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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29
POWERS HEADS CHAM
BIER OF COMMERCE.,
Porter Newman, Vice President,
Treasurer and Secretary to be
Elected Monday Night Much
Work Ahead of Organization.

The first five directors of the
Chamber of Commerce which were
selected at meeting OF the members
of the body Monday night, held a
meeting Thursday of this week and
selected r. e. Powers, for the past
year secretary of the Chamber, as
president for the ensuing year, and
Porter Newman as vice president.
The by laws provide that after the
president has been selected that he
is to appoint the other five directors
and that then the ten directors and
the president and vice president shall
select the treasurer and secretary
for the ensuing year. The directors
who were selected Monday and who
eletced the president and vice presi-
dent were ]. B. Hickman, r. z.
Powers, Green Thompson, Porter
Newman, and Hugh Cox.
Some time this week Mr.. Powers
will make his selection for the re-
naming five directors and they will
be announced at the meeting of the
membership of the body next Monday
night, at which time the secretary
and treasurer will also be elected in
all probability.
There is much work ahead of the
Chamber of Commerce for the en-
suing year, and the idea has been in
electing officers and directors to Sc
lect men who are both willing and
able to work for the upbuilding of
the city.
Durant needs factories, and lots
OF them. The natural resources
are here and all that is necessary to
secure payroll for this city. is the
right kind of work and plenty of it.
and the showing to the promoters of
factories that the. business people of
the town are with them and want
them here. Then they will come.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29
Community Co Operation
COPYRIGHTED FARM AND RANcH4oLLAND's MACHINE

and their employees. do reciprocate
your patronage Is . real reason why
you should trade at home. There are
probably some isolated instances Of
merchants who refuse to cooperate
in the upbuilding of their respective
communities. but IL their competitors
are progressive and loyal, the COM
munity can either bring them to the
right ways Of thinking and acting or
drive them out of business.
Your personal welfare and pros
perity Is small but inseparable
portion o. your community and any
thing that affects the latter must
necessarily afefct you likewise.
Your merchants owe 1t to your
community to offer wou the same
high-class brands OF goods, and at
the same prices, that can be obtain
ed elsewhere, and, under these con-
ditionsr they are entitled to your
patronage and 1t is to your personal
interest to trade with them.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29
THE WEEK In THE
COTTON MARKET.
fBy Waller Parter.l

New Orleans, La, May 2S.-The
motive Of the cotton market during
the week just closed traced its in
spiration to crystallizing opinion
with reference. first, to the slowly
developing crop promise; next, to
now rapidly developing popular SEN
timent throughout the trade in re-
gard to the influences likely to play
an important role during the sum-
mer months.
Exports continue to run on g.
10000 bale basis. The into-sight
movement reflects exhaustion.
Strength in the actual cotton divis-
ion is constant factor. Spinners
took less cotton during the week
than usual, but the aggregate for the
season thus far is very large. Very
little cotton now remains available
to the trade.
The weather has played havoc
with bearish expectations. Too
much rain has robbed the west OF
favorable promise. Not enough rain
and low temperature have had an
unfayorable effect in the East
All along the trade has been edu-
Gated to expect a record acreage.
Nobody for moment doubts the
need for record crop.
The governments crop condition
report due on June / Will likely show
less than SIS, the condition report
ed on that date in 1911 from which
came the freak crop of 19l1-12. The
ten year average for that date is
500, and in some quarters the opin-
ion now exists that the 1914 figure
will not exceed s0.S by very much.
Unfavorable weather during May
may result in important abandon
ment OF acreage
So it would seem that in season
when a record yield is most essential
the promise for such yield has been
marred at least to some extent at the
commencement Of the growing pc
riod.
In 1919 the crop started off we'll
and the government reported a bet
ter condition for June than for May
and still better condidtion for
July.
In 1914 the trade has reason to
believe the start has been less fa-
vorable than that Of 1911, which
has suggested to some operators the
possibility of decline rather than
an advance in the condition showing
ne fha season progresses
On the weeks trading New Or
leans middling advanced to 13 IL
cents from 13 IA, while July gain
ed 81 points and October gained 81
points. New York was better by 81
points on July and by Al on oc
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29
WILL BUILD SIDEWALKS.

