The Orphan's Home Journal 1905 Mar 30 - Jefferson County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Deborah 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/822 The Orphan's Home Journal Cornish, Indian Territory later Cornish, Jefferson County, Oklahoma G. H. BRATCHER, president; B. G. TAYLOR, vice-president; U. G. WILKINSON, secretary; W. S. WOLVERTON, treasurer; M. E. HARRIS, editor and manager. Thursday, March 30, 1905 Vol. II, No. 3 A City of Progress--article describing the advantages of Cornish written by R. F. RICHARDSON. Red Oak Items REV. GARVIN preached here Saturday and Sunday. MRS. HILL left Wednesday for Milford, Texas where she will visit her daughter MRS. FRANK COOK. She was also accompanied by MISS SADIE to Fort Worth. MRS. WATSON and children of Healdton attended church here. MRS. ROSE received a telephone message Friday calling her to the beside of her sick brother at Foster. MISS CLARA MORGAN of Cornish is spending the week with MISS WILLIE NEWTON. The small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. MILLER is quite sick. Elections Popular Ticket For Mayor: E. C. BRATCHER, J. A. CUMMINS For Marshal; TOM ALRED, D. E. "PONY" CARPENTER, J. A. SHAW For Recorder: ELLIS THOMPSON, W. J. CLOWDUS For Assessor: OTTO DULANEY, CLAUD WILKERSON For Treasurer; F. M. TAYLOR, W. L. CORNISH For Aldermen: CLAUDE DULANEY, W. C. HOGAN, G. W. THOMPSON, T. J. DULANEY, J. W. WILKERSON, J. J. CLOUGHLEY, J. L. MCKASSON, W. P. EARLS, WILLIAM DULANEY A Well Arranged Ticket The following persons were selected for city offices of Cornish at the business men's club Wednesday night this week: Mayor J. A. CUMMINS Recorder W. J. CLOWDUS Assessor and collector O. DULANEY Treasurer W. L. CORNISH City attorney S. P. TUCKER Marshal TOM ALRED Aldermen: J. J. CLOUGHLEY, G. W. THOMPSON, J. L. MCCASSON, W. P. EARLS, WILLIAM DULANEY MISS WILLIE NEWTON of Red Oak and MISS GEORGIA BENNETT were shopping in Cornish Saturday. R. A. JONES can sell you bedsteads, chairs, tables, mattresses, ands springs cheaper than any other dealer in town, Ardmore. W. E. WILLIAMS carries a nice line of dry goods and groceries at Cornish. The big new store at the wagon yard. We handle new goods, dry goods, groceries, and hardware at saving prices. We sell the McCormick binder and moors and their attachments, also hay-rakes. Everything guaranteed. M. F. EARLS at Cornish. New spring millinery. MRS. M. E. SPURGINS, swell millinery at Ardmore. FAGAN & PHILIPS Blacksmiths, H. P. FAGAN and J. P. PHILIPS at Cornish. How Is This? We propose to sell you anything you might want as cheap as anybody. We carry in stock anything you want in dry goods or grocery line, clothing, shoes, hats, caps, notions, etc. S. SHAW Listen! Livery and feed stable, the finest and best stable. R. E. ADDINGTON. STEPHENS, KENNERLY & SPRAGINS, managed by J. B. SPRAGINS at Ardmore. The Bargain House. L. D. MASON at Ardmore. Oswalt, I. T. March 1, 1905 Editor the Orphan's Home Journal Sir, please find enclosed one dollar for subscription on your most welcome paper. I think it is a good family Journal. J. W. MCCLUSKEY Ed. M. E. HARRIS Cornish, I. T. Dear Bro. I met you some two or three years ago at WALTER WYATT's and from some cause, you have my name and are sending me your paper. I like it quite well and feel the fellowship and sincerely hop the Lord will make you very strong in this work. Let the paper still come. I send $1.00 for same. When you are ready to build, I will want to help in the good work. I am glad you thought enough of God to deny sectarianism. If I should undertake anything of the kind, I would undertake it in the name of the Lord alone and again I say "God bless you." Very truly P. R. PROFFER Gainesville, Texas Sneed, I. T. March 2, 1905 Dear Sir I will send you 50 cents for the Orphan's Home Journal for six months. I like you paper splendid. Yours truly MRS. H. A. ROBISON Alex, I. T. March 12, 1905 The Orphan's Home Journal Cornish, I. T. Dear Sir: I am a subscriber to your good little paper. I am sending you one dollar for a year's subscription to your paper for a friend. MRS. W. H. DIGGERS at Chickasha, I. T. Box 704 Wishing you much success, I am yours very respectfully. MRS. B. J. VAUGHN The following men were in Ardmore Wednesday: MR. ALRED, SEYMOUR OGLIVIE, MR. GRAHAM, TOM ALRED MISS ARIZONA NEWBY was here from Texas Wednesday. Churches Methodist--preaching first Sunday in each month at the school house. J. A ROWEN, pastor. Sunday school at 10:00 every Sunday morning. MRS. LEE WOODS, supt.; MISS CROW, secretary Cumberland Presbyterian--preaching every second Sunday at the school house. W. C. HOGAN Baptist--preaching every third Sunday. Christian--meets every Sunday evening at 3:00 at the church. Societies Cornish Lodge No. 64 A.F. & A.M., J. L. MCKASSON, W. M.; J. RD. DAY, secretary Order of Eastern Star--MRS. L. JACKSON, worthy matron; MISS ORSE MCMURTRY, secretary W.O.W.