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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14
JOHN PHILLIPS EXTENDS
THANKS TO VOTERS

To the Democratic Voters of Bryan
County, Oklahoma.
To the voters of Bryan county who
worked for my success at the polls
last Tuesday. in which 1 was romi-
mated for sheriff of the Democratic
party. by a handsome majority, Il
wish to express my sincere thanks.
am not unmindful of the fact that
there are many who wanted to see
another man nominated In my place.
but to these have this to say: l
am going to be the sheriff for the
people of the county and bear no
malice toward them; that / will be
servant of the people at all times
looking to serve the whole people,
preserving order and keeping UP
the good reputation that has been
established by the people Of Bryan
county.
To make my tenure of office a
success. must have the cooperation
and assistance of the people, and /
ask this, and promise to each and
every one that they will not regret
their action last Tuseday.
Again thanking you for your sup
port and of your expression of conf
dence in my ability to serve you. ]
beg to remain,
JOHN PHILLIPS.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14
oKLAHoMA's PUBLIC ROAD

The bulletin recently issued by
the Office of Public roads of the
Federal Department of Agriculture
contains a tabulated mass of statis-
tics regarding the public roads OF
the United States, from which a
great many salient facts about the
roads OF our own state cannot be
passed up without mention. For In
stance, the total mileage of all roads
in the state is given as 1895 miles.
with bare 499 miles, trifle more
than six tenths of one per cent, Inn
proved roads. On the other hand
New Mexico is a newer state than
Oklahoma and one In which the nat
ural condition of the roads is more
unfavorable, has 705 miles OF inn
proved roads out of a total mileage
of 1920, more than four per cent
improved Further still--New Mex
ico spent for roads in 1912, inclrd-
ing county and township expenditure
$500, 900 while Oklahoma for the
same period spent $3,337,1S0, more
than ten times as much-yet New
Mexico has seven hundred and fifty
miles of improved roads as against
four hundred and ninety nine miles
in Oklahoma.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14
LIVE STOCK MARKET is UP
Special Report From Kansas Cit,
Shows sharp Increase in Price O.
Steers and Hogs.

Special Report From Kansas City
Shows Sharp Increase in Price of
Steers and Hogs.
Kansas City, Stock Yards, Aug. IL
Prime cattle sold steady today at
a sharp advance of yesterday, top
Below the best cattle market was
weak to 10 lower, though there was
good action, all the buyers getting
out early. Receipts today we're 10
thousand head, following 1850 yes
terday.
The suppl ycarried more beef To-
day and there we're fewer plain 700
to 900 pound steers from Kansas and
Oklahoma steers were here
Oklahoma steers than yesterday.
About fifty cars of good hard fin.
ished Missouri steers were here anc
includede the top cattle. Buyers were
partial to big weights. branded
Westerns weighing 1850 pounds fin
ished in Missouri, selling at $10.z5
Middle grade sof corn fed cattle
sol dat 1926 to $9.40. Grass cat
tie offerings included wintered
steers from the Kansas Flint Hiss
district at $500 to $3.50. as COM
pared with $9.40 for the best In
this class yesterday.
Cattle brought up from Texas this
spring and grazed in Kansas brought
sS yesterday, 1850 pounds average.
The supply Of quarantine cattle is
fifty-one cars today; eighty-two cars
arrived Monday. q
Good cake fed steers brought $8.-
go today, teh highest August price on
record for quarantine cattle and
wintered steers brought $6.75 to So
65, light steers $3.50 to $3.50. The
stockers and feeders are 10 to 2s
higher this week Kansas feeder
buyers at 1910 and near fat grass
steers sold to feeder buyers at $3.50.
for quick turn.
Plain stock feeders brought $500
to $7.35, choice ones Up to So and
common around $6.25. The supply
today was 8 thousand head. the lare
est run in two weeks, and packers
bought freely. Prices were 10 low
er, with the best hogs at s9.65, and
of sales at $40 to $3.50. The
packers paId the TOP price today and
the order buyers made it fast mar
ket.
Local prices were ten to thirty
cent sabove the other river markets.
on account of urgency for orders
from all sources. Vaccinated hogs
sold to serum manufacturers yes
terdway ait $40. More serum is man
factured here than anywhere else,
yet the demand for it is ahead OF
the supply. .
Sheep and lambs sold slightly low
er today, though good Utah lambs,
and Arizonas also, brought $3.50.
This is the highest price ever paid
here for grass lambs. Fat ewes are
worth SIS to $5.35, best wethers are
worth s5.s5. feeding lambs $3.50 to
$500.
j. A. RICKART.
Market Correspondent.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14


