The Manchester Journal. (Manchester, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, November 30, 1917 Page: 1 of 10
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MANCHESTER, GRANT COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1917
NUMBER
TWENTY YEARS AGO
HAPPENINGS OF TWENTY YEARS AGO.
The Rook Island ra’lroad has at
least put an end to the great confu-
sion wh:ch has ever been prevalent
over the naming of Pond Creek and
Enid.. Pond Creek was called
“Round Pond” and Enid “South
Enid.” Hereafter it will be Pond
Creek and Enid, much to the satis-
faction and delight of the people of
those towns. The change shoiild
have been made long ago.
In response to inquiries the di-
rector of the Oklahoma experiment
station expresses doubt as to the
success of spring wheat in the te?r-
tory, except under very favorable
circumstances. It has been tried to
a limited extent and moderate suc-
cess has been reported ripening la-
ter, spring wheat would be in more
danger of injury from unfavorable
weather than winter wheat.. It is al-
so more subject to injury by
by chinch bugs. If tried it is advis-
ed that it be sown as early as prac-
ticable in the spring.—Guthrie Lea-
We have received a circular from
the Pasteur Vaccine company
showing results of innoculation
with the Pasteur Vaccine for pre
ventive of blackleg among cattle.
1 he animals treated during the last
two years number about 72 000
head The average mortality from
blackleg among stock not vaccina-
ted is 10 per cent; that among vac-
cinated catlle is one-third of one
per cent. As the disease is caused
by a germ which the vaccine de
stroys it is hoped that a general a
OiU-i.ion of t.hia r>rcvf>ntivp men «
ventually entirely stamp out t ic c- m0g(; people who are aocue-
V’L ^exas Stock Journal. turned to sleeping sound did not re-
Editors. are the first to bear of ^ alize it.
gossip or scandal, indiscretions ot ,
men and women, things unfit for A contract has been entered into
publication, intrigues, clandestine between the citizens of Manchester
Attorney U. W. Smith and fami
1- moved 'nk° their new quarters
J,n Quality Hill last Saturday.
A. G. Hohl and family arrived]
from Raymond, Kans., Tuesday
and will make their home here. Mrs.
Hohl is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. i
Bacon.
\ /
Mrs. Simmons and children re-
turned Sunday from a two wee ks
visit with relatives near Attica .Mr.
Pearson brought them over and re-1
turned home Tuesday.
J. Viertheller, who went back to I
III inois, this fall is home again and|
reports having had a good time.
Andrew Zigler and L. Wenke left |
again for Elinwood, Kansas.
Thanksgiving day was observed
by some of our folks. Some celebra-
ted it with shooting matches, etc.
some with a feast of turkey and pie,
while some entered into the true!
spirst of the occasion and had
feast of better things by the giving!
of thanks to the Great Giver of all
good things, both spiritual and , u
temperal. May God help us always • ^ ? 86611 ftam McMullin
to keep the day thus. ’ slnce we landed here but I think
Harry \V illiams and Brant Morgan
"TT A. Starks, S. L. McMullin, C. bave seen him a few times. I have
C. George and many others inform seen ^utz only twice since I
us between the hours of 12 and 2 o’ have been here-
clock Thursday morning an earth- 1 tbink ifc is Pretty certain that
quake shock was felt in this vicini- most of us wil1 Ret a free trip, riding in a new buggy,
ty which caused the windows and to *rance before next summer, a
doors of the houses to ratlte and many of us will be there by
the hearth to tremble as they had tbe first of APriI-
never witnessed before The sWlJ 1 bke tbe training much better
- *' as interesting as can Tie.
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Dedication
Methodist Church
Manchester, Okla.
