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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-09
TRY CASCARETS" FOR LIVER
AND BOWELS If SICK
OR BILIOUS
Tonight! Clean Your Bowels and
Stop Headache, Colds,
Sour Stomach.
Get a 10-cent box now.

Get a 10-Cent box now.
Turn the rascals out---the head
ache. biliousness. Indigestion the
sick sour stomach. and bad colds
turn them out tonight and keep
them out with Cascarets.
Millions Of men and women take
Cascaret now and then anh never
know the misery caused by lazy
liver. clogged bowels. or an upset
stomach.
Don't put in another day OF dis
tress. Let Cascarets cleanse your
stomach; remove the sour, fer
mcnting food take the excess bile
from your liver and carry out all
the constipated waste and poison in
the bowels. Then you will feel
great.
4 Cascaret tonight straightens
you out by morning They work
while YOU sleep, A l0-cent box from
any drug store means n clear head,
sweet stomach. and clean. healthy
liver and bowel action for months
Children love Cascarets because
they never grippe or sicken. (adv)
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-09
BILL TTDWELL'S SENTENCES AG.
(ilsEGATE O7 YEARS
OkIahoma's Hal Man. Last of De~-
p,riiic Band ~ Outlaws, Plead
sri Guilty on Six Counts ut
MCAlt-,tcr This Week.

Pleas of guilty to six charges. in
Guiding bank robbery. manslaughter.
burglary, and shooting with intent
to Kill, wcr" entered Saturday at Nc
Alcster by W. e. Tidwell. known as
oklahoma last bad man" He was
sentenced by Judge ". r. Higgins
for an aggregate OF 81 years, but as
the terms run concurrently. Tidwcll
by good conduct can be released in
l6 years. Tidwell's most notorious
exploit was the daylight robbery Of
the Crowder State Bank. in company
they obtained $1.120. Tidwell rob
bed his accOmplice Of his share of
the loot. according to the negro's
confession. Spears is doing time"
now for his share in the crime.
The hold-up was committed Aug
ust IA. 1916. Tidwell shot George
Mckee. Quinton's marshal, when the
officer attempted to arrest him De-
cemhcr. 1916. He had been at larg,
until he was captured in the Kiami-
tia mountains in the southeastern
part of the State. in September, of
this year.
Tom fIerndon. who was with Tid-
well when he killed Albert Figlos,
AN Italian, at Dow, in a robbery in
1916. received l2-year sentence on
IA plea OF guilty to his part in the
affair.
Tidwell is the man arrested by
Ruel Taylor OF this city, after a Wig
orous search lasting several months.
and brought In by Taylor and Dave
wright. The arrest was made in the
hills of Pushmataha county, and for
a while it was thought that the off
GERS would be unable to get their
man to Jail. on account of hostile
demonstrations by friends OF It'd
well. This mans conviction is now
thought to have broken up gang
OF oltlaws that has infested this sec
tion of Oklahoma for many years.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-09
FARMERS URGED To REPAIR
AND USE OLD MACHINERY
Srtrrity Of Farm Implements Next
YPn,r Owing to Need Of Steel
For Munitions.

The state Council OF Defense Is
urgip; upon Oklahoma farmers that
they paint and repair so as to pre-
serve for use just as many years as
possible. all of their farm machinery
that can be in any way fitted up for
good use. for the reason that there
will unquestionably be "a severe
shortage of farm implements anOth-
err year, and what are to be had will
br aimOBt prOhibitivr in price.
The war needs of the Nation are
making great demands upon the iron
and steel supplies Of the country,
Not only this. but the mills are busy
turning out war munitions. and many
factories formerly engaged in the
manufacture of implements of peace
ar" either now rrrar"d. or soon will
be, In making implements OF war.
These conditions mean Il Curtailmcnt
of ~" manufacture Of farm tools.
with results easy to perceive.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-09
". r.. HAYNES HAS GOOD POSI-
TION WITH GOVERNMENT

W f Haynes. of this city. r"r"rt-
" appointed auditor for tn" Adi iu-
tant General, was here visiting his
faily SUNDAY Mr.. Haynes visits all
the exemption boards in tn" states
and checks up their affairs for the
Government. The position is ii re-
sponsible one. requiring conSidera-
Bile clerical ability. II Is said that
Mr. Haynes activities in the service
Of the local exemption hoard are re-
sponsihlr for his selection for this
position
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-09
RUSH or TAXPAYERS CROWDS
TisEtSCHEirS OFFICE

