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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-12-24
FROM PIRTLE

Rev Green Of Durant filled his reg
ular appointment at Pirtle Sunday
and delivered fine message to the
congregation. .....,.
There is going to be Christmas
tree at the school house Friday night.
Everybody is invited to come.
Miss Emma Mock, who is working
at Durant spent Saturday night and
Sunday with homefolks.
Mrs. Dora Mock was shopping in
Durant Friday.
The store of A. L. Hicks at Pirtle
was broken into Saturday night and all
Of the jewelry was taken and number
Of other articles and the thieves have
made their getaway SO far.
Mrs. Ella Anderson is reported to
be very sick at this writing.
There was a candy breaking at
Faddie Brooks Saturday night and
everybody reported a nice time.
Mr.. Brock, and his daughter and
daughter-in-law, Jewell and Mabel
were shopping in Durant Friday.
Obituary
Edgar Aldridge, the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Aldridge, died the 18th day
Of December, 1920.
On Sunday evening Of last week the
death angel entered the home of
Mark Aldridge and claimed our friend
and loved one, Edgar Aldridge.
The golden gates were open wide
and a gentle voice said come and
angels from the other side welcomed
our loved one Home.
He has passed from this world Of
sorrow and trouble into a world of
pleasure and beauty, where there will
he no more tear dimmed eyes, or sad
goodbys in that Beautiful City where
the streets are all paved with gold
and he will walk the golden streets
knowing no more sorrow or pain
He will know Of only pleasure and
happiness and waits for the time to
come when he can take his friends
and loved ones by the hand whom he
has left behind, to mourn his loss.
It is so hard to give our loved ones
up but when the lord says come we
must obey, and when the mother can
take her darling boy in her arms
once more to never part again, but
will live in that beautiful home where
there will be no night.
A FRIEND.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-12-24

In his speech at Tulsa Judge
Lands hotly criticized the ma
tional platforms of both parties
for their ambiguity and lack of
meaning. The judge was wasting
valuable time. We doubt if there
are ten citizens in Tulsa who have
ever read either platform. Like all
other Americans Tulsans take
their political doctrines in sealed
packages from political hail order
houses and believe without read
ing.-Planter and Ranchman.
Did anybody in Oklahoma get ,
chance to read the platform Of either
Of the great parties last fall--tha,
is the entire platform as it wa.
adopted by the convention. What wa.
given out was censored edition from
which all that the party leader.
thought would be Objectionable to tn,
people of any locality or state hat
been carefully excluded. As thing.
are worked nowadays it is alb
impossible for the ordinary
individual to get at the facts with
sufficient accuracy to form a correct
opinion.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-12-24
FROM OLD ALLISON

Sunday School met Sunday morning
at 10 o'clock. Bro. Bush was expected
to be here to preach Saturday night
and Sunday but did not get here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Owens Of McKin.
ney, Texas are spending the holidays
at Mr.. J. w. Horizons.
There was nice party at Mr.. Joe
Dunlsps last Friday night. The young
people reported a most pleasant time,
Glendon Kings arm is about well
after two weeks Of being carried in q
sling from a dislocation.
Miss Gussie Jordan spent Friday
Saturday and Sunday nights at her
parents home.
Miss Ona King was missed at sing
ing Sunday night. There was new
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-12-24

organist, Mrs. Jim Hobbs daughter.
We hear our mail carrier is re-
covering from his sad accident. We
are very proud indeed to know Of his
improvement.
Our school is doing nicely. The pu-
pills are taking their monthly examine
tions this week. School will be dis
missed Thursday evening for Christ
mas and will take up again Monday.
There Is to be a Christmas tree
Friday night and a short program rem
dcred by the school children
We had singing Saturday night af-
ter Bro. Bush failed to make his ar
rival. There was a nice crowd gath
cred.
Mrs. Watts and Mrs. Birge went
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-12-24
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Chapters Of the Clara Smith
Hamon diary as published in the
daily press is spicy reading for
a crtain class of people now-a-
days, but it isn't elevsting NOR
ally, nor does it add to the no
toriety of the class that Okla
homa generally is desirous Of
a betting--The woman in the case
had just as we'll quit parading
her past and let Jake's faults be
buried with his bones. It's the
quickest way to forget.-Hominy
News.
Clara has certainly put Ardmore Of
the map and the name of that hustlini
city has become household word il
of places where few week.
ago the very existence of such a cit!
was unknown. Now if Clara will g
into the movies (as she probably will
the fame of Ardmore will be mad,
for all time.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-12-24

