The Hollis Post-Herald. (Hollis, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 12, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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he Hollis Post-Herald.
4, NUMBER 45
CROSS DRIVE
The Red Cross Drive in Har-
mon county has begun in
earnest Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Gambill, Mr. Castleberry and
Mr. Madden organized an aux-
iliary at Vinson Sunday with
32 members. The following
officers were elected:, J. B.
Sherill, Chairman, Mrs. Bryan
Smith, Sec., Mrs. J. B. McCul-
loch, Treas.
There seems to be a lack of
understanding on the part of
some as to what the demands of
the Tied Cross is. For instance,
some have said that to help
this organization was to help
on the war. The only way it
helps the war is to alleviate
suffering on the part of our
soldiers and sailors. Others
have thought to join was like
enlisting in the armv; that thev
would likely be called to the front
To join the Red Cross does not
signify that you be any more
likely to be called to the front
than you are now. Only those
with several months special
training are even ac-
cepted. But it does signify
that you doing your bit in the
Red Cross will help alleviate
suffering of your loved ones
who does have to fight in
battle. "It gives him more
comforts when he is well and
administers loving service to
him in case of wound or death.
When our men and boys are
called to gi f) their • lives* in
battle, surely we who stay at
home can giye just a little tp
comfort, them in their hour of
need.
The great \majority of us will
not join the armed forces. It
is not desired that we should.
Only a few, convparativly, have
the qualificatons or can be
spared for services on tjie field.
Limitations of many kinds sur-
round military and naval ser-
vice—but there is no limitations
which can bar anyone—man,
woman or child from Red Cross
service.
Another thing to remember
is that if you join the Red Cross
and pay your bit, there is noth-
ing demanded of you beyond
that which you want to give or
do. There is notning compul-
sory about it. it is jjist a
chance for yyu to serve your
country in any manner you care
to. No gift cap be too lfcrge 6r
too small. No service too dis-
tinquished or humble for its
use. Mr. Rochyfellow gave
$58,000 and there have "been
enormous individual gifts.
Miss Velma Suratt, a film
actress, gave one week's salary,
$1500. Perhaps the
HOLLIS, HARMON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, JULY 12,1917.
CHAUTUAQUA BEGINS SATURDAY
AT TWO O'CLOCK
YOU WILL MISS SOMETHING GOOD IF YOU FAIL TO ATTEND.
we Americans in our generosity
choose to make it. It is noth-
ing more than the "collective
tenderness of the nation effect-
ively organized to give our
soldiers and sailors the protect-
ion of human skill and service.
The democracy of Red Cross
service requires that every ele-
ment, every group in our modern
population shall have a share in
it. No community can feel that
it has done its part if it has not
its Red Cross group. There is
room for all. Will you join us?
The following girls have nobly
and joyfully offered their
services to make a personal
campaign so that every one
may have a chance to help his
country. Do not turn them a-
way when they come to you:
Mary Hall, Verle Jones,
Madeline Bradley, Zella Motley,
Artie Hollis, Mae Brothers,
Edith Baldwin, Vada Scruggs,
Grace Coley, Bonnie Cansler,
Lorean .Gambill, Thelma.
ner, Etta Xounge*Mary
Eunice ^Abernetfcy, Ji
Adams, Zona Whisenant„,
(Gardner, - Bess Edwards, and
Inaa.Butler. \v
V OLA Cv HOPKINS*
" Press Reporter,
Mr. Edwards came to Hollis
about a year ago, and has been
salesman at the dry goods firm
of Gardner & Coggins, formerly
Gardner & Long, at which place
he made many warm friends.
The Post-Herald extends sym-
pathy to the bereaved. We un-
derstand his remains will be
taken to Enid-for burial.
R. U EDWARDS DIES **
* AT MANGUM, OKLA.
The people - of Hollis • were
greatly shoeked when the news
caitie of the death of R. L. Ed-
wards, who was operated on at
Mangum last Sunday for Appen-
dicitis.
He just took sick last Satur-
day night about seven,or eight
o'clock, and not knowing what
the trouble was, and not think-
ing it very serious, neglected to
call a doctor till about ten
o'clock Sunday morning, and
the doctor advised him that an
operation was necessary at once
His appendix was burst before
he got to Mangum.
