The Wapanucka Press Aug 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, 7 August 1902 E. E. Slade of Magazine, Arkansas was here this week looking for a location to build a flour mill. There is no place in the Indian Territory offering a greater location for a flour mill than Wapanucka and the first man on the ground to put in the needed enterprise will receive the hearty cooperation of people. Jim Dodd of Arkansas and Miss Annie Miller were married here yesterday. J. M. Headrick brought in a boll of cotton last Saturday which was ready to pick. He says the cotton around Cope never was finer. LOCAL ITEMS Miss Beachamp is sick this week with fever. Mr. Kirkpatrick’s two children are very sick with fever. Mr. Williamson has been very sick for several days with fever. City Marshal Criswell commenced the collection of occupation tax this week. J. O. Edge and family of Fannin County, was here last week, visiting his brother J. L. Edge. Horace Hickman, of Coalgate was here the first of the week visiting his sister Mrs. O. M. Stevens. W. B. Higgins and Bill Townsley prominent farmers of Jesse, were doing business in the city Monday. Mr. Day, formerly with the Pontotoc Educator, has been at the Press cases this week. Hon. Henry M. Furman, of Ardmore, will speak in this city next Saturday night on Masonry. A fine 12 pound boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Wallace Saturday and he has been christianed David. Harry Byers, proprietor of the big Enterprise store, has returned from a pleasure and business trip to Lehigh. F. M. Foster and son have returned from a trip to Stringtown, where they visited Mrs. Morgan, Mr. Foster’s daughter. Mrs. Richards of DeQueen, Arkansas; arrived in the city Monday and will remain during the year with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Taylor. W. N. Barker is making preparations to open his cotton yard on the west side of Choctaw Avenue south of the Beard block. Mr. Barker’s yard will be arranged in the most convenient way to accommodate the farmers and cotton buyers. They say some cruel fellows entered Sam Shipley’s watermelon patch last week and did with malice, aforethought, carry away some of them with intent to eat them thereof, It is said that Sam is layin’ around that melon patch like Grant lay around Richmond. J. D. Messer and P. M. Hobbs were up before his honor, Mayor Skeen last Monday on a charge of gambling. Messer was excused from punishment because he’s “just playin’ for fun.” Hobbs plead guilty to playin’ poker for dough and was fined $8 and cost. VIOLA ITEMS J. W. Hale sold out his crop to Mr. Peveto. J. H. Cannon of Acona, was visiting in Viola last week. A. B. Sanders and better half were visiting at Jesse last week. A sister of our Viola merchant, J. H. Long is visiting him from Kentucky. We understand that Judge J. H. Jackson, of Stonewall, has moved on his ranch near Saltsprings. We were sorry to hear of John Hook’s misfortune but are glad to know that he is getting well. Boys, be careful, guns are dangerous. R. O. Rose is in Boggy Depot this week. Harry Smith and wife visited in Caddo yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Carpenter left Sunday to attend a camp meeting at Buck Horn Springs. J. B. Reams, of this city has been appointed United States office deputy marshal at Ardmore. Miss Kate Smith, of Mississippi is visiting at the home of her cousin Mrs. J. J. Read. G. W. Morton, of Hunton passed through the city yesterday morning en route to Caddo to buy some cattle. Dr. Branham commenced the erection of a neat three room house in the new addition Monday. Charles Clark, representing the Pennington Grocery Co. of Ardmore was in the city yesterday selling to our merchants. Bud Johnson and family moved to Coalgate this week. The Press will keep them posted on doings at Wapanucka. The negro picnic across Boggy last Monday and Tuesday is said to have been quite a howling success. They had several fights and a good time was had. Deputies Criswell and Fuller were on the ground Monday night and Criswell reports having a scrap with one of the good sisters who didn’t propose to be arrested by a “d-d old white marshal.” While he was trying to put the “bracelets” on the lady a big buck coon took up the matter and lit into the officer with an effort to help the woman, and had it not been for the good work of Deputy Fuller who took a hand by giving the coon a blow on the head with a sixshooter, the woman would have escaped. It is