The Independent And The Dewey World (Bartlesville, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, December 28, 1917 Page: 2 of 4
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FAR. ICRS' VACATIONS.
M‘»i |»r«*»|*v**u- cny |u*«>pl«‘, T lit it kn
to tin* nufmiiol '!«•. kilim |h rsonully st
least ii frw farmer* •;int :iiv glad lit
number IIm’I.i among • l»«*lr frinwK But
linn mu ii \ ii 111«> uu those tiny know
would they MisiH>«'t «f taking an HD-
llllitl \ **«*)* t iitll ill f III* sense that tin*
nvcrng* «-l»y i*i::n dm-? Perhaps mi
ucntsli mil mi**. | •t.isiMjr non**. Some-
how. tin* iilrn of a regular-vacation for
tin* fanner -coin! incongruous, and to
none more so thao the farmer liim-**lf.
In the minds of nearly everybody \a-
cations an* ;:ssn iah-d with summer.
Aral in tin* -cninicr it is j* ;p.>*sihla
for ill • fari.ier to leavi* his crops
unless h" l« one of the exceptional j
f<>w whe liM a large acreage with the
help of ia ehliM*ry. employees, a super*
hiteieleu! ami a business system sueh
:.s |s employed in launufneturlng es-
tablishments. Ordinarily lie makes of
himself a drudge from the time the
frost is out of the ground until It sets
in a it* ■ In. -ay* Cleveland header. And
ill th*- w »n*er nothing scents more nt-
trnetlve to lilta than rest and a leisure-
ly preparation for the coming of
spring. But the automobile. the In-
t< rurl ati eh etrle railroad and the tele-
phone are doing as much for the fnrtn-
< - ns for the |ieo>de in the cities. Tin y
••re dragging him out of Ids old moh
i! te existence. And the Idea of taking
u real vacation every winter is begin-
ning to make an Impression upon him.
An investigator of rural conditions es-
ti’iiat-s that last winter ToO.ihio farm-
ers an I their wivet visited New York
i n plea.* '.re flips a id that more went
ti tile I’a*■:.lc ctiast. I'rohald.v the nuin-.
1 <*r will l»e greater during the coming
\. infer. The pmrtiee certainly ought
to lie i n 'i!: gcd. Tile tilling of tin*
“ml has (•'<• long Ihs-ii nnattraetive and
ii .iproaressjve as *-i■:ri*sl with other
* ■•'•npt.timis in ttiis country. That is
• ■Hi of the cause - of the high cost of
living.
Black Africa.
Nearly one-fourth of the earth’s laud
mrface if. comprised within the conti-
nent of Africa, ami it is as fur around
he m ust of Africa as It is around the
*4Id. Beery eighth person of the
Anrlil's population lives in the Dark
eminent. The I.lacks double their
lumber every 40 years umi the whites
'very 80 years. There are 843 lun-
fuages umi dialects s|K>keti among the
slack* of Africa, but only u few of
hem written.—Christian lierald.
Wi ll the world racing with starra-
ti.'ti. the eimmiouM preventable < lest ruc-
tion of gruin and fis>dstuffs should he
• 'lie of the first handlcnps to Ik* re-
moved. Millions of Intshels of grain
g<» up In fire and smoke each year, due
to carelessness and neglect of ordi
miry precautions. In so great an emer-
gency such carelessness is nothing
slioHt of criminal.
Del'.irk and debarkation are perfect-
ly good words, hut tin y are ignored by
the young men who write the news of
the d; v. The New York Tillies dm
•pnlringly *-murks: “Probably the
word ‘di-embark’ is now in such wide
and common usage that to hnr it from
speech ami print Is impossible and the
undertaking of that task would he a
complete waste of time. Indeed, most
of the dictionary makers have given
up tin* task in despair and admitted
the absurd term to full and unre-
Proved standing among its shrinking
and contemptuous neighbors.” The
Times denounees “disembark” as n
verbal absurdity and crime eoinpar-
sdde to “disassociate." which unques-
tionably it is; and unfortunately “there
are others.”
Braves, the alleged spy. says that
he was on Ills way to Denver in an
••(Tort to obtain papers that woul I
prove the ‘illegitimacy of tin* llohen-
Kollent family.” It would have been
of a great di*al more Interest if h •
had said he was on his way to the
North i*ole to pick peaches.
