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.3 FUTURE HIGHWAYS
Now and Place Trans-
t en Firm Foundation
5 i Clucf McDonald.
I nili il Suli-i lie initin-nt
ii ultiiri
"h i.miiirlm.' uf highways
! mill plllrf Iil'.'lln.
 wlih Ii li:is ciMiii' ti li
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! I 'Ultimas II. .Mllrlliin.
.f tln liiirciiu (if public
I States Dcpartim lit of
Hi' tin' riiiwlili'i'jilliiii of
r Kii.icr imil legislator.
M -tiiitlnu out to construct
IlI.llUIIVS Midi K III) mi-
iinstriii ti'il before. The ni'iir-
. .1. in It is fmiiiil In France
..ni mill tin1 iiri'1 of neither
ii" Texas. Tills great un-
ls Ih'Iiik entered Into lii.
OKMULGEE JUDGE REFUSKl
T DISQUALIFY HIMELI
rolitin
TIANT WBEKf.v TS?pWq
BREAKS JAIL BUT IS
RETAKEN IN AIIKAXSAS
H. C. Cranficld who c.-caped fiom
county jail last week lias boon enp-
in cf Governor J. It. A. lf.w
rtson. under indictment in the DIs-i
--.. uUfc1U!WecharBCllwlthl A.b. " I" ':
micpumre of a bribe. ...!.!.. n '. . . ..."' "'""'" "" '-
dl-.tuinllfln.li of m-.X; .... . ""." 0.Jn"- l-ranrieW. who was in
"i. H. IXlZilrtll. mill naLI (
Jiidjri
i . wiMlllLKOr. t tl.j. tnt. 0JHC. nKnngl
"if i.nu. l.ir was denied Monday.
Tin. defendant was giu-n three duvs
to begun mandamus proceedings 'in
cither the Supreme or Criminal Court
of Appeals of Oklahoma in the effoit
to compel Judge IMzarth to disminli-
fy hunt-elf.
ane il'Iiuii)s ur not n luxury Imt
furtisli :i "'ill mt lei" have u real
ttnuiu '.ii'iieltj. and have liecomu a
utl'iii.ii i"'1 i"!lty.
Fur mh li .in undertaking to he sue-
(efm ilminclng to care for nialnte.
tir.fi' reconstruction nml new con-
mdlnii siuiiiiii lie planned for a Ions
perlinl i'f .M'urs in advance. Changes In
k'JiihIs of raising funds eiery few
jear. uin ertaiuty as to whether funds
SI Ii' pi bled and iierlods In which
feeds ;ir( nut provided all Increase
fl'ni! i dst of highways. Such n
fc!!o iMuilil soon lirltiK nny private
tus r-s to iIKiMit.
'piii-liiiiui.nt and Increase In mini-
lrs i'f tii'itor ichlcles mid the colnci-
I dent tit -! and demand for good roads
lae.iiiiii' so rapidly that methods of
InKii.' 'nails buiu often been e.pedl-
lets for tlio time being. Consldera-
Idonliiis iivn glien not so much to the
Ju: distribution of the cost as to how
Itle fi'ii I- mi be raised with the least
Itoctr si mid the utmost ease.
'All " s leads to the conclusion that
Itle Blii't. situation should lie mnn
niiejitatire of a bribe.
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Marl: I. ii.nrh. . .." tlTr:"n "u"cn. W" wverul months
rmm . l  .i.:; :". "i r n: 'iinvr. cu"t- m with
" "- '"' iiie ineil 01 snvi.fnl nnifv.....i.n.. i
this county escaped from the jail by
means ot a key he had made from
spoon when he went to take a bath
at about 8 o'clock at night.
The prisoner thVew his towels over
the wall of the bathroom then unlock-
ed the door to the jail passed through
them relocked it and. walked out of
the court house. His escape was dis-
covcied about two hours later.
Cranficld lias been n n.iifi.n.i
source of wony since he has been in
jail heic. Sheriff Taylor stnid. nml
has made several other attempts to
hi oak jail but they have always been
irusuaieu. (.'ranfield was implicated
in the wholesale rnhlmrv nf n.
here when another man captured at
antlers confessed and said Cranfield
helped him.
