The Wapanucka Press May 1902 - Johnston County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Mary Achterhof 27 Jan 2008 Return to Johnston County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/johnston/johnston.htm ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== The Wapanucka Press, 1 May 1902 HAD A BIG TIME To the Press: I write this short note for the benefit of my many friends who are anxious to hear from me since my return from the reunion. I was dead when I left but am now live again. I am now staying with Dr. Loomis studying medicine – that is I am studying how to take it. I had a fine time at Dallas. God bless Dallas and all Texas, God bless you all! I will be here only a few days longer. J. L. Crabtree J. D. Epperson was up from Ego Sunday. R. McLish was in town the first of the week. G. W. Baldwyn of Durant, was in town the first of the week. Mr. Clark, a prominent business man of Pontotoc, was in the city Friday. Dr. Simpson, the clever postmaster of Pontotoc, was in the city last Friday. R. E. Wade and wife and C. H. Griffith and wife spent Friday night with friends in Tishomingo. G. A. Cobb and family of Atoka were pleasant visitors in the city Sunday. V. A. Skeen and W. L. Richards went over to Coalgate and Lehigh Monday in the interest of the oil mill. J. G. Attaway left Tuesday for Honey Grove, Texas, where he goes to attend a business meeting of the Presbyterian church. We had the pleasure of sampling W. Z. Gibson’s soda last night Sunday, and we can testify to the fact that he puts up good stuff to drink. Charles Clark and Frank Holmes came over from Boiswell City Sunday. They report that burg coming to the front. Mr. Holmes has severed connections with News at that place. Elijah Stone, of Maggie, Arkansas, is visiting his father H. C. Stone who lives a mile west of the city. He will probably remain here through the summer. E. P. Goforth was among the large crowd of farmers trading in the city Saturday. He says that the farmers in his neighborhood are planting a big cotton crop this year. J. R. Coffman, of Rush Springs, arrived in the city this week. Mr. Coffman will be connected with the City Drug Store at this place as perscriptionist. He comes well recommended and we are glad to welcome him and his family. Messrs. Bledsaw & Johnson now have their Ice Cream and cold drink parlor running in full blast. Johnson knows how to make all kinds of good things to drink. He sat ‘em up to us the other day to his fine soda and it made our mouth pop like a new buggy whip. Postmaster Sanders of Viola was shaking hands with friends in the city Saturday. A fine mule was stolen from Mr. McMillen who lives east of town last Friday night. S. A. Attaway and family of Jessie visited relatives and friends in the city Monday and Tuesday. A disastrous fire occurred at Haileyville Tuesday night in which a large drug store and other property was burned. Dock Beachamp and Charles Ward charged with cattle stealing were released from jail Tuesday on bond. DARTHIE DOTS Mrs. Cannon of Wapanuck was visiting in the Valley Sunday. J. Hendricks and family were visiting Mr. Johnson and wife Sunday. BOGGY CLIPPINGS Miss Birdie Correll and Emma Fahrney visited friends in Wapanucka Saturday. W. M. Hall has his new blacksmith shop opened and we hear him hammering from morn till night. Miss Lucie Fahrney left this week for Muskogee to visit Mrs. G. B.Hester. Miss Lurie Drain has returned from a visit to friends in Texas. Gilford Drain went to Caddo last Saturday. R. O. Rose of Wapanucka, visited here Saturday and Sunday. W. T. Philips of Arkansas has taken charge of the Messer & Hobbs hotel property on Sixth Street, and will improve the hotel. The Wapanucka Press, 8 May 1902 S. J. Johnson who lives up in Well Valley says the crops were never finer. He s having his cotton chopped this week. LOCAL ITEMS John M. Hodges is visiting in Atoka this week. Hon. A. Telle was here from Atoka Saturday. Charley Morgan was up from Ego Monday. Parties wishing oak lumber will do well to see Ernest Taylor. A little child of Ed Carpenter is reported as very ill this week. B. F. Stroud, proprietor of the Palace Drug Store, moved his family over from Center last week. We welcome Mr. Stroud and family as residents of Wapanucka. Attorney Charles M. Crowell made a business trip to Oklahoma City Saturday. Dr. Stamps and Noah Mercer have returned form the fishery east of Stringtown. J. H. McClendon will move this week into the house on Main Street formerly occupied by P. H. Pirle, the later having moved to Filmore. Dr. W. B. Wynns moved last week to Haileyville where he has opened the Black Diamond Drug Store. Dr. Wynn is a good citizen and Wapanucka is sorry to loose him. The Press wishes him well in his new home. Bob Herrell was in the city from Byrne yesterday, and in conversation with the Press man states that the wheat crop in his neighborhood was never better. He says that many fields will yield 40 bushels per