El Reno Daily Democrat (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 119, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 20, 1913 Page: 1 of 4
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EL RENO DAILY DEMOCRAT
• OLUME NO ti.
EL RENO, OKLAHOMA, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 1913
NUMBER 119
Prize Winners in El
Reno's Flower Show
The musical and literary enteq.
laiuuioui given last niglit under the
auspices of the Knights or Coluuibu.. 1
was enjoyed by a large audience and
was greatly appreciated by those pre-
sent. A piano solo by Miss Nell De_
vine, a vocal solo by Mrs, John
Gallagher and a violin solo by Mis3 i
Helen Gerrer were exceptionally wall
rendered and won wel merited ap. !
plause from the audience, -Foil,
ing the musical numbers Rev, Father
Sevens gave a very entertaining ac. |
count of his recent European trip His |
lecture was very instructive through j
out and was listened to with mark- l
ec! attention.
The speaker gave his audience a
brief description of his journey ac.
loss the Atlantic and of h13 visit ill ,
l/ohdon and in Belgium. He gave I
interesting accounts of Belgium its
industries, government resource?
and cii3toms Father Sevens Is an
able speaker and his account of his
trip was tbe feature of the evenins'
entertainment
I i)f J
A
Copies of one of the handsomest
slock sale catalogues put out in any
printer) in Oklahoma have just been
received in El Reno advertising tae
big Jersey stock sale of the Warden
Stock Farm near Choctaw City Ok-
lahoma This sale will take place
on the State Fair grounds ou Octo-
ber and Col, Fred iiall of this
city is tile auctioneer. Thirty head
of Jersey cows will be sold and the
owners of the stock have shown their
confidence in Mr. Ball by securing
him to make the sales. Fred Ball
is rapidly coming to the front as and
auctioneer and h|s services are in
great demand not only in ttiia vicin
ity but also among the larger I'reed.
ers of the state
London Sept, -u. Count and Coun-
tess Latzlo Szciien) i the latter tne
former Miss Olaujs vandeiuiltj sail,
eu tor .New lurk Loiiay to visit the
Countess uiotaer Mrs, Cornelius
Yanderbilt, Their triends declare
they are taking tnu ti'ip to counteract
the rumors recently circulated thai
the countess is to sue tor a divorce.
The count has lost million dollars
in unfortunate business enterprises
during the parsed tew years it is
a a id
Uaymoud Higgins 1st prize suit
of clothes for best kept premises*
by Marks ll'ggins Co,
Joan l,anman Und prize, $5.00, fur
beat kept premises by Booster Cluo
Raymond Higgins 1st prize $5.00 for
best kept lawu by Mayor Duffy,
Randolph Bates, 2nd prize $1,01 for
best kept lawn by Miss Dale.
Raymond Higins first prize $ l ,00
for best kept alley by Board of Ed-
ucation,
Mason Rector 1st prize $1,00 for
b< st kept parking by Board of Ed
u cation,
Emerson Kelso 2nd prize 50 cents
for best kept parking by Board of
Education,
Guy Dyerj 3rd prize, 50 cents for
best kept parking by Board of Ed-
ucation,
Rhoda Harrison, 1st prize $1 00
fcr old fashioned flower bed by Cres..
tomathean Club,
Dorothy Hensley 2nd prize, old
fashioned flowed bed by Dr Meach
am,
shoes Tor best cake (girl over 12) by
shoes for best cake (gir over 12 by
Fiyberger Department Store,
Dorothy Snooks, 2nd prize 51 cents
for best cake (girl over 12) Mr3. C,
G Wattson,
Harriet Rector, 1st prize, croquet
set for best cake (girl under 12) by
HoTiebrake Hardware Company
Majorie b.iepard, 2nd print. 50 cents
be3t cake girl under 12) by N O,
Barnhill
Dorothy Hensley, 1st prize Hand-
bag, best bread, by Mrs I C. Mont-,
gomery.
Olive Blakeburn. 2nd prize hand
painted plate for best bread by W
C. T. U.
Margaret Rector, 3rd prize, box of
candy for best bread by Mr, Pritzos
Francis Hillan, lBt prize $1 00 for
best jelly by Dr. Cromer,
Anna Glockner 2nd prize 50 cents
for best jelly by Dr Cromer,
Anna Glockner 1st prize, Jersey
Sweater, for best peanuts by Pen.
ner and Dale,
Earl Schalfer 2nd prize, $1.00 for
bent peanuts by Mrs. H Schafer.
Rhoda Harrison, 1st prize $1.00
for best collection of flowers by the
teachers of Central School
Rhoda Harrison 1st prize $1 01
for best Cosmos by Mrs. F H.
