Canadian Valley Record (Canton, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 1921 Page: 2 of 8
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THE CANTON RECORD, CANTON, OKLAHOMA
Happenings
In Oklahoma
Wakita schools have decided to take
an active part in the state health
movement.
The new building of the Ada Alfalfa
Milling company north of Ada. has
been completed.
New motor fire engine. will be add-
ed to Lawton's Are apparatus, ity
officials are studying which make to
buy.
Judge W. H. Hussey has made order
for the convening of the January term
of the county court February 7 and
February 9.
More than $10,000 will be spent by
Ada on improving Glenwood park. A
swimming pool and a play-ground is
being equipped.
Four deputy sheriffs who lost their
places when the new sheriff came into
office recently, will be taken on the
Sapulpa police force.
Seventy-four seniors will graduate
from the lawton high school this
spring The class will be the largest
in the history of the school.
MARKET CONDITIONS Hsppcnings of
♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ' rftte common schools at cost, or to
' some cases, wit ho it charge.
Governor Robertson will approve
the joint resolution passed almost
Northern n.und white potatoe* con tin-1 I It A I A IYl'« IA I A t unanimously by the house of represen-
ted to d-cUne at shipping points, closing Illfi Lfi >? ISIfl III It! ♦ tatives Wednesday to extend the time
u 2beat " "fciaittlMlW XI t valorem taxes for this
15 ir.e lowest pnce thia season. Chicago 4 * . ,
canot market fell to it* previous low of year, he declared Wednesday night.
J^i ™^re Sfe To °ff^t a shortage of funds measure is the ^sl 10 ^ holh
,133"175- which may occur at the end of the house3 lhls session.
western New "0,^®^'°^ ^ ««*] year on account of tax levy ex . The £*?1Ut'°n M a*ended *e
" $ ES d0WT1 15c tensions- act will be introduced *0U3e Wednesda>' r0Vldes that the
uin. down^i^Bo.^lr1 si™*m the it is expected to pro- ®rst haJf of1cthe shall become
— - - - due on June 15 and the second half on
IF*!}** "ieady f o b . common mote and improve rural school condi-
*«£££ !!0°s',b;t* appropria-
8 mostly M-i Vi 100 1185,000. This bill is proposed
f Char"8 E Mr. Lama,
dul1 ~'4Ln- 13 m'dde western clues kooneJ' and W. J. Holloway.
.3c-tl 35; eastern 11.2S-S1 m tv . ,
lrpt Mbba«« slightly lower state school organization al-
tlmore ^PhiSd^^LTd.JSS «!&k,W" haS . °D hand *100-000 With
l®na ** IJS-IW; Northern type downJ^7 which wil1 attempt to tide over fhe
,««. ronunurf to ™ ^ ™te<I UK, fall
in consuming market* rln^nr •>*_
JSfSi 5? ^ymlOf markets, closing 25- .
V I2-J2.23. California Iceberg 13
mill levy this year. This amount
1 ettuc/VtMhv" t!;„1 °rnla 19 not adequate to insure the full
mostly (4-4.50 per cme; fLSO-iTk^ob: lCIm tOT eVer>" school.
Moven>i£tn&s been Increasing shiD- A ^ l° aboi'8h the corporation
™03? endedjaunary 13: Potatoes C°mm!sslon and transfer its power to
• Cars, barreled annl < .mu kat^h the Hict
September 1. The amendment was
introduced by S. D. Bailey, of Snyder.
The roll call vote on adoption of the
amendment showed eighty-six mem-
bers as favoring it. W. A. Scofield,
of Adair county, republican, and
Charles Whitaker, of McIntosh, coun-
ty, democrat, opposing it and fo.ur
absent. The absentees were T. F.
L. F. Moreland, farmer, living near
Idabel, claims to have the champion
sweet potatoe of tho state. The pota-
to tips the scale at ten pounde.
More than sixty teacners are devot-
ing their leisure time after school
hours taking the annual census of
children of school age in Muskogee.
V. V. Kingsbury and W. R. Wilson
of the First National bank have let
the contract for a two-story business
house. The building will cost 535,000.
Norman building permits for 1920
were more than 11.000,000, setting a
new record for cities of its size in the
elate. Half of this was for residences.
