Elk City News-Democrat (Elk City, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 30, 1922 Page: 2 of 12
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LIVE STOCK SHOW AND
SALE A GRAND SUCCESS
Thousands qfFire
Dangers
TVT OBODY wants a fire but
.131 fire does break out at
times when you least expect
it. A good insurance policy
provides for just such dangers
When buying insurance se-
lect a company that has suffi-
cient surplus to meet every de-
mand. The Hartford Fire In-
surance Co., will serve your
needs well.
May this agency serve you?
Dan Diehl stopped here Saturday
on his way home from the Live stock
Show and Sale held at Sayre last
week, and pronounced it a grand
success and he gave much praise to
Mr EIdredge, county agent for his
part in making it a success, also 10
the officers and citizens of Sayre,
who hud ..’orked under difficulties,
because of having to change dates
and me weather conditions, so much
sickness and the busy time of the
year.
Mr. Eldredge had 250 members of
the Boys and Girls Clubs to inarch
from the court house to the Show'.
He had them to conduct lodge as
they do at their meetings and it has
made the older people open their
eyes. It was a pretty sight as they
marched around the flag in part of
their services, showing that they are
going to be true Americans and will
uphold America’s ideals. In their
work they will also stand up for their
country in making it a better place
in which to live, for the lesson of
thrift, and education secured in these
Clubs a'e bound to make a better
citizenship.
The members of some of the Clubs
were asked to judge some of the live
Stock, and this will make them know
how to choose the best and also they
will never be content again with hav-
ing scrubs around.
A little instance, was the young
man, Walter Hanni, who a few years
ago joined the club and was encour-
aged by his father to get better stock
and he bought a Shorthorn bull. At
this show he received first on aged
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GUY WOODMAN
Elk City, Oklahoma
benefits of the Club work in the life
of young boys.
The first night of the Show they
had a rousing debate at the court
house “Scrubs vs- Pure Bred”. Jim
O’Donnell was one of the speakers
for the pure breds, and you can
know he had evidence. Several others
spoke for and against the scrub beef
gires over the pure bred sires and
also on the dairy scrubs against the
pure treds. When the evidence \va*
all in the scrub was convicted.
The following day Mr. Eldredge
showed the contrast in the scrub and
the pure bred, by taking a three year
old scrub male which weighed only
750 pounds and put him between a
Shorthorn weighing 2,800 and a
Hereford weighing 2,000 all about the
same age, and toe contrast in size
made a picture the farmers will
never forget. The owner of scrub
bull sold him to the butcher and
purchased a pure bred bull to head
his herd before he left.
Another part was discussed at one
t f the meetings and that was tne or-
chard, sweet clover and Sudan
grass- Bert O’Dell told by spraying
and cultivation and proper fertili-
zation that he made $350 off less
than a-half acre of orchard. It was
shown that one acre of sweet clover
was worth ten of natural grass. Don
Hartman had two acres of sweet
clover, and in four months pasture
he kept twenty to forty head of hogs
and eight head of calves, on it. They
could not eat it down and he cut
it and threshed fourteen bushels of
seed. A visit was later made to
some of these places which had been
Dee Armstrong is now agent of
the W. F. & N. W. in Elk City, H. G.
Rhea having been transferred by
same company to Grandfield, Okla.
J. R. Crouch, formerly of Mangum,
has succeeded at the passenger depot
here. This amounts to promotion for
all three parties.
GOOD BOYS MADE
GOOD BAD BOYS
It couldn’t happen anywhere else
than in the films!
Boys being paid big salaries merely
for getting into mischief!
And yet that is exactly what hap-
pened while Director Lloyd Ingraham
was filming “At the Sign of the Jack
o’ Lantern.” for the Renco Film Co.,
which is being released by Hodkinson.
The boys were Newton Hall and
Davis Tronis.
The story required them to slide
down bannisters and otherwise to
make themselves nuisances to their
elders. They did their work most
excellently, Mr. Ingraham says, and
put into it much enthusiasm. In fact,
the director declares, they seemed to
be perfectly at home in their parts,
and their interpretation of their roles
left nothing to be desired.
“It was a cinch” said Newton:
“All we had to do was to annoy the
rest of the people in the cast. There
wasn’t any going to church or wear-
ing Sunday clothes. Of course there
were some nails in the stair bannis-
ters, but then you can’t have every-
thing.
