The Cornish News
Cornish, Jefferson County, Oklahoma

September 6, 1912

From previous weeks issue:
Hewitt News
MRS. KAISER and MRS. CLIFTON of Waurika are visiting MRS. CARROLL this week. DR. H. C. AMOS has a fast time when he drives his little ponies. DR. C. STEVENS and wife of Cornish visited MRS. HORTON. REV. ANDERSON is holding one of the finest Christian meetings here. The Darling Telephone Co. has a new operator; R. A. DONALDSON was the “hello” girl Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. COLBERT entertained friends last Sunday with a fine singing. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. RUSSEL are the proud parents of a new baby girl. W. H. and W. S. DONALDSON are repairing their house here. DR. DAVIS of Atlee will move here and occupy it. MRS. F. M. HOWELL of Oklahoma City is visiting friends here. WILLIE BENNETT’S folks went visiting, leaving him home alone. E. S. ADDY of here moved to a farm 1 ½ miles south. MRS. LILLY ALLEN of Reagan, who visited the RUSSELLS here, returned home MISS IVA HOLLAND accompanied MRS. ALLEN to Reagan and will visit there. CHARLES P. JONES, living 1 ½ miles west of town, contemplates moving to the PARDUE residence Monday. Mr. Pardue is going away to his school and Mr. JONES bought the residence. Mr. Jones is the nominee for constable of this precinct next term.

Boarders wanted. If you want good board and rooms for $12 per month, see Mrs. M. F. EARLS. School students preferred but others taken.

G. E. ALBINS Gets First Bale
The first bale of cotton of the 1912 crop to be sold in Cornish was brought here by G. E. ALBIN, August 29, and was ginned by T. J. DULANEY and sold to HARRIS & WATONS at $11.50, bale weighing 445 pounds with a premium about $10. Mr. Albin lives a few miles south of town. O. J. MCCARTY brought in a bale on the same day but a few minutes behind Mr. Albin.

Resolutions
JAMES MOODY was born March 10, 1850 and died August 18, 1912. From the Dixie Sunday School Committee of J. J. JACKSON, W. O. BRYAN, and J. H. STULL.

Cornish to Have Grist Mill
W. A. WHITMORE placed an order through GOODE & MCKASSON for a ten horse-power gasoline motor and grist mill that will be operated in Cornish.

J. J. POSTON and daughter MISS HATTIE and her friend of Waurika spent Sunday here.

GEORGE SIMONS and P. T. HAMILTON of Waurika attended court in Ardmore.

