Johnston Co., OK - News: The Wapanucka Press, May 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, 3 May 1906 EGO ITEMS Jack Barton, Mr. Lofler and John Bethel will leave here in a few days for Western Texas, where they will make their home. This will make eight or ten of our best citizens who have moved away in the last few months. It seems to the writer that there is entirely too much of this leaving. J. D. Dumas and W. Z. Aycock, our hustling farmers and stockmen have both been shipping recently. Jesse Jones’ team ran away with him Saturday. The result was a general smash up but fortunately neither he or his horses were hurt. Mrs. Floyd Price, of Haileyville is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles Price this week. D. S. Moran is making some improvements on his farm in the way of substantial and good looking fences. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCAL NEWS C. J. Carter is here from Regency, Texas this week. Dr. E. O. Loomis is at Marlin, Texas where he has gone for the benefit of his health. Although Deputy Criswell has not heard anything from his son Fred, who is in the army at San Francisco, he had word a few days ago that he was well and doing gallant work in the army relief corps. Robert H. Kimbrough, the well known planter of near Ego, was looking after business matters in town Saturday. Mr. Kimbrough while here ordered the Press sent to W. B. Kimbrough, Pickron, Louisiana and George Cox, Eden, Texas. In a letter of recent date Dr. J. F. Reneger, writes from Louisville, Kentucky, where he is in school, that he expects to return to Wapanucka the last of May. Dr. Reneger will graduate from the Louisville Medical College at this term which closes this week with commencement exercises. He will remain a few weeks longer after the expiration of the regular term and take a special course in surgery. Dr. Renegar has many friends in and around Wapanucka who are glad to know that he will return to live among us. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTON NOTES Hunton, May 1, 1905 Willangham filled his appointment at Hunton Saturday and Sunday. Mr. George and Mrs. Eva Ervin married near here Saturday. Mrs. Dorbison and daughter start for New Mexico as soon as the weather permits. Elder Hicks of the Baptist Church will preach at Hunton next Sunday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- KITTIE NOTES Kittie, April 23 Mr. Dunn has moved 1500 head of cattle in the last few days to his different ranches. Mr. Aycock bought a car load of hogs from S. A. Whitesides and Bud Davis took them to Wapanucka to ship. Mrs. R. C. Murphy was visiting in Jessie this week. Over in Oconee settlement the magnetic healers are so prevalent that the doctors are about to starve to death, Quite a lot of cattle drowned in Boggy last rise. R. C. Murphy and daughter, Lillie, were attending to business in Stonewall Saturday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- OCONEE NEWS Oconee, May 17, 2007 J. D. Aikin, on William Dunn’s place, finished picking cotton last Saturday. When he finished the plows were putting the crop in the next row. Henry Ward who left here sometime ago for Mexico is back. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIOLA ITEMS Viola, April 30, 1906 We had the star route inspector with us Saturday. He contracted with Mr. Crowell, of Viola, who will carry the mail from Viola to Coatsworth, the schedule being changed so as to start from Viola three times a week. Mr. Catter, of Coatsworth, was in Viola Saturday attending to business. Uncle Bully Cribbs, Dave Muncrief, Mack Kirkpactrick, Joe Chapman with many others were here Saturday. I am glad to report this week that Mrs. Willis and babe are getting along nicely. Ben Sanders’ wife and boy are doing well. There is considerable sickness yet in the town and vicinity, but nothing serous. Mrs. Willis, C. F. Willis’ mother is on the sick list this week. Mr. Crowell, of Viola, has been on the sick list but is better.. Mr. G. W. Harris and family has been very sick. Mr. C. P. Shields has had a very sick child, but it is better. Joe Chapman’s boy collided with a hog, and as a consequence has a very sore foot and hand. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- KITTIE ITEMS Kittie, April 30 James Anders, J. L. Long and W. M. Drake left last week for New Mexico. C. W. Phillips is all smiles over the arrival of a new girl at his house last week. There was quite a little wind which visited this neighborhood last Thursday night. The top of G. W. O’Neal’s barn was blown off; also Mr. Springer’s cow shed was picked up and placed out in the lane. