The Wapanucka Press Sep 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, 1 September 1904 Samuel Coot and wife were arrested at South McAlester last week upon a charge of having robbed a hotel at Shawnee. CLOSED FOR TWENTY YEARS South McAlester: After lying idle for nearly twenty years the Savanna coal mines are to be reopened. The Savanna mines were at one time the largest in Indian Territory, being operated by the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and Savanna was one of the largest and most promising towns along the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad. The daily output of coal was nearly 100 cars and being of the same grade and quality of the McAlester coal, commanded ready sale. In 1887 an explosion occurred in the mines in which about twenty miners were killed. The miners who escaped refused to continue work, so the mines were closed, and have never been reopened. HUNTON NOTES - August 31 T. J. Howard was trading in Wapanucka today. Joel Simmons, of Wolf City, Texas is here this week visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. C. N. Murry and children are sick this week. SADDLES RECOVERED Posseman Ince went to Hunton Friday and brought back one of the saddles for which Dixie Williams is charged with having stole from a physician near Atoka. Dixie sold the saddle to Pink Hobbs and Hobbs in turn sold it to a man near Hunton. From all accounts it seems certain that the officers have Dixie in the toils to stay. LOCALS Mrs. W. Z. Gibson is visiting her sister in Arkansas this week. A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Rube Freeney Sunday. Mrs. W. N. Barker is visiting the bedside of her sick daughter at Windslow, Arkansas. Mrs. M. E. Keller, of Violett, Oklahoma, is here this week visiting her father, Capt. W. N. Barker. Mr. Howard of Hunton was in town Tuesday visiting W. R. Attaway. Miss Lula Boytt, a beautiful young lady of Davis, is the guest of Mrs. A. M. Williams this week. Curn Forester, of Athens, Tennessee is here this week visiting the bedside of his sick brother, C. F. Forester. Miss Lila Read will leave this week for South McAlester near which place she will teach a national school. John T. DeHart attended to business at Tishomingo Thursday. J. H. Thomason was down from Jesse Tuesday. W. J. Bond returned from the World's Fair last Friday. A. Y. Casey and daughters of near Hunton were in town Saturday. Miss Bee Hardeman of Ardmore, is now in charge of the ladies dry goods department at Riley Bros. Mrs. Lula Scott, of Wolf City, Texas is here this week visiting her brother, W. T. Kelley. A. W. Hargrove of Viola was attending to business in the city Saturday. M. V. Wyrick left Saturday evening for McKinnie, Texas, going home with his daughter, Mrs. Castlebery. Mrs. W. B. Hatchett, of Childers, Texas and Mrs. W. H. Castlebery of McKinnie, Texas, who have been visiting their brothers, J. B. and W. S. Wyrick, returned to their homes Saturday evening. Mrs. Wolverton, teacher of piano music, wishes to announce that she will resume her music class September 1, for the season 1904-5 and will receive pupils on and after that date. Special attention given to harmony and counterpoint. C. S. Walden, the enterprising merchant of Coatsworth, was in town Thursday after lumber with which to build a school house at that place. The people of that enterprising community will build a good house 25x40 and will have a good school this winter. D. C. Crossland, a prosperous farmer who lives east of town on Boggy River, reports having made a fine corn crop this year. He has some ears of corn that measure 16 inches long and are perfect in form. E. P. Goforth and family have moved to the city from their farm near Filmore. Mr. Goforth comes to the city to send his children to school. VIOLA ITEMS - August 30 Messers Small and Richardson have been doing a good business sawing lumber, and are now ready to gin the cotton. Cope Bradshaw who worked for Long & Bradshaw two years ago, has returned to Viola from Missouri, and will work for Small & Richardson. Bros. Ed Hook and N. Adams have returned from Oklahoma where they have been prospecting. They will make Oklahoma their home after this year. We are sorry to see good men as they leave our neighborhood. C. L. Waterson and family of Roff were visiting in Viola last week. We are sorry to hear that our old friend, J. W. Watterson, of Cope vicinity is very sick. A report is being circulated that Ben Burch will get married next Sunday. Abe Miles, of Roff, gave us a pleasant call yesterday. OCONEE SIFTINGS - August 30 Our school will close next Friday with an exhibition. Miss Frye has nicely acquitted herself in successful conduct of the school. Miss Mattie Mallory closed a ten days meeting at Kittie a few days ago. She is the principal of the Orphans Home of Oklahoma City and