The Orphan’s Home Journal
Cornish, Indian Territory (now Jefferson County, Oklahoma)

Thursday, October 5, 1905

My Last Week’s Trip
It was Monday evening that I mounted my noble steed and took my way southward over hill, valley and plain. I rode steadily onward until the shades of night were falling around me and it was difficult to see my way. To the west I saw a bright light sending gleams of welcome far down a long prairie road. Onward I rode until my sure-footed beast stood with its wise head over the old farm-yard gate, and I gave the usual stranger’s alarm, and asked to stay all night which request met with approval, and I soon learned that I was at the hospitable home of M. E. SEWELL, five miles west of Grady, I. T.

Early next morning I mounted and rode to Oscar, where I secured the names of a few of the leading citizens and vicinity as subscribers and took dinner with our worthy friend B. C. PENNINGTON.

Our next town was Fleetwood, where I met my much esteemed friend and old schoolmate, DR. JAMES WALKER, who is, for some purpose, building a nice residence which we were given to understand the doctor would occupy by himself alone, but we think it likely that some fair queen of beauty could give more information regarding the new structure. Of course, I spent the night with the doctor and his bighearted Texas brother, and we enjoyed a good talk of our school boy days in Texas. When ready to depart the doctor gave me a good handshake to pass it along to all the boys and girls of our early acquaintance whenever and wherever I should meet them.

From Fleetwood I stirred sand to Terral and turned north up the Rock Island road and hustled subscriptions, completing my canvass at Comanche Saturday evening at 5 p.m. from which place I headed to Cornish and reached home just in time to escape a heavy rainfall.

Following are the names added to the list of subscribers for the Orphan’s Home Journal last week.

At Grady:
M. E. SOWELL, J. M. FINLEY

At Oscar:
A. M. MARSHALL, SYLVESTER CORBIN, H. A. LAIRD, B. C. PENNINGTON

At Fleetwood:
J. P. BROWN, A. F. WIRT, O. C. WALKER, MONROE CASH, G. Y. HENDERSON

At Terral:
A. T CRUM, S. L. WRAY, J. W. SCRIBNER, T. A. LOONEY, A. F. BARNETT

At Ryan:
E. BARTHOLOMEW, R. J. YOUNG, R. F. BENTON, BILLIE MILLER, W. B. WRAY, R. F. BROWN, H. E. ROBERSON, W. D. DOWNEY, T. J. TRUSTY

At Comanche:
J. C. MASSEY, R. W. KING, C. H. BOND, W. A. SKELTON, E. A MORRIS, J. C. MCCLELLAN, O. L. DAMERON, H. E. PARSONS, CHARLES TEAGUE, JACK WELDON, A. S. BRECK, EDWARDS & REEVES

At Waurika:
M. J. MCGRAW, J. N. JOHNSTON

W. J. FORSYTHE at Dixie
O. BROWN at Addington
STANDFIELD Brothers at Stanfield, Texas
P. C. BYRNE at Duncan
H. LEE at Orr
T. J. GILSTRAP at Loco

There was a candy breaking party last Monday night at the home of Mr and Mrs. PINKNEY TURNER who lives a short distance north of town. The young people who attended report an enjoyable time.

Editor Journal
As there seems to be a misunderstanding in regard in the date of our next district meeting, will ask you to please state through your paper that we meet on the second Friday and Saturday in October.
Yours truly, S. B. COE, Secretary for Ryan District

Local and Personal
MRS. FANNIE EARLE is recovering from a short attack of malaria.

UNCLE SAM ROBERTS who has been sick for some time is improving.

WILL MANNING of Merkel, Texas who was formerly in the drug business here paid his many Cornish friends a short visit Thursday of this week.

We are told by PROF. COOK that there is some money left in the treasury of the defunct Literary Society which some of the people are willing should be used to help defray the expense of painting the school house.

JOHN Cornish bought a nice bunch of steers Thursday and put them in his pasture near town. This makes about 100 head he has purchased recently. John is well pleased with is cattle.

Died-- On the morning of October 3, 1905 in the town of Cornish, after a lingering illness, RACHAEL, the daughter of Mr and Mrs. SAM JONES, age about 10 years. She had been suffering during several months with an abscess in the side and everything done to relieve her suffering was unavailing. The body was conveyed to Atlee where it was interred. The bereaved ones have the heart felt sympathy of our people.