At the city council Tuesday
night of this week a petition was
presented by citizens of south Third
avenue asking that the city council
order that street improved with con-
crete sidewalks from Main street to
the city limits on the south. The
council agreed that the necessary ar
rangements would be made and that
the walks would be ordered in as
soon as possible. A petition was
also presented by residents of 4th
avenue, south of Main street, asking
for walks, but the matter was re-
ferred to the ordinance committee.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

The next time you contemplate
making a purchase, elsewhere than
in the stores OF your local merchants
we want to ask as special favor
(to us, to yourself, and to this COM
munity) that you consider carefully
the following facts and conditions be-
fore making a decision:
VIII you save an appreciable
amount of money by sending or go
ing away?
The only way for you to find out Is
to compare both the quality and
prices to be obtained elswehere with
those of your local merchants. In do
ing this, you must also add to the
prices of the out-of-town purchase
whatever carrying charges you win
have to pay to get the goods deliver
ed to you.
Is it at all possible that the mail
order concern or the distant city
store will in turn patronize you. OF
any Of your neighbors?
The fact that your local merchants
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

the chattels Of the dead man at pub
lie cry on the streets Saturday OF
this week. AS Mr.. Van Hoy went
home about 9 O'Clock Thursday
night, he noticed man standing
nude in the barn taking a bath, and
to his horror he discovered that the
man had every appearance Of w. d..
Haynes, whom he had buried, and
upon closer inspection proved to real
ly be Haynes. When Van Hoy ap-
preached Haynes greeted him; Van
Hoy, unable to believe his eyes,
said, why, you're supposed to be
dead" and was greeted by the an
swer. "Well, am not dead" Hence
were knocked in the head all legal
proceedings to settle and wind up the
estate Of the dead man. The ques-
tion that is now worrying Mr.. Van
Hoy, is the identity of the man ne
buried in Highland cemetery for
Haynes.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29
Public Health Department
BY DR- J. c MAHR srArR ooAnnssIoNHR on HnALrH


Nineteen years ago the territorial
superintendent of public health. DR..
c. d. Arnold, of El Reno, made a
report to his excellency, w. Q. Rem
fro, Governor of Oklthoma Territory.
and the fourth legislative assembly
of the Territory of Oklahoma. There
arc great many things in this re-
port that are very interesting. Pee
concentrations we're made as to legis-
lation and these same Recommended
tions are still being made to each
legislature in Oklahoma. Had these
recommendations been recognized
and the legislature have enacted
law regulating the practice of mid
wifery a large percentage OF the
mothers who have died during the
past nineteen years from child-bed
fever might possibly be living today.
The superintendent of health at
that time lamented the fact that
there was no adequate provision for
the registering of vital statistics
and to show the necessity for the
same he stated that they were
much" needed in collecting reliable
data pertaining to our diseases, their
virulence. resistance fatality, as COM
pared with kindred diseases in the
States, together with such general
information as might develop any in
fluence our climate may have on dis
ease" In the absence of provisions
such as we now have, the doctors
collected statistics for two years
from correspondence with the differ
ent doctors then precticing in Okla
homa Territory.
Oklahoma was divided at that
time into twenty-five counties, with
a population Of 255,209 people. His
report shows that for the two years
1895 and 1896 that there was a to-
tai number of deaths reported of 73S
from all causes and 2.375 births. The
average number of births each month
in Oklahoma today is 1861, deaths
per month S14 from a population of
1.650,000 people. The total num-
ber of deaths from all causes during
the years 1912 and 1913 was 49,
537 and the total number of births
reported for the same years was 3d.
157; and inasmuch as we only learn
by experience, 1t is well to recall the
fact that during the years 1885
snti-toxin for diptheria was not used
in Oklahoma and the percentage oil
deaths from diptheria of the total
number Of deaths for this period Of
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29
LEGALLY DEAD BUT STILL ALIVE
w. ID. Haynes, Supposedly Killed at
Fort Worth, Buried in Highland
Cemetery by c. G. Van Hoy
/, Shows up Alive.

