The Journal (Geary, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 9, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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ESTABLISHED IN NINE'TEEN-HUNDREB- SUCCESSOR TO THE GEARY BULLETIN N1NETEEN-TWELVE
Volume 15
GEARY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1915
Number 31
GEARY WON PAIR
CHRISTIAN REVIVAL
THE GEARY MARKET
Scored Two Shut Outs
Yukotn Club
(Corrected Thursday)
The Geary hall club added an-
other pair of shutout games to
it's credit, last Sunday and Mon-
day when it tookl the long end
of the game with Yukon Sunday
by a score of 3 to 0, and again
on Monday by a count of -4 to 0.
Both games were well played
and of the most interesting na-
ture throughout.
In Sunday's contest Hoy Al-
len
Against Opened Last Sunday Evening— .
Meeting With Success 'Wheat ' #0
j Oats 28
A revival meeting was started i Barley
by Rev. Cameron at the Chris-
tian church last Sunday and is
being continued throughout the
week. Rev. Cameron reports that
while the attendance is not as
great a.^ he might wish, that the
meeting is meeting with encour-
aging success so far and will bo
confined indefinitely. Rev. Cam-
eron will go to Calumet himself
next Sunday hut states that ar-
th(
•' j HCAl MU'UUOijr "HI •
ir-ii pitched for the locals and rangements will be made for iu>
stopped the Yukon team with °n- to be filled' and that the
ly three hits, striking out 13 men j lUPeting will continue.
lie had tiie game well in hand j ^ cordial invitation is extend-
all the way and was given good j ej to, eVeryone to attend their
support by the men behind him.
Fabed pitching for Yukon also
pitched a good game and allow-
ed the locals only five hits. He j
struck1 out four men. All of i crutches.
Kaffir Corn
Rye
Milo Maize
tigg*
Butter
Cream ....
Springs
Hens
OLD SOLDIER WAS HERE
Tells Interesting Story of
War Encounter
Civil
SCHOOL OPEN ID MONDAY
Larg D Attendance Fir s I Day—
Fine Spirit
The G :i;y public schools open-
ed Monday morning with a total
enrollment of JSO. It is believ-
ed that the cnio.lmeiit will he in-
creased beyond the -K)0 mark by
the end of the month. Superin-
tendent* Smith expresses him
services every evening, commenc-
ing at 8 o'clock.
MAIL CHANGES
New Motor System on
Partly. Installed
The new plan of the post of-
fice department for having the
old system of rural delivery con-
verted into motor delive ry routes
(is proving only partially success-
It is to he hoped that jffu.1 so far in Geary. The combi-
John L. Davis, of near Binger,
was in the city last Saturday
visiting with his old friend
"Dad" Iluff. Mr. Davis is an
ex-Confederate soldier. He was
a member of Company D, of the
8th Kentucky cavalry, duke's
regiment, John 11. Morgan 's com-j self as delighted with the man
•11 j maud. | ner in which the year is starting
09 j A peculiar co-incidence is the off, both as regards attendance
i fact that Mr. Davis was a mem-; and the general school spirit. The
ber of a Confederate detach-j entire corps of instructors aiv
ment that surprised and captur-jthe most competent obtainable
Routes ec[ a Northern detachment. of I and there isi not a weak instmic
I which the late J. J. Overmire. of. tor on the faculty. The pupil--
this city, was a member, at j^re entering upon their work
j Hartsville, Tenn., on Dec. 7, | with the greatest enthusiasm and
11863. He states that lie convers i th" most successful year
' ed with Mr. Overmire on that oe-j in the school's history is confi
casion. He and Mr. Overmire j dently predicted.
were great friends, when they The enrollment by grades fo
met many years later in Oklaho-j lows:
ma.
Mr. Davis is 69 years old. He 162.
owns a farm near Binger but is
Geary's scores came in the seven-! both he and Thomas will be abb ' nation of the old routes one and
thinning. day. Jim Eiseln n, the big three, now known as "A route
In Monday's game Lefty Mas-j to be in the game abain by Sun jia being carried by L. L. Ml'; |UW114S „ ltw m
ters who has been with the Mus- j Bridgeport catcher, worked be- j Quean in his car and the ser- j going to Oklahoma City to spend
k0 ee club of the Western Assoc- • hind the bat for Geary in the | vice is giving perfect sa.istaction^ ^ wint(,r visited over Sat-
iation the past summer, was on j second game. 't is. fr many ways an improve-
the slab for Geary and handed Score—1st game: R II EI ment over the oldsystem, othei
Primary, Miss
45.
teacher,
Second, Miss Brann, teachet.
i urdav with Mr. Huff.
Third. Miss Nichols, teachet.-
137.
the visitors another blank. He
allowed Yukon five hits and fan-
ned four men. Geary garnered 7
tingles off Cox. the Yukon twirl-
,t. Geary scored one run in the
first and three in the fifth.
