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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-04-29
FROM BENNINGTON

here Monday enroute to visit he,
ere Monday enroute to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Matt Allen Of Wade
Mrs. Tuell is real sick with flu
Mre Dunn Is somewhat improved.
Mrs. Dawson and children left
Tuesday for Mineral Wells, Texas to
visit her parents.
Mrs. Lively Of Tallihani who for.
merly lived here spent Tuesday
night with old friends here. She
was on her way to attend a woman's
meeting at Durant.
Mrs. H. M. West died last Thurs.
day after five weeks OF suffering
She leaves two small children, a hus.
band, one sister, two brothers. and
a father besides a host Of relatives
here and in Arkansas. She was an
amiable and lovable woman and had
hosts Of friends who deplore heI
loss and extend their sympathy to
the dear ones left behind.
G. w. Lloyd and SON. Walter ief,
Sunday to visit in Arkansas before
returning.
Mrs. Stark who has been gone since
Christmas visiting relatives came ir
Friday to visit friends here anG
spend while with her daughter
Mrs. w. H. Attaway.
T. Rev. Geo. w. Mckee gave an illus
trated lecture at the PRESBYTERIAN
church Tuesday night. He has beer
missionary to Africa ten years and
his pictures were very interesting
and instructive.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thorpe of the Cads
community visited Mr.. and Mrs
Duckworth Sunday.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-04-29
FROM OLD ALLISON

Pro \. G. Murphy preached to a
,ood crowd Saturday night and had
t.ir crowd sunday morning despite
The bad weather
- The farmers Labor Union had a
use,ins after services Saturday night
,0 take in new members. They have
,be larger per cent of men in this
settlement enrolled.
Mrs Speers, JOrdon and Denton
we're among the numbers in attend.
snce at preaching Saturday night.
Clarence cobb had a horse to run
away and waste the most of a load
d groceries last week. His wife
was thrown from the wagon but was
not badly hurt.
Quite a large number of our folks
attended the school exhibition at
Cypress Friday and report splendid
|nrogram rendered. The Accord
brothers rendered several pieces Of
good band music.
" G. Murphy and ]. w. Horton
were in Durant Thursday night dur
ling the storm.
Farmers are nearly all ready to
plant cotton. Oats look fairly well
considering cold weather and green
bugs.
Houston Beaubien. Ira, Paul and
|Wayland Horton received their large
certificates this week from the cOun-
~ superintendent.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-04-29
SINGING CONVENTION MEETING

The Bryan County Singing Con-
vention will meet in regular session
at Banty. seven miles northwest of
Bennington and seven miles north
east Of Bokchito, on Friday night.
before the second Sunday in May,
continuing Saturday night and Sun
day. On account Of the death of
the county president, H. G. Williams
which happened April z, the conven-
tion will be left in the hands of the
vice president. Joseph X. Lightfoot.
The delegates from all parts of the
county representing the singing
classes, are asked to be present on
Saturday night as this is the time to
e'ect officers for the present year.
We extend an invitation to all
singing classes to be represented and
all leaders Of music to feel free to
take part and help make the con-
vention q success. Come one and
all.
JOSEPH X. LIGHTFOOT.
Vice President,
WIN. c. MATTOX, Secretary
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-04-29
ITEMS FROM SNIITH.LEE

Filing logs was the chief industry
Aere last week owing to the high
wind of Thursday night.
The l4-year-old son OF J. o. Har-
mon received very painful injury
while splitting wood last Monday.
~hen Oscar Bratiy accidently cut
MIN across the back of the hand
win an ak. Several stitches were
required to close the wound.
Jack Belve has bought an auto
mobile in which he made several
calls Sunday.
He'. Bains will hold.services here
Ne fourth Sunday in each month,
and everyone is invited.
lee Cloud and Everett Lofts were
III pafant Tuesday on business.
D. r. Lee and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
N.Y. noy rem and children motored to
Du'ah' sunday afternoon.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-04-29
REVIVAL HAVING BIG SUCCESS

The Baptist Evangelistic services
have gone on throughout the week
with great success. The church has
been filled every night and Evange-
list Butler has had a strong message
for each occasion. The number OF
converts has been unusually large,
and interest continues unabated. Up
to Wednesday night Of this week
there have been 10 additions to the
church and some twenty-five profes.
sions Of faith from persons desiring
to Join other church organizations
The meetings will continue through
this week and next. possibly longer
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-04-29

any 3obbsr up to isxls. Prizes ~
purant wsskly News. Durant okla.
2 " 49,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-04-29
ITEMS FROM FREENY CHAPEL

