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"cri -! 'V .TUNE 3. 1921 Tup mrAVr Wekri.t ttin THREK i.nlh,l . Ill' -' II I- ' Ml" A SI If' tl rli (I J" li " n Irt if if' I'lV r,l Jill ill - i: m '" th i"i w hmI ' ' A!''" tilH i prv to th' IDF "' fir' I Id U" nuini the ! calM It" f. if Th ' aiiil ' !'' Sum1' ' ni' " I he lit'.. It. fjiU A I (,'!' ,l ' ' .1 l If, M'. '. Lit 'I in '' ni "' 1,1 .H tt.l 111' ' ! i I is i i I,, t.i i Toings at the Court House '),"nLIDATED SCHOOL .Mile Eight ...I On Tclv Vniiiimrunt. New House I r romlns Term I 1.. Cunningham) .. t.- inio i U IIS ."xuveiiiuri i.-o, , s iitlil at Bethel School .ntralUatitm of Rural . , vimare deal for the ,1 in Jtinuary the fol . other meeting was held ',i'i nteient demonstrated ... natrons. Still Inter, . .. .. Anvil ,l,, inner pun x ,.r.. held nt Uethel and i ,,..1 in which Interest had .iihutiiisi". Early In the ,n fad while the scholas , , tion was being made, W. . .uid G. W. Leverett made i i ieh reealed the fact that , 0 District No. 11 and avuraule to centralization !..idy for the movement to ..tral conferences a meet. .ll.'il for March 7 at which a Duke. Rural School Su- (0! the State, was present n,i rn.ii'' iiar t,ne pmu ui .''-' ' . fnM th,, moat. r.ittcins. anu unci mo .... jatrons eageny signeo ine nun of its kind ever signed' , , niity. Soon the required i f names were secured and Klim on the proposition was Prisoner Arc Working Pursuant to an order Issued last week. Sheriff Taylor put a bunch of county convicts to woik on the coun tys roaas Monday, In rhaige of Cliff Kler8ey, who has been hired no guard. It is planned to make nil convicts work out thelt fines rather than lay them out in Jail. (luirgpri With ManufnUuiIni: Information is filed against Ches ter Hood, living near Wade, charg ing him with manufacturing whisky. Hood's father, Walter Hood, Is now serving time in the Federal Penlten. tiary at, Leavenworth, following con viction on a simlliar charge. Kohlied Store and ArreKtod Three boys Sunday night lobbed the Lemon store at Aimhtrong se curing a small amount of stuff. Monday they were run down and ar rested by officers Howard and Etch ieson and made bond. Their names could not be secured at the court house. Two Arrested At Aihllle Officer Milt McPherren, at Achllle, arrested two fellows, named Kennedy and Parsons, having whisky in their possession in a buggy in which they were riding. The Infor mation charges that they were around soliciting orders for their goods when arrested. a result of having knocked hi bro ther Otis, In the head with a single tree after a rucus last Sunday night. Charlie and Otis have been mixed up in court befote, and have been ac cused of short changing. Meek Held Without Ball Walter Meeks, charged with the murder of Jim Lawson, had a pre liminary hearing before Justice Archibald Tuesday of this week and was held to district court without bond. Outraging Public Decency A couple of local men, one of them the head of a family, have been charged In County Court with out raging public decency, more specifi cally that they have been annoying young women on the streets, repeat edly, being caught at their antics by local police officers. For the sake of the wife and children of one of these, all names are omitted. Future antics of this sort will result In full publication, names and all. CARS SMASH UP TUESDAY Pour persons narrowly escaped serious Injury and one of them, Mrs. Jc" Swain of