Wewoka Capital-Democrat (Wewoka, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 9, 1919 Page: 4 of 8
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL +
Claude Bun yard has rented,
the residence formerly the home
of W. N. Stokes, and having it
repaired and as soon as he la
discharged from the army will
occupy It.
W. J. Ryan of Holdenville was
are Monday on business.
Dale Dotson of Shawnee was
hare Monday.
Con Long of Seminole was
hare Monday on a visit to rels-
Capt. T. H. Smith of Little
was in the city the first of the
v/eek. He has hree sons in the
service of Uncle Sam, two of
whom he had not heard from
until recently. He is happy
now, that he knows where they
are and that they are well and
hearty.
Mrs. Tuck Cope left Sunday
tor Richardson. Texas, nai
Dullas. for a visit.
Idas Lucy Brown has return-
ed to Oklahoma City where she
W. P. Baker of Binger, Okla-
homa, was here last week vis-
iting wth the homefolks.
Walter Ferguson of Holden-
De was in the city Monday on
Zlm Lane has repaired and
renovated the rooms adjoining
the county Jail and will hence-
forth live there.
Cy Cope reurned from Jacks-
boro, Texas. Sunday, where he
had spent the past week with
his brother and old friends. Cy
says he was not favorably Im-
pressed with conditions In that
part of the state. No crops
have been made In several years
and cattle are In bad shape,
and business Is dulL He said he
told his friends there they ought
to come to Seminole county,
where crop failures are an ex-
ception and business is good all
the time.
Bird Lane has moved to his
father's farm in the north part
of the county and will make a
crop this year.
O.
W. Hanlng has movgd
to town and now gets his
mail out of Wewoka Instead of
Roldenville.
Cl M. McFardn has moved
Atom the Justice community to
two miles east of town. He
nays he can walk in now.
A letter from Tuck Cope,
now In the army pf occupation
in France, states that he Is
passing over the famous battle-
fields every day and that dead
Germans along the road side
are common. He has been
through the Marne river district
and many of the devastated
cities of northern France, and
at the time the letter was writ-
ten was expecting to be In Ger-
many in a short time. He is in
the field artillery.
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J. R. Smith, one of the big
merchants of Seminole, was
here Tuesday attending court.
• W. K. Grisso and Frank Noe
of Seminole have been attend-
ing court here this week.
Judge J. L. Skinner of Hoi-
denville was among the attor-
neys attending court this week.
Grand Opening of the Season,
at the Hall Friday night.
Two
Judge J. C. Wilhoit of Musko-
gee Is attending district court
here this week.
Mrs. W. C. Bun yard left
Tuesday for TeU City, In<L,
where she goes for s visit with
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Frank Bridges of Wan**
ette was here on • visit with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
M. Seran, the first of the week.
Claude Hunyard returned to
Newport News, Va., Sunday af-
ter spending the holidays with
the homefolks.
Probate Attorney Tom Fan^
cher of Holdenville was here
Tuesday in attendance nt dis-
trict court, looking after the in-
terests of the Interior Depart-
ment.
County Surveyor Fred Hud-
son of Seminole was here the
latter part of the week on bust-
Mr. and Mn. Jas. H. Cobb re-
turned the latter part of the
from Denison. Texas,
where they spent the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Estes of
Oklahoma City are here on a
visit to their grand son. T. E.
Burch.
Leave your Kodak Films at
Sfcanda Drug Store, and have
them developed in the shortest
possibls time.
Conrad Long waa discharged
from custody at Shawnee Sat-
urday at a preliminary hearing
for the killing of Worth John-
son. It is said that the evidence
In the case disclosed that John-
son was the aggressor at all
times and that Long fired the fa-
tal, shot in actual self defense
Young Long was quite well and
favorably known in Wewoka,
having gone to school here at
one time, and was always con-
sidered a quiet, peaceable boy.
The man Gray, who received a
wound in the neck from a stray
bullet, and who was at first be-
lieved to be fatally wounded. Is
recovering.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Howard
have rented the M. C. Kennerly
property and moved in on the
let. Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Bradley are rooming with them.
The C-D has-received a letter
from Rev. Dan Brinkley, until
recently pastor of the Baptist
church, but who is now located
at Purcell. Among other things
he asks the editor to call on the
Rock Island authorities and
have them hurry up his ship-
ment of household goods, as
the family are all sleeping In
one bed and eating off an In-
verted goods box; that he Is
making it very well, but that
r> vt ____Mrs. Brinkley threatens to
V il! leave eveir day. He is well
pleased with the work,, so far,
stating that there were eight
additions to the church Sunday
week. The Baptist people are
erecting a handsome new build-
ini' there, he says,, which will
be when completed, one of the
best in the state.
County Judge J. L. Coffman
of Hughes county was here the
first of the week in the Interest
of some matters in district
court.
drug store to the Norvell-Ksn
' aga building. His present quar-
ters will be occupied by the
Youngblood-Key Hardware Co.
Ivan Bethel from Fort Bliss.
Texas, is here for a few days
furlough with hts parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed. Bethel, of the But-
ner community.
