McCurtain Gazette (Idabel, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 80, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 27, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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McCurtain Gazette
volume 14
idabel, Mccurtain county, oklahoma
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1920
NUMBER 80
WOUND FATAL TO
that the !h* CO-OPERATION
GA n flAI ITirilll T,Ma Smith became acquainted with I
. U. r. rULIiIUAN ?a,mon at 17 ,She went with him to
Ardmore in 19l2 to promote the Ok-'
— lahoma, New" Mexico and Pacific rail-1
MYSTERY STILL SURROUNDS r* ^ bUUt thr°Uf?h the>
oUKKOUNDS financial backing of John Ringling
THE SHOOTING OF OKLAHO- the circus man- She was in Hamon's
MA'S RICHEST MILLIONAIRE Z had ££,'*> MAKE
_____ at a hotel in Ardmore. From a girl j
of ordinary qualifications she became1
Ardmore, Nov. 26.—Whether Jake trained to the point of becoming Ha-1
L. Hamon, Republican national com- mon's adviser and confidential as-!
mitteeman and Oklahoma's richest distant. In 1916 she and Hamon's'
millionaire, who died this morning, nephew were married. It is known!
came to his death from a self-inflict- that she and her husband did not!
ed accidental shot, or by a bullet from Iive together after their marriage. j
OF ALL MEMBERS
IS NECESSARY
make the chamber of
commerce an effective j
organization.
(By H. N. Naylor, Sec. C. of C.) j
a gun held by Mrs. Clara Smith, beau-
tiful and diminutive wife of Ham-
on's nephew, is a question that is
i Thanksgiving is over, the revival
is 6ver and it is a long time until
Christmas suppose all business men
'in Idabel turn their attention to the
OKLAHOMA BANK CLOSED
not occupying Oklahomans so much '■ Vice President of Institution at Coal- Idabe' tUrn their attcntion to the
oday as the recounting of Hamon's Chamber of Commerce and work for
dazzling career upward from a finan-1 Gate Is Arrested. it for f .
cial wreck in 1913. J - ' y8, The Chamber of
Commerce is now attempting to in
CARRY ON" ! J
Now as never before is it necessary for the America,,
people jo keep the war-time slogan "Carry On"— 4s in
dividuals we must each do our dutv Ha™ i
County it ,8 necessary that the Chamber of Commrece
Ar*
a
American National Bank
R. C. NEWTON, PrtsiJtnt
MASONIC MEETING.
Officials are still looking for Mrs.1 CoaIKate. Nov. 24.—The Citizens .
Smith on statutory and assault Bank of Coalgate was closed crease the membership, thereby in- f
charges. She is said to be some- today by Fl'ed Dennis, state bank crease its usefulness. There is but
where in southern Oklahoma. commissioner, following discovery of one way possibly for the citizens who
Hamon was a plunger, natural born. an aIle^e^ shortage of more than are members to th. k c l
Whether he contracted to bulid a l300-™ fund,. Roy H. T ° f "" rMulls
railroad or decided to make himself HoW,kiss, a vice president of the . , they Pay in and that
national committeeman, he did it with bank and formerIy a state bank ex- !S y each one to Put into the organ-
utter imperturbability.' aminer, has been arrested charged 'Zatl0n their best eff°rts. n0 matter
So far, Hamon's wife, who lived in with °Perating an insolvent bank. He ^hat is paid to 1,16 Chamber of
a fashionable Chicago apartment with is under *5'000 bond- Withdrawal of ^ommfrce in money unless the mem-
their children, Jake Jr., age 17 and *300'000 from the state guaranty fund gIve the orffan'zation their mor- i
Olive Bell, aged 12, who left Chicago for imme<liate settlement of deposi- ?' suPPort and take an active part in IC°nferred uPon The next meeting of this order will
with the children for Ardmore, has tors' claims resulting from the clos- )*Ct'V!!1le;5 of the Chamber their-'g- . - , , , d M. Spencer, w. C. be held next Friday night, December
rrl,!.Wil1 in a meas„«, short of ^ f.-t_wl.«eh time office^
The Mas-
Idabel, Okla
F. B. WEST, Cathiei
a,7e 8150 *
At a c„ meeting „f Id.h,, Lodge "5
No 264 A. P. * A. M. he,d llst ni/ht ?£? " aSSi!' ^ ££
at the Masonic hall in this city, the Confectionery Millsap are cordially invited.
Master's degree was conferred upon
" " Ed M.
refused to make a statement. Mrs. ingr the bank was enounced to- " """ure, snort 01 • ^, . UUKI
what they should do. The Chamber ' 8upenntendent of the Tuska- ted for the ensuing year.
i«vc a statement. .Mrs. ® vw was announced to- , T anuu oi
Clara Smith, whom the prosecuting night by officers of the State Bank- at they should do- Tbe Chamber
attorney and many others charge ing Department at Oklahoma City. °* Commerce will never accomplish
with shooting Hamon and with having Unfavorable market conditions,; gs. of its own a<*ord. The ac-
too close relations with him, has been which have Prevented farmeis from .COmpl,sments are necessarilly noth-
in close touch with the oil king for se,linK their crops, was assigned by more than what the membership
the last 10 jlears. the banking department as the chief ttle orPanizftion do.
