Johnston Co., OK - The Wapanucka Press, July 1907 ***************************************************** 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 July 1907 WILSON GROVE A fine girl arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas last week. The Misses Hargroves and brother of Boggy were visiting their cousin, Bessie Thomas, Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. J. R. Underwood and Mrs. James Dudley will go to Oklahoma Thursday. Mrs. J. M. Stewart and daughter, Miss Ruth, spent several days last week with Mrs. Stewart’s brother, I. C. Jones. PRAIRIE POINT NEWS - JUNE 31, 1907 Miss Maggie and Jim Harris visited at this place Saturday night and Sunday. R. D. Hall and family who live near Cope, were visiting here Sunday. H. T. Ellmore visited J. W. Bolton Sunday. Grandma Cox visited I. G. Hall Sunday. KILLS CHILD AND THEN TAKES HER OWN LIFE Roff, July 1 – Yesterday the home of Joe L. Thomas, one of Roff’s wealthiest citizens, was the scene of the most awful tragedy that has ever been enacted in this section. During the absence of Mr. Thomas, Mrs. Thomas shot and killed their only child, Miss Mamie, 18 years of age, then sent a bullet crashing into her own brain. When Mr. Thomas arrived home about 5 o’clock in the afternoon, he found the house locked, and had to make his entrance by raising a window. Not finding any one on the first floor, he preceded upstairs, and entering their bedroom he was confronted by the terrible sight of his dead daughter, and his wife in a dying condition, both lying on the same bed. The weapon used was a double- barreled derringer pistol. Mrs. Thomas wrote two notes before committing the act, one to her mother, and the other to her husband, giving as a reason for her action that her health was broken beyond recovery, that she could live only a little while longer and that she could not bear the thought of leaving Mamie here. Mrs. Thomas is still alive this morning but has never regained consciousness. There is no hope of saving her life. ============================================================================= SPRINGBROOK SAYINGS - July 1 Mr. Hallenbeck was in Springbrook last week looking after his interests here. He was well pleased to see as good crops around here as he did after so much destruction by hail and high water. T. H. Hetchcox and A. H. Johnson went to Bullet Prairie Saturday to see a little child that has been seriously burned. COUNCIL MEETING The city council met in regular session Monday night. Those present to answer roll call were Mayor Creekmore, Aldermen Hinchey, Durham and Walton. After reading and approval of minutes of last meeting report of marshal was read and approved and his salary of $50. allowed. Mrs. G. C. Hallenbeck was allowed 25 cents for one meal for prisoner. F. J. McKeen allowed $1 for hauling off one dead dog. The Press allowed $17. for printing and publishing ordinances. Tishomingo, June 27 – Joe Lindsay, a young farmer living near Linn, was shot and killed last night at the home of M. T. Moore at Linn. Moore surrendered to the United States Marshal here today, and his hearing has been set for tomorrow. Moore is totally blind. MISS NOVA BALL ENTERTAINS Miss Nova Ball entertained a number of her friends last Saturday night at her home. Music and contests formed the chief amusements of the evening. In the representation contest Miss Mollie Robinson was given the favor and Roxie Ball was given the booby favor. Alta Nixon was given the favor in the literary contest, and the booby favor, a box of stick candy, was given to three boys and all the guests partook of the contents. Covers were laid for Misses Genie Wallace, Jennie Wyrick, Mollie Robinson, Flora and Ferril Benson, Inz Williamson, Roxie Ball. Neta and Mettie Ball, Ethylene Booker, Alta Nixon, Lizzie Beard, Mary Hancock, Dora Pearigen, Ola and Myrtle Hunt; Messrs Bob Wyrick, Claud O’Neal, Will Walton, Will Hickman, Henry Kennon, Ed White, Ed Clark, Henry Channell, Tom Taylor, Guy Fowler, Will Marton, Gerard West. Miss Ball as assisted in receiving and entertaining by her sister, Mrs. R. T. Ball. LOCAL NEWS A J. Lane was over from Springbrook Friday. H. N. Morgan and wife were trading in town Friday. J. M. Taylor was over from Springbrook Friday. W. E. Brogden and Homer Carrell were in town Friday from Belton. Mrs. Sarah Greenwood and daughter, Miss Mattie, were in town Friday from Zenobia. O. E. Simmons of Hunton was among the many who came to town from that section Friday. D. J. Johnson came with the many from Zenobia section Friday on business. W. T. Cameron, the Press’ live correspondent at Wilson Schoolhouse, Coal County, was in town Friday. Hon. George O’Neal of Kittie, Democratic nominee for the legislature, was in town Thursday on business. W. S. Hall, Arch Forgey, L. H. Grigsby, J. L. Barton, J. R. Hancock, were among the representative Coal County farmers in town Friday. The Press received a letter from Mrs. W. N. Baker Thursday stating that she had gone to Norman to remain for sometime with her daughter, Mrs. R. C. Tate. She has been living with her daughter, Mrs. Clye Woods, at Van Buren, Arkansas. Mr. Martin is very sick with fever this week. