Luther Register. (Luther, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 36, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 7, 1914 Page: 1 of 6
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Volume XV.
LOCATE THEIR TEST
FOR LUTHER FIRST, LAST AND ALWAYS.
LUTHER REGISTER
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Luther Company Will
Try For Oil on the
Oliver C. Black
Farm.
The test well of the Luther Gas
4 Oil oompany has been located,
the directors at their regular
weekly meeting Monday night
having decided to drill the well
on the south half of the south
west quarter of seotion 34, town-
ship 14 north, range 1 east, the
same being the Oliver C. Black
farm, a mile and a half south of
Luther.
Judge J. T. Diokerson of Ed
mond, who has the oontract for
drilling the well, is now busily
engaged in assembling the ma-
chinery and casing necessary,
and the same will be Bhipped
here as soon as possible. Work
on the erection of the derriok
will begin at once, the material
for that purpose having been
here for some time. A standard
80-foot California derriok will be
used.
Judge Dickerson states that
the hole at the top will be thirty
inches in diameter, and at 2500
feet will be finished at 10 inohes,
if necessary to go that deep to
find oil. If oil is not found at
2500 feet or less, the hole will
still be large enough to allow
drilling to a much greater depth.
Drilling is to begin not later
than May 1—sooner if the neces
sary machinery and material can
be gotten here and installed.
Mrs. D. T. Smith, Misses Vida
Biiecoe, Marie Vorel and Anna
May McNutt were in Oklahoma
City Saturday.
^ The many friends o f Miss
Byron McNutt'were glad to see
’her out Sunday after an illness
of several weeks.
Mrs. John Bednar went to
Meridian today to visit her fath
er, Mr. Goodrich, who has been
quite ill for the past week.
Miss Hattie Howard of Bonita,
Texas, is expected here the last
of the week for a visit with her
sister, Mrs. J, O. Jackson, and
family.
Ray Tansel was here from Ed
mond yesterday.
O. M. Cole is still serving on a
jury at Oklahoma City.
D. M. Beaty and James Karns
x were here from Jones City yes-
l terday.
Wm. Wolf, northeast of Luth-
er, took the train here yesterday
for Texas, where he will visit
friends,
A. C. Couoh, chairman of the
board of county commissioners,
is at Oklahoma City attending
the regular monthly meeting of
the board.
Miss Harriet Harris will be
home from Harrah t o spend
Easter, and will be accompanied
by three or four friends.
The Ladies Aid society will
serve a ohioken dinner in the
middle sou'h room of the Frisco
hotel building, Saturday.—adv.
Ralph Renshaw o f Tupelo,
where he is depot agent, visited
his parents here Saturday and
Sunday.
Mart Davis has bored a new
well for Bert Degroot.
LATE NEWS NOTES
FROM UNION VALLEY
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. L- Harris
dined Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Vio Herrold. While Mr. • and
Mrs. Dave Herrold, Miss Della
Pettit, Lillian Shaw and family,
and John Pettit were afternoon
guests.
Mrs. Alvin Davis visited home
folks, north of Luther, Saturdxy
night and Sunday Her sister,
Mies Ruth Boydston, returned
with her for a short visit.
Remember Rev. J. D. Lewis
will preach at the Union Valley
sohool house next Sunday, both
morning and at night. Come
and hear of him who "spake as
never man spake ”
Mr. and Mrs Snider, Mrs Clara
Padgett, Miss Warren, J. M.
Wagoner, Roy Booher and Ora
Crosby were most delightfully
entertained at the pleasant home
of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Wagoner
last Sunday afternoon.
A baby girl came to the home
of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Paine last
Sunday. Dr. Norman said it
weighed 12 pounds. Mrs. Snider
says it is “so sweet.” T. H.
says one girl is worth lots of
boys anyway.
“The King” will be at Union
Valley school house next Sunday.
What King? “King Immanuel”—
God—with us. How do we know
He will be there? “Where two
or three are gathered together in
My name, there am I in the midst
of them.”—Matthew 18:20.
Luther. Okahoma, Tuesday, April 7,1914.
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lactful to Indulge In open criticism, it is known that many of them disapprove of the extent to which secrecy has
been carried on in this trial. The arrow indicates Major Koehler. The insert is Col. Henry Kirby, president of the
court martial.
BEGIN TO DRILL AGAIN
AT FALLIS TEST WELL
The story that the company
that is drilling the test well at
Eallis, was broke, is erroneous.
