The Manchester Journal. (Manchester, Okla.), Vol. 24, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, June 2, 1916 Page: 1 of 4
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VOLUME 24
MANCHESTER, GRANT COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1916
NUMBER 1
ITEMS OF INTEREST,
ABOUT THINGS AND PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Mrs. E V. Smith and two children
returned Sunday after a months visit
with her mother, in Wichita.
Miss Vera Wood, is taking a well
earned vacation and is spending the
week at the Downing home a few miles
southwest.
Thursday, May 25, the stork visited
the home of Jesse Mundell northeast
of town and left a tine large boy in
their care and keeping.
The two daughters of E. O. Morse,
who have been visiting their father
during their vacation, returned to
their home in Hutchinson Sunday.
George DeShaue, a cousin of the
Yardy Bros, was tiere the tirst of the
week. George used to work with the
writer some 25 years ago in Kansas.
John Powers drove his Ford over to
Lyle, last Friday to take Samuel Par-
ham home, as lie has been visiting
several days with the Powers families.
Miss Bertha Haddican left Monday
for Edmond, Okla., where she will at-
tend Normal this summer. The Jour-
nal will keep her informed of happen-
ings at home while away.
Prof, and Mrs. W. T. Clark spent
several days here this week before
going to Medford and Buffalo, Okla ,
to conduct Normals. Both of them
have been employed to teach the
coming school year in Wakita.
O. B Powers drove his Ford up to
Kingman Monday. He was accom-
panied by his mother, brother George
and the two children of John Powers.
When they left they said they would
start back Tuesday afternoon.
Fred Bowen dropped into the office
a few days ago and said that he was
going up in the state where it had
rained. Had he stayed here a day or
two longer he would have had the
rain come to him and saved car-fare.
Gus Turner, an employe of the Kan-
sas Motor Car Co., drove down from
Wichita last Friday to bring J, W.
Leisure and wife and Mrs. E. A. Wat-
kins and little daughter, who will vis-
it a few days. Gus returned home
Saturday mOrning.
Lightning struck the barn at the
residence of Christian Jensen, Sunday
Morning and started a fire, which was
soon put out by the assistance of the
neighbors. Chris had his big auto in
the barn, and things looked a little
“scarrey” for a time.
The Journal has been the butt
of some good natured criticisms over
the mistakes in the Commencement
programs of the Manchester High
School. Friends you have got the
“wrong sow by the ear.” ThcJour-
nal was not even solicited to bid on
the printing let alone doing it.
A phone message from down near
Cashion Okla , informs the Journal,
that A. M. Davis, who is popularly
known as “Doll,” started early Tues-
day morning to take part in the De-
coration services where Mrs. Davis
was interred, met with an accident in
which Mr. Davis’ daughter was
thrown out of the car and killed, as
she and husband were accompaning
Mr. Davis up either to Bluff City or
Caldwell.
Sunday morning last, a rain came
up from the southwest and we had 45-
100 of an inch of good real rain, then
in the evening about 5 o’clock another
one of about a like amount came. All
told making nearly and inch. Farm-
ers in, Monday were feeling mighty
optomistic over the outlook for a big
com and kafir crop. The green bugs
have left or been destroyed and there
are no chinch bugs to destroy the
crop. “So mote it be.” We can stand
a good corn crop.
Cordray & Sen are driving a new
ice and delivery wagon that presents
a very nobby appearance.
Miss Fanny Smith is attending
Normal in Anthony and will teach
the Cameron school the coming year.
J. 0. Robinson, candidate for Coun-
ty clerk on the democratic ticket, left
Tuesday for DesMoines, to attend a
convention of life insurance men. J.
0. , cr “Ollie” as he is known to his
friends, writes some life insurance
through the winter time. He intends
to make it home in time for the Dem-
ocratic meeting to be held in Medford
Juue3rd. Ollie seems to be pleased
with his chances for the nomination,
he says it’s all over but the shouting.
A Journal scribe was shown through
the former residence owned by E A.
