The Taloga Times (Taloga, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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THE TALO
SUCCESSOR TO THE
OCCOMET
Vol.9 No.34
Taloga, Dewey County, Oklahoma^ Thursday, Nov. 18, 1920
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Official County Papmk
CAPTURES A STILL
Also Three Men that Operated
Same Near Leedey
Sheriff Jones now has the
county jail occupied again. A
few days ago while he waa in
Leedey a roan by the name of
Sparks that lived in that neigh-
borhood approached him and
complained of the fact Sthat he
had a team stole and that the
sheriff's force had not caught
them. This was the first that
Sheriff Jones had. heard of the
matter and he told him to swear
out a warrant and he would try
and catch them. Sparks did so,
and Sheriff Jones begun at once
to try and locate them, which he
did at Council Grove, Mo. He
ordered the officers there to ar-
rest them and Started at once
for that place to get them. Upon
arriving there he talked to one
of the parties and he told the
sheriff that they and this • man
Ssarks had been engaged in
making whiskey close to Leedey
and that sparks became scared
of the business and told them to
take the team and get out of the
country. He further told him
where to go on Sparks' farm and
find part of the outfit. The sher-
then went >o the other party
and he told the same story, so
Sheriff Jones brought them back
and at once went to Leedey, and
upon finding everything as the
men said he would h$ arrested
Sparks and brought him in and
he now has in jail these three
men and a complete still. The
names of the parties arrested in
Missouri are James Blunt and
Herman Bandy. These two plead
- guilty to the moonshming charge
and were sentenced to CiOdays in
jail and to pay $150 fine and
costs. Sparks plead not guilty.
The other two do not think
that Sparks wanted them caught
but only swore ouc the warrant
to quiet things down at home.
Sheriff Jones has made re-
cord of catching men that com-
mit crimes and if they don't
want to serve time they had
better stay away from Dewey
county.
Big Majority for Former
Blaine County Girl
Dewey County had a Repubti
can landslide, electing the entire
ticket by unheard-of majorities.
Watonga people will be interest-
ed to know that Mrs. Maude
Adams Delaney, Republican can
didate for court clerk, was elect-
ed by a big majority. Her ma-
jority. was almost twice as large
as the entire vote received by
her Democratic opponent Mrs.
Delaney grew up in Watonga,
and her friends here are pleased
with her election.
—Watonga Republican
Good Game Assured
Taloga is promised a good bas-
ket ball game Friday night when
Thomas comes here for a game
with our high school boy . Thom
as has the reputation of being
one of the fastest teams in the
state having won the district
meet for the last two years and
being a cloae contender for the
atate championship. Our boys
, think they can make the Thomas
boys taks off their hats to them
and oak you to come and help
them do the job up right Friday
evening- Let's all go aad help
thaboya. Cone on.
Obituary
The subject of this sketch was
born in the State of Kentucky
on Feb. 211828 and died at Ta-
loga on November 8 1920. The
death of our neighbor and friend
[Jucle Tom Black marks the
passing of one who is probably
the oldest citizen of the county.
The days of our years are three
score years and ten but in the
case of this our neighbor, by
reason of great strength of
mind and body his time wes ex-
tended to twenty two years be-
yond the allotted time of
In early life Mr. Black moved
from Kentucky to the State of
Illinois, then a frontier state.
He was married to Nancy A.
Whitlede in the year 1862 to
which union there survives one
child, Maggie who waa present
with other relatives at his death.
His first wife died in the year
1857. On the 10 day of Sept.
1868 he was married to Sarah E.
Berry who has traveled the
road of life with Uncle Tom till
the hour of his death. To this
union was born eight children
who grew to manhood and
womenhood, all of whom except
Frank L. Black, who died March
81908, now survive him.
He is thus survived by his be-
loved helpmate, Sarah E. Black
of this place, his sons W. ti.
Black and J. M. Black of our
town, T. L. Black of Camargo
and George E. Black, well known
attorney and later an oil oper-
ator now living at Pasadena
California. His surviving daugh-
ters are Mrs. Jay Robinson of
Oklahoma City and Mrs. Stella
Brownlee of Kingfisher and
Mrs. Jam^a Laughrin of Braw-
ley California. Mrs. Robinson
was with her parents at the time
of the death of her father and
Mrs. Brownlee arrived the next
day.
' The long life of our friend
was filled with experiences
which very few people now liv-
ing have witnessed. He well re-
members the campaign in Illi-
nois between Senator Douglas
and Abe Lincoln for the senator-
ship in 1858, which resulted in
the election of Douglas to the
Senate but as surely resulted in
the elevation of Lincoln to the
presidency two years .later.
He enlisted in an Illinois regi
ment during the civil war and
served aa First Lieutenant there
in and from which he was honor
ably discharged at the close of
the war. The gererous manner
in which our goverment honors
and remembers those who risked
their lives in the service of their
country has been a source of
pride and comfort to Uncle Tom
throughout his later years.
