Roger Mills Sentinel (Strong City, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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Volume Twelve OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER Stfeng City Royer !& CoW cShwi Thursday 1918 LARGEST BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION Number If
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Torpedo Sinks
Transport 267 U
S Soldiers Drown I
Washington Feb 6— Two
hundred and sixty-seven Amer-
ican soldiers trcm all over the
country— mostly from Michi-
gan and Wisconsin— v ere
drowned when a huge Ameri-
can transport was torredted
arid sunk in the submarine zone
near the coast of Ire and the
war department announced
- Jate tonight
A total of 2179 United States
troops were aboard when the
iHun missile crashed through
-the great Cunard linerTuscania
just as land w&6 neared and the
trans-oceanic trip near its end-
The war department report s
that 1912 of the Boldiers were
saved and landed at two widely
separated ports of Ireland '
More than 200000 soldiers
had been transported to France
and England in safety before
the Germabs were enabled to
elude the vigilance of the -cordons
of the British and Ameri-
can destroyers and parol
boaters accompanying the
transports through the last ’lap
ofthevoyage across the Atlan-
tic It was the fust Hiced
transport that has been' sunk
since America entered the war
War Stamp
Shortage Ended
Muskogee Okla— The Okla-
homa City postoffice is ntiw pre-
pared to supply all the Thrift
and War Savings Stamps need-
ed in the entire state This
wbrd was received today by
Shelley E Tracy Director ol
Publicity of the War Savings
Stamps campaign in Oklahoma
from Claud Weaver postmaster
at Oklahoma City
“On written requisition from
you either by wire or letter
Mr Weaver will promptly ship
any amount of War Savings
© Thrift Stamps ordered”
toads a notice being sent to all
postmasters in the state
'This now makes it pcssble
fob all posttffices to keep ade-
quate supplies for sales to the
public and other selling agen-
cies Some complaints have
been received at Slate Head-
quarters in the past week that
Stamps could not be secured in
many towns
To Organize Stock
Breeders’ Ass’n
All stock men and farmers
interested in better stock for
Roger Mills county are asked
to meet in Cheyenne in Febru-
ary 23rd for the purpose of or
ganizing a Roger Mills Coui ty
Breeders Association
Mr James A Wilson direc-
tor pf extension work for State
of Oklahoma will be with us all
day and address the farmers
gt 2 p m We shall be very
ifad to have everyone interest-
ed in progressive lines to hear
Ufa Wilson
Mr Wilson is a practical man
pi wide experience and pleas
ing personally He has a valua-
ble message for us We hope
many will have the pleasure of
making personal acquaintance
of Mr Wilson
Remember the date Februa-
ry 23rd
L E Rathbun Co Agent
Roll New$
Friday Mr Jim King lost
hiy house and entire contents
by fire Mr King had placed
a 5-gal can of crude oil on the
cook stove to heat leaving the
house to go to the creek to
break ice for cattle During
Mr King's absence the oil
boiled over crealirg a gate
that enveloped the entire bom
in flames -All saved was a
small center table Beside
valuable household goods and
clothing Mrs King Rfil 11 her
valuable Jewelry' Mt Caine
Combs teacher of the Wilson
school was boarding ' with the
King family lost all her cloth-
ing money and a gold watch
Mr King was veyy badly
burned about the hands and
face even the coat he waa
wearing burned The King
family had only been with ue
a short while but had won the
love and respect of the entire
community
The oyster supper at the Roll
school house last Saturday
night was a success from start
to finish Every one present
enjoyed an extra pleasant eve-
ning The Roll Unit realised
after all expenses were paid
$9787 Mrs F A Beavin held
the lucky number which drew
the beautiful quilt - Among
the many pleasent features of
the evening was a French reci-
tation and song by Mrs- Lon
Penny The program rendered
by the children was splendid
and spoke well for the Roll
school Miss Maud Penny was
voted a cake as the most popu-
lar young lady Chss Gillsnd
a cake as the homeliest young
man Perry Ivy a cakw forth!
