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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-04-19
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pr, r,h,r,y days from the first
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county .
n,s,r,ct Court at Durant'
tts.oiution OF the BOX
acrcanttls Company
k,poratios
NOTiCH
L.. Loo warren, Sam n.
,.l o. ,,hrrs. have presehted
n'..,,n 'i' to the District
uryan county, Oklahoma.
,ta, tho Bokchito Mercan-
Wv, .~ a corporation, be dis
Mb.,.os said petition has
Eo,.d ,,lcd and thirty days
E,.r,nf to Ne given;
therefore. notice is hereby
A,t tho said Lee Warren.
warren and others, nave
l. .aid petition in the aaid
| court, and all creditors
ld.r,, and other persons in,
.horein, are hereby notified
!, NAV filc objections there
y ,h,r,y da = from the first
ion hereof =,
~, Wv hand and official seal
~. oIst day Of March. 1918.
". A. JONES.
Court Clerk
FIT 4 FOWLER.
news foY Petitioners.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-04-19
DO\"T StOl.D. MOTuER: TIL.
CROSS CHILD Is BILIOUS,
FEVERISH
Look Al Tongue II Coated, CIe,,n
Little Stomach, Liver.
and Bowels.

Don't scOld your fretful. pccviSh
child. See IL tongue is coated: this
is sure sign its little stomach. liv-
or and bowels are Clogged with sour
waste
When lisilrss. pale. fcvcrish. full
6f cold. breath bad. throat sore. does
NOT eat. sleep or act naturally. has
stomachache, Indigestion. diarrhOca
give a teaspoonful OF California
Syrup Of Figs -. and in few hour
all the foul waste. sour bile. AMI
fermenting food passes out OF the
bowels and YOU have Il we'll and play
full child again. Children love this
harmless fruit laxative -, and mo-
theirs can rest easy after giving il,
because il never fails to make their
little insides clean and sweet.
Keep il handy. Mother. A little
given today saves sick child TO
morrow. but get the genuine. Ask
yiur druggist for bottle OF Cali
fornia Syrup OF Figs. which has
directions for babies, children OF all
ages and for grown ups plainly on
the bottle. Remembers. there arr
counterfeits sold here. so surely
look and see that yours Is made b.
the California Fig Syrup Com
pany." Hand hack with contempt
any other fig syrup. IL (advj
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-04-19

IN >.r'ion April 10. 1918.
insertion May ,. 1918.
|o' Oklahoma.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-04-19

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the time for hearing said applica-
tion, when and where any person
interested may contest said petition
by filing written opposition thereto
on the ground OF incompetency OF
the applicant, or may assert their
own rights to the administration
and pray that letters be issued to
them.
Witness. Lewis Paullin. Judge Of
the County Court of the County Of
Bryan. and seal OF the Court affix-
I'd. the 18th day Of April. A. u. 1918.
LEWIS PAULLIN.
County Judge.
GEO. F. DECK,
Attorney for Administrator.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-04-19
LIST insertion April ~.
3rd insertion May 3. 1918.
PUBLICATION NOTICE
In the District Court.

bcoss
State OF Oklahoma,
County Of Bryan.
FANNIE HANNA Plaintiff,
VS.. Case No. 3315
CHAS. J. HANNA Defendant.
The State of Oklahoma to Chas. J.
Hanna, Defendant:
The Defendant. Chas. ]. Hanna, Is
hereby notified that he has been
sued by the Plaintiff. Fannie Hanna.
for divirce on the ground of abandon
ment. and must answer the petition
filed by the plaintiff. Fannie Hanna.
on or before the Sth day Of June.
1918, or the allegations as set forth
in the petition by the said plaintiff
will be taken as true and judgment
for absolute divorce will be render
ed accordingly.
Witness my hand and the seal Of
said court on this the 18th day OF
April. 1918. w. A. JONES.
fSeaD Court Clerk
GEO. F.. DECK,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-04-19
DuRAxf Willy IsVs
Big Effort is Needed if
County is to do its Full Duty

children. two brothers. aud one els
ter. to mourn her demise.
The children are: Quint. Dewitt.
and Grady. OF Durant; Mrs. Effie
Weaver. OF Fort Worth. and Mrs.
Lois LoIlar. OF Muskogee: brothers.
hen l.ee, Of Durant. and J. W. Lee.
Of Antlers. sister. Mrs. Henry Real.
Of Durant.
Mrs. Thornton had been a devot-
ed member OF the Baptist church TO:
81 years.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-04-19
MERCANTILE 4, BANKERS 3