C. A. DULANEY recently purchased the cotton gin at Claypool.

C. H. LUND of Waurika was here.

Hewitt News
Mr. BAKER was hit with a baseball last Saturday. FRANK SCIVALLY of Orr was here on business. WILLIAM T. BENNETT, the operator here, had business in Ardmore. M. E. HARRIS of Cornish came over. Five were baptized at DR. DARLING’S tank. J. S. WHITE is having a well dug at his residence. The officials of Allen came after Mr. BENGE who formerly lived at Allen, no particulars were learned. WES GRAHAM, who was shot at Fox recently, is reported improving. MRS. LELA MANN of Ardmore visited friends at Oil City. J. E. SUMMERS, ex postmaster at Hewitt, was here on business. J. R. GRAY, H. M. HERNAN and others are making sorghum syrup. A. W. HEIRSTON of Oil City, the telephone man, farmer and stock raiser, was on the sick list. A. T. WILSON who resides near Reck is having an addition built to his house. J. E SUMMERS is moving to town. The militia boys returned from their trip to Kansas where they had a hot time in some sham battles, practicing for future work. E. G. DEBERRY is still in Fort Worth. The Lone Grove and Woodford Telephone Co. was having some trouble with their board and rural lines. MARSHALL POTT’S baby has been sick. MISS RUBY TOWNLEY returned from visiting her sister MRS. NIXON of Wynnewood. CARL WHITE returned from west Oklahoma. JACK PARDUE of Madill, formerly of Hewitt, visited here. Attorney E. E. BROWN of Ardmore represented a client in justice court. ELMER, son of J. E. RIGGS, was kicked by a horse and thought to be dead, but is now recovering. Mr. JAMES of near Provence visited here. Hewitt was visited by lawyers and criminals last Saturday. Three cases were decided and it took all day to get through with them. Two were decided, and one J. LEE & Co. vs MAX WILKERSON was put off. DR. TIDMORE and DR. AMOS have put in a full line of drugs and patent medicines in their new building. CHARLES P. JONES just moved to town, satisfied with his new location. WILLIE BENNETT, TOM BENNETT, and others had business in Ardmore. The Christian meeting closed with good results and the Methodists began a meeting with REV. FREEMAN and REV. BARTON as leaders. As soon as the Methodist meeting closes, REV. WHITFIELD will begin a series of meetings. C. J. GILL and his sister MRS. REYNOLDS had business at Ardmore. MRS. MILLS of Gainesville is visiting relatives here. MRS. COLBERT is having some improvement done on her house in the northwest part of town. W. R HARRIS of Cornish was here. W. R. INGRAM of near Cornish was in town soliciting pupils for a music school his daughter is to teach. TODD Brothers are preparing their gin for the cotton ginning. S. H. MILLER, who resides two miles from here, got his horse cut on wire last week; he is having some trouble with the horse. WAT CLARK and Mr. THOMPSON, who reside six miles south of town, are preparing to build a church for their community. D. B. TIPPS & Son of Joiner are preparing their gin. W. F. MCKNIGHT, formerly of Healdton, likes his location at Oil City. J. W. BAUCOMB, who was shot in the foot some time ago, is slowly improving. MRS. VAL HORTON returned from visiting her mother at Ardmore. MISS IVA HOLLAND returned from Reagan.

J. T. REYNOLDS, who formerly lived here, now at Bee on the Washita River, visited friends here.

Lost a child’s light brown hat on the road between Orr and Cornish. Finder can return it to HENRY CARTER.

Legal Notice for all who with claims against the estate of ELLEN JIM, deceased…

MRS. P. T. HAMILTON returned home.

MISS ERSCHAL CREEL was the guest of MISS MARY SAPPINGTON at Grady.

W. P. HARWELL was on the sick list.

MISS BERNICE DULANEY will enter school at Norman.

MRS. CLETA MURPHY returned to Ardmore after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. DULANEY.

S. H. HARGIS, father of Mrs. JACKSON, visited his daughter and old time friends here. He is collecting for the Spaulding Manufacturing Co.

E. P. BURGESS of Dixie was here.

S. A. MCDANIEL, pioneer merchant and citizen of Atlee, was here on business.

L. D. MAJOR of Ryan and others passed through here in a new Ford auto.

J. E. MELTON of Eustace, Texas, former resident and employee of Z. L. BOLES of here, is visiting his sister MRS. Z. L. BOLES.

A.H. FOLSOM is on a tour in the eastern state.

R. E. SCHOOLCRAFT, one of the prominent real estate men of Waurika, was here on business.

C. M. ELDER just completed a 24 x 24 warehouse room at the back of his furniture store.

Our Public Servants—poem naming the public officials of the county and what they do, written by W. C. HOGAN.

September 13, 1912

Hewitt News
W. A Darling put down the first concrete sidewalk in Hewitt, covering the entire front of his business house. The city of Hewitt is cleaning out and walling the public well. J. LEE & Co. are preparing to ceil one room of their business house on main street. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. OXLEY are the glad parents of a new baby boy. J. T. ROGERS had business in Ardmore. E. W. HORTON and G. A DRUMMOND, merchant and banker, had business at Fort Worth. The Pioneer Telephone Co. put a new line to Hewitt for the benefit of the Darling Telephone Co. The little son of J. E. RIGGS is improving some. J. M. SUTTON of Arkansas was here to check on his property, the old WORSHAM farm. WILLIE BENNETT is building a barn on his property four miles northwest of town. WILL DANIEL is home from Texas where he was conducting a Wild West Show. GEORGE RUSSELL Jr. is on the sick list. NOBLE WHITE, one of the champion wrestlers, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. WHITE, one mile west of Hewitt. MRS. HARPER had guests from Lone Grove. The Ladies Aid Society met to consider several propositions for the good of the community. D. P. PICKENS of Lone Grove ran away with MISS GRIFFIN, age 13. The elopement caused some excitement. JESSE SUMMERS moved here. U. T. REXROAT was here on business.

