The Oriental Progress. (Blair, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 11, 1915 Page: 1 of 4
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BLAIR, JACKSON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER It. ISIS.
dertak»n in a small way. the only
way it can lie done at present.
left for the oil fields, one more
Business man gone from the town
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Five Reasons Why
We Should Have It
btegfti
Efficienc
Quality
Prices
Perhaps it will be m««re inter-
esting to the taxpayers - the peo-
ple who foot the bills- to know
xomcthing about what has actualy
but his return will probably be
soon.
Mr. Shepherd and Rufus Pow
ers was over from Centerville.
- fairness in all
dealings.
’—the best of
service.
Our goods are of
highest standard.
—the lowest consistent with
high quality goods.
Experience0"' year* °* praci*ca* c*per>ence «*
your guarantee that in our ftore your
drugwants are cared for in the moft proficient manner.
The Blair Drug Store
C. E. Wright, Prop.
been spent on the institution and Thursday night and help make
what it is accomplishing: tho In* | things lively at the pie supper,
stitution and what it is accomp- R. L Powers said that he was
lishing;lhe institution represents! going to have his name put on
an investment of *300.000.00 in one million tooth picks so that
buildings, lands and improve* his name would be in everbodies
ments. The state owns a large mouth,
farm and even now farming op-
erations are engaged in on a very
extensive scale. This year 200
acres was devoted to wheat,
which yielded grain valued at
$♦•.200 ; 452 acres is devoted to
cotton, and it is estimated that
$7,200 will be received from the
sale of cotton and cotton seed:
35 acres is devoted, to alfalfa* .................... ......
which this year produced 200 ton* ^part8 with the “Police Dog
Wednesday night of this week
The Wolf Unmasked” in three
It’s too late to see an intuiance agent when the flame*
are doing iheii work. If you want protect ion cany insur-
ance all the time. Then you are always on the safe tide.
Juft because you have never had a fire is no reason for
not keeping a policy in force: for if a fire should come at
that time you would need inturance more than at any
other time.
We have known some parties who tried to carry msur-
anc at the periods when the fires would come, hut ftrange
to say they guessed at the wrong period and had no insur-
ance when the fires came. The safe way is to keep in-
sured all the time, and you will have no miss.
We have some of the BUS I Comjranics that write in-
surance so come to us and get the beft, it cofts no more
than worthless Insurance.
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IKING A STATE INSTITUT-
W SELF SUSTAINING
>m letters written by War- ought to be, and make out of
loone Williams of the Gran-
ite Reformatory, we are
ed *to make the following
cts which will give our
rsa printed detir.ate idea of
iffort being made by the
nt board of control to make
enal institutions of the state
ustaining and the success
ly accomplished in that de-
pleted, is a three story and base- erations, stone quaries of quite
ment affair, the building being extensive proportions are being
constructed of native granite and j operated: during the month of
concrese is as near fire proof as September $3,200 worth of crush
the institution one that will be
not only self sustaining, but will
actually be a vast benefit to the
prisoners themselves.
The prisoners are housed in
dean,sanitary quarters: we doubt
if there are many homes in the
state surrounded with better san-
tary conditions than are the in-
mates of the Granite reformatory
The main building, not yet com-
Williams says: ‘‘To begin
lost people have an entire-
ng conception of what this
tion is really intended for:
,ave the idea that it is in-
”as an institution where
ul criminals only are to be
hat they may be reformed;
er, such is not the case:
anite institution is just as
i penitentiary, in fact, as
penitentiary at Me A [ester,
ere is no distinction, how-
svidently it was the inten-
the law makers that only
ass of men guilty of their
Tense, or those the victim
fortunate circumstances,
be sent to Granite; it is
ed to confine this class of
lers at Granite and out of
sss try to reconstruct them
iseful citizens, teaching
s trades: instilling in their
that the way of the trans-
r is hard, and as far as
le, prepare them for a bet-
,y of living.
