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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13
GETS FEDERAL POSITION

Sam H. Criswell has received i'll
formation to the effect that his step
father. George E. Downey, has been
appointed by President Wilson to :
position on the Federal Court OF
Claims. Mr.. Downey is at present a
comptroller OF the treasury and has
for the past several months been con
nected with the Federal Reserve
Board as legal adviser. The recent
appointment is lifetime job, and
was made in recognition OF his faith
full and efficient service In other III
visions of the government work. Mt
Downey has many friends and ac-
duaintances in Durant. made when
he visited Mr.. Criswell here some
thee years gao.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13
VALUATIONS or BRYAN
COUNTY ARE RAISED

Advices from the state Board of
Equalization to County Assessor
Yeats announce the following in
ereases of the assessed valuations Cor
and in Bryan County
The valuation 6f horses is raised
10 per cent.
Figures on cattle are boosted 10
per cent.
Swine are raised 90 per cent
Diamonds and iewelry are raised
25 per cent.
State banks with state building
bonds deducted from their assess
ments have been raised $11.379.N.
National banks with State build
ing bonds deducted from their asses
ments have been raised $46,13i.9i.
This makes an aggregate increase
of assessed values Of property in Bry-
an county OF S136,31794.
The valuations OF the public ser
vice corporations OF this county have
not been returned as yet. and are not
expected for some time. This is de
laying the making OF the tax levy foi
the county, and means that our Off
cials are not getting any money col
their services at present.
I
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13
porrs-coNNoR

Last Monday morning in the pres
tncc Of a number Of friends Of the
contracting parties. in the office OF
Justice of the Peace ober shannon,
that official pronounced the words
That made Miss Ruby Potts. OF Oak
hand. and T.. L. Connor. or Arm
strong, partners for life. The coupls
have many friends in this section,
and all wish them a happy voyage on
the matrimonial sea.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13
ITEMS FROM KEIRsEY

81 &c 4-4 . e4eeAeAs . :
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13

County Commissioner I'D. SPEARS
has gone TO sherman for consulta-
tion with specialists on ailments OF
the stomach. and u deemed neces-
sary. will remain there for treatment
for some time. MIR. SPEARS has been
seriously indisposed for seyeval
weeks. and hopes that by special
treatment he may be relieved OF his
suffering, which at times has been
quite and serious.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13
CouRr or lNo,lIRY

The county officials held court
OF lnduiry'' y few days aeo in regard
60 the prevalence OF y iaw-breakins
spirit In the Mead community. and
as result there were four arrests
were made in the Mead neighborhood
by the sheriff's force FOR alleged sio-
iationssof the prohibition law. They
were Calvin Rowell. Frank Kirk,
John Kirk and Ed Mingo. They are
awaiting trial.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13
GOOD RAINS THIS WEEK

Tuesday this section was visited
with refreshing and needed rains 10
such an extent that they made all
feel better physically and financially.
Reports from over the county indi-
cate that the rains were general AMI
coming at this time they will prove
great benefit to growing crops. es-
pecially the corn which was needing
moisture badly. xs
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13
u. @. v. TO MEET AT ADA

The State Reunion OF the United
Confederate Veterans OF Oklahoma
will be held at Ada on September ].
2. and g.. according TO advice which
has been received by Col y. r. Ser
ner. Of the local camp from Major
General ID. NJ. HALEY. commander OF
the Oklahoma division. Quite "a
number OF the old soldiers from ;his
section will attend the reuhion.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13

Rev. II. T. Robinson went to Ro-
berta to preach Friday and sunday.
Mrs. Armstrong is visiting her fa-
ther. Rev Sanders. near here,
Mrs. Guy Franklin. OF Durant. was
in Keirsey Sunday visiting her faith
er and mother. Prof. and Mrs. Me
Cready.
w p. Gurley and family went to
Caddo Friday. returning sunday.
Born. TO Mr.. and Mrs. Lish Banks.
Monday, a fine boy. Mother and ba-
by doing well.
Little Charlie Grounds was on tho
sick list. but is reported as Improved
at this writing.
A nice rain fen here Tuesday, and
II was very beneficial TO the gardens
and crops In general.
Ed McCready made business trip
TO Kenefiek Monday.
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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13
FAST TRAINS STOP AT cADDo

