McCurtain Gazette (Idabel, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 75, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 17, 1921 Page: 1 of 8
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idabel, mccurtain county, oklahoma, saturdat, December ,7 ,m,
number 75
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Strength
Due largely to exacting charter requirements, there
are comparatively few NATIONAL BANKS in the Unit-
ed States—about 8000 in all.
State banks outnumber NATIONAL BANKS nearly
three to one, yet the NATIONAL BANKS represent near-
ly half of the total banking strength of the United States,
something over twenty billion dollars.
The above facts are worthy of thoughtful consider-
jV10"- ™ linking of banks and banking, remember
that McCurtain County's Oldest, Largest and Strongest
bank is always at your service.
Think it over. Call in and let us talk it over with
you.
..The...
First National Bank
of Idabel
McCurtain County's Oldest, Strong-
est and Largest Bank
C. A. DENISON President
"•C;M°RR,S - Active Vice President
WALDO WATKINS Cashier
K*™** :::: A^t.
M DeWITT Asst. Cashier
NEAR SMITHVILLE AND W. J
BOHANAN IS DEAD AS A RE.
SULT.
Four Indians were implicated in a
cutting affray which occurred Fri-
day night, December 9th at the Beach
church house, at Beach, near Smith-
ville, in this county. There was a
pie supper in progress at the church
house, and it is alleged that all four
of the Indians had imbibed too freely
of 'joy water,' which later resulted
in a fight. No guns were in evidence
but out of the four implicated, one,
W. J. Bohanan, died Sunday as a re-
sult of his wounds, another, Kelisen
Amos, is in a pretty bad condition,
and the other two, Willie Samuel and
Jackson Bean are slightly wounded.
A preliminary hearing was held at
Smithville Tuesday in which the
county was represented by Assistant
County Attorney Tom Finney, and
the defense was represented by At-
torney G. W. Daney. Resulting from
the preliminary trial, Kelisen Amos
was brought to Idabel and placed in
jail, on a charge of murder, and was
not allowed bond, Willie Samuels was
also brought to Idabel and placed in
jail charged with assault and at-
tempt to kill. His bond was fixed at
$800 which he has failed to make so
far. Jackson Bean, the other In-
dian in the affair, was permitted to
go at large, but will probably be
called to answer a charge later.
Let Us Make Your
Abstracts
McCurtain County Abstract Co.
IDABEL, OKLA.
A LARGE STILL
WAS CAPTURED
ON CLEAR LAKE
IDABEL SCHOOLS REPORTS FOR
WILL CLOSE FRI- INCOME TAXES
DAY, DECEMBER 23 NOT CHANGED
FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS!COLLECTOR ALEXANDER EX,
W" ' j"NUARYN 2M0NDAY' PLAINS SCHEDULE TO BUSI-
' NESS IN STATEMENT.
Beginning next Friday
„ ,, December
23rd the Idabel Public Schools will
have one week of vacation fdr the
Xmas holidays, school work being
resumed on Monday, January 2nd.
The teachers and pupils are busy
this week getting everything in
shape for the holidays. Pupils of
the primary grades have been mak-
ing posters for room decorations,
suggestive of the holidays. No pro-
grams are planned, but it is under-
stood that each room of the primary
and intermediate grades and probably
of the High school, will have their
own room Xmas tree on Friday aft-
ernoon.
"Merchants, manufacturers and
business men generally need experi-
ence no dificulty in taking their in-
ventories for 1921 so as to conform
with the new revenue act," accord-
ing to A. C. Alexander, collector of
internal revenue in Oklahoma,
Wednesday. "The language of the
revenue act of 1918 and that of 1921
are identical," the collector said.
The wording of the section apply
ing to inventories is "that whenever,
in the opinion of the commissioner,
the use of inventories is necessary in
order to determine clearly the income
of the taxpayer, inventories shall be
Miss Annye Black and Miss Macye *ake" by Such UxPayer uPon such
Zellars will present their pupils in 8 aS the comn ssionert with the
a program at the auditorium next I apP")val of the secretary, may pre-
Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock, and'SCI as c°nf°rming as nearly as
Mrs. F. B. Morris and her pupils will i may bc ^ the bes* accounting prac-
give a recital at the auditorium next the trade or. business and as
Thursday evening at 7:30* jmcst clearly reflecting the income."
These entertainments are free both . *>resent treasury regulations pro
evenings, and the public is invited to v.,de' All,xander says, that invento
attend them. The out of town teach-1 neS mUSt ^ va'uet* at either "cost
ers are planning to spend their holi-1 °r niarkct' whichever is lower." Tax-
days at home, and a number of pu-! Payors were permitted, regardless
pils attending school from out of the « the" PaSt practice' 10 adoPt the
city will also go home for the vaca- C°?t ?r market' whichever is lower"
tinn J basis in taking their inventories for
MRS. HAMON
PICKS HOME
BROKE MAN
ROHRER ALSO ADMITS HE IS
HOMELY AND WILLING TO
SIT BY FIRESIDE.
