McCurtain Gazette (Idabel, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 79, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 24, 1920 Page: 4 of 8
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Entered at the Postoffice at Idabel,
Oklahoma, as second class mail
matter
Subscription
$2.00 Per Year In Ad-
vance.
ital when it says that the people of You can hear Thonirc- -
both parties should devote more at- theToIilatXT* T
While it is true the, there are but I Cin^ " "■ 33 h°'
zv:zr« is
tions which will number jointly,)
w., old, ^ „d M.nag„mz&szrx. is
«S X'tiX^^P'he"|An'.? k"i,eS f°rkS *
Bew n cird JSSS-rrr^C tl"1
'r- 4aaj a '* -
inch PW' expect to redeem the state from
Local readers " Ver ^np = T? back,lilli"K' then the lead.
No local will i. inseretd .£='•££ IT T^VT.
Want Ads, per line
No ad taken for less than 25c" " ^ I material'will6 h^"d !!? ^ best ^ ^ purpose of bussing fu-J
J" , J*1"1* nom,nated to carry ture plans and every farmer in the'
o on for the Democracy in th. countv that mn cV,„„u u„ , I
we're waterin' at the mouth.
—Arkansas Thomas Cat.
FARMERS attend.
•|;7 *~w\s w"° are imbued with a I There will be a meeting of the far-
determination that clean politics shall,mers at the court house December,
.... „ „„ ZM. Imaterill wiim ?'/ 'he be" f" 'he P"rp°8e °< f<"
The above prices will be charged to'on for th n nom,nated to carry,ture Plans and every farmer in the'
everybody except those who have al- election Democracy in the next co«nty that can, should be there and'
GAZETTE PRINTING CO I Thaa P , |. I e part in the discussion.
ready yearly contracts with this oa- that thei?™*?8 °f °kiahoma know' no reason whV the farm-
" ! . . p rty now has a fighting,ers should not organize for their own
™ the state- The Republicans Protection and discuss the future
™;h0m* realize that the recent'P1®"" that will be for their interest
landslide does not mean that Okla-,Be sure and come out farmers^
9 g°ne °Ver t0 Republican- y°ur interest and the larger the at
the D y 811(1 S0Ul' and knowin£ this, | tendance the better It will be for the
THE NEXT GOVERNOR.
ZhZnZ aIready ^Peculating: over and soul, and knowing this,, tendar
lahoma p t, governor of Ok- the Democrats of Oklahoma may ex- county
"•"J".number of other,. To our Ne.s-C.pita, and join IS T > 'state ' lhe
way of thinking, both Democrats and ,nS that both Democrats and Renuh 1 McCurtain ™
Bepute.ua had better set their nets '*■ ■ had better set theirT'^''^,K I
siuess m,„7wh^'doPe° n'? * bus'S 5fft" tab" d' m°Ve ^ °°>''
r C0Mty** —;
er News-Cpital. .Wreite. > '""MW.-Ard.i The Gazette is an™, 8ee lhJ
ron** fU"y 8glee Wilh our 'earned We agree with the Ardmoreite I 'and ^devefo raisers get toge*' '
contemporary, providing there is unless the DemorL. ♦ 3" L r I P °Ur county- Wa
ttzivz s: z «
K JSL?,XTC 'S for
I ue enoush to J i his
New Prices f.o.b. Idabel as Follows:
Touring (Plain)
Touring: (Starter)"" f^5.00
Runabout (Plain) $598.64
Runabout (Starter) fS?*??
Chassis (Plain) $551.78
Truck (Pneumatic) — $436.51
Couplet ' $626.09
Seilan $843.33
Tractor $895.39
$847.60
who have°g^cenPbo„eMrderePPll ra'he?" to riv ^ °n l'and o£ cust mera
Who! F?rd.e,IuiP"i™t, Ford machinery and ForH m" I 0rd service and
whose business it is to take care of y?u?Fofd Car L^'S
,. . , W. A. LOFTIN
Idabel, . . Oklahoma
TURKEY MONEY.
CITY HALL.
I Honest poverty should be respected.
r, u u ~ lancJ not scorned. It was in the homes'
c". v- • « I , " said niany times that of the lowly that we oftenest find i
^MnKKMVixg. there is money to be made in other Christ when upon the earth and'
-- .trh'ngs_,besi,des C0"0" inu this c°un- we meet Him there oftener than else-1
. R1Vi'£ proclamation try. This has certainly been demon- our day it can be truthfully said that:
America y of e men which strated quite fairly this fall. While whens
erty sent to defense of lib- cotton has hit the bottom, and at
returning the grateful em-,last accounts was expected to show there is „n llao *777" . , !
