The Hollis Post-Herald. (Hollis, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 3, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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Vol.17 No. 29,
1ST
OF FIRSl DAYS
Hedley, Texas, May 28, 1920.
Dear relatives and friends:
We have pitched oor
tents, cooked and eaten our first
meal the first night on our west-
w rd>bound trip.
They sav "a bad beginning
makes a good ending". We hope
ho, for we had hardly gotten out
of sight of Gould before Bryants
car had to go to the hospital
So when yqu folks thought we
were nearly to Amarilla we were
having a few hours wait in Hol-
lis. The trouble was a minor
one, but was located in a very
unhandy place, necessitating
quite a little time and* trouble
for repair. But we're not a bit
worried now.
Amarilla, Texas, May 26, '20
Yes, we're really camped
* here tuuight, the second night
from home. bu4> we wouldn't
Lave been here-|£r rain hadn't
overtaken us. , U* caught us at
Claude about thirty miles from
h*re; and talk aboutr slippery
roads! Wosurei$;had them, but
we had lots of fuHi^friihour trou-
ble. Soma time^'WeM-bp driv-
ing along nicely ,lh,en change
sides of the roac^swadenly, <rtth-
ou t warning and again the rear
end of the car wmdd rate! and
fcry to take the lead instead of
follow. Stopped at the Good-
night mnch byt riot allowed, to
enter the herd of butfaloLs; found
•we coufu not see Myrtle' Bryant.
Todd without going sev'an miles
back, so concluded we VI. better
not take a back trick.
Santa Rosa, N. M. Thursday
night. May 27.
Well you see wo did a little
better today; drove one hundred
and eighty-five miles and stop-
ped at Endee, N. M. to wash the
mud off our cars which got cn
them yesterday, and believe me
they were pretty muddy! We
tried to find Mrs. Henderson in
Endip>j but she had moved out month.
about twenty miles on a ranch, about $50.00 per month.
HOLLIS, HARMON COUNTY, ORLA. THURSDAY, JUNE, 3 , 1920
PRICE 92.00 IN ADVANCE
Another Boost in the Price of Paper
Saw her brother, Mr. Wash
Batson, for a few minutes.
There are lots of pretty cattle
around there but can't compii-
uaent the country very much.
Doesn't even look as well as
Oklahoma But after we got
this side of Tucumcari the cattle,
population and all came near
playing out. After we came
down off the plaias, or plateaus,
we could still see them in the
distance. Sometimes tbey were
regular and then they'd be bruv
ken; they wire quite pretty but
resembled' .the (granite- moun-
tains in Qklaiwmaattiin^.
We're pamping'toriigbt in the
edge Of cianta Hosa on r,[{& Pecos
The Post-Herald is in receipt of,the following lettei'
from the Western Newspaper Union, of whom print paper is
purchased:
"It has become impossible to longer maintain our pre
sent rates for readyprints. News print paper hs advanced
to unheard of prices, and labor costs have continued to advance
until it now is necessary to revise our rate3.
"The enclosed rate card shows our prices for ready-
print service, both with and without advertising, effective
June 1st, 1920. These new rates do not cover the entire in-
creased cost; we will carry as much of the burdefh as possible.
When production costs are reduced,, you will be given the bene-
fit immediately in lower rates."
"WESTERN NEWSPAPER UNION."
The cost of the print paper that the Post-Herald is
printed on is 9.44 per week, or nearly $40.00 per
The increase announced will make it cost $12.44, or
That iSifor the print paper deliver-
ed to The Post-Herald shop. The same amount of paper
could be bought before the war for about $3.00 per week, and
yet there are some people who pretend to think that subscrip-
tions and advertising should be the same price it was three or
tour or ten years ago. But the increased cost of print paper
is only one of the items of expense that have doubled and then
doubled again. It used to be possible to get a first-class coun-
try printer for $12.00 to $15.00 per week, and now they can
not be had for twice that amount. In ffict, The Post-Herald
has been offering $40.00 per week for a first-class man for more
than a month, and has not secured .dne yet. ♦
In one or two instances merchants of Hollis have com-
plained that the advertising rate of The Post-Herald is too
high. The Post-Herald rate is LOWER than the rates of other
papels in thus section. The rate of the Mangum Star is 35
cents; Times-Democrat at Altus, 35 cents; Leader at Frederick,
40 cents; Grandfield, paper 35 cents. We have been informed
that the rate of the Vewion and-Quanah papers is 30 cents.
