Wewoka Capital-Democrat (Wewoka, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1918 Page: 2 of 8
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THE WEWOKA CAPITAL-DEMOCRAT
MONTHLY CROP SUM-
MARY FOR AUGUST
Capital-Democrat
to WMwta Democrat)
JIMS L. DAY
Utor on* MlWif.
$1.60 A YEAR
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
The condition of corn is 19
per ten*. Condition last month
was 39 per cent and on same
date one year ago the condition
of com was 43 per cent. In the
Western and Southwestern part
of the state the crop is almost
an entire failure, while in all
other sections the crop has
been damaged considerably
more than 60 per cent. This
year is by far the poorest sea-
son for corn that Oklahoma has
experienced since 1911, when
the average yield per acre for
the state was 6.5 bushels. An
estimte on the average yield per
acre for this year has not yet
been made, but prospects do not
sa Mcond ria*a mail mat- promise as good a yield as that
at the poatofBcc at Wewoka. Ok- of 1911.
The condition of cotton is 32
per cent. This Is a decrease in
growing condition of 43 per cent
aa compared with our report
last month. The condition of
cotton on same date last year
was 79 per cent. Cotton has
damaged the heaviest during the
past month of any of the grow-
ing crops. Cotton picking is
well under way in the Southern
part of the state.
The condition of kafir is 34
per cent, milo 35 per cent, sor-
ghum 35 per cent.and alfalfa 41
) per cent. Condition of same
| crops last month was as follows:
kafir 67 per cent, milo 66 per
cent sorghum 68 per cent and
alfalfa 60 per cent.
Revised figures on the yield
per acre cl wheat for the state
show an average yield of 11.15
bushels per acre for the total
area sown in the fall of 1917.
Our final estimate for the state
is 31,360,000 bushelB. Of this
amount the farmer still' has on
-hand 37 per cent. Last year
the total production amounted
to 29,756,000 bushels. The av-
erage yield per acre being 10.3
bushels.
Revised figures show an av-
erage yield per acre for oats of
26 bushels. Our final estimate
of the total production is 27,-
040,000 bushels, of this amount
62 per cent is still in the hands
of the farmer. Total produc-
tion in 1917 was 25,854,000 bu.
Average yield per acre last year
was 27 bushels.
Condition of the soil as re-
gards moisture is 22 per cent.
Oklahoma has experienced one
of the longest drouths in the
history of the state. The rains
of recent date were too late to
be of any great benefit to the
damaged crops.
Joffre Coffee”
is a blend composed of the
Highest Grade Coffees in the
world. It goes farther than
other Coffees, as it contains
the most heavy and aromatic
Coffees. Besides being steel
cut it is screened after the
cutting process to make every
grain even and uniform.
We Guarantee 45 Cups
to The Pound
Drink our Coffees roasted in
your own state by natural
gas. They are better, fresh-
er and cheaper.
They Can’t Beat
JOFFRE
COUPON
Worth 15 Cento on 3th Can of Joffre
Worth Five Cento on lib Can of Joffre
Present this Coupon to our ex-
clusive agent in Wewoka for
JOFFRE COFFEE
O. B. Vamum
GROCERY
GRIFFIN GROCERY CO.,
u Coffee Roasters”
and
JOFFRE COFFEE
Can’t be Beat
and receive Joffre Coffee at a
reduction of 15cts and 5cts re-
spectively.
Regular price lib Tins, 40c
In 31b Tins, $1-10
For Qovornor:
| | J- B. A. Robertson
For Lioutonant Govornor:
M. E- Trapp
For Congroaa:
| | Tom D. McKeown
For State Senator:
| | Luther Harrison
For Raprasantativa:
| | W. W. Pryor
commission who will secure for
yne the facts by that time dis-
closed as to the increased cost
pf farm labor and supplies, us-
ing the three-year pre-war av-
erage prices of wheat, of labor
and of supply costs as a basis
and that from this information
4 shall determine whether there
{should be an increase in price
cabove the present level and, if
,so, what advance, in order to
maintain for the fanner a good
^return. Should it then appear
that an increase is deserved
over the present guarantee,
however, it will be applied only
to those who ha^e by the next
harvest already harvested their
1918 wheat.”
resultant savings to support t'
Government financially is the
daily duty of every American.
It is a duty that will be met by
every American whose heart is
wdth our soldiers in France, who
glories in their courage and
fighting ability and their suc-
cess.
For County Judge:
| | C. L. Hill
For County Attorney:
| | Al. G. Nichols
For Sheriff s
| | Frank Grail
For County Treasurer:
DEPENDENTS TO GET
PROMPT HEARING NOW
G. E. Bean
For Court Clerk:
o
Tom M- Chastain
For County Clerk:
□
John M- Cloud
For County Ai
□
Walter E. Casey
For County Weigher:
□
M. L. Rascoe
For County Superintendent:
Walter A. Billingsley
For County Commissioner:
Dist. No.l
Lon Gordon
Oklahoma City, Sept. 4.—The
long delays which have attend-
I ed the receipt of new s of delin-
quent allotments, allowances
j and Insurance policies by sol-
j diers’ families and other de-
pendents will be avoided in the
future. This will beaccomplish-
, ed by the establishment of dis-
| trict headquarters at Dallas,
; Texas, for the Bureau of War
, Risk Insurance of the U. S.
