The Wapanucka Press Sep 1903 - Johnston County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Mary Achterhof 2 Mar 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, 3 September 1903 IN THE TOILS Deputy Criswell arrested F. M. Hauck and Josie Dill, two tenderloin citizens, last week, for living in adultery. They were carried before the commissioner at Atoka where they were bound over to await the action of the grand jury. The man was released on a $700 bond and woman $500 bond. IN THE TOILS Deputy Criswell arrested F. M. Hauck and Josie Dill, two tenderloin citizens, last week, for living in adultery. They were carried before the commissioner at Atoka where they were bound over to await the action of the grand jury. The man was released on a $700 bond and woman $500 bond. FOR TOATING A PISTOL John Garland, a colored gentleman, was arrested last week by Deputy Criswell for toting a pistol. He was carried to Atoka and fined $200 and cost. No having the cash he was placed in the sweat-box. ACQUITTED OF ASSAULT Bud Carnes, who lives east of town, was arrested by Deputy Criswell last week and carried before the commissioner at Atoka for assault. It was the outcome of a family row in which, it seems, the boys and the old man of the household were the main participants. During the trial old man Carnes got too gay and the commissioner sent him to jail three days for contempt of court. Bud was acquitted of the charge of assault. D. O’Connor, aged 56, a cattleman living near Ardmore, while rounding cattle, collided with his son on horseback and died from the result of his injuries. LOCAL Mrs. E. N. Walton is visiting her parents in Texas. Mrs. J. F. Renegar is visiting relatives at Ardmore this week. Mr. Brown, of near Lehigh, was visiting J. M. Crabtree Sunday. L. M. Ralph, who is working at Atoka, spent Sunday with his family. Bud Johnson and wife spent Saturday and Sunday outing on Blue River. E. W. Chastain, one of the prominent farmers of Boggy depot, was in town Saturday. Cyde Bledsoe came over from Atoka Sunday and spent the day with friends. J. B. Enfield and wife returned last Thursday from Clarenda, Iowa, where they have been visiting since their marriage. Dan Bosley is very sick with bilious fever. Miss Mollie Powers is now behind the counters at the Enterprise store. Dr. Sullens and Mr. Randolph, two prominent business men of Menna, Arkansas, were prospectors in the city Tuesday. Miss Ruth Loomis left Monday for Tecumseh, Nebraska, her home, where she will remain sometime. Her host of friends were very sorry to see her leave. Mr. Stewart, proprietor of the Pennington Steam Laundry at Tishomingo, was here Saturday looking out for business for his concern. J. B. Redman and wife, of Pike, Texas, are the guest of Rev. H. P. Hook and family this week. This is Mr. Redman’s first trip to the Territory and he is carried away with it. Dr. A. A. Taylor has a machinist repairing his gin plant, in readiness of the fall season soon to open. The Doctor will have his gin in good shape this wear and expects to give his customers most excellent service. A. G. Summerfield was sick this week. A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Blair Sunday. Miss Cora Skeen will attend Hargrove College at Ardmore again this year. Dan Kennedy and Al McAlister started crews to working the roads Monday morning. They found it an almost impossibility to open the road leading direct south to Ego and will probably take action and see if the owners cannot be induced to open them. Mr. Hastings, one of the prominent men of the Jesse country, was in town Thursday, winding up his business affairs preparatory to moving to Beaver County, Oklahoma, where he has filed on a homestead. He will move during the early fall. He is one of the best farmers in the Jesse country and his friends will regret to know of his intention of moving. R. C. Tate is very sick this week. Mrs. Leonard and little girl were in the city from Ray Station Tuesday. Jay Hogg was up from Ego Friday. He is preparing to move a few miles south of Ego. Mr. Lawery, of Ravia, is now holding down a chair at the Chamberlain & Workman barber shop. P. K. Wall was in from Belton community Tuesday night. He reports fine crops in his entire section of country. Miss Lula Thomason, a beautiful and accomplished young land of Jesse, is spending the week in the city the guest of Miss Attaway. R. E. Wade returned from Charles City, Iowa, Tuesday, where he very pleasantly spent the past month with old home