The Standard-Sentinel (Stilwell, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 15, 1920 Page: 1 of 9
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And Don’t Forget the Firemen’s Picnic July 23-24
THE' STANDARD-SENTINEL'
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF ADAIR COUNTY OKLAHOMA
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STILWELL OKLAHOMA: THURSDAY JULY 15 1920
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NUMBER 22
THE WOMEN ORGANIZE
AUXILIARY TO LEGION
The Women’s Auxiliary Unit
of Dennis Butler Post No 102
American Legion was organized
last Saturday night in the Amer-
ican Legion Hall with eleven
charter members Officers were
elected as follows:
President Mrs Glen S Allen
Vice Pres Mrs H C Carson
Sec’y Mrs Ben F Browning
Treas Mrs O R Dodgen
Executive Committee: Mrs H
T Williams Chairman Mrs J
M Dodgen Miss Leola Patton
Miss Ena Shannon
It is hoped that every woman
who is eligible to membership
will join the auxiliary for white
there are many places the Auxil-
iary can fill not the least of the
advantages to be derived from
the membership is the socia
feature of the organization Ac-
cording to the Constitution the
objects of this organization shal
be the same as those of the
American Legion
Under the heading “Eligibil-
ity” is stated the following
“The mothers wives daughters
and sisters of the members o::
the American Legion and the
mothers wives daughters and
sisters of all men and women
who were in the military or na-
val service of the United States
at some time between April 6
1917f and November 11 1918
and died in line of duty or after
honorable discharge and pryor
to November 11 192 shall be
eligible to membership in thi
auxiliary”
The next meeting of the Arux--1
iliary will be held on Friday
night July 16 at 8:00 o’clock in
the American Legion Hall and
as there is important business
pertaining to the completion of
the organization to be brought
up every woman who is eligibie
should be present and help per-
fect the organization
TEACHERS EXAMINATION
The teachers examination will
be held July the 20th 30th 31st
at the office of County Supt at
8 o’clock
Lura E Mount Co Supt
Report of the Condition of
First - State Bank
STILWELL OKLA
At the Close J Business June 30th 1920
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts
Overdraft
Furniture and Fixtures
Banking House
Bonds and Warrants
Cash and Due from Banka
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock
Surplus and Profits
DEPOSITS
TOTAL
The Above Statement is Correct
Albert Carlson Cashier
OFFICERS AM) DIUtXTORS
B G Fletcher
Albert Carlson
Orville
It is well for our friends to remember that all deposits
in this bank are protected by the Depositors Guaranty
Fund of the State of Oklahoma
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PRECINCT REGISTRARS
Again we publish the precinct
registrars after being revised
and vacancies filled by the
County Registrar J W Fergu-
son as follows:
Ballard No 1 Bart Morris Watts
2 John C Chandler Si-
loam Springs Ark
“ 3 A P Wilson Watts
Chance No 1 Geo Morris Westville
“ 2 John Stacey Chewej
Westville No 1 Charles Cordray of
Westville
Westville No 2 Mrs Geo C Whit-
mire of Westville
Christie No 1 T B AlbertyChristie
2 L B Dannenberg of
Proctor
Boron No 1
" 2
3
StilwellNo 1
2
" 3
Wauhillau No
billau
F S Howard Baron
M W Bellamy1 Stilwell
Anna Adair Piney
J W Ferguson Stilwell
W L Petty Stilwell
J £ Ealy Stilwell
1 John Carlile Wau
2 Joe T McCulley
Stilwell
Bunch No 1
2
Chas Whitmire Bunch
Odus Gordon Stilwell
Lees Creek No 1 Henry Ward Church
2 Mrs Oatha P Kus
sell Stilwell
PREDICTING ANOTHER WAR
With the coming of locusts
this year the ever watchfu
prophets are again on the job
with predictions that since the
locusts -have the letter “W” on
their wings it means another
war They do not enlighten us
as to when the war is to be or
with what country it will be but
they are determined that there
is to be another war in the fu
ture all because of the myste-
rious “W” on the locust’s wings
TWO fAST BALL GAMES
i
The local team crossed bats
with the Hulbert team Sunday
and Monday in a couple of splen
did games The score in Sun
day’s game was 5 to 4 in favor
of the locals and Monday’s game
ended before the fifth inning
on account of rain with no runs
to either team
Both were clean games pund
were close enough to keep the
excitement high The visiting
boys were a nice bunch of ball
players
II S Mateer chairman of the
