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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-07-15
TULSA TO PAY GUARD
EXPENSES DURING. RIOT

Expenses incurred by the Okla
hOma National Guard in sunpressing
the recent race riot AT Tulsa may he
borne ny the business men Of Tulsa
city and county. Governor Robert
son has so far refused to au,horize
a deficiency for payment Of rho eX-
penses of The guard on this occasion.
and il is understood he is neGotiat-
Ing with Representatives Of the husi-
ness interests of Tulsa for adjust
ment of the m#,tcr without eXpar So
TO the state. Th" expense incurred
by the Guard on This occasion
amount ~ nearly slj."0
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-07-15
SHIPS ORDERED
TO LEAVE TAMPII q

Secretary Of Wal DENLY last we.t
ordered the gunboat Sacramento and
the cruiser Cleveland to leave Tampi
60. Mexico. where they had been d.
patched last week in anticipation oi
serious disturbances that might ~.
feet Americans. The action VIZ.
taken when 1t was learned that III.
Mexican Government had Dispatch
sufficient troops to the scene i,
enforce order.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-07-15
LABOR LEADERS SENTENCED
FOR LAW v1OLATH

Alexander Howat and August d.,
chy. president and vice president o
the Kansas Miners Union. were sen
fenced to serve six months in jai
and pay fine of $500 by Judp.
Frank W. Boss in the Cherok",
County Kansas District Court a
Columbus.
Howat and Dorchy were cOnvict.t
last week Of violation Of the Kan
sas Industrial Court law by callinl
strike Of miners last February.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-07-15
SELLING: J.CSITANIA STOCK

scheme for raising and iefloat-
ing the Lusitania has been rGncOcted
by some promoters. They Al. sell
ing stock in their extremely anbi-
tious venture. BY the sea-law Of
salvage. if You could raise the Lusi-
tania from lis ocean grave. il and all
its cargo would belong 10 you. In
the next years. and for centuries,
there1l be many such schemes for
raising ships toipedoed during the
war. A lot of the cargoes can be
recovered by divers working Out of
submarines. according 10 Simon
Lake, marine inventor. Possibly
some of the sunken treasure will be
fished up.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-07-15
GUNBOATS LEAVE RlT
RETURN TO TANPICO

The American gunboats, which
had been sent To Tampico. Mexico
Wednesday Of last week. in appre-
hension of serious labor troubles.
left Friday. but were reported from
Mexico City to have returned This
week and anchored in the river at the
city. Mexican federal troops are on
the scene and up until Tuesday noon,
no outbreaks had occurred.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-07-15
ALL EX-SERVICE MEN
IN LEGION AT APACHE

A reward has been offered by Roy
L. Rinker post No. 225 Of Apache.
to any person who will find an ex-
service man within ten miles Of that
town who is not meI.beT of the
American Legion. The post secured
the countryside during its seven
day campaign and boosted its mem
bership from 3S TO us but had to
give up the work because there were
no more wal veterans 10 he found.
according 10 Robert f. Chandler,
post commando. Early :epo Is sho"
that the Apache pos' has made a
greater percentage uf increase than
any other organization in the state.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-07-15
TAFT NOW CHIEF JUSTICE

Former President William Howard
Taft. took oath of office as Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court of the
United States Monday. in the pres
"nce of two-hundred relatives and
friends. Justice Taft says this per-
mi'> him to achieve the ambition Of
his lifetime, and that he prefers the
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-07-15
SHRINE CLUB TO HAVE
LADIES As GUESTS TONIGHT

The Du-ant Shrine Club will hold
open house at its session next Mon
day night. ON which occasion the
cub will have a special program and
+; ~ their wives, daughters. mothers
and sweetheaits as their guests.
Later on. when the hot wave abates
.ufficicn'ly the club plans big pic
mic
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-07-15
NEW BOY RAsv

Mr.. and Mrs. Row III,
are visiting Mr.. Jobnsos,n' sUnn'o, I
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F, Jnss uns ps,v
west Of the city, are a'on tho u
ents Of nine-pound he,. proud I
arrived bright and ea,,, ''S !, I
morning Of this w.ek 1,y my W
named Roy Hamilton In e ~
middle being for his ,,sOoe oaosoe
per Hamilton. erstwb,,a b,,'aaa, ''., q
Durant. Mother and h,,u e'uae
along nicely. '0' ~
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-07-15
AUTOMOBILES DEa REASJNG