told of the trials of the little ones cared for at that institution. The good people donated and subscribed $200.00 to the support of the home, which shows that in no section of our grand country reside a better and more liberal hearted people than around Kittie. Following is a list of some who donated so liberally: W. T. Pound, $20; T. J. Stratton, $5; Ed Goff, $5; J. R. Dodd, $6; A. J. Lowe, $25; Mr. Deford, $6; Mr. Lafayette, $6; and many others whose names we did not learn. J. H. Harrigan and wife have returned from their trip to the Fair. There was a nice singing at the home of Sam Hilburn last Sunday. Mrs. Minnie Burks furnished the instrumental music. A. J. Lowe was a prominent figure in the recent meeting at Kittie. He furnished lots of chickens and other good things that Mrs. Lowe knows just how to prepare to please the taste of any one. W. P. Jamerson is putting timber on the ground for the erection of a large crib in which to store away his enormous crop of corn raised on his farm. The Wapanucka Press, 8 September 1904 DEATH OF C. F. FORESTER C. F. Forester, who had suffered for several week with typhoid fever finally submitted to death's call Friday morning half past one o'clock, following his wife who preceded him only a few days. Mr. Forester was a young, ambitious man, just in the prim of life, full of hopes, and a man of sterling worth. The death of himself, and wife only a few days apart, spread heart-broken gloom over the city among many friends and relatives with whom he had lived and mingled. The deceased leaves two little children without mother or father. Burial took place Friday evening at city cemetery. LOCALS Rev. C. J. Rallston was here from Canney Monday. Climer Williams attended to business at Ardmore and Marietta the first of the week. H. C. Berry was up from Wiley Monday, shaking hand with friends in the city. J. C. Kirkpatrick, one of the prominent Ashflat farmers, was attending to business in the city yesterday. Dixie Williams and the negroes who were arrested two weeks ago, charged with stealing saddles, are still sweating it out in Atoka jail, with no prospects of making bond. H. C. Sissom of Salt Springs was in the city Saturday. A. Y. Casey was in from Salt Springs Monday morning. He says crops are cut short in his neighborhood. Cashier Salmon, of the First National Bank, is at Milburn this week relieving Cashier Johnson who is taking a vacation in Iowa. Willie Hickman left a few days ago for Sherman where he will attend the fall session of Austin College. Robert Wilson, son of Mrs. H. C. Wilson, left this week for Durant where he will attend the Presbyterian college. Alex Stone returned last week from Erath County, Texas, where he has been for several weeks. He will move there as soon as crops are gathered. Miss Lizzie Jackson, charming daughter of Col. W. H. Jackson, of Viola, who h as been visiting relatives in Tennessee since June, returned home Sunday. Mrs. J. A. Jackson, of Houghes, came down this week bringing with her little son who will stay with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Jackson and attend school. Billey Johnson who lives out in Wells Valley left samples of some very fine five lock cotton at the Press office Saturday. It is the woodall variety and Mr. Johnson has a fine crop of it. A. R. Field, one of those prosperous farmers of near Ego, was selling cotton in the city last Friday. He sends the Press to W. B. Grizzle, Kempt, I. T. We understand that Rev. H. P. Hook and family contemplate moving to Oklahoma the coming winter where they have bought a home. The people here will regret very much to lose this excellent family from their midst. P. K. Wall, of Belton, has moved his family to the city for the purpose of sending the children to school. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Wall in the city are very glad to have them live among them again. Ernest and Fred, two sons of Dr. and Mrs. A. A. Taylor, left Monday for Durant where they go to attend the fall session of the Durant Presbyterian College. The Indian Agent has removed the restrictions from the sale of lands held by J. B. Wright. Mr. Wright was the first Indian to get his restrictions removed. He owns the tract of land for which the school board is negotiating for a school site and other valuable lands adjoining the town. September 10th two prominent farmers of Comanche County, George W. Bridges and Andrew J. Bickett will have a hearing before the probate court at Lawton upon the charge of having burned prairie illegally. The complaint was sworn to by one of their neighbors. El Reno is to have a fine park, eighty acres of which is to be a lake, the water to be pumped into it from the Canadian River. The farm of Judge Frank Gillett is to be converted into the park. Deputy marshals have arrested Bob Holcomb, living near Pauls