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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-07

1 on all automobiles and trucks. IN
cluding inner tubes, accessories and
parts. when sold in connection there.
with or with the sale thereof, TO be
paid by the manufacturer and i'm
porter and not BY the retailer. Trac-
tors and tractor accessories are az
empt from this tax.
A special tax, which 10 in effect an
occupation tax, on theaters, pawn.
brokers and similar establishment
was made retroactive in the revenue
act, Mr.. Whaley said. This tax. IN
most cases. is an increase of the az.
isting tax by 100 per cent. The retro
active feature makes the tax effec.
tive Jan. /, 1919, and thirty days
time is given for the payment O,
the additional tax. Each person sub.
ject to the tax will be notified of his
assessment and need not concern
himself about the matter, Mr.. Wha.
ley said.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-07
FROM PLATTER

We are having some very cold
weather at the time of this writing.
J. L. Cunningham, county superin-
tendent. was visitor OF Platter
school Tuesday evening.
Hattie Fisher Is on the sick list
this week.
Mrs. Mercer was business yisf-
tor to Denison Monday.
Andy Caemron is improving his
place here in town.
DR.. Rains was Durant visitor
Saturday last.
Ethel williams and Gertrude Ha-
gar were home from Denison Fri
day. They returned Sunday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurke Love were
shopping in Durant Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Hoggar. Adam
Hornback, Leo Hoggar, Ethel Will
liams and Gertrude Haggar motored
to Calera Sunday afternoon.
John Venerable was Platter WIS.,
ttor Sunday evening.
Louis Rannals who has been quite
Ill for the past week. is now able
to be up.
Mable Atwell spent the week end
at homo.
Miss Louis Foster visited her faith
er who IL in the sanitarium at Nor
man Saturday last
1 Mr.. and Mrs. Hill and their daugh-
ter Vera were the visitors OF Mr..
and Mrs. Mercer Sunday afternoon.
Charlie Rains was Barwick WIS.,
flor Sunday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs Ed Hartwell
. girl, March 3rd.
Rosa Montgomery and Jim Guess
were NGdil visitors Friday.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-07

thSAk you can accomplish II, moth
ING can stop ycs. So let us get busy
ana eet On equal terms with the
TICK free area Of Texas and Oklaho-
ma ana the rest of the United States
IN the white area. They are afraid
OF ~. hence tho line that separates
~. They know not what minute
nor In what manner ticks are going
TO b carried from our supply to
re-infest them, 30 your clean neigh
Dors are going to sleep with one eye
open ana vigorously prosecute each
violation OF the quarantine regula-
tions.
Now, We can talk and discuss the
matter until NEXT fall and in the
meantime lose enough cattle and
cattle blood to buy medicine enough
to kill every tick In the county. You
recall how quick things happened
Imperial German Government. Did
We talk about what should be done
while the Hun tore his way through
Francs ana Belgium in his bloody
drunken ogref
cantonments rose over night, as
II were. and the flower of American
manhood rose - one man with
detsrmination to crush then and
there. Their deeds will be immortal
1854 ~ 0onumeuts and memorials
thrssEhevt the country. Now In
The 0uestien Of moro and better cat
as what abeut itf Talk or act?
Are there representatives here
from fefty o. fifty school districts
where - yot there are no vats, who
Will ~ ] am willing to be q nu-
|clsus Ter Q vat building organization
ea4 win rally the citisens OF my dis.
trtet aAA start the work?
EreDaxakiea Gepr the construction
oe f1Sty vats can be accomplished
- easily i1 . week as fifty weeks.
ftfsy weeks arc q year; q year
lenger n quarantine. q year more
of economic loss to Bryan county, a
year longer . menace to our neigh
eors, . year longer retarded progress
for the goal Of "More and better cat
tle."
Let a. think. talk, and act. This
10 yeur meeting. your county. your
cattle. your ticks and your oppor.
tunity.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-07
ANS REVENUE TAX
ENPiL"i AFFECTING RETAILERS
4, Tobacco Are Urged to
All i c",.urc inventory Blanks
At Once

