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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-11
PARCEL POST BENEFIT
Advantages Of Rural Delivery and
What Has Been Done for the Dwell
ers in Outlying Districts.

The benefits conferred by rural de
livery are best understood aud ap
prcciutcd By those who reside IN
Isolated rural communities, snys theh
Purcell Poet News Besides the con
yruicnces which II affords 10 rurhl
rural residents In the daily delivery
u mail 10 them and the facilities
Tor the promp dispatch Of mail, to
grthrr with almost all other postal
facilities tO be- had at post offices, the
material benefits which rural delivery
hu, brought to the rural residents are
mcAlculable subscriptions to news
papers, both local and metropolitan,
have enormously increased, and farm
ers are thereby kept advised Of daily
market quotations, enabling them To
sell their products to the best adyant-
angc and 10 avail themselves Of the
best prices for agricultural machinery,
clothing, and other necessary com
muditics. Farmers do not now have
tO abandon their work aud take their
horses from the plOughs 10 20 to the
post office after the mail but can
devote all their time during the plant
IN gand harvesting seasons To their
occupations, and conduct correspond
euce aud secure supplies with GER
tainty and without loss NJ time. Il
Whenever a rural route is establish
ed on road II means that, unless
that road IL maintained In condition
| 10 be- Travelled with facility at all
times service will be withdrawn
therefrom. Generally speaking, the
highways Of the United tSates are
poor. The fact does not seem 10 be
appreciated that the building aud
maintenance Of good roads enables
farmers tu market their produce with
greater facility, freater regularity
and with less wear and tear on wag
Ons aud stock. Since the advent OF
rural delivery, there has been nothing
which has given greater impetus to
the good roads movement than the eN
tension of this service,
The rural delivery service has been
a great boon To the rural population.
Before It's establishment there were
days and weeks when, because Of
stress Of work on the farm, stormy
weather or other conditions, the farm
or was unable to make a trip to the
post office, and had to do without
knowledge OF what was going on In
the world The exchange Of letters, re.
celpt Of newspapers, and other publica-
tiuns, the transaction Of money order
and registry business, aud now the
parcel post, all through the rural car.
rier, has worked wonders In making
the farmers business more profitable
and country life more attractive. The
saving to the rural residents through
the operation Of the rural delivery
system, II II could be- calculated,
would run into the hundreds " dot
lars.
The rural delivery service now EN-
braces about $4,000 routes, covering
over 100000 miles Of roads and
serving approximately 20OOO,OOO per.
sons Through this great system the
farmer receives and sends out his let.
tells, gets his newspapers and other
publications, obtains money orders
and registers mail, and now, by par.
eel post, exchanges merchandise-all
without trip 10 the post office.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-11
CALL FOR SOIL TESTS
Government Takes Steps Toward
work OF Completing Addition 10
the Federal Building Soon.

Soil tests, the data Of which viii
be- used for preparing plans and spccl
frations for the building ~ am uddi
ton 10 the local federal building Ia
cost $250.OOO have been requested hy
the architectural department at Wash
ingtuu and Postmaster Eastman Gus
todlm of the government property in
this city viii advertise for bids at
once.
The federal building os it now
stands represents an expenditure Of
S5OO. 90 aud " the suggestions NJ the
local postmaster nrc currlrd out lhr
building when completed viii cost
double that amount or AlmbOOO
Ills suggestions, ~ forwarded 90 the
department call for the neat $50 90
10 BE- used la erecting only part of
the addition. the third part to be- bNli
when additional money b. authorized.
Two wears ago the -nu ut S2IOmO
was authorized for the erection of nn
addition and during tho H.I congress
SlllO 900 WIS appropriated Tor the
building This win be- used ul once
aud uy the additional mounN - needed
It will be- appropriated for that pur
pose
The additional room unrdcd for
the ufficrr ~ the pustu department
the collector ~ Internal revenue court
office, uud recruiting stations for the
war and navy department It Is also
probable that offices viii bee included
I'm the new addition for the depart
mcnt NJ agriculture, animal Industry
and other federal departments
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-11

