Johnston Co., OK - The Wapanucka Press, January 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, 4 January 1906 CHRISTMAS MARRIAGES Rev. W. P. Holland performed the ceremony that joined together in the holy matrimony, Miss Effie Moore, the beautiful and accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Moore of near Byrne, and Will Beaty who lives east of town, Sunday December 24. The couple were made man and wife while sitting in a buggy in front of Rev. Holland’s residence. On the same day, at the Baptist Church, Miss Laura Milligan and John Elliott were made man and wife, the ceremony being performed by Rev. W. P. Holland. The bride is the beautiful and accomplished daughter of Mr. E. W. Milligan of Wells Valley. The Press joins the many friends of both couples in wishing them each a long, prosperous and happy life together. TWO DEATHS Martin Dick, a well known Indian citizen living six miles east of town, died very unexpectedly Sunday night. He was a half-breed Indian and negro and was honest and intelligent. He served in the Confederate army during the civil war. Just before his death Martin had built a new house and improvements on his farm and seemed to have settled down for easy life in his old days. Joe Cunnish, and other well known half-breed Indian-negro, died Saturday night at his home near Stringtown, to where he moved some time ago. Thomas Vaughn, a conductor on a Santa Fe work train, was crushed to death between the bumpers of two cars at Dougherty, while attempting to make a coupling. The body was taken to Pauls Valley. Vaughn was known as “Long Tom” on account of his height. He formerly lived at Ardmore, where he was well known. At one time he made his home in Gainsville, Texas. POSTMASTER SHOOTS DRUNKEN INDIAN Ardmore: Postmaster Chris Williams shot and killed Stephen John, a well known member of the Chickasaw tribe. It is alleged that John, who was drinking, attempted to assault Williams. The latter was placed in jail here. He is a very prominent citizen in this section. A MAN FOUND DEAD AT HIS HOME Guthrie: Samuel Snyder, aged 65, whose home was near Chandler, was found dead by a neighbor. The indications are that the man had been dead for at least four days when the body was found. Foul play is not suspected, as two hundred dollars was found in the pockets of Snyder. The body was shipped to Indiana for interment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTON NOTES Bud Givens and Miss Wilson were united in marriage yesterday. Marvin Forrester happened to a painful accident this morning. While chopping wood he fill upon a sharp stick sticking in the ground which cut a severe wound on his lip. Charley and Nat Addison will leave shortly for Oklahoma to attend school at Tecumseh. Miss Ellis returned from Denison, Texas Monday and took up school Tuesday morning by the ring of the fourteen dollar bell which has been recently purchased. Miss Lillie Wallace, who has been spending vacation with home folks, returned to Ardmore Monday. Charley Addison who has been going to school at Ardmore, is at home. He says “be it ever so humble there’s no place like home.” ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JUANITA ITEMS Christmas gone and one wedding – Mr. Philip Hill to Mr. Tom Irvin’s daughter. They were married at or near Ardmore. Everett Grigsby and Austin Commings leave for Tecumseh, Oklahoma, Tuesday, where they will attend college. Walter Guinn and W. E. Logan have just returned from a trip to Arkansas, where they went to spend Christmas. They report having a good time, plenty of red apples to east and red eye to drink. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- KITTIE ITEMS Kittie, January 1 There was a large number of visitors from Texas and other parts of the country during Christmas, among whom were: Mr. Arnold and family of Anson, Texas, who were visiting J. M. Clifford and wife, and Henry Mayhan and wife of Jesse, who were the guests of R. C. Murphy and wife. Homer Young, late of Wapanucka, has returned to this place and will farm next year. CRIMINAL DOCKET The criminal docket of the United States court at Atoka, for January 1906 term: Tuesday, January 2 Willie Folson; larceny. Charles Long; disposing. Grant Johnson; disposing of mortgaged property. Henry Johnson; larceny. Dudley Goad; larceny. Sherman Wright; larceny. Robert Shaw; larceny. William Burks; receiving. T. D. Taylor; false pretenses. C. R. Anglin; introducing. Ann Newman; manufacturing. John Goodwin and Tom Walter; arson. Columbus Folsom; larceny. Will Folsom; larceny. Robert