The Greer County Democrat (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 1915 Page: 1 of 4
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POR FURNITURE AND SATISFACTION GO fO J. W. LOVETT. THE FURNITURE MAN
Till'] GSF'ER~COUNTY DEMOCKAT
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MANGUM, CfRKKR CtH'STY, OKLAHOMA, Till KSIMY. SKITICMHKR 2.1, 1915.
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GREER COUNTY FREE FAIR j 1915 CROP REPORT COMPARED REV. J. FRANK NORRIS* WORK
PROVED VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH LAST FIFTEEN YEARS IN MANGUM VERY GRATIFYING
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CITY TKACHER8 MUSN'T DANCE
closing of da« uf the b«at
• >1 fair* v«r h*Id
county.
People from the entire Southwest
were here In large number* witness-
ing the many exhibits, and the en-
tertainment offered with the fair.
As this.was the first free fair for
the county, many attended who would
not have been here otherwise. There
keemed to be some misunderstand-
ing ss to the seats In the grandstand,
some thinking those should be free
also, but the sale of the seats In the
grandstand Is the only means where-
by the fair association can obtain
money to pay the heavy racing ex-
pense, which all will admit helps to
make the entertainment for the visit-
ors.
The stock and farm product exhi-
bits were better than ever before in
th® history of the cointy. There were
not so many as have been exhibited
at the fair in the past years, perhaps,
but finer ones were never before seen
in southwest Oklahoma.
The prize winners will be publish-
ed as soon as Secretary Covington
can arrange the list. He asked us to
state to the prize winners to call at
the county treasurer's office and re-
ceive their warrants, as they are all
ready.
One of the most intere-ting features,
of the entire fair was the Better Ba-
bibes' contest. There were many
more participants in the contest than
ever before. This department was
under the auspices of the Civic Lea-
gue, being goverened by the rules of
tfcf 'L«di s' Horoe,Tournal. The high-
est sf ore being made by Louis Thomp-
son. of Mangum, scoring 98% and win-
F«
> t'l
i there
atU
has b«<mi nine
of the teach-
ers employed in the city schools at-
tending dances and dan< ini
Dancing Is practiced l>y only a few
of the teachers In the city w-hnols.
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and those > ho do dance are willing to
give It up 'ther than to have any
Irregularities In the schools.
Tne school board waa confronted
with this problem before the schools
started but took no definite action
until Tuesdr if this week at which
time tbey t u a meeting and passed
a resolution, which we give below.
Among other things taken up by the
board was the purchasing of a sew-
ing machine and two stoves for the (
domestic science department. T. V. i
McBride was elected to teach In the
high school. Mr. McBride is a grad-
uate of the A. & M. College or Still'
water and comes h'ehly recommended
190ft
1909
1910
lfcil
1912
1913
1914
1915
Average
:■ ill ITS
103.23C,C««
1141.442.369
184.S3o.690
113.S«f .««►
122.23SI.IHM>
94,3*3.000
91.7CO.OOO
3fi.KK8.00
101,878,604
62,250.000
f A ,0410,000
85,328.200
123.000.000
14.455.5541
27.47s.939
is,515.442
14.44Mi.724
21.6&4.O60
K,631,00
Ifi.diiS.OW
14,OOK.OoO
26,542,000
8 976.000
20.096,000
It MM*
47.975,000
19,200.000
38,770,000
19.384.OK3
14.MX.SIU
11,982,4*0
16.974.438
19.486.671
G.2*70,000
11,250,000
16,606,000
26.614.000
8.181,000
23.494.000
18,640,000
30,260.000
16,534,600
35.700.000
Note these facts:
This year's com crop is the second larcest ever produced and is 14
w ,.r „ K„ly per cent ^ av„r,^ frQm 1901 to 1914.
both as a gentleman and an able in- whe>t ^ th(j Mf,ond large|)t ever pr0<iueed and Is
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|102 per cent above the 14-year average.
The Resolution: I This year's oat crop is the largest ever produced and Is 116 per
"Whereas, a number of teachers cent above the 14-year average.
employed in the public schools of The combined production of co-n. wheat and oats in 1915 is greater
Mangum have been in the habit of than in any year from 1901 to 1914 and is C3 per cent greater than the
dancing, and, 14-year average.
