Tishomingo Weekly News Jan 1905 - JohnstonCounty, Oklahoma Submitted by: Mary Achterhof 4 Nov 2007 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 Tishomingo News, 4 January 1905 MARRIED On East Main Street, Miss Margery Dykes to Mr. M. R. Frazier, December 28th, 1904. the bride is the daughter of our well known citizen, L. M. Dykes and the sister of our popular meat man W. L. Dykes of this city. The bride and groom leave at once for their future home at Tecumseh, O. T. They have the good wishes of the bride's many friends. The marriage was performed at 11:30 a.m. by C. E. Clem. STORES BURN AT ARDMORE At Ardmore last Friday fire totally destroyed the grocery store belonging to R. T. Dallas; loss $4,000; insurance $1,200. The grocery stock of M. Sanders was ruined by fire and water. The loss is unknown. No insurance was carried. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Miss Mattie Welsh, of Oklahoma City has been the guest of Mrs. A. E. Davenport for the past week. Will Ray, Arthur Durham, Grift Scott and Ollie Hicks returned Friday, from a camp hunt in the Choctaw country. They had splendid success, killing two deer and four turkeys, besides, the boys had a good time. A. T. Clark, (colored) is moving his barber shop to Muskogee. Harry Irwin, who has for the past year been the meat cutter at The City Meat Market, left Sunday for Sulphur Springs, Texas. Harry expects to go in business for himself. We regret to lose him. W. M. Miller and Oscar Davenport returned Sunday from their visit in Mt. Vernon, Texas. J. C. Roane has been visiting relatives in Alabama for the past three weeks, Mrs. D. E. Wilgus returned from Collinsville Saturday. Miss Carrie Hudnell returned from a visit with her mother in Missouri Monday. We are pleased to say she found her mother much better upon her arrival there. Professor Nicholson, who has been teaching at Cumberland, and expert penman and card writer, is in the city with a view of locating here. We shall be glad to have him with us. W. M. Lucas returned Friday night from a business trip to Batesville and several other North Arkansas points, Lucas Brothers are building a livery barn on So. Kemp Ave. with a large and commodious wagon yard in connection. Dr. F. B. Stobaugh, of Mansville, brother of "or John" passed through Friday en route home from a two weeks visit in Arkansas. John Durham visited in Kingston last week. H. C. Schultz returned the middle of last week from El Reno where he spent the holidays with friends. Dr. and Mrs. A. E. Davenport returned, Thursday morning, from a visit with the families of their sisters, Mesdames Cook and Asberry, on the Canadian River. W. M. Miller paid the old home at Mt. Vernon, Texas, a visit, last week. Dr. Argo of Linn was in the city yesterday. Othel Warbritton returned today from a visit with home folks at Carlisle, Arkansas. Virgil Warbritton his cousin returned with him. STRAYED OR STOLEN On December 15th, fourteen head of cattle from my place five miles east of Tishomingo. Five cows and calves and four two-year old heifers, all branded PAT on right hip. Most of them are mixed colors. Will pay $20.00 reward for information leading to recovery of these cattle. W. P. Snavely, Tishomingo, I. T. DIED Mrs. George Thornton died at her home on South Kemp Ave., Monday, after a long and serous illness. She leaves a husband and several small children, with whom we deeply sympathize. ANOTHER PRODIGAL Stanley Chamberlain, aged 12, of 600 South Lamar Street, Dallas, Texas, walked into central station at St. Louis last week and asked to be locked up and that his father be notified that he ran away from home a week ago. His money gave out and the cold weather drove him to the police station. "If I ever get back home again," he said, "it will be a long time before I run away again. I left home because a little fuss with Papa. I wanted to play football and he didn't want me to, and I go mad and ran away." A telegram was sent to his father. Home is the best place, boys, even if it is but a humble abode, there is no other place on earth where loving kindnesses are lavished upon you, as under your parental roof. WOODVILLE NEWS (The following correspondence was intended for our last issue, but reached us a day too late,) Woodville, I.T., December 26, 1904, Tishomingo News, Tishomingo, I.T. Sherman, the 12 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Merrit, died last Saturday morning