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..NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS..
We take thin occasion to thank you for ti i favort of
the pa$t year and to with you a happy and pro perout
New Year.
We have moved and are now located fint door louth of
The Famout where we will be able to $erve you better.
Come In and gee u$. ,
... Blalock's Racket Store...
THE WAR SPY
•ON.
"I * neutral.' ob**r**d Mr* L*ey
Moure 10 bar bfutfa«r, Jwn WUwk,
"bet—
'Wbat tn ron ■"Hint at. Lw r
challenged Wllaoa. la ki* huI gru*
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"I know?" u4 Mr*. Moor* bobbed
tmr bead wlMlf. "To* rant fool me telegraph tb* autborHI** at Waablng
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Jtob- IM tba Mm of a .Ultuf «U4i| aight m4
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p' . ml ik* glob* rarwfuliy Ik ■ huk*( «* d loo* •*«" farm UH*r**ia
•muibumi about * d.xni <Hh«r  '«m Intereete
"I'oMh* aura *a U**' imH
WUaua. * <t kt* big frame abook wltb Mr and Mr* J M Wileman *f
fe*r aud •icii^maoi mu4 ki* *?•* >.<«■ (hejr*nne Oklahoma.  *r* gue.U „ 
glad II* went home full of hie mar- M . M , l. Hrt|
*Mom 4t*«*u *ry. What *  n*ai «. 1 1 Mrt,V < hrt*i
It would make when (k* dreed mteiu-
fanra « • m*4  public' | _____
Whet akould ha do' Wll*oo to***d
reeiieealy la hi* bad all night Iona.
trying to deride oo erilon Mkould k* ——
A miatini of t|ia (1r* r Covalf
POPE'S LATEST PHOTOOAAPW
MIOlCOk TO MCIT
l^wll* Hamilton, of Oranfivld. few hour* b*r* Wednesday
■pout t'hrlatma* with hi* mother and friends.
father her*.
v tailing
It* about lb* war and treason! ton* Mo. secret Mrvlre men woald Medical Association will ha bold ' 
And maybe I* * mada a fr*at 4i*cov b* Mat and be would ba robbed of tka Mangetn at th* office* of r r* Noel
•ry. and mark* not.- florr of the captor* of a reel war apr and lloreler on Monday afternoon.
Mor* libel? aot." growled Wllaon. red handed Ijenuare int «t * . _ „
•YoO and your (battering goes I pa ara With the morning came rl*ar coun H<krf„ , ' f E *rf
•Iwaye bunting up aom* mar** n**t ' •*! Wilson decided to mak* tba ' connty N urged to at-
"l— «m' That • your way of taking khorlB kla ally. Iiut that oBlrlal waa l#M*
■omMhlng that may be of Importanca out of town and would not latum u*i
Harry Van Atta left yesterday af
t*rnoon for Iowa, where he will apend
a couple of weeka vlaltlng hla paronU
and frlenda.
-to your-
H. l. Watt apent t'hiiatmaa
relative* in Cold Hp ring*.
with
FVank Kanan and wife were dinner
gueata Chriatmaa day of Mr. and Mn.
J. G. Ward, at Granite.
ItoKalb llrown. of Oluatee la apend-
Ing the week aa the gueat of Clifford
iiannaa.
Ona K Daws and wife apent Chrlat-
tnaa day with relatives near Head
lick.
W F. Hearne and family a|>ent
Chrlatmaa with relatives In Texas.
Judge and Mra. J. W Ryder, of El-
Reno, «pent Chrlatmaa at the home
of Mr. and Mra. C. A. Seitalona.
Editor Wlleman of the Star, apent
Sunday and Monday In Oklahoma
2ity on business.
Mr. and Mm. John Torame and son, rrlends.
Pete, spent Chrlstma* with Mr. Tom-1
me's sister, at Mobeetle, Texas. w. C.
Lem H. Tittle and Marlon North-
cutt spent Christmas at Altus with
Barker, who lives . In the
White Flat community, was In town
John Nelson, who Is attending T. Friday and paid this office a very
C. U. at Fort Worth, left Tuesday pleasant call.
morning after spending Christmas I _____
here with relatives and friends. He | J. g Knight, of Reed, was in Man
was areompan:ed home by Harry .Lee, Sum Thursday, and while here paid
of the same school, who also spent this office a very plessant call. Mr.
the week end here. _____
Will pay $25 reward for evidence
—considerable Important
Mil personally."
"la tbat *o'" Jeered Wilson an**r>
Ingly. Than don t b* ao myaterloua,
and let u* know what you ara hinting
at."
