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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02
A Pleasant Entertainment.

On May oath there was one OF
the jolliest entertainments ever
given at Roberta at the home of
Mr.. Richard Haughton in honor
of his birthday. He is among
the best men in this country, and
knows how to entertain, as was
evidenced at this affair by the
enjoyable time experienced by
every one of the fifty couples
that partook of his hospitality.
Two rooms were reserved for
those who danced and with the
music furnished by the Gilland
brothers the evening passed on
swift wings to those who engaged
in the Terpsichorean art.
In the parlor the Misses Moore
entertained the guests with
music, both vocal and instru-
mental, while in the sitting room
there were several tables ocou-
pied by the card players who
passed the time very pleasantly
playing Finch and Pit. When
the hour of midnight came every
guest was served with cream,
strawberries and cake that was
as delicious as could be made,
and would fit the appetite of any
Misses Helen and Mary Harris,
Rosa Patterson, Gurtia> and
Mamie Craine OF Durant were
the guests of the hostess.
Miss Emma Crump and Woodie
Waston entertained the crowd in
most delightful manner.
After which the guests de-
parted voting this as the nioes
and most genuinely enjoyable
entertainment ever given in Ro'
berta, with the wish that the. hos
and his most estimable wif'
might enjoy many more sucl
happy birthdays. sts
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Tyler Tex, is shipping many peach
es and tomatoes.
Wichita Falls. Tex. will have "A street
fair and trades display.
There are eighty-seven prisoners in
the Federal Jail at Guthrie.
San Angelo Tex, will give a bonus
to secure a high class hotel.
Anadarko. Okla, will have grand
celebration the Fourth of July.
Two steel bridges will be erected
near AnadarlSo. Okla, over the Wash
ita.
Andrew outterson. a pioneer paper
manufactures. Is dead Mt Watertown'
n. Y
A. p. Langston was washed into the
Trinity river at Dallas and came neal
drowning.
tSorty-five applicants for admission tC
the Oklahoma bar will be examined al
Guthrie June 8.
Professor L. A. Wells OF Memphis
Tex. has been elected superintend mi
of Amarillo, Tex, schools
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02
Cyclone Totally Destr ys Little
Town Fifteen Mil South
west of Durant
ONE MAN CRITICALLY INJURED
Colbert Visited by Twister and
Many Buildings Destroyed
Particulars Meager.

From Fridays Daily.
Information reached the city
early this morning that cyclone
struck Platter, a little town on
the Frisco fifteen miles southwest
of Durant, and wiped the town
off the earth but no one was
inju red. All the buildings
were blown down and people
frightened to within an inch Of
their lives. The wires are down
and it is impossible to get Platter
or Mead.
A telegram from A. N. Lee.
craft at Colbert states that the
cyclone also visited Colbert and
demolished several buildings.
The Presbyterian church was to-
tally destroyed. Nobody was
hurt. The telegraph wires are
also down to Colbert and no COM
munication can be received.
A message from Denison says
that Woodville was also visited
by the cyclone and several build
ing demolished.
The storm struck Woodville,
Platter and Colbert after 3 O'Clock
this morning while the people
were in slumber and excitement
ran high. Luckily there is no
report of the loss Of life.
Durant was also visited by
rain storm this morning about 3
o'clock. The wind blew hard for
about three minutes. No serious
dame was done. Storm houses
were crowded, as usual.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02
Tndiahoma Farmer Union Will
Meet at Tishomingo
July IS to 81.
SOME BIG MEN WILL SPEAK
Prominent Texans Will Lecture
on Soil, Alfalfa, Fruits,
Grapes and Hogs.

Tishomingo, 1. T., May 81
The executive committee of the
Indiahoma (Indian and Oklaho-
ma Territories) Farmers Educa-
tional and Cooperative Union OF
America has selected this city for
the place of its first annual meet
ing, which will be held on July
18 to 21, and it has appointed
William H. Murray of this city
as chairman of the committee on
arrangements. Mr.. Murray has
had this matter in charge for
some time, and states from pres
ent indications there will be at
least 800 representative farm.
ers at this meeting. He has se-
cured from Secretary Wilson two
scientists from the Department of
Agriculture to lecture on"Soils;"
in addition, R. e. Smith, the al
falfa king, will lecture on "Al-
falfa;" Jopn S. Kerr of Sherman,
Texas, on Fruits" Prof. T. v.
Munson, the great grape scien-
tist, will lecture on "Grapes;" E.
w. Kirkpatrick Of Mckinney,
Tex, and Tom Frazier of Nor
gan, Tex, will lecture on 1.-The
Breeding and Raising of Hogs"
Secretary Thoburn of Oklahoma
on "Diversification of Crops" j.
A. Taylor, the peach king, on
"Peaches for the Southwest" I"
and Prof. P. G. Holden of Iowa
on "Corn Growing" All these
lectures will be public.
1t is the purpose of the commit
tee to devote one-half of the time
to public lectures on agricultural
and horticultural subjects and
the other half to the secret ses-
sions of the union, at this meet
ing.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02
Notice Of Contest.

