The Granite Enterprise. (Granite, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, September 1, 1916 Page: 1 of 10
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The Granite Enterprise.
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(anuiite. tirecr Countv, Oklahoma. Friday, September 1,1916
No 17.
kikkt bales at granite llhiii office a roul nervice to the WITH tiik ENTEKPMSK ► amily|
bring big pkick* thih yeae paople. then I am sure we will.
all be benefitted alike. If elect-1 Our old friend J. H. Jenwn.;
ed to this office in November, j now of Courtland, Hanna*,
organize oh/akk iu vii.
association
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to ol'k si bscribers
Imonater good roada meetings <
held last week, by the Ozark
Trail Committee of the Okla- It is with regret that The En-
At it mMtinc of the cltiwin homn C.'y Chumber of Com- terprto# U called opoo to notjfv
Two bole, of cotton have been ••<1 to thi* offi™ In November, now of "U m . «"" •! '" « Granite Okie- merce, nlonfr the proposed route; jt, reeden that the nobKrlptlo'i
revolved at firanite thla eeaaon. then I trn-t that every „ood „nd.hU check fo a dollar to|„f the town of OraniU. Uk* ^OkUhomn CltytTAmarlllo I price mu.t be ral«d. We have
and the price is openin* up very cltlien in the countyinay ee wp e paper ...mi. . .ma. , . c y by the way of Chleka ha. Uo-!.tawwed alon* for month.,lo«-
satisfactory to the grower*
The first bale wan brought in
last Friday, and. a* none of th«
citizen in the county may feel keep th<- paper coming to mm honm. pumuani o chickasha Ho-!staggered along for months. los-
that he ha* an interest in the Mr. Jenson says that all are well Road-Boosters, held at the City b> th • jntermedi-ling money on every subscriber,
work devolving upon me. 1 am j with him. and sends kindest re- Hall on Monday evening ai . _ ^ ^ ^ organization in the hope that the white paper
and shall he solicitous of the.garda to old friends here. p. m., f . M. Brown as t i j on Thursday of the situation would change. Our
gins wen- ready to f.re up. it good will of all who believe inj Harold *^b^b^t^^m^-tlng being!Southwestern Oklahoma Ozark hopes have been in vain, and a
was bought by Paul Slaton, who law enforcement and good .to accept a position with a big the object f h Association with W. F. notification of another SOper
paid fK*e cents per pound for the! government. factor com^ny at ( stated Clerk of Greer!cent advance last week was the
rtaple in the Jeed. The bale! Again thanklmt you. I am. ,C*jr. Iowa. He wHUje followed|wUhed K> -evident nd Ha -l!art .traw.
C ity. Iowa, lie will Of iuiiuwvu wisneo u wi'imi- • ■« " : a
Very respectfully ]by The Enterprise in order to, members of the club. hou'a ^'!^°n.°^ ™ attorney, «f Some idea of the co.t of white
M II M1LI.S. i keep up with home affairs. !Ko by registering and pnjinu m< nd A. . ; , irotten from the
J. lirRickel called at The En-:the sum of 1.00. Thereupon ll.da.rt a. / ^l^hTtwo vcI^aoVeco^d
terprine office Monday and ad-l.he following members <,U.ii«- ^ buy per
vanced hi. „b*„ptlon W^-ed. via: X executive-pound. Our last invoice now on
~~ ,, . * «• mretinr Mo-day ShleLner. of Court- r^D?.' "ul^y. W. «.l committee. Mr. Got. M. I file on this office shows
of three cents per pound donat- Granite township board bought (
was grown on Jack Erwin'sj
farm east of town by some
young man by the name ofl
Brown, in addition to the price)
of five cents received for their j
cotton, they secured a premium
111koad tmactok
cotton, mey securvu Ji — -- . . r.f It,. Vunnerv \V !t.! committee. -nr. uwisb -----
of three cents per pound dona -j Granite township board bought ' • j " • ; , " l. Cox.| Brown is Granite's representa-j of P«r ^ P0"1nds- J°
ed by the progressive merchantsL big Avery tractor to l e used land, Ohio, sends a 'o v J, A W ' Parr P- tive as viccPresident. Mr. A.!this reason we are compelled to
of Granite, which made the bale I in grading the roads of this|for subscription, in 01 Y Fld(.r s v M. Speara is Secretary of the advance the price of suteenp-
„e hem well over $100. [township. With this machine he may keep up with affairt Lansden. Hugh Elder. S. -L £ Committee. tion, which after September L>
The second bale was brought | the tight land roads can be grad-1 here, he owning some property Lenear M • ^ ta-rd of county commis- will be $1.50 instead of $1.00 as
in Tuesday by J. T. Christopher, ed and put in fine shape for less here ,.0/Gid Ark !!'!*" ' „ ' M* Brown L jJsioners of the different counties j heretofore.