. ,s the provisions of the new
SOM c, ns they affect the retail
re'enu oWnlaincd By w. +. Whalley'
,onn,y in charge of tne spe.ian ',a 0s 1aH
depuii, dpIii3n Of the Internal Revenue VI
dl,,'''u lNa Air. Whaley called particular
nee, ,,;nn 10 the floor tax on TOBACCO
at'ei,'ji tm i,s forms. which became ef'
IN ~ Tcb. %, tho date the act was
lec.h1 Tie urged that all dealers in
olencn, socurc inventory blanks from
topa.sssi ssicr 10 make returns on their
MS U,' an that date in order that as
sloonts slocha may be made. Blanks can
seSSIn,J .nJ nv application at Room 2O1
Federal building,
% his ,ax," Mr.. Whaley said, and
,uventories should be taken as OF
aa,e Feb. 95. Tobacco is to be In
.uon,oried in ounces and pounds, as
,.S;catrd on the government stamp
nsS,xeJ 70 each package. Cigarettes
and cigars must be inventoried In
anm hcrs. The class of cigars. as
indicated by tho government stamp
nsi;,od TO the box, also must be list
al rs class A, B. c or d. This class.
,oee,hpr with the retail price, fixes
,Se ,ay on each cigar. Both the
clsss and the sale price must be set
out in the inventory"
On May /, Mr.. Whaley said, the
stay on all drinks compounded Mt soda
tountains will become effective. This
! is fax of 1c on each 100 or fraction
thereof, and is to be. paid by the GUS
homer and turned in by the vendor
Drinks costing 10c or less will in
crease in price 1c and 15c and 20c
kdrinks will sell for 17c and 22c.
An excess tax will take effect April
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-07
MUsKOGEE DYNAMITERs STUCK

John Culver, convicted a. q con-
spirator in the plot to dynamite the
home Of Federal Judge Ralph q.
Campbell in Muskogee ON May ~,
last. was sentenced BY Federal judge
Williams to ten years In prison and
fined $4,000. Three others convict
ed of the same crime were sentenced
as follows: Richard Cobb, MuskoGee,
six years and $1,000 fine; WIN ROE.
ers, Tulsa. ten years and $500 fine;
Pres Cardin. Tulsa. two years and
six months and $loo fine.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-07
FROM PRITCHARD

Harris Sullivan is confined to his
bed with pneumonia. -....
The farmers here are rushing
their oats planting.
There was singing at Mr.. Stones
home Sunday night.
School attendance Is somewhat
smaller now as II is busy season with
the farmers.
M. T. Pattet died last Tuesday at
$3.50 o'clock.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-07

Costa Rica has all the raw ma
terial that Is necessary. except that
for containers. to develop Q profit
able business In canned sfraits and
vegetables. The list Of native and
cultivated fruit II long and contains
many which would be In demand II
the way is found to preserve the
flavor
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-07
& CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS i
\: q
u:n u:a u:u u:a u:s s:a a:a u:s
First Methodist

Sunday school Sunday morning at
e:3o o'clock. Carl Beatty, Supt.
Church service at 1880 o'clock,
tAsms The Stewardship of Life"
Junior Dpworth League at $3.50
IN the afternoon. Senior Epworth
League q S:16 p. m.
0vsAing church service at 7:1s p.
n. Thsns "The Business OF Being
10 woman"
AtaWssk praysr service Wedres-
day evening at 1880 p. m.
G. b. Cross. Pastor
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-07

E1EVt eF0oeyterian Church
S:le q. u. Sunday school.
ll:oe q. u. Church service.
e:le ,. n. Christian Endeavor.
7:1S ,. n. Church service and ser
The pubiie u most cordially In.
vited to worsAip with Us In all these
Herman Jones. Pastor.
q. CA&hssine's Catholic Church
Corner First and Cedar.
MaSe at 10 o'clock. Benediction
attsr Aass. Sermon during Mass;
subject ITO Be Angry with Our Fell
lowmen or to Hate Them Are Sins
Against the Fifth Commandment,
According to the Texts, HE That is
Angry With His Brother Shall Be
In Danger Of the Judgment. Math.
6:33," and He that Hateth His
Brother 70 . Murdered. John 3:15."
wednesday. Friday and Saturday
are Ember days, days OF fasting and
abstinence. :.
Friday, Mass at 8 O'Clock.
Friday night at 1880, Stations Of
the Cross.
Everybody kindly invited.
Rev. g. l.. Wiersma, Pastor
Christian Church
Sunday school at 9:45. j. b. Hick-
man. 6upt.
Morning sermon: What Next?'
Second sermon.
Night sermon: THE Best Greed
For This Age"
Prayer meeting Wednesday night
at 7:3o.
Choir rehearsal Friday night at
1850.
Aid meeting Monday 2:30 p. m.
Bndsavor meeting in lecture room
At $50.
Violin solo Sunday night by Miss
Carlton.
Nrs. b. A. McKirnev. organist.
]. T. Ogle, Pastor
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-07

R:w a:u a:u a:H a:a a:a u:u a:a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19
DO YOU REMEMBER?

