Waurika News-Democrat - 1918 Sep 20 - Jefferson County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Nita E. 13 Nov 2005 Return to Jefferson County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/jefferson/jefferson.htm ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CaB.2ACI/796 Waurika News-Democrat Waurika, Jefferson County, Oklahoma September 20, 1918 Front page Picture sent to P. W. DENNEY by LIEUT. S. H. CULWELL with the American Forces in France--three is a two wheel cart drawn by an ox, with a boy standing by the ox, wearing wooden shoes without stockings--the kind worn by the common people in France. Carriages are taxed according to the number of wheels, so most have the two wheel carts there. Gasolineless Sunday May Be Ordered Here Article about the possibility for gasoline less Sundays west of the Mississippi, according to fuel management. Dedicate Service Flag at Methodist Church Sunday A very beautiful and impressive flag in honor of the 19 young men who are now in service from the Methodist Church and Sunday School was held at the church Sunday morning. The program was arranged by a committee of ladies from the church and carried out in good form. Special music was rendered by the choir, also the band and beautiful solos appropriate to the occasion were rendered by MRS. J. C. WEAVER and GEORGE A. LESSONHOP, a visiting soldier from Fort Sill. REV. W. A. GOVETT made the address at the conclusion of the dedication service. At the opening of the service, a company of boy scouts entered, keeping step to a martial air played by the band. These were followed by a group of about 30 boys and girls who rendered a beautiful chorus. CLINTON MAUPIN in a sailor's uniform and BUSTER HENRY in a soldier's uniform next entered carrying Old Glory. MRS. J. W. BIFFLE and MISS ALETHA DAVIS entered with the service flag which was unfurled in front of the altar, and as the names of the men were called by Rev. GARRETT, friends of the audience stepped forward and pinned on a star for each man. The following is that of the men in whose honor the service was held and for whom stars were pinned on the flag: OTTO HUFFMAN, DEE BAKER, S. H. CULWELL, P. C. LARGENT, J. TURNER, HENRY MCCLURE, LAWRENCE MORGAN, DEWEY TODD, JOE AUTRY, R. L. PARK, JOHN BIFFLE, PHILLIP JOYCE, RICHARD DUNCAN, LANG KING, FLOYD MILLER, W. L. BROGDEN, FRED KOENIMGER, OTIS FAULKNER, FLOYD V. HATCHER. Marriage Licenses WILLIAM B. ADAMS and MISS CORA ANDERSON of Wirt NATHAN RICHARDS and MRS. TANNER FUGETT of Claypool THEODORE WILKERSON and MISS LIZZIE SULLIVAN of Addington J. W. PHILLIPS of Burkburnett and MISS CLARA JACKSON of Wichita Falls (article on front page has Phillips' real name as Wright and a controversy with the bride's parents, she was 18 and the groom was 44...) TED PRATHER of Comanche and MISS BONNIE SWEET of Waurika Second Crop of Peaches G. E. EVANS sent to our office this week a number of small branches taken from a peach tree on his place on which was there a second crop of peaches. These trees bore a good crop of fine peaches in July and now maturing a second crop which are small but perfectly formed and have all the good flavor of the early peaches. New Pound Man The city council has taken definite steps to stop the running at large on the streets of so much stock and have appointed M. W. CAMPBELL as pound man and has instructed him to enforce the law to the letter. TOM HAWKINS, a former resident of Waurika, but now serving in Uncle Sam's Army, spent last Saturday and Sunday visiting friends here. Article about a trial Names in article: LINDSAY GOZA, BURGER JENNINGS, WILLIAM JENNINGS, HORACE GOZA… recommended that ---- enter the service… Jury members: A. O. WOOD, W. F BRUTON, C. FAUBION, D. C. CAMERON, R. E. SCHOOLFIELD, O. C ATTERBERRY, W. L. THOMPSON, G. S. WOMACK, ELMER CRAVEN, J. N. JACKSON, G. B. SILKWOOD, Y. E. HILDRETH Over Jefferson County by L. AKERS, the field man In my travels through the county from Duncan to Ringling, I notice crop conditions are better around Waurika and Hastings, cotton yielding 200 to 400 pounds an acre … Reaching Ringling, we housed Old Porter (horse?) in Dulaney's wagon yard and began our work among the business men in that city. We found in Ringling a nice wide awake set of men who are pushing things right along. Street grading was in progress, while the big engine was putting through Main street, the gins also humming. The farmers were rushing their cotton while the weather was so fine, but to their misfortune, the cotton business will not last long. Yet the buyers over there are paying a good price for the staple and drawing many farmers away from other trade territory. The