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VATATBOKCHITO
WAS DYNAMITED
"-EXPLOSION TUESDAY NIGHT DE
STROYS VAT NO. 18 IN THE
EDGE OF BOKCHITO. EX-
PLOSION HEARD
The first destruction of u county
'dipping vat to occur in Bryan county
occurred Tuesday night at Dokchito
when the county's vat No. 18 located
in the edge of the town was com-
petely destroyed by an explosion of
dynamite that was touched off at
about 10:80 o'clock at night: and w.is
jphtlnly heard by mnny people of the
'town although nWny of them wore
jnot aware as lo iti import until on
Wednesday morning when the news
quickly spread over the county.
According to Inform li 'on co.mr.g
co the News office the charge was
' evidently placed near the middle of
" the vat for the entire center walls
was broken and caved in utterly de-
stroying the vat's usefulness.
Aa the Federal Government and
the State and county are cooperating
in the dipping program the destruc-
tion of the vat is said to constitute an
offence against the Federal govern
ment as well as against the State and
- officers are now making investiga-
tions with a view to the apprehension
of those guilty.
The affair has come as a thunder-
bolt from a clear sky. There is or-
ganized opposition in the county to
the dipping program as is well known
and there are good men who aro hon-
estly opposed to the forced dipping of
stock as there are many others who
favor compulsory dipping. Those who
have taken the initiative in opposing
the work have proceeded through a
petition to the county commissioners
asking that body to abstain from any
'further appropriations for the work
and leaders of the anti-dipping ele-
ment themselves deplore such action
as was taken at Bokchito thi week
knowing full well than the destruction
of property and a resort to violent"
never has nor ever will defeat the
enforcement of law.
THE GREEN FOREST
NATATORWM
Is Thrown Open To Public Tuesday
Night In Response To Crowd's
Insistence
Notwithstanding the fact that the
'new natatorium was not ready and
that the management had not in-
tended to open the pool to the public
until Wednesday night except to the
kids who wore admitted free Tuesday
afternoon mi great was tho insistence
of the crowd of spectators who Wl
assembled to see the amphibian antics
ji me youngsters that ot length the
'management yielded and admitted all
.those who wished to try it out.
It had been intended that the pool
would be thrown open Wednesday
night and that being generally under-
stood there was a large crowd pres-
ent and many enjoyed tho pleasures
wf the pool.
Tho final touches yet remain to be
.put on but when the work is finished
the public is promised one of the fin-
est natatoriums in this part of the
- country and judging by the numbers
who have availed themselves of it
already it will be appreciated by
those whom it is intended to snrro
Those who have tried it say that the
water is fine and as there is a con
stant stream through it and it will be
emptied and cleaned at frequent in-
tervals the water will always be
iresn-ana sweet.
VOTERS CANNOT NOW CHANGE
THEIR PARTY AFFILIATIONS
It is too late for persons registered
-as belonging to one political party to
change their registration in order to
vote in the primary election on August
;3 according to W. C. McAlister secre-
tary of the State Election Board. The
time Tor changing registration expir-
d May 6.
'No change in registration shall be
granted on the ground of change of
polities (unless application therefor be
' mado'tit least 90 days before the next
fc sucectling general primnry.
Uf I have calculated correctly under
the law no person is permitted to
change his political affiliation of rec-
'ord since May 5." McAlister said
"' "At any time before that it was per-
. missible for any citizen to go to his
precinct registrar with his registra-
tion certificate ask for its cancella-
tion and get a new certificate in any
party with which he wished to affil-
iate. The time for that change has
pawed this year."
SArtempts have been made by many
persons to change their registration
since the time expired said McAlister.
Persons who have received new reg
istration certificates since May 5 may
be challenged as to their party affilia-
tion when they present the certificate
for a ballot on the day of the primary
Je said.
AUTOMOBILE WRECK
Last Saturday night while the
-streets were filled with traffic George
Carpenter's car driven by himself
headed straight into the larger car
of D. S. MaeDonald badly damaging
ooth cars and acattenng glass from
the broken windshields over the pave-
xnent An occupant of Mr. Carpenter's
ar was slightly injured by fying
vlass but there were no serious in
' Juries. The accident occurred just
tat of First avenue on Main str t.
