Wheatland Weekly Watchword (Oklahoma [Wheatland], Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 12, 1914 Page: 4 of 8
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SUM NfWSfAPfR PIIBUSK CO.
OKLAHOMA CITY
«y N. HARVEY 8T.
OKLAHOMA
PHONB P B X 99
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—Publishers of—
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Published
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•very Thursday.
Wadaaaday *j^[Jl*u*lUw should be handed to local editors sot later «a.»
Mil istae furnished upon sppltontton to busts os office
reisnsUat ei obuga of addrere. sis* old as well as orTaddreas.
NO DEGREASE IN
PENNUTAGRENGE
Women Allowed to
Perform Hard Work
■f OH GRACE 8. CROSS
Geo. Barnett
Present member of the Hoard of
County Commissioners of Oklahoma
: County, who has announced his can-
I dldacy for County Assessor on the
Democratic ticket. He waa largely
Now in opening a diawre bavln*th« “"lament
•Should women he al
lowed to do hand work 7*
■ion of n certain subject it
is often tMoaaaarr to deAae
the subject, so ss to haws a
common ground of ander-
” work for women ? As we
in 1918 reduced 24 million dollars, and
the budgets of the city and county
departments lowered.
Mr. Harnett in announcing his plat
form, says that if elected assessor of
Oklahoma County that he will lower
taxes to their reasonable cash value.
That he will raise the burden from
ip
ft
Mantling. What then do we mann by “hard
difficult taaka which already, by common oonaenL fall to lhe 8ho,lld‘,r« of the taxpayers. That
^ ^ ^ _ * » ~ Ha will nut nblahsma nti.. L. .1.
* ” oo*®* to ■•• that wa mean by “hard” work for women
Mbfyaard work which it ia not customary for women to perform—work
pMehM the peat baa been done by men.
* ph/iLian’a standpoint the question of a suitable task for
***** ***" ^*r**^I detwmined by its physical effect upon her. To
fW * ** daridiag what a woman ia physically able to bear it may
■* what aha has bores and is bearing.
Joe instance, a woman ia the lower social scale may hear and rear
•■WhMj, i lufflrisat teak in iteelf. In the interval she does all
the houeehold work. She launders, rooks, cleans and sews She lifu
****J "* “d baskets of clothes and stands for boon at cook stove or
he will put Oklahoma City back on
the map and make realty Investments
seductive to the investor. Mr. Bar-
nett's record on the Board of County
Commissioners has been such to show
his good business judgment, and as
he has made good his promises of the
past he promises to make them good
in the future.
FARMERS NOW KNOW HOW TO
AVOID ALL DANGER OF
CROP FAILURE.
..._f
COMANCHE COUNTY THE LEADER
Nine Thousand Dollars In Three Years
From Eighty Aero Farm la One
Grower’s Record For th#
Little Goobers.
Comanche has become one of the
most Important peanut centers In
Oklahoma. In territory immediately
adjacent to the town there were some
3,000 acres of Spanish peanuts in 1913,
but the crop was almost totally ruined
by the late fall rains which continued
for weeks without intermision. How-
ever, observers state that had the pea
nut crop been harvested the end of
August the average yield for Coman-
che and Stephens counties would have
oecu at least fifteen bushels an acre,
which at li a bushel together with a
ton of hay an acre at $15 a ton would
have been worth $30 an acre. Waiting
for the second crop of nuts to mature
proved the undoing of Stephens county
farmers.
T® PISH TICK ERAIICATIOK WORK
GOVERNMENT AGENTS GRADUAL-
LY ELIMINATING THE PE8T.
Indicating Calmnass.
Wife—"Look here, Emil. If your col-
league's wife gets a new hat I must
have one, too." Husband—"Keep
lalm about it. We have come to an worse than that. The yare both try
Considerable Additional Territory In agreement that neither of you Is to Ing to marry the same fortune.”—
"Why do they bate each other so?"
