The Cimarron News. (Boise City, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 8, 1923 Page: 1 of 8
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The Cimarron News.
Ifolume 25 Number 32
City, Cimarron County, Oklahama, Thursday, Thursday, March 8 1923
Subscription Price $1.50 a Yr.
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MEMJJISr CHURCH
Sunday School 10: A.M.
Preaching 11: A.M. 7: P.M.
Epworth League 6 P. M.
Prayer meeting Tues. 7 P.M.
Ladies Aid Wed. 2:30 P.M.
You are always welcome and
urged to come.
At Willowbar Sunday School
2 P.M. and Preaching 3 P.r> .
C. B. Gentry- Pastor
DRUG STORE ITEMS
LOCALS
FRANK HALL SAYS:
Easter fallis on "All Fools'
Day" this year- This will be
a time of boyish pranks, fancy
colored eggs, "bunny" nabbits,
"baby" chicks and basket s well
filled with Easter candies. Let
worth hitched four mules to a
barge and went to haul feed.
The mules ran away and scatter-
ed feed along the public high-
way for a distance of about six
MEMORIES OF D. K. i,ORD
OF KENTON OKLAHOMA
D. K- Lord was in many
spects a remarkable man.
mijes. Later he caught two dependent, courageous and self-
of the mules and started out to
gather up the scattered feed
when presto the mules duphoat-
e^ the first preformanccl and
did another long stretch down
the highway-
Every time we think of a mule
we are prone to contrast its'
reliant. When a boy of 18 he
began an independent life hir-
ing out to a company that was
driving a l&rgeNierd of cattle
from Eestern Kansas thru to
Wyoming, he then spent 10 yis-
on the plains and in the mount-
ians, freighting, night-herding
'Versatile and vexatious nature and all that went with a western
w'th simular characteristics so frontier life, enduring harrl-
^f+en displayed by our legislat- ships and exposure he "carred
ors. who at election time give on" with the stability that
promise of be'n«r harness and meant success- During Gener
wncrnn broke and steady work" al Custers last fight he was the
ers for the public good, but lat- only freighter across the count-
er develope tendancies to bal'k
at promised legislation or run
away and waste time on freak
bills. They often show asinine
ways when they do stunts in
mental gymnastics that are ac-
companied by facial contortions
and followed by braying that
leads to a chorus of he-ha's
us help you please the little I punctuated with kicks "from ink-
folks by selecting your Easter wella and emjing in a silence so
supplies from our stock.
The first black line you come
to is where Hall stops saying
anything. We mention this
out of kindness to readers
this paper who may wish to
start their reading immediateiy
below the black line.
profound as to be almost pain
ful. Surety the proverbal ass
could not do more.
Mr- and Mrs. Dave Smith
j are the proud parents of a boun
ring 9 pound baby girl, born
last Saturday afternoon.
The senior Dr- Hall is on the
sick list this week.
J. W. Shireman and daught-
Next Friday night the Boise
City band will give a picture
show at the theater- If the
weather will permit they willjer of Bert.rand were shopping
give a concert at the oand stand jn town Wednesday of last week
at four o'clock on Friday alter-1
noon and will furnish music dur i
ing the picture show. We un-j
derstand that the picture to be;
used on this occasion will teat-,
ure Neil Hart in a western I
Mrs. Jim Bellomy has been
vary sick for the oast few days,
but is improved at this writing-
drama that has been
praised by movie fans every-
where- A town without a
band, and an active working cilub
of crtizens, working in harmony
!for community advancement
and welfare wild drag along
much like a church without a
preacher. A citizen is either
an .asset or a lability to the com
munity in which he fives. In
either case his moral obligation
to the community is on the side
of advancement and his business
rises or falls with the commun-
ity. Getting back to cases:
the band is sorely in need of
funds to continue their instruc-
tions. As an asset to the com
munity the band is entitled to
the interest and backing of the
citizens- In offering the con-
cert and pictuave show the band
is giving you the worth of the
money spent in entertainment
and the funds derived will!, help
the band and ultimately the
200 lovers of the dance
highly I cood music attended ithe
and
ball
at the theater Friday night.
Geo- Conner of WiVowbar is
quiet sick with pneumonia this
week.
Dr. W. B. Hall and wife
made a business trip to Dalhart
last week-
Glenn Steinberger of Garling
ton has been in Kansas City for
the past week having his eye
treated by specialists.
Miss Sanah Rader, one of the
teachers at the graded school
was on the sick list several days
liast week-
Mr. Moore, handy man at the
White Arrow Oil Station, mov-
ed his family to Boise the first
of the week.
