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OFFICIAL NJ5W8PAPER
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VOLUME XIX.
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DURANT
VV EJbKL Y
OF THE OOUNTT OF
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A HEAVY VOTE
IN CITYELECTIOH
"Ynilmnigli Knsllj Fleeted Major;
Cft
Ili:inT tI.W AIMS
iiimi: I'on inspection
Frisco nnd Knly ltotli l'roKo Differ
enl Architectural Sidles Citizen
to Choose.
Durant's city election hero Inst
Tuesday attracted moro attention
than has been shown In a general
election hero for many years. All
day long tho polling places wore busy
taking care of tho voters wUllo the
crowds lingered outside with an ap-
'parent Interest as great a that shown
in tho primary- Tho democrats polio 1
about threo-fourths of tholr strength
tho voto for the democratic nominee
tor mayor being 729. Tho biggest
voto cast for a socialist nomlueo was
170 tor mayor.
The expected Jncro-e In tho social
isls' voto did not com: notwithstand-
ing that that party had speakers in
tho'clty to help tho ticket during tho
campaign.
Tho voto by wards for )the various
'Candidates was as follows:
For Mnjor. '7ss
As had been pVe-arrangml the Katy
Vic Phillips Won City Attnrnc': .- Frisco railroads have both filed
Contort; .Much Interest In tho K..vlth the corporation commission the
tctl0 plans for the orcotlon of the Durnnt
union uopoi nnu uio i'un.iu.aiun nan
sent the plans to this city to bo ap-
proved by tho citizens after which
the commission will tuako an order
to tho roads.
Tho lottor of Mr. Honshaw to
Mr. Powers of this city give tho dlf
feronccs between the plans of each
road. Tho lettor is as follows
"Mr. It. E. Powers
"PresUlont of Commercial Club
"Durnnt Oklahoma
"Dear Sir:"
"We aro sending you today by. ox-
proas floor plans nnd aide 'olovatlon
of tho proposed Joint passenger stn-
tlon for tho city of Durnnt. Oklaho-
ma to bo constructed by tho St. L.
& S. F. railroad nnd tho Missouri
Kansas &. Toxas railroad company.
Plans submitted by tho Katy is to
bo constructed of brick and coneroto
Kwlth tllo roof. If you will noto on
the floor plan tho vicinity map pro
vides for platforms and walks. Tly
plan submitted by' tho Frisco Is dif
ferent from anything constructed In
Oklahoma bolng a Spanish Renais-
sance. Tho floor plan provides an
open covered gallery eight foot wide
nnd If tho news stand wore eliminat-
ed and the gallory oxtonded thoro in
stead It appoars the nrrangemonj
wouiu no ueuer.
"After investigating both sots of
plans return to tho commission with
any suggestions or recommendations
you and other citizens of Durnnt do-
siro to nvnko.
Yours very truly
COItPOKATIOX COMMISSION
Geo. A. Honshaw Com.
Ward 1 2 . 3 4 T.
Ynrbrough d 05 200 .250 175 729
Whltlatch a 45 4G 43 45 170
Tor City Attorney
Yhllllps d ..100 158 1E0 117 534
Confloll d .. 34 08 141 104 377
City Treasure.' -
Stowart d .. 05 212 272 103 772
Shclton s ... 27 26 21 10 84
City Clerk
Head d ....100 21C 271 194 745
Rowland 24 20 22 14 80
City Marshal
Taylor d .. 103 217 2G8 104 782
Clapp s 34 34 23 17 10a
Street Commissioner
Roberts d. .. 105 210 272 102 7S3
Cudd. s 32 27 21 12 02
Aldennnn Wnrd 1.
Loach d. . . 106 ' 106
. Hay 8 33 33
Aldennnn Wiml 2.
Lewis d. .. 216 ' 16
Colo s 26 26
Alderman VmxlXo.fhj- " V '
Blackwell d. .. 270 270
Cudd s '20 20
Aldennnn Wnrd -l.
"Nowman d. .-... 101 101
Xandors s 12 12
School Hoard
"Wobstor d. ..113 222 271 196 802
Pottey d. .. 05 224 268 101 778
Cox d 05 223 270 192 780
Lawrenco s. 12 25 15 1J) 62
Taylor d 01 218 267 206 782
Owens d... 95 211 266 100 762
School Treasurer.
