Durant Weekly News (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 41, Ed. 1, Friday, October 15, 1915 Page: 2 of 12
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FACIE TWO
THE DURANT WKEKIiX NEWS
FI.IDAY OCTOBER J5 1B1JJ
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Durant Weekly News
Orriclnl Paper of Bryan County.
By E. M. limns.
rub! shed ovory Friday' nt 114 North
Third Avcnuo. Durante Okln.
Entered as Second-Class Mall Mntttr
at tho post office at Durant. Okla
homn tinder Act of Congress of
March 3rd 1S79.
Subscription Bates
81x Months..... SO
Per Year $1.00
Invariably Cash In Advance.
Tho publisher reserves tho right
to rejoct any advertisement offorod
or publication In tho News which
may ho deemed objectionable for any
maoon.
Any erroneous reflection on tho
character standing or reputation of
any person or persons firm or cor-
poration and any mls-stntomcnt
which may appear In tho columns of
tho Nows will he gladly corrected
upon Its being brought to tho nttbn
tlon of tho publisher.
DEATH OF GEO. MAXWELL
George Maxwell aged 27 years died
Friday evening at the homo of his slg-
ter Mrs O. It. Currln. nftor more thnn
two years of suffering death being
duo directly to cancer of tho bono.
Funornl services were held nt tho Bap-
tist church Saturday afternoon con-
ducted by Rev. J N. Edwards follow-
ed by Interment In Highland cemetery.
Afcoiit two years no George was
found to be afflicted with a bone trou-
Wo nnd in an attempt to check tho
spread of tho disease ono limb was
amputated nt the hip which relieved
tho sufferer for a short time but he
was soon In a worse condition thnn
over liut lived for many months to
Xacoivhat he knew to bo certain death.
CO-OFUICATKS IX THE
CATCH INC OK CRIMINALS
On next Monday a meeting of peace
officers of every section of the State
will ho held at Oklahoma City for the
purpose as announced of mapping out
a thorough and systematic plan of co
operation among all officers all over
tho State with the view of catching
slrlmlnals. It Is believed that when
such plans are worked out tho effici
ency of every peace officer In the
State will bu doubled.
We Loan
MONEY
ON
City Property
MONTHLY PAYMENT
PLAN
For
Ae naBuilding
Loan Ass'n.
SCHEERER
&HEAD
GOOD THINGS
look out for our Big $1500.00
Car of Flour this weqk. Wo can't
Boll alt tho flour and grain sold In
Durant but all who want real
bargains soo us.
ENTERPRISE GROCERY GO.
So. 2nd Ato.
Durant Ok.
ALL WAYS
Pure and Fresh DRUGS
STONE DRUG
COMPANY
The Best Service
TheRexall Store.
"Stone's Over Pais"
RECOGNIZE OARRANZA GOV'T.
A conference of Pan-American dip-
lomats Including representatives from
almost every South American govern-
ment as well as those of Central
America and the United States in sea
slon nt New York City the end of
IctHt week decided to recognize tho
Carrauzn party in Mexico as a do fac-
to government admitting the whole
that (he Cnrrnnzu party Ih tho only
organization that Is able to restoro
poace to tho war ridden country.
President Wilson and Secrctnry Lan-
sing aro agered that this Is the best
policy. Following tho nctlon of tho
delegates Gencrnl Villa announced that
tho war in Mexico n barely begun and
that he and his men will put forth
every effort to drv Carranzn and his
men Into the sea.
GIRLS DRAW A MOIST
CLOTH THROUGH HAIR
DOUBLES ITS BEAUTY
Try This Hair Gets Thick Glossy
Wavy and Beautiful
At Once.
Immodlalo? Yos. Cortaln? thntH'
tho Joy of It. Your hair becomes light
wavy fluffy abundant and appears as
soft lustrous nnd beautiful as a young
Itlr'i nftor a Dandorlne hair cleanse.