I ing You noted a strangeness in hi!
manner? You thought you had de
tected the odor of liquor on hi.
/ breath You said nothing to hin
about it as you had confidence in you
/ Bill You MOTIF ed it again a few days
later In fact, as time went on il was
! the exception when you didn't notice
that he had been drinking. One nigh
you decided that you would talk Il
him about it. II was hard to feel that
you should bring up a matter Of this
kind Was your confidence being
shattered? Yet when you noticed a
wavering in his step and an unnatural
heaviness in his speech and manner
YOU couldn't help but realize that Bill
was not like the man you had mar
ried- Don't , GU remember the talk
you had with him that night? II
wasn't very satisfactory either. was
IT. Don't you remember sitting
there in the little living room. all
alone. wondering what you should do
after you heard him stumbling up the
stairs What could you do2 You had
married him for better or for worse.
UnconsciOusly. you caught yourself
looking around at the pretty furnish
ings Of your living room Then you
pictured another room-another home.
II made your very bones SILVER to
even think of what the future might
hold for you and Bill How misera bly,
you felt when YOU finally went up
stairs to bed. Sleep didn't come to you
for a long time that night.
Don't you remember the night he
was sent home? How ashamed YOU
felt as you went to the door fearing
the worsti Your worst fears were
realized. too. for Bill was being sup
ported by two men who literally had
to carry him into the house. They
laid him on the couch, leaving imme-
diatelv with a few apologize re-
marks Don't you remember falling
help in saving Bill from the ruin that
would inevitably come to him. If 1t
had not already come? You knew
that you could leave him and go
home to live. but you loved him with
all your heart Besides. you remem-
bered the clear voice of the minister
as he said. for better or for worse"
You wanted TO fill your part Of the
contract. Again, BIZ needed someone
to love him now. You were not going
to forsake him in his hour Of need.
You knew the hold that liquor had
gotten upon him. You knew that
men of his whole souled type, gener-
orally the easiest prey 10 its insiduous
influences Don't you remember max
ing M your mind that Bill must be
saved and that You were The only one
who loved him well enough to make
the sacrifices that would be neces-
sarv. You called the doctor that
night He lay there helplessly limp
his pulse so weak that you feared
he might have a further collapse
That was a long. miserable night for
you. wasn't it? You gritted your
teeth, though. didn't your 4 mans
soul was at stake and you were in the
fight to its finish.
You didn't tell Bill where you were
going when you left him at home in
bed the next morning. did you? You
went to see his employer. 7 came to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19

THE Federal Council Of Churches
1 which is authorized to speak for
millions Of Christians in America. has
just issued a statement in which it
says that religious bodies ought to
form at the earliest moment. commu-
nifty churches in working class neigh
borhOOds and Industrial centers. in
logging camps and for the service Of
night workers. that seminaries must
train ministers to serve these special
needs; that 60 ch community must at
tack and solve its own problems. not
depend on outside agencies and that
al localized WORK must link itself up
with general organizations, 50 as to
get the benefit OF national team ef-
tort The demand is made by the coun-
ell that competing churches wipe
themselves off the map. and to this
end the cooperation Of city mission
aries and decorations of churches is
asked.
The council says it recognizes that
too often churches are hindrances not
helps TO common effort, owing to
their antagonisms and quarrels. but il
adds that this sort Of thing must end
public health. Of public and private
morals. and this in rural districts as
in cities. is demanded The statement
ends with plain words on the labor
ana wage questions, in which social
justice is demanded. and the appeals
OF recent labor conventions are en-
oorsed- The council says the churches
must enter into every phase Of civic,
social, moral. labor, business. and in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19
Free Proof
To You
Not One Penny VIII RICH-TONE
Cost You, if If Doesn't Prove of
Genuine Worth in Your Case.

