The Tyrone Observer (Tyrone, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1922 Page: 1 of 8
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THE TYRONE OBSERVER
Vol. It
rYRONK TEXAS 4'OUNTV. OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY DECEMBER U I<*2
No. 8
i
EliA- JU. L.'LS
A UoEJ'EMT DI COHDTJJTDIO
iiA.,ES FOft cOTOTXS
t e -.1 ; o .if.cation to ( it ids a
jieiyiban Eesults ia Excur
iom Again t Wolves
Hunting coyotes U the favorlt
iport Id T xaa county and the leader
H y Matkln, a Kansas farm r
who d t id'd to homestead la Okla
la 1*07.
When Matkln give* a general ring
ov«r hla telephone that a chase Is o
for the following morning, he never
lark* company Bight or a doten car
the av rage party Each car Is
)<> d d Ith food and coffee, half
do. n st g and greyhounds are take
.long, and the party scours the coun
try for a radius of 100 mllea. Twentj
■t.ie «oyoi s waa the record for N
v ember.
That Is Matkln's methods of amu*
meat
Th story of his fifteen years i f
hard work, and the results h. has -
i d, U typical of the counts
In the P uhaadle-Beaver. Texas an
i'lui;iiiro. , oat- known as "no mm
land.' it la tu story of grit, pluc
endurance. an<) surmounting one u
sta< 1'' .ft r uuotber.
Kou' i -rses two wagons, tw
plo\«a« i harrow, a cow. two doso
chickens and 9127.
Thst was the sum total of the Mat
kin's possesions In 1W7 when th
father, mother, and their two smnl
children picked up stakes at Blufftc
Kan . and headed for the Panhandl
and a homestead.
Here Is what the Matklns posses
after fllteea years of hard toll art
today:
Modern hungalo worth 17,000; &•
acres of excellent land, 440 having
been added by purchase to the orlg
aal 110 cattle barn, horse birn wltl
machine sheds and workshop at
tached; hog breeding house; doubl
garage; poultry houses; tool and
work shops; two concrete silos, e
pit silo; sixteen head of horses and
mules; two tractors; modern farm
machinery, deep well; all buildings
electrically lighted.
And uot a cent of Indbtness on the
place.
"Fifty thouaand dollars would b<
no temptation for this home,
Matkln declared.
Hla wife goes furthur. "There's a
woman In this home who Is not sign
Ing any deeds." Is the way she puts
tba matter.
It was sort of an orphan 120 acres
that seemingly had been overlooked
o.i which the Matklns located. Not a
building not a post, not a foot of
bn ground.
i i. i .. i claim shanty and then
! shod for the horses. End of the first
y i found sixty acres under plow
;>1 ai d to kafflr corn and cane, and
. ill patch of corn. During th
.arly suaimer the Matklns bought a
sow and fall found them with plenty
of meat for home use and some to
sell. Another cow was purchased and
the poultry flock had Increased to |
150 through the careful management
f Mrs Matkln.
Starting with the eprlngof 1901
Matklns deroted themselves to
> r ified firming, and up until two
go stock ratalng on a large
ale commanded their attention. At
o time iii' 1 r has tl>«
>rn. kaff'r and kcr* *!«*«•-
racked.
Matklns r cord* aho« th-.t I f«f
e i y« rs h«' h i- • «•*"• h .•
fillurr nn! the low.-at acfil *«
icre ha.s he ■ t Ight ai d ,i h ilf • «
jla, and a < hlghea'. twenty-etgix
The far n t* four and < h If U 1
northeae i! Tyron \ Tex.m • *.
tnd six mllea south of Liberal, Kan
The bun.«r i m bath, hot and
old water. f'irnHC« h« I- trl-
lights, and power for warning. Iron-
ig churning, vacuum w>ep<r and
>ther attachmeata.
Great strides hav«* be>- i m id- !■
panhandle counties. de<M>t <n
ck of railroad and oth-r faillliit*
"h ■ story of the Matklns Is tjr -1
f hundreds of other families In *1.
ou .ties
en froai the Dally OUloho i •
YVWWWbSN
Millionaire or Farmer
President or Clerk
/jiy cne would be proud to own this beautiful solid
•I ma ogany chest of
i COMMUNITY PLATE
6£"
EN HAVE kEETN '
he b st meeting of the Tyron<
Ineiia in n ever held, waa held
turd.y.
rough the courtesy of Mr. Fred
l.i.ian each of the business m n
i-r presented with a ticket for the
I nner given by the ladles of the
' thodlst church. A table waa rea-
.•ved for the occaalon.
