Durant Weekly News (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 13, Ed. 1, Friday, March 31, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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Durant Weekly News
OFFICIAL PAPEll OP BRYAN COUNT
VOLUME XX.
DURANT OKLAHOMA FRIDAY MARCH $31 1010.
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Ihiront's Delegates Go
Loiters AVcro Presented
cincn Conventions from
Robctson for Ben Lnfavctte.
Precinct Democratic conventions
wero hold las Saturday In each of
tho precincts of tho county when del-
egates were selected to tho county
convention which meets here Satur-
day. The representation to the
county convention will bo one del-
egate for every ten voters or major
fraction cflBt for President in the last
general election.
In Durant tho four wards of tho
city held conventions. From Ward
One tho delogatcs will go to the
county convention as a unit and
wer instructed to votd for Judge
Ferguson as district delegate to tho
national convention. Following are
the delegates to tho county conven-
tion: W. S. Shannon J. H. New-
man A. C. Ethridgo O. D. Barry W.
W. Reynolds
In the Second Ward the following
delegates wero elected: Governor R.
L. Williams Senator J. T. Mcintosh
J. R. vMcKInney Green Thompson
W. M. Warmack W. J. Turnbull E.
M. Evans Dial Currln Gus Poole J.
H. .Downing W. L. Boner W. F.
Pendleton John Kittrell T. J. Por-
kins D. C. Hathcox W. B. Petty La-
cy Grime's Ben H. Dwight. The del-
egates we-o .Instructed to vote as a
unit on tall questions and if they
could not atte'nd to appoint their own
proxies.
In Ward Three tho delegates wero
not instructed and wero not put tin-
der the jlnjjirule. Forty-two dele-
gates wore seated each having half
a vote: Ed L. Speairs Tom Burson
J. V Connell Bob Story C. O. John-
son W B. Hayes W. E. Uttorback
S. Wl Stone George Harris D. S.
MacDonald .Judge Hatchett J. L.
Rnppllee C. C. Hatchett W. F. Sem-
plo. W A. Jones Grey Moore Dr. J.
B. Smith George Harrison J W.
Bailey W. S Archibald A. H. Fer-
guson Chas.-McPhorren Victor Phil
lips Frank Lewis H. M. Young Wv
R. Stark. A. P. Bla'ckwell. S. E. Swln-
ne -Dr'-C.) Floyd E. P. Hyrids1
jonnweison- i Ai. j.erreu unasi
Cochran Judgo Phillips and Chas.
Abbott.
Fourth Ward delegates .go unin-
etruotod. Following aro Ntho dele-
gates: Horace Marshall D. Head
J. M. Cross E. H. Stewart W. C.
Caudlll 0. L. Shannon JM. Webb
. E. Powers Wade Dougherty Fred
iwery George Scheorer W. W.
cs John Bond Sam Ross Joe
reet Porter Newman.
Letters Were presented to each of
the precinct conventions from J. B.
A. Robertson who was a candidate
for tho Democratic nomination for
Governor In 1914 in which the
Judge requested the instruction "of
delegates tor Beu Lafayette for na-
tional committeeman. Nono of the
Durant preclnces gave such Instruc-
tions to their delegates as it was
feared such Instruction might pre-
cipitate a fight in tho county conven-
tion as there is much sentiment here
favoring the selection of Tom Wade
of Marlow. Governor Williams who
is a resident of the Second Ward in
this city and a delegate to the coun-
ty convention is said to favor the
selection of Mr. Wade although this
is not known for a certainty.
WALTER LJOR DEAD
Brother of Man Killed nt Boswell
By Dr.' Lynch Succumb. to His
Wounds in Sherman Tex.
Word was received here Tuesday
from Sherman Texas that Walter
Major age 26. had died from the
shotgun wound said Ho have been In-
flicted on him at the time his bro-
thor Dr. E. R. Major a veterinarian
was killed at Boswell last week and
for mhlcH crlmo Dr. C. S. Lynch ol
Hugo is under arrest and being held
on a bond of $15000. The body was
taken to Boswell for burial. Now a
Charge of murder will be filed in
addition to tho one already filed for
tho killing of the other brother.
