Durant Weekly News (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 49, Ed. 1, Friday, December 10, 1915 Page: 3 of 8
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DURANT NATIONAL BANK
Durant Oklahoma
HOHK OKLAHOMA
MKALTK RTATMPnC
The vital ktatietto reeerda et the
OkUhemn Stat Heard f MMltk
skew that for the month et Septem-
ber 1916 4 crios of tubroutol
and 34 deaths from this disease were
reported by county autwrlntendonta
of heMth. Tho rato of mortality was
58 per cent. For September 1914
the number of casoa was 43 and the
number of death S3 a per contngn
of 64 or slightly less than In 1Q16.
Dlphthcrln which formerly caused
such terror In thw household l plain
ly jlcUUng to the uno of the nntl-tox-In
treatment. In September 10 15
there wort) 315 canes and 19 doaths
and In September. 1014. 16S canes
and 11 deaths. Notwithstanding Om
fact that that then wore 57 more
caeca thin year than In 1914 the
death rate wan only .00 per cent as
against .07 In the previous yonr.
MISS LUCK TO DIRKCT
THK CHRISTIAN CHOIR
Hiss Luck head of the Department
of Vocal Music at tho Normal School
lias been engaged to direct tho choir
ef tho First Christian Church the
first meeting of the now choir having
bee held Thursday Bight with the
largest attendance that ever partic-
ipated in a choir practice at the local
church. Already work Is under way
for a Christmas Contata. Tho aim
cf the work Is to make tho music at
tho church equal to that of tho
churches of the larger cities.
Te Drive Out Malaria
A4 BIU Ub The Syvtea
Take the Old Standard e&OVS'S
TA3TKJJ8S6 ciau TONIC. Yew taww
what yea are Ukiag the fotumla is
feriated a every label sWiwIsg k is
Oebrfae ad Iraa k e ts stele teas.
Tke Qaiaiae drives tmt rnlnris. Mm
area eauas a tbe ajritesa- 99
WILL WRITE C1LYRTER SOON
It has been decided by tho Hoard of
Freeholders selected to write a pro-
posed charter for Durant that they
wilt at onco conmionco the prepara-
tion of the charter and will within a
few more weeks havo tho charter
ready to submit to tho votors Hav
tag the old charter as a basts to work
on tho task will bo much smallor
than beforo; in fact tho Doard con'
templates submitting tho old charter
with a fow objectlonablo feature
eliminated and with tho managerial
provision Incorporated In it.
V.'tllo sentiment Is clearly divided
on tho question of commission gov
eminent it is considered certain that
tho charter with a few amendments
and with tho managerial feature
will easily carry.
Bee E. M. Evans for typewriters.
50c
PER BUSHEL FOR
PEANUTS
This is the price we pay for clean dry
Peanuts free from dirt and we can
htadle the entire Bryan County crop.
Bring them in any quanity from one
battel to 100 tons Wet nuts won't do
so don't bring them. Make all deliver-
ies ta our mill.
Durant Cotton Oil Co.
DURANT OKLAHOMA
STEAM HI IIP OFFICIALS
MUST no TO PRISON
High officials of tho Hamburg-American
Steamship Company havo been
given prison sentences by tho Feder
al Court at Now York for conspiracy
to defraud tho United States govern
ment. It was shown nt tho trial that
tho officials conspired to furnish
Gorman war vessels with supplies
from this couutry. taking tho sup-
plies to tho men-of-war In mid ocean.
RETURNED TO OKLAHOMA CTTV
A. N. Wilcox Republican member
of tho Stato Doard of Affairs return-
cd to Oklahoma City Monday after
spending a fow daya horo attending to
prlvnto business mutters Mr. Wil-
cox says that ho and his f anvil y like
it very well in Oklahoma City and
that ho Isln lovo with hts work on
tho Stato Doard.
sentences postponed
President Wilson acting upon
lengthy petitions from Oklahoma
has postponed for sixty days tho sen
tences Imposed upon Doall and Oulnn
tho election officials who wero proB-
ceuted for enforcing Oklahoma's lec-
tion laws which wero found to bo In
contravention of t ho constitution of
tho United States.
