The El Reno American. (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 28, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1922 Page: 2 of 8
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LUi RIDGE
M1m Aliev Howlcfnd Is able to as-
" sumo her d titles as teacher after be-
n confined to Jjer home for almost
two weeks with1 an attack of diph-
' ’ 'theriaiMlss Earlie Austin returned
'tome Saturday evening from the ean-
Uuiunr at' Outhrie where she undcr-
srent an operation for the removal of
rnbaceas Her mother accompanied her
and from the sanitarium Mrs
B Rhodes stayed with the 'Austin
children during their mother’s absence
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V'- ter an accident Saturday evening
f When she jumped from a box tearing
U gash about two inches long in her
leg She was rushed to Calumet w here
Hr Allen found it necessary to take
four etltches to close the wound
The flu has tnken the form of an epi-
demic In this community as one or
more members of every family — nnd
in some cases entire fnnullts — nro
down with It We are sorry to state
Chester Sanders has the pnen-
A doctor from Geary is at-
tending him We hope for his speedy
recovery Our teacher Miss How
land received a lei tor froi i our super-
intendent Mi Kilnli Layton slating
that the eighth grade xaminntion for
this part of the count v would lie In Id
at Iilue ft idee Si-vi tal expect to take
the tests
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UNION CITY
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E O Hadley is on llie siek list
this week Olto Jonas Will Muss-
hnfen and John Kntteimnn were Hi
Iieno visitors Wednesday Mrs !’
pHtzark and mother Mrs L Conrad
Mrs O Lamons and Mrs 1) I Rich-
ardson were visitors at the Ic Deni-
mer homo Wednesday The League
gave a party at the Mike Iioevers home
Tuesday night A most enjoyable ev-
ening was spent Many of the young
folks from here attended the mas-
querade daneo at Mineo Tuesday
night The Indins of the Altar so
ciety will meet next Thursday at the
Frank Fehmer home Mis 1) Ilriggs
and daughter Miss Ilealrieo anil Hill
Sweeney of K1 Reno spent Saturday
at the Sweeney home Horn to Mr
and Mrs Tony I'elerson a big girl
on February 17 Mr nnd Mrs Guy
Morrison entertained Sunday with a
big dinner Those present were Mr
and Mrs Ed Mon Ison and family Mr
and Mrs Hondo Moirison and baby
Mr and Mis John McMahan and fam-
ily nnd Will and Kiunia Musshnfen A
most enjoyable time was spent by nil
Mr and Mrs Willis Arimild and
family spent Sunday willi Mis F Ar-
mour Mrs John Armour and daugh
ter Miss Mamie Mane Sweeney and
Leo Oappa were El Reno visitors on
Sunday Mr nnd Mr F Iioss are
viidtirig with relatives here Mr nnd
Mrs Clyde Rolan-on and hoy and Mrs
H McCuniher nnd hildn n islied Sun
day at the T M Knhy home Mali v
Sweenej spent a tew davs in Hi Ri no
last week Miss Louise Hiller is
working at the H () Hndlty home tins
week 1'nion Cit basket hull team
ptayi d the I’m asset team a I I'ihicmI
Friday evening rl he tn-t team was
defeated and Hie second team lied
Mr and Mrs lira cluk spent Satin-
day with Mrs ('hub's sister in Okla-
homa City who is very snk Tin-
many fiiends of Mrs Allen Oownev
will he surprised to hear ol her death
at Oklahoma Cily Saturday She will
he remembered here n she used lo
live here She leaves in mourn her
three sons One is in New Mexico for
his health and the other two are at
Saint Joseph’s orphanage
“Q S T” in radio parlance means
‘‘everybody listen”
FARM LOANS
We have plenty of money to loan
on good land at attractive rates
and prepayment privilege Seo
IS if you need money
W J FINCH
Citizens Nat Bank El Reno
reaps a harvest of ruin
and loss Carelessness
sows the seed — carelessness
about removing fire hazards
and in failing to protect against
every loss by fire
1 he Hartford Fire Insurance
Company provides the sure in-
demnity which a careful man
will choose expert Fno Pre-
vention Service also if jou
need it
The Hartford’s insurance is
sound Get it through this
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H K Ricker & Co
El Reno Okie
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Sunday school was fell attended
Sunday at Hazel Dell Hill Curtis
spent Saturday night at the Dobbs
