The Wapanucka Press Nov 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, 6 November 1902 EGO NEWS Dr. McRae has sold his property in Ego and is going to leave our village. Miss Lee Galyeon visited her parents at Mill Creek Sunday. Mr. Albert Morgan has moved to Ego. Our village means to have two ways of growing. Mr. Wilton Hoover and family from across Boggy were visiting in Ego Saturday and Sunday. VIOLA ITEMS J. H. Long is attending court at Pauls Valley. Rene Springer has a very sick child, slow fever. T. Burch is thinking of resigning his mail contract. Charley Polquitz of Wapanucka is visiting in Viola. Mr. Foster and family of Frank are visiting relatives in Viola. W. L. Simpson went to Wapanucka, Saturday on business. Uncle Tom McCurdy was in Viola Saturday looking well. Mr. Sisam of Ego was visiting his brother, on Salt Springs last week, J. W. Taylor was feeding the hungry in Viola Saturday in selling them some very nice beef. JESSE PARAGRAPHS Dr. Holloway went to Ada this week. Mr. Sprowell of Byrne was in town Sunday. S. A. Attaway went to Ada this week with cotton. Tom Attaway of Wapanucka is in Jesse this week. Billie Williams, the head clerk for Bond & Attaway, has improved sine he quite eating too much. C. M. Crowell of Wapanucka and Mr. Muffitt of Tishomingo, a special agent for the New York Life, have been in town most of this week. RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT The city council held a short meeting Tuesday morning and adopted the following resolutions: Whereas, the town and community of Wapanucka, I. T., have in the death of R. O. Rose, lost one of its best citizens and most promising young men, and Whereas, we have lost a man of talent, character, a generous heart and kind disposition; one who was ever ready to assist his fellow man when in need and to help in the advancement of his town and community. Therefore We the town council of the Wapanucka, I. T., in session assembled, do Resolve, that in the death of our recorder the town government sustains the loss of one of its most efficient, conscientious and honest members. Resolved, that we regret the death of our friend and colleague and express our deepest sympathy and condolence for his parents, relatives and friends. Resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be sent to his parents, one to the Wapanucka Press for publication and that one be recorded in the minutes of the town council. M. P. Skeen, F. A. Riner, Com. RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT The following resolutions which were adopted by the I. O. O. F. lodge are published by request of John M. Moore. Whereas, it has pleased our Heavenly Father in the execution of his providence to take from our midst our worthy brother, R. O. Rose, and Whereas, his loss is not only felt in our lodge and our homes, but through the broad territory of his acquaintance, and Whereas, this our young brother was resigned to his untimely fate, and expressed a willingness when the summons should come to join that mighty host of Odd Fellows linked around the throne of Almighty God, and Whereas, it was one of his last requests that his body be laid to its final rest by the hands of those with whom he had so often met in lodge work. Therefore, be it resolved, that Wapanucka Lodge No. 120 I. O. O. F., does deeply deplore the loss of our well beloved brother, yet submission to the will of our God. Resolved, that his chair in our lodge be draped in mourning for thirty days. Resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to his family at Melbourne, Arkansas and that they be spread upon the minutes of our lodge. John N. Moore, F. N. Juhan, B. F. Stroud, Committee Architect J. B. White, of Coalgate, was in the city yesterday. Mr. White drew the plans for the new bank building and the new residence to be erected for Mayor Skeen. Sam Minnix of Dolbert, who was charged with stealing money, was tried to Ada before Judge Talbott who bound him over to await the action of the grand jury in the sum of $1,500. A BOLD ROBBER Rush Springs: President R. F. Lindsey of the Bank of Rush Springs, discovered one of his horses under a shed with a saddle on. When he proceeded to investigate, a man arose from the opposite side of the animal with a six-shooter in hand, and notified him that if he gave an alarm he would shoot. At the point of the gun Mr. Lindsey was then forced to lead the animal two or more blocks with the highwayman following pistol in hand. After reaching a safe distance the robber mounted the animal, bid Mr. Lindsey good night and disappeared in the darkness. STABBING AFFRAY AT EL RENO El Reno: Will Lewis, of Walnut township, was stabbed several times by Charley Sherman. Lewis is in so serious a condition that his recovery is despaired of. According to Sherman the trouble was caused by