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ELK CITY NEWS-DEMOCRAT
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VOLUME XIX
SUCCESSOR TO BECKHAM COUNTY NEWS AND ELK CITY RECORD
BLK CITY. BECKHAM COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1921
NUMBER 27
A STILL JNJHE JAIL
Moot any town has hr.d operators
of a still in jail at one time or
another but- it remains for Elk City
to put the still in jail.
While hunting rabbits on their
farm five and a half miles north cast
of town, W. H. McGrady and son
Chas., found a gunny sack in a
shinnery patch. On examining it
they found it contained the worm of
a still, this did not impress them
very much, but when Mr. McGrady
walked through the next shinnery
patch and found another sack con-
taining a thirty-five gallon tank, he
began to feel like a detective. Chris,
returned and got the officers who
brought the still back with them and
placed it in jail. No evidence of the
still having been operated in that
vicinity was found. From nil indi-
cations it had been hauled there and
discarded. The owner probably wont
care to claim the property
WHCOME~SoittWest Teachers—WELCOME1
Everything is in readiness for the Southwest Teachers’ Meeting.here this week, which is expected to be one of the largest
Conventions ever held in Elk City. More than a thousand teachers are expected to arrive here somtime today and tonight.
A committee of townsmen have been appointed to meet every train and the visiting teachers will be taken to the school
auditorium for registration and assignment to rooms. A committee of twelve school boys will have cars at the disposal of the
guests and will take them to and from their rooms at any time during their visit in our city.
Rooms for the teachers have been secured by H. C. Powell, J. Forsyth and W- B. Hedlund, assisted by the Ladies’ Clubs
of the town, who have made a house to house canvass of the residence section, listing every available room. People have
lesponded readily to the appeal of the Chamber of Commerce for assistance in helping to entertain the visiting teachers, but
there is still a shortage of rooms. If possible to keep one, two or more, phone one of the committee. They are not asking that
beds be furnished free, a price of one dollar a night, where one person occupies the bed or $1.50 for two persons, has been
decided upon by the Chamber of Commerce. Elk City is noted for her hospitality. Let’s keep up our record and entertain
these teachers in the Elk City way.
The first meeting of the Convention will be held at the school auditorium tonight at 7:30. Departmental meetings in the
various grades will continue through tomorrow and until Saturday evening, when the Convention cioses.
KNOX PRICE ARRESTED
BY FEDERAL OFFICERS
Knox Price was arrested at his
home in Elk City last Friday by a
Deputy U S. Marshal, assisted by
Sheriff Cope, Jim Richerson, Lum
Ridley and Press Rogers, deputies.
When the officers made the raid
Price was sitting on the bed and after
he found that he was trapped, he
acknowledged that he had 360 gallons
of wine ir. the cellar. He was arrest-
ed and taken to the jail at Sayre,
where he was not allowed to com-
municate with any one but the jailer.
Later he will be taken to Oklahoma
City where he will be hold as a
Federal prisoner. With the exception
of the sample retailed as evidence,
in the case, the wine was poured into
the street and the kegs and barrels
destroyed. ,
This splendid work on the part of
the officers of Beckham county is
appreciated by the citizens. Sheriff
Cope is to be commended for he is
making an effort to enforce the laws
and especially to suppress the liquor
traffic so prevalent in this section of
the country, but he must have the
support of all law abiding citizens if
he is to rid the county of stills that
are surely in this vicinity, that is, if
“whiskey on the breaths” are any in-
dication.
Later:—Price was taken to ths
federal prison at Oklahoma City
Tuesday. He secured bail and re-
turned to Elk City Wednesday.
ARRESTED FOR
SELLING WHISKEY
Frank Bowman of Elk City, —
arrested by Sheriff Cope Tuesday for
selling whiskey to minors The sale
was made in the street and »ater the
liquor was delivered to the boys on
Broadway a few blocks from Main
street. Bowman was taken to Sayre
and placed in jail.
