Cherokee County Democrat (Tahlequah, Okla.), Vol. 34, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 24, 1919 Page: 1 of 4
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CHEROKEE *'&■ DEMOCRAT
OFFICIAL PAPER OP OTY AW) COUNTY qZj£ PiaLBOKP BY THE ARROW PUMJMWC 00.
successor to the tahlequah arrow and herald.
TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1010.
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D. 0. SCOTT, President
J. B. PEARSON, Vice-President
L. I* LESLIE, Ca^iier.
H. B. UPTON, Ass't. Cashier.
Condensed Statement ol the Condition of
The First National Bank
TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA.
As rendered to the Comptroller of the Currency at the close of business,
September 12 th, 1919.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts $371,55" 34
United States Bonds.... 50,000.00
Liberty Bonds ...; 34.P16.09
U. S. Treas. Certificates 10,000.00
5 per cent Fund....l 2,500.00
Bank Building 9,000.00
Furniture and Fixtures l.KOO.OO
Federal Reserve Stock... 3,000.00
Revenue Stamps 12.63
Cash and Sight Exchange I30,0il3.38
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock $ 50,000.00
Surplus 50,000.00
Circulation 50,000.00
Undivided Profits 5,455.24
Reserve for Interest... 175.92
Reserve for Taxes 600.00
DEPOSITS $45fl,ft83.2S
Total $612,914.44 Total $612,914.44
The above statement Is correct.
L. L. LESLIE, Cashier.
OUR DIRECTORS
Jonn B. Stapler W. W. Hastings J. M. Crew
A. S. Wyly D. O. Scott J. B. Pearson
. E. Pyeatt J. B. Crew
MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
CONDENSED STATEM EXT OK CONDITION OP
The First State Bank
TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA
As randered to the State Bank Commissioner at the close of business
September 12th, 1919.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts $320,221.67
Liberty Bonds 9,763.61
United States Bonds 2,000.00
Furniture and Fixtures.. 2,300.00
Banking House 11,000.00
Other Real Estate 643.39
Overdrafts 856.81
Revenue Stamps 328.51
Cash A Sight Exchange.. 105,546.58
Total $452,660.60
liabilities
Capital Stock % 40,000.00
Surplus Fund 10,120.00
Undivided Profits 1,805.04
Reserve for Taxes 250.00
DEPOSITS 400,485.56
Total $462,6*0.60
The Above Statement is wreck
W. p. -HICKS, Cashier
Deposits Guaranteed
'THE BANK WHERE YOU FEEL AT HOME"
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officers:
J. ROBT. WYLX, PRESIDENT
R. H. COUCH, VICE-PRESIDENT
W. P. HICKS, CASHIER
R. 3. WIGGINS, ASS'T. CASHIER
directors:
l. C. ROSS
PERCY wylt
R. h. COUCH
B. L. KEENAN
J. W. REID
ED SHARP
J. ROBT. wyly
CO C.TEANEY.
On Sunday. September 21st. C :o-
ver Cox, age 26 years, and Miss Em-
ma Teaney, age 19, were united in
KATE FIXED FOR COTTON
GINNING.
cerned." . •
In defining the difference between
the grades cotton, the order says:
"Snapped" cotton is defined for the
Oklahoma CitJ, Sept. ... plirp()ges „f this order to mean all
age 19, were united in the rate for cotton:ginning; on ..puUed„ before frost or aU
marriage at the home of the bride's "seed basis a o r • "pulled" cotton after frost showing
parents, M, and Mrs. J. A. Teaney,a'nd six, 25 ^ jj* ~ ofl*,
late A. C. Cruce, brother of Governor
Lee Cruce of Ardmore.
A TG&ncy «
imivuioi — — • * 4 dred for 'snapped' ——
at Hungry Mountain, the services be" j ceTits per hundred for "hollies," the
ing performed by Rev. Lee Robbins. |corp0ration commission has disposed
Mr. Cox is the son of County Judge
Cox, and is an industrious young
farmer and ranchman near Welling.