some insulting remarks that Lewis mad to Mrs. Sherman. Lewis denies having made any such remarks. INJURED BY EXLOSION Ardmore: A man named Thompson and his son, while at work digging a well, west of Duncan were injured by an explosion of powder. Thompson was in the well preparing to blast when the powder became ignited. His recovery is doubtful. His son at the top of the well looking downward was also injured about the face. Stillwater: A. J. Grindstaff was shot and killed by J. Bradbury. Bradbury had been renting Grindstaff’s farm a few miles southeast of Ripley. Trouble had occurred between the two men over settlements which terminated in the killing. It is said that Grindstaff started to draw a knife on Mrs. Brandbury, when Brandury drew a gun and fired. He then road to Ripley, gave himself up and was brought to Stillwater where he is in jail. Grindstaff was quite an old man. Bradbury is about 30 years of age. POISON FROM HANDKERCHIEF Ardmore: A few days ago Joe Cobb, of the firm of Kirby & Cobb, this city had occasion to visit the little town of Provence, a few miles east of Ardmore, and while there purchased a common white handkerchief from one of the stores. This article was brought into frequent use as the gentleman was suffering with a severe cold. After he retuned home, Mr. Cobb’s nose and upper lip began to swell and grew worse, causing considerable pain. The applications suggested by physicians did no good. Finally an operation had to be performed and a part of the gentleman’s lip was taken off by a local surgeon. The opinion is that the trouble was caused from poisonous stuff in the handkerchief, perhaps in the starch. KILLED BY A HORSE Norman: Little Roy Wickliff, about 5 years old, playing in front of a store, dropped his knife near a horse and in attempting to pick it up got under the horse and was either kicked of trampled by the animal. He was found a few moments later unconscious. His back and neck were bruised and he was so badly injured internally that he died shortly afterwards. LOCAL ITEMS Mrs. J. Mullen of Ardmore, spent Saturday in our city, Mrs. Dr. Loomis was in Boggy Depot Sunday. Miss Daisy O’Neal is on the sick list this week. E. J. Ball made a business trip to Tishomongo Monday. Barney Rosenky, the popular Olney merchant was here last Tuesday the guest of Harry Byers. Mac James returned from Tishomingo Monday. J. N. Williams the contractor informs us he has built 36 houses in Wapanucka during the past month. Mrs. J. J. Richardson is visiting relatives and friends at Ennis, Texas this week. Lution and Jim Long, who have been farming on the Wright place this year left for their home Monday, at Conway, Arkansas. William J. Walton, left Monday for Conway, Arkansas where he will attend college this winter. Mr. W. F. Courtney of Wynawood who is an up-to-date barber and a nice gentleman is holding down the first chair at Workman & Chamberlain. A $25 dollar bedroom suit will be sold to the highest bidder at the furniture store of C. L. White of Choctaw Avenue next Saturday evening. J. C. Fahrney and daughter Miss Gracie, were here Wednesday visiting L. C. Ball and family. J. F. Juhan was in Atoka Sunday. E. J. Ball shipped one car of good cattle, Monday night. C. W. Howell was in Atoka, on business Monday. Prof. Kemper, principal of the Presbyterian High School is sick with fever. Miss Myrtle Taylor, of Byrne, was visiting relatives in the city Sunday. Mrs. Paul Jones and little son of Ardmore and Mrs. J. R. Chitwood and little daughter Ethel, of Daugherty are visiting their parents Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Barnes. Ed Rux the meat market man on east Main Street has not barbecued meat, wenewurst, balogna, sausage etc. on hand all the time. Mr. Rux is an up-to-date market man, having learned his trade in Germany. D. O. Nail, of Caddo, was here Tuesday. R. E. Wade was transacting business in Tishomingo Wednesday. Dr. J. Donald Enfield is visiting friends in Tishomingo, this week. J. S. Renegar of Tulahama, Tennessee, arrived here yesterday and will visit several days with his brothers Doctor and Albert Renegar. E. J. Ball and Dr. Thomas were transacting business in Tishomingo Monday. Mrs. A. J. Addington and little granddaughter, visited friends in Tishomingo the first of the week. Mrs. Dr. Enfield, who has been in our city for the past month at the bedside of her son Dr. Enfield, returned to her home. Dr. Enfield, returned to her home at Clarenda, Iowa last Tuesday. LOST, last Thursday between Wapanucka and John Collins place on the Ego Road, one pocket book, containing one ten dollar bill, one half dollar and two silver dollars. Liberal reward to person delivering some to me or at the Press office. G. W. Milligan John and Bob Williams and a man by the name of Collins and S. S. Smith were arrested by Deputy Criswell last week on a charge of cutting timber. In a trial before the commissioner at Atoka Friday. Bob Williams was convicted and fined $17. while all the others were acquitted. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bruce of Kansas City, who have been visiting J. B. Farris and family for the past few days, have returned to their home. Mr. Bruce is interested in the lumber business here with Mr. Farris and is highly pleased with the business and Wapanucka in particular. The election of a recorder was taken up, and John M. Moore was elected to fill out the unexpired tern of the late R. O. Rose. The aldermen have all been in favor of working the streets for some time and to secure that immediate end they passed a resolution authorizing the street and alley committee to proceed at once to purchase a street grader the cost of which to not exceed $275.00. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS L. P. Tisch has moved his jewelry shop into the room recently vacated by Chamberlain & Workman barber shop. B. A. Sanders postmaster of Viola, was among the prominent visitors in the city today. D. L. Elliot, of Byrne, was in town today on business. Mr. Tugle Harrison of Wolf City, Texas, is working at the Tonsorial Parlor. Mr. Harrison is a first class barber and he will make Wapanucka his home. Come around and give him a trial. A SWELL HALLOWEEN PARTY On last Friday night at the palatial residence of Dr. Loomis on north Choctaw Avenue Miss Ruth and Lucia Loomis gave a Halloween party to their many friends. The house was artistically decorated with flowers and autumn leaves. The evening was spent in playing Halloween games such as bobbing for apples, trying their fortune, etc Misses Reade, Dixon and Loomis furnished most excellent music, both vocal and instrumental for the evening. Refreshments were served at eleven o’clock consisting of ice cream cake and lemonade. Miss Ruth and Lucia have re-established their reputation as entertainers as all present spent an evening long to be remembered. Those present were: Misses Dixon, Lily O’Neal, Mary Dyer, Beachamp, Nannie Skeen, Lillah Reade, India Lindsay, Lula Ball, Annie Jenkins and Coga Bond. Messrs Cunningham, Enfield, Tate, Bosley, Sowers, Cruthfield, Ball, Williams, Renegar, Dixon, Skeen, Walton, Kirkpatrick, Byers, Howell, Claude O’Neal and Earnest Taylor. $5.00 Reward LOST – One bay horse, snip nose, star in forehead, branded KC on left shoulder. $5.00 reward. Eli Roberts, Wapanucka, Indian Territory The Wapanucka Press 12, November 1902 JESSE PARAGRAPHS Mr. Townsley went to Rolf this week. Mr. Garvin was in Ada the past week. Price Statler has received a fine pair of Plymouth Rock pigs. Dr. Halloway while at Ada, fell down a flight of stairs and broke his arm. The young people of Jesse were royally entertained by S. A. Attaway and wife, last Thursday evening. The grace and ease with which they glided through the crowd, only as they occasionally ran across a group of “kids” that might have cretably left at home, speaks well for them. W. Skeen sit down at the feast with the Belle of the evening, and refused both coffee and tea, but ordered a cup of buttermilk. We just heard that the young professor that Wapanucka imported showed that (from the way his side of the table was dispensed with) the physical man more that the intellectual man had been developed. Tom Attaway’s whiskers showed up nicely by the side of a “Hirty face.” EGO NEWS Mr. Morehead will move to Fillmore soon. He has a contract to carry the U.S. mail from that place to Wiley. Dr. Enfield was in Ego Monday looking over our village and country and will probably locate here. He has the appearance of a nice young man “with something in his head.” J. T. Hoover is moving to the country this week. John Baiger says he is going to leave this community, too. He says the country is all-right but – such people. B. H. Walker says he is going to stay here if he can. Mrs. Myrtle Myres is reported right sick this week. C. H. Colbert of Folsom was in Ego Monday. Elonzo Bryant’s mother and sister Daisie, of Guthrie are visiting him this week. Jeff Jones of Wapanucka was here Monday looking after his cattle. His brother Lon, was here Sunday on other business. VIOLA ITEMS Dr. Hardy and Elder Springer made a flying trip to Ego. We notice Charles Moore was visiting Dr. Provine yesterday. Mr. Jones passed through Viola yesterday en route for Pontotoc. We regret to learn of the death of Mr. Greason’s sister. She died Sunday. We extend condolence. Alex. Musgrave was arrested Monday for shooting a gun inside the city limits. His case continued for further investigation. Wilburn Montgomery and Frank Hobbie were arrested Monday, for shooting on Sunday. Their cases were continued for further investigation. AT THE HOTELS Square Hotel James