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The Hallett Herald
Vol. VII.
Hallett, Pawnee County, Okahoma, Thursday, January 7, 1915
NO 27
Fair Association Elects
Saturday afternoon at 3 O'-
clock a meeting of stockholder
of the Pawnee County Fair as-
sociation met at secretary Mc-
CutoeV office and elected the
following officers and directors:
president* 1L U Gillaspie; Vice-
Preesident, Jim Pease; Secretar y
W. A. McCabe: Tresures, VV. J.
Long. Directors: G. W. Louder-
dale, A. F. Mowr^, C. H. Funk
honse, J H. Vanhoy, Vic Wilcox
The 1914 Fair was the most
successful in the history of the
association, but the officers and
directors are determined to make
^ the 1915 Fair surpass any prev
ious one-
This Fair is not alode for Hal-
lett, but for all of Pawnee county
Every citizen of the county
should pull and push for the
1915 Fair- Let's make it the
best yet.
-WANTED-
A second hand Phonograph
without records, enzuire at the
Herald office, -A3
County Officers In lied
Monday afew changes were
made at the court houso at the
county seat- It was the da> oi
installing the newly and re-elect-
ed county officers.
County Judge.
Judge Merrett started Mon-
day on his second term as County
Judge.
Judge Merrett has made a fine
record the past two years, and
there is no question but the Jud-
ge will continue to keep up the
same good record to .the.end of
his term.
County Attorney
J. A. MiCollum is the new
county attorney. Those who
know Judge McCo'ium predict
that he will fulfil his cam-
pagin promises when it comes to
handling the affairs of tho county
attorney's office-
Sheriff
C. D. Webber has the job of
handling the sheriff's office for
the next two years.
Those who knows Mr. Webber
siy he will faithfully carry out
his contract with the people of
the county in enforcing the
laws as he finds them no the
statutes- and given him by the
courts Mr. Webber succeeds
Geo. Feaster as sheriff.
Court Clerk.
Ed- M. Kelley, who has been
the efficent district clerk for
the past two years, succeeds
himself as court cl*rk. In addit-
ion to the district court work,
Mr - Kelley will have the clerical
work of the county court.
County Clerk.
Allen Daniels will handle the
nffairs of the county as county
clerk in the same efficent way he
has in the past. The Register of
Deed'8 office has been combined
with the county clerks office.
This will mean additional work,
but Me. Daniels is competent
for the job.
County Assessor
Eat
J. W. Penny will handle the
assessor's job the coming two
years, and no doubt will make a
"" recored for himself As this is a
most responsible position we
feel that Mr- Penny will make
good.
Commissioners.
J. M. Allison is commission
from the 2nd distrect. That old
war horse, Geo. H. Schroeder, is
the genial commissioner for the
1, district Hehas ably represent-
ed that district the jjast two years
W. M. Reynolds, elected rrom
3nd diatirct wi'l help to manage
the aff:virs of the county for the
next two years.
Institutions approximates $200,000,000
per annum The farmers of the Uui-
ted States build 22 churches per day.
There are 20,000,000 rural church com-
municants on the farm, and 64 per
cent of the total membership of all
churches reside ir^'he country.
The farm 1b the power-house of all
progress and the birthplace of all that
Is noble. The Garden of Eden was
in the country and the man who would
get close to God must first get close
to nature.
The Functions of a Rural Church.
If the rural churches today are go-
ing to render a service which this age
demands, there must be co-operation
between the religious, social and eco-
nomic life of the community.
The church to attain its fullest meas-
ure of success must enrich the lives
of the* people in the community it
serves; it must build character; devel-
op thought and Increase the efficiency
of human life. It must serve the so-
cial, business and Intellectual, as well
as the spiritual and moral side of life.
If religion does not make a man more
capable, more useful and more Just,
what good is it? We want a practical
religion, one we can live by and farm
by, as well as die by.
Fewer and Better Churchea.
Blessed is that rural community
which has but one place of waraMp.
While competiUon la the life of trade,
It la death to the rural church and
moral starvation to the community.
