McCurtain Gazette. (Idabel, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 27, 1918 Page: 4 of 8
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Entered it the postoffice at Mabel, Oklahoma, aa aocoad claw mat matt*.
SUBSCRIPTION $1.60 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
W. J. OLD, EDITOR AND MANAGER.
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advertising rates.
Display ads—15 cents per
inch, flat.
Local adds 5c per line, nothing
charged under 25c.
"Tuesday is Meatless Day.”
“Wednesday is Wheatless Day.”
"Saturday is Porkless Day.”
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We are authorized to announce the
following candidates for office, sub-
ject to tne Democratic Primary Elec-
tion:
FOR TAX ASSESSOR—
J. M. POST, Re-election.
DELBERT S. RANDOLPH, Bok-
homn.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT:
L. A. BROWN, Bokhoma.
F. S. PHELPS, Pleasant Hill.
VOLUME THIRTEEN.
We begin Volume Thirteen
with this issue of the Gazette,
and are glad to say it is quite
different today from thirteen
years ago when a couple of type
stands, a G. Washington hand
press and a good box for a desk
composed the outfit. Today,
thirteen years from that day, a
nice power press, folding ma-
chine, paper cutter, perforating
and stapling machines, several
hundred pounds of display type
and a Model 19 Linotype ma-
chine and several hundred dol-
lars worth of the best station-
ery compose the shop. In fact,
the Gazette office is the best
equipped shop in this part of
the state and is doing a nice
business for which we are in-
deed thankful.
We have always been for our
county first and the Gazette
has advocated every cause for
. the best interest of our people,
as we saw it, and so long as
the Gazette remains under our
management it will continue
its present policy. We have
boosted Idabel and entire Mc-
Curtain county and shall con-
tin to do so.
We have had knockers against
us, but God bless them, they
have made our business grow
and we forgive them and shall
move along in our usual way de-
vouring a nice mess of polk
salad, occassionally and perform
our duty as we see it.
We thank everybody who
have helped us and wish them
success in their business.
A newspaper has a mission to
perform and that mission is a
responsible one, and if it de-
viates from the path and re-
form and boosting, it is of little
importance to the people of the
town and county. The Gazette
will continue to boost for Idabel
and all of McCurtain County,
the best town and county in this
state, none excepted in our opin-
ion.
Our subscription list is grow-
ing rapidly and every week new
names are added to the list.
People have become aware that
the Gazette is the best paper in
this part of Oklahoma and their
increased patronage is evidence
of this fact. Yet, we will only
be satisfied when this paper is
in every home in the county and
it will be, mark our prediction.
May success crown our people.
—Buy W. S. S. —
A Clarksville, Texas, cit-
izen advertised for a lost pig
thusly: “Lost—a pig just large
enough to be called a shoat.
Composed principally of hair,
grunts and grease. He or she
is a black pig sprinkled with
greasy looking white specks.
Has great aversion to dogs, but
loves to associate with boys and
pigs. Very gentle but has plain-
tive voice. Will snatch bread
from the baby’s hand. If he
comes to your house he will hunt
the small boy and beg for a
handout. Great reward offered
for his recove^-”
Such a pig is now very valu-
able.
—Buy W. S. 8.—
“I’m looking for barbwire to
knit a sweater for the Kaiser,'
says Al Johnson,—Muskogee
Times. Democrat.
And when you get it knitted,
charge it with gas and electricity
heavy, heavy as you can.
WAR SAVINGS.
The pagp ad “War-Savings”
which appears in this paper to-
day and Saturday is paid for by
the firms whose names appear
at the top as a patriotic duty.
The First National Bank contrib-
uted an issue of this ad alone.
The War Department are
sending these ads each month
and asking the people to con-
tribute the publication. Also
the names of the contributors
and amount contributed will be
forwarded to the War Depart-
ment.
—Buy W. S. S. —
When the Germans were be-
sieging Paris in 1870-71 food be-
came so scarce that elephant
steak sold at $4 a pound, chick-
ens at $10 each, dog meat at
60 cents a pound and rats at
35 cents a piece. Under the
conditions the French were
starved until they agreed to a
most infamous treaty by which
they agreed to pay to Germany
the most outrageous indemnity
that the world has ever known,
besides giving up part of their
country. The Prussian war
Lords carefully laid away the
millions they had taken from
France, and used it in making
big buns with which to fall on
tie the load of wood to the door
knob. Over here they go a little
better and order him to put the
wood in the stove and phone
their husbands to go to the
bank and make a note, the wood
man is coming.
