The Wewoka Capital-Democrat (Wewoka, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1918 Page: 3 of 8
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whit* or color
tf watch. |4 IMheo Ion* (two piece, oach
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IMi-bair yard outln* fUnnel. *rajr blue.
Ilk* lined pajamne. It Inch** or tT Inche,
wide; %-inch twilled tape, drab color, 41
Ipches Ion*. Operating le**ln*«. made In
part, IS yards canton flannel. bleached
or unbleached, 27 Inches for one pair;
%-lnch twilled tape, white. *4 Inches
lop* (two pieces, each 42 Inohea Ion*, for
one pair). Sewing thread No. 60. white
or to match. Cut on the pattern outline.
An seams, hems and turnlnse have bei.-
% are also In
italner 16*30.
■our snipped
half and half
demand. Pill a wh
Inohea or smaller t
"SliKrSftcto i
I'attcm No. 60. moo
medium and larse. I
yards eurln* flan*
the rmiln ever cornea we wfltbe
reedy (or it. Some of our most
progreerive farmers are break-
ing their land, aifcong whom I
mention W. C. Hmrrfaon. Wa
him to aow oats next wash.
This weather practically in-
sures fruit and condncae to-
ward good crops. Daa Harri-
son's wife is recovering from
pleurisy. She has base had rid-
den for several weeks * Dan
bo busy
etcetera.
ef the first magnitude, as It did
la 1916, you'll be sorry you la-
th us in wain. School Is
still holding forth notwithstan-
OUlt BOVS
Oo forth, brave sons of Freedom's heraldry,
Espousing law and liberty.
To reap the harvest of perpetual peace
That boon for man without surcease.
By shedding your illustrious, valiant blood
For brother man’s eternal good.
Virtue, not years, measures each life’s great end;
Safely on it and God depend.
Though deadly fumes from foea envelope you
Exult in right and duty true.
Fight bravely on till Justice shall prevail.
Whatever pangs It may entail.
If die ye must. God’s loyal soldiers he—
Rewarded in eternity.
Bold yoemen In the right no fear shall know,
Their souls In arms vanquish the foe.
With Spartan valor theirs our flag unfurled
Protects the honor of the world.
Bat while in battle’s lull they con their fates
A mother prays, a wife awaits.
And ’’Anode Laurie” smiles and “Nora” sings;
at all thiaga, aa wit-
j ■- ; WHAT THE
■#B|$D CROSS
'■ V 1» JX>ING
AND WHAT YOU CAN DO
SMALLPOX IN TOWN
«sm”3g*stts&g:
SHsre
B Spuis ef
IV- H*>e esa b* as
wh ese Msead afl af
sss
There have been three cases
of smallpox In Wewoka this
week and vacdnntion has been
the popular pastime. There has
^been one case of smallpox at
the Wewoka Hotel, one at the
Star Hotel and -one at a pri-
vate residence. The local health
officers took stops to prevent
the spread of the disease as
soon as it was discovered tu
town and the situation new
seems to be under perfect con-
trol. School was closed last
Thursday noon, sad win not
reopen before next week. All
public meetings have been for-
ia hidden and the churches were
th
n half dosen
ere are
"articles ca
find most
nvsnisat.
KnlMJns-
for kattte*
Th*
not opened Inst Sunday.
' For two davi guards vr«ee
___ stationed aroutu! two blocks In
with'the vicinity of the Star ll»iei
is also aa urgent demand far ud this fact created some lurid
her the heading of hospital garments, stories In neighborin'* towns, ft
which are herewith appended. These‘was reported that thm> were
hems, or in the church, as woms n 500 cases of srm’l,.ox in We-
or in church centers, as women jwoka and that th- people wort
[t t ______ ____ |‘dying like hogs.’* (How ev<»r c
B3S? wide. Ar lirfB hog dl68.) Report 8 <aln
SdbN JSST'i. H tnSErSww i volume as they travel -we have
r°u*. bqm* or wjUL heard that there were Go c***s
The sweetest hopes
The shove will ‘be set to music by one of the South’s . best
composers and used as one of the South’s contributions in the
LAINFAX.
LEGAL
BUNKS
COST OF LIVING IN ONE
. YEAR, INCREASES 23 P. C.
