Durant Weekly News (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 33, Ed. 1, Friday, August 18, 1916 Page: 2 of 8
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EHM DtfRAKT WKBKIiY NEWS
FAKDAY AUGUST 181010.
Red Kelley
Badly Cuts
a Cellmate
Oil Drilling
Derrick Had
a Collapse
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ora Slaughter prisoner hi the
votirHv Jail at Dallas was cut In
annny places over the body Wodnes-
day nftoruoon at 4 o'clock by Red
Kollcy of Durnnt held In tbu jail
ponding nn appeal on a nincty-nlno
yoar sentouce imposed for highway
robbery. The fight started so It la
said whon Slaughter struck Kolloy
on tho heud with a broomstick fol-
lowing an argument over a game of
vards. Kelley used a small razor
which he had been able to conceal
from the jailor.
Eigthy-two stitches -wore taken to
rlosc the gaping wounds in 'Slaugh-
ter's body. Tho jail physician work-
. d for two hours sowing up the
wounds. None of the cuts were very
deep and although the injured man
was vory weak from loss of blood his
Injuries are not bolievod to be of a
fatal nature. One wound extended
14 inchos down his back. Thore
wore otlier cuts On his throat loft
breast and side and left arm.
Othor occupanta of the coll said
Kelley and Slaughter had been
playing "nosey" pitch the winner
rapping tho loser across tho noo
with a number of tho cards hold In
Ills hand. A point was contested and
the fight soon started. Tho fellow-
prisoners of tho men separtcd thorn.
Frank Kolloy alias "Rod" shot
and wounded Detectives Elmlcko and
Smith when they arrested him In
Dallas last Decomber. He had pre-
viously held up employes at an oil
wtation on Lancaster Avenue In Oak
Cliff.
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LIVE STOCK MARKET
. ' ; $ $ .? -S S S ?' & P t S $
While at work on the Klersey
lease wcBt of town Thursday morn-
ing early the weight of the cable
and attachments became- too hoary
for tho derrick to support and tho
entire top portion of tho rig came
tumbling down into the center and
over tho casing. Fortunately none
or the workmen was Inside tho rig
at the tlmo or from one to four fa-
talities must surely have been tho
result.
Operations wore suspended for
several days on the loase owing to
getting tools stuck way down In the
well. Quicksand was oncountored Ir
large quantities which further Im-
peded operations. Early this week
the flow of salt wator was success-
fully cased off and operations gotton
weli under way whon the accident
happened to tho derrick. Two thou-
sand feet of lumber are bolug hur-
ried to the lease and tho rig will bo
repaired as quickly as possible when
operations will proceed.
Bluo shale is now being brought
to tho surface and Mr. "Wheeler re-
gards the Indications as excellent for
oil. They are down about fifteen
hundred feet.
Operations on the Thompson lease
south of town arc going on again
after a delay on account of the
breaking of tools. Thoy aro at a
depth of more than .thirteen hun-
dred feet.
Judge Robert M. Raluey of Atoka
was hero on legal business Thurs-
day of this week.
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Kansas City Stock Yards Aug. 15
The feature today was a big advance
on fea steers tho best ones selling
fully 25 higher. He-ivy grass steers
sold 10 higher stockers and feeders
met a strong demand; the general
vattle market runnln" from steady
to higher. Trade was nctlo and It
was o good market. Forty tors or
cattlo out of a big Kansas pasture
string weighing around 1 100 pow ds
wer edivided between the inarlet3
yesterday 25 cars selling in Chicago
-at $7.40 and $7.50 ten cars In Kan-
sas City at $7.50 five cars in Saint
Joseph at $7.3C.
Beef Steers
Prime Missouri sUe s sold at
510.75 today' 1470 lbs. average; oth-
ers at $10.50 1511 lbj. average and
mixed yearling steers and heifers
aold at $10.25. Grass steers weigh-
ing from 1200 to 130-) Pjs. sold at
8.00 to $8.50. medium weights on
-which there was considerable com-
petition from feeder buyen). $6. "5
to $7.00. Quarantine receipts were
eight cars five cars of which wore
North Texas fed steers 1192 lbs.
sit $7.40. Cows are scarce and run
mostly to common kinds at $4.75 to
45.25 good kinds selling a' $5.50 to
$6.50; a few choice fed cows at $7.00
and "better; veals up to $11.00.
Stockers and Feeder
Prices are unevenly higher und"
the influence of tho Improved out-
look for feed due to rains In tho last
week. Panhandle feeders of a fav-
orite brand weighing 940 lbs at
$7.70; bulk of the feeders at $6.80
to $7.50; a few near-fat hoove at
around $8.25; most of the stock
steers $6.50 to $7.25.
