Mangum Weekly Star. and The Greer County Democrat (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 29, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 1916 Page: 1 of 16
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Mangum Veekly Star.
voluu mi AND THE GREt COUNTY DEMOCRAT
NTY. OKLAHOMA, BK'EMRER 14, 1916.
It Pl|H.
NUMBER * .
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5222 7^tot wrl
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,k" be akotild *v«
Coin Harvey's Address toiT!£j mfSjrSif
^ 0 rk Tr^ !H^T4^E?tC
Convention
IMnW ADHESSE
HISS KMC
™Zlr to the °z ,k Trails Conven-
I 8r«t want to eompliment the citi-
.r«.°nrf' C,ty for th* Progres-
lily b^v! B"nner ,n which
r.IL ! assisted (1. promoting our
cans. and in handling the local ar
angementf. for this convention.
oJalfon y°U V ^ the g'n°rou* c°-
« !L 7!ivci1 ln the 8U "tatw
rtZr d 1 . K OUI' W01 k And e^P®-
1 to recognize tiie help
•Iw M,PPOrt °f tl,e newspapers.
's the flfth convention held
tl« inHert.aU8PlC#" °f OUr W<"K«'
wZ'.h .1 * h* m*«tlng «n 1913 at
which It was founded.
connect hl« wta, raid
1 ty * of art the *n*t
^T v0f l".*? * — whoUj
•Wipy official positions in count/
;^#domi "J"0, their |.fl£
mm* dominates in a nation, plucklns
S>monr^,,lnr rd the
£ood HUih a nation become,
^rrupt. weakens and falls. FreeToT
pression. despotism and a degenerate
rontinuoo- ty keep the town in dark-
ness by our puny, petty differences,
we will be the deadest town on this
part of the earth, as we ought to be.
It ia time to say; The people haw spo-
ken. The majority should rule. bit our
officers whom we have chosen act in
their authority. We are too big be
the tools of anyone who desire to in-
jure Mangum by* further reta.-ding
I 4v r-ii.v.u and del*i nK its growth, by continu-
* T* s INTERK ously tearing open an old sore to bleed
us to death. It takes a broad mind to
do this. But by a little exercise of
At a meeting of the citir which i Row1 judgment we can be just that
OK- HORDER
ro9. Tver even- j b^oa,,•
ir. Dr. <•. f. Border, mnvr. ri<ii«w.
MORK GRAVELED ROADS.
The Chamber of Commerce met in
their chambers as usual Tuesday ev-
ening. The meeting was one of the
beat held for some time. The big hall
was crowded. Visitor* were here from
Granite, Vinson and Reed. A eommit-
BOND ELECTION CALLED.
The townships of Vinson and Madge
in Harmon county each called an elec-
tion Wednesday for the purpose of
voting bonds foi^ road* across the
north part of the°eounty. Vinson town-
ship hopes to vote $10,000 and Madge
r"'es of our Association" the^' member- sur^e'of"'' °f c,viliza,lon *™e frue
•hip holds control of the conventions Ion?nd ° *°™rnm'nt « the promo-
twi h!I" ex"°mcl° <*•"•« * • W« do mil £L development of better hu-
UUs that we may better work out and m2 ow ?h«, "urc*M ** <■ «n carry-
I*t results, educational and practical hm J! . Purpose, there will oome
£** 21 ,u"tl,y you- SSK 5 L1 £ «"«•« . more hap.
-u"",o
people.
So, in promoting good roads, one of
£ £L*rLheS °f ,hp ,om">on good we
° *8 "y teaching the eleiZi.Ty
principles of character, of good gov.
six mile piece of road north of the city
with a view towaid putting the road
in perfect condition by hard surfac-
eing and graveling it. Judge A. R.