One OF the most startling things
that has come to pass in this city
in many day was brought to a
climax about 9 O'Clock Thursday
night, when w. d. Haynes, suppos-
ed to have been killed in Fort
Worth March 25th, buried in High
land cemetery in this city a short
time afterward, and an administrat-
or appointed for his estate, sudden
ly appeared here at the home of c.
C. Van Hoy, the administrator of
his estate. perfectly well and happy,
and the man legally dead was in
second proven very much alive.
The story as told to representa-
tive of the Advertiser is substan-
TALLY as follows: W. d. Haynes
lived in Durant and worked around
with his teams, boarding at the home
of c. C. Van Hoy in the south part
OF the city. In March Haynes left
here for a visit to Texas, and a few
days later Van Hoy heard that a
man answering the description of
Haynes had been killed by train in
Fort Worth, and as the description
tailed with that of Haynes. Mr.. Van
Hoy went to Fort Worth to investi-
gate. When he arrived there the
dead man had been buried, but he
was shown clothes which were found
on the dead man, which were ident-
ical with those worn by Haynes
when he left Durant. The body was
exhumed, identified by Van Hoy
and others as the remains Of Haynes,
and was then brought to Durant.
and inferred in Highland cemetery.
in Mr.. avn Hoy's lot. and tomb
stone erected over the grave bear
ing the name of the man buried
there. Then Mr.. Van Hoy made ap-
plication to the county court to have
himself appointed administrator of
the estate of the dead man, then
legally dead. and he received his
administration papers in due time,
and had advertised to sell some Of
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29
WILLIAMS VISITS ADA.

(From last Thursdays Ada News.)
This morning Judge r. L. Will
liams. candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor, arrived via
the Katy and was met at the station
by large number of friends headed
by the band. After being escorted
to the business party Of the city he
was surrounded by his admirers and
held an impromptu reception on the
sidewalk.
This afternoon he addressed full
house in the district court room and
made profound Impression.
He was introduced by Judge Nc
Keown who was loudly applauded
when he introduced the speaker as
the Andrew Jackson Of Oklahoma.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29


1886 was IL per cent; today.
~ years later. we are reaping the
benefits from this great remedy sci
ence has given us. Out of the total
number of deaths of 1887, we have
27S deaths from diptheira, which is
1 1-2 per cent Of all deaths. The
present method Of treating diptheria
hGs reduced the death rate OF this
disease from 1-2 to l 1-2 In Ok
lahoma.
rho scientists today with the lab
oratory and microscope are giving us
many life saving agents that IL we
only avail ourselves OF these bene-
fits many lives will be saved that
would otherwise be lost. One mar
row-minded skeptic or fanatic in a
neighborhood can be and frequently
is responsible for the loss of more
lives than they bring into the world.
Anti-toxin is not the only discov-
cry about the disease controlling ag-
ents that has been given to us dur
ing the past twenty years. We
know more about the causes of dis
eases than we knew nineteen years
ago. Nineteen years ago we believed
the cause for malaria to be mias-
MA and taat living in dug-outs or
sod houses, and turning over the vir-
gin soil, decaying vegetable matter
on the lowlands and creeks resulting
from excessive rainfall, were the
causes of malaria. Today we know
that the mosquito is the cause OF
this disease and the mosquito must
bite an individual with malaria and
transfer this poison from an infected
individual to a non-infected individ-
ual We are learning how to ferret
out and locate the cause of typhoid
fever and we have known for years
what caused smallpox. Many chill
dren were treated for catarrh and
lost their hearing together with I'm
paired eyesight; but today we know
that II is adenoids and enlarged ton
sils, and that enlarged tonsils are
also a great factor in causing rheu-
matism.
IL you will recall years Of the past
and compare them to the present we
will gain some slight conception OF
the great progress that modern med
icine is making in preventing dis
eases. curing and restoring to health
iGany who in years past would have
had passed upon them the verdict of
an incurable disease.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29
INJURED BY TELEPHONE.

