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TUESDAYS Q FRIDAYS
REFLECTS THE SENTIMENT
OF THE WHOLE PEOPLE
Twice-a-Week
n^jin
"SEE YOURSELF AS OTHERS SEE YOU
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Vol. I
Mangum, Oklahoma, Tuesday, March 20, 1917
No. 1
WILL AWAIT OVERT ACT
WILL AWAIT ATTACK ON
UNITED STATES ARMED LINER
200 Submarine Chasers
Contracted For
Special to The Mirror.
Washington, D. C. Mar. 20 3;30 p.
m. — While every energy of the ad-
ministration is being bent on prepa-
rations for the conflict w hich is now
believed to be inevitable, president
Wilson has announced thatthe will re-
frain from a declaration of war until
the first attack is made on an armed
liner of the United States. The New
. York navy yard has commenced the
construction of sixty submarine chas-
. ers and contracts for 200 more will be
closed tomorrow.
THE SOCIAL SWIRL
SOCIAL CALENDAR
Tuesday-Lahoma Club entertained
by Mrs. Newt Ozbirn.
Wednesday — Sterling Thimble Club
will meet with Mrs. J. W. Page.
Thursday-Mrs. John Trippett hos-
tess to Aftermath Club.
Friday—Culture Club at the home of
Mrs. P. A. Janeway, study Denver
and Picturesque Colorado.''
Saturday —Miss Norma Lee Pace
hostess to Arts and Crafts.
One of the most brilliant social
events of the season was the seven
, o'clock dinner given by Mr. and Mrs.
P. A. JaneWay on the evening of St.
Patrick's day. The house was pret-1 luncheon
tijy decorated with green and white | Mrs. Janeway.
carnation, yellow jonquil^, shamrocks
and Irish and American flags. Dainty
baskets of garlands marked , the
places for the ladies and tall green
hats for the gentlemen. Covers were
laid for Messrs and Mesdames Parks
Ball, L Perry, H. Mathewson, Chas.
Evans, B. L. Tisinger, Goodwin Crit-
tenden, F. L. Ewing, C. M. Stone,
Rus Jacobs, W. T. Funderbnrk. B. E
Davis, D. J. Doyle, E. R. Tinsleyi
B. H. Squire, H. E. Oakes, Dr. and
Mrs. F. C. Holmes, and Messrs J. G.
Barlow, Tyler Crittenden and Garlan
Bryan and Mesdames Portor Norton,
W. E. Barker, Charles Bryan and
H. C. Crittenden.
Mrs. L. Perry returned Wednesday
from an extended trip to Waco, Ft.
Worth and San Antonio.
The Cecclian Club met in regular
cession Saturday afternoon in the
Baracca room of the Methodist Church
A very interesting program was ren-
dered, directed by Mrs. Homer Dodge
Cain. Miss Bootye Townsend will have
charge of the program for the April
meeting.
Mrs. B. E. Davis was hostess to the
Entre Nous Club last Thursday at a
one-o'clock luncheon of beautiful ap-
pointments. Suggestions of St. Pat-
rick's day were carried out in the dec-
orations, favors an elegant four
course menu. Additional guests be-
sides the clubmembers were Mesdames
Charles Bryan, J. D. Curreathers,
Clay Hall, E. R. Tinsley, Ney Neel,
B. H. "Squire apd B. L. Tjsingep. In
the games of "500" following the
high score was made by
PHONE CO. IMPROVING
Mr. A. Gordon, president, general
manager and sole owner of the Man-
gum Telephone Co. is spending a
good sized bundle of real money in
making elaborate and extensive im-
provements in the physical property
here. The entire system is being
placed in cable and much of it under
ground. It is estimated that the im-
provements when completed will ne-
cessitate the expenditure of at least
$25,000. The switchboard alone hav-
ing cost something over $7,000. It is
believed that when the contemplated
plans have beervcarried out that but
little excuse will be left for cussing
^over "bum" service. Four men are at
work on the line continuously and
work is being prosecuted as rapidly
as material can be obtained.
EDUCATIONAL RULLY HIS BEEN PLANNED
County Supt., Kate Terry, Arranges Big
Week in County, April 1-7
Acting in conjunction with the state
superintendent of public instruction,
Miss Kate Terry, county superinten-
dent of Greer county has arranged an
elebatorate program for the Oklahoma
State-Wide Educational Rally for the
week of April first to seventh. The
general plan contemplates meetings in
every school house in the county dur-
ing the week, speeches by at least two
speakers from outside the district.
Co-operation by the state board of
education is of course assured and
several speakers will be sent here
from state headquarters and from the
big state institutions, finishing with
an all day meeting here on Saturday
the seventh.
