Durant Weekly News (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 41, Ed. 1, Friday, October 10, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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DURANT
News
OFFICIAL KXW8FAPER OF THE COUNTY OF BRYAN
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THE BIG FAIR
OPENS TUESDAY
FAIR FAIHC m) RACK TKAfK
AHOUT FIA'JSIIIJI) 31AM' AT-
TRACTIOJfS AM) IXTKltEST.
INO EXHIBITS IK STORK.
It 18 expected when tho Bryan Coun-
ty Pair opens next Tuesday for Ha
throo' day carnival or amusement ro-
croation and education to havo the
largest crowds that ever visited this
city and there is little doubt that
tho coming fair will to tho biggest
In tho history of Southeastern Okln.
Probably tho most Interesting Bln-
gle event of tho fair will be the aero
piano flight which will bo mado on
October fifteenth tho second day of
tho fair which attraction is free to
everybody.
On the same day U.S. Senator Thos.
P. Goro will mako an address at 11
o'clock from tho grand stand at tho
fair park. On tho oponlng day of
the fair Judge It. L. Williams will
speak from tho grand stand at 11
o'clock In tho morning whllo oh tlia
last day Educational Day State Su-
perintendent Wilson will mako an ad-
dress. Other speakers will bo Mayor
J. T. Footo of Durant Stato Senator J.
T. Mcintosh and Representative W. A.
Durant
Tho program briefly la as follows:
First Day 'Tuesday October 11
Parade to fair grouhda led by Du-
rant band.
Gates opon; band concert.
Addresses of welcome Mayor J. T.
Footo Sen. Mcintosh Rop. W. A. Du-
rant Address by Hon. It. L. Williams
Baud concerts amusements
Parad6 on race track of live stock
on exhibit
2:40 trot half mile heats. '
Mulo raco half mllo.
Running race- quarter mll$ dash.
Judging of tddlo ponies.- - -
Shetland pony race.
.msj1 1;- jir.
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Special sale
on buggies
WE have more buggies than we
can handle owing to leasing
of one of our buildings and to move
the surplus stock quickly we will
sell any Standard buggy we carry in
stock at
15 Per Cent Discount
We carry the famous Jos. W. Moon
Brown Carriage Co. and Moline Bug-
gies -which are unexcelled by any
other buggy in the world. We will
also make substantial reductions in
prices on all harness and saddles
which we carry in stock. We have
the largest line of Team Harness and
Horse Collars in Southeastern Okla-
homa and must move them out.
One Week Only
This sale will last for one week only
and these reductions in price will
positively obtain only until Satur-
day October 18 1913. Don't delay
come right now if you want to save
some money on that buggy; saddle or
harness.
FINLEY SADDLERY CO.
The PoPIe That Put the Price Down
Third Aveiiue Durmt. OkU.
Ontos Upon for night no admission;
unnu conccru
Old flddlors' contest lrco for nil.
Second Diiy Wednesday October 15
Oatcs open; band concerts; amuse-
ments. Judging of horses mules Jacks ion-
netts cattle and hogB.
Judging It. culinary nrta flowers
textile domestic science.
Address.
Judging and awarding premiums
agricultural arid llvo stock.
Boys.blcyolo race ages 12 to 16.
Band concdrt' nmuBoincnts.
Slo.w mulo race
Freo for all trot or pace.
Running race quartor mile
Cowboy's pony raco quartor mile.
Bucking contest; ?10 for hardest
bucking horse mulo or bull.
Singing class contest.
Baby contest C to 12 months old.
Gates open ndmlsslon freo band
concort etc.
Old fashioned spelling bee.
Third Day Thnrsdny October 1C
Gates open band concert
Judging and awarding 'premiums
rockaway ring and fancy turnouts.
Tug-of-war botween schools.
Fat men's and slim men's raco.
Address Hon. R. II. Wilson State
Superintendent
Band concerts amusements.
2:10 pace halt mllo r.eats.
Jcnnett raco quarter mllo.
Freo for all trot or pace half mile.
Twn vnnr rld fi-nf n tniu
. . . . '
Automobile raco four cylinder enra;
flvo miles
Motorcyclo race five miles.
Football . E. Normal vs. N. E. Nor
mal.
Gates open admission freo ban
concerts etc.
Public wedding; ?25 In furniture u
couple publicly married.
Contest for Schools
Tho rural schools of tho county wll
have a contest for tho. best spocimo.
of work dpne In each of tho grade
from the first to tho eighth inclusive
There will bo $60.00 In cash premium
given to tho rural schools or $7.50 t
each grade for the best specimen ij '
These contents will bo passed upon b; R
disinterested parties selected by thi Yj
fair officials. .."
