Durant Weekly News (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 24, Ed. 1, Friday, June 12, 1914 Page: 4 of 8
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THIS DURANT WJ5KKLY N?W8
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Dtjrant Weekly News
Official Paper of Bryan County'
Fabllshed ovWry Friday at 114 N
Third Avonuo Durant Oklahoma.
Bntorad as second class mall mat
tir at tho nostofflco at Durant. Ok
tahoma under Act of Congress of
Karen 3rd 1879.
U. M. EVANS Editor and Publisher.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Year .in advanco $1.00
Mx Months In advance i ... . 50
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taUon statement will- be furnished
Keapoctlvo advertisers upon appllca-
tfea. Advertisements authorized with-
ut specified number of insertions
will bo printed each Issue until or-
dered discontinued by tho advortlsor.
The publisher reserves tho right
to reject any advertisement.
AmOUSCEWiKTS
Tate paper Is authorized to an-
nounce tho candidacy of the persons
whoso Harney appear below for the of-
Beea named subject to tho Democrat-
ic primary August 4th 1914.
STATE INSURANCE COJOOSSION-
Ktt. A. L. WELCH
(ne-elcctlon.)
WOIi SUPRESIE COURT JUSTICE.
ROBERT M. RAINEY
Atoka Okla.
' SUMMERS HARDY
Hugo Okla.
OIl.BEPJRESENTATIrE.
Ts ' TW. A. DURANT.
mm sheriff
Jt JOHN A PHILLIPS
m ' j. " Caddo. Okla
j JAS. TARBROUQH.
!1 Durant Okla.
LIB HART (Re-cloctlon)
fOK COUNTY JUDGE.
SAM H. KYLE.
. ' J. L. ItAPPOLEE
U (Ro-olectlon)
H. Durant Okla.
' LEWIS PAULLIN.
JTOK COUNTY ASSESSOR."
BOB BLAIR.
Allison Okla
WALLACE W. GATES
.W. H. YEATS
Matoy Okla.
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ITOK COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
R. K. M'INTOSH.
R. A.ChestnutCaddo1
lo Okla.
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KW COUNTY WEIGHER:
BENfLEE (Ro-elecUon)
R. A. BISHOP.
JTOK COUNTY TREASURER
GEORGE HARRISON.
(Re-electlou) l
POR COUNTY ATTORNEY.
CHARLES P. ABBOTT
' WALTER J. TURNBULL.
(Re-election.)
W)K COUNTY CLERK
HENRY M'CREARY
(RO-elocUon.)
FOR COURT CLERK.
W. A. Jones Durant Okla
COUNTY COaranSSIONEU Dist.
1.
ED L. SPEAIRS.
WALTER L. RAMBO
Durant Okla.
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR.
L. VAttNEB. STINSON.
COUNTY COJOIISSIONER Dist. 3.
BEN HULTSMAN.
r - Albany Okla.
Thos. S. BRYSON
Achllle Okla.
MAKING FRIENDS.
During the past week Judgo R.
L. Williams democratic candidate
for governor spent most of the time
earapaigning1 in mp soumwesiern thoughts; it wasJhe product of ttio
part of tho stato whore ho has nAdo thinker's mind and appreciated by
thousands of friends. all those fortunate enough to be
It has been an open secret for six present
months past that evory posted man At this Juncture the time of bo-
Ib the state believed that Judge WI1- stowing tho Southern Cross of Hon-
Sllama was going to be overwhelming- or upon several Confederate Veter-
ly nominated and overy attempt of ans had arrived. The president
fcW many opponents to take tho band
'Wagon away from him has met with
"uro. iHr T I. ParnMrI:
Recently two new candidates havo
entered tho field but that only goes
to prove with thinking men tho in-
efficiency of the fight being waged
against Williams and it does not re
quire a great mathematician to rig'
are that It wIU bo better for Wll-
iFire and Tornado
Thl la the season when Tornados are apt to strike your place
and rain everything in sight in a few seconds In such a case
If yeu are insured against Tornado the premium you pay is a good
investment If you are Insured and never damaged you will not
raise the premium pald. The rate is only 15.00 per $1000 for
three year Call and let us explain the advantages of Tornado
insurance.
Citizens Loan
whAle
Hams If 4ltd opposition to him Is di-
vided among seven rather than five
opponents.
