The Carter Express. (Carter, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1914 Page: 3 of 4
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4th ANNUAL
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SOCIALIST ENCAMP
MENT
AT CARTER, OKLA. AUG. 7-8-9,1914
POARCH ITEMS. .
Crowded out last week.
The farmers have about finished
threshing in this Vicinity. Some
grain was good and some real
sorry where the hail damaged it.
A 0 Cain and wife made a trip
to Elk City Thursday oMast week
to have some dental work done.
They spent Sunday with T T Phil-
ips and wife.
Mr.Joe Shafir better known as
„Dad Shafir” is very low at the
r*r\ikAT% a nr* ur »n „ present in the Francis Hospital at
Attention CUMRAD5: We will have one of the Great- Eik cMr. Denby is to be com
est galaxy of Socialist'Orators ever gathered together for ^
an Encampment. It positively will be one of the bigsrestlr mish.! say,d.estitnte of any
— . ' ! thing with which to pay expenses
Not all doctors would do this. L
Street and H J Buntcn went up
to see this old man at the hospital
Sunday.
Little Miss Alice Vaughan has
been sick the past week or two
but is able to be up at this writing
L Street loaded up his silage
cutter Tuesday morning and went
over to help Robert Kelly fill his
silo.
FRANK P. O’HARE | Misses Cuba Yates and Livian
Circulation Manager of Nation-1 Magness of Carter spent Satur-
gathering of Socialists in the Southwest this year. If you
want a feast of Good Things, don’t fail to attend. Bring
your non-Socialist friends along. Hook up “Beck & Kate”
throw in a few days “chuck” and come prepared to stay
THREE BIG DAYS. Some of the gems are as follows:
First Day.
JUDGE E. S. HURT
Those who have heard Hurt
will scream with delight on hear-
ing he is to speak at Carter.
hear hurt hammer
THE HUMBUGS.1
R. C. S, Oakford o f Dexter
Kansas, mobbed editor o f the
“Prolocutor”. Because Comrade
Oakford dared to tell the truth,
the hired thugs of the ruling class
destroyed his printing plant and
threw him in jail.
PAUL OAKFORD
The 11-year-old boy orator who
challenged State Senator McClin-
tic to debate. Everybody wants
to hear Paul. You will always
regret it if you miss this treat.
Don’t Miss First Day.
PICKS AT DYNAMITE
CARTRIDGE WITH PIN:
Curiosity Leads Lad to Investi-
gate Small Blasting Cap-
Family in Hospital.
New York.—While waiting for his!
mother to arrange the dinner table I
recently John Guda, 17 years old, of'
2500 Arthur avenue, undertook to,
amuse himself and pass away the,
time picking at a small dynamite)
blasting cartridge with a safety pin.
His curiosity led to an explosion by |
which he will lose three fingers. Hi3|
mother and little sister are in Ford-
ham hospital with him. Each is lacer-
ated by pieces of the exploded shell.
Guda picked away industriously at
the little copper cylinder until the pin
pierced the wadding. The copper
Second Day
W. F. RIES
of “Men and Mules” fame;
author of many books the sale of
which has reached into millions
Comrade Ries has no peer as a
lecturer and debater.
CAROLINA A. LOWE
National organizer and lectur-
er. Miss Lowe is a most forceful,
eloquent and convincing speaker.
Women Don’t Miss Second Day
Speaking will take place every
day at 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and
at 8:30 p. Tn. From 4 to 8 p. m.
on Friday and Saturday, there
will be four hours of solid fun &
various amusements, such as
goat roping, broncho riding,
sack races. Horse races, $1 en-
trance fee, $5 put up by Com.
Third Day.
al Ripsaw. Frank has a good
message for earths down-trodden
KATE O’HARE
Everyone knows and wants io
Encampment At Carter, Okla., August 7-8-9, IBM,
Plenty of Free Ice Cold Water, Free Camp Grounds,
Just the place for your summer vacation. Be sure to at-
tend all Three Days. You won’t miss the Third Day; you
wouldn’t miss the Second Day and cannot miss first day
Motorcycle Races on Saturday, Prize Ten Dollars
Conces. Com. M. Shadid, E. C. Woods,C.E. Hindman
day night and Sunday with Misses
Luceil and Ruby Simpson.