COMMISSIONERS MEET MONDAY
The county commissioners will
meet next Monday In regular month
ly session. Nothing of importance
save the regular routine business is
scheduled to come beforo the board
HYATT SUCCEEDS BREWER
Wm. Hyatt of Oklahoma City has
been designated by the Federal Bu-
reau of Animal Statistics to succeed
Fv. W1. "Brewer who recently fealgn-
qdvtJThl official has supervision of
tlettiqhl?WQrk ol .the department in
'hework of eradication of ticks.
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Get your Spring Suit
now. Have you seen our
newestisuits?
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We can please you in pattern and it's "Quality
First" here.
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In splendid styles arid exclusive lasts.
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Infants Misses
Women's-and Men's
SOc to $8.00
New Shirts Ties and Underwear.
PER CAPITA PAYMENT IS ASSURED
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BILL PASSES THE SENATE WITHOUT ANY IMPORTANT AMEND'
MENT MEANS THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS A ILEAD FOR THE
CIIOCTAWB AND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH OF THE
CHICKASAW'S PAYMENT TO HE REALIZED SOON.
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Washington D. G7 &
March 27 1016
E. M. Evans
Durant Oknhoma.
Hous item per capita pay-
ment three hundred dollars)
Choctaws and two hundred'
dollars Chickaaaws just been
adopt-d .by tho Senate with-
out any important amend-
ments which la final and
means realization of payment
In nertr future.
C. D. CARTE" U.
jffbo done In tho departmental offices
.at Washington first. It is probable
though that the mddlie of June will
3o the distribution of the checks'
ajnong the members of the tribes.
j The success of the per capita pay-
Lmont with excellent prospects for a
urge oats crop makes the outlook
ftr this county brighter than It bus
lawn for many years and business
men as wolt as those in other call
ings are displaying a spirit ot optlm-
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3 'S J j v S t & $ & v lljm rarely ever seen hore
Tho above li a copy of a telegram
received front Congressman Charley
Carter by the editor of the News.
It tolls its own story and It's .a
big true story for the people of thlsl
Stato.
No other single itpm of news could
have created a bigger sensation here
nnt 'Punaflntr n.n..f.ir AllM.wtmi lj4
receipt of this and similar messages
from Washington little groupB of
men stood on the street corners dis:
cussing the victory In Congress and
guessing at Just how soon the blsj
payment will be available.
Tho payment means roughly a
million dollars to the Indians of this
iiess conditions will bo stimulating
to a great degree. Just when the
distribution of the monev will be
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IIIUIIO VUUUUl Ut) KUUWIl Ul IU1H 11I1IU
as there is a lot of clerical work to
Last yohr it was thought that the
payment would go through. It pass-
ed the House by a safo majority but
by a smaller vote than this yoar. Tho
Senate amended the bill in seveal
ways andtsont it back to the House
for the approval of that body of the
amendments. Tho bill was called up
for reconsideration in tho House just
a few moments before adjournment
with a hundred odd amendments to
be voted upon which was a physical
impossibility and the bill died a nat-
and death after we all believed its
passage was assured. The failure of
tho bill last year was a hard blow
both to the Indians and the business
people who had been carrying the In-
llngness to enlist in tho. movement
for its immediate construction.
" 'During the pnst week I have
traveled the route of the Jefforson
Highway from Atoka to Durant and
find the road bed in good condition
for most of the distance' said Mr.
Nesbitt today. 'Bryan already has a
well graded road from north to south
which the county commissioners pro-
pose to put in the best of shape with-
out delay by convict labor which has
already been arranged for. Atoka
County from tho Bryan County line
to Caney has a fine rock road in the
abandoned Jvaty Highway which can
be made a model thoroughfare with
a slight outlay of money. North of
Caney the Boggy Creek bottom must
be crossed and it; is in this swampy
district that I find the greatest diffi
culty will bo encountered.
" 'State Highway Engineer Dan-
ford will meet me at Atoka Monday
when wo will establish the line north
to Pittsburg County and discuss tho
engineering problems that muBt be
met. Work will then be started In
Atoka County without delay and we
expect to have the Jefferson High-
way from here to Denison Texas in
first-class shape for automobile trav-
el by midsummer.' "
county which Is equal to one good
crop and Its effect upon general bus-Jdlans for their supplies
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TWO CONVICTIONS AND
ONE PLEA OF GUILTY
District Court this week working
on the criminal docket with Judge.
