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Red Lake news. [volume] (Red Lake, Minn.) 1912-1921, 1915-11-15
NEWSPAPER ITEM.

Chief Of Police Frank B. Ripple, of Be
midi, Minnesota, in his report for the
months Of July, August and September,
1915, shows sixteen arrests for drunken
ness as compared with one hundred and
twenty six men arrested during the same
period of the preceding year, when the sa-
looms were in existence there. The saloons
Of Bemidji were closed on November Both,
1914, in conformity with provisions OF the
treaty with the Chippewa Indians of Feb
ruary %, 1855.
Red Lake news. [volume] (Red Lake, Minn.) 1912-1921, 1915-11-15
The Difficult Age.

Gallant Major: It's glad [ am to see we
about again, me dear lady but what was it
that was troubling We?
Convalescent: [ was very, very Ill,
major through ptomaine-poisoning
Major Dear, dear, now. What with
that an delirium tremens you never know
what to eat or drink nowadays.-Puuch.
Red Lake news. [volume] (Red Lake, Minn.) 1912-1921, 1915-11-15
Too Much for q Nickel.

1t was in country store in Arkansas.
A one-gallus customer drifted in. "Gimme
a nickle's worth of asafOetida.' +"
The clerk poured some asafoetida in a
paper-bag and pushed it across the counter.
"Charge it," drawled the customer.
"What's your name?" asked the clerk
"Honeyfunkel."
''Take it," said the clerk. IL wouldn't
write asafoetida and Honeyfunkel for i've
cents. "-Ererybodys.
Red Lake news. [volume] (Red Lake, Minn.) 1912-1921, 1915-11-15
RED LAKE, MINNESOTA, NOVEMBER IS, 1915.
RED LAKE SCHOOL ITEMS.


Mr. Belgrade, school farmer, is butcher
ing hogs with his detail.
Mr. Thomas Thunder is filling the posi-
ton of nightwatch.
Willie Smith has made a record of ten
weeks service as mess boy. Anything that
Willie does is done right.
All the boys like the school except Joe
Thunder This is because Joe is our only
runaway
The officers are George Clark, Richard
Strong, Ben. 3. Lawrence and Joseph
Smith.
At the present time there are exactly forty
boys and forty girls in school
Long hikes through the woods seem much
in vogue of late The devotees of this pas
time carry gun to be conventional.
Josephine Smith of Cass Lake entered
the school November Sth. We are glad to
have her, and hope that she will like it
here
Mamie Kelly is at home on account of the
illness of her mother
The girls are very proud of their new
gray uniforms which they are making in the
sewing room.
The girls of the domestic science class
have entertained nearly all the employees
at either dinner or supper. The girls like
the work, and I am glad to see them take 50
much interest in It. Some of the girls wish
it would come every day instead of once
week Miss Thomas is the domestic science
teacher.
Wednesday evening is a merry time for
the little folks Of the school, when they have
their social They are going to learn a
number of new games this year.
The girls have dubbed together and pur-
chased fine game board, using money they
won in prizes at the Fair
The appetite of the furnace is improving.
George Clark has been helping Mr.. King
put storm windows on the school building.
The school band is organized again. Some
Of the boys who have never played before
feel that the horns are too much for them,
but they won't give. up.
Red Lake news. [volume] (Red Lake, Minn.) 1912-1921, 1915-11-15
WARNING.

The Introduction Of intoxicating liquors
into this reservation or it's sale to nom
citizen Indians is forbidden by law under
a penalty Of Imprisonment for not less
than sixty days.
See Act of January 80, 1897 co State
L. 506)
Red Lake news. [volume] (Red Lake, Minn.) 1912-1921, 1915-11-15

The Red Laks News will have to suspend
business unless it's friends come to it's as
sistance. In order to increase our subscrip-
ton list and thereby increase our revenue
we have cut the annual subscription price
from 75c to SOC a year for the next sixty
days, and earnestly solicit your patronage
We appreciate very much the assistance
and help Of those who have stayed with us,
and are very grateful to our advertisers
There are many friends in Red Lake, and
elsewhere, who ought to give us their sub
~ Q - g. (,
scription.
With grateful appreciation for past sup.
port and in hopeful anticipation for our
future, re remain
THE NEWS
Red Lake news. [volume] (Red Lake, Minn.) 1912-1921, 1915-11-15
FARN STATION ITEMS.

