The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-14
Oklahoma
Observiags

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Some of the paragraphs in the Mil
burn News seem to be pretty good At
least we thought they were when we
wrote them several months ago for
another paper in another state. Which
suggests that the class in journalism
should slight its studies in plain and
fancy English, and learn the rud
ments OF good sporlsmanship. There
Is toe much piracy among newspaper
men, and that is incompatible wi
good sportsmanship. The good sporl
may at times be too lazy to do his own
work, or on other occasions his head
won't be working right, but If he fills
his space with the work of others, he
will at least give credit where credit
is due.
Naturally enough, in bone dry
state, the water question is of great
moment Concerning which the HO-
bart Republican says; Water Well,
those wiseacres OF other towns who
have been advising their friends to give
Hobart wide berth on account of the
water famine here, can now turn their
attention to other things We have
water all the time and it is good wet
water, too II you doubt 1t, come and
Investigate for yourselves Feel OF it,
smell It, yea, taste it IL you dare II
this does not convince you, get a per
nit and take bath" And Drum
right also has water problem as
indicated by the following in the
News of that city: After all, one 8
lot is not so bad that it might not be
worse. When we're worrying over the
water situation we, should take heed
of the predicament Of our neighbor on
the south Shamrock. That little
town hasn't even a waterworks. All
1t has is a water bond issue
At Claremore recently A. II. LIGHT
enburg, proprietor of a junk yard, was
rendered dangerously Ill by drinking
near-beer indicating that there are
certain forms OF junl; which even the
proprietor Of junk yard should shun
Henry Baade, jr., former Okla
homsn. who has resided in Canada for
several years, has written his father,
who lives at cloud, that he recently
purchased $4,000 worth of Canada S
Victory lean, which corresponds with
our Liberty loan. This patriotism is
the more praiseworthy from the fact
that Baade was born in Germany, and
indicates that Canada, like the United
States, can win the loyalty OF aliens
whom it has helped on the way TO pros
perity,
Here Is some forehanded advice
from the McLopd Observer which IS
good for any town, and will stand re-
peating from time to time II may be
little early to agitate such a thing,
but it seems as il the ov 1crs OF vacant
lots should be planning TO either cul-
tlvate them themselves or see that
some one else does so In the case OF
| absentee owners or others who cannot
or do not care to do this, we are won
dering il the city could not take the
matter up to the advantage OF all con
cerned Cu,, Hg the weeds at frequent
intervals would cost about as much as
growing a profitable crop.
They are tightening the lid at Mil
burn, evidently, the News of that town
carrying the following notice from the
county attorney: II is unlawful to
sell any substitute for liquor that is
capable of being used as beverage
Any evidence that any one in the
county is selling such IS Jamaica GIN
ger Monona extracts containing alco-
hol will be prosecuted along with the
bootlegger The government is now
begging every one TO conserve man
power, food and clothing so let the
bootlcgger 60 TO war or go TO work
and all patriotic citizens help to ctuiA
the liquor waste, for every dollar
spent for liquor is weakening our
country and is an,aid 10 Germany.
In a rabbit hunt near Frederick re-
Gently 2ll rabts were killed to add to
! the nations meat supply There were