The Hollis Post-Herald. (Hollis, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 22, 1919 Page: 1 of 8
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OM* Historical floefotp
The Hollis Post-Herald.
Vol. 16 No. 27,
HOLLIS, HARMON COUNTY, OKLAT THURSDAY. MAY 22, 1919
PRICE $1.50 IN ADVANA
NOTICE TO WHEAT FARMERS
A STRONG BANK
with the experience, the equipment and strength
to give to its customers the best of service.
Our service to our customers is alwys Intell-
igent, Cheerful, Liberal.
THE NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE
C.W.Grilliland, President,
E. M. Slaughter, Vice-President,
J- B. Garrison; Vice-President
George Shaw, Cashier;
Lynn Garrison, Assistant Cashier
WASHINGTON NOTICES OWEN BOOM
Tnat the campanign for an
Owen delegation to the next
national convention is spreading
ib attested by a dispatch from
Washington which * appeared
in newspapers of May 8th. T-he
A BIRTHDAY DINNER
It just so happened that John
McClure, his daughter, Mr*.
Dennis, Perk Fields, Jack Street
and Prees Srader's birthday
all came on the 22nd of May and
to properly celebrate the great
in newspapers of May 8th. Ti e eventthey gave a dinner at the
dispatch is reproduced from the popuiftr Hollis Cafe. Along
McAlister News-Capital, and ||fcable wa8 arranged and plates
shows plainly that correspond- jaid for about twenty guests,
entsatthe national capital ac- The table was beautifully dec
cept the Owen preside**^
fhsmibkh
MORItL COMBM
As per announcement the iat
mtn ox noiiis ana vicinity cvoss.
tu uaia vatA We sienuei gentle
men ui noiu* ana- **noon coun
tJ, vuc yesterday
iaceinoon. me *me up was as
uali, ti.
A FAREWELL PARTY
On Saturday nighi May 17.
the teachers of the O. M. School
entertained their pupils and
patrons at the school house with
a "Good Bye" party. The en-
tire building was decorated in
the school colors, blue and white
and here and there profuse bo-
quets of rosea carried out the
effect of the season.
Old time games of "Froggie"
etc were enjoyed by both old
and, young until every little
fellow's era venous appetite., was
ready for the bountiful supper
spread just after sunset by the
mothers. More games and
music was enjoyed, and then the
guests wejret escorted to- the
primary room where pink icp
cream was served by the teach-
ers.
In the wee small hours the
guests departed expressing their
sentiments that they wished
their teachers would have
Good Byes" more often.
A Guest
candidacy as being formable.
It says:
Senator Robert L, Owen of
Oklahoma stands an excellent
chance to go into the next demo-
cratic national convention witb
the Oklahoma delegation in-
structed to vote for his nomi-
nation for presidency ou the
first ballot and as long there*
after as is prudent.
There will be a meeting, at
Hollis 2 p m. Saturdad 3-24.' To
discuss a uniform price to be
puid hands during wheat harvest
Most all other wheat growing
Counties have fixed the prices
and we have a list of them.
We have a large crop and hands
are scarce. If you want to save
yourgrain be here. WeY?illslso
discuss threshing price.
J. C. Gam bill. U. S. Labor Agent
orated with the season's choicest | w R Auflll County Agent,
flowers, and birthday cakes
and
were iced with our national col
ors, tl\e handwork of Chief Fos
ter, who by the way has the
world skinned when it comes to
pastry cooking. The guesti of
honor were the old ex-confeder-
ate Soldiers of Hollis and vacin-
ity including Mr. A. D. Strange
of Beaumont, Texas who is here
visiting his daughter, Mrs. B B
Fred Bell and ye
- Briscoe, J.
This is the opinion of 0*1*. editor
a vx/ «hincfk<in The ub,e fairiy groaned with
good things, everything just
vionnie moore, J. ^.Stephens,
Tom Deaen, Fats ^ ■ ...
jxm vanuei-icrd, R. M.-Ph*1
a,, xwess Cox, F. M. Peas, Flake
h. Gardner, Jess tbog
.^a'ves, Dr. Bell Leans
Other timber was available
.but objections were raised aud
only the above were allowed to
Pl After a fancy play or two
stronff suspicions arose that Key
Eaves was^ an ex-professional
and he was therefore luled oat
of the game. L. H. Bellah was
not allowed to play on account
of an impediment, in .his speach.
