Johnston Co., OK - The Wapanucka Press, April 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 WAPANUCKA PRESS, 6 APRIL 1905 At the home of the bride’s father, at 10:30 o’clock yesterday morning, occurred the marriage of F. E. Watson, of Oklahoma City, to Miss Mae Harrison of Wapanucka, Rev. W. C. Clark, pastor of the Methodist Church, officiating. After the marriage Mr. and Mrs. Watson departed for Oklahoma City, which place they will make their home. LOCALS Gale Statler of Jesse was in the city Saturday. W. T. Pond, the big Ashflat farmer and land owner, was attending to business in town Saturday. F. A. Finer has bought him a piece of land on Ashflat and is opening it up for cultivation. E. J. Mathews, a farmer living at Kittie, died Thursday. He had been sick for several weeks with consumption. A W. Taylor has about completed the work of opening for cultivation and improving his farm two miles north of the city on Delaware. He has one of the best places in this country. B. Statler and family have moved back to their country home at Byrne to live during the spring and summer. The Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church gave a reception at the home of Mrs. E. O. Loomis Tuesday afternoon in honor of Miss Kate Wright, The refreshments served consisted of Coffee, Chocolate and Cake. A large number of ladies were present and all enjoyed the evening very much. R. M. Emerson was down from Kittie Saturday taking in the big sale. L. C. Clevenger, the well known machine man, was looking after business affairs in the city Saturday. G. M. Stobaugh, the well known farmer of Copeland, was among the many visitors in town Saturday. E. W. Milligan, the hustling planter of near Viola, was attending to business in town Saturday. Burr Wells, the prominent Wells Valley planter, was among the many who came to be present at the big sale Saturday. B. F. Hargrove, the well known farmer of near Cope, was looking after business matters in the city Monday. He reports farmers in his community badly behind with their work on account of so much rain. Robert H. Kimbrough, the well known planter of the Ego community was looking after business matters in the city Saturday. Mr. Kimbrough is one of the enterprising farmers of the Wapanucka section who has faith enough in potatoes to plant 20 acres of that product this year. W. M. Goff, of Kittie, was in the city Saturday, the guest of his brother, Operator Goff. W. F. Parker, one of the best farmers of Wells Valley, was here Saturday at the big stock sale. T. A. Rutherford, owner of “Burt” the fine grey stallion, a splendid saddle and harness horse, was in town Monday. Col. Charles M. Crowell visited Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Shofner at Justin, Texas, last week. He says that Mr. Shofner is doing well in the banking business at Justin. Capt. Drain, the prominent merchant of Boggy Dept, was looking after business matters in the city Thursday. Capt. Drain says that a large amount of new land has been put in cultivation around Boggy this year. Miss Martha Longinghouse, teacher of the Ego school, was among the prominent visitors here Saturday. J. P. Jennings, J. D. Brown and R. T. Morrison of Leonard and Trenton, Texas, were here this week visiting relatives. Mr. Jennings and Mr. Brown were visiting the formers brother, R. H. Jennings of Wells Valley. Mr. Morrison was visiting his daughter, Mrs. W. S. Johnson Jr. Dr. Loomis has bought the drug store of Dr. B. F. Stroud and will take charge Saturday. Dr. Kennedy was called to Norman, O.T., Tuesday evening on account of the serious illness of his wife’s mother. W. A. Snellgrove, that splendid farmer of near Ego, was here Saturday. When you see Mr. Snellgrove in town you can always feel assured he has brought in something to sell. He always brings either some fine butter, fresh eggs or vegetables, for the hungry town folks. A man in a country town near Wapanucka who secured his wife through a matrimonial agency, is trying to secure a divorce. This is another instance of finding out, by expensive experience, that mail order bargains are not just are represented and that a much better grade of goods could have been obtained at home. This should be a lesson to the matrimonial inclined young men of this section. Patronize home industry boys! There are some splendid bargains all around here and you can land one all right if you’ll just use the right kind of chin music. Miss Anna Lancaster has accepted a position with W. Z. Gibson’s Ice Cream Parlor. Miss Anna is a popular young lady and Mr. Gibson is to be congratulated for having secured her service. C. D. White, one of the leading farmers, of near Boggy Depot, was in town Tuesday. He had been suffering greatly with tooth-ache and was much relieved when the affected tooth was extracted. H. R. Allen, a prominent farmer of the