as was laid to rest in the city cemetery yesterday afternoon at 2:30. Misses Alyne Summitt and Lula Rose went to Denison last night. Mr. and Mrs. Arrington entertained quite a number last night with a singing. After the singing refreshments were served. All spent a very pleasant evening. NEW BAPTIST PREACHER Rev. C. H. Holland and family of Greenville, South Carolina arrived in the city last week and Bro. Holland has accepted the pastorate of the Baptist Church of this city. He preached his initial sermon on New Year's Day, and his hearers were well pleased with his address. Mrs. Holland is a daughter of our pioneer townsman, Mr. E. R. Lucas and Tishomingo is therefore the much more desirable home for them. We hope Bro. Holland and his entire family will be pleased with Tishomingo, and feel sure they will. He has six children, five of whom are with him, his oldest son being left behind in college. The Baptist Church is to be congratulated upon securing his services and we extend them a hearty welcome as residents of the city. CARD OF THANKS To all of the friends and acquiantences of the family and relatives of our mother and sister in her last illness we wish to thank one and all who assisted us in taking care of her. Very respectfully, G. P. Thornton Jonas Field, a miner employed in Smithton mine No. 2, near South McAlester, was killed instantly last week. The cable broke, allowing the cars to run down a slope, crushing him against a wall. Deputy Marshal Evans, at Madill, spilled one hundred and fifty quarts of whisky last week. LOCALS L. C. Andrews, a prominent attorney of Ada, was in the city yesterday. Miss M. E. Allen, principal of the Cherokee Female Seminary, at Tahlequah after a week's visit with her sister Mrs. Cotner, returned home Monday. William Barrowman returned from a viusit to "his best' in Paris, Monday. Louis L. Dolman has moved to Ardmore and formed a co-partnership with Herbert and Cannon. We trust Mr. Dolman will be pleased with his new location. The law partnership of Garrett and Lester has been dissolved by mutual consent. Allen and Von Weise have dissolved their law partnership by mutual consent. Dave Wilgus returned from a visit with relatives in Collinsville Friday. Attorney Bob Lee of Ardmore was in the city on business Saturday. Mrs. Mary Hightower returned home last week after spending several months in central, Northern and Eastern states. Bingham and Addle have dissolved their law partnership by mutual consent. A SMALL B LAZE Yesterday, Yancy Wiley lost has barn and contents by fire. He had considerable feed stuffs in the barn and sustains a right considerable little loss. The origin of the fire is not known. Mrs. C. W. Brown of Ardmore was in the city last week and the first of this attending the bedside and obesquity of Mrs. G. P. Thonton. Wolfe, Stephens and Wright have dissolved the partnership heretofore existing between them for the practice of law, C. S. Stephens, withdraws and will henceforth have his office in the rear of the American National Bank. POLICE UNIFORMS The city presented to Marshals Mart and W. M. Miller as a new year's present, handsome new police uniforms, in Navy blue, "big brass buttons." They add much to the physical appearance of the force and diguity to the positions. It is needless to say that Mart and Bill are proud of the new suit. RANKE RETIRES H. D. Dick has purchased the tailoring business of L. A. Ranke and Ranke will leave Tishomingo. Mr. Dick is an adept cutter and finisher and will serve his patrons well. Ranke's many friends regret to see him leave Tishomingo but welcome his successor in our midst. 'UNCLE TOM' FAILS Uncle Tom Richardson did not open his grocery store yesterday and has filed his petition in bankruptcy. His many friends in the city and surrounding country regret that he could not so arrange his finances to the satisfaction of himself and his creditors, as to continue business. MARRIED At the M. E. church Sunday afternoon Mr. Arthur G. Ward of Ravia and Miss Butler Gardan of this city. J. J. Lovett officiating. Mrs. G. W. Adams visited in Roff last week. The Tishomingo News, 11 January 1905 MR. TUCKER DEAD Mr. W. H. Tucker, father of our estimable citizen W. B. Tucker, died at the home of the latter last Friday, after a several days illness with LaGrippe. He was 76 years old and had little chance of recovery from the first. We extend our profoundest sympathy to the bereaved