—Buy W. S. S. —
The gardening fever has hit
Idabel.
Buy W. S. S.—
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
J. F. Kirby, of McAlester, a
____________ of the First No*
go shopping, butitional Bank of Haworth, Okla-
Cause of selling, I need
ordered
lng home to .—„—.,
left a itote to the woodknan to homa,
money .-
r selling, l need
E. JOHNSON.
Jim Angsley of this city,
has a hen that layed an egg this
week with three shells covering
the yellow of the egg. There
was no white in the egg at all.
This hen is evidently getting
ready for war duty.
FOR SALE—Four head of
good mules.* One three years
old and others three and six
years old. Nice farm size mules.
former citizen of Idabel.was in WiH sell formAor good note
week attending ~D-,E- WHITEHEAD,
Holly
27 3t.
the city this week attending r V\*
court. Mr. Kirby is now with Creek or Idabe,‘
The First National Bank of Me- You only need Sanol Eczema
Alester. | Cure to get rid of those Black-
Clair Leslie returned Friday i heads, Pimples, rough bumpy
from a visit of several days with
relatives and friends at Ashdown
and Nashville, Ark. He has re-
sumed his duties at Dooley &
Sutton’s.
FOR SALE—100 bushels ol
seed corn. See J. R. BRICE,
Idabel, Oklahoma, or one mile
north of Snag Lake. 3t Pd.
FOR RENT—Two four room
houses close in. See M. J. Muel-
ler. 2t.
K. M. Fuquay, cashier of the
First National Bank, of this
city, left Sunday for Ardmore,
to attend a meeting of the Dis-
trict Bankers Association.
Miss Sue Allen, who has been
in failing health for some time,
left Monday morning for Al-
burquerque, New Mexico, for
the hopes of regaining her
health. The numerous friends
skin. Leaves skin smooth. Is
pleasant to use. A trial will con-
vince you. At the drug store
Rev. F. S. Vance, of Norman,
Oklahoma, will move into our
city this week to take up regular
work with Church of Christ.
Visitors as well as all members
are cordially invited to be pres-
ent. Come out and let us give
Bro. Vance a good hearing. Sun-
day School promptly at 10 a. m.
Do you get up at night? Sa-
nol is surely the best for all kid-
ney or bladder troubles. Sanol
gives relief in 24 hours from all
backache and bladder troubles.
Sanol is a guaranteed remedy,
35c and $1.00 a bottle at the
drug store.
Paul Johnson, a jitney driver,
broke1 his right arm Monday
between his wrist and elbow
while cranking his Ford car.
He was carried to a physician
and the broken bones adjusted.
not absolutely necessary. Ad-
dress SINGER SEWING MA-
- ... . , ,°f Miss Allen in this city hope
France and rob her again. In, the change will be beneficial to
the meantime submarines were, her health,
constructed with which to assas-1 ,
sinate neutrals on the high seas j . Weaver Eastwood has re-. There is a large number of sim-
and the Kaiser became not only hl» Position with Wright
the greatest robber on land but' Dry Goods Company and has
the most heartless pirate on the ?one *° Garvin where he has ac-
seas that the world has ever oopteo a position,
known. But the conscience as, R. C. Newton was in Paris,
well as the fears of other na- Texas, the first of the week, at-
tions was at last aroused, and tinding the bedside of Mrs. New-
the people of all the world reali- ton, who underwent an operation
zed that they might expect the at the Paris Sanitarium. Her _ „
fate of France as Soon as the numerous friends in Idabel hope CHINE CO.,* Texarkanai Ark.,
Kaiser has robbed the nations for her a speedy recovery. 1210 East Broad St. f28-2t.
of Europe and turned his atten-
tions to the rest of the world.
Hence the world-war, which isi§'
merely an effort to strike down ;I
a hand of pirates grown so pow-! f
erful that it requires many na- j
tions to conquer them and |
give peace and security to the x
world.—Red River County I
(Texas) News. - 5
—Buy W. S. S. — |
It is said that people are
heard every day saying that'
they were not going to observe |
food regulations. Perhaps they*
think that because Mr. Hoover,
has been so pleasant and plead-
ing about it that he had no real I
authority. If you lack patriot-;!
ism enough to do it let us warn j
you in time that Mr. Hoover and I
the food administration have the I
law back of them, that secret |
service agents are on the job, <
and that in a very short time I
you will be known as a friend of j
your country or as a traitor, and
that there is plenty of author-
ity to land any violator in a fed- i
eral prison. This country is at
war and will do what is neces-j
sary. You don’t want to have .
to be forced or threatened.— I
Little River News. j x
There are lots of folks in-[I
different about their duty to j"
this war and all the officers ap-
pointed by the government are
going to get impatient after
awhile and then the enforce-
ment clause will be applied.
