Durant Weekly News (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 43, Ed. 1, Friday, October 26, 1917 Page: 4 of 10
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DUJtANT WEEKLY NEWS
(Pages 1 to 10)
FIUDAV OCTOI1KR 29 i9l7
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Durant Weekly News
Official l'apor of Hryan Cnunty
Ily E. M. KVANs"
Published excry Ftlday at 111 North
Third Avenue Diirnnt Okla.
Entered an scmnd-cHss Mall tnntlor
at the post ofllco at Durnnt Oklt-
homn. mulct Act of CotiRrcs of
. March 3rd 1S7H.
Sulist riptinii llntix
Six Months .50
Per Year $100
Invariably Cash in Adtanr"
The publisher rt.-'citos tlio right
to reject ant .nl rtioin nt off" ml
for putilli atlnti In tin- News which
nay he deemed nliji itliin.ihli' for
ny reann.
Any it rontons r Miction on the
Character Mantling or if pnl.itlon of
any person or pi rMini linn or im-
Deration oi inn inlstitenii nts
which may appear In tin- columns of
the Newt will tin ul idly mm clod
upon thilr beltiR titoiiKlit In the no-
tice of the publisher.
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This Is the n pl to the mm who
says "I can do better with m unmet
than buyliiR 111m rty bonds "
Id' i annul ilo hi ttM- He lannot
do an well Id' tiicaiisihat hi'i.inoli
tain a IiIrIii r Interest rati'
Let UK suppose that oxerxnno or
'even n large number of nu-u t ilKed
this' way. 'I In-loan would fall Tint
would me. in tin- ili'fi'.it of i itiliatinn
and the triiuuili of Ocrm.ini
Tried nlniot lii'ond hum in I'lidui
ance our allies might "He down."
dlscour.iK' d tllsgiHled. "I'nllkilt'
you say "thex will fight on" Thli
raise c a point whlih Is not et I hoc
ouRhly iinilerHfond It Is money lint
is Riling t" win this w.il The Mipplx-
of bran ry amongst our own lines and
our alllis Is ample; what thev all
need what thev must haw is mom
What would lie the result of a wax-
erlnir attitude on the pan of our
allien? (.crmani would take lieirt
pote-llilv would make one supnnie
effort and opi n the wa tot an inva-
sion of this munti ulili h inn own
fleet might not he alile to" frustrate
Even supposing that as a lesult of
her great effoit (loim.iiiv was sue
ccisful enough miiely to fori e a
draw and an Im oni lusiio peue
what would hnppeu ' Her on rt
energy would he hint towards the ob-
ject of blinding this cnuntri at th"
earliest inoiiient possible in outer to
replenish her bankrupted Mores of
tnpne and siipplb s
It us piesume Hint (lei mam h.i-
been bo far mines ful that the war is
brought to our slimes and our ep iri
trade Is at a standstill Ilo miu real
Ire what would he the I'ondilloii of
trade? It would he p iralwlcd Mai
kets woulil fall to plei i s. inilustiles
would be stopped e en where ther
would lie iniintit wide uticiuphii-
ruent. F.nnrmoits Indemnities would
1 have to he p ltd to (.crmany to cill
off her armies; taxes so eiiormous
that thev would sIhrrit the Illumina-
tion would haxo to be imposed and
the man who said. "1 can do better
with my moniy than huxltiR l.lbem
bonds" would feel himself to he the
most foolish and mistaken man on
earth Ills dollir that be could "do
better" with would be worth maybe
txventx-flio to fift cents to him
" Trul -What's the use of money
nnyway unless we win the war?