A heavy rain fell Monday and COM
pelled the farmers to lay off for the
rest Of the week.
Marie Nixon visited Zelma Sulli-
van Sunday night.
There was large crowd at Sol
lngram's Saturday night attending
the singing and everyone is invited
to come Saturday night at Mr.. Gen.
| try's home near Freeny church.
Mrs Ora Wright visited Mrs. H.
F. Nixon Sunday.
The singing at Buffalo was attend
| ed by large crowd from Freeny
Sunday night.
There will be services at the
church next Sunday morning. Bro.
Joe Wood will preach.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-04-29
FROM PLATTER

Mrs. Lillian Hadwln and baby Of
Madill are visiting here this week
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Scott
Friday night a fine baby girl Mother
and baby are doing nicely.
Miss Thelma Childress who is at
tending school in Durant, visited
relatives here the later part Of the
week.
Sunday School was well attend
ed Sunday. Every one is invited to
come and bring some one with them
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-04-29
MlsCELLANEOUS

MATTRESSES renovated made good -
nav. Phone TOO. Durant Mattress Uas-
tory. 4WatG
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-04-29

FOR SALE:--Ocala Cotton seed. 80
sample at John LOrge's office. W. 4.
Tobert, Durant, Okla. II Va q
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-04-29
r. r. DAVIS BROUGHT HOME

r. T. Davis. who has been in Ard
more sanitarium for more than three
months, following a stroke Of para
lysis, has improved to the extent that
he was brought home this week.
For while his life was despaired Of.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-04-29
HORSE KILLS ONE AND
INJURIES FIVE OTHERS

During the course of horse race
on an unfenced track. at Pitcher,
Oklahoma. Tuesday, one of the hor-
ses jumped the track and ran into
the crowd, with the result that a five
year-old boy was killed and five other
persons were more or less seriously
injured.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-04-29
CLASSIFIED ADS.
FEED AND SEED

SEED PEANUTS: White Spanish
peanuts for seed, raised on sandy
and we'll matured. Are all clean and
bright. The very kind Of seed need.
ed in Bryan county. Price includ-
ing sacks. $5.75 per 100 lbs, I. o. b.
cars Valiant. Oklahoma. Address
A. S. Hamilton. Box 43. Rufe. Okla.
11wsti
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-04-29
MACHINERY

MOTOR: One half-horse Kimball vari.
able speed motor. With friction drive
pulley. In perfect condition. Will pull
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-04-29
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK
BULLETIN

Market compared with last Tues
day' Cattle 25 to soc lower. Hogs
20 10 SOC lower. Sheep soc higher
Beef Stccrs.
The Washington times., 1921-03-24
Is Marriage a Success?

ture and neglecting her primary
purpose on earth when she re-
fuses to avail herself of an oppor-
tunity to add to the multitude of
our posterity.
SO much for the old maid. As to
women In general who crave higher
culture or to be spared the drudg-
cry of cooking and domestic wor-
ries, much can be said. or course.
II can be presumed that most OF us
would like to be freed from worry.
But IL does not follow that because
we are worried about a thing we
are not interested in 1t. On the
contrary the things that we worry
most about are the very things that
we are most concerned In. is IL in
order to say that a woman might
strangle the children and poison
the husband so that she might be
free for higher cultureg" The more
women delve into the latter the
more worries they acquire over II.
So what's the use?
She wanted the vote-she got IL.
Now she worries over what she Is
going TO do with II. What a cruel
Congress we've had keeping the
vote from the women so long. Per-
haps the incoming legislators will
emancipate the poor. suffering. un-
cultured female.
BRUCE BENNETT.
The Washington times., 1921-03-24

There's only one way to live. And
that's the right way"
'Tll grant that" answered.
But what Is the right way?"
For a woman" Grace answered,
something mystically maternal in
her voice; "the only life is love,
marriage, a home, and"
The words graduated into choking
sobs. And when looked up l saw
tears running down dear old Grace's
face and spilling on her perfectly
proper high-neck night kown. And
I'm an instant i was out OF bed,
sitting in Grace's lap and i had my
arms around her neck, trying to
comfort her.
In trying to make me see the
light Grace had been willing to
bear her own sorrow 10 me. / had
always known that there was one
thing lacking to make Grace's life
absolutely happy. She wanted chill
dren. And no children had come.
She had spoken to me of 1t once
And never again had the subject
been broached. had never men,
toned II. and Grace. knew. felt
that II was something too sacred to
speak of-except on an occasion
like this when she thought that by
mentioning II she would be pointing
the way to happiness to some one
else.
To be Continued Tonorrow.
The Washington times., 1921-03-24
When a Girl Marries
Story OF
EARLY welded LIFE
BY ANN Isle.

