Rush Springs Landmark Apr 1913 - 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, 5 April 1913 IN MEMORIAM In memory of our dear Albert. He lay and suffered sixty-three days with typhoid fever. Nothing was left undone to relieve him of his sufferings. He bore it with patience to the end. It was hard to give him up, to think he had to be taken from us when in the prime of life, leaving his young loving wife and little boy; but we weep not as those who have no hope, for he was converted when only thirteen years of age and remained steadfast until death came and released him of his suffering on January 30, 1913. He is gone, our precious darling. Never more will we see his face on earth. But by the grace of God we expect to see him in the "sweet by-and-by" where all is joy and peace forevermore. His Father. CANNING FACTORY SOLD Rush Springs Canning Factory was sold at Chickasha on Monday by order of court. G. H. Swyhart was the only and highest bidder. It is hoped that now it is in the hands of an individual that some arrangement will be made for its active operation. ACME NEWS Bertie and May Coleman were visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johnson Sunday. Little Ray Steger is on the sick list this week. Roland Dempsey, of Marlow, was visiting his family in Acme last Sunday. Bob Dunn is repainting the Plaster Mill roof and smoke stack. Jim Seay and Miss Truda Ruff were visiting friends and relatives in Cement last week, returning home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Combs entertained quite a crowd of young folks at their home last Saturday night. All report a good time. SPRAY FROM THE SPRINGS Prof. Herring visited Okemah last Saturday. Mrs. Denny and Mrs. Leka visited the school Tuesday. The Culture Club meets with Mrs. J. L. Coyle this (Saturday) afternoon. Mrs. R. S. Cox was called to Holdenville on Monday, her sister's child being very ill. T. E. Rice spent the first of the week at his old home at Hope, Stevens County. Little Doll Newton, who has been sick for a week is very much improved. Mrs. Carrie Jones, of near Chickasha is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jim Jones. Miss Carmen Hampton visited Miss Sallie Crofford at the Woman's College at Chickasha last week. Bishop Edwin Mouzon will preach at Chickasha tomorrow, and at Duncan Monday night. Go and hear him. Miss Rhoda Hall was on the program of the Grady County Teachers' Association at Chickasha last week. Mrs. McCloskey was hostess to the Priscilla Embroidery Club Thursday week. She lives in what is known as the bride's house, and, bride- like, had everything fresh and dainty in serving refreshments for the club. Edgar Williams has returned from his visit to Santa Barbara, California, where he went in response to a telegram announcing the death of his father. The Landmark has not had a opportunity of interviewing Mr. Williams but judging from letters received from other parties in regard to conditions prevailing in that part of the Lord's vineyard people have their ups and downs in the Golden State as well as elsewhere. Some have taken root and prospered while others, McGinty-like, "went down to the bottom of the sea." J. G. Fisher and A. T. Zachery was in town Thursday and Friday asking the people to take a little stock in the Sterling Oil & Investment Company to assist in developing the country. They purpose to make Rush their shipping point if they should discover oil. The merchants are always liberal at Rush Springs. Homer Crittendon, who has been attending a business college at Fort Worth is at home. He intends making a crop and will return to school next year. Born to Jim Haigwood and wife on Thursday night, April 3, a ten pound boy. Mother and child doing well and Jim may recover. In the write up of the last spelling bee in Rush the name of Miss Davis, sister-in-law of Prof. Herring, was accidentally omitted. She was the champion speller. The Home Improvement Club has changed its day of meeting to the third Thursday in the month. Mrs. Stanley Lee at the last meeting had a paper on "Meat and Its Substitute." Mrs. D. H. McCarthy renews her subscription to The Landmark. She has been a constant reader and good friend to the paper for the past eighteen years. Blufort Lindsey, of the Rexall Drug Store, with his accustomed energy and liberality, has sent out cards to the ladies announcing April 5 (today) as opening day for his soda fount. Father Camp returned home last Saturday from a five months trip to his old home in North Carolina. He thinks Oklahoma is a better