Every crank and every association
Of cranks in the state is busy pre-
pairing bills for the next State Legis-
lature to enact into laws for the con-
troll of everything from feeding babies
to the price of Easter hats. It is to
be hoped that the next legislature
wall enact every few laws, but the
probably is that the state will be de.
luged with lot of freak legislation
in response to the demands of the var
ious organizations which have their
being for the purpose of regulating
the universe. Every sane man knows
II stops to think, that we are bur.
dened with far too many laws now
the most Of them useless or worse than
useless.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-12-24
FROM ROMA

1t has been some time since l have
seen anything from this part Of the
county.
Health is very good in this commu-
nifty.
Bro. Rickerson preached Saturday
and Sunday at. the church.
Sunday school at the school house
is progressing nicely.
j. c. Cannon gave the young peo-
pie candy breaking Saturday NIGHT
A large number attnded.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Ha-
worth on the 18th a fine girl. e.
There will be church at the school
house next Sunday and Sunday night.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Grace
Saturday night 1O-pound boy.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-12-24
A NEEDLESS LAW

The proposed law requiring all cooks
and walters to be in possession Of
health certificate and to submit to
. physical examination every three
months (for which fee will be paid
by those who can pay it) will proba-
bly, have many supporters, and yet
in the opinion of the writer such law
should not be passed.
In the first place it is unnecessary;
It is extremely improbable that the
diseases at which this law is aimed
are spread by infected cooks or wait
ers in the discharge of their duties
the danger from that source is so
small as to be negligible. In the
second place the law would be irri-
tating expensive and humilliating to
those who had to submit to its pro-
visions.
Wichita Falls, Texas, has a city Or
dinance which embodies the provisions
Of the proposed Oklahoma State Law.
Last spring the cooks and walters
Of that city struck and the society
women of the city took their places.
Complaint was made that the law in
question was being violated by them
and the mayor of the city sustained
the complaint. Then wall went up
from the insulted womanhood of the
city-That law, the enactment of
which had been secured largely
through the activity Of the Womsn's
Civic Club Of the city. was not in
tended for them but for "hasAsrs"
Apd . way was found to evade the
law.
The life of young woman who is
compelled to earn her living by wait.
ing on table in a hotel or restaurant
IL hard enough without subjecting
her to regulation which hitherto has
never been applied to any except to
the scarlet sisterhood and seldom even
to them.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-12-24

to Durant Saturday on bu.,n.,.
a. J. Aycock Of McKinn.v ~
ssl spent Wednesday night at J: ". n. ~
Ton, SUn.s enroute to Durant and ots' ~,
Oklahoma x. % points. He says Texas ~ =
Mr.. Anders and son Mason 49,.
Durant Saturday and brou.s".e "ens
two OF the Durant Normal bov. 'sS =,
Joe and Euclid McKinnis. ''' Il
One Of the neighbors said % II
Snake Editor will be at the c.II y
mas M St tree . on Friday night Dec. ,
Az az U'o a., Ailiscn , ne would be presspt.
with that doll he so much desires.
With best wishes for . ,,.
Christmas we bid you all adieu .or ., y,
week. or "a
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-12-24