election board was down from
his Chewey farm yesterday
$244 4T37D
5JI 74
3 150 On
4 6o 00
51 688 11
Oil 378 72
370 72 36
$ 15 000 00
9 500 00
346 2$ 2 36
370 782 36
W A Woodruff
J T Worsham
Yoe
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ORRECTED FILING OF
CANDIDATES IN PRIMARY
Through error of the printer
and prodf not read the list
of candidates as filed with the
county election board as pub-
ished last week was incorrect
The following i3 the list of
republicans filing-
County Judge H L Rogers
Sheriff Alex Tindle
County Attorney G 0 Grant
Court Clerk R
County Clerk
Fred Freeman
County Assessor Dennis Six-
killer Tom McCasland
County Treasurer— W W Wright
County Superintendent Lura
E Mount
Commissioner 1st ‘District j Eli
H Whitmire
Commissioner 2nd District R
B Choate Joseph Proctor J
M Richards John Lucas
Commissioner 3rd District No
one filed
Surveyor John A Bunch
CONSTABLES-
Stilwell Twp W M Cornsilk
Baron Twp Felix Crittenden
Lees Creek Twp Geo D Mc-
Kee Wauhillau Twp Chas Four-
killer Christie Twp T C Young
JUSTICE OF PEACE
Lees Creek Twp Geo Sexton
Bunch Twp Sam Vann
Wauhillau Twp Jacob Adair
Bunch Twp C Y Pinkerton
Ballard Twp W G White
Stilwell Twp M K Shannon
DEMOCRATS
County Judge I W H' Martin
Sheriff Mose Welch F C
Adair J M Johnson
County Attorney R Y Nance
Hurry Winsor
Court Clerk Felix G Duncan
County Clerk C W Adding-
ton County Assessor Cicero L
Lynch
County Treasurer A P Wil-
son County Superintendent R II
Hicks
Commissioner 1st District J
B Morris B M Fennell
Commissioner 2nd District No
one filed
Commissioner 3rd District P
A Allison G E Payne B A
White A G Goodwin
CONSTABLE
Stilwell Twp L D Blakemore
Baron Twp Alex Downing
Westville Twp Ed Barnum
Lees Creek Twp W M Taylor
Felix Eli
JUSTICE OF PEACE
Baron Twp Wm Scraper
Stilwell Twp W II White
Westville Twp Chas Cordray
Christie Twp J B Corn
TAX FERRET IS BUSY
E R Alberty the tax ferret
was talking to us this week He
has struck pay dirt" and has al-
ready added to the tax rolls of
the $7182200 and says he is
about half through with the per-
sonal property and he has no
idea how much real estate has
been left off entirely
PICNIC AT JULY SPRINGS
Next Saturday the 17th there
will be a picnic at July Springs
It is to be nonpartisan in charac-
ter and the precinct registrar
will be on hand to register the
voters of Wauhillau voting pre-
cinct who have not yet register
ed It will save trouble for tha
voters to meet him there
Mrs Joseph Willis of Bartles-
ville is visiting her relatives in
this section
STATE TO LEVY NO
TAX FOR TB1S YEAR
According to Frank C Carter
State Auditor it will not be nec-
essary for the state to make
any levy for taxes for its gen-
eral running expenses for the
coming fiscal year So great has
been the income during the past
jjyear that after paying all claims
against the state there was a
surplus of $290598600 in the
state treasury This taken with
the gross production tax on oil
income and inheritance taxes
and the varions taxes and fees
collected by the various depart-
ments of state will amply meet
every obligation of the state for
this year In the years past
many oil companies had evaded
paying their gross production
tax and incomes and the last
legislature gave the state audi-
tor more office help to get this
class of stuff with the result of
collecting in delinquents alone
the sum of $1600000
We doubt if any state in this
union was ever able to run its
state government for any year
of its history without a direct
tax This splendid record has
been made possible by the hon
est oapable democratic manage-
ment of affairs and seeing that
every interest was required to
render its honest share of taxes
In commenting upon the rec
ord State Auditor Carter says:
“Utopias and fairy lands of
dreamers have never offered
more in the way of ideal finan-
cial conditions than Oklahoma
promises' for this coming year
With high wages high returns
for products sold the prospects
of rich crops and no taxes Okla-
homa has arrived at the haven
of rest for the common man who
usually is squeezed by hard times
on one side and high taxes on
the other I he coming yearwil
be the first since statehood in
which tlx-re has been no ad valo-
rem tax levy and I believe the
condition is almost without prece-
dent in the history of any other
state Tax levies by the state in
the past have ranged from 1 1
mills to the maximum of 3 1-2
mills” " ’
There will be ai state levy ol!
