Saturday Morning Advertiser (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 27, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 24, 1919 Page: 2 of 8
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SATURDAY vnmsisa ADVERTISER
PROPERTY LEVY WILL
PROVIDE ROAD BONDS
. .Million Ddllms HiiImmI Annually
in Stnt Willi Kqual Sum From
l In- I'tlcnil Jni-ninn-nt Will Vro-tiili-
l'in .Mllliim u Year.
I'nsiTii mail lawn afford proced
ure wlieieby tho Stain and cuuntlcH
i-on rali-'- iiiIm- fumlH ly levy to meet
H like minium from the. Federal aid
to place reudy for iibo a romblneil
lotnl of lielween $5000000 and
$10(100.0011 a ear for rond eon-
Btructlon work nrrordlns to Vred
Farhinvmi Stale Kxainlncr and In-
Hjiertor KIkiim-s eoinplled by Mr.
J'arklusmi. barn-il on properly valua-
tions ol H' Is. Hhow that by Stato
and utility alii or levy a total of
$4. .r! :!:. i imlil be madu available.
This lu meet a like amount from tho
(ioverniueiit would glvci prartlcally
$111.0(10000 In Iii-kIii with. Anil this
jiimh. if not inoie. ;i(-ortliiiK to tho
Iiri)iert valuations each year could
be depended upon every year.
Section I of Article Chapter 173
of the 1 01 ft Hi-hhIoii laws provldea
for an annual levy of one-fourth of
a mill on all pioperty In the Statu
which shall be covered into thu
Treasury and known as tho Statu
Highway Const ruction Fund. All
money aicruliiK to UiIh fund shall
be held In Hunt for the use. of tho
Hiitei.il uiuutle.s of tho State. This
tax l-i to be levied upon all property
but Ik appoi tinned for who in each
county on tin- IkihIh of what Ik col-
lected" from (Mill county.
Then Suction -.. Article 3 Chapter
330 of the Ko.id Laws revised ill a
Hpc-cial session of thu Legislature in
1016 provide I hut thu county oxclso
board of each county at tho option
nf the board make a furthor levy of
one-fourth of one mill on all taxablo
property in the ounty to bo convert-
ed Into a munly road rontsructlon
fund lu order to carry out tho pro-
vbiions nf this section It was provid-
ed that tlm county board could luvjr
for thu current expenses of tho coun-
ty not to exceed eight mills.
Taking the 10 IS usscbsmont af-
ter allowing for county expenses and
applying the statute to tho cxtont of
what the counties may levy for road
purposes and the State aid combin-
ed Mr. Parkinson shows thn amount
that each c utility may raise to moot
K'Jileral aid tin- total of which ia
$4.!iS!i::cl r.2.
I'ndei- such a plan according to
(he figures llrynn county could ralso
JGS.OOO which with Federal aid
woulil give us in this county $130-
000 a year.
town In tho Victory Hond dilve. by
tho Stale directors made a whirl
wind finish wlion an aciivo commit-
tee took hold and subscribed three-
fourths of the $16000 (Uotn in tin-
last two days of the campaign nc-
n.iiit I. i ht'ifenienf nv William
M. Morris secretary of tho Statu ex-
ecutive (ouimlttee. Tho committee
was well pleased with the final
showing.
Made Hocond t'holce.
J. (J. Masterson who was recently
elected by the State Hoard of Edu-
cation as president nf the Kdmond
Normal School declined to give' up
his job as superintendent of thu Me-
Alcator city schools to accept It and
tho Hoard wns forcod to mako a sec-
ond choice. Tho man flnnlly solocted
was John 0. Mitchell of I'ryor.
l-'OUtTKKN I
I. AW
IVIIS SN'ITI-'KI) HY
SINCI-: STATKIIOOD
niiisiier of
oliHlriicut-
miirder of
Koiirteen Ihi-rt have been taken
by pi in ess of law- since Oklahoma
became u State. Seven of these wore
by banging and seven by electrocu-
tion The list follow-H:
On The (iallous.
l-'i.mk Ford negro hanged at
Frederlik for wire murder.
John Hopkins white banged at
Miami for murder of bis sweetheart
j.i-tia Craig.
Will .InhiiMiu. negro hanged at
Shun nee rur murder of aged white
woman. Maty Cuppy.