bankers, lumber men, hardware merchants, grocers, and druggists are all lining up with the News-Democrat because of the discontinuance of their local paper. The first to take out a permit to read the News-Democrat a full year was J. ALLEN who is engaged in the jewelry business. Next was G. A. SAUNDERS, who runs a rooming house, but of course, it is his wife who keep things so tasty and inviting. C. M. ELDER who plays the oil game in particular and sells real estate on the side was next to hand a dollar for a year's read. O. A. REED, a restaurant man, who gives you the good eats, then made us happy by willingly taking the paper. S. A. PRICE, another restaurant man, who is no less careful in courteous treatment of his customers, also made the field man smile, insures a regular weekly visit from the newspaper for a year. W. F. MCQUAID, one of Ringling's best business men, was next to enlist. Now over on the east side of town, we made a big drive and think we went over the top by capturing The Chickasaw Lumber co., FRANK ADAMS, E. B. LINDSEY, and T. J. DANIEL. These are all hustling business men of Ringling. B. W. SANDERS, C. L. GRAHAM, and C. H. TURNER were also among those who subscribed and we predict they will profit by their investment. F. H. DUKE, J. B. GLENN and N. W. MCPHERSON were enlisted with us and they too can peruse the pages of what we think is one of the best weekly papers in the state. MRS. CLABE HENDERSON and M. F. ROGERS of Ringling Route 1 were the next ones we met up with and both of them renewed their subscriptions for another year. Then T. F. HARTSELL and A. B. TOTON both Ringling Route 2 and two good farmers became new members of our family of readers. While in this community, I learned of the sad news of the little three old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. HALL WILLIAMS, who fell into a kettle of boiling water, being so badly burned that she died about two hours afterwards. This is a truly sad affair and the family has the sympathy of their many neighbors and friends in the untimely loss of a precious child. Meeting C. E. ELLIOTT, who lives at Terral, subscribed and also took a subscription for his father J. A. ELLIOTT of Albany. Returning to Ringling, the postmaster had taken three subscriptions for the paper and turned them over to me. We such appreciate such friends like he and W. C. HOGAN are doing. MRS. JULIA HAWKINS of Ringling Route 2 and T. E. MCKASSON of Rosedale, Arkansas were two of those handed in by POSTMASTER ASHBY of Ringling. In closing I wish to say that when the people of Ringling want to put on a real "big show," they always put WADE MCCOWEN, the grocer man, in the front ranks, because Wade is a natural booster. So at his store next Saturday, there will be on exhibition a white ear of corn with a natural red cross that nature has placed. There is a letter from LUTHER MOON, 136th Inf. Co. E, Camp Dix, N. J. about his trip from Camp Cody to the east coast. Terral Items MRS. J. R. GADDY and MISS RUTH HIGHTOWER spent the night in Stoneburg, Texas visiting MRS. TARRY, formerly of this place. J. W. GOLBURN, J. B. LASSATER, DR. EWING and WALTER ELLIS went to Burkburnett. MISS ETTA BOYD left Monday to take up her school at Fort Worth. CLARENCE BUSH of Waurika was here Sunday. MISS MAY LASSATER went to Comanche, Texas to visit her grandmother. H. G. MARSHALL and J. H. PEALOR went to Waurika on business. MRS. VERA HENDERSON of Duncan is here visiting her mother MRS. ADDIE COFFEE. Mr. and Mrs. JOHN TALLEY have a fine baby girl at their home. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. BENTON came from Gainesville. PROFSSOR DAVIS and the boys scouts of this place left last Friday for a hike to the mouth of the Little Wichita River. MRS. ED TIMBERLAKE went to Waurika. MISS ANNA MAY MCREYNOLDS and MISS JENNIE ALLEN went to Ryan. JENNIE STRICKLAND was here from Parker Springs. MRS. FETTO of Belcherville, Texas is visiting the family of MRS. J. W. COLBURN. MRS. MOLLIE MCKNIGHT of Big Sandy, Texas is here visiting her brother JOE VANDERBURG. There is a letter from WARREN E. DREW, First Casual Regiment, Co. 9, Camp Logan, Texas. Addington MART DIMERY of Wyoming came in last Thursday for a few days' visit. TOM DIMERY came in from Beaver Crossing, Nebraska after visiting his folks there. 