The Harmon County Tribune (Hollis, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 36, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 19, 1921 Page: 1 of 8
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The Harmon County Tribune
VOLUME 11, NUMBER 36
~ TTCTal-newspaper of harmon county
HOLLIS, HARMON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1921.
12.00 PER YEAE
BIG AMERICANISM CELEBRATION IN HOLLIS THURSDAY, APRIL 28TH
Program Will Be in Charge of Local Post
of the American Legion, Supported
and Assisted by All Loyal
Citizens.
GUS HUDSON BELIEVES
IN FINE DAIRY COWS
Base Ball Game in Afternoon, With Lunch
for Legion Men at 6 O Clock—Box-
ing Tournament Empress
Theatre in Evening.
Ifi HUM BOUGHT Bf
FMNK BURKS AMD SON
Farmer From North End of
County Captures Prizes With
Hia Jerseys—Makes 'Ihem Pay,
Too,
Gus Hudson, who lives in the ex-
treme northeast corner of the coun-
ty, is one farmer of Harmon coun-
ty who believes in the dairy cow.
He brought five of his Jerseys over
to the livestock show and took back
five prizes, three firsts, a# second
and a third. His prizes were as fol-
lows:
Empreb.1 Theatre Will
to New Location in
Present Plan.
Be Moved
Augut, la
Burns and Son, owners and man-
agers of the Empres Theatre, have
bought one of the W. G. Lee build-
ings on the north sidt ol broad-
way, now occupied by the Briscoe
grocery, and expect to remodel the
building and move their, show there
shortly after they get possession,
August 5th.
The plans contemplate an exten-
COUNTY CONVENT
CALLED TO MEET IN
First on aged bull, first on^ sion 0f the building to the alley,
aged cojv, first on baby bull, sec-( thus giving it a depth of 130 feet
ond on baby heifer and third on by 30 in width. This will give
baby heifer. I ample room for a commodious
Mr. Hudson entered the purebred stage and will provide a seating
j Jersey business about three years capacity of 400.
Thursday April 28th will be a Native-born citizens lent their pres-j ago, and at present has 18 hea.l., Mr. Burns has a lease on the
Thuisday, p ence and influence in a movement'He is n.i%ng seven cows at the( building he occupies at present until
against instead of for the country.! present time, with two of thatj October 1st, and will use it until
It should be the purpose of eveiyl number about dry, as they will; that time, spending the time from
loyal American citizen to not only fisher soon. He makes butter at when he gets possession of his own
serve his country the best way ne the farm and markets it all at; building until that date in remodel-
possibly can, but he should also be1 Mangum, and has a demand for| ing it and providing new furnis-h-
anxious to assit in learning others'much more than he can supply at
big day in Hollis, as well as all
over Oklahoma.
On that day the citizens of tha
state will meet to reaffirm their
loyalty to the Republic.
Some may ask why a meeting of
this kind at this particular time.
That there is justifiable cause for
such, meetings, not only in Oklaho-
mo but throughout the country, is
evidenced from the fact that but a
few weeks ago a meeting was held
Meetings of All Locals, in the County in
the Community "Centers Called for
Friday Evening, April 29th, to
Elect Two Delegates to
Hollis Meeting.
NAM COUNTY W GEMOTESEME BINS
Will Select Candidate for Important Posi-
tion, and also Elect Delegates to Dis-
trict Convention—Every Cotton
Grower Should Attend.
to serve.
As this paper understands it the
purpose of Americanism Day is to
center attention on those things for
xew v eCn8 1 which this government stands; to
in Madison Square Garden, New1 call attention to the principles of
York City, at which every! democracy upon which the Republic
nation except Germany and Rus-j was founded. Oklahoma wants to
sia, including -America, was hissed; send out the word to the whole
by thousands of people. That meet-1 world that she is for America first,
ing indicated that there are huntf-j last and all the time.
reds of thousands of people in The celebration here next Tnurs-
America who are disloyal to the' day will start at 11:00from "his cows, as the skimmed
country and who are working to when all the business houses wu. butter milk etc., he feeds hia
accomplish its destruction. < close, and weather permitting the butter mine, ^
50 cents per pound at the present
time. At present he is marketing
from 90 to 130 pounds per month,
which gives him a monthly income
of from $45.00 to $65.00. This in-
come is practically from five cows,
as two that he is milking give
very little milk at present.
Mr. Hudson states that by fall he
expects to be milking twelve cows.