Grandpa and Grandma Street
of Port, and their daughter Mrs.
Lena Smith af Dallas, Texas, vis-
hear Kate except the party poli- ited their son L Street Thursday
ticians who quake with fear when and Friday of last week.
Miss Montie Hogan is able to
be out again after her siege of
influenza.
Mrs. J C M Clark is visiting
with her mother at Snyder, Okla.
Sam Simpson, L Street, A O
Cain, Will Carter, C W Jones
and their families met at the
home of J D Carter and wife Mon-
day night to feast on ice cream
and some fine Arizona fruit sent
to them by relatives at Camp
Verde. Those plums were as
large as very good sized Oklaho-
ma peaches. SCHOOL GIRL.
Kate appears before them.
H. H. STALLARD
Our nominee for Congress from
the 7th district. Comrade Stal-
lard is making good. He has the
‘dope” that puts the old party
grafters on the run. Hear him
Don’t miss the Third Day.
'Y*.
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He Picked at Dynamite.
which encased the explosive was scat-
tered in every direction. The room
had the appearance of being wrecked
by scrapnel.
Mrs. Mary Guda, his mother, was
standing in the doorway. Two pieces
of the shell tore through her dress
and were embedded in her right arm
above the elbow. Little Mary Guda, 3
years old, was playing in the corner
with her toys and she was badly cut
in the temple.
THOSE WHO DONATED TO
SOCIALIST ENCAMPMENT.
THIS $400. PIANO
GIVEN AWAY FREE
By A.R. Jackson & Carter Express
You receive one vote for every cent spent for general
merchandise at A. R. Jackson’s, and 500 votes for 50c
or 1000 votes for $1. paid in on subscription to The
Carter Express. Name your favorite candidate NOW
WHERE IGNORANCE IS BLISS
Hubby—Since Jones lost his money
half his friends don’t recognize him
Wifey—I think that’s Just awful.
How nice it is that the rest have not
gone back on him.
Hubby—They haven’t found it out
yet.
FOR SALE—Two good Jersey
heifers which will be fresh soon,
for $65. each. Call or write A. 0,
CainfCarter, Okla, Route 2.
Carter business men donating
to assist the Socialist encampmnt
and amounts subscribed are as
follows:
First State Bank.......$10.00
A. R. Jackson...........10.00
W. S. Rook & Sons........10.00
Co-Operative Association .. 10.00
Western Lumber Co....... lO.TC
Kesler Hardware Co...... 10.00
D V Perry ................5.00
Thos. T Waggoner........ 5.00
City lyieat Market.......... 5.00
Carter State Bank ........ 5.00
Dr. M Shadid.............. 5.00
S L Gamblih................2.50
Boling’s Bakery............2.50
C W Rowen...............2.50
E E Breckenridge..........2.50
Wm. Speis............... 2.00
C M Wright................1.00
A C Handley .............. 1.00
W G Price ................ 1.00
W G Renfro........ ...... 1.00
D D Yandell........ ...... 1.00
J P Fritch................ 1.00
E H Beverly...............1.00
J S Chandler .............1.00
J C Breeze..............1.00
J M Denby............ 1.00
EC Field ,.v............1.00
B D Griggs.............. Lights j
Beginning August 1st, for ten !
days I am making a special dis-1
n
Teacher—If your father owed the
butcher $17.25, the baker $12.20 and i
the grocer $18.65, how much would:
he have to pay In all?
Tommy Harlumm—Nothin’; he’d
move!
A DIFFERENCE
Kodak work finished neatly,
i promptly, completely and at rea.
snnable prices when sent to me-1 count on white sfippers^and milli-
j C M Briggs, the Photographer. I nery. I will make prices that you I
J Elk City, Okla. j cannot duplicate. Call and see J
Call for votes A R Jackson.;
i me.
1000 Piano votes given for $1.00 on subscription.
Tom
! Sa’urda
Weaver
was
buying supplie
irter Dr. G E Roland,
I City, Okla.
entist, Elk
The Romance,r—When you lave)
money, people vAll shake you by'The,
kand—
The Philosopher—tJAfeec it's gone
they’ll shake you aU«p*ber.
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Beverly, E. H. The Carter Express. (Carter, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1914, newspaper, August 7, 1914; Carter, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc956667/m1/3/: accessed May 10, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.