Tt' rush of taxpayers this week
TO tender "a IN" county the fir It
half Of their 1917 taxes is unprccc
d"ntnf ir tn" history of the county
and the numbers hav" been 50 large
that thr Tr"asur"r's force has hern
entirely ov"rwOrk"d all the week
Ordinarily tn" tax rolls are not
ready Until the middle or latter part
of December. hut this year they
wcr" ready on time. and that. with
tn" vnusual prosperity of the coun-
Try. has occasioned the big run Tn,
der the law. II one half is paid by
Januarv l, an extension without
p"naF' until Jun" Is is given for
tn" r"naindor; hut IL one half is
not pail by January |. tn" whole Is
delinIn"nt and hears II penalty of
IS per cent per annum until paid
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-09
DCKlNT STARRED IN OkI.AHO.
MA.MISSOuRI GAME

During the football game last
Saturday at Columbia. Missouri,
between Missouri and Oklahoma. in
which the latter won IA to Z, Spot
Durant, son of Mr.. and Mrs W. A.
Durant of this place. playing at left
end for Oklahoma. starred at every
turn in the game. Reports have it
that Missouri ran over Oklahoma In
the first half. the SoOners playing a
listless sort of IA game. In the sec
Ond Durant got away on cross end
buck for some 30 yards. when the
fireworks started, bringing victory
to the OklahumanS.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-09

ing the blacks were carried to the
highest tribunal. The decision is
far-reaching in its effects, and will
have a bearing on the racial ques-
'tiOn in every large southern city
and a majority OF the larger cities
in the north and east. The matter
OF segregating the negroes has been
popular question the past few
years with city officials. and in
most instances the negroes have
appeared to favor the idea
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-09
LITTLE ONES Az OLD ONES

James Edwards. eos Harriet st.
Montgomery. Ala. writes MY
whole family is using FOley's Honey
and Tar Compound now the little
ones and the old ones. II has cured
our coughs and broken our roids.
Folry's Honey and Tar clears stop
ped air pa Isagcs. heals raw. tnflam-
cd membranes. removes phl"gm anu
eases sore chests. For sal" by stone
Druy 4, (adv)
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-09
BOTH ARMS BROKEN IN FALL

Mrs. W. W. Hampton. living near
Bokchito. had both arms broken
above the wrists last Sunday as she
and members of her family were
preparing to return from church.
which they had attended at Matoy.
They had gone in a wagon, and as
they started back the team became
frightened, when the harness broke
and they started to run, whereup-
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-09
WOULD MAKE UNALIOTTED
LAND TAXABLE AS SOON
As 1T Is SOLD

The Government Is closing a big
and successful sale OF unallOtted
land in the ChOctaw and Chickasaw
Nations. Several million dollars
worth of such land has been sold be-
fore. practically all of it on time
payments. II takes three years to
pay this land out. Until the final
mypaten is made. title rests in the
tribe and the land Is not taxable.
In the past it has been customary
for purchasers of such land to pc
titiOn the Secretary of the Interior
to extend the time on these various
payments on one pretext or another
and generally the petitions have
been granted. This autom atically
extends the time the land is non
taxable. In past years more time
has been allowed on account of the
poor crops and low prices. Neither
Will apply now. This land ought to
he paid out and placed upon the tax
rolls or the purchasers forced to
give up the land. There is no furth-
er excuse for deferred payments.
Oen of the serious disadvantages Of
many counties in eastern Oklahoma
has heen the great amount OF un-
taxable land.
Following the sale of unallotted
land. and beginning Nov II, at vi
nita. the erwill be n big sal" Of re-
stricted allotted lands. over 300
tracts in all. and In 80 counties of
eastern Oklahoma. Most of these
tracts will sell. The Government
and the State officials should see to
it that all these lands are on the
tax roll at the earliest possible mo-
ment. and the man who gets more
time on his payments ought to he
made to show IA mighty good reason
for it. Muskogee Times Democrat
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-09

A larg" number of people this year
are paying the tax In full. and indi-
cations are that delinQuencies OF
this years taxes will be- relatively
small.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-09

on Mrs. Hampton either attempted
to jump. or fell from the vehicle,
landing on her hands In such a wy
as to fracture both arms Just above
the wrists.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-09
CNLiWECI. TO SEGREGiTE
NEGROES

The Supreme Court of the United
States this week held that IL IL un-
constitutional to segregate the ne
gro population in certain district
Of city or community. The decis-
ion was rendered on an appealed
case from Louisville. Ky, where or
dinances passed by the city segregat-
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-09

