Rush Springs Landmark Oct 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, 4 October 1913 ACME GLEANINGS Ralph Talley was in Rush Springs last Saturday. Mrs. Bible has been on the sick list the past week. Mrs. James will conduct prayer meeting this Sunday evening. Mrs. Percivil went to Marlow last Friday to attend the wedding of Miss Kate Percivil. Mrs. Joe Dempsey, M. and Mrs. Payne and Miss Trudy Ruff took in the Carnival last week. Robert Edwards was on the sick list last week. J. H. Cafe and Mack Base left last Friday for Sulphur, Oklahoma. They wo;; be awau fpr several days. Calvin Long is running the engine at the Acme gin. WILLIAM BUSBY IS DEAD First Citizen of McAlester Succumbs to Operation McAlester - William Busby, McAlester's most widely recognized public benefactor, distinguished citizen, coal operator and former newspaper man, is dead. He died following a protracted suffering from diabetes which was brought to a crisis three weeks ago by the development of carbuncles, necessitating a surgical operation. For a time it was not believed his condition was serious, but a second operation had to be performed and from that time he gradually weakened. He was a thirty-third degree Mason, a member of the order for twenty- seven years, and since 1909 had been sovereign grand inspector general for the state of Oklahoma, prior to that time and after 1904 having held the same position in the Masonic order of the old Indian Territory. He built and owned the Busby Hotel and the Busby Theater, structures costing $200,000 and $150,000 respectively; established the Choctaw Railway and Lighting plant, of whch he was president at the time of his death. SPRAY FROM THE SPRINGS Miss Sellers and Mrs. Burns visited Oklahoma City this week. L. W. Long and M. M. Turner visited the county seat on Tuesday. Hnery Jones has a big ad in this issue. He is reliable and will do all he promises. Mrs. Hartman, of Kansas, is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. A. N. Murphy. Misses Jettie Driggs and Ada Reeves were guests of Mrs. J. S. Jones the past week. Among the visitors to the State Fair were Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Coyle and Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Leftwich; also T. E. Rice. B. O. Lindsey, the druggist took a much needed rest Monday by visiting the Fair at Oklahoma City. Dr. Bentley and wife are in Oklahoma City this week, having an operation performed on their little girl. While chasing a masculine bovine in his pasture this week Dr. Finley was badly shaken up when his horse jumped a ditch. A marriage license was issued at Chickasha this week to Otto F. Underwood and Miss Emma Randolph, both of Rush Springs. Sam McGranahan, a Rush Springs boy, recently located in Chickasha, took unto himself a wife last Sunday. As he sent us no invitation to be present at the wedding, we are unable to give a full description of the affair, but wish him and his bride the usual good luck. Mrs. J. D. Beeson presented The Landmark family with a fine basket of fruit during Carnival week, the finest we have seen. The grapes, apples, peaches and plums are all good advertisement for Rush. J. T. Morris, of Sterling, a Confederate veteran, and S. H. Jackson renew their subscriptions to The Landmark while Mrs. Ed Coyle is a new subscriber. ASSIGNED TEACHERS Names below are those of the teachers assigned to schools around Rush: Acme - Charles Beeson, assisted by Mrs. Dave Cox. Little Rush - W. L. McGranahan Oak Grove - Miss Volena Rice Slaton's Ranch - Miss Myrtle Haynes Kechi Hills - Miss Lethea Burleson Sperling - Miss Lottie Bailey Star - Miss Mary Cambron The Landmark, 11 October 1913 DUNN - COFFMAN The marriage of Noah Dunn and Miss Vera Coffman, both of Rush Springs is announced. Their marriage was a surprise to their friends. Both are well known in Rush and Acme, where Mr. Dunn resides. They have the good wishes of friends in both places. SAD DEATH George Pursely, aged 15, son of Commissioner Pursely, who resides east of Rush, was accidentally killed last Sunday. In company with others he was out riding when his horse stumbled and fell