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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24
ROAD CONTRACTS
ARE APPROVED
,McCurtain to spend $780,
= 600 Upon Bankhead
Highway
Special to Tho wotld.


lDABELL, Dec 23.--McCurlaln
county road contracts arc to be let
on the 10th Of January. according
to word received by the chamber OF
commerce from the state highway
department. This construction will
be on the Bankhead highway for
which the bonds were Voted more
than q year ago The county voted
$500 for that purpose and was
giveu tho samo amount by the
federal aidfunds.
This highway will cross the
country irony east to west and con-
meet on the cast with the jefferson
highway, and the Bankhcad high
way on the west. Al Broken Bow
the Bankhcad highway connects
with the Willimas highway which
runs north from Broken Bow to
Bethel. This gives McCurtaiu
county approximately 100 miles uf
hard surfaced roads. These high
ways when completed viii give
the travelling public bard surfaced
roads from every direction IN and
out OF the county which will
especially bo of great benefit TO
tourist going from the extreme sOQ h
to the northwest.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24
nONTEST FOR
CALICO" PONY
Vast Pull Feather Out of
Ground With Teeth
While Dancing
OVER 1000 GATHER
p,pcas and Five Visiting
Tribes Plan Ancient
Ceremonial

,.,l 10 The World.
"pONCA CITY, Dec. 23.-The
e,sra Indians. with various Otoes,
rNennes. Araphoes, Kiowas, Paw
~. and Osages as their holiday
,,.ss numbering at least a thousand
'sorethgr have planned an acient
,,sse number for tomorrow night
s,belr camp on the Arkansas river.
,.ogt five miles south of tslis city.
i.A all the assembled Indians will
ndlclpatc. the prize being a big
so,,ed or calico horse.
This particular number Is known
q the eagle feather dance. and all
no participate must be in tribal
estume Many of the older dancers
In be entirely naked, with the ex-
f,ptlon Of geestrings, while others
uil have the most elaborate rega LA
,i5rning their bodies. Each and
,,ery dancer must wear an eagle
Gather
The main feat TO be contested.
however, Is that of pulling from the
arh with their teeth an eagle
leather Of which all but four inches
has been inserted In the ground
The dancers who tries for this
prize must pull the feather from the
round with his teeth and never
elR dancing. Any slight stopping
.vsn bars him from the winners $
LIT.
The Poncas explain that for
generations and even hundreds of
Years back, the eagle feather dance
las been a tribal observance, which
taxes great skill to put over. The
redskin that does the stunt with
'he greatest skill and in the quickest
lime will win the horse.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24
Ditto.

It Is recorded that a certain liter
airy man OF high reputation had oc-
casion to remark TO a waiter In the
restaurant where he sometimes
lunches. Waiter, this beefsteak Is
not at all tender. l can hardly cut
It,"
Tho waiter looked at him with a
sorrowful expression and sighed
deeply.
perhaps you will tell me- said
the literary man, why you sigh III
that fashion"
"Ah, SIR" said the waiter, Il tool,
YOU for a man who always wrote
and said original things, and here
you come and sax the same thina
| that all the rest of the customers
| do. Edinburg Scotsman.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24
HOUSE BUILDING is ACTIVE

Special to Tho world.
HENRYETTA. Dec. GAS an
evidence OF the building activities,
the Henryetta Gas company reports
the installation OF an average of sew
tnty meters for the past three
months, while the local lumber COM
panies report a heavy demand for
lumber and building material.
building and loan association
recently organized for 100000 capt
tai stock has sold all of its shares,
Or taken subscriptions to this hull
amount, and will begin active
building operations soon after the
first OF the year.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24
EXAMINATIONS FOR ROTARY
Individual Members Required to Give
Reason for Their Faith.

special 20 The World.
HENRIETTA, Dec. %. --- The
lIenryetta Rotary club. which has
recently moved into It's own qpar-
iers with spacious dining room ianu
lichen. is to put its members
through thorough. course of Ro-
10y education. RotC ian Henry
Hagemeir. the first exponent of the
functions of the club, delivered =
most impressive lecture on the high
r ethics Of Rotary, In which he
compared the principles OF the order
with those OF the Man of Gallilee.
Each member Is 10 be called upon
st the various luncheons for his idea
q Rotary, while the club will be put
% trial through court proceed
hgs" to be staged on the evening OF
January IL.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24
burglary at Parkhill.