"The official returns from sixty
nine counties show me leading Judge
Robertson by thirty-three hundred
and eighty-nine votes. All of the
counties have made the officials re-
turns to the State Election Board ex-
cept Oklahoma, choctaw. Comanche.
Garfield. Jefferson. Kiowa. Tulsa
and Warrington. have what con-
slider accurate information as to the
result of the vote in these counties
which will show Robertson fifteen
hundred and eighty votes and twelve
hundred and twenty-one for myself.
giving Judge Robertson lead Of
three hundred and fifty-eight VOTES,
which would give me a final plurality
OF twenty-eight hundred and thirty
one.
am entirely satisfied with the re-
suits and have no war to make on
those Democrats who did not sup
port me. / did not enter the cam
paign expectin gto get all OF the
votes cast AS matter of course I
feel deeply grateful for the support
given me by my friends. but do
not feel unkind toward any man for
supporting either of the other can
didates.
Judge Robertson filed an affidav.
1t with the County Election Board in
Bryan county challenging the vote
for governor in that county and un.
der signed statement published be
has charged that the vote in that
county, as we'll as in McCurtain snd
Pushmataha. was exclusive. / am
positive that Judge Robertson was
mistaken in that charge. The vote
for T;.vsrnor In Pan county was
3S41 in this primary,
on the county officials
ty-two hundred. In 1910 n .
lp "a for governor the vot
3212 in Bryan county. In the pri'
mary in 1913 for tho United states
Senate there we're 3492 votes cast
but in the sheriff's race In that 81
rction there were cast 4047 votes
1.-THE increase of more than four hun
dred votes over 1912 in the primary
lis not more than the expected In
crease In population. l would no.
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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14
THE EUROPEAN HoRRoR

THE EUROPEAN HORROR
(From Manufacturers Record.)
Humanity may be staggered by
the horrors of Europe's war, but civ
ilization will not be destroyed. Mil
lions of men and billions of treasure
may be lost in this devilish work;
thrones may totter and new maps
Of Europe may be necessary before
the end is reached but man kind viii
on the wreck Of these ruins, builA a
better civilization--one in which the
peoplt, and not a few INSCRIPTIONS
men who feel at-they have been
Divinely appointed. win rule.
AS the people of this country view
the horrors of the European situa-
ton they will take courage and thank
God that they live In land free
from such conditions as those pre-
vailing in Europe. While moved by
profound sorrow for the awful trag-
edy that is being enacted, and sym
pathizing with the suffering on the
battlefield and greater suffering by
broken hearts in homes made DESC
late by wars destruction, we yet
have a right to lift up our hearts
in thanksgiving for the blessings of
this country in material things and
in the freedom from the conditions
prevailing in Europe.
In the light of the contrast be-
tween the blessings the people Of the
United States are now enjoying, with
the magnificent crops of the year
and all other privileges vouchsafed
to us, how small and petty seem our
thoughts when we mourn because
business is not quite so good as it
might be and because our chances
of making money are not uqite so
abundant as in times past.
Let the people Of this country put
behind them such pessimism and mar
rowness, and In a spirit of enthus-
iastic optimism carry forward the
work CT the day, without hesitating
or halting, and then there will be
business enough for all and room
enough for all when the temporary
disadvantages of the present situa-
ton have passed away.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14
CALL FOR COUNTY AND
TOWNSHIP WARRANTS


