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VOIiUMK XIX.
DUItANT OKLAHOMA P1UOAY Jt I.Y U ilMfl.
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MOBS RIGTO j
IN MEXIIa;Yi
IVUowtiiK IanuIiik of City at At-.
Mob ltulc Is In Ontor. -Onmmitii
cation With 0ldo World lut
Oft 1-Vr Trl ltays.
Dlspntches received by courier
nnd published In metropolitan paper
"Thursday Indicate that mobs are rl-'
ottng In tho City of Mexico and that
nil order has been thrown to the
tour winds nnd that chaos reigns.
The army of Zapata has been with-
drawn from the city to meet tho for-
es of Carranxa whloh arc preparing
to mako an attack on the city and It
H feared that tho big part of tho
flght may he pulled oft In tho streets;
of tho city.
The Zapata garrison Is poorly
equipped with arms and .ammunition
and numbers about 25000 men
whllo tho attacking Carrnnia army
Is equally as lanes nnd woll equipped.
Additional fortes are colng from
Yora Cruz to assist the
army.
attacking
The IT. S. government ha boen of-
fitfully notified of conditions and.
while It X nBt known whathar for-l0n
olgnora aro safe. It will probably bo
decided that this government take
steps to protect neutrals in the Max-
lean capital In event of a battle in
the streets of the city.
ILVlLUOAnS APPKAI. 1'ltOM
IHTtAXT OKPOT OIIDKH
liefer to Oixler As a Satisfaction of
Tlie Citiiens r Ilurant Claim
Present lcot Is Adequate
For Trnvellnij Public.
What seemed to be the end of the
Xlurant Union Depot controversy In
the order of the Corporation Commis-
sion made last week for construction
of a building to cost approximately
434000 now promises to be but tho
beginnig of more contention on tho
Tart of the railroads In the courts.
The Frisco and the Katy have filed
-with the Corporation Commission a
petition for a rehearing which is ta-
Ven to be the predicate for an appeal
to the Supreme Court. The order of
the Commission was that plans be
submitted according to the outline of
the order by July 13 and that the
"building be constructed by January
1 1916. In the application for a re-
hearing the railroads set forth twenty-four
specific allegations and argu-
ments. They assert that the order
is unjust and Illegal. One paragraph
of the petition Is as follows:
"There Is now and has been for
several years past a general financial
stringency and especially as far as
railroads are concerned over the en-
tire country which promises to con-
tinue for an indofinite period and
tlurlng this stringency It has and will
"be far more difficult to raise money
for railway purposes than It has been
for years prior thereto. Therefore
an order made during this time of fi-
nancial stringency requiring the
huildlng of any moro depots along
the railway lines of these defendants
Is far more burdensome than If mode
at times when the general of finance
were more prosperous and money
?asler to raise and such order as this
forces the diversion of monoy of
these railways from necessary repair
and maintenance which aro properly
connected with the safe operation of
their passenger and freight trains to
the building of a new depot at Du-
rant In lieu of the present existing
depot which is accommodating all of
the needs of the nresent nasseneer
traffic at that place especially when
uca new depot is simply a rancv
howhouse built not to satisfy the
needs and requirements of the trav-
eling public but to satisfy the selfish
vanity of those citizens of Durant ac-
tive in this matter."
CHAUTAUQUA CLOSKD
Durant's third annual Chautauqua
closed Monday with a musical num-
ber and an address by Congressman
Aswcll of Louisiana after having
given ten separate programs two
each day for five days commencing
last Thursday. The numberj pre-
sented this year were as an average
far better than at any former Chau-
tauqua in Durant and the reception
given them rvas excellent the tent
being crowded to capacity every af-
ternoon and night. The Itedpatb-
. Horner people of Kansas City run
tnree hundred Chautauqua? every
ctminer and know tbrlr business
They have taken a small loss in Du
rant every year but tin: lof.t grown
less each year and they oxprcsa them-
selves as intending to return again
iiext summer. .
