A.J. Jarvis of Johnston, was here Sunday.
H.M. Byford went to the Choctaw Nation last week.
Whitt W. Hyden went to Pauls Valley Wednesday.
P.A. Staats returned from a visit to relatives at Ada, Sunday.
R. Harrison Dennis went to Shawnee to the 4th of July celebration.
Mrs. J.N. Norris was sick last week, but at this writing is better.
D.M. Hyden, A. Potter and C.A. Rottenberry spent the 4th at Shawnee.
G.W. Lamb and family, of Fitzhugh, visited relatives here Sunday.
Mrs. B. Ellis, of Fitzhugh, visited her father, D. Hollingsworth, Sunday.
J.L. Davis of Hart, was looking after business interests here Saturday.
Watt Richards and wife of Byars, were visiting relatives in this place, Sunday.
L.C. Hart was quite sick Saturday night, but is reported as much better now.
Rev. J.R. Kunkle filled his regular appointment at the Methodist Church Sunday.
J.E. Winn of Ada, was here on business, Saturday, and ordered the News sent to him.
R. Wadlow of Purcell, is visiting relatives and friends here. He ordered the paper sent to him.
G.R. Santford says he has been working "like the dickens" all the week gathering cattle.
The boys say Jim Jones will never be satisfied until he goes back to Arkansas and loses his last toenail.
The Chic-Choc Payment Commission were last week at Antlers. They are paying out the money in wads.
G.R. Santford and W.W. Strickland have sold thier one and two year old steers to A.M. Jackson.
Dr. S.S. Widener was called out 10 miles south on Sandy, Sunday. He says crops are looking very fine.
E.L. Martin went to Kinto, last week on business connected with the title to the land in the new townsite.
T.G. Whisenant went to Ada on Monday to meet his mother in law, who comes to visit his family from Hunton, I.T.
W.H. Redwine and family visited his parents, north of Wanette, last week. While there they canned alot of berries.
W.W. Huddleston says that he has 60 acres of cotton and 20 acres of corn that he will show against anybody in the territory.
J.P. Fitzgerald and family gathered four dozen cans of wild grapes, Wednesday. All kinds of fruit seem to grow in profusion here.
Rev. Tabor preached the funerals of Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Stagner at the Baptist Church Sunday, to a large congregation.
The W.O.W. camp at thia place will decorate the graves of deceased Woodmen in the McGee cemetery, next Sunday at 3 or 4 o'clock in the evening.
The Odd Fellows of McGee will have a public installation of officers today at 10 A.M., at the Baptist Church. there will be speaking and dinner on the ground.
CITIZENS CONVENTION
To the Citizens of McGee and vicinity:
You are hereby requested to assemble in mass meeting, irrespective of party affiliation, at McGee, in the Woodmen's Hall, at 2 o'clock sharp, on Monday, July 9, 1906, toorganize a Citizen's club and to consider such other matters connected with the coming constitutional convention as may come before the meeting. Yours Respectfully, J.P. Gentry Chairman; J.S. Kelly Secretary.
THE NEW TOWN -
There are great preperations being made for building material for the new town. Two brickmaking machines, each with a capacity of 10,000 brick per day, are already at work, a cement stone factory is also at work, ready to ship it product in as soon as the track is laid. Four lumber yards are getting ready to furnish the lumber. Some people are figuring on building too. One purposes to build a two story brick 100X140 feet, the upper story for hotel rooms and the rear part of the lower story for a hotel office, and the front for store rooms 100 feet long. Another building is to be a brick store 50X100 feet, two stories high.
Of course many men are not ready to say what style of building they will put up.
ANNOUNCEMENT
We are authorized to announce JOE A. EDWARDS as a candidate for Probate Judge subject to the new constitution.
FOR SALE - Fifty-five acres of crop consisting of 40 acres of cotton and 15 acres of corn. All in good shape. For particulars call on me at the place, 11 miles northeast of McGee, on Spring Creek. John Trimble