Horn
The market came ight back today
from the depression of yesterday
sales 10 to 20 higher receipts 14.-
000 head. The supply fell way short
of the morning estimate and tho late
top was $10.30 under stress of keon
cimpetition; bulk of sales $9.80 to
$10.20. Light hogs lead but cholc
corn fed grades of all weights bring
a premium over the grassy kind. Tho
markets were moderately supplied
and the whole situation gained in
strength and started the bull proph-
ets to talking about an eleven dollar
market thl sfall.
Sheep mid Lambs
Receipts were 9500 market about
steady though eomo Arlzonas sold
10 higher than yesterday. Sevoi
earn of Utahs sold at $10.75 with
16 per cent sort to feeder buyers at
$9.35; the latter Is a rather attrac
tive buy In view of recent feeding
lamb prices. Natives sold at $10.35.
and wethers bring u pto $7.25; bo it
ewes around $7.00. Breeding stock
brings very strong prices; young
ewefl up to $9.Z5; feeding ewes it
$5.00 to $7.00.
J. A. RICKAIIT
Market Correspondent.
Why they're Sensible
OCCASIONALLY a more heavy full-
powered cigarette than Fatima tastes
mighty good. But heavy cigarettes are a
little too "oily" and rich to suit most men for
long. You arc certain to find more comfort in
a delicately balanced blend like Fatima Be-
cause Fatimas leave a man feeling keen and fit
even after smoking more often than usual.
That's why they're sensible. Prove it yourself.
1 c(w2fo&flhWt&aooo Cat. 3
1 A SENSIBLE CIGARETTE '
SUNDAY SCIIOOIi PUPILS TO GET
CREDITS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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INSIST ON
DUHANT-
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ICE CREAM
Mrs. Bertha Wilcock
Who conducted the Democrat's Frew Cooking .School In tit
basement of the Presbyterian Church bust week wtnted that OUR
ICE CREAM was tho PUREST that couldbchnd. She visited our
plant and was highly pleased with lt Nunltnrjr condition anil the
cloanllness of our employe.
Durant Okla. Aug .5 1916.
.1. B. Hickman President
Bryan County Sunday School As'n
Durnnt Oklahoma.
Dear Mr. Hickman
Since attending the Bryan County
Sunday School Convention at Bok-
chlto I am convinced that a great
work is being done in this county.
It waB an Inspiration to me to ob
serve tho great Interest that was ta
ken in the work at this convention.
I gained an insight into tho real
scope and purpose of the association
work and I am now a real mission-
ary for the cause.
I believe In the work to this ex-
tent: I am asking the teachers in the
public schools of Bryan County to
add one per cent of each pupil's
monthly average for every Sunday
School attondnnco at some Sunday
School.
This I believe will Increase tho at-
tendance at Sunday School and result
In great good.
I hope the above will give you
some Idea of my interest Inthe work.
Very respectfully
r. k. Mcintosh
Supt. Public Instruction.
Efforts of Christian men and wo-
men of Oklahoma on behalf of tho
boys and gliin is bearing fruit. All
along the line the public conscience
is bolng awakened to the alarming
Ignorance of the average person of
the great truths and teachings of the
Bible and the necessity of a greater
knowledge of these truths and teach
ings.
Kniolv i tint IMhln now t:ni!lit In
the home; its study barred from tho j I
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(BANKRUPT HAS ASSETS
OP $100; OWES $20000 .
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No Higher Praise
could be given ns than this noteil culinary expert gave us. She
wnv exactly how OUIl ICE CREAM is made and handled and stat-
ed that we had the clwiue.t ir.ett sanitary and ujMo-dnte plant she
over saw.
You Should be Satisfied
after this recommendation to use OUK ICE'OREAM and should
Insist upon getting only OUK ICE CHE AM. .Mrs. Wilcock al.so
verified our statements libit plenty of PURE ICE OHEAMwos onv
of tho best foods that could he served. We now ask you to tr
juid uso moro of OUIt ICE OREAft.
Ask your confectioner or druggist or call 1M-L the sanitary plant.
Durant Ice Cream Company
PHONE NO. 244
20 WJHST EVERORHEN
public schools the Sunday Schools
remaining tho only soiuce from
which boys and girls receive any
considerable knowledge of the Book.