Garrett, R. A. Singletary and Frank
Overton in pursuance of the instruct-
. , - - ixarc^drea-: ions °f the organization made a trip
sed the people upon the cnu-of the [WOODMEN SEEK TALL TIMBER, over this road, Wednesday morning
eiay in the securing of JU for ;:m<1 found some excellent gravel de-
angum s streets, and gavene in-' '*• A. McColiister, J. II. Norman, arti I posits which can he easily secured in
resting facts anil figures xn the'Joe Byars, three W. O. W. booster^ 'the immediate vicintiy in the differ-
ajst of securing a municipal int. K. | froiT> our city attended a district meet-1 «**t parts of the highway where need-
' *',n5!' one p' the city comnioner.s °' the good fellows of the various ed- It is likely that our people will
read the auditor's report whishow-: lodges in this district at Chickasha, take steps in the near future
tee was appointed to examine the j $25,000 and in this way build some
gravel beds and soil formation on the I everlasting and modem highways
throughout the community. Meetings
Mons.
^ That I may ha*, the more"... Z'
«« cooperate la the work of the eon- tf„d . ,w ®f " Problem, that
IZiTJ Wm Ca" °n o .7o m*« happl-
Thl H* !" uyoUr officer.
rb. time has passed for academic
f!:.°.r'n« ««* «««*• The
happl
making at
•nanl. " ™«Q . TD(
K to their d.sira-
w.h J fh.n^ 'r; A con*«ntion
liscuss^l and
of good
the adv«ntages
w ." That i. not now necessary
HZw/M n * ,l*p 'orward and th.
t °P Ci*in °ur
ho. P,roni«t*! Ways and
,°* 10 Construct! The
ihTL^, ,C°n"tructlon! These are
■Stentt^«u®sU°ns that need our
£ i-! . heir Kolution will, more
less, hasten our success,
Promotion.
oa. to iMs of mankind; and t£
noble race of people
himself best by promot-
lag the Common Good1 wh t>-
the common good is neglected and im-
posed on, the human race become*
,J?KJr"Ca,,y- ^"tally ^
U^nr H« %h0 *,V#S O' hi.
lime or his money, or both, to build-
o loaming why it is beat
to build good character, to build a'
tood government. He is also learning
the secret that leads to happineAe
There is no such thing as real banpi-
l h*v,n« d«sir. to pro-
mote a better civilisation tj.« m.n
without this desire is inMPairii>«
l|Pt'be1conntjM^ \flratJ°rdJ!r f* i fhyarfjawttdKarflif The
" counties in our proposed t^rrl- ! * *• true of ■ woSSwol,
he 10 Prom *. - v- ter elviligation is the
— — — 1-- - t #rrt*
« r* 5° J**0"1* «rt *b,e to build the
• Th<
fenlred roads if they will do so. The
lime spent in idleness, and money
•sed ln vain and foolish ways, oan
•e, more or less, concentrated 011 road
building when the people have the
Iesire to do so. True happiness may
f°und in promoting and assisting
In a common purpose for the welfare
f all. The prlmlflve and elementary
fcey with which one can open the door
lo the Temple in which is stored the
treasures of character.
In a government of industrious peo-
ple depressed by social and economic
prrors and evils, if one is stranded, h*
lannot ignore the law of self-preeerva
Hon and he can do little to promote
the common good, but a correspond
ed the financial condition of i citv
and the work done by the resent
board of commissioners. The ayor
deplored the work done bv .mem-
bers of the city council, and <*1-3 in
continuously circulating petit,* to
bWk T?g °f ,i,rhts' to
block the sale of the light bonevoted
two years ago by more than 0 to
one majority. He claimed the.llows
80 Bverae to the peop own-
°WU Pltt,,t are the or. who
SS £frrr,t-plant and thrones
.who bunt the preaer.t ho.4i«Ucd
to get out of their car or wago and
walk across the street crossings] th.
sai^'uh K f" the sam' fe!lo h<
SI ifth i'j} 8ewer onto ® an's
S^itv UtJh,S CO"Bent' '•vii1-' «'O.Sl
city a judgment reeenth. U!«o
ihfft nfC re8po"85ble f°r the ke-
Okb^L '"aC,M,am formerly on fcith
UnWM,AVe!,Ue' that h d to betoin
up last fall and replaced by new \„ik.
