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ft. CITY NEWS-DEMOCRAT
SUCCESSOR TO BECKHAM COUNTY NEWS AND ELK CITY RECORD
VOLUME XVIII
THURSDAY, MARCH 10. 1921.
THE DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARY ELECTION
The News-Democrat is printing the
tickets for the Democratic city pri-
mary election for next Tuesday, the
15th.
Now, do not stay at home next
Tuesday, then afterwards “cuss” the
administration. One thing Elk City
has ever done, no matter who is
elected, folks drop every thing after
the election and work for the city.
The candidates as filed for the
Democratic primary are as follows:
Mayor, S. E. Brown and Frank
Conway.
City Clerk, J. L. McKinney and
F. W. Snoddy.
City Marshal, B. H. Russell and
Charles Smotherman.
City Treasurer, J. P. Thurmond.
For Coundlmon
Ward 1, J. D. Garnett, .and J. H.
Nischwitz.
Ward 2, Donnie McClain and S.
J. Sowders.
Ward 3, 0. H. Young.
Ward 4, W. W. (Bill) Kincaid.
For School Treasurer, Joe Van-
Auken and R. S. Shafer.
Member School Board Ward 4, H.
C. Newby.
Outlying District, R. L. Martin and
Luther Lydall.
Places of Election
Ward 1—S. E. Brown Lumber Yard.
Ward 2—Snyder’s Produce.
Ward 3—Old Opera House.
Ward 4—Old Keen Hotel.
Outlying Dist.—W. L. Culp’s,
BARN WITH SIX HORSES BURNS
Charlie Grethen, living six miles
northwest of Elk City, lost his. barn
and granary by fire, at one o’clock
a. m., Monday. There were six head
of horses, 600 bushels wheat, and
harness. The loss was about $3,000.
Guy Woodman said that Grethen had
$600 insurance. It is not known how
the fire originated.
TO THE VOTERS OF ELK CITY
Owing to the fact that I have been
called to serve on the Federal Jury
at Oklahoma City, I am taking this
means to inform my friends that I
entered the Mayor’s race to win and
will appreciate your votes and in-
fluence and assure you that I have no
other object than the best interests
of Elk City at heart. I stand for a
clean, moral town and permanent im-
provements, but on conservative
basis.«. Thanking you in advance, I
am yours very truly,
W. F. CONWAY.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MONDAY NIGHT, MARCH 14th
NUMBER 45
Don’t fail to attend the meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce next
Monday night at the Carnegie Li-
brary. There is very important bus-
iness to be attended to and you are
urgently requested to be present.
"THE AMERICAN GIRL”
The Operetta given under the di-
rection of Miss Hera Robinson will
be held to-morrow, Friday night at
the school building. The young peo-
ple have been practicing for some
time and you can expect one of the
best entertainments ever given by
our High School pupils.
There will also be some specialties,
among them a balloon act by Mary
Ola Young. This alone will be worth
the price of admission, which will be
fifty cents.
TO-NIGHT 1 TO-NIGHT 1!
Rev. H, W. Lewis of Lawton, Dis-
trict Superintendent of the First'M.
E. Church, will preach tonight at the
church, corner Broadway and Adams.
When Rev. Lewis made his first trip
here he spoke at the High School and
at church and his addresses were
listened to by many who appreciated
them so much, and said they would
anxiously await his return. Don’t
fail to hear him, Everybody invited.
SPECIAL SONG SINGING
ON SUNDAY
Many will remember last fall when
Mr. Johu. Streeter, a noted baritone
singer was present at the First M. E.
Church on Broadway, and sang a
couple of songs. They were enjoyed
by all who heard him. He will be
here next Sunday morning and per-
haps at the evening service. Among
his selections to sing will be “Out of
the Depths,” the text being taken
from the 130th Psalam., “Fear Not
Ye, O Israel” by Dudley Buck. Also
he may sing “Hosana” an Easter
song.
This will be a treat for those who
will be present.-
Swat the bag-worm and save the
trees.
STEALING CHICKENS
County Attorney Oscar Speed was
in town Tuesday looking after some
cases here. Some parties have been
stealing some chickens around Elk
City, and the officers are making an
effort to catch the thieves. It will
pay the people who have chickens to
take special pains to protect them,
and if possible fix some kind of an
alarm that will wake the neighbor-
hood when the thieves start to take
them.
