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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21
CHICKEN ROW IN COURT

Mayor Yarbrough had TO contend
with a neighborhood row over chick
ems and gardens Monday. and the
whole morning was taken up with
the hearing OF the case. II appears
that someone's chickens had trvs-
passed upon some ones else garden,
and the row which found It's way into
court was started. The upshot OF
the business was that one nolehbor
was fined for disturbing tho peace.
and the rest Of the combatants were
given plenty Of good advice.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21

a petition from business men 20
the council asks that the job hacks
that have heretofore lined Main
street. between Second and Third
almost blocking traffic. be compelled
by the council TO do their waiting 80
the alleys II was found that more
is already an ordinance compcllinE
such things, but q has not been en-
forced The ordinance viii he on
forced hereafter.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21
EQUALIZATION BOARD
\ MEETS IN JUNE

The annual session of the Bryan
County Board of Equalization con-
venes the first Monday in June. that
day being the 7th day Of the month,
when the rendtions of real and per-
sonal property will be equalized as
between townships and towns. The
Equalization Board comprises the
three county commissioners and the
county assessor. the latter being the
clerk of the board.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21
cLERK GRIMEs MARRIEp

Deputy Court Clerk Lacy Crimes,
accompanied by Mrs Grimts,
returned Monday evening from Win
field, Kansas, where they were mar
ried Sunday evening, May 10th. MIR
and Mrs. Grimes are now at home TO
their friends. Mrs Grimes was for
merly Miss Rella Burris, Of Grenola,
Kansas, and spent several months
in this city during last year, where
her acquaintance with Mr. Grimes
was formed -se'
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21
BUSINESS CHANGE

A deal was closed this week where
by Hade Gibson buys the Insurance
business OF G. c. Davis. which has
been operated for several monthe
under the name OF Davis Insurance.
Agency. Mr.. Davis came here sever
al months ago from Wichita Falls
and bought the insurance part of tho
business Of Gibson & Downcn, and
now Mr.. Gibson buys the insurance
business back. Mr.. Davis viii short
ly return TO Wichita Falls.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21
ASSESSOR COMPLETING WORK

County Assessor VIII Yeats and a
large force OF employees are busy
this week making the totals and
footings OF the assessments OF real
and personal property in the various
townships. school districts and towns
of the county. Two townships have
been completed. Township Three
shows an increase In valuation OF
$4,000 over last year. and Township
Ten shows an increase OF $4,000.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21
CHARGED WITH CAR RoBBEa4

Deputy Sheriff McFatridge cap
tured Monday afternoon a man by
the name Of Mills and placed him in
the county Jail, charged with bein
an accompliee in the recent car rob-
berries here in Durant The capture
of Mills. II is believed. IS the last of
the gang that was captured last week
in a house in the south part Of the
town. Mills was first seen due east
of town travelling at rapid gait and
was finally caught up with near the
Frisco bridge ov0f the branch creek
east of the depot
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21
HONOR DIPLOMAS

County superintendent is this
week issuing Honor Diplomas TO 255
pupils in the schools Of the county
who have been neither absent nor
tardy during the past school year.
Out of five hundred pupils in the
Caddo public schools, fifty-six will
receive honor diplomas for perfect
attendance from September 7th
1914, TO May 2lst, 1915.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21
noKcnITo nwELLINa nrRNs

Fire Tuesday afternoon at two
O'Clock destroyed the residence and
contents of Bush Edwards at Box
chito. Mr.. Edwards was away from
home at the time. and no one had
been in the building since an early
hour in the day, The loss on the
building Is 81. 800. with $500 insur-
ance. The loss on the furniture was
S4OO, with 5000 insurance.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21
TABULATING EXAMINATION
RETURNS

The county superintendents Of
flee is busy this week tabulating the
returns from the annual county ex-
aminations for eighth grade diplo-
mas which We're held last week al
various places in the county. Fifty
six persons took the examination
and twenty-one will secure diplomas,
The general average grades required
for passage 75 per cent and appli-
cant must not fall below 60 per cent
in any subject. Several of those who
failed averaged over 10 per cent
but fell down on one or two subjects
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21
AI.nLRMAN l.EMIs nEsIaSN

