The Cordell Beacon (Cordell, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 25, 1919 Page: 1 of 12
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Washita County Fair Big
Livestock Excelled
Long
List of
Awarded
The Cash Premium List Was The
Largest of Any Offered in The
Western Part of Oklahoma
Premiums
Over
County
While not as large a crowd attend-
ed the county fair held here last
Wednesday and Thursday as has at-
tended some of the previous fairs, yet
the interest of thoee attending was
the best thst has ever accompanied
any fair held in the county.
The threatening condition of the
weather Wednesday and the rain
Wednesday night is thought to have
decreased the attendance. The lack
of more amusements too is charged
to causing light attendance. The as-
sociation was unable at any price to
secure proper amusements.
With all this, a great good was
derived from the fair and it was far|
from being a failure. It may be that
those who came with the intention of
being amused and having two days
and nights equal to that afforded by
a circus, were disappointed. But. it
cannot be said that the affair did not
function in a largo -neasnre in the
way a real county fair is Intended to
do. More emphasis nd inter< *t
should be given the varlons exhibits,
rather than so much for tfie enter-
tainment side.
The exhibits and livestock jstries I n „ .
in the recent fair excelled any:hlng L® Yekrltef Boar—P. J. perrlng,
Best Calves—Russell ft Lemuel
Evans 1st and 2nd.
JER8EY3.
Bull, 3 yrs. old—E. L. Duboise, 1st.
Bull. 2 yrs. old—O. P. Carter, 1st.
A. H. Symcox, 2nd.
Bull. Senior Yearling—B. B. Young,
1st.
Bull, Junior Cadf—O. P. Carter, 1st.
Cow, 3 yrs. old—J. H. Lambert, 1st
Cow, 3 yrs. old—O. P. Csrter, 2nd:
B. B. Young, 3rd.
Heifer, Senior Yearling—B. B.
Young, 1st; O. P. Carter, 2nd; B. B.
Young, 3rd.
Heifer, Junior Yearling)—B. B.
Young 1st and 2nd.
Heifer, Junior Calf—H. F. Tollver,
2nd; O. P. Carter, 3rd.
Aged Herd—O. P. Carter, 1st
Young Herd—B. B. Young, 1st
DUROC JERSEYS.
Boar, Senior Yearling— L. S. Mag-
uire, 1st.
Senior Boar Pig—J. W. Graves, 1st,
Aged Sow—L. S. Maguire. 1st.
Senior Yearling Sow—J. W. Graves,
1st: J. M. Stafford. 2nd.
Senior 8ow Pig—J. W. Oraves, 1st.
and 2nd.
Junior Sow Pig—J. W. Graves 1st;
2nd. and 3rd.
Junior Boar Pig—J. W. Graves, 1st;
L. S. McWhlrter, 2nd ,and 3rd.
Young Herd—J. W. Graves, 1st and
2nd.
POLAND CHINA.
ccess;
Previous
!EU board im-
puted m mm
Strenuous Work for New Year Fin-
ished by Officials. Approval
Certificatea Sent Districts
He Has Had His
The Washita County Excise Board
held a meeting Monday, completed
its work, and adjourned sine die. It
happens that the body lias had to
spend little time with the estimate
; this year compared to other years,
yet their work has been scattered
J over several weeks on account of
I the State Board delaying approval of
the estimate.
All members of the Hoard were
present at the meeting Monday. Es-
—— | tlinates for the various towns, school
| districts, and townships, that had not
Better interest than usually .tarts ^ pa38ed on at a meet.
oft with a revival in Cordell is being, lng were l)agaed on Bnd d ^
shown liev. liuckabee in his union'
services under the big. tent, which
MIliEKSi Dill
Ml 11 REVIVAL i;
Union Service Makes Good Start.
Big Tent Erected Mundayfor
Holding Services.
DISS WETM HERE
mm minis
Csll for Unqualified support to Peace
Treaty and League of Nations.
Copy to Wilson.
