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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19
Success of Bond Issue.

!IN1E fact that the proposition to iss u,
- 100000 in Bryan county bonds to
meet similar amount of Federal or
other aid in hard-surfaCing the roads
OF the county, carried last Tuesday by
such large majority, is a result high
ly gratifying to the good roads expon-
ents Of the county. The vote demon
etrates that there are nine OF our citi-
Gems who want good roads to one who
IL not willing to bear the burden. or
who for some other reason was against
the Issue. Though the number opposed
to the Issue was but slightly in excess
OF four hundred, II cannot consistently
be said that these, or any considerable
portion OF them. were "soreheads, ,'
"grouches," or socialists; indeed, as
to the last appellation. we must ac-
knowledge that we know OF quite a
number of pronounced Socialists who
were enthusiastic for the bond issue
and, what's more, they worked for it,
The thing in which we should feel
the most satisfaction Is the knowledge
than an era OF hard-surfaced road
building which we had long dreamed
OF, seems now assured Of becoming a
reality.
We believe that a conscientious ef-
fort was made by the Bryan County
Good Roads Association to present the
entire proposition fairly; that all de-
tails were explained as thoroughly as
possible, and every voter made aware
OF Just what was to be expected and
5ust what one might be expected to
have to pay. Because of this propa-
ganda, every voter should have known,
and the vast majority no doubt did
know, just what the proposed improve
ments are going to cos, him in the way
OF taxes: and with this in mind 1t can
hardly be denied that ninc-t.nlhs of
our citizens have willingly agreed to
pay their share.
AS well known citizen Of the coun-
ty remarked Wednesday,: II have lived
In this county for more than twenty
years, and this is the first time we
have all practically been together on
any one thing"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19
MANY DIVORCE CASES
UP FOR NEXT WEEK
Rig Batch OF Persons who Want Legal
Separation VIII Give Their Reasons
In The District Court.


Four days of next week, commencing
Monday. the 22nd, have been allotted
for the disposal of tn" divorce petition'
that hHv" been filed sine" the last tern
of court. As usual, there Is goo,
sized list. The names follow:
Monday, March 80. 1870.
May Nolrn W. F.. T.. N"lcn,
aiclvina Lawrence ~ Iack Lawrence
Y. W. Whitaker vs. Belle Tayloi
Whitaker
Blanch Rowling ys Clarence Bowl
inp
earn" Harrison vs. Wylie Harrison
viii" Brown vs. John Brown.
W e. Bcrtram vs.. Lottie Bcrtram.
Margaret bradford vs. Marion VI
bradford
Leola Wells vs.. Ellie Wells
Della Smith VS.. John r. Smith
Dcllccnar parduc W. Jesse Iardue.
Irene Biggerstaff vs. Boy NJ Bigger.
staff, ct al
Eliza I.owery VS.. q. W. Lowery.
Davis Jackson VS. Felny Jackson.
Joseph w. Brown vs., Bebecca Brown
Tuesday, March %. 1870.
j. X. Kelley VS.. Ida Kelley.
Mrs. l.. VI. George VS.. Dee George.
Willie Droke vs.. Wilton A. Droke.
Lille Hobbs w. Floyd Hobbs.
Lucy Abshire vs.. Ed Abshire.
Peadl Williams vs.. Horace Williams.
Georgia Holtgreen vs. Nelson Holt
green.
Roda Blaylock vs.. Deewit Blaylock.
Etter Caphart vs.. Tim Caphart.
Arkie McEby vs.. Urban McEby.
Maggie Fields vs. Charlie Fields.
Joe Broadway VS. Mary Broadway.
j. w. Patton vs.. Eta Patton.
Luella Norman vS. ID. w. Norman.
weduesday. March %. 1920.
George Seal VS.. c. @. Seal
Eliza Frazier VS.. Smallwood Frazier.
Ovah willard VS.. c. +. willard.
Charles Il. Moffatt vs. Erma Moffatt.
Maggie Darby vs.. Gordon Datby.
j. a. King VS.. Oliver T. King.
Il. w Hin vs. Bartie Hill
Willie Sumner vs. Martha Sumner.
Rosa Lee Harris VS.. John W. Harris.
B S Ellis vs. Laura Ellis.
Emma d. Wesley W. Harris Wesley
Carrie Harrison w. Robert Harrison
Florence Kelly vs. George Dewey
Kelley.
Thursday, March Is, 1920.
Mabel Dawson VS.. Bige Dawson.
L. r. Watson VS. Gertrude Watson
Elizabeth p. Lewis w. Edward j
Lewis.
+. G. Lieon vs. Velma @. Ligon.
Jessie Carson VS.. Robert Carson.
Bertha Henson vs.. Charlie Henson
T. G. Kicks vs. Mabel Kicks
Mary T.. Wooton vs. Miles Wooton.
Sarah Boyd vs Tommie Boyd.
Allie Whittle vs.. Arthur Whittle.
Mamie Smallwood vs.. q. w. Small
wood.
Mark Meeks vs. Walter Meeks
Ada Compton vs. Barney Compton.
Sadie Wilson vs. Wheeler Wilson.
Dottie Brokeshoulder vs. Obedia
Broke keshoulder.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19
ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