After the operatibn was per-
formed he seemed to be getting
along very well, but he got worse
and died yesterday at one o'clock
Mrs. Edwards was at Tucum-
smallest! carri, New Mexico, when he
gift of all, but one which is com- took ill, and was phoned Sunday
mented on by the nation is be- morning as soon as they realized
ANNUAL SCHOOL MEET-
ING HELD TUESDAY
The annual school meeting
was held Tuesday afternoon,
there being a large number of
the citizens present and every-
thing went off very smoothly.
The house was called to orde-
about 3:20 by chairman G. T.
Motley, and the first thing in
order was the reading of the
Clerk's report for the past year.
It was read and adopted.
The next in order was. the
reading of the estmate to run
the next term of school, which
was read and unanimously a-
a motion was made that we make
the election unanimous, which
was done.
A better man to succeed Mr.
Motley would be hard to find.
ity for all help rendered during
the meeting.
Everybody is cordially invit-
ed to attend the regular services
in the future. We have a class
for you to be in at Sunday
Mr. Hollis is a practical business I School and a hearty welcome for
man, and will be a good one to you at each preaching hour.
co-operate with the other mem-
bers of the board, and in this
b^ard we have three men that
will safeguard the people of this
district. Mr. Motley made us a
splendid trustee, and we feel
safe in saying that his services
were highly appreciated by the
district.
After the above business was
transacted, the annual question
came up as to whether the
board should be authorized to
purchase the lots just east of
the old building in order to give
more room for the children.
It was suggested, as the lots
belonged to Mr. Hollis, it would
be better, before he took the
oath of office, to decide whether
or not they should be purchased,
as Mr. Hollis would feel a delica-
cy in handling the proposition
The neal, thing, andthe ques-,after he went in. Mr. Hollis
tion that generally causes quite made them a price of 400.00 for
a bdfc of excitement, was the vot-|the!5 or 16 lots, and after some
ing of the special tax to raise discission a motion Was carried
the money to^pv.a? th^ estimate.
A motion was' made that
^we levy sufficient amount to cov-
er the Estimate, wKth was se-
conded, and carried almost unan-
imously. Since it was, pot pos-
sible to know the exact valua-
tion of the district at this time,
it was not possible to get at
just how many mills It would
take to raise the amount esti-
mated, but it is thought that it
will be something 11 1-2 mills,'
which makes our school tax
about 1.26 on the 100.
that the lots be purchased' by
a big majority.
The last thing to be dorfe was
how long would we run the
next term and when would ft
begin. A motion was made and
seconded that the school begin
the second Monday in Septem-
ber, -and continue for nine
months^ Which carried
mously.c '
THE BAPTIST REVIVAL
ing as thankfully recr' ved it
any, comes from a messenger
boy who gave three pennies and
apologized because he could
afford no more.
The Red Cross is not an im-
personal abstraction. It is your
Red Cross. It is exactly what
that it was so serious, and she at
once left for Mangum in a car.
His family was all with him
when he died.
He leaves a wife and three
boys to mourn his loss, besides
a number of relatives, and many
friends.
The meetinsr at the Baptist
The total amount estimated Church closed Sunday night with
to run the schools here another about 80 conversions, forty one
year is 17,509.73. minus about additions by letter, and 66 ad-
2,500.00 that we will get from. ditions by experience and bap-
the state, tuition etc. Our val-I tism, one hudred and seven ad-
ded to the membership. Sun-
day night, the house was orowd-
ed. all the available space filled
with chairs and numbers turn-
ed away for lack of room.
Amount collected for expense
of meetinsr, 147.0O and 325.00
for State Missions.
Evangelist Ridgeway, beimr
an employee <Jf the Baptist
State Mission Board of Okla-
homa, the offering was made to
State Mission work.
The church is well pleased
with the work done by Mr.
Ridgeway and his singer, Mr.
McNewlv. The church is also
grateful to the entire commun-
uation of this district this year
will be 'hi the neighborhood of
one - million two hundred thous-
sand, about 75,000 more than it
was last year.
This was the year to elect a
new member of the board, G. T.
Motley going out after three
years of faithful service. It
seemed to be the desire of the
one present at this meeting that
Mr. Motley hold the position for
another year, but he declined to
serve, and the following were
nominated to succeed him: P.
W. Nance, W. L. Hoilis and J.
A. Briscoe, and W. L. Hollis was
elected by a large majority, and
Prayer meeting each Wednes-
day night at 8:30 p. m.