Home Grown
Seed Potatoes
There is a differecne in Seed Potatoes. Home grown
Seed is far the best, for they are acclimated.
Jt is Potatoes you want when you plant seed. In
1919, my home grown seed just yielded twice as many
potatoes, as the best Northern seed I could buy, per
acre, and many other farmers have had the same ex-
perience. I have the home grown seed for sale. Also
bulk and package Garden Seed, Flower, Feed and
Farm Seed, Feed and Groceries.
T. H. McLemore
Phone 276.
S. Main St., Elk City, Okla.
BROOM CORN SEED
Do not pay exorbitant prices, “the war is over,” All
our seed selected from the best lots grown in Illinois.
Our price,'14 cents pound,*$7.00 bushel, delivered your
door parcel post, 12 cents pound, $6.00 bushel, F. O. B.
Ghickasha.
Standard varieties, “Black Spanish,” “White Italian”
“Tennessee Evergreen,” “Austrian,”, Dwarf Varieties,”
“Evergreen Dwarf,” carefully selected, tested for germ-
ination, purity, treated for smut. All orders cash.
If you have broom com to sell, write us, we have the
largest exclusive broom corn warehouse in America.
Can get you best market price for your brush.
THE THOMAS LYONS COMPANY
Chickasha, Oklahoma, Box 407.
Illinois office and warehouse, Areola, 111.
YOURS FOR SERVICE
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BOOSTERS FROM SAYRE
VISIT ELK CITY
J. L. McKINNEY, C. Q. M., U. S. N.
For City Clerk, subject to the Democratic Primary, March IS, 1921.
He served his country during th 3 war. Enlisted in the U. S. Navy,
December 2, 1915, and served almost four years. Was one year in the
submarine zone aboard the U. S. S. Utah and the U. S. S. New Mexico.
Balance of service at shore station, as instructor of signalmen. Was re-
leased from the Navy the latter part of August 1919. When he arrived
home he was asked to accept the position of deputy city clerk under Guy
Woodman and accepted same. He was appointed court clerk for Beckham
County for the Elk City division, October 1, 1919 to January 1, 1921, and
re-appointed January 10, 1921 to January 1, 1923. His integrity and
ability are not to be questioned. He will appreciate the support and vote
of his many friends. :
WRITES BIG POLICY
Henry Tyler, the junior member of
W. H. Winn £ Co., was in Oklahoma
FROM OUR COUNTY SEAT
Sayre, March 8, 1921.
The Baptist Church observed Rally
City Friday and Saturday and wrote ; Day on Sunday last. There was an
a chain of risks amounting tb $184,-1 attendance of 205 at Sunday school
250.00, covering eight different towns land a collection of about $14.00.
in the State of Oklahoma. We expeejy, Ivan Brower was arrested Satur-
this is the largest amount written un- day for passing a bogus check on the
der one policy in this part of the
State.
Now, if there is anything Elk City
neople can’t do just tell us abdut it.
Mr. Tyler is the son of Mrs. W. H.
Winn and has been raised in Elk
City and we are iust as proud of him
as we can be. Whenever he is asked
to tell the greatest day in his life, we
hardly know whether he will say it
was the day he arrived home from
over seas, the dav he was married or*
the day he received the telegram
stating he was successful in his big
insurance deal. But they were all
big days and we expect to see him
ever climb the ladder of fame. And
the best of it. is, he is not “stuck up
a bit” but just the same accomodating
Henry that he has ever been.
DEATH OF MRS. JOHN WELCH
Mis. Gertrude McVeigh received
Diamond “C” store at Elk City and
placed in jail until Monday morning
when he made bond.
Mrs. Ella Johnson, was tried before
Judge Andrew's court Wednesday
of last week, and fined for refusing
to administer medicine to her chil-
dren, who had suffered for two years
with a skin disease. Unable to pay
her fine she was placed in jail and
before she was to have been released
a complaint of insanity was filed,
for which she was examined and tried
by a jury, at the request of friends,
at the court house Monday. She was
declared insane and sent to the hos-
pital for nervous diseases at Supply.
