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VOL I.
Mangum. Oklahoma, Tuesday, July 31
1917
No. 39
FIRST MIL DRIFT
IIQT JESS MID WRITES
Liu I HIS RELRTIIES IT REED
First Contingent of 92
Will Be Examined Monday
The Mirror Gives Below the First Correct List of Men Drawn
Und'er Conscription Act—One-Third Will Be Called
and Examined Monday, One-Third Tuesday,
and the Balance Wednesday.
The following is the lirst correct list
of the first draft. It has been checked
with the official list and with the excep-
tion of some possible errors in spell-
ing, is an absolute copy of the official
list which will be posted by the clerk
of the exemption board tomorrow.
The first 92 names are called to re-
port for examination at the court
house next Monday.
258 Mark I). McCollister, Mangum
458 Leslie B. Daily, Brinkman
854 Milton H. Christal, Willow
1095 William Floyd Copeland, Mang
783 Lenzy P. McAlpin, Willow
1111 AlbertO. Worthington, Willow
K.TI Willie C. Wyatt, Willow
331 Jeff Givens, (col.) Mangum
ti7ti George Riley Logsdon, Mangum
275 Ivan W. Cunningham, Mangum
509 Herbert Thompson, Reed
1185 Orma B. Howard, Granite
504 James T. Nippert, Jester
945 Bunyan H. Davis, Reed
59(5 Charles L. Hell, Mangum
1207 George H. Ramsey, Granite
536 David R. Penn, Mangum
548 James D. Robertson, Reed
1215 Ephrihtfm Williams, Mangum
1237 Charles W. Andrews, Granite
784 Newton E. Smith, Willow
755 Ross K. Brookshire, Willow'
107 Robert Bolin Honey. Mangum
"nitt, Bascom N. Settle, Mangum
.3731 Russel E. Warner, Willow
121)8. Willie Wilkes, Granite
775 Charles Wesley Hanna, Willow
480 V\ince Ei. Martin, Mangum
092 William O. Northcutt, Blake
tKX) James L. Melton' Mangum
810 George T. Davis, Willow
507 Dalton T>. Owings, Reed
309 Ulris G. La Rue, Palmer, Texas
437 James J. Keahey, Brinkman
1.324 Orry K. Downey, Granite
004 John C. I'arsons, Mangum
43 Arthur H. Freeman, Mangum
12(54 Jess W. Rich-son,^Granite
10(5(5 James W. Sears, Mangum
924 Roy B. Schrimsher, Reed
420 Nassar Taylor, Brinkman
1014 Ross E. Wharton, Granite.
1178 Falmer Briggs, Granite
514 Howard S. Jones, Reed
433 Joe D. Priekett, Brinkman
1329 Samuel G. Floyd, Granite
10 Charles Paul Carlock, Mangum
1045 Marvin W. Gilliam, Mangum
1031 Robert Byrne, Granite
1331 Jeffie G. Harvey, Granite
487 Krnest F. L^ssater. Reed
1282 Birt Fletcher, Granite
1323 August Newman, Granite
797 William Ben Greenlee, Willow
140 Leonard C. Johnson, Mangum
1230 Thomas Hunter, Granite
432 John Luther Cowan, Brinkman
18 Travis Easton Rattan. Mangum
652 James C. Hawkins, Mangum
927 Alfred Edwards, Reed
739 Paul C. Parker, Blake
601 Robert L. McCollum, Mangum |
1322 Frederick E. Brown, Granite
1146 Joe W. Gentry, Granite ,
1103 Samuel D. Janeway, Hester r
606 Charles C. White, Mangum n
182 Willie McClusky, Mangum •
513 Npah F. Jones, Reed
46 Clifford I. Laird, Mangum 1
1020 William I. Owens, Blair ®
1099 John B. Smith, Mangum
ZZl William L Brashier, Mangum..