128 men registered here last Thursday. R. P. WILSON of Frederick visited J. C. SMITHSON's family last week, taking MRS. I. P. THOMSPON and children and MISS EDNA WYRICK home with him for a few days visit. MISS LUCILLE SMITH of Teague, Texas spent a few days with MISSES CLEO and GERTRUDE WILSON here, then left to take a position at the telephone office in Waurika. THEODORE WILSON and MISS LIZZIE SULLIVAN were married Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. WRIGHT. The parlor had been nicely decorated by the hostess, into which the happy couple were ushered and ESQ. JOE HUFFER, in his good natured way, said the ceremony which united them in matrimony. The groom is one of our prosperous farmers and the bride is a beautiful and accomplished young lady. After congratulations, both took a carriage for their home on Mud Creek. We wish them every success in life. MISSES ELLA PARKS and KATHERINE HARTZOG of Waurika spent Sunday here with home folks. MRS. J. W. SMITH and children and MRS. O. E. HARLIN left Monday for Madill via auto. Well, what will we do with John now? JOHN KAISER and family Duncan visited the GOLDEN family here Sunday. RAS YOUNG reports he has a dog which protected his children from being bitter by a big bull snake. The snake would go after the children and the dog would get between them and the snake and the dog crowding the children back and holding his snakeship at bay until he was discovered and killed. It is reported that OSCAR BROWN has been bootlegging rabbits into town for JIM PHIPPS. TOM HULGAN/HOGAN, after raising a big crop of "cooties," is moving back to town for the winter. MRS. JAKE FUNKHOUSER and sister left Wednesday for Camp Travis to visit her soldier husband. MRS. ETHEL SNOW has been quite sick for the past week. BEN GARRETSON of Terral spent Sunday here. MESDAMES J. L. EVANS and J. H. THOMPSON are out this week in the interest of the Big Beaver Oil & Gas Company. This promises to be the biggest week in the new oil belt. MRS. JANE GEE and daughter MISS LYDIA GEE of Waco, Texas visited MRS. J. S. PRICE this week. REV. S. L. BULKELEY resigned from the pastorate of the local Baptist church. JAKE LEMONS is overhauling and beautifying his new home this week, preparatory to moving in. Oklahoma's Honor Roll (among south central Oklahoma) Killed in action: PRIVATE ROBERT L. REDD of Burneyville; PRIVATE ISOM MCGEE of Chickasha Wounded severely: PRIVATE JAMES CHRISTOPHER SPRUILL of Comanche; PRIVATE HENRY WALTER PERRY of Orr Missing in action: PRIVAE EARL V. HARRIS of Lindsay; PRIVATE FELIX BAINBRIDGE of Marlow; PRIVATE WALTER PERRY FLOYD of Comanche; PRIVATE ALBERT HOLT of Randlett Collins-Coleman The marriage of H. N. COLLINS and MISS LUCILE COLEMAN, both of Waurika, took place at the Baptist parsonage in Duncan Wednesday, REV. J. O. KEYS officiating. The couple were accompanied to Duncan by Mr. and Mrs. H. W. POWELL. Both parties are well known here, having made Waurika their home for some time. Mr. Collins is the head driller in charge of operations at the PENN-KELL-WAT well southeast of town. They will make their home in Waurika. Local and Personal W. T TYSON was here from Ryan on his way to Lawton on business. ROYAL SPRADLIGN received notice from his brother FRANK that he has arrived safely overseas. MRS. J. R. BURFORD left Tuesday for a brief visit with relatives at Fort Worth. W. L. TERRY came up from Ryan to answer a summons for jury duty. W. E. HAWKINS has been named alderman for the third ward to succeed J. P. MORGAN. CLAUDE EASTERLING was in Oklahoma City on business in the adjutant general's office. DICK THOMPSON left for his old home at Paolo, Kansas where he expects to stay permanently. F. E. COUNTISS and family returned to their home at Elk City after visiting the family of W. L. PETERS here. VERNON HAMILTON, who is employed in the county clerk's office, expects to leave next week for Norman to enter the university. T. A. EDMONDS returned Tuesday from business at Fort Worth. Then he left for Burkburnett to look after oil interests. MS. J. A SWARTZ returned from a visit at Lawton with her son WIN and family. She says Lawton is a very lively place now with all the soldiers there. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. BODENHAMER and DURWOOD/DERWOOD, their son, spent Sunday in Duncan visiting the home of C. A. SURFACE. They were accompanied by MRS. H. H. COTNEW. A. E. LONDON and F. P. DUNKIN left for St. Louis on a combined business and pleasure trip. Mrs. London, who has been spending the past month there, will return with Mr. London home. WALTER HARPER and BURTON DOGGETT, two of our very best young men, left for Edmond to enroll in the state normal school for military work. JOHN P. ADAMS has purchased the residence property of ART L. WALKER west of city hall and has taken possession. O. W. STEWART is moving into the property vacated by MR. ADAMS. W. H. DIVERS left for Salina, Kansas where he will visit his daughter MRS. J. M. BREDENGERD then proceed to points in Missouri to visit old time friends. HUGH