The Greer County Democrat (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 29, 1915 Page: 3 of 4
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II la *« *ri*d thai this rtaf wilt
Mad mora thaa li «a al number of
"atvlual fan*" to talroaia thl* pop-
ular el reus
Rinding Brothers praigii* man*
•otalilM and laoovatldia and a "bit*
iar and better everything" la ika *l<v
can Freredia* lb* regular circa*
iM>rformanr« the n*w apertarl* of
' Wolomon an«| ih« qua** of Hbaba"
will ba raarrnd oa tba largest ataca
In tba world Tbla mammoth 1,160* I
< hara> l«r paarsnt coat |1,000,®0# and
lb* roatum**. a<en*ry and alas*
propartlH ar* aald to ba a r*v*latlon i
of g org acuities* Among tha III a ro-
ok- acta, ara araraa of aquoalralna In
eluding tbo l.loyda. famoua RniUah
rldari; tba Rr.rMnls, Mlllnic slob* ar-
ttata, tba Joseph*on Ollma troupe:
the five highest parch art* ever pra-
aented: Bin Bingo, the biggest living
elephant: five harda of trick ele-
phant*; &0 flown*. -< families of
aarlallata and a magnificent borae
show and speed tournament. The
menagerie la larger and more com-
plete than ever and f a'ures many an
lmsls never lefore exhibited In Amer-
ica. A free street parade will be glv
en on tbe morning of show day.
OLO HTTUta NCUNION
Tbo Th rd Aaauat laaaioa of lb*
I >14 Mil>r> of ilnwf roaat t otli b«
I held al Vartli't Ore**, two Mt|*a
•oat of Maafu* oa Tb^nlat and
1 f riday Aagitai 1Mb and I' th Beat
: Whil* a roc Jul larttsiio* to attend
• d Ma fiartMr a l tto td tlssea ar*
i aifacialit ara*4 to tab* aa Uitorwal
4 la Ibia and attend and help mab* M
a success Tbe prograai a ill bo aa
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S II JOSRM ( bairwaa
O P KMJOTT. tec rotary
Vtaavi VW'a Hit
Hullaf r*.urw*4 laa
stand, oiero tM> i
tnuntba su«adtaf t
Mr* Walbor of
Tfrlaaadar atcfet t.
lift I K Coo an. of
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F A. Hermann
Moulbern Totaa ara
for toaa (laa
left Sunday 'jr
tier ba will retna'u
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■age.
for
TO LOAN
on good farm Aral ort
: or 1 yeara
CI'NMI.VOIIAM A DICKKY.
(2. B Towi
day Hundsr
lela at Allaa
tend and wlfaopetit 'h*
nth Mr and Mr* Du-
I r. m
Sunday
Overton *1
af.ern >oa
ted la lle ter
I Cordon Wood* and wife of lav
i ton. came in Munday afternoon, and
! will vlalt frtenda and re|atlv a hero
and at Blake for a month
Rtiaaell Randlo *p*nt Sunday sft *
noon and Monday la Altua. visiting
friend*
I W, O Watt, and Mlaa Irene Hlckar
Mlaa Ima and Ruth lluabea return j ,on ap#nf Sunday at Gould, th* go*st«
*d to their howe near M<-Que«n S«a
'day. after vlaltlag frtenda here ror 1
waeba.
I.em Tittle spen* Sunday In Altua
on legal bualneaa.
of Dr and Mra. J W. Scarboroaih.
Clarence Clark, who haa be*a via
Itlntf In Rt Louis. and Kanaaa. re-
turned Friday algbt.
Mark McCollUter apent thla after
noon In Willow on bualneaa for the t
Southwest Furniture Company.
J W. Lovett returned the first if
tbe week from a two week*' tour In
East and North.
Mra. Ova Llpe returned
night from Blair where she
visiting for several day*.
Monday
haa been
Henry Gardiner la spending the
King
of
All
That's Why
We Handle
Them
Every Weber Wagon We Sell
Is Inspected Four Times
Instead of waiting until you need a wagon and then taking the
first that's offered you, find out in advance which wagon will give you
the best seft'tce. Buy the wagon that will stand up for the longest
time and be easiest on your horses.
That wagon is a Weber. Here's why. Each Weber wagon is
thoroughly inspected. The lumber used is selected from large pur-
chases of first grade oak and hickory for wheels and gears, the finest
yellow or bay poplar for bo* sides, and long leaf yellow pine for
bottoms. ...