Shaw; larceny. Dixie Williams; larceny. Star Mealey; manufacturing. Wednesday, January 3 Will Cooper; larceny. Sam Hembree; assault to kill. Josiah Keel; larceny. Cass Cameron; introducing. Dennis Hopkins; appealed from commissioner. Benjamin Byinton; uttered for’d Ins’t Benjamin Byinton; forgery. Amos Hyde; larceny. James Jackson; larceny. Charles Smith; introducing. John Sumpter; larceny and receiving. Benjamin Byington; false pretenses. Thursday, January 4 Joe Cherry; adultery. I. L. Drake; seduction. Pearle Harley; manufacturing. Many Bonham; manufacturing. S. R. Stephens and J. B. Russell; larceny. Jeff Fitzpatrick; larceny. Sidney Smith; larceny. Ed Smith; larceny. John Bizzeno; manufacturing. James Smith; manufacturing. Annie Jones; manufacturing. Jeff Fitzpatrick; larceny. Friday, January 5 Charles Reed; murder. John C. Thomas; murder. A. H. Barton; assault to kill. Alexander Dick; assault to kill. Drury Hackworth; assault to kill. Monday, January 8 Lake Oshta, Marvin Thompson and Pickens Hays; murder. Aron Colbert, Peter Nail and Don Drew; murder. Charles Jefferson, Isaac Nelson andSoloman Loran; murder. T. O. Nelson; forgery. T. O. Nelson; false pretenses. T. O. Nelson; Utt. For’d Inst. Lee Malaney; larceny. Lee Malaney; larceny. R H Hart; assault to kill. Tuesday, January 9 Henry Whitedge; murder. Tom Miller; disposing. George Crittendon; larceny. Eastman Willis; murder Wilson Haley; larceny. C. N. Rutherford; assault to kill. C. H. Rutherford; carrying weapon. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCAL NEWS G. M. Francisco was over from near Viola Saturday. W. Z. Gibson sends the Press to his father, W. C. Gibson, Bokhoma, I. T. W. K. Mitchel is now working for Roberts & Wyrick & Co.’s hardware store. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Davis of South McAlester are the guests of Judge and Mrs. C. A. Skeen this week. W. T. Caple has bought the butcher shop from Stroud & White. C. R. Greeson of Belton, was among those many prominent farmers in town Saturday on business. Mrs. J. J. Read is spending the winter with her daughter at Mt. Pleasant, Texas. C. C. Hightower, the genial bookkeeper for the Dunn & Witte furniture store, spent the holidays with friends at Shawnee. W. F. Combs, who recently moved to Viola, was in town Saturday and while here he subscribed for the Press and Dallas News for a year. Arch Forgey was down from near Kittie Saturday looking after business matters. William M. Dunn a prominent business man of Wapanucka is spending some time here this week on business. H. L. Ray was one among the prominent farmers of the Kittie neighborhood in attendance at the Republican Club meeting Thursday night. W. T. Pound and family have moved down from their farm into their home purchased of A. I. McAlister on Second Street. Our people extend to them a hearty welcome. W. J. Harris was down from Ashland Friday to move his sister back with him. Mr. Harris while here, ordered the Press sent to his brother, Frank Harris, Tupelo, Arkansas. B. B. Freeman and family have moved to Audry, Texas. Mr. Freeman lived in and around Wapanucka for many years and counts his friends here by the score. He is an honest, straight forward and up right citizen and our people regret his leaving, but wish him success wherever he may go. W. T. Miles, who spent the holidays with his daughter, Mrs. F. M. Patterson here, returned to his home at Temple, Texas, Sunday. E. A. Durham returned Monday from a pleasant visit at Conway, Arkansas. His nephew, Frank Durham, returned with him and will work in the store this year. Misses Lula Gladden and Eva Hunt of Briggsville, Arkansas, spent Christmas with G. W. Hunt and family. R. R. Rose and children have returned from a visit to his father at Melburn, Arkansas. J. E. Anderson and Bed Crawford were in town from near Juanita Tuesday. I. C. Jones, who lives out east on Boggy, brought in cotton yesterday. A little boy of W. T. Sissom died last week from the effects of a wound inflicted by a toy pistol. T. B. Nash, son of B. Nash of Byrne, left Tuesday for Tecumseh to enter school again. Charles Timberlake, a young man, died near Ego Tuesday. The body was embalmed by C. L. Witte and shipped to Texas for burial. C. W. Wallace and wife have returned from a visit to relatives at Glen Rose, Texas. Mr. Wallace, since his return, has ordered the Press sent to his cousins, J. W. Brazell and Elden Brazell, Glen Rose, Texas. ============================================================================= The Wapanucka Press, 12 January 1906 COURT PROCEEDINGS The