said that the bretheran and several of the sisters were all tanked up on genuine “Territory liquor.” The Wapanucka Press, 14 August 1902 Zeke Fullers little baby is very sick this week. R. T. Jones who has been sick for some time is convalescent. Dr. McRea of Ego, attended the Masonic lecture at this place last Saturday night. Prof. J. G. Attaway is here from Jesse and will remain during the vacation of his school. Tom Shipley, of Garland, Texas, was here last week visiting his nephews, Sam and Alex Shipley. Mrs. J. D. Coffman, wife of the pleasant young prescriptionist at the City Drug Store, arrived in the city last week. B. L. Bond, of Parsons, Kansas, organizer for the Modern Woodmen was here Friday visiting his brother, W J. Bond. F. M. Jackson and son came up from Utica Wednesday. Mr. Jackson has been putting up hay down there for a couple of weeks. His son lives at Utica. Mr. Morgan and wife of Ego, was visiting R. T. Jones this week. James Proctor of Garland, Texas, was here last week visiting the Shipley boys. S. A. Attaway was down from Jesse last Friday. He says that the farmers of that prosperous community are all figuring on bringing their cotton to Wapanucka this fall. Patterson & Clark, proprietors of the Public Cotton yard, have received their 1200 Smith scales. This is the best make of scales on the market. Their yard will be located on east side of Choctaw Avenue between the G. A. Skeen building and the Square Hotel. Ed James, a young man of about 25 years of age and son of Mac James died at his home near Byrne last Saturday. Consumption was the cause of death. The Press along with many friends extends sympathies to the bereaved family. POISONED The Holiness people who are conducting services near the Button Springs just south of the city took their baskets well filled last Sunday and ate dinner on the ground. In the crowd where Rev. Goode took dinner, there were sixteen others. A short time after all begin to get sick and show signs of having a strong dose of poison and for awhile it looked serious for some of them. A doc was at once summoned and after working for sometime got them out of danger. No one has been apprehended for the crime. It is the general supposition that some miscreant poisoned the bucket of water from which they drank. LOCAL ITEMS Mayor Skeen is in Stonewall this week. A. M. Robertson went to Atoka last week. Mayor Skeen returned Saturday from a trip to Jesse. Mrs. T. J. Chamberlain was on the sick list last week. A. F. Carpenter returned Sunday from a trip to Buck Horn Springs. Al McAlester is having a large barn built. Walter Skeen and Dr. Renegar accompanied the mayor to Stonewall Tuesday. Fred Carpenter is the father of a fine baby which arrived last week so Dr. Skeen reports. Mr. Hollidees and family of Ellis County, Texas, are visiting J. W. and J. G. Riley. S. H. Muskgrave has moved his stock of dry goods to Dr. Skeen’s building on the north side of Main. He has also greatly enlarged his stock. J. D. Enfield has accepted a position in Robertson’s pharmacy, F. M. Patterson having resigned last week. Enfield is a fine young man and will prove very popular. F. M. Patterson is getting ready to handle his share of those 15000 bales of cotton that will be brought to Wapanucka this season. The firm is composed of S. J. Clark and Mr. Patterson, and will be known as the Public Cotton Yard. Todd Crutchfield, the man who will superintend the buying and shipping of cotton for the American Cotton Company at Mannsville to their gin at this place, was in town last week visiting Ralph Tate. A. L. Rogers and wife and little daughter Helen, of Gwynn, Arkansas, was visiting Dr. Cunningham of this city, to whom Mr. Rogers is a brother. Mr. Roger is a wealthy mine operator and looking for an opportunity to invest some money. F. M. Patterson circulated a petition the first of the week among our citizens for signers, praying the Western Union Telegraph Co. to establish an office at this place. This is a needed move and we hope to have the service soon established. Mrs. Sam Hall furnished her husband with a fine girl baby this week. Gov. P. _. Mosley is the possessor of a fine papoose which arrived at his home this week. H. M. Ridley acquired another 320 acres Tuesday. It’s a big boy and all parties are doing well except Ridley. W. M. Freeman of Pauls Valley, and one of the proprietors of the firm of Freeman & Williams of this city, is here this week. Mr. Freeman says there has been quite a