Johnston Co., OK - The Wapanucka Press, July 1905 ***************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: Mary Achterhof USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************** The Wapanucka Press, 6 July 1905 FINE MULE STOLEN Thieves Get A Mule From J. H. Wallis Horse thieves stole a fine mule from J. H. Wallis near Byrne Sunday night last. The mule is a dark brown mule, about 15 hands high, 7 years old, branded S on left jaw and S on left thigh. Also Protective Association brand C on left jaw. Mr. Wallis offers a reward of $10.00 in addition to the reward of the association, for the recovery of mule and information to convict thief. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCALS Claud O’Neal is at home this week from Tecumseh, O.T. on a vacation. Mrs. Sarah A. Attaway is very sick this week. W. P. Callis is thrashing in Ream Valley this week. G. L. Edge and wife spent the fourth at Lehigh with relatives. J. E. Benson has sold his dray business to Mr. Young of Kittie. Mr. Young took charge yesterday. Capt. W. H. Ritchie of Mexico, Missouri is here this week visiting L. Fountain. Mrs. L. Fountain and children are visiting her mother at Kansas City this week. A G. Hancock wishes to announce to the people that he has plenty of nice corn meal at his mill to furnish them. Call at the mill. W. R. White the prominent merchant at Cope, sends the Press to his father, D. N. White, Wagoner, I.T. Mr. and Mrs. Abe Wolverton of Ardmore are here this week, visiting Mrs. Wolverton’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Morton. C. D. Price and wife were in the city from the Ego neighborhood yesterday. Will Sanders of Boggy Depot was in town Saturday. Mr. Sanders is a new comer to Boggy community. The baby of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Attaway is very sick this week. W. T. Copeland attended to business at Copeland Monday. Mrs. B. F. Stroud sends the Press to her mother, Mrs. M. A. Standfield, Russellville, I.T. J. L. Ray, one of the prominent farmers of the Kittie community, was in town Monday. P. J. Ellis, one of the prosperous and influential farmers of the Byrne neighborhood, was in town Monday. He brings the same report about crops that are told by all. On land that has been worked fine crops prevail; land that has not been worked poor crops are in evidence. W. H. Dewberry and Mr. Cobb, two prominent men of Fannin County, are here this week. Mr. Dewberry is visiting his son, J. R. Dewberry, daughter, Mrs. W. F. Parker and sister, Mrs. W. S. Johnson. Mr. Cobb came up to look at the land of prosperity and was so well pleased that he immediately closed a deal with Burr Wells for land the next year. Mr. Dewberry will start home today and his sister, Mrs. W. S. Johnson will go with him. Robert H. Kimbrough, the big Ego farmer was in the city Saturday. He brought along some samples of potatoes from his late planting which are the finest raised in the Wapanucka country this year. They are large, smooth, well proportioned and are as fine as can be raised anywhere in the United States. He has about 2000 bushels of these potatoes which he is digging and storing away to keep until the market gets better. Mr. Kimbrough says he can keep potatoes without trouble until next spring. He also brought with him some of the finest onions ever raised in the Wapanucka country. He has two hundred bushels of these onions which he will put on the market when prices are right. Robert H. Kimbrough is no doubt the best all around farmer in this section. He comes to the front each year with a bumper crop. Miss Mollie Powers, who has been attending the Choctaw Normal at Hartshorne, returned home Saturday. Postmaster, C. S. Walden was over from Coatsworth Monday. Walter Mitchel, one of the leading planters of the Coatsworth community was looking after business matters in the city yesterday. Mr. Mitchel has 20 acres of cotton thigh high and his crop is generally good. He says his community has fairly good crops this year. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COPE DOTS Cope, July 5 Several of Cope’s citizens attended the all day singing at Viola on Sunday. S. J. Hampton delivered an address on equitable union, which was listened to with interest. Dr. J. H. Hardy’s baby is on the sick list this week. J. T. Jackson of Caddo was at business visiting at Cope this week. Aunt Kate Johnson is on the sick list this week. COUNCIL MEETING The City Council meeting Monday night was attended by all members except Alderman Riley and Recorder Creekmore who were absent. After disposing of the minutes of last meeting report of city marshal was read. The report showed $32.35 collected in taxes and fines during the month. Street Commissioner J. T. Kelley handed in his report, which showed $19 collected in street tax. His bill for work was $32.00. City Marshal was allowed $50 salary for June. Street Commissioner was allowed $32. for work on streets. The Street Commissioner was authorized and directed to warn out men and proceed to work the streets in west part of town. The Taylor hog case was again brought up. Mayor Wyrick stated Mr. Taylor’s side of the matter, which is to the effect that the city authorities did not comply with the law in advertising and conducting sale of the hog. Marshal Johnson contended that the law was strictly complied with which his records would show. The matter was laid over and marshal instructed to bring all papers relating to the case to next meeting. Alderman Ball stated that the city treasurer had not made bond in compliance with the ordinance requiring a bond of $25,000. It was stated that the treasurer objected to making such a bond. Jackson moved and seconded by Ball that the City Marshal be instructed to request treasurer to make said bond present same to next meeting for approval. All members voted for the motion. City Marshal was instructed to secure a new pound for the city. Alderman Ball spoke in favor of an ordinance prohibiting the storing of hay in vacant wood buildings located in the business part of town. All members concurred in Mr. Ball’s remarks and accordingly city attorney was instructed to draft ordinance for same to be acted upon at next meeting. ============================================================================= The Wapanuck Press, 13 July 1905 JOHN HARRIS SHOT By J. M. Barnett Near Milburn last Thursday Night John Harris was shot and perhaps mortally wounded by J. M. Banett three miles from Milburn, Thursday night, while trying to escape with a daughter of Barnett’s who Harris had married without first procuring a divorce from a former wife. Harris had recently been arrested for this polygamous marriage and was under bond. Public sentiments is wholly with Barnett, as Harris has a bad reputation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRESTED FOR LARCENY News was received yesterday from Boggy Depot to the effect that Kallip Smith, Amas Hyde and Jim Jackson, three young white men, were arrested Monday by Deputy Bradshaw at Smith school house between Boggy Depot and Ego, charged with stealing cattle. Hides from cows which the men had butchered and sold, so it is related, were found buried in the creek. The three defendants were given a hearing before the United States Commissioner at Atoka Tuesday morning and were all put under $400 bond each. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ED HENDRIX KILLED A Friday’s dispatch tot he Dallas News says that Ed Hendrix, who is well known around Wapanucka, was killed Thursday night at the Corner Saloon near the Oklahoma and Indian Territory line. The details of the killing is not given. It only says that Hendrix was shot and killed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCALS R. L. Ream has a nice lot of Winter Turf oats to sell. J. C. Attaway and J. W. Riley are in St. Louis on business. C. L. Galey was over from near Byrne Monday. L. C. Ball is building a house for Eastman Maytubby near Fillmore. Col. J. F. Shipley was over from Boggy Depot Saturday. J. G. Attaway came up from Paris. Texas, this week to see his sick mother. Bud Davis, the well known farmer of Kittie, was in town Monday on business. J. D. Dumas of Ego, shipped out two cars of cattle to the Kansas City market Saturday. S. L. Roff of Tishomingo shipped our four cars of cattle from Wapanucka last Saturday to Kansas City. Joe Anderson, the prominent farmer of the Hunton neighborhood, and wife were trading in the city Tuesday. S. A. Attaway has accepted a position as salesman in the E. A. Durham dry goods store. Mr. Attaway is a splendid salesman. R. E. Johnson of Pauls Valley was here this week the guest of Dr. M. P. Skeen, Mr. Johnson and Dr. Skeen were schoolmates during the days of boyhood. D. Kennedy, Tom Dukes, Cliff Barnes and Self Hinchey are conducting stands at Belton