The May Bugle (May, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 1923 Page: 1 of 4
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THE MAY BUGLE
Vol. 19.
May, Harper County, Oklahoma, August 23, 1923.
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No.4S
game and had some pretty clevt*r.
players m the |ine-up.
Quite a number went from here
to Gage to see a ball game there
between the Santa Fe Blacks and
a composite team made up of play
Commercial Club
Talks Dairy Cows
At the regular meetihg of the------------------
May Commercial Club Tuesday j ers from Gage, Shattuck and Ar-
night a plan was offered tho object net*, In this game the Blacks
nf which is to install pure bred lost, score ill to 11.
lairy cows on the harms of this
vicinity by helping thq farmers fin-
ince the pur.chasq and distribution
ff su h cow^. Registered qr high |
jrado Holsteiqs, qr qthqr milk
j reeds would bq shipped in by the i
carload and distributed among the | W. E. Sells, local agent for the
at-mers who want them and will Allis-Chalmers tractors and Lu
take care of them properly, and j Crosse implennen's, has just re .
registered bulls would also be ship-, ceived a new proposition from his
ned an 1 placed in different cprii- company guaranteeing purchasers
Dollar Wheat For
Tractor Owners
nunities so as to establish pure,
>red licrds in the shortest possible
ime. I'iie proposition yvas dis-
uss'ul at length and it wqs point-
d out thgt the farmers who are
filing cream gre always prosperous
ind c n pay their hills us they go,
viiile the grain farmers are depent-
•nt on their prop once a year, and
hen probably either get a poor
Top or a very poor price gor it. A
omm.tteo consisting of V. B.
Irowne, E. Rivers and C. W. Lat-
a was appointed to work out the
! Tails of the plan and the Club
;lodged its hearty support,
It was also reported that a plan
rid been worked out by commit-
/ c to change the present system
if Trades premiums so an to hav?
ill premiums distributed direct by
e (’lub. Jhis wps also given
•ons derable discussion but defin-
te action {.hereon wq$ postoned
Titil next Tuesday night.
B^se Ball News
’ Sunday afternoon th*ru w,.n a j
jiig time at Jake Moberk-y’s place1
t prth of town. A hunch of the
May boys went up and played a
good game of ball with the Uoby
Springs team and there was a most
interesting series, of horse races
and riding events. There was a
big crowd in attendance and evpryt
body had a good ttme. In the
ball game the May team won hy a
scord of 10 to 3, but they admit
that their opponents played a good
of the Allis-C! aim >rs tractors $1.00
per bushel foi their wheat for the
next three years a-; a mininum, or
ten per cent o qr market price
should the prices range higher
hereafter. Tho wheal must he of
No. 1 hard dark grade delivered at
the local elevator.
Those wf|o have bought these
tractors and implements this year,
or figure on buying in the future,
should qee Mr. Sells and get full
de.ails of this offer.
. Weather Report
For the past week cooler weathr
ejr hqs prevailed generally over this
section of the state and the burn-
ing up of the feed crop seems to
have ceased. Rain, however, has
been wanting in this immediate
vicinity while local showers and
heavier rains are reported from
surrounding points.
Heavy rains fell to the south and
west on Tuesday night, a ti-foot
rise bging reported in the South
Canadian river yesterday and fiqod
conditions further south to beyond
the Red River.
Crop conditions are generally a
little mqre hopeful than they were
I a week ago and rain at an early
date will bo a wondeHul help in
the wintering of all kinds of live
stocj-..
A. M Benbrook and family, ac-
companied by his father, were up
from F irg > for a S in lay visit at
the O. D. Chandler home.
Attention, Please!
I wish to thank all my patrons
for the lino Lutjinesp I have had,
and hope by good treatment of all
piy customers to merit a continu-
ance of then. business. However,
conditions mak“ it necessary to
adopt a cash system, and beginn-
ing September 1st we will sell for
cash only as I am not able finan-
cially to carry tho burden of any
! credit sales,
- J. C. Blackwell.
Branched Birthday
It may be thai some don’t quite
appreciate the saving grace uf the
pooler weather this week-
Monday was a day of wonder-
ful importance Rr it was the birth-
day anniversary of J)r. Moessner,
R. O, Allen, L. W. Thompson and
A. M. Strute, No wonder the hot
spell broke, And t hep on Tuesday
Henry M^Clung celebrated his ^
b|rthday. There may have beep
others but, goodness knows, that’s
enouglp
« ............. —
Algy Palme), had to quit work
at the bank last Friday and is out
at the farm trying to make a quick
recovery from qn attack of illness.
Maxwell House Coffee is always
'‘good to the last drop,” Max-
well House Tea is ihq same. Sold
by C. \Y. I,atta.
W. E, Moessner came in Sunday
night from Cushing, Okla., to
spend a week or so visiting with
his parents, Dr. and Mrs, Moess-
ner.
At Street's Elevator
You get Service and Quality
Acme and Imperial Flour Wholesale apd retail
Sold by all leading grocers
Dealers ip all kinds of Mill Feed and Grain,
Colorado Lump Coal. Three kinds of Oklahoma Nut
Coal as low as $8.00 per ton.
L. A. Dungan, Mgr, .
'Phon? 44 May, Okla.
J
Monday j Sept. 10
^vill fee Ctl? ii$xt
yr* rip3*
Come and bring in cnything you. want
to sell,
MAY COMMER1AL CLU 0
HARPER COUNTY FREE FAIR
Has Been Dated For
Sept. 13, 14, 15, 1923
LAVERNE, OKLAHOMA
and
t>
pll efforts are now being- made throughout the county to hold a good
fair. It is only about nine weeks until Fair time and it is essential
that farmers and others begin preparing exhibits.
The Fair is open to all in the County who wish to compete for i re*
miums as set out in the Premium List.
Premium List is now ready. Look it over and prepare your exhibits.
Harper County Free Fair Board
E. A. PORTER, Secretary
Buffalo, Oklahoma
McDonald Drug Store
\Ve Save You Money
\Ve Pay the Postage
SEND VS
YOUR ORDERS
Phone 40
Woodward, Okla.
RAY HOUSE
Dray and Transfer
All Kinds of Hauling Done
Phone 74
DR. RICHARDSON
Dentist
All kinds of Dental Work at rea-
sonable prices, and absolutely
guaranteed. Crown, bridge and
plate work a specialty. Painless
extractions hy the nerve blocking
method.
Woodward, Okla.
You can buy opportunity if you
have enough cents.
Modern farming methods embody more than the mere
raising of grains.
J
The past decade has proven that diversified farming
has many big advantages over the one crop method of
soil uqlturp.
Cl jef among the paying branches ot the industry is
stock raising and dairying.
This state needs more good milk stock and our farmer
friends who already see the opportunity that a better
dairy herd present^ are to be congratulated on their
foresight.
We are strong fqr any industry that yvill further our
community’s prosperity.
Apd pur stock raisprs and dairymen will $0 their §hqre.
May State Bank
V. B. BROWNE, Cashier
A HOME BANK” May, Okla.
OPPORTUNITY!
A limited number of shares of the capital stock of.
the May Investment Company are now offered for
sale at par value of $10.00 per share. This will be
the only public offering of this stock, and we hope to
see it taken quickly by home people.
For particulars see any of the following Directors:
R. O. Allen, V. B. Browne, O. D. Chandler, A. M. Strate, C: W. Latta,
May Investment Company
(INCORPORATED)
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Latta, Charles W. The May Bugle (May, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 1923, newspaper, August 23, 1923; May, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc941183/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.