Valley upon the charge of counterfeiting. He is in jail, being unable to secure the $2,500 bond required. A camera and negative plates of notes on two different banks were found in his possession. NEWS FROM EGO - September 7 Mrs. Attaway of Wapanucka is visiting her daughter Mrs. Provine this week. Mr. Nicholas, of Tishomingo, was in Viola Sunday and Monday looking after his interests here. Miss Emma Chapman was visiting Miss Minnie Anderson near Hunton Saturday and Sunday. OCONEE NEWS - September 7 A J. Lowe has found a remedy for the boll weevil. Dr. Enfield, Jim Hampton, Lewis Montgomery, Misses Emma Hampton, Cordia Redwine and Ethel Whiteside were attending the Holiness meeting at Moore's school house last Sunday. DEWBERRY - HOBBS Last Thursday at Tishomingo W. A. Dewberry, Deputy City Marshal of Wapanucka, and Mrs. Sallie Hobbs were quietly joined together in the bounds of matrimony. The groom is a nephew of City W. S. Johnson and is a hustling young man. The bride is the daughter of Rev. Bain and an accomplished lady. Mr. and Mrs. Dewberry will leave this week for Madill near which place they will live. The Wapanucka Press, 15 September 1904 PROMPT SETTLEMENT Joe M. London, of Ardmore, the General Organizer of the Endowment Rank Knights of Pythias, visited Wapanucka recently for the purpose of paying the policy on the life of the late Henry C. Wilson, who was a member of that order. The prompt and satisfactory settlement of this claim, considering the conditions affecting the case, merits the highest commendation of this reliable order. ARRESTED FOR DISTURBING Dr. Morgan and Bob Seaberry, of Ego, were placed under arrest last week and are being held by the Commissioner on a charge of disturbing. It is reported that the two gentlemen loaded themselves up on "Dr. Bull's famous snake bite cure" and took in a Roosevelt shin dig in Wild Cat Hollow, that the dusky population were holding one night last week at the shack of Mister Calvin McCoy, one of the leading society gentleman of that dark populated community. The two gentlemen decided to raise a rough house and a rough house they raised so it alleged by the coons, disturbing the peace and quiet of Wild Cat Hollow and upon complaint of Mr. McCoy they were arrested by the officers and placed under bond by the United States Commissioner at Atoka. Sheriff Ozuman of Canadian County has gone to El Paso, Texas where the authorities have arrested A. C. Pederson, who, for several months, has been a fugitive from justice in Old Mexico. Pederson is charged with embezzling funds at El Reno from secret orders, and had given security bonds. The bonding companies are prosecuting. Harrison Porter, a full blood Indian, was convicted of murder at Ada last week. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree, without capital punishment. A FIRE AT CALVIN South McAlester: Fire at Calvin destroyed the Masonic Hall and the following houses; John Humphrey, general merchandise; Harwick & Scalls, general merchandise; James Whaley, general merchandise; Dr. Bentley, drugs; Elliott & Morgan, general merchandise. Loss about $50,000; partly insured. LOCALS Charles Polkwitz, of Atoka, was in the city this week visiting friends. P. J. Hogue, who has been sick for several days, is up again. W. A. Snellgrove, one of the leading farmers pf Ego, was in the city on business Monday. Mr. Hensley, of Benton, Arkansas, is in the city looking around with a view to locating. Walter Skeen left Monday for Chillicothe, Missouri, where he goes to attend college. J. G. Attaway left Tuesday for Cammeron where he goes to teach a National school. G. M. Stobaugh, of Copeland was shaking hands with his many friends in the city Friday. Prof. H. M. Pyle, a teacher of many years of experience in Texas, has been employed by the school board to fill the place of John T. DeHart, resigned. T. E. Goff, on of those prosperous Ashflat farmers was attending to business in the city Monday. Miss Cora Skeen left Monday for Ardmore where she goes to attend the fall session of Hargrove College. N. Adams, one of the prosperous farmers of Salt Springs was attending to business in town Saturday. J. R. Hancock, one of the solid and substantial Ashflat farmers was attending to business in the city Saturday. News was received here last week telling the sad news of the death of the baby of Rev. and Mrs. W. J. Downing, who are now in Colorado. John T. DeHart, who has been teaching in the public schools, resigned his position Saturday and left immediately for Macon, Georgia, where he has accepted a position in the service of the Central of Georgia Railway. J. P. Kirby, a prominent lawyer of Lone Oak, Arkansas, was here several days this week looking at the city and visiting J. E. Walkup. He is favorably impressed with Wapanucka and may decide to locate here in the near future. H. J. Jennings