picnic today. J. F. Headrick of Cope was in town Saturday. B. Statler attended to business at Boswell City Tuesday. F. N. Juhan and little son, Joe, were at Ardmore Saturday. Prof. J. B. Kirvin has gone to Fort Worth for a three week visit. W. T. Pound of near Kittie, has rented out his farm and will move to town in the near future. Burr Wells, the well known farmer of Wells Valley, is figuring on moving to town. The big white horse will still do your hauling. Young will deliver your freight promptly. Mrs. Robert Herndon came up Monday from Texas and joined her husband here. M. T. Jones sends the Press to his brother-in-laws, W. H. Hooper, Maud, Texas and F. M. Hooper, Springdale. Texas. Eli Roberts and G. L. Edge are attending the Oklahoma implement dealers meeting at Oklahoma City this week. J. R. Cartright was over from the Byrne community Tuesday. He says that recent rains have made cotton and grass both grow very fast. Dr. H. B. Gray s here this week visiting old friends. The Doctor is thinking of returning to Tennessee, his old home state. Mrs. George C. Hurt, of Roxton, Texas, and Mrs. Eugene A. Hurt of Midlothian, Texas, are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Barnes. J. D. Phillips, who is farming on the Boud Ream place south of town, has one of the finest crops in this section. He has his crop in fine shape and all about ready to lay by. A. G. Summerfield has returned from Milburn to the metropolis and is holding down his old place at the First National Bank. Mrs. Burns, who has been with the First National for more than a year, has taken charge of the bookkeeping work at the Wapanucka Banking & Trust Co. T. N. Moore and his sons were up from near Ego Monday. Mr. Moore has many friends in and around Wapanucka who are always glad to see him. H. C. Pearrigen has secured the agency here for the Sherman Steam Laundry. This laundry does the very best work and the agent will deliver on time. Let Pearrigne know and he will call and get your laundry. L. B. Rutherford, who has been working so patiently on the cemetery committee, has finally succeeded in raising the $50, the amount required to pay for the ground in accordance with the treaty. He has received the receipt for the money from the Indian agent and will no doubt be in possession of a patent to the ground in the near future. Mr. Rutherford and the members of the committee have worked hard and faithful to raise the money and to put the grave yard in a shape that it can be pointed to with pride, and it is very pleasing to the Press to not that they are succeeding. Dr. R. L. Britt bought the Shofner residence Tuesday from J. G. Buchanan. He has moved to the place. Prof. Cusenberry has moved to the place occupied by Dr. Britt. Marshal B. O. Criswell, Mayor M. V. Wyrick, J. N. Walton, W. W. Patten, Dr. E. O. Loomis, C. A. Skeen, R. L. Ream and W. L. Richards are among the Wapanuckans who attended the single statehood convention at Oklahoma City yesterday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE I have bought out and moved into the Rogers & Prang blacksmith shop on Choctaw Avenue, next door to the Star Barn, better known as Jones Livery Stable where you will find me ready and better equipped to do all kinds of blacksmithing and wood work. A severe hail storm visited Pauls Valley and vicinity last week. Considerable damage was done to the growing crop. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BYRNE LOCALS Byrne, July 10 J. H. Wallis. Who lost the fine mule which cost him $137.50, found it near Ben James’ the day following the theft. Mr. Butz started his thrasher last week but have not got to thrash much yet on account of so much rain. Mr. Hall of near Kittie, was down to Ridley’s saw mill after lumber to bridge some of the mud holes on the Kittie and Wapoanucka road last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Witherspoon lost their infant last week. Mrs. Witherspoon has been very low but I learn she is improving slowly. Hope for her speedy recovery. Theadore Herrell and Robert Stratton returned home from school since my last report. Ben Hancock of Ashflat says it rains too much for the white house of Ashflat and further says this is the last year he intends to live in one. