The Harper County Democrat (Buffalo, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, December 15, 1916 Page: 1 of 6
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Harper Counta Slrmorraf
VOL. 10
BUFFALO, HARPER COUNTY, OKLA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1916.
NUMBER 37
THE OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
A Good Advertising Medium
Large and Growing Circulation
FOR FARM LOANS
ON GOOD FARMS.
COOL
YOU GET ALL YOU
BORROW. NO DELAY
JOB PRINTING
We can do it in good order.
Let Us Figure With You
PROSPECT GOOD.
\
Prospects for the early con-
struction of the Buffalo & North-
western Railroad from Waynoka
to Buffalo, and thence west, are
growing brighter every day.
The building of a railroad is a
large undertaking and necessar-
ily a slow one. When interview-
ed by the Democrat man, M»\
Walker, who is promoting the
road, said: “We have been very
much delayed by events which
we very much regret but which
we could in no wise help. The
failure to vote the township
bonds in Woods county upset our
plans and new ones had to be
devised. The new plan in there
townships is to raise a bonus by
popular subscription. Difficul-
ties have also been encountered
in the townships in which Way-
noka and Buffalo are situated,
and these had to be ironed ou
Naturally our friends located in
the various towns which have
been living off this territory
would do all they could to dis-
courage the building of the new
railroad. Then again we h^.ve
not always had the united local
support that the project is ei-
titled to. But we are glad to ai -
nounce that all the bond issut e
voted have been signed up by
the township and town officer.!,
and tnat some of the issues ai.e
already in the hands of the At-
torney General for approval,
and others will be there shortly
“The question of raising a
bonus in the townships whete
the bonds failed to carry is no v
up for consideration and plai s
are being perfected to make a
thorough canvass, and it is ex
pected that a reasonable amount
of bonus will be thus secured.
“A charter has been signsd
up for a townsite company to
handle the townsites along the
route. This will no doubt pro-
duce considerable assistance.
Two more townships are yet
to vote bonds for public works-
Buffalo, in Harppr county and
Waynoka, in Woods county.
Both of these propositions will
be submitted soon and are cer-
tain to carry.
“Details regarding joint use
of terminals at Wynoka and con-
struction rates are being adjust-
ed and preparations are culmi-
nating to begin work within
schedule time at Wynoka on or
before January 12, 1917.”
The railroad is right now with-
in our grasp and if the people to
be benefitted along the line from
here to Wynoka will but put
forth a concerted effort and
raise the balance of the bonus
necessary, the road will be built
within the year 1917.
Now is the time to put away
your hammer and get out your
saw and go to sawing wood in
dead earnest. Don’t pay any
attention to the rumors eminat-
ing from other i ailroad towns.
where hogs have been raised for
many years, the pens have been
practically depopulated again
and again. Until the govern-
ment took the matter in hand,
all kinds of useless remedies!
were foisted upon the farmer
wheneven cholera broke out in
his herds and even yet, we
sometimes sec “sure cures” ad-
vertised though we have been
warned times without number
that there is but one cure—and
that is prevention.
Just why anyone should haul
a dead cholera hog out on the
prairie and leave in unburied to
spread infection to the four
winds of heaven is incomprehei •
We will give to each party that opens a
Christmas Savings account between December 18th
and 25th a new Buffalo Nickle, as a souvenir and
Good Luck pocket piece for 1917.
We would like to open 500 New Accounts
that week. Won't you be one of the number.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BUFFALO.
More Furniture
For Legislature
Governor Authorizes Expendi-
ture to Help fit Out
Capital.
eter got out of fix last week and
registered 70 degrees below zero.
Fortunately Wash had plenty
of wood on hand and stayed
clos'1 indoors.
The Horse Doctor of the Calf
Ribs neighborhood has prescrib-
ed horseback riding for the ail-
ments of Miss Hostetter Hocks.
Heretofore she has been riding
a mule.
Members of the Hog Ford
It is Being Discussed at a Meet- BaPtist church will have a burn-
ing of Newspaper Men. nesS meetin8 Sunday to take up
h Price of Paper.
