McCurtain Gazette (Idabel, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 79, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 24, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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DOYLE BATTIEST ilDABEL SCHOOL A LETTER COHPLI-
WAS SHOT BV i CHILDREN'S TEETH i DENTING GAZETTE
- VIRGIL WATKINS ABOVE AVERAGE AND OUR TOWN
'-AST SATURDAY
AND DIED FROM WOUND
SUNDAY NIGHT.
AFTERNOON'OF TOWNS OF SAME SIZE IN THE WRITTEN
BOOSTERS GAVE
PROGRAM TO A
CROWDED HOUSE
STATE — DENTAL INSPEC-
TION IS GIVEN CREDIT FOR
IMPROVEMENT
BY GRAHAM BURN-
HAM. OF GLENWOOD-ON-THE
CADDO, IN SOUTHWEST AR-
KANSAS.
I
Few people know the good derived J
the:
Last Saturday afternoon about 6:00'
o'clock Doyle Battiest, 21 years oldj
a full blood Choctaw Indian, was from examining the teeth of
shot by Virgil Watkins at the home school children. We never miss our Mr- W. J. Old,
of Watkins father, John Watkins, teeth until it is too late Proper care'^d'*0r Gazette,
(ron, childhood i„
Glenwood, Ark.
Nov. 19, 1920.
My Dear Friend Old:—
MONDAY NIGHT-WAS ONE OF
THE BIG FEATURES OF THE
REVIVAL WHICH CLOSES TO-
NIGHT.
Monday night at the First Metho-
odist church the little fellows called
the "Boosters' Chorus" put on a
splendid programme at the revival
now in progress at the 7:30 hour.
Prof. McElroy B. Simmons and
city. From reports it seems that ...
B.W* and Watkins had gone * th. T,"* T " ^ ^ '<"! " me gWf to receive every
le purpose of par-; "nd °° pam- " ukes bot ' <" «< the Gazette. It i, full of pep for making such a wonderful display
pine top" liquor. few m'nutes to brush the teeth, when ;and its advertisements certainly of the few evenings practice with the
, A--.--. .u. show, live tow. ThatStevens-Lam. kiddies. Great talent was exhibit
in this programme by the youngsters
Watkins home for the purpose of par
taking of some "pine top ,T
After taking several drinks, Battiest ^rushed the food deposits and tart
made the remark that he believed hejer is cleaned off, we never fail to|beth four-page ad is a hummer. I
would come to town, when Virgil jwash our faces but many fail to .would like to meet those people and
shot him through the stomach with a brush their teeth. Clean teeth will Congratulate them on having the
pistol Battiest was brought to the!not decay. ,vim and business vision that knows
Busy Bee Rooming House on Main We publish the results of the school >w to go after business right. L large platform promptly 'atT
street near the Fnsc0 depot, where j examination of teeth since 1913. It i have hung up that paper and ad- ""
he was given medical attention. His has been said the teeth of the school vertisement on our office walls just
condition was not considered serious (children of Idabel are the best in any|to sort o' stimulate and inspire. If
by the attending physicians and sev-.town the size of Idabel in Oklahoma. I1 was closer t0 Idabel I would sure
' IftM i Ann nof rnniiA 1.'^. 1 , •
of Idabel when 163 little boys and
girls came up smiling and marched
to a quick military march upon the
A TIP TO THE WISE:
With a sack of
majesty
in your kitchen and a
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
membership card in your pocket
you will feel
like a king
IDABEL MILLING COMPANY
LEONARD G. HERRO.V, Manager
1913
1604
335 339
50
1920 Patronize that firm because they have
549 j the vision to know WHAT NEWS-
1371IPAPER SPACE IS FOR AND HOW
.'TO USE IT. So many people in busi-
ness go after big game with bird
I shot. Drop a little $5 ad in a paper
2i0|®nd hire a force of clerks expecting a
465
eral of his friends who were attend-
ing him, but on Sunday night about Number of pupils
10:00 o'clock Battiest died. | Number of cavities
Watkins claims that he and Battiest j Number 0f pupils with
were playing and Battiest was acci- cavities
dentally shot. Number of pupils with-
The body was taken in charge by I out cavities