Ill Silas P. Goodman, Mangum j
6u2 O/.zo Clark, Mangum e
;W0 M«>ses Moses, Granite t-
75 H. Kugene Curry, Mangum -
772 Herbert I- Read, Willow j>
721 James D: Kennedy, Blake *
7"tt David H. Preston, Willow
2ft) Fi-ank H. McGregor, Mangum
I2W2 Crit Dulworth. Granite
W72 Scott I "hester, Jester
1W Sidney Kills, Keed
7i7 Frank Babek. Willow
Sim W. ijuinn. Itei-d
Robert B. Jones. Jester
U2 I1er«chel K. Head. Mangum
;-y Tbowa* Coin* E'nbuw. Gran it
yj Will he O'Neal. Meed
IM Randolph J4c< Su*W} lianfUB
<4 J. KHIn. J«-*t
jij > \ ituri Hiinriuot. K^ed
Letter From Greer County Boy Who
is With Uncle Sam's Forces in
Hawaiian Territory
The following 92 names are called t<
report for examination Tuesday next.
1300 Verner Kdward Ma.vnard, Gran
298 Wilson D. Meaderis, Mangum
675 James A. Weston, Blake
1294 Elmer E. Moore, Granite
1148 Jesse Thurston, Granite
1354 Walter W. Martin, Granite
343 Alfred A. Carpenter, Mangum
982 Alex Smith, Vinson
726 Frank Craig, Make
15 Daniel Harley Wright, Mangum
905 Pat Brown, Jester
933 Walter L. McAlexander, Reed
1288 Howell w. Johnson, Granite
452 Vaughan E. Moore, Brinkman
355 Earl Wetsel, Mangum
530 Claud W. Wharton, Reed
809 William R. Heatly, Willow
1114 William D. Busby, Mangum
645 Bruce E. Neal, Mangum
218 Tom Wilson Mangum
620 William L. Strother, Mangum
1334 Charles A. Toole, Granite
550 Robert L. Barker, Reed
574 Oscar L. Ray, Jester
31 Cecil G. Bower Mangum
981 Claud Strong, Vinson
770 John Henry Cecil, Willow
882 Frank T. Paxton Jester
677 Henry W. Logsdon Mangum
749 Jesse F. Thompson B|ake • ■
1211 Clarence P. Sewell, Granite
525 John W. Watts, Reed
760 Ernest W. Singley Willow.
183 Loyd O. Grigsby, Mangum
56 Herbert D. Carlock, Mangum
1276 Albert F. Maxey, Granite
792 Oklahoma Roberts, Willow
5 John E. Roper, Mangum
350 Jim C. Dulworth, Mangum
54 Floyd G. Cochran, Mangum
870 William E. WTard, Jester
549 William V. Smith, Mangum
1132 Floyd E. Dewees, Granite
440 Robert E. Cross, Brinkman v
741 William L. Thompson, Blake
1054 Vinson Eugene A sberry, Mangum
1275 James A. Page, Granite
711 Charles S. McKlbbin, Duke
1022 Otto J. Melton, Granite
841 Charles C. Hargrove, Willow
638 Freddie W, Hunt, Mangum
1032 Willie-C. Woofcen Granite
623 Homer J ames ^Mangum
269 Anthony Zeno Howard Mangum
685 Eugene Aylesworth, Blake
1141 Ravtield W. Veale, Granite
1314 Walter K. Marcom, Granite
'1016 Norman D. Capps, Blair
335 George L. Banister, Mangufn
493 John H. Bartee, Mangum
1358 Henry Buzbee, Granite
923 Oscar L. Penley, Reed
1305 Emmett N. Dawson, Granite
rfWAtia --Williams. Mangum
all strains may be expected to swarm
when conditions are right. To secure
the greatest production of surplus
honey, reduce swarming to a minimum.
repeated, swarming many weak
colonies are produced, each of which
stores little If any surplus honey, and
they may all be so weak that they will
perish during the following winter.
