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THE HARRAH NEWS
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VOL. VI
HABRAH, OKLAHOMA., FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1* 1916
NO. 32
FOWLER TELLS LATEST
PEACH GROVE NEWS
Big protracted meeting going
on- here*Preaching every night.
Let’ whosoever Will come and
take a hand* freely. Motto on
the black board- “Men wanted!
Recruiting . 3tation for Church
building! Good audience.
A* <* a-
PearP Carpenter ancP Co. are
improving our school house
grounds.-f ixing up fences;mowing-
off* grass and- weeds, plowing etcr
making the premises have the
appearance of being close to ci’F-
ilization. Mr. Benofieid is help.-
ing do the-work.
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Mrs. N. C. Phy of Ardmore
Oklahoma, is' visiting hter son
OrvHie Phy, and family,, on the
Ferguson farm this* week.
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Mr. Fergurson made a trip to
the city the pa3t week with a
hick load of produce raised * on
his» farm for' the market. He
reported the price of eggjs, but-
ter, apples,-potatbcs,* etc to * be
good. He says there are only* a
few apples in his large orchard
and other orchards arefiehort.
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Tlie weather is ideal on cofet&xr,
khfir and feterita, and these
crops are all maturing nicely re-'
gardless of the lack of “red
blood" and‘<“pep”’ in the far-
mer's make up. If! providence
will intervene between as and
the speculator, this fall, in hold-
ing up prices a little above cost
Something, New
Undfer Sun
In Harrahi
EGG LAYING. ROOSTER
A rooster belonging to Rev, J. W~.
KeUy,of this city is laying eggs. And
not one or two just to show- what he
can do but ho Mu laid"* dosen* st least
and is stiM s laying. Hm'OwnerpUL'ed
one ol the eggs under a setting hen to
see what would develop, but it refused,
to hatch. For eating purposes the
eggs cannot be told from ths beat hen
product. There- a to plenty of ben* in
this section that wont lav even when
fed the most approved egg prnductng
foods but this rooster is making the
average for* hea ashamed of herself
and is going after the eg<precord.i
Joss Willard, so named by the chib
dren, on account of'his fighting procl.v-
ities, having whipped everythin©.in the
barnyard, is six months old. lie is a
bantam, a cross between the red - and
the speckled varieties. For his fine
comb and lusty crow thte hens care
nothing, and will not associate with
the laying rooster/ bus-he doesart pay*
any more attention to them <thhm they
do to hink
Luther Gets Bale.
of production* W0' will succeed1 Cotton snipping points' in the Stath?
without* “pept' or “red blood”.
The- last cutting of alfalfa is
most all in the bale, or rick, thte
peanuts are growing finei.ancfc
the country is full of f«ed*tu#S
for man and bs«»t;
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The first waspmload" of this year's
cotton crop brongUt into-Luther arriv-
ed Monday afternoon.' The cotton was
raised by Dun Dorris, a negro farmer,
living south of Luthbr. Local merch-
ants are making up a- purse- of 069
which will be given to Dorris, when
his cotton’is sold Tuosday. Dorris has
been offered 4-cento a pound for the
cotton in the seed. The cotton -weigh
ed 1,635.pounds. Luther is in Oklaho-
ma coucty and is one of the largest
There are five cotton
each year in Luther.
gins operated
News From Star
J.1 W: Chartcelldr’attended th* Sun-
day Sfchooh convention" Monday and
We’ve1 got ‘Mexico under our fTae8day at
arm, and shaking our fist at'Ger-
many. 0,ye of little f&ith.'
Lbok up and be- glad! “All
things come to those who wait”, “'"thX automowie
watch; and pray—yes, and work.
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Our A. H. T. A. meeting
comes on the 22nd of'this month
at Star, and it is desired that we
have a full* attendance of the
membership! as there is an elec-
tion of new officers, annual chies
paying, and sending of delegate
to'state lodge meeting at New-
kirk, and other business to dis-
pose of; Please turn out on
Wednesday night the 22nd of
this month.
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Mrs. Myrtle Drake and child
left Sunday evening for their
home in theicity. affer a months
stay with home folks- down here
in the “sticks ”
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Mrs. Nora Han sort and son'
Earl visited last week with' her
parents In Harrah.