$60000 LAND
DEALS CLOSED
W mhI UUnor Sold HIM Acre- of
cVIno ltM llher lUomM.ninl
J'aM ffwb Sll lu IVnr
Separato Tract.
lAtwood Ulsner has sold Just elov-
en hundred and ninety acres of
choice Itcd Iltvur bottom land thn
past tow days for total considera-
tions said to be fGO.OOO closing up
the biggest realty deals that have
been made hero In several years. The
pliccs sold were: ICO acre to Cray-
ton li. Davis who already owned n
fine farm adjoining: 300 acres to
Dud Ulsner a son of Mr. A. C. ltls-
nor. ho buying land adjoining land
ho already owned; 410 acre to Joo
Lloyd and others of llenninglon; 320
acres to B. F. ltlnw. T. J. Perkins
and Porrost Johnson. The KUner
tnd Is considered among the finest
In llrynn County and has betn ea-
gerly sou phi attor. It Is understood
uat all of this land will be parcelled
out to farmers who want to buy
home. Mr. manor nnd Prank Lewis
still own another Mr tract or laud
tho lllver. which Mr. Ulsner say
h8 not for sale.
1.1YK STOCK MAItKirr
Kansas City Stock Yards. Jun 30
Monday's cattle supply fell short oi'
the estimato o.' 11000 by 1700 head
This proved a strong feature today
with 7000 on solo nnd prices wore
steady to 1G higher. The first of the
Clinton County Missouri summer
crop of steers arrived and sold nt
9.00 to 9.40 the top price paid for
two loads weighing 1C02 lbs. This
district cuts a big figure In furnish-
ing prime beef cnttlo during the
summer at (his market nnd the op-
ening sales oday were very satisfac-
tory to owners. Mixed yearlings sold
10 higher up to 9. SO; bulk of native
fed steers at S.40 to 9.00. nutcher
grades sold strong to 10 higher; the
choice cowa up to 7. 75. Several lots
of fed Colorados arrived and sold at
8. CO to 9.05 and eight loads of west
erns from the Scotts niuff Nebraska
district sold at 9.00 1290 lbs. aver-
age; six load sof these sold in St Jo-
seph at 8.85 today. A train of Ida-
ho fed westerns sold nt 8 25. In the
quarantine division 62 carloads ar-
rived following a run of 148 car
there Monday. South Texas grassers
sold at 7.35 and 7.40 weighing about
1000 lbs.; cake fed steers of middle
class brought 7.50 1000 to 1100 lba.
average and two cars of Oklahoma
Old Mexlcos 7.15 922 lbs. average
J3uyers cannot conceal the latent
strength of the beef cattle mnrket
and the good prospects are stimulat
ing demands for fleshy feeders for
a quick finish. Some of this class
sold at 8.55 today. Bulk of the
stockers and feeders sell at 7.00 to
7.50 a few common cattle around
6.50. Hogs sold 5 lower today re-
ceipts 15000 head. Demand was am-
plet o take everpthlng packers com-
ing In strong on the late market and
paying within 2 cents of the top
price which was 7.55i Hulk of sales
ranged from 7.40 to 7.52 . Heavy
hogs sell about 5 cents under middle
and light weights. Stock of prod-
ucts are notbelng disposed of to any
gdeat extent and continue a burden
to killers taxing storage room nt
killing centers. A better movomont
of cured meats and especially lard
Is expected which will help tho live
hog trade. Sheop and lambs so'd 15
to 25 lower today following an ad
vance of fully that much yesterday
"eceipts were 6000 head. Including
several largo strings of Arizona
spring lambs thcsoselllng at $10:
natlvo spring lambs at the amo fig-
ure; some Texas yearlings at 6.25;
natlvo ewes forth around 5.25. Buy-
ers paid the advance yesterday under
protest and a further break In the
prices is expected this week.
J. A. IlICKART
Market Correspondent.
TO AW VKimHAh PHISOXKItS
Attorney General Gregory has re-
turned to Washington after an !r
yestigatlon of the federal prlBon at
Atlanta Ga and as a result of his
ylsit gave tho following expression:
"Our great trouble with tho pres-
ent prison system is that tho fami-
lies of tho prisoners often suffer to
a ae rater degree than tho convict.