Orudup d. .. 104 226 270 199 808
RAISE S1.500.00 LAW ON SALE OF
FOR GOOD ROADS INDIAN LANDS
'WOOD JtOADS AHUOCIATION
ELECTED OIM'ICEI.H MONDAY
. " '
Annual Meeting llfM nt tho Clt
Hull Well AlfpHrtnlt .Jolmunn In
Tiesltlent for AhMiioi Yenrj I'L
nruiro Coiuiulttoo Appointed
l-'itmnu Committee of
County (ixxl Itonds
Has Formulated IMnn for Itntsintt
the Mnuoj Artltlty Commence'
Soon.
Mu Drnui.Menuiv Enacted by the LogMnturo
Association! In Effect; l'ro tile ttint no Court
May Mnkc Utile In Conflict with
Law.
Tho nowly appointed financo con)
mlttco of tho Ilryan County Good
(loads Association who were nppolnt
ed Mondny night of this wcok held
tholr first mooting Wednesday night.
Tho committee consisting of Hon
Drown Vomer Kondnll Claronco
Uarly Clarence Dyor and Greon
Thompson. Tho first thing on tho
docket was tho selection of n tronsur
or for tho ensuing year to which po
altlon Green Thompson was elected
by tho committee.
It wns decided to rnUo at-unco
among the business people of this city
upward of fifteen hundred dollars
for tho Immediate use of (he associa-
tion in completing Its plans for road
work whloh It Is oxpocted will com
menco with ronowod vigor thsY
The law pawed by tho last legisla-
ture providing oxcluslvo procedure
for the sale of tho Intoroat of tho full
blood Indian heirs In luhortted lands
parried tho emorgoney oluuso nnd Is
now In effect. Tho new law scorns
to take tho plncn of must nf the laws
on this subject. It Is the result of
n compromise following tho Intrndtic
Hon of House Dill No. 586 by Hopro-
sontatlro Hunter of Hugo.
This bill was amended at ono stnge
of the Journey through tho sonnto by
ythe Insertion of a provision ndvocat-
Jwd by MIm Kato Ilarnard which spo-
cirii-ally carrlod Into tho act tho rules
Of procedure of probato matters as
laid down last summer by tho Su-
prenu Court. It will bo noted thnt
J tikis provision is not In tho bill but
Out Is n opacification that no court
woainor nermuiinir. inomannoror ... . '.. .. ......
j ; - iIl novo uio powor to iirumuini
raising tho money was also ded. f - rulu In conflict with
ui'uu ii ut uiu uuiuiin ut iiuj iniiiiai . .
Itiivn r t tiariH unlniltrtil milillAn. j"
n. jiui " .iiuiwuu iui iuuiit-r . . .tM In
Uont -ino urn wi " i" . ' "r
of paramount mierosi io mu iuuium
The annual ineettiiK of the Drynu
County Good Itoads AssoelaUe-. w
held Monday night nt tho oil) hall
In this city and was llliorally attend-
ed by about thltty good road enthus-
iasts. Including enoh of tho three
county commissioners nnd several
of tho county offlcurs. Many mat-tern-of
good roads wero dlsciiMcd
among whloh was tho reading by W.
A. Durnnt of tho how good rontls taws
thnt wercpnssed at the last Legisla-
ture. The nnnunl election of officers was
taken up and C. O. Johnson was re
elected pretildont for nnothor year
and It. F. Story was selected as sec
retary. A financo committee comprls
Ing'v. K. Kondnll C. Y. Knrly Den
Ilrown Oroen Thompson nnd Clar-
onco Dyer was appointed and this
cqmmlttco will select tho treasurer
and nttoml to tho dotulU of providing
tho fundR for tho conluunnco of tho
work of tho association.
Tho collection committee will be-
gin wor knt once probnbly this wcoic.
llrautlfjliiu Klks' riiniund.
Work was commenced this week
on beautifying tho grounds nt the
Elks home. All available spaco bo
tween tho walks will be used for
flower beds and ornamental plant
will bo set In front of tho veranda.
Territory section of tho stnto as as
follows
80. 1. Jurisdiction Is horoby
co)iferrtd upon tho county courts or
ttilr state to approve the deeds of the
adult full blood Indians convoying
their Inherited lands nnd now provld
30 SCHOOLS
ARE ENTERED
Tm Thounutl Mtor arc Uxpccte!
Hero next vmk for tlie Hih An
mini Tinek mid Tlrld Jlirt
n.r j- -j- n vVW
(Contlnuod on pago 8.)
