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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21
"SOUTHwET TRAIL" BOOSTS
OKLAHOMA

Oklahama is given splendid a6ver-
ing in the current number Of the
Southwest Trail, a monthly maga-
zine published by the Rock Island
Lines. The number is intended as a
means of interesting homeseeke ers
in the farming advantages OF the
State. 1t is crammed with statietical
information not only about crops
but also about the mineral resources,
especially oil and gas. The latter
feature will make it of interest to
investors who have industrial devei-
oPment in view.
Emphasis is laid upon Oklahoma 8
farm educational advantages. there
being articles about the Agliculgu gural
and Mechanical College and the
work of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture through county farm adj
visers. There is also an article about
the Southwest American Livestock
Show, the company having sent the
editor of the Southwest Trail to
write up the show and point out the
advantages of Oklahoma for the pro-
duction of pure-bred stock.
The number is the most complete
publication of it's kind ever issued
by any railroad company in the in
terests of Oklahoma's development,
and it will, no doubt, be appreciated
by the public.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21
DEMONSTRATORS ARE DOING
GOOD WORK

The United States Department of
Agriculture, which, through Agent
fash, is doing demonstration work
m this county, classes demonstrators
Mzder three classes. "Class Az are
ah0se farmer demonstrators who are
following instructions to the letter.
gIaRer Glass b. are those who are
goiiowing most of the instructions,
bEt not all. "Class G." are those who
IaKiow only a part of the instruc-
t6aRs. Last week Farm Agent Fash
visited seventeen of these demon
Ifrators in the county. and tells the
News that of the seventeen, thirteen
xre Glass A." The demonstrators
Wh0m he reports as in this class are
AS folIows;; II. w. Steinmyer, Arm
sRsrong; j. Fl. Smith, Armstrong; j.
p. Davis, Blue; G. j. Kelley, Durant
a C. RlsHer, Durant; L. B. Josser-
xAd, Durant; l. G. league, Banty;
D0nnie Cochnauer, Banty; Tom Van
aevwr, Banty; Aubrey Smith, Arm
s1Uag; Ira Davidson, Armstrong
Henry Steinmyer, Armstrong; Alloys
dEB Kelley, Durant.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21
NEELY HOME DESTROYED

Fire. supposed to have originated
from an overheated flue, totally des-
troyed the home of H. d. Nicely, in
the west part of town, at about four
o'clock Saturday morning. Mrs.
Neely and the children were nearly
suffocated by the smoke before they
succeeded in escaping from the burn
ing building. The house and con-
tents were totally destroyed. The loss
on the house was about $4,000 and
on the furniture $4,000, with about
SO, 500 insurance on the whole. Mr..
Neely had gotten up at three o'clock
that morning to catch the early train
for Dallas. Mrs. Nicely had also got
ten up and prepared breakfast for
him, after which she again retired,
and was later awakened by the smell
of the smoke which filled the whole
house.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21
ROOSEVELT AGAIN STANDS IN
THE LIMELIGHT

oyster Bay, N. Y, April 20.-It's
like the "old days at Sycamore Hill
Politicians are swarming; Colonel
Roosevelt's mail is prodigious; even
newspaper reporters have established
permanent abode at the one hotel of
which the town boasts and the aver
age Oyster Bay citizen is again spec
ulating aloud on "a place in the sun"
for a certain friend of his.
Motors purr up to Sycamore Hill
and deposit enthusiastic politicians;
old friends, new friends; newspaper
men and the curious. Sitting-or
bounding about--in his famous
study, the walls of which are stud
ded with trophies of his gun, the
colonel fairly radiates energy, enthu-
siasm. excitement and silence.
There may be lots of interesting
things said when T. r. meets these
old friends, new friends, and posi-
bly, the curious-but in its essence
the talk boils down to the fact that
the Colonel Stands pat' on his Trim
idad statement-the American peo-
pie must be in heroic mood If they
desire him who doesn't ''pussyfoot'
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21

and who holds several very emphat-
ic beliefs on thing domestic and for
eign as a standard bearer.
But IL the Colonel is silent, his
friends are not. Their optimism is
unbounded. The COlOnel's occasion
al formal statements which give the
Rooseveltian view on certain things
and which add nothing to the pOlit-
ieal query as to whether or not he
will be a candidate are taken up eag-
erIy' by the Colonel's supporters as
platform material" But the Col
onel is enjoying himself. He is rid
ing horseback great deal; he is
writing lot Of magazine articles
he is standing pat"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21
PLACING BIBLES IN HOTELS