If we can put prisoners to work mak-
ing something for tho Federal Gov-
ernment which will not enter into
competition with freo labor we can
then give tho families somo of their
earnings. The system has been tried
and proved successful In some State
institutions." i 
worst Tiirxnicu ktoh.m virr npt. wii.son vihitkd dphaxtj
The worst electrical atorm ' thljl. Slate Superintendent It. II. Wll-j
tliirmtt link ii1ii In tuutiv vrnlM'tnii vlatlml fliik tltiraitl Normal
struck here Wednesday ulght Just 
before the shower of mln. Hint fall
early in tho morning. Por perhnhi students during the chapel hour all
an hour one lightning flash followiiloR oWook. Mr Wilton arrived ov-
auothor In rapid sutfeoMlon tho itfc-er Ihe morning Prln form Anlmor
ond flash coming hofnro the ornahjitHd left on tho north-bound I'lycv
of thunder from tho first had died j to go to Ada to visit tho Normal at
away nnd tlm nftor time the tlashoi
canto so close tocelher that the thun
der following each was blended trttfti
one long roar. Many people of t he t Hoard of Kdueatlon. Quito n mini-
town thought that a cyclone hnd'ber of the butluuss pooplo of Du-
struck or wts coining nnd got up i
to Investigate. I
XP.W OOPXTV SPPMU.TKXIKXT STMJHT PL1UMXO CONTRACT
On Tuesday July G Hubert ICj At a meeting of tho City Council
Mcintosh will be sworn In as CotmUM Priday night John Price was award-
Superintendent of llrynn County ted tho contract for cleaning tho pnv-
Tho superintendent nnd the county
treasurer nre tho only two offlcors
who do not tnko their office In Jnrt-
nary. Time two take charge of their
ot'flriM the first Tuesday in July. Mr.
Mcintosh has anuouurde that he will
appoint Seth Sbumnko hs his deputy.
Mr. Shunia'T is a well known school
iimi of lliMinlngton
Watch
For The
Big
Announcement
Of The ---
ZJwtcammi9v?
Colossal July
Clearance
SALE
Beginning Monday July 5th 9 a. m.
A copy will be put in every home in Durant
and Bryan County
READ IT CAREFULLY
It Will pay you well
Every one who has attended one of our sales know
we do exactly what we advertise and know our
guarantee is back of every item we advertise the
same as other times.
If you have not one of the circulars be sure to get
one and do not delay in coming for we are
Determined to make this the most
" ii-iinMiwB l. - -aaHwM !! mtwt n
Important Clearance We Ever Had
READ THE BIG CIRCULAR
Be Here Early arid-You'll not go
away Dissatisfied
w tklmr-f m nJamfW Mr M M m 2 m mO jfhJ
School Thurwlny inarnlnK. and mad"
a short talk In the faculty .nnd lh
that plane. Mr. Wilson (a making
visits at this limn In nil stale hoIiooIh
under 'the Jurisdiction of the 8lnto
rant attended tho Normnl during Mr.
Wilson's vIsIL
ed streets of the city at n figure of
Jl 13.00 a month. Tho contract Is
o become effective July 1st. Tho
bide filed were aa follows : V. K.
Williams J100. A. N. W'ynee $170
J W Price $H3. A. 1. Ward JIIO
W . Webster $200. s. J. Jackson
$3iii Jnck Culwtdl $1S". J. O. John-
son iro.
MULE VESSEL
IS TORPEDOED
(ionium SiiIukhiJiik Nhilm lltlilili
'lllllllnllt nutl TMOIII) AltH'lleillH
litl Their LUo When llio W.
M'l Weill to (he lloiloui
Another Incident that strains the
relntlout hetwoen this country and
norhmny oourrod this week when
tho normnn stihiuarlnit U-3S Inr-
pdoud and sunk tho liner Armenian
which flew (he Hrltlsh flag and enr-
rled n Argo of mil I oh Intended for
the Wntlsh nnd In whleh twvuty
Americans Inst thulr lives.