McCnrty-Floj.il
Sunday afternoon at the homo of
tho bride's paronts nnd attended only
by the famtllos and tho contraetlnf
partloa occurred tho innrrlne cr
XlfB" kirioft Floj'd to Mr. Jain s A
McCarty Itev. Campbol lof the Firs
Methodist church- officinalis Tlu
young couple Immediately d p.irti 1
forDallns and roturned home luc
dny afternoon.
Tho hrldo Is1 tho daughtfr of Dr
and Mm. J. C. Floyd; the mooiu th'
son of Mni. J. II. Houston
"Welch Impeachment Wns Stnrted on
Mondny.
The Impoachmont caso aglnst In-
miranco Commissioner Welch was
started on Monday of this weok bo-
foro tho Stato Sonato at Oklahoma
Clly. Tho caso is expected to last all
Keek. There aro ten charges against
Mr. Welch. Thff gist of tho charges
aro (1) that ho deposited state funds
In banks In which ho Is Interested
but reported to tho contrary (2)
that ho wrongfully used tho Influ-
onco of his office to Induco an Insur
ance company to buy notes In which
fce was Interested. (3) That ho fraud
ulontly licensed an Insurance com'
pany to do business In this state.
(4) That ho fraudulently attempt
ed to compel a bonding concern to
VmaVo a bond for a party In whom
li was Interostcr (5 empo.raent or
.an actuary as an eTccsslvo salary
without making an Itemized acocunt
16) that he fraudulently and connt-
ly attompted to provent a company
fronvdoing business In the state (7)
that ho permitted an employee of his
offlco to receive a salary greater than
that fixed by law (P) that ho fraud-
ulently licensed an Insurance agent
to work In th state; (9) that ho at
tempted to forco an eastorn Insurance
company to buy ecrtaln notes prom
ising to repay them In services; (10)
that ho attempted through his of-
fice to repay them In srrvlcesshrdlu
flco to force an individual to bu a
noto In whjch ho was Interested.
Governor Cuts tho Normal's "Julco"
Item.
When ho signed several approprla.
tlon bills this week Governor Wil-
liams cut out several small Items in
tho bills effecting a total saving of
about 25 thousand dollars. Ono of
tho ltoms cut out was In tho appro-
priation for tho Durant Normal
school providing for electric current.
Tho governor frowned upon this Item
when It was first passed.
Hnckenstoco rist Out.
Whon tho pruning knife was usee?
by tho Dopnrtmont of the Interior
on tho list of officials In the Oklal.o
ma Indian sorvico E. C. Dacken tore
tho field clerk at Madlll In which
territory this county was located
was among thoso pruned off tho ser-
vice Tho roasons that aro assigned
for tho gonoral dismissal of tho clerks
and neents is that Congres sfallcd
to make the necessary appropriation
from the Indian funds to maintain
tho forces ajiy longer.
Mr. nackenstoco has boon In tho
Indian servlco for slxtcon yoars sev-
en yoars of which ho hns spent nt
MadllL During that tlmo ho has had
many and varied dealings In thU
city and county whoro ho has mado
many warm friends who wll regret
to loso him from the community. Ho
will shortly roturn to Topoka Kan-
sas his home wheor ho will remain
permanently; Just what his plans for
tho future arc has not boon divulged.
INDIVIDUALITY
Of Interest to Schools.
Tho schools will be interested in
tho outcome ofa caso that was ad-
vanced this weok by tho Supremo
court for hearing April 30 This Is
tho suit that Involves tho distribution
of funds under public prrvlco corpo-
ration tax. Tho Question at lssuo Is
whether tho money should bo dlstrlb-l
uted per capita to tbo common school'
fund or turned back Into tho district
in which it was collected. Tho law
involved Is tho celebrated Section 12a
of tho constitution which was adopt'
eu llttlo more than a year ago and
which it Is expected to appeal by an
amendment tho recent legislature
voted to submit.
Tho caso camo to tho supreme
court on an appeal.from tho district
court of Choctaw county. Thoro it
was decided that tho monoy should
go Into tho common school fund.
Seo ousHno nf special dollar day
bargains In mlllrnory. Jlfss Qulncy
Mitchell at Hadon'a Dry Goods Store.
You should seo our dollar day spe-
cials to aprcclate them. Miss Byrd
Dunn a( Hayncs' Store.
