Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-04-10
LOCAL AND
PERSONAL
DOINGS


drawn for handsome two-story
home on the lot at the corner of Sth
avenue and Elm street, which he re-
Gently purchased from Fred Harle.
Jewell Hicks is making the plans
Drs II. w. Yeats, A. s. Hagood
and w. d. Petty have returned from
the club lake at Aylesworth where
they spent several days fishing
w. E. Utterback is among the re-
cent new auto owners. He is sport
ing fine Hudson six cylinder car.
one Of the finest yet brought to this
city.
The regular meeting OF the direct
ors of the Bryan County Agricultural
and Live Stock Association will be
held next Tuesday evening, April
14th. when details of plans for this
years fair Will be gone over.
Captain j. w. Badgett of Colbert,
ths justice of the peace of that pre-
cinct. and one of the school directors
was in the city on business Monday
of this week.
Dr. p. l.. Cain waA : !. .s---l Albany
on business connected with the dis
tSist court Monday morning.
One Model Ten Remington Type
writer. brand new, for sale at one
third off regular price. This will
not KEEP forever. speak up II you want
n bargain in a typewriter. Apply at
the Weekly News office.-Adv.
Two brand new Oliver Typewrit-
ers. Model Seven. just received from
the factory and never removed from
original shipping cases. VIII dis
pose of both of them at big reduc-
tion price for cash.
r. X. Mcintosh. superintendent Of
the Bennington public schools. was a
visitor in this city last asturday and
Sunday.
w. ]. Caudill. former State En-
forcement officer died at his home
in Hobart last Saturday. OF ceberal
hemmorhage. Mr. Caudill has been
prominent In state affairs for many
years. He was cousin of Attorney
w. c.. Caudill of this city.
George and win Scheerer of this
city received the news Saturday that
their mother. aged 70 years, was
near death at her home in Upton,
Mo. Both departed on the night train
Saturday but she had died before
their arrival.
w. S. Knight OF the Perkins store
in the city. spent Sunday in Denison,
with his family.
Misses Meta Reed and May Hays
of Academy we're among the shop
pers in the city last Saturday.
A deal was closed this week where
by Messrs, Horace Marshall and ober
Shannon became owners of the Pal
ace garage, on Evergreen street. for
merly owned by Messrs. John WebO
and Chas Woodward. The garage
will be under the personal manage
ment of Mr.. Shannon.
Judge Summers Hardy of Hugo is
presiding over District Court this
week for the reason that Judge
Hatchett has been disqualified in
several cases. Judge Hardy former
ly sat on the bench here and has
many friends in Durant and vicinity,
Two drunken Indians entered the
home of another Indian near Semin-
ole early Saturday morning, killed
the man. and two children, and af-
ter criminally assaulting the wife
shot her through the body and left
her for dead Two men were arrest
ed charged with the crime. and mobs
were gathered. A lynching was fear
ed for a time. but as later news has
IL that all excitement has subsidized.
Chas. w. Bryan. brother of w ].
Bryan, the present secretary of state
of the United States, is in the race
for governor OF the. state OF Nebraska
as a progressive Democrat.
G.. F.. Deck of this city received
this week post card from his broth
er at San Antonio. Texas. in which
he told of events consequent to the
Mexican revolution The back side
OF the card carried an actual photo
graph of General villa. the rebel
leader who has captured Torreon, an
important federal stronghold, the
past week.