FARM STATION ITENS.
Threshing is finished in our district. Mr..
Barrett threshed 1000 bushels Of oats, 1873
bushels of rye and Sc bushels Of flax; Joseph
Lussier, 1913 bushels oats, 3 II bushels flax,
36 bushels barley; James Neadeau, 242
bushels oats; Frank and Louis Carl, 81
bushels oats. Frank Brun has quite a few
oats this year, which he hauled to Mr.. Bar
rett's place and got threshed.
Joseph Roberts had a very good crop this
year, even though it was a wet year. The
white neighbors on the other side OF the
Clearwater river are praising Joe for the
excellent work he has done on his place in
so short time.
Miss Josephine and Mrs. Brun are on
quite an extended visit to Red Lake
Louis Gurneau has his house partly sided
up with shingles, having taken part OF day
and made few shingles for himself with
the new single machine.
We hope the other stock holders come
ahead and pay in their share and get busy
with the mill at earl d te----~--~~----~z
Andrew Carl and Adolph Barrett recent
" came over and hauled the we'll drill over
Clearwater way, where half dozen farm
ers expect to get wells drilled shortly.
Whenever the farmers here get ready to
put in their wells the drill will be brought
back for their use So let us know when
you are ready
Louis Carl, Frank Brun and others have
their barns remudded and in fine shape for
wintering their stock
Mr.. Traylor, government official, and
Chief Clerk Blakeslee made a recent visit
at the Farm Station.
Joseph Roberts stopped for business call
on his way back from a visit to the Agency.
Francis Lee went over to Mr.. Barrett's
last Monday and brought back load OF
grain for q. r. Lee.
A. A. Mcpherson has the largest dairy
business on the reservation, his cream check
amounting to from sixty to eighty dollars
each month.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-19

Hon. w. A, Durant. member OF the
legislature from this opunty. spen,
sunday IN the city with his family. re
turning sunday evening.
Sunday afternoon Miss Grace Tup-
man OF this city and Mr.. Jos l.. piper
OF Oklahoma city. formerly OF Du-
rant. were married in this city MIR
Piper Is connected with the oklaho.
ma city Times. Miss rupman has
been employed In tho office OF Drs.
Hagood a Yeats
Trannie Collier was here from So
per the end OF the week. visiting with
his parents. rranule Is teaching the
Soper school. being principal OF the
High school at that place.
Under sheriff Clyde Norman re-
turned Monday morning from his
homo at Bokchito. whore he spent
sunday with HIS family.
Gus Holmes was over to sherman
sunday whore he visited his father,
C. W. Holmes, who IA IN the hospital
az that place. Gus reports that his
father is improving and all In all Is
doing as well as could be expected
Mrs. G. A. Bilbo was here from Cad
do on Monday of this week shopping
and visiting her son, Cecil Bilbo. OF
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. pood were here
from Caddo Monday.
Frank Albright was here on bust.
ness fro mhis home near BokohitC
Monday.
Registered at the Lce-Huoklns Ho
tel In Oklahoma City; w. u. Morri
son.
\ deal was pulled off the end o
last week whereby Dewitt Tacket
became the ownor OF the Tom sextoi
home in this city swapping for il
/ his farm north OF this city. Tho!
move into their now home at once
Jim Turner, charged with steahn
a pair of mules near Albany SOM
few days ago, had a hearing In Jus
2 tico court last week and was place
under $500 bond
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-19
News Clubbing Ofefrs.

The News ofefrs for a limit"' -
The News offers for limited time
rent Weekly News and Hollands Mag
azine. for ten months, s1.25; The
Durant Weekly News and Farm and
three. ten months for s1.35.
Durant Weekly News. Farm and
Ranch, and Hollands Magazine, all
three, ten months, for $1.25.
Durant Weekly News and Dallas
semi-Weekly News. both one year
for $1.25.
Persons taking advantage OF these
offers must be new subscribers to the
Dallas Semi-Weekly News, the Farm
and Ranch and Hollands Magazine,
but may be old subscribers to the
Durant Weekly News. Mail orders
cared for when accompanied by re-
mittance sufficient to cover clubbing
offer.
DURANT WEEKLY NEWS,
Durant, Oklahoma,
Advertisement
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-19
WHO'S WHO HERE

A large part of the modern world
measures success by metallic sub
stance-the coin OF the realm or the
currency in bales or bundles. But.
pople everywhere. OF the better
understanding take the measure OF a
man by his ability. his work. ais
character, his individuality. his hite
or misses--his total accomplishments
And after all ~ is the final Judgment
Of the worth while people that gets
more and prettier flowers 20 the
grave OF a worthy one gone to glory
II we may be forgiven for this lit
tie opening sermon and reference to
dead ones and flowers ana extrane-
Gus things like that. IN effort will
be made to design an architectural
story around the personality OF one
of the livest citizens o. Oklahoma
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-19
Mcmillan Given Thirty days for Peti,
Larceny.

