The Oriental Progress. (Blair, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 47, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 28, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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The Oriental progress
VOL. 11
VAN SICKLE WRITES
Memphis. Texas.
April 17. 1015.
We left Blair on the lltli duy
of April at 12 o’clock. Ilml a love-
ly afternoon for start! ng. We
drove to Martha. There one of
our horses went lanu? anil we
jitopt>cd and got box Corona
Woo! Fat. put some of it on his
foot and in two hours he was
lots better.
Now I have the cart l>»fore the
horse. 1 guess I had lietter tell of
whom our party was comi>osed.
Will start with Mr. L. B. Kam-
menzind, who goes by the name
of Kiowa Bill. ,His wife, our
morning cook, goes py the name
of Mrs. Stew and Fetchet. His
daughter.Goldie, who is our even-
ing cook is known as Peggy. Mr.
A. H. Van Sickle is our intupor-
ter, and myself, G.H. Van Sickle
who they call Slim Jim for short
but at meal time the do not have
to call me at all.
We camped at 5 p. m. as we
did not want to be to hard on
Peggy at first, so we all helped
get supper. After supper we
tried to fish but try was all for
we never got a bite,so ive thought
we would have some beans in-
stead as Kiowa Bill had purchat-
$1 worth at the Farmers store at
Blair before we started. We put
them on and cooked them till bed
time, and as Cyclone Charley
says “I’m a son of a hickory” if
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I don’t believe they were harder
than when we put them on to
cook. So we decided to cook them
that night. As I was the least one
outside the babies they said it
wouldn’t take so much sleep to
do me so it was left to cook the
beans, so I cooked them all night
and I’m another son of a hickory
if they were not harder than
ever, so I turned them over to
Mrs. Step and Fetchet and she
tried cooking them. What luck
she had I never knew for that
was the last I ever saw of the
beans.
The next day we drove to Duke
There we filled up our water jugs
and watered our horses. We saw
a horse run away with a delivery
wagon. He kicked the man on
the leg, broke both shafts and
tore the harness up.
We have had a fine time so far
and good roads. We struck camp
at Gould and had a fine supper.
Next morning I had about a five
mile walk after the horses but
that just gave me a good apetite
for breakfast. We had hot cakes
and good old country sorgum. I
am not going to tell you how
many I ate, but old Mrs. Step and
Fetchet began to roar about bak-
ing them so I quit and I did very
well till dinner.
We are all well and enjoying
our trip. We have come over some
fine country since we got of the
cotton belt. You talk about your
times but we had one more time
when we got to Arley street car
riding. The town was so big that,
I got turned ’round and had to
ask a man how far it was to Ar-
ley. He said Arley, why you are
in Arley now, and I looked around
and I saw one building about 8x
10 feet which was the store and
post office, one church, a black-
smith shop and one dwelling
house. That was the size of Arley
over night and took in the town,
and Peggie declared she had nev-
er had such a time in her life,
and Mrs. Step and Fetchet said
she could just ride those cars all
night and never get tired. We
got up the next morning very
much refreshed after such an ex-
citing time, and started on our
journey.
When we got to Wellington we
found plenty of good corn and
maize in large rick on the ground.
We laid in a supply of corn at
75c per bu.
From Wellington to Memphis
we passed over some awful brok-
en country and our roads were
very hilly. We laid in a new sup-
ply of rations at Memphis and
found things somewhat higher
than at Blair. Butter 25c per lb.
flour $2.25 per sack and cottolene
$1.50 per pail.
We drove six miles out from
Memphis and found a fine camp-
ing place, plenty of wood and
water and very good grazing for
the horses. Everybody got up
the'next morning feeling fine
and after breakfast was over it
set in to rain so we decided to
stay there awhile.
Our crowd has increased a lit-
tle since starting as I borrowed
a widow woman’s dog. I guess
she was a widow woman. Any-
way I borrowed her dog and he
is a fine one. We call him Shep
and he seems to be the pet of the
camp.
Well, I will have to stop anc
get dinner as it is still raining.
And when it rains it fall on Slim
to cook. We are going to have
old hen and noodles. How woulc
you like to take dinner with us?
I will let you hear from us again
next if the hen andjnoodles don’t
kill us all and it is agreeable with
the editor of the Progress.
G. H. VAN SICKLE
bert Zinn, J. C. Brooks and Sid
Payne being in the same convey-
ance missed the road and went a
mile north and kept driving until
they had reached the river beyond
Warren. Gene Lewis and K. H.
Clark went in a buggy straight
to the road work and labored
hard for an hour. And fearing
that the other boys had gone
astray started in search of their
crmrades. They were found on
the banks of the river near the
mouth of Elk Creek. We tried to
get them to return to the road
work but failed to have any in-
luence over them as they said
;hey were well fixed for fishing,
as they had plenty of bait, per-
haps a bushel. After having a
nice dinner and all parties ready
to take to the water, Herbert
Eaker arrived with Ed Mathew
son, so the fishing began.
At about 6 o’clock it commenc
ed to rain, though we had our
sheet well stretched over the
wagon and motorcycle, but when
it rained hard we discovered that
the sheet we had would not turn
peas, but Gene Lewis having a
slicker along was the only one to
keep dry. At about sun down all
decided that we had all the fish-
ing that was so good so we hiked
for home wet as rats, arriving at
9 p. m. and all glad that the
roaJ was completed to Warren.
Now if this is not correct call on
Gene and he will make same
good.