Oconee community was in town Tuesday on business. R. M. Witherspoon, one of those prosperous farmers of the Ashflat was looking after matters of business in town Tuesday. ============================================================================= COPE DOTS Cope, April 4 Old Gen. Green is getting a move on himself. Dr. E. M. Hancock left on Saturday to go before the medical board, which meets at Pauls Valley this week. Mrs. J. T. Fowler, who lives in Ardmore, came down last Saturday to spend some time with Judge on his ranch near Cope. Clide Chapman of Viola was a business visitor at Cope last Saturday. Arthur Carter and family spent Sunday in Cope. Messrs J. M. Hedrick, Burr Wells and W. R. White were court visitors at Tishomingo last week. One of the twin boys of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Jones died on the 28th instant. Weep not for the little flower that has been plucked. It has been transplanted to that clime where there is no blighting winds to mar its beautiful life; where there is no sickness, pain or death, where we may meet them. - A friend. ============================================================================= VIOLA ITEMS Viola, April 5 Clyde Chapman has brought out Mr. Rippe and gone to farming. Mr. Willis has bought out blacksmith shop of Mr. Rippee. Mr. Willis is now ready to do all the blacksmith work of the community at reasonable charges. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTON NOTES Hunton, April 5 Mr. and Mrs. Howard are happy over the arrival of a fine baby girl which was born today. Mr. Cloud and wife of Lehigh, visited relatives here Sunday. At the home of the bride’s father last night, T. W. Greenwood, one of the prominent men of this section, and Miss Minnie Casey, daughter of A. Y. Casey, were married, Rev. Burden of the Baptist church officiating. Miss Casey is a charming young lady, possessing those lovely traits of character, that have endeared her to a large circle of admiring friends. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM EGO Ego, April 5 Ego was well represented in Wapanucka Saturday. Mr. McGlossen and family, Mr. Lou Sims and family were among the visitors. Mr. Drain of Boggy was visiting C. A. Snider this week. R. L. Simms has returned from a two days stay in Tishomingo. Mrs. Day of McKinney is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Bright. Fred Emerson has put in a stock of goods at Mr. Sniders old stand. Fred Sammons has moved his barber shop back to Ego. J. H. Stanfort spent Tuesday night with W. Z. Ayecock. W. Z. Ayecock and son, Virgil, have just returned from a trip to Durant. They report a heavy rainfall at that place. Tom Drain of Boggy accompanied by his sisters, Misses Bertha and Louie attended singing services at the Baptist Church Sunday afternoon. George Parien, Lem James, L. M. Maurer, John White and others passed through yesterday driving a large bunch of Lon brand of cattle west. Dr. Morgan is organizing and Odd Fellows Lodge here. They will use the W. O. W. Hall. Misses Emma Bright and Bessie Snellgrove were shopping here Tuesday. Mrs. Bright and Mrs. Snellgrove were on the streets Tuesday. Jim Bright and family and Miss Meddie Morgan visited relatives in town Tuesday. ============================================================================= The Wapanucka Press, 13 April 1905 CRIMINAL DOCKET U. S. Court Convenes at Atoka Monday – Criminal Docket The criminal cases, pending at Atoka, I.T. are hereby assigned for trial at the April 1905 term U.S. Court as follows: Monday April 17th 1905 1202, Matt Cox, introducing; 1207, D. B. Askew and Will Hendriz, larceny; 1220, E. Posten, Mfg.; 1221, John Costiginio, Mfg.; 941, John Boydston, disposing; 942, Robert Hampton, embezzlement; 945, William Graham, larceny; 965, Marie Bonham, Mfg.; 998, James Hendrix, disposing; 1015, Tom Ilker, larceny. Tuesday April 18th 1905 1049, Charles Clampett, larceny; 1064, Jeff Thurston, introducing; 1162, Jeff Thurston, agg. assault; 1079, Henry Stevens, introducing; 1077, William Paregon, larceny; 1080 Charles Long, introducing; 1082, Charles Long, disposing; 1085, William McCoy, larceny; 1093, William Paregin, larceny; 1098, Earnest Tucker, forgery; 1099, Will Tucker, forgery; 1112, Joe Meeks, larceny; 1122, Ed Scott, Mfg. Wednesday April 19th 1905 1136, Elmer Ware, disposing; 1140, Elmer Ware, introducing; 1141, West Newman, malicious mischief; 1142, Grant Johnson, dis. mort. property; 1144, Henry Johnson, larceny; 1143, John Cowan, introducing; 1145, Hiram Redrick, misdemeanor; 1154, Rome Wilson, introducing; 1180, Isaac Blevins, murder, 1181 Thomas Blevins, murder. Thursday April 20th 1905 1159, Sherman Wright, disposing; 1231, Sherman Wright, larceny; 1203, Thomas Orr, asst. to kill; 1170, William Beckham, asst. and battery; 1209, Paul Welcher, disposing; 1210, Charles Ingram, Paul