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Well, Mrs. R. A. Wells and Mrs. T. C. Keller spent the day Sunday on Blue at Belton. They report a most delightful trip. Miss Goldie Kennedy, of McLoud, Oklahoma, who has been visiting with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Howell, left for her home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Finley Booker returned from a visit to Caddo accompanied by Mr. Booker’s sister, Miss Ethel, who will spend several days here with home folks. J. W. Calhoun, the well known merchant of Hunton, was in town Monday on business. J. E. Benson has moved into his new livery stables on Choctaw Avenue. He has expended quite a good deal upon fitting up the new stables and has a place that would do credit to a town much larger than Wapanucka. Miss Kate Crews left Tuesday for Lott, Texas, where she goes to spend several weeks visiting with her sister, Mrs. Edgar Masters. Frank Fields who has been visiting at Ego, retuned to his home at Chalk, Texas, yesterday. Mrs. Susan Martin, Edgar Martin and wife and Dan Martin visited in Roff the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. G. L Edge were at home to their friends Saturday night in honor of Miss McGrath of Pennsylvania and Mr. King who departed Monday for Colorado. The guests were entertained at card games and luncheon was served at 11:30. The dining room and parlor were beautifully decorated with flowers. Those present were: Misses Skeen, Smith, Leonard, Hicklan, Hancock, Crews, Loomis, Kennedy, Statler; Mrs. Martin, Surrell, Dollins and Mclintock; Messrs Byers, Heflin, King, Roberts, Wright, Woodruff, Dollins and Martin. ============================================================================= The Wapanucka Press, 11 July 1907 WILSON SCHOOLHOUSE Mr. Gunnels is on the sick list this week. Will Sandy and others went fishing on Goose Creek Saturday they caught lost of fish. Mr. Daley and family visited natives at Hunton and Wilson today. OCONEE ITEMS Bud Davis and wife of Kittie retuned from Arkansas. They say there are poor crops out there. Jave Henderson has one of the best crops in the country. The escaping gas has been keeping the people awake here for the last few nights. Minnie Whiteside will start for Denison in a few days. MAIN STREET ENTERPRISE Through the efforts of Judge J. T. Fowler, a new side walk has been put down on the South side of Main from the McAlester building to the Rock Island depot. Judge Fowler says with the exception of one the business man of the street liberally donated towards the fund with which to do the work. This effort upon the part of the business men of that street is commendable indeed and shows that there is little closefisted mossbackism on that street. In view of the fact that the town has no funds it would be well for the other street residents to follow Main’s lead in such a progressive move. CONDUCTOR LOOSES LIFE Crushed Between Cars at Randolph Leslie Ashcroft conductor on a Rock Island freight, was run over and killed at Randolph Monday morning. It appears that the train stopped at Randolph to do some switching Monday morning, shortly after midnight, and shifted a couple of cars to the siding. When backing to the main line the train “cornered” a car that had not cleared and it was overturned, Ashfcroft standing on top of one of the cars, and as it started to go over jumped, but was pinned beneath the car and horribly crushed. BROMIDE BRIEFS W. S. Johnson of Wapanucka and C. W. Marcum of Cairo, were at the Springs Sunday. Dr. Hardy and family of Cope were visiting Z. H. Tate and family Sunday. Dr. C. W. Parkin and family of Ravia are spending a few days at the Springs. Lee Shepperd’s mother of Raiva is visiting him. Mr. Jackson and wife of Wapanucka were at the spring Sunday. Mr. Heflin and Mr. Furgerson and Miss Cora Skeen and Lucia Loomis of Wapanucka were at the Springs Sunday. Z. H. Tate and Bud Hill made a trip to Tishomingo Saturday in behalf of the school at