SENIOR EDITOR IMPROVING
Letters from the Senior Editor,
Mrs. Alice Blackburn say she is
gradually improving in health, but
much to her sorrow is gaining in
weight. She writes that she anw Miss
Juanita Crosby had a pleasant tnp
to Excelsior Springs, where they vis-
ited Mrs. Watson. Several of her
Bethany (Mo.) friends now live m
Kansas City and have called on her.
Andy Bass arrived at the Sanitarium
last week for treatment and with the
American Legion boys there, it is
almost a reunion of Elk City people.
WILL SERVE DINNER
The ladies of the First M. E.
Church will serve meals in the base-
ment of the church, comer of Broad-
way and Adams, Friday and Saturday
of this week, both r.oon and evening.
They promise to please and solicit
patronage.
TELEPHONE YOUR NEWS
If you have friends visiting you,
if you have given a party, if any one
has died, if any one has gotten mar-
ried, if you know any news that
would be of particular interest to
you, if you were away from home
the associate editor, Mrs. Verna
Blackburn, would greatly appreciate
it if you would telephone 't to her at
97 or to the reporter, Mrs. Neal Cross
at 2023 ^ chief reasons for the
of the News:Democrat has
FIRST GENERAL SESSION
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3—7:30 P. M
HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
Call to order___________
“America”____________Led by Dr. J.
Invocation_______________Rev. E. D. Hamilton
Music—S. W. Teachers’ College—
Piano Solo________________Miss Hutchins
Vocal Solo_______________Miss Matthews
Welcome Address—
S. E. Brown, Mayor of Elk City
E. C. Willison, Secretary Elk City Board of
Education.
Response—
Sup’t. Wallace Emerson, Mangum.
County Sup’t., Elizabeth Renick, Custer
County.
President’s Address____Sup’t. E. H. Homberger
Reading____________________Miss Shoemaker
S. W. Teachers’ College
Address_____________________Dr. J. R. Jewell
Quartette_____________S. W. Teachers’ College
Address____________Miss Annie Webb Blanton
Announcements.
THIRD GENERAL SESSION
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 4—7:30 P. M.
HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
Orchestra_____________S W. Teachers’ College
Pres. O. R. Harris Community Singing_____-Led by Dr, J. R.Jones
R. Jones Introduction of New President, A. H. Burris,---
Southwestern Teachers’ College
Address___________________Dr. W.
Vocai^olo”-HoYac^ Hensley “Project Work in Home Economics and
S. W. Teachers’ College *“ **'“ ----
Address___________________Dr. G. T. Buswell
Reception to Visitors.
SECOND GENERAL SESSION
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4—9 A. M.
HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
Orchestra____________S. W. Teacher*’ College
Community Singing______Led by Dr. J. R. Jones
Piano Solo-Miss Irene Thoma, Elk City Schools
Address_____________________Dr. J. E. Jswell
Announcements.
FOURTH GENERAL SESSION
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5—9:00 A. M.
HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
Community Singing______Led by Dr. J. R Jones
Address-------------------Dr. J. B. Eskridge
Community Singing______Led by Dr. J. R Jones
Address----------------j—Dr. G. T. Buswell
General Business Session.
DEPARTMENTAL MEETINGS
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT, FRIDAY 2:00 P. M.
ROOM 30
Miss Alpha Pitt, Altus, Chairman.
Mias Doris Crosby, Clinton, Secretary.
Discussion: “The Value of Home Visitation.”
Leader, Miss Gladys Piersol, Weatherford.
Discussion "Supervised Play on the Playground
and the Free Period in the Room"
Leader, Miss Fern Keniston, Lawton.
Discussion: “What Constitutes a Successful
Reading Lesson?”'
Leader, Miss Vera Steele. Altus.
Groun of Songs for the Primary Grades,
Mrs George C. Meacham, Clinton.
Address.____________________Dr. J. R. Jewell
Business Session.
HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT
FRIDAY 2:00 P. M„ ROOM 2«
Miss Myrtle Umphress, S. W. Teachers’ College,
Chairman.
Miss Eva Wright. Clinton, Secretary.
“Teaching Textiles' in the High School,” Miss
Eva Wright.
Its
lation to the Home.”
Miss Katheryn Hilsmeycr, Elk City.
“Appropriate Dress for High School Girls"
Mrs. Ida Cuff, Sayre.
“The Fess Heme Economics Amendment,’’
Mrs. Leonard Wood, Texola.
Business Session. •< .. „1. :
Jim O’Donnell is much pleased
with the result of the Public Sales
during the past few weeks. He says
that stock of all kinds, especially
good grade stuff, is selling well and
at very much higher prices. Feed
and good farm implements are in
demand and are bringing good prices.
The sale of Elmer Davis of near Ber-
lin, was an unusually good one last
week. He had splendid stock and all
sold well, one team of horses bringing
$100.00 each, and milk cows averag-
ed $60.00, which is now a very good
price, considering that a few months
ago, an average milk cow could
hardly be sold at any price.
Mr. Armstrong of Willow was also
well pleased with his sale last Wed-
nesday. A team of mules sold at
$110.00 each and cattle averaged
$55.00 a head a.id he had some good
farm tools that sold wel. Corn sold
at fifty cent per bushel and other
feed stuff also brought a good price.
One of the best features of these
sales i3, that nearly everything is sold
for cash. This shows optimism on
the part of the farmer and confidence
that we are rapidly getting bask to
normal
Last week’s iss'ue of the News-
Democrat carried five public sale
bills. This kind of advertising is
recommended by the auctioneer, Jim
O’Donnell, who says he has much
better results when it is so advertised
Remember the News-Democrat goes
into two thousand homes. Phone
your sale dates to this office.
UPPER GRADE DEPARTMENT
FRIDAY. 2:00 P. M„ ROOM 25
Sup’t. A. O. Martin, Brinkman, Chairman.
Miss Marguerite Maschek, Erick, Secretary.
“Juvenile Delinquency”-----------John Murry
General Discussion.
“The Importance of the Upper Grades”
Haskell Pruett.
General Discussion.
"Patriotism In the Grades”_Prof. T. H. Reynolds
“Economy of Time in Program”-------------- cattle.
One of the bast of O’Donnell’s
sales for next week is at the J. A.
Music farm eight miles south of the
pump station, one mile east of Ural
school, on Wednesday, November
9th. Mr Music has 28 head of extra
good cattle, including some fine
young milk cows. He will also sell
three good voung mares and two
teams of mules.
Now is the time to select your
stock for spring work on the farm,
also stock your place with good young
Pre3. A. H. Burris.
General Discussion.
“Singing in the Grades”----
Business Session.
-Dr. J. R. Jones
HIGH SCHOOL AND SUPERINTENDENTS’
BUSINESS ASSEMBLY DEPARTMENT. FRIDAY 2:00 P. M.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4—1:00 P. M. JUNIOR HIGH STUDY HALL
HIGH SCHOOL, ROOM 26 , Prin. E. S. Lide Lawton, Chairman.
The Bus..ness Assembly is composed of the Mias Grace DeMotte.
of the thirteen counties Pr°Pe.r Relation of Student Activities to the
High School Course of Study.”
Sup’t. Rivers Randall, Weatherford.
General Discussion.
"Fitting the Course of Study bo the Individual,”
Superintendent Anderson, Hollis.
General Discussion of above Topics,
Sup’t J. 0. Shaw, Frederick.
Address-.----—.---____—Dr. G. T. Buswell
Business Session.
county superintendents
of the district, one other representative from
each county, elected by the county associations,
or in default of election, appointed by the county
superintendents^, and one representative from the
''oil
Southwestern Teachers’ College.
