The Altus Weekly News. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 1915 Page: 1 of 10
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OFFICIAL. COUNTY PAPEH
THE ALTUS WEEKLY NEWS.
Da voted to tha Intaraata o* Alius and Jackson County.
VOL. XVI.
ALTUS. JACKSON COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. NOVEMBER 18. 1915.
NO. 38
Prosperity At Hand
THE First National Bank is aa aolld as the
Rock of Gibraltar. Get in the habit of
saving money and tart a bank account. You
will be surprised how it will grow Lay up
something for a "rainy day." Especially
ehould the young people start a bank account.
Come in and get one of our little saving
banks, then deposit its contents with us.
First National Bank
Altus • - Oklahoma.
COMPRESS AND
COTTON BURNS
Damages Near Three Quarters of A Million Dollars
In Disastrous Fire Which Occurred in Altus
Tuesday Evening.
NEAR FIRE AT
BAKER OIL MILL
Wednesday morning an alarm
of fire was turned in from the
Baker Cotton Oil Mill. Fire oc-
cured in one of the gin stands.
By the use of hand extinguishers,
each holding a quart of fluid, the
fire was soon under control, and
the fire boys did not have much
to do. The damage was slight
This Bank Is For You
Want You To Use It
NO Bank will appreciate your business
more or try harder to please vou than
the ALTUS STATE.
Give Us a Trial
Big Stock
of Window Glass, all sizes. Puttv,
Paint, but no pickles, at Camer-
on & Co.
WILL GIVE DINNER
TO OLD SOLDIERS
The Daughters of the Confed-
erate Soldiers will give a big din-
ner at Altus. Oklahoma, on De-
cember 7th. 1915, at which time
and place speeches will be deliv-
ered, and among the speakers,
Governor Williams is to deliver
the speech of the day. All Con-
federate Soldiers, their wives
and daughters are invited to be
present.
T. L. KIZZIAR, Capt.
HENRY C. GILULAND,
Adjutant
I
At The Empire
MONDAY, NOV. 22,
William Fox Presents
Robert Edeson
—AND-
Clalre Whitney
In Belasco's Greatest Play
"THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME"
As produced by Charles Frohman. A
Photo-Play Supreme. Don't
Fail to See It.
FRIDAY, NOV. 19,
The Paramount Co. Presents
That Great Play
"THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST"
The Paramount Co. in this Produc-
tion Features an All-Star Cast
|Oq Admission 15C
About 7 o'clock p. m., Tuesday, a switch engine in the yards
here gave the alarm of. fire. The fire was at the Interstate Com-
press Co.'s plant, it. A. Hooker, manager, in the southwestern
part of the city. It was some time after the switch engine's alarm
before an alarm was turned in to the powerhouse, and the fire de-
partment did not know where to go. until the power house indi-
cated where the fire was. When the fire department arrived they
could get but slight pressure, hence could do but little good.
The entire plant, with its extensive sheds and wharfs and
about 8,500 bales of cotton were consumed. There were many cars
of cotton, yet unloaded on the side tracks, which were also burned, j
The loss to the company, plant about $30,000, cotton under'
their control over $500,000, and the loss to the several railroads I
was very heavy, raising the aggregate loss to near three-quarters j
of a million dollars The plant and about 90 per cent of the cotton
destroyed was covered by insurance. Many farmers had cotton
there, and many suffered loss because they had no insurance- This
was the greatest fire that has ever occurred here, and is sorely re-
gretted by all our people. Between 600 and 900 bales were saved
by willing workers, among whom Were school boys and boy scouts
Had the hundreds of other men, standing idly by, assisted, many
hundreds more bales could have been saved. But they were too
busy criticising those heroically *t work to do anything them-
selves.
Many questions are being asked as to the low pressure from
our water works The chief engineer at the power plant says that
the guage showed 60 pounds to the square inch, and that the
pumps were put to work puttiug more water in the tower. Yet
there was very little pressure through the hose at the fire- This
question should be investigated, thoroughly, and find out the true
cause.
The origin of the fire has not yet been ascertained; a negro ar
riving at the plant soon after the alarm was given, says that it
started between the Orient switch and the compress: others have
different ideas as to its origin. Regardless of its origin, its de-
struction was simply enough to make the heart sick.
Altus,
•Oklahoma.
