The Journal (Geary, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 10, 1915 Page: 2 of 7
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THE GEARY J O UKNAL
Excessive Rainfall
Thejournal
Entered June 13.1903. Geary. Okla.. ^second claw
matter under the Act of Confess of March. I8J..
~~ THURSDAYS
«d
Koy benson
ONK DOLLAR PER YEAR
TO ADVERTISERS - The Journal guarantees
to reach better than 90 per cent of the homes
in an.I aroand Geary-in whatmiifht he term-
ed "Geury's trade territory"-the year round. We
make special rates on advertising contracts ag-
gregating 1,000 inches — or more - per annum.
Telephone Number 142
GEARY. OKLAHOMA
Not a thousand miles from Geary
there are a couple of the rock-the-
boat-at-any-price sort of newspapers
whose editors don't sleep well nights
through fear they may miss some op-
portunity to ask pertinent questions
which they doubtless fondly imagine
are embarrassing to the democrats.
One ot these papers in referring to
the unusual number of idle men in
Oklahoma at this time, wants to
know "what party it was that
brought about this condition thru
tariff legislation." One would sup-
pose the entire economic universe
had for its axis the American tariff
question. As a matter of fact the
tariff-legislation has about as much
to do with the the matter in ques-
tion as a German 42-centimeter gun
has to do with the price of aero-
planes in Timbuctoo. The fact of
the matter is that the state labor
commissioner's department has been
pouring men into Oklahoma for the
past six weeks in preparation for
the coming harvest. Many of them
no doubt come on the strength of
the reports of the bumper wheat
crop to be harvested here soon,
without inducement from the em-
ployment bureau. Whether or not
the labor department made a mis-
take in Hooding the country with
these men or not is not the question
at all. The time is close at hand
when there will be work for every
one of these men in the Oklahoma
wheat fields and the chances are
that the farmers will be mighty
thankful they are here when they're
needed, regardless of who or what
is responsible for their presence.
duty as guiding genius of this high-
ly moral and religious publication,
compels us to tell the truth.
The best proof in the world that
the public reads the Journal is the
fact that more than 80 per cent of
our circulation is always paid in ad-
vance—and tnis without any iron
clad rule of "stopping the paper un-
less you renew on the doi." We find
it unnecessary to make such a rule.
They recognize theJournal as Geary's
REAL newspaper.
It's time right now to start the
publication of those pert paragraphs
that begin and end with cut the
weeds." The only trouble is that
the Journal editor has a young for-
est around his own house that his
better half insists upon having cut
before we start the campaign. So,
while you really ought to cut your
weeds, we are not going to tell you
so until we have time to cut our own.
During the past two weeks this
fair land has been getting more than
its share of rain and people here feel
that the deficiency of moisture dur-
ing the past several years has bet n
made up. Almost every night a
steady rain falls from one to three
hours, then next morning the sun
comes out and brigntens things up
for the next night. Little complaint
is being heard however and most of
the farmers state that all crops are
in amazingly good condition and the
corn fields are with few exceptions,
dry enough for cultivating.
Quayle's
Rock Island Barber Shop
Geary Has No Better
Shaves, Shampoos, Haircuts, Massages and
a full line of Tonics
T. P. Quayle, Proprietor
The Best Workmen
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The Chautauqua this year will be
in August, instead of July. We are
unable to give the exact date, but
this will throw it late enough so
that the farmers will be through
with their wheat cutting, and we
believe it will operate to the advan-
tage of everyone concerned.
About the most exasperating
thing in the world is to buy some-
thing of some guy and then, as soon
as the deal is closed; have the said
guy curl up and go to sleep on the
job and delay you in revolutionizing
the world.
"Dips"—pickpockets dipped $90
out of the pocket of a Hinton man
in Oklahoma City recently. Serves
him right; no man is entitled to have
that much money in his possession
at one time.
Summer Groceries
SHE time of year is at hand when the long, hot summer
days will keep the incessant question, "What can 1 have
for dinner today?" constantly in the mind of the housewile-
And always back of the question is the dread of standing over a
hot stove on the sultry summer days. Let us help you solve the
problem this summer. We make a specialty of warm weather
groceries-appetzing things tha require little or no cooking Uur
prompt and careful delivery service help some also. IKY U3.
G. S. Peckham
According to Watonga Republi-
can some parties have been putting
over some out of date stuff in re-
gard to the townsite (?) of North
Bickford. It seems several years
ago a plot of ground north of the
Bickford cement mill in north Blaine
county was platted into lots. Noth-
ing more was done about the mat-
ter however until recently, when
someone began operating in Bickford
real estate in Kansas and Missouri.
It seems that a number of parties
Crop Report For May.
(Crowded out last week).