Chicago, Dec. 14.-Mrs. Jake Ham-
i, widow of the millionaire Oklaho-
ma oil man, who was shot by Clara
Smith a year ago is going to get
married gaain it was announced here
last Saturday.
She will become the bride of Wil-
liam L. Rohrer, retired banker of the
city. He is a patron of art and mu-
TO TAKE TWA !was made a member °f the e°mmit-
m tW °n immi^ati<>n. inter-oceanic ca-
trainq cd a m !naIs' man"factures and territories. !
lu/llilu r IV U itI Senator Capper, of Kansas was
RAIL SCHEDULE^"chairman of the c,aims com"
NOS. 3 AND 4 NORTH AND JEWELS LEFT BY KIN OF WEDNESDAY BY SHERIFF'S
SOUTHBOUND CUT OFF AF- ROCKEFELLER ARE FAKES FORCE—TWO MEN WERE
TER DECEMBER 18. — ARRESTED.
-New York, Dec. 13.—An assort-
Hugo, Dec. 14.—Two Frisco thru' °f paste jewels figured among j Deputy Sheriffs Richard Jones, of
trains .will be removed from service j * belongings of the late Lucy M. Idabel, and C. E. Sweet, of Haworth
after December 18, as a result of a: Spellman, sister-in-law of John D.| captured Wednesday one of the big-
decision following a meeting of offi-!. ^kefeller, it was disclosed Tuesday jgest stills ever captured in the coun-
cials at Springfield during the latter jln an accounting °f her $197,000 es-jty.
part of last week. Officials from all {tatf' filed by John D. Rockefeller, jr. I Lake.
over the system were ordered to'
decision following a meeting of offi-
cials at Springfield during the latter!ln an _accountinS of her $197,000 es-|ty. The still was located on Clear
— jr. and John Jenkins and
| over ine system were ordered to mon* the Jewelry listed was "one j Peel were arrested. They had on hand
meet at Springfield for the purpose I ^ajr o{ Imitati°n diamond cuff links," j 350 gallons of mash just ready to
of curtailing expenses and the re-j "ed at *1; "one imitation diamond i make a run for the Xmas holidays,
moval of two trains from this divi- " ornament," valued at $1, and I Mr. Jones informs us that the sher-
sion was a part of the curtailment, it °ne '"Nation pearl necklace with j iff's force is now busy and expects to
1 here. j P'atmum and diamond clasp," valued j make it hot for the boys, and if the
trains tn t-nma nn<i fk-!at I city attorney will make the effort
was learned here.
The two trains to come under the
—w. «. v j mi _ . ( ' win make the effort
removal orders are No. 3, or the old!.. " most valuable piece of jewelry j they are putting forth there will be
Frisco special, Texan, which passes ' ted was a wrist watch with 62 dia-|very little Xmas "nog" j
through Hugo at 4:25 o'clock a. m. m°"d chips' va,ued at *400- jyear. So its now up to
All that glitters is not gold.
make the next pass.
in Idabel this
the city to
Less than two months ago Mrs.
Hamen announced in an interview
that she would never marry again
unless she fell in love with' a man
who was so homely that no other
woman would have him.
If I marry again my husband
must be a man who likes his slippers
and his fireside at night," Mrs. Ha-
mon said at that time. "And he must
be homely. I have had one experience
with a handsome man. I would ra-
ther have a man with a disfigured
and scarred face than a good lookine
one."
"I guess she had me in mind when
she was talking about the homely
man," said Mr. Rohrer today.- "I fill
the bill, I think."
What about the slippers and the
fireside?" he was asked.
'Ill be a model woman's home
companion and be in my place every'
evening," he said. The wedding will
occur in January.
"She certainly is attractive," said
Mr. Rohrer, "atid she is a woman of
character too." He has known her
less than a year.
., , ij t Some one asks why th« air is more
it should be dense near the earth. Probably gets
that way by associating with folks.
COLORED FARM SHOW
HELD AT SPRING HILL.
On Wednesday, December 14, the
colored farm show was held at
Spring Hill in school district 41 un-
der the supervision of Ellen Gipson
and S. J. Bafford. There was a large
attendance of 50 boys and girls and
35 grown ups. There were hogs,
poultry and eggs; farm crops such
The first half of the school term i Thereafter, the regulations
has proven very satisfactory to pa- j P''0VI('e• changes can be made only
tron, teacher and pupil; there has! er Perm'8s'on >8 obtained from
been practically no criticisms or lack the commiasioner of internal reve-
of co-operation on the part of any|(?:
person interested in the schools. Pa- conduct of modern business
trons of the school are unanimous in!'* 'S °f.the. Utni0st iniP°rtance that
their praise and appreciation of the I**."7 buslness. large or small,
faculty this year, and with the first, . corPoration, partnership or [as peanuts, potatoes, corn; a nice
half of the term so satisfactorily , 'U , sha11. maintain an exact showing of canned goods, and needle
spent, which is obviously the hardest! 7? . ,recelpts and expenses," work. $5.00 was given out as prizes!
