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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-07-30
lcoaynshl. Igls. by wrIrhl a. Pallerseal

something to stop the wolves which
pursue them. While you are rend-
ing me she gains time, But why rend
meg II had the coin ! would give
IL to you now. for fancy a whole
throat more than do divided coin
But you see / haven't IT,"
Very well monsieur" said the
renegade leader. Il am forced to be-
lieve what you say--the coin is gone.
mo one knows where by now. But
you yourself shall remain here
until my men bring back those
two-the girl and the ruffian who
used us so hard In her defense
Landozi-he is safe enough. We do
not fear him, for in way he Is our
brother. But tell me. monsieur. what
is it--this coin? Why do so many
pursue it7"
He turned a keen eye upon the mo-
.bleman who remained SO composed
In these surroundings.
"Why, may tell you but httle." an
swered Count Frederick. "lf l had
1t in my hand now perhaps could
tell you more. But always no soon
er do l place a hand upon 1t than
yonder young woman appears out OF
nowhere and makes away with It
againl l have resolved to have II
Il admit that. AS you know, mon
Bieuy, one does not readily give up res
.olutions - .he. aature, when formed.
Is II not sol"
Frankly. own 4 like DESIRE" re
Joined Blake. Il will win-my men
will bring her back"
Il am not so sure. lnd her most
active in her ways"
"WAo is she then?-and what is
she to you, monsieur" demanded
Blake. :
/; Count Frederick paused for half an
instant. as though himself engaged in
thought.
4, Monsieur" said he. you ask me
= question there indeed! / have not
yet myself decided upon that answer.
Who is she? She Is an American
that is almost all / know of her. She
may or may not be OF quality In her
own land. but she has some desperate
errand here in ours"
with such beauty as hers" said
the apache leader. rank matters but
little"
"Stop!" exclaimed Count Frederick
"lt is not for you to comment In
that way" The blood surged into
the nobleman's face as be spoke.
why? What Is IL to your" The
covert sneer on the face Of the other
showed his own suspicious as to which
way the wind might set regarding
these two.
1T is no matter what Il is to me
nay. ! do not know in truth what II
is to me-" said Count Frederick. irri.
.tated almost beyond speech. "She
is, as ] have said. an American-she
has some business here-I know lit
tie more"
And you did not answer my main
question-What is she to your"
The nobleman turned on him
,angrily. in loathing OF such familiarity
on his part IF ] could answer that
question, fellow" said he, Il would
not. Since / am not able to do so.
j shall not"
Monsieur admires that teune fille."
The sneer Of the renegade once more
was evident.
"Yes," Frederick turned full upon
him now. Monsieur admires heri"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-07-30
non wrLLIAMsr

by willingness to pay the price OF
success. will make its achievement
certain. II we're called upon -
name the dominating characteristic
of Bob williams life. would say i
was his unconauerable will. have
often thought Of him as the Cid
Hickory OF Oklahoma, and particular.
iy in reference TO this trait. You
know it is told Of Jackson that ai.er
his death some OF his constituen.s
were wondering whether he had gone
Al heaven One of them remarked,
"wan. If Old Hickory made up his
mind to 80 TO heaven. he's thar.
II is not easy to talk OF the life
and work Of living man. and some
times II isn't safe In fact. may
be even in danger now. SO It may
be fine thing for me that Bob Is
here by proxy, and not in person.
II, from what have said of him. you
gather the idea that believe him TO
be saint. and without faults, You
are mistaken. A saint would not 10
well as Governor of Oklahoma. lie
likes a drink. a steak, and smos ?.
and the way he can "euss out" a
petty CRATER would make the Faith
er OF Our Country groan with teal
ousy. While he and l were always
friends, we often disagreed and most
sharply, and you could sometimes
hear us disagree a block away; in
fact, Bob never agreed with anyone
who didn't agree with him. But he
was always a brave and chivalrous
adversary, and when the sword was
sheathed, the quarrel was over.
So the people OF our state have
made him their governor. and in aim
! know they will find that the plain,
honest, hard-working. domineering
man Bob Williams will be for them,
an honest, efficient. able governor.
whose administration no scandal will
ever taint, and who will stand as the
peer OF the chief executive Of any
state Of this Union.
In conclusion, I tender TO him this
toast: Then here's to you. old
friend, workmate. playmate, and
comrade May the achievement OF
the ambition OF your childhood.
youth. and manhood bring to you all
the delights which you so richly de-
serve, and may the people of our
state learn TO know, esteem. and ap<
preciate you as have.
'I may not be rich. and may not be
great.
But know shall always be true.
For 1 have in my soul that something
you gave,
When once rubbed shoulders
with you"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-07-30
PRISONERS no THF PEN.