Card of Thanks
Mr and Mrs. SAM JONES desire to express their thanks to all who so willingly rendered them aid and assistance during the sickness of their daughter and after her death.
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Thursday, October 12, 1905

HARRIS THOMPSON Killed
Early last Sunday morning, HARRIS THOMPSON, a Chickasaw Indian aged 26 years, was shot and almost instantly killed by LUTHER WISE, a white man, both being married men and residents of this town. LUTHER WISE is the engineer at DULANEY’s gin. He surrendered to DEPUTY MARSHAL JONES shortly after the shooting and taken to the Ardmore jail. In the Commissioner’s Court there before Judge ROBNETT, WISE was exonerated of the killing on the ground of self-defense, and was released. He returned home.

HUGH KERLEY, a resident of this town, was with LUTHER WISE when the shooting occurred and was an eye witness to the whole affair at that place. It appears that THOMPSON and WISE had a difficulty previous to the shooting in which both men came to blows and THOMPSON was somewhat worsted, having received several severe blows on his head and face.

Late in the night KERLEY started with WISE to accompany him home, when just as they reached in front of J. R. CROW’s residence, THOMPSON suddenly appeared and asked KERLEY where WISE was, but at that moment, seeing WISE, jumped back and prepared to shoot, WISE, seeing this, ran under the bridge, and in an instant it seemed, WISE began shooting from the other end of the bridge. Mr. Kerley is not sure how many shots were exchanged, but says THOMPSON shot once, using a shotgun, and he thought WISE shot four times with a pistol. Thompson received a death wound, on e bullet entering the left side near the heart, when he ran in the other direction and died when he fell.

We sympathize with both families…
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While JIM COGDELL was on his way to Ardmore one day the first of the week after freight for G. T. BENNETT, his team ran away and came near killing him.

The Sante Fe Company’s gas well at Wheeler is still gushing gas at 2,000,000 feet of gas an hour. The well is not yet under control.

Cornish needs a brick plant established here.

The hunting season has opened up and some of the local sportsmen are making the feathers fly.

The Journal’s good friends, H. B. JACKSON, F. J. S. ROBERTS, W. F CRAFT, W. P. HARPER, J. B. TALIAFERRO and others have been renewing their names on the Journal list.

Robberson, I. T. , October 12
Editor Journal
After some time, I will endeavor to put in my appearance and give you some of the happenings in this part. Cotton is being picked very rapidly on upland farms, but the bottom land fields are not opening very fast. There is lots of sickness here.

MISS IDA YANCEY left this week for Guinn, Stephens County, Texas. She was the guest of MRS. ANDY MCMURTRY and family while here.

L. C. BOUTWELL is reported on the sick list.

REV. GEORGE S. LINGO preached at Dripping Springs school house last Sunday.

BEAUREGARD MAYBERRY is able to be up at the writing; he has been quite sick.

FRANK MILTON MOORE is erecting a new house.

THOMAS HARRIS has sold his lease to WILLIAM KELTNER and will reside at Dixie next year.

TOM HARRELL has purchased the Pauls Valley and Tussey mail line and will shortly moved to Tussy and take charge of the business.

MR. FREEMAN, who was shot two or three time last week in NEAL’s joint at Foster, is getting along nicely and will be up soon.

Several persons from these parts went to the big show at Wynnewood the 5th and 6th and report a good time. Sincerely yours, Don Juan.

The Perfect Cure Sanitarium for morphine, opium, cocaine, and whisky habits, cured in eight to ten days. My treatment is perfectly harmless and has no bad effects whatever. Our sanitarium is strictly private and persons coming here for treatment are full protected from outside visitors. My remedy is no withdrawal treatment, but thoroughly eliminates all narcotic and alcoholic poison from the system, thereby destroying all desire, necessity, or craving for drugs or liquor. For full particulars, address in confidence to J. S. HILL Jr., Ardmore,
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Thursday, October 26, 1905

Local and Personal
SILAS GIBSON’s new house is real beautiful.

We shipped T. L. ALLISON an outfit this week to put in a paper at Berwyn.

MRS. MARY CARPENTER’s nephew is visiting her this week.

TOM INGRAM enrolled a full year subscription for the Journal.

Mr and Mrs. S. D. ODOM were in town trading Wednesday.

MR. ROGERS of this place started for Berwyn.

THAD MCKASSON is improving his home this week.

Our good friend, H. B. FARMER, called at the office Wednesday and paid for another year’s subscription. This make three years subscriptions he has paid. Mr Farmer tells us he is going to move to the northwest.

