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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-20
LOST AND FOUND

LOST-Friday night, bay horse, twelve
years old, name sheared. Bump on
left front foot. Return for reward
to M. covinsky, 2O6 Cora street.
post
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-20
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-20
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CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK.
Ano personal.

Wednesday, May
Evening o'clock Informal dance; Forrest Club
Thursday, May
Afternoon o'clock: Fortnig hy Club; hostess Mrs.
Roland K. Smith, Newm str et
Afternoon o'clock: Bonheu Club hosesses
ter Mrs. residence GLE Raw street
Friday May
Afternoon, o'clock Prscian Club; hostess Mrs
Wiley Jackson
Saturday.
Afternoon, o'clock: hostess Mrs. Stokes "
Robertson, street.
hostess Miss Iuca Moore
, 1922
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-20
WHITE HOUSE
Biloxi, Miss.

A home-Iike hotel overlook
inu the Gulf, on Interurban
Electric line. seaut''u'
grounds; large, airy rooms
with or without private BATH
Cuisine the best. All out
Moor sports. Rates reason
lie. Write for booklet
\ y Cora E. White, Prap,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-20
AUToIsTs KICK ON TAX.


There is great deal of kick be-
ing made by auto owners of this
vicinity on account of the various
taxes they are forced to pay for
their cars. in addition to the regul-
ar ad valorem tax on the car as per-
sonal property. The State, through
the department of highways, coll
lects s1.OO per year, while the coun
ty and city to gether collect another
$2,50, and there is no apparent OBJ
Ject for 1t. Queries have been made
as to what becomes of the $1OO that
every auto owner in the state pays
to the Hon. Sidney Sugg's depart
ment of highways, as no one in this
community has ever been able to
discover any service rendered the
public by this commission, save the
act of collecting the dollar per auto
tax.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-20
CANNON CARTRIDGE.

]. r. Jarell is exhibiting this week
cartridge like is being used by
the Mexican insurrectos in their op-
erations. and which was brought to
him by Gid James who was recently
in Old Mexico. The shell is about
a foot long, and the bullet portion
of it is about the size of glass
tumbler. with cartridge and firing
pin affixed in the front end. and the
entire bullet filled with powder.
which causes it to explode when it
is fired and strikes the object aim
ed at. The shell is of brass, with
an ordinary forty-five calibre she'll
as a firing primer. Mr.. farrell has
been offered opportunities to part
with the she'll, but says he will keep
II.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-20
SELL FARMS AT AUCTION.


L. r. Crowell of Waurika, who
owns some twenty tracts of land in
this county, has hit on novel plan
of selling 1t all out quickly, which
he says will be an opportunity for
farmers to secure homes on easy
terms. Mr.. Crowell has been here
this week arranging for the aitcior
which will be held in Durant on
Sat. Feb. 81. The purchasers of the
land may pay one-fourth down, and
the balance on easy terms. A large
advertisement giving the description
of every piece of land that will be
so offered apepars on page two of
this issue of The News.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-20
COLBERT TO WORK ROADS.


That the people of Colbert are do
ing their part in the highway work
is evidenced by the followin letter
received by President Johnson of the
Bryan county branch of the o. T. &
G Highway;
1--WE are getting ready to put in
good work on the roads, March 4
and 8, in accordance with the call
of President Milburn, and all busi-
ness houses, including the bank, have
signed an agreement to both close
up all business and to work on the
road on March 4th "wednesday
The ladies will furnish basket din
ner along the route, and we pro
pose to work and have a good time
too.
"Yours very truly.
"a N. LEECRAFT."
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-20
DEArH oT Mrs. .. anAnAM.

