Cornish News 1912 Oct - Jefferson County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Nita E. 19 Nov 2006 Return to Jefferson County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/jefferson/jefferson.htm ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CaB.2ACI/853 The Cornish News Cornish, Jefferson County, Oklahoma October 4, 1912 Hewitt News SNOW GREENWOOD from Bowie, Texas was in town visiting his sister ELLA HEATH who was dangerously ill. REV. FOSTER is holding a revival. W. A. TADDOCK of Reck was here on business. MRS. BALLEW of Lone Grove visited MRS. HARPER last week. MR. HANKINS of near Healdton has the misfortune to lose his house by fire. Justice court convened with MRS. ST. JOHN vs JNO. ROWLING, case favored Mrs. St. John and Rowling was bound over for $1,000. MRS. BENNETT is improving from her illness. MRS. DRUMMOND is slowly improving. J. S. WHIE has business in Ardmore. E. W. HORTON of Horton Brothers went to Ardmore. MISS VERA HORTON returned from a stay with her mother in Ardmore who has been very ill. L.L.KIMBRELL'S little daughter has been ill. R. L. HOLT has been on the sick list. BEN STEPHENS of Ardmore came out on business. J. E. TODD of this place and MISS GASAWAY of Simon were married last Sunday morning in Cornish. MR. HOLMAN and MISS HOLLOWAY of near Hewitt were married. W. E SPENC! ER of Reck attended church services here. Old man COALY / COLEY residing 3 ½ miles southwest of town died last Sunday night. E. DONALDSON and others attended court in Ardmore. Atlee News CAP LEWIS of Ryan was here. FRANK NELM moved from the farm to Atlee to work at the gin. MRS. EDWARDS of Walters is spending a few days with her niece MRS. LEWIS KEETON. MRS ELIZZIE GEORGE, who has been visiting her daughter, MRS. J. J. PAYNE of Lehigh, is expected home. T. D. GOLDSMITH of Grady spent Sunday here. W. J. JONES of Centerville, Arkansas is spending a few months with relatives here. W. B. ALLEN and FRANK LEBEAU of Grady left to attend the I.O.O.F convention at Muskogee. Mr. and Mrs. L. FISH attended district court in Waurika. Notice of application for parole to Governor Cruce by J. J. GRAHAM who was convicted of aggravated assault in September 1912 court. W. R. INGRAM of near Healdton exhibited some samples of Egyptian wheat which he says will make 100 bushels per acre. TOY TURNER had business in Waurika. MISS ALTA DENNIS arrived in Cornish to attend school. She will stay with MRS. CHARLES HARRIS during the winter. ED TAYLOR of Asphaltum arrived to attend school. He will stay with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. FRANCIS F. TAYLOR. MRS. A. E. HALL and daughter MISS ROSA HALL of Gainesville are visiting her daughter MRS. JOE BRYAN. MRS. JOE TANNEHILL of McAlester is spending the week with her sister MRS. W. S. FOLSOM. MRS. OLLIE DALY of Bartonville, Arkansas is visiting her parents, Mr. and Ms. W. E. HARWELL. MRS. MINNIE GANN arrived from Mansfield, Louisiana. Her husband will arrive and they will make their home here. J. R. ECKLES and DEAN CUMMINS had business at Waurika. J. H. BETTES, residing four miles north of town, was here on business. The News had a letter from ANDREW HUNTER, who formerly resided here. He is now at Amarillo, Texas and stated that the world was serving him well. CHARLEY KING of Waurika came on business. MONROE HENDERSON, who has made this town for years representing WILLIAMSON-HALSELL-FRAZIER Grocery Co., was here among the merchants. MRS. EVA HATTEN of Westphalia, Kansas arrived to visit her sister MRS. W. F. MCQUAID and her brother PETE MCCANN. WALTER HANCOCK of Ochiltree, Texas is enrolled a pupil here, staying with his sister MRS. HARVEY ALLRED. DR. M. BRADSHAW was called to attend a patient at Hastings. W. H. BAKER of Grady transacted business here. O. B. GRAVLEY was here from Mountain Home and stated that his son ROY picked 206 pounds of cotton. He said the lad gave him the race of his life and that he was only able to outdistance Roy by a few pounds. J.T. CROOM closed a deal