Welcher, introducing; 1121, Dudley Goad, larceny; 1222, Adam Lopinson, Mfg. Friday April 21st 1905 1050, Bob Robinson, murder; 1224, C. W. Brannan, John Cole, introducing; 1226 John Cole, disposing; 1227 N. G. Ricks, larceny; 1232, Ben Washington, larceny; 1133, Robert Shaw, larceny. Monday April 24th 1905 911, Lake Oshta and others, murder, 913, Charles Jefferson and others, murder, 912, Aron Colbert and others, murder; 917, L. M. Ralph and Charles Ward, larceny; 1065, Will McDonald, larceny; 1228, James Green, asst. to kill. Tuesday April 25th 1905 1066, Willie Folson, larceny; 790, Simon Phillips, destroying fence; 832, Charles Clampett, larceny; 1234, Joe Ward, larceny; 1237, Jack Bailey, larceny. Wednesday April 26th 1905 1171, George England, asst. to kill;1168, George England, murder; 1238, Robert Neilson, introducing; 1245, T. J. Yearby, larceny; 1253, Andy Brown, forgery; 1252, R. M. Moore, asst. to kill. Thursday April 27th 1905 1268, Harry Cogel, misdemeanor; 1273, William Burks, disposing; 1277, T. D. Taylor, false pretenses; 1278, Jack Hampton, larceny; 1283, E. V. McBride, disposing; 1292, Emanuel Sammy, asst. to kill. Friday April 28th 1905 John Brown, manslaughter; 1295, W. C. Moore, disposing; 1298, Sue Glazier, disposing; 1317, Guy P. Cobb, introducing; 1300, Edward Williams, aggt. assault; 1301, Walter Allen, introducing; 1304 , Joe Molding, disposing. Monday May 1st 1905 1198, John C. Thomas, murder; 1306, Robert Taylor, disposing; 1314, J. W. Armstrong, vio. I-S Com. Law. Tuesday May 2nd 1905 1284, Sampson Dick, murder; 1309, Rogers Hardy, manslaughter. Wednesday May 3rd 1905 796, Alex Neal, murder; 1318, Samuel Buck and others, arson; 1319, Bill Medill, introducing; 1320, Lee Malaney, larceny; 1321, Columbus Folsom, larceny. Respectfully, J. H. Wilkins, U.S. Attorney by Frank Lee, Asst., in charge. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- John McGraw, postmaster of Woodward died last week. He was at one time an Oklahoma cattle inspector and a cattleman of prominence. William VanMeeter, a young man residing at Wilburton, was accidentally knocked off a coal triple, falling a distance of seventy feet. He landed on his head on a pile of slate, and died from the effects of the fall. Shot Off His Sister’s Foot – Ripley; Charles Sanders, the seven year old son of J. S. Sanders, a farmer living north of here, accidentally shot his twelve year old sister in the foot with a shotgun. An amputation of the member was necessary. TRAIN STRIKES BUGGY – Young Couple Instantly Killed at Overbrook In A Tragic Manner - Marietta: An accident which resulted in the death of W. M. Simmons, aged twenty years and Miss Mary Puryer, aged sixteen years, occurred at Overbrook, a village ten miles north of this place. As a southbound freight train was passing at Overbrook at a speed of about twenty five miles an hour, young Simmons, with Miss Puryer, in a buggy, attempted to pass in front of the approaching train and the horses came to a stop on the crossing. Simmons struck the horses with a whip and they dashed forward, breaking loose from the buggy and leaving it standing on the track. The vehicle was struck by the train. The young man was mangled almost beyond recognition. The young woman was caught up by the pilot and scarcely bruised, yet she was killed. HON. M. V. WYRICK The new mayor of Wapanucka, is a native of Marion County, Tennessee. He is a splendid type of those hustling Tennessee people hundreds who have made their homes in the Indian Territory during recent years. At the outbreak of the great Civil war, Mr. Wyrick, true to his convictions, joined the Union army, enlisted in the Tenth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Company M., and saw service for four long years on the bloody battle fields that have gone down into history as the greatest of the world and which have made the Americans a fighting people. This is not the first time Mr. Wyrick has served the people in public office. He was four times elected district clerk of Marion County, which office he ably filled for eight years. He was four years deputy sheriff of the same county. Mayor Wyrick came west some fifteen years ago, first settling in Texas. He came to Wapanucka two years ago where he has since been engaged, with his two sons, J. B. and W. S. Wyrick, in the lumber business. On Tuesday, April 4th, the people of Wapanucka unanimously elected Mr. Wyrick mayor of their progressive city, and in taking hold of the reins of the town’s affairs he does it without being under any obligation to any fraction or combination. By reason of his election so unanimously and by reason of the well known progressive ideas he has for the upbuilding of all things that will make of Wapanucka a bigger and better town, it is predicted that his administration will be one of harmonious action and one that will make a splendid record. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCALS Col. Charles M. Crowell attended to business at Fort Worth Saturday. P. J. Ellis of near Byrne, was in town Saturday. Miss M. W. Heflin, we understand will soon open a private literary school here. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Greenwood, of near Viola were in the city Monday. C. C. Foster, who has been sick for several weeks with spinal meningitis, is much better. Mr. Heflin of Coalgate, a brother to Miss M. W. Heflin, in now with Palace Drug Store. C. M. McRae, one of the well known farmers of near Ego, was attending to business in town Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Roberts visited relatives at Ladonia, Texas last week. Mrs. Lefors, who has been visiting Mrs. A. B. Davis, returned to her home at South McAlister Monday. W. R. White, the prominent merchant of Cope, was attending to business in the city Monday evening. C. J. Barnes, who is selling a sprayer, is working the Ego country this week. He is having fine success in selling this valuable thing to the farmers. J. C. Izard, a well known farmer of the Ego community was in town Monday. Miss Birtha Drain and sister, two popular young ladies of Boggy Depot, were in the city Friday. Judge C. A. Skeen is attending the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows at Chickasha this week. Col. Jim Staples and wife visited relatives over in the Chickasaw Nation Sunday and Monday. S. L. Taylor has a fine field of alfalfa on Delaware. It is now growing fine. J. M. Crabtree and T. W. Dukes have opened their furniture store on Main Street in the Kennedy building and are now ready for business. R. R. Rose received a nice birthday present last Thursday from his father in the shape of $26.00. March 26 was Mr. Rose’s 34th birthday. A son of Mr. Lathem, living in east part of town, died Saturday with spinal meningitis. This makes three of the family to die with this dreadful disease during the past month, two girls and a boy. C. J. Barnes has been compelled to order another hundred spraying machines in order to supply the demand. They are going like hot cakes. D. Kennedy returned from Norman, O.T., Sunday where he was called last week on account of the serous illness of his wife’s aged mother. He reports her better. J. M. Taylor of Viola, was in town Monday. J. W. Riley, M. A. Jones and others are hunting in the Arbuckles this week. Mr. Riley sent the Press an account of the hunt but it arrived too late for this week. L. N. Turman of Lebanon was here this week visiting relatives. A fine baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Channel Monday. The five year old son of John Balkley, living near Perkins, was drowned in a mud hole in a corn field, where his father was plowing. KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION – Blasting Powder Ignited Near Henryetta, With Serious Results – Henryetta: George Grosvenor was killed instantly and a young man named Saunders and his little sister were badly injured by he explosion of blasting powder near here. They had passed a grading camp on the Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad and had picked up a quantity of blasting powder from some of the partially emptied cans. This they took home and were amusing themselves by throwing small particles into the fire and watching the flash. B accident a spark of fire fell into Grosvenor’s pocket, in which was a quantity of the powder, and it was exploded. He was killed instantly and the others will recover from their injuries. ============================================================================= COPE DOTS Cope, April 15 Miss Ruby Moneysmith, our esteemable teacher, has been on the sick list for several days. Bro. Clark and family of Wapanucka, are visiting Bro. Z. H. Tate and family this week. Burr Wells went to Tishomingo on business this week. W. R. White was a business visitor at Tishomingo last week. Mr. and Mrs. Hope Livingston’s baby was badly burned on last Saturday. Bro. Clark of Wapanucka, preached at Cope last Sunday. T. C. Keller and family spent the day in the valley Sunday. Charlie Wallace and lady spent the day in Cope last Sunday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTON NOTES Mrs. Clevenger, who has been sick with pneumonia is improving fast. Mrs. Gertrude Attaway of Cope, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Howard this week. O. E. Simmons and family visited relatives at Jesse Sunday. Messrs W. W. Shelton and Howard went to Coalgate Saturday with two loads of hogs. Miss Mattie Greenwood and mother were shopping in Wapanucka today. ============================================================================= FROM EGO Ego, April 11 Mr. John Moran expects to move to town in the near future and be one of us. Mr. Moran knows a good town when he sees it. Miss Myrtle Dennis and Mrs. Shirley Izzard were shopping in town Monday. Miss Abby Dumas visited in Wapanucka last week. Van Moran is building an addition to his house which will greatly improve its appearance. Dr. W. F. Mathews of Bob I.T. has located in our town. Emit Hall of Lehigh and Miss Bessie Ford were married Thursday night by Rev. Tom Moore. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- OCONEE NEWS Oconee, April 11 Allen Bros., the splendid farmers who moved here last winter from Ego, have their crops in fine shape. John Austin says he will reduce his cotton crop 20 peer cent this year. He had in 75 acres last year. He will plant 60 acres this year and has rented out the remaining 15 acres which will be put in cotton. Don’t see where the reduction comes in. Grandma Whiteside was visiting her son her Sunday. Word comes from Messrs Green and Starms, who moved to Texas last winter, that they are not satisfied, and will come back to this country. The remains of Mrs. B. M. Lee who died of consumption was buried here last week. Dr. Enfield is in Colorado where he was called to the bedside of his sick father. Bob Henderson, one of the leading farmers of the Wilson neighborhood has 50 acres of corn up to a good stand. Bob Armstrong and Miss Mattie Clevenger were happily joined together in the bonds of wedlock Sunday. ============================================================================= The Wapanucka Press, 27 April 1905 DIED SUDDENLY Yesterday morning about 8 o’clock C. A. Wilkerson was suddenly summoned from this world to the Great Beyond. His death was a great shock to the people of this community. The evening before his death he was apparently in perfect health, but later in the evening physicians were called to his bedside and found him in a state of profound depression and he became gradually worse until death came. Mr. Wilkerson had lived here for many years and was well and favorably known to our people. He was a member of the Mannsville City Council. The News extends it sympathy to the grief-stricken family. The funeral takes place this afternoon and the remains will be interred in Mannsville Cemetery – Mannsville News. Mr. Wilkerson was a brother to our townsman, H. L. Wilkerson, and was well known here, having been for several months last year connected with the Chamberlin & Workman barber shop. The Press together with a large circle of friends extends its sympathy to the bereaved family. FAMILY TRAGEDY CAUSES A SUICIDE Lawton – Despondent from brooding over the tragic death of his brother-in-law, who recently killed his wife, daughter and himself at Marshall, A. D. Moody, a well-to-do farmer of the Elgin neighborhood, shot himself through the body. His eldest son, seventeen years of age, left his family troubles. And the father also worried because of the absence of the boy. Moody was about forty- five years old and was the father of five boys, the youngest being about ten years of age. His wife died about four years ago. MARRIAGE CEREMONY ON THE ROADSIDE Guthrie: Fred Johnson and Eva Wheeler of Coyle, this county, called the Rev. John Coats from his cornfield to the roadside and were married, the minister being in his shirtsleeves and supporting himself on a hoehandle. A barbed wire fence separated the minister and the bridal couple. LOCALS Mrs. G. L. Edge is visiting in Louisiana. Capt. J. E. Plumer was down from near Olney Saturday, April 21, 2007 J. B. Cole exhibited the first new potatoes at the Press office for the year last Thursday. A G. Summerfield of Milburn, is here this week working at the First National Bank. George McCulley who is attending school at Whiteright, Texas, is at home this week. Ben Crawford, the well known farmer of the Viola community, was attending to business matters in the city Friday. Joe Anderson, one of the leading farmers of the Hunton neighborhood, was a business visitor in the city Saturday. Burney Shelton, who has been attending the public school here the past session, left Saturday for his home at Iron Bridge, I.T. He expects to come back and attend the next session. E. A. Durhan is attending court at Atoka this week. President Wade of the First National Bank attended court at Atoka this week. Cashier Davis of the Farmers Bank visited at South McAlester Friday evening. S. A. King, one of the prosperous farmers of Ego community, was in town Thursday night in attendance at the closing exercises of the public schools. Mr. J. M. Stewart and sister Mrs. Herndon, left Monday evening for Hope, Arkansas, where they were summoned to attend the bedside of a sick sister. Rev. Richard DeMay, traveling representative of the Christian Advocate of Ardmore, occupied the pulpit of the Methodist Church Sunday and Sunday night. M. E. Smith, one of the well known farmers of the Byrne neighborhood, was in town Saturday. He