The business people of Sayre
scattered all over the county last
Friday, boosting the three Big Days
for Sayre, March 10th, 11th and
12th. More than 50 cars made the
trin.
Marriage licenses were issued the
past week to- Mr. Jim H. Wade and
Miss Bessie Brothers of Sayre, and
to G. E. Morgan and Miss Jonnie
Mu<=ic of near Elk City.
Mr. Earl Wison and Miss Edith
Williams, daughter of W. J. Williams
I nastor of the Delhi circuit, both of
Mrs,
Last Friday eight or ten auto loads
from Sayre came to Elk City to ad-
vertise the Beckham County Agricul-
ture, Live-stock and Poultry Demon-
stration which will be held to-mor-
row, Friday and Saturday, March
11th and 12th.
The men visited the business men,
distributing circulars and papers and
inviting all to attend. They were a
jolly bunch of men, and seemed to
enjoy the trip, even if the wind was
blowing considerable. On the same
day Sayre sent boosters to Carter,
Texola and Erick.
No doubt a large crowd will attend
this stock show and sale. The dem-
onstration will be conducted by the
C. R. I. & P., Railway, Oklahoma
Stock Yards Association, State Board
of Agriculture and experts from the
A. £ M. College.
“SWAT” THE BAG WORM
Unless every effort is made to
free our trees of the bag worms of
which they are full, many of them
will be killed. Let us spray the
trees, or trim them close and burn
the old branches.
Elk City has been known as a city
of beautiful trees. It has taken too
long, and too much work to grow
trees of the size we have them here,
to allow them to be destroyed, when
a little extra effort will save them.
PARENT-TEACHERS MEET
The second meeting of the Par-
ent-Teachers Association was held
at the school building Tuesday after-
noon. The Constitution and By-laws
were adopted as presented by the
committee.
Mrs. R. L. Reid read an interesting
and instructive paper on Child Wel-
fare, which was heartily endorsed by
Dr. Campbell of Weatherford, who
addressed the Association, He em-
phasized the importance of this
movement by the parents and teach-
ers in bringing the school and pa-
trons more closely together.
The Association will meet again
the first Tuesday in next month.
FAIR PREMIUM LIST
The Beckham County Fair will
print their premium list much earlier
this year than usual. Anyone wanting
space, in same should notify the News.
ijemocrat at once.
HEN STORY
Mrs. J. F. Leeper sold 42 White
Orpington hens on Monday, which
brought her $53.93. They weighed
227 pounds, averaging a little over
$1.28 apiece. Who can beat it?
$160,000.00 WORTH PRODUCE
BOUGHT IN TWO MONTHS
When you stop to think that the
two Anns, Swift and Co., and W. D.
Wright & Co., paid out $160,000.00
for January and February, you can
guess a little what the produce busi-
ness means to Elk City and communi-
ty. And this did not include the
cream taken at several stations in
town.
After you get over these figures,
then stop and think that the two
firms paid out over $1,287,099.00 in
the year. 1920, right here in Elk
City for produce. Don’t it make you
realize what a great industry the pro-
duce business is to our community,
and how much fanners and business
men have to be thankful for in be-
ing able to raise good cows and
poultry in this neighborhood.
When we hear how many hundred
cars of eggs are shipped to New York
City every day, and then some one
remarked it was only enough for their
breakfast, we realize more than ever
what it will take to keep our coun-
try’s population supplied in eggs,
also in poultry. And it behooves our
people to get the very best cows and
the very best poultry to be found.
Let us make Beckham County the
greatest market in the world.
SWIFT & CO., HERE ARE
NOW BRANCH OFFICE
The Swift & Co., firm of Elk City,
was formerly undeY the Enid branch
office, but now they are a branch of
themselves and under the Chicago
office. This makes them more promi-
nent than formerly and they are
mighty proud of the distinction, too,
and already they are beginning to fix
up things in general. They have re-
ceived some fine office furniture of
which the office force is very proud.
The_ amount of produce sent from
this firm each year- has shown the
Company at headquarters that Elk
City is a good market. If our citi-
zens get together they may yet se-
cure one of their large plants here.