with parties at Loco for a farm where he will move as soon as he gathers his crop. Mr. Croom is one of the best citizens of this community and the News regrets he has decided to leave. E. W. WOODS and GEORGE BRYANT were here and left on the mail car for Waurika, taking Mr. Wood's daughter ETTA for treatment. MISS RUBY LONGEST of Petersburg is attending school here, staying with MRS. W. W. WOODWORTH during the winter. T. P. TURNER completed painting T. J. DULANEY'S residence. DR. JOHN DAVIS recently of Atlee now of Hewitt was here on business. DR. W. J. DOSSEY addressed the people of the Mountain Home school district about his candidacy for the legislature. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. BALLEW of Lone Grove and Mrs. LUCIAN HAPRER of Big Pasture area, visited Mr. and Mrs. BOB HARPER. ELISHA THOMAS STEPHENSON of Cornish is adjudged bankrupt… H. A. KERLEY returned from Gainesville where he had surgery for appendicitis some weeks ago. He is getting alone fine. BEN STEPHENS of Ardmore, collector for several businesses in Ardmore, was here collecting and trading horses. T. J. CREEL of Fox was in town with a load of cotton. G. C. FORE of Fox was here with a bale of cotton. MISSES VIDA and JACQUE JACKSON and their baby sister accompanied their mother to attend the state fair at Oklahoma City. MISS VERONA SMALLEY, four miles north of town, enrolled in school and will reside with MRS. J. L. MCKASSON. October 11, 1912 Wind and Rain Damage G. W. JOHNSON, who carries the mail from Cornish to Waurika, informed us that the rain and heavy wind damaged the open cotton in Claypool. The wind lifted the top from W. L. T. HILTON'S barn at Claypool and damaged other buildings. JACK DENNIS, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. DENNIS at Mountain Home, was thrown from a horse, hurt, and unconscious for several hours. W. P. HARWELL was in Waurika on business. Mr. and Mrs. PERRY EARLS are attending the state fair. DR. W. A. WILSON informed us that he saw a span of mules at Fox that are said to be 40 years old. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. WOODS, residing eight miles north, with their children visited Mr. and Mrs. W. L. WOODS here. FLOYD YOUNG, recently of Birmingham, Alabama, accepted a position with BOB HARPER at the barber shop. MISS BERTIE MCCOY received a phone message from her father at Ardmore requesting to come at once as her sister MISS BESSIE was to have surgery for appendicitis at Fort Worth. EARNEST ROWE took MISS BERTIE to Ardmore where she and her father left for Fort Worth. From the Oil City Derrick. P. H. JONES, who resides a few miles north of town, made a trip to Texas and returned with one of the fairest Texas maidens as his bride. A.J. JONES, formerly of Atlee now at Hewitt, moved to Ardmore. He plans to move to southwest Texas in the interests of his health. October 18, 1912 Race Horses Poisoned The three race horses of LUTE JACKSON were given some kind of poison at Ryan, presumably to disable them from racing. … S. O. TALIAFERRO of Leon had business here. JOHN DARNELL and THAD MCKASSON attended the big show at Waurika. J. A. CUMMINS attended the fair at Ryan and transacted business at Fleetwood. DR. L. B. SUTHERLAND of Waurika was called to see J. T. WESTBURY, who is ill at his home five miles southwest of town. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. EARLS returned from Ryan where they were awarded several cash prizes on different farm and garden produce. They received premiums $27.50. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. CONNER and three children were here from Waurika. J. J. POSTON of Waurika had a load of apples here. J. R BURTON of Atlee had business here. Mr. and Mrs. PERCY EARLS visited with Mr. and Mrs. B. B. BECKHAM while at Ryan. They reported that Ben had a narrow escape while they were there. Ben was repairing a windmill, lost his foothold, and fell from the tower, painfully, but not seriously hurt. ROSCOE CROWS writes from Stillwater where he is attending school that he has secured a position where he can earn funds sufficient to pay his pay through school. H. W. WATSON of HARRIS & WATSON left to attend the state fair at Dallas. ELDER HELM, the well known Holiness preacher, will begin a series of meetings at the Bowman School House. J. H. BETTIS, residing eight miles north of town, was here on business. A marriage license was issued to ROBERT HUNT and MISS ETHEL MCCANE, both residing near Hewitt. J. H. SPRAGINS of Ardmore was here on business. W. H. FORE, recently of west Texas, has located here. He is a brother of G. C. FORE, who has lived here for a number of years. Warning Notices >From JOHN DARNELL that no one is to gather or hunt on his land 2 ½ miles north of town. >From SUSIE A. KIDWELL, no one is trespass on her land ½ mile south f town. >From J. R. CROW, no one is to thresh pecans on his premises adjoining Cornish. >From A. A. SHAW, no one is to trespass on his property immediately south of town. >From MRS. BELLE MELTON, no one is gather pecans or trespass on her property 4 ½ miles southeast of town. Hewitt News Mr. CANTRELL is not improving from typhoid. Mr. and Mrs. S. E CANN were presented with a fine ten pound girl last Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. TOM BENNETT of near Healdton had fine ten pound girl last Sunday evening. School started, PROF. HOLCOMB as principal and his sister as assistant. RICHARD SIMMONS was on the sick list. D. D HOLT'S baby was sick. WILLIE BENNETT and family moved into the telephone office and will remain there as Mr. Bennett is the operator. JESSE SUMMERS moved from his "garden spot" Hewitt to Cornish. He says living in a small town like Cornish is tiresome after living in Hewitt. BENNIE DARLING moved again, now living in his father's property in southwest Hewitt. FRANK SCHELLENBERGER and W. H. RLAND made their appearance here from Mexico where they have been living for three or four years. They state they have come back to stay. J. R. ALLEN, Socialist candidate for sheriff, spoke here. MRS. ELLA HEATH is improving some. MR! S. PLYLER is not improving. JOE LOWRY, attending school at Ardmore, is at home for a few days. The little infant of THOMAS BENNETT and wife died the first of the week. GEORGE DRUMMOND visited relatives at Lone Grove. GEORGE SIMMONS was here on business. He just returned from Claremore where he had gone for his health. October 25, 1912 Married PAUL LOWERY and MISS MARY THOMPSON, both residing at Reck, were married at Reck last Sunday. Mr. Lowery is a prosperous young farmer of the Reck community and his bride, a popular young lady, is the daughter of ELDER G.W. THOMPSON, well known here. UNCLE TOM EASON returned to Cornish after an absence of several months in Runnels County, Texas where he has a son. He is looking fine and says that he didn't make up his mind to return until he was convinced that he could whip any man in Cornish and as soon as he loses the flesh and strength acquired while absent, he will return to Texas. GARRETT MAYS of Ryan passed through from Ardmore where he had business. Mr. and Mrs. Z. L. BOLES and Mrs. SPENCER MELTON attended the Texas State Fair in Dallas. ELDER G. W THOMPSON preached at the Christian Church. D. L. MCLAIN of Lehigh finished some business here. He may return here to live after he gathers his crop. JEP STALLINGS of Asphaltum was here on business. MISSES MALLIE JOHNSON and VIDA JACKSON were in Orr to solicit subscriptions for the Oklahoman in the interests of Miss Vida who is endeavoring to secure one of the valuable prizes offered in the Oklahoman contest. EARL MORRIS of Waurika and his brother A. A. MORRIS were here. New Millinery I have just received a choice selection of ladies millinery. I invited my friends to come to my home in North Cornish and inspect my line. Hats trimmed to order. MRS. L. JACKSON. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Jefferson County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/jefferson/jefferson.htm