The Ravia Herald May 1908 - Johnston County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Mary Achterhof 18 May 2008 Return to Johnston County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/johnston/johnston.htm ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== The Ravia Herald, 2 May 1908 Mr. R. L. Manahan has sold his interest in the Mill Creek Standard to his partner, Mr. R. J. Wilson. Before getting into the newspaper business Mr. Manahan was like the celebrated Col. Sellers of Mississippi, he saw millions in being a newspaper man. He is now a sadder but a wiser man. Mr. Wilson, here's wishing that your fondest dreams may be realities. NEGRO HANGS JUNE 12 Frank Ford Sentenced to Pay Penalty for Wife Murder Lawton: Friday, June 12, is the date set for the infliction of the death penalty upon Frank Ford, negro, convicted at Frederick last week of wife murder, according to the sentence to hang passed by District Judge J. T. Johnson. The penalty had been fixed by the jury before which Ford was tried. Ford, although still suffering a raging fever, which has wrecked his system for the past week, is recovering and received his sentence without emotion or remark. He will be retained in Frederick chained to the floor of his guard room as he has been since being taken there for trial, with a death guard constantly over him. The Tillman County jail will be completed this week, at which time Ford will be locked in a cell in the new jail to await execution. LOCALS AND PERSONALS Mrs. L. D. Comstock was in Russet on business the first of the week. Lynam Beard, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, who is touring Texas and Oklahoma with a party of business men was here a few days visiting his uncle, R. T. Wilkinson. He left Tuesday evening to join his party at Fort Worth. W. M. Day, of Troy was here Thursday on business. The child of Mrs. Duncan, of Tishomingo, was buried here last Saturday. "Uncle John" Downey and family moved to Bromide, their future home, last Saturday. Charlie Holland preached at the Methodist church last Sunday night. Those who heard him say he did splendidly. Miss Esther Ward visited Tishomingo friends the first of the week. Estella, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Holland, has a well developed case of measles. J. E. Covey made a business trip into Grayson and Fannin County, Texas, last week. He said it was certainly wet down there and the worst roads he ever tried to travel over. A J. Malcom, one of our farmers real estate men, was in our office Monday morning getting up a number of petitions to the legislature for measures resoluted upon by the recent session of the county meeting of he F. E. and C. U. of A. Mr. Malcom informs us that he is talking up interest in the peanut industry for this section. He expects to bring a peanut thresher in here this fall. This would be a great thing for this section and the people should take hold of this proposition in earnest. Mannsville News. The Ravia Herald, 9 May 1908 Mr. Joe Roberson died at his farm, three miles west of town on the Washita, Tuesday of congestion. He was stricken Sunday with a chill and rapidly grew worse, dying within thirty-six hours. A wife and children are left to mourn his death. Mr. Ro-berson was a good honest citizen and was well liked. Mrs. William Dwyer and her five year old son, of McAlester, were burned to death in a fire at Amarillo, Texas, last week. CARPENTER INJURED BY FALLING CHISEL Hobart: W. D. Trueblood, manager of the company that is erecting an alfalfa mill here, was seriously injured by the falling of a large chisel upon his head from a height of 40 feet. It is believed that the injury will not result fatally. LOCALS AND PERSONALS J. D. Lindsey, of Tulsa, was here this week looking after his property. W. C. Clarkm an industrious farmers west of Troy, was with us thrusday. Mr. and Mrs. Scruthchens, of Sulphur, were guests this week of the Misses Welch. Miss Myrtle Tidwell returned home Wednesday from Maysville, where she visited her sister, Mrs. Georgia Dabney, for several weeks. W. A. Peyton, who has been sick for many weeks, and for several weeks critically ill, is, we are pleased to state, improving and able to sit up some. Mrs. A. G. Ward was called to Tishomingo last week to the bedside of her mother, who was reported quite sick. Late reports from the sickroom is that Mrs. Ward's mother is improving nicely. T. B. Hooser and wife were called to Tishomingo Wednesday on account of the sickness of Mr. Hooser's father, D. M. Hooser, of Clarksville, Texas, who is visiting a son at Tishomingo. Mr. Hooser reports his father improving. Constable Lee Parker is just up from a case of grippe. A. J. Malcom, of Mannsville was here yesterday on business. Mrs. W. H. Petty and children returned Thursday from a visit to relatives in Ardmore. Henry and Miss Della Hutchins, of Wyatt, were guests last Saturday and Sunday in the home of John Beard. J. C. Caperton, who runs the Ravia and Russet Ferry on Washita, was in town Wednesday with a catfish that weighed twenty-four and a half pounds. The editor arrived with his family from Leonard, Texas Tuesday evening and are now full fledged citizens of Ravia. They occupy the residence south of C. E. Merrill's home. James Marcom, of Leonard, came through with a car of household goods and cow and remained a few days to help get things in ship shape. He liked the country and would move here if he could find employment. Elmer Duncan, the 15 year old son of George Duncan, was killed by being kicked by a horse Wednesday morning. He was engaged in planting corn for