Rush Springs Landmark Jan 1912 - Grady County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Mary Achterhof 4 Nov 2007 Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== The Landmark, 6 January 1912 HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT Mrs. Childress entertained the women of the Culture Club and their husbands on the evening of December 29 with a constellation party. Besides the Xmas holly wreaths the rooms were brightened with red, white and stars (the club colors) were written golden texts, proverbs and poetical quotations. When a quotation was put together to read right a gold star was given. At close of time limit Mrs. J. L. Coyle had the most stars. Mrs. Huskey and Mrs. Ellis followed closely. The prize was a book of ghost stories. A musical program of eleven numbers was rendered. Solos by Mrs. Dawkins and daughter Mayme. Duet by Miss Mayme Dawkins and Mrs. Childress. Songs by Misses Mabel Pursely and Mayme Dawkins and Ernest Dawkins. The hostess was assisted by Mrs. Ellis in serving cake and grape juice. While on the outside the wind blew and rain and sleet pelted the roof on the inside all was warmth and mirth, for with "Uncle Walt Mason," the guests said, "Let zephrs zeph, and blizzards bliz, we will be gay and happy still." What is termed a smashup or collision occurred at El Reno on Thursday between the "Firefly" and No. 41. Jim Potter, engineer of the "Firefly" was instantly killed, his body being horribly mangled. The injured list includes a number of trainmen and 35 passengers. CITATION NOTICE In the Justice Court before A. L. Evans, Justice of the Peace of Rush Springs Township, Grady County, Oklahoma J. M. Jones, Plaintiff Vs Fred Jacobs, Defendant Said principal, Fred Jacobs, will take notice that he has been sued in the above named court on a promissory note and account due the plaintiff in the sum of $39.55 and including the cost of collection and cost of this suit and that he must answer the bill of particulars on or before the 17th day of January, 1912, or said bill of particulars will be taken as true, and a judgment for said plaintiff in said action will be rendered accordingly. Dated this the 29th day of December, 1911 J. M. Jones Plaintiff Attest: A. L. Evans, Justice of the Peace CITATION NOTICE In the Justice Court before A. L. Evans, Justice of the Peace of Rush Springs Township, Grady County, Oklahoma John T. Bankston, Plaintiff Vs Fred Jacobs, Defendant Said Principal defendant, Fred Jacobs, will take notice that he has been sued in the above named court on a board bill due the plaintiff in the sum of $87.50 with interest at the rate of 8 per cent including the cost and collection of the suit and that he must answer the bill of particulars on or before the 18th day of January, 1912, or said bill of particulars will be taken as true and a judgment for said plaintiff in said action will be rendered accordingly. Dated this the 28th day of December, 1911 John T, Bankston, Plaintiff Attest: A. L. Evans, Justice of the Peace SPRAY FROM THE SPRINGS Phone your local news to The Landmark - Office No. 38 – Residence No. 14 Dr. Stumm has been on the sick list the past week. Mrs. Ellis, of Chickasha, was a guest of her son, H. P. Ellis, at the end of holiday week. Miss Blanche Stumm will accompany her sister, Mrs. Murdock, to her home in Cordell. Mrs. Hardy Green let the young people have a good time at her house last Saturday night. Dr. Finley reports an enjoyable trip to Texas during the holidays. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Reeves, December 29, 1911, a little girl. Dr. Hampton in attendance. Mrs. R. L. Glover gave her children a party last week. Music, games and light refreshments were enjoyed by a number of boys and girls. Among the holiday marriages were those of Mr. Adolph Sperling to Miss Lee and Mr. Grayson to Miss Combs. It is hoped that these holiday matches will result in happiness to each. Among the Christmas happening was the marriage of H. H. Sperling to Mrs. Harrison, who resides some four miles southwest of Rush. Mr. Sperling the groom, is well known to all of our people, being an old residenter. The Landmark extends its good wishes to both. S. A. Ogles of Naples, a farmer aged 40 years, having a wife and eight children, was adjudged insane Tuesday by the Grady County insanity board. It is thought that the man lost his reason brooding over the death of his oldest son, who died about four months ago. He will be sent to Norman for treatment. Journal The Landmark, 13 January 1912 C. W. Irey, a Rock Island switchman, was struck and run over by a motor car at Haileyville and severely injured. He was taken to the hospital at McAlester for treatment. SPRAY FROM THE SPRINGS Dr. Stumm is still quite sick. Dr. Bentley is now able to be up again. Little Winston Harper, son of C. W. Harper, is quite sick with