A question arose as to wheathei
F M Peas should play on the
lean or-the fat side. The leans ;
hcw?ver, played him and he,
pulled off more genuine stunts N0XICE WHEAT
than could have been expected L have pUlchased a new Fordson
from one delicate gentleman, i Tractor an,j a McCormick bind-
He tinned a double flip at first;
1 uc any u y ui manu
G. A. Clay and save money,....
Office phone No. 2 Res. 88
. ,B. B. Bell
homa democrats in Washington
recently. They say that Owen
is as strong as any other demo-
crat who has been mentioned.
The democrats will have the
greatest Crop of favorite son
canidates at the next convention
they have had ^ence Cleveland's
first nomination, it now-' seems
certain.
The "favorite son" situation
ia due to the failure of qne out-
standing ligtrre to appear. Wvth
no such man in sight/, it is argued
that it would he good politics for
Oklahoma.tof pick tint a good
strong delegation, instructing
.them to vote for Senator Owen
ton the first ballot and to do so as
they watched the. working of
the convention.
If they fail to rally strength
for their man, then at the proper "Mrs nastleberry on Tuesday
time the delegation might swi-th | eveijiljp
to some other strong canidatej g0011uftPr ar-Wing each couple
seasoned to taist, and after the
offering of thanks by Capt. J. L.
Nance, the boys and girl 'fell to'
with hearty good will.
Dinner over all departed wish-
ing all con :ernod many happy
returns of the day.
MUSIC LESSONS
All who are interested in tak-
ing piano lessons during sum.
months see Ella Mae Anderson.
Phone ;&9r
MR AND MROMRRV '
EMS
The Senior Class of the Hollis
High School were highly enter-
tained at the home of Mr. and
ADDITIONAL TRAVEL ALLOW
FOR DISCHARGED SOLDIERS
The Director of Finance hav
practically completed payment
of the $00.00 bonus, involving
about 1,400,000 claims is now
settling additional travel allow-
ance due inlisted men of the
Army under Sactiou 3 of the
Act approved February 2H,
1919, which authorized travel
pay to enlisted men honorably
discharged home or residence,
or place of origional muster into
the service, at the option of the
soldier.
The Comptroller of th3 Treas-
ury by decisions rendered April
17th and May 3, VM, has authpr-
ized the War D^artment to
make settlement of aU claims
for the tf cent difference from
-place of discharge to place of
entry into the military service,
also thS claims for additional
allowance to actual bona fide
home °r residence at date ot
MERICARS OUT OF FRANCE SEPT.1S!
General Pershing of the
American forces, arrived in
Coblenz today for what may be
his official visit to the American
occupation area He will
arrange with Lieutenant General
Hunter Liggett final plans for
the complete withdrawal of
\merican force* as decided upon
some three weeks ago.
General Pershing confirmed
Washington announcement that
all or at leaat nearly all of the
Americans would be out of
France and Germany by Sept. 1.
He announced that plans foe the
withdrawal of troops from the
occupied zone were even further
advanced than general head-
quarters had antisipated.
Assuming that the Germans will
sighn the peace treaty the troops
withdrawal from the Rhinelaad
will go forward with a rush.
General Pershing goes to May-
ence tomorrow, where he, will
take luncheon with General
Mangin at Frefich headquarters
and on Monday he will visit
General Sir WilUam R. Robert-
son, com minder of the BfltWi
army of occupation.
FOUR AIRPLANE PLANE ACCIDENT
" IN WELL :
re LUJ.„cvl . , . | er. Wilf cut wheat for the pub-
and says he nearly broke - his j lic any day or night. See me or
reck but we understand _ that q A> Clay and save money.
when he rubbed with armca lu,
did not put it on his neck at all.
