Cherokee County Democrat (Tahlequah, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 30, 1913 Page: 4 of 8
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■ HtKukklt CO IVIt UEMOCK.il. tAtti-Wl AH. OliLAiiOMA
CHEROKEt COUNTY DEMOCRAT
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NOTICE CONTESTANTS
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SOCIETY NOTES.
COMING TO TAHLEQUAH
Consolidate ! v i«h Tahlequah Arrow
autl T:Ull«|Uih Htmlil.
G. I". .v II. 1 . Hardy, Manager*.
iihi .«Uj <>K Each Week
at llil-i'-i'. r. *t Delaware strv« .
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The tir>i count in '.he Arrow's -•.
Combination Diamond King contest
will be made Saturday evening. All (From Monday's Daily Arrow)
votes mailed to be counted .n th- M(gs Clara McCollura entertained
first count must bear postmark not ( ,arge number cf her friends at
later than Friday morning and reach her home Saturday from three to
this oflfit«- before 7 p. m. Saturday. flvo o-ci0cjtj jn honor of her eleventh
'Standing of .contestants w~
published nest week.
will be
Suhscrii'tiiin liati1 Per lf«r . . M.t> >
MOODY ITEMS
horn a,
mall in
Tahlequah. Ok.i-
as second-class
Presidcn
27th, as
turkey
line.
i.er column will be found
WMton'a first Thanksgiv-
::oa, naniin.s November
a day for offering thanks,
-laration names a number of
icd reasons why the thanks
-■ ople are due to kind provl-
even though the average
might cot reason along that
birthday anniversary. A number of
games were played, one of which
was Coney Island, In which Miss
Aglah Coursey won the prize. Miss
Clara was the recipient of many
We were visited Sunday with a nice presents. Refreshments con-
severe rain and snow storm. sisting of a dainty salad course was
There was no Sunday school served. Thos who enjoyed the
Sunday on account of -iie bad party were Misses Aglah Coursey,
weather. Louise Pearson, Kathleen RedbuVi,
Bob Brack- tt has gathered about Maymie Hastings, Josephine Ras-
interested In the estate of the ward,
land that a copy of this order be
[published for two consecutive weeks
Dr S M Adams Veierinarv Sur- in the Cherokee County Democrat of
geon and Dentist will be in Table- Tahlequah. Cherokee County. Okta-
quah at The People',, Livery Stable hotr.a. McMICHAEL,
8 n?S13.aB Treat" alt disease* of tin f Judge* the County Court,
animal family. Examination free \™Q3; Guardlan.
First published October 30. 1913.
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One of the most unique pieces of joKI>KR FOR HEARING PETITION
lachinery ever shown in Tahlequah | TO SELL REAL ESTATE.
ill be on exhibition at Hudson's in
few days. This wonderful littli Jn tj,,. County Court In and for
ehicle will be given on cash regis- cherokee County, Stafte of Okla-
ter checks at Hudson's during the, j,oma.
holidays. It is a little beauty and , jn tjle nlatter cf the guardianship
would be a handsome present for a j of Arch christie, Daniel Christie.
The Sun is out with the an
neuueement of the resignat on o!
A. A. Taylor as a deputy sheriff,
it was not necessary as he was act-
ing under the appointment of the
be..: J of county commissioners who
are not endowed by the statute
with the appointing of deputy sher-
IE*, That power lies with the
sheriff, the commissioners have onl)
the right to confirm. It was onlj
an Instance of their ignorance ol
the extent of their authority.
RESOURCES ARE IXUMITED.
If all the prospecting for oil and
mineral la Cherokee county ma-
t> :£l.ies the country surrounding
Tabic juih w ill become a veritable
goid m.ne, so far as wealth is con-
i r. .1, and ir.s- ad of raising beans
and cow . .impkins for the marfcst
the f^rmtrs will set In their easy
chairs and smoke and dream of tht
p.- while their better-halves will
primp and look pretty and see that
the children are off to school in-
stead of the cotton patch. Tht
farms instead of supplying the de
mand for farm products will be ric?
fields for oil and mineral and as
sist in the ccnsumptioa of the pro
ducts grown in our neighboring
states.
