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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-11-07

presses this by siyinE Seek l,rst Ills
b inrdom aud his righteousness Sub
inn to his spiritual rule aud cndcavor
to do the thugs that such submission
calls Tor. then under Gods blrSsings,
ordinary care and industry viii provide"
thu necessities ~ lifr. So our Lord con.
iudrs iy URGING ~ not Z" v" anxious
about uu,ldinE tur tuiuuIuW IA"
.Ir.s nf each dny are sufficient for
TINT dlv There h. me- need 10 bear ihr
burden tv1oc first hy anticipation and
ihDu Boo reality.
SPECINI. LESSON
How krrnlv and iuiprcSslvrlv orr
Lord teaches us the need ui reality IN
religion 49, opposed to th" hNpo'llsN al
ostrnt.iiun and the m,f" habit "i FORM
plisn. These have been and remain the
p.ill. ~ the religious life.
Powerfully also does h" show the
y,lu. nf trust IN Gods 10y" and care
over against our needless anxiety. This
IN one ~ the most imp'ratiNrlN n"'d'i
lessons uf III" hour. Tho world needs
Ia learn and practice th" simplicity "l
n ,hild.likp trust IN God.
Z The Golden l,ul" rrmlinS III" SUI
prrmo guide iu human conduct fhilnso.
rh.rs sometimes ask II II practicable
"a. only answer iH that % ought tu De-.
4. One hay ~ Time. John Newton
compared the trials ~ q year to a bun
die ~ farms God does not give ih'
whole Lundl. al once. but one. ~ =
time. Sufficient unto the day II the "vli
thereof
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-11-07
NOT &c E +!

!. q. Iakcr's blacksmith shop has
moved from 30 Taylor 10 200 North
Harrison. Am now equipped 90 take
care u all business.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-11-07
Bankers Arranging
to Assist Farmers

Nv Associated ltrss
SEW ORLEANS ~ Southern
banker. met today iu plan the orglnitI.
ton of % twelve million dollar foreign
trading corporation which viii "siah
li.h banking facilities o. market tho
agricultural products 81 the south in
Europe.
Tho meeting WAS called hy Robot
Maddox. president uf the Atlanta ~.
tiuut hanh aud chairman IT q spec. Il
committee 90 investigate the POSSIBLE.
ties uf such % corporation,
There arc more than 1000 varieties
49, ..t..ItIa
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-11-07
INTRODUCTION

tn" wmlds Temperance. lesson suE
Pcsied taking up the latter part Of the
Sermon IN tho Mount Zoe special treat.
i-cnt last SUNDAY In this lesson We
thought dealing with the great teach.
irEs included In the sixth and first p0rt
cf the seventh chapter of Matthew The
lesson covers a number ~ earnest cOun.
stla from our Lord. Tho prccepis given
ne today az" ~ lncs,imablr worth.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-16
10000 FIRE At RICH HILL


|a Fire between n o'clock midnight
sd o'clock Sunday morning proved
~ be one Of the most disastrous in
EKiHh Hill within many years. The big
td1able brick Opera House on Park
sSenue was totally destroyed, togeth-
fer with the Albert Christman grocery
md Porter's Cafe occupying first
hoors and failing wall. wrecked the
Myerly jewelry and merchandise
building adjoining on the east, entafi-
finy loss of over $4,000, says the
Rich Hill Review.
The blaze was discovered in the
rear Of Christman grocery. Chemi-
Gals were first used by the firemen to
extinguish the fire but failed, and then
water, but the fire was unchecked.
The fire soon burned its way into the
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-16

N y No white WON living i
ees sseSty TIE Longest time, 500
|xold y: .5T s
~ tn oldest man III Bates eoul.
~; y rockiAg chaif.
To fht oidest woman il Bstes
county, j rocking chair. 4
To the first white man born in
'a.. B.sss county, now , rssldent 1' s.oe
IA -To The fisst white woman born
il Bates county and now : resident
$3.50 gold. Il
70 the first white couple mar
ried in Bates county and now living
together, each !, rocking chair.
8-TO the Oldest man who served
in the Confederate army during the
Civil War, cane.
o--To the oldest man who served il,
the Federal army during the Civil
War, q cane.
Io-To the man or woman born in
Bates county, who has lived cohtinu-
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-16
ousty on III same tract 81 land. $soo,

