The Guymon Herald. (Guymon, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 10, 1918 Page: 6 of 8
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THE CUTIOn MEIALD
T*«j*3DAY. JAMJAJTf 10, lPt*.
MR
Can We Help?
farmer if r*— *• *« r« stock <%m row far*. « mW
Mlp >■ four ara«, or
MR. MERCHANT If you «n h to ntnd your Sviinau or m-
rcease fwr Mnrk if I«ar>-kandi a talk wrlrti v s. W« are raady
•nd aaniMM to lulp fou.
First National Bank,
GUYMON, OKLA
niiiefar
HHX OKLAHOMA STAKE COUNGL Of DEFENSE
One of tile moat profitable \ ays n thrift stamps the government ■
to market 'orn h through the hoy. not only benevolent but provident.
■ The plan works far the public good
War condition* have put a stop to '-oni aJl angles
Mm. Neighbor running in to borrow
a cupful of lunar Cantonments throughout the <?oun-
try are beinif searched to secure all
You may not love the American '.-oiorsd men with technical training
ho* but the boys on tha lighting line now in service for the formation it"
Groceries and Meats
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES
Fruits and Vegetables Fresh and Cured Meats
Phcn«
60
W. E. Eutsler
Alexander
Oid Stand
L
will enjoy the pork.
The number of men now bemir
served by American Red Cross 'an-
fsna n Prance ia more than 1.1.(100
-J "lay
an artillery regiment
Weade. Maryland.
of people chat were cured by drink- . , . .
.state* haa increaaed from 15 rtOO H00
ing the mineral water. All the main .
'* 70,000.000 barrela a year since
street* are macadamized; nice and
•lean. The town ia in a valley aur-
rounded by mountaina. Talk about
LIKES IT AT MINERAL WELLS
Xineral Well*, Te*., Jan. ♦, 191H
The Guymon Herald,
Guymon, Oklahoma.
It ia with joy ind pleasure [ write cactus; here ia where you see them.
to rhe Guymon Herald to let my There ia some timber, moatly scrub-
friends know that f am visiting in a >V jack-oak and black locust. Thia
One town. I don't think there ia an ia surely a Una resort.
fine a town for rhe stxe of it in the I don't know how many mineral
n. • !. «. i«. ..II. .r, h„.. II... M to Mwrl, a.
and sociable The town is juat full mt of six already They sell the 1#rwi Hllffar for <Weetemng m often
of big Une hotela, more new onea go- water over the bar; some two cents [ unobtainable
in* up they say in Hie summer time i glass some one cant a glim*. They
Thav can't accomodate rhe visitors. have line Kara to drink over The j Proposals to save coai iiy closing
Within twelve hours after roceiv-
ng news of the Halifax disaster the i an anny ^500.000 men, 37.500 acreages. Our estimate of tha 19lg
vomans committee of the Count :] nuKMMI w,u ^ needed. The present wheat acreage ia acres.
Gaaoiine production in Che United D**" h*d 7'"PP*d; * «ren«th of the Army .Vurse Corps of The farmer .till haa on hand from
Retail dealers of insecticides are
exempt from the licensing regula-
tions -overing trada in white arsenic
and arsenir insecticides. The only
companies required to obtain licenses
are wholesalers and jobbers.
There haa been a heavy slump in The war nan -ailed back into serv-
Dtm-arded civilian clothing of na-
tional army soldiers will be shipped
to Belgium for relief of sufferers
there.
Half the dwelling houses take in via- rraay Well drinking bar ia the finest ichoois in northern anil central 9tates
iters. There are people from all over Thev have a flne hotel, a big line
the United States crippled and dm- pavilion. They play games of all
eased of all kinds, f waa out to the kinds; orchestra in the pavilion at
Gibson well yesterday They had night; they have hig dances every
crutches and canes hanging around night; all ia free The main lobby is
inside and the names tied on them open all night. Hotel rates run about
""""——————————_ {10 a week. The largest hotel out-
Women
waive
• ,-d
helping
TAKE
during January and February have
not been met with favor by the fuel
administration.
and thirty-four captains.
have been waived. According to es-
• -.mates • iere r he we«n <0 000 and
i All official motion pictures on war ! M "00 registered nurses in the coun-
activiCies in the United States bear t y anil about 200,000 other gradu-
the name of the <~ommittee of Pub> Ute and practical nurses.
