The Hollis Post-Herald. (Hollis, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1919 Page: 1 of 8
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OkU Historical Sodflf
The Hollis Post-Herald.
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Vol. 16, No. 23,
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HOLLIS, HARMON COUNTY, OKLA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1919,
PRICE $1.50 IN ADVANC®,
OKLAHOMA ASKED TO SAVE 11,000
Eleven thousand starving
children must be saved by Okla-
homa. This is the messag ethat
come to the state from the near
east where four million Arme-
nians, Syrians and other resi-
dents of th bible lands are with
WILL THE WOMEN OF HOLLIS REG- WHAWILL HARMON COUNTV DO?
ISTER FOR THE COMING. PRIMARY
NEW ERA MOVEMENT
EDGAR PENNINGTON
MARCH 18?
Women desiring to vote in
the primary to be held March
18 will have to register be teen
the dates of February 26 and
Marc|h 7 to comply with the law
This registration will also be re<-
HALSMITH BRELE3
Our school is still progressing
out shelter, food and clothing. qUire(j at that time in order to
Victims of the great wari qualify the votes for the ele-
these unfortunate people are now I ction which is to be' held the
Complyig with the request Rev. G E Eaves, Roy BoyeLt Among our soldier boys wh°
of the editor, Mr. Baldwin, for aUack Bellah, and Marguite Bel- D^^tinguishe?1 Service' iviost of the Halsmith people
report on the meeting held at the; lah of HolhsPresbytenan chutch £r ig one of our boys; aUenued bunday Scnool and
Methodist church Tuesday night; just returned home from Okla- clip t'^e following from an ex-'preaching at No. 4 Sunday
' homa City wher they attnded a change I .Miss Cora Duvall spent Sat-
great State Camp of the Presby. Pvt. (First Class) Edgar Pen urday and Sunday with home
terian "New Era Movement". nington, A S. No. 2218090, Med- foks
" Tt an in«?nirincr event" I ical Department Three hundred, Mrs H M Kite spent Sunday
J ™ "f r^ l and Fifty-Seventh Infantry. For, with H B Kite and family
tney told the editoi, and the, extraordinary heroism in action1 Miss Jennie Moran spent Sun-
S near Bantheville France October! day with home folks.
sure to accomplish much good l23.24 igig. Private Pennington W Crump and family spent
frtV fvnv TAurn I _ _ , . . _ — - —
to discuss launching a move for
a suitabl memorial by us who
reaped the benefits of the boys
in khaki without the attendant
personal sacrifices
It was decided to embody in
the memorial something practi-
cal for those who weathered the
the fortunes of war and return
worlds dependants. Ttousands fl t Tuesday in April at which t(? ourt, hora,es w"ht the. "suaJ
there will be elected one *£&£* «£ ^"a
are uymg uany j.ui ui
trustee from each of our town Memora, Community
mong children and the aged ap- ,w.ai^®' onf oie Justfco of'maintain [t constructed on
paling |U M>urei ,and one Justice ot suitable plot of ground mi
«1 have
^jnds those°popp^e!S An? ^an^d ^iy voting PrecincJs
orgaization headed by some of iast el tI
the greatest leaders of our na-
tional life has been perfected
It has the endorsment of Presi-
dent Wilson and practically ever
leader of chtfrch and state in
America Each state has been
CPI. ROSS SAVAGE WRITES
to
a
suitable plot of ground might be
to our men of war and useful to
the public i boh civic and sacred
ways.
Of course the construction of
a building would require funds
in proportion to plan and equip-
ment decided upon but all true
:.:oded Americans will expect
to build for these young heroes
of ours a suitable testimonial of
our appreciation and it occures
to the writer that the legislature
migt enact a law whereby in
counties where by public sub-
scription an amount for a mem-
fOi( our town. I demonstrated the highest brave' Sunday with Ed Crump
Is the New Era Movement de, ry and devotion to duty in giv_] Several of the young people .
signed to make Presbyteians of . firgt aid treatment to wound spent Sunday evening at the WA
everybody7 *%d men under terrific bombard-'Hudson home.