acre. Postmaster Mize of Davis was looking after business interests in the city Tuesday. C. C. Foster, who has been teaching school at Byrne, is in the city for vacation. Last Saturday it looked as if everybody and their uncles and aunts from Arkansas were trading in Wapanucka. We heard several who came from a distance remark that they didn’t see how the merchants here sold so cheap. That’s the advantage Wapanucka has by having several large competing stores. A. M. Robertson went down to Caddo Tuesday to meet his father. Walter Harrell, who is employed on the glavel train as fireman, was visiting Edgar Walton this week. W. E. Cliborne, of Conway, Arkansas was visiting Edgar Walton Sunday and Monday. E. J. Ball, E. O. Loomis and C. A. Skeen went to Lehigh today on important business. VIOL ITEMS Dr. Germany has moved to town. Ed Gage of Wapanucka was visiting in Viola last Sunday. Messrs. Long and Bradshaw now have their sawmill running and are cutting a fine lot of lumber. DOINGS AT EGO Dr. Bryant has gone for a two weeks stay at his ranch twenty miles east of Atoka. Mrs. Charles Morgan has been quite sick for several days. Little Melven Jones was thrown from his pony last Monday and was painfully but not seriously injured. Last Saturday night Messrs Jones and Izard’s pasture fences were cut in several places. It was not the first wire cutting we have had, however. COPE DOTS H. T. Cope and daughter, Miss Calie went to Coalgate Saturday. Frank Simpson and wife were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Robinson Sunday. The Wapanucka Press, 15 May 1902 Miss Tinie Shipley, who has been visiting her brothers Sam and Alex, returned to her home at Georgetown, Tennessee, Monday. Miss Shipley made many friends while here who are sorry to have her depart from their midst. Wes L. Robertson, accompanied by his son G. A. Robertson, of Galatine, Missouri is in the city this week the guest of his son A. M. Robertson. Mr. Robertson is a newspaper man and of course he and son gave the Press a pleasant call. LOCAL ITEMS R. O. Rose was at Boggy the first of the week. G. W. Williams was in Atoka the first of the week A I. McAlester’s dwelling will soon be completed. Smith & Ramsey’s livery stable will soon be completed. Mrs. A. G. Addington went to Ardmore Friday evening. B. O. Criswell’s boy has been very sick for several days. O. R. Tanner an insurance man of Roff was in the city last week. Dr. J. P. McRae was very sick the first of the week but is now better. One of the Loomis’ little girls has been very sick with fever for several days. J. F. McClatchy came in Tuesday morning from Ardmore. C. A. Skeen is building a ware room behind his storehouse. Mr. Ralph has built a large refrigerator in his meat market. Joe Maytubby returned from Ardmore the first of the week. Mr. Barnes commenced the erection of a house in the new addition Monday morning. J. M. Burne, of Charles City, Iowa, is in the city this week looking after business interests. George Parson has just received a nice line of watches. If you want a time piece see him. Nathan Byers and Barney Rosinky, of Lehigh were her Sunday visiting Harry Byers. Mr. Head, of Iowa, is visiting in the city this week with Don Sowers, his old school mate. Horace Hickman, one of the Courier force was in Wapanucka last week taking a look at a good town. Frank Carpenter, who has been working in Lehigh the last two months, returned to Wapanucka last week. W. T. Ross of Grantham was in our city last week. Mr. Ross lost several head of cattle last winter a description of which will be found in this issue. W. L. Richards and E. B. Hunt engaged in a lively fist and skull scrap down on Choctaw Avenue Tuesday morning. No damage done except a slight dent made in the ground. Dr. Provine, the veteran physician of Viola was shaking hands with friends in the city Saturday. He gave the Press a pleasant call and expressed himself as highly pleased to see Wapanucka in the lead. Last Saturday at Atoka, in the law office of Lineoaugh Bros., H. B. Wilkinson, a railroad surveyor employed on the Denison branch and Miss Georgia Attaway, a popular young lady of Wapanucka, were joined together in the bonds of wedlock Judge John H. Linebaugh officiating. F. M. Jackson let the contract Monday to Mr. Hero, of Tishomingo, for the erection of a stone building, 25 x 100 of Choctaw Avenue. Mr. McWilliams, a popular Wapanucka contractor has been awarded the contract for the wood work. Deputy Criswell arrested a negro Monday morning down in the negro railroad camp on Delaware on a charge of manufacturing Choctaw beer. His name is Abe Clemons and will enjoy the sweet breeze of the Atoka jail this summer upon the failure to make a $500 bond. VIOLA ITEMS Mr. Long went to Mill Creek this week after goods. John Hale has been quite sick but is now better. Ben Sanders is helping Frank Simpson defend his rights against Gen Green this week. Dr. Provine is on a trip to Texas. Mrs. Provine and Rexa is staying