folks. Mrs. Barnes, who has been running the Ohio Hotel during the past year, is preparing to move to some other point. She has many friends here who wish her unbounded success wherever she may go. COUNTRY NEWS JESSE PARAGRAPHS – September 1 S. A. Attaway is on the sick list this week. J. O. Surrell went to Wapanucka yesterday. HUNTON NOTES – September 1 Thad Addison arrested two negroes last week, locked them together with trace chains and that night they walked off with chains and all. He says he doesn’t care for the negroes but would like mighty well to have them chains. Ethel Whiteside, Sallie Stratton, Joel Rice and Will Taylor attended church at Jesse Saturday night. Their horses became frightened at a lantern, which they were using to find the roads, and ran away, but fortunately no one was hurt. Joe and Knox Kirkpatrick have sold out and will move over on Ash phlat. Dr. Ellis has a few patients up around Jesse. Oscar Wood and mother have returned from Texas, where they have been visiting relatives during the past two weeks. He says this country is far ahead of Texas for a poor man to make a living. Sam Burrow has bought a farm in Beaver County, Oklahoma, where he will move this fall. This country loses and that gains a good citizen. U. G. Winn, former Judge at Stonewall, while driving a steer today was badly hurt. The horse which he was riding and the steer both became frightened. Mr. Winn fell and both animals ran over him. He is in a serious condition and is not expected to live. VIOLA ITEMS – September 2 Mr. Dickson and family left yesterday for a trip through the Choctaw Nation. Joe Chapman and family are visiting a Franks this week. The Wapanucka Press, 10 September 1903 CITY COUNCIL MEETING The City Council met in regular session Monday night. Present Mayor Barker, Recorder, Aldermen Ferris, Roberts, Riner and Gibson. Absent Alderman Juhan. Reading of minutes of previous two meetings were read and approved. The following accounts against the town were presented and ordered paid: Dorsey Printing Co., Dallas, Texas, for printing books for city officers, $32.70. Enfield U Sowers, for powder for street commissioner, $7.20. Mrs. Ellis, for rent, $4.00. Wapanucka Press, for legal advertisement, $3.00. B. O. Criswell, city marshal one months salary, $10.00 and $7.15 as commission for collection of tax. W. N. Barker, election box 55 cents, also for furnishing load of wood for smallpox patients, 75 cents. J. L. Bayne, W. H. Ball, W. W. Scott, W. B. Williamson and R. C. Tate for acting judges and clerks for school election, $1.00 each. F. J. McKeen, for hauling off one dog, one hog and six dogs, $3.50. The American Cotton Co. asked the council the privilege of sinking a well in the bed of the creek opposite their plant. The Williamson & Line gin people object to this, claiming that it would drain their well. A committee of three, consisting of Roberts, Gibson and Riner, was appointed to confer with the contending parties and adjust, if possible, the difficulty. The report of officers and committees was called for and only one report, that of the city marshal was received. Neither the street commissioner or city treasurer were on hand with a report. The city marshal’s report showed that he had collected during the past month and turned in to the treasury, occupation tax, $129.50; dog tax $12.00; fines $25.00. The matter of doing some more street work was brought up, and Mr. Riner moved that the street commissioner be instructed to commence work, and that the mayor be empowered to point out and oversee the same. To which Mr. Gibson failed to agree and thought that the work should be continued under the direction of street committee. In support of the motion, which did no receive a second, Mr. Riner reasserted that at least a hundred dollars had been wasted on street work by the street commission, that official himself having admitted that he knew nothing about street work, and in view of the fact that he, (the street commissioner) had ignored the orders of the street and alley committee, spending money buying powder with which to experience, making a botch of the work of the crossing west of the railroad on Main Street, he thought that some one should be appointed to look after every detail of the work in person. Mr. Ferris then moved that the street commissioner be instructed to begin work under the directions of the street and alley committee, and unless he followed the instructions of the committee that he shall receive no pay. As the rules