The Loco Times 1906 May 25 - Stephens County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Nita E. 18 Feb 2007 Return to Stephens County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/stephens/stephens.htm ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DZB.2ACE/1112 Some Items The Loco Times Loco, Indian Territory (Loco, Stephens County, Oklahoma) WILLIAM A COBBS, publisher and editor Friday, May 25, 1906 Electric Lights A proposal to put electric lights in Loco has recently been made by A. S. HATHAWAY. He proposes that if one hundred lights at one dollar per month each is taken by the citizens, he will put in a good power plant and furnish the city four good arch lights for the streets. … The plant will run in conjunction with Mr. Hathaway's gin in the north part of town… The Encampment A Lodge Instituted at Dixie One of the greatest congregations of Odd Fellows that has ever been together in this part of the country… institution of Dixie Lodge No. 8 which took place last Saturday. … Officers: A. G. ROBBERSON of Dixie as chief patriarch; F. O. MABERRY of Dixie as high priest; JAMES SCOTT of Alma as senior warden; R. T. NIX of Dixie as scribe; M. M. BOWMAN of Loco as treasurer. The following officers were appointed by the chief patriarch: W. W. BIVENS as junior warden; T. O. STINNETT as guide; GEORGE FOSTER as inside central; TOM HOWERTON as outside central; A. A CAIN as first watch; JOHN SCRIBER as second watch; A. H. HATHAWAY as third watch; M. L. MILLER as fourth watch; ROBERT WHITTEN and FRED RICE as guards of tent… … Locals DR. and Mrs. W. D HARPER spent Sunday in Alma. MRS. P. LOWRY is reported better this week. J. P. SCOTT and wife of Velma were in the city on business Tuesday. J. T. HOLEMAN is greatly trouble with asthma. O. EWING, GORDON STEWART and CHARLIE STEWART of Comanche were in town. J. A. TUCKER of Duncan and D. A. MCNEAL of Comanche were in town Tuesday. I will be here in two or three weeks with my lightning rod wagon. See me. D. A. MCNEAL. GRANDMA STEPP who resides close to town is improving from a severe illness. ED BRYNUM of Comanche is visiting his aunts, MRS. J. B. HOWELL and MRS. ALICE STANTON(?) and families. I will be in Loco Saturday as usual to buy your chickens and eggs. GEORGE F. NORTON Little Miss LILLEI DONAM (?) is reported as having scarletina in a very light form. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. POWERS of Chickasha were in the city Tuesday. Mr. Powers represents the RICHARDS, ROBERTS Dry Good Co. of St. Jo, Missouri. S. R JOHNSON, F. TIPPS, J. M. FLIPPEN, R. H. RADER attended the business meeting of the Farmer Union which met at Alma last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. F. WHEELER and family who reside west of town visited Mr. and Mrs. J. H. HOWELL Sunday. They were unable to return home until Monday on account of the high water. JOHN DUNN, an old citizen of west of here, passed through Loco on his way to Texas where he will make his future home. Word was received here last Tuesday from PROF. W. E. O'NEILL that his brother had passed away in McMinnville, Tennessee last Monday, May 21, 1906. The funeral services were held last Tuesday at that place. The Professor has many friends here who join with us in expression of sympathy in his loss of a brother. A most enjoyable time was had by a large crowd of young folks at the home of BRO. WEST, who lives a short distance south of Loco. Music was an enjoyable feature of the evening. Those present were: LILLIAN PARKER, EMMA SUITER, IDA STOTTS, EDNA ROBBERSON, CHESTE BOYD, SADIE ROBBERSON, JOSEI KER, BEULAH OVERSTREET, RUTH WOOLSEY, LILLIE HOLDEN, ADA HOLDEN, LILLIE MULLINS, FRED RICE, VORTEES JOHNSON, L. B WILSON, ED ROBBERSON, CEBURN MARR, GEORGE MARR, JESS COLEMAN, CLAY DURLING, GUY MEEKS, JESS MULLINS, JOHN TUCKER, MURRAY NOBIE, WILLIAM MEEKS, CLAUDE JOHNSON. At Denison, Texas. C. E. DELONG, an engraver and jeweler, has succeeded in engraving 94 letters and characters on