The Hollis Post-Herald (Hollis, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 27, 1909 Page: 4 of 13
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THE POST-HERALD.
Published every Thursday.
POST-HERALD PUB. 00.
JOHN tyLEY VHACKER
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
Subscription Price 11.00 The Yut,
Entered at Post Offloe Is Hollis. Oklahoma m
second claM mail matter.
A Change.
Haying bought R. R. Huff's
interest in the Post-Herald I
assume the management of the
paper with no misgivings, but
I deem a word to the public
necessary. I have always stood
for what I believe to be right
and honorable, and ask the sup-
port of the people upon the merit
of what I do. As a business
man I ask only the patronage of
legitimate business, but I have a
moral right to expect the custom
of every loyal citizen. I shall
increase my facilities for doing
high-grade printing as rapidly
as my circumstances will justify,
and promise the most prompt
service possible consistent with
with our abilities.
John R. Thacker.
Mr. J. R. Thacker has pur-
chased my interest in The Post-
Herald, and I sever my connec
tion with the management of the
paper. I assure the readers of
the paper that my assaciation
with them has been pleasant,
ask that you continue to give the
business your support.
Robert R Huff.
Let's pull for Harmon.
How does 490 to 0 look?
Hurrah for Harmon County!
"Hollis gets what she troes
after," is what all our friends
who live elsewhere say of us.
Immediately after the elec
tion a good rain began falling, a
testament of the elements to the
results of the election.
Now look out for the greatest
era of development ever ex-
perienced by our territory.
Our people are a unit.
Now that the election is over,
and the new county is assured,
let us go to work to make it the
best county in the best state in
the best country in this old
world.
Taylor Brothers have sold
the Mangum Star to a stock
company, and will retire from
actual newspaper work. Their
experience in journalism has
been short, but they retire from
the work with a feeling that all
skillful writers are not journal
istic successes.
Never in the history of Har
county were prospects so bright
as now. The farms are alive
with a thousand species of vege
tation, the hills are covered with
plump and frisky cattle, the
barnyard echoes to the music of
the motherly hen, and the fa-
milar grunt of the unambitious
pig is heard at every farmhouse.
What is to hinder U9 from eclips
ing any of our neighboring coun
ties, with the superior advan-
tages which we possess?
The Granite Enterprise has
been sold to P. L. Dale of Minco.
Mr. Ryder retires from news
paper work, and will employ bis
diversified talents in guiding
bush-tailed mule down a long
cotton row. The new editor
of the Enterprise seems to an
derstand what is expected of a
people, as the following extract
from his salutatory indicates:
"If a paper champions the inter
est of a community and in turn
the community champions the
interest of the paper, both
are sure of substantial aid.
Newspaper do more to advertise
the community and contribute
more free public service than
any other enterprise and are de
serving of support. They are
entitled to the advertising of
every merchant in town from the
purely selfish standpoint of the
merchant himself, for it is a con
ceded fact that judicious adver
Two Kinds of Citizenship.
With the birth of a new county
there comes into the scope of
our Influence numerous advan-
tages, which must be attractive
to enterprises ambitious ' of
"striking the rock out of which
the stream of natural prosperity
must inevitably burst forth."
With the triumph of industry,
the expansion of commerce and
ample facilities for transporta-
tion, there is nothing to hinder
us from building a city of 20,006
population here within ten short
years. Hon. Hugh Molloy said
while here Saturday: "With such
backing as this election shows,
if you have a good newspaper
you can have a city of 20,000
people here in ten years."
No newspaper can work as
faithfully without support as
with it, and if you expect your
newspaper tojstand by your town
you must stand by your paper.
There are stingy old nestors
right here in town who read the
paper every week, and have nev-
er had their names on our sub-
scription list, and yet think they
are honest men! Such men as
they never build towns. They
stand in the way of progress.
They are the worst species of
grafters, and yet no person more
violently denounces graft, than
they.
There are men of enterprise
in town—men who build railroads
—men who stand upon the bat-
tlements of the filture and bom-
bard the present with the mus-
ketry of enterprise. They- are
the men who are behind the
Quanah proposition. They are
the men who are behind the Ken-
nedy proposition. They are the
men who foster every initial
movement for the upbuilding of
the community. You always
know where to. place them..
Be a promoter. . Dq not be a
mossback. "Get in. the swim "
There is scimething doing all the
time—help it along. The rail-
roads are coming—be one to
welcome them. And ddn't for-
get to patronize your local paper.
From the fact that the most of
our merchants have allowed
their stocks to run down they
are not doing much advertising
now. Merchants in other towns
seeing the Post-Herald thinx
we do not have uny mercantile
firms here, but when they get
here they see that we have sev-
eral. Every day farmers on the
rural routes send off for goods
that they need, but do not think
they can get here, because the
merchants never mention the
fact through the paper. There
is a moral in thin, Which business
men would be wise to heed.
county is to be known as Harmon.
It has an area of 500 square miles
and about 600 square miles of
territory is left in Greer county.
An injunction probably; .will be
prayed for in Mangum ^Monday
based on the allegation thai the
new county has not the,Required
population of 15,000.