change in Wapanucka and is surprised to see so much improvement. The Wapanucka Press, 21 August 1902 VIOLA ITEMS Ben Sanders has moved to Jesse. Mr. Edwards of Cope, was in town yesterday. Dr. Hardy of Mill Creek, will soon move to Viola. Our old friend and townsman, Dr. Provine is on the sick list. Jeff Cannon was in town from the Wells Valley country, Monday. Elder Cole is carrying on a meeting near Viola and doing some excellent work. WAPAUNCKA SECOND BALE Wapanucka received her second bale of cotton Wednesday. It was marketed by E. C. Pittman living on Gov. Mosley’s farm 3 miles west of town. The bale weighted 567 pounds and at 9 cents brought $51.00. Riley Bros. are in the market and will give such prices for cotton as to help Wapanucka to be the best point on the C. O. & G., to sell the fleecy staple. This is one of the most enterprising firms in our city. WAPANUCKA’S SECOND BALE Brought in by C. Howard and Sold for 10-10 Wapanucka received her first bale of new cotton late Monday evening. It was raised and brought in by C. Howard, a prosperous Wells Valley farmer and sold to that enterprising merchant E. J. Ball for 10 – 10. It was ginned by Williamson & Line and weighed by F. M. Patterson free of charge. In addition to the high price paid by Mr. Ball the business men gave Mr. Howard a purse of $20 and five cents as a premium. The bale weighted 479 and was classed as middling. LOCAL ITEMS Mr. Line visited his family at Davis Sunday. Pete Mc Millan and J. J. Richardson have opened a butcher shop in Hall building on Choctaw Avenue. A. I. McAlester left Saturday for a business trip to Oklahoma City and points in Kansas. C. D. Carter, coal inspector of the Chickasaw Nation was in the city on business Friday. O. M. Stevens and family left Saturday evening for Newton, Kansas, where they will visit relatives for several weeks. Hon. B. H. Colbert, United States Marshal for the Central district, was attending to business in the city Tuesday. Mr. Durham of Durham Walton & Co., is sick this week. Frank Attaway and W. J. Bond are on the sick list this week. Dick Floyd of Ada, was in town, Wednesday. Ralph Tate made a flying trip to Mannsville Wednesday. Col. Croswell made a business trip to the country, Tuesday. Mr. Durham leaves this week, to visit relatives and friends in Conway, Arkansas. Mrs. A. M. Robertson and son, Wes L. Jr., left today to visit relatives in Caddo. Mrs. J. H. Taylor and family of Byrne, were visiting her sister, Mrs. A. W. Taylor Sunday. F. M. Foster secured one of his horses which had strayed away some three months ago, Saturday. Mr. Hysmith of Wilburton is visiting his son, our genial agent, W. T. Col. R. McLish was in the city Saturday evening looking after his property. Freeman & Williams lost two fine horses last week, believed to have been stolen. They offer a ten dollar reward for return of the horses. Mrs. Chessner and children, of Fannin County, Texas, are in the city visiting her brother F. M. Jackson. Dr. J. F. Renager was called to Ego Sunday to attend to some of Dr. McRea’s patients in that community. Dr. McRea is very sick and unable to attend his patients. Mrs. j. E. Roberts has returned from a pleasant visit to relatives and friends in Texas. Mr. Roberts met her at Ardmore Thursday. Fred, the 15 year old son of Dr. Taylor, was thrown from a horse last Friday evening and severely but not dangerously hurt. Mr. Rhodes, a hustling young business man of Shawnee, Oklahoma, has purchased an interest with W. N. Barker in the cotton yard. Mr. Rhodes is a fine young man and will prove a valuable addition to the business fraternity of our city. C. C. Beene, one of the prosperous farmers of the Boggy Depot neighborhood, was attending to business in town Saturday. He says all the farmers down that way are talking of having their cotton ginned here. L. C. Ball has returned from a trip to Fannin County, Texas. Mr. Ball says that crops are very poor. H. W. Watson has moved his photograph gallery from old town to the south side of Main Street near Juhan shop. W. R. Attaway has resigned his position in W. J. Bond’s store whose place has been filled by his brother, Lee, of Jesse. The lots south of J. B. Farris’ residence have been purchased by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church people on which to build a church. Mr. Harper of Checotah, purchased a lot on the north side of Main Street, Tuesday of D. Kennedy. He will erect a building and engage in the hide and fur business. ONE MAN