The Assembly, according to the constitution,
is to organize the work to come before the Busi-
ness Session of the Association, to be held
Saturday, November 5th, at 11:00 A. M.
RURAL SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
FRIDAY, 2:00 P. M.
HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
Sup’t. Harvey Allen, Carnegie, Chairm en.
County Sup’t. Anna Dudley, Sayre, Secretary.
"Community Singing in the Rural School”
Dr. J. R. Jones.
“Problems of the One Room School”
Janes Ford, Carnegie.
“Advantages of the Union Graded School,”
Ira Tompkinson, Port.
“Advantages of the Consolidated School,”
A. A. Bagwell, Granite.
General Discussion of the Above Topics.
Address___________________Dr J. B. Eskridge
President A. & M. College
Business Session.
A. L. McCraw will sell at his farm
I one mile east of Berlin on Thursday
November 10th, some good milk cows,
three head of horses and mules, a
snnnly of good farm implements,
chickens, registered hogs, and house-
hold goods.
The George R Boomer Sale on
November 8th will be another good
I sale next week. He will sell 5 head
I of horses and mules, 18 head of cat-
tle, 32 head of hogs and some imple-
ments.
MRS. PETERMAN
One
been the co-operation the editors have
received from the people. o.furday
of our readers expressed it Saturday.
“The reason I like the News-Demo-
‘.1 — well, you have news from
Cftt^rhere ’’ Therein lies the secret
every community, especially within
the trade territory. We have had
valuable assistance from our rura'
correspondents, but they must **
help Send or telephone the nevfs
of your community, reporter your
friends search the papereachweek
for news from your neighborhood, so
let us not disappoint them. H you
have been unusually successful with
your stock; an abundant y'®|d
some certain cron; a good *ecordwith
etae may profit
hv vour experience and our readers
at a distance will want to return to
?his wonderful county of ours
Co-operation, is the watchword so
let us continue our record of mg*
Ing the best newspaper in Western
Oklahoma.____.
IN SANITARIUM
Word was received here last week
that Mrs H. A. Peterman had under-
gone a serious operation at the El
Reno Sanitarium the first part of the
week. Mrs. Peterman has a host of
friends in Elk City, who will be glad
to know that the operation was suc-
cessful and that she is getting along
nicely,
CRADLE ROLL
Birth announcements were sent out
last week by Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lewis
of Hammon, announcing the arrival
of a baby daughter on October 24,
1921. The little lady has oeen named
Eva Lorine.
A baby girl, Helen Eva, arrived at
the home of Mr and Mrs. Newton
Maples, Saturday, October 29th.
COWS KILLED BY TRAIN
R. W. Brooks of east of town had
the misfortune to get four cows killed
and three crippled by the west bound
passenger train Tuesday night. It is
thought that some one hunting left
the gate into the right-of-way open
and the cows, eight in all, strayed
onto the track. One of the crippled
animals may live but the other two
seem to be injured internally and will
probably die. The four killed were
all the milk cows Mr. Brooks pos-
sessed, and one of them especially
was an unusually good one. He will
probably get damages from the rail-
road.
HOCK’S AT BLACKWELL
A letter from Mr. and Mrs. W. 0.
Hock says they have rented a house
with a five acre tract at Blackwell,
Okla., and will make their home there
temporarily We are glad they de-
cided to locate coser home than
they had at first expected.
POULTRY ASSOCIATION
ELECTS OFFICERS
The Beckham County Poultry
Association met Tuesday evening and
the following officers were elected:
W. W. Blackburn, president; J. L.
Heard, vice-president; W. A. Ray-
field, secretary-treasurer; E. V.
Quattlebeum, superintendent.
A number of questions were dis-
cussed including the Annual Poultry
Show. The dates for this are to be
arranged later.
There
terest in the
part of the
hoped that with the revived interest
in this Association and putting into
effect new plans, the possibilities
will be greatly enlarged, and the pro-
duction of eggs for the market in-
creased
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
MEETS HERE
The County Medical Association
had a meeting in Elk City yesterday.