ous1y on a6s same traet of lind. $50
Ir-Tc the Oldest colored man born
slave sud an actual resident of TIE
county. = sack of flour. n
& ,I3-Tt. the oldest lcolored woman
born Z slave and now residant ,ot
the comfy, $3.50 worth of sugar.
RELIC DEPARTMENT 81.
S. II WArnock, Superintendent.
Ist--Largest collection Of relics: :
~. $50: and, $2.so in gold.
md Oldest useful article Of home
manufacture: Ist, $I.so; and, $I.oo N
3rd-LArGcst collection of overseas
relics. $500; and, $a.so in gold.
All the representative business men
Of Butler are sparing nothing to make
this 1870 gathering two big gaia days,
and make all feel welcome. Come
and let us show you. See large bill.
Don't forget the Baby Show.
Babies under . years old, rst and 2nd
prizes. Parents must be residents Of
Bates county.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-16
Former Butlerite Retires From tn,
Mail Services for Are,

One of the veteran railway mail
clerks placed ON the retired list (and
also tho pension list) by the govern
ment last week was Edward S. Vance,
who lived in Vandaiia from 1866 until
1871. His father, Judge Elijah M.
Vance, who died in St Louis several
years ago, will be remembered as one
of the leading lawyers of Fayette
county. The family resided in q
house near DR.. Morey's present resi-
dence. Ed now IS, was rs years old
when they moved away. His run for
thirty-five years was between St.
Louis and Kansas City over the Mis-
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-16

Opera House above, which was sooa
enveloped in a dense smoke aud later
fire. The firemen fought the flames
desperately, bringing into play four
lines Of water hose, but the building
was soon fiery furnace.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-16

Mr.. Vance will be remembered BY
the older citizens of this city, having
at one time resided here. In the late
JOS he was deputy county clerk un-
der the late Judge E. A. Henry, Lat
er he was elected clerk of the Mis-
souri, house of representatives and
when Cleveland was elected presI-
dent he was appointed to the railway
mail service. He did much newspap-
er work and gained considerable fame
by his Colonel Mulberry Sellers"
stories.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-16
New Skirts

New Plads and Plating arrangements announce
the Autumn Skirts. Also plain models.
Other attractive models here in plentiful supply to
suit everybody.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-16
Ball Game.

Ball Game.
Butler VS.. Rich Hill at Rich Hill
Sunday.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-16
NusER - !!

'souri Pacific road. He was In ~
eral bid train wrecks but never ses4-'
ously injured, although in one disas-
ter I postal clerk at his side was
killed. His home is in 81 Loais.-
Vandalia (lll.) Union Aug. 10th.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-16
Autumn Footwear
SI7.5O to 500

September Sale of Blankets
Offors Excellent Selection
So as 1850 1896 $5.95 1915 500
With Savlng from SOC to Sl.SO on each pair
caussof tie large quantity Of these Blaaists oefed e
the begnning Of this unusual sale We are sa sD's " e
Bldken h excellent sse and COLOR sesedoA ,.,,
These 4laaks4s Of fns quality soft Cotton easo woet
hHe Grey and Tam colorsd bosdstA ana s,s seM
:, Good ssafsAt snd iirss apanty.
SIN sallessiss 81 Excsllsnt Qsality
- ThslI eeas ass eeersd d I'D vasieg e eeaoes
They aEQx vsay 1nads sf sof. dusahs nnassA Jssssy
SUI z g Pc ~ eontfasdne coaocs
.ses - Sf an Jarssy Daeonsrs.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-16
A colorful Showing Of New
Autumn Dlousos

Here are Dainty Dlouaes. attractive this Fall
The assoent includes 0eofgettes and combinations of
White, Flesh, and Suit Shades-soue en,broidered or
beed others inserted with beautiful pieces Of real fet
Lace All are Of excellent quality. &.ss
$3.08 to $500
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-24
'fATE OF SUFFRAGE HELD
I BY DELAWARE ASSEMBLY
Legislators Refuse to Abide by
Decisions of Caucus.
lNy Nsso.In.cd rre...l

