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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-04-20
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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-04-20

the ducks remain on Lake Merritt I'M
til well In February, seeming to know
by some physical barometer of their
own, just when the ice is going out
in the Yukon, so that they are safe
in starting nOrthward.
Study of the birds on Lake Merritt
has developed some very interesting
facts. For instance, when the ducks
first arrived they We're least afraid
of the attendant who fed them, and
finally lost fear of him altogether
playing about his feet and eating from
his hands like poultry in IA barnyard.
This attendant has evolved shrill
whistle, at sound of which the ducks
from all parts of the lake will come
flying ut top speed, tumbling like
divers on the grass in front Of him
to receive their food.
II was also found that the ducks,
even on the first day of their arrival.
were absolutely unafrald of an auto
mobiles If human being on foot
disturbs them when they are on the
land, or when on the water close to
shore, they are still not frightened
enough TO take flight. The appearance
of dog, however, even at a distance,
Is sufficient To send all the ducks rush
ing to mass together in RATS in the
center of the lake. The result of this
last discovery is new ordinance
fOrbidding the taking of any dog to
the park during The time Of the fes-
tlval.
BY the time the festival is held,
midway of the season of the ducks
In Oakland. the birds, of course, have
lost all fear of human beings, either
on foot, or In automobiles, since they
are accustomed to the visits of thou
sands of men, women, and children
every Sunday. Even during the pag-
cant, however, the log boom across
the upper end of the lake remains
closed, and the boats are not allowed
In the part of the lake reserved for
the birds, so that young ducks, or those
which are new to the lake and all the
people, may retreat to the center OF
this preserve and there remain I'M
disturbed.
What first attracted these wild
ducks TO Oakland for the winter has
never been satisfactorily explained.
AS a general rule, wild ducks shun
civilization; they seem to sense
danger. That is why the hunter uses
decoys and blinds in his effort to
bag them. At first only few ducks
dropped into Lake Merritt on their
way from the north, and as they were
not annoyed by the hunters gunshOt,
dogs or other enemies, they remained
for the winter. The number OF feath-
cred visitors has increased each year
until the present tremendous hOcks.
Under the present federal migratory
bird law the birds now have a chance
to hold their own and even to Increase.
They cooperate with man by taking
every advantage OF protection with
almost human Intelligence.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-04-20
poInn His ait.

as Clipping public-spirited cii-
zen7"
From an oratorical point of view
he leaves nothing to be desired"
''Weu"
need Of the hour that will make his
less gifted fellow citizens work their
heads of while Clipping sits In his
office with his feet propped up on his
desk and receives reports of the prog
ress they are NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Age-Herald.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-04-20

u
For several years now Oakland has
been the scene of one of the most re-
markable spectacles afforded by any
city In the world. Almost in the heart
Of the city is body of salt water,
Lake Merritt, about u mile and a
half long and half Il mile wide. There,
beginning early In the fall, vast fiOcks
of wild fowl arrive to find food and
protection. Three years ago the Oak
land municipal government set aside
for these birds section of Lake Mer-
rift. some twenty-five or thirty acres,
fencing 1t of from the remainder of
the lake by bOOms, so that no boat
could reach them. To further encOur-
age them to make the lake their win
ter home, corn and wheat and crum-
bled loaves OF bread were scattered ON
the slipping lawn adjacent to this part
OF the lake. Thus each morning the
birds would ind fresh supply OF
food. making II unnecessary for them
to venture outside the protected area
In search of 1t. The result has been
an annual increase In the number of
Wild fowl coming TO Lake Merritt,
until now at times they literally dark
en- the air with their numbers.
Two years ago Oakland inauguraied
its "Wlld Duck Festival" but this
year the event far exceeded In beauty
and scope any that had preceded 1t.
A pageant of decorated boats on the
lake, and parade OF decorated auto
mobiles on the drives surrounding the
bird sanctuary opened the festival
In the afternoon, hundreds of chill
dren from the Oakland public schools,
all In costume. danced folk and out
door dances on the lawn bordering the
lake.
So tame are the ducks that they
are not frightened by the children as
they dance. When the ducks do have
TO move, they walk and fly among
the youngsters and over their heads
like great clouds OF huge butterflies.
as II they knowingly were taking part
In the festival. Yet 100 yards outside
the park not duck can be seen, nor
could they be approached even II they
were seen. They come flying In ut great
heights. and drop suddenly to the lake,
as II aware that there IS safety and
food. even In the midst OF human
beings. A
An ordinance has been passed by the
city OF Oakland which provides in
perpetulty for the protection end
feeding Of the ducks. Dogs and cats,
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-04-20