Umh chops served at meals will ,|c rnformatlon and are distributed
*,<ep full grow sheep from fum sh- i>n . rhrn<ltfh I Aootbar Prmfr Flaw tha c~ .
ing meat and wool for the soldiers. jnaj or state coun-
,f ^ when J°u arR em af (iefenBe
that next meal.
More than fifty night classes have
heen established to train radio and
buzzer operators for the United
States army, with an enrollment of
about .1,1)00 men.
Take that twenty-live cents you
lid not spend for pork chops and buy
a thrift stamp with it. Tau will be
doing a double service—aiding in the
conaervatinn of red meats and giving
the government money with which
side the Crasry Hotel is closed for the
winter
The water here sure ia fine. When
I left Guymon f could hardly walk.
Now t can walk fairly well. I have
trained in the last two weeks, nine
pounds and eating three square meala
a day and all food agrees with me
line T have heen under a doctor's
care ever since I came down here
Will be for some time I went to the
best doctor in the town. I was ad-
vised to get the heat regardless of
coat, which f did. When I left Guy-
mon I began to think there was no
doctor nor water would help me.
Vow T have some hopes; I feel better
now than I have for over two years.
There is more in drinking the water im ni war
"han in doctoring; still rhe doctors ar« n<v approximately 1 ,-
help some I was surprised to mee+ According to new regulations in | ^ speakers in the "Four Minute
Dr Dawson from the sanitarium at! England, women's shoes must nor *'n- tte nation-wide oraramzation
Dftlhart since f came here This have uppers af leather exceeding ^ vo,unt**r *p*akers who assist the
Total acceptances of recruits for t0 carr? on war
the army, December 1.1 numbered n_ _ Z
..... . . Dancing ia one form af amusement
more than 14..100—the largest num- , . . , .
1 being provided on a large scale for
her accepted in one day in the hia- - . .
. , the men of the army and navy It ia
tory of the country. . .,
i one of the ways the war campa com-
If want comes to want the *a- ™umty #*rvice- un,,er ^'^tion of
tionai and American league baaehall th* war an,< nav^ pro-
ciuba can be turned over to the fed- ^ pleasure for the
eral government for management for tro°P*-
the duration of the war
morning it waa down to the freezing
point.
Aeroplanes are thick here. The
other day F counted eight all close to-'
get her; they sure can ffy some; that''
seven inches, nor of any other ma
terfaJ exceeding eight inches ir
height.
government in the work of national
defense by presenting messages of
vital national importance to motion
picture theater audiences.
The editor of the Herald returned
home Monday night from a short
holiday vacation spent with relatives st^"^ ^ncr'ea^Tm" cattle",
n Arkansas, to And our print, shop ^ to ^ ftf c#tt,# from
locked and printer xone. Some fine Texa5 anH in 0kla-
^iness that on the part of a printer h<jma jn£o ^ ^ ^ ^
who was being pa.d all the ware, ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
he asked and was certainly not be- ^ jn v„Mtoek of 4„ kindg
:ng over-worked for the reason that 0ur e9timat€ of the number #f Hve.
our absence from the office came at ^ on fams aC ^ present time
'he noliday time when we .ssue only s a3 Rone9 m^s
enough of a paper to retain its legal ,mi,k cowa 482>000i other
status. When we left, we did not «x-
r
MONTHLY CROP SUMMARY
FOR DECEMBER.
1S17
Every time a housewife orders ; .
roing through the air too swift for I instead of veal she is giving that ^ IST,,t whether you can afford to
me Well r will close for this time <•«!* * chance to grow into full steer- «««« teaapoonful of sugar every
Yours truly. hood. A three-year-old will feet I nsorn.ng but rather whether your TW gro^nng condition of wheat a
S. S roOPF.R more American boys at the front "ountry can afford to have you io | ^ Per CCTt ^19 '® *n increase of
than a calf will ; 't- teaspoonful multiplied by
A PROF AM F MAN'S PRAYER 'omething less than one hundred ml-
1 In giving the American people a lion multiplied by 3*5 means soae-
CaKfarwie C<rafra««maa Attend* hance to invest their small change thing in helping to win thia war.
F aaaral Sarviea '
The Woman's Tonic
Do you (eel weak, diz-
zy, wom-owT? Is your
lack at zM health caused
from any of the com-
plaints so com mom to
women? The!
