Jefferson Co. Okla. Cornish Reasoner 1904

The Cornish Reasoner
transcribed by Anita Emberlin
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The Cornish Reasoner
Cornish, Jefferson County, Oklahoma

Some Items

Friday, June 10, 1904

Hail Insurance, paid $75 for damaged crops from hail in June to W. T. BARBER.

OTTO DULANEY represents the St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance company of St. Paul, Minnesota which paid the $75 to W. T. BARKER.

JUDGE TOWNSEND has appointed a new medical board for the Chickasaw Nation, as follows: DR. J. C. MCNEES of Ardmore; DR. E. C. CHIVERS of Mannsville; DR. W. L. PETER of Chickasha. The board organized by electing DR. MCNEES president and DR. CHIVERS secretary.

Attorney General KNOX designated Chickasha as the official residence for JOSEPH T. DICKERSON, the newly appointed judge for the Southern District.

R. A. JONES, successor to C. R. JONES, Ardmore: I carry the best line of cheap oak bedstids in the Indian Territory.

Methodist, preaching first Sunday at 11:00 a.m. and at night at the school house. W. R. BROCK, pastor.

Cumberland Presbyterian, preaching every second Sunday in each month at 11:00 a.m. at the school house. By W. C. HOGAN

Masonic--Cornish Lodge No. 64, A. & a& A. M. meets Saturday nights on or before the full moon at Masonic Hall in Cornish. J. L. MCKASSOWN, W. M.; W. A. WILSON, secretary

Order of the Eastern Star meet Saturday afternoon at 2:00 on or before the full moon each month at Masonic Hall. MRS. LULA JACKSON, worthy matron; MISS ROSE MCMURTRY, secretary.

A jury in the Federal Court at Ardmore, the other day, awarded MRS. B. H. COLBERT and BEN H. COLBERT, jr. $3,808, the value placed on 69 acres of land recently condemned by the town of Tishomingo for waterwork purposes. The land is just outside the town on Pennington River.

R. O. DULANEY, notary public, office at Bratcher, Dulaney, & Co. Hardware Store at Cornish.

S. O. TAYLOR, M. D., office in the EARLES new building at Cornish.

W. A. WILSON, M. D., physician and surgeon at Cornish

Do you Like Music? I am prepared to teach music in all its branches from the A B C music to counter point, and there is not a living rational person in the town of Cornish that may not be greatly benefited by availing themselves of the opportunities now afforded them. Harmony and musical composition a specialty. Short Hand. I am prepared to teach the Byrne system of short hand, the shortest, simplest and easiest learned. HOGAN’s Normal Music School. W. C. HOGAN, principal.
Dixie, term July 18 to August 9, 1904. WILL MARTIN, president, DR. J. J. BENSON, secretary, both of Dixie.
Cornish, term August 11 to September 2, 1904. R. D. MEANS, president; OTTO DULANEY, secretary, both of Cornish.

Western Hotel. This hotel is thoroughly equipped and it affords the very best of accommodations. Plenty to eat, plenty of room. We own and control the only livery stable in Cornish where teams will be carefully taken care of. JAMES EDWARDS, manager.

Died
On June 7, MR. FARMER, who lives three or miles east of Hewitt, was killed and his son was also killed. He was about 75 years of age, an invalid for a long time and his son had been helpless from birth. Mr. Farmer leaves a wife and some grown children. He was a brother-in-law of W. R. CARTER, of our town.

Local Items

A. A. ROBERTSON, the dentist, cannot be in Cornish June 2 and 3, as expected on account of the illness of the office man.

Cotton choppers wanted two miles west of Simon at $1 per day and board. P. W. WALKER at Simon.

The RANDOL brothers, farmers four miles north, were in town Thursday. J. H. MORRIS was in town this morning. H. B. FARMER, warm friend of the Reasoner, stopped by our office and paid his subscription for another year. WILLIE BARNARD, our good neighbor, renewed.

FRED and DAVIE JONES, old pupils of PROF. HARRIS and wife, stopped and called at our office Thursday. These Jones boys are fine young men and it pleases us to see young people becoming noble men and women.

M. F. EARLS is handling the McCormick binders, mowers, rakes and extras.

J. T. EASON has a new baby girl at his home. She arrived last Wednesday night.

The residence of M. E. HARRIS was struck by lightning last Friday night during the electrical storm, doing little damage to the house. The family were in the storm cellar at the time.

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