BAKES BY BIRTHDAY DINNER
STEAM NOW TO C. M. WHITTLE
H. W. White, proprietor of the
Pure Food Bakery, thinks he can
not do anything too good for his
patrons, and is always installing
something that will add to the
welfare of those that use the
products of his bakery.
The latest improvement is to
change from heating his oven by
wood to steam. He uses steam
not onlv in baking, but aiso in
causing the bread raise- No gas-
oline is used in generating steam.
The steam both for raising and
baking is generated in a heavy
boiler, heated by wood, hence no
disagreeable odors are carried to
the baked products. His patrons
appreciate his efforts, and are
not only standing by the prod-
ucts of the Pure Food Bakery,
but also recommending them to
their neighbors.
NOTICE TO FREE
FAIR DELEGATES
Last Sunday, C. M. Whittle,
manager of the local Pioneer
Telephone office, passed the 80
mile stone in life's way, and hia
good wife gave him a dinner,
and invited kinfolks to assist in
eating it. Those present were;
C. W. Hogsett and family, J. E.
Whittle and family and J. P. Orr
and wife. What they did for
that dinner waa a plenty. Mrs.
Whittle is a fine cook and the
dinner was of the best and all
wished that Clarence would live
to have many birthdays, and-"*
dinners.
Christiaa Science Services
Each Sunday at 11 o'clock a*
m.; Sunday school 10:00 a- m.
Subject for Sunday: "Soul and
Body." Place 421 E.|Cypress St.
Duke Township: Cage Beach, C.
A. Hatch. Eldorado Township: T.
J. Moody, A. Kahle, Elmer
Township: J. W Weems and R.
IL. Craig, Carmel Township.
! Each of you are earnestly in-
Altus, Okla-, Nov. 16.1915 j vjtec[ t0 be present at this regu-
The following named members jar meeting.
of the Jackson County Free Fair Very truly yours for the best
Association will please take no- county fair.
tice that there will be a regular " gEN CRAWFORD,
i meeting of the Free Fair Associ- County Agent-
lation at the courthouse in Altus, Jackson County, Okla.
I on Monday, December 13, 1315, _
j at 3 o'clock p. m , as required by j ^ jjjg £MPIR£
law:
J. W. Richardson, Harry Moy-: The attention of our readers is
er, Altus Township: C. C. Henry, called to the Empire ' ad" in this
J.'s. Wood, Baucum Township: issue. On Friday night of this j
M- L. Kizziar. S. M. Jones, week will be shown for the first
Headrick Township: J. M. Schor- time in this city the New York
renburg, W. M. Youngblood, eC°l*
Navajo Township; Tom Moore,! The G""1 of .the ^lden<5w
C.W- Edwards, Olustee Town- Monday night, Nov 22, Wm
ship; A. C. Ballow, L. B. White. IFox Pre8erftw0 of h,f hn«h^
F stars in the personal of Miss
Claire Whitney and Mr. Robert
Edeson, who assisted by an all-
star support, will present Charles
Frohman's photo-play supreme,
• The Girl I Left Behind Me."
This one picture has reflected
more credit upon Mr. Frohman
aa a producer than any one of
hia many productions land must
be seen to be appreciated-
Opening Sale
We call the attention of our
readers to the "Opening Sale"
ad of Troutman & Gosselin on
the last page of this paper They
are now in their new home and
desire you to read their ad, and
then come to see them. They
are not only proud of their new
home, but also of their goods,
and will be pleased to have you
call upon them.
Board and Room Wanted
Bv a young gentleman with
good habits. Would prefer a
family with no small children.
Address "Boarder" care That
News Office.
Frost Bitten
you may be, if you do not get the
best Coal from Cameron & Co.
Phone 49.
GmYearVecalOsris A lest
Quit cussing about the poor
quality of Coal you get, and or-
der some good Coal that will
bun well leaves nothing but
baa and givaa satisfaction.
You always gat it from Cameron
THANKSGIVING
Phone 18, "The Quality Store."
We are ready to supply you with
everything you need for that
Thanksgiving Dinner : : : :
Cranberries
Mince Meat
Pineapple
fruits
I Pumpkin
Celery
Nuts
Jello
In fact we carry everything good
to eat We cater to quality first
j. a. Mccord
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Orr, J. P. The Altus Weekly News. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 1915, newspaper, November 18, 1915; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc276448/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.