The following warrants are now
payable at the office of the county
TREASURED Of Bryan county, Oklaho-:
homa. tll9 e
County Warrants
All salary wafFants.
All court warrants.
All poor and insane warrants
All separate school warrants.
Contingent warrants No. IA to No.
35, inclusive.
Road and bridge warrants No. 80
to No. rs. inclusive
Township Warrants
Township No. q. warrants No. 2f.
1911-12 series, No. z, to No. 80 inr
1912, series, and No. 4, in 1913 SER
les. stt'i
Township No. 3. all.
Township No. 4, all.
Township No. Is, all
Township No. 6. No. 11O n 1873
13 series, and No. 22 and 2s in 1918
IA seres. HcA
Township No. z. ALL ~ Aq
Township No. S, No. 10 and IL
in 1854 series. ~
Township 8. all.
Township 10. No, Sc and No. 6sT
1928 series.
Township No. IL, all.
Township No. IL, No.r 1so 20 81 In
1914 series.
Dated thisr2 2gth, day OF July 1915
GEORGE HARRISON,
County Treasurer.
Advertisement.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14

Chas. Allen has returned from I'LL
noins where he has lot of race
horses on the track. He is greatly
by his famous trotter. Lord Kitchen
err. He says he is winning almost
every race he enters and is making
some excellent records for speed.
Th horses were wintered in Durant
last winter.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14
REWARD.

A reward of five dollars for re-
turn or information leading to the
recovery of pointer bird dog which
disappeared from Colbert. Oklaho-
ma. July 29th.
Disappeared wearing a collar la
belled, Collins" w. e. Brigance,
Caddo. Oklahoma. An unusually
large, fine looking dog. Very dark
liver splotches and white and end Of
tail, white, one lower front tooth
out and large scar on inside OF right
fore leg.
Phone, or telegraph Geo. B. Morris
Colbert, Oklahoma.
W1P
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14
DIR. CLARK TO BUILD
BRICK BUILDING

DR. w. A. Clark has sold the build
ing on the lot east of the Durant
Auto company on West Main street to
Mr. Bussell. who is preparing I'd
move 1t to a lot in the south part
of town. DIR. Clark contemplates
the erection Of brick building on
the lot where the house is standing
on Main tsreet In the near future,
IN fact. as soon as he can make a sat
isfactory arrangement for a tenant
for the building to be erected.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14

West with his Standard oil back
ing. Robertson with his Cruce ma
chine and Dunlop with his Jackson
ian Democrat, Jennings with his
convict record and his demagogy
and Herring with his own money.
failed to fool the voters of Oklaho-
ma. Purity in Oklahoma politics
may be afar off. but we have taken
one step in that direction at least.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14

The vote Al Jennings received
should give him enough notoriety to
enable him TO secure lecture con-
tract with some lyceum bureau and
incidentally increase the receipts on
his moving pictures, That is prob
ably what he had in mind when he
started out and taking this view Of
ii he must be given credit for having
Won what he had In his mind when
he announced ADA News.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14

The next step to climb to place
Bob Williams in the Governors
chair in the general election in No
vembar. when he and John Fields,
the Republican nominee will fight
it out Oklahoma has always gone
Democratic, and with the unparal-
lelled leadership of Judge Williams
should sweep the state clean in No
Vember.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14

Now that it is determined to
a certainty who is the nominee for
Governor OF Oklahoma, will knock
out lot of material use dby the
editors of the state as a subject for
editorial comment.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14

DIR. /. Levy, expert optician will
be at the Atwood Hotel, on Auguts
26 and 81. See him concerning your
ayes and eye glasses. adv.
DR.. /. Levy, expert optician, will
be at the Atwoo2 Hotel on August
26 and 27. See him concerning
your eyes and eye glasses. adv.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14

Now that the campaign is finish
ed and there, are no more men seek
ing nominations, and no field for the
character assassins, we wonder what
will become of the Jacksonian Demo
crat.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14

The nomination of Judge Will
liams is sweeping triumph for
sissple honesty, real Democracy, JUS
tice, fair play and economy, and a
defeat for the machine politics, cor
rupt office holders and grating
political leeches. The truth invar'
iably wins ia the end.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14

The News prints this week an ar
ficle on pasture for dairy cattle.
which was prepared by the Develop
ment Department of the Frisco
Railway company, and which should
be read carefully by ever News sub
scriber. There are several articles
by these people on similar subjects
that will appear in the News.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14