American people spend more
for candy than they do for educa-
tion. "Oklahoma spends more for
gasoline than she does for health
preservation" All such propa-
ganda gives us a pain. 1t honest
ly does. Just as if the test of
Improvement" How much is
really needed?" or "How much
can we affOrd?" Yet every
money drive either on the pub
lie or the public treasury is be-
gun by an unctuous parade Of how
much we spend for something
else.-Ada Weekly News.
The Drive" proposition is getting
monotonous. We have the
Christmas Seal Health Drive. the
Red Cross Drive, the Salvation Army
Drive, the GoOdfellows Drive and
goodness nows how many other nat.
ional, state and local drives and all
Of the drivers" bowling for free ad-
vsrtising space land most Of them
getting it, The causes for which
most Of the drives are made are laud-
able enough in their objects but the
rake-off for clerical help and postage
probably eats up the most of the money
wrung from an overburdened public
And among the heaviets donors to
most of these drives are the news
papers which are practically COM
PEELED to donate large amounts OF
valuable space to assist causes in
which they are only remotely inter-
ested.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-12-24
FRIDAY, DECEMBER "a. 1920
CHRISTMAS

Saturday will be Christmas. Once
again the Christian world will pause
IN its mad rush after the almighty
dollar to observe the day set apar,
IN commemoration Of the birth of its
Great Founder.
No holiday is SO universally cele.
brated throughout the Christian world
The Catholic, the Greek Catholic and
the Protestant all unite upon this the
greatest of all church festivals.
Christmas is of ancient lineage, dat.
ing from the third century or perhaps
from a still earlier date. Through
oil the time from then until now it has
been kept by all the peoples who have
professed the Christian religion.
Many and strange are the customs
pertaining to Christmastime in the
different lands where the day is cel-
sbrated, some Of them handed down
from ancient times and tinged with
the fading light Of the pagan festi-
vals which gave way to it. Our own
customs are largely of German origin.
"AeA uoS uVWCVCA tuc V1U oPlxIt VI
the day has largely departed-Christ-
mas, like everything else in America
has been tainted with commercialism;
Santa Claus has turned his duties
over to organized charity and rides in
IN auto instead Of a reindeer-drawn
sleigh. The value Of the gift and
not the spirit of the giver is the fea-
ture that is priced; useful gifts" is
the slogan; pleasure is sacrificed to
utilitarianism; custom carries US
through meaningless, empty forms
from which love is
For almost two thousand years we
have been celebrating the advent of
the Prince of Peace, and today the
world is an armed camp with the
Christian nations showing their fangs
at each as never before. Is it any won-
der that the true spirit of Christmas
has largely faded into the back
ground?
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-12-24

Since the grand jury has con-
demned our city Jail wouldn't it
be good idea for the city dads
to build a new one and more
appropriate location might be
found.-Valliant Tribune.
Why not make the people so goot
by various legislative enactment.
city ordinances, ETC., that there will
be no further use for a Jail. Making
people good by law is the more mod
crn way, and the only trouble with tn
scheme seems to be that it won't work
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-12-24

After a remarkable lot Of fig
uring, the city officials of Tulsa
found out a way to clean the
streets Of trash. They gathered
it up and hauled it away. It
takes a long time, but facts will
soak in.-Hominy News.
Tulsa is to be congratulated will
having city council composed of mer
of such brilliant intellect. The con
trast in this respect between Tulss
and many other cities is very strik.
ing one.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-12-24

The Baltimore Sun wants to
know what men do with the "for-
tunes" they save by drinking
water. In theory they were to
spend the saved money on their
wives and children, but between
theory and practical application
there is often a chasm that fails
to be bridged.-Hugo Husonian.
It is easy to see what men do will
the money saved through being oblige,
to drink water.-They spend it OF
doctors bills trying to cure ailments
brought on by drinking impure watel
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-12-24

The Bennington Tribune came out
last week with a holiday edition that
is a credit both to the publishers and
the city Of Bennington. It was the
best issue of the Tribune that the
writer has ever seen.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-12-24

We venture the assertion that
Clara Smith realized as much
from the sale Of her diary as she
did from the "colonel."-Haw-
thorne Sun.
The principal thing that she seems
to have realized from either one Of
them is a whole lot of unenviable
notoriety.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-12-24

Many Of our exchanges arrived this
week with their holiday cloth clothes
on and colored covers and big adver-
tisements were the rule, rather than
the exception.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
OPENING GUN OF CAMPAIGN
WILL BE- FIRED MON
DAY, OCTOBER A.
General Harvey Hannah To
Address Voters.