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- OCONEE NEWS Oconee, July 11 All the men on the Dunn farm who cultivated as Mr. Dunn suggested have fine crops. Those who planted after listters have poor crops. A. J. Lowe has a fine crop. Most of the farmers around here who held cotton sometime ago when they were offered six cents. R. C. Murphy still has a few bales on hand. Mr. Gray died last week. The remains were buried at Wilson Cemetery. He was an Odd Fellow and a man well respected by all who knew him. Joe Henderson’s little girl was bitten by a copper-head last week. She is recovered. Mrs. R. P. Pettijohn has been quite sick the past few days. J. R. Whiteside his home from Ponca City where he has been doing business the past four months. Wesley Aikin is suffering with an abscess. Miss Grace Stewart, of Jesse, commenced school at Wilson today. Miss Frey has returned from the summer normal. She will teach here next winter. Dr. Enfield reports some sickness at present. H. R. Green and Robert Storns, who left here last call for Coleman County, Texas are dissatisfied with that country. Barney Priest and brother are in Texas looking for a location. Alfred Hillburn is also there seeing how big the world is. There will be a family reunion at the home of J. B. Blanchett sometime this month. Mr. Blanchett is one of the first settlers of this country. He is a good man and a most excellent citizen. James Hampton has a new guest at his house, a fine son. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COPE DOTS Cope, July 11 Glad to report Aunt Kate Johnson better. W. R. White and T. C. Keller made a business trip to Belton last week. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sinclair’s little girl, Winniola, has been suffering great pain from some affliction in her arm. Mr. L. A. Fegett was on the sick list last week but is up now. W. R. White went to Tishomingo on business last week. E. F. Hall is on the sick list. Messrs John Beck and R. T. Livingston attended the picnic at Sulphur last week. Report a grand time. Mr. Shafes and wife, of Belton, were buying goods in Cope yesterday. Mr. Shafes knows where to buy a save money. W. R. White has joined the shaker family. Had a hard chill yesterday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTON NOTES Hunton, July 22 Mrs. Dr. Dorbison returned from Texas last week. Claude Hamilton and family of near Lehigh visited relatives at this place Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Maggie Baker is reported very sick at her brother’s, Neil Williams. G. C. Howard visited his brother at this place Sunday. Mrs. W. B. Casey who has been sick for some time is reported better, M. Y. Moran and son who have just returned from a trip West report crops extra fine. John Hasting left this week for Purcell where he expects to make his future home. The school started last Monday at Wyde Springs. It is conducted by Prof. Rutherford. ============================================================================= The Wapanucka Press, 20 July 1905 A fine boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Lee Saturday. Mrs. Baker, sister of C. N. Williams, living on the Greenwood place near Viola who has been very sick is now better so reports Dr. Stephenson. Mrs. Frank Juhan is visiting relatives in Ardmore. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HENDRIX KILLED – Well Known Character Sent To Happy Hunting Ground. George Miller, who shot and killed Ed Hendrix at the Corner Saloon near the Oklahoma and Indian Territory line on the night of July 6th, has surrendered to the authorities of Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. Miller was arrested at Ada. Ed Hendrix was a well known character in the Wapanuck section of country. For years he has been before every term of court of this district upon numerous charges that he was never convicted. He has been charged with horse stealing, cattle stealing, selling whiskey and other offences but some how he always managed to escape conviction. Miller who killed Hendrix has been bound over to answer to the charge of murder. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A explosion of a gasoline stove at Coalgate caused the loss of three buildings by fire last week. The total loss was $4,000. LOCALS A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Rod Jones Monday. T. T. Knight has moved from Wapanucka sometime ago, is now residing at Denison, Texas. Mrs. E. L. Creekmore and son, Lester, are visiting relatives in Wise County, Texas. A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Brady, living east of town, Friday. W. T. Kelley, who has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Kelley, returned Saturday to Plano, Texas, where he resides. J. W. Riley and J. C. Attaway returned Friday from St. Louis where they had been on business for ten days. A. W. Dumas, the well known contractor and builder, is now making the shelving and counters for Harry Byer’s big store to open in the Loomis & Skeen building August 1st. Mr. Dumas is doing a fine job. T. B. Nash left this week for Tecumseh, Oklahoma, to resume has studies in the commercial college at that place. He is an exceedingly bright young man who has every promise of making a creditable mark in the world. Mrs. J. R. Herndon, of Wapanucka who has been visiting her parents at Center Point, Texas, stopped over here Sunday and Monday on her return home and visited with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Summit. – Atoka News J. H. Thomason was over from Jesse a few days ago. C. D. White, the prominent farmer of near Boggy Depot, was attending to business in town Thursday. J. E. Chester and Ben Crawford were among the prominent Warcester neighborhood farmers in town Saturday. J. W. Harris was down from Ashland last week. Mr. Harris has lots of warm friends in and around Wapanucka who are always glad to see him. Robert Goff, who was for a long time operator for the Rock Island here, was in town this week, shaking hands with the boys. He has been working down in Louisiana. Slean Bond, our good full-blood Choctaw farmer fiends, left some fine peaches at the Press office Saturday for the force. Mr. Bond has a splendid orchard and the trees this year carry a full crop. Eddie Stone, son of H. C. Stone, left Thursday evening for Blue Mountain, Arkansas, where he goes to enter school. The school to which he will go to is taught by Prof. Elijah Stone, his brother, who is an educator of high standing in Arkansas school circles. The grave yard working last Thursday was not as well attended as it should have been; however those who had the interest to go out did a good deal of work. Mr. Rutherford and Mr. Troutt, of the cemetery committee, were there and did all they could to push the work forward. A number of ladies went out and carried with them plenty of good things to ear for all, for which the committee is thankful. The committee now contemplates raising money with which to finish the work. A W. Dumas sends the Press to Thomas Requs, Little Rock, Arkansas. C. L. Galey sends the Press to his father-in-law, John Cook, Cyene, Oklahoma. Capt. S. L. Toliaferro and family are visiting relatives and friends at Leon their old home, this week. W. E. Brogden of Belton was in town Saturday evening in attendance at the Masonic meeting. T. C. Keller was over from Cope Tuesday. Mr. Keller says crops around Cope are splendid. W. L. Wells and H. J. Smith of Texas, are the guests of Prof. H. M. Pile this week. These gentlemen may locate here. W. A. Hollenbeck was here from Denison Monday. Mr. Hallenbeck owns property at Viola and was here to look after it. Mrs. F. M. Jackson, who has been dangerously sick for the past three weeks, is much better now. Mr. Jackson now hopes for her speedy recovery. James Buckholts and wife of Wayne, I. T., are here this week visiting relatives. They lived at Boggy Depot for many years and are known by most all old residents in this section. C. L. Galey was over from the Warcester neighborhood Monday. Mr. Galey has one of the finest crops in the section. Most all of his crop is new land Mr. Galey is a hard worker and a good citizen. S. A. Whiteside of Oconee was in the city Friday with cotton. Mr. Whiteside has a large number of friends in and around Wapanucka who are always glad to see him. Miss Lizzie W. Jackson left Sunday for Galveston, where she goes to attend the Texas State Confederate reunion. Miss Jackson is the Maid of Honor to Gen. I. J. Stockdell, of Tyler, who is commander of the Trans-Mississippi Department of Sons of Confederates, she having been appointed by that officer at the recent Louisville reunion. EXPLOSION KILLS TWO SHOTFIRERS – South McAlester: Jordan Jacobs and Jack Loftes, shotfirers, were killed by an explosion in the McAlester Coal Mining Company’s mine near this city. Loftes was found lying on his face with his hand over his heart, and a piece of his shirt clenched in his hand. Jacob was lying on his back, terribly burned. The