, he oil fever is at its highest. o-
to be more exacting, is higher thai
it ever has been in this section am
eager eyes are watching for ever;
symptom ef a good producing wel
> . - • - ears listen to:
encouraging news. The derrlcV
«r<.. . d by the Eastern Oil and Ga
Co.. south of the c ty is completer"
and the plac'ng of the machlner;
in position So begin operations i>
underway and actual drilling Is
liable to begin most any time. The
Dr. Glaie well in the east part
the e'ty is progressing nicely.
Y y ? erncon P. M. Luu
came in from his farm north-east of
to n bringing with him a specimen
cf : t* V he said e^: 'ain~d an
abundance of iron. He discovered
the vein while prospecting for jack
end Is well pleased with his und
inasmuch as the vein is a large one.
D.-.'Ovtry of various minerals is
continuous in this section and It Is
on;v a question of a few years when
capital will take hold and develoi
the country for all It is worth.
As some will recall there was i
prospecting shaft put down to t
depth of about 30 feet several
years rco at a point south of the
Park Hill neighborhood. Water tn
tereferred with the work and a
pump wr« not installed, so the
pTspoct'ng was abandoned. But
when near the "0 foot depth a vein
of superior jack was struck, not
very thick vein, but sufficient to
show that ore of a high grade was
there. Had the shaft been sunk t
a greater depth there is little doub
that a rich find would have resulted.
An assayer's test revealed that there
was a small per centage of silver
with the ore. as also some lead. The
gee'o. r-.l and r-'neralogical forma
tiens of the region thereabouts in-
dicate that there is wealth in store
for some one. For many a year It
has been known that valuable min-
eral deposits exist in this portion of
the country. Away back in the
early days of the Cherokee nation
pioneer settler's fot:nd the location
of sev ral rich deposits—one of vlr-
g'n silver—hut o ing to condition
then existing nothing could be done
in the way of developmenL But
vast and unthought of changes have
tsVen p'ace and the time has cohk
when the lor -hidden weilth wil-
no doubt at no distant day b-
broncht forth to add to the era of
prosperity that Is now tiecomlng
daily more apparent.
six hundred bushels of apples from
his orchard.
Ode Brtxby had a crib raising
Thursday, inviting several neigh-
bors to assist in the work.
Garland Watkins and John Cole
supplied the surrounding country
with some nice beef Thursday.
Dr. Hill was called Sunday to
prescribe for Henry Bigby's child
who is very ill with typhoid fever.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Lafferty visit-
ed his brother. George LafTerty.
near Gideon. Saturday and Sunday.
mus, Irene Thome, Mary Duncan,
Melba Haglund, Amle Parsons, Ne-
oma and Ruth Allen. Dorothy Sut-
ton, Mildred Hill. Ethel Woolbright.
Gladys Bean, Masters A. J. McCur-
ry. Warner Burkhead, Rav and
Hugh Johnson, Henry Woolbright,
Blllie Moore. Kenneth Keenan and
Louis Gardner.
boy or girl. Save your checks ann j
make your purchases often at the,
place where you get handsome j
premiums on purchases.
Wednesday, though somewhat
"cold and dark and dreary," did
not prevent a very pleasant meeting
of the Fortnightly club at the
.Garland Watkins, w hile running , Manse.
cattle Monday, came in contact with The year's work, "Norway. Swed-
a tree, bruising him up cous.derabl> en, Holland and Spain," was begun
jut not serious. at the home of Mrs. H. R. Williams
John Pilcher will commence work on October 8. The program at this
an the road south of Moody Monday meeting consisted of an excellent
morning. There will be some work
donated to the road.
Mrs. Tom Eslinger of Spring
Creek, wh.le preparing a meal made
a mistake and used calomel instead
of baking powder, which caused
the family to be very sick and have
sore mouths from salivation.
PEGGS ITEMS
Our Sunday school Is progressing
nicely.
We had quite a snow storm here
Sunday.
Mrs. Jones' sister is visiting her
his week.
Dell Robertson's parents visited
him last week.
Miss Zora Burns visited Miss
Audrey Wade Sunday.
Mrs. Fannie Gore visited Mr. and
Mrs. L. W. Gore Monday.
Ed Bewley and family visited his
brother. Dr. J. D. Bewley and family
jf Locust Grove Sunday.
Grandpa Rhodes visited Mr. and
Mrs. J. Andrews Tuesday.
Mrs. Alice Keadle visited Mr. and
Mrs. L. W. Gore Monday.
