The Valley News. (Lamont, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1922 Page: 2 of 6
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THE VALLEY NEWS
ELMER E. WOODS, Editor
£1.50 in St> t« ;.uo Outside
. ••ui'sday
uwrt. 14 I> 3. I*U. si Lamont Okl*.
ti'coud- uiaimr. under Act of CoDtfreM
of March . 1*7# '•
Iturai i'hone No. 38
EGGS AND POLITICS
W i u'n an ogg becomes rotten
we take ii out and bury it, or
tos> it so lar away there re-
mains no possibilty of the ob-
noxious odor returning to us.
\\ e are fastidious as to the
food that stimulates our physi-
cal selves.
\\ hen political conditions be-
come so rotten as to threaten
the very existence of decent
government for the people we
merely indulge in a few sniffs
ana continue 10 allow the cor-
ruption ...in 10 envelop anu
: utui ^i. 'jui mortal and morai
InJirigo.
we are Lot so fas-
liu:ou> a.i to oui' morality and
mentality.
hoiu-n and rotten poli-
w.'ians art oclh in the same
cias.i—witi apoligies to the
t g;-v • Neither is ht for use by
intelligent and sanitary people.
The recent election was not
■'•it replete with rottenness as
were many of those heretofore,
but there was enough and to
spare. Tnis slump in debauch-
tiy was not due to any uplift
oh the part of our professional
politic .ans, but rather to tiie
..i< t ti.at it was an off year and
campaign contributions were
Bot bo plentiful.
oitur i Let ion years, however.
mi «■• iiiiuji along and unless trtt
deetul anu self respecting ma*
j* dy oi our population take
advance steps to prevent a re-
currence oi past debaucheries
'•e will again be tarred with the
. ame brush that has about worn
itself out in smearing political
fiith over an indifferent am;
apathetic public.
Legal Transactions
At the Court House
?:00 CASH PRIZES FOR
HOE-DOWN FIDDLERS
Governor elect Jack Walton
Warranty Deeds: J. D. Mof- !,as offered a prize of $200.00
fet to J. K. Myers, W 1 . NE. j"1 ca8h to he divided as follows
32-25-4. O. McConnell to" Stel- [to the best hoe-down fiddlers
la McConnell, undivided inter-!^ron? the state, at the barbecue
est inSE. 10-26-3. W. A. Miller
to Mrs. A. C. Van Horn, lots 5
and 6, block 5 and lots 1 to 4,
block 12, South Side Addition
to Wakita. J. E. Collins to
Floyd Feeley, lot 8, block 5,
South Addition to Manchester.
Grant Harris to C. W. Hubbard.
on the 9th and 10th of January,
1923:
First prize, $100.00; second
prize, $50.00; third prize, £25.-
00; fourth prize, $15.00, and
fifth prize, $10.00.
Chief Justices of the Supreme
Court, Harrison, McNeal and
lots 21 to 24 block 19 and lot'Kane- will be the judges.
16, block 16, Wakita. B. L.' D. \ . lackey, chairman of
Morrison to C: 1 ->oma lata t,ie barbecue committee oilers
Bank, part of lot 7 and tract, $1(>0.00 in cash for the best
Jefferson. B. E. Morrison to square dance callers:
Oklahoma State Bank, lots and' First prize, $50.00, second
blocks in Jefferson. L. Mor- prize, $25.00; third prize, $15.-
rison to Oklahoma State Bank, M fourth prize, $10.00.
dent of Grant County, at least
ten days before the time set for
said hearing, and that it is fur-
ther ordered that a copy of this
order be mailed to all such per-
sons who are nonresidents of
Grant County, Oklahoma, with
postage thereon prepaid, and it
is further ordered that said
hearing shall not be less than 15
days from the date of the first
publication of such notice.
Dated this the 4th day of
December. 1922. 46-3t
(Seal) J. G. McKELVY,
County Judge.
J. B. DRENNAN,
Attorney for Administrator.
NOTICE
State of Oklahoma; £ sg
Grant County. )
In County Court
Notice is hereby given that
lots 24 and 25, block 27, Jeffer- For the best clog dancers over on the 4th day of 1
son. 50 years of age: First prize, 1). 1922 Nettie An
December A. i
- _ . . . Archer filed in J
Quit Claim Deeds: C. M. $L>.00; second prize, $10.00, the County Court of the County
McCarter to H. II. Green, SE. an< third prize. $5.00. of Grant and State of Oklaho- j
33-27-6. } ' ma, a petition praying for Let-
Mr. Freeman spent Thanks- tres of Administration to be
COST OF LIVING
INCREASES AS PRICES
CONTINUE TO SOAR
Steady increases in the cost
of living and general unemploy-
giving in Enid, with homefolk.