"Whereas, such practice is highly
objectionable to a number of the pa-
trons of said schools and causes those
teachers engaging in such practice to
lose the co-operation and good will of
said patrons and without such good
will and co-operation the teacfier
SHERIFF HENRY'S BROTHER
KILLED
MRS. J. R. NORRIS DEAD
Vr. I ela Norris, wife of J. R. Nor-
>. \<ho lives In North Mangum, died
i last T esday morning at 5 o'clock,
Sheriff W B. Henry received a tel-
lessens the efficiency in school work Mother'''h I^HenV^ho tsry Vn Tuesday "evening at'4 o'clock,
and fails to get credit for her work, \hat hi* I oJ,8! Ue TexaB wal' killed Mrs. Norris was a young woman,
however well It may be done, there- , M*ed1 at Louis lie, . marled three rears. The
the day before. ,
Iore' eftu8e of her death was pronounced
D . , Be Rrso,ved- that {t ls the ,n'i The cause of his death was not as nrlght's disease. Rev. Bradshaw
ning the prize of $25. The second jtention of t,ie Board of Education to known but was repo ted in the Dallas conducted the funeral services. She
and third prizes were won by five dif- I enfrrre fla"'p nln« of TeaP ers' Con" A\ews that he had committed su'fide. haves a husband and mother, Mrs.
ferent
priz
children.
each
by
scoring
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97%,
tracts for 1915-16. whl^h reads as fo% whjcjj repQrt wa false and untrue. pan wj,o lives west of town.
the prize for each being $5. Those lIow*: 1 a*ree to refrain from such W. B. Henry left Friday morning and
who made thig score were Merlyn
Poer, of Jester, Joseph Jenkinson, of
Ladessa. Harold Young, Frank Coop-
er and Ruth Bryant, all of Mangum.
HORSES WANTED
engagements outside of school hours when he reaehed Lo ,isvllle. conduct- BIGEST HOG IN GREER COUNTY
ed a thorough investigation, and sat-
will detract from my efficiency
in the school room,' and that tne jgfjed himself and others present that At the county fair last week
Board of Education interpret a(aia hjg brotlier i,ad met death by be- monstrous hog, which weigs 930
ing kicked by a mule, as he was pounds was on exhibition. This hog
clause to include dancing:
"Resolved. further, that the fol]nd jn the barT1 jn whlch a mule was raised by J. H. Sullivan, and
Board of Education wishes to thank wag ba(J #bont kjckint, was kept. took the pri^e for being the biggest
I am in the market for horses and the teachers for promising prior A bruige wa, found over his heart. hog on display. The winder will be
mares from 5 to 9 years old, 15 to 16 !to th? a(loPtlon f these resolutions, which was decided by the physlcians taken to the State Fair and entered
to refraip from dancmg during the , death No trace this week.
school year. I a
At the meeting Tuesday afternoon of suicide was in evidence.
the board employed T. V. McBride, of | Mr Henry was one of the
Bartlesville, to have charge of the cjtizens {n that part of Texas, The two marriage licenses, which
teachers' training course in the high have been issued since our last pub-
school; Prof. Foster, of Perry, was having lived there 45 years. Asis tat- |jpation were tQ g E Hands> 22, to
hands high, heavy bone and body:
1 am also buying some good riding
horses or mares from 15 to 16 hands
high, 5 to 9 years old. I don't want
any little light-bodied, spider-legged
horses; I want horses that can car-
ry a 200 pound man and run. I will
pay you as much for the class of
horses I want as I can afford.
14 aav. W. D. BLACK.
WEEKLY WEATHER FORE-
CAST
Issued by th« TJ S Wpatber
Bureau Washington. D C!
Oklahoma City. Sept. 21, 1915.
For the Week Beginning
Wednesday, September 2°
For the Gulf State3, embrac-
ing Louisiana, Arkansas, Okla-
homa and Texas.
"Generally fair weather and
moderate temperature through-
out the week.
A BIG RAIN THIS WEEK
did not accept.
Also the purchasing committee
was instructed to purchase two gas-
olene stoves and a sewing machine
Tor the domestic science department.
best I
MARRIAGE LICENSE
originally selected for this post, but I ed before he is a brother of W. B Bejvjp Campbell. IS, both of Granite;
Henry and an uncle of H. D. Henry of j w. Horward. 2-, to Rhody
this city. rence, 1C, both of Willow.
Law-
Greer county and southwest Okla-
homa was visited by one of the big-
gest rains that we have had for some
months, beginning Wednesday about
noon and raining almost continuously
until Thursday noon. This puts the
ground in fine shape for fall plowing
and wheat sowing. It is reported that
cotton will suffer very little from ef-
fects of the rain.
GOLLMAR'S CIRCUS TO VISIT
MANGUM
Fred A. Morgan advance agent for
the Gollmar Brothers' Circus, was a
Mangum visitor the first of the week,
making arrangements and contracts
with the local people for an exhibition
of the Gollmar's shows here for Octo-
ber 11th.