who lives just across the river than $25.00 per mile, and there J. M. Brooks, of G,d. Ark., Brown H. M..Wnm* J*.4 ^ ^ on Monday septem-! VVe have dps,re
ofA'r"^ j 1M6 po^eV^he"^ board | OurPj jjiS^mF ^ i mate pSimta^araneemenU Mriptionl will beto^'at'Ste
L—ton on lhe part of the
twenty miles of road with it.
cond premium of two and half
cents per pound, will make the
staple net the grower a little bet-
ter than twenty cents per pound, j
This year the premium was
divided as follows: Three cents |
LOl'DER ITEMS
e ' and advanced his subflbenption ] Brown Frank Polaski, Walter g* 8 aP® ^ j Enterprise is absolutely neces-
another year. j Di van, A. II. Downing, Dan i meeting the different plans will | ^ ^ want to continuc in
Harry Brown hand, in a dol- Cook, j. w. Adair. J. 11. Bran-jbe co^rda.ned and o her waysL^-.^ practjca|ly eyery ^
liar this week to have the paper min- \V. B. Brannon. Jno. Willis, and means discusse o „Ler 0f any note in the east has
! lar this week to have the paper !lon> \V. B. Brannon. Jno. Willis.,and means m . • i r q{ ftny note in the fiast has
| go to his daughter, Mrs. M. G. Motion prevailed, that the of- e zar ® already advanced subscription
, , ., ! Lippert, of Wewoka, Okia. j ficers of the club shall be Presi- means m"c ° 1 •* prices, and all will have to do so
; Mrs. J. P Gudenge and three D. A. BIassin?:tme, a well! dent. vice.President and Secro- State and rt .* probable that a V' ^
per pound to the hrst bale, two,chiMren of Cordell, returned n farmer on route 2 L TreMBrer. ;good number will attend the
and a half cents to the second home Friday accompan.ed b>*Lgu^j at Enterprise office rioonc Williams was elected Mangum meet.ng. Every good]
bale, and two cents per pound Mrs. Terrell Pulliam.
, caueu ai me Eiinci uoone wuiiams - , . ...
bale, and two cent, per pound Mra. Terrell Pulham. Lt WMk and had hb name e„. at.clamation as President; E. roads enthus,ast . mvrted.
for each succeeding bale a, long Gcno Nance and little Georgie |||e)1 ^ R ^ s|lbacI.iber. T(,mpki„s for vice-Presidcnt;
as the premium lasts. The editor. D«; left Saturday for El P.eno, 0ur o)d fri(inc| A f. Schwartz | M Spears for See-Treas. THE HOUSE uv THK ozark
carried around a list and raised Okla.. to visit Mrs. John Clam-| — . „ i ,1
$87.00, which will be divided as pjtt.
above, and there are yet several J Mrs. Stimson and three chil-
premiums to be won. The do-jdron left Saturday for Cordell
nations to the premium fundjto visit friends and relatives.
were as follows:
Farmers' State Bank
State Guaranty Bank
Tinsley & Slaton . .
Farmers' Gin
Peoples' Gin
Hockaday-Austin
The Dixie Store ....
John Willis
Gooch Hardware Co.
Brannan & Downing
Crown Pharmacy . .
W. Broiles
Guthrie & Howard .
Burke & Sons
McRees' Cash Store
Bryan & Chapman .
Schave Bros
. R. Veale
Above is a list of your friends
Mr. Cotton Farmer. Look it
over, and see if there are any
out of town people on it Don't
you think those who are willing
to help you are deserving of
your trade and support?
