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VOLUME 9 NUMBER 44
OKEMAH OKLAHOMA THURSDY NOVEMBER 18 1915
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SUBSCRIPTION 9150 PER YEAR
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MANY WANT SCHOOL
V LAND LOANS
' Oklahoma City — As a result of
the invitation that has been is
sued by Governor Williams to the
people of a number of counties
on the east side to make applica-
tions for loans from the- sdiool
land funds that have been appor
tio'iedJTto those counties the
number of applications is con-
stantly increasing and' the pro-
spect is that these counties will
' absorb their pro rata of the
' school funds for loan on farms '
- In the past there has been so
ximuch difficulty and delay in per-
fecting titles for the allotted
lands that make up the east side
that the people of those counties
have not secured their pro rata of
the loan funds
Following is a- statement of the
amounts available for some of
the east side v counties at this
time:
Bryan $31665 Cherokee $37-
491 Choctaw $31089 Creek $33-
144 Delaware $31431 Hughes
$55248 Leflore $31517 McCur-
tain $72210 McIntosh $58726
Marshall $24207 Muskogee $79-
381 Nowata $31644 Okfuskee
$69843 Okmulgee $31639 Osage
' $38373 Pittsburg $25278 Push-
mataha $26675 Seminole $72340
Tulsa $54790 -
DISTRICT JUDGE MAKES
SPEECHES OVER COUNTY
Judge Crump has made a num-
‘ her of speeches over the county
during the present term of court
making dates and driving ofif to
the appointments in a car W
The first speaking date was out
at Morse where his sister -lives
and was in the nature of a “home-
coming” ‘ Again Friday night he
spoke at Okfuskee LasThurs-
day night he" accepted an "invi-
tation of the Boley city officials
to make an address in that city
and after the speaking astef-
ved with a banquet which was
attended by the city officials ‘and
people xft Boley to the nUmbefcof
1 three hundred or jqdfo
I ISAY START
hartmeHacaIn
A number of SocialjslifrOrt
' over the County met in pkVmah
Friday afternoon’’ of last ' week
with Secretary Foster rt'd ' the
idea of reviving ’the party paper
the Sledge Hammer 'was the
matter under discussion!'1 ' It 'is
likely that the paper will be
started but the party is undecided
where to locate the plant r ’ ' ’
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FROST STOPS 4 '
COTTON DEVELOPMENT
The frosts of the past few
nights have killed all vegetation
and the 1915 cotton crop is now
made A large number of -farmers
were awaiting the frosts to
kill thefoliage and open the boll
while sohje of the late crop which
was maturing was killed The
frost thus far has had but little
effect upon the market
ELECT COUNTY
FAIR DIRECTORS
A number of citizens of Oke-
mah and vicinity met at the
Court house Saturday afternoon
and elected P E Gibson and J S
Stone as directors from Okemah
township for County Fair Asso-
ciation organization
E S Case and J T Glasscock
of Paden were elected as direc-
tors from Paden township
The Okemah High school boys
met the Wetumka boys on the
Wetumka ground Friday after-
noon of last week in a game of
-foot ball and carried off a score
of 13 to 8 The boys played a
hard game and we are proud of
their victory C W Van Pelt
made the first touch down fol-
lowed by Bill Graham The game
was a “scream" from start to
finish
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Rev A J Wilmouth of We-
leetka who filled his regular ap-
pointment at Welty was in tfiis
city Monday on his way 'home
Rev Champion of Welty
’here with him
Geo Whitfield of Price' who
has been nearly sick for several
-weeks left Monday for Guthrie
where he will take the' benefit of
the curative waters of that city
for a few weeks
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DISTRICT COURT-
ADJOURNED'
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
District Court was adjourned