T
The election held hereSStur
day was one of ttye most quiet
ever held, and perhaps the larg-
est percent of voters responded
then at any other election. It
was asked at Mangum how, with
a population of only 903, we
could Doll a vote of 490? The
fact is all of the Hollis voters do
not live In town. But we can
show the voters all right.
We understand that three
railroads are practically assured
for Hollis. These with the other
enterprises which are seeking to
enter our portals will tend to at-
tract the outside world more than
it has ever before been attracted
toward us. We have one of the
most enterprising people here
that ever undertook to build a
town on a high prairie.
The election passed off quietly.
The people seemed to be of one
mind.
Greer Loses To
Harmon County.
Mangum, Okla., May 22.—
(Special.)—Oklahoma's seventy
sixth county was created today,
fourteen townshipe of Greer hav-
ing seceded from the West Side.
The approximate majority is
about 600, the exact figures being
unobtainable tonight on account
tising has advanced the commer-1 severe electrical storms in
cial world. *<b t part of tbe county. The new
At Hollis, the proposed county
seat, tonight anvils are being
fired, and all over the county
great.deihonstrations are being
held;: . TJhe election was full of
BensatidhS and interest was in-
tense throughout the day.
The foregoing special to the
Oidahoman is misleading, in-as-
much as there are fifteen ./tojrn-
ships in the territory of Harmon
county, and the election .carried
by a majority of 1074 inaead Of
"about 600."
Rebekahs Organize.
Last Thursday there came over
from Mangum a delegation of
Rebekahs who were under the
direction of Mrs. W. S. Brad-
shaw, the official organizer. In
the company were twelve ladies
and four gentlemen, all ardent
apostles of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows and its
auxilliary, the Rebekahs.
| The new city hall was brought*
into requisition for the organiza-
tion of this new lodge, and of
course it was appropriately ar
ranged for the occasion. After
the organization, in which 22 were
initiated, and 6 were received by
card, the following officers were
ejected: Mrs. Bessie " Gibson,
noble grand; Mrs. Nannie
Spradling, vice grand; Mrs. Lula
Goodwin, secretary; A. W. Good-
win, treasurer. Other officers
weie appointed. W. C. Sprad-
ling was appointed deputy.
Supper was served for the
members and visitors, and after-
wards refreshments of an ap-
petizing nature. Mrs. J. T.
Sjtevenson was hostess to the
visitors during their stay.
Stephens-Brown.
Mr. Amos Stephens and Miss
Pearl Brown were uniteifc in
marriage last Monday&t $ pr m.
by Rev. Glover, minister of ;the
Tabernacle church.—Delta Inde-
pendent.
Mr. Stephens was formerly an
empyoye in the Owl Barber shop
of this place.
Fable Board.
For six can be had for $14.00,
two blocks from Main street.
See Bob Huff.
Rev. M. L. Scivally preached
at Bitter Greek Sunday. There
was to be an all day singing there,
but for some reason the singing
was deferred till the afternoon.
Monday afternoon there was a
little excitement created by the
display of a large bull snake on
the streets of Hollis. It was six
or seven feet in length, and had
a correspondingly large body.
Although it was alive, it was
harmless,and was carried around
in the hands of Ernest Heathing-
ton, and seemed to enjoy the
familiarity. _
In the days of your grandfath-
er, Howard watches never cost
less than $500.00. Today they
are better still at prices that you
can afford, if you want a high-
grade time-keeper. D.H. Mont-
gomery.
The Halsmith school will close
tomorrow with an all-day pro-
gram. Prof. Redman and Miss
Lattimore have taught a very
successful school, and have
the perfect confidence of the
entire community. It is the in-
tention of Prof. Redman to
build up a first class school
there, and in this he will have J
the unanimous support of his j
patrons.
t
\tev. G. E. Holley will be
absent from his pulpit for sev-
eral services, and on the first,
Sunday in June it will be occu-
pied by Rev. G. M. Moon of
Kelly. An effort will be made
to have the following Sunday
filled by some capable speaker.
Orange Blossoms.
Last Sunday morning at Bitter
Creek, before the services began,
Rev. M. L. Scivallv pronounced
the solemn words which united
the destinies of Mr. George Gor
don and Miss Katie Wynn. It
seems that the day fur the mar
riage was kept secret, as their
parents knew nothing of it bill
the sacred contract was sealed.
Mr. Gordon is the son of P. O.
Gordon who lives near Bitter
Creek a prosperous and well-
known farmer. The yountj man is
highly respected in his commun-
ity, and worthy the noble lady
whose heart he has won.
I sMiss Wynn is the accomplished
daughter of W. C. Wynn. She
is universally loved, and is a
leader in her social circle. She
has many friends wherever the
kind hand of fortune has placed
her who anticipate for her a life
of unalloyed happiness with her
chosen lord.
The Post-Herald joins their
many friends in heartiest con-
gratulations, and wishes them a
long, peaceful and prosperous
journey through life.
Found—A pair of gold-rimmed
spectacles. Found near the City
Hotel. Owner can get them by
calling at this office and paying
for this advertisement.
