The Guymon Herald. (Guymon, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 28, 1913 Page: 3 of 8
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This Baking Powder
Keeps Its Strength
The large can of IC C lasts longer
than 25 cents worth of other baking
powders but no matter how long it
takes to get to the bottom the last
spoonful is just as good as the first.
K. C raises the nicest, lightest biscuits,
cakes and pastry you ever ate, and it
is guaranteed pure and wholesome.
For goodness saf^e, use K C.
THINGS OTHER
PAPERS TELL
L
The first new broom corn of the
year, brought to Forgan, sold Monday
for $125 a ton. It was sold by C. W.
Tharp and D. A. Howland who live
•east of town, and was considered a
tairly good grade of brush.—Forgan
Enterprise.
Daniel Base, who was struck on
the right forefinger by a rattlesnake
a few weeks ago while working on the
old Paul ranch, had the finger ampu-
tated last Monday; he had tried to
split the finger and had dipped it in
coal oil and salt, and it was not heal'
ing properly.—Plains Journal.
J. H. Michaels of northwest of Tex-
homa has a display of his 1913 broom
corn crop at this office and it is as
good as the best brush ever Been in
this county. Mr. .Michaels has twelve
acres of this crop and he says that it
is a better average crop than he has
e\er grown here in previous years
it is free from rust and is a very fine
(juality of brush.—Texhoma Times.
There has been considerable com-
ment on the Oklahoma school land
that will come on the market in
Cimarron county in Oklahoma next
.month. All the.land is unimproved
and there is no lessee's preference
right to purchase. Individuals may
purchase a maximum of two sec-
tions. The land is appraised at from
">0c. to J6.25 per acre.—Stratford
Star.
Farmers out east of town are put-
ting in a number of silos. A1 Uw-
der has just completed one lnx23 and
.1. a. Waugh has begun one of about
f the same Bize. Vance C'apps and \N.
A. King have already completed one
each and Ray .Matkins, Hood Bros.,
Walter Elliott and Alex Westertteld
expect to have silos eopleted in time
to store this year's crops. These
silos are all of the pit variety.—'Ty-
rone Oberver.
wife got a telegram a few days ago
announcing the death of her sister
from cancer of the stomach. Her
father was stricken with paralysis
the next day and died almost immed
lately. Her sister was Mrs. Belle
Hood and lived at Rosby's Rock
West Virginia. She was here about
two years ago and will be remem
bered by quite a number in the
Friendship neighborhood. Losing two
members of one's family at the same
time is quite a loss, and the Ad
vance extends sympathy to Mr. and
Mrs. Shriver in their hour of trial
— Hooker Advance.
The other day a passenger on a
passing train shot at a dog on the
street near P. A. Craig's residence,
and the bullet was flattened in the
stone wall supporting the porch
within a few feet of Mr. Craig's lit-
tle daughter, who was standing in
the yard. Mr. Craig informs us that
B. H. Tewksbury was in town
Tuesday on his way to Beaver, where
he was called as a witness in a case
which comes up in district court this
week. There is no doubt that "Tewk
is the most distant witness summoned
this term,' as he has come all the
way from Saskatchewan, which is
right close up to the Arctic circle
His present address is North Battle-
lord, Saskatchewan, where he is em
ployed by the J. I. Case Implement
Co., with which he has been asso-
ciated for years. "Tewk" will return
to that far-off country as soon as he
has disposed of the court matters at
Beaver. He says that although it
gets pretty cold there in the winter
time, the summers are warm and
small grain crops grow abundantly
wheat often making as high aB 40
bushels to the acre. The harvest
season has not yet commenced but
it is nearly time for it to open. Ine
principal crops there are wheat, bar
ley and flax. -Forgan Enterprise.