Of IK* v.. , nn in rhino u- n€re ls n0 use to ,et a bunch of I
"grea4
i'han",
cxiuui^n 10
serve the people in a purely business
mwr giving to them . business ad-1
ministration, guch an administration j ijah , ,
* Will redound to his credit and to'h il l"! 3 g°°d first V i"erty
the credit of the common.^-1 • W e . v c.,ty'"h ' «, i.ie ^raieiui em-i — 9UV inere js . , , ,
wh'"b. fc? — ^ and jail1 race of the fmtion, has resumed UP in China or some other place be- vulcar mouth iw.nl U
..vf.ivHjtenWf^^: Utiles ^6 have a fire ^j"^6 u8oful ^suits of peace as sim-lyond the bottom, tnrkev tprttt«rE * _ P Pe run over this
mm, win repfes§Ht as wwiltvi*Jpaftmeiit our ihsurahcig tate W'^ j,e!"P'^ an.^ ^'promptly as it rushed to,
I ratsefi another year iinH thfti ate i "arms «* obedience to the country'? i^"01' instance, last Saturday Mr. J.j i
We must ali acknowledge. Demo-! &ddtd to Our alreatiy high r-t# woujji cal:- lR*. Leonard of Route 5 brought in a'l/t} trt tump <
crkls and Republicans, klike, that in |pay for a city hall and e 4Ujp {he fip# [ Aft#; the Civil \v*r the great do |load of twenty-eight turkeys and Ml J,\ Wl|«|« A Nl|
every state in this union we have too department where we a 1qw niaj^ 0f the Unsettled West provided thereby iadded ?90.72 t0 his bank ac-, ialW
much politics and not enough busi- er rate. - for thousafids of men frohi the !count- ^e said that he had about
1 ll n 1 .... i tki U> AfJ T T > _ Wi .. ... a.. . _ i 1 • • c i
THE STATE IS
ORGANIZED FOR
SALE OF SEALS
over tnisi...,^
Enforce the!AND AN' EFFORT TO SELL THE
jh^Wi1^.-, for thousafids of uien frohi the count- He said that he had about T A If CO All/M I IPn
^mobilized armies. There was , forty more at home to bring U \ 1/iIVJLiJ UWJl LllLi
QUOTA OF TEX STAMPS FOR
EVERY INHABITANT WILL
BE MADE.
JU11W1V.O onu WVW V..V-P" v 1 ' «^ ■ - - - w* Ilicu iiuill lilt; I
nse in the manner in which the J Now w^ g|y^ never th<j mat_ [Mobilized UhK-n armies. There was
of the publicv are managed ; ter a thought as t6 ^w this hall j"0 VSS' undev<^)Ped «gion in Ameri- market.—Nocona (TexaS) Newi, (
ministered. 'should be built nher* ma r>„Mica CaHin? ^ men at the end of the' ln addition to his tu'irkitf money,}
ness sense
affairs of — r — „ „ „luugul as l0 Truw tnis naJ,, „. •
and administered. 'should be built where we would calling f^r men the end of the In addition to his tuvk«y money,!
We must all acknowledge, no mat-'get the tfNWty, but it should be work- World wftH industry was waiting iIr- Leonard has the ^dweling sat- F
ter what our own political beliefs'^ g,Vid some means devised by f°r the^' ^ds ^ d<J 'ts work- isfaction of knnwiwg that if he can!
may be. that the states of thia union. Which we could get this hall and fire! Here th* ^at Pood fortune of not sel1 his tttvktVs he can keep them j
particularly the state of Oklahoma,'department. Atfieric*. Not ofily did our country an<i U3C himself. That is one
irnniH Ka nff 1 * W TftUliona of men under arms, but fascinations of meat and bread
Tor* fkneA iviil1iAMn 19>*TYlTrl{? An/1 if io r.n« * 1 .1
'after the war was
w C..uC,.« a uccpc. auu mure pro- would cost the pe£
nounced business acumen in the mat- 'half million do!lars
ter of the men upon whose shoulders. We want to see the ha„ buUt gmJ jcallec
they would drape honors of an ad- equipped with a first class fire enpin,zette.
ndrrng constituency
sn under arms, but UI l,>e rascinations or meat and bread i
over those millions farming. And it is one of the draw- j
• the peaceful occu- °f cotton farming that cotton is
AR.MER BECOMES
WHEN WIFE REFUSES TO
LIVE WITH HIM.
r ^ — ~ uepartmeni.
would be better off were the onesj A bad fire in Idabel, with th*
who manage the primary campaigns poor facilities we have to fight fire "■ """ ™ t
to evidence a deeper and more pro- wou]d cost the pe0ple o{ this dt r were absorbed int0 the peaceful occu- b^ks of cotton farming
nounced business acumen in the mat-' half million dollars. ",pations from which they had been no use except to be sold. The far- • —
.called to the feotors.—Arkansas Ga ,mer can not haul his cotton back Adams> ased 70, a planter living nt' Tho sale is due to start on Decem-
home with the independent feeling; Wabbaseka, near here, who last 1 and end on December 15, but as
fine Bluff, Ark., Nov. 21
j Oklahoma City, Ndv, ^2.—Oklaho-
ma is fully organized for the annual
ENRAGED Tuberculosis Christmas seal sale,
and Judging from enthusiastic let-
jters received from practically every
j county seal sale chairman, the state
j will raise more money for public
health work this year than ever be-
Mack fore.
