Johnston Co., OK - The Wapanucka Press, June 1905 ***************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: Mary Achterhof USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm ***************************************************** The Wapanucka Press, 1 June 1905 While playing with a loaded revolver the six year old son of Orville Proctor of Alpha was accidentally shot, receiving fatal wounds. The mayor of Lawton has served notice on all saloonkeepers of all that town that hereafter liquor must not be sold on Sunday, and also that they must keep their places closed on that day. The Wapanucka Press was four years old last week. Its success is due to the indefatigable work of the editor and publisher, Arch K. McGill, who founded the paper, commencing with a small plant and enlarging and expanding as the town grew. The Clipper is glad to note his success. Pryor Creek Clipper LOCALS Mrs. R. McLish and son visited in Ardmore Saturday. A fine boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hinchey Friday. O. D. White was over from Cope Tuesday. A fine boy arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Benson Monday. W. F. Parker sends the Press to his father-in-law, W. H. Dewberry, Leonard, Texas. J. R. Hancock, the big farmer of near Byrne, was in the city Saturday. Mrs. W. H. Jackson and daughter of near Viola, were guests in the city Friday. Judge J. W. Wallis was down from Ashflat Monday. He says that the crops of his section are badly in the grass – as they are everywhere. T. N. Moore, the enterprising and very genial representative of the Tishomingo nursery, was a pleasant business visitor here Friday. Mr. Moore is doing a good business. W. M. White has bought a half interest with W. L. Attaway and that firm is now Attaway & White. Mr. White is one of our most substantial citizens and he and Mr. Attaway will no doubt succeed in building up a good business. H. C. Stone was in town Monday. J. G. Allison was down from Coalgate Monday. Robert Herndon attended to business matters at Kingston Saturday. A fine baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Walton Sunday. J. R. Cartright was down from near Byrne Monday. J. C. Kirkpatrick, the well known Ashflat farmer, was in town last week on business. We understand that S. H. Musgraves had disposed of his stock of drugs to the Palace and City Drug Stores and is preparing to retire from the drug business. W. P. Callis has purchased a brand new thresher, engine and complete outfit which he will have ready for business as soon as the threshing season opens up. Mr. A. A. Taylor is visiting her parents at Bennington this week. She will also attend the commencement exercises of Durant Presbyterian College while away. Messrs. Benson and Gillmore, new proprietors, have named the stables bought of Jones Bros., the Star Barn. Mr. Benson is manager and is the right man in the right place. J. L. Crews has been employed as one of the drivers. Mr. C. E. Mathis, who spent about 3 months here with his friend L. Fountain, has returned to his home in Missouri. Mr. Mathis is a young man of good ideas and is well pleased with our country. He promises to return in the fall. We need more men of his kind. J. S. Mart has purchased the butcher shop from W. T. Caple. Mr. Hart will spare no efforts to run a good meat market and will keep nothing but nice fresh meats. Mrs. M. P. Robertson left Monday for a months visit at Sulphur Springs. M. F. Ross, the prosperous farmer living west of town, sends the Press to his brother-in-law, W. L. Gaham, Thaxton, Mississippi. Mr. Graham lived in this country several years ago when there was no town here. If he could see the country now he would not know it. Mr. Goff was over from Kittie yesterday. J. F. Milligan and family of Viola were in town Tuesday. M. E. Smith was over from Byrne neighborhood Monday. Judge Campbell and wife have moved down from Coalgate. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Wallace were visitors at Atoka Friday and Saturday. Eli Roberts and family have moved out to their farm east of town. Mr. Roberts is making him a splendid farm home out there. He has a growing crop this year which he says is very fine considering the conditions. Inclosing one dollar to pay for the Press for a year. John B. Engfield, now living at Artesia, New Mexico, says: “I am glad to hear from Wapanucka people and country through the Press, and must say that Wapanucka has the advantage of the best newspaper of any town of its size where I have been. The recent floods have not injured the Wapanucka country mule crop. Fine young mules are to be seen on every hand. S. J. Shipley, the big farmer living out west of town, has six fine young mules, two 2 year olds, two 1 year olds, and two just come in. After this year this enterprising farmer will have two young mules for the market worth over a hundred dollars each. These mules are raised with practically no expense. Walter Duckett came home from Atoka Saturday to spend a few days before leaving Durant. Walter is now court bailiff for the Atoka Durant and Antlers divisions of the Central District, and likes the place well. This is a good position paying $3.00 per day, and Walter’s Wapanucka friends are glad to know of him getting a whack at such a juicy pie. MADILL: During a very hard rain and thunderstorm here lightning struck the house of T. B. Williamson, tearing down the stove flue and doing considerable damage to the floor, but no one was hurt. ============================================================================= The Wapanucka Press, 8 June 1905 CONVICTED OF CATTLE STEALING Ardmore: In the United States Court, in the larceny case against Robert Barnes and D. S. Jamison, stockmen charged with stealing cattle in the vicinity of Tishomingo and tried jointly, both were found guilty by a jury. These are the two men who were defendant with five others charged with the same offense. Three have been eried and the acquitted. Jamison and Barnes are the first of the seven to be convicted. LOCALS J. P. Henegar returned Tuesday from a trip to Haileyville to visit his son. J. S. Hart sends the Press to his cousin, Miss Mollie Hart, Greenville, Texas. Mrs. J. E. Gilmore and children returned home Friday from a visit to relatives in Kansas. F. A. Riner has sold his residence to a Texas man and after this year, will move to his farm in Ashflat. Dr. J. D. Enfield came down from Oconee Friday and spent the day with his many friends here. Elbert Jones has bought an interest in the tin shop with James Smith and the firm now goes by the name Smith and Jones. Ernest and Fred, son of Dr. and Mrs. A. A. Taylor, returned from Durant Friday where they have been attending Durant College. Mrs. J. F. Renegar left Saturday for Memphis, here she goes to spend the summer with her relatives. Harry Byers came over from Wilburton Tuesday, remaining over until Friday, renewing old acquaintance and extending the glad hand to friends. Miss Belle Hurburger or Wapanucka and George Tucker, of Ardmore, were married Sunday, Rev. Gage performing the ceremony. They will live at Ardmore. Miss Lula Thomason and Joe Simms were married at Jesse on Wednesday of last week. R. C. Murphey and his charming daughter, Miss Lillie, were in the city Monday from near Hunton. J. M. Burns of Iowa has been in our midst for several days visiting R. E. Wade and family and enjoying the Indian Territory climate. Ben Crawfrord, the well known farmer of Wide Springs community was in town Saturday. Mr. Crawford reports his crop to be fine. He will begin hauling in potatoes this week. Robert Howell sends the Press to W. B. Wilson, Bold Creek, North Carolina. Mr. Wilson has been here once and Mr. Howell sends him the Press in order that he may read of the land of milk and honey. J. H. Hamesley, one of our good farmers living north of town, has a fine horse hooked by a vicious bull last Friday, which proved fatally. Fred Taylor, the brilliant young son of Dr. and Mrs. A. A. Taylor, graduated in the high school class at Durant College last week. He was recognized as the best student in the class and was awarded the scholarship to Washington Lee University. Drs. Stamps and Stephenson, Judge Skeen, J. O. Surrel and Miss Hightower, attended a Woodman decoration at Pontotoc Sunday. Miss Hays of Tennessee is here visiting Miss Murphy. The Tom Thumb wedding, given Monday night by the ladies and children of the Methodist Church was well attended and much enjoyed by all. Mrs. G. W. Johnson of Wells Valley was bitten by a copper-head moccasin snake Monday morning. Dr. Stamps was called as soon as possible and through his heroic effort the poison was checked before gaining much headway and Mrs. Johnson is getting along nicely. Chid Culley and family and Ernest Carrol and family are the guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Booker this week. J. S. Hart, we are told, had disposed of his interest in a butcher shop. Such business was too strenuous for him. William Ervin has again opened his meat market on Main Street. Mr. Ervin will give the people a good market. J. R. Hensley, the prominent merchant of Kittie, was in town Friday. W. L. Wimberly who lives out on Blue Springs Prairie, was in town Tuesday. He reports corn corps reasonably good in his neighborhood. Other reports from that part of the country indicate that it has the best corn crop around. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MORTON – WALTON Last Sunday, at Wide Springs school house, Hugh Morton and Miss Edith Walton, both of Wapanucka, were joined together in the bonds of matrimony. The bride is the charming daughter of Capt. J. N. Walton and the groom is one of our promising young men. The Press extends most hearty congratulations. May their union be one of prosperity and happiness. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIOLA ITEMS Viola, June 5 We are having some sickness in our community, caused by so much rain followed by sultry weather. Some fever and chills are reported. I hear today that John F. Milligan is very sick. Mrs. Shields is sick and Mrs. Young is no better. FROM EGO On account of the unfavorable weather our decoration of the graves was put off until the fourth Sunday in June but our singing was a grand success. The leaders of visiting classes were J. C. Fahrney, Earnest Been of Boggy Depot; H. H. Coker, of Wapanucka and H. P. Fite of Folsom. Lon Jones of Wapanucka is here this week accommodating our people , by buying their surplus hogs to ship to the markets. F. M. Jones has gone down to his place on Blue near Folsom to fix some fence. More sign of high water. ============================================================================= HUNTON NOTES Hunton, June 4 Mr. Wallace of Chicago is visiting his mother, Mrs. Dr. Dorbison. Mrs. Brown of Commerce, Texas is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ed Anderson near Hunton. Dr. Dorbison was called to the home of A. Y. Casey yesterday evening. The whole family was poisoned from eating of beef which stayed over night in a zinc tin bucket. The Dr. reports then all better today. ============================================================================= The Wapanucka Press, 22 June 1905 A BOLD HORSE THIEF – Stole Horse in Open Daylight. One of the boldest horse thieveries ever known in this section of the Indian Territory was committed in Wapanucka on Wednesday of last week. W. A. Reed, a prominent farmer who lives on the Richards place east of the city, had come to town that evening and as usual hitched his horse to a post in front of the business houses on Main Street. When he was ready to go home and went after his horse it was gone. He searched the town but found no trace of information about it. Towards night C. L. Witte, who had been in the country during the day, told Mr. Reed of meeting a young man riding a horse fitting the description. On Thursday morning Dr. Stamps was in Coalgate and saw the horse there and recognized it. Marshal Johnson went to Coalgate on the next train and after some sharp diplomacy among the dive element at Coalgate he got on the trail of the horse, and on Friday he found it several miles above Coalgate in the possession of horse traders, who had bought it for $20.00 from the thief. It is said that the thief after selling the horse in Coalgate Thursday took the train for Kansas City. Efforts are being made to catch him. He has been loafing around Wapanucka, it is said for sometime. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GUILTY OF MURDER – B. F. Driggers Gets Life In The Pen For Killing Gould Brady. The Driggers murder trial, which consumed the attention of the United Sates court at Pauls Valley for a week, was concluded Friday afternoon at 5 o’clock, when the jury, after being out seventeen hours, brought in a verdict of murder in the first degree, but prohibiting the assessment of capital punishment. This was the trial of B. F. Driggers for the killing of Gold Brady at Jesse on January 5, 1903, and was brought to Pauls Valley on change of venue from Ada. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BACK FROM REUNION Judge C. A. Skeen and wife returned Monday from their trip to Louisville, Kentucky, where they attended the Confederate Reunion. Judge Skeen says it was one of the greatest reunions ever held and that he had one of the most pleasant and enjoyable times of his life. As commander of the Trans-Mississippi Department, United Sons, and he had the pleasure and the great honor of meeting personally Gen. Joe Wheeler, and many other distinguished men who led the fight for the Southern cause. Miss Addie Copeland of Rusk, Texas, was sponsor for the Trans-Mississippi Department, who Judge Skeen speaks of in the highest praise. On the return trip Judge Skeen and party, with more than a hundred, visited the Mammoth Cave, one of the greatest sceneries of the world. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATOKA DISBARMENT CASE Chairman Tans Bixby of the Dawes Commission and Secretary W. O. Beall left Thursday for Atoka where the debarment case of Charles E. McPherren, a Caddo attorney, is being tried. McPherren is charged with subordination of perjury. The town council of Coalgate has passed an ordinance prohibiting stock from running at large within the city limits. In order to secure a jury for the trial of J. E. Murray, at Pauls Valley, upon the charge of murder, it was necessary to issue a special venire of thirty men from Chickasha. The facts in the case were too well known to secure a jury at the former place. SOUTH McALESTER DARK – South McAlester: An accident at the electric lighting plant caused the large fly wheel on the engine to break, and huge pieces of steel were sent crashing through the roof of the building, while one of the dynamos was reduced to scrap iron. The damage to the plant will exceed $10,000. It will be five days before the machinery will be in a condition to be placed in operation. LOCALS R. L. Williams of Durant was in Wapanucka Friday. Mr. Smith of Commerce, Texas was here this week, visiting Marvin Harrison. J. H. Thomason was down from Jesse Saturday, visiting and shaking hands with friends. D. A. White, one of the best farmers of the Boggy Depot community, was attending to business in town Friday. J. R. Hensley was down from Kittie Monday. Mr. Hensley is the popular manager of the mercantile firm of Hensley & White at that place which is enjoying a splendid trade. J. M. Underwood remembered the Press force with a lot of fine apples from his