In a matched gam" OF ball played
1t the cotton yard Tuesday after
noon. the ball-playing members OF
he fore. If the Durant Mercantile
Company put il over the bankers
team by the sliph, margin OF 4 to
: score. A number of people watch
I'd the spectacle
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-04-19
MRS. }. Il. THORNTON DEAD

After three months illness, Mrs
J. II. Thornton. passed away Tues
day morning at the family home on
Georgia street. Funeral services
were held the same afternoon at 4
O'Clock. Rev. Butler. pastor of the
Baptist church conducting them.
The family are among the oldest
residents Of the city. having lived
here for the past fifteen years. Be
sides her husband she leaves five
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-04-19

Weshinston officials say that the
reports Of enemy activities 10 theta
ited States daring the last year have
bcen grossly exaggerated, and act
on efire has been traced directly t.
an alien enemy; also that fire lossss
in 1917 were not appreciably larger
Ina min 1918.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-04-19
Insertion April -. 1918.
Insertion May 3. 1918.
h. Oklahoma,
ty o. Bryan
rP OF APPLICATION FOR
pAROLU

70 is hereby given that the
bered. who was convicted at
tohor 1917. term OF the Dis
konr, of bryan County. Okla
for the crime of larceny OF
Sestic animal and is now un-
he confinement in the State
hilary therefor, will apply for
H., ON the 10th day Of May.
ED COOPER.
kFTT & FOWLER.
0rncys for Petitioner.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-04-19
)tv NJ Bryan.
(tE OF HEARING FOR LET
fRS or ADMINISTRATIONS
In County Court .

"
Ice +, hereby given that on the
kla. ot April, A. ~ 1918, Mary
|bt', filed in the County Court
} County oi Bryan and State of
)omd petition praying for
j ul Administration to be is
IL Mary NJ. Potts upon the es-
b J r Potts. D"ccaScd. late Of
b County. Stat" Oi Oklahoma
pursuant 10 an order of said
~ Court. tn" 18th day of May.
lf,N. 1t the hour OF 10 O'Clock
|. ~ said day. that being a day
j. regular term. 4. ID. 1918, of
Cou:t. has been appointed as
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-13
WILSON TO CONFER
WITH BOTH PARTIES

Washington, Feb. l2.-Presiden,
Wilson will begin a series of confer.
ences tomorrow with congress lead.
ers-both republicans and democrats
-on all phases of war legislation.
For the first time members of both
parties are to be taken into the White
House councils in the consideration
of war legislation and in this way the
administration expects to smooth
out some of the difficulties which
confront the war program. The
pending bill to empower the presi-
dent to consolidate executive depart
ment functions and redistribute work
among them now openly opposed BY
the republicans, will be one of the
first subjects to come up. Some OF
the democrats do not favor it, and
the republicans openly denounce il
as comforting too great authority.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-13
LOYAL TEMPERANCE LEGION
WILL BE ORGANIZED

Thursday afternoon, Feb. IA, at
o'clock at the Central Methodist
church, Mrs. Roland Griffin, president
of the local w. c. T. u, assisted by
Mrs. Will Adams, will organize a
large number of children into a Loyal
Temperance Legion, known as the
children's branch of the w. c. T. u.
All parents interested in the train
ing Of their children along the lines
OF temperance, purity, patriotism,
kindness to dumb animals, and many
other worthy habits, are urged to
have their children in attendance,
those under the age of fourteen years.
The last regular meeting. held at
the home of Mrs. r. J. Prentiss, was
notable one for the chapter, plans
for Willard memorial day to be
held as nearly to February 18th as
possible, being made, time and place
to be announced later. Among the
new members are Mrs. o. E. Fox and
Mrs. John S. tombstone.
Three months of training are to be
given the children before any dues
are required, being at the expiration
of that time only ten cents a year,
for the state fund, the local dues to
be arranged to suit the children in
terested.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-13
GUNS LAUNDERING
ON WESTERN FRONT