■ 4 (equippeu wun a iirsi class lire engin *1 - ...■ , L. L - iceunK j "CQ1 «ere, wno last * ",,u «-««u un secernoer 10, but as
TTiig constituency. and other necessary equipments, I §one men are too hu.v / „iv n- T I NVftrmS th® ma" Who hauIs a June shot ind kille'1 William Bruce a matter o£ fact U h«!' already begun
21 There "" bS ' WMlln" " ti their wives Ld cWdrV L * TvT " '«" °* * °ged «• his '"""wine *£"!■ ^ ■,
dates may be found who will best'rVon,^ t .. _ v,- . . . e ' l°«o of corn back home. Men crv L . _ . . Kl The first hWtlth bond—made simi-
—00--— mcie
didates may be found who will best'chamber ftf Commowau'"' "ST" L" luc,r anu cnuaren. JoMd of corn back home. Men crv I- ....■u.i , _ , ,
consene the welfare of the public, is night to digcul!3 a cit ha„ an(j 'fal l-t** ^V6 ^ -*J y.in the lnorn-ia)oud for personal iibertyj thfin ofj q e ver a™ labor, this morn- jlar to Liberty Bonds, but with °cou-
not tenable, because it is not logical. protecti0n. ' ' \ f. . J."'their own free will plant a ci'dp that in,!r lled his Wlfe' Mrs- EHen Bruce pons dewing interest only in the
No man, with a mind big enough to, - , a ?u?nt Illlea with Worldly makes them dependent upon Vhe gro-lAdams- and a short time later took ton# of better public health—was
cares, morose and uncomWunlcative.'cery store for their living. There are bis own life by shooting himself thru ^ on November 17 at Altus
1 1 WAR hnncrVit h%7 D D^ii.
until, witn a inina Dig enougn to. JJiaKeS tnem aepenaent upon tnc era-
handle big affairs, can b$ small! ^ conditions in PWInifi'inhia ^r-Sr; niorose and ^"Wunlcative. cery store for their living. There arc
^.ughtoWM indep«jl t 111 tiol- are lhc ,orst iB yea„, ,nd|e ^ti-l their tha",l liUcal
i-raneed optnione in 'peUtks u well ™dh/u ^PhL'S^i^fepond' thcm!ielra V*"* ,hst * i precioo. th. nMhei kind."«V^re "" """° " w "cme was .<
>5 M business to be a m,n bi* ^ „80rker, «e n«ert^c LTre" ^,7 Sfi? '".IT * « « « «. «™s with „'i eco-,M™H ^ * ™"' *> «ale ch.im.an for
enough to handle the attain* of eith ^rtil teaui Si Z 21 «■**"•- '"T "1 "f nomic ***>> or our economic ty'nd-w^ere Adam* ^nt to try to county.
er a private or a public concern. ZtiT anTthe ^ ctke of mlnv fjS . ^ ^ ^ age than with a y other attract in- reC0Bf ^ ^ith his wife- Rotary clubs in Bartlesville, Chick
There ne„r ha, heen, there „ not jZZZZtf ££& U" . ^ Sff1 \S5
flredKlMrS' fS,? and h6r *0n' but Henryetta, Hobart, Lawton! McAles
tne snots Want nnM 4 '
It
the head. was ^"^bt by Roy R. Bolk, morale
Mrs. Adams was killed at the home officer <>f Alt™ Boy Scouts. It
nome wag sol(J by Mrg j H McNci]( CQun,
Jackson
now, there never will be more than numbers 0# highj^tced workers and they ire'seekingTfter but'the acc'u-l Any town is judged bv the conduct fired at Mrs- **e]i&n
then reemploy a. eonsiderahly of needleaa weaith. V* iLSZX- mttZ «r. Norman No-
After k,I1,n* hls w,fe- Adams wata Oklahoma City, Okmulgee,
-. ... K0UU oi- - —, w Ko oui in ine
not long sinde, but it is grow- about 30 minutes before he killed his morning of December 1, determined
wife. They spent several minutes in to sell their quto of 10 one-cent seal*
, . conversation, Adams pleading with per capita in their communities
There is a shortage of 50,000 Mrs. Adams to return to his home.