He accused the Electric Couif ar? of
d^kn«eTiu'ble for th" ^i"y Und
PuMt Vear8' bo«use
this week. They held a conference'
with their sovereign Commander Frav
ier and laid plans for more efficient
lodge work, and the general upbuild-
ing of Woodcraft in Western Okla-
homa. Neighbor McColiister i.s a can-
didate for delegate to the National
Encampment which meets in the
spring. He is entitled to the honor. If
the fellows do not send him they will
be leaving behind one of the besi.
lodge men in the state, and the most
thoroughly informed man in the art
of Woodcraft that is to be found any-
where in the west.
were held at Vinson, Carl and Sandy,
last week and much enthusiasm pre-
vails over the prospects of getting the
Ozark Trail through that community,
and also because of the great benefit
the road building boom that is now on
in the country will mean to them. We
congratulate those progressive com-
munities on their manner of doing
things. It will mako them a name and
give them fame for all time to come,
and among many pepole if they carry
which J out their plans and make these great
(•■sons for promoting a better gov- I 'a*1? greater duty devolves on tbora
•rnment and a better civilization, are 1 who are able to do so
l*r«r 'ub,ect- The ro"d I In <""• work many people will be
eer %ho has secured his office for imployed to whom wages or salaries
Wds and° wl o furthering his selfish will be paid, who are not able to give
P ds and who, through lack of char: | their time or services. Such men wM
be most serviceable who appreciate
the principles on which our organisa-
tion is founded, and who give to our
p cause some of their time or a little of
Ihe money received. No one is so poor
If able bodied, that be cannot glv*
day's work, or glv. money, to a cause
that Is promoting the principle of a
better civilization.
Ready
£
if the
!os„ incorJwrateiT'witi 1
stock of $6,000,000 and oniv $?,<><>0.00
m cash. Which also showed that the
Mangum plant was sold for $66,000.00
and bonded for $150,000.00, rind claim-
ed facts indicated that our plant was
bonded for enough to buy several of
the Company's other holdings, it is
claimed that if the Mangum Electric
company was wiped entirely off the
map the Southwestern Companies
would still be many thousands of dol-
lars to the good. He stated that the at-
torney for the Electric Company hat!
been seeking to garnishee the bond
of one of the conspirators, put up in
the bank here, and that the conspir-
acy against himself was hatched, fos-
tered and backed by the Electric Com-
pany, and their seeking the bond was
sufficient evidence to establish their
connection with the deplorable deal.
Mr. Snell read figures which showed
that the present commissioners had
reduced the city's indebtedness more
BOY ALVIDENTLY SHOT.
will result in covering these and some 1 improvements in their community.
other roadn leading into Mangum with
a coating of this gravel. It would be a .
^reat benefit to people who come to
the city. It would mean a good road
COURT IN JANUARY
The next term of district court will
wet or dry, warm or cold. It would be : ineet here January first, with Judge
a blessing to the farmers who haul Clay on the bench. The first week will
i„„ injunction3 and court act-
rt,ewh^dlt dovvn the sale
^unjdpai piant ST^
which atat^ *l at. 4U
trtc Cos., incorporated with a
Melvin Story, the'thirteen year old
step son of B. B. Hammond, living
five piiles northeast of Willow, just
across the line in Beckham County,
had the misfortune of being shot in
the right foot last Thursday about 6
o'clock. The boy was out quail hunt-
ing and set the muzzle of his gun c
his foot to breech the gun and in some
way the gun was discharged and the
full charge of No. 6 shot went through
his foot. Dr. C. W. Austin of Brink-
man was called, and accompanied by
one of the Star bunch who happened
to be in Brinkman, went to the scene
several weeks.
See the "Fool's Paradise"
Woodrow Tuesday.
ai The
GREER COUNTY
SOCIATION.
POULTRY AS-
Keavy loads to and from Mangum.