Kansas City; Mo . D«c. 5. --
The publishers or representa-
tive of twenty five daily new,!-
some parts
right now.
who do it are ignorant
*.o some «tens looking to p.r
assurance of supply of white
sible but it has been none m-riv Governor Williams recently papfrs published in Kansas met
of • j 5 . • , 'Vv (certified to a deficieno,. $5 000. her*vodav to consider the m-
a time indeed, is being donem)f . . f , d ln i ouay to consider the u.-
anrm> nnrto 0f the Panhand e i Icr f, p.u‘ ,s; f a p s . USU^ condition which confronts
Doubtless those1 *lie adJlt,ol,al ' ‘ ,J fi.x‘ ■ n with respect to the suppi;
of th'^anecessarv to fit .he tegis* 0f white paper for their news-
danger of such a practice for 11 ^ M,,sr f°r the J"rfVomin* They are organised a*
is scarcely conceivable chat ary-1 S' s*‘01; 01 tn® ;* l ine Kansas Daily league, sre
one would willfully endanger h:.j whl^ bt,“ ■„ ‘"’Tpr*! **"* °‘ m*eUw “ *
own and h:s neighbors herns so. „„ , , . , , ,
, ceding sessions held in Ind a
Harmon Bsnton, the Govern- kPmpife b.nlV'!-i’ w,!l l“' u*pd “jj aner at prices at which it wou.d
. . . , , „ tois session, IjuI uti account of
men Agr,cu.mm Oemonetr.u-r ttie jMr ,aSe kthe m,,mW9hip
for this section has sent to a!l|„fthe hoiise the purenase ,.f ad-
tne termers in h.s territory, the, ditiona, dpsKS 9rid cb9ir9 be
government recommondat ions' nece8Sary
for preventing cholera of which ' pl9n9 for boldin the 9cs9io„
we give a copy below. If the;- .. . ....
Panhandle ,s to be freed from . ri ht ahtad and ,, is not cmM
tms scourge it is going to be^,, st probab,e tbat the
necessary or he farmer.> to co-. of ,he be
operate with toe County Ag»n.s i lransferrfd dwntw„.
and eich other in a thorough
and efficient campaign oi exter-
mination. It can be done and
the best time to do it is right
now. Here’s bow it may be ac-
complished:
To keep cholera from your
herd locate hog lots and pastures
away from streams and public
highways and do not allow hogs
to run free range.
Do not buy or exchange hogs
unless you know that cholera
does not exist in the herd of the
one with whom you exchange,
and even then it is safer to keep
exchanged hogs quarantined j
from vour herd for at least two
weeks.
Do not visit your neighbor or
allow him to visit you, if either
of you have hog cholera on your
premises.
Do not loan or borrow wagons,
farm implements or farm ani-
mals of your neighbor, if either
of you have hog cholera.
Do net drive into hog lots
when returning from market or
after driving on public highways.
Do not use hog lots for yard-
ing wagons or farm implements.
Burn to ashes or cover with
quick lime and bury under four
feet of earth all dead animuls
and the viscera removed from
animals ot butcherirs, time, hi -
tions to keep hog choiera from
reaching their herds
To rid premises of infection
remove all manure and saturate
with quick lime.
Burn all liite1*. rubbish and
old hog troughs.
After the premises are thor-
oughly cleaned, spray the walls,
floors and other surfaces with
disinfectant (one part compound
cresol solution to thirty parts of
water.) Where hog houses are
small turn them over, exposing
interior to sunlight.
Wallow holes and cess pools
should be filled in, drained, be
fenced off
All runs underneath building
should be cleaned and disinfect-
ed and then boarded up.
Destroy hogs that d > not fully
recover, as they may be car-
rier? of cholera infection.
Don’t trust your knowledge
tv oossihle for them to continue
publication
The small daily publishers
have found, they say. that while
most of the metropolitan news-
papers are generally buying
their news print paper for less
than three cents a pound, the
mills and jobbers are demanding
from 5 1-2 to 6 cents from th>-
wtvll t wn publisher and that
ir i even difficult foi them to
get their paper at those prices,
which they say are more than
200 per cent, higher than the
have ever paid before.
Tlie Kansas Daily league pub-
ushers say they regard the situa
tu>n as very critical and that it
thieatens their very existence,
a number of the papers being
mi r.aced by inability to secure
prim paper at all.