DOVER. DEL. March 23-W!th the
possibilities of the defeat OF tin, rati-
iication OF the suffrage Amendment
coming Iirge. prcparat ions Mere made
.oday by the Delawarc Legislature 10
layN the l.,,ifcation measure present.
ri I" both houses tomorrow morning.
Arguments for ana AGAINST Suffrage
Nit be hcild rhursdaN and iCldcrs OF
he &nti$diiragIsts arc WORKING hard
t'ridat afternoon.
] Sent tnent aEainS; suffrage was con-
,'tderablN CryStailiHcd today and al
1nrty lines dropped when republican,
>snd Democratic legislators reused 20
~ nount ny cHIci.Ses Oh The suiir-&t
question At meetings luis morning
state l,lCcrS Of both parties appeared
pcfpTc the members ui the assembly
tnG pleaded with Them tor Iu carly
bnly few members We're "hIhS -
lie themselves down to the dictates OF
heir parties and the motion waS de-
eatCU
/; mus far the tactical advantage has
becN distinctly NTH the sui.ra-l.ts IN
plocking ali ATTEMPTS 10 Introduce bills
tcnd"d 10 refer tho Womcu,S NOt" qucS-
zion 10 referendum OF TIC people. ana
80 nuiiity in advance amy action when
might -" taken on i:i' resolution. IhrE
nave also s9cc,vGcd T kecpns ia"
iuifrapy issue -if 'l. h""r ANA va pre-
,ntn= i,s Opponents iron forcing i
% an early Nuio iua; would have
meant amos, CortI:H "vfv",
The sItThe" question. hoWcNrr hiss
Jccout s." ,usuarI.u 4u ! uaZ. ul state
,oiitical issues ,hut uo one I'D ihls
inc VIII m'He any dgn"iir pr'di.i ron
inica t.c 'nsgum"Ht snou-u nt rat
ned. bat p,',4sa, rules a, nor@ i"r-
10Th s,G>s .D'e yoste! ug COY ,ou,r' "t
he kcpuh ic"u state ur-aui@a'.nu
rag resolution ia ,ite ~ep"t" .p!uor-
sun '#U.'l.. go
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-24
Spring Is Calling;
Bees Are Buzzing
BIT the Bees Buz@ed at
Winsted, Conn.,, and
Are FrOstbittcn.
ny universal seryice.l
WlNSTND. CONN. Marrn "a.

WiNSTEp. CONN, March 33.-Spriug
is tiIinS with vengeance here. y
swarm ~ honey bees made their APP
NearauCc today At Highland Lake. near
a point where men were harvesting ice
JNchtE -iour inches thick.
W alklis over SkOwdIirts on ;lr
W akch"td boulevard. which cncirclcs
iNr lake. john Doppenun's attention
was Hliiacicd TO the bees by the bark
tree. rs n" approached the tree Dop-
p"nHu sax hundreds OF bees i'm the air
badly chilled thcv we're unable To ,ise
Thc h""s. probably believing sum
ncr Ada come. sine" The mercury scared
l" -" degrees today. mad emerged from
Il lple in the tree six feet from It's
roots. "
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-24

the state Industrial Commission of V,r-
sin!a. Will make the principal address
Major Bcirnc commanded Il battalion OF
trench artillery in action during the
war and is we'll known in both mill
tary and civil circles
Many prominent people have been In
Eitcd 10 attend this concert and in
dications point to a record audience
Dancing will follow the concert pro-
gram
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-24

Ma III" iohmstou l.uun. of ritts-
"ur&N ~" died last Night. after a
,gae li"oss a. th. Residence of Mrs.
Horace ". Jones, 20 West Franklin
street ~" leaves q widow. Whu was
NJ .S- l.ii1ah,th Toot Robins. q laugh
..r "t Mr. Sa'ly Nrisou Robins. Of
~ rhmoud i'uuoral scrv icos will 10
uelR his afternoon az $50 o'clock at
the rcSM"u"a Of Mrs. Jones. Inter
mcut VIII he in Baltimore.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-24

bhreEs, Va. These concerts given re-
der tho auspices o. the general re
crniiing service of the United States
Army ana the National Guard of N!r-
sinia: arc proving to be most popular.
me Engineer Band has gained an en-
,Eia0te reputation for producing the
KIN" or music for dancing that appeals
10 all lovers or that form of enter
,ainment. as well as the classics for
concert work.
sMajor Richard T.. Bcirne, chairman OF
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-24

: You don't know how much you have
chocred me" said the fashionable ply
stefan.
why. doctor. how can 1. Il sick man.
cheer you?"
because YOU are really sick and
need my professional skill. TO cure you.
Most of mE patients are rich people
with imaginary ailments. I'm glad to
get chance now and then to practic.
some hing besides inreDtiOu''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-24
DEATHS IN VIRGINIA