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Watson Will Itun Agnlu.
A. P- Watson Imponohod by tho
Stnto Sonnto ns Corporation Commis-
sioner snys It wns n polltlcnl plot
nnd wns not bnsed on tho Justice not
ovldonco. Mr. WnUon myt Hint in
1916 ho will ngnln bo n cnudldnto
for tho office boforo tho domocrntlo
primary and thnt tho people will then
either vindicate him or approve his
Impeachment by their votes.
I
rinnlo Drain HruMii Crook.
Following tho potltlon of many of
tho freeholders In tho vicinity of
Yarnaby tho county commissioners
will nook a plan to have Drown crook
drained nnd on next Tuosdny the
rommlBslonors wll lmeot nt'Ynrnnby
with soornl of tho proporty holders
of that 'community nnd try to figure
out a plan to nocompllsh tho the
drainage of the areok. Drown creek
In tlmo of high wntor become ovor
Tlbwirtl'by tho back wntor from Hod
Ttlvor and tho rwuilt hns boen that
tho regular chnnnol of tho oreok has
been oblltorated nud several chan
nels all disconnected hnjro resulted
In times if high walr now nn nroa
or six or nevon tliQUsand aertg of the
land I;) thnt community Is overflow-
ed nuil sand deposited on tho land
Iui t caused much damag. Part of
Tho Sixth Annual Southeastern
Oklahoma IntoMllgli School Track
nnd Flold Meet which will bo held in
Durnnt. Oklnhmoa on April 15 l
17 under the nuftplees of tho South
onstorn Stnte Normnl School promis-
es to he tho host meet that hns over
been held by tho school. Preparation
Is being mado for the entertainment
of 2 thouinnd visitors as thirty high
fiOhoeU havo entered and several ad
(lltlonnl ontrlPH aro exper-icd to bo
r.btcrod.
MeAloster High School won tho
meet last yenr and will havo a very
t-ong team to defend tho title tils
yi ar. Tho tsam will be accompanied
by a Mpeolal train of rotern from that
city and'tlio tho high school of Ard
noro hns a strong tentn this year otul
t.re plnnnlng on capturncr the sixth
three and tied ono of the meets
annual moot. Anlmore hai won
threo and tied ono of thoso meets.
Hugo hns the boat toam In her hit
tor nnd is working hard t.i take tho
cup homo with thorn. It.o xnmo ro-
PVor'j como from Wll) l n Madhl
Pauls Valley Atok. Aeadomjt an 1
I label. Idnbel and Joms nro ner
teumo that will bo -itrntttf In tho flH'l
this year.
1 urnnt citizens In o'tlor to on-
cot'.ape tho meet nnd nuk$ It stronc;
entertnln freo In their homes as nuiny
of tho visitors ns possible. .Tho Dr
an county fair assoclntion has affofe.l
Its excellent hnlf inllo track for tho
uro of tho normal school.
Tho girls' basket ball tournamont
Is hold In connection with tho meet
nnd will bo n hard fotightvtourinmcnt
as thoro are several good tonms In
this part of tho stato. Ardmoro Ma-
dlll Durant Hugo IlosAvcll Howe
Vtoka Mc Ale tor nil havo strong
teams and will compete for tho hon-
or. Tho tournamont was won by
Roiwell )Mt j-cur.
Two tonnls tournaments will be
held In connection wltn the mee
high school nnd teacher Many of
tho high school havo good lennti
teams and these tournament havo
been vsry Interestlnc: The free for
all tournamont will bring to Durant
nome of the best tennU pluri In
this part of tho statr Proi-mtui nn I
Darrow of Hugo were the high school
the water from tho croak niw Into vIil0 Bt pR0 I1Pnywfp
is spelled out in every
G-D Just "Right
Corset
Tho distinctive noto of nG-D Just-
rito cotfcot Is rofjoctod In tho porfect
fit of tho cosutmo. Dlsorlmlnatlng
women wenr O-D Justrlto Corsets
bocauso they havo found thoy glvo
to their figures the needed lines for
tho prosont Htylos without Inconvcn-
lenco or discomfort.
By All Means Have
Your Corset Fitted
suits coats nnd dresaoa
fitted nnd who would think of
wearing shoos or glovos without fit-
ting you oven try on your hats sev-
eral times nnd with tho aid and sug-
gosUon of a dopondablo milliner to
see how you look In them.
