Johnston County Capital-Democrat (Tishomingo, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 15, 1912 Page: 6 of 9
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Local and
If G Mill apcnt Sunday Jn
Ardmore $
J H Grata was a Sunday via
itor toMadill
JI A Hatcher was surveying
xtar Milburn Tuesday
J J D Sparks made a business
‘ ' trip to M ilburn Tuesday
E C Bavkenstuco was a visit-
r to Wapanncka Tuesday
Because I Love You” at the
pera bouse Friday night"'
S F Terry of Mannsville was
a visitor to the bub Tuesday
School resumed work Monday
after a vacation of several days
tpe
Opera house
"Because I Love You
talent
W L freeman of Bromide
was in the city the fore part of
the week'
C A McCall of Fillmore spent
several days in the city since our
last issue
Frank Hall left Monday on a
business trip to Pauls Valley and
Wyvmewood
jSol Lewia went to McAlester
Monday to attend the masonic
grand lodge meeting
A play produced by home
alent will be presented at the
opera house Friday night
Don’t miss the cplendid play
"Because I Love You” which
will be presented Friday night
Miss Pearl Edwards spent a
day or two with relatives in Ma-
dill the latter part of la9t week
Miss Gertrude Thompson' a
teacher in the public school
visited home folks at Ada last
week
T W Streetman deputy sher-
iff of Atoka county was here
Sunday visiting bis brother M
J Streetman
H L Muldrow Geo W Dud-
ley and John Chisholm attended
the meeting of the masonic
grand lodge at McAiester ibis
week
The Ada boys basket ball te m
iwill play the local high school
boys a game of basket bail next
Saturday night Game will le
called promptly at 8:15
Start house keeping right
Stoves ranges and all kitchen
utensils and hardware must he
clean and sanitary Dudley has
them Prices to suit
Ed McKinney of Milburn was
in the city Mouday to procure
marriage license lor liimself and
Miss Mima Hall They were
married at the homo of the
bride’s parents at Milburn last
Tuesday evening "
The C-7) has trio most com-
pleta lit m of calendar samples
Tthat wi V bo shown in Tisho-
mingo tl i reason and they are
the high quality and low price
kind Patronize home industry
and give us your order
tfV'The New Murray State Agri-
cultural school which has just
been completodwasthe scene of
much activity lastSundayAbout
five hundred of our citizens took
advantage of the tine 'sunshiny
weather to visit the building
Elmer Miller bad the misfor-
tune to lose his horse Sunday
morning Blind staggers is sup
posed to have been the disease
W M Miller and Ben Colbert
jve each lost some horses re-
cently by the same complaint
A few of our local sportsmen
went ont last Monday afternoon
for a practice shoot at clay pig-
elfts'over the traps and notwith-
standing the fact that they were
tout of practice some scores
made would have done credit to
high class professionals The
C-D would like to see a perma-
nent gun club organized at Tisho-
Parconal
Bert Goddard went to Madlll
Tuesday
R McLisb was over from Ard-
more Tuesday
W I Chitwood had business
in Wapanncka Monday
O M Allen of Russett was in
the county seat Monday
r
See ‘‘Because I Love You' at
opera house Friday night
Miss Olga Muskedal was a vis-
itor to Ardmore Sunday
C B Burrows was io McAles-
ter the fore part of the week
J M Williams' made a busi-
ness trip to Wapanucka Monday
C S Fenwick transacted legb
business in Wapanucka Tuesday
J J Clark and son Johnston
of Milburn were in town this
week
Geo Perkins a prominent cit
izen of Fillmore was in the city
Tuesday
J B Hutchens has just com
pleted a fine dwelling on South
Neshoba street
Joe Brown and wife of Mil
burn spent Sunday with rela
lives in this city
Mesdames B H Colbert and
Mattie Fisher were visitors to
Ardmore Tuesday
C B Hand was attending to
business in Denison Texas
couple of days this week
Born— to BR Rrundage and
wife Saturday night a boy
B L O’Neal spent Sunday
with relatives at Wapanucka
Jack Walker one of the prom
ioent bankers of Milburn was in
this city the first of the week
J S May tubby of Wapanucka
was here attending to business
and visiting relatives Tuesday
The minigitis scare has about
had its run and business has set-
tled down to normal conditions
Miss Maudiue Hand who is
leaching the Norton school spen1
Sunday with her parents in this
city
Dan Coffey who is working
gang of counts prisoners near
Fillmore was in the county seat
Monday
A P McAlexander and family
moved to Randolph the first ot
the week to take charge of the
hotel at that place
Mis Pearl Tyndall went to
Ardmore in order to witness the
play "The Bohemian Girl’
which showed there Saturday
night
The past week has witnessed
much activity in the farmingline
and many of our farmer3who
did not get to turn their land in
the fall have been at it
Mrs T J Smith has been in
Roff for the past few days hav
ing been summoned there by a
message informing her that her
sister in-law was seriously ill
with pneumonia
Miss Ruth Roff who has for
some time been filling a position
as stenographer in the 'office of
Attorney Lucas in this city has
resigned her position and left
Saturday for her home near
Reagan