Sheriff Phillips took two prison
ers to the penitentiary at McAlester
last Friday. as follows: Tom Bur-
nett. the Colbert niger who was
convicted OF rape and sentenced to
eighteen months. and Slim Moore.
who was convicted of stealing ham
from Sam Ross. being sentenced to-
two years.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-07-30
FOR SELLING BOOZE

The first bootlegger in about len
days was arrested at Caddo Thurs
day by Deputy Sheriff McFatridge.
the fellow being caught with several
varieties of the goods in his posses
sion. The mans name is given as
Vaughan. and this is the first time
he has been arrested in this county
for this offense.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-07-30
CHAPTER XXI.
The Plunge.

! The Plunge.
Roleau and Kitty learned soon
enough that in a race Of the best OF
horses against a good motor car the
former has small chance. They heard
the chug of the motor coming swift
ly on. In turn those in the car
could hear the hooffalls OF the fee
ing horses The fugitives had hur-
ried TO the rough country at the edge
OF the desert. but guided by reck-
less driver the speeding car chung
close to them.
A sudden exclamation from Roleau
came back to her after a tiMe. He.
pulled his horse up strongly. and she
herself reined in just in time Ahead
of them lay the brink OF sheer drop
of unknown depth.
Pull on" cried Roleau. "Get to,
one side and let them come-let them
come on"
She swerved quickly aside just In
time. and pulled up at the brink.
There she was the witness o: sud
den tragedy.
The men in the car. their eyes SEED
only on the two whom they pursued,
did not see the brink of the bank in,
time. Throttle wide open. they came,
on at speed. Too late they realized
what was ahead. The car sped out
into space-how far. neither of its
occupants ever had time to know.
Rolean's horse dropped into running
water as boldly he sprang in out ahead
OF the car. Saved by his horse, he
swan II to the bank. Not so fortunate
those in the car. The vehicle turned,
over even as II fell. and dropped-a
drop OF many feet, pinning them under
II beneath the surface of the stream.
They were lost hopelessly, for had the
car not crushed them they must at
once have drowned. thus imprisoned.
Kitty. trembling at what she saw. TO
MMm aa- -
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-07-30
WILL TAKE EASTERN TRIP

Mr.. and Mrs. e. c. Terrell will
leave soon after the first Of the
month for a three weeks trip in tho
north and east. They will entrain
here for Chicago. thence to Detroit,
Buffalo. New York City. Niagara
Falls, Washington. and other places
Of interest.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-07-30
SYNOPSIS.

Kitty Gray. newspaper woman. finds IN
a curlo shop half Of broken coin, tho
mutilated inscription on which aTouses
her curiosity and leads her. az the order.
of her managing editor, 20 20 60 the prin-
Clpality Of Gretzhofien to piece out the
story suggested BY the inscription Sue Is
followed and on arrival In Cretzhuffen
her adventures while chasing the secret
OF the broken coin begin.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-07-30
Whenever You Need General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties Of QUININE
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. so cents.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-07-30