half of the year, great things in the', exa"der "blares. "No special sys- James Johnson and J. H. Todd with
school work will be accomplished dur- J*"1 a"ounts is prescribed by the j two women judged the exhibits.
ing the remainder of the term. | bureau, but the books should show Judges brought out the fact that
)ln detail inventories, purchases, sales P"re breeds of both plants and ani
DEATH SENTENCES AFFIRMED ^P'**1 investments, depreciation and nials are most to be desired since
IN TEXAS. similar items required in making up they gain more economically from
income tax returns." | proper food and look beC-S J.
<2 T ~ I Bafford, Reporter.
Some people think they have no ___
pep uniess they are always getting As Mr. Wilson reads the autobio*-
excited about something or other. jraphy, he doubtless wonders what * .^U1« OI piaces mr
Tumulty would have said if he had j reld was made a member of the com
Austin, Texas, Dec. 14.—The court
of criminal appeals affirmed two
death penalties Wednesday.
One was that of George F. Horns-
, entenced to death in Bell county nh „. . .. ~~
for the nvurder of J. N. Weatherby u ♦ atnotism, what expensive been an enemy.
and the other was that of O. J. John- *** enKencleml in thy name! j
«W , sentenced to death in Newton The jrreat task i« ,,777 j , 1 Stru:tural *twl workers nre effi-
coynty for murder. >. Am„ • L k 18 not to define dent guys. You never see one of
Americanim, but to nffau It. ' thfm fall down on the job.
HARRELD LOSES
INDIAN FIGHT
OKLAHOMA SENATOR WILL
HAVE TO BE CONTENT AS
MEMBER OF FARM BODY.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 13.—Sen
ator Harreld of Oklahoma lost in his
fight to succeed Senator Charles Cur-
tis of Kansas as chairman of the im-
portant committee on Indian affairs,
and will have to content himself with
being a member of the agricultural
committee.
The reassignments. made necessary
by the death of Senator Knox, were
announced Tuesday by Senator Cur-
tis, chairman of the republican com-
mittees, and Curtis named Senator
Spencer of Missouri to steer the af-
fairs of the Indian committee.
Indian historical societies of the!
east are credited with "spiking" Har- j
reld's guns in his fight for leader-1
ship of the Indian committee. Theyi
advanced the argument that they |
were afraid to put an Oklahoma man |
in Curtis' place.
In the assiimment of places Har
mittee on agriculture. Senator Du
Pont of Delaware was made a mem-
ber of the committee on immigration i
and Senator Crow of Pennsylvania,
who succeeds the late Senator Knox,!
through Hugo at 4:25 o'clock a. m.
and No. 4, northbound train, which
passes through Hugo at 12.05 o'clock'
a. m. will also be removed, under the Tl0 „ 777 77 When a man pronounces a foreism
late orders. Jhe * the nch that the j name you can't pronounce, there fe
To Cause Inconvenience. jth . Is "° more foo''sh some satisfaction in the thought that
The removal of the two limited ^ COnV,ctl0n of the P™ that he probably has it wrong *
trains will cause Texas travellers a i 3rC
great inconvenience and afTord Hugo T„ v. 7~7 '
with only two tuin connections ft! I . St™
northern and southern point, felly,' "" h0'"'"ad'
it is believed. The removal of No. 4 ;
will especially be a handicap to the
Hugo-Paris train service, it is said,
since passengers will be forced to re-
main in Paris during the night.
The new time table concerning the
change of schedule on the central and
branch lines effecting Hugo terminal
will be completed Sunday, December
18, and will be in service following
that date.
No change will be made in the
train service on the A. & A. division
at the present time, it is understood
Mr. Claiborne has not returned
from the Springfield meeting but is
busy on station changes along the
line. It is understood that station
employment will also be cut along
the line
At the LYRIC THEATRE, Idabel
^is^> 4s a notel "Rip
,3°™' Van Winkle" has
Jefferson lmutlltjoy „
lions of kiddies and
grown - ups alike,
from the time Wash-
ington Irvin penned
the immortal lines
right up to our own
RIP VAN,
WINKLE
In play form it has
won for itself a
place unique in the
annals of the Amer-
ican stage and has
served to make 'Joe'
Jefferson, who cre-
ated the title roll, famous and wealthy.
And now upon the silver sheet, Thomas
Jefferson gives new life to this ageless
classic. More engrossing than either
book or play. It will endure for all time
as one of the greatest productions the
screen has ever known.
Will be Shown at the Lyric Theatre
Wed. and Thurs., Dec. 28 and 29
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