Colonel L"hn W. Burton, who died
al arcadia. Fla. will be buried to-
morrow morning at 10 O'clock in
hollywood Cemetery Funeral SER
NlCcS VIII he conducted at the grave.
~" : survived by his wife MyrIe
owen i'ur'"n. formerly Of R;chinond:
W" children. his mother and several
brothers ana sisters.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-24

. tNU"rhI "orViCcS Tor Sister Mary
'Ibri'' S;arEy. who died Yesterday
afternoon a, Monte Maria convent.
Utter sr"udins thirty five years there
vi lee ,onduct"d this morning nj 30
@ '''r" Tier t.a'h followed 'hortly
tl1l o. ~..t'" A!ary Rose Nilcy who
died la Saturday morning
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-24
Wr.. EIiynbctb Di,ho,

I.N"NI, NHrch "G.-Mrs. eliza
Gctn NtSn"n 81. widow Of Raleigh
i'iShnn died Saturday in tho county
from 70. 'uirmitios Of age She is
.UrNINvi Ny tour children Mrs. H. y,
rliN"rs j. Thomas and Raleigh
tishcn an % the county
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-24
l.cIlny summers.
r'l1>s

T'VINSkI. MNrch "&.--LcN0v SuM-
Htia h>, u.ed here Monday from pa
"a -}s.s. ,pllowin" an llncss Of several
wears lie was born in the county ana
was a. lifelong resident Of Pulaski
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-24

TNT'N VI. NNrNN -1.--TNr fUnrNul OF
! '""r@" y. smith, who died at his hoIn"
lerc on Commonwealth Avenue. va,
Conducted Mondar Mt his late home.
iHc Key. y. VI Watson. pastor of ,hr
state street N"thohisi church. oniciat-
ms intcrmrut was in East itill Gene.
terry.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-24
Nrs. Minnie thirst.

TV IN~NI. Nurtn %3..-Mrs Minnic
uuis;. o.. Wifr OF Ingram Hurst. dicd
Saturday u the itiwassir section OF
in" county death being duo 10 com
p a'toNs Her husband and Xix CHI
a''H SURVIVE.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-24

'NIrT0s |. I'v,tuo nronillnui lnnlicr
CO. oufcdcrat" soldier and - nntivc of
Richmond. died cst"rday in Ealti-
more.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-24
ENGINEER BAND CONCERT
SET FOR GRAYS'. TONIGHT

orE"nXnhon from Camp Humphreys
VIII irny at Seventh street
ArmOry.
The third OF the series of miIit,r,
band concerts will be given tonight in
Erays' frmory by the Fifth Enitcn
states Engineer Band from Camp Hum
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-02-27
" N'ii"I.> ron MEDICAL USE
LESS THAN 81 4 GALLON

iuSEI for IN" l.rinHl PURPOSES will
b" placed on th' Federal fair price IiSl
along with hHttrr. rtGS. flour aud uthtr
h'r"Sslil"H of i!f,. il has been am
h"uuc"d hH Harry Magcr. collector of
internal r"y"uGr. at Chicuuo. The az
non M'S htrIlrl upon a. Il conference
attend d 10y Mr. MaG,r, District Attnr-
nrH 'Iyr'. Hubert Howard. state Pro-
hihiti"n commissioner. ANA \. \
Spiaru", mead Of th" Illinois Fair I'r.cr
Commission
tn" price i"r hi<,;y was no, decided.
but acr"r'liuI tu Mr.. Clyne il urohab;, :.
VIII hc less lhan =, It galiun.
Nv" ar" Informed that druE .ioira
ar" charging as much as S2l q w.liou
Tor whisky said Mr.. Clync. and We
are tHlnE To stop them.
w husky for medicinal p.lrpIsc; is
a necessity AMI win rruS,cE!r those
WAC rr"f,t""r in IL unIr" ;lr Lever
act druggists can hnY w,'.srrt Tor 81
Il gallo" now h"riuS" th.N dp not r.lyr
I" pay H." h"N"rH", ti,. /. f,,rc nrror,.
th" country went dry. We fIru,.. the
''"'"rmnent sL"uid d,lr about :: -
li"T cent profit
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-02-27
,t.GIsLATi RE VOW IN SESSION
uron,inued from page one)