DIR. w. NJ. Cleaveland, Rector; Corner
Beach and Sixth Avenue. The 5th
Sunday in Lent, March Il, 1920.
$3.50 A. NJ. Sunday School.
100, Morning Prayer and Sermon by
the Rector.
1880. Evening Prayer and sermon.
Friday of this week: 1870 p. NJ.
special Lenten service. All are cordially
invited TO all our services. Come. you
will receive a hearty welcome.
The rector wishes to know of any
persons in the city who may be COM
municants of the Episcopal Church
elsewhere: he will be glad to call on
them, and to see them at st. Johns
Church. Will any such persons kind
ly send their names and address to
him? letter to the Rector. care
of general delivery, Durant, will reach
him. Strangers in the city are cordially
welcome to all our services.
DIR. WILLIS NJ. CLEAVELAND.
Rector.
Chicken and veal make white soup
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19
State Rights and Whisky

tWHlShf, or the beverage sort, the
Nv kind we used to know. the quality
man once imbibed without first max
Ing arrangements for the care of his
remains and the proper disposal Of his
effects. is now about a thing of the
past. And the great majority uf us
are not sorry that this Is so. Lots o'
us nave our opinions as to whether or
not whisky is beneficial in certain
cases OF III health or sickness, and
we are inclined to the belief that
sooner or later provisions will he ken.
orally made for ita use where reg.
honest-to-goodness physicians pre-.
scribe IT. But as beverage We be-
leve booze will come, back" much
like Jim Jefferies did
However. we believe. the question of
prohibition and prohibition enforce
meht has brought to- the forefron; OF
publicity species nf. insinrere po!i-
ticians who otherwise. might have had
no opportunity to display their anxiety
Tor the preservation OF 'State rights -
berore statutory prohibition obtained
many OF these same msn saw the prin.
ciple of State rights tottering on its
pedestal, and never murmured a pro-
test. or course. all State rights advo-
Gates are not of this stamp. But there
can be no denying the fact that these
days there are lot of men fighting
Tor State rights. who IL the question
were separated from prohibition. would
at once lose all interest in the con-
test. There are lots of public men who
nave always and consistently stood for
State rights; and then there are many
who have but recently become vocifer-
GUS and bfAtant In their harangues for
q sacred principle"-which most of us
will admitstt IL.
The trouble is that the present agi-
tation Is serving too much to make
synonymous the terms state rights"
and "anti-prohibition."
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19

TT MAY be. as some say. that We are
going to become accustomed to the
present high cost of living. and AT no
distant date cease to refer to the condi-
tion with the threadbare t"rm. thus
may be, but we believe W. are soiui;
to have hard time getting used 10
paying from five hundred to "A Thousand
per cent for lost motion between the
producer and the consumer N cases
where wc snow the price AT both ends
or course. II is me 'Sly maiter -:
principle with us ana We All III. ~
how far we get wn,h we kich fr"n
pT;-'.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19

avail themselves Of an individual whose
character, ability and services would
make the nomination of him powerfully
attractive, and in quarters and among
a class Of people where the Democratic
party must proselyte successfully If It
is to get the electoral votes it will
need to win the election.-Dallas News.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19