Public educators agreo that boys
and girls roared in the atmosphere
of Sunday Schools acquire the high-
est and best grades in the public
schools. A practical demonstration
of tills truth was developod in tho
Bryan County Sunday School con
vention hold at Bokchlto a few weoks
ago. A country school the Bray
school eighteen miles southeast of
Durant was organized two years ago
and on tho last Sunday of May had
an enrollment of 104; during rhe
same period tho average attendance
of the public school in this same dis-
trict increased from i to 87. with
correspondingly Increased grudos of
tho pupils.
Moro than fifty mombors of this
school nttonded tho County Sunday
R. H. King of Wiiitowright
Texas has filed a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy in the
United States Court at Sher-
man Texas.
Tho petition has a number
of unusual features. Mr. King
is a well known young man
of the eastern part of Gray-
son County. Some years ago
he went to Balmorhea Tox-
as whero he purchased an
Interest in the Toyah Valley
bank of Malmorhoa. Later
ho aold his interest and two
yenrs after the bank suspend-
ed. It developed that Mr.
King had not notified the
stockholders of the bank that
he had sold his Interest and
'several judgments woro ren-
dered against him growing
out of tho failure of tho Bal-
morhea bank.
In tho list of liabilities is
given something like $20000
besides several pages of crodr
itors the amount of whoso
claims are not known to the
petitioner.
In a statement accompany-
ing the petition Mr. King ex-
plains his connection with
het bank referred to and
gives as his reason for not
being able to better list tho
claims that he had not been
connected with tho bank for
two years and was not there-
fore familiar with its business
affairs.
Tho petitioner gives hsi as-
sets at $100.
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to the higher Christl.ni life and ttt-
tlng them to be more useful men -wid
women and a higher typo of citizen-
ship. BRYAN CO. S. S. ASS'N
By J. B. Hickman President
PROMINENT LAWYER DEAD
Joseph P. Cox of Sherman Texa3
one of the best known attorneys In
'tho Southwest and for 41 years in
5 active practitioner at tho Grayson
signed to natural causes and he had
bed at home 'Monday morning. Ho
was 66 years of age and death is as-
signed to naturol causes and ho had
been apparently in good health up
to the tnno of his aemlse. Mr. Cox
was well known to many people of
this section and had a particularly
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largo acquaintance among tho legal
profession to all of whom the news
of his sudden death will come as a
complete surprise.
DURANT ALSO HAS RECOUNT
OP THh VOTES
In the re'ont primary election Tore
Tabor a candidate for constable for
this precinct wan 'beaten by another
candidate Mr. Dickinson by such a
small margin four votes that he
decided to ask for a recount hoping
that clerical errors would devolop to
a sufficient bxtont to put him In tho
lead. The recount was held Monday
and Mr. Tabor Is still tho loser by
four votes. It. Is not of record that
Mr. Tabor alleged any irregularities.
THE FACULTY OV
AUSTIN COLLEGE
SHERMAN TEXAS
is composed of
highly trained and experienced men who aro ablo to give personal
attontion to tho studonts of their classes and whoso average num-
ber of years of experience in college work is thirteen.
For information Address THE REGISTRAR.
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Bargains in
V rv $ 5 $ S $?' ? S s & t
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Grove's
The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless
chill Tonic la equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
wellknown tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. It acts on the Liver Drives
oat Malaria Enriches the Blood and
ftottds up tkc Whole System SO cents.
School convention this year and thoy
produced in tho convention a chart
showing the location of each family
in tho district with every one of tho
forty-eight famillos In tholr district
represented In tho Sunday School.
County Superintendent of Schools
R. K. Mcintosh waB pro3ont In the
convention and was so impressed
with tho work and the results of co
operation between the public school
and tho Sunday School that ho has
announced a plan of credits .'or tho
entiro public school systam of Bryan
County beginning with the fall
term whoroby pupils 'jf tho ii.ibUc
schools will receive credits ci tholr
general average for Sunday School
attendance. Superintendent Parris
of tho "Durant city schooli has also
adopted the plan and Bryan Ci-nty
thus takes the place as loader of Bi-
ble school activity in ail Oklahoma.
Tills is not the end but Just tho
beginning of a campaign that has
for Its mission character ';nil U n
tho development of spiritual life in
our boys and girls loading thorn in-
SADDLES
WE HAVE ONE OF THE LARGEST STOCKS OF SADDLES
IN SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA WHICH WE ARE OFFERING
AT REDUCED PRICES FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
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Collars und Harness of
Every Description
Hand-Forced and Silver.
Mounted Spun
YOU SHOULD SEE OUR LINE BEFORE YOU BUY WE CAN
SAVE YOU MONEY.
Finley Saddlery Co.
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