One thing that has brought to his
standard mauy cf the best people of
the eouthwest is the fact that ho Is
making hie own campaign upon hla
own issues. Ho has no time to abuso
his opponents or to discuss fool Ihco
rles propounded by overy lrrosponsi
bio Tom Dick and Harry. Ho has
jvoll defined Ideas as to how oxpens
es mar be reduced and he tells It to
tho peoplo lit plain old fashioned
English. Ho was tho leader to bogln
with and has added to his strength
evory day slnco tho campaign open
ed.
The News has in a few Instances
been badly mistaken In regard to tho
real character and ability of tho men
supports! for ntato offices and h'fnl
reason to regret its cdursb but this
docs not appiy to superintendent a.
H. Wilson. In our opinion ha has
mndo good and tho schools of Okla-
homa havo pro3norod under his ad
ministration. It is our notion that
wo had bettor let well enough alono
and give him a second term. At all
events he has fulfilled our high ex
pectations of him when wa gavo him
our support four years ago and wo
aro satisfied with his record. Ada
Dally Nows. v
"kablo chance of
sontlmcnt In this community recent
ly over tho Senatorial race and
many of tho most prominent men In
this city and county formerly sup-
porters of Tom Qoro aro espousing
tho cause of Judgo Sam Hayes enn-
i - xpr Mr Gore's place In the
Seriate. Peoplo are wnklnrc up to tho
fact thnt Xhoro Is a lot of buncomo
and many of tho characteristics of a
four flusher about Senator Goro
tho ex-Toxu3 Populist.
Tho Bennington Tribune accuses
tho Keneflck Dispatch of having ro-
colved a valuable conslderntldn for
Its suddpn objection to Judgo Wil-
jliams for govornor and Its ospousal
or tho cause or Robertson. Bo J.hnt
ns it may It reflects mighty poor
Judgement on tho part of tho Keno-
flck editor to fight a homo man
for no cause In tho face of the fact
that tho community in which his
paper circulates is almost to a man
for that man.- .
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The wheat belt of Oklahoma -will
produce the biggest crop In many
years according to reports from
sources that aro reliable Wostern
Oklahoma has had several croD fall-
pures the past few years and busi
ness or an kinds has been pretty
hard sledding. Tho prosperity of
tho wheat belt helps tho wholo stato
and wo of the banner cotton county
rojoico with tho wheat farmers In
their good times ahead.
Tho letter of 'judge Williams to
Chnrlle West In which tho lattor'n
challango to Joint debato Is rejected
hits the little four flusher from. Enid
right In tho mlddlo of whore ho
lives. About tho last thing that.
LWest will over do Is to glvo up that r
Lsevcnteen dollars' dav" as long at
R0 can swing to iL We cannot ox-
press our entire 'onlrifon of
West
hero It is unprintable
CROSSES OP IfONOR
TO VETERANS.
U. T. C. Observed .Memorial Day Laf.t '
Thureuay nna Ttcnucrea Dcllgli-
ful Progrnm. Old. Soldlcis Sig-
nally Honored.
(From tho Democrat )
Tho Julia Jackson Chapter U. D.
C met last Thursday afternoon at
the homo of Mrs. PeaVert .on West
Main street. A Targo business ses-
sion was hold and names of tho va-
rious committees appointed by the
presldont wore road and some other
details were attended to. Then tho
Chapter repaired to thp. Woodman
hall to hold a Joint meeting with tho
Veteransj at which timo the follow-
ing program was rendered.
Solo "Poor Little Flowers"
Miss Helen Haynes.
Talk by Mrs. BIrchfleld.
Address by Col. Jim Tom Story
of Bokchlto.
Solo Mrs. Crook. '
Reading "Unknown Dead"
Miss Mitchell.
Address Rev. "-Herman "Jones of
tho First Presbyterian church.
Kov. Jones' remarks were replete
with logical arguments and beautfful
. . A
Specialist
EYE EAR NOSE AND THROAT
Glasses Properly Fitted
Office over Corner Drug Store
Durant ... Oklahoma
Insurance
& Realty Co.
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4 m IK you Know wimi ineuirao oi mis country aro wortnr
jgjf pose thali just fqJluttcr. Tjicy feed oriinsccts. Insects feed on the crops the farmer raises.
Whaf is the reitilt? . ' ''
The result is that Jiirds gct.the'insccta thnt get the crops. Without birds the United States Secretary of
Agriculture says the farmer would have a slim chance. So what? T7 F'
JLct's everybody encourage the birds. . We ought to have thousands more than we do have. A cool drink
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u a notvaay wouiu pieasc a Diru anu maicc iiimt want to
I ;ST he Children's Chautauqua teaches boys 'and girls
iLt -l.'laild With care of this
. Iff hat is ONE of llpurposegpf thd
bHlfibRtaTS CHAUTAUQUA.
