The Altus Times-Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 24, 1920 Page: 1 of 16
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THE ALTUS TIMES - DEMOCRAT
ALTUS TIMES-DEMOCRAT, VOL. 18, NO. 26.
ALTUS, OKLAHOMA, JUNE 24, 1920.
OFFICIAL CITY AND COUNTY PAPER
EDITORIAL
IS ALTUS CLEAN? NO! IS SHE DIRTY AND FILTHY? YES!
WILL SHE BE CLEANED UP? ? _
The City Health Officer, Dr. C. G. Spears has promised
Altus a good cleaning up, but to date she is almost as unsani-
tary and filthy as human beings can make it. The tin cans
and the surface toilets over Altus are breeding millions of ty-
phoid germs and flies. The toilets due to excessive rains are
in a deplorable condition. Get out of your silk kimonos, you
women, and you men ,go along too, and take a look at your
alley. Don't go early in the morning! Wait till after your
stomach has gradually become accustomed to the foulness of
the very air you breathe in your home that comes nowhere
else but from these stinking alleys. Then possibly you can
realize the condition that exists over this city. The city has
a sanitary ordinance that is not enforced. We have a city
health officer that does not function, a city scavenger that
does not faithfully perform his duties, and last we have a net-
work of waterworks and sanitary sewers over the city that is
not being used by the property owners. Frederick, yes Fred-
erick, the town that is always being thrown up to you, is boast-
ing that every home in frederick, except three, is connected
to sanitary sewers. There is no way we know to make a city
sanitary when it is permissible to dump on the surface the slops
and human secretions of 5,000 people. It's time we were mak-
ing use of our sanitary sewers, and if we don't do it voluntarily
the city should make us.
Defying the Elements
PROGRAM INDE-
PENDENCE DAY
CELEBRATION
Begins 9:30 A. M.
Music—A. De Lucas 10-piece orches-
tra.
Welcome address—Judge S. B. Gar-
rett.
Response—W. E. Chadwick, of Olus-
tee.
Oration—C. E. Hall, Oklahoma City.
Dinner—Barbecue galore.
Music—Altus Choral club, Altus
quartette and 10-piece orchestra.
Afternoon 2 P. M.
Fiddlers' Contest—Purse S30.00 ;
champion fiddlers from four states.
Shetland Pony Race—Purse $10.00;
all Shetlands.
Fatmen's Race—All fat men.
Half Mile Trot—$15.00; fast trotters.
Slow Mule Race—Purse $10.00; slow
mules.
Half Mile Cow Pony Race—Purse
$50.00; good cow ponies. '
I^ean Men's Race—All skinnies.
Half Mile Running Race—Fast
horses.
Boy Scout Exhibition—Boy Scouts.
4 O'clock
Ball Came—First hal'f amateur, sees
ond half fast ball.
NOTICE TO PRECINCT
REGISTRARS
By reference to election law, you are
required to file with the county reg-
istrar a list of names which certifi-
cates have been issued not later than
June 30. This in order that the com-
missioners may act upon your claim.
Your attention is again called to sec-
tion 4 and 9 of election law and be
goverened accordingly.—F. M. Leath-
erman. County Registrar, P. O Box
302, Altus.
T. Mitchell' from Pleasantpoint
was in the city last Saturday, report-
in gwind and small rain Thursday and
some rain Friday—enough rain for the
present. He says that the grasshop-
pers are rising early and working late
on the crops and with that exception
the crops average fair.
Most married men like moving, pic-
tures because they don't have t
to what the women in 'em say.
P>. H. McCormick was a busy man
ANOTHER ROMANCE
On the evening of June 21, the wed-
ding bells chimed in response to thp
ceremony that was being spoken in
front of the Methodist chruch of this
city while Joe Murray and Miss Alma
Mann of Clarendon were being united
by a ceremony that makes "two hearts
beat as one." This is a great event
in the lives of this couple starting them
out upon a journey of happiness and
hopefulness. May their sea be
smooth one and may their pilot guide
their bark into a great life of most
beautiful proportions. Life is what
you make it, build a sure foundation
and the storms of life will never wreck
the fruition of your fondest hopes. May
success be yours.
Two Daughters in Two Weeks
Mrs. Mann, a sister of Mrs. R. B.
