Hollis Post-Herald (Hollis, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1911 Page: 2 of 8
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HOLLIS CENSUS
NOW COMPLETE
1634 People Within City Limits-
Including Outlying Additions,
Towl Reichei 1830.
As announced lam week, the
Post Herald has taken the con
•as of Hollis. It is the aim of
this paper to Rive its rea<ier the
news that will be most interest-
fog to them; and while it has
been some trouble and no little,
expense to determine the exact.
number ot people the city has,
the interest taken in the matter
shows that the work is appre-
ciated not only by the citizens of
Hollis and surrounding country,
but also by those living at a
distance.
No doubt a reoort from the
government census will be had
in a few days. As this was tak-
en much less than a year ago,
snder ordinary circumstances it
would be all that is needed to
show the population. But ordi-
nary conditions' do not exist in
Hollis. Since the advent of the
railroad the city has been grow
ing more rapidly than any other
place in the state, and very little
idea of its present size can be
obtained from the government
census taken last spring.
Our investigation showed an
«nusual condition of affairs. Only
«ne vacant house was found in
the city and its suburbs and that
will be occupied in a few days.
At a great many houses we found
two families and not infrequently
three families live to one house.
Notwithstanding the cold and
the rain which we have recently
had to prevent worn, there ar^
29 residences under construc-
tion. But when these aile com
pie ted they will do very little to-
wards relieving the congested
conditions which now exist, since
people are coming in rapidly
enough to occupy these as they
are completed. These things
4bow Hollis to be very much in
need of more buildings.
A complete count shows the
population within the corporate
limits of the city to be 1834. The
limits of the city have never been
extended, so that the area of the
corjwration is the same that it
was when Hollis was first incor-
porated, one mile square. There
are numerous platted additions
which should be counted in the
city, although they aro beyond
the corporate limits. In these
GOOD FLOUR.
What Others Have Said
I
Without the knowledge or con-
sent of the editor, the of.ic force
has run in the following:
"Last Sunday Luther Robert*,!
' editor of the Hollis P« st Hernia.,
occupied the Methodist pulpit
! ii^re, addressing the audience on |
I the subject of "Christian Ed ]
ucation." This has been nrt
Triln
North Bound Train No.4.
Arrives Hollis 10:&« a.m.
South Bound Train No. "J.
Arrives Hollis p. m.
you want a good Kan-
sas flour, come to see us,
we have just gotten in a
car load.
flWe have handled it for
over two years and there is
none better.
Plenty of Deeds.
The Post Herald is supplied
ucation." Th« n . ueen >m.-: Det!ds 8tatu|ory (orm
nounct'd by all who liwira him us . , „
the most scholarly address ever
delivered here on the subject
Call at this office and get what
Bnv«r«u you want. Thev are 25c per
"Mr. Roberts is a deep thinker | nnzt.n, or $1.50 per hundred
COAL YARD.
AT MOTLEY'S GIN
The best coal at reason-
able prices: Delivered to
any part of the city.
Special attention given to
the Farmers trade.
W.L. MOTLEY.
Massie-Johnsoa Grocery Co.
tions the rapid growth has^only
begu n. 11 is safe to say that be
fore another year has passed
Hollis will be a city of 8,000 peo-
ple.
Much interest has been taken
in the guessing contest, and
many of our subscribers have
guessed very nearly the number
of people in the city. The envel
ops wiil be opened and the re
suit announced in our next issue
If your guess is somewhere near
1634 you have a good chance at
the prize.
MYSTERIOUS
CUTTIG SCRAPE
Dave Parkill Seriously Injured hy
Kinfe in Hands of Emmett Sapp.
Dave Parkhill was seriously
Injured Tuesday night by a knife
in the hands of Emmett Sapp
It is impossible at this time se-
cure exact information touching
the affair, but as told to the Post-
facts are
where medicai aid was immedi;
ately summoned. The young
man was very weak from the
loss of blood but is said to be
resting very well todav.
WORK TO BE-
GIN ON OIL MILL
Plans Ready to Begin Work on Oil
Mill, Electric Light and Ice
Plant at Early Date.
