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The Ada Weekly News from Ada, Oklahoma • 3

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ADA WEEKLY NEWS ADA OKLAHOMA DECEMBER 7 1927' PAGE THREE bor C' Sims for the cham of of I farm 10c 25c Close Out Specials AT $125 Store TAKING LOSS TO CLEAR STOCK $195 $168 IMOB $2500 REWARD! 95 $435 4 or Economy Sake Come to MRS A NORRIS ADA OKtA ADA Ada Okla 1941 1960 1970 1960 1908 1934 awarded the first jearsep been held for will paid ft club from Club with 1963 1974 1962 1905 1933 Kupie Dolls and dressed assorted sizes All and Coats and Dresses at below wholesale cost CIOSC 1927 1949 1965 1966 1922 1928 Kafir Good Hog eed STILLWATER A comparison methods of preparing kafir corn feed for hogs made by the Okla homa Agricultural Experiment sta tion shows the following facts: Kafir corn fed in the head has not proven "is efficient either from the standpoint 'of gains or cost of gains as threshed or ground kafir Soaking kafir com decreased its value as hog feed Threshing kafir corn increased its value as hog feed as compared with corn in the head Grinding the threshed kafir corn increased feeding value some what but whether it will pay to grind or not depends upon the cost of grinding Self feeding of either whole or ground kafir corn was satisfactory all premiums will be loot Hov nf ho i chnw' judging will commence" De 15 at 9 am we want your birds at the we want you as ia member 'County Poultry ederation all birds must be in the place them away for you DOLLS OR ALL LoW 1907 1930 1947 1948 1904 1912 8 higher but gave results very little different from hand feeding' Yeast feeding proved unprofitable ti itaf ir corn either creased its value as compared with dry grain Details of ithe tests and results of different methods of preparing wheat for feed are given in Experi ment Stattlon Bulletin No 165Pre paration of Kafir Corn and Wheat for Swine eeding by Carl Thompson which has just been printed Copies may be had by writing the college Stillwater Okla The Agricultural Experiment sta tion and the extension division are active units at theeOklahoma A and college The extension division 1 reached 40000 4 club members 10000 women ln organized clubs and 4500 men as co operators last year It reaches a majority of all farm families in the state Expenses At Minimum STILLWATER The cost of at tending the agricultural short courses at the Oklahoma A andM coIlegA are very lbW according the There is no registration fee for the winter courses in general agriculture Meals usually cost about $450 per week and room from $125 to $2 for each person per week when two people occupy one room Transpor tation and a few small items of per sonal expenses are the only other costs necessary 1922 1940 1950 1940 1983 1918 12 higher ANCY SOCKS In Christmas boxes in fancy patterns Special 2 pair 98c for return of Kite shap ed sorority set with diamonds name Norns" on back AM' CHARACTER DOLLS These we have in two sizes sleepy mama in medium size and the large one Very special More than 1 00 LADIES HATS original price $485 to close out Virginia Hart DRESSES long and short sleeve 1 to close out present A VvJ All men's $250 WOOL SHIRTS to close out special OVERALLS a real $150 value to close special HOSIERY GITS or men and women in the newest Ladies pointed heels in all colors and sizes 98c All Wool Dress materials in this close out sale at real sacrifice prices Investigate! Get Prices! Buy where values are greatest and save money 4 t( Store $100 Extra large heavy UO QE DOUBLE BLANKETS special Men's Boys' and Children's SWEATER COATS special close out price 511 553 Livestock Market KANSAS CITY Dec 6 Hogs 12000 barely active steady to 10 cents: lower top $850 bulk $775 to $850 Cattle 12000 'calves 2000 beef steers opened weak bulk fed steers eligible sell around $1100 to $1400 OKLAHOMA CITY Dec Cattle 2500 steady bulk medium to good steers $1050 to $1150 top $1200 Hogs 1000 five cents lower top $850 bulk $825 yp MAMA DOLLS They are here in large and medium sizes dressed and ready Priced from 49c 98c SWINORD CO ALLEN th Get Your Handkerchiefs They are here in a big variety three in box many of which are imported Box 19c 35c 98c any carrying these 'defects' "spikes' or "slde oh all single comb ed birds is a disqualification That no 'deseased birds be admitted to the show 'That youmust not exhibit rowed birds That free cooping and feed be furnished all entries a That on the That comber That show That of' the That showroom at 10 am December 14 'Help us with an entry of your birds Yours truly for a bigger and bet ter show Clyde Kaiser secretary Oklahoma Wins Two Seconds CHICAGO Second place in both the and Moses leader ships trophy contest 'for 4 members was awarded entries Oklahoma at the National Congress held" in the International Livestock Exposi tion: here tills week Olin' Butler of Guthrie placed in the contest and Thelma McKinney Haskell in the contest for girls An Oregon boy and an Arizona girl were declared champion 4 club members of the United' States' and trophies This the arate contests have boys and girls The first contest pionship for the United