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Volume 4
HARRAH NEWS
Harrah, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, Thursday August 28, 1913
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Number 31
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON! ACCOUNTS $500 SHORT
Special to the New*
Washington, Aug. 23, The postmas-
ter general has issued an order direct-
ing the establishment of service on
rural route No. 1, Garvin County, to
he effective November 1, 1913.
Scott Ferris is receiving many let-
ters and telegrams of congratulations
with reference to his interview recent-
ly published in the Oklahoma papers
regarding the final winding up of In-
dian affairs.
Many Oklahomans are making in-
quiries through the Chairman of the
1’ublic Lauds committee, about the
public lands which have been opened
for settlement in Arkansas. These
lands are known in the south as the
sunk lands. They are located behind
the Mississippi river levee, and are
very fertile.
Dick Worley of Duncan has been ap
James S. Powers, clerk of the county
court, is short in his accounts to the
extent of $500, and has been dismissed
by County Judge Sohn W. Hayson, and
Miss Anna Hoover, deputy clerk was
| appointed as clerk. The dismissal of
' Powers and the appointment of Miss
I Hoover was approved by the board of
! county commissioners.
The announcement of the shortage
I
of Powers came as a surprise to his
ED. W. COMPTON DEAD
Ed. W. Compton, son of Postmaster
Frank Compton of Choctaw, and a bro*
ther of Mrs. N. N. Evans of the same
town, died last Thursday at St. Fran-
cis hospital at Colorado Springs, Colo.
Mr. Compton, who had been sick for
some time went to Colorado three or
four weeks ago to recuperate, but
shortly after arriving there he was o-
bliged to go to the hospital. His wife
at Choctaw was notified, and left for
that place, arriving there a.couple of
DOINGS OF THE WEEK
L. C. Grimes was a business visitor
at Shawnee Monday.
W. A. Whitson north of town, waa
a county seat visitor Monday.
H. L. Hurry was a business visitor
at Shawnee Monday.
FRESH COW for sale; fine Jersey,
3 years old and an extra good milker.
B. F. Miles.
Mr. and Mrs. Len Dye and two
friends. He was recently checked up . „ . .
by the state examiner and his accounts ! days before he died. Mr. Compton was daughters were Oklahoma City visitom
found correct to a penny. Powers ad- suffering from kidney trouble. 1 Monday.
mitted that at this time his accounts
are short about $500. He has been in
poor health for several months and is
now at Amarillo, Texas, where he
went last week to be in a higher alti-
tude, with the hope that he would be
benefited. An effort is being made to
raise the amount of his shortage a-
*fhong his friends at Oklahoma City.
Deputy State Examiner Germaine is
now checking Powers’ books to find out
the exact shortage.
Deceased was 31 years of age, and
has many friends around Harrah who
will be pained to hear of his death.
The remains were shipped to Choctaw
for interment. Funeral services were
held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Interment was made at the Odd Fellow
cemetavy near Jones
Wedding At McLoud
pointedtosucceedToniLillieaedep- , _ —..........! Miss Olley Mooney, daughter of Dr
uty U. S. Marshall m the counHes a- the exact shortage. L Mrs. j.' Mooney was married at
long t c oc b i*n . , other • i xi ! McLoud last Feiday, at the home of
was backed by Scott I* erne, and other j Silo Special Next Monday the bride’a parents, to Lawrence E.
mem ei sol ne d oma ct ‘j Next Monday the Rock Island special Trout of Norman. Rev. E. T. Lane,
Scott Ferris ha3 been signally hon- si|o train wijj pasg tbrougb Harrah. If pastor of the University Place Christ-
ored by Speaker Clark, who appointed ! we are any kind a prophet, the train j ian church of Oklahoma City, perform-
him a member of the Muihall Investi-j wijj be niet by a jarge and enthusiastic i ed the ceremony. Miss Mooney is one
gating Committee of the House. ^ This ! crowd> Never before have the busi- of McLoud’s most charming young
is a distinct recognition of Ferris’ abil- J nesg men and farmers been interested ladies, and enjoys the friendship of a
ity and rising prominence inasmuch as jn jbe sjj0 as they are to-day. The
there are but seven members of the j drouth has proven beyound a doubt
House on the committee who were: that every farmer in the country,
carefully selected with particular re-
gard to their qualifications to serve in
this capacity.
Justice R. L. Williams, first Chief
Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme
Court, was recently in Washington
hobnobbing with Senators and Mem-
bers of Congress. Speaker Clark gave
him and the Oklahoma Delegation a
dinner while here. It seems to be an
open secret that Judge Williams is
nibbling at the gubernatorial bait.
A Holiness meeting is being held at
the Kansas school southwest of town.
Great interest is being manifested.
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Fowler were in
the City Monday’, and agreed to put
off their divorce suit until December.
Lewis Woods played ball with the
Halverson team at Oklahoma City
Sunday. The Rich-Con team were
some hitters and won the game 6 to 1.
Harrah arid Dewey played a lively
, game of ball here Sunday, and as usual,
! Harrah was the victor. The score was
I 7 to 5.
