The Altus Times Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 14, 1922 Page: 4 of 12
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The Altus Times-Democrat, Altus, Okla., Sept. 14,1922
WIGWAM
Theatre
MONDAY
Tracked To Earth
Featuring
FRANK MAYO
Also
Official Movie Chats
TUESDAY
False Trouts
All Star cast including
Barbara Castleton and Edward
Earl
Also
Two reel Comedy
WEDNESDAY
MILDRED HARRIS
in
First Woman
Also
Two reel Comedy
BROWN WINS OVER DIFFERENTIAL IS
ADAMS BY FOUL AT RATE FAVORED BY
CLUB FRIDAY NITE LOCAL CHAMBER
TO RECEIVE BIDS
FOR GRAVEL ROAD
ON SEPTEMBER 19 j
Frankie Adams Fouled Brown
In 11th Round Scheduled .
Twelve Round Go.
\\ ires Ofiicials of Orient This Plans for the construction of a gravel
Would Affect Local (road just west of the new road complet-
Points Only
, * - — ^ UlL UV U'Oti tun ipiCl-
ed four miles west has been made and
bids will he received September 19th,
CVTr\ir» A r\ This will include in the new road one!
h,A 1 JLlND KOAD mile and a half.
--- It is true there is a stretch just be- j
Bids Be Received Septmber 19 >'ond tlu> road completed that is in bad v
for Building Gravel uT.u'lu1'' and \ravel very difficult i•
Rna,i Vir^bo,. >'lth the completion ot this added 9
Ivoau r urtner stretch, it will give this county a part -
^ .... . , f of a road that is equal to any gravel
IIimp Brown of Lawton and Frankie n EavonnK a differential rate for the road jn t|le state and goes to show
■ :ns of Arkansas City, both light- S^m sent' to" thechai^an^of0 he ^ •” * • ?,‘ulirru*nt of bettering the
weights, fought for eleven rounds here nrl“,1t ra,ilrn!lH Tuesday.
KID .SNYDER .WINS TO
Gets Newspaper Decision Over
Kid Granite; Riley Is
Again Winner
i t Fri iay night ti a good siz»d crowd (^r!ent railroad commission . uuu.j.
when Brownwonthe decision bya foul. ^, favored \o ‘pKvrat ‘die ‘abandon-’
ment of the Orient.
Recently Mr. Reid of
The fight attracted a great deal of at-
tention, as this was the main event for
the night’s card. However, the fight-
jers were either stale or else they did
not want to battle. The fans all dur
the Kansas
State Commission, was in Altus toget-
her with other men or the purpose of
mg the eleven rounds hissed, calling f‘n<*ing out whether the chamber of wjt}13tand overflows from
I! .. b commerce would favor such a rate, and t„.t , i . • , •
them rotten scrappers, showing very they explailied at thc meetmg their P°rk- }-USt- wh?ther W,U
piainly the scrap put up
m w as not the l,,t- t -vet to be found out
, , , s , * tt . purpose was not to take sides with the
kind the fans desired. However, both but to see if something could °f
roads in this county.
The road just completed has not as
yet been turned over, but as soon as
this is done the county commissioners
will employ a man to luok after it and
keep it in the best of shape.
Some of the Jackson county people
have discussed whether the road will
the West
or not, is
fighters being in the ring for several
Orient,
not be
done to keep it in
THURSDAY
VIOLA DANA
in
They Like Em Rough
y ars, haying fought many battles did N ‘ h; donc at the timei however,
s,£ -
p.c,ed this jo be the be,, boo. hold so *,¥j1|,hei™SS ““tag do,fe'.long the
tar, and after seeing how the two fight- j t and lt is believed will
ers were fakmg, soon became disgusted. .. • . .. ^ . r
according to some
the men most acquainted with the
ulg cuuiu construction, but believe, however an
operation, nvrrftnw will nr., it .I... i
overflow will not affect it in the least
as this was considered more than any-
, , thing else when the road was under
"ould construction.