Claud Ricks reports that the
community. Lay aside all self j stock sold at his sale March 1st
ish interests next Friday night j brought a good price. Claud
and become a booster for the j will give up farming on account
ry from Ft. Fetterman the rest
having been scared out by the
Indians. In 1882 he came
back to Osage county Kansas
and settled on a farm and for
10 years was an extensive farm
er and stock raiser- From there
he moved to Comanche county
Kansas and for several years
was one of the leading cattle-
men of western ' Kansas. In
1902 he moved to Kenton Okla.
where he resided until his death
D. K- Lord was a substantial
friend, kind and generous. But
this record is closed he has be-
gun life in another world, may
we all have as good a founda-
tion on which to build.
Contributed by a Friend-
band •
of h;s health and will devote
his time to the chicken and turk
On March 1st. a little baby, ey business.
girl weighing 5 1-2 pounds came:
to maVe her home with Mr. andj The program rendered by the
Mrs. H. B. Nail of WiHowbiar-1 pupils of the graded school on
Mother and babe are doing well, Washington's birthday was high
! ly enjoyed by those present-
Paul Albright of Hooker,, Ok-1 Parents should take more intei"
Jahoma spent the week's end jest in visit'ng the school. Last
Miss term on'y eight persons visited
high the school during the entire
I term- With a school oi 200
Ipnpi's this would seem to chcw
a lack of interest on the part of
parents.
visiting with his .sifter,
Albright, teacher at the
school.
^ vschool.
J / Mrs- Morris wh<
if, ' visiting with her dc
' h V- Libbie Hall, return
who has been
aughter Mrs.
eturned home last
Thursday-
ARTHUR CARROL EDDY
It was with deepest sympathy
for the bereaved relatives and
fn'ends of "Bunt" Eddy that
his body was layed to rest in
denton Cemeterv on Wednesday
February 21st, 1923.
Arthur Carrol, younerest son
of Mr. and Mrs- W. M. Eddy,
was horn at Kenton. Oklahoma
on December IB. 1902. He
a lovab"? child always kind
and obedient to his mrents,
Vvit.h whom he lived in Kenton,
Oklahoma, until a short time be
fore It's demise- His father
has been the postmaster at Ken
ton for a. number* of years.
"Bunt", Arthur was affect-
ionately called by his many
friends, was converted in early
Vfe, and united with the Baptist
church at Kenton. A few
months ago he decided to serve
his country in the United States
Navy, being stationed at San
Francisco, California. His com-
mandant and his chaplin were
very favorably impressed with
him. .and he was very rapidly
limbing in the ranks of the
Navy, having attained a, nlace
;n the "commanding officers
Hpss" in the yeoman school,
f'-ofn which he wou'd ha.v b<>en
rated yeoman second class U.S.N
*On "February 6th he was str- services.
icken with scarlet fever, and Mr. Wells wa« bom near
placed in the government hospi- Litchfield 111., in Montgomery
tal, where he received the best Co- John C. Wells was uniteu
of care, and was nursed almost in marrage to Miss Carrie lu-
to recovery, when complications Durfee in 1890. To this un-
set in, which resulted in his ion were born 8 children, 7 ol
death on February 16th. The which ane still living, one die*
government placed the body in in infancy.
a beautiful casket and returned Ralph C. Wells, of Campo, Colo
it to the waiting relatives at Verner O. Wells, of Campo Colo
Kenton. Rev. R. A. Brown Glenn C. Wells of Griggs Okla,
spoke the last kind words over Paul E. Wells of Griggs Okla
the remains before they werejNorvel W- Wells of Griggs Okla
tehderly layed to rest amid a Lawrence J. Wells of Griggs
beautiful floral offering, and ! Mella Wells of Griggs Okla and
enahrouded with the American lone brother, Wm. Wells and
one nephew from 111!., all of
which were present.
"So let him sleep that dreamless
sleep,
Our sorrows clustering 'round
his head;
Be comforted, ye loved who
weep,
He lives with God he is not
dead"
A Friend.
flag. There are left to mourn
the loss, father;, mother, broth-
ers. Mart, R- B., Douglas and
Oran, sisters Mrs. Alva Hughes
and Mrs. Herman Fletcher, be-
sides a host of friends and near
relatives-
RESOLUTIONS
Whereas, Our beloved Broth-
er ana bister, W. M. May,
have lost by death their young-
est child, Arthujt Carroi Lduy,
whom bod saw fit to take nome
to glory on February ltith, A.