Kizziar. and her two daughters, Miss
Ahna Mann and Mrs Tamb visited
Mrs. Kizziar the early part of thi
week and while they were in the city
Joe Murray who lives in Altus, and
Miss Alma Mann were united in mat-
rimony. Mrs. Mann said this make:
the second daughter she has lost out
of her home in the last two weeks Tomb
having become her son-in-law just two
weeks ago. She has only one daugh-
ter left and -says that she hopes that
the daughter that remains will not get
the "bug" in her system for some time
to come.
CHORAL ART
SOCIETY IN
FIRST CONCERT
The Altus Chora! Art Society made
its first appearance in concert Tues-
day night at the Wigwam theatre, and
gave four rrjtnbers in frood style and
expression that proved the efficient di-
rectorship of Stuart W. MacKirdy.
who has had charge of the work of the
societv the past two months. Good
progress has been made in the short
time the chorus has been organized,
and the work has been enjoyed by the
members, who are now looking for-
ward to more ambitious work and
study, and the building up of an or-
ganization that will be a real credit
to Altus.
The first number Tuesday night was
a patriotic selection, "To Thee. Oh
Country," which was given with spirit
and precision.
"Voices of the Woods," an arrange-
ment of the familiar Rubenstein mel-
ody, was sung in excellent harmony,
the quieter passages "showing a notice-
able organ-like quality of tone that
grew into the final cresendo with good
effect. "Little Orphant Annie" was
given by the ladies of the society, in
a manner that brought forth hearty
applause, and the closing number, the
BAPTIST REVIVAL
BEGINS SUNDAY
The Baptist church extends a wel-
come to the entire public to attend the
revival that begins at the Baptist
church next Sunday, June 27, conduct-
ed by Charles M. Curb, preacher and
Geo. W. Reynolds, singer
Christians of other churches are es-
pecially invited to take part in the
meeting and get their share of good
music, good preaching and sweet fel-
lowship. is. .
MISS WESTBROOK
WEDS AT VERNON
Mrs. C. S. Highsmith and children
are attending the wedding of Miss Eva
Westbrook at Vernon, Texas. Miss Eva
is Mrs. Hightower's sister and has vis-
ited Altus several times. acqu'ring
many friends in this city. Edmond Mc-
Ghee, of Waco, Texas, and Miss Eva
Westbrbok, of Vernon, were united in
the sacred bonds of matrimony, Sun-
day at 4 o'clock, June 20, 1920. Their
m CITY OF ALTUS
Executive Department
PROCLAMATION
The Fourth of July, 1920, will be the most remark-
able epoch in the Hiatory of America. The principles
declared and defended' by our forefathers—the great
principle that men are created equal, is the broad and
only foundation of true greatness. While in this land
it is not possible for us to inherit a single drop of royal
blood, yet in each of our bosoms is implanted the germ
of a self-born sovereign. Fortunately our system of gov-
ernment provides and points out methods for bringing
about in an orderly way any changes that may be desir-
ed by the body of the people. The process in some cases
may be slow and tedious, but neither that nor any other
circumstances or condition affords any proper occasion
for appeal to disorder, lawlessness or violence.
Altus will celebrate on Monday, July the fifth. A
suitable programme has been worked out by the com-
mercial club and business men. A real old time barbecue
and picnic will be the order of the day, and a hearty
welcome awaits you.
All places of business and work shops should close
on that day if possible to do so, and give to those who
work in the stores, shops and offices a day in which to
rest. We should also resolve, that our children shall be
spared the cruel injuries that always attend these cele-
brations with high explosives. The maimed and disfig-
ured children of other years make sad appeal to us to
protect the little ones of to(|Uiy.
Given under my hand this the 23rd day of June,
1920.
S. E. HICKMAN,
Mayor.
THE PRODIGAL
HAS RETURNED
Miss Mae Linehan sang "Alone" by
Lieurance and "The Garden of My
Heart." and delighted the audience
„ ... ... , . i- • j i • j with her sweet and sympathetic voice.
D. W. K.ngsley trom hr.endsh.p and Mr \,acKirdv sant? a Rroup inciudinK
his wife were on the streets gt Altus ..Love-s Sorrow" bv Shelley and the
last Saturday. He reports that the I olicking "Bandoler0" hv LesTie Stuart,
andstorm last. Thursday injured the, 1wo very tunefu] members of distinct-
residence will be Waco. Texas. The
Anvil Chorus frrtm II' Trovatore. was | friends of Miss Westbrook extend con-
also well received
gratul'ations to them both.
