The County Democrat. (Tecumseh, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, September 16, 1921 Page: 1 of 8
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The County Democrat.
E tcred at the Tecumseh. Oklahoma. poi,tofGce, a* second-class mail under the act of March 3, 1879.
VOLUME 27.
TECUMSEH, POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1921.
NUMBER SO.
Local Business Men
Visit Industrial School
Find the School Very Home-Like With Buildings
Painted and Cleaned From Top to Bottom
and Campus Fixed-Up and Greatly Beautified;
An Excellent Corps of Teachers With Mrs.
M. B. Conkling as Superintendent.
WEEKLY CROP REPORT
FROM WHITEHURST
Agricultural statistics are dry
reading to the average man who
is not particularly interested in
them. So is the dictionary; and
like the dictionary, statistics are
prepared for use and not for en-
tertainment.
RESIDENCE BUIEOINC
STILL GOING ON
A committee composed of M. M. arrangement. In fact every thing
Henderson, Tom Waldrep and Clar- about the buildings from the engine
ence Robison visited the Girls In- room to the hospital was a marvel
dustrial school on Wednesday of this ous example of what can be done
week for the purpose of seeing how , a competent manager such as Mrs
it was moving along, and how well ] Conkling, and hr' c- >rps of efficient
they were fixed up. Mrs. M. B. and willing helpers.
Conkling, the matron, and school j The grounds are being prepared
mother as she is affectionately call- [ for the planting of grass and trees
ed by the girls, gave the committee and the preparation of proper lawns
a cordial welcome and showed them and views. An expert from the A. &
through all the buildings, class
rooms, and over the grounds, ex-
plaining the present arrangements
and the plans for the future.
The buildings have been thorough-
ly gone over; the floors painted, the
walls and ceilings tinted; everything
thoroughly cleaned, painted, stained,
or ornamented, as seems to be the
qxact and proper artistic require-
ment. The rooms, equipment and
furniture, harmonize in a most grat-
ifying manner, so that the plant
meets all the requirements of a home,
as well as a training school. The
State is indeed very fortunate in hav-
ing a lady of Mrs. Conklings abil-
ity and training for such work, in
charge of the institution.
All the girls in attendance,' about
112 in number seemed to be happy,
contented, and well dressed and cared
for. One detail of girls under the
charge of Miss E. H. Allen, Supt. of
Farm and Poultry, Specialist, was
preparing the grounds for the rais-
ing of poultry. It is planned to have
a complete and up to date poultry
farm in connection with the school,
under the charge of Miss Allen, where
the girls will be trained in all the
science and art of poultry culture.
A complete graded school, so far
as is necessary for those in attend-
ance at the school, was in progress,
and the majority of the girls were
in school at the time the visitors were
conducted through the buildings. It
was very evident that the instruc-
tors are very competent and thorough
in their work, and that the girls
were getting all the advantages of a
thoroughly up to date graded school.
The dining rooms, kitchens, and
dormitory departments were the very
picture of cleanliness, and tasteful
M. College is to be at the school in
a few days to help plan for the
proper arrangement of the grounds
The teachers and assistants work-
ing with Mrs. Conkling are as fol-
lows:
Superintendent, Mrs. M. B. Conk-
ling.
Psychologist and Chief Clerk, Miss
Fern Lowry.
Head Matron and Active Matron
of the Clark building, Miss Florence
Uber.
Principal and teacher of seventh
and eighth grades, Mrs. McHale.
Teacher fifth and sixth grades,
Miss Elsie Hole.
Teacher second, third and fourth
grades, Mrs. Katherine Tepfer. t
High School and Physical Culture,
Miss Doratha Spiker.
Teacher Domestic Art, Miss Cora
Ravencroft.
Nurse, Miss Jessie Sulzer.
Matron Robertson Cottage, Mrs.
Keating.
Housekeeper Robertson Cottage,
Mrs. Tepfer.
Matron Oklahoma Cottage, Mrs.
Seward.
Housekeeper, Oklahoma Cottage,
Mrs. Ivy.
Supt. of Farm and Poultry Special-
ist, Miss E. H. Allen.
Engineer, Mr. Tepfer.
HELPS LOOKS OF BROADWAY.
Property owners on Broadway
owning property in the paving dist-
rict have practically all had the side-
walks in front of their property ex-
tended to the guttering of the pave-
ment, and the looks of Broadway is
helped no little by the extension of
the walks, which are about three feet
wider.
