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Historical Society, Custodian The Arapaho Bee OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA Volume XXXVII Arapaho, Custer County, Oklahoma, Friday, July 26, 1929 Number 32 Heat Fatal to Mrs 0. Dickey Complications following a heat prostration proved fatal to Mrs. J. 0. Dickey who died at her home in Weatherford at 11:45 o'clock Wednesday morning, after an illness of about three days' duration.

Funeral services are to be conducted at the Methodist church in Weatherford Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock by the Rev. Mr. Cobin, pastor of that church. Interment is to be make in the Weatherford cemetery. Mrs Dickey, who before her marriage to J.

O. Dickey, prominent Custer county banker, was Miss Vera G. Middleton, was 36 years of age at the time of her death. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her three children, J. 0.

Dickey, 11. Donald, 8, and Glenn, 2, her parents who live in Custer City, and several brothers and sisters. For a number of years Mr. and Mrs. Dickey had lived in Clinton while Mr.

Dickey was president of the State Bank at Arapaho. Some time ago they moved to Weatherford when her husband assumed the duties of president of the Liberty National bank there. ---Clinton Daily News. The news of Mrs. Dickey's sudden death came as a shock to her many friends in Arapaho.

While J. 0. conducted the bank here she spent much time in Arapaho and made many warm friends. She was of a warm-hearted, neighborly disposition and could always be depended on to do her full share in cases of sickness and trouble. With her passing the community loses one of its most worth-while members.

TOUR FOR WIFE'S HEALTH. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rice, accompanied by their son, Clarence, and his wife, will leave this week for a vacation trip to Colorado.

They are driving through and ex pect to be gone for some time. The trip is be.ng taken primarily on account of Mrs. Rice's health. She has been poorly for some time and it is thought that the change of air and climate will have a beneficial effect. BUYS HEREFORD CALVES Several of the wide awake farmers along Barnitz are shipping in Texas calves for fattening.

Among them is Ralph Roll, who will soon make a second trip to Texas where he intends to buy Hereford calves George Smith, who is one of our most enterprising farmers, recently shipped in sixty-three head of Texas calves for fattening on his place west of Arapaho. Judge E. J. Lindley and family left last week for a vacation in Colorado. Miss Mable Perry is on a vacation to Shawnee, Henrietta, Oklahoma City and other places.

She will be gene about two weeks. Presbyterian Church Rev. Hancock, of Weatherford, will conduct the regular Presby-, terian services at the Brick Church Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, Everyone is cordially invited to attend. She Hitches Hubby to the Plow Stillwater, Okla, July 25, Hitching her husband to a Georgia stock that they brought to Oklalahoma from Alabama and doing the plowing herself is a method used by a Bryan county farm woman in cultivating the garden spot that she has entered in the garden contest in that county, according to Velda L. Cole, assistant home demonstration agent.

By fastening "hubby" firmly to che "draft end" of the famous Georgia tool and doing the driving herself the Bryan county woman tilled her garden so intensely chat it rated as one of the best gardens entered in the contest, says Miss Cole. Arthur Debord has been slightly under the weather lately with a mild attack of heart trouble. Nothing serious, we understand, but a fine excuse to keep from working MRS DUNN VERY ILL Mrs J. A. Dunn, who has been very ill with internal trouble for the past year, is now reported to be in a very weakened condition.

She has been receiving constant medical attention from Dr. M. cBurney, of Clinton, but has not been making any improvement. Cedar Items H. D.

Macklin and family, from Berlin, Okla, Grace Fry and sons, Evert and Bernie, spent Thursday at the G. H. Fry home. Others eating ice-cream at the Fry home that evening were Mr. and Mrs.

Arthur Clark. G. H. Fry helped E. F.

Fry take his truck to Hydro Tuesday for repairs. H. D. Macklin and family, Annie Fry, visited with friends in Thomas and Custer City Wednesday. E.

E. Fry helped G. H. Fry take his car to Hydro Wednesday for repairs. H.

D. Macklin and family returned to their home in Berlin, Thursday. E. E. Fry hauled wheat to market the last of the week for G.

H. Fry. Annie Fry accompained C. D. Strong and family to Sunday School last Sunday.

The Families of A. P. Watters and Ezra Pugh Sundayed at the A. P. Robertson home.

Alice Watters and son, sworth and Florence Hugh called at the G. H. Fry home Sunday. Jim Shanks, and a friend of his from Clinton, called at the G. H.

Fry home Sunday. Lena Blum and piece and Annie Fry are cooking for threshers this week for J. B. Blum. Evert and Bernie Fry are tuking care of the fruit on the G.