Alf Hunter negro hanged tit W.i-
Intiga fni minder of (leoige W. (lar-
rlsen ibetiff ol Oklahoma county.
Ilenty T At itisttoiig. while hang-
ed ut I'l-i rv lor minder of Isaac W.
Fell
.li.tiii IllticU. negrii hanged vl
Holilemille fur muriler of .1. M. Sto
pheiis
' Frank llensnn negio banged at
Tul-a. lor nuird f Charles .lttint-
per
lt I'.lri Irniulloii.
lleniy llooktnan negro electro-
ruled Dec 10. 1 !U ft lor tim-Mcr of
Itbtt Inidiii. Mcintosh ciiuniy far-
nier Cecil Tnweiy negto eli-tlocilted
Not fl. I ill il. for murder of Charles
Vaughn Morris oil man.
Willie Williams negro. "leilroiil-
ted April ::. 1017. ror murder of
Snm eNal Muskogee iatiolm:in.
ritcbter Taylor negro i-b-i iro'-ut
oil April 13. 1017. foi
vile in Creek county.
Chailes Young negro
...I Anrll I'! I'll? fill-
(tfxirire Cumin nt Frederick.
Ili-nrv rratlter negto electiocut-
fiti May '1 I01S for tnuidur of W.
I Archie of Oklahoma City.
James III own. negio. ehutrocuted
Wtu lots for murder of (Jlenn
Jiicolis Muskogee.
riii-:s kock i.oiK
' Iteck roads in Oklahiiuia are the
HinM teasjlde liiiid-sui'fiii-ed toad for
fhis State." declines Frank Hush
4iipi riutfiidetit of tin- Wlihit.t Na-
tional forest and game preserve at
Law ton Mr Hush thiottgh Innir i"i-
pent nee with toads In thn forest pre-Horn-
bah come to lie looked upon as
an iiilhority on toads lu this section
of tin- country
"The Material for the const rue! Ion
of lock roads is right at band" Hush
nays "and call be placed on th" roi-ls
tslllt the least expense of any mater
ial I'y using a crushed granite rock
ns a foundation ami a decomposed
granite and clay formation as a fil-
ler a roud just as smooth and dura
ble as mi asphalt pavement can he
made We have the material hero
In the Wichita mountains which we
hate found by experiment on roads
in the preserve makes a road eiiu.il
in etery respect to a concrete or as-
phalt pavement.
"We constructed five miles of
road out of crushed trap rock i soft
granite formation and a decomposed
granite und clny formation ftvo
years ugo. It Is still In first cluss
.condition without having b-3n
touched during that period and It
has" been subjected to tho heavy traf-
fic of army trucks In wet .weather
jvltliout any noticeable effect. Katn
tin- no effect on n road built of this
material except to cement it more
firefly together."
OKLAHOMANS' KI.'COKI) IX
AIVA.t:i-; AHA1NKT llUA.s
Oklahoma soldiers In the face of
hbaty fire pushed the Huns back
for a total or approximately loriy-
four and one-half miles during the
time they were at the front accord
ing to figures JUSl unnouui-eu uj me
War Department.
Of the two Oklahoma divisions at
the front the Thirty-Sixth achieved
the best record In tho number of
miles gained forcing tho Germans
liaik for a total of thlrty-soteu kilo-
meters. Of all thn American units
at the front tho Thirty-Sixth ranks
tenth In the number of tulles gain
ed front the enemy.
The Ninetieth Division now on its
wat- back forced the enemy back
twenty-eight and one-half kilomet
ers ami ratiKS lourieenin in me
number of miles gained from the
enemy
1 Here From Kuilsu City.
. Itobert Sutherland Jr.. of Kansas
City and Mrs Sutherland .have boon
here the past week visiting at tho
'home of Mr. and Mrs. K. 0. Pfelffor.
Mr. Sutherland Is proprietor of tho
Sutherland Lumber Company string
'of yards of which Mr. I'feiffer is
inantiBor locally.
Tho 36th Is now on the water.
This Hank Invites accounts based on its facilities
for properly meeting its customers' needs.