Sherman, was cut on th' (ace by flying glass, when two '!,iriK came together Tuesday just bilnre noon at Third and Cedar t-'i-'ets. Pert Kincaid, was driving m ith on Third In 'ir, accompanied AGENCY FOIt BU1CK OARft HERE Mhoon and Spring, of this city have secured the agency for the Duick line of automobiles nnd their territory Includes all of Bryan county and a part of Atoka county. They already have In stock several cats and hae a 1921 model touting car on display M. E. Gooding's in the window of their furnltuie es- by Mlfs Ethel tabllshment at the corner of Third Gliding and Mts. Joe Swain of Sher-'nnd Evergreen streets. The firm has who was being taken to a train, i a long advertisement in tniB paper I'' (). J. Colwlck was romlnc north telling more about the car and what on Third and undertook to turn west I they propose to do, and further ail liro Cedar, making an emergency i, ill. and the Colwlck car smashed In to 'lie left front wheel of the Cloml IriK car at the Intersection. Glass Iriitn the glass doors and windows flew thick and fast and Mrs. Swain MiMalned several lacerations on the f.iie. which were treated and Bhe fiuuht her train. Both cats were! i.tldeifibly damaged. Tho Young Mcn'g Class In their room nt the same hour. Morning Worship, .J. 11: Christian Endenvor ': Evening Worship 8:0t Everybody cordially Invited to wor chlp with us, especially stranger In the city and those attending th Southeastern State Normal Summer term. vertlsing announcements will be in serted in these columns from time to time. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN (IIUIM'H Sunday School, 9:45: Di. W. II. Morrison, Supt. The Men's Brotherhood Clas meets In the main auditorium of the church at 9:45 also. ROYAL HAT WORKS and SHINE PARLOR 30 W. MAIN ST. All hats cleaned, reblocked and ti limned. Work guarnnteea. anwm ded nnd shlned. Special attention given to fancy shoes, and all ladles' work. i i and opposition grew at the u . t,ut not at equal rates. . f.,i centralization was 100 . .is against the plan. G. W. ..as elected director, W. E. i i,rk and V. T. Lynch as ( f i he board for the con- in-trfct. After the election f superintendent declared ml duly urganized. , ,1 ,1m tion for $15,000 was tjHil and with tills the op- i nul foices that stood for . .i,.ii to all children. The .. -ild for a premium, the '.'! I'l.int selected, nnd work Midi further hindrance. ;i'in of schools Is locnted .. Mile Praltie eight miles . nt Durant on the Bank- ..v. A site of three acres 'ill liy 0. W. Cobb and an wo aoie- purchased to !i fu: buildings and play j m1 that the new building, i.il'ted by the mlddl of' -li that school will not be teacher'-, home, a six- l 'li v. will be erected on .roind in which will be Mip"rint'inlent and all A il"' well is now ' "oni which v ater w.ll l . 'ii" .ini" mgine that i to Mill tll "''-Ctlic 'tr tli' romplMe plant. Hearing For Beating Wife Crip Thompson, living near Yar naby and who is chatged with beat lng his wife. Is to have an examin Ing trial before Justice Archibald one day this week. Informations Arc Filed The county attorney's office haR filed information In the district court, as follows: Mordecla Golden,! Mrs. Golden and D. B. Williams, murder; Geo. Baby and Jess Tullis, burglary; Otis Roach, rape in first degree; Boss Bylngton, assault to kill; Houston Sharpe, assault to kill. Cold Tracked Hi. Brother Charlie Steel living near Colbert, is charged with assault