Plans for erection of a hut similar
to the ones used by the Y. M. C. A.
in the army have been made by the
Lock Sanders post, American Legion
of Hugo.
Edmond children in the future will
attend school whether they wish to or
not. T. R. McPheeters, superintendent
of the public schools, has been ap-
pointed as truant officer.
Madill residents soon will hare as-
surance that they will not perish from
thirst. Water from the spring at the
Washita river will be turned into the
city mains in the near future.
A 10,000-barrel tank to be used for
oil storage at the water plant here
has been purchased by the city coun-
cil. In the future all oil for the city
of Geary will be bought wholesale.
Presbyterians of Purcell have ob-
taised the Episcopal church building
and started services in it. The old
Presbyterian church building probably
will be sold for commercial purposes.
The chamber of commerce of Ponca
City has made a request to the state
board of health that the present law
be amended to the last of communica-
ble diseases, placing it under the di-
rect control of the state health author-
reled "appies 735," boxed wLTSi I m the hoUst-
luce ioi, onions 22 ; sweet potatoes «6. ; Other bills introduced provided ap-
Hay and Feed. Propriations for the State University
o-jSTSS? dSSSX 'Prices^ k?£r Chih (h0SPital ^ ^ the ereCtion of a
cago because of increased receipts. Other i ,aun(lry. nurses' home and power plant
!there- ,An emer*encr appropriation
City decijnJn* sharply at Kansas * ^ for maintenance this year.
Vii l.n exc«w demand The warehouse bill wss to be intro-
said
amendment as
alfalfa Chicago *25TkI£- j aa lDe DU1 *as passed for the im
Kansas CUy"$24* No. 1 DrairiV
ii!nn«-apolls $17.50.
^ 1}? feed market shows slightly
nlreingl than olher weatern mark-
,'i' "£5TV'e more optimistic regard-
ZUSStt'P no,{n,aterfa advance is
aulet In 'nK Pric«s; Wheat feeds coiHinue
maiority of markets and
mur ™iy, dema"'1 a for immediate re-
smlfl but h««, af! offerinK8 continue
tlTul , , n l ^toat {*,l}a are in Plen-
HniJ «f, ?P,J' Flour middlings and red
week wr materiaUy lower than last
i fe^d and glutten feed dull
Inquiries for cotton meal and linseed
f*r i Alfalfa meal inactive; of-
fower sh,Pment at materially
Quoted m? th-a" Prevailing quotations.
m ddlin,, ^" ,2^' 7,JddIin«s Hour
middlings $>7. ted dog $A4. Minneapolis
r 1,1 Cent. cotton seed meal $2b M -rn-
meal $3 U Minneapolis. $39 5,.
Buffalo; No. 1 alfalfa meal $23, wh £
CtTc"eo h f1' Xfu,8j lu'en feed $4:
i-'iicago, best pulp 14 5 northeAr<it#>rr
markets; oat feed $12.50-13 western mark
Grain.
Ht^?ilWeeks ,wheat markets opened
to hl£v5f result °J better sentiment due
ow export business and continued
l^th <^Knce.vftead,ly un,J1 noon of the
wh^ the high price of $1.*4>± f0!
Chicago March was reached. Prices then
,„|a" Chica-e° March wheat clos-
'"f .f' 51 "> the 14th. On the lOti.
^.terling exchange advance 71/ic and thic
nrin a '.V'cid*:'"y bulll8h effect upon wheat
out ,fr uay' Brit'sh commission now
r±~ market and export demand slow
Frar>ce reported having pur
r^eittiv UBheI? Ar*entine wheat
^""eapolis on the 14th flour
fo"wheata lWU^ SOO<J miIiln« demand
? In Kan as City milling de-
mand fair, exi«rt demand reported good
wr.CniM mSoln Chicat° cash market Jan
wu *>0' 2V. red winter wheat 30-33c over
March. No 2 hard fi-ioc over; No ■<
mixed corn o^fcc under May; yellow T4r
, J? Mlnneapo s No. 2 dark north-
°\T-r Minneapolis March. In
Kansas City No. 2 hard winter 5-7c ovfi
Kansa^ City March. For the week Chi-
Mfv MarctJ wheat gained .',q c at $1.77V
ss
wheat $1.70^.