-
I
mean the
of the Orient from a
MARRIED AT LAWTON
FRIDAY
EARL WILLIAMS
in
• Restless Souls
SSWA "E °“'n M,.“' SSJ.'^S S3& “d
must'"do their* best! anl it is stated they ?„rifn! 'Y>man. and Miss Min
The Best Grocery News
To Be Found Anywhere
And A Chance to Win A Victrola Free
For the next fifteen days we will give a Key to The
Victrola with each 51.00 cash purchase.
This machine will be given away about October 1st.
This is not an instance in which we make you pay for
the machine through your grocery purchases. The
following prices show what we are doing.
Good Corn, can -------- 16^
Tomatoes No. 2, two1 cans--------------------254
Tomatoes, No. 3, two cans___________________354
Peaches, No. 10, can------------------------604
Apples No. 10, can--------------------------604
Peanut Butter, 5 lb can----------------------904
Homoney, 3 cans----------------------------254
Jam, 43 oz jar------------------------------”2*
Post Toasties, 2 pkgs------ 254
G.B. Cash Grocery
Corner Broadway and-Grady
Tred, frh£ TEStSffeA' STJXS S*dwton’Tuesdav, tl SrTjS
was betwrm Granite Krd and Kid Sny- operate at a prof., than railroad, hav-| First Baptist Church officiating. They
ccr. the former of ttaamte aud the .at- "me it ha, been known
Coming Sooa “My OltfJTentucky
Home.”
.v- - . V- ;
Wyman is owner of the New
at all times, and many times had U^ri.n jng fof the purpose of keeping it in op- er.
STYLE SHOW WILL
BE HELD IN CITY
SEPTEMEBER 21ST
;after the Granite m oruer w ..»*■ ... eration it is believed this will soon be
with him. ti result
I Fans were well-pleased with the Still Contract Road
scrap and many stated they received Am other matters tbat came be-
the worth ot the admission price. Since forg ^ chamber o{ commerce last j
the two put up a fine battle «:rap, tans Tue_dav morning was the discussion of;
are wanting the manager to bavejhem thp rQad oject we8t of the city, near:
lor a return match. Just whether the Fork_ The Good Roads Commit-1
will act accordingly is not {ee present 3tated this new road was j
at this time, but it is be le stjjj a contract road and as soon as it is
he wants to give the fans ______j _____.u„.......................
the capacity of “entertainer” which
means he has been one of the first to
see that the groom was thrown in the
reservoir. Recently, however, there
has been a decided let-up in his ac-
tivities, and friends then made the
statement that since Bill was not tak-
known ing such an interest as before, that
Mr. Wyman .as he will be
from now on, has done much during there was going to be something doing
his stay in Altus to make it very try- So the marriage tells the tale. Just
ing for newlyweds, always acting in whether anything will be done by his
friends as a welcome back home is not
as yet known. However, there is a
certain Cafe man, who recieved “bad
medicine” at the hands of Bill about
one year ago, making the rounds of
the gang and framing things.
So they do say, as it has been said be-
fore, and henceforth, that upon Mr.
and Mrs. Wyman’s return, Bill, mind
you, will be given a rousing welcome
-at the reservoir.
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manager
known
■ that since
turned over to the county commissioners
, . , „ Cov.ac 'what they want he "ill have them on th win cmplov a man t0 keep the road
Latest Fashions for Both Sexes the next card. Granite kid is a dand> ----A
Will Rp On Uisnlav little tighter, and has the markings of
^ a! P a comer. In other fights here he has
At otores shown up well, and as for that matter
WILL HAVE BAND £1,he
[ ; Sam Riley, local youngster, who has
Vornishod for Event either knocked all opponents out. re-
MUS1C Is Furn'Shed tor r,vent peated the past performance When he
Windows at Stores He knocked a youngster from Hollis com-
Unveiled at 8 Ipletely crazy for a few minutes with a ,is[ anu IuruicI _ .....
-- T r‘8ht to the,)aw ,nvJuV^°ndHr?li«dui march down the square as the unveiling
In an effort to give to the Tackson a S]X r0und go. While the Hollis lad
countv ladies and the men the very lat- is a game little scrapper, proving this
countj iat. , ■ when he entered the ring to match skill
wearing apparel tor fall and win . brawn, he could not, however.
in good condition.
Bids for another mile and a half fur-«
tber west will be received September,
19.
