Harmon County Tribune (Hollis, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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Harmon County Tribune
VOLUME 7.
HOLLIS, HARMON COUNTY. OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24. 1916.
NUMBER 1.
ill!
ARE THE DEMO'S
GOING IN DEBT?
SCHOOL OPENS
SEPTEMBER 11
Oklahoma City, August 8.
Hon. H. Treadway,
Hollis, Oklahoma,
Dear Sir.
Enclosed herewith find copy of
a general letter which has been
sent to every bank that has a
State deposit. It contains some
valuable information about this
office and the State's finances.
Your attention is called to the
success of the Official Depository
Law, known as Account No. 2.
You will notice that there has
been over $22,000.00 and interest
collected from the operation of
this law. It will also, in a way,
answer any arguments made by
the Republican Spellbinders,
that the State is accumulating
large debts under the Democratic
administration.
Yours truly,
W. L. Alexander
State Treasurer
Within the next ten ,days or
two weeks, it will be necessary
for this office to draw from the
country banks that hold Com-
missioner of Land Office funds
approximately $400,000.00, or
about forty per cent of their
balances. This is the semi-an-
nual apportionment and will be
paid to the County Treasurer of
your county at the rate of sixty-
five cents per pupil according to
scholastic enumeration. At the
same time, we will return the
otatloretn taxes t common
school) from the regular State
Treasurer Account, or Acct No. 1
over $200,000.00, which is thirty-
five cents for each pupil oi schol-
astic age, in your county. These
funds will be returned to your
County Treasurer.
We are already drawing from
Acct. No. 1 to pay the counties
that produce oil in proportion to
the amount produced, and paid
under the two percent gross pro-
duction tax law, one-half of
which went to the state, and the
other half back to the counties,
(the litigation just having been
settled) about $420,000.00, Creek
County receiving the largest
amount, being nearly $250,000.00
This will cause the withdrawal
of more than $600,000.00 from
Acct. No. 1, but the country
banks will not be drawn upon as
heavily in proportion in this
Account as in the Commissioner
Land Office Account for the rea
son that heavy collections from
gross production tax will tem-
porarily place large amounts in
The opening of school has
been set for September 11. The
teachers will soon begin to ar
rive. Books have been ordered
for some time and will be here
in plenty of time for the opening
of school. The regular announce-
ment concerning school will be
made in next week's issue of
this paper.
HOLLIS GETS FIRST
BALE 1916 COTTON
On Monday, August 21. the
first bale of 1916 cotton was
brought into Hollis. A. S. Davis,
who lives four miles southwest
of town captured this honor,
which is believed to be the earli-
est a bale 6f cotton has ever been
picked in this county.
The bale was ginned by C. M.
Francis, and made an excellent
turn-out for early, green sotton.
1230 pounds of seed cotton made
380 pounds of lint, or 30.89 per
cent, lint, which is extra good
for early cotton.
J. G. White of the Godard
Grocery Co. bought the cotton,
paying 15c per pound.
The second bale was brought
in Tuesday by J. B. Tedford and
this City. However, we will say,
that there will be heavy collect-
ions beginning this month in the
Commissioner Land Office funds,
and will continue tor the next
five months.
This will be notice to you that
when the above funds are re-
turned, you should be able to
prevail upon your County Treas-Isold for 14 1-8c per pound,
urer to re-deposit with it.
No doubt, you who hold Per-
manent Common School funds
noticed that they have been
drawn heavily upon recently.
This was brought about because
the Commissioner of the Land
Office are loaning these funds at
the rate of more than $200,000.00
per month.
GOOD REVIVAL AT
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
The revival now in progress
at the Christian church, con-
ducted by Elder W. E. Starnes.
is havine a good attendance, and
a deep interest is being shown.
The preaching is among the best
ever heard here, and great re-
sults are looked forward to.
Announcement has been made
that the meeting will close next
Sunday night, but it is under-
stood that the matter of continu-
ing the Meeting has been con-
sidered and it may run thrti next
week.
To date there have been three
additions to the church, as fol-
lows:
Newton Jones
Mrs. Burl Scott
Mrs. Steve Manly.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION HELD
Section 13 are cash. If you have
any warrants on hand, send them
in properly endorsed, as they
have ceased to draw interest.
As a banker and tax payer,
you will be pleased to know that
the public debt is decreasing.
The amount of out-standing
While the above is j Funding Bonds 1908 issues is
specific information, this letter j $1,460,000.00; the amount of out-
is intended to give you more! standing Funding Bonds 1913
general information about this Issues is $907,000.00; the amount
office, and the State's financial 0f 1910 Public Building bonds is
conditions
We desire to call your attention
to the following facts.
All State warrants, except
iSlew College Warrants and a few
$330,000-00; the amount of 1911
Public Building bonds is $1,750,-
000.00. These last two items
were bonds issued by the Com-
missioner of the Land Office and
collected from the gross produc-
tion on oil has been held up in
the State Treasury and Official
Depository and cannot be turned
into the general revenue fund
until the litigation has been
settled.
This office has collected inter-
est during the last fiscal year
from oanks holding public funds
embracing six hundred fifty ac-
counts, as follows:
State Treasurer Proper, Acct.
No.l $39,722.90 Official Deposi-
tory Acct. No. 2 $22,262.95
Scheol Land Funds Acct No. 3
& 4 $65,411.75.
' In closing, I wish to express
On Thursday and Friday of
last week the Harmon County
Sunday School convention was
held in the Methodist church.
The convention opened on
Thursday night with C. H.
