The Oklahoma Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 13, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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The _ Oklahoma Democrat
OLUMK EIGHT
ALTUS. OKLAHOMA. THURftOAY, JANUARY 13, 1 1 .
NUMBER FORTY-FIVE
SUITS $15
And Up
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CLEANING and PRESSING
THE TAILOR
109 South Main Street
Phone 562
PAUL MOCK MEETS
UNTIMELY DEATH
One of Altus' Most Popular Young Men Suc-
cumbs to Injuries Received Last Friday
While In Oklahoma City.
PROCLAMATION
BY VIRTUE OF THE AU THORITY VESTED IN ME, I HERE-
BY REQUEST THAT THE B U8INE88 HOU8E8 AND VARIOUS
BU8INE88 OFFICE8 IN THE CITY OP ALTUS BE CLOSED FROM
TEN TO ELEVEN O'CLOCK A. M„ TUESDAY, JANUARY 11,
OUT OF RE8PECT FOR OUR OECEA8ED FRIEND AND FELLOW-
TOWNSMAN, PAUL..B. MOCK.
DONE THIS 10th DAY OF JANUARY, 1916.
X
'— S. E. HICKMAN, Mayor.
UNFORTUNATE
ACCIDENT TUfS.
A, Brice Meets Death While
At Work In Orient Rail-
road Yards.
A. A. Brice, brakeinan on the Ori-
ent railroad, was the unfortunate
if an accident Tueadsy morning at
:30 o'clock, when he was run ov&r
y a local freight, while in the act oj
oupling the caVs, falling on his faci,
nd the wheels of the car going over
lis breast, death being instantane-
ua.
Mr. Brice was called for duty at
! I'aul B. Mock, aged 27, waa run
Iriown and kicked by an enraged mule
trying to escape the stockyards at
Oklahoma City, about noon last Fri-
day. Paul had started to Altus in
his machine, stopping at the yards
! to asBist his father, J. F. Mock, with
I a car of mules when the accident oc-
: curred. He was immediately rushed
received from the wife of the' de- to the St Anthony Hospital, where
ceased and Justice Gilliland, it is j he received the attention of four of
Oklahoma City's leading physicians.
supposed that the accident happened
during the rain of that morning and
it being slippery on the tracks, that
he slipped with the fatal results.
Mr. Brice's brothers were immedi-
ately notified at Chicago and the body
is being held pending -their arrival.
He leaves a wife, who is stopping at . 5 o'clock Sunday morning,
the Central Hotel, and two sisters ] A jarge prowd asselnbled at th<.
and one brother, all of whom reside depQt tQ meet the tra(n beiiring th„
in Chicago. Mr. Brice's body will be ren,ains tog£ther with members of
shipped to Chicago. ( the family and a delegation (hat had
gone to Lawton the night before to
act as escorts. A large number of
( I out-of-town friends and relatives
Monday afternoon, Ave miles east ' W Pre8ent at the services, and
of town, on the Headrick road, a ma-;ther? were man>' tloral offerings,
chine bearing Mr. and Mrs. Wash i The funeral services were held at
Sheldon. Misses Ruby Sheldon and j Methodist church Tuesday at 10
Ida Morrell and J. M. Grider, skidded °'clock- being conduced by
and tuned completely over. No tn-
of Paul Mock, not only the writer has
lost one of his best friends, but the
city of Altus has lost one of her
trustworthy, enterprising, capable
and dependable citizens—ever ready
with time, energy and money, to help
along any spirited move or to advance
any good cause. He was broad-
minded and (haritabie it bis views,
never blnming the other fellow for
his hum&nness and mistakes. Condi-
tions never so happened that he
together with Dr. Raymond H. Fox j could not or would not help a friend,
of this city, who was called from j We never heard Paul speak harshly
here. The injuries rendered him . of anyone, neither have we ever
unconscious and it is said he -never j heard anyone speak,ill of him. In
regained consciousness except for a ' our mind the loss to Altus coiHd not
few minutes at one time, dying about have been greater.
Father, mother, two brothers atid a
sistet survive the deceased, to whom
the Oklahoma Democrat joins the en-
tire citizenship in extending sincere
Best Wislies for a Pros-
perous and Happy
New Year
We ire pleased to have the oppor-
tunity to jthank one and all for the many
favors shown us during 1915, and we as-
sure you that we will continue through
1916 to serve you to the best of our ability.
Very truly,
COOK'S PUCE
The $15.00 Tailors
Phone 288 Altos, Okla.
GRIM REAPER
CALLS AGAIN
Mrs. Braddock Died Tuesday
Morning After Illness of
Few Weeks.
and heartfelt sympathy.
AUTO TURNS TURTLE
jnfic* we're sustained by any ol'the
00 • m- Tuesday morning and had:-. (K>(,upant8 (>r thp car and ,he only
one to help make up the Chillicoth* |^amage (lonp wag a broken wind-
'roundabout,'1 as this local freight j ghie1d an() top Con8ldering the na-
s commonly called, and had been on |tw of thp wreck it ig marveions that
no one was injured, perhaps the slow
speed of the car at the time was re-
sponsible for this.
luty only ten minutes when this ter-
ible accident which caused his death
•ccurred. The switchmen, so we
lave been informed, missed his light
nd upon investigating, found his
lody, face on the ground, under the
are. Dr. Sanderson was immediate-
called and an inquest held by Jus-
•e Gilliland, the verdict being "ac-
idental death." From information
A). W. Moody of Elmer was a coun-
ty seat visitor Morf&a*". *
I
' J. R. Rhea of Snyder i^ in Altus this
week on business. ,
Charles Chaplin
-- • "V. .<•
ia
"A NIGHT AT THE SHOW"
Saturday, Dec. 15
A Mutual Masterpicture
in FIVE REELS
, Each Monday
^ Wigwam
THC HOME or OOOO FlCTURKt"
Revs.
