The Olustee Democrat. (Olustee, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 1917 Page: 4 of 4
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OLU3TEE ORLA DtUO C MAT
HEALTH NOTES
KILLING Til K FLIL
Adt tit c( il:r )ur I !'
gi-ou time to LE! a fly h-ff I Lo pra-
e::t 1 fh:iut'c- 'It-- C-t
Sic far Lent tcnfc iti ii'iijieri'U as
wi” 11 a Kll'r 1-tU-v uuu i-uch fl)
ki”g'-l row mean uiir'l Vi' fining
lie su'ii u:e U r tl-j Uvl'ilir cajvj-
of thr- I aft uai viffouv
FrOiu a pralca! 'Icijiffi-l oJ
vi'ocnx a re llrViot iffVjuitrl UiUrx
( f kc f rsif bouio tre from fln-v Tt
v tr krai i f: Licit muia'- Ii
s"--t In Cti gent-raly U- ffi-q i-m 1 el
by the "sw utter" The work uf the
alter” U uot to U- ciin j stored
t al other methods boud k!o be tin
Vi r-'t I" a root ikiopalgn afains'
ille IVtanr vouvtig i-l a a 'Sun
i f tergal Jch c!e uiff aibr lu Uuii
Vucd t''octi - e This mixture muj
be placed in a ssuvtr with u pievu ol
brfcln! as bait t'afe toils’ be ISeii'iv
i-i in the use of hi poison If tine
ue child ren ia the hcuvloii
The cM-rslration f flits i j i ve
rvmnLOtt v action to be elLctue
i'lits bntrff so fast that it is inpo-
lole to exterriiilate Ibi- il l! the supplt
is lie ft :!' Tile eicU'ist bui-niip
iff ace for flits ate n aome piles
The n-atl who JKiinits ucli U -'e to
r'iouln -:l I is pivtiiaos Is a iPiPUCi'
to the toif’tiU'll' It a se'l-e of civil'
eats ard obligation to tilers it
tell as ri'jard for hi nn health do
iul luiLice M n t itiuo'u this nui
viiicc steps shiii iij be taseii to foot
hi ii to do o
KILL TUL I'Ll Li
Ad titre of the ur Is a pood lie
lotifbtthe tly tuisuuct' hut lhei
iirst war in days of pi ing ate especi
ally so A !! killed now may aurl
:t' multitude of ilits a week later fo
the tly is a prolific breeder Tin
imropslgn ugaiut Hies should be cod
sidered from two viewpoints iirt I
vet rid of existing flies second ti
prevent the bri-eUing cf other iuoIi
tudes of the pests be rotas in houses
certain v arieties of poison and tin
lamillar ‘‘sw atter" arc effective vrea
pons aguiust dies now present aui
active Effective measures agalns
the breeding of flies uiuat be taken b
the community rather than the iodi
viduah The individual who permit:
tue existence in bis stable or yard o
manure or garbage which is a breed
lug ground for flies endangers lb
health of the entire community 1
he will not voluntarily remove sue
a nuisance aud threat to health h
should be forced to do so I’ublit
health is a matter which concerns tli
entire community and no individual
ituail to Happinvuii
lie amiable cheerful and good na
lured and you are much more likly ti
happy Vju wili tihd this difficult it
not impossible however when you
are constantly troubled with const ph
lion Take Cfnambei Iain's Tablets unc
get rid of that and it will be easy
These tablets uot ofily move the bow
els 'but improve tlio apclitc atd
afrengthen digestion
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OF THE NEW YORK WORLD
in 111?
