The Blair Progress (Blair, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 8, 1912 Page: 1 of 4
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THE BLAIR PROGRESS
VOL. 8
BLAIR, JACKSON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1912.
110. 36
* THE BLAIR HARDWARE CO. I
A. N. WHORTAN
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Nearly every one knows that we have a
full and complete line of Canton Implements.
We thought we were doing the right thing
when we bought them and since their arrival,
hearing the farmers talk as they do, we are
doubly sure we did, as we have sold out of
some articles and have made a second order.
About all we do to sell them is to say tbey
are Cantons.
We have just received a few new Buggies j
come in and see them, alsojsome new fur- j
niture I
We have most any thing you want that is
found in a Hardware or Implement store from
a Shoe Tack to a Hay Press, from a Hollow-
brad to a two row Go Devil. If we haven't
what you want, we can get it for you on an
order. Come see us when in town.
J. D. TINSLEY, Mgr.
BLAIR HARDWARE COMPANY.
P. S. We sell Caskets and Coffins.
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la this issue will be found the
announcement of A. M. Whor-
tan for Clerk of the District
Court.
Mr. Whortan is one of the
old settlers in Jackson county
having come here from Arkan-
saw in 1897. He has been both
a farmer and school teacher, but
is best known through his school
work, having taught in several
different districts in the county.
He has made an excellent record
as a teacher, and stands high in
the profession having been for
the last four years a member of
the County Board of Examiners.
In this position he has won the
esteem and good will of every
progressive teaeher in the coun-
ty. Moreover he is a man of
unimpeachable integrity, of high
character and exemplary conduct
He is a good mixer and makes a
favorable impression on all with
whom he comes in contact. Mr.
Whorton's native ability, educa-
tion and general knowledge of
affairs, eminently fit him for the
office to which he aspires. And
he has many w^rm friends
throughout the county who will
give him loyal support.
A Twice Told Tile
Saturday night in Macon, Ga.,
as a young lady was on her way
home from work in the down
town district, 8he was siezod by
a negro, dragged down an em-
bankment, assaulted and robbed.
Just as the brute was climbing
the embankment he was caught
by two policemen and carried to
jail. Soon a mob wao moving on
the jail and the officers sought
to ^spirit awa y the prisoner to
Atlanta, but while waiting on
the rai lroad yards to hail a train
in which to es cape, the mob ar-
rived, and as far as it is possible
the negro paid the penalty of
his crime in short order. The
ve rdictof the coroner's jurv was
to the effect that the negro met
his death at the hands of parties
unknown, and should have added
"and we don't care. "
DR. W. H. RUTLAND
Practice Limited to Diseases of
EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT
Glasses Correctly Fitted.
No charge for examination.
Office under
Elk Hall. Altus, Okla
Haskell In the Running
tWMIMM
Man's a vapor,
Pull of woes,
Starts a paper,
Up he goes.
Scrub subscribes
Doesn't pay
Down he goes
Sheol way.
-Ex.
Irrigation Meeting
An urgent call is made for a
meeting of all land holders in
Blair and surrounding country
to meet in the Blair school build-
ing on Friday Feb. 9, 1912 at
7:30 p. m. to take steps toward
securing a Federal appropriation
for the Lugert and Otter Creek
Irrigation project, located on
North Fork of Red River.
There is a reclamation fund
due Oklahoma, and if we are go-
ing to gat our share of this we
must act and act now. Further-
more, should this appropriation
be secured, it would mean a
laige sum of money turned
loose here when we need it
most. Be sure to come and
5ring some one with you.
New Process To lie Shown
To Fanners.
Through the strenuous efforts
of E. Graves, a land owner of
Jackson county, and the Hooker-
Wishart Investment Co., of Altus
and St. Louis, an arrangement
has been made with a representa-
tive of the Dupont Powder Co.,
for the experiment of land blast-
ing or "farming with dynamite"
on the Graves farm six miles
west of Altus,
In justice to this great medium
of moisture conservation, it prob-
ably should not be referred to as
an experrirnent, as it has been
demonstrated in many parts of
the country that it is eminently
practicul; in facr, it hus become
a necessary factor in the success-
ful propogation of fruit farms all
over the United States.
By the use of dynamite it is ex-
pected, and will be proven by the
Du Pont people, that every ar re of
"tight" lan I of the southwest
can be made sub-irriguted.
Now there can certainly be few
people of Jackson Coi, who can
fail to see what that means for
our county. Irrigation has been
proven a success in our county;
but there are countless thousands
of acres of the finest land in the
world located in Jackson and ad'
joining counties which can never
be irrigated. The next best thing
is to prepare our ground so that
it will retain the moisture as it
falls, therby storing it against
the dry season. The Du Pont peo-
ple propose to show that can be
done at a comparatively low cost.
It was the intention of Mr.
Graves to have this demonstra-
tion at once, but it so happens
that just now ground conditions
are not favorable to the success-
ful tearing up of the tough sub-
stratum on account of the recent
rains. However, just as soon as
the condition is considered right
the demonstation will be made,,
when an effort will be made to
have every farmer in Jackson
and adjoining counties present.