for the present term Wednesday
afternoon until the regular term
December 1
The following disposition were
made of cases the past week
Burris vs Rudd judgment for
plaintiff -" ' '
Luper vs Peoples State Bank
continued ' - '
Barnes vs Haddox judgment
for plaintiff '
Biedleman vs Gill judgment
tor defendant '
McCormick vs -Ringo contin-
ued James vs Beard et al Judg-
ment for defendant
Cluberson vs Worthington
dismissed ’ '
Dixon vs Johnson judgment
tor defendant
McFarland vs Davenport dis
missed
eNal vs Neal dismissed
Robinson vs Robinson dis-
missed Williams vs Williams dismiss-
ed -Perry vs Diamond judgment
for plaintiff
Tnornbury vs Porter et al
dismissed
Long vs Malot et al judg
ment for defendant
Daniels vs Parsons et al
judgment for plaintiff
Adkins vs Adkins' judgment
for plaintiff - r -
Lusk vs Weleetka Light anc
Water Co judgment for plaintiff
Jacob vs Graves et al judg-
ment for plaintiff ‘
' Jefferson et al v Cunning-
ham -'et alf judgment for plain-
tiff r- --
1 Beck vs Beck- divorce grantee
Stafks ys Cosey et' al dis-
missed Continental Gin Co vs Harvi-
?on ct "al' dismissed
- Bolfy jOil & Gas Co ys Ware
iU al-i settled out of court
Long ys ©strumpet aly con-
tinueds r
i- Jn the case of ther appeal Iti the
KatiS Brown a minor '- Josiah
Brdwu- was appointed gqardiat)
pf tfiehild and Wm MgLennon
waa appointed guardian pf the
estate j -
j Moore et al vs Serfried et
£L dismissed ‘ -
Rogers vs Deerejjet al judg-
ment for plaintiff
Shultz vs Selvidge et 'al
judgment’ for plaintiff - - - -
Baines vs International Land
Co judgment for plaintiff
Arpoika vs Flesher et al
iudgment for defendant
Mingo vs Mingo divorce
granted
Harrison vs Crain judgment
tor plaintiff
The Murry Co vs Sharp
judgment for plaintiff f
Crowder vs Crowder divorce
granted
White vs White divorce grant-
cd
Higgins vs Malot et al con-
tinued Manwarring vs Bell et al
continued
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Witham vs Fixico et al con-
tinued ’ Flesher vs Lena continued
t Holmes vs Holmes divorce
granted
King vs King divorce granted
Barnes vs Barnes divorce
granted
Elam vs Elam divorce grant-
(d ' v
Boatner vs Johnson judgment
for plaintiff
Moore vs Barnett Judgment
for plaintiff 1
TAKE BEST CARE OF THE
COTTON WHILE PICKING
v'Many farmers should take bet-
ter care of their cotton while
picking1 by putting it directly in-'
to wagons or on something to
’seep if off the ground for if a
i?m comes contact with the
ground will stain and discolor the
staple and make it less in price
WELEETKA GRANTS
GAS FRANCHISE
The town of Weleetka voted
in favor of the gas franchise to
he granted to the King-Wood
Oil Co at a special election Tuesday-
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YOUNG COUPLE
ELOPE FROM
OKFUSKEE TOWNSHIP
George Smith 21 year old
rnd Verdie Thomas 14 years qld
daughter of A M Thomas A fir-
mer of Okfuskee township we
arrested Monday week as thfy
stepped from the train at Little
Rock Ark after a an elopmeat
from the Thomas home iri-oAr
county and a chase by the fath-
er which led over two states f
Mr Thomas accompanied Bfy
Deputy Sheriff Boots Jeffers
went to Little Rock last week
and returned home with the
ccuple the girl returning home
with her father and Smith is be-
ing held under a charge of ab-
duction t '
They were on their way to
Memphis Tenn where they
were to be married when they
were arrested by a'policeman
Smith had been working in the
employ of Thomas as a farm
hand '
DID FREE COUNTY FAIR
PROPOSITION FAIL7
Four of the nine townships in
the county have reported that
they elected members of the
hoard of directors of the Free
County Fair Association and no
report has been ‘received 1 by
County Demonstrator E Belcher
from the other townships -The
townships that have elect-
ed members are Okemah Okfus-
kee Paden and Bearden ' How-
ever in thg remaining townships
therewere a number of farmers
