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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-01-02
CHOCTAWS DO NOT WANT
COAL LANDS SACRIFICED
SALE OF TEE PROPERTIES AZ
CARELESS OF APPRAISED AL
WOULD he DISASTROUS
TO FINANCES OF THE
TRIBE.

Al "a recent big meeting Of members
" the thoctaws at Hugo, resolutions
We're passed urGing Congress to With
draw the coal lands of the Indians
from sale under the present law. which
authorizes the Interior Department 10
d.sp"s" Of the deposits at such figures
~ II might fix.
Commenting on the action of the
convention, Walter j.. T%urnbuli. tri-
BAL attorney for the ChOCtaws. says
The resolution passed by a un;,n-
iniulS vote" of the Choctaw wa asking
congress to withdraw their coal de-
posts from further sale under the
1918 act clearly expresses the scnti-
m.ut Of the Choctaw people. Un-
de- this law the Secretary of the In
t.Ii"r is authorized To offer the coal
fnr .al" at such valuation AZ he fnigh;
fiN. regardless OF the appraised alu
" hIle they desire and insist upon a
speedy ard final settlement of their
affairs they are not willing that their
property he sacrificed for the mere
sax" Of a settlement.
The proposal that the Government
purchase the coal presents the only
logical solution Of the coal question.
In 1907 he Government promised The
fhortaws that 1t would be sold i'm
m~ediatcly. Since then "A large percent
x of the enrolled members have
died without receiving what was
promised them and what they had "A
right to Expect and unless something
is done soon all will have passed away
havinB received any of the
Of this promise. The coal has
offered for sale twice recently
to individual purchasers without re
which indicates that It aunot be
sold In this manner without great cost
TO them. This is practically the only /
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-01-02
OPERATORS AND MINER
ARE NOT SATISFIED

Orvilie y Han, writing in Unriov's
Weekly. has the f%olloving I, s.v ~
the coal situation in this state.
Oklahoma is sitting over a slu,nhrr.
ySg volcano SO far as the coal situa.
Ion is concerned Will, most nf m.
coal miners are back 1T work and uu-
dercurrcht of dissatisfaction il ;oIud
Among mine workers ns we'll AS m.
operators.
About the only result obtained hy ih,.
adjustment uf President, Wilson was
the r"esutubtipu of coal diryiuy Tb..
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-01-02
LESS COTTON

Cotton ginncd prior to December l3.
the Census Bureau announced. amount
ed to 9,i02, $50 running bales. including
1903. 926 round bales, 2,.906 bales of
American-Egyptian. and 6,i2H bales of
Sea Island.
Ginning to December IL last year was
10.2S1,139 bales. including 13O,9sf
round bales. l3,09S bales of American
Egyptian, and 31,23S bales of Sea-ls-
land. d
Ginning by states this year follows:
Alamama. 55s ,22l; Arizona, 40,s4S;
Arkansas. 6js,iO3: California. 33,5i1;
Florida. l6.G43 ,,%ieorgia. 1.6Us ,36i;
Louisiana, PSI, .0i3. Mississippi, a.
GIL; Missouri. ii,l30. North Carolina,
755.,515; oklahoma. 6S3.S2o South Caro-
lima, l.369.i1i; Tennessee. 2lo.jHS; TeX-
as. 2.232.l3j; Virginia 1865, all 9TH
er States. 3.j26.
GinninEs of Sea Island ~ States:
Florida, 2.7a3 bales; G"orgia, d3j;
South Carolina, 3,uul.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-01-02
I HiiD FATALLY BURNED
SHOOTING FIRECRACI< FRS

Whil" shooting f~irccrackcrS early
christmas morning. the three year OF"
iuurhtcr of Mr.. and Mrs. s. l.. Mahihh
was fatally burned at taddo. when hf'
dress caught fire. and she died u te'
minutes after the accident.
, 1920-08-03
Executive Order No. a..

