McCurtain Gazette. (Idabel, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 88, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 28, 1918 Page: 1 of 4
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Mabel, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, Saturday, December 28th, 1918.
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Holdenville, Oklahoma.
, December 20, 1918.
McCurtain Gazette,
;’f", Idabel, Oklahoma.
Dear Editor: *;U
I would like to use the col-
umns of your excellent paper to
convey to the parents , ■ and
°/«n!!LSOltie^ uf0m M5‘ were funded while doing their
ffifi r? ^ Which duty< but we have one consola-
m5thCpT»P (.E3f®thltlon»- we. exacted foil from the
- [ntantry), the fact that they enemy and now that the war is
dTthrea?bh to feel proud|over and the boys will soon be
•ftn *a boy3' . / -• ■ coming back, you .will hear the
the, .12t.h! interesting stories of those who
ftt f,ve ocloek> f«H for Liberty.
Z rl- JfiPKaaL ae ** mste*
fact, once.started there was no
stopping them. I am proud to
say that I 'was the Commander
of such a brave buhch of men.
McCurtain County and State of
Oklahoma, can feel proud to have
been represented by such men.
Some of the brave boys made
the supreme sacrifice and others
were wounded while doing their
AmericanNatioml Bank
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The Personal Service Bank ms
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tne Top with not a slacker nor a
duty shirker in the Company, in
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c. W. GRIGGS,
Capt. E 3o8th Infantry.
UNITED OIL MILL . Iwere both burning fiercely bilt
'• BURNS AT ASHDOWN every effort was m^ade S confine
Loss in-Build^achinery and1 St^ *
Products Estimated
$100,900.
Ashdown, Dec. 25.—A
trous fire occurred here
The mill was one of four op-
erated by this company, the oth-
ers being at Arkadelphia, Hope
disas- a"d„Idab€?, 0kla; w- F. Foster,
“y“o *uc uvturreu nere early of Hope, is president and H. A.
this morning when the United 0rton> manager. The mill at
Oil Mill burned, with a total lo3s Ashd°wn was built in 1902. Art-
of machinery, building and pro- Jwbncrtnent was made that a
ducts of $100,000. The seed lar&er Pla"t wiji be built as soon
Abuse, containing about $200,- as tke insurance adjustments
000 worth of seed, and .the lint ai>J mado- The mill was ade-
cotton, with the exception of 15 <Jua^Jt insured, according to re-
bales, were saved. The origin of P°rt
the fire is unknown. —- , _ •
4:»o”S^ST„S^S! METHODIST CHURCH
man, who gave the alarm. By
R C. NEWTON,
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President
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REPORT OF ORGANIZATION
OF THE COMMERCIAL CLUB
The citizens of Idabel were no-
tified to meet at the Court
House last Monday night, De-
cember 23rd, 1918, for the pur-
pose of organizing a Commer-
cial Club. On account of bad
weather the crowd was small
and decided to have a tempor-
eral. Jno. Rouleau and J. T.
Moreland were appointed as a
sub-committee to assist in ar-
ranging for refreshments.
Motion made and carried that
the Chairman appoint a com-
mittee to solicit a list of the
business men of the town and to
the time the fire was discovered
the meal room and lint room
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NATIVE
MILCH COWS
FOR SALE
At All Times
J. W. JOHNSON
(High School Bldg.)
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We wish for Idabel a great
New Year—great in everything
that makes for substantial pros-
perity, good citizenship and
brotherly association. Let’s
forget ourselves and “roll a
wheel” for community welfare.
Regular services Sunday. End
the year like you should.
Morning subject: “Closing the
Books.”
ary organization until such time furnish the Secretary with
as a sufficient number of citi-
zens, and business men could be
present to organize a perma-
nent Commercial Club.
N. W. Gore as acting chair-
man, called the House to order
and proceeded with the tem-
porary organization. I. W. Lacy
was chosen as acting secretary.
Motion made and carried that
copy of same. C. R. O’Neal, I.