J. B. EH' ; played the right
and-four d his greatest trouble
WPn -eaniug out of the way of
v.vr- knocked in his direction,
his batting average, however,
was well up in the thousands
Watt Long played 1st ba.e
and stopped everything that
came his way, provided it came
hlJ<S'e Moore at 2nd „f'the
never failed to to get out of the
way of everything that came
hisrway. ;Piaved short
stop' ar'd while he failed to ston
the ball short, he never failed
to locate it and relay it home
Tiny (E. M ) Scruggs and L
A Comell tossed the ball and
_ and thus start .a movemet that
GROWERS' wouldle^d to thn nomination of
this second Oklahoma choice.
It is generally recognized in
home or residence can be deter-
mined from the affidavit of the
soldier and verified by informa-
tion contained in his original
service record., The Zon* Fi-
nance Officer, Washington, D <J
has been designated to settle
these claims with the above re
It seems that Crowell has
come to be a dangerous place
for the visits of airptanes. Four
have either been wrecked or
home or residence at date (« damage®. within the last two
. . , , %eeks. The- first one was almost
discharge when such bona fide T kl#„ it8trUck
were told i' Uk np«n the sub
*0* nt " .^'^IstTtctiimr' Applications should
for om mil.'i^. ' ^ . b,, addressed as follows:'
test their coaveoa i-ual abi.iK . | Z()Qe pinarce Officer.
Lsmon Building
1L IS « i I > lest UliUil L'Vil * V I m .1--u
Washing^ n that Senator Owen i an(j noise made in talking
is of presidential size. His handi-|^e §enl0J.s were as expert in
We are in the middle of the
Centenary Drive for Missions
and expect to sing the Victory
Song next. Sunday. Our quota
is $5 352 for Hollis. Let us go
"over the Top". Everybody in-
vited to the Victory services
Sunday morning and night.
HOW IT HAPPENED
cuyio locality?tor tup democrat
claim Oklahoma is rockribbed
for them. But thpy, urge that
Ha the light of the pre&eht situ-
ation Senator U wen is logicttHf
the choice of his state. The
Oklahoma solonhimself, it mm
be said, has at no time lent the
sligest assistance to any move
urging his claim for the presi-
dency. He has found plenty of
work to keep him occupied as
chairman of the senate banking
and currency committee and
looking after his duties aB a
United States senator.
• 1 L-irJ Lil u
Ailowenoe W«Uingtou
this line as in ev^ry thing ii«e. D c
They were then given other ,
supject. to talk oo, The 0ljmo Compauy were in
partners each time. Altec tbe gand 8un(lly with their
Seniors were 3 OD ,eCond wel. in Iowa Fark Field
history, and their| Como Company has one good
observation * saW to be the best in
many more games were p ayed, P w;11 shouM
dainty refreshments of cream
and cake were served.
Then the Seniors received the
most pleasant Surprise, when
Mr. Castleberry told them their
diplomas had come. Each mem-
ber was allowed to see his for a
little while. They were also
"Pardon me," said the army
cook, for military chefs are prone
A Comell toss^u ui """[to address their underlings
were considered excellent P'te^lcourteously, "but I prithee tell
ers. the leans having ®lme where you learned to peel
l"K"* and SSt' Potatoes so artistically? I ob-
ow banfeir and sonare | servo that you do not cut off the
The -frits were unlucky in thatjcuticle in great hunks, as, alas,
tl>ev could not stand at homej^ manydo, butlossen a bit of
rlate in woner position, but that. j the akin 0| tiie tuber and then
they extended clear out ovel"|deft.ly gtrip it all off You must
^Elmfr Gardner was the cool hive had much expierence in
man in the game, we presume skinning ere entering upon a
on account of his faning so much soldie, life?"
Ross Cox wac champion run "i did, thank you sir.'? replied
ner—that is, he run the stoutest accomp|jshed member of the
r°R M Phillips.^" Bell and Jess kitchen police Before 1 decid-
CoKirins played the fields and ed to make the world safe for
never failed to find a ball during democracy 1 was a country
the entire game , , J banker."—:Ex.
Jim Vanderford Pitched the,
fpill for the leans and he'" h1^ it isn't necessary to pay six
opponents to only three hundred ...
safe hits.
is senator. |littie ^hile. Ihey were
— Harlows Weekly, j tol(j ^ey ^uld not have to take
— * ! any more examinations.
