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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03
Sway Of the Police Magistrate

sway OF the Police Magistrate.
In New York upward Of 200, 900 per-
sons were arraigned before the police
magistrates during the year 1910 and
another hundred thousand were prob
ably brought into their courts by sum-
mons. Over this huge army Of PEOPLE.
many of whom are entirely innocent
OF any offense. the magistrates exert
an almost undisputed sway. for their
decisions are in nine cases out of ten
absolutely final.
In other words. they pass Judgment
upon the personal liberty and rights
Of more than $4,000 citizens every
month Of the year. and. save In a few
instances. their decisions are accept
ed without appeal or review of any
kind. No other tribunal In the land
administers Justice on SO vast a scale
or exerts anything even approaching
SO unbridled a power. 1t is at once
court Of first and last resort, pre-
sided over by a cadi. supreme arbiter
Of the facts and largely a law unto
himself.-From the Century.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03
Captain Cook Statue,

None too soon. that renowned Eng
lish navigator. Captain Cook. is to
have a memorial in London. 1t will
take the form Of statue OF the ex.
plorer Of the Northwest Passage, and
is being executed by Sir Thomas
Brock. R. A. the commissioners be-
ing the British Empire league. The
statue Is expected to be finished in
November next. when 1t will be set
up. appropriately enough. near the
new Admiralty Arch, close to Trafai-
gar square. Many distinguished folk
are expected to be present at the un-
vciling. which probably will be per.
formed by the king. who. as a keen
sailor. has taken a lot of interest In
the memorial project.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03
Obliglna Landlord.

1t was gfetting very late and Dub
bleigh's gasoline had given out.
Anybody around here got any gas
oline?" he asked. drawing up at a
small hotel by the roadside.
Nobody but me-" said the landlord.
"Good!" said Dubbleigh: How
much do you want for TT"
Couldn't sell It to ye today" said
the landlord. Its Sunday"
But, see here, my friend" protest
ed Dubbleigh. What can l do? ="
"Ye might put up here for the
night" said the landlord Indifferent
Iy. "I got a nice room / can let ye
have for $7."-Harper's Weekly.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03

threatening them with violence should
they refuse the money. 1t seems that
Castalotte. our dear friend and bene-
factor. had been approached. He had
refused to yield to threats. and he
had handed the notices to the police.
1t was resolved now that such an ex-
ample should be made of him as
would prevent any other victim from
rebelling. At the meeting It was ar
ranged that he and his house should
be blown up with dynamite. There
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03
Adopted Standard Carat.

The international carat which has
been adopted in this Country. to be
effective July 1 next. is 200 milligram-
mes, or one-fifth of a gramme (3.0S6
grains). and is now in use in France,
Germany and practically all countries
except the United States. Great Bri-
tain, Belgium and Holland.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03
aeana In IiIa Head.

Two beans, one of which had
sprouted into an embryo plant, were
removed from the head of a Mexican
laborer at San Bernardino, Cal, by a
physician. For months the man had
complained of severe pains. The
beans had entered his head through
his left ear. The growing plant was
nearly an inch long and apparently
had flourished in the ear tube.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03
Stole Ten Thousand NickeIs.

After saving up nickels since 1883.
Mrs. Emily Kuhn Of New York lost
the entire bagful. 10000 in all, to a
burglar. A collection of German coins
was not touched. Besides the nickels
quantity of valuable jewelry was
taken.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03
Proof Of Rlches.

Patience-They say he was taken
sick on the train.
Patrice-Indeed? What was the
matter?
"oh. he ate too much In a dining
car"
"Ohl Is he as rich as thatf"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03

Red Cross Bag Blue. much better, goes
farther than LIQUID blue. Get from any
good grocer. Adv.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03
Name the Line.