[)■ 1923, and
Whereas, Arthur Carrol Eddy
was a member of th;s church.
with which his parents and
their children have been affiliat
ed Jot* many years, ard
Whereas, The entire church
unites in extending heartfelt
sympathy and God's richest
blessings upon the family in
their sad hour;
Therefore, Be It .Resolved;
That this church present a tok-
en of its deep feeling of sympa-
thy in the form of these resolu-
tions, and
Be It Futher Resolved, That
we express our gratitude and
thankulness to a gracious Sav-
iour for the fact that Brother
and Sister Eddy have their
trust in the One who is abund-
antly able to sustain in such an
hour, and for the further fact j
that their deceased twenty-year) n.r,m„npn
old boy, Arthur, had in early STIlL and MASH CaPTURED
life placed his trust in our iov- ,r. . . m
inK amour, and . I.t!" <•*' «*• T"e."da"
Be It Further Resolved. Tn.tr** jested D C K.lwl
a copy of these resolutions be who iseha-red with the Un'aw
mailed to the Baptist Messenger
CARD OF THANKS
We take this method of ex
pressing our heart felt thanks
to our friends and neighbors
for their kindness, assistance
and expressions of sympathy
during the sickness and burial
of our dear husband and Fath-
er.
Mrs. John C. Wells and children
The post office at Sampsel
was robbed of about $165-00
last Friday afternoon. We
understand two boys of the co
nnty were interested in this af-
fair. The Federal authorities
have be n notified and it is ex
nected they will take steps to
brintr these boys before the
Federal courts.
a copy to the local newspaper
a copy spread on the Minutes of
this Church, and that a copy be
fu1, making fermenting and ha1
ing in his po^^sion rmsVi wash
woif, or wash fit for distillation
or frr- nvmuff uture of bee".
presented to the bereft parents I w-e d^iVd spirits or other al
Brother and Sisten W. M. Eddy who"c liquor.
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ,
Kenton Oklahoma
R- A. Brown, Moderator.
TV>e office'^ ?V"> found a com-
pete Still in Bill Strongs past-
ure between Wild Cat and flag
Springs North of Boise City.
JOHN C. WELLS
John C. Wei's was born Aug.
23. 1864 and died Feb. 36 1923-
.ADSF5 AID
The Ladies Aid and Home
Fnpe^al services were held at J Mission Society of the Metbodi
Martha church Thursday
M. Pearl Burrow in charge
The rifle club haw laid out
their range at Flag Springs 9
Mrs. Ben Aycock of Willow* miles north of Boise City. Of
bar is sick with the LaGrippe j those orrsent at the first prac*
this week. j tice, Mrs. Rex Powelson proved
| to be the best shot, making a
Mr. and Mrs. Ikard were in, score of e'even.
from the ranch last week-
j Ben Cox made a business trip
Wi" McKnight of Wheeless to Arr.ari^o, Texas last week-
visited Boise Saturday.
j Dr. Hanson of Elkhart. Kan - j I
Colo, [met Dr. Hall in consultation at | J
:Creo :?e Conners last Monday, j •
| George has the pneumonia.
who! j J
have charge of the Campo State A business deal of consider-' J
Bank of Campo. CoV).. were ?bV magnitude wa^ closed at •
visiting friends in Boise Sunday "Hol-hart recent1 v when the Ely-
I Hesse Wholesale Grocery Co..
purchased the boildir^s and
*tnck of the Noble Brothers
Grocery Company-
Mr- Gump of Campo,
was in the city Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dickie
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; We Have One Rule
• It underlies our policies
; It figures in every tran-
•
I sac ti on. It is for the best
• interest of depositor, bor
C rower, community, and
t bank. It makes our
j loanable, funds available
j for short periods only.
• It insures their use in
! none but legitimate en-
I terprises.
•
; That one rule is "Safety
• First."
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The
bank where you
HOME.
feel at
Frank Leedy. our new county
treasurer, moved to town last
week-
ly One day last week Tim Ells-
Under direct Supervision of the U. S. Government.
The First National Bank
BOISE CITY, OKLA.
9 P i church met Thursday March 1st
of at the home of Mrs. Wilder-
_ The mission programme oased
j on the fifth chapter of "The
; Trend c:f the races" was render:-
led by Pres- Mrs. l.ydia Smith,
; prayer by Mrs. Thomas,
| Plan of development: Persona-
tions- The White race has.
| 1 Furnished friends and neip
: for the negro.
I 2 Made laws in their interest-
j 3 Established certain econon.'c
: relationship. %
14 Preserved some views from
slavery times.