state race which will hp held ou April
This race will De over the same course n7
the feature event but will probably mot
be so long Already several wcu known
drivers have sent In their names and have
been sent application blanks They "a VI
enter In their own cars most NJ them roy
resening other cities throughout rho
state. II Is understood that Tulsa, Guth
re and MuskOgee have already begun
plans for entering cars ln the race and
they will probably arrive within the nest
three weeks aud will be- tested ont and
tuned up here
II is understood that followers Of the
auto racing game from all ~ the southern
ana western states are coming 10 the races
and II Is assured that the feature event
VIII bring together some Of the fastest
drivers In the world The races recent y
run In Los Angeles and San Francis %
are adding greatly to the interest being
displayed locally by auto owners and
splendid progress N being made IN pro.
parlng for the coming automobile event
N the south
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-11
FOREIGN RESIDENTS IN
FRANCE MUST SHOW PICTURES

PARIS March ll.-Permits Of resi-
dence issued to foreigners after March
20 must have photograph of the
holder attached certified by the police
commissary says the Petit Journal
Persons who fail to follow these In
structions will be proceeded against M
spies, the paper asserts The precau-
tion will be taken, II IL said, because
OF the increasing activity Of German
agents who are seeking To Influence
nuhIl, A,,l,In..
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-11
NINE-CENT MILK FOR
CHICAGO Is THREATENED

CHICAGO, March II Chlcaeoans
faced the possibility todny N being
compelled 10 pay nine cent. quart FOR
milk. mn advance " one cent. ms re-
suit Of demands NJ 300 milk wagon
drivers made upon the dealers
The drivers will meet tonight 10
consider the advisabllity " striking.
II necessary, 10 gain their demand for
n six day working week
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-11
READY FOR BIG EVENT
Cross Country Run This Wear win B- OF
lar More Intrrrst Than ANY Siunllsr
Events Of the Pest

with class enthusiasm running higher
Hul higher each day ns the late Of the
annual inter class cross country run uears
the oklahoma city high school class en-
tries Tor the meet are putting every Avail
able moment Of time into severe trimming
fur the event, according 10 race officialS
lndrr the able leadership of the athletic
director. Coach Thompson the contestants
urp rounding into first class form and IN,
mrui from every outside sign viii be
the sprcdiest aud most warmly contest
ud race in the years uf rs existence as a
high school sport
I'm the success Of the Oklahoma CITY
high school team eleven Ia the contest
tur the state championship last fall nucn
o world VI school spirit was stirred up
that me- no school teams are In the field
VI sport now II has developed into q
class spirit that Is decidedly beneficial TO
the school, according to both athletic and
academic heads In former years the cross
country run has been small affair ~
far ns entries aud cndeayors for success
were noted, Ia comparison TO the prospects
Tor this years meet they report Clnss
spirit rs nc ils height and with over 100
enrolled for the meeting tho affair shou 4
BE- firmly established as an annual event
II " believed
The awards for the contest are given 10
the first four contestants aud the class
winning the largest number VI points Will
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-11
WATCHES AND CONDENSED
MILK IMPROVE THE TRADE

GENEVA, via Paris, March IL
Statistics on Swiss trade show i'm
provement In the last few weeks This
condition largely is due 10 orders from
England for quantities " wrist
watches for the British soldiers, for
condensed milk and FOR various other
articles destined for the British army
which are not classed ~ contraband
of war
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-11
GERMAN.ITALIAN TREATY
CALLED ABSURD BY PAPER

ROME, via Paris, March 1.-THE
Journal D'Italia, commenting ON the
reported agreement between Italy and
Germany under which the former
country would be at liberty TO attack
Austria, provided she Is not granted
certain territorial concessions declares
the mere fact that such an agreement
ultimately would initiate against Aus.
tria, which is fighting closely allied
with Germany, proves the absurdlty Of
such a plan. ---'
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-11

be- awarded by having It's numerals placed
nu the Inter class contest shield The
points are Judged by the number Of men
finishing ia each class. There is q point
credited FOR each man entered In the race
m this case l0 points and each entry H.
shing credits Que point for his class
The seniors AZ present have the largest
enrolment IN the race IN addition ~
having the seasoned runners OF the school
The class NJ 1918 has the second best req
TRspntatiDu
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-11
WIN ThlnEs % Eat Cos. More.

