Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-07-14
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Clarence waldron and family are
now enjoying cool Colorado, accord
ing to post cards received here BY
friends Of theirs They drove thru
IN their new automobile.
Paul Stephens. who up to four
years ago was locel newspaper
man, having worked as city editor
on the old Daily News, and later on
the Daily Democrat, has been select
ed as associate editor OF American
Farming, large nationwide farm
paper published in Chicago.
Mrs. T. J. Sexton is in Sherman
sanitarium this week, where she
underwent a surgical operation. At
last reports she was doing nicely
County Commissioner Ed Speairs
was at Pirtle Tuesday, from where
lie and some others inspected road
work the commissioners are doing in
that vicinity.
Chas. n. Allen leaves this week
for osakis. MINI, where he will be
toined BY Mrs. Alien, and they will
visit In the east and north the bal
ance OF the summer, returning here
in the fall.
J. r. farrell had the misfortune TO
fall and break his left arm in the
elbow joint last wek while in Mar
shall county at work. He has had a
crippled elbow 70 rtwenty years. as
result OF former break. and he
fears that the recent accident win
render the arm almost useless.
Ed Clark, cashier OF the Durant
National Bank, left Sunday for Ok
r1ulgee. where he will be Joined by
Mrs. Clark and their little daugh-
ter, after which they will visit in
Texas for few weeks.
President Morrison of the Presby-
terian College, is in Oklahoma City
this week attending the State meet
ing OF tn edenOminational school
men in session at that place.
s. A. Whale is in st. Louis this
week attending the annual meeting
OF the Southern Surety Company, of
which he is a director.
Sam stone is In Oklahoma City
this week attending business ses-
sion of the State Board OF Pharmacy,
of which he is a member
ID. Work, who was stricken with
slight stroke of paralysi few weeks
ago, is reported to be improved and
able to sit up, although still confin-
ed to his home.
w. M. Hynds, who has been confin-
ed TO his home for several weeks with
heart trouble, is reported as slightly
improved this week and able to be
about the house.
Second Lieutenant Paullin, of the
Durant militia was here the first Of
the week en- route to Hugo and Ant
lere. where recruiting headquarters
will be opened.
f. b. Hinshaw,, formerly of Dur
ant, now head of tho First State
Bank at Milburn. was in Durant on
business Tuesday.
Jas. r. Mckinney. of the Durant
National Bank, and H. E. McCart,
the contractor who is building the
the contractor whi is building the
banks new building, have gone to
Bedford. Indiana, to close a deal for
the Bedford stone to be used in the
construction of the new bank edifice.
Thence they will goto Hamilton, o.,
where Mr.. Mckinney will close the
deal for the new vault and fixtures.
County Engineer Stinson went to
Bennington the first part of the
week to make surveys for the new
roads to be built there. as per the
$4,000 road bond issue voted by the
people of the township.
OTHER COUNTY BUSINESS
In addition to matters covered IN
separate items in this issue, the
County Commissioners in session this