Sequoyah County Democrat And Star-Gazette (Newspaper) - March 9, 1917, Sallisaw, Oklahoma OKLA and Sequoyah County Democrat Vol. No. 10 MARCH 9, 1917 Vol. 24, No. 19. County Free Fair To Be Held At Vian The Sequoyah county free fair for 1917 will bp held at This was decided at a meeting of the fair boird in this city There was much ' interest in the local ing of the fair for this season And while it was generally agreed that Sallisaw was the logical place for the the unqualified success in all previous gatherings held at Vian proved a big asset for the Vian boosters who were here for the purpose of pressing Vian's and on a final vote Sallisaw withdrew her claims For the and all agreed work for Ihe of the 1917 meeting to the end that it be made one of the greatest gatherings ever held in Eastern The dates of Friday and September 6.' 7 and 8 were agreed upon at the meeting Ask Bids For Big Sunday Sthool Drainage Work Meet at Enid in Sequoyah Delegates from every county in the representing Sunday Bids were asked Wednesday Schools of all evangelical the construction of the attend the ditches and flood for fourth Annual Convention of the the Grassy Lake drainage Oklahoma State Sunday School Bonds to pay for the work Association which is to be Held in will be sold on March 24, and the March 20> 21 and 22, 1917. The annual meetings organization are the most largely attended religious gatherings held in the and the coming Convention promises to be more largely attended than any previous The main sessions of the con vention will be held in tabernacle which has 5, contract will be let on April when the bids will be opened by the commissioners at The call for bids was sent out by Winters & Dove of Ft. engineers who are of the engineering Work on the The estimated cost of the work is near of which will be paid out of the county funds and the remainder raised by bond The bonds will be for will bear interest at six per cent and will mature in ten years from the date in 1921. During the first four years of the life of the bonds only interest Have you a be after that they Every year there comes up some I wlU be retired Thad Smoot Killed at Ft. Gibson Sunday Thad a well known A Checking Account capacity of more than three The convention will be open to all Sunday School workers holding whether or not they have been officially elected as delegates by their Sunday School Chamber of Commerce j the of the President and i Secretary of the Albert Pike Noonday Lunch j Highway Cyrus S. Avrey of Tulsa is President and I E. Bee Guthrey is Secretary of Sallisaw to be the this Rreat association and both former Muldrow boy and a half I week to a gathering of the men ore jn tne program brother of Stoke Oliver of school Avery's address will be city was killed at Ft. Gibson last | teachers and good roads feature of the Sunday morning while on duty from all and a genuine treat is as third trick operator at the j in store for those who hear Iron Mountain j Acting under the direction of J He is one of the men The details of the tragedy so j our progressive Chamber of in the west on road building and far have been a call was made for a I jts advantages and his business and social gathering to | election to the Presidency of be held at 12:00 o'clock j thig immenSe project was both March 9. 1917. On the same date a call is issued by Superintendent J. H. j lisaw to Ft. Smith and a large for a of the delegation of our citizens plan to school directors and teachers in | the districts saw and a joint meeting will be j ers be Geo C. L. The meeting is called cept that trouble started in the negro waiting room of the depot and in attempting to stop it Smoot met death at the hands of the night policeman of Ft. The officer was placed in jail at and what his defense the large j be is not likely to be known a until the I fitting and plans to an overland trip from Sequoyah Doctors Met Last I The regular monthly meeting The Association 0f | of the Sequoyah comity medical on item of expense have no Every once in a while are called on to show proof that a certain or account is Almost every day someone loses change out of his pocket or loses his Very frequently money is taken from people's All can be averted by carrying a Bank account with 1 using your check book for besides your money is in a safe place which you The drainage Enid has promised free lodging and breakfast to all who hold stated in the will af lect about 6,500 acres of land in the Grassy Lake district in the eastern part of Sequoyah A portion of this land is under water all during the wet and is of no value for agricultural as it now It has beerr estimated that the improvement will increase the ' value of the land by more than a j quarter million I ditches will be involving excavation of 640, For or further information concerning the write 1229 East Ninth Oklahoma enclosing a two cent When you wish be sure to the name of the church to which you SALLISAW BANK CO. 000 cubic yards of earth Total NORWOOD Mrs. Lena wife of J. length of the will be i died the family thirteen and a half on- 0ak late will vary from 10 to 31 feet in after a and from eight to ten feet j proceeded by a mi rain depth - i ber of years of poor De- The general plan of the district ceased 55 years of a devout a member of is to carry all the water now lying stagnant in the affected and all water that falls on the into tho Arkansas river via Garrison The main ditch will empty