in Wapanucka with her mother. Bro. Hook preached the funeral of Mr. McMurry’s child at Betheral Sunday. A good congregation was present. L. C. Ball and P. J. Hogue made a business trip to Coalgate the first of the week. S. A. Attaway was here from Jesse Friday and Saturday. He reports fine crops up that way. Contractor McWilliams is building another three room house for John Ellis in the northeast part. Messrs. L. C. Ball, Robert Odam, P. J. Hogue, Lum and Jeff Carter went fishing over on Blue last Thursday. They say they captured 30 pounds of the water tribe. Contractor J. N. McWilliams has just completed a nice three room house in the northeast part of town for John Ellis. Miss Kate Wright, an accomplished young lady of San Antonio, Texas, arrived in the city Monday and is the guest of her sister Mrs. W. L. Richards. She will remain during the summer months. Dr. A. A. Taylor informed us that he is arranging to put in additional machinery and will make many improvements to facilitate his gin plant. Thomas W. Frame, proprietor of the City Drug Store here, B. E. Keller and Wyatt Cbiley, all of Davis, passed through the city yesterday en route to the mountains east of Atoka in pursuit of wild game. The Wapanucka Press, 22 May 1902 WAS GIVEN A WARM RECEPTION Deputy Criswell had all kinds of trouble last Friday down at Folsom while trying to stop a fleeing prisoner. He had arrested Albert Darberson, charged with assault with intent to kill, and before he could get the handcuffs on, the prisoner raised his heels and took to the woods. The officer took several shots at the fleeing prisoner which raised quite an excitement among some women who were near when the incident occurred, and he says that they have gave him a warm reception with their tongues, and that one woman fainted. His prisoner made his escape. BOB SIMS BROUGHT TO TIME Bob Sims, who has shunned the officers for several months, was nabbed by Deputy Criswell at Ego last Friday. He and Albert Darberson had a scrap some months ago in which he attempted Darberson’s life. He was allowed to plead guilty to assault in Judge Rall’s court at Atoka, Saturday, and let go upon payment of a fine and a promise to be good. ARRESTED FOR SLANDER Mrs. Frank Bryant, of Ego, was arrested by Deputy Criswell, Friday, on a charge of slander. She was carried before United States Commissioner Ralls at Atoka, Saturday, but was discharged. FOUR MEN KILLED IN A WRECK A disastrous wreck on the C. O. & G. railroad, occurred ten miles west of Tishomingo, Tuesday evening, in which four men were killed and more than twenty wounded some of which will probably die. The train to which the disaster occurred was going from Tishomingo to Ardmore and had a box car attached to the rear end which was loaded with passengers, and heavy steel. While the train was skipping along at a lively rate the rear car jumped the track and went plunging down a steep embankment landing in the bottom of a ravine. Dr. Allen of South McAlester, chief surgeon for the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad Co., accompanied by a corps of assistants passed through the city Tuesday night on a special train bound for the scene of the accident. LOCAL ITEMS T. W. Frame returned to Davis last week. D. A. Nix’s eldest son arrived in the city last Thursday. C. H. Griffith returned Tuesday from a visit with relatives near Ada. Dr, Stamps reports Mrs. Hale at Viola very sick. Wesley Green, of Milburn, was shaking hands with friends in the city Monday. Fred Criswell is now employed at Gibson’s confectionery and cream parlor. C. M. McRae, Thomas Lee and Odes Acers, all of Ego, were in the city yesterday of business. O. L. McAlester , of Corsieans, Texas, was in the city last week visiting his brother a. I. McAlester. J. C. Fahrney was in the city from Boggy Depot Friday. He says that crops are looking fine in that prosperous neighborhood. The spring term of Mrs. J. J. Read’s school closes tomorrow. An appropriate program of closing exercises will be rendered by the pupils. John C. Attaway is now engaged in rapping goods at the Enterprise Store. Mr. Byers is to be congratulated on securing the services of Mr. Attaway. Prof. Frazier and wife of Tishomingo have started up a dancing school in one of the Beard buildings on Choctaw Avenue. We understand that the factory is turning out some crack ‘o jack dancers. The following people attended the children’s day exercises at Jesse last Sunday: Misses. Nixon, Dyere, Mitchell, Fannie Skeen, Rosa Stobaugh, Messrs. E. D. Williams, G. C. Williams, Smith, John Surrell, Faulk and Crowell. The young people were chaperoned by Prof. Skeen and wife and Rev. J. S. Clark. Charles Witter and wife of Guthrie, were in the city the first of the week, visiting Os Stevens who is a brother to Mrs. Witter. They were charmed with Wapanucka and will return again this fall and possibly locate here. While here they purchased some properety in the new addition. BOGGY CLIPPINGS