/? Can explain TO my own king-can
SOU explain to him7 Bahl man, they
come to nothAg In life-explanations
excuses. reasons. Results, results. re-
Eults-those alone count for aught."
"Excellency. l tried"
"You tried--what is that? Rather
say you failed. for that is the main
thing"
But. excellency," spoke up another
man after a time. a friend OF Sachio,
III II is useless to cry over split milk
and We cannot wholly mend this pitch
er-eyen the trihe of milk remaining
In the fragments may have some
value"
'What do you mean?"
"Weil. this. The young girl who was
the actual instrument OF Rudolph's fail.
ure-as none OF US can Doubts still
alive and still at liberty"
"Well. what Of that?"
'If we found her-and perhaps she
can be found-we could even pick up
our skein at the same knot where we
left II. She 10 somewhere on top OF
earth--she is not spirit after all.
elusive though she seems."
CONTINUED on Next Page)
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-02
THE CLEAN UP CAMPAIGN.

The Clean Up Campaign, under
the auspices of the Civic Section
of the Woman's Club of Green
wood, is receiving the hearty 20
operation of the city authorities
and the citizens generally, and
within a few days Greenwood
should be one of the cleAnest cit
les in the Delta and the State.
Those who haven't already done
so, should get busy and clean up
their premises at once, and re-
solve to keep them in a strictly
sanitary condition regularly in
future.
The ladies of the Civic League
Section have arranged to hold a
clean up mass-meeting rally at the
court house next Monday even
ing, April 9Th, at 7:30 o'clock, and
an interesting program will be
carried out on that occasion. Ad-
dresses will be made by Mayor
Ray and several other Greenwood
citizens. The band will furnish
good music, and the public is in
vited to attend.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-02
KILL DRAINAGE PROJECT.

Indianola, Miss, March 3d.
Quite a number of citizens OF Tai
lahatchie, Leflore and Sunflower
counties met here today before
Chancellor E. N. Thomas to pro-
test against the organization OF
the Culver Basin Drainage Dis
trict, and after much speech-mak-
ing and caucusing, the attorneys
for both the petitioners and pro-
testants retired for consultation,
and later came into open court
and presented the drafted decree,
which Judge Thomas signed, and
which, in substance, says that the
petition for the organization OF
the drainage district did not con-
tain the required number of sign
ers and is therefore dismissed and
further ordered that the cost &C
crued therein be taxed against the
signers of the original petition pro-
rata.
The cost-not yet paid-will
amount to about $500. So the
late drainage district was buried
amid much shouting.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-02
OBsEQUIEs UNPRETENTIOUs.

While Easter reminds us of the resur
rection it may benefit us to call fresh to mem
DRY a few facts regarding the burial Of the
Son of God.
Joseph that day was mourner, sexton,
liveryman-had the entire charge of all the
occasion. Four people only at the burial of
the King of the Universe. Let this be con-
~solatory to those who, through small means
or lack of large acquaintance have but little
demonstration of grief at the grave Of their
dead. 1t is not necessary. Long lines OF
glittering equipages, two rows Of silver
handles, casket of costly wood, pail bearers
scarfed and gloved, are not necessary.
Christ looks down from heaven at q
burial where there are six in attendance and
remembers there are two more than he had
at His ~obsequies. Not recognizing this idea,
how many small properties are scattered in
the funeral rites, and widowhood and or
phanage go out to the cold charity of the
world. The departed left enough property
to have kept the family together until they
could take care Of themselves, but it is all
absorbed in the funeral rites. They went
for crepe which ought to have gone for
bread. A man of small means can hardly
afford to die in one Of u large cities.
Funeral pageantry is not necessary. No one
was ever more lovingly and tenderly put in
to the grave than was Christ, but there were
only four in the procession.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-02
BOWERS SUCCESS DUE TO NEWSPA.
PER ADVERTISING.

