one of
the following: -
-The third Liberty loan drive
the American Red Cross the YM
C A the Knights of Columbus
Our Boys in France tobacco fund:
the New York Sun tobacco fund
or any othter war charity
My lecture manager' has refused
to comply with this demand as far
as donating his share is concerned
That is his business
I have refused to fulfill further
dates under him That is my
business
He is suing me in the courts for
breach of contract so the best of
i luck to him
I wish to announce that I am
willing ‘ to donate my services
even defraying my traveling ex-
penses to any one of the above
mentioned worthy causes under
the following conditions:
The hall or theater where 1
speak must be donated and there
must be no overhead expenses at-
tached to my lecture excepting
what are absolutely necessary
such as printing pay of ushers
and advertising In this way the
entire proceeds will go to war
charity 1 can be reached at 15
Exchange place Jersey City New
Jersey
I have constantly been threaten-
ed by pro-Germans and that they
would “get me”
Well here I am Let them “get
me” if they can but I will “gel”
a few of them first
From now on it is my intention
to take the platform solely against
the pro-Germans and anti-English
here in the United States our
most dangerous enemies because
they work in the dark and under
the guise of friendship stab our
country and allies in the back
In no way am I connected with
the British government Every-
thing 1 say for England Ireland
Scotland Wales ana Canada comes jmn camP or bne® UP t£ams
from me alone Iam an Ameri- brick wall and shot
can and as an American I wish
to state that England is our blood
relation and ally— one to be proud
of and a mighty fighter Anyone
who is anti-English in this cri-is is
a pro-German in disguise t A woid
or act against England our ally
is a word or act direct against
Uncle Sam V :
England God bless you for your
noble work in this war! ' ’
As for Canada she is our fist
cousin ’ -
this war whicn can never r sui-
passed by any action in any war
to come
- Our American’ boys will -qu4 -ibis
record but even they cannot
surpass it
Canada God hlc- y
are an ally to be proud voI!
Americans watch for the pro-
German propaganda against Jap-
an It is due to appear '
If Americans would only realize
that we are at war Gent’: ‘
German people and tv-
connected with Germany ux war
would soon be over thousands -f
lives millions f dollars and y as
of suffering would be saved
In a vety few months many of
our boys your father your son -your
brother your husband your
sweetheart our friend will be
coming back disabled for life arms
gone legs gone or blinded Re-
member they went “over there”
to fight for their country their
flag their homes and to fight for
you When they return think of
the gloating of the pro-Germans
hererin the United States Are
these boys going to be insulted by
hearing the German language
spoken in the country they fought
for? Art they going to see Ger- -man
language newspapers all about
them? '
Are you going to allowf these
things? Now think of the thou-
sands who never will return the
thousands resting under little
wooden crosses somewhere in
France They are jiever coming -home
to this God’s country of ours
and theirs and they- are calling
across thousands of miles of water
for you to support the boys who
are still fighting Will you support
them? You are an American —
that means yes If you cannot
fight for Uncle Sam “over there”
fight for him “over here” '
This is our country It gave us
everything we have Is it 'worth
fighting for? If so up at them
American's! It makes no differ-
ence what you were what you -did
before United States entered
the war she is now at war and it
up to you to support her'
God bless America God bless -England
God bless France If
that combination can’t lick - the
Germans then nothing can
I have just received' a letter
from the acting secretary of war
accepting my services for the
United States government After
I have told the pro-Germans and
the anti-English in the United
States what I think of them from
the lecture platform and that will
not take long then God permitt-
ing I am going “over there” with
our boys as I have already passed
the army physical examination at '
Camp Wheeler Georgia If I
“click it” and “go West” - well -the
best oluck to me You only
have to die once -
Now watch all the pro-Germans
and anti-English start hammering
me Make a list of the papers
doing this save it and I prophecy
that before this war is over 99
per cent of them will be either
suppressed or their editors put
where they belong in an inter-