down. His injury was such that he died almost instantly. Friends here in Rush and elsewhere sympathize with the family. Death is always sad but when it comes instantly and snuffs out the life of the young is pathetic. CULTURE CLUB Mrs. R. S. Cox was hostess and leader. Roll call answered with quotations from Chaucer. Paper - "The Development of Middle English Literature," Mrs. Childress; "The Age of Chaucer," Mrs. Dawkins; "March of Events in England during the Nineteenth Century," Mrs. E. Crittenden: Review of Last Lesson in the History pf English Literature, by leader. After literary program there was music and half hour's social chat. Next meeting will be with Mrs. J. L. Coyle, October 21. UP AMONG THE ANGELS This is a true story, says the Downs News; Mrs. Priscilla Bottorf, who died last week, has long been a subscriber of the News. It was her custom to pay for it a year at a time. When her subscription expired February 14th, this year, she came to the office and renewed but for six months. She was asked if she wanted the paper stopped at the expiration of that time. With a faint smile she replied: "I expect that will be as long as I need it." Her subscription expired August 14, 1913. She died that night. NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE By virtue of and execution to me directed and delivered, issued out of the district court of Grady County, Oklahoma, in an action in said court wherein R. S. Cox is plaintiff and S. C. Blake and Ida Blake are defendants, I will on the 21st day of October, 1913, at the hour of 10 o'clock a.m., of the said day, at the front door of the First National Bank in Rush Springs in the county aforesaid, offer at public sale and sell to the highest bidder, for cash in hand, the following described property, to-wit: An undivided one-fourth interest in and to eleven (11) acres of cotton; 1 two horse buggy; 1 two horse surrey; 1 box of carpenter's and plumber's tools; 1 gasoline engine; said property having been levied on as the property of said S. C. Blake and Ida Blake, ahd taken on execution in favor of R. S. Cox. Dated this 9th day of October, 1913. John C. Lewis, Sheriff By L. W. Jones, Deputy SPRAY FROM THE SPRINGS Hodge Bailey is one of the jurors at Chickasha. Mrs. M. M. Turner has been quite sick this week. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Cox had a pleasant visit with friends at Chickasha at the week's end. Mrs. Ed Perry, of Coalgate, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. M. Bentley. Mrs. Schiemann, wife of the Superintendent of schools, has been on the sick list the past week. Deputy Sheriff Walter Jones arrested on Monday a young man from Addington charged with statutory rape. Visitors to Chickasha this week: Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Harper, L. W. Long, Dr. Finley and Miss Fannie Camp, who has enrolled in the college there. A postcard from Mrs. D. H. McCarthy announces that she is now sojourning at El Centro, California and sends her good wishes, etc, to friends. The postcard is a beautiful picture - a palm garden. She is enjoying herself. A good story is told on "Uncle Jimmy" Jones and L. B. Barksdale. One traded the other a watch that wouldn't run for a gun that wouldn't stand hitched. When the gun was placed in a corner it concluded to go off and unloaded itself through the roof. Mrs. J. M. Bentley has returned from Oklahoma City, where she went to have an operation performed on her little girl. It was a success. T. P. Williams and J. A. Pate renew their subscription to The Landmark while J. C. Clarke and J. M. Pate, of Grand Saline, Texas and P. Stifflemire are subscribers. The Landmark, 18 October 1913 SCHOOL NOTES The school is progressing nicely and anyone who will come and see us work can't doubt the assurance of a good school here this winter. Pearl and Alma Baker and Robert Barry are three new pupils recently added to the ninth grade. The eleventh grade is reported to be doing especially good work in physics on account of the new laboratory, of which they are very proud. We have the best basket ball teams in the county and the boys are practicing