I'ractically'a Bally at the i’ricc of a
Weekly No otlter Newspaper in the
world gives so much at so'low a price
The value and need of a newspaper
in the household was never greater
than at the present time The great
war in Europe is now' half-way into
Its third year and whether peace be
at hand or yet afar off it and the e-
vents to follow it arc sure to be of
absorbing interest lor many a month
to come
the TmriCE-A-WKKK would’ s regu-
lar subscription price is Only $1 per
year and this pays for 15t papers
We offer this unequalled newspaper Sc
TUK OLrsTEB DEMOCKAT
together for one year for 175
subscriptions received here
Get That Piano Mow
Give the children a chance Put a
piaho ih your" home both for your
pleasure and -the children’s education
I - can satisfy your everyw&nt See
rfe' before buying
D L DICKEY
The Democrat V Ol: stee Okla
because be happens to own or rent s
certain piece or propel tv has any
right to maintain conditions which
menace other
HA iV W ILEA RE PLA NS
The ntim r'tiis injihrs made of the
Sti'e Itouid of Health from every
sectio-v of tin state ate pioof of tin-
great and increasing Interest tell in
Iiaby Week May 1 - inclusive Ii
Is Cert tin t bat lull w ill make a new
recorjin this direction It should
be rc m uf creii by those In charge ol
this n-i hoii'jMelal work that it is
not si nply uuivigh to arouse tcupor
ari'v il: interest of the coin muni I y
iu belt r and healthier babies To
b: effective lhit iutcrest must be sus-
tamed not only during liuby Week
bu Hi rough t he other 51 weeks of
the cur Cat i ful chi si lerutlor
slO j!1 nr civau plans for babt we)
fare which i I lead l permanent in
piove ncu in the feeding elntliing
housiug and oilier features Of the
careof the babies of the community
SAMTAKY HKINKINt CTl’S
Hy a ricetit tcgulilion i-surd by
tile i onimie-i liter of I’ub lo Health
the use of conmi n glares und rrink-
ing cups i places seliinj soda watet
and otlicr soft di inks is (orl idden uo
lcs I he glasses are Carefully cleaned
In a tr ar Her preset Inti by the ii-gu-lotion
’J’le u-c of conincn di inking
cups inrail vay Mattans on cats and
in other places loug lias t een foi bid-
duo Tlic ivccnl rrgulutioii is a furth-
er s'ep for the protretiou of tho pub-
lie it has long been admitted that
couu rj ih iLkiug cups arc a threat
to public Ireulth There is uo excuse
for their use especially sluco indi-
vidual cups of paper or similar ma-
erial can be j-roenrei at small
iXpCDaC
not griva your lad
the same training?
"Wi-n 1 virairosinstaliajMB
eprn nsr sorda in piy rul( ILst
1 :J n t undcnUnJ rr asothrr tail:-
I f c'bj ire ttM drSaltloa nhra
I aarttef ' I t enUormt ml Is
(' c it-onir I team it and la (hi
r-r I crutiua!! trirnek man? thtnci
l-as idea Cic ouaninj of th ladividnat
wrrJ In yuvMiun anong olfctT thinew-
bow Duti d'ctlsaaar sad Ik ana
I W -lire and adtaaUcs llwto aitskt
La in tha or of (ho dlctioaar?
Aftcnranta srhen I Want (o lha villa ca
at hoot sr chief dlvcralon after tea-
a oa a rara learned and Man (her
were ferled area ia turning over lha
paces of ILo ' Voubrideed of tkaso
daps Now the most modern Uaa-bralcad-IbcNCW
INTERN ATIONALr-
fires aaa a pleaeurs of the aamo aort
Bo far aa a7 bnawPdca ccteada il la
el preen I ih bsa of lha ona-rolama
dictioiuiriev and qeite safleteal for
all ordinary a as lira Ikoae oka
pojaeaa lha (piendid dicUnaarica la
acreral vslumn aril) gal fad it a gnat
(oarentenee la bar (hie which la ao
compact ao full and ao truatworthr
oa la late In naasl cue little to be
desired'- Albert BCookVhDLLD
Professor of the English Language aad
Literature Yale I’aiv April ZS Mil
WflTTg lor Ipsctwea rsM lllistrsHoaa tte
otarsoTsa'( vsar uiztix atiomal nicnoaaar
C&C MEItRUM COMPANY
For Over 9 Years Pnbllshara af
The Genuine Webster’s Dictionaries
SPRINGFIELD MAS& tj 8 A
The Democrat phone number
is 3 W hy not call up and tel!