Not at all The New Era ment f and high explosive' 'Fred Kite and wife and Miss
u hIe'l shells. Going over the top with' Helen Wiley of Hollis spent Sun
74^ p 1 ^ ihis company he attended wound day with the Call family.
iS't • n!LeSiryfmmtU" ied men and directed their evacu, E M Sullivan spent Sunday
nicants m the United States to- , ation until he had become ex, evening with the Bartley family
wards accomplishing the tremen, hausted and had to besent to W. H. Hudson and wife re-
^ turned Sunday from Dollar Hill
dous taskconfronting the church. ., i,na_:+i0
"What is that task?" jthehospitle
as a result of the world war' ' [
"The betterment of mankind i
in ways that the worldswar hasj
DEAD
Hal-
and
whre they had been called to the
death bedof their little grand-
son, J. B. McClendon.
- . _i Miss Jennie Moran and Mis*
as yet failed to .accomplish. The Breathes there a man with soul Cora Duval spent Monday night
war was fought for Christian, s0 dead with Miss Jane Moss
ideals Now that the war is won who never to himself hath said: Dennis Worrel was a
it is.the church s duty to carry | trade 0f late is geting bad; smith visitor Thursday
oi\t thes ideals to their Ultimate try arKyther eight inch ad ?"i Friday afternoon.
, m. If sure there be, go mark him' A large crowd of young folks
practical steps will ^ ,vigited the school Friday after.
the Presbytcnan take. | For him no < ank account shail noon. • ' .. " 'v-
As a sample of the chur , BWell; I Mrs. Winnie Terrell and
new conception of No ang-eis watph the golden daughter visited at the home of
world a n,a'SvK'fiyt\"Ja" I Stair IMr. and Mrs Moss Sunday night
wi.1 spend S5. 00,00 ' ! To welcome home the million- Misses Mattie and Burnice
lief of aire Sullivan spent the day with Mis.
MnJw™ Th« man w^>° never 88,18 ior,cleo Sarapier Saturday
and sa^rs who went to the war | trade, 1 I A large crowd attended the
A . E, F. Dec. 17h 1918
Dear ones at home
After the elapse of an other
assessed its parts in the great month, I am taking the oppor-
fund with America has statred tunity of writing you an other
out to raise ' ! short epistle, I have since my
Oklahoma must contribute jast communication to you re-
three hundred and thirty thous- ceived letters from you, all of oral is raised that the excise
and dollars The welfare of the which were gladly received and board of the county be author-
11,000 starving children has eagrly read. I am glad that you ized. ao levy a rate sufficient to
been checked to her have been among the fortunate equal the amount donated. In
Tn each county in Oklahoma an during the siege of the influ' that way the patroit has no
organization, similar to that in epidemic, I may in the beginning bound and the man who is able
charge of Red Cross work is now ^lieve you of any anxiety you J and has bought no bonds will
ready for the big drive which concerning me by informing you ( be given an opportunity thru anasaiiors wno wem '™iRv laocal lines or ad disr>laved nartv at the residence of Mr
opens February the 17th and that j am well and enjoying life due process of law to honor the from) Presbyterian homes, They laocal lines or-ad_ displayed party at the re .idence or Jjr.
closes February 24th well as the average Yank in'soldier he would not buy a bond pian 4o utilize the resources Care.s m0!e lo1 rest than world-| fWo g
"This is foreign missioary the A F. I to equip and feed. within the church to increase by, . ,ly gam' u , . ,. . „ .
work supreme", declared one of, you have doubtless noted the If you have a plan, or if you,100 per cent their expenditures And patronage but gives him .. her friends
the Oklahoma campaign mlana- that our Division was am- have none and are interested in!*™. henpvolent and Pam !"®v Iie ricIIU8'
gers today. "We have known ong the picked troops
have none and are interested in for educational, benevolent and Pai.n ... „ . , , , I*
which co-operation in the movement of-fJoZrv work They primose' Tread, lightly, friends, let no Missts Sullivan
Earnest Stephens was a Hal
rude sound
Armenians, Syrians, Greeks and evacuated French territory; a- ject at the court house next fiejdi here in Hollis for our be-1 P°f® .
other exiles of Western Asia, cross the province of Luxem- f Tuesday night. We always fill beloved Americans Unsoght except by men ne
who throu no fault of their own jburg and are now quite ai way, the court house for a stock meet "How will our town benbfit! ,owes.