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The Socialists had a big ’ral^h-
dinner, and speaking over at
Center school last Sunday. A
lecturer from Colorado was-*
there with “movies" showing
H. J:* Choveront* is spending th*
week visrting in" Kansas. He made
• the trip with his sister and her -husband
Nofu Hanson returned horse Sun-
day afternoon after-spending: several
daya wit>h her parents Mr.' and Mrs.
Taylor, of Harrahi
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Little Vroidt Chanaeitov is on. the
sick linfc-this week.
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Mrs.* Kennedy of near Jones spent
Saturday and Sunday with1 her sister
Mrs. A. M. Maxey.
• Claude Pend ley returned Saturday
aftbr 'spending several 'weeks with-hiE
grandparents in - western Oklahoma
near Katoosd.'
Kerby In Fine Form
Strikes Out Sixteen
In. Sunday « Game*
la an interesting gams Sunday tHo
locals defeated* an Oklahoma City ag-
gregation of ball players It to 4IKetey
pitching for Harrah proved the bright
particular star of lb©- gams not only
stricking out sixteen > men but laced
oat two-three base hits each time with
two natron bases; JR Waner tor the
locals drove the bail into deop right
field for a Rome run.
The lOcalt drew nothing but blanks
op to the fifth inning, while the visi-
tors scored four times. It was in the
iffth that the fun began, the locals
bracing.up and securing: three to their
credit tbenda the lucky seventh the
locala- circled' the bases six. mow
times.
It was a pitchers battle until1 the
seventh inning. Spalding and Kerby
both going fine, in the seventh the vi
sitors want to pieces. Poole replaced
Spaldiag'but faiiod toe top the local
staggers who- fattened1 their batting
averages.
B, Meove of the locale is worthy of
special mention. Ha proved a towen
of strength-behind the bat ably assist-
ing Rerby.1
This is Ufa second *game and alao-tba
second victory for the locals, with a
little more practice; it Will take a
fast* team te-beat them.
For the visitors Poole drove ant two
three beggars,.a single and* one pass
in tons times at bat.
Jump 08 $1.50 Ih.
Price Of Cotton
Stii) higher prices were reached In
the cotton market here Monday, with
December delivery selling up to $10.78,
or more than $1.50 a bate above the
closing quotation of Saturday. There
was some scattered selling, on reports
ed-favorable weather in the south and
uoeaaiceas ever international politics
bat all offerings ware readily absorbed
by a broadening general demand which
was doubtless encouraged tty bullish
private crop -advices and reports- that
spot dealers were paying advances in
the interior to secure cotton tor early
sMpaewti
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
A. M. Maxey,. of the Star neighbor-
hood' is on jury service, this weak.
Jewel Hog lea wcnV to the -city and
enrolled for high- school last Monday.
Wa have everything in school sup-
plies. Harrah Okrug Co.
Jeff Hollis of Sherman, .Texas, is
visiting his sister,. Aunt Lucy Moors.
Henry Solta ba*e new shoe sign on
Ids store advertising Browns shoe
Farmers Rave been busy the past
week with their hay crops.
Oklahoma City,
Ed Wrany want to
Tuesday.
Dan- McNamara, pump man of the
Reek.‘Island, was in the city Wednesday
Dr. Haas and-Dr. Griggs were ia
the City Saturday.
Jack Swan who will be engineer for
the Southland-cotton company arrived
Sunday night from Earisboro.
Harry Malaga, manager of Bumps
Cash Department store,, spent Sunday
in-the City.
Col. W. H. Johnson-left Wednesday
tor Qkarche, to cry a sale for Jamas
»nd son.
Don’t forget wa will have a full line
of wail paper in stock about Sept. 20th
Harrah Drug Co.
Dick Hudson who has Seen hare on
farm, gathering hia pears, returned Eay spencer who Vvas two mMes
north of Choctaw, was in tbs city Mon-
day.
Mnter year exhibits with either J.W.
Chancellor or Supt. McCracken.
Cepgroseasan Thompson wil make an1
address at the State Fair.
Oct. 1st. ia Special Farm Womens
day at tea State fair.
Jehn Eaaroiager left Wednesday for
'a basins** trip to the City.
A proposition u up to incorporate
the town of Arcadia.
Leon Palmer, went to the city Mon-
day to get some Ford tires.
The Choc tow band furnishes the mu-
sk here Friday, Free Fair day.
Oetr-Wh is Fire IVevention day ia
Oklahoma*
Tell yoar friends you are going to
the Fair at Harrah Fsiday.
