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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-20
OKLAHOMA wins
RATE REDUCTION

Material reductions in the freight
rates on cotton bags and bagging, cot
ton ties and tie buckles from Calves
ton, Texas, to points in Oklahoma
were ordered Monday by the inter-
state commerce commission. The COM
plant in the case was directed by the
corporation commission of Oklahoma
against practically all Of the railroads
constituting the southwestern lines
The traffic is heavy. Existing rates
were found to be unreasonable and
discriminatory and the reductions
were ordered to be made by August
15.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-20
100000 FIRE

Pond Creek, Oklahoma, was swept
by fire that did 100000 damage Mon
day afternoon, the heaviest loser being
a big mill and elevator company, who
sustained loss of $4,000. Three
thousand head of chickens and other
fowls perished in the flames when a
poultry yard burned. Firemen were
handicapped by poor water pressure.
The fire of unknown origin started in
the elevator.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-20
TAXES NOW DELINQUENT

Persons who have not paid their
last half 1912 taxes had better see TO
II at once. as all such taxes unpaid by
Monday Of this week began to draw
penalty at the rate of IS per cent
per annum or ~ per cent per month.
The treasurer's office reports that a
small percent of last half 1912 taxes
has been paid, which means that a
big lot OF people will pay the penalty.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-20
CHARGED WITH FRAUD

w. NJ. B. Mitchell, representative in
the state legislature from Pauls VAL
ley. l.. C. Andrews, a Pauls Valley
lawyer and a negro guardian are
charged iwth fraud in connection with
the handling of the negro minors es-
tate there. The charge is that the
men substituted false application for
sale of real estate.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-20
WEST VIRGINIA STRIKE ON AGAIN

The strike zone in West Virginia,
where the U. s. Senate committee has
been investigating the rallroading Of
men to prison by court marshal and
the employing of government troops to
guard the mine owners, has again
broken out in strike, and much dam
age was reported early this week and
deal of fighting.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-20

ton concerning the requirements OF
the examination can be secured from
the postmaster at Albany and the To-
cal secretary at Durant, or from the
U. s. Civil Service Commission, Wash
ington, d. G.
Applications should be filed with
the Commission at Washington 7 days
before the date of the examination.
u. 8. Civil Service Commission.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-20

present and only few knowing of the
intended ceremony, which came as a
surprise to their many friends. Mr..
Bloodworth is brother of his brides
former husband, Alex Bloodworth,
who died about two years ago. Both
bride and groom are we'll known at
Calera and in Durant and have a host
of friends who extend congratulations.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-20
BLOODwoRTH.BLOODwORTH

On last Saturday, at the home of
Rev. ]. B. Bush at Hendrix. was sol
emnized the marriage OF Mrs. Lucy
Bloodworth and Mr. Joe B, Blood
worth Of Calera. not even the most in
innate friends Of the couple being
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-20
MURRAY OPPOSES SILENT
VOTE ELIMINATION

Congressman Bill Murray is quoted
as opposed to Campbell Russell's bill
to amend the constitution Of Oklahoma
by eliminating the silent vote on init
lated bills. Russell's plan is to have
initiated bills carried by majority OF
those voting, while the constitution
calls for a majority Of all votes cast.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-20
EX-SHERIFF SHOT

Charlie Porter of Enid, ex-sheriff of
Garfield county, was shot in the legs
Monday night by Hugh Radford, who
stood over his victims PROSTATE body
until he was arrested by policeman.
The shooting took place in crowded
street at 6 o'clock in the evening, and
Is the result of family row.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-20
FRISCO CHANGES TINE

Two changes in the time card Of the
Frisco Railroad affecting traffic here
are announced as follows: The morn
ing east bound passenger train for
merly leaving at 9:46 will now leave
at 1926. The evening east bound pas
senger formerly leaving at 7:O5 will
hereafter leave at 1908.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-20

which is the almost perfect silicafled
skeleton Of a flying reptile, probably
of the pterodactyli. which measures at
least sixty feet in length.
The creature in life must have had
wing expansion OF eighty feet
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-20
FATAL HEAT WAVE

Resulting from heat wave through
the middle west, eight deaths and
over a hundred prostrations as a re-
suit of intense heat have been re-
ported. Chicago suffered worst and
hundreds of head of live stock in the
stock yards and on cars perished.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-20
Doll Alvis, The Tailor, phone 2Os. If
A Good Investment.