The war in Europe has assumed
such alarming proportions that It
would seem entirely out of place to
attempt mediation of the difficulties
into which the European continent
finds itself. Only now our great
men boast Of world wide peace when
the age Of conquest and war seems
Just begun.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14

The primary election jusct over
with subsequent delays in the an
nouncing of the results, is the most
convincing argument that we have
seen for the short ballot in oklaho-
ma.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14

DO your eyes hurt? Glasses when
prescribed by DIR. I. Levy, expert OPP
tician will relieve them, will be at
the Atwood Hotel on August 26 and
27. Advertisement.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14
V1P

Frequent attacks OF headache. J.
puckering up of the eyes. or any diff
ficulty in seeing, should lead you to
have yours eyes examined by DR..
Slaughter, Durant's reliable expert
ODticihn.
office In Wide Awake Studio. on
North Third avenue.
w and A.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14

After it is all over the Husonian
still insists that Dunlop's picture OF
himself at work in the wheat field
would still look better if he did not
have a thousand dollar ring on. sun
n a Bob's ring and his fingfr, and
he can wear both Of them If he wants
to.--Hugo Husonian,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14

Auction sale Of Southern Texas
mares and one and two year old
colts at ". M. Coles Sale Barn on
south Second Avenue, Saturday, Aug
ust 18th At 10 o'clock a. m. WAL
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14
WILLIAMS
STATEMENT

Judge Il. u. Williams Issues the Fol-
lowing Statement Relative to the
Count OF Ballots Cast for Govern
or.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14

II t. F. Memminger is defeated
the State has lost one of the best
law makers ever elected in the State
of Oklahoma. The man who has
defeated him is without a record and
his ability as lawmaker will soon
be proven. There is no question but
that the defeat of Senator Memmin-
ger was brought about by dirty poll
tics, such as trading and deliberate.
ly lying, and Mr.. Memminger's un-
Willingness to make an active cam
paign for an office that should seek
the man and not the man seek the
office. The people, including the
President of the Mine Workers,
pleaded with Mr.. Memminger to
again make the race and when the
miners Of this district believed the
lie published and voted against him,
they lost the best friend they ever
had in the State Senate, and the peo-
ple an official who has always re-
fused to countenance any kind OF
trickery and unfairness in all mat
ters, no matter how trivial.
we hope Mr.. Hickman will prove
worthy uccessor.-Atoka Indian
Citizen. N
Those having any information
tending to show crookedness in the
State School Land Department
should file their information at
once with Fred Parkinson, state ex-
aminer and inspector, who is now
making an investigation of that de-
partment. Let's have something
definite and certain and put an end
to this loose talking. II there has
been theft or graft let's send some-
one to the penitentiary. If the de-
partment has been administered &C.
onomically and honestly let the facts
be established. The State School
Land Department does more business
than any bank in Oklahoma but
what bank could survive the criti-
cism that has been given this de-
partment?-vinita Leader.
Called to the presidency at a time
when business conditions were crit
ical, compelled to deal with legisla-
tive matters of the most vital i'm
portance to the welfare of the coun-
try, facing the most delicate and
dangerous situation in Mexico and
finally caused to meet the difficult
ties required by the European war.
woodrow Wilson has added to his
cup of sorrow the most poigant of
personal griefs in the passing of his
life companion. The heart OF the
nation goes out in sympathy to the
President. Chickasha Express.
The Democratic party is getting
stronger In Mcintosh county all the
time. Two years ago they voted a
little over fourteen hundred votes
and this year we voted in the sher-
iff's race little more than seven
teen hundred fifty votes, TEufaula
Indian Journal
After It is all over the Husonian
still insists that Dunlop's picture o.
himself at work in the wheat field
would still look better if he did not
have thousand dollar ring on. sun
II is Bob's ring and his fingfr, ana
he can wear both Of them If he wants
to.-Hugo Husonian.
~>~e~r~>HrS
Auction sale Of Southern Texas
mares and one and two year old
colts at ". M. Coles Sale Barn on
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-08-14

The Democratic party is getting
stronger in Mcintosh county all the
time. Two years ago they voted a
little over fourteen hundred votes
and this year we voted in the sher-
iff's race a little more than seven
teen hundred fifty votes,-TEufaula
Indian Journal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-24
C>.ofGa.Ry
d'The Right Way"
Current Schedules, Corrected to Date,
Central Time.