into Garrison a short distance above its juncture with the Arkansas A sluice gale will be there to control the and to prevent during high stages of I the Arkansas Garrison creek will be widened and deepened take care of rhe extra of drainage society was the offices of Doctors Wood and Cheek in this city with a representative attendance and an enthusiastic The principal business transacted the meeting was the election of officers for the coming year which resulted as Dr. S. B. Dr. W. M. Dr. T. F. S. A. C. 1 Dr. J. A. 3 Dr. Cecil Bryan was elected delegate to the state medical association meeting to be held in Dr. W. M. Hunter was named as The Society endorsed I sent by Dr. McKeel to the Oklahoma legislature urging legislation An invitation of the be extended to Dr. J. S. of to read a paper of his own selection at the next meeting which will be held the first Tuesday in A general invitation will also be extended the physicians of Sequoyah county to attend the next as many other features will be introduced to make the meeting of much wife of Watt est to all members of the is primarily to acquaint our citizenship with the immense advantages to be gained through modern methods of farming as propounded by special agents and demonstrators of the United States A number of excellent speakers and lecturers have been secured and a fitting program has been Included in this and insuring its unbounded accompany him on this Among the out of town speakers wil James M. Joe Cyrus S. Avery and E. Bee NORTHWESTERN STATE OKLA. Spring term opens March 5th. Free Board Credits count on both state and county Write for G. W. pres. the First Baptist Funeral services were conducted at the residence at 2:30 Saturday by Rev. W. B. The ladies of the Eastern of which the deceased was a attended the obsequies in a ana owing to the inclemency of the weather conducted their - funeral rites at the house instead of the Interment fallowed at the city 1 FINE i Mrs. Lou one of best known farmers of the Maple neighbor To list for sale or exchange 200 farms in Sequoyah from 30 acres We are in touch with buyers and your farm may he just what they Qr if you want to trade for a farm in another location we have it. We also make farm long Office Frye Across Street ' The drainage work will furnish died last Thursday of comparatively few at the age of 32 ' The funeral was held Friday with Firemen Dance Echoes j Born Tailoring satisfies every requirement of men who know and appreciate good The woolen display permits unrestricted garments are correctly faultlessly fitted and skillfully And Born tailoring is priced to allow substantial savings on your clothes for the Barn Gus Warshauer & excavating will be done principally by A big dredge carrying its own power and electric lighting and a cabin boat for sleeping and eating quarters for the will practically a dozen interment following at the Maple Deceased leaves one childY BLACKWELL the 10 year old son of At a meeting of the Sallisaw j f Volunteer Firemen Monday night for the purpose of auditing affairs pf the recent Masquerade ball it developed that the boys Confidence has built our National Wallace living near are about to the good on the prise the Hardly a dozen | - will be needed for the double' died affair with a report yet to be was buried Friday at tho turned in on fifty tickets sent Rev. J. J. Towry conducting the funeral VANN Jesse one of the best known citizens of this community men after the right-of-way for the ditches is The work probably will get under way a month after the contract is and will be completed before the winter rains of 1917. The Firemen request the Democrat to extend their sincerest thanks to the general public for the patronage of the also to Lei and Hines for the free Strayed from range near Brent sorrel pony white spot in branded half circle L on left Liberal reward for return or information leading to recovery of above Earl Okla. ' 8-4t Rdy Frye spent last week in St. Louis on legal You will notice by reading the Arkansas papers that the people of that state are trying to get a guaranty fund for the state banks of The Sallisaw Bank & Trust Co. is proud to say that they are members of the Oklahoma guaranty so you are taking no chances whatever with your money with ms. died at his on the Henry use of the and place northwest of this city Stevenson for the Monday at the age of 35 Deceased was a Cox of okee and a native of what is now is the of her Adair county and was of the type daughter Mrg John pope of citizens in whose death a loss husband this is felt by the mains were shipped to Stilwell i Arch Matthews went to morning where kogee yesterday for the purpose ment followed at a of having an operation a number of relatives on his nose correcting a ' fraction occuring a number of * Mrs. Lula Hayyard j aged 42, died at her home For Sdlc Vrona at an hour will j All kinds and and For this afternoon with Will ment at the Bellefonte 444. Our National being able to show itself strong ond was allowed to become a member of the FEDERAL RESERVE system of We can take our securities to our Central Reserve Bank any time and get When your money is in our bank you can GET it when you WANT it. Our successful banking and the high Character and financial solidity of the MEN behind our bank have also given the people of this community CONFIDENCE in our You can when you Rut YOUR money in OUR We add 4 percent interest Tiis Citizens National Bank
