The Altus Weekly News. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 22, 1915 Page: 1 of 12
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i THE ALTUS WEEKLY NEWS,
VOL. XVI.
Devoted to the Inter—to of Altus and Jaokson County.
ALTUS. JACKSON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA. JULY 22. 1915.
(OFFICIAL COUNTY HAPKR)
NO. 21
RUNAWAY TEAM
KILLS CHILD
Start to Saving Now
•The man who cannot andI does ,
not save money, cannot ana wiu
not do anything elae worth
while. "-Andrew Carnegie.
Once you have opened an account here the
habit of ''putting by*' a bit ever to often will
become natural. You'll watch the balance in
your bank book with juat pride.
We carry a aavinga account the year
round-and pay 4 per cent intereat.
CMiUl Stock • Sw|h $15,HI
First National Bank
Oklahoma.
m Troutman&Gosselin
* Variety Store
116 N. Main St.
Altus, Okla.
Has the Goods—
At the Right Prices
Embroideries |
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Monday morning A. M Barker
living on the old Back nursery
farm, on Route 5. brought a load
of peaches to town. His little
son Fulton, 6 years old, and little
daugter Marie, 3 years old, ac-
companied him. While selling
peaches on N. Main atreet, a boy
Doris Hale, was driving for him,
the lines dropped down, and
i,oung Hale, in trving to reach
ihe lines put his hand on the hip
[of one of the mules. The mules
jumped and began to run. Mr.
Barker caught one of the mules
by the bridle; it jerked him down
[dragging him until his hold was
>ken. The team ran east to
r„ady street, then back to Main,
then east again toward Grady,
/hen the wagon struck a deep
Jitch in the ally east of Charley
Clark's, 820 N- Main; the two
little children were thrown from
the wagon, the wheels passing
over the little girl's back below
the shoulder blades, killing her
almost instantly and then pass-
ing over the little boy's left hip
.and injuring him quite severely.
rThe dead and injured children
were taken into the home of
Charley Clark, and medical aid
summoned.
The remains of the little girl
and the little boy were removed
to their home Monday evening.
The little boy was able to get up
and walk to the breakfast table
Tuesday morning.
Funeral services over the re-
mains of the little girl were held
at the family residence at 10
o'clock a. m. Tuesday, conducted
by a minister from Blair, after
which the remains were laid to
rest in the Blair cemetery.
The grief-stricken parents
and other relatives have the
heartfelt sympathy of all in their
time of great sorrow.
Notice
The Board of County Commis-
sioners will, on the 3rd day of
August, 1915, consider all propo-
sitions which have been pre-
viously submitted in writing for
exchanging 111 acres of land lo-
cated near Duke, for land located
near the county site, said land to
be used for county farm.
J. L. Hughes,
Chairman.
Many New Designs
At 25c and IOc a yd.
Laces at - - 5c yd
Towels - 5c to 25c each
A New Line of
Enamelware, Queensware
and Notions
We want to Help
WE WOULD like to help every Boy and
Girl in this communitv to be a success by
taking care of their savings. Every dollar
you save brightens your future. You can
save without sacrificing the necessities of
life. Try it
Deposits Guaranteed.
Altus State Bank
Altas,
-Oklahoma.
Specializing in 5c, 10c and
25c Merchandise
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FARMERS GET
CHEAP MONEY
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Troutman&Gosselin *
VARIETY STORE
116 N. Main St.
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Altus, Okla ^
Watch Found
Gold-filled hunting case watch.
Owner can get same by describ-
ng it and paying for this ad.
Empire Theatre
MONDAY, JULY 26th
TAXABLE VALUA- BOY SCOUTS ON
TION JACKSON CO. ANNUAL HIKE
Tip following letter from G.
A. Smith, secretary of School
Land Board, is self-explanatory,
and some of Jackson county's
farmera may wish to take ad-
vantage of the opportunity
therein suggested-
July 3,1915-
Dear Editor:
As an ex-newspaper man I
realize how much a newspaper
man is interested in seeing his
county get all that is coming to
to it, and the purpose of this
letter is to notify you that in ap-
portionment of the Permanent
School Fund to be loaned to far-
mers at 5 per cent interest, your
county has not received its pro
rata share, and we have several
thousand dollars that we can
place at 5 per cent to bona fide
farmers who live upon and culti-
vate their land. We do not de-
sire applications from any one
else.
We also expect to have another
fund available within a few days
in which the borrower will pay
8 per cent per annum or 4 per
cent semi-annually, and this dis-
charges both the principal and
interest in 23i years. I believe
it willl prove a popular loan.
