Johnston Co., OK - The Tishomingo News, July 1905 ***************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: Mary Achterhof USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************** The Tishomingo News, 5 July 1905 W. W. Fitch of Randolph is here today. Bruce Wilgus arrived from Paoli, Kansas this p.m. G. W. Riggs has returned with his family and is again at home at his old residence, the Judge Kemp old place on Kemp Avenue. C. B. Garbutt, of Sheriden, Wyoming, who has been visiting with C. B. Burrows, has returned to Bartlesville where he has considerable holdings in oil interests. Oscar Bivens and family have moved from Bells, Texas, to Tishomingo and will make this their home. Mrs. Bivens is a daughter of our townsman G. W. Riggs. We welcome them among us. RICHARD LESTER LEAVES Richard M. Lester and wife left Sunday for Georgia via Oklahoma City, where they will spend a week with Mrs. Lester’s parents. We deeply regret to lose these people from our city, but Mr. Lester says that in all probability he will return to Oklahoma City after the summer is over and open an office for the practice of law. He is an able young attorney and he and his wife have made many staunch friends here who are grieved because of their going away. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Miss Dorothy Eastwood visited in Sulphur last week. Miss Sudie Durham is visiting Cumberland since yesterday. W. B. Tucker was a business visitor in Ardmore yesterday. Frank Kelly of Ardmore spent the 4th in this city. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Treadwell were in Ardmore Saturday. J. B. Chastain, of Randolph was in town Monday. Dr. W. C. McCall visited his parents Sunday, in Ardmore. Judge Campbell was in the city on business yesterday. W. H. Tharpe went over to Ardmore and to South McAlester yesterday. J. C. Bennett, of Mill Creek, was in the city on business Saturday. Mrs. P. B. Taylor came over from Ardmore Monday and returned yesterday. Miss Onie Boone leaves Monday for a few days visit at her home in Parsons, Kansas. Roy E. Seitz, representing the Bureau of Census at Washington, was here Saturday on business. Mart Miller and Bob Eberhart attended the Emet Picnic yesterday and report a good time. E. C. Patton and family returned from a t two weeks visit in Mississippi last Friday. Messrs. Blakemore and Herbert and Judge Hinkle of Ardmore are in the city on legal business. Born to Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Moore Thursday night, a fine girl. We offer congratulations. Miss Lollie McSwain arrived in the city yesterday for a visit with her aunt, Mrs. G. W. Adams. W. M. Stewart and family returned Saturday from an extended visit in Rock Island and other Illinois towns. Dr. Poyner’s new residence on Capital Avenue is being rapidly built and will be an elegant structure. G. W. Dudley went to New York Saturday, where he was called on account of the illness of his mother. Charles Harvey of McKinney, traveling leather goods salesman spent Sunday with relatives in the city. S. P. Boyd came over Saturday and stayed over “the 4th” returning to Ardmore yesterday afternoon. F. S. Morse, a prominent citizen of Ravia, dropped dead from heart failure at this home in Ravia Friday. G. R. McDavitt has moved to the Richard Lester residence. Roy Donahoo is suffering with a severe case of malarial fever. Col. J. E. Johnston of South McAlester is a business visitor in the city, Dr. Norman Miller and Mr. Johnson of Emet were Tishomingo visitors Friday. J. G. Hesterly, of the land office at Ardmore, visited friends in Tishomingo Sunday. Miss Orena Hubert, of Little Rock, Arkansas, is visiting her cousin Miss Ethel Tucker here this week, Mrs. M. E. Darling, of Stonewall is visiting her sister, Mrs. R. H. Simpson here this week. Miss Ruby Donahoo left Sunday morning over the Frisco, for Muskogee to visit her sister, Mrs. Bates Davis. Ed Gibson, formerly of this city but now of Ada, was in the city on business Saturday, remaining over Sunday. Mrs. T. F. Memminger, son and daughter, of Durant, are the guests of the family of Mrs. Memminger’s brother, Mr. C. B. Burros since yesterday. Mrs. C. E. Naylor and children are visiting in Shawnee, Oklahoma this week and from there they go to Colorado to visit relatives for several weeks. D. P. Wheeler had the lucky number which drew the $65.00 Singer Sewing Machine at the Grand Leader, last Saturday. This is a valuable present and Penny appreciates it. W. T. Martin, traveling representative of the Water-Pierce Oil Co., was in the city Monday and yesterday, making preparation to put in oil tanks. Alex Rennie, Miss Carrie Hudnell, Messrs Pogue and Warden have been dropped from the land office force, under an order