The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-24
Oklahoma
Observir,gs

II occurs to this military expert that
he Duncan Banner is too blamed en-
huSiaStIc when il refers 10 a soldiers
promotion to the rank Of sergeant asa
plum" While Mr. Kping has told
is that the back bone OF the army ia
he non-commiss,oned man, a sergeant
ias too much rough work to do to have
MS station referred to as plum or A
,cach or other ffuity term,
Deserted Corners and Happy Nook
are two extremes the casual observer
encounters in one column OF country
correspondence in ,hr HenneSsey Clip-
per, with nothing more khan two paid
locals separating them
Frozen tanks are dangerous, an .
nounces a plumber IN the Hobart Demo-
crat Chief And 40 are some tanks
which arc thoroughly warmed up, Tor
that matter. as General, the Honorable,
Sir Julian Byng 80 ably demonstrated.
And while some tanks are dangerous
To innocent by -stander, and guilty foes,
there are others which are mainly a
menace to themselves by keeping loaded
up on wildcat whisky and other liquid
explosives,
Tom Stewart killed a timber wolf
near Alex recently, and placed the dead
body before the door OF Shorty Sloan's
barber shop giving that tonsorial per-
son quito u scare when he came down
10 open up the next morning At least,
the Alex Tribune says the slain animal
was timber wolf and this department
is crcdulous Still the incident recalls
the case Of a Kansas county, wherein
some mighty hunter from time to time
reports the slaughter OF lobo or tim
bcr wolf, but when hc goes 10 collect
the bounty learns from the states wild
animal expert that his quarry was
coyote
Give the Grandtlcld Enterprise credit
for the following interesting item on
poultry culture;
"A short time ago Jake Ring got hold
or setting hens he decided to put them
Island hens and having no incubator
or settings hens he decided TO put them
under Jim Chadwick, in one OF the up
holstered chairs in Rasmusons office,
thinking he would probably set long
enough to hatch them out. And no
doubt everything would have been all
right II Jim had not discovered that
Bert Rasmussen had slipped three OF the
eggs out and replaced them with China
nest eggs, after which he quit the nest,
aud while he is sill brQody, he Is set
ttfig OH an empty nest
Pawnee seems to be one place where
the mOtorist receives that consideration
he feels is his due An ordinance has
been passed there increasing the speed
limits to fiiteAi niles an hour. Here
tolorc the rule has been for city author
iilrS to reduce the speed limits, and
the chaulicurs to increase them, At
which they have shown considerable
a lily
This being the season OF giving, this
bouquet IS handed the Grandiield En.
terplqsr, Sid Smith, it, editor, and those
who assist in the good work There Is
a country newspaper Of which any com
munlty should be proud, Judged from
the standpoints of Typography press
work and news II reflects credit on
the proprietor and the community II
serves, and is entitled to HE long sup
port and other C,holumentS,
This from the Pawnec Courier Dis.
patch Is misleading, or they have
strange notions OF rearing youngsters
in that town A curicw law has been
enacted by the city council making it
compulsory for children under the age
OF 10 years to be out on the streets or
alleys later than Q o'clock D. m The
signal will be blast from the whistle
at the plant.
"kadelade. one learns from an ad.
vertiscrhent IN an Oklahoma paper is
washing powder, and not church
society, as one might be led to believe.
President Wilson is to have a buffalo
roast for his Christmas dinner from
Pawnee Bill's bison herd, it is reported.
The question arises, is buffalo meat
beef II it is, will the president re-
iraln from serving 1t on Christmas
which happens to come on meatless day 2
Business OF pausng for reply,
Speaking Of the reported dearth Of
cheStnuts this season, the Pawnee
Times Democrat note, that the short
age isn't apparent in the musical COM
cdy productions
Far be II from uS 20 Cpndtne pro-
family, but on the other hand patriot
ism must be- commended when found.
Hence mention is made Of the case OF
Edgar Harris, Of a Ringing drug store.
Mr. Harris announces that he is cussing
the fellows who cuss his government.
and most people will choose his line OF
talk in preference to The prattle OF the
PrusSianlled paclli,t
Al Hunter the wrcckng OF the old
Lang office building recalls fond recol-
lcclionS or something ON the part OF
the Enterprise, which says The
wrccking OF the old Lang & Lang office
building marks the passing oi an old
landmark in Hunter II was one of
the first business buildings erected on
the ,ownsite, built sometime in the
nineles, and for years was one OF the
mos, popular spots in the town, for
over it, ever open doorway hung this
sign Shamrock Saloon" The Sham.
! rork haf was nrcsidrl over hN one Mr..