FINDER authority of an Ordinance
passed by the Colonial Council for the
Municipality Of st. Croix, 10 May
1920 and approved q May 1920, Mr.. D.
C. CANEGATA is hereby appointed
Chairman of the Library Commission for
the Municipality Of ST. Croix, to serve
Mr.. F. COULTER, Member elected by
the Colonial Council fo~ st. Croix, who
is hereby designated as Secretary and
Treasurer of the said Commission, and
such other Member as may be appointed
by the local chapter Of the Red Cross.
Government of the Virgin Islands of
the United States, St. Thomas, 9th July
1920.
I. w OMAN.
Governor.
, 1920-08-03
NOTICE.

THE heirs Of the deceased WILLIAM
I F. HENRY, Joiner of C~hristiansted,
St. Croix, who died here in November
month 1918, and of his previouly deceased
wife, are hereby notified to report to the
undersigned Dealing Court within / year
and six weeks, and there to establish
their rights as heirs.
Christiansted's Dealing Court, St.
Croix, July 21st 1920.
WILH. JENSEN.
, 1920-08-03

pARTIES having claims against the
n Joint Estate of the deceased JOHN
JAMES WILLIAMS and surviving wild
ow ANDRINA WILLIAMS, born SMITH
are hereby notified to file their claims
accompanied by necessary proof with
the undersigned Dealing Court within
three months.
Frederiksted's Dealing Court. st.
Croix, July 21st 1920.
Will. JENSEN.
, 1920-08-03
Notice To The Public.

A S a preventative against Small PUx all
81 school-chiidren will be required TO
submit to the Principal of their re-
spective schools a cei ~tificate of success
full vaccination on the first day of the
session or upon their admission to the
school.
Those children who have been v~accina
ted may obtain a certificate free of charge
at the Christiansted and Frederiksted
Hospitals between the hours OF 10 and
IL a. m. daily except Sunday.
Those who have not been vacclnated
can be vaccinated at the Hospitals at the
above specified time.
Furthermore Municipal Physicians will
be at the following places at the time
specified for the purpose Of doing vacci-
nation and issuing certificates.
CHRLSTIANSTED DISTRICT.
Bethlehem Milk-Station from 10 to II
August End, 1920.
FriedensLelt School from 10 to II Au-
gust 3rd, 1920.
Peters Rest School from 10 to II .Au-
gust 9Th, 1920.
La Vale Miik-station from II to IL
August 9Th. 1920.
La Grande FPrincesse Schhoo from 10 to
II August 9th, 1920.
FREDERIKSTED DISTRICT.
AnnaIy school at 2 .. m. August 4th,
Diamond School at 2 p. m. August 5th,
H. V. HUGHENS.
Chief Municipal Physician.
St. Croix, July 29th. 1920.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-29
COURT
HOUSE
WEATHER VANE REPAIRED.

WEATHER. NANE hEH AAhNED.
The weather-vane on the top Of the
court house flag pole which has been
bent for some time and half Of which
was blown entirely off during n OF
the recent wind storms, was repaired
Thursday morning and was placed in
its former position on top Of the ball
which Immediately surmounts the
dome. The flag pole was removed
from the dome and one will be erected
in the court house yard.
1t was decided best to remove the
pole from above the dome because it
has proven dangerous to the large
clock which is situated just beneath it.
1t was on wooden platform, which, if
it should give way, would allow the
heavy iron pole to wreck the wheels
of the clock; and the ropes are want
to become entangled with the hands
on the outer faces of the clock. An
other reason for removing the flag
pole from its high elevation is the fact
that it is difficult for "Old Glory to
be run up On pole to which it is SO
hard to get.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-29
l.. KOCH SUED FOR DAMAGES

Two suits for damages against
Louis Koch have been filed with E.
F. Elliott for the June term Of the
Circuit Court. In the first Henry
Klotz is the. plaintiff alleging that
Koch, by carless driving of an auto
mobile on a road near Mexico about
February %, 1920, ran into his a
damaging it to the amount of $500,
and injuring his wife so that the loss
of her services cost him 5000. The
second suit is instigated by Mrs. Aug
usta Klotz, who alleges that she re-
ceived personal injuries to the amount
of $1,000 when the car which her hus-
band was driving and in which she
was riding was hit by Koch's car
about February %, 1920.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-29
MAKES FINAL SETTLEMENT.