following cases have been disposed of in the U.S. Court this week: Willie Folsom, larceny, continued; Grant Johnson, disposing of mortgaged property, continued; Charles Long, disposing, bond forfeited; Dudley Good, larceny, continued; Sherman Wright, larceny, continued; Robert Shaw, larceny, acquitted; William Burks, receiving, bond forfeited; T. D. Taylor, false pretense, continued; C. R. Anglin, introducing, continued; Ann Newman, manufacturing, noll pros; Dixie Williams, larceny, noll pros; Star Mealey, manufacturing, pleaded guilty, assessed a fine of $10 and thirty days; Columbus Folsom, larceny, noll pros; Josiah Keel, plea of guilty before jury, sentenced to four months in Fort Smith jail. Indian Citizen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. J. D. Enfield was here Thursday. He was preparing to go to college to take a post-graduate course. Dr. Enfield possesses rare intellect and no young man the Press knows of has a brighter future than he. He says that he believes it the duty that every physician owes to his patrons to go to college every few years and thus keep up with the new things constantly being brought out by medical science. LOST OR STOLEN Two match bay horses, on brand I.B on thigh. Third bay pony branded K on left jaw and E on left shoulder. Will pay $5 for return of ponies. Joe Simms, Jesse, I. T. George Love, postmaster at Wilson, who shot and dangerously wounded Tom Williams, a gin man, there on Christmas eve, has been bound over to the federal grand jury without bail. The defendant alleges self defense. Deputy Sheriff Bartell has been paid the reward of $300 for the arrest of Mrs. Fannie Hane Norton, who was charged with the murder of Mrs. Katie James, near Weatherford, July 8. Mrs. Norton, while in charge of officers committed suicide at Shawnee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COPE DOTS A Carter returned from Ardmore this week where he has been for several days having his little daughter’s eyes treated, she having gotten a cotton seed in the eye early in the fall. Since our last report there has been born to William Carney and wife a fine baby boy. Dr. Hardy is getting old very fast. Says one, “Why, yes, he is grandpa!” Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hargrove, a fine girl on the 4th inst. John Ebish, brother of Fred Ebish, has mived to the place occupied by Jack Young last year. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EGO ITEMS - Ego, January 9 John Camp, who lived on Boggy, east of Wapanucka, died Friday night at the home of his father-in-law, Q T. Jones. Remains were interred Sunday at Ego Cemetery. Mrs. Kain has been quite sick for several days but is now better. Miss Lizzie Simmons is recovering from a very severe attack of pneumonia. Messrs. John Izard and Charley McRae who sometime ago, bought the stock of goods belonging to Morgan & Hoover, took possession on the first and will conduct the business under the firm name of McRae & Izzard. These accommodating gentlemen are home products and every hope is entertained for their abundant success. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTON NOTES - Hunton, January 10 Dr. Dorbison of this place, who spent Christmas in Texas with his sister, returned home yesterday. Ed and Henry Anderson moved this week to Franks. We very much regret their leaving. Mert Simmons made a trip to Lehigh yesterday. Claud Hamilton is moving into our midst. Bro. F. S. Cattleman of Coalgate passed through our little village yesterday after a week’s vacation. Miss Ellis has taken up her school again, which is prospering. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIOLA ITEMS - Viola, January 10 There has been considerable changing around. Mr. Richardson has moved from Viola to the Coatsworth vicinity, Mr. Hensley has moved into the Mrs. Provine residence, John Hendrick is moving to Viola, J. M. Taylor to the Monk place on Milligan farm, J. J. Lane to the Jenkins place on Mulligan farm, Mr. Cup to the A. W. Hargrave place, Mr. Hargrave to Staffordville, Mr. Leadford Horn to the W. T. Williams place, Mr. Williams to the Comanche country, Jim Luna back to Viola, and Mr. Henry will leave Viola in the near future. Mr. Scott of Belton will engage in the general merchandise business in Viola. Well, Mr. Editor, our population has been increasing since my last report. There is a new comer at G. F. Hill’s, one at G. W. Harris’, one at J. B. Chapman’s and one at Ed Hargrove’s. So you see our people are carrying out the first commandment to multiply and replenish the earth. T. P. Lee