The Wapanucka Press May 1904 - Johnston County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Mary Achterhof 5 May 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, 5 May 1904 NEGRO FARMER SHOT Two Colored Men Get Into Quarrel Over Stock Holdenville: Albert Murphy a colored farmer living seven miles north of Wewoka, in the Seminole Nation, shot and killed Algy Sandridge, also colored. The shooting resulted from an altercation over some horses and mules of Murphy's which Sandridge had taken up. Sandridge was shot with a shotgun and died instantly. Word of the affair was carried to Wewoka, and United States Marshal John Cordell immediately took the trail of the murderer, and after a hard chase succeeded in capturing him twelve miles north of Wewoka at midnight of the same day. HELD WITHOUT BAIL Editor Russell's Attorney May Institute Habeas Corpus Proceedings Lawton: L. T. Russell was given a preliminary hearing before Probate Judge Hussey which resulted in his being bound over to the action of the grand jury without bail. The attorneys for the defense did not put a witness on the stand, and they will go before the district court and ask for a writ of habeas corpus. Russell is charged with the murder of J. W. Hawkins in this city April 4. The first charge against him was assault with the intent to kill but about eight days afterwards Hawkins died and the charge was changed to that of murder. Russell will plead self defense. BEATEN WITH SLEDGE Foreman at Cement Quaries Will Probably Die From Injuries Lawton: Duke Jones, a foreman of the Cement quarries, was beaten into unconsciousness by William Clark, one of the employees of the quarries. Clark used a sledge hammer and afterwards attempted to make his work of murder complete by drawing his revolver to shoot but from this he was prevented. Jones is in a precarious condition, his head being beaten almost into a jelly. Other portions of his body are also badly bruised. For several hours he was unconscious and there are chances that he will not recover. Clark has been placed in the Anadarko jail. He waived preliminary examination and asked to be retained in jail for protection, that the anger of the cement workers might be aroused to such an extent that his life would be in danger. Reports from Cement state that there is much excitement among the workers. The trouble between Clark and Jones arose over Jones' lordship over Clark, who was jealous. At various times they had quarreled but had never before come to blows. LOCALS Mrs. F. M. Jackson is sick this week. R. L. Williams, of Durant was in the city Friday. J. C. Kirkpatrick, of Olney, was in town Saturday on business. Dr. M. P. Skeen sends the Press to C. N. Pool, Tecumseh, Nebraska. Mayor Skeen looked after his farming interests near Roff this week. I have three pure bred Poland-China male pigs for sale at a bargain. L. Fountain J. M. Reagan sends the Press to J. B. Walker, his brother-in-law at Mingues, Texas. J. M. Stewart has been sick for several days and is not much better yet, though he is up and going. J. B. Blanchett, one of the prosperous farmers of Oconee, was attending to business in town last Friday. J. L. Bayne was down from Tyrola last week. A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Torbett Sunday. Rev. Mr. Doyle, the new pastor, will preach at the Presbyterian church Sunday and Sunday night. J. M. Reagan who has been dangerously sick with pneumonia and measles is now up again. T. J. Chamberlain was kicked by a cow while milking Saturday night breaking a rib in his right side and hurting him considerably. Miss James B. Farris and sister, Miss Blanch Robinson, left Tuesday for Denton, Texas, where they go to visit for several weeks. A fine horse was stolen from N. C, Carter, colored, who lives east of Olney, Wednesday night of last week. Miss Bessie Beard, of Oleny, is in the city this week, visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henegar. Mrs. J. C. Fahrney and daughter, Miss Emma, of Boggy Depot, who have been visiting relatives at Owl, stopped over in the city yesterday en route home. Dr. J. F. Renegar and wife, who have been at Memphis, Tennessee, for the past six months, returned yesterday. Their friends were glad to see them again. W. J. Jackson, brother to our townsman, F. M. Jackson, who is farming down on Boggy, was in the city Monday evening. He reports a fine crop prospect. John B. Enfield writes back that he is carried away with New Mexico. Mr. Enfield will likely invest in some farming lands there before returning home. N. Adams was in from Salt Springs Saturday. J. B. Farris was sick the first of the week but is now better. Miss Anna Lancaster has resigned her position in the