ASKS ITNDS WITH WHICH
TO UltlVE OCT MAI.AIUA
CADDO SCHOOLS HEADY
- rOK Tile YEAHS WOUK
Accordinir U the Caddo Herald the
Grammar Schools of Caddo will open
for the years work next Monday; Sep-
tember 4th with teachers as follows:
Mrs. Bradley. Mrs. Mark Locke. Mrs.
Paul Davis Mrs. S. L. Shoffner. Miss
Ruth Bloom Miss Coleman. Thomp-
son. Miss Dora Hopan S. L. Shoffner
Mrs. Wilson Miss Navlor and Mrs.
Grayson.
High school work will commence u
week later Monday. September 11.
ihe high school faculty will include
Mr. Early Miss Moore Mrs. Coffey.
Mr. Homer and Miss Lcverctt.
hay.nes..maim:avi.'
Mr. .1. Harold H.iynes of Durum'
FIVE
 TO nni.D S7 STORIES
l-iauk A Muni'.v. the niiMiub..
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I'nrt Or Prolan To Drain Marsh! g- e re in n li MWv' nf Hu- going to e.ect the tallest building om '
Land In McCurlaln Count v. Id' f L "' T 'K Wnlam' VMth '" """""mmte hi memory.
i"1' tlie ceremony being It i to he ST stories high and willf .
An appropriation of S2:()fl() f(pr the field n t p r-.  M." Cnlh" '"' U!'1 "l th" c"rm'r f "'-'""'way
Upu.s. f nin!lria '  hk- iVm Is. .1 r V""'1''1 'U" :""1 l'l"""' """' Work will bo-
worm in- ce tain vMon llf " ! J. ! " " ' . l' " ' - ' 1. Haynes gin next year. It may be another tow-
ter part of the State is asked fr' Dunn Li i ' '"" l""'" nml riiM"1 '"' "f " Nl'w Yk Mn U'
In nn item of the budget of the State   U . r V""?" "'"" "f mnvh '1X'!lU't "-'"''Politan city could casl-
r!?K'sS r $?" " " re y "-i-n
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sioncr
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and uhieli ilt i : ... 1 1 ' . m I(U' ls '"' f "u-
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mid accomplished
rilOM LONE OAK
I lie jiatty given by Mr. and
BACK FROM MISSOURI
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Scheerer and
little grandson Jack and A. B.
Scheerer have returned from a trin
to Kansas City Jeffersson City. Sc-
dalia Eldorado Springs Carthage
and Joplin. Missouri. Galena and
Pittsburg Kansas and Miami and
Vinita. Oklahoma. They went in their
car and report a fine trip with the
road in fine shape. Mr. Sheerer says
the crop prospects are good all along
the line.
THOUSANDS HIT WHEN THE
I'ORD PLANTS CLOSE
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!" Js-
-MAY NEVER KNOW COST OF WAR
So many records have been destroy
ed that the real money cost of the
World War never will be known. The
Bankers Trust Company's estimate is
?84.'43.0m000 three-eights for the
kaiser crowd the rest for the allies.
This includes property losses as well
as direct spending. This is only $50
for each man. woman and child in the
world and even then it exceeds the
per capita of cash of the world's
richest nation the U. S. A.
Henry Ford head of the mammoth
automobile works bearing his name
announces that all his manufacturing
anu assembling plants will close Sep-
tember 1G on account of the fuel
shortage brought about by the coal
miners strike. More than 100000 fac-
tory and assembling plant employees
will be thrown out of work and sev-
eral hundred thousand more will be
out of work in plants making acces-
sories and making materials for the
Ford Plants.