The opening speech for the
Democratic Ticket, both State
and National, will be made by
General Harvey Hannah at the
courthouse in Gainesboro on Mon
day, October A, at P. M.
General Hannah is one OF the
leading orators of Tennessee, and
the people of Jackson county are
to be. congratulated on having
the first opportunity to hear this
talented exponent of the great
principals of Democracy,
General Hannah is a nephew
of the late Robert L. Taylor and
possesses many of the fine trates
of character Of our much beloved
Bob. At the Democrat Nat
ional Convention held at San
Francisco this summer he deliv-
cred an address which was con-
slider to be best heard by the
convention. The vast assembly
of men and women listened with
breathless attention throughout
his address, and at'the confusion
encored him for several minutes
Every Domocract in Jackson
county should hear Gen. Hannah
discuss the great issues that con-
front US as a State and Nation.
Every lady in the county is
extended special invitation to
hear General Hannah.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
Jackson County High School
Notes Of Interest.

The present enrolment ap-
proXimating two hundred. The
faculty consisting of a principal,
four grade teachers and music
instructor, are well organized
and are now getting down to
business.
The first public entertainment
of the school will be given in the
auditorium of the school building
on Friday night Of Oct. lst.
Remember the time and place.
Everybody invited. No admis-
sion fee will be charged. The
program consists of Bible stories
told by the school children.
Come out and hear your children
tell thrilling stories of the Bible.
The teachers take this oppor-
tunity of thanking the Parent
Teacher Association for their
cooperation and for putting
things in order for the opening
of the school. We wish to thank
them for their assistance by be-
ing present at the opening and
for their inspiring talks and
suggestions.
The High school pupils chap
eroned by the principal and other
teachers "picknicked" at the old
milldam on Roaring river Satur-
day, following the first weeks
work. All report fine time.
The school girls worked a clev-
er trick on Bro. Bratcher, who
was holding a revival here anc
Prof. Jackson, principal of the
High school. The girls took
them out riding on a big motor
truck and the girls say that the
gentlemen were busy holding OF
with one hand and holding thei1
breath with the other.
In the first baseball game o.
the season the school boys defea
ted the town boys in hotly con
tested game last week, the scor'
being Is to IL.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
''Newberrying' The Whole
United States.

The tactics which the National
Republican party is using in this
1920 Presidential campaign are
tactics used in Michign to elect
Senator Truman H. Newberry.
1t was the election of New
berry by the wholesale use of
money which gave the Republic
cans the one vote needed to or
ganize and control the United
Senate and put Lodge at the head
of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee, with the subsequent de-
feat of the treaty as a result.
| 1t was the election of Newberry
under such conditions, so Cover
or Cox charges, that put the
Senate oligarchy in position to
nominate one of their own mem
bers for President.
The Republican may have
learned nothing from the New
berry election, but the people of
the United States have. Repub.
lican politicians can not New
berryize" the United States.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
HON. CORDELL HULL TO
OPEN CAMPAIGN MON
DAY, OCTOBER 4.
viii Speak In CainesbOro
Tuesday, October Il.

Hon. Cordell Hull, democratic
nominee for congress from the
fourth district, will begin his
campaign for re election Monday.
October A. The following is his
speaking dates for one week: :
Dayton, Monday, Oct. a.
Spring City, Monday, October
4th, at night.
Wartburg, Tuesday, Oct. 9th.
Crossville, Wednesday, Oct 6.
Jamestown, Thursday, Oct. 2.
Byrdstown, Friday, Oct.'8.
Livingston, Saturday, Oct. 8.
Hilham, Saturday, Oct. 9, at
night.
Celina, Monday, Oct. II.
GAINESBORO, Tuesday, Oct
ober L.
GRANVILLE, Tuesday, Oct
ober IL, at night.
A cordial Invitation to be pre-
sent is extended to everyone.
The day speakings will be at
| / P. NJ; and night. Z P. M.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
Democrats Asked To COntri-
butte to Cox-Roosevelt Fund.