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to Mr. Vaughan’s in the Cottage
Hill community. We have not
learned the extent of the damage
at either place, only that Mr.
Phillips lost about 100 chickens.
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We liked it so well we camped new courage. Chas McElroy
A WET CROWD
Last Wednesday being the day
for all to work the road near
Warren and all anxious to have ^
same finished, started out with rB'
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Saturday night a high wind
came with plenty of rain, the
house of Alvah Vaughan in the
Cottage Hill community was
damaged, also the hous on T. H.
Whites farm near Harmony
church was wrecked by the high
wind. It was reported that N. E.
Butler’s house near Mr. White’s
farm was unroofed but we do
not know how true it is. J. M.
Phillips just North of town lost
part of hi3 house. It seems as
though the wind came from the
northwest and come down by Mr
Sutler’s thence to Mr. White’s
farm then to Mr. Phillips and on
It not only rains but it pours
and then some. Even our new
comers are astonished to see it
in this drouth stricken country.
Old North Fork is on the biggest
plunge for lo these many years
and our brigge contractor is up
against the real thing.One troub-
le with the human is not doing
today what can be done tomor-
row.
Our friend the enemy H. H.
Stallard did not show up the oth-
er night on account of the rain,
P. G. Zimmerman spoke Friday
night to a good size audience and
in the language of Julius Ceaser
he Veni vidi vice.
The irresponsible T. J. Hilde-
brand of Altus was here during
the week getting mourners^ for
the Altus Times. Mr. H. is a
pleasant gentleman and a rustler
from Rustlerville.
A ^Grandmother in Isreal is
gone. Mrs. M. E. Goers died Fri-
day night at the home of her son
C. O. Whortan. Grandma had a
paralytic stroke some two years
ago and never recovered her
power of speech and has been
perfectly helpless for severa
months. She was 79 years and
leaves a son and several grand-
children but they mourn not as
those who have no hope. She was
was laid to rest in the Warren
cemetary late Saturday evening,
there to await the final consum-
mation of all things.
W. H. Portwood was called to
Altus by phone to attend the
Ma^nic funeral of Dr. Bristol
Saturday. . .
W. M. Powell is the proud pos-
sessor of a new boy so the Euro-
pean war is likely to run some-
time yet.
Mrs. W. A. Potts has been
quite sick but is better now.
On Tuesday night. May -1th.,
the Students of the Blair High
School will present the play of
the above title. This is an up-to-
date college play, full of comedy
pathos and heart gripping inter-
est.
There will be plenty of music,
both vocal and instrumental, the
songs having been written espec-
ially for the play.
The great racing scene in the
third act, simply makes your
j hair stand straight up. There
’ will be about twenty-five charact-
ers in the play, besides the Glee
i Club.
The proceeds will go to the
Athletic fund, so be sure to come
out and help the boys. Your in-
terest will not lag fronm the time
the curtain first goes up till the
last one comes down. Remember
the date, Tuesday, May 4t’n.
STILL THEY COME.
We have added the following
names to our subscription list
since the 7th., making a total of
65 this month.
J. B. MeAneer,Warren.
Bill Roach, Warren.
Clarence Grim,Newburn,Tenn.
G. R, Spain, Lingleville Texas.
Seab Wallis, Yardell Ark.
J. F. Wallis Valley Spring Ark.
Mrs. Della Stephenson, Eddy Tex.
J. A. Clarkson, Mangum, R.4.
J.W. Caldwell, Caviness Tex.
C.O.Cockerham, Warren Okla.
H. G. Wallis, Valley Spring Ark.
T.H.Roberston, Headrick Okla.
Mrs. Ruby Cobb McLean Tex.
Tom N. Pugh, Texhoma Okla.
Roy Hunter, Hobart, Okla.
F. S Herring, Altus, R.4.
T.D. Montague, Byron Okla.
W. P. Biddy, Blair R. 2.
W. D. Walker, Blair, R. 2.
C. M. Butchee, Blair, R. 2.
J. A. Vaughan, Blair, R. 2.
R. T. Bagwell, Blair R. 2.
C. T. Smith, Blair, R. 2.
G. T. Roberts, Blair.
W. R. Holloway, Blair.
Mrs. Gertrude Stapp, Blair.
M. L. Davis, Blair R. 1.
J. B. Mainord, Blair, R. 1.
S. P. White, Blair R. 1.
W. J. Strickland, Blair R. 1.
T. R. Norris, Granite R. 1
SEHOOL LAWS CHANGED
Dr. Clarkson informs U3 that
the School laws have been chang-
ed and the annual school election
will be held the second Tuesday
in July instead of Mayas hereto-
fore.
The stockholders of the War-
ren Telephone Co. are called to
meet at Warren next Saturday at
3 p. m.
A. F. Hendricks is building a
tavern in east Warren to be oc-
cupied by Frank Powell.
W. W. Gilbert of Burkburnett,
Texas, has bought the Jenkins &
Hendricks gin site at Centerville
and will put up a first-clas gin in
the near future.
Mr. and Mrs. Walt Hinton vis-
ited our Bud and other relatives
Saturday and Sunday.
Lee Hunter and Jim Davis are
both on the puny list.
Miss Ruby Thorn took a Snap
Shot at Snap Shot and his good
\yife, also Mr. and Mrs. H. R»
Heath, Sunday.
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Beaver, Dennis. The Oriental Progress. (Blair, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 47, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 28, 1915, newspaper, April 28, 1915; Blair, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc957034/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.