H. Fry farm while their grandparents are helping with the threshing. Rev. and Mrs. Ed.

R. Herndon attended a picnic at Clinton Sunday given by the Church of the Brethren. COURT HOUSE LEVY VOTED New Levy Adds $20,000 Annually to Building Fund At the last meeting of the County Commissioners it was decided, by unanimous vote, to place a levy of one mill for the purpose of building a court house. It is estimated that this will bring in a sum of about $20,000. This sum, with the amount already in the building fund, will bring the total to between ninety and ahnndred thousand dollars.

With this sum, it is said, there is now nothing to prevent the immediate building of a Court House. The plans already adopted call for a courthouse and jail to be built for the sum of $140,000. Without the jail, which could be built later, the court house could be built with the money already in sight, it is estimated. Local and Personal Items JOHN PETTY REDUCES MILL FRED COX SELLS HIS WHEAT John Petty, who has the road patrol east of town, has been doing some mighty good work lately. The Muma hill on that road has always been a bad one, but in the last month or so John has reduced the grade about twenty-five percent and the Editor's eastwhile Chivvy can make it in high Mr.

and Mrs Lee Lewis and daughter Jean, arrived Thursday night on a short visit with Mrs. Lewis' mother, Mrs. E. P. Calmes, and her sister, Mrs.

Cary Nimmo, of Arapaho. Mr. and Lee Goodwin and Natalie were Sunday afternoon visitors with Mrs. Stephenson and sons. Mr.

and Mrs. Burnie Cloud made a trip to Weatherford Monday night. John Szedeli is now taking his vacation. He is getting a good rest around home after a year's hard work anc expect soon to make a trip to Detroit for the remainder of his holiday. Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Caldwell and children, Hazel and Ray, of Luciene, Okla, spent Saturday night and Sunday with the Misses Fisher and other friends. Mr. Lucille Davis, who has been making her home in St. Louis, has been visiting her daughter, Mrs.

Chester Calmes, of Clinto: recently, and is now in Arapaho visiting her sister, Mrs. S. J. Deason. Mr.

and Mrs. S. J. Deason attended the show in Clinton Monday night. Mrs.

Gladys Hayes and children, of Duncan, Okla arrived Thursday evening of last week on a week's visit with Mrs Hayes' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Cloud. HATCHETT PATROL CHANGED J. C.

Hatchett, who until recently had the road patrol south of Arapaho, has had his patrol changed so that it now lies entirely north of town. And, because he is one of the best road-makers in the state, his territory has been considerably extended. Mr. Hatchett expects shortly to buy an eight or ten acre tract somewhere near the middle of his patrol, where he will build and make his home. Harry G.

Locke, 1871- 1929 Harry G. Locke, son of Harvey and Martha, was born near Three Springs, in Hart County, Oct. 17, 1871, and departed this life at the home of his sister in Arapaho, July 20, 1929, age 57 years, nine months and three days, after a brief illness of one week. He made a hopeful profession at the age of fifteen years and died in the hope of a soon coming Savior. He leaves to mourn their loss two sisters, Mrs Emma Feather and Mrs Clara Alderson, and six nieces and three nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends.

KLASSEN HAS TRAVELED WIDELY J. H. Klassen, who is now the owner of the old Frank Stewart place, southwest of Arapaho, paid the Bee a visit Tuesday. Mr. Klassen is a very interesting talk- I er.

He was born in Russia, of Germanparentage, and speaks man and Russian as fluently as he does English, He later moved with his parents, via camel caravan, to Russian Turkestan where he lived for several years among the Mohammetan Turks of that almost desert region. He speaks of raising camels as casually as we do of horses or hogs. From there he came to America, first going to southern Mexico, which he declares to be the finest agricultural country he has seen, tne only drawback being one unsettled con-. dition of tne country due to revolutions and banaits. From MexICO he came to the United States, where he has since lived.

MRS FLINT SERIOUSLY ILL Mrs. Mary Flint, who has been seriously ill at one home of her son, W. E. Flint, is now in a very feeble condit on. She has been having the best of care, but her age, and the hot weather have made improvement difficult.

She is now seventy years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Blakley, who are now living at the Lone Star School house near Hydro, where they will teach the coming year, spent last week nere, guests of Mr. and Mrs.

W. J. Blakley. Mrs. A.

B. Chelf and Mable Teel motored out to Canute Sunday. While on the road they did good work in clearing the highway of nails. FEED YOUNG CHICKS SKIM MILK Experimental work by State and Federal research workers indicates the wisdom of feeding young chickens with a mash containing 40 per cent dry skim milk. This tends to prevent losses from coccidiosis.