il recently the institution
een badly handicapped,
f the time by the lack of
some of the time by bad
;ement, and all the time
( of equipment, and even
not equipped with small
es as it should be that the
:an be taught the trades, i . ,
, , , , ... on shoe shop, where shoes are • Oklahoma,
ght to be, so that they j . ... . , . .. I n ^ t>_
of hay: 200 acres was devoted to
broom corn, producing a crop,
value of which is estimated at
$2,900: 60 acres was planted in
corn, the yield of which is worth
approximately *600; 150 acres of
oats yielded a crop worth $2,000;
while 52G acres was devoted to
milo maize, kaffir, feterita, sor-
ghum, Sudan grass and other
feed crops, yielding products,
market value of which is estimat-
ed at $5,200. In addition to all
these farming operations, the
institutions, the institution raised
an abundance of garden truck,
which if purchased on the mark-
et, would cost something like
$900 or $1,000. The value of the
comedy.
Friday night ‘‘The Exploits of
Elaine” in two parts, first epi-
sode. ‘‘When Ciderville went dry”
"A Trip to Maderia.”
Saturday night “The Pardon”
in three parts, with Col. Heezal-
iar in comedy.
We are trying to get things
arranged so the story of Elaine
will be published each week in
this paper, so watch for it next
week. Follow the crowd and you
will land at the Dreamland, and
be glad you did. We have made
arrangments to give a better class
of pictures, good three reel
dramas and comedy in natural
colors. Nothing to good good for
Dennis Beaver
Insurance Agent
Blair, Okla.
ancial returns.
5. Study the different crop?
have the encouragment of the
patrons before we can put forth
cotton, wheat, oats and broom .the show going folks of Blair. We
corn raised this year totals the J are going to please you with a
neat sum of $18,300. Also it has
68 head of Jersey cows; 67 head
of horses and mules and 157 head
of hogs.
In addition to the farming op-
each season and devise ways and (a winning team. Many visitors
means of increasing the yield j from other schools will be present
while at the same time reducing on the 25th and it is our duty to
the C09t of production. This is show them that we have the pro-
not a difficult proposition if a
person goes at it scientifically
and with a determination to suc-
ceed.
6. When reports indicate that
the country is going in heavily
for one certain crop, let that crop <
per school spirit in our town,and
that our students can take either
victory or defeat in the proper
manner. Everybody boost for
the Debators and the Blair High
school.
The scholars 'of Prof. Pigg’s
good show each time, clean, moral
and educational, is our only
motto, and we believe thats what i who js long on a short crop has a
the people want.
Show nights Monday, Wednes-
ior one cenaiu crop, lei uku ...... -~
let that crop alone and raise some | room conducted Chapel Monday,
thing else equally as productive Mrs. Rowe was a visitor in
of financial returns. The farmer
day, Friday and Saturday.
Chapel Monday.
A photographer was here Mon-
small gold mine. • day taking pictures of the differ-
7. Don't be afraid to try some | ent rooms, clubs, teams etc.
thing new. Others all over this. Enrollment to date is 386.
it is possible to construct a build-
ing: the first floor is devoted to
administrative offices, and on the
second floor is located the steel
cells, 200 of them, each accomod-
ating two prisoners. A visit to
these cells reveals that they are
clean and sanitary, as clean as
most homes you w:n ^nd; they
are well lighted and huve plenty
of fresh air.
In the upper stories are located
the prison hospital, a large, well
ventilated room, fitted with all
the latest appliances known to
the science of healing, and where
the sick receive all the careful
attention one would receive in a
well regulated hospital, except,
of course, he would always have
with him the knowledge he is a
prisoner,-
A short visit to the kitchen and
dining room, the prison bakery
revealed conditions^the same as
elsewhere, cleanliness and order-
liness everywhere.
Because of a lack of funds not
all the factory establishment
have been installed that are con-
templated. and yet even under
present conditions, a good start
ed rock and stone was sold and
delivered from these quarries,
and the industry is only in its
infancy.
During the month of Septem-
ber, aside from administrative
expenses, this institution was
self sustaining. We doubt very
seriously if there are many
institutions in Oklahoma that
can show so good a record, and
we say this with no ill feeling
toward any of them.”
WARREN NEWS ITEMS j
After all Warren is still in the
ring, all big shows seem to make
this a center while the little ones
make the surrounding towns and
cities a Scenter,
The happenings of the Warren
school last Thursday night was a
success, notwithstanding the fact
that all did not materialize as ex-
pected. A large crowd came out
and seemed to enjoy the supper.