The driller, Mr. Haught, has for
several days been engaged in
putting in new casing, and ex-
pected to resume drilling some
time today or Wednesday. The
hole is said to be in good shape
at 2196 feet, and the driller says
the prospeot for striking oil is
good. The company has had a
great deal of bad luck with this
test but it new looks as though
they will be able to finish it.
ROSSVILLE WOMAN
DIES SUDDENLY
The Roseville community was
shocked a week ago SundBy by
the sudden death of Mrs. H. A.
Potter, which ooourrid at three
o’clock p. m. that day. Mrs.
Potter was taken suddenly sick
that morning and by the time a
doctor arrived had sunk into un-
consciousness, being the victim
of double aoute pneumonia. She
leaves a husband and a host of
friends to mourn her loss.
MITTIE GOYER WINS
SPELLING CONTEST!
LADY MACCABEES
ARE ENTERTAINED
Last Thursday afternoon the
Lady Maccabees, about twelve
in number, enjoyed a very pleas-
ant Easter social at the home of
Mrs. A. C. Couch, -Mrs. Ethel
Herrold was the winner in the
egg hunt. Delioeous refresh-
ments were served and all were
loud in teeir praise of the after-
noon entertainment.
The Minstral Show given by
some oolored gents under the
name of “De South Befor De
War,” at Nichols hall Saturday
afternoon was pronounced real
good. These gents are experi-
enced in the minstral show busi-
ness and promise to give Luther
some good entertainment in that
line. They will show Wednesday
Thursday and Saturday nights
this week.
A CHOCTAW TOWNSHIP GIRL
MAKES CRADE OF 98 IN
COUNTY CONTEST.
Mittie Goyer, 13 years of age,
a pupil in the Pleasant Hill
sohool in Chootaw township, of
which John Lindsay is teacher,
was the winner of the gold medal
in the oounty spelling contest at
Oklahoma City last Saturday.
She missed only two words out
of 100, thus making a grade of
98. The words misspelled were
“melancholy” and “chattel”.
Her erroneous versions were
“melonoholy” and “chattle.”
The other contestants were
Marie Hoover, Oklahoma town-
ship; Marous Berry, Britton
township; Viola Schutten, Hart-
zell township; John Keetring,
Deep Fork township, Eva Vorel,
Luther townssip; Matilda Matzke
Council Grove; Katie Kehr,
Greely township; Amy Ashby,
Boone township, and Myrtle
Massey, Cass township.
Dewayne McAllister, winner of j
the oratorical contest, is 7 years j
old. His subject was “An Old
Bachelor.” The youth is in the
second grade class in the Britton
sohool, Mrs. Hattie Fieek being
his teacher. Dorris Madill re-
ceived honorable mention in this
oontest.
Those who participated for
oralorical honors besides young
McAllister were: Paul Tanner,
Oklahoma township; Quincy
Treuthart, Hartzell township;
Maysia Arends, Springer town-
ship; John Wells, Deep Fork
township; Dorris Madill, Lincoln
township; Olive Longwitb, Crut-
cho township; Anna May Mc-
Nutt, Luther township, and
Howard Harrison, Boone town-
ship.
The contests, which are an
annual event, was open to all ]
pupils in the rural schools of the
oounty, and were largely attend-
ed.
HOLINESS PEOPLE
CLOSE A REVIVAL
Wellston News: “The revival
which had been conducted in the
Pearson hotel building for the
preceding six weeks by Alonzo
Horn, evangelist, closed Sunday
night, Rev. Horn going to attend
a conference of his church at
Hot Springs, Arkansas. Sixty
people were baptised during the
course of the meetings, and a
church organization perfected
and regular services will be held
hereafter.”
A MERIDIAN NEGRO
CONFESSES PERJURY
Henry Lewis, a negro living
on a farm near Meridian, con-
fessed to the charge of perjury
in a case pending at Guthrie,
wherein S. P. Brooks, another
negro near Meridian, was charg-
ed with inhumanly beating his
18 year old daughter and given 5
years in the penitentiary.
ARRESTS 3 PEOPLE
WANTED IN MISSUURI
Deputy Sheriff Molrvin o f
Choctay arrested Warner Wilson
and his son, Turner Wilson, and
Mrs. Leona Ray of Gillman City,
Mo , charged with some offense
in Misssuri. The trio were taken
to Oklahoma City and committed
to the county jail, pending the
arrival of officers from Missouri.
LOCAL NEWS FROM
AROUND PLAIN VIEW
Russell Young is sick with the
whooping cough.
