The Elmer Record (Elmer, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 3, 1910 Page: 1 of 10
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The Elmer Record
Vol. 3.
Klmer, Jarknon County, Oklahoma. Thurnday, February 3, 1910.
No. 10
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School Notes
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School progressing Mrely.
Wren is in »«hool lhi« ttrek.
Ralph li'ako hw returtwd to kIwoI.
Aodie h«-y «rw tick Thuraday and
KriiUy.
I'ailie and t'Uudr Combe are out of
achool Ihi# Week.
(ilwlyi ll#lli-nj{er u out of »choo| on
account of mckncM.
'1 he w»wnd reultr pupils hav» icon*
through the book ami arc reviewing.
Sterling. Cora and Willie Werta arc
in at-haol again after a week'a absence.
• k«*■"« " «una ma msmiim I* K Johnson, auditor of (he C
"* * The Aklrlcht'annon tariff Tone* »r» Herring Unibet C®. • ham la»i
Ittll N'evill* waa a Uuinw ti.itnr t« nil jubilant tmauM the tikUhan^a He week checking up (he yard and irwtall-
t*hillieothe Monday. publican erwlueeed the im*i lark, dry "** 'J«o. Hum at manager.
John McCord of Altua apent Sunday l**"* Republican miorepraaentaltva*. John** Hardware and Implement
here with hi* parent*. MHiuire, Moryan and Creagar. and en Co, nf Altus have established a branch
M. 1* Port wood of Itlair waa a proa- dorseti l',e high 'l,fT• high tanlT bill implement establishment at thta place,
pertor here MotaUy, which has driven prices »ky high, and <»c®. Odom will be the ramrod.
jimudSMHlB.fr «.r. .. cm- «*•«»• .l». .h. .l^bM Wm „.rvandJ. „ aMma Un
mi. (M«M. lr«,». '» ,h" •™l dMrfnrf P.nn«.h,|. In .h. btadmftk
Tr> a keg of dry parked Kraut at
M a W i lnon V
MISS willis' room
Nichola haa been Hick
this
Leaaic
week.
Twenty received merit cards last
Friday.
Aaron and Clay Martin were enrolled
in the third grade Monday.
Sundayed hire with Mrs. J. A. Vernon.
Try a sack of German Mill Flour; its
all quality—Massie-Wilson.
Elihu Craig was at Chillicothe Mon-
day looking after his property inter-
Kate Moss was out of school Monday j e8tH
and Tuesday until noon, as she was
the standard of living. Under thia law
prue* are from twenty-five to one hun-
dred per cent higher juat south af the
J. W. liailry of Tuttle. Oklahoma. Canadian line than they are just north
was an Elmer viaitor Tuearlay. of lhi» mmKtu»r> line. The fact that
Allan Dickson renewed for tho Rec- the Oklahoma Hi-publican Committee
onl and Dallaa News Saturday. denounced high taxes in the state and
K. H. Reeves of Alanret-d, Texas, •ndoraed high taxes in the nation ia en-
was here several days thia week. j°>'«d as a joke here.
John Shield of Altus was shaking The Roosevelt Republicans are both |y£ HOPE SO TOO
handa with old friends here Sunday. j surprised and disappointed that the Bankj| c „ennett> ^ltor of the E,.
Ned McDaniel and wifa of Altus standpatters routed the progressives in mer Reconl is g#ttin|f Bome frpe #d.
•the meeting. They sympa-: vertig,nfr now. Recently Bankg found
thize with Garber. Wilson and Sandford ^melton* lhat rettembM djaiIlond,.
Imsiiiesa. Mr. Harp and son. Chaa.
are now erecting a new shop on tha
west side.
Mr. and Mra. K. K. ('rain are rejoic-
ing over the arrival of a fine boy,
which put in hia appearance at their
home Saturday. Mother and son get-
ting along nicely.
sick.
'1 he second grade have been doing
good work; they are reading in the 3rd
reader this week. The third and fourth
are doing good work also.
PROF. WHITE'S ROOM
Robert Kirby was tardy Tuesday.
The fifth grade arithmetic is getting
along fine.
Audren Colbath has been absent for
several days.
Shirley Evans and Willie Hatton
were absent Monday.
The Progressive literary society met
Friday; the house being called to order
by the president and the program ren-
dered nicely. The debate was: which
is the most attractive to the eye the
scenes of nature or the art of man;
the affirmative won.
PROF. CASTLEBERRY'S ROOM.
Kate Fitter was absent Monday.
Dossie French was absent Tuesday.
Ollie Thompson was enrolled Tuesday
There are oeer 210 pupils enrolled at
present.