Alderman Frank Lewis from the
gcooHd ward this week tendcr'd the
council his resignation. owing to the
fact that he had removed 90 the
third ward The rta,Fnatiou was ae-
ccpied. although with regrets. AZ Mr
Lewis Is considered an invaluable
man on the council Mr.. I'D james
VAS suggested by Mayor YarbrouEh
as MIR. Lewis successor, and was
unanimously confirmed by the coun-
ell.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21
cAn rmryrs norNn OWN

The examining trial OF the four
boys charged with robbins Katy box
cars last week, whose names are Civ
en- as Ray Cole. Fulsom. aud Miller,
were held before Justice shannon
Tuesday afternoon. all four Of them
being held TO await irlal in the dis
trict court. their bonds being fixed
at 100000 each. AT the time this
item was given the ews only one
them, Cole, had been able to furnish
bond.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21
WANT swrEpEnTosrAnTLArrH

a petition from local business men
to the council asks that tho street
cleaner be made TO commence his
work at ten O'Clock az night, when
the most OF the business is finished.
the petition recitIng that tho dust
and dirt thus thrown of early In the
evening Is a serious menace TO the
public. No action was taken on the
matter.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21
TOWN CLEANED UP

TOWN CLEANED ~
ON CLEAN-UP DAY
Cleanup Day was real succcas
this time--fully as much success
ga the former attempt was failure.
Early Monday morning seven trash
wagons under the direction or tho
Sanitary Committee OF the city
Council. started out and made the
rounds Of all the alleys OF the
town. and many was the load OF
trash and rubbish that was disposed
OF on that day Following the
rounds Of the rash wagons. the SAN
itary Committee made an inspection
and oil expressed themselves az we'll
pleased with the work accomplished.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21
EXAMINERS REPORT CoaiMENDS
BRYAN COUNTY OFFICIALS
Deputy Nash's Report Model OF
Mechanical Work Recommends
Changes in Policy of County Om.
GERS. Shortages Reported.

County Clerk McCreary has lust
received the finished report Of the
examination OF Bryan County. which
was made by Special Deputy ENamin.
er Evans r. Nash. OF Oklahoma city.
The report is a model Of mechanical
get mp and one OF the neatest pieces
OF typewriting ever seen here The
back or cover Of the report is hand
somely bound in flexible leather
with titles stamped In gold.
In his general summary OF the
county. Mr.. Nash says that the rec
ords and books Of the county Off
cials are among the best kept in the
state.
He found several shortages on the
part of several county officials, and
all but two of them are now retired
from office. These shortages. how
ever, as he explains, were occasioned
largely by clerical errors, and by the
payment by the officers OF claims.
which under a strict Interpretation
of the law cannot be charged against
the county. The amounts in each
case are small.
Mr. Nash recommends that an IN
ventory in detail be taken Of all OF
the property and that the same be
spread upon the Commissioners
Journal, together with the value and
probable life of each article
He recommends that when claims
are filed against the county there
must be attached TO the claim the
requisition OF the purchasing agent
and which must constitute a part Of
the record of the transaction. The
purchasing agent must issue the re-
quisitions TO every person or firm
who is authorize dto furnish sup
plies to the various departments.
Mr.. Nash dwells at length upon
the fact that in both the county and
district courts there are thousands
of dollars of uncolleeted costs. He
says that the respective clerks have
been diligent in their attempts to
collect them, and now recommends
that the county attorney be author
lied by the commissioners 10 bring
suit against the bondsmen in the va
rious cases to enforce immediate
payment of all such costs.
He further recommends that the
commissioners adopt resolution
which will compel the various court
clerks in the county to see that costs
are kept paid up in all cases, and
upon their failure that their own
bonds will be held liable 10 the coun-
ey for such failure TO collect. He
further asks that clerks be instruct
ed to notify the trial judge as each
case comes TO trial whether or not
costs are delinquent or due, and II
such are due, that the judge order
them paid before the case is dispos-
ed Of, - ~~
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21
cArGHr SOME "cHoco