Every stick of this lumber is carefully inspected, and each part
cut from it is again ins|>ected when it is shaped and ironed. The
third inspection is made just before the wagon is painted, and insures
perfect fitting of every part. The final inspection is made when the
wagon is ready for delivery. Four inspections to make sure that you
get just what you pay for when you buy a Weber wagon.
Drop in the next time you come to town and look _over our line of
Weber wagons. We are proud of them.
SAMPSON~& SHORT
Mr* R. Curphey and aon left Fri-
day for I>** Moines. Iowa, where they
I will vlalt the balance of the atimmer.
Mra. R. P. Hlller and two children,
of Ancho. New Mexico, are vlaltlng
her brothers. 8ld. Vlrge and Lee
Heatly.
■*fw eola* to
NAIL. MAIC. MAlt!
1 I hat vkMI la doubt*
th* rrap oaa laat
laiporalito ihat yog
If** /At'K T I'RYSK
Roy Ha
maa aad
r#*k IB K!k (
>d frtoada
ara ap*n
visiting r*
Alb
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Mf
">n of A- C
Mantutn hu
ill or W*da**day
Monday
t«*r Rrhola Ma
tea Johnaoa bit
rot iraing Tu
rmoad Turk*
yrl*d to Altu
•day
Har%ey Allen and wlf* left thla
momlna for Ryaa. Oklahoma, wher*
they will vlalt rvlatlv** and frl*nda
Wm ('lark and wlf* and Claronc*
Clark Malted Mr and Mra. R. A
'lark at Granlt* Sunday
Visit Our Store!
It makes no Difference what your wants are
if they are in the Racket Line we have them
Bear in mind the fact that we handle New
and Second Hand Furniture. We buy. Sell or
Exchange Tell us your Furniture wants.
Remember we Sell for Less
Blaiock's Racket Store
East of City Hall.
H L. Ja< k*on came In Sat irdav
from Woodward to visit bis wife and
friend 3 here for a few daya.
John Jacobs will leave Friday for
the fair at San Franclaco. He Is be
Ina cent 'here to enter the athletl-"
f^ats. by the University of Oklahoma
Blflle Rurke and wlf of Altu*. wars
Mangum vlaltors Friday evening
R. B. ( heek. of Clovla, N. M . apent
most of th* week In Mangum vlaltlng
friend* and attending to bu*lnea*
Mr. Cheek and hla family moved to
lovea aome three mon'hs ago. and
e aays they like the county fine, and
that the fruit crop there thla year li
tbe beat In yeara.
Byon Sampson and Howard Fergu
aon apent the weed end at Medicine
Park.
Ruaaell Handle left thla morning
tor Sayre, wher* h* will work wltn
hla brother. 'Luther Randle. who re-
cently bought a drug ator* there.
MUs May Brothers apent tbe flral
of th* w**k at Hobart, vialtlng rela-
tivea and friends.
Billy Buraeaa left Sunday for Chi
rago, where be goes on bualneaa.
Mis
Beaa
Mrs. Lola McGuIrt apent the .first
of the week in Texas, visiting her
brother.
FTenry Barnett. of the Blake com-
munity. was a Mangum visitor Mon-
day.
H. L. Watt returned from Kiowa
county Sunday, where he *pent
week visiting friends and relatives.
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The above cut is the exact likeness of the beautiful Shetland Pony,
buggy and harness, which will be given away by the nine merchants of
Mangum whose names appear below.
Perhaps some of the children who bad intended to register last week
and failed to do so, think It is too late, but such is not the case. If you
had resgi3tered last week at all of the nine different places, you would
have received one thousand votes from each placo, but it fs not too late
yet, you can register any time until the contest closes, which will be the
2nd of October, but the sooner you register and get to work, the better
chance you will have of winning the prize There has been several reg-
istered this week, and are slill registering. Just because strme other
boy or girl is ahead of you, a few votes, which they received free, don't
let it discourage you from registering: get into the contest and work
with might and main, and you stand a good chance to win. Some boy or
girl is surely going to get this fine little ontfit, which will be worth
lots of money to them in dollars and cents, to say nothing of the honor >f
winning tbe prize. This la something worth while and it would pay ev-
ery boy and girl in the county under the age of 16 to work for. The firms
, ho are in the contest are:
.,*CKSON AND WILSON, C. P. HAMILTON. L. OVERSTREET.
MODEL TAILORS, CLEANERS A HATTERS. MANGUM CASH MEAT
MARKET. THE GREER COUNTY DEMOCRAT. SOUTHWEST FURNI-
TURE COMPANY, BLALOCK S RACKET STORE, PALACE THEATRE.
Clifford Jones was in Altus on bus-
iness Monday evening.