Wright.
Francis Hillman 1st prize for best
Golden Glow by teachers of Central
School.
Eugene Smith 1st prize, $1.01 for
best pumpkin, by Athenaeum Club
Eva Davidson, 1st prize, $1 00 for
best beets by Athenaeum Club
ugene Harris, 1st prize, box of
candy for best. pepper3 by Mrs Prlt..
zo
Free Dance Tonight
A big dance will be given tjis ev-
ening at the Eagles Hall to which
everyone is invited. Everything will
bo tree.
El Reno Orchestra will furuish the
music,
I he lust tout ball game ut the
•season in El Reno was played jester..
cay afternoon between the irving and
Central schools. The game was a
last one from start to finish and re-
sulted in a score of 7 to 3 in favor
ol the Irving school.
Edith Valliant 1st prizio pair of
shoes for best tomatoes by Mrs. J,
fcl. Kelso.
Anna Glockner 2nd $! 00 for best
tomatoes by H. Harms
Edith Valliant 1st prize 25 cents
lor heat onion by Mrs. Ashbrook.
Alfred Hocker, 1st prize $1.00 for
I best window box by Mrs. Tinkle.
, paught,
| Forrest Couklin 2nd prize, book,
| for be: t window box by MrJ. Wal.
I ice
| Sybil I'inklepaugh 1st prize $1,00
for best Hpnging basket by Mrrf.
j I'etree.
George Eevan 2nd prize 75 cents
1 r lve -t hanging basket by Ath«n-
ileum Clull
; Lottie Miller 1st prize, $1.00 for
j best fancy apron by Mrs. Henry
1 Schafer.
Toddle Echard 2nd prize, T5 cenU
for best fancy apron by At'aenaeum
1 Club.
Ruth Muzzy SriT prize, box station,
j ery for best fancy apron by Miss
I I'er.sie Parker,
Margaret Schafer 1st prize 51c
for host bo- of flowers by B, ill.
Rector.
Ethel Beebe and Tniclle Hunting-
ton tied for first prize on best Naa..
turtiums and each received 75 cents
donaSed by Mrs H T Smith $ 1 00
ard th<> Athenaeum Club |>0c.
Eugene Harris, 1st prize 25 cents
for best popcorn by Mrs, J, H Nalll,
Luclle McCartney 1st prize 25c
for best pears by Mrs Huntington.
Hazel Ward, 1st prize $1,00 for btest
Wax Beans by Mrs R S Trulock
Prizes Awarded on Flower Parade
Class 1 Floats drawn by horseB:
Hayward Wright, Helen Benson,
Dorothy Hensley, William Maurer,
1st prize $3,00 for liest Shetland
pony and cart by the Elks,
Irving School boys 3rd and 4th
i trades, 2nd prize $1.00 ship and
j sailors by the Elks,
Class II Wagons, dog carts and
| grat carts, chariots, rlkisbas.
Irving School 6th and 7tt grades,
1st prize $2 50, yellow and black
chariot by Hoard of Education
Mary Meacham Margaret Pearl,
1-ottie Miller, Dorothy Snook Mary
Belle Kelley, Velma Deardorff, Allie
Wood Catherine Foster, Clarende
Mohr Oscar Deardorff Frances Lucy
Howell 2nd prize, $1 Rlklsha by the
Elks.
Clarence Slmes, 3rd prize 50c pro-
duce wagon by Board of Education
Be mis Hennington Virginia Pen
nington 4tli prize 51 cents, ponpy
coaster wagon by Board of Educa-
tion.
ClaBs III, Novelties:
Burnlce Cchafer Margaret Scha..
for Helen Bradford, Nellie Shuttle,
Miss Agnes Fitzgerald and Miss
Helen Gerrer went to Oklahoma City
this morning where tiey are taking
violin le3slons at the Musical Art
Institute
Margaret Nicholson, Tedda Eckhard,
Helen Weeks Francis Hillman Lena
Allison, Marlon Clark, Laveta Jack-
son, Francis Brush, (The Daisy Club)
1st prlzle $2,50 yellow and white Se
dan Chair by Board of Education,
Ellen Rice, Ix>we Runkle, 2nd
prize, $1,00, goose and driver by
Board of Education
Webster school boys, 3rd prize 50c
calves and schooner wagon by Mr,
Randall,
Katie Mayfield, 4th prize, 40c par-
asol by Mrs, La non
Class IV, Doll carts baby buggies
IsT prize was a tie between Ka'h
leen Malone and Elizabeth Ann ont
z< r Straws wer drawn and El «a .
v-'l Atin won Ho1 rs are «Ct u an.'
t. oney will be d'vided 1>etw en them
Kir.• prize $1,50 by Board c.f Edu.
