The Cordell Beacon (Cordell, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1917 Page: 1 of 10
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ell, oklahoma.
'.v*5ft&qe three
Cordell
official city paper,
DIXIE STIl IS Pfl£-
N8II6J EUGE
Have Leased Symcox Building and
Will Put in Exclusive Shoe Store,
Giving More Room for Drygoods
The Dixie Store which has been
growing and enlarging every year
since its establishment in Cordell, is
preparing for the greatest increase in
business it has ever enjoyed The
managers of the Dixie Store. Ben Le
vine and Chas. Miller, announced the
first of the week that they ha.l just
closed a, contract for a nine year
lease on the first floor of the Symcox
building in which the Ford Grocery is
now located. This building joins the
Dixie Store building on the east and
the managers of the Dixie intend to
have it remodeled in the near future
and will install an exclusive shoe
store in it
The Dixie began the year of 1910
by leasing the upper floor of the Cal-
laway building and installing a large
stock of millinery and ladies furnish
ing goods. Last year was their ban-
ner business year and despite this en-
largement, they have been crowded
for space, especially on the first floor
of the building, hence they are mak-
ing the necessary arrangements to
remove all of their shoe stock to the
Symcox building they have just leas-
ed, which will give them more room
for displaying their drygoods on the
first floor. Their stock of men's wo-
men's and children's shoes will be
greatly enlarged when it is moved to
the Symcox building and they intend
to make it one of the best exclusive
shoe stores in Oklahoma. No one
doubts, who knows the owners and
managers of this store, that they will
succeed.
cordell, oklahoma, thursday, jan. 4, 1917
SENATOR KNIE HOME
State Senator Robt. L. Knie re-
turned to Cordell Thursday morning
after spending the first of the week
in Oklahoma City attending the or-
ganization of the state senate. Ho
went over early last week and when
the senate was organized on Tuesday
he was placed on many of the import-
ant committees, being given the
chairmanship of the committee on
school lands. Mr. Knie states that
workmen are making so much noise
at work on the interior of the new
capitol building that it is almost im-
possible for the legislature to make
any headway in their procedure with-
out continual interruption. He will
return to Oklahoma City this after-
noon.
BMRO OF GOMMIS-
Virgl Evans of First District Made
Chairman and O. Y. Galloway
Purchasing Agent for County
EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION
I herewith take this opportunity of
extending to each and every one of
Washita county, a profound grati-
tude for each and every act of kind-
ness shown me during my administra-
tion as an official of this county. All
have been courteous and kind.
As I retire from the office of Coun-
ty Clerk I take up the work of Farm
Loans and Insurance. I am connect-
ed with some of the very best, strong-
est firms in both lines, that can be
obtained. I will greatly appreciate
the patronage of any who may want
service in either line of business.
My office will be over the Beacon
office .adjoining that of Judge Billups.
Sincerely yours,
Vashti Stone.
JAIL SERVICES
T. L. ASHWORTH DEAD
Tbos. L. Ashworth, nko lived near
I" IJJ" "> • S •-« frno . Ja ' -"I
where he lived for a year or so, died
last Saturday December 30. He was
born in Bunker county. North Caro-
lina. on July 28, 1844. but left that
state with his parents when a small
boy and located in Fanning county.
Georgia. At the age of 16. he enlisted
In the Confederate army. In Septem-
ber 1866 he married MrB. M. A. Kil-
lesj.y and to this union six children
were born: Leon. Mark. Pauline.
Minnie. Louise and John. All sur-
vive except Leon who died at the age
of 24.
After a residence in Georgia for 22
years, he moved to Texas, where he
remained until he came to Dill whe-e
he has lived ever since. He joined
the Baptist church when a young man.
Funeral services were held Sunday
at the church at Dill.
At 3 o'clock next Sunday afternoon
services will be conducted at the jail.
Rev. Carl O'Neal of the Baptist
church will preach to the prisoners.
A welcome to visitors.