Congestion In the hive, tree or other
abode, a restriction of the brood nest,
over-heating, due to poor air circula-
tion and the lack of shade, and an
overabundance of drones, are some
factors which tend to encourage
swarming. Leonard Haseman of the
University of Missouri college of ag-
riculture offers the following sugges-
tions for regulating swarming: Make
the abode of the colony comfortable,
give It shade, remove drone brood, pro-
vide plenty of room for surplus honey
In the supers, and make sure that the
brood chamber Is large enough to ac-
commodate the colony.
The tendency to swarm Is usually
most noticeable during May. June and
early July, and If the foregoing pre-
cautions are taken In time they will
help prevent development of the
swarming fever. It the swarming fe- j
ver I* once developed by ^ colony. ,
swarming la much more difficult to pre-
vent. The careful removal of queen
cells every week may help to prevent
tike awaiui fran emerftn*. hot may wH
relieve the «wafm!n« fever By leniov
inf part of the brwd m*nh* rich la
brawl mod giving the«a to weaker col-
la exchange for si— f of their
which have little or bo brood.
Miss Rita Pickard, the Mirror's
correspondent at R<hm1 has just re-
ceived a letter from her brother Jess
Pickard who is in company F, Second
infantry at Honolulu. The letter gives
a fairly good idea of conditions there
and is a> follows:
Fort Shafter, H. T.
July 16, 1017.
Dear Rita and all:
Your letter was received a few days
ago after three or four weeks on the
road. Was'sure glad to hear from
you but sorry that it is so dry there.
We are going to begin range prac-
tice next week. We have large tar-
gets to shoot at. They are set up at
distances ranging from 200 to 1,000
yards and the bullet must strike the
black spot which is the exact size of
the head and shoulders of a man. We
shoot steel bullets from a 30-30Spring-
tield rifle. They shoot two or three
miles and then don't stop. I am sure
learning to be a soldier rapidly and
do not think I could like anything
any better.
What are they saying about the
draft law there? This is Sunday even-
! ing and Sam and I are sitting in the
| library. We would be down at the
; beach bathing but we were down there
; all day yesterday, Sam is just out of
j the hospital and is as white as snow.
He sure looks funny for we are all.as
Allies Begin Biggest
Drive of the Year
brown as can
straight down
Ih\ The sun comes
und half the time we
run around without our hats. Our
barracks are close together so what
time lie is not over with ine T am with
him. We went to town last night. If
we are out aftfcr 9:30 we have to pull
Off our shoes and slip by the guards.
The fort keeps guards ail over town
day and night and everything is close-
ly guarded as there are many Germans
over here and they aw all watched.
The companies take their turns at
guarding. Our company gets it about
twice a week. Through the night each
fellow guards four hours and sleeps
eight.
I think* I *111 be able to get in as
clerk to the lirst seargant. It is a soft
snap but there are two of us who want
It. .. •
The cook was laughing at me the
other day for getting so fat. I have
gained ten pounds since 1 have been
over here and the food and climate
both agree witti me. I eat like a hog
at every meal and am always the last
one to leave the table.
Write often and let iis know how
things are in good old Greer.
Vours Lovingly Jess.
BONDS CARRIED
At an election which was held Sat-
urday in the new consolidated dis-
trict No. 3, south of EJranite, an is-
sue of $12,000 bonds was voted by a
vote of 31 to 2.
German Front Lines Are
Completely Overwhelmed
SUBMARINE BASE THE OBJECTIVE
French Suddenly Rout Germans and Take Chcmy des Dames.
Russian Retreat Has Halted and They Are Beginning
to Make Small Gains From Germans
Special to the Mirror.
Court House Chatter
11 CMS OF CATTLE
Five More to Go Saturday
Short Pasture the Cause
Excessive and Prolonged Drought in Many Sections of the
County Has Burned Up Pastures and Dried Up
Water Holes.