All that is known is that on the reason *or the bank's failure. ^00 niany the members of the
night of the shooting, Sunday No- ' i Chamber of Commerce go on the
varober 21, the twq occupied adjoin- KITTEN CAUSES DEATH t?eory' that as lon^ as they pay in I
"Randol hotefat Ard-t^^* T: |their monthly dues there is nothing
'Uncle" John Ferguson and Mrs
Jim Cornish, of Nashville, Ark who
have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. A.
w- Burns' have returned home.
9 '
ing rooms in the
Sleep on Babe's Chesl
Suffocates Infant.
more. One hotel employe said be i
heard sounds of a quarrel some time
before the shooting is supposed to'
rEVrj;Lt"^ -^wohnoti
evidence to th, - t.h"! " ,*<"-* Koether, 7 month, ild, son of lie .
a e two j Mr. and Mrs. George M. Koether of among the membership
1 ff A/I<l f <1/1 I. I f
and them to do, that all the work
, will b«, dpne by^the other fellow. The
Chamber of Commerce % hindered
more frohl fl t one thing than any
Nov. 24, John other cause known. The lack of pub-
interest, lack of co-operation
The Cham-
were in the same room
Hamon. through his office manager I wt" k°tt™'''cMm^a i^, *1°' ! nMhi 8 ^
and closest friend. Frank A. g., t . ,hl* c"b *"d 1than ■" "reaniiation in which all nub.
^=rr: ^etch^nt tojleep on the baby's chest. lie spirited citizens pool their efforts
for the general public's good. If
after that pool has been made only
a very few really live up to the agree-
ment then the effects desired when the
pool was made has been defeated for
the lack of proper co-operation and
the results expected are disappoint-
ing. not due to the efforts of the
Chamber of Commerce but to those
who compose the organization.
Thert are. several very urgent ne-!
cessities that Idabel should have, the
only reason they are not now enjoyed
by the city is nothing mow than the
lack of efforts on the part of the cit-
izens. The Chamber of Commerce is
the only organization that is constant-
ly on watch to find out the needs
and through the efforts of the mem-
bers put those necessities into real- '
ity. The city is not enjoying the con-'
veniences of free mail delivery for
the lack of proper co-operation. The
Chamber of Commerce has secured the
Post Office Department's assurance to
(establish the service just as soon as
• the houses are numbered and the
J streets properly named and the
names posted on the corners. The
| city is having the street names put
up- The citizens should have the
.proper number put on their homes and
business houses. The department is
ready to put the service into effect as
soon as this is done, why prolong
it? Let eveiybody that has not done
their part do it now. Several things
could be named that can be secured if
every one would do just a little. They
are matters that all are interested in
| and really would like very much to
j see established but as above state the
lack of proper interest is standing in
the way. If the members of the
, Chamber of Commerce would each one
f?ive just one hour out of every week
to that organization, attend the week-
| ly meetinic, which last just one hour,
[and give the board of directors their
co-operation. and actually work in
the interest of all concerned it would
[ pay bigger dividends than any insti
tution you could place the same
| amount of money in. That is a very
j little time to ask for but if the Cham-
;b*r can get that much time from each
| member Idabel will progress as it
,r.«Ter progressed before.
YOUR TOWN AND MINE
Can We Live Unto Ourselves?
Is it possible for Idabel to live and prosper on the ba-
ds that we care naught for the surrounding country?
Would we desire to, if it were possible? We think not.
This town, no other town, has a greater a^et than
its rural citizenship. Let's m«ke Idabel worthy of that
asset. How can it be done? Through co-operation.
The best known medium of co-operation, is through
a well organized CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. To have
such a CHAMBER, it needs your help-financial and mor-
al.
The CHAMBER of COMMERCE i, a place for the
exchange of ideas and open discussion of the best meth-
ods to advance the interests of this town. It is an avenue
through which the leading minds of our town can be
drawn, thus giving us the best thought the town affords.
A place where constructive criticism is invited. A place
where any citizen who has an idea to offer for the better-
ment of this town, is given an opportunity to be heard.
Get behind the CHAMBER of COMMERCE, give
your support and WATCH IDABEL GROW.
(This article and space contributed to the Idabel Chamber
ber of Commerce by the First National Bank)
Leading firms in every community
testify to its uninterrupted service
and its low cost of operation
You will find that they are usually
progressive merchants with
name for careful management
n, | . „ „J°E LOFTIN
Telephone No. 300 Idabel, Oklahoma
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