Druggists
One t.me when Representative El A WA*MINC AND 3°ME ADVICE How many local manu.acturers or
st.ofj Of California was hunting J merchants go to the Kmit in sending
in the mountains of his native state h '* « this t.me to any word into the homes The mail
he encountered a mule driver, with | ,0,,nd a 'P'"'1®' warning to the oeop;e order man is on the job constantly,
his team stack In the mud. who j -f this community, for th.s , the sea- a^ the local merchant and manu-
the hest two-fisted ciwaer that eve • ^ wh<n th# ma : ord#r are f®cta™' ^ th* ,am<!
laid hp to ,t ftuasmg blue was soth-1 Th^ at it." by ad-
ing for him; he cussed all the colors \tr* w,th th*'r ^tal^gues. and will vertising m the newspapers m sea-
of the rainbow and did it harmon I r*** a Imrv#at in I™?**™- Vast («« «t When busmesa is good,
iously, to.-. Elston went on up the ' "UTna of mori^ are wnt (,UTiT'4- 0137 h* betteT;
mountain wonderirsr what a hlack !th* ,prin,,r SM!,0n 1nr P«reha-^ tha' ,s a^ertise so
ouM be as satisfactorily, and far that it may be good. People are not
•neii person a man who would swer.r , .
like that muet. be. mf>T* P^fitaWy, made at home. Pur awng to buy from the local mer-
The following day a tree fell en 'ha#** ma^' thr"u«h the drawing hant ****** they know him. or be-
a man in a nearhy camp and F.lst.,, i of m vl nrimt fatalogs are or ause they 1 ke him. or for any other
went over to the hills de burial No , * N ' an'1 no Part nf t:- ; !^r,ona' He make a :
services had been arranged, rot gve--, 1 v " r"T fetarT1 {r" -rculation im the ^ .or their trade. After that, the ,
a prayer But when those m charge ""**<**** «h.ch it is sent. oersonal element wifl gire him an ad- I
were about to lower into the grave Th- catalog buyer ia attracted vanta*e- he must lay a perma-
the pine box n wh h the body re ."gel, by h s curiosity to see what f00nda-'0" throu'h th« m^am ;
posed, and son-. one suggested that a v H g#t for his money. It is ow- 0 newsoaper advertising Every
few words he spoken, the ru--; rz ng to this .rstinct that the mail or- *opy <>cal PaP*T *0<s int<> ,
man stepped forward, removed his i ^ house flouriahes. The invest- ,om* home, where it ia read by every
hat. and sawf w*nt may n<^ be made aa a result of "®™eT of the family The an-
"I.ord. we are sending thee an-1 * l«n.-g toward economy On rare of th« !***'' "etehaat.
other soul Thou knowest the bur ^'casions it is possible to save a *re thos ^ h«fore hia friends, but
dens it had to bear; he merciful." percentage on an order But haa t0 at **• **me™her, the
This prayer stands today in El 'h* inconvenience of writing a let- m*'1 0T^T man " theT* aH th« time,
ston's opinion as one of the finest' f«r. buying a money order and then
masterpieces of English it has been ' *iting several days for the goods.
11 per cent compared with the grow- i
ing condition of laat month. The:
condition on same date laat year waa
31 per cent. The condition of wheat
is the poorest in the western and ex- •
treme southwestern counties. The
beat growing conditions are found in i
northern and northeastern counties, |
these counties received good snows |
during the past month which have j
greatly benefited the wheat crop ia
that section. Scarcity of moisture j
seems to be the only thing holding 1
back conditions. The acreage sown j
to wheat at the present time shows a j
2 per cent decrease as compared with I
the acreage sown at the same time
one year ago. The big decrease in '
acreage is shown where conditions
are poorest. In the sixteen leading
wheat counties the acreage rema ns
The Trans-Canadian
Sanitarium .«
DALMART
TKXAS
3team Heated Brick Build-
ing. equipped wlth-X-Ray aad
all other Modern Appliance*
G W. DAWSON.
Phys n and 3urgeon tn Charge.
KATES—41 Y g_M) *o.l «2S
per week.
n
6AS0LINE CONCRETE
SIXER
I am prepared to put tn side-
walks and foundations for any
sue buildings on short notice.
My new machine is a wonderful
Improvement over the old way.
Cement Tiling, Cement Bricka,
Cement Blo<-<s and Concrete
work of all kinds on land.
Figure with me an your cement
buildings.
All Work Guaranteed
E. J. BRANT
Phone 253, Guymon. Oklahoma
C. K. WILMETH
1 Better Kao«a aa Rabb t Foot BUi >
LANT>. COMMERCIAL
AND LIVB STOCK
AUCTIONEER
Call
hia privilege to hear
' more than offseta thia appeal. There
' are frequent delays, nnsunderstand-
^ rs and. not infrequently. rr,.srepre-
for Bricklayer* for Work ia
Franca Goaa to Boards.