After all had flnlahed eating, the
tuestlon regarding the giving of sup
ort to the making of a map sbow-
g all the trails and Important roads
.ding through the Southwest, wan
n d by Mr Fred Speakmsn Af
r . through dlscuaatoa of the mat
r It waa voted itnamlously that
yrone purchaae two thousand of
neee mapa.
The object of these maps Is to
iow the tourist how to rcach hla de*
tlnatlon by takiag the shortest and
i st route. Thaae maps will be dis-
puted throughout the cities of
astern Kansas, all over Oklahoma,
he tourist how to travel over the
bw«t is jL :V/ough the beat country
erupted by the beet people In the
world.
A total of thirty thouaand maps
will b printed one half of which will
be distributed by the Liberal Chamb-
r of Commerce, the other half to be
me with as seen fit by the aub-
.ib.Ts fo the maps.
Z EASTERN STAR OFFICEES
.,. folio v. Ing aew officers for th
Eastern Star lodge were elected at
the meeting Tuesday night: Mrs. Met
alf Worthy Matron, H. Ollmore
A'orthy Patron, Mrs. Coata AssocI-
te Matron. Mlsa Lucile Sims Conduc-
toress, Mrs. Laura 9want Asaoclatce
nductoresa. Virgil Thurman Sec-
retary. Mary Heckman Treasurer.
There will be free entertainm« n<
for everyone. Amature Vaudeville
Stunts, Carnival booths, Mlnatrrl
shows and n tact everything that It
takes for amusement.
■COEMPTION OF VICTORY BONDS AND WAD
SAVING CEE IF KATES
Victory Bonds, Series A, B, C, D, E nd F
lwe been called for payment on December
15, 1922, and after that date cease to bear
interest and should be turned in for payment
not later than that date.
War Saving Cetificates or Baby
It 18 Series, will mature January 1,1923, and
registered Certificates must be redeemed by
the Post Office registering the same.
This bank will be ver> glad to act as your
agent in either redeeming your Victery Bonds
or Saving Certificate s.
The First National Bank
TYRONE. OKI^AHOMA
OTITU STICK AND sutrufi fSMM.ll
UidMnlbmtpii
v n oi cur customers will get this silver FREE
Sells for $125—Guaranteed 50 years
uci 1 ey that fits the lock, and the prize is yours.
A Key s ^iven with every purchase of 50c and among
the keys is one that opens the chest.
in arld.t'cn to your chance of winning the prize, you
Lave ihe advantage of many money saving values.
l et the full particulars at the store.
R. T. BROWN
The *tlexaJUL Stort
■: Tyrone, OkUlwa
CHI"STAIN CHURCH
The revival la progresa at th«
'hrlatlaa Church continues with In
ter..st Evangellat Lynch Is del
Iverlng some strong stirring sermou>
while Mrs Lynch is alnglug the "Ol<«
Old Story" with requisite sweetnesa
There have several addition* and con
f. aalona to date and the workers art
hopeful of many morn before th
meeting rloaea The attendance haa
been hindred some by the sudden
.-hangea of woeather and other con-
flicting latareeta. but thoae who have
IME 13 FLYING AND THIS IS
EVERYBODY'S OPPORTUMITY
et Your Entries la For The Legion
Cob test Mow
Only a few daya are left in which
o enter, the American Legion Ana-
ure Vaudervllle Coateat to be held
he night of January 1st. Several
have already entered and there la
plenty of room for more. The prltea
o be given are well worth the effort
will be required to put your
bJaaTalt~hful thru It all have not number on. Entrants will ba allow
b -on diaaapointed, but rather blest i- ' enter as late as December ti.
foe their falthfuln-aa The apeclal
i r.non to women lust Sunday after
toon waa especially pleaalng and the
tiidlenre went away with a higher
.inception of the place of Cbrlatlan
o taahood and with determination
.o rise to higher heights of Christ
i.ia service.
Evangelist Lynch announcea that
the meeting will continue Indeflnlte-
y and calla attention to the follow-
.iig aubjecta which will bo dlacuasad
nest week:
Thuradsy night "The atreet of dc
i* you pleaaa in the City of Take it
Eiay in the land of Have Your Own
Way".