DR. BRADSHAW made a profession call to Nocona, Texas.

Married
TALLEY ALLEN and MSS CARA KILCREASE were united in marriage in the office of the clerk at Cornish shortly after midnight Monday, Justice of Peace W. C. HOGAN performing the ceremony. The groom is from Hoxbar and the bride near Hewitt.

Died
JAMES, the little three month old son of Mr. and Mrs. SPENCER MELTON, died at their home six miles northeast of Cornish Thursday evening, Sept. 5 after a short illness. Interment was in the Cornish cemetery.

W. C. DOWNING writes from Ardmore that he is opened a new furniture store with brand new stock.

MISS IDA YOUNG of Hastings was the guest of MRS. C. A. DULANEY.

W.W. WISDOM of Alma was here on business.

After the Card Players
The town trustees met,… card players in public will be arrested for gambling…

Married
WILL ARMSTRONG and MISS RUTH PARKER, both residing north of town, were united in marriage at Cornish last Monday, ELDER W. H. DOSS officiating. The newlyweds are among the most popular young people of their community.

H. A. KERLEY, who was operated on for appendicitis, is doing nicely.

MISSES MAGGIE ODOM and CLARA HACKLER of Whitesboro, Texas were here as guests of MRS. M. E. HARRIS and MRS. J. R. CROW.

PROF. J. O. BRADSHAW of Orr attended the Second Monday Trade Day here. He will soon leave for Seymour, Texas where he will teach.

MRS. NANNIE DULANEY accompanied her daughter MISS BERNICE to Norman where Miss Bernice will enter school. Mrs. Dulaney will visit her sister MRS. J. L. MORGAN while there.

W. J. CHAPMAN of Grady was here for Second Monday.

The Orphans Home recently installed a power laundry.

M. SELLERS of Asphaltum attended Second Monday here. He won three premiums for the best horse colt, the best year old mule and one for best two year mule.

W. S. GILLEY and family moved to the farm near Grady to gather his crop.

A.H. FOLSOM returned from a very important business trip to cities east of the Mississippi River.

Mr. and Mrs. VAL HORTON with MISS BELL, all of Hewitt, were here for the Second Monday.

W. W. WOODWORTH was here from Addington where he is employed in a bank.

D. B. TIPPS of Joiner had business here.

E. T. STEPHENSON transacted business at Hewitt.

Lost, a bull puppy, dark brindle, one dollar for his return to Aunt MARY CORNISH’S store. MRS. ADDIE MORGAN.

DR. WILSON of Fox was here.

T. P. TURNER returned from Fort Worth where he took a course in banking and bookkeeping. He has employment with the Bank of Cornish.

A marriage license was issued to J. D HANCOCK of near Cornish and MISS CORA KECK of Healdton.

J. E. SUMMERS and family, recently of Hewitt, have moved to Cornish.

JOHN BAYLOR, son of W. O. BAYLOR, CHARLEY GEAR, and B. N. LAWRENCE, all of residing near Claypool, were here for Second Monday.