. 5 Kept some notions of racial
j rank-
| 6 Feared race-mixtures and- -
7 Come to a new sence of inter-
nal need -and justice. By
Mrs. Lawrence French. Stories
"A builder of Prosperity" and
"A composer of Devine rignt"
J j were given by Mrs- Shepherd.
• Readings were given by Mrs.
I ; John Johnson. Mrs- Fenster
l imacher. Mi;s. Edna French. Mrs
• J A . E. Thomas, and Mrs.'Hill'-
« i After adjournment devious re-
• ; fre^hments were served by Mrs.
• i ^cMa^pn. Mrs- Barnp« rnd
J|Mrs. Edna French- Th:s be*
J i ing mother Winder's birthd^v.
• | *he was presented with a. love'y
• i '^wing basket bv t^e ladies a.1d.
I' TV'ose nrese^t. besides the orjp«
• ; already mentioned, were Mrs.
• • Rrite. Harrnionrl Jr.. Prr wn.
I i ( nmmins. L. Fi^nch. P^ker.
• j C^entrv. *"Hiorne, Hammond Sv.
• i P"by Frpr"*h. Anns. French.
BaPIIST CHURCH
Sunday School' 10:A.M.
Preaching 11 A.M. and 6:45 PJ*-
B. Y. P. U. (J: P M
Prayer meeting Wed. 6:45 I'M*
Women's Missionary Society
meets Wednesday 2:30 P. M.
Everybody cordially invited
and will be heartily welcomed.
C. W. Hampton, Pastor.
The young peoples class of
the Methodist church held thetr
Monthly meeting Friday evefif
ing March 2nd, at the home o<T
Miss Alma French. After
short business session the tirar
was spent in games and musir
Delicious luncheon of cake, err-
coa, sandwiches and pickles,
were served by the hostess.
The next meeting will be Fr**
day April 6th at the home ol!
Mildred Brite.
Our meetings in "Mother*"
Wilder's beautiful home ea
year are occasions to l>e looked
forward to and enjoyed and w
all join in wishing her "Ma.TTjR
Happy Returns-
BOISE CITY GRADE SCHOOL
Boise City 8th Grade notes.
Our 8th Grade boys playe*!
Willowbar; basket ball team*
last Friday. Score stood 44"
to 13 in favor of Bois^ City.
We are glad to note the de-
cided improvement in our team-
Miss Beul(ah House proved
be a very efficient substitute-
for the Primary, during Mire*
Ottinger's illness last week
Miss.Beulah will make a good*
teacher.
Miss Irene Baker did go^^
work teaching the 1st and 2n P
p-rades last week during Minr-
Rader's absence and iPness-
We are veny fortunate in having
ca.pable substitutes for emergew
cies.
Robert Smith is on the
list this week.
siVfcr
Miss Loretta Blinn went to.
Camno the week end and retu.;fw
ed Sunday.
Edward Smith
last Friday .and
school-
was plowir.r'
absent frr'Wfc
Try a want Add in the Ne"vs
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I T?«v and
• \'a.te Smith
| frr>m rinrlin
^rs- S<"r e Martin Mrs
rf?. K'«er
and Mrs.
from Gariington.
V. H.
Moore.
Jensen
Just now the 8th iriade
^oinp- some good "Team work"
in a1' the'r ptndies i reparifig:
for the tests which are sur^ J«
come.
WEBSTERIAN NOTES
We are sorry to begin os r
notes with news of sicknes.%
but this is a very important
part of our notes this week.
All the students are back a
school except Estelle Easley.
EstelJe has been absent som-e
time, and we are all' anxious to
hear of her recovery.
Mr- Brett has charge of t: ^
track events during tne fa_;v
He is also in charge of the tra.rv
ing of the C. H. S- track acl
field events.
Mr. Brett has found a wtjf
to make his M. and M- Histoiy
class work at last- He mo-
required each one to outline
the lesson every day, and to tu:
in our note book each sixtk
week to be graded. Some idea.
So much sickness prevented
the Websterians from givin ~
i prom-am last Monday, as "it-
was their regular society meei-
ir? night
There has been so many dr< fl-
ed out of school that the Dor -
est'c Science class, which wirr
''i^ded is now one class.
Paul ATbriphv and wife. Mis
A'br-'gbt's brother, were visitir.^
m t^wn Satur'lav and Sunday
M'?s Harr:ate Fry was a vis;.t
of th^ high school Tuesda .
Mnrch 6th.
Tbo Senior will conduct ch
v^i Wednesday March 7th tht">
Jimiors. Sophmores. ar-?
Freshmen. Every ore
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