Growing condition of winter
wheat, 80 per cent.
Damage to wheat from the follow-
ing causes:
Hessian Fly, 03 per cent.
Chinch Bug, 06 per cent.
Rust, 10 per cent.
Growing condition of the follow-
ing crops:
Spring Sown Oats, 85 per cent.
Alfalfa. 93 per cent.
Rye, 88 per cent.
Corn, 83 per cent.
Feterita, 85 per cent.
Milo Maize, 85 per cent.
Kaffir Corn, 85 per cent.
Growing condition of cotton.
Promise of a full crop. 75 per cent.
Cotton acreage to be planted on
account of rain, hail, frost, poor
I THE BEST VALUE|
EVER OFFERED IN GEARY |
1 HERE IS THE LINE-UP—JUST TAKE ONE LOOK |
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have bought and traded for brick stand, etc. 23 per cent,
buildings, residences, etc., supposed Cotton acreage ye
to be located on the vacant Bickford 21 per cent.
townsite. This soui ds to us like a
few yards from a particularly lurid
reel of melodrama—or a page from
"The Forty Thieve s" brought up to
date.
Watonga is milling for one big
time in that village on Julv 4th.
Geary will be glad to co-operate
with Watonga in making their show
a success and in return Watonga
will doubtless yield us their aid
when time for our Fifth Annual
Horse & Colt show rolls around in
October. The 4th comes on Sun-
day. but if Watonga will make it
Saturday or Monday, we might even
let our little ball team come up and
take it away from them.
Corn Acreage that has been re-
planted on account of poor stand
and damages. 16 per cent.
Prospects for a full crop of the
following fruits:
Peaches, 93 per cent.
Apples, 76 per cent.
Cherries, 85 per cent.
Plums, 86 per cent.
Pears, 72 per cent.
Some damage by hail is reported
in various localities of the state.
The North West Wheat Belt,
including Harper, Woods, Alfalfa,
Grant.Kay, Ellis, Woodward, Major,
Garfield and Noble, has a growing ;
condition of 85per cent. A 6 per cent1,
damage by Hessian Fly is reported,
1 per cent damage by Chinch Bug
and a damage of 8 per cent by rust.
The Central West Wheat Belt,
including Roger Mills, Beckham,
Washita, Custer. Blaine, Canadian
and Kingfisher, has a growing con-
dition of 85 per cent. A 1 per
cent damage by Hessian Fly is re-
ported, 2 per cent, damage by
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1 EACH of these well known magazines sent to you for four months $1.75
i THE JOURNAL— your home paper— for twelve months; and all this tor only H7
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"In thunderous tones the^ U. S.
department of biology says: Hunts-
man spare that skunk.' " Watonga
Herald. All right, brother, all
right. Personally we always give ^ ^
them a wide Derth. both two and Q,inch' Bug*and a damage of 9 per =
four legged. Either variety makes ^ fey ^ 5
a very unce-tain pet and are apt to ^ the Sot'T
muss one up when you eventually .
have to kill them We are quite
IrSren-you know .he, fo, ^^URNAU ^ -g
offer to renew your subscription lor pa> arrearages]. . , . «•
Journal s ever-gTovving fanuly and get the bargain of the age m h,gh class reading.
willing to let 'em live, but really,
we do think they ought to be res-
tricted.
"If you want to keep your wife
in ignorance of your flirtations with
other women, just tell her all about
them. Chances are she wont believe
a word you say and will simply size
you up as a boaster. Thomas Tri-
bune. We know two or three fel-
lows in Geary who boast of doing
The'South West Wheat Belt. |
including Tillman, Cotton. Coman- 5
che. Kiowa, Jackson. Harmon and s
Greer, has a growing condition of s
S7 per cent. A 4 per cent damage E
by Chinch Bug is reported and a =
damage of y percent by rust. E
Excessive rains have fallen thru- jj
out the state, causing some damage £
and set back to crops. ^
The streams in the Eastern part s
of the state have reached a high £
water mark, causing some damage 5
| to the crops in the bottom lands.
Respectfully submitted.
Don't Expect This Offer to Last Long
OTI'FM ARE ACTINC TODAY.
You don't have to come ,n-,ust tear out tins ad wnte your nam, and <.ddress on he marg,nm
on a sheet of paper, enclose $1.75 in cash, check or money order and mail THE JOUKINAL.
THE GEARY JOURNAL
1 FRANK BENSON. Ed**
GEARY. OKLAHOMA
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,hat very trick. We hate to give Oklahoma State Hoard of Agriculture -
this away on you fellows, but our
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Benson, H. Franklyn. The Journal (Geary, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 10, 1915, newspaper, June 10, 1915; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc185145/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.