Dr. Sulival has moved to our town. We welcome him to our midst J. M. Buckholts passed through town Monday en route to Atoka. Jim Hunnycutt came home from his ranch last week. Mrs. Stampill is on a visit to Arkansas. Mr. Crowell says that if the rain doesn’t hold up pretty son Gen. Green will fight hime out of his field. Mr. Bruer’s baby died last week. We mourn with those who mourn. WELLS VALLEY NEWS I am glad to see Grandpa Gugu come again. I was afraid he had been fooling with the Viola saw. Uncle George Johnson is getting along nicely with his crop on the wet, swampy land in Wells Valley. Mr. Milligan never smiles now, the bugs are in his corn. Mr. Parker one of our farmers is resting with a big foot. VIOLA ITEMS The young folks had a dance last night at Walter Simpson’s all report a fine time. Dr. Germany is on the sick list. Mrs. Allie Hale is still very sick. W. H. Watterson and family are visiting John Hales family this week. Jerry Carmon of Blue Spring Prairie was in Viola yesterday and purchased a $40 milch cow from Miles Bros. COPE DOTS J. Cannon and wife were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Waterson Sunday. Roy McCurdy and wife were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Robertson Sunday. The Wapanucka Press, 29 May 1902 W. N. Shofner, the clever manager of the City Drug Store, says he will us those goods boxes behind his store for stove wood. Does he know that she would use goods boxes and the like for stove wood. W. J. Bond says that he has an arterian well at his residence in the west part of town. Water flow out at the top as of sea pressure. G. C. Williams is carrying his arm in a swing as a result of trying to ride a bucking bicycle. We deeply sympathize with Mr. J. Edward T. Clark, of Coalgate, whose wife died at South McAlester last week. We knew Mrs. Clark, and a better lady we never met. LOCAL ITEMS R. P. Herrell was down from Bynre Friday. Prof. C. C. Foster, of Byrne, was in the city last Friday. Hogan Keel, of Jesse, was in the city on business Tuesday. Hnery Burr, of Jesse, was in the city Tuesday. A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. James Callahan Monday. John M. Hodges is spending the week with homefolks at Atoka. Miss Kate Thomason, a beautiful young lady of Jesse, is visiting relatives in the city this week. Rev. T. J. Minnes, of Pontotoc, is to occupy the pulpit at the Methodist tabernacle next Sunday. Boone Williams, president of the Lehigh National Bank, was shaking hands with friends in the city Friday. J. M. Burns leaves today for Charles City, Iowa, accompanied by Mrs. Wade and Mrs. Griffith, who will spend the summer at their old home. J. J. Richardson is preparing to embark into the ice business in this city. We understand that he is being backed by the Lehigh Ice Factory. The wire around the pastures of J. J. Addington and Palmer Mosley were cut in several places near Cope Thursday night. J. P. Hogue received the sad intelligence of the death of his mother which occurred at Atoka Thursday. He left immediately to attend the burial. Messers Tobian, Ben Byers and Garrett Jennings, all of Lehigh, were in the city Sunday the guest of Harry Byers. These gentlemen express themselves as highly pleased with Wapanucka. Tom Ball, of Lehigh was in the city Thursday visiting his father W. H. Ball. Miss Berthie Ball, after a pleasant visit of several weeks with relatives at Lehigh, returned home Thursday. Emery Walton’s little boy is reported as being not better. R. C. Tate has returned from a pleasant trip to Oklahoma City. Henry Hollway who attempted to kill another negro near Coalgate was arrested here last week. He was found guilty and given 90 days in jail and a $100 fine. They have a tough set of negroes at the mining camp of Coalgate north of this city. B. F. Diggers, a prominent farmer of Jesse, taken the westbound train here Wednesday for Ardmore where he goes to attend United States court. Messers. Taylor Pounds and John M. Moore have rented the building formerly occupied by the Little Gem Drug Store and will engage in the cold drink business. Mrs. E. M. Burns, proprietress of the Ohio Hotel, will move to Wapanucka in a few days. We understand that she has rented a building and will go into the hotel business at that place. Mrs. Burns is a clever lady and an excellent hotel manager. She has many friends here who regret to see her leave Ravin but who wish her well in her new home. The Herald will keep her posted on current affairs in Ravin. Ravin Hearld We understand that Mrs. Burns has rented the Messer Hotel. We welcome her to our city. Deputy Criswell’s Little sick boy is not getting along very well this week. J. Brooks Wright, brother to Mrs. W. L. Richards, has returned from South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he has been attending college. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Johnston County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/johnston/johnston.html