The Post-Herald is asking 25 cents from regular advertisers
and 80 fv&u casual advertisers, or those, who advertise only
occagionalp., This rate is'absolutely, the same to everybody;
no favm-ito*; are>fltayed. There were $wo or three contraction
Party.
river wLich i* 'ad bv th® mi sine '^tence when the present publisher took charge April 1, and
nearest neighbors a Mexican.
Bryan f.we^l.ap and bargained
with tbo for a piece Of
wood tor a diina, They talked
•by motions -So long uofeil nei.;,
Bryant at$a-/ troves Tourist
Ing made for less than 25ct, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TAK&
VERTISING FOR LESS AND CONTINUE IN RUSINfiSS, LIVE
AgJD PAV PRINTERS DECENT WAGES AND PAY OTHfeK'
EXPENSES. It is possible to get out a make-shift of a paper,
a little old blurred sheet Vhich is a ipositive detriment to the
town and county for less money. If one is fortunate enough to
,S.*et possession of a printing plant and retain possession from j
year to yea? without paying any lease money, taxes or any other
bi.ls until they're forced to, he can take advertising at 10 and i
•Scants-, 6"it if one lives like a white, wtan.^nd pays his honest i
d? 9jR7430t nev-spaper business on that basis.
Horton & Richerton Dissolve. 5
Joe Horton has sold his inter-
ests in the Buick Service Gar-
age toJiis former partner, Paul
Richersnn, who will continue the
business as heretofore. Imme-
diately upou selling to Mr. Rinh-
erson Mr. Horton formed a
partnership with B. B. Warren,
and they have bought the J. L.
Hazel wood property on Broad-
way. They also bought the au
tomobile business formerly con-
ducted by Fred L. Kite, and
will at ones install a modern
garage. They are now busy
tearing out the old front and in
addition to putting in a new
front, will build an office and
put a walk in front of the build-
ing. Later they expect to raise
the roof and put a cement floor
in.
Enpress Theatre Sold
L. R. Stout Ran cold the Em-
praas Theatre to Frank Barns
& Son, recently of Frederick,1
and the new proprietor*- have
taken chfrfee add ara m*kiog;
Hollis'oTay hbfcse look like i
new place. They have thorough
ly cleaned the building inside
and have £iven an order for a
new curtain, which will be one
of.the finest pieces of work of
its kind ever put out, and they
have also placed an order for
anew two thou sand dollar or-
chestra piano, which they ex-
pect to arrive within the neat
ten days. Painters are busy this
week painting the front and the
Empress Theatre will soon be
one of the attractive places of
Hollis- The new proprietors
say they will give proper atten-
tion to ventilation and to the
sanitary conditions of the thea-
tre.
Mr. Burns and family are now
making their home in Hollis,
but have not yet taken a house
permanently.
A New Drof Store.
The Nance Variety Store wee
moved this week to the buildta*
formerly occupied by the tftSiis
Coffee House, and the building
they vacated is rewivitotf
ouflfh renovation', with n$wjy
calaomined wills,% cement ftbor
arid will be otherwise nfyMiw
and ocdiipled by ' the '.0sr* "
ijrug Cpfipsdy, a new
d^ncfelr^ (hot vfill t|ip busi-
ness circles of Hollis.
tures for the new store are ex-
pected (o arrive within the ntxl
few days aid wilj be installed
at once. It is tttff Intention jpf
the new concern to be ready tor
•buainesa about thpftrat pi Jitf*.
10
Mrs Cora M
| of the Rock R wming House, and.
TI ~ r, , ,. . i will ^,lvTe her efforts in making:,
I-Iarry C-Hioks lias again con-1 ;t„ .. , . , " , .
.it as.uitao!e place for pooole to!
sented to serve the people of bt0'p when in Hojiis
Harmon county in 'the capacity I
of superintendent of, schools j i • .
having yielded to the .earnest so- j ,A'"- B.;adie^j-'' of S^ir^ey &
licitation of his numerous j Bradley, rex in amenta. with
friends. *It is probable that no I ftcad'c|U!vrteh* at
vcrtisw#. The business man who trie3 to make a tramp out
iiuu 10£ a n<L'W£ipaper man and then kicks because the paper does not
1{1Eftj.comG up to the standard if far from consistent.
rj\ -Pertinent to the subject under discussion is the follow-
ing statement recently made by B. J. Mullany, director of the
IIlhnoib Cojrnmittee on Public Utility Information:
"It is just £3 absurd to apy that a newspaper should stick
to i old time subscription and advertising rates, in these after-
v. ar tirr os, as it is to ss,y that the average electric, gas, street
J. J. Savage, member of the
atate board of agriculture, re-
turhed this week ffbm meet-
ing of the board at Oklahoma
City. Mr. Savage reports that
ho has succeeded in getting
some trucks assigned to this
county, and they are now in Ok-
lahoma City awaiting transpor-
tation here.