DEAD AS RESULT OF A PISTOL DUEL South McAlester: Perry Cantrell of Indianola, died from wounds he is said to have received in a fight with a man named Terry. Cantrell had borrowed a horse from Terry to go to Crowder City and stayed so long that the owner went after him. Cantrell was in a joint in Crowder City and the two men left in a quarrel. They had a pistol duel on the way home and both were injured. Terry was hurt but slightly, and has disappeared. John Cantrell, father of the unfortunate youth, was here to secure a warrant, but the territory where the alleged offense was committed, under the redistricting, belongs to Judge Raymond’s district. OBITUARY Edward Wellington James, son of McKee and Rhoenah James, born December 4, 1878, departed this life August 9, 1902. Some two years ago and only a short time before he will would have graduated, disease laid its destructive hand on him and never loosened its grasp until it claimed him as its own. The never tiring, never abating, hydro headed monster, known as consumption, was the malady that made inroad after inroad on the physical strength of our Edward, until finally in the presence of not only his father, mother, brothers, sisters and friends, but in the presence of his God and the Angels, he was taken from the arms of his mother and transplanted in the bossom of the Christ. Before taking his departure to that land of rest beyond the storms of life, Edward said to his mother, not to weep for him, that, notwithstanding she had been a good, kind and loving mother and had given him a happy home on earth, he was going to a better one, and when God called her he would be on yonder shore to welcome her among the redeemed of his God. God gave him the strength to again say: “Mother don’t weep for me,” and his spirit bade farewell to his mortal body, and today in heaven, is looking in the sunshine of God’s love and mixing and mingling with the mighty host that make up the armies of the living God. Early in life Edward connected himself with the Presbyterian church, and lived the life of a Christian. The writer first knew him as a school boy, at school, as at home he was studious and obedient, and always occupied an elevated position in the minds and hearts of both teachers and pupils. To know him was to admire him, yet in the very beginning of life God called him form his earthly friends, and on the evening of the 10th after funeral exercises conducted by Revs. Hochkins and Rolstin, he was laid to rest by the hands of loving friends, in the Worcester Cemetery, in the presence of the greatest concorse of people we have ever witnessed on a similar occasion in this fair Indian land. May the Angels of the Eternal God ever guard his abiding place and at last may he have a triumphant resurrection is the desire of his earthly friends. With sympathy for the bereaved family. I am. C. A. Skeen S. H. Musgrave is building a residence in the new addition. Mrs. James Waterson, living six miles west of town, is very sick. John Moran was carried to Atoka and acquitted last Monday. T. D. McKeowan, a prominent attorney of Ada, was in the city Tuesday on legal business. C. M. Crim and Barnes brothers of Ardmore, have been visiting friends in the city the past week. H. L. Wilkerson and wife, left yesterday for Rockwall, Texas, where they go to reside. Mr. Wilkinson has accepted a good position there as city engineer. They have many friends here who wish them well. J. M. Lee living in Wells Valley brought in the third bale of new cotton late yesterday evening which was bought by Riley Bros. at 8-17 1/2. The fourth bale also came in after sundown yesterday evening. Not being satisfied with what she already had in the man line, Jim Vester’s wife left him at Tishomingo, and took up with one Jim Philips. She and the newly acquired man arrived in Wapanucka yesterday, looking as lovingly as a negro and a watermelon, and having been notified Marshal Criswell nabbed them, and before the law gets through taking is course she’ll probably wish she’d never seen a man. The Wapanucka, 28 August 1902 HURT IN A RUNAWAY Last Monday, while hauling hay in his brothers field near Byrne, the team of W. A. Taylor became frightened and ran away, throwing Mr. Taylor from the loaded wagon and injuring him seriously. For time his recovery was doubtful, but we learn today he is some better. PASSED OVER THE RIVER Miss Ivy Kirkpatrick, after long suffering with typhoid fever, passed over the river of death last Friday. She