He stated that he considered what
he received from the sale of but-
ter but a small part of his income
The writer of this is not one of
those who believes in crushing $he
life out of the German people, even
granting that they were wholly to
blame for bringing about the World
War, (and the blame was not all
their's); we do not believe in de-
stroying the German military
despotism and erecting in its
place a French or British
despotism; one would be as bad as
the other.
In a measure Germany was t.o
blame for the war, and she was
wholly to blame for the ruthless at-
tack on defenseles men, women and
children on the high seas who were
citizens of this country. When Ger-
many would not cease those attacks
and make proper amends this
country took up the gauntlett of
"war and American blood avenged
the lives of those defenseless cit-
izens of the Republic. By force- of
arms this country brought Germany
to her knees begging for mercy.
A peace treaty was drawn up
and signed and in that treaty Ger-
many promised to do certain things
to partially repay the damage she
had wrought. Germany should meet
those obligations, so far as it is
in her power to meet them, and
other nations should also meet their
obligations to this country.
This paper does not understand
that Americanism Day on April
28th is a < pro-French, pro-British
or pro anything else but pro-Amer-
ican. We need now, as much as we
people will assemble at the inter-
section of Broadway and Walnut
street, where a Flag-Raising will
hogs he considers worth more than
what he receives for the butter.
The herd was tested last week,
ings.
The building he occupies at pres-
ent is owned by Doctor Beavers,
and it has not been rented up to
the present time, but since it is in
a good location it no doubt will
rent at once; The Briscoe grocery
had not secured a new location
auccb} "iiwc
take place, which will be in charge and there was no evidence ol reac-
of former soldiers, who will be in tion whatever. Mr. Hudson is no
uniform. Superintendent Anderson, doubt buildi a real herd of
of the Hollis schools, has agreed ° . , .
to dismiss school and the children Jerseys and those in need of young
will march to the scene of the bulls will do well to investigate his
F'ag-Raising, where they will sing stock before buying.
America and possibly one or two
other patriotic airs, Mayor Galbraith
is. expected to make a brief address
and a proclamation of Governor
Robertson will be read, and possibly
the D'eclaration of Independence.
After the ceremonies attending
the Flag-Raising the crowd will
disperse for dinner and at 1:30
there will be a meeting of all ex-
service men in the lodge hall. Mem-
Notice have been sent out broad-
cast throughout Harmon County
calling a meeting of all cotton
glowers in their respective school
nouses Friday night, April 2(Jth,
had not ^ — ^.^dV^ Z
when interviewed by a reporter, the j ven^on in Holii Saturday> April
owner stated that 30th, at which time a man from
tinue in business and would either n co ^ fae 8el<Jcted Rg
rent another building or build. # candidate for dlrector of the Ok-
*ii> woe m„phi happy lahoma Cdtton Growers Associa-
MR. AND MRS., McFALL HAPPY, j ^ and delfigates wiU be 8elect.
V , .. i „„ ^inaA fu_t' ed to attend the district convention
You no doubt have noticed that,
smile Robert McFall has beenj e ' „. .. I
wearing recently. Its a girl, and a, "« Sh<™14 At",
dandv. too, insists Robert. Mrs. Mc-; . _
of The American Legion, will b«
in Hollis Thursday, April 28th, in
the interests of an Auxiliary for
Harmon county. A meeting has
t been arranged at the Baptist
church for the ladies at 1:30, when
Mrs. McNeal desires to meet all
the mothers, wives and sjstera of
ex-service men, and tell them of
the work in Oklahoma, and taka
the preliminary steps to organise
an Auxiliary for "Harmon county.
service men in tne loage nan. mem- • i i a /| ""PI
Brings Present Membership to More Than
Seventy—Expect to Pass Hundred
Mark April 28th
a meeting of ex-service men, and
those who do not belong to the
Legion are as welcome as those
who do. It is expected that J. F..
Hatcher, commander of the Post at|
.Chickasha, will be present, and will. After remajning practically inac- Bridges, Oscar Bryant, R. M. Bul-
address the meeting. | tive for a year> and not securing! lard, Roy Cannedy, W. C. CawelL
While the meeting of ex-service h,ore than about forty members, the; C. L. Cavener, Dr. C. E. Collins,
men is being held in the lodge hall Hollis Post 0f The American Leg-I G. W. Charlton, H. P. Cooper, O.
all mothers of former soldiers, ion moved forward at the recent' F. Culpepper, J. F. Cummins, J. A.
wives, sisters, etc.. are asked to i.;.__ a ;i na a ]Jay, J. J. Fite, Hugh Foreman,
Stephen Foreman, G. M. Frazier,
Claude Gamble, Lynn Garrison,
Harry Giibert, P. C. Grisom, B.
