The Guymon Herald. (Guymon, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 20, 1916 Page: 4 of 8
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THURSDAY. APRIL 20. 1 1«
TV Laau eoanty, N. M., grand
jorjr haa indicted Villa for murder
and tV bandit mil ha* a road !*ad
mi bu puraurer* down <n Old Mti-
m Probably th* best way to **t
tV villain would be to oae t->e
tb* «mall bar ti told to often to em-
ploy in fatfhir.y bird*.
Serro soldier* recently whipped
profound «?ate«iiarufe:p will be re-
qa.red to ad, art the r.^rrer qoe*tx n
satisfactorily to all tV people. Ok-
'jk'.-.r.r-a legislator* bar* o far played
xor to lack than to wadon :o hand-
ling the •■ •
March «ih. 1917. wfnTall or. Sun
day. Will tV winner in tV com r.g
presidential election b* Tnaarurav 4
on that day? He may be pnvatelT,
ai RatVrford B H*y«r *a in 1377.
and then publily or. March 5. if f *
any reason there should be sach a
-Impute over tV election a* Mr.
Hayes faced Bat under normal con-
dition* the inauguration will comc
■m Mar*h 5. and March 4 will b-
wimidtwd a« die* non. a« K hi.
been twice before in 1821 by Jam*-
Monroe, and :n 1349 by Zschi.y
Taylor. If this is a eorrect view,
•hen there is no ban* for the r.'"<
'•'JrTer.,. story, t^at on March 4 M-
'j n'ir.if will be an interim President.
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there it at tsr* aanasal Wa>er a#
there V* bcea a for *r cMMaar^
Mr. R*rC ea^H aop -i*
wTth tV bc« ■ « af tV tt. asd
'Jtm a ao doaM tibey woaM be ta
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tjrrr^if-•« t'Jt 'V
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<• TV.-r/r* RooMTtb or Jar./<
HacVt TV fee line a that * "
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of er.:. *-.*. Urwardi Ro<'teT h ^s-
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tV re-ruh of a ci.'tw it may be «a.d
that :n moft of tV rate, witb *. *
exception of Xew Toric a-d p*r- c-«
two or t'lree otVr* in tV *a«tem
•wtioa. tSe •erstiaaeat amoor the re-
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Mewr . Hachef a d Roovev*Jt aad
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w^-at he -w-H do tV nnw*"!!
come* ta hhn **>d K • mite 1:V 1t
we will «t noth;r? intfl « o*c-
i*n- «v d wh«th r h* will accept a
nomination.
So far a* can V a'e®rta:ned 'n
Ta«*vniru>n am'"* t'-e l -*der the
Ro"t bc->m i« rot likeK to Vt- «.t
Mti^ilar on th- r- n^1"an
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car ia tV Wt > -r TV M« .ta=>c li. . id teit of coaparuo. wt;H ir-j •u, ?®b'Ie * . .
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R. B QLINS
Dealer ia Mv* Car*
GUYMON, OKLA.
tV m - cal absorber* Uj a «tand*till
in a *kinmah down in Old Mexico;
mrgfri aUo did valiant work in for-
mer yeari at Bar, Juan and the good
old miner mammi"" of tlavery day*
will alwaya be affectionately remem-
bered. but none of th*- thinga pave
the way for equality of the race* or
ufv- i r>j^ntj toward th<? m'^derri
up«tart nitrifer who thinks himself a*
good a* white folk, yet he ia equal
before the law and is entitled to vote
tv<- - ? r i« more d *irable thar,
tbe Oiinaman and more dewndable
than tSe (freaser and while greed ym. ■■■-..-JWi , --
placed the hlacka on this continent cided regarding their presidential |
ROOSEVELT AND HUGHES
LEAD THE FIELD
Republican Convention Draw* Near
With tbe Country Believing One or
Other Will Be tbe Party'* Stand-
ard Bearer
With the republican national con-
vention leaa than t*o months away
the party manager* are still und<
led ■ - •
Th-; Herald i* aothorited to an-
nounce i. C. Williamson on the re-
Dablican ticket for the oflKe of coun-
♦v <-|erk of Te*a« eonnty. Mr. Wil-
liaauoa wa* born in I'iqao:* county,
niinoi*. in 1«M «rd moved win his
oa^ent* to Rice coin'- Kan«5. in
1 (*73. He located in thi« «e-tioi "f
th" coantrv in lH t. and hai made
hi" hom *mot" *h T eor/le of th«;
«/>'jtVwe*t conTtantl*- <ince t ~at vear.