Hubbubs-Have you any late trains
to Lonelyville?"
Subbubs-Yes! All our trains are
late.-Stray Stories.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03

The flirt is always practicing
gamo she never intends to play.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03

And your shoes pinch. Aliens Foot-Ease. the
Antiseptie powder TO b: shaken into the
breaking In New Shoes Sold Everywhere.
zBc. Sample FREE Address. A. 8. Olmsted.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03

"Health's best way-Eat Apples ev-
cry day."-Coyne.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03

Turn about is fair play-except
when applied to hand organ.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03

Mrs. winsiow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teethinR, softens Lao gums, reduces innamma
ton, nilays pair, cures wind collie. a5c bottle ~
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03
Deadbeats of One Pattern

as If IT were the nxed ritual of their
order"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03

Its Materials.
'T am building lovely castle in
SPAIN"
what Off Gold bricksf"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03

Fewer flowers for the dead and
more for the living would help some.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03

It takes a sharp man to make tool
of a dull one.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-01-03

The following case is typical of the cures
effected by Doan's Kidney Pills. Grateful
testimony is the best evidence.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-10
Officers Are Elected by
Olive Branch Council, K. of {,

Carrying out the recommendations
of its nominating committee Olive
Branch Council, knights of Solum-
bus, last night elected the entire slate
The session was held at the Columbus
Club. $50 Broad street and plans
were discussed also for the fall and
winter social season.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year are:
Grand knight, Hubert ]. Rowe; dep
uty grand knight, Edward J. De-
laney; financial secretary. Edward j
Moffett; recording secretary Joseph
w. sharp: treasurer, Herman Borne
mann, jr.; chancellor, Dr. T. L. Fair
field; warden, John J. Madden advo-
cate, James r. Caffrey; organist,
THOMAS j. Degnan; inside guard,
John r. Finnegan; outside guard,
Christopher F. O'Brien; delegates to
the state convention. Hubert J. Rowe
pad Edward j. O'Brien; alternates,
Pflifip e Walsh, jr., and John l.. Car
roll. delegates to New Jersey Chap
Ter No. /. ii. j. Rowe, James j. Mat
thews, John II. Mullane and Edward
]. O'Brien; alternates, Joseph W.
sharp. w. b. Mullin, William p.
Berry and w. T. Carew.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-10
plan Monument to GaynOr on
rs Cent to SI00 Contributions

NEW YORK. Oct. 10.-A project
was launched last night in Carnegie
hall for the erection of monument
to William J. Gaynor.
Nine hundred and five persons were
In the audience which adopted, by a
rising vote, a resolution presented by
James Speyer authorizing the Mayor
Gaynor memorial committee to take
such measures that the men and
women of this city may set up in q
public place a sign Of their approval
of conspicuous example OF civic
heroism. give lasting testimony Of
their gratitude for the benelicent life
az IA fellow citizen and perpetuate to
future generations the memory Of a
good and faithful public servant.
The committee proposes to limit
b1lt oacept subscriptions as small
~ cf.f+s;s
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-01
BANKS LOSE FIGHT
Special Judge Would Not Grant In
junction Against Collection
OF Taxes.

The cases of the First National Bank
. of Cado, the Oklahoma State Bank
Of Caddo, the Security National Bank
of Caddo, the First National Bank of
Calera against ]. V. Spell. treasurer,
and B. L. Hart, sheriff of Bryan coun-
ty. wherein the plaintiffs sought to
restrain the collection OF the taxes as
sessed against each of the banks for
the year 1912. were tried in the dis
trict court last week before Judge
r. NJ. Rainey of Atoka, presiding in
the absence of Judge Jesse M. Hatch
EFT. The court refused to grant the
injunction restraining collection of the
taxes and entered judgement for the
defendants, ]. V. Spell, treasurer. and
b l. Hart, sheriff. II was alleged
by each of the banks that its taxable
property for the year 1912 was worth
only &C 2-3 cents on the dollar; that
it rendered its property for the year
1912 at 66 2-3 cents on the dollar by
their cashiers: that without authority
of law either the assessor or the board
of equalization raised the property to
100 cents on each dollar and above
the value at which other property in
the county was assessed.
In the original action all these banks
with the banks at Mead and Acchille
and Bokchito joined Ii the action to
restrain the collection of the taxes. On
demurrer by the defendants at for
mer term Of court the court ordered
that the suits be filed separately. The
banks of Mead and Achille failed to
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-01
RUBE MILLGR-cIRCUs CLOWN
He Makes HIS Hit by His ,,JOshes
With CrOwds-See Him 70
on August 13 49,,