C. of C. Will Help
According to the secretary of the
chambe rof commerce, Fletcher Davis,
the chamber of commerce will furnish1
the band for the stylle show to be held
here on Thursday evening, September I
21st, and further states the band will
of the windows takes place.
Entertain Boosters
Forty-one Hollis boosters for thei
Harmon county fair were entertained
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on Thursday evening. September 21st. ring weighing the same poundage but whjch -rcturne:i tlle favor accorded the
according to Mr. Walter Gallatin <»f those arms of Riley s could not keep M in that city when the Altus-
the Baker-Hanna dry goods store. Jrom striking hard and there tells the there recentb,
Gallatin states the merchants will I’wo |ocaj amcuters fought for a setto
have a fall fashion and style review in o{ four roUnds and they kept the fans
their windows Thursday evening and n an uproar all during the melee Hav-
ail invitation to all the people are out ing no. Jn°"1edge ot b^nigthey^ust
Windows will be veiled until eight ’.vaded into each other aim returned
o’clock and at this hour the band will blow for blow. It was worth the mon-
start around the square, which will be
the signal for the unveiling of the win-
dows, and Gallatin states the merchants
have gone to extra trouble in arranging
the windows in a most attractive way,
which will atiord tne people of seeing
the most fashionable wewriag apparel to
be found anywhere.
In order to satisfy the Hunger of mi-
lady, Mr. Gallatin furnishes the Times-
Democrat a summary of what will be
worn during the fall and winter, and
says in part “styles this fall for dresses
have taken a decided change, being
e3|
cy to see them in action.
MINSTREL TO BE
HELD IN OCTOBER
TYPHOID FEVER
ADDS ONE MORE
TO LARGE LIST
F.lvin Patterson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Tatterson of East Walnut died at the
home of iu» parents here Tuesday after
RV FI I nnf F « S-YAJl SSSli”" E,vinjl
Jj I LLIY LUI/13L Practically every citizen of Altus was | =
acquainted with Elvin, the lad being one
of the best artists and cartoonists, for
l Plans for holding of a minstrel in the his age to be found anywhere, having I
city sometime during the month of won prizes on some of his paintings at
somewhat longer, braids, beads and em- Q-tobcr are being ^ade by the F.lk’s the recent county tair held here as well
broidery make up the trimmings. Waist ^ according to she exalted Ruler, as elsewhere, and there was not a doubt,
lines are lower and lend more grace to ^ ’ jj \Ve!ch but what he had a great future before
the tall slender figures. Drape sleeves Welch‘ statei this minstrel will be one him. .
are shown on many garments, faced in of thfi ever puued cff jn the city For a time F.lvin was Employed m the
bright colors. 1 . and the characters are going to be Altus Weekly News office before it
“In millinery.” Gallatin says, the weu_verscd in their parts when the was discontinued and other employees
metallic colorings are used extensively jme corres for the curtain to rise, there gave him the name of "Micky”,
this fall and are more beautiful than j»jans are also being made to issue a This name has stuck to him The lad
ever. Wide straight brims are favored spccja| cdjtion for this minstrel, and was one of the most likable chaps to be,
more than any other shapes this sea- under the management of experienced found, and made friends with all. I
son, slightly turned up shapes are pop- mcn jt js surc tQ bc a hummer. This With the announcement of his death
ular. j,sue wiH give an outline of what will it cast a sadness all over the city, and
“Suits for men all have very fancy ocC(jr during the two nights minstrel, the sympathy of the people ot Altus go
backs. Scotch tweeds, flannels, Her- t(<.sidcs ten,nR jokes on the members, out to Mr and Mrs Patterson in their
ringbone* and worsteds in light sh»d« Every person in Jackson county should hour of bereavement,
are the perdommatmg styles. Rolled nake an effort to gct one 0f tbe copies. Funeral services were conducted at
brim hats will be the popular shapes ‘ Some Qf the best talent in the city the home, the Rev. Hollums officiating
this fall and browr and pearl grey the w|jj ukf an actjve part ;n thc minstrel. Interment took place in the City Cem-
Narrow cut silk ties accoMing to the Exalted Ruler, and the etery.
designs jrc shown .„m k. m«>«n th** rvnrwirtttmtv
popular shades,
in odd colors and
more than any other style,
will not be worn very much and there-
fore, there will be very few shown. I
could go on *nd tell just what will be
worn in all lines of wearing a^oarel,
but what 1 want to impress ui*»n all is
the style show T would mu<-h r*thcr
have them come here and see for them-
selves rather than tell «t," said Mr. Gal-
latin.