Duke C. Bowers, of Memphis, Tennessee, has
43 grocery stores in that town and sells nearly half
of the groceries consumed there. Sixteen years
ago he was piling slaves in a Kentucky barrel fac
tory at $500 per day, and while working at that job
concluded to go into business for himself. A friend
loaned him $500 and he opened a cash grocery. His
sales the first day amounted to just eight cents.
Now he is rated in the millionaire class. Andrew L.
Deming quotes Mr.. Bowers in the St. Louis Re-
public as follows:
IF l had not discovered newspaper advertis-
ing, l would still be struggling for a living in that
first store instead of having forty-three. It came
about this way. A few months after l opened my
cash grocery in Columbus, KY, Charles N. Walker
who used to edit the paper there, showed me il
would be to my advantage to take a half page ad
every week, changing the ad every issue. Common
sense told me there was no use running a business
that would save the people money unless you tolo
them SO, so l signed a six months contract. 1t pulled
so well in fact, that l used to buy 200 extra copies
and mail them out over Carlisle county to see if
couldn't get the farmers to come to Columbu to
that Walker h d. Half pages became too small fol-
me; l began to use pages. And business picked UP
accordingly. Seeing the success possible in a cash
advertising, l sold out to 90 where | could get the
best results from my efforts. Just before starting
for Memphis, an uncle of mine called me out for 3
private talk. Duke he said, you're not going te
Memphis sure enough, are yHou?" That is what
snd g sa ;et to tb DO, s,d ! rsplif Sss; rm going T;sSt down there r.
shock his head sorrowful like and said, Duke, those
newspapers will get all the money you've got
Charlie Walker has been making more out of your
business than you have Well, the newspapers
have gotten a lot out of me. but my greatest regret
is that l did not have more Then you believe in
advertising?' Mr.. Bowers was asked.
!" am not merely a believer in advertising,
was the prompt rejoinder, I am almost a maniac or
the subject. l firmly believe if l had only spent
half so much for advertising as l have spent,
wouldn't be worth half SO much as l am worth
Furthermore, l am convinced that if l had been
foresighted enough to spend twice as much for
advertising as l have spent that l would be worth
twice what | am WORTH"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-02
IoUs EASTER

Easter s Emancipation anniversary
OF h ChNlsEf~Horld-the day OF all
the year, nexsSto the advent that is the
most glofio6ssam worthy of signal remeIn-
brance.1It brings with it a new inspiration
of faith III God and of perfect assurance in
His love for the children of men.
Every swelling bud and sprouting leaf
reminds MS that the life which conquers
death in natures realm has its parallel in
the ReSurrection-that great central TACT
of C~hristianity-in which we have the as
surance of our spiritual revivification. Christ
in us becomes the vitalizing force which
lifts us from the darkness of sin and death
into light and life everlasting.
This old world of ours needs more
Easter cheer. It needs to realize that the
risen Christ and the empty tomb have for
the whole race a grander and higher signif-
icance than any other event since time be
gan. It needs to grasp the imperishable
truth that, when the Son Of God burst the
bars of death and the grave, He revealed
the way of life eternal to all who accept
Him and follow His footsteps. His resur-
|~rection was the divine pledge Of our own,
and the soul that rests upon Him has al
ready risen from the deafness Of sin and be
gan the life everlasting. For such, the
grave is not an abiding place, but the vesti-
bule of the greater and nobler life beyond.
Therefore, at this joyous Easter time,
when all nature is rejoicing, let our hearts
join in the songs Of praise and g~ladness.
Around us we see the woods adjoining them
selves with the living green and the air i
resonant with the song of birds. Over al
the earth, wherever the name of Jesus il
known, it is the glad emancipation time.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-02
COMPLIMENTS OUR PAPER.

The Greenwood Commonwealth is car
rying a heavy amount Of editorial matter,
distinctly Of the uplift kind and which is
calculated to convey the important issues it
advocates to a mature fruition. The versa
tile editor Of The Commonwealth, j. L. Gil
lespie, is giving his readers a good amount
of reading matter of the very best kind. His
readers should appreciate the effort he is ex-
pending in his journalistic field. Oxford
Independent.
Kind words from our friends are always
appreciated, but the above complimentary
reference, to The Commonwealth from the
talented editor Of the Oxford Independent
is especially gratifying. To know that our
efforts to give the public good, clean news
paper, are meeting with that degree of sue
cess will make us strive more diligently than
ever to improve our paper and please its
many readers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-02
DRAINAGE PETITION WITHDRAWN.

