The Guymon Herald. (Guymon, Okla.), Vol. 29, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 26, 1919 Page: 1 of 8
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The Guymon Herald.
VOL. 29.
The Guymon Democrat was consolidated with
The Guymon Herald March lit, 191#.
GUYMON, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1919
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
NO. 17
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GUYMON AND HANSFORD GO
SIXTEEN INNINGS 4 TO 4
The Two Team* Battle Round After
Round Without Scoring and Finally
Quit by Agreement to Save Pitch-
er*, Who Were Still Strong and Go-
ing Good.
To pay your bills by check is
to preclude the possibility of be-
ing obliged to pay them twice.
Hie cancelled check which is
returned to you is undeniable
proof of payment. And the stubs
in your checkbook are an accu-
rate account of your expenses.
Why not open a checking ac-
count with us at once?
Great Oaks from Little Acoms Grow
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THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
GUYMON'S GOOD SCHOOLS
BRING FAMILY HERE
Real estate men throughout the
county have truly been doing a "land
office" business this year, and still
there's more to follow. The good sea-
son we are enjoying is largely respon-
sible for this, but the good schools
throughout our state are a great draw-
ing card and we notice the reputation
that Guymon has established for her
school is doing its share toward bring-
ing people to* our town. A large ranch
between Guymon and Hooker has just
been sold to J. E. Harbaugh of Cold-
water, Kansas, and we see by the Tal-
isman of that place that he will move
his family to Guymon to "secure the
benefit of the schools." Mr. Har-
baugh served on the school board dur-
ing the time Prof. Franks was super-
intendent of the Coldwater schools, so
he is in a position to know about what
kind of a school we have here. We
will be glad to have Mr. Harbaugh
and his family move here and they
will receive a hearty.welcome from our
people. The clipping from the Cold-
water Talisman is as follows:
J. E. Harbaugh closed a land deal
this week, whereby he disposes of all
of his Comanche county holdings and
acquires a large stock ranch in Texas
county, Oklahoma. The rr°Perty of
which Mr. Harbaugh disposes includes
his farm of about 1,200 acres just west
of town, some Coldwater city prop-
erty and a half section of land in
Harper county, Kansas. The Har-
baugb farm here is one of the best ir
this section. It is largely under cul-
tivation and is well improved with
two sets of improvements. Cavaljy
creek, a never failing stream, runs
through the place. The new owner f
this property is L. V. Gardner of Lib-
eral. It is not his intention to move
onto the place, but he has placed it
back on the market and expects to sell
soon.
The ranch which Mr. Harbaugh ac-
quires is of 5,400 acres and is said to
be an ideal stock ranch. It is located
close to Hooker and not far from
Guymon, Oklahoma. Mr. Harbaugh
probably will move with his family to
Guymon to secure the benefit of the
schools there. It is understood that
his son, Ed P. Harbaugh, will have
the direct management of the ranch.
Guymon folks saw one of the best
baseball ' games last Friday ever
staged in the town. The crowd was a
big one and rooters for both sides
were there with the hig bazoo. It
would have taken the Chicago White
Sox to absolutely defeat Hansford
that day. The local team, who usually
hat hard and often, were wholly at
sea in handling the twisters of Ross
Hays, who proved to be the hardest
pitcher to hit the Guymon boys have
faced in many a day. Roy Russell,
pitching for Guymon, didn't seem to
limber up much until the ninth and
tenth innings. Up to that time Hans
ford failed to "find" him often, and
during the last eight or nine innings
they could not locate him at all. The
tie will be played off at a later date
and the people can rest assured that
when these two teams meet again with
Russell and Hays in tly box they will
see a real ball game.
CARD OF THANKS
We came here such a short while
ago, total strangers to everybody in
Guymon. We have had little time to
become acquainted, but the recent be-
reavement through which we have
passed, proved beyond a doubt that
Guymon people know how to rally to
the assistance of the grief stricken.
We take this opportunity to thank
you, one and all, for your prayers, the
words of comfort spoken, the homes
offered, the many beautiful floral of-
ferings, and in every other way in
which you came to our aid during the
short illness and the death of our son.
Mav God's blessing be with every one
of "vou. MR. AND MRS. O. C.
HARM AN AND FAMILY.
WHEAT HARVEST HERE
AND HELP IS SCARCE
Never before in the history of the
Southwest has the people of Texas bad
so much right down hard work star-
ing them in the face. Texas county
has from 130,000 to 150,000 acres of
wheat, besides thousands of acres of
barley and oats, and the past week of
hot sunshiny weather has ripened these
crops very quickly. Some have been
in their wheat fields with the binder
for several days already, and another
week of weather like that prevailing
at present will put every field in the
county in shape for cutting. So far
we know of only a few men who have
got up and hiked for Kansas or other
parts to seek work in the harvest
fields, and when we do see one leaving
on such a mission it reminds us that
from the viewpoint of a breechy old
cow or jackass the grass is always bet-
ter just over the fence. There is ab-
solutely no sense of any man leaving
Texas county in search of harvest
work. -Hundreds of wheat raisers right
now are begging for men and the I'.
