The Guymon Democrat (Guymon, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 1, 1916 Page: 5 of 8
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THE GUYMON DEMOCRAT.
LOCAL NEWS
A surprise party was (riven for Miss | J- Warren Kerrigan on the Dime
Clyde Usrey on last Saturday even- j Airdome program.
ing, the occasion being her fourteenth
Price at Dime Theatre Saturday
night will be 10 cents.
! birthday.- The guests gathered at the
Frank E. Hayea and Lee Cooper |
home of Mrs. Ira Langston, who ac-| w"r(' in from CaPIe V^terday.
Revival meetings at the Baptist
'church are progressing with an in-
. , I creased interest since Sunday when
"Neal of the Navy" at Dime Thea- eompanied them to the Usrey home., M p ,rong wag in lown- fron, Evangelist Sheehan arrived. The
tre tonight. I Old-fahioncd games such as delight. R thp first of thf week ,arJ?e tent ig gpread on the v#eant ,Qt
1 the young folks were engaged in un- | just east of the CaKer hote, Pre.
W. F. Lofgren was in Tyrone Tues- til a late hour when delicious refresh-, j. M Grabel, candidate for assessor, vailing windy weather has prevented
day> I ments were served by Mrs. Usrey. went down to Texhoma today. 1 the use of this and for the present
t™, pmi.„ if™ . r;tJTh0St' pr0sent Wl>re: °lyde Pa,6-: , 1 meetings are continuing at the church
Tom Croley went to Kansas City Richard and Fred Daily> Henry Allen, j A. J. Cantrell returned Tuesday until f8Vornble weather to use the tent
yesterday. | Norval Walker, Ruth Bruce, Vera' from a trip to Denver. j
Alexander, Mattie Allen, Doris Bal-, i
i linger, Marie Parsons, Velda May Robert Paine has been assisting j CARD OF THANKS.
Grimm, Thelma Gwinn and Mrs.' Ira 1 with the work in the county clerk's of- j
'Langston. !fite- We desire to express thanks for
11 | the help and sympathy so generously
| The two children of Jerry Gallatin . extended to us in our time of bereave-
| who were real sick for some weeks, ment. Also we thank our friends for
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Cox came down '
from Hooker, Tuesday.
D. W. McNew, of Range, was
Guymon the last of the week.
Niel S. Brown, of near Goodwell,
was in Guymon, Saturday.
W. C. T. U. pin waj found. Owner
may have by calling at the Democrat
office.
Mrs. John Gray is visiting relatives
in the eastern part of the state and in
Kansas.
Professor Stewart, of Goodwell,
was up spending the day in Guymon,
Saturday.
Chester P. Davis was home over
Sunday from Goodwell where he is
teaching in the summer school.
Oh look! "Peg of the Ring" is com-
ing. See those funny clowns. Keep
your eyes on Dime Theatre.
Frank Faris, of the Faris & Burch
Abstracters, is one of the late pur-
chasers of a new Ford car.
i
Marriage license has been granted
Roy McDale and Miss Mary Brown,
of Hooker.
The Pala Duro Star school is to
have an additional room built this
summer in order to keep up with the
growth of the school.
I. A . Langston, manager of the
Comley Lumber Yard, has been mak-
ing some repairs to the fence and
swung new gates.
Mrs. W. T. Bratton and Alice and
Lena went to Goodwell Monday vis-
iting with Mrs. Bratton's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. S. Boling.
Judge R. L. Howsley is improving
his residence property in the north
part of town by building an addition
to the front.
Until further notice the Dime Air-
dome will admit all children free when
accompanied by parents. Children
by themselves 5 cents.
Ftoyd Hatler was in town Monday
from his place near Eula. It'is pret-
ty dry in that section but he thinks
some of the farmers will make some
wheat.
Abe Scholl, Chas. Walters and some
of the boys went down on the Palo
Duro Tuesday on a fishing trip. They
report a success, one having caught
several pounds of nice fish.