TAHLEQUAH, Dec. %. -- The
Valley Mercantile companys store
mt Parkhill was broken into Tues
day night and "A considerable guam
THY of merchandise carried away
ON the same night a boNcar stand
ing on the track near the depot was
also entered and number Of art
icles stolen, Several robborics have
occurred In the town during some
months past but so far no one has
been apprchended.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24
Boy Scouts Trim -Four
Municipal Christmas
Trees for POncd City

Special 20 THE world
PONCA CITY, Dec. 20. Four mt
niclpal Christmas trees, arranged for
by the city commissioners and the
chamber Of commerce. were placed
touay hcrc,o the principal business
street. one at each traffic post tor
four blocks. The trees were deco.
rated 10y the boy scouts with various
holiday trimmings and each Is SUR
mounted with a cross. symbulD o'
Christmas time. The trccs will bc
electrically lighted Tor illumination
purposes at night time. They Wtl'
remain IA place all of next week.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24
New Field Clerk ON job.

FltcIaI 70 Inc WOTTu,
JAY, Dec. 23.-LewiS Cobb OF
Tahieauah has been named as field
clerk for this district, TO succeed
Ross Daniels, resigned. Mr.. Cobb.
accompanied by Mr.. Daniel, was
here Wednesday looking after the
regular Indian business. Mr.. Dan
iel will continue In the Indian serv-
TO and do field work. The new
held clerk will come to Jay once
each month.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24
DriIlcr Suicide Victim.

BARTLESVILLE--Lying In bed
with his wife by his side, Carl
Mccoy. driller. put n revolver to his
head at 6:15 Wednesday morning
and blew out his brains. The bul-
let passed through his head, pcne-
trated the pillow and buried itself
in the floor below. He was dis
couraged by a long siege OF unem-
ployment
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24
Town y.,asurcr Embezzlcd.

OkMUIGEE - Complaint was
sworn to Thursday before a justice
by Mayor J. II. Osborn of Hoffman,
against Il. e. Myers, town treasurer,
charging embezzlement of 5000 Of
city funds. November 1. Warrant
for the arrest OF Myers was issued .
Myers twas cashier OF the bank Of
Hoffman when It closed its doors
late in October.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24

GUTHltlE -- Herbert spencer,
Guthrie policeman. was freed of the
charge nf killing Butler Bennett
negro, saturday night. when ar
ralkned before County judge Boles
wednesday. The negro was shot
when Spencer and another officer
tiled to qucll disturbance In the
negro district
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24
Close Bridge Indcfinitely.

To KOELL = TrafIlc has Boon
closed on the Lexington Purcell
bridge for an Indefinite period
pending the substitution of an add
tiontl l50-foot span on the east end
for the wooden structure now there.
a change in the course OF the river
made necessary the additional span.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24

- ~ " WTIUs
., HENRHETTA, Dec. %. - Tho
Henryetta Elks lodge inducted 40
new members into the mysteries Of
me paddock, bringing the total
membership to more than three
hundred members. After the initia-
aon' royal banquet was served
i,clowed by a society dance with an
Imported Jazz orchestra.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24
Killed Nccrn Musician

OKMULGEE -- County officers
are securing the country south Of
here for three men, one OF whom
Shot and killed Arthur Ford, "A ne
gro musician, who with four other
negroes were going in an automo-
bile to Pleasant Valley. ten miles
south OF here. to play for dance.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24
Bandits Make for Mountains.