W. Hahn, Grady Hall, J. A. tfar-
wives, sisters, etc., are asked^ to _ ™e"eti™ 'on April nth, and in one1 Day,
meet at the Baptist church where evening secured exactly 52 new
there Will be something of interest memhers, bringing the total mem-
to them, and preliminary steps will hership to more than seventy..
be taken to organize an auxiliary It .g estimated that there is ful-
of the American Legion.
At 3:00 o'clock there will be
" | it is estimated mat tnere is xui- vv. nunn, uiauj uau, «. -•.. *—
' ly 030 ex-service men in Harmon rison, Roy Hill, Carl Hulse, Chester
post has W. Kenton, G. W. Locke, James C.
and soul. national Red Cross worker during M_ Cunningham> clyde ingram, Le-'H. T. Summers, John Tedford, Henry
This paper does not wish to con- the war. Rev. Holmes is said -o land Edgar> w. S. Sapp, Frank! Tice, George F. F. Trammell, C. S.
vey the idea to anyone that in be-[be a gifted speaker and his ad- Da^ w L_ ^idingS) E. H. Ready, Walden, F. D. Warner, J. R.
ing loyal to the country and to the ( dress is expected to be the feature g RainS) w. K. Davis, Henry Wood.
government precludes the right to of the day. | Dia]) S- j Whitman, E. C. Alex- j It is possible that there are oth-
cxiticize the government. It is every j After the address of Rev. Holmes anderj g, c. Thompson, Earl W.! ers who have joined the Legion,
citizens right to criticize the gov- there will be a base ball game be-! Groves, Tom Durham, Charles Mi f and if so we would be glad to have
ernment and it is every citizen's i tween Legion men of Hollis and seyj F 0 Lindsey, Richard Mar-; their names, as we would like to
duty to strive to improve the gov-| vicinity and Gould and vicinity. At roW( Troy Albright, C. B. Aufil, make the above a complete list of
ernment—to strive always to make^ g;oo o'clock a lunch will be served T Ayers, Lee Barry, H. S. Bean- Legion men in Harmon county. If
it more responsive to the people i t0 ex-service men by their wives,' jand) George Beavers, C. O. Bell,' you are a member and your name
and to better serve the people. But( n,, others and sisters at the lodge paul' Bible, Chester Bilderback, A.! does not appear in the above list
5s r wide distinction between! hall. | j Bolton, G. W. Breeze, D. W.' please let us know about it.
there is a wide distinction between > hall.
criticizing the government and de-| ^he day's program will close with
liberately plotting to destroy it.
There are disloyal elements in this
country, and they are not all
foreign either, who would destroy
this government, which, dispite its
many imperfections is still the
greatest government ever devised by
man.
The recent meeting in Madison
Square Garden at which this gov-
ernment and its flag was hissed
and slurred ought to cause every
red-blooded American citizen to
blush with shame and indignation,
whether the meeting was sponsor-
ed by pro-Germans, pro-French or
pro-British. The significant point
is that it was anti-American, and
another significant point is that
it was made up in a very large
part of foreign-born citizens.
_ boxing tournament at the Em-
press Theatre, for which two fast
5-round bouts have been arranged,
and a "battle royal" with five
colored boys in the ring, the one
remaining in longest to receive a
handsome prize. Reserved seat
tickets for this event are on sale
at the Garrison Drug Store, and
indications are that all who want
to attend won't be able to get
seats.
Mrs. Russell, trained nurse of
Altus, who took care of Mrs. L«e
Johnson during her serious illness,
has returned to her home.
Mrs. Lee Johnson, who has been
seriously ill, is slowly recovering.
dandy, too, insiats *£j Thia is an "important meeting
and they**have both been ahoweredK* th "d everJ"
witb congratulationa. j S .^id t,
... . „ ... I tend his local meeting Friday
Miss Lora Noel, of Granite, Ok-( night, and take part in selecting
lahoma, is a new operator for the. two of the mogt aggressive and
Hollis Telephone company. | pr0gressive men in their community
lo attend the county convention in
Hollis Saturday, April 30th. There
are forty or more communities, m
Haimon county that ought to have
locals, if they have not already
been organized. If they have not
yet been organized an organization
should be perfected, Friday night
and then delegates selected to at-
tend the county convention here
Saturday.