At a call of those Intensely interest-
ed In the adoption of the Peace Treaty
and Lea sue of Nations, a non-partisan
meeting was held at the court room
here Saturday for the purpose of mak-
ing an expression as to Washita roun-
iVe stand on the Peace Treaty and
League of Nations, which President
Wilson is touring the country .;-
plainlng.
Sentiment is strong in this crinty
favoring immediate adoption of ihese
two great documents without chance.
It Is thought that resolutions se «'ng
forth the sentiment of the people of
every county In Oklahoma will be pre-
tbr.t h.is jvtr been shown a* any
Aged £oi|-p. J. perring. 1st.
.Sep.or fibar Pig—C. L. Angel, 1st.
Junior Sow Pig—C. 8. Evans, lBt
and 2nd.
Beginning Next Sunday
Frisco Adds Passenger
was elected Monday. The weather
has been rather cool since the serv-
ices started, and a tent tends to
make it cooler for the services, in a
physical way, only, of course. Yet
the crowds are large at every serv-
ice, especially in the evening, and the
interest is Increasing and the crowds
grow larger each service. Owing to
putting up the tent, no day service
was held Monday.
J. A. Singleton is in charge of the
song services. He has a good choir
singing.
servce is the number of musical
the Monday meeting. These Included j pared and presented to President Wtl-
the towns of Rocky and Dill, Elk tomorrow night.
township, and all or the school dls-1 There is no doubt but that Oklahoma
trlct estimates | u very near solid tor adoption of the
The necessary changes have been | peace treaty and League covenant
made in the estimates for all the j Following is a copy of the reeolution
municipalities In the county . and; prepared and adopted at the meeting
Rigsbee has sent' here HatnrH v-
ginning Sunday. New Train
From Vernon to Clinton.
County Clerk H. L. Rigsbee has sent here Saturday:
out the certificates of approval ) We. your Committee of Resolutions
Owing to the raise in property val- j beg to report as follows: Whereas; the
nation In the county, the tax rate Is j Treaty of Peace with Germany and
very little more for any of the dis- j the Covenant of the League of Nations
tricts than in previous years.. The j is at this time paramount in the pub-
cunty levy Is only six-tenths mills] lie mind, and Whereas; the United
A feature of his nart of the ^ fh*n ^ This, States Senate is now considering said
,h . , f , |mean8 a ver>" little more additional Treaty and Covenant, and whereas-
Ie r of musical In- taxes. Of course the raise in valua- the people of Washita County in na-
I s ruments e s n the choir, having t|on wllI natIlraiiy increase the am tlcular are vitally concerned'In the
, three horns, a piano and organ. All onnt of ^ otl property ™*•
,of these playing each song, with a, The valuatlon on proi*rty ln this'respect to said Treaty
2rjs.vri.rsrta" \zs - * 'v*1 .
I All i ■ U . ,. . Board, ranging from 10 to 25 pe, ita County, in Mass Meeting assem-
Lo "peeing Xdi°d!y ,: 10 T CPUl ^ W" ™-e I bW' ** We e"donMS
i on land and mules. A 2n per cent | Treaty and Covenant of the League of
Nations In its entirety, and we urgn
the two Senatoiy from Oklahoma to
_ „ , , train at all, and U^tesult of such ^ 10 mak,e the meet,n« lhe ver* raise was added on cattle Sheep
Two Passenger Trains gach Way Be- fraln as is to be give# us is as near po88,ble Rev8 Barnhart and were raised 50 per cent, and mer-
"" w ' as we were able to get our execu- rphy' pastori of lbe Methodist and , chandise 20 per cent
tivea to meet our request. Presbyterian churches, respectively.) wlth uI1 th<, eBtim tes finally and the Covenant of the Leazne of
"I sincerely trust tfcat you appre- J * " great ®"°rt t° make passed on and certificates of approv ' Nations without Interpretation
te the difficulties under which we services the \ery best. The other i al ,gsued by the coumy ^ all servation or amendment ther*
vote for the ratlflcetlon of the Treaty
Official' notice was received
Tuesday that another passenger tram
( difficulties i_
here ; labor and wll, at least. Rive us
churches of the town do not have towns
for doing as much have done,
pastors at the present time.
districts .townships.
servation or amendment thereto or
and the without making any change theirfn.
county are prepared to enter actively j ' Resolved, further, that we condemn •
twee. Vernon, Texas, and Clinton. I as we can handle will accrue to train.