Ci' i InL
Luclle Huntington, 2nd prlzi 50c,
doll cart by Board of Education
Clars V Bicycles and Tr'cyclas
C; o lievan Earl Schafer 1st prlz'!
i;,0", bicyic by Board of Educatlm
Stella Mahlle, Evelyn White, 2nd
prize 50 cents tricycle, by Board of
Education
Class VI Clowns and Burlesque,
Raympnd Higgins, John Meiw,
F;ojd Frosch, Wayne Gamble Ho-
ward Bonlebrake V/Brner Lewis, Cuas
Dyer, Alfred Woodruff, 1st ,) izf
$1 01, suffragettes by !'t ard of Ud.
caiion.
Class VII Aeroplanes
Ruth Hunt 1st prize $i00 aero
Plane by Mr. Tom Reid
District No. 11 sent in the largest
d'elegation and was presented a $10
library table by Bass Furniture Co
The judges for the exhibit were
Dr, Crprner, L, B, Myers( and Waiter
Martin. Owing to the fact that 1 wo
of these judgtes had entrlees in the
flcwer paral^ ey were excused
from acting as judges in parade. The
judges for the flowter parade were F,
S, Randall, Rev, Dr. Phlpps, Mrs. T
Reid Mrs Walter Martin and Mrs,
Lai-son from Fort Dodge, Iowa, 'i'he
judges state that it was extreme y
difficult to determitfe who shou'd re
ceive the prizes owing to t'ne diver,
slty of entr'es and the scarcity cf
piizes. However everybody seems
lo be well pleased with tne decieions.
The donors of prizes ari roqiiested
to send prize.) oi order fo- same to
M as liesble Parker. Mi3s Burgess
or Miss Dale sometime ■>'■" >. ? Wed.
in day, SepU-mber 24
All children who were awarded
prizes either In flower parade or ex-
hibit will call at Miss Dale's room In
Central school Wednesday afternoon
after school between the 'aours of
4 and 5 and receive their prizes
i:...
Fir«t Methodist Episcopal Church
Sunday SCnool 9:45 A. M
Preaching by the l'astor 11 A, M
Subject, "Our Children,"
Epworth League 7 P. M
I'reaching> by the pastor 9 P. M.
I'rayer Meeting Wednesday 8 PM,
Vou are invited to worship wlt'i
us. Strangers a cordial welcome.
E. R. Houck, Pastor
Congregational Church
-Next Sunday luoimug the pastor
ot the Congregational church will
preach on Moden ldotry. In the
evening he will display steroptlcon
views taken among the Zulus of Af-
rica, The subject will l>e "Among
tae Warlike Zulus,"
The evening services will begin at
. : ; 0 instead ot 8.00,
Sunday school !):4o A. M,
Preaching 11 A, M, Steroptlcou
7:30 P. M.
O, A, Wright( Pastor
Christian Church,
Corner London and Barker Fran t
H. Lash| pastor. Services Septeml er
^l as follows: Bible School 9- U a.
c Communion an l i>reaching 11 00
a m. Subject of tae sermon "Promis-
ed Power", Christian Endeavor
6:45 p. m. Subject -IIow to get tui
most from this s. hool year, M:..s
L- th Klrtv, Leader
Evening evan^ d'stlc t'.v b <.U
P M. (G >od mufi1': under r 1\3 di-ec.
tion of Mr. Guy Hensley at our Sur.
i ay serv'.es. The pastor expects to
ste the tt'iuiberjaip of 'ua •Oun'l
was represented. Come and help
prepare 't a vlgj .is fall an.l win.
t> caui,a.i.n ifi/tujuMj united
■■l v churih ihat nj' uum mih < ran
ger
SI, John's Methodist Episcopal South
Sabbath school at 'j.lti a, m.
Sermon 11 a. in. Subject:—Lovest
l'iiou Me More than Tnese.
Offertory Solo - My Redeemer aud
My Lord—Miss Khaughnessy.
Epworth League at 7 p. m.
Sermon at 9 p m. Subject - Think
on These Tunigs.
Offertory Solo Come to Me MIbs
Shaugbnessy.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30
We extend a cordial Invitation to
friends and strang-ers to meet and
worship with us.