one else in the county is i*uki6gj were in the city the
a greater sacrifice1 than 'is Mr of last week. Mr
Hicks. The present- saiary .of J the Ho!!i-« agent, says that he
county superintendent of schools | has several prospective buyers
of Harmon county is .^lSOO-OO, j and expects to sell several of
and Mi- Hicks has been offeied | the Southland cars in this coun-
twice that amount for a nineity.
months term of school for the , ^—;
coming year- j Hon. U. Hughes and Jack
That he has consented toi]^^ W6re over from Vinson
serve the people of the county
again, and with no assurance
ihat the salary will be increased,.
is potonly a tine tiibute to his
unselfishness and his deep in-
terest in the schools of the
county, but it is a service that
fite people of the couuty should
*show their appreciation of in a
more substantial way "than a'
last week on busiuess, and while
in the counfev seat they were
guests for dinner at the home
of Sheriff and Mrs. J. O. Gam-
bill.
State of Oklitiiomn
fcfannop Oountv 1 '
IN THE OISTRICT COURT
^ IN THE WATTE* OPTHK DIS30L,Uri0N
meWduck,on." Wt,j 8|,uulc. ^°
not a Com mi ttee of citizens, in-' n Otiee is aa'raby Kiveti iliat In pursuance of
teres ted in tne welfare,' of the j aQor^rof tllsdislrio'c,ourt- iu 11,1 for H:ir"
i mon County, itate of Oklahoma. Lbat where-
schools ;>f the county, call upon J as The Massie Wilsda Grocery i- om;.any has
the county commissioners at
the proper time and a*.k that
the salary of the county super-
intendent. as eli as the salar-
ies of other county officials, be
expresses
practically the entire citizen-
ship of the county when it says
that Harmon county owes Mr.
Hicks a debtof gratitude for his
unselfish service to the county
schools, jt goes without say
ing that iie will be elected un n-
inously. t.
| 1 tiled ;q this eourtitssuOlcieiH veri.'lad petition
' | uskln? for an order o' dissolution of said cor-
poration known sis the Massie Wilson Grocery
CoaQpany. a corporation, the court has maCe
an order ^Irectins me as clerk of tbe. District
t'ourt 'o s;ive noilce in the Hoiiis Post Herald,
a weekly .News-parer printed in said couaty
; and state, for t .ree consecutive week3 that
increased to a figure that will be i unless obja c-.ioa is made and Sled ia this
at least a reasonable compensa-1 «flce- proper showing .nadc ou or be-
. | fore tne J2nd day of July. 1920. why the at-pli-
tion for the services rendered? . cation for dissolution should not be icranted-
The Post-Herald feels that it ths.p^c^iontwdi.wiwte. a, v-wed for
I by the Ma."s:e V Jjon Grocery Coni'tanv. will
the sentiment •• of j bejrrati'ed and the .said corporation will be
aissolved. and all parties, stockholders and
oSlcers. and directors of said corporation wiil
b^ absolTed fro a further liabilities as such
and said corporation will be dissolved by or-
der of ui^ court.
J. E. EAREFOOT
Court Clerk,
first pab.tshed iu the Hollis-Po-st Herald
J<jns3. 19-XV
, ,ubli .bed j ioc 17. i M.
operation coats of the utilitie,..
"Financially sound and healthy newspapers are as ne-
cessary to. the progress "and well being of a community as fin-
ancially health utilities a*re. They can no more be expected
to serve their communities efficiently, unless permitted to thrive
—keep their plants in good working order and their credit good
than should you expect a utility company to do so. They
depend upon rates—prices fixed for subscriptions and adver-
tising—for their revenue, just as the utilities depend upon their
service rates. If these rates are not fair—high enough* to
cover costs and leave a profit—newspapers must deteriorate.
No community can afford to have its newspapers in that con-
dition. Starved and therefore inefficient newspapers are a
handicap to any community, just as starved and inefficient
utilities are."
Starved and Therefore Inefficient Newspapers are a Handicap |
To Any Community
It would seem that Hollis and Harmon county has been I
under the handicap of "inefficient" newspapers long enough, r
and that every man, both in town and country, would eagerly!
grasp the opportunity to help establish here a creditable news-i
paper. A lot of them have grasped this opportunity. The
farmers in particular have shown a genuine Interest. So have
a number of the business men,—But out of about 75 business!
concerns in Hollis only about 20 have manifested any real in-
terest in establishing a newspaper here. 1
Their support is not asked as a "donation,"—the editor of
The Rock Rooming House.