Coming Friday June 9, "the great
Broadway success, "Father and the
G. Herzog and daughter, Tracy,
were here from their home near Syra-,
cuse, Kas., last week in attendance:!lre about we -
at circuit court, interested in the j Rey Kephart delivered the Memor-
case of the state trying Till-, M addregg Rt Tyrone Tue8day> Dec_
oration day.
man Jones for the murder of son
and brother who lived at that time
near his parents, not far from Tyrone;
Mr. Herzog is pretty well phased
with his present location in Kan-
sas. He and his daughter returned to
their home Saturday evening.
Mr. Boneur, of the Bartels neigh-
borhood north of town was in trad-
ing, Monday.
County Superintenndent L. E. Rath-
bun was in Goodwell Monday in the
interest of the school work.
Hobart Bosworth in "White Scar"
at Dime Theatre Friday night. 15
H. P. Williams and wife left yester-
day for Norene, Tennessee, where
they expect to remain for a month or
more at the old home visiting with rel-
atives and friends. It has been some cents.
time since they visited there and their ... , , . ,
trip will be a pleasant one. The judge Miss Electa Voile, has been assist-
stepped in and had us send his paper >"« ' the county clerk s office in the
there while they are away. absence of Ireno Allan-
a J Gua Schubert has returned from
H W. Lewter came home the first I jn ^ pdge of Texas where he
of the week from a trip to Tex. His has been fw gome weekg tuning
pianos.
Friday June 9 George Ade pre-
senting "Father and Boys", greatest
laughing success of the decade. Price
will be 15 cents, at Dime Theatre.
their beautiful floral offerings.
William Houser,
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Houser,
Mrs. J. B. Kinsinger.
RUBBER!
We mean it—in the latest sense of
the worfl. Turn your heads this
way, if you are in need of Rubber
gooda uf any kind, for any purpose.
Here you will find them in the best
qualiUes from an ordinary tooth-
brush up to the largest article. W«
boast the largest assortment, most
dependable makes, and we offer the
goods at pries that prove it an ad-
vantage to deal with us. : : : t
Dan H. DuBose, Druggist.
BARTELS.
Anna Byers is on the sick list.
Many Bartelites were Guymon vis-
itors, Monday.
L. M. Ansley was in attendance at
the Bethel meeting Sunday. j
Marvin Ansley and children were
callers on Sam Scales, Sunday. |
Beulah Rogers took supper with
Miss Jewel Schilling, Sunday. ■
Ethel Rogers was a visitor at the j
Bartels home Sunday.
Inez and Essie Watkins were callers i
at the Bonheur home, Sunday.
Sam Scales and family were visi- j
tors in the Fernwood neighborhood
Monday.
Robt. Smith came in Monday to vis-'
it Aaron Littlejohn and family, as also
his children, who are making their
'home with their grand-parents.
J. C. Byers has finished breaking
sod on the Prince place, lately pur-
chased by him, using his thirty horse
i tractor, Charlie acting as pilot.
Earl Silsby was up from Grand Val-1 Jas. Quinn had quite a gathering
ley Monday returning Tuesday. Mrs. j Sunday, mostly members of their re-
Silsby, who is under the care of a , spective families, 27 enjoyed
physician at the sanitarium is get- the festivities, and all report a good
ting along nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Nance and fami-
ly, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sharer, Virgie
Salter composed a jolly party that mo-
tored to the Coldwater, Friday after-
noon. They enjoyed a picnic supper
and fished until a late hour, returning
near midnight.
featuring Digby Bell. Price 15 cents
at Dime Theatre.
Mrs. R. L. Cooke and children and
their house guest, Miss Nannie Hick-
eison, of Mangum, Oklahoma, and
Miss Hazel Dean were the week-end
guests of Mrs. Lew Ewing, of the
Range neighborhood.