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Senator (Jure has over been known
as a politician who not unit lould
build an excellent political tei.ee.
tint who knew human nili.i. well
enouRh to keep the uiu' in a rh ' I
state o frepalr There are liotteii'i
circumstances under whlih the nios'
nstute politician will fl to i.tii the
' slRns arlRht and con eiiicntv ni ike
u blR blunder which wipes out it hoi-
i ttlons of his fence" I'his Is what
Senator (lore did when after this
Nation was pluiiRcd Into war with
' the only way through it a fU'lituiR
way did every conceit .tlilo lit tie
tMnp to hinder his Govemn.ont In
tho prosecution of th war ever to
Che. attempting amending of the rev
nne bill protldltiR that mi mnney
ihereb) .ipproprlated "h mbl be Used
in.' the tr.mhportatl hi of troois to
I nrope without Ihilr nnis-l'l thus
titiKliiR down upon hli h im iiIii.iki
lie solid (iinileiiiliiil'oM o' Ills entlr.'
i onstltilenr)
.Mr. Core is a hralut luati an I
without doubt one of the ki i nest pol
Itlilans In the land (the same mm
ilunis might also lie t i-sei In urn
in i lions Willi the n inns of lleneillit
Arnold and Count ton llernsloiffjj
mil as Is intimated nhote In' Is i
fine ft in rixi r tlnri'fore bN Lit
est mUl Is I. ill III. Ill ll to fl the IliatlV
breaks In his teni" 'lb" eountlf
has b en floodi J his wiek with
liulkt biters from Core i nt iinili i
Coti rnmeiit fr.mk liuloscd with
whlih are lil-p.ie pmiphbts print-
ni In the Coti rnmeiit prlnt"rt pur
porlitiK to In a spi'ci h of the Senator
In tin Si n lie ih iiiiIh r on Munil.iv.
sVpt I ft whli b uiiordlliK to ins
toiii tin Si nalot Is probablt in'itlel
in mall out mull r tin frank
ll.miur ihetirt first puiirripM
f tin i.iuiihbt was a wry pitrintii
si iti no lit bx Mr time set in hold
t ttpi .mil the r mniiidi r of tic
ilrst p.iM1' v.u- made up of a lot of
IiIrIi soillidlllK phiases n7 whlih th'
S n.it i ir was atithiir at xarious times
or sivini'S of llllelleitll.il Kl Ulls til It
lie li.nl stnr il awat in his rem ilk. i
lib im iiioix 'I he i i oud pin1 xti"
Olllposid of mole hlilllaut stxillR'
of tin Rent li man ultli the all"R-d
"Spmb in the Senate" st.irtltiR at
tin hntliiio of the pi"'' and ii((iiile-
a part of p. me two ami it ll r p.iRes
In .mil im I II it 111 i tilLe twelxe I'. lire
thirtiin i.irries In hold f.n txpe a
iouitltiillon.il iiiih iidmi lit piopoed
lit this i-ame Core that woulil hate
if adopted made a di'ilaratlou of
war lit CotiRress Impoislble without
.1 ute uf tile tionfitn itnliss In i.ist
of intasloii oi I ill lit 1 n lit datiRcr of
Ititaslon 'I hi li follntt exierpts from
the lonlrotei-i bitweeu Mr Curi
am! the 11 illt Ok! iliom.m the to'i-
tiotirst liitxtein .Mr (Ion and Al
i'i r Mi lion a ml setiral other letters
writlin In Cote On" of the list
thini's in the dot linn lit is a i lew rh
m id il irltblsin of I'nslileiit Wll-on
win li Cine in i rts in hold fat e ttpe
without lomment ntnl in i p.n
win re it his no b nine nliiuun on
the llllllllll4 OI sun e illllR et
I'risblinl Wilson's -t.iti tiit-nt In his
Kill Cross spe"ih "We hate i;mii"
into the wai with no speilil ri let
.line ot inn own Ik e nise wi Inite.tl-
waxs sii id. it tte win th- irlinds
mil the sirtauls of in inl.lml" mil
which Core im lulled in hi- Meitnn
b tli r In an attempt to belittle the
nmssltt of our entrain e into th"
w ii In tlil dot nun nt in tarl ins
plans appear statements fimu tar
Ions home ami fuieUii souiies wiiith
are i ah iil.ited to defend Core's posi
I inn limit r the rich! of fiee spitih
mil In other portions of the sime
piluplittt appeal xarious aseitmus
mil stalemi'iils call ill. ileil in ion
xinie the farmt'is that Cole bas in
all his attitities in en .i tll.it 1 1 lit i
tb sire to help them
The btter Rotten out on i mime
oRraph an J datid Oil I is full of
flotti rlietoile anil lists the- tari-
oiis war imasiires Hint Cure s.its bi-
ll is siippurleil and aliillR lovtatd the
list sa.ts "I lute kept the taitli
Truth will triumph 'I he pmpleai.'