Watkins; but recently purchased by
1. E. Melcher, who is having it reno-
vated by Green & Miller. There is
probably not a home in Manchester
that has as fine work in the interior
as this one. A furnace has been in-
stalled in the basement and the ex-
terior and the roof newly painted. We
are told that Mr. Melcher will move
to this new location as soon as the
work is finished.
A Successful School Term.
SHIRE FOR COUNTY CLERK.
E. A. Shire, of Coldwater town-
ship, Republican candidate for Co.
clerk, was in these parts last Satur-
day and was introduced around by
W. A. Aldridge. Mr. Shire is a inau
of very pleasing appearance, and
made a good impression on those
whom he met here. He is a highly
educated gentleman and has been
an instructor in some of the best
educational institutions of our ad-
joining state, Kansas. Should he
be nominated by the party of his
affiliation, the Journal believes that
he will poll as good a vote in Nov.
as any candidate they might be
able to find. Since locating here
some 14 years ago, Mr. Shire has
been engaged in farming, and we are
told that he is a good one too. He
is making an effort to get acquaint-
ed with the members of his politi-
cal party. This was the first time
we ever had the pleasure of meet-
ing him and can truthfully say he
impressed us very favorably as a
man.
Call of Democratic County Cen-
tral Committee.
We, the undersigned, Chairman
and Secretary of the Democratic
County Central Committee of Grant
County, do hereby call said County
Central Committee, to meet in the
court house, in the town of Med-
ford, on Saturday. June 3rd. 1910,
at ten o’clock a. in. Ever}' Com-
mitteeman is urged to be present,
as well as all other Democrats.
E. M. Garrett, Chairman,
J. B. Drennan, Sec’v.
BROTHERLY LOVE.
Do not forget the Heavenly Father,
And His Son Who reigns above;
Remember all are His children
And show our brotherly love.
Be kind to all about you,
In thought, in act and word.
“Thou shalt not kill.” applies
To e’en a little bird.
There is a sweet, sweet story,
How He everything forsook.
That the world might better be;
Tis told in His Blessed Book.
So abhor all that’s evil,
And always flee from sin
That when the great day eometh
We may hear the “Welcome In.”
—Dama Stigers,
Stonington, Colo.
Unless you have been a frequent
visitor of the various departments
of our school the past year you can
have but little knowledge of the
amount and quality of work done
during the term.
Quite a number of patrons took
advantage of the opportunity af-
forded them on last Friday, the
closing day of the term, to exam-
ine the work done by the different
grades.
In the primary room, taught by
Mrs. Marion Burt, the display was
such as to delight the heart of every
parent whose little tots were pupils
in thsee grades and many were the
expressions of praise for the interest
taken and effort extended for them
by their teacher.
No less time and energy had
been given to the pupils in the in-
termediate grades. Those of us
who have so long known Miss Had-
dican, the teacher in this depart-
ment, were not surprised at the
excellent display made by her pu-
pils.
We were especially interested in
the work done by the pupils of Mrs.
Maud McMullin’s room. Not only
have the boys and girls made great
improvement in their studies,
thoroughly acquainting themselves
with the work of these grades, there-
by fitting themselves for the more
arduous work of the high school but
they have also learned many lessons
outside of their books which are of
Not Popular Up This Way.
The Journal this week is in re-
ceipt of a long letter written by C.
A. McNabb, of Oklahoma City,
District Agent, under whom all
County Agents act, giving his rea-
sons why a county agent or adviser
should be hired in this county. As
we understand this matter, the
general government pays seven
hundred dollars of his salary and
the county where employed through
its commissioners levies a tax that
will produce 8500, making his salary
$1,200 per annum. Owing to past
conditions of the weather for two
years, at least 96 per cent of our
farmers think that it is money
wasted, insofar as the benefits of
the adviser helps the average far-
mer. In fact climatic conditions
are so changeable here in a series of
years that no one can prognosticate
what particular method of farming
should be followed. It is well known
that certain modes should be fol-
lowed in a dry year to make a suc-
cess and in a wet year like 1915 al-
together different crops should be
planted, but when we remember
that no one can with a certainty
predict the weather ahead for a
week, let alone a whole crop season.
