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                  Fairland News, Fairland, Ottawa Co., Oklahoma. Friday, Sept. 

                  29, 1911

                  LOCAL NEWS

                  Alvin VENIS has gone to Colfax, Ind., to attend school, and 

                  his mother orders the News to him.

                  Leonard CONNER says it’s a boy, and tipped the beam at 11 ½ 

                  pounds. born on Monday last.

                  Robert HANEY and wife of Oklahoma City, were here the latter 

                  part of last week visiting with relatives.

                  M. DAMES of Vinita was up last Sunday to see Mrs. DANIELS, who 

                  is sick at the home of her sister, Mrs. FREEMAN.

                  Miss Jessie DAWSON of near Oseuma, and her aunt, Mrs. LEVI, 

                  Eureka Springs, were callers at the News office Monday.

                  The little baby girl of Mr. and Mrs. John SHANK, south of 

                  town, died last Sunday night and was buried on Monday at 

                  Hickory Grove cemetery.

                  Mrs. M.L. NICHOLS, wife of the singer in the meeting at the 

                  Baptist church, came in Monday evening from Catoosa, to assist 

                  in the meeting here.

                  Misses Eula and Dollie MAY visited Afton, Saturday.

                  Mrs. Lucy NIDIFFER came in from Muskogee last Saturday on a 

                  visit.

                  A.J. THARP went to Vinita on Monday last to do some work in 

                  that town.

                  Misses Minnie and Rosa WOODSON were shopping in Vinita last 

                  Saturday.

                  Rev. J.T. FARRIER and wife of Hudson Creek, attended church 

                  here Sunday.

                  Grandma YAGER and Mrs. F. NIDIFFER left Monday on a visit to 

                  North Missouri.

                  Oliver PRICE and Suel MILBOURN went to Vinita Monday night to 

                  see "The Third Degree."

                  Chas. BODIE of Afton was up last Friday watching the many 

                  improvements going on.

                  Miss Bettie BYRD is having a nice four room cottage built in 

                  the west part of town for rent.

                  It may be a little stale but we got it late. Mr. Raymon L. 

                  GRIEVES and Miss Anna BLAIR, prominent young people southeast 

                  of town, were married on the 12th inst at the residence of 

                  Rev. Harve WESTON.

                  Mrs. NUNAMAKER and her mother Mrs. BROWN, left Monday for 

                  Cherryvale, Kas., to visit Mrs. BROWN’s mother. They will be 

                  joined at Vinita, by Mrs. LAMONS, a grand-daughter of the aged 

                  woman, and her baby, a great-granddaughter. The old lady is 

                  now in her 84th year.

                  Miss Lisle DUMAS has been visiting friends in Monett this week.

                  Judge TESTERMAN is keeping batch while his wife is visiting in 

                  Vinita.

                  Mr. Charles HARRIS of Monett, Mo., has located in Fairland, 

                  and is prepared to furnish estimates on Brick, Stone, and 

                  Cement work. Mr. HARRIS is a practical Mechanic, and is at 

                  present at the Woodson Hotel. Cement Side Walks a specialty.

                  OGEECHEE NEWS

                  A.A. WYFORD and family spent Sunday with Thos. CROCKETT.

                  Rev. CONNER preached at Ogeechee school house last Sunday to a 

                  large and attentive congregation.

                  Mrs. BLACKWELL, who has been sick for several weeks, is but 

                  little better.

                  SHILOH NEWS

                  Miss Francis HALL, our teacher, who has been sick with typhoid 

                  fever, is improving nicely.

                  Miss Jessie McFARLAND spent Saturday night and Sunday with 

                  Miss Opal VANN.

                  Mrs. Rebecca ENGLAND and Kathleen McFARLAND returned from 

                  Vinita Saturday.

                  Miss Jessie JAMES is teaching in Miss HALL’s place this week.