A. E. Brady and E. Goodwin
attended district conference of
the Methodist church at Altus
last week. They returned Sat
urday, and report one of the
most interesting conferences
ever held. The district is in fine
shape, and conference reports
encouraging.
For Sale.
Planting cotton seed, 50c per
bushel, three miles north and
two miles east of Hollis.
48-2t. Mrs. C. R. Rogers.
For Sale.
My farm, 1 and 1-2 miles east
of Martin, Okla. Price $50<
See or address W. R. Daniel,
Hollis, route 4.
In company with Virgil Jobe
the editor visited the closing of
Prof. C. O. Bills' school at TAcy
Chapel, eighth miles northeast
of Hollis, Friday. Prof. Bills
had just completed a four months
term and was assured by the
directors that his work had been
eminently satisfactory, and the
feeling of the board toward him
was of the most commendatory
nature. The editor had the
pleasure of addressing the school
for a few minutes, and then, at
the request of the teacher, di-
rected a spelling match for half
an hour. A number of visitors
were present to witness the
school's close.
Smaihei All Records.
As an all round laxative tonic
and health-builder no other pills
can compare with Pr. King's
New Life Pills. They tone and
regulate stomach, liver and kid-
neys, purify the blood, streng-
then the nerves; cure Constipa-
tion. TDyspepsia, Billiousness,
Jaundice, Headache, Chills and
Alalaria. Try them. 25c at All
Druggists.
Deserted His Wife
A subscription for the relief of
Mrs. Lottie Cox was being circu
lated on the streets Tuesday.
Her husband, Ernest Cox, de-
serted her without any cause, so
far as can be learned, leaving
her destitute, with several small
children, one an infant only three
weeks old.
Kills To Stop The Fieri.
The worst foe for 12 years of
John Deye, of Gladwin, Mich.,
was a running ulcer. He paid
doctors over $400.00 without ben-
efit. Then Bucklen's Arnica
Salve killed the ulcer and cured
him. Cures Fever-Sores, Boils.
Felons, Eczema, Salt Rheum,
Infallible for Piles, Burns, calds
Cuts, Corns. 25c at All Drug-
gists.
J. D.-Terry, a prominent farm-
er of Altus, was here looking
after some property Saturday.
JudgeC, W. King is in Guthrie.
M..-M "• t II BfiffllJ
Bitter Creek Budgit. 4
S. L. Holland of 'Childress,
Texas, visited at the home of
Mr. Branum last week.
Mr. Mangum, U. S. classifier,
stayed one night last week in the
Bitter Creek neighborhood.
Ben Bland and family from
near Arlie, Texas, were here at
preaching Sunday.
Singing at the home of Mr.
Brannum Sunday night was fine.
A large crowd attended.
Misses Eula and Bessie Roe
were shopping in Hollis Satur-
day.
There was preaching here
Sunday at 11 o'clock, and also at
night. Both services were con-
ducted by Rev. Warren of Hal-
smith.
The Misses Roes entertained
quite a crowd of jolly young peo-
ple at their home Sunday.
J. R Green was a Hollis visit:
or last Saturday.
Some spectators witnessed an
interesting ball game at Bitter
Creek last Saturday.
J. E. B.
LWed 1S2 Yean.
Wm. Parr—England's oldest
man—married the third time at
120, worked in the fields till 132
and lived 20 years longer. Peo-
ple should be youthful at 80.
James Wright, of Spurlock, Ky.
shows how to remain young.
"I feel just like a 16 year-old boy,'
he writes, "'after taking six bot-
tles of Electric Bitters. For
thirty years Kidney trouble made
life a burden, but the first bottle
of this wonderful medicine con-
vinced me I had found the great
est cure on earth." They're a
godsend to weak, sickly run-
down or old people. Pry them.
50c at All Druggists.
If you wish to increase your
loan, or have it renewed, or get
the most liberal loan, don't fail
to see S. D. Barnett.
WANTED—Trustworthy man or woman in
each county to advertise, receive orders and
manage business for New York Mail Order
House. $1* 00 weekly; positions permanent; no
iqvestyn'ent required, Previous experience not
essential to enduing, Spare time valuable,
Unclose self addressed envelope for full par-
ticulars. Audhkhs Clarkk Co.. Wholesale
Pept:. 103Park Ave., New York,
BUGGIES BUGGIES BUGGIES
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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LINE OF VEHICLES EVER SHOWN IN HOLLIS
; _
I We are over stocked on BUGGIES, and for the NEXT THIRTY DAYS we
t will sell you any thing we have in stock for $20.00 less than we have ever
J sold them before. You don't have to have the money because it is a little
dry. Short Crops and Dry weather don't scare us. We are here to stay.
DO IT NOW. Your Credit is Good. We want the trade of every GOOD
FARMER in the country, and we are in possition to take good care of you.
CONE AND SEE US.
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Coley-Barnard Imp. 60.
Hollis,
Okla.
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Thacker, John Riley. The Hollis Post-Herald (Hollis, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 27, 1909, newspaper, May 27, 1909; Hollis, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc185257/m1/4/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.