SUPT. BUCKNER RETURNS
Supt. S. j. Bucknerreturned Satur-
day from McAlester with ten more
men for work on the county highway0
This gives him 23 men but as threr
his gang will go out on expi
I pardons next month, he will have 20
i men for continous work on the roads.
of
ition
Eleven cars of stock cattle were
shipped out of this city Saturday and
orders have been placed for six cars
for next Saturday. These cattle are j dered in favc
being shipped out of the county for
the reason that excessive drought has
burned up most of the pastures in
the range sections of the county and
dried up the supply of stock water.
Six cars were shipped to Oklahoma
City and five to Kansas City. The lo-
cal agent for the Rock Island stated
.this morning that orders had been
It was predicted when ihe city ap- j pjace(j for six more cattle cars for
pointed Col. Watt official car catcher j SaUirdav when as many more will be
that things would happen and they shipp0£j out 0f the county.
have. Quite a lot of the boys who lf thpge caMle at this tilIie j
WATT AFTER SPEEDERS
The loss
a reriou>
wm £en|,,«wtothe cattlemen of the county
obtained. This in Itself will materially
help to regulate swarming.
ERGOT IS DANGEROUS
POISON TO ANIMALS
FEI
No Remedy for "Ergotism" and
Stockmen Should Avoid Graz-
ing on Infested Areas.
(Br W. W. ROBBIV8. Colorado Agricul-
tural College. Fort Collins, Colo.)
Ergot Is a name applied to one stnee
of a fungus that works In the heads
of a number of grasses. It causes one
of the oldest known stock diseases, the
so-called "ergotism."
The ergot stage of the fungus Is
abundant In the fall. It forms pur-
ple-black. straight or hornlike, hard
structure* about one-fourth to one-half
inch long. These structure* occupy
the position of the grnin In the head of
grass. This hard mass l« not a degen-
erate kernel of grass, however. The
hlack ergot mass** vary In slxe sad
•hnpe depending upon the plant at-
tacked. They are largest In rye. Ergot
dcveh*p« up >n a number of grumes
There Is no effective remedy for er-
pni«M Fleace «ne h mM heove fa-
miliar with the appearance of erg"*,
and avoM grating stock <m badly In-
fested areas and atsn at«M cutting la-
shortage of feed and water cora-
ls them to make the sacrifice.
Comity Supt. Butler reports that
teachers are getting more plentiful
since the first dralt is over. Prof.
Mc An inch of Edmond, came in Satur-
j day to take charge of the new consoli-
dated No, 3, Prof. P. P. Cooley came
in today from Weatherford to confer
with the Hester school board and will
probably connect up there.
An adjourned session of the dis-
trict court was held Monday by Judge
Clay. Three divorces were gran-
ted; Fannie M. Giles was allowed a
seperation from Henry Giles: J. B.
Sudduth from Bertha Sudduth and
Garian K. Moore from M. L. Moore,
Leola A. Jackson received an order
for $100 alimony from John J. Jack-
son.
The Sullivan-Wetly case was dis-
missed on account of the husband of
the Wetly woman refusing to prose-
cute. This is the case where a Wood-
ward couple registered at a local ho-
tel as man and wife.
Inthecase of Cochran vs T. S-
Wilcox, a motion for a new trial bv
defendent was overuled.
In the caseof B. P, Crowe, vs. Mrs.
Millie Pugh a judgement to quiet title
was given Crowe.
In the case wherein Kemp and Kell
of Wichita Falls were asking to have
a part of the town plat of Brinkman
vacated, a demurrer by the defendent
was overruled.
In the case of Flora BgCameron vs
Esther Stitzniger, judgement was ren-
of the plaintiff.
Court Clerk Jeter has issued but
one marraige license this week; Stan-
lev McKinney, aged 25 to Miss Jamie
Wims, aged 20. The court clerk was
called from his bed at 2 o'clock Sun-
day morning to issue the permit.