Farm products cost more than they
used to- said an Anderson man 10
farmer friend.
Yes replied the farmer. When y
farmer Is supposed TO know the bo-
tanlcal name Of what he's raisin' an
the chronological name of the ipsect
that eats II, an the pharmaceutical
name Of the chemical that win kin Il,
somebody's got to pay" !,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-11
MANY mi RED WHEN TRAIN
HITS BIG ROCK IN SPAIN

MADRID via Paris. March Ii
MANY persons ARE reported ~ have
been Killed or Injured last night when
Il mail train from vigu to Madrid
struck huge rock Whit had fallen
upon IN" lrnck In drrp cut In Astur
las. Two passenger coaches and the
baggage ear were piled on the en-.
gtne
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-11
A CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
Lightweight Honors Of world MAJ Re he
cided In New York Tonight HrtWrrn
Ritchle aud welsh.

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE light
weight boxing championship " the world
may be decided In ten round match IN
be fought In Madison BQuRre Garden
tonight etween Freddie Welsh. the Eng
tonight between Freddie Welsh, the Eng
the Californian The two men win weigh
in nj i36 pounds ut 2 o'clock today ana
said 20 be IN first class condition
Welsh has 1ust ended season " hard
preparation AZ Oceanport, n H. white
Richie has finished training In this
city This will he first time that the
real lightweight champions Of England
and America have ever clashed In n bout
IN this city
Richie and his friends asserted the
Californian VIII have q better chance this
time TO win than when be fought Welsh
and iDst the title before the national
sporting club " London In July last.
when Richie felt that he was handl
capped somewhat by the English rules.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-11
MANY IN STATE RACE
auto RsclnE Association Has Many Ap-
plicants Prom Owners Of Cars who
VIII Eater That Event

Continued preparations are being made
for the two big races which are TO be
held IN oklahoma city April ~ aud 22
under the direction VI the Southwestern
Auto Racing association aud with the
sanction of the American Automobile ai-
sovlatlon.
Secretary Woods IL husy writing an
gwrrs to many prospective candidates In
me- rnrc. many W THIS state having known
thclr Intentions OF entering the Oklahoma
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-11
WARD FOUH
CARD or THANKS.

We wish 10 thank the many kind
friends who so kindly assisted during
the Illness nud d"uth NJ our beloved
husband ana fnthor Also to thank
them for the beautiful floral offerings
Mrs JESSE + MOORE
AND FAMILY
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-11

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ening tonic, GROVES TASTELESS
chill TONIC, drives out Malaria, en-
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system. A true tonic For adults and
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-11

To Curc a Gold In One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUINlNE
Tablets. Druggists Sefund money II
II fails TO cure n. W. GRONES'S zig
nature Ia on each box DC
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-11

NO OLYMPIC GAMES
Committee Has Not Decided where to
Held 1918 Contests America Does Not
Want Then,-Berlin Preparing Il Report,

PARIS, March II According 60 the
Auto. the International Olympl" games
COMMITTEES has made no decision where
ihe contests viii be held FOR the reason
that II has no authority TO do 50 under
the rules which govern lte operations
report from stockholm yesterday
quoted the president " the Olympic games
Committee as authority for the statement
that Germany is preparing TO bold the
games I'm Berlin In 1918 for representative
NJ her allies aud ~ neutral countries
Count Clary. president VI the trrnD. T.
committee. expressed the belief Nestrrda'
fhnt NO games would be- held In Hrrmau'
In 1915 aud he believed the next mceliua
would A. postponed until 1920
NEW YORK. March il.-Frederick "
Rubien, secretary treasurer OF the ANA
teur Ashletic Union said last night rou
rpfning q report that the official athletic
bodies In the United states had been asked
to arrange for the holding OF the Olym
pir games In this country In 1919
n the olympic games for 1919, origin
ally plauucd for decision In Berlin urr
f1 he held In the United States next yeai
we know nothing about the matter aul
Bu nnt want them
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-11
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

hereby announce myself as can
didate for Commissioner OF Public
Property, subject to the Republican
primary r. r. BRADSHAW,
present Supt, Of Streets.
| hereby announce myself as can.
dldate for Commissioner OF Public
Property OF Oklahoma City, subject
to the action Of the Republican prim.
ary
GEO. HESS.
hereby announce that will he A
candidate for the office Of Commits
sioner Of Accounting and Finance, sub.
jet to the Republican primaries March
10th. 1918 HENRY ELLIOTT.
Charles g. Harrison, candidate for
member School Board, Fourth Ward
subject to Democratic primary,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-11

Of hi, prrducl hu- merely been
changed
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-04
STATES POPULATION
NEW CENSUS REPORT is READY
FOR DISTRIBUTION.