Current Schedules, Corrected to Date
Central Time.
TRAINS ARRIVE.
From Savannah, Augusta,
Atlanta and Macon .....* 1880 p m
From Columbus and in
termediate points *12 80 q 10
From Loekhart, Dothan.
Albany, Troy ard Mont
gomery .................'1O:49 p Ii
From Lockhart. Dothan,
Albany, Troy and Mont
SOmeTy ..s.......' zsIV u III
From Atlanta and Macon. .2:10 p ~
From Augusta Savannah,
Atlanta and Macon 49, $500 a -
From Columbus and in
termediate points ....! 7:1O . N
From Columbus and in
termndiate points =. ...*1O:OO a u
From Albany and Jack
sonville .*3:55 a u
From Albany ..........* $3.50 a ~
TRAINS DEPART.
FOR Macon, Augusta and
Savannah 800. ........* $3.50 a N
Ror Albany, Dothan.
Lockhart, Troy and
Montgomery $500 II
For Albany. Dothan,
Lockhart, Troy and
Montgomery ..........* 2:1O p m
For Macon and Atlanta .2:1O p III
For Macon, Atlanta, Saw
annah and Augusta ...*1O:4e p m
For Columbus ............% 3:4S p N
For Columbus ............! $500 a nd
For Columbus, Birm-
ham and Chicago .......* 1866 a N
For Albany ..............* 7:SO p ID
For Albany and Jackson
Vile *12 80 a III
"Daily. Except Sunday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-24

In selecting the afternoon and even =
ing gown the first thing to be consid-
cred nowadays is it's adaptability to
dancing; the train, especially in these
days of narrow skirts, hampers a
dancer considerably, so the chic lit
tie frock in round length has be-
come a favorite. There are times how
ever, when such a frock lacks dignity
and a trained gown must be worn;
there are some women, too. who prefer
a bit of discomfort rather than forego
the grace OF a long skirt, so they
catch the train over the wrist by loop
arranged on the skirt when dancing
No. S215 developed in crepe de Chine,
and chiffon in soft shades of green
is an ideal dinner design and would
be suitable for almost any occasion
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-24
WOMAN FINDS SWEETHEART UNFRAMED
AFTER Twice TRYING TO KILL HIM
MILE MARTE CRIME is NOW IN JAIL But HER
FOR "LOUIS' HAS RETURNED BE MAR.
AS FREED-LOyER COULDN'T GET HER OUT

Paris, Frace, March, 23.-To kill a
man, as she thought twice, and each
time to find him unframed and smil-
ing the next day has been the unique
experience of Mile. Marthe, of Bots
Columbes. To add to the interesting
situation the object of her hatred was
her sweetheart before the attempt and
between the first and the second. She
is now in jail, but her love for Louis"
has returned and they will be married
when she is freed.
Mile. Marthe had dispute with
Louis one day and to settle it she
bought a seven-barreled revolver. On
their next meeting she discharged all
her shots at him and then fed preci2-
itately.
On the following day when Marthe
was only just recovering from the
shock of the dreadful deed she mag
ined she had committed she suddenly
came across her lover who was quietly
taking his morning walk at a street
corner. ooh; l thought you were
dead" She was so glad that she made
it all up, and he forgave her quite
willingly. There was nothing really
to be alarmed at, the dealer who had
sold her the weapon had taken care
to load it with blank cartridges.
But as days passed she again got ex-
asperated with her lover. This time
Mile Martha was not going to give a
sly gunsmith a chance. She bought
sharp knife, which she was going to
dig into him. Sc did so forthwith at the
first chance and struck him four times
screaming with each thrust of the
knife. This time | shall not miss
you" She again took to hurried
flight and refused to buy the papers the
next morning for fear of reading about
the horrible crime she had committed.
But at noon she was no longer able
to stand it. She went to the police