Representative Of the Gi1eons,
national organization OF Christian
travelling statesmen, were here last
Sunday and arranged with the mem
bers of the various churches to place
a Bible in each room of Ouraut'a ho-
tells Plenty of cooperation was ex-
tended, and just as soon as the B.
bles can be received each room In
each hotel will haze one. This work
has been going on for years All the
result has been ma-kcd. Ia'rry room
in every hotel in the country has IN
its table Bible beari lg the inscrip-
tion, "This Bible placed nthis ho-
tel ythe Gideons."
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21
BOYS AND GIRLS INVITED
TO SHERMAN

L. H. Fash, county farm agent,
and Mrs. Fash, who are looking af-
ter the Boys Clubs and Girls Cam
ming Clubs. respectively. have re-
ceived invitations from the Red Riv-
er Fair Association at Sherman,
to arrange for exhibits at that insti-
tuition, which will be held next oc-
tober. They have been informed
that special premiums will be ar
ed for the boys and girls from Bryan
County.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21
COUNTY EXPENSE
$4,32S IN MARCH
During Same Month the Various
Townships Spent the Sum of $3,-
3O9.S5 - Funds From Which This
Amount Was Paid.

During the month of March the
expense of running the affairs Of
Bryan County amounted to the sum
of $4,32S.2O, as evidenced by far
rants drawn on the various county
funds, as per the order of the couny
commissioners during the April set
ting of the board. For the same time
the expense of the various townships
totalled the sum Of $3,309.85. For
March. Township Four spent the
most money, $1.04O.90: Township
Nine the least, $40.
The disbursements of the county
from the various funds was as fol-
lows: Salary Fund. $2.333.72;
Court Fund, sS67,76; Contingent
Fund, s149.57; State Highway Con-
struction, $197.40; State Highway
Maintenance, S9.25; County High
way Construction, $46S.85; County
Highway Maintenance. S159.75;
Road and Bridge Fund. s102.00;
widows Pension Fund, $4,000.
Disbursements fro mthe funds of
the various townships were as fol-
lows: Township Two, $306.4S; No.
8, S294.S0; No. 4, $1,040.90; No. s,
$66O.14; No. 6, $407.17; No. z,
$1O7.17; No. 8, $2S293, No. 8,
$S.4O; No. 10, $3.50; No. IL, S115,-
Il; No 10, $6S.05.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21
OURANT MAN INJURED IN
EXPLOSION

an NJ, o. G. c. locomotive explod-
ed at Hoffman, Oklahoma, Satur-
oEay. killing one man instantly and
sRrs9usIy injuring three others. One
81 Ehe injured men was Gid James
MI CSis city. who was badly scalded,
lbGt whose injuries are not serious
gSr& was working as brakeman on
1Zn Grain.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21
HOG CHOLERA CuRE

Get busy with your hogs, If you
have not already Vaccinated against
cholera. County Farm Agent Fash
vaccinated some hogs for DR. Haygood
a few days ago. and while doing so
two of them died. Mr.. Fash dissected
one of them and ascertained that it
had died with case of genuine chol-
era. Therefore, it behooves every
farmer to get busy and assist Mr..
Fash in stamping out this disease.
1t does not cost much to vaccinate,
as Mr.. Fash will do the work free
of charge. All it costs is for the
serum. Call on your county agent.
and he will help you in any way that
he can.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21
AT THE EAST SIDE PRESBY TER
IAN CHURCH

Next Sabbath evening there will be
an appropriate Easter program and a
short address on "The Joy OF Easter"
by the pastor. L. D. Hendrick.
A cordial invitation is extended tc
all to attend this service.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21

Roosevelt - The New York Tri-
bune, formerly Theodore Roosevelt's
most bitter enemy, has announced as
favoring him for the Republican
nomination for President In the
Tribune's words, "the panty needs
Roosevelt to win this fall -
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21

Filing Time Candidates for all
State and district offices must file
with the STATE election board before
June nth to have their names plac-
ed on the August primary ballot.
The filing may be done after the
23rd of April.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21

The wholesale price on '"navy
beans" has gone up to eight cents
per pound.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Tn The SysteI

Take the Old Standard GRoVE'S
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label, showing it is
Ouinine and Iron in a tasteless form.
The Quinine drives out malaria, the
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21

Invigoratlng 20 tine Pale and SlckIy
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
GROVES TASTELESS chilli TONIC, drives out
TEN. A true tonic. For adults and children. SOC.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21
American Executed :

American Executed - Dr. Joseph
Shimoon, an American, was burned
at the stake by Turks In Persia last
week for refusing to deny his faith
in the Christian religion.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21
f.OnO Teachers

1000 Teachers - Stae Superin-
tendent Wilson has been making
visits to various State schools, and
reports that the normal training
courses offered in many high schools
will result in the assurance of at
least one thousand more teachers for
Oklahoma, than otherwise.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21