"Very well.- replied Mrs. Moore,
"you know that young *trang*r, I'ro
f.   or Itxon. aa th*y call him, who
cam* here about a month ago and
took rooma with old Mra. Roderick?"
"I ought to!" flred up Wllaon, with
• venomous gleam In his eyea.
I "He Just caught the fancy of the
girl you was after, hey?" tittered Mrs.
Moore maliciously. "Not that I think
she d ever have had you. but the field
! waa a clear one. Well. Jamea, I think
I have found out aomething about I'ro-
feaaor Dixon that will make a big
atir-up In thla community."
Wllaon looked lntereated. Savage,
too! He ahut his teeth and biased be-
tween them malevolently. He might
never hope to win Edna Rolfe, for ahe
waa not of his class, but there would
be a good deal of satisfaction in "get-
ting even" with the fellow who had
"cut him out!"
"Now, James." proceeded his sis-
ter, "I know what a flery. Impetuous
creature you are, and If I tell you a
■ecret, I want you to promise that
you won't blaze right up and make
«^v*aiu tur cviucute _    . . _ , . . ..
Mrs. Ona Francis, of Vinson, spent against the theives who are stealine t™veBty of wh®t may be a blK feath-
rh Hotmoo H.v K— „ . i f 1 ine ineives wno ar  stealing q, ^ your As one of the honora.
Christmas day here with her parents plank from the fair grounds fence and
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bowman. [will pay five dollar reward for the
name of any tresspasser seen In that
Miss Dela Sanders returned from enclosure. g. F. BORDER
Anadarko Wednesday, after spending J16 tfadv Mayor.
the holidays with relatives.
Oscar Yarberry returned Thursday
to spend the holidays with relatives
and friends.
'Knight and family left Thty-sday
i night for Texas, where they vill
| spend 'he h-jlidays.
Bill Barnard Is spending the Christ-
Misses Curtis Holland, Dessfe Amb- . ... „
ler and Thelma Dodson. who are at- h°Udays at Crawford< Te*a«-
tending school at Edmond, are
home spending the holidays.
Homer Jackson and Oscar Yarberry
were in Oklahoma City the first of
the week on business.
Miss Cora McCutcheon, who teach-
es in Granite, spent the week end
here the guest of friends.
Miss Virginia Ford spent Christmas
with her parents at Altus.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Curreathers and
children spent Sunday in Hobart, the
guest of relatives.
Jack Hart and son, Maurice, passed
through Mangum Friday enroute for
Texas, called by the death of the for-
mer's father.
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Miller and Hen-
ry spent Christmas day at Altus, the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. T.-E. Fears.
Lem Tittle and Marion Northcutt
spent the week end near Headrick, as
guests of ajjouse party.
Miss Florence Holt spent Christmas
with relatives at Hollis,
Garnett Phelps and Miss Nannie
Cadel were guests of the Phelps, of
near Duke, Christmas day.
Mrs. Valena Jacobs and daughter,
Bula, spent Christmas with Mrs. Jac-
obs' parents at Gould. •
Miss Josephine Burden, of Okmul-
ge, Is spending the holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Burden.
Joe Dudek and I. N. Terrell, prom-
inent citizens of Willow, were In
Mangum Tuesday on business. v
Mrs. Jonnle Wright left Wednes
day for her home in Pauls Valley af-
ter spending a month visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hlcker-
son.
'Mrs. Rhoda Talbert left Wednes-
dy for her home in C'assle, Missouri,
after visiting ten days at the W. E.
Bowman hom*.
The many friends of Nathan Mc-
Gulre will be pleased to know that ne
Is very greatly Improved, and Is able
to be out again, after about two
months' confinement with typhoid fe-
ver.
Iler. Heridry aud N. L. Cox, of Gran-
ite, were Mangum visitors Wednesday
aii.ernoon.
Ivan Cunningham, of Duke, spent a
Luther Gilliam, wife and daughter,
Flora, spent Christinas with, the for-
mer's parents, at Altus.
C. H. Rutter is spending the week
In Amarillo on business.
O. N. Burt and wife spent Christ-
mas and Sunday with relatives at
Frederick.
f
Took Up a Brown Glass Globe.
til avooing. All day Wllsof bung
•ronnd. resile** and *icl«*d III*
over*traln*d n«rv«* fjund rell*f only
when b* had raptur*d the sheriff
when h* arrived on tb* train and tak-
ing him asld*, b* revealed hla great
diaoovary.
