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Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-13
OBITUARY.
Peter Peohie.

Peter Pechie, 73, died at his home in AttaWaugan Thursday. He was native of Canada. but has been a resi- dent in the town of Killingly for many years For the past few years MT. Pechie has been retired. He is sur ,vived by his wife and several chlI-
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-04-04
DURANT TEAM TO MARIETTA

O.
Manager Stony Jewell OF the Durant
Club OF the TO. League, and FOUR
teen players left Thursday morning
for Marietta, where they were to play
exhibition games Thursday, Friday and
Saturday afternoons with the Marietta
team. This team is an independent
team, but are a, fast bunch, and Stony
will be able. to give his men some good
workouts in the three games. ia
Jewell is trying to. arrange for az
exhibition game, at Ardmore for Sun
Gay but has learned nothing definite
as yet. II that game is not arranged
other games with various teams may
be scheduled for this trip. in which
event the team may remain away from
home for several days.
The Durant bunch is sure Showing
ONE class. and If the other teams II
the league show up as well, the TO
.eague will be the fastest class D
.ea cue in the country, and but little
below the Texas League. 1t is the be
ef of persons we'll up in ball circle:
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-04-04
GOLD AT BENNINGT0Ni


There is gold and plenty Of II all
around Bennington, Many here are
aware of It,, but the knowledge has
not extended throughout the state as
widely as we would like.
To extract the gold from the mother
earth requires no expensive machin-
cry and but very little capital. In
fact many. are getting considerable OF
Il who started with no capital. but
their labor. I.t-,
Z The process is simple: go out any
place near here in the woods, either
buy or lease a few acres II can be
bought very cheap or leased on good
q terms; gut or .deaden the timber
plant to .cottons p9tatoes, .corp or plant
TO fruit or, vegetables and. your GOLD
: mine is opened and will produce. The
principal beauty OF the speculation L
that the more You dig II. the more
you get. and It will last for years.
Hundreds of men are proving th'
above in this section. Why not you
Mr.. City man, that is grinding aloni
working for wages, and spending par
of your income for gold lettered stool
in some wild cat proposition?-Ben
nington Tribune.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-04-04

that all the towns in the TO Leasu
this season are stayers and are all
good ball towns. II the League can
finish the season intact, the formative
period is passed, and the To League
an assured fixture in the baseball
world.
Durant has always been a good town
for baseball, as has been demonstrated
thoroughly the past season When q
town will all get behind alosing team
and pull and boost, you can depend
on 1t that it is a good ball town, snl
cannot be excelled for loyalty.
This season will be entirely differ
ent from all previous seasons. as we
are starting the season with a first
iclass team and one that can and viii
make all comers hustle tn catch them
JEWELS men are all feeling fine. an(
everyone is getting in first class shane
There is hardly sore arm in the en-
tire bunch and all are anxious f1r tn
opening game of the season, when the
can demonstrate their ability to th'
fans OF the city.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-04-04
WOULD CAPIT,LIZE
MUsKOGEE'S DEFEAT

This paper has received long press
notice from the secretary OF the Okla
homa CITY Fair Association. footing
'em up" over the fact that the bill to
create a State Fair at Muskogee was
officially snubbed Nv his nibs, the
Governor. and we are pleased of an
opportunity to consi7n the copy" in
question to the waste basket. Whether
Oklahoma City or Muskogee is entitled
to be officially designated as State
Fair town. is Of little concern to this
paper, but II does appear that the gov
ernor's action in vetoing the Muskogee
bill was prompted purely from person
.aI prejudice and not from any desire
Ior intentions with good intent toward
the state as a whole. Then again. II
hardly seems right that the governor
alone should dictate in any measure
finally the policy of the state as a
state.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-04-04


and H. e. Hibdon, SO, for trustees.
T, w. Erwin suffered 5000 loss by
'fire with no insurance when his black.
smith shop was destroyed by fire Mon.
lay night The origin of the fire Is
not known. The building, which was
renting for So per month. was owned
by J. H. .wilkerson of Dallas. He car
Iried no insurance.
w. B. Swift, who for the past sever
years has conducted the Star Restau
rant in Durant, was in Kenefick Tues
day looking over the town with thu
Idea in mind OF building hotel here
SHOULD he SO decide, Jim Stowers, als'
Of Durant, will be associated with hin
lin the venture.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-04-04
GOING AFTER ENTERPRISE