The petition proposing to establish the
Culver Basin Drainage District was SO
strongly and vigorously opposed by a large
majority of landowners in the section at
fected that the promoters of the scheme vol
unfairly ''threw up the sponge" at 1ndianola
last Tuesday and withdrew the petition
from consideration before the Chancellor and
will pay all the costs of such proceedings as
have been had in the matter. Strong pc.
titions protesting against the formation of
the proposed District had been secured in
Lehore, Sun1ower and Tallahatchie counties,
and there was such an overwhelming major
attached to these petitions, that the advo-
Gates of the new drainage ditch decided to
quit and let the thing "die abornin."
While the activity of Hon. w.. S. Barry
in securing signatures against the PROPOSE
ton had a great deal to do with sounding
it's d%eath-knell, Mr.. Barry informs us that
Mrs. NJ. V. Jones, Of Highlandale, is en-.
titled to more credit than anybody in the
matter of arousing opposition to the pro.
posed Drainage District.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-02
HALEY REELECTED SUPERVISOR.

At the special election held in Beat 4
last Friday Hon. ]. L. Haley was reelected
Supervisor to succeed himself by a majority
of thirteen votes over his worthy opponent,
Mr.. R. w. Harvey, who is one Of the very
best citizens Of that distsict. There was
considerable interest manifested in the cleo
ton, a total ISL votes being polled. We
understand that Mr.. Haley will resign the
position he holds as a member of the Levee
Board as soon as he qualities as Supervisor
next Monday. He has rendered his people
faithful and efficient service in both capa-
cities for several years.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-02
PUBLIC SENSE OF NEATNESS

There are many people who are
thoughtful for the appearance Of
their own home places. yet who
are absolutely careless as to the
general appearance Of their town.
Comparatively few persons, who
have any sense of cleanliness at
all, would litter up their own
home grounds by throwing re-
fuse out of the windows. Yet the
same people will scatter paper
bags and other waste matter
about the streets of their town.
Then they complain against the
local officers if the place is not
kept in a neat condition.
Most people also feel some
pride about keeping up home
places. They will take pains not
to u over grass bankings, and
will scrupulously follow paths. But
when they go down town they
will cut corners, gradually wear
ing down plots of grass, and give
the town an unfinished and run
down air. No matter how much
money a town spends to keep its
public ways in good shape, it will
never have a neat and tidy ap-
! pearance unless its citizens CO.
operate.
People should feel a positive
' sense of shame in throwing away
anything that woull make their
streets look unattractive.
In some places boys and girls
are trained to pick up waste paper
that is flying about the streets.
With a lot of youngsters active in
that way, not merely to remove
e evidence of other peoples disor-
der, but not to make any of their
own, it is astonishing how a
towns appearance can be trans
formed.
Allowing public streets to re-
e main in a disorderly condition
u must hurt the reputation of q
town. In these days of automo-
! biles atown receives visitors con.
~stantly from far and near. Resi-.
dents of other cities come in
critical spirit. They are quick te
see evidences of public disorder
and they bear away the news tha'
this or that town is dirty.
Spring is the time for cleaning
IS up. Let us all resolve to keel
the streets neat this spring!
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-04-02
A PRODUCE EXCHANGE"

A "Produce Exchange" is n of the
latest industries established in jackson,
ter. The purpose of the exchange is to en-
courage and assist the farmers Of the state
in the sale of their produce, and they are
urged to plant literally Of corn, peanuts,
peas, sweet and Irish potatoes. Poultry and
eggs will be handled at once to the very best
advantage of the farmers, the marketing
being done in ~car-lots where the best prices
are to be obtained. This is a move in the
right direction, and some e~nterprising bust
ness man in every town or city in the State
should follow the example Of Mr.. Alexander
in opening a produce Exchange" and there
bv furnish the farmers a market for their
produce when they produce" it. If there
is not a local market for surplus feedstuf,
vegetables, ETC., there is no use to urge the
production Of same.