to kill, as UNDERWENT MAJOR OPERATION Miss Faye L. Evans, of this city, underwent a major surgical operation at, the Memorial Hospital Tuesday morning seeking relief from several ailments which had brought her to a poor state of health. Miss Evans was resting easily and In satisfactory condition Tuesday morning, her nurse said. She Is the sister of E. M. Evans the publisher of this news paper. Having been a member of the faculty of the Public Schools of this city for several years, Miss Evans Is well known here. V IIOLESALE HOUSE BOBBED LAST SUNDAY NIGHT Last Sunday night, a thief or thieves entered the Hale-Halsell Gro cery Company's Btore on the Katy rii-ht of way, and secured about sixty.flve dollars in money from the vault after having broken the lock. Kntrance was affected through a skylight. A number of Liberty Bonds wire overlooked, but a gold stick Pin bearing G. B. Malone's name w.m taken. No clue uas been obtain ed as to the Identity of the guilty party. LIONS (XUB MEETING The Lions met Monday at the First Baptist church. Among the several numbers was a report by, Chas Coch ran of the state convention. He explained the episode at McAlecter, where the Lions cited before the federal court, and also told of- the fine treatment accorded them by the McAlester Lions. Several nice talks were made during the noon luncheon. SEE Blanton Hardware Co. For Shelf and Heavy Hardware 110 N. Second Durant OFF ON FISHING TBTP There is a fishing expedition go ing on in McCurtain county this week, which Includes Federal Judge It. L. Williams, C. O. Johnson, Hugh Vox and A. A. McDonald of Hugo. FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 9 IS CENT BARS OF JERGENS TOILET SOAP FOR 69c This is indeed a rare Bargain. Take Advantage of it. CRESCENT DRUG COMPANY 217 W. Main Telephone 99 . i 0 I R & R Theatres - Where Programs are Build to Please - mumjmimjmjmjmjmjmjBuiKjma CAPITAL $100,000-00 lUHLUflUinMnUBUBMI SURPLUS $55 JMM The Bank That Accommodates The First National Bank OF DURANT, OKLAHOMA. R&R LIBERTY R&R LYRIC i- l'..ul. T.i On lliiil:c v 'lie ilioi-inn of the 1'nit-1 ip-cini' fourt that the ' ,. f It'Ml Iliver divided .Ml Teii, 111 van county, liav th" big toll bridge li" iver placed on the if 'hi1- tounty, which was '. and the county has col li J',,001 for taxes for the 7. If IS, 1919 and 1920. I UX KS HER UP '! ! battery in the old i I'.ai fjt'd and see how ? K'ttor the old boat V i It Hard Service Station JOS V. Main St. Thin mI.i) WANDA HAYLKY and HAimiSON I'OHI) in "MIS IIOBIts" Ft id.iy MAKY MILKS MINTElt In ITMBEBLAND liOMAXCK" Siiturda) A Hip Boating WeMem "THE BLACK SHEEP" Some WeMern Picture You better see It. Momla anil Tuosdnj A Big Two Day Speiial "MIDSUMMEIl MADNESS" with an nil star cast WiilniiMM) lULLIi: BURKE in "THE EDUCATION OF EMAUK! II" ! Coming Next S.ituiilii) June 11 A 'pecinl Weitoin re.it lire I "THK COW BOY MK" Thtir.l.i inn la nl VIOLA DANA in ". iioitrx (iiitis ROMAN. I." it is -ure a seet plitlll" niii.i rl'he danikls in "OH LIY lilY" Sat unlay TOM MIX in "THK BOAD DEMON" Next Monilii) BERT LYTELL in "THK MISLKADINO I.ADV TueMlay ALICE JOYt'i: In "SCARAB BINfJ" Wdni'sily "THK srritKT Gll'1" A I'nixersal rriiduflii Coming S:ituril.i .I'rir 1 1 DOIHiLAS PAIRIIANK"' in Tin: MARK OF ZOItKO" c Business Solicited. C. C. BATCHETT, President GREEN THOMPSON, Vice-President FRANK GIBSON, Vice-President DIAL CURR1N, Cashier FRANK L. DYER, Asststant-Cashitr RALPH OWNBY. Assistant Cashier J. S. TURNKK, Assistant uuar. ffpggffwwagi5 BE HAPPY AND WELL II allow the joys of rijrht .