-- C. E. BRASSINGTON and W. J. CLOWDUS Farmers Union meets every Thursday night at 8:00 sharp at the school house. W. C. HOGAN, president; W. R. PHILLIPS, secretary Orphan's Home Literary Society meets every Monday night at the Cornish school house. EDGAR WILLIAMS, president; CLAUD DULANEY, vice-president; MISS LILLIE NEWMAN, secretary; MRS. CORA DULANEY, treasurer; MISS GAZELL CROW, librarian; HENRY CARTER, janitor; WILL NEWBY, sergeant at arms; JOHNNY DULANEY, door keeper. City Directory (two different sets of names??) J. A. CUMMINS, mayor J. L. MCKASON, recorder W. P. EARLS, marshal Aldermen: L. R. JACKSON, B. S. CUMMINS, S. SHAW, CLARK SMITH, E. C. BRATCHER Commercial Club C. E. BRASSINGTON, president; A. CUMMINS, vice-president; S. P. TUCKER, secretary; J. J. CLOUGHLY, treasurer COLEMAN, MASON, & TUCKER, attorneys-at-law at Cornish ROBERT HARPER, barber S. P. TUCKER and C. E. BRASSINGTON in residential and general insurance with notary public in office. For first class painting, paper hanging, canvassing, etc. Try CLAUDE WILKERSON, work guaranteed at Cornish. We are prepared to do all work in the black smith line--MR. REYNOLDS has arrived and now has charge of my shop. Give us a call. CLARK SMITH GEORGE PERRY was in town last Saturday. MR. LANKFORD was in town last Saturday. ELDER J. W. ROWAN will lecture on temperance next Sunday at 11:00. All are invited to attend. For sale, 1000 bushels of corn at 50 cents per bushel. T. B. JONES If your watch or clock does not keep correct time, you should take it tot eh Cornish Jeweler. He can make it show the proper time. All work guaranteed. W. J. CLOWDUS at post office. DR. WILSON has a receipt for his annual payment of dues from the American Medical Association certifying that he has the authority to practice medicine in the Indian Territory. FRANK ARMSTRONG was in town last Saturday. For sale, good hotel site for sale, apply to TUCKER & BRASSINGTON. J. H. THOMASON and S. H. WITHERS were prospecting in Cornish this week in view of putting in a general mercantile house here. They are extensive advertisers and are fine business men. Cornish needs such men. MR. T. W. HENSON from Texas by way of Ardmore bought property here Friday. MR. HENSON expresses great expectations in the future for Cornish. JIM WEBB was here on our streets Saturday. WILL SHAW assisted in the press work this week. LUCIAN KING was trading in Cornish Saturday. W. A. BATEMAN of Atlee was shaking hands in Cornish. CHARLES GRAHAM and JOHN GOODE returned from Ardmore. TOM BRADFORD of Red Oak was trading in Cornish. MR. BENNETT, J. J. DILLER, HENRY MEANS, P. TURNER, R. D. MEANS, JOHN HARVELL, GEORGE MOORE, and TOM BRADFORD were transacting business in Cornish Saturday. Dixie News Dixie is on a boom since the ground thawed out. MRS. ROWEN is superintendent of a booming Sunday School in Dixie. A committee or board in Dixie have employed MR. LINCOLN of Dallas, Texas to teach a vocal and instrumental school in July. Health is good. Of all the inhabitants in Dixie, there has not been a death for four or five months. DR. BENSON is now at home, he says that he is distressingly healthy. We have a full school. Obituary Died at her home five miles west of Cornish, MRS. S. H. HUDSON, aged 55 years. Mr. Hudson, her husband, died but three days before. Mr. and Mrs. HUDSON were members of the Christian church. They have went to join the angels in heaven. Card of Thanks March 21, 1905 was a very sad day for us when our father died although our sadness continues, on March 24, our mother died between 4 and 5:00, aged 55 years. MRS. MITCHELL of Loco and MRS. TADLOCK of Reck, children of the deceased, were present at the death of their father and mother and they join me in thanking our many friends and neighbors for their help and kindness. H. H. HUDSON. Election notice The regular annual election of officers for the incorporated town of Cornish will be held at the court house April 4, 1905 for the purpose of electing the following officers for the ensuing year--mayor, marshal, recorder, collector and assessor, treasurer, attorney and aldermen. PROF. W. R. CARTER is moving back to Cornish this week. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Jefferson County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/jefferson/jefferson.htm