is reported very sick with pneumonia. Miss Minnie Anderson is visiting Miss Emma Chapman. Messrs. Chester and Hill are rustling to get the school started. Dr. Germany reports Mr. Lee of Salt Springs better today. STRAYED – One red and white pided cow and calf, branded on left side and hip. Liberal reward for information leading to recovery. C. W. Wallace ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCAL NEWS C D White was over from Boggy Depot Tuesday. T N Moore was over from Ego Tuesday. C F Musgrave, one of Viola’s prominent farmers, was in town Monday on business. W M Sims was over from Jesse Tuesday looking for three lost horses, which are advertised in todays Press. Miss Nora Hicklen came up from Whiteright and spent the holidays with her mother, Mrs. S. E. Miller. CRISWELL IN RUNAWAY – While starting out from Atoka in search of an offender, the team carrying Deputy Marshals Criswell and Wilcox ran away, throwing the occupants out. Wilcox’s lower jaw was broken. Robert H. Kimbrough was over from near Ego Thursday. Miss Lula Taylor is now assisting Mrs. Taylor in the post office. W. M. Lucus, one of the leading farmers of the Copeland community, was in town yesterday on business. R. E. Wade and wife and J. M. Burns returned from Iowa Thursday. Dr. L. T. Jackson and son of Albany, have come to Wapanucka for the purpose of attending school. Mr. Jackson is stopping with his father, Alderman F. M. Jackson. O. D. White came over Saturday from Cope on business. B. F. Hargrove was over from the Juanita neighborhood Saturday. Nathan Byers of Lehigh is here visiting her brother, Harry. Ed Tamanis, who once lived here, was in town Friday from Pawhuska, Oklahoma. F. M. Hutchenson sends the Press to his brother-in-law, Fetch Wilkerson, Mena, Arkansas. C. S. Walden, the well known Coatsworth merchant, was in town Friday on business. R. P. Kirkpatrick, who has moved from Olney to Viola, was one among the prominent farmers in town Saturday. Mr. George F. Castle and son, E. H. Castle of Britt, Iowa, are here this week, looking over the town and country with a view to locating here. McKee James, who was down from the Ashflat neighborhood Friday, informs us that the Byrne post office will soon be discontinued and that his post office address will be Wapanucka thereafter. Judge C. A. Skeen was the only person from this section on the grand jury at this term of court. William M. Dunn was the only petit juror adjourned Thursday after returning 33 indictments out of 42 presentments. G. W. Terry and Dr. Gill, prominent citizens of Prescott, Arkansas, were here this week visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dickinson. Mr. Terry is Mrs. Dickinson’s father and Dr. Gill is a brother-in-law to Mr. Dickinson. They like our section very much. J. M. Taylor was over from the Viola community Saturday. W. B. Kimbrough, the well known Juanita contractor, was in town Saturday. A. Y. Casey was among those who come to town Saturday from Wide Springs neighborhood. W. J. Foster was over from Viola Saturday. Mr. Foster says that lots of moving around has took place in the community. Mrs. A. A. Foster, accompanied by Charles Barnhardt, are here this week from Tecumseh, Nebraska. She is visiting her granddaughter, Mrs. M. P. Skeen. ============================================================================= The Wapunacka Press, 18 January 1906 SWEPT BY FLAMES Little Town of Hunton Had Bad Fire Sunday Morning A disastrous fire occurred at Hunton, ten mils northwest of Wapanucka, Sunday morning in which the post office, general store of Thad Addison and drug store of Dr. Dorbison were consumed. The fire occurred about half past 1 o’clock in the morning, The origin is not known. The loss is estimated at $1,700 with $1,000 insurance. Mr. Addison was enjoying a good business and the loss to him is serious. The post office will be running again as soon as new supplies can be received. All the mail was burned but it is thought that there was no valuables in the office at the time, as but little registered matter goes to the office. Lee Perkins, a farmer of Calvin, was robbed of his roll and a watch in one of the dives at Shawnee recently and in consequence the officers closed every dive in the city. Fire, of incendiary origin at Tecumseh, destroyed two buildings and did considerable damage to the Exchange Bank and post office buildings. This was the third incendiary fire within ten days. While starting out from Atoka in search of an offender, the team being driven by Marshals Wilcox and Creswell ran away, throwing them out. Wilcox received a broken leg which will render him unable to perform duty for some time. Charles Rose and Charley Anderson, two boys aged twelve years, residents of Chickasha, were accidentally shot while hunting near that city. Rose got a load of birdshot in his right leg, right side of his head and right ear and Anderson a load in his right leg. The boys were crawling underneath a wire fence when one of their guns was accidentally discharged. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COPE DOTS - Cope, January 16 Jacob Young is visiting his uncle near Pauls Valley this week. Grandma Kenney spent several days visiting the family of T. C. Keller this week. C. L. Wallis and family were visiting in Cope Sunday and spent the night with Grandma Sinclair. J. P. Reynolds of the Fowler ranch spent Sunday with your correspondent. We are glad to report A. Carter’s little daughter’s eye improving nicely. Dr. J. H. Hardy made a business trip to Viola last week. Fred Ebish was a Cope visitor Thursday night. J. R. Decardova and W. W. Hedges of Tishomingo are here taking an invoice of the bankrupt stock of W. R. White, preparatory to sale of same. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIOLA ITEMS Mr. Henry has resumed business again. Judge Jackson and wife were her today from Juanita. W. M. Howard and Mr. Sinclair were in town today. W. J. Foster has moved out to his farm north of town. J. D. Parmlee has moved to his new lease on Jackson place. D. M. Muncrief is having cotton ginned today. Uncle Bully Cribbs was in town yesterday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JUANITA ITEMS G. W. Jackson and family spent Sunday with their parents at Jackson Heights. Forbes Mosely and wife visited at Jackson Heights Sunday. Bradley Walker and wife were visiting Jackson Heights Sunday evening. Mr. Lee who has been on the sick list for a week or more is improving. A. H. Johnson made a business trip to Ravia this week. Judge Jackson has had an addition to the town laid off this week. A H Hatcher of Tishomingo has just finished quite a job of surveying for Judge Jackson. The judge contemplates quite a lot of improving at the park and springs in the near future. Richard McLish, Sr. was a visitor at the springs this week. W P Callis has a force of men clearing off and preparing his mill site at this place this week. F. Forister and brother and family have moved here from near Tishomingo. We welcome them and all good people who come into our midst. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EGO ITEMS - Ego, January 16 J. T. Hoover and family visited his father, Rev. Hoover, at Peck the first of the week. I fine boy arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clem Tomerlins the 13th inst. J. A. Morgan, who has been on the sick list for several days, was able to be in Ego Monday. Kirb Drain of Boggy Depot, transacted business in our village Monday. Mr. Cole and son, William Cole, two of our good farmers and very worthy citizens, moved to H. A. Morgan’s farm near Wapanucka the first of the week. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTON NOTES - Hunton, January 17 The loss of the post office and store by fire last Sunday morning has cast a gloom over our little village. Mr. Samly of the Wilson community has moved to near here. Wallis brothers have moved. Mrs. Simmons left last Friday for her old home at Calvert, Texas, where she will visit. Mr. Gunnel is on the sick list. Messrs Nat and Charlie Addison left Saturday for Tecumseh where they will attend school. Omar Wallace of Texas, is visiting his mother, Mrs. Dorbison. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCAL NEWS G. F. Hill was over from Viola Tuesday. L. N. Turman was over from Labanan this week. Bur Wells sends the Press to his nephew, C. C. Cooper, Roff, I.T. T. C. Wallace received the news from Scotland a few days ago of the death of his aged father. Last Wednesday the President sent the name of Alva A. Taylor to the senate to be postmaster at Wapanucka for four years. C. Noble who lived out near the Goforth community last year, is now farming the Jackson place on east this year. Mr. Noble is a splendid farmer. Miss Cora Skeen left Monday for Ardmore to enter Hargrove College. W. F. Parker was in town Saturday from near Juanita to where has recently moved. Arch Forgey, the enterprising farmer of near Kittie, was transacting business in town Saturday. Bur Wells killed a batch of fine hogs Monday. Mr. Wells always raises lots of corn and such good stuff. City Marshal Johnson is now doing a big