According to announcements made
this week the Katy will stop thclr
Limited trains . and 10 at Caddo on
the 18th. 18th. goth and 21st, on
account of the Corn Carnival at that
place. Thus. all the trains will stop
at Caddo and will prove convenient
for the many who will go from Du-
rant to attend Caddo's popular an
nual exent.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13

Ben Brown, the well known Du-
rant dry goods and clothing mer-
chant. accompanied by Mrs. Brown,
left this week for the eastern mar
ket to lay in a stock OF fall and win
ter merchandise. After attending 10
this. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown win visit
interesting points in the eastern and
central west cities. They expect "a
be gone for about two weeks.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13
No. 666

This is prescription prepared especially
Tor MALARIA or cHiLLS a FEVER.
Five os six doses will break any case, and
u takes thsa % q tonic the Fever win NOT
fsssm. Il seb On the liver better than
Celssd ED dess aes orips o. sisksa. 2ss
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13

| NiHitihb Mrs. y. n. Decrtng.
n. V. Hiltebrand and wife are tbs
week visiting friends in Madli.
Darwin Brown has returned from
sulphur. where he spent a week.
Jewell Hicks made business .riD
TO Ardmore the fore part of the week
Al Moore was over from CaddoI
with his family one day this week.
George Boston was In Ardmore
this week attending to some business
matters.
Rev. o. c. Fontaine made q bus
mess trip to Dallas and Fort Worth
this week.
Cecil Barrett Is In Remington this
week managing the lumber yard at
that point.
Judge Murphy. OF Bennington, was
a business visitor in the city Tuesday
OF this week. 4
Miss Claudia Covington is here
from Colorado on visit TO Mrs. A.
v. Hamilton.
Miss Carrie Head is visiting in Fort
Towson this keek, the guest of Miss
Letha Wright.
". y. Houston. the lumberman. of
Bokchito. was a business visitor in
,he c'ty the first OF the week.
Berry Norman was up from Box
chi,o this week shaking hands with
his many old time friends here.
County Judge Rappolee and Depu-
ty Sheriff Clyde Norman are spend
ing few days on Blue fishing
l.. f. Cobb and family. OF Bonham.
Texas, are visitors at the home OF
II. A. Barnett and family.
Mayor Jim Yarbrough has been on
the puny" order for several days.
but is now able to be around again
Miss Louise Wilcox. who has been
here from Oklahoma City visiting
friends, has returned to her home
Sheriff John Phillips was in Okla
homa City this week attending the
annual meeting of the Oklahoma
Sheriffs' Association. .....,.,,
Mrs. ]. B. Hickman has gone to
Mena. Ark. for visit with her mo-
ther. and will spend the remainder
OF the summer months there.
Rev Lambert, pastor OF the Grace
Methodist church, has returned TO the
city efter pTotracted trip during
which hc conducted revival meetings.
RES. Beachy. of the Waddell In
vestment Co., with headquarters at
Kansas City, was in the city this week
on business connected with his COR
pany.
Mrs. l. C. Parker. who underwent
treatment with very favorable results
at the Sherman sanitarium, has re-
turned TO her home in this city in {
vastly improved condition.
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Walden IN |
their daughters have returned from
an automible trip to Sulphur in thell
car. and report having had a nice
trip and an enjoyable time.
Cicero McAlister. who sustained
] painful injuries about ten days ago
through straining himself in lifting
is reported to be able TO be up at the
present time and will soon be around
/ again.
Mr.. and Mrs. v. b. Hayes and son
Coleman, and nephew. Melville
h Thompson, OF Ladonia. Texas, let
this week for Groesbeck. Texas. II
tntlI car WutIt thty VIII NiSiN -
couple OF weeks with Mr.. Hayes' ia
ther and family.
George Roberts. former stree
< commissioner of this city. and JohI
Dennehy are in Sulphur. where Mr.
Dennehy has contract for buildinl
an annex to the school for tho dea
and dumb, to be erected there MI
Roberts is sub-contracting unde
him.
Rev o. C. Fontaine left this wee
\ for the Conneryille camp grounds
near Mill Creek, whore he viii hos
revival meeting lasting for te
Okolona messenger., 1915-05-27