1-2 of one mill on every $100 re
quired by the constitution for
road and bridge maintenance
And of course the local boards
will make levies for county city
school and township purposes as
they have always done
HARDING GREETS COX
In a congratulatory message to
Governor Cox Senator Harding
republican nominee for president
said :
“I recall a much-remarkec
cartoon which portrayed you anc
me as newspaper boys contest
ing for the White House deliv
ery It seems to have been
prophetic As an Ohian and a
fellow-publisher I congratulate
you on your notable victory”
Of INTEREST TO WOMEN AND GIRLS
Mrs D P Chambers has been
appointed chairman of the com-
mittep in charge of domestic
science at the County fair- this
fall and urges all women wish-
ing to compete" for prizes in
canned fruits vegetables jellies
preserves pickles etc Begin
now to prepare for the exhibit j
prizes worth while will be given
for beat specimens also collcc-1
tions ' j
Let’s make this the verf' best ’
exhibit at the fair
Mrs T S Raney
Acting Chairman
KEPT WITHIN APPROPRIATION
Notwithstanding the fact that
prices were constantly rising it
: s stated that practically1 every
state department was able to
linish the fiscal year on June
30th within the appropriation
made by the legislature eighteen
months before
While this is true in state cir-
circles it is also true in county
affairs and ‘ we desire to con-
gratulate the local county officials
that they begin the new year
with a clean slate and do not
lave to bring forward a lot of
claims from last year nor leave
a lot of stuff for a judgment to
e had in court later on
WATER TO BE ANALYZED
The State health department
at the direction of Dr A R
Lewis state health commissioner
is making an exhaustive survey
of drinking water in all parts of
Oklahoma The department in
the future will analyze public
water supplies at the request of
proper officials Samples secured
by state health department of-
ficials from private wells bus-
pected of having caused disease
will also be analyzed at the state
laboratory No charge will be
made for the analysis
SENATOR GRONNA DEFEATED
At a statewide primary held
recently in North Dakota Sen-
ator Gronna was defeated for
re-election to the United States
Senate on the record he made
during the war During the war
congresses he was known as one
of the “wilful twelve” because
he oppos'ed the war-program’ So
far only one of this group in
either house whether democrat
or republican has been able to
get back to Washington who
have submitted their records to
their people for endorsement
Running the water and light
plant in Stilwell is not the only
thing G M Smith does as sam-
ples of Irish potatoes left at this
office late Tuesday evening will
attest Six left here tipped the
scales at 5 1-4 pounds by far
the largest local raised “spuds”
we have seen this season
CONDENSED REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
The First National Bank
’ STILWELL OKLAHOMA
’Ac Rendered to U S Comptroller of the Currency June 30th
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts
Overdrafts
Federal Reserve Bank Stock
Real Estate
Furniture and Fixtures
U S Bonds -
Other Bonds and Warrants
Cash and Sight Exchange
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock
Surplus and Undivided Profits -
Circulation
Due Federal Reserve Bank
Deposits
TOTAL
The Above Statement ie Correct
C S HAMPTON President
On the basis of the above statement we cor-
dially invite your account offering you the ac-
commodations of a strong conservatively man-
aged and well equipped bank coupled with
prompt service liberal treatment and absolute
safety
OFFICERS
C S HAMPTON PnEsiitKNT
D P HKIANKY Vick ITtrjonrNT
8 H LKACit J It UFKD
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STATE SCHOOL LEVY
TO BE VOTED UPON
The petition which was circu-
lated in Adair county by school
people for signers to submit con-
stitutional amendment to voters
providing for a state school levy
of six mills has been filed with
the secretary of state and will
be voted upon at the November
election
No question of greater import-
ance to Adair county will be vot-
ed upon Aat this election than
this one The amendment pro-
vides for what is called a blanket
levy to be made for the support
of the common schools of the
state— that is the state will make
a levy of six mills on all classes
of property subject to ad valorem
taxation and this will be dis-
tributed over the state on a per
pupil basis according to the
school census made January 1st
of each year It is estimated by
those acouainted with the pro-
posed law that it will raise $1500
for each child of school age in
the state And it will amount
to the same for the child in the
poorest district in the state as it
will for the richest
It is doubtful if any county in
the state will profit more from
this law than Adair county an£
when the bill is voted upon there
should not be a vote against it
in the county Bear this in mind
too that small poor counties like
Adair will have to vote strongly
for it as the wealth counties will
be against it as they have been
getting by with a very low rate
of school taxation and this will
riise their rate ’ to what ours
will be
MOVE TO STILWELL
J H Winn has sold his farm
at Bunch and is now endeavor-
ing to find an empty residence
to move to Stilwell It was first
rumored that he would likely
move to Ft Smith but vve are
pleased to state that he will come
here Adair county can not
afford to lose such splendid peo-
ple as Mr Winn and his most
estimable family are They re-
sided here years ago before they
moved to Bunch
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