Durant Weekly News
OrPIOIAL NJ5W8PAPER OP THK COUNTY OP BRYAN
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VOLUME XIX.
DUIIANT OKLAHOMA t'lftllAY .IANTAUY !!2 11)13.
NUMBER Tllltr.IJ
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DRUG COMPANY
IS LIQUIDATED
Stonc-Klmbilcl Drug Company l)ls
willed nnd Two New Concern
are (ho Outgrowth; ono l Stone
Drag Company! tlio other Is Kim-
brlcl's Drug Store.
At the meeting of tho Stockholi
ra of tho Stono Klmbrlcl Drug Co.
wholcsalo and retail druggist held
Wednesday night tho twentieth of
this month tho affairs of tho com-
pany woro liquidated and two now
concerns woro organized from tho
old company.
S. V. Stono for sovcral yearn tho
president of tho company and who
for tho past threo years has managed
tho Third avenuo store for tho com-
pany retains tho Third avenuo stand
-and Is tho head of tho now firm
'which is to do business under tho
namoNof tho Stono Drug Company.
Mr. Stono keeps tho onttro wholo
salo business of tho old firm and
-that part of tho retail business rep-
resented by tho Third nvonuo storo
Including Boxall features. Mr. Klm-
brlcl buys tho No. 2 storo of tho eld
firm nt tho corner of Second and
Main streets and that part of tho re-
tall business represented by tho
storo which Is now conducted In
-tho namo of Klmbrlcl's Drug Storo.
During tho pat five years tho
Stono-KImbrlol Drug Gompany has
been ono of tho moat Important drug
concorns of Southeastern Oklahoma.
"Both Air. Stono nnd Mr. Kimbriol
iro well known In tho entire com-
munity nnd tho News predicts suc-
cess for each Btore Individually un
der tho no wmanagement.
To tho Public
i It affords mo unbounded pleasuro
"to tako thin occasion to thank you
ono and nil for tho liberal patron-
tigo and the loyal friendship you
Tmvo extended to tho Stonc-Klmbrlel
"Drug Company during tho past fow
years.
I also wish to announco that tho
"business of tho Stonc-Klmbrlel Co.
lias been liquidated and no longor
-exists. But tho Sto'.3 Drug Com-
Tany has boon freshly organized and
will continuo business at tho Corner
of Third avenuo and Main strcot
Tvhoro I hope to havo tho pleasuro
of frequont visits from my frlonds
neighbors and acquaintances and
Tiatrons ns often as they llko to call
whether on business or pleasuro.
Tho watchword and motto of the
"Stone Drug Company will bo: "Al--ways
Welcome."
It is tho purposo of tho manage-
ment of tho now Stono Drug Com1-
pany to devoto all Its tlmo nnd ov-
ory energy to tho operating of a
strictly modorn drug houso nnd wo
"hopo to morlt your patronago by
"always doing a llttlo moro and wo
tool assured that you will appreci-
ate our endoavors In your behalf.
Thoro will bo Improvements and
tinnovations In tho conduct of tho
Stono Drug' Company but you will
notice them yourselves from tlmo to
tlmo and there Is no need to men-
tion them here.
Agnln I thank you and hopo to
see you often In our placo at tho
orncr of Third nnd Main. N
S. W. STONE
Durant Oklahoma January 20.
W1A1.
Xcw School Building Finished.
Contractor It. II. Qleghorn who
lias been engaged for somo tlmo with
a good forco of assistants In tho er-
ection of tho now Dodson school
Tiouso out southwest of this city In-
forms us that tho house Is now ready
for tho school.
The building Is a handsome framo
structure with a capacity for eighty
pupils and is ono that gives credit to
the enterprising citizens of that com-
munity. '
Wo learn that tho school Is now
bolng taught in tho now building nnd
that prospects for a successful term
aro very bright. Prof. Claudo Beeves
Is principal and Mrs. Mary Tatum Is
assistant. Bokchlto Nows.
PAVING GOING
GOOD THIS TIME
Council Ito-clmW a Kntiiier Illegal
ItcMilutloii nnd Passed Another!