A meeting was held Friday after-
noon by Miss Terry and those interest-
ed in the movement and the Ch amber
of Commerce and the business men
of Mangum which was well attended
and as usual the business men gave
the necessary assurance that they not
only heartily endorsed the plan but
that they would get in behind the
movement and make it an assured suc-
SENTENCE REVERSED
Special to The Mirror.
Oklahoma City, Okla. Mar. 20. 3:00
p. m.-The criminal court of appeals
today reversed the two year sentence
of T. J. Scot(t and the one year sen-
tence of Anna Scott, of Lawton who
were accused of killing George Nor-
ton, a wealthy cattleman last year. (
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B. F. Roach, the ginner at Vinson
came in yesterday, bringing in one of
his children for an operation which
Dr. Horsley performed.
Dr. and Mrs. T. J. Horsley most
delightfully entertained a party of
the married members of the Presby-
terian Church last Friday evening.
After an informal program in which
each one was compelled to entertain
with his favorite ''stunt" elegant re-
freshments were .served by the hostess.
THE MIRROR S FIRST SUBSCRIBER
P. W. Raemer of Granite Possess-
es that Doubtful Distinction.
Mrs. Roy Nanny is the Second
and W. E. Castle Third.
P. W. Raemer, of Granite is the
Mirror's first subscriber. He happened
to be the first man to "kick in" with
the coin" for 104 issues of the Mirror
just because he happened to be the
first one to become advised of our new
venture. Phil is president of the Farm-
ers State Bank at Granite and has
demonstrated again and again that his
Judgment is good. In investing two
real dollars in a subscription to the
Mirror he* has proven conclusively
that he knows real value.
Mrs Roy Nanny, who was the second
one to invest two dollars in 104 pack-
ages of pep is one of Mangums most
beautiful and accomplished society
ladies who believes in keeping up with
the events of the day. W. E. Castle,
proprietor of the Castle Dairy was the
third individual to signify by deposit-
ingtwo real dollars, that he figured on
living long enough to digest 104 issues
of the Mirror.
P. S. The subscription list of The
Mirror is still open.
OUR CODE
BOOST!
Democratic always, but never to a point where we believe that
"The King can do no wrong."
BOOST!
The interest of no individual is big enough to stand in the
way of the developement of the city, county, state, nation or party.
BOOST! « „ ,
The truth may sometimes be suppressed but never for gain.
BOOST!
Our news columns must be uncolored by our personal opinions.
"News is new*" Editorily we say what we "darned please" but
when you see it in our nev;s columns you can bet we believe it is so.
BOOST!
Our private opinion may be that the sand hill and scrub oak
statesman may have enacted some "darned fool" laws but we believe
that all laws must be enforced and that if an officer cannot enforce
them all he should resign in favor of some one who knows the
nature of the oath.
BOOST!
ALLIES ROUT
Special to The-Mirror.
Paris, Mar. 20, :.'(0 p. ni. T1, •
German retreat from the area in.f.-gnt i
of St. Quentin has'flr'j/enerated iii'v.J
almost a rout and the French under i
Gen. Neville are only live miles ^
way. It is believed however that the
Germans are preparing for a big
counter offensive.
CUNNINGHAM-BOWMAN
A marriage license was issued today
at the county judges office to I. W.
Cunningham and Miss Bessie Bowman
both of Mangum, Oklahoma.
El Reno Daily Democrat Mar. 14th
The groom is one of the best known
of Mangum's young business men,
having been for a number of years
associated with \V. H. Dickey under
the firm name of Gunningham and
Dickey. The bride is one of the most
accomplished and attractive young
ladies of the city and has a host of
friends here. The ceremony wasjper-
formed at El Reno Wedoesday by the
Rev. Holmes Nichols, formerly of this
city. The happy young couple return-
ed to this city Sunday night and will
remain hero for a month when Mr.
Cunningham will leave to assume his
duties with a farm loan company.
FIRE AT ELK CITY
Post Office Building Destroyed Yes-
terday Morbing at i Sclod
r, pTnrv 11-it
! Ik vJity, Okla.. Nun 1U A dVs-
TmrrrCiS" conflagration broke out in
the basement of the post office building
here at .5:45 this morning and before
the flames could be placed under con-
trol the entire structure which was one
of the best in the city was entirely de-
stroyed. The builing was occupied
by the post office, the Elk hall, Neff's
jewelry store, an automobile supply
housJ and iNoe's confectionery. The
total loss will reach $50,000, partially
covered by insuranca.
FOR SALE
Second hand five passenger Ford
first class condition. See Crocket at
Young Bros. & Guthrie. 1 tf.