hose little news items? The peo-
ple are interested ih them Come
in and give them when in town
If you have attended a social func
don let' have a little write-up and
erhaps you will get invited to a-
nother Help make the paper
interesting
Frisco Time Table
EAST BOUND
No 10 SC Louis Mall 4:32 am
No 112 Lawrtoo Bob 11:15 a m
WE8T BOUND
No 0 Texas Express 3:32 pm
No 425 Quaoah Bob ' 8:23 am
The teas ( Oklahoma hava used
thousands of narrel cf ink in endeav
orinp iu better tho condition of ths
cOantrv and especia l)' along tit
llud ( -ecurlng lower ratis of inter-
est ai 1 I am going to ask your coo
erathi" not Itiat it will help you or
n e i 'ei soil ally any noie than oilier
cilixC'- of tire Mule h-t to the end
tliat ti- se a hi ire 'struggling for
homer nay know aheru H)ssible re-
lief ivsy bo olitaitiert
The t ew bbme ownership uct passed
by tlu as t leglsluttne provide for
loani: ’ minn-y td farmers who live
upon ii-sir farms rot to exceed 20CO
and I- to t xived one half lie value
of I he and exclusive of Improve-
ment it 5 per cent Interest on an a-morli-u
ion plan which provides for
a 4 p r cent send annual payment
vi'1 ” in twenty vrars par ail of
of ti i itt rest und principal
Til ah- piovidc that at any inter-
est a lug period the entire amount
or i portions of It in multiples of
Ma nay iu j aid at the option of the
bort-ortr
t r ’ farmer residing nr thi-ir own
fa 'n can IxM-row bom this fund and
nothing but lire homestead will be
recei - ed as security Ilxittiws arc
examining I ill' 5 uppi aislng land
lit !': ing paprr Id 70 total 17 -Vt
Application blanks will lx furnished
hy writing to O A Smith Secretary
Cotv oissi -n-r cf the I und Office
Oklahoma City
Church Directory
UM'TLST CTIUUCII
Sun ’uy ScIjooI every Sunday 1 it in
I’nui'hhig at 11 a id ami 7:'k) piu
on I t 2nd und iird Suuduys
U 7' 1’ I every Sunday at i!:l5 p m
Ladiu'a Aid meet Wetlmsday T pm
J It Taylor Taster
METHODIST CHl'KCH
Sunday School at 10 am
Pi-uchinfj nt 11 a ui and 7:0o pm
L w-ortii Lcague at 7:00 p m
1’iaycr meeting Wed 7:uo pm
II A Stroud Pastor
LxxJge Directory
Olustee Lodge No 225 A F & A
M meets 1st and 3rd Thursday nights'
G A Lightner W M
D ltemlcy Sec
Omxtee Lodge 100 F no 224
meeis every Saturday night It I
Stej I cuson N G J F Davis
Ser'y
Gamp No Royal Neighbors ot
Am-: ca: meet the fourth Saturday
afte noon in each month at t 00
F I ill Mable Lightner Oracle
Mai 'a C Haley Recorder
E ITEItX STAR Chapter U D
'e meets 2nd & 4th Tuesdays at
)
Matron Mrs Tom Moore
Mrs E T Sims Sec
Olu
8p
Wo
Both Of Them
‘ Now rat” said a magistrate to
an old offender “what brought you
he: e again?”