home Mr and Mrs Cecil Colley
are the proud purents of a baby girl
bom March 18th Clarence Chappell
and wife spent Saturday night and
Sunday at the Steve Chappell home
near Union Cltyt There will be a
basket dinner at Hazel Dell March 8th
John A Simpson state president of
I'armers’ Union will make a speech
it Hazel Dell on that day Th public
is invited to attend Mr and Mrs W
i: Chappell spent Thursday at the
ilsdorf home near Union City Mrs
ilsdorf is very poorly with rheuma-
tism W R Chappell and wife Eth-
t 1 Thomas and Huhbnrd Dohens spent
Sunday at the Jeff Smith home
Misses Stella and Orva Roa-sor Hazel
and Helen Chappell Marguerite and
Louise Martin Gertrude Renfrow and
Fannie Foster spent Sunday with Vi-
ola Studcbaker Louise llalvllnnd
spent the week-end with home-folks at
Iloldenville Okln We have had one
more ease of diphtheiia in this dis-
trict Howatd llallnid being the vie-
tim However he is murli Improved
at this writing There will he a de
bate given at the Farmers' Union at
Hazel Dell on Friday night Mareh Hid
The question is “Resolved’ Hull mov-
ing picture shows have more ed in-
fluence over mankind than sliong
drink” Afllmintivc C A Reasor T
W Renfrow and E S Footer nega-
tive W R Chappell Hill Parsons anil
Mr Campbell The public- is invited to
attend
SUNNY HILL
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HAZEL DELL
M 11 Tilley's father and niiillier of
Roeky Ford Colo Is slaying with
him at present (' I Wooldridge do- 1
livered thickens lo Geary last Wed-
nesday The Rhoads family have i $
been siek wilh the till the past week
We hope they will soon he well ngnin
and aide to attend Midway when-
they have born sadly missed --A large
crowd attended the Squires snlu last
Thursdny Rev C T HrasherB of
Bridgeport preached at Midway Sat-
urday evening and Sunday morning
and evening Knelt service wns great '
ly enjoyed Brother Hiastieis came '
hero as a prospective pastor The
dinner guests at the Iiaidiu home oil
Sunday were Misses Lama Silkier
Mrs W it Hearing and little daugh-
ters Alice nnd Juiinila and Foriesl
Sanders Chester Sanders is very ill
with pneumonia ill the homo of his
pan nls Mr and Mrs A W Sanders
There wns a dance at the M FJ
Stcller home Saturday night The
coniniunliy singing was hold at the W
CHEWING
TOBACCO
Penn’s spells quality
Why?
Because —
Penn’s is packed nir±
tifiht in the patented
new container — the
quality is sealed in
So Penn’s is always lresh
— an entirely new idea for
chewing tobacco
Have yon ever really
chewed frt'sh tobacco?
Buy Penn’s the next time
Try it Notice the fine con-
dition And after that use fresh
chewing tobacco — Penn’s
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HOMES of all lands Building’ j
Lots Business Buildings Subur- j
ban Homes 5-10-15-acre Tracts
Farms improved and unimproved j
Insurance
Fire Lightning
Cyclone Tornado
Life Health
‘ Accident
3G-tf Automobile
d Geary home Sunday night LMiss
Lotty Munaey the Sunny Hijl school
teacher called to eee Mignonette Har-
din Friday evening Mr and Mrs
Jim Hamilton attended services at
Midway Saturday night Rev C T
Urashers of Bridgeport and Ed Been
of El Reno were guests at the Hardin
home Saturday night Noble Bear
ing spent Sunday with Ira and Ray-
mond Faulk Rev C T Braehera
spent Sunday and Sunday night at the
W S Faulk home Sunday was Mrs
Clara Day's birthday She had lots of
company hut we failed to find out who
they were
WEST WALNUT TOWNSHIP
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We have been having some real
spring weather the last few days
Several schools near Pleasant Valley
and Pleasant Valley srhool have been
closed on aoeount of smallpox Mr
and Mrs W II Slonuker Mr and
Mrs Robert Slonaker and Alma Fop
ter visited relatives near Geary Sun-
day Byrdo Wallace spent Saturday
night and Sunday in Hinton Edyth
Rrny and True Osborn spent Sunday
with Mr and Mrs Frank Davison in
Lookehn A few people of this vicin
ity attended the hog sale In Hinton
Wednesday The people on Line A
I lu ld a phone meeting at Pleasant Val-
ley srhool house last Thursday night
and Friday They repaired the lino
1 --Claienee Lnmon visited at the
i 'brnowrt h home Sunday afternoon
I Opal Chenow eth visited from Frl-
day until Sunday with Vivian Gilbert