—Altus Times.
How Was It Dnne?
Recently a Dallas citizen went
into a joint, bought a 5 cent so-
da, and laid a dollar bill on the
counter as payment. The clerk
looked into the cash drawer and
remarked that he could not make
the change. Again the customer
opened his purse to find he had
no other money than a five dol-
lar bill and was greatiy surprised
when assured by the clerk that
he could change 5.00 but not
L.00, and handed over $4.95 in
change. How was it done?
in-wild confusion, and the mer-
cury for a moment trembled like
a guilty thing surprised, and
then sought refuge in the crowd-
ed bulb below, at 10 o'clock ac-
cording to the Epworth register
at Oklahoma City, the wind, in
order to show that it was still
able to do business as of yore,
for five minutes it blew 72 miles
per hour, then stilled down to
normal, and catered along at a
60 mile-rate until the afternoon,
when a calm was threatened,
but for remainder was able togo
at a 50 mile gait. The special
stunt at 10 a. m. was the highest
rate ever registered in the state,
the record up to this time was
Mar. 25, 1909 when it reached
70 miles.
At Blair the temperature fell
to 14 above zero but at some
points it went 5 degrees lower.
Last Saturday the notorious
Chas. N. Haskell, whose biog-
raphy could almost be gleaned
from the criminal court rccords
of the counties through which he
has p< r /erse'y passed, during his
mundane cireer. had th e effron-
tery to announce himself as
candidate for the U. S. Senate,
contesting the seat of Hon.
Robert L. Owen.
As preposterous as it may ap-
pear to those who believe in po-
litical integrity, this man is go-
ing to be known in the race.
There is no shrewder wirepuller
in America today than this man,
and were it not for his record of
openly and overtly defying the
law and common honesty, he
would be elected. Despite this
record, unless the best men of
the state awake, the result may
be very much embarassing to us
yet.
Sentinel does not claim to have
I the moet learned preachers, the
most able lawyers, the most ex-
pert surgeons and doctors and
the all-firedest smartest newspe-
per people in the United State-.
But pardner, Sentinel is per-
fectly willing to run a race with
any town twice her* siza, this
side of Dan or Beersheba, and
she is "rearing to go."—Leader.
Sentinel has the best newspa-
per we ever saw for its patron-
age. Bro. English is publishing
a good, newsy paper that would
be a credit to the town were it
patronized as it should be by the
business men. But as it iB. one
can but judge the town to be
filled with close-fisted, moss
backs.
Squire Brown says: ' 'Consid-
erin' our experience th' past
three years, we don't envy th'
people of New Mexico and Ari-
zona th' experiences they will
have t' go through t' learn some-
thin' about statehood." Oklaho-
man.
Normal Conditions Restored
For three weeks the weather
dished out to this section was
disappointing, a delusion, and a
snare.* It was an exotic, an alien
bom and foreign bred. The sun
shone, the wind, as if wing
weary with unholy revelry in the
regions of Alberta or Mexico,
crept sluggishly on from point
to point and the mercury lazily
ebbed and flowed through but
few degress from highest to
lowest.
But early last Saturday morn-
ing a dark fringe or flounce was
.pbserved on the northern hori-
zon, and all felt that Oklahoma
was coming to her own again.
By 9 o'clock the wind wan blow-
ing the Hand was flying, the
lunndscape was up and rioting
Warren Items
What is to be will be, so Sat-
urday was a day for which all
other days were made, and re-
minded us of old times when we
fought bled and died to hold jld
Greer Co. down.
Ground hog day Feb. the 2nd
passed and not a spirit s g ed
from a cloudless sky and 6 more
weeks of winter to enable us to
have plenty of fruit.
J. W. Howser out of the kind-
ness of his heart got our lonj?
friend, J. Hilton Smith to think-
ing that Snow is not bad medi-
cine in Homopathic dosea.
Will McDaniel and family pot
back safe at.d sound from Ark.
last week, they will live down
near Frederick.
The Democrats will hold a
precinct convention at Warren,
Saturday evening at 2 o'clock.
Bob Powers stuck up in the
river Saturday.
Grandma liovvser is complain-
ing of feeling better. Snap Shot.
Cotton Is Out.
We haven't any thing more to depend on for
money until next fall, so we are facing 6 or 8 months
oi very hard times. We will have to work hand in
hand to be able to get over this bridge. There are
many things merchants can not buy without money,
one especially important is flour. Every iarmer that
can possibly do so should pay for one or two hundred
pounds of flour, this would be a great relief to mer-
chants. Another thing would help is to buy just as
little as possible until merchants can get help, then
buy still less, be very conservative this year and we
will all come out better next fall. Remember that
every body has to have help, and the merchants are
m the same boat. While we are going to do every
thing in our power for the farmer, we want'you to
do all you can too. : : There are some have not
*ixea their last year's business yet. It would help us
a great deal if you would come in now and have a
settlement so we can get our books in shape.
We have a few second hand cultivators for sale.
We will sell cheap.
eid 8& Hawkins
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