The Wilburton News. (Wilburton, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, January 23, 1914 Page: 10 of 10
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WILBURTON
OXLA NEWS
HUMBER
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Just put into operation a large
u-r-P annlng Mill Hare a mammoth
-- ock of lumblffriKeTBEeil' In -this
p irt of the oou atrj!iopuVOB' the"
a arket For prices etc address
M'J“OUE8T
Hughes Oklahoma
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SUEMWELL — PACE
Groom Surprises His Many FVienlds
Hr Suddenly Heooming
j a Benediqt
Sunday (nuis Pace departed
f r Muskoif-e where be went to
I ‘eel by npnititin n t Miss Mary
f hem well who has been study-
ig to be a trained nurse at-
I ‘ndintr the Mayfield Sanatarium
I I St Louis and a school day
I imaoce was happily ended as
1 be young couple were united in
' f larriage by Kav Thompson of
ihe Presbyterian churdb shortly
i fter meeting at the appointed
j lace
During the residence of her
jarentsbere Mr and Mrs H
Slites Miss Shemwell made
many friends in Wilburton She
is a charming and accomplished
- young wotnun
Louis M Pace is one of the
steady young business men of
’Wilburton After graduating at
tic bigh school be accepted a
position at be Palace Pharmaky
which position he still bolds
-The News joins tbe host of
friends of tbe young couple in
wishing them success and hap-
piness CITY SCHOOL NEWS
Attendance in the high school
has been excellent the past week
Of 47 enrolled in Miss Burns’
i onrn 31 were neither absent nor
tardy
There are 16 of Miss Casey’s
pupils wearing medals for per
led attendance
The new class in psychology
is one of great interest both of
pupils and teachers
Patrons club will be held Fri-
day afternoon January SOtb
Patrons dou’t forget this meet-
ing Mother Nature is asserting
herself in more than one room
nil ce tbe holidays iu tbe form
of school-room flowers in the
windows
Those ranking highest in class
1 in Miss Wallace’s room are:
Lala Parkhi’l Moselle Grady
Doris Lester Ray Roberts and
Alva Scot!
It II I’i in-nu one of our uew
hoard members was a school
visitor this past week We in
vite patrons ot the school to vis-
it us often
Rente -n her the debate tonight
STATEMENT OF THE
of Wilburton Oklahoma January 22 1914
Assets
Cash on had - ’I 73166
Loans on mortgage security 4050 00
Stationery and supplies 123 25
Delinquent interest and premium 6724
Accounts receivable— interest bearirg note 18700
Charter 10200
Totnl i $536115
' Liabilities'
Dues on installment stock 1456115
’ Dividend stock ' 800 Oo
Total $536115
State oftOklahoma County of Latimer 'Is
I Ira C Haycock Secretary of the above named association
do solemnly swear that tbe above statement is true to tbe best
of my knowledge and belief so help me God g ‘
-- - v- ' ’ ” Ira C Haycock Secretary
Subscribed- and sworn to before me this 22 day of January 1914
’’ j v i- 'r £ Gladys Molntire Notary Public
M commission expires Aorit 8 19!d
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— Hartshorne va Wilburton at
the bigh school auditorium Ad'
mission IS cents Come and
bear this debate
S v ’
Students and teachers are both
glad that tbe mid year examina-
tions ere over Most of the
classes did good work tbe past
semester and as a consequence
good grades ware made
Those ranking highest in tbe
writing contest of room 1 and 2
for the last month are: Nora
Lawrence Esther McNew Ima
Gillespie Wi’lah Bell Lena
Parkhill Frank Keatner Alla
Edwards and Bell Harrington
ROWERS NEWS
January 20 1914
Little Clarence Jordance
very ill at this writing
Mrs Grover Erwin is visiting
her brother at Red Oak this
week
Miss Purday Burk of Gowen
was visiting Miss Willie Vensun
Sunday
Miss Ethyl Siville spent Sat
urday and Sunday with home
folks at Gowen
"‘Mr and Mrs Venson and fam-