In the estate of Willard Cash Hol-
loway, a minor, the guardian, ]. Wal
ter Holloway, filed a final settlement
with the Probate Court Monday show
ing the balance on hand to be $10,-
302.52.
In the estate of Emily ]. Patterson,
the North Missouri Trust Company,
as administrator, filed an inventory
and appraisement showing the amount
of money in the bank to the credit of
the estate to be $1,491.25.
Ida Settle, of Jefferson City, re-
Gently appointed guardian of Clyde
Stasey, filed an inventory and APP
praisement showing cash in the bank
in jefferson City to be $1,263.80.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-29
LEAVES T IN PIKE.

The will of Amanda M. Sweet, who
died at her home in Vandalia April
13, 1920, was probated by Judge E. A.
Shannon Tuesday afternoon. Her be-
quests are as follows:
First, that all Of her just debts and
funeral expenses be paid; second, that
to her daughter, lone Sweet, be given
65 acres of land off the northwest
part of her home farm which is sit
uated in section SO, township 81, range
5, West; in Pike County; third, that to
her daughter, Rowena Sweet, be given
the land on which the residence stands,
and 100 acres Of land off the east side
Of the above mentioned farm; fourth,
that to her son, Robert J. Sweet, 65
acres in the southwest section Of the
farm be given; and fifth, that all the
remainder Of her property both real
and personal be divided share and
share alike between her children, lone,
Rowena, Robert j., and Thomas Sweet
and John R. Maxwell, and her hus-
band, Andrew J. Sweet.
The will was made March 20, 1912
Sweet we're named executors. They
were appointed by the Court Tuesday,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-29
CIRCUIT COURT HAS SESSION

CIRCUIT COURT HAS SESSION.
The Circuit Court of Audrain
County held a days adjourned session
Saturday for the purpose of finishing
the March docket, an ~dadjourned fin
ally until the regular June term. One
case was settled, that of Walter Boil
ton against James Smell ct al, the
court finding the issue in favor of the
defendants. 1t was a suit in equity,
the plaintiff petitioning for reimburse
ment for repairs he alleges he made
on property owned by Smell.
In the ease Of the Nixon-Jones
Printing Co., against the Northern
Assurance Company, the defendants
motion for a new trial was over-ruled
and an appeal was made to the St.
Louis Court of Appeals. Appeal bond
was given to the amount of $4,000.
In the case Of Nixon-Jones Printing
Co., against the Caledonian Insurance
Co., appeal was also made to the St.
Louis court by the defendants, the
bond being $1,000. The case of the
Nixon-Jones Printing Co., against the
U. S. Branch Assurance Co., was con-
tinued to the June term.
G. N. johnson was sworn in by the
court as deputy sheriff to take the
place of Chal Blum who resigned re-
Gently. Bryan Wilson was enrolled
with the court as a practicing lawyer
in this circuit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-29
DIVORCE SUIT L E

B. Myrtle Woodbridge has filed with
the Circuit Clerk a suit for divorce
against Taylor T. Woodbridge. She
alleges that her husband has not lived
with her nor supported her since in
January, 1919; and she requests the
custody of their child, Minnette, z
years old and alimony.
James T. Johnson ct al filed suit
against v. L. Dudley ct al, for the cor
rection of a deed. A suit in parti-
ton was filed by Ella Lee Phillips ct
al against Guy C. Phillips ct al.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-29
Advertisement is Filed.