At the meeting of the city council
last week, a delegation of citi-
zene asked the council to appoint n
committee OF three to act with a like
committee from the Chamber of Com
merce in negotiating for a proposition
with the Texas Light & Power Co..
relative to the sale of the city light
and power plant. 1t is proposed that
this committee shall obtain the best
proposition they can from the company
and submit the proposition for the ap-
proval Of the people at an election at
an early date this summer.
The council appointed three MEM
bers for the committee; J. M. Crook
Vic Phillips and DR.. J. A, Moore. The
executive committee of the Chamber
OF Commerce have appointed as their
members of the committee; Ed f
Rines, Jas. Mckinney and r. e. Pow
ers. This makes a strong COMMITTEES
Of representative business men and 4
is aQpiteg qsrtaip that, jim SG9nferercs
with representatives Of the light and
power company's, representatives the,
+, will secure . good proposition and II
the, fullest sense protect the INTEREST,"
OF the city,, esk.yb
The location Of the power compan,
depends greatly upon the work OF thi'
committee. 1t has an influence upoT
the new interurban line which thu
company expects to build north from
Denison and the street system which
they propose for the city. Negotia
tions will be opened with the compan'
at once and as soon as possible th'
proposition of the company for tn
purchase OF the citv's plant will b.
placed before the citizens for their an
oroval or rejection. This propositio'
Is awaited with considerable interes
by all citizens and will mean grea
deal to the city.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-04-04
GIVE THE HOME MERCHANT
AN OPPORTUNITY

Before sending out an order to a
mail order house, go to your home
merchant, be honest with him, tell
him what you want and what you can
buy 1t for Ninety-nine times out Of
a hundred he will meet the price with
as good or a better article. No mat
ter what the claims OF the catalogue,
your merchant can buy cheaper than
you can, even Of these same houses,
Why not give him a chance, at least.
You have nothing to lose by talking
20 your merchant like a man, and he
may save you money. Both you and
he would feel better over the tran
aSaction at least-Bennington Tribune
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-04-04

For the second time within three
weeks ]. w. Buzbee's store was enter
ed last Sunday night and some good4
stolen. This time work shirts, shoes
flour meat, and dress goods were
taken. Two suits OF clothes were
taken the other time.
On the same night as this second
robbery, some one had also entered
Reeds store, but nothing was taken
The store had been entered by wa
of a window, while the family was a.
church.
Just as Town Justice Morris wa
preparing to put the Goddess and ta'
scales in the safe for the night las
Saturday. two patriots got into a mix
up on the street. and as result Nor
ris took in s2O.5O after he had close'
his books for the day.
w. M. Johnson was the winner u
the only contest in the city election
winning over e. c. Holm for truste
from the first ward by 55 to IL. Vote
FLOR the other candidates were as fol
lows: c. r. wells, clerk. So; 'Rober
Langley, justice. So; Baxter Carter
treasurer, 81; W. e. Strickland, o.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-04-04
SOMETHING TO STUDY OVER

Twelve million farmers in the
United States produce about nine bill
l'ons of wealth every year. To do
this they borrow and pay interest ON
six billion dollars. Their annual in
terest charge is $40 million dollars
The rate is higher than corporations
pay on poorer security, and double
what European farmers pay. Would
a credit system for the man who bor-
rows to improve his farm and for the
renter who wants to earn a home CT
the. pay-as-you-go plan, be good
thing for this country?
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-04-04
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS

Constable Milt Mcpherson was in
from Achille attending to business
Monday. e
Deputy Tom Tabor was in frord
Kemp on business Tuesday of .this
week.
w. w. Knight, who has been very
ill for several days, is out on the
streets this week, feeling improved.
DR.. n. Miller has returned from at.
tending the State Dentists Association
at Oklahoma City. DR.. Miller wal
placed upon the executive council o
the association.
Ben Daugherty of Muskogee, th'
-ontractor who built the s. e. Norma
building and the Rushing buildin'
here is in Durant this week on bust
ness.
John Ausley was up from Callers
this week arranging for series o
meetings to be held, to discuss IN
Southern States Cotton Corporation
cotton holding plan.
Hugh Cox has commenced tn
erection of a modern new bungalo'
at the corner OF Eighth and Mulberr
streets, just south OF Mr.. Cox's resi-
dence property.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-04-04
cANDIDArE soIciDEs

Mayor w. II. Morley of Wan, okla,
defeated Tuesday for reelection, yes
terday morning blew out his brains
with a revolver in his sitting room
before his daughter. lie had been ac-
cused in the campaign before ane
election of having embezzled money
paid into the city for fines, and offic-
ial charges had been made against plm
It is said. ,e
He did not speak one word Of ex-
planat,on. lut wnhe walking about the
room suddenly picked up the gun and
Inca. tft
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-04-04
LET Us START You IN BUSINESS.

VIII furnish you 81, 900 worth Of relig-
ious books and Bibles on credit till fall
and teach you how TO sell from 500 to
500 worth of books per week and take
notes from purchasers payable next fall
Will allow you SIS per week Tor exgen-
see and show YOU how to make from $50
TO 1900 per month. No one but white
men between the nges of n and 90. with
rood character, who can furnish horse
and buggy, need answer. Don't write
unless you mean business. We are busy
and haven't time to lose with those
who are rot In earnest. State age, give
three business men 80 reference. No
letters answered unless references are
Riven. Address an at the nearest Office
10 you. PHILLIPS BOYD PUBLlSH-
ING COMPANY, Atlanta, Ga, Dallas,
Tex. and Little Rock. Ark.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-04-04
BREAKING LEyEEs WRECK CITY

shawneetown, ILL.,, April o.-Shaw-
neetown, $50 miles northeast of Cairo,
1900 inhabitants, was wrecked by the
Ohio river flood Wednesday. Hundreds
of persons we're rescued by means Of
boats Of tie naval reserves.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-04-04

Lacy Grimes, who has heen clerk o'
the county court, rendered his officia'
RESIGNATION this week, and departed
for Achille, where he will be assistant
cashier OF the First National Bank
now being started at that place.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-04-04
Let Us show You

II you are. sufferer Of piles OF
hemmorhoids in any form, come to our
store and let us show you Meritof Pile
Remedy. 1t is one Of the best prep
arations we have ever handled and is
sold on positive guarantee. Corner
Drug Store. f
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-04-04

For rent-five room house on North
4th and Pine. Good garden Apply
Durant News office.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-04-04
T HE NEWS
CLUBBING OFFERS

We are pleased TO announce the fol.
lowing clubbing propositions Of stand
ard periodicals with the DURANT
WEEKLY NEWS:
Clubs Price Of Each Club
Durant s1.00 rrice
Texas Farm and Ranch $1.00 1Th
Hollands Magazine-----s1.00
Durant News-----------sl.oO 1 E0
Texas Farm and Ranch $1.00 i'Ju
Durant News---E------z$1.00 4 E0
Hollands Magazine-----;1.00 liJV
Durant News-----------u.O0
Dallas Semi-Weekly IN
Farm News--------$1.e0
Durant News-----------s1.00 40E
Farmer and stockman--s1.OO lILJ
Ourant News-----------s1.o0
Oklahoma Farmer 11u
Stockman-----------
Durant News-----------{1.oo or
Thrice-a-Week SI,UJ
New York wOrld---sl.Oo
Make all remittances payable to the
Durant News, Durant Oklahoma.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-04-04
KENEFICK KIIPPINGs