Burton and Griffith. The-pastor. Rev.
W|tt. being unable to participate on
account of illness. After the services
at the church the Elk I<odge took
charge of the remains and conducted
their services at the cemetery
The capacity of the Methodist
church, only in a small way, accomo-
dated tiie throng who came^ to pay
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
Whereas, the Grand Exalted Ruler
The Braddock home was saddened
Tuesday morning at 10:30 over the j
(ieath of Mrs. Braddock.
Mrs. Braddock's early childhood
home was in Ohio. From there her
of the I'niverse has seen fit ih His ! parents moved to Kentucky, then
wise providence to visit upon us a
great personal ^orrow. in thp death
of our beloved brother, Paul B; Mock,
therefore, be it
Resolved, that while we humbly
bow to the will of the onlnipoteht.
we express our deepest sorrow for
the loss of ~a brother who has ever
been found faithful in charity, jus-
tice. brotherly love and fidelity, and
extend to his bereaved family our [
final tribute to all that was mortal sincerest sympathy in their hour of
of our fellow-townsman and friend. ; trouble. Be it further
and to extend their sympathy to the
bereaved ones.
Rev. Burton's talk was perhaps the
most impressive ever delivered in
the city of Altus, his words flowed
from the depths of his heart—simple.
Resolved, that the charter of our
! lodge be draped in mourning for a
; period of thirty days<-and a copy of
! these resolutions spread upon the
minutes, published in the newspapers
i of Altus newspapers of Altus and a
back to Ohio and later decided to
come to Oklahoma, bet at that tir-ia
Hattie <Mrs. Braddock) was workU-,'
in a telephone office, so her patents
consented for her to remain in Ohio
with her grand parents. Sh; follow-
ed at a later date, and soon after ner
arrival to this country, she began
working for the Pioneer Telephone
Company. She worked for them
for about ten years and during that
time she was known all over this
country as the most proficient em-
ploye in their service. Miss Hattie
numbered her business friends by the
hundreds, besides many warm, per-
sonal friends she made outside of
of office hours. During her brief
married life she won the admiration
and esteem of all who knew her, by
her utter devotion to her home and
family. She was, indeed, one of God's
chosen home makers. Just a short
time ago she surrendered her heart
and life to God, and the result was a
beautiful christian character and ar-
dent member of the Methodist church.
We find words inadequate to express
all that she was and might have been
in this world, but, this we know, God
in His wisdom doeth all things well
Blessed be tbe name of the Lord,
j Mrs. Braddock leaves a devoted fam-
Iily, a father and mother, brothers
aud sisters and a host of friends to
mourn her loss.
The funeral services at the Meth
o<Hst church, conducted by Rev. Bur
: ton. were full of pathos, hope, love
and courage, to the large audience
assembled. Interment was made in
the city cemetery. \
Mrs. Braddock was born in Ohio
October 9, 1886, dted in Altus. Okla,
Jan. 11. 1916.
To the bereaved we extend heart-
felt sympathy and would pmnt them
to Him who is able to comfort and
sustain. A FRIEND.
S. W. Creekmore of Chickasha
was in Altus the first of the week.
on business.
touching, heart-felt, impressive words of Altus and a copy nfailed to ^he j
they were—freeing the pent up sym-
pathy of his hearers and impressing
upon their minds an absolute condi-
tion that we must all meet with pre-
paredness.
In the untimely and tragic death
family of the deceased brother.
Altus Lodge B. P. O. Elks.
J. E GARTLAND.
J. E. JOHNSON.
EVERETT PETRY.
Committee.
jProf. Miller to Head Work On Filter
Altus High School Commenced Monday
Owing to the resignation of Prof.' Work on the new Alter system com-
Bert McClelland td take effect the! tnenced in earnest Monday, when thej
Utter part of this week, the scho.1 contractV)r> Murrsy who ^ of
board has elected Prof. A. R. Miller.1
^ . « .V wu . . 'the work for the Pittsburg Filter Co..
superintendent of the public school at!
Eldorado, to fill the vacancy. Mr. 8Urt«d the excavation work, piepara-
M tiler is a splendidly qualified young 1 tory tor lavmg the foundations for
man and his record in Eldorado and buildings. The superintendent of con-
other places is enviable, and we are struction of the Pittsburg Filter Co-
proud with the board that they have ! which has the contract for the filter.
Nwi
been fortunate enough to secure the
services of Mr, Miller.
Prof. McClelland has accepted a po-
sition with a Kansas City School
Supply concern to take effect at once,
and while we regret his leaving, we
sincerely hope that complete suc-
cess accompany him. He has made
Altus an excellent instructor
was in Altus a few days the past
week, acquainting himself with the
location, and making further prepara-
tion for the work. This will add
considerably to the already large pay-
rolls that have been the result of
considerable building that is now in
progress:
J. O. Knight of lawton was an Al-
tus viaitor last week.
Mr. and Mrs T. J. Hunter of Well
Bgtoo. Texas, were in the city Fri-
Midway Gro. Co.
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Johnson, Stephen W. The Oklahoma Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 13, 1916, newspaper, January 13, 1916; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc281798/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.