When no-man Viand was adm tted
into the union a« the «e^-enth county
of Oklahoma in 1#°* nar*>- '
Beaver county, Mr. Williamsor. was
•elected a* the firat r<^ -*. -r of d? d
' on h° wa« el «t d !* i*ur * t*f
-Id Be*'" count". «ervin7 two term^
from 1W5 " 1M« ind i iv®. In
1«99 and 1900 he was a member-of
th* Oklahoma After
statehood a.-.i th* dni oB of old
Bea■•er coaaty :nto Cimarros. Texa
aad Beav*r count*-*. Mr Williamson
¥!■ *Wt*d aad **rv*d Teias coanty
for two term* a* register of deed'.
At the "re-terjt time h* a deputy as-
§«"*or under F. C. Mathews, and a
r**:dect of Guymon. White treasurer
of old Beaver cour.ty a bank fa: led
:r. which Mr Wilhaanoa kept tie
county deposits, involving over
HJHQ. A small part of this money
wa* recovered ia t'^e final settlement
-r th the fa:!?d bank, but J:m «acr.-
fired ha own orooerty to the extent
of over $2 S00 in raakinr eood the
sum let and V d d to without call-
ing on ht* t-ond*me« or friend? for
assistance Tki* lo««. a« Mr ^ an*
v,r, expresses it. "left h:m broke.'
but it fixed h:m :n tV minds of the
.people for aD time as a citsxen
wort-v of trust and confidence n
orrvate life or a« a ouM-c officiaL
Probablv at this time «houll a counf
official lo«e monev for the count7
t'trough a bank failure, or otherwise
and voluntarily make good the sun*.
d-«il>ated without being forced to d
so bv th coart*. tV genera! rubli'
woald fa nt dead away and old Pub-
lic Opinion would be so ©rostrated
that vou would have to tickle hi« lit-
tle cink toe« with a straw to revive
hi* overstrained nerves. All through
the vear= Jim Williamson has male
t ood N>th a« a private citizen and a«
■\ public offcid and hi* b'"ad exper-
ience. rouded with established integ
ritv. make" him oerhaps the beet
0'ialified man now before tV voter*
'.f Texa« county for their considera-
tion and action.
Squally Honored
TV friend* of Rov Claycomb ir.
Givmon w-H b nlea«ed to note 'Hat
he was one of the two cornetist-
*-'-r>«e names appeared on the entire
program for the musical week at
T.indsborg thi« year. This i« "ome
honor in a schoul the «'ze of Lmds-
borg and in a community con'!d?red
.h-' musical Mecca of the southwest.
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M E. Church Sunday Service
Sundav school. {«:45 a. m.: ennon.
11 a. m.: Eoworth Leaeue. 7 p. nr:
«erraon. 8 p. m.; mid-week meeting
, Wedne dav 8 «. m.
At the Sunday mornin* hour the
part or will rive the fir*t of a «erie«
of « rmon« on immortality. In this
service the subject will be treated as
follows: The argument from "Anal-
oct," the argument feom "Reason.^
th® arrument from "God's Word."
•Eternity Face to Face."
Mn W O. Mathews
Mrt W. 0. Mathews died at her
h"me in Optima last week Thurs-
day. She had not been a resident
of Optima but a few year;, having
•noved there from an eastern state.
B°*ide her husband she leaves two
sons. G. C. Brown, editor of the Op-
tima Optimist, and Earl Brown.