Miss Toaney is the daughter of J. A.
Teaney a merchant of Hungry Moun-
tain. The best wishes of a host of
friends goes out to this newly mar-
ried couple.
of the dispute between the cotton
producers and ginners which has
been in progress for several months.
Growers asked for a rate on the
• lint" basis but the commission, in
its order, say
SPADE-HICKS.
on the "lint" basis would have a
tendency to discourage the pains-
taking and efficient farmer since the
farmer who gathered his cotton in a
careless and inefficient manner'
Sam Spade of Moody, age 22, was wou^ receive the same reward as
married Monday to Miss Rhoda carefui and efficient farmer who
Hicks, age 18, of Moody. Joe K1JS-1 d great care and diligence in
Usher, a Baptist Missionary, offi ;use(1
elated.
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farm loans
QUICK SERVICE
EASY TERMS
L. C. ROSS
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25 per cent lint shall be "bollles."
The order further recites that gin-f
ners who have not installed seed j
scales will, in instances in which (
they are unable to agree with the j
grower upon an estimate of the
"To require ginning amount of seed' be re« uired to catch
and weigh the same.
The commission deems it inadvis-
able to at this time fix a hard or
fast rule or regulations governing
the maximum and minimum rate at
which gins should be allowed to run,
and leaves this matter to be governed
by a former order wrich required
the ginner to perform such ginning!
service in a proper and workmanlike
manner, using care and diligence in
producing a clean product and in
saving for the owner of the cotton
the full and fair weight to which he
may be justly entitled.
The order further provides that
the charges for bagging and ties
shall be two dollars ($2.00) for the
coming season.
The Oklahoma Good Roads asso-
ciation, after pass'ng more than the
half way mark in i's campaign to se-
cure 1,000 new members in Oklaho-
ma City last week, has abandone:
the campaign until after the close of
the state fir. Chairman Pettee, of
the campaign rowmittee, is of the
opinion that Oklihoma City's cam-
paign will result in securing more
than 1,000 members. Within a short
time the association will launch a
drive to recruit members in everv
county in the state.
There was a box supper Friday,
the proceeds going to buy literature
for a literary society. The amount
raised was eight dollars.
W. F. Ghormley came in from
Westville Sunday where he had been
or business for several days.
picking his cotton, for the further
reason that the ginner obviously
renders more service at a propor-
tionately greater expense due to
weai and tear on his machinery in
ginning 1800 pounds of dirty cotton
jvhich makes a 500 pound bale of
lint, than he does in ginning 1500
pounds of well picked cotton which
also makes a 500 pound bale of lint,
and on the lint basis, would receive
'the same compensation for ginning
Therefore, the
STA TEHOl'SE RREVITIES
in each instance.
commission finds that the ginning
of cotton under present conditions, .Oklahoma's exhibit at the Four-
the "seed" basis is the most just teenth Annual Soil Products Exposi-
"nd equitable method to all con- tion at Kansas City, Mo., will be one
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In order that anyone might conduct
a business successfully, it is absolutely
necessary to give SERVICE.
Backed by my knowledge of drugs
and my experience as a druggist in
Cherokee County for the last10 years
you are assured of the best SERVICE
obtainable.
I take a personal interest in all prescriptions
left with me and as my stock is absolutely
new your prescriptions will be filled wit6 pure
fresh drugs. I Want Your Business
Williams Drug Store
£ C. ROSS WILLIAMS, OWNER PHONE 3ZO £ he
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of the most comprehensive displays
of the state's products ever assem-
bled. John A. Whlteburst, president
of the state board of agriculture, has
been engaged in securing the prod-
ucts for the exhibit which, at the
Kansas City exposition, will be in
charge of Felix K. West, of El Reno.
Surviving dele^ataes to the Con-
stitutional convention, which framed
Oklahoma's organ'-; laws, will as
semble in reunion at Oklahoma City (
Friday, September 26. After a "get-
together" meeting at the Chamber of
Commerce, the delegates will attend
the Wilson Day meeting at the state
fair grounds in a body.