BPAGGS-Search for the two
bandits who robbed the bank at
Gore, Sequoyah county Tuesday oc
$1,500, was resumed at an early
hour Thursday by the sheriff and
several deputies. The hunt ended
temporarily at nightfall with tn"
trail leading into the Greenleaf
mountains.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24
Pon,a Boy a Suicide.

e PoNCA CITY-Police expressed
the belief that John w. Benzel. is
years old, had Killed himself, fol-
lowing the finding Of his body
Thursday noon. He had bullet
wound in his right temple. Aside
from the fact that he was out uf
work. no rcasan Is known why he
should have taken his life.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24
State Briefs
Cimarron TO Have Railway

hENTON-Cimarrou is tho only
county In Oklahoma without rail
way, SO may get an extension Of the
santa re, and several surveys have
oeen made looking to this end Tho
proposed route is from Elkhart, in
the southeast corner OF Kansas. TO
pes Moines, N. NJ, a distance OF
100 miles.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24
Tlro Damages Texas Town.

FORT WORTH. TcNus, Dec. 70"
Six business houses I'm Lometa, Lam
pasas county, burned early this
morning with loss of $4,000.
Among the buildings was the first
National bank.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24
Surrcndcrs To Face Charge.

ARDMORE-Bess Holley. sought
In connection with shooting To death
of William Childress, an old man
near Woodford, November i3, sur
rendered 20 the sheriff Wednesday
a charge Of murder has been filed
against him.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24
They Had 10 Hurry

STIGLER-Cracksm blew open
the safe in the postoffice at McCur-
tain, this county about 3 O'Clock
Thursday morning, exchanged shots
with citizens and made their escape
in motor car with from $50 to
800 in cash.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24
Arrested In Alabama

ARDMORE-E. \. Wall. former
Texas ranger, charged with the
murder of J. c. Elmore I'm u room
Ing house here late in October, has
been arrested at Gadsden, Ala.
Sheriff Buck Garrett has been noti-
fled. Extradition will be asked
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24
Idncmnn Ennnd ncnh

WlISON-R NJ. Rice, 80 years
old, was found dead on the floor
OF tool house behind the office of
the telephone company, Wednesday
by the chief operator. The impress
sion is that he took his own life.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24
KU KLUX HELP CHRISTMAS
Donate To- Municipal Tree and RE-
member widow OF Accident Death.

Special To Tho World.
HENRIETTA, poc. ga Nlthough
the local salvation Army viii dis
tribute many baskets of Christmas
dinner. and the Red Cross Is doing
it's good work IN relieving the uutor.
tunatC. the HcnN,tt1 Nu-NluN
klan il adding substantial donations
TO the Christmas cheer while pun
suing corrective taOtics to the spuiai
dcrclict5 Of the city and surround
inEs.
Thcif latest charity acts is "a do.
nation of $50 20 the widow OF Bar
ney Holman, a day lahorur, who
was killed In a ditch landslide and u
S25 check to the DeWar Christmas
tree. Both gifts were madc through
George Riley Han. editor Of the
Daily Free Lance.
NG,t,ayHa 80 I.g,v.Ur.. NN.sf
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24

M STER--Prospecti organ 70
ization OF the McAlester Radium
company was abandoned Thursday
when President Allen, who has been
on an investigating tour of Ctan
fields, returned and reported that
the ore was a drug on the market.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24

miner. I years old. died here
wednesday night after having been
burned in a gas explosion I'm "A mine
near here. Jones had been en-
pl0yed at the same place for four
years
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24
Farmers VIII Protect Quail.

STROUD-Member OF tho Farm
ers' union have prohibited hunters
from shooting quail on their prem
ises. The farmers maintain that
quail destroy the great cotton pest,
boil weevil.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24

Womaus Art Exchange 20 West
Fourth tuffcrs beautiful gifts Tor
every Advertisement.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-24

All colors and COM
binations; formerly
selling from $3.50
to Sb5.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-13
Follett-Lollar.