Detroit, Mlch.-'T can highly rec
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1 especially found them good to take
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wOman."-Mrs. Jessie Buckley, 1912
22d st.
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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-04-20
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On retiring gently rub spots OF dan
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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-04-20

ENICEd is famous for her
pigeons, but where in the
world is there n city OF a
quarter of II million Of in
habitants where hundreds
of thousands of wild
ducks make a sanctuary
Of u beautiful lake within
the corporate limits. and
where each year q festival
is held in honor of these
myriads OF winged visl-
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-04-20

The war has made table linen very
valuable. The use Of Red Cross Ball
Blue will add to its wearing qualities.
Use It and see. All representatives.
tisement.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-04-20

The world Is largely made up OF
people who think they could do some
other fellows Job better
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-04-20

It's all right to speak well OF the
dead. but the widow who marries .
second time needn't rub II In.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-04-20

Better an SIS that carries than a
horse which throws.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-04-20
we'll informed.

Grace is very versatile"
"Yes. She knows the business OF
all. her friends."-Judge.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-04-20

Before you give a man advice be
sure you know the kind he wants.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-04-20

Ready Reply.
Troops on British barracks square
going through musketry drill. 81 told
you to take q fine sight" said the
sergeant to a new recruit. you ought
to ,-now what a fine sight is by now.
What is It'll"
"A very big boat full of sergeants
sinking In midocean," answered tho
recruit.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-04-20

Many of the ills that flesh is heir
to are really due TO the fact that the
doctor needs the money.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-04-20

You are right, Mary Jane; today
was tomorrow yesterday.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-04-20
He Wanted to Know.

He Wanted to Know.
you'll be out in two weeks" said
the eminent sper'~llst, as he hesitated
for a moment a. die bed of a patient
before making 267 other calls sched-
uled for that day.
Thanks, doctor" replied the pa
tient, feebly. "Out how much?"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-18
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-18
CLASSIFIED DISPLAY
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-18
SOME REAL BARGAINS


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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-18

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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-06-30
ITEMS FROM KENEFICK

L. V. Tigg and Malcolm Williams
of Durant were here Sunday.
Miss Charline Wells spent last
week visiting in Durant.
Miss Inez Etchieson of Durant was
the weekend guest of Miss Maud
Miller.
Mrs. Houser was shopping in Du-
rant Tuesday.
Miss Ella Townsend of Durant
spent Sunday with Miss Eleanor Coul-
son.
j. D. Dunlap of Eufaula was here
Sunday.
c. R. Wells was in Stringtown Mon
day.
Miss Raj Wells of Texas is visiting
at the home of her aunt and uncle,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Morgan.
Miss Henryetta Colbert returned
home to Milburn after a visit here.
Miss Gladys Watkins spent Sunday
with friends and relatives here.
Carl Fulsom of Oklahoma City is
spending few weeks at the home of
Ira Smith.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-06-30

night. All reported having a de-
lightful time.
Mrs. Gilbert Of Durant spent Sun
day with relatives at this place.
Mrs. Townsend of Durant visited
relatives here Sunday.
Mr.. Weaver Brown and family Of
Pirtle spent Sunday with relatives
here.
Miss Golden Alder who is attend
ing school at Durant spent the week.
end with home folks here.
Mr.. Brooks and family of Tomlin
visited relatives here Sunday.
A large crowd attended Sunday
school at the Baptist church Sunday
morning.
The building material for the new
school building is being brought here.
Mrs. McCreary of Caddo visited
relatives here Sunday.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-06-30
ITEMS FROM OLD ALLISON

