The Oriental Progress. (Blair, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 4, 1914 Page: 1 of 4
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ORIENTAL
PROGRESS.
SUCCESSOR TO THE BLAIR PROGRESS
VOL. 11
BLAIR, JACKSON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 4. 1914.
NO. 22
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PUMPKIN VALLEY
FARMERS’ MEETING
They Elect a New President, Discuss
the situation and Pass Some Reso-
lutlons That May Help the lause.
To the Progress Editor
Hold up your heads, and listen
and make yourself useful; as wel
as ornamental. The Big Folks of
this United States, think that they
got us pore Cotton Farmers, in
devil of a fix. But Sir we Farmers
of Pumpkin Valley have held a
meet in, and after discusin an*
cusin; concussin an’ double cusin
the big folks and Congress; the
cotton and fools we apinted a com-
mitie to consider the amount of
destuction, and formerlate a plan
of reconstuction and thereby bring
about something that would meet
the present emergencies;and I have
been apinted President and gireral
manager of that commitie; and I
want to say right here, not brag-
ing on myself,that they have made
a wise choice. For to my certain
knowledge there is not a man in
Punkin Valley, who is more com-
petent, and better cackerlated to
fill the position than I am. Having
lived until I am somewhat up in
years, having been borned right on
the divideing line between the
country and town; right on the
publick road that led from a Hard-
shell church,to highferflutin society
right where on wakeing up of a
spring morning you could hear the
song of the mocking bird mingled
with the scream o’ the screech owl
and you could hear the lowing of
the cows and the ringing of the
cowbells for miles around, and old
Muther in the kitchen with about
eighteeh yaids of homespun cotton
checks made into one dress, and
aporn, would begetting my break-
fast and singing“Lord I want more
religion.’’ While on the other side
you could see the dood with his
be-gum-hat on and hear the hum
of Machinery, and smell the coal
tar in every direction. With fine
churches that you could atten and
buy you a seat and sit down or
stand up, one of the too, and there
you could behold some of as lovlie
girls as God ever created, so hard
up that they could not afford but
two yards of silk, so you see, Mr.
Paper Man, that my oppertuneitys
for understanding what the majori-
ty of the people need has been
good, and to farther convince you
of my qualifications an the wortha-
ness of the honor and trust that has
been bestowed upon me by the
people of Punkin Valley. I will
say that I have held prettie well all
of the highest offices that has ever
been issued out to any man that
lived in the world and if 1 lived in
town, I believe it would be like-
wise. I have studied law a goodeal
until I prettiewell know it. They
tell you law is just. It may be but
the best way for you to get jestis
is to stay out of it. I know what
the constitution of Oklahoma is. I
have framed a few bills for enact-
ment but I never could get ’em
through. They said they were un-
constitutional.
Say, Mr. Paper Man tell me
one thing. This here fernal govern-
ment; Is it run on a constitution, or
in a constitution or by a constitut-
ion, or through the constitution? It
ooks to me like the darn thing has
Dusted. Let me tell yon Mr. Paper
Vlan, the way to get knowledge is
arn it yourself. Scientific men will
tell you that the world is round
and turns over. Not a word of it is
so I traveled one hundred and
twenty miles on a straight shoot an
it was flat as flitter as far as I went
You needn’t believe everything U
hear by a long shot. If the world
was turning over, when it come to
that flat side it would hang.
Now, Mr. Paper Man, I will
beging to outline you my plans,
of what we need, and the only
thing we do need is intelligent co-
operation coupled on to diversficat-
half work once and make a good
crop, and then aellitself, and never
rot.
4th. Alfalfa & clovers that set
and lime themselves while fool
with cotton.
gineral manager of the Punkin
Valley Fanning Club.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
The Blair High School resumed
_ , , , . its work Oct. 26th with a fairly
5th. Lands for pasture that will attendance. Many of the
clear and fence itself, otherwise it
is to expensive.
6th. Wheat & oat seed that we
can sow with good preperation and
be sure not to make a profit. We
do not want to disgrace cotton.
Monday.
Mattie Kal Gibson is with us
again.
Lennis Zinn is with us again
after an absence of a week.
Mr. Eaker, the Janitor, was
able to be on the school grounds
Monday.
The Senior Class met Monday
pupils are kept at home to pick evening and the plans were dec-
cotton.
The High School teachers
thought best that the High School
(should have a literary society. A
‘society of this kind not only
I strengthens us mentally, but it
ion.
1st. I want a cotton that will
take ten acres to make a bale.
2nd. A seed corn that will gro
and make a good crop on any kind first.
of land with any kind of cultivat-
7th. A rule for preparing land
that is thorough, yet will cause a
failure. We do not want to dis-
grace cotton.