The photograph SHOWS the belle
OF the interesting Samoan village at
the Panama-Pacific international Ex-
position at San Francisco The struc-
lures IN this village, comprising the
native thatched nuts of the Samoan.
OF as they were formerly called, the
Navigator islands, were brought in
tact from the native villages and are
absolutely faithful in all their fea~
lures There are many native FAM
lies living in the village who for
the edification of visitors perform the
aquatic feats in which the islanders
excel, and dance the rhythmic native
dances. The life OF the people OF the
Pacific ocean is wonderfully illus
trated at the Exposition. and of all
the races none are more interesting
than the Samoans who exhibit many
traces of Aryan descent No Expost-
ton visitor should fail to see these
unique tribespeople
Okolona messenger., 1915-05-27
Some Marvellous Exhibits
at the Panama Pacific
international Exposition
Exhibits In Agricultural Palace at the
Panama-Pacific international Expo
sition Show Caterpillar Gaining
EaHa. NsaH / .,a x.,ha aIas Tnaa

Fdndmd-PdClIlC InLegndtiOndt Expo
sitlon Show Caterpillar Gaining
Favor over Lug-wheeIer Trae-
tors In Farm Machinery.
An observer in the Agriculture Pal
ace at the Panama-Pacific Interna-
tional Exposition at San Francisco
cannot help noticing, in the display of
agricultural power machinery, the al
most complete supersedence of the
new design of power tractor, known as
the caterpillar, over the cumbersome,
unstable, high-wheeled engine of a
few years ago. There are few of the
old models on exhibition, while the
caterpillar principle has Deen applied
to almost every type of engine for ag-
ricultural purposes.
The caterpillar proper is heavy
sheet metal chain, varying in width
from ten inches to two feet according
to the weight of the engine, which
passes, around two heavy sprocket
wheels like belt These wheels re-
volving, pass the chain about them,
the lower part moving backward, with
the weight of the engine resting on
the broad surface of the chain be-
tween the two sprockets.
An engine of this type can be op.
Grated on ground soft enough to mire
an ordinary farm wagon.
Okolona messenger., 1915-05-27
Radium Used to Promote Pant
Growth.

Some OF the remarkable properties
OF radium are being demonstrated Dy
an exhibitor In the Liberal Arts build
ing at the Panama Pacific Internation-
al Exposition, San Francisco. In con.
nection with a new invention making
possible the radfofying OF water tor
medicinal purposes.
Demonstrating the power OF this
mineral promoting metabolism num-
Der of young plants, some existing
with and some without the aid Of rar
dunn, are shown, Those III the radio
active soils are seen to be growing
much more rapidly than those IN COM
mon soil, and to have a more healthy
appearance.
This inventor has found O process
of impregnating terra Gotta bricks
with radiumbeari minerals, and
these small bricks placed IN water are
said to give it remarkable curative
properties. The porous bricks last al
most indefinitely, losing only halt their
potency, it is estimated, ID 1900 years.
Since the discovery of this mineral it
has been found that many celebrated
waters, as Carlsbad and Baden Baden,
owe their health-giving properties to rar
dium. The inventor claims that his
process produces in ordinary waters
the qualities of these famous springs.
The radium ore used in the manu-
facture of radioactive terra Gotta
is known as carnotite, a formation
found mainly in Colorado and Utah,
and now producing three-fourths OF
the worlds radium. The European
mineral, known as pitchblende, from
which the famous European springs
are impregnated, is also displayed.
Okolona messenger., 1915-05-27
The World in Epitoz1e Shown by Displays in the
Vast Exhibit Palaces at the Panama
Pacific international Exposition.


world millions sight
exposition
millions bulbs
and To the visitor entering the
certain
the spebound the vast nfods bit by bit before the
another
Entering the Scott
directly
sparkling flashing the light the warm California
hghs
falls Tower
exposition attention
heights
sending forth dazzling lights
branches industry
electrical exhibits
amplfer Through this
the transmitting telephone The intensity of the
Today possible
York city to address through the telephone large audi
tie being that is
nall rh advance in the development of the
The railroads
Francisco the adjoining cities
III: v.c@9ER=UL k-acscoPE, HIGHER =, 4 TIE Ferris
VISIT IONS IAhnvELUUo New Ur lhE "
Okolona messenger., 1915-05-27
Duplicate of the Roosevelt African
Shotuun,