John Campbell's baby is improv-
ing.
MIR. Shirley and family came ont
from Durant Sunday.
School will begin JULY oath. We
nope everyone will be up with their
work SO all pupils will be ready to
start.
Mrs. Gussie Campbell and Miss
Dovie Jordan came out Saturday and
went back to town Sunday.
Mrs. Esther St. John went to Du-
rant Saturday to make her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Watts.
Messrs. Hobbs and Shirley dug IN
their onions this week. They made
splendid yield.
The thresher men are busy over
hauling their machines.
Mrs. Horizons wrist watch was
taken from her house about two
weeks ago.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-06-30
ITEMS FROM BENNINGTON

Mrs. Reeds two nephews of Lub-
book, Texas spent part of last week
here.
Mrs. Sam Barnes who lives near
town has been seriously sick for sew
eral weeks.
Mr.. Tuell and family and Miss
Bessie Allen motored to Hartshorne
Saturday and returned Sunday leav-
ing Miss Elmer Tuell for a weeks Wis
it with her aunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Allen and lit
tie daughter of Wade were in town
Sunday.
Mr.. Chas. Doss and family of Bon
ham were here for two days last
week.
Mrs. Havill of Dallas is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Dunn.
Harvey and Lillian Snodgrass went
to Denison Sunday to visit their sis
ter, Mrs. Chas. Hall. She and her
husband returned with them for a
few days visit.
Mrs. Petty took her S. S. class for
a supper on the creek Tuesday. The
crowd reported good time.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-06-30
ITEMS FROM MEAD

Henry Cannon, E. L. Franklin.
Reuben Meeks and DR.. Creswell were
among those who visited the county
seat the past week.
DR.. and Mrs. Austin were in Du-
rant shopping last Saturday.
Mrs. +. NJ. Jackman visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Yarbrough east of Mead
last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Adcock and
daughter Florence went to Durant
Tuesday.
Ruby Crolcy of Caddo was here last
Sunday visiting her cousin Gaines
Austin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmond jefferson of
Brown were visiting relatives here
one day last week.
Mark Sharp and daughter Mildred
of II Mile Prairie were Mead visitors
last Tuesday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Johnnie Row
land boy. Mother and son doing
nicely.
Misses Sylvia and Nonnie Bromley
have returned home after an extended
visit with friends near Egypt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wright were Du-
rant visitors one day this week.
The farmers have their oat crop
about all taken care of. Thanks to
the good weather. They report a
poor grade of oats for the year.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-06-30

Miss Sue GLADDEN. of Sherman was
here for the weekend with home
folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Mason of Du-
rant spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Murray.
Mrs. Dorothy Colbert arrived home
Sunday after a visit with Miss June
Pollock of McAlester.
Miss Gladys Rankin of Durant
spent Thursday and Friday with Mrs.
E. B. Wilson here.
Mrs. w. w. Boles shopped in Den
ison Monday.
Hon. A. N. Leecraft of Oklahoma
City was here Wednesday.
The little child of Hiram Grimes
was buried here Wednesday.
Word has been received that Doug.
Harris, son of N. A. Harris, was
drowned off battleship on the west
coast of the United States.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-06-30
ITEMS FROM LONE OAK

Prayer meeting was conducted bv
Mrs. Wyre Sunday night.
II. z. Wilkinson, C. w. Neal, Jeff
Jones and G. E. Lingo were at Ury
Tuesday.
Leslie Neal and Clarence Wales
visited at the home of John SAWYER
of Roberta.
Ira Breshears and wife and Ste,l,
wales were in Durant Saturday.
MIR. Frazier of Texas is visiting
at the home of his daughter Mrs,
c. c. Walls.
Lee Sawyer and wife visited at the
home of his brother, j. A. SAWYER,
Sunday afternoon.
E. B: Young and family and Ray
mona Rinehart and wife attended
church at Durant Sunday night.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-06-30
ITEMS FROM COLBERT