and regulations now enforce give the street commissioner and his work no action was taken on the motions. Adjourned to the next regular meeting. WILL APPEAL CASE Chickasha Butcher Violated City Ordinance and Will Test Case Chickasha: The first conviction under the meat inspection ordinance recently passed by the city council was had, but to test the legality of the ordinance the matter will probably be fought out in the higher court. Some time ago the council passed an ordinance requiring all beef cattle in the city limits to be inspected before slaughter, and appointed Hop Cloud city meat inspector. The purpose of the law was to stop the stealing of cattle and selling it to local butchers for meat, the city fathers anticipating that the inspection would include the brands and determine the ownership of the cattle. Dan Garland, a prominent ranch owner and cattleman killed a calf on his place outside the city limits and sold it to F. Rosenquest, a local butcher, without inspection. Rosenquest was arrested. There were able presentations on both sides, but Rosenquest was found guilty and fined $1 and cost. He will appeal and take the matter to the highest court, if necessary, he says. LOCALS Frank Juhan was in Texas this week. S. A. Whiteside was down from Hunton Monday. Clyde Bledsoe is superintending the Statler building work now. George Howell, of Arkansas, is here this week visiting his parents and relatives. Miss Rubert, of Neosho, Missouri is here the guest of her aunt, Mrs. E. O. Loomis. Misses Lula Ball and Lucy Loomis left yesterday for Mexico, Missouri, where they go to attend Hardin College. Mrs. Clem White and little daughter, Pearl, left Sunday for points in Texas, where she will visit relatives for sometime. Mrs. W. M. Guy and children, who have been visiting relatives in the city for several days, returned Monday to Sulphur, their home. Arch Forgy, a prominent and prosperous farmer of the Byrne neighborhood, was attending to business in the city Monday. W. A. Franc, our jeweler, was very sick Monday and Tuesday. Lee Richards came down from Muskogee Monday, where he has been working. Mr. and Mrs. Swafford, of near Lehigh, were here Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Ball. Miss Neta Ball returned from Coalgate Saturday where she has been visiting friends. C. C. Beene, one of the hustling Boggy farmers, was in town last Thursday attending to business. W. A. Franc, our popular jeweler and optician, visited friends at Kingston last week. Miss Gertrude Stanfield, of Russellville, Indian Territory, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. B. F. Stroud. J. W. Standpill, a prominent farmer of the Boggy Depot community, was in the city Saturday night. Elbert Williams left Monday for Dallas and other markets to buy fall stock of goods for his firm. Miss Bertha Drain, a beautiful young lady of Boggy Depot was here last week visiting Mrs. C. W. Stroud. For Sale – One good residence house, located in desirable part of town. Cheap for cash. Apply to G. M. Powers or this office. Cashier Salmon of the First National Bank left Friday for Charles City, Iowa, where he goes to visit the old home folks. Marshal B. O. Criswell was quite sick for several days, the first of the week but his many friends are glad to know that he is much better. Dr. J. D. Enfield was down from Oconee last Friday. His friends here are glad to know that he is having a very successful practice at Oconee. L. Fountain spent Monday in Atoka. Rev. Rawlston was here Sunday from Caney. J. K. Dixon is in Ravia this week on business. Mrs. R. L. Ream visited friends at Lebanon this week. Lon Edge, wife and Miss Butcher visited at Lehigh the first of the week. Attorney Charles M. Crowell attended to legal business at Coalgate Friday. Mrs. Eli Roberts is visiting relatives and friends at Lehigh this week. Miss Bessie Carrol left last week for Whiteright, Texas, where she will attend college. Eli Goforth, of Blue Spring Prairie, was in Bloomfield this week on business. T. J. McCurdy was in from the Wiley community Saturday shaking hands with friends. The little daughter of S. H. Holliday’s of Blue Spring Prairie, who has been very sick is now convalescent. W. A. McAlister, one of the prominent merchants of Lehigh, was in the city last week, visiting his brother, A. T. McAlister. Mrs. L. P. Agnew was in the city from near Viola Sunday. She says that Mr. Agnew is getting along nicely on the construction of Col. Jackson’s fine home. A. T. Dunlap, of Rural