Funeral service* were held at the
home last Sunday afternoon and the
' interment waa in the Guymon ceme-
tery.
of him. ati they w re enroute to
Dalharu aai had (rotten off at Guy-
men. A t ' ent search waa made
►jut the fellow pi ?errer of Barnes
could not be found fhe officers con-
-lud d that Bamea was the boy
war.ted and *ert for Hubbard to
come up and identify him. which wa*
doi.e. Barr.es fer. confessed to the
cr.me and will be sent to the re-
formatory at Granite. Oklahoma
The Lucky Thirtrea
Mi* ^aud Sm th took a party of
her pupils to Lindsbore Saturday to
hear situmar.n-Heink and a rendi-
tion of the Messiah bv famous ar-
tists. and Lmdsbor* talent. It wa-
an inspiration to the pupils to near
this great artist, and t'.ey thoroughly
enjoved the Messiah, which Mm
Smith savs compared mo«t favorably
with renditions she has heard in
Sew York City and elsewhere. It is
a rratifi-ation to Miss Smith that ;
mar.v of her patrons were so eaeer
to era«*> this ra'e onportanity. There
were ma-v nl?asi'^ features con-
nected with tve trin. one of whic*
-->* the beachurch servure jn
McPs^"e"i Snndav morniae- Not
an accident r.or unpleasant situa-
tion arose to mar the harmony of
thi' spler.d d occasion. Mrs. Georg"
Ellison and *ve following ouoils ac-
companied M =* Siri'h: Irene Ell:-
son. Helen Ellison. Helen How«l v
rathe-ine Hit h. Lottie Hitch. M l-
dred Na«h An ta Vance. T'-flm'
Gw'i . Edna FeDceO, Rath Felkell
and Florence Quinn.
Doris Irene Bruce
Do^s Iren® Brce. little daujrhte*
of M' and V«. A W Bnjce
October 9 1912. a^d died Apr:'
15. 1916. at the age of 3 year*. *
months and 6 davs. Six sisters and
two brothers wo e all here but Ro-.
W;'liam. th® old r bov who is in
Te' amah. N'ebrasVa. at thi« time
Funeral sen icea were conducted a'
the home bv t^e pastor of the Baptist
church. Rev. A. V. Pendleton. A
lar?e crowd of friends attended, afte-
whi<-h tue little bocv was laid to rest
in the Guymon cemetery to a-*ait
the rec,jrrection mornine when "we
'h^ll eli an-^ar before Him to be
judeed according to the deeds done
:"\ the bodv." Whv he ha« permitted
this sorrow to com® to this home wa
"an understand onlv in the light of
God'« word as it reads. We know
thar all things work together foi
good to them that love God. to them
w*-o are called according to his pur-
pose. Some day we will understand
Some day all doubt and mystery
Will be made clear:
The threatening clotids which now
we see
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Heraid will carry announce-
merits of candidates for political of*
fices up to the primaries, August 1st,
1916. at the following rates, cash in
a4vtr.ee For state and congressional
offices. *10; county office*. $7.50;
county commiaeioner and township
offices, 15.00.
We are authoriied to announce the
following candidates subject to the
will of the voters at the Republican
primary. August 1, 1916:
FOR SHERIFF—
W. C. ONDLER
of Guymon.
J. V. FARR
of Guymon.
ALBERT B. MOORE
of Guymon.
FOR TAX ASSESSOR-
FRANK C MATHEWS
of Guymon.
FOR COMMISSIONER, 2d DIST.—
SAM B. HALL
of Guymon.
FOR COUNTY CLERK—
J. C. WILLIAMSON
of Guymon.
We are authorized to announce the
following candidates subject to the
will of the voters at the Democratic
primary, August 1, 1916:
FOR REPRESENTATIVE—
M. W. PUGH
of Boise City
FOR COURT CLERK—
GEO. M. FRITTZ
of Guymon.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER—
WM. F. (BILL) LOFGREN
of Guymon.
FOR TAX ASSESSOR—
W. H. GRIMM
of Guymon.
FOR COUNTY CLERK—
A. G. SHRIVER
of Optima.
Comley Lumber Co.
Guymon, Oklahoma
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Visit Colorado
Clarence Capps, Roy Daily, W. B.
Woods and Herman Harris returned
la«t week from a trip up in Colorado.
While th re t^e bovs filed on govern-
ment land near Arlint'ton. near wh-ch
town Mr. and Mr«. Jack Booth
f' -rner Guymon Deople. are located.
Th- boya are well pleased with their
outlay up there and feel that they
were fortunate in getting Hose in to
me very good town", their claims
t <:ng in a radius of four to eight
ti from Arlington. Clarence se-
cured a claim a half mile from
"ooth's and iust across the road from
Ham- Murnhv. formerh* of Guvmon.
nov Daily's claim i« eight miles out
from town and located just a quarter
•rem on* of the many big lakes in
tvat section. Surveys for irrigation
litch^s cro«s their claim* and the
Kovi have hope* that tM« feature of
th* country'* development will be.
f illy realized in the near future
tv,«>v vi'ited with Mr. and Mrs. Booth
while there and say they are getting l
along nicelv.