B. Fisher, St. Joseph; G. G. Tyler, St. Louis; W. P. Blanton, Gainsville; E. Bullock, Dallas; J. D. Baker, St. Louis; F. A. Logan, Dallas; H. Loharff, Memphis; Cly Wood, St. Louis; A. Alexander, Louisville, Kentucky; J. B. McCabe, Quarry; J. T. Fawler, Ardmore; R. E. Phillips, Ardmore; Dr. Pettett and wife, Tishomingo. Ohio Hotel J. E. Fuiner, Mimphis; W. J. Dyrant, Durant, J. Donahew, Tishomingo; J. A. Kearney, K. C.; R. A. Finley, O.K. City; Anios Holloway, Milwaukee; Charles R. Smith, St. Joe; C. N. Wheeler, St. Louis; J. W. Welton, Cincinnatti; C. L. Newton, Cincinnati; J. M. Jones, Haileyville; W. H. Grey, K.C.; C. H. Clark, Ardmore, S. I. Bagwell, St. Louis. O’Neal Hotel George A. Hodge, Ada; F. Applegate, Mansfield, Texas; Preston Bamles, C. O. & G.; C. Bazley, K.C.; Harry Wead, K.C.; A. E. Venning, K.C.; R. C. Williams, Dallas; J. P. Collins, Oklahoma; W. Hurst, So. McAlester; W. S. Thomson, K.C.; Bernard C. Sims, Paris, Texas; S. S. Clay; J. F. Lawrence, Durant; R. H. Oliphint, Wynnewood; R. Rhodes, Holdenville; Albert Ross, Shawnee; J. O. Surrell, Atoka; W. K. McClaskell; Booneville, Arkansas; J. M. Scobire, Caddo; R. O. Danis, Enid, O.T.; S. R. Doon, K. C.; Pat M. Riley, Fort Smith; William Draper, Fort Wayne, Indiana; John W. Schriner, S. E. Reangh, Little Rock; John Donnelly, K.C.; Charles Sharp, K.C.; Alford Rathborne, Coalgate; J. R. Parry, Coalgate; E. E. Minger, Augola, Indiana; J. W. McMican, Oklahoma City; N. K. McClaskill, Booneville, Arkansas. LOCAL ITEMS Hon. C. A. Skeen is in Kansas City, this week on business. Ralph Tate visited home folks in Oklahoma City the first of the week. E. W. Chastain, a prominent young man of Boggy Depot. Was in the city Friday. Jack Perry of Ardmore was registered at the O’Neal the first of the week. Messrs. Charles Sharp, Ray and Donley of Chicago were in town this week. Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. N. McWilliams last Friday morning a fine baby boy. Mr. Morras of Ardmore, was in town last Friday, looking for a location to build and locate. H. M. Orr, merchant and postmaster of Olney, was transacting business in town Monday. Will Kelley, of Wolfe City, Texas has moved to Wapanucaka. W. O. Carter of Marietta, Texas, was visiting relatives in the city last week. C. H. Griffith and Dr. Enfield were in Ego, Monday afternoon on business. Miss Clara Rudd was has been visiting relatives and friends in Ada and Tishomingo the past month, returned Saturday. Mrs. T. A. Creighton is quite sick this week. N. W. Criswell and family of Harrison, Arkansas have moved here to reside in future. Mr. Criswell is a brother to our townsman and City Marshal B. O. Criswell. Col. W. L. Richards made a business trip to South town Monday. W. J. Bond received a message from Parson, Kansas, Tuesday that his mother was quite sick. O. A. Juhan of Durant, spent Sunday in the city visiting his brother and family. Mrs. Shearer left Saturday for Wapanucka, where she goes to teach in the Wapanucka academy. Tishomingo Capital James R. Perry, one of Coalgate’s prominent business men was in our city Monday looking after his property. Dr. J. D. Enfield, of Clarenda, La., who has been spending the summer here with his brother, has decided to locate at Ego, and practice medicine. The people of Ego are fortunate indeed to have him with them, as he is a young man of exceptional worth both as a doctor and a man. Charles Young was awarded the contract for building the stone foundation of the Presbyterian church. Wilburn Montgomery, Ed McCarty, Alex Musgrave and several other young gentlemen attended a ball at Ego Monday night. J. L. Rushing, who was formerly connected with various butcher shops in this city has moved to Ada where he is also in the meat market business. T. W. Frame was transacting business in town Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Rathbourne of Caddo, was in the city Monday transacting business. W. J. Edwards if Ravia, was in town Tuesday. Lee Smith of Chickasha, visited his brother, Harry Smith, our liveryman, the first of the week. Mr. Murry, of Los Angelos, Texas, has moved to Wapanucka. He had so much confidence in the town and country from what he had heard, didn’t take time to come and see but just shipped his goods and followed up. He likes this country very much. Jon. H. Reeder, of Nider, was here Saturday looking after his property. He says he will very likely move to Texas in the near future, that is if he sells his property here. Dr. A. A. Stephenson, of Hunton left this week for Memphis, Tennessee, where he will attend lectures in the Memphis Medical College. Mrs. Ellen Ramsey, of Woodville, I. T., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. McWilliams, this week. INDIAN SUES RAILROAD COMPANY South McAlester: Three Fingers; and Indian who owns an allotment of land bordering on the junction of the