S. Employment Service is keeping an
agent of that department, Mr. C. E.
Wood, right here in Guymon, in an
endeavor to assist in every way pos-
sible in bringing men in to help. Many
of the Hansford county wheat grow
ers, just to the south of us, have
shipped in workers in bunches of
from three to fifty. We understand
they are figuring on co-operating in
every way possible to help the grower
harvest his big crop, and that's just
what the Texas county farmers must
do. With the little outside help that
may be depended upon it behooves
every man that can possibly turn
loose and offer his assistance to do so,
The prices here will be the same as
those paid in Kansas—50, 60 and 70
cents per hour, including board and
lodging.
BOY SHOOTS AND
KILLS SISTER AT EVA
Another Case of Loaded Gun in House
When It Wai Thought Empty—
Nine Year Old Boy Kill* Siater of
Seven.
While parents were in the field yes-
terday afternoon the three youngsters
of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Wright of Eva
were amusing themselves in the house.
Having run out of all other forms of
amusement, the elder boy, Scotty, a
hild of nine, suggested they play at
hunting rabbits. Of course a gun was
needed in the play, and not knowing it
was loaded, the hoy took his father's
shotgun and pointed it at bis 7-year-
old sister Virgie. He pulled the trig-
ger, and being at such close range,
it blew the top of the child's head
ompletely off. The grandfather,
Scott Hargrove, and Mr. Potwin, were
in town last evening to make arrange
merits for the funeral, which will be
held at Baker today, the interment
being in the local cemetery. Another
little girl of two was in the same room
and it is a miracle that she was out of
range of the gun. This is indeed a
sad affair and all parents will sympa-
thize with Mr. nnd Mrs. Wright in
the loss of their child. It is only an
other lesson to all people to never, un
der any circumstances, leave fire
arms loaded nor within reach of chil
ren. The chances are too great.
"You May Have Some
Difficulty in Finding One of
the Ingredients in This Pre-
scription "
If your physician ever makes such a statement when handing you a
prescription—you should bring it directly to us.
All the new and rare drugs are stocked by us just as soon as they
appear on the market.
This is done because our prescription business is very large and we are
required to handle scores of remedies that many druggists do not
have.
If It's Worthy We Have It
You'll save time and worry by letting
us fill your difficult prescriptions.
Wanser Drug Co.
Kodaks and "The Rexall Store" Guymon
Grafonolas Oklahoma
Agents for Lederle Blackleg Serum
WANT TO CELEBRATE RE-
TURN OF SOLDIER BOYS
Considerahje enthusiasm is being
aroused at present over the suggestion
of giving the returned soldier boys
big celebration this fall, after they are
all safely home. The idea is a good
one and it is safe to say that every
person in the county wfll bend thei
best efforts to make it a success,
is due time now to begin, laying plans
and preparing a program in order to
have everything in readiness shortly
after harvest to show the boys that w
appreciate what they have done and
that we want t<^ perpetrate that ap-
preciation by perfecting an organisa-
tion for holding an annual reunion of
these heroes. Let some one start the
ball rolling and everyone fall in.
ADVISE FORD TRACTORS
FOR DRAGGING HIGHWAYS
\ representative of the state high
way department has recommended to
the; commissioners that they purchase
some Ford tractors to drag the roads
The department claims that several
counties are using these tractors for
that purpose with success, and the
commissioners have the matter under
consideration. Owing to the shortage
of labor it has been impossible to get
the roads dragged properly. Some
think it would he advisable to hire
few men in the county to work the
roads the entire year. The road north
of town is now in better shape than
er known, and it is all due to the
wjork of J. ('. Couch, who has been
on the job practically all the time for
several months past. A few men hired
by the year could give much more
tisfactory work for the money than
many men who take a day or two off
during the year to work the roads
The county, with federal aid, will ha>e
more money to spend on the roads
than ever before, and some system
should be devised that will bring and
keep our roads to a high state of per-
fection.
JIM BALLARD LOSES HOME
The country home of Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Ballard on the J. R. Nichols farm
15 miles southeast of Guymon, was
burned to the ground early Monday
morning with all its contents. The
origin of the fire is unknown, hut the
supposition is that the oil in an incu
hator that Mrs. Ballard had setting in
the house became low and the lamp
exploded. They were aroused from
their slumhers at 1:20^ a. m. and in
less than half an hour they sat viewing
the smouldering embers of what so
short a time before was their home.
They are staying at the house of a
neighbor until the structure can he re-
built.
TEXAS COUNTY CHERRIES
HARVEST
TIME
is here and the PROGRESSIVE,
UP-TO-DATE FARMER feels
the necessity of co-operating
with a GOOD BANK.