In notifying your farmer friends
of these facts you will be doing
a double service, because the
state wanta to make the loans
and I am aure your farmers are
trying to get money at a lower
rate.
Assuring you that any notice
given along this line will be
greatly appreciated. I am.
Very truly yours.
G. A. Smith.
Sec. School Land Dept
Oklahoma City, Okla
MEMORIAL DAY
SERVICES AUG. 8.
J. D. Stroud, of Headrick, was
in the city Saturday. He in-
formed us that the Jackson
County Singing Association
would hold memorial services at
the Francis School House at 3
o'clock p. m., the second Sun-
day in August, in honor of Rev •
W. E- Banks, deceased, form er-
ly president of the association .
All members of the association
and the public generally are re-
quested to be present.
The taxable valuation of Jack-
The Boy Scouts of Altus, head-
son county for 1914, exclusive of ed bv their Scout Master Rev.
the valuation of public service! Thomas W. Griffiths, and Assist-
corporatiuns, was $9,872,306.00. ant Clay Shaw, left Tuesday for
For 1915, $9,759,166.00, a de- j their annual outing near Cache,
crease from 1914 of $113,140-00. (where they heretofore had es-
The valuation of the city of; tablished Camp Griffiths. The
| Altus for 1914, exclusive of the; Scouts went to Cache over the
lvalue of public service corpora- Frisco: from there they hiked it (
tions, was $1,581,917.00. For' to the camp on Medicine Creek, j
1915,' $1,149,151.00, a decrease where they will have a big time
from 1914 of $142,766.00 , for ten days
The value of public service cor- < Rev. Griffiths deserves much i
porations is likely to exceed that prajse for the interest that he
of 1914, thus making the total ha3 taken in the boys for several
valuation of the county and city j years They are a manly set of i
about what they were in 1914 j youngsters and they are better
j off by reason of their association
"CHOiTS" AT THE EMPIRE .and training. They invite the
Ghosts is a stirring plea for P"™* °f the • > and a"
purity of thought and deed. This terested in them to visit them at |
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"GHOSTS" teaches a great lesson. Showing the great
responsibility of the parents. - - * *
Positively one of the greatest Photo-plays ever shown.
IOc ADMISSION 15c
j. a. Mccord
WEST SIDE OF SQUARE
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Staple : and : Fancy : Groceries
Phone 18.
Here is what One Dollar Cash will buy at our store all
day Saturday. Come in and plank down One Buck and we
will roll up, "tie up, wrap up and fix up
vivid Isben play portrays, in
compelling scenes, the inevitable
results of immorality and drives
home the great question of her-
edity and the responsibility of
parents. You are held spell-
bound from first scene to last-
not only by the plot and action
of the atory-or rather its won-
derful message-but by the tre-
mendous force of the acting and
the artistic beauty of the pic-
tures. Not a single falae note
mars the harmony of this splen-
did production.
At the Empire and Airdome
Monday. Julv 26th. Friday night
ii "Keystone Remedy" night
and on Saturday night ' The
Black Block" and several other
features are on the program.
their camp
Blair-Hafkes Co., Returas
Blair-Hughes Co. wholesale
grocers, who discontinued their
wholesale business here about
two years ago. are re-opening
for business. Mr. Howard Lis-
man, of Vernon. Texas, will be
their manager. The News
thought at the time the firm dis-
continued business here, that
they were making a mistake.
We are glad to welcome them
back to Altus and hope that they
may prosper in their enterprise.
LEAVING KQLASH
Circumstances causes people to change
their minds. Therefore 1 am leaving
Hoiash sooner thau expecto.l. The Mon-
key* have joined the Apes and Bubboons
in this war on the Kangaroos. The Bull
Snakes are lighting the Bull Krogs. So il
is wa-i. war. war. I am eicited. I fe«l un-
easyj I am scared. I w ant to go some-
where where there is peace. I came here
i board a submarine. I leave here on
_a board an airship trained to go faster
than a double-geared, greased streak of
lightning. So good by. I dont know where
t am going, but am on my. wey, Will
write when I stop.
More neit week.
THE ALTUS NI6N SCNMI Ml.
8 Pounds
GOOD COFFEE
FOR
$1.00 Cash
All for One Dollar. This Is Job Lot No. 6
Watch this Space next week for startling
announcement of Job Lot No. 7.
J. A. McCord
"The West Side Groceryman*"
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Orr, J. P. The Altus Weekly News. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 22, 1915, newspaper, July 22, 1915; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc276654/m1/1/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.