September 20, 1912

Hewitt News Items
Mr. and Mrs. J. A FINLEY have a new baby boy at their home. HOWARD TODD returned from eastern Oklahoma. WILLIE RUSSELL is improving from his illness. Mr. PORTER from Orr had business at Ardmore. DR. DARLING has a clock, telephone and pay station all combined at this place. MISS BLANCHE DULANEY of Cornish was here on her way home from a visit with friends in Texas. WIRT FRANKLIN of Ardmore had business here and around Healdton. MS. VERA HORTON was in Ardmore where her mother is ill. RED HORTON has a laceration on his face from working with a hay press. MRS. ELLA DEBERRY went to see her husband who has been working at Fort Worth for some time. DR. DARLING, WHITE & HOLMAN, PETE HARPER, and HORTON Brothers were repairing their showcases with new glass. Mr. and Mrs. CLYMORE are visiting CHARLES CORSBIE and B. S GRIFFIN. Mrs. BURNHAM, three miles southeast of town, was very sick, the doctor staying with her all last Friday night. CHARLES JONES, a special government enforcement officer, sold some household goods at auction last Saturday and W. A .WARD purchased the goods. The mother of MRS. E. HORTON returned to her home in Petersburg, Texas. Justice court convened last Saturday, R. J. CHANDLER was the plaintiff and MRS. D SMITH the defendant. BINK WALKER is hauling lumber and building a new house on his place 2 ½ miles northwest of Hewitt. M. A. BURNS, 4 ½ miles southeast of town, built and moved into his new residence. MSIS CLYTIE INGRAM of Cornish is teaching a music school here. She began last week with a large attendance. She seems to be competent to instruct the class very well and we hope she will remain in our town as our young people need more music and less idleness. MISS SELMA ROBERS of Lone Grove is visiting MRS. T. L. HARPER. CLARK PIPES, who has been working in Kansas, arrived home. His wife has been expecting him for two or three weeks, but he was sandbagged and robbed, therefore the delay. LAKE CAMERON of Waurika, MRS. CANTRELL’S brother, is here to spend the winter. He will attend our public school. BUD BALLEW of Lone Grove was here on business. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. JONES of Ardmore are to visit several of their sons in and around Hewitt.

O.C. ADCOCK, lately of Tulsa, arrived to begin his duties at the City Drug Store.

An Accidental Shooting
Fox, Sept. 14—BUD BLEVINS of Alma was visiting his sister MRS. A. E. LAMHER here and accidentally shot himself this afternoon. The bullet was from a 45 calibre revolved, entering the left side, ranging to the bowels. His condition is serious. DR. HATHAWAY of Pooleville and DR. IRBY of Graham were called to attend him.

Campaign Committee Meeting
B. T PRICE, C. V. EASTERLING, C. T. CHRISTIAN, J. E. HOWARD, GEORGE TABOR, A. MCCRORY, P. H. MILNER, JOHN SPIVEY, JIM BIFFLE, W. C. SAPPINGTON, MISS WILLIE RICHARDS, J. P. SCOTT, T. B. LEVERETT, W. T. TYSON.

Mr. and Mrs. M. E. HARRIS and children left for Chickasha where they will reside.

J. A. CUMMINS attended court in Tishomingo.

DR. W. J. DOSSEY, Socialist nominee for Representative, is speaking at points on the Rock Island.

J. M. HUDLOW of Waurika was here on business.

W. W. NEWMAN and wife of Dixie were here to visit relatives. Mrs. Newman had gallstone colic and came to Cornish for medical help.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. TAYLOR are the proud parents of a new boy born Sept. 11.

Dr. and Mrs. JOHN DAVIS of Atlee were here.

H. A. KERLEY, who had surgery for appendicitis at Gainesville, is getting along nicely.

MRS. NANNIE DULANEY returned from Norman where her daughter MISS BERNICE was placed in school.

MRS. MAUPIN of Toxoma visited her brother GEORGE HOLMAN and other relatives here.

Plainview News
OSCAR BRYANT of Montague, Texas visited relatives here. MISS VIRGIE CROMWELL of Ringgold, Texas visited her brothers HENRY and WALIS CROMWELL. MISS TILLIE LOUIS who has visited her sister MRS. LILLIAN COLEMAN returned home to Ryan. MISSES JOYCE and MAE VANDERBERRY, TILLIE LOUIS / LEWIS, VIRGIE CROMWELL, and Messrs. BLAIR BRYANT, WALIS CROMWELL, and HENRY CROMWELL attended the Holiness meeting at Last Chance Saturday. MRS. MINNIE GARDNER is visiting her brother LUTHER ALLEN at Last Chance. BRO. GEORGE GRIFFIN will preach at Plainview every fourth Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. WALKER of Bowie, Texas visited their daughter MRS. DONNIE ROLAND here. JIM GARDNER went to Cornish on business. JESS CARROLL of Caney visited his brother here. MRS. LILLIAN COLEMAN spent Monday with her mother MRS. LOUIS at Ryan. CURTIS GARDNER was in Waurika.