post office and the place is now held by Miss Mollie Powers. H. B. Lockett, a prominent lawyer of Comanche, was here Thursday the guest of Col. Charles M. Crowell. A. B. Crist, one of the leading farmers of the Byrne community, was attending to business in the city last Friday. In a letter last week from his aged parents, who live at Glasco, Scotland, T. C. Wallace received the sad news of the death of his sister. Mr. Wallace's parents both still live at the old home in far away Scotland and he contemplates visiting them sometime this year. Mrs. A. G. Addington is having quite extensive improvements added to her beautiful home place west of the city. Rev. C. Newton Martin came down from Haileyville Monday and spent the day with friends in the city. Mrs. R. S. Clark, who recently moved back to this country after living for a year in Kansas, and who now lives at Pontotoc, was in the city Friday visiting her brother, W. L. Lee and family. Dr. R. L. Britt, W O. Salmon, Col. C. M. Crowell W. A. Franc and A. K. McGill were very pleasantly entertained last Sunday afternoon at the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. L. Fountain, in East End. VIOLA ITEMS - May 4 Mrs. G. W. Harris presented her husband with a fine girl Friday. Mother and babe doing nicely. Mrs. J. M. Taylor, we are glad to report, is getting well. Clyde Chapman has been sick but is better now. Mrs. Weerest of the Hunton community returned home Sunday after a visit with relatives here. JUHAN BROS. Practical Horse Shoeing Blacksmithing and Woodwork Pipe Threading, Pipe Cutting from 1/4 to 2 1/2 inch. We have just put in one of House's Cold Tire Setting Machines which enables us to set a tire on your wagon or buggy in a few minutes and without tearing the wheel to pieces or injuring it in any way. Tires should be taken off as seldom as possible, as it injures the wheel. This machine brings to Wapanucka blacksmithing the modern ideas and relieves both the farmer and blacksmith a lot of time and worry. It enable us to set your tires while you wait, and the wait is short. Come to our shop on Main Street and see our work. You will see that we do the best that's going. We also have a new horse clipping machine and can make your horse look like a new animal. East Main Street, Wapanucka, I. T. OCONEE SIFTINGS - May 3 Miss Emma Lee is quite sick. Lewis Montgomery, who has been in the far West for his health during the winter, has returned. Dr. Enfield reports the arrival of a boy at Mr. Golden's home last Sunday. Mrs. Harrigan has 8 acres planted in beans and expects to supply Wapanucka and Coalgate this year. Lumber is on the ground for the erection of W, P. Jamison's house. Wapanucka carpenters are negotiating for the contract. KITTIE NEWS - May 3 Mr. Dodd has opened a grocery business and the Odd Fellows are weatherboarding their hall. Miss Laura Walls preached to a large congregation Sunday and Sunday night. The Democrat club met at Oconee Saturday evening. Mayor Skeen, of Wapanucka and Col. G. A. Fooshee of Coalgate addressed the club. "REV." GEORGE ARRESTED Chief Johnson arrested "Rev." Bill George, a stranger who has been laying around Wapanucka for the past week, on the charges of obtaining money under false pretenses and larceny. The reverend gentleman was in town last Thursday, circulating a paper asking for aid to a widow woman, living in the country on Salt Springs, who, he said had lost her home the night before by fire. He said that he was a Presbyterian preacher and gave his name as Bill George. Those to whom he first presented the petition happened to be farmers living on Salt Springs who knew nothing about the fire or the woman he claimed to represent. It was then he was suspicioned as a crook but before the officers could be found he pulled out of town. Chief Johnson received word Monday from Olney that a crook had been there, who stole some spectacles and other small articles and the description fitted the reverend. Tuesday morning Johnson found George on the west bound train and nabbed him. He was turned over to Deputy Criswell who carried him to Atoka for a rest in the bastile. HUNTON NOTES - May 3 Mrs. Holt who has been sick is up again. Grandma Rickey formerly of this place died at her home near Gertie last Monday night. She was nearly ninety years of age. O. E. Simmons returned from Texas some days back, where he has been visiting relatives. W. Dorbison, our prominent blacksmith, returned from Edo yesterday. Flem Marshal, of Boggy Depot, was visiting relatives in this part of the vineyard Saturday and Sunday. Bro. Armstrong from some unknown cause failed to meet his regular appointment last Sunday and quite a crowd of Hunton's good people had to go