MADE IN GERMANY”
SEPARATE PEACE TREATY
The separate peace treaty “Made
in Germany," already known as the
Harding-Hughes-Wirth treaty, nego-
tiated by a sole representative of this
government, acting under instructions
from the State Department, will be
submitted to the Senate as soon as
Congress reconvenes September 21.
(Senator Lodge as chairman of the
Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions will, of course, have charge of
it. This is the same Mr. Lodge who
said during the Democratic adminis-
tration that a separate peace with
Germany would brand us with ever-
lasting dishonor. He is the same Mr.
Lodge who said at the time it was
feared the Spanish-American treaty
would fail of ratification that the
President of the United States could
not be sent across the water in the
person of his Ambassador, hat in
hand, to say to Spain that we were
sorry we won the war, and to nego-
tiate for a new treaty. .
But while Senator Lodge objected
to President McKinley being put in
such a position with Spain, he seems
to have made no objection to putting
President Harding in that position
with Germany. The result is that the
separate treaty with Germany con-
i' OM only those sections of the Ver-
sailles treaty to which Germany ceuld
offer no objection and contains none
of the sections which Germany re-
gards as “injustices” to her.
The text of the separate peace
treaty, as published, can only be un-
derstood by comparing it with the
treaty of Versailles, because the
rights claimed under the treaty are
the rights set forth in certain sec-
tions of the Versailles treaty, re-
ferred to by number, but not given
textually in the separate treaty.
This comparison also will show what
is left out. In fact, the separate
treaty is merely the acceptance of
a part of the Versailles treaty. It
is provided, however, that the United
States may assent to other parts of
the treaty if it specifically consents
to do so. Thus the door is left open
for the ultimate ratification of the
treaty of Versailles except the cov-
enant of the League of Nations
which is specifically repudiated.
This is the first time in the history
of the world that any government
claimed rights under a treaty, in-
cluding the right to enforce it,
which it had specifically refused to
ratify. If one might inject a bit of
American slang into the language
of the diplomats, this would be call-
ed bughouse diplomacy.
The week just closing has been one
of cooler temperatures with showers
which fell over practically the entire
state. The rainfall was light in some
Sections while other parts reported
precipitation well over the two inch
mark. The western and northwestern
counties received good rains while the
southwest counties where moisture
was needed most received the lightest
showers. Generally the rains were
timely and all growing crops were
benefited materially.
Cotton continues to sliow a very
poor condition figure. Picking is
quite general in the southern coun-
ties, however, the yield will probably
be the lowest recorded for the state.
Reports are common of but a bale
to 10 to 25 acres; in some localities
it is thought that 50 acres will hardly
make a bale.
Late corn was benefited in all parts
of the state by the timely rains of the
past week. During the past month
the crop fell in condition from 1 to 12
points all over the state except in the
extreme southeastern counties. Tfle
best condition figures are reported
from the central, south-central, east-
central, and the southeastern coun-
jes. The northeastern and southwest-
ern counties report the poorest condi-
tion figures. The estimate based on
the condition figure of September 1st,
forecasts a yield for the state slight-
ly under the 89,000,000 bushel crop
of last year.
Grain sorghums are heading well
and satisfactory yields of grain are
tne forecast. The estimated acreage
for this year is 1,431,000 acres, and
the yield 32,054,000 bushels.
Pastures were benefited by the
rains of the past week. Livestock
reported in good condition, however,
the number of stock cattle on farms
at the present'time is the lowest fig-
ure on record for the state. Feeder
hogs very scare.
Plowing has been resumed through-
out practically all the wheat counties
as recent rains have made operations
possible.
It is deemed wise at this time to
issue a warning regarding a feeding
of native oats to horses and mules.
Oats this year were generally very
musty and mouldy at the time of
threshing due to the very wet weath-
er prevailing at the time of harvest.
Mouldy oats a.e the cause of forage
poison, gastro enteritis a\id paralysis
in horses and mules and the mortality
is frequently very great. It would
be well for each feeder of horses and
mules to look over the oats and dis-
card from his horse and mule feed- all
that which is mouldy. Such oats may
used for cow, hog or chicken feed
without affecting them.
For the purpose of preventing the
introduction of the pink boll worm
into the State of Oklahoma from
quarantined areas of Texas, Louisiana *
and New Mexico, a rigid quarantine
was placed on all cotton seed for re-
planting purposes from New Mexico
and those portions of Texas and
Louisiana covered by Federal quaran- i
tines, now or hereafter put in force, j
This quarantine was put in force on
the first day of September at the
regular monthly meeting of the State
Board of Agriculture. For further
particulars regarding rules and regu-
lations of this quarantine, address
the State Board of Agriculture at Ok-
lahoma City.