ily spent Sunday with home
folks at Gowen
is
Jewel Parker spent Sat
urday night and Sunday with
-Miss Maude Lovelace
Cfaas Chronister and family
spent Sunday with their daugbt
er Mrs Armor Keeney at Gow
eo
A large crowd attended the
basket ball game between Gowen
audPegnan played here Satur
day
Mrs Elmer Park Mr and
Mrs J H Newcomb Mr W
W Cooper of Red Oak were
visiting Mr Lon Lovelace and
family Saturday
Miss Jewel Parker Otis Park
Elmer Park Cecil Saulsberrv
Mr and Mrs Nation Mr and
Mrs J 0 McCain Mr and Mts
G F Jordan Mrs Ollie Cooper
Mr and Mrs J II Newcomb
Mrs Park George Saulsberry
and W W Cooper were among
those attending tbe singing at
the home of Miss Maude Love-
lace Saturday night All re
port a splendid time-
Mr and Mrs Jesse McKeever
gave a dinner Sunday in honoi
of Frank McKeever and Miss
Willie Norton Those present
were: Mr and Mrs Judge Park
er and family Mr and Mrs Jim
Davis Mr and Mrs J M Me
Kcever Mr and Mrs E C
Loyelace Mr and Mrs Bart
Saulsberry and family Mr and
Mrs Ed McKeever and Miss
Lena Norton All report an en
joyable time
School News
We arc soi ry to lose one of our
bott pupi's Miss Grace Norton
Clifford Siville of Gowen was
visitinK lho 8ch°o1 Wednesday
J u
L K Pounders' " -J
Poe ’ '
A B Avery’ -
' Directors
Tbe literary society rendered
a splendid program Friday even
ing
Katy and Robert Davis Letia
and Zilla Sumner and Pearl
Hunter are new pupils entering
school
I
Tbe school boys and Degnan
boys played base ball Saturday
the game ending iq favor of tbe
school boys
Mrs J C Treadwell Mrs
R Rinehart and little son Elliot
of Gowen were welcome visitors
at acbool Wednesday evening
SCHOOL OF MINES NEWS
Professor Rigby worked a
great deal of the vacation per’od
installing ore dressing machin
ery
Please remember that visitors
are welcome at all times at tbe
School of Mines Some one will
be glad to show you areund and
to explaia the school to you
A Lew mortising machine ar
rived last week and in a few
days it will be ready for use in
the wood working department
Prof Bowen is installing this
machine
An effort will be made to start
Night School next week in tbe
building used by local 1864
School will be conducted on
Tuesday Thursday and Friday
nights from 7 to 9 p m Couie
out and make this night school
a success
The students taking "qualita
live” analysis are showing a
great interest in their work
They are very busy on Friday
afternoons and Saturday morn-
ings at which time they deter
mine the metals present in the
solutions given out by tbe pro
fessor iu charge Some of these
young men may some day be
great chemists
J D Hicks of Scottsboro Ala
and B J Bolton of Springfield
Ark visited the School of Mines
last week They had never vis
ited a school of mines before and
were interested in the things
they seen Neither had ever
seen a Pulraotor an assay furn
ace or a Draeger rescue helmet
These gentlemen stated Wilbur
ton was very fortunate in having
such an institution as the School
of Mines located here
DEGNAN NEWfl
January 20 1914
F P Hoi bird has been very
ill tbe past week
Carl Lytle has been on the
sick list the last few days
Duncan Stewart is thinking of
moving to Patterson — however
he has not done so yet
Road Overseer Roberson is
doing a lot ol gool work eti iht
roads the last few days
There is quite a demand in our
section for buckskin gloves now
adays as the "candy-dates’’ are
getting so thick our hands are
becoming very sore
P B- Coleman of Patterson
passed through Degnan Satur-
day with his first bale of cotton
this year hurrying to Wilburton
to get tbe piemium
In And Afbogt Our School
We are 6tili on tbe road to
higher learning— fine attendance
and good work
Keryi! Keryil
Ker flickity vim!
Oorne out of the woods— Gowen!
Sand paper your chin!
We’re wild we’re woolyl
Degnanl Degnan!
Rah! Rab! Kah!
