Durant Weekly News (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 25, Ed. 1, Friday, June 20, 1913 Page: 3 of 10
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THE DDRAKT WEEKLY NEWS
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FANS ItAD A MEETING
ill Make Assessment of Ono Halt of
Guaranteed Sams to Defray
Expenses
Tho management of tho local base-
teall club nnd a number of fans hold
an Important business session Tuesday
night of this wook nt which tlmo It
was voted to raako a call for ono half
of the guaranty subscribed by tho bus-
iness people and a notice to that ef'
.tect was sent out Wednesday1 by the
secretary Dill Head. When the team
began work tho first of the season a
number of persons guaranteed tho
payment of $25.00 each to cover ox-
XenU8 In event tho gato rocclptB fall-
od to tnako It. Up to this tlmo the
iteam has been making Its own ex-
Tenses from tho receipts nnd no call
on tho guaranteed sums has been
sfound necessary night now however
llltlo ehortago has been incurrod
Jhcaco tho fifty per cent assessment
There was Borne discussion as to tho
validity of tho roleaao given Younk-
nnan br Stoney Jowoll a few days ago
following tho fact that Younkman ap-
peared at tho Donlson-Bonham gamo
Tuesday with a Bonham uniform on.
The team hero Imposed a flno of 25
on Younkman and If It Is proven that
ho was not released In tho regular
manner ho will bo forced to either
pay up and como back to tho local
club or bo barred from participation
In any games In tho league this sea-
son. The matter has not boon passed
uppn finally.
$100 Al'IECE FOB INDIANS
Choctaws and Olikkasavrs to
Well Ih Federal Ap
proprlatlOH
Faro
Washington Juno 19. Tho Senato
Committee on Indian Affairs today
voted out of committee tho Indian ap-
propriation bill carrying $11288792
an increase of $1423000 over tho
amount of tho bill as It passed the
House. Tho principal Increases are
380000 for support of day and indus-
trial schools $25000 for suppression
of tho liquor traffic $50000 expenses
of Joint commission to Investigate tho
entire Indian service $12000 for an
accounting system and $2500 Increase
of salaryi of tho Commissioner of In-
dian Affairs.
The Increases for Oklahoma are
$25000 for settling land suits $10000
Xor "completing appraisements of coal
and asphalt lands of the Choctaws and
Chlckasaws and $500 for a monUmont
to Green McCurtaln late chief of tho
Choctaws.
The Senato bill further provides for
tho making of a per capita payment
of $100 to tho Choctaw and Chickasaw
Indians. There being 27000 of these
Indians tho total per capita payment
will bo $2700000. This payment will
bo made out of the sale of unalloted
lands and will still leave a largo mar-
gin of funds undisturbed.
Tho amendment was adopted al-
though opposed In the commltteo by
Senator John Sharp Williams and
Representative Harrison of Mississip-
pi who do not Want any distribution of
tho Choctaw funds until the question
of the enrollment of Mississippi Choc
taws is settled. A per capita payment
of $15 Is authorized also for the Cher-
okees. Doll Alvis Tho Tailor phono 206. tt
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take tAXATIVB BROMO Quinine. It itopt the
Cough and Headache and works off the Cold.
Druggists refund rnonejr U It tall to cure.
U. W OROVB'3 signature on each box. 2Jc.
'j-s ' i 1 1 'rV h ii m. nffriwr vfy"j3Mn
GO NORTH
this summer
You'll enjoy every minute of your stay in the
rool northland.
.You can Boat and 'fish play golf or tennis or just
loaf and rest in fact there's variety for vevery taste
and inclination.
Special Excursion Fares
to a hundred or more delightful places for summer trips.
Iel me .where ypu want to go and I'll gladly gttre you
"lut .tho'lnforroatton yqu 'want and really help you
ptn your (trjp. Address
' GEO. R. HECKEk Dirt. P.