Annie Evans was absent Tuesday,
also Gladys Neville.
Frank Yeldell has returned to school
again after several days absence.
Cecil Neville Was a visitor to our
society Friday eve, also Miss Bula
Schrimsher.
The Pioneer literary society met as
usual last Friday eve; the program was
rendered nicely. The debate for next
meetiug is 'resolved, that the United
States was justified in declaring war
against Mexico.
R. E. Brewer and M. L. Cowan left
Monday for Lamesa, Dawson county,
Texas.
J. A. Mead is preparing to build a
residence on hia lots in the north part
of town.
S. R. Hatton and W. A. Lee were at
Chicdasha the first of the week on
business.
If you want a good biscuit every
time get a sack of German Mill Flour
at Massie-Wilson.
Will Sanders returned Monday from
Chillicothe where he had been visiting
his grandparents.
Bige Crain want up to Altus Friday,
accompanied by his wife and son, who
will visit there for a week.
TAKEN UP—A stray pony mare,
roach mane, wire cut on left fore foot
and shoe on it. Lee Hutton, route 2.
Mrs. Bettie Miller is at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Vernon, while
Jim is visiting relatives in Georgia and
Florida.
Mrs. Geo. Odom and danghter, Daisy
are now at Edmond, Okla., where Mrs.
Odom is finishing her course in book-
keeping stenography.
Word has been received here that
Mrs. Ora Palmer Walsh is the proud
mother of a fine girl born last Satur-
day at Shamrock, Texas.
A. E. White, with the Flowers Tele-
phone Exchange and Mrs. Dovie Groves
were quietly married last Sunday even-
ing by Rev. N. B. Taylor near Willow-
vale. The Record joins their many
friends in wishing them much happi-
ness and success in their married life.
A big bucket of whitewash has been He has had some of the stones cut and
prepared by the President and the »et, and they sparkle like the genuine
standpatters for Mr. Ballinger. Rainey stuff. He sent some of them to Con-
was fired from the Committee because gressman Scott Ferris at Washington
it was known that he would dredge the | City, and they have been examined and
question to the bottom. Hitchcock, it analized. and the report is that they
is believed, promised Guggenheim and are of a superior quality of stone. We
Rockefeller to let them monopolize the hope Banks has struck the real stuff,
people's resources in Alaska and prom- and that he may rival John D. Rock-
ised Hill and Harriman the right of feller ip Wealth.— Altus News.
way through the public lands in Oregon
which Pincbot had refused them. These |
promises were made to get support for .
ELMER m SURROUNDING COUNTRY
Quarterly conference at Methodist
Taft—and Hitchcock is standing hitcheh church February 5th. Preaching at 11
Senator Gore introduced a bill a few a< m- an(* night Sunday. All are
days ago providing for the sale of the
unallotted lands and the surface of the
segregated mineral lands belonging to
the Five Civilized Tribes. This would
bring two or three million acres of land
under the plow, make homes for thous-
ands of home builders and increase the
taxable property of the state many
millions of dollars.
VISITS THE BRIDGE
Last Friday afternoon the editor ac-
companied Commissioner West on his
trip to the bridge on Salt Fork. We
hoofed it both ways. On arrival we
found Foreman Shaw and crew work-
ing like bees and hitting the piling as
regular as a watch ticks. The 1 pile
work will be completed this week, then
comes the flooring, swavC bracing and
painting. This bridge is one of the
best in the county and when completed
will give Elmer more good trade terri-
tory.
Will Stephens, who has Jjfeen in a
sanitarium at Dallas, Texas, for sever-
al weeks came home Thursday of last
week feeling much better, although
not entirely wTell. His many friends
are glad to see him up and at home.
invited.
Miss Jewel, daughter of R. H. Bur-
nett, is quite sick at her home at Yel
dell.
The latest out for Elmer is a pros-
pective Misletoe agent.
We would like for all county candi-
dates to fully express themselves how
they stand on prohibition and the court
house bonds publicly.
County Commissioner Boulware was
here this week looking after the bridge
across Salt Fork.
Rev. Wm. Harp gave an interesting
talk on prohibition at the Methodist
church last Sunday.
Ed White, the telephone man, and
Mrs. Dovie Groves were married Sun-
day by Rev. Taylor. We wish them
well through life's journey and may
they ever be happy is the wish of
Anti Furmenti.
DON'T LET IT WORRY YOU
Scott Ferris is acting unwisely in re-
porting the finding of gold and diamonds
down in the Fifth district, for it may
cause a rush of republicans to that
part of the state and cause Scott to
lose his job.—Oklahoman.
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