Mr. Morgan says the show will ar-
rive in Mangum on the morning of the
10th, that day being Sunday and will
spend Sunday and Monday in town.
He also stated that thej would buy
at least two day's provisions while
here, which will mean quite a bill for
our local merchants , buthchers, in
facts, merchants of all kinds. In
conversation with Mr. Morgan, he
stated that the Gollmar's Circus me-
nagerie was even better than it has
ever been before, and people who
know Golmar> shaw know" they al-
ways carry 'a big menagerie. This
show has visited Mangum many times
(luring the past few years, and the
show has many friends who will be
glad to extend them the band of we!-
GETTING READY FOR NEW SHOW
Hoyt Gragson. who- is opening up
the new show on the north side of I come.
the square, has been busy for the past |
wvek having the building overhauled. |
the floor lowered, and a new front j
put in. Mr. Gragson says he hopes to ■
be running in less than a weeK, and i
will give the people due notice Tor J turn and assist in the work of check-
thc first night s opening. ing up Andrew McCutcbeoo's books.
returned
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unnin
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ort on ac
Who will appear i i VA i i j i ti vV d iesd iy Sept. 29
ing In Manitun. The Baptist. M*th-
od> t. I'resbyterlan and Christian peo-
ple hava Ik<ii working together for
the upbuilding of ( hrtstianlty In th«
town. The crowds have bt*<*n the lar-
nest that hav« ever attended a revival
meeting In Mangum. In spite of rain,
northern, the county fair, a n«ocro
fnin trel and other attractions, the
people have come with nncreasiig
numbers. There has not been a dull
M-rvice during the meeting.
I Dr. Norris" style of preaching Is
out of the ordinary. He Is not ham-
1 pered by formalities or ministerial
traditions. Like David he refuses to
I wear the armor of Saul and Insists
| in doing It his way. While he says he
, would like for people to like him he
ialmg only to | lease God. The task of
the prophet, he claims, Is to thunder
th* warnings of God aginst sin and
wi kedness in all Its forms and wher-
ever found. Some think he hits too
hard: but his theory Is that you
can't knock down the fortifications 01
the devil with a pop-gun. He pre
fers to use a 42 centimeter Krupp
gun.
TDe result of the meeting has been
far rea< hinu. The big crowd* have
been stirred with a deep religions
e.:t u-iiasm. Many who came to
criticise have been converted and
have ?one away rejoicing. Homes
that have been unhsjipy are now made
bain>y- The institutions of the city
have felt its Influence. The p blic
school came in a body Monday mor-
ning, over 1,W)0 stn ng. The tru-tees
and fa< ulty have announced there
will be no dancing in connection with
t' e p.'Mic schools of this city.
One of the largest services and the
most tender was a service .Monday
morning for mothers. A committee
of young ladies went over town and
pinned a white , ribbon on every man
in honor of mother. An audience of
about 2,500 gathered to do nonor n
our mothers. I>r. Norris preached
one of his best sermons on "Christian
Motherhood."
Not the least of the blessings of
the meeting is the fact that nearly
250 people have made profession of
faith in Christ, or pledged to unite
with some church in Mangum; the
committee to get the names of those
coming forward failed to- get some
and one cr two lists were lost. Below
is given a list of those blessed in the
meeting:
Baptist
Pat Laswell. Roy Nicholson, J. R.
Hill, Talley Hill, Wilbert Bailey^
Leonard Fut< h, Clarence Futch, Hes-
ter Singletary, J. B. Covington. Jr.,
Martha Nichols, Bernice Singletary,
Roy Hatley, Lucile Carter, Iva Adams.
Arthur Fields, Elva, Dora and Earl
Wren. Mary Wren. B ister Roberts.
Pauline Presrott. Florence Covington,
Foster Larrett, May Johnson, Jessie
Salinas. Price Brock, Velma Powers,
Verdie Powers, Ethel Morrill, Carlos
Byars, G. N. Rimmer, B. F. A. Lyons.
Joe Baker, G. O. Bennett, Mrs. G. O.
Bennett, J. T. Conatser, Mrs. J. T.
Conatser, Ethel Pool, Napoleon Cad-
del, Mrs. Oer, Mrs. W. H. Smith, G.
D. Bryant, E. A. Hardin, Fox Cham-
bers, Mrs. C. H. Finley, Marie Carlos,
Eula Bolin. W. C. Doyle, H. Wren,
Mrs. H. Wren, Oliver Funderburk, |
Mrs. Moore, J. S. Parker, Mildred j
Wyman, Lena Wyman, Vida Melton, i
.\.rs. Myrtle Fields. Eva Farrell, Net-
tie Boatwright, Laura Adams, Irwin
Robinson. Jimmie Lou Satterwhite.