jll-l 'I he xolle of the people is the
tube of Cod In these betxilderinc
ami p.itriotb times men will diffu
as to tile llest .Moans "
Ves "Truth will liliimpli" ami
unless the sIriis ate liadl) mixed
the people hate found Cole out in
Ills ttue i haraitei and kmm liim fur
a four-flusher a ill iii.iRocue. and
one who plus on the prejiullies m
wiakuesM's nr Riiileless ones tin bs
otto iiolltiial belli i ini'iil
'The people are Just" .mil If (;r.
hail bet n Kit en justiie he would
hate beui retln d to piitale life at
the list Deiiioiratlt pilmarx lint the
people then hadn't found him out
-mi amount or cxplalnliiR and
promises will herie hi excuse i Ills
tin Aliieriian altitude tliat has so f
ten i nipped out In his offbiil at -tlons
imd in our Judi'iiiiiii the miu
of the ftaukliiR oiltlleRe Hie Si na-
dir Uses lo endeat or to Miiue blni
self the worse ()ff u.
We nil know old Abe l.inioln'-
sa.tltiR "Vim can fool all Hi people
put or the time" and so diith and
(ore lias bad tin in foolul a Ioiik
lime eter "line staleli I it is
I'eople will Ket wise to all thliiRs in
time and tlie ui wise t (;.
now
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K.uiMis Cltt- Stoi k Yards (lit Jl
''"tb lilts toil.ix tteie IJ.inin;
mirket stin nn .imis stroiiR on
cows Nebraska steers the best b..ri
at ft! Mors totbix s.niltl; nuiket
J.ri to III lents low u ; top Jlii 5
Shiep and lambs tod it n.iioii; Mni
ket set r mri Wt Km
lambs $17 JR: fei ders f 17 11
Some Missouri steers sold at $1.'.
J" xesterdat Hie best .r. nl)s tt)l)x
and other dressed beef steers up to
l.l L'ft: Mime todit 11 f; K0l
Ixans is Riass Meers m 4in-.ii .... ...
il-2 in welRlits fimu lii.T up to as
niRii as ijr.ii pounds; Oklahoma
steers ttelRhliiR liliJ at ' j- Knt.
er ones at 7.7.r.; .1 PtrltiR of 17 cars
of Arlnn.i steers totlat at J'J 7.- to
J in 10. ttelRhliiR iltio to 1075 Cows
are stroiiR tod.tx bu t1I0 10 .ents
lower than 11 week .iro. Rood to
iholie In tt cows under $s; canners
around f.l.r.ii. but .11 tim nm prlics
here are Mltl 1o he hUlier per pound
Hun In Chlc.iRo eViils are un-
chaiiRcil: best $1.1 no.
In Mockers and feeders stietiKth
has deteloped In the past week due
inaltilt to nstrhled receipts The
"tilbareo uiraln'-t shlnineiiis nf sik.
ers and feeders to (his market has
not tot Deen IKIetl thotiRh there It
no doubt that It. will he off complete-
It hv next Mondnx-. Rnlrlv L'nnil re.
eclpts from Colorado and Texus am
ouercti rrom nay lo day cattle load-
"The Overcoat Store of The Town"
Not just a few models but many
from four famous makes
-STYLEPLUS
-KIRSCHBAUM
-SOCIETY BRAND
-COHEN-GOLDMAN
As usual tlio first touch of winter finds this store over-
toil! Iieadqunrtt'ts for Durum. ami surrounding countn.