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COPE DOTS Cope, May 17, 2007 In our last dots we made a mistake in reporting the name of the preacher, it being Elder Andrews instead of Elder Burnett. W. R. White went to Fort Worth with a car load of hogs last week. Mrs. J. J. Thompson of Wells Valley and daughters were visiting in Cope on last Sunday. Mrs. Nick Mickle made a visit to Tishomingo last week. Miss Minnie Baker, aged 17, residing eight miles northeast of Wanette, was burned to death as a result of her clothing igniting from a fire, where she was burning trash from the yard. Mayor Chapman of South McAlester has issued a proclamation asking all business houses to close on the afternoon of May 4, at which time Tulsa and South McAlester of the South Base Ball League play their initial game. Mrs. John Guyer living near Bennington gave birth to triplets last week – two girls and a boy – all in good health. The father is sixty two years old and the mother thirty. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCAL NEWS W. R. White was at Fort Worth last week on business. Robert Newberry was down from Oconee Friday. H. L. Ray was down from Kittie Saturday. S. A. King was over from Ego Saturday. P. K. Wall came over Saturday from Belton and shook hands with his host of friends in town. W. F. Combs was among the leading farmers of the Viola community in town Saturday. W. M. Beck, one of the big farmers of the Ashflat section, was looking after matters in town Friday. W. B. Kimbrough, the well known contractor and builder of Juanita, left this week for Wellington, Texas, where he goes to assist his brother in erecting a school building. From New Orleans, where he attended the Confederate reunion, F. M. Jackson went to Middleton, Tennessee, his old home, to visit relatives. He will be at home sometime next week. W. T. Moore, on of the best farmers that old Tennessee gave to Indian Territory, was down from the Byrne community Tuesday. Miss Kathleen Brooks has come from Martin, Tennessee, to take charge of the music class at the Dunn & Witte music store. Miss Brooks is a graduate of Hall and Moody Institute, one of the leading colleges of the country. John M. Moore, at one time the honorable recorder of Wapanucka and ex-officio mayor, was down from his abode in Ashflat Saturday, giving he boys the good old honest farmer hand shake. Alderman and Mrs. A. W. Dumas returned home Sunday from the Confederate Reunion at New Orleans. Mr. Dumas reports having a splendid time. The next reunion will be held at Richmond, Virginia. Judge C. A. Skeen is attending the grand lodge of Knights of Pythias at Okmulgee this week. ============================================================================= The Wapanucka Press, 10 May 1906 HUNTON NOTES Hunton, May 9 Mr. Grover Howard is on the sick list this week. Mr. Charley Addison returned home Saturday from Tecumseh, where he has been attending school. J. M. Simmons, J. C. Hamilton and T. J. Howard were in Oconee yesterday. Mr. Herbert Kite, who has been visiting home folks and friends, returned to his work in Kansas Saturday. Miss Beth Addison who has been visiting friends at Folsom returned Saturday. Bros. O’Neal and Willingham will preach at Juanita Saturday night and Sunday at 11 o’clock. Mr. Simmons of Lehigh was in our midst yesterday. Berry Casy (Casey) is reported quite sick this week. BRIDGE WENT DOWN One Man Arm Broken Others Hurt L. C. Ball retuned from Jesse Saturday at which place he is doing carpenter work and from him the Press learns that a new bridge just built across Boggy between that place and Stonewall, fell in Friday and several men on it at the time were hurt. One man’s arm was broken and others were severely bruised. The bridge had just been built. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLICE COURT NOTES During the past week the fighting and gambling market in Wapanucka has advanced considerably. Some time ago a good fight cost $8.60. Mayor Skeen had two pugilistic performers before him Saturday, both were required to cough up $13.60 before being given a permit to go home and be good. Four members of the Independent Order of Crapshooters were yanked up before his honor Monday and they were each required to dig up $20 and trimmings and a promise to be good in the sweet bye and bye. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY COUNCIL The city council met Monday night with all members present. Before the session opened for business L. C. Ball was sworn in as Tax Assessor and M. A. Jones as Deputy City Marshal. City Marshal Johnson report showed that officer had collected during April the sum of $105 in fines and $5.25 occupation tax. Scavenger reported that a number of closets were located in places where it was impossible to reach them with wagon. He was instructed to get a full list of these closets. Street and alley committee reported with recommendations that a number of places in streets and sidewalks throughout the city be fixed. The offer of W. P. Booker to furnish dumping ground for the year for $20 was accepted. Following bills were allowed: W. L. Lee, hauling off dead animals - $4.00 F. N. Juhan, services as alderman - $5.00 W. S. Johnson, salary and postage - $51.00 W. P. Booker, dumping ground - $20.00 Press, publishing - $4.50 Team for street committee - $1.50 Total - $86.00 Juhan, Attaway and Ball were appointed a committee to build a dog and hog pen. The bond of City Marshal W. S. Johnson was read and approved. The bondsmen are C. A. Skeen, J. B. Farris, J. W. Riley and W. Z. Gibson. The bond of Treasurer R. E. Wade was read and approved. The bondsmen are J. B. Wyrick, C. A. Skeen, W O. Salmon and J. W. Riley. Drs. Stephenson and Loomis and Reeves were appointed members of the Board of Health, Ordinances 68, for the protection of officers in the performance of their duties, was read and adopted. J. F. Shipley passed through the city Monday on his way home to Boggy Depot from Texas. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIOLA ITEMS Viola, May 8 There is some whooping cough in Viola and vicinity. T. A. Rutherford was in town yesterday and said that the late rains have put farm work backward considerably. Mr. Shields was at Wapanucka this week and reports the roads in a most horrible condition. RECEIVED SAD NEWS D. H. Pittman received a telegram from Greenville, South Carolina, Tuesday stating that his aged father was dead. He was 98 years of age. He had lived in Greenville County, South Carolina, all his life. Mr. Pittman received also this week the news of the death of his cousin, Deputy Sheriff Eli Pittman of Greenville who was killed while in an attempt to arrest a gang of outlaws one of whom he shot and killed before dieing himself. While going in pursuit of the outlaws the officer was way laid and shot. He had been deputy sheriff many years and was a brave and true officer. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JUANITA ITEMS Our school has an enrollment of 52 pupils. J. B. Wright and E. H. Castle, in company with Misses Furgerson and Bynum, of Wapanucka, were in the springs Sunday. Mr. Wi8shord of Ravia is looking after his interests here this week. A. Y. Casey of the Hunton community was on the streets of Juanita Saturday. Lon Box of Viola community was here Saturday. Mr. Butler Cox and brother of Hunton were here Saturday on business. Miss Rice has retuned from a pleasant visit to her sister at Ravia. The musical entertainment given by Mr. Dan Johnson Saturday night was a success. Miss Juanita and Wynona Jackson were trading in Juanita Saturday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BYRNE ITEMS Bryne, May 5 J. C. Wallis and family visited J. H. Wallis at Kittie Sunday. Notice is hereby given that parties who may hereafter employ my boy, Sam Speeks, or harbor him in anyway, without my consent, will have to stand the consequences in the terms of the law. J. M. Speeks, Coatsworth, I.T. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COPE DOTS Cope, May 8 It seems in order to blow. Now here are some facts about Cope. It is situated on a high prairie, surrounded by a fine and fertile land as there is in the bit I. T., has one general mercantile store, post office, blacksmith shop, a very good school and church building, soon to have a first class gin and mill. A person can get a deed to property here. We have some good law abiding citizens and there is room for more; good water some of it as pure and soft as the snow water from the Rockies. Come and see and be convinced. Dr. J. H. Hardy of Wapanucka, was attending to business in Cope yesterday. Mrs. Nick Mickle made a trip to Tishomingo this week. Mrs. Coleman of Durant is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. J. Thompson of Wells Valley this week. W. Z. Aycock and family of Ego spent last Friday in Cope. Mr. Aycock and brother have bought a pasture near Cope. Z. H. Tate, T. C. Keller, A. Carter and families spent the day fishing on Sunday. Plenty of fish and nice time. Fred Ebish made a business trip to Sulphur last week. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EGO ITEMS Luther Thornton’s many friends are glad to know he is much improved in health. Mr. Adams, a prominent farmer of Munktown, Texas, is visiting relatives here and looking for an opportunity to trade some. George Jackson, one of our broad minded farmers and business men, made a trip to Percell this week, where he is thinking of leasing a large tract of land. Mr. Fleming a prominent citizen of Parker County, Texas is visiting his brother-in-law , Dr. Thomas Morgan. Rev. John H. Henson of Boggy Depot, was here Sunday to fill his regular appointment, but it rained everybody out. He says he will be here regularly every first Sunday hereafter. J. D. Dumas and James Ross mad a trip over about Atoka the first of the week. Melvin Jones spent Saturday and Sunday with home folks. He was accompanied by Henry Kenon, son of Prof. Kennon of Wapanucka. Al Nabors is on a trip east after cattle this week. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCAL NEWS G. F. Hill was over from Viola Saturday. Mrs. M. P. Skeen is among those who are sick this week. Robert Herndon left Friday for West Texas where he goes to reside in future. T. C. Wallace is still laid up with a painful attack of rheumatism J. H. Hamersley and Mr. George, two prominent farmers from near Hunton were in town Saturday night. T. C. Keller was among the representative citizens from the Cope country in town Saturday. R. M. Emerson came over from Belton Saturday. Mr. Emerson has a large number of friends in the city who are always glad to see him. J. C. Kirkpatrick came down from near Olney Saturday on business. T. A. Rutherford was over from Juanita Friday on business. J. R. Hancock, who lives on the McKee James place north of town, has just recovered from a severe case of fever. M. E. Smith who advertised some stray horses in the paper last week, received a letter from a man in Kansas who says the description meets that of horses he lost some time ago. As an advertising proposition the Press is hard to down. B. F. Hargrove and daughters of near Juanita were in the city Saturday. W. B. and W. W. Williamson have bought out the tin shop of James R. Smith. F. M. Jackson returned Saturday from his trip to the Confederate Reunion. He returned by way of Middleton, Tennessee, where he expected to stay several days but was called home on account of the serious illness of his son’s wife at Wilburton. C. G. Cribbs and J. W. Justis prosperous farmers of near Viola were in town Monday. They report good prospects for crops that have been planted. The stray horses which Sampson Dick advertised in last week’s issue of the Press were delivered to the owner Saturday morning. They knew that the horses advertised were theirs as soon as reading the paper. The Press reaches the people who read. Mrs. J. C. Gilmore and children have gone to Kansas to visit relatives. James B. Farris has been appointed as a member of the school board to fill out the unexpired term of T. J. Chamberlin, moved away. Mrs. Heflin of Coalgate was here several days this week visiting her son, Dr. Heflin. Charles Polkwitz was up from Ego Tuesday. J. M. Crabtree has sold out to Tom Duke, his partner. Mr. Crabtree desires to thank his friends for the patronage given him in the past. Mrs. W. Z. Gibson and children left Saturday for Mansfield, Arkansas, where she will visit relatives. Mr. Waggoner sends the Press to his brother, B. Waggoner, Chestnut, Louisiana. ============================================================================= The Wapanucka Press, 17 May 1906 SHOOTING AT COALGATE While attempting to arrest a gang near Coalgate Monday night Deputy Marshal Bradshaw was shot and probably fatally wounded. Last Sunday Howard Thompson rode into Coalgate and attempted to shoot up the town. Bradshaw attempted to arrest Thompson. Thompson got the drop with a winche ster and made the officer give up his gun. Monday evening Bradshaw while trying to arrest Thompson north of Coalgate was shot. TWO DIE IN JAIL Atoka, May 10 Two of the prisoners in the Atoka jail died Wednesday, and there are several more of the inmates very ill. There seems to be an epidemic of some sort raging in the jail, and so for all efforts to check the spread of the disease has proved futile. While crossing Delaware Tuesday evening north of town the wagon in which M. L. Mourey (Murrey) and family were riding tippled over and they narrowly escaped drowning. The high water was swift but all managed to swim ashore. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- OCONEE NEWS Oconee, I.T., May 15 The mill dam across Boggy has washed away. A. T. Hampton would like to find it, as he can’t grind any more till he does. Mrs. Dave Wilson died last week. She leaves a husband and a family to mourn her death. N. J. Gilliland has built a large tanks since it quit raining. Mr. Oscar Blancett is very low. Tom Grimes is going to marry. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTON NOTES O. E. Simmons and wife are rejoicing over the arrival of a fine girl. Rev. Willingham will preach here Sunday. Berry Casey who has been sick is up again. Mrs. Maud Wilson died at her home near here. She leaves a husband and five children. Funeral will be preached by Rev. Andrews the first Sunday in June. Nat Addison who is attending school at Shawnee will come home Sunday. A fine mule of W. W. Dorbison died this week. Bruce Carter and James Cunningham attended to business at Ada Monday. DWELLING BURNED The dwelling house of J. D. Messer, located in the west part of town, together with all the household goods and contents consumed by fire Monday night. The fire is supposed to have originated from the explosion of a lamp which had been left burning while Mr. and Mrs. Messer were in attendance at the revival meeting. The loss cannot yet be ascertained but is something in the neighborhood of $1,000 with $500 insurance. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COPE DOTS Cope, May 15 Little Willie May, the child of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hensley is sick. W. R. White and family spent Saturday night and Sunday in Wapanucka visiting C. W. Wallace and family. Mrs. Z. H. Tate was visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Hardy, at Wapanucka Saturday. Uncle George Johnson of Wells Valley, was doing business in Cope yesterday. The Aycock Bros. put over a hundred head of cattle in their pasture west of Cope this week. Mr. Calvin Watson, sister and brother-I-law of the Eastern part of the Choctaw Nation were here Monday looking after their lands. Ben Richardson and wife of near Coatsworth were visiting in our community Saturday and Sunday. J. F. Shipley of Boggy Depot was at Cope last week. Dr. Hardy was over from Wapanucka last week. Mrs. Lawrence Mickle has been visiting Mrs. Nick Mickle the past week. Robert McCall was visiting in Cope Sunday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIOLA ITEMS Viola, May 14 Mr. D. M. Muncreif has had a very sick child but it is better now. Elder Baggett filled his appointment Saturday and Sunday at Wells Valley. Mr. Willis, our blacksmith, made a flying trip to Caddo yesterday. Mr. W. W. Dickinson is running the shop until he returns. Messrs. J. M. Hedrick, Livingston, Lee, Feggett and others of Cope were on the streets Saturday. A. J. Burk, S.S. Jones, Ace Eperson, Mr. Greeson and others from Coatsworth were in Viola Saturday. J. D. Parmlee, A. B. Sanders, Mr. Potter, Lon Box, Tom Hathcox, J. W. Justice, T. P. Lee, A. J. Lane and others of Salt Springs were on the street Saturday. Mr. C. F. Eleesh, G. W. Harris, A. J. Harris, Mr. Melhorn of Eleesh Ranch, were in town Saturday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCAL NEWS Mrs. W. B. Reeves is visiting relatives in Texas. G. M. Stobaugh came over from Copeland Saturday on business. J. D. Phipps was over from Ego Monday. Mr. Harrison of Commerce, Texas was here last week, the guest of John C. Attaway. D. W. Hodges has purchased the home of C. W. Wallace and will move here soon. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Enfield now residing at Artesia, New Mexico are the possessors of a fine girl just recently born to them. Mrs. L. E. Creekmore and children are visiting relatives at Madill this week, J. T. ball was over from near Lehigh the first of the week visiting his father and brothers. J. E. Gilmore, W. R. Belt, W. A. Franc and Mr. Bery (Berry) spent last Sunday at Coatsworth with C. S. Walden. Mrs. George W. Terry and granddaughter, Miss Florence Gill, of Prescot, Arkansas, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dickson the past week, left Monday for Sulphur to which place they go to make their future home. J. E. Walton attended to business at Tishomingo Thursday. W. A. Farmer living north of town, while burning some brush a few days ago, found two single-trees under the brush. Owner can get them from him. The baby of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Faulk, who was operated upon last week is getting along nicely. Dr. H. B. Gray, formerly of Wapanucka but for several months past residing at San Antonio, arrived here Friday and is the guest of P. S. Mosely. Gray wolves are said to be getting very numerous in the neighborhood of Boggy Depot. G. W. Evans, in a chase after them with hounds one day recently, caught eight large wolves which are young and are being raised as pets. FOUND – Some money, between my place and Dr. Skeen’s. Parties describing the amount and pieces can get same by paying for this advertisement. J. D. Ball. Judge J. T. Fowler is making quite extensive improvements upon his residence property which he recently bought of T. J. Chamberlin. When completed he will have one of the most prettiest as well as one of the most comfortable homes in the city. Miss Ida Hall has gone to New Mexico for the benefit of her health. C. A. Skeen attended to business at South McAlester Wednesday. ============================================================================= The Wapanucka Press, 24 May 1906 BLIND MAN KILLED Ardmore, I. T., May 16 – A blind man named R. M. Whitaker and whose home is said to be at Denison was picked up in front of the Santa Fe depot last night with his throat cut. Little hope is entertained for his recover. A razor which he had purchased a few minutes before, was found by his side. DEATH AT EGO Luther Thornton, a prominent young man 30 years of age, died at Ego Tuesday morning after an illness of several weeks with consumption. Mr. Thornton had been living at the past year. He was a brother of Tillman Thornton and a nephew of Fred Owens, well known here. He was a member of the Odd Fellows and was held in high esteem by those with whom he associated. Remains were brought to Wapanucka where the body was embalmed by Dunn & Witte, undertakers, and shipped on the noon train yesterday to Fairfiled, Texas, for interment. The corpse was accompanied to Fairfield by the deceased’s brother, Tillman Thornton and Lee Hogg of Ego. The music recital of Miss Brooks which was postponed last Friday night on account of the meeting will be given at the schoolhouse tomorrow night. KILLING AT COALGATE A dispatch of the 20th from Coalgate says: In a fit of passion this morning Joe Tuschi shot a fellow boarder, Pio Campano killing him instantly and shot his landlady, Mrs. Polis Cornetit through the kidneys inflicting a fatal wound. He then killed himself. All are Italians and live in North Coalgate. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EGO NEWS (too late for last week) Clem Tomerlin retuned Sunday from Davis, where he and family had been visiting relatives for a few days. On last Friday Messrs. Jack Barton, J. T. Hoover, Sam Hoover and Wilton Hoover left here for Roosevelt County, New Mexico, where they intend making their homes. This makes eight or ten families of our best people to go west in the last few months and others talking of going. Mr. Ward of Ward’s Chapel was here Monday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MACE – LANCASTER On Saturday, April 21, 1906, at 3 o’clock at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Lancaster, Mr. Omer Mace and Miss Annie Lancaster were joined in the holy bonds of matrimony, Rev. W. H. McGee officiating. A few intimate friends and near relatives witness the impressive ceremony. The bride is one of our most charming young ladies. She wore a dainty gown of white silk, tastily made, and was a model of beauty. The groom is a young man of sterling qualities, excellent character, steady and energetic. The happy couple left Sunday afternoon for San Angelo, where they will visit relatives for a few days, and from there will go to Houston, their future home – Lampasas (Texas) Leader Miss Lancaster, it will be remembered, was once assistant in the post office at Wapanucka. She is well known to the people of our city, who extend their hearty congratulations and best wishes. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COPE DOTS Judge J. T. Fowler and C. W. Wallace of Wapanucka were in Cope Monday. Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. Aycock of Ego, were visiting in Cope last week. W. R. White’s mother and sister, of Wagoner, I. T. are visiting him this week. Dr. Hings and family, E. M. Brogden and family, of Belton were visiting the family of T. C. Keller last Sunday. Mrs. R. M. Emerson and daughter visited the family of J. O. Fegett last Sunday. Mr. Dan Shipley ob Boggy was a Cope visitor this week. M. J. H. Hardy visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Tate last week. Mr. William Godwin and Elder Chisholm were the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Mickle at Cope last Saturday and Sunday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIOLA ITEMS Bros. Langford, Greeson, Emerson, Brogden, Harris and others were in Viola this evening. Messrs Kirkpatrick, Potter, J. W. Justice and others were in town this morning. Mrs. Musgraves was trading in Viola today. Our efficient and gentlemanly mail carrier was caught in a hard rain yesterday, but notwithstanding all the rain and high water he has made his regular schedule time every day. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- OCONEE NEWS Oconee, May 21 J. S. Hilburn’s crop of cotton is badly damaged. Eugene Schomelzer, from Poplar Bluff, Missouri is here the guest of Professors O’Neal, their brother-in-law. He is a machinist and may locate here. C. A. Crowell lost a fine mare and after searching for her for a year he inserted an ad in the Wapanucka Press and found her in three weeks in Kay County, Oklahoma. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EGO ITEMS Our last items did not reach the publisher in time, we were water bound about that time. Mrs. Dora Morgan visited friends near Wapanaucka Sunday. Mr. Ed Morgan is helping the good farmers fight grass and weeds this week. Ed has been with us only a short time, but he has shown himself not to be a pine box whittler. The country needs more such young men. Postmaster McRae and Mr. Emerson mad a business trip to Wapanucka Monday. Mrs. Al Nabors is sick this week. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTON NOTES Hunton, May 21 Mr. Sandy and daughter, Mrs. Gray left Sunday for Beaver County, Oklahoma where they go to visit relatives. T. J. Howard, J. C. Hamilton and families visited relatives at Lehigh last week. M. A. Voyles was trading in Wapanucka today. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCAL NEWS A. W. Hargrove was in the city Thursday from near Viola. T. W. Greenwood was over from Juanita last week. Postmaster Charley McRae was over from Ego Monday. A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hinchey Saturday. G. W. McMillan sends the Press to his son-in-law, Mr. Wiggins at Tupelo. James B. Farris has been sick several days but is better now. H. L. Nixon attended to business matters at South McAlester Saturday. James R. Smith has returned from a tour through New Mexico. E T. Hininger, a prominent young farmer from Juanita, was attending to business in the city Monday. Rev. F. E Shanks will preach at the Methodist Church next Sunday morning and night. W. A. France, Mr. Berry and Mr. B. Statler and family were over near Kittie last Sunday where they all enjoyed a little picnic of their own. W. N. Moore was down from Ashflat Monday. Mrs. George F. Castle and Miss Barber of Britt, Iowa are in the city visiting H. E. Castle, Mrs. Castle’s son. G. M. Powers returned Saturday from South McAlester where he attended the State meeting of the Indian Territory Farmers Union. Mr. Powers states that it was a most successful meeting. Last Thursday, at the home of the bride’s uncle, W. R. Dudley and Miss Elmer Nelson were married, Rev. C. E. Roberson of the Presbyterian church officiating. A fine girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. John C. Attaway Wednesday night. J. M. Burkhart sends the Press to T. S. Self, Haywood, I. T. Riley Bros. are making a big run on flour for the next ten days. Read their four ad in the Press today. Mr. C. C. Street and family, who have been here for sometime visiting, his brother, G. M. Street, returned Sunday to their home at Alleeny, Mississippi. =============================================================================