To be 170000 Yards In All.
lm mi's Parole lUnoked.
Doputy Shorlff Davo Wright went
to Bennington Inst Friday morning
nftor John Cowan nnd took htm to
j tho stato ponltentlary where ho will
jservo out tho remainder of his sen
tence which Is about ono )enr. Ho
has been at liberty under a parolq
of tho governor nnd this hns been
revoked. Ho must now servo out his
time.
Tho first legal and lawful stops
ro taken at n meeting of tho city
. -II Tuesday night toward tho
.Ct om Main street from fifth
to s v limits west
Th was started when tho
council . ! resolution No. 1G2
passed at SNnier mooting. This
document gr. uTcd tho prayer of tho
petitioners to provldo for tho paving
of Main strcot. Tho original peti
tion and tho resolution In confor
mance therewith provided that tho
city should pay for tho intersections.
Afterwards It was ascertained that
Ultra woro no funds for this pur
poso nnd that this program if sought
to bo carried out would delay tho
operations indefinitely and it was
at tho request of tho petitioners that
tho action of Inst night was taken.
Every mombor of ho council pres
ent voted for tho resolution.
Thoro nro 17C.122 squnro yards to
bo paved according to tho prelim-
inary estimates submitted by City
Engineer W P. Danford which will
cost ninety cents per squaro yard
then comes tho excavating embank-
ment combined curb and gutter sln-
glo guttor resoling tho old curb
No Derision nu Petition.
Tho general superintendent of tho
Frisco Hallwny Company nt Spring
field Mo. to whom n petition was
forwarded asking that tho schedule
of tho Knst nnd West Bound Frisco
trains bo so changed that passengers
could got supper at Durant acknowl-
edged rccolpt of tho request nnd has
promise dthat tho tnmn will receive
his early attontion. Tho lottor front
the superintendent contained no in-
dication ns to whether thn chnnga
nsked for in tho petition would bo
granted.
Miss Camilla Atkinson who Is em-
ployed ns teacher In tho public BCliool
of Blue spent tho week end In tho
city with hor parents.
flvo Inlets complete ono iron cul-
vert and tho rolnforcemont amount-
ing In all to 24912.88. Thin es-
timate of course Includes tho cost
of tho Intersections which Is cstlmat
ed at 14047.73. City Engineer Dnn
ford estimates that tho paving will
cost ten cents por squaro foot which
Is tho samo price paid for tho hide
walk In tho city.
JjPKHAIi THAI NINO
FOB TKACIir.H.S.
New I.inv for 11)1(1 Itcqulivs Thlrtj.
My Weeks' Training for Itnrli.
Thoro nro two menus by which tho
teachers may comply with tho law In
rcgnr dto professional training for
each.
Through n correspondence course
with tho Normal or through tho me-
dium of a rending circle." In Bryan
county Superlntrindopt Neoloy hns
left It optlonnl with tho tonchors and
both means nro being used. Tho
rending circle moots monthly In Du-
rant tho last meeting being held last
Saturday. Tho Instructors nro Prof.
K. 1). Macready of Kclrsey Instruct-
or In sociology nnd modorn school
problems; Prof. J. T. Bylo of Bok-
chlto Better Hurnl Schools nnd II.
B. Denton of Achlllc brief course in
touching procoss.
In January 1910 n law will bo-
como oporattvo which requires por-
tions to hnvo had at least thirty-six
wooks of professional training before
teaching in tho publlo schools. Tho
time for this law to go Into effect has
doubtless b'een extended In order that
tho teuchors might qualify.
Dcroy PetorB of Pilot Point Tox-
ns has boo nln tho city for sovoral
days visiting wUh his shitor Mrs.
W. A. Wagner. Ho wnH tho roferoo
In two games of banket ball playod
hero last jVeok between Denton and
tho Southeastern Stato Normal team.
COTTON BRINGS
EIGHT CENTS
Cotton Men llelteio that It the High-
est Point to bo Itenohcd In View
of tho Immense Crop and tho Eu-
ropean Conditions
Cotton In Durant was bringing
from seven and sovciwIghtB to eight
cents por pound basis middling
Thursday nftcrnotm which In tho1
highest prlco yet offered' for tho
1914 crop. Bccolpts nro reported
ns increasing every day although
figures nro not nvnflnhlo.
