Rush Springs Landmark Sep 1914 - 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, 7 March 1914 ACME GLEANINGS J. H. Smith and Hodge Bailey were in Chickasha several days this week. T. A. Bible returned from Oklahoma City Sunday where he had been for several days on business for the Plaster Company. Mrs. L. W. Steger was on the sick list several days the first of the week. B. H. Odell drilled five wells in Acme last week, four of them for the Dunn family. I call that going the water route. Jess Percival was in Marlow several days this week. Att Miller is building a new house in East Acme this week. May Coleman is on the sick list at this writing. Harry James, after twelve months absence, has taken his old position back as team foreman at the Plaster mill the first of the month. Harry says farming is too slow for him. Arthur Dotson left Acme last week for Kansas City. He will go from there to Fort Dodge, Iowa. Rev. Allen of Rush Springs will preach at Acme the second Sunday, March 14. G. H. Swihart was in Acme last Wednesday on business. E. Hamilton, Lawyer, Chickasha, Oklahoma 225 1-2 Chickasha Avenue - Referee in bankruptcy for five years. Assistant United States Attorney for two years. Practices in all the courts. Office over Chickasha National Bank. SPRAY FROM THE SPRINGS J. T. Morris has returned from a visit to Ardmore. While there he visited the Confederate Home, which has about eighty inmates, who are well pleased with their surroundings. This The Landmark is glad to hear, as there is nothing too good for the old Confeds. John Sebastian, a one time Rock Island agent has passed over the "great divide." His name and that of W. L. Allen's are familiar in The Landmark office as those of some our townsmen. For twenty years past this paper has made a yearly contract with one of them. Peace to his ashes. SPRAY FROM THE SPRINGS After a prolonged absence Ed Coyle is again at home. John Kiernes is making and addition to his home west of town. Dr. Finley's father, from Texas is up on a visit to his son and family. Mrs. J. M. Bentley and daughter Mary left Thursday for a visit to her sister in Coalgate. R. H. Dunn of Acme, renews his subscription to The Landmark. Hardy Lindsey, who has been rusticating of late on the ranch of L. W. Long, one of our cattle barons, amusing himself by punching cows on the prairie, was in town Saturday. "Dick" Bailey, son of W. H. Bailey, having reached that age where he finds life too slow and monotonous in a village town has concluded to become a "bold soldier boy" by enlisting in the United States Army. A young man who wants to live to a good old age have food, clothing and medical attendance furnished free, with little or no work and very little danger, if any, of being killed, should join the army or navy. E. Hamilton, lawyer, has his card in this issue of The Landmark. Mr. Hamilton has been a resident of Chickasha for twenty years, is a man of ability, well versed and gives the best that is within him when entrusted with business. "Uncle Johnny" Moore, who has been a resident of and around Rush Springs for twenty or more years, was taken to Chickasha Thursday night to have his sanity and ability to care for himself looked into before Judge Williams previous to confinement in the asylum at Norman. L. F. Coffman, of Rush and Mrs. Alice King, of Dawson, Texas, are new subscribers to The Landmark. J. D. Beeson left Saturday to attend the funeral of his brother John at the Soldiers' Home, Leavenworth, Kansas. R. E. Rice, one of our well known merchants, reports business on a satisfactory basis. He has been in business in Rush for one year the present month. J. C. King, one of Rush Creek's live farmers, had a runt pig which he permitted to run at large and rustle for itself, feeding it occasionally. It is now ten months old and weighs 370 pounds. O. E. Morris of Duncan, representative of Stephens County and a prominent figure in the fourth legislature, has been charged with inflicting such injuries upon J. W. Paul, a real estate man of that town, as to cause Paul's death. The Landmark, 14 March 1914 ISSUE MISSING The Landmark, 21 March 1914 CLUB RECEPTION Mrs. Childress was at home to the Culture Club from 3 to 5 o'clock Thursday evening, in honor of Mrs. H. P. Ellis of Stuart, Oklahoma, a former member of the club. With music and chat on books, religion and music the hours passed quickly by. Refreshment of fruit, cake and grape juice was served. The blizzard kept some away. Those present enjoyed meeting with Mrs. Ellis. OKLAHOMA GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIM Elk City, Oklahoma, March 17 - Twice thrown in jail, knocked in the head by thugs, and twice robbed of all his money, all on one brief trip to California, was the bitter experience of D. C. Coffman, 61 years old, who has come back to his farm near here and declares he will stay there in future. In February, Mr. Coffman left for California, and while eating supper in a restaurant at Denver he was arrested by detectives, and thrown in jail on a charge of murdering a man in the very state to which he was bound. Through an acquaintance he established his identity and was released. In San Francisco he was set upon by thugs, who beat him up and robbed him and he was compelled to wire home for funds to return. At El Paso he ventured across the river to Juarez to see the sights, where he was arrested as a spy, thrown in jail for three days, after which all his valuables were confiscated and he was given 15 cents to get out of the country with. After paying his street care fare across the river he had a nickel for his expenses until he reached Elk City. Mr. Coffman declared Oklahoma is good enough for him. SPRAY FROM THE SPRINGS Mrs. A. N. Murphy has been on the sick list the past week. Mrs. L. P. Bumpers entertained a number of school boys and girls last Friday night. H. W. Kinnard is now occupying his old position in the post office. He makes a good official. Ross Cox and Wattie Forman, two Chickasha officials, were visitors last Sunday. Mrs. M. M. Turner has returned from a visit to Pond Creek. She was well pleased with the town. Dr. Finley reports two births this week. One in the family of Wiley Bess and the other in Mr. Lowery. Judge Meachen will trade fifty acres of pretty good land with a four roomed house, in Montague County, Texas, six miles from good railroad town, for residence property in Rush Springs. Will give or take difference. Quite a party of young people including Misses Stevens, Kincaid, Harper, Joe Slaton attended to play Shepherd of the Hills at Chickasha last Monday. Joe Mc Donald, assistant cashier of the First State Bank, was among the visitors to Chickasha on Tuesday. Mrs. Sanders opening day for millinery last Saturday was a success. Crowds of ladies attended throughout the day. R. E. Davenport, candidate for County Judge, was a pleasant visitor last Saturday. He is a pleasant gentleman and will poll many votes. The Landmark, 28 March 1914 ACME GLEANINGS Robert Edwards has completed his new house and moved into same. This makes three new houses built in Acme in the month of March. Mrs. Bibles has returned from Oklahoma City and was found at her post teaching the Sunday school last Sunday. Tom Moore and family attended church last Sunday at Acme. G. H. Swihart and family attended church last Sunday. Tom Archer was in Oklahoma City last week. Mr. Ruff and Roy Steger and family spent several days at Cement last week. Robert Edwards' brother-in-law from Marlow has moved to Acme. Mrs. Cheny and sons left last week for Knox County, Texas where they will make their future home. Rosco Payne and wife were visiting southwest of Acme last Sunday and Monday. L. P. Bumpers, of Rush Springs, attended church at Acme last Sunday. Acme surely has on of the best rural schools in Grady County. Conducted by Prof. Beeson and Mrs. Dave Cox. Mrs. James is on the sick list at this writing. SPRAY FROM THE SPRINGS B. H. Hillebrand, a discharged soldier, committed suicide at Chickasha, going by the pistol route. A note was found on his person addressed to Miss Aggie Phillips of Fort Sill saying, "you must answer for this." C. McCormick is enlarging his business by adding more room. Prof. Schiemann accompanied the basketball team to Chickasha Friday. Lucile Lindsey entertained her little friends with afternoon party last Saturday. Misses Ethel Harper and Mattye Dawkins visited Marlow last Tuesday. Mrs. Judge Meachen is up visiting with friends at Rush Springs. Mrs. L. P. Bumpers left Monday to attend her mother, who is quite ill with pneumonia. George McCown has been confined to his home for the past week with catarrhal fever. W. L. Hawpe received a telegram Monday morning announcing the death of his brother at Dallas, Texas. Mrs. H. P. Ellis, after a week's visit with parents and friends, has returned to her home in Stuart. U. W. Sailee, L. F. Coffman and Barney Blue are new subscribers while L. P. Bumpers and A. D. Smith have renewed their subscriptions. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html