Tho Senate committee also Included
In tho bill a modified form of tho
Goro amendment which Is dlrocted
against persons making Individual
contractu with tho Indians for tho re
covery of lands or money. Tho Goro
amendment would have prevented tho
Indians making nny kind Of contractu
and prescribed a penalty for violation
of tho provision. Tho Senato commlttco
left out tho penalty and would prohibit
tho making of only such Individual
contracts as would affect tribal funds.
Tho Senato amendment reads:
"No contract made with any Indian
whoro such contract relates to tho
tribal funds or proporty In tho hands
of tho United States shall bo valid
nor shall any payment for sorvicos
rondorcd in relation thoroto bo mado
unless tho consont of tho United States
has previously been given."
COLLECTIONS FOR
MAY $13358.58
COUNTY ALSO HAS
.72 ON
HAND IN CASH
MAY. aiST.
ON
Tho financial statement of tho
County of Bryan for tho month of May
shows tho county's money matters to
be in a healthy state of affairs tho
county having collected during tho
month tho sum of $13358.58 and hav-
lng on hand at tho end of tho montth
the sum of $72217.72.
Tho collections for tho month wero
as follows: Current taxes 9451.59;
1911 taxes. $667.84; 1910 taxes $734.02;
1909 taxes $1G7.23; 1908 taxes $221.20;
miscellaneous $2024.29.
The balance in each county deposi-
tory on the 31st of May woro as fol-
lows: Durant National $955G.87
Investment 8.693.G0
First National. Durant 24500.00
Guaranteed State Durant 5000.00
First State. Bokchlto 2000.00
First National Bokchlto 3000.00
First National Bennington 1000.00
Colbert State 3000.00
First National Achillo 5000.00
Security National Caddo 1000.00
First State Bennington 1500.00
Farmers State Kenefick 1500.00
Caddo National 1000.00
First State Durant 2600.00
First National Kenefick 2000.00
National Reserve N. Y. 867.25
Total Alle Depositories - - .72217.72
FOURTH CLASS
POSTMASTER EXAMINATION
Tho U. S. Civil Service Commission
announces that on the date of Satur-
day July 12 1913 an examination will
bo held at Durant from which It is
rxpected to fill a contemplated vacan-
cy In the position of fourth class- post-
master at Albany Okla. and other
vacancies as they may occur at that
office unless it shall bo decided In
tho Interests of tho service to fill the
vacnncy by reinstatement. The com-
pensation of tho postmaster at this
office was $356 for the last fiscal ear.
Ago limit 21 years and over on the
date of tho examination with tho ex-
ception that In a state where women
are declared by statute to be of full
age for all purposes at 18 years wo-
mon 18 years of age on the date of the
examination will be admitted.
Applicants must reeido within the
territory supplied by tho post office
for which the examination Is an-
nounced. Application forms and full luforraa-
A. KME" Oklahoma City Ok.
tlon concerhtng tho requirements of
the examination can bo secured from
tho postmaster at Albany and the lo-
cal secretary at Durant or from tho
U. 8. Civil Servlco Commission Wash
ington D. C.
Applications should bo filed wltli
tho Commission nt Washington 7 days'
before the dato of the examination.
U. S. Civil Sorvico Commission.
TAXES NOW DELINQUENT f
Persons who hnve not paid their
Inst halt 1912 taxes had bettor see to
It at once as all such taxes unpaid by
Monday of this week began to draw
n penalty at tho rate of 18 per cent
per annum or 1M per cent per month
Tho treasurer's offlco reports that a
small percent of last halt 1912 taxes
has been paid which means that a
big lot of people will pay tho penalty.'
MOTE TO UTILIZE IDLE LANDS
Plan Is to Orgnnlzo Information liar.
can With Headquarters nt
Muskogee
A movoment to fill Eastorn Okla
homa's Idle lands with compotont ag
riculturists nnd farmers was begun at
Muskogeo Saturday at a conference of
tho officers' of tho Eastern Oklahoma
Agricultural Association and tho re;"
resentatlvcs of all tho railroads In this
part of the state.