I •
Mrs. M, B. Moore and son Luther,
| returned to their home at Ft. Smith,
Ark., Friday, after a pleasant visit
I here with relatives and friends.
very large circle of acquaintances here, j Rev. H. L. Cloud of Luther started
who wish her many pleasures. She at-! a revival at Star Sunday night. Rev.
tended the state university at Norman ] Cloud is a able preach, and it is hoped
whether he be a tenant or land owner, last year and is talented in music and
must have a silo if he is to make farm- j dramatic art. The romance was start-
ing a success. Every farmer in the ed on the Sooner campus which in re-
country that can possibly get here next • cent years has beed the scene of many
Monday should be here and hear the j love affairs ending in marriage,
lectures on how to fill a silo, what to j Mr. Trout is a graduate of the Uni-
put in a silo, and how to feed ensilage, j versity of Oklahoma, receiving the
There%will also be a man who will bachelor degree in 1912 and the master
that he will have a successful meeting.
Walter Housh. is spending a few
The Be»t Pain Killer
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve when applied
to a cut, bruise, sprain, burn or scald
or other injury of the skin will immed-
diately remove all pain- E. E. Cham-
berlain of Clinton, Me., says: “It robs
cuts and other itjuries of their terrors.
As a healing remedy its equal don’t
exist.’’ Will do good for you. Only
25c at Ragland Drug Co.
show the ladies and girls the best me-
thod of canning vegetables and fruits.
Six young ladies will go to the train
and receive this lecture as a class.
This will be a valuable demonstration
and every woman in the country ought
to be there.
of arts degree in 1913. He was an in-
structor in geology during the past
summer at Cornell university and will
hold a similar position during the com-
ing year in the University of Texas at
Austin.
days on his farm near Choctaw this
week, and treating his house to a
coat of paint.
Rueb Beavers received word a few
days hfcO that his nephew, Earl Beav-
ers, had been killed recently in a gas-
olene explosion near Fresno, Calif.
Mrs. Lon Gilliland retureed home
Saturday from Oklahoma City, where
she had been taking treatments. S*bef
is much improved in health.
A movement is on foot in Oklahoma
City to form an organization to be
known as the Business Men’s Protect-
ive league, having for its object a plan
that will establish licensed saloons.
The movement has considerable sup-
port. In Memphis, Tenn., liquor gell-
ing is permitted in direct conflict with
the laws of Tennessee, and the “antis”
in Oklahoma City believe it can be done
there.
Nelson Polk, a negro north of town
brought the first 1913 bale of cotton
here last Wednesday. He sold the load
to Mr. Radford of the Oklahoma Cot-
ton Oil Co., for $4.25 per hundred, and
received a $22 premium,
Special School Elections
Twenty-three out of the 84 school
districts in the county will be compell-
ed to hold special erections in order to
raise enough money to run their schools
the coming year. The excise board is
restrained by law from making a levy
for the districts for more than five mills.
With the decrease in the assassed val-
uations the county over, the five mill
levy was found to be too small in many
of the districts. County Superintend-
ent Anna Burks Love notified the
school board here Tuesday that the
special election would be allowed. The
excise board has set September 13 for
the several elections. It is necessary
to vote four mills extra here, making
nine in all. Elections will be held in
Waterloo, Britton, Choctaw, Newalla,
Edmond, Jones, Luther, and Arcadia,
besides a number of the rural districts.
J. M. Koonce. a grain dealer of
Shawnee, was here Tuesday and pur-
chased 1500 bushels of o»ts of L. C«
Grimes.
Chance To Win $1,000
H. L. Lair, county agent of the U.
S. department of agriculture informed
the News man Monday that the boys
of Oklahoma county have a splendid
chance to win all the state prizes at
the state fair next month. He makes
this statement because of the fact,
that this county has received more
; rain than any other county in the state.
It now remains for the boys to make a
neat exhibit, and this will be an im- : ed to their home Monday near Prague,
portant feature of the contest. The after a three months stay at this
ten best exhibits from each club, will j place. Mr. Hammack owns a farm*
go as a team to compete with other five miles from that town,
counties to Muskogee, then to Ft. j Mrg j g Torbitt returned ,„8
Smith, and back to Tulsa to the Inter- ....... from clarcmore. Mr. Torbitt
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Waner return-
ed home Tuesday from Illinois, where
they have been visiting for several
weeks. They report a very enjoyable
trip.
W. H. llammack and family return-
national Dry^Farming Congress. The
exhibits are to be transported to these
places free of charge, the expence will
be paid by the department of agricul-1
ture. There is a chance for club mem-
bers to win $1,000 in premiums besides
their local premiums. Any boy in
doubt as to rules, or premium lists,
should write to II. L. Lair, 123 W. 8th
street, Oklahoma City.
night
drove over to Jones City yesterday
afternoon and met her where she came
“Avoid the fly as you would a vi-
per, ” says a health authority. That’s
alright, but what we would like to ___
B. F. Miles drove to Oklahoma City j know Terese, is how to induce the fly ^ Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Mowry gave a
last Thursday, to have his automobile jto avoid us. party last Wednesday night, to all the
overhauled. Mr. Miles has run this Rev. Father Suwalski made a trip * boys and girls of the town, playmates
car over 6,000 miles, and has never had Hartshorne Sunday night, returning 1 of their son Harold. They all had a
The gins will start here next weefr,
according to Mr. Radford, who is man-
ager of the Oklahoma gin. He has
bought several loads of cotton, and by
the first of the week will have plenty
to start on.
it repaired.
Monday night.
delightful time.
An eminent physician rises to re-
mark that kissing is unsanitary, bud
to our knowledge there isn’t anyone*
around Harroh that kisses for
health’* sake.
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Todd, J. A. Harrah News (Harrah, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 28, 1913, newspaper, August 28, 1913; Harrah, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc937234/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.