Mrs. Minerva Graham. wife of f.
Graham Of Colbert passed away at
her home Monday morning at four
O'Clock after a continued illness for
the past nine months, dating from
a stroke Of paralysis she suffered
about that long since.
She was born in 1876 at McCoy's
Hill, near Fort washita, being az
the time Of her death about 6S years
of age. She was twice married, the
first time to Mr.. Kingsburry and
has three children living from this
marriage. who are Mrs. Green
Thompson Of this city and George
and William Kingsburry OF Tisho-
mingo. After the death Of her first
husband she and Mr. Graham we're
married Mrs. Graham has lived at
Colbert continuously for thirty
years.
Since child she has been a mem
Der OF the Presbyterian church and
Tor many years past, president of
the ladies aid society in her homo
church.
The funeral was conducted in the
Presbyterian hcurch at Colbert Tues.
day, Feb. II, at o'clock, p. m, fol-
lowed by interment in the cemetery
nearby.
With the passing Of this good wo-
man goes a member Of one Of the
Oldest and best known families In
this section of the state, and large
number Of friends and relatives gatb-
cred at Colbert to pay last tribute
of love and respect to the departed
and to speak words of coincidence
to the bereaved members OF her
family left behind.
Mrs. Graham was a sweet spirited
Christian, beloved by all who were
fortunate enough to know her well.
She was one of the pioneer citizens
and lived her entire life in this sec
tion of the state, whore she is so
well known and loved.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-20
BOUGHT DAVIS HOME.

A deal was made here the last Of
the week whereby Jere L. Mayer.
who has recently moved here from
San Antonio to engage in the farm
loan business, bought the handsome
home of JEFF Davis on west Cedar
street this city. The consideration
is given as $4,000. Mr.. Mayer
plans extensive improvements to the
house.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-20
SELECT BUILDING SITE.

There has been a deal of comment
here owing to the fact that the gov
ernment has so long delayed the Sc
lection of a site for Durant's new
$4,000 Federal building, for which
bids were made eight months ago,
and many protests have been made
to Senator's and Congressman. The
following message was received hero
this week from the Treasury Depart
ments gaa<ila
washington. d. c., Feb. 14.-The
Treasury Department has designat-
ed to inspect public building site in
Durant soon"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-20
DURANT COMMERCIAL COLI &
LEGE NEWS. Z

9 o o o o o o . o Q o o o o .
Charlie Bledsoe has enrolled for a
business course.
Grady Casey of Winnsborough,
Texas, is taking stenographic
course.
Miss Effie Green, one of the sue
cessful teachers in the Ailsworth
school has arranged to take bust
ness course with us. She will enter
as soon as her school closes.
Prof. Seeley visited us this week
and made arrangements for a schol-
arship. for his son.
A new class in spelling and math
ematics has been organized for the
night students and will be conduct
ed by Prof. w. e. Early
The shorthand department Is
progressing nicely under the man
agement of the new teacher, Miss
Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs c. o. Galloway of
this city are pursuing complete
course in business training and
shorthand.
We will trade scholarship in
Durant Commercial College for a
horse and buggy. See w. E. Early,
Durant Commercial College.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-20
HUGO DEPOT BURNED.

The depot of the Frisco Railway
company at Hugo was totally de
stroyed by fire last Sunday incur
ring loss Of 100000. The local
fire department was entirely unable
to put out the fire, partly due to
high wind This depot was only
erected in 1910, and was one of the
finest OH the Frisco system between
st. Louis and Dallas.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-20
MUSICALE.

A Musicale was given at tho
Christian church Friday evening by
the Perry Music Club under the aus
pices of the Ladies' Aid Society OF
that church which was literally at
tended and when an elegant musical
program was rendered. The instru-
mental music was furnished by the
Durant Symphony Orchestra led by
Prof. G. G. Davis. The following
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-20
ATTEND FUNERAL.

The following people went to Col
bert from here Tuesday to attend
the funeral of Mrs. e. Graham:
Mesdames Fauykner, John Webb
Wilcox, Gregory. Lively Thaxton
Hampton. NJ. S. Brown, Hayes. J
~. stone, shuler. Hlnshaw, Mar
1halI, Miss Nina Potts. Mr.. and Mrs
win Bates. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Har-
ris, Rev. w. A. Roach, Mr.. and Mrs
Lonnie Mead, Ex-Gov. Harris OF
Tishomingo. the latter brother-in
law of N Graham.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-20
SUNDAY WEnnING

Sunday afternoon at Coxey's Chap
ell, Rev. Tyree said the words that
joined in wedlock Mr.. C. w. Terry
and Miss Dora Hill, both of that
community, the young couple sitting
in their buggy while the ceremony
was performed. Both young peo-
pie are popular in that community.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-20
WILLIAMS RESIGNs.