The Information that this govern-
ment bo far has In the mnttor Is un-
official hut Is thought to bo cor
rect. Whether or not tho submntlne
sunk the vessel without warning and
lioforn searching Is not known. Nor
Is It known whether or not the ves-
sel sunk was Haled na a transport or
cnrrled guns. The vossrl was en
route to Liverpool and was sunk off
tho const of Cornwall.
Mules nro listed n contraband or
war. and It I oQiitondod Hint If the
vessel was warned and naked to slop
and lofimcd thnt tho submnrlno had
every right to torpedo tho vowel ir
the vessel wna a ltrltlah transport
cngnged In currying munition" of
war. the Americana killed when aha
sank embarked at their own risk
nnd tho Gormans nre not held re-
sponsible for their deaths.
NKW HVHTIvM OK ACCOUXTIXtl
Thursdny tho Stato of Oklahoma
comjnonccd a new nyatem of account-
ing which It Is believed will slop
lenks In many departments of the
government.. This Is tho system that
was promised by Governor Williams
In his cnmpnlgn and which he ha
since urged. Under tho now system
comparative reports will be innile to
thn Governor ouch mouth showing
tho costs of the Bovornl departments
nnd Institution. A check between
officers Is being attempted In tho
reports for which forms havo been
provided. An Inventory of tho prop-
erty owned by tho Btnto Is contem
plated to ho mndo as a basis for
bookkeeping under some of the new
forms and an appraisement of such
property will nlao bo mado by tho
Stato Hoard of Afrnlrs. Tho State
Auditor will keep property account
1 ngalnst all departments or the Stat".
Under one of tho now luws the Statu
Auditor will ho charged with chock
ing all expenditures In a manner
much mnreaccurato than In the past
A preliminary to this is round In tho
requirement that tho original con-
tract for each oxpoudlturo or funds
shall bo filed with State Auditor at
onco upon Its execution.
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T.OPAl TI3.VNIH PhAYKItS
IXV1TKI) TO WICHITA
Tho Nows hns received tho follow-
ing :
Tennis players of Durant Oklahoma.
nro Invited to pnrtlclpnto In tho first
annual Kansas-Oklahoma Tennla
Tournnment to bo held nt Wichita
July 1 2-1 C. Mntcu piny to start nt
noon Monday July 12 nnd tho !i-
nnls will bo completed Thursday af
ternoon. Any resident of Knnsas or
Oylahoma will be permitted to piny
nnd tlibro .will bo a nominal entry
foe. Twelvo cups will bo given for
the winners In Higgles and doubles
in (he finals and consountlons. Those
will become tho permanent property
of the winners.
In nil probability the tournament
will bo mode nn nununl affair nnd
winners this year will bo glvon h
log on tho permanent cup. Hoard
nnd room can ho Bocured lor ulnyoM
at the low rato of fl.25 por day at
tho Y. M. C. A. Thoro will bo free
regular automohllo sorvlco botween
tho courts nnd tho Y. M. O. A. build-
ing wlioro thoro nro lockors.showor
hnth and swimming pool. Kntor-
tnlnnveut will be provided for tho
players each oveulng during their
stny In Wichita. Il. 13. Illack 329
Deacon Dulldlng Wichita Kansas.
XIGGKH KIM.KI) AT OIIKHMN
A nigger by the namo pf Llndloy
was killed Sunday at Oborlln by a.
shot from a pistol tho bull entering
his abdomen. Doath resulted In a
few hours Tho report was rocelvod
hero thnt ho had boon murdered und
Shorirr Phillips and Deputy Wright
wont to see about It Tuesday nnd
found that tho shooting bad boon ac-
cidental! Iioforo ho died tho boy
told tint ho and Dudo Itnlbitck had
been foiling with a pistol and that
it was accidentally discharged tho
ball entering- bin abdomen Italback
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Witt IU SM1UQ BIUV . 1 I .
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INDIAN AGENCY
LOCATES HERE
DMrlrl Offhe Inniicrlj nt MMIII to
tlo Minim. Out of lliinuit II S.
Ik'PhiU In In be ('Ink In Phrtrjto.