WANTED - To hear from owner
of farm or unimproved land for sale.
o. II. Hawley. Baldwin, Wisconsin.
wlp
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-09
REALLYBig BARGAINS HERE,

has replenshe
Is
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-09

Because OF its tonic aud laxative effect. LAxA-
TIVE BROMO QClNlNEi Is better than ordinary
Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing In head. Remember the full name and
! ook tor the signature OF L. w. GROVE. SIS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
LIEUTENANT MUMFORD,
WAR VETERAN, DEAD
Had Record for Gallantry-Left
Souvenir of Imprisonment
in Libby

A small cross carved from bone which
he got with his food in Libby Prison. was
among other things that Lieutenant Thomas
H. Mumford gave his wife just before
his death today at his home, 40 North
Thirty-cighth street.
He fought with the Second PENNSYLVANIA
Artillery during the CiVtl War, and was
frequently promoted for bravery. His
death was due to bronchial pneumonia and,
according to DR. w. O, Higgatc, can be
traced to the soldiers confinement in Libby
Prison.
Lieutenant Mumford was taken prisoner
at the battle Of Chapin's Farm and spent
more than six months in the prison which
was famed for its horrors only once while
he was confined in the prison was meat fur
nished with meals II was from this piece
of meat that the lieutenant carved the
cross This enabled him to pass the time
away and the task required nearly six
months.
NIumford became connected with the
Philadelphia Electric Company early in the
'9Os and remained with that concern more
than twenty-five years.
He organized Post . G. A. r, aud was
also a member of the first class Of the
order of the Loyal Legion. Lieutenant
NIumford celebrated his tiftIeth anniversary
of his connection with the G. a. r. last
May.
lie Is survived by a widow, four sons and
one daughter The funeral will take place
on Friday Intcrment will he in Arlington
Cemetery. 1t was near the spot on which
the cemetery stands that Lieutenant Mum
ford was stationed during the war, when,
under General Drussc he had charge of the
defenses at Washington
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
PENSION AND CASUALTY
PLEA HEARD AT CAPITAL
Insurance Companies Enter OBJ
iections to Receivership
Appointments
WILL BE JOINT RULING G
Commissioner O'Neil Confident Excep-
tions will Be Overruled and lie VIII
Take Charge of Affairs

HARRISBURG, Jan. 3.-Exceptions TO
,bo receivership DEGREES granted at the re-
s,,oet Of state Insurance Commissioner D.
Enornv O'Ncil in the cases Of the Pension
st,,tua1 Life Insurance Company ana the
Union casualty Company are being argued
Il, Inc Dauphin County courts today.
Commissioner O'Neil went into court
oo,,6Jar+ that his contentious would be up
bo,d The stockholders Of the companies
hoye admitted larger liabilities than
charged in the suits brought by the state
Insurance Department and their exceptions
oro In the way Of mere technicalities.
led BY Lyndon u. Wood and some or MS
,rronds n few stockholders in each company
;,aye asked the courts to set aside the re-
ooiycrships on the ground that the insurance
ort Of 1ql5 is unconstitutional and that at
~. events the insurance commissioner eN-
no,ded his authority in asking for a decree
~ dissoIution in the Pension Mutual appli-
cation before. as receiver for the state he
Lad ascertained the true status Of the COM
p1ny. ,,,... A.. ,,,, c,,,r.
will consider them jointly and rulings IN
tntb will he handed down at the same time.
The Insurance Department and repreSeh-
tatiyes of the Attorney Generals office VINO
have gone over the exceptions pronounce
ibep, weak and say they will be surprised
n thcy are not overruled Immediately ana
Tho receivcrship deCrees sustained.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
"SNOW WHITE" CLEANEsT BUM IN HOBO
KINGDOM" TURNS LOOSE A "DELUGE'
Wrong, He Believes to Keep Water in Captivity and He
Opens Square Mile of Fireplugs- Escapes
as Cops Approach