ones. KILLED ON THE STREET Ardmore, I. T., January 5 Shortly after 6 o'clock this evening D. L. Fraser, a pioneer resident of Ardmore, was shot and almost instantly killed. Two shots were fired, both taking effect, one in the abdomen and the other entering the chin. Either wound, it is said, was fatal. The shooting occurred on Main Street and caused much excitement. Fraser after being shot staggered and fell on the sidewalk in front of Joe Bastain's place. The deceased was about 60 years of age. H was a member of the Ardmore Masonic Lidge and an ex-Confederate soldier. Mr. Fraser leaves a wife and three sons. Tonight officers placed E. W. Lester; also an ex-Confederate soldier, in jail, charged with the shooting. The cause of the tragedy could not be ascertained. Hon. John J. Stobaugh of Tishomingo, I.T., former postmaster at this place and ex-republican boss of this country, was here the first of the week visiting old friends and having a good time generally. He looks healthy and thinks the I. T. is great. Van Buren, Arkansas Journal DURHAM - RICHISON Mr. John Durham of this city and Miss Luna Richison of Preston Bend, Texas, were happily united in the holy bonds that made them one, last Sunday afternoon, at the home of the bride. Mr. Durham and wife arrived in the city today, and Mr. Durham will resume his former position with J. B. Hutchens. We extend congratulations to the happy couple. J. A. Edwards spent a few days in Ardmore on business last week. Our friend A. A. Chapman was over from Ravia a couple of days last week. William Johnston representative of the Denison Herald is in the city visiting the family of H. B. Hand. Misses Thessie Chisholm and Alle Cox visited relatives in Ravia Sunday. We are grieved to learn that Mrs. Lottie Durham was seriously hurt in falling down some steps, at Woodville last week from which she received severe injuries about the head. It was at first thought her injuries would prove fatal, but later reports say that she will recover. H. C. Fogg left Friday for his old home in Arkansas, to visit relatives and friends and attend to business. He will remain there a couple of weeks. Ollie Hicks has accepted a position with Bailey & Mason. LOCAL AND PERSONAL H. O. Newman was in Mansville on business the latter part of last week. B. B. Clark and Luther Gregg shipped a car of cattle to St. Louis, yesterday which was accompanied by Tom Miller. Miss Mae Smith of Ardmore arrived in the city Monday to visit with Miss Maggie Morrow. J. A. Shannon went to Ardmore on business Sunday, returning home yesterday. W. A. Hallonbeck has been shaking hands with old friends here this week. Miss Ollie Bailey, returned to school at Carr-Burdett College, Sherman, Texas, Sunday, after spending the holidays at home. Robert Thompson of Mt. Vernon, Texas, visited friends in the city last week. D. W. Baldridge of Connerville was in the city on business Friday. Joe Holcome returned home the latter part of last week from Shawnee. John Chisholm spent couple of days in Durant, transacting business last week. Jim Moore, who has been with the Capital Drug Store for several months, leaves today for Dallas and will go on the road for a wholesale house. Mr. J. R. Hunnicutt of Emet, was in the city Monday on business and incidentally called the renewed his subscription The News, for which he has our thanks. C. L. Ross has bought Herring's market on the Postoffice corner and has moved there. He invites his customers to call on him there for anything in his line. C. A. Peck, of Dawson in the Cherokee Nation, bought out the restaurant business of George Dykes last week and is ready to sever the trade in the restaurant business. He has put in a lot of new beds and is well prepared to take care of his trade. Dick Temple's many friends in the community, will learn with regret that he expects to move to Hickory next week. He will not be so far away, however, but that he can come back occasionally. William Dunn, a negro, of Wilburton, was arrested and bound over to appear before the grand jury in South McAlester. He is charged with criminal assault upon a negro woman. ATTEMPTED BANK ROBBERY Burglars Fail to Open Vault and Are Chased by Hounds Ardmore: News reached here today of an attempt to burglarize the First National Bank at Mannsville. The burglars, who are believed to be members of a systemized gang which has been operating throughout the territory for some time, were