No Agreement - A conference of
cattlemen and railroad men held in
Washington last week to arrive at
uniform bill of Iading for cattle
shipments, failed to result in an
agreement. The carriers wished to
retain the right to fix the values OF
stock lost while in their care, with
out regard to the actual value, un-
less the actual value was declared
at the time of shipment. If an agree
meme were reached, the Interstate
Commerce Commission had agreed
to o K it..
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21
.nms al Sores, Ovhor Remedies Won't curs.

lsrrySsvyt eases, no matter of how long standing,
sxTse I.urea bE the wonderful, old reliable DR..
Ylufrsax zRtiseptic Healing Oil. 1t relieves
Hslnland Heals at the same time. 2Sc, SOC, 81 .OO
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21
MORTALITY lN CHICKs

Inc complaint is senefal over the
entire country that the little chicks
are very difficult to raise, In this
section many persons have lost more
than half they have succeeded in
Matching, and as a consequence there
is expected to a sharp rise in the
fryer market this spring. Already
the wholesalers are giving zoe per
pound for fryers, and hens-iust the
common old hens-are bringing 13c
a pound wholesale, thus making the
average barnyard fowl worth about
seventy cents. The rise in the price
Of hens, and in fact all poultry, is
said to be directly due TO the increase
in the price of all mears. AS soon as
people took to eating 25c hens in
stead of buying soc steaks, the meat
market got in touch with tha poultry
seller and the result that chicken
meat looked up and is trying TO get
on plane of high prices with the
other edible flesh, in order that il
may not feel so lonesome, and IS TAX
ing its full part in the high cost of
living. Don't think that whom you
kill off one Of the backyard fowls
now that you are making great
Saving; fact is you are Consuming
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21

See E. M. Evans for Typewriters.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21

Fruit Damage - The fruit expert
of the Oklahoma A. & M. College re-
ports that the recent freezss in west
ern Oklahoma have caused a great
damage to fruit in that section. and
that the peach crop especially will
be very short.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21

Rate Case - The Oklahoma two
cent fare cases are to be heard before
Judge Youmans, of the Federal Coult
of Arkansas, on May Sth, according
to an order issued out of that court
this week.
real money
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21

Parents Arrested - T. L. Walton
and wife, Mary Walton, were indict-
ed by the grand jury of Paris, Texas.
They are charged with the murder
of their daughter, Pauline, age II,
who was fatally attacked with a
knife or some other sharp instrument
hon the nigt of the 18th of last De-
cember. The girl occupied an adj
joining room to her parents, with a
door opening between the rooms. The
officers were summoned to the place
a little before midnight, and the mo-
ther of the girl told them that she
had been awakened about 10 o'clock
by hearing groans in her daughters
room, an dupon entering to investi-
gate, found her with her throat cut.
The girl died without being able to
make a statement.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21
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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21

Affirmed Case-The United States
Supreme Court, in rendering judg-
ment on case from Texas, held that
the Federal safety appliance laws for
railroads are effective, whether Ia
any State, or whether the lines are
engaged in intra or inter-stae traffic.
10
SisaI Crop - The U. S. Federal
trade commission has taken charge
of the sisal crop in the State of Yucca
tan and will see to the disposition of
| it. A threatened shortage of sisal
made the binder twine industry look
sick, and would have imposed hard
ship upon American small grain far
mers.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21

New Haven Wreck Thirty per.
sons were either burned or crushed tC
death in a wreck on the New York
New Haven Hartford Railway al
Bradford, r. L., Monday night. The
wreck was caused by head-on col
,ision.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21

Indicted - A u. S. Federal grand
jury at New York has indicted Franz
Won Papen, German military attache
at the German embassy in Washing.
ton. for conspiracy against the Unit
ed States.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21

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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-11-02
HOURS OF LABOR ARE
CHANGED
Skowhegan Establish
ments Affected
Change in Local Factories Some
thing of the Workings of the Sew
Law Effective Monday Last

Skowhegan establishments in com
mon with those in other Maine cities
and towns, have taken the necessary
steps ii complying with the ruling Of
the 54-aour Law. which went INTO ef-
iect Monday morning
The law relating TO women and
minors requires that no minor and
no female shall be employed in any
workshop. factory. manufacturing or
mechanical establishment or laundry
more than nine hours IN any one day,
except when different apport.on-
ment shall be made for the purpose
of shorter work for one day.
With this in view the American
Wooden Co. have designated working
hours for their crews ia their various
plants as follows: G55 a. III. TO
11.5o a. m; p. m. 70 80 p. N
Tn holds true on all week days *
cept Saturday when there is only
work in the forenoon, the hours be-
ing from 6.35 to 115o These hours
will be observed by ali employees in
general. men women and minors. At
the plant Of the Maine Spinning Co.
men and women will work the same
hours from G.45 to 5.45 p. m, except
Saturday when the crews Will work
only from GA to 10.45 AT the Som
erset shoe Factory men VIII be re-
qured to work one hour longer than
the women and minor altho. their
hours have been shortened from $ to
55 per week Work in the factory
begins at o'clock. Other estab-
lishments have also doubtless been
perfectiEg plans toward regulating
their working hours In the Inde-
pendent-Reporter office fer instance
the women employed the mechani-
cal department Will work one hour
less on Saturday than Ids been he
custom.
Male minors and females working
in telephone exchanges employing
more than three operators. stores,
restaurants. telegraph and express
or transportation Offices cannot be re-
quired to work more than "a hours in
any one week
The distinction between the two
classes OF workers IS important. as
under The law The last named can be
worked on any schedule hat suits the
convenience of their employees so
long "a they are not employed more
than 54-hours altogether In case
Of restaurants and telephone Offices
where employees work Sunday, they
cannot be required to be on duty for
more than an average of seven and
fve-seyenths hours
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-11-02
MISSING BOYS RETURN
Mothers Advised Them TO Return to
the Jail and Finish Their Sentences