BUBONIC PLAGUE
UNDER CONTROL
ONE DEATH ONE NEW CASE IN
I1EAUMONT FEDERAL AND
STATE HEALTH OFFI-
CIALS ACTIVE
The city and the port of Beaumont
Texas has been declared infected with
bubonic plague and the Federal
Health Bureau will take charge of
the situation there at once with sup-
pression measures such as are rapidly
being put into effect at Galveston it
was announced Monday by H. S. Cum-
mings Surgeon General of the United
States. General Cummings was ac
companied to Beaumont by assistant
Surgeon General R. H. Creel. After
a htlrried inspection of tho wharf
front they left for Houston en route
to Washington.
Dr. F. A. Carmelia Passed Assist-
ant Surgeon in the United Status Pub-
lic Health Service has been assigned
to take charge of th plague sup-
pression work in Beaumont. Two
cases of the plague have been devel
oped there one of them being fatal.
The second suspected caso In Galves-
ton discovered ten day? -4go hu be-
come worse and the patient is not
expected to live. The first local case
was fatal. Another infected rat was
examined bringing the total number
of infected rats at Beaumont to four.
Federal Health officials would not
be surprised if outbreaks of plague
occurred in other Gulf ports although
none of the medicos would say as
much when interviewed. They pointed
out however the gradual spread of
the infection which broke out at Vera
Cruz only a few weeks ago.
MARRIED ON COURTHOUSE TOP
Chester D. Hood returned soldier
and Miss Georgie Cole were married
here Wednesday by Justice Downing
the ceremony being performed on the
roof of the court house. This is the
first wedding ceremony to be per
formed on the roof of the county's
headquarters.
DEATH OF VIRGINIA JACKSON
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
Gardner on 801 North Second. June
15 1920 occured the death of their
18 year old daughter Virginia.
A little more than a year ago Vir-
ginia was car driving with a friend
who lost control of the car and in the
accident both were seriously hurt).
Virginia never fully recovered from
the injury sustained.
From her earliest girlhood she has
been a Christian. Death came as a
relief to her. God in his infinite
mercy saw fit to call her home where
she will forever be free from suffer-
ing. A Friend.
VOTE FOR
I. L. COOK
of Atoka for
JUDGE CRIMINAL COURT
OF APPEALS
DEMOCRAT
Liberty
News Stand
O. WREN Prop.
Magazines Newspapers
Books Cigars Cigarettes
Candy and Gum
Subscriptions taken to Dallas-Semi-Weekly
News
and other papers.
DURANT ROUNDUP
and
HORSE RACES
SEPTEMBER 1 2. 3 and 4
at
BRYAN COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS
Durant Oklahoma
S4.000 PURSES
for
' COWBOY FEATURES
f $2000 PURSES :'
for
HORSE RACING
The best cowboy talent in the world
and the best race horses in the south-
west will be here to furnish enter
tainment.
The big show will be staged under
the personal direction of Messrs
Gus Massey and R. B. Lemon of
Achilla Oklahoma.
tlNG
COMMISSIONER'S
SATURDAY
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S OF BRYAN COUNTY
OKLAHOMA MET IN RKRIII1P SESSION MONDAY. JUNE 7 1920
AT 9:00 O'CLOCK A. M. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRESENT.
The Reading of the Minutes of the
the Board proceeded 10 iokc up the regular oruer ui uusiucao.
The following Reports were approved:
John Finney County Clerk Report fees earned '12105
Lacy Grimes Court Clerk Report fees earned ........ .. 688.JZ
Dave Wright County Sheriff Report fees earned (Civil)
Dave Wright County Sheriff Report fees earned (Crim.)
Dave Wright County Sheriff. Report fees earned (All Sources)
Dave Wright County Sheriff Report fees earned (Board Prisoners) 97.50
G. B. Dunlap Farm Agent Beport
K. E. Jackson Farm Agent Report.
Hawley & Matthews Surveyors Report.
The following Deputy Sheriff Reports were approved:
M. T. Tabor.
W. M. McFatridge.
The following Justice of the Peace Report was approved:
J. E. Cnrnrove.
The following County Denoaitnrv
First State Bank
First National Bank (Benninartonl
The following Erroneous Assessments were approved:
Philip Johnson.
Walter Thompson.
Clarence Colbert.
Joe Murphy etal.
Martin L. Gardner.
Elva Morrison.
Joe Dyer.
Charlie Reed.
The following Road Overseer's Report was approved:--
A Rains.
