Canadian Valley Record (Canton, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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Volume IX.
CANTON, BLAINE COUNTY, OKLA., JANUARY t, 1
DEATH CAUSED BY FIRE.
Farm House Occupied by George
Mead Destroyed by Fire—Two
Children Fatally Burned.
Tuesday evening, about six
o'clock, the house on the John
Hyer farm, 8 miles southwest of
town, occupied by Geo. Mead and
family, was totally destroyed by
fire, ifhe father and oldest boy
were around the barn doing the
choris and the mother was in the
kitchen preparing supper when
tise fire w^s discovered in the
front room. The little girl 5
years old, was fatally burned and
died at 12:00 o'clock Tuesday
flight. The little boy, 3 years
old, was seriously burned and his
recovery ia verju doubtful. The
baby, 10 months old, was rescued
and escaped without injury.
The origin of the fire is un-
known, but it is supposed that
the two older children were play-
ing with a can of coal oil and
poured the contents into the fire
in a box stove, causing an ex-
plosion. Mr. Mead and wife
were badly burned in trying to
extinguish the flames. Mr.
Mead's parents, Amos Ward and
wife, were making their home
with them, and the old gentle-
man saved some of his personal
effects and a ten dollar bill.
Mr. Mead has a lease on the
Hyer farm. He is in poor cir-
cumstances and this sad affair
not only robs him of his beloved
child but leaves the family with
only theclothing they were wear-
ing at the time of the fire. A
subscription paper was circulated
ye^erdly t*tad the business men
and citizens subscribed money
to help the bereaved family in
their sad hour of need. Mr.
Mead and family have the sym-
pathy of the entire community
in their terrible misfortune.
MARKET REPORT.
to Tfaa RECORD.
Kansas City Stock Yards, Dec.
29, 1913. Beef steers advanced
25 to 40 cents last week, cows
and heifers strong to 25 higher,
stock cattle and feeders about
steady. Fancy yearlings sold at
$9.50 during the week, similar
to ten dollar yearlings when the
Christmas premium was being
paid. Receipts today are 10000
head, and the market is strong
to 15 higher. Heavy steers sold
to $8r90 today, and middle class
fed steers at $7.75 to $8.40.
Choiee heifers bring $8.75. and
best heavy cows $7. Veal calves
bring up to $11, and stock calves
are a quarter higher today, tops
at $8.25. Stock cattle and fed
feeders are unevenly higher to-
day, good to choice stockers and
feeders sellinfi at $6.75 to $7.40.
Quarantine receipts are light to-
day, 43 cars. Some well finished
meal fed steers, 1085 lbs average
brought $8, highest price gthis
month. Some medium short fed
steers brought $5.75 in the quar-
antine division and Arkansas
and Louisiana cows and steers at
$4.50 to $6.25. Cold weather has
been a help to live stock prices,
and this market is on a healthy
basis. The Christmas turkey
was expected to exert adverse in-
fluence this week, and the fact
that prices,^3ce higher today, on
fairly liberal receipts, bears out
the prophecy of commission men
that advatte^Mfl the;
ket may be expected >-/iining
with January/
Hogs also are going up. The
I market is 10 to 15 higher today,
some sales of light weights 20
higher, and salesmen assert that
eight dollars will be paid tomor-
row. Receipts are very light
here, 6000 head today which
proved insufficient to go around.
Order buyers were looking for
good 180 to 190 lb. hogs today,
but none were here, and packers
paid the top price, $7.95 for two
lots, one medium weight, and the
other heavy hogs. Highly mixed
light weights sold at $7.60 to
$7.80, bulk of sales $7.65 to $7.90.
J. A. Rickaht,
Market Correspondent.
The recent burning of Col. Roy
Hoffman's home at Chandler,
with his fine collection of Indian
relics and mementos, calls to
mind the fact that every few
years some valuable collection of
this material is destroyed by fire
or flood. It will not be many
years 'until the state will be
searching in vain for many of its
most important historical docu-
ments, valuable curios, and other
material of this kind, which dis-
appear rapidly with the passing
years. The State University at
Norman is receiving considerable
such material from various parts
of the state aind is placing it in a
fire proof building where it will
be perfectly safe, and at the
same time where it can be seen
by students and by visitors.
Some of this material is given to
the University} some is merely
sent for safe-keeping. The most
recent addition of this kind to
the University's ethnological
museum consists > of the Posey
collection, which is said to be one
ofthe"ft^^%f its kind in the
state. It consists of pottery,
basketry, wooden spoons, ladles,
bows, arrows, ball sticks, etc.
No. 82.
We Wish You All,
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A Happy and
Prosperous
New Year
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and all all the other good
things appertaining thereto.
BANK OF CANTON
"THE PIONEER"
DEPOSITS GUARANTEED
20w ffirst State ^anK
OF CANTON Announces CHANGE OF MANAGEMENT taking effect
Deo. 23rd. The new management is as follows:
C. A. Williams, formerly of Thomas, Okla., President.
B. F Spaulding remains as Cashier.
M. Abemethy of Clarenaont, California, Stockholder.
E. E. Huff, of Thomas, Okla., Stockholder and Director.
E. D. Foster, ol Thomas, Okla., Stockholder and Director.
C. A. Williams, who takes the Presidency and general management of the
bank, has been connected with the Abemethy-Foster chain of banks for some years
and is well known thru western Oklahoma.
B. F. Spaulding, while his residence here has been short, has made many
friends. He is fully competent and eager to take care of the wants of customers.
M. Abemethy is known to the old timers thru this section as a former resi-
dent at Cantonment, Okla, He was a man of considerable means when he first came
to this part ot Oklahoma, twenty-five years ago, and his financial success has
continued,
E. E. Huff is cashier of the First National Bank of Thomas, and has a wide
reputation as a successful banker,
E. D. Foster, first became associated with M, Abemethy as manager of the
Cantonment Indian Trading store, twenty-two years ago, and has been in Oklahoma
ever since, and is now President of the First National Bank of Thomas,
We have for some years wanted a bank in Canton and are much gratified to
get located here, It is not our ambition simply to do a big business but to do a safe
business which will be a real benefit to our customers and ourselves.
Come in and get acquainted. It's to our mutual benefit.
With compliments of the season,
Respeotlully yours,
C. A. Williams, President.
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Canadian Valley Record (Canton, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 1914, newspaper, January 1, 1914; Canton, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc175961/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.