Cleva Wren. Cecil Byers, W. H. -Pres-
cott. Winnie Boatwright, Minnie
Erynt, E. E. Bryant. Nannie Nabors.
Violet Oran. Romie Stone. S. Bryant,
A. A. Carpenter, Florence Mayfield,
Viola Franklin. Mrs. Nettie Oran. C.
A. McAlester, J. B. Brasher, M ek
Pool. Ethel Finch. Estel Laswell.
Pertel Griggs. ?ilda Griggs. Bertha
Smith, Ethel Conatser. <Li!lie Henry.
Methodist
Gerald in e Wright. Ron-aid Wright.
Perry, Km ma Terry. M«y Kllllan, No-
ra Moore, Bernice Holland. Carl Rlt-
Iter. Annie Futrh. Roger Hmlth. Hody
t'ondron. Travis Caughey, Ansel
Hhlpman. Merlin Ml l-r. Cora Martin,
Blanch Cobb. Normsn Ijiswell. Char-
lie Dowdy, Kinert Cox, Karl Walling.
1 h > d Walling. Nina Traweek. Ktta
Traweek. Roberta Oram, Edward
Hon, Alberta Hon. Anna Moseby, Mrs.
J. A. Curtis. Haul Jones, Mrs. Jones,
Frank Jones, Nora Jones, Elbert
Jones, Miss Rootle Townsend, A. E.
Smith. Mrs. A. K .Smith, Mrs. S. H.
Tittle. J. W. Davenport. Edward Win-
burne, Tenney J. Bruton, Mrs. C. C.
Vaught. Zula Brown. Ralph Butcher,
Mabel Auld, W. M. Rimmer. Susan
Bever, Gladys Cox. John Maxwell,
Ralph Bruton. J. D Burkhart, Louis
Harden, McKlnly Dial, Lillian Bryant,
Kochel Nelson. Lillie Wange,
Christian.
Mildred Wright. Mabel Mager,
Alice Mager, Orthea Millor, Calvin
Snyder. Raleigh Austin, Vivian Fran-
'cis, Minnie Mohler, H. C. Sweet, Mat-
Itie L. Snyder. P. J. Snyder, Mrs. Sel-
by, W. R Moore. T ucy Moore, Hattte
Moore, Dallle Moore, ,AIBe Graham,
I Owen t'arthey, Louise Chambers,
Roger Hoark.
Preab'terl?h
Wafland Caldwell, Winston Yea-
ger. c. D. Cooper, James Melton.
Other Faiths and No Prefereitce.
Vary Hall, Narar/^V t, ■ ^nos,
Holtne-^s; Mai r ' Hon-
|re«f \ oiu* * ' . ^frollness: r
Robert Par's. F A Davis, Mrs Rea-
gar, Nazarene; W. C. Hall, Holiness;
Efl Coy Agnes f!errKt, Aaron Lassa-
te-, Lois Albrrtson, Xazarene.
REV. TAYLOR TO LEAVE MAN-
GUM.
The many friends of Rev. Elbert
Allen Taylor and fam'ly will r gret to
learn that he has accepted a call to
Trinidad, Colorado, and will leave
for that place in a few weeks to
make their home in that city. This
pastor and his estimable family have
many friends he-re who will regret to
hear of their leaving but hope for
them much success in their new
home.
ALEX TO RUN ALL TIME
I will start Saturday and run all the
time, except when si''k. Will not sell
any chili in buckets, for I haven't
any help. Your patronage apprecia-
ted. ALEX, the Chili and Tamale
Alan. adv
Miss Bessie Phelps, of Duke, spent
the week end in Mangum the guest
of Miss Lillian Carlos.
WARNING
To Drivers of Motor Vehicles:—I
desire to take this method of calling
your attention to *he city law regula-
ting the driving of automobiles.
After September 12th each driver
must have a drfveTS' permit: this can,
be had without charee, of the citv
clerk upon abdication. You must
observe the speed limit and traffic
rules. The speed limit within the
fire limit is 10 miles per hour. Turn-
ing corners 7 miles per hour; cross-
ing streets 8 miles per hour: else-
where within the city limits, 15
miles per hour. You must at all
times keep on right- side of street and
in turning corners you must drive
beyond the cente^ of the street you
wish to .take if turning to left.
You must provide your car with
two front lights and one rear (red)
light at night (half hour after sunset
to half hour before sunrise.)
The board of commissioners and
city attorney have authorized thte
notice and are expecting the police
force to rigidly enforce these laws.
Please be guided accordingly.
W. M. TUTON.
Chief of Police.
KodakSupplies at HANNAH'S Drug Store
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