The Durant Weekly News (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 28, Ed. 1, Friday, July 16, 1920 Page: 2 of 10
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DVRANT WEEKLY NEWS
EX-EMPHKSS OK PRANCK OKAI)
Empress Kucenie the last empress
.of Kraiiit' ilii'il at lier home in Spain
Siimla. at'n iiiimiii
Tin' fi mi'l in pi Cimrim' was
-lmosl Impatient for tin- end nf her
lung lease of lifv. It inn to !M year.
Vofty-fnur well' 'pnikini; hi tin- iu
.i' "ic lnlN ill (lie Sp.ini'li i'mitites
Kiijreiiie .M.ii it tic MiiMtiju. ti.iwlini:
through Km npi' a iitnr to the
ITKMS I'lMI.M KKNEI'ICK
(Too lutt fr ln-t week)
Mi s Sin' Ilali y of Kenefuk anil
.Mr. Sies of Mlllumi uete iimiik-iI i
Kciii-tiil. Iit S.iluiilay.
.I.ilm ilf- wlio has In i'ii "M k IW
iln- i a '. tun month ilii'il lien- I nil.i;
injfhi
.l. iitlia Miniii- : in ailio n
Nitniiln.N.
U.m Ilenim: is vi muih
iiipmiil allir a 'eie attaik of
Kmii"ii ii . .vifi ill Naiiiili'iin III
ml an ou-asuuinl leirent of tin- r'lemh appiinlicitl-.
empire. Tin ii in a il.iy tin- whole .Mr. and .Mi.- .liin Harwell
itructiiit nl iiiiiii'i'ial I'liiini'iui' iolluii-i Smiilay in Ihnant
pent
wtl. Tin' it Iter half of her lift- uns'
mournful i much so that Kinrenie
had -aid "I A I h-itl pai-cil when
tin- "hudou) fain if of my ilieani fi'll
.it art." .
JUST ANTS '
l.nst Sutuniay ewnim; aft it .stin-
town .someone stnriilitiK on the plat -form
eu-t of the Katy di'pot noticed
what appealed to hi- -nioki' issuing
from thr top of the grain eiev.itor
east of thi' di'pot. It appi'art'd to In-
coming from the top of the elevator
nt thi- .south-east unniT in consider-
able volunif and an investigation uns
immi'diati'ly iristitutiil uith the lo-nlt
that what appeal etl to In- -nioki' was
ill iiixereil to In' an imini'ti-i' swarm
of flying ants. Tin- ants ueie still
there whrti dai km' fell and pie-
venteil furthi'i ob-ciation. Quite a
croud as-i'iiibbli'd on thi- depot plat-
form and u:i tilled thr iimi-unl plii-no-
menon.
Mi Kelieun Sinn who ha- bi'i-n
working for tin- past fix month- in
lleiki miilci' Texas returned to her
home heie Sunday.
.Mr.- .loe SeiKi'l has returned from a
two month'- visit with her mother in
New York.
Mi-s Pern Diekey .spent Sunday
uith .Mis- Kdna Haley.
Itev. II. K. Darron filled his rej;u-
lur appointment at the .Methodist
ihuiih Sunday.
.Mi. Sim- and family left Wednes-
day loi'l.inioln Ala. where they will
spent the summer with lelatiu-.
.Mr-. K. S. Mntloik retumed home
fiimi Dallas win re .she ha- been tak-
ing tieatmcnl.
Mi-s .Maud Miller wa- shopping in
Diuant Wedne-day.
Ml Gel tie Howser entei tallied
with a mi-cellaneous .-hower for the
biide-to-be Mi.ss Sue Haley
M
Ko-eliuil U'tumetl TueMl.iy after a
last Tuesday a fine baby.
Mr. A. P. Robert's brother nl
Antonio has been visiting here.
.Mrs. .1. H. Hnnnan of Grand Pi
Ti'Mi-. i i-itinp Mr. and Mr-
Ini' J'r. .Moitrun ha- leturned honn
Pan Tea-. where he had l.'
iittitid tlie funeial of his brotl '
law .
Mr-. .1. II. Ilannun and dau.
Mi-. Ken Love went to Denli
Wedne-dey.
ITKMS PROM PLATTER
(Too late for last week
Mis U'on Venable Naomi
niild- and Carol Anderson wcii
eia vi-itoi.s Saturday evening.
Reda Morrish of Denison uiid
here Sunday.
Mi-s Allie Cox visited homi t'k-
Sunday and Monday.
Mi-s Vera Kidd visited hen 'he
latter pint of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Maxwell .of
Sherman visited relatives hei the
latter pait of the week .