“l’wo policemen sor" was the la
ccde reply
‘ Drunk I suppose?" quelled the
m-gistrate sternly
'Yes sor” said i’ai "both ov
thlra”
You Know This Girl
T’m sony I asked the girl to clean
tac typewriter”
“She took Ufteen minutes to clean
tha type and two hours to manicure
her finger nails afterward”
t 114 ri it of r!'- V-orlKtl I Ma:
jumped up loppiiig li’r loiigarlne ti
Ihu t::It emit) ditlligu!h
Mtiii S IU -s J if - niw’t ltnU-l-liutH
n hell fr: i lint -f iny i:i else
W-lll luff t -:’1l: t- rull Ul MtO lliin-
ii liiimc Hurrying through tin front
liillwiiy h)i pitiioff i li Hiff- front I
miff lop of ln-r n-utly roiled iniiTurc
11 I sin- sioo-illr-l nil iliui'inury
wriiikh- froiii ln-r new ffroi Sh: mho
lu-ar I lie ffuur wlirli slm nlnweil lirr
-tfp m:d ko-ruht to ffn’1 tie lighl of
loyoiia cxpeelnncy in ll T t-ye-i Wln-ll
-lie n ling i-i'i-n the ilwir sin- luff toe
-iiuie-l lie ouiivnrff apjM-nrulire of pur-foi-t
rompo-ure
“(Him evening I'hil fl kin: greeted
‘(1hm1 i-ivnlng Ihiri!" rrsponffed
tie lull lithe -young Hunt with tuaidy
liffr xvhn hti'i jx"! Into tho lull
After Us topcoat and noft felt hat
Imd lorn placed upon the hat tree
they proceeded luto the parlor lie
seiited himself in the heavily huilt Ue
lioNtered rocker she drotplug down
iijioii nn eud of the fflvnn
"By Jingo but it neeins good to nit
down nnd Dike it easy for awhile!"
lie cxeliiined "I've put in a mighty
luay ffny not without results though
I secured the largest order for loose-
leaf and inn ni foil looks today that my
ilrm 1ms received during tlie past sis
rnonlhs"
Doris sigled Iniuidljily As usunl
Phil was discussing Ills work as city
sulcsmun for the Forties company Not
hut W'lrnt (die liked to hear of his husl
ness successes and of his buxines
tribulations for tlmt matter and K
sympathize with hlui when lie con-
ffdeti the latter to her but there wort
other subjects — subjects vitally Inter
rating to her— on which she longed foi
him to speak She had decided defi-
nitely that she preferred him above
nil others who sought her Moreover
she was certain that I'hil reciprocated
her feeling for though he persisted in
talking of business nnd prosulc mutters
while at her home or iu her com-
pany at the theaters and other place
of entertainment she had seen Ids eyes
express things that his tongue could
seemlDgly not articulate She raised
her shapely band to an arm of the
divan and permitted It to rest there
where be could look Uon it
“ Fames was as pleased as a
youngster with a new train of cars"
lie was saying "Re — ” He broke
off abruptly nnd gnzed toward her
haqd resting upon the arm of the di-
van "Why — xvhat — ” he hesitated
Ids eyes Intent uixm the delicate gold
land set with a modest but dazzling
white stone which graced tier third
finger "Why — Doris what — "
"Aren’t you golog to give me your
best wishes?" she asked smilingly She
moved the ring-finger causing the stone
to sparkle splendidly
He sut there rigid and speechless
for a moment Then his hnnds
Treasurer’s Settlement
With the Clerk of Olustee' Oklahoma-
Taxes for the Year of Nineteen
License
Fines
Water Rents
Interest to iVlarch 1917
Balance on Hand June 30 1916
Total Warrants'
Interest on City Bonds
General Fund
Sinking Fund
S tate of Oklahoma County of Jackson : s¥
I Gilbert Stallinge Treasurer of Olustee Jackson County do hereby certify the
above to be a true and correct statement of all collections and disbursements made by me
for time ending April 27 l9l 7
' - ( Gilbert Stallings Treasurer
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27tli day of April Tol 7
SS F M Phillips Clerk
1 1 F M Phillipsy City Clerk of the above named City do hereby certify that I have re-
ceived all warrants vouchers duplicate checks and duplicate receipts as shown above
that the Treasurers report made April 27 t9l 7 is a duplicate of'this page
clinched spasmodically and an angry
glint came Into bis eyes— glint
miugling surprise frustrstlon und
anger Ills Jaw squared truculently
-1 — Is it Webber— Ellis Weller?"
