The Duke Times (Duke, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, November 1, 1918 Page: 1 of 6
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It's Not What You Make
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EQUALS SEVEN INCHES
Good Sooaoo Md Growing Weathe# Caaae P.
Rejoice Over Prospects for Bmhpsr Wheat Crop
"Pastures are Bouatifui.
If you hny y.mr ttaM*#*rlt*jt fr*»tn inn.
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SPOT CASH DARBY
Duke Okla.
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John McCulley Dead j very Hek »t tin** time !> • Catve,
During ti)# month oI Oeiuoer a
!mi|» m » than m*m inehN «f
ruin foil la Jaokeoa ouuniy. Tni«
I. ih« heavies' rainfall ihia enun
«'y ha* had elne« ik» fall of 1918.
*u» in»#« fl«urM •se#«d (ha O
to »«r rainfall oi iha yaar by a iii
"** «»vrr Miroa inoh«« All il^e
Mkee and tank* are full aad
.overflowing and creeka and riv
era have been higher than for
flve yi<*ra Tha Alma reservoir
la aaid to he full of water for the
firat tima ainoe it waa built
e« veral yaar* a*'), and that ehv
w|>| have no <*aua for alarm
over a water shortage for eorne
tKe. Tiia water ai'uatnn at Al
John McCuliey, who has m.i ia
hia home her* aeveral ye«rs and
waa ona of tha moat highly rea
peotod \oung rtu-n of th» county,
died at his home four mile*
south-weal of town laat Friday
afternoon of pneumonia follow,
mg an attaok of influenza. He
had been at Bowie, Texaa, for
several weeks where he was
manager of an oil mill and came
home on the> Saturday before
very aiok and from hia arriaral
home it was seen he would not
recover aud that bis death was
o' V a question ttfo *t> v days.
John McCulley was a man who
numbered bia friends by the ex
teat of hia acquaintance and bis
(fpath has indeed cast a gloom
over the entire community where
he-was universally popular and
id mired by every one. He was
highly educated and besides be- i
ing a progressive and prosper-.'
ous farmer was also a good busi
ness man and there are few
better homes in Jaokson county
than his beautiful farm home
near town, where s« many of our
pe pie have enjoyed tn* hoepi
tality of Mr. MeCttlley and his
fo-imable wife.
Surviving him are his wife
and two small ebildren, a sister,
Mrs. Aldridge of Grandview,
Texas, and several other rela*
tives. His broth-in law, Dr. Al-
dridge, arrived just before be
died and remained for the funer.
al and Mrs. Aldridge has oeen
, confined to her bed since reach-
ing here and ia reported to be
ol Mar«.in, Texax. a brother <.f tua hai been very a«rioue for
( Mr* MoCulley waa also h«r« for
tue funeral. Mm. Luther Clonts,
'■I E dora <•', Mi»s Ea'er Berry —
an<i Wre T K McFariand of ism
Dallas, Texaa, cousins of de-
ceased, alao arrived in time for
the funeral
Burial waa in the family lot
in the Duke cemetery. Rev
Oilea was out of town and R. L.
Darby of this place made a abort
talk at the grave, and in a few
well chosen words commended
the life of the young man whom
we all admired. To the bereaved
ramily Tne Times joins the many
friends in extending sympathy.
several months, *ut it ia claimed
• hat wi>b proper conservation the
on hand will laat at laaatl
two year*
Wo»at and fail aowa «ram«
are ia fin* oondulun and paatur**
era aa »o.*J «■ mr *»*n
Kieldawhieb hava b**n barren!
klm -at tba entire year now bavv
a nice ooat uf green and lhare
never was a better proepact fori
beat erop than at the pr*»en
lt®e. Alfalfa will be ready to
eut again within a few day* if
open weather prevail*, and
erop of hay thia late in the aea*
on i* indeed a rare thing. I
Pro*peote are now orlght for a
crop another year and with the
abundant pa<ouree now available !
all atook can be carried through j
the winter at email expense and
a crop can be produced next
Year at a nominal coat
ECONOMY WILL
WIN
II liaa Ikvii •talrd ilaat t* in tad win tin* war
llir»mrt» K» -i. .itiy Jl*nn^ u tavuw^ « |«aUloi|a
dttlji In arun>ni|ji« IV* will ludp ymi t*e *v<>t«<>«
ttiM«* by e**llitig y»tj at v»ry r|i«e» »>rit^a ' JMrrv liaif
ditto at prltwa. y*ai ran alfurtl lo |aiy W# want l«
aril you liuitewt ^.«ala at Itntteai t«rle«a Kay w* arrvr
yuttf
Silk and Serge
Kt»r tliw lady of gt*«\ ta«tn art* ar« olfrrlttg a iiic't*
lltir or and Milk aud lbt*r itrtna ara prired at
coimlrti'ruMjf lw than ihry should ta eotieidcrltig
IliH pr^arnt markot pricr of ail #ood« of thi* kind
.May wh not have the pi<<a»ur« ol ahuwiutf vo« liirew
things.
Fears 8c Sullenberger
The Store of Quality Merchandise
Christmas Packages.