The first requisition under the new
selective service regulations ia for
Will cry aalea anywhere, at any time ia Texaa a d adioU-
t>« eouatlea. Make date, at the Guymon Herald "«ca
SOl'TH BEND MALLEABLE RANGES
Windmills, Gasoline Engines, Pumps,
Well Casing, Pipe and Fittings.
HARNESS, WAGONS, BUGGIES, BARB WIRE ..
Furniture and Smithing Coal.
Phone
Jackson Brothers Guyr,?
citations, all of which have to he bricklayers. In sending the call the
i ijusted at long range The catalog nrovost marshal general aalted for
''-use having received the money, th«> '.M0 men to fill an urgent need of :
bui4era of proof which is ne<-eaaary m Franee.
•O adjust a misunderstanding upon white men are wanted. They
'he purchaser As is frequently the report to the aviation section, sig-
«*e. the purchase could have beer. corpe, Kelly Field. San Antonio,
nn.tde at home and a satisfactory de-1 Te*as.
11 very made immediately ———
The reason for mail order pur Fam HarT7 Clark,
hastsi being largely psychological, t*
-an be met only on a like basis—a J* "TT'I J° tnyTVWOmJn
, ^1 _ , . , who will use Sanol Eczema Preacnp-
j psychological appeal, and this appeal tion ^ find a perfect complexion^
can he promulgated only throat It will eure anv eruption on the skin.
, newspaper advertising Consider the It ' * kin tonic. SarT.l Eczema Care
aulog goes into the home and is " * t* °tiaehold remedy. A trial will
-1 r n ...t, -onvlnce yon. Cet it at the drug
1 looked through from cover to cover gtore
Samuel Ecker
GUYMON. OKLA.
Plenty of Money for Farm Loans.
No delay. Best of Terms
Fire, Tornado
and Hail
insurance
That Insures
I
j
Corps of Arm* Nursaa Muit B« la- practically the same aa laat year,
creased Nearly 1,000 Per cent ia The counties showing increases are
Yaar those ia the northeast part of the
According to estimates baaed on state and the bounties with small
relief steamer and started it to the .ni} department is about 3,- the 1 17 crop, 18 per cent of eorn,
scene of the disaster *10 To ncraaae this number by 12 per cent of wheat, 23 per cent of
nearly l.OQfl per cent in a year is iata, and 52 per eent of kaflr and
the task faced by the corpa. milo. Having consumed and mark-
ffospitals at army camps and can- eted during the paat month 15 per
ronments stall need nurses to bring -mit of corn. < per eent of wheat, 6
the quota for each up to the mini- oer eent of oats and 17 per eent of
mum af flli considered necessary, al-1 kallr and milo.
though since the urgent need for The number of livestock or farms
nurses was made public in December at the present time compared with
nearly 2.000 requests for application the number on hand one year ago is
navy and one hundred and thirty- bianka hav" b**n | follows Horses M per eent,
eight former officers who resigned to In "Her ^ th* ^ -niles ft* per eent, milk cows 94 per
enter .-ivil life, including twenty-two rh(* number some of the -«nt. other cattle 91 per eent, swine
rear admirals, eighteen commodores ""nuirementa heretofore reposed per cent, and sheep and goats
101 per cent The decrease in the
number of horses and mules is due
to the scarcity and high prices of
feed and to the marketing of same
for war purposes. The decrease in
the number of milk cows, other cat-
tle and swine is also due to the high
oriees and scarcity of feed. Some
counties m the northern part of the
•attle 1,12.1,000, swine 715,000 and
nect to return until the latter part of iheep anil",oata 82.000.
this week but fortunately came back
sooner V printer who will lock up A few thoa3and dollAn private
a <hop and walk out without caime. mfln<y ^ loan a£ onc< j ^
during the absence of an employer, 4^
is certainly a menace to the profes- .
sion and should be boycotted by em-
ployers. This fellow's name (while
here* was C H. Raymond. He rec-
ommends himself highly, particularly
aa to his Sunday school and church;
proclivities, but he certainly did this
office an unjustified and dirty trick.
—Beaver Herald.
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Denny, J. Q. The Guymon Herald. (Guymon, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 10, 1918, newspaper, January 10, 1918; Guymon, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc273361/m1/6/?q=%22new-sou%22: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.