laiziestboy Mrs Harry Schert-'
zeracakefor the hansomest
lady Prof J E White a cake
for most popular gentleman
Mes dames Ray Redden F A
Beavin Will Shugart and Janies
King were run for the 4 homeli-
est ladies of Roll Mrs Red-
den received the eakewithMrs
Beavin a close second ' These
ladies owe their nomination
to their husbands The cakes
afforded a lot of wholesome fan
and netted the Red Cress work-
ers the neat Bum of $1645
A small mistake occurtd in
printing Miss Maud Penny's
name in the Roll Unit Miss
Penny is a member of tki Craw
ford branch The name should
have been Lon Penny
J A Reynolds and wife and
Mrs F A Beavin attened the
musioal concert given at They
enne last Tuesday bight
Miss Birdie Ridgeway and
brother Ralph were visitors at
the Beavin home last Sunday
Cupid has been quite busy in
our neighborhood for ‘ some
time Two weddings last week
and several promished in tha
near future
Last Sunday Jan 27 at 4 p
m Miss Eula Sloan daughter
of Mr and Mrs Richard Sloan
was married to Waiter HarrU
of near Strong City The mar
riage took place at the home of
the home of the bride Walter
Rice and Miss Birdie Ridgeway
attendants
On Jan 27 Mi -a Lilly Harris
and Henry Clemens of Red-
moon were married at the home
of the bride near Roll
TheRedCross workers wish'
to thank Ray Redden for the
assistance rendered at their
Oyster Bupper Mr Redden
donated all coffee used furnish
ed dishes cups and saucers and
even delivered everything at
the school house which waa a
great accomodation to the
workers
Tuesday io Ileatleca - Day Wed-
nesday is Whcatleos Day Satur-
day is Porklwo Day
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FROM OKLAHOMA
US SHIPYARD
VOLUNTEER ARMY
Oklahoma City iFcb 6— The
one immediate duty of all ley tJ
cititena is to tee that' the 1000
men: asked of Oklahoma: for
service in national shipbuilding
are Immediately furnished for
enrollment They are needed
nowin the construction ef a
great march ant marine 1 oi the
transportation of men armi
ammunitions and food to Eu-
rope Every man and woman
ia urged by the Oklahoma State
Council of Defense to pae
friendly influence and pursue-
slon in aiding young men-' to
realize the count in which
their duty lay
Telegrams couehed In
urgent terms have come from
Washington to Chairman J If
Aydelotte of Oklahoma State
Couacil Of defense to the end
that every available agency in
the state be commanded in this
work V
Trained riveters boilermak-
ers punehenmaehinistslh)aek-
smiths carpenters caulkers
millwrights and other trained
men can render no greater isr-
uics to the government at pres
ent While enrollment itself
does not exempt from drift
the men whe are now in ship-
yards have been plaeed ia the
deferred classification and are
receiving high wages
It is pointed oat by military
and naval authorities that
order towinthe war or bri
a more speedy allied victory fey
making the fighting forces en
the west front more effective
and thus reducing the number
of American boys to be called
into action it is absolutely nee
essary that the output of the
shipyards be increased To a
maximum production ‘
NEED OF COOPERATION
So imperative te the sued of
SiMfe
COUNCIL Ofocmcst
to-operation tti£hcountiearfttas
and villages in order te save
time that thoconnciltjf "nation-
al defense at W&khingtxjn with
the permisaloa of the Oklahoma
Jtate council of defense Will
communicate dirict With ecfontjr
councils throughout -the stole la
thin mutter '
This registration of men Tor
thU United StetesPublie Sorvice
Retort fey which it ia imped
to enlist 250U0& ttfluhtetr
skilled mechanics for shipbufid-
ing fecgaatmFebrnary L Ia
many pistes Ttottr Minute Hen
opehedthetamhaignon Jauu-
ary 28'
H-T3 TymR ot Tnlui has
been Appointed director ifor
Oklahoma of the United State
Public Reservemd nlllnquiriea
should be dirCcted tohimln the
absenee ef the local represents
Uvea
Everybody Posh I
Home Cardens
Oklahoma City Pth
establishing a stategarden bu-
Jian tie further the movement
or inemaed food production
hi the state theOklahomaStxtu
eeuneil of defease urges the
to-eprfatkm ef wtl war wwrksrq '
patriotic bodies and jpatrietle
dtieens in geaeraL The work
will iM carried into the atheol
end into the hoine but waited
effort in all communities
shed by Hie -defense "body
The fabatitution of Ycgetahlsa
for Seme of the more uenesn-
treled feeds tn the diet of those
who remain at home Is urged!
