Drowned Indian writer Alex Posey perishes in Canadian River crossing
Alex Posey, famed author of Bus Fixico letters and Indian dialect wisdom, drowned near Finfaula after a boat capsized crossing a flooded Canadian River tributary. R. D. Howe and two others survived. Posey fought two hours in the water before vanishing. He leaves a wife and two children visiting relatives in Fayetteville. The Times notes a First National Bank deposit report from Checotah and reports L. B. Grifing and Geo. Baker in town for a ball game.
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Alex Posey
Mr. Posey
Prufaula
Posey
United States
Cheer Up In Phoenix As Reform Aims Rise In West
In a hopeful Phoenix view, residents anticipate progress as waters recede and repairs advance. A push to vote bonds for schools water works and sewers is planned alongside street paving. The piece forecasts political and civic advances including a Republican congressman from the third district.
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Arkansas
Murray
Congress
Muskogee
Smile Club
Phoenix
Report of the Condition of the First National Bank at Checotah
The report presents the bank's condition at the close of business on May 14 1908 showing assets and liabilities led by cash deposits and loans and including a balance sheet style summary for The First National Bank at Checotah Oklahoma.
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First National Bank
Checotah
Oklahoma
U. S
Lawrut
Hoffman
A Great Game Fast Ball Showdown in Checotah
Checotah defeated Eufaula 2 to 1 in a standout Tuesday baseball clash. Pitchers Chaff Carr and Tom Deere delivered judicious ball handling with sharp defense and scarce errors. Wetzel umpired without disputed calls as Checotah scored twice in the first inning and Eufaula tallied in the seventh.
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Checotah
Eufaula
Chaff Carr
Tom Deere
Geo. Wetzell
Lucas
Beckett
Carr
Deere
McIntosh
Cis (Rinnert
Collier Snelson
MelIntosh Price
Death of John T Cockran aged citizen
John T Cockran died after a extended illness from paralysis on Wednesday. Born in Mississippi he spent most of his life there before moving to Indianola Fame and Checotah with his family. Survived by wife four children three sons and one daughter the community mourns his loss. funeral held at the family home Wednesday afternoon conducted by Rev R C Taylor of the Methodist Church.
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John T. Cockran
Mr. Cockran
Mississippi
Indianola
Fame
Checotah
Cockran
Call
R.C. Taylor
Methodist Church
Checotah Welcomes New Moving Picture Theater
Two men from Mual Mon day secured a lease for the room once occupied by a local business and plan a permanent moving picture theater as a new town enterprise in Checotah.
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Checotah
Mual
Non
Yao He
For Sale Three fine milk cows by J D Faulkner
Classified brief listing three fine milk cows for sale by J D Faulkner. Also notes County Commissioner Burton of Melette visited Checotah Tuesday. Calls about blackberries directed to J W Romans or Art Asbell or phone 73. Edgar Pierce and children arrived Tuesday from Zinc Arkansas to visit his mother Mrs S W Pierce.
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J. D. Faulkner
1St National Bank Btd
Burton of
J. W. Romans
Art Asbell
Edgar Pierce
Zinc
Ark
S. W. Pierce
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L. B. Grifing
Atoka
Geo. Baker
Eufail
Moreland Mercantile Company
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