The board of county commissioners
met Tuesday and after swearing in
O. Y. Galloway, the new member of
the board, they proceeded lo organ-
ize by electing Virgil Evans, commis-
sioner of the First District, as chair-
man of the board. Mr. Galloway v/'to
succeeded N. W. Elston as commis-
sioner of the Second district, was
named as the county purchasing
agent, who will have charge of the
purchasing supplies used by the
county officials.
The final meeting of the old board
of which Mr. Elston-was a member
was held Monday and all accounts
against the county were allowed and
all unfinished business straightened
up.
The new board at their meeting
Tuesday let the contract for county
printing and the purchase of printing
supplies to he Beacon Publishing
Company.
Each of the commissioners has out
lined a program for good road work
in his district for the year that prom
ises to give the county more good
roads mileage than has ever before
been constructed in one year. E. F.
Reeder. commissioner of the Third
district, has been having a lot of ocven ecilDS,
work done in his district recently. He last century,
has also let dragging contracts to
maintain about all the roads that
have been graded. A large number o'
new bridges and culverts are to be
built in all three of the districts this
year.
A NEW YEAR WISH
We wish thee well, our friends, today
All through the glad New Year;
Thy life to blossom as a rose,
With sunshine everywhere."*
We wish for thee, God's bounty store
Of life and joy and peace.
May these abound for thee and thine.
And pleasures never erase.
We wish for thee both health and life,
With blessings they impart;
We wish for thee sweet peace with
God,
Which makes a happy heart
official county paper
MCE IS B00S1ER
FOR U IK. COLLEGE
TO MY FRIENDS
I County Superintendent Believes that
Rural Teachers Should Make Use
J of Institution at Stillwater
County Supt. J. M. Wallace has just
rturned from Stillwater, where he at-
tended the A. & M. College Short
Course during the past week. He
w . , , ,, v,uui e during tne past week
t. - «• ?«"«•
To make thy life abound
With blessings for the human race.
Wherever man is found.
We wish for thee far more besides
Than blessings here below,
We wish for thee a record clean
And whiter than the snow.
Whatever thou dost need my friends,
To give thee full success,
Of Heaven's store and earth's rewards
May God give thee, and bless!
So blessings on thee all the year,
May this thy brightest be,
And all thy deeds be planned
wrought,
To bless eternity!
Rev. and Mrs. C. M. O'Neal.
ty and district farm demonstrators,
school teachers and county superin-
tendents, many of the great leaders
■ in industrial and agricultural educa-
tors throughout the nation were in
(attendance. Mr. Wallace express^
; both his surprise at the size, arrange-
'ment and completeness of the A. <£.
[M, College plant, and also his admi-
I ration of the wonderful work being
j done in the institution. He believes
| that it is one of our greatest state
schools, and that it is doing a splen-
and | did work for our common-wealth. The
' deplorable thing about it as he sees
it is the fact that farmers and others
interested in practical education do
not make more use of the A. & M.
college. He believes that teachers
especially should not be slow to take
advantage of the information and
help furnished absolutely free by this
great institution. Mr. Wallace says
that In his opinion the A. & M. col-
. 'ege and not the normal school is the
servatory.ig The last year in which'ba8iS for the soIution of the rural
seven eclipses came was early in the! sch°o1 ProbIei". He declares furtlier
SEVEN ECLIPSES IN 1917
Four eclipses of the sun and three
of the moon, the greatest number
possible in a single year, will occur
in 1917, according to a memorandum
just issued by the U. S. naval ob
I take this method of thanking you
one and all for your good support and
the special interesst you have taken
for me which has enabled me to be-
come your County Clerk for the en-
suing term and as I enter into the
duties of this office, I want you onl
and all to know that the office wilf
always be your office as well as mine.
Remember you are always welcome
whether you have business or not
and I shall try at all times to lend
you every assistance that I can for
I feel that this is my duty to you as
your servant. As has been the cus-
tom the office will be open at 8
o'clock and will close at 5 o'clock.