C. C. Lanford of the Russell com-
munity, visited _a4th his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. K. W. Lanford, over Sun-
day.
R. W. Atwood, of Jester, was amon?
the Jester people who visited the pic-
nic here Saturday.
T. F. Booher and son. Gaither, of
Headrick, spent the week end with
Mr. Booher's daughter, Mrs. Pearl
Daws at the Ona Daws home.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Halve left Wed-
nesday morning in their Ford car for
Duncan, where they will visit for sev-
eral days, and then they intend 10
go to Houston. Texas, to spent a
month with relatives.
Mrs. Frank Geyer and children re-
turned Fridav from Frederick, where
they spent last week visiting rela-
tives.
A. W. Koontz, of Clinton, was a
Mangum bu3lnes3 visitor last Friday.
H. D. Henry was over to
Monday on legal business.
Attorney Percy Powers was in
Hollis Monday on business.
Joe D. Morgan, of Altus,
Mangum visitor Sunday.
Duard Deering, of Blair, wa3 In
Mangum visiting relatives Sunday
Chas. McElroy and Edwin Math-
ewson, of Blair, spent Sunday even-
ing here visiting friends.
E. M. Stewart spent Wednesday In
Willow on business.
Raymond Tolbert, of Hobart, was
a Mangum visitor Monday night.
H. D. Henry spent Wednesday af-
ternon in Altus on business.
W. B. Garrett was in Altus Wed-
nesday on legal business.
J W. Solomon, of Reed, was a Man-
gum visitor Wedne3ilay.
Phelps, of Duke, came In
Wednesday evening to vi3it h
bro'her. Garnet Phelps, for a couple
of weeks.
Mrs. J. A. Powers and Mrs. West
Holland left Wednesday for Battl®
Creek, Michigan, whore they will
spend a month.
John Tomme and wife opent Wed
nesdav at the Jasper Nelson farm
near Duke.
A. F. Redburn, of Brinkman, was
a Mangum visitor this morning.
Mi3s Margaret Whitney is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Minnie Yoder.
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. DeArman and
Dr. M. M. DeArman spent Monday
and Tuesday at Wellington, Texas.
Miss Jeanette DeArman spent the
fir3t of the week visiting relatives at
Wellington, Texas.
Dr. G. Pinnell, of Lawton, was here
tne first of the week on business.
Claud McAlester, of Lone Wolf,
was a Mangum visitor Monday.
Mrs. Ona Francis, of Vinson, spent
the week end here the guest of her
parents, Mr. and Mr3. W. A. Bow
man.
Dr. and Mrs. Ki'patrick of Vinson,
were Mangum visitors Tuesday.
Homer L. Jackson and wife left
Wednesday for Woodward, where
they will reside in the future.
Earl Short, of Sentinel spent tho
latter part of last week in Mangum,
incidentally taking in the Woodman
picnic.
R. A. Singletary and Dr. R. L. Holt
spent Friday in Brinkman, Willow
and Granite on busines3.
Zack T. Pryse spent a couple of
days the first of the week In the Wil-
low oil fields.
OF
IKE COUIIIV FAIR
When you enter tbe agricultural de-
partment of the county fair, you feel
your soul uplifted and your life take* ma"rinea ha7e" wnT^oi^does'crushTng
Thla natloa I* now la th* mldat o(
a controversy aa to how b*at to pro
mot* universal paaca That qu*atloo
o* will l**v* for diplomats to die-
cusa, but p*oc* within nations Is no
laa* Important than paaca batwaaa
nations and It la boavlly laden with
proapertty for *vary cltlsen within
our commonwealth.
Many leading politician* and ofttlm**
political platforms hav% declared war
upon business and no cabinet crisis
ever resulted. Many men have stood
in hlRh places and hurled "gas bombs"
at Industry, thrust bayonets Into but>
Iness enterprises and .bombarded -ag-
riculture with Indifference. Party
leaders have many times broken dip-
lomatic relations with Industry; sent
political aviators spying through tbe
affairs of business, and political sub-
new power—that Is the lnsplra
tlon of (be soil. You are overpowered
by tbe grandeur and magnificence of
the scene—that is the spirit of the
harvest. You can bear tbe voice of
nature calling you back to the soil—
that is opportunity knocking at your
door. It is a good chance to spend a
quiet hour in contact with the purity
and perfection of nature and to sweet-
en your life with its fragrance, elevate
your ideals with its beauty and expand
your imagination with its power.
These products as food are flt for
the gods, and as an article of com-
merce they ought to bring tip-top
prices on any market in the world.