In the estate of Henry David Brad
ley "a minor, an appraisement Of real
estate was made to the Probate Court
Saturday showing the one-fourth in
terest in a tract Of land to be valued
at $275. In the estate Of Olan Trat-
chei, the guardian filed an inventory
showing that a fourth interest in two
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-29
IS FILED.

An inventory in the estate of Minnie
A. Rogers was filed in the Probate
Court Thursday by the administrator,
William p Rogers. 1t showed the
estate to include a 65kx120 city lot,
on which there is a house, on Missouri
Avenue in Mexico; $1245.51 in cash in
the banks and $500 in notes. Prop
erty such as household goods was not
included in the inventory
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-29
In Probate Court.

James B. Hinton, a minor, appeared
before the Probate Court Friday and
asked that his mother, Lucy N. Hin
ton, be appointed his guardian. Thos.
and G. A. Richard were appointed ad-
illustrators Of the estate Of George
C. Richard after they had filed bond
in the sum of $4,000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-29

in the Circuit Court against Milo E.
and Ernest R. Munson and Matilda
e. Blair and Lillian M. Turner, chill
dren of Peter Munson, requesting that
the will Of the latter be set aside. He
alleges that it was made when his
grandfather was not in sound mind
and when he was unduly influenced by
a brother and sister-in-law.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-29
AS LIFE LENGTHENS.
Old Age is An Incurable Disease.

1t is indeed the boundary Of life
beyond which we are not to pass,
which the law of nature has pitched
for a limit not to be exceeded.
As life l~engthens and ravenlocks
blanch into snowy white, the prayer
Of the aged man is that they may be
worn as a crown Of honor.
Old age is wise in declining new
enterprises for it has not the power
Of the time to execute them.
Old age is wise in shrinking from
difficulty for it has not the strength
to overcome it.
Thrice wise is that man who pre-
pares adequately for the vicissitudes
Of his own old age.
A policy paying a monthly income
beginning at age sixty, IS a safe guard
for you.
LESLIE DEASON,
d1w1 Agent Franklin Life
Rudolph Miller has moved to Mex.
leo from Rush Hill. The Ledger join:
in welcoming him to this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-29
CHARGES FELONIoUs ASSAULT.

CHARGES FELONI0US ASSAULT.
Luther O'Neil has brought suit in
the justice court against J. F. Vansant
on a charge Of felonious assault, al
leging that he struck him with an ak
while he was working for Vansant a
short time ago. The hearing has been
set for Thursday, April %.
Vansant had o'Neil arrested Satur-
day on a charge of carrying concealed
weapons, but the latter was cleared in
a hearing before Justice of the Peace
Hooton. Both men live about seven
miles southwest Of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-29

Mrs. Ed Hubbard, Of New Florence,
formerly of this city, who has been
the guest of Mrs. M. e. Bethel, has re-
turned home. Mrs. Bethel went to
New Florence with Mrs. Hubbard for
a short visit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-29
Two More Suits Filed.

Joseph E. Adams has filed with the
Circuit Court a suit in perfect title
against unknown heirs. A suit in
partition has been also filed for the
June term by Nora Mcintyre against
John A., Henry, James and Mary Sui
Ivan and Marion and Lucille Burton,
The land in question is two hundred
acres zeal Rush Hill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-29

WASHINGTON, April 2S.-Popula-
Vandalia Makes Nice Gain.
ton figures announced by the census
bureau gives Vandalia a 1920 popula-
ton of 215S, on increase offer 1910
of 563, or 35.3 per cent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-29
THREE MORE TEACHERS SIGN.
Rural School Boards Are Busy Getting
Instructors for Next Year.