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I'llll Mnliiu mill 1-11 -... ..
lie Health Service and othnr B. " " " "V"nT" "''." "y ' nn- "!'-v "ml Molay with Fannie Tune.
if the State will do something. Li. h ' ' m 11 7""" H!h rnn'n..M.!:Tn" n"l wifu "1'' Su'
The mninmili. mi !... L . " " " """' "' eiiizensnip uiiy iu u. w. Keal's
.  . - .. uuivtiu-ui inc ciiv
wouiu ue an important nart of fh.
KATY REPORTS CARS IN GOOD
CONDITION DESPITE STRIKE
Mates health service. It is recalled
that the infant mortality in the
State during the year 1921 was more
than :!000 deaths. Establishment of
such a bureau proposed would nrn-
vide for a nurse-teacher in every
one of the congressional districts. A
bureau for control of epidemics also
is asked in an appropriation of $10.-
000 which includes salary of $3000
u year for nn epidemiologist.
WARNS AGAINST EPIDEMIC
OF TYPHUS FROM EUROPE
United States Health Commissioner
R. S. Copeland. just returned from
r-urope. sounds a warning that the
United States is in imminent danger
of typhus the dreaded disease which
has killed countless millions of peo-
pie in Russia and Poland and for
which these seems to he no relief
According to a statement made by! when the disease once gets cstablish-
JA Concrete Roau in vVdyne County
New York.
IWr Mry carefully traffic studies
mil? ami the cost distributed In pro-
PortHii tu Hie sen Ice rendered.
'Tlie bureau of public roads estl-
Uti'S Hint of the SfidO.fKXlflon sn..nt
for liKlm ays Inst year .' jht cent was
IMerii! ;ii. and motor-vehicle revenue.
'' ri lllillnlmr 07 Her runt -iiiii9
Itlifr illicitly or will eventually he
WM fii'in smt. and local taxes. It Is
Wlpll'il tlmt n verv ciillsMni-il!. rn.
HJiistm.it iif the source of reienues
IBat l. mmie so that a larger percent-
fenill lie pal hy the road user and
II(T I.i'l'ientllL'O from slnlo or Incnl
I (.
LIGHTED CIGARS DANGEROUS
Discarded Butt or Claarette Thrown
on Wooden Floor of Steel Bridge
May Cause Fire.
ffninr-d b- the Unltnl Sinten Department
t "r AKrlcullure )
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fi .... ;iiui umii in
"Stiri'tl. wn priivslnir I.H1.. ..1.1
"'i ti Moor advises the bureau of
PUDIIi ruillls Of tllO I'nllml s!l.(o no.
Wmm-nt of Agrleullure. It mav "start
mat win .i.i.-t ...... ii. t.-i.i....
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itietn are put out with small dnm-
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JIOWITZER Cf). PAY DAY
The howitzer company commanded
by Capt John A. MacDonald. will be
paid at its regular drill meeting
Thursday night for armory drill per-
iods of the first half of the year. The
checks for this company came Sunday.
The total amount to be paid the com-
pany is a little more than $1700. with
amounts for each individual varying
from $5.00 to SGO.00. Checks for
brigade headquarters company are
expected some time this week.
a Katy railway official recently the
number of freight cars of the line
which are out of order are not in
creasing on account of the strike. On
the contrary this official states the
road is making substantial progress
toward restoring normal transput ta-
tion of freight. Fewer freight eais
were out of order on August 12 than
on July 22. he says showing that
the company N keeping pace with the
need of repairs to cars. The an-
nouncement also says that fifty-seven
per cent of normal shop forces arc
now working steadily.
ATTEMPT TO ROB ROBERTA
TOSTOFFICE WAS FIZZLE
TWO FIRES TUESDAY
The fire department made two runs
Tuesday morning the first being
when n small shed in the east part of
the city caught fire. It was partly
destroyed but the damage was not
great.
At noon a house owned by Buck
Potts at 103 E. Florida street caught
fire but it was extinguished before
it had been damaged very much. The
origin of neither fire is known.
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USED CORONA In splendid condi-
tion. Bargnin. Call at Durant Wkly
News.