The plan generally outlined which
will In all probability bo adopted Is
to ndvertlso Oklahoma lands for sale
through well selected mediums re-
ferring all applicants to central head-
quarters In Muskogee. Hero all farms
offered for salo will bo listed with the
Ideation grade of land estimated val-
ue adaptability of tho soil to certain
products the probable drawbacks and
advantages of each track. Tho Agri-
cultural Association will establish a
sort of protectorship over the buyer
until he has made a purchase or de-
clined to do so. The association will
also look Into titles and prevent the
sale of land with a questionable title.
In othor words look after tho interest
of tho farmer buyer until he Is located
comfortably.
Tho railroads will co-operate n
bringing tho buyer to Eastern Oklahi
ma. Among those who took part In
the conference were J. F. Darby pres-
ident of tho Eastern Oklahoma Agri-
cultural Association; C. S. Avery of
Tulsa secretay; United States Agri-
cultural Agent W. D. Bentley and two
assistants: A. W Lefeber general
manager of tho Midland Valley; II. I
Traber of tho Missouri Oklahoma &
Gulf Railroad; J. N. Anderson of tho
Missouri Pacific; J. J. Gibson of tho
Fort Smith and Western and It W.
Hockaday of the Katy. Nearly all the
rallronda had two or more represen-
tatives at the conference.
GOOD ROADS MEETING AT MADILL
All Marshall County Townships Rep-
resented Reaching Agreement
Madlll Okla. Juno 19. Each town-
ship of Marshall county was repre-
sented by a member of the Townrhlp
Board at a good roads meeting held
here Monday. Col. Sidney Sugg3 tho
State Commissioner of Highways was
present from Oklahoma City. It was
practically agreed nt the meeting that
each township In tho county will call
an election to vote on an Issue of
$20000 bonds per township for the
purpose of'buildlng good roads drain-
ing the samo properly and installing
culverts. A competent engineer to be
commissioned by tho Highway Com-
mlsgloner will have charge of tho
work.
Madlll Is londlng nil possible aid tr
tho good roads movement.
SEVERAL CRIMINAL CASES
Ono Where n Woman Is Charged With
Violating t'"o Prohibition Law
Sevoral criminal cases hae been
filed this week In the county court as
follows:
Kay McGec carrying a pistol; Mary
Gunter violating prohibition law; W.
E. McDonald embezzlement; Bud Hln-
ley violating prohibition law and C.
B. Jones violating prohibition law.
The case of Mary Gunter Is tho first
wherein a woman is charged with vio-
lating the prohibition law. She had In
iol and two quarts of whiskey when
her possession three gallons of alco-
irrested as she alighted from a train.
In tho case of W. E. McDonald for
jmbezzlement It Is charged that ho
ipproprlated to his own uso some $54
belonging to Bob Terry which he
held as agent. D. C. McCallb Is the
'omplalnlng witness.
In tho caso of Earnest Crawford.
Ruol Taylor deputy sheriff caught
him orthwest of Durant late Monday
night with fifteen gallons of alcohol in
his buggy. He easily made bond.
BLOODWORTn-BLOODWORTH
On last Saturday at the homo of
Rev. J. B. Bush at Hendrlx was s61-
emnlzed tho raarrlago o Mrs. Lucy
Bloodwortb and Mr. Joe B Blood-
worth of Calera not even the most in-
timate friends of the couple being
prcsont and only a few knowing of tho
Intended ceremony which camo as a
surprise to their many friends. Mr.
Illoodworth in a brother of his bride's
former husband Alex Bloodwortb
who died about two years ago. Both
brldo and groom are well known at
Calcra and in Durant and havo a host
of friends who extend congratulations.
FIUSCO CHANGES TIME
Two changes In tho tlmo card of tho
Frisco Railroad affecting traffic here
are announced as follows: The morn-
ing east bound passenger train for-
merly leaving at 9:46 will now leave
at 9:20. Tho evening cast bound pas
senger formorly leaving at 7:05 will
hereafter leave at 7:03.
(1st Ins. Juno 20; 4th Ins. July 11)
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice Is hereby given that letters
of administration on the estate of N.