-unny days to be ' id bv that disgusting .i-ca.e ECZEMA. ' .11 ITCH and ECZEMA III 'Kr)Y. It acts instantly ' be free. Also good for (i Nr(,s ' ' ITril and ECZEMA '! T.DY while a compara new remedy has met 1 ' 'onderful success, and ' arity. "'if in Durant by Ml 1 V.VOA' DRUG SHOP 'hMCEXT DRUG CO. S"'.EY DRUGCO. M ' i Pictured and 'i OOOOO-d 0 00000-0 o I o o I o "It Stands The Test" Pictured guaran- 1 1 ELL MEDICINE CO. 'ennington, Oklahoma St-nt to any address prepaid JO) SO cents. i After years of Success people in Durant and P.ryan O count v appreciate moie every year the sterling (tialitie- of WILLHOITE'S DURANT-BAKED BREAD. They realize q that each loaf contains nutrition., elements that are nece-- I ' sary to tne neann unit iiaiijunv.-- vi i-it-u lauiuii.-.-. q I Are vou numbered among the number who serve WILL- (X HOITE'S at your table? If you are not hasten and join, q AT ALL UKWJUKS tun lOc q A LOAF I Stop in at the nearest stole and take home a loaf f O lunch you'll be delighted, i YOUR GROCER HAS IT WILLHOITE'S BAKERY "Good Bread for a Minimum" Telephone 237 m west wain o I o I o I o I f o AND TO THIS DAY--, T'.'ikal (lliiivi s linn! who ilmiiinii tiililu ; ' ih .i,i,' 111,111 ni mi "I" ;iIa.i- Ki Jil ill tho liink finl When "yours truly" was a boy and lived back in the i.d" and eyes "skinned" to learn all he could. .... .1 it,., x.rtuir irrnefirV One day wbile Hanging armm.. ., -"".:--"- . li I v I I ni.tinxl -l -ad laced litt e woman die-sen in oiucn, V ;j" aici!iill.ii swinging on her drc.-. .lJf" & she made a S l.:t." purciiase, handed tlie tieh ucrK a ., u v. o 11 iust a' be was telling another "would bo JHO ..I W I., v i. 1 the girl had gone "daffy" over him at tho 0 , ; , .. i . i a five! fl'-ntlf re.ider. of all the "mil ... ,,-iv ii!' l:,st niirlit. so after lumDIing aioumi whilfli-liimllv put the bill in ll.e.asl, dn wer (witn iaii tilt, oilier bills) and between giggles banded her Coc in ! liaiu" -Hut I gave you a $10.00 bill. "Me protested. No madam, it wa" only five, "returned the rush one No it was a ten! No it was a five! No it was a ten! No it fuV ",-t'ie and si ''W ' was i,..-k in the irar. 1o -Hlli- the dispute I...... .. .l.u.ifii. hi, ; Gentle Iking "VI w The inop.ietor ya-t eal el on nis 'omi " ,il " ', ' .'",, "' ,, r. ".., . ,.IW iM. boy had and gentle u-ailer. it ilirtiri i ik' mm i i.k '"'-".,;,,,. , " k,...d as bow he be k abo.it . Teai, filled tile little woman V iv :. sb" left the Mme. and gentle reader, then an then- I made up my mind that when I grew up. I wotil. have a store where all ihe clerk-, didn't "rne" with the change, one boy only would make change for all. be w-fi'ild tie taught to make cnange accurately aim punier . That' v.hv today we hae only one change boy at our stoie, I find not one boj in a hundred knows how to make change piopeily until specially trained. i..iii imv i- tanuht to leave the customers money on ouisnie oi drawer un (Inr til his or her change i counted out correctly, and the enstomu t...n,il Tii.miii.. nrp almost unknown at our stent-. We make iiwmn ' "- - yti i t P ' li pleasant and agi enable as po-i.sime. tiei in uie .-laoii oi coining .iruiiiiu to our -Tiatle with the grocer "who cares. thoroughly under- trailing at our store just a- .stoic- W. E. STRICKLAND PRUNE SHOP HOME OF ALBATROSS FLOUR o-0-o-o-o-o o o o o o-o-o