interested in the fair and had in-
tended to assist in getting a suffi-
cient crowd together to hold ad-
election - w --
—The Ledge? tvould be pleased
to receive letters from the town
ships not reporting whether-or
not directors were elected ‘
THE REST ROOM IS V i
Y:r IN USE EVERY DAY
' V 1 --1 H y
The ' Jadi- rest - room just
across the street from the Moon’
Hptelifs 'lW VeUdy -ftfB
comthodatkn of ladies jcooubut'
of town desiring to reSLanq Ar-
range their toilet" -
i There afe chairs pljiesifor the
habies hooks Afld japefSnd the
loom is intended for Use Ladies
are always welcome And Will find
a lady in charge to' sCd that they
are furnished everything Heedful
to comfort N ' '
The Glen Eyrie’- Club who
furnished this room desire that
visiting laides take advantage of
U while in town
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Lords Day Nov 21 1915
Bible School 10 a m
Preaching 11 a m
Y P S C E 6:30 p m
Special music will be rendered
The public is cordially invited
We were well pleased with the
yttendance last Sunday and we
would be glad to have you come
again and bring others with you
Prayer Meeting Wednesday
night 7 p m of each week
The choir and orchestra will
meet Friday at 7 p m of each
week
J F Buhalts
AGED COUPLE CELEBRATE
GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr and Mrs M H Shults
who live threje miles west of
Bearden celebrated their Golden
wedding Tuesday of this week
During the morning about se-
ventyrfive relatives and neigh-
bors gathered together and
brought dinner and a great day
was enjoyed by all
Mr and Mrs Shults are highly
esteemed and have resided in the
Rearden community for a num-
ber of years Mr Shults was in
ihe Civil war serving with the
Ginfclerate army
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CHURCH OF CHRIST
Meets every Lords day in the
district court room Bible study
and communion service at
10 o’clock a m Ppeaching at 11
o flock a m and 7:30 p m You
re cordially invited to come
Bring your bibles and learn the
will of God to man and to make
lis wi(I our will
t Respectfully
5 H L TAYLOR
Minister
or with $1-20 cash and a $500
purchase
The Presbyterian will give a
six o’clock dinner in honor of
Mr and Mrs Gough Friday
evening '
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The Ladies of the Baptist
Church served tea at the home
of Mrs C A Hunt Tuesday af-
ternoon from two until six Quite
a large attendence was present
and about $800 was realized
' The Ladies Baptist Aid will
meet at the homes of Mrs Cun-
ningham Mrs Hartzog and Mrs
Brewer today (Thursday) to sew
tor a Bazaar All members are
urged to be present at one of
these homes
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'The Shakespeare Gub met at
ihe home of Mrs Hockensmith
Monday afternoon The hour
was pleasantly spent in studying
the third part of Henry VI A-
bout five members were present
They will meet at the home of
Mrs J L Matthews Monday af-
ternoon of next week '
The -M E Ladies Aid met at
the home of Mrs J W Edmin-
tin Thursday afternoon of last
week The afternoon was spent
sewing They will meet at -the
home of Mrs W H Dill this
(Thursday) afternoon Those
present were MesdameS Martin
Gra'ham Noble Phillips White
Mosier Bailey and Dill
Miss Hattie B Cooper took her
third grade out to Cavalry Park
Thursday afternoon of last week
They started from the schoo
house at 3:45 andwalkedto their
destination"-A jolly ’time was
spent roasting marshmallows
arid Avienies and climbing trees!
They returned home about six
o’clock a happy little crowd
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A ‘number of the younger set
epaperoned by ' Miss Wilbourn
went On a welnie roast-Friday
night of last week They walkec
6ji£bout twq miles' southwest o '
4 w
Bdra-MeNally Ruth Sesher
Enola Wallace and Mildred Bal-
lard and-MessrS Jim Martin Tec
Woods ! Elias Huser and Bil!