Henry Mcmillan, charged with pc
tit larceny. was convicted in Justice
shannon's court here Monday morn
ing and sentenced to serve thirty days
In the county Jail which term he has
commenced to serve. Mcmillan was
staying at the home of ]. s. Cargal,
who lives on Tom sexton's place near
Armstrong. On the Slh of this month
Mcmillan came up missing as did
also eight dollars of good coin of tn ?
realm, which Cargal had In his res
idence. Mcmillan was arrested at
Atoka and brought back to Durant
with the above results.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-19
school District libraries.

A bill proposed / nthe State SEN
ate to establish in each school dis
trict in the state library for the
teachers and pupils. Funds would
be available by laying aside each
year from the school estimate, ton
cents per capita OF the people of the
district TO provide a library for the
school In tl,ae a library could b.
established The bill provides that
the department OF education deter
mine the class OF books TO be used
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-19
New Hog Disease Causes Much Fear

Hog raisers near Lawton are much
alarmed over the appearance of an
apparently new and very fatal dis
ease among the hogs of that commu-
nifty and the situation is being inves-
tigated this week by representatives
of the State Veterinary Department.
The disease has some of the charac-
terictics of the foot and mouth dis
ease that has caused some trouble
among the cattle of the country, but
is thought to be a new and very Sc
we're form of hog cholera.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-19

a square-rigged. six-masted. double
hulled. ocean-FoinF. red-blooded. re-
inforced. outstanding. well-liked. cit
izen Of Durant-Mr. Jewell Hicks.
Architect
Just why one should attempt to
associate Mr. Hicks with flowers ia
not clear for he is so dreadfully short
on matters botanical that he would
not know a weed from jamestown
from a two-dollar cigar. And there
Is no better reason for naming him
in any connection whatever with the
graves Of glory, for he is a young
man with a rugged nature and he is
very apt to be here to hold Old
Gabriels music when he arrives to
blow bit of ragtime on his trump
et And as to glory. why. Mr.. Hicks
will have to 20 in training for that
trip.
But his success has been far and
away out of the ordinary. It has
been won by the sheer force of high
class, clean cut. ability, reinforced
by pleasing. compelling personal
ity-individuality originality. and
by impressing these winning points
upon virtually every client who ever
called upon him for consultation.
Mr.. Hicks is a Texan with n suf
ficient strain of good, French blood
in his veins to give him fond anC
dependable touch OF artistic temper
ament, Coming from fine. oId-line
aristocratic southern family. he hat
many advantages. some of which h,
used and some he didn't One da!
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-19
southern Breeders 10 Meet.

There will be big meeting OF the
Oklahoma Southern Breeders Asso'
citation held at Oklahoma City in the
Chamber OF Commerce rooms on
February "a at O'Clock in the even
ing. An excellent program has been
arranged and a large attendance OF
the shorthorn breeders Is expected.
II. c. Lookabaugh. president OF the
association. extends a cordial inyi-
tation to all livestock dealers and
breeders to be present at the meet
ing.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-19
COURT or INQUIfN HELD
WEDNESDAY or THIS WEEK

A court of inquiry was held in this
city on Wednesday of this week at
which rigid Investigations into yioia-
tlons OF the prohibition law wer had,
In regard 10 the portion OF the coun-
ty bordering on Red River. II is re
ported by persons at Wade that there
has been wholesale crossing OF the
river at that place and that many box
es had changed sides OF the river.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-19
Railroad Hospital BiI Is Signed b!
The Governor.

Governor Williams has signed the
bill passed by the legislature and do
scribed as the Railroad Hospital Bill.
The bill is unlike the famous senate
Bin No 80. introduced in the last
legislature and Is a compromise bill.
II leaves the matter of caring for
the railroad employees who have
paid hospital fund dues. up TO the
corporation commission.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-19

The legislature has been presented
with a lengthy petition signed by n
majority Of the travelling men in the
state asking the legislature not to
pass any laws that will allow the
railroads to increase the passenger
fares in the state of Oklahoma. on
the other hand the employees OF the
Frisco railroad are making a big cam
paign in favor of allowing the Frisco
to increase passenger fares to three
cents per mile.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-19
Jury Commission is i'm Session This
Week.