orchard last Monday. Mr. Underwood probably has the best orchard in this section and the quality of the fruit is always the best. A Texas man is scouring the country for a fellow who eloped with his wife and his mule. He announces that if the fellow will only return the mule he will forgive him, as it would be no trouble to get another wife. A. G. Hancock began work this week on repairing his gin plant and getting things in trim for the fall ginning season. Mr. Hancock is going to have his gin in shape at the opening of the season to handle every bale of cotton that comes his way. W. A. Snellgrove, the well known prosperous farmer of Ego, was in town Saturday selling apples from his orchard. Mr. Snellgrove is one of the few farmers who always brings something with him to sell when he comes to town. A boy was born to Dr. and Mrs. A. Stephenson Sunday. Samuel Rex, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jorman, died Sunday morning. H. H. Livingston was over from Cope Saturday evening looking after business matters. R. M. Emmerson was over from Kittie Saturday night to attend the meeting of the Masonic lodge. A. Y. Casey was one of the prominent farmers in town Saturday from Warcester neighborhood. J. E. Anderson, the well known farmer of Worcester community was in town on business Saturday. His neighbors tell us that J. R. Dewberry, living on the Mosely place four miles Northwest of town, has the finest crop in this section. Jim Dewberry always has fine crops. Capt. E. P. Goforth, who was in town Saturday night in attendance to the Masonic Lodge meeting, say that his section has a fine corn crops as he ever saw. Chances are now that told Blue Springs prairie will come up with a bumping corn crop. Miss Jennie May Shadrick of Carthrage, Texas, who has been visiting Miss Murphy for several days, has gone to Jesse to teach a music class. J. P. Henegar and family left Saturday for Ladonia, Texas, where they go to live. Mr. Henegar has secured work there on a church building now in the course of construction. They have many friends here who regret very much to see them go away but who wish them well at their new home. Mr. Henegar is a splendid workman, having built some of the best houses in Wapanucka. We hope that they will return to our midst sometime in the future. Harry Byers was over from Wilburton Monday on business. W. P. Callis has just received a new thrashing outfit complete. This will be the best thrashing outfit in this section when set up. J. C. Fahrney and son, Earnest, and daughter, Miss Emma, and Miss Bessie Davis, of Boggy Depot, were the guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Ball Sunday. At the meeting of the Masonic Lodge of Wapanucka, Saturday night, the following officers were elected; S. L. Barnes, W. M.; E. J. Ball, S. W.; H. L. Nixon, J. W.; B. Statler, Treasurer; W. A. Franc, Secretary; J. B. Farris, S. D.; William Brogden, J. D; C. W. Howell, C. S.; M. A. Butz, J. S.; H. C. Harper, Tiler. Joe Jenkins, the prominent cattleman of Viola, passed through the city Tuesday enroute to Bennington where he will remain for a few weeks on business. Miss Hays, who has been visiting Miss Murphy for several weeks, has returned to Franklin, Tennessee, her home. J. F. Headrick, one of the prominent farmers of the Cope community, was in town yesterday on business. Tom Moore, the well known farmer who lives up in the Byrne community, was in town yesterday. He says that the rain came up just in time to save the corn crop. Mr. and Mrs. Parker of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, are here this week, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. Fountain. JURY COULD NOT AGREE A New Trial Will Be Necessary In The Murray Murder Case Ardmore: The jury in the Slick Murray murder case in Pauls Valley was discharged, being unable to arrive at a verdict. Murray is charged with the killing of Sol Goodman, in a restaurant there. ============================================================================= COPE DOTS Cope, June 20 Mrs. Moneysmith of Ardmore, paid out town a visit last week. Miss Ruby, her daughter, who has been teaching school here, retuned home with her. W. E. Brogden of Belton, has been harvesting grain here the past few days. Mrs. Brown’s baby has been very sick for several days. Ed Hargrove and wife were visiting Mrs. Hargrove’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Hardy, this week. Judge J. F. Fowler, wife and son were visiting in Cope Sunday. J. A. Luna and family visited his mother at Townsley Sunday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTON NOTES Hunton, June 20 Dr. Dorbison reports health in this vicinity good at present. Mrs. Dr. Dorbison and daughter left last week for a visit to their old home in Texas. W. R. White, of Cope, was transacting business near this place yesterday. Jeff Howard and family visited relatives at Lehigh Saturday and Sunday. Dr. Ellis and family, formerly of this place, now located at Ragan, are visiting friends at this place. On account of sickness, Prof. Culberson did not meet his appointment at this place Sunday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIOLA ITEMS Viola, June 