During the week manufacturers of
six different popular priced automo-
hiles have announced substantial re-
duction in price effective immediate
ly. including Packard, Premier, Cole
v.lie. Liberty and Oldsmobile.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-07-15
DEMPSEY WON'T FIGHT THE
NEGRO

Jack Dempsey, worlds champion
heavy weight, has quoted this week
as saying that he will not fight Jack
johnson or any other negro. for the
reason that he does not believe the
American sporting public desires
such a match. and that he will be
guided by the wishes OF popular fav.
or.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-07-15
OLD SETTLER DIES AT
CADDO LAST WEEK

L. A. Riddle. 60 years old, one Of
the early settlers of Indian Territory
died suddenly Friday morning at
Caddo. He is survived by one son
and one daughter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-07
Confessions Of a Husband!
THE MANS SIDE OF MARRIED LIFE

f,,,oholI,, ba ,.sct,+ Ia H., ,,,I. Sc bo
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tbosa lona to,r- had a. taa u i,na,.
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1a'7 IN ,I;- ','4'' III
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-07
So The Tank

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eva,,i,,o IVA haIl ,,,e '' da,,I, and No
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s@rions thin@ o7a irba,, N +bat as
hronob+ int5 nea "''N'' 'l'''' " CO.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-07
SCHEME for

IA Nh IL-LNlLA ACRi idISln g
: and relocating the Lusitania
has been concocted by some pro-
moters. They are selling stock in
then extremely ambitious VEN
ture.
BY the sca-law of salvage, if
you could raise the Lusitania from
its ocean grave, it and all its cargo
would belong to you.
Ia the next few years, and for
centuries, there'Il be many such
schemes for raising ships torpe-
doed during the war.
a lot Of cargoes can be recov-
cred by divers working out of sub
marines, according to Simon
Lake, marine inventor.
Possibly some of the sunken
treasure will be 6shed up.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-07
HISTORY has played

VI
tricks on pirates.
Captain Kidd undoubtedly bu-
ried many chests of plumber, and
at some time or other every one
Of US has dreamed Of fndino
them.
Yet Captain Kidd was not a cut
throat who made his victims
walk the plank He was a rather
tame, third-rate pirate, finally
hanged for smashing the skull of
his head gunner with a wooden
bucket
Like many great characters in
history, he became famous by
having good press agents after his
death.
WHERE can you find buried
treasure?
As Tom Sawyer said to Huckle
berry Finn: 1t 5 hid in mighty
! particular places, FIuck, some
times on islands, sometimes in rot
ten chests under a limb Of an olt
dead tree. just where the shadov
falls at midnight; but mostly IN
dsr the floors in ha nted houses.
We don't know whether small
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-07

is you can't tell when it is out Of
tune.
No matter how small q jazz or
chcstra, it always sounds like tin
pieces.
One way to leave footprints on the
sands Of lime is to get out and dig.
Holiday speakers make coast-to~
coast nonstop flights of oratory.
Farmers seem to think a good
emergency act would be to adjourn
Congress.
Statistics show hogs arc dccreas-
ing in the country. Moved to the city
and became landlords.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-07
OLD DAYS in AMERICUS


of this city, was sent to the scene,
and attended the injuries OF Lucius
Williams. mail clerk, who was pain
fully hult about The left hip and
back. II. C. Zuber. of this citv, was
painfully hurt as Well
some OF the cornficlds about Am
CIRCUS are MS fine as can be found
in the state anywhere. and a GOOD
Weld Of corn is PROMISED.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-07

Our demand is the compile ~ emancipation of woman
because we know that in o iother way the human
race attain its highest devc otment. - Mrs. Sheffield
Coates, British suffrage Wor ker
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-07