Three more rural school boards have
employed teachers for next year.
Miss Mary Lewis, of Centralia, who
taught a successful term in the Lauder
district last year has been signed up
by the Cedar Grove School board, at
a salary of 500. Miss Rowena Brown
is to teach the Cauthorn school at
800.
Miss Mildred Cook has been employ
ed as teacher of the Sneed school
where her sister, Miss Ruth Cook.
taught during the year just ended.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-29

j. c. Owen, county recorder Of Cal
laway County, was visiting Chas. P.
Arnold, a boyhood friend, and other
county officials in Mexico Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-29

lots in Benton City belongs to her
ward.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-29

Is CONTRASTING WILL.
Marion Munson, son Of Joseph Mum
son and grandson of Peter Munson,
both of whom are dead, has filed suit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-04-29
How much should [ give
to make this a better world?

1hACITAN OAkAO ~ UNOV~A
a CERTAIN man in New York filled out his
n income tax report.
1t showed an income so large that his tax was
53%. And his total gifts to church and char
ity for the year were $I4o.
Think of thousands spent for luxur1es and
pleasure for himself; and $l48 to leave the world
a little better than he found it!
Most of us do better than that; but not so very
much better.
Our average daily gift for all church causes is
less than we spend for daily papers,
less than a local telephone call
less than a third of the days car fare
less than 8 cents a day
No wonder that 8O% of the ministers of America
are paid less than $40 a week. No wonder that
the church hospitals turn away thousands ofsck
people a year. No wonder that China has only
one doctor for every 100000 people. No wonder
that every church board and charity society is
forever meeting deficits, forever passing the hat.
1t isn't because we are selfish; it isn't because we
don't want to help. It's just because no one has ever put
up a great big program to US, and asked us to think of the
work of the church in a systematic businesslike way.
The I~nterchurch World Movement represents the united
program of thirty denominations. They have surveyed
their whole task, no business could have done it better.
They have budgeted their needs: no business could have
a more scientific budget. They have united to prevent the
possibility of waste and duplication. At least a million dol
lars will be saved by the fact that thirty individual CAM
paigns are joined in one united effort.
And they come to the men or women who love America
to you this week asking you to use them as the chan
mel through which a certain definite part of your income
can be be applied to make this a better world.
Only you can determine what part of your income that
should be.
It's a good time right now to answer that question.
We're passing through the world just once; how much
better will the world be because you passed through
: Is: o. ; w.; e:
Financial 1914 IL EH to
cMsINTERCHURCH
World Movement
006nh america
disqualification Of hs advertisement Is made possible through The cOOberason
thirty denominations.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-27
Keels Of Three u. S..
Battle Cruisers Are
Laid in Single Day

Chicago Tribune-0maha Bee Leased Wire!
Washington, Sept. 26.-Secretary
OF the Navy Daniels said that an
event, believed to be unprecedented
in the shistory of shipbuilding, had
occurred today, when. within the
space of rev hours, the keels of
three battle cruisers were laid. One
of these, vessels, battle cruiser No. 3,
the. Saratoga, is being built by the
New York Shipbuilding corporation
at Camden, N. J.; the other two, bat
tie cruiser No. 5, the Constitution,
and No. g., the United States, are
heing built side by side at the Phila-
delphia navy yard.
The. keel of another vessel of this
class, the Constellation, was laid on
August IS. 1920. at the yard of the
Newport News Shipbuilding and
Drydock company, at which yard
preliminary work is going ahead on
a sister vessel. the Ranger.
Similar preliminary work is also
being done on the sixth of the class,
building by the Bethlehem Ship
buildinA corporation, at its Fore
river plAt where the keel of the
Lexington will be laid very soon.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-27
Set Examination
Dates in Schools
Teacher Certificates Will Be
Granted at Uniforms Time
In All Counties in State.