away disappointed. The Wapanucka Press, 12 May 1904 CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS G. M. Powers requests the Press to announce that a meeting of confederate veterans will be held in the Skeen hall, Saturday night, May 14, for the purpose of organizing a camp at Wapanucka. At the same time the Robert E. Lee camp Sons Confederate veterans will also hold a meeting and a good time is expected. Gen. Gault, of Ardmore is expected who will deliver an address. It is hoped that all confederates and sons of confederates will attend this meeting. LOCALS J. R. Hancock was down from Byrne Saturday. A. W. Kirkpartick was here from Olney Saturday. Tom Attaway was down from Jesse Saturday. Climer Williams was sick last week but is better now. R. E. Wade attended to business at Milburn Friday. Miss Ella Nixon visited Mrs. Clem White at Coalgate Sunday. Miss Pearl Henegar visited relatives and friends at Olney Saturday and Sunday. W. L. White left Monday for Butler, Oklahoma, to attend the bedside of his father, B. L. White, who is very sick. James B. Farris is at Stigler this week. Mrs. A. I. McAlester visited at Lehigh the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Carpenter visited their daughter at Lehigh Sunday. J. M. Stewart who has been sick for several weeks is not much better, though he is still up and going. Little Pearl White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clem White, of Coalgate, is here with Miss Ella Nixon. John White left Saturday evening for Butler, Oklahoma, to attend the bedside of his father who is very sick. Hon. C. A. Skeen has accepted an invitation to deliver the commencement address of Hargrove College at Ardmore. W. F. Farmer and family and J. M. Regan and family visited relatives at Folsome Sunday. J. M. Burns, of Charles City, Iowa, is in the city this week, the guest of President Wade of the First National Bank. Drs. Skeen, McRae, Stephenson and Stamps attended the meeting of the Chickasaw Medical Association at Ardmore Tuesday. Mrs. Richardson and daughter, and Mrs. Cox all of Chattanooga, Tennessee, arrived in the city Tuesday and are the guests at the home of J. B. and W. S. Wyrick. Mrs. Richardson is a sister to Mrs. J. B. and W. S. Wyrick and Mrs. Cox is their cousin. They will remain for several days. Mrs. W. A. Farmer is sick this week. W. L. Witte, our furniture man, expects to leave within a few days for a trip to St. Louis. Mrs. R. F. Jones was quite sick the first of the week as a result of falling from a buggy. Dr. J. F. Renegar has moved to the house on Fifth Street formerly occupied by Rev. Kirkpatrick. J. R. Cartright, a prosperous farmer living in the Byrne community sends the Press to T. L. Cartright, Etola, Tennessee and N. T. Turner, Georgetown, Tennessee. News of the serious illness of B. L. White, an old citizen of this community but now lives at Butler, Oklahoma Territory, was received by relatives in this city Saturday. Dropsy is the disease with which Mr. White is suffering. R. T. Morrison, of Fannin County, Texas, was here this week visiting relatives and looking at the country. Mr. Morrison likes the country very much and may come here when our school is put into operation. He is a wealthy farmer, owning several hundred acres of the fine Texas black land. J. W. and J. G. Riley are attending to business at Paris, Texas this week. Mrs. R. L. Reames and sister, Miss Allie O'Neal were visitors at Tishomingo Tuesday. Dr. J. R. Coffman is attending the meeting of the Indian Territory Pharmaceutical Association at Tulsa this week. T. F. Millikan, court stenographer for Judge Irwin of the second Oklahoma judicial district, died at his home at El Reno last week of appendicitis after only a few days illness. CHIEF MAID OF HONOR Ardmore: Miss Fay Burnett of this city has been appointed chief maid of honor of the trans-Mississippi division of the Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy to the Nashville reunion next month. PRELIMINARY TRIAL FOR BRYAN Lawton: J. M. Bryan, who is charged with having shot and killed John Moore after a quarrel at Hughes, Kiowa County, a few days ago, is having his preliminary trial at Snyder. Bryan, after shooting walked to Roosevelt, where he surrendered to the officers. VIOLA ITEMS - May 10 J. H. Small is visiting in Franks this week. Mr. Hobbs and family were visiting at Staffordsville Sunday. Clyde Chapman who has been sick several days with pneumonia is now better. Miss Lizzie Howard, beautiful and accomplished daughter of W. M. Howard, living in Salt Springs, and A. W. Putman, one of the leading men of Bulcher, Texas, were joined together in the happy bonds of wedlock, at the home of the bride's parents, Sunday