There was a letter in last week's
Guymon Herald regarding the new
Methodist church, that is liable to
start something. Zimmerman per-
haps doesn't know the pleasure of an
ecclesiastical debate in his paper, and
is bound to learn something if such
is the case. We had a beautiful one
started In the Advance a few years
ago, and it would undoubtedly be
running yet if we hadn't put our foot
down on it the second week. Every-
man thinks he is competent to show
his erring brother "the steep and
thorny path to heaven." and will
write reams of hot air to the news-
papers- to substantiate his faith if
the papers will stand for it. The
best plan is to nip these acrimonious
rag-chewing <'ontests In the bud. -
Hooker Advance. The Herald was
careful enough, Abe, to attend to the
matter before we let the first one
get past. We figured that a couple
jn this country as compared with the
sections where he has been, for the
last tight years, and that we have
made more and better crops In that
time than they have on their hundred
dollar-and-acre land. While in Dal-
las he visited a loan company's office
and they expressed themselves as
having full confidence in the Pan-
handle, and that they were willing
to put all the money they could get
on land in this country. A company
of this sort soon learnB the good and
bad features of a section, and its
continued willingness to place money
here shows It has been found a safe
place for investments. —Hansford
Headlight.
Tuesday morning, about daylight,
a building at Arkalon was I urned
and two boys who had arrived that
night were suspected and were
caught at Plains and brought to this
ity. alter they had confessed or
made statements which implicated
the owner of the building, J. N. Wal-
lace, of Bloom, Kansas. The bu.ld-
ing was insured for $300 and had a
lot of goods in it which were owned
by other parties. Chester Anderson
and Bert Gillett are the two boys
and they claim that Wallace hired
them to do the work and they were
to, receive a small sum of money for
the job. Anderson had contracted
to do the piece of work and it seems
that Gillett accompanied him from
Bloom and was a sort of accomplice.
Sheriff Eidson went to Bloom and
Wednesday evening brought Wallace
here. The boys are only about twen-
ty and claim that this is their first
offense. The preliminary will be
held as soon as the insurance adjust-
er can get here. —Liberal Democrat.
in all the county papers in April, but
perhaps you have forgotten about it.
However, as it is almost a month un-
til the contest, you still have time to
enter it.
If you decide to enter, write me at
onc.e Or if you cannot enter, tell
your neighbors of the contest and
perhaps some of them may try.
Yours for success.
NETTIE B. LYNCH,
County Superintendent.
I nr >al Q. mi. v KiiK iuiui « w ^ 1
1 several shots have been fired in this.of arguments would keep life stirring
manner lately, and he is becoming [ during the hot weather.
alarmed for fear someone may be
hurt. Here is a good chance for the J. R. Collard returned from a
officers to become busy.—Liberal three weeks' visit in central and
Newg I southern Texas Friday. He expresses
. ! himself as glad to get back for sev-
A. G. Shriver of the Friendship eral reasons, one of them waB that
community was in Hooker Tuesday i t he weather was so warm down there
and made us a call while In town.1 lie was miserable most of the time.
Mr. Shriver informed us that his | He says that he has been keeping tab
How Tidrick Sees Things
Tucker. Ctah, Aug. 20, 1913.
Editor Guymon Herald:
For the benefit of my Texas county
friends and neighbors, 1 send you
this bit of information. I left Guy-
mon July 30, going to Dalhart, then
across to Pueblo, Colorado; then by
way of Canon City past the state pen-
itentiary and through the royal
gorge in which flows the Arkansas
river. We followed this river and
canyon to the continental divide,
crossing it at Tennisee pass, which
is claimed to be the highest post of-
fice in the world. From here we fol-
lowed another stream and canyon
for a long way, then a fairly level
desert until we reached the Wa-
satch mountains. Here I am at work
for the Utah Construction company,
helping to build a new piece of rail-
road for the Denver & Rio Grande,
away up on the mountain side at an
altitude of about S.500 feet. We are
having too much rain here I saw
less grass from Texhoma to Dalhart,
and still less from there to the Rock-
ies, and nothing but a desert from
there here. In the little towns in
New Mexico and Colorado, I saw as
many saloons as grocery stores. The
first opening in the royal gorge con-
tained one saloon and a store. The
crops I saw under irrigation in the
Arkansas valley were a disappoint-
ment to me, except at Canon City.