Home, Arkansas, and two other gentlemen, were here Friday, looking over the lay of things with a view to locate. B. S. Smiser secretary of the Choctaw townsite commission, was here during the past week serving notice of appraisement of the Wapanucka townsite property. A M. Williams and wife left Monday for a trip through northern Arkansas. They will visit Siloam Springs, Bentonville and other points. Climer is “all alone”. J. R. Bailey and J. P. Jennings, brother of H. J. Jennings, both of Trenton, Texas, were here this week on a visit and looking at the country. Dave Hodges, deputy sheriff of Atoka County, was over from Lehigh Saturday. Hereafter he will keep himself informed on Wapanucka doings by reading the Press. J. H. Thomason was down from Jesse last Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Thomason is one of the farmers of this country who live at home and boards at the same place and is a man with whom it is a pleasure to talk. Mr. and Mrs. L. Fountain entertained at their beautiful country home, adjoining town, Saturday evening, at dinner, Dr. Skeen, Rev. Kirkpatrick, R. T. Ball, Misses Lula Ball and Lucy Loomis in honor of the young ladies who left Wednesday to attend Hardin College, Mexico, Missouri, the former home of Mrs. Fountain and the college where she was educated. Miss Ida Hall left Tuesday for Hartshorne, where she will visit. Messers Hood and Burnes, of Ardmore, where here the first of the week visiting Dr. J. F. Renegar. Prof. McDonald, principal of the Presbyterian school, is expected to arrive in town next Friday. H. M. Renegar, wife and son, Charley, of Ardmore, are here this week visiting their nephew, Dr. J. F. Renegar. Mr. Bennett, manager for the American Cotton Co. at Roff, is in the city this week, the guest of R. C. Tate. J. W. Guss and family, of Georgetown, Tennessee, arrived here last week. Mr. Gass is a good farmer and comes to this country to make it his future home. Misses Bertha Drain, Gertrude Stanfield, Ibbie Ball, Messers Elbert Jones and George White attended an ice cream supper at the home of Mr. Drain, at Boggy Depot Wednesday night of last week. HUNTON NOTES – September 9 A J. Lowe says there is more hell to the half acre around Happy Hollow than any place in the Indian Territory. He and a preacher are holding a meeting at that place this week and t is said to be a success, two confessions having been received already. While returning from preaching at Happy Hollow last night, Henry Williams, his wife and baby were thrown from a wagon in a runaway. The baby is seriously if not fatally hurt. John Hastings and Pat Murphry have returned from Beaver County, Oklahoma, where they will move this fall. Dr. A. Stephenson and wife, of Wapanucka, were here this week visiting friends. S. A. Whiteside went to Wapanucka today. Nat Addison is doing business at Coatsworth today. Johny Holt, a little boy about eight years old, died Monday night of fever. Levi Rickey is very low with fever. Roy Kindred has sold out to Nat Addison. Thad Addison visited his father at Ego this week. BOGGY CLIPPINGS – September 7 J. C. Fahrney is making sorghum syrup this week. D. N. Nix, of Wapanucka, was here last Thursday on business. Mr. Hunnicutt has returned from a trip to the Creek Nation, where he has been to look after his cattle interest. R. E. Odom and wife arrived from Surprise, Tennessee, yesterday on the west bound train. Mrs. Odom’s maiden name was Miss Sallie Lee Cade. Mr. Rogers, of South McAlester has bought out the Merchants and Planters Cotton yard, on south end of Choctaw Avenue from Capt. W. N. Barker. Mr. Rogers is an experienced cotton yard man and will no doubt maintain the good service this yard has heretofore had. A fine baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ira Simpson, who live on the Skeen farm east of town, Sunday evening. Mrs. W. P. Booker visited at Caddo this week. R. C. Tate’s brother from Oklahoma City is visiting him this week. The Wapanucka Press, 17 September 1903 WAPANUCKA’S FIRST BALE Wapanucka received its first bale of cotton at eight o’clock Tuesday morning. It was brought in by R. C. Hickman, who lives north west of town, and was sold to E. J. Ball for the Wapanucka Trading Co. at 10 1/2 cents. The bale weighted 446 pounds, and in addition to the price paid the business man gave a premium of $31.10, making a total of $77.93/ Mr. Hickman is one of the best farmers in the Wapanucka section, always at work and is both happy and prosperous. J. N. McWilliams went to