Sunday. Deputy McFatridge made
a raid on the home of Tom Walton,
in the south part OF the city, and col
lected twenty-gallon keg OF choc
beer. which he took charge Of, ar
resting Walton and placing him in
the county jail. The officers say
that Walton was selling the beer at
fifty cents per gallon. The keg was
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21
CITY TO Buy JUDGMENTS

At the meeting OF the city council
Tuesday night resolution by Al
derman Newman was passed witch
will cause the city 10 buy all of the
justice court judgments whlcn are
outstanding against the city These
arc the judgments that were secured
last year by men In the city's employ
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21
Cops HAVE NEw UNIFORMS

Durant's cops" have new uni.
forms, blue ones. and they look real
nice. Every member OF the force
now wears the regulation blue uni
form. accompanied by the broad
brlmmed black fedora hat on the
front OF the crown OF each officers
hat appears the insignia OF his Of
flee, so that he may be plainly iden-
titled as member OF the force at
any time and any place.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21
WEATHER FORECAST

The united states Weather
Bureau forecasts the follow
ing conditions for the week
endine May 49,
showers first half OF week.
followed by generally fair
weather second half some
what cooler about Thursday,
followed by rsine tempera-
ture Friday and Saturday and
and by moderate tempera-
lures thereafter
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21
s.EN. nAccALAuRETrE sERMoN

The Baccalaureate Sermon 10 the
graduating class Of the s, r. Normal
School was preached Sunday morn
ing at the Baptist Church by Rev. j..
n. Edwards. pastor OF that church.
The house was crowded beyond its
capacity and the services were Inn
pressive. Music was In charge OF
Miss Isabelle NJ. Brown. The Inyo-
cation was made by Rev. Il. Thurs
ton Campbell. the scripture reading
by Rev o. G. Fontaine, which was
followed by the sermon by Rev. Ed
wards. who chose for his text, "spir-
itual Architecture"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21
nIG FnrIr cRor rnEpIcrn

One OF the members OF tho State
Board Of Agriculture, who is an Ak.
pert on horticulture has lust com
pleted trip over the state aud re-
ports that prospects for the biggest
fruit crop IN many years are excet
lent.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21
NORMAL COMMENCEMENT

Commencement exercises Of the
Southeastern State Normal School
were held at ten o'clock Thursday
morning in the Normal Auditorium,
the commencement address being de-
liysred by DR.. J. w. Phelan, Of the
University of Oklahoma, and In spite
OF threatening weather many people
from town were in attendance at the
exercises. The following program
was adhered to:
essional-"Pilgrim Chorus"
from lombard" .... Verdi
Invocation 80. Rev. Herman Jones
Poano solo-"Polonaise op, 26,
No. /" ....,,....,.,.., ChoDR
Miss Leila Hampton y
overture-"oet and Peasant.
............... Won Suppe
Orchestra
Address ....... Dr. w. w. Phelan
Chorus "springtime" (BIue
Danube) .............. Strauss
Piano solo-"valse de Concert"
.......,......... Moszkowski
Miss Bess Cudd
Presentation OF Diplomas ..,...
............ Hon. H. c. Potterf
Benediction 80. Rev. Herman Jones
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21

rigged up properly and had steel
bands screwed over the top to keep
IL from bursting out when the beer
was being made
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21
CITY HALL NEWS

Who had hetn ef bio 70 get the wae-
e. OWNS 90 thom on account % the
oversteppins oi rr city's estimates
BY ihe city offlcerf and by other
creditors OF the cifv
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21
ciucKrN onuivANcr rAssED

The city council has az last passed
the long asked for chicken ordln-
ancc. Tho council has hereto ore
been split even on the deal, four ot
them favorine Il and four against Il.
II came 10 showdown on Tuesday
night and Il was up TO Mayor Spr-
brough TO vote of the tie, and no
voted 20 pen up the chicks.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21