three in number. From the small safe, which was blown to pieces, $69 was secured but after several unsuccessful attempts to blow open the bank vault they were frightened away without securing any additional money. Several thousand dollars in currency inside the vault was damaged by the explosion, some of which is in such a condition that it can not be redeemed. Officers secured bloodhounds, which were put on the scene, but after following the trail for a few miles west from Mannsville all trace of the men was lost. DRUGGIST BURNS TO DEATH Caney, I. T., January 15 John G. Horner, for two years in the drug business at this place, was burned to death this morning in a fire which destroyed his place of business, the Wiler Hotel and Smith's Blacksmith shop. He was about 65 years of age. MARSHAL COLBERT HONORED U. S. Marshal B. H. Colbert of this city received notice from President Roosevelt last week that he had been chosen as one of the thirty body-guards to be present at Inauguration March the 4th. Mr. Colbert was a member of President Roosevelt's company of "Rough Riders," during the Spanish-American War, and it seems that President Roosevelt is always anxious to do honor to his friends and member of his old company. Mr. Colbert's many friends are congratulating him upon this distinction. SYLVIA RIDLEY INSANE The Suphur Post Says: "Sylvia Ridley, an Indian woman of about 35 year of age, became violently insane Tuesday of last week at the residence of Gov. Guy, and was taken to Ardmore under arrest. She was tried Monday, January 2, at Marietta, and sent to the asylum in Nebraska. The woman had been married three times; her first two husbands, Indians, died, and Ridley, a white man left her, got a divorce and married again. It is supposed that worry over these facts led to her dementia. She has been about Sulphur for the last four or five months, working at one place and another, but never staying long in a place. She had been at the Guy home about a months before becoming uncontrollable. Two little children, aged four and six years, are still here pending action by their guardian, Joe Robinson, of Ardmore. This party will be remembered as the wife of one H. M. Ridley, who whom she lived her last year. Stolen - Two Saddles were taken from the premises of Mr. L. M. Chisholm Sunday night, worth $25.00 and $35.00. He will pay $10.00 for their recovery. Tom Sweetman, charged with assault to kill had Grafa at Durant on Christmas day, and held to the grand jury, has been admitted to $500 bail. AN ENGINEER STRUCK A MAIL CRANE South McAlester: Engineer Cox was badly injured on the Rock Island railway at Alderson. He was leaping out of his cab and struck a mail crane, which projected over the track. He received a terrific blow on the head. He was brought here for treatment. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Born - To Mr. and Mrs. Finis E. Bullard last Wednesday a fine girl. Tom Miller arrived home from St. Louis Sunday. Miss Tommie Harris visited in Ardmore last week. Cecil Frinsley of Ardmore visited in the city last week. Ex-Gov. Mosley was here Monday. Irving Ferguson returned home for a visit last Sunday. Jim Adams is visiting in Comanche, I.T. and Collinsville, Texas. Frank Rodgers returned home from Wilburton for a short stay yesterday. Mr. J. O. Robertson left yesterday morning for a weeks visit with her parents in Collinsville, Texas, W. M. Miller was in Oklahoma City on business Sunday and Monday, Bill says snow is "knee deep and no deeper" up there. Mr. Miller, the "paper man" representing Butler-Jarboe Paper Co., at Oklahoma City, was among the printers Monday. Miss Mae Smith returned to her home in Ardmore the latter part of the week, after spending a few days as the guest of Miss Maggie Morrow, in this city, Charles Gregg of Hopkins County, Texas, stopped off here Monday with his brother Luther on his return home from St. Louis where he went to market a lot of cattle, Mr. L. M. Chisholm was taken sick on return from Mill Creek Saturday, and is confined to his bed at this time. We hope he may soon be out again. J. R. Mauldin has bought an interest in Madill's leading barber shop and will return there the first. We regret to see Mr. Mauldin and family leave Tishomingo, but hope the move may prove his advantage. We fail to state last week that F. W. Porter, of Whitehall, Wisconsin, brother of our most esteemed postmaster, J. A. Porter, is