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THE CHICKASAW NEWS
VOL. 4 MCGEE I.T. THURSDAY OCTOBER 11, 1906 NO. 47
In a month or two you won't know Walling.
The cotton yard at Walling is piling up with cotton bales.
Did you ever know a livelier baby than three month old Walling?
There are others comming to Walling and if you don't want to be in the swim, don't come.
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Secretary Taft tells the Cubans they must learn to love money before they can succesfully conduct a republic. And has it come to that?
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The price of cotton has been rising and falling almost with the rising and setting of the sun; but seems to be pointing for the 12 cent mark.
The contestants are virtually at the starting point in the race for constitutional delagates in District 87. The Democrats have named Carlton Weaver, the Socialists Wm McDaniel, and it is thought, the Republicans will name Joe Burton, all of Ada.
WEAVER WINS -- Carlton Weaver of Ada won out in the Democratic primaries for constitutional delegate. The total number of votes cast was 1489. Following was the result. Weaver 868, Campbell 316, Rotenberrry 249, Lawrence 56.
What is Walling going to do about a school. Every town that deserves to be called a town has a good school. The fall is rapidly clipping away. Christmas is comming. What is being done or about to be done or ought to be done? Everybody has the floor.
Walling in twenty days will have 2 newspapers, 2 banks, 2 lumberyards, 1 gin, 14 stores,three hotels, 1 restaurant, 2 barber shops, 1 millinery shop, 1 butcher shop, 1 cotton buyer, 1 lawyer, and one real estate office. How is that for a three month old youngster?
THE TRADE DAY--At Walling last Saturday was a mistake. It was thought when it was moved to Walling that nearly all McGee would have been moved to the new town by that date. A fair crowd was out but no attempt was made at a stock show except that John Smith held a colt show and the prize of $10 was awarded to J.F. Ethreidge. H.M. Byford and John Berry were the judges, N.G. Ricks furnished amusement for the crowd by riding three very wild mules for $2.50 apiece.
TOWN MEETING
Walling had her first town meeting in the building of the First Bank of McGee Monday night. It was called for the purpose of organising a commercial club, but that was postponed. M.F. Bayless called on J.A. Smith to take the chair and call the meeting to order. Mr. Smith, after stating the object of the meeting, suggested that a temporary chairman be nominated. P.L. Jones nominated J.A. Smith. Mr. Smith nominated J.C. Honaker. Mr. Honaker begged to be excused, and Mr Smith took the chair. After the organization of a club was postponed the chairman called on P.L. Jones to address the audience. Mr. Jones said he proposed to put in a new printing plant for the purchase of which he had arranged with a friend of his, Mr. Simpson, the territory representative of the American Type Foundry, that he would print 10 pages all home print for the first issue and distribute a thousand copies and would never print less than six pages, home print, if the citizens of Walling would guarantee him $125 paid up yearly subscriptions. He spoke in glowing terms of the influence of a good newspaper in building up a town so fortunately situated as Walling. Mr. Smith said the proposition of Mr. Jones was very liberal and called on someone to express themselves on the subject. Mr. Bayless endorsed the proposition of Mr. Jones in strong terms and offered to be one of the six to guarantee the required subscription. Messrs. J.C. Honaker, W.T. Hayes, Messrs. Morgan and Braley representing the two lumber yards, Mr. Ryan and others, also spoke in favor of the enterprise, and Mr. Jones then announced that in view of this endorsement he would order his plant shipped the next day and thought he could get out the first issue in twenty days.
The subject of roads and bridges was then taken up and after the situation had been pretty thoroughly discussed, it was resolved that a petition be sent to the Indian agent at once to open up the two section lines running south and west and such other lines as might be necessary.
Messrs. Leonard Braley, C.H. McCurdy and J.A. Smith were appointd to solicit funds and have two necessary bridges built in the townsite.
Thus Walling shies her castor into the commercial ring. We hope the good work will go on and on until that thriving city for which we all hope, shall sit resplendent on the banks of Springbrook.
(shies her castor?? - IF ANYONE HAS A CLUE WHAT THIS MEANS PLEASE LET ME KNOW)
It was quite cold and a light frost fell Tuesday morning.
H.M. Byford is putting an addition on his hotel building in Walling.
Alfred Clement was quite sick last week.
J.M. Clemens, of Coalgate, moved his family and household effects to Walling Tuesday.