Oounty eampalgn directors and
committees will be named thlt
week
The substitution ef vegetables
for mere coucentnrtcd 'TooBs1
which will be sent to the 'Allies
and to the American Army in
France the consumption of
home grown vegetables -in or-
der to rileise cars for tranipo-'
Urtea-of war materials andia-:
Redmoon News
The Golden Moon Oil and
Gas Cotiae bees organized and
prospects to begin development
in the early spring The com-
pany is financed by H D Kent
aeapitaliet ef Troy Kansas
Ala meeting of the stock hold-
ers in Oklahoma City last week
Geo E Shufeldt was elected
president The company has
targe holdings here in the way
bf'dll leasee sad this communi-
ty is very hopeful that some
vre-enough drilling will be
Brine soon
This vicinity is mourning the
(htath ef Mrs Sarah Elizabeth
Brown who died of paralisis
January 31 Deceased was
hdrta In Jackson county Kan-
sas fifty-three years ago She
Waa married to James M Brown
aiM the family moved here
about twOlee years ago She
Waa the mother of five children
three of whom survive Her re
mains were laid to rest by loving--hands
in the Cheyenne
cemetery last Friday
An ugly blaze started last
Week in the residence of Fred
Bums an old settler and re-
spectable gen tU nr si fun Em-
erald Isle If rBurns lives alone
end had n hard struggle to ex-
tinguish the flames In which
Straggle hie hands were pain
felly burned
Mr Jim King who lives three
miles east of Hamburg lost his
fcfae by fire last Friday He
was warming a can of crude oi
eeetaining three gallons for the
purpose of 'spraying his pigs
end left the room with the can
efwSl on the stove Just as he
was about to remove the can
from the stove the oil took lire
and the can exploded spatter-
ieg ths burning oil over the
entire walls Mr King’s hands
were badly burned and Mrs
King Buffered a serious burn on
ftkriheud The house and all
the Contents were consumed in
a few minutes
Fluke Hammon Frank Cole
Geary Berry Elery Luuey and
Hay Dele fussed down last Sat-
urday on the Cheyenne-Ham-bWrk
mallear and visited Strong
City while waiting for the mail
train to arrive Jack Powers
ihe kregular mail carrier is sick
creased food production are the
foal of the Farm Bateau estab-
lished by the Oklahoma State
wmftcil of defense The plant
ing of a garden for every home
is advocated
definite plan of the propos
ed garden should be made on
paper This plan should indi-
tatethe location of each kind of
vegetable In the garden the
distance between the rows and
he approximate time of plant-
Ugeacherop A well thought
Wet plan ia necessary in order
Jio take care of proper crop ro-
tation which Is most vital fac
ten in connection with home
Vttdens where a small area has
to bear several crops in the
‘fiunrae of a season
A good application of barn-
yard manure ievery important
Themannraahonld be worked
well into the aoil This will en-
able the soil to hold the meisture
taiueh better and the soil can
he worked much easier and
more satisfactory The ground
ihhnld be prepared aa early as
puiible The better condition
the soil lab the easier it will be
worked and the better it will
he for the crops
An Important In-
dustry in Roger
Mills
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On a trip through the eastefq
part of the county a represent-
ative of the Sentinel
that the sheep industry is reach-
ing vast proportions consider-
ing the shrot time since tfe
business was started ia 42e '
vicinity of Hammon and Moort
wood there are no leas the
10000 sheep aDd the business ite
expanding rapidly Ja
Harris P B Neviu a and J Bi
Hull seem to be the pieaeeto
but many others have herds d v
sheep Up in Bar X township
one man has 1800 sheep in oft
herd Jas TV Harris has
Shropshire ewe shipped fro?
England and a large herd
full blood Shropshires valued
at $40 to $50 Many of
herds are of the AmbnlettCg
breed which is a hardy lypewf
the Spanish merinos but -theft
were developed in France WRh1
an increase in lambs equal toft
at least 100 per cent and with
mutton and lambs worthtWUhWv
to fifteen cents and wool abotjb
eighty cents this sheep iadef
try promises to be a big thiaiy
in Roger Mills County '
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farm in the county 320 eer
in cultivatior a sectith -c
grass cloEe in prite andttiwy
right See J J Moore
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FARMERS ATTENTION
Repairs for farm machine tyl
should be given us by Hereof
First An order given tote
we can not guarant ct'
livery This means all tMBt
chine ry repairs Look over
all implements at once —
Herring & Young Co
with measles
r
J T Owens is hauling out
quantity of cotton seed meal?
from CheyeDue to tide bis XJl-g
tie over to grass
h
We have' heard the wedding f
bells again This time it -4eV
Henry Clemens and Miss Lillt:
Harris who were made happy if
last Tuesday Let the good
work go on
Tom Kendall who moved toT t
Lipscomb county Texas a year-
or two ago was down to the old
home last week He started--on
his return last Sunday with
a drove of horses and mules
Mr Kendall’s four year old
son has been seriously sick for fv
six weeks and has been under i
Dr Caylor of Canadian - Tex
Miss Ella Perkins happahUd
to a dangerous accident last
Saturday night while returblfife
from a literary entertainment
The wagon ran off of a lots
bridge throwing her out and
the wheel passed over her
breast which rendered her un-
conscious for several heura
Dr Miller was called out to see
her at 11 o’clock in the night
and administered restoratives
which soon brought her around
alright
The smallpox scare
caused the suspension of the r
Washita school has been diag-'1 1
nosed as measles The school-"1
has opened again but the di- -sease
is still raging There are
three new cases in -Clyde - -Young’s
family
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Owen, A. Y. Roger Mills Sentinel (Strong City, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 1918, newspaper, February 7, 1918; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2046666/m1/1/?q=%22Business%2C+Economics+and+Finance+-+Advertising%22: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.