Rube Miller is the producing clown
OF the Kit Carson Buffalo, Ranch Big
Three-Ring Wild West Circus, which
I lays Durant,. afternoon and night.
Wed. Aug. 49,, Rube certainly has his
troubles and his enjoyments,, too.
When the parade comes along the
streets at noon Aug. 10. you will see
,Rube seated on "a, little burro right
behind the first band wagon. This is
where Rube has his happiness. /,
He is a big. long, lank. Yankee. and
naturally the crowd always kids Rube
for riding this little animal But when
It comes to- joshing Rube Is ace high
,at that. One of the recent towns
which the show played had. enough
children in 1t to make Teddy Roose-
Welt think that, race suicide had totally
been extinguished. Every man on the
line OF parade was holding a baby.
One great big fellow, with baby in
his arms. cracked at Rube when he
saw him riding by: Say. why don't
you get off and carry the little muleT'
Rube shot right back. Il see bhat you
are holding your own" The native
replied, Yes. but where is yours g
Rube said that he was sitting on his.
Just about that time the little burro
commenced to bray and Rube inlme-
diately pulled out a nursing bottle
and the burro. trained to the minute,
quickly grasped the bottle and imbib-
ed its contents. Then, Rube shouted
hack at the resident. Say. | bet that
l am more thoughtful than you arc
You forgot to bring your bottle. but
always carry mine" All Rube got
from the spectators was silence.-Adv
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-01
FIRST TO
CONSOLIDATE
DISTRICTS SO AND es VOTED con.
SOLIDATED SCHOOLS AT COLI
BERT-S1, 100000 VALUATIONS

The first vote on consolidation of
rural schools ever held in Southern
Oklahoma, was held in school districts
Nos. sc and 6S. of Bryan county last
week, and resulted in a victory in ia
vor of the consolidation of the two
districts. The districts are known as
Colbert and Cover school houses.
The vote at Colbert was unanimous
for the proposition. while in the Cow
er district the proposition was voted
for by good majority.
The combined taxable property of
the newly united district Is over ST.
100000, which is a guarantee to every
child in the district a high school edit
cation, The school will be located at
Colbert, the districts using the new
brick school house was was recently
erected at that place. and which is
one of the incest in the county, hav-
ing all modern improvements, includ-
ing steam heat and gas plant, with
six large class rooms, music room,
commodions auditorium equipped with
opera chairs and stage, and a full ex-
caYation of basement which provides
departments for sciences.
The two boards of the original dis
tricts were composed of the following
gentlemen: For Colbert. Capt. ]. w.
Badgett, director; DR.. w. H. McCor-
ley, treasurer; A. N. Leecraft, Clerk.
For Cover: w. f. Winfree, director:
J. NJ. Cover, treasurer; r. e. Borah,
clerk. The term of these officers ex-
pire on the disorganization OF the old
district, after which three new trus-
tees will be elected.
The Colbert school he's occupied
a high place in the educational cir
cles for the past three years under
the able direction of Prof. Geo. B.
Morris and IN able faculty, who will
now enter upon larger sphere of
work in the consolidated school just
planned.
The consolidation OF rural schools
carries with 1t an appropriation from
the state of $4,000 and enables every
child residing over one and a half
miles from the school of having free
transportation to and from the school
house daily. A large vehicle will be
employed to carry the children back
and forth each day, so that the bad
weather will not interfere with the
children from the outlying districts
attending school regularly, and is an
improvement over the old system.
The Consolidation of these two dis
tricts means much for the children on
the farm and in the rural communi-
ties. and no doubt this movement on
the part of the people in this section
will be followed speedily by others.
for it gives every child chance of
high school education.
The citizens of the new district de-
serve credit for being the first in THIS
part of Oklahoma to take hold of the
matter and push 1t to a successful
termination
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-01
BROWN & co.

the true sense of the word. Although
millions of glasses of Coca-Cola are
drunk every year. no Coca-Cola fiends
have ever made themselves visible at
the doors of the sanitariums for the
treatment of drug habits.
The Coca-Cola habit is analogous 10
the beefsteak habit and to the straw
berry habit and the ice cream habit.
People, drink Coca1Cola first because
they see II advertised and thereafter
because it tastes good and refreshes
their minds and bodies, They drink 1t
when they can get 1t and contentedly
do without it. when they can't get it.
If you had ever witnessed the rawlings
of real drug fiend when deprived OF
his drug. if you had ever observed the
agony he suffers. you would never
again be. so unfair as to mention Coca
Cola in the same breath with the. "hab-
Informing" drugs, .s'..
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-01
GIRL BRUTALLI MURDERED