L rtle Helen Coffman visited Ht-
le Bessie Freeman Sunday.
Cattle men are very busy buying
nd selling cattle in this section.
Mark Tlgert of Chapel, visited hts
brother-in-law. V H. Russell Mon-
day.
Wallace Hayes of Locust Grove,
•isited his sister, Mrs. Dell Robert-
son last week.
map talk on Spain by Miss Covel:
paper, "A Thousand Years of
Spanish History." by Mrs. Mc
Michael, and a ftorough discussion
of "Spanish Life," Mrs. Keenan be-
ing the able leader.
Mrs. Lawrence's instrumental so
lo was heartily encored.
The talk on "Spanish People," by
Mrs. Gill was enjoyed very much
by those present. Miss Covel'? tali
on "The Escorial," was pi,«ented
vividly to the interested listeners.
Mrs. Williams' paper "Great Figures
ln Spanish Literature," was a well
prepared and presented one. The
lesson on "Spanish Life," was lead
by Mrs. Banker and was most In-
structive. The club lo finding out
that the neighbors across the waters
are well worth studying. The meet
ing of November 12. will be with
Mrs. Banker.
(From Tuesday's Daily Arrow)
The Baptist Missionary Ladies
will meet with Mrs. Elbert Gilley
next Thursday afternoon at
o'clock. All members urged to be
present
BARBER DOPE.
PRICE Wil l ADVANCE.
In tv3 event oil Is found as a re-
sult of the test soon to be made
south of town land will advance in
price to en extent unthought of.
Already land laying at some dis-
tance from the scene of operation
is being sought by leasers and there
will be buyers also For some time
the price of land has not been al-
together satisfactory, but an up-
ward tendency may be looked for
quite soon
For fine Job printing caii a;
the Arrow office Price* reason-
able.
B. B. Blake returned from Marble
City Saturday.
George Coundy helped Mr. Brown
with his cattle Sunday.
Jeff Ballew and Tuck Hlnson of
Cookson, were here Monday.
Chas. Bendabout conducted meet-
ing here Saturday and Sunday.
,1. L. Walker and daughter Mln
"rva, of Tahlequah, have been visit
Ing in the city for the last few
days.
Cale Starr. W. H. Walker. R. N
Leerskov, Fred and Bob Walker lef
Monday for the fox hunt at Wau-
hillau.
Kufus Miller of Dewey, has been
husy for the last week gathering hi
cattle, having sold them to Bill
Brown of Fort Gibson.
The 'Possum Hunters' club will
■ r -t in regular session Friday night
'o discus? business matters and (lis
cuss the advisability of buying more
dogs. The club will accept none but
.iiur.il born cold trailer* and tre«-
barkers.
Work Is rapidly beir.t pushed for-
vard on the new addition to the
-rchool house. The bouse had to be
enlarged in order to accomodate the
many children that are now attend-
ng. The enrollment haa reached
sixty three.
The report that war with Mexico
is Inevitable has caused a few of
•he more patriotic to take down
their old muskets and practice up
Prominent among these patriotic
neople can be seen such notable
warriors as Bob Leerskov, Fred
Walker and others.
There was much excitement here
Saturday due to the report that
Woodrow Wilson was in town. The
reporter got busy and at once dis
covered it was none other than
Cale Starr. Perhaps the mistake
'•ou!d have never been know-n had
it not been that an old settler
recogniied the saddle as one Cale
-ode through here some thirty years
ago. We rejoice with Mr. Starr
that the mistake was discovered.
A goodly number of the Presby
terian church membership gathered
at the home of their elder, L. C
Ross, last night and gave him
surprise party ln honor of his serv-
ice as elder of the church for th
past twenty years. In behalf o
the congregation Dr. C. A. Peter
son. with a very appropriate talk
presented Mr. Ross with a beautiful
massive oak rocker, upholstered in
leather as a token of esteem. Mr
Ross most eloquently responded
with an impromptu talk, thanking
.he congregation for the high hono
• ccorded him and a-surine them
his appreciation. Mrs. Ross, as
Umax for an enjoyable evening
-erved refreshments.