It KIW.TIIU Glmnm. li..l n
ttm i.ri!.;. slioul.l be destroyed by
re tit Ilt.a froIn Q )lmnK oor 1
tlie destruction of the
PEACH SEEDS WANTED: Svn
your peach seeds and dry them In th
shade. We will pay you $1.00 p
hushr-l for them. Brine any amount
from one gallon up. Durant Nurwry
Co. ouwaa
nay
lliup
Mb' lirll.m I... ....-. .... .... .
" "- wuening; me oreaK-
- ' V"1' weakened member will
"o'e tlm i. t.i ... .. .
.....mi- Bjiiin lo urnp into
. i" n KOme Inse bridges n
"'"'"'in Is kept to guard against
s imicer and In a dry season fires
 '"""u iu occur uaiiy.
a . (utiiinittce composed of a repre-
J f' 1p of the bureau nml repre-
s.j ' -- llllllUlllll UI'UIU Ul UIU
ltdu
liecnm
lne k
U" llsllll.rln. . .
Prote..; " "c Ulsl "'lan3 OI
furitcrs jjie iM.!- nni prncnB
"P" .ind the Engineering News-
" prominent engineering maga-
iniestlgnting the subject
I Road Repair Dig Industry.
s n -re than n million men
L0" f i ii.. . . ...... 
are
SAVE LAST YEAR'S FELT
Have It Cleaned
PRICES REASONABLE
Legion Hat Works
42 West Main
'Phone 07
An attempt to rob the pos. office
at Roberta was made last week
The maraders never did get inside
of the store of J. A. Garner in which
the post office is located but the front
door was almost demolished in an
attempt to break through it. A brace
and bit had been stolen from Wil
liams & Rider's garage and it Is
believed the would be robbers used
this in an attempt to break into the
post office. Sheriff Taylor went to
Roberta to investigate the attempted
robbery and is of the opinion that it
was the work of amateurs.
can do to nid the schools. Jacob Mnrrixnn l.fi rn.l.... r.-.
Other numbers of the program were Texas where he will pick cotton
several old time negro songs by Ar- John nnd Edward Conn were in this
chie Stout nnd a brief history of his community Sunday afternoon
life by Kerr Glistrap the latter hnv- Ollis Wilkinson and Carrie Boyet
mg just celebrated his 30th birthday attended church at Roberta Friday
The club voted in response to Prof night.
blivIbnrcenUet V fTish unnnsscm J- W.ods and C. W. Neal hav
rtJZLTT C SChIS CVC' I'lm'h"scd thl"" ft K!"int -"Bi"0 a
alternate week. .are sawing wood this week.
TEXAS RUN OFF PRIMARY """'Anderson and wife of Da-
tcred the run off fnr tlniii cit i
Senator between Railroad Commis-1  The. Varty nt C' W Nen1'3 Satur
sioner Earl B. Mayfield and former0' "'Kht Wns wdl """"M-
Governor Jas E. Ferguson. Mayfield A mrKC crwd nttended The pnrty
won by a large majority. He was the K'vcn y Mr- nnJ Mrs- Castio Miller
endorsee of the Ku Kux Klan. In-"0ulay n'Kht.
Dallas county Mayfield doubled his
opponent. It is in Dallas where the
biggest anti K. K. K. fight has been
made by the Dallas News.
Billie Mayfield. Jr. Klan candidate
for Lieutenant Governor lead the
field in the first primary was defeat-
ed in the run off by T. W. Davidson
anti Klan condidate.
In Dallas county all local officers
endorsed by the thre Ks won nnd the
Klan staged a big parade in the streets
(of Dallas Saturday night when it
'became apparent that their men had
won.
ed.
He said he would report to Wash-
ington at once on the peril of the
disease that threatens this country
and would ask the people of the
United States to contribute funds to
block it at its source before it is too
late.
The commissioner who has been
for several months through the
stricken areas of Poland said that
$250000 would be sufficient to stem
the tide.
JUST THE VERY BEST OF
All organized labor in Germany has
suggested to the German government GROCERIES THAT'S ALL
that the manufacture of alcoholic bev
erages be absolutely prohibited. It is
asserted that the food situation is
Germany demands that the food pro-
ducts being used to make booze be di-
verted for use as food.