Judge r. L. Williams of the su-
preme court has annodnced that he
would deliver to Governor Cruce his
resignation as supreme court justice,
effective March 10th. after which he
would make his formal announce
ment for governor of Oklahoma.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-20
"Yours very truly,
"a. N. LEECRAFT. {"

For sale: Three months schol-
arship in Draughon's Practical Bus
mess College, Denison, Texas. Good
in either shorthand or bookkeeping
departments or both Bargain IL
sold at once. Address Miss Lillian
Franklin, Colbert. Oklahoma.
-6W&S3
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-20

All kinds Of legal blanks at the
News office. Mail orders promptly
attended to when accompanied with
remittance.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-20

FOR SALE:-Latest Model Oliver
Typewriter, slightly used, bargain
and on terms to right party. ]. C. M.
Krumtum. 521 West Elm st. Durant.
2 W & stf.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-20

Manila second sheets at the News
office for 65e per 1000. Just the thing
for keeping carbon copies of your bus
mess correspondence
The Washington herald., 1914-07-05
Real Romances of the Business World

The speech, of course, had to do with
the moving picture situation. Young
Mr.. Robinson spoke as one who had
thoroughly investigated the question.
The moving pictures were bound to
come, he said. They would be, if prop
eriy conducted, a benefit to the COM
munity. If the woman's club sanctioned
! them and kept them under its patronage
they would be an asset. If the club held
out against them any longer they would
come in a spirit OF antagoniSm against
the work done by the club for civic bet
terment.
In view OF these facts, therefore, Mr..
Robinson proposed two resolutions
which he asked the club members to
consider at their leisure. The first res
olution was that the embargo on moving
pictures should be removed and the sec
ond was that permission should be
granted to Nathaniel Robinson to con-
duct the first moving picture establish
ment along lines laid down by the
woman's club. OF course. the question
would have to go before the town coun-
Gil, Mr.. Robinson said, but that was a
mere matter of form.
Young Robinson's eloquence, his logic
and his tact won the woman's club on
the spot. The members voted on the two
resolutions that very afternoon and
passed both unanimously. In fact, they
passed another which conferred on Mr..
Robinson a vote OF thanks for his
Splendid work in the cause of civic
betterment."
This happened early in July four years
ago. For two weeks young Robinson
spent his entire time making wise out
lay OF his capital-a thousand dollars
borrowed from his mothers small bank
account. For two hundred and fifty dol
lars he bought a secondhand machine.
After ne had put aside enough for the
screen, the licensed operators salary for
one month, the hundred dollars a month
rent for the use OF discarded Sunday
school room in a central location, his
first months light bill and printing OF
tickets and programs and tie cost OF
renting moving picture reels for two
weeks, his eapitalwas pretty well used up.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-05

newsboy matches pennies, he has to get
hauled up for it. Why, will you believe
me, there isn't a moving-picture place
in the whole town? That's what kind
of town it is. And those highbrow
clubwomen has got the town council
men so completely bamboozled that they
won't let the movies in either"
Young Mr. Robinson walked on to
the general store to do some household
errands.
Nice town, this" he remarked to the
young man who took his order.
"Huh?" grunted the young man.
Mice enough if you belong to one of
the swell clubs and have your own mo-
tor, but there isn't decent place in the
town where young fellow like me can
have a good time. There isn't a mov-
ing-picture show in the place. I'm 60
ing to the city as soon as ever l get a
chance. But, lemme tell you, those
fashionable women that won't let the
movies in will sing a new tune some
time. Cause they will come in, any
way-the movies willard the women
won't have a word to say about it,
either. Why, there isn't another town
of the size in the State that hasn't a
moving picture theater If a moving
picture concern were to get in here now
it could just scoop up the money"
For several days Nathaniel Robinson
studied diligently for his impending law
examinations, and a week later, when
they were all over satisfactorily and he
had the long summer on his hands to
dispose of, he resumed his meditation
on the subject of moving pictures. He
remembered what the groceryman had
said about the money that could be
scooped up in the business. The gro
eeryman had been transferring coffee
beans from = sack into . bin as he
The Washington herald., 1914-07-05