“Me and DaviB had a lot of fun
and if grownup would only stop to
think about it, kids have got to nave
A general dullness seemed to pre- ______
vail in the local grain market this ... • > 1X7TKTNT O
week. The prices on the various yy VV1ININ &
grains were either unchanged or * *
' , J Now, that we have broken the ice
by selling two farms and one nice
City property the last week and have
more buyers on the string, we feel
like the crisis is over.
160 acres, well improved, well lo-
cated, all good land, 50 acres of
bottom land, 25 acres in alfalfa, own-
ed by a non-resident and will sell at
a bargain.
Other farms and city property at
bargain prices.
Plenty of money to loan on farms.
We write all kinds of insurance. If
you want to buy sell or trade see us.
W. H. WINN & CO.
lower than at the close of last week.
The following prices were paid by
The Farmer’s Milling & Supply Co.,
yesterday:
No. 1 Wheat_______________$1.16
Kaffir ____________________ .55
Yellow Corn________________ .60
Corn______________________ .55
Maize ____________________ -57
Oats______________________ -40
No. 1 Alfalfa Hay, per ton„$20.00
The breath of living actuality is in
the story “ At the Sign of the Jack
O’Lantern,’’ a Myrtle Reed story re-
leased by Hodkinson which comes to
the theatre next Wednesday for an
engagement of two days. “At the
Sign of te Jack O’Lantern” is a mys-
tery comedy-drama replete with sen-
sational thrills and interspersed with
side-splitting situations. Strange
things occur in Uncle Ebenezer’s
“jack o’lantern” house—happenings
that will keep you in a spirit of sus-
pense until the very end of the pic-
ture. You will miss an evening of
real entertainment if you miss seeing
this picture.
Try Virgil Hill’s Grocery, across
the street from Postoffice. Phone 6.
4-16
tms snow ne receiveu u.. — some OI uiese places Wine----------
bull, 1st on Junior bull, 1st on junior demonstrating under the directions
and senior yearling heifer, also Grand jjr, Eldredge.
Champion Ribbon. «« father died
GOLDEN WEST
LICENSE 3001
REGISTER NO. 94106
Large black Percheron Stallion will
stand the season 1922 one mile south
and one-quarter east Canute. Season
$10.00 to insure colt to stand and
suck. 5-26c
V. H. HAWKINS, Ownar.
* BERLIN _« «
£ ' *
The Methodist Minister, Rev. Hill,
delivered a sermon here Sunday morn
ing. He waws accompanied by his
wife, and they went from here to
Grimes.
About ninety-five friends and rela-
tives surprised J. E. Young on Satur-
day The 25th was the birthday of
C. A. Young, and Monday the 27th
was the 71st birthday of J. A. Young.
The dinner was given on Sunday.
Everyone brought something nice to
eat. Mrs. J. H. Sandusky made the
birthday cake and Mrs. G. H. Mackey
brought the boquet.
Mr. and Mrs. V. W. Drew visited at
the heme of Mr. and Mrs. Brights on
.Sunday. All had a nice time.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Grey were here
Sunday. They were accompanied by
their father.
BERLIN HIGH SCHOOL
The Berlin boys defeated Pleasant
Valley at basket ball Wednesday een-
ing, with score of 6 to 10. This
makesthe second victory our boys
have won over Pleasant Valley.
The trip will be one long remem-
bered by the players, as it was when
they arrived at Elk City they were
very hungry; some of the boys hav-
ing not eaten a bite since breakfast
and their purses being rather flat,
what could be done to quiet the hun-
ger? Ask the boys if they like butter
“ lk and cake. • -
Tom Kent was absent Monday.
Sam Rhine was visiting school
friends Friday.
■ "The Community Club met with Mrs.
Katie Harrington Wednesday March
22nd, at an all-day quilting. Those
present were Mrs. Will Kent..Mrs.
Seth Mullington, Mrs. D. W. Moore,
Mrs. Bob Cook, Mrs. George Sollers,
Mrs. P. B. Buekelew, Mrs. Elmer Da-
vis, Mrs. J. A. Wright, Miss Russell,
Miss Magdalene Steele and Mrs. Har-
rington. The next meetng will be at
• the hojne of Will Kent, April 5 th for
nil day. i.«
Miss Ruby Davis visited Miss Elvira
Latham Saturday and Sunday.
D. W. Moore and fairfmily visiited
his brother and family near Doxey
.Sunday.
Miss Bonnie Blackburn visited her
sister at Delhi, last week.
Miss Vera Jencks and Miss Alma
Bowers, of near Needmore, spent the
week end at Berlin.