States held four years ago was won by ord Mercer Welleston Okla rancis Smith of Geary Okla won the second year A boy the state of nWashlngt8n high i last year The winner is considered the na 0 the year when the squares are i uoiiai cnampion ciuo nieiiiuer the club accomplishments i by Miss McKinney which carried her almost to the championship are six years as a member 'of 4 clubs placing' ten times in judging con tests winning 16 state fair scholar ships and one Oklahoma Association scholarship two out of the state trips and being the Ok mulgee 4 club champion for six years Starting with canning sewing food and poultry projects Miss Mc Kinney has expanded her club activ ities until they now embrace 12 dif ferent lines of work Her final score in 'any project' has never been less i than and most of the time her i grade has been Special achievements on which Butler won include ten years as a club member six years as president i of the Pleasant Hill Club one of the outstanding clubs in Oklahoma president of the Logan county 4 club federation 1925 and 1926' president of the stdte 4 club 1926 county champion club member 1923 1924 1925 and 1926 state i champion club member 1925 1926 and 1927 and state champion dairy I club member in 1925 He has won a number of trips and scholarships and has been a member of judging teams at various times in addition to his personal win nings Butler has assisted county and state workers in organizing clubs training judging and demon stration teams and in other ways He has also assisted various out side groups in promoting agricul tural Improvements and work such as the essay contest put on by the Oklahoma Cotton associa tion Boll Weevil Observations SANBORN Entomologist A and College and Agricultural Experiment Station Last fall the boll weevil was pre valent in larger number than it has been for several years especially in Atoka and nearby counties ield counts were made is far northwest as Stillwater and an average of 7000 were found to be prevalent to the acre in cotton fields which had not been defoliated by the cotton leaf caterpillar The fall before this fall of was peculiar In asmuch as the cotton leaf caterpillar was more general and left only fields here and there in which wetvlls could develop In the fall of 1924 there appeared a promiscu ous frost which killed all the cotton except a few well protected fields and Into these the boll weevils col lected from the frosted fields txy the thousands and developed until quite late In Hie season As above inferred late fall wee vils developed to tho amount of 7000 per acre in late growing cot ton fields as far north as Stillwater This year they were not nearly ar numerous as last year except in the extreme norther limit of their Tke EDITORS OWN COLUMN By BYRON NORRELL I BLANKETS OR GITS Values you will appreciate in blankets or your gift there is nothing better Wool Mixed Blankets 66x80 big heavy number $395 SINGLE BLANKETS Large plaids 66x76 good fluffy A 98c OUR 6676 in a good weight' cotton blanket Per pair $195 66x80 Our High Grade Blankets heavy thinck and soft Mrs Autrey both of sick SjT 1 1 Mrs Dieball had already become deathly sick when she noticed the child faint She rushed outside with V'4 the child Paul Heady in a Garret I Heady ambulance brought Dr loyd and Miss DeweyCulp sdper intendent of the Holdenville hospl' ti tai and' Mrs Patton another nurse to the home" taklng'along apul motor Dr Atkins was alsoV 7 Mrs 'Dieball railroad 7 yardmaster is' neighbor of Huff mans1 ROBBERS RA1I MILL GREEK POSTOTTTCEy County Attorney Sutherland andj Sheriff Hunt were' called to Creek Wednesday morning to invest1 tigate the robbery of the postiOfncevr there Tuesday night' We have failed to get any auth entic report from 'there but inform ation received is that about hreow hunderd dollars in money and a batch of postage stamps were taken Post Office i Inspector Kempet'i of Durant assisted' by local are working on the case apd it will' be only a matter Of time till the robbers will be 'caught f'7 Uncle Sam never lets up and nine times out of ten their map Tishomingo Capital Democrat i Senator Jim Reed says you can't make men good by law Maybe! noti senator but one way of mak ing them more interesting jj' u'zr DOLL BUGGIES In a nice size reed buggy A special each $298 The county poultry'' show opens Wednesday the 14th and will last i four days It will be hold In the hasemetit' Of the Convention Hallwhere there is ample room for all exhibits This year the county com missloners have been uDusually generous with the poultry associa tion making it possible to pay higher premiums' than ever before There has' been great change in the poultry stock of Pontotoc coun ty in recent years There are manyflocks of pure breds to be found now and when exhibited in the state shows and sometimes out of thestate they never fail to win If the owners will take the trouble to bring them in the largest and best exhibit on record will be here this time The show Is open to every body whether members of the as sociation or Anthony loyd Hootein oprominent 4 club niembers xt this county 'ipttended the state poultry