Democratic Leader (Tahlequah, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 26, 1921 Page: 3 of 4
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MAURIUiE I.K ENSKS
The follow ink' Is a list of marriage
licenses issued since May 1st:
Claude 0. Sterling. 22, Ft. Gibson
nnd Arle Sotterfield, 17, Hulbert.
Mose Glopy,21 and Martha Jiolyn.
2u, both of Barber.
Bnoch K. Long, Bfi, Sid, Oltla., aiul
Lucy Hutchins, 53, Black tJum.
Everett Briggs, 22, and Vina Smith
2il, both o' Hulliert. ?
Arien Pitts, 22. and Bessie Smith,
1 , both of Hulbert.
L'oyd Baker 19. and Audie Dobolse
16, both of Tahlequah.
Floyd J. Swing 21 and Elva Spears
2d. both of I'hronlston.
Sam Cook is and Rosn Hancock 16
both of Tahlequah.
Knobby Tailors do accordlan p'eat-
ing work as well as any and nil of
them. We call for and deliver. Phone
KIRK U.AHM
Monday of lust week, a few min-
ues after the noon hour the fire a-
larm was riwn. The occasion was
a tire on the cotten plat'orm at the
Frisco depot, one-hundred and tweny-
ty-nlne bales were on the. plat'orm,
filt.v-four belonging to The Lawrence
Wyly Merc. Co. and seventy-five to
Reid and Graham. All were ruined,
Mrl'KIIIK M:KI S It V i N
John Viikw was in Tulile.juah.Mon-
day and says a good rain is much
ntpded and would he most welcomed
in the MoHride neighborhood.
Everything to rend, magazines nnd
papers, at the V. W. Dawkius Book
Store.
A dance given by the Legion bays
a', their ball last Friday night was
a very pleasant af'nir for them and
unite a number of their friends.
The Leader desires to give readers
news f,om all parts of the county and
to that end would like to hear from
friends residing in the variou„ locali-
ties who will furnish us with a week-
ly correspondence. Stationery and
envelopes addressed and stain, ed will
be mailed you on request.
Ink. pencils,, labels, note books
Dawkin's Boof.t Store.
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Frances B. Smith, who for the past
two weeks hns been a guni-t at fjtu*
home of .1. W. Duncan, left Monday
'or his home In St. Louis.
Clem Starr left Monday, after
a week's visit with Mrs. W. W.
Hastings, for Florence, Kans.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Allender,
of Guthrie, came Saturday for an
extended visit with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. D. 0. Scott and Mr.
Scott.
Mrs. K. V. Fuller entertained
the Music Study Club at a one
o'clock lucheon Saturday ai tier
country home.- This was the iasr
meeting of the year and a more
delightful occasion coul.l lint
have been provided. A beautiful
drive through picturesque scen-
ery, added a charm to the hos
ess' gracious hospitality.
Mrs. J. \V. McSpadtlcn was
hostess to the Fortnightly Club
Wednesday at her beautiful
home on Bluff avenue.
Mrs. J. H. Hackler delightful-
ly entertained the Presbyterian
Ladies' Auxiliary at her home
Tuesday afternoon.
A sunrise breakfast w; s en-
joyed Sunday morning at the
Bluff by ,a number of the young
people, chaperoned by Dr. and;
Mrs. T. J. Treadwell, Mr. and
Mrs. W. P. Hicks, J. I. Coursey
and J. D. Parsons.
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The meeting of the Delphian Club
Inst Friday was postponed last week
on account of commencement exer-
es. It will meet next Friday with
Mrs. H. M. Vance.
Saturday Bridge Club.
Mrs. A. B. Cunningham en-
tertained the club at her hunie
Saturday.
The club niei.ibers present
were: Mrs. I. J. Treadwell, Mrs.
1. I'. Atteberry, Mrs. Thurman
vVyley. Mrs. Wm. Hicks, Miss
Bolts Markham.
The invited guests were Mrs.
VV. \V. Hastings, Mrs. DeWitt
Markham, Mrs. J. D. Guinn. Jr.,
Mrs. Chas. Hunt, Mrs. J. T. Cun-
lingham. Mrs. Treadwell re-
ceived the club prize for high
;core and Mrs. DeWitt Markham
ne guest prize. After the game
i salad course was served.
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Mrs. J. B. Stapler is confined
to her home suffering from a
sprained ankle
Judge and Mrs. B. L. Keenan
returned Tuesday from Oklaho-
ma City.
Mrs. Bertram Leecraft and
daughters Marjory and Moire,
left for their home in Colbert,
Okla., Saturday, after a fort-
night's visit with Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Reid.
Mrs. Nan McNair came Tues-
day from a visit with relatives at
Westville, Okla.
Mr. ;md Mrs. J. A. Laurence
and Adair and Shelton Laurence
left Tuesday for a motor trip
through Texas.
J. B. Pearson is spending the
week in Chicago, 111.