sends the Press to his father-in-law, F. Burkett, Broadway, Texas, A B. Crist, one of the leading farmers of Ashflat, was attending to business in the city Saturday, Miss Bessie Carroll and brother left Tuesday for St. Louis where they go to attend school. Sloan Bond, who has been sick for sometime with fever, was well enough to be in town Saturday. H. M. Chapman, of Lott, Texas, is here this week, visiting his son, Horace and J. L. Crews and family. Mr. Chapman is carried away with our country. Dixie and Roland Williams, the two colored men who have been in jail on charge of larceny of saddles, were released Monday on bond. Curn Forester, of Athens, Tennessee, who has been here several weeks, settling the business of his deceased brother, the late, C. F. Forester, will leave this week for his home, carrying back with him the two little orphan children. Byrne Statler, head of the new mercantile firm to begin business in Wapanucka today, jumped in last Saturday, and helped to shove the cotton market along by buying a good portion of the staple. Byrne Statler is a fine business man and will add strength to commercial Wapanucka. R. P. Hook and family, who have been living at Cammeron the past year, has moved back to Wapanucka. Mr. Hook has found that there is not better country than around Wapanucka and he comes back to stay. His many friends here are glad to have him and his family back among them. John Salmon, Tom Clay and two other boys by the name of Dean were arrested near Ego Saturday by Deputy Criswell, charged with killing a cow belonging to Tom Sissom, a prominent cattleman of that neighborhood. The four boys were placed in jail at Atoka. Miss Daisy Surrell, one of Atoka's charming young ladies, was in the city last week the guest of her brother, J. O. Surrell. Dr. W. C. Branham is taking in the World's Fair at St. Louis this week. Mr. Hunt of Ada, has rented the White store room between W. Z. Gibson and W. J. Bond and will put in a stock of groceries. Mike Leonard, who was once in the restaurant business here, was in the city yesterday to look after his property. Mr. Leonard now lives at Ada and is working for the M. K. & T. Railroad. Mrs. M. P. Robertson took charge of the Square Hotel last Monday. She has had the place remodeled and will make the Square one of the best hotels on this line. NEWS FROM EGO - September 12 Dr. Morgan and Mr. Snider have exchanged places. The former has put up new barns, palings while the latter has built two new rooms which greatly improves the appearance of the place. Will Ayecock one of Ego's enterprising farmers is erecting a large barn which will hold many tons of hay, many hundred bushels of corn and oats besides containing stalls for twenty-five or thirty head of horses. North, South, East or West of the big barn will soon be the directions given to inquiring strangers. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Allen lost their infant daughter of diphtheria Thursday morning. John Morgan has recently returned from a visit to friends and relatives in Arkansas. Among the visitors Saturday were Mr. Beebe and wife of Boggy, Messers John Blunt, Fields, Lee Hogg, Denis, Joe Simmons, Joe Tyler, Jim Morgan and Nealy Snider of Ego vicinity. Guy Crosset, editor of the Caddo Hearld, and Miss Daisy Baxter, a boarding pupil of the Presbyterian College at Durant, eloped from that institution Friday. The president and teachers of the college, aided by the entire force of city officers, were hot on the trail and came near catching the lovers on several occasions, but they succeeded finally in evading their pursuers and were married. South McAlester News HUNTON NOTES - September 12 Joel Simmons, of Wolf City, Texas who has been visiting relatives at this place, returned home Friday. Mrs. Jenkins, of Arthur City, Texas, is visiting relatives at Salt Springs this week. Miss Ania McMurry was trading in Wapanucka Saturday. Joe Whiteside, of Oconee, gave out little village a call today. The Wapanucka Press, 22 September 1904 LAMP EXPLODED Wapanucka Narrowly Escapes Having Disastrous Fire A gasoline lamp in the Model Restaurant, corner Main and Choctaw, exploded Friday night and but for the quick work of J. B. Farris and Marshal Johnson it would have caused a serious fire with disastrous results. The wall paper near the lamp caught fire and gasoline was burning all over the floor. Mr. Farris who was nearby, ran to the place, and seizing a quilt which happened to be in reach, smothered out the flames, stopping its spread. Two minutes longer the building which is a wood structure would have been in flames and that whole block south towards the depot, consisting of one stone building, three wood buildings and several shacks would have probably been wiped out by the flames. THROWN FROM HORSE Lewis Cass, a full-blood, who had been in the town