Key-
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PKnilllllTION OPPICER INDIt'l i:i
J. T. Ill own. Assistant Pmer.il
Prohibition Commissioner ha- Uen
indicted by a Pederal grand juiy on
ii ihnrRu of using the authont of
his office to take property awa ttom
a pri-oner. Brown has been winking
nit of .Muskoireu. He is nreii-cil in
It. R. Rennett and daughter. tm jmjl.tiu.nt with taking $:'.n in
I.ibeity Honds six army blankit- and
an oveicoat fiom I. II. McShann
whom he had aiu-ted and converting
the propei ty to hi- own u-e.
iPirt In-eition duly ! IW")
iSi'i'i.nd in-ettlon duly '.2:1. I'.'l
NOTICE OP GUARDIAN'S SALE '
Notlie is ben by given that pur--ti.int
to an onlei of the county murt
nt lliyau loimly. Oklahoma made on
.Inly s ijijn the under.signed guardian
villi on or after It) o'clock a.m. on
Inly lit P.'2(l ut the office of Hut-
ihe'tt & Ferguson in Durant Oklaho-
ma sell to the highest nnd best bidder
for ca-h and subject to the confirma-
tion of the County Court at private
-ale the personal property of said
minor described as follows:
(I.) Five shares of stock in the
First State Bank of Calera Oklahoma
of the par value of $100.00 per share.
CI.) Twenty-one shares of stock
in the Fiist National Bank of Durant
Oklaohma of the par value of $100.00
per shale.
CS.) Two and one-half shares of
-tock in the Wirt State Bank of Wirt
Oklahoma of the par value of $100.00
per share.
(4.) One and one-fouith shares of
stock in the First State Bank of Bok
chito Oklahoma of the par value of
11(100.00 per share.
(!) Ane and three-fourths shares
of stock in the Farmers State Bank
of Mead Oklahoma of the par value
of $100.00 per share.
Bids or offers for the sale of said
pi opei ty must bo in writing nnd must
he left with the undersigned guardian
cue of Ilntchett & Ferguson attor-
ney Durant Oklahoma or with the
County Judge of Brynn County. Oklahoma.
Signed this .luly 12 1020.
DOVE HARRIS
Guardian of Georgia L. Harris
A Minor.
IIATCHETT & FERGUSON
Attorneys.
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Shannon Drug
ttrstand
I'hone 400
"ERE TO SERVE
week's visit at Caddo.
Miss Lillian Wells spent Sunday at
i Bromide with friends.
INTEREST AT LAST
The candidates for county office
!.. fi! m u 7 "mh ITEMS PROM COLBERT
chagnn hat there has been no appar- (J f fe t
?" . "ll Tl ' I':1'"1 'U.u11 "nd 'l Dr. Richardson and wife e in San
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shown for u fact
-xer there were two fist-fights at
ir near the corner of Second avenue
ind Main stieet wihtin the spaie of
an hour and in one. of them a mar. is
reported to have sustained a broken
arm and both fights are alleged to
have resulted from too ardent discus-1
sion of the shenff- raie. Seems that
interest in politics is picking up at
Ja-t.
very sick for some time doesn't .seem
to be any better.
The Colbert ball team played the
Howe Texas team Sunday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Tobe Nelson
Shannon Drug Shop
First and Main
Phone 400
HERE TO SERVE YOl
Ottir Phone 401 Residence 413
DR. M. GRAY
Eye Ear Nose and Throat
GI.AHMIS FITTi:i
liver Klmbrlel's DniK Stoic
DUnANT OKLAHOMA
TESTING THE DRINKING WATER
The state health department at the
direction of Dr. A. R. Lewis state
health conimis.sioner is making an
exhaustive survey of drinking water
in all part- of Oklahoma. The de-
paitment m the futuie will analyze'
punnc water supplies at the request
of proper officials and water from
private wells suspeited of having
t'iiu-i'i! di-ease will also be analyzed at
the Mate labratoiy. No iharge will
be made foi the analyses.
Ml. .1. . STOUT
OSTEOPATH
rnmr si u; itwu m ii.imn.
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Just Opened
A First Class Repair Shop and Service Station spec-
ializing on the following cars: OAKLANDS CHAND-
LERS STVDEIiAKERS AND STEPHENS CARS.
Downs-Gooper Motor Co.
Successors to
THE FINLEY MOTOR CAR CO.
1 lH North 3rd Ave.
Phone 512
Liberty
News Stand
O. WREN Prop.
Magazines Newspapers
Books Cigars Cigarettes
Candy and Gum
Subscriptions taken to Dal-
las-Semi-Weekly News
and other papers.
Wagon Time
This is the season to buy the new Wa
you have needed so long you cannot
a better investment for the farm.
We sell the World-famed
Bain Wagon
No Wagon maker ever made a bel
Wagon -and few are as good.
Croak-French Hdw.
1st and Main
Durant 01
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LET US DEMONSTRATE
CHAMPION MOWERS & RAKES
We know their great worth to the far-
mers and never miss the opportunity to ex-
plain their extreme usefulness.
For Sale By
E.G.M1INNEY HARDWARE CO.
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CAPITAL $10Q000.00
SURPLUS $50flOO
The Bank That Accommodates
The First National Bank
OF DURANT OKLAHOMA.
Business Solicited.
C. C. HATCHETT President
GREEN THOMPSON Vice-President
FRANK GIBSON Vice-President
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J. S. TURNER Assistant Caikxtl
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Great Consolidation Sale
Closes Saturday July 1 7th
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Don't fail to visit this sale you will find many rare values here. Coat Suits Silk
Dresses Blouses and many other items are selling for less than cost.
Herndom-WInitalcer Co
We will move to present location of Brown & Company after August 1st.
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Evans, E. M. The Durant Weekly News (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 28, Ed. 1, Friday, July 16, 1920, newspaper, July 16, 1920; Durant, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc82896/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.