There is no better investment than
fifty-cent piece in a bottle Of Meri-
tol White Liniment. Muscular and
rheumatic pains, swellings, lameness
and soreness of the muscles arc
promptly relieved. Meritol White
Liniment is especially recommended
as a general pain killer Of unusual
merit. Corner Drug Store. w-s
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-20
QUARANTINE LINES REDUCED

About 1900 square miles in this
state will be freed from quarantine
for fever tick in September Of this
year. the territory embracing the coun-
ties of Ottawa, Delaware. Nowata, Nc
CLAIM. Washington, Usage, Grady and
Coroopcba
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-20
COLLECTIONS FOR
MAY $13,358.
COUNTY ALSO HAS $72,217.7s on
HAND IN CASH ON
MAY, 91ST.

The financial statement Of the
County of Bryan for the month of May
shows the county's money matters to
be in healthy state of affairs, the
county having collected during the
month the sum of $13,35S.5S and hav-
ing on hand at the end of the month
the sum of $72,217.72.
The collections for the month were
as follows: Current taxes. 9,451.59;
1911 taxes $667.s4; 1910 taxes $734.O2;
1909 taxes $l67.2S; 1908 taxes $221.2O;
miscellaneous $2,O24.29.
The balance in each county deposi-
tory on the 31st of May were as fol-
lows:
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-20
SKELETON OF FLYING REPTILE

Biologists report the discovery eigh-
teen miles from Casper, Wyoming, OF
a fossil bed conspicuously visible in
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-20
To Cure a Cold In One Day

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Quinine. II stops the
Cough and Headache and works OF the Cold
Druggists refund money II II fails to cure
Il. W. GROVES signature on each box. 2Sc.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-20

o o 8 q o o @ o o o o o o o o
@ OF GENERAL INTEREST o
@ @ g o @ o @ @ o @ @ @ @ 9 @
100000 FIRE
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-20
ror Weakness and Loss OF Appetite

The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
GROVES TAsTRLESS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria and builds up the system. A true tonic
and sure Appetizer. For adults and children. SOC.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-06-20

Doll Alvis. The Tailor. phone 2O6. II
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-02-06

A policy in the New York Life is a
business investment. Talk with T.. A.
Weed, of Hannah about it.
A prominent and popular visitor in
town during the week was the genial
W. H. Wilson over from Clyde.
Miss Frances Lee, daughter of the
editor of the Mountaineer was the
winner of a silver medal elocution con-
test at Walhalla last week in which
there we're eight contestants.
Mrs. F.. j. Hubbard is numbered
among the Langdon people on the sick
list, Sue has been under the doctors
care since Sunday and was threatened
with symptoms of an attack of pleurisy
Walter Erickson and sister, Miss Irene
Erickson, son and daughter of Co. Comr
S. G. Erickson, took Mondays train for
Mayville. where they take up the special
winter course at the state normal school
K. 2. Shelp and wife, j. II. Burkett
and daughter, Miss Sarah Burkett and
VIM. Davidson, were in from the MAZDA
settlement for a visit of a couple of
days with Langdon friends during the
week.
Christmas, the man who created a
Juror here several years age by claiming
to possess divine power to heal by the
laying on Of hands, is still following
it up and is billed to appear IN Minot
this week.
Rev. DR.. Moore, of Grand Forks has
been giving his lecture on ga Trip to
California" at Langdon, Hannah and
other points on this line during the
week, the. proceeds going to the benefit
of the Methodist church.
Harold Collins, whose drug store at
Wales, went up in smoke in the conha-
grafton OF a few weeks ago went south
Monday on a business trip to the Twin
Cities. Mr.. Collins has not fully deter.
mined as to whether he will re-engage
in business at Wales.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-02-06