was 18 years of age and was the daughter of Mr. W. D. Kirkpatrick. The Press with many friends sympathize with the grief stricken family. M. Levine of Durant was in our city, Wednesday. While here he rented the Barker building on Choctaw Avenue, and will put in a line of clothing, boots and shoes. LOCAL ITEMS Walter Skeen is sick this week. Miss Alice Beachamp is still suffering with fever. W. J. Bond is up again after several days sickness. Dr. B. C. Cunninghan spent Sunday in Tishomingo. Mrs. Lon Edge spent Tuesday in Lehigh with home folks. Miss McEwen of Lehigh is visiting at the home of S. L. Taylor. R. O. Rose is sick this week. Miss Lulu Ball returned the last of the week from Emit where she has been visiting friends. Charles and Temple Renager of Ardmore were visiting Dr Renager and brother last week. D. C. Blossom, Postmaster and one of the prominent men of Atoka, was in the city on business Monday. J. J. Barton has a fine boy baby at his home. Mother and son doing well. Mr. Wells and family went to Durant Tuesday where they will visit. F. N. Juhan was transacting business in Ardmore the first of the week. W. W. Fox a prominent business man of Mill Creek was in the city Friday on business. A W. Adams, manager of the Pontotoc Educator, was in the city Tuesday on business. H. N. Bray left Monday for Shawnee, Mr. Bray has charge of the mechanical work on the round bale gin. John Bell for Fort Smith, Arkansas, is again in our city. John is foreman of the carpenter work at the American Cotton Co. plant. Miss Ibbie Ball has accepted a position with the Press and is making good progress in learning the work. Doc Beachamp who has just recovered from a long case of typhoid fever left Saturday for his old home at Cleburne, Texas. W. N. Barker has built a nice little office in his cotton yard. The Planters and Merchants yard is certainly all right. Richardson and McMillan have opened up their meat market. They will always have on hand a good supply of fresh meats. Try them. E. L. Gibson, construction Supt. for the American Cotton Co., is in town. He informs us that they will be ready to buy cotton in about two weeks. Mrs. Charles Cobb and Miss Mary Cobb, of Atoka were here visiting friends in our city, several days last week. J. M. Walton and daughter, Miss Edith, left Friday for Conway, Arkansas, where Miss Edith will attend college this winter. Dr. McRae of Ego was shaking hands with friends in the city Saturday. He has just recovered from a severe case of fever and still looks weak. We were glad to see him up again. Al McAlester left, Tuesday for Ardmore. C. M. Crowell was transacting business in Mansville, Wednesday. Jim Wright of Hartshorn is surveying for A. Telle and Will James on their farms north of town. Root Bros. of Granville, Texas were in our city Monday. They have decided to locate here and engage in the mercantile business. R. C. Tate was in Tishomingo Wednesday, looking for carpenters to work on the American Co. plant at this place. DIED OF HYDROPHOBIA Ardmore: D. A. Henderson has died after terrible suffering from hydrophobia. About the first of June Mr. Henderson was bitten on the hand by his dog which showed signs of hydrophobia. A madstone was applied to the wound, but without effect. Last week Mr. Henderson was taken violently ill and grew worse until the end came. J. B. Reams left the first of the week for Tishomingo, where he will assume the duties of the office deputy. R. F. Jones, who lived here a short time last spring, was up from Texas Tuesday visiting friends. Frank Attaway is the proud father of a new girl who was born yesterday. A boy was born to Mrs. John Coe last Friday. Mayor Skeen went to Jesse yesterday. Misses Berthie and Lula Ball attended the Jesse picnic last Friday. Lee Attaway has moved down from Jesse. He is behind the counters of W. J. Bond. Prof. A. A. Faulk went up to the Jesse picnic and he says he never had such a time since he use to go to candy pullins’ in East Texas. His old “gal” was there looking sweeter than an Arkansas horse apple. J. N. Walton has purchased 1/4 interest in the south stone block on Choctaw Avenue. Mr. Kirkpatrick, one of the prosperous farmers of Pontotoc, brought in cotton yesterday. Henry Burrows, of Jesse was trading in the city yesterday. Andrew King, of Jesse, was doing business in town Tuesday. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Johnston County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/johnston/johnston.html