—Buy W. S. S— 7
Last Saturday when she
caught her husband watching
the Red Cross parade with his
arm linked through that of a
tall and handsome blonde, a
Dallas woman cleaned up with
her straying spouse in front of
a local hotel last Saturday aft-
ernoon. The battle ended in one
round with hubby on the de-
fensive. The blonde beat it.
Two good right swings to the
jaw emphasized the wife’s opin-
ion off her husband’s conduct.
Men in the crowd applaused her
efforts. They applaused, be-
cause they were lucky to es-
cape the same fate.
—Buy W. 8. &—
Read the article of Edith
Johnson in today’s paper taken
from the Oklahoman. She tells
you some plain truth and indeed
t is a deplorable condition, but
its the truth and then some.
Poodle dogs have been substi-
tuted for many a little bright-
eyed tot.
—Boy W. S. S. —
There is going to be lot of
people in trouble over this pro-
fiting proposition. The govern-
ment is going to look after some
folks.
Ur. and Mrs. McGinnis,
Millerton, were here
Mr. McGinnis is the new bank-lStato of Oklahoma! McCurtain Cow-
ed Mr. Norman about*ten days | i/the matter of the estate c4 w. A.
ago. He seems to he a live wire} piemen, Iteeaeed
&s "XUr ft rss: A*sflr*ssum
and his- institution^-vValliant; report n executor of toe estat# of
Tribune. wTA. Celemen, decewed. and alw
j hie final report as administrator of
Topsy Westmoreland, the the estate of W. A. Colemjuijdeceas-
fourteen year old son of Mr. and ed, and an app’
of said estate.
And Bell Coleman and Grace Cole-
in year ora son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Westmoreland, had
the misfortune of breaking his
arm just above the wrist, Sun-
day afternoon. He was crank-
ing a Ford when the handle slip-
ped causing the above accident.
All the Haworth physicians be-
ing out of town, tne services of
Dr. Hill, of Idabel, were requir-
ed to set the broken bones. Tqp-
sy is to be complimented on his
nerve, he allowed the arm to be
set without taking an anaeth-
etic. He is doing nicely at the
present writing.—Haworth Her-
ald.
—Buy W. S. S. —
Statement of the condition of the
BANK OF MILLERTON
Of Millerton, Oklahoma, at the
close of business February
15th, 1918.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts-----$ 29,672.0?
Stocks, Bonds, Warrants,
. Etc................- 166.67
Banking House --------- 1,750.00
Furniture and Fixtures___ 950.00
Due from Banks________ 15,732.07
Checks and Other Cash
Items ______________ 841.28
Funds in Transit________ 993.52
Securities with Banking
Board ______________ 500.00
Cotton Seed Acceptances-. 2,077.97
man, .minors, by_ their |wrdian,^J.
■m,, Louis A.
filed in this
TOTAL.............$ 72,682.58
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock Paid in____$ 10,000.00
Surplus Fund____________ 4,000.00
Undivided Profits, less Ex-
penses and Taxes Paid 1,001.67
Reserved for Taxes _____ None
Due to Banks ___________ None
Dividends Unpaid________ None
Individual Deposits Sub-
ject to Check_______ 52,568.39
Demand Certificates of .
None
ilar accidents reported every
day and in many instances the
arm has to be amputated.
WANTED:—Salesman and
collector—a man that can fur-
nish team and will work same.
'an ™l<e ™ney. Experience
posit _______________ 3,219.51
Certified Checks ________ None
Cashier’s Checks Outstand-
ing ________________ 1,839.56
Notes and Bills Redis-
counted ____________ None
Bills Payable____________ None
Liabilities other than those
above stated_________ 53.45
To The
PUBLIC
Beginning March 1st, 1918, a new long dis-
tance telephone tariff will be effective. This tar-
iff provides for rates on an air line basis, and the
change will affect few if any rates for distances
under 30 miles. For distances from 30 to 45 miles
it increases some of the rates as much as five
cents. For distances from 45 to 80 miles it in-
creases some of the rates as much as ten cents,
and on distances greater than 80 miles the rates
are proportionately increased.
