The Altus Weekly News. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 2, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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THE ALTUS WEEKLY NEWS.
Davotsd to the Interests ei Altus and Jackson County.
(OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPKR)
VOL. XVI.
11
ALTUS, JACKSON COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. SEPTEMBER 2. 1915.
NO. 27
Prosperity At Hand
THE Fint National Bank ia aa solid as the
Rock of Gibraltar. Get in the habit of
saving money and start a bank account. You
will be surprised how it will grow. Lay up
something for a "rainy day " Especially
should 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
Altai Okhkoaa.
ALTUS' SCHOOLS
OPEN MONDAY
WELL PAID FOR
DEFAMING STATE
School reopens next Monday,
September 6. Pupils please re-,
p?rt at the different school
buildings, as follows:
High school and eighth grade at
, tigh School building; all other
trades living East of Grady
street at East Side, and those
living west of Grady at West
%ide.
The work of the school year is
divided into two semesters of
eighteen weeks each Parents
ire urged to start their children
it the beginning of a semester if
ossible, but pupils will be'ac-
cepted at any time in all the
•ades except the B-First Prima-
ry, or beginners grade: Pupils
For this grade must be six years
)f age before the first flay of No-
vember, this year, and must start
during the first two weeks of the
semester. After this time, they
will not be accepted until the
Second semester, when they must
be six before the first day of
fMarch following.
Very respectfully,
Investigation by the Corpora-
tion Commission of voachers
paid by the Rock Island road in
1907-08 has revealed some inter-
esting facts in connection with
the notorious campaign of abuse
and defamation carried on by
the Oklahoma State Capital, then
a newspaper in Guthrie,- against
the state administration in gen-
eral, the Oklahoma constitution
the legislature and the Corpora-
tion Commission.
The investigation, carried on
in connection with the prepara-
tion for the two cent fare trial
which is to be resumed next
week,shows that the Rock Island
paid to Frank H. Greer, then
propriator of the Capital,apprxi-
mately $2-",000 during those two
years. The total amount
paid out by this road, as
revealed by this investigation,
for newspaper influence, lobby-
ists in various states, officials of
the road for other than regular
salary etc- and charged impro-
perly to freight operation is
W. H. DECKER, Supt. about $4,158,060 One voucher
__ i paid to Greer, for $12,500, carried
I the notation: " help Greer get
Seven in fail jon his feet."
, Apparently it was a bad in-
There are seven prisoners in vestment, as the Capital steadily
)ur jail. Two are charged with became weaker until it finally
nurder, two with bootlegging, expired in 1910.
wo with stealing Si Perkins'|
slothes, and one for stealing
foods from a box car.
Clay Aycock and wife of Cali-
fornia are visiting relatives here.
Empire
MONDAY, SEP. 6>
The Most Wonderful
Production ever Pro-
duced In Motion Pic-
tures
"The Walls
of Jerico"
Produced by Lloyd
B. Car lest on, the dis-
tinguished producer.
The play ran for
two years at the
Garric Theatre, Lon-
don, and one year at
the Hackett Theatre
New York
The story revolve!
about a wK-made mil-
lionaire who married a
lady of royal birth
lOc Admission Jgp
-AT THE-
Variety Store
School
Supplies
HEADQUARTERS
Composition Books, Rulers,
Note Books, Dewing
Traits, Etc. Tablets, Pencils,
Ink, Pen Staffs, Pen Points,
Water Colors
Quality Goods at Low Prices
Ev«7tkiag la School Supplies
Troutman SGosselin
VARIETY STORE
WATCH ? WINDOWS
116 N. Main St.
Altus, Okla
Deposit Guaranteed
*T*I1IS protection h free to all of our
1 Customers. CONSIDER THIS
and give us your business. : : : :
Deposits Guaranteed.
Altus State Bank
Altos,
•Oklahoma.
COUNTY JAIL
IS RENOVATED
Sheriff J. C- Ford has had the
cells, furniture and bedding of
the jail renovated. He had the
prisoners to do the work. The
cells and furniture have been
painted, the bedding cleaned and
everything is as nice and neat as
a paper of new pins. The boys
are proud of the appearance of
their domicile.
School Children
ARE CAUGHT
Sheriff Ford has placed A.feA.