Department of the Interior, Commission
to the Five Civilized Tribes, Choctaw
Land Office.
Choctaw Allotment Contest No. S43.
Ben Hill, contestant.
VS..
Maggie Draper, minor, contestee.
Land in Controversy-Th north 1920
acres of lot 2, of section 3, township 7
south, range east of the Indian me-
ridian.
Maggie Draper, the above-named con-
testee, is hereby notified to appear be-
fore the commission to the five civilized
tribes at its office in Atoka, Indian Ter
ritory, on the 9Th day of June, 1905, at
8 o'clock a. M, to answer the complaint
of the contestant, Ben Hill, regarding
the claim of Rosie Draper, to take in
allotment for said Maggie Draper, the
tract of land above described.
Dated this April 18th, 1905.
TAMS BIXBY, Chairman.
Claude G. Hatchett, attorney for con-
testant.
list pub. April 21
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02

sulphur I. T.. May 27.--The Sulphur
National institute closes June 10 vtth
big barbecue and picnic The cltI-
zens donated ten boeves and Ss5. while
the town furnished Sls5. This is the
last of the Indian schools TO be closed
Business Mems league has been or.
ganixed at Austin.
First National bank OF McCee. l. t.,
Is a new institution.
Rio Grande river is nearly n mile
wide near Albuquerque.
At Laredo Severe Castenens shot
himself through the heart.
s. L. Sutton sold at Malakoff. Tex,
a Poland China hog weighing ever 500
pounds.
Burnett. Cvmmins & Co. Boston
bankers, have failed. with $1.7O00oo
liabilities.
Purcell Il. T.) Bank and Trust com
pany. capital stock $4,000, has been
organized.
Miss Alice Eggleston was killed In n
runaway at Payson, Lincoln county.
Oklahoma.
A. B. Critzer OF San Antonio died on
the steamer Wittekind just before
reaching Bremen.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02
Notice of csatest.
ist publ April 81.

Department Of the interior, Commission
to the Five Civilized Tribes. Contest
of allotment, Choctaw Land Once.
Choctaw Allotment Contest No. 1855.
Aoie W. James, Contestant,
vs.
Crety Stephens, deceased. by his ad-
ministrator, A. j. Dansby, and the un-
known heirs Of Crety Stephens, deceased,
Contestees.
Land in controversy: The northwest
quarter of she northwest quarter of the
northwest quarter of section II, town
ship 8, south, range ii east of the Indian
Meridian, containing 10 acres.
The unknown heirs of Crety Stephens,
deceased, are hereby notified to appear
before the Commission to the Five Civil
lied Tribes at the Choctaw Land Once
at Atoka, Indian Territory, on May 81,
1906, at nine O'Clock, a. m. to answer to
the complaint of the contestant, Acie
w. James, regarding the claim Of A. J..
Dansby, as administrator of the estate
of Crety Stephens, deceased, to take in
allotment for said Crety Stephens, de-
ceased, the tract OF land above described.
Dated this April IL, 1905.
(Signed) T. B. NEEDLES,
Commissioner in Charge.
list pub. April II.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02
HUNG TO A TREE
A. R. Edmondson Who Was 'up-
posed to Have Been Drowned
in Mineral Bayon
COMMITTED SUICIDE
And His Swollen Body Was
Found Hanging to a Tree
BY Parties Searching.
Creek Was Dragged.