Hartshorne Sun: Oklahoma City
IL cleaning up. getting ready for
the Rev. Billy Sunday, who is
scheduled to start something in the
capital city in April 1t may be
the intention OF the Oklahoma CT.
tians to have the city SO clean
that there will he little for Mr..
Sunday to do; and then again there
is another viewpoint.
1t Is not improbable that they wish
to preclude the possibility of the Rev
erend Billy viewing" the situation
with alarm" on first sight and leaving
before the dire need of his ministra =
tions are realized.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19

SOMEONE has likened Herbert Hoover
~ to the bull In the china shop" Tn
like the bull of the story, however,
Hoover seems to have been pushed in
among the bric-a- -brac. and In unable
to get out Under such circumstance
a man necessarily becomes an icono-
clast and precedental images are in
danger while he is making his way to
zfhe open.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19
VxyILsoN is now blamed for the "a

|WILsoN is now blamed for tn" AN
w archy in Mexico" Putting the
burden on the President for all our
misfortunes is getting to be about as
common as the former practice ~ max =
ing "Wall Street" the goat when wages
or commodities rose or fell Mr.. Will
son is so weighted down with blame
that we doubt II he at all notices the
additional packages that are being
placed on his load. He is yet to he
accused of starting the flu epidemic
or aiding the pink bollweevil to ac-
Quire new territory.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19
W. l.. RAMRO For COMMISSIONER

In the announcement column of this
paper this week will be found the nam
of Walter l.. Rambo. who is out for re-
election as commissioner from District
No. l, comprising Speairs and Brown
Townships. Mr.. Rambo will at. some
future time have more to say in these
columns regarding his candidacy,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19

Dallas News: How would il do
for the States Of Oklahoma and
Texas to allow the owners Of the
disputed oil well to pay taxes to
both?
That solution Of the matter might
be all right; but we would always be
worried for fear that the State OF
Texas might come over here and re-
plevin our part.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CANDIDATES

This paper is authorized to announce
the following named citizens as candi-
dates for Democratic nomination for
office. subject TO the action of the
voters of Bryan County, oklahoma. at
the Democratic Primary election to be
held Tuesday. August 8. 1920.
FOR SHERIFF OF BRYAN COUNTY
DAVE WRIGHT, tSecOnd Term,.
RUEL TAYLOR
FOR ASSESSOR
LONNIE GLENN lSecond Term)
FOR TREASURER
l.. y. BONNER.
CHAS. CALHOUN.
FOR COUNTY CLERK
EARL WARD.
FOR COUNTY JUDGE:
JOHN FINNEY
LEWIS PAULLIN treeIection)
FOR COURT CLERK:
LACY GRIMES tSecond Term)
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
DISTRICT ONE.
WALTER l.. RAMBO lreelection.)
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

NOTICE: To my former customers, I
have sold "Faulk's Black Hawk" Lii
cense Number 202 to J. d. Showers of
Yuba, Okla. w. o. Kennedy. Durant,
Okla. 11ws3.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19

AN EXCHANGE says Wood Is No
Longer Running" We have looked
anxiously through the dispatches for
several days and have seen no denial
or confirmation of the assertion
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19

Dallas News Snap Shots: AS
general thing. jeweler loses track
of young couple after he has
sold them wedding ring and
couple Of teething rings.
1t has been our observation that the
jeweler doesn't get chance at the
teething rings. When that time comes
the young couple will acquired the five
and ten cent store habit.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19
NEW RESERVATION ADOPTED
Article 10 Trcnted In Such 4 Way By
New Reservation Az To Again Pre-
vent Any Compromise.

Reaffirming it's disagreement with
president Wilson on the dominating
issn" or the peace treaty controversy,
the Senate adopted Monday by "A vote
of more than two to one the new Ar
ti'le 10 reservation framed by Rcpub-
lican leaders.
Its action brought to am end at least
Tor IN" present. the protracted effort
Tor compromise that would insure
ratification and the Senates decision
was Gcnerally accepted as Fastening
the treaty toward another deadlock
from which II could be released only
by verdict AT the polls next Novem-
her
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19

Great Britain has ceased to work oi
rigid dirigibles.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19

There are 10000 Indians in the Nni,.
ed States.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19

There are more goats than Greeks in
Greece.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19

New York has 57s miles of water.
front.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19

The sage hen is the larges: bird Of
the grouse family.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19
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NewkIrk Demo Herald: "LiEht-
house keeping rooms for rent. No
children. Phone So.
"Lighthousc" keeping rooms. we i'm
agine. come in handy for the Govern
ment occasionally: we can think of no
other contingency.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19
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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19