Decoration day was observed as a
legal holiday by the postoffice force
and the banks. Sunday's memorial
sermon at the Methodist church and in
the afternoon friends went to the
grave yard and decorated with flow-
ers.
Oliver Marney was agreeably sur-
daughter returned home with him. In
that section of the country he says
farmers are having to replant their
cotton and on account of the high price
the country was pretty much dreaned
of seed. At Waxahachie dealers were
offering $100 per ton.
The Round Table Club met with
Mrs. J. D. Hood Wednesday afternoon
The subject for discussion w as Chris-
tianity in connection with the repub-
lican institutions and the church in the
United States. This proved to be
very interesting subject.
Commissioner Grover C. Kennedy
representing the third district, was
in Guymon Saturday looking after
business. He is assisting in the sum-
mer normal going on at Goodwell.
Show business took on a revival
Judge W. C. Crow will go over to j Saturday night when there were three
Boise City, Monday. District court J places going; the two airdomes and
for Cimarron county convenes. Af- the Dime, all seemed to be pretty well
patronized and the lovers of movies
are well supplied now with places to
attend.
W. F. Lofgren has word from Dal-
hart where his mother and sisters,
Geneva and Edna, are now living that
his nephew, Gilbert Stires, who was
from Ft. Worth, Texas, visiting the
family here, had been operated on for
appendicitis at Dalhart.
T. P. Fegett, of Wakita, Oklahoma,
was in Guymon Tuesday, having come
down from Texhoma yrith Mr. Allison
to look after some business matters,
returning in the afternoon. He has a
farm out from Texhoma and frequent-
ly spends several weeks looking after
his interests.
The Farm Won't Come to You
Mr. City Dweller—So it's up to
TO "HIKE" TO THE
you
FARM.
"BACK TO THE FARM" is a
dandy slogan, you will agree,
if you look over (iUR FARM
OFFERINGS.
Guymon,
SAMUEL ECKER,
Oklahoma.
ter the completion of the term there
he will go to Oklahoma city.
G. A*. Long, postmaster at Grand
Valley, and Mr. Carter, route carrier
from that point were up from that
place looking after some business in
town Tuesday.
The Rummage property in the west
part of town, has recently been bought
by Oren Kelly, who is having workmen
remodel it preparatory to moving
thereto.
Miss Nannie Hickeison, of Mangum,
Oklahoma, who has been visiting Mrs.
time.
Rayburn Pollard returned from
Duncan where he has been the past
winter helping his father who is en-
gaged in the hardware business at that
place. One by one they return.
Sunday school was well attended
Sunday with much interest manifest-
ed. Preparations are being made for
a big time June 11. A program will
be given in the morning and Rev. Kep-
hart will deliver an address in the af-
ternoon. The occasion will be in keep-
ing with the remembrance of Chil-
dren's day. Everybody invited. It
will be an all-day meeting. A good
time is anticipated.
Boys", George Ade's great comedy, R L Cooke and family ieft Monday
dajis visit at Hansford,
for a few
Texas.
M. L. Merritt, of Oklahoma City,
was in Guymon on business the first
of the week, leaving for the east yes-
terday.
Hobart Bosworth, that beloved
Broadway star, Friday June 2, in the
big Broadway success "The White
Scar" in 5 acts. Price 15 cents.
Lee Green, who has been in school
at A. & M. College^ at Stillwater, is
through the term and returned home
Saturday.
F. B. Rice, of Dalhart, is made a
prised Tuesday when in town, being reader of the Democrat through the
informed his parents had come in from j courtesy of Elmer Hier who lives out
their home in Texas. Oliver straight-' northwest of town.
way lookd them up and he is now
enjoying their company at his farm
south on the Frisco.
Last installment of State school
land sales are published this week.
Some little inconvenience on our part
to give these as they were made but
realize our readers appreciate the op-
See Kennedy and Kellar for safe
protection with the Saint Paul In-
surance Company.