One is being built at Woodward, and
they expect to have one at Altus.
They want one at Elk City, too.
At AjVoodward, one man secured the
money to build the plant and will
then iease it to Swift & Co., making
good money between what he has to
pay for the money and what he se-
cures out of the lease from the Com-
pany.
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word last Sunday evening of the
death of her sister, Mrs. John Welch,
at Amarillo, at 4:30 p. m., where she
and her husband had gone just the
week before thinking the change of
climate would be of benefit to her
tallh. L„. ,e.r .h, from'S’™,
a severe spell of influenza from jRdyva.;ds to wheeler, Texas, Wednes-
Mrs6 WMeh eimere?nVFll >^!day of last week and surprised their
and Mrs. Welch came to Elk City families and friends up3a their re_
several weeks ago, where it was lurn home b announcing that they
thought the change would help her, had been married wbilc a* Whpptpry
but not gaining as they hoped she
would they went to Amarillo and
intended later going to New Mexico.
Mrs. McVeigh left on the Sunday
night’s train for Amariiio and assist-
ed her brother-in-law in making pre-
parations for the removal of the
body to Davenport, Iowa, the home
of the deceased, and accofnpanied
him as far as Elk City, returning here
Tuesday night. Mrs. McVeigh felt
unable to make the trip to Iowa.
The funeral services will be held
at Davenport. Iowa, on Friday from
St. Margaret’s Cathedral. She was
a member of the Catholic church
there.
Mrs. Welch visited here about six
years ago when Miss Charlotte Lillis,
and made many friends by her sweet
womanly character and happy dispo-
sition. During her recent visit here
they gave her a glad welcome and did
all they could for her to show their
esteem and love. .It. seems sad that
one so young, having so much to
make her happy, had to go.
She leaves two brothers, one John
Lillis, was here three years with the
McAlpin Hardware Co., but now
lives at Davenport, with the other
members of the family except Mrs.
McVeieh. The other brother is Mar-
tin Lillis. Four' sisters are living,
Mrs. J. H. Porter, Mrs. Rose Jergin.
Miss Celia. Lillis of Davenport and
Mrs. Gertrude McVeigh of Elk City.
Their father died last April.
The bereaved ones have the sympa-
REPORT FROM GRANITE WELL
M. p. Scivally of Brinkman, was
in our city last Friday. He says the
Granite oil well, nine miles from
Brinkman, is now at a depth of nearly
300 feet, and are expecting to strike
oil within the next sixty days. It is
being drilled with gas from the old
well, which had such a good showing
of oil, but was later closed down on
account of not being able to shut out
the water. Many citizens of Elk City
have leases near this well which is
only a short distance from the old
well.
NOT RUNNING FOR OFFICE
My name was published last week
as a candidate for councilman from
the Fourth Ward. This was given
without my authority and knowledge.
I am not a candidate.
J. L. ROBINSON.
FOOD SALE
The ladies of the M. J5. Church,
South, will have a Food Sale at the
C. O. D. Grocery, Saturday, March
19th. 3-17
NEW ORDINANCE
A new city ordinance was passed on
Monday night which means you can
not let your chickens, turkeys or
guineas run at large. Fine $5.00 and
cost. Read Ordinance No. 166, which
you can find in this issue of the
News-Democrat.
BAND BOYS GET $450.00 HOUSE
The Quality Theatre was filled to
its capacity, and many stood during
the home talent “Nigger” Minstrel,
last Thursday night. More than two
hundred people were turned away on
account of lack of standing room.
The Band Boys were agreeably
surprised at the immense crowd that
greeted them when the curtain went
up. J. Volk squinted and blinked and
squinted again, before he could start
the program with an account of his
extensive travels to “Urop, Irop, A-
rop, Orop and Syrup.” Mr. Interlo-
cular (P. E. Hopper) was a bit
dazed too, but he soon recovered and
for an hour and thirty minutes, there
were jokes, songs and dances, that
kept the crowd in a roar of laughter.
' The “Wash-board Blues” by Miss
Loyola Amend, was one of the most
popular features of the program.
Most of us know how to use the
wash-board on wash day, but we had
never before .thought of it as a musi-
cal instrument. Perliaps wash days
won’t be so blue in the future.