Petty fpctarianlsm ia a scourge that
blights the life, and the church preju-
dice saps the vitality, of many com-
munities. An over-churched commun-
ity la a crime against religion, a seri-
ous handicap to society and a useless
tax upon agriculture.
While denominations are essential
and church pride commendable, th«
high teaching of universal Christianity
must prevail if the rural church la to
fulfill its mission to agriculture.
We frequently have three or four
churches In a community which is not
able to adequately support one Small
congregations uttend services once a
month and all fall to perform the re-
ligious functions of the community.
The division of religious forces and
the breaking into fragments of moral
efforts is ofttlmes little less than a
calamity and defeats the very purpose
they seek to promote
The evils of too many churches can
be minimized by oo-op«ration The
social and economic life of a rural
community are respective units and
cannot be succeasfully divided by de
nomlnatlonal lines, and the churches
can only occupy this important field
by co-operation and co-ordination.
The efficient oountry church will
definitely serve Its community by lead
ing in all worthy efforts at community
Building, in uniting the people In all
co-operative endeavors for the gen
eral welfare of the community and in
arousing a real love for country life
and loyalty to the country home and
these results can only be succtfaMfy
accomplished by the united effort of
the press, the school, the church and
organized farmer* /
AT
JIM'S PLACE
Near Frisco Depot. Meals at all
, -SALESMAN WANTED —
to look after our interest in
Pawne * and adjacent counties
Salary or Commission. Address
The Harvey Oil Co. Cleveland, O.
2w
CLE A NESS" OUR MOTTO
THE RURAL
E. J. EMBREE, Prop.
zmaniEifli
HALLETT BARBER SHOP
S. 9. fran/hm, 9rcp.
*
You can get a first-class shavo or hair cut iit this shop, get a.'bath
in soft water, have \our clothes cleaned and pressed at a reasonable
price. Don't go around looking like a tramp, or n defeated politician
when we can fix jou up like a gentlemen. Come in and see us.
. THE . .
T. H. Rogers Lumber Co.
DEALERS IN
THE FARMERS THE CU8TOOIAN8
OF THE NATION'8 MORALITY.
HALLETT DRUG CO.
t
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Co-operation of Church, School and
Press Essential to Community
Building.
.. ,
Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Sash and
Doors. Builders' Hardware
and Galvanized Roofing
WM. LEDEHEB
Manager
Hallett. Okla.
By Peter Radford
Lecturer National Farmers' Union.
The church, the press and the school
form a triple alliance of progress that
guides -the destiny of every commun-
ity, slate and nation. Without them
civilization would wither and die and
through them life may attain its great-
est blessing, power and knowledge
The farmers of this nation are greaUy
Indebted to this social triumvirate for
their uplifting Influence, and on behalf
of the American plowmen I want to
thank those engaged In these high
callings for their able and efficient
service, and 1 shall offer to the presa
a series of articles on co-operation
between these Important lnfluencea
and the farmers in the hope of in-
creasing the efficiency of all by mu-
tual understanding and organized ef-
fort. We will take up, first, the rural
church.
The Farmers Are Great Church Build-
ers.
The American farmer Is the greatest
, church builder the world has ever
! known. He Is the custodian of the
; nation's morality; upon his shoulders
rests the "ark of the covenant" and
ho is more responsive to religious In-
i fiuences than any other class of cit-
I izeiuhlp.
The farmers of this nation have
built 120,000 churches at a cost of
$750,000,000, and the annual contribu-
I tion of the nation toward all church
CARRY
A Full Line of Dru^s,
Perfumes and Tobacco.
Exclusive line Douglas
Candy.
R. E. Calhoun, M. D.
Manager.
Jewelry Repaired
Leave your Watches
and Clocks a t the
Hallett Drug Store for
Repairs. Work Guar-
anteed.
Eyes Tested Free.
Glasses Fitted. Prices
Reasonable.
HALLETT DRUG COMPANY.
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Flynn, J. L. The Hallett Herald (Hallett, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 7, 1915, newspaper, January 7, 1915; Hallett, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc180671/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.