The Oriental Progress. (Blair, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 13, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 1, 1915 Page: 1 of 4
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The oriental progress.
VOL. 12
BLAIR, JACKSON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. 1915.
NO. 13
FREE FAIR; WHAT
IT IS AND WHY
Under an act of thelaat Legis-
lature the County Commissioners
of the several counties of Okla-
homa were given the ;>ower to
levy a tax of 25 cents on the one
thousand dollars of assessed val-
uation for the purpose of support-
ing free agricultural fairs. Our
Commissioners availed themsel-
ves of the provisions of this law
and hence we have the Jackson
County Free Fair. The Jackson
County Fair Association donated
tiie use of the grounds here at
Blair hence the committee in
charge located the Free Fair at
Blair.
All entries are absolutely free.
The only cost is that of preparing
exhibits and getting them here.
On account of this county aid the
premium awards have been very
greatly increased as will be seen
by comparing the premium list
ofli^tyear with that of this
year. Special stress is laid upon
agricultural and live stock ex-
hibits. To encourage and pro-
mote increased farm production
and better live stock is the pri-
mary aim of the law.
Since this fair is supported out
of the county revenue it becomes
a public duty to uphold and sup-
port it; that the public money
thus set apart may not be wasted
or misapplied. And since it is
distinctly for the farmer his duty
the enterprise is proportionally
enhansed. Every tax payer has
a part in it. It is your fair. Your
money is going to support it. It
is yours just as the court house
is yours. It officers are your
servants as the county officers
are your servants. The towns-
man must pay his tax as well as
the country man thp the man in
town can’t expect direct results;
he must wait until the new ideas,
the better breeds of stock, have
made the farmer more prosper-
ous before he can expect his re-
turns.
It is this prospective growth
that the fair stands for. It does
not stand for quick gains and
immediate results. It is this ex-
change of ideas that makes fairs
a valuable institutions. One man
looking at what another has done;
sees what he has raised: learns-
how it was done: finds what he
himself did or did not do that
made him fail and goes home to
put a new idea into practice.
Herein lies the value of fairs. It
is not in the awards won. That
only helps pay for the time ex-
pended in going.
The sooner you learn that fairs
are institutions of learning the
better. Some one will exhibit
something that it pays you to
learn how to grow. You will ex-
hibit something some one else
will want to know about. Swap |
ideas and each will increase his
profits thereby. Get the substan-
tial benefits from the fair. What j
if you do miss a sideshow, if you
are getting ideas, it will pay you ,
to miss one occasionllv. Ideas are
the things that distinguish men.
We want every body to come
to the Jackson County Free Fair
this year. Our town welcomes
you. We an* going to extend
every courtesy we know. We
want you to come to study. Come
to go back home with something
of value, something that will be
an asset rather than a liabilty.
If you will look upon the matter
as a citizen’s duty, like yoor
right to vote, a free fair will pay.
But if you get the shadow and
overlook the substance your part
of the taxes paid is that much
lost.
STREET W0RKIN6.
Well as I was absent last week
will try to come again.
It has rained in Oklahoma aga-
in and the wind still blows.
There was a large crowd at
Sunday school Sunday eve.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Gilchrist
has some relatives visiting them
this week from Kiowa county.
Miss Carrie York and Miss
Bertha Vaughan visited Miss Iva
Our city officials are to be com
mended for the good work that' ^an)moru^s ^un^a-v* . ...
they are having done on the Miss Bertha Twner is \isiting
streets of our city this week. .'relatives *n Roger Mills eount\.
! Main street is being graded up Mrs. Jim Hammons left ihur-
and weeds cut from along the !8t^a' for Tennessee where she
| sidewalks which makes a great wid v*s'^ ^totives for the next
! improvement. If we could have mon^11-
a few arc lights to light up the ^~r* Turner is building him a
town at night during the fair new. -louse’
the visitors could readily apprec-j *’^ss ^'a M^Candiess from
iate the fact that we have one of Mangum is visiting her cousin
the best small towns in the state. Florence McCandless.
A NEW ARRIVAL
I’m a little lutby. I arrived at
the home of M. and Mrs. Jeff
Snodgrass last Monday. Although
I have only been in this world a
few days, I’ll have you know
that I’m boss at our house.
When I want anything all 1 have
to do is raise my voice; then
everyone works overtime to find
out what 1 want. I watch ’em
and blink at ’em and crow. It’s
jolly fun. My papa says I’m a
little Chinese with a red face and
pug nose and that I only weighed
ten pounds. But then I don't
think he’s so big. He made his
brag that he will have me work-
ing with him before many weeks,
but I’ll fool him. I’ll lose my
guess if I don’t give him cold
feet before the winter is over by
making him get up in the middle
of the night for the paregoric.
Jeff says this hoy has him guess
ing as to politics. Jeff is a repub-
lican and his wife a democrat.
Again the storm clouds visited
our city last Saturday night and I Saturday eve at two o clock,
this time it proved disasterous to: und was buried at the Corinth
the home of W. M. Smith, in the \ cemetary Sunday evening at 2
southeast part of town. As it i o’clock. The little boy stuck a
splinter in his foot, about nine
days ago, which caused his death
But “Goddoeth all things well.”
K. H. Clark and son. Mervel,
accompanied by Chris Huber of
The Baptist meeting will star* j Granite, left Sunday morning for
Friday night, every body come. Rochester, Minn.