Higgins of McAlester on tho bench
up to Thursday morning had hay
two convictions and one .ul o
guilty. Charlie Thomas and Julius
Heard were each convicted of horse-
theft and each was given ton years
in tho penitentiary. Both of theso
men had served terms before In tho
penitentiary and Ikard was out on
parole when arrested on the charge
for which ho was convicted this
week. W. F Gunter pleaded guilty
to forgery and feceived a sentence of
a year and a day.
As the News goes to press the
trial of L. O. Smith charged with
rape is In progress.
STREET INTERSECTION SIGNS
In order that drivers of vehicles
of every kind may know when they
are turning the corners "in accord-
ance with the existing traffic ord-
inances street intersection signs
have been placed at every street in-
tersection in tho business district
in tho exact center of the street.
Drivers who keep always to the right
in turning these corners are sure tc
be tracking the law which makus
for tho least possible danger of ac-
cidents to pedestrians and vehicles
as well. 1
FRED ENGMAN DIED AT
AMARILLO
Fred J. Engman for several years
manager of the Stegor Lumber Co.
here and later an employe of tho W.
J. Thompson Lumber Co. died at
Amarlllo. Toxas last Saturday his
aeatn Doing due to pneumonia. Fu-
neral services and interment were
at that place Sunday.
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GOVERNOR HERE FOR THE
CONVENTION
Governor Williams has arrived in
the city from Oklahoma City and
will attend to private business af-
fairs in tho county and will also be
present at the county Democratic
convention Saturday. Governor
Williams is a delegate to tho con-
vention from tho Second Ward of
this city of which ho is a resident.
A FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR
PRESENT
W. J. O'Brien for five years man-
ager of the Durant Ico & Light Co.
received this week a check for 3600
from Messrs. J. R. Culllnano of St.
Louis and G. L. Blackford and P H.
Tobln of D6nlson which these gen-
tlemen termed a slight token of
their appreciation of Mr. O'Brien's
services in their behalf as manager
of that company. These gentlemen
recently sold their holdings to some
Chicago people and aro no longer
interested in the business.
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL
. CONVENTION AT TULSA
Tulsa Ok. March 30. The at-
tendance pt the twenty-third annual
convention of the Oklahoma State
Sunday School Association reached
the 3000 mark including 2500 vis
itors. The attendance Is by far the
largest In the history of the organi
zation. Among tho principal speak
ors are: Walter S. Athearn direc
tor of religious educational work of
Drake University. Des Moines Iowa
Dr. Chas. W. Brlles president of the
EaBt Central Normal School at Ada
and of the Oklahoma Educational
AflBociatlon. H. J. Heinz ot Pltts-
iburgh Pa. one of the leading flgr
uresJn' the interntional Sunday
School movement was tendered a
banquet.
EI). GRAHAM OF COLWERT DEAD
Word has been received that Ed.
Graham of Colbert died last Friday
morning while on a visit to his old
home place in South Carolina. Mr.
Graham had been a resident of Bry
an County for about thirty yeart
and was a large land owner. Funer
al services and Interment were at
Colbert Thursday afternoon of this
week Under the auspices of the Ma-
sonic lodge of that place.' Deceased
wasja director of tho State National
Batik 'of Durant. One son Fred J.
Graham of Colbert survives.
IMPORTANT ROAD MEETING
An important road meeting 13 to
bo held hero April 6th when the di-
rectors of tho Oklahoma Texas &
Gulf Highway Association will hold
their annual business meeting and
election. The members will bo driv-
en over tho county roads by automo-
bile will be banqueted at the Elks
Club by the 25-Expansion Club and
then driven to Denison where anoth-
er luncheon will be served by the
Chamber of Commerce ot that city.
THESE. FARMS MUST SELL NOW
Eighty acres one mile north
and ono mlloieast of Albany; dark
loam soil; sevonty-five acres in cul-
tivation; extra good improvements;
fenced and cross-fenced; carries
$1600 loan at 8 per cent interest
payable annually.
Ono hundred and eighty acres ten
miles northwest of Durant; well im-
proved; 140 acres in cultivation; no
incumbrance.