The Jury Commission, recently ap
pointed by District Judge Hatchett
for the ensuing year met this week
and drew a jury list of three hundred
names, from which every jury for
district and county court will be Sc
lected. The commission is composed
Of Jim Moore of Caddo, from Gray
Nickels' commissioners district; T.
II. Fowler. of Kemp. from Commits
sioner Hultsman's district; and Clip
per Hamilton of Calera, from Ed
spears district.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-19
Cotton Exports Exceed those of Last
Year.

1t was stated in the metropolitan
papers Tuesday morning that the re-
ceipts of cotton at the port of Cal
weston this season. have already ex-
eeeded the receipts of q = total of last
season. and the expectations are that
this years receipts when all in, will
exceed last years by at least one
third. This cotton has either been ex
ported or will be.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-19

County Farm Agent Fash went TO
Remington Wednesday morning
whore he will organize a boys agri-
cultural club Mr. Fash ia organix.
ing these clubs in every section Of tho
county. and will do a great work. cra-
ating a deep interest OF The farm
boys In their work This summer O
number Of prizes are to be given for
the best display OF the boys OF the
county. and there will be much com
petition, Each member OF the club
viii cultivate certain amount OF
land. and endeayor to produce on
'ho plot greater amount NJ produce
than each OF the othcrs.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-19
Attachments arc Issued for Witnesses
Who Failed "a Come.

Out OF a batch OF witnesses who
were summoned TO appear before the
court OF Inquiry Tuesday OF this wees
four OF them failed to show up and
attachments were issued for them
Wednesday morning. Dtputy Sheriff
Wright went after them. The men
thus attached were Jim Bibles. Les
lie Vaughn. Oscar McMurtray. and
VIII Land. all OF Wade.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-19
Examiner is Nearly Through check
ing Up Officials.

F.. a Nash, deputy state examiner
who has been here for several woek0
checking up the records OF the county
officials. has nearly finished his taaR
and Is winding up the county court
this week
The offices already audited are
those of tho County Clerk. the Coun-
ty Treasurer, Register Of Deds, Com
missioners, County Attorney, sheriff,
County Superintendent and the coun
ty court at Caddo. Mr. Nash says
that every record Thus far examined
is correct and straight to the min
ute detail. and that as a whole, thi.
county's records are in the btst con
dition of any he has examined.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-19
I. Kansas city Live Stock Market.


Kansas iCty Stock Yards. Feb. II.
Cattle receipts droped $500 head to-
day, aud needs of the killers were un
civercd sufficiently TO spring the
market Is TO 25 cents on butcher
grades. and about a dime on steers.
A feature today was a train load Of
steers from Idaho. Utah and Color
ado. These steers were largely on
the rough order and sold at S6.S5
to S7.85. weighing 1900 to 1880 lbs.
One load of good choice steers. in
cluded at 1866 average. at $3.50.
This latter load was the top here.
today, some good native steers SELL
ing at $3.50 TO $40 Cows sell
largely at $525 TO $500. heife. $
at 5000 to s7.25. a car OF big west
ern bulls today brought s5.75. choice
native bulls around 5000, top yeals
$10.75. light receipts naturally ad-
vance the price. and high corn will
keep them moving as fast as they
the ready, If the market conditions
as regards the quarantines, Will per
NIT their shipments. At this time
there are no shipping restrictions on
shipping any class OF cattle. either
killing or stock grades. from Kansas
City 10 the East. although the west
Is closed pretty tight 10 stock cattle
shipment by the local state quaran-
tines. The st. Louis market is tenn
porarily closed TO all outbound ship
ments late yesterday, which throws
the Eastern orders TO Kansas City.
This helped the hog market here con
iiderably today, order buyers get
ting one-third of the supply OF ~
| thousand head. Iney paid S6.75 TO
$500 for their hogs. while the pack
ers paid $50 to $3.50 for the re-
mainder.
There Is a firm feeling in the hog
market as the pork consumption l.
heavy and will be increased with the
/ Op'hihb VI 'piihb "h'h AhN AebNiiAt =
men will have a greater purchasing
power.
However. predicting live stock fu-
ture markets is hazardous this year
as many active influences might cas-
lily upset the best calculation
Sheep and lambs sold ] 8 to 20 high
er today. following 10 TO 25 cent
advance yesterday. receipts today
thousand head. Lambs from the
San Luis Valley. the Arkansas Val
lie ysnd the p. l.. Collins district al
brought the top price today, $40
and some little 50 to 67 pound lamb
were sold at $s.25. feeding lambs
$3.50 TO sS.15. ewes not quite tor
quality. $685. yearlings at $3.50.
]. A. RIcKART,
Market Correspondent
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-19