Andrew Baker, just north of town. Mr. Baker was regulating the cultivator for the boy and was starting the team, when Duncan tapped up one of the horses with a cornstalk. The horse kicked with both feet, striking the boy in the breast. He lived only about thirty minutes. Mrs. D. H. Ward has been quite sick this week. She has a severe attack of grippe. A SAD ACCIDENT Last Monday night just before the entertainment was to begin at the stone building, one of the temporary seats constructed for the occasion broke down and Mrs. H. S. P. Ashby, wife of Representative "Stump" Ashby, getting her foot caught under the falling lumber broke both bones of the lower limb just above the ankle joint. She was placed on a cot and removed to her home where the broken member was reset and dressed by Drs. Ballard, Covey and Voris. The lady withstood the shock and incident suffering well for a person of her age and all indications now are favorable for her. The husband and son who were in Guthrie, the former a member of the lower house of the state legislature, were wired for that night and came in on the early morning train Tuesday. Mannsville News MERITED PRAISE Norton, Oklahoma, April 30, '08 In honor of Miss Edith Merrill, of Ravia, Oklahoma: After eight long and weary months of toil trudging through heat and cold the above named, Miss Edith Merrill, closed the most successful school that has ever been taught at Norton. We are glad to say that Miss Edith leaves this community much beloved by all both pupils and patrons. The school was fraught with success from first to last; the closing exercises of which were greatly enjoyed by all; they were such as are seldom equaled and never excelled in a small country school, which of itself bespeaks the great ability of Miss Edith as a tutor. With thanks to Miss Edith we hope to see her in charge of our school next fall and winter, Respectfully submitted by Norton Community The Ravia Herald, 16 May 1908 LOCALS AND PERSONALS J. W. Leeper's baby which has been quite sick, is improving. H. D. Love sends The Herald for six months to his relative, Willie Currie, at Rylie, Texas. W. M. Moore was at Wapanucka Thursday. R. C. Wilkeinson's little girl was quite sick Wednesday. Mrs. D. H. Ward has so far recovered from the grippe to be up and about. Mrs. Blanche Smith, daughter or Uncle Dan Coffey, who has been quite sick for several days is improving. Miss Grace Merrill came in from Ardmore last Sunday morning and remained until Monday evening with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Merrill. D. H. Ward was at Ardmore the first of the week to see if he could identify a fellow under arrest charged with stealing the Norris horse last March. Two men, we understand, are out on bond charged with stealing the Norris horse. The horse has never been recovered. Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Ragan are visiting relatives at Denison. Mrs. R. H. Ragan left Tuesday for a two weeks visit to her old home at Hope, Arkansas. W. M. Day and J. D. Park, of Troy, were in Ravia Thursday and called at this office. Mrs. R. A. Weeks and baby of Ardmore, are here visiting Mrs. Weeks' parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Ward. Lightning struck the residence occupied by R. Garner during the thunderstorm Tuesday evening. The lightning passed down the flue into the house and zigzagged down the wall to the baseboard, doing but little damage. The family were in the storm house at the time. Edgar, aged eight or nine years, son of John James, who lives west of Ravia, died Monday and was buried Tuesday at Ravia Cemetery. T. J. Burns, W. H. Hobbs, A. W. and Fate Griffin, all citizens and farmers of the Troy country, were here Wednesday trading. Mr. Burns is an old liveryman and says with the proper inducement he will move to Ravia and put up a stone-front livery stable. Contractor Combs went down to Celeste, Texas, Tuesday and succeeded in landing several contracts to rebuild some brick business houses that were destroyed by fire two weeks ago. Celeste is Mr. Combs' old Texas home town, and his securing these contracts show how he stands as a citizen and contractor with his old neighbors. ITEMS FROM NORTON Minor Norton attended the singing convention at Ravia. James Dotson and wife visited Ravia friends Sunday afternoon and remained over night. Mr. Smith, of Mannsville, was here one day last week. The Ravia Herald, 23 May 1908 (THIS PAPER IS NOT COMPLETE) LOCALS AND PERSONALS R. T. Wilkinson went to Davis, Oklahoma on business Monday. J. R. Clark, of Stillwell, Oklahoma was here Wednesday on business. J. W. Bingham, of Regan, was in Ravia Thursday and dropped in to see us. W. S. Arrington, of Madill, was here Sunday visiting his brother, Rev. J. T. Arrington. B. L. Combs went to Shawnee, yesterday morning to visit his family. He will return tonight. Dr. Baum send The Herald for six months to his father-in-law, H. G. Lowry, Route 1, Asher, Oklahoma. Rev. Shaw, pastor of the Methodisst church at this place, was down from Roff to fill his appointment last Sunday. Mr. Shaw was recently operated on and is still very weak from its effects. A. G. Loveday, who lives three miles north of Tishomingo was a caller at this office last Friday. Mr. Loveday informed us that he could always find what he wanted at reasonable prices here. Don Hathorn had the bank all to himself Monday. President Wilkinson was out of town and Cashier Anderson was laid up at home for repairs, having collided with the business end of a mule last Saturday evening. W. A. Payton, wife and baby, will leave Monday for Hot Springs, Arkansas, to