C. T. Napier and family went to
Coldwater Tuesday spending the day
fishing and outing.
F. H. Cox, of Montezuma, Kansas
portunity of looking over the list. We has been spending a few days here
have these in pamphlet form; also j this week.
sales made in 1913,
I See the big story of the Hudson
Traffic on the Rock Island last Mon-, Bay country at the Dime Theatre
day through Hutchinson was reported, Friday June 2.
delayed by washouts in McPherson j
county, due to a two and' one-half inch ] S. C. Tyler made a trip to the ranch
rain which fell Sunday night. West-!''1 Hansford county the first of the
bound passenger train No. 1 did not week.
come through here until about six in j Ca, simpson was in from his place
the evening. j out ;n carnp neighborhood, Mon-
- Tuesday being the fifth birthday of ^ny.
little Lewis Baxter, he invited his lit- Joe French was in town yesterday
tie boy friends of the neighborhood fr°m his place near Hardesty.
to spend the afternoon with him. As Jo8eph w Jones wag up from the
requested the guests came in their ranch jn Tcxas> Monday
Indian costumes and with their tri-
cycles, little wagons, etc. Mighty Charlie Allison, of Texhoma, was in
battles and great races were indulged Guymon Tuesday.
in. After the afternoon games re- M A „ . . . , ...
... _ ■ Jv N. A. Moreland was here from Dal-
freshments were served. Those pres- , T ,
ent were Bassil Miller, Wayne Lang-, lue8d,,y-
ston, Richard Sneed Don Rathbun,1 This is "Neal of the Navy" night at
Floyd and Carl Hunt. Dime Theatre. Chapter 8.
A. G. Shriver, candidate for county
clerk, was in town yesterday frpm
Tuesday June 6 will be dish night
at Dime Theatre.
HAIL! HAIL! HAIL! HAIL! '
See Saint Paul for promptness and
safety. Kennedy and Kellar.
VERNON.
Earn Gum is the owner of a Ford
car.
We are needing a rain very badly
in this vicinity.
Litch Spark motored to Hansford,
Texas, Sunday.
There was a large crowd at Bil
Knox's Sunday.
Will Brock and family visited at Joe
Blades' last Sunday.
a tour of the west side of the county, j j w. Rhoads motored to Guymon,
He has been pretty much all over the Saturday afternoon.
county and expresses a confidence in J r g. Rhoads and Bill Webb visited
landing the nomination and the sue- Guymon, Saturday.
cess of the democratic party gener-
ally.
Art Ellison, brother of George, who
has been living at Wichita, is moving |_fl
to Guymon with his family to make
Mrs. Litch Sparks spent Sunday
with Mrs. L. R. McComas.
Bill Webb and wife spent Saturday
IN 1913
Before the School Land Sold
we heard people say it would not sell for appraisement. They were
wrong, as it afterwards was proved. This year we heard the same
thing said of sixteen and thirty-six, and while it has not been proven
all over, it has averaged 50 per cent more than the appraisement.
Why? Because people want it. Strangers come in, see, inquire and
buy.
We are not prophets, but we surely can see far enough into the fu-
ture, to know that the day of real cheap land is history in Texas county
Mr Farmer, you are one of the Company who helped develop Tex-
as county, and as such you are entitled to a part of the profits made.
How will you get it ? Why by annexing Eomc more of it's land before
it gets any higher.
New mdn are welcomed in Texas county by every one, but to you
who have been here, I address this.
You have made u^e of Farm Loans in the past, and very few of
you have lost by it. By it's past use you can still afford to make
further use of it. If it is a question of either passing up buying now
ror getting a Farm Loan, why get the farm loan, because the interest
will be less than the enhancing value of the land, beides you get the
use of the land for your cattle, which your former Farm Loan helped
you get
Don't take my word for it, figure it out for yourself
French McClenagan bought some
this their home. They will occupy hof M- J" Fre"ch "t week.