Arcadia ie to Rave
store.
Mis* Bobbie-Bossiebee been sick for
'tea past few days.
The boll warm is reported te be dam-
aging a great deal of cotton.
Come to Harrab Friday Sept. 17
free fair day.
Mrs. C. H.-Flynn is guile sick this
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’Miss Clara Wkkene, teacher of the
Primary grade, leaves today for Choc-
tow to spend Saturday and Ssuiday.
Eidridge Oliver retimed home last
week'from St. Louis where be graduat-
ed in a watch repairing school.
Bring your children to Harrab Fri-
day, to the Free Fair.
a new grocery
Wednesday to the city.
A shower toll in Harrah Tuesday
njgfat and a good rain Wednesday morn-
ing. This rain will Drove fine for lata
tejp grass and alfalfa.
If you want a Booster cap, you will
hey? to hurry. Only a few more left.
Dick Hudson who Jives three miles
wasl of town shipped, thirty baskets of
fine pears to the City Monday.
M<te Haxal Spencer came over from
Nagman. Sunday to visit her father*
Bill Spencer.
To Young For Fair
J.' C. Mooney hss a Jfersey heifer
calf that arrived Monday. The calf
is-entitled to be registered but not old
enongh to be shown at the local Fair.
She was sired by a fine bull at Me-
Loud, belonging to his father who ex-
pects to show his fine jerseys atr the
state fair.
In Europe milk cows aad beef cattle
are being slaughSeved to-save fodder.
Tens of thousand of mules and horses
have been killed on the battlefield.
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The News is indebted to Rev. Kelly-
for a nice-lot of large sweet potatoes
and to Brother Andendn for a bulf bu-
shel of fine apples.
Resolutions v/fcre adopted at a meet-
ing of the officers of Oklahoma National
G*aurd at Oklahoma City, this week ur-
ging a National Militia of a million
how strikers were treated during i men. based1 on the Swiss system. Each
the “John D.” troubles out ! Officer'and man-would be paid for the
Special Train
On account of the Fair at Oklahoma
City, Sept, 25th to 22th 20 th and Oct
2nd, the Rock Island will run a special
train leaving here 8?ll?a. m. and re-
turning 7tl&p. m.
Ad Get’s Results
there.
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Most of our citizen^ have 1 re*-
turned home from their* tours;-
summer trips, and visits t6 the
Wdrld’s Fair,etc and are resting
up getting ready to gather that
immense cotton-* crop, bforrow
some of that 6 per1 cent money
and pay the interest on'what1
they owe.
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Brother'Fergurson shipped out
services he actually renders.
Another State
Gone Dry
Unofficial Tetums Wednesday from
ail 44 counties of Soute-Carolina indi-
cate a majority of nearly 20,000 in th*
referendum • election 1 held Tuesdny.
The vote tabulated- early Wednesday
showed 38,483- for prohibition and
14,341 -tor the present local option sys-
tem. under which* fourteen counties
now operate dispenanry systems.
Should the official count show
Aanhe results of a News Ad in this
paper last week the Mooney Drug
Company sold a lot of Fly
News ad get results.
Chaser.
To, Build House
F! C. Hvrll will have a four room
resident built on his farm one-half
mth; south of town. T. B. Ward will
build an addition to his bouse.
7 car loads of peaches from)
your village. Four erf these he1! anouw tae omo*1 count 8h0W ***
, , , , . ji. hibition carried, the new law wiM be-
hhs never heard from up to dite ^ effective JaBB.ry 1>t ne,t. It
These*men he shipped to have would prevent the sale of beers and
“red blood’’ and “pep” and
something else, and are »
cess. -
and wines as wsil as
SUC- I said to be so drawn i
few loopholes*-
liquors, and i8
s to leave but
Repairs Gin*
The repair man of the Southwestern
Cotton Oil Company- came in Sunday
night to do the necessary work on
the gin. He will have it in first class
conditio*. Both the local gins will be
put-ia operation this fall.
Louis McCarty and- Bruno Benedha,
toft Sunday night for the City where
‘they will be on jury service.
Dont fight Flies while yon mite,.get
a can of fly chasar at Harrab Drug Co.
25 cents.
Mrs. Yeager is spending the week
in Oklahoma City with her daughter,
Mrs. Kruta.