In general high vitality is an aid in protecting animals against parasites. Good foeding builds up an animal's condition. Whenever an animal dies on the farm ho'd a post-mortem and try to discover the reason. If in doubt call in veterinarian to determine the trouble. If several animals or fowls are not "doing well," kill the sickest and find out the cause.

Poultry parasites thrive in hot weather. It is a good plan to give them some rigorous opposition. Spray the poultry houses to get rid of mites. Treat the fowls for worms and lice. Terraces Need Care Each Year Fred Cox has been "settin' on the world" here lately.

He caught the wheat market just after the first rise and disposed of his entire crop to good advantage. Fred knows this wheat business, and if there is any money to be made from it he will do it. The Ladies Aid of the Methodist Church will hold a food sale at Cobb's store Aug. 3. Everyone invited.

Mrs. Verna Bell, our popular kindergarten teacher, is closing a six weeks' term of school Friday 26. She will give a party to the youngsters on her pretty lawn Friday afternoon. Miss Erda Russell spent last Sunday in Custer City, the guests of Rev. Carson's family.

Mrs. E. Hester and family, of Granite, were week end visitors of Mr. and Mrs. B.

C. Cadell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Williamson, of Oklahoma City, arrived Friday evening from Cobb an their return trip from the mountains to their home in the city.

They are spending few days here with Mrs. Williamson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cloud, Sr. James Flint, of Yale, Okla, arrived Sunday for a short visit with his mother, Mrs.

Mary Flint, and the W. E. Flint family. According to Specifications Miss Pasmarte-I hear you have a model husband. Is he a late, model? Mrs.

Junebride--The very latest. From 12 to 2 a. m. every night. "Freedom of the Knees" Since the Atlanta girl kicked a masher on the shins we see greater utillty, as well as charm, in the short Atlanta Constitution.

OH Tractor Battles Bull, OH Saves 'Farmer's Life Marion, Perry of Marion Is alive because Cart Lempke converted his tractor Into a "tank" and plowed into a furious bull. Perry was working in a field on a farm near here when he was attacked by a bull. Lempke, in a nelghboring field, saw the animal charging Perry and goring him. Unfastening the plow from the tractor, Lempke speeded cumbersome machine across the fields and bucked the bull, which was compelled to flee from its helpless victim. Perry received a broken nose, two broken ribs, and possible internal injuries.

Stillwaler, July the crop area between the terrace ridges but do not stress the fertility of the terrace ridge itself, says L. E. Hazen, head of agricultural engineering of the Oklahoma A. and M. college.

Build the terrace ridge water tight, then concentrate your efforts toward improving the land that is not involved iu the terrace proper. Keed tap-root crops, such as sweet clover, off the terrace ridge. Fibrous rooted crops such as sudan grass or native crab grass should be used co protect the sloping ridges from hard dashing rains. Limited ed ipment end lack of power to handle large quantities of loose dirt makes terrace construction a difficult problem for the average farmer to handle, continues Hazen. Plan your terrace construction to cover two or more years.

The first year build the terrace ridges fully two feet high and wide enough to stand: the second year fill up the irregularities of height which are certain to occur because of fills, land texture aua varying slopes over which the ridge may pass. The first year's effort should be to conserve the soil fertility by obtaining the proper height and then widen and rebuild the ridge from year to year WILZI the same regularity that the crops are planted. Don't come to the conclusion that you are through with the terrace problem immediately after they are constructed as they require attention the same as railroad grades, water dams or other engineering structures of a similar nature. By using "power machinery" it is possible to build the ridges to a full height, the desired width and a firm core at the outset. "Power machines" make it possible to cut the ground to the firm subsoil, providing the material for core construction; the weight of the machines aid in packing the core of the terrace firmly; and the handling of large quantities of loose dirt is not a major problem, It is possible chat the time will soon come when it will be more economical to build the terraces by contract instead of attempting to do the work with the equipment and horse power that is available on the farm.

Hazen points out that water will not stand behind a level terrace if the ends are open the full depth of the causeway. Water will stand behind the gully dams in any form of terrace until the old gullies are entirely filled, which will take a tew years. The gradual movement of cue earth hill will tend to make the land a series of stairsteps flat on top with gradually sloping risers between, of course this condition will accrue after a long period of years, concludes Mr. Hazen. Card of Thanks We take this way to express our thinks and gratitude to our friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy during the sickness and death of our beloved brother and uncle and also for the beautiful floral offerings.

Mrs. Emma Feathers and Family. Mrs. Clara Alderson and Family. James W.

Locke..