LOOK OUT FOR
HEALTH OFFICER
P. T. Moss, the proprietor of the
south side Tonsorial Parlor, who has
been missing for some time has return-
ed of his own free will and accord
and resumed his matchless position as
an hair artist on one of the chairs of
said institution. When asked by his
friends as to where, he went, he re-
plies that he has been to Mineral
Wells for his health and that he is
nearly "cured." The expense of a
health resort at the present Cost-of-
High-Living is enough to cure any-
body.
Among the many new buildings go-
ing up in the city is the 6-room bun-
galow on West Broadway owned by
Prof. John T. Roberts, who says that
this is one among the few houses^J_
the city 0f late construction with
enforced concrete foundation.
crops, but he says, the grasshopper:
are not damaging much.
Charlie Garrett from the Dunbar
community, southeast of Altus, was in
town Saturday "knocking around"
among his friends and reported the
crops in his community thus: grass-
hoppers not bad, plenty of rain, feed
crop good.
Home Demonstrator
Miss Inez Sams, the home demon-
stration agent, is spending two weeks
in Jackson county holding demonstra-
tions in different parts of the county
in canning vegetables and meats with
a steam pressure cooker, which meth-
od of canning insures perfect preser-
vation uf the food. She is also lectur-
ing on "Home decorations" and "Farm
home conveniences." She was at H. F.
Millers' the last two weeks demonstrat-
ing and the first three days of this
, week at Aaron schoolhouse west of
isten j Olustee She can be had the first two
davs of next week.
...... _ Eikner and Henry received a
on the streets of Altus last Saturday j from Curtis Holt in Los Angeh"
hut took the time to render the follow-
ing report: Had plenty rain; The hail
last Thursday split the leaves on the
corn and cotton, but think it will sur-
vive and get all right. The grain crop
is good and about harvested.
Correcting an Error.
card
Car-
telling them about the large number
of Chalmers cars out there, and how
nicely they make those grades out in
that country. Curtis reports having a
fine time and said that they went to
La Juana. Mexico last week. If Cur-
tis goes too far into the interior of
Mexico, he might make the acquain-
In the article of last week in which tal]Ce 0f Villa.
this paper called attention to the death
and burial of Charlie Williams, stat-
ing that Mrs. Philo Higgins hurried
him i«i lies*. His relatives state that
Charlie had enough means to finance
his on funeral expenses, which fact is
commendable.
Prairie Dog Poison
R. E. Berry, the county agent is pre-
paring more "dog poison" and wishes
to remind the people that they have
only eight days remaining to kill the
dogs, after which time the sheriff ot
the county will take the matter in
hand It will be an expensive busi-
ness Mr. Farmer if I-ee English has to
come out to your place with all of his
deputies and kill the prarie dogs for
you. Hence if you don't want to he
visited by said officers, you had bet-
ter get busy.
W. N. Bussey from the Orient dis-
trict northwest of Mtu« was in town
Saturday and reported that the crop*
out there are good but young cotton
i* being hurt by the gra»»hopp<is and
worms l.abor is short and has been
in thi« rieinity all the spring.
R A. Rocker, superintendent of the
Interstate Cmsipreaa of this city, made
a business trip to Ft. Worth recently
relative to aMittonat buiTdiu»r« foe the
Change of Program
In advertising our July Sth jubilation.
We did not intend to cause agi-
tation.
The people demand us to make ex-
planation
Of the kind of program at our cele-
bration.
They jumpul our men about the publi-
cation.
And got the reply, 1 deny the alle-
gation.
So a change of program of the whole
situation.
Cut "•Wer" and "dancers" without
reservation.
Come. Come to our Feast with antici-
pation
To make of the Barbecue complete
annihilation.
Then see the boys play the (tame of the
nat ion.
This ladies and gentlemen, is our
-xplanation.
J. A. Bates from Olustee was in The
Times-Democrat office Friday and re-
ported a fine rainfall Thursday, in the
late afternoon. He said that he did not
think that the rain did any injury
to wheat harvesting
\liss Edith Davidson from the mil
lirtery department at Russell* stote wilf
S* Sa? :rd=r
lv opposite character, both given in! /-•.
fine voice and with artistic interpre-1 ^r- Spears left for Oklahoma City
tation. | Wednesday, a part of his business be-
The Altus Male Quartette contribut-1 'nS to confer with State Health De-
ed a number in their usual good blend-1 partment and secure an austere ofti-
ing of voice, and responded to a vigor-, «r to do inspection work in Altus,
ous encore. ! LOOK OUT 1 Clean up!