B. NJ. Head, the city clerk. reports
that while attempting to get long
distance call over the telephone in
the city hall Thursday evening. that
he received shock that almost
knocked him down. and which has
deafened him temporarily in the left
ear. He consulted an ear specialist
who reported that the ear was hurt,
but that with proper attention the
hearing might be saved Mr.. Head
was in the act of calling Caddo, and
had the receiver to his ear. he says.
when there was a report as loud as
as pistol shot, which threw him
away from the telephone and set up
a terrific buzzing in his head.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

The hunting license year opened
May /, just passed, and all licenses
to hunt issued at any time prior e
that date are now void. and licenses
must be purchased which will be
good for one year from May /
County Clerk McCreary, who hai
licenses for sale, when interviewed
by a reporter for this paper. has
the following to say about licenses
For the information OF the
public and for the best interest
of the county, I wish to state
that the people ought to .pur-
chase their hunting licenses
from the County Clerk for these
reasons:
'By purchasing them from
the County Clerk the County
retains s1.00 of s1.25, 75c for
the road and bridge fund. 25c
for the salary fund of the coun-
ty, and Csc going to the State
game warden's department.
''By purchasing license from
local game warden or hard
ware dealer the county gets
nothing out of the SIPS, the
State gets S1.00, and the one
issuing license, 25 cents.
81 am not knocking OH any
body's business. as don't
know who are issuing licenses,
but am looking out for the well
fare of the county the same as
the State game warden is look
ing out for the welfare of his
department.
From selfish standpoint
prefer that some one else
would issue them as 1t makes
additional work in my office
without additional compensation
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29
5. 3. n. PIANO DEPT. REcITAL

The piano department of the
Southeastern State Normal School
under the direction of Miss Alice
Mckinney. the head of the depart
ment, assisted by Miss Kathleen Abb
bott and Roxye Williamson, os the
department of expression, gave a
public recital at the Christian
church at 1915 a. M, Friday, May
22.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

because my salary is fixed by
law, and whether / issue none
or two thousand a year my sal
airy remains the same, but
think the people Of the county
should understand the situation
as to where their money goes
when they purchase a license"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29
COLLECTING STREET
TAX OF CITIZENS,

The street commissioner, George
Roberts, is busy now collecting street
taxes, representing the last half of
the year 1914, the same being So
per head for every man within the
city between the ages of twenty-one
and fifty years. The collections to
date up to Thursday night were
about $4,000.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

Will cure your Rheumafism
Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps,
Collie, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and
Burns, Old Sores, Stings ofInsects
Etc. Antiseptic Anodyne. used in
ternaIly and externally. Price 2sc.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29
WHENEVER YOU NEED
A GENERAL tonic take GROVES
The Old Standard Groves Taseless chill Tonic Equally
Valuable General Tonic because Acts on the LIVER
Drives Out Malaria, Enrches the Blood and Builds up
the Whole System For Grown People and Children.

you taking Taless
the formula printed label showing that contains the well known
properties
and is Tass equal for Maa chls and
debility and loss of appetite Gives life and
Mothers and Pale sky Children Removes Boness without pugng
Relieves and spirits the liver action
puifes the blood and Appetizer Acompte Strenghener
No family should wout Guaranteed BY Druggist We
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29
DrscRARcED MAN HELD GIRL.

\ The examining trial Of Wilson
Stanford, charged with rape and in
cest, was held before Judge Wood
ward Friday morning. The young
lady in the case offered testimony
that exonerated the young man. Di-
reetly after the examining trial
County Attorney Walter Turnbull
filed complaint against Alice
Thomas, a'young girl Of sixteen years
charging perjury The county at
torney stated that the case against
Stanford was filed upon her COM
Plant. and ,hat she swore differ
entity on the stand.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29
BUY HUNTING LICENSE
FORM THE COUNTY,

And the County Gets $1.O0 Out of It.
III They are Bought From the
Game Warden, the County Gets
Nothing.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

To Prevent Blood Poisoning
apply at once the wonderful old reliable DR.
PoRTER's ANTISEPTIc HEALING OIL, a sur
gicai dressing that relieves pain aud heals at
the same time, Not liniment. 2Sc. soc. 100
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-05-29

tober. New York continues below
parity.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1914-01-26