Just try this moisten a cloth with a
little Danedrlno nnd carefully draw It
through your hair taking ono small
strnnd at a time. This will cleanso
tho hair of dust dirt or oxcosbIvo oil
and In Just a few minutes you havo
doubled th'o beauty of your hair. A
delightful surprise awaits thoso whoso
hair has been neglected or Is scrag-
gy faded dry brittle or thin. Be-
sides beautifying tho hair. Danderlne
dlssolvos ovory particle of dandruff;
clentises purifies and Invigorates tho
scalp forever stopping Itching and
falling hair but what will pleaso you
most will bo nftor a few week's use
when you see now hair fine and
downy nt first yes but really new
hair growing nil over the scalp. If
you care for pretty soft hair and lots
of It surely get a 25-ccnt bottlo of
Knowlton's Danderlne (from any drug
store or toilet counter and Just try It.
Advertisement.
FINE CORN AT ACHILLE.
According to tho Achllle Press W.
M. Kemp of Achllle presented at that
place a stalk of corn of tho bloody
butcher variety which mensurcd mora
than twelve feet In height and which
contained threo cars of finely develop-
ed corn tho lowest enr helng seven
feet from the root o ftho stalk.
Tho county clork's offlco Is busy
writing hunting licenses now nnd when
the season opens In November sever-
al hunting parties plan to go to tho
mountains after deer Local sports-
men report squirrels plentiful in the
bottoms now.
Friday lnth will bo tho twenty-first
anniversary of Duko & Ayres Inc.
Nicklo Store. Uegnn In Bowie with
$700. occupying half of twenty by sixty
foot building. Now havo twenty-seven
stores and better prepared thnn ever
to tnko care of our customers. Thanks
for past favors. Wo solicit future pat-
ronage. Duke & Ayres Inc. w-nl
Itcport of tho Condition of the
FARMERS' STATE NA HONAL BANK
Of Mead Okla. Sept. 28 1915.
RESOURCES
Loans nnd Discounts $ 23505X0
Overdrafts secured and un-
secured . 41.05
Banking Houso 1009.01
Furniture nnd Fixtures 1147.86
Due from Banks 5.207.S1
Checks nnd Other cash
Items r.83.18
Cash In Bank 1.284.S9
Security with Banking
Board 500.00
Total $334.YJ.DC
LIABILITIES
Capital Stook Paid In $ 10.000.00
Surplus Fund 1000.00
Undivided Profits loss Ex-
penses and Taxes Paid - 76.90
Individual Deposits Subject
to Chock . 10004.11
Time Certificates or Do-
posit 1.378.95
Bills Payablp 5000.00
Total . ..$33459.90
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
County of Brynn SS:
I Deo Stubbs cashier of tho nbovo
nnmed bank do solemnly swear that
the abovo statement Is tnio to th'o
best of piy knowledge and belief so
help me God.
DEE STUBBS qashlor.
Subscribed nnd sworn to.boforo mo
this Cth day of October 1915.
JNO. O. McAUSTER
Corroct-Attest; Notary Public.
O. S BRUCE
' GREEN THOMPSON
Directors.
GOT RICH O.J AN
INVESTMENT OF $175.00
According to tho Ardmoro States-
.unu the twenty-four stockholders of
the Col In e Oil company which nlst
week sold inn to the Santa He Railway
company for Jl.000.0i0 mado nn Ini
tial Investment of but $175.00 apiece
whllo each ono rccolvos from tho sale
of the company holdings tho sum of
$41CCCi This means to put the get
rich-quick schemes of Wnlllngford nnd
kindred fiction celebrotles nway In the
shnde.
A collection wns taken up by Chief
of Police Taylor Tuesday to get
enough money to get a poor widow
woman out of town to whore slio want-
ed to go. In a few moments ample
monoy was raised to pay expenses.
! $? v s $ 5 s vt
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TO EXCHANGE- Lands and stock of
indso.; paying business: In De-
Queen Ark. for Durant ctly proper-
ty or nonr-by furm. II. Towson De-
Queen. Ark. 3owr
VOU BENT Nicely furnished room;
modorn convonloncos; closo In;
outside entrance; no studonts. Ad-
IAMMMM
dross "Room" care Wcokly News
Durant Oklahoma. wstf
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TYPEWRITE It Brand now Oliver
Seven; never used; $70.00; torins
of payment to responsible pnrty. E. I
M. Evans. Dnrant Oklahoma. wstf I
FOR RENT Nicely furnished front
bed room first floor; all modern I
conveniences; closo to business cen-l
tor of town; mnn preferred. In-i
qulro at 608 North Fourth Avcnuo.