pneumonia. Rev. McMicken filled his appointment at the Methodist Church Sunday. Elder Wilkerson preached at the Church of Christ last Sunday. Owing to ill health J. Wesley Bailey is selling out his stock of dry goods and groceries at below costs. Louis Erlich, of the Peoples Store at Chickasha, evidently believes in the virtue of printer’s ink. He is not only a liberal advertiser in his home paper but in those located n surrounding towns. WANTED Photo work will be exchanged for country produce, such as chickens, eggs, butter, etc. City prices charged. Mrs. T. O. Armstrong, Hampton Building The Landmark, 20 January 1912 PASSED AWAY L. Dorman, father of Mrs. T. H. Bailey, was buried in the cemetery at Rush Springs on Saturday, January 13, 1912. Mr. Dorman was a native of Alabama, 78 years of age, and had recently removed to Oklahoma from Texas. TEACHERS ENTERTAIN Misses Hall and Crofford entertained their colleagues last Friday night. Games of various kinds were played, but the one that seemed best to relieve the mental strain of the daily grind of teaching was "blind man’s bluff." Refreshments of cake and chocolate were served and all report a good social time. LETTER FROM EARL EVANS On Board U. S. Colorado Editor Landmark: I will try and give you an outline of my trip and points of interest visited since leaving Frisco on November 28 at 6 p.m. and liberty was granted. Honolulu is a city of about 45, 000 inhabitants but contains only 10,000 Caucasians, the rest being natives and Orientals. I visited the Bishop Museum, which is said to be one of the finest and largest of its kind in existence. The aquarium here contains many hundreds of bright colored fish peculiar to those waters. A visit to Honolulu without seeing the aquarium would be incomplete. The principal occupation is the raising of sugar cane for refining purposes although pineapples and various tropical fruits are raised in abundance. The ships took their turns and went up to Hilo, on the Island of Hawaii, to visit the active volcano Kilauea. It is 192 miles from here. The trip was made 150 in a party. We took a train at Hilo and went inland 22 miles through almost continuous farms or plantations of sugar cane to the terminus of the road, Glenwood, from thence to the Volcano house, a hotel, where we had supper, being conveyed here by autos. It is then three miles to the crater and the trail must be traveled on foot and leads across great beds of lava. The crater is 765 yards in diameter and is circular in form. The bottom is a molten mass, continually boiling throwing many tons a distance of 20 or 25 feet in the center by some kind of gaseous explosion. At night it presents a weird scene, looking at a molten mass covering a space of about 75 or 100 acres and with a temperature of about 1600 degrees. The heat is so intense that you cannot stand on the brink many minutes. The newspaper a few days ago said the volcano overflowed. We leave here for San Francisco on January 5, and while our stay has been rendered pleasant by the citizens of Honolulu we will be glad to again set our foot on American soil, for there is no country to compare with the good old U.S.A. Wishing The Landmark and all my friends in Rush Springs a prosperous year in 1912. I am Sincerely yours, E. D. Evans, Honolulu, January 2, 1912 SPRAY FROM THE SPRINGS Mrs. Dawkins was sick the early part of the week. Weston Harper, the little son of C. W. Harper, is much better. He has been quite sick. Dr. E. E. Morris has returned to Rush after a two week absence at Duncan. Born to wife of J. W. Montgomery on Wednesday, January 17, a boy. Mr. Thompson of Ninnekah and Messrs. Whybark and Roberts attended the Methodist quarterly conference. Sam Cox and R. E. Harris are the only two person who never complain of cold weather. They sell coal. See George McCown for stove pipes and fixtures; also galvanized flues made and repaired. Windmills, pumps and tanks at a bargain. W. E. Richardson, successor to H. H. Sperling, although comparatively a new merchant, is rapidly building up a good trade, both in dry goods and groceries. Mrs. John Kiernes left Monday for Kansas City. The Landmark will keep her posted during her absence concerning matters in and around Rush. The Rush Springs stork is indifferent to blizzards and continues to swoop down at certain times on Rush. Last Wednesday week he visited the home of Howard Murphy and left a ten pound boy. Boy, parents and grandparents doing well. Lawrence Lindsey, a former Rush Springs resident, but now of Chickasha, has been appointed by the State Board of Education to the responsible position of financial clerk at the State University at Norman. Since leaving Rush Lawrence had held quite a number of responsible positions and has "made good" in every one. He is at present deputy register of deeds a the county seat. J. W. Montgomery and I. P. Prickett