■ OKLAHOMA
O. Okla. great, O dear old State,
Thy glory shines across the plain,
From early mom ’till evening late,
Thy busy children work to gain.
We love thy hills O dear old land,
Thy rocks and rills and flowing
streams.
We love toy soil, the clay and sand,
Around thee twine our future
dreams.
We love to dream beneath thy stars
And toil beneath thy summer sky,
O beautiful are they crimson bars,
The sunset paints on the heavens
high.
The cities, schools and churches glow
And fields of green and waving
Grow^where the prairie buffalo
Roamed over the dry and desert
plain
Many years «£o.
O, dear old state, Okla. Great,
Our hopes and prayers are all for
Oh, m/y the bells that toll thy fate
0Ut ^M^Moore.
------- His father died
a few years ago. but young Hanni
has kept on in the good work, and
is making money, besides becoming
one of our most progressive young
business men iri the county. Shows
what encouragement from the father
will de sometimes, and though the
father has passed away, his son will
ever be abl* to thank him for the en-
couragement received in the start in
a successful life, also it snows the
A big banquet was given the last
night, which was attended by 200
interested. More would have been
present but for the rain. Many good
talks were made. The County Live-
Stock Association is composed of
live awaks men and it will become
one of the great institutions of our
county. Our editors regret that on
account of the flu they were unable
to be present this year._
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Mrs. M. V. Canavan who has been
quite ill for the past few days is re-
covering. . ,
Mrs. Lucie Young of the County
Superintendent’s office returned
Tuesday night from a week s visit
wit her daughter, Mrs. John McCalla
of Oklahoma City.
County Commissioner A. B. Car-
michael returned Friday night from
the Postal Highway convention re-
cently held at Muskogee for the pur-
pose of laying out the route of the
Postal Highway to be officially
marked. , , ..
Mrs. J. W. Rambo, teacher of the |
fifth grade has been seriously ill
for the past week with heart trouble.
Mrs. A. M. Cuff is teaching Mrs.
Rambo’s room during her absence.
County Attorney Oscar Speed and
County Judge and Mrs. E. G. Mc-
Comas were Elk City visitors Mon-
day. ' ,, ,
Mrs. T. M. Lowry who has been
ill with the flu far the past ten days
is recovering and experts to be able
to return to her school South of
Erick, Monday.
Miss Thelma D.eShane, one of the
clerks at the Diamond “C” store
met with a very painful accident
Saturday afternoon. She had been
up into the millinery department and
started down the stairs when she fell
and sustained very painful and it
was thought serious injuries to her
back. She was removed to the rooms
of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. LaRue in th«
building and a doctor symmoned.
Sunday morning she was removed to
her home and is slowly recovering at
this date.
IS A MASTERPIECE
If anyone should have made a
prediction that the day would come
when dramatic pictures without a
single sub-title, he would undoubt-
edly be considered either a theorist
The Doxey-Sayre Cemetery Asso-
ciation met at the cemetery, M
j&sy&ssnsSB
ruture home*
The woman who has beauty of
•ha?acterTs little cause: to • worry
,ver‘personal defect*.
cuiuuu __________onday
afternoon and cleaned up and burn-
ed the winter’s accumulation of trash
on the cemetery.- • < .
Sam Williams, *. manager of the
Williams & Miller Gin at Elk City,
was shaking : hands with his many
friends in Sayre TuesAiy morning.
. Miss Louise Williams of Shawnee,
spent the week end with Miss Anna
Lee Easley. Saturday night Miss
Ethel Athons entertained with a
slumber party in honor of Miss
Williams and Sunday evening Mrs.
J. Claud Hood entertained a party of
friends at seven o’clock dinner in her
honor. She returned to her home
Monday. ,
The Beckham County Stock Show
held last Thursday and Friday was
a success from every point of view.
Large crowds were present each day,
also at the speaking Thursday night.
A large crowd was present at the
banquet held Friday night.
The As You Like It Club held its
annual Guest Day program last Wed-
nesday afternoon at the American
Legion rooms, when it had as its
guests the Cultus Club of Elk City,
and the Delphian Club of Sayre. The
Federation Art Exhibit had been
secured for the occasion, and this,
supplemented with a loan of pictures
from toe schools and homes gave a
very good display of pictures. Mrs.
W. Ben Turner, President of the Club
gave the lecture which accompanied
the Federated Exhibit. Mrs W. S.