Director From Harmon.
When delegates are chosen here
Saturday to attend the district
conventionv they will be instructed
to vote as a unit for a Harmon
county man xor director of tne
state organization. That Harmon
has more than a better chance of
getting a director is the statement
of those who have "oeen active in
the organization work here.
Association An Assured Fact.
That the Oklahoma Cotton
Growers Association is an assured
institution goes without saying
With 400,000 bales of cotton signed
up at the present time the or-
ganization bids fair to become one
of the biggest single enterprises
in the state. To properly handle
this immense business will require
ability of the first order. The
managers must be men who will
approach with open minds the
great problems the ogranization
will have to solve; they must be
men who will have the interests of
the cotton growers at heart, and
who will be able to hire other big
men to look after the selling end
of the enterprise. Failure of the
organization to accomplish its
objects can only be brought about
by mismanagement, it would seem,
and mismanagement is liable to
result from lack of Interest on the
part of the members, therefore
every cotton grower should at-
tend his local meetings, and dis-
trict meetings when that is pos-
sible and make their desires known
to those in charge.
Meeting at Court House.
The meeting called for Hollis on
Saturday, April 30th, will ba held
in the court house, and it is hoped
that every rotton grower who can
possible attend, whether he is elect-
ed a delegate or not, will be present.
NEW DINING ROOM.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Chappell have
rented the Motley building, pext to
the Motley grocery, corner of- Broad-
way and Main street, and will open
a dining room. An addition is being
built on the rear, for living quart-
ers, and the front is being re-
papered, painted and linoleum will
be put on the floor and the place
will be fixed up and made attrac-
tive.
Mrs. Chappell has conducted din-
ing rooms in Hollis before, and haa
recently had a few private board-
ers. She has a reputation as a good
cook, and will no doubt get all th
trade she will be able to handle in
her new location. Mrs. Chappdl
does not intend to serve short ord-
ers, and will cater to regular board-
ers.
A NEW CONFECTIONERY
I, ESQ-
Will Be Open in a Few
Broadway With Cigars,
Soft Drinks, Etc.
Days on
Candies,
A PLEDGE OF LOYALTY
Th following creed has been suggested by The American
Legion for Americanization Day, and it is suggested that
everyone memorize it and repeat it at 11:00 o'clock on Apri
28th, when it is proposed that all business stop for a minute
while each citizen reaffirms his and her loyalty to our be-
loved country. Especially should the school children learn this
creed:
"I believe in the United States of America and the prin-
ciples of Freedom, Justice, Equality and Humanity upon
which it was founocJ, and for which American Patriots have
given their lives and fortunes.
"I believe it my duty toward my country to love it; to
support its constitution; to obey its laws; to rospect its
flag, and to defend it against all enemies."
"America for Americans"
LADIES TO MEET AT
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Word has been* received that
Mrs. J. H. McNeal. of Altus, identi-
fied with the Women's Auxiliary
Claud Johnson has rented a part
of the front of the Bell building,
where the Prock & Edmiaston real
estate office is located, and is hav-
ing it fitted up for a confectionery
store and ice cream parlor. Besides
carrying a first-class line of con-
fections and soft drinks, ice cream,
etc., etc., Claude will also have
cigars, tobacco and other r things
that usually go with a store of that
kind. The room is being attract-
ively arranged, tint and paint ad-
ding to its beauty, and the fixtures
will be put in place as soon as they
arrive. Mr. Johnson hopes to have
his place open for business within
a few days.
Claud Johnson needs no introduc-
tion to the people of Hollis. He has
lived here for years, and at differ-
ent times has been employed by J.
B. Ellis and the Hollis Dry Goods
Company. He is a son of Rev. W.
J. Johnson, and the fact that he is
a "preacher's son" doesn't appear
to have made him less popular.
When it was suggested that his
new place of business would be
sort of a "gentlemen's resoit,"
Claud emphatically insisted that
the ladies will be welcome, also—
thrice welcome, in fact, we should
judge from the eagerness with
which Claud wanted it known that
he would cater to the fair ones.
Mr. Johnson has hosts of friends
in Hollis and all over Harmon
county who will hope that his ven-
ture into business for himself will
prove pleasant and profitable.
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White, J. Warren. The Harmon County Tribune (Hollis, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 36, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 19, 1921, newspaper, April 19, 1921; Hollis, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc233447/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.