Who is going to sell the tickets"
asked Mrs Robinson, when she saw
that arrangement had been made for
only one employe-the operator
MY idea" replied Nathaniel, was to
have father sell the tickets till We got
rich enough to hire some one" The
proposition was accepted with enthusi-
asm by the invalid, who had fretted
during his months of enforced idle
ness.
Soon Mrs. Robinson was as enthusiastic
about moving pictures as she had been
firm against them few weeks previ-
ously. One OF the best methods used in
the new venture was the result of her
wise scheming. Every week she would
send announcements to the wealthier in
habitants Of the town, including her
fellow-cluh members. In each announce
ment would be a card with the printed
notice that Mrs. Robinson would be in
attendance as chaperon on a certain aft
ernoon, so that young girls unattended
might be perfectly justified in coming
on those days.
The groceryman was right. The
money did come in to the Robinsons in
abundance, and the only reason it didn't
come in more copiously was because the
hall wasn't large enough to accommo-
date all the people who wanted to buy
tickets. Two years after the beginning
of the venture the Robiusons erected a
new building. which was large enough
and thoroughly equipped. Last year
they took in FIVE thousand dollars over
all expenses from their happy venture,
and they expect greater returns this
year.
Don't you intend to finish your
course in law?" old friends sometimes
asked young Robinson, and his answer
is always the same:
Il studied enough law to address one
jury, and | have been working in sc-
cordance with their verdict ever since.
Some day when another moving-picture
concern wants to come in here and
share the field with me shall probably
make another plea to the woman's club
to persuade it to keep the eompetitors
out"
The Washington herald., 1914-07-05
Copyright, lsii.)

CAY, honest! what do you know
~ about me being divorced
Wouldn't that surprise you? 1t
did me. But it amt so bad, honest! If
] was to give you girls tip it would be
TO take your divorce fun early in the
game, like l am taking it.
1t was like this: Synopsis of the Pre-
eeding Chapters, as the magazines say
when they've got the continued story SO
far along that everybody has married
everybody else and all there is left for
the next installment is to tell how the
happy couple paid for their furniture
and what make of cradle they bought
on the installment plan when the little
golden-haired stranger came. Synopsis
of the Preceding Chapters: Me and
Perky engaged to wed; me willing and
Perky sorry Adam wasn't born like a
pollywog-without ribs. Me joyously
hunting up an altar to lead Perky TO-,
and Perky following as happily as a calf
pulled backward by a rope around his
left hind leg Enter my swell society
friend, Mrs. De Custer, and says Bless
you, my children. Good work! Little
Tedtop Suzanne comes to my house to
train for the wedding march and cop off
some swell togs for the event"
When went up to Mrs. De Clusters
in her swell car l felt as good as mar
ried already. l left Perky sort Of
stunned and groggy, paving the air and
trying to remember what had happened,
and l hoped he'd remain fuzzy nodded
until the wedding day was over and
had him hog tied. l felt l had him
1icketed for the wedding route for the
first time so he couldn't sell the
ticket to a scalper and take the sub
way for Bachelorville It's a hard
thing for a poor working girl, with
nothing but red hair and nerve, to grab
of husband. l did my best, and
thought l was going some when l got
Perky to agree to perpetual engage
ment, but when l sat there in Mrs. De
Clusters swell car and looked at her two
hundred pounds laced in to look like
one-sixty, felt safe. Some OF US thin
ner ladies may look Skill, but it takes
a big lady in swell duds to look like
Efficiency. When I thought that me and
her was both decided that Perky was
The Washington herald., 1914-07-05
Suzanne on Alimony

