The Calumet Chieftain (Calumet, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1922 Page: 1 of 8
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THE CALUMET
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vTOL. XV
CALUMET OKLAHOMA. NOVEMBER 16 1922
No. 16
Buck Store Robbed, $500
in Merchandise Taken
The store of Z U. Buck & Son
was burglarized Thursday night
of last week, and dry goods to
the amount of $500 was taken
out.
Entrance was made through
the front door, the leaf of an
automobile spring was used to
pry the donr open, which was
found on the inside
The loot consisted of 43 pairs
of shoes, most of which were1
men's dress shoes, of the i<ew
stock, a number of pairs of mens
dress trousers, some bed blanKets
men's wool sweaters, silk dress
es and waists, one Indian shawl
valued at $4C 00. silk scarfs, etc. j
TLe shoes were taken from'
the boxes, a bag of rice was emp
tied on the floor to get the bag
to carry away the goods. One
of the sweaters was found ir
front of the Calumet Motor Com-
pany, lest in carrying away the
goods,
A car waa seen standing by
the roadside near the culvert, just
south of town, that night by sev
eral who were in El Reno, and
returning late at night. The
next morning an investigation
was made of the place where the
car had stood, and prints of
where the bag lay in the dust
were plainly visible.
Footprints showed that the
car stood at that place, and the
goods carried to it from the
store.
Though efforts have been
mai'e, no traces of the goods or
burglars have been found.
Tuttle Defeats Calumet
Calumet's football team suffer
ed a bad defeat in the hands of
the Tuttle giants last Friday, the
final score being 42 to 6. From
the very beginning of the game,
Calumet played a hari, but los
ing game. Calumet was outclas
sed in size and weight by the
Tuttle aggregation Tuttle made
most of their trains on fake plays
and end runs, When the smoke
cleared up after the first quarter,
Puttie had made three touch
I downs. In the second quarter,
' Calumet made their lone touch
! <lown on .straight football; line
I plunges and end runs The fact
that two of the regula- lineup
were absent from the game,
[might have accounted for the
i one sided score
November Watermelons
J, H. Winfrey, who grows fine
melons and regular Arkansas ap-
ples, has grown a crop of fine
large watermelons that have
ripened this month. The fine
warm weather has been just
right for them and they are of
excellent quality,
hauled in five big wagon loads
He is storing some of the best
for Christmas.
BELL RINGING QUARTET
NEXT LYCEUM NUMBER
The Bell Ringing Quartet boys
are not only musical —but musi
cally amusing. Thev are clever
young American lads who man
ipulate the Swtss hand bells —and
sing the popular melodies of the
day as a real, wide awake male
quartet should sing them.
The Bell Ringers will offer a
program of brilliancy and snap
here on the evening of November
21st at the Auditorium. They
ring true—and sing true—these
lively young artists, and every
minute of their program is jam-
med full of most enjoyable enter-
tainment. When they group
themselves around the bell table
and start in with their delight
ful bell ringing melodies, the au
dience realizes that the Bell King
ing Quartet is a most pleasing >5
organization.
Hand bell ringing for some
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COMING!
Look Who's Coming! A Popular
Favorite
The Ladies Guild have the pleasure and honor of present
ing to the public in and around Calumet, Mrs. George
Stahlheber, (nee Miss Audra Morrison) in a splendid, high
ila*s program of Readings There will be something to
catch the fancy of all, both old and young, fun lovini? and
fastidious. . , ..
Mrs. Stahlheber needs no introduction to Calumet tolks,
she having tauirht for a number of \ears in our schools en-
dearinti herself to all by her happy sunny smile and ever
ready loving disposition, to help whenever and wherever-
asked The year an one half previous to her marriage(which
occurred a short time a>>o) Miss Morrison spent at the Kan
sas City School of Expression, carrying off several high
honors as a reward for her splendid efforts Be sure and rem
ember the date, Friday night November 17th. Be sure to
attend this entertainment and you will he guaranteed an eve
nintr of perfect pleasure. The program will be interspersed
with several musical numbers by local talent. In keeping
with the tendency to lower prices, admission has been cut to
a price of the movies; 15c for children; adults 25c.
Don't forget the date (this week) Friday, November 17.
time has been a forgotten art. - 0
It was a popular form of enter-
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tainment for the Swiss people.
but seldom was used in this coun
however, is undoubtedly bring
Last week he jng the Swiss hand bell into ex
treme popularity, for every where
on their present tour they have
met with the heartiest kind of a
reception.