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LEGAL BLANKS Chattel and Roal
Estate Mortgages Warranty Deeds
Vendor Lion Notes Leaso and Rental
Contracts Oil and Oas Leases nnd
sovoral Justice court forms. Per doz.
Sc postpaid; assortments or ono
form. Weeklr Nows. Dnrnnt. nkln-
hotna.
wstf
NOTICE EXCHANGES Tho Koy-
stono Mailing Book is the quickest
most acenrato and handiest way of
tho world of keoplng traoe of your
subscription accounts with tho least
amount of work. We havo two of
them ono .or 1500 and the othor of
2000 name eapacty which wo will
noil at less than half price and they
havo been used only about a jr.
News Durant Ok.
8TATIONERT The Nans Job D
partment has Just received a case
of very fine rag envelope In 6 $-4
an 10 sixes on which apeelnl rloes
will be made. Ask for estimates.
Durant Weekly Nows.
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UBED FORD Who has n used Ford
that he wants to sell pretty cheap
or will trade for good lnterst-ber-Injc
notosT Unless you've got a bar-
Knln don't reply. Addres "Ul
Ford" care Durant Weekly News
Durant Okla.
FOR SALEOR TRADE WllTsaerl-
flce best corner lot In W. Heights
Addition for cash or trade at once.
Address Box 127 Kingston Okla
w3s3
Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days
Your drucclit wilt refund money If fAZO
OINTMKNV (alia to cure any caie of Itching-
Blind in eedlnfor Protrudlnc IHlea In 6to 14 daya.
The drat application givea Uase and Rett. SOc
RINGS
It would take 11 lot of hp.ue to go into details o.ver the many
vnrlotlua of t'iiiKS tlint wvciiiT). 'Von must m-o them nml let them
speak for themselves. All soils of lings belt; fop joii to look nt
Wedding I Hutu. KuKugement itius (lift Klnip. Birthday HIng.s
Children's Rings Men's Rings ltnhlos' Itlngs somo very cheap
mid some cost)) depending on what jou want. '
DON'T KAIL TO S15K OCR I'ICACOCIC ItlMJS AND KltlKND.SIIIP
IjIXHS TAK LATK.SP AND MOST ATT I (ACTIVE NOVKLTIIJS.
W. H. GUMM & SON
Main Street
Texas State Fair
Dallas and return $3.95
Octobtfr 1 6th to 3 1 si; final limit November I at
FOR PARTICULARS 8RE
W. Q. Brown Ticket Agent Durant Okla.
IH OIL FIELD DEAL
Smitn Ko Itujs Collne Company's'
Property. .Situated C1om to the
Holdings of Durant Companies.
Things Mil) Pick Up.
Sl
Business seems to bo picking up In
the Ifealdton field according to re-
cent happenings thore the most In
terostlngiof which Is depicted In tho
following dispatch from Ardmorc
"The property of the Collne Oil
Company was sold today to W E
IfodgeB of Chicago. Mr Hodges Is
vice' president and general manager
of tho Atchison Topeka & Snntn Fe
Railway Company nnd ho purchased
the property for the support of the
Gainesville reflnory where the road
will get a largo portion of Its fuel
P. C. Dings who organized tho com
pnny nnd who was Its president. Is
the one who closed the denl In Okla-
homa City where Mr. Hodges was
iepresented by James It. Cottlngham.
Tho price paid for the property was
one million dollars.
'The company was organize'! b"
twelve persons who paid In $175.00
apiece as thir Investment. All origin-
al stockholders wero local people ox-
cept John Hlngllng. Tho property
consists of about 220 acres In the
proven field and a largo acreage In
unproved land. Fourteen wells have
been drilled and the production Is
more thnn 7000 barrels a day."