The Kansas publishers ha' e
been in correspondence with t'
l< deial tiade commission, with
t: e News Print Manufacturer-’
asiveiarion, and wuh the Amor
ican Newspaper Publishers’ as- on foodstuffs. But no such de-
8'ifciation, seeking relief, about ;ectable situation is theirs. On
the conditions v l.ich prevail. It j the contrary the farmers have
is prcheble a representative oi J to buy clothing and flour and
the !eague wi; at»end the feder 1 susrai-. Notwithstanding their
a1 trade commission s inquin energy, thev even have to buy
the case of Frisby Hancock, ore
of their members, who was seen
lurking around the door of the
Dog Hill Methodist church last
Sunday.
In a discussion of the outcome
of the income tax, while sitting
on a stump near the postoffice
the other day, Jefferson Pot-
locks rend -red a decision that it
a us another law made especially
for thr> fallows with money, just
like most laws.
Dock Hocks says a dose of
medicine for the stomach is tak-
en into the mouth and swallowed.
And that the 3ame performance
is necessary when a dose is tak-
en for the head. It seems to
him a sort of an out-of-the-way
r oute to reach the head.
One trouble about a good job
is that the boss won’s give you
a deed to it.
The Mail Carrier has traded
for a set of storm curtains for
his buggy. He will put them
up w hen he gets mad at any one.
In the way of scenery usually
the first thing that attracts a
person’s attention when he looks
out the car window is a cinder.
No Embargo.
The Oklahoman voices our
sentiments in the following edi-
torial in the matter of placing
an embargo on farm products to
"educe the high cost of living:
If the farmers of this country
never had to buy anything they
might listen more complacently
to the proposition of an embargo
The Happy Home.
The Home Maker.
What makes a happy home is
for a man and his wife to each
esteem the other better than
themselves. The woman that
honors her husband, God honors;
her husband, her children and
her grand children honor. What
more honors can she desire?
She studies how to make home
pleasant. She is a blessing to
rhe community in which she
'ives: always ready to help those
in distress by kind deed and
words of encouragement. A
good woman’s influence is bet-
ter than a good man’s infllenee
over children. Children look to
mother for advice. She teaches
them the commandments. She
makes the home a heaven lfir
herself, her husband and her
children. Her children will be
an honor to her and a blessing
to the world. Her name will be
praised as long as her name is
remembered. The daughters
will not be getting divorces but
will follow mother’s example.
The Home Destryer.
The woman that is going to be
honored above her husband is
not worthy to write about. She
tries to build herself up by
tearing her husband and every-
body else down. She makes of
home a hell and is dispised by
all who come in contact with
her. Her children leave home
for there is no enjoyment in re-
maining there Home is u hell
co them anil they soon learn to
have no respect for their father
a..J mother. Is it any wonder
that so many men resort to
■drinking? The man who makes
a success ir. life often attributes
his success to his mother or his
wife. Contributed by
Squid Bob.
into ihe news print situation a
Washington D cember 12, aim
pepper In fact, they have to
buy so many things that many a
for it all right, provided tie
other fellow is shut out, too.
But if the government singles
out the farmer as the only chap
that can’t share in the harvest
it will surely hear from the
country.
Of course the government
doesn’t contemplate such a
thing. The proposed embargo
on foodstuffs is not a humane
undertaking, nor an econamic
of hog cholera If vou
get s’ck, consult a veferivanm
or your County Demonstration
Agent.
lay before that. b,»dy the straits! farmer gets well along into mid- measure. It is a bit of war
i W aiCh it fi .d - » "'ftl t I .l!a J.crp hf.fnrp l hp ('(immarcill of nr it ii-ImoVi utaiiIH raSnnn.l
MogwaMow News
Fit Smith hrouk .t in a very
Jefferson Potlocks’ wagon
•teeiared his neutrality and main-
tained it until the R xil1 straw
v ^ came in, when he appear- d
to h?.ve pretty strong Wi!*»
lea--mgs on up to the time or
-iy returns on Tuesday night
o' eleo.inn day, when he
came out for Hughes. The fol-
lowing morning he again as-
sumeo a strong neutral position
and his admiration for Wilson
die age before the commercial [strategy, which would redound
agencies rate nim as a million- | to the great advantage of one
aire. That being the case, our side and the serious crippling of
farmers are inclined to oppose the other. If there was a sen-
an embargo on the products they ous shortage of foodstuffs, the
bnikt* down in the ro *d near gradually grew and he soon be
have tor sale. They feel that
if an embargo is such a good
thing it ought to be passed
around. If it’s desirable to cut
down the prices of what the
farmers produce, why wouldn’t
vital right to live would natural-
ly supersede the farmer’s right
to get all the traffic will bear:
but tnere is no 9uch shortage.