For the above reasons the Journal
has decided not to print Mr. Mc-
Nabb’s letter even though request-
ed to do so at regular advertising
rates.
OUR BIRTHDAY.
THE JOURNAL CELEBRATES
IT’S 23rd BIRTHDAY, TO DAY.
great value to them at this period
of their lives.
The display of the Domestic
Science class was especially to be
commended. We certainly ap-
preciate the time, patience and
labor that have been given by both
teacher and pupils in this work.
Prizes were given by the teacher
for the best work in this display,
Bernice Fulwider receiving first and
Laura Williams second prize. Some
of the work done by the other
members of the class was just as
good but they had not the requisite
number of articles in the exhibit.
The boys of these grades have
been just as busy as the girls as no
doubt many mothers can testify
when they have surprised their
young sons taking advantage of
mother’s absence from the kitchen,
attempling a batch of cookies or
candies.
There is scarcely any need of re-
ferring to the work of the high
school pupils under Prof. Crad-
dock’s tutelage. We could not ex-
pect anything else but the most
excellent work from the boys and
girls who have reached these grades
and have had such training as
during their school life.
The members of the school board
are to be congratulated upon their
choice of teachers for the term just
closed and if one may judge by the
pleased expressions of the patrons,
we may consider the past school
year one of the very best in the
history of our school.
M rs, Cora E. Morris.
No Time Like The Present.
Agreeably to an ancient custom
existing in all well regulated print
shops it now becomes necessary to
request that all our delinquent sub-
scribers make a deposit of some
‘‘legal tender” not as a mark of re-
spect, but that it may be credited
to their several accounts to show
that they appreciate the Journal.
Statements will be sent to each de-
linquent during this month, as it
has been a custom of ours to notify
those in arrears in June and De-
cember, and we hope those receiv-
ing these notices will not lay them
lightly aside, because it is a matter
of greatest import to us. We do
not care to bore you with a
long story of the increased cost of
everything entering into our busi-
ness, as you are already aware of it.
Many of the small country papers
have increased their subscription
price to $1.50 per year to meet this,
but the Journal does not wish at
this time to do this if it can be
avoided. Please help us and do it
Now.
Lester Watkins left Monday morn-
ing for Kiowa, Ks., where his brother
Raymond is engaged in the auto bus-
iness and is going to put in a repair
shop, in which Lester will join him.
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
HAPPENINGS OF TWENTY YEARS AGO.
Frank Feist has gone to Ellin-
wood, Kansas to help his father in
harvest.
Mrs. Z. G. Scott wras in town
Monday and spent the day with
Mrs. Simmons.
Lou Morgan and Henry Elbie are
digging a well for K. W. Lattin at
his residence in Manchester.
Ed. Sehmoker’s horse became
frightened and ran into the wire
fence last week and was seriously
injured.
C. M. Hopkins is harvesting 800
or 900 acres of wheat. He says it
will just about pay for harvesting
and threshing.
It is rumored that the H. k S.,
will build through Wakita before
July 1st. Hope that this is not
another false report.
Quite a number of the people
of this vicinity are working in vari-
ous parts of Harper county, and
report wages from 50 to 75c per
day.
Henry Bellinghausen has put up
a windmill on his farm. Much is
being done to make the strip farms
look as though somebody lived
here.
TRINCHERA LETTER.
trinchera, Colo., May 26, 1916
Editor Journal;
I thought I would write again to
let our friends know how we are
coming. We have our house, barn
and hen house built and have the
well drilled, it is 73 feet deep and
has 40 feet of soft water in it. WTe
have 40 acres fenced for pasture,
and have quite a patch of sod plow-
ed. We are going to fence all of
our farm just as soon as we can get
around to it. Our chickens are do-
ing well and laying right along, we
get 20 cents for eggs and 35 cents
for butter. Our cows are doing
real well now and give a lot of milk.