G. H. Stigler, Pastor.
TO THE PUBLIC
We the undersigned mer-
chants hereby notify our cus-
tomers that our places of busi-
ness will be closed for two hours
on Monday, Tuesday and Wed-
nesday of next week from three
to five p. m. in order that our
employees may attend the Chau-
tauqua, and we would thank
you to furnish us your orders
accordingly:
City National Bank, Hollis
Drug Co., National Bank of
Commerce, Spooner Hardware.
Massie Wilson Gro. Co,,* J. M.
Coley Hdw. Co., J. T. Godrad &
Co., Hollis Dry Goods Co., Gard-
ner .& Coggins, Overton- Hale,
Lfcader Grocery Co., City Drug
<X J. D. Lindsay & Son, A. I).
Hollis. Johnson & Whiteside
Gro. Co., J. B.Ellis. Pettv &
Gardner, P. P. Cnedester, Cross
Pry Goods Store.
GARDNER & COGGINS
STILL HAVE FAITH
To show'the people that they
unam- have not yet tost faith in Okla*
homa, on last Monday afternoon
Gardner & Coggins hung out a
Slicker and displayed rubber
boots in front of their place of
business.
This undoubtedly demonstrats
that these gentlemen still be-
lieve that we will yet get rain.
We hope so anyway.
"•ftj .
$1.00 A YEAR
SELLING FOR CASH ON-
LY, PROVING SUCCESSFUL
Motley Bros., who, aBout a
month ago adopted the plan of
selling strictly for cash, report
to us that they are highly pleas-
ed with the results. "That If
they had to go oack to sellinflr
on thirty days time or quit bus-
iness, they wotfld quit." The
people are taking advantage of
the bargains that they are mak-
ing as the result of selling for
cash, only.
You will notice their ad still
appears in the Post-Herald, ana
you will find some bargains quot-.
ed, and are asked to turn and
read them.
HOLLIS CITIZENS
VISIT CAPITOL.
Messers. J. H. Scruggs, J. L.
Lamkin and S. D. Barnett, of
Hollis, returned Saturday from
a business trip to Oklahoma
City. While there they visited
our fellow-townsman, C'. W.
King, Assistant Attorney Gen-
eral, who is now housed in his
new offices at the canitol. As
usual, they found C. \tf. hard at
it, but not too busy to do all in
his power to make their visit a
pleasant one.
This section of the State is
fourtunate in having such a man
as Judge King stationed at the
capitol, for there is no ope there
who takes a keener'delight in
serving his home people whan
they -have business at,the oap-
ttol or in Oklahoma City, need-
ing personal ^ attention.' He is to
■this section what Scott - Ferris
Is to Oklahoma* Hardly a day
pass^s that ie'cfifetBot' get a
letter calling for
■onye service outside his offic-
ial duty fromthe Southwest, and
no such requests ever go un-
heeded. The good people of
Hartaqn oQunty, however, am
not unmindful of the fhets and
it may be said that faithful at-
tention to their needs will not
be fcusQtton.
OPERATED ON FOR AP
PENDICITIS AT
Miss Myrtle Galbraith, who
has been bothered with appendi-
citis for seveeral years, left last
Saturday, accompanied by her
brother, Aurthor, and Dr. J. W.
Scarborough of Gould, for Dal-
las, where she was operated on
Monday morning.
The operation proved to be
very successful, and her many
friends will be gl^d to know
that a message from therp this
morning states that Miss Gal-
braith is getting along fine.
Gt Q. Nell of near Dryden \
in town Tuesday, and reported
to us that he had juit finished
threshing, and that his wheat
turned out very light, yielding
about seven bushels to the acre.
He also states that the rain that
fell last week helped their crops
in that community greatly,
but that they would soon need
rain again, in fact they neefcd
some right at this time.
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FOR SALE
Four good horses. Also have
have a good place for rent.
160 acres, 140 in cultivation,
sandy land. See
M. D. Byrd.
Dryden, Oklahoma.
LOST— 32nd Scottish Right
Pin on streets of Hollis. Finder
please return to J. M. Coley,
Hardware Company.
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SPOONER HARDWARE COMPANY
HARDWARE, IMPLEMENTS, FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING
(LICENSED EMBALMERS)
AGENCY FOR
BUICK AUTOMOBILES
HOLLIS
OKLAHOMA
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