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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-09-12

Birdie Worthy, the young girl WAC
attempted suicide By swallowing pois-
on in her room in the Rock hotel, as
told in another part of this paper,
died early Wednesday morning. When
the girl was found writhing with pain
after taking the dose of poison, medi-
cal help was summoned and 1t was
thought that her life could be saved.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-09-12

We keep euod line of fresh and
cured meats always on hand. A. Wolfe
G. Co. wst
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-09-12

Farmers who intend showing cotton
at the county fair to be held here Oc-
tober, s. .. 10. are asked by the fair
directors to pull the stalks with the
bolls on them and lay them away so
that the unopened bells may all open
up. In this manner the cotton will
show up much better than il left
standing until ready to show.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-09-12

Barbecue meats on Wednesday and
Saturday at the o. X. Meat Market.
A. Wolfe & Co. VISA
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-09-12

Rev Harry Boult returned Monday
morning from Folsom Grove, where
he had been for the past two weeks
holding protracted meeting for the
Baptist congregation. The meeting
was a great success in every particn-
lar. twenty-five conversions being re-
Aported during the meeting. Sunday
afternoon fourteen were baptised
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-09-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mccain de-
parted Thursday for their home in
Coalgate, after few days visit with
the formers sister, Mrs. Agnes Linda,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-09-12

Harned's New Store is open for bus
iness, with a new store and new up
to-date stock, Call around. d. G. Har.
ned, Prop. Adv
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-09-12

Sundays win0s,orm was the worst
at Coalgate, northwest OF Durant,
where several thousand dollars worth
Of property was destroyed. The shed
store room of the Hale-Halsell Gro
cery Company at that place was de-
molished, together with lot of goods
stored there, entailing a loss to the
company Of about $4,000. A deluge Of
rain fell there during the storm and
afterwards.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-09-12

This paper has been requested by
the directors of the Bryan County
Fair to announce tina any and all COM
munlcations asking information about
the big fair be addressed to Bruce
YORK Assistant Secretary. Durans.
okla, who will give the same prompt
attention.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-09-12

Harned's New Store is open for bus
mess. with new store and a new up
to-date stock. Call around. d. G. Har-
ned, Prop. Adv.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-09-12

II you want your meat early phone
early and your orders will be filled
promptly. A. Wolfe & Co. VISA
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-09-12

Boys Wagons, Severance Hardware
Co. 37w3
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-09-12

The condition of crops in Oklahoma
on September first. or harvest time, as
estimated by the U. s. Department Of
Agriculture, is given below expressed
in percentages, 100 representing a per-
feet condition.: Com, SO; oats, so;
alfalfa, 60; millet, 81; kafir corn, SO;
broom corn, as; sorghum, 4S; potatoes,
go; cabbage, 35; onions, So; apples,
AZ; grapes, Go; hoy, tons per acre,
O.sO; cotton, August 25th, 40.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-09-12

During the hard windstorm which
struck this city Sunday afternoon and
which lasted about minute, many
trees were blown down and about fif=
ty light and telephone wires torn
down. The portico over the driveway
at the home of A. l.. Severance on
North Third avenue was torn away,
as was the railing from the balcony of
the rear porch at B. f. Orders house
Many minor damages are reported
from many parts of country directly
surrounding this city.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-09-12

The examining trial of John Lind
say, who killed J. Y. Schenck. the
Sulphur editor. was to have been held
in Sulphur Saturday, but counsel for
Mr.. Lindsay secured an order restrain
ing the sheriff from. delivering nthe
prisoner to the sheriff of Murray .coun-
ty and also restraining the sheriff of
Murray county from taking the prison
er from taking the prisoner out of the
county The order was basedupon the
likelihood tbRl Lindsay would be
lynched if he was taken back to sull
phur. The prisoner wasrplaceda. in the
Jail at Norman for safe keeping. ., .~.,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-09-12

Miss Frances Archibald and MIR.
Ollie James, both of this city. were
united in marriage at the home of the
brides father w. s. Archibald, Sunday
evening at seven thirty, Rev. E.
Hotchkin officiating. Only the i'm
mediate relatives of the young couple
we're present. Although quiet home
affair, the wedding was pretty and an
elegant dinner was seryed-.aftar the
ceremony ind CONGRATULATIONS MI. and
Mrs. James are among Durant's most
prominent young people and their nl-
merous friends will be glad to know
that they VIII reside in Durant. They
will be at home at Tenth and Ever.
green streets.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-10