ALERT & Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first and second mortgages.
L. A. Weed, the Hannah life insurance
mar was in Langdon part Of the week
looking up policy holders for the New
York Life.
Al Heapy came over from Munich on
Sunday 10 visit his father, Mr.. Joseph
Heapy, who left Monday for Hot
Springs, S. Oak.
Miss Sadie johnson, of Edinburg, has
accepted the position of local operator
with the Langdon Telephone Co. She
succeeds Miss Edna Pike, who has left
to take charge of the Park River ex-
change.
Harvey Gainsforth, who recently re.
tired from the local management of one
of Langdon's elevators to remove to the
Canadian Northwest left Saturday to
look over his new location. Mrs. Gains
forth and baby will spend some time
visiting with friends at Fargo and Park
River, before going west in the spring
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-02-06

ALERT & Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first and second mortgages.
1918 desk calendar pads-at the DEMO
RAT office-only a few left-while they
last Is cents each
Attorney Joseph Cleary spent a day or
two in the Forks looking after legal
matters during the week.
Miss Lorraine Koehmstedt visited a
part of the week With friends at Osna-
brock, returning home Monday.
Miss Mae Foshay, of the A, O.. Void
Co., store is spending a vacation visiting
with st. Paul friends for a few weeks
Mrs Fee who has been a guest of the
Nj Morgan family during the week
left Tuesday returning to her home at
Mimic.
Thos. Warehouse is here from Butte.
Mont, visiting his brother, Jas. Mire-
hoose, east of town and relatives in the
vicinity of Sarles.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-02-06
+ Local Happenings

Subscribe for the DEMOCRAT and have
your neighbors do likewise.
1. Dawson was here Monday from
Dresden attending to business matters
between trains.
Morris Orion was a business visitor at
the Forks and Fargo a day or two the
forepart of the week.
John Arid has gone to Saskatchewan,
where he will remain for several months
on bis homestead near Gull Lake.
Miss LaBelle Mahon spent a few days
the early part of the week in the Forks
at the Wesley conservatory of music.
Robert Work and Joseph Heapy took
Mondays train for Hot Springs, S. d.,
were they will make a stay of probably a
month at the sanitarium taking the
treatment.
A. Kieffer and Jas. Gleason, who
have charge of the branch houses of
the Cavalier Co. Implement Co., at
Wales and Hannah, were business visi-
tors in the city Tuesday.
John j. Power was a homeward bound
passenger Saturday after a visit east to
the home of his mother in Ontario. Mr..
Power was also west through Saskat-
chewan on a business trip while away.
Martin Alison has closed his clothes
cleaning and pressing establishment and
gone to his former home in st. Paul for
a stay of a couple Of months during
which he will undergo special medical
treatment.
Cornelius Spenst, who this spring re-
tires from active farming to engagein the
hardware business at Munich has a big
auction sale at his place a few miles ives
OF Langdon on Thursday February goth
Com'r Wienecke conducts the sale.
Adam Witzel and wife left on Satur
days train for St. Joe, Mexico, calico
there by the serious illness of Mrs
Witzel's father, MI. Ogden Quigley, VIII
is not expected to live. Years ago he
was a pioneer resident of the northern
part of this county.
Langdon's recently re organized lod g
OF the knights Of Pythlas order die
work at their meeting Monday evenine
in the ranks of esquire and knight
Visiting knights we're present from the
lodges of Milton and Clyde and tn
initiation degree work was followed b.
a social session.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-02-06

Twenty.slx degrees below zero again
Sunday night.
Yesterday, Ash Wednesday, was the
first day of Lent.
Another cold wave last Friday night,
the thermometer registered 800 below
zero.
Two red letter days on the calendar
next week. Wednesday. the 18th, is
Llncoln's birthday, followed two days
latter by st. Valentines's day.
February 22nd, Washington's birth.
day-annually recognized as a school
holiday-this year occurs on Saturday.
and accordingly does the kids out Of a
days freedom from the school room.
City politics will begin to interest
Langdon people with the first Indication
of the appearance of spring. So far
there has been nothing doing in the way
of suggestions as to new aldermanic
timber or possibilities for the new
mayorship.
Tuesday a. m. the thermometer weDt
down another notch registering 290 be-
low zero and stayed down in the twenties
all day. Just a week ago it will be
remembered we were enjoying a regular
Chinook wind, snow melting and water
running off the roofs Of buildings.
The DEMOCRAT is receiving the print
ed house and senate bills and any of our
readers who are interested may look
owe them at this ofice-provided they
have not been lost in transit. Some
times this happens as a result of poor
wrapping and hard usage in the mails.
Proclamation has been made by the
leaders of the state "Vote for Woman's
League naming Sunday of this week
as Suffrage Day, at which time the
clergy of North Dakota are asked to
devote a part of what they have to say
at their services to the question of wo-
mans suffrage.
Eddie Smith, the Easily wrestler was
bested in two straight falls in a match
pulled off last week oyer at Michigan,
N. D., his opponent being Len Thomp-
! o The time which elapsed before
MIR. Smith was given a clear view OF
the ceiling from the broad of his back
was only about seven minutes in each
OF the bouts.
The city council met Monday night
but postponed holding it's regular month
ly meeting until this evening, owing to
the absence from town of Mayor McIn.
tyre and other members of the council
In addition to the usual routine business
at to nights meeting the council wal
select names to be placed on the jurors
list in the clerk of courts office.
Fred T. Lincoln, who edited the Lang.
don Eagle during the three weeks of its
short lived existence in the close oil
the political campaign of six years
ago, is noted as now being at the head
of a publishing company that has put in
a daily newspaper at South Haven
Mich. He was with the Evening Times
at Grand Forks at the time the Langdor
Eagle sung it's swan song while only 8
three-week old %youngster.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-02-06