Thcie's a leasou-and that reason is our knowledge ol
what men want as to quality style and the price they
wish to jiay.
'We've' the cream of the four hest lines in America to offer
ou. In this assortment if's easy to find just the coat
yon have in mind in fact you'll like the first one we
show you.
Many Models
twljriifin wii A it. mi uKuiut
irl.l. 17 1-. -'-'ll. sji'-Vid. 23 !r"J7.."0 and :in
- Trench lleltcrs Half Helters Double Hreasters; Con-
servative models; Cnitanette coats in fact you can't
name a good style we haven't got.
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WLOTJON
The
Man's
Store
Lt9THING (jtT
3tjrschbaurn?7uh &rade$lothes
. WIM'KIl
CAPS
SWKATKHS
HOSIKItY
il 111 1 Inns to the fire last Tuesdit
for uhiih ixteptious are lll'ide. an
iile sof stoi k sti 1 n r.inRe fiom i.
T'. to $s '"i: li filers ss.s.l to Jin
Choli 0 heatt lilies hroiiRlit $lli
I" medium weiRhts to oidei hutir-
at K. 1".. h.st IIrIi's $1.1 TO. bulk oi
sail s 1 1 T". lo l'i I " Ui siimlii .
their i.inip.ilRti aR.ilnst Iior piiiis 1 .
'Lit. aid I paxliiR terfilx prices tis
tenl.it pai ki rs took off L'" tn 10
ents I'li-s s ( i i 7' t H 0
1 1 11 111 1 1 ll- sbnals aie lowei. but still
sell aio'itnl IT Opinion is held in
.nine iii.utiis that the pies lit blR
lniak his been in ei done mni that
tubes will tt hound In some ileRree
Il Is poind il out tb it w herons iash
poik bloke .fl on in one .lit nint
It .111111 nt poik ! 1 lined unit in.'
t iinx rat" the iniikit aits .is tho
It tteie near the end of the present
slump
On sin ep and lambs prins are lrt
to 1". lot1 1 1 on all kinds e.n h dav of
tills w.'ik. best b milt wilRht Col-
01.11I1. lambs tod it to kilb'is at f"
J".. Sinn sj ini s ' b lambs at $17
and f 1 7 in Ileielpts nf natltes ar-
small pi d 1 s $1i. J" to $17 K.it
ewes sell aiouild $10L'"i old feetl-
eis Sin to $ '.il lueideis $11 to
li. '.11
A ItlCKAUT
M.nki't Conespondent
mi st.ski.1. iti:sim:vcK
I'm Imineillate niieptnnre will
sell tut lesldence property at 1024
Wist i:teiRieeu St. Durant for
$liiiu. Half 1 ash balance easy
tenns V. I Mllhuin Owner Okla-
homa Clt. Okhi tvtst
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Mrs I.aiiia Huff of Ada spent the
w.i.k-inil tilth her sister Mrs V V.
Stark
"Aunt" Kltinex lli-nt r. who has
In en quite si K for tile p 1st month
is slow It improiiiiR
N II. Mi Clnie belletes In "ho
aud liomilit " llesitles his meat lios
he has Just pimh.iscd twent.t-fite
piRs He also has jiuuhase.l 11 mule-
footed plR from Heir Id.ibel He his
a number of flit Iiors he intends put-
tltiR on the marktt. His wad rtuelo'i
p.itih was late hut sirtetl a roo I
pin pose as tood foi the lion's.