the head of an ordinary pin. Mr. DeLong was led to make the attempt by reading of the feat of WALTER HARTWICK, an engraver at Detroit, Michigan…. M. W. PAYNE went to Comanche Wednesday. M. M. HIGHTOWER went to Duncan. MISS LIZZIE COLEMAN of Henrietta, Texas is visiting her sister, MRS. GUS LANGLUAGH. MRS. JOE WEST went to Foster to visit her mother, MRS. MASTERS. MRS. SAM BRADSHAW entertained MISSES LILLIAN PARKER and EMMA SUITOR and Mr. L. B. WILSON at dinner Wednesday. School will let out for summer vacation next Thursday, May 31. A buggy belonging to J. O. COWLEY was struck by lightning while the family was visiting at a neighbor Sunday. L. A. EVANS has purchased 2 ½ acres of land being near the Newton Hotel in the southwest part of the city from JAMES LEFTWICH, the deal being made Saturday for $140. WILLIAM JONES of Chagris was in town Wednesday. He was accompanied by his young son who was suffering with a lumbar abscess. A successful operation was performed on the boy by DR. CRANFIL. Missionary ARCHER of Arkansas preached at the Baptist Church here last Sunday on foreign missions. Happy Ridge Happy Ridge was visited Sunday by a downpour. It was a genuine gully washer doing great damage to land, crops and fences. B. S. MORSE had 150 yards of fence washed out. On last Friday night, the young people of Happy Ridge enjoyed a musical at BROTHER WEST's. SHERMAN MULLINS and family visited his brother BEECHER MULLINS on Sunday. WIDOW HALL and children from Dixie spent Sunday with GEORGE GADDIS and family. FRANK MORSE also spent Sunday with Mr. Gaddis and family. WALTER MORSE and JESSE BOWLES went to Dixie Sunday to attend the Children Day celebration. B. S MORSE and wife made a flying trip to Ardmore Monday taking GRANDMA MORSE to her son, WADE MORSE. C. E BAILEY/RAILEY/HAILEY was at Oak Grove hog ranch on business Monday. B. S MORSE would like to let out on shares about 50 acres of cockleburrs, good stand and extra quality. MRS. FRANK MORSE was sick. Parks, May 20, 1906 Our public school closed the second Monday in May, School ran six months with PROFESSOR CLARK as teacher. We have preaching every Sunday as follows: REV. WOOTEN, Methodist, first Sunday; REV. MCDOW, Baptist, second Sunday; REV. MILLER, Christian, third Sunday; REV. UNDERWOOD, Primitive Baptist, fourth Sunday. TOM RIDGWAY put in a new stock of groceries in the old stone building so we have two stores in Parks now, we have one gin, one grist mill which grinds the first and third Saturdays, one blacksmith shop and as good a set of people as you will find anywhere. Dixie Items J. S. DIXON of Chagris was on our streets Tuesday, shaking hands with friends; he tells us his daughter MISS ETHEL is on the sick list; we hope to hear soon that she is on the road to improvement. A. G. ROBBERSON and W. A MCLAIN went to Ardmore on business. BILL MCLAIN can truthfully say that he has one of the deepest dry wells in these parts, 167 ft and no water, yet, but MR. LANKFORD, the well man, says he thinks, if Billie can stand the pressure on his purse, and the rope don't run out, he will find water after awhile. Dixie has one gin, one dry goods and grocery store, one hotel, one grocery and feed store, two blacksmith shops, one Masonic lodge, W.M.A., W.O.W., I.O.O.F. and the largest encampment of its age in the U. S. which hereby to stay. One case of smallpox, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. NEWMAN. The I.O.O.F. met last night and had good attendance, DR.J. A. GORDON of Healdton met with us; we are always glad to have such men as the Dr. with us. Dr. Gordon says he is one more to add to the list of Encampment boys and he will be at the next meeting. STEAN RUSSELL of Elmore is visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. A HOLLABAUGH. Mr. and Mrs. DAN ODELL are rejoicing over their new guest, a boy. Dan says he knows he has the prettiest boy he ever saw. JIM ARMS and family were guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. ROBBERSON