Your corset is tho foundation
tho form for all you woar so why
not lot our oxporlcncod corsotier try.
them on In our prlvato fitting parlors.
Wo havo a corset for evory flguro
in both tbo
Back and Front Laced
Wo aro showing Modols
81. 00.. $1.80 $2.00 $3.00 $3 $8.80
And Up.
Guaranteed to Glvo Satisfactory Wear
Como at onco nnd be fitted In ono
most becoming to you.
'Klerienccl
Corsctlcrs to
Servo You.
Kaflo Uiko part to Hod rlyer nnd u
part to other plncos. Tbo plan sug-
gested is nn nrtlfleiiU lake or rlmn-
nel from tho creek lo Hod rlvor to
effort Its drnlnnge. Just whnt the ox
pvnse of this work will bo nnd w'ho
will pay for It hns not been throshod
out nnd wilt bo considered nt the
meeting noxt Tuosdny.
Commissioners In S'tslon.
Tho bonrd of county commission-
ers consisting of Don Hultsmnn of
Albnny Gray Nickels of Matoy and
Ed Spoalr of Durant hns boen In
Session Uio most of this wook nnd
many matters of buslnoss camo bs-
foro tho court for settlement but
nothing of unusual Importance savo
tho regular routlno of business that
must bo settled ovory month.
winners last year Dattenberg and
Ostlln of Atoka weto the winners in
tho free for ail last year.
The tenuis preliminaries begin nt
S n. m. April 16. Tut girls; basket
biiU preliminaries begin at 1 p. m
April 10. The first ovent on tho
oroBrnm April 17 Is the titilBvflnals
at 8 n. in. fallowed by tho basket
bnll finals nt 10 o'olook. Tho' track
meet begins nt 1 p. m.
HedUti'iotliu; of tho County Deferred
According to n statement Issued
this week by tho county commission-
ers tho work of redisricting tho
county Into new rond districts will bo
doferrcd until tho now road laws
passed by tho recent legislature bo-
como oporatlvo In Juno. Tho now law-
makes numerous1 chnnges In tho road
plans ono of which Is tho cutting
out of tho township road ovorsoers.
Wntson Impeached by Sennto.
Dy more thnn a two-thirds voto of
tho Stnto Sonato A. P. Watson thrco
times elected corporation commission
or of this stato was Impeached Inst
Saturday Tho impeachment trial had
lasted a weok and many witnesses
wero called to testify both in behalf
of tho stato and In behalf of Mr.
Watson.
Can Welch Cotton Free
If n compress wants to weigh cot-
ton for tho farmers without ohnrgo
so ns to get It for storngo there Is no
ground for complnlnt on tho part of
tho public weigher who sees his rev-
enues shrinking becauso of this com-
petition. This Is tho substance of n
doclslon by the supremo court In the
ruse of tho Inland Comprosa Com-
pany vs. Den Leo public weigher of
Durnnt Oklnhqmn. This opinion is
by Jpstlro Drown nnd n paraghaph
of tho syllabus follows:
'It 1b not unlawful for a compress
company or Its agents to weight with
out etinrgo cotton brought to it with
tho request that It bo weighed pro-
vided such compress or Its agenU
aro In no wise Interested as dealer
or speculators In the salo or purchase
of cotton sold by weight; and Injunc-
tion will not llo at tho Instance of
tho county weigher to provont such.
weighing by sad company or lt.1
ngonts."
Off on Hunting Trip. '
Tho 'bunch' 'wont to tho moun-
tains noar Ft. Towoon Monday on a
hunting trljf. Thoso who went worn
Dr. Hagood DU Uttorback "Pa"
Davis Frank Hynds Shlko Dlakoney
Dug Davlj. and Jack Holmes. Thoy
wero mot at Ft. Towscn by John
Dickson who claim's to know where
all tho gamo stays. They will hunt
for two weeks.
Oklahoma Cigarette T.nw lit Effect.
. Whon Governor Williams signed .
bill repealing tho old clgaretto law
and putting n now ono Into offoct It
was found to enrry tho emergency
clause and Is now In offeqt. Tho
now lnw makes it a gravo otfenso to
soil cigarettes or tho makings to n
minor nnd makes It on offense for a
minor to refuse to toll whoro ho got
the clgarottes or tbo makings.
Mr. William II D. Oadd stato rep-
resentative for tho International Ty-
pographical Union was hero yester-
day ou business. v
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