A T sight of Father Andrew
"A emerging from the gate /
darted forward A moment
later his strong arms were about
me and his dear voice was murmur-
ing close to my ear:
"Anne. My little girl! My
blessed little Amer
/ clupg to the man who has al
ways. given me a fathers love. /
dread the moment when ! must
turn from him to the man who had
deserted my little mother and who
had now come back to claim me as
his daughter.
As II he read my rebellious
thoughts. Father Andrew drew me
closer into the circle OF his arms
and whispered.
.'Babbsie. ;Fve brought your
father back to YOU"
turned to OFFER what greeting
could to the stopped little man.
whose thin face was working with
emotion. / was ready to be gentle,
but his first words repelled mo even
more than the thin. auerulous voice
in which he rasped them out:
"Babbsie? who gave you right
to call my girl that? Her name 10
Anne, amt it,"
THE GREETING.
These were the frst words of
greeting from the father / hadn't
seen since ] was a tiny girl. And
my reply was equally strange.
Holding out my gloved hand I
asked stiffly:
did you have a pleasant jour
neyT
Purity fair. Purity fair" said my
father. wagging his mead at me.
and then adding. accusingly. But
1 got hungry. The meals on the
trains amt what expected. and
The Washington times., 1921-03-24
A TICKLE LOVER.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

have been going with a young
man of twenty-eight, five years my
senior, for Ave years, including one
year of which l have been engaged.
girl in his office who is eighteen
wrote him she was madly in love
with him, and since then he has
neglected me. / have given up all
my friends and pleasure looking
toward a future with him. What
do you advise? HEARTBROKEN.
or course any response your
iance makes to this bold and en-
terprising young person is due to
gratified vanity or the sense of ad-
venture caused by his excitement
at having her do the wooing so
brazenly. Why don't you look at
1t as humorous adventure and by
laughing at il good d-naturedly make
him feel that he's having lark
which you also enjoy and that the
whole thing is beneath the notice
of grown man?
The Washington times., 1921-03-24
Advice to
Lovclorn
BY Beatrice Fairfax.
NOTHING ELSE WILL.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
About a year ago 1 met q young
girl about twenty-three whom
liked from the moment I met her
She always acted rather friendly
and seemed very nice. / found out
later that she had been married
and that her marriage was not a
success. After she left her hus-
band she turned very wild. and
some things she has done have not
been exactly right. This made very
little difference to me. because 1
liked her.
A boy friend OF mine whom
have been pals with for a long
time. told me she used to be a fine
girl one whom everybody liked.
This Is what l would like your
advice on. So far / have treated
her the best / know how, but IL
seems as II her taste is for the boy
who treats her bad. Now. 1 want
to keep this girl. but i am not
the kind that treats a woman bad.
and do you think that steady de-
votion will make her open her eyes
or not MARCEL.
If steady devotion from a good
man does not do II, nothing else will.
The Washington times., 1921-03-24
THE EMANCIPATION OF wOMB,

THE EmANCIPATION OF wOmnN.
The champions for Higher Cul-
ture" for women are becoming so
intolerable that the future of life
itself seems to be fading into OBJ
livion. In q recent article a writer
boldly asserts that when a true
woman once triumphs over an ex-
pedient or unreciprocated attach
ment, she triumphs over. self and
becomes that noblest of feminine
spirits, the disinterested friend OF
mankind.
Our fair penwoman goes on to
say that we venerate the name Of
old maid'-its heroism. its benevo-
lence, Its piety. To say that an old
maid is a heroine Is the cue for
much laughter and applause because
the underlying reason for her pres
ent virgin status is a result OF
either her fear to take a chance of
a voyage en- the seas of matrimony
or a despisable dislnterest in man
kind.
Her benevolence is shortcoming.
She does no one good but the man
she might have married. Sooner or
later she becomes a dependent on
her elders and invariably on the
public. Piety or the controlling
reverence toward the Almighty is
manifestly lacking in the old maid.
She In trespassing the laws of ma
The Washington times., 1921-03-24
DREAMED CHICKEN. =