Saturday and Sunday. Wednesday, May 30, is the day set to meet at the Dixie graveyard to work some and erect tombstones; all are invited to come and help do this work. B. S. MORSE of Loco passed through Loco to Sneed in the interest of the Encampment. MR. TAYLOR, the hotel man, is up after a few days sickness. E. C. TRUE of Ryan was transacting business at Dixie. Alma, May 15, 1906 We had a light rain here this morning. Our new blacksmith has come and ready to work. MR. MCCAULEY and wife of Duncan were visiting their daughter MRS. TRAWICK last Sunday. BRO. SONS preached at Red Oak last Saturday and Sunday. JUD WARD is able to be up and out again since his leg was broken. HOMER BARBINSON(?) and JUDSON BRAMLER attended meeting at Velma last Saturday. E. C. NORTON drove to Hope last Sunday. BRO. J. J. WARD, BRO. J. R. SNOW, and JUDSON WARD will start to White Bead tomorrow on a fishing spree and to see some of Bro. Ward's people who live near White Bead. We wish them a pleasant trip. Alma, May 22, 1906 Several of the boys had a good time at Dixie last Saturday night making their way into the Encampment of the I.O.O.F. W. H. TRAWICK of Alma visited friends at Loco last Sunday. MISS ALVIS MILLER is reported sick this week. MR. BRALEY will go to Gainesville this week, then go from there to New Mexico sometime in June. BRO. J. R. SNOW will preach at Red Oak next Sunday. NUTE SANDERS will start to Ardmore tomorrow. A. H. KENNEDY's will go to Chickasha next Friday. F. L. NEWMAN visited LON and BILLIE NEWMAN's folks at Dixie last Sunday. J. M. NORTON and F. R. LANTZ have come in with their well auger. G. A. TRAWICK has just returned from Davis. E. C. NORTON is in Ryan attending court The Alma school will hold its commencement exercises on the evening of the 31st of this month. No pains have been spared to make this entertainment a success. The teacher invites all who are interested in schoolwork to be present and note the progress of his work. ------------------------- Next issue: Bring your frying chickens to the Miller Hotel. JOHN MYERS of Comanche was here Monday. J. H. MOORE made a business trip to Alma Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. HARDIN of Velma spent Sunday here. MRS. J. W. SHERFY/SHETBY returned home Sunday accompanied by MRS. B. H. HARDEN and family. MISS ORA and EDNA HOWARD also brothers OCY and DEWEY of Montague, Texas are visiting their sister, MRS. M. M. HIGHTOWER. A report was received here Monday from Sugden which stated that A. JOHNSON has been arrested, charged with horse stealing. J.R MOORE, who resides east of here, reports that a good saddle was stolen. W. H. RADER and family spent Saturday at Comanche. MRS. J. M. HOWELL is on the sick list. VORHEES JOHNSON went to Stoneburg, Texas last Saturday. MRS. VICK ELLIOTT is visiting her sister, MRS. DOCK BRADSHAW this week. R. H. ROBBERSON went to Comanche for a load of merchandise for his store. C. B. FLORENCE and J. D. M. MARTIN were rounding up cattle north of town. Dr. and Mrs. J. J. BENSON and young son and MISS TAYLOR of Dixie were in town Monday. JOHN HENIGAN came in from Seminole country Monday and will visit here. MISSES SIBBLE SUNNAM, MATTIE EWING, and DOC SEALS went to Graham Saturday. JACK FLORENCE was down from Paoli last Saturday with a bunch of cattle which he left on his ranch southwest of town. JACK LORANCE and family and WILLIAM LOVE and family of Pipe Creek neighborhood spent Saturday and Sunday with J. T. MCFATRIDGE and family. MRS. G. G. BURNETT and children, who has been visiting the families of J. CLARK and E. CARSON, returned to their home in Fort Worth. PROF. W. E. O'NEILL returned from McMinnville, Tennessee. FRANK STOTTS returned from Stonewall, Texas, accompanied home by his brother, SIM, and family who will probably locate here. An item of interest was overlooked last week and that was that Mr. and Mrs. JACKSON and family of near Velma and RUE WEBB and wife of Parks were forced to remain in Loco