The movie text is sex.
Some minutes, two are born.
Pessimist Song; 4 lulhof-buy.
Russia dances the fox-Trotslsy.
"Runs Still''-headIine Bryan?
Tho power of the pres5-grape
wine.
Congressional gas doesn't make
Ii"ht taxes.
Pay for war and pray for peace,
A road hog is a man who leaves
you both SIDES,
The new tariff protects milk. In
FAINT industry?
Democrats fear the new tariff will
make them all exports.
With short skirts, woman's over
head expense is useless,
Congress can't help the unempIoy-
Cd by joining them.
Who care whore business has
bcen-if i, only comes back?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-07
EDITORIAL.
FEAE. ~ eergia Division, Ameri-

iLL~ar eorgla DIVISION, Amer
can Legion is to be congrat-
uIatod upon choosing so able and
SO popular a man> for It's com
nandcr for the coming year as
Major James A. Fort, of Ameri-
Gus. He is a man who will lend
dignity to ihe high office he will
FL, who will uphold the ideals and
principles Of the organization.
and will be Jealous in seeing that
the organization does not sleep,
but carries on in the program
which it has undertaken 10 accom-
pIisIi.
Ia the selection of Brown Nc
Lendon of Americas for the posi-
ton Of ct. ate adjutant, the division
has also a cted wis ely. Mr.. Nc
Tendon s no me folk know he is
capable and will make an able
and efficient officer in the respon-
sible office of which he has been
put in charge.
Americas emerge from the
Columbus convention with more
than her share of honors, but
conscious both Of THE courtesies
done her and those done to the
Legion by itself.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-07
BURIED treasure especially

! ot\iED treasure - especially
pirates gold-has a romantic
alamor that has made it one Of
the leading lures for centuries.
The clock never strikes bot
there are treasure-seekjng ships
cruising around Jamaica. Florida
Or in South American waters.
While these expeditions are
successful about as often as a
century plant blooms, there are
authenticated cases of adventur-
era recovering treasure trove.
And Of the most notable was
Captain Phips, who in 1906 sail
ed nom England 10 Port de Ia
Plata and, using native divers,
brought 10 81 tons of silver from
a sunken Spanish gaIIeon.
Buried in the deep harbor Of
Nlgo IS a treasure fleet sunk in
w by Sir George Rock, one Of
the English sea captains who
wrecked Spain as the world s
leading power, This treasure
fleet carried $40, 100000 trib.
ute from Peruvian and Mexican
gold mines. That's the greatest
treasure trove on the globe. MANY
have tried to fish it up. All have
failed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-07

The Associated Press exclusively entitled to the for publ
cation of all dispatches credited otherwise credited IN
this and also the local published herein All rights of re-
publication of special dispatches contained reserved
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-12-23
''Then He Took Up Golf. -

Graceville Enterprise.-The pros
pect for a large number of "golf wild
ows'' in Gracevi1le next summer is
better than it ever was as quite a
number of Graceville men, particular
1y those who are getting SO they can
use trunk strap for a belt without
difficulty, have taken up the sport
quite enthusiastically the last few
days, a nine hole course has been laid
out in Hickey's pasture just south of
town and almost any day the past
week several of the enthusiasts could
be seen pursuing the little ball over
the links, or addressing the BALI
with the utmost intensity and its us
ual accompaniment of golf language
From the interest shown already, it
is evident that the sport will have a
large number of devotees when the
weather permits it to be played.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-12-23
QUICK IMPROVEMENT FOR
run DOWN" PEOPLE
Through Use of Garren's Tonic
Thousands Have Regained Rug
Gedness of Youth.

Thin, weak, sickly and run down"
folks can notice an improvement in
their condition from the first few
doses of the new preparation which
is attracting so much attention by
it's wonderful effect on the human
system.
That's because Garren's Tonic
cleans the stomach, liver, kidneys and
inteStines of the waste matter which
is causing those organs to be mac
tive, and enables your stomach to di-
gest the food you eat so your blood
will become pure to nourish and
build healthy tissue to give you
strength and endurance.
Every bite of food you eat contains
the necessary vitamines to give you
health and strength. But if your
stomach is out of order and cannot
digest and assimilate your food to
nourish your system, it don't take
long for you to become nervous, irrit-
able, weak, thin an sallow looking
with frequent headaches and habit
ual constipation.
Garren's Tonic does it's work
quickly and thoroughly without the
slightest inconvenience. 1t is pleas
ant to take. > ..- -
You can secure Garren's Tonic in
Morris from ]. r. Kruger and the
leading druggists in every city.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-12-23
STATES CROP SHOW
WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Martin County Man Takes Champion
ship Corn Sweepstakes -Itasca
Wins On Potatoes.
MINNESOTA FARNG BUREAU
FEDERATION NEWS SERVICE

Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
BY NEIL H. SWANSON
Editor News Service
Minneapolis, December 20. Almost
every sort of farm product raised in
the state, from tobacco to a west
pocket" squash, was on exhibition in
the Minnesota Crop Show in Mime
apolis last week.
The combined efforts of the State
Horticultural society, the Crop I'M
provement association and the Potato
Growers association made the show
the largest and best winter crop ex-
position ever held here, according to
R. S. Mackintoch, general secretary.
Here are the results of the judging
of staple farm products exhibited at
the show:
Potatoes, county exhibit: list. Itas-
ca End. Kittson; 3rd. Koochiching;
4th. Grow Wing.
Sweepstakes, Arthur Norum,
HaIlock, Kittson county.
Wheat-Sweepstakes, Henry Holt,
Cokato Wright county.
Corn-Best single ear, L. E. Zim-
norman, Tracy, Lyon county.
C. L. Blanchar, Sherburn, Martin
county took first place for ten ears
of white corn, grand championship
sweepstakes for ten ears, and grand
championship sweepstakes for so ears
Best ten ears, Minnesota No. IS,
c. E. Lehman, Doyle, LeSueur coun-
ty.
Grand sweepstakes, ten ears of vel
low corn Lewis Scott, Fairmont, Mar
tin county.
Southern section-yellow cor n
championship, Thomas Hoskins, North
Redwood, Redwood county; white
corn championship, Peterson Brothers
New Richland, Waseca county; sweep
stakes, Peterson Brothers; best SO
ears, L. E. Zimmerman, Tracy.
Central Section-yellow champion
ship, A. A. Chapman, Olivia, Renville
county; white championship, James
Hunter, Appleton, Swift county,
Chapman; best so ears William
Byrne, Pennington, Dakota county.
Northern section champion dent
J. H. Nixen, Nevis, hubbard county;
champion flint, Harry Ophus, Erskine
Polk county; sweepstakes Nixen; best
SO ears, D. A. Coleman, Aitkin, Ait
kin county.
Professional corn sweepstakes
southern section, G. L. Blanchar; CEN
trail, John Henderson, Cokato, Wright
northern, C. G. Williams, Detroit,
Becker county.
Champion popcorn-C. E. Lehman,
! Doyle.
Champion sweet corn-L. A. West
phal, st. Hilaire, Pennington.
There we're more than 1900 grain
exhibits and scores of entries of gar
den products and flowers, while ten
counties took part in the fruit show.
Boys and girls clubs showed the best
junior potato exhibit ever seen at a
state show, according to A. G. Tolaas,
secretary of the Potato Growers as
ISOLATION.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-12-23
5000 ACRES In ONE
MARKETING CONTRACT
Minnesota Gives U. S. Grain Growers
Two Biggest Deals Of Nation
al Organization Drive.
MINNESOTA FARM BUREAU
FEDERATION NEWS SERVICE
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
BY NEIL H. SWANSON
Editor News Service


Editor News Service
For the second time, Minnesota has
broken all records set by the farmers
national grain marketing corporation
in it's organization work, it was an
nounced this week.
Twenty-Five farms, aggregating
$40 acres, are covered in single
contract signed by E. R. Voss, St.
James, WatonWan county, to market
through the U. S. Grain Growers, Inc.
The previous record also was set in
Watonwan county when the grain
crop of the Tilney farms, including
IL tracts and 5000 acres was pledged
for shipment through the national
selling agency.
Minnesota membership in the U.
S. Grain Growers has passed the 500
mark, officers announced this week.
Twenty Minnesota elevators are now
affiliated with the national corpora
ton. Contracts we're signed last
week with elevators at Lancaster,
Bronson and Halma in Kittson coun-
ty and at Russell in Lyon county. The
total membership of the national ag-
ency has passed the $4,000 mark, and
$40 cooperative elevators have con-
tracted to market their grain through
it.
It was announced this week that
farmers who become members before
January II, 1922 will have the right
to take part in naming directors for
next year and in determining future
policies of the company. These di-
rectors will be located in the first ma
tional convention to be held at Chi
cago beginning March 20, 1922.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-12-23