Yukon . .. .000 000 000—0 3 4 j than from an economical stand-
Geary 000 000 30X—3 5 2; point.
Batteries: Faher and Craw Route ' B". which is a comb,-
ford- Allen and Thomas,Garvey. nation of the old routes two and
Summary: Two base bits, L)il-1 five, is without a carrier and the j
Ion Curtis; Base on balls, off old carriers are going ahead,
|„ the first game Frank Thorn- j Faber 5; Struck out, Faber 4 Al- with the work until the appoint-1
u,,. Gearv catcher, got him- ie 5; Left on bases, Yukon 4, merit is made. (... J. N-'lson, who.
Jii a badlv'sprained ankle in a Geary 6. ; I it was announced would deliver
.first ' slide for the second; Score—2nd game: ti II Ejthe mail on this route has de-
s-ick and was eliminated from Yukon . . . .OCO 000 C<X>-0 5 :{| clined Hie position and no one
, he ^me. Julius Garvey was Geary ... .100 030 OOx—4 7 3 who could till the bill has |
WATONGA NEXT SUNDAY
Fast Game Promised — Masters
And Allen Will Pitch
Fourth, Miss Scott, teacher, 39.
Fifth, Miss Gratten, teacher,'
hauled in from the second sack
to doll the mask. Jack Dillon was
switched from right to second
and Roy Seyler was sent from
the bench into the right garden.
Thomas' injury has
e rut eli es since.v but
will be able to ^ „
Sunday. In the second game
Jack Dillon also sustained a bad-
ly sprained ankle in rounding
third and he too is walking on
Batteries: Masters and Hisehen
Cox and Crawford.
been found.
At Watonga
the scarcity of
Summary: Two base hits, motor carriers has caused trouble
Harding and Squires; Basis .n to the new. plan also and the
, rigm s—balls, off Cox 5, off Masters 1: B" route from that place
s kept him on j Hit by pitched balh Garvey Ma which* was to have- a >soi )( (
it is hoped he t(TR. struck out, by Masters 4. old route four out ot Geary, has
play again by on liases, Yukon 8. Geary .failed to materialize and lamer
1 * . I ti i . I. .. ..4-ill /l.ihi'.itnnrr VOlltP
The fans will have a chance to
see some fast base ball next Sun-
day when Geary and Watonga
tangle up on the local ball lot., ^
The game promises to he more of . 21, Juniors 16, Seniors 8 —
a pitchers battle than anything I 90. Total enrollment 384).
else between Allen for Geary, j
Masters for Watonga. The ahil- j_Now on display! The
itv of both these men is
i 39.
Sixth and part of seventh, Mix*
Davis, teacher, 42.
Remainder of seventh and
eighth, Mr. Howell, teacher, 36.
High school, Messrs. Smith arnl
Howell and Miss Hatcher, teach
ers — Freshmen 45, Sophomore
Total
—The Cash Store lu:s it. Dry
I Goods, Groceries and ftoveltios.
Macki-v is still delivering route
four mail from Geary.
Postmaster Carle§f has asked
that an inspector he sent here to
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look the situation over. Mr. Car- father, S. M. Allen, her. .
. mosl-
ii^ ui .jw... beautiful and complete line of Is
known and the scrap should be a dies suits and coats that will b<
pretty one. Both have just re-[shown in Geary this winter has
turned from successful seasons in ! just been received at our store
the leagues. A big crowd shtVuhl j Big- assortment, variety of pa-
turn out to witness this game. terns and designs. Be sure and
see them Saturday. W. A. Mob
Oscar Allen and family, arriv jley Dry Goods Store.
ed last Saturday night from F i
"'aso, Texas, for a vitfit with his 1916 — HUPMOBILE — $1,083
C. J. NELSON, Agent
— - ■ i..v ;s doiiiir all that is possible to
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I Made-to-Measure Suit
I at a Decent Price
E We put the $25 value in every stitch and seam of their mak-
| ing, and a individuality that you can never get away from.
SKIT
OR 0 COAT
Made to Order
situation straightened out:
to the satisfaction of everyone.,
I He will offer the suggestion to
I the inspector when he arrives!
! here, that instead of sending our
I route four to Watonga, that it be 1
! combined wifti route two a.s the j
motor route "B". and that route;
five be left as it now is—a loop
trbutary to route two.
There can be no question but i
that this is the sensible solution I
if the department can only be!
made to see it. Meantime it is
more than likely that the situa- \
tion will remain unchanged for !
at least a couple of months.
——— |
G. L. Mayhew and family have
returned to the city after spend-
ing the summer on their farm.
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Benson, H. Franklyn. The Journal (Geary, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 9, 1915, newspaper, September 9, 1915; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc183780/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.