BYRD ASHBURN is a good fellow to send after things at Ardmore. He always brings home the goods.

D. L. GRAHAM is making a regular thing of the butcher business now and it seems to suit him.

J. B. HELMS and family from Atlee came through Sunday on their way to visit Mrs. Helms’ sister in the Choctaw country near Coalgate. MRS. SAM JONES with her children accompanied them. Mrs. Helms and Mrs. Jones are sisters.

RICE EASON, one of our substantial farmer friends, brought in a wagon load of roasting ears last Saturday.

The Ryan District’s Farmer’s Union, while in session at Oscar last Friday, adopted the Orphan’s Home Journal as the official organ for the district. The Journal was also endorsed by the Ardmore District Union held at Durwood a few days ago.

The Journal deeply sympathizes with DR. SUTHERLAND and wife in the loss by death of their dear little boy.
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Thursday, November 2, 1905

Marsden, I. T., October 24, 1905
Editor Journal
I am a subscriber to your paper and I hope it will succeed I the lien it has marked out… W. G. WALLACE.

Local and Personal
We are glad to state that Mrs. W. C. HOGAN is convalescent and hope she will soon be out among her friends again.

G. I. BUFFINGTON, representing a Chicago picture company, is making the City Hotel his headquarters this week, while delivering pictures and taking orders in this vicinity.

MRS. BARNARD and sons have moved back to their home place in Cornish after spending the summer on the farm and are now preparing to build an addition to their residence.

Prof. W. C. HOGAN left for Wynnewood via Ardmore to the Indianola Synod of the Cumberland Church which convenes there Friday.

Married last Monday night, October 16th, at the Methodist parsonage, WILLIAM EDWARDS of Cornish and MISS BETTIE COBB of this place, REV. BAIRD officiating. Both parties are well known here. The Enterprise joins their many friends in wishing a happy journey down the stream of life. Printed in the Ryan Enterprise.

Our Special Correspondents
Chagris, I. T. October 31, 1905
R. J. CREEL spent Saturday with his family in Cornish.

J. H. MORRISON and family of Cornish were here to spend a few days with relatives.

GUY HEREFORD of Reck, who is on his way to Mexico, spent Sunday with W. J. MOORE and family. The writer with his many friends wish him a pleasant journey.

E. W. DENNING of Eolian is here picking cotton, that’s the way to accomplish anything, go at it with a vim and stay with it.

JIM DIXON and family went to Caddo yesterday pecan hunting. I do not know what success they had.

The young people had a lively time at singing Sunday night at the home of Mr and Mrs. E. P. MOORE. With best wishes to the Journal and its many readers, I remain as ever. Blue Eyes.
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November 9, 1905

Chagris, Nov. 6,m 1905
R. J. CREEL left for Cornish to spend Sunday with his family.

Mr and Mrs. A. M. GREENWOOD returned home after a few days with relatives at Ardmore.

ABLE CHASE is at home visiting the parents, Mr and Mrs. GROVE CHASE.

E. W. DENNING and JORDAN MOORE went west Sunday. What’s up boys? Keep quiet or we’ll find out.

REV. HIGH filled his regular appointment here Sunday.

The youngsters had a nice time at a singing at the home of M. J. MOORE’s last night.
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November 16, 1905

Last Monday in the afternoon, WILL KING, a hack driver of Ardmore, was shot and killed… King leaves a wife and two children.

Robberson, Nov. 8
ALEX WILSON of Foster left for Comanche where he will attend school.

Chagris, Nov. 13
W. N. MOORE spent a few days with his parents last week.

E. P. MOORE and GROVE CHASE made a business trip to Loco.

J. G MORRISON and family of Cornish are visiting relatives here.

MRS. M. E. MOORE is on the sick list.

Born to Mr and Mrs. J. W. BARNES last Monday, a son.

TOM HENRY and family spent Sunday with E. P. MOORE and family.
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The many friends of Mr and Mrs. O. G. WARREN welcome them back to Ardmore after several months’ absence which they spent on Mr. Warren’s ranch at Cornish. Mr. Warren has bought the DON LACY home near Hargrove. His time will be divided between Ardmore and Cornish. Printed in the Ardmoreite.

Courtney, Nov. 8
Editor Journal
As I have been a reader of the Journal for a long time, I will write you a few lines. Courtney community is all O.K. and we have good crops here. We want about 100 hands to pick cotton and will give pickers $1 per hundred or 75cent and board. Come, boys and help us. We have good cotton and good money.