Wapanucka yesterday. He had just received notice of appraisement of his property at that place by the townsite commission which he believes to be very much in excess of what it should have been. Coalgate Courier FARMERS HIGHLY PLEASED W. J. Wixom, a farmer living east of town, brought in a little over a thousand pounds of cotton last Thursday, which when ginned, weighed 279 pounds. The business men took the position that it would not be right to give Mr. Wixom a premium on this cotton which was but little over a half bale, and they didn’t. He carried it to Lehigh where we understand, the business men of that town wee fleeced into giving him an eight dollar premium. The business men of Wapanucka took the right position in this matter. Mr. Wixom was trying to take unfair advantage of other farmers who where after the premium also, in that he did not have a bale. All the leading farmers in the city Saturday expressed themselves as highly pleased for the way the merchants guarded against unfair advantage in this particular case. A H. Carpenter, a prosperous farmer of near Folsome, was in town Wednesday and bought one of the celebrated Peter Schuttler wagons of Wapanucka Trading Co. Mrs. Jane Martin, said to have been one of the oldest women in the south, died at her home near Ardmore last week at the age of 108. Andrew Creason, nightwatchman of the Rock Island coal yards at Chickasha, was assaulted a few nights ago. When found by a train crew he was unconscious and besides other bruises he sustained a fractured skull. HELD TO GRAND JURY Two Lads Who Robbed Moretz Post Office Held For Removal Chickasha: Charles Cook and Emmet Snelling, two boys, were brought before Commissioner Payne charged with robbing the post office at Moretz, Oklahoma, August 25. LOCALS R. C. Tate made a trip to Oconee Sunday. Arthur Juhan took in the Denison Fair last Monday. Miss Pearl Henegar and Ibbie Ball visited friends at Coalgate Sunday. Mrs. W. F. Coffman returned Monday from Oklahoma, where she spent the summer with relatives. Mrs. S. L. Barnes returned Tuesday from Texas, where she has been visiting relatives for several weeks. C. S. Walden, the genial merchant and postmaster at Coatsworth, was in town Monday, attending to business matters. Miss Lottie McCarty, an experienced teacher of Coalgate has been employed to teach the Choctaw Avenue school, which will open Monday morning next. Miss Gerrude Stanfield, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. B. F. Stroud for several weeks, returned to her home last Saturday. Dan Bosley was carried to Gainsville, Texas. Monday, where he will be treated under the care of a specialist. His friends hope for his soon recovery. Rev. and Mrs. W. J. B. Lloyd accompanied by Rev. J. P. Gibbons of Bennington, are here this week, the guest of their daughter, Mrs. A. A. Taylor. F. A. Riner and Emery Walton have received a car load of brick with which to finish their buildings on Choctaw Avenue. Dr. Cunningham is back from his summer trip to Mt. Nelo, Arkansas, where he had a delightful time during July and August. The doctor has his office in good running order, now, and is prepared to do all kinds of dental work. H. C. Wilson, the enterprising Indian citizen who owns the fine Boggy River farm east of the city, has just begun the erection of a nice 3 room dwelling, for his residence place. P. C. Taylor, who has been living in Wells Valley during the past year, sold out his crop last week and has moved to Romulus, Oklahoma. Mr. Taylor is a good man and we wish him success in his new home. F. M. Jackson, who by the way, is one of the few men who is ready at all times to get up and work for the interest of Wapanucka and community, has just finished opening the road leading north on the section line from Choctaw Avenue. Mr. Jackson did this work and donated it to the town in order that the Ashflat people may have a good road to haul their produce to town. A bridge is being built across Sandy and within a few days this road will be ready for travel. Harry Byers, proprietor of the Enterprise, returned Friday from St, Louis where he had been for two weeks buying is fall and winter dry goods and clothing. D. Jackson, general manager for the South Western Lumber Co., with headquarters at Kansas City, was in the city last Thursday inspecting the yard located in this city. L. W. Goff, one of the enterprising farmers of the Jesse country, brought in a bale of cotton Tuesday morning just after the first bale had arrived. It was badly ginned