"They are rivals.” “Oh. both trying to
marry the same girl, eh? That sort of
thing certainly does arouse man's pri-
mal passions.” “In this case It la
Oklahoma to Go Above Quaran-
tine Line Next Fall.
i have one.”
Houston Post.
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS INVITED TO
EDMONO.
Central State Normal, the place
where two thousand teachers of Okla
_____ homa enrolled last year, is engaged
_ She often oaniee ■ fretful child on one arm while she in aro«a*n* P“bHf »entiment for bet-
the herei ami with th* aU. ox. ;_ , .. ,er bubl,c achools so that the public
Mata ill with the other. She nets with the sun and with the school child can have the beet chance
her work endeth not Dons any arise in chivalrous wrath and in J*fe P®**^1*-
“*JJf’SEJ's:
now, ii penchant* abe complain, aha ia comforUd with the aaaur- ,h*,r p«p<'» The university has a big
■me that As is doing her datv in “woman’s h» mk— •» i Beld for ,he hi*b schools. Cen-
Oa the L TTT IT , . tr? Normal last year origin.ted the
._, matT "“A “»« ledy of fashion labors indeed, bat st different scheme of giving a big chance—a big
** “r b? clwhi°«
■■■■ii mimu unaergarments restrict reepiretion, impede cirtrula- \ Po»*ible.--the children of the eight
“i<UT” 7? «». "• —■ Ed-
_— <3ma,P ***• walking muscles and threw the whole mond last April. They had the loo
Mpffjr eat of proper poise, and her acan tv-skirted gown neoeaaiutes an lrmr* dash' the dash the 440
faaaataml and In I U.. _ _ ® and relay races, hurdles, pole-vaulting
TO . *— ^mrfmg gait Her amazing coiffure, constructed from hammer throwing and all events of
7**!1* “ ■■wbotaeosna jute or dead human hair, heats the brem ami j *_ba*_together with liask‘‘' ball.
iMEatha daiwsts etracturea of the neck and upper spine, and the fashion-
mm Sat, s crowning monstrosity, with its weighth of velvet, plumes and
•katana! flora, add* its harden.
T*"“ “J Mdr enters upaa her strenuous round. The daily
«wtanda of her engagement book would phase the average business man
who sometimes thinks he is overworked. She must visit the modiste and
the milliner to supervise the new gowns and hats which are ever on the
w*]L She may have appointments with dentist, manicurist or hairdresser,
•T she must see florist, decorator and caterer, if perchance she entertains
Staome near data. She lunches hurriedly to rush off to calls, teas, recep-
WteS or bridge and returns to dress for dinner at home or abroad. In
tha evening she goes to the opea or theater, or if a ball is on she dances
if joung and chaperones if older until the small hours of morning.
These are the extremes, but each rung of the social ladder in between
oaa heavy burdens of its own for womn’s baring.
There can be no absolutely healthful occupation for the woman who
SttampU to follow the present silly caprice* in dress. Whatever her task.
a works at a disadvantage. We remember the physical prowess of the
primitive woman and see. as in a thrilling vision, woman as she might
&»ve been today if, in addition to the mental and spiritual charm which
she has received from education snd culture, she had developed her
drou^native strength and grace as nature plannd.
won-
volley hall and baseball This is go-
ing to be a bigger meet than ever
this year. There will be declamatory,
oratorical, spelling, musical and liter-
ary contests. There will be grammar
| school exhibits.
It is a chance for the rural, small
town and city school to bring in the
best products of the big school, the
Grammar School, together and get on
the map of education.
Here is a Jist of the contests:
Gins' and boys' tennis, basketball,
volley hall, boys' playground ball and
track events, consisting of relay. 50.
100 and 220-yard dashes; 440 and 880
yard run, 130-yard low hurdle. 60-yard
high hurdle, shot put. discuss, pole
vault, high and broad jump. The
music contests consist yt yoc«» solo,
piano solo. duet, quartet or glee club!
The literary contests consist of de-
bate, oratorical and declamatory.