DECEMBER 2
President F. E. Mossman
Southwestern College
Will Deliver the Dedicatory Sermon
BASKET DINNER IN BASEMENT
Everbody Invited
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
ABOUT THINGS AND PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Gladys Craven and mother
are
meetings, night buggy rides, young
girls gone astray, flirtations of mar-
ried women, amours of married
men, and in fact all neighborhood
scandal. Editors generally know all
the naughty Hoings in a communi-
ty. no matter how ^secret* If one-
half they hear wss published div-
orce suits would follow in some ca-
ses, social ostracism in others, shot
guns and gore, imprisonment,
lynching, desolate homes, shame,
humilation and misery. The editor
learns touch of the shams and hy-
pocrisy of life, and it is a wonder
that he believes in anything on
earth or hereafter. People who a-
buse the editor the loudest some-
times owe their standing in society
to his forbearance.—Ex
and the Mendon Creamery Co,
whereby their creamery plant is to
be moved to Manchester. A little
money is yet to be raised and a few
teams for hauling a load each to-
ward moving the building and ma-
chinery. If you feel disposed to
belp, call on S. B. Fling and make
yourself known. It is expected to
begin the work at once.
Mrs. J. A. Scott is visiting her
mother at McPherson. Kansas, this
week.
Mrs. L. P. Ferguson is visiting
her brother, Chas. Fielder, 5 miles
west of town. Her husband came
down Wednesday and says be ex
pects to locate. His business is Tun-
ing a restaurant
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LETTER FROM CAMP TRAVIS
Camp Travis, Nov. 21,1917.
To the Journal
Dear Friends and all:
. I am well a id feeling fine.
Really I enjoy myself just as though
I had good sense. I he drouth was
broken last Saturday night by a-
bout one inch of rain which was
welcomed by everybody. Sunday
was cool and rather dreary as e
have been quarantined for about
a wrek. There is a case or two of
mumps and measles in Cos. B and
C but none in Co A so far.
I have not seen some of the boys
for several days but I think they
are all getting, along as well as can
be expected.
I get the Journal every week and
believe me, 1 look for it just like a
letter from home. L received the
package which the Red Cross sent
me, and wish to take this means to
thank them. Just keep up the
good work as the housewife (as the
package is called) is something that
ever_\ soldier needs.
\\> haven't received our ma-
chine guns yet but we are about
ready for them.
If there is any one who woulc
like to bear from me just write me
a letter and I will try to answer as
Y .M. C. A. paper and envelopes are
free.
Yours,
Sgt. K. W. Morgan.
Mrs. Emma Yoder is reported
sick at their home west of town.
Mrs Allie
nesday and will continue this week
I Everybody is cordially invited to
I attend.
Leonard Woodring received a
| letter from his brother in France
Wednesday. He says he is doing
[ fine except a little cold.
A Sack social was held at the
Mendon school house Wednesday
night for the benefit of the boys in
the trenches in France. Thr total
j amount cleared was S4S 00. This
will be used to buy tobacco, cigars,
and other useful articles for the
soldiers. It will be sent in care of
Chester Woodring to be distributed
among the boys of his company.
We feel that we are doing some-
thing which will please the boys as
well as anything we could do, for
this is somethingtheycan hardly get
along without and it seems to be
I Hie hardest thing to get.
Those who spent Sunday at Ch as.
Bennett’s were; Messrs and Mes-
| dames John Hime, Joe Williams
I and John Meier.
There was a pie supper at the
Hope school house Friday and ev-
erybody who attended reports a
2ood time. The amount cleared was
I somewhere near $32 00.
Frank Potter is going to shuck
I corn for Jewel House on the Cot-
| terill place this week.
The Watkins families are enjoy-
ing a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Rich- _________„ uaut>u (u
ard Clemison of Warrenton, Missou- Un ai-Hcle in your paper or Nov.^rd
l!: MrS' r,eraison is a cousin of Mrs. |in ^eard r0 the burning of feed at
Editor Journal; ^ ^ 19,7
Dear Sir:
Mv attention has been called to
' J1CL, il.,np Mr-LDmjE hoc ^ninj
G. F. Simmons is bunding an ad-1 east 0f town, expect to begin driil-
dition to his cottage in the south j jng tbe west well ’within the
Watkins’s.