That functionary was quit* a*
Mlrred up aa himself. Together tin y
proceeded in th* direction of th*
workshop. There was a light wltblo
and Dixon waa dlscernlbl* at • work
bench.
' Make a rush with me and burst In
tb* door!" whispered the sheriff.
Just as they were getting ready for
their heroic o>is'aught, however, a
boy came running down the street.
"Fire! Fire!" he yelled lustily.
"The office building up at tlvt btg
works is all ablaxe!"
The stirring anaounceraent seemed
to reach the worker Inside the shop.
He started, made a dash for the baa
ket containing the bomba, unlocked
the door and rushed outi •
"Halt!" Otdered the sheriff.
"We arrest you—" began Wilson.
But over in the mud he went, tor
Dixon had given hltb a vigorous push.
He evaded the sheriff, who waa bulimy
and clumsy. Down the street daahi
Dixon, guided by a growing glow, f
turned a corner, to come in sight of
the big works, which belonged to th*
father of Edna Rolfe.
A crowd had already gathered. The
office building was ablaze, and the
main structure had caught in two
places.
"Stand aside!" ordered Dixon, ands
basket in hand, ran up closfe to the
crackling flames He selected
"bomb," aimed, let it drive.
Crash! It struck a spot spurting
flames in the roof—the blaze subsided.
Again and again he flred his glass
globe ammunition. Whenever the
brittle globes landed, they seemed to
smother the flames like wet salt.
By the time the superannuated Are
apparatus of the town arrived, the
blaze had been extinguished.
"Hurrah!" yelled the delighted
crowd.
"What's this?" challenged the sher-
iff, who had reached the sccne and
stood glaring down at several globes
still remaining in the basket.
"Oh, only a patent 'fire extinguisher
I've been experimenting on,' explained
the young professor.
And he sm'iled quietly, for his inven
tion had proven its own success; hd
had saved the property of the girl he
loved, and he thought tenderly of
Edna as he turned away from the dis-
comfited sleuth, James Wilson.
(Copyright, 1915, by W. O. Chapman.)
DR. T. J. IIORHl.EY. Bee.
SHE FOUGHT FOR RUSSIA
The latest photograph of bis boll-
fteaa. Pop* Benedict XV. la abown
here || waa taken In hla aludy at tb*
Vatican. The pop* la kt^plng up bl*
efforta to bring peac* to warawapt
Europ*
METHODIST NEWS
Brother Morgan preached one of
the best sermons Sunday we have
heard; it was an old time subject
but full of new thought. His ser-
mons are always fresh and original.
He Is one of the most studious pas-
tors we have ever had. and one man
said, 'we Just love him for his good
work."
Presiding Elder Moss Weaver oc-
cupied the pulpit for us Sunday ev-
ening. Miss Kelly sang th® beautiful
Christmas night eong and the Junior
choir from the balcony rendered
beautifully the echo music.
The other out of town visitors with
as Sunday evening were Mrs. Shoun,
Miss Lety Price, Mrs. S. H. Crockett
and her sister. Miss Ethel Mitchell,
and brother C. Q. Mitchell.
Mr. an& Mrs. J. T. C^sey and Mr.
and Mrs. Bennett were In our au-
dience for the Sunday qvenlng ser-
vice.
SURELY VICTIM OF HARD LUCK
Floyd Davis, of Paducah, Texas,
spent the Christmas holidays with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs^F. N. Davis.
Eligh Estepp, Jr., of Mangum
Route One, was in Friday preparing
for Christmas, and while here made
this officfe an appreciated visit.
G'. V. Forrester spent the first of
the week In Oklahoma City on busi-
ness. . ,
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
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To AH Points in Texas, also Points in Southeastern
States, and to Many Other Points.
For Further Iuformation.'See
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W.C. DONNELLY, Local Tkt. Agt
Pbone 245 Mangum. Ok'a
C. L. FONTAINE, Q. P. A.
Wichita rails, Texaa.
ble selectmen of the town, you are
authorized to arrest 'people, and all
that?"
"Part of my prerogatives, I should
say, yes!" returned Wilson magnilo-
quently.
"Very well; act slow, but sure, on a
hint I am going to give you."
"What's the hint?" questioned Wil-
son.
"Professor Dixon is a spy!"
"Nonsense!"
"You won't say so when I explain
further. I wondered why he went to
board with old Mrs. Roderick, for it's
a ramshackly old place over the shop
her dead husband us'ed to run. I've
found out. He went there to get the'
secret use of the shop. He works far
into the night with tools and metal,
and the like. . He gets letters from
foreign parts. See here."