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Expenditures by the Average Family During 1920 as Compiled by Budget Experts of the Nation’s
Largest Banks and Industrial Concerns Were:
43 of income paid for FOOD
17 of income paid for RENT AND TAXES
13 of income paid for CLOTHING
fvviw A j MTCmi V A KirniTC (SUCH AS DOCTORS’ AND DENTISTS’ BILLS AMUSEMENTS
20 of income paid PllblfcLLANtUUb CHARITIES BOOKS SAVINGS ETC)
7 of Income Paid FOR ALL UTILITY SERVICES
The Household Economics Department of Ohio University Is Authority for the Statement that OF
THIS 7 PERCENT PAID FOR ALL UTILITIES But 101 Percent Was for Electricity and 245 Per-
cent for Gas
OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
EL RENO DIVISION
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of Hinton 'Christine Fields and
Earl Chenoweth called at the Wal-
lace home Sunday evening There
will be no literary at Pleasant Valley
next Friday Bight on account of the
smallpox
MOSS GROVE
Raymond Hicks is on the sick list
at this writing Frank Davidson and
family of Lookeha visited Saturday
night with her home-folks Mr Bray
and family Mr Fuller and wife and
daughters visited Saturday at Fred
Fuller’s F E Turner and children
spent Sunday at the R H Fayton
home Mr Houser and family were
Sunday visitors at the Charley Erick-
son home Annalea Turner visited
Monday night with Joy Nantz Mr
Smith and Mr Bucher are digging cel-
lars at this writing Must be expect-
ing storms soon True Osborn and
Miss Edith Bray called at the Turner
home Saturday evening Mrs Wise
called on Mrs Houser Friday night
There will be no more literary at
Pleasant Valley for this year on ac-
count of smallpox
We consider each trust a sacred
obligation We ruin II our duties lo
an elite and itigriined manner
Our record for fair dealing la
well known fairness In every-
thing la the motto or this organiza-
tion B F ELLIOTT
Phone 177 ao7 so Rock Island
OF GAS AND ELECTRIC SERVICE
Compared to Increase in Cost of
Foodstuffs Based on Prices Since 1909
Shaded Columns ‘ -ow Increase in Re-
tail Prices for Foodstuffs in Oklahoma
While Columns Show Increase in Prices
For Gas and Electric Service in Towns
Served by Oklahoma Gas and Electric
Company
Beginning'
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Chief Justice Taft of the United
States Supreme Court is just three
days older than Associate Justice
Clarke their ages being 64 Justices
xay and Van Deventer have the same
birthday -- '
Mexico has adopted the standard
time unit Hours will be counted from
0 to 24 beginning at midnighL
Pacific Coast sea gulls show the an-
tagonistic spirit toward the English
sparrow along the wharves and docks
of Seattle The gulls drive the spar-
rows away because they fear compe-
tition in their daily quest for food
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DOING THE RIGHT
THING
at the right time to fulfill
the requirements of our
profession constitutes the
quality of service we aro
at all times in position to
render It is such sendee
that 1ms given us our
present reputation
THOMAS BENSON '
Funeral Director
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The British Museum was started
rith funds raised by n lottery
The year 1921 was the healthiest one
In the history of the United States and
Canada according to the records of
37 leading American insurance companies
IFguraia ILosiiasI
Long Time Best Rates Prompt Service
You get all you borrow
We Represent the “Old Reliable"
DEMING INVESTMENT CO
39 YEARS OF RELIABILITY
See Phone or Write
SPEAR & HOCKER
El Reno
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Between 350000 and 400000 new
houses are needed In the United States
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Forty balew of human hair to be
manufactured Into hair nets was an
Item in the cargo of a Japanese ship-
which recently docked In Seattle
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Bronson, E. S. The El Reno American. (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 28, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1922, newspaper, February 23, 1922; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1785021/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.