E. H. Harris.
H. G. Campbell.
J. N. Engler.
The following Order was passed by the Board:
The attention of the Board of County Commissioner's having been called
to the fact that Warrants Nos. 618 and 1891 on the General Fund have not
been received by parties entitled to same the payee therein named claim that
they have never been received and the Board being convinced that said war-
rants were lost in the mail it is hereby ordered that the County Clerk be
instructed to issue' Duplicate Warrants for the above numbered warrants
and mall same to the last known address of payee.
W. L. RAMBO Chairman.
Attest
JOHN FINNEY County Clerk.
The following Claims were allowed and ordered naid:
Claim No. To Whom For What
ioz w. ii. oicuariey witness lee.
19C4
1965
1970
Adine E. Williams Teaching .
S. C. Counter Teaching
jonn f inney et ai salary .
1971
1872
1973
Democrat Printing Co. Printing
W. B. Morrison Floor Sweep
Walker-Taylor Co. Supplies
Dave Wright et al Salary and Expense
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1988
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1898
1999
2000
2001
uave wngnt Telegram
Dave Wright Boarding Prisoners
Dave Wright Official expense ....
Dave Wright Mileage
W. H. Yeats Mileage
M. T. Tabor Mileage ....
M. T. Tabor Mileage
O. W. Isbell Expense
J. E. Frazier Official expense ...
worreii mig uo supplies
Durant Grocery Co. Groceries ..
Remington Typewriter Co. Supplies
R. L. Pattollo Official expense.
nernaon jo. supplies
E. G. McKinney Co. Supplies
S. W. Bell Tel. Co. Service
Remington Typewriter Co. Supplies
Walker-Taylor Co. Supplies ....
Geo. D. Barnard Co. Supplies
Lewis Paullin Salary
w. i Boner salary.
News-Dispatch Co. Supplies
Thomas Law Book Co. Supplies
Walker-Taylor Co. Supplies ....
Carl Beaty et al Salary
Grafa Electric Co. Supplies
Lonnie Glenn Salary
2002
2002
2003
2003
2005
i f. smitn salary.
L. P. Smith. Salary So. Deoutv.
P.JJ. TT u n..Ll!--it r -'
v.auuu nvruiu ruuiiuaiiun
Calera News Publishing tax list
Remmington Typewriter Co. Ribbons
Parlette-Wigger Co. Supplies
News-Dispatch Co. Supplies
Warden Co. Supplies
Warden Co. Supplies
W. L. Rambo Salary
B. N. Hultsman Salary and Roadwork
Victor C. Phillips et al Salary and expense
L. Varnar Stinson. Salary
Crescent Oil Co. Supplies
D. A. Gentry Lumber
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
v. t. uoyie. Lumber
First National Bank Roadwork
Lingo-Leeper Co. Supplies
J. W.. Brown Post
H. C. Campbell Roadwork
M. T. Trott Roadwork
H. M. Bond Roadwork
Jesse Newman Roadwork
W. O. Kennedy Roadwork
Southland Lbr. Co. Supplies
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
i. a. wise Koaawortc.
Bennington Garage. SoddHps. .
Hardwood Lbr. Co Lumber -McKinzie
Lumber Co. Lumber
uco. nisncr i.uniDer
2032
2033
Sutherland Lumber Co. Lumber
E. C. Baum Supplies
G. H. Davis Roadwork
2034
2035
KObt idles Koadwork
20HO R. W. Scott Roadwork
2037 Magnolia Pctrohum Co.
Oil
2H3HEthridge Transfer Co. Drayage
zii.v.1 r.. n. iiack icoamvorK ...
2010
E. H. Smith. Supplies
I). L. Goad. Io.t -
D. M. Ethridge Drayagu
Oklahoma State Bank Assigned
W. J. Wcger Lumber
E. B. Houchin Lumber
D. Morgan Post 
W. F. Alien. Roadwork
H. O. McCarwr. Gasoline. ..
21141
2012
2043
2044
204.1
2040
2047
2048
2040
20r0
2051
Ben Vaughan Roadwork
Steger Lumber Co. Supplies
Citizens Oil Co. Supplies
W. O. Kennedy Itoadwork
E. G. McKinney Co. Supplies
A. F. Ashford Roadwork
P. Canshaw. Roadwork
2052
2033
2054
2055
205G
2057
H. G. Hight Roadwork.
Martin & Smith Supplies
Joe Burke et al Roadwork
McKinzie Lumber Co. Lumber
Rockwell Bros. Co. Supplies. .