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There arc several others. Qgj i fcov afl gjrl ficKet toddV-
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Mrs. W. C. Caudtll after a few fit-
ung ana weu cuogon woruB a-ssisi-
ed by Mrs. D. Work pinned thoomb-
tenburs Barnett 'Hathcox Kendr
Saundors and Essex.
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Sovoral out oLtown velorans wore
nresent. nmonc them Col. Jim ToniJ
Mt nv n ti ii T V t rttA)i nn t n f Tl nlrl'lit.
o. tho latter brliiKlnc n rello.oflha
days of conflict In tho shape ofcf a sartionJuno 26.)
tattered and worn flag which had in THE JUST1CJB COURT OF BRY-
been used in battle. After a shbrJrl an COUNTYl OKLAHOMA.
social nour quito-a number drovo'
out to Highland cemetery whero tho
SIIS f ifc7nJZ.i 2L 1.7
passed to the Groat Boyond were
oratca Many hoautirul Honors
were strewn on tho last resting place
of these soldiers who lie sleeping
there.
f. BOKCHITO WORKS KOAD.
Tuesday morning bright and ear-
ly every business house In tho city
except ono drug store cloSbd its
doors nrtd In great squads proceed-
ed out on the road leading south to
Blue river to do duty on tho bad
highways. That their efforst provo
of irroftf vnltita in tlin ntihllp it In
only necessary to boo tho -work to
be satisfied. The fellows felt full
of determination to mako a road
second to none.
determined to havo good roads to
"tho best town of Its size" in tho
country and wo foe' sure the work
has Just begun.
Tho great and good workers car-
ried with them their noon repasts
hours of hard labor.
Tho crowd returned In the' even
ing bomewhat tired but mighty
proud of the work done durlne thaflahoma.-'on the 13th day of July
long hot day
-"Well dono thou good and faith-
ful aurvants." "
Thoso who worked were: Wllscnr
m .. r it . J
jury uooua uompany jj-orcy ivihuh; i-!"'" " "-"- v;:- : --
First National Bank Tom King W. der made sustaining tho aUachment
S. Furlong; E. K. Smith Fred Lutos i levied and directing tho salo of tho
C. Bhickwell; Bradshaw & Brown property attached.
Bradshaw Will Fanning; C. C Ab-1 SIgnedJuno 10 1914.
ernathy; J. R. Duncan F. M. Al-'lSeal) C. A WOODWARD
brlcht. Jr..: First Stato Bank. Har- Justico of tho Pence of Bryan
voy Wilson; Corner Drug Store J.
L. Fink; Bockwell Lumber Co. T. I
W. Anderson Bert Abernathy; Mer-
cantllc all throe Warrens; Meat
Market O. Williams and Bill Paty;
Lutes Grocery Tobo Hughes and
Frank LottgS City Restaurant I. P. I
Lofovers' E R Lewis & Bro E C'
Hn'nnwfcHn n ! Pn' T If
Riddle; Fay Sain; EfOn Cafe Jim
Elton; Baird & Lewis; Bokchlto
News Claude Riddle; R. It. Way-t
land A. W. Chestnut H Sullivan
Bert stinson will Garrett -a. K.
Loveless Lon Wright Ed Shackle-
ford and team F. M. Albright fnr-
nferDud iloreland Wallace Gates
(canmnato lor assessor) l. h.
Lutes Water Supt.; Barber Shop '
W. W Woods John Rogers and
team? John Stone and team' Joo
Long brldgo contractor; conover
& Baird garage and mill Sib Stln-t
son and team Dr. Calvert water
boy Leo Beard and Oil King Will
finrdnor. ' fr ' f
Gardner.
Itvyou want a typewriter call andj
see E. M. Evans agent for Olllver
and Royal typewriters.
We Have
All the ne spring vegetables
v and fruits to be found on the
market. All fresh and pure.
Phone 83 the Quality store
where you live better for less
money.
WOOD BROTHERS -
E..S. WOOD Phone 83 B. C. WOOD
'No. 124Nortk '3rd A?ue
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sort hirda will he more numerous in i-.virv Inrnli'tv.