All" Christmas packages for
our boys in France are to be
mailed by November 15th. They
are to be mailed in regulation
boxes sent out to the Red Cross
from Washington. Boxes will
be provided and when the st'iaker
comes from that boy a oox can
be secured and the package mail-
ed to him at tue proper address
from Franc* in order to have a
Christmas box mailed to him. In
most oases the sticker will be
mailed to the parents. The pa
rents will then secure the box
from the Red Cross Headquarters
and use the box and the sticker
to mail the Christmas package to
the Soldier boy in France.
Money Makes Money
If Planted in Our Bank
Keep in mind that we are a bank that
does things. Every man can't get rich
bnt every man can have something.
The only sure way of saving money is
by depositing it. When it jingles in
your pocket yon want to spend it.
Your name would look well on our
books. Call and let us put it there
today.
No depositor ever lost a dollar
State Bank in Oklahoma.
in a
Buy War Savings Stamps
THE FARMERS & MERCHANTS
BANK
NEXT TUESDAY IS ELECTION DAY
On Tuesday the 5th of Nov
ember, the voters of this State
For insurance, and farm loans ® mi u „ I th,S Stat®
*ee A. L. Perry. I _ 1 ** ca,,ed upon to elect the
I
Aboussie & Haddad
The Peoples Store
Dak*. Okla.
Have been tried and fonnd guilty and ion*
demned to bard labor waiting on a big trade
coming from thirty to forty milea distance
on account of aelliog oheaper than the sur-
rounding towua.
Come and get your ahare
Shore, Clothing* iUfta
Piece Good*, far
price*.
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Dram tiooda.
Hudaj and
feel that the Democratic party is
worthy of their support, to go to
the polls on next Tuesday and
cast their ballot for the Demo
cratic nominees for Congress-
man, Senator and all state and
county officers Let us show
this important election, our appreciation of the splendid
see that hia neighbor, leadership of President Wilaon in
Governor and other state offic
ialB and also Congressmen and
County officials. Every voter
should feel called upon to take
enough time from his business to
vote in
and to
Bridgea Washed Out
Because of the heavy raina
Friday night and 8aturday the
' railroad bridge acroes Salt Fork
I was washed out and ainoe that
I time no traina have crossed up
i to thia hour The local waa at
Wellington and haa made tripa
to the river eaoh day where ex
^reea end mail has been trans
ferred and in this manner the
towns on the Wellington Branch
have secured mail every day,
however the service has not
bsen as good as heretofore.
The wagon bridge serosa 6aIk
raa also badly damaged
and travel to Altus by dirt road
haa been by way of Olustee
since Saturday afternoon. It is
not known when the wagon
bridge will be repaired but the
Northwestern has had a crew at
work on the railroad bridge all
the week.
More Oil at Ruasell
C H. Craig of near Ruasell
was b re Tuesday on business
and reporta Bob Parker of thai
plaea to have found quite a
quanity of oil in a wall be was
having drilled for water, the oil
being found at a depth of 115 feet.
Mr. Criag says that at least one-
half gallon of good bsavy oil waa
skimmed from the slush btickat,
and that oil is so strong in the
water it is unfit for any uss what-
ever.
He also reported the Russell
Petroleum Co, to be at 'work
again and aays they are
dent of bringing in a good wall
rithin a short time.
Have Arrived in France.
D. H. Cates was in town Wed-
nesday and announced he had1 re
ceived a card from his sons,
Henry and John D , stating they
bad arrived safely in France.
Henry was trained at Camp Cody
and John D, at Camp Fremont,
Calif. Both are w^U known
here and their frienda will be
glad to know they have arrived
safely and are Well.
Lum Walker of Altus spent
Monday and Tuesday here visit-
ing homefolks.
John Nelson in America.
A telegram waa received yea-
terday from John Nelson, from
Brooklyn, New York, stating
that he had landed safely, and
was in the hospital. It ia thought
that his voyage from France bad
made him worse. It will be re-
membered that he was recently,
seriously woundsd in many
places, while in service with, the
U. 8. Marines. His people expeet
him home in a few weeks, as soon
as be regains strength.—Man-
gum Star:
Gin Report
Up to this morning 379 bales
of cotton had been ginned here.
The price of cotton ranges from
27 to 28 cents per pound and all
of it is being sold.
who might be inclind to neglect
this important privilege of citi
zenship, also casts his vote. We
are in the midat of the greatest
war of all history and should up
hold the hands of oar great Pres-
ident. Woodrow Wilson, by elect-
ing a Democratic Congress aad
Senate which will back up the
magnificent work the Govern
mentat Waahingtoa is doing in
the prsssrutlsn of the war.
Thia thstefaia to to aw all
the eondnct of the war, for by
doing so we will be doing only
what the Party of Lincoln and
Mckinley did when our Country
waa involved in wars during
their respective administrations,
aad will only be doiag what the
of their parties ad-
dwd the voters to do during the
administration of thoee preei-
denta—that ia. to atand by the
Pisaiiaut in the coodeet of the
J. M. William.
Campaign Managi
Tfce Moms ef Lev
Peoples Stone lEJSSrS i'-S
Look Over Your Build-
ings and See What You Need
For Repairs
Than drive down to our yard and let us load too up
with material and do your repair work before winter.
We keep everything in the way of building ma
ial, saah, doors, lime, cement, wire and naila.
We alao have the laat of
NIGGER HEAD
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Thurman, W. R. The Duke Times (Duke, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, November 1, 1918, newspaper, November 1, 1918; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc404986/m1/1/: accessed March 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.