Fr-w Wednesday's Daily Arro"- )
The Young Peoples Dancing clu'
will enjoy a hop at the Crew hall
Friday evening. Albert «£ Gibson'
irchestra from Muskogee will fur
nish the music and the occasion
promises to be a very enjoyable
one. Messrs. Albert & Gibson hav
been engaged by the club for the
season and will give regular dancing
lessons each Friday evening from
7 till 9 o'clock, after which time
the club will enjoy dancing.
Both dancing masters com*' to
this city highly recommended and
i'.h a splendid record In the con
ducting of a similar school las
season, and also this, ln Muskogee.
Quite a number of dance enthusi
asts have already joined the club
and a good sized class, for the
winter term, is assured.
Ql All. RATHER PLENTTFVL.
The quail crop is better than for
many moons. While the dry weath-
er of the past summer disagreed
with most things, sllmsl and vege-
table. it agreed altogether with the
quails, and they became mathe-
matic ans to the extent of multiplying
rapidly
SLEW RIG RABBIT.
(From Wednesday's Daily Arrow)
Tom Johnson of the Depot lunch
stand went forth yesterday armed
with a shotgun and soon met up
*-ith an animal which resembled
young mule. He fired upon and
slew the long-eared creature,
'arge jack rabbit, similar to the
Kansas variety, an animal so fleet
of foot that it sometimes outrun
its shadow—almost.
• THE SPINSTER'S RETURN."
The United Daughters of Confed
-racy will present "The Spinster
Return" at the Masonic Opera
House. Tuesday evening. November
4. Proceeds will be applied to the
fund for the erection of a monu
ment in the courthouse square
which will be unveiled December
1!. Everybody will be expected to
buy a ticket as the Daughters need
over $200 yet to complete the fund
Remember the date November 4
The Arrow is prepared to print
fancy stationery of all kinds. Leave
your order for etlling cards here
Satisfaction asrored
NEW AUTOMOBILE COMING.
law.
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NORMAL NOTES
Samuel Walls, and Nancy Walla,
minors, John Comingdeer, guard-
Ian.
Probate No. 1176.
Now, on this the 29th day of Oc-
tober, 1913, John Comingdeer, as
the guardian of the above named
minors having filed herein his peti-
tion for the Bale of the real estate
described in said petition f'jr rea-
sons In said petition stated.
It is ordered that said petition
be. and hereby is. net for hearing
on the 15th day of November, 1913,
at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m., at
which time the next of kin of tno
wards and all persons Interested
(From Wednesday's Daily Arrow.)
Among the new students who en-
rolled Monday were Miss' Adella
Conatzer of Vinita, Miss Vivienne
Hudlln of Wagoner, and Caleb L.
Starr of Claremore.
In a basket ball game recently jm the estate are required to appear
between a girls' team representieg
the Senate and ' one representing
the Pierian society, the former won
by a score of 28 to 9.
Friday morning the football team
leaves for Muskogee where Bacone
college will be played Friday after-
noon. Bacone played here early In
the season and was defeated by a
score of 44, to 0. That it will not be
an easy thing to duplicate this score
next Friday is felt by the Normal
team, but the boys will leave here
confident of victory. Practice goes
on as usual in spite of the disagree-
able weather.
The Pierian Literary society has
adopted a novel form of amuse-
ment. The total membership hr.s
been divided Into two sections. ?■■■
before, the court and show cause, if
any they have, why an order should
not be granted for the sale or so
much of the real estate of the es-
tates of Arch Christie. Daniel Chris-
tie, Samuel Walls, and Nancy Walls,
minors, as is necessary or beneficial
for the reasons in said petition
stated.
It Is further ordered that copies
of this order bo posted in three
public places in this County one ot"
which shall be at the Court House
and personally served on or mailed
with the postage prepaid to the nev
of kin of the wards and all perso. a
interested ln the estate of said
wards, and that a copy of t!'.!.-i or-
der ho published for two con-
secutive weeks in the CheroN'
equal number being in each, utide 'County Democrat of Tahlequah. Os-
the leadership of Clifford Logan and
Roy Connor. Each side is en-
deavoring to win the higher num-
ber of points to avoid paying for .
large society pennant. Points ar
given for attendance, promptness,
preparation and other matters con-
nected with the society. Much In
terest and enthusiasm has been
created.
HOOF ON FIRE.
(From Wednesday's Daily Arrow.)