As was announced in the Post
Herald two weeks ago, work will
begin on the oil mill in a few
days. There has been consider
able activity in oil mill and rail
road circles during the past
week. Last Sunday several
prominent men connected with
the Chickasha oil mill were in
Hollis looking after the new en-
terprise. Among the number
were, R K. Wooten, president;
R. G. Latting, superintendent of
buildings; E. C. Benton audO
G. Pulkner. C. L. Fontaine,
j General Passenger and Freight
and when ho reaches a conclu-
sion and utters a belief you may |
rest assured that it is well worth
considering. While all may not j
agree with him in all his views,
yet when ho elaborates on any |
one thing lie is forceful and log-
ical in presenting his beliefs
His words are ail seasoned
with wisdom. His address woulJ
do credit to a bishop, doctor of
divinity or any one else. If Lu
thor Roberts is not given full op
portunity to address as many an
diences as he can reach,or as
many people as can hear him
the world will be the loser. Ho
will do justice to any subject that
may be assigned him. His uttar-,
ances on the theme of "Christian
Education" were to the point,
and displayed an accurate know-
ledge of the subject.
"His lecture was nothing short
of a masterpiece in the field which
it explored and it would adorn
the pages of any volume on that
subject." -Eldorado Courier.
"Last Sunday evening ihe ed-
itor drove over to Olustee to meet
Hon. Luther Roberts, editor of
the Hollis Past Herald, who de ;
livered an address at the Meth- j
odist church Sunday night on,
the subject socialism and Christ-1
ianity. The house was crowded
and Mr. Roberts spoke for two
hours, telline the people of the
of all «ind AT WHOLESALE PRl
CES Save agents' commission of 4o
per cent by ordering each order free
Stock guaranteed lirst class. Certifi-
cate of inspection furnished. Don t,
, — w delay. Send fur price list now. Ad
Pure Speclosa Catalpa grown by seed from original
j dress Box O.
I trees.
WICHITA M'RSERl
WICHITA. KANSAS
ANNOUNCEMENT
f|We have purchased the City
Grocery Store from Stokes & Joke
and will be pleased to have their
customers continue to give us
their orders. We will be glad to
meet all our former customers and
promise to sell the best for the
least money.
NANCE BROS. & CO.
One of
Sow Oats.
the most
profitable
*'VM1 "1 — * |
danger of socialism and its rela j
tion to rel gion. He is thorough-,
ly posted on the tevils of the rot-;
ten doctrine and made it plain to crops raised by the farmers of
his audience that socialism was Harmon county last year was
one of the greatest evils that now oatg and every thing indicates
confront Whe American people. nlat conditions will be a, f<MPor-
"Hc" dWe « tenirtti on free ^ ^ ^ „ nM lnore
love and the opp.sition of the ^ mt|e m jre rnin wil! ,)e
socialist party to our present ^ tomlture 0.it, with the
i marriage system For t« long ><MOn 1# tlle(!r,mnd.
hours the Christian peopleof this 1 .
town and community listened to And everything *
tacts heretofore unheard of. !««1 P™ * t ircsl"' K
"He held his audience in rap. I *r««hoo. «•«.
ture for two lonir hours and oounWy and especially in «...
some other, the advantage of
money crop at that season oT the
year should not be overlooked.
Another thing which should not
be lost sight of, is that in case of
a failure—and failures will come,
it is not too late to r^vnt the land
in either feed stuff or cotton.
Again, we urge our farmers to
plant oats.
road
thun-
frequently interrupted- l>v
derous applause
iVfr Roberts is a pleasing,
Herald reporter the — ■ T „ v w
substantially as follows: agent ot the W. & N. W.