Touched 'Em Lightly
Saturdav Anril 15. a young man ,
went into the Hubbard drug store at
Ontima. Oklahoma, wi ote a check for
$1 00 on the Optima State Bank, nur-
-h< «ed thre« cans of Prince Albert
tobacco and took the change and
• ent nu* waving sitrned the name of
r..p White to th" check. Mr. !
Hubhard a-*s somewhat su«oicious
md «tenned over to the bank and
found th«t no one by the name of
George Wh i t e kept an account there
He watched th" retreating fi<"ire of
' i« '••nt^ner until he took refupe in i
a side door sleener of tve local
fr ht head d for Guvmon. Huh-
Kard then ohoned the Guvmon of-
(W iils to look out for his customer.
The oWors met the train a* it nulled
in and George Barnes of Hooker
"merc-d from the box car. He told
the oncers on being anorehended.
♦hat he had got on at Hooker, and
♦''at in nasing through Optima two
boys had gotten on the car ahead
Will disappear.
Some dav our weary feet will rest
In sweet content
And we will know how we were ble^t
By what was sent.
And loot ing back with clearer eyes
O'er life's short span.
We'll see with wondering glad sur-
prise.
God's perfect plan.
And knowing that the path we went
Was God's own way.
W"1' nndorjtand H'« wise intent;
Some dav. some dav.
BY THE PASTOR.
School Notei
The Board of EdMcat'oft has re-
centlv purchased the latest edition of
the New International Encvlonedia
for us" in the schools. This en-
cvcioDedia i« nndoubteJlv the be«t
on the marketfor public school work,
and we are quite fortunate to se-
cure this new edition for use in the
Gu'*mon schools.
N*. E. Nan*e and Harrv Clark were
w®J"omo visitor* at chapel on Tues-
dav morning. Mr Nance gave a verv
interesting and instructive talk on
the subject of "0redit." He showed
how closelv credit and character are
linked together and dwelt at length
upon the opportunities which are
open to the young man or woman who
is able to secure credit. We are
certainly glad to have the business
men of the town show their interest
in the school and we are glad to wel-
' come them at any time.
Next Friday evening the first an-
nual literary contest between the
literary societies of the high school
will be held at the Methodist church.
The events that will be contested are
oratory, essay, declamation, vocal
solo and Diano solo. Dan H. DuBose
has offered a beautiful loving cup to
the society that wins the highest per-
centage in this and the inter-societv
track meet. In addition to this W.
G. Hugh?-? has offered a handsome
gold medal to the winner of first
place in the oratorical division of the
contest. The high school pupils are
very enthusiastic over the approach-
. ing contest and the Friday evening
; program is sure to be an interesting
and hotlv contested event. The con-
test will begin at 8 o'clock. Twentv-
five cents admission will be charged.
I The Texas county track and field
j meet and literarv contest will occur
in Guymon on Saturday, April 29.
EGGS FOR SALE
Buff Omington eggs for sale at
the Sh d- T.nwn Farm. $1.00 for 15
eggs, $3.00 fo" 100
MRS. R. L. STEELE
7-t3 Optima, Okla.
Lige I.nsV of Texhoma was in
town yesterday on business.
Remember the big Broadway star
features at Dime every Friday.
D. P. Bissell was in Liberal yes-
terday attending a meeting of the
Pi event Claims Commission.
Robert Biggers of Lewisburg. Ten-
nessee, arrived last Friday for a
| week's visit with his son Oscar.
See the New things in C „ e f v
Millinery for . . ^ EiflolCI
Pa tell shades are especially good, making it possible to wear
these shades of Hats with any suit or dainty apparel, giving a
classy appearance.
North Main
DELLA STOCKTON
EVERYTHING IN MILLINERY
Guymon.
New Barber Shop
I have opened a Two-chair
Barber Shop one door touth of
the Dime, and invite all thote
wishing Firtt-claas Tonsorial work to give me a call.
. T. W. BUTLER .
GUYMON, OKLAHOMA
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