Dr E C Warrcu of Chicka-
sha has formed a partnership
with Dr Nicholdson for the
practice of dentistry Dr War-
ren is expected in this week He
is from one of the best and old-
est families of Chickasha and
has been in practice there with
bis father for some time
Ibis life is just one blessed
thing after auother — No sooner
does the theatre season close
than the Ice cream season opens
up In full blast and the girl for
whom the average young man
has been buying opera tickets
all winter develops an apetitile
for that expensive delicacy
F W Boppleft Saturday fer
laskogee
Elbert Van Noy was a Milburn
visitor Saturday
Dr Ritter had business in Wa-
panucka Saturday
Moss Adams made his regular
vsit to Milburnlast Sunday
Born on Saturday February
Oth to Prof Fowler and wife a
girl
Rev E M Garrett filled his
regular appointment at Coleman
Sunday
W S Allen of Reagan was a
visitor in the city the latter part
of last week
Miss Ruby Lowry visited her
brother Oba and wife at Mil-
burn Saturday
Miss Kate Brown visited rela-
tives in Milburn the latter part
of last week
J B Hutchens left Sunday
night for Sunset Texas on a
business trip
Joe Brown and wife of Mil-
nru were visiting their parents
in this city Sunday
Cbas McCall of Fillmore was
transacting business in this city
the first of tho week
A few more days like last San
day will put the people to work
patting in their gardens
Miss May Griffith returned
Sunday night from a week’s vis-
it to her parents at Coleman
y
Get your wood either dry rail
or split for cooking or heater
from C H Brown Phone 21
Misses Pauline Miller and
Katie Adams spent a day or two
in Ardmore since onr last issue
Mr Ragsdale representing
the Luke piano house in Ard
more was in the city last week
Tin work of all kinds neatly
and correctly done Dudley has
the best tinner in Johnston conn
ty
The Safety Hatch Incubators
are guaranteed by Dudley Hard-
ware Co Call in and see them
They are wonders
The gasoline light that works
all night
With little pay It’s light as day
See them work at Dudley’s
Hardware
FOR SALE— One horse power
well drill in good condition Ap-
ply to J W Bingham
S 2t-p
Tishomingo
The Dudley automatic sewing
machin?s are guaranteed for 10
years Will last 23 years See
them at Dudley’s Hardware and
be convinced
Wanted — Laborers to clear
right of way for drainage ditch
Good limber Pay by cord Ad-
dress II M Emerson Tishomin-
go Oklahoma 89-tf
Going to build? - See Dudley
Hardware Co tot builders Hard-
ware ‘The price is right qual
ity the highest
T D Underwood of Hugo is
a guest at the Capital hotel this
week tie is a traveling repre-
sentative of the Southern Nur-
sery Co of Tennessee
"The American Loan Company
is prepared to loan quickly on
land We make our own in-
spections and settlements on
short notice
B R Bru adage Pres”
Implements of all kinds prices
to suit the times good goods
and honest quality have made
our business Buy implements
here and save money Dudley ’s
Hardware
There will be a box supper at
the Presbyterian charcb next
Tuesday night the proceeds of
which will go to build u retaining
wall on the east aide of the lot
upon which the church is located
The Fraternity Glee Club the
jolly entertainers will be at the
opera bonse tonight This is
the last number of the lyceam
coarse and promises to be the
best (
Dudley Hardware Co for
plumbing
Cias Webster of Randolph
was here Tuesday
Jake Hallmark waa over from
inssett yesterday
W T Wells of Ardmore tru
in the bub Tuesday '
C B Thomas had bnsiness in
Mannsville Tuesday
J S Russell of Mannsville
was in town Tuesday
V w
Mrs Kate O'Brien was oyer
from Russett Tuesday
‘ J E Newman made a business
trip to Milburn yesterday
Miss Nannie Betts was shop
ping in Ardmore Tuesday
Mre Covey of Mannsville was
a visitor to the city Tuesday
A Wilborn of Mannsville wav
in the county seat yesterday
Ed Williford was a business
visitor to Ardmore this week
Ben Ashby of McAlester is
registered at the Capital hotel in
this city
W M Kingsberry made
basinets trip to Coalgate ye
terday
Money to loan on well improv-
ed city and farm property
American Loan Co
Alexander Gullett was attend-
ing to legal bnsiness at Wapa
nucka yesterday
The way to health and pros-
perity clean sanitary plumbing
See Dudley Hardware Co
J R Green was in Wapanncka
yesterday in the interest of hie
candidacy for county weigher
Call at Dudley’s Hardware and
see those new gasoline lamps
They are the best for more light
Mills Garrett and family of
Weatherford Texas are visiting
Judge Garrett and wife of this
city
Isaac Fillmore a prominent
citizen of the Fillmore communi-
ty spent several days at the hub
this week
C W Holmes of Pontotoc was
here Tuesday to attend a meet-
ing of the stockholders of the
American State Bank
Report of Field Meet Committee
1 50 yard dasb
2 220 yard dash
3 440 yard dasb
4 Pole vault
High jump
Broad jump
Shot put
Hammer throw
Relay race half mile team of 4
Boys 14 or under
100 yard dash
Totato race
High jump
Broad jump
Total No of poiuta for all events of
tho meet 113
Location of meet By decision of the
committee after considering advan-
tages and Inducement offered tho
