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

II Bryan Couniy's Annual Fair is
not a success this year IL viii not BE
due 70 lack o. effort on the part O.
her progressive citizens Everyonc
connected With the Fair Association
and all Who have The interests 'af the
institution AZ heart. seem TO be vyins
with each other in their efforts. end .
now We have another and a good iioa
for boosting the occasion. Here il
Is;
Through the cooperation q the
IS Expansion Club. the DurAnt
Chamber o. Commerce. and the off,
cials OF the Fair Association, assisted 4
by the individual citizen. a booser
advertising trip in the interes, sn6 .
and publicity of the fair is projected 4
81 is desired tha; this trip shall be
made during the first part o. Ss7-
.trmber. and viii take in contiguous 4
cities from which Il Is expected there
will come visitors 70 the fair.
Present indications point TO ;he
rrobabuiiy that there may be about
three hundred citizens Of the oity oi
Durant and surrounding country in
the party. There will also be a band
along 10 liven up things at the differ
e-t stops. In fact. Il Is the purpose
% those who are promoting the pro-
sect 10 make the trip one to convince
all auditors along the way that on-
rant is 4 very prominent spot on the
rnap Of Oklahoma. and that Bran
County will have a fair that viii BE-
well worth the while Of anyone to
attend
Arrangements are NOR being made
for the special train. TIE cost TO the.
individuals Of she party viii Be con-
psratively small. and IL should be
horne in mind that the more who.
20. the smaller will be the cost. as
the expense viii be prorzted in se-
cordanee with the number Of tickets
sold.
As az present mapped out by the
persons who have the matter in hand.
following will be the itinerary OF the
party: Durant TO AtOkz. cOAlgAts.
wnpznueka. Randolph. M2dill. hugo.
Paris. sherman. and Denison: ard
from the last named point home
Lend your assistance TO this vor-
thy project II you go as a business
man you can subserve your own H.
terests in boosting the town in which
you make your living. aud favorable
advertising ot which is bound to rs-
dound TO your benefit II you 90 as
private citizen, you viii be there
for the purpose Of letting others in
or the information that Dur1nt Is a
Very good place in which to live and
raise a family. OF 10 come 10 and
make the necessary preparations 1Or
becoming the head of q family, II
goes without saying. Of course. that
each and even one will particularly
boost for the Bryan County Fair.
Lend a helping hAnd to the schelne
and get aboard the special when il
leaves, earring in your grip AL the
boosting literature you can find. and
with your craninm stored and tongrs
primed with good things 10 say o,
and for your home town. the big ss'r,
and for this section OF Oklahoma il
general
The program noE is FOR the boost
er Train 10 visit Ss towns. and she
COMMITTEES Is meeting with good sue
cess in getting people 10 promise "a
20 on the trin and SiginfyinE fheiT
intenuon Of doing 80 by signing =
list o. prospective boosters rhs
trip VIII be arranged so that the frs
night will be spent at home.
The routes and stops VIII be a.
fellows:
First Day.
start north from DurAnt al S :. Il
Say al Caddo one hour.
At csney ] 8 minutes
Tushka 10 minutes.
-Atokz IS minutes
Lehigh 80 minutes
Phillips. Is minutes.
CoalgAte IS minutes
Olney s minutes.
Waupanueka 80 minutes
Milburn 80 minutes
Tishomingo 80 minutes
Randolph ] s minutes
MadiIl 4s minutes
Aylesworth 10 minutes
Mead 10 minutes.
Durznt. all night
Leave next morning. eastbound-
Blue 1e minutes
Bokehito 80 minutes.
Bennington 20 minutes
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