cause of the explosion has not been ascertained. ============================================================================= BYRNE LOCALS Byrne, July 17 W. T. Pound and wife were visiting at Wapanucka last Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Kreger and sons were visiting at Boggy Depot last week. Mr. Butts got to run this thrasher a few days last week. Jim Williams and family were visiting near Salt Springs several days last week. Bryant Bonner of Kittie was visiting at Joe Wallis’ last Friday. Al Dow is a proud father this week. A son. Mother and son doing well. Alex Wallis is not so proud. It’s a girl this time. Kim Jordan leaves today for Andarko, Oklahoma. Robert Stratten of Kittie was in our midst Sunday evening. Messers M. James, Wayne Wallis and H. J. Wallis went to Wapanucka Monday. Joe W. Wallis, Miss Laura Wallis and Miss Ada Kincade were in Wapanucka Monday trading. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM EGO Ego, July 18 Miss Dora King, daughter of Sid King, living near Ego, alighted from a wagon while the team was frightened and trying to run away and her leg was broken. Bob Kee, a former resident of this vicinity now living in Grayson County, Texas, is spending a few days visiting friends around his old home. Mr. Kee is always a welcome visitor. Mr. Emerson has moved into his new building just completed and is now ready to serve his customers. Mrs. Melton, mother of Mrs. F. M. Jones and Mrs. D. S. Moran who has been very sick at Mrs. F. M. Jones’ is reported much better. She is now able to sit up and take her meals at the table with the family. Miss Mattie Melton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Melton, is visiting her parents, who are at Francis Jones’. Miss Mattie resides with her sister at Denison, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Izard are visiting relatives in Texas this week. Shirley Izard and wife are over from Milburn caring for his brothers stock and crop while his brother is visiting in Texas. Prof. Will Blunt is teaching a three months school at Ego. Mr. Blunt has about 35 students. All patrons are well pleased. Bro. H. J. Hoover was over from Atoka Sunday and preached at the Ego school house. A fine baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Golden the 14th inst. Mother and babe are doing well. The young father may recover. A fine baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. B. Y. Dixon on the 14th of July. Mother and babe are both doing well. Mr. Dixon has been catching the echo from an empty barrel for some time to see how it would sound to be called Papa. A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Richardson Saturday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COPE DOTS Cope, July 18 George Milligan has a fine boy stopping at his house since the 17th inst. Mother and child doing well. Sorry to report Aunt Kate Johnson is yet very low. Mrs. Dean Sinclair’s little girl we are glad to report is improving nicely. Mrs. Charley Wallis is on the sick list this week. Burr Wells and sons, Willard and Frank are taking in the picnic at Tishomingo this week. Messers Tom and Ben Hurst of Moral O.T., are shaking hands with their many friends in and around Cope this week. Grandma and Will Kennie of Featherstone, I.T., are visiting their daughter and sister, Mrs. O. D. White. Tom Sinclair of Hickory, is buying cattle and visiting his father and brothers this week here. James R. McKenny of Durant, attended the Belton picnic. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTON NOTES Hunton, July 18 Mrs. Lula Howard in company with her sister, Mrs. Hamilton, of Lehigh, left Friday for their old home in Texas, on a three weeks visit. Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Casey of near Ardmore have been visiting relative at this place. Mr. Adison and family, Misses Daisy, Lizzie and Mr. Charley and Miss Lillie Wallace of Hunton attended church at Olney Sunday. F. M. Sparks and family from Connersville, visited A. T. Casey Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Dorbeson of Hunton are visiting friends and relatives at Fulsom this week. Mr. R. C. Nix and family visited relative at this place Sunday. Mr. G. C. Howard of this place has took charge of Mr. Emerson’s hay press and will run it through the season for him. Any one desiring hay bailed would do well in seeing him. Mrs. O’Neal and family of Missouri