country for a poor man than the old "North State." Z. R. Moss, who proposes to hold an auction in Rush every third Saturday in each month should be encouraged by our business men. He will draw a crowd to town, and a crowe draws trade. R. F. Lindsey has been spending several days in Rush this week as a guest of his son Blufort. He is a man whom it is a pleasure to meet, as he always take a cheerful view of the future. The Landmark, 12 April 1913 MAKES FULL CONFESSION Mrs. Woodward, of Chickasha, has been arrested charged with poisoning her husband by putting arsenic in a box of sardines. She declares her accomplices, John Tremont, an Italian shoemaker, and a Mrs. Rivers, incited her to crime. Object was to obtain Woodward's life insurance of $1,000, form a partnership to be known as the "holy trinity," open a rooming house in some big city, and the remainder of their lives would be "one grand sweet song," BASKET DINNER Z. T. Zachary requests The Landmark to announce that the basket dinner at the oil well has been set for April 20, as we want to be drilling at that date. Everybody invited. ASSASSINATION A Blumhoff, a liveryman at Marlow, was assassinated last Wednesday night. He was on the eve of retiring for the night when the fatal shots were fired. He had numerous enemies, it is said, and inclined to be a quarrelsome man. His life was insured for $3,000. ACME NEWS Rev. Denny preached an interesting sermon at Acme Sunday. Carl Johnson and wife spent Sunday in Marlow. They retuned home Monday. Mesdames Williams, Hovis, Edwards and Dempsey went to Marlow Tuesday, returning Wednesday. E. I. Williams came in from California, where he has been for the past two months, last Friday. Little Ray Steger has recovered from the scarlet fever, which he took several days ago. Tom and Jess Dempsey, Ralph Talley, Everett Cooper, Jim Seay, Roy and Joe Mileur attended the lyceum at Rush Springs last Tuesday night. SPRAY FROM THE SPRINGS Charles Beeson spent Sunday in Rush. Miss Cromwell, of Norman, was a guest of the Misses Stevens' Saturday and Sunday. T. E. Rice has moved into the house vacated by James Montgomery. Prof. J. C. Weaver, of Addington, was among the visitors to Rush on Monday. Will Bailey and W. M. Huntley are visitors to Chickasha on Monday. Mrs. Montgomery, mother of Miss Birdie, is spending some time in Rush. L. W. Long and Justice M. M. Turner were business visitors to Chickasha on Tuesday. R. E. Harris, manager of Antrim Lumber Company, went to Marlow on Tuesday on business. G. W. McGeehee; who lives south of town, has a surplus of hay and cotton seed that he wishes to dispose of. Mrs. John Coyle was hostess and Miss Mary Coyle was leader of the Culture Club last Saturday. Roll call. Responses from Fifteenth Century Authors. Biographies _ "William Caxton," Mrs. J. L. Coyle; "William Tyndall," Mrs. Dawkins; "Cardinal Wolsey," Miss Coyle. Discussion of authors followed. It was agreed that the club would visit the school in a body on Tuesday. Jeff Williams, a brother of John H., an old acquaintance of The Landmark, was a visitor this week. Mr. Williams owns a fine farm near Frederick, Oklahoma, and has on his place a fish pond stocked with black bass, furnished by the government. He gave us a cordial invitation to visit him and have an enjoyable time. Thomas McDernott, an old subscriber and friend of The Landmark, dropped by to see us Monday. He has been up among the Canucks in Canada spying out that country. He thinks it a good country for a young man, but should be let severely alone by elderly ones. Miss Kate Barnard, is now at Phoenix, Arizona, trying to recover her broken down health by breathing the dry desert air. Her enemies report that she is making political speeches. A lie well told will discount the truth. Miss Crawford's room entertained at school chapel Tuesday morning. Program consisted of a piano solo by Carmen Hampton, a drill and son by primaries, and a duet by Lucile Lindsey and Susie Bailey, dressed as little darkeys. Country visitors to town this week: Z. R. Moss, L. W. Steger, Al Woods, G. A. Jack, J. W. Tims, George Swihart and Hodge Bailey. J. C. Shook, son of Vice President Shook, of the Farmers' & Merchants Bank of Rush, has been appointed postmaster at Sterling, Oklahoma. G. C. Hill has opened a poultry house in Rush Springs. It will pay you to call and see him. Headquarters at Kannal's Furniture Emporium. W. E. Richardson left on Sunday for Salem, Oregon, where he goes to permanently locate and will practice his profession as a lawyer. Next meeting of the