Choctaw Railroad near El Reno, has brought suit for $600 damages against the Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf Railway Company. Three Fingers alleges that the Choctaw workmen have laid pipes from a pond on his place and drained all the water from it to their reservoir, and it leaves his pasture without water for his cattle. LOCAL AND GENEERAL NEWS John Ellis returned from a visit to his home at Holdenville, Wednesday. A J. Addington was in Ardmore, Wednesday. E. Don Read, returned to Seattle, Washington. Having fully recovered from his injury he will resume his old position. E. J. Ball is building an addition onto his already big store for his hardware and implements. Prof. Kemper is very low with typhoid fever. His aunt and uncle are expected from Virginia today. Lee Richards, of Hope, Arkansas, came in on the west bound yesterday and is visiting his father-in-law, A. W. Taylor. Miss Anna Lancaster and brother, Clint, are very sick with typhoid fever. The Wapanucka Press, 20 November 1902 EGO NEWS Dr. Enfield is permanently located in our town, and has already demonstrated himself to be a good doctor. Mr. J. F. Smith, of Sulplhur has moved to Ego. Dr. Hardy of Viola will move to Ego in the near future. Mrs. Dora Morgan who h as been quite sick is up again. Mr. Aycock of Lehigh’s has been buying cattle around Ego for several days. The prices paid show he h as confidence in the future. B. H. Walkers’ little boy is very sick. Messrs. F. M. Jones and Hiram Morgan went to Atoka, Monday. Mr. Elmer Haston and Miss Lon Owens were joined in the holy bonds of matrimony last Thursday. It was not a runaway match. We heartily congratulate all connected with the wedding. We believe our sons and daughters should be encouraged in the good work. POST OFFICE BURGLARIZED Last Thursday night burglars entered the Wapanucka post office gaining entrance through the back door and secured about $4.00 in pennies and small change which was taken from the money order drawer. They had secured the tools from a blacksmith shop, with which it is supposed they intended breaking into the safe but failed to accomplish their purpose. The officers are on a hunt but have failed so far to find any clue as to the guilty parties. RAID ON OUTLAWS Marshal Criswell and possemen, Fuller and Ed McCarty made a big raid on out laws at Caney switch last Saturday night. They captured Jack Alexander, the negro who was arrested at Boggy sometime ago for horse stealing, and a white fellow by the name of Pastum and found in their possession 26 quarts and 38 pints of “Old Crow.” Monday Alexander was bound over by the United States Commissioner at Atoka and the white gentleman was let go, Jack having sworn him innocent. Sunday night they found another coon whiskey peddler and upon being requested to lay down his Winchester by Ed McCarty refused at first but after seeing that Ed was fixing to do business with his old forty four the coon dropped the Winchester like it was hot and gave up like a good coon. Deputy Marshal Criswell and possemen Fuller and McCarty are making it hot for the out laws along these times. BOGGY CLIPPINGS Dr. Sulivan and wife made a flying trip to Caddo, last week. Mr. G. Drain has opened up a school here and is doing nicely, The residence of J. C. Fahrny will soon be completed and his family will be glad to get a home again. Cole Kenny made a flying trip to Boggy, last week. The people of this vicinity were aroused on last Saturday night by the sounds of horses hoofs, and on inquiry found it to be Marsahl Criswell and others in pursuit of horse thieves and whiskey peddlers. George Drain has gone to Bennington this week on business. Jim Tyler has gone this week on business to Coalgate. TWO FARMERS HELD UP Ardmore: W. S. Fuller and J. M. Lauderdale, farmers, while returning to Burneyville from Marietta, where they had marketed cotton, were robbed by two highwaymen. The robbers secured about $300. The officers have traced the men near Marietta. FOR SHOOTING A BRAKEMAN Chandler: Oscar Thomas, one of the best known colored boys about town, and Aaron Wordlow, also colored, are confined in the county jail charged with shooting and killing Frisco Brakeman Galway on a moving freight train last Friday. Eight arrests have been made. The affair has caused much comment and will be thoroughly investigated and the guilty party brought to justice. Testimony at the examination before Justice Morris was very meager as to details and only sufficient facts were brought to light to make the detention of the men necessary. Proof positive as to who had the gun was forthcoming and it is thought that if the boys do not make a clean breast of the matter it will go very hard with them. LOCAL ITEMS Miss Bessie Ennis left for her home in Ardmore, Monday. W. P. Booker spent Sunday in Caddo with home