Bromide. Mr. Umpholts, superintendent of Chickasaw schools, granted the town a school which will open September 1st. ============================================================================= SPRINGBROOK SAYINGS - July 6 Mrs. Langford of near Kittie was here Sunday to attend the funeral services of her husband who died some months ago. Uncle Bully Cribbs brought Ye Scribe a nice lot of roasting ears yesterday, and Bro. Millsap brought us a lot of nice white headed cabbage. We appreciate the kindness of these good friends. There is nothing in this life better than good friends and neighbors. Mr. Thomas and Miss Alice Figgett were married Saturday evening. We wish for them a happy and prosperous life. We had a letter from our son, A. B. Sanders, at Antlers Thursday evening bearing the sad news of the death of his baby boy. The cause of his death whooping cough and fever. Bro. H. P. Hook is preparing to move back among us. We gladly welcome him back to the garden spot of the new state of Oklahoma. Lon Sconyers, who has resided at Wapanucka for some time past, joined his family in this city yesterday and they will depart tomorrow for Shawnee, Oklahoma to reside. Coalgate Courieer The Press hears that J. D. Price that hustling farmer of near Ego, has the first cotton blooms of the season in Wapanucka country. R. C. Murphy, of Kittie, returned Wednesday of last week from a trip through west Texas. He found the Panhandle in very good shape but comes home satisfied with the Wapanucka country and will stay here. He says that they want too much for the land out there. Bird Pearigen entertained about 30 of his young friends Monday evening at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Pearigen, the occasion being the celebration of his 14th birthday. Tom Cornell was there with his graphophone and played a number of selections which was very much appreciated by the children. Bird received a number of presents from his little friends, and those present report a very pleasant evening, and wish for him many more happy birthdays. ============================================================================= SPRINGBROOK ITEMS - June 9 Joe Sutton of Hunton was visiting his old friend, T. H. Hathcox Sunday. Mrs. Minnie Arbogast is reported as quite sick. LOCAL NEWS Charley Brady is quite sick with bilious fever. Miss Phil Chamberlain, of Mineral Wells, Texas, is spending a few days with friends here. A C. Troutt of Prairie Point, was in town Wednesday morning to secure medical aid for Mrs. Troutt who is very sick. W. F. Combs was among the progressive farmers in town Saturday from the Springbrook neighborhood. Homer Carroll, of Belton was a visitor Monday. Fred Ebisch, of Springbook, was a business visitor Tuesday. Harry Wilkerson and family of Haileyville were visiting relatives here this week. Miss Bessie Carrell has retuned from a pleasant trip to Denison and Caddo upon a visit. A fine girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Baker near Fillmore a few days ago. A nine pound boy came to bless the home of Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Biggers on July 3rd. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Nixon, visited with their daughter, Mrs. Wilson, at Stonewall Sunday. Miss Cordie Ackerman, of Tishomingo, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. F. Bullard this week. Amelia and Ada Ball left Monday for a few weeks visit with their uncle, T. J. Ball of near Lehigh. Misses Grace Statler, Nelle Irvine and Bessie Ryan of Sherman, Texas, are the guests of Miss Clay Statler this week. Uncle Johnny Crabtree took in the picnic at Lehigh on the Fourth. Mrs. J. G. Buchanan returned Monday from a few days visit at Coalgate. Mrs. M. P. Skeen left yesterday morning for Tecumseh, Nebraska to visit with her mother. Walter Fergurson who has been visiting here the past few days, left for his home in Guthrie yesterday. Rev. F. E. Shanks returned Monday from Atoka where he went to attend a conference of the M. E. Church South. Rev. H. P. Hook, wife and daughter, of Dibble, are visiting J. R. Dewberry and family this week at Zenobia. I E. Chester was among the host of representative farmers in town Saturday from the Springbrook community. Col. E. P. Goforth and W. A. Baker were over from Fillmore Saturday on business. They report crops looking well in their communities. G. M. Cusenbery and wife, Ben Cusenbery and Miss Pearl McInnis of Coalgate, spent the day last Sunday with Prof. J. M. Cusenbery and family. The Atoka Abstract Co. reports the following transfer of Wapanucka real estate the past week: J. N. Walton to A. W. Dumas, lots 5, 6 and 7 in block 42. Eli Roberts, manager of the Ball Co. and G. L. Edge, manager of the Wapanucka Hardware Co. are attending the Oklahoma Implement Dealers Association meeting at Oklahoma City this week. J. B. and R. L. Henderson, two prosperous farmers of the Wilson School House community, were attending to business in town Saturday. They report reasonably good corn and cotton crops in their section and farmers well pleased with the outlook. Mrs. J. G. Campbell has been employed as a teacher in the Coalgate public school for the coming hear and will remove to that place in time to begin her duties as teacher. We regret very much to lose Judge and Mrs. Campbell from our mist; but our loss will be Coalgate’s gain. Vera Crews and May Clark went up to Coalgate Saturday evening and remained over until Monday, visiting little May’s grandparents. Prof. J. M. Cusenbery returned Sunday from Coalgate. Mr. Cusenbery has made arrangements to teach in the public schools of that place the coming year. He has made many friends here who will regret to see him and his estimable family remove from here. ============================================================================= The Wapauncka Press, 18 July 1907 SPRING HILL NEWS Miss Rosa and Laura Herrin are visiting at Ravia. Rev. Scivally, Fitzgerald and Glance visited at Mrs. Thrashers Wednesday on their way to District Conference at Atoka, returning Sunday. Bro. Scivally preached at night to a good crowd. Lee Jamison is attending school at Prairie Point. George Walton has been very bad off with rheumatism but slowly improving now. ============================================================================= SPRINGBROOK SAYINGS - July 15 Joe Chapman brought us some nice white headed cabbage Saturday weighing from four to six pounds. Also some roasting ears, squashes and beets which drives the wolf from the door another week. J. D. Parmlee has the bad misfortune of getting his house burned together with contents. How the fire started is still a mystery. The family was all in the cotton patch when it caught. KILLED NEGRO DEACON Houston Lincoln, a negro, appeared at the Winton Baptist Church nine miles northwest of Wewoka, and after trying to break up a meeting in progress there, wantonly shot and instantly killed Sonnie Grayson, a deacon in the church who had remonstrated with him. SPRING HILL NEWS Mrs. Minnie Arbogast is in better health than she was last week. Mr. S. O. Smith and Miss Pernina Hunter of Wilburton visited at J. Walton’s Saturday and Sunday. Mr. John Ball and family and the Misses Loomis from Wapanucka visited at Mrs. Minnie Arbogast Sunday. WILSON SCHOOLHOUSE J. R. Hensley of Cope and Prof. Gray will begin a writing school at Egypt and Hunton Monday. The class will be taught at Egypt in the morning and at Hunton afternoon. Jeff Howard and family of Hunton visited his brother, R. B. Howard last week. Elder O’Neal of Kittie will preach at Hunton next Sunday. Frank Whiteside’s little boy is on the sick list this week. O. E. Simmons is preparing to build him a new house. B. O. Criswell left Sunday with his car of household goods, teams and implements for Deloras, Colorado, where he goes to reside. Miss Pearl has gone to Hugo where she will visit with her sister a while before going west. Mr. Criswell’s little son went along with him in the car. Mr. Criswell’s many friends in and around Wapanucka wish him success at his new home. LOCAL NEWS S. A. King was over from Ego Tuesday. W. T. Pound was down from Ashflat Saturday. Judge J. W. Wallace was over from Moore school house Friday. W. T. Kelley and family who have been living on the farm near Byrne have moved to town. L. E. Creekmore has resigned his position as manager of the Southwest Lumber Co. M. T. Jones came down from Franks Sunday. Mrs. R. L. Ream visited at Ardmore this week. T. J. Howard was down from Hunton yesterday. J. C. Wallace was among the leading farmers in town Saturday from Ashflat. J. H. Thomason of Stonewall was visiting relatives in town Thursday. J. W. Wallis was over from Ashflat Friday. T. C. Rose, of Melbourn, Arkansas, is visiting his brother, R. R. Rose here this week. Mayor D. D. Brunson of Coalgate was in town Friday on business. E. E. Pritchard and daughter, Mrs. James Dudley, have gone to visit Mr. and Mrs. W. L. White at Butler, Oklahoma. J. D. Phipps, the well known farmer and one of the wheelhorse Democrats of the Ego community, was in town Friday. Word has been received here that C. M. Ridley died on Sunday, July 7 at Bovina, Texas, to which place he moved last fall. Rheumatism is said to have caused his death, Mr. Ridley lived for many years in the Byrne community. Miss Attaway has retuned from a visit to Texas. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Ball spent the day Sunday at Bromide. R. E. Wade looked after business matters at McAlester Tuesday. Misses Neta Ball and Ethel Booker visited relatives and friends in Coalgate over Sunday. Misses Bessie Smith and Nora Hicklin and Messrs Rose and Roberts spent Sunday at Bromide. Dr. M. P. Skeen and L. Fountain are preparing to go to Colorado next week for a summer vacation. Mr. W. L. Wells and Mr. Well’s mother went to Clinton, Texas, the first of the week to attend the reunion of the Pyle family. B. A. Sanders, C. S. Walden and Fred Ebisch came over Tuesday and went to Tishomingo to attend the county Republican convention. J. B. Farris and family left yesterday for Denton, Texas, where Mrs. Farris and children will visit for sometime. From there Mr. Farris will go to Colorado and California to spend his summer vacation. Mrs. George V. Hughes departed yesterday for Wapanucka where she will spend a week visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Kennon. Coalgate Evening News Misses Ethel Booker of Caddo and Neta Ball of Wapanucka are in the city visiting with relatives. The ladies this morning honored this office with a call. Coalgate Daily News Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hunt left yesterday for an overland trip of several days to points in Arkansas for the benefit of Mrs. Hunt’s health. Col. E. P. Goforth was over from Fillmore yesterday. The new hotel on Main Street is called the Arlington and is open for business. Judge C. A. Skeen, John C. Attaway, Mr. Waggoner and A. A. Faulk, the clerical force of the Wapanucka Trading Co., were living high last Sunday. They all had a fine mess of roasting ears which were brought to them Saturday by that enterprising farmer, R. S. Groves who lives north of Delaware. ============================================================================= The Wapanucka Press, 25 July 1907 WILSON SCHOOLHOUSE Mrs. Anglin returned home last Saturday from Oklahoma were she has been visiting relatives for sometime. Mr. Joel Simmons and wife of Lehigh visited relative at Hunton and Wilson Friday and Saturday. O. E. Simmons made a business trip to Coalgate Friday. George O’Neal will begin a meeting at Oconee Sunday at 11 o’clock. Everybody invited to attend services. ============================================================================= SPRINGBROOK SAYINGS - Springbrook, July 22 Warmest day of the season, thermometer standing at 94 in the shade. Ye scribe and better half, C. S. Walden and family, together with the Springbrook singing class, took in the all day singing Sunday at Maytubby’s school house, which was well attended and had good singing and an enjoyable time J. M. Taylor is the happy father of another fine boy born Friday. C. S. Walden went to Coalgate Monday on business. C. F. Ehesch will start to Ardmore tomorrow and will go from there to Sulphur on business. W. E. Dickson is on a visit with his family from Oklahoma to see his daughter, Mrs. J. J. Lane. Don’t think Will is much stuck on Oklahoma. Miss May Dodd is visiting J. M. Taylor’s family this week. I. E. Chester and family took in the singing at the Maytubby school house Sunday. J. C. Edrington has a sick child. C. E. Chapman was down from Kittie Saturday and stopped over night with us. ============================================================================= A CARD OF THANKS Springbrook, July 22 Editor Wapanucka Press: I wish to express my many thanks through your paper to the kind people of Wapanucka and vicinity, Springbrook and vicinity and Bromide and vicinity for their liberal donations to myself and family in this time of need. Words fail to express my gratitude to the good people for their kindness. SPRING HILL NEWS Mr. Drain and daughter, Miss Louie, started for New Mexico last Friday on a visiting trip. Mr. August Rimmert is building a house on his place recently purchased of Mr. Baker. Misses Rosa and Laura Herrin are visiting at Troy. George Walton is having another bad spell with rheumatism. Miss Fannie Epperson is improving in health after being down two weeks with fever. Misses Pearl and Haxel Jamison visited Mrs. Minnie Arbogast Monday evening. Mrs. Isaac Spring is up from a sick spell of last week. Ben Howard and family of Troy have been visiting the Herrin and Herrill families the past week. Mrs. May Thrasher is treating her house to a coat of paint. J. W. Riley