visiting with Jack and family. Found - In front of Stewart Mercantile Co.'s store, a child's red cloak, trimmed in white lace, owner call pay for ad and get same. Mrs. Lottie Durham was brought home from Woodville Sunday, and we regret to say that she is yet critically ill from the injuries recently received in falling down steps at Woodville. The Tishomingo News, 25 January 1905 CITY MARSHALS VINDICATED The trial of City Marshal Mart Miller and Deputy City Marshal Bill Miller Monday consumed the entire day and was finished late Monday night. The charge was aggravated assault upon Al and F. E. Bullard. The matter, out of which the arrest of the city officers grew, was the arrest and jailing of Al Bullard some weeks ago, for drunkenness, when it was charged that they maltreated their prisoner by striking him as well as assaulting his brother Finis Bullard. There has been considerable feeling with the people since the warrant issued out of the U.S. Commissioner's Court and the arrest of Marshals Miller and Miller, the public generally believing that Judge Gullett did wrong in issuing the process, as laying bad precedent for the preservation of the peace in the city and upholding the dignity of its ordinances and officials, but since, after a battle royal among the lawyers, every act of our city officers has been vindicated by Judge Gullett and they were so freely acquitted, it happened all the better for our city officers, as perhaps it will stop these petty and malicious complaints to the United States authorities. None of our right thinking people who are fee from prejudice, believe the city marshals did anything but their duty and since the testimony in this case was heard, many of them are firmer in their judgment that the prosecution was purely malicious. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Wigus and Bruce Wilgus leave today for a month's visit in Kansas City and St. Louis. Mr. Cherry, proprietor of the Sherman Steam Laundy, was in the city yesterday. W. M. Franklin of Madill is in the city today. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Kemp, of Ravia, attended the McDonald show, last night. B H. Epperson of the law firm of Epperson & Dean at Ada is in the city today. J. F. Moore called yesterday and renewed his subscription, for which he has our thanks. J. M. Addle will move this week to Bristow, of course The News goes with him. Mr. Maddox, representative of the Dallas News was in the city yesterday. N. V. Bilby of Holdenville is in the city. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Nick Mickle attended court at Ardmore last week. Harvey Johnson of Durant was in the city Friday. Col. D. B. Lester was in Ardmore Saturday. Judge Gullett held court in Madill last week. W. A. Durant of Durant was in the city on business Friday. J. S. Gibson went to Ardmore on business Friday. Miss Florence Lawley returned from Denison Friday, where she has been attending school. Fred Robison of Durant was here Friday, transacting business before the Land Office. J. I. Moore was in Ardmore Friday. H. O. Newman attended a phantom ball at Mrs. Jameson's in Milburn Friday night and says it was a swell affair and every one present enjoyed it very much. Mrs. D. W. Watson, Mrs. E. C. Patton, Miss Dorothy Eastwood, Earl Ray and Jake Hallmark are at Davenport's extra sales people during the removal sale. A number of the young people enjoyed a pleasant evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Hand last Friday night. W. J. Cassidy was transacting business in Ardmore Friday. Mrs. Dave Eastland died at her late home in the north east part of the city Friday evening and was buried at the city cemetery Sunday afternoon. Rev. C. H. Holland of the Baptist Church conducted the funeral services. Dr. Poyner went to Ardmore on business Friday. T. B. McLish was in Ardmore Friday. George Kingsberry attended court in Ardmore a couple of days last week. J. C. Grisham was in Milburn on business last week. S. C. Treadwell was in Ardmore Friday attending to professional business. Mrs. Fisher died at her home in East Tishomingo Saturday evening and was buried at the city cemetery Sunday afternoon. Rev. J. J. Lovett, pastor of the M. E. Church conducted the funeral services. We extend sympathy to the bereaved ones. D. Seth Noah of Albion was in the city Monday to meet Mr. Shoenfelt as interpreter on some business concerning the possession of allotments.