Tho Collno Company's leases have
long beon considered among i'lo best
In tho field nnd aro close to the hold-
ings of the Glimax Company 1914
Company 1911 Company and Du
Aril Company all of this Pity. It Is
not unllkoly according to unauthon-
tlcated reports that the same Inter-
ests will seek to buv still other oil
properties in tho fluid.
V. S .5IAY UKCOtSMZK
CAItltANZA (SOVKltNMK.Vr
Washington Oct. 7. Recognition
of tho Carranz government In Mexi-
co It wns learned In official circles
hero today. Is likely' to be nccorded
by tho United States within the next
few wooks.
Data submitted by tho revolution-
ary factions Is being considered now
ond Saturday the conferonco of Pan
American diplomats presided over
by Secretary Lansing will bo held ns
plnnncd threo weeks ngo. The sec-
retary and each of tho diplomats will
report their opinions on the material
and moral capacity of tho factions
claiming recognition. It Is generally
believed that the Intention or tho Un-
ited States with respect to recogni-
tion will be reported to tho diplo-
mats to their governments so nctlon
mny bo taken by other nations nt the
same time.
Somo diplomats are snld to bellevo
thnt no faction hns met the stand-
nrd of "mntorlal and moral capacity"
bet for an established government
nnd to adviBe a continuance of the
policy of waiting. Officials of tho
Washington government however
are understood to bellevo that such a
course would only add to tho condi-
tion of chaos in Mexico with furthor
righting after which thore would be
no certainty that an Ideal govern-
ment would bo created.
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. nn 11. .1 a com
Dentist -s
Office over
State National Bank 5
Dimwit Oklahoma.
s . $
. j Ji iii iS si Ji ( 4 J
Havo vour Eyes exam-
ined and Glasses fitted
by DR. SLAUGHTER
Durant's reliable EX
PERT OPTICIAN. Offlco In Wldo-
Awake Studio North Third Avenuo.
Whenever You Need a dencral Tonic
Toko Orovo's
The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. It nets on the Liver Drives
out Malaria Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents.
Durant Okln.
I bPSbHL
FALL PLOWING DE3T
All Crops Grow Better and Produce
Larger Yields.
Kvory year we note that the fall
plowed land produces the boat crops
but somo people wh" 'ow they will
break tholr land anot. v vear put ll
off for one reason a.d n. llior until
planting time nrn vn. J t ?.! it Is
too Into to mako a ;imS ieod-bed.
Few people now fall to rocognUo the
value of full plowing but not all of
them do it. It wo nil did as well as
Report of the Condition of tho
KIItST STATE HANK
of Ddrnnt Oklahoma Sept. 28 1915.
Resources
Loans and Discounts. . .J ll.0t)Jt.7
Securities with State
Banking Board 1000.90
Stocks. Bonds Warrants
ctc 275.08
Furniture and Fixtures. 2000.00
Othor Roal Estnto Owned 2830.00
Duo from Banks G. 803. 17
Checks nnd Other Cash
Items 3go
Exchange for Clenrlng
House 450.10.
Cash In Banfc .1307.78
Totnl 157.679.43
i
Liabilities
Capital Stock Pain In.. J 15000.00
Surplus Fund 500.00
Undivided Profits loss
Exponses ' nnd TnxeB
Paid 65.23
Individual Deposits Sub-
ject to Check 25599.19
Time Certificates of De-
Posit 11262.30
Cashier's Checks Out-
standing 252.71
Bills Payable 5000.00
Total $57679.43
State of Oklahoma County of Bry-
an ss.
I Bonnie Mao Prultt. Cashier of
tho abovo named Bank do solemnly
swear that tho above statement Is
true to the best of my knowlcdgo and
belief so help mo God.
BONNIE MAE PRUITT
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 5th dny or Octobor 1915.
' ' A. B. Davis. Notary Public.
My commission erplres Mnrch 27
1915.
Correct Attest:
GUS HOLMES
GEO. H. PRUITT Directors.
Tom Bryson nnd Leo Grimes wero
among the visitors hero from Achllle
Tuesday or this week.
UGH! CAIXMrEh MAKES
YOU DHATIIIiY SIOR
Stop Using Dangerous Prog Bofore
it Snllvafcs You I It's
Horrible.