Great aid is expected from people a-
long these roads, whose property will
be greatly enhanced in value because
of the modern improved highways,
and who would chiefly be benefited
"by this work. Some have already ag-
reed to give several da.vs work haul-
ing the gravel. These improvements
are the kind that help in so many
ways that one can never think Of a
single reason why they should not b.'
made, with every body helping in all
the ways at thyeir command.
REAL MONEY IN SHEEP.
The sheep industry seems to be one
of the most profitable of any of the
live stock for Southwest Oklahoma.
We have not heard of a single instan-
ce where sheep have not made money
for the man who cared for them. J. B.
McReynolds who lives south of Man-
gum a few miles purchased ninety
head last season and is delighted with
*< 111'"11f 1 n'i*1*1 " *■ "> pronxs. The
ninety head cost him $557.50 Inst
be devoted to non-jury cases, and 1
jury will likely be impaneled the
ond week in January.
SOCIBTT NOTES
Poultry raisers of Greer County
pursuant to the call issued last week
met at the Court House Wednesday
organized an Association for
Greer County. Several poultry fan-
ciers from various parts of the'county
were present and much interest seems
assured. Kveryone present is very con-
fident of the organization becoming a
great success and a benefit to both the
annual membership fee of five dollar*.
This covers our erpenne of promotion.
Our officera charge nothing for their
•ervlces. What w. do is a contribu-
tion to thl. cause.
, aim to tne
Pie in general. The officers elected 1
breeders of finejpoultry and to the peo
ed «
edei
_ T
pe Mangum, Koute One, 1st
summer.During the year he kept them
on alfalfa and wheat pasture, and hay,
and did not feed any grain whatever.
He sheared $332 in wool last spring,
butchered two of them, sold $14 worth
of pelts ,and has just sold 59 head of
them for $510.30. He has 91 head of
sheep now on hand, and 41 of these
are ewes that will produce lambs soon.
We do not know of any business that
will beat this. A little figuring will
show that Mr. McReynolds has from
a $557 investment, already received
a total of $876 and has more sheep
than he began with, and 41 prospects
for lambs, which means on a fair es-
timate sixty lambs. Mr. McReynolds
kept his sheep in open shed in winter,
occasionally putting the lambs in a
Pres C A Smi'tiT "f'T'jT1",' warmer barn. He says the nicest thing
Y™,no'" ♦ \°f Reed; breeder of'about raising sheep is that they brinlf
I . leghorns; J. D. m a good sum of money twice each
Lipe Mangum, Route One, 1st "s— 1 • -
Pres., breeder of barred locks;
Vice-; year. The wool i.s marketed in the
t
1
(By Mr*. Nell fltalti)
Mrs. Gat Cross land and little daugh-
ter arrived Sunday from Ardmore, te
visit until after the holidays with her
mother Mrs. S. E. Echols. She will be
joined later by Mr. Crossland.
Miss Queen Melton .returned Wed-
nesday from an extended viait with'
friends in Clovis. New Mexico.
Miss Olin Hamilton had as guests
Saturday Mioses Katherine Bell, May
Powers and Annie Guard, who teach
at Brinkman.
Miss Ima Oakes of Oklahoma City. ^
is spending the week here with rela-
tives. . /•> 9 l"f~
Br. and Mrs. A. O. Hughes celebra-
ted their fourth wedding
Tuesday whin they had as dinner
quests, Mr. and Mrs. H. Y. Hoover
.i;id family, Mr. and Mrs. W. AI. Tu-
T' ?nrt Mrs- F,°y ^t^n, and :
Mrs. W. C. Shaddin and Messrs Jim
Brock, Artie Freeman, C. -C, Brvan
and Howard Cain.
In honor of Mrs. Ear: Foster of
J rumright, Miss Dicy Wilson enter-
tained a few friends Thursday even-
irg with a chaining dish party. Pro-
gressive 600 was enjoyed .also several
voice selections by Miss i'ootye Town-
send. Guests included Misses Town-
send, Kate Terry, Maud Wandel!, Be s
Snell, Norma Leo Pace, Mar/ Wat-
kins and Messrs H. M. Thacke-. Ha d-
lng Mathewson, Leon Brown, Carroll
Pickerill and Dr. F. H. McGregor.