C. Sprague and H. R. Cooksey
were appointed on this commit-
tee.
Motion made and carried that
the Secretary enroll all present
as members of the Commercial
Club.
The following were enrolled:
DR. WYNNE, OCCULIST
Idabel, Oklahoma Phone No. 57
My entire time devoted to Diseases (medical and surgi-
cal) .of the Eye, Ear; Nose and Throat.
CLASSES SCIENTIFICALLY FITTED
This is strictly the work of a Specialist of Disease of
the Eye/ One who knows the diseases of the Eye and «s-
pecialijrdfceases Bf~the Nose, Throat, Mouth and Teeth.
ADENOIDS and Tonsils:—I am prepared to do the op-
eration for their removal at each visit to IDABEL.
I make no charge for the treatment of Catarrh of the
Nose and Throat.
One regular visit each six weeks. Phone 38 or inquire
Hotel Rouleau. IDABEL, Friday, January 17th.
5 points for being on time. Rouleau last Wednesday even-
5 points for contributions. ing:
Just before departing for| Mr. and Mrs. GeO. F. Short,
their several homes the class Mr. and Mrs. Wade Stevens Mr
of “The Cost Si to Kbmu!
Call us if you need our servi-
ces. Phone 286.
OSCAR L. ADAMS,
Pastor.
Money in
the Bank
jn<ilce$
_ Miw.uwoi utMUl, UIIV. 1JIC1, IVUUl. nttl/.- ... ---- ---- ---r-----------
men of the town to perfect a j lip, J. W. George and I. W. Lacy. -;---- Sawyer, Mrs. J. A. Braswell, Mrs
permanent organization. J Motion made and carried that t srwmii » J‘ H- Crook; Misses Vesta Kil-
A committee • consisting-oM he Secretary be instructed to hsv™ A oka' Kore, Mamie Dye, Pettie-Dye.
Jno^Tyler, W. A. Goforth and l'urnish a copy of the minutes of! Edna Hosey, Edith Godbold,
this meeting to the paper for, Thp fnuowino. WtQV |Buby Earl, Lida Higgs, Marian
publication. voitoH w mT* t ^ • u i r j Johnson’ Birdie Jones, Patsev
Motion made to adjourn until; ^ her blShS^am^W I »ames’ „ Verdie Jones- Netti’e
next call meeting for a perma- A Graham, Post, Fraizier (Conway, Ark.),
— ' • ~ ied who !s with the American Expe- Phillips (Hope). Willa West
ditionary Forces in France. Sam Rennie Bruton Mabel AtwS
Be^ice Carwiie, Kate Isbell,
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E. E. Cochran was appointed by
the Chairman to draft the
ted at the meeting for a per-____________„„..e
manent organization, also to so- nent organization. Carried
licit attendance and make prep-! I. W. LACY,
nration for the meeting in gen-
Secretary.
JOHN McCASKILL
and
put in
ivances^
mor
Now that it is New Yean
“Take Stock” of yourself?^
year? How much money did yd
much money did you waste on exit
Then, start this new year right. Bank more money.
Making regular $eposit|4fepn pity uptJftMfBjr,
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If you hav^’t a;
warm himself. The freight
Died in This City Thursday train thundered by too late to
Night. be warned of
—-- ^ ahead.
John McCaskill, who has been! An early investigation report-
IlfTfig ‘ near ldubeirdied Thors-! ed the dead as foUow-s: Second
day night at the home of his sis- j Lieut. J. H. McLauren, address
ter. Mrs. J. P. Tribble, in this j unknown; Earl M. Peall, 311 E.
city. Mr. McCaskill has been ai Fourth street, Oklahoma City;
sufferer of Bright’s Disease for | Walter N. Carter, Enid, Okla.;
several years. A few weeks ago i Robert Burns, Tucumcari, N. M.