Today we were taken out about
1A miles from camp to the east side
a 40 acre patch. This patch con-
tained small timber and cactus and
no grass. Near the west side of
the patch were stationed seven of
our boys which were supposed to
German guards with you. We
joys were to try to get by these
guards without being caught. There
were only a few that got by, about
1 out of 5. I started into the tim-
jer, had gone only a short distance
when some one shouted Halt! I
looked around and there in tbe
bushes lay a soldier with a big
rifle pointed right at me. It scared
me at first. I told him what com-
pany I belong to so he let me go as
he was a guard looking for men
of another company. I went on
mv way, crawling through cactus
and bushes on my bands and knees
for about 150 yards and finally got
through all right.
We are quarantined at present
for measles. I am sending you one
of my pictures.
As ever your friend,
Lester A, Beatty.
part of town.
Mrs J. J. Warnock is remember-
ing her nephew, Earl Warnock, at
Ft Sill with a thanksgiving box.
fifteen days.
E. E. Loffland and family were
in town Monday, enroute to their
home at Pratt, Kansas, they had
Mrs. A. J. Beatty and Mrs. Tillie heen visiting W. Outrights near By-
Hendrick were guests of Dr. and
Mrs Galloway of Anthony, over
Sunday.
Letter From Inez, Texas
(Formerly Salem)
Inez, Texas, Nov. 17, 1017.
Editor Journal:
Mr. and Mrs. Z. G. Scott an-
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter Martha Rebecca to Glen T.
Walton on Nov. 17, 1017, at the
home of A. G. Scott. Mr. Walton
is in partnership with Arthur in a
dairy at Victoria, Texas.
At last we have had a good rain.
Pastures are very poor and water | more expect to follow.
Ctfmp Travis, Nov. 15, 1017
.Vlr, Orville Blye,1
Manchester, Okla. „
Desr Friend:
1 received yo ir letter yester
day and wa§ certainly glad to hear
from you. We aie certainly having
nice weather down here. Some o
the leaves have just begun to fal
from the trees. We have Lad only
one rain since I have been here.
Now as to what kind of a cake
like best, I can not say, I like
all of them real well except the on? ]
that I got here. It is the only cake I
that t.ur cooks ever baked for us , Scott and Norris both had good
and I think they forgot to put any crops of peanuts,
sugar in it. 1 certainly would ap- Eight Salem boys volunteered,
predate a cake all right. The draft has taken two more, and
J. H. Marr and wife and son
John, were over at Byron Sunday
morning. Dr. Xapolean came back
with them.
Brant Morgan, one of our boys
at Camp Travis, will be made hap-
py by recieving, a Thanksgiving
box from home.
Mrs. A. Jordan and father from
Ashland, Kansas, were in town
Monday ;they had been visiting near
Millard, Oklahoma.
A fire at Driftwood, our neigh-
boring town southwest of us, last
Saturday afternoon destroyed two
dry good stores and the bank.
Mrs. Watkins and son Clarence
accompanied Mr. and Mrs Clemison
as far as Wichita Monday, where
they will visit the E. A. Watkins
family a few days.
Mrs. W. M. Plunkett and chil-
dren came down from Anthony
Saturday, to visit T. Christians and
Manual Collins’s families. Mis.
Plunkett will have charge of the
singing at the revivals that are be-
ing held at the Sunflower school
house by the Church of God peo-
ple.
ron. Mr. Loffland says people are
enthusiastic over the oil prospects
near Byron.
G. F. Simmons, J. W. Mallory,N.
W. Patton, and H. R. Swaze atten-
ded a Shriner Ceremonial at Wichi-
ta last Friday, the first two return-
ed Friday night,in Mr. Mallory’s
car. Mesrrs. Patton and Swaze re-
turning via rail the next day.
