Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-09-15

Justice of the peace for Bennington
township. This office was held by
@. w. Jones until he left heer some
time ago to reside at Blackwell.
The government Indian school,
near Bokchlto, known as Armstrong
Academy. opened Monday for the
years work with a heavy enrolment.
superintendent Peru Farver is pre-
pairing for a big year work.
Manager Goffe of the Telephone
Company was looking after business
at the Bokchito exchange early this
week.
Rev. John Granger spent Sunday
lat Hugo holding Episcopal services
there
! otey 3. Paschall went to Hugo and
other Eastern Oklahoma points last
Monday.
Editor Grant of the Kingston
Messenger spent Sunday here, the
guest of Rev. Campbell, and Sunday
night addressed the Laymen's meet
Ing at the church.
The rain Sunday fell in torrents at
Bokchito and over a strip of country
running northwest by southeast
across the county, just missing Du-
rant and Calera
After pleasant visit here with
Mr.. and Mrs. w e. Utterback and
family, Miss Howard left Sunday for
Tahlequah, where she is member
Of the Normal faculty.
Mrs. Carl Abbott and daughter,
Elizabeth, have returned from trip
to points in Kentucky, Tennessee and
Arkansas, where they visited rela-
tives and friends for the summer
Victor Kelly returned Monday
Monday from Ardmore, where he has
been on business. He will be the
football coach for Austin College this
year.
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Miss Lola Harris, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. ]. T. Harris, departed Sat
urday for Tahlequah, where she will
assume her work a sa member Of the
State Normal school faculty. ~
T. M. Pleasant OF Kemp City was
in the city Monday on business.
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Revs. Herman Jones and w. A.
Roach OF Durant, and ]. r. NOVEL;
of Colbert, are in Idabel this week
attending Presbytery in session there.
Dewey Gage returned to his home
in wichita Falls Monday, after a
visit with his sister, Mrs. S. F.. Green.
w. w. Gates and wife have return
ed from visit to the latter's par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Albright,
near Bokchito.
Miss Wilma Mason, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mason. has been
I selected as one of the teachers In the
public schools at Idabel. Oklahoma.
Miss Mllma graduated from the Nor
NAL school here last spring.
John p. Haden was operated ON at
Sherman Sunday for appendicitis,
and word received here from there
later in the week had It that he un-
derwent the operation nicely and is
rayidly recovering.
Work of remodeling the Fryar and
Lee buildings for the use o fBrown &
Company is being rushed, and Mr..
Brown said yesterday he hoped TO be
settled down in his new store by the
first OF October.
Cotton sold at IA 3-4 cents on the
streets Tuesday, having regained
part of tn eslump that came the end
of last week.
/ Rev M. Hamm, an evangelist at
Fort Worth. was attacked and badly
beaten up by the busiDes manager of
1 a. FOAl WOAln nNWopdpNA lAAt oLutA
day. The newspaper man was placed
under bond. Reason for the attack
| is unknown.
Lewis Paullin has returned from o
ten days visit with relatives and old
friends in Texas.
Edward Rines. while playing Tues
| dya night. ran against guy-wire
which he did not see. for the dark
ness. and was thrown to the walk.
striging the back Of his head ter
rifle blow. He was take nhome and
was resting easy yesterday, and Is
not believed to be seriously injured.
Little Glenn Scott, son of MI. and
Mrs. W. II, Scott, while playins with