You need the Money, don't you?
We all do. Use the Classified Depart
ment of the Tribune to sell any equip
ment or material you are not using,
and get the money. Somebody wants
wants what you do not.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-12-23

Don't forget to read our Classified
department every week. You will Of
ten see just the thing you want on
the back page OF the Tribune.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-12-23

Make use OF The Tribune want ads
to satisfy YOUR wants. II you have
anything to sell advertise 1t in our
CLASSIFIED Department.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-12-23

Have you an automobile you want
to sell? Advertise It through our
Classified Department. Many people
buy used cars through The Tribune.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-12-23

and with no assurance as to how long
it viii be carried, is not in frame OF
mind conductive to return of better
conditions"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
PREDICTS DROP
OF IS DEGREES


c.orm Of considerable energy
- western Iowa and the large
80 Of high pressure accompanied
- low temperature moving east
syar the northwestern states, VIII
s,rce q drop of IS degrees In tenn
sarature here tomorrow night.
Tn5ay's rain is predicted TO turn
!. snow this afternoon or tonight
s,,bough a cold wave in the sense
- nv weather observers VIII not
= ss-nerienced. the temperature to-
a--ow will be considerably lower
.ssn today, the minimum being 20
Sarraes or lower tonight Inc
-sow which is predicted to follow,
III, not be of such intensity as to
ssnse icy streets as was exper-
ssnce5/focally few weeks ago, the
bu7eau predicts.
sunday morning will be even
..,sor andrew Hamrick, weather
so,ocxster. said. This prediction
i sased on the movement from the
res. OF the pressure of low temper
ssnra Strong northwest winds will
- prevalent this evening
The temperature this morning
vas AZ degrees, unusually warm
for this time OF the year. which Will
sccount for tomorrow's weather
SEEMING more cold than it actual
" wdf be for late December. A
aDr ago today the highest tenn
.erature was 40 degrees and the
minlmum. % degrees. The fol-
Iowing day it fell to IS degrees,
Dec Is was u degrees, and Dec.
70 nine degrees above zero.
II is much colder this morning
!, fhe Rocky mountain region and
an the western plateau than 1t has
been for some days. Snow was
fsIIing at 7 O'Clock this morning In
Wyoming. North and South Dako-
IA Minnesota and Wisconsin, and
ratn in Illinois. Iowa, Arkansas
and Tennessee.
TIE temperature at Yellowstone
mark was two degrees above zero,
= fall OF "a degrees since yesterday
morning.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
INDSTROM TO
WORK FOR CUT
IN HIGH RATES

Al. Lindstrom of Chicago, for
merry cashier of the Rock Island
Savings bank. has just been named
BY the Illinois Bankers association
chairman of a committee which
Win endeavor to secure a reduction
dthe rates charged for bank rob
berry insurance which have been
increased 100 per cent. The other
members of the committee are ].
N. Brownback of Decatur, and j.
E Mitchell of Carbonate.
II is claimed that the burglaries
and robberies in the state do not
nstfy such an increase, and the
committee is collecting statistics to
present to the insurance companies
With a request for adjustment
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
$500 SAVED BY
MOLINE ON DRAIN

The-city Of Moline saved approx
tmAtely $4,000 on the Second street
drain, which was completed this
week.
The construction was done by
De city, under the supervision of
Oscar Abraham, superintendent of
strestS
Elimination of contractors prof
u, low cost of the tile, paying cash
for material and good management
were among the factors which
made 4 possible for the city to save
GOO.
Estimates prepared last winter
hezred the cost of the improvement
1t T,SS2.69. The actual cost of the
poieet, built by the city, was $4,-
xs62.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
FRIDAY-THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS DECEMBER 1s. 1927.

For manufacturing, Rock Island
is affirmed to have national repute,
and is declared to be a jobbing cen
ter of magnitude. Alarge amount
OF space is devoted TO Augustaaa
college and other educational ad-
Vantages.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
ROCK Island rs
HIGHLY PRAISED
IN STATE BOOK

Two pages are devoted to Rock
Island and its advantages in a
booklet Just issued by the Illinois
Chamber OF Commerce for distribu-
ton to 10000 manufacturers and
jobbers.
The city's six banks are stated to
have deposits of 10000 900.