The Statesman. (Foyil, Indian Terr.), Vol. 3, No. 15, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 13, 1907 Page: 1 of 4
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THE STATESMAN.
VOL. 3.
FOYIL, I. T, JULY 13, 1907.
NO. 15.
Entered at the Postoffice at Foyil,
I, T., as second class mail matter.
April 6th, 1907, Under Act of Con-
gress March 8,1878
Will Payne assisted in threshing
grain in the country this week.
Miss Laura Suagee was a Foyil
visitor in Yinfta on Monday o! this
week.
S. E. Dowling was in on the i ith
and reported the game to be played
here on the 14th.
Will Holman and little son were
la from their country home a short
time on the 10th instant.
An Oklahoma paper says that
Tams Bixby can speak his name
plainer than he can write it.
Our young friend Willie Allison
has been assisting in the Foyil
State Bank for several days.
Dr. Tinsley was among out last
Saturday visitors. We desire to
see more of oar town people and
readers in our office.
The hardest news to handle and
disQuss is tht^'.war talk" such.as is
now indulged in with reference to
the United States and Japan.
A. J. Ledbetter, of North Caro
lina, is here looking over this sec
tion with a view to locating. A
call from the gentleman is hereby
acknowledged.
It is said that our townsman Oce
ola Allen has been studying and
practicing on aerial navigation for
several months, He has the prob-
lem all solved with the exception
of two details. One is how to get
his airship up into the air and the
other is how to keep it there.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Ward were
pleasant visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
O. h. Dowling's Sunday. In the
afternoon all went to the ball game.
After the game was over they went
back to Mr. Dowling's and made
ice cream. Misses Miggie Fore-
man, Mable Dowling and Mr. Sam
Dowling helped them eat the cream.
It was something delicious.
The objecting committee of the
con. con., met last Friday in Outh-
rie. Rev. J. H. N. Cobb, delegate
from the Sapnlpa district, one of
the Republican members of the con-
vention, and Republican aspirant
for congress from this (3rd) dis-
trict, objected to the legislative ap-
portionment, the di&mantejing of
the oonrts of power in contempt
eases, the disfranchisement of sol-
diers and sailors and the placing of
the school levy at such a low figure.
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Thos. Brannon was down from
Chelsea Wednesday. ^
Col. ££. S. Harnage was in'Clare-
more between trains on the 1 ith
J. A. Holland was in Statesman
office a few moments on the 1 ith.
John M. Taylor, Jr., was in
our city and vicinity officially,
the 12th instant
Messrs Oce Allen and Sam Fran-
ces were eallers at Statesman offiee
on the nth instant.
Charley Allen has part of the
frame up for a new cottage on hia
lots in the north part of town.
R. R. Leggof Upshaw, Alabama,
will hereafter read the Statesman
through the courtesy of J.G. Smith.
Wheat threshing has commenced
in earnest. Two machines are at
work within hearing distance of
town.
Bill" Lewis and family of Blue
Creek ware trading with Foyil
merchants and visiting friends here
Saturday.
T. Hf Allen dfove %p-to Chelsea
Wednesday and brought back a
load of building material for Rev.
Clupham's new dwelling.
John Smith was in on the nth
and enrolled as a member of our
reading circle; also sends The
Statesman to an uncle in Alabama.
It was rumored on our streets
yesterday that John Smith had
purchased Payne's Pharmacy, but
the rumor could not be confirmed.
The Foyil team will entertain the
Talala Second nine on the diamond
here Sunday the 14th. A goad
game will be on and a representa-
tive crowd is anticipated.
G P. Harper carried into town,
on the nth instant, the longest
root that has been shown here for
sometime. It was an alfalfa root,
measuring 26 inches and of only
four month's growth.
Messrs. Faulkner and McClellan
shipped 4 ears of eattle to market
from this station on the loth in-
stant. They and their men took
meals at the Dunlap Cafe during
their sojourn in town.