and did not bring the top of the market. T was sold to the Wapanucka Trading Co. for 9-85 cents. Mr. Kirkpatrick, of Hunton who has been spending the summer at Mountain View, Oklahoma, came in Monday to look after his property here in town. He says that the Oklahoma country has fine crops this year. VIOLA ITEMS – September 16 Some chills and fever. George Harris family have the chills and some others sick, but nothing serious. Mr. Dickson and family have returned from a trip through the Choctaw Nation. W. T. Wiggington and family have returned from a trip to Oklahoma. Dr. Provine and family spent a few days in Wapanucka last week. Mrs. Sanders and Miss Emma Chapman are visiting at Ego this week. There will be considerable changing around this year among the farmers. Messers. Miles, Lanham and Kennedy will move to the Choctaw Nation. W. R. White, of Cope, was in town yesterday. He says everything is lovely in his community. Mr. Tate has been suffering much pain with his finger that he cut with a knife and Dr. Hardy says amputation is necessary. Willard and Frank Wells will attend school at Rock Academy this fall. COATSWORTH NEWS – September 15 Mrs. Gray has been very sick but is better now. Mr. and Mrs. Logan of Oklahoma are visiting her this week. E. H. McCall is doing a lively business at his blacksmith shop. He is turning out good work. C. S. Walden and A. P. Epperson transacted business at Wapanucka Monday. On their return they were caught in a heavy rain. Mr. Monk is on the sick list this week. John Teris has a pig with six legs. Mrs. Heed is visiting relatives in Violet Springs. Mr. Walden has a little girl very badly burned. Mrs. Tom Gray, who has been out in Oklahoma, has returned. The Wapanucka Press, 24 September 1903 FOUND HIS HORSE C. A. Snider, a prominent merchant of Ego, passed through town Monday morning en route home from the Osage Nation where he been to get a horse which was stolen from him two years ago. The man in whose possession the horse was found had purchased it from an unknown party while living an Arkansas. Later he moved to the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. Mr. Snider got track of the horse and located it in the Osage Nation, and wrote to the gentleman who had it in possession, giving description, and etc. The man wrote back to him that the description given corresponded with the horse in his possession and to come after it. He went up last week and found it to be the horse. Two horses were stolen from Mr. Snider at the time but he has not yet been able to locate the other one, but thinks he has a good clue. POUND – HERRELL Last Sunday at Wide Springs Presbyterian Church, W. T. Pound and Mrs. R. P. Herrell, both living on Ashflat north of Byrne, were married, Rev. W. J. B. Lloyd of Bennington, performing the ceremony. Mrs. Herrell is the widow of the late Robert P. Herrell, and is a fine lady. Mr. Pound is an old citizen of this section of country and has many friends who heartily congratulate him for his good fortune in securing Mrs. Herrell as a life partner. FALL TERM OF COURT The fall term of Unites States court of this division which convenes at Atoka on Monday, October 5, ahs the largest docket ever before since its establishment, and out of the 75 criminal cases on the docket 12 are murder. The docket is as follows: Monday, October 5, 1903 Willie Fulson, larceny; Peter Davis, Son Langhorn, William Dent and Joe Davis, larceny; William Battice, int. and disp; John Boydston, disposing; James Grier, larceny; Berry White et al, larceny; B. F. England, larceny; Joe Bullard and Ben Hamilton, larceny; W. J. Rayburn, introducing; W. W. Kemp et al, concealing, etc; J. H. Shears, disposing; R. S. Kelley, introducing; Gill Dillard, larceny; Gill Dillard, Han Binford and Joe Turner, larceny; John Hewitt, larceny; John Cris, larceny; W. W. Findley, adultery; Dock Langley, larceny; Jeff Hankins, burglary; W. F. Newman, disposing, R. B. Hays, adultery. Tuesday, October 6, 1903 Thomas Lee, larceny; Henry Stacy, disposing; James Thompson, larceny and embezzlement; Stanley Rogers, disposing; Simon Phillips, destroying fence; J. H. Meadows, introducing; Nat Dupree, disposing; William Dupress, disposing; Stanley Rogers, John Rogers and Orburn Jones, breach of peace; Charles Clampitt, larceny; Jack Alexander, disposing; Columbus Green, assault to kill; T. J. Dansey, introducing; T. J. Cansby, assault to kill. Wednesday, October 7, 1903 Thomas Hall, murder; William Steel, murder; J. W. Mooneyham, perjury; Monk