On Friday night a miscell.inecus
shower was given by Miss Lola Pick-
erill and Bootie Townsend at the ho vic
•Ird, at 2 p. m. Every
be able to pay off all bonds when due.
H. H. Edwards made an excellent ad-
dress in which he favored municipal
ownership and shpwed his past labors
Ktili hi'promoUr ^"80Ci*,,°" ls •« - Mangum "on ^ccounfof Wgh mte.s
8t*Loui. rrr,ccttr.nrr, jxis sjoj'SS1
wUr'b.°beneSited"byThU TJn tto* dTl """m U U^ of n v,
bringing, .. ,t wfll, i^to our^ountry^a ^rebats ^ ^ W0" f°'' thPm in 1 Buj
trans-continental travel and a s.ml- 1 . ^ Hn<1
trans continental travel. It ls for th. l lsInge ' replied to part of the , the association a real benefit, and 'im-
beneflt of all that' the main line is . foments made by the other speak- P'ove the standard of the
being built—and to which we are now 7y 8ta.tjng that he had received a the county.
^ood consideration for all his work as
0. O. Givens; Mangum, breed'er^f! ^ o^ll.^v time ,wh«n "'oney | ^ Dr. and Mrs." Ney Neel for Afrs.
«. «h.«« „„ w*^5yr>7=^1 ssr-
aiser of poul-1 and Southwest Oklahoma need -llclnth— 1.—
and
try'of anv kind is invited'86- T T 7 !"' Oklahoma need is more clothes line stretched across the re-
and urged to be prese t !^(1,^steu'I ° , s. . produ.ctloVs as wi" make mon- ception hall an<l library The gur--t
me.,lw SVSS?:,-1 « "T
made for the Country Poultry Show 1 ' r °n°r.Infi: her hoU8e guest, Mrs-. V\'.
"V"*™ «OHBBV*SS.
have a real show here at'thafSnl0' tu„ . ' ' .at the W?odrow Uieatre to see
you had better attend the meeting stout* d country home of J. A. . Dle Common Law" at Friday's .Mat-
become a member and help make desti^v UT ®nn.kman was totally "lee< Refreshments w >re served after-
association a real benefit and im ! ^®st,0>e', by hre last Thursday after- \vasris t Hannah's (.iug Store to Mis-
giving special attention.
For the construction of our roads w.
must rely on two sources of financing
One Is voluntary contributions of labor
and money. The other is money raised
by taxation for roads and bridges the
expenditure of wh!6h Is directed by
■tate, county, and township officers.'
We seek to unite these two sources of
re*efu" on our proposed roads. In
asking the people contributing and the
- —> ui n as j ——
attorney for the electric company and 1 BAPTISTS PROVIDE
its friends that he was firmly oppos- j CHRISTVI a*
ed to municipal ownership of al sorts.'- CHRISTMAS TREE.
He said being from Georgia, the state, .... „.„UBV ounfmv srh™. hUD ar_
™ dames Mortimer, i'oiter P l(it- ,,r
poultry in n,e Stouts were all at home and had V *'« '*-rford. J. L. K.ving, C. M Stone
■ a bl,5 ln the stoves and it is sup- !*• I,av s. J. P. Tinsley, B. H. Squiie
i posed that the building caught from Vft!' : : Jacobs, Port. r Norto-i a. d J
the flue. They were unable to save urleathers.
any of the furniture.
Day or night—summer or winter
— ail seasons — all weather — I
am ready with the Lungmotor.
Your wife, your daughter, or a
I Wend of yours, has met with an
accident—
She May Be
Saved
l you caU me in time. Remem-
ber this is the modem up-to-date
w.v of aw fas thai otherwi® would
[ k W It • *11 the qucabon ol how quick
J. W. L0VETT
Phone 207
.h., WW th. 1^™]„
an was nominated, he was old fashion-! given at the Church SristmJ!
