Letters From Our Correspondents Cotton, baptisms, and weddings in a rural note
The column reports dry weather aiding cotton we anticipate opening. Walter Coffey is ill with intermittent fever. Baptisms by Mormons near Knox draw neighbors. The school closed. Miss Griffith treated pupils with candy. A wedding to Bert Reynolds and Will Coffey occurred at Bro Solomon's. A car breakdown disrupted a funeral visit. Pryor family returned from a southern trip. Osage visitors planned to study in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Coffey
Mr. Backus
Mrs. Collier
Knox
Bradford
Center
M. R. Dalley
Cotton picking amid heat as local news trickles in
The field reports many pickers working cotton while bales are hauled to the gin. Grandma Hennigan remains near death as Sterling and David Ballard return to Fitzhugh and Henry and Charlie Woodward head to Texas. W C Witcher plans a Friday meeting in Fitzhugh. Baptist services continue. School opens with small attendance and Lula Emmerson clerks for Jones and Grimmet in place of Mrs Bohannon. Mrs John Ballard and daughter Ella visited Ada on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma Hennigan
Sterling
David Ballard
Fitzhugh
Henry
Charlie Woodward
Texas
Bro. W. C. Witcher
Lula Emmerson
Jones & Grimmet
Bohannon
John Ballard
Ella
Ada
Cotton Patch
Premature Cotton Bloom and Community Tragedy Report
Dry and hot conditions delay plowing while cotton opens early and readiness to harvest grows. Rene F. Colston concluded a two week revival with seventeen conversions and six additions as a Sunday School formed led by Mr. Obed Shackleford. A death at a ranch south of town cast gloom. J N Ross slain Saturday near 5 pm with Masonic and Odd Fellows services and Jesse Cemetery funeral plans noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene F. Colston
Obed Shackleford
J. N. Ross
Masonic Order of
Pontotoc
1.O.C.F
Odd Fellows
Masons of
Stonewall
Pontotoc Lodge
G. F. Colston
Jesse Cemetery
Sunset
Tex
Charles Moran
Roff
Hart Residents Report Weekend Activities And Local News
Community notes from Hart page include rain talk, family visits near Stratford at Grandma Lindsay and Miss India Lindsay, and Mrs. Jane Assery returning from Ada. Southerland sisters Annie and Maudie visited in central Oklahoma. Grant Johnson suffered misfortune with a lost mare and a broken horse leg. road work nears completion on two bridges east of Hart. Several residents attended prayer meeting, visits to Stratford and Roff, and Ollie Southerland departed for Hickory. Wright sisters return from Allen Oklahoma and report a pleasant trip. Buckhart plans a new barn and well. Hart blacksmith Rice and L F Hawk visited Stratford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Bloomingkempey
Near Stratford
Grandma Lindsay
India Lindsay
Jane Assery
Ada
Annie
Maudie Southerland
Centrahoma
Tempa Taylor
Grant Johnson
J. H. Southerland
Hart
J. M. Jones
Ollie Southerland
Hickory
Josie Whiting
Misses Lake
Ida Wright
Allen Okla
R. M. Burnett
W. W. Buckhart
W. W
Steedman News: Revivals Progress as Tax Vote Passes
Revival services led by Revs Nettles Caldwell and Wooten report 65 conversions through Sunday. H B Shinn and kin visit Danville Ark while Kin Alexander visits Durant. Cotton picking improves. gin runs constantly. W O W and Woodmen Circle plan a big rally next month. School tax levy passes 48 to 8, boosting Steedman ahead of nearby districts. seven month term set and board buys over 200 in new equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettles
Caldwell
Som and Wooten
H. B. Shinn
Danville
Ark
Kin Alexander
Relaves
Durant
Woodmen
Steedman
Center-Lanham Happenings and Community Notes
Local updates from Walpole and East Lanham recount moves and visits, births, school terms, and obituaries. Felix Raney leaves Walpole for a Choctaw gin job in Stratford while Misses Ethel Gaar and Garnet Griffith return from summer schools to teach or study, and family remembrances reflect on Mattie Lee Smith. A DARBY'S PROPHYLETIC FLUID advertisement closes the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Raney
Walpole
Stratford
Choctaw Gin
J. W. Manning
Brock
Earle Parker
Leona Copeland
Bertie Grisham
Mr. Griffith
Missionary Baptists
Egypt
Francis
Snow Dunnegan
Ada teacher to lead primary grades
Miss Lillian Oliphant of Ada will teach the primary grades. Prof. Roy Robison closed his school at Black Rock Friday and Roy made a splendid success this summer. Mr. Warren Ash has built a new well box designed after patterns ob tained from the Ladies' Home Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Oliphant
Ada
Warren Ash
Ladies’ Home Journal
Roy Robison
Black Rock
Roy
Local party praises skilled crowd and family talents