1 5^. Chicago JWay
ities.
Forty young men and women of
Broadway Methodist church of Ard-
more signed up for a teachers class,
following a dinner at the chamber of
commerce when problems of the
church and some of its needs were
discussed.
Instructions to the police department
of Ardmore to carry out the ordinance
which states that city prisoners mav
serve out their fines by working on
the streets at the monetary value of
$1 a day have been issued by city
commissioners.
Violation of various prohibition en-
forcement laws lead all other charges
for which arrests were made in the
Ponca City municipal court during
1920. according to a report of Judge
Scott Alcorn.
Cotton.
r^wddlinl8poLcotton advanced about 85
points during the week, closing around
JcSnf 7 ^ January futures up {<4
points, closing at 17.0«c.
New trains operating between El
Reno and Waurika, Jefferson county
and so scheduled that residents in the
southern section of the state will be
enabled to make a one-day trip to El
Reno, are to be provided by the Rock
Island railroad.
Ottawa
mistakes
Li restock and Meats.
With the exception of fat ewes, feed
«r*iKar\ i?nd fs*",hr'C steers, all classes
f t- , at Chicago showed declines
hntow Wee,M Hogs lost 15c"25: heef and
butcher cattle and fat lambs 25c-50o
pearling wethers broke 50c-75s per 100 lb*
Dnnf 5®c"*1- January 14 Chicago
hoes *s 30-9-«>; medium
and good beef steers $875-11; butcher
cows and heifers $4.60-6 75- feeding
ve^r !!«ht and medium w^gh?
veal calves $10-12; fat lambs $10.25-1175
cXli^er?^'e"fakfr^d Se^taerkdeet
cllnes were the rule. Pork and veal lost
$l-$ per 100 lbs; Iamb. $l-$2 Beef wmv
??« on fairly steady. January 14 prices :
g>od grade m^tst Beef $1«-$18. Veil
iiITu? Jamb $-2-$26. mutton $13-$i7
Ught pork loins $24-$26; heavy loins $10-
Dairy Prod acts
„ ®ll'!er, market has been weak and un-
settled during the week, early price de
cllnes being supplanted bv further de-
clines on the . ""u,er re-
mediate distribution of the $2,000,000
involved to the counties of the state.
The boxing commission bill provid-
ing for state athletic commission to
permit boxing in the state was intro-
duced in the house by Eli L. Admire.
Powers of a court were conferred
upon the house of representatives
committee on investigation oi judici-
ary and executive departments in the
resolution passed by the house Thurs-
laj afternoon. The resolution was
introduced by R. H. Matthews of Mc-
Alester, chairman ot the committee.
The resolution declared that infor-
mation was available already for the
committee, for which it was necessary
to issue processes to compel the at-
tendance of witnesses before the com-
mittee. The resolution authorized the
issuance of such processes, provided
that refusal to answer might be pun-
ished by imprisonment in jail and
authorized the employment of steno-
graphers to keep records for the com-
mittee.
V ote on the resolution was oral.
There was an almost unanimous cho-
rus of "aye" from the republican ma- I
jority side of the house when the mo- j
tion was put, and silence from the |^| uiaLll^
democratic minority, while no voices j and Cleveland, Garvin, McClain and
were raised to oppose its passage. j Murray counties the fourteenth dis-
Power of the governor to influence trict, each district bavins? one Judge,
appointment of the oil and gas con- Senate concurrent resolution No. 3
3ervation agent of the corporation j directing the board of public affairs
commission is to be taken away, if | to stop construction on the tuber-
the bill passes which was introduced culosis sanatorium at Talihina. Le-
Thursday by Eli L. Admore of Oilton. Flore county, and report on the pro-
The bill provides that the commission [ ject to the 'legislature was submitted
alone shall have power to make the : to the house Wednesday on its first
appointment. As the commission is j reading.
instituted, politicians predicted that j W. R. Wallace introduced a bill in
its selections might not be in harmony the senate Wednesday afternoon
Gorman, of Oklahoma county; T. A.
Parkinson, of Wagoner county; T. W.
Harman, of Okfuskee county, and
Remington Rogers, of Tulsa county.
Senate concurrent resolutions Nos.
1 and 2 passed on second reading and
referred to committees.