he was moved to the home of his | The fifth victim was unidenti-
sister where he could receive fied. His linen was marked with
ham. ana is well known in this Fay StrawnT Mr andllrs. 7~G
- - c*ty where he resided for sev- Phillips- Messrs Tuck White
station agent to have stopped to .eraI y^0r^jew^e 1 lollows' Willie Green, Morton Higgs, San-
m j" "0----lin Ball, Fred Stringfellow, F.
jy iou taie to; n N®VIer?ber 1918- Latimer, Morgan, Scott, Isbell
Receiv-ed your letter and was (Broken. Bow) ' ^
sure glad to heap from yoa. I
don’t guess it will be very long . '
before I will -get to come home. . X. R. Benson, a prominent cit-
I got a letter from mama a few °f Garvin, was in the city
days ago. We sailed from New Thursday and to complete his
York July 31st and landed at ■ next year’s reading called in and
medical attention. He formerly
lived at Wallaceburg, Arkansas,
* and was a member of an old and tal here,
i highly respected family.
The funeral services were con-
ducted by Rev. J. S. Baird, the
Presbyterian pastor, after which
the initials E. M. B.
All the injured are in a hospi-
country cemetery
home of Ed Moore.
The Gazette extends sympa-
thy to the bereaved relatives.
FIVE ARE DEAD IN
OKLAHOMA WRECK
CLASS ENTERTAINMENT.
tbe,repj^in^jyerg lai^jto j^gt ini The Hustlers, a class of young|with deP_th bombs. We got nine George F. Short and wife, of
the country cemetery n$ar theTladies SrthFWeDf&dfiirSiJWra/ ^-muwtnp-we *we OWahoma-^itj^are-rthe*-wests
homo of FVl Monro ^ohnol w»fV» o nimihm. ill S 48-hour storm hut lots nf of ;n
TwenA Seven
Freii
Injured When
lies Into Pas-
Norge.
25,
Ves and
, 10 serio
iCCOt
lone.
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THE _ FIRST NA WNAJ. BANK
patto% lost t^ir Bv
[ parsonh ijefe idjured,--------^
\ Ty, when a Frisco freight tram
crashed into a passenger train,
outward bound from Oklahoma
>rge, Okla., a smalt
miles southwest of
I'HnprnUg.
in
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because of frozen pipes when the
freight crashed into it, telescop-
ing three of the passenger cars.
— ----—— train to flag the » ,
onooiniiig freight, to said hy the lesson.
School with a number of their
gentlemen friends were delight-
fully entertained at the Metho-
dist Parsonage by Miss Arvalee
Adams, the president of the
t ’ass, on the evening of Decem-
ber the 26th.
jig of the
the hou
ich tim
;e lunch
le lunch
planned
New Year.
young me
defeated i;
tertsin. tl
on which
ed in the
100 points for each new pu-
pil.
25 points for the 11 o'clock
AWR «juiy oisi ana i&naeci at* *vcai ® cctiieu in ana
Brest, France, August 12th. We*kad Gazette go to him for
were attacked by 12 submarines. 1919-
First, one attacked and next, two Joe Hayden Harper, who is a
and then nine attacked us, but!student in the Paris Commercial
we never lost a ship. Sunday. College, is the guest of his par-
August 11th. about 2 o’clock ents, Mr. and Mrs. George S.
P. M. nine submarines attacked Harper, in this city.
^"Thoiwhoto- sea—trembled • Assistant Attorney General
with depth bombs. We got nine George F. Short and wife, of
m a 48-hour storm but lots of of friends in this titv. • »
cowboys came over without be- Cantain
ing attacked by-a submarine at Clarksville T-v** y’
all. I can tell you ail when ?
you. I trust I won’t have to f trus week °n biismess. ?
stay over here long.
J.' S. Vesr, of Broken Eova
I have been in the best of
Your loving brother,
. The following young people
‘ enjoyed a dance at the Hotel
WANTED-Torent
| rooms for light
housekeeping!
Call phone 1721
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15 points for each studied
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M. J. Richardson & Co. at Hugo, OUu.
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