Yes we at last got tbe chance
to show Gowen "there was a
school not afraid to play them a
game pf basket ball’’ Although
their team out weighed ours
they found our girls ‘ Johnnie on
the spot ’ The score keeper
Miss Wiima Briggs of Patterson
who has been coach for several
of the leading schools of Arkan-
sas gave tbe score as 7 7 In
order to p’ay Gowen we agreed
to meet them at Bowers where
tbe game was played Upon
our arrival Gqwen was not there
so we faird to phone them’ and
after tbelr arrival we played the
game with tbe above result
We wish to thank the Bowers
people for tbeir kindness “ -
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CRAVENS NEWS ’
Jaanarjr II 114
Lloyd Kelley was a Wilburton vis-
itor Saturday
C C Dunlap was a Red Oak
visitor Friday
Hr Holly of Panola was a Cra
vena visitor Sunday ’
J&mea Hawkins of Lutle' was a
Cravena visitor Sunday ? ’
Toney Clabom of Wilburton waa
visiting relatives bare Sunday
Porter Howerton of Stlgler In
spending n few days with friend
here
Roecoe Cole and Chns Parts of
Red Oak were Cravena yMtors
Sunday
Rev Robinson filled his regular
appointment at this place Saturday
and Sunday
We are glad to record that Hra
J A McCullough wfco baa been on
the sick list is recovering
George Williams who has been
ilvlng at Peachland has moved to
the place recently vacated by Evert
Enls where ihe will make his home
Miss Nora Humphrey and Mr
Floyd Wilcox wore united in mar-
riage Sunday evening at the home of
the bride Mrs Wilcox Is teaching
school at Rock Creek The young
couple have many friends here who
wish them success
January 19 1914
Mrs Lou Pate is quite ill at this
writing ’
James Hawkins was a Cravens
visitor Sunday
B B Ludden spent Saturday and
Sunday at Howe
The Cravens school hag organiz-
ed a debating society
Messrs York and Jennings were
Cravens visitors Sunday
James Evans made his usual
visit to Pedohland Sunday
Arthur Johnston of Rocky Point
was a Cravens visitor Sunday
Mrs B B Ludden spent Satur
day and Sunday with her parents
at Patterson
1-AlltA NEWS
January 19 1914
Mrs Will Hamby Is on the sick
list this week
Roy Hamby made a business trip
to Anderson Creek Friday
Mrs J C Curtis who has been
quite sick is reported better
Will McGuire of Klnta was a bust
neas visitor at Laura last week
The pretty weather continues and
farming is getting well under way
Quite a number ot Lauritiea at-
tended the land sale at Wilburton
last week
Lon Cooley bought forty acres
of land last week We wonder who
will be the bride f
Charley Humphrey from near
Sardis spent a few days with
friends at Laura last wee
Mrs J H Long and daughter
Effie spent Friday afternoon vis-
iting at the Croft home
Mr and Mrs C H Bell entertain-
ed a number of the young folks a£
social dance Saturday evening
Andy Hamby of the Cupco settle-
ment was a business visitor at
Squire MeGee’s Friday afternoon
Isaac Hamuy and daughter of
the Fairvlew settlement spent Sun-
day with Mr and Mrs Will Hamby
W D Milam and grandmother
Mrs Scott who have been visiting
relatives at Laura for some timei
returned to their home at Walvllle
Okla Sunday
Doyle Crumpton was given h
preliminary hearing in Squire Will-
iams court Monday on a charge of
seduction He was ordered held to
the district court his bond being fix
ed at 4500 which was furnished
Mrs C E Fair was called to
Idabel the latter part of last week
by a message stating her uncle T
B Hutcheson cashier of the First
State Bank of the place was seri-
ously 111
At the meeting of the oity coun-
oiL Monday night John Bramlett
was appointed special policeman un-
til July 1 1914 the appointment be
ing: confirmed by the council
FIOR SALE— One fine lot 92x163
fenced city water barn on east
Main street Price (60000’ Will
trade for farm Stanley Grlgalluns
Wilburton
B N Brooks one of the promi-
nent farmers of the Lodi communi-
ty was transacting business here
Monday ’ -
Mrs Henry Westing has gone to
Oklahoma Cltfc for a visit with her
daughter 1 4
4 — 4
Corwin Hdrnidy the ted Oak
land man was here Tuesday
Miss Nora Lawrence Is numbered
among those on tbs sick list-
t V 4 k - za
LOOT FOR SALE
Consisting ot Improved and un-
improved choice business lota nod
dwelling lots well located In the
beat section ot the city of Wilbur-
ton Oklahoma Will sell on liberal
terms Address Louis Rockett
Woodford Okla or J Poe agent
Wilburton Okla '
E I Henderson of Towanda 111
who had been here n couple of
weeks looking after his property
and attending the land sale last
week has returned to his home
Mr Henderson thinks this county
baa a bright future and enlarged
his real estate holdings here con:
slderable at the recent land sale
T L Manning returned the lat-
ter part) of last week from Kansas
City where he had been attending
the Western Retailers’ Implement
and Vehicle Dealers’ association He
reports a good time ana a picii-
abie trip
H La Btltee who has been prin-
cipal of the school at Pittsburg tbe
past two years has accepted a posi-
tion with the state school at Pryor
Creek and will take up nls new uu-
ties In a couple ot weeks
Among those going to McAlester
Thursday night to witness the
“Trail of the Lonesome Pine" were