Frld y night la high school night
The high school will attend in a
bot.y and special sections of seat-
will be reserved for them. The sub
Ject Is."'Forces That Win."
Saturday night ahould prove a very
apccial service. The Evangellat will
'ltscuas a popular aubject. namely,
The* Urn Prettiest Olrls In Tyrone".
The five prettiest may receive a prise
which is offered.
8unday there will be three services
Prises are to be given aa follow*
For the best ladies act. A wrist
watch In twenty year gold caae.
Far the beat gentlemen's act. A
lite 18 watch In twnty year gold caae
Far the second best act (ladlsa or
gentlemen) 16.00 In caah.
The following rules must be ob-
•erved:
Not over two persons will be allow,
d to take part In an act.
Musical accompalnment excluded.
Names of entrants must be re-
jlatered with Paul Cherry. Poat Com-
uinder ar John Wray. Post Adjutant
>n or before Saturday. December ti.
Flften mlnutea will be allowed
•ach act. enchores excluded how-
ever.
oacblng them In some Bible drilla
◦ne night before the meeting cloa-
•s the children will demoastrate
vhat they have learned In theae
drills snd we suspect there will be
a big surprise In store for those who
are present on that night.
We are urging a large hearing
for Dr. Lynch during the remainder
The Bible School and morning service 1 of hla atay In our town. It is not
beginning at ten o'clock. The Bible l often a man of such wide experience
school went over the hundred mark and scholarly attainments for one of
last Sundsy and should ake e his years occupies a pulpit In a rvt-
1
The
King of the Hill
j
By Christopher G. Hazard
THE long hill glistened In the win-
ter moonllKht like a frosted cake.
The road that ran down It like a
silvered ribbon, reaching across the
railroad track and on through the val-
ley, lost Itself Id a shimmering base
at snowy whiteness. The wind, aa If
afraid of awakening the sleeping
town, had hushed itself Into stillness,
waiting along the way and under the
shadow ■ of the quiet treea for the slg
nal of dawn. The a< ene was an Invita-
tion to a npnrt now largely UUpiacad
by rushing motor cars, but then one of
the chief delights of the Christine*
seaaon The bobaied of those days
and nights was the pride of owner*
snd the prise winner of competlttona.
The snnals of the Slater Hill race
ceurse registered triumphs aa real and
momentous aa those of say rac* track.
The moon had watched with aa ex-
pectant eye until ten of the clock and
was sbout to retire under a pa«slng
cloud ia dlaapp" ntmeot, when the
clamor and ahouttng of an approach-
lag crowd renewed Its spirit From a
side street they came, merry lads sad
lasaea. with those of later years who
bad not forgotten how to be j< ung.
Soon the head of the hill was crowded
with competitors and the air rang
with the bunt ling preparations for the
Irat race.
The sleds mt that time were no or-
dinary affairs. Large enonch to hold
from four to alx passengers, they re-
joiced In significant tltlea and all tb4
beauty and comfort that thalr maker*a
art could pot Into shspe. pslat sad
npholstery. When leaded aad on a
m
Competing Sleds Oaafted Away.
steep and Icy road they were swift
enough to distance the wind, and. un-
controlled by bit and bridle, they could
art be stopped before reaching the
teat of the Incline There was thus
mci^ vf adventur la (Ml tripe to
furolali the t.u„i . thuk
kept out the wlu.e. cohl The good-
natured rivalry, too. guw Interest to
the sport.