tw0 leading and representative
•^U^e^IT'oM^'T'eht; jtjlLrjZtt'Z In'hiiT m" ^ as any one eould ™!"g «" *««• . Ad"" at«, Oklahoma Cit,, Okmulgee, Sa-
erical in their platform, and profess- oWe bn Novembe"" TW hied fli!•" , , "sk for' b,,t ,00 m,Mh bl ck ^"d ThT / t ^ "m? I °d h *' p"lpa' Slu,w"ee' T"ls" Vi"«
ed beliefs and are, therefore destined roll up a million majority for Harden* own home h ti T u a"d bad me" alloweci to run °ver JS I Ib^t ! m8°" ' a"d c°-°peratin^ duri"P their observance
to be short-lived and of little avail Z CoolX "n^ foySne"ute T ^ ^ 10 the ^ 11 can ^ stoPP^d a^ l Y ^ ^ ^ °f Rota^ Hea,th ^eek from Decem-
in straightening out the snarls in They appear to be ' eettinir the ' now 18 a *ood time to nip it in the Jf £ ^ ' a SJ0rt d,stance from ber 5 to 11. Rotary club speakers
the affairs of Thus it „ that ^e.-LTrL^ Tho^f Cat ! The far™, of N„ Boston, Te„s, ™ le S°"a Zl Zd 2" fZ T" f
the majority of the people of this will feed their sweet potatoes to the tt i .7^ I « 1 ♦ « « * 4, tary clubs to make ^eches in be-
p.^tiLt: h„wbeha -r rsH izrz r 21^ -be,,f'
publican party, believing, according mosUmportant^utitt 0f hil lifT'have 50c and one TcrTof Uatow" will SreM.^ tolnaalady ht" T lived only^' f^ ^ht '97^C°mmUnfty ^ fr0m 230 to
to the party with which they may be fairly begun. The ertors of his youth bring more money than two acres of I„d j]TndTS vlar £lk Z ^ m,n* 97 f° " the#8tatf has a chairma:^
found, m the fundamentals of that may be obliterated, the faults of his cotton. However, the farmer has a Wd wf m 2SSJ?„ Adams reached the Nelson h«ta T ™ ^ 8ale' 8,1,1
party, votinj? for the candidates of early days may > overlooked, but right to kick with everything'he bays d^not TcLT Pr°mi8ed ^ °r* - ' — ^ ^ ^ thCy preparin,f to out in thf
tino. efurtin5 eVCr> eff°rt' put" ,rom the mome*l.t of his mariage he bigh. Prices must be regulated or jne worse ,]afiv
^ . k est endeavors to commences to "write an ineffable his- people will be dissatisfied.
g:,sri^S5 «Ss£r« -^w^-
begging for a woman who can sew on for huildiny numo«P« pv a a a , • of the beat citizens in McCurtain
buttons or mend clothes; who can * Purposcs-Ex. As Adams was leaving the Nelson county, was in the city Tuesday and
cook his food with economy and flav- Sometimps n hlllI f . 8, 80n at him ttende<l a meeting of the Red Cross
or it to his taste. v ? J P ,P C°meS at I 8 ^ W0Unded him in aB<f wflil* P,an« ^re being discussed
the right time. Saturday night last the arm. However, he sped away on as to how to raise funds Mr White !
A man from Oklahoma saHd this «ved the lives of forty people in the horse. man advanced to the 8ec;etarv,8 de,k 1
week that/in his horn* town one doz- Chicago by giving the alram a build- Several weeks after Adams killed and planked down a S20 00 bill V
en eggs would buy two bushels of inK ^a on fire. He barked and pull- his father-in-law, Mrs. Adams filed marking "that's the best wav I'know
corn. Over here onp gallon corn wil! ed at h'K master until he awoke him suit for divorce. The case now is to raise money is for all t 0 *
buy a whole barnyard, eggs, chickens f*«m bis slumbers. pending in Jefferson Chancrey Court, across like I have done" TH r CinK i
and all.—Dierks (Ark.) Banner. , Mrs- Adam8 and ber sister, Miss dan Whiteman's way of doing"bus 1 '
There 1S a condition confronting tli? Alice Bruce, were given judgment ness is to irive md then „
Jany a child goes astray, simply farmers that is indeed serious. They against Adams for $10,000 for the talk about what he has don ' "^Ti
because home lacks sunshine. Many already owe the banks for last year's death of their father, at the last term do °F ^ I
awife esteems death her best friend, crops and raising only cotton most of of Jefferson Circuit Court. Two if McCurtain countv h. 1 « II
tamJ* who n,«e brfw God to them are in hard .hap, .MM. time, month, after Mr. and Mrs. Adams pen" M ofTn lik" W J ivj
£2, JTL". l""d' ' **■ *" ^ *« " w to EtlS
MADE $20 DONATION.
Thanksgiving Dinner
will have a Special Turkey
Dinner Thanksgiving Day. Come and
save worry.
PEIDM0NT CAFE
A. H. PYRON, Proprietor
to them.
caonty.
•mam
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