The Branding iron. [volume] (Atoka, I.T. [Okla.]) 1884-1884, 1884-02-23

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Don't forget the select reading at the
list church next Friday evening.
Rcv. Paxson, Of Springfield, Missouri,
h In on Fridays evening train.
4Atoka Was full of strangers last week
u here by the foods north aud south.
k-Mr. Robinson and daughter, Of lie.
!, E2IsS,t to Deniscn on "Wednesday last.
\ M Capt. Hester returned on Fri
visit at WhitcsbOrOugh, Texas.
AA.s Blanche Brown aud Miss Rus
II lc returned from their visit at Mus
Mk. John Edwards left Thursday
,$Sfwo weeks visit ut Fort Worth and
Vlas, Texas.
Mr.. II. r. Eelic, representing Deni.
IN musical house, was in Atoka on
I,ursday looking after the pianos.
N.-As VIC will publish all the cattle news
} the Territory W. do not think cow
,an can get along without u BRANDiNu
.oS.
A-Owiny to the difficulty Of getting
sartcd this l,nANDiNG li,ON must not bc
hkcn a. fair sample Of what We propose
D. turn out.
AS the Editor will he "a stranger In a
s,ramve land' for two or three weeks We
.Appc the public will overlook omissions
nd mistakes.
Tho piles Of agricultural implements
<Sr Inc dcp3t at this place speaks more for
thc surrounding country than q whole
Immigration hook.
The south bound train, due here ut
No p. m. Thursday evening, for some
cause did not reach here until about 8 a.
nn. Friday morning.
We think We make pretty crelita.
bile appearance this week nOtwitistand.
ting most Of our body type and other ma.
tcr!al has not yet reached us.
~. J. McAlcstcr reports his cattle loss
., this year as full! ten per cent. As he
! i. one Of the heaviest rniscrs In the Choc.
tAw Nation this means many deaths.
Our carpenter. Mr.. Falson,, has In
vented and applied for a patent on a
wagon bed and thinks he has a good
thing that will lead him to n fortune. W.
hope 40. A -,
Mr.. D0mincck, from Sacred Heart
Mission, In the POttawatOmic country,
came In to Atoka last week to get sup
piiesYor that Acho0l, all their frcighting
being dope from this place.
n There will bc dance and supper al
Lchigh on the seth and they are counting
on . good lively time. The invitation
colpwittee arr T.. D. McGovcf, II. Hsw'
cte&ud d. q. Thompson.
The Boegy's hanks were not noaI
iA& shonSh. to Aotd the water! ]cst week
About half Of the fence around the field
north Of town !hoated off and cOnsidcra
hic daningc, was done all along the line.
u. y. Davidson, a merchant Of Mil
I. 1Ireck, spent day In AtOka while on hi'
'kay to Fl t. Smith. Mr.. Davidson Is Ons
at the solid men Of that section and l.
we'll known all through this part Of tn,
country.
About forty feet Of track on the rail
road between here and Lcligh was wash
I'd out by the heavy rise last week, jus
opposite the new iron bridge. II wa
xoon rcpQ1ecd and traffic was only slight.
interrupt u.
Ben. Bogy, representing the A. +
Shaplclgh 4 Cantwcll Hardware Co.
stopped over Sunday with us. No travel
Ing man II better known throughout tn
country, and his father before him travel
4 cd over 1t when 1t had to be done o.
horseback.
--lscv. W. F. File will give sclcc
reading for the benefit Of the public schOo
ue3t Friday evening, the 29th inst. Ex
excuses will begin ut 1880. Admission 2
cents, children 10 cents. Tickets for sal
at Dr. FOlsOm's drug store.
1t Is reported that Joe +. FulsOm ha
announced himself as candidate for tn
GOvcnOrship Of the ChOctaw Nation
The election will be held on the first We'd
ncs.lay In August. Edmond McCurtaii
brother Of the present chief, was M,
uounced last fall as a candidate. ...,.
MIR. o. Kellogg, the proprietor Of tn
railroad eating house, IL putting up
goOd-sixcd twO-stOry addition to hi
building, nearly doubling his goom,, Att
ka Il keeping up with the other towns
the Territory In the march Of improve
mcnt and none presents a better appear
ance. .,-r 'r", ."r
Marshal Mcrshdn was In town Las
week and gathered In two parties fro'
lids viclnIty, one, an Indian, charged wit
horsestcalIny. and q cOlOred gentlcma