FOR SALE: 1G0 acres of fand
tWelvonlles north .of Ft6umno r N.
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WBi Insertion. -June 12 third In-'
township NnMnrm onk nR-
FORE C. A WdODWAItfe J P;
Achllle- Mercantile Companya
dec-'nrnrirnllnfl -intirr. VB. r.hniiio
Brown defendant?
PUBLICATION NOTICE '
STVTE b"F OKLAHOMA TO THE
DEFENDAftT CHARLIE BROWN
Yon aro herebv noliflwd that. on
I tho 3rd day of June l?'l4' tho
plaintiff Achllle Mercantile Com-
pany a corporation commenced this
action in tho abov'o styled and num-
bered cause before the undonSgned
Justico of tho Peace; that on said
drto an rdor t attachment was Is-
sued and has boon lovled upon cer
tain propesfy belonging to you
namoly; a certain stump puller one
p kitchen range and ono coll bt rope;
that said ault is against you to re-
cover tho sum of $115.60 on an
open account and thp order of at-
tachment wns issued for tho collec-
tion of said sum of mon' and the
cost of this action. -1
Now. theroforo. you are hereby
notified of tho filing of said suit and
fthat tho Bamo will bo hoard at the1
office of tho undersignea justice or
tho Peace In tho city of DuranCy
1014i at tho hour of tea o'clock a.
ty t nvt -rfr vniir fnllurA tn n.TTfia.r
at tho time and place mentioned I
'(judgment will be taken gainst you
fnft.thn mnrtitnt nimrl tnr find ntl nr- 1
County Oklahoma Township No.l.
Hatchett and . Ferguson Attor-
noys
For Weakness nnrt Mm of Appetite
'he Old Standard ccgeral benetiienHijt tonlCj
ROVB-btabtk. miu-oniKoniom
lla and build up If- rvstn. A tru .tonic
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StohE's Cough Syrup
Is the best known cough syrup
we recommend It for all abstlnate
coughs Price 25c per bottle.
STONE-KIMBRIEL' DRUG CO.
2 STORES
'em
pa ifegSk?! 3 1
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incse nine leatnerea creatures nave a treaier nur-
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stay arounu an summer.- '- "
the value of birds; teackeVthem
A MAN WITHOUT A BLEMISH
Samuel W. Haye
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Who recently resigned an Chief Justice of
the Supreme' Court to become a candidate for
United States Senator r
Subjectto the Democratic
KROI TLOUGnBOY
I TO CHIEF JUSTICE.
Being the Life .Story of Poor noy
Who Hoa Won tho J?teht Against
urub.iU u..u uuj.
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"" From Chickasha Express.
From a ploughboy od a frontier
homestead In Texas thirty mIlo3
from a railroad to tho youngest
chief Justice of tho. supromo court
iu tho country. Is tho remarkable
and rapid asCent of the proverbial
"ladder of fame" accomplished by
Samuel W. Hayois of Chickasha.
Hayes Is an excellent example of
tho self-made young men of tho) west soon advanced him to membership-
who have fought a successful battio on tho Important committees among-
against hardships und adversity them belng the committee on rules;
His attainments thus far In Ufo fur- JUdlcary. homesteads and oxemp-
nlsh tho essence of ono of tho most
romantic stories of commercial suc-
cess on record.
In a -humble home at Huntsville
Madison county. Arkw- Samuel W.
Hayes was bora of pooi but honest
parents. Whoi ho was buf three or an orrico wno nas expended money
four years of ago his parents moved to procure his election or appoint-
to Jack- county Texas whero they ment In excess of tho amount au-
rettled on a homestead thirty mlleji thorized by law and which require
from a railroad In what was. ihrn tho oath of all officers that thoy
tho wild front'or of tho Lono Star will not receive use or ride upon
Btate. Tho trip from Arkansas was any free pass or transportation dur-
mado overland in wagonsrUpon tho ing their term of offlco. Under thd
homestead a log cabin was bulldeM Oklahoma law the violation ot this;
TJio timbered lands woro cluared and oath Is perjury.
ii heme established. Here young Hayes took an actlvo part in tho
Haeo labored with his lather pn convention and as chairman of tho
tho farm tearing In all the hard- legal advisory committee passed
tlips of pioneer life in a timbered upon-almost overy provision of tho-
counlry. constitution before It became a part
While working on tho-fonn during1 0f the document finally adopted. Ha
nis jourteemn yoar nayes.mot wm
an accident which resulted lnra
broken arm. Unable to contlnuo
his work the horrent to live with
an uncle until his recovery. During
l.li. ..I..)-' 4lA.n u.nn nl.Aaff In nla
ud yiaiu uicio no ivc "'" were iiauaiuriuu inio one govern
hands tho biography of Homy W. mont under the constitution.