Cotvon mon of this city glvo as
their opinion that this Is ns high ns
cotton will go thl syenr and sovoral
of thorn expressed surprlso nt thn
prices going to eight cents In view
of the Imtnenso world' crop mid tho
provnlllng conditions in Europe.
Persons of influeuco who hnvo all
along been ndvlslng a holding plnn
nro somo of them now ndvlslng tho
fnrmera to soil their staple.
Alarm nt AtvrooiT Hotel.
Tho flro department answered an
alarm turned In from tho Atwood Ho-
tel about 10 o'clock Mondny night
but tho blazo which had started In
tho trash barrel was oxtlngulshod
without damngo.
It la tho markot for a Typewriter
soo H. M. Grans.
E. P. Grounds of KoIrsoyT'was a
Frisco passenger Monday morning.
Ho camo over to get tho assessor's
"books and will list tho proporty at
that placo.
James It. McKInnoy prosldent of
tho Durant National Bank departed
Saturday for Dallas whore ho will
spend soveral weeks undergoing treat
ment and minor operations.
$&ei?
Will Conduct a Public Sale of the
DURANT MERCANTILE CO.'S $40000 STOCK
of Clothing Shoes Dry Goods and Furnishings
STORE CLOSED ALL DAY
Friday January 22
To enablo a largo forco of clorks to
mark tho goods down to Big Bon
Bargain yprlcosand roarrango tho.
stock so tho crowds can bo promptly
and carofully served.
Commencing at 9 a. m.
Saturday Jan. 23
At least $10000 worth of stock must
be sold in 13 days. The time is short
hence the prices will be extremely low.
AT 9 A.M. SAT. JAN. 23
We will give cash away
$1.00 In cash will bo paid totho
first ton porsons flvo mon nnd flvo
women nbovo tho ages of eighteen
who ontor our storo whon tho doors
aro opon at 9 a. in. Saturday. All
wo ask Is that you look ovor tho
largo stock invostlgato tho marvel-
ous vulucs and tell your friends"
about them.
See Large Circulars for Prices
The Special half hour Big Ben
Bargains
offer savings of vital interest to you.
Goods sold at less than wholesale cost
one-half hour every day.
Commencing at 10 A. M ovory morning whon
you hear Big Bon's Loud clarion ring wo will
soil two lines of goods ono on cither eldo of tho
houso for tho next half hour only at u marvol-
ously low prlco a prlco so low you will not bo-
Hovo It unless you aro hero to soo. Tho prices
will bo In effect only until 10:30 A. M. Every
day is something different for tho halt hour
Gig Ben Specials. You cannot afford to miss
thoso and tho hundreds of other unusual prices
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Railroad fare allowed
to out of town custo-
mers one mile for ev-
ery dollar you spend.
No. one within one
day's trip of Durant
can afford to miss this
Big Sale.
You have the word of the
Durant Mercantile Co.
That this Is moro than tho ordinary salo.
Tho reason Is tho nocesslty for reducing tho
stock a great deal quick In ordor that wo can
mako somo contemplated chnngoo In our busi-
ness without dolny
Tho tlmo Is short. Quick action is what
wo want and must havo. Honco tho prices
will bo cxtrornoly low probably tho lowest you
havo hoard of In years. Don't doubt Invostl-
gato tbo truth of this statement. Don't hesi-
tate como early and find out that this will bo
tho greatest buying cbanco of tho season of
"Good Things to Wear."
Your money back quick as
a wink if you had rather
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have it than the goods.
Greatest money saving op-
portunity of the times.
Watch for Big Ben every
day 10 to 10:30 A.M.
TO FORBID POOL
HALLS IN STATE
Homo of IUtventntlw In Com.
mlltco n n Wholo AmcitiU Hill of
Itniaxey to Cotcr tho Entire Stata
A sensation wan created In tho
Houso of Representative of Okla-
homa Wednesday when Luther Har-
rison of Wnwokn took tho houso off
Us feet by a startling nrrnlgnmont
of pool h nils which ho character-
ised ns useless and damaging to thn
community.