Returning from a dance atthe,.wa8 ^1 ^
home of Will Jewel, ti v3 and of tLe con8truc- Poshed and cultured gentemaA
tne corporate um.™, half miles northeast o o i^' ] tlon 0f t,he plant here stated thatjand n0^s 1 ie 1 s 1
additions there are 19(3 people, ^r. Parkhill ana Joe Parks Weie,^ macl|inery had already been j the socialisttparty as^ilwanj
making tho population of Hollis, ridiug in a buggy followed b* j hagpd ftnd that work on the' man in Oklahoma. Jackson
and its platted additions 1830. i Vest Pittman and Emmett Sapp, j> and eitctric, County Democrat
The following certificate shows j a brother-in-law of Parks, in an >
• aTho liorsft (1 ri
the result of the work:
"I herebv certify that the pop
nlation of Hollis as found b.y the
oensus taken by me is as follows:
In city limits of Hollis 16514
~f«awndale Additou,
beyond city limits 10#
Jfotley's Addition.
beyond city limits— >>
Total :1880
LUKK Kobrkts."
This is a remarkable showing
for a new town which has had a
•-railroad but little more than six
months. From present indica
Oat Sekd—Plenty of oat seed
tol ^arKS' I"Ju"jlighcw0rksw0uld begin as soon
frightened and ranmngofl: a * ^ ,:0nipleted and ready' ~ -
culvert, overturned the buggy. (oroperationwithintourm.„th8.
part of Oklanoma. The price of
ail feed stuff must necessarily
remain high, since there will be
nothing to r -lieve the situation
except possibly one «rop of al-
falf'a, which will, be insufficient
for the demand,.
Again, oat harvest comes at a|
time when ready money i< al-j
vvays scarce, and even should the
Ci*op not prove as profitable as
— SEE ~
G. L. McCutcheon
For ail kinds of
Notary Work
Thr/ie Miles West, of
McKnight, Oklahoma.
! When buying a cough medicine for chili
i Jren liear in mind that Chami>erlain b CougHI
! Remedy is mo«.t eflectual for colds, crov-^
I .md wliooping cough and that it contww
j harmful drug. For sale by all dealers.^
Parkhill made an effort to get
Paries from under the buggy,
and Sapp, probably thinking a
fight was on, rushed to the as-
sistance of his brother iu-law.
With his knife he inflicted a se-
vere wound on Parkhill's left
wrist, severing both the artery
leaders.
Parkhill was rushed to town
VOUCAN
The seven-year-
old Percheron,
weight 1800 lbs.
will makethesea
son of 191 1 at
my barn 1 mile
south; 23 miles
west of Gould.
$ 15. to Insure.
I. L. SIMONSON
HOLLIS,
OKLA. Route 2
Mr. Latting was here again
Tuesday in campany with Frank
Kell and R. A. Thompson of!
Wichita Falls. Mr. Thompson,
who is chief engineer uf the
Wichita Falls and Northwestern
road, was here to locate the
yards and side track* for the oil
mill.
All these people are enthu-
siastic in their praise of Hollis
and Harmon county. They con-
sider the WOOO bales 6f cotton
ginned here and 12,000 marketed j
in Hollis as something unprece-
dented in the history of new
towns, and look upon Hollis as
one. of the most favorable loca-
tions for an oil mill in the entire
_ state.
II Sunday at No. 4.
! Luther Roberts, of the Post-
al Herald, will speak on "Opportu-
nity" at No. 4 next Sunday at 11,
o'clock a. in. This subject is of
interest to young people.
We have added to our stock o(
furniture, a nice line "f Wall Pa-
per. Pearson & Tice.
CoMtipatKm is the c«u* of many ail-
ment* and disorders thai make literoiM?r
able. Take Chamberlain's Stomach an.
Liver Tablet*, keep your bo-els reguUr and
I will aToid the* d.«a«. For le b>
AND
CJYou will find here everything kept
in a well ordered Coal and Feed
Establishment. We make prompt
delivery to all parts of town.
_Wagon Yard....
IJWe wish to announce also that we have pur-
chased the big sheet iron warehouse formerly
used by the Lindsey-Tolson Hdw. Co., situated
at the rear of our feed store, and have fitted up
the same for our Wagon Yard. Give us a call
We have the best Wagon Yard in the county
with good stalls and shelter for your stock.
Hendrick & Ingram.
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Roberts, Luke. Hollis Post-Herald (Hollis, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1911, newspaper, February 23, 1911; Hollis, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc185442/m1/2/: accessed July 6, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.