From Mondays Daily.
Yesterday morning the decom-
posed body of A. r. Edmondson
was found by searching parties
about two hundred yards from
the east end of the Frisco bridge
across Mineral Bayou, hanging
to tree in a clump of bushes,
only a short distance from his
home.
He had left his house Thurs
day morning for the purpose of
lariating his horse across tho
creek and it was supposed as he
never returned that he had fallen
from the Frisco bridge and was
drowned in the water. Sunday
morning large number of our
citizens turned out and were
searching for the body both in
the water and through the woods
that was near by. About 10 a. m.
he was found by Jim Stuart and
Mr.. Cotton hanging to tree in a
thicket. Searching parties had
passed this thicket numbers of
times but had failed to locate the
corpse.
He had taken a calf rope, had
tied it to low limb, not as high
as his head, with the other end
looped around his neck, and had
sat down, his body was nearly
touching the ground, with his
feet thrown in front of him. In
this position life had left him
without struggle, his hat was
still on his head with one hand
resting on his knee and one by
his side.
Yesterday evening the remains
were buried at the old cemetery.
He leaves a wife, two children
and an aged father, in INDECENT
circumstances.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02
ROUNDING UP FULLBLOODS.
Meeting to Get Them Into Republican
Camp Before Statehood.

Muskogee, l. T., May Pa
Republican rally for the benefit
of fullbloods of the Cherokee ma
ton will be held on June 30 and
80 at Ross, |. t., twenty miles
east of Pryor Creek, in the Cher
okee hills. A number of well
known Republican speakers of
Indian Territory will be engaged
and an interesting program will
be given. Among the speakers
will be Judge Gill of the North
ern district. There. are a number
of Roosevelt Republicans among
the fullblood Indians, and this
meeting will be held to encour-
age them and to make as many
converts as possible in the Cher
okee nation to the Republican
party before statehood is secured
and the Indians given the right
of franchise.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02
GOES ON THE ROAD.
R. Himer Glenn Will Travel in inter-
est Of the Durant News.

With this issue r. Himer Glenn
lays down the reportorial pen
after being in the harness for
five years and will go on the road
in the interest of the Durant
News. He will make all of the
towns out of Durant to Hugo,
Madill, Denison and South Nc
Alester and all the inland towns
within a radius of thirty miles of
Durant. Mr.. Glenn will give a
write up of the towns and com-
munities, solicit subscriptions for
the daily and weekly and COM
mercial printing. He will also
write and design advertisements
for the merchants of Durant and
other towns for the News. He
will enter upon this work next
Monday morning, covering Du-
rant fret and other towns later.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02
Notice Of Contest.

Department of the Interior, Commission
to the Five Civilized Tribes, Choctaw
Land Office. Choctaw Allotment
Contest Number 842.
Frances Smith, Contestant,
vs..
Maggie Draper, a Minor Contestee.
Land in controversy: The south
twenty acres of lot 2, of Section 3,
Township 2 south, range 8 east of the
Indian Meridian.
Maggie Draper, the above named
contestee, is hereby notified to appear
before the Commission to the Five Civil
lied Tribes at its Office in Atoka, Indian
Territory, on the sixth day OF June, 1905,
at nine o'clock, a. m. to answer the COM
plant of the contestant, Frances Smith,
regarding the claim of Rosie Draper to
take in allotment for Maggie Draper,
the tract of land above described.
Dated this April IL, 1905.
TAMS BIXBY, Chairman.
Claude @. Hatchett attorney for con-
testant.
ist publ April 2i.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02
AFTER MUCH.
jeremiah Fitxpatriok Demands Rsssi-
tution Of = aroe Aununt.

Jereniah Ftxpatrtok Demands Reeti-
tuition Of Large Amunt.
New York. May 2s.--Jeremiah F1tz-
patrick of Brooklyn. formerlyl an ex-
tensive glass manufacturer. with large
interests here and n western Pennsyl-
vania. brought suit against his son.
James. and the latter's wife for resti-
tuition of over S1,OOO.OOO in bonds. Sc
curities and realty which he claims
had been wrongfully taken from him
An attack Of the bitterest nature was
made by the father on the son and
daughter-in-law Yor Ave days past
the country home Of the son. at New
Suffolk L. l.. had been barricaded
against the fruitless efforts OF process
servers from this city to serve Mr.. and
Mrs. Fitzpatrick with summons in the
suit. The Siege was abandoned when
the service papers were accepted by
counsel. The father retired seven years
ago and turned over his business to
James. to whom he gave the power OF
attorney. He now charges that at
least 31,000.0OO worth OF property has
been conveyed by his son to the latter,s
wife and alleges that he discovered this
after having arranged for the sale Of
t150.000 worth of real estate at Ho-
bo<en. The father declares he demand
cd an accounting. but received no sads-
faction from his son and suit has been
brought Counsel for the son denouncs
the other members OF the family. who
are we'll known In Brooklyn and New
York, as being back OF the fathers ac-
flan
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02
CHAS. HOTCHKIN DEAD.
Passed Away Last Night at Hugo Of
Cancer Of the Face.