are visiting he brother, Mr. Andrews. ============================================================================= The Wapanucka Press, 27 July 1905 WILSON ARRESTED Man Who Stole Henegar Horses Arrested In Oklahoma Deputy Marshal B. O. Criswell returned from Oklahoma City last Thursday here he captured one Kenneth Wilson, who was wanted here for horse stealing. One June 23 a pair of horses were stolen from B. L. Henegar, a prominent farmer living north of Wapanucka. The horses were located near Sulphur Springs and were brought back by City Marshal Johnson. Wilson had pulled out from the county about the same time the horses were stolen and he was suspected as being the perpetrator of the crime. A careful watch out for his whereabouts was instituted and he was soon located on a farm near Oklahoma City. Deputy Criswell went up and brought the gentleman back and as soon as arrested he made a statement acknowledging that he stole the horses. He was placed in the coop to wait the action of the next term of district court. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOUND OVER The case of Hyde, Jackson and Smith, charged with cattle stealing near Boggy Depot, was tried at Atoka last week. Hyde was held to await the action of the grand jury in a bond of $500 and Jackson in a bond of $300. Smith was discharged. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCALS Mrs. J. E. Roberts has returned from a visit to her relatives at Marrieta. N. R. Williamson is over from Mill Creek this week, looking after his gin interests here. Mrs. Boytt and children of Pauls Valley are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Williams. O. D. White was over from Cope again Saturday, selling watermelons to the hungry townsman. A. Y. Casey was over from the Warcester community Saturday evening. N. T. Stubbs, the popular court official of Atoka, was looking at the sights in the best town in the 23rd district last Saturday. C. S. Walden, the prominent merchant and genial postmaster of Coatsworth, was attending to business in the city Friday. Claude Cox and family of Wapanucka visited Dr. and Mrs. B. R. Looney this week. Mill Creek Times. N. W. Criswell was over this week from Atoka visiting his brother and shaking hands with his many friends here. Miss Carnes Addington of Wapanucka is in the city on a visit to Miss Lena Gardenshire. Sunday Ardmoreite Col. R. McLish came in Saturday evening from Ardmore where he had been during the week on business. On Wednesday last week Deputy Criswell arrested Dol and Ed Mays on a charge of cutting timber from Wesley Billis’ place. They were tried at Atoka and fined $15 each. J. M. Stewart, who lives a mile east of town has just installed a cane mill to grind his own crop and also his friends who have no mill. All work guaranteed. For terms and particulars see Mr. Stewart. Rev. H. P. Hook, who now lives at Trilbey, Oklahoma, is visiting his relatives and many friends in the Wapanucka country this week. He says they have fine corn crops in his section of Oklahoma. Smith & Wells, of Texas, have bought the wholesale feed business of D. Kennedy, the change having taken effect Monday. Messrs. Smith and Wells come to Wapanucka well recommended and our people here welcome them to their midst. H. C. Pearigen, agent for the Wapanucka Press, Dallas News and Sherman Steam Laundry, is now located in the Post Office building, where in connection with his agencies, he will carry a small line of tobacco, cigars, pipes, stationery, novels, papers and magazines; in fact everything in the good reading line. Robert H. Kimbrough, the well known planter from the Ego community was in town Saturday. Mr. Kimbrough has about 2000 bushels of Irish potatoes which he is holding and expects to continue to hold for better prices. The potatoes are keeping well. Mr. Kimbrough will hold the entire crop until the price gets up to $1.00 per bushel. Harry Byers was here from Wilburton yesterday. Dr. Reeves of Lone Oak, Texas, was here this week visiting S. L. Barnes and looking at the country. J. W. Riley attended to business at Durant this week. Dr. J. D. Enfield was down from Oconee Monday, mingling with his many friends here. J. D. Ball was showing here yesterday the finest peaches we have seen this season. They are Chinese Clings, Mr. Ball has one tree from which he has gathered eight bushels this year. C. G. Cribbs and J. W. Justice of near Viola were in