To raise mjoney quickly I will sell
these two farms for less than they
are actually worth and for less than
you can buy any land In the same
vicinities. E. E. Fuller Durant
Oklahoma. . w2
OIL WELL DRILLING iRESTTJirRT)
L- Drilling on the Kiersey lease near
juersey nas neon resumed after an
eight-day delay which was occas-
ioned by tho striking of a 27-fpot
Vein of aulcksand. which necessitat
ed tho sinking of extra heavy casing
oeroro tne work could be continued.
The casing arrived this week was
sunk and drilling is again under
way. The hoio will bo drilled to a
depth of 2B00 feet if necessary to
find oil or gas or both.
TO BE TRIED FOR MURDER
Paul V. Hadloy and his wife Ida
Hadloy who are charged with tho
murder of Sheriff Jake Giles of
Boaumont. Toxas. tho crlnm hnvim?
boon committed while the south-
nound Knty Limited train on which
Hadloy was being taken to Beau-
mont for trial on several charges
was speeding to1 Texas will have an
examing trial in tho justice court at
Muskogee next Thursday.
INTEREST GROWING IN
HIGHWAY SAYS NESBITT
The McAlester News-Capital has
the following regarding tho visit of
Paul Nesbitt president of tho Okla:
noma division of the Jefforson High-
way Association to this county and
contiguous sections of tho State
"Paul Nesbitt returned this morn-
injf from a trip of several dayH' du-
ration in Atoka and Bryan Coun-
ties in tho interest of tho Jefferson
Highway aud reports that the cit-
izens of both counties are coming
fonvard enthusiastically In support
of the movement to place thlf sec-
tion of tho great trans-continentnl
highway in perfect shape at tho ear
Host possible date.
"Not pnly are the citizens of Du-
rant and Atbka contributing llboral-
' rff their t'rae and money for 'he
rortll snys Mr. Nesbitt but reu-i.o-tH
In every "lugo through wh'en 't
will pus find fnrmors along tW rlKl't
of way bae also declared thac'wli
A POLITICAL
COMBINATION
Republicans nnd Socialists Relieved
to bo Agreed on Attempt to Com-
bine to Defeat Democratic Nomi
ncca for County Office.
What are believed to be well-
founded rumors have it that tho Re-
publicans and Socialists of thia
county have formed an alliance tho
purposo of which Is to try to beat
every Democratic nominee for county
offico at tho general election next No-
vember. At the last county election
the Socialists had a ticket in the
field but the Republicans did not.
Leaders of Jhe two parties believing
that the tight times which this coun-
ty experienced last yoar breeds So-
cialists have figured it out that If
tho two combine and support tho
same nominees that they can ride it
over the Democratic pa-ty in this
county.
ThfB same rumor has it that the
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pring
0othes
We've
Popularized
Wooly Boy
Clothes
In This Town
because we've permit-
ted them to popularize
themaelves by offering
them to parents and
boys who appreciate enduring and pleasing clothes service
We ve offered "Wooly Boy" Clothes
because we knew they would eventually popularize our "BO.YS'
SHOP."
Their all-wool fabrics last? needle work tough construction and
dressy stylo make steadfast patrons.
They're examples of the "survival of the fittest." We have them
for from '. $3.50 to $10.00
per suit and have Just received a large shipment of the very lat-
est styles and spring fabrics. Bring the boys along; let us put
them on them and show you how they Jook. Ages 3 to 18 years.
We Also have Received Our
ROYS' WASH SUITS
for Spring from 2 to 14 years and they sure are Bnappy little
fellows. Prices range from . . 50 to S3.00
Special Suit two pairs trousers and hat to
match for $2.50
NEW SPRING SPORT SIHRTS
DRESS SHIRTS SPRING ILVTS and CAPS
UNDERWEAR and FOOTWEAR FOR BOYS
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Odd Trousers
Time now here for
ii JDoys
We have the largest stock of Boys'
Odd Trousers wo have ever shown
in Blue Sorgo Gray and Tan Mix-
tures Khaki and Wash Goods at
50c to $250
Bring youd Boys to Our Big Shop
and Lot Us Show You.
Another Ship-
ment ot Men's
Kupponholmor
Suits aro horo
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mm "'"ftiif imt jry jfiMrT fnijS
Low-Cut
Shoes for
Boys in tho
Shoe
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Evans, E. M. Durant Weekly News (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 13, Ed. 1, Friday, March 31, 1916, newspaper, March 31, 1916; Durant, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc82697/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.