In tha District Court of Washington
County, Oklahsms:
Vlooti Worley, i l.nutiti >
v*. > .No 449 tf
I rank » i.rley, iVfi-admit )
Notice* of public tis ■
>ui<! deUn-lmit, I r.u.k W i.rlci, w dl ml*
notice that he lias lirrn sued m tl*e almv
limited court up.nun action tided In
-•ii . pl.'imtit) l>if divorce mill custody u
heir .Inn n.inoi claldr. ft. ami ii.uwt uti-
-w.r the pet it a mi lied tkerrin l»v sail
dsiutiii in or lrt< re the 2i»ili -dl.v ot
t*ecemb r, 1917, or said petition will h.
tatca as true, nod n jmlgiiicnt lor >ai<
pbiiutil) tor a divorve him! custom o
iluir ti.iiair children and for cost wdl Is
r».n .n c«l accordingly
I ill d I lie S, It Of NovemUr. 1 «• | 7
T. H. REEVE. Jr .
< ourt f lei k
(Seal) By Fallie Quuld, deputy
• *. A. S I.MPAVKAC
Ally I r l l ot.til)
t n o 0 la la >iua )
The heroic queen of Belgium has
received a medal for military valor
from the king of Italy. Her host
decoration, however, Is that best owe I
on her hy the hearts of her people hy
vvhntn she has stood so loyaly am I
whose sufTerlngs she has shared.
The family tree Is the most vers,
tile of all. It yields “brick*. ’
“peaches," “cabbngehemls.” “small po-
tatoes." “turts,” "daisies" and “nuts."
but the hulk of the crop Indicates that
there will never be any famine among
the squirrels.
Still, you will have to admit that
there has been a great loss of amus-
ing fiction as n result of the disap-
pearance of the Overseas Newt
agency.
Maybe some people will think it un
putriotic, but several of us are tan
sorry there is going to be u humpet
yield of sauerkraut.
The i ailed States is making ar-
rangements for the rapid const ruction
of a huge number of airplanes. It Is
well that there should lie facilities for
the construction of :1a* machines ns
last as they are needed, hut to make
them any faster than they are Jfctually
required would be unwise, for the
reason that the airplane is a new in-
venlinn and its adaptation to tin*
needs ..f warfare Is newer still, and
undergoing constant improvement as
a result of practical experience. There
•'ould be no contracts tying up the
government to rigid specifications that
•'light he i exlified to advantage a few
i '.ntlis lienee.
Persons making seditious remark'
“In Jest" are discovering that th** gov
eminent lacks a sense of hrmor.
The umu in khaki is the man of tin
hour.
The dear old president of the
relehstng says: "What a shocking
amount 'of misery and distress would
he spared the world if Germany’s en-
emies had agreed to the magnanimous
peace offer of Emperor William and
Isis allies to find a peace which wonhl
preserve the honor and interests of all
nations." It would puzzle anyone but
a German to discover when the em-
peror made any such offer.
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C. tti.|v Ada r ) •
IN 1 11K C.nd. . | Y U U.<T
In t:.c Matter of Guardi.u ship «>
Ci r i> I. II.ns, a inomr
It ra i. I i ty *. gtuiidian
A ! 5
FIN VI. I ivMl.lt
Tin* matter cm. es on |'.,r liearuiv,
tin-tii Ii day of D ciiil**, !9 7 ..a ii in
in port of said gn r .inn til d lu e n (.i
I'll’ *-Hth, 19 hi ;'|i|i iir.iin- Ivin
uni •* lv .It . t aid ga.irdi; a . r in
•■ a f f d ward.
I* oait, .-t ci due exam nation ,
the r ford ain, Inn g 'ally and snffi. ieAi
ly advis.d hi i Ii pretti m-s. d -ill tin
i lia t >, c if. i.v ot t in* lie irmg ■ I 11 c ie
poll has b e.i y.vc.i a- rcip.ired I>\ law
■ Ii t tile bearing lias b. cil continue
b. m tiii.e to in lie, mi n.ot.oii of sai.
g II . ro ail
^ ** ^ o it. «i s I.at th. rc i- the -at
*.ii c run i he sum of It-•_'.*>«» from in.
w..,d anil that ilu le is due the * |Vi\r
"oil.i” lor puldisbrr’s fee which th.
tentative purchas r of said land to-wit
r. I*. Wylv, agifi-4 to pay but w hjel
lias never Iveri paid.