Miss Gladys Smith returned
to Phillip's University, Monday.
Mrs. Briton and children of
issued to J. II. Asher upon the
estate of Alexander V. Archer
deceased, late of the County of
Grant and State of Oklahoma.
And pursuant to an order of
said County Court Saturday,
y of December A. D.
the hour of nine
of said day, that
being a day of the regular Oc-
' ——— tober term, A. D. 1922, of said
We have oyster shell priced County Court, has been ap-
that between September 15 to seli. Honey s Casii Store. 3 pointed as the time for hearing
—j — ir *u.. —wjo 'ta'^ application, when and
.No. L776 where any person interested
ment are the conditions report- ~ •*. . , , \ children ot 23rd day
ed at the beginning of winter Enid, visffed at the home of Mr. 1922, at th
in practically every section of *, ,s*. . rT^ Nlathi s, i*ri- o'clock A. M.
the United States. In a state-/lay and ^rday,
ment issued by the L'. S. Dep-}
artment of Labor it is shown
Good For Christmas
Elegant New Silverware
What would be more pleasing to the wife, or more
useful and ornamental to the home, than a set of our ele-
gant new silverware?
Best of grades, most modern in design, and at the bot-
tom in price—a combination in your interest that you can
not beat.
Many other attractive gifts in hardware, for both
sexes.
A Very Stylish Carving Set
We can conceive of but one greater pleasure than that
of carving a Christmas turkey with a real sharp carving
knife, and that would be to eat the turkey.
A new carving set would grace your table most beau-
tifully on Christmas Day. You can not beat our prices
anywhere.
Ixiok at our latest and best.
TUCKER & COLE
and October 15 the retail
prices of food in twenty-six
representative cities advanced
from less than one-half of one| ,
per cent to I per cent. This
Aas a continuance of the pre-
vious upward trend.
Along with the rise in the
cost ot food and supplies for
the household there was an in-
crease in the prices of clothing
and fabrics of silk, cotton and
1° the County Court, in and niav contest said petition by
for Grant County. Oklahoma. tiling writt "
itten opposition there-
to on the ground of incompet-
ency of the applicant, or may
assert his own rights to the
iidministration and pray that
Notice ol Hearing of Final
Settlement
In the matter of the estate
of Mary C. Muegge, deceased.
Notice is hereby given lli.it jitters be issued to himself.
A. Muegge, Administrator of Witness J. G. McKelvy Judge
the above estate has hied Ins Df the County Court of the
...V vt unw.. «„u aeamnt for final settlement and County of Grant, and the seal
wool. The price of overcoat- "'sti lbution ot said estate and 0f tiie Court affixed, the 4th
ings is 25 per cent above the *""*1 ,e same will be heard on jav Gf December 1922. 46-2t
quotations of 1922. A $3 fab- the ^th day of December. 192^, (SeMl> J. G.McKELVY.
ric, it is announced from New ■ i? Jye County Court room in Judge
York, has been raised to $1 in -,. . V .bounty ol j |> DRENNAN,
the preliminary showings of, ,ant aiu! State of Oklahoma.- Attorney for Petitioner.
,«-...tie mimic materials for 1923. Dealt i, , or except..-n.- _
• v• \ attributing the iiicrcftsc to ••tin Aicouut rnu.st be lilcd itt ||* the L)istriet Court of (ai int
We have had campaigns for,?™ h.lhei cost of w2i 10iwriting on or before tlu- -7t:. Count S in
about every conceivable pur-< !Llu*nei com oi wool. . { December 1922 it the mi.
Dose— oxccut noliticul HmhIi-' r,ie rePort of the Depart- . n ittm >ti, u.. ai me llolcoinb & Hoke Manu-
pose except political cleanl.-, ment Qf toW of l.our oj nine o clock in the fore-| facturi.,g Company, a
Corporation PlainUtf
THE BLACKWELL HOSPITAL
Has a competent Staff of Physicians, any of whom may
be consulted or retained by the patients as they may pre-
fer. The well equipped X-ray and Pathological Laborato-
ries are in charge of competent technicians—and altogeth-
er, The Blackwell Hospital offers superior service to the
sick. For particulars write or telephone S. J. Loustari, R.
N. Supt., or A. S. Kisser, N. D. Surgeon-in-charge.
ness and decency. jeT'in Vhe^rices"of men's' and "°°n ()l saul duy or said "^count
Why not a campaign for tne lJf T.iator- ^ taken as true and will
one object that is more vit«W to
our future than all others cfcitt-
bined. save the one that G<id
bade us prepare for?
It is never too early to begi a.
WHY NOT HERE, TOO?