from the department to reduce the force, Q. D. Gibbs, of the Times, at Mill Creek, was a pleasant caller at the News office Saturday. He was here attending the mass meeting, which elected delegates to the Statehood convention at Oklahoma City. Mesdames J. B. Glasgow and W. H. Tharpe were called to Gainesville, Saturday, on account of the death of their sister, Mrs. T. C. Edwards, wife of Dr. Edwards of that city. We are deeply grieved to learn of this sad bereavement of our towns ladies. F. M. McDavitt, traveling representative of The Scientific American is in the city, the guest of his brother, G. R. McDavitt. Mrs. J. D. Myer of Honey Grove is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Stewart, and her sister, Mrs. T. G. Benge. R. M. Lester, wife and baby left here Sunday for Beaulieu, Georgia, going by way of Oklahoma City, where they will spend a week, then to summer in the old state. We understand that a degree of villainous vandalism is evidenced by the condition of the windows of Charles Von Weiss’ residence in the South part of the city, Several windows we learn have been broken out and the parties guilty of such treatment to other people’s property should suffer for it and will if caught. FOR SELLING BEER Deputy Marshal Criswell and Policeman Henry Ince went up to Kittie Monday night and landed a couple of Choctaw beer sellers. A man by the name of Siepp and son, who live in the Chickasaw Nation, were taking in the dances of the neighborhood, so the story goes, and were doing a flourishing business selling Choctaw beer. The people became tired of this business and put the officers on to it. They went up Monday night and laid for the gentlemen in a corn field near to where the dance was being carried on. After a few minutes wait the booze merchant came along and the officers nabbed them. The old man is in jail at Atoka while the boy was permitted to go home on a promise to be good. Wapanucka Press The Tishomingo News, 12 July 1905 Rev. P. R. Neil, of Ardmore, has accepted the presidency of the Colored Sango Baptist College at Muskogee, Deputy Marshal Roberts and guards let Ardmore Wednesday with eleven prisoners to be confined at Fort Leavenworth. A Coweta negro, while being taken to jail at Muskogee leaped from the window of the moving train, lighting on his head unhurt. While attempting to cross a railroad track at Fort Towson, D. Roberts was struck by a freight going east last Saturday and killed. Wister has a woman bank president. She is said to be the only woman in the territory holding such a position. Her name is Mamie Baldwin and she presides over a $25,000 institution. KILLED BY LIGHTNING Samuel Odon while hoeing cotton in P. Archer’s field near Madill Wednesday was struck by lightning and killed instantly. His hat and shoes were torn to pieces and his clothes caught fire and burned his body badly before it was extinguished. The negro working with him was shocked and rendered unconscious for a quarter of an hour. TRAGEDY AT WYNNEWOOD Wynnewood, I. T., July 6 – John Walner, a long time citizen of this place was killed here last night about 8 o’clock with a pocket knife, Jesse Knox was cut thirteen times and seriously wounded and Robert Knox received a slight cut in the leg. The wound that killed John Walner was received in the leg, cutting the main artery, and he bled to death in a very few minutes. Having been raised here, John Walner has bee identified with the interests of the town and was over the entire Chickasaw Nation. He was the first merchant Wynnewood ever had. He leaves a widow, one son and three daughters. He was a prominent Mason and was buried with Masonic honors. Robert Walner, a nephew of John Walner, gave himself up to City Marshal Nester, and the United States Marshal Webb, of Pauls Valley came after him and carried him to jail last night. He has a wife and two small children. CARD OF THANKS To those who so kindly sympathized and helped us in our sad affliction we take this method to express our heart-felt thanks and to assure you that your kindness will ever be remembered by us. J. R. Pruett and Family. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Jack Sherrard spent Monday and Tuesday here. Slim Coyle returned from the Choctaw Nation Monday. Attorney J. W. Morris was in Ardmore on business Monday. William M. Moore left Saturday for Tahoka, Texas, for a several week’s visit. Dan Harrison of Stonewall was a business visitor in this city yesterday. Mrs. Lewis Nichols, of Ardmore is visiting among her Tishomingo friends. Miss Grace Looney, returned Sunday from an extended visit with relatives and friends in Vienna, Illinois. W. S. Irvin, of the Internal Revenue Service, with headquarters at Muskogee, was here Monday. Mr. and Mrs. James Donahoo have moved back to Tishomingo from Muskogee, Jim is in poor health. L. J. Milburn, W. J. Milburn and F. L. Hunicutt of Milburn were in town transacting business Friday. Rev. C. S. Adams (Col.) of Wewoka, is holding a series of meetings in a tent on North Broadway near the depot. Eld. L. M. Chisholm will preach at the Christian Church near the Capitol Sunday evening at 8:30 o’clock. Everybody invited. Mrs. Belle Boren, who has been visiting her sister Mrs. Dr. J. T. Looney, here several weeks returned to her home in St. Louis last Saturday. Dr. J. L. Thomas, of Wapanucka was here Monday and yesterday transacting business and shaking hands with his many warm friends. Drs. Payne and Nicholson, of Ardmore, were in the city today. J. F. Barker, of Ada was in the city Thursday en route to Wapanucka. Miss Cassie Pearson, or Marietta, visited in the city the first of the week. John Robertson went to Ardmore on business Monday and returned yesterday. Dr. J. M. Johnson, of Ravia, was transacting business in Tishomingo last Friday. Miss Madge Spooner, Hillsboro, Texas, is visiting her friend, Mrs. E. A. Rippey, here this week. Miss Mabel Dick, of Sherman is visiting with her sister, Mrs. J. M. Loper and will be in the city for several days. Mrs. Hiram Glass and sons, Charles and Joe are the guests of the family of W. M. Miller. Mrs. Glass whose home is in Texarkana, is a sister of Mrs. Miller. Prof. W. C. Jordon returned Monday from a several weeks stay in St. Louis, Eureka Springs at which places he has been under treatment. We are glad to say he returns home much improved. P. J. Pruett, of the late firm of Pruett & Fogg who closed their doors and filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, has effected a compromise with the creditors of the old firm and is re-opening for business in the Baker building on Main Street. We are certainly glad to have Mr. Pruett open for business again and it will seem like old times to see his smiling face dispensing ice cream soda from the front and serving hot lunches. We certainly hope that h will have a good patronage and successful business. John Harris was shot and seriously wounded by J. M. Barnett, three miles from Milburn, last Thursday night while trying to escape with a daughter of Barnett’s whom Harris had married without first procuring a divorce from a former wife. Harris had recently be arrested for his polygamous marriage and was under bond. Public sentiment is wholly with Barnett, as Harris has a bad reputation. Barnett came to Tishomingo and gave himself up to Marshal Bridges. The examining trial took place Monday and his bond was fixed at $1,000 which he gave. MRS. PRUETT DEAD Mrs. Cynthia Pruett, wife of J. R. Pruett, died Sunday morning, July 9th. She was 63 years old and a devout member of the Christian Church. She had been seriously sick for several weeks and her suffering was great until the end came at 8 o’clock Sunday morning. Her remains were laid to rest in the city cemetery at 4:30 Monday afternoon, following and impressive funeral service conducted by Rev. C. H. Holland of the Baptist Church. Many friends of the family attended the funeral service and paid their last sad respects. We extend to her bereaved husband and children our profoundest heart-felt sympathy. C. E. Naylor left Saturday morning for Shawnee, Oklahoma to visit his wife and children before they leave for Colorado. Mr. Naylor returned Monday, and reported Mrs. N., having an enjoyable time on her visit with brothers and sisters, many of whom she had not seen for years. Glenn M. Johnson, formerly of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Milburn, has been appointed assistant cashier of the First National Bank, of this city and will assume his duties on his return from a visit to his parents in Charles City, Iowa. Mr. Johnson is an able young banker and was formerly with the First National Bank of Holdenville, I. T., and is conservative and well seasoned, and having started with a Dunlap bank, and after several years absence to return to that system, speaks well for them as conservative institutions. Mr. Johnson will be pleased to meet all of his Milburn friends at the First National Bank. The Tishomingo News, 19 July 1905 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Dr. Davenport sold his residence on Kemp Avenue last week to Joe Newberry, consideration $2,000. Sol Lewis sol to J. B. Hutchens a business building on Main Street, J. H. Bridges sold to E. C. Patton, two residences and three lots in the east part of the city, consideration $1,000. LOCAL AND PRESONAL B. B. Clark has moved on a farm south of the city. Nathan Davis, of Cliff, was in the city yesterday. Chilion Riley came over from Ardmore on business