Free Lance 1906 - Jefferson County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Deborah 30 Jul 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/832 The Free Lance Addington, Indian Territory (Addington, Jefferson County, Oklahoma) J. W. THOMPSON, publisher Friday, October 5, 1906 The City Barber Shop, JOE H. HARRISON, prop., West side Main Street JAMES A. BROWN is the oldest general mercantile dealer in the town of Addington. The News at Home H. L. WELCH returned from a visit in the west. MRS. H. A. HUGHES, who has been ill for the past ten days, is reported convalescent. The MISSES EATON of Rock Island, Illinois, nieces of J. C. SUTHERLAND, are here to visit. MRS. JOHN GARRETSON left last Friday for Hennessey to visit her daughter MRS. JOHNNIE POOL. For sale--an ordinary size two horse hack, but little worn. Will take $20.00 cash for same. Call on T. E. CHISHOLM at the Palace Meat Market. J. A FORMBY has been tendered the marshalship of Addington to succeed T. J. CROSS, resigned. … Mr. Formby has thus far failed to announce his acceptance. B. C. STEELE of the A. D. SMITH Hardware Co. returned Monday from several weeks’ trip taken for recreation in Colorado and New Mexico. He visited mining centers of Colorado. MISS NELLIE THOMASON, who was principal of the Addington school last year and who is now teaching at Boynton, I. T., has been tendered a position as teacher by Supt. BECK of the Chickasaw Nation, at Orr with an offer of $ 55.00 per month. Miss THOMASON enjoys a splendid reputation as a teacher in this part of the country. MRS. FRANK LINDSEY left Saturday to visit her mother at Chickasha. For three hours tomorrow afternoon, S. H. WITHERS will sell goods at auction. MRS. L. J. THOMSON has returned from Boynton where she visited her daughter MRS. BESSIE PERKINS. MRS. HOPKINS, for the past three weeks the guest of her brother, Postmaster KENNEY, left for her home at Oregon, Illinois. T. J. MANIRE left Sunday for Alvord, Texas where he was summoned on account of the serious illness of his brother. M. P. SUTHERLAND, until recently a resident of Addington, but who is now engaged in railroading in Texas with headquarters at Fort Worth, was here visiting his wife and parents, Mr and Mrs. J. C. SUTHERLAND. ========= November 2, 1906 The News at Home MRS. RICHARD SMITH of Temple is the guest this week of her parents, Mr and Mrs. Z. T. ADDINGTON. REV. TURNER of the M. E. Church preached his last sermon for this conference year. T. J. CROSS of Sugden was in Addington. MRS. C. A. PACE, who has been at the bedside of her sister MRS. S. BROWN of Comanche, returned home, reporting Mrs. Brown considerably improved. Mr and Mrs. J. L. KEITH left Friday for a visit to the Texas state fair, after which Mrs. Keith intends visiting relatives until Mr. Keith returns from southwest Texas where he went to inspect some land, with a view of purchasing. JOE HUFFER returned from the Texas state fair. It was the biggest thing of the kind that Joe was permitted to feast upon optically. T. C. HUFFMAN returned from Dublin, Texas, accompanied by Mrs. Huffman. They have taken up their residence in Addington permanently. MOSE LISTER was bitten by a spider Monday. MRS. A. W. BAKER, a former resident of Addington, writing to MRS. JAMES A. BROWN, says ‘We think your Booster Club is all right.’ FRANK LINDSEY returned Monday from a trip to his ranch in west Texas. Mr. Lindsey intended shipping a lot of surplus beef cattle but a scarcity of cars interfered with his plans. Deputy U. S. Marshal FRANK SMITH was in town Monday. Mr and Mrs. H. J. HENSLEY and daughter RUTH returned from a visit to the big fair. Mr and Mrs. T. J. SIDDALL returned Monday from Dallas where they attended the fair. J.W. CHISHOLM has been confined with a severe cold. JOHN EVANS terminated his two weeks visit in Addington a few days ago, returning to his home at Beaver Crossing, Nebraska. Mr. Evans bears his three score years and ten with far more ease than most men who have attained the ripe age. He is as hale as the average man of 55 or 60. MRS. M. A. BOONE caught one of those ‘sweetly scented’ cats known as skunks in a trap Sunday morning. BUCK went over and dispatched the animal with a 50 foot pole, but not until the atmosphere for three blocks around had been ladened with an aroma suggestive of the hell fire and brimstone that the old time camp meeting exhorters used to tell us about. R. E. WHITE has returned from a week trip to New Mexico. He exercised his right as an American citizen while there and filed on a quarter section of alnd. Mr. White says it’s the prettiest country he ever saw. He’s caught the fever, too, you see. This ‘New Mexico or bust’ fever is an infectious disease. O. S. V. ROSS, representing the Daily Times-Journal of Oklahoma City, was in Addington, The Times-Journal is one of the fairest Republican newspapers in the new state. DR. HOWARD MCKINNEY and family of Berwyn are guests of his brother LESS MCKINNEY of this place. We are told the doctor contemplates locating in Addington. DR. J. N. CAHOON