Another weekly newspaper has
been born in Mississippi. 1t wears
the name of the Mississippi Journal
and has for its editor Thos. E. Kelley
IN experienced newspaper writer Of
Jackson the city from which it goes
forth to the world to perform the
mission. We hope that it's taking
the name Mississippi before its
State Journal" does not mean to
imply that it takes itself that seri-
ously as to convey that its the only
journal representative OF the good
old magnolia state and we wot not.
May it have long lease of life and
fulfill a good mission is our weIcom-
ing word.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-10

"a RAVEL may be defined as a
q .w. mass of small fragments of
V III stone which have been more or
less rounded through the ac-
ton Of water and which have been
deposited by the same agency along
sluggish river channels or about the
margins of lakes or other bodies of
water. 1t may have been formed from
the hard rocks along the seashore, the
fragments of which, dislodged by the
elements, fall into the water and are
washed back and forth through the
action of the waves, gradually becom-
ing rounded and smaller
In the New England states and 9th
er of the states lying north Of the Po-
tomac and Ohio river region gravel
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-10
EDITORIAL

The movement on foot in the Mill
tary circles of this country to elimi-
nate the negro from the U. S. Army
IS a step which should meet with
hearty encouragement by all whom
observation has made familiar with
the ills which grow out of putting
arms in the hands of the black They
are abuserS of peace rather than
guardians of it as soldiers. shooting
up towns and making trouble gener-
ally wherever quartered-so much
SO that even the New England states
don't want them stationed within
their confines.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-10
N0TIcE OF TRUSTEES SALE.

State of Mississippi
Greene County.
Under and by virtue of the authority and pro-
visions OF certain deed of trust executed by
j. y. Kittrell and g. q. Faux in favor of the
l.. ~. Dantzier Lumber Company, corpora
ton. dated April 18th. 1909 to secure d certain
evidenced by one promissory note. dated April
H. 1909 and maturing twelve months after date
ana conveying the hereinafter described prop
efty which deed of trust is of record in book
pages 440-i4l OF the Records Of Mortgages and
Deedsof Trust OF lands of the Greene County.
Mississippi Records, and default having been
made in the payment OF said Indebtedness so
secured by said deed Of trust. and demand
having been made upon the undersigned trus-
tee named in said deed of trust by the said
L. N. Dantzler Lumber Company, the benefi-
ciary under said deed of trust; l. Hinkle Z.
Heidelberg, Trustee. will on Monday
the 9th. day of January, 1913,
sell within legal hours at the Front Door Of
the Court House in the Town OF Leakesyille.
Greene County. Mississippi. the following de-
Scrbed real property. to wit;
NW4 Section 10 Township North Range
West Greene County. Mississippi and ut of
the proceeds arising from said sale will pay
first the cost and expense OF executing this
trust and apply u balance to the payment of
said Indebtedness.
WitLess my signature on this the Goth. day
of December, A. ID. 1912
1-24 HINKLE P. HEIDELBERG. Trustee.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-10

The newspaper friends of S. Joe
Owen will learn with pleasure that
he has returned to the tripod having
bought half interest back in the New
Albany Gazette which he sold some
time during 1912 to one Mr.. Smith
but which since had fallen into the
hands of J.. J. Flowers who still re-
tains one-half interest. Joe Owen
is a useful man with his pen; stand
ing for clean progressive government
and for all those train of things
which make for the happy and pros
porous Mississippian IN these days of
rapidly changing conditions. We
trust that Joe NAV not soon forsake
his first love again but may, stay
hltched liz harness and exhibit long
career of journalistic usefulness. He
is member of the Legislature at
present from his county, has served
ia the state senate from his district
and been spoken of for congress and
is recognized stalwart lawmaker.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-10
That Juvenile RefOrmatory Must Come.

Magnolia Gazette.
Representative N. A. Mott, OF
Yazoo cour ty has already prepared
for introduction in the house of rep
resentatives, when the next session
of the legislature convenes, bill
providing for the establishment of a
state juvenile reformatory. This
was one of the great measures which
failed of passage at the last session.
The bill passed the senate by large
majority, but the house rejected it
chiefly on the ground that the bill,
as drawn, permitted taking of boys
from their parents, and sending them
to the reformatory, without sufficient
safeguards about the process. The
Mott bill provides that this may be
done only on the affidavit of FIVE
reputable citizens that the boy is be-
ing reared without restraint and I'M
der immoral conditions. This serves
to start the inqury,<an the chancel-
lor. having jurisdiction will pursue
and complete the inquiry. The bill
carries an appropriation of $4,000,
and proposes to locate the new insti-
tuition on the Rankin county state
convict farm.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-10
A Precedent Found.