New York, Feb. lin France,
where the American forces recently
have engaged the enemy in minor
encounters the violence of artillery
action is daily increasing. On both
sides of the Meuse and in the Vosges
the French and Germans are engaged
in an artillery duel, while frequent
enemy raids on French positions are
reported, the most recent in the re-
gion of Boureuilles having failed.
Details of the encounter on FRI
day night with the superior German
force in the region of St. Mihiel show
that every American fought desper-
ately to overcome the larger force
of the enemy. Suddenly coming up
on the Germans in No Mans Land
the little party of fourteen Ameri-
cans quickly changed formation and
in the minute and half that followed
before the enemy retreated the rife
gave way to hand grenades and au-
toIrlatlcs, so close were the comba-
tants. On Saturday an American ar
tilleryman was killed by shell fire
and FIVE others wounded. These ca
sualties, though light, indicate that
the American forces in the trenches
have assumed their full share of the
burden in the sector under their con-
troll.
AS on other fronts the big guns are
bearing the brunt of the work in
Italy. On the Asiago plateau and
west OF Monte Grappa artillery duels
are reported to be lively. Advanced
Italian posts repulsed two enemy
raids south of Daone- Chiese.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-13
MRS. SHEPHERD APPOINTED
VICE CHAIRMAN OF
RED CROSS

The Executive Board of the local
Red Cross Chapter has appointed
Mrs. Lula Bowen Shepherd vice
chairman to take the place of Mrs.
C. A. Holtzendorff, resigned. Mrs.
Shepherd has been closely associated
with the work since the organization
of the chapter, and understands thor
oughly the different departments OF
the work She has a large circle of
friends who are interested in her ap-
pointment.
Mrs. Holtzendorff has made an en-
viable record as vice chairman since
her appointment about December LIST,
and resigns to go to Atlanta to be
with Miss Gladys Holtzendorff who
will take up the study of violin and
piano during the spring months.
Friends OF both are rejoicing that
their move is only temporary, and
that they will return to Fitzgerald
upon the completion of Miss Gladys
musical studies.
DR.. Holtzendorff will spend a por-
ton of his time in Atlanta, but will
continue his dental practice here as
heretofore until the return of Mrs.
Holtzendorff and Miss Gladys.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-13
buy my baby clothes.

buy my baby clothes.
buys her everything, keeps her in
style.
She's worth her weight in gold,
My cold black baby Rose, p
Say, boys, that's where my money
goes"
III swear" says that darkey,
amt dat de Gods trufe." He starts
to deliver the goods, but listen at
Rhea Wise leading out on this-Oh,
we'll, we've forgotten it, but it's about
a Ben Hill county chicken, so you
know it was good, and then they
all took up new one, while Rhea in
her inimitable way, led, rolling her
, eyes and working the hinges in the
back of her neck, Quit 20, quit yo'
lookin' aroun.'" You'll just have to
hear them, words fail us any further.
Then Nell Frazer, the gifted reader
of the club, surprised everybody
with an original toast to Ben Hill
county, the poetry in it having been
furnished and composed by Reverend
Robert Mann. 1t takes Nell to say it
right, ask her.
Someone proposed a toast and a
vote of thanks to the ukelele club, but
like magic, they had slipped through
a door somewhere and had vanished,
and the banquet went on.
The members of the club present
on this occasion were: Misses Lucy
Whitley, Hazel Jolly, Lillian Howell,
Rhea Wise, and Nell Frazer.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-13
UNION COTTON OIL COMPANY
PAYS PRIZE MONEY

To encourage planting Spanish pea
nuts, it will be remembered that last
spring the Union Cotton Oil Com
pany offered prizes to the boy or girl
who would secure the largest yield
from an acre of peanuts. The Union
Union Cotton Oil Company delivered
its prizes to the successful contestants
this week, Miss Beatrice Robitzsch
getting the LIST prize for So bushels
$500. J. N. Bowers received the
second prize for 40 bushels, $40.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-13
PRESIDENT SAYS THE UNITED
STATES WILL FIGHT TO FINISH