M. M. Henderson Lets Contract For
Two Handsome
Bungalows.
Contracts were awarded Wednes-
day by M. M. Henderson for the er-
ection of two handsome six-room
bungalows to be built in the Hender-
son Addition on West Main street.
The buildings are to be finished and
ready for occupancy in six weeks.
They will make ideal homes, as they
are in a beautiful grove and are just
five blocks from the postoffice.
We are glad to see improvements
of this character going on in this
city, as there is a great need for more
houses in Tecumseh.
PROTRACTED MEETING AT
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
The First Christian church of this
city will begin a series of protracted
meetings next Sunday, Sept. 18. Rev.
C. 0. McFarland, district evangelist,
of Oklahoma City, will deliver the
messages. Rev. McFarland has pic-
ture machine with him and they ex-
City Schools Are Well
Organized For Work
The Largest Enrollment In the High Fchcol Fcr
Years; Have Decided Not to Have Lyceum
Course This Year; Classes Are Organized
and Advisors Selected; Money Dona Mors
For Drilling Wells Very Helpful.
The public schools have begun the
year’s work with a ring that resounds
success. Much of the organization
was accomplished before school began
and Has been almost perfect from
the start so that little, if any, time
was lost after school began. The
enrollment is the largest that it has
ever been but there has been no in-
crease in the faculty. The superin-
tendent has made a number of chan-
ges in the system in order to handle
the increased enrollment but every-
thing seems to be moving like clock
work.
The classes have been organized
in both the Junior and Senior high
schools, officers being elected, and
faculty advisers appointed. The
pect four weeks of interesting ser-
vice. Illustrated songs and Bible pic- scbool W*U n°t have a lyceum course
tures will be shown. Jthis year but have a well defined plan
The church extends a cordial in-,of entertainment throughout the
tation to everyone. year. The Senior class is preparing
--- 1 the first high school play and the
L. G. Pantier, Dentist, over Tecum- ! glee clubs are at work getting ready
seh National Bank. Front Rooms. ! to give the town some real music.
The Juniors and Seniors have ordered
class rings and pins.
The high school faculty has been
materially strengthened by the addi-
tion of Mr. Chester Hughes in the
Science Department. Mr. Hughes is
a real scientist and a jod instructor.
He is a product of the Phillips Uni-
versity and Oklahoma University.
The new teachers in the Junior high
school and Barnard school are all fit-
ting into their places without fric-
tion and are doing efficient work.
Superintendent Dowell expressed
the appreciation of the School Board
and the Faculty of the interest that
has been manifested by the cRisecs
of the town donating money to dri.l
a well at each school building so tuat
the children can have well water to
drink. The citizens in general seem
to be solidly behind the school and
are manifesting their interest and
help in many ways. We are proud
of our schools and believe that they
are as good as any in the state.
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Home State Bank
The substantial growth of this Bank is
attributed to none other than superior*
service to the public in general.
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
Home State Bank
At the Close of Business Sept. 6, 1921
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts ............................
Overdrafts, secured ................................
Real Estate, Furniture and Fixtures
Securities With Banking Board ........
Interest account ......................................
Other Assets ...........................................
Bonds and Warrants..............................
Cash and Sight Exchange......................
$17366.17
..... 29,492.94
$100,561.20
573.90
6,485.36
1,031.00
565.74
531.11
47359.11
TOTAL.
Capital Stock ............
Surplus and Profits
Bills Payable ............
Rediscounts ..............
Deposits ....................
TOTAL............
LIABILITIES
$157,097.42
$ 25,000.00
5,078.43
NONE
NONE
. 127,023.99
The barn belonging to H. J. Boyd,
living in the south part of the city,
was completely destroyed by fire
Wednesday night, together with ev-
erything in same, the most-valuable
of which was 53 bales of cotton Mr.
Boyd had stored in the building.
The origin of the fire is a mystery.
Parties seeing it first said the flames
burst out all at once and seemed to
envelop the whole structure. Noth-
ing whatever was saved, and the
insurance on the building and cotton
was only about 50 per cent of the
lorn.
..............................................................................$157,097.42
The above statement is correct.
E. M. NEWELL, Cashier.
No depositor has ever lost a dollar in a
State Bank in Oklahoma.
M. M. HENDERSON, President
E. M. NEWELL, Cashier.
J. L. FORTSON, Vice President.
VIRGINIA SMILEY. Asst. Cashier
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Henderson, L. P. The County Democrat. (Tecumseh, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, September 16, 1921, newspaper, September 16, 1921; Tecumseh, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc937525/m1/1/: accessed March 29, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.