business in the collection of city taxes. A. R. Field was over from near Ego Saturday. From Mr. Field we learn that the blood hounds that he and Mr. Johnson bought have died. John B. Enfield, after spending two weeks here among friends, returned Thursday to Artesia, New Mexico, is home. Mr. Enfield is cashier of the Bank of Artesia and is doing well. F.A. Riner came down from his farm near Kittie Saturday to where he moved sometime ago. Mr. Riner is fixing himself a nice farm out there. J. D. Dumas was up from near Ego Saturday. He had been away in East Texas and Arkansas much of the time lately buying cattle and bringing them to his place near Ego to feed. Down in East Texas and Arkansas crops were almost failures and the country there is in bad shape. Mr. Dumas says our people have no cause to grumble because of short crops compared with the conditions prevailing in other sections. R. C. Tate and wife, after residing here during the fall, have gone to Norman, Oklahoma, to live again. Mr. Tate was in charge of the round bale gin here with Mr. Farris and did well with the business. It is hoped that Mr. and Mrs. Tate will move back to Wapanucka permanently in the near future. Two of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Riley’s children are very sick. Postmaster Ssanders of Viola, was in town this week. R. C. Murphy was over from Kittie Tuesday. T. W. Greenwood and A. Y. Casey were over from Juanita yesterday. Mr. Mathews of Roff is here this week. J. M. Crabtree was at Coalgate Monday. A child of T. W. Dukes is very sick. A. G. Hancock has just added to his already well equipped mill and gin, a corn crusher and is prepared to crush corn cob and all. W. T. Moore was down from Byrne Sunday after medicine for his wife who is sick. W. W. Patten who has just sold out his interest in the Wapanucka Trading Co. will take a trip over the country in the near future. M. M. Jones, one of the hustling Belton farmers, was in town Monday. T. C. Keller and Dr. J. H. Hardy were among the Cope representative citizens here yesterday. R. H. Addison was over from Hunton yesterday, shaking hands with friends here. Messers Price and Baker, two enterprising farmers of near Ego, were transacting business in town yesterday. Alderman F. M. Jackson lost a pocket book containing about $12 at the post office Tuesday. He placed it down upon the table while looking over his mail and while turned away to speak to someone the pocket book disappeared. There were several in the place at the time. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- KITTIE ITEMS - Kittie, January 16 The school has 62 pupils enrolled and it is progressing nicely. Kittie and Wilson schools met in a friendly spelling contest last Friday. Wilson won the contest. Tom Jones of Jesse was here Monday on business. R. C. Murphy killed five head of fine hogs last week. He is going to hold this to sell Wapanucka merchants next spring. A. J. Lowe has about four bales of cotton yet to pick. Mr. Clifford and Mrs. McRae were attending court last week as witnesses in the Floyd Wood case. Bud Davis, the big planter and S. A. Whiteside were selling hogs in Lehigh Saturday. ============================================================================= The Wapanucka Press, 25 January 1906 MARRIAGE SUNDAY At the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and E. S. Brady, last Sunday. Miss Ida Bady and Judson M. Reeves were married, Rev. F. E. Shanks, pastor of the Methodist Church, officiating. Miss Bady is an accomplished young lady while Mr. Reeves is a worthy young man who is well like by those who know him. A disastrious fire occurred near Jesse on Tuesday of last week in which the barn and contents consisting of about 1200 bushels of corn, a lot of hay and a fine horse, the property of C. N. Nix, a prosperous farmer, was burned. The loss is something over a thousand dollars. William Winans, aged twenty three years, has been placed in the federal jail at Ardmore, charged with assaulting Willie Sampson, a well known Choctaw Indian. Simpson was struck over the head and died from the injury. Others are supposed to be implicated in the killing. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EGO ITEMS - Ego, January 23 Mrs. Joseph Tyler has been quite sick for the past few days, but is now better. The homes of W. T. Sissom and J. N. Hale were blessed by the appearance of a fine boy at each place on the 20th inst. Mr. Hayhurst of Coalgate was here attending to business last week. Mrs. William Morgan and children visiting J. A, Morgan Saturday and Sunday. W. Z. Aycock our hustling farmer and stock man shipped a car of fat cattle last week. Mr. Simmon who has had several cases of pneumonia in his family since Christmas reports all well at last. Dr. Bryant, formerly of this place, now of Sims, Arkansas was here Saturday. He says they have a pretty good country back there but he says that he would just as soon live here. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COPE DOTS R. M. Emerson, of Belton, was in our midst this week. Mr. J. J. Thompson and family have decided to reside in our midst this week. We are glad to welcome them, as they are old neighbors of the writer’s and we can recommend them as citizens that any community might be proud of. Grandma and James Sinclair are visiting at Hickory this week. R. L. Livingston has gone to Texas on a visit. Mrs. Tom Rodman of Fannin County, Texas, was visiting Messrs Delk and Jones, near Belton, this week. He says it is very muddy in his part of Texas. Judge Fowleer and S. P. Reynolds were Wapanucka visitors this week. J. H. Hardy and family are visiting Z. H. Tale and family. Misses Pink and Susie Thompson are visiting the family of the writer. Messrs. Don and Wat Tate were visiting the writer Sunday. Something strange, see. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTON NOTES - Hunton, January 23 Claude Hamilton and family visited connection at Cope Saturday and Sunday. Nat Addison returned home from Tecumseh, Oklahoma, Saturday where he had been attending school. Mrs. Gertrude Attaway of Cope is visiting relatives at this place this week. Will Jackson still comes to Hunton every Sunday. Oron Clutts (Chuttts) returned from New Mexico last week. He reports a fine country. Lon Chutts (Clutts) also returned last week from the old home in Alabama. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCAL NEWS W. S. Hall, the Ashflat planter was in town Saturday. The baby of Mr. and Mrs. L. Fountain is very sick this week. Dr. Reeves reports the baby of T. W. Duke, who has been very sick as much better. Robert H. Kimbrough came up Saturday from near Ego to look after business matters in the city. Dr. Skeen has been in bed several days with fever. His friends hope to see him out again soon. V. C. Trout returned on Friday from his visit to Tennessee. He reports having a fine time. The children of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Riley are better. A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Trout on Wednesday of last week. J. W. Pike and wife of Cash, Texas are here visiting their daughter, Mrs. W. L. Wells. L. H. Swader, the Blue Springs farmer, was on the streets Saturday here. C. L. Galey, who has been living out in the Warcester community, has moved to the Stephens place north of Wapanucka. W. M. Beck, the well known farmer who lives up on Ashflat, was in town Saturday. J. V. Johns, the enterprising farmer who lived near Ego last year, has moved to a place near town. Judge C. M. Crowell rode the Elks goat at Coalgate Monday night. Dr. Heflin, W. O. Salmon and Mr. Maxwell were among the party who accompanied the judge from here. J. O. Surrell has bought a half interest in the City Drug Store and has moved the same into the Pound building to make room for the Trading Co., which is to occupy the two rooms where the bank and drug store are now. W. M. White and family returned from their holiday trip to Tennessee last Wednesday. Mr. White was surprised to find that country in a very prosperous condition, so different from what it was when he left there thirteen years ago. They had an enjoyable trip. The T. A. Creighton Mercantile Co. handles the famous Corsicana, Texas oil, the pure product not controlled by the trust. One gallon will do more than two of the trust oil. J. H. Thomason was over from Jesse Saturday. James B. Farris was at South McAlester this week attending a Masonic meeting. J. D. Bright, one of the leading Ego farmers, was attending to business in town Tuesday. Mr. Sallisberry of Kansas, has moved to one of the Fountain leases east of town. L. A. Kencade, one of the prosperous farmers of the Byrne community was in town Tuesday. Willie Walton, who has been visiting his sister at Conway, Arkansas, returned home Monday. The criminal docket of the present term of federal court at Atoka has been completed. The case of Drewry Hackworth was continued. P. W. Williams leaves today for a months visit in Missouri. He will put in some good licks for the sunny Indian Territory while away. =============================================================================