COTNER came from Weatherford to join Mrs. Cotner for a visit with relatives. A "young soldier" arrived at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. JOHN WELCH, southeast of Waurika, Thursday of last week, registration day. Mother and baby are reported to be getting along nicely. PROF. J. W. SHIPP, principal of the high school, was on the sick list. PROF. HARLEY IVY, wife and baby of Hastings spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. R WOOLDRIDGE. Prof. Ivy states that Hastings school had a good opening with 180 enrollment. W. L. THOMPSON came home from his farm near Chickasha Monday where he has been for the past month, preparing his land for sowing wheat. REV. J. J. STRICKLAND and wife were here from Hastings where he is conducting a revival. Mr. and Mrs. JIM DUNKIN and little daughter and MISS GRACE DUNKIN went to Sherman, Texas where Miss Grace entered school for the ensuing year. The trip was made by automobile and the party stopped over in Fort Worth to visit with FRANK HOBBS, brother of Mrs. Dunkin and a former resident of this city. Mr. and Mrs. EUGENE BROWN motored from Duncan last Saturday and remained over Sunday visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Ms. GEORGE AMTRIM. Mr. Brown has been at Duncan for the past several weeks with employment on the new brick hotel there. He also has the plastering contract on the remodeling of the First National Bank building and will be there about two weeks more. ELMER CLINE, who enlisted in the U. S. Navy and stationed at Charleston, S. C. , was here last week on a short furlough visiting his mother, MRS. W. E CLINE and sisters MRS. ROYAL SPRADLING and MISS ANNA CLINE. Elmer likes his work fine. He is now first class baker and has the promise of a promotion soon. He is proving it is possible for Uncle Sam's boys to save part of their wages, as he already put away $500.00. DERWOOD BODENHAMMER and HOMER TINDEL returned from Stillwater where they had been making application for admission to the vocational department of A.&M. college under provisions of the recent military draft. They found students were not being taken in this work now, but would be required to wait and be inducted in by the local draft board. DR. G. C. WILSON was here from Ryan as a witness in a court case. Dr. Wilson states his wife is now visiting their son ROWAN who is now in training at the naval training station at Chicago. Dr. Wilson is perhaps older in years than the greater part of the doctors in the county, but he is young in spirit. He has made three attempts to enlist for army service, but has been rejected on account of his age. Mr. and Mrs. PAUL S. COTNER returned from Deming, New Mexico, where Paul ahs been stationed for the past two months in training at Camp Cody. He was rejected on his physical examination for overseas duty. He says it certainly disappointing to be sent home after one has gone through all the hard preliminary training getting ready for a lick at the Kaiser. Paul hated to give up the trip to Berlin, but like a good soldier, had to obey orders. He is again with his old position with the Jefferson County Abstract Company. It is the purpose of this news items to warn all the friends of the councilman from first ward, GEORGE ALLMAN, that they be not alarmed at any suspicious conduct on his part this week. He may be entirely out of the ordinary for the dignified councilman that he is, but it is all explained by the announcement of the news that a fine daughter arrived at the Allman home Wednesday afternoon. The young lady has been named MARY ELIZABETH, and all parties, including George, are reported to be getting along fine. Notice by Publication B. RYAN vs. PEARL ADAMS, MARY RUTH SPRINKLE, PAUL ADAMS, MAMIE ADAMS, METIE LOU ADAMS, FRANCIS ADAMS, OLLIE PEARLE ADAMS, ARCHIE BELLE ADAMS PHEBY BENNETT vs. GEORGE T. BENNETT for divorce >From Choctaw County: CURTIS B. WILSON, RICHARD WILSON, VIVIAN WILSON minors County School Notes by J. M. DYER Teachers in military: R. A. WALTERS sent to Camp Pike, Arkansas; J. C. BREWER in aviation, GEORGE E. PARKER in infantry, EDGAR WAX I navy, LEWIS E. SHORTES in artillery, S. H. CULWELL in artillery, J. C MOORE in infantry, R. L. PARK in aviation, D. A. TURNER in officers school, STANLEY MCCULLOCH in medical, J. G RYAN in artillery, BERT JONES in infantry, WELDON GUEST in navy, J. R. TURNER in infantry, IRA D. HULLUM in limited service, R. A. WALTERS in officers school 2128 men registered in Jefferson County--names and towns are listed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Jefferson County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/jefferson/jefferson.htm