folks. J. S. Renegar of Tullahoma, Tennessee, who has been visiting his brothers at this place for several weeks, returned, Monday to his home, accompanied by his brother, Albert. W. Z. Gibson makes chili to sell to families. Try some of it. Mrs. Page Wagoner of Ladonia, Texas, who has been visiting her mother in Lehigh, spent the first of the week on her road home, with her brother Eli Roberts, our enterprising hardware merchant. Miss Kate Stroud has accepted the position of assistant postmaster. Rody Jones has purchased the old Workman & Chamberlain building on Main Street and has moved his butcher shop thereto. Prof. J. G. Attaway was down from Jesse Saturday. He says he is having quite a fine success with school at that place, W. F. Allen sends the Press to his father J. B. Allen at Huron, Texas. C. C. Foster was in the city from Kittie, Saturday. Prof. Foster is teaching a school at Kittie. Mrs. D. Kennedy left Monday to visit her parents at St. Jeo, Texas. Mr. Kennedy accompanied her as far as Ardmore. R. A. Hasley, State Deputy for the Modern Woodman of America of Muskogee and T. B. Easterly of Oklahoma, general lecturer of the same order, were here this week adjusting the M. W. A. of this city. Mayor C. A. Skeen returned Thursday from Kansas City where he purchased his big winter stock for his store here and at Jesse. Al. Williams and Mr. Smith went squirreling Friday morning. We understand that they killed several of the little animals. Bob Branstetter and Press Wall went squirrel hunting on Boggy River Friday evening and killed seven. Will Attaway is now behind the counters of W. A. McAlisters & Co. Will is a good salesman and this enterprising firm has made a hit in securing his services, H. C. Wilson has just returned from a trip to Wilburton where he organized a Presbyterian church. R. Long made a business trip to Tishomingo Monday. Walter Skeen was in from Jesse Sunday visiting home folks. J. B. White, the Coalgate architect, was here last Saturday on business. W. M. Buckholts, aged father of Mrs. R. T. Jones died at the latters home in old town Friday night. He was about 85 years of age and was an old and honored citizen of the Indian Territory. Remains were interred at the old Boggy Cemetery near Boggy Depot Saturday morning. The Press extends condolence to the bereaved relatives. W. D. Lambert, F. E. Churchill, Cris Khunle, Frank Eagels, Harvey Wilcox and Orien Burnett, bricklayers and carpenters arrived from Iowa Friday and are now working on the bank building. Mr. Lambert is foreman of the crew. Mr. Churchill spent last winter here during the boom and liked the climate so well that he decided to return so as to avoid the shivers incident to the northern climate. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS Bill York of near Atoka was in town Saturday. Mrs. S. H. Musgrave and children are visiting relatives and friends in Ardmore this week. T. N. Moore went to Atoka Monday on business. Dr. Renegar informs us that he has dismissed Prof. Kemper. He says that the professor will be out in a few days. Will Williamson, a prominent business man and farmer of Jesse, was selling cotton in town yesterday. J. C. Attaway sends the Press to his uncle B. F. Attaway, at Newsome, Texas. Mr. Rushing, a prosperous farmer of near Owl, was in town last week and bought a hundred and ten dollars worth of goods off Harry Byers. C. L. Witteour furniture man sold Dr. Thomas, the superintendent of Rock Academy, last week about $500.00 worth of furniture for which to furnish the school rooms. The doctor will soon have the Academy elegantly furnished. Price Statler, manager for C. A. Skeen’s store at Jesse was in the city Tuesday on business. S. A. Attaway was down from Jesse this week ordering goods for his store at that place. Bosley & Phillips have opened their hardware store on Choctaw Avenue. They say that their business has opened very good. They have an ad in this issue. Read it. The Wapanucka Press, 27 November 1902 EGO TIMES Ruby Freeny has returned from Alderson. Dr. McRae who has been away for a few days, is back with us. Wesley Hattox and wife, of Fitzhugh, were visiting relatives and friends about Ego, last week. Charles McRae is behind the counters at W. T. Copelands, while the latter is gone hunting. Jos. Morgan and family, of Australia, Mississippi, arrived here a few days since, and will make this their home. Several of our farmers went to Durant, Thursday, and owing to high water some of them have not yet returned. Eliza Hathaway of Connorsville, is moving back among us. He formerly lived here and knows the advantage of our community. William Burrous, W. T. Copeland, “Bud” Moran and others to numerous to mention have gone to the Seven Devil mountains, for a two week’s hunt. BOGGY CLIPPINGS Thomas Drain spent Sunday and Monday, with his parents