last, Rev. H. P. Hook, of the Baptist church, officiating in his usual pleasing and happy way. The happy couple left Tuesday morning for Bulcher, Texas, which place they will make their home. Thus, the young men of this community have made a great mistake in permitting a Texan to slip in here and pluck from among s one of our most beautiful human flowers! Mr. Fegett who lives on the Perito ranch lost two cows last week from what is supposed as hydrophoby. NEWS FROM EGO - May 11 Mrs. Tom Hoover spent last week with her parents near Coalgate. Mr. and Mrs. Rigsby, of Boggy neighborhood visited Mrs. Harris this week. Mrs. Charlie Morgan has just returned from a visit to her parents at Coalgate. Mrs. Charlie Hinchey and Miss Buna Attaway, of Wapanucka, visited Mrs. Hiram Morgan Monday and Tuesday. Charlie McRae is keeping the post office in Mr. Hoover's place this week. Mr. Pearrigne and family, of Boggy, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Snider Sunday. Mr. Williams and daughter of Lehigh spent Thursday and Friday with his daughter, Mrs. Tom Hoover. Mr. and Mrs. Rod Jones and Miss Fannie Epperson were guest of Mrs. Gorden Sims Sunday. BOGGY DEPOT ITEMS W. M. Rigsby has sold his blacksmith shop to G. W. Pearrigen, Dr. Loomis, of Wapanucka, was in town last week on a professional call. Misses Ibbie and Mettie Ball of Wapanucka, were here Saturday and Sunday visiting at the home of J. C. Fahrney. C. C. Beene is now hammering iron in the blacksmith shop here. COATSWORTH ITEMS - May 10 Henry Nash came in yesterday morning, riding his red mule and was wearing an unusual smile. He says it's a boy. HUNTON NOTES Mrs. Holt is very sick at her brother's, Mr. Rickey. Will Dixon was transacting business in Wapanucka Saturday. Charles Hamersley, who has been in Texas for some time, is shaking hands with the people again. Our mail carrier, Mr. Cameron, had a close call with a big Rattle snake one eve last week. The Wapanucka Press, 19 May 1904 COUNCIL MEETING The city council met in regular session Monday night. The mayor being absent Recorder Moore presided. All were present except Mayor Skeen and Alderman Frank Juhan. The minutes of last meeting were locked up in the Mayor's desk and their reading had to be deferred. The report of committee to see W. P. Booker about dumping ground was read and accepted. The committee recommended that the council enter into a contract with Mr. Booker paying him $20.00 per year for dumping ground. A motion then passed allowing Mr. Booker $20 for the ground. Juhan, Knight and Jackson were appointed to investigate the condition of the bridges in the city and report at next meeting. Wade, Knight and Riley were appointed committee to look up the lumber and tools belonging to the city. Salary of Marshal for one month $20. allowed. City marshal was instructed to give due notice and on June 1st to enforce the dog tax law in a strict manner. This subject was discussed at length and all members were unanimous in the belief that this ordinance should be enforced to the letter or repealed. They decided to enforce it the marshal was so instructed. In the trial of J. E. Stephens, a druggist at South McAlester, charged with selling liquor, the jury disagreed and a new trial was ordered. William Townsend, living six miles north of Durant, arrested my Marshal Wilcox, pleaded guilty before Commissioner Parker to dynamiting fish in Blue River and was fined $31.55. This is the first instance in which the Durant Fish and Game Protective Association has been able to secure the conviction of dynamiters of the streams of the county. NEGRO DROWNED IN RESEVOIR Ardmore: Jim Wilson, a negro, in the habit of having fits, drowned in the city waterworks lake while fishing. It is supposed that during a paroxysm he drowned. His body was brought to the surface by shooting dynamite near the corpse. LOCALS W. J. Bond was at Ardmore Sunday. R. F. Keys of Folsom was in town Saturday on business. Mrs. F. A. Riner and children are visiting at Mill Creek this week. Miss Lula Ball, who has been attending Hardin College at Mexico, Missouri, returned home last Friday. B. B. Boland, a prominent farmer of Missouri, is here this week, looking over the country with a view to buying him a farm here. LOST - A large, black fur cape in or near Wapanucka. The finder will please return to this office and receive reward. W. H. Dewberry of Fannin County, Texas, is here, visiting his sister, Mrs. W. S. Johnson, and his son, J. R. Dewberry, who lives in Wells Valley. C. L. Witte buys second hand furniture. W. T. Simmon, of Ego was in town yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Tate, who have been visiting at Oklahoma City several weeks, returned home