Advices from Hugo received in
the city this morning are to the
effect that Rev. Chas. E. Hotch-
kin, aged fifty mine years, passed
away in that city last night of
cancer of the face. The remains
were inferred this afternoon at
Goodland, east of Durant.
Deceased has been afflicted for
more than a year and was a res
ident of Durant, going to Hugo
about ten days ago for treat
ment. Deceased is the father of
Joe, Ella and Farris Hotchkin Of
Durant, Charlie Hotchkin Of New
York, and Mary Hotchkin of Iron
Bridge, and an uncle Of Prof. E.
Hotchkin, principal of the Durant
College. Mr.. M. 8. Hotchkin,
sister in -lsw Of the dsceased, and
Joe Hotchkins were present today
at the intermsnt.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02
WORK IS PRACTICALLY FINISHED
Twelve Years and One Million
Dollars Spent in Preparing
the Indian of the Terri
tory for Citizenship.

Muskogee, l. T., May 27.-The
work of the government in ad-
ministering upon the estates of
the five civilized tribes of the In
dian Territory, aggregating in
area twenty million acres and in
value hundreds of millions of
dollars, practically, is at an end.
June 80 the Dawes commission,
under whose direction the policy
of the government has been
made effective, will pass out of
existence.
The making of citizens of the
people Of Indian Territory has
involved radical legislation by
congress, the labor Of hundreds
of men and women, twelve years,
and has cost the United States
one million dollars. With the
passing of the Dawes commission
will begin the new Indian territory
which must look to state gov
ernment to work out the solution
of the problems that remain. AS
to whether the work in the In
dian Territory has been well
done is a matter of opinion be.
cause there is no standard in this
or in any other country by which
to judge the task imposed by
congress upon the Dawes COM
mission. The question whether
the work could have been done
better, cheaper and in less time
than the commission has taken
to do it will be answered accord
ing to the view point of the COM
MISSIONS critics.
The allotments in the Creek,
Choctaw, Chickasaw and Semi
mole nations have been disposed
of and the work that will remain
after the dissolution of the com :
mission will relate chiefly to cer-
tain allotments in the Cherokee
nation, the distribution of sur
plus lands among the children of
the five tribes born since the
rolls were closed and the settle
ment of contests. Since the
commission was created there
have been before it more than
5000 contests, each of which was
a complete law suit, involving
thetaking of testimony and argu-
ment by counsel. Many of these
/ contests are still pending,
The greater part of this work will
be disposed of within the next
year. The most difficult task
before the commission at present
is the allotment of lands in the
Choctaw and Chickasaw nations
among the Mississippi Choctaws
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02

New Orleans, May 27.--At a special
meeting of the police board Mayor
Behrman preferred charges OF lncom-
potency against Police Inspector John
Journee, whom he had suspended. The
board fxed Friday. June 2, MS the date
for the hearing OF the charge. Inspect
or Journee said that he would not re-
sign. and that he would appeal to the
courts II the decision of the board was
adverse to him.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02
PASSED AWAY.
Thomas o'erisn Lay For Nearly Ten
Months With Broken Back.

Thomas o'Brien Lay For Nearly Ten
Months With Broken Back.
New York. May 2s.-After lying In
a Brooklyn hospital for almost ten
months with broken neck and inju-
ries to his spine. in which time physi-
clans from all parts OF the country have
visited him. Thomas o'Brion is dead,
When o'Brien, who was twenty-five
years old and received his Injuries In
a fall. arrived at tn ehospital the sur
geons ventured an opinion that he
might live for day or so, but instead
of dying when the predicted he grew
stronger and made fight for lif
which attracted much attention amont
members of the medical fraternity.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02
Another Break.

Chicago. May 29.-Another sensa-
tional break Saturday of 81 cents in
the price of corn for May delivery
made the total decline in that option
during the three days ending Saturday
nearly 20 cents bushel.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02

New York, May 29.-Charles II. Van
Brunt. presiding Justice of the appel
late division of the New York supreme
court died suddenly in the street.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02
THREE MEN SHOT.