September 27, 1912

Hewitt News Items
CHARLES P. JONES had business in Ardmore. J. E. OXLEY fell and broke his collar bone, one arm and injured one eye. R. T. HOLMAN went to Ardmore. MISS BESSIE DONALDSON was on the sick list. A. P. COUCH was in Ardmore on business. BENNIE DARLNG is improving his place 3 miles southwest of town. MRS. ARNOLD of Allen visited relatives here. J. H. DILLARD was here to arrest someone. DR. J. H. SMITH of Healdton was here. A. P. MCCAN completed and moved into his new house two miles southwest of town. MRS. BAKER has been on the sick list. MRS. DRUMMOND has been sick, J. T. BAGLY of Reck was in town. CARL WHTIE has sore eyes. MISS DORA ST. JOHN has been visiting in Ada. E. C. DEBERRY returned from Fort Worth. BILL RUSSELL improved from his illness. Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES P. JONES have a new baby girl born last Saturday night. WALTER FREEMAN of Ardmore was here. T. H. BAKER was in Ardmore. J. W. MURPHY was on the sick list. H. C. RUSSELL is talking of installing a power blacksmith shop.

School Opens Monday
The school will be opened with PROF. JOE BRYAN as principal, PROF. G. L. BENNETT, MISS MARTHAN BIFFLE, and MRS. D. F. SPRADLING as assistants.

Breakdown at T. J. DULANEY’S Gin
A serious breakdown occurred at T. J. DULANEY’S cotton gin just before noon Wednesday. The damaged part of the engine was taken to Ardmore for repairs.

HARRIS Family to Chickasha
The M. E. HARRIS family moved to Chickasha to be more conveniently located and have better facilities for receiving children at the Home.

HIRAM THOMPSON Killed
Wednesday afternoon at the northeast part Stephens County, PAT RICH shot and killed HIRAM THOMPSON between Purdy and Royal. There was an old grudge. Both men have families and are good citizens. PAT RICH is a brother of ED RICH of this county.

FRED GILLEY of near Grady was here among friends.

G. T. BENNETT is looking after his cattle which are pastured southeast of town.

DR. DOSSEY returned from campaigning.

MISS BONNIE TAYLOR of Asphaltum is staying with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. FRANCIS M. TAYLOR. Mrs. Taylor has been ill.

MRS. MARION STIDHAM and MRS. J. H. WRIGHT of Atlee were shopping here.

MRS. C. A DULANEY went to Waurika to accompany her father E. C MORRIS to Claremore.

EARL DAWSON of Clay County, Texas arrived in the mail car and departed for Chagris to visit his mother.

W. S. GILLEY was here from his farm near Grady with a load of corn which he sold for fifty cents per bushel.

W. F. GOODWIN and his mother from Lufkin, Texas are visiting MRS. BYRD ASHBURN THIS WEEK.

For sale or trade, short order restaurant, cleaning, pressing outfit, all necessary fixtures. Will trade for a wagon and team or will sell cheap. J. R. SAMUELS.

JOHN A. SPIVEY, the next district clerk, was here from his farm near Oscar to attend the Democratic meeting.

Mr. and Mrs. PATE PORTER and Mr. and Mrs. JESSE PORTER, all of Orr, were here shopping.

COMER and BEN DOSSEY will leave for Rhome, Texas to spend the winter with their grandparents, Colonel and Mrs. B. MORRIS.

MRS. R. J. CREEL and MRS. LILY SON spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. WALTER NEWMAN who reside ten miles northeast of Cornish.

Notice of application for parole of GROVER WISDOM, who was convicted of robbery December 1911 and sentenced to the reformatory at Granite by W. W. WISDOM.

C. C. STROUD accompanied a load of fat cattle to Kansas City.