A duplicate of the shotgun which
Col. Theodore Roosevelt took with him
on his African trip, a gun constructed
expressly for him by an American
armorer, is on display at the manufac-
turers exhibit in the Manufacturer
Palace at the Panama-Pacific Interna-
tional Exposition, San Francisco. The
gun cost its illustrious owner $3.50,
and its beautiful design, graceful
lines and wonderful inlay work would
justify the expenditure to any lover
of fine pieces. The stock is elabo-
rately hand carved, the barrels and
lock re-hand engraved, and the lock
is inlaid with hunting scene in gold,
The barrels are of the finest Krupp
steel. Before starting on the trip the
ex-president wrote to the makers: Il
really think it is the most beautiful
gun | have ever seen. ! am almost
ashamed to take it to Africa and sub
Iect it to the rough treatment it will
receive"
The left barrel is choked and the
right open. 1t is cored to shoot either
buckshot or single ball.
In group in this Palace are dis
plays by four of the worlds greatest
manufacturers OF sporting arms, which
form an exhibit which attracts hun
dreds OF sportsmen. Each display is
in charge of a firearms expert.
Okolona messenger., 1915-05-27

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Okolona messenger., 1915-05-27
Daniel Webster's PIow at the Panama

Pacific International Exposition
One of the most valuable exhibits
commercially, In the Agricultural Pal
ace at the Panama-Pacific lnterna
tional Exposition. San Francisco. IS
an ancient plow displayed in the
Massachusetts exhibit. and forming a
striking contrast to the higi1ly-com-
plex modern machinery displayed on
the acreage of floor about it.
The plow owes its distinction to
the circumstance that hundred years
ago Daniel Websters youthful hands
guided 1t along the furrows of his
fathers farm near Marshfield,. Mass,
It was drawn by yoke of oxen and
If the future peer of American ora
tors and statesmen could turn an acre
or sod day lie had to work from
daylight to dark
Okolona messenger., 1915-05-27
Pearl Culture a New Industry.

Pearl Culture a New Industry.
Among the interesting exhibits OF
the Japanese in the Manufacturers
Palace at the Panama-Paciic Interna-
tional Exposition is demonstration
Of the methods and results OF pearl
cultivation in the far East. The dis
plays OF this cultivated product, show
ing hundreds of pearls which until
pearl culture was placed on a com
mercial basis a few years ago would
have been the possessions of royalty,
will delight any lover of beautiful
gems, and the methods Of production
will prove interesting to any OBJ
server. Though pearl culture has be-
come a thriving industry in Japan, at
tempts to reproduce it in other parts
of the world have yielded but meager
results.
The successful method of propaga-
ton was evolved by the japanese sci
enlist Kokichi Mikimoto, who discov-
cred a species of oyster which pro-
duced the pearl on the surface of the
SHE'LL Though the finding of the oys-
ters and inserting the nuclei, then
waiting for the pearl to grow to a
commercial size may seem simple
process, the fact that 1t has not re-
duced the price OF the gems. even to
that of the most expensive limitations,
shows that it is peset with many diifi.
culties.
Okolona messenger., 1915-05-27
Most Rapid Photographs Ever Taken.

Most Rapid Photographs Ever Taken.
The most remarkable set of speed
photographs ever taken are part OF
the war departments exhibit in Ma
chinery Hall at the Panama-Pacific In
ternational Exposition, San Francisco.
They are pictures of shell from a IL
inch coast defense gun IN flight, the
set including the various phases or
the fight beginning just as the great
projectile pokes it's nose out of the
muzzle of the gun.
The pictures were taken with a
lens having an exposure period of
one five-thousandth of a second, this
being the fastest shutter ever manu-
featured. The exposure at the proper
time in the flight of ithe projectile
was made by breaking an electric cir
cult in a wire stretched across the
trajectory at the desired point and
connecting with the shutter.
One picture shows the shell half
way out of the muzZle before any
smoke and gas has escaped. Another
was taken when the shell was two
feet from the muzzle but hidden by a
heavy ring of smoke. A third shows
the shell in flight hundred feet from
the muzzle The photographs are SO
perfect and the exposure so rapid that
scarcely any blur is perceptible They
were taken at Fortress Monroe, Va, ufl-
der the direction of Capt F. j.
Behl of the coast artillery corps and
head of the department OF enlisted
specialists at the Coast Artillery
school at Fortress Monroe.
Okolona messenger., 1915-05-27