From the Kenefick Dispatch
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-04-04

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05

II properly advertising the Bol
derland route and making a bid
early and keeping persistently at
work, Ell Paso has a chance to bring a
big automobile touring party this way
in 1915. 1t will probably De the big
gest in the history of the country and
would be the biggest advertisement
that was ever gwen transcOntnental
road.
In a communication from Detroit is
the following:
las the direct result of the success
full tour of the Indiana Automobile
Manufacturers from Indianapolis to san
Francisco and Los Angeles there is
now being organized in New York a
mighty caravan to cross the American
continent in 1915 with the conclusion
of the tour at the Panama Pacific ex-
position.
"One of the men of New York who
participated in the Indiana tour has
already announced that he will take
the matter in hand and carry it along
and while his name is not given it is
suspected in Detroit automobile circles
that W. J. Morgan is the man in ques-
ton, as he has been active ever since
the earliest days of motoring in pro-
motion
sMr. Morgan originated the great
Ormond-Dayton Beach race meets, the
Mount Washington hill climb, National
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05

I'll PASO has set one pace tor Los
Angeles and that is the DeautiIl-
IL cation of it's county road with
trees and shrubbery. Two years ago the
county commissioners of FL PasO coun-
ty inaugurated a program OF tree pla eLll'-,
ing along the county road ana HVm
Los Angeles has taken up the I ma
and is to spend S33, 600 in setting OUT
and caring for trees along the auto
mobile roads leading out of that cry
The Los Angeles people started the
work last year, when they spent 80,
900 They are so well pleased Win
their first efforts that this year theS
are going into it on a large scaIe-
Stuart J. Flintham, county 1ofsstets
of Los Angeles county, declares ma
all the main thorOughfares OF the couu-
tv will be bordered by trees IN IlIile-
The purpose Of planting the trees, nc
declares, is to add to the attractlVeness
of the roads and at the same time pro-
tect the pavement from the heat OF the
Last year we planted trees along
35 miles of county roads" said Mr.
FIintham, "and this year We ha4e
planted about % miles additional, Whlle
caring for the trees planted year aSo-
BY the end of next years planting We
will have nearly 100 miles OF county
roads bOrdered with trees
But it is not possible for US with me
money appropriated to keep up Win
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05
Trees Along the Public Highways
=: :: =: =: :: :: :: :: =
Los Angeles Follows Ell Paso

the road building of the county There
are now about $50 miles of roads paved
with the recent bond issue, and 1t VIII
take US some time to get them Hned
with trees.
Trees have already been planted by
US along the Wiltshire boulevard, along
the Ocean-to-Ocean highway, as far as
FL Monte, and the Long Beach boule-
ward has been lined with them, as also
has been the San Fernando road
I'VE find that the cost of planting
trees along highways varies from $500
to $500 a mile. We are taking care TO
plant the trees in such manner that
there will be little danger of their dy-
ing. To this end we dig large holes
fill them with good soil and fertilizer
I would rather plant 10-cent tree IN
a 9O-cent hole than a 90-cent tree IN =
1O-cent hole.
by giving a tree a good start it wiz
be able to look out for itself in a little
while, and thus the expense for main
tenance will be lessened-
In selecting our trees, we use only
evergreens. which will keep the roads
attractive the year around Trees that
are common to Southern California are
preferred
Harmony will prevail in the planting
Of trees along each road, but roads viii
vary from each other in the class OF
trees to be used This is for the pur-
pose of giving travellers change when
going from one road to another
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05
AUTO REGULATION
BY GOVERNMENT
Plan Is Meeting With General APP
prOvaEBHI Is Now Be
fore EOngress.