In the year 1888 he left Illinoia
and located in Beaver county Ok
lahoma, then known aa No mans
He participated in the
stirring scenes in that wild
country before the organization
of Oklahoma Territory. Shortly
before the organisation of said
territory, the inhabitanta of this
vscant country organized a terri
torial form of goverment known
as the territory of Cimmeron,
with its capital at the sod town
of Beaver City. Thomas G. Black
was appointed' Attorney General
of the new territory. A delegate
to congress was e lected and at
the next session this delegate
was knocking at tha doers of
our nations legislative body
pleading for recognition of tha
embryo state in the peahaadle.
The plans of our statesman look-
ad forward to a mask greater
atate aad the territory of Ciat-
meron waa merged into the
of
one of the great state* ft our
union.
In later years with the open-
ing of Old Oklahoma, Mr. Black
located in Kingfsher and was
post master and storekeeper at
Downs, which later became
Cashion. Shortly after the open
ing of the Cheyenne country he
located a claim near the present
town of Camargo upon which
his son T. L. Black still operates
a grain and stock farm. Finding
the farm life to strenuous for
one of his years, he moved to
Taloga in the year 1902 and has
resided hero to the date of bis
death.
Uncle Tom Black and his Wife
were raised among the early
Methodists of the bsck woo'■
period of Illinois and were mem-
bers of the M. E. church at this
place at the time of bis death.
He was a member of Taloga
Lodge No. 179 A. F. A A. M. In
ttie'absence of Rev. 6ickman,
pastor of the M. E. Church,
short religions service wes had
at the homo of the deceased by
Rev. Wm. Moberly of our town,
following which the Maaonic
body of this place took charge of
the service and the beautiful
masonic burial service was con-
ducted by the officers and mem-
bers of the Taloga Lodge togeth-
er with many visiting bretheffl.
In the loss of Thomas G- Black,
Grandmother Black and the
children and grandchildren lose
a beloved husband and father.
To us his friends who have
known him so well and for so
many years, we have lost a real
friend whom we have learned to
love sis a father. He was a kind
and helpful friend. What more
can we say of any one. At his
age his death was not unexpect-
ed but still it came as a shock as
is always the case.
The surviving loved ones have
the sympathy of all who know
them and a loving Heavenly
Father givea comfort to the be-
reaved hearts while lingering
here snd the hope of an early
meeting in the Better World.
C. K. Cary.
Should Be Protected
Wheat prices seem toba very
unsatisfactory as they are up
little one day and down the next
It is claimed the cause of the de-
cline is from the fact that Cana-
da has shipped in several million
bushels of her surplus and put it
on the United States market
Another time when the farmers
ahould see the advantage of a
tariff on wheat The cattle mar-
ket is another market that is
in bad condition and when you
stop and think that the big pack
era have built large packing
plants in Argentine, where cattle
can be raised until they are two
years old for 91-00; and than
think of these same packers
butchering this low priced stuff
and shipping it into the United
States in competition with our
cattle that it haa cost lot more
to raise, it again makes us won-
der if a tariff on beef would not
help the cattle price a little.
Watch the next administration
and see if they don't put a tariff
on these and sea if it will not
have its effect on the prieee.
Mrs. Exer Miles from south of
Lenora, paaaed through town
on her way to Weatherford,
They recently traded oae of
their farms for a large rooming
house at that plaee and will
move therein the near futura.
We wish than well la their new
location but predict that they
will return to Dew«y eodhty, the
gaidea epot of OkleboaM,
Here and There
Matt JlacIc is over at Seiling
this week helping the Sentinel
on their paper. We are informed
that he carried over a sack of
flour to Emery Friend in pay-
ment of an election bet. Mat is
a good loser snd of course carried
the^flour all the way to Seiling
as the agreement was that the
loeer waa to buy a sack of flour
and carry the same to the home
of the winner.
Miss Alma Steele ia here from
Blackwell visiting with the Ro-
mia* family. Miia Steele is a
cottsia-of the Romine children.
Herald Miss Leata Romine will
return to Blackwell this week
where Miss Leata has accepted
a position.
Emery Giles left this week for
his new home at Brownsville.
Texas. Emery had his large crop
of broomcorn taken to one of the
railroad points and stored and
will sell at a later date. We hate
to see this good family leave the
county but wish them well in
their new location
Mrs. M. Morgan and daughter
Elsie passed through Taloga on
their way-jio there home south
of Lenora last Friday evening.
They had been to Binger, Okla.
attending the funeral of the
daughter of Fred Edwards who
is a brother to Mrs. Morgan.
C. H. Hickman who has been
the local pastor at the M. E.
church here for the past two
years will leave Saturday for
Dilworth, Oklahoma where he
will have a charge. Mr. Hickman
and wife have made a boat of
friends in this community dur-
ing there stay here who will
hate to see them leave. It is
hoped that they will do well at
there new home
For Sale—Four young Duroc
males 6 months old. ~Also one
male, King of Orien Cherries
bred and bought from Rolley
Breed, Hydro, Okla. These are
all registered and will sell the
same if taken within two weeks.
F. M. Hamar, Taloga Okla.
Dont' forget that Dr. Powell,
the eye apecialist, will be in Ta-
loga, Saturday Nov. Ith3 He
also1 treats ear, nose and throat
At Seiling in forenoon.