Miss Beulah Lollar and Mr.. Rob
CT Earl Follett were united IN mar
rage Sunday evening at 600 o'clock
at the home OF the brides parents,
MIR. and Mrs. w. w. Lollar, on South
savanna street.. Rev. Roy 4. Biser,
OF the Christian church officiating.
i, was quiet home wedding, only the
immediate families of the bride and
groom being present. Immediately
after the ceremony the guests were
ushered into the dining room where
a wedding dinner was served.
Mrs. Follett is one of Buffers most
charming and accomplished young
ladies: She is graduate Of the But
leT High School, having the distinc-
ton of being the only honor graduate
OF her class. She has for some time
held a responsible position with the
Farmers bank Of this city.
The groom is a highly respected
young man of the north part OF the
c,unty where he has successfully
t. ught several terms of school. The
happy couple will make their home ON
a farm a few miles south of this city.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-13

Attractive Window Display San
s Goods. ss

1t was demonstrated in this city
Saturday that attractive window dir
plays, coupled. with intelligent adyer-5
Using, will sell goods. Armstrong
brothers, in their furniture depart
iacnt had three windows attractively
dressed, displaying different suites Of
furniture. One living room, one din
lne room and one bedroom. The fur
niture was set up and shown just %
il would look in the rooms Of the pur-
chaser. The windows attracted c5ii-
siderable attention and long before
night each of the three suites md
been sold, and it is quite probable
that more could have been had there
been time enough to again dress"
the windows. OF course, it is pos
s;ble that the furniture migh: have
Teen sold without the window dis
.rlay, but that was factor IN making
the sale. Armstrong Brothers are
vide awake business men, telling the
buyers what they have for sale
through the columns of the news
papers and then, showing it to ad-
vantage when the prospective GUS
toner calls at their store.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-13
Boy Scouts.

We played the Freshman basketball
team last Friday night. The Fresh
men beat us 20 to S. The Freshmen
team was so far out of our class that
We didn't expect to win, but we fought
the best we knew how. This was our
first game with anybody and it was
just practice game. The next time
we play we expect to have a much bet
ter team. We will practice whenever
We can get the hall. M
The troop is not near full 50 any
body who wants to join will not have
to wait. We are going to Try to build
lip Scout athletics in this town and we
want you to help US.
+ 81, Scout Scribe.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-13
A Rattlesnake Farm.

What is claimed to be the most
unique farm in this country IS situat-
ed in the fastness of the Ozark noun
tians, on Indian creek, five miles
from Anderson, Mo. 1t is nothing
more nor less than a rattlesnake ranch
and is managed by Miss Ahern, as
sisted by her sixteen-year-old BROTH
er. At,
Brother and sister look after the
business alone, though occasionally
they hire an Indian or negro who IS
wiling to take the risk Of capturing
rattiesnakcs alive. The two now have
about GOO snakes in their pits. The
principal profits of this enterprise
come from the extracting of poison,
from rattlesnakes. The poison is sold
at fancy prices to doctors, chemists
and others.
They also have large revenue
from the sale of live reptiles to travel
ing shows and to museums, at the
established rate Of fifty cents a
pound. A large, fat serpent usually
brings several dollars. The smaller
poorer specimens are killed and their
flesh is converted into rattlesnake oil
which has a steady sale at u an
-os,nce
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-13
Coal Production in Missouri Last
Year Was 100000 Tons.

Macon, Mo-, Jan. 6.-The coal pro-
duction of Missouri for 1920 will DC
close to 100000 tons, according to
State Mine Inspector George Hill:
Hill stated that all the coal mines
in the State had been working stead
lily and that there had been good de-
mand for labor nearly all through the
year. The forthcoming report WIN
Show the leading coal-producing
counties in the State are Macon,
Adair, Lafayette and Barton. Macon
County's production will be between
10000 and 100000 tons. The in
81 ector says that there have been on
" few fatalities in the mines of the
State. -.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-13
New Manager for the Star Lumbea
Company.

A. O. Welton, for the past three
years manager of the Star Lumber
Yard in this city, has resigned and e.
w. Peeler, of Kansas City, has been
appointed to the position. Mr..
Feeler comes to this city well rec.
smmended AZ business man and
lumberfnan, having been engaged IN
the business for the past eleven years
lin Kansas City.
Nj. Wekon took. charge of the yard
in May, 1913, when it was purchase
from the Wyatt Lumber Company BY
the Star Company. ~
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-13
Change i, Mana.