says that the wheat crop in his neighborhood is very good though damaged somewhat the past few days by the cold rainy weather. Frank and Tom Attaway were visitors at Haileyville Saturday. Mrs. J. E. Gillmore and children are visiting in Kansas this week. Capt. A. A. Faulk has been sick for the past two weeks but is able to be at his post. Mrs. Abe Wolverton and children of Ardmore are here this week visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Morton. W. O. Salmon, former cashier of the First National Bank who sold his interest in the bank to President Wade has gone back to Iowa to live. Miss Murphy of Texas, who will teach a music class here, came yesterday and will begin her school immediately. Mrs. D. Kennedy, who has been attending the bedside of her sick mother at Norman, O.T. for several weeks, returned home Thursday. Elmer Pile, who is attending commercial college at Tecumseh, O.T., came home last week to attend closing exercises of the public school. R. M. Emerson of Kittie was in town Saturday. Mr. Emerson says he lives in a very garden spot of the Wapanucka country. The Wapanucka country is the garden spot of the Indian Territory and the garden spot of the Wapanucka country is right up around Kittie. Harry Wilkerson’s mother, who came to Mannsville from Rockwall, Texas, upon the sad mission of seeing her deceased son laid to rest, can on to Wapanucka to spend a few days with her children before returning to her home. Rev. W. P. Holland, the new pastor of the Baptist church, and family are now residents of Wapanucka, having moved up from Tishomingo last week where they were staying temporarily. Mr. Holland came from South Carolina. We welcome this excellent family to our midst. KENNEDY INDICTED Merchant and Banker at Enid Charged With False Statement – Enid: The grand jury has returned two true bills against William Kennedy, one of the leading merchants of this city and president of the Citizens Bank, which failed one year ago. He is charged with making false statements of the condition of the bank. He gave bond for trial. ============================================================================= COPE DOTS Cope, April 25 Mrs. Butler, of Wells Valley, was visiting her niece, Mrs. J. H. Hardy, this week. Mrs. L. W. Cass, who was severely scalded by falling on a kettle of boiling water since our last report, is improving rapidly. W. E. Brogden, of Belton, was a Cope visitor yesterday. Clay, the son of Dr. J. H. Hardy, has been confined to his bed for several days from the effects of a wound received on his knee by falling on a sang while playing at school. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- OCONEE NEWS Oconee, April 25 It was a mistake about Bob Armstrong and Miss Mattie Clevenger getting married as was reported. Miss Daisie Addison, one of Huntons fair ladies, was attending church here Sunday. Joe Whiteside is doing business in the Osage reservation. Misses Ethel Whiteside and Merilda Hudspeth attended singing at Kittie Sunday evening. The happy go lucky, J. H. Scott, is up with his work and ready for a hunt. ============================================================================= VIOLA ITEMS Viola, April 26 Prof. Culberson of Wapanucka lectured on music and the art of teaching last night at Viola school house. We hope to have a school commence Thursday night. I think the Prof. Thoroughly understands his business and will teach us a good school which is badly needed in this country. HUNTON NOTES Roy Kindred has sold out his stock of goods to Doctor and Wiley Dorbson. They expect to enlarge their building and in connection with their dry goods and groceries. Dr. Dorbson expects to carry a nice line of drugs. Bro. Barnet of Cope will preach at Wilson Saturday night and Sunday. Every body come out and hear him. Mrs. Maud Hamilton, who has been visiting her sister at this place retuned home Sunday. O. T. Simmons and family will go to Ardmore tomorrow to finish filing on their lands. ============================================================================= KITTIE NEWS Kittie, April 24 Messrs H. J. Dawson and J. F. Mabry, two prominent farmers of Blossom, Texas, are looking for a farm. They like this section of country well. Dr. George Brymer has got back. We are sorry to learn that Miss Myrtle Austin is sick with pneumonia. She is progressing nicely. J. R. Hensley, wife and baby and Messrs. Dawson and Mabry took quite a nice trip Sunday looking at the fine country. H. J. Dawson says he is looking for a rich widow as well as land. J. R. Dodd and wife are absent this week in the interest of their daughter whose husband was drowned. G. H. Greene is filling Mr. Dodd’s place as mail carrier. Mail now leaves Kittie at 6:30 a.m. Arrives 5 p.m. C. H. Barnett is on the sick list this week. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------