A bill hns boon Introduced by Mr.
Hnmsoy of Bryan county to forbid
tho operation of pool halls In unin-
corporated towns and following Mr.
Hnrrlnon's address to tho House
tho Houso an n commltteo of tho
wholo amend -d tho bill on motion
of Mr. Hnton of Muskogee to covor
every town nnd city In tho stato
nnd tho amended bill carried In tho
Houso by n largo majority.
Tho Houso killed a bill by Mr.
Hunter of Choctaw county which If
passed would roqulro ovory real es-
tnto dealer In Oklnhoma to tnko out
n llconso pormlttlng him to ongnga
In tho real estato business.
Tho House passed In commltto as"
a wholo a substitute for tho Durant
bill which carried n R thousnnd dol
Inr appropriation for tho Oklnhoma
building nt tho l'nnnma Imposition.
To tnlto earn of tho romalndor of
tho 3 million dollar bond Issun au-
thorized sovoral years ngo which
was mado by tho stato agnlnst tho
Section 33 school lands n bill wai
Introduced to provldo for vhat is
known as tho public building fund.
It Is proposed to Issue bonds bear-
ing flvo por cont Interest.
When tho orlglnnl 3 million dol-
lar Issue was made tho bonds woro
sold up to nbout 2A million dollars.
and tho batanco of tho money was
placed; to Iho credit of tho rural
schools. It Is proposed now to tako
up tho remaining COO thousnnd dol-
lnr Issue of tho orlglnnl 3 million
dollnr Issuo on tho bonds. Thorn In
to tho credit of tho Section 33 lnnd
now It Is understood nbout enough
money to tnko up tho romntndor of
tho bond Issue.
Thn lloiuo Commltloo on Banks
roported that tho Olasco Usury
bill ono of tho most drastic ovor of
fored In legislature do not pns.
Tho commltteo in tho Hmiso on
Insurnnco ri ported unfavornbla on a
hill to glvo tbo Corporation Commis
sion power to fix Insuarnco rntos.
In the Senate tho hill by Sonntor
Molntnsli of Durant for n new roof
on tho Southeastern Htnto Norma!
School of this city Im slated to pass.
Tho sonato was notified thnt thn
Houso hail passed a bill providing
for scientific Instruction ns tp tho
effects of alcohol nnd tho passngo
of a resolution to momorallzo Con-
gress to pass tho Hobson-Sheppard
Natlnn-Wldo Prohibition Bill now In
Congress
All gnmbllng In futures Is oppos
ed In tho Houso concurrent resolu
tion introduced by Boprcsentatlva C.
C. Chlldorfl of Enid.
Sonntor Mcintosh hns Introduced
a bill In tho Sonata for tho support
of tho Southeastern Stato Normal
School of Durant nnd Mr. Durant
has Introduced .1 bill In tho Ilousa
for tho samo purposo. Mr. Durant
has also Introduced n bill in' tho
Houso for nn appropriation to covor
claims of tho members of tho Stato
Board of Education.
Flro nt Bennington
Wednesday morning of Inst week
botwocn tho hours of 11 and 13
o'clock tho houso of Tom McOco n
tho northwest part of Bonnlngton to
gethor with tho contents woro com-
pletely dostroyed by flro. Mrs. Mc-'
(Joo wns preparing dinner nnd had
vtoppod Into anqthor room for a few
momonts and upon returning found
tho room In flatnoa. Just how tho
flro started Is not known Only ft
small amount of insuranco wns car
rlod by Mr. McQoo. i
W. A. .Tones Honored
County Clork W. A. Jonos rocolv-
ed word from tbo president of the
stato court clorks association that bo
has boon Bolectod as ono of the aovon
that will compose the loglslatlvo com
mlttoe. Tho committee's duty Is to
proparo a bettor sot of laws govern-
ins tbe court clerk's office. Tbo com-
mittee will meet this week In Ok-
lahoma City and Mr. Jonea will at-
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