Mrs. Lucy Winburn from Des-
Moines Iowa has been visiting
with friends and relatives the
past week.
R- P. Miller' formerly of the
Bloomfield neighborhood, but
who is now staying in Kansas,
was in the coumy seat the fore
part of the week .paying taxes
and taking care of other business
matters.
H. C. Hamar, from northwest
of Putnam waa visiting in the
county seat yesterday. While in
town he dropped in and said that
Nov. 2nd was one of the biggest
days this nation ever seen.
Allen Adams, a brother of
Mrs. Maude Delaney, ia visiting
with her at present He is con-
templating on a taping with Mrs.
Delaney thif winter.
Phillip Staub and wife of the
Lenora neighborhood was in the
capitol city yesterday visiting
relativee and trading with our
nrnrhaatti
Ben Pickering and Ivory
Shifftott from northwest of Le-
nora was in Taloga last Monday
trading with our merchanta.
Sheriff Jonea made a trip to
Leedey yesterday to take care
of some mattera that war* con-
nected with his office.
C. B. Gilchrist one of Sell-
ing's hustling real estate men,
was among the county aeat vie*
More last Tuesday.
Emerson Bloomer, county at-
torney elect ie vialting with
friends In Blaine county nt
Chee. Ceee, of the
Hardware Co., was transacting
bMteUt |§ 0| oountyeeatTaee-
dajr.
School Notes
Geometry is getting harder
for the tenth grade pupila. They
do not have nightmares any
more because nothing haa a
place in their dreams except
anglee trinangles, hypotenuses,
etc.
The first basket ball team is a
strong fast team, but they do
not have very atiff practice as
the second team is not large or
faat enough for them.
The Ancient history class took
another examination, on early
Greece to about 600 B. C. laat
Richard Jonea and Kenneth
Wittenberg are abeent this
week on account of aickneea.
Walter and Rom Duckett have
been out this week gathering
their crop.
The Taloga boys lost the bas-
ket ball game at Fay last Satur-
day night
Loia Milea haa quit school her
family have moved to Weather-
ford.
Thomaa Basket Ball team will
play Taloga here next Friday
night
American history class has
finished fighting Revolutionary
war.
Willis Hoyt haa been absent
this weeek on account of work.
The algebra and Latin classes
■** bavfai^jviewlthi^jeek.
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Major Jones al ways arrives at
Forrest 8tout ia abaentTtbie
week on account of work.
Oakley Garter baa not bean at
school tble week,*
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The tenth grade ie reviewing
Bert Wixon la absent this
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Extra heavy receipta has beea
the outstanding feature on all
markets this week with practt*
cally all classes of cattle selling
much lower. The percentage of
steers among the offeringa have
been moderately light however
and the decline less possibly,
than on other classes, but trad-
ing has been slow.
Butcher cattle are fully 60
cents lower than last weeks
average and the demand haa
been heavily over supplied. The
quotations below reflect the con-
dition better than we can other*
wise describe it Choice heifera
bring $7 to 8, Cood butcher heif-
ers $6 to 7. Common heifers $4
to 6. Choice butcher eows f&SO
to 7.50. Good grass cows $5.60 to
6 50. Cutters $4 to 6. Canners
S3 to 3.75. Choice butcher bulls
$4.60 to 6. Common bulla I&60
to 4.
Choice top light veal calves
continue to bring $1100, but the
heavy calf market is practically
demoralized, and several ship* 1
ments are being held over until
tomorrow.
Trading in the stecker division
is worse than last week and
about 25 cents lower. The coun-
try demand seems to have atop*
ped entirely, temporarily at least -
and traders have a plentiful sup- .
ply on hand. - *
The hog market Waa from 86-
to 50 cents lower Tuesday witha Y
$12.60 top. Bulk $12 to 12.50,
Pigs $9 to 10.60
Marriage Ucsnses
Below is the marriage licenses
issued from Wednesday of last
week up to the present time.
Raymond Pollard 25
Martha Prochnau 22
W. H. Roberts 33
Ida M Neu 'J2
William Hewes 48
May Bennett 40
E. G. Boyd 23
Ethel Champion 20
Roy Herring if
Ethel Gregory 18
Rome Featherston 19
Edna Cunningham 18
Gale Bennett 19
Clara Nordquist 17
Chas. Harding 4?
Gladys Tolle - 19
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Douglas Logan 21 Leedey
Ulamerla Allen 19 Trail
There wiQ be a meeting of the
Lenora Local of tho FarmerS
Union at Lenora Saturday after*
noon. Members of the Taloga
Local will bepreseat to dlseuas
some business proposition.
Flo,d Porter, Co. Agent
Card offhuka
We take this means of thank*
ing the many Mends who aa
kindly assiated aa during the
sickness and deat of our hua>
band and father.'
Mrs. Sarah E. Black
Maggie Black
Wm. ti. Black
T. L. Black.
J. M. Black
Geo. E. Bleak
Mra. J. B. J
MiSt A. L
Mrs. flteUa
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