Garrison and Shorty Hailey in
iail on a charge of boot-legging.
They should have known that
they would be caught, for Sheriff
Ford makes it his business to
catch vialators of the law.
AT THE EMPIRE
The above popular show place
has been receiving its usual liber-
al patronage this week despite
KILLING AT
ELMER MONDAY
Monday afternoon Earl Hooper
shot and killed W. T. Sherrod,
one-half mile south and one-half
west of Elmer.
Hooper is a tenant on Sherrods
farmjtheir houses are only about
30 yards apart. They have had
trouble on several occasions and
they had been fussing near
Hooper's house just before the
killing. Hooper ran into his house
and Sherrod started to his house
Hooper came out with a double
barreld shot gun and emptied
boath loads into the back of neck
and head ot Sherrod. Sherrod
walked into his house, fell and
expired. Hooper came to Elmer
earring his gun, and gave him-
self up to Deputy Sheriff Joe
Holliday, who phoned to Sheriff
Ford who went down and brought
Hooper to the city and placed
him in jail.
Sherrod is about 33 years old
and has a wife and several child-
ren. Hooper is about 20 years
old and has a wife.
This killing, like others in
Jackson county could have been
avoided.
CHANGE IN PARCEL
POST INSURANCE
Effective September 1st, 1915,
paragraph 2, Section 488 Postal
Laws and Regulations is amened
to read as follsws:
2. Fourth class mail shall not
be registered, but may be insured
against loss in an amount equiv-
alent to its actual value, but not
to exeed $5.00 in any case, on
payment of a fee of three cents;
not to exceed $25.00 on a pay-
ment 5 cents; not to exceed $50
On payment of a fee oflOcents;
or to exceed $100 00 on a pay-
ment of 25 cents, in addition to
the postage, both to be prepaid
by stamps affixed.
This amendment provides that
the following indemnity will be
paid for loss of insured parcels
mailed on and after September
1st, 1915.
Covered by a 3 cent fee. Value
HP to $5.00.
Covered by a 5 cent fee. Value
up to $25,00.
Covered by a 10 cent fee, Value
up to $50.00.
Covered by a 25 cent fee, Value
up to $100.00.
Buy your books and supplies! the many other attractions now I
early. The Pendleton Drug!in the city. For the balance of
Store has the Best School Tablet,' this week an unusually strong
and other supplies which will be program is promised. On Mon*
used this term.
Child Dead
The infant daughter of Chas.
Garrett and wife died at their
home on North Grady street, at
1:30, a. m„ Wednesday. The
funeral services were held at the
home at 3:15 o'clock, p m., the
same day, conducted by Kev. H-
H Burton, after which the re-
mains were laid to rest in the
City cemetery.
Bays Church Property
The Christian Science Church
has purchased a lot at the corner
of E. Cypress and Hightower
streets, remodeled the house to
be used as a temporary church,
where services will hereafter be
held.
day, afternoon and night, will be. j
shown one of the greatest photo-
masterpictures ' The Walls of
Jericho." ever presented to an
American audience- The story
revolves about a self-made mil-
lionaire who marries a lady of
royal birth, whose associates in
the smart set almost lead her to
destruction It is a clarien blast
against gambling, dissipation and
tendencies just as injurious to
our social being. A rare treat is
promised on Monday night at the
Empire.
Bmy Tear Ceal New
Coal will advance in price af-
ter the first of September, as
storing coal ceased with the last
of August t I bought a great
deal duriag the storage season,
and will sell at the old price, if
you buy now. Now is the time
to save money
Z7-tf J. R. MILLER.
j. a. Mccord
WEST SIDE OF SQUARE
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
A 816 DIAMOND
FIFTEEN LBS.
I could, I would, I did succeed in
tindicjr a diamond weighing ten
tons, but diamonds will uever sell as
cheap as McCord sells his groceries.
1 leave Arkansas today, and will
enter Altus High School next Mon-
day. Bill Dugan is my successor.
See bis editorials in this space next
week.
Sugar
TIE ALTUS NI6H SCH00I RIB,
$1.00 Cash
All lor One Dollar. This is Job Lot No. 10.
Watch this Space next week for startling
announcement of Job Lot No. 11.
J. A. McCord
"The West Side Groceryman."
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