I have selected for my help in the
office Mr. Roy Reagan and Miss Grace
Herrington, the most competent help
I could get. It will always be our aim
to give you the very best service we
can possibly give. Mr. Reagan's
phone No. is 88 and mine is 231. and
any time you have special business to
look after, if you will call either of
we will be glad to wait on you
whether it be before or after business
ozm rik Lrfiis
Hum
Passed Resolutions Endorsing Sand
And Clay Surfaced Roads and De-
cided on Plan of Action
The conference of the leader* of
the Ozark Trails movement met hi
Oklahoma City, December 29, accord-
ing to previous call of President W.
H. (Coin) Harvey. The meeting was
well attended. New Mexico, Texas,
Missouri and Arkansas, in
to Oklahoma, being represented. The
purpose of the meeting was to dedde
on some deSnite plan of action that
would maintain harmony and uni-
formity in the work of promoting and
constructing the Ozark Trails
its entire system.
The conference heard the
sentatives of road building materials
of practical!} every character—brick
and concrete of the more expensive
" — c u« auer ousmess —* or tne more expensive
hours. When I can serve you, don't {materials. saad-clay, sand and graveL
fail to call on me. crushed ro<v
fail to call on me
Your obedient servant.
H. L. Rigsbee.
com DUXES
tints SEEK
Road Scrapers no Longer to be Used
on Streets. Several of the Streets
of Cordell Being Graded
On recommendations of County En-
gineer Fred Ford to the city council , , the fairne8S "*" which he
no more road h,-ropers are to be used L^' .T? th° <'3mpa,sn' ,he
except for repair work on the streets' u * aa 9hown s,nce and
of Cordell. It has been noticed for L n'a"ly Way he lu turned the °f
E. L. OZBIRN SAYS "THANK YOU."
I desire to express my sincere
thanks to the people of this countv
for having entrusted to :Le the office
■ -o.il.. .... .k. i hue'.. cA^'/df to
give you an efficient administration
and want you to feel free to come to
my office at any time.
I feel particularly grateful to Mr.
Hays, my predecessor, for the kindly
assistance he has given me in learn-
ing the workings of the office. I ap-
preciate the fairness with which he
ili W1V ataamci
On next Monday, Jan-1 the C0UntrT schools can never be
of the moon by the earth's
visible throughout the inited States.
The eclipse will begin at 12:50 a. m.
and will end at 4:39 a. m. eastern
time. The eclipse will be total.
uary 8. there will be a total eclipse I proPerl>' developed and built up until
of the moon by the earth's shadow, ithe teachers have been trained in the
right direction: and that under our
COSMC. OL.rAN CLUB
rtt.-Kruioy.
.WwoMvif *
present school system the A. & M.
1 college is the best place for a teach" I
■er to receive this training.
PEM3ERT0N PRELIMINARY
The preliminary trial of Fayette
GUILTY OF DISTURBING PEACE
Bob Sturdiman. of Bessie, who-was
arrested some time ago, charged with
disturbance of public gathering.
Plead guilty first of the week and
was assessed $25 and costs, total
amounting to $41.35. He decided to
"lay it out."
Bessie has had considerable troublo
of this sort, but a few doses like the
above is likely to stop it—if anything
will.
FROM WASHITA COUNTY JAIL
January. 2. 1917.
The inmates of this Institution wish
to thank the pastor of the Methodist
church. Mr. Darls. and several ladles
and gentlemen who kindly visited us
and held an Interesting and convinc-
ing service New Years eve. The sub-
ject. "Courage", was pictured froip
the life of Christ, a model of truth
and faith who left his life as a Dat
tern for many, and a principle that
where the burdens are light they are
trying especially In this world of
greed and strife. Where one set of
men demand the subjection of anoth-
er class. We hope the services will
continue and that all who visit ua
will find that we are more to be pit-
ied than c nsured.
Respectfully submitted.
Prisoners. County Jail
of Cordell. It has been noticed for
several years that roads and streets
graded with scrapers were uneven
and bumpy and where very much
traffic passed over them they soon
became full of chug holes, where,
when it rained, a road drag would
not remedy while the road was drying
up. The big road grader produces an
even grade and does not leave a
bumpy surface and the road or
street is much easier maintained by
dragging after the grader
flee matters to me.