According 60 returns received by
the United states geological survey
40 tu January ~. 1914. Il Is esuma,-
ga by Ernest T.. Burc;Iard. that the
quantity of Portland cement manu-
fncturcd IN the United states In 1919
was approximately 100000 barrels.
compared with S2.43s.O96 barrels ia
1919. an Increase Of about 100000
barrels or ~ per cent The es'i-
mated shipments Of Portland cement
during 1913 were SS.Sbs.000 barrels,
compared with sb.ot2.556 barrels IN
1919. an Increase of about 7,SfO,aOO
barrels. or as per cent. ON account
Of large surplus Of production ov"r
shipments stocks ~ cement al the
mills apparently increased more
than Is per cent or from 7,Sil,329
barrels In 1919 10 ii.375,000 barrels
al the close Of iaf3 In 1913 the
relations between production and
shipments were the reverse Of those
Tor 1912, when shipments exceeded
production, II may bc necessary "a
revise considerably the estimates OF
stocks. but 1t is believed that thest
figures for production ana shipments
are very close to those that will be
shown by complete returns from all
producers.
Although few definite statements
as to selling prices are az hand u is
evident that the average value per
barrel was appreclably higher than
| ia 1919. Increases of 10 a. 20 cents
a barrel are reported from several
plants In the central and eastern
states. but there were slight de-
crcasca reported from few plants
Ia the Rocky Mountain district
Two INV plants both Ia washing
ton. were added t0 the list 0f pro-
ducers during 1919
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1914-01-26
ARMY OFFICER, WHO
CAUSED RIOT Is
HONORED BY KAISER

Berlin. Jan. 26.-Thc list OF deco
ratlons made public includes the
Red Eagle OF the third class with
knot. 10 Colonel Won Reuter-, who re-
Gently WAS acquitted hy courtmariial'
of charges made against him In con-
nection with the troubles between
the military and township people at
Znhern. Alsace.
When the last army llsi WAS pub
llshed on November 6. 1919, Colonel
Won Reuter- held only tae Red Eagle
OF the fourth class
Among others decorated was Rear
Admiral van Reh"gr Pasrhwitz, who
commanded the German squadron
svhish visited the United States IN
1919. lie received the Red Eagle OF
the second class with oak wreath.
Arthur Won 0winner. director gem
ernl 81 the Deutsch bank. also re-
neives the Red Eagle Of the second
class There are more than 5.000
names on the list
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1914-01-26
CAPITALIST
BUYS $1,000 ACRES
FROM HAND
Immense Tract in San Miguel
and Mora Counties to Be De-
velOped; Fine Chicago Prop
erty in Exchange.

Santa 10. \, A.. Jan. ZEE. ~
shollabcrrcr on Illinois millionaire
who with his attorney walter ~
Eckart, OF Chicago, has left Cor home
after spending several uays IN SAN
90 BE. viii become heavily interest
ed in Now Mexico. according Co fc-
port. having bought $4,000 acres ui
the holdings OF J. -. Hand and the
piacita Ranch company The pur-
pose of Mr. ShcllabcrRcr's trip 20
santa 90 was Co investigate the var
iuus Filings for water. made by Mr.
Hand. and which form an important
part ~ the transfer These having
been found just as represented. ana
the New Mexico Irrigation laws hav-
Ing been thoroughly explained to tho
two Illinois men. IL Is said that the
deal is closed. Il having depended
solely upon the results of the In
vostlgation Into the water on the
place.
Mr. Hand sells 10 Mr. Shcllabcrsor
who is rcputcd 10 hc several times n
millionaire. ca. goo acres In san MI
guel and Morn counties. along tho
Santa ne railroad aud the Mora and
| sapcllo rivers. This land ~ nll r.
rignhle 10 ~ said Mr. Hand re-
served for himself 600 acrcs in the
triangle formed by Onayn and Azui.
an the Santa Pc ana los Alnmoq.
| the present homo of Mr. Hand. and
the reserved water rights for f1TG
iacren. the balance of water water
rights ana privileges of every kind
lcurried ln various fittings going to
the purchaser.
n o. snid thEt 40 part ~ tho
consideration Mr.. Hand gets "a
Isplendld Chicago property IN ex-
chnuge which pays hnndsomc
yearly dividend lic has however
mot LEFT New Mexico nor closed out
his hoidlnrs here entirely. stiil helms
the owner % about $4,000 acres IN
che state some $4,000 head of sheer
ana various other livestock interests