A readine. "Daddy Long-Legs." was.i , ... . ,
given hv Miss Elizabeth Ingram, in' Martin Tollison lett Wednesday
which the appealing storv of the word, morning for Frederick Oklahoma,
of the John Greer home was charming- where he is to meet his brother whom
ly told bv the young performer. Mrs. |'le has not-seen in twenty years.
1. L. Sheppard did excellent work as : ~~ ~~~ ,
accompanist for the chorus, and Miss W. J. Stalling* left Wednesday for
Bess Curry played a graceful and easy! a vacation. He will visit Dallas and
accompaniment for Mr. MacKirdy's . ot"er points.
solos. ""
J. E. Wilson and wife from Beebe. j
Ark., are the guests of R. A. Rucker
and family. Wilson's wife is Ruckers
sister. Like all others from Arkan-j
as. they think that they are living in!
the best country in the world.
DONT FORGET
BAPTIST REVIVAL
Miss Grace White who has been] Commencing at the Baptist church
visiting Oklahoma City is on her way j next Sunday morning. June 27th.
bask to Altus where she will work at [ 4^vanKelist Curb, of Enid, will do the
Long's grocery. preaching and Geo. W Reynolds, sing-
| er. will have charge of the music.
If you are interested in making Al-
tus a better place to live come and help
us in these services, we want your
help and co-operation, if you will sing
Mr. A. \V. Hill of Angleton texas. we want vou jf you play stringed or
is visiting her son, W. O. Hill and ban(j instruments we want you to bring
family. them and help us with the music.
If vou will work, come: if you won't
Billie Clere was operated on Tues-
day night for appendicitis. Wednes-
day morning Billie is doing fine.
Ora Mae and Anna Befle Hill return-
ed Tuesday from Oklahoma City where
they have been visiting their Aunt.
Mrs. J. M. Dorchester.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Lucando of Tul-
. and their newly arrived heir, are
in the city the guests of Mrs. Lucado's
parents.
work*, come: we want you, you will be
welcome.
Sunday morning service at 11 <■ clock,
evening services at 8 :o0. during the
week morning service will probably be
from 10 to 11 o'clock.
The W. M. S. of the Methodist
j church met in social session Monday
, w - _ .....' at the home of Mrs. W. E Sanderson
Born to Mr and Mr- W. O. Hill)vkith ^jrs ]no Stout. Mrs. Turner and
i Friday June 18. an 8 pound babvjMrs R Kimberlin as assisting hos-
Rirl- tesses. In the absence of the president
_ . .. ~ I ~ ... . Mrs. Cameron presided over the meet-
T A McCrea was in the city Wed ; Mrs Robinson was the leader
nesday and had one of his eyes taken | ^ short program was given consisting
out. Dr. Aberncthy said that he a dialogue by Mr*. Robinson and
so took out one eye for McCrea'sUfrs Hix a vocal duet by Mrs. Bar-
wife a short time ago. j nar(j and Mrs. Robinson, a reading by
. n u TI 1 4 u D. A Richardson, and a paper by
A. P Holder from Friendship was U(rs Kfjth Delicious refreshments
among the busy throng on the streets wrrr served
of Altus last Saturday
CORRECTION
In the page advertisement of Pink Chad-
wick. the item, "Yukon Flour, 48 lb. sack,
$2.45; should be Yukon Flour, 48 lb. sack,
$3.45.
Some Health Officer
In looking over the "exchanges" of
the past week we ran across an arti-
cle which appeared like this:
Hats off to the city health officer
of Altus. Okl'a. If all towns had an
official like him there would be better
and cleaner towns.
The above came from a source out-
side of the state of Oklahoma, too.
The people of Altus need not coddle
themselves into believeing that the eyes
of the outside world are not "keeping
watch."
BOYS GET IN BAD
How Old Are You, Young Man?
Last -Thursday afternoon Charlie
Keasler brought his Dodge Touring
car down to the Eikner Henry garage
for some little repairs, and there being
none of the boys at the shop when he
drove the car up. Keasler parked on
the street adjacent to and west of the
First National Bank. In the mean-
time two boys. Earl Cameron and See-
bert Worley came along and seeing no
one at the garage decided that it would
be nice to take a joy ride in the other
fellow's car—it looked dead easy. So
they picked out a car which happened
to be the machine that Keasler had
left there a few minutes before, and
not knowing even how to back out
tried to get another party to back it
out for them and when they were re-
fused such service, they found 4he re-
verse themselves, backed out and mo-
tored away. Finally the boys all re-
Wnefl to the shop, and Keasler think-
ing it was about time for ths boys to
get hack from lunch, came^ up to-tell
them \\hat he wanted done to the car
and when he took the mechanic out to
show him his trouble, the car could not
be found.