Mr. Burr who lives about 4 miles
southeast of this city, on the D. C.
Harris farm, who has been sick for
several days, was operated on
Thursday evening by Drs. Tinsley
and Hensal of this city and the
vermiform appendix removed.
While his condition is serious, ho
was resting well yesterday.
Washington Warblings.
Good growing weather.
Frank Erwin transacted business
at Foyil Monday.
John Green transacted business
at Foy|l a few days ago.
John Prather went to Foyil on
business the first of the week.
Roy Major, at Chelsea.
G. W. Leffler and son Willis, left
the irst of the week for Uniontown,
Kansas, to spend a few weeks with
relatives.
Hazel Eyhs.
Ward's Grove.
Everet Foreman got busy in the
harvest field last week.
Several of ourpeople celebrated ^ carQ tas ma<k a wonierful
at Claremore, and all report a good
time.
Thieves stole one of Alva Brwin's
horses while he was taking in the
picnic at Claremore.
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growth since the recent rains.
Col. Harnage thinks of making
some improvements on his resi-
dence.
G, T. West and son, Will, went
Jake Cook's threshing engine -to Chelsea Monday to help Tom
has been taken to the neighbor-
hood of Foyil where he will begin
threshing.
Boss Ward entered the roping
contest at Claremore on the 4th.
While he didn't win aay money,
he made a good showing, and says
he will t*y 'em again.
Mrs. Xannie Smith returned
Sunday-to her home at Bartlesville,
after a pleasant visit yith her
mother, Mrs. Jack Downing. Her
sister, Miss Sallie Boudinot, went
home with her.
Plow Boy.
Brannon move.
Our people are busy wondering
who will be our teacher next fall.
Our school house is one of the best
in the country, and as the attend-
ance has always been good, we
think we are entitled to a good
teacher. lane R Amos.
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Bushyhead Letter.
•has. G. Ross started his thresh-
er Monday.
Will Major made a flying trip to
Joplin, Mo., Friday.
J. E. Seifried is delivering lum-
ber for onr new mill.
J. W. Stewart was at Claremore
on business Monday.
A. J. Webb transacted business
at Chelsea last week.
J. W. Roberson transacted busi-
ness at Foyil Tuesday.
Sunday is the regular preaching
day at the school house by Rev
Owens.
J. M. Cheek left Sunday for
Keifer, T., T. He will work in the
oil fields.
Tho 4th of July passed very quiet
ly, most of our citizens celebrated
at Chelsea.
Hsy bailers are starting out in
full force, which makes help in
great demand.
Singing at Willis Rathfons Sun-
day evening was well sttended by
the young folks.
Miss Agness Msjor spent Satur-
day aid Sunday with hev brother,
A crowd of farmers trading in
town like they were in Foyil last
Saturday looks good to one who is
interested in the upbuilding of the
town. Local merchants carry as
full and complete stocka and sell as
cheap as Sears & Roebuck do, but
a great many people don't know it.
Mail Order Houses advertise their
goods and prices, while some of our
home merchants do not. This fact
accounts for so much money being
sent to Chicago instead of being
kept in local ehannels where it be-
longs.
The Overton News says "that the
Foyil Statesman is a bright little
paper that would be a credit to a
town of 500 people. If the paper
is to be taken as an index, we pre-
sume that the town of Foyil con-
sists of one store, a bank, a restau-
rant, one blacksmith and a printing
office and drug store. If the States-
man doesn't lie scandelonsly about
the resources of thai community,
ws should thfnk that Foyil would
be a good location for another store
or two, a hotel, livery stable and
other industries. Foyil is on the
Frisco between Claremore and
Vinita." Just as we have told yon
before. A town is judged by the
business houses represented in its
newspaper advertising columns. On
this basis our readers away from
home naturally think that our town
is a very small one. All lines of
business mentioned in the article
above are represented in this little
eity, but people away from home
are not informed of the fast.
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