Mrs. Moore exhibited three envel-
opes. They were addressed to the
young professor. One bore a Berlin j him), and buried itself harmlessly In
the soft earth. The others of - the,
party leaped up in not Inexcusable
haste and fled from the place, "but the
Canadian did not move.
The disturbance brought the com-
pany commander on the run.
"What's up?" says "he.
"Well, sir," 'says the Canadian,
"that there shell drops in on us and
when it don't explode at once I judge
it is pretty safe not to go off at all.
So I Just set where I am. The cursed
luck of it is that I've been playin'
away here all mornln' drawin' rotten
cards and losin' my shirt, and here
Just as I holds the first four of a kind
that's gladdened my two eyes since
Hector was a pup—and kings at that,
sir—at that identical moment there
comes this piffin' German turnip and
the other fellows beats it."—New
York Evening Post.
Incident of the Trenches That Reveals
the Hardships That Are Under-
gone by the Soldier.
He was a Canadian jyid be wore a
corporal's stripes. There he sat snug-
ly In a sheltered pirt of his trench in
that little corner of Belgium and
played poker with a' ouartet of his
comrades Luck was agaihst him. He
had lost about everything he had to
lose, when at'the very height of the
game—Just after the dealer had done
his best and Vorst—a shell came
through the rpof of the sheltfcr,
passed between the Canadian's long,
lean legs (luckily without hitting
iJbstntark, a second that of an Aus-
trian city, a th'rd was from Amster-
dam.
"How I feot them after Dixon had
thrown them carelessly aside, never
irand," proceeded Mrs. Moore. "There
they are. If he isn't in treasonable
correspondence with foreign powers,
and maybe manufacturing explosives
to blow up the state capitol or the
White House, or what not, then I
don't know much!"
"You do—a good deal," commented
Wilson eagerly. "Lucy, you've done
me a big service! Give me those en-
velopes. I think you've hit it right.
Dixon is one of those international
spies. I'll get on his trail. Oh, if I
can only land him and have the field
clear to court Edna again!"
"No rash moves now," warned his
sister.
"IU be sure of my ground before I
make a definite move," pledged Wil-
son.
From that hour he became a sleuth.
He told nobody of bis suspicions and
plans. He simply kept an eye on bis
hated rival. Night time* he prowled
around the old shop, bat it was well
boarded up and barricaded.
There is a story connected with the
Russian prlsQner who is shown here.
Before the war the prisoner ' waa
known as Madame Marfo Malko, the
wife of a Russian Junior officer. When
war was declared she changed her at-
tire, cut her hair and Joined the army.
All the rigors and hardships of the
different campaigns and the trencg
life did not bother her .in the least
and her sex 'dentity was a secret to
all but herself. Then she was cap-,
tured and along with the rest of the
prisoners turned over to the German!
sanitation corps. All the prisoners are
forced to go th.ough the disinfecting,
station, where they bathe and tiave
their clothlrig disinfected When
Madame Malko's turn came the fruthj
leaked out. '
ATTENTION
Good Clean !Niggerlie*f!
Coal is our Specialty.
' ,9 •
We also have the BfcST
McAlester COAL.
Ask Fr£d Switzer about
those'good. stove Shov-
els we give with each
1.000 pounds as long as
they last.
Cicero ^mith Lmbr.Co.
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night, however, he managed to locate
a convenient crack in the outside
aheathlng of the atructure.
There he patiently Installed hlmselL
He had a fair view of tbe young pro-
feeaor. Tbe latter worked at a forge,
mixed aom* liquid substances in a re-
tort. Finally be west to a work
Peculiarity of Huabanda.
Whoever said all men may not be
alike but all husband are, knew a good
deal about husbands. Horatio is a
husband. Mine. Ohe of his peculiari-
ties is to ask me, if I do anything a
little unusual, what on earth I did It
One fOT jn a tone I have noticed in other
husbands: and when he uses tbat t&ne
I never tell him. A woman doesn't
always know why she does things,
does not always have time to think in
advance. She only knows she must
do them, and thinks afterward —From
"Horatio" by Kate Langley Boaber in
Harper's Magaxln*.
With Merry Christmas
Just Past and the Sun of • a
New Year
Just Ahead of Us—
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Permit me to thank you, one and
all, for the liberal Tbusiness given
me during 1915/ I will be bet-
ter prepared than ever to take
care of you during 1916*
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With best wishes for a Prosper-
ous New Year.
F. S. GENTRY
Phone 148
South Side Sq.