pint cooked chicken, chopped.
tablespoonful butter,
tablespoonful flour.
u teaspoonful salt
] tablespoonful chopped parsley.
egg yoiks.
u pint cream or milk.
Rub the butter and -four to a
cream. place milk or cream in double
boiler and when hot add -four and
butter. Stir well and cook 3 min
utes. add the parsley and chicken.
Cook until hot again. Beat yclks
with tablespoonsfuls cold milk
and pour over the chicken. Cook
two minutes. Serve in a border of
rice or potatoes, beaten to q cream
and piled high by putting on the
dish by the tablespoonful 1t il
better to serve this in a dish that
may be placed in the oven, for the
potato may then be Drowned slight
ly before the chicken is poured in
side the wall of potato.-Mrs. j.
Dom. Bowling.
The Washington times., 1921-03-24

often we had only the sandwicbss
we could buy at depots. ~
clothes Is ,fine though. look
purity stylish. don't IT,
Here's our baggage. Babbsis."
said Father Andrew. "This por-
ter's taking care of II. He'll carry
II right to the express people ard
they can deliver Il to our hotel"
Your hotel" l began. on the
verge of protest. But I caught
myself just in time. could,t
take my "other" rather to I've
home where Jim and / had ben
I've Tony's car for the Day.
Well drive by your hotel aid
drop your bags there"
Where do we meet Neal!"
asked Father Andrew. with a lo,k
which very well understoCd.
Maybe you've fixed IL for me TO
see him at his place while you and
your dad-Dad Lee. surmised
you'd like to say-while you two
visit"
In the swell car she's gotr'
asked Dad Lee eagerly. la,st
have purity rich friends to be
banding out cars like this"
FATHER ANDREw.
my girl has good friends." ssid
Father Andrew pleasantly sad
without seeming to realize chat he
was laying full claim to his giIL"
Meals not In town, Father 40
drew" explained. He vas
called away on a business trip LIST
night just before your telegram
came"
80 I don't get to see my boy
for awhile" said Father Andrew in
tone which seemed actually re-
.ieved.
But we won't let you get lone
some" 1 interposed quickly. only
too glad to be saved from a tete-a-
tete with Dad Lee. Now we'd
better run along to the car. So
tell your porter to follow In our
wake. won't you please. Father
Andrew. dearT
''Then, as Father Andrew gave
his order and the porter picked up
his bags and followed US. l noticed
something which seemed a. certain
proof of Father Andrews unfailing
Kindness. One of the suitcases was
brand new. SO were the clothes
guess whose thoughtfulness had
old father-the unsuccessful prodi-
gal-descend upon me.
"Step lively. my man, you're to
come along to our car with u.s."
chirped Dad Lee Importantly to the
trailing porter.
'If Mr.. Norreys won't want his
car this forenoon we might show
Mr.. Lee a bit of the city, and then
about IL we can, stop by for your
Jim and ask him to join us for
lunch. Does the plan suit you.
Babbsie?' asked Father Andrew.
"Is 1t all right to take a drive:"
quavered Dad Lee. turning his cold
eyes upon me. It'd like to call for
my fine son-in-law at his office.
I'm anxious to meet my girls hus-
band"
Ts BE C0ntinued Saturday.
Copyright. 1921. by King Features
Syndicate. Incl
The Washington times., 1921-03-24
COTTAGE PUDDING.

: I tablespoonful butter.
i cup sugar
1 cup milk.
= eggs
/ large teaspoonful baking pow
der.
] ~ cups -four. ... .
Beat butter. sugar. yolks OF eggs
together, add milk, then the flour.
Beat well, then beat the whites to q
stiff froth and stir them carefully
into the pudding, add the baking
powder and mix we'll.
Pour into a creased cake pan and
bake u of an hour. Serve hot
with lemon sauce.
LEMON SAUCE.
u Tablespoonful butter.
u cup sugar.
cups hot water.
pinch OF cinnamon, and same Of
nutmeg.
II lemon juice, and little Of tho
granted rind.
1 tablespoonful nour.7-Mrs. r.
Irving Bowie.
Copyright. 1920. by Mrs Percy Duvall)
The Washington times., 1921-03-24

