Johnston Co., OK - The Wapanucka Press, December 1906 ***************************************************** 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 December 1906 SPRINGBROOK ITEMS Springbrook, December 3 Mt. T. B. and W. A. Lesley of near Ravia where visiting there sister, Mrs. Chester, Sunday and Monday. H. C. Scisom left Saturday for Chickasha where he intends to reside next year. Misses Ethel, Birdie and Miria Costelo of near Ravia were visiting friends in and near Zenobia Friday and Saturday, returning home Sunday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- OCONEE NEWS Oconee, December 5 Ten families left today for Texas. Fred O’Neal who left home sometime ago to see how big the world is has returned. S. A. Whiteside has just returned from Ardmore where he went to get a horse stolen from him in September. When he go back he found that two more had been stolen while he was away. On bay 15 hands, speck in left eye, brand B Circle on left shoulder and bay 15 hands, branded H Bar on left jaw. He offers reward of $10 for recovery of each. There has been a great many horses stolen the last few months. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WILSON GROVE December 3 Miss Ruth McBride spent Thanksgiving at Lehigh. Mrs. Mary Richard’s mother is visiting her for a few weeks. Robinson Wilson and Lee Robinson left for Durant Presbyterian College this week. Mrs. Johnson and family visited at Wapanucka Sunday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EGO NEWS Ego, I.T., November 3 Mrs. J. P. Moran has been sick but is improving now. J. C. and S. O. Izard have just returned from Milburn. Frank Melton of Asher, Oklahoma, is visiting daughters at Ego. Mrs. Mattie Melton has returned from Oklahoma. T. R. Mills and Miss Nannie Harris married Wednesday fourth at three o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Dereberys baby is very ill. Mrs. Nora Morgan has been very ill but is improving now. Sid King one of the prosperous farmers of Ego has moved near Olney. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTON NOTES Hunton, December 4 James Hamersley, T. J. Howard and Claud Hamilton went to Stonewall today with cotton. J. N. Simmons has moved to near Cope on a new lease. Joe Hathaway and family will start for Colorado today. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WILSON SCHOOLHOUSE December 5 Buck Blancett, Monroe Davidson, Joe Hathaway and Grandpa Meddlin and others left last Monday for Young County, Texas, where they here of late bought land. Rev. Jesse Henderson, half brother to the Henderson boys, will be here today on a visit. Little Tom Lampkin is on the sick list this week. Mrs. Owens and children from Hunton, made a business trip to Olney last week. Prof. Vincent is reported to be on the chill list. E. O. Simmons is teaching tis week in his place. Mr. Gunnels’ family visited J. H. Hathaway and wife after church Sunday. Mrs. Hathaway’s niece has retuned in Lehigh this week. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUISY SESSION OF COUNCIL Many Important Matters Attended To Council met in regular session Monday night with a full attendance of the administration except Alderman Dumas who was in the country. Report of city marshal showed $32 collected during November in fines and occupation tax, The cemetery committee recommended that cemetery be cleaned off, surveyed and staked. Authorized to ask for bids on work. Following bills were allowed: W. S. Johnson, salary - $50. W. P. Holland, preparing tax lists - $25. Houston, pound rent - $3. L. C. Crews, street work - $6. E. O. Loomis, drugs - $8.25; was laid on table for approval of health board. Dr. Stephenson, attending contagious disease W. B. Reeves, attending contagious disease - $8.50 Riley Bros., merchandise - $8.45 J. S. Morton, cash, $1. J. W. Gresham, waiting on small pox cases - $10. Mattress bought for jail - $2. Press printing - $6. Pound & Walton, lumber - $45.62 Riley Bros, permitted to conduct opera house at $25. per annum. Deed to cemetery authorized to be recorded. W. L. Lee, city scavenger offered his resignation which was not accepted on account of no application for position. Finance committee instructed to loan sinking fund amounting to $480 per year. Franchise gas company granted. This franchise comes in the form of an ordinance which is not effective until published. D. G. Armstrong was found dead at Ravia from the effects of an over dose of morphine. An inquest was held to determine the facts. Sol Oats was killed at Dougherty Thursday night. Three bullets entered Oats body and he died instantly. Boss Johnson did the killing. He has not been arrested. C. A. Taylor a farmer was held up Friday near Ardmore by highwaymen and robbed of $45. cash. After the robbery the highwaymen cut the telephone wire leading to Ardmore. At Mill Creek, Marcus Hester, a bystander, was accidentally shot the ball passing through his body, while a quarrel was in progress between two other men. William Willis, an insane prisoner, escaped from the Indian police at Durwood several days ago was captured and sent to the asylum at St. Louis. Finding him prowling around his home at Sulphur early Saturday morning, W. W. Hill, night watchman, shot and killed John Hickman, a Mississippi Choctaw. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCAL NEWS Mrs. Wilson of Corsicana, Texas is visiting her sister Mrs. W. H. Ball. Mrs. J. T. Fowler and son spent Thanksgiving in Ardmore. Prof. J. B. Kirvin, a one time connected with the faculty at Rock Academy, is now principal of the public schools at Mannsville. J. F. O’Neal and son, Prof. G. W. O’Neal, prominent merchants of Kittie, were in town Saturday to meet W. P. O’Neal of Hillsborough who cam up for a visit with them. Dr. Skeen has returned from Wisconsin where he went some days ago to accompany his wife for medical treatment, Mrs. Skeen did not return with him, she having remained at Tecumseh, Nebraska, to visit her mother. A. Y. Casey was over from Zenobia Tuesday. E. T. Hall and Miss Pinkie Thompson, both of Ashflat, were married at the Methodist parsonage yesterday morning by Rev. F. E. Shanks. W. L. Wells has moved his grocery store from Main Street to the White building on Choctaw Avenue. Capt. M. V. Wyrick is assisting in the new arrangements and when everything is put in shape Mr. Wells will have one of the neatest stores in town, J. M. Fairchilds, one of Boggy Depot’s good citizens, has moved to the city. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Wapanucka Press, 13 December 1906 SPRINGBROOK ITEMS December 11 Myrt Simmons formerly of Hunton, has moved to the place where Mr. Shefield lived. Walter Simpson has bought out Clyde Chapman’s lease and moved on same. Clyde has moved to Hunton where he will reside another year. Will Dickison of Springbrook is preparing to move to Oklahoma soon. Mressrs. Shaw and Armstrong, who lived over in Wells Valley started last Wednesday for Logan County, Arkansas, where they expect to make their future home. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EGO NEWS December 10 James Dentist and Harry Weldin of Smithville, Missouri are visting relatives near Ego. Mr. Thompson and son, Charley, of Milburn are here on business. Walter Perry of Nail is visiting his sister near Ego. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Izard visited relatives at Milburn last Friday and Saturday. T. N. Moore made a business trip to Madill Sunday. Frank Milton, H. N. Morgan, F. M. Jones and Lon Jones made a trip to Durant Monday. E. N. Williams and Wilton Hoover have left for West Texas where they go to live. Miss Lyde Aycock of Wapauncka visited friends near Ego Saturday. John Mayo and family of Olney are visiting relatives near Ego. The infant of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Derrberry has been very ill for several days but is improving now. J. B. Derrbery made a trip to Rea Sunday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEATH OF W. H. BALL William H. Ball, for many years a citizen of Wapanucka and one of the best known men of this part of Indian Territory, passed from this life Wednesday evening December 5th, at the age of 72 years. Mr. Ball fell from a wagon November 16th in which he sustained internal injuries which caused his death. Up to the time of his death his friends had hopes for his recovery but Wednesday evening the worst came and he died very unexpectedly. Mr. Ball was born in Meigs County, Tennessee, from where he moved to Indian Territory in the spring of 1883, locating at Emet which place he established. In the fall of 1885 he moved from Emet to Boggy Depot which was at that time and many years afterwards the trading point for this section of Indian Territory. In 1897 he moved to Wapanucka. He was a faithful member of the Baptist church and of the Masonic lodge. He served in the Civil War for the cause of the Confederacy, being a member of Forrest’s Cavalry. Mr. Ball’s mother, who lives in Tennessee, still survives him at the age of 98. Besides his aged mother, he leaves a wife and four children, L. C. Ball, E. J. Ball, J. D. Ball of Wapanucka and Thomas J. Ball of near Lehigh. The remains were laid to final rest in the city cemetery Thursday evening, the services being conducted by the local Masonic Lodge of which he was a faithful member. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COLD HEARTED MOTHERS Two of Them at Denison and Okmulgee Leave Their Babes Okmulgee, December 8 At the Atwood Hotel in this city, there is a pretty four weeks old boy baby that will be turned over to some orphan institution. About ten days ago the mother of the child arrived at the Atwood and stated to the proprietor that she was to meet her husband here. She also said that her husband was a traveling man. On Thanksgiving she asked Mrs. Will Terron, a guest at the Atwood, to care for her child while she went down to Sherman to meet her husband. Mrs. Terron consented to do so. The mother was to return the next day. Till now nothing has been heard from her. Mrs. Terron will keep the baby until she can find a suitable place for it. Saturday afternoon, at the Union Station in Denison, a woman asked another woman to hold her baby while she checked her baggage. She has not returned and the lady is still keeping the child. The woman who deserted her baby at Denison last Sunday, leaving it in the depot with Mrs. Clark and coming to Durant, has been located. She was found at the home of her parents in South Durant. When approached the young woman, who is about eighteen years old, showed that she had been crying and made a full confession of her shame. She placed all the blame on her husband, who, she says, forced her to give up the child in the manner planned and carried out. The Deputy Marshal at Durant carried in the woman to Denison and compelled her to take the baby. She took it and returned to Durant in shame. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- W. P. Hennegar is very ill with typhoid fever. Will Hennegar, of Haileyville is here with his father who is very low with typhoid fever. Mrs. J. B. Farris and children and Miss Mollie Roberson leaves Sunday for Denton, Texas, to visit her mother. Mrs. Mary Hightower lost on Saturday December 8th, between Rock Academy and Wapanucka, one Ladies hand satchel containing ten dollar bill, two dollar bill, gold rim glasses, trunk key, postage stamp, two post cards and a led pencil. Finder bring to First National Bank and receive reward. H. C. Barz, of the City Bakery, will make a large cake for Christmas called White Mountain Sweet Lemon. It took the prize in Germany where I learned My trade. Come and look at it. H. C. Barz News reached town yesterday that the store and post office at Cope, belonging to Nick Mickle had burned during the early hours that morning. It is reported that here was no insurance and that the total loss is $3,000. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TWO SUICIDES YESTERDAY J. V. Johns, a farmer living near Wapanucka, died at the Rock Island Depot yesterday evening. Johns got on the train at Randolph yesterday evening and when the train was within about two miles of Wapanucka he was taken violently ill. When the train reached Wapanucka he was put off and death came soon afterwards. Dr. A. Stephenson, city health physician, made and examination and found a bottle upon Johns’ person supposed to have contained strychnine which he had taken. The body was turned over to his people. J. Y. Jones, a framer, living down near the Rock Crusher, died suddenly yesterday morning from an over dose of Rough-on-rats. W. R. Music, one of the prominent young farmers of the Zenobia community was in town Saturday. Miss Catharine Hansen , lady missionary of the Baptist church is visiting Rev. W. P. Holland and working in the interest of Indian Territory mission work. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTON NOTES The box supper at Hunton Thursday night was well attended. Miss Lula Hamersley won the cake by vote for being the prettiest girl. The little girl of Mr. and Mrs. Carter is better. Nat Addison left a few days ago for New Mexico. While in the act of replenishing a fire Mrs. Sam Jackson was probably fatally burned by her clothing catching fire at Durant Friday. J. E. Jackson, editor of the South McAlester News, while going to his seat in the Langston Theatre Thursday night, stumbled over a small step between two levels in the floor, falling and breaking his right leg near the hip. Tim Corr, a clerk in a hotel at Dustin was shot and probably fatally wounded Thursday last. George Possy, proprietor of the place has been arrested charged with the shooting. Ute Merriman, a farmer, was killed two miles south of Kingston Thursday last by Britt Hardwick his stepson. It is claimed that Merriman, who was intoxicated went to his stepson’s house and attempted to shoot him with a revolver. The gun missed fire and Hardwick blew his head off with a shot gun. The charge of shot struck Merriman in the left temple. He died instantly. Hardwick immediately came to Kingston and gave himself up. J. B. Miller has been arrested and placed in jail at Ardmore charged with being connected with the assassination of Ben Collins near Milburn last spring. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCAL NEWS Dr. E. F. Taylor was over from Zenobia Saturday. Judge W. H. Jackson of Zenobia was in town Sunday evening. A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Ball Friday. C. L. Witte has returned from a trip to Colorado where he has been prospecting. Lee Hogg come over from Ego Friday to look after business matters in the city. W. R. Belt took in the constitutional convention at Guthrie this week and incedently hob-nobbed with the politicians. Dave Hodges was over from Lehigh last week. He hopes to be able to move onto his farm just east of town by January 1st. N. R. Williamson has purchased the Burr Wells residence in west part of town and will moved from Mill Creek to the metropolis between this and January 1st. Mr. B. B. Martin and children of Martinville, Arkansas have moved to Wapanucka. Mrs. Martin is a sister to Capt. J. N. Walton. They are occupying the Lum Carter house in west part of town. Col. J. N. Walton and Mayor Skeen have been at Guthrie the past week looking out for Wapanucka’s interests at the convention. They went up as representatives of the commercial club of the city. Charles A. Daney, a prominent fullblood who is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for sheriff, living at Atoka, was in town last week to get some campaign literature printed at the Press office. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Wapanucka Press, 20 December 1906 EGO NEWS Ego, Int. Ter., December 18 T. N. Moore has just returned from Madill where he has been attending to business. Frank Wilson of Maud, Oklahoma is visiting relation near Ego. Lon Jones of Wapanucka was attending to business near this place Monday. Andrew Driskel of Ego and Miss Newbery (Newberry) of Olney were married a few days ago. Willis Moran of Caddo, was near Ego on business Friday. Charley Moran started to west Texas Tuesday where he intends to make his home for some time. S. B. Izard made a business trip to Milburn last Thursday. J. B. Derebery made a business trip to Wapanucka last Thursday. Mr. Joe Roberts has moved to Ego. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Moran was visiting J. C. Izard last week. W. W. Golden happened to the bad luck of getting his horse crippled last Thursday by getting its foot cut on a plow. Hiram Morgan planted ninety acres of cotton this last spring and it has made two bales and he says he will get rich in two or three years if he raises cotton. Wiley Sammons made a business trip to Fillmore Monday last. S. B. Izard has had a nice brick chimney added to h is dwelling which helps the looks very much. George McCoy has just returned from a trip to Arizona. Lee Hogg and Tulley Jones were in town on business today. J. C. Izard and J. B. Moran made a business trip to Milburn Thursday. Charley Enlow has returned from court at Tishomingo. Mrs. Pearl and Unis Buchanan were visiting D. S. Moran Monday. Mr. Marte and Nick Jurden made a business trip to Milburn Monday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASANT HILL Frank Crowell and Miss Martha Goodwell were married Sunday December 9 at the home of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. Goodwill Rev. J. W. Gates officiating. Jack Daffern went to Anters last week to visit his son, B. Daffern. Sylas Williams made a trip to Caney this week on business. John Ryley had added a new room to his residence and recovered the old. Louis Perkins of Caney, is up this week looking after his farm. He rented it to Sylas Williams for next year. Mr. Ryley gave the young people a toeshake in his new house Thursday night. Miss Ollie, the daughter of Mr. Jim Jackson, died Thursday of fever. Miss Ollie was a very promising young girl. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPRINGBROOK ITEMS December 17 A. G. Cupp has been on the sick list for sometime but we are glad to say he is improving. Mr. Dickerson’s folks started last Thursday for Oklahoma. Mr. Tate has moved to where Mr. Rutherford lived on the Jackson farm. A. G. Lane has sold out his place near Springbrook to Mr. Hargrove of the Zenobia community. J. M. ROACH RETURNS Supposed Murdered Man Shows Up at Wapanucka J. M. Roach, the cattleman of Ward’s Chapel, who mysteriously disappeared from his home on November 27, got off the train at Wapanucka Saturday night and was taken charge of by Deputies Criswell and Ince. Roach has lost his mind and is supposed he had been rambling around from place to place. He was carried to Atoka Sunday and turned over to the proper authorities. He was carrying a large pocket knife open in his pocket. He slept about an hour Saturday night, spending the time walking and standing around. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- KITTIE ITEMS D. D. Fewell and W. B. Wallace left for Young County, Texas last Saturday. It seems that Young County, Texas is getting quite a number of our good citizens. W. T. O’Neal returned to Hillsborough, Ttexas last week after a two weeks visit with relatives. Mrs. Mitchel of South McAlester was in this part visiting schools last week. He said that he was finding schools with very low attendance. Mr. Mitchel is a member of the Board of Education for Choctaw Nation. Rev. Henderson, a brother of Jave Henderson, is here from Mississippi visiting. He preached at Oconee while here. S. L. Barnes is visiting in Texas. J. B. Mangrum and family have moved here from Hope, Arkansas. Mrs. Mangrum is a daughter of J. M. Stewart. Mrs. James B. Farris and children have gone to Denton, Texas to spend Christmas. J. E. Walkup sends the Press to J. P. Kerby, Lonoke, Arkansas. W. Allison was down from Pontotoc Tuesday. He is preparing to move to Texas. All knowing themselves to be in debt to me by the so called 30 day ticket business will please come forward and make settlement as I need the money. E. A. Durham A. Y. Casey’s son-in-law who has been visiting him, returned to his home in Oklahoma Tuesday. He carried with him his three little children who have been living with their grandfather the past year. Dr. Hardy, Z. H. Tate and Mr. McCarty were all Cope visitors in town yesterday. An attempt was made to assassinate L. C. Lesure at Ardmore Friday night while he was going home late at night. The assassin had concealed himself in Lesure’s house and fired upon him as he entered. Lesure was not hurt. The assassin escaped. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCAL NEWS I. E. Chester of Viola was in town Friday on business. C. R. Greeson was one among those who come over from Belton Friday. Walter Hunt has returned from Fort Smith where he has been attending school. Wilson Greenwood was over from Zenobia Monday. J. Q. Adams of Antlers, was here last week looking after the interest of the Pound children’s land on Ashflat. Mr. Adams is guardian for the children. The city council met Monday night at which meeting the resignation of W. L. Lee as city scavenger was accepted and C. C. Jackson elected to fill out the unexpired term. No other business of importance was transacted. Rubbie, the little daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A Stephenson has gone to spend Christmas with relatives at Denison. A fine 12 1/2 pound boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Loren Ray who live near Kittie Friday last. The thirteen year old daughter of F. J. Jackson, who lives east of town died Thursday. J. Y. Moran of Hunton, one of the big farmers of the Wapanucka country, was in town a few days ago. Mr. Moran has one of the finest farms at Hunton that ever a crow flew over. W. F. Parker, the well known farmers of Wells Valley, is preparing to move up near Byrne next year. Mr. Parker is coming out this year about as well as usual, having gathered nearly a half bale of cotton on an average to the acre. He is a good farmer and a mighty good citizen. J. P. HENEGAR DEAD J. P. Heneger, a well known citizen of the city living in the west part of town, died last night after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Heneger leaves a wife and several children. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Wapanucka Press, 27 December 1906 An old gentleman by the name of Jordon was held up and robbed of $80 at Madill Friday night. Claud Guster and Eastman Hardwick of Kingston have been arrested. DEATH OF J. P. HENEGER J. P. Heneger, who passed from this life Wednesday night December 19th, was born and raised in Virginia. Leaving there he came to Texas shortly after which he came to Indian Territory where he has resided for 25 years. He would have been 60 years of age last Sunday. Mr. Heneger came to Wapanucka five years ago. The deceased leaves a wife and three children, a son and two daughters, W. H. Heneger of Haileyville, Mrs. W. K. Mitchell of Wapanucka and an older daughter. The remains were interred at the city cemetery Thursday afternoon, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. W. P. Holland, pastor of the First Baptist Church. PROUD OF HIM Marion, Virginia, November 19th, 1906 To Whom It May Concern: Mr. Joseph G. Buchanan was reared in Smyth County, Virginia, where he is well and favorably known. He belongs to one of the best families of the county, and in his youth and young manhood gave unmistakable promise of a useful career. His friends in Virginia have been gratified to know of the confidence reposed in him by the people of his adopted state, and we all feel warranted in commending him for a faithful discharge of the duties of any position which he may seek. Very Respectfully, R. E. Copenhaver, Superintendent of Smyth County Public Schools MAY RUN FOR SHERIFF The friends of Z. H. Tate, of Zenobia, in this and other parts of the county , are strongly urging him to enter the race for sheriff of Johnston County. While he has not as yet made any announcement to that effect it is stated upon pretty good authority that Mr. Tate will be in the race. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WILSON SCHOOLHOUSE A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ellis a few days ago. W. T. Cameron, the ex-mail carrier, has returned to his old occupation of raising corn and cotton. Mr. Simmons has given up the mail line of work and will go to west Texas, and Mr. Carrell, of Springbrook, has taken his place. T. J. and Grover Howard left Saturday on a visit to their old home in Tennessee. O. E. Simmons and family visited relatives at Lehigh Saturday and Sunday. MILLER – HEARRELL At the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Pound, on Christmas night, Mr. Alfred Miller of Tennessee, led to the marriage alter, Miss Laura Hearrell, Rev. W. P. Holland, pastor of the Baptist church, receiving the vows that made them man and wife. Miss Hearrell is the beautiful daughter of Mrs. W. T. Pound. She has many friends in the city who extend to her and husband their congratulations and well wishes. The happy couple will leave during the week for Tennessee in which state they will make their home. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WILSON SCHOOLHOUSE December 24 It is reported that J. M. Hathaway has sold out and will leave before long for Young County, Texas, where he has bought land. J. P. Mason and family visited Hunton friends Sunday. Bro. Cameron, of Hunton, made a flying trip to Ardmore last week. Arthur Whiteside is spending the vacation at home. Grover Howard has returned from Texas ad he and his brother, Jeff have gone to Tennessee to spend the holidays. Alex Barnett, a full-blood Indian, was killed at Stidham last week by Ben Davis, a notorious “bad man” of the Creek Indians. U. N. Bryant, a farmer of Dixie, has surrendered to the Ardmore officers on charge of killing an Indian by the name of Frazier. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCAL NEWS C. L. Galley of Ashflat was among the Christmas shoppers Saturday. M. M. Jones, one of the good farmers of near Belton was in town Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Phipps of Ego were in the city Friday. W. T. Cameron of Hunton came down Thursday and went over to Ardmore on business. Thomas M. Pierce, one of the best farmers of the Hunton community, was attending to business matters in town Friday. Two boys were born to Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Juhan Wednesday of last week. R. P. Kirkpatrick was among the throng of shoppers in town Friday from Springbrook. J. L. Crowll, who has been in the Creek Nation the past two months, has returned. Tomy, the orphan boy of Judge and Mrs. Skeen, is spending the holidays with relatives at Sterrett. A. H. Johnson, one of the Springbrook community’s leading farmers was over on business Friday. Jerry McLish came from Davis Sunday and is spending the holidays with his parents, Col. And Mrs. R. McLish, at the country home west of town. Mr. George Duks has moved up from Boggy Depot to the Wallace place east of town. Miss Emma Bond of Stringtown is spending the holidays with friends in the city. J. D. Phillips and family are spending the holidays with friends in the city. T.. J. Hargrave of Slocumb, Arkansas came Saturday to spend the holidays with his brother B. F. Hargrove of near Springbrook. The two brothers has not met before in 28 years. C. C. Hightower, the genial bookkeeper of the First National Bank, is spending the holidays with home folks at Sweetwater, Texas. S. A. Attaway is here this week from Fargo, Texas, visiting his brothers John C. and W. R. Attaway. Miss Fullerton, who is teaching at Pleasant Hill, is spending the holidays at Kiowa. W. S. Hinchey has put on an addition to his dwelling which has improved it greatly. Mrs. J. P. Heneger and son, W. H. Heneger, thank their friends who so kindly assisted them during the illness and death of her husband and father, J. P. Heneger. J. B. Ross, the well known cattleman of Ego, was in town Saturday. Mr. Ross sends the Press to his brother, J. T. Ross, Hector, Arkansas. W. A. Franc and the editor of the Press enjoyed a most pleasant visit at the delightful home of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Wailace (Wallace) Sunday afternoon. We had a look through the magnificent new dwelling built entirely of native stone. When finished they will have a home of which they will ever be proud now and in the declining days to come. Mr. and Mrs. Johns, of Ardmore, are spending the holidays with Mrs. Johns’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. L. O’Neal. Rev. A. K. Miller and wife of Kiowa, are the guests of their son Dr. Y. M. Miller, Dr. Claud Heflin spent Christmas in Coalgate. G. W. Crawford and C. R. Jeckaman, of Denning, Arkansas, are visiting M. B. Crawford. W. Z. Gibson is closing out the Christmas goods he has left at actual costs. Mrs. M. P. Skeen has returned from her visit with her mother at Tecumseh, Nebraska. W. R. Beld spent the holidays with his brother at Muskogee. Abe Wolverton spent Christmas day at Ardmore. George H. Jackson and wife, of Floyd, Iowa, and Mrs. Barber, of Britt, Iowa, are spending the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Castle. Mrs. J. E. Benson is spending the holidays with her mother in Kansas. Mr. Fahrney and sons, of Coalgate, are visiting his sister Mrs. L. C. Ball. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------