he demanded hoarsely
Khe forced tho flicker of frown
tion her forehead "Why Phil !" slm
I suited "4 presumed thut you at least
i bought enough of tno to wish me well
I never lYpected you to act like tiffs"
billing to the very edge of the great
rocker und leaulug forward bo
grasped the band upon which slio wore
the ring lie retained tho aiuall bund
within Ida largo one despite her slight
struggle to draw- it away -"Jffo
you love him Doris T" he asked
Iffs voice throbbing
'I — I— why the very Idea of asking
me such a—" This time It was she
who hesitated
In sn Instant ho was sented beside
her on the dlvao his arm iff suit her
and with ills face clor-e lo her
"You don't love him! You don't—
you can’t— you mustn't !" ho eg
cluiuicd pressing her tightly to lffm
"I love you Doris 1 You don’t know
how much I love you girl! I’ll
npythlng — anything fur yon girl ex-
cept give you up Webber can't love
you as I do ! Why only today I saw
film dining with—” His teeth clinked
us lie broke ofT "Tell me Ioris
don’t you love me?" he pleaded Iu
gentler tone "Let mo remove tlmt
Hog from your Huger? I’ll bring you
one tomorrow night to replace It Let
liie please girl?"
Suddenly she relaxed tipping hack
tier head until alio looked straight up
into Ids face Ills lips pressed warm-
ly down upon hers llers answered the
pressure acquiescently lovingly while
ho drew the ring from her finger and
dropped it Into her lap
After Philip Somers had departed
homeward Doris went Into the library
nnd took a tiny box out of the table
drawer On It was gtamped in diminu-
tive letters: “Ward's Department
store" while equally exiguous printed
'matter beneath the department store
stamp read :
Sparkle
Tho moat perfect imitation
of the diamond”
Doris turned the little box over On
tbe bottom of it wao scribbled In pea-
ill "25 cents" Sb removed Its cover
aud dropped Into It the ring that I’lffl
had removed from her finger Herd-
wood embers were glowing in the open
UrcpUce toward which sho moved
Raising tbe little box to her lips she
kissed It
"Good-by little ring" she murmured
“You served your purpose' well"
Then she tossed It Into the fireplace
among the embers and with the most
wonderful expression upon her face
that is within woman's power to radi-
ate watched it btg-n
Treasurers Collections
and Sixteen
Total Collections
'
Total Assets
Treasurers Expenditures
Total Expenditures
Balance on Hand April 271917
Totaf
CAUGHT
Mr Sliollowputo— I ty are you
fond of lobster? '
Miss Cnustlque— Mercy ! ThR Is so
sudden
More Frequent
Landlady— Mr Huiiih do you like
your meat rare?
Boarder — Well Mrs Skimp since
you ask tue I would like to hove It
at lcust once a duy
Technical Obstructions
"Major Jones q vrrotby bemuse he-
lms to pay tlie tax for his electric
sign’
"But how can they charge u major
with a mluor tirlvllugc?"
To Save the Towels
I kept discovering little holes hi lujf
towels and had no Idea how they got
there till I saw my husband w U'lnS his
razor lffuffo on them says u corre-
spondent of the New York Sun lie
never cut through hut he was apt t
cut a thread In splto of his care aud
in the next washing the hole uppearsl
I took some old towels hemmed sev-
eral small pieces about tho aixo of a
handkerchief tewed a loop to the cor-
ners and keep one of them all Ilia
time hanging on a hook by the shaving
mirror Since be began to use these
I bare found no more holes In tl
towels
English Gingerbread
Pliego luscious goodie require one
pound of flour one-half pound of but-
ter one cupful of eogar one teaspooui
ful of flour sugar gtnger and salt an
work In the butter Add Just enough
molasses to hold tha Ingredients to
getlior and let stand overnight Boll’
very tlffu shape and bske la a moder-
ate oven
A Soap Suggestion
Someone lias said that if little
sugar is added to the Boap when wash-
ing the hunds it greatly Increases the
power of the soap making It specially
useful in removing obstinate dirt aud
stains
Report
to April 27 19i 7:
$304603
800
4700
37865
12468
360436
454106
814542
95710
121110
216820
183118
414604
597727
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Dickey, D. L. The Olustee Democrat. (Olustee, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 1917, newspaper, May 3, 1917; Olustee, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2325980/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.