June 7, 2019 Issue, Page 5 of 12

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One Hundred Years Ago: June 1919 The fire at the Opera House ance Co. and was erected in mud when the tractor reared several machine gun nests including rainy days and Sun- One Saturday afternoon, B. on Broadway was the big 1908 by Joe Queenan at a cost backward crushing him to and numerous prisoners.” days. Threshing prices were P. Elliott and Lula F. Scales news of the month. De- of $28,000 (roughly three- death. The bulk of the engine ‘Young Bass was killed in- set at 18 cents per bushel spite the quick work by the quarters of a million dollars landed over his heart and stantly by a shell fragment on ($2.74) for wheat or rye appeared in their automobile, fire boys, the building was in today’s value). It was one completely crushed his chest. Oct.10, 1918. delivered in wagon box and whisked up the Judge, drove completely gutted. The fire of the best theatres in western Marshall Clarence H. Mrs. R. L. Whitlock had 12 cents ($1.83) for stacked re-ignited in the roof and it Oklahoma and the only one Phillips saw a suspicious nine hens--five Leghorns, two grain. to the end of West Broadway was some time before it was suitable for a picture show in looking young man get off the Anconas and two Plymouth Will Cain and Posey completely extinguished. Elk City. train. After obtaining a quick Rocks. In thirty-three days Reeves claimed the record for where the car was stopped The entire theatre was water Eight-year-old Jodie search warrant, Phillips they laid 171 eggs. During wheat cutting for a 24-hour and, in arain storm, the damaged although little fire Clark was discharged from found twelve quarts of whisky this time, she purchased period with their seven-foot reached behind the wooden the Clinton hospital where in the man’s grip. Offto the $4.50 ($68.52) in feed, which binder. Employing a Ford Judge tied the knot. stage area. he had been treated for four Sayre jail! supplied the hens plus over tractor, they cut a 40-acre The above items were Fireman Lee Parker weeks. His thirteen-year-old The family of James seventy chicks. At 35 cents field in 21 hours, running the received a gash on his arm brother accidentally shot F. Bass received a Croix de (85.33) a dozen for eggs, she binder all night. summarized from the Elk from falling glass; the wound him in the shoulder. Jodie Guerre with gilt star and cita- made a tidy profit! Tesmer’s Machine Shop City News-Democrat, The required stitches and asling. suffered from gangrene and tion award from the French Threshers and farmers was a busy place! Binders “Jack” R. Shafer was badly several operations were nec- government for his bravery. agreed upon labor terms for could not stand up to the Elk City Press and Carter Ex- cut on the face when another essary ending with amputa- The citation read that James western Oklahoma. Wages heavy, shoulder-high wheat press and written by Luanne fireman attempted to take his tion of his arm. had “displayed great courage were set at $3.50 ($53.29) crop necessitating many place at a third story window Lawrence Hunt and during the engagement near per day for aman and $5 per repairs. R. Eisler. Supplementary and dropped the nozzle while Homer Glasgow were seri- St. Etienne and unhesitatingly day ($76.13) for aman and Judge Robert W. Jones Shafer was about eight feet ously injured when they set went over exposed terrain ateam. Farmers furnished developed the reputation of information was taken from below on the ladder. Since fire to some powder that they and aided in the capture of board and fed the teams, marrying any place or time. www.dollartimes.com. the blaze started at night, it had removed from shotgun was believed that men or boys shells. Lawrence was badly were shooting craps in the burned on the face, shoulder basement and were careless and one hand. Homer was with a cigarette. The projec- burned on one side of his face tors were saved but the cur- and had badly singed hair. tains, scenery, silver picture Virgil Boydston was screen, wings and two pianos killed when a tractor over- were a loss. The building be- turned on him. 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