Every school should get Into the
game.
A RELIABLE FARM MORTGAGE
COMPANY.
Attention is called to the advertise-
ment In this Issue of the Oklahoma
_ - - r---- , F*rm Mortgage Co., now. probably,
The whole question, therefore, becomes a comparative and individual ! ,lnt of
one, of which the conclusion ia this: Whatever work a certain 1 Oklahoma. This
do and wishes to do, provided it is
not morally degrading, ia auitable I ””""an' .anrt la,er' *.»"« Mr.
Edward Wolf, who operates the Co-
manche Grain and Elevator Co., says
the farmers in the vicinity of Coman
che have made good money on peanuts
every year except 1913 and that the
crop failure will not result in a large
shrinkage of the peanut area for 1914.
He says the very conditions which
spelled ruin for ihe Comanche farmers
last fall will mea. opportunity for
them this year, as peanuts will be high
next September because of the short-
age in the crop at present. He advises
a doubling or trebling of thu present
acreage In Stephens county.
In spite of th* crop failure Mr. Wolf
sold more than thirty peanut planters.
Mr. Wolf operates two peanut shellers
and can shell five cars of peanuts
every twenty-four hours. There are
many peanut threshers in use in Ste-
phens county. Acording to Mr. Wolf,
who is one of the best Informed men
on agricultural conditions In the Co-
manche and Duncan vicinity, the aver-
age yield of peanuts for Stephens
county In 1912 was 47V4 bushels an
acre and the acreage for that year was
more than 6,000. In a good year the
peanut crop adds $250,000 to $300,000
to the wealth of Stephens county farm-
ers. There were three successive big
crops during which the price never
fell below 70 cents and went as high
as 98 cents.
Fattening Hogs on Peanuts
Mr. Wolf has demonstrated that it is
easy and profitable to fatten hogs on
peanuts. In 1912 he fattened fifty-two
head on peanut waste, the hogs mak
ing a daily gain of 2% pounds for thir-
ty days. When put on peanut feed they
weighed 100 to 125 pounds and when
topped off with a little corn they
weighed 200 to £25 pounds each and
ght fancy prices at the Oklahoma
stockyards. Mr. Wolf's results
situated many farmers to feed peanuts
to hogs and shipments of hogs from
Comanche have Increased as a result.
Thirty acres of Spanish peanuts
brought an income of $3,000 in three
consecutive years to J. B. Leach of
Comanche, an average of $100 an acre.
In 1909 Mr. Leach sold an eighty acre
farm to Walter Patrick with the agree-
ment that half of the sixty acres in
cultivation should be planted to pea
nuts for four years and the income
should go to Mr. Leach. At the con-
clusion of this period the farm was to
be the property of Mr. Patrick. By-
Tick eradication will be carried on
aa extensively this year as In the past
by the state and federal authorities
and by the latter part of the year there
will be considerable territory to re-
| lease from quarantine. When the sea-
son opens again, which will be about
the latter part of March, work will be
begun in the half of Mayes county
w-est of Grand river, the remainder of
Creek county south of the Frisco rail
road, and the remainder of Tulsa eoun-
ty. It is very likely that all of this1
territory will be placed above the fed-
eral line this fall. Work will also be]
done in McClain county and in the
southeast portion of Osage county, if
sufficient money can be raised In this
territory, and it is believed this will
be done without much delay.
Stockmen and citlsena in Delaware
county also want eradication work in
that county, and Okfuskee and Semi-
nole may also raise money snd ask
that work be done in those counties.
It Is expected that stockmen in the
territory east of the Grand and Ar-
kansas rivers a-ill form a co-operative
association and raise money for the
work there. This would comprise sev-
eral counties which may be turned
Into a range territory. Jefferson coun- ]
ty has likewise asked that work be]
done there. Cattlemen there have al-
ready taken steps to assist in securing
funds to do the work. Work will also
be carried on in Osage, Stephens, Pot-
tawatomie, Washington and Rogers.