T. J. Keating and family and
Ben Cornwell visited Sunday
with Elvin George and family.
Simon Wagoner and family
spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Worel.
Mr. and Mrs, Ben Adams went
to Oklahoma City last Thursday,
and Mrs. Adams had some dental
work done.
Mrs. Crutchfield was the guest
of Mrs. Elvin George, Thursday.
Clyde Bailey erected a new
windmill in his place last week.
Mrs. Keeleing of Arcadia was
the guest of Mrs. R. R. Blevins
Sunday.
Clinton and Miss Maude Keat-
Iflg were in Oklahoma City Sat-
urday, and Miss Maude attended
the teachers meeting.
MRS.LOVE TO TALK
ON CONSOLIDATION
Anna Burks Love, county sup-
erintendent of schools, will make
an address on the consolidation
of public schools at the Grove
Dale school house, south o f
Luther, on Thursday afternoon
at 2:30. Everyone interested is
requested to attend.
OPINIONS DIFFER
ON “HALF & HALF”
There seems to be a great dif-
ference of opinion in regard to
,fHalf and Half” cotton. The
Oklahoma Cotton exchange mail-
ed out a letter saying they would
not buy this kind of cotton at
regular prices.
C. F. Carlin of Luther, who
raised some of this ootton last
year, wrote H. H. Summers, of
Duluth, Ga., the originator of
‘ Half and Half” and in reply Mr
Summers enclosed a letter frpm
W. L. Wilson, McClure-Taylor
Co. and S. G. Dodson, merchants
who had bought this kind of cot-
ton. The letter from them fol-
lows :
“In reply to your request for
statement as to how your Half
and Half cotton grades on our
market, beg to say that it grades
as well as any other cotton, and
when carefully handled will grade
one grade higher than other cot-
ton. A lot of this ootton has gone
direct to Liverpool in the past
five or six years, and we have
never heard the least complaint.”
Number 36.
School
Cmlfefies
SCHOOL NOTES.
A general program was given
at chapel in order that all the
rooms would have the opportun-
ity of using the new stage. We
are certainly proud of the new
curtains.
There were a number of visit-
ors present this morning.
Bernice Keker is back in school
after a week's absenue.
Eva Vorel and Anna May Mo-
Nutt attended the spelling and
oratorical contests at Oklahoma
City, Saturday.
The 3rd and 4th grades are do-
ing some good work in Arithme-
tic.
Iola Wagaman and Mildred Mo
Corkle are baok in school after
several days absence on account
of sickness.
Janice Coffer is absent today.
The spelling contest between
the 1st and 2nd grades resulted
in a viotory for the 2nd grade.
We are glad to have Pansy
Gossett with us again after a
week’s absence.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Attendance at Sunday Sohool
Sunday, 91; oolleotion $2.60,
Visitors 0. New pupils 1.
The H. and H. Workers will
moet this Tuesday with Mrs.
Chas. Huntington.
The Juniors will have charge
of the song services next Sunday.
Glen McCorkle and Miss Ethel
Canada will lead the Junior and
Senior Endeavors next Sunday.
Announcements for the week
ure as follows:
Bible Sunday School, 10 a. m.
Junior C. E., 3:00 p. m.
Y. P. S. C. E., 6:30 p. m.
Choir praotice Wednesday ev-
ening, 7:30. ,
Juniors meet each Thursday at
4 :00 o’clock.
Preaching every First and
Third Sundays.
Rev. S S. Offutt, Pastor.
M. E. CHURCH.
Attendance at Sunday school
last Sunday was 94. Collection,
$2.69. Visitors 3. New pupils 1.
Miss Izetta George will lead
League next Sunday evening.
The Ladies’ Aid society is
holding a business meeting at
the church this afternoon.
Rev. Cloud will hold services
at Servado next Sunday morning
and there will be no preaching
here in the morning.
An easter program will be
given at the church Sunday
night.
Services each Sunday are as
follows:
Sunday School, 10 a. m.
Preaching service, 11 a. m.
Class Meeting, 12:15 p. m.
Junior League, 3 p. m.
Epworth League, 7:00 p. m.
Preaching service, 7:30 p. m.
Prayer meeting each Thursday
evening at 7:00 o’clook. Choir
practice immedeately after the
prayer meeting.
Rev. H. L. Cloud, Pastor.
Wellston News: “Wm. Wise
shipped his household goods and
moved his family to Prague, Sat-
urday, where they will make
their home hereafter. Mr. Wise
has a position in the ice plant at
Prague.”
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