Sincerely,
E. L. Ozbirn.
JURY COMMI8SI.ON
T Im • f '-mm.
Dec.ljgii, xjg.
but owing to sickness only one paper J Aft*? 'fc
was prepared. Mrs. J. M. Miller gaw . examined by both the state and de
a very interesung sketch on The fense. Pemberton was ordered re-
san"* . ZhTL Gun3enhoust>r maDd*1 to the county jail without
a TOl° ta her usual charming bond to await trial in the district
ZnZl T: ' ,leUdOU8 ^an C. Burnette I, attoraey
, C'ub Was adjourned to j for Pemberton who was not placed on
Sl h Fri(,ay, JaD- 12',the WttneSS sUnd H,s ras* will he
Which will be the annual election of tried in the district court which meets
I the latter part of February.
Ml IS OK FOR
BETTER RURU. SCHOOLS
1th the killing
in th«
crushed rock and clay, of the el
er materials. Methods of construe-
tion were also widely discussed.
The conference, after carefully
considering -onditions confronting
the various counties and con mani.
ties along the proposed routes, adopt-
ed the following resolutions as rap-
resenting its sentiment:
Be it Resolved, By the represeata-
tives of the Ozaifc Trails Associate*
now assembled on this 2 th day of
December, lit#, .|n conference
city of Oklahoma City that, ai
conference and careful compar
all the various ideas and sugj
offered, we are of the
hereby recommend that
tion of sand and clay roads,
gravel roads, or roads
crushed rock or chats.
binder, are tfw most j
acter of roads to b«
along the Ozark Trails.
O*
The Jury Commission, which was
supposed to have met here Monday
to select Jurors for the coming year
did not put in appearance, that is,
none of them did with the exception
of Hamilton Nation, of Foss. He was
„ | ready for business early Monday
haveTl °f Hhe r°t8 °f (>>rdel1 ,nornlnfc B «"'mens of the west
been undergoing Improvement side arrived on the scene latn Tup..
recently and Street Commissioner day afternoon, but as mem-'
Tom Brown has used the big road ber did not show ,,p. adjournment
grader In putting them into rendition. J was taken till Friday, whpn it i.i
JtrLrrhTOt..rUDMni *°Uth fr,,m Ma",|hope,, ,hat thp membership will
street by the Methodist church was bh here.
graded Ian week. It being raised -
several inches and given the proper PAID DAMAGES
slope for good drainage. Several of '
the streets will be gradi d with th«-1 Sam "arrt - Cordell* official house
road grader. I mover, found it necessary to take
The two blocks of West Main street ,,,,Wn the ra,,lnK* of a public bridge, j *°°d. Mesdamos Higgins and
from the Wright Place to the depot ln order ,hat he l™ld pass over It in ! McMurtry were special guests. New
ar to he graded up properly and a moTlnK « small house. County offl jY*ar# greetings from Mesdames Co.
hard surface of sand and clay mix ,"""Pained to such an extent jh,M,n a d Ootsmaii. furm-r members.
that Sam agreed lo settle for damages J read by the secretary. The re-
A LINE PARTY GOOD ROADS DAY
New Tears, Monday, night Misses!, Wlls «<** *<*"* Day
Nell Rouer. Graham Williams and!l ^°^d ^ ™
Elsie Kier gave a line party at the ,'k TJe . rf. "" °Ut °D th®
A-Muse-U theater for a number of £ J'B ** d,D-
thelr friends. Following the show , for ,he ro d w«^ers and a jolly
dancing was Indulged in until a ,^e7ro"w7« ^ If
hour when the party repaired to th<. c w«" working one mile
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. C. n,e work nn„ , _
C. Baker. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Pribble LI 1,71 I .
Misses Fay Armfield. Rouer. William, ™ dB ° Wh>t they 080 tor
and Kler. and Messrs. Kllewer
blrn. I .evert on and Willis.