FRANK L. COLLINS
"The Farm Loan M a nM
Bo* 237
Guymon, Oklahoma.
the property in the Nance Addition re-
cently occupied by Mrs. A. Lofgren.
Mr. Ellison will be connected with the
Star Mercantile Company.
Dr. Henry Warren has been in poor
health for some time, having attacks
of hardening of the arteries and at
times in a critical condition, then up
again. He has decided to resign his
work as pastor of the Christian church
for the present and is giving one
month to the milk cure in hopes of
being benefited.
A. L. Thoreson made a business trip
to Guymon, Saturday.
L. R. McComas bought some hogs i
from 0. O. Armstrong last week. I
Mrs. J. W. Rhoads spent Saturday
afternoon with Mrs Davis Rhoads. j
Manley French and family left^Bat-1
urday for Texas where they have gone i
on a vacation. 1
Will Roper and family left Sunday
a. m~, for their former home at Sen-
tinel, Oklahoma.
J. W. Rhoads and family, grandpa
Rhoads, Mrs. Eula Webb, Litch Sparks
, , .and family visited at H. S. Timmons,
Arthur Nield was here from Tex- j Slmday afternoon
homa Monday. All of the registra- j A part of George Davidson,s fam_
t.ons were not in at that t.me, three; ily',eft Monday morn| for Cordcll(
of the precincts to make report,!Some j 0klahoma( on a visit_
difficulty was met in getting appoint-, Rice Chcatum and {amUy< of Cold_
ees to accept and look aftet the work I ^ visjted at the McClcna
but he hopes to be able to make a com- home Monday afternoon
George Davidson and family and
Homer Cluck and family attended
church at Texhoma, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Enos and daugh-
ters, Ruth and Helen, Mrs. J. W.
plete report soon. There is nearly
500 more voters in the county than
showed at the last general election.
John F. Allison was here from Tex-
homa Tuesday on matters of busi-
ness connected with his real estate; Hoffman and Mrs. French McClena-
and farm loans. From him we learn £an were visitors at the Timmons
of the destruction by fire of the barn home, Monday.
and three valuable mares for Mr. Gus-1 Misses Jewel Rhoads and Helen
tafson, out about 15 miles from Tex-! Eno« are spending their vacation with
homa last Sunday. The fire was un- home-folks after the close of Guymon
noticed by any one about the place High School, where they have at-
until the roof had fallen in. It was i *ended thf past term.
supposed to have originated fromj The writer has been informed that
dropping a lighted cigarette. j Mrs. Millard Wagner left last Satur-
day for Liberal, Kansas, with their
Saturday night will be community ■ little son, George, for an opertion to
night at Dime Theatre and Airdome. |have his adenoids and tonsils removed.
(ipstoa sod
_a o _rrr Jin? _/iw _
The constant strain of
factory work very often ft
results in Headaches,
Backaches and other
A<?hes, and also weak- ^
ens the Nerves.
DR. MILES'
ANTI-PAIN PILLS
will quickly relieve the
Nerves, or Pain, while
Dr. Miles'
Heart Treatment
is very helpful when
the Heart is overtaxed.
ir FIRST BOX, OR OTTLl,
PAILS TO BKNKPIT YOU, YOUR
MONKY WILL RirUNDKO.
SEVERE PAIN.
"I used to Buffer a greut detil
with lumbago In my shoulders
and b ok. A friend Induced me
to try l>r. Mllra' Antl-Paln
Pills nnd I am only too glad to
be able to attciit to the relict
that I got from these arlendld
pllln. They form a valuable
medicine and do all that It la
claimed they will do."
LEWIS J. CUTTER.
Marietta. Ohio.
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Baxter, C. S. The Guymon Democrat (Guymon, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 1, 1916, newspaper, June 1, 1916; Guymon, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metapth351776/m1/5/?q=%22United+States%22: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.