Estrayed
Taken up by G. W. HAMILTON, four miles west of Cornish, the following animals: two mules, one light bay mare. Owner can get same by proving and paying expenses.
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November 23, 1905

Atlee, Nov. 9, 1905
Letter from A. S. BANDY about Farmer’s Union work.

Local and Personal
ALBERT SHAW, who has been working on the Matador Ranch in West Texas, arrived in Cornish Monday. Albert is the son of Mr and Mrs. S. SHAW of our town and he will stay in Cornish.

Last Monday afternoon, while W. N. VICK was out on the road south of town, his horse became frightened at some object and ran away, killing himself and breaking up the buggy. It seems that Mr. V. had gotten out of the buggy for some purpose and was in the act of getting in again when the lien became entangled in such a way the horse became unmanageable and made a dash, coming in contact with a tree where he tarried for a few moments, Mr. V., freeing the buggy, when the horse bolted again, jerking loose from his driver, running like a scared wolf. Further on the road the horse and his torn rigging passed or tried to pass tow wagons on their way to town, each having a big load of rails. The first wagon, he cleared by running around, but collided with the next load, striking the end of the rails with his head with such force, as to break his neck. Mr. Vick is agent for Crescent Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, Georgia and sells a quiller for that company.

A. EDDLEMAN and CASWELL BENNETT have been selected as delegates by the Ardmore Statehood Club to go to Washington next month in the interest of joint statement with Oklahoma.

Chagris, Nove. 20, 1905
School begins this Monday with MR. MICHAEL of Hoxbar for teacher. He is a nice man and we wish him success.

E. W. DUNNING visited Eolian Saturday.

W. J. MOORE and wife and E. P. MOORE attended the church at Cornish.

MRS. BARNES, who has been very sick, is improving.

MRS. M. C. MOORE is about to be up again.

MRS. KEENAN is reported on the sick list.

We had two deaths in our community Saturday. A daughter of Mr and Mrs. KELLEY and a son of Mr and Mrs. GUESS.
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December 7, 1905

Brock, Nov. 30, 1905
Our school will begin the first Monday in December. I will be glad when it starts although I can’t go, for I have to pick cotton. There isn’t anything to do in Crinerville much only preaching once a month and our union with a membership of about 70. I am a girl just 14 years old and can’t write an interesting letter, but will do the best I can. I am member of the M. E. Church and am trying to live for God the rest of my days. Success to the Journal. Signed LAURA HOCKESMITH.

Chagris, Dec. 4, 1905
MISS LILLIE MOORE, one of our most highly esteemed young ladies, has gone to Ardmore on special business.

E. W. DENNING is attending a call meeting at Ardmore where only two will be present.

The young people had a pleasant singing at A. M. GREENWOOD’s Sunday.

TOM HENRY is erecting a new house on his lease.

JOE BROWNING was in Ardmore on business.

Our young friend JORDAN MOORE, for some mysterious cause, has stopped visiting Dixie so frequently.

Eolian, Dec. 5, 1905
JOE TRENTHAM and S. G. A. WORSHAM went to Ardmore to attend court.

Born to Mr and Mrs. BEN MOBLEY Monday, a daughter.

T. F HILL and MISS NETTA INGRAM were united in marriage Sunday afternoon at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr and Mrs. TOM INGRAM, REV. W. C. HOGAN of Cornish, officiating.

I saw an inquiry in last week’s issue from our Chagris correspondent wishing to know what had become of Dew Drop, the Eolian correspondent. I still hail from the land of the living, only married, was married to J. L. THORNBERRY of this place Sept. 24 and have been plying myself to the many duties of a busy married life. Singed Dew Drop.
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Thursday, December 14, 1905

A letter about Farmer’s Union work from Chagris written by E. W. DENNIGN, Sec.

Local and Personal
MRS. TRIMBLE, wife of J. T. TRIMBLE, was very ill Wednesday night caused by toothache.

L. E. DAVIS was installed as mayor of Cornish Wednesday.

R. A. MUSGRAVES and son are here representing the Crescent Co. of Atlanta, Georgia.

C. W. LANKFORD went to Comanche today after well curbing for the lumber yard.

We learn this morning that R. D. MEANS is improving very fast and we hope he will soon be able to see after his affairs and to fill his place in the Farmer’s union. Brother Means is a genuine, Christian gentleman, loved by all who know him, we need more such good men.