ALAHO CLUB
Another Good Roads Day
Colony Courier.
soon
I Mrs. Hull entertained the Alaho
Club on Tuesday afternoon. Th« J
wrath r was perfect more like Jui
than January and the sttendna.
FOR SHOOTING ON HIGHWAY
Henry D. Caldwell shdt and killed a
dog on the publk- highway. The own I
er of the dog had him arrested, on a
chars<• of discharging a gun on the |
highway, which is undoubtedly I
against the law but which Is usually
overlooked by the majority of cltl
en« llenry acknowledged the
breath and paid a line of flO.RR.
It Is not an infringement of the
law to kill a dog that has not been J
rendered for taxes, that Is. a country i
dog but it Is mighty poor Judgm ut >
lo selert the public road for the
slaughter It usually "peevea" the
. owner of the dog to such aa extent1
that the above la the result.
ture are to be applied In a short tlm
The clt) council gave orders some
time ago to have this work done, but I"™" """ ■" n«r sam will
other streets have needed attention jhl" moving equipment
worse tban this and Mr Brown i "b|P'a e tractor."
not been able to get to It. The sxn.i j
and clsy for the hard surfacing «.f N0T|C* TO O, C. 8. MEMBERS
these two blockes are to be taken! . „ .. ,
from tho hills west of town Installation of officers and rogulai
I meeting of the chapter on Tuesdaj
evening. January 9. All members re
$10 AND COSTS
Lee Renson plead guilty to drink
i Ing in a public plaee last Friday when |
j arraigned before County Judge L. R.
; Shean. He was assessed ten dollars '
land trimmings It's no ns^-you fel
lows who are bound to imbibe bettei
get a little "home brew' 'and be *at
I M-d with a nip" before the morning
I meal.
With County Superintendent Wal
lace as the leader of the movement
the teachers of Washita countv in
co-operation with the school boards
and patrons are going to make a spp
cial effort to make the njrai school*
of Washita county bettei. in fact
Prof. Wallace has been working with
this end in view for several months
and the results of the developm-nt of
the country schools can already be
seen.
Jhe last number of the School
Worker which is published niontniv
by Supt. Wallace and was issued last
week was filled with suggestion* per-
taining to rural school improvement
and bas been a great stimulant to th*
rural teachers In devising way* |n
which their school can be Improved.
In discussing the problem of better-
ing rural schools In that Issue of the
Worker. Supt Wallace says:
"In educational opportunity the city
[boys and girls have privileges far su-
perior to those of the farm bov3 ilnd
farm girls In funds, in length of
term in equipment, in buildings, in ,
administration and supervision*. In j __f °
courses of study and In efflclen.y of
the t-acfting for.-e, the superiority of|.h J"1"'
h« < ' the sale o
pensive character of
munities feeling the
necessity therefor, but
press purpose and idea to
to all Ozark Trail work^
that we are appealing to
the public in general to
reasonable aa.t practical
to at all make th« .
ble use of rh* maerials at
each separate community t
that results may be obtained I
earliest possible date, and
Bet it furr^r Resolved, That
urge upon eai h community the
esslty and importance of the
and most car-ful conference
their count; ighway engineer
the state highway department WBI,
deciding upon the character of rutd
to be constructed in each casa
with
and
CAIN TO SHATTUCK
that resulted. The case was dismiss ! malnder of (be afternoon was spent
•d. and hereafter Sam will complete ' mu,'h with needlework and
Ith a | h|W chatter The meeting next
jweok will be with Mr*. J M Calla-
i wav
five hundred party
THE MANSELL8 ENTERTAIN
MR WORREL DEAD
Oi
inested lo be pre
ipa Worrel one of Ihe old dt-
lx«ns the county who has been
malrln* his Horn* with hi* daughter.
Mrs. < oaps, died at her home last Sat-
urday morning afler a lingering Ill-
ness tie wan burled Sunday at the
Sod < emelery northwest of town.
Secretary.