Mooneyham, perjury; Fred Carper, perjury; Will Graham, larceny; Robert Hampton, embezzlement; Robert Hampton, adultery; Ed Loyd, dist. Rel, worship; John Steens and Henry Stephens, assault and battery. Thursday, October 8, 1903 Charles Colard and George S. Beatty, murder; Donald McDonald, mfg.; A. Yalch, disturbing peace; A. McIntyre, disposing; Frank Morrow and J. B. Beasley, destroying fence; W. T. Cross, Thomas Holmes and Chester Hale, larceny; Reuben Morrow, destroying fence; John Lewis, resisting arrest. Friday, October 9, 1903 John Reeves, murder; Allington Hall, disposing; Peter Byington, larceny; L. M. Ralph, Dock Beauchamp and Charles Ward, larceny. Monday, October 1903 Ruba Neal and Alex Neal, murder; William Needles, murder; Tuesday, October 13, 1903 Charles Reed, murder; Lake Oshta, Maryn Thompson and Pickens Hays; murder. Wednesday, October 14, 1903 Dan Drew, Aaron Colbert, Peter Nail and Ellis Carnes, murder; Charles Jecerson, Isaac Nelson and Solomen Loren, murder. Attorneys for defendants will be expected to look afte the issuance of process for their clients’ witnesses. LOCALS Rev. A. Springer, of near Viola, was in town yesterday on business. Rev. Rallston, of Caney, was in the city Monday. Marshall Criswell continues very sick with fever. Miss Edith Walton has returned from a visit to Texas. Col. W. S. Farmer of Atoka was in the city last Thursday on business. C. C. Beene and George Pearrigne of Boggy Depot, were in town Monday on business. A. W. Taylor has purchased the residence property of Tom Barton on north Choctaw Avenue. Harry Byers spent Tuesday in Lehigh with friends who celebrated the Hebrew New Year. W. H. Riley of Ellis County, Texas, is here this week visiting his brothers, J. G. and J. W. Riley. Attorney W. T. Mills transacted business in Tishomingo Saturday. Miss Lottie McCarty opened the Choctaw Avenue school Monday morning with an attendance of 20. O. T. Eddleman, a prominent insurance man of Ada, was in the city Sunday the guest of Judge Charles M. Crowell. B. A. Philpott, representing the Commercial Report of Oklahoma City, was in the city this week in the interest of his publication. Dan Askew who has been wanted for sometime for obtaining money under false pretense came in Saturday and rendered himself up to the officers. Marshal Johnson went out north of town Monday night and brought in a fellow by the name of Miller who is wanted for obtaining goods under false pretense. J. B. Mangrum and family of Gurnsey, Arkansas, were here this week, visiting Mrs. Mangrum’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Stewart. This is their first trip to the Territory and they like it well. Don Sowers left Monday for Stigler, a new town on the Muskogee Southern railroad, where he goes to manage a lumber yard for the Farris-McGrew Lumber Co. Don is one of the best fellows that old Iowa has ever furnished the Indian Territory and Wapanucka regrets losing him. William Dunn, the prominent cattleman who has lived for several years on his ranch near Atoka, has moved to his place in Wapanucka, formerly occupied by W. W. Patten on Choctaw Avenue. Mr. Dunn is an excellent citizen and the people of Wapanucka welcome him and his family to their midst. Miss Lydie Wells, of Kemp, is here this week visiting her sister, Mrs. Dr. A. Stephenson. Dr. J. H. Carson, president of the First National Bank of Coalgate, was attending to business in town Friday. C. G. Cribbs, one of the best farmers of the Salt Springs community, was in the city yesterday with cotton. W. N. Shofner, propriety of the City Drug Store, returned Friday from Dallas, where he spent last week buying a big stock of Christmas goods for his store. Rev. C. Newton Martin authorizes the Press to announce that he will hold services in the Skeen hall for the First Christian church on the 1st Sunday in October. All are invited to attend the service. Prof. J. E. Watts of the Presbyterian school has received the appointment as national teacher for Wapanucka Choctaw and Chickasaw students. Students of either tribe may now enter this school and the tuition will be paid out of the tribal school fund. Miss Mary Alexander of Sherman, Texas, arrived in Wapanucka Saturday evening, and has already entered upon her duties as assistant teacher in the Presbyterian school. Miss Alexander comes highly recommended as a teacher, and will no doubt prove to be a valuable addition to the teaching force of the school. NOTICE All persons knowing or believing themselves indebted to me, will please pay to J. H. McClendon or B. O. Criswell who are authorized to collect and receipt. It is a ground hog case. I need the money and am bound to have it. John M. Hodges The west bound passenger train last Monday morning ran over and killed a fine milk cow of B. L. O’Neal just north of the depot. The suit of W. A. McAlister & Co. vs R. T. West, on open account for $56.40 was brought to trial Monday evening in the Mayor’s court. West was not present to present his side of the case and the plaintiffs were given judgment in default for the amount and costs of suit. At Stroud an unusual marriage took place the other day. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kirk were married after having been separated for eight years. Neither had married since the first separation, and Kirk has lived a regular hermit like on h is fine farm near Parkland, while Mrs. Kirk and her two children had their residence near Bristow, Indian Territory. Fred Moore, a boy at Ravia, while wading Rock Creek found a pure milk opal. It is aid to be a find stone. Ravia seems to be determined to find gold, silver, lead and precious stones of all kinds. While at work between the cars at Purcell, W. W. Hayes, a Santa Fe car repairer was killed. The cars upon which he was working were standing on a side track when an engine bunted into them, catching Hayes before he could get away. MARSHAL METCALF INJURED Chickasha: Officer Metcalf, town marshal of Marlow, was badly hurt while pursuing a prisoner who escaped from the officers. Three arrests were made near Tulsa by Deputy United States Marshal Burke of Officers Metcalf. Two of the parties broke away and in the search for them Metcalf fell into a canyon forty feet deep and broke his leg. The other prisoner was brought in by Marshal Burke and lodged in jail, charged with robbery. KILLED TWO MEN Mayor of Ganns Shot “Bad Men” Who Were Painting the Town Sallisaw: Judge Andrew Russell, mayor of Ganns, Indian Territory, about ten miles south of here on the Kansas City Southern Railway, telephoned the marshal, J. C. C. Rogers, here that he had killed “Tuck” Martin and James Choate, in trying to keep the peace of that town. Martin and Choate are both Cherokees, and were painting Ganns in lurid colors, endangering the lives of citizens, when Judge Russell, with his town marshal, attempted to arrest them. The men killed were “bad men”. SLEPT ON THE TRACK Ardmore: Louis Yarbey, a Mississippi Choctaw, aged 20 years, was beheaded by a Santa Fe train near this city. It is thought that Yarbey went to sleep on the track. He lived at Hickory, west of here. CREASON PASSED AWAY Watchman at Chickasha Never Regained Consciousness Chickasha: Andrew Creason, who was the victim of a murderous assault September 9, in the yards of the Rock Island, where he was employed as watchman, died at the Rock Island emergency hospital. Creason never gained consciousness. He was but 18 years of age and had a vigorous constitution and was in perfect health when struck down, and after the physicians performed the operation of trephaning the skull, it was thought his chances for recovery were good, but after a week of unconsciousness he began to grow weaker. The secret of the cruel attack dies with him, as Creason was found by a crew on their way out of the yards, with his skull fractured in two places and with no clue to the perpetrator. BOGGY CLIPPINGS – September 21 Rose and H. C. Pearringen were visiting here last Sunday week. James and Albert Powers, of Choctaw City, Oklahoma are here this week visiting with their uncle, J. C. Fahrney and family. Mrs. Fairchild has been very sick with fever but is now better. M. C. Kinnie formerly of Wapanucka has moved to Coalgate to live. L. C. Ball of Wapanucka was in town Sunday visiting friends. R. J. Fahrney went to Coalgate today to visit relatives. Last Saturday two strangers arrived at the home of Mr. James Ross, in the shape of two boys. Mother and babes are getting along well. VIOLA ITEMS – September 22 Mr. Cofer returned from a trip to the Choctaw nation Saturday, where he has been building a house. Walter Simpson went to Mannsville today. Mr. Dickson has sold his property in Viola to Judge W. H. Jackson. I. D. Kennedy of Viola wasn’t to buy a registered Burkshire gilt or sow. If any of the Press readers have one or know of one for sale here is a chance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Johnston County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/johnston/johnston.html