HELD UP AND HORDED
Deo Dugger camo Into town early
Monday morning and reported that
h chad been robbed of a dollar Just
as ho had crossed tho Frisco tracks
coming into town. Ho reported that
someone appeared besldo tho wagon
and commanded hi mto halt and
when he kept going shot a plBtol ono
tlmo closo by whoroupon ho camo to
a sudden Btop. Having but ono dol-
lar on him Hint Is all ho gavo up and
after doing this ho was commanded
to drive on which ho did. Ho had
no idea who did It and no arrests
havo been piadc.
;iRLS! DRAW A MOIST
cloth through hair
douiile its iu:autv
Try Tlilst Hair Get Thick CI lossy
Wavy and oRnutlful
At Once.
Immediate? Ycsl Certain? that
is tho Joy of it. Your hair becomes
light wavy fluffy abundant and ap-
pears as rott lustrous and boautlful
as a young girl's attor a Dandorlno
hair cleanse. Just try this moisten
a cloth with a llttlo Dandorlno and
carefully draw it through your hair
taking ono small strand at a tlmo.
This will clcanso tho hair of dust
dirt or oxcesslvo oil and In Just a
fow moments you havo doubled tho
beaut yof your hair. A dollghtful
surprise awaits thoso whoso hair has
been neglected or Is scraggy faded
dry brittle or thin. Uosldoa boautl-
fying the hair Dandorlno dlsolvos
every particle of dandruff; cleanses
purifies and invigorates tho scalp
forover stopping Itching and falling
hair but what will plcaso you most
will bo after a few weeks' uso when
you see new hair flno and downy at
first yes but really now hair
growing all over tho scalp. It you
caro for pretty soft hair and lots of
It surely get a 2C-cont bottlo of
Knowlton's Dandorlno from any drug
store or toilet counter and Just try It
(Adertlsomont.)
Finding a sensible cigarette is
just plain common sense
All you have to do k
to look for three points.
Take any clgorotte you
Know. Then ask your-
self Is Its tnsto just what
you llko best ?
Is It comfortable to your
throat nnd tongue free
from bito or holness?
Will it allow you te
amoke as often m you
llko to smoke wltlwut any-
mean after-feeling?
Fatlmas aren't tlie onif
cigarettes tlmt nnswsr
"yes" on all of these pointe.
Thero are other seneibto
clgarottos. But facte
seem to indicate that
Fatlmae aro the sensibhe
cigarette for most men.
Because they now out
every other cigarette in
tho world costing over 5c-
Doesn't it seem reason
able that you too v
Hko Fatima best? Trjr .
them TODAY.
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petition.
vara DimMt Hew 11.00 pev yecr.
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A Sensible Cigarette
jBMtfk fiJ&JL..
kicking arout man taxes
County Treasurer Harrison this
woek finished sending out notices to
taxpayers of tho amount of their
191G taxcB and tho dato on which
thoy aro duo. Flrtt halt must bo
paid by January first or tho wholo
tax becomes dollnouont. If first halt
Is paid by that date until July first
Is given without penalty for payment
of tho aocon dhalf. Tho kicks that
aro being hoard in Durant this year
about tho taxos aro many. The levy
for tho city of Durant this year Is
$3965 per $100 assessed valuation
as against $2833 last year. For ex-
ample If a man pays taxee on $1000
worth of stuff his 1914 taxes
amounted to $23 38 whtlo this yoar
they aro $22.53 an incrsaso of about
forty por cont no wondor thoy nro
kicking.
Pile Cured In 6 to U Days
Tewf drairgitt will rtlund momv M AEO
QnnVKKT (all to cure nr wm of tttfkhq
BMslHMng or ITotnuUtur HtM to !.
ThnTppitMtlraBiTfiUMMt)Uii. Am.
ALL WAYS
fire J Frwh DKUG5
STONE DRUG
COMPANY
Tbe Best Service
The RcxaM Sfcr.
