Davis Advertiser 14 Feb 1895 - Murray County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Nita 20 Jan 2005 Return to Murray County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/murray/murray.htm ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Davis Advertiser Published in Davis, Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory Some Items February 14, 1895 Mr. McGraw returned Wednesday from a week’s stay at the bedside of his sick mother at Bird’s Mill. J. B. Blythe was gone most of the week with a drummer in the rural in the rural districts, east of Davis. Mr. Adams, the walnut log shipper, went to Bird’s Mill Wednesday. George Hutchins is building a residence in the north part of town. Doc Bosley has returned from his fortnight’s furlough to Gainesville. City marshal Owens of Decatur, Texas is the guest of his daughter and son- in-law Mr. And Mrs. Frank Hall since the 15th. Ed Graves and Dick Blythe met the train the day it snowed through force of habit. Stokes, by a mere chance, burst a few stitches in his mahogany brown breeches and now he goes by the name of Pants regardless of the cold weather. We are in 25 cents, two dollars will do. Who will volunteer to the post office for him in the meantime. He says the skin would have healed up if times are hard. Permit Collector T. S. Harris paid the no citizens some pasteral calls last week and ‘dig up’ was the order of the day. Mrs. Douglas of Parker, Texas, mother of Mrs. Mose Wood, came in on a visit, the 15th. Dr. Brents reports the death of Frank Maxey of Ardmore whom he had been attending for some weeks. Mrs. C. E. Rutherford and Mrs. George Hutchins are enjoying a visit of their brother, Mr. Donahoe, of Missouri. He with his family arrived Tuesday by private conveyance. Messrs. Allen and McCord of Brownwood, Texas came in Monday and dropped into our mill to our great satisfaction. They are businessmen and are looking for a location for some enterprise, more likely a bank. Joe Berkshire, formerly of the Gainesville Daily news, is now doing the typo song and dance of the Advertiser office. Jo feels at home here, for he knows at least half of our citizens of old. We regret to chronicle the death of the infant child of Mr. And Mrs. William Tucker which occurred last Sunday. Owing to the cold weather, but very few heard of it until after the burial. We learn that negotiations are pending that will likely consolidate the two gins of this place, under the proprietorship of Ed Nelson. Davis is the first town on the Santa Fe in the territory to establish a telephone exchange. There are no cider gnats on us, any way. George Tice and family are visiting in Oklahoma this week. Their child is sick and their time of return cannot be determined. Mr. Rackley of Gainesville came down Wednesday to look after his furniture store. He returned Thursday. Will Moore, the hardware man, will have something to say as soon as his car of goods arrive. Col. McCluskey has returned from his Florence, Alabama trip, the eighth in fourteen months. Some Items February 21, 1895 Around Home Dan Courtney is sick this week. John Brents went to Ardmore Mondy. Max Goldman came up Saturday form Ardmore. Henry Foster, who has been at Paoli, returned Monday. Uncle Charley Patterson of Washita paid us a pastoral call Monday. Mr. Oscar Peery of Gainesville came up Saturday and went home Monday. He visited his brother at Sulphur Springs. Rev. McGee of Wichita Falls, Texas preached at the schoolhouse Monday night. He is looking for a location. We trust he will remain with us. Lewis Binswanger is in receipt of a fine piano from a New York factory. It is an important accessory to a town the size of this, where there are so few pianos. Four of Davis’s fair daughters, Misses Annie Lovell, Dollie Freeman, Lula and Myrtle Polk were the guests of Wynnewood this week--from the Wynnewood Republic newspaper. Dr. Brents was so unfortunate as to have one of his fine horses brink its leg Monday in some way. It was in the lot with three others, and the doctor supposed one of the other horses kicked this one. Ed Nelson informs us that the rumor that he was contemplating buying out the Kimball gin is wholly untrue; that he never even seriously contemplated such a thing, and would not under any circumstances. The band boys meet and practice nearly every night. That is the proper caper and stay-with-it-ness is what gets there. We must have a band and will have one. Wynnewood has organized one also, and now let us have a friendly rivalry and see which can do the better by July 4. Hon. Frank Byrd of Franks came in Tuesday and took the northbound for Pauls Valley. He brought alone some fine walnut lumber which he is sawing on his water mill, which by the way, is one of the bet in the territory. The lumber will be shipped from this place. Doctor Walker has about recovered, though it has been only three weeks. _________________ Resolutions of Respect To the Worshipful Master, Wardens, and Brethren of Tyre Lodge No. 42, F. and A. M. Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God to summon from our midst our beloved brother, James Jesse McBride, whose genial nature and charitable spirit developed in our hearts for him profoundest sentiments of affection and brother love. Therefore, be it Resolved that in the death of James Jesse McBride we have lot one of our most honored and useful brethren…. Fraternally submitted, L. Binswanger, j. A. McIntosh, M. C. Ferguson, Committee Some Items February 28, 1895 Up in the New Country Brief Bits of General News from the Territories The good citizens of Stillwater make good firemen , having done excellent work on a number of occasions lately when, for their prompt and efficient action great damage would have been done. An attempt was made to rob the north bound Santa Fe Express near Ardmore on Tuesday, but the engineer refused to stop at the robbers signal. A dozen shots were fired but no one hurt. Deputy U. S. Marshals Louis Eichoff, Colonel Madsen, Captain Prater, Sergeant Morris, Corporal Banks and Private William Brown arrived in Woodward Monday morning with their prisoners: Bill McKinzie, Tona Weasel, Grant Pettijohn, Jim Harbold, Jake McKenzie, and two others. Harbold and McKenzie were charged with being implicated in the murder of Sheriff McKee at Canadian, Texas and were taken there for trial. The other five prisoners are charged with being implicated in the murder of Fred Hoffman, county treasurer and U. S. Commissioner of that county. The killing of Hoffman has been shrouded in mystery. Following is the list of killed and injured in the wreck on the Santa Fe Saturday night, five miles south of Guthrie, between the south bound passenger train and the north bound stock express. Killed: Charles Upleby, engineer freight from Arkansas City Patrick Coldron, fireman on passenger train, Arkansas City Injured: James Moorman, freight conductor Edward Kitchen, passenger conductor R. B. Deagle, messenger George Neville, baggage man Hutchins, mail clerk MczKinney, roadmaster John J. English, bridgeman H. A. Sparrow, bridgeman Harry Tower, Kansas City stockyard A. Hahn, fireman on freight train A. J. Graves, freight brakeman L. B. Weldenmeimer, Mrs. Agatha Hardy of St. Louis Judge Scott of Oklahoma City … John Hock of Ardmore -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Murray County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/murray/murray.htm