For Sale- Jersey male calf 6 m* old
registered. J. C. Mooney. Harrah-
Oklahoma.
Mrs. A. M. Maxey and Miss Ethel
Maxey of the Star neighborhood attend-
ed tne County Sunday school conven-
tion at the city this week.
A. A. Miller, Roy WMeonv and Mr.
and Mrs. John Wilson* left last week
in a prairie schooner for a fishing trip
on the Washita river.
Dr. Morris, the dentist, Pfete Whit-
son, Louis Roughton and Bruce Wil
lard, all of McLoud were over Sunday
to see the ball game.
Little Winona Juanita Hoakins of E)
Reno who has been visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Faulkner, for the past week, re-
turned home Wednesday. Her mother
is very sick in El . Rteno.
In spite of the large member of horses
sent from Oklahoma to the war zoaer
the assessors show more stock than
ever before.
Tuesday night Miss Ruth FineR is
tertained a fair audience by her humor-
ous selections, at her recital given at
the school house. Miss Finch was ably
assisted by her pianist.
Burglars are terrorising Oklahoma
City and business-men have been forced
to arm themselves. The police are
working hard to capture the gang. It
is believed the robbers are gathering
in the city on account of the State fair
soon to be held-there.
See Uncle Mac’s bills about
bis new and second hand furni-
ture.
Special Racwe for Harrah
Frew Fair
Are as fallows:?
Potato Race —
Egg Race ...
Sack Race ...
Fat Maa’s Race
| Free for all 50 ydt dash boys
under 12 years aid
j dame for girls under 12- -- —
WARS
The meeting at
WAS!
Peach Grove will
continue all this week. The recruiting
officer, J. A. • Robertson for soldier*
for Gods army is preaching the truth
and ir calling for aik able-bodied men
and women to enlist. Come and join
the army,, the army of the Lord. Jesus
is our Captain, we will rally at His word-
The enemy is great but God is greater.
J. A. Robertson
The management of the local team
has arranged a game of ball with Yu-
kon to day. Yukon ha* a strong teas*
and a hot contest may be expected. It
ie said that the games between Yukon
and Geary played last week were the
B Skoraki who Uvea three miles
northwest of town ie filling his silo
thie week.
The Joste* CHy Boosters have won
21 games out of 24 played, and Harrah
defeated Jones the first game the local
boys played.
Another hot contest will be thegame
betfieM SBIMM text Harrah next Son-
day.
Undo DfceoJdawww shipped a ear
Mad of Iriaifr jwtateaa to Oklahoma
City Mondap.
L. M. Navarra want to Oklahoma
City Wednesday with a wagon load
of tomatoes.
Isa. Fannie Regers of Oklahoma
City* asvisitmg Mr. and Mn. C, P.
Flynn, at the City Hotel.
County Jndge Zwfck hold* that offi
eers may confiscate automobile trans-
porting illegal shipments of liquor.
The average y*M of the wheat crop
in OKlahonia wae only twelve bushels
an acre. Excessive rains account for
the crop shortage.
Miss bora Kerby, teacher of the
foarth and fifth grades, will spend the
week ead at her home In Oklahoma
City.
Everything that wine first premium
here goes to the county fair at Edmond
and the winners there go to the State
Farr at Oklahoma City.
The Oklahoma City police are raid
mg Hobo camps for the purpose of put-
ting hoboes to work om the county
roads.
Mr*. A. D. Boggs aad daughter. Mi-
nor Ebcr of Lawton and Mrs. L. A
Campbell and son, of the City, are vis-
iting Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Flynn.
Proffers** McCsarissnis s fine-educat-
or 1 and with hi* cerp of teachers is
expected to pat the Harrah schools
well sp ia the .front rank of county
schools. Arcadia Observer
Hogs here bran butchered to save
grain. After the war the demand for
our livestock will be enormous Every
farmer around Harrab should devote
muek attsatiau to livestock.
Oklahoma farmers should raise lees
cotton and pay more attention each
year to cows and dairy products. The
increasing number of cream cane at
depot here speaks well for the progrss
sire farmers around Harrah.
After a ween visit with her meters
Mrs. Steadman and Mrs. Dugger, Mrs.
B, J. Medford departed Sunday for
her kente near Hobart. Mrs. Medford
says crop# are fine in that section of
Oklahoma. Her husband ha* three
large silos full of feed and eauugh left
ever to ftU them again.