Vicksburg Daily Post.
Those SO, 600 fourth-class postmas-
ters whom President Taft put in the
classified service are beginning to
bob up to annoy the Democrats VINO
can t see why they should be given a
life clnch on their jobs. 1t was only
a few days before the election that
President Taft threw the protecting
aegis of the civil service regulations
over them, but President Wilson can
suspend the order if be desires. He
would find an excellent precedent for
such a course in the temporary sus-
pension by President Harrison of
President Cleveland order placing
all Federal employees in the railway
mail service in the classified service.
After lot of Republicans had re-
placed Democrats the original order
was put into force again. If the
Democrats should follow the same
plan the Republicans would have no
right to complain. Surely they have
fed at the Government trough long
enough, and in all courtesy should be
only too glad to give somebody else
a chance.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-10
THE JUVENILE REFORMATORY; RIGHTEOUS
Legislation.

This paper is elated to see the agl-
tatlon for state juvenile reformato-
ry revived by Governor Brewer and
Representative Mott of Yazoo Coun-
ty, who has drafted bill containing
provisions which he thinks will salts
fly the Objectionable features which
caused the bill for such reformatory
to meet defeat in the Legislative
session of 1912. We have been ad-
vocates for quite awhile of the state
providing vocational education I'M
der proper restrictive Influences OF
authority, to the incorrigible youth
within its bounds, and we think such
legislation will be incomplete that
fails to provide for the sequestration
by proper cautious course of such
boys and girls as have proved them
selves in that class, though they
have not gone SO far as to fairly
breach the criminal statute in a way
that conviction could be had in the
courts. Motifs bill seems to cover
this feature satisfactory, and we
trust will safely be carried. and we
feel certain that he will weld to any
necessary amendments which the
limehght of the soloos in session
may declare indicated. And in this
line let US add that we also still be-
lieve in the expansion of the voca-
tional educational idea to the free
and lawabiding children of the state
even farther than is at present open
ing through agricultural high schools
but that is a good opener for the
grammar grades youth.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-10
A Worthy Newspaper Writer Promoted,
Coast Beacon.

Coast Beacon.
Gerard Harris, one of the most
interesting writer's at Jackson, and
lawyer of prominence at the State
capital, has accepted position as
editorial writer on the Mobile Regis
ter. The Register could have made
no better selection. as Mr.. Harris
articles are always brief, brilliant
and presented IN the most attractive
style.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-10
A Juvenile RefOrma .Ory Act Imperative.

Woodville Republican.
The establishment OF a Juvenile re-
formatory IS again coming IN for at
tention from the state press and the
w-makers and we hope the demand
will be made SO strong that a law
will be enacted by the legislature
providing for such an institution.
Governor Brewer IS in favor of the
movement and we take it that his
action in pardoning SO many young
criminals is intended as a warming as
to what he will do in the pardoning
line if the legislature does not estab-
lish the reformatory.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-10


One good resolution to form for
1913, would be to early in the year
address yourself to the task of finish
all those books started during the
last or previous years which are
worth finishing. Some books are
not worth finishing, and are for that
reason wisely laid aside after their
merits have been laid open by a par
tial reading, but how many good
books is it that we start and for rea-
son or excuse not worth the time in
stating it, are laid away for future
finishing. Let THIS be such a future
time. 1t is wearing on ones self
disciplinary forces to allow a book
which may be little tedious in parts
or hard IN others but of known value,
to bluff US off. Don be so easy to
bog down. A lament has been writ
ten over the decay of good resolves
represented by good books started
and never finished reading. Lets
see if we can t escape the censure in
the sentiment it carries.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-10

PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED GRAVEL ROAD.
be sprinkled while the rolling is in
progress. but if a roller and sprinkler
are not available the road should be
constructed if possible in the spring of
the year. as the successive rains will
cause the material to pack much better
than If the road were built in the dry
hot summer or early fall.
If the gravel is lacking in suitable
binding material and clay or loan is
available Il limited quantity Of such
material may be spread over the sur
face. The clay should be used very
sparingly, however, as it absorbs wa
ter and causes the road to become sof
and muddy in wet weather and dus
in dry weather. When the clay dri
it contracts and causes the road t.
crack. Clay is also affected by frost.
The same may be said of loan. The
best binder Of all is iron oxide, which
is frequently found coating the pebbles.
Very satisfactory results may be OBJ
tained by surfacing the gravel road
with a thin layer of limestone or trap
rock screenings
The split log drag or some similar
device may be used to good advantage
In maintaining the gravel road.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-10
Legal Advertisements.
CHANGER COURT SUMMONS.