Pierre, Dec 1.-Doane Robinson,
superintendent of the census, has
gone to Sioux Falls to send out the
1915 census reports, which were
printed in that city. Sending out the
volumes directly from there saves
transportation cost of sending all the
volumes to the Pierre office and then
reshipping them over the state, par
ticularly as a very large number are
distributed within the first zone from
Sioux Falls.
These reports contain the fullest
information concerning South Da-
kota, which complete census can
give-tabulated in detail for every
county, town, city and village in the
state. The agricultural figures relate
to the crop of 1914. as the census
was taken May /, 1915. The volume
is Of interest to any citizen of this
state and can be obtained by applica-
ton TO the census superintendent at
Pierre, while the supply lasts.
The original material taken by the
assessors, from which the document
Is outlined, is on file in the office at
Pierre. where~it may be examined by
interested persons. Only the totals
of the personal matters are given in
the census volume.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-04
She Won A LORD
CAREER OF LADY MCKENZIE IN
CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING.

Deadwood, Dec. News of the
financial difficulties of Lady Grace
Mckenzie in New York, where land
lord was obliged to sell her expensive
collection of wild animals in order to
get cash for their board, recalls the
career of the woman in Crook county,
Wyo.. northwest of here, some years
ago.
Lady Mckenzie came to that sec
tion beautiful young girl, whose
destinations soon attracted young
Lord Mckenzie, scion Of an aristo-
cratic English family of wealth.
Lord Mckenzie was remittance
man" and always seemed well sup
piled with money from England. He
owned and operated the Camp Stool
ranch near Sundance, and had ii we'll
stocked with cattle and horses. He
soon married the attractive young
eastern woman, and they lived there
several years, until it became appar-
ent that Mckenzie was entirely strip
ped of his possessions, and that his
wife had acquired all his holdings.
He then appealed to his English rela-
tives for money to come home, which
was sent him, but 1t is said it found
it's way into Lady McKenzie's Golfers.
Then the relatives tried a new tack
and sent the young man ticket in
care of an Omaha commission firm.
Lord Mckenzie found his way back
to England. Then the well to do
young woman took her title and sped
east.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-04
CAUGHT BY SHARPERS
AGED ABERDEEN FARMER LOSES
$1,000 IN WIRE TAPPING
SWINDLE.

Aberdeen, Dec. IA prominent
farmer, we'll along in years, who
lives near Aberdeen, but whose name
the authorities ask to have withheld,
was the victim of wire tapping"
swindle by two strangers, through
which he lost $4,000, with little
chance of recovering the amount or
catching the swindlers The aged
farmer, on visit here, met the two
strangers and in a short time they
unfolded to him plan by which he
could easily amass a fortune. They
claimed to have tapped a telegraph
wire and to have learned that copper
was very soon TO climb in price. The
old man was advised that by invest
| ing money in copper stocks he could
increase his funds many fold.
He was induced to mortgage his
/ farm for $4,000. which he turned
over to the strangers. Then the
strangers took him to offices in "a
! public building and after some Wig
orous "telegraphing the farmer was
| informed that his 1000 had won"
! $4,000 for him. 1t was after the
banks had closed before the deal was
pushed through, and the strangers
were in a hurry to get back to Sioux
City to close other big deals, so the
farmer was persuaded, without much
difficulty, to consent to go to Sioux
City with them to get his $4,000.
The trio took the southbound North
western train for Sioux City. After
time one of the strangers withdrew.
Later, as night approached, the other,
yawningly, started toward the sleep
er. The farmer sat up awhile, think
ing of his 100000 When he sought
the kind" friends who had put him
onto SO much easy money, neither of
them could be found on the train,
They had evidently stepped off at
some station along the way.
Next morning the farmer returned
to Aberdeen and told his troubles to
the police, who are trying to locate
the strangers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-04
JOKE ON deer HUNTER
OWNER OF DECRIPIT HORSE
MAKES HUNTER PAY DEAR
LY FOR THE ANIMAL.