Coffey & Sons, undertakers and pre- Number of fillings
pared for burial, which took place Number of pupils with
Monday afternoon in the Denison I fillings
cemetery near this city. The funer- Number of abscesses
al services were conducted by Rev. A. . Number of pupils with
A. Puckett, pastor of the Methodist I abscesses
church of this city. The per cent of pupils without cav"
attiest was reared at Goodwater ■ ities has increased from 13 in 1913
and had only been living in Idabel a,to 38 in 1920. Per cent of abscesses
year. He was considered a good boy per pupil has decreased from 21 in
and his untimely death will be a,1913 to 12 in 1920. Average number - —- - wun me
nock to his many friends throughout of cavities per. pupil has decreased Chamber of Commerce you have ,
the county He is survived by one from 4 in 1913 to 2% per pupils in am going to run over some day just
brother, who is attending school in 1920. to visit you and your town
million dollars to roll
I certainly wish you great success
26 104 ,and the business men of Idabel should
134 96 appreciate the kind of paper you are
[getting out. I presume they do. But
i they can't over estimate the value of
a live paper and also appreciate the
fact that the more they do for and
with you the more they are doing for
the town and for themselves.
I also am impressed with the live
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Tennessee, who was unable to attend
the funeral.
With best wishes,
GRAHAM BURNHAM.
The decorations were in red"' and Chorus'^TuchT^at treat foTlcU- 'tf'WrtT D'ckinson'
the little girts had their hair tied bel. 1°* F°rt Jowson- Wer* united in mar-
up with red ribbons and the boys had | The little boosters sing every night ^tT'oerfo^^f Pa8t°r °' that
their red neck ties on. Everything re- and the first three pews in front of1! P in*.the ceremony. The
sembled the dark crimson color typ-jthe evangelist and singer are reserv- *lt"e^sed by a number
tea! ill the Bible of the Saviour's Jed for the boosters every night. And!Fort TW 5"? and groom of
blood shed for the remission of sins.'they add mightily to the good sing- 'De^vb^°n,'- and by M,ss Clara
Mildred and Edwina Morris sang a'W that has so well cha^ferizedTei^Uy^' ^ °f ^ er°°m' of
duet. 'Sky-rocket" was a catchy revival services.
song. The first one was "How Do! The revival services close tonight 't t? rf t * 3 son °f mr" and mrs"
You Do Idabel Folks." The most Every non church member is especial knfwn he« *7 and is wel1
impressive was "Idabel for Christ." ly invited to attend the remind S ! ? held a
"Quit Your Cussing" was a little ser- services of the meeting. For it is one leau For\h ^ HOtd R°U"
mon in song. lof the 1™ , leau! For the P*8* tw0 years he
After the special songs which were Jin this part of the state
sung without the aid of a song book,
court.
LYCEUM NUMBER, „«VIIU
church, Friday evening 8 o'clock.
w — | Misses Marie Clarkson, Winnie
^ ®rre"t®d immediately Marchbanks, Miss Craft; Messrs. I — ('won credit for their clever and W
countv iInT° P,aCed in the Bwk Str°Ud' Sam Stanley' Edwini Th6S€ kind of ktters received P? *ay of proving what can be done
" J ' 10 awa,t the action of the Hemdon and Clark Townsend went every day and the Gazette appreciates iwhen Properly trained. ~
,'possum hunting last Thursday night, them highly. All our business men!Mrs- Simmons will go
jThey reached hnma °arp wirlA.o.ur«i-n an«i tj.li i , cmnA ai#i T<i*k«t h •
Methodist and caught one
Tribune.
the kiddies reverently bowed and re- V\Pnnimpnni7
peated the Lord's Prayer. John 3:16 Uu\K 1 DlKK Y---
was then recited from memory. And'
several other passages from the Scrip-1
tures were recited from memory. It
was a wonderful time for the kiddies
of Idabel when they had such a big
part in the programme for it will al-
ways be remembered as the greatest
thing of its kind in the history of
Idabel. The children certainly h<Ve
-v.. ««uu 13 CWH-
nected with the Lowry Meat Market
of that place.