Will Young and three of his children at McGee, we regret to learn, are quite sick and have been for some days.
E.A. Smith of Sulphur, has moved the chairs and fixtures of his barber shop temporarily into the room formerly occupied by Yeager's barber shop.
Several McGee people were attending the court at Ada this week. Among them were Loss Hart, Charley Goodwin, Arthur Keef and Clayton Blackburn.
Mr. and Mrs. A.O. Gilstrap of Shawnee were in Walling Monday. Mr. Gilstrap says the town has grown considerably since he saw it a few weeks ago.
Bowie & Tolburt have under contract this week an addition to Morris' Restaurant, three dwellings for N.C. Bowie and one dwelling for Henry Bowie.
Leonard Hyden had the old Yeager barber shop and Mrs. J.U. Goodwin's millinary shop moved over and set down in Walling last week.
Leonard Hyden, we are informed, has had the restrictions removed from the sale of his land and began surveying off 60 acres into town lots Tuesday. S.R. Threlkeld is the surveyor.
W.W. Huddleston tells us that Miss Lillie Clark picked 400 pounds of cotton Tuesday.
Dr. J.N. Norris returned from Kansas City Tuesday. He purchased a large stock of goods for the holiday trade.
Straughan and Maxey will build a two story frame on their lot on Main Street between Hyden and Pine Avenue. They began laying the foundation of native stone Tuesday. The contract for the building was let on sealed bids; bids to be opened Tuesday.
Eld. S.D. Chambers tells us the Primitive Baptists had a fine meeting at the Iron Post school house, Sunday. Three were baptized, two from the Missionary Baptist Church. His father, Eld. J.C. Chambers, 77 years old, of Coryell Co. Texas, assisted him in the meeting. From a boy he has never been able to see sufficiently to tell one letter from another.
Bob Straughan of Roff, was here Monday.
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KIZER
S.M. Bingham and Mr. Kiner of near McGee, were in our vacinity a few days ago, and rented a place near Pauls Valley.
J.C. Chambers of Coryell Co. Texas, is visiting his son J.B. Chambers a few days. From here he will go to McGee, where he has some more boys, for a few days stay.
Old Father Webster will start ion a few days for his old home in Tennessee. He has been visiting his soninlaw H.J. Parker and family for some time.
Johnnie
MIDLAND
W.H. Evans, the townsite surveyor, is here finishing up the new town, Vanoss.
The election went off nicely here last Tuesday. Carlton Weaver won here by one vote. J.J. Rotenberry was next.
Little Flora, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Black died last Thursday of membranous croup. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of all the community.
Mr. Moore, one of our farmer friends, died last Friday night.
C.M. Long, of the firm Long & Carlton, has just returned from Kansas City.
The Farmers Union came near closing the gin here this week, but they are getting all right now and we hope the gin men and the Union will get along better from now on.
Mrs. Jim Hill of Roff, was visiting her daughter Mrs. Ida Berger here Thursday.
Lawrence Ray and family of Cookville, Texas were visiting the family of C.L. Berger, Thursday. Mr Ray said he liked the town awful well.
J.A. Beam's baby id very sick with a swelling in its throat.
H.L. Putnam of Walling was in town today.
Miss Bess Putnam has just returned from a visit to Marietta I.T.
Dr. R.P. Beam has just returned to his home in Day Co. O.T. He has been visiting his son Dr. J.P. Beam for sometime.
Bill Jones and Miss Myrtle Mosley were married Tuesday. Good luck to you Bill.
J.S. Jones is talking about buying the gin.
E.F. Berger has been on the sick list this week.
J.P. Smith went to Walling Saturday.
For Sale - Two cows and calves and a pony. Will take hald in corn and some cotton seed. W.T. Pannell, McGee, I.T.
For Sale - Four year lease on 160 acres black land; 80 acres in cultivation; about half prairie and half timber; two sets of houses and wells, all fenced; 40 acres hog pasture - fenced. J.T. Hollingsworth, 6 miles west of Hart, I.T.
For Sale - $150 Miller organ, in perfect condition. price $40 - L.D. Shipman 5 miles N.E. of McGee. paid 4 times 2s - ct.
SHY - TO THROW WITH A SWIFT, SUDDEN MOVEMENT BUT WHAT IS MEANT BY CASTOR?
LET'S SHY OUR CASTOR INTO
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