I Saliinlat was a leioitl-hreaklllR
da for llennltiRton. The stieets and
stores were crowded. Clerks xxer
so busy that they could not stop foi
illnm r:
.Miss .Mat- Allen who Is teiihliiR it
Maillll spent the tieek-eiul with her
pan tils She sits lotton .irunil .Ma-
dill is RoitiR t waste fni want of
piikeis On Satunlais the sthool
children 'ro out in itaRon buds to
help the farnieis out. .
IAinotiR Unise who 1 (sited the Kail
last week were- Mrs M S Smith
11111I children Hoss Ka7ii r. It A
Sipes H .M. I.iuilsi.t mid famllx; al-
ro Malt Allen from Watle who xias
ioinul nl Shernian hv his nil ce. Miss
Mildred xtho Is ntti mlitiR school I'i
Ilotimim
I .Mis 'I hoiupsiui am! three ihlldre'i
of Poteali spent a few daH with
theii iitule Jiss Williams
sultiR xear. as follows: President I
MadRe Muiratj Vice President Ml-1
lie Peiry; Setretart Elsie Kwald;
Treasurer llessle Johns; K.uultx Ad-tl-oi.
Miss Addison
Misses Kula Helle ami Iluby I.oxe
left for Dallas Monday mornliiR to
xlsit the Kalr.
Mis.ses Hail Cob man and Minni"
KfnRshurx entirtained some of their
(lassmads Saturdax niRht with a
Halloween putt The room was dec
mated tiitli bl.uk 1 its. 1 audits wit-
hes and 1 ornstalks. To Rile a still
mote supeistitloiis air there uerj
tliiitein Rlrls present. (Ihost stories
utie told and Miss Jordan Raw 1
11 nlliiR which was much enjo.icil bt
all present
Mrs shields and .Misses MadRe
Murrat llessie John1- and Oladxs
Holm. in snent Mnnil.ix- in nltns ns lel-
eRates to the V. V. C A conxentlon
rituriiinR Tuesday moinitiR.
.Mles Idllie and Ilittie Pern xls
Ited their sister at llloomfleld list
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Follow Iiir are ttie prices piid (he
nroilittei for pioduits Rtow'n here
alsn retail sclllnR prices prevyillnR:
111(1 I'riMlmer
Cotton 2Sc
Cotton Seed pel ton $61)
Corn pet hit $l.2riifilS0
Oats per till lOod""
llutter per II IRcfUO
K'-SKS. per do .St
Pryem 2'i His and up .17
PrnlleiB per Pi 20
Hnnn pel lh 17
IIohk. per Ih 16
llctnll SelUiiR Prices
SiiR.ir 11 lln or $1.00
Drx- Salt .Meat per 'b 31
KnRllsh llacon per lb 16
Hams per Ih . 2Si"f 12e
Sliouldern per Ih. 28c
Steaks per lb 20c 25
Frefch Pork per lb 40
Hice per lb. S 1-lcfTlO
Potatoes i. r bu $1.65
Sweet Potatoes per bu $120
Hour per iwt $5.R0?6.00
Nntrjr Ileiins per lb . .15
Laundry Soap 6 hars 25
Soda 4 pks for 25c
Table Salt 23 lbs . .26
Matchen per box 05
lima lipans per lb. . . 15
Cotton Seed Meal pe.- ewt. 2.7"
Ilran. per citt. . . $1 900 2.10
Chops per ott. $3.50
Mixed Chicken Fied per rivt. $4.00
Hay per ton ..... . $ 13 16
PtanutRi per bu $1.2591.40
Hulli per ton . . . $17
( OM.KOK IM)TS f
$ f j 4.
Miss ieik spent Saturda.t In Pat-
Ins Miss Oolden Alldei who was. out
of sihool last week tilth tonsllltls Is
li.uk in sihool.
.Miss Kstlier Nash was a College
xlsltor Tliursd.n
Jllssns Tennle Whitfield and Uela
Potts returned Tuesdax mnrnini;
from Dallas where they xlsited tho
State Fall.