Miss Thelma johnson is visiting
relatives in Dallas.
f. B. Wilson of Writ spent the
weekend with his family who are
visiting relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.. Hancock of
McAlester motored down Sunday to
visit Mrs. Hancock's sister, Mrs. S.
f. Bacon and family.
Mrs. c. l.. Gooding and daughters
Misses Sadie Bell and Mabel, shopped
in Denison Saturday.
Mrs. E. B. Wilson spent Monday
in Denison shopping.
B. NJ. Leecraft is spending the week
in Muskogee attending to business.
H. w. Waybourn left Sunday for
Tulsa to attend to business.
Miss Leone Brown spent Friday
in Durant with friends.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-06-30
ITEMS FROM BLIIE

Brother Bush filled his regular APP
pointment at the Christian church Sat
urday night, Sunday and Sunday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Park of Du-
rant visited Mrs. Claude Park of Du-
rant visited friends and relatives
here Sunday.
The Baptist meeting will start here
Sunday July 1st.
The Bokchito base ball team and
Blue team played a game of ball here
Sunday afternoon. When the game
ended the scores were 13 to l ir
favor of Blue.
A crowd of young people of this
place attended the party at Miss
Okhia McMinnimy's home Saturday
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-06-30
ITEMS FROM MIDWAY

The farmers are most all through
work till it rains.
Mrs. Effie Cheevers and children
were back in our midst again visiting
old friends.
Prof. Roundsaville and family mo-
tored to Farris, Okla, Friday and
Saturday returning home Sunday.
They are hauling out the lumber
to begin work on the school house
preparing for the three large rooms.
Had a fine singing Sunday night.
A lot of Pleasant Hill singers being
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemons of Armstrong
took supper with our superintendent,
Mr.. and Mrs. Webber.
Manval Herring and family have
moved to the house Oscar Duke va
Gated.
Vitle and Ola Graham spent the day
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Simmons.
Katie Bett Graham and Burnice
Taft visited at Mrs. Simmons Sunday
afternoon.
Several Of the men of this COM
munity was in Durant Saturday as
delegates for the Farmers Union.
Mrs. Graham gave the young peo-
pie pound supper Saturday night
and all report fine time.
The farmers are getting ready for
the thresher now oats seems to be
fairly good.
Mr.. Webber was in Caddo Saturday
attending to business.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-06-30
ITEMS FROM BUFFALO

The farmers have almost got their
crops laid by.
Mrs. Marvin Washburn, Mrs. Lloyd
Craig, Misses Ruby and Flossie Craig
and Zelma Washburn visited at Mrs.
Claude Nichols Sunday.
A few young folks attended the
pie supper at Banty Saturday night.
All reported nice time.
Duke Smith Misses Nora Miser
and Flossie Craig visited Mrs. Jess
Harmon Sunday.
George Haskins and Duke Smith
visited Mr.. Sam Prentice Sunday
evening.
Mr.. Moffat's family of Hale visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Moran Sunday.
Mrs. Bill Turnbull left Monday for
Sherman, Texas to have her eyes
treated.
Mr.. Howard Council of Caddo Wis
tied Miss Ruth Robertson Tuesday.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-06-30
ITEMS FROM PRITCHARD

Most of the farmers are through
cutting oats.
Several from here attended the
F. l.. U. at Durant Saturday.
Pearl and Jewel Simmons are on
the sick list this week.
Mrs. Lille Cummings, Mr.. o. F.
Cummings and wife spent Sunday
evening with Mr.. j. H. North and
family.
Mrs. ]. H. Turner left Saturday
for Blue Ridge. Texas to attend the
bedside of her daughter who is sick.
David Lutes from Bokchito is visit
ing his grandpa, T. D. Pearce and
family this week.