III: WONDERFUL hracsccPE HIGHER Ferris vfEE GIVES
vlEW Or
Evening journal., 1915-11-12
REVIVAL AT DELAWARE CITY.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY, Del, Nov. H.
Revival services are being neld each
evening this week. except Saturday. in
the M. Il. Church.
There are between thirty and forty
men from this place employed at the
powder works at Carney's Point John
Cannon and Harry Nickle are sarpen-
ter foremen, while John 70. Schunder
OF this place is a bricklayer foreman.
large number of people from this
place are also employed at the plant
below New Castle.
Assistant Postmaster John Swan,
who was very IN az his home here. has
resumed his duties
Miss Theresa Schneider OF Brook
lyn. n. y. and Sergeant Frederick
Schmidt. Of Fort DUPONT. were mar
ried last Monday morning, and Will
live at Fort DUPONT.
Roy Robertson. who has been i'll
with typhoid fever has returned to
his home, fully recovered.
First Lieutenant William Koenig OF
the 112th Company is athleti officer
at Fort DUPONT.
A quiet wedding took rlace here
last Monday evening. when tue Rev
O. B. Rice united in marriage Troy c.
Marsh. of Delaware county. w. Va
and Miss Hester S. Baker of North
East, Md, I; the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. James J. Senior
Evening journal., 1915-11-12
CECILToN HONOR PUPILS.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
CECIBTON. Md. Nov. IL. - The
George Biddle High School has these
pupils on the honor roll for the month
OF October:
HIGH SCHOOL
Fourth year-Mary Davis. Carroll
Short, Madeline Rowan, Roland Black
way. Gertrude Manloye.
Third year-Hilda Darby. Mabel
Conner, Marie Price, William Matth-
ews.
Second William Anderson, El-
sic Wooleyhan. Elsie Manlove, Wickes
Davis. Morgan Rowan. Bryan Boulden,
Clayton Smith.
First year-Anna Luthrnger. Edith
Mccoy. Rettie Anderson. Elwood Bur
-ris, Ethlyn Mccoy, John Matthews.
Roger Wooleyhan, Emma Short,
Gladys Riggin.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Seventh grade-Madelinc Ostrom.
Hilda Wiltbank. Henrietta Manlove.
Sixth grade Margaret Black. Louise
Spear, Arnold Crawford Hilda Bould-
en-, Henrietta Davis. Nina Anderson,
Catherine Luthringer. Annie Short,
Mary Ellen Davis, Blanche Anderson,
Hattie Mccoy, Gilbert Smith.
Fifth grade-Grace Biggs, James
Black, Ella Louise Ostrom, Florence
Boulden, Agnes Gonce. Rachel Biggs
Elsie Wilson. Virgie FOster Mary
Hesscy.
Fourth grade-Carolyn Rowan. Por-
ter Davis, Walter Woodall.
Third grade - Helen Blackburn
Mary Stradley. Madeline Boulden
Elizabeth Luthringer. Anna Anderson
May Smith.
Second grade ~ Frederick Myers
Daniel Spear, John Anderson Eldridge
Lusby, Emory Newton. George Blans-
field, Carroll Hanifee. Marian Biggs.
First grade--Eva Williams, Mary
Blansiield, Anna Wiltbank.
Evening journal., 1915-11-12
DARKEN GRAY
HAIR With O-BAN
All Your Gray Hair and Entire Head
Of Hair Becomes Dark, Charming,
Nayy, LustrOus.

When your hair turns gray streak
ed with gray, premature or just turn
ing gray: il your hair is falling; n
you have dandrun and your head
itches. a few applications OF Q-Ban
Hair Color Restorer will turn all your
gray hair TO ifs youthful dark shade.
Entire head OF hair will become clean.
fresh. lustrous. wavy. thick. soft, full
of life, evenly dark and handsome. @
Ban doubles the beauty of your hair
Also stops itching scalp, dandruff and
falling hair. and promotes its growth.
Q-Ban is harmless-not a dye-but a
delightful hair color restorer. Give il
a trial. Sold on a money-back guar
antee. Only soc for a big 7-oz. bottle
at Eckerd's Drug Store, sos Market
St, Wilmington. Del. Out-of-town
folks supplied by mail.