Grady. Thcf youth read it .with in- In nddltlon to nla othor labornn
twStn?Sf m vn J fV &P nlver tho constituUonal convenUon Judge
ftt'-wi" y Hav'"' P-Ided a creat portion of
eUDlsclosC his ambition to his un- KTK
clo wsc was theb county clerk of "an f "i"?'1
tho countv ho secured a Dromlse In tua P09ltlon n displayed the
SoVhlm&at If yngHayewSd VLJXlAS
return home and work hardvto pre- PfinnZPO i?n IVVJtS? &u
pare himself To enter the unerslty e. &fZlUlH h i S
the means would In some way bo afIf?r0locfbaracterlze(i hm as
provided. With tho meagre training an Yfmncat ltt'"t ( - '
obtainable in tho little country Following BtatehooM In Oklahoma
school house It was a discouraging Hayes was olected a member of the
task. But the boy was determined supremo court on his thirty-second
and in tho two years that followed birthday being perhaps the young-
he prepared himself -with such thor- fist man oyer olected to such an of-
oughness In tho ungraded school Hco by a popular vote. In 1908 ho
near his father's farm whero ono wis ro-elected without opposition to
teacher taught all subjects from succeed himself and from January
primer to trigonometry that on his until his recent resignation
slxtpouth birthday he cntored lb " 'as been clj(ef Justico of the su-Un!rn-6lty
or Virginia. promo court. After seven years
This tuition was made possible service Judge Hayes retired at an
by tho generosity of his uncle aBe y"Ker than bjit few men eyer
whose loan was secured by young elevated to such a position..
Hayes' promissory note and an Out of great gratitude to and
assignment of an Insurance policy veneration for the name of Henry
on tho boys' Ufo Hayes attended W. Grady whoso biography fford-
the university for two years but on ed him the Inspiration for his suc-
account of tho expense and the in- cess Judce Hayes ap a member of
debtednegs incuvrod ho felt himself the constitutional convention had
unable to remain until he could com- his home county named Grady coun-
plete his course and returned to ty.
Texas where he taught sqhool for As chief Justice of the supreme
three years. court Judge Hayes presided over
In June. 1896 in his twenty-first the recent Impeachment trials In the
fyear young Hayes with a youth's
ambition to advance ventured from fairness and executive ability result-
the old Texas homestead and locat- "d in an unusually speedy dlsposl-
ed in the then Indian Terrltory at tlon of the proceedings. There was-
the JIttle town of Ryan. Here he but one appeal taken from his tuI-
engaged In teaching school and cor."- Ines m$ on this decision was sus-
tlnued in this profession for three tained overwhelmingly. At the con-
years cluster ot th trial of theso 1m-
From his early youth It' was hts peachments nolwlthstandlne ' there-
ambition to become a lawyer. "While had been much blttornras hetwmn
teaching school he had been deyot- contestants Judsc ITayea wni show-i
Ing his spare moments to the study rert with compllmouts for his falr
ef iaw for several years and was nesa and impartiality.
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Primaries Augu6t 4th 1914-
admitted to tho bar at Ryan Indian
Territory. Ho advanced rapidly as-
an jrttornoy and three year3 lat?r
contlnued his practice .torsive yeartf
Ub f bnlldmg up tho'arB:
removed to Chlckasha- whoro ho.
est and jogt lucrative practicos Ja
the southwestern part of tho' terrl-
tory. His btaqtlce was general but
he nover engnged himself as a corp"o-
ration lawyer.
When tho statehood quesUon wafe.
launched In 1500 -HayeS was nom-
inated without opposition by thox-
Democrats of his county and olectod
to the constitutional convention at
Guthtle. Ho was actlvo from th
start and the value of his services.
tlons. He was then made chairman
of tho legal advisory commlttoo and
of tho committee on schedules. With
A. M Ellis of Orlando. Hayes wroto
the famdus oath of offlco by which
no man In Oklahoma can qualify for
was author of nearly evory provision
of the schedule of the constitution.
by means of which the wldnlv cllffnr-
0nt forms of government existing la
tho Oklahoma and Indian territories-
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fourth legislature. His manifest
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