Office In IHtnuen Mullilltiu.
An unlor made by Onbe G. Park
or Superintendent of tho Ptro CU-
lllited Tribes of Indians at Musko-
gee. changes the ofrico of the UU
trlrt itgoiiey In charge of ilryan and
sovoral other counties from Madlll
to Ourniil effhotlvo July first.
Mr. II. 8. LeCrntx elerk In chargo
of tho agency office has been hnro
for the past twx days making "ar
rnngomunU to move the office hero
nnd lias secured quarters on the sec
ond floor of the Dowusit building
over the Perkins tiros' star.
Thn district agency liahdlM i
world of Indian bualnoM and over
all liuttiiHM iiertaiHliig to th.i
Chnrtawt atnl Chlrkasans to the flvo
countlM comprising Mil ditrft and
tho moving or the ofrir to this city
will undoubtedly bring lots of biu-
Iiims to J)iwnnt.
OKImMKOUY qah v.htk
VI IJWIfl) WITH AhAHM
C'oiMinitlon OimiulxMoit Soo Thoro
May lli P.vtiaiitin In (he
Xenr Put tin.
As a result or the hearinis of Ok-
mulgoe Tulsa and Ilnrtleavllle held
by tho Corporation Commission with
roreronco to wnstn or natural gan
and of tho Investigations made by
J. 13. York conservation agent of tho
Commission members of that body
nro Inclined to view with alarm tho
prospect or an enrly dearth or gas
In this Statu. The wasto or natural
gas In the Cushlng field hns beea
prodigal. An estlmnte by Commis-
sioner Heunlinw Is thnt no more than
ton por cent of the gas has been sur-
ed In thnt field.
The now law which Is to bo en-
forced through orders to be made by
the Commission In pursuance of tho
protcnt Investigation was dontgned
to save gas. It Is a big job for the
Commission 'and it will require care-
ful attention to details It Its object
be nttetned. It Is In the oil welH
that tho chief waste or gas Is found.
Drilling In a manner to conserve tho
gas In Its own strata Is slower nnd
moro expensive than drilling In tho
ordinary manner. There is no mon-
ey In gas to the all man. It H a
nulnanro and sometime 'o let it es-
cape miikoH It possible to produce
much oil whereas to conserve thn
gns In somo big gnssors would bo to
abandon tho wells as producers of
oil.
A populnr guoM by ono momber of
tho Corporation Commission U that
in inrco or rour yoara more win be
no supply of pas In tho Oklahoma
fields If the presont wnsto Is not
checked. That tho gas will disap-
pear In a short time even when con
sorved Is practically certain ns that
has been tho history or all gas flolils
Conservation will make It last long
nr It Is urged.
Visions or tho coal rcuttlo and the
coal smokeand the kindling of fire
ought to help public sentiment to thu
sldo of tho Corporation Oonvniistloa
in its efforts to save tho gns.
rOUUT COM.MISSIOX AT WOIIK
Tho District Jinluo .McmlM-rt of tho
KUlh Dhlv.n (let Align-
ment of Cast"
Members of tho sixth division of
the Supremo Court Commission have
this weok boon In Oklahoma City for
their assignments of records In ap-
pealed cases to bo considered In their
spnro tlmo In their Judicial dlstrloU.
Judgo Jesso M. Ilntohett of Durant
Is d member of this dlvlHlon of tho
Commission. With the addition of
tho sixth djvlBlon to tho Commission
tho Supremo Court has now twenty-
threo Justices working (o reduce tho
docket thnt has grown to such pro-
portions nh to mako It a grave prob-
lem whether the court could ovor
catch up with Its work.
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I3NKOUCI3 POOI WAXXt
IAW ANYWAY
Tho attorney general of Texas has
Instructed officers to enferco the law
against pool halls In tho forblddett
districts rcgardtosa of tho fact that
tho Toxas Supremo Court decided tho
law unconstitutional. In his Instruc-
tion tho attorney general says that
tho Criminal Court of Appeals and
not tho Suprpmo Court Is the high
tribunal to dptarmlno the criminal
foatur.es of. tho Uv I .j
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