I saw little, spindling corn, lots of
poor small grain, beans not nearly
as good as we have at home and fruit
trees dead and lots more dying. 1
would say to my Texas county
friends, don't give away your land,
but add to your holdings If possible
and put stock on it. Texas county
looks better to me than it did.
R. C. TIDRICK.
HUSBAND RESCUED
' DESPAIRING WIFE
After Four Yean of Discouraging
Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave
Up in Despair. Husband
Came to Rescue.
Catron, Ky.—In an interesting letter
from this place, Mrs. Bettie Bullock
writes as follows: ."I suffered for four
years, with womanly troubles, and during
this time, 1 could only sit up for a little
while, and could not walk anywhere at
) all. At times, I would have severe pains
In my left side.
The doctor was ailed in, and his treat-
sent relieved me for a while, but 1 was
loon confined to my bed again. After
tat, nothing seemed to do me any good.
1 had gotten so weak I cou£iot stand
and I gave up in despair.
At last, my husband got me a bottle of
Cardui, the woman's tonic, and I com-
menced taking it. From the very first
dose, I could tell it was helping me. 1
can now walk two miles without its
tiring me, and am doing all my work."
If you are all run down from womanly
troubles, don't give up in despair. Try
Cardui, the woman's tonic. It has helped
more than a million women, in its 50
years of continuous success, and should
surely help you, too. Your druggist has
sold Cardui for years. He knows what
it will do. Ask him. He will recom-
mend it Begin taking Cardui today.
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A ('ontest for Hoys ami Girls
The boys and girls of Texas county
will have another chance to win sev-
eral prizes in a contest to be held in
Guymon September 13, 1913. Follow-
ing are some of the prizes to be
awarded.
COUNTY GRAIN CONTEST
For the best exhibit from one acre
of milo, grown by the contestant,
with best report and essay concerning
the crop:
First prize -A scholarship in the
A & M. College State Fair school at
Oklahoma City, with all expenses
paid, Including traveling expenses.
Second Prize—A scholarship in the
A. & M College State Fair school at
Oklahoma City, with all expense#
paid, except traveling expenses.
COUNTY SEWING CONTEST
For the best exhibit of three
models, consisting of night gown,
skirt, and dress, made by the con-
testant, in accordance with directions
given in sewing bulletin issued by
the A. & M. College State Fair bcIiooI
at Oklahoma City, with all expenses
paid, Including traveling expenses.
Second Prize A scholarship in the
A. & M. College State Fair school at
Oklahoma City, with all expenses
paid, except traveling expenses.
Contests will be held early so the
prizes can be awarded in time for the
winners to attend the State fair at
Oklahoma City, which begins Sep-
tember 23.
All boys and girls between 14 and
18 years of age are eligible to enter
these two contests, and we hope you
will do so. It is a groat opportunity
to win a free trip to the State fair.
Notice of these contests was run
.1. It. Wharton Writes l
Campbell. Texas. Aug 22.
Editor Herald:
It will be three years August 24
since we moved from Guymon. For
over two years we lived at Miles.
Runnels county. There had been a
drouth in that county for several
years prior to our moving there and
limes were mighty hard and 1 under-
stand the drouth is still on out there.
I left Miles last November, in a
wagon, coming through Balltnger,
Itrownwood. Stephensville, Granbury,
Ft. Worth and Kallas. 1 passed
through some mighty fine country,
but most of It did not impress me
favorably. My family came here latei
on the train.
I undertook to farm this year and
have gone up against many tough
problems. Getting help has been one
of the toughest. $20 a month and
uoard is what we pay regular hands,
while in the summer we pay $1-00 a
day and board, but one can hardly
get help. I need a man now and
could probably ubc him for months.
We land owners here are forced to
put our lands in grass and raise stock
lor want of proper help to farm with.