San Antonio. May 27.--An exciting
shooting ARRAY took place Friday
morning at $3.50 o'clock at the San
Antonio and Aransas Pass passenger
depot O. w. Henry and p. ] Linthi-
oum were arrested A great many
persons were at the depot waiting for
a train and three disinterested parties
were shot. c. 9. Roper, John Lewis.
colored, and v. Mola. All were wound
ed IN the legs. q. w. Henry was also
shot IN leg. Llnthicum was unIn-
jured. The latter was married recent
" to a girl who worked for Henry.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02
Smith Moderator.

Newcastle. Pa. May 29.-Rev. ]. Nc
Leod Smith of Ray. Ind. was elected
moderator of the Reformed Presbyteri-
an general synod.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02

Found-Something valuable,
owner can have II by describing
1t and paying for this notice. j.
d. Haynes. dewitt
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02
rA,rsAriKs' RECEPTION.
Will Be Escorted by Cavalry From Do.
pc to Hotel Portland.

Portland, Ore. May 2s.--On his arf-
rival in this City TO attend the OPEN
ing ceremonies OF the Lewis and Clark
Cent ,nnial exposition Vice President
Fairbanks will be met at the union
depot and under the escort OF two
troops oe the Fourth cavalry and
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02

You can depend upon your
horse being shod right if you let
L. j. Allen, opposite the post Of
flee at Durant, do the work. Try
him once and you will try him
again. 18-wtf
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-06-02
Notice.

Both my jacks and stallion
will be located at E. r. Benson,
two and one half miles north west
of Utica from May 29 to July. l..
Anyone wishing cervice will call
there between those dates.
T. j. Dansby.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-12-01
WINTER RATES TO YAOUINA BAY
Oregon's Great Recreation and Health
Resort at the Newport Beaches.

AS winter health and recreation re.
sort Newport is the one par excellence.
Recognizing this, and wishing to give
the people an opportunity to breathe
the fresh, pure ozone Of the ocean, the
Southern Pacific and Corvallis & East
ern railroads will resume the sale of
tickets through to Yaquiua bay on Sat-
urday, October 81, and will sell same
throughout the winter and spring on
every
WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY.
The rates will be the same as during
the summer and will be good for return
30 days from date of sale.
DR. MINTHoRN's SANITARY SEA BATHS
will be in operation during the entire
winter, and treatments will be given
daily. Hot and cold salt water baths
can be taken every day in the sanitar-
ium, and for anyone desiring rest, rec
reation and health, no place on the
Pacific Northwest can be found equal
OTHER HEALTH RESORTS CLOSED.
During the winter nearly all other
health resorts are closed or difficult to
reach, and none of them have the ad-
vantages OF Newport and vicinity as re-
gard climate, points of interest, recre.
alton and amusement. For PARTIES
desiring to enjoy fishing, hunting or
seeing the ocean in sunshine and storm
this famous resort is uneoualed. The
surroundings are ideal beautiful seem
cry, climate mild, healthful and
invigorating.
COTTAGE TO RENT CHEAP.
Neat, clean cottages, either furnished
or partly so, can be rented in the i'm
mediate neighborhood of the sanitar,
baths at about IS per month. Plent,
OF fresh milk, vegetables, honey, frui
and all household necessalies can u,
obtained at the lowest possible cost
while all kinds OF fish and the famou,
rock oysters can he had in abundauc,
Tor The trouble of securing them.
People troubled with loss of appetite
insomnia, rheumatism or run dowr
from any cause will tind Newport ar
ideal place to regain their health anl
Nlgor, or for rest aud pleasure.
Fun Information as to rates, check
iGg oi baggage, etc, can be obtained
nom any s. 2. or c * L, agent. or fron
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-12-01
Alphabet of Proverbs

A grain OF prudence is worth pound
of craft.
Boosters are cousins of liars.
Denying fault doubles it.
Envy shoots at others and wounds
herself.
Foolish fear doubles danger.
God teaches us good things by our
own hands
He has hard work who has nothing
TO do.
1t costs more to revenge wrongs than
to suffer them.
Knavery is the worst trade.
Learning makes man fit com pany
for himself.
Modesty is a guard to virtue.
Not TO hear conscience is the way to
silence it.
One hour today is worth two tomor-
row.
Proud looks makes foul work in fair
faces.
Quiet conscience is quiet sleep.
Richest is he that wants east.
Small faults INDUCED are little
thieves that let in great ones.
The bOugh that bear most hang lowest
Upright walking is sure walking.
Virtue and happiness are mother and
daughter.
Wise men make more opportunities
than they find
You never lose by doing good act.