Z For Sale--Buick roadster az a
bargain. Dr C. W Baynham. over
Perkins Bros. Co. Durant Okla
W3A3
The Washington times., 1915-04-15

contains / 1857. .O0o-acre feet. and Is rum
ming over the spillways. 225 feet above
the river bed. The water forms q lake
twenty ty-five miles long, from to miles
wide and 225 feet deep against the dam.
To fittingiy celebrate the event, High
Water Celebration was arranged to
take place today.
The program includes speeches by
Senators. Congressman and other
prominent men from Arizona. and a
fish barbecue, Of fsh caught in the
lake. Is to be served.
Arrangements were made to distrtbute
coffee. milk, sugar, bread, butter and
cheese to the people making the trip.
The addresses will be made from the
top OF the dam, and a part of the road
way will be reserved for this purpose
An Interesting portion OF the celebra-
ton Is the elaborate electrical iiiumi-
nation of the great structure.
Roosevelt dam Is located at the uppsr
end Of one OF the most picturesque
canyons in the world. At its base, It
covers nearly an acre of bed rock. It
Is $50 feet high and along its curved
crest Of 1850 feet extends a sixteen-foot
roadway.
The Washington times., 1915-04-15

rected attention to the necessity for
a sidewalk I'm sixteenth street near
the Piney Branch bridge, the scene OF
the automobile accident which re-
suited in the death Of Miss Alberta
Helm. BY direction of the Commits
sioners plans for the sidewalks are
being prepared by the Engineer De-
partment.
Commissioner Brownlow was COM
mended for his address before the
Chamber Of Commerce, In which he de-
clared that the traffic regulations Will
be strictly enforced. A resolution was
adopted recommending that the traffic
regulations be amended to prohibit the
parking Of automobiles within 100 feet
Of any Of the four corners at Fourteenth
and U streets northwest. The Commits
sioners were urged to install additional
fire alarms in Chevy Chase.
The committee on traffic regulations
was directed to attend the public hear
ing of the Public Utilities Commission on
April % for the consideration of argu-
ments for and against the proposed ex-
tension OF the lines of the Capital Trac-
ton Company in Seventeenth street
northwest.
The Washington times., 1915-04-15
Navy Planes Being Built
For Cleveland Militia

CLEVELAND. Ohio. April 1.-two
navy aeropianes are being built by the
Government for the Cleveland aeronautic
corps of the naval militia, and are ex-
pected to soar daily above Lake Erie
this summer.
several weeks, making frequent trips
to Dayton and other cities where aero
plane schools are located, and, in ad-
dition. has been given weekly lectures
by competent aviation instructors.
The Washington times., 1915-04-15
ARIZONA ENJOYING
UNIQUE CELEBRATION
Great Roosevelt Reservoir Filled
to OverfIowing-Prominent
Statesmen Give Addresses.

PHEONIX, April 16.-Today Arizona
is enjoying one Of the most unique cele-
brations in the history Of the southwest
Roosevelt Reservoir is literally full I,
overflowing. The farmers of the San.
river project are assured of an ample
supply of water for at least three Years
The governor has proclaimed today a
State holiday.
The great Roosevelt reservoir now
The Washington times., 1915-04-15
PLAN REGULATIONS
FOR J|TNEY LINES
Safety First Association Urges
District Commissioner to
Act. on Rules for Buses.

Regulation Of the jitney bus Is
urged upon the District Commission
ers in resolutions adopted by the
Safety First Association at a meeting
in the Public Library last night. The
association asks that licenses be
granted only to responsible persons
and concerns and that supervision be
maintained over the service.
William F. Peabody, president, Ill
The Washington times., 1915-04-15
Paid rs Cents and
Aldermen 8 1-3 a Month

CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo. April b.
Mayor. rs cents a month: each of four
aldermen. 8 Is cents a month.
With these salaries there were. never
theless, many candidates for office at
the election held April 6. The highest
salaried city officials is the city clerk,
who gets $50 a month.
The Washington times., 1915-04-15
A Great, Big, Substantial Surplus.

substantial
out
banking methods and
And
other Washington The Muney
banks
line
that t S only the only straightforward
they Company
in
The Washington times., 1915-04-15