yesterday. Arthur Nesbit was in Oklahoma City and Chickasha last week. John Oliver, of Ardmore, is in the city reporting for the Ardmoreite. E. T. Frye, of Connerville, I. T., was in the city Friday en route to Ardmore. Paul T. Wilson, editor of the Labor Signal, of Oklahoma City is attending the Farmer’s Union. Col. Suggs is here attending the Farmer’s Union as special correspondent of the Ardmoreite. Mrs. S. P. Boyd left yesterday for Ardmore to join her husband who is employed with the Chickasaw land office. R. H. Jenness, editor of the Chieftian and postmaster of the Okmulgee is attending the farmer’s meeting. W. R. Collins, of the Durant Nursery was a pleasant caller at the News office yesterday., being here in attendance at the farmer’s meeting. R. H. Simpson, J. T. Saddler and Judge Nick Wolfe returned from the statehood convention at Oklahoma City Saturday. We forgot to mention in last week’s issue, the arrival of a 10 pound baby girl at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Tanner. Dr. A. E. Davenport has moved into the Draper residence, on Neshoba Street, north of the depot and opposite the Baptist Church. Deputy U.S. Marshal J. H. Bridges captured a barrel containing 48 pints and 24 quarts of whiskey yesterday afternoon at the Rock Island depot. Misses Ada and Gertrude McCall, of Ardmore, are visiting their brothers, Dr. W. G. McCall and the Misses Looney here this week. Rev. Mr. Selvidge, father of G. P. Selvidge, founder of the Selvidge Business College at Ardmore is in the city doing some advertising for the college. Mrs. J. F. Brennan is visiting relatives in St. Louis. Mrs. J. F. McKeel of Ada visiting relatives here last week. P. T. Foley of Parson, Kansas, was looking after his business interest here Monday. Joe Newberry and Dr. Davenport made a business trip to Denison Friday. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Carter attended the Belton picnic Thursday. Misses Helen and Frances Miller came over from Ardmore and spent Sunday. Uncle Joe Logan is back from Ardmore and has open a stand on the post office corner. H. O. Newman and father J. W. Newman returned from Byron, Arkansas last week. Kerr Gilstrap returned from Ft. Worth, Monday where he has been attending a business college. Slim Coyle is again open for business, with an elegant restaurant at the Pruett and Fogg old stand. Dr. O. Woods, Editor of the Mannsville News was a pleasant caller at the News office Saturday. W. T. Martin of the Waters-Pierce Oil Co. was looking after business for that company here Saturday. Col. Sidney Suggs for the Ardmoreite, was in the city Saturday on his way home from the Belton picnic, where he made a speech. J. F. Shipley and W. P. Lambeth, of Boggy Depot, I.T., are here this week, selling rights for making the Mayflower Washing Power. This is a preparation invented by Mr. Shipley and is a good one. The Tishomingo News, 26 July 1905 Mrs. F. H. Shceer and Miss Marion Shceer left for their home in Paola, Kansas, yesterday after a several weeks visit with the family of Mr. W. F. deCordova. Mrs. D. E. Wilgus and Misses Lizzie Kelley and Addie Hyde accompanied them home and will visit in Paola for some time. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Dr. J. L. Thomas of Wapanucka was here Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Bridges and children visited relatives in Emet Saturday and Sunday. Miss Vashti Wallace of Marsden, is the guest of her aunt Mrs. W. W. Wallace, Dr. Argo of Lynn was a business visitor in the city Friday and Saturday. Moss Hall, of Sherman was the guest of his sister Mrs. J. T. Sadler Saturday and Sunday. Miss Leita Moore of Mt. Bernon, Texas, has been here since Sunday working in the interest of the Baylor University. J. T. Sadler and Mrs. J. W. Bailey are attending the convention of the Christian Church at Weleetka. J. D. Ravia, of Ravia, was in the city this a.m. with a wagon load of grapes disposing of them among the hungry of the city. E. E. Glasco went to Coalgate yesterday in quest of two “young sprouts” who skipped a considerable board bill at the Mac Macken. On the gunboat, Bennington, which exploded last Friday at San Diego, California, W. C. Baker, brother of our Henry Baker luckily escaped any injury. Dr. W. E. Pollett formerly of this city, but now of McCrory, Arkansas, was here last week attending the bedside of the child of P. T. Hamilton. Dr. Pollett has many friends here, who were glad to see him again. Dr. Enloe, of Milburn was a business visitor here today. Mr. R. C. Fleming will sing at the Methodist church Sunday morning. Martin Brown of Troy was a business visitor in the city last Thursday. C. K. Davenport of Ada is the guest of his daughter, Mrs. E. C. Patton since Sunday. Ollie