Chicken and veal make white soun
took.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-19

Eels go far to see to spawn.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-24
Princeton Rowing Coach
Gives Crews Big Shalke-Up

men row in the early part Of the after
noon, coached by the most experienced
members of the varsity and by Fitz-
patrick, the assistant coach and rigger
Later in the. day tho FIRST lolr varsity
combinations and the 150-pound crew
proceed down to the head of the lake
abreast, and then, being Handicapped
according to their supcriority, the five
crews race over the course.
The result has been close every time
and the first boat seldom wins by more
than 4 fraction of a length. According
to DR.. Spaeth. never before in the his
tory of rowing a Princeton have there
been three crews of such nearly equal
strength. 1t is not much more than a
question Of feet in q race between the
first two crews. and that probably is
accounted Ter by the fact that the var
sity naturally has been given the SUI
rarior shell and oars.
The seating of the first two crews
since the changes is as follows; Var
sity-B Brush. bow; Chisholm, No .; J
Sinclaire. No. 8; Cooke, No. A; Newhn,
No. 5; Morgan, No. 6; Milne, No. Z
Cresswell, stroke. and Scull, coXswain.
Junior varsity Page, bow: Bowman
No. 2; Brigham. No. 3; Fleming. No 4 i;
Pyne, No 5; NJ. Sinclaire, No. 6; Nc
Kinnon, No. 7; Campbell, stroke, and
Gardner, coXswain.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-24
Virginia Applies
Whitewasll: Defeats
lslljgers Team TO @

NEW BRUNSWICK. n. j., Oct. 23.-
Rutgers was defeated by the University
Of Virginia here to-day in a game de-
cided by the visitors efficiency in the
use Of the forward pass. The score
was 10.
Virginia's tally in the first half came
as a big surprise to everybody, although
they had given Rutgers big scare at
the very start, when Rhnehardt broke
loose on his own fve-yard line and
carried the ball to midfeld Two passes
put it on the tivc-yara line, but Rutgers
held for downs, and although a
blocked punt gave the visitors the ball
on the 17yard line they failed again
The Rutgers defense frightened up
so that until the half was nearly over
Virginia was unable to threaten again.
But with the ball in midlield the Wis
itors gained fifteen yards on a forward
pass. A moment later Witt shot an
other pass twenty yards to Parish, and
the latter broke loose for touch down.
AT the start of the second half Nir-
ginia fumbled on their own 15-yard
line and Rutgers recovered, but they
were unable to score.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-24
Chicago Puts Out
Iowa From Race
I'm Middle West

CHICAGO Oct % The University
Of Chicago eleven entered the ranks of
contenders for the Western conference
football championship to-day by de-
feat!ng the light but tricky Iowa team
in a spectacular game, 10 to O. The de-
feat virtually eliminated Iowa from the
big ten race.
After jamming through from the g.
yard line for touchdown in the first
period, Chicago played a defensive
game and kept its goal line out Of
danger although Iowa threatened until
the final whistle. Iowa excelled in the
open game, the forward passing of the
Devine brothers keeping the big crowd
on It's feet
In the first period Chicago worked a
3O-yard pass, CrisIer TO Jackson, bring
ing the ball to the 20-yard line. Then
a l5-yard penalty took the oval to the
Hawkeycs' 5-yard line. The Maroons
failed az three attempts to pierce the
line, and on the fourth Tatge, the Chi
cago quarterback, squirmod his way
over for touchdown. Jackson kicked
goal.
Iowa, in the final three periods,
played a snappy open game and on three
successive attempts the Hawkeyes
gained ifty-five yards on passes. once
they had the bali on Chicago's 25-yard
line, only TO lose it because Of sum
BILE. In the third period Aubrey De-
vine, Iowa quarterback. trod field
goal frcm the 55-yarl line but missed
It by five feet
Bobby Cole, who substituted for
Hansch in the fourth period, booted q
field goa from the 15-yard line for
Ghicago's second score
New-York tribune., 1920-10-24