Albert Jones has sold his place to
Harry Houston, and started back
to Manchester, Okla., on the 23rd.
inst., I expect that he will reach
there in about twelve days as he is
driving his team through. He liked
Colorado fine, but he did not like
keeping bachelor’s hall, so he has
gone back to see his best girl. We
regretted to see him leave, as he is
a fine young man.
The weather is fine here and have
good roads, we have gone all over
the country and to the mountains
where the scenery is grand. We
live 12 miles northeast of Trinchera
and six miles north of Atwell, and
eight miles north and one east of
Wilson’s Switch.
We now have 640 acrea as we
bought another place that joins
ours, one half slopes to the east
and the half to the west and there
is not a draw in it.
With best wishes to all.
Mrs. Alex Kerwood.
CARD OF THANKS.
Trinchera, Colo., May 26.
We wish to thank our many rela-
tives and friends for their kindness
in our time of trouble, by loss from
fire, also our friends and neighbors
in Trinchera valley. Will say that
all help has been highly appreciat-
ed. We are now getting along very
nicely and expect to leave our
claims soon and go to the harvest
fields. Walter Thomas and family
Raymond Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Dailey, of Med-
ford, were here visiting friends and to
take in the Commencement Exercises
last Friday.
Louis Lacy is arranging to start
a newspaper at North Enid.
Howard Fling has erected a stand
in the rear of his father’s hardware
store and prepared to furnish the
public ice cold drinks, such as pop,
lemonade and soda water.
J. W. Dark has 25 acres of pretty
good hard wheat on his farm near
Hawley. He got seed wheat of L.
A. Bigger, of Hutchinson, and when
Mr. Bigger was here last week look-
ing up his interests, he said Mr.
Dark’s wheat crop was the best of
any for which he had furnished
seed.
Capt. A. M. Hooven and Thos.
Harlow, of near Hawley, were in
town Tuesday. Mr. Harlow was
on his way home from the state
where he had been working in har-
vest. Mr. Hooven reports it very
dry down on Crooked creek and
says it is dryer still south of the
river.
County Attorney Asher delivered
the Memorial address at Wakita on
Saturday and drove up to Manches-
ter that afternoon to remain over
night. Judge Asher has given pret-
ty good satisfaction in his position
and will very likely be up as a can-
didate this fall.
SALEM, TEXAS, ITEMS.
Fine prospect for corn.
Crops look fine in this part of the
country.
Grass Is growing fine and will soon
be ready to cut for hay.
Those fish stories from the Pecos
Valley make us hungry.
We had a fine rain Thursday morn-
ing it also rained most of Sunday
morning.
Mr. Scott looks lonesome these days
as Mrs. Scott is visiting her brother
in Oklahoma.
Wright and Ireland have 30 acres of
Seeded Ribbon cane planted to be
used for ensilage.
Tom Wright is planting a lot of Su-
dan grass, he has 15 acres up nicely
and will plant 50 acres altogether.
Dr. Ireland has ordered 125 bushels
of seed peanuts. Mr. Scott and son
and Tom Wright will plant them on
on the Wray Ranch.
TRINCHERA VALLEY ITEMS.
TRINCHERA, COLO.
May 27th.
A rain is needed very bad in this
part of the country.
Roy Myrick will move to his place
the first of the week.
J. A. Rule spent Sunday night with
the Thomas brothers.
George Thomas left Srturday for
Manchester, Oklahoma.
J R, Surrett and family called at
Walter Thomas' Friday.
C. C. Vance left last Saturday for
Pueblo to work in the iron works.
Alex Kerwood has drilled a well 73
feet deep and has 50 feet of good water
in it. The well drillers have more
than they can do.
Walter Thomas and family, Nellie
and Raymond Thomas. Grandma and
Mrs. Homer Young and J. A. Rule
were Sunday visitors at J. A. Pryor’s.
Mrs. C. C. Vance and her sister,
Miss Hardin left Friday for Okla-
homa. Mrs. Vance will visit her par-
ents at W'akita and Miss Hardin will
go to Byron to visit her brother.
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