You are TO be the judge-try this IA
nous tonic-if IL doesn't bring 10 you new
energy a splendid appetite. restful sleep.
peaceful and quiet nerves-f II doesn' Z
destroy that tired feeling and builc you
up. then Rich-Tone viii be free to you.
q viii not cost you anything-NOT ONE
YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF to try
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TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO
be strong. well. happy, bright Of eye.
brisk Of step, rudy OF cheek, able TO 90
about your work with a smile on your
On each bottle is plainly printed.
Money cheerfully refunded II not entirely
satisfactory" and your own local drug
gist win let you try Rich-Tone on this
money-back guarantee.
One user says 7 was run down after
months and under the care OF five doc
tors, had nervous prostration and could
not sleep and ate very little got
bottle OF your wonderful tonic. Rich-rone-
and am now eating three times day and
I sure sleep sound. I can't say enough
for your wonderful tonic. Kich-Tone. Il
is worth its weight in gold Il has saved
me $50 or $50 / was going to Mineral
Wells. but I do not need 10 80 now.
thanks TO Rich-Tone-"
RIch-Tone makes more red corPuscles.
enriching and purifying the blood. II
contains all Of the elements that are need
ed most in maintaining strength and
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restores appetite. Induces healthful sleep
liz gives you all those things which mean
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locally by all druEEists-Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19

You about Bill" you said. Il have
made up my mind that am going to
save Bill from himself. with Gods
help. I know that you have about
made Up your mind to discharge him.
but want you TO give him one more
trial" You viii never forget that
interview. viii you2 It is hard to
swallow ones pride, but you were
fighting for life, for the return OF
the happiness that belonged to you
You finally got his promise that Bill
would be given another trial. How
you hurried home. You found Bill
still asleep.
Don't you remember sitting there
beside his bed2 He finally opened
his eyes. Don't you remember reach
ing over and taking his hand? Bill.
love YOU" you said. ! am going to
stand by you to the last. no matter
where you may lead me You knew
that 7 could leave you and go home to
my parents. but you need me now B II
more than ever before IN your life.
Our contract was for better or for
worse and I am going 10 deliver the
goods Bill was himself now. ~Yo1
are ? game little girl he said, as the
tears came into his eyes. 7 knew
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19

you were true blue. Isabelle. but you
are more than that You are dead
game ! have been a fool and know
ii. / am glad you stuck. little girl,
and you viii nFver regret H. God-il
YOU hadn't stard by me guess I would
have been a goner. Guess my JOB
gone now, but don't worry. little sirl.
I will find another and come back
for you"
You knew Bill meant every word ne
said TOO didn't you2 Don't you re-
member how happy you we're 70 be
able to tell him that he still held MS
job2 When time justified your Ialtn
in the promise that BIZ had mace
you. when you realized that ms love
for Won had heen increased an hum
dred fold by your sacrifices for him
and his self control for you. now
really didn't you feel that It is a
pretty god world after all?
Claiborne Adams
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19
FARMERS WIFE
WAS WORRIED
Magness after 20 years
trouble hardly weighed
100 pounds-praises
Tanlac.

Z recoIlect twenty years ago this
summer as wei as I do yesterday, for
that was the summer my stomach
got out Of fix and it was all / could
do TO hold out till got my corn
laid by" said +. Magness. a wei
known farmer, living on r. F. D. No.
2, near Glasford, IL, recently.
MY appetite was just ruined" he
continued, and from then on, until
I began taking this Tanlac, I couldn't
eat without having trouble after
wards. I had such awful cramps in
my stomach that I would break out
with cold sweat ana just double ~
with pain. would -ome IN from
theN field with an empty, gnawins,
feeling IN my stomach and Sometimes
II would burn like fire. Well ] kept
getting worse and by the time that
summers work was done I was about
done. too. I couldn't eat anything
but what caused me misery and lots
OF it Gas would form and bloat me
up until I was scared to lie down,
for when I did my breath would Just
stop. 7 couldn't eat much Of any
thing and eEen then I would suffer
agony for two hours. I had dizzy
spells so bad ] Wou.d have to grab
hold OF something to keep from fall
spells I was always afraid to go
about the horses in the barn, as I
was liable 10 fall under their feet
and It worried my wife so, too.
Well, wasn't able to do any
more work all that fall and winter
When spring came I thought I was
better. but 7 hadn't worked a week
until I went TO pieces again and all
ny strength left me- Ny stomach
got in worse shape than 1t had ever
been and I actually thought 7 was
going TO pass in my checks before
could get any help Why. even water
hurt my stomach. I had 10 live on
milk and soup. mostly. and dropped
right down 10 where I scarcely
weighed hu1dred pounds. ] SUI
fered every minute Of my life. my
nights we're as miserable as my days.
and I would rather have been dead
than in such agony. I was too nerT-
Gus and racked with pain to s1een
and was simply a physical wreck.
had tried everything and was so dis
couraged and out Of heart that had
decided never : t1v again
But ! heaId q fellow down az
Glasford how he had gotten rid Of
stomach trouble by taking Tanlac
So I went right in. while the notion
was on ne, and bought a bottle and
that was when the long lane turned
for ne I had not finished the first
bottle until I commenced to want 10
eat for the first time since I lost nv
appetite twenty years before 7 had
almost forgot how TO eat a regular
meal but wen rfsfiL after il. and
when II didn't nurr me I was the
proudest fellow you eve saw. kept
right on with Tanlac until took nine
bottles and today I'm as well as when
7 was a boy. 7 have gained forty five
pounds in weight and am strong as
an OK. I sleep like Z. log every night
work hard everv day. and once more
enjoy eating like I did before my
stomach got out Of fix. am one
man that Tanlac had certainly made
feel ike new and II IS the only medf-
cine keep in my house now"
Tanlac is sold in FL Paso by Kelly
& Pollard and by the leading drug
gists in practically every city. town
and village in America--Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19