The alarm was given that a car had
been stolen from the curbstone and the
search began at once. It was easily
and quickly done as the boys were
heard of out in the brakes north of
town and upon investigation, s.ure
enough—they were having a good time,
which did not last long. They were
brought back and presented to the
, proper authorities and resulted in
I sending one of the boys, Earl Camer-
I on, to the state industrial institution
for four months.
I Warning—Honesty and uprightness
I never has gotten either boys are men
into trouble.
If you are between sixteen and twen-
tv-two vears of age and not a member
of any Sunday school class, go join
Dr. Abernathy's class at the Baptist
church next Sunday. You will spend
one of the most interesting hours of
vour life. Ask Carl Long. Ernest
Banks. Clarence Cameron or anvon.
of the twenty and more young men in
his class. Start right, stay right and
live right and you will bless the hours
you have spent in Sunday school.
Mrs. W. M. Ingram was called last
week to Dallas by the illness of her
mother.
Mrs. W. F. Russell and little daugh-
ter left last week for Snyder. Texas, to
visit her sister.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Rev. C. F. Reach. Minister in charge.
Sunday school 10KX) a. m. Even-
ing services 8 o'clock AH are cordial-
ly invited to attend.
Woods Buy* Jamison Home
About a year ago. J. R. Jamison sold
their elegant new home to Mrs. R. D.
Mead and moved to Dallas. Mrs. Mead
lived in this property for a few months
and sold same to J. V Herald and
moved to California Harolo lived in
this splendid edifice for a few months
and s-dd it to J. S. Woods It is evi-
dent from the above record that good
property is a good investment, some-
thing that will sell quickly and easily.
The friends of the Woods family are
clad to have them inside the corporate
limits of the city.
Lee D. jones, of Memphis. Tenn..
was here the first of the week looking
over the wheat and oat prospects. Mr.
I ones is the widest known grain deal-
er in the country He says the western
Oklahoma grain crop is the best he has
seen this season. Mr. T Tyler his
western Oklahoma representative, show-
ed him quite a lot of this territory,
and he was much pleased with th« out-
Took for business m this part of the
coontrx He was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. T Tyler while here
W. J. Russell. William Glenn Rus-
sell and "Iron Headed Jeck" Russell
ihave Rone to Mediooe Park for a few
<!aiV5 of iport. cTprctinf to tftani the
Utter part oi the week
COTTON SCHOOL
IS NOW OPEN
Kennedy, a cotton grading instructor,
began a cotton school in one corner
of the Robert's Business college on
Monday two weeks ago. This is a
good thing and should be attended by
every cotton buyer who does not ab-
solutely know his business. • These
"Birds" who come around taking up
cotton in the fall take tHe advantage
of any buyer who is not "up-to-the
minute" in the grading of cotton and
sometimes have to loose money on that
account.
Mrs. J. W. Cook. Pearl, her little
daughter, and G. A. Tyler and family
returned from Ruston. La., last Wed-
nesday. June lt> They reported that
they had a fine visit to the grand old
state.
Piano Recital
Among the most interesting numbers
of the June recital recently given by
the piano pupils of Miss Lucile Patter-
son. teacher of the Leschetizsky meth-
od in Altus, was the "March and Brid-
al chorus" from Lohengrin, arranged
for two pianos. The music lovers of
Altus have heard many interesting mus-
ical programs, but never before had
a quartette for two pianos been pre-
sented here. The effect was almost the
same as that of a small orchestra. The
numbers given by the smaller children
as well as the more advanced were
enjoyed among the more advanced ren-
ditions. The Fairy music and Wedding
March" by Mendelshon was appreciated
by all in attendance. The entire pro-
gram was indeed one of merit.
Revival Meeting
A revival meeting is to begin at the
Baptist church in Altus. S-.:nday. June
27. Evangelist Curh will do the !**•«»-
ing and «»eortie W. Reynolds will dt-
rect the riuik while the meeting is «■
progress
' Mr and Mr* T Tyler made a flying
trip tc Wichita Falls Sunday.
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