A number of doctors from our neigh-
boring towns were in attendance.
JOSEPHUS DANIELS TO
SPEAK AT WOODWARD
I ATTEND AMERICAN
LEGION CONVENTION
Ter. members of the local post of
the American Legion left here Satur-
day night to attend the National Con-
vention at Kansas City this week.
Those who went are as follows: Roy
Hiatt. Andy Bass, Neal O’Brien,
Chesley Middleton, M. W. Hawkins,
Fred Chambers, Walter Wade, Frank
Gilkerson, W. W. Blackburn and J.
L. McKinrey and wife
A telegram from W. W. Blackburn
to his wife Monday, says: “It is a
wonderful convention.”
The boys will return home some
WILLIAM KOHN DEAD
Word was received here yesterday
that Wm. Kohn, formerly of Elk
'City, died at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Effie Franks at Okmulgee,
“nDb*.n«■ttstTa I»»«“■»»»■" ^
nesday, November 9th He comes
under the auspices of the American
Legion and will discuss national
problems of today. Many of our citi-
zens will avail themselves of this op-
portunity to see and hear this man
of national reputation.
ARMISTICE DAY
DO YOU KNOW?
that the qualified young women of
g'S’’&S5S1"f SCu5j|
course at the TisdJ HosptaL 11-3
LADIES URGED TO JOIN
W. R. Faifer is pleased with the
irogress of the Symphony Orchestra
mt most of the inquiries are from
men. Ladies are also urged to avail
themselves of this opportunity of
learning some instrument. Mr. Faifer
will be glad to have you phone him
at any time.
OIL STATION SELLS .
The Carter station of the M and
M Oil Company was sold last week
to the Farmer’s Oil Comapany of that
place. Mr. Long v/ill have charge of
the station.
is at'present a marked in- Tuesday night The body will arrive, November
the poultry industry of this »« Elk C'ty today. Mr Kohn is the , ’and .tTs io
he country, and it is to be MrS' be hoped that all of Elk City, will
Mrs. J J. Lauderdale received the
sad message yesterday of the sudden
death of her father. H. N. Hardin of
Mangum. “Daddy” Hardin, as he is
known by his friends, has been in that
section of the country for the past
twenty-one years, and for the pant
several years has had a pop. com
wagon in Mangum. No details of
his death have been received.
Mrs. Lauderdale received the mess-
age too late to catch the morning
train and could not go until yester-
day afternoon.
MARTIN CANAVAN SR. DEAD
After a lingering illness of several
years, Martin Canavan, Sr., of south-
east of Elk City, passed away yester-
day morning.
Funeral services conducted by
Rev. Hamilton will be held this after-
noon at the Baptist church. Inter-
ment will be made at Fairlawn ceme-
tery. Obituary next week.
REBEKAH BOX SUPPER
The box supper given by the Re-
bekahs at the Odd Fellow hall Friday
night was in every way a success. The
hall was beautifully decorated in the
Hallowe’en colors, jack-o-lanterns,
etc. The sum realized by the sale of
the boxes amounted to about $58.25,
which will be used in packing a
Christmas box for the orphanage at
Carmen, Okla.
REAL ESTATE CHANGES
W. C. Cowan has sold his residence
on Third street to Ernest Smith of
Sandstone. . , . ,
S. J. Stewart has bought the Adams
property on Fifth street.
O. J McGaugh has bought tne
Faucher residence on West 3rd St.,
also the furniture. They will keep
________ < _____________ ______________ . it for a rent house and expect soon
See “Mike” tlie “Devil"_Quality j in Elk City Saturday for a short visit. to move into their residence on
DIES FROM SPIDER BITE
Little Virginia Elizabeth Jones,
five year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W R. Jonos of near Poarch,
died last Sunday from the result of
a spider bite. While picking cotton
three weeks ago she was bitten by a
spider, but did not tell her parents
and it was only after the doctor
found the irritated place on her body
that she remembered about the
spider.