The bride is one of Fort Towson's
most popular young ladies, having re-
sided there for a number of years.
Immediately after the wedding Mr.
(and Mrs. Derryberry departed for a
|)INr CAI EMNnrn l°neynioon WP to Dallas and Other
"lliu uULJjJUlllLlll/ |Texas towns, after which they will
j return to Fort Towson to make
ATP«RTTOWSO!(IiASr3l'NBAYi,h?Lh?r •• u
The Gazette joins the many friends
DICKINSON WED-
YOUR TOWN AND MINE
Can We Live Unto Ourselves?
Is it possible for Idabel to live and prosper on the ba-
sis that we care naught for the surrounding country?
Would we desire to, if it were possible? We think not.
This town, no other town, has a greater as3et than
its rural citizep<Uiip. Let's make Idabel worthy of that
at'Set. How can it be done? Through co-operation.
The best known medium of co-operation, is through'
a well organized CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. To have
such a CHAMBER, it needs your help—financial and mor-
al.
The CHAMBER of COMMERCE is a place for the
exchange of ideas and open discussion of the best meth-
ods to advance the interests of this town. It is an avenue
through which the leading minds of our town can be
drawn, thus giving us the best thought the topn affords.
A place where constructive criticism is invited. A place
where any citizen who has an idea to offer for the better-
ment of this town, is given an opportunity to be heard.
Get behind the CHAMBER of COMMERCE, give it
your support and WATCH IDABEL GROW.
(This article and space contributed to the Idabel Chamber
ber of Commerce by the First National Bank)
Prof, and
«n uur ousiness men !"*"• ««"" wns wm go away from
home at 2:00 o'clock are wide-a-wake and Idabel has the good oId Idabel with the best of wishes
'possum.—Valliant .best line of merchants of any town from all the parents and children of
Jin Oklahoma. In fact, the business
—_— [people should, and do largely, pull for
the betterment of our town. It must
be unanimous among 0ur people to
11 build a city and Idabel seems to be
L imbued with the pep to make our city
I grow.
MORNING—GROOM FORMER-
LY RESIDED IN IDABEL.
[of the groom in this city in extending
I congratulations for a happy and pros-
perous married life.
[ FIRE ON WEST
SIDE DID CONSID-
ERABLE DAMAGE
I DESTROYED GEO. WOODS' STORE
AND "RED" MORRIS' TAILOR
AND BARBER SHOP.
stoves
•••Qtid, ••
RANGES
Fire was discovered in Geo. Woods
general store owned by Geo. Woods
jon the West Side about 12 o'clock
last night and the large building and
stock was soon consumed. The bar-
ber and tailor shop of "Red" Morris
was also totally destroyed.
For a time it looked as though a
large portion of the West Side would
j be destroyed, but a crowd of negroes
did valiant work and confined the fire
to the two buildings.
Woods' loss was partially covered
i by insurance.
We have a number of the different
kinds and makes from which you
can make a selection to meet your
every need. Come in, let us show
you through this line and get our
prices before going elsewhere.
RALPH PARLE1TE
(WILL DELIVER A LECTURE AT
THE METHODIST CHURCH
FRIDAY EVENING.
Ralph Parlette, a lecturer of re-!
11 appear at the First Metho-
I dist church Friday evening and dc-|
I liver, one of his well-known lecture
He is one of the best lecturers to ap
pear here in the Lyceum numbers
You will enjoy this lecture.
d owland hardware and
*;jf • • furniture company
1—* - ^ m ■ _
v/!r—
EWli
•sty—
VOLUME 14
idabel, McCurtain county, oklahoma
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1920
NUMBER 79
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