Deputy Sheriff Will Cross of
Sasakwa Is here In attendance
upon district court. Mr. Cross
has made good as an officer In
the south end of the county, and
been re-apponted by Sheriff
Grail for the ensuing two years.
Judge D. G. Hart has opened
law offices in the Norvell-Kan-
sga building, where his friends
In the future will Hod him
ready to render prompt and ef-
ficient service. Judge Hart Is
a good lawyer, and we predict
for him a liberal share of th»
legal practice of this county.
Floyd Houston of Hazel was
here Tuesday. He carries the
mall on one of the routes ont of
Hazel and says that last Friday
was one of the coldest days he
ever saw. He started out, but
tlt was too much for him and
*he turned around and went
back.
Eb Morris, changed with de-
posing of mortgaged property,
was held to await the action
of the district c°urt at a pre-
liminary hearng before Judge
C. L. Illll Monday. The case in-
volved the disposition of some
cotton.
Od Dunaway Informs us that
he has tentativly accepted 4} po-1
sition as guard at the convict I
road camp west of town. He Is
at present trying td wind up
his affairs on the farm prepar-
atory to entering upon his new
duties.
“Get the Habit.” Basket Ball
at he Hall Friday night. Two
25 and 35 cents.
games.
Miss Rose Campbell has ac-
cepted a position as stenograph- : ^rrn"e *n Wewoka today
Mr. W. H. George and family
of Greenville, Texas, are duo to
He
er with Judge D. G. Hart, who
has opened law offices in the
Norvell-Kanaga building.
Roy Knight was in town Mon-
day on a visit with his brother.
Dr. W. L. Knight. He has been
serving in the army at Fort
Bloomington, Ind., and has just
recently received an honorable
discharge.
The young people of Wewoka
who attended the skaing party
at the Douglas pond Saturday
evening report a most delight-
ful time. There were probably
40 in the crowd. Lunch was
served st the appropriate hour.
Teachers of the public school
chaperoned the youngsters.
W. I. DAVIS
Resident Optometrist and Optician
I OkWl Examination Certificate No. 37, issued Aug. 15, 1911
: Kin— Examination Certificate No. 767, issued Apr. 24, ’14
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has been called by the members
of the Church of Christ to the
pastorate of the church In We-
woka for this year. Mr. George
and family will occupy the brick
residence recently vacated by
Joe Howard. Services will be
held two Sundays In each
month, according to the present
arrangement, both morning and
evening, but just which Sun-
days is yet to be determined.
However, services will be held
next Suuday morning and even-
ing, to which everybody is cor-
dially invited. Mr. George has
been in the ministry for the
past 25 years, most of the time
in Texas, and comes to us well
recommended both as a citizen
and preacher.
Want Column.
WANTED—All kinds of *nd hand
Furniture and Steves—that are or «iiy
value.
Wewoka Produce Co
Elaeir'c illy Equipped to fit Toric Kryptoks
and all Complicated Lenses
APPOINTMENTS MADE
I have for sale one- pair
good mules and 800 bushels of i|
good corn.—J. A. Baker. 1-9-2
MILK COWS FOR SALE
An excellent herd of Jerseys
o select from. Also a few stock
cows. See Charley Paulk, one
mile southwest of Wewoka. 17tf
Strayed—From my home in
Wewoka Sunday night, one
black mule, 16 hands high,
branded S. T. on right hip; one
sorrel filly, 3 years old, no
brands, left eye out. Notify j
Rnht. Jones, Wewoka, or will
pay $5.00 for return. 1-2-2,
Taken Up—Dec. 29, one black
poney horse, no brands, wt.
about 900 lbs., white feet, about
14 years old. Owner can have
him by proving property and
paying damages. Charley H.
Reno,
Wewoka,
1-9-2
REMEMBER
That all water and light bills
are due the city on and afterl
the first of the month and that j
unless paid by the 15th of the !
current month, service'will bel
discontinued, without furttlfer
notice and a charge for re-in-j
stallatlon made.
^ A. R. Cummings
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RESOLUTION
We resolve to
SeU You
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Dependable Merchandise
For less money than any
one in Wewoka, qual-
ity Considered
Patterson Dry Goods Co.
“SELL FOR LESS”
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Wewoka, - - Oklahoma
Youp 1819 Hardware and
Implement Problems
Can be easily solved by doing business with a
concern that handles what you want when you
want it. Feel free to consult with us about your
needs, whether it be a Food Chopper or a mod-
ern Cultivator. We’re always pleased to give
our patrons the benefit of our many years expe-
rience in the Hardware business. We pride our-
selves on knowing good, serviceable merchandise
when we see it, and that’s the only kind we have
to offer. Let us be your “Hardware and. Imple-
ment Man” for 1919, and you’ll have no regrets
at the end of the year. We pay our taxes here
and expett to remain, among you. Therefore,
we cannot afford to disappoint you.
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Day, Jesse L. Wewoka Capital-Democrat (Wewoka, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 9, 1919, newspaper, January 9, 1919; Wewoka, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc937844/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.