meet will te held at Milburn Oklaon
the 19tb day of April 1912
Eligibility of Contestants
Every contestant must be a boniGde
pupil of some county public school so
certified by his principal and shall
have entered school on or before Feb
15th and' remained till (kite of meet
or till close of term
‘ "Honors to be Awarded
1 To pupil scoring most points in
meet will be given a gold medal
2 To the sinner of first place in
each event will be given a silver medal
3 To the wnner of second place in
each event will be given a brouze med-
al 4 To the winner of third place in
each event will be given a ribbon
5 The school winning most points
will hold the county athletic bauner
0 To each of the two winners in
the declamatory contest will be given
a gold medal
Selection of Judges
It ia decided that the judgea of the
field meet and declamatory contest
hall tie selected outside of Johnston
county one by each member c f the
committee of the field meet In case
any judge selected ' does not appear
those who do appear shall appoint an-
other to fill the vacancy And in case
none of those appointed attend the
meet the committee shall make other
appointments
We your committee futhermore
adopt the rules and regulations gov-
erning meet in lull when not in con-
flict with the above —
Signed J G March Wapanucka
J W Morgan Mauuaville
T D D Quaid Pontotoc-
When in Tishomingo atop at
the Tishomingo Hotel ratea $1
per dayT Phone 174 29 tf
FRATERNITY
Cox Opera House Tonight
News at The Court House
MARRIAGE LICENSES
G W Lind ley and Miss Liixie Dil-
lingham Emet
Ed McKinney Milburn
Mims Hall Nida
G C Bond and Misa Tempie Hall
Nida
CASES FILED IN DISTRICT COURT
F C Fincty vs Agnes Colbert et at
foreclosure
B O Reed et at va Katie O’Brien
injunction
ARRESTS MADE
Charley Crawford and Bungy Chap-
man unlawful possession -Sterling
Rick insanity
Will Kerr who was released this
week in the juvenile court from a charge
of forgery was re-arrested Tuesd y
n'ght on a similar charge
The county commissioners met Tues-
day and canvassed the returns of the
election held last Sat-irday
Two Farmers Institutes
There will be two institutes held for
the farmers in Johnston county this
month one at Wapanncka February
23 and at Milburn February '24 As
many of the Johnston county fanners
as can possibly do so should take ad-
vantage of this opportunity
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TEXAS TRACTION COMPANY
(Denison Sherman-Dallas Interurban)
NEW FAST LIMITED SERVICE
Between
Denison McKinney
Sherman Dallas
Leaves Denison 6:30 a m 10:30 a m 12:30 p m and 5:30 p m
2 1-2 HOURS TO DALLAS
Regular Local Cars Leave Denison (or Dallas and all Intermediate
Points Hourly from 6:15 a m to 4:15 p m incl and 5:15 p m
and 8:15 p m : : ' N: :
THROUGH TICKETS TO Ft WORTH
For Information Address any Agent or
M R FEWELL A G P A JAS P GRIFFIN G P A
Denison Texas Dallas Texas
Do It Now-—
See Ware Land
3 bottom land farms for sale
2 timbered land
Easy Term s
Low
Thirty Thousand Dollars to Loan on Farm Security
Five Tishomingo Homes for You to Select From
Terms (10 cash balance in notes of 111 25 due monthly without interest
Can you afford to pay rent? Figure on it Especial— When you are
sick or your family sick we will carry all notes and let you keep your
money for more pressing need Don’t delay don’t wait— only five
homes in this offer First five peopll that brings the (10 cash payment
will be the lucky ones Don’t fail to bring the (lOif you mean business
QUI CLUB
i:o::e endorsement
Hndreds ( Tishocixjo Ctizeas
CaaTdl Tor ARAboct It
Home endorsement the public
expression of Tishomingo peo-
ple should be evidence beyond
dispute for every Tishomingo
reader Surely the experience
of friends and neighbors cheer-
fully give by them will carry
more weight than the utterances
of strangera residing in faraway
places Read the following:
A 8 Porier Maiu St Tiaho
mingo Okli says: "I am still
recommending Doan’s Kidney
Pills at every opportunity for
the benefit I received from their
use a few years ago baa been
lasting You can counton me
aa one who is willing at all times -to
testify in praise of this re-
medy I tried first one remedy
and then another far years when
suffering from a doll ache aod
soreness across the small of my
back and troubled with the kid-
ney secretions Nothing helped
me to any extent until I got
Doan’s Kidney Pills at tho Capi-
tal Drugstore After nsing a
couple of boxes I was well ”
For sale by ail dealers Price
50 cents Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo New York soie agents
for the United State
Eember the name — Doan’s —
take no other -
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Don’t Delay
& Loan Company
5 prairio land farms for sale
farms for sale
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Lucas, Edwin L. Johnston County Capital-Democrat (Tishomingo, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 15, 1912, newspaper, February 15, 1912; Tishomingo, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1850339/m1/6/: accessed November 18, 2025), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.