during the evening, was found Saturday night about 8 o'clock, on the roadside a mile west of the city, with an ugly gash cut over his eye and otherwise badly bruised. He was brought to the city and Dr. Sadler called in who sewed up the wound. He was unconscious when found and thought to be in a critical condition. He had been drinking during the evening, so it is said, and the supposition is that he was thrown by the horse he was riding. The next morning after waking from an unconscious state Cass was able to get up and go home but could not tell anything about what caused his accident. At Alderson, J. L. Painter, was injured while attempting to drive across the Choctaw tracks. A locomotive dashed into the horse and buggy, killing the animal, demolishing the vehicle and throwing Mr. Painter out. He was severely injured. During a quarrel with some regular negro soldiers, stationed at Fort Reno, one of the soldiers, as yet unidentified shot Policeman Spiker of El Reno, perhaps mortally wounding him. AN ACCIDENT ON LAWTON'S RACT TRACK Lawton: An accident occurred on the race track at the fair grounds, in which Little Pugh, a race horse belonging to Charley King, had its shoulder blade broken. John Armstrong, the rider, was severely injured, a bicycle smashed and Howard Yielding, a small boy, quite badly bruised. The horse was being rained on the track while the Yielding boy was practicing on his wheel. The boy fell and the horse in attempting to turn from it, fell broadside, injuring itself as stated. AN ENTERPRISING CONCERN That confidence, sound business methods, a progressive spirit and persisting endeavor will bring success to the firm or individual pursuing such a policy has never been more fully demonstrated than by the Wapanucka Trading Co., the largest business concern in Wapanucka and one of the largest in the Indian Territory. The Wapanucka Trading Co. was organized in March 1903. It is composed of E. J. Ball, C. A. Skeen, W. W. Patten and Dr. E. O. Loomis, men who are filled with that spirit of progressiveness that success requires. Messrs Ball and Skeen came to Wapanucka eight years before the company was organized, at a time when it was a cross roads post office and the Indian Territory a vast wilderness. They opened a store with what little money they had, and by sound business methods built up for themselves, in a brief time, a prosperous business. Dr. Loomis is another one of those men who came here in the early days and one who has made success with every enterprise with which he has been connected. Mr. Patten, the youngest member of the big firm, is an Iowan, coming here from Wapanucka emerged from a counry village to a busy commercial center. He was for a short time, before the organization of the Trading Company, a partner of E. J. Ball. He is a wide-a-wake business man, alive and progressive, and is one of the potent factors that has drawn to the Trading Company an enormous business. The Wapanucka Trading Co. does an annual business of nearly a hundred thousand dollars. It handles more cotton and other farm products than any other firm in Atoka County, furnishes hundreds of farmers living in every community in the Wapanucka country with their supplies and does a big jobbing business, furnishing nearly all the merchants in the surrounding towns their stocks. This immense store and four warehouses occupy 12550 feet of floor space. A new gas plant has been put in the store which furnish fine lights for the big house, This big enterprising store had its Fall opening last Saturday which brought to Wapanucka one of the largest crowds of people ever before in one day. Ten clerks were required to take care of the business who were all busy from early morning to late at night. The opening was a grand success. Ego, I. T., September 16, 1904 Wapanucka Press. Dear sir: I notice a statement in this week's issue of your paper stating that I, T. M. Morgan, had been arrested and also tried and put under bond for disturbing the peace. I will ask you kindly to rectify the statement in your next issue as it is false. Thanking you in advance for the favor. Yours truly, Dr. T. M. Morgan In reference to the above the Press will state that it did not say that the gentlemen had been tried, it said he and another party had been arrested and were being held. We are informed by Deputy Marshal Criswell and Posseman, Ducket that the matter has been adjusted satisfactory and that all is well now. VIOLA ITEMS - September 19 Bro. Ed Hook has been very sick but was better yesterday. H. C. Sissom lost one of his children last week. He and family have our deepest sympathy in their bereavement. W. E. Dickson's family have been very sick but are now better. Bros. Burden, Longford and Sanders will attend the Cole Creek Association commencing next Thursday night at Ward's Springs. J. L. Voyles