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.$10.00
. 10.00
. 10.00
. 10.00
. 10.00
. 10.00
. 5.00
. 5.00
, 2.50
. 2.50
. 2.50
. 2.50
. 2.00
1.00
. 1.00
. 1.00
1.00
1.00
The party at Mr. Hawkins
was largely attended Friday
night.
Miss Pearl Rude has return-
ed home from Wellington, Tex.
Mrs. C. E. Edwards and Mr.
Terrell Pulliam made a business
trip to Mangum Wednesday.
'now of Santa Monica, Calif.,[ Motion that the club proceed; Ry Rev w B Kendan.
registers a kick, saying that he j a vice-Chairman and: Some love to live in the wild back-
has missed a copy of his paper. vice-Secretary of the Ozark J yyhere tf,e Waxon is still unheard,
That's right, A. F. if our friends Trail Association (S. W.) car-, Some delight to dwell where no
don't get their paper we want to j ried. ! E^jitlJTthe singing bird,
know it, and will see what is the] Whereupon G. M. Brown was I Some pine for the syivat solitudes.
. . « j* if n 11*1 tU.. iniv aof novpr Sc <5pi
matter.
We are still headquarters for
honey. Guthrie & Howard.
Bring us your eggs, will pay
15c per dozen for fresh ones.
Guthrie & Howard.
MR. MILLS THANKS FRIENDS
My Friends: I desire to
thank the democratic voters of
this county most heartily for
the very satisfactory vote given
me as their choice for the office
of County Attorney. It is fine
to win; and in your bestowing
upon me this honor I am obligat-
ed to the people of this county
elected by acclamation as V. p. Where the touring car never is seen
George Nance, a well known and B. F. VanDyke as V. S. But ,et me live by the 0zark Trai1
farmer on route 4, hands in hisi Speeches by Boone Williams
dollar to keep the paper coming 1^ C. Cox and G. M. Brown.
to him for another year. Motion prevailed that the where the cars go wmrnng Dy,
Mrs. F. M. Onstott, one of our chairman appoint a committee I The ^ure^enough cars and the little
.most faithful subscribers, sends on membership, whereupon Dr. j .what matter the make? Say I—
in her dollar to keep the paper! Wiley, G. M. Brawn and E. O. For surely I know that where'er
Mrs. E. V. Parker, of Altus, j coming to her foI. another year, j Tompkins were so appointed.
Our good friend, W. R. [ Chairman then instructed all
And smell the gasoline.
Let me live in a house by the Ozark
Trail,
Where the cars go whirling by,
they go,
On this smooth, hard path of shale,
They must buy fresh gas in the
towns they pass
As they travel the Ozark Trail.
PLEASANT VALLEY
Dennis Mulanax was on the
sick list Saturday.
The picnic at Willow was very
well attended by people from
this part and all report a fine
dinner Friday.
J. H. Wild and family, re-
turned Sunday from North
Carolina where they had spent
three weeks visiting relatives.
Mrs. J. A. Leekie visited in
Mangum last week.
The Misses Spann of Man-
gum attended singing at Lake
Creek Sunday evening.
Miss Marie Johnson of Gran-
ite, visited Miss Thelma Mit-
chell Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Lonie Roberts
visited Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Carothers.
Miss Winnie Martin spent
has opened a new stock of mil-
linery goods in the Doro Ross j — south"' o(.'^0Wn. I members present to considel
old stand, and wln be Pl^ Lfe in his dollar thi's week themselves as added to said
have the hd.esof t^commum- (^ ^ subscripti„n.; committee and work for the lar- j' ■ *,he °'arl
j ca a an> lmt. j Qeorge Brown was a pleasant ] gest membership along this pro- j Where the motors come and go I Fridav night with Mr. and Mrs.
carry a line of racket goods and^ ^ ^ Enterprise office|posed ,ine of the Ozark Trail. | The cars that speed forward on ^jVadeMartin of willow.