1 have been without help most of this
year and consequently have not much
to show from my crop, which is as
follows: 475 bushels of oats In ray
granary, (100 bundles of sheaf oats,
about 10 tons of cane; 1 expect to
make 500 bushels of corn; have 7 or
8 acres of cotton, and don't know
what It will make—2 to 4 bales, 1
suppose. 1 raised a fine patch of Irish
potatoes and a good garden; also
hav%a good patch of Bweet potatoes.
Our orchard only made about a
third of a crop. We sola 25 bushels
of peaches and my wife has about
100 jars Qf peaches, pearB, apples and
berries canned.
The weeds and grass grow mighty
fast here, in fact, it beats h i how
fast they do grow. I have one spot
that 1 have cleaned five times and
the weeds are three feet high now.
We had a big rain here July 2nd
and 3rd and only one rain since—that
was July 25th, and was accompanied 1
by a young storm.
It is mighty dry here now, crops
suffering and stock water getting i
low.
.My family has pretty good health
here, except sores from moBtiuito and
chigger bites.
It has been very hot here this
summer, over 100 every day for
weeks past, and I noted it read 113
one afternoon at 3 o'clock.
ThiB country suits me pretty* well
as 1 was raised in Cannon county.
Tennessee, and this country is more
like my native land than any other I
have ever lived in. Pecans, hickory
nuts, walnuts, plums, persimmons
and haws grow wild here; also ber-
ries, coons 'possums, rabbits and
squirrels. Bob whites, etc., are rea-
sonably plentiful. We have about
100 acres of woodland filled with
birds. 1 am fond of birds and try to
protect them and 1 keep my land
posted.
1 have purchased an adjoining
farm lately and now have 340 acres..
1 feel that I am done roaming; a
living is about all we get in this
world, and If one has a living In
Texas county he had better stay with
it. My wife haB 100 chickens and we
have 22 hogs, five horses and six
cattle, and 1 plan to get some sheep.
I have not half enough stock to eat
my grass and 1 expect to buy more.
Fraternally,
J. R. WHARTON.
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GUYMON, OKLAHOMA
Hard As
NAILS
But it is still harder to find
a better assortment of hard-
ware than we have In stock.
Builders, owners, contractors,
carpenters, masons and other
mechanics will benefit by mak-
ing an investigation of our
builders' hardware and asklhg
quotations. What we haven't
in stock at the moment, we can
get quickly.
MATHEWS HARDWARE COMPANY, Guymon
I. L. ENNIS
Town Property for Sale
Ennis Loan and Realty Co.
GUYMON, OKLAHOMA
BARGAINS IN OKLAHOMA ANI> TEXAS FAItMS AM) RANCHES
OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTMENT UNKQUALLED
IP YOU WANT TO SELL YOUR FARM OR TOWN PROPERTY,
LIST IT WITH ME NOW
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Undertaking Goods
larness
The Advantage* of the Silo
To sunt up, what are the adju-
tages of the silo?
Silage enables cows to produce
more economically.
The silo enables a larger number
of animals to be maintained on h
given number of acres.
it keeps animals In better physical
condition.
It prevents waste of cornstalks.
Silage is more conveniently hand-
led than dry fodder.
There are no aggravating corn-
stalks in the manure when silage is
fed.
The silo will make palatable food
of products that would not otherwise
be eaten.
The alio came on trial and stays
on merit.
How the Minister I* Treated
Once upon a time a manager asked
George Ade if he had ever been
taken for a minister.
"No," replied Ade, "but I have
been treated like one.''
"How was that?"
"I have been kept waiting for my
salary six or seven months."
The City National Bank, of Guymon
Guymon, Oklahoma
United State* Postal Savings Depository.
Ample resources to take good care of our patrons.
Accounts solicited.
SAMUEL ECKER
U. S. LAND COMMISSIONER
All Land Office Work receives prompt and careful attention.
Applications. Final Proofa and Contests taken.
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Zimmerman, Warren. The Guymon Herald. (Guymon, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 28, 1913, newspaper, August 28, 1913; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc274235/m1/3/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.