Condensed Statement of the Condititon of the
Security National Bank
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.
At the Close of Business, March 4, 1914
RESOURCES
Discounts and Time Loans....................$
Overdrafts
United States Bonds (at par)
505,188 34
718.95
117,000 00
Bonds and Securities.......................... 271,03706
Bills of Exchange............................ 52,613.34
Real Estate, Furniture and Fixtures........... 11,700 00
Due from Banks and Clearing House. .$439,708.82
Demand Loans .................... 270,801.96
Cash................................ 201,869.66 912,38044
LIABILITIES.
Si,870.638.13
.$ 100.000.00
75,000.00
8.489.68
100,000.00
JWIITOI CD. DEM TIE! |
Capital ....................................
Surplus (earned) ...........................
Undivided profits............................
Circulation................................... iuu.uuu.uu
Deposits..................................... 1,587,148.45
$1,870,638.13
UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY
OFFICERS.
William Mee...................................President
S R. Raymond..............................vice President
Oscar G. Lee............................... President
}} 71 Raymond...................................Cashier
(j. L. Kel ogg............................Assistant Cashier
Miss Virgil Rinar of Wapanucka and
H«r favorite cow. Pictures like these
mako the city man want to go hack
to the land.
Tip to Transgressors.
"Ef, ez dey say." observed Br’er
Williams, "de devil invented de tango
dance, sinners should practice it
night an' day, kaze it’ll be a life-saver
ter um w'en dey hits de hot pave-
ment down below ter know how ter
hop high.”—Atlanta Constltuion.
Fleas One Would Avoid.
The most injurious flea is the Chi-
goe, or sand flea, which comes from
the Kerguelen islands, in the Indian
ocean. There is also one with claws
like those of a lobster, which is
found on a smal lbird in South Amer-
ica.
Statement of the Condition of the
State Exchange Bank
OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.
At the Close of Business March 4, 1914.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts...........................$146,028.52
Furniture and fixtures.......................... 12,500.00
Real estate................ 9,800.00
Cash and sight exchange..............$133,131.88
State bonds and warrants ............ 316,637.24 449,769.12
Total..................................... .$618,097.64
. liabilities.
Capital ... ..................................$100,000.00
Mirplus and undivided profits............ 3 978 64
DcP«sits .................................’^F14.'l 19.00
,r„otaI......................................$618,097.64
1 he above statement is correct. TOM G. TAYLOR.
y\r a , Cashier.
\\ e oner our patrons the services of a strong, safe and
conservative bank with ample capital and resources to care for
the needs of our customers whether the volume of their busi-
ness is large or small. We pay interest on time deposits. We
w ill be pleased to have an opportunity to serve you.
I. B. LEVY. President.
H. W. PENTECOST. V.-Pres.
H. L GERSON. Vice-Pres.
1 OM G. TAYLOR, Cashier.
STATE EXCHANGE BANK
132 MAIN STREET OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLA,
work for her, and this she should be
free to perform.
woman can company was organized several years
j APdr:K Klngkadf ,and hiB as- ot 1912 the peanuts had‘brought
soeiates in Norman, and later, when \tr i na„h ftnA____ _____
j business had grown to such excellent
Qyick and Startling
Effects of Hearsay
By ROBERT P. GREEN, Ntw Yodi
mmor that an investigation
that he a ill gave a nation of slaves, etc.
In a manner not at all unlike this the
*bouf to ** ni*do of ,he •cho°1 of a certain great city brought
•bout a great deal of activity on the part of responsible folk
Plausible explanations have been devised, re ’tis eaid. for the waste
^bhc,money in tra.nmg young men for teaching and then coolly telling
them to Go west, young man.” .mi the continued counting out of norma!