HENRY THOMPSON "IN"
On la
Manse i I
the
| Ian
! the
Mr. and Mrs. L L. Hull ei
n number of their friends
pleasant home Wednesday
Progressive Five Hundred
«he *rmts#ment for the cvenli
■ ale hour light refreshme
served.
at l heir
evening
Friday night I* and Mrs
iseil entertained the members of| '
Service Haas of the Presbyter D W. Inman. farm-r n«ii
Sunday school at their home ,n i loud chief, was in the dtv Thursdai
north 0( lnwn The affair j and renewed hl* subscription to th*
was given In honor of Mr aad Mrs. I Beacon
C, C. Baker, both member* of this |
class Progressive Rook was played
until
late hour when refreshments
Mrs. Mason, who lived west of
town, and who was attacked by blood
polsonim some lime ago. was oper-
ated on at the Clinton hospital Mon-
day Her left leg was amputated Just
above the knee
I Henry Thompson, well known to
■ the cltlxens of Cordell, was arrested
1 Saturday, on a charge o f selling
, while mule." The arrest resulted —
from a court of inquiry i inducted by j
county officials Salurday morning.1
Ills case will come up at ihe next, Julian Copeland who underwent an
, term of Ihe County Court. [operation for appendicitis at Flor-
is ffeiu^Z ^ ! Thursday night of laat
'*• Alalia way. csshler of the First | week, bas been making ranirf Z! I *
| National bank of Sentinel. w«. In th* grees toward recovery and w« k, L AWorTM" J A. Duff
city Monday oo business. IlO be taken home Thursday '0
C. P. Htorfe. mansg, j of th«- W*l
8lore at Sentinel.was |n the
Thursday morning on busing
i Attorney J. o Springer of CanuK
j waa attending to legal buslnes. |,
hoola la so far above that
of the rural schools as to make the
J situation in many sections of the
| country deplorable. It has been so
desperate in -lany Instances during
the past tw-nty-dve years, when con-
trasted with the splendid opportuni-
ties of the city school, it is given
more times than any other reason by
fathers and mothers for moving from
Ihe farm to the city. "An ambitious I
lary l.ane e.-iare,; An ambitious
people srin g< where education can he
had for their children. There is no|
sens- bi talking of the chant
'•otinfry life and the lndeper.
«nd dignity of producing front th
If 'be s< hoal st command Is no
iKNlern thaa a wooden plow."
Therefore. let every agenc
Hate and nation be organised an
nto mot Urn for the purpoa* at .
he rural " hooJj a square deaf.
Ode Cain returned the first of the
eek from a :rip in west Texaa and
uhoma where he went
ix-atiou. He visited a
Mrn8 and decided to lo-
1 k the county seat of
Mr. Cain will continue
s stock of goods here
n I">th of this month.
tock as much as noa-
until about
reducing th-
sihle in
have to m<
sary.
Mr Cain
excellent lo
go xli store
tends to m
n and ci
■ler that he will not
any more than necew
♦•'levea he has found an
Ion for a first class dry
t Shattuck and he tn-
"f the demands of the
WARLICK SELLS RESIDENCE
of
pat
to L. W p
derstand w
f his new
Mr Warn
was hi
be
■ddenre
BROKI MIS ARM
dty Wadnesilay
left Thursdaj
few days or
Kramett Sesaaaa who it (aa.hlng
the .UhlMi scliool happened to a verr
paln/u, aceldeat laat Tbumday aud-
io town. Vhc moraltiK being cold be
was ranalag hla car and It klrk^l
him breaktat hla arm below thy el-
k of Mangum
i**aday. While here
sal* of hi
' of Altua. who we is
return to Cordell Just
' can secure possession
"ports that he Is doing
rarm just a few miles
all of whleh la good
ay Cordell friends.
ROVA. ARCH MASONS
There will g meeting of the Roy.
I a' Arch Mim-j: 4 next Moaday. Krery
[m. mber y. ur^ed lo be present There
Is • oaalders i - srork In slahi. aad
Ihe members f ttie team wfll fea ea-
ed lo ahov up.
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