According to the bureau of
labor statistics of the depart-
ment of labor, in the year from
November 15, 1916, to Novem-
ber 15, 1917, prices of food as
a whole advanced 28 per cent.
Potatoes Is the only article that
shows a decline to price. Corn
meal advanced 87 per cent; ba
MKS
■>1. ISm.tViti
Woman’s Work iouthwer
A. R. C.. 1617 Rat! rm/ i
Ix>uia-
BAPTIST LADIES AID FOUR DIE FROM WOOD
* , ! I n. ; ALCOHOL DRINKING
The W. M. S. met last week i ’
beans, 39 percent; at the church. The study was. Ada, Ok la., Jan. 29.—Although
salmon, 38 per cent; milk, 33 j very efficiently led by Mrs. fbur people are dead and iwc.
con, 62 per cent; pork chops,
48 per ceiit;
No Hunting Slgni
For Rant Signs
Roeoipt Books
Brooder’s Certificate*
Rent Contracts
Blank Notos
Chattel Mortgages
Oil and Gao Looses
Oil and Gas Releases
Guardianship Looses
Chattel Mortgage Reloaooo
Quit Claim Deeds
Warranty Deeds
Real Estate Mortgage* *
Petition for Aprovlng
Guardianship Deeds
Executions
Replevin Affidavits
Release of Real Estate Mortgages
Petition for Appointment of Guar-
dian
Replevin Bond
•ubpoenae. Civil
inn, Criminal
per cent; and lard, 27 per cent.
Food as a whole was 48 per
cent higher on November 15,
1917, than on November 15,
1913, and 46 per cent higher
than on November 15, 1914.
During this four year period
Winn. A spirited discussion was
followed by a solo by Mrs. J.
A. Patterson in her own sweet
way, and aa one of the ladies
expressed it, ‘Her songs always
lift us up on higher ground.’*
We are indeed grateful to her
corn meal advanced 127 per for ^ halp she always so
cent; flour, 109 per cent; lard,
104 per cent; bacon, 77 per
cent; sugar, 75 per cent; and
freely gives.
Mother Johnston was gladly
welcomed back after a few
potatoes, 72 per cent. No article days’ absence on account ot
declined in price. being sick.
Our workers are turning In
a good number of Red Cross
articles. Mrs. Shaw keeps us
busy along that line.
- —Reporter.
Carman Newspaper
Criticises Punishment
of Soldier's Wife
The Committee on Public In-
formation has made the fol-
lowing translation^of an article (Dedicated to my mother
Ruth Brinkley.)
QUIET WORKERS
Subpoena
Stay Boa
Attachment Affidavits
Bill of Particulars
Warrant of Arrest
Commitment on Conviction
Democrat
Miss Rose Gappa of El Reno
hM accepted a position with
J. L. Emerick as stenographer,
gamming her duties the first of
the week.
appearing in the Bremer Buer
ger-Zeitung:
“A soldier’s wife who had My mother sits in her old arm-
fathered wood in the common ! chair
forest of Waldkirch, near Frei- Knitting for the soldier boys
burg, in Brelsgau, was sen-1 over there—
tenced for the office in the foi- In the land of France, some-
lowing terms: I where,' somewhere.
“ ’Mrs. Clara Ganter, on June „ u.m
13, 1917, has removed from the
common forest of Waldl o-ch, Dan,el in the Uon 3
Sec I 23, one fagot of dry fir' . . .. . h
twigs of the value of 10 pnen- I
nings. In punishment therefor' . .
die is sentenced to . tine of iTo '*’** ‘
1 mark and one day's Imprison'-1 Prsnc*-' somewhere.
ment.’ Not in history is my mother's
“The husband of the culprit | name,
has been fen* three years at the Bdt God is watching just the
front, she herself has four | same,
small children to support in the And giving His angels charge
direst poverty. Similar reports) over there—
of punishment should be re- In the land of France, some-
ported in greater numbers. Our
bureaucracy understands how
to employ this shortage of
how, somewhere.