Miss Mollle Taylor Miss Edith Kei-
ley Harry Barton and N C Mc-
Donald Miss Mollle Taylor delightfully
entertained tbe J U G club Satur-
day afternoon Tomorrow Miss
Casey will entertain the club at her
home on Avenue C and Degnan
street
Turkeys Wanted
We want 7600 turkeys between
now and January 27th Will buy
some chickens
City Feed Co
Wilburton Okla 15t
J W Clark Jr who runs a
shingle mill at Damon had the mis-
fortune to cut off the end of the
thumb on his left hand Tuesday
morning and will be laid up for
some time fnom his work
Mrs F M Csstel who has been
here visiting her brother Q W
Kellogg and family the past month
returned to her home at St Joseph
111 Monday
LOSIT— Between the post office
and the CatboHc church a black
fur muff Finder will receive re-
ward by returning to Mrs C O
Moore
FOB SALE — 40 acre farm 1 hi
miles from town 3-room house
(1250 per acre cash Hog tight
fence Inquire at News office
Ben Mills of McAlester and a
director of the Citizens bank here
was transacting business he
Thursday
FOR SALE — Some second hand
buggies and harness Also one log
wagon Wilburton Livery & Feed
Barn
John R Boyd may run for sher-
iff this time Let’s stop and think
a minute (Adv)
Jim Nation ot Damon was hers
Monday and went to Heavener Tues-
day on a short business trip
Miss Edith Kelley and Miss Bil-
lie Baird were McAlester visitors
the first of the week
Lee Newbury has moved his bar-
ber shop to the Givens hotel where
he is hlcely located
Street Commissioner Griffin has
had a force busy grading Main
street this week
Miss Gertrude Lapp of Elizabeth
N J Is vial ting her brother A
Lapp and family
Miss Sallye Wallace spent Satur-
day and Sunday with her brotheV
near Damon
Vernon Cartgon left Monday for
St Joseph 111 where he will make
his home
Jim Hughes
numbered on
week -
was
the
'among those
sick Mat (bis
S G Brink of McAlester wus
transacting business here Thursday
C L Dalton of Red Oak' was
transacting business hers Tuesday
A Lapp and family spent Sunday
wdth relatives at Hartshorne l
A C Strong was a visitor at
Wlnthnop Ark'' Thursday
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Groceries
are nc£ a luxury but an absolute
necessity in eve'v family there-
foee tbe most important question
to consider is where you can get
he best for your money A trial
order will convince you that our1
-tuck is tbe freshest and most
complete ot any in the citv and
our prices ihe lowist Let us
show ou All ordrs pr mptly
delivered
Pure food Grocery
Corner Main and Central
Streets
Miss Beulah Fisher Miss £allye
Wallace Miss Birdie Baldwin Miss
Nellie Larkin and Miss Millie Lam-
bert were among the Wilburtonians
attending the “Trail of the Lone-
some Pine” at McAleskpr Thurs-
day night
Lul Antonelli appeared In Mayor
Bobo's court Tuesday morning to
answer to a charge of having in bis
possession more splritoua liquors
than th law allows and upon be-
ing found guilty was fined (50 and
costs Notice ot appeal was filed
I have 200 bushels of No X seed
oats for sale Red Rust Proof First
year Inquire ot George Tyrrell
Limestone or see Vince Davis at
Citizens bank Wilburton
Joe Cook E L Malone Bill
Thomas Winfred Brazil and Ernest
Akin were among the WUburton-
lans spending Sunday in Red Oak
Everything new and fresh at the
Hutchinson grocery For quick
delivers phone 165
Roscoe Cole of Red Oak was
among the business visitors here
Tuesday
John R Boyd may run for sher-
iff this time Let's stop and think
a minute (Adv)
W P Stark of Hughes was a
Wilburton business visitor Monday
Notice to Waisagt Hxihleca
Notice is herccy given tnat in-
terest’ on warrants to and includ-
ing the nurnuer ilsiea1 beiow w
cease on and after this due J m-
uary 23 1914: ’
County 1013-14
Salary All
Separate School Al
Road and Bridge All
Poor and Insane No 32
Contingent No 24
Supply ao II
Court No 186
Townlhip 1B13-14
Gowen No 13
Buffalo All
Damon All
Red Oak No 21
Cravens All
Degnan No 191
E D Mahan
County Treasurer
Nojtlce lyor Publlosklon
In District Court State of Okla-
homa Latimer County
George A Kilpatrick Plaintiff
vs
Heirs of Charley Gray deceased
and Bessie Gray Defendants
No 540
Said defendants Heirs of Charley
Gray deceased and Bessie Gray will
take notice that they have been
sued in the above named Court for
upon foreclosure of mortgage on
lot six block ninety Township of
Wilburton Oklahoma amount of
debit (17950 together with Interest
at 10 per cent from February 12th
1913 and Attorneys fees at (5000
and must answer the petition filed
therein by said plaintiff on or be-
for the 4th dey of March ’A D
1914 or said petition will be taken
s in eta a judgment for asfd
plaintiff in said action for fore-
closure will be rendered according-
ly ’ ’ t
H Doted this 22 day of January
1914 g
Attest Jones A Lester ’
- Attorneys for Plaintiff '
R A Morris District Clerk
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Avery, A. B. The Wilburton News. (Wilburton, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, January 23, 1914, newspaper, January 23, 1914; Wilburton, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2045877/m1/10/: accessed July 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.