has a very sick child with tonsillitis. Joe Chapman's family has been sick but is some better now. W. R. White is talking about selling out his business at Viola. Dr. J. H. Hardy was in Viola today, and I think is about in the notion of voting for Roosevelt for president. HUNTON NOTES - September 21 Thad Addison returned yesterday from Ada where he has been attending court. Bro. Bovrett of Ego preached to the good people of Wilson neighborhood Sunday and Sunday night. Charles Addison has been very ill this week. Dr. McRae of Wapanucka was called to the bedside of Mr. Addison and he is now reported as some better. J. H. Hamesly and family visited sick relatives at Viola this week. Henry Anderson and A. W. Casey attended to business at Belton this week. NEWS FROM EGO - September 23 John Morgan is quite dangerously ill but his friends hope for his speedy recovery. Hiram Morgan is wearing a broad smile over the event of an unusually fine baby boy at his house. Frank Snider is spending the week at Mr. Luke Snider's. Mr. Simms and Miss Hainesworth of Campbell, Texas, were visitors at Boggy Sunday afternoon. Van Moran has moved his house. It is now situated in the pretty little grove just west of town. Bill Weems of Connorsville is among this weeks visitors. COUNCIL MEETING The City Council met in regular session Monday night. Members present were Aldermens Wade, Knight, Jackson and Riley. Mayor Skeen, Alderman Juhan and Recorder Moore were absent. The mayor being absent Alderman Knight was elected to occupy the chair in which he sits. The recorder being absent and the books and papers being locked up in the deck, the rules of regular order of business were suspended with and the council proceeded to take up matters as presented. He first business transacted was the adopting of a motion by Riley instructing the street commissioner to proceed at once and build side walks from the Riley building, corner Main Street, across Choctaw Avenue to Model Restaurant. The Street Commissioner was also instructed to proceed at once to drain the water standing on Choctaw Avenue. For the purpose of having someone in the council to superintend the street work and to assist the street commissioner, Alderman Wade moved, seconded by Jackson, that a committee of three be appointed by the chair to constitute the same who shall act as street committee. This motion was adopted and the chair appointed on said committee, Wade, Jackson and Juhan. LOCALS C. E. Hook was in the city from Salt Springs Monday. A. W. Hargrove was in the city from Salt Springs. J. H. Thomason was down from Jesse last Thursday. Clem White and little daughter, Pearl, of Coalgate, spent Sunday in the city. Mrs. J. G. Buchanan and Mrs. T. C. Wallace visited at Durant Monday. J. H. McLendon was at Atoka Thursday and Friday looking after his land interests near that place. C. S. Walden, the Coatsworth merchant was transacting business in the city yesterday. Dr. McRae returned Thursday from Dallas where he spent last week on business. An aged man by the name of Watts, an old Union Soldier of the Civil War, living north of the city died Monday. Cly Wood and family of Van Buren, Arkansas, are here this week, visiting Mrs. Wood's mother, Mrs. W. N. Barker. Billey Johnson, son of Marshal W. S. Johnson of Wapanucka,, who lives in Wells Valley, has been very sick with fever but is now better. O. H. Mathis and R. T. Breedlove prominent business men of Tupelo, were here Sunday, the guest of L. Fountain. The Wapanucka Press, 29 September 1904 COURT TO CONVENE United States Court Will Convene at Atoka Next Monday. The United States Court for the Atoka division, Central District, will convene at Atoka Monday morning next. Judge Thomas C. Humphrey will preside and Assistant district attorneys Lee and Browe will be on hand to prosecute the offenders of the law. The docket is the largest in the history of the court and while the session will last several weeks, yet much business will have to go over to the next term. Several cases from Wapanucka are on docket, the most important being that of Bill Black, charged with murder. It will be remembered that Black shot and killed his father-in-law, J. W. Ausbrooks, two miles west of the city on the Fountain farm last May. Another important case still hanging in the courts is that of Levi Ralf and others charged with wholesale cattle stealing. This case will likely come to trial again this term. GROUNDS BOUGHT The school board has succeeded in raising the funds sufficient to pay for the school house site, and the transfer will be made this week. The price paid for the property was $350. This does not include the amount due the Park Company. That will be paid later, the Park Company agreeing to give the board time on what is due it. The board will probably take steps to issue bonds for the building of the school house during November or December, believing by that time Wapanucka will have the required population. Bud Johnson has closed out his restaurant and confectionery business and will move to Atoka this week, where he has arranged to open a railroad eating house. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have many friends in Wapanucka who regret very much, indeed, to see them leave here, but who all wish them well at Atoka. They are first class restaurant people and Atoka can congratulate itself for having secured them and citizens. Mike White, a federal prisoner confined in jail at Ardmore, charged with arson, died from the effects of excessive cigarette smoking. VIOLA ITEMS - September 27 Mr. Klutts had a child buried last week at the Viola Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Burney Underwood lost their baby last week. Congestion was the cause of the baby's death. Mr. Edrington has a very sick child with congestion. Don't think it will live. Bro. C. De. Hook has a very sick child. F. H. Hathcox has a very sick child. J. D. Pamlee and Joe Chapman both have a very sick child each. C. E. Chapman is having chills and several others in the vicinity are sick. W. R. While has sold out his stock of goods here to Mr. Townsley who has moved it away. This leaves an opening here for some other man to sell goods. Uncle Bully Cribbs, W. M. Howard, D. M. Muncrief, S. N. Jones, F. Hargrove and Mr. Rutherford are having cotton ginned today at Viola. Dr. Germany is very busy waiting on the sick. HUNTON NOTES - September 28 Will Ervin who has been very sick for several days is better. Miss Ela Hillian was visiting in Wapanucka today. Charley Addison, who has been sick, is getting well now. LOCAL NEWS F. M. Jackson sends the Press to his son L. T. Jackson at Bokchitto. Mrs. Wood, who is visiting her mother here, is very sick. Dr. H. B. Gray visited friends at Oklahoma City Sunday and Monday. That solid and substantial farmer, C. G. Cribbs, of Salt Springs, was selling cotton in town yesterday. Street Commissioner Johnson has a force at work cleaning out the ditches along the streets in parts of the town. S. J. Shipley, the big farmer living west of town, was looking for cotton pickers yesterday and offering 75 cents per hundred. H. C. Sissom and N. Adams, good farmers from Salt Springs were marketing cotton here yesterday and they confirm the report that the crop will be very shot in that section. G. M. Stobaugh, of Copeland, brought in cotton Tuesday. Mr. Stobaugh says that if Wapanucka would do a little work on the road and the Boggy bridge she would get all the cotton in the Copeland section of country which has here tofore gone to Lehigh. FOR SALE One 4 year old bay horse, black mane and tail, fancy, weight 1100, condition perfect. Good family, surrey or work horse, sound. First National Bank guarantee as to qualities. Good trotter, does not scare at anything, easy controlled, safe for ladies and children. Price $100 Dr. W. G. Bryemr, Kittie, I. T. LOCALS Mrs. Jeff Jones visited relatives at Milburn Saturday. Miss Clay Statler left Sunday for Sherman to attend school. Col. John T. Bailey, of Chicago, is in the city this week on business. J. E. Clark, fighting editor of the Milburn Mirror, was in the city between trains Monday. Dr. Rice and wife, of Olney, were in the city on business Friday. James Pritchard, son of E. E. Pritchard, is very sick this week. S. A. Attaway and wife, of Jessie, were visiting in the city Sunday and Monday. The baby of Mr. R. F. Keys who lives near Ego died Tuesday morning. Mrs. J. B. Cole, who has been visiting her mother in Texas for several weeks, returned home Monday. J. B. Farris has sold all of his interest in the Farris-McGrew Lumber Co. He does not yet know what business in which he will engage. FOR SALE - One pair mules, 5 and 6 years old, good size, broke to work. Apply to this office or F. M. Jackson, Wapanucka, I. T. Mrs. J. F. Renegar, who has been visiting relatives at Memphis, Tennessee, during the summer, returned home Friday. Will Mitchem who has been working for A. I. McAlister for several months, resigned his position and left Sunday for Ladona, Texas, his home. Mrs. T. C. Wallace and Mrs. J. G. Buchanan returned Friday from Durant where they attended the Territorial convention of the Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian church. The two year old baby of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Stroud died Saturday morning. The little one had been sick for a long time. The remains were interred at the city cemetery Saturday evening. The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Stroud deeply sympathize with them in their loss. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Johnston County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/johnston/johnston.html