•ollege graduates after four years’ learning ^ on.v^l to two
teaming sehoo! will doubtless have a reason rendered if called for ^
The whole good old vessel, "Education.” is shiDahare an I r— A. *.
fepel boarders and inquisitors, when lo! we read therein be no
-ked, and IP. all a false alarm. 1 * D° ‘I’***™
; proportions that a more central loca-
} tlon was necessary, it was moved to
j Oklahoma City, where, by straight and
j square dealing, it has become the
. ! leading farm loan company of Okta-
II is curious to reflect on b°tna. From its tnclpiency its motto
the effect that mere rumor I h“* b<><>n to s‘ve a *9>*»re deal to
at mere rumor every customer, to loan at the lowest
can have. \\ e all know the fetes- and Rive borrowers every ad-
stock market breaks if i v“ntage consitent with good business
m. . . , , * “ 80me | judgment. That its business has stead-
magnate of finance sava a grown for years, is proof sufficient , anJ Duncan districts,
gloomv word or a steward of 11 fol»nded upon right prln Every year Mr. Leach fattens a hog
The gentlemen comprising the'on peanuts Just to show Stephens
county farmers the merits of goobers
Leach $3,000 and he promptly
gave a deed to the farm to Mr. Patrick.
The 1913 crop was a failure because
of excessive fall rains which arrived
after there was a crop of fifteen bush
els an acre on the vines which could J
have been saved by prompt work.
Mr. l*ach Is the pioneer peanut ]
grower of Stephens county. He says j
the Spanish peanut is the best money j
crop for the farmers of the Comanche I
, . ciples. i
the public welfare declares company are: Andrew Klngkade,
President: H. P. Doughty. Secretary,
and A. Martin Kingkade. Treasurer—
all formerly Cleveland county men—
and we can recommend them as
square dealers. See their adv.
"Money" on the back page of this
uaper
as pork makers. This yt.: Mr. Leach I
paid $6 for a hog. After four months' j
feeding on peanuta, with just enough
corn to harden the fat. the animal
weighed 515 pounds worth 8^4 cents. |
It made 250 pounds of lard.
Co-Operation
[s Pltf
|L
to Strong Test
hr JOHN B. EVERETT. N» Y-fc
The co-operative store of
ihe Housewives’ league in
Brooklyn has been clewed,
but this does not mean that
the experiment has been a I
failure. On the contrary,'
efforts are already being
2&adc for a new veuture «u a much larger scale.
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“ tsK:»js,'d
No. 571# REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.
At tha Close oil Business March ♦. 1914,
RESOURCES.
'rtme loans ........................................$1,618,202.49
Furniture and fixtures ................................. 20.000 00
Real estate ............................................ 22io88.05
Demand loans ...............................$240.758 51
Bonds and warrants .......................... 353.410.53
Cash and Exchange........................... 873.349.70 1.467.518.74
To'-al ........................................................ ..
LIABILITIES
Capital stock.........................................t cop oon qq
Surplus snd undivided profits.......... .......... 86 67^^6S
Circulation ..................V.'”11”!”' '*'* 100000 of)
Deposits ............................................... 2.44L1S6 59
Total ........................................................ 27
Condensed Statement of the Condition of
THE FIRST STATE BANK
—of—
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.
Corner Grand Avenue and Robinson—Colcord Bldg.
At the Close of Business March 4th, 1914, as Made Under Call of
the Bank Commissioner of the State of Oklahoma
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts .....
Furniture and Fixtures ...........................’
Bills of Exchange ....................‘T ITTI ‘sm'oS
Warrants ................. • Lv.M
Cash and Sight Exchange............... 151,830.14 305,086.05
„ . LIABILITIES. $423,438.64
Undivided Profit .................$ 6;^°°
for Guaram-V Fund Assessments (Earned)! ''too.S
-Conservative Method's the Reason of our Steady Growth*—
WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS
OFFICERS
SP;etj" Uice-Presclents Assistant Cashers
S.P. Berry AR«dfus C°y M. M. Bath
A. J. enthorn Luther Welch
DIRECTORS.
C F 'cltearH S‘ P Berry A J enthorn
C. F. Colcord Rufus Coy
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