: Treasury Department. Due to
, the pressure of business follow-
! ing the application of millions
| of soldiers for allowances, al-
lotments and life insurance the
Washington office was flooded
and many dependents in Okla-
homa failed to receive their
checks for months after they
were due. The Home Service
Section of the Red Cross has
handled these cases of late.
Governor Williams has been of-
ficially advised that henceforth
such correspondence will be
handled through the Dallas of-
fice where quicker action may
be had.
The Fourth Liberty Loan
The campaign for the Fourth
Liberty Loan begins September
28 and closes October 19.
While the amount has not yet
/been announced, it is generally
{Conceded It will be for a larger
amount than any of the pre-
ceding loans. Tbe American
people, therefore, are called up-
pn to raise a larger sum of mon-
ey in a shorter length of time
than ever before, There is need,
therefore, for prompt action—
prompt and efficient work and
prompt and liberal subscriptions.
We have a great inspiration
for a great effort. The news
from the battle front inspires
every American heart, not only i
.with pride and patriotism but |
with a great incentive to do his
or her part. There is no shirk-
ing, no shifting of the individual
-burden, no selfishness by Amer-
ican soldiers In France; there
.should be none here. We are
both supporting the same coun-
try and the same cause—our
Army in one way, ourselves in
.another. Theirs is the harder
part, but at least we can do our
part promptly and loyally and
efficiently as they do theirs.
A Daily Duty.
For County Commissioner:
Dist. No 2
For County Commissioner:
Dist No* 3
H. W. Hoffman
John W. Sartin
Cfwtahla Brown Twp:
Price of Wheat $2.20
Says President.
President Wilson, by procla-
mation Tuesday, fixed the price
of wheat at $2.20 per bushel for
the 1919 crop, with the follow- *
ing proviso:
“In issuing today the govern-
ment’s guarantee of the same
price for the 1919 wheat crop
•.that was guaranteed for the
1,1918 crop, 1 wish to be under-
stood that in the spring of 1919
Each day every American sol-
dier in France isconf ranted by a
great duty. Our Army there has
a great task to perform for our
coutry, for the vwcrkl for civil-
ization, and for hum&nty. Our
Soldiers are doing ther duty with
a courage and fidelity and effi-
ciency that thrill every heart.
Each day every American cit-
izen at home is confronted by a
great duty, a duty as'imperative
upon him or her as the duty of
our soldiers is upon them. The
American pecple have a great
task to perform. It is to support
to the limit of their ability our
Army and Navy, cur country at
war.
To work with increased en-
ergy and efficiency so that our
national production may be in-
creased ; to economize in con-
sumption so that more materi-
and labor and transportation
uses of
New Instructions About Stud-
ent’s Army Training Corps.
University of Oklahoma, Nor-
man, Okla., Aug. 30, 1918.—A
telegram received this morning
from the committee on Educa-
tion and Special Training of the
War Department gives the fol-
lowing information about the
Student’s Army Training Corps:
A considerable change from the
plans first announced will be
made. Details have not yet
been received but are expected
within a few days.
Young men who are between
48 and 21 will register early in
September, unde r the new
draft law. Those registrants
who enter the University on or
about September 17th when the
fall semester opens will be in-
ducted into the S. A. T. C. about
October 1st. They will then be
in military service and subject
to discipline, will be furnished
uniforms, equipment, housing,
subsistence and will receive the
pay of privates.
The message says: “All
young men planning to go to
college should carry out plans.
Student soldiers will be kept
under observation to determine
qualifications as officers or
technical experts. Transfers
.after certain period will be made
to officers schools or to college
for further study or to canton-
ment for duty with troops as
privates.”
Academic instruction will be
modified to have direct military
value.
The Information at hand does
not specify any age limits for
Admission to the 8. A. T. C. ex-
cept that the minimum age is 18.
Those over 21, therefore, pre-
sumably may be Inducted Into
this branch of service. Those
under 18 can not be accepted
legally in the 8. A. T. C. but
may receive military instruction
with the S. A. T. C. men.
Newspaper reports from
Washington, indicate that no
more voluntary enlistments in
any branch of the service will
be accepted. The S. A. T. C.
therefore offers an opportunity
to get special training and to
prepare for bigger service. It is
the clearest road leading to the
^officers training camps and a
commission.
OOKKEEPING By
Actual Business,
Shorthand, including Civil Service,
Stenoty py and Telegraphy, individ-
ual work. Positions guaranteed
Life Scholarship next thirty days $40.00
Send for Catalogue
Central Business College
322* E. Main St.
SHAWNEE. OKLAHOMA
Buy Coal
Now
•' H. A. Dolen, president of the
First State Bank of Seminole
and cashier of the First Nation-
al Bank at Okemah, was in the
city the latter part of the week
Fuel administrator says you
can’t get it this winter. A
hint to the wise is sufficient.
John Fore
■ V’
of
War
Savings
Stamps
Helps
You
and
the
Soldier
Both
Wo
Sell
Them
Drug Economy!
In the purchase of Drugs and Drug
Store goods, quality is the true test of
cheapness. Inferior goods are high at
any price.
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We make quality the first consideration
when we buy drugs and you get none but
the best here
a
Prescriptions Carefully Compounded
The City Drug Si
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Day, Jesse L. Wewoka Capital-Democrat (Wewoka, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1918, newspaper, September 5, 1918; Wewoka, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc937231/m1/2/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.