The products of the soil are teachers
and preachers as well. Their beauty
gives human life its first entertain-
ment, their perfection stirs the genius
in artists; their purity furnishes mod-
els for growth of character and their
marvelous achievements excite our
curiosity and we Inquire Into the won-
derful process of nature.
Before leaving the parlor of agricul-
ture where nature is pirading In her
most graceful attire and science Is
climbing the giddy heights of perfec-
tion, let us pause and take a retro-
spective view. How many of you
know that after these wonderful prod-
ucts are raised, they can seldom be
marketed at a profit? Take the blush-
ing Elberta, for example—they were
fed to the hogs by the carload last
year. The onion—the nation's favorite
vegetable—every year rots by the
acre in the Southwest for want of a
market and as a result hundreds of
farmers have lost their homes. Cot-
ton—nature's capitalist—often goes
begging on the market at less than
cost of production.
into tbe destiny of commerce. Dor
ing the past quarter of a century we
have fought many a duel with prog-
ress, permitted many politicians to
carry on a guerrilla warfare against
civilization and point a pistol at tbe
heart of honest enterprise.
No man should be permitted to cry
out for universal peace until his rec-
ord has been searched for explosives,
for no vessel armed or laden with
munitions of war should be given a
clearance to sail for the port of Uni-
versal Peace. Let us by all means
have peace, but peace, like charity,
should begin at home.
GRASPING AT THE SHADOW
No man—especially If he Is mar-
ried—would deny woman any right
she demands. Take the earth and
give us peace, but why does woman
long for the ballot?
When all is said and done, is not
the selection of the butcher more im-
portant to the home than the election
of a mayor; is not tbe employment of
the dairyman a far more important
event in the life of the children than
the appointment of a postmaster; ia
not the selection of books for the
family library more important than
voting bonds for jail and court house?
Why does woman lay aside the im-
portant things in life? Why leave tbe
substance and grasp at the shadow?
Be it said to the credit of womari-
hood that it la not, as a rule, tbe
woman who rocks the cradle that
wants to cast the ballot; it is not
the mother who teaches her children
to say "Now I lay me down to sleep"
It is great to wander through the that harangues the populace; it'is not
exhibits while the band is playing; the daughter who hopes to reign aa
"Dixie" and boast of the marvelous . queen over a happy home that longa
fertilitv of the soil and pride ourselves or the uniform of the suffragette. It
on oui ability to master science, but! is, as a rule, the woman who despises
it is also well to remember that there' >er Hume, neglects her children and
is a market side to agriculture that: >i ns mofherhood that leads parades
doeS not reflect Its hardships In the • ■- *
exhibits at a county fair.
Frank Eagin and W. T. Funderbur
spent Wednesday in Altus on busi-
ness.
John Va'ighn, who lives near La-
de~?a. is reported as being very low,
and his chance for recovery is very
poor.
W. A. Coffett, with the H. W. Wil-
liams company of Fort Worth, was
calling on the local druggists the fore
part of the week.
Roy Nanny and wife returned from
Fort Worth Sunday, where they spent
several weeks visiting relatives.
FOR SALE—Good 35 H. P. 5-pas-
:enger Hallday car. See Hoyt Grag-
son
Season Limit Round Trip Summer
Excursion Fares in
Effect—
June 1
to
Sept. 30
For Routes, Rates, Etc., Call or Write
June 1
Sept. 30
C. L. FONTAINE, G. P. A.
Wichita Falls, Tex is.
F. C. DONNELLY, Local Tkt. Agt
Phone 245 Mangum, Ok'a.
T. B. Solomon and wife, of Okla-
I homa City, arrived Wednesday to
i spend two weeks visiting at the borne
I of Mr. Solomon. father of Reed.
. Young Mr. Solomon is connected with
tbe postoffice at Oklahoma City.
_
I Fred Wrieht. who has been attend-
I Inc Normal at Edmond, returned to-
day. and will visit in Mangum a few
Mrs
for CI
Thos. Slaton left Wednesda
erokee to visit relatives for
tan We<!
c class.
regular trip to
whppp she ha*
George Slaton returned Wednesday
from Northwest Texas, where he has
been for several days on business.
^ Watch and Jewelry ^
-REPAIRING-
IS OUR SPECIALTY
Bring your Watches to us and have them
MADE LIKE NEW!
(£usi/iy, CJ/ie Jjeufe/er
West Side Square /Mangum. Okla.
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Watt, W. O. The Greer County Democrat (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 29, 1915, newspaper, July 29, 1915; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc281509/m1/3/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.