The spectacle of a horse on tne
streets today with a blazing hoof
caused a number of persons to
wonder what was the cause o the
vpparent cruel treatment of the
animal, but It was soon found that
he horse had run a good sized wire
nail in the frog of ks foot. This
nail v. as ratnoved by Julius Porter
with a pair of forceps, and a small
luantity of turpentine was used on
"he wound and set on fire so as ;o
neutralize* the poison from the rail
nd thus prevent the animal taking
he lockjaw.
WEATHER GOT THEIR GOAT.
(From Wednesday's Daily Arrow)
A bus team driven by Albert
Stearns grew weary of the cold
weather last nisht and while the
driver was in the depot for a shor:
•itne, decided to return to town.
This decision they proceeded to pu:
Into efTect and had made their way
to Main street before they were
overtaken.
COUPLE ELOPED.
An elopement is n ported from
the Carter neighborho-11 south of
Shellcorn Mountain, the principals
being Boh Looney and the 16-year-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Enoch
Carter. The youthful pair made
their flight Monday r.ight and so fa:
have not been heard from.
lahoma.
E. C. McMICHAEL.
County Judge.
T. PARKS,
Atty. for Gdn.
First published October 30. 1913.
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REPORT OF~THE CONDITION OF
THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
at Tahlequah ln the State of Ok-
lahoma. at the close of business.
October 21st, 1913.
No. 5478.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts 1254.594.33
Overdrafts, secured and
unsecured
U. S. Bond/ to secure
circulation
Other bonds to secure U.
S. Postal Savings
Bonds, Securities, etc
Banking House, Furni-
ture, and Fixtures
Due from National
Banks (not reserve
agents)
Due from State and
Private Banks and
Bankers. Trust Com-
panies, md Savings
Banks
Due from approved Re-
serve Agents
Checks and other Cash
Items
Notes of other National
Banks
Fractional Paper Cur-
rency. Nickels, and
■Cents
Lawful Sloney Reserve
in Bank, viz:
Spece 18,215.60
Legal -tender
notes 1,065.00
Redemption fund with
i'. S. Treasurer (five
per cent circulation).
ORDER FOR HEARING PETITION
TO SELL REAL ESTATE.
In the County Court in and for
Cherokee County, State of Okla-
homa.
Probate No. 1762.
In the matter of the guardianship
of Sallie, E. Funkhouser, a minor,
Stick Ross, guardian.
Now on this the 29th day of Octo-
ber, 1913, Stick Ross having filed
herein his petltion for the sale of
the real estate descrlbd in the said
petition, for Reasons in said peti-
tion stated.
It is ordered that said petition oe.
and hereby is. set for hearing on tin
loth day of November. 1913, at th«
hour of 10 o'clock a. m., at which
time the next of kin of the ward
and all persons interested in the
estate are required to appear before
the Court and show cause if any
they have, why an order should not
be granted for the sale of so much
of the real estate of the estate ot
Salllc E. Funkhouser, a minor, as
Is necessary or beneficial for the
reasons In said petition stated.
It Is further ordered that copies
of this order be posted In three
public places In this county, one of
793.97
50,000.00
1.000.0 0
46,953,83
13,040.00
2,906.03
319.20
SS 191.42
3,454.92
1.905.00
684.53
19,280.60
2,500.00
Total $463,823.91
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in..,* 50.000.00
Surplus fund 50,000.00
Undivided Profits, less
Expenses and Taxes
paid 4,651.92
National Bank Notes
outstanding 50.000.00
Individual deposits sub-
ject to check 254,352.33
Demand certificates ot
deposit 47.208.53
Certified checks 127.09
Cashier's checks out-
standing 4,233.05
Postal Savings deposits. .99
Bonds borrowed 1,000.00
Reserved for taxes 2,260.00
Total $463,823.91
State of Oklahoma. County of Cher-
okee, ss:
I. D. O. Scott, cashier of the
above named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement Is
true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
D. 0. SCOTT.
Cashier.
Correct—Attest:
W. W. HASTINGS.
D W. WILSON.
PERCY WTLY.
Directors.
. , . .... . ... -■ Subscribed and sworn to before
wbxh shall be at the Court Douse me this 2Sth d.iy of October. 1913.
an.I personally served on or maU'1! HENRY M VANCE
with the postage prepaid to the next Notarv 'Public,
ef kin of th« ward and all person*' My «om ex. 4-1519H
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