DUKAMT OKLAHOMA FltllUY OCTOlHiB 10 11)13.
Community
COPYRIGHTED FARM AND
Community Cooperation shn;lj
means a united offbrt on tho part pir
the pooplo living Jn any cdmmunlt'y.
along lines tending to promoto Its
growth and development and thus
lurinoring ine prosperity of every luvt
dividual citizen.
Tho Ideal community in which to
llvo' tov my mind Is ono that has goo!
roads street's and sidewalks ample
religious educational and social ad-
vantages well kept parks and public
grounds and nbovo all this a con-
tented people working in unison to-
wards tho upbuilding and bottorlng cf
ftho cntiro community.
Tho creation and existence of tills
Ideal community dopend directly upon
local commercial activities.
Tho necessary factors In tho pro-
duction of the finest churches tho
best schools tho happiest homes In
fact tho ideal community aro to bo
found within sold commercialism.
is possiDio; every dug ir urcmi
JCtCL
my llconscs from tho county clerk."
term.
Remington Cabl finJ
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Q Jrl J l vjreat but Ed Washington who lives
n . iar Timber Hill northeast of Bon-
Cu down your lee ngt0I1( pulled 0 Jugt such a play
With the ccnf1Csday evening and got away with
TN the making -f shotshells for no ono ever had tho remotest
ni!.cct.toinvenjono'imolcnanco to recapture hlra onco he
to grip the powdej and con . . .
explosion back of tWioL H 8;runB " -
ItVai Rtmingtoliipecial i Washington so It is nald' has had
You find it in RerninBton-lilporienpQ wjth local courts and has
These steel lined shells get tliL .7 i .i . .
than any other shelU knowrVeU tIme n thB COunty s hand-
They cut down the guess-womcly appointed Jail. Ho had boon
They put the center of the naklng a crop this year however and
lJ5l-io'twdnSPo8 thought to bo living a peacable
Shoot Rninton.UMC Arrow aW-abldlng life.
Fauorjr Loaded Shelli for SpctJf
You dcslet ctrrle them- It devoloped the other day howevor
n.eJrtdMI.rinlhi..et.nat gj had 80id 80ne yg whch
Remington Arms-Uaioi to had mortgaged 'and a warrant for
' ' ito nlMin( wna laDiimT ntlil 1 A Aim
HARN
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SALE
ENAMEL WARE
A ten and twenty-five cents sale of
Gray Enamelware
Commencing Saturday morning Oct-
ober 11th. You have never' seen '
such bargains in high grade goods.
No cheap John racket store goods
but. high class merchandise at a sub-
stantial saving. Come and see.
YORK FURNITURE CO.
Third and
i;
Dtufaht.wi-'T
Cd Operation
RANClLllOLLAND'S MAGAZINE
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"Eocal public advantages of all
kinds ns.woll as Individual proaper-
lly.ilhre tho outcome of local trade
nctH'ltlps and those pooplo who real-
lyjpromoto tho general wolfaro of
tjioirj community must cooperate with
'tHelr local commercial Interest to this
end. I
Upon tho extent of business trnns-
nctca by your local morcnntllo lnstl-
t'uUong dopend tho growth and devel-
opment of your community as well
as'-tho prosperity of your citizenship.
When you spend monoy spend It
with your homo merchants (provided
thoy offer-you tho same Inducements
In tho wny of quality prico' and ser-
vlco to bo found else whore) thorouy
giving your community an opportun-
ity to profit by a portion of your ex.
pendlturcs.
When your local merchants aro
prosperous they will in turn deal
liberally with tho community upon
which they depend for trade.
TOP THAT NIGGER
THE CRY BUT-
I) WASHINGTON SOJIERSAUIXS
DOWN COURT ROUSE STAIRS
AND MAKES GETAWAY
It Is not every nigger who would
ke a long chance at breaking lil3
ck by somersaulting down the
TWurt house stairs JuBt to get away
Vim nn rtttlntxi ifftn Tinrl lilwi .9a
o uk.o nwo loautu auu At At
inder of Caddo went out to get him
Tuesday and after making tho arrest
klexander and Albert Matoy brought
Ihclr captive to purant. The nigger
ictod . decently about it and was not
shackled or handcuffed. Whon tho 6t-
Icers reached the ftbp of tho stalra
eadlng up Into tho court house M.
trigger turned suddonly and started
headfirst down the stopj which Jour
ney required somo three complete rev-
plutlons to complete tne last ono
. being made Into tho street off of the
Gidewalk'from whence Ed speedily got
lip and bdnt it north into the alley
pack of the M. E. churoh but despite
the fact that passors-by and officers
OF
Ever green
Oklahom
frantically yelled "Stop that nigger'
no ono was able to get ttlthln stopping
distance of tho fleet-footed coon who
shortly left his porsuora in the shado
and to this dato Is still nt largo. It is
thought improbable that ho will re
main nt largo however as every of-
ficer lit tho county has a description
ot him and his rearrost la anticipated
at an early date.