«+ • thi - i«snp r-jvpI this week, and handed in two] On motion committee on By- and^the^ars that creep past on low Miss Mirtie Hogg spent Sat-
\ei lseme n t dollars for his own subscription! Laws was appointed by the j And I see yet others that stop dead, urday njght with Miss Elza
er a ca • 'and also that of a sister in Chair as follows: C- E. Hill. the chauffeur gete out and!Hogg.
Colorado. | Boone Wiliams and E. 0. Tomp-, under, Rev. Beazlev was the dinner
Mrs. Dan Matthewson hands I kins. Committee instructed | And hamme^and screws with aJ?ues,t of j H. Carothers Sunday
in a dollar this week to have the make their report at the next; And now and then swears like| Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Ballangee
paper go to her brother, Saw meeting. thunder. ; took djnner Sunday with Mr.
Brown, of Rochester, Ky. j Motion to adjourn to Monda% ^et me jjve ,n a house by the Ozark. and Mrs. J. H. Carroll.
J. C.'Calhoun, one * of the evening at 8 o'clock, Sept 4th. 1 AnTd^ar how the enffines roar; j Mr. and Mrs. John Russel
leading farmers living south of j at the City Hall for the further For j know full we]1 that the sound were the week end guests of Mr.
town, hands in a dollar this! transaction of business prevail- If^hte^r is a gix or a fou? and Mrs. Alvin McGavock.
i week to keep the paper coming j ed. And j iove the poor man's Ford Run-1 Miss Gladys Darby is fisiting
A. M. SPEARS, Sec. about : friends in Kiowa county this
And the rich man s big limousine ]
! Let me live in a house by tne Ozark week.
FIRE AT STATE FAIR
Grand Stand and two Concessions
Burn. Former to be Rebuilt
Fire Monday night destroyed
the grand stand on the Okla-
homa State Fair grounds at
Oklahoma City. In addition the
carousel and old mill, owned by
a Philadelphia company, were
burned.
to him for another year.
Our good friend, J. W. Dreh-
mer, was a pleasant caller at
, The Enterprise office Wednes-
The fire started in the grand tjay an(j while here handed in a
CALL FOR A MEETING AT
•MANGUM
A meeting of good roads
xi.e - ~ uav diiti Willie line urtiiutrvi <n .. | A meeilllK 01 KWU lUduo
stand but the blame is as yet {j0uar to keep his name in good j boosters and the executiave
standing for another year.
unplaced. Luckily no breeze
was blowing and the fire failed
to reach any of the other 57 _
building comprising fair pro- ag a range that plays an
Perty- | important part in the daily
Board of directors met Thurs- j routine of the home, it pays to
day in an all day session and oxamine it carefully and be sure
made contract for building new vou are getting the best range
Trail,
And smell the Gasohi.^
c ommittee of the Southwestern
""Oklahoma Ozark Trails Associa
When about to buy an article tion will be held at Mangum,
THE ELECTRIE THEATEa
WISHES TO ANNOUNCE
With week begimng Monday,
tion will De neia at j aii|fum,| , ... ... . _ .,n
.*. , , . i September 4th. will have two
Wednesday night, September; ^
, . . , . r a.i. Feature nights. Monday the
6th. at eight p. m., for the pur-
ii , +i'famous Blue Bird Photoplays,
pose or organizing all along the . c .
!. , ... .. a. • tV,_ now being advertised in Satur-
line and putting the route in the _ n . ,
, . ... , , f day Evening Post, and Friday
best possible shape before No- + „
^ night Mutual five reel Master
Mr. and Mrs. John Adams
and Miss Edyth Adams visited
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H.
C. Morris.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Evans
visited Sunday evening at Mr.
Harmons.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Prichard
were the dinner guests Sunday
of Mr. and Mrs. C. Sheets.
The meeting will close Wed-
nesday night at this place.
one paving ine oesi roans as mc rieniy oi snaue .tnu . nut «v« ..
find that vour confidence has not I Loaa'U estimated at $36,000 iday-Auatin. official Ozark Trail through gras*. Address Box 57. Route to him back there any more, as
been in the least misplaced; and half of which is covered by in- A. H. Downing was a Hobart Oklahoma. 2. Granite, or call H. Henke. the mountains have all grown
if doing mv very best will make surance. business visitor Monday. This is the out growth of the Hobart. Okla. together since he left.
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