You'ro bilious sluggish constipat-
ed and beliovo you need vllo danger-
ous calomel to start your liver and
clean your bowels.
Hero's my guaranteol Ask your
druggist for a 50-cont bottlo of Dod-
son's Liver Tone and tako a teaspoon
lul tonight ir It doosn't start your
liver nnd stralghton you right up hat-
ter than calomol and without griping
or making you sick I want you to go
back to tho storo and got your
money.
Tako calomol today and tomorrow
you will reel woak. sick and nauseat-
ed. Don't loso a day's work. Tako a
toaspobnful of harmless vegetable
Dodson's Llvor Tono tonight and
wako up fooling great. It's porfectly
harmless so give it to your children
any tlmo. It can't sallvato so lot
thorn oat anytnlng afterwards.
Advertisement
Change
Oh October 17(h many
made in the time of M.
Patrons 'should obtain advance information
as to arrival and departure of trains from
ticket agent.
Avoid getting left.
JBU EffHcUl HIl
w
Tnrpra
1 m. .
V1"
tteTHtJur'Aflm
we know thero would be better crbps.
made and the farmers moro prosper-
ous This Is to call your attention to
tile matter and urge you to fnlt-break.
your land.
You huvt o ''break your land nny
wny and why not do It When It pays
best It stands the drought better and
Is In-better condition to cultivate. Take
. ilvjittage of your knowledge that fall-
brenklng produces tho best crops nnd
get busy plowing all land that crops
have been gathered from.
It. P. ELItOD Farm
Demonstrator Frisco Lines.
Report of tho Condition of the
' FARMERS' STATE BANK
Of Kcneflck Okla.. Sept. 28 1915.
RESOURCES
Loans nnd Discounts . .$ .31105.45
Overdrafts secured and un-
secured . . .... 11.03
Stocks Bonds Warrants
otc. ...... 500.00
Banking Houso 3000.00
Furniture and Fixtures..... 300.00
Duo from Banks . . ....... 217.33
Checks and Othor Cash
Items . 343.19
Bills of Bxchnngo . . 1.217.4S
Cash In Bank . . . 1182.08
Total . . I37.945.3S
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock Paid In $ 10000.00
Sulphis Fund 1000.00
Undivided Profits loss Ex-
penses and Taxes Paid.. 1.38
Duo to Banks . 5.61 v
individual Deposits Subject
Domnnd Certificates of
Deposit 315.00
to Check . . '. 13749.69
Time Certificates of De-
posit . .. 3350.00
Cashier's Checks Outstand-
ing . 38.79
Notes and Bills Rediscount-
ed . . 548487
Bills Paynble . a . 4000.00
Total . $37945.38
. STATE OF OKLAHOMA
County or Brynn SS;
I Andy Gravltt cashier or tho abovo
nnmed bank do solemnly swear that
the above statement Is true to tho
best or my knowledge nnd belier so
help mo God
ANDY GRAVITT Cashier.
Subscr")ed nnd sworn to heloro mo
this 0th day of October 1915.
JNO. L. MORRIS
Notary Public.
My Commission Expires Oct. 11 1916.
Correct-Attest:
It. P. DICKEY
F F. LoFLORB
Directors.
DR. FISHER IS DEAD
Sundny morning nt Bokchlto Dr.
Fisher ono of the best known physl-
cions In this section passed away
The deceased hnd been ill with ty-
phoid fever but threo werfks. Dr. Fish-
er hnd been in Bokchlto but about ono
year. His fnther nnd mother nnd Sev-
ern! other relatives arrived In Bokchl-
to from their old homo in Tennesseo
hoforo death. Tho remains wero ship-
ped back to Tonnosweo for burial.
Hon. A. N. Wilcox mejubor of tho
Stute Board of AffnlrB visited Du-
rant oarly this weak attending to
prlvato business mattors.
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up Tho System
Take the OU Standard GROVB'S
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you arc taking as the formula is
printed on every label showing it is
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form.
Th: Quinine drives out malaria the
Iron builds up the system. 50 cents
in Time
important changes will be
K. & T. Railway trains.
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