| no you remember? You were quite
II a young girl when you met Bill
He seemed so attractive, so interest
ing, so brimful Of energy and enthu-
siasm-. Though a stranger in your
little city you knew that If he re-
NAMED there long he would make
hosts Of friends and grow to be one
Of the most popular young men in
the community. He had come to take
a responsible position with one Of the
largest business firms. He had
brought letters Of introduction which
enabled him to meet the best people in
town and soon took the place he de-
served in its social life.
He seemed interested in you the
very first time he met you, didn't
hep This interest was reciprocated
too, wasn't it, Well. anyway. he soon
became a regular caller at your home
and your acknowledged escort to mos,
Of the dances and social affairs. These
were happy days, weren't they2 You
were proud of your beaux. 1t isn't an
unpleasant feeling that of walking
into the theater OF prOmenading on
the avenue on Sundays after church
with a man who comes NJ to your
ideal. one who looks the part so to
speak. You knew that probably some
Of your girl friends were probably a
wee bit envious al times. That fact
didn't bother you very much though
Did it,
Don't you remember the night he
proposed OF course you do. He
seemed so genuinely in earnest-so
graciously frank and sincere. He
loved you with all his heart and you
knew It. You loved him too. How
rapid was the flight OF time that
good night mean good night for
the last time There was so much to
talk about. so many plans to dis uss-
You were somewhat ashamed to note
the time al you tiptoed softly past the
big hall clock and very softly by the
dOor Of your mothers bedroom Even
had your mother awakened. you felt
that she would have forgiven you that
night OF course she would, because
she would have probably remembered
another night many years before
Don't YOU remember the happy days
that followed2 OF course you do
How you both enjoyed planning for
the future. which to your youthful
minds could hold nothing but happi-
ness and contentment-
Don't you remember your wedding
day? You can close your eyes even
now and see in every detail the old
home literally filled with flowers.
How nervouslv happy you felt as the
guests began to arrive. How proud
you felt Of your Bill as he stood by
your side, You can hear his clear
even now. You moved into
your pretty little cottage Immediately
after returning from your wedding
trip Those were happy days that
followed II is sweet to welcome your
loved one home at night. How you
enjoyed preparing his favorite dishes. |
How you enjoyed doing everything /
possible for his comfort and
pleasure.
Don't you remember the first even
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19
RUNNING SORES OF
LONG STANDING CURED
BY NUMBER 30

James Robinson. S21 Rowley St.
Evansville. Ind, makes the following
statement; suffered for five years
with running sores from blood poison
Of long standing. I doctored with the
best physicians and tried a number Of
advertised remedies but received no
permanent benefit My brotherinlaw ",
R Tadlock. advised me to try Number
80 For The Blood After using the
first bottle I was benefited and was
completely cured with five bottles and
at this time, twelve months later.
have experienced no signs of the dis
ease returning" Persons suffering
with blood poison in any form should
not delay but get Number 20" at
once.
Sold by Kelly & Pollard Wholesale.
Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19

city, and succeeds the late Father
John Hughes.
Those Professionals in this country
who recently were Directing to the
leniency of the Paris conference in
Catholic matters in Poland. and
charging that Paderewski as premier
was turning the new Poland over to
authorities at Rome. say they have
received advices they are inclined to
accept. coming from Padrewski. from
Warsaw and the Catholic church. as
surfing them that everybody means to
act fairly toward the Professionals Of
Poland. Of whom there are more than
is generally supposed. Reference is
made by Paderewski, It is said to
Protestant fairness in France toward
the Catholics. The Pope is rapidly re-
building the Catholic hierarchy in Po-
land.