"h'lhutd from paE" ohe'
viii. ia" special session was called
seem. extremely doubtiui.
Satfnr owen sent from Washing
| ton .',-"am appcal'r-, to the irgis-
| latr'. 'n pass tn" aincndncu. aud not
lcaN. 81 iu a referendum h,vt A.iEust.
/. I"uS"S Adjourned Vuiil Tues
! day '.r'uorn. ana cau,u%,S N..i, in
cons H'' session
IT, -'Ss.phS IN both houses Tuesday
w"r .."f' Tn" S"nat" instituted two
ann H'il'n bills. one for the Dor
die ' iu' rh"rS. and the oth"r to COW
or e. .'n'i"s asked for by the ,;ovor-
nor .'u. Srnat" trrn adin,iru.d Am
w. ''N a. '''hph
'' ''u "a" l''l. u" o. the
@ @".l' S"' .''"h i"r IN" second time.
~ ~ '. ~, '"- "ii an attempt I" con
W" "' 'LH non IMAM called for
." '' "'i''uth"" 10 N'dn"Sd1y.
Wv ,'''"' nS " vote IN sup
ro' '. ~ Si"'h"r' rom Naidrcp. to
.t' !" wy "nS''utlohIl pro-
IL Wv ''"'''r Oh hdhhIlnt le@is-
n..''' '' Hp'ci"' Sessions ana every
y,,o...,..l in ~. ,t S.h'SS thah
~. ii,,.,. ,,,,,,,ia,,'., ', ii "S''"'eu'
rurr.., r,enh,tin, f;"i,' ',."p'.u con
in,,,,..,...,, h,,,,. -, i,h"i a"-
aya,,,, 'N" '"'uru"E
I,',,' anal ,,,,
,uf,,',... .,,,,.,,,,,, o'""''S on the
a., "it Pr'uicted IN
remains intact. il is unra ,han ii,
that the suffrac. ,mand,non, ,,,ilI ,ni,
of ratification.
Wednesday evening hv q vo,c az g,
to II. the Hons. uIssed ,b.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-02-27
CARROLL CHAPEL

y lot g. ,lildrrr -" ont of school -
Hr' ouni Of sickness
Mrs. 'ir""u ANA baby were buried
last week ana III '."rn is very low
i H. h'iii> wits Il business Iiaitol
{" 'dddn SATURDAY,
T. +. J"Hurs ard : l.. Shuffnar are
n"\in, int" the ,"Eimuni.,- from cad
do
There AL! h- - pie supper given "a,
the school house Friday nirht. March
.. for IA" purpus" nf buying school
ground APPARATUS Everybody invited
Mrs. XIII has rt,urnrd from Twelve
Nil" frairi" VA, =" she has br,a tahln;.
care of her ""uphtrr and family who
have been Sich
Ms h"lh. vii" Las been visiting h,r
son Of this corruniiy. left 20. her
com" al W,s'. T"<..: SUNDAY.
! y trt,r MIS- IN Nrnrfick
MiS VI. y. H,ark and daughter vat
Lone. were ~ 'addu Wednesday.
NJ = simeon Phillips IL sirl
". y '1trh Was in tildu iaturda-
!. - i'%sart Was in tadhu saturday
IN, community singing WAS held at
the h"'ac of Mrs, I'D. Johnson SUNDAY
nishi and Was "-ll attended.
Mrs. NJ, 4. Smith is sick.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-02-27
The Good Roads Bonds

AN Ioun's 10 W nave a" e'e'',o'
MAR" ~ w "','' i'''H' "'''t,'' wv
county sna'' iHH"c ''S "on"H III INV 9"",
oI $'oV,Voo' 'he ProcceuS 10 ~ uS' "
Win IKE uhouh' given ny 'hc "oN
orhneh. vi iroii other sources "' ""'
!" tne mar -suri"''hE vi foh"S oi tn'
couh'y 80 i"r as can "c "oic WIN 'hc
Sntire luhu OF sl'ooo'oo"' non si"''-
VVV Vi government hiu ]" "E"Iihpic' 'oI
my ot"et sum- IMAM th"t "niouht oi
oonos VIII ne soiu anu th' S=''''"o "'-
So.eu W we 'o"" o"iIuinI pro''' HiI, ""
oonus VIII ne soiu nh'ii 'h'ic - Gu
sra aiu 10 meet mus 'nc pohus WIZ
equai amount OF fc"crai q" o'hir olu'
me WORK WIN ne uhucr 'hc super
s,e'o" ", NV experiments '"F = Il"
hiso VIII p' 'H' 'NP'h"I'"'' "i we
Au"us. 'o''' !" p"ih,, vi 'o"I !" low
bpeciiicatiohs as ou'ilncu oS 'n" titl-
.ehs VI 'hc county VIII W ''h'r'" I"
oy the ehGiheerS' t1c spc'' il'ail' rS "i
the roau' the MATERNAL ''c' IN" 'hr
mos pray ,'c"oi' 'ou''S p''N''h P''h'S
Will ne ueterHhihe" ny thc ''"N !l''hl
non,, ,,,,i, a,i ,i ~ 49,, ,i %
ticahiII,, 80, ,,;,,,,, ,',, ,,,,i 49,,
avor +, IL, l;toi,. ,hor,. ,,.in i,' ,..,.,. ,,
oI,ar,,ion, ~, ,,,,' ,,
-, 10000, ''''''
49,,
There is nothing new under the sun
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-02-27