White, President of the Fifth Dis-
trict Federation gave a delightful
talk, and Mrs. J. M. Forsyth, former-
ly a member of the As You Like It
Club and prfesident of the Cultus
Club gave a splendid talk on the
different forms of Art. At the close
of the program Mrs. Turner present-
ed Mrs. White a bunch of white car-
nations as an appreciation from the
Sayre Club. Refreshments were
sereved to about seventofive guests^
The Beckham County Teachers
Association will meet in regulai
session Saturday, April 1st at the
court house.
Mrs. A. B. Jones was an Elk City
i visitor' Tuesday morning.
or a dreamer, and yet such a dream
has been accomplished in “The
Journey’s End.” There is not a
single sub-title in it, and yet the ac-
tion is crystal-clear. This feat has
been accomplished by intelligent
construction, more intelligent direc-
tion^ and skillful acting.
“The Journey’s End” is a master-
piece, no matter from which angle it
•is viewed. The interest of the spec-
tator is so aroused that he becomes
a participant in the unfolded drama;
the story is so different that it
should prove a relief to the picture-
goer who has been bored by so much
sameness. ...
Director Hugh Ballin should be
congratulated for this accomplish-
ment. Mabel Ballin does excellent
work, so does all the supporting
cast. Pictures of this type add class
and distinction to a theatre.—Har
rison’s Report.
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* MERRITT CONSOLIDATED *
* SCHOOL #
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We were pleased with another
$10,000 rain Friday night which the
crop growers of Beckham County
appreciate.
Merritt school is preparing for the
county examination which will be
in April.
C. P. Fitzgerald and hands were
busy Saturday dehorning cattle.
Eldon, Charlie and Frank Shinault
have been absent from school on
account of illness.
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some amusement they wouldn’t get
jawed at half as much as they do.”
Join us—Tuesday, April 11th—
Clean-up Day, TJuesday, April 11th
j Will you be there? Tuesday, April
11th—Clean-up Day.
“Count on Me”—Clean-up Day,
Tuesday, April 11th.
Mrs. Isabelle Fields of Cheyenne,
is seriously ill at the Elk City Hos-
pital. She was brought to Elk City
Saturday by her daughter Mrs. B. D.
Cooksey. Mrs. Fields is a sister of
I Dr. J. E. Standifer.
T. M. Hebron has received the
$150.00 bird dog which he recently
| ordered from Tennessee. We shall
expect to hear of “Shorty” doing
some great hunting.
The baby boy of E. H. Bass has
been quite sick with bronichal pneu-
monia, but is much improved now.
Mrs. Bertha K. Spooner of Okla-
home, City was in the city Wednes-
day on her way to a district meeting
of Baptist women to be held at Sayre
She is State Secretary of Baptist
Women’s work.
Brush up the front yard before
some one brushes up your memory.
Sink Your Teeth
Into Some Meat
That is Really
Tender
There is no better way
on earth to thoroughly
enjoy a meal than eat-
ing corn fed beef.
All kinds of meat and
every kind is
good.
THE PALACE MEAT MARKET
J. G. Swing. took a load of corn
to town Saturday to market.
A big baby girl arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bryans
Monday morning, March 20th.
Mrs. Frank Cboper is visiting her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Green at Duke,
Okla.
Raymond Poff has been absent
from school the past week on ac-
count of sickness.
The Merritt Basket Ball team
played Sandridge Basket Ball team
Monday, March 20th. Sandridge was
defeated by a score of 40 to 9 in the
boy’s game and 14 to 2 in the girl s
game.
A big crowd attended singing Sun-
day night. The song arranged with
Frank Winn was very much appreci-
C. Cooper was absent from singing
on account of a bad cold.
Miss Anna Dudley, County Super-
intendent, stopped in to say “hello
to us Monday morning. She had
been out to visit the Harris school
district, the school being closed a
few days because of the illness of
the teacher, Miss Charles Drake,
who was quite sick with flu.
FARM LOANS—Guy Woodman.
If you have any farm or city
property to sell or trade see W.
J. Singletary, with F. W.
Snoddy.
We have plenty of ready
money te loan on farm prop-
erty on reasonable terms. bet
us look after your rentals for
you.
Come in and let’s get ac-
quainted.
F. W. SNODDY
NEW ARRIVALS
FOR SPRING
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Sport Skirts and Blouses, Dresses,
Suits and Millinery.
You will be delighted with these
Charming, New Creations.
The latest models are featured in the most
popular materials and colors.
The garments are distinctly new, having
been received the last few
days by express
We invite you to come in and see our exhibit
of these beautiful new spring styles, and get
our prices before buying elsewhere.
Everything to Wear at Oliver’s
Oliver’s Cash Store
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