We don’t need an embargo.
What we need is a legal explo-
it be equally desirable to cut give that will break open tl o
down the prices of what the storage vaults of the food sjiec-
farmers consume?
Some people may say that this
is a very unreasonable attitude
uiators.
Will Not Be Required
To Pay License*
•-'trHnfTe looking bird that he
captured in th« Gimlet creek
i ivtrtoms. The bird is a curiosity,
ammajs at ouicnenog time. sljght;}- resembles Rat Bar-
cause they attract the attention ■ j
oi birds, dugs, 5oyotes, etc.,!
which are liable to carry hogj
choleia in^ectif n. Rye Straw the other uay. The came a Wilson follower. He
, . . £ ; collapse did not come as a shock admits that his neutrality got
eep pigeons un ess you cor. ne, as wagon had been in rie- him into many snares, but says V* " 7^'/ •
1 iTu k i I clioing condition for some time, he used none of his influence for j 0r 6 afmfiS ° a e‘ , D 0 . ..
Dock Hocks ow hl„ksmi,h. c-rsid... .nd no* fed, ccrt.in ; TV** for ,nd S'*™ . J R- Stncklcr yesterday raorr.
They do not care to see this tor- I, with ami-hOB-cholcra aer.m >if tht, w , ba did not master o., account of his ^ mar- Uarh.rt Motor company Main*
ritory get a railroad. Such a alter winch the;, should be kepi ^»ve his anvi with him serv:cc ket of the world while paying that they were adviaed by the
road would interfere with the on a light diet and pure drinking ‘ ’ _ i the high prices of a protected chief clerk in the department of
business interests of several' water, and confined to limited If everybody should ko to the TK Exce-*ior '-ddling_ Sand market for everything they; highways that all cars purchased
towns, but let us look to our own quarten9 that may be cleaned 8t°res w’lle waa cu ’ P,aV" ,n P’J'-hc at Tickville the) botijrht. That was what the on or after December 1. 191t\
interests this one time at least, daily and sprayed three times a r ey w^u t e rush. other day, and took up col,ectioi tariff did for the farmers, and would be allowed to run during
--- week with one part of compound ; A train would never get any- " pd to get anything, a- ftrxner3 not only did not the balance of the year without
How lo KeepHogCholeraO.it. eresoi solution to thirty parts of where if it fooled along and let b irui man was playing righ complain about it but seemed to, taking out a 1916 license. The
until the distase l as the tassenger- ta'k to people across, the street from tl em ;enjoy it. What’s got into the purchaser, howover. will be re
quired to make application and
The far- pay for 1917 license. Thus the
The Hog wallow Postmaster is nest, Su» day. El.ick HeMwan- mer has simply got tired of be- purchaser^ of automobiles diB'-
»ow wil!ip,i •* a with all ger is .o • buy *u up the mr»-t-iog the goat He’s through, iig the month of December will
thv the oogpio:i of a neutral is °d oiru e«rs in this If you shut him o*»t from the have * mmth to opt rate their
a verv trying one. in tn«- presi- section. ;exception .»> i'.ou.uble woilJ’a cars witn< ut tbe payment of the
Hogs carrying cholera gems water. ■ ® , ... . , .
have been brought into the Pi n- abated in the herd. To obtain , standing in the coorways along Rhz Barlow tound a pint ot farmers, anyway?
handle and now the farmers of the best results the serum must j the route. old licker in a iast yeai’a bird’s j The answer is easy,
this couMry will have this ci»- be aumimstered before the dis-
ease to cort-nd with if they riole*«e has pn-greased in he be-d.
not take immeciate
tive measures to get
and eff-'C- Notify your neuMtiora that
rid ot it. your herd is infected, that .hey
In the middle western states, may take the necessary precsu- (dentist campaign just dosed he k Washington Hocks’ tnormom-, market». i..is ume, ne’U sti...d. beenue fee. —Bold Eagle.
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Adams, E. Lee. The Harper County Democrat (Buffalo, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, December 15, 1916, newspaper, December 15, 1916; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc942524/m1/1/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.