BE HERE MAY 26, 1919j AH departed at a late hour,
Dr. E. A. AherneW, of Altus! tbTbJ'
Specie, and long to he re
day, May 26, and all those membered by theClass of 191J.
wishing examination or treat-
GROWERS
the field. The second wall should
be as good as the first. Two
more wells will be put down for
the stockholders. Como stock
should sell four to-one with com-
pletition of the fourth well.
Tn« stock is now bringing bet-
ter than two-for-one. The pro-
moters and a majority of the
stockholders reside in Childress.
—Childress Index.
Salt Fork got a rampage last
week and not being satisfied
with its course took a short cut
and took off both ends of thf
railroad bridge between here
' ,g train
wishing examination ui
ment of the above diseases will NOTICE WHbAi —- railroad bridge Detwe
remember the above date. j have purchased a new Fordson and AUus< thus delay ib
Tractor and a McCormick bind-1 Tuesday of last
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lyin,£ ^e^orjweek
nicely. 1
Lynn says he is going to give
her a musical education that al-
ready she gives demonstrations
of power of vcice, but the quality
of tone is not yet to his liking.
the wasuuut — - ,
came out last Thursday could heads
a complete wreck after it struck
the top of Frank Crews' house.
It was shipped out on a flat car
the next day.
The second one to be damaged
Was the tirifr one coming after
the accident til the wrecked
machine. Io struck a postaS
the M L. Bird farm, breaking
the propeller. The worst
damage, however, was sustained
! br Bird himself when the enthu-,
aiastic youths crowded in to help
repair the machine, and were
not so particular as they might
have been and tramped down a
lot of his wheat. The netfc
machine met a Sljnnlar fata
when it brought a propeller fof
the disabled plane when it waa
turned into a ditch to avoid rno-
ning into a fence, the result ol
which was the loss of its ows
propeller. Repairs wer*
brought and the machines wera
all apparently prepared to saiL.
When last machine to leave start*
ed it never succeeded in makin*
a good rise. While only a short
distance above the telephone
wires it yielded to the force of
gravity and landed in U L
Sander's lot in tho north part of
town not more than three blocka
from where it started.
The machine turned turtle,
its tail making a graceful euro*
when suddenly insisted on ^
changin its course. It was lying
flat on its back when the landing
was effected while the aviatota
were trying to stand on their
The Misses Grace and Blanche
Parks and Cleo McHatn have
just closed a most successful
school at O. M, and will leave
not be printed until Monday of
this week.
FOR SALE—Second hacd Deer-
i • _ Hinder in Rood conditioB.
;cents for all your soda drinks, lnip
^At^ite hour the score stood buy it in the case and get your
44 and 31 faver of the leans drinks three and three quarter
The trame was called on account cents each It has the flavor
of darkness'and the high price aa^ pep that can not be had in
of horse hide ., ' anv oiher «lriuk. Bottled S« da
Elmer Gardner says it was a * •
splendid same, as he has see* Water.
^ames where or.ly two or three Ho hs Bot. & Ice Ci eam Ce.
stores were made. ,. _«> wt
Call at this *
Neither was hurt bet
the machine was consideaably
wrecked and had to be shipped
out.
No explanation is given ss
The Misses Paras will spend
a few days in Elk City visiting
with home-folks.
accieuu.
- —- _ , . _ iTnere is no way of detciuaiaicg
mained untii Tues ay {ar as we know. It miky ^
Luke eays tie • • ibad gasolene,or bad atmosphere
Goods company i ° or poor working cjlui.^u of
business at Kanaiett. maChincs. Anyway, let ust«M>
jusicioseu Luke Roberts came up last ■ fuaEQ
school at O. M, and will leave fr()oQ Randlfctt and re-the cause ofbe
Saturday for Weatherford where - unlil Tuesday morning. (Tnere isnowj.y^oj
they will again attend formal.
D- J. B. *r«-vd
overses, and will be home a short
Mi
"I leave
and Mis. J, H. White wil
tomorrow for Edmond.
Thad Moore, who was operat
while on furlough. His manyjed on for appendicitis, at thej^bere *hey will spend 1
friendaare glad
long nice<y.
that Crowell is aotto blame kr
them. We like publicity, but
sum- not such as would likely causa
I aviators to sreak of as with
I s'uudder. — F«.ard County News.
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