have renewed their subscriptions to The Landmark. A cordial invitation is extended to others to imitate their good example. John A. Dixon, an old subscriber of The Landmark, is again back in Grady County after a years absence. He is a good citizen. PENN – PURSELY Married at Chickasha on January 16, 1912, Mr. Enos Penn to Miss Mabel Pursely. The groom is a son of N J. Penn, a well known citizen while the bride is a daughter of Rufus Pursely, farmer and stock raiser. Miss Mabel has spent several years in Rush attending school, and recently attended the I. I. & C. Institute at Chickasha. Both are quite popular. Miss Mayme Dawkins accompanied the bride, acting as maid of honor. The Landmark hopes that the young people realize all their rose colored dreams and be happy ever afterwards. The Landmark, 27 January 1912 PROCLAMATION Mayor Harris has issued a proclamation ordering the people, with no exceptions, to clean up and disinfect their premises with lime. The order should be obeyed by all, as it will act as a preventive of diseases that may be lurking around to establish a place of lodgment where they can mad headquarters. MONTH OF JANUARY This month is generally considered an off month in the way of business as sufficient time has not elapsed to enable a majority of the people to replenish their purses depleted by the Christmas holidays. Here is what some of The Landmark’s advertising friends have to say: Huntley-Hill Mercantile Company; Business good considering the month. W. E. Bonar: Everything going smoothly. It might be worse. W. E. Richardson, successor to H. H. Sperling: Business good and prospects bright for the coming year. J. M. Jones: Have no cause to complain. Old customers stick to me and new ones coming in. George McCown, plumber: Kept busy putting up windmills, repairing pumps, making stove pipes, etc. Sam Cox: Cold weather has caused a slack demand for lumber but has boosted the coal business. R. E. Harris: Being an optimist I see nothing but good times ahead. A. N. Murphy: Real estate quiet but expect a commotion when spring opens. J. W. Herndon, blacksmith: Enough work to keep going but there is room for improvement. Worsham & Leverett, tonsorial artists: Frigid weather has been detrimental to our vocation, as people generally dislike to part with their hirsute appendages during this month. J. N. Harris, of Harris House: Traveling light. Drummers and others come and go. They all say Rush Springs is a good town but needs a dose of high life. M. W. Henry: Business in the jewelry line, particularly in the repair department, is not what it ought to be when you take into consideration the number of old and worn out watches scattered promiscuously hereabout. All banks report deposits good with an occasional borrower. Five horses cremated at Chickasha in a fire that destroyed the barn of C. E. Weller, manager of the Rock Island Transfer Company. The barn was destroyed. SPRAY FROM THE SPRINGS Miss Mayne Dawkins had a mild case of la grippe last week. Mrs. J. L. Coyle has been quite sick for the past week. F. P. Bradley and John Whitley have renewed their subscriptions to The Landmark. Miss Edith Blakely left for Oklahoma City last week to enroll as a student in a business college. Rev. McMicken preaches tomorrow morning at the Methodist church in Rush Springs and at night at Ninnekah. Mrs. Bullard and sister of Chickasha visited Mrs. M. J. Collins the early part of the week. R. L. Glover was a visitor to Oklahoma City on last Saturday. He reports "the goose hands high" and everything is lovely politically and otherwise. Died on Sunday, 21st inst., Wylie Williams, aged 25 years one month and twenty-one days. He was buried in the Ireton Cemetery at Alex on Monday. Mr. Williams leaves both parents and brothers and sisters with whom The Landmark sympathize. Mrs. Rockhold has returned from Peabody, Kansas. While there she took a trip to Wichita to hear Evangelist Billy Sunday. She enjoyed his sermons, also the singing of the choir, composed of eight hundred voices. DEATH OF S. C. CAYWOOD After a week’s illness with pneumonia the death of Mr. Caywood occurred on Friday, January 25, at 9:15 a.m. He was one of our old and enterprising citizens. A fuller notice will appear in the next issue. CHANGE IN PICTURE GALLERY Ernest Dawkins has now taken charge of the picture gallery in the Hampton Building and is prepared to take your picture in a clear and distinct manner, improving the good looks of ugly people and doing justice to those who are above the average. Mrs. McMillan, wife of Rev. J. F. McMillan died at Hillsboro, Texas, on January 21. Including her husband, she left 103 descendants – eight sons, three daughters, two sons-in-law, six daughters-in-law, fifty grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren and two brothers. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html