Dallas, Tex, July 2S.--Miss Florence
Brown. daughter of Patrolman Brown
was found dead with her throat cut
Monday morning in the lavatory Of the
real estate office where she was em.
ployed. Blood was spattered over the
whole room. water in the basin was
bloody as IL some one had washed
their hands there. No weapon was
found. The girl was known to have
been alone in the office for at least
half an hour. Miss Brown was twen-
ty-seven years old.
Within two hours after the discov-
cry of the murder the police arrested
twenty-five young white men in a
general dragnet campaign.
Knife cuts to the bone on the girls
hands showed a desperate struggle.
Physicians who examined her nearly
severed head, said her assailant must
have been powerful man. A medi-
cal examination failed to reveal any
motive for the killing. Miss Brown
was a well known church worker.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-01
FINED ON ASSAULT
AND BATTERY CHARGE

The case Of one Ellis, tried in JUS
tice Woodward's court last week on a
change of venue from McAlister's
court at Mead, resulted in jury's
finding Ellis guilty Of assault and
finiug him 500 and costs. amounting
to $140, which he paid. 1t was shown
that Mr.. Saxon and his wife had
been working for Ellis. and that on
ane occasion Ellis assaulted Mrs. Sax
on, knocking her down and kicking
her. He was originally charged with
assault to kill. which was reduced to
assault and battery. Defendant refus-
ed to plead guilty and was tried before
jury.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-01
CADDO BOOSTERS
WENT STRONG
EIGHTY. BOOSTERS FOR CORN
CARNIVAL IN FIFTEEN AUTOS
MADE COUNTY TRIP TUESDAY

Tuesday at noon Durant citizens
thought fire alarm Of a new pattern
was being tried OUT when fifteen auto
loads of Caddo Corn Carnival Boosters
eighty of them altogether came into
town from the north amid the shrieks
of siren whistles and made their pres
ence known, by assembling the Caddo
band on Main street and playing n
tune or two. The bunch was out ad-
yertising Caddo's annual affair and
every one of them was adorned with
a white cap bearing the words "Caddo
Corn Carnival AVgrt
Their itinery was as follows From
Caddo TO Kenefiek, thence TO Dnrant.
Calera, Colbert, Achille -KemF City
Denison, back to Albany. Utica Ro
berts, Bokchito and Caddo.l This was
MOI followed however owing to the bad
roads that were found I'm the south
paTt of the county.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-01
COCA COLA HABIT. A GHOST

We have all heard of ghosts, but
none OF us have ever seen one. It's
the same way with cola cola "fiends," :"
you can hear about them but you
might search for them until doom's
day and you would never find one
Physicians who have treated hundreds
of thousands of drug-habit cases I'M
Guiding opium. morphine. cocaine. al
cohol. ETC.. say that they have never
seen a case where the use Of Coca
Cola has so fastened itself upon the
individual as 10 constitute habit In
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-01
CRUBLTY TO ANIMALS

On complaint of v. c. Phillips, John
Seay was arrested this week on a
charge of cruelty to animals and was
bailed out of county court II was
charged that Seay had borrowed a
horse from Phillips. ostensibly to try
1t out with the expectation of buying
1t. and that he rode 1t clear across the
county and returned it TO the Phil
lips 10. where 1t died shortly. due to
over-exertion. Seay claims that he
led the horse behind a wagon he was
driving and that the animal took sick
and died.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-01
FINED FOR ASSAULT

In Justice cox's court at Kemp City
the charge against one Nicholas who
was charged with assault to kill one
Blankenship, was reduced from as
sault to kill, to simple ASSAULT and
Nickolds plead guilty and paid fine
OF S. and costs. 1t seems that Blank
enship was a tenant on Nickold's place
and that the two become engaged in a
quarrel when Nickolds struck al at
Blankenship with hoe, doing no dam
age.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-01
A yAUDEYfLLEl.sH0w HERE

Fred .Harle, owner Of the Durant
Theatre is preparing to operate mo-
ton picture and vaudeville show in
his play house from now until regular
show season opens: A picture mach
inc is being put IN and the house will
be ready in another week or so. TIL
rec reels of pictures and,.a first class
vaudeville stunt will be shown twice
each day. Reedy Jennings will be in
terested In the venture.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-01
NEW GIN READY SEPT. 18TH.