Pre-war serv.ee gave this branch aIg0 „ wouMn.t kurt U8 j, you
Best Young Herd-C. L. Angel, 1st.! alive during the'past" mont^U^ j *° e"P,0it ^
Junior Boar Pig—C. S. Evans, 1st; [the towns along the line, asking t!at| "Yrair verv tmi
Gernert ft Evans 2nd and 3rd. I pre-war service be restored.
HORSES AND MULES. According to the information given
Hest Span Mares—C. J. Terry, 1st;, out by the Superintendent of this di-
C. L. Angel, 2nd.
Best Jack—J. L. Long. 1st C. W.
Tisdal. 2nd.
(Continued on Page Two.)
f ltUtr
this part of the Fair cannot appreciate
better the value of the affair. All of
the exhibits and livestock shown were
of a good class and would do credit
to any Pair.
There is no doubt but that the pro-
ducts of the county this year, are of
the best quality and have reached the
highest standard that has ever been
grown in the county.
To create as much interest in this
part of the Fair as was possible to do,
the Association eet out to raise a big
premium list and offer the best prise*
for various exhibits that has ever
been offered. They did this, and the j
result was, the county had the blgg> st'
cash premium list that was ever of- ;
fered and paid by any county fair. It j
brought results. Added Interest was
taken In thl.s phase of the event.
The premiums awarded ln the big
list that was offered were pretty well
distributed over the county. Follow
)ng Is a complete list of those award
ed premiums. The first and second | Washita county paid Its final tri-
prlzes represent a handsome cash ( bute to ona of the county's most
Prize: | highly respected and loved citizens ' ra'her exPect*d that «h* department
SHORTHORNS.
Bull, 3 yrs. old—J. L. Early, 1st;
Tollver A Evans. 2nd.
I P: ^ for the mw ywi the actions of
V. isting few
**t«h bmitMM«.rreao,lin«- is deliverUi* some go«Jd|vkWl JiUy y ^
sdfmoai. an<T his pjpt of fhe senrlcee, tMd June 19jn
as well as the song service, is a feast
for the he: rers.
> > eur j i lie. actio
The board at the meeting Monday
He Is a strong man | decked that the law pertaining to
in the work, and is sure to do his
the time for county commissioners to
"J. Q. Taylor, isupt."
UK CROWD MIS
SHEAR UST IRIBUIE f;
vision, the new train will leave Ver-
non at X: 05 A. M., reaches Snyder at
10:13 A. M , arrives here at 12:37 P.
M. It will go to Clinton and return
through here at 2 45 P. M. and reach-
es Vernon at 7:30 P. M.
With this train added. Cordell will.
have the best train service that h«s ' Congressman Jim McClintic Will Tell
M'GIIRTIC Ml
SPEAK HUE Otl I
Large Crowd Views Remains of Re-
spected Citizen. Impressive
Ceremony Held.
er been afforded. The pre-war,
schedule ran the trains both ways «t
the extreme early and l te parts of I
I the tay, which was not as satisfac■- 1
I tory as is though this schedule will I
, be.
I Xo information has been received
of his Trip to see the Ex-Kaiser.
Here October 1.
President Wilson being away from
th'j capital, and no pressing business
before the House of Hepresentatives.
regarding the star mall line between Congressman Jim McC'liutlc Is taking
Cordell and Clinton. It N not known advantage of the condition and is!
whether or not It will be discontnued. paying the people of his district a vis-
Postmaster Hubbard staged that lie it at this time.
part in the meeting. |u„e in thejr work mea|;f 80 davg ,n.