with his family has arrived and pitched his tent permanently in our midst. DR. J. W. MOORE, his partner, is adjusting his affairs at Atlee, preparatory to moving to Addington and locating. R. D. WILLIAMS sustained quite a severe cut and bruise just over the left eye Sunday evening. MESSRS. PACE & GARRETSON have bought the cotton yard business of J.W. BROWN, and now they have a monopoly intheir lien. ========= Friday, November 9, 1906 To Build a Town--editorial Heirloom in Family Bible Shawnee: F. A . KOEHLER, an employee of the Rock Island railroad here, has in his possession an heirloom which has descended from father to son in his family from 1719. It is a Bible, printed in the Gutenberg text and is 24 inches in length and 18 inches in width and 8 inches in thickness. The book is bound in wooden covers half an inch thick, with calf skin over the wood. The book is one which has great interest to antiquarians as a specimen of the days when the art of printing was in its infancy. Another interesting relic now owned in Oklahoma is one of the five solid silver medals issues by Act of Congress in 1793 to commemorate distinguished services rendered to the colonies during the revolutionary war. It is owned by JUDGE DE LESDENIER of Gotebo and was presented to one of his ancestors. It will weight nearly half pound. Upon one side is a picture of George Washignton presenting the pipe of peace to an Indian, while the other is an eagle with out stretched wings. Judge DeLesdernier came to Oklahoma nearly 40 years ago and has resided in the territory ever since. Will Wipe Out a Town South McAlester: In deciding the case of the San Bois Coal Company vs. T. F. MALLOY et al, Judge W. H. H. CLAYTON at Poteau was forced to render a judgment which will result in the practical abolition of one of the most thriving little town in the new state, the settlement of Chant City. Chant City is built on segregated lands and upon a lease belonging to the Sans Bois Coal Company. This town has a population of 1000... The News at Home R. D. BARLOW of VAUGHT Farm, 8 miles west, was in town. BONE WOOLSEY of Woolsey, I. T. was over Tuesday. HARRY SHARP, after a long illness from fever, is out again. JOE HUFFER of the City Drug Store would like to have you liquidate that little account. MRS. S. H. WITHERS left Monday to visit relatives at Wichita, the best town in Kansas. ELDER LAFAYETTE NORRIS will preach in the Baptist Church in Addington. Mr and Mrs. DON CAMPBELL of Terral visited in Addinton. They were the guests of Mr and Mrs. BILLY CAMPBELL. J. B. HOWARD of Ryan was in Addington yesterday. Until recently he was connected with the Times-Democrat at Ryan, but he has now embarked in the picture business. With a first class photographer’s equipment, he and a partner intend touring the country. J. G. GOFORTH went to Chickasha. ED GARRETSON and wife were trading here. B. O. ADDINGTON of Chickasha was in town. J. L. KEITH accompanied by Mrs. Keith returned hoem. WILL CHISHOLM and LUTHER BOREN were each poisoned in some manner a few days ago. It came near being a case of blood poisoning. J. F. COPELAND of Comanche, the defeated candidate for the Constitutional convention, spoke at the Odd Fellows hall Monday. He is an entertaining speaker and an affable gentleman. T. C. HUFFMAN, who recently purchased the confectionary and short order business of R. M. GOLDMAN, has an ad in today’s paper. S. H. HANCOCK of Waurika was a pleasant caller at this office, particularly pleasant because he enrolled his name on the Lance’s subscription book. DR. HOWARD MCKINNEY, who has been the guest of his brother LESS for two weeks, returned to Berwyn. Mr and Mrs. J. L. EVANS varied the monotony of the life of country bankers during the cotton season and went north on the Rock Island. Last Sunday afternoon, CHARLIE ADAMS and MISS ELSIE KERKSIECK and ED PACE and MISS STELLA KERKSICK and a bridal party met REV. HORAE BENNETT about two miles north of town and were married. Quite a number of friends were with them. After the ceremony, the party returned to town, repairing to the home of Mr and Mrs. J. H. PACE where a splendid supper was served. The contracting parties are well liked here where everybody knows them. They were the recipients of many presents, a list of which we have, but to save our soul, we can’t get them in today’s paper. MISS COPELAND, a printer girl, whose home is at Comanche, was in Addington Monday evening. She drove down to hear her father speak, accompanied by a fine looking young gentleman whose name we have forgotten. Miss Copeland is her father’s right hand man in the News office. She’s pretty and, it goes without saying, she’s intelligent, for she ‘was raised in a printing office.’ Last Saturday was ‘Booster’ Day in Addington. Between 200 and 300 of our country relations were in town and assured us they still loved us. … ========= Friday, November 16, 1906 Finger Amputated Tuesday afternoon, DR. C. E. ELDER, assisted by DR. BARTLEY of Comanche and DR. J. N. CAHOON of this place, performed a surgical operation upon the person of J. J. BIGBEE, removing the forefinger and a part of the right hand. Two or three days previously, Mr. Bigbee had been bitten on the finger… gangrene set in… Ś The News at Home CARL CRAWFORD of Fort Worth was here Sunday. C. LEATHERMAN was a Comanche visitor. REV. M. R. HARMON, recently called to the pastorate of the Baptist Church at this place, will preach here next Sunday. JOE HARRISON transacted business in Hastings. R. M. GOLDEN and E. A. ARNOLD left for Big Pasture country prospecting. J. S. SHELLY and T. G. WAUGH returned from near Chickasha. They have been constructing a dwelling house on one of DR. MINTER’S places, intended for occupancy by Mr. SHELBY’s widowed sister, MRS. S. G. HILL. It will be remembered that Mr. Hill was killed a month ago in a wagon yard at Chickasha. The trial for his slayer is set for the 26th of this month. J. S. SHELLY did us a kind turn yesterday morning, fixed the front door of this establishment so that one can close it without a thousand pounds of pressure, and so the cold north winds can’t penetrate between the doors. Arrested on Suspicion Monday afternoon, Sheriff BRYANT and Deputy Sheriff WYNN of Cleveland County got off the train at this place and two or three of us who had lived in that county once upon a time ‘skidooed’ for tall timber. But these guardians of the peace were on the trail of a band of horse-traders, termed sometimes, “Irish Gypsies.” Tuesday morning, the objects of their search drove into town. They submitted quietly to detention, claiming they were guiltless of any wrong,… But anyway, the officers left the same day for Norman, taking with them the captain-general of the outfit, while the balance of the party are encamped near town awaiting results. A few weeks ago, the lifeless body of an old man was found hidden in a haystack between Noble and Lexington. The remains were supposed to have been those of old man SCURLOCK, the same whom the officers took back with hem. Sheriff BRYANT, upon finding the supposed murdered man alive, was at a loss to know h! ow to proceed and telegraphed for instructions from Norman. He was told to take SCURLOCK to Norman. It is certain a murder was committed. Scurlock and his crowd were in the vicinity at the time, they had a row among themselves, split, one party heading north, the other coming this way…. Investigation will doubtless bring to light the facts. The News at Home MISS BELLE BOONE of Waurika visited her mother here. NEWTON RICE and crew of Cornish were here shipping cattle. MRS. STELLA PACE of Madden Grove was here visiting friends. MISS SIDNEY HORTON left to visit her sister MRS. EVANS at Marlow. JAMES HEADRICK and wife of Pauls Valley are visiting the family of J. T. CECIL this week. The old man SCURLOCK, who was arrested here last week and taken to Norman on suspicion of having been involved in a recent murder in Cleveland County, has been released and exonerated. R. M. GOLDEN disposed of his cotton holdings this week, pocketing something like $100 profit. PROF. WILCOX of the Texas school house neighborhood, was here Thursday. He says his part of the country is figuring on installing a rural telephone system and that his people are desirous of getting in touch with Addington that they may have secured the fair prices paid here for farm products. MRS. COBB and daughter MISS BETTIE of Ryan visited friends here this week. MRS. W. W. KETCHUM of Ringgold is visiting her sister MRS. ROBERT SOUTHWARD this week. MISS PAULINE HESSER of Denison, Texas is visiting friends at Waurika and will visit here before returning home. A little child of Mr and Mrs. C. C. CAMPBELL died last Sunday night. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of a large circle of friends. WILLIAM KRAUSE, a former resident of Addington, now of Fort Worth, has been here this week. It is said that Mr. Krause thinks some of moving his father’s store building from Addington to Fort Worth. SAMUEL W. SALOMON of Wallville and MISS MAUDIE WEST of Cornish were married at the hotel in Addington last Friday afternoon, ELDER J. W. BROWN officiating. The parties were strangers here but Mr. Brown says the bride was the prettiest girl that he remembers to have been called upon to ⠀˜tie up’ since his residence. A. D. SMITH returned from four weeks visit to his parents at Beloit, Kansas and the transaction of business at St. Joe, Mo., and other points. Drug Store Burglarized For the second time in Addington’s history, a burglary occurred within the sacred precincts of the pretty little town … place of JOE HUFFER at the City Drug Store… Ś WILL STAMBROUGH of Waurika and MISS GUSSIE TRICE of Hastings drove to ELDER J. W. BROWN’s Sunday morning, alighted from their buggy, hitched their team, knocked and were admitted to the house, produced the proper credentials, and requested they be made inseparable in so far as the man of God had authority so to do. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Jefferson County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/jefferson/jefferson.htm