yesterday. A. T. Casey, who lives north west of town was in the city Saturday. He says that crops in his section are fine. Hon. J. J. Faulk, of Athens, Texas, is a distinguished visitor in the city this week, the guest of his brother, Capt. A. A. Faulk. Mr. Faulk represents his country in the Texas senate and it is he who originated the move for good roads in that state. H. D. Callen, of Wiley and Miss Ida McCay, of Cope, were married last Sunday at Bolls Springs, Rev. H. P. Hook officiating. J. S. Hart, the expert house mover, left Monday for Herbert where he has a large contract to move a number of houses. Mr. Hart has a good outfit and is an expert at house moving work. He did a large amount of this work in Wapanucka and gave entire satisfaction in every instance. H. J. Jennings, the well known Wells Valley farmer, was in town Saturday evening. Mr. Jennings says every thing looks fine in the Valley. NEWS FROM EGO - May 18 Mrs. Lizzie Simmons, of Cumberland, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Frances Jones and family. Miss Pearl Wilder, who has been quite ill, is much better. Lota Marie, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. Ayecock, died Sunday morning at six o'clock. The remains were interred in the cemetery near Lehigh. Only a few short months was the sweet little bud permitted to bloom in this earthly garden, then she was called to blossom for the kind Father in His garden of Paradise, OCONEE SIFTINGS - May 18 Mrs. Emma Lee is very sick and not expected to live. A fine girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Jamerson last week. A. J. Hampton and Sam Hilburn are going to cut the mill dam loose this week and all who want fish are invited to come and catch them free. John Rankin caught a fine deer with his hounds last week. COATSWORTH ITEMS - May 18 Mr. Walden's business has grown so large his daughter now assists him in the store. Miss Fannie Baker was thrown from a horse, her face getting bruised considerably. HUNTON NOTES N. C. Nix and family were visiting relatives at Jesse Sunday. The Wapanucka Press, 26 May 1904 WOMAN KILLED The negroes had a warm old time of it at Wiley last Thursday night and one negro has passed to the happy hunting ground as a result of colliding with a load of buck shot. A negro woman, named Wallace, is the person who caught the buckshot, and it is claimed that her husband, Will Wallace, did the work, while he holds that she did it herself in an accident. The load of buckshot entered the woman's head and she died instantly. The negroes were ruffled at Wallace and it is said lynching was talked of. Wallace claims that his wife killed herself while handling the gun, but his story is not accepted by his neighbors. He has a bad reputation and is said to have whipped his wife on several occasions. Wallace was arrested the next morning and is not resting behind the bars. Jim Stewart is here this week from Hope, Arkansas, to visit the home folks. DROWNED IN BOGGY Last Saturday morning fishermen found the body of Gibson McClure, an Indian boy about 18 years old, in Boggy River near the Hohubba crossing seven miles east of the city. It is supposed that the boy had been drowned three days before the body was found. A gash was found on the boy's head which led the belief of foul play, but alter investigation it was decided that the supposed would was caused by the body, while floating in the river, coming into contact with a sharp snag. McClure was a cripple boy and was well known in and around Wapanucka. LOCALS P. K. Wall was over from Belton Tuesday on business. C. A. Snider, one of Ego's prominent merchants, was in the city yesterday on business. Mr. Bailey, who has been visiting his brother-in-law, W. N. Shofner, for several days returned Sunday to his home at Weatherford, O. T. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Tate have moved into the Faulk house on Main Street. S. N. Sparks, the hustling farmer of Kittie, was in town Friday on business. Harrell Doggett of Chicago, is the guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Addington this week. Supervisor Beck and wife, of Thishomingo were visitors at Rock Academy last Friday and Saturday. Mrs. V. W. Boyte and children of Pauls Valley, are here, the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Williams. Dr. J. H. Stewart and wife, of Tishomingo were in the city last week the guest of his brother, J. M. Stewart. Leighton Reed, who has been attending the theological seminary at Austin, Texas is at home to spend vacation. John T. Bailey, a prominent Chicago lawyer, was in the city last week, the guest of Messrs. Wade and Burns. J. B. Enfield, who has been in New Mexico for four weeks