N Johnson decenscd were granted to
tho undersigned by tho County Court
of Bryan County Oklahoma on tho
7th day of March 1913.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
same to tho undersigned at Kcnefjck
Oklahoma within four mouths nfter
dato of this publication for allowance
with necessary vouchers or they will
be forever precluded from nny benefit
of said estate; or said claims may be
filed In said county court.
Dated this the 17th day of June
1913.
WM. M. JOHNSON
Administrator.
Kyle & Newman Attorneys.
TEN LICENSES SATURDAY
Clerk of County Conrt Kept Busy Is-
suing Permits to Wed
The record for issuance of marriage
licenses was broken It Is thought
on last Saturday when J. J. Hamilton
clerk of tho county court Issued p6r
mits to wed to ten couples. Another
license was Issued Monday. The fol
lowing are thoso Issued:
C. J. Martin Yarnaby and Miss
Jamie Turner Yarnaby.
M. L. Braudrlck Caddo and Miss
Laura Burris Caddo.
S. R. Anderson Durant and Miss
Ray Markham of Bee.
Joe Bloodwortb. of Calera and Mrs.
Lucy Bloodworth of Calera.
L. E. Fanning of Bee and Miss Min-
nie York of Bee.
Jerry S. Walker of Platter and Miss
Artld Hensley of Platter.
Joe Tupman of Mead and Miss Ken-
nio Work of Mead.
O. G. Roberts of Roberta and Miss
Llllle Rider of Roberta.
Edgar Dees of Durant and Miss Bet-
tie Stewart of Durant.
James Wldner of Durant and Miss
Monna Spreck of Durant.
Albert Pnrker of Durant and Miss
Bertls Gower of Durant.
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.. OP GENERAL INTEREST
;. $j.j.jsc3$$$3j $$
$200000 FIRE
Pond Creek Oklahoma was swept
by fire that did $200000 damage Mon-
day afternoon tho heaUest loser being
a big mill and elevator company who
sustained a loss of $75000. Three
thousand head of chickens and othor
fowls perished In tho flames when a
poulttry yard burned. Firemen were
handicapped by poor water pressure.
Tho fire of unknown origin started In
the elovator.
EX.SHER1FF SHOT
Charlie Porter of Enid ex-sherlff of
Garfield county was shot in the legs
Monday night by Hugh Radford who
stood over his victim's prostrate body
until ho was arrested by a policeman
The shootlpg took place In a crowded
street at 6 o'clock In the evening and
Is the result of a family row.
CHARGED WITH FRAUD
W. M. B. Mitchell representative In
the Btate legislature from Pauls Val-
ley L. C. Andrews a Pauls Valley
lawyer and a negro guardian are
charged Iwth fraud In connection with
the handling of tho negro minors es
tate there. The charge la that tho
men substituted a false application for
sale of real estate.
STATE BOARD SESSION PUT OFF
The state board of equalization met
Monday but owing to tho unavoidable
absonco of Attorney General Charles
WeBt who is engaged in litigation at
Outhrlo and tho further fact that re-
ports from all of the counties have not
been received it adjourned without
starting tho work of equalizing as-i
sesBracnts. Under tho law the board
was required to meet Monday it being
the third Monday In June the tlmo
specified by the constitution and the
meeting was held mainly to comply
with that statutory provision.
The absence of tho attorney gen
aral In considering the equallzatlqn of
assessments especially on public ser
vice corporations It U said la neces-
OKLAHOMA tVIa
RATE REDUCTION
Matorlal reductions In tho freight
rates on colton bags and bagging cot
ton ties nnd tlo buckles from Galves-
ton Texas to polnta In Oklahoma
wore ordered Monday by the Inter-
state commerce commission. Tho com-
plaint in the case was directed by tho
corporation commission of Oklahoma
against practically" all of the railroads
constituting the southwestern lines.
Tho traffic is heavy. Existing rates
were found to be unreasonablo and
discriminatory and the reductions
wero ordered to bo mado by August
15.