Resolutions from state county com-
missioners' association read com-
mending Henry Wood, state highway
commissioner.
Measure for non-partisan nomina-
tions for judges and municipal candi-
dates reaches democratic side of sen-
ate.
Creation of a state board of par-
dons and paroles is provided for by
house bill No. 48, introduced Wednes-
day by J. Horace Simpson, of Man-
gum. The bill specifies that the gov-
ernor shall appoint a board of three
members to serve terms of six yearg
each, one member of which shall be
an attorney, another a physician and
a third a citizen without special quali-
fication. The attorney is to receive
a salary of $2,750 a year and be chair-
man. Other members are to receive
Jo a day for each day spent in at-
tendance on board meetings in addi-
tion to traveling expenses. The war-
dens of the state prisons at McAlester
and Granite are made advisory mem-
bers of the board.
i J. C. Graham, of Marietta, Love
county, introduced a bill proposing a
change in judicial district affecting
Love county and others in the vicinity.
The bill provides that the eighth dis-
trict court judicial district shall con-
sist of Carter. Love and Murray coun-
ties and have two judges, one to be
nominated by Carter county and the
other by Love and Murray counties. It I
provides that the fourteenth district :
shall consist of Cleveland, McClain j
and Garvin counties, and have one
judge. At present Carter and Love i
counties constitute the eighth district
Lucky
Strike
cigarette
Its toasted
Used in one Family
for many Years
Whatcheer, Iowa—"The doctor#
said I would have to be operated
upon or I would
~ never regain my
health, but I de-
, cided to give Or.
Pierce's Favor-
ite Prescription
and Golden Med-
ical Discovery a
trial and they
6urelyhave don«
wonders for me.
I am now in the
best of health.
Dr. Pierce's med-
icines have, to my knowledge, been
used for at least 15 or 16 years by
different members of our family and
we can't speak too highly of them M—
MRS. ELSIE L. ORRICK.
Ail druggists. Contain no alcohol
VICTIMS
RESCUED
Kidney, liver, bladder and aric acid
troubles are most dangerous be-
cause of their insidious attacks.
Heed the first warning they give
that they need attention by fairing
COLD MEDAL
with Governor Robertson's.
"The commission is the only judi-
cial body in the state which must get
the governor's approval before mak-
ing any appointment," said Admire
Thursday. "My amendment to the
statute governing the oil and gas di-
vision is not intended to meet any
specific conditions, but only to make a
correction in provisions to meet a
general need."
The house was in session only a few
minutes more than one hour Thurs-
day, and less than two hours Wednes-
day. Only seventy-one house bills
have been introduced, as against 135
bills introduced on the corresponding
day of the session two years ago.
The long promised measure provid-
ing for non-partisan nominations of
judges and municipal candidates for
office, arrived Wednesday from the
republican side of the senate. It was
introduced by Harry O. Glasser. Its
terms prescribed procedure for choos-
ing candidates without letting party
issues appear even casually. It con-
cllnes being supplanted
clines on the 14th. In eastern n^rkrt^
aI^CeSware no.w 5-c7 lower than a week
ago. Heavy imports on way and liberal
W« i .ew Zetiland and Pacific Coast
ior -V re®P°nsible for weakness
Prices 92 score: New York Sic Chic*™
VhlC; Phil deIPhla and Boston 52e.
Cheeae market considerably improved
st^Hks ?round, as distributors e ea casual]
of year. Prices advance°it?1001°!^ tains model ballots drawn up by the
it,c8 h1rter°nth!!>nsi^aiyera*ln* at author of the bill and its terms pro-
on the stylae majority salfs'a^wi^in® vides that shan Bot interfere with
I ^her PrfaW statutes except where
^ ' " • gnorns J7^c. J it conflicts.