The Munsey ]
Pays Bigger Interest on Both
Than Any Other Substantial
py s pa @ @ hy G @ that % @ m S big b% % @ T m M sf Trust so
that are worth wh banks with big enough capital and substantial enough amply
deposits money
enough furnish absolute incapable of taking his Such
The Munsey Trust Company has capital two millions Of dollars fully paid
bue @ the double HabH oeE1o Perhaps @ you don't
what this double liability law
Financial Strength and Substantially
the deposition: bank dollars
thousand dollar depoo and this holds with the capital
Muney Company paid in capital
four n thousand dollars in Surplus I @ making o total of two million
e strength b 9Th and %set sDs9s Tn n,n no, m ~ oso this <na u,.
of the safey 3 but pays depoo bigger yield on their money than
they e anywhere n Washington.
age end
meansco con,pounding
@ % o % @ % pays % -four 5 cen" s ON i:' % s that o" % ID: %
deposited and interest compounded twice
Paying Interest in Full on Deposits.
another class which three and
compound the interest four times year. This class savings account the most
business day M in the year. on which you wi" % draw Interest m from the the very day de- de-
time wish and you will receive interest on for day has
in
youalog
When The Mns Trust two cent three
n
Munsey
first O toD December
An Archaic and Monstrous Ruling.
of
Again. this deposit made
wouldn't
O fac woudb be 10
perhaps two O Of
There are two basic things for depositor to COM
consider First absolute safety for his money, and
HIM Beside these things nothing else counts very
The Washington times., 1915-04-15
Should Pay Interest in Full.

what the
ounhes oued
which would not be o
ated today
The point make that banks claiming interest deposits should
should computed actual
and then
pound, and merchandising shouldn't think this good
To straightforward methods the interest banks claim to
banking
contrary, il
Neither will dpoo though the interest paid by banks be educed
figured
Muney should nerehe
that
whitfield archaic
The Washington times., 1915-04-15
Facts For Depositors to Consider.

reliability The Muney oderd
posorswhnh actually and in full meuee isn't banking house
consider Deposior
make
absolutely aea beyond
make be made
with
clear bankS-e
gladly
methods
The Washington times., 1915-04-15
Pays Bigger Interest Both Checking and Saving Accounts
Than Any Other Substantial Banking House in Washington

think high time that the banking business everywhere be pud of all these
depoitors legitimate this with great with
anything
tin outworkng
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-29
FOUR Of GRAND
OPERA SINGERS
GOING TO front

Four of the principals of the Beyani
Grand Opera Company, Puccini, Cava-
dore, Bonziglia and Michela, are tia
lian reservists, and Immediately upon
their arrival at San Francisco will
start for Rome to enroll for service in
Italy's war with the Teutonie allies
When definite news of Italy's break
with Austria reached the reservists
while the company was playing at
Hilo, they made efforts to secure
transportation from Hilo direct to the
mainland, but could secure no ac-
ccmmcdations, and will leave with
the rest of the company in the Sierra
next Saturday. ,..5 = "
Reservists outside of Italy have not
yet been called to the eolors, but the
four singers are determined to get to
the front as soon as possible. On
their return from Hilo and Maui this
morning they declared that the north
,ern mountain passes of Italy are for
titled in such manner that the Aus
trians can never get through to Ita-
Iian soil :~
News OF the advance of Italian
forces toward Trieste was received
with rejoicing by the Italian members
of the company, who will be heard in
Honolulu in a farewell concert Friday
night at the Opera House.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-29
WANT HAWAII
IN new LEAGUE

Prepare against war; agitators are
turning their eyes towards Hawaii
and the National Security League pro.
poses to organize an active branch
here in Honolulu, according to let
ter received from its extension secre-
tary, ]. Beaumont Spencer, by Mayor
Lane today.
The National Security League is
composed of leading men of the Unit.
ed States and is recently formed
association, originating soon after the
start of the European war. Its pur
poses is to secure legislation to place
the United States in a position where
it can properly defend itself against
war Its motto is, Prepare against
war, not for war,
Mayor Lane is asked in the letter
to supply the names of 10 leading bust
ness and professional men who he
thinks are likely to be interested in
the organization of a branch of the
league in Honolulu The mayor is
considering the matter.