G. W. HOLEMAN, a farmer who lived two miles northwest of Cornish, died Monday night from pneumonia.

JAMES THOMAS was visiting his sister, MRS. J. R. CROW near this place last week and left this morning in company with ROSCOE CROW to visit his brother who lives at or near Rush Springs.

J. R. CROW will move back to his home in Cornish today.

DR. L. B. SUTHERLAND, J. L. MCKASSON, ELLIS THOMPSON, D. C. COWAN, DR. W. J. DOSSEY, LUTHER WISE, MR.NEWMAN, and MISS SUSIE NEWMAN went to Ardmore to appear before the grand jury.

J. R. WAYNE of Ardmore and salesman for the Pauls Valley Clothing Co. has been in Cornish selling clothing to our merchants.

MRS. HORNBECK went to Ardmore.

BENNIE BECKMAN and his brother went to Ardmore for freight.

Lumber is on the ground and foundation ground cleaned for the central phone office here.

MR. MILLER is opening a ten acre block north of town.

J. F. PICKLE and J. P. PETTEY have sold their stock of goods at Cornish, namely the Cornish Mercantile Co,, also turning over the name of the firm to MILLER & Co. of Comanche, and we are in no way responsible for any debts contracted by the new firm.

SAM BURKHALTER and his new state charter got set down on Thursday night.

JOHN GOODE is buying a bunch of steer yearling.
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December 21, 1905

City Officers
L. .E. DAVIS, mayor
W. E. WILLIAMS, recorder
D. C. CARPENTER, marshal
OTTO DULANEY, assessor
Aldermen: WILLIAM DULANEY, DR. M. BRADSHAW, T. J. DULANEY, BEECHER CUMMINS, S. SHAW

Christmas entertainment and tree a the school house in Cornish next Monday, Dec. 25.
Address by L. B. SUTHERLAND, address by PROF. COOK, recitations by MISS CLARA MORGAN, BERNICE DULANEY, MISS MAGGIE WILSON, ALMA SUTHERLAND.
Committee for arranging tree: MISS Georgia BENNETT, MISS MONA WILSON, MRS. SUTHERLAND, CLAUD DULANEY. For getting the tree: EDGAR WILLIAMS, LUTHER WILSON, ERNEST PRUITT. On distribution; PRIOR BENNETT, ARTHUR MORRIS, SUSIE NEWMAN, IRENE PRUITT. On order: L. E. DAVIS, MR. BENNETT, LEE WOODS, JIM CUMMINS, EDGAR WILLIAMS. On presents: MRS. WOODS, MRS. DULANEY, MISS LILLIE NEWMAN. Delivering committee; FRANK WILLIAMS, ARTHUR MORRIS, ARIZONA ADDINGTON, HARVEY ALLRED. Ushers; OTTO DULANEY, MR. DALLAS, DR. TAYLOR, VIC HORNBECK.

Brock, Dec. 17, 1905
Editor Journal
Baum is located 7 miles northeast of Ardmore, 7 miles southeast of Berwyn. The town of Baum is beautifully located and is surrounded by a fine farming country which will produce 60 to 80 bushels of corn per acre and 1 to 1 ½ bales of cotton per acre. Cotton picking is the order of the day when the weather will permit. Health is generally good in this community, though GEORGE WILLIAMS, our worthy gin man, is on the sick list this week.

DR. CAMPBELL of Lone Grove has located at Baum. We extend the doctor a hearty welcome. He has erected a building on Main Street.

DR. ERP, our worthy physician, matched himself with a chill yesterday.

MESSRS. PITTMAN, WATTS, and NORMAN made a business trip to Ardmore.

Our druggist, Mr. Norman, has a nice stock of Christmas goods. Also, W. A. WATTS, one of our leading grocery men, has opened a nice line of goods for the holidays, such as candies, nuts, fireworks, etc.

R. L. GREGG was in Ardmore last week.

MRS. MART ALDREDGE is visiting MRS. CLAUD JONES today.

Several of our boys had their fortunes told last Friday; all seem to be well pleased.

BOSS ALDREDGE went to Ardmore.

Local and Personal L. F. EARLE reports two sick children at his home

CLUFFIE BECKHAM has a chill.

The M. W. of A. was organized there last week by P. O. BINGHAM with an enrollment of about 25 members to meet every Monday night, OTTO DULANEY, clerk.