The Exchange Oil Company, a Sin-
clair concern, has appealed to Fed-
eral Judge Cottterrall, of Oklahoma
Ciy, for an injunction restraining
State Auditor Caitter from issuing
ax warrants against its property.
Auditor Carter ruled that the com-
pany must pay its three per cant
gross production tax on a basis of
the "actual cash value" while the
company claims he post price p*ir
barrel is the basis for the tax.
At the Free in Fori Sv.'-iith
during the week of October 6 there
will probably be the biggest display
or live stock, poultry, farm products,
etc., ever assembled in this section.
The Fair Association is expending
thousands of dollars promoting the
event and inform 13 that they want
every farmer in tb<s section of the
country to enter his products. The
l exhibition is under the direction of
'county demonstration agents and
about twenty county exhibits have
already been arranged.
In addition to the exhibits from
the farm, hundreds of attractions of
various kinds have been arranged.
The entire show is to be staged on
Garrison Ave. The Free Fair prom-
ises to attract thousands of visitors
to Fort Smith.
The following are some of the
workers who hare been appointed
to help in the Salvation Army
' Drive. Others will appear in the
next issue of thU paper: District
25, Md SharpT'diatftei. Ri^
Hinds; district 7-51, T. L. Balltnger;
district 1. J. J. Bailey, Rev. Albion
Robinson; district 10, K. Berry Pet-
erson; district 9, W. T. Scott. Judge
McM.chael; district 12, J. M. Hack-
ler: district 2, Hugh Morris.
The scope of Salvation Army work
will be greatly enlarged in the near
future with the funds raised In the
Home Service Campaigns. The Army
plans to establish in this territory
institutions similar to'those in other
large cities of the United States such
as orphanages, hospitals, homes for
the aged, etc.
Parker Foster of Tulsa is trans-
acting business here this week.
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Governor Robertson, State Treas-
urer Leecraft, Secretary of State
Morris, with Mrs. Robertson, Mrs.
Leecraft and Mrs, Morris, returned
Sunday from New York City, Phila-
delphia and Norfolk, Va. The party
went east to present to U. S. S. Ok
lahoma the state's gift of a silver
service.
Because of the necessity for Judge
Samuel Harris, chief of counsel for
the company, to be absent from the
state on October 14, attending the
Federal court In Wyoming, another
postponement has been made In the
general hearing of complaints
against the Southwestern Bell Tele-
phone Company. The corporation
Commission has now fixed November
as the date of the hearing.
The Oklahoma Bar Association
held memorial services In the dis-
trict court room at Oklahoma City
Saturday afternoon In memory of the
Ben Powell, Carllle star football
player and a former member of the
N E S. N. team has been secured
to coach the normal team this year. I
Coach Powell was out Monday after-
noon with the boys getting them in
shape. Negotiations are under way
with the Vinita High School for a
game Friday. On the following Fri-
day the local team will meet the
Muskogee High School at Muskogee.
"Hie Normal is to be congratulated
in getting Ben Powell to coach the
football team this year and under
his supervision the promises are for
very fast and successful team.
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There was a fine rain Saturday
night and Sunday. A great relief
for farmers, as wheat stubble was
very dry.
Apple peddlers are now busy haul
Ing apples to market. Trees are
loaded and the fruit Is of good anal-
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The A. H. T. H. held their annual
election. Bob Bracket was elected
president; W. 8. Ghormley. vice-
president; Lee Marler was selected
delegate to the annual convention.
W. S. Ghormley came home Thurs-
day from Tahleauah where he served
mi the petit Jury for two weeks.
ffoy Brixey and family visited at
Marne Pilcher'a Sunday.
SHE
GOING ON
ALL THE TINE
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We have just received our stock of New Spring
Goods, and invite you to call and get our prices
before buying elswhere. Nice new spring
goods for Man, Woman and Child, at prices
that will surprise you. Also have a complete
line of Mens, Womens and Childrens shoes at
prices within reach of all. Come in and
i see us.
MAX'S STORE
Across from Postoffice. Beside the 19c Store
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