Unlimited money to loan on first
mortgages, liberal amounts and lowest
rates Joseph Power, Langdon, N. D.
Hon. Peter Mcmillan, of Hamilton, in
Pemblna county returns to his home
in the Valley after making a visit with
Langdon and Hannah relatives.
The Langdon woman's club announces
that Tuesday of next week the club will
hold its annual evening social sessions
which will occur at the home of Mrs.
A. Schulke, who will be assisted by
several ladies of the club as hostesses.
J. F. Ramage announces that during
The week he has unloaded a shipment Of
eight Ford touring cars of the 1913
pattern. They are four passenger cars,
and prospective buyers will do we'll to
took over these autos before making
their selections.
Mrs. John Power, of Red Lake Falls,
Mimi, and Mrs. D. Collins, of Warroad
Mimi, mother and sister of the late Mrs.
Joseph Power, we're arrivals on yester-
days train from the east to attend tbs
funeral Of the deceased held this TORE
noon. Two brother. Jas, and Albert
Power arrived in the city from their
homes at Crookston, MINI. on Tuesday,
but owing to the train being late did
not reach here until after their sister
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-02-06
For Violin Lessons See
j. B. FAUST
inquire at U. C.. T. Hotel
LANGDON, NJ. OAK.

Frank A. Bo%omgaarden, who recent
ly sold his farm south of Langdon to
A. Chaput, is this week closing a deal
for the purchase of a quarter section OF
land near Alexandria, MINI. land expects
to remove to that place with his family
early in March. The Boomgaarden
family lave a number of friends who
greatly regret to hear of their deciding
to leave.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-02-06
DrS. Smith Nichols
DENTISTS Donovan Block

c. j. Kelly, who has been engaged in
conducting mercantile sales in this
state and Montana since retiring from
business in Langdon a few years ago,
was an arrival on tuesdays train and
during his stay in the city will take
charge of the auction sale at the Boyd
department store which opened yester-
day and will continue until the entire
stock is disposed of.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-23
WILL FORCE The
GAS COMPANIES

Special Dispatch 90 tic intelligence.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. oct 90.
Nll ga. water and light companies.
tutil- hlIg sa7. water or licht 10 mu
nicil dliIl.s. 1rd telephone compauie.
nav" been notified by the public sery.
Ice commission thu; uo increase In
rates or chargcs Will be permitted un.
tI such corporation have by prorpr
petition and sufficient cvidsur.
ehoWn ~ tho satisfaction OF tho com
mission Oh" necessity Tor making eucn
'ncr asc in rate, or charger and that
such rates or charges arc necessary.
DO. and reasonable This notice va
ruWpfrd IN the q. mmiss.1u ON at-
count 90 tI" prop1trd plan OF q largr
number OF gas .ud water cOmpanips
-uppil iuE Cif.t. a.l towns iu trf,
STATE. aunounDIr1 Increase iu rates.
ana charge beginning November
ON" oi these corr .tatioas which ir
t'i'ln- flc authprI ira o. the uILIic
."rti'' D1mmi ION. D. tho Fairmort
tnf Grafton Gas company which. ID
L'W l'Fs 1t'. changed ite nam. tl tl.
f''t-i'Irrl ami West virginia Gas
company This. and .uhsIo .lrv com
I1nir. s upu+". go. frr domestic rur.
Ic.c- iu seven elites iu fls northern
larf oi tnr state and. although cIo. o.
~ in- Eas belts. propose tO iurrel a..
tnDlr rhnrrns TOR domestic uuruo-a.
rom 20 f' .' cont. pcr ] 600 cubic
foot
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-23
SHRTNERS LOOSE
AT BLUEFIELD
5000 ni.r1'.h % ~ frt,ur-r-.-