Arrangements have been made tor Ljead of 20 as had been decided at a
holding a spoclal school service Fri- | previous meeting
day night at which time all the school | The law ,s „ot c,ear on thp ^
children will be expected to take a ter, and an opinion was secured from
prominent part in the services, es- the Attorney General's office, which
pecially the song wrvlce. | niled at fim t„a[ 20 rtayg wag a|] <he
Sol Merritt of Sentinel was in the It,m* "?fbe USed ,,y thP commission -
j ers. This meant a reduction of 40
j days over the old law. Knowing this
J to be very short for their work, the
, commissioners again referred the
j matter to the Attorney General, who
ruled the second time tnat the law
meant the use of an additional 20
days to the 60. rather than only SO
days in all. The Excise Board acted
Monday on the strength of the last
decision, and the commissioners will
be permitted to use 80 days during
the year until a higher court rules
adversely.
city Tuesday transacting business.
raMPHS
«E0_
At Meeting of Executive Chapter
Committee Tuesday, J. J.
McCurley Resigned.
League of Nations for the reason that
we believe them to be actuated by
consideration of political policy and
dominated by old line reactionary pol-
iticians.
It is further resolved, by this meet-
ing. that ln the ratification of the
Peace Treaty with Germany and the
Covenant of the League of Nations
is the only hope of avoiding war and
restraining maddened aristocracy, and
if there Is a Senator from the State
of Oklahoma who contemplates vot-
ing for any amendment or change in
the Covenant of the League of Na-
tions. or the Peace Treaty, we Invite
his resignation before he goes to that
extent and we do this in the interest
of humanity and mankind ln general
and to preserve the fair name of the
State of Oklahoma from reproach.
S. C. Massingale
Alvin Blngainan,
J. L. Jackson.
Committee.
Congressman McClintic has the dis-. At a meeting of tho executive com-
Pull, 2 yrs. old J. W. Graves, 1st
and 2nd.
Bull, Junior Yearling--J. W. Graves,
1st. J. L. Early 2nd.
Bull, Junior Calf Tollver & Evans
1st; J. W. Graves, 2nd ; J. L Early
3rd.
Cow, 3 yr . old -Tollver & Evans
1st; J. W. Graves 2nd. and 3rd.
Heifer, 2 yrs. old--J. W. Graves, 1st;
Tollver & Evans, 2nd.
Heifer. Senior Yearlings—J. L. Early
1st; Tollver & Evans 2nd.
Heifer, Junior Calf—J. W. Graves,
1st; J. L. Early, 2nd.
Aged Herd J. W. Graves, 1st Tol-
lver & Evans 2nd.
Young Herd—J. L. Early, 1st; J.
W. Graves, 2nd.
Calf Herd—J. W. Oraves 1st; J. L.
Early, 2nd; Tollver ft Evans 3rd.
HOLSTEIN.
Bull. 2 yrs. old—A. B. Cook, 1st;
Bull. Senior yearling— Gornert
and Evans 1st.
Bull, Junior Calf—S. C. Wood, it.
Gernert ft Evans 2nd.
L. Roy Shean. Simple but impress- ^ t0 the,.1'^ I f,Dctlo of the only Congress-' miUee of t he Washita County Chai-
Ive services were held Sunday at the, ^ wh,ch ™Uld ,mean P^lially vlsit,nR Berlin, the German cap- , tb# .American Red CwL held
Presbyterian church here and at the uThi ? , i , W"r Wa* d,!0,aped in 19u- at the commissioners room of the
cemetery where the body was laid J d . h the AenaTmLt Z ,' " h'S pr,v,,PBP rccen.t,y to 1,11 court house Tuesday afternoon. J. J.
away. Hundreds of friends of tho late 1 Department would not , a trip to Europe, and being requested McCurl. v resigned his place as chap- I
Judge from every part of the county ^^yhurrr making the | by . nuraber 0f the people of this dis- ,..r (f,ainnan Xo se£c5^ wm m2e
attended the Impressive rervices and 'banKe 1 nt"- at least- 1 16 now tra" , trlct to give an account of his trip and lo fi!i ,h* place ami he is automat-i
viewed for the last time the remain. 1° ** * perman(,,lt I observations. Mr. McC.intlc has ar- j ically succeed^ bTw™ I T I .