C. F. Bliss spent Tuesday at
Jay, attending court.
Percy Wyly, Jr., left Wednes-
I day for Muskogee to visit Mrs. E.
t E. Starr.
Mrs. W. P. Hicks was hostess
Wednesday to the Bridge Club
At the conclusion of the game n
delicious ice course was serve-'
by the hostess assisted by Mrs.
Jane Harnage, to Mesdames W
B. Wyly, 0. N. Goddard. Roy
Wiggins, E. D. Hicks, Roben
Wyly, Percy Wyly, W. W. Hast-
ings, Ross Williams, J. A. Laur-
ence, D. W. Wilson, M. A. Mc-
Spadden and J. I. Coursey.
Lucius Bufiington Wyly was
notified Wednesday by wire thai
he had successfull passed the en-
trance examination to Annapolis
naval school and to report for
duty June first. Thi ■ is a signal
honor richly deserved by one of
Tahlequah's most splendid young
men.
We do all kind of cleaning and'
1"' -n*. The old reliable plnce
where ron always get service. We
fiijl -or nnd deliver. Knobby Tailors,
Pi one 3.8S.
Mrs. W. W. Hastings and Lil-
lian Hastings will leave June
firs' for Washington, D. C., to at-
tend the graduation exercises of
the National Cathedral, irom
which Miss Maine Hastings
graduates. They will motor
home, accompanied by Jack
Paden.
The Music Study Club met Sat-
urday with Mrs. R. V. Fuller at
her home in Welling.
A delightful luncheon was
served at one o'clock, and after-
vvards a short business session.
1 hen this splendid program was
.•endered:
Piano—(a) May Night,Ward;
rb) The Sweet Bye and Bye,—
Robert Fuller.
Voice—(a) Because, Dellar-
lelot; (b) Calling Me Home (o
You, Dovel—Miss Kathleen
Hughes.
Piano—(a) At the Fountain,
"einhold; (b) Oriental Inter-
mezzo, Rogers—Miss Louise
Pearson.
Voice—Sundavvn, Parker
Fuller.
Piano — Habanera, Bifet —
■diss Mabel Hudson.
Voice—From the Land of the
Sky Blue Water, Cadman—Mrs.
Villiams.
Piano—Dance of the Elves
i Kroeger—Mrs. Leslie.
1 if no—Czarina, Gaune—Mrs.
j Lawrence.
Voire—At Dawning, Cadman
—Mrs. Leslie.
1 he following gues s enioyed
1 Mrs. Fuller's hospitalitv: Misses
Hudson, Pearson, Hughes and I
Drake of Elm Springs, Mo.;
Mesdames Lawrence, Leslie and
I * Mrs. Ross Williams.
I his was one of the most de-
light! ul meetings of the entire
j year.
Lawrence Wyly Merc. Co.
New Line o[
Hosiery and
Summer
Dress Goads
of interest to the (adies
Nice line of
Ladies
Low-Cut
Shoes
Hardware!
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Information on Cherokee
County.
Total number of acres in coun-
ty, 406,240.
Total number of farms in
county, 2,753.
Average size of each farm, 70
acres.
Total number of acres in
farms, 209,686.
Percentage of land in farms,
41.4%.
Total number of acres in culti-
vation, 116,375.
Percentage of farm land in
cultivation, 55.5%.
Total number of acres in pas
ture, 93,311.
Total number of farms oper-
ated by owners, 1,416.
Total number of farms oper-
ated by tenants, 1,337.
Percentange of farms owned,
52' \.
Percentage of farms farmed i
by tenant^, 48'/,.
J. D. Williams left Wednesday
for his home in Shawnee, Okla..
after a visit with his sister, Mrs.
J. f. Allison, and Dr. Allison.
Pending i lie securing of n reporter
: > the local news we u^e, to some ex-
; 'ent, going to de i^id largely on the
I «enero Hty of f>nr rrlends in the mat-
ter of happenings in and around the
city, and we believe they will be hind
enough to bear this muttcir in mind
and call us up when they are in pos-
session of facts we ought to know.'
Our contemplated gatherer of news
now walks the Occidental shore,
smiles her joys on western views and
drops her sighs to ocean roar, but in
'be near fliture we hope to have her
a istance.
General line oi' Seasonable Merchandise
Always in Stock
Our Slogan Is
"We don't keep anything,
we sell everything"
Phone 94 Phone 32
Dry Goods Dept Grocery Department
Lawrence Wyly Merc. Co.
Electric Shoe Shop
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The Latest Machinery and
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We treat everybody right
and give 'em a sqaure.
deal.
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On Illinois River
Near Tahlequah
Fishing, Boating, Tennis, Fsrstclass Dining
Service, Electric Lights, Shower Baths, Sewer
Connections, Edge Grain Dance Pavfllitfi! 40x
60 feet.
Rates $3.00 per day- American Plan
For Information wtitc or wire
J. P. THOMPSON, M'gr.
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
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