Our good friend, W.R WILSON, dropped a 12 month’s subscription in our fund. This week.

MRS. EMMA SNIPES of Sugden is visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs. F. M. TAYLOR at Cornish.

AMOS DAVIS was in town Wednesday.

SAM JONES is off to his old Kentucky home for a holiday visit.

GEORGE PERRY and family started to Mississippi to spend the holidays with friends and relatives .

MRS. ALBERT TURNER will visit friends and relatives in another part of the country.

Mr and Mrs. G. M. BRADFORD were visiting here this week.

MR. TIRNNUM and family were shopping in Cornish.

MR. NEWMAN killed hogs.

JAMES BRADFORD was in town this week.

R. E. ADDINGTON was over the first of the week.

C. A.DULANEY, N. L. FORE, R. P. WELLS, SAM ROBERTS, SAM THOMPSON, W. G. THOMPSON, M. L. NEWMAN and WILLIAM S. PENELL went to Ardmore.

SILAS GIBSON was a pleasant caller at this office Tuesday.

J. P. PETTEY came over from Comanche.

LUTE JACKSON is having some improvements done to his house.

DR. W. J. DOSSEY will soon have his new dwelling completed on his five acre block north of town. The doctor is putting out a large orchard and vineyard.

Messrs. DAVIS and OGELVIE are the mechanics on the central phone office.

Messrs. BLOHM and NIXON WILLIAMS stopped at our office Monday and showed us the large sign they painted for GILLIAM & TRIMBLE, the photographers, and we pronounced it strictly fine work.

T. J. TRUSTY of Ryan was visiting his granddaughter, MRS. JAMES SHAW.

MR. HANCOCK, farmer north of town, was here this week.



Chagris, Dec. 18
E. P. and W. J. MOORE and JOE BROWNING of this place have an invitation to attend the U. S. Court in Ryan.

Our school was suspended on account of sickness of our teacher, Prof. MICHAEL.

E. P. MOOIE and family attended church in Cornish.

We learn that the surveyors are camped not far from this point. We anticipate that Chagris will be a fine town when it gets the railroad.

E. W. DENNING is on the sick list.

The firm of CREEL & BROWNING has been dissolved and R. J. CREEK has purchased the entire stock.
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December 28, 1905

Local and Personal
H. B BECKHAM was a pleasant caller at this office.

MR. BYRUM is moving to Sugden.

Some of our neighbor boys fought booze Christmas like a pig fights slop.

R. D. MEANS was in town last Saturday and we were very much pleased to see him able to enjoy Christmas.

A. J. BYRUM treated M. E. HARRIS to the finest Christmas dinner of all, turkey till you couldn’t rest.

DR. SUTHERLAND paid us a full year subscription and stated he is here to stay. The doctor has bought a five year lease on four hundred acres of land on Mud Creek west of town.

MRS. TRIMBLE is off to visit relatives in Hood County, Texas.

L. E. FOSTER of the new Cornish Telephone Exchange, left here for Okemah to spend the holidays with his uncle. He stated that he would return the first of the new year and resume operations, put up poles and equip the line, put in phones, etc.

LON PRICE, an old Greenville friend, made us a visit and ordered the Journal sent to his address.

DOC. LEMARY of the Union Review of Ardmore, has moved his print shop into new and better quarters just south of the courthouse. He also returned compliments to M. E. HARRIS in the Review’s columns last week.

TAYLOR & MOCK have built a nice little shop this week on the southwest corner of F. M. TAYLOR’s lot, opposite DULANEY’s hardware store. They will occupy it as a shoe shop and leather goods outfitters.

HENRY SMITH and wife have a brand new baby boy at their house and Henry feels awful proud.

Our city marshal got a fine revolver off the Christmas tree; the booze lovers better be careful.

Uncle BILLY Cornish is preparing a new storm cellar.

Chagris, Dec. 25, 1905
W. N. MOORE of Ardmore is spending Christmas with his folks.

JIM MORRISON and family of Cornish are visiting friends and relatives here.

S. A. MAYS and MISS LILLIE MOORE were married at the home of the bride’s parents Sunday evening at 1:30, REV. UNDERWOOD officiating. Miss MOORE has lived in and around Chagris for a number of years and is well thought of by everybody. Mr. Mays is a highly esteemed gentleman from the Lone Star state. The new couple will depart in a few days for Kerena, Texas. May they live a long and happy life, may the world be better by their living in it.