About 1000 football enthusiasts, ore
Of the largest crowds that has ever
witnessed q game at Fordham Field,
were on hand for the contest, and wher
the last whistle was blown they were
well convinced of the superiority os
Georgetown's team.
The local players were continually
forced to give way before the potent
oTiense Of the visitors, and only in the
second quarter aid the Me- 'oon brig
ray CT nope to its suppo1 -erz, wher il
came from behind and tied the score
atter the visitors had showed one
touchdown across just after the second
period had opened.
Forward Pass Attack
After that it was all Georgetown. 1t
IS true that Fordham became 2 trihe
Mehaclng N the final period, when it
uncofked an effective forward pass at
tack which nettod it another .ouch-
down, but its rivals ,ead wss rar t,o
great to overcome.
Before the contes. .arted crowd Of
youngsters n soleru rocessior carried
u casket around fae t. IN ,vh.cl, vas
Inscribed IN ia r. letters Georgetown. -
However, the colfS- saor objected 20
the premature funeral ceremonies and
proved itself very much alive.
Ware the Georgetown fullback,
played great game and was a
yerltaoie tower of strength, par,icu-
lar-y on the offense. Aided bv fine in
terteFence on the part of his mates, he
ripped through the Fordham line for
long gains with reckless abandon.
leighty the visitors right halfbacA.
FURNISHED tne feature OF the contest
wnen he broke loose in the third
quarter and skirted his left end for a
orli ant !an of sixty yards Favin
and Malay, lhe other TWO backs. were
also consistent ground gamers.
haliolan, Ferdham's star halfback
also gave great exhibition, but he
simply wore himself out through his
horolc Efforts TO break through his
opponents stone wall, and he was
forced to retire in the final psrioa,
kearns, youNgstcr, also starred for
the Maroon, especially On the defense
The game started well enough but
toward the end Che penalties came
thlc. and fast. Eordham lost several
nne opportunities to advance within
striking distance Of the goal line
through frequent infractions Of the
rules. The visitors, however, were not
lar behind in this regard and they,
toe, drew their share OF the penalties.
holloran Gains Five Yards
Kenyon, the Georgetown left end,
t'e..ed off TO start the contest, and the
pail sailed over the coal line 1t was
brought out 10 the 20 yard line and
Holloran found his way through right
tackle tor five yards Foraham drew
penalty Of five yards at this point
for on SIDE pay. Gately then punted
to Malay, who fumJled the pigs4in
and kearns pounced on it like q hawk
ani it was Fordham's ball. Berry i'm
mediately Offset this advantage by a
costly tumble which gave the bali to
the Southerners.
Georgetown then opened series of
smashes through the line, which ad-
vanced the ball toward the homo play
New-York tribune., 1920-10-24
Fleming, Page and Brig
ham Superseded on Var
sity Eight by Juniors
FROM Special Correspondent


PRINCETON, n. j., Oct. 23.--Tho
third week of rowing at Princeton has
seen sweeping changes in the seating
of the varsity boat With seven oars
men from last seasons crew return
ing and several likely candidates for
the remaining positions, the problem
Of selecting combination this year
appeared fairly simple. However. DR..
Spaeth was not satisfied. Accordingly,
three members Of the VARSITY have been
displaced and sent z the Junior
varsity.
The first man to go was Fleming at
No. 6, his place being taken BY Morgan
from the corresponding position IN
the second boat On the following
day, Page, bow oar on the 1920 vsTsity,
and Brigham, No. 3 on the same crew.
were superseded by two me9.berS of
last years junior boat. Brush took
Pages place at bow, and New.n has
gone in at No. 8, Sinclaire, formerly at
No. 3, being shifted TO No. IN Brig
HAMS stead.
The head coach's shake-sp even went
so far the first of the week as to try
another in Captain Cresswell's place at
stroke. Morgan, the substitute, proved
TO be unable to take up the stroke as
we'll as Cresswell, however, and the
latter was reinstated, probably to stay.
1t is difficult to tell exactly what the
rowing mentors reasons were for the
changes. He may intend them to be
permanent. or else he may have felt
that the members Of the crew were be-
coming little too sure Of their places,
and therefore wanted to take them
down peg Whatever his motives may
have been, he is evidently intending TO
keep present seatings in order at least
for time. for he has directed John
Fitzpatrick, the rigger, to make all the
necessary changes in rigging.
Some fifteen eights appear on Lake
Carnegie daily for practice. The fresh