A wise ruler once achieved
ittater wisdom by disguising
iimself and mingling with the
j < ople in the r< ?orts and streets
< i ms capittl city.
Our own senator* and coit-
di plajr ^-n-att r
. - .... *i'. il they, too, wtiulci
• t-. .i it freely with the
i • Jii ■ ote.s have bet H
Kt'ii tainted.
It is doubtful if tiieir wisdoin
. .. • 11 i than that «'f th«-
idler • "i>l ...mi X'Uji il t s lid oil*
In: 1 l.r.-t iiatid :ii for mat lot.
i11.i. t -■ I'i'cds and desires
oi* his subject*.
ials and qualities. The New tx'.du' : Wwed and confinneA S. C. CrAil,
York Jouriiid of Commerce, in , W itne^ > W hereof I. J. «... Notice of Sh
McKelvy, Judge of the alxtve
l!\er;. turn the peaple kick
be dul.v approveu ana connnnea. < r Defendant
_ SheriflTa Sale
a review of various markets. kof alwye! By virtue of an execution to-
says: entitled Court, have hereunto mp Hir^i.,H ;. !
"Rising prices
primary dry goods
The demand /or
was stimulated by a snarp art- •' i"j " (rv*T"p"1 noicomo * Moke .Manufacturing
vance in raw cotton. Sheet- , .. County Court. Company, a corporation, Plain-
ings, print cloths, and combed Ub.>>A.N, Attorney. titf and S. C. Crail is defendant:
yarn goods in the gra> are n7T~28U2 ' will on Monday, the Uth day
higher. Wool r«jods ar, t;rni |„ t|ie County Court within of '^^''"her. 1922. between the
and rising. Silk goods have Ior the C-ounty of Grant and hours of nil,e °'c,ock A. M., and
been showing advances and state of Oklahoma • ' "'ch«ck P. M. of said dav to-
sales are steady." |„ tjlt. matter of the estate of ?it: two O'c,ock P- M. of said
Meat dealers in Philadelpha Nancy J. Black, tleceasetl. °'5 tho public streets of Iji-
complain that the pack i Order to Show t ause .vi;ain.>t n"M,t. near the Community
have created artifical condi- Petition to Sell Real Kstate Ruilding. offer at public sale and
tions in that city to force prices J. K. Brown, Administrator of *,eil to the highest bidder for
to higher levels. the t.-tate of Nancy J. Clack ca,sh* the blowing described
The cost of practically every deceased, herein having tiled his P^Pjrty, to-wit:
material and commodity that verified petition for the sale oi 0n,, St>,e 3* K- 1!ut*
w;us "protected" by the Ford- the real estate descril>e<i in s id terkist Popcorn Machine.
ney-McCumlier profiteers' tritf petition lor tiie reason mention- ""^attachments:
law has mounted since its pa>- ^ Maid petition, and said real , Sa'd property having lieen
sage. The Cotton Textile < state being described as fol- on the property of S.
. , nt the high cost «f living "
er1 hr;f fi " v r' r \ •
. ::'"1 a" V"i """
I II
ini.l
'['ti
udden
by no
lections
which control basic con i<Kli-
ti«.> knva ajijurently bemn to
turn their "protection" into
big profits for themselves.
No report* of wage inct
v.;;..rand';"• «rja u^rri;:is November,;^
lows: Tiie North West Quarter ( ' (/al1 HM<J on «x**cuthm
of Section Six (6) Township [n. fai°r D«C *nb & Hoke
Twenty-Four (21) North oi ^-'inufacturing f ompanv. a c« r-
Range Three (3) W. I. M . Gar- Potion, same to be sold to sat
i fy the judgment in favor of
aid plaintiffs and ugainst said
defendant.
Dated this the 28th dav of
i* -2t
held County, Oklahoma.
It i* therefore ordered that
it ion be, and ti ■ iuun j
hereli it for hearing, on the
Th- , -snlent is in lavor of
ifstoratioii of lijcht wines
1 U*r. and then again he
'. t -dctietiding upon which
j is uoing tiie talking.
Some countries are talking
loudly of the necessity of main-
taining peace with other nations
in order to cover up the absence
«•! it at home.
The T«nrd has blessed you
wi 1 ii c amount ol Urains your
• 1 . r«K|tiires. but you can't
> ; «■ him to k«H-p brushinjt tiie
«. .. bi out.
A fellow went into a store
tii.- >ther day. made some our
t *. as, stood around a whrle.
i.ii ! went out without sayirig a
.void, lie was deaf.
partment « f Ubor, and there is J ,t ,i„. o'clock P. M., at the Couu-
no sign that the thousands ol |ty f,n„t riKim t(ll. ('tjUrt
workers now out of employ-iHoun,. ... the Tot. n of Medford,
ment are soon to lie given {Count v of Grant und State of —
work by the industries which, oklahoma, at which time |l N<* ce of Publication (o Con-
'tw"* said, would la* guaraii-'perv.iis interested in laid estate rt'r Rlfhts.