The account highlights a group noted for hunting, fishing, and cooking, with women praised as cooks and fishermen. The two Brown children are mentioned as the only youngsters, and all featured as strong swimmers. A enjoyable time is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aia
Gites
The Best Pain Killer Bucklen's Amica Salve
E. E Chamberlain of Clinton Maine says Bucklen's Amica Salve removes pain from cuts bruises sprains burns and skin injuries. It heals effectively and is priced at 25 cents at G M Ramsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
E. E Chamberlain
Clinton, Me
G. M. Ramsey
Formula for Lice and Mites on Chickens
A vintage note offers a lice and mite treatment for chickens using gasoline and 95 percent crude carbolic acid or cresol, mixed with plaster to absorb powder. After drying, dust fowls thoroughly and repeat after four to six days. Also mentions Boston cigar makers union stance on foreign membership and a patent med product claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avard
Oklahoma
Loyal F. Payne
Oklahoma A
M. College
Stillwater
Happy Hunting Party Heads Toward Stonewall Weeklong Trip
Mr and Mrs Charley Ray host a hunting party for Mr and Mrs Marvin Brown visiting Ada Missouri. The group departed at 1130 am to reach Stonewall on the Katy where camping wagons loaded with trip supplies await. Mr Ray is regarded as a top sportsman in the state and expects to make a big kill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Ray
Blue
Marvin Brown
Ada
Missouri
Stonewall
Katy
Mr. Ray
Cotton Receipts Jump as Prices Reach High for Season
Nearly 300 bales entered the county yard with 273 at 3 pm and the round bale gin producing about 25 more. Lint sales reached 12.85 while seed fetched 4.60, signaling a strong market as the season peaks. Kickapoo Worm Killer advertised for children with worm symptoms.
Durant Visitor Delivers First Cotton Bale Tale
A Durant visitor recounts buying seed cotton in New Texas for 4 12e, hauling it to Durant as the first bale, selling at 15 cents and earning about 50 cents as a premium. After drinking, he revealed the hoax to friends that he had "put one over them."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durant
New Texas
Don worry over lost articles a NEWS WANT AD will find them
Short classified note urging readers not to panic about missing pieces and to use the newspaper want ads to locate or replace lost items. Emphasizes practical help and quick action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don
Cassidy Preaches Great Salvation at Y M C A Tent
Rev. Cassidy delivers sermon on Hebrews 2 3 The Great Salvation emphasizing universality and universal faith. Two men respond to the appeal as crowds gather despite Labor Day and competing events at the YMCA tent. Daily services announced for 10 am and 5 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Kirby
J. W. Madden
Cassidy
Reverend Praises Dr King’s New Life Pills
Rev H Stubenwoll of Allison Iowa praises Dr King’s New Life Pills for constipation calling them perfect. He claims they regulate liver and bowels, guaranteeing every pill. Price 25 cents at G M Ramsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Stubenwoll
Allison, Ia
Dr. King
G. M. Ramsey
Dodging Early Frosts and Desert Burials in Maine and Arizona
Kansas City Journal notes Roosevelt unavailable for service while others assist Bull Moose in Maine's Third district. A buried desert wanderer avoids early frosts. Ad urges Dr Simmons Liver Medicine for liver and bowel health with a 25 cent price. R. W. Simpson and wife return from six week New York trip with renewed health for fall business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Roosevelt
Arizona Desert
Kansas City Journal
R. W. Simpson
New York
Mr. Simpson
East Central Football Begins Under New Coach Glenn Clark
East Central starts its season with Glenn Clark, ex-Oklahoma Sooners captain, leading the team. The squad features backfield contenders Mathhews Roddie McMillan R Donaghey and several strong linemen as practice begins toward Thanksgiving. Edmond and Durant are expected to face tough games this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central
Pres. Briles
Glenn Clark
Clark
Oklahoma University
Bennie Owens
Mathews
Roddie
McMillan R
McMillan C. Donaghey
Ada
Edmond
Durant
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C. W. Posey
L. F. Burnett
Wm Darvin
Satur
C. M
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Mr. Rice
L. F. Hawk
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Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co
Philadelphia
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