8th. A breed of chickens that
will lay all the time and market
their own eggs; and live on nothing!
roost any where; and keep them-
selves free from mites.
9th. A breed of hogs that will
stand kneedeep in mud and filth
and sleep on ice with feed just as
it is give to them and make profit-
able groth.
10th. A breed of cattle that will
give three gallons of milk, and a
pound of butter a day, with noth-
ing to eat but black jack brush &
pasture space.
1 I th. A breed of cattle that will
stay in a pasture and not break out
where there is scarcely anything to
eat, where there is only two wires
and them about two feet apart and
the post not much larger than a
walking stick,and thirty yards apart
12th. A breed of beef cattle
that carry the bed of a dump cart
around on his neck on half pasture
and make profitable beef.
13th. Last but not least, we
must have two or three oil mills
that will not pay over four dollars
pur ton for cotton seed. We must
have something to growl about. Of
course we could use them for ma-
nure or feed, but we would not
have anything to worry or growl
about. Of course we are going to
sell them, no matter what the price
is but we want to giowl a little
ion.
3rd. A sweet potato that you
can set out at laying-by time and
No use to sign my sir name, be-
cause everybody known who is the
only one in Punkin Valley that is
cackerlated to be president and
helps us to fill places that we
could not otherwise have filled,
if it had not been that we took
our part in this society. Perhaps
we will be criticised by the pat-
rons for this step we have taken
but if you send your child to
school forever, he cannot face
crowd and tell what he knows, i::
he does not have a start to wear
off the embarassment sometime,
why not start a child at home?
Prof. Whortan made quite
lengthy talk on the benefit of
literary society, after which was
followed by a talk from Prof.
Early, which was short, but
meant very much. No one else
wishing to make a talh we took
up the electing officers. The fol-
lowing officers were elected:
Marion Beard President, Mart
Kizzar, Vice president, Vennie
Wilson Secretary, Jeff Jarnigan
Sergent of arms, Mr, Early Critic
Ora Putnam, Mary Castles and
Frank Hawkins Committee for
drafting by-laws, Edith Steeds,
Alma Rollins and Ralph Marlin
program committe. Both comm-
ittees are to suggest a name for
the society. We will meet again
two weeks from date. We wish
to invite one and all to visit us,
not only to the society but the
school.
Granville McElroy is able to be
back in school again.
The Chapel exercise Monday
morning was opened by a talk
from Prof. Whortan concerning
the future work and requirement
of the pupils for the ensuing
term. He also spoke of the
Lyceum course which will begin
about Dec. 1. Mrs. McCray, the
vocal teacher and Mrs. Williams
the expression teacher gave us
some very interesting numbers.
Ruby McWhorter is in school
again.
Pauline and Kathaleen Moore
were absent from school Monday.
Marion Beaird was absent
ided on for the ensuing year.
The colors are lavendar and gold
class flower white lily and motto
“Tonight we launch, where shall
we land. The Validictory was
left to the one making the high-
est average.
Hallowe’en Social.
I
Friday evening was an enjoy-
able occassion for the ‘Linger
Longer Club” and their husbands
At 8:o’clock they gathered at
the Snodgrass home and was en-
tertained by Mrs. Snodgrass, Mrs
Potts and Mrs. T. H. White with
a Hallowe'en party.
The house was decked with
pumpkins, bats, cats, owls, snake
and ghastly ghosts, which fitly
depicted a home for the Goblins.
On entering we were given a
card which had written on it our
fortunes. We were then led by
one of the Ghosts into a small
spooky place where the witch
read our palms. The men chose
their partners and then came
some contests, such as stringing
wet pumpkin seed with needle
and thread. In this contest Mrs.
Whortan was awarded the prize.
Mr. F. A. Huber won the prize
in a guessing contest of advertis-
ments.
A prize was then offered to
the gentlemen who could best
describe his wife’s wedding dress
This afforded much amusement
and the prize was awarded to Mr.
Roy Jackson.
Next the ladies came masked
in ghostly apparel and the gent-
emen chose partners for refresh-
ments which consisted of two
courses and was a delightful feat-
ure of the entertainment.
Last come the telling of Ghost
stories which was perhaps the
Spookiest” part of the affair
and wherein Dr. Clarkson show-
ed considerable imaginary power,
lis stories being destinctive for
their weirdness and originality.
The guest departed at a late
hour, all grateful to the ladies for
a pleasant evening.
Contributed.
I _ AN ABSOLUTE GUARANTEE OF SATISFACTION
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• but also of weights. Have a car of both Coal and Flour on the track today and more to 1
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Beaver, Dennis. The Oriental Progress. (Blair, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 4, 1914, newspaper, November 4, 1914; Blair, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc956569/m1/1/?rotate=270: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.