The gin of the Farmers Co-Opera-
tive Gin Company, recently organized
of farmers, will be ready for business
by the fifteenth of September. accord
ing to information handed cut this
week. The machinery for the gin is
enroute to Durant, and the building
between Mill and Second avenues
north of the Oil Mill is nearing COM
pretion. This concern has large ad-
vertisement in this issue.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-01

refile as ordered by the court The
Bokchito bank paid their taxes be-
for the day set for trial and its case
was dismissed.
These cases we're first tried on de-
murrer before Hon. Summers Hardy
of Madill, Judge Hatchett being dis
qualified in the cases.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-01
(lst Ins. Aug. /; 2nd. ms. Aug, 81
State of Oklahoma, Bryan County.
NOTICE OF SALE

NlSL lnb. aug. l., ~llu. luS.' AuB.A o.
State of Oklahoma, Bryan County.
NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given that pur-
suant to a special execution issued by
the Clerk OF the District Court of
Bryan County, Okla, on the 29th day
of July, 1913, in certain cause pend
ing in said court wherein the First
State Bank of Durant, Oklahoma, is
plaintiff ana F. b. Anderson and J. II.
Hosan are defendants. the undersign-
ed has levied upon the following de-
scrihed property, to-wit:
One share OF stock in the First
State Bank of Durant, okla, rep
resented tU Certificate Number
AZ on the stock records of said
bank
And notice is further given that on
the 11th day of August. 1913. at the
hour of two o'clock p. NJ. in front of
the Bryan County courthouse door in
the city of Durant, Oklahoma. the un-
dersigned will sell said Certificate OF
stock to the highest and best bidder
for cash in hand to be paid at the
time of sale.
Said property is levied upon and Is
to be sold to satisfy a certain judg-
ment rendered in the District Court
OF Bryan County, Oklahoma. on the
11th day of july 1918. in favor of the
plaintiffs and against the defendants
above named for the sum of three
hundred dollars debt. and interest and
attorney fees and the costs of said ac-
tion taxed at $685.. and the accrued
cost Of this execution.
,h LIB HART,
Sheriff Of Bryan County, Oklahoma,
Hatchett & Ferguson, Attys.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-01

list Ins. Aug. 1; 3rd. Ins. Aug. 15)
State of Oklahoma, Bryan County, IS.
I'm the District Court in and for
said County and State.-No. 1854.
w. T. Sprowls, Plaintiff, VS.. E.
Schlegel, Defendant.
Said defendant. h. Schlegel. will
take notice that he has been sued in
the above named court upon a pronis-
sorry note executed by him to e. b.
Hinshaw and now owned by w. It.
Sprowls, and must answer the petition
filed herein by said plaintiff, on or
before the 18th day of September. 1913.
or said petition will be taken as true
and judgment in favor of said plaintiff
in the sum of S1750.00, and interest at
8 per cent per- annum from Septem-
Der 7th, 1912, and attorneys fees, and
the attachment herein had and grant
ed on lots l. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Z and 8, in
block 1856 in the city of Durant, okla
homa, and the punishment therein
had and granted on the First National
Bank of Durant. Oklahoma, will be
rendered accordingly.
(SeaD w. A. JONES,
Clerk of Said District Court.
w. b. Stone. Atty. for Plaintiff.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-01
CHARGED WITH TREsPAssNG

Jake and B. ]. Miller, father and son
are arrested Rnd out on bail charged
with trespassing on the premises of
c. c. McCarty west Of Durant. 1t is
alleged that the men cut and mutilat-
ed a fence around the place.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-01
BARGAIN TYPEWRITERS

A couple of latest model Oliver
Typewriters, just received from the
factory. will sell them at $500 each
spot cssh.-E. NJ. Evans, Agent.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-01
BARGAIN TYPEWRITERs

A couple of latest model Oliver
Typewriters. just received from the
factory. will sell them at $65.O0 each
spot cash.-E. NJ. Evans. Agent.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-01

Wanted To Rent. near Durant. about
140 acres good land, two houses for 5
good farmers. 8 mules. Address at
once III. /. Wilson, Hugo, Okla. W.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-01

ma Washington returned home Mon
day from Chicago. where they have
been for several weeks taking special
work.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-01
Special Excursion Fares

to hundred delightful places for summer trips
Fell where you want to 90 and I'll gladly give you
Just the information you want and rca.!y help you
plan your trip. Address Z