A jury term of the county court will
be held by Judge Carpenter commen-
cing Monday.
The excise board met Monday but
owing to the fact that the report of the
staW board of equalization, they were
forced to adjouru until tomorrow
morning at nine- o'clock. The board
consists of seven members as follows.
Paris, July 31 The British and
French troops have opened the most
terrific drive of the year In the vicini-
ty of Dixraude, on the Flemish coast
and their barrage lire is breaking all
previous rccords. The allies already
have control of the front and the Ger-
mans are rushing reserves up. The in-
fantry attack which is just beginning
is overwhelming the German front
lines and many prisoners have been
taken. The apparent objective of the
new drive is the submarine bases.
Prince Ruppercht has been forced back
a full mile and the French have sud-
denly taken the offensive at Chemin
des Dames and have drivon
tnans in rout before them.
the Ger-
MS HALTING FOE
Special to the Mirror.
Petrograd, July 31 -The headlong
flight of the Russian troops has at
last been halted by the heroic action
of Korensky and the leaders and they
have commenced to make small gains
from the Germans.
SECOND DRIFT IM
Special to the Mirror.
Washington, July 31 — It is now
thought here that the second draft for
the army will be called early in Aug-
ust and that it will include "55,100
men.
Dave Cooper and Ex-County Com-
missioner Jack Hart were in from Vin-
son on a business trip Saturday.
BUSINESS CHANGES
Arthur Herd, of the firm of Putnam
and Herd, has purchased the interest
of his partner, Chelsea Putnam, Mr.
Putnam has closed a deal with Mack
| Poole by whieh he becomes the owner
j of a half interest in the Star Cafe.
The deal was closed this morning.
; County Attorney Mills, County Treas
I 'Pittifl- County Judge Carpenter
C
all,
Ing
and
drl<
theSteer.s
J. L. Ewing returned Sunday night
from a two months visit with relatives
and friends ii
will remain in
weeks yet.
i Iowa. Mrs
Muscatine fo
Ewing
a few
, urer Tittli
THE MARKETS county Clerk Maloy; County Supe
^ intendent Butler; County Assessor,
esterday's Oklahoma < ity stock 0verall an(j Chairman Overton of the i
rket closing on steers and , hogs ^ ^ ^ c<Jmmissioners. This ;
ngum market quotations corrected ^ ^ ummviable job. tbllt,
to noon today on wheat and poul I ad.usth^ levy to tbe needs of j B. F. Arnett wer
the connty and to the pocket books of, tor Brown an ■
Good to choice cornfed | the taXp yers. They will make every j over from Granite aionaay.
50 to •12.60. j effort to keep the levy as iow as pos- — -
sible.
Van Dvke, Ceorge and Wal-
hleiHogs: Choice heavies *15.
fro(Mixed butchers <15.40 $15.
terj _____
maj
LOCAL MARKET
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ind.
it«r
heat, New
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H
g
'"*fpring Chicken
IMCa
utter
Jack William*
Vanih and Man;
J^Utevdax Jack
Wilson Hardin returned Saturday
from a three weeks trip through south-
ern Texas. He says certain phases
of the drought arc not as apparent
there as in Oklahoma.
Jeff Davis wa-
on hi3 way hoi
Woodward, Okl;
•ity today on bi
the city yesterday
to Granite from
ind Texas points.
POULTRY
13c
lie
at
>25c
Tic
J. S. Slocum returned Sunday night
from a three weeks visit in Chicago
and other eastern points.
CHARTER GRANTED LOCAL
RED CROSS SOCIETY
Ouite a numi
to Oklahoma C
itp in hope« I
and at tbe
Uncle Sam
in the arm]
same time <
i demand on ti
have return*
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Ryder, J. W. The Mangum Mirror (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 39, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 31, 1917, newspaper, July 31, 1917; Mangum, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc281285/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.