Maple Items and Town News Roundup
R H Thompson and wife welcome a fine son as rains slow farming. John Humphrey and H A Gay travel to Van Buren Ark on legal matters. J S Speer remains ill with typhoid. Dr Anderson reports no improvement. Prof Jessie Baker to close five month school term at month’s end. A P Seabolt prospecting east of town not for minerals but for a better half. Thompson Bros near losing their head clerk Campbell who favors partnership with Mrs Cora Humphrey in matrimony. Mrs Lesley Seabolt buried at family graveyard with Rebekah lodges involved. Terrill Hightower visited Fort Smith for portraits amid many girls. Will Speer died July 7 after six days illness. Drs Fox, Bates assisted Dr Morrow but not in time. He leaves a wife and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John, Humphrey
H. A.gay
van Buren
Ark
J. S. Speer
Anderson
Jessie Baker
A. P. Seabolt
A. P
Thompson Bros
Campbell
Cora Humphrey
Lesley
James Seabolt
Rebekah Lodges
Hanson and
Maple
Terrill Hightower
Fort Smith
Terrill
Will Speer
Quay Prepares Plan for Statehood Four Territories
Washington dispatch reports Matt Quay organizing statehood forces for the next Congress. Backed by past allies and gaining Democratic support a new bill would admit four territories as states with Indian Territory entering separately. The piece urges action against obstructionists and favors relief for Indian and Oklahoma Territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dallas News
Matt Quay
Congress
Friends of
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Senator Quay
Oklahoma Territory
Court-Civil Docket: divorces granted in week’s terms
The court disposed of several cases this past week including George Hison vs Nellie Hison divorce granted and Daniel Rushing vs Mary Rushing divorce granted. Norman Bostain vs Rosa Bostain and others continued or dismissed. Verdicts favored defendants in Reed vs St Louis IM&S railroad and J H Wiley vs St Louis IM&S RR damages. Gunter v Gunter divorce denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hison
Nellie Hison
Daniel Rushing
Mary Rushing
W W Wheeler
J.B Ferguson
Norman Bostain
Rosa B Bostain
BO Reed
St Lois
IM &S Railroad
Defendent
J H Wiley
St Louis
Im&s RR
George Gunter
Margaret Gunter
Multiple court actions noted with divorces and judgments
The report lists numerous court items including verdicts for plaintiffs and defendants, dismissals, and continuances. It includes several divorce grants, judgments for plaintiffs or defendants, and continued cases. A section details marriage licenses issued by the United States court clerks in Sallivaw with names and ages of applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Court Clerks
Sallivaw
Tom Stan
Emmanuel Boston
Dora
Ark
Heater Day
Yom Burr
Arizona Parks
Sallisaw
W. M.armstrong
Long
W. M. Nearman
Alford Seabolt
Maple
Virgie Woodward
Thompson
Vian
Ida Jackson
A. A. Powell
Stilwell
Minnie Vaughn
Houston Kelgo
Cora O'Bryan
Oscar Guthrie
Cora Ford
Charley Watt
Lizzie Ferrell
Charley Evan
Etta Bean
Number Filed and Cards Issued Last Wednesday
The report notes 04 cards issued and a total number filed up to March 10. It references an on call number 5788 and includes the fragment es 5788.
Fighting Flies Drives Summer Sales Pitch
An all summer proposition promotes buying screen doors from Kobel to block flies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KOBEL
OK and IT united would make the best state
A Dallas News quip notes that combining Oklahoma and Indian Territory would yield IT OK, since OK is the postal abbreviation for Oklahoma and IT is the common reference for Indian Territory, making the phrase suggest the state is “IT OK.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Dallas News
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C.F. Ivey Drug Store
Oak Street
I. T
Eugene Beasley
J. D. Norwood
J. T. Payne, C. E
U.S
Sallisaw Real Estate and Investment Co
U. S. Court House
Klein & Fink
Garrison Avenue
Fort Smith, Ark
J.C. Williams
Salkisaw
R. H. Thompson
Eddie Harrison
B Brower
Rebecca Rose
Chas Miller
Theo Johnson
Sally Jones
RB Jenkins
W H McDonald
JV Blackard
Chas Redwine
Hays & Co
John Jacobs
Florence Sisemore
Eph
Sisemore
John Looper
Jonnie Looper
J . Cox & Co
George Ferguson
Dora Longston
Mos Longston
The
Arkansas Catton of Co
Mayer Wolf & Co
Ruth Phillips
D Phillips
CO Frye
B Sawyer
RT Owen
J H Eaton
Allee Helgarth
Janis Helgarth
A Lizzie Sanders
Susan Netton
Plaintux
Hester Day
Frank Day
Ellen Els
Frank Ellis
William Phonpson
Rubt Terrell
Jessie Walters
Et al
Rubtn
Yerrell
CS Perry Vad
Kelley
Platatt
Mignie Stewart
Martha Stow
Land Office
S.M. Adams
Lollisaw
Floyp Starr
Redding
M. L. Byrd
Seth Thomas
Doc
Crossno
the Jeweler
R. W. Harrison
R. M. Harrison
Times
Satusaw Svar
Ayer
Asue C
Spee
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