* L (
Don't fail to see Hart, the greatest
western character on the screen Thurs-
day at the Wood row.
BRADSHAW ANNOUNCES
The many friends of W. S. Brad-
shaw havo prevailed on him to enter
tho race for the office of Commissioner
of Public Utilities, to succeed Com-
missioner Noblft, whose term has ex-
pired. His petition which was circu-
lated for a few hours on the streets
was signed by at least 150 men.
, WANTED-Good
desk—The Mirror
Mrs. .T us pec ffckld better was hostess
to the Excel Embroidery Chib last
Thursday afternoon. Additional guests
were. Mesdames H. Mathewson, L. S.
Noble, Wilkins Garrett, A. O. Hughes
J. R. Teissier, Chas. Evans, L. Perry
.1. A. Powers, Nell Stultz, P. A.
Jan,away, B. L. Tisinger and S. O.
ji | Untie.' A ftor Spending the afteraOon
| in needle work a dainty collation was
flat top served by the hostess, assisted by
3-2Qtf Mesdamos Rude and Janeway. " ,
: III COMPANY LETS CONTRICT
Meeting of Stockholders Held Here Wed-
nesday—W ill Increase Capital
VINSON VIEWS
Fire in the home of Mrs. Erwin
Thursday, caused from an oil stove
did several dollars damage, but was
soon extinguished.
The State men under Mr. Buckper
who have done such good woJkini the
road in Greer County are now at work
on the road in the Madge township
west of Vinson.
The teachers, pupils and patrons of
j the Vinson school enjoyed a day to-
Thursday, Willi™, S. Hart in Th. Ar-' ^thor at the *hoo] houso l'™*y
yan. 10 *15 cU. .1 Th. Woodrow. It. i dinner was serv°d on ~'r"uad and
j ; a program was rendered in the after-
| noon.
The Senior class of the High School, Miss Gertrude Gillura of Altus ar-
enjoyed an apron and overall party riVed Saturday afternoon to tu'.epart
in She gymnasium last Friday evening in an entertainment given by the la-
Guests of honor were Miss Ella Good- dies of the Missionary Society of ehe
in, the class advisor and Mr. and Mrs Methodist Church, a splendid pro-
Percy Cornelius class parents. The gram of recitation and song was pro-
girls of the class served a dainty two vided for those in attendance.
course luncheon. j c^.u Hansford returned Friday
The Cicero class of the Latin d- from a visit in Texas.
partment of the High School was en-1 W. W. Munroe has recently
tertained by Mrs. Arthur Gray Fri-1 a new store at Madge. Mr.
OZARK TRAIL CENTRAL ROUTE OPERATIONS
When ColA Harvey suggested to tin
people of this section that they build J1™^
some good roads through this city and
county, he started something that never
will be .stopped. He initiated a move-
ment with Ozark Trail competition
which has already built more miles of
good dirt roads through Oklahoma
than have been "built in the entire his-
no stronger than its weakest link" and
several important
gaps to fill. The gravelling of the
i nad from the six mile store to Granite
makes the six miles /rom that point in-
to Mangum look like a dimes worth of
onions at war prices. Its up to Man-
gum to get busy. The Trail as routed
through the city proper will stand quite
tory of the state and implanted the bug j # ](jt Qf fij£ing ,ts up t<) the city com_
of building better boulevards firm in > missionors to busv. Tht. route past
in the minds of men who had thought j thp Faip Grounds aiui for S(>voral miles
for years that anything over which W(,st hj|S b(Vn barelv scraWhod. Itsup
four good mules could drag a bale of tf) Ul0 commissU,ners to get busy. Six
cotton, was a road. These same men
will tell you today that any piece of
road over which a man cannot make
40 miles an hour in a flivver, is- an eye-
SEN. WILSON RETURNS
Senator L. Wilson has returned to
the city and is being welcomed back
home by his host of friends. Senator
Wilson made an enviable record in
the senate have secured the passage of
some excellent measures and more im-
portant still, assisted in defeating
some vicious measures.
and three quarters miles across Madge
township, in Harmon, needs five bridges
which should cost $20,000 but couldrbe
• fudged in" for lit),000, this section is
sore and a disgrace to the community. pmU(] possi.ssor of a whole flock of
In Greer County we are building the
good kind and when the final inspec-
tion is made next June by Col. Harvey
and his company of judges, Granite.
Mangum, Reed, Vinson and Madge ex-
pect to get their1 names on the map in
big box car letters. Kiowa county
"has delivered the goods" and built a
boulevard from county line tocounty
line. Wellington on the west i-
working six gangs on her section and
hills and hollows which not even a
chapparral could navigate "in high."