see if the celebrated waters of that place will not benefit his health. His friends hope that he may return to Ravia restored to perfect health. We have heard it talked, but have been unable to get the facts, that R. W. Morgan and family, who formerly lived in Ravia, lost everything they had last week in a storm. We think they live in or near Purcell. Last year, while living in Ravia, their house was blown from the blocks. Henry Attebery, one of the editor's old Texas friends, now living in Dallas, Texas, was a guest at the editor's home Thursday evening. He is on the road for a buggy whip manufacturing establishment. Mr. Attebery and the writer have been close friends for many years and his brief stay was highly enjoyed. Contractor Combs has the warehouse roof on and in a few more days will have the building ready to turn over to the Farmers' Union of Johnston County. Come to think about it, it will make a fine court house until the regular court house can be built, which the voters will locate at Ravia on the 11th day of June. Mr. Flynt, the gentleman who has the contract to build two concrete buildings at Kingston, and is making the blocks here, tells us that it will take 3,800 blocks, and that he makes about 160 blocks a day. With this cheap building material at our door, it looks like Ravia might have a few business houses built out of it. J. H. Anderson, of First National Bank, was kicked on his right knee by a mule last Saturday evening. He has been confined at his home since then except a few hours Wednesday, when he was at the bank. He suffers a good deal from the kick. We hope to see him at his accustomed place in the bank in a few days. The Ravia Herald, 30 May 1908 LOCAL AND PERSONALS Mrs. T. B. Hooser visited Troy friends the first of the week. D. M. Hooser, whose home is at Clarksville, Texas, is visiting his son, W. C. Hooser, at Troy. T. J. Burns, of Troy, was here last Saturday and left the editor a dollar richer by his coming. Miss Willie Wilson returned home last Sunday evening from Wetumka, Okahoma, where she had visited friends for two weeks. J. W. Keller of Maysville, Oklahoma, a former Ravia citizen, was here last Saturday. He is going to move to New Mexico. Mrs. Joe Pitts and children from Ravia visited the ladies brother, C. A. Michuson, and family several days the first of the week. Mannsville News Rev. A. G. Eagleson, the late pastor of the Presbyterian church at this place but now at his home at Lore City, Ohio, has the editor's thanks for late copies of the Wheeling (W. Va.) Inteligeneer. To add to the troubles and weary of J. E. Tanner from two fires of Tuesday, a snake appeared in the sitting room of his residence in the evening and caused considerable alarm but was dispatched without injury to anyone. Mannsville News Miss Caperton, daughter of Dr. Caperton of Ravia, visited friends in this city several days the first of the week, her father attending the W. O. W. lodge here Tuesday night and returning with the daughter Wednesday morning. Mannsville News J. R. Chitwood went to Denison on the last train Sunday evening and is waterbound in Texas. Mrs. Chitwood has been bravely battling with a badly tangled up long distance telephone connection out of Ravia all the week, trying to give the public good telephone service. LATER - Mr. Chitwood came in Friday morning. B. Martin, of Pawnee County, is here looking after his property interests. Ed. Porier, one of the solid farmers of The Rock Creek country was in to see us last Saturday. J. Beard and son, Lon, have the contract to build an eight room residence for Andy Hutchins at Oil Springs. It is to be a modern up to date country home. HORSE THIEVES ARRESTED A L. Tribble, of DeQueen, Arkansas, Sheriff of Sevier County, arrived here last Wednesday and made himself and his mission known to Constable Lee Parker and former Deputy Sheriff Tom Brown. He told them that he had trailed two horse thieves from his town in Arkansas to the Choctaw Nation; that they were headed for this county and that they were Ben Works and Will Nance. The parties were known to Parker and Brown, so that night, with Sheriff Tribble, they searched the Troy country, where Nance and Works live, and located them. Thursday morning they raided the place where Nance and Works were and captured them, but not before they made a dash for liberty, barefooted, but were headed off by Constable Lee Parker and his gun. Parker had to fire two shots before he could convince one of the parties that he would shoot to kill if necessary. Birt Keith also assisted in making the arrests. The sheriff, after talking with our people, thinks he has the parties who have been extensively engaged in horse stealing, and that possibly several horses from this county are now at his town in Arkansas, among the number the Norris horse stolen last March. Lack of space forbids an more extended notice. STOLEN GOODS FOUND R. W. Bonds and his son, E. P. Bonds while plowing north of Ada found in a thicket a box containing 10 pair of low quartered shoes. Chief of Police Culver and Dick Couch went to investigate and found that the box was addressed to Wilkinson & Sons, Ravia, Oklahoma. The box originally contained twelve pair of shoes. The ten pair remaining in the box were damaged by the weather, the box having been left open. The box was evidently stolen from a car in Ada at some time, taken to the woods and opened, two pair taken out and the remainder left. There is no clue. Ada News --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Johnston County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/johnston/johnston.html