During 1917, 4600 miles of copper toll wire,
at an increased cost of 7 per cent above the nor-
mal average price prior to the war, and other
equipment amounting to a total of $1,500,000.00,
was added to this companies plant in Oklahoma.
As much or more must and will be added this
year, and in addition, necessary facilities for the
handling of most urgent and important exchange
or local service must be provided.
Operators’ wages alone were 33 per cent
higher in 1917 than in 1916, and with telephone
rates stationary and the cost of furnishing ser-
vice steadily increasing and with still higher
costs in prospect, there is a well defined trend to
further reduction of the net return on the money
invested.
Our long distance lines and exchange facil-
ities are loaded to their full capacity, in fact earn-
ing every dollar our plant is capable of earning at
present rates for service, and it is thought more
equitable to obtain the additional revenue by in-
creasing the toll rates on greater distances where
copper wire is used, rather than on distances un-
der 30 miles, where iron wire, is used.
Additional funds must be secured and to ob-
tain funds from investors, it is essential that our
present investment yield a fair return and the
probable rate of future return must compare fa-
vorably with that to be secured in other lines of
investment.
In order that we may adequately perform
our duties of furnishing the public service, pay a
fair return on the money invested, and see that
our employees are suitably compensated for their
new tariff.
Southwestern
Bell Telephone Company
TOTAL .............$ 72,682.58
State of Oklahoma, County of Mc-
Curtain. ss.
I, W. T. McGINNIS, Cashier of the
above named Bank do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to
the best of my knowledge and belief
so help me God.
W. T. McGINNIS, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 21st day of February, 1918.
D. A. FOWLER, Notary Publ(c.
Correct—Attest:
My Commission expires June 20,
1919.
W. C. TAYLOR,
W. T. McGINNIS,
H. E. ROBB,
Directors.
—Buy W. S. S.—
First pub. Feb. 27 Out March 27.
IN DISTRICT COURT
No. 2394.
State of Oklahoma, County of McCur-
tain.
J. C. Leathers, plaintiff, vs Edna
Leathers, defendant. (
Said defendant Edna Leathers will
take notice that she has been sued in
the above named court for divorce
and must answer the petition filed
therein by said plaintiff on or before
the 10th day of April, A. D., 1918,
or said petition will be taken as true,
and a judgment for said plaintiff in
said action for absolute divorce will
be rendered accordingly.
Dated this the 26th day of Feb-
ruary, 1918.
Attest:
F. M. BROOKES,
Court Clerk.
By C. D. Wilkinson, Deouty.
Head ft Barrett, Attys. for Pltff.
—Buy W. 8. S. —
First pub. Feb. 6 Out March 6
ESTRAY NOTICE.
State of Oklahoma, McCurtain Coun-
ty. ss.
Notice is hereby given that on the
4th day of February, 1918, O. C.
Burkhalter appeared before me and
made affidavit of the taking up of
the following described estrays:
One black horse about 16ft hands
high 3 or 4 years old, little white on
Paul Stewart, and Oscar
a minor, by his guardian,
Ledbetter, having also file
court In this cause a petition for par-
tition of said estate.
It is hereby ordered that said re-
ports, application for distribution and
petition for partition be and the same
are hereby set down for hearing by
this court at the county court room
in Idabel, McCurtain County, Oklaho-
ma, for the 15th day of March, 1918.
at 10 o’clock A. M., at which time and
place the next of .kin
and all persons interested
in said estate are requested to ap-
pear and show cause, if any they
nave, why said reports should not be
approved, and the estate distributed
ana commissioners appointed and the
estate partitioned.
It is further ordered that notice
of such hearing be given by a publi-
cation of a copy of this order for
two successive weeks in the McCur-
tain Gazette, a newspaper published
in and of general ciiculation in Mc-
Curtain County, Oklahoma.
(Seal) J- D. PARKS,
County Judge.
—Buy W. S. S. —
First pub. Jan. 30 Out Feb. 27
IN DISTRICT COURT.
No. 2418.
STATE OF OKLAHOMA, County of
McCurtain.
Rosie Hudson, plaintiff, vs. Marlow
Hudson, defendant.
Said defendant Marlow Hudson will
take notice that he has been sued in
the above named court for petition
for absolute divorce and must answer
the petition filed therein by said
plaintiff on or before the 13th day of
March, A. D., 1918, or said petition
will be taken as true, and a judgment
for said plaintiff in said action for ab-
solute divorce will be rendered ac-
cordingly.