Hicks and his brother from Ardmore went to Coalgate on business Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Williams left Monday afternoon for Ardmore to visit a few days. Mrs. John Rennie, of Denison, is the guest of the family of W. M. Rennie since Sunday. A mad dog was killed by Marshal Miller yesterday near the residence of P. B. H. Shearer, not however until several other dogs had been bitten by it. We understand that Mart Gregg has gone to Denison where he is to be married to Miss Kate Henson today. We wish him happiness and prosperity. Dr. Davenport has moved his residence to the Draper place recently occupied by Mrs. Woods, north of the depot, and opposite the Baptist Church. . D. Lester, Government cattle tax collector states that he will begin on August 1st to drive out all cattle on which the tax has not been paid. S. C. Treadwell returned Monday from several days stay in New Mexico, Mrs. Treadwell returned with him as far as Oklahoma City, where she will visit a few days. Jake Meyers, who lives on the Lucas farm 2 1/2 miles south of town, had the misfortune to have two fine horses bog in the bed of the Pennington, near its mouth last Sunday. It took eight or ten men and a logging team all day to get them out, and the horses were unable to walk after being rescued, as we were informed by Mr. Markham who was there, Little Thelma Udora, the two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Hamilton died yesterday afternoon at the home of her parents in the north part of the city. Funeral services were held at the family residence at 3:00 p.m. today after which the remains will be laid to rest in the city cemetery. We deeply sympathize with Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton in the loss of their little one. T. L. Wright is visiting the old home in North Carolina. Mr. French, of Milburn, was a business visitor here yesterday. H. O. Newman was in Wapanucka a couple of days the first of the week. Ollie Bradford, a colored miner was killed by falling rocks at Dow Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Thorpe went east on the Rock Island this afternoon. Attorney George W. Burris, was in Ardmore, on legal business Friday and Saturday. O. T. Eddleman, a prominent Insurance man of Ada, is here on business this afternoon. Fisher’s mill on Main Street is now running right along. He ground considerable corn Saturday. Elder Chisholm will preach at the Christian Church first Sunday night, in August. Let everybody come. The three year old child of William Brown was drowned while trying to cross a stream swollen by recent rains, last Friday at Bachs. Lewis Seeley came in Monday in rather a “tight” condition and he can’t imagine where he got that mule – neither of them. W. T. Martin, traveling agent for the Waters-Pierce Oil Co. spent a couple of days in the city last week. Some little excitement was caused by a dog belonging to Mrs. Ewing which was supposed to be mad at her residence Sunday afternoon. City Marshal Miller went over and had the dog killed. Willie Betts is visiting in Sulphur, since Monday. Roy Nash, of Fort Worth, is visiting Octal Jones of this city. W. F. deCordova went to Collinsville Friday evening to attend the funeral of an old friend. He returned Monday night. Miss Beulah Betts is now the “angel” of the News office and is rapidly learning the art of placing the little leaden missiles. W. O. Neely, who has for some time been with deCordova & Co., moved to Collinsville, Texas, Thursday. He has made many friends here who regret to have him leave. Wade & Matthews received a telegram that on July 26th, they would have a new gin outfit. It was purchased from the Continental Gin Co., of Dallas, Texas. J. C. Gresham has moved with his family to Coalgate, where he is in the employ of the Coalgate National Bank. He came round and subscribed for the News before bidding us a “last farewell”. Elder Marcum, will preach at the Christina church next Sunday at 11 a.m. and at night. Everybody cordially invited. A tank containing 55,000 barrels of crude oil was fired by lightning at Cleveland, O.T., last Friday. The blaze shot 100 feet high and the streets were running with rivers of burning oil. The loss is about $50,000. NOT A SHOT WAS FIRED South McAlester, I. T., July 23 – Tom Little, another member of the famous Bob Miller gang, was captured Saturday in the Kimichi Mountains by Deputies Davis and Holden. Not a shot was fired. The deputies hired a Choctaw Indian to go to the edge of a swollen stream and beckon Little to row him across the stream. The desperado rowed directly into the arms of the deputies hid in the bushes. Little wept when made a prisoner. This practically wipes out one of the worst gangs in Indian Territory.