The second number of the Ly-
ceum Course will be given at the
Opera House Wednesday Dec. 5th.
Dr. Bollinger is said to be one of
the best lecturers on the road. Do
not fail to hear hi u. Seats on sale
at Simmons, store Monday. Dec.
3rd.
Mrs. Tom Koehler and Mrs. An-
drew Zigler returned fron Wichita
last Friday. Those ladies had ac-
companied Mrs. Zink and four chil-
dren to Wichita and had them
placed in ths St Frances Hospital.
This family bis had more than
their share of bad luck. About two
years ago the father died leaving a
wife and eight children. The family
moved near Amorita where Ihej
took sick with Typhoid fever. Two
of the children died. Those good
ladies went to their aid by having
them placed where they would be
well cared for.
scarce as the wind has not blown
enough to pump and streams are
dry. This part of the state has
suffered from drouth this year, all
crops are light and feed very scarce
and high. Prairie hay is selling at
$18.00 at baler.
Mrs. Gertrude McClaflin is teach-
ing near Port Lavaca, has eight
month’s school, has Frankie with
and is hoiftekeeping in the teacher’s
home.
Walter Farnsworth and family
and Tom Wright and family have
moved to Imperial Valley, Calif.
J. H..C. K. and S. E/Scott are
still in the Valley.
Mrs. Z. G. Scatt.
Pleasant Valley News
Mrs. Charley Bennett is on the
sick list this week. She took sick
Friday evening at her daughter’s,
Mrs'. May Potter, and Mr. Bennett
brought her home in the car Satur-
day evening. She is much improved
at this writing.
A revival is being held at Friends
church, conducted by Mr. Jones,
the new pastor, They began Wed-
I t-Hfl farm of J. o. Robinson In which
hoip the Rslsoi- hnf when yon say
German, it looks to the American of
German, that you are getting a little
bit like Insinuating that some of them
are responsible for the burning of the
fodder mentioned. Now Americans
of German descent of south Manches-
ter would like it to be known that
they are above anything like the ar-
ticle referred to, insinuates, and they
are for Uncle Samuel first, last and
all the time, and from my intimate
acquaintance with them 1 know that
they are all Americans. These people
haling from the same fatherland
across the sea, come with the same*
early training, same traditions, lan-
guage, national feelings, and customs,
not to mention the praiseworthy
pride regarding the history and in-
stitutions of the land of tneir birth,
it is wise to let them enjoy all these
and even to admire and encourage
them in so doing, for if they have no
patriotism for their native land, they
could not be expected to have any for
the land of their adoption. This
country has nothiDg to fear from pa-
triotic souls that hale from abroad.
Time,'circumstances, education, and
our national atmosphere moulds them
all into one great American people
During the Civil war thousands of
these Ameieaus of Germ an birth and
descent gave their lives for the cause,
and during this war it will be the
same and might say that the motto
of these good people wili be,
Our fathers bequeathed us honor
And the glory of toil and song,
And the deathless joy of longing
And hearts for the battle strong,
And our faith, and our land, and our
womaD,
And the children that round us rise
And by god’s grace we will purge ,the
race of wrong, lest their glory dies
That a fairer land t;han our fathers
planned
May for our children rise.
America.
The parties referred to as objecting
to last week’s article have unnecessar
ily distorted its merniug. The article
was a protest against the sympathiz
ers of the kaiser organized to
destroy the things necessary for the
■uccessful prosecution of the war.
Go to Jim’s Place
Go to Jim's place first door west of
Post office for Chile. Hamburg, Soup,
and short orders. Manchester, Ckla.
tf
Remember the lecture course next
Wednesday, December 5th.
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Phillips, W. E. The Manchester Journal. (Manchester, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, November 30, 1917, newspaper, November 30, 1917; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc497784/m1/1/?q=technical+manual: accessed June 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.