Dated this 29th day of January,
1918.
F. M. Brookes, Court Clerk,
By C. D. Wilkinson, Deputy.
J. N. Fortner, Attorney for Plaintiff.
—Buy W. S. S—
First pub. Feb. 9 Out March 9.
NOTICE.
To Whom It May Concern:—
Notice is hereby given that Alonzo
Posey, convicted in the District Court
of McCurtain County, Oklahoma, at
the September term' 1915, upon a
charge of larceny of domestic ani-
mals and sentenced to the Reform
School at Granite for five years, will
after thirty days from date hereof,
apply to the Prison Board of Control
and Governor for a parole. All parties
interested in said matter are hereby
peat.
i day of February. 1918.
nose, shod in front, thin in order, no
brands.
That the residence of said taker-
up ip on the NW14 of SE44 of section
19, Township 7 range 96 oast; that
his post office address is Bhults, Ok-
lahoma; that the same was taken up
on the 10th day of January, 1918.
(Seal) \
Witness my hand and seal, this 4th
day of February,, 1918.
H. A. SMITH, County Clerk.
O. C. BURKHALTER, Taker-Up
TAN-NO-MORE
Tks Skis ■esutlllw
Th« most
•vicntific and
moil wonder-
ful facial preparation of the modern
•ge. It impart! lo ihe alno a velvety
■ofi hi m and Drlu-acp whirl, ta dc*
tighilulin appeaiamaand pleasing in
ita effect. Unit (firing the day it ie
aprotecimnliomtlir Sun ,ud Wind.
In the evening na cae aaivrtea fault-
leaa completion. All dealere 39c,
50c. anti <1 00.
■otef-UkssIsr Mfg. Co., Mes Its.
notified. 4o appear.
This the 8th day or r edr
ALONZO POSEY.
—Buy W. S. S.—
First pub. Feb. 23 Out March 9th.
NOTICE OF HEARING OF GUAR-
DIAN’S REPORT.
In the County Court of McCurtain.
County, State of Oklahoma.
In the matter qf the estate of Leunik
McClure and Bessie McClure, mi-
nors, Peter McClure, Guardian, Pro-
bate case number 1228, and Sim-
mon Stevens, a minor, Lawson
Battiest, Guardian, Probate case
number 1534.
Notice is herby given that Peter
McClure and Lawson Battiest have
filed in this Court their final reports
as guardian of the estate of Leunie
and Bessie McClure and Simmon
Stevens, minors, respectively, that
said final reports have been set down
for hearing at the County Court
room of McCurtain County, Oklaho-
ma, at 10 o’clock a. m., on the 12th
day of March, 1918, at which time
and place the next of kin of said mi-
nors or any person interested in their
estates may appear and show cane
if anv they have why said reports
should not be approved.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set ray hand and official
seal of said Court this 20th day of
February, 1918.
(Seal) J. D. PARKS,
County Judge.
—Buy W. S. 8^—
First pub. Feb. 16 Out March 2.
NOTICE OF HEARING OR ADMIN-
ISTRATOR’S REPORT.
State of Oklahoma. McCurtain Coun-
ty. In County Court.
In the matter of the estate of Thur-
man Lewis, deceased, Simmon Lewis
administrator.
Notice is hereby given that Sim-
mon Lewis has filed in this Court his
final report as Administrator of the
estate of Thurman Lewis, deceased,
and that said report has been set
down for hearing at the County Court
room of McCurtain County, Okla-
homa, at 10 o’clock A. M., on the
12th day of March, 1918, at which
time and place the next of kin of
said deceased person interested in his
estate may appear and show cause, if
any, why said report should not be
approved.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said Court this the 18th day
of February, 1918.
(Seal) J..D. PARKS,
_County Judge.
Kite of Ohto^CHy of Toledo.^Lncaa ^County, •«.
'•finer of ill* Irm *of ?! 3? Cheney A «!?*£
partner of the Irm « . _______
Inf bualneaa In the c ity of Toledo, County and
fltate nforeaald. and thnt aaid Arm will pay
tbe ran of ORE tlT.XPRKIt 'HOLLARS for
•aeh and every ca»" of Catarrh that cannot ba
liail'a Catarrh Cure.
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red by the
UM Of
Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CnXNEY.
Sworn to before me end *uh*ciTbed In mr
presence, this 0th day of Itecrtubi r. A. D„ ItHd.
A. TV. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
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•eta directly upon the blood and miiroua *ur-
facea of tha system. bend for teatlmonlato,
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