"Stoic's Lhrr Kb"
IJU-IIII WILIimUMLMg
ma TjANo dkaij
Tho biggest land doal mado In this
county In months probably tho lar-
gost nlnglo transaction In real estato
slnco tho outbreak of tho European
war was conoluded thla wook whon
C. R. Allen sold to Mr Hakklns of
Collin county Texas tho flno Harnod
farnr six miles northeast of town
for tho consideration of $27000.
Tho Harnod farm was bought by Mr
Allen from D. O Harnod two years
ago. It is SCO acres all black land
all under cultivation and ono of tho
finest farms In tho Stato. Tho build-
ings alono on the placo are valued
at oror $6000.
Mr. Allen and other realty dcalors
report that trading in real oatato is
rapidly picking up and has almost
roached normal proportions.
ALLEGED T1HEVE8
ENTEH CONFESSION
Frod Holt and Nowt McKay ar
rested Inst wook on charges of bur-
glary In tho second degroo mado a
confession to tho county attornoy
this wcok and agreed to enter pleas
of guilty whon brought to trial. They
aro charged with stealing a number
of things rom the premtsos of M. L.
Stipes who lives on Rod Illvor be-
low Kemp.
SHOP AND MAIL 1JACKAGW
AS EAHLY AS VOamMM
Some pooplo nro taking adratac
of early Christmas shopping shm! ev-
ery day sees Christinas i)ackaea ho-
tng tsko nto thoiiost ofrke Tkewto
no question thnt early Khop)tc
mailing Is nn advantage to an eC mm.
At tho last of tho shopping
storks aro plckod over and clerks 3
so rushed that It la well nigh Irnyesw
slble to give good sorvke. wMto
tho camu tlmo the volume eT cotem
business swamps tho post efflea de-
partment causing many defermt -liveries.
CAfiCAUETS FOIt A
COLD HAD IlltEATII
Oil SICK IMUDACM
list Ior Liver nml lUmels Fsr
Iousiicmh Hour Stomach &
.ColUHtllNitlOlU
FORMISn DUHANT I'ASTOn
HEADS CONVENTION
Tho Baptist Stato Convontlon in
session this wook at Tulsa selected
Rr. C Stubblotlold formerly pastor
of tho local Daptlst Church as pres-
ident of tho Convention liar. Ed-
wards of this city pastor of tho lo-
cal church was in attendance at the
sessions.
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E.F. MNESrrlds
D. MORGAN Vke-PreUat
. D. NEJELY Ca.hl.r
Capital
100000
The First National Bank
Of Duranl Oklahoma
Surplus and 1I-
vklJ PrUH
$50745.68
THE BANK THAT ACCOMMODATES
BUSINESS SOLICITED
Oct a 10-cont box now.
Furred Tonguo. Had Colds. ImK-
gostlon Sallow Skin nnd MleraM
Hoadachcs como from & torpid Mrer
nnd clogged bowels wkkk ewwm
your stonvich to become nile wKX
undigested food which -sears sjmB
formonts llko garbage In swlM
rel. That's tho first sten te
misery Indigestion and cues
broath yellow akin mental rws. 1
orythlng that is horrible &
atlng. A Cnscarot tonight will Hjhrw
your constlpntod bowels a there
cleansing nnd straighten yom tt Sy
mornlng Thoy vork whlto ye
sleep a 10-cent box form yerdr.
gist will keep you feeling goe twr
month. Millions of moH auA
take & Cacarot now and taw u ;
their stomach liver and hee(
ulatod nnd never know & mil
momont. Don't forget the chlWr
their little insldes need a gsed.
tie cleansing too. (Arfv.)
HOLDING COUKr ATMADH&
Judge ITatcbett and Court Ksyvti
er Mrs. Maude Hagood left
for Madlll where dlsttlct oeurt
for tho December sewlon. Last 1
Judge Ilatchett easelude4 4t
of ceUrt at Aatleri oa a)
by thO gupreme Court.
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