have been rduced to the point intoGerman territory. While it ing or poultry show, shall we be "Through the re-creation of, And when he die, go plant him
where they must have immedi- puite a streneous march (less interested in solving the the spirit of the felowship and deep, _
ate aid to prevent wholesale we were repaid by feasting our,problem of providing for our brotherhood among our own peoj 1 hat naught may break nis
starvation from adding to the visions upon some of the superte.soldiers and sailors to be? Pie, through the thinking by<„ dreamless sleep--
,.hirh theev have iust oass°d natural scenery. . Come. leach individual of his personal .Where no rude clamor may dis-
wh;eh theey .have lust^ pass-a, j notc in odr lettev that in R. D, Miller, ^ duty in - community - tefms,I Pel '
P^li^t vraion the states that celebrity greeted/ through the solving of such. The quite he loved so well,
ISIS to ai? Armistice and thatyour joys | Congre: 'man McCliutic writes loctll 8 neighborhood, and social and when the world may know
appealed to his pe^pe A'were txDress in spontaneous out! x ^L-^eraia louows: confront us. though1 its loss,
smgmor i
son's Sunday All report a fine
time
Joe Kite and family visited his
mother Sunday ^
The Twins
MESQUITE ITEMS
School is pro greasing nicely,
( there is about seventy enrolled.
rmfomfiii" has likewise express in spontaneous out x vot-iieiaia iiuiows. problems as confront us, though' ® ,, J We have a new basket ball and
"*■ *** ut«-!?he Christianizing or the com-, IW«M grave a wreath
(TiviohAwa tn hpln Oklahoma! to bt coveted by the gayity. If xu.inaKed me wiwh a munity The New Era Move- moss, . j Uigsie riopinson cam*
nShranv has'never befoore you take yourmap and locate Ste| supply of gai^den and Held seed ment is essentially a spiritual And on the stone .above. Here - ■ - -
ipd niul to dav ^t nay in France, which is just on wrucri i W18n to distribute to force, cultivating personal and ^
^ 5 f „ 7 i the east bank of the Muse river thoae who desire the same.
must
T>
torce, cultivating personal aim, ■—
[home virtures, reviving the fam A chump who wouldn't advef-
iUr nlfc r rv\r£iriorpli7.in(y t.hfi nfiODle ' tlS0.
to I force,
v't. icsitato77" — j the east bank ot tne muse nver | those who desire the same. |home
rr<i,^ obioVinmn Wjite flroaniz-' y°u will have the location our in- These seed have been tested jjy alteT evangelizing the people
n has aDDortioned Harmon fantry at tat time, they had just for germination and are of the spreading .the gospel through Implemet Trade Journal
nnofa of the S330 000 token the town, while we were tjt variety adapted to our sec- to community, and administer-' ——-—
linH to he Raised in the stote at working on the high way just be tion of the country. 1 am anx- ing practical aid and comfort to Mrs C. V. Canrler visited
mnd to be laised in tne state at ,— ;nfnrmpH ^ .• j ~e
*9ft0 °The Tountv Chairman hind them we were' inforn}ed ious to furnish every person de-'those in need of distress'
* ' v «■ oKmif nmo nVlrw k that*, finnfir aimwirf 4-Via oomn o comnio p&ck- "Hfts not thcohurchfis always the week.
friends in Dodsonville first of
tak- considered these things its duty"j
selected is HarrV Hicks of Hollis about nine ° clock n.ng siring the same a sample p
who has comDletecharjre of all would cease at 11. We were in-age and all requests will be „ ■
onhlir m^etie-s and canvass for clined to disbelieve the sincerity en ^ve of as long as my quota' '"The church has been, like] T. B. Huff has resigned his
fFverv minister in the of the statement at first but laits< if you could ron a few the American people, a giant position in the County freasur-
ionntv W heen asked to °-ive were more than ^lad when the lines in your paper, calling at-not exerting its full power The er's office and left last Sunday
X time to thi* imnortant work hour came and the big guns tention to this tact 1 am sure wa r woke up America The to accept a position with the
durintr the drive which opens ceased firing. We did not cele-jy0Ur readers will be glad to New Era Movement is the res- index at Childress Tom has
17thVGandhlconUnues brate by the firing of guns we'^e this information and the istless force of the re-awakened lived in Hollis for the past ten
until TTohri.ftrv 24th were too anxious after our 11 kindness will be veiy much ap- church to win the world for yeass and for the past three
days offensive to have a little predated by me. Christ" ~ ~ J:i~"
home Saturday to visit
folks, A.
Misses Florence Pennigton,
Velma Stuckey, Blanche Tapley,
and Bessie Stuckey spent Sun-
day with Ray Hicks.