WHILE all features of TIA" railroad
w reorganization lin. now in the
hands of the President. are not perfect.
and some of them rather unsItisiLC-
tory. lis salient rriuciulcs and ,h" ma
Jortty of it's provisions ar" rumn"uda-
tory to a degree that make il desirable
that il become II Law. To Eut the briir-
fit of this needed Legislation il is per
haps necessary tor MS to swallow II few
things that sort of gag" us. The fact
of the matter is that the good features
In the bill are 50 predominant as to
render the distaStcful ones almost
negligible. y noticeable feature. in the
opposition to this hin has been the
gross distortion of facts concerning it's
provisions by the railroad labor leaders
and the managing directors Of th"
FarEit RS National Council which can
not trGthfully l." said to represent any
considerable portion of farmers organ
1xations. The Erosscst miSStatcmcnt is
thar which says tn" bill makes the
Government guarantee the amounts
which the railroads shall earn. There
is no, a iInc or word in the rrurgduizdi-
gation measure which says this even
by lmpncNtion. 1t becomes more evil
dent daily that these opponcatS of the
measure are willing to resort to any
sort of Misrepresentation in "a fanatic
endeavor to put into effect thcig own
ideas of II railroad law. ana ;hr course
they have been pursuing, in cuumrr:t"i
with their veilcd threats and onitnntis
mutterings, is causing the loss u nJt, h
friendship 10 that branch Of union |.
Dor.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-02-27

WiiEN ON" senator got unanimous
consent to insert in the Congress
sional Record II lot of stuff purporting
TO show that Mf. Hoover is not friendly
TO the farmer another occupied Il page
or two more in the Record with pretty
good reading showing that Hoover is
Il great man. When "a Senator cant
break into all the newspaper columns
In the land. he is certain of space in
uc Record, which has an enormous cir
culation, but very liml;o number Of
Interested readers.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-02-27

some time about tn" 9Th or Tth Of
February, one brown or blue mare
mule coming three years old. about ff-
teen hands high, dish faced. Ieiihcr
sheared nor reached when she left !
viii pay $1,000 reward for information
leading to recovery of said mule. Frank
pOdsun. BokChito Okla 1wSi
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-02-27

TT Is hardly probable that the sprciaI
scssion Of the l.rGialatnrc viii con-
slider any legislation rrL.rdinG trarl.-
ers' salaries. To do 80 would "lrt Down
the bars" and th" session mi"ht he
come an intcrmin!hlr and expensive
one. Pending referring tn. trlrhrrs'
problems to - vote of tln' people. II
would seem 10 hr up to tn" various
school boards of the State to devise
ways and means to pay teachers alia-
ries sufficient to keep thrrI on the jobs
and also assure a certain degree Of
competence. We wonder ii the school
boards and trustees of III" various COM
munities realize just how important
this matter is. Teachers for our chill
dren we have always had. they are al
most a habit" with us-onc which has
cost us nominal sum: in fact. few of
us realized what portion of our tax
went for teachers salaries. we didn't
bother about il. There is likely to be
an awakening in which we will find
something we have been regarding as
customary" and ours anyway. is go-
ing to cost us what il is worth--and
there won't be any profitccrinG. either.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-02-27

DRESS dispatches say Manitou, colo,
Is to erect Il s3jO.OOO bathhouse.
Now IT II VIII construct about six mil
lloh-dollhr hotels for Accommodations Of
TOURISTS. II may put dent in the prof
IT'S OF the five million dollar annual
graft of the hostelries in Colorado
Springs who make the greater part Of
II off of oklahoma and Texas visitors