Mrs. W, O. Gibbs, the lady in yel-
low, created a sensation by “telling
off” on some of our prominent busi-
ness men.
Poor Old Uncle Remus (Jim
O’Donnell) was so lame he could
hardly walk, until “The Naughty
Four”, Misses Hedlund, Taylor, Hol-
comb and Cook did the “Tickle Toe”
and other fantastic steps. Then he
limbered up and would have made
real “coons” ashamed of themselves.
There were costumes of every size,
variety and color. Snowball, was one
of ’em “sporty niggers.” Hambone,
Fleecy, “Pills," Rastus, Ned, and
Tambo, were just full of jokes and
wanted to tell them.
Jack Lay and John Tedrowe, knew
all about “Seben come leben,” and
that “Coon Town” quartet (Jarvis,
Hewlett, Grubitz and Brooks) made
a “hit” with their songs.
Rev. Hamilton was a fat, jolly
nigger, and just wanted to talk all
of the time.
Sptendid music was furnished by
the Orchestra for the songs and
special numbers were also given.
The proceds for the evening
amounted to $450.00, which after all
expense for the show are paid will
go toward buying uniforms for the
Band Bays, who deserve unstinted
praise for the splendid progress they
have made. We are indeed proud of
them.
The Ministrel was well advertised
by the parade in the afternoon. They
marched up and down Main street,
Broadway and by the school building.
The band played at every corner
APRON AND SUNBONNET SALE
At Grubitz £ Son’s Furniture store
Saturday, March 12th.—Catholic
Ladies.',
MORE IMPROVEMENTS
Herring £ Young are building a
new office and will install the cash
carrier system. About twenty feet of
brick wall between the dry goods and
grocery department has been re-
moved and the cash carrier will also
go to the hardware department, mak-
ing it very convenient for the clerks.
Mr. Shaffer, the contractor, has
charge of the work.
BOUGHT HARGROVE
BUILDING SITE
M. Z. King purchased the Hargrove
lot on East Main street, the past
week. The Hargrove building was
destroyed in the big fire a few weeks
ago. Mr. King expects to commence
work right away to build. Having
one wall up and another part of the
way back it will not take long to put
up a building.
Mr. King is now advertising a quit
business sale to start March 12th.
He will probably open up again in
his own building in the fall. See his
ad elsewhere in the paper.
PUT IT OVEK “L. D.”
When L. D. Young got the News-
Democrat out of the postoffice last
Thursday evening, you could have
knocked him down with a feather,
for right on the front page his pic-
ture loomed up at him. He could not
understand it. He was looking for
the picture of his daughter, Mary
Ola, for Miss Hera Robinson had
asked him for one a few days before.
When he brought it to the office, we
just “grinneef” for we had already
sent for another one—but did not
tell him so.
When we wanted Mary Ola’s photo
to send to Oklahoma City to be made
into a cut for the paper, they had
one photo taken several years ago
and this one taken with her papa last
year. Of course we wanted the
latest, and of course it would have
spoiled the looks of it to take her
away from her papa, so we put ’em
both in.
We knew I. L. Hoover, way out in
California, would be glad to see how
well L. D. was looking, also H. G.
Rumberger in Kansas City, would
say, “well, here’s old L. D., has he
not a fine looking girl, must take
after her mother." H. B. Bell out
in California, too would say, “I just
can’t believe that that boy, “L. D.”
has a girl that large.” Clinton For-
syth and Dennis Conger at Lexing-
ton, Va., no doubt said it seemed
(rood to see a picture of some Elk
City folks. Frank Merrill and Frank
Foster in Texas were also glad, we
know, to see that familiar face 6f
L. D.. whom they had known so
long. Then think Tiow strangers
will be impressed over seeing what
fine looking men we have in Elk
Citv.
Well, anvway, we want you to
know that it was a great suiprise to
L. D., and we believe he will “for-
give and forgV*t” when he knows
how much pleasure the picture gave
our thousands of readers.
Ground Floor,
ELLIOTT & MEEK
V — • *
2nd Door South
No Stairs to Climb.
The Straight Chiropractors of Elk City, Okla.
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