show at Pawhuska and exhibited some of lheir birds Anthony won second and fourth pullet withhfs White Wyandotte birds and 1 won third cockerel and fourth pullet ith his Buff Orpintons The boys altjo took part in the judging contest" but have heard how they came out AcsluheJr that some of the farmers have already begun breaking their land for their 1928 crops It is well known that early plowing is the thing but in a country where tenants change places so frequently it is sel dom that a start is made until after the first of the year 'CarL jSolomon of Vanoss says he expects to be herewith the bells on next week when the poultry show opens He has had good luck with Ills turkeys this year and plans to exhibit seme of the best of his flock owever: he the only one with good turkeys and he is sure teshavo some keen competition The association has ordered several more turkey coops and there will be plenty sf room for all' Marshall Co arm Plans The Ardmoreite carries the follow ing story of the crop plans belpg made by Marshall county farmers for next year: oundation for permanent county cooperative societies was laid at a raepresentative meeting of farmers of Marshall county at Madill riday when every community center was represented and plans for 192 8 crops were laid before the: county farm agent for his guidance 1 The crop system in Marshall coun ty next season calls for an extensive acreage of peanuts and sweet pota toes anil many" farmers are making arrangements to sweet potato storage' houses on their places to har bor the crop for winter markets' Peanuts will be sold cooperatively and every community will work with the central committee at Madill thatwill keen in touch with markets and advertise to buyers what Marshall i county has to sell in the way of pea nuts and sweet potatoes i Cotton acreage will be cut to the minimum In 1928 it is said arm ers who heretofore opcrated upon the one erpp plan are going to devote their acreage to diversification with i cotton the surplus crop it Marshall county farmers have been quietly perfecting their community organizations for several months un der the direction of Martin county farm agent and Ewing Madill business man and riday the committees from various communi ties laid before the agent their pro ptfsed! plans for cropping in 1928 and recommended they be adopted The plan In every section is thp which means that cotton is to take second place and peanuts sWeet potatoes and other truck giv en a chance Jo help redeem the farth er! of that county Martin said jE: Vincent of the At and marketing association spoke of the present day conditions and advised tho fanners that farm relief was not likely to reach them through legis lation the best and safest thing for the farmer to do was to organize and buy and sell cooperatively getting tho highest price possible for their prfiddet John White county agent of Bryan county 4 told what the peanut crop had done for farmers of that section arid advised fanners of Marshall county to get planning them ns soon as possible If they hoped to enjoy ownership of the land they were til ling' tn his remarks Vincent told farm ers they could not compete with west Texas fanners and western Oklahoma farmers In the profluction of cotton Out there the soil Is many places practically virgin There are crab grkss burrs and sun flowers to them and one man and team can take care of al least 160 acres of 'land and now with lhe advent ofjtho muchino picker the farmer in thi timbered belts whtre everything islngalhst him Is at a disadvantage vUcenl laid Rcmrniltcr It te only one week poultry ral'icri our show will1 be held this association la not held for troflt none of the officers re ceive a penny for their services jThaCyou are cordially invited to atundf thia the flftsnth show I Thati you aro wanted tn attend and also show your birds unless vnn Anl thn show will be a failure Can't hold a show without chickensand turkeys know that it will prove porfltable to the practical mrtnlfrr talusra And Iniuf'atlnff tO those pot actually fniJnged' in ths Industry everybody come vThat we want you to show your birds you sro a member of the Association or not You are welcome and wanted That! hlrda with "clipped wlnge" stubs feathrra on bga or between toes of all "clean leg gsdU JHMwm flWTTrJltf look yoit? 'birds1 twor nnd leave at hu MI50IIS NEW CORPS OICERS Tom Grant rwas last night elected Worshipful Master of the Ada lodge Masons at the annual meeting for the purpose of election of officers He succeeded Dixon who has been master of the lodge for the past year The Installation of themaster and other corps ofc officers for tho lodge will take place at a later date The fair representation of the lodge assembled last evening for the annual election and the selection of new officers moved along in peace and harmony Other officers elected for the new year ars as follows: Senior Cunning Junior Warden John Smith Treasurer Huddleston Spcretarv v' Dr i Laird Senior Deacon Witcher Junior Clyde Alletag Senior A Turyier Junior Steward Sam Brock Tiler auntLeRoy IDENTIIED AS WTNNEWOOD ROBBERS PAULS VALLEY Dec Ji A Lawrence