R O Callahan Pastor
President H, U, Mudge of the Rock
Island and a number of other Rock
1 laud officials arrived tills afternoon
at 4 o' clock on a special train en-
route to Oklahoma City and Dallas
While in the city they Inspected the
new Rock Island office building and
were given a short automobile rldo
over tbe city by the Booster Club
ARlfilERT
mis cm
The Fifth United States Field
Artillery compri3ing 390 officers and
men and 350 'norses, arrived this af-
ternoon at 2:45 and weut to Bellamy
Lake wnere they will remain In camp
| until Monday morning. The boyB are
nroute from Fort Sill to the State
i Fair at Oklahoma City, where they
will give exhibition drills each day
j during tbe Fair The troopers are
j accompaned by their band and ar_
rangements are under way this af-
ternoon for a band concert either
this evening or tomorrow.
[
Sacred Heart Church
j At 8:00 a. m. low Mas3 and In
' slructions.
At 10:10 a. m. High Mass and ser.
! mon.
! At 7:30 p m. Rosary, lecture^ Ben
I edlction. The subject of the evening
| lecture will Me: The Greatest Prob
{lem of Life Solved
You are Invited and will be made
welcome.
R Sevens Rector
Attorney Thomas Reed made
business trip to Hennessey today.
aiwiK' <: is jui'jk a>' "ueewai
Foreign Students Going Home.
New York Sept, 20,—Tje majority
oi tae students of foreign unlversl.
ties who came here to attend the In-
ternational Congress of Students
which closed recently sailed for
their homes today having completed
a tour of the leading cities of the
country.
Norman McLean is sojourning at
Claremore> Okla^ for a few days an1
before returning home he will vlil*
the eastern Oklahoma oil tlsidi,
Henry Bellniaun and Miss Mona
Bligh both oi Ft. Sill were united
in marriage by Rev Bullard at the
parsonage. This morning Rev, Bui.
lard performed the marriage cere-
mony for Charles L, Boehni of Ok-
lahoma City and MIsb Alma Dykes
oi Hinton
Chas Gunn has purchased Mac's
Cafe and will reopen it Monday in
an up-to-date manner, Mr, Guna
has had several years experience In
the restaurant business and will en-
deavor to serve the people in Cae
best possible manner,
A man driving automobile No. 218
while running at a moderate rate of
steed yesterday knocked down a
shall boy and badly bruis-
ed and Injured him. But for the
l-foys presence of mind he would
have been severely injured. As soon
as he was knocked down he turew
his feet out of the way of the ma-
chine and saved himself from being
run over Bystanders who saw t'ae
accident state that the driver of the
machine was not paying attention to
bis car
Billy Boy has a bi-
cycle— tired of it, and
is dying fcr a canoe -
the woods and streams
are calling.
fjJTed has a canoe,
pretty good craft, but
he's cloyed with the
water and only a bi-
cycle can save his life,
fj What a chance for
the busy little want ad
to make two boys happy.
Frst Bapt'st Church
Sunday scliool 9|45 Dr. F. H.
Clark, Superintendent Preaching i
11:00 a, m and 7:30 p m by Pastor
Textual sermons at both services.
Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing at 7:30, The choir will render
social music at all services under
the excellent leadership of Charles
G Wattson our congregations have
been and are b<5lng treated to Bone
rare and beautiful sacred selection1!.
Everybody welcome to any and all
services of our church Strangers are
given a cordial Invitation to worship
wltti ui
Today at noon In compliance with
an order of Postmaster General
Burleson an Inventory of all mall
pouches and locks in every post of-
fice and on every mall train In the
I nited States was taken. The local
post office employes 'aad tiielr report
ready on time
LARGEST
• THAI EVER A1TEND-
(N EL BEtiO
Ono o! the lar, • audences that
has ever attended a musical program
luthis city was present last evening
a^ the city hall to hear the concert
that marked tne closing of the Flow.
e." Festival Those taking part ac.
quited themselves in an able manner
and the program greatly pleased
■,joBe who were present.
inn even
URGE G
utatj I'ue.tt -ras
Tie young man who was arrested |
yesterday for riding his motorcycle
on the sidewalk was fined $i in po
lice court this morning. The police
are keplng a s'aarp watch on the
motor cycle and auto violators of the
city ordinance and several more ar-
rests will e made unless more atten.
j Hon Is paid to the laws of the city.
The corn meal dance given last
evening by the Entertainment Com.
mittee of the Eagles was largely at.
tended but owing to the disagree-
I able weather the committee were
prevented from making It the sue
cess that It would have been other,
■rise
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Kavanaugh, John E. El Reno Daily Democrat (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 119, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 20, 1913, newspaper, September 20, 1913; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc90917/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.