Special Dispatch to th. frtsiurlr..-
ULUEFTELI W. Va. OCT se
Headed bv Dixie their mascot. over
600 sArusrs with fhs.r celebrated
bra baud. fIradrd fIr PRINCIPAL
r-Inef. OF the clf. luIst and 'fo.rf. .tf'
They are putting about .H tender.
iDrt. over thr bot sand.
After th" initiation rcrDm1r.a ID
banquet WIZ follow fruIrht frlr H
dance In II. UrW Masonic I'mrI. rr.
700 ih, wee sun' hours OF fhr MORN
1hrIn'r, ever held in tHIs CTS. Nanr..
sentative. iruu HI over tho rf.f. 4ro
nr a"ut. and INurfisif D.. rn.n- f.r.
."Ii proud tu show them t good tIrs
arI fhr town d. their. f1.rIrIt Tl.
h'u. h'IDm patro' attracted much 10
favorable comments wsr. m.Ua
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-23
SENSATIONAL .
TESTIMONY
GIVEN BY WOMAN IN FAM
Gus RUSSIAN MUIR
DER TRIAL.
Former Police CHIEF Says He
Failed TO Find Any Evidence
duplicating Beiliss.

KlEN. Rupssia. Oct 22.-The for.
mer chief of police OF Kiev, Krassov-
sky. gave important testimony to-day
at the trial OF Mendel Bcliss. charged
with the murder of the Christian boy.
Andrew Yushinsky. in March. 1911.
lie had investigated the crime, and
declared on the stand that he had
lound nothing to implicate Beiliss.
lie repudiated the suggestion that he
mad made no Investigation TO discover
evidence against Beiliss.
NrassoVsky described his investica.
tion and told how he had interrogated
all persons employed at the brick
works At the time OF the murder and
made inquiries concerning them and
became convinced that none OF them
had any connection with the crime.
dis gulsed as workman the police
ins peC'or had ming "a with the brick
workers and listened 20 their talk
concerning the murder lie learned
that the general opinion among tehm
was mat the crime had been commit
ted Gy thieves. who feared that IL
the boy was not gotten rid OF he
mlshJ make damaging disclosures re-
garding them
Arrested by Secret Police.
The witness said that Beiliss had
been arrested 10y the secret police.
the head o. which body al Eiey at
tuat time was Colonel Kulibhe. whose
name was notorious in connection with
The assassination OF Premier Stolypin.
re declared That kuliahkc told him
there was no need TO make q domi.
ciIiary visit TO Vera Tchebardak's
mouse This testimony was taken as
bearing out the report that the Tche-
beriak woman had been shielded by
tho secret police
That great importance attached TO
iNraesoN Ky - evidence was indicated
ny the efforts o. counsel representing
the anti-Scm tic organizations to dis.
credit his reputation Krassovsky ad.
mittcd that he had been proceeded
against five times during his Official
(continued on Page Eight)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-23
BETWEEN 230 AND 28O MINERS ENTONRED
2ooPOUND husband
SAYS I. 'OUNO WIFE
TP's ED HIM CRUELTY

SpS Disratch to Intelligencer.
thRkERSBURG. w. Va,
'Cct 20. Bruce kittle. Of
Lima, o.. brother OF judge Kit
tie, OF the Barbour and Ran
dolph Circuit. has been refused
a divorce from his wife, Lillian
kittle, by District Judge Ruck-
er. az Reno. New. Kittle, who
weighs 200 pounds, charged his
wife, who weighs 12o pounds,
with extreme cruelty. He
charged that she shook and
nagsed him for smoking az
their home. Mrs. kittle is els
iting friends here at present.