The police are looking for snow VIII o."
Snow white Is not an artists mo, al
an author, or a movie actress lie Is q
bum He's known as the clcaucst hobo in
lloboland To sit in a white bathtub with
cake Of clean white soap In his hand aud
quantity Of fresh white towels dangling
about the room is tho happlest moment OF
his life.
To have a bath every day was one of
Snow Whites" ambitions.
lie made enough money now and thou
by mendinE umbrellas to get into sixth
or seventh class boarding houses but he
was always chased out for taking FUN COME
mand of the bathtub
And so he became drifter
Early today he drifted into the uslgh-
borhood Of Firth and Lehigh avcrue aud
held a water carnival all ON his own ac-
count. He turned on nearly one square
mile Of tirepluEs in the northeast 10, nm
corked every plug from Bcrks to lohigh
avenue, and from Front TO Seventh streets.
SNOW contends that it's wrong 'o keep
the water in captivity and, II more of it
were liberated. human beings would look
more natural
white approached each plug stcaltuiIv
with a monkey wrench and grabbed 10 Boy
the throat. Then he turned the wrench
heartlessly until the fire plug opened ITS
mouth and cried. When the water gushod
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
WILSON'S LATIN-AMERICAN
POLICY CALLED FAILURE
people of u. S., Never Held in High
Esteem, Now Rated Lower,
Says Naturalist

NEW YORK. Jan. 3.--Emilase Contu,
Governor Of the Mexican state of Lower
california plans to seCcdc his territory from
llcxico and apply for annexation to the
tinted states. according to Dr. Edward a.
salisbury, naturalist who registered at the
Knickerboclicr yesterday after an 10000
mile. nftecn-month cruise in his yacht Wis
dom along the Central and South American
coasts.
Doctor Salisbury, who was accompanied
rn the long trip by Doctor ltinehart and his
wife, Mrs Mary Roberts Rinehart, the au"
thor and Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Beach, comes
lack convinced that ninety per cent of the
american trade br = up in South America
will return to Ger an and British mer-
chants at the close the war
Another conclus reached by Doctor
Z Salisbury was that President Wilson'S
methods toward the latin countries has been
:, fiat failure. and that Americans, never
held as a nation in very high esteem. are
how rated even lower. Doctor Salisbury
,aid that his conclusion as to the failure
rr our foreign policy had mot been formed
cut of political gossip at the American
clubs" but was the result Of personal
contact with South Americans Of high and
low degree"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
Brldgeton Girl Rescues Skater

BRIDGETON, n. j.. Jan. 5.-AIiss Fanny
Pollock high school girl, rescued a girl
friend who had broken through the ice
from drowning in Jeddys Pond.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
McKINLEY's AID IN TROUBLE


COLUMBUS. O.. Jan. 3.-James Boyle, Of
columbus. formerly American consul gem
cral to Liverpool, secretary 10 Governor
william Mckinley, and until recently a
member of the state Tax Commission OF
Ohio. was found in the Scioto River half
drowned ana almost frozen 10 death.
When he regained consciousness at a
hospital BOYLE was unable to explain how
he came to he in the river. Physicians say
that his condition is not critical unless
pneumonia should develop,
\ native of England and a former news
paper man of Toronto. Boyle has for years
been active in Republican politics in ONO.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Increased shipping
facilities for the South American trade
through transfer by charter of the fast Nal.
lory freighters, Neches and Medina. to the
Lamport and Holt Line. have been an
nounCed here The vessels. which are 5000
tons net, have been employed in the cotton
trade between this port and Galveston. The
charter is for twelve months, II was an
nounced, at S67,5OO monthly for each ship.
II was stated they would be used in exclu-
sively neutral trade between ports of North
and South America.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
BABY BOY BURNED TO DEATH
Children at Play Upset Lamp While
Mother Is Away

BANGOR, Pa Jan. 3.--Leaving the house
for a few minutes last night. Mrs Emmett
Hazleton, of Pen Argyll, returned to find her
five-months.old boy burned to death in his
coach which stood near the supper table
The baby had been left in charge OF sev.
eral older children. one of whom tugged at
the tablecloth and upset a lighted lamp
which toppled into the coach and set fire
to it, The hoy was burned on the body.
face and head.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03
Maurice River Cove OYSTERS Scarce

BIVALVE \. j., Jan. Sowing to the
,cugh condition Of the weather the big
oyster fleet has found it almost impossible
TO dredge in the Maurice River Cove
causing a scarcity Of the output IN tn"
market Even here some Of the restaurants
ave found II necessary to get supply
from chesapeake shores.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03