wrestIed with myself, and ! concluded
that would marry you after all"
Thanks Much oblisedp says. q
hope you didn't hurt yourself none
when you threw yourself on the mat
You must have had some wrestle tc
bring you around to what you decided"
u did" he says. "And il was no use
can't marry you"
"Wife won't let you" / says.
Not that" he says, not cracking a
smile. IF you can be serious for mo-
ment I'll tell you"
60 to it." / says.
Suzanne" he says, 81 have an old
mother, and I'm supporting her"
"All right" / says, she can live with
US if she's got to, but we'll fight. The
first thing say to her will be all right,
and the second will be all right, but by
the third time l speak Ill have my
dsnder up, and there'il be trouble. !
hate it. but if it has to be I'll fight and
make the best of it Fetch on your
mother"
1T amt that" he says. I'm no,
afraid of the fight. She's able to hold
her own and give some back. But I'm
out of this Society for the Prevention
of Pinning Feathers on Snails job. Algy
holds all the proxies and he called a
meeting last night and voted me out. /
haven't enough money to buy pair of
oyster-gray gloves to wear up the aisle
I'm busted, Suzanne"
Honest Injun, Perky?" / says
Honest he says I've got to get
out and hustle up something, and who
knows when I'll be able to support a
wife in the manner she's never been
accustomed to. II may be month, and
it may be years"
"Pshawp l says. Amt it awful.
girls, how Fate steps in and bumps you
just when you've decided to let the table
cloths go till after you're married and
get two pair more silk stockings? But
l saw Perky was in earnest. l know
Perky | know how he has to be care
free and needless when he's trying to
cook up job or deal, and saw wha,
a milestone in the ointment would be
if he had to keep worrying about being
engaged to me while looking up a speed
way to fortune. What about it," I
says
Il want to ask you," he says, as a
kindly favor to man that has just got
the boot, to break the engagement for
week or seven years as the case may
be-"
Well say! l thought about that
awhile. thought how hard l had
worked to line Perky up and get him
engaged to me, and it seemed a shame
to cut the rope.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-05

of that kind, that would think wearing
knee-squeeze skirt was plenty to do to
earn her wages, and that would sass hin,
if he asked her to stop pomping her
pompadour long enough to write let
ter, got uneasy. ! put on my hat.
"Ah you going out, my deah% says
Mrs. De Custer.
Watch meT l says. what do you
think l am, a lapdog? l got to have
my morning constitutional or go dippy."
Like Princess Grukosky," says Mrs
De Custer. "She must have her morn
ing tramp jp the park"
Like all US girls" l says. I'VE got
to do our morning hustle, FIVE blocks to
the subway. / guess it comes to the
same thing-it keeps US thin"
Would you wish l should send a
footman with you to see you're not an
noyed by the park loafers" says Mrs,
DE.
You don't need to-" ] says. "The
loafer that annoyed me once wouldn't
do it again until he got out of the hos
pital"
l didn't want any footman following
me. felt that maybe it wasn't just de
rigger. as they say in high life, for a
fiancee to chase down to her intended's
Office early in the morning to pound out
few letters on the old Number Six and
be on hand to throw the Aossy girl down
the fire escape when she came for job.
So made beeline for the nearest sub
way, and popped in on Perky just as he
was telephoning a help-me-quick-to-a-
help Office
Say l felt as if had been away from
the old Office for a million years. II
gave me a jolt when l saw the letter
still sticking in my machine; the very
letter | had been working on when Mrs.
De Custer grabbed me away. l felt the
way a grandma feels when she discovers
the doll of her long past youth. l felt
as that letter ought to be moldy and
moth eaten.
Hello, PerLyP says. Haven't you
got one kind word for your little bride
to-be?"
He turned around and looked az me.
First his face showed a sort of glad
ness to see me back, and then he remem-
bered ! was what he was going to marry
and he looked sad again.
"Good-morning, Suzanne" he says.
And no sweet kiss of greeting; no
warm embrace after our long parting"
l says Honest, Perky, if l didn't
marry you I'd break our engagement,
the way you treat this fond but perfect
ly good heart. You look as happy as a
Shanghai rooster with the pip. What's
up?"
Suzanne" he says, last night /