CHANCERY COURT SUMMONS.
The state OF Mississippi No. 525.
TOD. w. Maschmeyer the defendant.
You ale commanded to appear before the
Chancery Court OF the County OF Greene, in
sad.State on the
Second Monday Of June. A. d.. 1913,
to defend the suit IN said Court of Mary c. Nc
Leod, wherein you are Defendant
This 30th day Of December A. D.. 1912.
(Chn. CT Seal)l-24 S. r. MCKAY, Clerk.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-10

The BOoK-BORROWER. He W h o
chunks the books. lent by some oblig-
ing friend interested in his intellect
tual growth or entertainment, round
carelessly and handles them with I'M
clean hands; bends them back reck-
lessly to the swapping of the bindings
and makes dog ears on the corners
for place-marks and after he has fin
lshed reading the old football Gas it
were, tossing it carelessly on the la
BILE to be eaten up of dust or wrecked
by careless handling OF children or
other fumblers, or else stores it away
in some closet or his own bookcase,
to lie unprized and unthought of un-
Til the poor maltreated owner hap
pens to think to call for it:-that is
the FELLOW we have in mind to reach
with the satire of this article. How
good it would be If every confirmed
book borrower of these habits of in
gratitude and abuse of bound litera-
ture, could be so reached with some
remark or teaching some how that he
or she could be cured, but most of
them drift on through life and never
are able to shake off their derelic-
tions on this score. Do you know
that such treatment of books is a
pretty good index to the slp-shop,
careless, aimless. drifting sort OF life
and character to which they are
hung onto. There are some excep-
tions but few. to this latter charge
not dilivered in a spirit we trust of
rasplng uncharity but for the fell
purpose to subserve the motive of
article: bring about better things
from them.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-01-10
Herald of Light. Indianapolis. Ind.

Prof. e. A. Ross Of the University
of Wisconsin, says he thinks we may
eventually expect to see cheek splits
and nose-rings used as badges of So
cal standing. He thinks that hob
BILE skirts, tube gowns, aud peach
basket hats, show decided decline
in the intelligence and good serse Of
the women who adopt such customs.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-11-10

cial Athletic club will dance.
Mrs. j. L. Sailors, 1929 Vistula av..
will entertain with an at home for
her sister. Miss Meta Muessel.
The Pleasant View ". c. T. u. will
meet with Mrs. J. Avery, Gle Sher-
man av.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Secor, w.
Marion st. will entertain the MEM
hers Of the Eureka club and their
husbands in honor OF their silver
wedding anniversary.
The Circle OF Mercy will give a
charity card party in American hall.
Mrs. Frank dinner, 1855 Portage
av., will be hostess to the Social
Twelve club.
The Select Pedro club will meet
with Mrs. E. spangle. 626 S. Michi-
gan st.
Members of the Violet club will be
guests OF Mrs. .. A. Hosler, 4O3 h.
Ohio st.
Members OF the Sunshine club will
be guests OF Mrs. T. J. Mintz. 1918
Adams St
Thursday.
The Good old Times club will meet
with Mrs Murdoch, 1876 Haney av.
Mrs. Ralph Method will be hostess
TO the Non Pareil club at her home,
SIS Pennsylvania av.
The Old Time Friends club will be
entertained By Mrs. J. c. Cleis. ia
+. Marion st.
Mrs. Arthur Cook 222 S. st. Louis
St, will entertain the 1912 club.
, The Ideal Embroidery club will
meet with Mrs. w. Fl. Longeneeker,
$40 z. Colfax az.
The Cosmopolitan club will be en-
| tertained at the home OF Miss Treva
EeNar g0e Harrison nv
The business women OF the First
| Presbyterian church will meet at the
home OF Miss Charlotte Partridge
soc Rush st.
Mrs. l.. Z. Carpenter, F.. Colfax av,
will be hostess to the Women's Mis-
sionary society Of Trinity Presbyter.
ian church.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Church Of the Brethren will be enter.
tanned at the home OF Mrs. Jane,
| Kelley, I'LL E. Broadway.
The Ladies' Aid society OF Trinity
VI. f. church will hold an all day
meeting with Mrs. w. Il Gunter, 1921
| Woodward av.
The members OF the Rainbow club
were entertained Thursday afternoon
at the home OF Mrs. Norman Tizer
\ The Modern Bee Hive club will bs
entertained by Mrs. II. F. Smith. 80.
| Kunstman court
The Ladies Aid society OF Gloria
Del Swedish Lutheran church vii
meet IN the church parlors.
| Friday.
Mrs. o. 3. Sailors. 11s Mcrquett,
av.. will entertain at a breakfast FOL
| Miss Meta Muessel
The Norman Eddy Sewing circl,
! will be entertained by Mrs. Johr
| Brodbeck. SOC Leland av.
The Benedict club will dance In
| American hail.
The Jolly Nine club vii. b. enter.
tanned by Mrs. Arthur Miller. 614
Rush St
The Frances Willard W. c. T. L
| will meet with Mrs. Mary Shanafelt
1925 Riverside drive.
Saturday.
The Progress club will hold a gen