= Lincoln, Sept. 26.-(Special. la
a circular letter to coupty superln-
tendents the state superintendent
office suggests uniform programs for
conducting examinations OF persons
desiring teahers' county and life
certificates.
The dates for these examinations
during the current school year are
fixed as folloW: H.
One-day examinations: November
20, 1920; January p, 1921; March 20
and April %, all occurring on Sat-
urday.
Two-day examinations: May u
and %; June "a and Is; July p and
q. all occurring on Friday and Sat
urday. -.
For one-day tests the subjects will
be distributed in this way: L
County subjects: Forenoon. alge-
bra, geometry, arithmetic. reading,
civics. agriculture, orthograpily,
drawing and penmanship; afternoon,
botany, music, grammar, history.
geography, theory and army mental
arithmetic and physiology.
Life subjects: Forenoon, trigom-
etry, chemistry, English literature,
general history and zoology; after
room, physics, psychology, rhetoric,
general science and geology.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-27
Members y
Gather for Meet
Advance Guard Reaches
Cleveland for Opening of
Second Annual Convention.

Cleveland, Sept. 26.-An army of
American hghtingInen poured into
Cleveland Saturday, advance guards
of members and visitors from every
state in the union, to attend the Sec
ond annual convention OF the Amer
lean Legion. which will open Mon
day morning and continue three
days.
Twenty-Five to thirty thousand
legionaires are expected to march
ii the parade Monday. Hundreds Of
women were among the arrivals,
many OF whom earned stripes for
service as Red Cross nurses with
the troops III France.
The report Of Robert H. Tindall.
national treasurer, was read to the
executive committee. The report,
covering the period from December
10, 1919, to August %, 1920, was ac-
companied by reports from certified
public accountants showing thai. the
legion's deficit of Approximately
$35G,000 in February, 1920, had been
wiped out by August 81, 1920, and
that the legion had assets more, than
sufficient to pay off its entire in
debtedness. .,,
Questions to come before the con-
vention include politics, soldier
bonuses, war risk insurance, Ancri-
canization, industrial problems. vo-
cational training, women's auxiliary
and military affairs.
A successor to Franklin D'Oler
as national commander and the
place CT next years meeting are two
matters that are already jbeing ear
nestty discussed.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-27
Selection Committee Names
Recipient of Priced Oxford
Scholarship for Year
1921,

Lincoln, Sept. 25.-Announcement
was made here tonight by the
Rhodes scholarship selection corp
mittee OF the election of Russell Fl.
Peters to fill the scholarship vacancy
for 1921. Peters is the son of MIR.
and Mrs. A. D. Peters CT Omaha.
The successful applicant is.a grad
uate of Cornell university, OF the
class Of 1920. While at Cornell he
served as managing editor and then,
cditor-in- of the Cornell Daily
Sun, said to be the largest college
daily in the country. He also acted
as president of the Cornell Interfra-
ternity association and was chairman
of The junior promenade committee.
He is a member of the Chi Psi fra
ternity, the Quill and Dagger senior
honorary society, the Cornell dra-
matte organization and several addi-
tional literary journalistic and social
organizations. Peters prepared for
college at the Central Higfr school Of
Omaha, where he made record for
high scholarship.
Peters will not go into residence
in Oxford until October, 1921. The
scholarship is for three years and
pays $500 a year. 1t was estab-
hshed by Cecil Rhodes and election
is made on the basis of manhood,
force of character and leadership,
literary and scholastic ability and at
tainments and physical vigor as
shrown by interest in outdoor sports.
Chancellor Avery and Professors
Rice and Noble Of the University of
Nebraska and Mr.. Paul F. Good of
Lincoln composed tie Nebraska
committee OF selection.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-27
Fremont Mystic Healer
To Visit Omaha Monday

Fremont, Neb., Sept. 26.-(Spe-
cial. Mrs. M. D. Woodworti-
Etter, who has been conducting
services for thousands OF people in
Fremont and is alleged to have
cured many sick and crippled, will
so to Omaha next Thursday to be-
gin a demonstration there ~ her
healing powers. ,....
Scores of cripples, blind, deaf and
dumb have come. to her here, many
coming from miles around. Some
insist they have been cured, while
others deny it. The healer, with the
assistance of a choir that chants
hymns as she works, passes her
hands over the afiing and exhorts
them to praise God" as the means
of recovering from their ills.