First State Bank
Durant Oklahoma
DEPOSITS GUARANTIED
KEEP COOL TJHIS SUMMER By Using an
ELECTRIC FAN
We Handle the
ROIIHINS & MYERS EMMERSON WESTINGHOUSE
Makes.
GRAFA'S ELECTRIC SHOP
ItC N. Third Ave. Pnrant Oklahoma Phone 12
SATURDAY. MAv
SEED PEANUTS
We have iust received Car of
Selected Peanuts for Planting
and can supply you while they
last.
Durant Cotton Oil Co.
Phone 130
We Are
FEATURING
At Appealing Popular Prices
Distinctive Styles in Dresses that lv"lpilt7J'
dominate thu season in Printed
Georgette and Taffeta.
Waists of newness and value of
Georgette in Flesh White League
Hlue and Victory Red.
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Skirts in fashions
that please. These
Skirts are in Kutnsi-Kimis.-i.
KV-iil iinil T.-if.
VD .
icta.
We are receiving
large shipments of
incrt-handise dull y
and within a few
days our stock will
be complete and up
to date.
Wo are Closing Out Our Entire Stock of LOW SHOES
and OXFORDS making room for new goods. Men's Ox-
fords from . . i ur. . u7 -.
Children's Slippers from . . 80c to iV-i
Ladies' Oxfords from )nc $Jjjf t
(We have them in black and tan: low and high heels.)
Wo are now receiving New Clothing and Hats; also the
Vorr Newest In Silk Shirts ami Collars.
John Herndon &
Company
v-rjfk-iiMr
m-Trtt T'-THn
ll.V .S ' . . ' HH
I m15 i IL.
ill i
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(Successors to J. C. Haden & Co.)
Durant Okla
PRICES
THAT WILL GET
THE 'BUSINESS
1
.t.
Relow we give some prices that will save you money:
We have a good line of Children's Dresses ages 4 to
1(1 which we are selling at from 7"ie to $4.00
A real good Bungalow Apron for Indies at $2.10
25 Dozen Children's Hose in black and tan :i pairs for 25c
A big line of Tennis Slippers and Harefoot Sandals for
Children.
One grade of (Jingham per yard . . . l."e
One grade of Bleached Domestic per yard loe
Men's Summer Wash Pants from $1.."0 to $4.00
H. M. PHILLIPS
DRY GOODS
North Second Ae.
Ouranl Oklahoma
Y 1
uueriv
Theatre
Next Week
MONDAY
L1LA LEE
la
"Puppy Lore"
(Paramount)
Jlnr1
Motion Pietnrn V..i..
Something New. This
DC":"U "18 0 be-tlr
YttuucviiiB ui pictures.
TUESDAY
TOM MOORE
In
"Mau and His Monej
(Goldwyn)
and
Travel Picture?
WEDNESDAY
Night Onlj
CENTRAL HIGH
SCHOOL
"Class Play"
At 8:30
THURSDAY
CLARA KIMBALL
YOUNG
In
"The. Marionette
(Select)
and
Comedy
FRIDAY
D. W. GRIFFITH'S
"The Irl Who Stiff! I
Home"
(Paramount-Artcraft)
and
Goldwyn Comedy
SATURDAY
PEGGY HYLAND
In
"The Rebellious Bride"!
and
Sunshine Coined;
"East Lynne Willi
Variations"
If You Cou
Hire
The most capable laundrft
in town to do your fan
washing for only 2 cents
week -would you get her-
wouldn't be good cornel
sense to do anything f'i
would it? Hut that's just MJ
THOR
Electric Washing
Machine
will do for you. And there is a great difference between the machine and laundress! TJjl
do it iiuicKer oeuer anu more thoroughly than human hands couia -
Don't put oft" going to see Thor any longer. Investigate its many conveniences and ad-
vantages. There is no good reason why you should not own a machine. Only
$10 Down Puts a Washer in Your Home
Telephone 54 Now
Consumers Light & Power Co
i"crf niHi'Hii - ikii' n 11111111 j rm .. t -
:ks -... ... ":l "v Main street.
ttl iu u ui iiiy in rayno
fiVtti AlinlV whlrK nrna llola.l na nlitln.
Mfiik.
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Evans, E. M. Saturday Morning Advertiser (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 27, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 24, 1919, newspaper, May 24, 1919; Durant, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc83108/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.