Thia year there wns a s; i-lal reason
for the gathering, for 'i<*m Atklna,
having received a Christian present
of a sled of the lateat atyle and named
"The King of the Hill." had been
boasting that the title was u juat one
and arousing all the det -! iulnatlon
that the others had to prove hlin
wrong. The "Dart," the "Racer," the
"Dauntless," the "PeerlesB." and
others aa glorious were eagct ro beat
the untried and vaunting u< <-omer
The first race was lnconclu .ve, fer
Atkins got a false s art and ti;<|>ed hla
load over Into a snow bank. 'I « sec-
ond and the thirl races gave : lau
rels to tlic "L«n and the Tec •lees,"
respectively, end leit Atkins* ho;irt la
his boots; but the fourth attend' end-
ed with "The King of the Hill" a rod
ahead and with Its owner's chin (>ro-
tuberant and uplifted. Then time wi-nt
by with varying fortunes until the
concluding snd deciding contest It
waa agreed that the wlnnar of this
final should be crowned the klm; of
the bill Indeed, with none te dispute
ills right
Amid the hubbub of these letf ar-
rangements no one had heard the dis-
tant whistle of "The Flyer." as th*
night express for Boston was called,
and the competing sleds dashed away
down the long descent without a
thought of danger, nor, until half way
dowa. did sny danger apitear. bat then
the locomotive's headlight flashed
around the curve and upon the croe -
ing. now but a short distance away,
with a baleful and threatening glare
The other sleda, somewhat In the
rear, were altered Into the rosdslde
i snow or left to take care of them-
selves as their riders rolled off. but
"The King of the Hill" kept na. In
•eeming Ignorance of the imminent
collision. Not until the warning blasts
af the engine whietle seemed to
startle him Into action did Atklna
move to save himself and his load.
Then, with s wrench ot his steering
gear and s sturdy leg-sweep, he
brought his sled shout, throwing It
over upon its side and upon Its fright-
ened load as the train swept by. al-
most brushing them on Its way.
It was what the barber called "a
close shave." end what Atkins culled
"as good ss a mile," but the hoys
called It s victory and rode Atkins
home on -The King of the Hill" with
their full Indorsement of the title
The old hill Is still there. It glitters
yet in Christmas moonlights. But the
boys and girls of the bobsled time
have grown old. the later generation
has new toys and the glorious fan of
Sister's Hill Is hut a memory. A
pleasant memory It la. though, snd
that is s brave, bright spot in It thst
registers the night when Tom AtVIn*
got a double score In beating both the
racers snd the train m Ma "Klaf af
Ike Bar
a higher mfrk next. The lied* m
Blues ar.* buw boosting with
their mi ;b* Ot a huitoti ai.d a< '■
work. Th * lubjoct for ihe morr.ii g
hour is, W«r 1 am a Chrlatl-m. I>.
the afternoon at twi thirty. Evang< 1
1st Lyuch will dillver an addresa ti
men only. His theme is,"Be a Mum '
The men are specially urged to hear
thTa masterly addruHH At eoren
thirty the regular evening service,
the subject being,"The Be-i*. Mother
In the World". Afteer *hc tv^nlng
service a baptismal scrvlce.
For next week the subjects sn
nnunc d ars as follows:
o id y night, Have We been Dec-
ived.
\\ .driy night, From Jerusalem tc
|cho.
0 d Fellows and Rebekahs ar
\ it- to he prea nt in a body.
d i sd y night. The b?glnning
f Ob .di nee.
liursd y night, Is Masonic night
subject. Four Bumpers on a Cor-
urof Road. The Masons aud East
u Stir are also Invited to be pres-
it In a body.
Noxt week the afternoon services
111 bo discontinued. Only the child
. ns services will be held from four
to four thirty. Mrs. Lynch has a
fine group of children and she Is
Ival meeting In auch small towns.
Dr. Lynch served several yeara in
the Sulvation Army before fee bo-
came an evangellat In the Chrlatian
Church. During that time he tra-
veled over nearly all our nation
ind a large portion of the OM
World. He Is a man of deep spirit-
ual poweh and he and bis wife have
Uev, then aolva entirely tc* Aha aal- t
♦I An of men and women. Christ *
'an people of the community should
cooperate In thia campaign for Christ
Reporter
NABISCO SCHOOL ITEXS
We have placed a large Santa
laus on one black board and Santa
nd his reindeers on the other.
Miss Vera MacLeod. Laeuna Plunk
AMIbur Kimble and Eldon Mitts went
>ver to the Banner School Friday
fternoon to practice for our Christ-
aas program.
We are having entirely too maay
tardles lately. We keep central
time and by calling central once or
twice a week for corect time we shou-
ld be able to get to school by nine
o'clock.
THRIFT and CREDIT
Thrift is the stepping stone to
Success.
Credit is the mile post of Oppor-
tunity.
If you practice Thrift and estab-
lish a Credit by banking your
money, when Opportunity knocks
at your door you can open it with
a smile of prosperity.
Farmers National Bank
MEMBER FEDERAL
RESERVE SYSTEM
Tyrona
Oklahoma
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Mast, C. W. The Tyrone Observer (Tyrone, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1922, newspaper, December 21, 1922; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc275353/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.