The nrowinn tl_ , 1 Lelter was reafi rrom Dr. E. 7.
organizations is plainK- evident from snp€rintendent of the hosP^>
the increase in thP > I insane at Supply. Woodward
Ottawa county citirens made few tivity of representatives oT ^ ac* count> - ***** detail for liberal ap
istakes in making out their work ganizations. For the first tim« tT • 1 "P~,at,ons Ior that institution
sheets for income tax returns for 1919, state grange has on the ^Lnd , ®enate >oint ^solution No. 2 ex-
accordmg to I. W. Gowdy. one of the i resentative to look afte/lS tatiJT tend,m* the, time for Pa^ thi*
three men sent here to verify returns and the interests of farmers in ^ °TBm amended and
,or - aPri„,,s
Or H„s* Scott, state Super,is„r for ! I S3 VZZ
Oklahoma, of the Lnited States public ** ®'l le*,slatIon. and then instruct- ! house Thursday by T. F. Gorman of
health service, has been advised by ! £ ,th.e stat^ Mr. C C. Kinp. ! Oklahoma Citv. The name of wS-
ff^h600 S Cummin«s. ! Citv ^d^em h 31 °klahoma I burn Cartwright is attached as ita au-
of the public health service, that if the ^.d remain th«re throughout the | rhor in the senate. The bill author-
Oklahoma legislature provides ade- i s*s*™- This Mr. King has | izes the creation of a state school
quate hospita1 facilities, funds are . R .y establls|linS headquarters at : book commission to supersede the
available and that the public health "j® ®"8to1 IIoleI he is busily :ext book commission. The commis-
•ervlce wUl lease them. 1 'ef,slators and farmer. | -'ion is to consist of the state superin-
which contemplates the retirement of
$1,600,000 of outstanding funding
bonds of the state issued in 1913.
Wallace claims the state has a surplus
of more than twice the amount of the
bonds he wishes to retire.
Attorney May Get Pay.
I. L. Harris of Britton. Oklahoma
county, introduced a resolution to pay
fl 300 to E. G. Spillman, present state
librarian, for services as attorney for
the state in prosecuting its claims sev-
eia years ago to land granted or-
igin&lly by the federal government.
The senate resolution calling upon
the bnard of public affairs to stop
construction upon the tuberculosis
sanatorium at Talihina and report up
on the work was referred to the com
mittee on investigation.
Senate joint resolution No. 2. amend
ed and passed on Wednesday, was
signed by the speaker and returned to
the senate.
Additional salaries for county offi-
cers in counties whose population is
between 16,000 and 20.000 are pro-
vided in the bill introduced by Harry
Jennings of Claremore. It provides
that county treasurers shall receive
12,500 a year and assessors, court
clerks and county clerks, $2,000 a year.
House resolution No. 5. conferring
plenary powers upon the investigation
committee, passed.
.Announcement was made of assign
nient of standing committees to regu-
lar rooms for meetings.
One of tne bills with interesting
history behind it introduced in the
senate Wednesday is that by John H.
Carlock. of Ardmore, and Charles E.
McPherren, of Durant, making ap-
propriation to reimburse Brigadier- '
General R. L. Hoxie for funds pa'J j
on contract for the statue of Sequoyah
which was placed in the uatio'nal
capitol several years ago. An appro- !
priation was made by the legislature I
at that time, but it lapsed before pay.
ment was made and as a result the
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No Need to Swallow Drugs.
It is logiesiI that pouring drugs into
the stomach will not cure catarrh in
the head. Hyomel, medicated air,
reaches the seat of the disease. Guur*
anteed by druggists.
FRECKLES
vrirsja
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L «Ae. fr— book
How to Save Money.
Two men recently entered a serve-
self restaurant and, after getting what
they desired, took tliefr seats at the
■'.line table. a patron seated mur
them overheard the following colloquy:
"Bill," said one. "I've Just learned
how to save money. I find the way
to do it is to go In debt and pay it
out."
"Humph." said Bill. "I've got yon
skinned a mile. I go in debt and
never pay it out."
Unexpected Reply.
"Woodman, spare that tree!" cried
the poet.
"All right. No more wood pulp. d
more paper, no more poetry."—Lou 1 -
ville Courier-Journal.
She Had an Object.
Benhmn—'"Why do you wear vour
hair over your ears?" Mrs. Renham—
that 1 w°n't hear your clothes*
regardless lbe,r | ^VZ& ZZuoZZ'Z, I
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Well now for I
took Dt Pierce's
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Dixon. Nebr—"For
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nothing better than Dr Pierce's Fa-
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something to strengthen and build
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would advise its use by all youn*
girl, at this critical period of life "
—MRS E LONG
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