The remains were buried at Carter
Monday.
BUYS FINE HOG
Wiley Dunn bought of E. D.
Frazier of Drexel, Mo., an eight
months old boar at the Poland China
sale held at Drexel. Mo, October
20th. This hog was conceded to be
the best boar in the sale. Mr. Dunn
is to be congratulated on getting him
to add to his fine herd.
Tracy Maples of this city.
A suitable obituary will be pub-
lished next week.
FATHER DIES
VISITED OLD HOME
Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Gibbs have
returned from a visit with relatives
at Memphis arid Cliatanooga, Tenn.
This was Mr. Gibb’s first visit to
his old home since leaving there
twelve years ago. On her way homo
Mrs. Gibbs visited one day with her
grandmother in Oklahoma City.
NOTICE.
The banks of Elk Ci'-y will close
at 4 p. m.', except Saturdays, will
close at 6 p. m
FARMERS STATE BANK
ELK CITY STATE BANK
^IRST NATIONAL BANK
l ......
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Hicks arrived
co-operate with the local post of the
American Legion in celebrating this,
the greatest of all patriotic holidays.
It has been three years since the
wonderful news came that peace
terms had been signed and that our
boys “over there” would soon be
returning home There was rejoicing
by all, for it meant that our boys
would not go into battle again. A
father, a husband, a brother, or a son
had been spared in many homes.
The Stars and Stripes should be
displayed in front of ever business
house in town. And what would be
more fitting than to observe the day
hy again displaying our Service
Flags in the windows of our homes.
Let the stars of blue and gold serve
to remind us of the courage and
sacrifice of our noble lads
The American Legion has arrang-
ed a program to be given at 11 A. M
on Armistice Day and in the evening
the home talent play “A Deal in
Ducks” will be given at the Quality
Theatre. The proceeds from the
play wiil help in making another
payment on the American Legion
Home.
Wouldn’t it be a fine thing if the
people of Elk City would show their
appreciation of the sacrifice made by
our ex-soldiers bv furnishing their
home for them. We promised them
anything or everything when they
were leaving to nrotect our country.
Cannot we. in Elk City, set an ex-
amole in this land of ours by ful-
filling a few of these promises, which
seem to have been so easily forgotten.
You’ll understand without a doubt
Why wo’ve crossed these four
fetters out.
O TRAIGHT dealing has given
S us a reputation with the
^ automobile world. In this
rapidly growing industry there is
plenty of room for dealers who
will deal in straighforward sup-
plies. Here you will find solid,
substantial standard auto acces-
sories.
—Tires for comfort.
—Tires for Service.
—Tires for Mileage.
I—Tires sold by us.
—Phone 406—
R. O. WARD
Across from Postoffice
West Broadway Phona 400
K.K.
November 11th.
BOX SUPPER
There will be a box supper at the
Merritt Consolidated school south-
west of Elk City, next Wednesday
night, November 9th. Everybody in-
vited. Ladies bring boxes and men
well filled pockot books.
Mr. and Mrs. James McClain spent
last Sunday at the home of Mr and
Mrs. Gerard Hager. Besides a pleas-
ant visit they enjoyed a sumptuous
dinner.
SCHOOL NEWS
We are very anxious to get a news
letter .from each rural school each
week, so that we may have an Educa-
tional Page in the News-Democrat
If the patrons will urge the teachers
or a cap&ble pupil to write this news
and send it to us, we will be glad to
publish it. In this way we will be
aiding the school and at the same
time giving our readers the benefit
of the information.
Every school has much news of in-
terest to all and perhaps have made
progress in ways that will aid other
schools Perhaps the building ha*
been remodeled, there has been a
school entertainment, some pupils
have made unusually good grades, or
one or more have made a record m
attendance—then tell it to us, for
that is news.
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