Woods'
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The Ladies Aid of the Christian
Church j was delightfully enter-
tained by Mrs L L Gawson
Thursday afternoon of last week
The' ladies spent the afternoon
sewing' for thd Bazaar to be helc
soon and light refreshments
were served- Those ' present
were : Mesdame'S’ Nye McMahan
Patterson Jones Smith Par
sons and Kennedy They will
meet this (Thursday) afternoon
with Mrs Replogle
m
The programs' of the Glefin
Eyrie Club have been unusually
interesting and enjoyable this
year They have taken up the
study of Stoddard’s lectures on
Ireland Wednesday Oct 27
Mrs C M Bloss leader Wed-
nesday Nov 10 Mrs John Caru-
thers leader They will meet at
the rest room Wednesday Nov
24 for the third lesson on Ireland
and the report of the convention
at Nowata Visitors are invited
Mrs Dr Montgomery enter-
tained with a bridge party Sat-
urday afternoon at her home on
Mildred Heights Mrs Caldwell
made high score After a dainty
tow course luncheon was served
he guests departed declaring
Mrs Montgomery a most dle-
lightful hostess The guests
were : Mesdames McIntosh Dos-
scy Frank Wood Dew Hock-
ensmith Gibson Waller Cald--well
Thompson King Shultz
and Dill
Mrs Frank Lemons entertain-
ed with a six o’clock dinner
in honor of Mr Lemony’ birth-
day A beautiful chair was pre-
sented by the guests and Rev
Misner made a nice talk on pre-
senting it to bim The guest list
was as follows: Mr and Mrs S
C Wilson Rev and Mrs Misner
Mr and Mrs C A Hunt Mrs
Ma and 'Mrs Little A yen’
pleasant evening was spent in a
social way and all reported the
best kind of a time
The Auction Dinner Gub were
delightfully entertained by Mr
IUjf mill W L LAJUWUM3
160 So-rk Street B’ocklex Min
WrtBTnwiO otTAW tt-nnn
Dew Wednesday evening at his
hardware store Dirtier was ser-
ven from one of his majestic
langes which he is demonstrating
and a very pleasant 'evening was
spent by an The 'guests were
Mr ana Mrs Montgomery Mr
and Mrs Hockensmith Mr and
Mrs McIntosh iMr and Mrs
Dew Mr and Mrs Palmer Mr
and Mrs Gilbert Wood Mr and
Mrs Gibson Miss Merl Farrow
and Jess Dew
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The Art Needle Craft was de-
lightfully entertained at the home
Of Mrs H A May Friday after-
noon of last week - A very pleas-
ant afternoon was spent A twd
course luncheon was served by
ihe hostess assisted by Mes-
uames Lemons and Palmer A-
bout twenty members were pre-
sent and the additional guests
were: Mesdajnes Palmer Earl
Dossey Charley Chism O J
Dossey and LeMay The club
will meet with Mrs Palmer Fri-
day November 26
The members and friends of the
W C T U gave a very pleasant
party Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs T M Henry
in honor of Mrs J M Gough
who is soon leaving to make her
home in Nebraska An interest-
ing program was given after
which Mrs J E Galloway in be-
half of the Union presented Mrs
Gough with a certificate repre-
senting life membership in the
Union as a token of appreciation
of her untiring work in the tem-
perence cause Dainty refresh-
ments were served to about thir-
ty guests —
The Sunday school at the M
K Church held a contest between
tfie men and boys and the ladies
and girls Of course the men
and boys lost and the forfeit was
to entertain the winners Mr
R T White opened his home for
ihe' "seekers of a good time” and
a jolly time was had there Thurs-
day night of last week' The men
and boys prepared the refresh-Miscuss fdrm methods with you
ments and served them and they Why not try a small tract at least
sure did themselveji justice Re-
freshments were served to’ about
sixty guests” Many entertaining
games ' were played' They - held
a spelling match and Martin
Frerichs proved to be the cham-
pion speller spelling -the ” words
backwards' with his- wife as a
close second At a late hour all
departed feeling better than ever
before except the- boys who had
the dishes to wash
Mrs W C McIntosh delight-
fully entertained the Fortnightly
Club at her home on Mildred
Heights Wednesday afternoon of
last week Two games of auction
were played after which a busi-
ness meeting was in order and
as a result the following officers
were elected : President Mrs
Bert Flesher Vice President
Mrs Gilbert Wood Treasurer
Mrs Parrsons Reporter Mrs
McIntosh Two new members
were added to the list Mrs
Harris and Mrs Dr Pemberton
After the business session the
hostess served a two course
luncheon The following mem-
bers were present : Mesdames
Dew Gibson Hockensmith King
Martin Shultz Parrsons Thomp-
on Waller Wood Dill Cald-
well Montgomery and McIntosh
The next meeting will be with
Mrs A J Martin Wednesday
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At the home of Mrs Natt
Dossey Thursday afternoon the
resbyterian Ladies Aid gave a
shower for Mrs J M Clough
who is to leave soon for Nebras-
ka Mrs Clough was detained
in an adjoining room and when
he came into the reception room
which was beautifully decorated
was escorted to a fihrone and
eated upon it The ladies filed
in doing obesiance to the “un-
crowned queen” The gifts were
carried in by Little Miss Ruth
Dossey and Harry Edwin Cald-
well in a beautiful basket
Dainty refreshments were serv-
ed and several appropriate songs
given them Rev Gress offered
prayer It was indeed a happy
as well as sad occasion happy
because of the joys of friendship
and sad because the ties must
soon be broken About thirty
guests were present to offer their
tribute Mrs Clough has been
iresident or vice president of the
Presbyterian Aid since its orga-
nization and has labored unself-
ishly and unremittingly and the
jnfluence of her beautiful Christ-
ian life will not cease even
though her abode be else where
The Sophomores and Juniors -1
were delightfully entertained
Mrs W A Huser at her beauti-
ful home on Mildred ' Height y
Friday night of last week - A ' -very
pleasant evening was-spent '
in playing many interesting
games and several musical selec-
tions were rendered by the guests ‘
and Miss Baron who 'gave two'1'1"
very interesting readings which4 ’
were enjoyed very much Anoth-H'
er novel feature of this evening' t'
was that the boys came dressed Jt
in overalls and the girls in aprons' '
At a late hour the happy crowd 1
departed ''declaring Mrs Huser L
a most delightful hostess Thej !