Washington, February ll.-Presi-
dent Wilson, appearing Unexpectedly
before Congress again today, replied
to the recent peace speeches by
Count Won Hertling. the German
chancellor, and Count Czernin, the
Austro-Hungarian foreign minister
by reminding those statesmen that
peace can be discussed only ON the
basis of permanency and essential
justice, and broadly warning the peo-
pie of the central empires that the
participation of the United States in
the war for the emancipation of HUI
mainly only has begun.
Plainly, the president warned the,
German military autocracy that there
was to be no pausing in the mobiliza-
ton of Americas vast military re-
sources and that if peace were to be
discussed, it would have to be on N
basis of sincerity.
Otherwise, the president made il
plain, there was to be no turning
back until military autocracy was
crushed by force of arms.
Count Czernin's speech, the pres;-
dent openly regarded sympathetical-
ly.
Count HeI lling's speech, however.
the president characterized as very
vague and very confusing" and full
OF equivocal phrases" leading no.
where clearly.
Wilson Suggests Test
There was test, the president said.
which would show whether it was OF
any avail to go on exchanging peace
views, and it could be made by apply
ing the following principles:
!. Each of the final settlements
must be based upon essential Justice
to bring permanent peace.
y T~oples and provinces are NOT
to be bartered about like chattels too
establish a balance of power.
5. Territorial settlements must be.
tor the benefit of people concerned
and not merely adjustment of rival
states claims.
4. Well defined national aspira-
tons must be accorded all possible
satisfaction.
"A general peace" said he, Erected
on such foundations, could be dis
cussed Until such a peace can be
secured we have no choice but to 90
on"
The president reiterated today the
United States had no desire to inter-,
fere with European affairs and
would disdain to take advantage of
any internal weakness or disorder to
impose her own will upon another
people"
Applause Given Wilson
The president was INTERRUPTED bv
applause at every reference of the
United States standing steadfastly
against patched-up peace. Prob
ably the greatest applause broke out
when the president declared that the
militarist of Germany were the Only
element now preventing world
peace. When he concluded after
speaking twenty minutes, the entire
audience rose and cheered.
Approval of the address was ex-
pressed by many members of both
houses, who thought it opportune
and the essence of permanent
peace.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-13
WANTED

If you are too old or too young
to do hard work, we have the job
you are looking for. We need sew
eral hundred bushels of corn shucked
and pay 10 cents per hundred pounds.
Suppose you try it and help us feed
the people.
1t. The Ben Hill Company.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-13
RUSSIA ENTIRELY
OUT Of WORLD
CONFLICT NOW

Amsterdam, Feb. ll.-Russia has
declared the state of war to be at an
end and has ordered the demobiliza-
ton of Russian forces on all fronts,
according to a dispatch received here
today from Brest-Litovsk, dated Sum
day.
The dispatch follows:
The president of the Russian dele
CATION at today's sitting, stated that
while Russia was desisting from sign
ing formal peace treaty it declared
the state of war to be ended with
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey
and Bulgaria, simultaneously giving
orders for complete rehabilitation
of Russian forces on all fronts"
Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki for
eign minister, alluding later to the
further discussions that will arise
from the situation, created between
the central powers and Russia for
the establishment of reciprocal Dip
lomtic, consular and legal economic
relations, indicated a method of di-
rect intercourse between the govern
ments concerned, as we'll as employ
ment of the commissions of the
quadruple alliance which already are
at Petrograd.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-13

The schools of the city and county
will close Friday, February 22nd to
participate in the Patriotic Rally at
the courthouse.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-13