It is thought that the effort made I ranged to make this tour of hi, district' 17 ^ I
by the several Chambers of Com
At this meeting it was decided to Corporation Commission Fixes Cotton
Ginning Rates Fixed By
Corporation Commission
of one who was liked and respected
by all who knew him. Funeral and °y ,Me 8evpral charaber« of Com-1 «nd will tell the peop- directly
burial services were conducted by "L tOW"S a'°n* thi" branch | he and lea ntd.
irhat i
of the Frisco had much to do with i
getting the extra train. The local!
Cow, 3 yrs. old—Gernert ft Evans
1st, 2nd and 8rd.
Heifer. 2 yrs old—Gernert ft Evans
1st and 2nd.
Helf>*v Senior Yearling—Gernert
ft Evans, 1st and 2nd.
L Heifer, Junior Yearling S. C. Wood,
1st; Gernert A Evans 2nd and 3rd.
Heifer, 2 yrs. old—Gernert ft Evans
1st and 2nd.
a Heifer, Senior Yearling—Gernert ft
*Evans, 1st and 2nd.
Heifer, Junior Yearling—8. C. Wood.
1st; Gernert ft Evans, 2nd and 3rd.
Young Herd—Gernert ft Evani, 1st;
make up a history of th.s chapter to
On this trip to Europe, he visited six include all records of interest, inci-
Mnrphr ofttetated "™ ""
. . , months
interment took _
cemetery. All w8s\P~ tat^ ^takTlJ ^ {ro^ tory. Most of the daU to be col
\% here tn© American soldiers covered lected Is
ago, adopted' a resolution an'1 'P*™ work. A. W. Ander-
Forest, St. Mihlei. and a number son was named to compile the his-
Ginning Rate on a "Seed Basis."
Wrapping $2.00.
Fixing the rate for cotton ginning
now in the hands of the I h" '°7 CeDtlPer
secretary. Mrs. C. T. Murrell; how - ^Und"- ^nts h(un"
the'ever all In the county who are in-' ? " X'y
j cents per hundred for "Bodies," the
plete for this county are .equested to i d,SP°Bed
-I ny pictures, stories of / between the cotton pro-
ducers and glnners which has been ln
progress for several months.
Growers asked for a rate on the
"lint" basis but the commission, in its
order, says: "To require ginning on
the Masonic order, of which the de-
ceased war a very devoted member. .... . _
Rev. Thos. D. Murp*-" - Chamber of Commerce, two or thrte
the funeral services
place at Lawnvlew
the Masocln lodges of the county .. „ „„„„ 1AJIOlru
participated In the services. * * V® r°a'1 °fffcia,s- themselves with glory. He visited the
Roy had Just disposed of his pro- . . ' ' ee * *",s ^ airman f(.n)eterles where so many of
perty which consisted olfa large ™ ™ ^2^?! Amer,c« ^ ^.ng The terested In seeing the history com
herd of goats and goat ranch at Anl- " "lM 1 places where those who made the m
mas. N. Mex . and with his family ent '8 ■•«-e"Pl«"a orjr: | pr#m# ^
was preparing to move hack to this ^ Okla Sept. 22, MI«. Mr. McCUntIc on Wp 0Tef theillnUBUal taterMt regardi R Cr0M
county to the old Shean home near Mr. A M. Beets, et al. district will tell of his visit to Berlin work, or special Information as to the
Rocky, to make their future home. .•Gentlemen:—Will you be kind and Potsdam. He will tell of the In- i work ln the county, to either Mrs.
Just before getting ready to lpave enough to refer to my letter of July t« rvlew be had with the German of- Murrell or Mr. Anderson. Three cop-
there he took sick with typhoid fever 4th and your very courteous comnm fher who opposed our boya at Verdun, ies of this history will be made; one
on Aug. ll . The ramily went front nlcatlon of July 8th In connection These with many other Interesting for National headquarters, one for1 ,he "nt^"basis would have a tendency
Animas to Douglas, Ariiona, te order with additional train service for your; things he saw on this trip are sure to division headquarters and one fori to d
to have better medical attendance city.
for Mr. Shean. Pneumonia was con- I
traded wmc caused his death
Sept. 1«.