We Invite Visitors to
Durant to
visit our nursery and
see what a splendid
institution we have
and what fine trees
and plants we have
at the west end of
Main street.
Durant Nursery Co.
J.H.KAY
Physician nnd Surgeoa
Phones: Office 613;
Residence 719.
Rooms 14-16
Democrat Rulldlnp
DURANT OKLA.
I " !'! ed In building and repair-
ir " l!(" r""ls the highway buildlns
"luvii a .n  ...  ' 
...... .- in mive tiecome
t In the Unlk'il StHtes.
ttei.
Warning Slgni n Missouri.
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!.. r "' "ne nigiiwiiy com-
I'm."--J! ''' 'nn'"1-' warning slgUB
s .(XI miles of highway.
n Most '""Portant Crop.
y N cne of ti. most Important
rs Cron In the United States.
O. K. MEAT MARKET
Fresh nnd Cured Ments
Frvlnc;-Size Chickens
'Phone 128 118 West Main
Drs. Evans & Warren
CHI ROPR ACTORS
"Where Health's Contagions"
Office hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
120 N. Third. Durant Okja.
HAD YOU THOUGHT
ABOUT IT?
If you were seriously injured
and laid up for four or five
weeks would your pay stop?
That's just when you need
your salary the worst kind.
Protect your health' and the
safety of your family by taking
out one of our HEALTH and
ACCIDENT POLICIES. Relia-
ble Companies only and the
rates are very reasonable.
See us NOW! Don't wait un-
til tomorrow.
SALMON & GILSTRAP
'Phone 22 120 N. Third
its
CoroNA
The Personal Writing Machine
Coronatyping is easier than writing
with a pencil and
fnr morn lpfihli
At home or in the of- 3vs5WF
fice. CORONA is a
wonderful convenience.
wnen not in use it - i
rests out of sight in its neat case
and takes scarcely any room.
Penmanship is unbusinesslike in tht
office impractical while traveling
and all too frequently illegible under
the best conditions.
Every home should own at least on
Corona. Every office needs a number
of them. For coronatyping is the
Personal Writing of today.
Ilave One demonstrated
E. M. EVANS. Dealer
114 North Third
Phone 71
BOSTON GROCERY
Phone your next order to 148.
Free City Delivery
130 West Main Durant
OSTEOPATH
DR. A. L. STOUT
First State Bank Building
Phone S88 Res. Phone i!)7-J
Dr. J. L. Reynolds
F.je F.ar Xo.se nnd Throat
and (JIiiss Fitting
Durant Okla.
Over Corner Drug Store
DR. W. M. K. CHATTLK
Eye Ear Nosa and Throat.
Office 120 N. 3rd. Phone 401
House Phone 7 19-J
DURANT. OKLAHOMA
Monroe Sawyer nnd wife of Holden-
ville. Okla. have been visiting friends
and relatives here and at Roberto.
Durant Meat Market
II Icliest Market Price
Paid for Cattle and Hogs
A. W. MASON Prop.
Ill So. Sec Daraat
F5rcHK''g""
I
SUFFICIENT
PROTECTION.
Fire insurance is an Abso-
lute necessity see that
the insurance you carry is
sufficient and dependable.
See that you are protected.
OUR insurance is the
sound dependable kind.
Expert prompt service.
Loir Rates
Marshall & Pendleton
Rear Durant National
Bank BIdg. 'Phone 13
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5Qy5MM&yoyoySsSs3S
Do Your Banking With Men
You Know
Every mm ho baa charge of the affairs of this bank are men who
live here In burant and Hryan County they are In touch with every
phase of business live stock and agriculture.
They want to serve you to the beat of their ability consult them
oftea.
C. C. Hatchett J. O. Abbott
I F. Lee C. Dyer
Dr. J. B. Smith I). O. Urown
V. J. Steger
J. W. Brown
Frank Gibson
Olal Currin
The Firs1" ffe
cr-
ionaS
DUP.ANT
UJ
Bank
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