Singing at Mr. Cummings
was reported highly appreciated
by tose present.
Frank Wilkinson who has
been at traning at Camp Pike,
Ark. has returned home with a
discharge.
Hasty Walton is home on ft
furlough
Bessie and Lona Edgar has
HONOR PUPILS
' rest and we took the occasion as
>r yeass ana ior tne past tnree startedbftck to school atrain
* years was editor of this.paper, who W
and has a hoste of friends here
Carl Edgar who has been
visiting his brother in the com-
munity has returned to Welling—
Brown Eyes
| a relief. We felt as though we Misses Walta Tucker and Vada Reports of American and Allied who hate to see him leave.
were transplanted into another Scruggs went to Shamrock last soldiers retreating before super-1 —, I Texas
The following pupils made the land such a redical change from gunday for a visit with Miss ior numbers of Bolshevists in Frank Piock and family drove' '
highest average in their classes the excitement of a continued Vada's uncle, W. C. Scruggs. iSiiberia constitutes a serious in- over from Mangum last Satur-
during the last semester: Wayne battle to a death like calmness,1 Idictment of the policy of the En day night for a visit with home1 M. F ,;t. , Maro.npritte
Gardner. Maulcie Hollis, Clyde every thing just as peace like, Walker Jones received his dis-' tente countries and of the Unit- folks. Frank is working for a' ,, . pntprta;ne( °a few
Yoes, Elton Galbraith, Elsworth camp fire kept burning, vehicles charge from the medical depart, ed States relitave to Russia. If hrdwar company and is ma1"— na,UWin
Gardner,Nadine Phillips, Hugh lighted, all of which were not ment 0f Uncle Sam's army at; it is right to send soldiers to Rus good. He and his family
Worrel, Alma Short, Ercelle seen on the front before. I Ft. Sill and came home last Sat-jsia then it is proper to send en- well pleased with Mangum.
friends kst Saturday night, in
honor of their cousin, Miss Glad
vs Bass. Vocal and instrument-
Glen Dqpk^ns, Thelrfia Keys, in France almost six months. BRING YOUR sewing to Mrs]retreating befor Bolshevists will hay. If you want to see how'
Alice Yoes, Arvord Abernethy, We sailed out of New York on S Shoemake First house, not bring peace in Russia. It cheap you can get this house, %■
Therman Abernethy, Gale Hollis June the 13th, on board the Ole- rorth 0f the Kimbell gin Prices will encouiasre the Bolsheviki to call 96.
and in the higgh school Miss mpic, one of the largest and rjght Satisfaction guaranteed such an extent that peace will Ik- _ . ^ ^ , frt
Mabel Looney fleetiest boas afloat, were eight 3 j furher removed than ever. Dr. Roy Pendergraft has re-, week for the eastern markets to
These rJl average araud 95 d'ays on board and-landed at Andtew Bolton left Sunday! The idea of Americans being turned from overseas und is now, buy their■ spimg and summer
111 South Hampton, Englsnn and morning fcr Shamrock Texas,!in Russia in insufficient numbers stationed at Ft. Sill Mrs Rr v -tock of diy goods
J. B. and Mrs. Ellis left this
per cent
Lieutenant Henry
wife came Sundflv i
Bolton left _
momine for Shsmrock Texas.)in Russia in insufficient numbers stationed at Ft. Sil
from there we went to LrJIarr.e v.-hcre he has aceepted a nosi- to dp battle aggressively, if the-v Pendergraft, and chi
Diau and France. tion in a groceiy store with W| riui>t do battl". hrt
:rht from * T dont know how-lens-before c Scruggs i- < ted
; ,vvrr., t will will be at home, possibly _ fp^j'^nntion
to re- Hollis went t(
II? na- day to visit the
ildren. Glenn
~t S:ll last Sun-
Doctor. Dr. Roy
le
t week for
bring his
o- 0U1
- to •
i D'>
th
i<* waicni
ipurt at Burkburnetet his week.j rest of te term.
'or the train her mother died Jjefore she W. M. Yoer vi«ited hi
t arrived i . ^ 5 at M^Alester this week
relatives.
with
a pai«*
be all
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Baldwin, A. A. The Hollis Post-Herald. (Hollis, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1919, newspaper, February 13, 1919; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc268388/m1/1/: accessed March 29, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.