the city yesterday on business. Mr. Cribbs has the finest crops in his neighborhood in a long time. He says he is good for a bale of cotton to the acre if the worms will stay away. Mr. Cribbs is one of the best farmers in this section and he always makes good crops. ============================================================================= COPE DOTS Cope, July 25 Grandpa and Grandma Sinclair are visiting their sons’ families at Hickory this week. Mrs. Ed. Hargrove is on the sick list this week. Judge J. T. Fowler has sold his ranch and cattle to Mr. Turman. We are sorry to lose the Judge and his estimable lady. W. R. White made a business trip to Tishomingo on last Friday. W. R. White and family spent Saturday night and Sunday visiting the family of Mr. Hensley at Kittie. Mrs. C. T. Jones is on the sick list this week. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Walace were visiting near Wiley this week. Mr. John Coker and family returned home on last Sunday after an extended visit to Nebo and Mill Creek. Dr. Hardy is nursing a sprained ankle, the effects of a game of baseball. Z. H. Tate and family visited their daughter, Mrs. D. Dr. Hardy, this week. Mrs. Arthur Caster was visiting in Cope this week. J. H. Luna is moving his stock of goods and family to Viola. We hope he will do well at Viola. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIOLA ITEMS Viola, July 25 Mr. Wheeler of Salt Springs, is hauling logs to the saw mill, preparatory to securing lumber which to build him a house. Mr. Rippee is still in bad health. His wife and baby have been having chills. Bro. Hammons, of Wiley, was in Viola yesterday. Dr. Harris and family of Oklahoma have been visiting Dr. Germany. Mr. Luna of Cope is putting in a store at Viola. There is talk of a cold drink stand being put in and also a barber shop. Just let her boom! Mr. Hallenbeck of Dennison was in Viola last week looking after his property here. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTON NOTES Hunton, July 25 Mrs. Barom, who has been quite sick, is reported much better this week. Misses Daisy and Lizzie Addison and Miss Lillie Walace attended Sunday school at Egypt Sunday. Quite a number of people met at the home of Mr. R. H. Addison and spent a pleasant afternoon. Ice Cream and cake were served. Mr. Claude Hamilton of near Lehigh visited friends at this place Saturday and Sunday. Mr. N. C. Jackson has been seen in Hunton two or three times here of late. Just guess he comes over after Mr. Simmons male. (mail) ============================================================================= WILSON SCHOOLHOUSE NO. 2 July 30 Grandma Williams is sick this week. We hope to see her up again soon. The Presbyterian meeting at Wilson commences next Friday night. The meeting is to be conducted by Rev. Moore, the blind preacher. Everybody cordially invited to attend the services. J. H. Standford has finished cutting his millet. Mrs. John Underwood is visiting Mrs. Jim Dudley, her sister, this week. E. E. Pritchard attended the Farmers Union meeting at Dulany Chapel July 25 and says he had all kinds of good eating. ============================================================================= FROM EGO Ego, July 31 Ego has been in the midst of great excitement since the tragedy of Saturday evening in which Ben Ross was killed. It appears that Ross was crowding onto Baker after Baker had told him to stand back. Baker drew a revolver and fired at Ross, inflicting wounds from which he died about eight hours afterwards. Baker has not yet been apprehended. Both parties have many friends who regret both the death and the trouble which brought it about. The remains of Mr. Ross was laid to rest in the Ego Cemetery Sunday evening, the funeral services being conducted by T. N. Moore. S. P. Izzard who moved to Milburn some time ago has come back to his farm near Ego. He is now building a new residence for his future home. The daughter of S. A. King, who was injured by jumping from a wagon, is reported much better and now able to get around. Mrs. Melton who has been at her daughters, Mrs. Francis Jones, has returned to Milburn her home. Mrs. Melton is reported as being improved in health. Among the visitors here today we notice Bob Sims, M. L.Cribbs, Ky Willard, Jim Watterson of near Cope and many others too numerous to mention. =============================================================================