We earnestly solicit the ac-
counts of farmers at this busy
time, and the COURTESIES of
our INSTITUTION are espe-
cially extended to them at ALL
SEASONS of the year.
Texas County Bank
Deposits Guaranteed
A Home Bank
DEATH OF POPULAR
HIGH SCHOOL BOY
It was* with a feeling of sadness, as
well as a shock, that the death of Fred
Harman was received about noon last
Friday. Feeling in his / usual good
health Thursday morning, he assisted
the other members of the family with
the chores. He was taken sick while
milking and refused his breakfast, his
brothers taking his place on the dairy
wagon that day. After lying down he
continued to grow worse until a phy-
sician was summoned. The attack was
pronounced appendicitis and every-
thing was done for his comfort and
relief that could be by parents, phy-
sicians and friends. He constantly
grew worse until the end came to re-
lieve his suffering at 10 o'clock Fri-
day morning. He was taken to the
home of Ralph Yeary to await the
funeral on Saturday and here the
many friends attested the high esteem
in which he was held by banking his
casket and the entire room with flow-
ers.
Fred Hubert Harman was horn Oc-
tober 1, 1903, in Rogers, Arkansas.
He was the third son of Mr. and Mrs.
O. C. Harman, and beside his broth-
ers Ovid and Earl, he leaves two sis-
ters, Martha and Alta to mourn the
loss of an affectionate brother. When
he was about eight years old his pa-
rents moved to eastern Oklahoma,
where they lived until four years ago,
at which time they mo>ed to Guymon.
Fred has been in the Guymon schools
since their residence here and his stu-
dious habits and courteous manner
won alike the esteem and respect of
teacher and schoolmate. He was never
content with just making his grades
but his ambition was rather to head
his class which he usually did. He
was in the seventh grade last year and
the flower girls and pall bearers were
chosen from his classmates. The fun-
eral was held from the M. E. church
Saturday afternoon, attended by a
large number of friends. Rev. Walker,
who was also his teacher during the
past semester, preached the sermon
and he paid a high tribute to his mem-
ory. The interment was in the Guy-
mon cemetery and the remains were
covered with a profusion of beautiful
flowers.
GIVES FAREWELL PARTIES
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
Next Sunday morning the sermon
subject will be, "What is the Real
Work of the Modern Church?" Som<-
vital community questions w'!i oe con-
sidered. The subject for the evening
sermon will be, "What Obligations are
you Paying?"
Dr. Albert E. Kirk, president of
Southewestem College at Win field,
Kansas, will preach Sunday night,
July 6. Those who do not hear him
will miss hearing a mighty worth
while man who has a worth while
message.
Miss Ida Hunt will sing at the Sun-
day morning service.
Royal (in the alley) changes pro-
grams every night except Friday.
To those who have lived in the
country where real cherries grow and
then come to a place where they
rarely ever see one on a tree, a fine
box of the luscious fruit fresh from
the tree is quite a treat. W. L. Mc-
Elroy, who lives 8VSs miles north of
Guymon gave us such a treat last Sat-
urday. He will have five trees that
are bearing this season and says he
will have an abundance of fruit for
home consumption. He also has
plenty of peaches. This will be a good
year for all farmers to plant a few
fruit trees on their farms. They not
only furnish delicacies for the table,
but they improve the looks of a Texas
county farm wonderfully.
DEATH OF AGED
HANSFORD PIONEER
The girls of Miss Anita Nance's
Sunday school class gave a farewell
picnic last Thursday afternoon in
honor of Miss Frankie Margaret Gro-
mer who leaves July 1 for her new
home at Des Moines, N. M. They
went in a body to James' grove on the
Frisco and spent onf glorious day as
j only girls of 14 can. A splendid pjc-
j nic lunch was served. On Friday eve-
' ning Miss Anita entertained them
j again with a line party in honor of
| the same young lady. All present pro-
nounce both affairs as "perfectly
i charming."
Mrs. Mary Sparks, aged 76, died at
the home of her son-in-law, Dr. Haney,
in Hansford early Wednesday morn-
ing. Her son, Gray Sparks, was in
town yesterday after the casket. Her
grandson, Barney Sparks, was well
known in Guymon, where he went to
school a couple of years. Mrs. Sparks
had suffered from paralysis several
years. The funeral is being held to-
day and the interment is in the Hans-
ford cemetery.
No! You Don't Want to
Miss Our Soda
No one will want to miss the delight and pleas-
ure of a list of new drinks at our soda foun-
tain this year. Better we certainly have not
been able to serve. Better service we do not
think we shall be able ever to give. All the
old favorite flavors and many of the newest
fancy conceits, some rather intricate, but
nevertheless most pleasing. Every product
of absolutely the purest grade, every ingenuity
exercised in mixing, every care taken to serve
you to your satisfaction. You won t want to
miss our wonderful soda—you shouldn't miss
making an early acquaintance.
Frank D. Hood Drug Co.
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