Culture Club is an important one, as they are to decide on a study course for the coming year; also a change of the day for meeting. It will be with Mrs. J. L. Coyle on April 19. PREMIUMS AWARDED The picture show in Rush last week awarded the first prize - a silver set, Rogers make - to Letrice Bumpers, as the most popular baby, and the second to Ivan Harper. The former received 25,360 votes and the latter 13,160. New subscribers to The Landmark this week: S. H. Parish, Dew, Limestone County, Texas; W. B. McCleskey, Weatherford, Texas; C. F. Brookover, Rush Springs; J. M. Jones; renews his subscription. The Landmark, 19 April 1913 ACME GLEANINGS Prof. Night closed his singing school at Acme last Saturday night. Jeff Tidwell and father was delivering hay to the Acme mill people Tuesday. On last Friday morning the fireman hauled the K. C. Limited out of the sheds at Acme to pull the fast mail to Rush Springs. He oiled his car, opened the throttle and pulled out on time. While going around curve No. 2, on a heavy down grade, felt something warm on the back of his head. Looking back he discovered flames shooting ten feet behind. Realizing that his car was on fire, he applied the air pump. The car ran 200 years, stopped and burned down on the track. Mrs. Roland Dempsey moved to Marlow last Monday. Mrs. Jim Ruff has moved into the Roland Dempsey house, where she will be better prepared to take care of her boarders in the future. HOME IMPROVEMENT CLUB The club met with Mrs. Stanley Lee on Thursday, April 17. It was "Mothers' Day." Proceeding as follows: "Plans for "Mothers' Day," Mrs. Kiernes; "How best remember the aged," Mrs. J. A. Lee; "A mother's greatest gift to her child," Mrs. James. SPRAY FROM THE SPRINGS Mrs. Harris Mullican, of Chickasha, is visiting her parents. Miss Mary Turner is visiting her sister, Mrs. Dickerson, at Kremlin, Oklahoma. John Hall and family left Monday for the State of Washington to make it their future home. Mrs. F. C. Blakely, of Oklahoma City, is visiting her old home this week. F. E. Sperling was so unfortunate as to lose his smokehouse last Sunday evening by an accidental fire. Loss $300. A barn with its contents, belonging to J. A. Slaton, near town, was destroyed by accidental fire on Tuesday night. While the loss may put him to some inconvenience it is not a serious one. Mrs. Fox, of Sapulpa, is a guest of her mother Mrs. W. L. Green. She says that the town of Sapulpa is thirty years ahead of the country and taxes for improvements are burdensome. The Priscilla Embroidery Club met with Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Beeson the last two meetings. Both ladies entertained with delicious refreshments. Dan Jackson left today for Braggs, Oklahoma, where he goes to accompany his wife home, who has been visiting relatives there for the past two months. Dr. Finley has purchased the lot west and adjoining his opera house building. This gives him a frontage of seventy-five feet in the center of town. All three of the prisoners at Chickasha, charged with the murder of Sherman Woodward, have been remanded to jail without bond. ATTENTION To My Friends and Customers: There is not a word of truth in the statements made by J. W. Herndon to the effect that I have violated a contract or in any way mistreated him. He was not the workman I needed; therefore I had the right to let him out. L. N. Barbee, Rush Springs, April 19, 1913. The Landmark, 26 April 1913 ACME GLEANINGS P. A. Williams, who has been with the Acme people for the past year, has accepted a position with a lumber company at Marlow and will move there in a few days. Carl Johnson and wife spent Sunday with Dan Luttrell and family, west and south of Acme. Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. L Hall a fine boy last week. Mother and baby doing fine. L. W. Steger has just finished planting five acres of peanuts. Pete Cox returned from Dallas, Texas, last Sunday, where he has been visiting his sister for several days. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Steger were visiting with Mr. and Mrs. George Randolph Sunday. CULTURE CLUB There was a full gathering of the Culture Club at the home of Mrs. J. L. Coyle. Program in the Year Book was not carried out in full as many had not read the book - "Barbary Worth." As the story of the book hinges on the building of a great dam description of irrigation dams were given. One from a private letter describing the government dam at Yuma, California. There were two visitors present, Mrs. Pridgeon and Mrs. A. C. Perry of Coalgate. The latter took Mrs. Bentley's place on the program, giving a character sketch of the hero and heroine that was short but pointed and interesting; she also brought out the moral of the book. The club decided to review English Literature and read select works by English authors. While the ladies enjoyed a collation of fruit they discussed next book and authors. LIFE IMPRISONMENT As anticipated Mrs. Sherman Woodward, of Chickasha, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for aiding in the death of her husband. In sentencing her Judge Bailey said: "I have no desire to say anything that would add moments of sorrow to the sorrow you have suffered. It is evident form your conduct in this case that the fangs of conscience are already lashing you with a demon's fury, and insofar as you can make reparation for the crime you have committed, it is well you are willing to make that reparation. As a man I pity you, as an officer I pity you, my opinion is that the sin for which you stand before this court is not a sin of your own make, minds stronger than yours had much to do with the circumstances that bring you here. Yet, however much pity I may feel, the mandate of the law is inevitable and your fate is fixed by the statutes of our commonwealth. In my power there is but one discretion, and that is whether you are hanged until you are dead or confined in the state prison for your natural life." Before the Grady County lunacy court yesterday Joe Ray of Rush Springs was adjudged insane by Judge Williams and will be taken to the hospital for the insane at Norman. Chickasha Express Miss Anna J. Walker died in Pasadena, California. Her remains were cremated in that city and sent by parcel post to Boston, Mass., to be buried. SPRAY FROM THE SPRINGS T. E. Rice was a business visitor to Loco on Monday. Ella Ray, of Marlow, has been a guest of Willie Bailey. Mrs. Huntley, Sr., is visiting her daughters near Marlow. Mrs. Montgomery has returned from a visit to Ryan. Dan Jackson, accompanied by his wife and child, has returned from Braggs, Oklahoma. Mrs. Gerard, of Ninnekah, was among the visitors to Rush last Saturday. Mrs. Freeland (nee Emma Cox), of Fort Worth, is visiting relatives in and adjoining Rush. Miss Lee Burke has returned from a visit to her nieces, Mesdames Thomas and Graham. H. M. Riggs, living near Rush, was buried in the cemetery here on Thursday. Age, aided by disease, was the cause of death. Mrs. H. P. Ellis, of Chickasha, is here attending the meeting at the Church of Christ and visiting parents and friends. Enforcement officers, last Saturday night, captured near Chickasha, 350 gallons of booze. It was brought to town and spilled in the gutter. To prevent it from collecting in pools and trickling down the siophagus of thirsty people the fire department was called out and the gutters flushed. Mrs. G. W. Hill and daughter Winnie, Mrs. Henry Milleur and two sons, and J. L. Coyle and wife, went to Duncan last Sunday to attend the Bishop's lecture and see a class confirmed in the Catholic church. Walter Jones, deputy sheriff, carried to Norman on Monday, an unfortunate demented man, brought in from the country east of town. He probably is the individual seen near Pauls Valley and reported as a "wild man." A committee of women from the Women's Missionary Society - Mesdames Leka, Blakely, Hill and Denny has raised several hundred dollars on the church debt, which reduces it to about fifty dollars. The Embroidery Club met with Mrs. Sam Cox on April 17. Beside the chat, which kept time with their needles, music and light refreshments were also enjoyed. M. Samson, of Fort Worth, Texas, has purchased the herd of Apache cattle near Fort Sill, consisting of between 5500 and 6000 head, paying $228,800 for same. W. H. Bailey and J. W. Tims, old subscribers, have renewed their subscriptions to The Landmark. Harry Ruland and wife of Lawton are visiting his mother. He was recently married. DEATH OF PROF. McCORD The Landmark regrets to hear of the death of Prof. McCord, which occurred on April 5 at his home in Illinois. He was a Christian, always ready to take a part in prayer meeting or Sunday school. He taught school at College Mound and other points around Rush, and had many friends who will regret to hear of his death. STRAYED OR STOLEN Lewellen setter, about one year old, white with small black spots and both ears back. Will pay a reward of $10 for return of dog and $25 for conviction of thief. Dr. S. W. Wilson, Lindsay, Oklahoma --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html