The Democratic National Com
mittee wants help, wants it in
an open, above-board, public
way. The Cox-Roosevelt man
are in great need of funds--not
millions as are available to their
opponents-but modests thous-
ands with which to Offset the
effet of the immense funds be-
ing used to confuse and misrep-
resent the true issues OF the
present national campaign.
They propose to get needed
funds directly from the body of
Cox Roosevelt supporters. This
is in harmony with the financial
policies of previous Democratic
Campaigns. In 1912 nearly lOO,-
600 persons subscribed to the
fund used in carving the Wilson
message to the people. In 1916
even a larger aggregate number
of individuals rendered financial
help. Though the time for ma.
king appeal is short the Cox
Roosevelt managers delieve even
a larger number want to contrib
ute this year.
They have no hope or desire
of matching millions with the
Republicans; in fact, they don't
believe that such is necessary
even if it were tolerable, But,
some funds are needed with
which to do legitimate work :
the maintaining of headquarters,
the writing of letters, the send
ing forth of information which
the voters should have.
Ample funds would readily
come to the Democratic mana
gers were they to ignore al
questions of source and purpose
represented by large donation:
from selfish interest.
Instead they are leaving the
matter to the people, to those
who give. modestly. perhaps
but yet out of no motive but un
selfish desire to promote th'
principles represented by James
M. Cox and Franklin D. Roose
velt.
They believe the masses 0
the Cox-Roosevelt supporter
will thus come to the aid of tn
campaign, and have requeste
i. this newspaper to receive an
. transmit contributions from it
readers.
J Contributions are needed bad
ly and are needed now.
Send yours at once to this OF
{ flee and it will be forwarde
promptly to national headqual
} ters at Grand Central Palace
: New York City.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
Primary Department.

This division of the school is
progressing rapily, although a
number of pupils are out on ac-
count of sickness.
should like to. insist that the
parents cooperate with me and
help keep down disease by seeing
that each child has an individual
drinking cup.
Another thing of vital impor'
tance is a physical examination,
especially where the child i;
subject to headaches and fever
Should be very glad to have
the patrons visit us at anytime
Lola Hughes.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
GAINEsBORO R. 8.

Health of this section is very
good.
Farmers are pulling late fod-
der and making sorghum.
Bro Lenard closed a meeting
at New Salem Sunday. There
were four additions to the
church. Bro. Lenard went tC
Philadelphia to conduct a NEE
ting.
John Billingsley of near Bloc
ington. visited Jonas Ragland
also Johnnie Bowington.
Tom Ragland and daughter
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
HapE enings Of Interest From
Over Jackson County.


The following news from over
the county is reported BY the
Sentinel's efficient correspond
ents. Our readers can assist is
this work by giving any news
items you may know. If there
is no correspondent in your
neighborhood we would greatly
appreciate it, if you would Sc
sure some one to act as such.
All work together to make the
Sentinel a better newspaper.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
NEW HURRICANE.

Addie Nell Cason is real sick.
Dora and Gladdys Cherry WIS.,
tied their sister, Mrs Murphy.
Mrs. Oscar Martin of Cave
City, KY, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Spivey.
Mr. and Mrs Burris Johnson
moved to Kentucky last week.
Mrs. S & Rogers of Whites
Bend, and Mrs. B. Gaines Of
Whitleyville, visited at 7 M Gas
on's a few days last week.
Miss Theo Cason has been a
home for the several days OF
account of the illness of her sis
ter, Addie.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Waddle
Sunday night, a IL pound boy.
Miss Ann Walker visited a
Bill Dodson's recently.
Bill Dodson and Herman Wi
| liford attended the state fair.
Subscribe for the Sentinel fo
your relatives or friends ths
formerly lived on this route
Nothing would please them be
ter.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30

One secret of a sweet and
happy Christian life is learning
to live by the day. 1t is the
long stretches that tire US. We
think of life as a whole, running
for years. We cannot carry or
this load until we are threescore
and ten. We cannot fight thi:
continually for half a century
But really there are no lons
stretches. Life does not com,
to us all at one time; it come
only a day at a time. Selected