Rapid City, Dec. 1.-The best
hunting story told in the Black Hills
in many year occurred this week
when Jake Rowlands, Arthur Rose
and a number OF other hunters went
out TO Fred Stogles place near Rock
ford to spend a few days hunting
deer.
The party had spent several days
in camp without meeting any sue
cess On the day of the story Row
lands decided to remain in camp for
the day, being tired of tramping
about through the hills to no purpose.
After working around the camp all
forenoon, he remembered the story
told of the cook with John McElroy's
outfit which hunted in Bloody Gulch
few years ago While the hunters
were out in the vain pursuit of deer,
the cook shot two within fifty yards
of camp and had a yenison supper
ready for the party when they return
ed home that night deerless.
So Rowlands, late in the afternoon,
picked up his Winchester and started
for some jack pines. After going
about fifteen PAGES, Rowlands spied
what looked like a deer in a clump
of young trees Taking careful aim.
he pulled the. trigger, heard an ami
NAL fall and rushed forward with
hunting knife in hand to bleed his
deer.
His chagrin might well be imagin-
ed when he discovered that instead
of deer lying stretched on the
ground. there lay horse in his death
throes.
When the other hunters returned
facts of the case, Stogles was said to
be the maddest Teuton on the west
ern hemisphere for time. He de-
clared that the horse killed by Row
lands was not only valuable animal,
but an old family pet. He wound up
by ordering the hunters off the place.
Finally, when Rowlands offered to
pay any price for the horse, the real
story came out. The animal was an
old and decripit horse which Stogles
wanted out of the way, but had not
the heart to shoot himself. So he
and Rose framed UP the deal on Row.
lands, tying the horse in thicket of
jack pines near the camp with the
vowed intent of getting Rowlands to
shoot Ii by mistake. The frameup
worked even better than had been
planned, and it will be many a year
before the story of Jake Rowland IS
big bag dies out as the camp fire
] favorite in the Hills.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-04

two years for burglary and ten years
for assault.
Aberdeen-The commercial clubs
OF Huron, Watertown, Mitchell,
Alexandria and Parkston have united
with the Aberdeen club in the sub
mitting of petitions of Intervention in
the matter of coal rates in the state,
which matter will come up before the
interstate commerce commission at a
hearing set for this city on Decem-
Der 20
Canton--The contract has been
awarded by the county commissioners
for the construction of large drain
age ditch in this CLincoln) county,
which will reclaim several thousand
acres of land. which heretofore has
been too wet for agricultural pur-
poses. The ditch will be about two
and onehalf miles in length and will
cost about $1,000.
Aberdeen-The city of Aberdeen is
out three deer A bulldog got into
Wylie park, where the deer are kept
during the night, and when the care
taker went to feed the animals next
morning. he found three deer dead.
The deer were enclosed in a fence of
wire netting, and the hole in the
fence, through which the dog forced
his way was a very small one. The
signs indicate that the old buck deer
had made valiant fight for life, but
had finally been worn out by the bull
dog The bulldog is still at large.
The keeper chased him for a mile, but
a shot.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-04

RIdgefeld, Wash.-Ernest Hawkins.
while engaged In hunting for Indian
arrowheads and other Indian cnrios at
what is called an old Indian arrow bed
along the shore OF Lake river. picked
up an unusual curic having the ap-
pearance Of petri1ed heart OF an in
FAINT. 1t is said by old timers that In.
dians had burying ground near where
the petrifled heart was found. Each
year as the water washes down the
bank more relics have been found and
the burytng ground = exposed
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-04

Rapid City--Lee Silvers and Err
nest Williams. the two young bandits
who robbed six business houses on
the night of November IA, and who,
on Thanksgiving evening, made an
unsuccessful assault on the sheriff,
William Baken, were taken before
Judge McGee and pleaded guilty to
burglary and assault with a deadly
weapon. Each of the boys was given