Atweil Getchell and Earle Stacy
two of the three Fairfield youths sen
fenced to 80 days in Jail on lar
ceny charge. are back at work again
returning of their own accord Tues
day evening. The two lads had been
in Jail for two weeks and Monday
were helping Janitor Carroll Viles at
the Court House. While his back
was turned the lads fed and altho
search was made their whereabouts
were not at once determined. They
were toward night found to be in
Benton, but prior to being taken in
hand by an officer had decided to re-
turn to Jail and complete their SEN
tences upon the advice of their moth
ers, whom they had visited. As a
result they had their tickets all
bought when apprehended. Another
Fairfield youth, who was Jailed at the
same time, refused to accompany his
pals on the escapade.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-11-02
MISS WITHEE ABOUT TO RETIRE
Is Leaving Shortly for Salt Lake City
and Probably California

Miss Leora NJ Withee, who has
long been prominently identified in
the commercial life of SkoWhegan, is
closing out her millinery business
Her only sister, Mrs. Albert Holstein
of Salt Lake City Utah. has already
arrived and Miss Withee purposes to
accompany her back for an indefinite
stay. She also plans to visit Cali
fornia and will doubtless take yaca
ton of one year 1t is as yet un-
certain as to her return to Skowhe
gan but many friends are hoping
that she will still cling to the conf
munity and its people, and that west
ern scenes and activities will furnish
only pleasure for the rest and recrea-
tion which she so richly deserves.
For the past thirty years, Miss
Withee has been a milliner in Show
ness for herself Prior to that she
was with the L. b. Curtis Co. which
is still continued by Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Curtis. During these last
years. Miss Withee has had three To-
cations and as many times has suf-
fered from the effects of fires. Her
FIRST store was in the J. Palmer Mer-
rll block. ON about the present site
of the store of NJ G. Swain & Co. Fol
owing the eonflagration which layed
that building in ruins. she in common
with some of the other occupants
moved to location below the Water
Street railroad crossing and for three
years served her customers from the
store now occupied by r. B. Cole.
While there the block caught fire and
her goods tho not burned were dam
aged by water. From there she
moved to her present attractive shop
N the MOrrson-McClellan block. be-
ing the first to occupy the new struc-
ture upon its completion. Once
since then she has been in the wake
of the flames. the damage this last
time being mainly from the effects
of the heavy smoke which peryaded
the building at the time a small fire
was gnited by electric wires. Twice
every year up to 1916, Miss Withee
has journeyed to New York in quest
of styles and by methods thus obtain
ed and her own good judgment and
excellent taste has delighted many Of
Somerset County's fem nine popula-
tion with appropriate head gear H.
the musical world of Skowhegan Miss
Withee was for over twenty-five years
a valuable adjunct being vocalist
Of much ability 1t is probable that
in the near future she Will again take
up her musical work.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-11-02
|. PATTER-
son SHOT
Fatal Accident to Solon
Business Man
Mr. and Mrs. Patterson were at West
Forks ON Hunting Trip. Well
known in This Section

Word vas received here this
morning of the death Of Lester L
Patterson of Solon. as the result of
being accidentally shot thru the head
while on a hunting trip in the vicin-
ily of West Forks. His wife former
ly Miss Carrie Fogg of Cornyille vas
with him on the expedition Mr.
Patterson was a prominent citizen of
Scion. having been in the grocery
business there for about II years. He
was born in Athens, the son of the
late Horace Patterson and S moth
er. now Mrs. Ora Judkins. still re-
sides in that town. He was promi-
nently identified with the Masonic
fraternity and the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows and had held office
in the latter organization. Besides
the wife and mother. the deceased is
survived by one daughter Harriet
aged ten years. The fatality oc-
Cured about one-half mile in the
rear of the Hugh Comber place and
Mr.. Patterson lived for about one
hour after the accident He was
doubtless hit by stray bullet The
end came at about o'clock this
morning.