The Warren singing class will
meet at the school building Sun-
day night instead of the church.
Dr. Martin and family left
has been made; there is the pris-; Friday for a visit in
giboqgpso
J country are becoming rich by
THINK BEFORE YOU PUNT getting >n on the ground floor of
, , 1 a new and good thing.
The editor of this paper does; _ .
not profess to be an authority '
on farming, but to our mind it i
would seem that the following of I
a few simple rules would result |
in more satisfactory results from
the standpoint of the tiller of the I
I
soil.
1. Produce enough of each art-
icle needed to subsist the family
from year to year and feed the
stock without having to go into
the market and buy those articl-
es at high prices. Let this be
carefully figured out before plant
ing time and see that provision
is made for quit enough of each
article of diet.
2. keep enough hogs, cattle
and poultry to supply all of the
meat and eggs required during
the year without having to
at the end of the season.
Jame§ Alien entered school
Monday.
Sue Kinkle visited Prof. Early
room Monday afternoon.
Lewis Stone was a visitor in
high school Wednesday.
The Girls Dramatic Club and
the Senate Debating Society ren-
dered their weekly programs
Friday afternoon.
A. T. Dickerson of Durant
visited school Friday afternoon
and gave a splendid address to
the members of the debating
society.
We wish to remind the patrons
buy of the debate between Blair and
Eldorado on the night of Nov. 25
Mrs, Ernest Lewis came in
Sunday to visit friends and rela-
tives.
3. Instead of planting the at the High School Auditorum in
surplus acreage to the time hon- this town. The subject will be
ored crops that yield small
turns, study the market reports
carefully and select crops that
will produce well on the particu-
lar land in question and yet bring
a high price in the city markets.
Then put every available acre
Just arrived—A car of Acme
Flour and a car Cotton Seed
Meal. It isTiere for you get it. —
K. H. Clark.
T. H. White was in Mt. Park
the first of the week.
Mrs. Jeff K. Snodgrass left
Saturday for a three weeks visit
at Indianola, Anadarko, Musko-
gee and Oklahoma City.
Rev. Crumpton has been assig-
ned the church here for another
‘‘Resolved that Oklahoma should
repeal her bank guaranty law.”
Our speakers will defend the
Negative. Last year two of our j year,
present team, McWhorter and. ***~‘
Lance defeated Olustee on this W. D. Ward left Wednesday
question in defense of the nega-' for Dallas Texas where he will
tive the decision stood 94 percent i purchase his Christmas goods.
This -—-
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eastern and all possible energy into pro-
on snot- miuji. otwco __________ ducing a large yield from those to 87 percent in our favor.
ght to be. so that they for |he inmates ancj wj,ne E. E. Pryor’s father has been crops and sell in the city markets year we have in addition to our, C. O. Whortan and J. O. Perry
better prepared to fight ^ worR the prisoner are I visiting at this place for a few when prices are at high tide. old neam. Marion Beaird, winner of the Warren community were
ittlea when tne> nr.ished not only jearnjnff a j?eful trade, days. ' 4. To avoid wearing out the of oratory in Jackson County pleasant callers at the Progress
ntence. but are employed at labor that j R. E. Powers and Dr. Murphy land rotate the crops, always last year. With these speakers office Monday. They had us
vernor W llliams the t.ra a fmancjai state: the same are still flying about It seems selecting those articles that bring we hope to give Eldorado a de- print some sale bills for an <vUC-
titution it is said, has a tnJe of the 9fna,i prison tailor that Mr. Powers enjoys such highest prices and yield the cisive defeat However our si*ah- TION S ALE to be held next
lend, cne who “ • shop; the laundry and the various rides. largest crops to the acreage, ers must have the encfragment week. Their ad will found on
onUie high plane it undertakings that are being un- J. M. Gates and family has thus producing the greatest fin-;of the school, the school must another page.
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Beaver, Dennis. The Oriental Progress. (Blair, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 11, 1915, newspaper, November 11, 1915; Blair, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc956713/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.