The many friend* of C. W.
Lets Make Success
of This .Fair
This Friday, September 17lh, is free
Fair day. Everyone is expected to ex-
hibit and attend. Lets make the Her-
rah Fair the very best in the county.
Come even if you have nothing to show
and make the crowd as large as possi-
ble. Remember Congressman Joe. B.
Thomp-ou is to apeak on "Rural Cred-
its". This is a subject of vital impor-
tance both to our farmers juid other
citizens. And it will he ioterestiqg.
It will bo worth while.
The Choctaw band has been engagsd
to furnish music for the occasion.
Nothing like a band to liven up thing*
Forget your troubles. Turn the stock
in the pasture and come and have a
good time. Another treat will be the
ball game. It will be a bummer. The
Harrah boys ars scheduled to play aa
Oklahoma City team. They are unbeat-
en, if not unbeatable. The Harrah boya
put up a fast game of ball, Sunday:
and will put out the same kind of pack-
age to-day. And then there are the
stock and agricultural exibits shown
by our neighbors in friendly rivalry.
We know we have a fine part of the
county and that we are proud of what
our farmers produce. Of course the
prizes in the culinary department will
interest the women. This is the beet
of all. The bread, pies, cakes and can-
ned fruits are shown here and such a*
only the ladies of Harrah and vicinity
know how to make. Everbody, young
aad oki is invited and the fair lees free
as the air we breathe. Come and Ra
one of us.
Seven Fairs For
Oklahoma County
There wilt be seven fairs in Oklaho-
ma county this month. District faiaa
will be held at Britton for Edmond
Deer Creek, Spring Creek, and Britton
township and ah Wheatland,1 for Okla-
homa, Council Grove, Mustang, aad
Oreely townships, Thursday, Septem-
ber 10; at Spencer for Cratcho, Boone
aad Casa townships-and at Harrah fisc
Choctaw, Elk and Pottawatomie town-
ships and at Luther for Lincoln, Deep
Fete end Luther townships on Satur-
day, September 18!
The countv fair will be held at (E1-
rooad the following week om Wednes-
day and Thursday on the campus and
in the buildings of the Central State
Normal school. Tka-great State Fair
in Oklahoma City, September 25 te
October 2, makes the eighth. Theaa
fairs are ail for the purpose of stimu-
lating effort an increase of .wealth in
Oklahoma county and the state.
Makes Great Success
With Alfalfa
MAY MAKE FIVE CUTTINGS
Here is the yield of a 5 -here patch
of alfalfa near Harrah planted last
September, just one yoar ago.
First cutting 9 tons, second cutting
8 tons, third cutting 5 tons, fourth cat-
ting now ready to cut and before severe
frost, expects to get another small
cutting.
Andthis is not all. Last May 4sow*
and 20 pigs were placed in 4he field.
Have had altogether less than 5 bu-
shels of corn. Morning noon and night
they ate alfalfa now the pigs-are about
five months old weighing in the neigh-
borhood of 100 pounds each. A ton of
pig meat just right to be fattened on
corn and alfaifa and placed on tha
market.
This five acre tract belongs to J. A.
Ensminger whose farm is one-half mih»
west of Harrah. Tnia September he
sowed seven acres more of alfalfa
which is just now coming up. Mr.
Enstmager believes in getting tha
ground in thorough condition before
planting. The five acre tract was in
wheat the four years preceding the
planting of alfalfa. The wheat stubble
was plowed under and then planted.
The wheat was rowed each year from
Che 10th to the 20th of September cod
then stock was pastured on it througk
the winter thus enriching the ground.
one eff th* SxxaL blacksmiths, will be
glad to kaow that be baa almost recov-
ered froaaa severe attack o-lappendici-
tis and is now out again. Be returned
keme lest week from 9t. Anthony,*
Mr. Ensminger believes that moat
farmers try to cultivate to much
ground. He does not raise cotton,
Wraney j does not think it pays but believe* ia
beat played at Geary this season; th# hospital, Oklahoma City. lie was
Geary team winning out with profes-
sional'pitchers.
there lacking one day ef being eight
weeks.
raising ■ great variety of crops. Hav-
ing years of experience in farming
bare, he is a true believer in the adapt-
ability of the soil around Harrah for
all kinds of crops and believes that
farmers are surer ol a crop m this sec-
tion than In any part of Oklahoma,
jeo* year after the other.
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