Sunday on account of the heavy rains. Mr. and Mrs. A. MOORE of Alma accompanied by MRS. MOORE's father, N. B. ATKERSON of Decatur, Texas, who has been visiting them, came over Tuesday. Mr. Atkerson returned to his home at Decatur. M. V. JOHNSON resigned his position with R. ROBERSON and will start for Commerce, Texas June 2 where he will enter East Texas Normal which begins June 5. He will visit friends in Texas. It will probably be news to his many friends in and near Loco to know that F. J. HALL, who formerly lived here, is now chief of police at El Paso, Texas is out on the democratic ticket for the office of sheriff of El Paso County. He says among other things in a letter to J. M. ROBBERSON, that MAYES who was recently arrested charged with selling mortgaged property was in jail, that he, Mr. Hall, and others had about 8000 head of cattle and that they were going to brand 3000 calves this year. Born to Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES MCBRIDE, who reside 2 ½ miles west of town on Tuesday, May 31, 1906, a girl. We understand a fight between two young men occurred east of town Wednesday. No serious damage was reported. A shooting affray is reported from Pipe Creek which occurred Monday… claimed that the shooting was over a game of poker and that one man was shot through the arm. We were unable to obtain the particulars and the names of the parties. At Cornish One day last week, MR. E. A. WRIGHT arrived here from Siloam Springs, Arkansas, accompanied by his wife and at once set about establishing themselves by securing a house and another one for a printing office. Some of the printing materials arrived Tuesday and Mr. and Mrs. WRIGHT are at work at the cases. We suppose the paper will be issued next week. Mr. Wright was here last spring prospecting with a view of establishing a newspaper here, now he had one so. The Journal wishes the new enterprise success. Nothing is too good for Cornish and we understand that Mr. Wright is a newspaper man of ripe experience. Printed in the Cornish Journal. Department of Interior ADAM SEALEY vs. WALTER MARTON STIDHAM a minor, contestee ADAM SEALEY vs. JESSE STIDMAN Husband Secures Wife Weatherford, Texas, May 26--JUDGE J. W. PATTERSON of Decatur was here to hear evidence in the habeas corpus case of QUINCY WILSON and MISS LESLIE TURBETT, married last Christmas, but the girl's parents interfered and refused to let the couple live together as man and wife…young man under 16 years of age… judge refused to interfere… the young lady could choose for herself… She left town with her young husband. All parties reside near Tota in this county. Parks, May 27, 1906 MILLER COOK thinks he has the finest colt in the way of saddle stock in the Indian Territory, both paced and single foot. Wonder why TOM STINNETT don't have a colt show at Loco and offer prizes for the best saddler. Dixie Items, May 31, 1906 F. W. SON is about to be about after his sickness. No new cases of smallpox. UNCLE PERRY MOORE of Chagris was on our streets Tuesday. ED RICHARDS of South McAlester is in these parts looking after business. MR. AUSLEY of McAlester was here. G. W. NEWMAN and S. W. WORK went to Ardmore. J. R. BRYANT went to Ardmore to take a load of household goods to J. L. BRYANT who is moving to Texas. GRANDPA SHADDOCK who has been sick for some time is reported very low, death is expected. MR. NEWMAN and family of Cornish came over to the graveyard working. Alma, May 29, 1906 The Alma merchants are getting busy, they started four wagons to Duncan for freight. MRS. A. MOORE is visiting here this week from Texas. DR. FULLER of Harrisburg was in town today, say he is doing well at Harrisburg and likes the country well. E. C. NORTON is getting ready to burn a coal kiln at Alma JOE GUITER/SUITER was in town. (other items are difficult to read) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Stephens County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/stephens/stephens.htm