guests numbered Misses HazeL $
Gaston Nettie Harman Elsiq
Mae -Brewer Elsie ' Dunagan£
Altus Hart Leta Dever Icjv
Thompson Lou Stafford Fleeta
Tufts Cordia Stanley Alice'H
Young Sylvia kWilsottLorenYv
Taylor and Rebecka s ' BarofiC
Messrs John RossiteDJwight £
Henry Snfith Stamper' Gfadv'-
O’Bannon Knox Paytitf Eaiy
Martin Armstead Fleming JimV-i
Martin Bruce Graham' Jim McY
Mahan Omar Coplln C&p Jones1!
Sprout Tufts Sam Huser Vernon "
Forrest H D Hunt C W-VaiO
Pelt Pea Raybourn Robert
Sibley and Gaude Johnson
WHY NOT EXPERIMENT ' ’r
IN FARMING UNDER
GOVERNMENT AJDji
Sy Yl '
If you would like to be Vdent-
onstrator next' year by' taking '
some tract of land 'OBte acre tog '
as many as you like’ and famtf'"
it according to - the- suggestion jj j
outlined by the Department ofJ v
Agriculture through' the 'county v
agent you can dojioJjyJnformitlg -the
county agentg wnQ'wlJ jStlFsT' — “
your name on the- listjsnd wiH J-
visit you"from time t& tin)ed
nd compare the results with
your usual methods jj they fare at -Variance:
with the - Department
methods 'JLyojt wiaBto be a ear
operator Mhaisnetho- $)£&
fog the Bufletinswhlcb are '
og sent from time to tithe psu-
ally monthly) gthen send in ydUf
name to the county agni "and hp ''
will add your name to that' !st
also All names aWT'senf to the
A & M college at Stillwater and
also forwarded to Washington
from whence interesting matter
is mailed out from' time to time
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"h e church south f
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' Next Sabbath we will have all
services as usual Sunday is the
first day of the Conference J'ear
Come out and hear the ne’w'prea-
cher and start the year right
Sunday school at 9 :50 We ex—
oect to see you at Sunday school
The adult membership aL'the
Church has a great resporilvi'ty
with reference to the Sunday
school for “no man liveth tohjW
self alone” Preaching morping
nd evening by the pastor Spe-
cial music The services’ will
Hove helpful and inspirational
iou are invited to worship with
us
REV DAWSON RETURNS '
TO OKEMAH AS PASTOR
Rev D A Dawson pastor1 of
the M E Church South was re-
turned to the Okemah charge by
the district conference v bh
just closed at Muskogee CV'te’
a little effort was made by the"
members to have Mr Dawsod re-
turned to Okemah again this year'
Other appointments for not h- '
boring churches were as folhjVs
Al T Peak Bearden circuit? W-
A Lowery Okemah circuit
B Chandellor Paden circv’f L’A
N Daily Waynett B‘ L
liams Weleetka and J'YV Fen'
nedy Wewoka ‘ " “ J
CATCH BOLEY NEGRO V Is-
WITH EIGHTY QUA t?VS
E J Taylor of Paden
negro by the name of 5mart of '
Boley south of Padrt-£uoi
night with about eighty1 quarixubf
whiskey in his possession Smart ‘
was brought to the coun(v jail
and the booze confiscated Sn-Yt i
made bond and was released -
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