Through the efforts «*f Mr. Walter
Gallatin who has been instrumental in
securing the band wkidi will furnish
music besides making all other arrange-
ments. and credit of the style show will
v will be given the opportunity(
Knit les o£ having a good laugh
UNDERGOES OPERATION
The boy Scout being m charge.
WICHITA CAFE BURNS
Fire of Unknown Origin Destroys Cafe
Near Katy Station
Son of A. H. Parks, Route 5, Altus I* E*rly Mon<Uy th,e
ODerated Uuon cated puvt across from the Katy Sta-
Raymond Parks, son of A. H Parks ^
,ro" u,'"i ,o‘-i
SHAW PREDICTS VICTORY j
and Mrs G. S. H Matlock and
so to him. Peoolle from adjoining conn- Consults with County Democratic Chair- daughter have had as their guest dur
■ -------A «_ ——- - l»- — — *k •» niB Is Frf dtrick Sitordjy - — — » . *k»«« ■*n*Vt
ties are also urged t<> come here on that
evening and see for themselves what
will be worn
play.
Hon
mg the past three weeks, their daugh-
S .1 Shaw, who is at present and hmSanrl, Rev and Mrs J W
The latest will be on dis- secretary of the State School Commu- v» i;irbu,f and children. Vohra Mae and
sion. was in Frederick Saturday where Delbert Flugene of George town, Texas,
-- he was in consultation with J. L. Meeks and j,|rs. A J. Wagrion and Mr and I
TAKEN TO ASYLUM the county democratic chairman of Till- Mrs. I) E Wagnor and baby of Dun-
— man county, on organization plans. rJn Oklahoma, also Mrs. J A. .Black- J
Woman of Unsound Mind Taken to Shaw expre»«ed the opinion the dem- »,L.rn and daughter of Duncan
Asylum Last Monday. ocratic state ticket yould he lected by -
Ofirfcers from Harmon county wer» largest majority in the history of J. M. Kelley of Headrick was in A1-,
In the city last Monday on their way the state. tu» Saturday,
to Nin mail where they were to place —
a yoong woman m the asylum It is »' *” —» I* *t Wedne*
stated this lady has been restdmg in day morning for Norman where she will
Hollt*. and her mind has become mort truer tnr lan-i iijr «»« Oklahoma
unbalanced until it reached the stage —
where she had to be taken to the asvlttm C » m -nd «on. Claud, of
While in the city she was want to Lawton are the guests of Mr. and Mrs
talk coatmuaeMljr. **■ h. Amnx
Good Story
Everybody likes a good story and no story
can compare with the true report of an achievement that
points to the listener s profit.
This story is worth your attention and investigation.
It provides the means of reducing your clothing
expense, of getting greater value in fine quality
at lower prices.
Every man can now afford to buy and wear exclusive
styles, rich all wool fabrics, and the expert tailoring of
skilled craftsman, and you can get it all at lower prices in
Kuppenheimer Good Clothes
Straight-line fronts in loosely fitted styles, sport models,
business suits with blunt and peak lapels, a large variety
of style ideas, all colors wonderful values at $35, $40, $45*
New Fall Furnishing Goods for Men and Boys
Sweaters, coat and slipover; New Hats; Caps; New Shirts;
New Munsing Wear; New Belts; Suspenders? New Neck-
wear; New Trousers; New Sleeping Garments; etc., all
priced at very reasonable prices. You can shop here as
exclusive as the best exclusive men’s store in the country
:
Mm F.v
for I Junes:
i Ma«- Matlnrk left Sunday;
i for a visit with vtlslim j
xstbly go from there to Ok
y for a visit.
F. M
Berry, manager of the Empire
is is Colorado for a short stay
£
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Forgy, Burney B. The Altus Times Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 14, 1922, newspaper, September 14, 1922; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc825895/m1/4/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed July 9, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.