20 Dr. Keener of Franks is in Viola stopping with Mr. Small. Small & Richardson are repairing the machinery and will be ready to cut lumber within a few days. BYRNE LOCALS Dan Hancock and family were visiting Mrs. Hancock’s sister North of Kittie Saturday and Sunday. John Wallis of Hunton was visiting his uncle, Joe Wallis Saurday night. Mrs. H. J. Wallis is on the sick list this week. Wayne Wallis and his aunt, Mrs. J. H. Wallis gave a free ice cream supper Saturday night to both old and young that were present. Tom Wallis and family of Hunton was visiting J. H. Wallis Saturday and Sunday. W. T. Pound was down to Wapanucka with a load of peaches last week and informs me that he got $1.00 per bushel for same. Now ye land owners why don’t you put out orchards on your farms for there’s money in fruit than king cotton. Joe W. Wallis was seen riding a sulky last Saturday and he reminded me more like a monkey riding a mule in Barnum’ show than anything else that I can think of at present but you see that Joe was raised in Arkansas. Now you ex- gezers laugh till your sides are sore. ============================================================================= The Wapanucka Press, 29 June 1905 TO PEN FOR LIFE B. F. Driggers to Serve Remaining Days in Penitentiary Judge Dickenson, of the Southern District, has sentenced to the penitentiary for life B. F. Driggers, the well known cattleman who was recently convicted at Pauls Valley on the charge of killing Gould Brady, a well to do farmer, near the town of Jesse in 1903. A dispute between the ownership of a stalk field was the cause of the killing, an account of which was given in the Press at the time. The Government sought to prove a conspiracy in the killing of Brady, and several arrests were made, including that of L. W. Goff, who was convicted at Ada during the same year on a charge of manslaughter, and was given six years in prison and fined $500. The rest of the defendants were dismissed, with the exception of Driggers, who was tired and recently convicted. Driggers’ case has been appeated to the Territory court of appeals and he will be held in jail at Pauls Valley until the hearing is had before that tribunal. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR SELLING BEER Deputy Marshal Criswell and Policeman Henry Ince went up to Kittie Monday night and landed a couple of Choctaw beer sellers. A man by the name of Stepp and son, who lived in the Chickasaw Nation, were taking in the dances of the neighborhood, so the story goes, and were doing a flourishing business selling Choctaw beer the people became tired of this business and put the officers onto it. They went up Monday night and laid for the gentlemen in a corn field near to where the dance was being carried on. After a few minutes wait the booze merchants came along and the officers nabbed them. The old man is in jail at Atoka while the boy was permitted to go home on the promise to be good. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HORSES ARE FOUND City Marshal Johnson Recovered Horses Near Sulphur On Monday night of last week, June 19, two fine horses were stolen from B. L. Henegar a prominent farmer living near Byrne. On the same night a saddle and bridle were also stolen from J. R. Cartright, another prominent farmer and near neighbor to Mr. Henegar. City Marshal V. S. Johnson, who has been out all the week after the thieves, came in yesterday morning with the horses. He found the horses together with Cartright’s saddle, in the possession of a man by the name of Garner near Sulphur. Garner was arrested and tried at Roff before the U.S. Commissioneer and released. He claimed that he bought the horses from a boy. The boy is probably the same fellow who stole the Read horse here last week. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ed Henson and son, living near Roff, were drowned while trying to drive a team of horses across the Blue River one day last week. Tim Flannere, aged 70 years, employed by the Frisco Railway company as a section hand at Lawton, was found dead in the section house. He was unable to work and returned to the house, and a few hours later his body was found. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAWTON – GERONIMO, the Apache warrior, recently circulated a petition among the members of his tribe asking the government for their transfer to Arizona. The petition was presented to the War Department, and is receiving consideration. Owing to the fact that the department has under consideration a plan to increase Fort Sill to regimental proportions, and also that the Apaches’ term of imprisonment of twenty years expires within a few months, it is probable that the Indians may be removed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SENTENCED TO HANG Negro Murderer to be Executed in Ardmore September 22 Ardmore: Judge Townsend sentenced Rufus Binyon, colored to hang September 22, for murder of his little stepdaughter. The girl was beaten to death and the body then cremated in an effort to hid the crime, Binyon was first sentenced to hang five years ago, but execution was stayed on appeal to Indian Territory court of appeals. The decision there was dismissed for want of jurisdiction. This will be the first legal hanging in Chickasaw nation and the condemned man will be hung on a scaffold built for his execution. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- KILLED BY A BURSTING WHEEL Bokchito: J. S. Bell, whose home was seven miles southeast of here, on Blue River, near Cherokee Lake, was killed by the bursting of an emery wheel, on which he was grinding a saw. Bell’s skull was crushed. He lived for three days after the accident. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BYRNE LOCALS Rev. W. T. Mathews of Durant, preached at the Moore School House Sunday evening and stated that he would be back again this summer to hold a protracted meeting. He also states that he had made arrangements with a minister from South Carolina to preach once or twice a month for us. Mr. Hancock’s little son, who has been quite sick is convalescent. Mrs. Kreger was visiting at Lehigh Friday. Dock Stratten of near Kittie was down at preaching Sunday and spent part of the day with us. Lige Scott of Kittie was visiting in Byrne community Sunday. Joe Bailey informs us that his brother is highly elated over the arrival of a 10 pound boy at his house. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTON NOTES Hunton, June 27 W. C. Jackson has a very fine crop. He thinks he would like to have some good girl to share his pleasures this fall. Bill is a good boy and don’t mind helping in the kitchen. T. J. Howard says if it don’t quit raining soon and give him a chance to work out his cotton he is going fishing. J. H. Hathaway, of Nixon, was in our midst Sunday. He was all smiles and real lively considering his age. N. C. Nix, of Jesse, was in our town today wanting cotton choppers. He reports lots of cotton to chop yet in his neighborhood. W. T. Cameron, our worthy mail carrier, says just as soon as his term expires as mail toater he is going to travel part of h is route but not so often. W. W. Shelton says if corn and cotton is short he has laid in a supply of blackberries. Bro. Alex of Wilson says crab grass this year is like the cat that had nine lives. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCALS W. T. Pound and wife were in the city from Kittie Tuesday. T. W. Attaway and Miss Murphy visited at Jesse Saturday. Miss Clay Statler is visiting in Wagoner this week. Miss Myra Lee left last week for Oklahoma City where she will remain for a while. P. K. Wall and family of Belton were the guests of S. J. Shipley and family Sunday. H. R. Allen, the well known and prominent farmer of the Oconee community was in town Monday. Jerry McLish was over from the ranch Sunday evening mingling with friends here. Tom Eastwood of Sherman, Texas, was up last week, visiting his sister, Mrs. B. Statler. J. D. Dumas, the big planter of near Ego, was attending to business in the city Friday. I. A. Humbart brought in the first cotton blooms this week. This hustling farmer has a very fine crop this year. Ben Crawford, the popular farmer of the Warcester neighborhood, was in town Saturday. Mr. Crawford has a fine crop this year. Miss Cora Skeen, who has been attending college at Chillicothe, Missouri, returned home last week for the summer vacation. S. L. Taylor is losing some of his fine thoroughbred hogs. They are dieing with a strange disease. S. J. Shipley is also losing some from disease. Harry Smith and family, who have been living at Lindsey for several months, have returned to Wapanucka. Mr. Smith says Wapanucka is good enough for him. John H. Reader of Caddo was attending to business in the city last week. Mr. Reader is in the blacksmith business at Caddo and is doing well. R. T. Bland, of Granger, Texas, was in the city yesterday looking for a location. Mr. Bland is a newspaper man and while here he gave the Press a pleasant call. Miss Lizzie Jackson , who returned Wednesday of last week from the Confederate Reunion, has a glowing account of the trip. She was with the party who viewed the sights of the Mammoth Cave of which it is very interesting to hear her talk. In company with Clymer Williams, the editor rode out to Jackson Springs Sunday morning and took a view of that coming pleasure resort. Col. Jackson is making the springs a very lovely place and ere long it will be one of the famous watering places of the Southwest. There are sixteen different springs there containing a half dozen or more different kinds of mineral waters. C. M. McRae was up from Ego yesterday. William Ervin is still confined to his bed with a sore hand. M. D. Stiner, manager of the Ada Daily News, was a business visitor in the city yesterday. Col. D. H. Linebaugh, of Atoka, was in the city yesterday. Col. Linebaugh has many warm friends in Wapanucka who are always glad to see him. W. T. Copeland and family and W. S. Hinchey and family attended the all day singing at Ego Sunday. They report the day a most pleasant one. There were in the neighborhood of a thousand people present and all enjoyed the day well. A number of singing classes were there and the singing was splendid. A fine dinner was served on the ground. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------