The family left here two and
half year? a* i for New Mexico forjw|U pnss through your city east i r here at 8:30 P. M. on October 1. As
the be..efif ot the health of one of northbound at 12:37 p. m.. and wMl many of the people of the county are
H\W". a of return southbound at 2:4f, p. m. requested and urged to rcime out and
"The train leaves Vernon at 8:i)> h,'ar him. On account of his being
n. m, roaches Snyder at 10:16 a. m "able to be called back to Washington
east or northbound: leaves Snyder a''°rtly, It has been Impossible for
at r :f>5 p. m., reaches Vernon at h,ra to P ak at as many places In the
7:30 p. m. dlatrlct as he would like to.
"This service may not be exactly' ■
what your body asked for, hut I wlun Floyd Miller left Cordell Tuesday
to assure you It has taken a groat for California, going to that state to
be Interesting to the home people be
"Am extremely glad to advise you caUl,e of the part they and their boys
that effective Sunday. September 'is, I P'ayed in the great war drama that is
| we expect to put on a new train, closing.
Vernon to Clinton and return, th. t Congressman McClintic will speak
the Pres'uyvriau church. He leave* |
a wife. r«a'*l E.; three small boyn,;
age 1. 3 ana 1 years; a mother who
was making ner home with Roy; a
sister. Mrs. A. C. Williams of Sentl '
nel. and a brother, John, of Douglas.
Ariiona.
Gib Holt was
Chief Tuesday oi
over from Cliud i
business.
deal of effort und scheming on the, enroll at the Lelanu Stanford Vnlver-
part of Division officials to get ,
ar> ! slty. Floyd Is specialising in geology. afory to leaving the farm
headquarters and
the chapter.
Plans for the coming
discourage the painstaking and
efficient farmer since the farmer who
conditions on the "seed" basis is the
most Just and equitable method to all
concerned."
In defining the difference between
the grades of cotton, the order says
• Snapped" cotton is defined for the
purposes of this order to mean all cot-
ton "pulled" before frost or all "pull-
ed" cotton after frost showing 25 per
cent or more of lint "Pulled" cotton
after frost showing less than 25 per-
cent lint shall be "Bollies."
The order further recites that gln-
ners who have not Installed seed
scales will in instances in which they
are unable to agree with the grower
upon an estimate of the amount of
seed, be required to catch and weigh
same.
The Commission deems It Inadvisa-
ble to at thia time fix a hard or fast
„ . _ | gathered his cotton tn a careless and rule or regulations governing the
ilea i ross 1 , ..
Roll Call were considered. A chair-
man for this roll call has not yet
been named. An educational cam-
paign Is being conducted in a small
way for this campaign. It Is
inefficient manner would receive the
same reward as the careful and effi-
cient farmer who uaed great care and
diligence ln picking his cotton, for
the further reason that the ginner ob-
Imum and minimum rate at which gina
should be allowed to ran. and leaves
this matter to be governed by a for-
mer order which required the ginaer
fact that Red Cross work at hame i rpndprs ™re service at a pro- to perform such ginning service in a
looms more Important than even Red po at®ly neater expense due to proper and workmanlike manner, ua-
Cross work In the war. und a solid J I£l! ^f^tm d"6 *** di,,«enre ,n 9Todue
membership of the county should be
g™ "" l* I =-J do.. I. ginning 1M, .to o.n.r co„o. ,ta Ml,
which makes a 500 pound bale of lint! * ***** product and ,n "aving for
. of well picked cotton which also makes (air weight to which he may be Justly
Chas. Blanton was over from near
Sentinel Monday on business. He Is
planning to have a sale Oct. 1 prepar- Therefore, the
R00 pound tale of lint and, on the lint entitled.
hns* would receive the same com- j The order further provide, that the
petition for ginning In each Instance. | charges for bagging and tie. shall be
commission finds that | two dollar. (|2 00) for the coming
1 the (Inning of cotton under
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