IJMUUE C03TKACT TO HOLLAND
Tho county commissioners this wgek
gavo to J. II. Holland ofAchillo the
contract to build a wooden bridge near
Kemp City and Mr. Holland will
build tho bridge right away. Tho con-
tract was let to J. A. Parkeysonja
tlmo ago to bo finished In forty dayB
but as Mr. Parkcy failed to build the
brldgo within sixty days tho commis
sioners took tho contract' away from
him and gavo it to Mr. Holland.
BLUE OX A IUSE
Tho rainy weathor of recent days
has caused n big rise to como down
tho Bluo river which yesterday threat-
ened to do some littlo damago to the
low lands noar tho Btream. Tho aw-
ful condition of. tho water has almost
put tho city's filtration plant out ot
business and tho city drinking water
this weok has been vory muddy and
almost unfit to drink.
COTTON MARKET
The cotton market this week has
been unsteady with a dccllno yester-
day. The street prico Wednesday and
Thursday morning was around 13c to
13 middling basis. Cotton sold on
tho streets went aB low as nlno cents
and as high as thirteen cents per
pound. Tho rainy weathor has In
jured cotton somewhat and tho quality
Is usually low. There will be lots ot
bolloy cotton In the judgment of local
buyers.
W. P. McNeely left Sunday for Nor-
man where ho will enter tho Stato
university. Ha will tako a course
leading to an A. B. degreo and a
courso In law Intending to finish both
and receive tho two dogrccs at the
same time Mr. McNeely Is a hard
worker and. wilt como out winner in
whatever ho undertakes.
You Feel Better
the minute you get into a
suit of Anderson Tailoring.
It makes such a difference to
know that your garments fit
It makes you more capable
more confident more cheerful
That's' why we' claim' that a
made-to-measure suit i3 always
a good investment
Let us show you what
Anderson TailoringotTers you
up-to-date styles perfect fab-
rics and a guaranteed fit
Prices from
$15.00 to $40.00
Our Mr. Dave Jackson who has charge of
Clothiig and Made-to-Measure department
has a complete line of
Stylish Fabrics
In swatches and large cuts or pieces that you
may better see the patterns. His long and
successful experience in measuring and fit-
ting will enable him to please the most parti-
cular dresser. Made-to-Measure Suits from
$15.00 to $40.00
Some especially good values from
$18.00 to $2500
Call and
nmbor if.
CASH PRIZES FOR
BEST ACRE' CROP
SEED CmJSHHIlS ASSX. WILT WYE
PltlZKS TIlItOUUH DUItAX'T
COTTOX OIL C03IPAXV
The following letter ot interest tor
News readers'' has been received:
"Sjalllwa Okla. Oct. C 191&
"To A. & M College Agricultural
Membora of Bryan County:
"My Friends :
"Your attention Is again called to
tho fact that through Secretary-Treasurer
J A. Sohwartz of tho Oklahoma.
Cotton Seed Crushers association .a
prlzo of $1C00 cash has boon offered
by tho Durant Cotton Oil company
Durant Oklahoma. This pri?o ia open
to any A. & M. College member re-
gardless of age In Bryan county only.-
"The same association through Mr.
Schwartz offors throo prizes ot $50.00
$35.00 and JIG.OO respectively for tho
first second and third best and most
profltablo aero' In tho state. Any
member in the stato may compete for
these.
"Each exhibit miist consist ot twelve
opon bolls of cotton and two pounds-
seed cotton and must be accompanied
by a report of cost and an essay of
not less than 400 words nnd not mora
than COO words on 'How I Grew My
Aero of Cotton; Uso paper 8xlL
Inches and write on one side only.
"Exhibits will bo mado at tho Farm-
ers Short Courso at A. & M. College
Stlllwator Oklahoma January 12-17
1914.
"Express or parcel post charges
must be paid by exhibitor.
"Write to the Boys' and Girls' de-
partment A. & M. College for report
blank and for further particulars.
"Very truly
. "T. B. WOItTHAM
"Supervisor."
Sovoral now Oliver Typewriters to
Bell at second hand prices. 'They are
guaranteed brantf hew "E.-'MTEVANS;
Durant Okla.
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Evans, E. M. Durant Weekly News (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 41, Ed. 1, Friday, October 10, 1913, newspaper, October 10, 1913; Durant, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc82568/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.