.Miss Hossie Mitchell of Hokchlto
visited M.mrlne Loveless last Satur-
day. Misses Kula Lloyd. Tom Wilson
Lettie (binding Itlrdlc Jackson Lll-
He Harris lone Wallnce. and Mary
I Lemon spent the week-end at home
I The bo arilltiR teat hers of the Col-
JeRe attended the reception for bus
iness ami protessionni women at tne
Methodist church Th11rsd.1v niRht.
.Miss Painter who has been III for
sexeradaxs. Is able to attend her
classes aR.iln
Ml-s Andle O lnlner enjoted a xls-
it W'etlni sda.x fiom her mother from
llonnlnRton.
.Mls K.iRleton left Wednesdix
mnrnitiR for Fort Worth to hear the
Rrand opera company plaxlnc there.
Thursday exenlni; Marshall Mc-
CullouRh held a pirtj In honor nf
his sixth birthday . Itefreshments
were serxe dund Raines pl.ixed Thns
present were: Mlnnetta anil Henri-
e'ta Wll'on. Snrah Ann Perry man.
N'-italle and Kllrabeth Morrison and
Marshall McCullniiRh.
The V W.C.A. met Sundav exen-
InR and elected officers for the en-
Miss Patterson spent Sunday anJ
Monday In Dallas
Mr. (iulie and Mr LaFontalnj
rendered a 1nusrl.1l program at the
chupel hour Friday whlhc was hiRh-
lv appreciated by all xtho were pres
ent.
Miss Frames Hawkins left Wcd-
nesdaxi for a short xlsit to Korr
Woith.
'Hie tut tubers of the Oklahoma Si-
nod were entertained at dinner at
the Colles-p Wednesday.
At the chapel hour Wedntsihy ol
last week Kex. and Mrs Johnston of
Oklahoma Cltx adi'iessed 'the stu-
tlents They will sienil seteral ihyj
at the College
At a call tneelltiR Tuesday after-
noon the t'topians elected a' their
new president. Miss Esther White
To Cute a Cold In One Day.
Tke LAXATIVR BROMOOulnlne. ItttU
Couuh nd Hmdaclie iind Jjotks 08 IbeCoM.
Dmi5t trlund moacy it it I1U1 1 lo an.
K. xv; CROXb s titu-turi. on cn Do. -
Th QutalM Thtt Does Not Arfoct tho Hood
Btciuio ol In tonic and Uxatlxe rffect. LAXA- !
I TIVK BROMO UUJNI.Mi iiDcutrthan orilinarjr
. Quinine and doea not cause uerxotisneia cor
1 rinsing It head. Remember the lull name and
look tor the tignaturc ol U. XV. CKOVK. Xi..
MEN
Look Over Our Nifty Suits Before Buying.
SAVE MONEY
.Men's Nifty Suits in the xery latest belted effects in beautKul
cashmeres and worsteds big assent ment of patterns; priced
at 17.(M) 20.iih and fc!S"i
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Pretty Men's Suits in worsteds and cashmeres made in the tcry
latest moilt Is big assortment of patterns priced at from
JI2.. and SW.mi
Men's Fall ami Winter Union Suits white and ecru nicely
talloied. priced at 91.00. Vl.2.1 and M
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Men's Medium and He.ni Weight I'ndershlrts and Drawers; we
price them only per garment one
Men's Pretty Dresi Shirts made In the xery latest patterns
the colors are guaranteed absolutely fast; we price them
ut l Jt.J and 9I."'
The xery latest Men's Novelty Hats We have them In ull the
uyllsh blocks and latest colors and price them each .... '"
We want to show you whether you
buy or not.
We carry a big
KtocVof ladles'
Heady-to-wear
Look iu up.
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We cary a bl
tock of OlnK-
ham Percale.
Oatinff. etc.
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Evans, E. M. Durant Weekly News (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 43, Ed. 1, Friday, October 26, 1917, newspaper, October 26, 1917; Durant, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc82728/m1/4/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.