I!it* Court fun er fin 's ill it sail
cause should lie dismissed, the guardiai
d seliarged and tire sur. i - rc!e ised up
on tlie ComJitioi s of iliis filming.
T S THFUCKoKK Oil Ediii, AD
JiU diD AND DEI KHHI) ihats.idn
port should l>e mu] s.-me hereby is ap
r iveil on t ie c nd ii ns named herein
t!'** guar..inn disch og-_d and t he sun. th
released ; s afn e*a d.
W i i N. S i My natal ami Official S a
ih date a i e written.
I0I1N A. GOOD \ l.l.
I MONEY TO LOAN
On FARM and CITY
PROPERTY
I have sc me choice Far. ms
FOR SALE
at bargain pricy s
J. K. GREEN
REAL ESTATE, LOANS AND INSURANCE
DEWEY. OKLAHOMA
Off the
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( limb ti orniain \ oaks il«-
Nc***ml canyon truilN, m*i*
I eM'itiotl forestb, visit In
<’iun Pu* bios (Jliffi es i
Novuja li t* | rchistoric ruins
everyw tern
Camp out fish and hunt n
few days to 4 weeks Wi*it*»
for II ust rat oil hook folder
J P DUFFY, Agent
Phono ItO Bartlesville, Ok.
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Tills war will be* wan by fn.sl. That
is the slogan of tho I’liitod States to '
day in its pr«*pnriitions fnr tin* great
light it is to wage in foreign hinds for
the perpetuation of American princi-
ples of liberty and democracy. Men
and munitions will he sent forth in In-
creasing volume. Jlvc'-y military agent
will in* provided to enable the United
States to strike tin* hardest possible
blow . But in the last analysis of the
'•use, the war will lie wna byythe side
Inch has tin* most food and makcii
ifie best use of it.
More than one-ter^h of the mnrried
women of the United States were en-
gaged In gainful occupations. Between
1!tOO and 1910 the number of such
women increased from 709,000 to 1.890.-
000. the proportionate increase in this
class being far greater than among un-
married women. From which it ap-
pears that It is not war that forces
wives to work for a living.
The opposition of the New York
Sun to the priqxisal that men in this
country shall abandon trousers fm kilts
appears to he inveterate. “Though
trousers bag,” exclaims the Sin, “it
is better to press and press again
than to expose the bony joints that
bag them.”
Washington hints that it may have
to use stringent measures unless the
pleasure riders cut down their use of
gasoline. The government may ns well
proceed to stringe. When the riding
hug gets into one’s noodle nothing but
the restraint of poverty or the law will
ever bring him to the stage of mod-
eration.
Again is the dove of pence flying
above the world, seeking for a place
whereon to rest her foot. All welcome
her, hut none dare as yet offer tin
perch.
If there are no flowers where Mr.
iiommioff has moved there will l><
plenty of snow for him to shovel next
winter.
German prisoners in France are pul
to work rebuilding structures destroy
♦si hy the invaders. Poetic Justice.
MYER’S
AUCTION STORE
104 W. 2nd St.
Everything Botight and Sold
We deal in Bargains only
K •
The method invented ’ y the G.-r-
. inn governr:i tit t*. rn'-e sunken ves-
• ls may he as.-,! |,v ih - United State*
io raise those sunk in shallow w-ater
by Submarines. It Is only the turn-
about of fair play that after the Ger-
mans made use of the American in-
vention of the submarine, ibis -.coun-
try should retaliate by making use < f
a German invention to circuaivei t tho
first adaptation's ravages.
O” * U J) I] : ilt, a Wfc.-t)
11 ’ -V3.it p i ;of L ll _ GIGe
That American in Pershing’s com-
mand who used a hammer to And out
what was In a hand grenade satis-
fied his curiosity at the cost of .*» hand,
but he proved that men are hut hoys
grown up.
Any patriotic woman believes In
commandeering tlie lumber, if neces-
sary, so long as it doesn’t interfere
with the construction of her new
bungalow.
The manly wrist watch la now
known hy the khaki company it keeps.
The only war aim now is to shoot
straightei- tlian the enemy.
0 Do you feel, Mr.
Reader, that your abili-
ties are coining all they
are worth?
*3 Why not do a little
orospecting with a
“SituationWanted” ad?
Hi The possibilities are
v/or‘R the small expense.
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Dixon, W. E. The Independent And The Dewey World (Bartlesville, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, December 28, 1917, newspaper, December 28, 1917; Bartlesville, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc950770/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.