Nichols, of Oklahoma City, Stat#
Secretary of the International
Sunday School Association presi-
ding. Mrs. C. H. Nichols who is
also an active Sanday School
worker, was present.
The attendance was not as
good as was hoped for, but the
work was excellent and reports
from all sections of the county
show a great interest and better
attendances for nearly all schools
than has been heretofore. Mr.
Nichols makes the entire state
in this work and is well pleased
with the condition-of the Sunday
Schools in Harmon county.
The talks and lectures by Mr.
Nichols and local Sunday schoo'
workers were of great value t<
their hearers, all of which helpeu
to encourage Sunday school work
in the county.
Officers elected for the coming
year are as follows: Chairman,
R. V. Bryant; Vice Chairman.
Mrs. Sam C. Hall; Secretary,
Mrs. Ella Molloy, Supt. Elemen
try Division, Mrs. Dr. Hopkins,
State Committeeman Luke Rob-
erts.
SPIVEY-EDWARDS
CASE DISMISSED
At the request of Earnest
Spivey, made to authorities, his
charges now pending in the dis-
trict court will be dismissed.
The following explains:
Hollis, Okla., Aug. 21,1916.
Mr. R. D. Miller, Co. Attorney,
Hollis, Oklahoma,
Dear sir:
I hereby make this my written
request and application to you as
County Attorney, to dismiss the
case against City Marshall J. H,
Edwards, for shooting me, which
is now pending against him in
ihe District Court.
I make this request voluntarily
without being asked to do so by
any one for the reason that I
was to blame and I do not place
the blame on Mr. Edwards arid I
vould not want to see him pun-
shed for something he is not to
>lame for, and I hope you can
■tee your way clear to dismiss
this action for I think justip de-
mands it. <4;!
Earnest Spivy
Leslie Hamilton was visiting
in Mangum Sunday.
TROUTMAN-GOSSELIN COMPANY
VARIETY STORE
The place where you get what you want at the right price. Why pay more when you can get the same goods for less money?
Watch our ads for prices on school supplies in a later edition of this paper.
Where can you get a can of good talcum for . . Sc
Williams & Colgates talcum powder 15c
Face powder - 10 to 25c
Parasols 25 to 60c
Toilet water ... . . 10 to 25c
Neckties 10c
A set of cups and saucers .... 50c
Plates, different designs 50c to $1.00
4 piece table set 65c
A set of goblets, 14 oz. .... 40c
One gallon ice cream freezer $2.85
All These Things And Many Other Bargains Can Be Had At
~~ TROUTMAN-GOSSELIN COMPANY
Watch Our Windows Watch Our Counters
State of Oklahoma
ss.
County of Harmon.
Before me, Court Clerk, in and
for Harmon County, Oklahoma,
>ersonally appeared Earnest
toivv, who u> k^wn to me to he
he same identical person whose
name is heretoforev subscribed,
md acknowledged to me that
aid act and deed was free and
oluntary and not made at the
olicitation or request of any of-
icial or other person, and that
the same was written and pre-
tared by me at this request and
lot in the presence of any other
•erson. and the same is duly
ubscribed and sworn to be-
fore me this the 21 day of Aug-
gust, 1916.
(Seal) J. R. McCutcheon
Court Clerk
By Donald Cox
Deputy
Bring your children to our
store for their school supplies.
City Drug Store.
Mr. Luther Daniel, formerly
of Hollis, but who has been for
the past six months attending
Valpariso University at Valpariso
Ind. came inJast week and will
again be behind the counters at
at Gardner and Long.
For the Price
What is worth more than an hour at
the picture show? Its a rest, its in-
spiring, its educational. Its worth 10c!
THE GIRL and THE GAME
is a new serial just started Tuesday
night and will be shown each Tuesday
hereafter. Come Out and See It.
Lotus Theatre
are really a mortgage against
the public building lands. They
are being reduced at the rate of
$75,000.00 per year from accu-
mulations.
The State levy for the current
year will be only two mills. One-
fourth of one mill for common
school fund, and will be returned
to the county in proportion to
scholastic population. One-fourth
of one mill is for the Highway
Construction Fund. One and
one-half mill is for the General
Revenue fund. The Highway
Construction Fund and Automo-
bile Tax is distributed every
month to the various county
treasurers.
In this connection.' will say
that during this fiscal year, the
State will receive a Federal ap-
propriation of $117,139.90, being
the first installment of $1,750,-
000.00 payable in five years by
the Federal Government to aid
in road building.
A large amount of revenue
not only my appreciation, but
the appreciation of the entire
office force for the hearty co-
operation of the banks in proper-
ly remitting the interest and the
care they have shown in keeping
the different accounts seperate.
It goes without saying that we
feel very kindly toward those
who use the most care in these
matters.
Assuring you that we appreci-
ate your co-operation, and wish-
ing you a prosperous business
season, I am,
Yours truly,
State Treasure.
Mrs. F. A. Parks left on the
afternoon train Tuesday for
Boonesville Ark., where she will
probably spend the winter with
her son.
Tom Parks returned to his
home at Wilson Tuesday after a
few days stay here on business
and visiting home folks.
THOUGHTFUL BOYS MAKE
SUCCESSFUL MEN
Success is the result of thought. The boy or
man who never thinks never succeeds. More than
90 per cent of the successful business men are suc-
cessful because they started a
BANK ACCOUNT
Why not think? Why not start a bank account?
Why not be successful? A bank account will help
you; it will enable you to accept opportunities when
they come. Come in and let's talk it over.
Naticnal Bank of Commerce
Hollis, - - Oklahoma
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