prospecting, returned last Friday. Mr. Enfield says New Mexico is a coming country. Leighton Reed, who will soon graduate from the Presbyterian theological seminary, delivered an interesting sermon at the Presbyterian church last Sunday. Mrs. W. S. Johnson, who has been sick several days, is now up again. Willie Farmer, brother Kemp and sister, Lizzie, children of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Farmer, visited at Pontotoc Friday and Saturday. Deputy Criswell went out on Boggy last Sunday and rounded up a wagon load of Sunday hunters and fisherman. They were from Olney and Coalgate. Miss Martha Loughinghouse, the popular Ego school teacher, was in the city Saturday. Miss Loughinghouse is preparing to leave soon for the World's Fair. L. P. Agnew will go up to Oconee this week, where he will stay for three or four months. He has the contract up there for the building of a fine dwelling house for W. P. Jamerson, which will require several months time. Mr. Agnew is a fine workman and will give Mr. Jamerson a first class job. Rev. James Lambert, J. S. Callahan and H. L. Nixon attended quarterly conference at Milburn Saturday. While setting a dynamite blast in a well being dug at Roff, the shot was jarred off, and as a result Sam Barton will probably lose his life. He is a married man, 35 years old. General John L. Galt of Ardmore has appointed Miss Elizabeth Bard of Chelsea sponsor for Indian Territory to the Confederate reunion at Nashville. Miss Bard has appointed as maids of honor Miss Callie McNair of Tehlequah and Miss Beatrice Dannenburg of Chelsea. A horse which Miss Ethel Burgett teacher of the Komalty school, near Lawton, was riding, fell with her. She was crushed severely and her recovery is doubtful. The horse became unmanageable, reared up and fell back upon her. T. J. Williams, a hog raiser near Mangum, lost $300 worth of hogs recently. The hogs had been sickly, and to cure them the owner had made a vat into which he put a dipping compound. The hogs took to the dip more readily than sheep or cattle, and Mr. Williams was congratulating himself when all the hogs suddenly took sick and died. It developed that they drank some of the poisonous mixture. J. W. Johnson and Henry Wilson, farmers, living twenty-five miles east of South McAlester, surrendered to the United States marshals for killing John Elkins, a neighbor. They claim the shooting was done in self defense, The dead man's friends say he was out hunting hog thieves when he met death. NEWS FROM EGO - May 24 Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Morgan spent Thursday in Atoka. Mrs. Van Moran entertained her mother, Mrs. Melton, from Milburn, for several days last week. Mr. Horn, a prominent farmer from the Twelve mile prairie, passed through here this week with several full-blood Indians who where selecting their allotments. Mr. and Mrs. Will Ayecock went to Lehigh Friday where they will spend several days. Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Moran, accompanied by Miss Wilder, spent Thursday in Wapanucka. Mrs. Loomis and daughters, Ada and Edith, spent Saturday and Sunday with friends at Ego. Rev. Hironamous and Mr. Beebee of Boggy, made social calls in our neighborhood Sunday afternoon. Mr. Tom Snider and wife were among the shoppers in town Saturday. Charles Cunningham and family were among the visitors this week, J. T. Loffles has moved from Lehigh back to Ego. You see they can't stay away. H. Morgan and Tulley Jones made a flying trip to Atoka Monday. Francis Jones is improving his dwelling by the addition of a new room. Mr. Jones has one of the best improved farms in the Choctaw Nation. Miss Florence Cunningham, of Roberta, is visiting friends near here. Among the visitors this week are Messrs. Bill Simms, Robert Simms Allen, George Golden, Spencer Swader, Forbes Leflore and Morel Balers. BELTON HAPPENINGS - May 24 The singing at Mrs. Woody's last Sunday was attended by a large crowd. Dr. Elkin is going to locate here. He is well known and well up in his professtion. NEWS FROM BOGGY Miss Hightower of Wapanucka is visiting the Misses James this week, Rev. Hoover filled his appointment here Sunday. Mrs. Hair and sister were at Atoka this week on business. Robert Fahrney caught a fine string of fish the other day. R. T. Ball and sister, Dora, of Wapanucka, were her Sunday visiting at the home of J. C. Fahrney. Mr. Beebee is making trips out to Ego now quite often. Wonder why? Dr, Sullivan and wife are visiting in Coalgate. F. A. Leflore was in town this week and reports cattle looking fine. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Johnston County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/johnston/johnston.html