II l went around with a sign on
me, marked Posted--no trespass-
ing. Really, Grace-"
Listen, Edith Grace was sit
ting up very straight now. And
looked most austere. The robe
which she had thrown around her
had slipped away. revealing Grace
in all the primness Of a high
necked, long-sleeve cotton night
gown. i glanced from her to my
own lacy silk pajamas And sud
denly / felt great respect for
Grace and her ideas. I felt that the
dignity OF that enveloping night
dress deserved all the respect I'had
at my command. '~i q
{ "AII right. Grace" = answered. l.
might say almost meekly. I'm
listening
II hate to- assume this attitude
with you, Edy," Grace said. "But
The Washington times., 1921-03-24

really. It's Tor your own good
''Of course IL is," I answered,
Talk to me like a red-headed
step child. / deserve it."
You don't deserve any such
thing, Edy," Grace said. "You
don't deserve anything but the best
in life"
The best meaning willard?" [
asked quite naively. 49,.
We'll. IL wasn't going to say
that" Grace answered. But I'm
glad you did. 1t brings me to the
point. I've been thinking a lot
about you. Edy. And I-why don't
you marry willard. Edith-and
quit work. Z
Quit work." / hadn't been pre-
pared for any such direct attack
on Grace's part. Quit work and
what? Live on S2,4O0 a year! 1
see myself IL couldn't do it,
Grace. l." ~'
Il did it," Grace answered. "And
IL was happyr -.
HAPPY ANYWHERE.
Yes. but you'd be happy any
where. Grace. dear" I championed
my own cause. You're one of
shSSD iONS III CostASc IA
not. You'd be happy in one room
with Bob. I'm different. ] want
money! want beautiful things!
] want to go to theaters and to
parties and take trips! l want to
dance. and jazz"
Jazz" had never realized what
a peculiarly distasteful word that
was until i heard Grace repeat II.
"Is the whole world going crazy
about jazz. Edy? I'm asking for
information. I-sometimes IL seems
to me that I'm living in another
world"
And that's what you are, Grace.
old DEAR" l answered. "a happy.
wholesome. gladsome old world
which"
"Of course ! don't expect to make
you over, Edy," Grace interrupted.
But IL do wish you could see
things in their right light"
Right light" l. interrupted. "is
such a relative term, Grace, that l
don't see how you can say that.
What might be the right light to
you probably wouldn't be the right
light to me"
But there Is only one right
light" Grace broke in. '.And I'm
not so sure it's a relative term.
The Washington times., 1921-03-24
BOOKS

The present interest in the Orient
and its relations to the rest of the
world makes timely the appearance
of a new volume. "The Press and
Politics in Japan" which has just
been issued by the University Of
Chicago Press. The work was writ
ten by a Japanese scholar in Amer
lea, DR.. Kisaburo kawabe, with the
help OF his brother in japan, who
supplied him with the necessary
Information and materials from
original sources. The authors pur-
pose has been to show the influence
of the press upon the political life
OF japan.
Knut Hamsun's Growth of the
Soil' has gone into its second cdi-
tion three days after publication.
The collected plays of Stephen
Phillips have just been brought out
by the Macmillan Company. MIR.
Phillips was an actor for several
years and numbered men like Sidney
Colvin. William Watson and Oscar
Wilde among mis- warm friends. Sir
work wide publicity through the
stage. Mr.. Phillips career was cut
short by an early death in 1915.
George Madden Martin. whose
most recent, book IL q velume OF
stories of the negro, Children in the
Mist" Cd. Appleton q Coz. has gone
to New York from the South. She
Is giving talks at Columbia Univer-
sity to the Blanche Cotton Williams
class in short-story writing and TO
the classes of the School OF Journal
ism.
The Washington times., 1921-03-24
What Has Gone Before.

Patricia Chesebrough, lovely daughter
81 an old, Impoverished family. 10 forced
70 make her own way In the world. she
mas the entree into society. her relatives
stand for culture. wealth and exclusive
ness. Into the city come the Palmers--
nobodies-made miilionaIres by . patent
medicine concoction. The father dies,
leaving Ia rheumatic widow. q young,
virile son. and . daughter away at
school. Mrs. Palmer asks Patricia to
call at THE Castle" and her son Dan
bluntly states the position of the family
a. outsiders who want to get In. He
offers her 5000 a month to act as IL
brartan. but really to see that they enter
society, and $3.50 IL Pansy marries the
right man. Patricia long engaged to
Sidney Hutchinson. an artist, decides to
accept the offer.