at this place. Mr. Jim Tyler has gone to Durant, to see her son, who is quite sick at that place. Dr. Standphill and daughter are now visiting his brother, Charley Standphill of this place. J. C. Fahrny went to Atoka, last Thursday, and has been unable to return on account of high water. The young people of Boggy were highly entertained Saturday night at the home of Miss Mildred Bune, all present reported a good time. Those present were: Misses Lonie, Bertha, Myrtle and Maude Drain, Mable and Bessie Davis, Lula Rube, Sallie Standphil, Crace and Emma Fahrny, Minnie Rube. Messrs, Guilford, Thomas and Kirby Drain, Lon Morrow, Cale Kinney, Teddy Hoskins, Robert and Everet Fahrny, Charles Ruge, Earnest Roundsville and Thomas Standphill. The young people here are always glad of the opportunity of spending the evening at the home of Miss Mildred, they are always so highly entertained. GREAT DAMAGE DONE BY RAIN It began raining here last Thursday and continued in an almost steady downpour until Tuesday. The creeks were swollen out of their banks and had the appearances of rivers. As a result all traffic in the interior and by rail was tied up, several bridges across the streams on the roads leading out of the city have been either greatly damaged or washed away. A bridge on the Choctaw railroad across a small creek between this city and Deleware River partly washed away Friday evening and the north bound passenger had to lay over here until the next evening, and traffic has been completely tied up all along the line. Several other washouts occurred north of here between Haileyville and Coalgate. No mail was received in Wapanucka for six days on account of the high waters in Boggy bottom between here and Atoka. Much damage has been done to property in Boggy and Delaware bottoms. Dr. Taylor who owns a saw mill on the Wilson bottom plantation, being one of the heaviest losers, which was in the washing away of saw stock and lumber. The damage done to this section is so great it cannot yet be estimated but mwill probably reach upwards of ten thousand dollars. SHOOTING SCRAPE AT OCONEE A shooting scrape occurred, during a drunken row, at the home of Hir. Horrell, near Oconee last Friday in which Johnson Keel, a full blood Indian, shot and seriously wounded George Belk, a white man who was living on Keel’s place. It seems from the reports that the two men had been to Olney where they bought bitters and on their way back home stopped at Horrel’s where they all got on a drunk. Keel was wet from rain and asked for some dry clothes and was given them. He went in a private room to put on the dry clothes and the balance sat down to the table for dinner. In the meantime Keel started out of the room to the table in his under clothes and Belk told him to go back and put on his clothes; to not come in that way. He went back into the room and picked up Horrel’s gun, which was loaded, and in a moment deliberately aimed and emptied the contents into Belk, taking effect in the left side of the breast just over the lung. Horrel sprang onto Keel and gave him a severe beating giving him several hard blows in the face and leaving some ugly bruises. Keel claims he was drunk and remembers nothing about the affair. He was arrested and carried to Atoka where he was placed in jail. Keel is an Oddfellow and is a prominent Indian. Belk was resting well at last reports and will recover. POLICEMAN SUSPENDED Balckwell: Elmer Stephenson, chief of police, has been suspended from duty by the city council on the charge of conduct unbecoming an officer. His bondsmen asked to be released from his bonds. A special meeting of the council will dispose of his case soon. KILLED BY HORSE THIEVES The Man Found Dean Near Swan Lake, Oklahoma, Has Been Identified Guthrie: An unknown man was found dead recently near Swan Lake, in Caddo County. His hands were tie behind him and a rope was around his neck. It was announced he was a m ember of the Casey gang of horse thieves. Now it is ascertained he was Luther Houston, a citizen of Chickasha, I. T., who left home three weeks ago with several horses. The supposition is that Houston fell in with the horse thieves, who killed him. He was identified by his mother. LOCAL ITEMS Jim Jackson city marshal, of Caddo, was in our city last Saturday on business. Gov. P. S. Mosely returned Monday, from Muskogee where he has been the past week on business. Mrs. J. F. Renegar was very sick last week but is now much better. Mrs. Jeff Carter is still very sick with typhoid fever. O. J. Hall who has been visiting his cousin, Ed Howell for a few days returned to his home at Van Buren, Arkansas, Saturday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. John White, last Monday night, a fine girl baby, mother and baby doing well. Mr. Awalt an uncle of John Awalt, has moved here from