S. S. Smith Roadwork
Franklin Garage Supplies
J. B. Link. Roadwork
Guy O. Potts Roadwork
J. L. Wilson Roadwork
M. T. Ritchie Roadwork
W. H. Henderson Roadwork
2058
2059
20G0
2061
2062
2063
2064
2065
2066
2068
2068
2069
2070
2071
2072
2073
2074
2076
2076
2077
2078
2079
2080
2081
2082
208S
2084
2085
. nuwie noauworK.
Lawrence H. Earnest Service
u. varuer ounson aervise
S. A. Walker Roadwork -.
W. P. Freeman Roadwork
J. H. Howie Roadwork
John Brewer Roadwork
Floyd Griffith Roadwork
W. H. Fleming. Roadwork.
G C Wallace Roadwork
J. W. Clemit Roadwork
J. C. Bain Blacksmithing
G. B. Dunlap Salary ....
Will Fields Vat Work -
w. m. tycdo expense
Sutherland Lumber r.n innk..
V.T. Tinsley Vat work L
J. E. Brown Tank
ADVERTISER
PROCEEDINGS
previous meeting was dispensed with
Konds were approved:
16000.00
$2500.00
Purpose
Amount
..- 2.20
65.00
105.00
498.75
733.80
7.65
310.62
663.45
36.76
97.50
108.36
10.00
16.00
84.00
8.80
31.03
..43.90
-30.00
-2.50
-20.00
-Disapproved
7.80
10.70
81.55
3.00
.23.14
46.50
87.52
-98.89
-97.77
5.50
47.13
...-530.15
4.85
339.25
-15.00
-83.00
-44.40
-4.00
.-.7.60
-15.20
-6.00
-9.00
99.50
-149.00
-344.J4
25.00
30.00
-.-10.50
1848
1853
.......5.72
.29.50
-16930
mpo
.22.00
31.60
13.50
3.00
80.00
-389.85
56X0
-.11.38
-22.08
-218.35
...196.96
36.50
-237.25
76.00
34.00
86.25
64.90
3.43
14.00
14.00
0.80
claims
..50
.541.10
-S.C0
14..-.2
12.24
8.00
...-33.S0
-100.80
83.90
-'9.15
4.00
19.65
58.00
-.52.58
-8.00
96.57
....81.58
29.10
-83.90
...... 55.75
7.00
73.60
28.00
8950
13.00
30.00
42.00
7.50
-55.25
-62.00
-13.00
-36.75
93.60
8.00
12.00
17.00
150.00
27.75
18.00
13.90
4.67
8.00
126.00
-45.00
2087
2086
2088
2089
2090
2091
2092
2093
2084
2095
2096
2097
2098
2099
2100
2101
2102
2103
2104
2105
2106
2107
2108
2109
2110
2111
2112
2113
2114
2115
2116
2117
2118
2119
2120
2121
2122
2123
2124
2125
2126
2127
2128
2129
2130
2131
2132
2133
2134
2135
2136
2137
2138
2139
2140
2141
2142
2144
2145
2146
2147
2149
2150
2151
2152
2153
2154
2165
2156
2157
2158
2159
2160
2161
2162
2163
2164
2165
2166
W. O. Kennedy. Vat Work :
First National Bank Claims
Frank Anderson Vat ..
First National Bank Assigned claims
J. S. Johnson Stqtlnjr Dip
W. T. Milam Stoftng Vat Dip
Newt naiiis unac
A. B. Thornton Supplies
Oklahoma State Bank Assigned claims
first .national obhk vat wore .
Bennington Lumber Co. Supplies
Mrs. E. smitn uair injury .
Lingo-Leeper Co.. Material
Hubbard Bacon vat woric
R. L. No'agle Vat work. .
E. B. Hucnin Vat work
T. J. Harrison. Vat.
T. J. Harrison. Vat work.
Steger Lumber Co. Vat supplies
steger L.umoer jo. vac supplies
First National Bank Vat work
J. M. Webb Vat work
ti. f. uays vac woric
limit- rrt-it - 11 v.i m..1.
niiUB ABJWJT VI.  Vftb WVH. .
Sutherland Lumber Co. Supplies .
Barnett Lumber Co. Lumber
Durant Weekly News Printing
is. u. McKinney supplies
I. S. Wise Vat work
Rockwell Bros. Vat work .-
Ira L. smith vat woric
Smith-Moore-Williams. Supplies.