Miss Ora Hammons spent Thur- -• —- --
sday night with Miss Ottis May i
York.
Mr. Martins little boy died
happened the family was spend-
ing the night with his brother,
one mile south of town. The
storm cloud was approaching
very fast accompanied with much
lightening, many of our citizens
were in the storm caves, about
nine o’clock the alarm was turn-
ed in that the home of Mr. Smith
had been struck by lightening
and was on fire. The citizens did
good work in trying to save the
house but all their efforts were
in vain. The house was owned
by J. R. Morrison and we under-
stand that he carried no insur-
ance. The household goods were
nearly all carried out but the fire
had such start when discovered
that they are of very little value
to Mr. Smith as they are so badly
damaged by the fire. This makes
the fourth building that has been
struck by lightening in and near
Blair during the last year, two
of them burned down. Three of
them in town and a barn belong-
to J. A. McWhorter just east of
town.
FISH STORY.
J. C. Brooks and A. M. James
went to the river Wednesday and
stayed all night, their report is
about 20 pounds of nice fish, one
weighing 7f pounds.
Ella Shields and mother are
visiting friends in Mangum.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Isham of
Texico, N. Mex., are visiting
friends and relatives in Blair.
Miss Carter, Manager of Blair
telephone exchange is again at
her post of duty after a months
vacation.
Little Mary Lewis was on the
sick list last week.
Grandpa Lockhart came in
Saturday morning from a good
while visit with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. C. K. Conwell was up
from Altus Saturday running
the Conwell Studio.
E. E. Snodgrass, J. A. Jarni-
gan and J. D. Tinsley were Altus
visitors Saturday, they returned
by foot, over the Orient.
Mrs. Jesse Crumpton left Satu-
day morning for Oklahoma City
to visit her mother. While away
she will have Anna Mables ton-
sils removed.
Walter Snow and wife return-
ed home Friday morning from
Mangum.
mm
Mart Kizzar and Clyde Poplin
are visiting friends in Blair.
None Equal to Chamber-
lain’s
‘ ‘I have tried most all of the
cough cures and find that there
is none that equal Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy. It has never fail
ed to give me prompt relief,”
writes W. V. Harner, Montweli-
er, Ind. When you have a cold
give this remedy a trial and see
for yourself what a splendid med-
icine it is. Obtainable everywhere
Chloe Jameson and John Deere
have rented the house recently
vacated by W. D. Ward, they
move in this week.
A SHORT
INSURANCE TALK
Yes, times are hard and money
scarce and it looks like a man
should not spend it for any-thing
that he could get along without;
but did it ever appear to you that
houses some times burn down in
Oklahoma, and that Blair is not
altogether immune from Cyclon-
es, and that it might be your
time next, and in case it should
be your time to suffer the loss
which had you rather do; do
without your improvements and
household goods, or dig up some
of that hard earned money an re-
place it, or have your neighbor,
in case you had one good enough
to take up a collection for you;
or had you rather have some in-
surance company sit down with
you and figure up your actual loss
and pay you in cash the full am-
ount?
Does it not sound like a good
investment and good business
principals to be on the safe side;
a little money spent right some
times makes rocky roads easy to
travel.
Call on or write me and I will
be pleased to show you what you
get when you take insurance
through my agency.
Dennis Beaver.
J. A. Biddy presented the ed-
itor with a pear which measured
13 inches each way, the pear was
a victim of the hail storm Satur-
day a week ago which passed
through the Warren Community.
Mr. Biddy says most all of his
pears were thrashed from the
trees.
Jesse Potts is visiting relatives
in Lawton.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank the people
of Blair for the good work they
did in saving my household goods
last Saturday night during the
fire. Even though the articles
saved are to badly damaged to be
of much use, we are greatful to
all for the work they did.
W. M. Smith
COMFORT FOR THE LADIES
The Spirella Corsets. Call on
Mrs. Lee Moore, or phone No. 3
3 rings. 9-29
cow R
Come on pardner. Let’s goto the
Jackson County Fair. It will he
held Sept. 16, 17 and 18, 1915.
Mr. and Mrs. John Tomlinson
of Carter Oklahoma visited Mrs.
Tomlison’s parents Mr. and Mrs.
Will Alberts for a few days last
week.
S. A. Coffey of Bradentown,
Fla., came in Monday night for a j
visit with friends, his family will j
arrive in a short time.
RYE FOR SALE
I have 150 bushels of rye for
sale. Makes surest and best win-
ter pasture.
T. H. Rowe, phone, Rw.555.
MolT,
■L. o/
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UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The Bible School meets at 10
A. M. Preaching by Rev. D.
Evertt Smith at 11 A. M. and 8
P. M. Junior and Senior Young!
Peoples meetings at 7.15 P. M. i
The Juniors meeting in the'
Cumberland Presbyterian church
Helen Snow returned last week Every one cordially welcomed at
from Gould Oklahoma. all these meetings.
SHE KNOWS
WHAT’S
GOING ON
She knows what’s going on in town.
She knows what’s going on in woman's wear.
She Reads the News In
She Sees the Bargains In
She Patronizes Advertisers In
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Beaver, Dennis. The Oriental Progress. (Blair, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 13, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 1, 1915, newspaper, September 1, 1915; Blair, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc956207/m1/1/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.