STATE R. It LEGISLATION UPHELD
Without varying a dot from tho
principles laid down laBt week In thof
Minnesota rato cases the supremo
court of tho United States Monday up
held state railroad legislation in Mis-
souri Arkansas Oregon and West
Virginia. This legislation included
two cent passenger laws In Missouri
Arkansas and West Virginia; maxi-
mum freight laws In Missouri and Ar-
kansas and freight rates out of Port-
land In the Oregon cases Tho only
excoption to the sweeping approval of
state statutes was In tho caso of sev-
eral weaker roads in Missouri
WEST VIRGINIA STRIKE ON AGAIN
Tho strike zone in West Virginia
where the U. S. Senato committee baa
been Investigating tho railroading of
men to prison by court marshal and
tho employing of government troops to
guard tho mine owners has again
broken out In strike and much dam-
ago was reported early this week and
a deal of fighting.
FATAL HEAT WAVE
Resulting from a heat wave through
the mlddlo west eight deaths and'
over a hundred prostrations as a re-
sult of Intense heat have been re-
ported. Chicago suffered worst and
hundreds of head of live stock In the
stock yards and on cars perished.
SKELETON OF FLYING REPTILE
Geologists report the discovery eigh
teen miles from Casper Wyoming of
a lossu oca conspicuously visiDie in
WHY NOT 9
KC is pure. KC is health-
ful. It really does make
lighter nicer biscuits cakes
and pastry than the old
fashioned single acting
baking powders.
And you pay only
No baking powder
to insure complete success take k
along a case of M
IwL - -t- The satisfying beverage infield M
KfMg or forest; at home or in town. M
mKKSrtjl As pure and wholesome as it is m
jPilf temptingly good. m
'fcllif Delicious Refreshing m
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Tliirst-Quenching M
V Demand the Genuine JJ
Refuse substitute! Jw
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THE COCA-COLA COMPANY ATLANTA GA.
which is tho almost perfect UlcafIot
skeleton of a flying reptile probably
of the pterodactyl! which measures at
least sixty feet In longth.
Tho creature In life must have had
a wing expansion of eighty foot.
MURRAY OPPOSES SILENT
VOTE ELIMINATION1
Congressman Bill Murray is quoted
aB opposed to Campboll Russell's bill
to amend tho consUtutlon of Oklahoma
by eliminating tho sllont voto on init-
iated bills. Russell's plan is to have
Initiated bills carried by a majority of
those voting while tho constttutloa
calls for a majority of all votes cast.
QUARANTINE LINES REDUCED
About 1900 squaro miles in this
stato will bo froed from quarantine
for fever tick In September of this
year the territory embracing the coun-
ties of Ottawa Delaware Nowata Mc-
Claln Washington Osage Grady and
Comanche.
COTTON KING ON TRIAL
William Coylo millionaire cotton
raiser charged' with forming a pool
to raising cotton ginning as a means
to destroy competition in cotton buy-
ing was put on trial at Guthrio Mon-
day In tho district court.
Attorney General West sprung a
surprise by introducing letters and
other papers said to be from tho files
of tho W. H. Coylo company. He
then called witnesses who wero form-
er employes of the concern. One wit-
ness said ho received Instructions
from his company to ralso tho price
of ginning at ono gin to $5 a bale.
Doll Alvis Tho Tailor phono 206. tf
A Good Investment
Thero Is no better investment than
a fifty-cent piece in a bottle of Merl-
tol Whlto Liniment Muscular and
rheumatlo pains swellings lamenesa
and soreness of tho muscles aro
promptly relieved. Meritol Whlto
Liniment Is especially recommended
as a general pain killer of unusual
merit Corner Drug Store. w-s
Doll Alvis The Tailor phone 206. tf
For Weakness and Loss of Appetite
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic
CROVB'3TASTULBS3 chill TONIC drives out
Malaria and builds up the system. A true tonic
and sure Appetiser. Foradults and children. 20c
a fair price for it.
should sell for more.
At
Soda
Fountains
or Carbon
ated ia Bottle
IS.
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