cashier and Sam Barrett assistant cashier of the irst Na tional bank of Wynnewood testified Thursday morning that they recog Red i 4 Our store is now ready with plentiful assortment or unrisunas slocks suggesting a thousand and one gifts for everyone We are only mentioning a few of the many gifts which are here ready for your inspection so come early and make selection and have us sa 'u SHAVING and TOILET SETS In these we have what you want and the price you want to jiay Shaving to $150 Smoking Sets98c to $150 Infants 65c to 98c Garter Sets for men and women 49c 98c There are a hundred and one items we are not permitted to? list on account of space Come in and see them! MARKETS (umUked byW Bertnwu Co Broker ocal oMcea Rive Building Knnt Main Strect Adn Oklahoma Bird Manager Phones 1330 1) 38) Cotton Markets New York Open High Jan 1909 1933 Meh 1929 1952 May 1947' 1668 July 1951 '1969 Oct 1904 "1925 Dec 1912 1931Closed steady spots midling 1973' New Orleans Jan 1923 1944 Meh '1940 May 1951 July 1941 1883 Dec 1918 Closed steady: spots midling 1933 sales 2420 Chicago Grain Market Anatr I Dec 128K 7 1 May corn Dec i 89J May 9 6 i Oats Dec May Raymond Wilson as two of the three bandits who robbed thelr bank November 3 Testimony was given at' the pre liminary hearing of Calloway and Wilson and brother Lawrence and his wife Vivian be fore Joe Edwards county judge The state has summoned approxi mately thirty witnesses The bandits obtained approximate ly $7500 in cash $7200 in unreg istered bonds and $26100reglater ed bonds i Lawrence Calloway and his wife and Wilson "were caught in Kansas City7 where approximately $21000 of the registered bonds were found on the woman 'officers say Calloway was captured in Tulsa several days before the ar rests in Kansas City where Law rence and Barrett also identified them A '3 AMILY HAS CWSE CALI ROM GAS ASPHYXIATION HOLDENVILLE Dec small child fainting in a home here riday night and the timely arrival of a corps of doctors and nurses who were summoned isaved the lives of five people from asphyxiation gas fumfes A heater turned too high threw 'off fumes la th'esmyall kitchen of the home of J' Huffman 601 Oak street causing the child to faint giving the warning Mrs Dieball and her littlo 4 year" old daughter Dorothy were In the kitchen where Mtfc Dieball wn a Hasim I nr in the housework for Calloway andMrs Huffman and her mother CHRISTMAS GITS Shop early for these while selection is here There are many things to choose from WORK BASKETS An ideal gift for any one in assorted sizes 29c 79c range where were more num erous than ever before IV appears that south they developed to a marked extent that the plants could not afford sufficient squares for them jn which to continue de and' this fact coupled with the the cotton leaf appeared so as to "de foliate the plants to a marked ex tent In the southern region the boll weevils seemed to disseminate that Is to fly northward' and westward so that by fall they were found more numerous in the extreme northern cotton section of the state than Ln the southern part or instance during the first halt of November an abundance were found east of Afton while In Bryan county northwest of Durant" fields of cotton covered with an abundance nf latelv rieveloninc squares and beginning 1 to blossom contained a Oct verv small number ot weevus not enough to pay toward collecting them for the winter experiment This condition appeared through out "the southeastern third ofthe state People in general made state nients to the effect that lots of I si unnn ftY wt'cviiH were picnciiv up aminaticn it was found that tnej had been" numerously present earlier in the seasen The fall broods however were beginning to develop in tfie squares which had profusely formed on the green cot ton plants after the cotton leaf ca terpillar had disappeared This very fact tends to show that had the cotton stalks been destroyed early the fall crop of weevils in such localities would have been practically eliminated and none to speak have been preva lent for going Into winter quarters or the first time in the history of the weevil 'in" Oklahoma it is found to be further than ever some Specimens being taken as far north as Chanute Kansas In the southwest the fall broods of weevils has doubtless developed to a greater extent than supposed by cotton farmers and it is apparent that may be injured a great deal more than the cotton I growers suspect since in the fall pi tne year wnen uie oquaco aaur two Irather scarce and the boll weevilsw10ie or ground with yeast de are numerous tney wui nneai green bolls present' Conditions this fall then in com parison with last fall show that the main cotton boll weevil area that is the southeastern part of the state contains fewer weevils than usual while the outer boundary lines of the infested area in the western and and northern part of the state con tains more weevils perhaps than a 4n tKn niernrv CNQT UClUte Airuwn vuv hxmwaj this pest in Oklahoma 85 $2 JI Vi 1 High low CIohc 12911 12811 1291 134J 133J 134J 904 89 90i 975 965 524 514 524 56 3 56.

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