Mrs. J. H! McOuistion, having
finished her school, has return-
ed home to again take . charge
of the Rock Rooming H^use. It
is-now undergoing renovation,
improvementanci repairs.
All who desire cooJ, comfort-
able rooms tome to the Rock
Rooming House, You will al-
ways find a welcome. Some
Special rooms for ladies. Cis-
tern water and electric lights.
J. H. McCuistion. 20tf
The Misses Eunice and Edoa
Savage returned heme last
wetek froda Stillwater, where
hey have been attending the A.
asd M. College.
I P HERE A GOOD NEWSPAPER BUSINESS, AND TO AS-
SIST IN GIVING HOLLIS THE STANDING THAT ITS SIZE
LOCATION AND IMPORTANCE ENTITLE IT TO
All members of the Woodmen
Circle are urged to be present
Ke-v**et]d J. H McCuistion is
bus v these days improving the
at the meeting Saturday even-ir?, p •„ f, TI
, „ " , r . ticck Kwin n* House. He is
mg, June 19th, at the Lodged
Hall, as there is important busi- rl nBlnS "> conduct • poultry
ness in connection with the new
rates* Following toe business
session
served.
refreshments will be
arm m connection therewith,
and when this work is finished
be will take uo revival work in
the state.
notice op saeaiprs salkop land
FORKCLOSl'RK
Notice is hereby Kiveti. that in pursuance of
an orderof sale issued out of cbe District
Court offtarmon County. Oklahoma on tbe
2nd jay of May. IMO. in action wherein
First State Bank was plaintiff, and W. K.
York and Mrs. Rosa E. York were defendants,
directed to me. tbe undersigned sheriff of
Harmon County, commanding me to levy up-
on, without appraisement, and sell the follow-
ing described property. To-wit: Tlje South
West Quarter ot Section 13. in Township 3.
North of Range 35. W.I M. in Harmon county
State of Oklahoma, to satisfy a judgment and
decree of foreclosure in favor of suid plain-
tiff. and against said defendants obtuiued and
made in said court ou tbe 3«th day ot Septem-
ber,M919. for the sum of {1051.74. and cost
$ with Interest at the rate ol 10 per
cent from theTOtn day of September. I9SP.
and cost accruiax; I will on Monday the 5th
day of July. IMO. at the-hour of two o'clock p.
m.ot said day at the front door of the court
house in the city of Hollis in said County and
State, offer for sale an.l sell to the highest
bidder for carfh, the said property above des-
cribed. or so much thereof at will satisfy said
judgmens with interest ard cost
Witness my band this 1st day of Jane. UW0
J. C, ClarobUl.
Sheriff of garrooo Couaty. Oi;iaboaMt.
First puS>-. sUmI in mp HoUb ^ust-HeruM
June 3. I4 .
Last Piittlrt&esUu:, .. 1W0.
QUITS CLERK RACE
TO THE/VOTERS OF HARMON OO.
I hero with announce my with-
drawal from the race of County
Clerk. Let me extend to each
of my many friends, at whose
urgent solicitation I entered the
race, my sincere thafclcs and {Ap-
preciation for their encourage-
ment and best wishe?. I ho&e
that they will not be disappoint*
ed in me. After beintf in the
office as long as I have and re-
alizing the great amount of
work and responsibility there is
I have come to the conclusion
that I cannot afford to make the
personal sacrifice necessary.
I have taken ple&sure in serr*>
ing the pe ople of Harmon Conn*
ty as Deputy County Clerk and
Register of Deeds for the past
six years and under other cir-
cumstances would take pleasure
in serv.ng them as County Clerk
but, under present conditions. I
feel that 1 cannot afford to make
a campaign for the office.
The same thing that is causing
a large per cent of County
Clerks all over the State of Okla-
homa to resign is causing me to
wittidraw—more work and less
-pay. With our oil wells going
down the work increases.
Realizing he is a most compe-
tent and efficient man for the
place I have solicited Mr. J. R.
(Bob) McCutcheon to make the
race. Mr. McCutcheon has
a number of boys and girls W>
educate, and he can afford to
make the financial sacrifice, so
they may attend the school here.
Again thanking my f'-iends
for their oyal support, 1 wish to
remain.
Yours since rely.
\ Miss Edith ttaldwia.
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White, J. Warren. The Hollis Post-Herald. (Hollis, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 3, 1920, newspaper, June 3, 1920; Hollis, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc185572/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.