for some games in the near future with Comanche and other towns. Miss Young reports some of her sixth grade pupils to be doing extra good work and some have made 100 per cent in English grammar. Some say they had rather let some books alone as they seem just too hard to understand. Call on Etta Penn or Ruth Smith to explain. G. B. worsahm SPRAY FROM THE SPRINGS Harris Mullican, of Chickasha, visited his parents last Sunday. Mr. Dykes and family from Frederick, Oklahoma, are new comers to our town. Mrs. Bond, of Comanche, was a guest of Mrs. C. W. Harper this week. Miss Fowler, a former teacher has been a guest of Mrs. Cox for several days this week. A. N. Murphy visited Oklahoma City last week and attended the I.O.O.F. lodge meeting. Mrs. Anderson, of Chickasha, was among the visitors this week to Rush. W. L. Winter and Louis Wigham are new subscribers to The Landmark this week. Miss Carmen Hampton and Fannie Camp who are attending school at Chickasha were home visitors Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. John H. Williams, of Little Rush, was a pleasant caller at The Landmark office on Tuesday. The Ladies Aid Society had a quilting bee at Mrs. Ed Coyle's Monday. They are working to pay off a church debt. The erection of the Tadlock schoolhouse, northwest of town, was commenced Wednesday, W. A. Forman contractor. A Meachem, one of Enid's prominent lawyers, speaks of locating in Rush on account of its a good water and other etceteras. E. W. Dent, cashier of the First National Bank, has been honored by Gov. Cruce with a commission as delegate to the National Conservative Congress at Washington City. A good appointment. While en route from singing convention The Landmark family stopped to see their old friends, John Dixon and wife. They have a comfortable country home. We regret that they were absent. The Methodist church looks well with its new coat of paint. R. E. Harris had the contract and he made a liberal discount. Woman's Missionary Society paid one-half the debt. Mrs. F. C. Blakely, of Oklahoma City, was in Rush on Tuesday. The family is now making arrangements to locate in the State of Montana. A. N. Murphy offers his farm near Rush Springs for sale. Here is a good opening for someone to locate permanently in the best part of Oklahoma, When your eyesight is impaired or not what it ought to be it will pay you to consult Dr. A. A. Robertson at Marlow. He will give you relief. The Landmark, 25 October 1913 "UNCLE JOHN" HERE Yes, Uncle John Coyle of Rush Springs is here today. Everyone who knows him well, knew that he would be here. It's circus day. Uncle John never missed a circus that stopped at Chickasha, according to Eugene Hamilton, who has known him many years. Mr. Hamilton introduced Mr. Coyle to Judge Bailey today as "the smallest boy in Grady County." Express SCHOOL NOTES Lamois Crittenden missed Friday and Tuesday out of school to visit his brother Homer at Fort Worth and attend the Dallas Fair. Miss Young, teacher of the 5th and 6th grades, has resigned and Miss Eva Riggins has taken her place. Three of the Bond boys who recently moved here from Comanche have started to school. Thermon entered the 10th grade, Ira the 8th grade and Joe the 4th grade. ACME GLEANINGS Mrs. Bible's mother and sister who have been visiting in Acme for some time left for their home at Winfield, Kansas, last Tuesday. Mrs. Bible accompanied them as far as Oklahoma City. Miss Iva and Walter James are on the sick list at this writing. Mr. Johnson, from near Marlow, was visiting his son Carl last Saturday and Sunday, returning home Sunday evening. Mrs. Ruff had two sisters visiting her last week, one from Texas and the other from Ninnekah. Hodge Bailey attended court at Chickasha several days last week as a juror. Mr. Wierham was transacting business in Acme last Friday. He says they will begin work again in about ten days on the oil well at his place, George Randolph and family spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Steger. Mr. Miller was in Chickasha last week on business. Jim Seay was in Cement last Saturday and Sunday visiting home folks and somebody