Texas. He is living at the Hearrell house formerly occupied by F. M. Patterson. Boud Reams and wife, came in Tuesday from Tishomingo, presumably to eat turkey. Mrs. Lee Richards came in Monday from DeQueen, Arkansas, and is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Taylor. D. Kennedy went down to Ardmore Monday, to meet his wife, but she failed to show up and now Dan is wearing a long face. A horse wearing a saddle and paraphernalia of a rider was found down on Sandy, west of town, Monday morning. It is believed that the rider had attempted to ride across and was drowned. The horse is at Bob Johnson’s place. Boggy bridge between here and Atoka, at Boggy Depot, was washed away in the Sunday night flood. Prof. Charles Kemper who has just recovered from a severe case of typhoid fever left Tuesday, for his home at Warranton, Virginia, accompanied by his uncle. He is still very weak but his physicians think he will stand the trip all right. He has many friends here who were sorry to see him leave. Mike Smith who has been living here several months left Tuesday for his old home in Arkansas where he goes to reside in future. Mike has many friends here who wish him success wherever he goes. Mac Workman has a very ugly sore on his right hand caused from blood poison from a dead body which he shaved for burial. Shaving a dead body is very dangerous work, as the blood is poison, and a barber who takes the risk to do such work should be paid every cent he is allowed which is $5.00. Pat McCarty, one of the section boys, was up before the Mayor Saturday, for profanity. His honor recognized the great character of the man from Ireland and knowing his great tailing when there is any booze in sight, turned him loose on a promise to be good. Pat with several other citizens from Old Ireland were in town Friday and Saturday, and the whole push went Perunaward, and while the boys were quite noisy they didn’t do any hurt, but on the other hand did the town good as they left several hundred dollars with the merchants. These people from old Ireland are alright. W. P. Booker has bought the Will Mosley place adjoining town on the north. Bascum Howard of Durant, was in the city, Tuesday. Jim Smith is very sick with typhoid fever. Dr. J. P. McRae was greeting his many friends with that geniel smile last Tuesday. It has been reported that he h as moved form Ego but he positively denies the charge. Little Wes L. Robertson, Jr. while playing on the front porch tumbled off head first into a but of rain water, last Sunday evening. His mother left the tub there but Bert punched the bottom of that tub full of holes. GAMBLERS RAIDED Ardmore: Deputy Collins made on a gambling house here and arrested three men playing poker. Two of the part were supposed to be trying to skin the other, one of them having a “hold-out” machine up his sleeve, which contained four fives when arrested. They were taken to jail, two of whom were committed while the other gave bond. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS Mrs. W. E. Warden is very sick this week. Miss Bertha Ball who has been very sick with fever is much better, so reports Dr. Renegar. The ladies of the Union Benevolent Society met at the home of Mrs. J. D. Ball to discuss the coming Christmas festivities. They decided to have a Christmas tee and desire the assistance of all parties or societies interested in the plan. All such will kindly consult with the society on Tuesday December 2, at the home of Mrs. W. W. Patton on North Choctaw Avenue. Dr’s. Reneger and Branham have formed a conspiracy between themselves, without aforethought either express or implied, to beat the barbers out of a job by not shaving any more during the winter. The barbers ought to sue them for forming a trust and their wives will very likely quit them. Miss Nora Clay left Wednesday for Ravia, where she will visit relatives for a few days. W. E. Baker, who has been employed at the Ohio Hotel as clerk, has resigned his position and left Wednesday for Mansville. Mr. Mace, son-in-law of A. Lancanster, is very sick with typhoid fever. Clent, Mr, Lancaster’s young son continues very low. Mr. Lancasster’s family are having a very hard time. Green Heenchey is very sick with typhoid fever. Alex Shipley is down with a bad case of typhoid fever. Mrs. Cheschler, sister of F. M. Jackson, is very low with typhoid fever. Three of Joe Riley’s children are very sick with fever. Miss Clara Smith is very sick with typhoid fever. H. L. Wilkinson is now behind the counters of the John M. Hodges store. J. D. Epperson who lives at Ego came very near getting his neck broken last week, so reports Dr. McRae. But he is getting along all night. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Johnston County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/johnston/johnston.html