So in life’s great battles we
wood and ooal on a lBjrsre scale ^ each have part,
foTthe benefit of the^JLmry!" jW^^f_wlth hand- ln
~ Helping those who fall In sin;
We will try to arrange to once again the victory win.
have oysters oh meatless days Tho not in history be your
after this week, also fresh veg- j name,
etables. At 4’s. |God is counting just the same,
'And will reward you over there
Leroy Casteel of Maud, who jn the land of Heaven, some-
is teaching the winter term of
school at Antioch, was in We-
woka the last of the week tak-
ing the teachers examination.
hew, somewhere. -
We have them! What? Eggs,
at 4’s.
ty five other 111 as a result of
drinking wood alcohol at ivan-
cls Sunday, no arrests will be
made, acco: -ing to Sheriff
R. E. Duncan, who returned
here tonigh.. following an in-
vestigation.
The men who are said to
have distributed the drinks, J.
G. Sharp, 25 years old, and El-
gin Sharp, 23 years old, were
among the first victims of the
beverage, thereby eliminating
the theory of malicious pL-jon-
ing. Their mother, Mrs. Emma
G. Sharp, 55 years old, waft ;na
third victim to die in Francis
today. Gladys White, a vaude
villel dancer, died in Acia.
The four who died partici-
pated in an egg nog and toddy
party at the Sharp home
day evening. Two younger
.Sharp boys and several guests
are ill, and fifteen or sixteen
persona about town who
bought of the same con-*., n-
nient were likewise affected. It
is believed no others will die.
Sheriff Duncan say3 the al-
cohol was taken from a car in
the railroad yards at Francis
Saturday night. It was mistak-
en for “white mule.”
Order for Hearing Petition to [.Sell
Real Estate
State of Oklahoma, Seminole Conty, SS.
In the Matter of the Estate of Sam
Siviis, Deceased.
Now on this 31st day of January, 1918
Bill Sivila, having filed herein hie petition
fbr the aale of the real estate described in
■aid petition for reasons in said petition
qtated.
It i* ordered that said petition be and
hereby is act for hearing on the 15th day
ol February, A. D. 1918, at 10 o’clock A.
M., at which time all persons interested
in said estate are required to appear and
aeow cause, if any tt ey have, why an or-
der should not be granted for the sale of
so much of the real estate of said estate |
as is necessary for the reasons in said pe-
tit) n stated.
It is furthet ordered that a [copy of
this order be published for three succes-
sive weeks in the Wewoka Capital-Dem-
ocrat of Wewoka, Oklahoma.
seal) D. G. HART,
j 31 3 County Judge.
TEACHERS EXAMINATION
The following teachers of
Seminole County took the regu-
ular examination at Weowka
Inat^reek.
J. D: Tlgner, Bearden, Rt. 1.
K. M. Mclvor, Wewoka.
Mtaa Dorn Lawaon, Maud.
Miaa Ella Stnnkewits, Knud.
Mlaa Ella McGee. Cnatle, Rt 2.
Miaa Ethel Jarvia, Eorlaboro.
Leroy Casteel, Maud.
Miaa Mabel Looney, Konawa.
Ceclle Riddle, 8aaakwa.
Wm. A. Dibble, Holdenvtlle, Rt.
No. 4.
Miaa Pansy Hagelburg, Semi-
nole.
Miaa Emma Cooper, Seminole.
Miaa Laura Robinson, Seminole.
W. T. Tucker, Konawa.
H. Vaughan. Wewoka.
R. W. Pannenter was In
Shawnee Monday attending the
investigation of the cotton seed
trust by the corporation com-
mission.
The City Drug Store
Cigars, Fountain Drinks, Toilet
Articles, School Supplies. Stat-
ionery—-In Fact Everything to
be Found in an Up-To-Date
Drug Store. Give Us a Trial.
PRESCRIPTIONS A SPECIALTY
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Prepare for the inevitable while ther
A bank account is your best frien J tXme
and especially so in time of sick De-
lays are dangerous. Start today.
YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED
FARMERS NATIONAL BANK
Wewoka, Oklahoma.
CALL. 119
When you want any kind of
HAULING OR DRAY WORK
PROMPTLY DONE_
Fore’s Dray Line,
JNO FORE.
Prop.
Lumber
We have a nice stock of new lumbar. Our prices
are right and granes good Let us figure with you.
Let us trode and we are both sure to be satisfied.
E. S. BILLINGTON
Lumber an d Hardware.
W. M. Baker, Manager.
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The Wewoka Capital-Democrat (Wewoka, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1918, newspaper, January 31, 1918; Wewoka, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc937280/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.