Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-07-11

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With the county's assessments more
than million over last year, and with
a board q county commissioners ecof
fiomioaily Inclined. when It comes to
making up budgets, It is our belief
that the tax ievies for this year will
be lighter than last
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The Bryan County Horse Show was
a success financially and otherwise.
So far as we are able to learn. there
is no fault to find with the Judging.
Nothing succeeds like success, and II
appears now that the Bryan County
Horse Show is now a permanently es-
tablished institution.
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Merchants over the county report
sales for the month of June far in ex-
cess Of the business done during June
last year. Almost every merchant in
the locality is buying havier for fall
than last fall, and all are preparing
for the biggest fall business in the
history of Bryan county. Good cotton
aud corn will do the trick. f..-
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An eastern scientist has advocated
doing away with thermometers, His
theory Is that the mere fact that the
mercury stands at 100 in the shade,
in itself often makes such an impress
sion upon the mind that heat pros
tration follows, when in reality the
heat has only normally affected the
body of the person SO Frustrated,
II is probable that in order to prop
erly maintain Durants public schools,
that an extra school tax will needs be
voted upon the city's taxpayers. Pro-
gressive citizens everywhere believe
in the best schools possible, and the
voters of Durant, we believe, would
hardly turn down a small additional
levy to keep their schools up TO stand
ard.
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Never before in the history of this
cosntry have so many people been
stricken with the intense heat and
died, as in the past two weeks. The
suffering seems to have been entirely
in the north and east, which makes
It appear that the south, immune SC
far from heat fatalities, is coming into
her own as the place to live in warm
weather.
The Durant Weekly News-Cornel
Drug Store piano voting contest Is
creating more interest each week, and
competition among the contestants IL
keen indeed. There is yet time fol
other young ladies to get into the
race. and the reward is queenly. All
elegant piano is not to be had every
day for the asking. but little hard
work for a few weeks will bring 8
fine piano into some younk lady's
possession.
The bridge ON the M. o. & G. which
burned Sunday night was evidently
the work of the fire bug The quich
work of farmer in tagging the train
saved it from going into the ditch. The
railroad wrecker and bridge burner IL
more dangerous to the public safety
than the average "gunman." One who
will deliberately endanger the lives OF
many persons to satisfy a petty
grudge against corporation SHOULD
be dealt with in the same mannefaas
a smallpox pidemic-"stampe out"
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In an article headed Court House
Not Yet Needed" our neighbor, the
Caddo Herald. misrepresents the facts
when reference is made to the pro-
posed bonds running thirty years and
drawing six per cent interest. The
bonds as proposed would run 25 years
at s per cent. making an interest fund
OF sIs7,50O and not s27O,OG0 as Broth
er Crossett misrepresents. court
SAVE THE TAXPAYERS MORE
THAN TIE DIFFERENCE BE-
TWEEN RENT ON THE PRESENT
BUILDINGS AND INTEREST ON
BONDS. IN THE MORE EcoNoMI-