his fond parents framed him proper /
ly for course In a famous old col
lege. Some months afterwards they
learned that he had spent the time
hunting deer in the OZARK noun
taius. But he was always student
In his own way. lie seemed to be
oungster with purpose his own
purpose. when he wanted 20 know
anything about anything he looked
Il up in his own way. AZ any rate,
he dug up and absorbed a lot OF in
teresting and valuable things that
few people know. He knows more
about mathematics than patent al
ding machine and he manages TO
subtract around ten thousand dollars
annually by marking houses on pa
per that don't look like houses until
after they are finished. Pretty fair
for an Ozark deer hunter. But he
finds plenty of time TO hunt deer,
and quail and play dominoes. Re
Gently he and Governor Williams
were opposed in game at the Elks'
club. The governor rs very good
player. MIR. Hicks is the master OF
the game. The game was interest
ing and was being observed by many.
II was the governors FIRST visit TO the
new home of the Elks. Mr.. Hicks Is
the architect OF the beautiful build
ing. II would be bad form TO de-
feat the governor in his first series
OF games-it would never. never do.
/ Mr. Hicks turned TO an observing
friend, foretold every play long be.
fore they were made-and lost all
the games. There Is no bad form
about Hicks
Mr. Hicks came TO Durant about
five years ago a stranger in every
sense of the word What money n,
had could nave easily been carried
In couple Of trunks-maybe on,
trunk would have answered. How
ever, he had ability. knowledge o
human nature, good health. conver
sational qualities like unto the scin
tillating, cracking sparks OF a wire
less station, and he believed he wa
perhaps the best qualified architec
in the southwest. Today there ar
hundreds of people in every count
in Southeastern Oklahoma who be
lieve the same thing. Jewell Hick
has simply paved his way TO success
, by doing the best work for the hes
i people in the best towns. He has in
deed been an architect of his ow
, fortune.
Mr.. Hicks found Durant a goo
! town with but few good houses TC
day, no town of its class in OklahC
ma viii compare with II in beautifr
homes of scientific structure Nj
; Hicks has designed the most {
= them as well as the most splendi
I churches He dec'~- rhe cOui
r. houses of Atoka and Marshall cour
ties and most of the better scho,
$ buildings and other public buildinl
r in this and surrounding countie
BY making Durant his permanei
= home and office headquarters he h;
1 given the town an advertisement an
4 a prestige that It could not have a
= quired in any other way.
}, Mr.. Hicks has an interesting an
d popular family. and last year |
g built for himself one OF the handsor
y est homes in the city.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-19

luns,lnF. Okla, Fen III. p
Morran a.d family passed through
here today moving h!a nerd of horses
and cattle from the Panhandle Of
Texas to the mountainous distric!
Of the Choctaw nation. $50 many
farmers have gone to the Panhandle
that grass lands have advanced TO
80 dollars per acre" said MIR Nor
gan. Il cannot afford TO pay that
price for land TO grage cattle and
horses upon. and | am now In search
OF cheaper grass. think | viii be
able to find It in the erazing noun
tain district. which cannot he utilized
for farming purposes"
The high prices OF all farm pro.
ducts are having their effect upon
al land values and thcre are lndica-
tious that prosperity has come 1,
this country to stay.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-02-19
nrlnn Comly TcacIcr. MceIIng

ItIN'N NNIHTN I'sl'WNIN NI'FIINNf
The Bryan county teachers asso-
citation held thoir last meeting
FOR the fiscal year OF l91A-16 at the
First Methodist church IN this city.
between the hours OF 10 a. M, and
1 p. m, Saturday. February 49,
A. r. Grugott OF Calora conducted
the devotional exercises after which
the Oklahoma Presbyterian College
ably represented by Mrs, Kimsoy,
Misses Addison. Sillimon. Harris and
Earloton, rendered a short but high
~ appreciated program.