Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-22
LOCAL AND
PERSONAL
DOINGS

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Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Kemp Of Mead
were I'm Durant Monday ON business.
NJ. w. Garrard was in from the coun-
try Tuesday and paid The. News
nice call.
II you want your meat early phone
early and your orders WIN be filled
promptly. A. Wolfe & 90. VISA
George Ellis from Kemp City was
among the business visitors at the
county seat Monday OF this week.
The News has received copy of the
Denver Post which contained u
special illustrated supplement devat-
cd to the knights Templar Conclaye,
being held there, and which was beau
tifully gotten mp. The copy was sent
by B. zadek, who has been here every
year for several seasons buying cot
ton for A. L. Woolfe & Co., and who Is
in Denver attending the Conclave.
The Wells-Fargo and United States
express companies have combined
their Durant offices and placed the
business OF both companies in the
hand of one agent and one driver. The
agent is Lee White. who has been the
United States agent here for several
years, and the driver is Francis Grafa.
The office will be on South Second
avenue, near that of the American
Express company.
Miss Aliee Russell and John Kittrell
were married at the home OF the
brides brother Edward Russell, in
Kansas City, on last Tuesday. They
reached Durant on Thursday and are
residing at Ill West Louisiana. Mr..
NiNtiCh haS beSH Eeoluebb VI DuTdnI
for a number of years and has been
identified with its business interests.
Mrs. Kttrell lived in Kansas City
with her brother.
This issue of The News contains the
official proceedings OF the August
meeting Of the Board OF County Com
missioners. in which every item of
receipts AMI disbursements are shown,
together with all other business train
sacted by the board. Citizens whosde-
sire to keep pace with the business
matters Of the county should by an
meahsp make a, careful study OF the
commissioners proceedings.
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In his last weeks Bennington Trib-
une. Editor Cain very beautifully
romped on. a couple OF newspapers in
this county which have been tangled
up In abollshing subsidiary county
courts and creating new counties, ETC.,
ETC., etc, etc, etc. Brother Cain how
ever did The News an injustice when
in making reference to certain poll
cies advocated, makes reference to the
"Durant Newspapers" The News has
not advocated the adjustment of the
subsidiary county courts and has moi
been mixed up In amy controversy
with Grossett. 1t ai1 This paper en-.
deavorsi not to mix up in newspaper
scraps, which at best hardly do more
than make laughing stock out Of the
participants.
James A.. Patten Of Chicago, whose
deals in grains and cotton in the pas
decade have attracted Worldwide at
.ention, is once more the central fig
ure in a speculation that Is causing
the corn pit on the Board of Trade t
boil with excitement. Mr.. Pattel
started to buy corn when the first re
ports that hot weather and drout
were damaging the crop began to com
in three weeks ago. His paper profit
at the present time are said to be a
least $5OO,OO0. According to report
circulated in la Sale street, he is noV
in possession of contracts calling TO
the delivery of more than 100000
bushels in September. AS less tha
100000 bushels OF contract corn ar
available for delivery, now stored
Chicago public elevators, and III
farmers are refusing to ship their oil
corn to market pending the outcon1
of the new crop, it begins TO look q
If those who have sold FOR next mont
delivery are in a tight place. se'
tember corn jumped to 75c on th
Board of Trade Friday.