. x.wu.1- W- BATY> Sheriff,
the Court J- M- URBNNAN
Attorney for Plaintiff.
teed
men
bill.
prosperity bb the enact
I riot Court in and for Grant
a f'ounty. and State of Oklahoma.
14tATTAIN* BAR(i\INS
O.K' slightly used Sedan$450.00
0-> 1921 Touring with start-
er, good 1250,00
On%* 1917 Touring, plain 9125.00
One 191? Touring, plain 1100,00
One Truck, cab and bed f200.00
Phone 101, LaMont, Okla.
THINS ir DESIRED
. . are required to aptM-ar and show «state of Oklahoma!
nient of the profiteers tarilt chu-v, i! any they have, why an | County of Grant i
ordei should not be granted fori Netke By PuMication
7! " l'K' sa,t*' or HO niuch of the real! Notice is hereby given that
Wm. Kincaid and daughter, • «tate or all of it, lielongin;: t" 'he undersigned Kline Gilmore
Pearl, of Braman, were visiting sud decedent as u necessary, will by his next l e«t friend,
relatives in lamont, Tuesday, i lor the reasons as set forth in Irene Slocum, file in the Dist-
■ said (letition.
Mrs. O. L. Calvert, and Mrs.
J. K. Henderson and Mr. and
Mrs. kalph li«>wc motored to
Knid, Monday morning wi n'
the latter two r«turne<i to ...
Ames, Oklahoma, by train. {Oklahoma; . nd it is further or-
—— Ulead tlu.t three copies of this
Mr. and Mrs. Harry TuU. . |ord«r l e p«.*t"d up In three pub-
motored to Medford, Tuesday lie pluc« in Grant County of
afternoon, where the latter at (which one - all be at Hit court
tended the D. A. R. 'house door wherein the hea-ing
is to be held; and it is further
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ohuch
and children spent ThanUgi,
ing in Enid, with relatives.
The Valley News prints an;
thing but money.
It is further ordered tuat a (bounty, and State of Oklahoma,
coje of this order be nubU lud « > the 16th day of December,
for two ticcessivi* weeks in the 1922. a petition and npplicat-
\ allev N.'w a weekly newspw-; ion praying the court to confer
ixr puMishefl in Grant Countj, Upon linn, the said Kline Gil-
i .' re, a minor, the rights of
iiiaJority cuncerning ctuitrarts,
and emtNiwering him, the said
Kline Gilmore, to transact buiii-
in-** in general with the same
• ffeet ns if done by a person
alsivii the age of majority.
Dated this the 16th <iay of
November, 1922.
KLINE GILMORE
lljr his next friend
_ _ Irene Slocum.
J. II. DRENNAN. Attorney.
ordered that a copy of this or-
der la* personally served on alt
persons lutereated. In* hiding
any general guardian of a minor
or any h'givjpe, devisee or heir
•f >aid deviated, who in a resi-
Don't Run Your Car With
a Weak Battery
Have us re-charge it aad prevent its burning out.
- A new battery enMts money. Havings the eld one re-
charged costs but little.
Promptners, efficiency and economy prevail here.
RAKEICS AUTO REPAIR SHOP
l-amont. Oklahoma
Tender Meat^T"SS
Everj'thirjf usually kept in a high-grade market is
sold here at close prices. We hope to serve you.
The Palace Meat Market
CLARK BROS . Proprietor*
Hyatt's Machine Shop
The best cquiped machine shop in this section. Our
modern machine* place us In condition to handle all repair
and manufacturing work, such as cylinder grinding, tru-
ing ot crank shafts, making any kind of bearings to order,
and in fact, we repair anything.
1 hi'onlv electric welder between Dallas. Tex., and
Denvr. (oln.. is at tkiM shop.
COME ANI> SEE US
ABOUT BAKING
J5r KinB U ^ w BO#d ■nd • work for yon.
Onr baking eesU no mere than your haklag.
WHICH APPEALS TO YOU
LAMONT CITY BAKERY
la. S.IKONH, Proprietor
28 VH\RS OF EPFICIHNCY
GRANT COUNTY ABSTRACT CO.
iNcuaeoaATto
Bonded Abstracts
•3HND US YOUR ABSTRACTS
Money to loan on farms. Cheap rates and easy
Wo c*n write yo\i ALtn Inaurnnco poliov whllt you wail.
terms.
Citizens Bank
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