Its up to all of us to get busy on this,
t Commissioner Baker, of Harmon couo>
ty, who has direct charge of this prob-
lem has arranged for a bunch of pris-
oners and twelve teams and it is -safe
to predict that the hills and hollows
will be smoothed in time for Col. Harvey
to make the passage to the Trail meet-
ing at Amarillonext June. Steel and
MANGUM MINSTRELS
INVADE REED FRIDAY
Friday night the Mammoth Min-
strel Mirthmakers, an organization
of the Chamber of Commerce band
boys who played a return engage-
ment to a good sized house here on
Thursday night, staged their produc-
tion in the auditorium of the Reed
public school to a crowded house. In-
cidently Reed has one of the finest
school buildings in the state and one
of the most progressive citizenships
in the wide world. While the stage
was a little too small to properly
stage the show and take care of the
big feet of the burnt'cork coons, the
show was well received and a neat
sum netted for both the school and
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Granite Oil and Development Com-
pany was held in the office of W. T.
Funderburk here yesterday and ar-
rangements made to increase the cap-
ital stock from $10,000 to 50.000. They
also closed a contract with Henry
Carver to drill 200 feet deeper which
they believe will put the steel into pay-
ing sand. The holp is now at 1240
feet and was in a strong vein of gas
when it caved. The company controls
some .'{,000 acres of leases, all of
which have been renewed condition-
ed on the commencement of drilling
operations on or before April 8. Mr.
Ike Wellman, of this city is president
of the company and C. E. Hill, of
Granite is secretary.
Thursday, William S. Hart in Th# Ar-
yan. 10 & IS eta. at Th* Woodrow. It
the band boys. Those who sa'
shows here can appreciate the
ment that the combination of th
features of the flr*t night and t
both |
state- 1
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L Freeman an-
nounce the arrival of a daughter, born
Sunday March 18.
Messamore ha?
ness.
opened
Avery
charge of the busi-
corner north of Mangum,
ty's commissioners hare fa
| the county teams and 24 |
Master Jack Norman entertained the proposed trail all «i
twenty-four of his school mates at a | men. under direction of Su
party celebrating his ninth birthday | Buckner have done a voli
Tuesday afternoon at the home of that amn almont increditi
his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. H Nor- j town -hip. in Harmoucoun
Mrs. Nannie Caddel of Aubrey, man. After several hours of rollick-1 and *0*14 tlOj
Texas arrived Saturday for an ex- ing games a bountiful luncheon i bor
ended visit with Mr*. J. L Caddel. served the youngsters. ' cro
exports to have her strip of road com- cement have been bought and provision
pleted well within the time limit. The have bet
boys of Granite have gone tothebottom Nary eon
of their purses and have almost com- county 1
pleted the graveling of sfx solid miles bridges •
of road from that hustling city to the rotary J
wcoup- ) oard ol
l made to ere -'t all the neces-
■rete culverts across Harmon
ut the problem of the large
ill remains to be solved. Sec-
ingleterry and the executive
the chamber of commerce here
to solve the
aincd every
of this vrap
unless
irk Tra
Mr. Bryon Smith, one of Vinson«
prominent marchants was in the city
Sunday.
I taring of the women
' night made one of the
combinations imagina
i hits by both ladies
I were especially g<x d.
larly enjoyable nui
troml>one solo by Prol
violin solo by Prof. < 'i
ties b Mi>s Lucile
; Heinr and the Yama 1
ladies and men* quart<
by Miss Gladys Litt
and everyone who h.
In additio
hich the sho
on the
best
ANNOUNCEMENT
I hereby announce myself as a can-
didate for the office of Public Utili-
ties at the election to be held Tuesday
April 3, under the terms of the city
charter. Subject to the will of my
friends and voters of the city.
Mrs. Jas. Melton entertained with %
Patrick's tea Friday afternoon in
parlors of the Harris Hotel,
which were elaborately decorated in
greon and white. Punch was dispens-
ed by Miss Leah Yeager and Mes-
dames Parks Ball, Russ Jacobs,
Minnie Jacobs, F. C. Holmes, R. M.
Caldwell and Miss Cadie Melton as-
sisted the hostess in receiving and in
serving a most delightful salad course
A silver offering was made for the
benefit of the Presbyterian Missionary
oly one who fell off the
is openly charged that
ove so fast on the return
of the boys not only lost
bis shirt as well. And
's a tail or tale: A cou-
im ladles coming In the
ud the a{<■ tvioenuoned ar-
lasculme apparel and
Hue. They ar still trying
ti pr«*srtKv in the ban
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Ryder, J. W. The Mangum Mirror (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 20, 1917, newspaper, March 20, 1917; Mangum, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc280533/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.