returned last week from a trip to West Texas. NEGRO LYNCHED A mob of railroad men and Osage Indians lynched Frank Bailey, a negro outlaw, at Osage Thursday night for the murder of John Kelly, a railroad brakeman. United States Marshals have arrested Six Osage citizens charged with having been in the mob. The negro was captured and hung to a pole near the place where he shot and killed Kelley. LOCAL NEWS A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Riley yesterday morning. Mr. Moore, aged father of John M. Moore, is very sick at his home in Ashflat. Miss Kate Crews returned Tuesday from a visit of several weeks with relatives in Texas. J. W. Barnheart of Auburn, Nebraska, is here this week the guest of Dr. Skeen. Mr. Barnheart is a newspaper man and is looking over the new state a view to locating. W. A. Putman, one of the enterprising young farmers of the Springbook community, brought Judge Skeen and A. A. Faulk some nice cabbage from his farm Tuesday. A horse was stolen from a man by the name of Sammon near Ego last week. The thieves were followed into the hills in the eastern part of the state, but the horse was not recovered. L. W. Cornelius, one of the leading planters of the Ego community, was transacting business in town yesterday. He has 90 acres of corn as fine as this section produces and that means to say as good as Illinois or Iowa, With this corn he has 45 head of hogs to feed it to. He doesn’t go very strong on cotton having only 15 acres. MADE NARROW ESCAPE The east bound Rock Island passenger train narrowly escaped a serious wreck Tuesday evening between Tishomingo and Wapanucka. The train was running at high speed when the engineer saw a bent rail just ahead. He put on the brakes and with the fireman jumped to the ground. By the time the engine struck the defective rail it had slowed up considerably and the whole train pulled over without leaving the track. LOCAL NEWS W. F. Combs was over from Springbrook Saturday. Uncle Bully Cribbs was among those who came to town from the Springbrook community Friday. Capt. and Mrs. John W. Howell left Friday for Lawton where they go they go for a visit with their son R. C. Howell. A. J. Lane, prominent stockman and planter from the Springbrook community, was in town Saturday. E. A. Durham is preparing to depart the last of this week for a month’s vacation in the cool spots of Colorado. E. S. Brady and family have moved back to Wapanucka from Cope where he has been running a blacksmith shop. J. B, Wyrick was down from Wilburton this week. Mrs. Ben James of Byrne is recovering from several days sickness. A daughter of Mr. B. Cherry of the Byrne community has been sick but better now. Mrs. Jack Bailey of the Byrne community has been sick but better now. Jay Hogg has returned to Paducah, Texas, after a visit of two weeks with his father and brother near Ego. Miss Clay Statler left Monday for Sherman where she will visit several weeks with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Overstreet of Fort Worth, Texas, are visiting Mrs. Overstreet’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Roberts this week. Mrs. S. C. Dunn departed this morning for a visit with relatives at Wapanucka. Coalgate Evening News R. P. Kirkpatrick was over from Springbrook Tuesday. A. L. Leaird of Ashland and W. M. Leaird of Wolf City, Texas, are visiting their sister, Mrs. A. J. Roberts, this week. Mrs. P. J. Pruett and children of Tishomingo were visiting Prof. And Mrs. Cusenberry Sunday. Mrs. J. J. Reed came last week from Mt. Pleasant, Texas, visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. T. Ball. R. C. Murphy came down Monday from Kittie to look at some land which he is figuring on buying near the city. Crops in the Kittie community are good he says. Money has been raised and a bridge is to be built across the creek east of town on the Boggy Road. The Boisd’arc Lumber Co. is furnishing the lumber and looking after the erection of the bridge. L. C. Ball remembered the Press office with a fine lot of peaches from his orchard Monday. Mr. Ball has a fine lot of trees and they are laiden with some fine fruit this year. On last Thursday, at the home of N. I. Hackworth north of town, Mr. Isaac Landsdale, age 72 and Miss Crilla Atkerson, age 30 were married. Rev. Thomas officiating. W. W. Golden of Ego was in town Friday on his way to West Texas to where he is moving. Mr. Golden is a splendid citizen and will be a loss to the people of the Ego community, but they wish him well where ever he locates. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------