else. School beings November 3 at Acme with Charles Beeson and principal and Mrs. Dave Cox Assistant. Bertie and Mae Coleman were visiting with Mrs. Bible last Sunday. Mrs. G. A. Jack, who has been operated on in a hospital at Fort Worth, Texas, still continues very ill. Many friends sympathize with the family. SALARIES OF GRADY COUNTY OFFICIALS Allowed at last meeting of Board of Comissioners: Oscar Simpson, County Attorney - $190.00 B. F. Holding, Assistant County Attorney - $100.00 W. T. Cloud, County Treasurer - $173.33 H. N. Mullican, Deputy County Treasurer - $75.00 W. W. Haynes, Assistnat County Treasurer - $60.00 F. P. Bradley, County Clerk - $173.33 Ross Cox, Deputy County Clerk - $75.00 J. T. Hill, Register Deeds - $173.33 D. C. Hart, Deputy Register Deeds, $65.00 Willa Johnson, Assistant Register Deeds - $60.00 J. E. Phillips, Undersheriff - $75.00 J. C. Lewis, Sheriff - $190.00 Berry Williamson, Jailer - $60.00 J. D. Chastain, Commissioner, District 2 - $54.17 W. M. Pursley, Commissioner, District 3 - $54.17 S. A. Glotfelter, Commissioner, District 1 - $54.17 G. F. Newell, County Superintendent - $133.33 Dave Guthridge, Assistant County Superintendent - $50.00 H. A. Cranwell, County Surveyor - $25.00 J. A. Ambrister, County Physician - $50.00 Minnie Martin, Assistant County Treasurer - $40.00 V. H. Hulen, County Assessor - $828.72 Total warrants drawn for September $2,759.55 Previously drawn - $4,258.97 Available - $29,000.00 Balance October 1 - $21,981.48 SPRAY FROM THE SPRINGS Dr. Gerard, of Ninnekah, visited Rush on Tuesday. G. W. McCown, of Purdy, is visiting his sons George and Jim. C. W. Harper was a business visitor to Chickasha on Thursday. R. S. Cox and wife visited relatives in Duncan last Sunday. J. S. Jones, who has been summering in California is at home. Mrs. V. Simpson is visiting the Dallas Fair and relatives in Grayson County, Texas. Mrs. Sperling, of Duncan, sister-in-law of Frank Sperling, is on a visit to Rush. Dr. Hampton has not been enjoying his usual good health for the past two or three weeks. Florence and Gladys Huntley visited her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Burke, at Chickasha this week. Born to the wife of R. L. Glover a fine boy. The Glover family now consists of six girls and one boy, a lively family. Miss Lela Wegner has gone to Chickasha, where she goes to perfect herself in music and shorthand. List of renewals to The Landmark the past week: L. B. Lester, J. H. Williams, H. H. Irwin, I. R. Mullican and Dr. E. E. Morris, of East Bernstadt, Kentucky. R. L. Glover, who has purchased the ten-thousand dollar stock of goods heretofore owned by Pettit & Lamb, has a big advertisement in this issue in which he tells the people of the many good things he ahs in store for them. Dr. E. E. Morris, of East Bernstadt, Kentucky, sends The Landmark two dollars on subscription and among other things writes: "I think so often of what The Landmark had done for Rush Springs and hope everyone appreciates it as much as I do." S. M. Jolley, a farmer west of Rush, gathered two 350 pound bales of cotton from three acres, and thinks he would have made over a bale to the acre if the season had been an ordinary one. Miss Mamie Dawkins lest last Saturday to visit her brother and attend the Dallas Fair. She may extend her visit to relatives at other points. T. H. Worsham and Mrs. Ed Rice are now taking iniatory (?) steps for the erection of brick structures on Blakely Avenue. CULTURE CLUB Mrs. J. L. Coyle was hostess and leader of the club last Tuesday. Program: Roll call, answered with quotations from Shakspeare; Paper, The Renaisance, Mrs. Cox; From the Assession of Henry VIII to that of Elizabeth, Mrs. Rockhold; Representative Prose and Verse in Elizabethan Age, Mrs. Kiernes; Development of the English Drama, Mrs. J. L. Coyle. The official call to the club to attend the financial meeting of the State Federation of Woman's Clubs of Oklahoma was read and discussed. It will meet at Tulsa November 11, 12, 13 and 14. Next meeting of the club will be with Mrs. John Coyle on November 4. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html