- — ■—•" wuu-iHuung ana me 1 «_i,t for^ ^ against the city in its j be presents of some sort for everv
officers controlling tax money, to give L 1 municipal plant, and that child«in town that can attend or
——
"e"im M i"0"'•!"""> kri" "rjSJS5:
h.ve*Sr„ d . w.lS'1'' - • «'
|. — "«• K« wpuoru uittlll
line and its Important feeders, we do
so with confidence that our reason
therefor will v be appreciated. Th*
roads referred to will bring us an in-
flux of new cltixens and wealth for a
wide territory through which these
roads pass, thus giving us additional
assistance in building more quickly
the other roads.
Another reason is this: On our
proposed roads there is now an oppor-
tunity to get one good hard surfaced
road; and when that is built, the peo-
ple to the right and left of it will com*
r°ad H1d "ee "• and "■
advanuges—and, soon, they will all
want such a road. Our road will thus
become the promoter, the mother, of
many roads. It is therefore Important
i ?[ pub,,c sooa- that w* re-
celv. th. uslstanc. of all. I think all
broad minded man will recognise th*
toport^yyLof this road to *aoh .tat*
(Continued
save I ■
... u The home was At Saturday's meeting of the Arts
one of the finest in this part of the and Crafts club with Miss Kate Gard-
county and was valued approximat- !ncr Miss Willie McKinney tendered
ely at $ 1500 and this with the con- ^.er resignation as Treasurer and Miss
about «2 raw) p~Lbubly '""ke the loss ' ""r,e". Reeburgh was elected to the
lik.w property was insur-1 Ml « Katherine Bell and Annie
ed but not for enough to any way near 1 c,uar(1 of Brinkman were special
cover the loss. guests. Following an hour spent with
fancy work a dainty luncheon was ser-
Knili Christmas tree will be
held on Chnstmas eve, at the home of
Mrs. A. O. Hughes.
Mrs. B. K. Davis entertained wit
MULES J OR SALE.
uppr-jpiiatf seuson you are n-
I always have a good supply of nic.
mules on hand which I will sell for , °* p'- Uavls entertained with b
cash or on time. All stock guaranteed I k " ' ?Urty Satuiday night, when
.. • * m gUettS >VBre Mrs" ForUr Prui",
W. D. BLACK. el-J,*"®" y VVatkins and Kate Pow-
. 'n.\e ^?cial. Service department of
I k i8 Panning to hold
as represented.
22-tf.
CHARITY RECITAL.
. —-• m people
they would not sell it under any cir-
cumstances. The meeting Tuesday1
night may not have changed anvbodya
mind on these questions, but
cause our people to wake up ,
and realize that we are acting t
bunch of kids, bickering and quarrel
Ing ln ® nwnner that will ruin our
city and has already made us the talk
?f™* "e'^'bors in u way that is very
humiliating No matter which way
this question is settled we shall live
and prosper. But so loi
There will be a Iiecital at the first 'ty. Chri^I?ttR tree, at the
ethodi*t Church on the! R"Ptist..?hu,ch ^ Friday ni8ht, Dec-
THE FOOL'S PARADISE.
The weakness of a man
Methodist Church on the eveninif
Mecember 11) 191(5 at 8 p. ni "
cital will consist of numbers
of ember 22.
December 19 l!)lf, _at 8 p. m. This r^ The Sterling Thimble club met Tues-
pupfls studying Vith""cS ^MuL^'l ^'u..Jwith
Mrs. 'eyton
♦ h-o- ^Kbter, all
these and many more human interests
and passions make the "Fool's Para-
dise one of the very fascinating stor-
ies ever told through the film, by the
great art of reproduction. See th's
Prof. Cain's Male Orchentra, Cornet i ThoD^; I
duets, etc. Admission 10 cents, pro- ian cllb wil ^ the Cecil,
ceeds to go to the poor of the town Mr> w <5 v fflven Saturday, with
at Xmn n ' . tow", Mrs. W. S. Yeager as le«d.r u_^_.
at Xmas time. ^ aa l««der. Ho.^-
ISwd*! I £iZtu^TS. ,gBaMr"' ^
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