Proposed Federal regulation OF
automobiles, which is now before con-
gress. has been approved oy tne
American Automobile association
The bill in part reads as follow;
No person who shall have quail
fled by complying with the laws ana
regulations of the state, territory, or
district of his residence to use ana
operate such vehicle or vehicles
(self-propelled) shall be required IN
any other state or territory or district
into which he may go for business or
pleasure to make any additional reg
istratiOn or take out any additional
license in order to use or operate any
such machine"
1t will be remembered that the
American Automobile association
on two occasions in past years made
vigorous contention for law that
would open the cOuntry's roads to a
motor car owner in the same manner
that is within the discretion Of all
other interstate travellers
Sentiment has changed. and over
a million motorists testify to the
gradual disappearance OF an unreal
soning prejudice. which chairman
Charles T Terry OF the associations
legislative board hopes will evaporate
entirely when the AdamsOn bill re-
ceives attention at the regular ses-
sion of Congress next winter.
The Buffalo meeting also saw the
first draft of the uniform regulations
chairman of which is Dr. H NJ Rowe,
president of the Automobile club OF
Maryland When the report is COM
pIeted the American Automobile As
ISOLATION will recommend the regula-
tions to its 500 odd clubs in all parts
of the country
Grade crossings adjustment and ef-
forts TO lesson this menace to in
creasing roads travel will be taken up
by a committee, the head of which is
Preston Belvin. president of the Nir-
gina State Automobile ASSOCIATION
That this matter demands urgent ma
tional consideration is attested by the
multiplying of fatalities at railroad
crossings. which in many instances are
marked by warnings that are made
quate for modern needs
Upon invitation DR.. Z. Stagg Whit
in. executive chairman OF the natiOnl
committee on prison labor, was pre-
sent, with the result that there VIII
be cooperation between the commit
tee and the A. A A in furthering the
employment of prisoners in roads
The dates for the annual meeting
in Richmond, Va were set for Dec
ember / > and 3. and 1t is expected
that a record breaking attendance viii
be present
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05

perlal, Brawley Yuma, Phoenix and
tucson, and then to Deming, where he
visited with his son, Harry, who is
somewhat of pathfinder in the hay
making business over there.
rms log from Long Beach was made
for the official Blue Book as far as
Phoenix. The Borderland is already
logged carefully from Phoenix to FL
PasO, and Mr.. Lester logged the road
from FL PasO TO Roswell last winter
There is a log from Roswell to Dodge
City, Kas., where the Borderland
merges into the historic Santa Fe Trail.
This makes the Borderland well cared
Tor IN the way of logs, but not half well
enough cared for by log drags" Mr.
Lester says. To prove his point he
cites the stretch of road from the foot
OF the hill leaving the CanutilIo valley
TO a point two miles beyond Lanark as
a piece OF alleged road that needed
kneedlng with a road scraper and a few
home made drags
Had No Tire Troubles.
From Long Beach to Deming on his
drive recently, he did not have a pune
ture, a blowout or any tire trouble. He
discovered a new wrinkle in getting
through the Mammoth and Devils sand
washes IN California This system is
10 let the air out of the tires until they
are comparatively flat They will then
get a bite on the sand where a hard
tire viii not take hold.
BOrderland Best Route.
What do I think of the BorderIand
route?" he asked
The Borderland route is the best
road across the country today But
the future of the road does not depend
upon its quality, which is unsrrDa SSed
as much as it does upon the people
living along the road They can make
this road the most popular or the least
known Of any road in the United States.
There are three other roads to com
pete with the BOrderland, but the 9TH
ers do not have a chance When I was
IN california heard the people who
were planning to leave over one of the
northern routes talking of IT, and they
SAID that there was snow on the route
that early and it would probably stay
there for the remainder of the winter
With proper publicity, the repair of
few. bad places like the Canutilo
stretch, and the marking of the road.
with the red. white and green mark
ers of the official route. and the Bor-
derland will be as well known to
transcOntinental tourists as was the old
Overland Trail, the all the year round
route from coast to coast