Farmers State Bank Assigned claims
ttenencK Lumoer jo. uumner
Hubbard Bacon et al Salary
City Transfer Transfer.
Sutherland Lumber Co. Vat supplies .
Abbott-Brooks Co. Supplies
First National Bank Vat Work
Carl Beaty. Refund
Carl Beaty Refund
Truby's Studio Expense
Walker-Taylor Co. Supplies
Alary Anderson Transcripts .
U. Armstrong Insane examination
H. Wesley Yeats Insane examination
Mrs. J. L. Schooler Registration
A. W. Chesnut Registration
crescent Drug uo. supplies
L. N. Hudson Transporting insane
Cheap Jim Furniture Co. Supplies
u. Armstrong service.
Pearl Arnold Pauper allowance
Stone Drug Co. Supplies
k. u race rauper allowance
James T. Wright Caring for pauper-
O. J. Colwick Insane examination
Holmes Bros. Supplies
Geo. Boston & Son supplies
Joe Burke Roadwork
Martin & smith Roadwork
Oklahoma State Bank Assigned claims
Texas Co. Oil and Gas
W. M. McFatridge Mileage
u. u. uond salary.
Lacy Grimes et al Salary and expense
J. Lee Cuningham Salary and expense
W. L. Rambo Pauper assistance
R. O. Badgett Vat work
u. r. Bays vat work.
J. G. Harrison Pauper supplies-
utnei Liunn salary
Lillie Sprague. Truancy officer
A. s. Hagood Salary
J. A. Ellison Salary and expense
Hatneryn m. Jacitson. salary
u. h. uavis KoauworK .
John Williams Pauper allowance
J. O. Vena et al Roadwork
2167
2168
2169
Henry Lagan itoadwork
Lake Brewer Grocery Co.. Supplies. .
Citizens Oil Co. Supplies
W. C. Slaten Roadwork
2170
2171
2172
2173
2175
2176
2178
2179
2180
2181
2182
2183
2184
2186
2188
2189
1762
1789
1830
H. uyer Printing
R. W. Scott. Vat expense. .
can ward salary
Rockwell Bros. Co. Lumber
Rockwell Bros. Co. Lumber
First National Bank Assigned claims
i. r . hiii rauper
Viola Potts Pauper
S. M. Nabors Pauper
T. H. Fowler Pauper custodian
suste smith Pauper
Mildred Bishop Pauper
Kirk Lewis et al Roadwork
H. G. Campbell Roadwork
Maud Phillips Lumber for vat
Durant Drug Co. Supplies
Pierce Oil Corporation Gasoline
J. W. Wilson Roadwork
1832
1847
citizens uii uo. uu
E. H. Smith Road supplies
W. P. Freeman Roadwork
The following Township Claims were allowed and ordered pM:-
BROWN TOWNSHIP.
Claim No. To Whom
For What Purpose
65 E. G. McKinney. Supplies - H
ALBANY TOWNSHIP.
Claim No. To Whom For What Purpose
101 Grady Murphy Roadwork
102 Ed Woods Roadwork
BENNINGTON TOWNSHIP.
Claim No. To Whom For What Purpose
80 Selby Bros.. Lumber
83 H. M. West Roadwork .
BOKCHITO TOWNSHIP.
Claim No. To Whom
For What Purpose
10G W. T. Rush. Dracreinp.
108 Joe Burke et al Roadwork
CADDO TOWNSHIP
CTaim No. To Whom For What Purpose
a'J Oklahoma State Runic. Aitlmnl rlnlitm ...
63
64
65
66
Smith-Moore-Williams Supplies
J. O. Harris. Roadwork.
Paul Hancock Roadwork
ni.l-1. - Oii W . n ' T'" ' 'm
uniauumu oinne Bank iioaawortc .
H. W. Thompson et al RoaoVork .
07
in. w. Thompson et al RoaoVork r- -TL.
Thorn linni nv .. -ti...- u..: A.1.J t i .ji..j t(. meet lu(
session Monday July 5 18L'0 at 9:tXU'clock A. M.
nr r O A MRf. Chain"
. TT. U. a-"'
Tttest:
JNO. FINNEY County Clerk.
LET US DEMONSTRATE
CHAMPION MOVERS & RAKES
We know their creaf worth to the f
mers and never miss the opportunity to ex-
plain their extreme usefulness.
For Sale By
E.G.M'KINNEY HARDWARE CO.
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