AT our annual stock holders meet
inn held last week we decided g
change our firm name from The
Bennett Wheeler Mercantile Gem
pany" 10 Tie O. A. Heinlean Mer.
camille Company. This change is 70
name only, as the officers and man
agement will BE the same as under
the old name.
We have, given you good service
Tor 81 years under the old name and
trust we may be able to give you Oct
tef service for 81 years longer.
Thanking you for your past patron,
age and soliciting continuance OF
same, we are yours truly
Bennett-Whee1er Mercantile Go.
This change to take place and be in
effect on after January 18TH, 1921.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-13
Public School Pupils Sell Red Cross
Seals.

The pupils Of the Butler public
schools did a great work the week
before Christmas selling Red Cross
seals. There was considerably rival.
i, between the different schools and
rooms as to which one would win the
Health Banner given for the room
selling the largest number. This hon
or went to- Miss Ruth Rockho!d.s
room in the West School the pupils
selling $14 worth of the seals. Miss
Francis Crabb's room in the North
school was second with $I2 worth II
seals sold. Total for the entire school
Sl,S.5I.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-13
Mrs-Q w Snuffer,- Old Resident
Dies Thursday Evening.

Mrs. O. w. >Snuffer, "a years old,
died at ? o'clock Thursday evening.
January 6, at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. /. N. Petty, three miles west
Of this city, as a result Of stroke
Of paralysis. Mrs. Snuffer was an
cd resident OF Bates county, widely
known and highly esteemed. She
was consistent member Of the
Methodist Church. She is survived
by one daughter, Mrs. l. N. Petty,
Of the home address, and one son, I.
]. Snuffer, of near Foster, this coun-
ty,-Rich Hill Review. ~. ~s
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-13
Frank Eggleson Married.

Wednesday forenoon Frank Eggle-
son, of this city, and Miss Mau4e
1.owrcy, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
b. Lowrey, Of Rich Hill, were united
iii marriage by Rev. Roy Biser, at
his home in this city.
The bride has for some time been
one of the obliging hello" girls at the
local exchange of the Butler and Rich
Hill telephone company and is very
popular among the young folks OF
he town.
4 he green, who is one Of Buffers
HI sting young business men is one
o. the owners of garage and repair
shop on North Main street.
The happy couple left on the
Wednesday train for Kansas City,
where they will spend short honey
moon. . t
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-13
e Are Dead in Arkansas Hotel Fire
Many Hurt.

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. Twelve
persons lost their lives in a fix
which destroyed the Royal hotel and
a block of business buildings in the
little town Of England, Ark, early Fri.
day.
Trapped in the building, most of the
victims were burned to death or suit
ocated before aid could reach them
or the IL known dead, three bodies
were still in the ruins Friday after
noon, while rescuers worked despcr.
ately to extricateS them.
Three of the dead are children.
The blaze originated in the hotel
conducted by Mrs. Minnie Smith
and spread with such rapidly thai
most of the victims were trapped il
their beds.
About 100 guests were in the hotc
and but few, it is believed, ESCAPED
uninjured.
A 4-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs
Andrew is in the Little Rock hospital
seriously hurt, and orphaned by thu
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-13
Tires Simply Cant Get Out Of Shape
If Stored on This Rack.

lar shane ant weak spot will develop
where the nail has been when TIE tire
Is put into use.
The illustration shows q type OF
hanger that may be made wide enough
to accommodate pair of tires. or
even more, and will keep them IN their
original shape. 1t is made Of few
boards and mounted on brackets con-
structed OF Gin strips of wood. The
sides are curved to fit the inside OF
the tire and short pieces of board are
nailed across their upper edges. Inc
tire is thus supported on about third
of its circumference anG SO held In
shape.-Charles Il. Fisher. IN Popular
Science Monthly.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-13

According to the Jackson Examin-
or, M. B. Rice OF near Anterior left
Missouri twenty years ago in deep
disgust. The river had changed its
course suddenly, cutting away the
whole of his. 1870 acres of fine bottom
land, leaving him only reedy
fringe. He was financially ruined.
He went to Washington STATE where
rivers cease from troubling and the
weary work little harder, ard &C.
CURED in the twenty years several
fine ranches. Meantime the Missouri
river was at its old tricks again. Now
Mr.. Rice has 24o acres instead OF the
original 100 which is worth several
times as much IS the old farm. and he
is returning to Missouri a winner at
ter all VA '.