LANSDAIL2. Pa. IAN. al. W icrgcy
has received "a letter from Evangelist
Wriglr. who conducted six weeks cam
paigu here. which SAYS the writer dncd
with William Jennings Bryan i'm Florida
and that Mr.. Bryan was much amused by
the Rev MIR Wciglc's account of the at
tempt to rotteu-egg and hduap linn here.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-03

g The value to you of
reduction sale is in the
character and quality of
the merchandise, not in
the lowering-however
much-of the pric e.
Some t h i n 6 S could
never be a bargain at
any price-and clothes
of indifferent tailoring,
poor fabrics and limp
style is one of them.
81 The chief difference
between a Perry Reduc-
ton Sale and any other
sale whatsoever is the
character of P erry
Suits and Overcoats.
Not only the character
of the Individual Suits
and Overcoats, but the
character of P erry
S t o c k s-the richest
both in number of gar
ments and quality of
fabrics! T h e T e are
hundreds and hundreds
and hundreds of rich,
luxurious Overcoats,
for e Xa m p ! e, in our
store this m in u tie, of
fabrics that may not be
dupli c a t e d for dear
knows how long!
If you hare a taste
for the finest clothes
it's possible to tailor,
you can bLOIO your
self today and knOW
you're got a real
bargain!
SIS and S18 Suits and
Overcoats, now
$3.50 & SIS
$40, $22,5O and SIS
Suits and Overcoats
Now SIS & $l9
And so on up to the
finest Overcoats made
at savings of 81, $40,
S12 on each OvercOat
IN. B. T."
18th e Chestnut Cfs
Rock Island Argus., 1917-05-12
CENSUS OF STATE
FARMS STARTED
Representative Of Labor Department
Begins Nork-Will Help Farm
ers to Find Help.

Chicago. May &c. T. Clayton.
Washington. 70. C.. special represents
tive Of the department Of labor. lis ln
Chicago today TO start census Of IIIi-
uOis farms. so the department Of labor
may find labortng men for them. He
is also engaged IN assisting General
George u G0ethals in obtaining men
To work iu the ship Yards 0f both
coasts where the new wooden feet is
TO be constructed to combat the sub
marine menace.
Mr.. Clayton. In connection with the
nation wide investigation of farm
needs. is to start the organization in
Illinois Of boys as paEt OF the "hoys
working reserve. which VIII send boys
to farms 20 help take care os the in
creased crops Boys from all parts OF
the United States between the ages Of
is and 21 are being organized.
Rock Island Argus., 1917-05-12
ACTION IS TAKEN
TO CURB STRIKE
Government Demonstrates Determine
ti0n Ret to Tolerate Labor Tieup
Miners Get Busy.

Washington. May 12-The govern
neut today demonstrated is deter
miuatfon net 10 tolerate IshgF dis
turbances which would disrupt war
preparations by uersuading central
Pennsylvania coal miners and opera
tors 10 reach an agreement To avoid
the strike 1a 5000 miners threatened
for next Tuesday. Representative of
the w0rEmen and employers. after a
conference last night with Secretary
Wilson aud officials of the federation
of labor today went 60 work ON SET
clement
Rock Island Argus., 1917-05-12
SCOTT GETS A COPY
OF INJUNCTION BILL

y * Scott city attorney. today re-
caived from the clerk of the United
States court at Peoria, q copy Of the
bin Of the injunction suit which Ira
-. Jewell has filed against the city Of
Rock Island. seeking TO restrain use Of
its filter plant which was installed ia
1908
Mr. Scott Is now endeavoring to gain
what data he can relative to suits
Rock Island Argus., 1917-05-12

which Mr.. Jewell has started against
municipalities eIsew here. Ar. Scott
believes the city has no occasion 10 be
afraid of the action which Mr.. Jewell
has filed as ne claims that 10 la
fringement Of patent rights can be
shown
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-13
FOR SALE.

We offer for sale nice farm con-
tanning 355 acres of good land, with
mules, 400 bushels of corn, two VIZ
gems lot hogs, fodder, hay, cotton seed
and plantation tools at $4,000 acre.
One-half cash; balance in five equal
payments at $50 interest. Has splendid
s;x-room dwelling. painted, sealed and
plastered on inside; plenty of tenant
and outhouses on place; located on
graded road from Americas to Buena
Vista, one mile east of Friendship,
seven miles of Plains, one-half mile
from Concord church; convenient TO
two good schools, and in fine neigh
borhood; plenty OF running water all
the year oliver Mcdonald Co, Plaine,
Ga. 27-7t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-13
Americus, Ca, Dec. IL, 1871

Americas, Ga, Dec. IL, 1917.
Dear Santa Claus;
Please don't think that am asking
for too much but want you to bring
NE a cap-pistol and some caps, train
and a track, an erector toy and some
fire works, some fruit. Please bring
my little brother train, drum and
horn and please don't forget the
soldiers.