Their vocal program if full of
good things. Their voices are
above the average and their en-
semble work reflects great credit
to their musical training and
made the defeat of the Republi, couching. Their repertoire in-
cans quite a setback. But they j eludes most of the popular quar-
had a big victory two years ago. | tette arrangements of the dav
The political campaign termi
nated so suddenly that it is al
most forgotten. As usual there
were many surprises. Each par
ty was sure of winning, which
. , in addition to their vocal and in-
try. The Bell Ringing QBartet. atrumental nove)ty worki they
Knr ,r• do & |ot of their commendable
sketch work and impersonation.
They are four lively young art
ists, brimful of enthusiasm and
personality, and they have been
making a great hit all through
out the season
We have moved to our new
location on S. Bickford next to
Wool worth c and 10c store. Sin
per Sewing Machine Co. Phone
206. El Reno.
High School Noter
Three Big Sales
In this paper will be found the
lists of three farm sales to be
held next week.
H F. O'Neill has a surplus of
stock and sone farm implements
which he will sell, he is moving
to a farm where the pasture is
lighter. This sale is on the 21st,
On Wednesday the 22nd, S. M.
White of northeast of town will
sell his personal property. He
and his family will possibly leave
Oklahoma. On the 23rd Dr.
Weber's property will be sold,
The doctor's health will not per-
mit his trying to farm any more,
so they will dispose of their stock
and household goods.
Col. Avans will handle all of
these sales.
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1 Select Gifts Now And
Telephone Office Moved
The centra! office has been mov
ed to the Cruzan property, just
south of the Christian church
A cable has been laid under
ground from the central office to
the Bank corner. This will elim
inate much of the line trouble in
the town lines, as they cannot
possibly get tangled up in the
cable, even when the winds
blow.
Cold Wave
A cold wave f rom the north ar
rived on schedule time according
to the predictions of the weather
man. A heavy rain fell Sacur
day night, turning colder Sunday
A light freeze was the conse
quences.
Lost —Silver fountain pen in
Calumet, Reward if returned to
Chieftain office.
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There are a hundred and one different demands from the drug
store every single month, but from now on until Christmas there is <i most
insistent demand for gift goods. We want you to come and see the line of
Christmas gifts we are offering this year. Some of them are the standard-
ized items that we carry the year round; others are specialties selected truly
tor gift purposes, all of them are valuable goods and the best quality that
money can buy, and all of them are pleasingly priced to permit a liberal giv-
ing with every degree of satisfaction to yourself, appreciation by the recipi-
ent and not too much money spent either.
Come and see these things now. They are on
display in our windows and in our store and we will
gladly help you devise your gift list. Make your se-
lection^ and reserve goods to be delivered when you
say and where you say.
At Your Service
Calumet Drug Co.
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Reporters,
Essie Brown, Senior,
Roy Richards, Junior.
Daisy Scott, Sophomore,
Mac Hadlock, Freshman,
The American literature class
is preparing a debate on immi-
uration, as it is d very important
question of the day. The stu-
dents are taking a great interest
in this work and are now read-
ing Frances Kellor's well known
book on the subject, current mair
azines and speeches of various
members of Congress v\ere sent
to be used by the Oklahoma Uni-
versity.
Tuesday, November 7 whs a
holiday, but uas postponed until
Friday on account of the Teach-
ers meeting at Norman. Also
the girls wihhed to root for the
Calumet Foot Ball Team at Tut-
tle.
We appreciate the visitors who
take enough interest in our work
to come and visit our recitations.
Mr. Thompson visited the high
school on Tuesday and Mr. Sny-
der called Wednesday.
On Monday the students of the
English classes made some brave
I attempts to act as experienced
| salesmen. The results proved
j that ttiey were in need of such
training. Webster Babb and Al-
5 ton Gambel were considered the
best salesmen.
Last week the Sophomore Entr
lish Club had a debate on a suo
ject of interest to everyone at
j the present time; Resolved, that
1 we should have light wines and
| beer. The speakers on the al-
| firmative were Rita McCrath,
, Otis Cox and Lovell Powell.
! The speakers on the negative
'were Mildred Laughlin Edith
Evans and Webster Babb. The
j decision was pven in favor of
] the negative.
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Mr T H. Ellison was in from
Canadian County on the Thurs-
day market of the Oklahoma
National Stock Yards, Oklahoma
City with a car of steers, 24 head
of 920 pound average which sold
for #6 '35
Prof. Corr attended the teach
ers meetirg in N< rman, Frida*
and Saturday.
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Penn, S. A. The Calumet Chieftain (Calumet, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1922, newspaper, November 16, 1922; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc173873/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.