o-N WV "a tHdHhS ny I1Sln
vote.
The regular meetings will be held
on the second Monday of each month,
but to expedite the work of organiza-
ton, the first meeting will be held at
the Odd Fellows Hall on the fourth
Monday night in this month.
The Ukelele Club
While we are passing the flowers
around, how about a bouquet of them
for our little group of talented girls
and young matrons who have dubbed
themselves as THE Ukelele Club"
Have you heard them? If you have
not you have something to live for.
For instance, last night when they
rendered their services, gratis of
course, to the Chamber of Commerce
banquet at the Lee Grant Hotel. The
guests entered and took their seats
to the lively strains of a medley of
popular songs ending in a hilarious
finale of Dixie" and of course the
guests had to rise again.
And those popular war songs that
touch a responsive chord in every
heart who can render them more ef-
fectively than these young people did
last night? America, Here's NV
Boy" followed by that rollicking cho-
rus:
so prepare, say a prayer,
Send tine word, send the word to
beware,
Well be over. we're coming over,
And we won'tscome back till it's over
there"
Why, it makes that patriotic feel
ing rise in your bosom like the mer-
curry in thermometer, and before it
begins to go down, Lucy Whitley in
her sweet little voice and the plain
tive wall of her ukelele, (for Lucy
plays best and Lucy leads, the others
say), begins little story about a let
ter from a sick soldier Somewhere
IN France, and all the ukeleles and all
the other sweet voices come in on the
chorus:
Il don't want to get we'll,
l don't want to get we'll,
I'm in love with beautiful nurse"
And Lucy goes on by herself with
the little story, something like this:
I'm glad they shot me on the firing
line,
Early every morning, night and
noon,
The cutest little grille comes and
feeds me with spoon,
| don't want to get WELL"
Well, it's just great, and everybody
else thought SO too, and the way it
cheered Stubs Dorminey up made
the other men want to go to war was
a sight!
Then the whole thing changed.
Suddenly colored waiter was seen
to stop in the middle of the room, his
mouth and eyes wide open and the
hot coffee on his tray all getting cold
as he listened to something like this:
That's where my money goes, to
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-13
prominent Citizens Pledge Their
support at Banquet Tuesday
Evening

The old-time Fitzgerald spirit was
manifested last evening when more
than hundred business and profess
sionai men gathered at the Lee Grant
hotel to finally launch the greater
FITZGERALD CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. The noted hostelrv
the, birthplace of so many Fitzgcr-
aid movements-never entertained a
more enthusiastic and more harIno-
NOUS aggregation of Fitzgeraldites,
and when the hour for the meeting
arrived, the guests were met with a
sight that put Hoovensm out of mind
tor the time being and as they en-
tered the Ukelele Club greeted them
with music and song.
The tables were arranged attractive
iy and laden with so numerous an ar
ray of tempting things that we will
not attempt to give detailed de-
scription.
President-elect L. L. Griner, in a
few we'll chosen remarks, opened the
affair and introduced as Toastmaster
TO rthe evening that prince of fellows,
Joe Brewer, who appeared to be just
IN the right temper to launch so i'm
poftant an organization, destined to
do SO much FOR this city.
Rev. R. M. Mann, president of the
Board of Education, offered prayer
tor the success of the undertaking, af-
ter which Mr.. Brewer made a strong
appeal for the cooperation of the
people with the officers of the organi-
cation, fittingly stating that without
this cooperation of all the people but
little of value could be accomplished.
During the evening several speak
ers were called on, among them john
d. Dorminey, w. R. Tucker, Agri-
cultural Extension Agent for the A..
B: & A.; L. o. Tisdel, A. H. Thur
ntend and others.
At 1880 the banquet was closed
and meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce, all present being men,
bers, called to order by President
Griner.
Business Meeting
A motion to have a nominating
committee select board of directors
of twelve was adopted and Messrs. L.
c. Glover, L. c. Montague and N. N.
Littlefeld charged with the duty,
with the following result: L. L. Girl
ner, J. c. Brewer, l. Gelders, J. H.
Mayes, ]. L. Pittman, L. o. Tisdel,
A. H. Thurmond, J. D. Dorminey, J.
J. Dorminey, S. G. Pryor, Jr., w. A.
Adams and c. A. Newcomer.
On motion the report of the COM
mittee was adopted and the directors
accepted as named. By rising vote
the members present pledged their
support to the officers and directors,
the first meeting Of the directors to
be held at the Office of the Montague
Realty Company on next Friday eve
ming.
Mr.. Frank Justice, for the Odd
Fellows, rendered the use of the Odd
Fellows Hall for the regular meetings
of the Chamber of Commerce on the
second and fourth Mondays, which
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-13

London, Feb. 1.-THE version oil
the Russian announcement at Brest.
Litovsk on the subject of peace sent
by the Central News correspondent
at Amsterdam, represents Leon
Trotzky, the Bolsheviki foreign min
lister, as declaring that Russia now
felt obliged to sign a separate peace
and that the" state of war between
Russia and the central powers would
be declared terminated.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-13
CHAMBER Of COMMERCE
IS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED

was accepted and the Odd Fellows
given a vote of thanks by rising
vote.
The regular meetings will be held
on the second Monday of each month,
but to expedite the work of organiza-
ton, the first meeting will be held at
the Odd Fellows Hall on the fourth
Monday night in this month.